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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-09

Grand jury Brings In Indictments Against
We'll Known People.

We'll Known People.
DANvrLrE. Va. Sept s.-lSpecal. The
grand jury to-day brought in q true bill Of
indictment against Beverly s. Crews. prom
inent hardware merchant of this city and
Mrs Wedding whose husband is a dealer in
leaf tobacco and partner Of Crews. Both
parties are highly connected here. and here
tOfore have borne unblemsbed characters
and the action of the grand jury has caused
quite a sensation
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-09

Many Persons are broken
6oTn from overwork or household cares.
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aud cures malaria Get the genuine.
, 1891-03-17
WHITE CAPS IN KANSAS.
Brutal Treatment of a Father
and His Son.
Quick Justice Dealt Out to a
Wife RaViSher.
Another Murder in the Indian
Territory

KANSAS CRY. March l6.-Last Fri
day light David Handy, a farmer living
with two sons near Piper, a small station
in Kansas on the Kansas City, Wyau-
dOttc X Northwestern railway, sixteen
miles northwest of this city was awakened
by a loud kuockIuE on the door Iuquiriug
who was there, "A voice answered, sheriff
Bowling" Handy knows Bowling, and
recognizing that the voice was not his, de-
cllned to open the door. The men out
side hen assalled the door with an AK
When It gave way two meu began firing
into the house with rry0lycrs. The four
men who comprised the party then Gu
tered. Handy aud his two sons had re
TT, ated to the rear of the house. The
three were taken out IN their night
clothes and the farmer and elder son tied
tied to a fence. One of the men stood
guard over the younger boy, while the
others began to tear the root off the
house. The furniture in the house was de
strOyci the window uanes broken and the
whole dwelling wrecked. The men then
departed with the smaller boy. making
him walk q quarter of a mile through
the snow in bis bare feet. Before leaving
Handy and his elder son tied to the fence
they not fed them TO leave the country.
or expect another visit from white "a
The younger son was allowed 20 return.
and release his father aud brother. Last
night Handy made complaint before
County Attorney McGIew, OF NYandottc
county. Kan who authorized Justice Of
the Peace Lewis to issue warrants for the
, 1891-03-17

ALTooN. Pa March .lG.-Boyd Gil
more, l6 years old, who was arrested in
this city and taken to jail at Holidays
burg for killing his uncle, Hugh Stewart,
on Nov. -, 1890, by striking HIM on the
head with a base ball bat, was tricG yes
terday. After the hearing of a few wit
nesses on both sides, Judge Dean refused
to hear any more testimony, and dis
missed the case and acquitted the boy.
The judge held that if the man had been
killed with a knife or a revolver, it would
have been murder in the second degree,
but the killing was done with a baseball
bat, which, he said, was not a deadly
weapon. and hence no case could be made
against the accused.
, 1891-03-17
Chlcaro Italians Excited.

CHICAGO, March l6.-The excitement
aroused by the New Orleans incident
seems to increase in this city. The com
mittee appointed last night has decided to
call a mass-meeting to demand financial
PREPARATION and that the ring leaders OF
the mob be tried Tor crime. The local
Italian paper devoted Tuch space to a
bitter editorial denouncing the lyuchers
and calling for retrihution. Among other
things, it says: "A curse upon the PEG.
pie OF Louisiana, and may they aud their
descendants suffer thousands deaths,
and a thousand times feel the sorrow that
today ~aftlicts the widowed wives, sister
and children
At a weekly meeting of Methodist
ministers today, resolutions were intro
duced deprecatlng the tardInsss of justice
IN New Orleans and other cities, yet
declaring lynch-law abhorreut to the spirit
of our government. The resolutions
caused a heated debate, in which lively
divergent views were expressed. Rev.
Frank Bristol thought it a shame that
the ministers should hesitate to take a
bold stand on such a question. On the
other hand, Rev. Bland %strcnuously
opposed the resolutions, going so far as to
say: when the law will not take care
of a lot OF murderers, it is time the peo-
pie did something. The matter was
finally referred to n committee.
, 1891-03-17
THE FISHER HEIRS.
Forty Millions to be Divided Among
Them.
An Episcopal Preacher Found Guilty
of Heresy.
Negotiations in Progress for a
Trans-PacifiC Line.
Heir, to Forty Millions

