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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-06-05
eS unsatisfactory.
Juror Iisrrtson's Views.

Speaking about this case Mr.. Carter
Harrison said last night: Referring to
trial by jury as an abstract question, |
want to say that believe such mode
oftral to be in every essential particu-
lar simply a repetition of venerable
farce. When | took my seat in the
jury-boX it was with the determina-
ton of giving the prisoner the utmost
advantage of every possible doubt. My
conscience is clear.
Notwithstanding the utter and palpa-
bic incredibili;y ofmany ofthe Common
wealth'S witnesses, find no reasonable
doubt upon which to found reason for
moments hesitancy. ! cannot say
that | commisserate the fate of the
murderer's victim. but the law pre-
scribeS the punishment for the offence,
and but one,
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heladieS of Moore Memorial church
Sunday school will give an entertain
ment this evening IN the lot adjoining
Mr.. Ostcrloh'S $ residence. on Franklin
street, for the benefit Of the school.
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So,b,rr is more Refresh,nw

than ice-cream this hot weather, and
the ladies while out shopping should 60
to Antoni's, ll05 Main street, and try
his superior lce-Cream.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-06-05
Summer Rexarages.

Ross's English Raspberry Vinegar,
Ross's Lime-Juice Cordial, Ross's Lem
onade and Soda, Burke's Light-Sparkling
Ale IA delicious summer drink, just
received by
CHRISTIAN, WHITE 4 Co.
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Fer summer WeaP.

Large assortment Of English Sergss
and Chevioteens-,just the thing for hot
weather. Call and leave your orders.
L. u. SPENCE & SON,
Merchant TsiloYs.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-06-05

Good Gauze Undershirts, IS cents,
or three for dollar long or short
sleeves. +. b. SPENCE d Son,
COL Main street.
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sxoxs rRrxy Creams.

Ths pisPAxcH JoB-PRixrrNa Horsn \
thoroughly equipped 10 doal hindsos BOOK
AND Jos-PxiSrISe at the shortest notice.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-06-05

;ssues in the case marched into the
courtroom in solemn silence.
The faces Of the jurors showed that
they fully appreciated the responsibili-
ty Of their positions. They have been
patient men. and have all the time
borne themselves so as 10 win the com
mendation Of the public.
Clerk W. p. Lawton called their
names and each man answered.
"Thomss j. Cluyerius, stand up"
said Mr.. Lawton.
The prisoner stood up, displaying no
emotion. lie was cool. collected, and
faced the jury with the same imper-
turbability that he has all along shown.
His hands rested on the bar and he
stood firmly on his feet.
Gentlemen Of the jury, look upon the
prisoner. How say you, Is he guilty
or not guilty Of the felony charged IN
the indictmentg
Mr.. Henry Kepler, foreman Of the
jury, replied, Guilty"
The prisoner did not finch while
Clerk Lawton read the verdict st
length. He sat down, ard there was
| an ominous silence, broken after awhile
by a shout from the outside. This,
however, was soon silenced, and the
great crowd went away, not before Mr..
Meredith had been warmly congratu-
lated and he and Colonel Aylett shaken
by the hand and praised for the parts
they had taken.
The prisoner was taken to Jail as
usual, and Judge Crump, of counsel
for defence, asked the Court 70 adjourn
until morning, when any motion that
they desire will be made. Ii was
nearly 10 o'clock when the court adj
journed.
The Jury.
The empanelling Of jury in this
case commenced on May the 5th. The
twelve men who were selected were
sworn in on May llth.
On their first vote in the jury-room
last night they were unanimous for the
| verdict endered-murder IN the nrst
degree.
One Of the Jurors stated last night
that the question Of the ownership OF
the key the believedD had nothing to do
with the finding Of the verdict; that
without that piece Of evidence they
would have found the same verdict.
He said certainly that was the case
with him, and he believed il was with
others.
Mr.. Harrison was the last name
called in the jury-roOm all the others
had answered guilty as charged"
and so did he. That ended the mat
ter.
They one and all deemed the ex-
plantations of the two Cluyerius wit
nesses unsatisfactory.
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TIE cLoTHEs-BAG.

Touching on this branch Of the case,
Mr.. Meredith called to the jury's mind
the fact that not one Of the four co1n-
sci for defence who had spoken had at
tempted by any assertion, or by any
misquoting Of the evidence, to show
how the bundle got into James river
They said nothing about the bundle.
To Mr.. Meredith's mind it was GER
tan that Ia. bundle was throwa II
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DEMONSTRATES.

