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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-08-30
AN INCENDIARY FIRE.
BL0ODTHIRSTy ITALIANS MURDER A
CONSTABLE IN IDAHO.
A Fatal Accident at East ~. L"nis-tSatl--
WAY Employees Fighting
Due,-Etc., Etc.


The Dire department OF Chicago wa noti-
fed that Mcyicker's Theatre was on tfe.
Two hours later the entire portion OF the
building occupied by the theatre was n mass.
of ruins. The fire had evidently started
lust beneath the stage. Ii gained rapdity
until the balconies fell. followed 10y the roof.
This enabled the firemen TO smother the
flames. Nj. Lapere. the Waterman. was OBJ
served about the ruins in n condition very
much like that OF "A drunken man. The
American District Waterman who records
Inpere's pulls informed Manager l.. l..
Sharpe OF the theatre that lapere had missed
several pulls from . o'clock la the morning
until the fire department was summoned.
Mr.. Sharpe questioned Lapere closely. The
Waterman told the following story. AT
o'clock discovered lire In Il pile OF greasJ
rags beneath the stage. II took me about
ten minutes TO exunguish the flames. |
then walked up 10 the sixth story OF the
front or Office part OF the building TO make
my 1880 o'clock pull. discovered another
lire In the front basement just beneath the
auditorium. This fought for some time.
A. was about TO turn IN the alarm heard
the department arriving"
Four men were injured while lighting the
fire.
The pecuniary loss amounts 10 about $780,
600, mostly insured.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-08-30
500 INLAND of a srhnnlmI.trn.s.

Viola Frazcc, school teacher. Savannah.
No.. made several desperate attempt, 70
Mil herself She cut her throat with razor.
but although the weapon severed the wind
pipe no large arteries were cut. She tainted
from loss OF blood. and when she regained
CONSCIOUSNESS swallowed "A bottle OF bluing
aud attempted 10 jump IN the well. The
noise at the we'll aroused ihc family AND she
was rescued Just a. shc was Jumping an.
Excessive study II alleged 81 have cansesl
mental arrangement Her death l. hourly
cvpprfeu
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-08-30
ratal hallway Wreck In virginia.

A wreck occurred on the y. n W. railway
near Browns siding Va. An extra freight
train struck cow and derailed the engine
and tender. killing Engineer Cook instantly.
The fireman escaped unhurt. The car next
TO the engine was thrown down AN embank-
ment on top OF AN Italian shanty, piuning
the occupants 10 the floor. one escaped
from that only 10 DC Killed by falling gon-
dola car. one OF those pinned TO the iioor
was killed, one injured internally, and Viii
probably die, while seven received other
slight injuries.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-08-30

Mrs. John Matthews, young aud beauil-
ful widow OF Ca-sopolis, Mich. was shot
dead by James Matthews. who then fired a
bullet into bis own head, mdlctng a fatal
wound. Mrs. Matthews husband was
murdered four weeks ago by Isaac Monroe
No sooner had the victim been buried than
his brother James began pay ing attention to
the widow. James proposed marriage aud
was refused. whercupcn he killed. her and
innirted upon himself wound which VIII
result in his death.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-08-30
Killed and Ate Hi.Fam,Iy.

A rancher named Quinn living twelve
miles west Of Livingston. Mont, killed his
vile and tise children with a broadax. and
when found was sitting la a corner OF tho
room eating from the arm Of one OF the chill
drcn. The bodies OF All were horribly mutt
lated, the arms and legs being severed from
their bodies, aud he had eaten parts OF them.
The eldest, girl OF about nrcen. wa cut
almost Ia two. Several men went 10 the
house and tried 10 capture him, but he
would allow no one to approach him. and
was Killed 10y Que OF the men in scll-lc-
fence. lie was Insane.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-08-30

As bridge engine No. -, attached 10 a
Chicago and Alton train, started out from
the East -. Louis depot flue burst, hll.ng
the cab with lire aud steam. There were
three men In the cab nc the time Engineer
Rusk, Charles McCloskey, the fireman. aud
Neal Turner. Turner was the last one
10 leap, and he fell twenty feet TO the bottom
Of Cahokio Creek, striking on pile oirocks
aud breaking his back. McCloskey broke
his left arm and sustained other injuries.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-08-30