INDEPENDENCE, Mo, March l6.-A
meeting of the Fisher heirs, who have
$40, 0OO, 900 in gold awaiting them in the
vaults of the German empire, was held
here today. Nearly all Of the heirs we're
present, some forty in number. The
meeting was called to take steps TO re-
cover the immense fortune. Years ago,
sometime in the early part Of the last cen
fury. Ludwig Fisher, the only son Of a
well-to do people. living rear Hamburg,
Germany, encrJached by chance upon
the lands of a neIghboriuR German baron.
A deer bounded across the young man S
path and he shot and killed it. The baron
was furious. In the custom of those
times it was high crime to kill a deer on
the royal lands. The young man fed to
this country and settled near Culpepper,
Va. For some years he cOrrespOhdcd
with bis parents, but finally ceased. as
the meals of communication we're slow
and uncertain. The old folks died. leav-
ing a fortune valued in those days at
$4,000, 900. The property was admins
tered upon and a search made for the
lost heir. The money was put at INFER
EFT for fifty years under the provisions of
the will, and then was converted into
cash, and now lies IN the vaults of the
German government, subject to the call
of the true heirs. Efforts have been
made before, but the Germans guard the
treasure zealously. Only the most con-
elusive proof will be accepted. The heirs
are scattered, some living near Culpepper,
Va Danville. KY. MARSHALL. Mo, and
this county Geo. Fisher of this county
will get slS,O 900 600 as his share. J. II.
Fisher OF St. Louis presided over the
meeting today. 1t was decided to send a
lawyer to Virginia TO secure more Pvi.
dence, and a purse was raised 10 delray
his EXPENSES. Judge Murray, of Dan
vile, Ky, was sent to Europe a year ago
by the heirs aud reported that the money
was there. The Missouri heirs are afraid
of heinR shut out, and are making efforts
In hold thor ,wn
, 1891-03-17

MoBERLy. Mo, March l6.-Janos
Devere, the young man who was assaulted
in the timber Just south of Huntsville by
an unknown crazy man, some three
months, ago while he AMI his brother John
were ehopping cordwood, and who was
afterward arrested on suspicion of being
the would-be assassin. as reported in the
Globe Democrat at the time, died yester-
day. John Devere was soon released
from custody, aud has since brought suit
against Sheriff Ratclif aud Marshal Cen
nors of Huntsville. for false Imprisonment,
claiming $1,000 damages. The injured
brother has been conhued to his bed all
this time, and has been conscious only at
short intervals, For the past week he
has been unconscious. and his body has
been cold and so stiff that it was impossi-
bic to bend a joint. Just before he died,
at 7 O'Clock Yesterday, he revived and
talked to those around him very intelli-
gently. When be was asked who in
iicted the injuries he only laughed. The
accused brother has bccn with HIM during
his suffering. and has cared for him at
tcntively. None of his DelChbOrs can be
made to believe HIM guilty of such an un-
natural crime.
, 1891-03-17

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Constitution and physique are thus de-
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cases of intermittent tevcrs.
, 1891-03-17
AvENelNe aER OWN MISTAKE.