Mr.. Meredith construed this term,
and said he: II cannot demonstrate
The guilt Of this man, but il you will
take the facts Of this case aud be
guided by reason instead of fear and
anxiety, can make it plain that there
& an be no doubt Of his guilt Jadse
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THE CRY.

Supporting all that he had previously
said to prove that the death was murder,
not suicide, Mr.. Meredith quoted the
testimony Of Aaron Watkins (colored),
who heard the cry ofa awoman. This wit
ness had been uncontradicted no at
tempt had been made to impeach him,
and, therefore, what he says is not to
be cast aside because coVsel say sit
is absurd"
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THE JANUARY VISIT.

Mr.. Meredith went very carefully
over the testimony that touched upon
the visit Of the accused to Richmond in
January, and he declared in the most
positive manner that the two principal
witnesses-Mr. Archer, of the Ex-
change Hotel, and the colorsd chamber
maid, Henrietta Wimbish--had never
been contrsdicted.
The theory that somebody else repre-
sented the prisoner on the occasion Of
these visits would not tickle children
even. Every description OF the man
who was here then Tailed with the de-
scription of the prisoner.
Mrs. Dickinson had been allowed by
counsel for defence TO tell that Lillils
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-06-05

Orange COunty va Hams
1t lie. per pound. extra large sizes, at
CHRISTIAN, WHITE & Co.'s.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-06-05

Old blackberry Wine and Brsndy.
ten years old, at
CHRISTIAN & WHITES.
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BNoSE TIIxv CiGAxsI
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HE IS GUILTY.

At $3.50 O'Clock the jury were ready,
and Sergeant N. n. Lee came in and in
subdued voice so informed the Court.
Judge Atkins ordered the Sergeant to
bring them in, sad in . few minutes the
twelve men who had swcsn to try the
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AT THE RESERVOIR.

After reviewing the testimony Of Mr..
Williams and the "tug-horse boy"
Tucker, Mr.. Meredith proceeded to
talk Of the tragedy as enacted at the
reservoir, and the deduction he drew
from the evidence was that the woman
had been foully dealt with and then
thrown in the reservoir. After the
deed was done the horror of it came,
and he grasped all the articles
of clothing that he could and
fed from the spot. In hasten
ing through the hole in the fence
his watch-key is torn from him, and,
trying to put the veil and gloves in his
overcoat pocket, these articles are
dropped. The hat was thrown into
the dead-house, and as the murderer
fed from the lifeless body in the waters
of the reservoir he came to light first
near Dunstan's houce, at the corner Of
Cary street, and there be threw the
red shawl on the fence.
CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE.
The finding Of the watch-key, Mr..
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-01-03
IL. HRsnInTIONs.

The following are the resolutions adopt
ed by the State Horticultural Society at
It's late meeting:
First-That the Legislature be request
ed to establish the Office of Commits
sioner of Forestry, whose duty it shall be
to establish somewhere in the treeless
portion Of our State an experiment sta
tion for the promotion Of the art Of for
estry.
Second-That the herd law, when
adopted, has appeared to work quite sat
isfactory, therefore, we recommend that
it be left as it is, without change.
Third-That as the school district Of
6cers perform their duties entirely with
ont pay, it might be impracJicable to im-
pose the additional duty upon them OE
Ornamenting the grounds belonging TO
their several districts; we believe 1t viii
be best to leave this matter to the good
sense and pride Of each district, and
these higher elements should often be
appealed to until success in this direc-
ton shall have been achieved.
Fourth-We would most earnestly rec
Ommend that the Office of State EntO-
mologis5 be established by the Legisla-
ture, with a suitable salary; for this mea-
sure we havs to plead not only the raw
ageB of inseets plaques, but also the ez-
ample Of other States.
the Legislature be earnestly requested TO
provide for a geological survey of the
State at as early a time as practicable.
Sixth - For the purpose Of giving
proper force and effect to the foregoing
suggestions we would also recommend
that the Secretary Of this Society shall
prepare suitable petitions properly
headed, and place them in the hands Of
the several county Vice Presidents ofthe.
State, whose duty it shall be TO procure.
signatures to the same, and forward q
their respective Representatives anG
Senators in the Legislature no later thaL
the hrst or second week Of the comm
session. aa.
at its last session, Just closed, tn
State Horticultural Society appOinte
Messrs. J. DgClarE, Shawnee county; p
WelIhouse, Leaven worth county; WI
Cutter, Davis county =A'Dner Allen, We
baunsee county, and "a. II. GOdfre
Greenwood county, g committee 70 con
pile from the transachOns Of the la
fifteen years, together with new matte
a brief manuel for apple orchards
Kansas. The men who have this
CHARGE are capable, and VIII give ma
.uelsof much benefit to newcomers.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-01-03
DEArH OF THE OLD YEAR.
TENNYsOE.