The negro John Henderson,. who was
confined Ia the county Jall ~ Versailles
Ky, Tor killing Gilbert Satterwhitc. was
taken from the Jail by large number OF
masked men and hanged. Henderson did
not deny having allied Satterwhite. lie
made a full confession OF why, when aud
how lee did The killing. Mr.. Sattcrwhltc
was popular Young farmer. HIS l,ody
was found GA The road, with his head al.
most severed from the holy.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-08-30

Constable David Stoddard Of Bingham
County, Idaho, was cu, 10 pieces with
knives by Italians at Beaver Canon. The
Italians, who are employed on tile railroad,
were paid of and went on spree. They
qtarrelcd among themselves and Constable
Stoddard, fearing bloodshed, stepped ~ to
preserve order. The entire band turned
upon him. They completely severed MS
head from ms body. Six arrests have been
made and lynching is feared.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-08-30

When Rose SaIdler retired to rest on = re-
cent night la Chicago shc me- lected 10 turn
the gas completely of aud next morning
was found dead in her bci. having bcen AZ
phyNiated by tile escaping eas. She Was
seventeen years old End lived with her un-
clc, X. styer Mr. Styer was Frustrated by
the g'rly death and u confined To her bel.
The parents. who live n hungary. are GA
tue way 10 this eeuniry to pay Their rela-
lives a visit.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-08-30
Mnrlinrnn. I.nilnn.

Thomas kiycl a laborcr. was instantly
killed at saloon near Rock Mountain l.a1r.
Col. kiNel and two friends were drink Ing
az the bar when two Italians attacked l,In,
without any apparent cau-c. One struck
him over the head With billiard ellie. whils
the other stabbed him with knife. produce
Ing wound which caused Instant death.
The Italians were arrested. but refuse I.
gi,c ANY reason for the murdcr.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-08-30
Pierce right with a savage Bea.t.

While Frank Roberts OF Bancroft, Ia.
was hunting for his calves, he was attacked
by ferocious animal. According TO his ac-
count the animal bore resemblance TO n
panther IL spri,ng upon him from bunch
OF weeds on tie edge OF an adjoining slough,
clearing ten feet at the first bound, knock
Ing him down aud covering his whole face
with is enormous mouth, displaying Mt the
same time huge set OF blunt, yellow teeth.
lie says the animal was about six feet long,
heavy IN front but slim through the flank.
IL was of yellow grey color with black
streaks over the eyes. The neck was thick
and the head nearly as large rs a cows. lie
said the combat lasted nearly AN hour during
which time he walked backward In front of
the ierocious beast for over eighty rods. lie
was Knocked down several times by the
beast, but succeeded In freeing himself
from It's grasp every time. Roberts called
loudly for help and was heard for over half \,
mile. Help came none too soon. for he was
nearly exhausted The animal escaped into
tile woods.
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-05

With the exception OF Billy Porter.
the bank burglar, | never met pro-
fessional criminal who did not reform
when he was in prison. And this is
not all hypocrisy.
A convict often leaves the peniten-
tiary with the best intention. But
whom he gets out into the world he finds
all the avenues TO employment crowded
with people who are not only honest
and capable, but are known 10 be such,
while he has a stigma on his name.
He is liable at any time TO be exposed
as a Jail bird and the kind OF work that
he can get is often considered beneath
him, for criminals have plenty of pride.
If he does succeed in getting a good
place, ne generally goes to the wall
sooner or later in the competition with
people who are not handicapped. But
most convicts when released go straight
back to their old haunts, because they
have nowhere else TO go.
/ think the wisest thing we can do
with our professional criminals is to
shut them up for life after they have
served three terms for felony. il they
won't earn an honest living.
The time to reform criminals is At
the beginning of their career. II a boy
who stole and fell into the hands of the
police for the frst time was sent to
prison for year and worked very hard
for six weeks then released, with the
remainder of his term hanging over
him, 20 be added to any future sem
tence be might get If he did not keep
straight, think it would frighten him
and do some good; but usually young
criminals are treated with such great
tenderness that they grow 20 ridicule
prisons. As they advance in crime
they become prison-proud. They boast
OF having done time in this and that
State, just as men boast of having been
all over the world. / would be severe
on young criminals, and try to frighten
them into behaving themselves, and
failing in that, i would shut them up
for life. JOHN GREEN.
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-05
A GlimpAe of Car, Schurx.