A Terrible Berating Received by a Postal
Clerk for "a woman's Error.
There was something decidedly be
hgerent in her appearance as she ap-
preached the money order window at
the postofiice Just before closing time
the other day, and sharply said. DO
you remember NEE
No, madam. can't say that | do"
replied the clerk.
You don't. ehf' continued the Wis
itor. We'll, I'm not at all surprised at
hat. | didn't suppose you would ad-
init hat you had ever seen me before.
But remember you, just the same, and
perhaps that will do just as we'll. There
is no mistake about it. I know you;
you are the fellow I'm after: I'd know
you anywhere"
Il don't understand you, madam. |
assure you. What car | do for youy'
Dol Dol Why, pay me back my
money! don't cart to make any IN
necessary trouble for you, but 1 don't
propose to be robbed in this way, that's
all"
pray calm yourself, madam. Now,
then, what is it, Something about
money!
Have you the brazen impudelce to
stand there and tell me that you didn't
get itf'
Perhaps don't know. l receive
a great deal of money here sometimes.
What are you talking aboutl"
You know very we'll what l am talk
ing about. III admit hat the amount
amt very large, but it is plenty large
enough and I'm going to have it, too.
It's the principle L care for more than
the money itself"
That's right. How much was it,
Don't try that dodge, young man.
You know the amount well enough.
| paid it to youmyself But you never
sent it-you just pocketed it. 1t is of
no use TO deny it. [ can prove it and |
want that money back or there will be
trouble"
"Ahal l see. You paid me some
money. When was it and how much
was itF'
Il came here a week before Christ
mas and paid you $40 e be sent To my
sister in Rockford I handed the
money to you right here, and you
know it .
"Wellf7
Well She hasn't received the
money. You never sent it You tried
to keep it. But / was smart enough to
keep the receipt you gave me, and I've
got it yet so | don't propose to be
swindled, and don't you forget it,
"Hml Yes. You must have been
very thoughtful So l really gave you
a receipt, did II Unjust have forgotten
it. Just look at tho date Of that re
ceipt, will you, pleasef'
From the mysterious depths Of her
pocket the woman Gshcd up a rrinkIeG
and folded paper which proved to be
a money order payable at the Rockford
postoficc. The purchaser had mis-
taken it for IL receipt for the money
which she paid the clerk
The nature and value Of the re
ceipt' were fully explained, and as its
possessor left the building she bestowed
upon the clerk "A glare which was 50
chilly that it completely covered the
money order window with frost Chi
cago Mail.
, 1891-03-17

Some i'll tempered men are loved not
only beyond their deserts but beyond
what one might think possible. Per
haps this is because they make up for
their defects by an unusual warmth Of
affection; but there is one description
of i'll tempered man who is never liked,
whether he receives "a dutiful affection
or not, and that is the man who always
insists OF having his own way. A pas
sionate nan is not always, perhaps not
often, in a rage; a sulky fellow is not
perpetually sulky, but an eNacting man
is continually irritating.
There are people who quietly, and
perhaps good humoredly, but with
fixed determination, insist that other
peoples preferences shall give way to
theirs and who, Il they are thwartcd,
make themselves infinitely disagrecable.
A man of this stamp may have many
good qualities he may be respected,
but he cannot be loved. Not even his
nearest relations can avoid feeling u
certain constraint in his presence and II
sense of relief when he is absent. The
flower of love may live through many
injuries, but it cannot survive in an at
mosphere Of perpetual frost Cham
bers' Journal
, 1891-03-17

New YORK, March I6.-Richard X.
Fox, of the Police Gazette, today re-
ceived a dispatch from San Francisco,
stating that Kilraln would issue a chal-
lenge shortly to fight any man in the
world for 5000 a side. The California
Athletic club intends to offer a purse for
either Joe McAuliffee and Jake Kilrain
to contend for, or Kilrain or Smith. Xii
rain has challenged Corbott, but the lat
ter refused to meet HIM.
Billy Madden, the manager OF McAu-
life, called at the Police Gazette office to-
day and challenged Kilrain to meet Nc
Auliffe in a contest to a finish. Kilrain,
it is said, recently wrote to a friend in
this city thqt he would make match with
MrAuliffe u the event of whipping God
frey
, 1891-03-17
Mhippea br W nmnn.

MARsHALLTowN, Iowa, March To
Trouble that has existed for a long time
between leading rival business firms Of
the Hebrew persuasion eliminated today
in a street roy in which a woman was tn,
principal participant. NJ. A. Nathan
and Charles GnmbIner occupied adjoining
buildings in the mercantile trade. Nathan
had closed out and was moving away some
fixtures. Gumbincr had leased the build
irg and claimed that the fixtures belonged
to it. The dispute waved hot, and Mrs.
Nathan suddenly emerged from the store
with a rawhidc whip and dealt Gumbin,r
several severe blows over the head. lie
retrcated in disorder and had the woman
arrested. She pleaded guilty. and was
fnci - and costs, but didn't treruIgc 4
cent of it,.
, 1891-03-17