ing cut. wild bells to the wild sky,
The flying cloud, the mostly Light
The wear is dying in the night,
Ring O1E. " lilo bells and let him die.
ng out the ole, ring in the new,
Ring, happy bells, across the snow
The year is EOing, il I him go
Ring 6 ~ the false, ring In the true
Ring out the grief that saps the mind,
EOr those that here v e see no more
Ring out the feud Of rich and poor,
Ring "a redress 70. all mankind.
Ring out a slowly dying cause,
And ancient forms OF p rly strife.
Ring out slowly dying cause
With sFeeter manners, purer laws.
Ring out the want. the care, the sin,
The faithless cOldntss Of the tines
Ring out, ring out my mOurnfUl rhymes
But rtng the fuller minstrel In.
Ring out false pride in place and blood,
The civic SANDER and u G spite5
Ring in the love of truth and right,
Ring a The common love Of good.
Ring out the old shapes offOul disease,
KING out the narrowing lust Of gOldj
Ring out TIE thousand wars Of old,
Ring tn The thousand years Of peace.
Ring IN the valiant msn and free, rs
The larger heart, the hndiier hand;
Ring out the darkness Ofthe land,
RING out the Christ that Is to be.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-01-03


IS safe" AinsWoTth says he belisve6
Danford Wos going to try to redeem him
self, and so was easily led to think that
these precautions were all being taken IN
good faith.
After this Banford made a trip to
Whatc0m. Here Inc happened to meet
newspaper man formerly OF Kansas"
who knew him. True. to his Kansas in
stincts, this fellow could not resist the
temptation OF giving Danford send
of" 1T was not a complimentary one
either. Tt said, in substance, that the
atmosphere of Washington Territory
was, no doubt, more healthy for Danford
than the atmosphere around Caldwell
Kansas.
This brilliant personal was eagerly
] clipped by the hungry scissors OF the To-
/ cal papers of Cheney, and It's reprOduc-
| ton caused a connection. The j. ).
/ DOnfOTd & Co. depOsltOrs begOn to show
/ symptoms of alarm, and there was q
/ perCep6bIe decrease Of daily balances
/ An effort was made to stem the
] current that had set IN the wrong dlrec-
/ ton. 1t was uphill work. DanfOrd
/ went down to Portland about the 18th
/ of September to buy another bank.
After he had been there a day or so. he
wrote to AinsWorth and said he had
/ concluded to take a run up the sound,
and would return by a certain day.
/ About the 10th the depOsItors' checks on
J. S. DanfOrd < Co. had exhausted the
slight cash, and AinsWOrth found that In
order 10 keep things running smoothly
it would be necessary to open up the
reserve" So, in his extremity, he got
a gunsmith to pick the lock Of the box
in which it had been placed. When IT
was opened, instead Of Sl5,0 600 Of cash,
the box was found to contain nothing
/ but old papers and chips. The trouble
that ensued is beyond description. Aims
worth was arrested and thrown into jail
A mob surrounded it and threatened his
life. A division Of sentiment in regard
to his guilt, saved his life. -
Prior to the bank failure, Mrs. Dan
ford had slipped out Of the hotel, where
she was staying, and made her way, with
her trunks, to Portland, leaving the land
lord to mourn also. Detectives were
put upon DanfOTd's track. They fol
lowed him from Portland to Victoria
and from Victoria to several Other
points. The last heard Of him he had
bought a pony and started to ride three
hundred miles across the country into
the British possessions.
AinsWOrth thinks that Mrs. DanfOrC
was a party to the whole transaction anC
that she has probably joined her hus
band in Canada or somewhere else.
When he first went to Cheney, the
Danfords had fitted up four rooms in the
rear of the banking Office and were living
economically, comfortably, and as hap
PLY as possible Hnder the circumstances
! The business of the bank was good anC
he believes if Danford had remained anC
faced the music he could have WeathereC
the storm.
Ainsworth, of course, left penniless
with several indictments pending agains
him. He says he will return and stanC
his trial, as nothing of a criminal natur,
can be proven against him. He was Onl.
in town a few hours.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-01-03
HAPPY NEW YEAR.
MARY z. TUCKER