Promenaders on upper Broadway
often see q middle aged man bent OF
form with his hat well pushed back on
his head, his overcoat tightly buttoned
around him and with eyes swapping
through an enormous pair Of gold bowed
spectacles. 1t Is Carl Schurz. ex-senator
and ex-CabineJ Minister. He peers
into the store windows with all the
eagerness OF woman looking for lob
lots" He is particularly fond of books
and engravipgs and devotes portion
OF each day to visiting old curiosity
shops where he occasionally finds
rare tome or etching TO compensate him
for his trouble. He is growing old very
fast, and has almost completely dropped
out OF lie in New York. Occasionally
he is seen in Wall street and once in
a while at the theater or a public
dinner. but he no longer mingles in the
mis- evenings at his club or the opera
and is particularly fond OF Wagnerian
music. As all the world knows he is
gifted pianist, and he takes as much
pleasure when seated before mis- own
instrument in his own home singing
snatcbes OF German college songs, in
the twilight, as he does in any other
occupation of life. lie is member OF
two or three German singing societies
and occasionally ne has company of
musicians at his home. but he is no Ion
ger prominent figure here. He is one
OF the landmarks of the past.
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-05

do not know of n single case OK
genuine reformation among profess
sional criminals. Pretended reforms
may frequently be observed, but should
the penitent get chance to steal any
thing worth taking. the temptation is
too much for him. ! have in my mind
now five or six cases OF men who had
been professional criminals, who tried
70 convey the impression to me that
they had undergone a change OF heart,
and would in the future live honest
lives. These fellows set up business
with money they had stolen, but their
business was only blind. They were
still as crooked as ever, not taking part
in robberies themselves, but planning
them and getting other thieves to exc
cute their plans, and give them a per-
centage of the proceeds. Thus they es-
cape the risk Of jail, but they are more
wicked and dangerous than the ordi-
nary thief.
man who has just completed his
first term OF Imprisonment almost in
variably resolves that it shall be bis
,ast lie goes back TO the city and
struggles along for a short time. trying
TO make an honest living. but il Is very
hard. Everything is against him. En-
ployers viii not give him work He
falls in with his old associates; they
tempt him; ne is without mesns-he
takes TO stealing again IS naturally as
duck takes 70 water
Criminals are cruel 70 each other. Let
one Of them get employment and be
living honestly. and another finds him
out II the one who Is working does
not submit to bIsckmail. the employer
will receive a letter telling him what
kind Of nan he has working for him.
I got employment for nun 1er % pro
fessiOnsls who were trying 20 give up
their Old lives. IN every case old ssso-
ciates who found them. tried 70 bleed
them. and failing in shat exposed them
and bad them turned sdrift again.
A thief on the public highway is ike
case OF smallpox in = tenement house.
he i menace % a. about hin, and
should bs put where be could do 10
damage Many Ssstes Of this country
have what is called . Profess OF Al
Criminal kck~ and re need ore
During TIE iast session o. the Leg
islature such Al act uss intro
3uosd ana passes throuzh ths
Senate. bgt IL vas defeated in
ths Assembly mainly throlga ths
sFo-ts of q New fork city ueu ber
TIE criminals sgsinse whom IL vas 5i-
rectsd had infaencs enough 70 defeat IS.
Tse men eho sre active spresd z
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-05

Dr. william Seward Webb. o' ths
house OF Vandsrbils. Who has Just sailed
for Europs with bis family and re-
time Of servants. where he intends to
sstonish the efete monarchies OF the
old world Is one OF she handsOmest men
IN New York lie IL son o. old James
Watson Webb. the famous fzh ting edi-
tor % tie days % Bennett and Raymond
and Greeley. Hs IA tsfi. carries himself
like a soldier. dresses in perfect taste.
wears an irrsproacbsble beard. and
pays a good deal o' attention 20 the
instruction he receives from his mani
curs He has the most varied sssOrt-
nsas 81 clothing OF any man in New
York. and nay even % said 20 rival
Bob Garrett Of Baltimore. whose col
lection % thrse hundred pairs Of trous-
srs. is ssill she largest On record. AZ
so. son % General Webb. he vas en-
.hi.d 80 make his eatrss in 30 good
sosisty. and hs improved is - such an
.xssns that In shers siuss - married
s,s - the zrsst railroad <ing's dsuFh-
tara This ussns more than nay sp-
pear % The ssrfses. For Al she nsn
vas have ssrrisd int tss Fanie-hiit
fsnily bsrs found shscx book On
asts -ffss srsssinr ssbls With = Toid
s1ppe& sen br tss side. and saeY could,
f % Inclined, sEs their names - checks
rsssiax rsz zen - thirty million dol
sar~ o. Scsrse. IL nay b- said that
shs 10 ne vffss property. sai vhTs
81. IL 30 doubs srue there az vsrY few
w-rsr 80 ssrdheartsd ss 70 refuse %
sf-- uisss Ike nilEon dollSrs -
hsnasoTn. ard ~ell behaved husband
D. wsSh a idsntit.d ~ith tse zrsat
r-flrca6 corporation ss So a. ne msn
sf ne vsndsrbtlt fanly bus hs e
aso interested II ths breeding cf
hcrsss ard On the lar - ssilsd
.~z7 ,hs frst So 80 ne rr'd - 81 his
farm - Vermont vas he5d nur, her
81 -.vr ans snirsis wsrs r-s av as
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-05
Warden" OF The Tom bs
what Jere Wernb.rg Thinks.

know OF only two habitual criminals
who over reformed, and / have known
q thousand of the class. The two OF
whom speak were burglars. who had
achieved considerable distiction. They
gave up lives OF crime and are now
doing we'll in New York. / remem Der
another man of the same class who
straigh tened MP and lived for time
respectfully. lie was pickpocket Of
no mean order OF talent. He went to
Washington and whether or not he is
still living al peace with the law and
his fellow man cannot tell. have OBJ
served in my experience several reasons
why professional criminals do not re-
form. old environments and associations
keep them down for one thing, and on the
other hand they find il very difficult to
obtain employment No man wants 20
take a criminal into his store or Office
when be can chose Of 50 many honest
people
Professional criminals become lazy
and spoiled for hard, steady toll Just -
ball players and soldiers are lost TO The
working world. AL lgKuries sre within
the grasp Of the successful thief. ard
what 7 say Of thieves applies as well 70
a. other professionals still J don I
believe in locking them ID FOR llfs.
Where sre you gong 20 draw tbs line
and who IS going 20 tell WREN rimi-
nal is past reformation and vixen riws
tss beceme hsbitnal With him 2 ls1
Is rigat "a Sc stands. It punishes mau
for srecifc orsnoe and the nish.
nert is cumGlstivs II The 0Tsrce 4
rsrsated. Bat it does rot punisa re
desire 20 ccnmlt crime ard I thiuk
that Il sbsuld not
JKrx A WrFrBEss
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-05

The Gelic Society OF New York has
scheme on foot for the establishment
of chairs of the Gaelic language in the
various colleges of this country.
Bishop Keane. the rector of the new
Catholic University. was applied TO
several weeks ago for his opinion upon
the establishment OF such q chair there,
and also asking for information as to
the cost OF endowing professorships in
the other colleges of the United States.
He replied that The University would
be only too glad to establish such a
chair should the endowment be forth
coming" other colleges communi-
Gated with. the University OF Pennsyl-
vania and Yale in particular were
heartily in fap>r of the scheme.
The cost OF such an endowment
would be from $780, 900 to 500. 600 per
college. but many oi the institutions
written 20 waived the question Of i'm
mediate endowment and offered TO es-
tsblish the chair we're s.. 600 year
guaranteed for its maintenance.
So the matter stands. A committee
of the society Is now considering plan
for raising the funds They propose 70
issue an appeal to the millions OF Irish
men in America for dollar subserip-
tions. The appeal will be directed %
their national patriotism. and such
representative Irishmsn as John Ro7le
O'Reilly. the Boston poet. Bishop
O'Fsrrell Of Trenton. y. i. and Eugene
Kelly Of New York will be asked 70
lend their names 70 the movement The
various Gslio and PhfIo-Celtic societies
scattered over the country will work
together II the matter
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-05
Railroad Companies Issuing Passes.