MARY e TUCKER.
This peaceful, pleasant New Years day
] Wafl q wish 10 one away,
And WOuldtWlth every sentence Irvine
A tender thought, a loving line,
A fragrant flower 10 blossom, dear
Across the threshold of the year.
If only love were strong as fate
q o make the crooked places straight,
How should the days delighted run,
The goal be reached-the laurel Won,
And for une prosper, friendship cheer.
And GLADDEN. eacn recurring yeari
If blighted hopes have shadows cast
Along the dead and burle past;
We look beyond them, and forget
The sins that soil, the cares that FRET
And clouds that darken, disappear
Before The fair advancing year.
Above the dark days drawn between,
A cross the miles that intervene,
From barren wastes, from desert sand,
Love reaches out amounting hands,
And breathes with many a tender tear,
a blessing and a Happy Year"
st. Louis Hdgdz
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-01-03

An interesting encounter between
rattlesnake and two hogs was Witnesss1
a few days ago near Black Creek Fla
There we're two sows, each with q litter
of pigs. A large rattlesnake attacked and,
killed onesof the pigs, when the mother
attacked the snake, but being bitten oy
the serpent, fell on her offspring ane
died. The other SOW then rushed upon
mis- sHakeship when she also received
the fangs of the rattler. She, however
got in her work on the snake and killee
him, when she also laid down and dies
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-01-03
OLD AND NEW.
MAUDE MEREDITH.

A frost famed air and steele-blue sky;
A tOlling bell in the church tower high;
lis the hour Of parting for you ind /,
Odd year; dear love, gOOd-by,
GOOd-by, old year, gOOd-byl
A peal Of bells and rosy dawn;
While clouds low drifting when night has
flown;
A gust has come, though a guest has gone,
Hail sweet, my love alone,
New Year, all hail dear love, my OWnl
st LOUIS Magazine.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-01-03
About lord.


Usage City Free Press. o.
Dan. AinsWOrth was in town ten days
ago. For good reasons we said nothing
about it that week. We had a long talk
with him about DanfOrd's banking eX-
PLOTS at Cheney, Washington TerritOrYe
Ever since the bank exploded until
Thanksgiving Day AinsWOrth had been
in jail. The opinion gained ground that
he had nothing to do with the robbery
of the Dank-in fact was as much a vic
tim and probably more than any one
else-and so he was released that day on
bail, one Of the principal losers by the
bank failure going on his bond.
Danford bought bank that was in
operation. Its deposits amounted to
about twenty thousand dollars. It's
owner asked five thousand dollars for 1t.
DanfOrd made the purchase by giving
q check On the bank for that amount
The purchase money was then taken
out of the deposits The style of the
new firm was j. S. DanfOrd q Co.,
bankers and brokers'. After this pur-
chase was accomplished DanfOrd sent
for AinsWOrth. He still owed Aims
worth some sixty-fve hundred dollars
money obtained from the sale of his
farm near Newton. This money was to
AinsWorth's credit in the Usage City
Savings Bank when 1t suspended.
When .AinsWorth got to Cheney, the
prospects of the new enterprise looked
very bright, and the business of the
bank was good and very profitable.
DanfOrd claimed that he had 100000
on deposit with a Safe Deposit Company
in Chicago, and that as soon as the old
affairs could be settled, he would bring
it 20 light G1CE they would be able to
carry on a large business. AinsWOrth
says he believes DanfOrd had money in
Chicago, as he had RENTED, at DanfOrd' s
request, the box rent that be-
came due 20 the Deposit Com
pany at q previous time. After AinsWOrth
got to Cheney, DanfOrd was full of
schemes for the extension Of his banking
business, and not only promised to soon
pay AinswCrth ali he owed him, but put
him on the high road to fortune.
fsNoW," said DanfOrd TO AinsWOrth,
"there is still $4,000 Of the depOsitOrs'
money In the vault it must be saCredly
kept for them when called for" So he
sold the bank $40, COO worth of his Usage
county land bonds and credited himself
with that amount Of cash. He explained
that he did this to prevent
any unexpected officers with at
tachments from being able to
get hold of any valuable property.
In other words, that an official search for
assets would result in a water haul. ''As
soon as I get the old matters to rights
everything viii be all right" said he.
Then he took the $4,000 and placed 1t
in q special box in the bank vault or
safe and put the key in his pocket.
Nov" said he, ''the dePosltors' money
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-01-03
REPORT OF EHER. X COAlEHssIDNEEs.