IL isn't generally known. but il is
fact nevertheless, that all the great
railroad companies OF the United States
are violating the Interstate Commerce
Law by issuing passes. Just after the
law was enacted its provisions wore
strictly adhered 20. and it was next TO
I'm possible to get pass on any railroad.
This is not so now, and under the clss
siiicstion OF Advertising agents and rail
road employees a great many Big men
ride TO and fro all over the country free.
OF course. the companies will not admit
this. but il is a tact, nevertheless. The
law. so far "a it applies TO railroad
passes, Is dead letter.
Only few people know that the
Western Union Telegraph Company
issues a book OF telegraph franks to
prominent men throughout the coun-
try They are much the same as free
passes. and I don't believe that DR..
NOrvin Green will thank me for giving
out this Information. These franks
come in neat little books. and are in
tended as \ personal courtesy to men
who have large business relations with
the telegraph company and who may
wish % use tho wires in sending social
messages IL is distinctly understood
thas the franks are not TO be used for
any business message whatever. Nearly
every newspaper editor OF Importance
in New York. besides all the railroad
magnstss. score and more OF Wall
street bankers and others OF like impOr-
lance have these little books snugly
tucked away in their vest pockets, and
they are very convenient. too.
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-05

W. shlzzs rnn suoothlv ard ~ mental slvv
II ssar - cBouss. sud th-rs's 70 cause 80
sfzhs
rast q -hsu e. 3 tovsl7 sad sersos. tsez
Philas7phtze
eus -s.- fhe litt-e rs % iife srresr
To ,.Sts~ v.rr7 snd 80 csrs ~ -srr.
war mere sxi stsnce a sandpsrsrsd. - ~
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49, rr.af zooc lack nv s-rrrs seer g --o~-s
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Ir~u the tcwa
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f-p e. re ard -arh nr~s srnesrs ssus6e-.
a. r. s-1rn- ere t.1-s1'oa s7ind ssa
a. rs1 - thl1ser
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Ta sever sra
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Telegram-herald., 1890-04-05
Do CRIMINALS REFORM I?
Views OF Some OF the Men Who
Deal Directly With Them
Inspscter 5svnss Cannot Recall . siHgis
C&ss II Gseeins R<fsr1AttoB. saa
Wsrdsn 6rs~R oais hsk2s2
bsrs One-othsr We've
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Below will be found the opinions OF
those best qualified eg their exper-
ience and vacations 10 Judge on that
long ana sturdily dlspus ssa question,
Whether o. ne professional eri ninzls
ever 90 reform ?" A case IN point is
that of Jimmy Hope. the expert bank
burglar. ShO claims % have reformed
and retired permanently from the
profession. who Is nov writing his
biography. The contributors 10
this interesting discussion are men who
know al about professional criminals
IL any on this earth DO
- How n uch DO you need 70 live on :"
/ once asked q cele brated burglar whom
! found behind the bars
About 800 a week IS . moderate
allowance.
"And supposing yos could earn that
in an ofics where You have 20 work
from nine till four o'clock each after
noon, would you not sooner do that and
live honestly ,"
'N nat DO you take me for. when
work I make thousands OF dollars IN q
few hours. Ny time is my own, after
that"
believe that man spoke honestly for
al professional criminals.
The professional criminal is lunatic
with two delusions First, that 1t IS
right for him TO take the property Of
other men. second. that he can thus
become rich and live in peace and hap
pinesS
The trouble is that he cannot think
straight He never doubts that all his
acts are right In fact, il seems to h N
shat there is no right outside OF him
self. lie has no sympathy with his
fellow-men. He does not understand
them. With cynical eye he moves
among them, watching his chance, and
anon making his spring when the time
seems probable. The struggles and
terror of his victim Affects him no more
than the struggles OF the wild hare af-
feet the lynx.
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-05
A Voice from the Tombs.

I am inclined to state from my ex-
perience as prison Official that only a
very small percentage Of professional
criminals reform.
The professional criminal who has
served several terms OF imprisonment
and makes an effort 10 reform has many
obstacles in his path. II he succeeds
in obtaining honest employment and
tries to shun his former prison ''ac-
quaintances, he is often jeered and
sneered at by a low class of criminals,
who occasionally give him away
AS a result. he is discharged or he
quits work discouraged and again falls
back into his old criminal habits
The Prison Association assists dis
charged criminals in many ways to re-
form, but in my opinion only very
small number of the professional
criminal do reform.
CHARLES OSBORNE
slN.r % Tho Tom he