I7.POHToE NE 3. = collL-Ls5IDLVI-ELs
Through the courtesy Of the Railroad
Commissioners, we have been permitted
to examine a portion Of their Second An
nuai Report to the Governor for the year
ending december I, 1884. From this we
make one extract and shall follow it up
with more hereafter.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-01-03

Ness City Is to have new bank soon
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-01-03

Gwen So" he answered, far more
gravely than she thought the occasion
required, "and to consent to your going
on even this once, to be Clasped IN the
arms of another, is ike tearing the
strings of my heart asunder."
She looked at him in half startled,
half astonished manner, from beneath
long, curved lashes, before she replied,
and the color swept as curdIng waves OF
crimson from bosom to cheek as she did
Connecticut western news., 1885-02-25
Under Each Arm.

Col. 'sFred." Burnaby, killed at Abu Klea, was in his youth passionately fond of gymnastics, in which he excelled above all his fellows. There used to be in one of his clubs colossal dumb bell in a glass case with the offer of heavy wager that no man would hold it out at arms length for the space of sixty seconds. The wager was never won, though Burnaby made nothing of &C., complaining the feat. Among the many stories of his physical prowess one re- lates to period shortly after he joined the Blues. The regiment was down at Windsor, and a horse dealer who had come into possession of couple of very small ponies had them taken thither by command to exhibit them to the Queen. Before going to the Castle he showed them to the officers of the Blues, to whom happy thought occurred. Burnaby, who was captain then, was in his room on the first flight. With some trouble the ponies were got upstairs. and, the door quietly opening, they trotted in un- announced. This was 0 capital joke, and had great success. But, as pres ently appeared, it had gloomy side. The ponies had gone upstairs quietly enough, but neither force nor entreaty could induce them to go down. The hour approached at which they were to be presented to the Queen, and the owner was in despair. Burnaby settled the matter off-hand. Taking pony up in either arm he walked down stairs and set them in the courtyard.
Connecticut western news., 1885-02-25
AstOr's Start in Life.

[ have heard John Jacob Astor tell how he got his first start in life, said an old New Yorker. He kept his store in Peck slip, and there bought furs, almost any that were offered him until he had a stock packed away that he could not realize on. What to do he did not know, but, consulting his wife, as he always did about everything, the conclusion was that he should go to London and sell them himself. This was carried out, and John Jacob carried bis furs to London and made a good thing ofit. While there and wandering over the great city he came across what was known as the East India House or Company, and recognized a name as chief of it as one familiar. He sought him and found a schoolmate in his native place in Germany. His school mate did not repudiate him, but tried to do everything he could to make Astor feel that he wanted to serve him, and among the rest when he was leaving gave him permit for a shlp to trade in the China seas. John Jacob laughed at the gift, but took it, and had almost forgotten its possession, when one day something he heard made him go to merchant named Livermore and propose that he find capital to fit out ship and use the permit, and they should share
 the result. Livermore at first rejecting the proposal, afterward accepted it, and
 the voyage was successfully undertaken, and from it Astor realized $50, GOO. Then he took the permit and fitted out a vessel himself and laid the foundation of his enormous fortune. John Jacob never denied that he owed bis success in large measure to the fact that he
 always consulted with his wife, whom l
 remember as clear-headed, practical
 woman
Connecticut western news., 1885-02-25
A Ball on the Ice.

The Vienna Skating Club has just had 8 great success with its fancy ball held on the ice by the light of twenty cleo trio arc lamps, and before on audience numbering over thousand within the inclosure and several thousand beyond it. Some two hundred first-rate skaters performed pantomime, the scenes for which were formed by grot- toes of ice and plants embellished with colossal icicles and frozen spray. A score of graceful ladies from among Vienna's best skaters personi6ed nymphs and goddesses, and many bril- iant scenes enabled them to show the finish to which this exercise has been brought. A gorgeous procession. about half mile in length, of cars, like those of the Italian carnivals, representing the seasons and other subjects, con- cluding the pantomime.