TACOMA. Wash, March I6.-The
stltement that the Northern Pacific is
again negotiating for a line of t~ranspaciic
steamers is the absorbing topic in railroad
circles. The foundation of the
is a telegram received
from Victoria to Capt. Marshal,
representing Sir William Pearce, the
owner of the steamships Abyssinia, Par
thia and Batavia, which for the past
three years rave been under charter by
the Canadian Pacific railway for the
Chine trade, who has been here and in
Vancouver for the past few days winding
up the business of the vessels with the
Canadian Pacific railroad people. He left
for Tacoma today, where he will negotiate
with shippers with a view to have the
steamers run to those ports from China in
opposition TO the Canadian Pacific rail
road.
The Northern Pacific railroad, the Can
adian Paci6c's great rival for transcOnti-
mental business, has, it is understood, al
ready made offers for the ships, and the
chances are that either the Canadian Pa.
ciic will pay a big bonus to Pearce's peo-
pie to keep out of the trade or else they
will find the freight taken by them will be
a serious pull back to the profits of the
Canadian Pacific. For "A long time Ia
coma and Seattle rave desired a transpa-
ciiic line of steamers and there is not
much doubt but that the opportunity now
offered will be embraced.
, 1891-03-17

OMAHA, March l6. - Grand Chief
Thurston OF the Order Of Railway Tclcg,
raphers, alter consultation today with
Superintendent of Telegraph Korty OF
the Union Pacific, said the trouble with
the operators had been amicably adjusted.
None had been threatened with discharge
because Of their membership in the or
der and the trouble was enGendored by
some Of the men WHO assumed too much
authority.
The grievance committee OF the con
ductors and brakemcn from the Pacific
division are consulting with General Man
ager Holcom5 in regard to the affairs on
that division.
, 1891-03-17

LAWRENCE, Kus.. March I6.-Quick
justice was dealt out today in Judge
Charleton's court to Albert Kassold
Last night he was arrested in Topeka
brought to tins city today, tried and sen
fenced to SIX months in jail for criminal
assault upon Edith KaSsold, his wife.
They had been separated about one year,
and Kassold had often swore he would
kill her upon first the opporyuuity The
evidence brought out in the case was thut
on Thursday she wen to the house of her
husbands neither, for the purpose OF
seeing her baby, she stiid at the house some
time, rocked the baby t. sleep and after
wards started home. kassold was at the
house. and insisted on going home with
her. Thry walked along together unit
he tried to take her arm. She refused.
and. when in front OF Central Tark. he
suddenly placed a handkerchief over her
mouth and twisted it 50 -hc could not
scream. He then dragged her To q raviur.
She tried to scream. and he struck her 10
the face with his fist. This rendered her
inscnslblr. aud while in that condition he
raped her. When she reclaimed rom
scIousncss she began to scream. and HAS
sold brutalIy kicked her, leaving his vie
tim lying on the ground. This was about
9 o clock, and she crawled to a neighbor $
house. whore she told her story and the
authorizes were notified.
Her condition was considered critical at
first, but she was able to appear at the
trial today. Three years ago. an orphan
girl, at the age Of IA years, Edith Meade
aHH
, 1891-03-17
THEY DID JUST RIGHT.
That is the Opinion of the
Mayor of New Orleans.
Interview With the Leader
Of the Regulators.
Feeling in Different Sectious
of the Country.
The New Orleans Tragedy.


New YORK, March l6.-Tte Tribune
has from New Orleans. interesting special
interviews with VIM. S. Patterson, the
leader of the regulators and others. Mr..
Parkerson sa' d in substance. that he did not
take the initiative in the matter; that the
meeting was called after the verdict was
rendered in the room of a certain citizen.
and that he (PaTkerson) was made chair
man. Again he was called upon, Satur
day morning, to act as spokesman at the
meeting. He felt that it was the most
terrible duty he had ever undertaken; but
1t was the opinion OF himself and others
that the law had miscaTried. When they
addressed the crowd at the square they
said they were prepared to do what
ever the people desired. The populace
shouted to come on. As they walked along,
the people came from the side streets
and fell into the procession. The women
we're crying and the men cheering.
II was the most terrible thing he ever
saw-the quiet determination of the
crowd. They Ubcyed him (PaTkerson)
implicitly, Just as il he were q military
commander. OF course, said Parkerson
it is moi a courageous thing to attack a
man who is not armed. but we looked
upon these men as so many reptiles.
Why, on Friday. after the verdict. the
Italian fruit and oyster steam
ers along the wharves hoisted the
Sicilian flag over the stars and
stripes and the prisoners themselves had
a champagne supper. Mr.. Parkerson
said he did not regret it a bit. This was
a greater emergency than ever hap
pened in New York, Cincinnati or
Chicago. While the Malta confined
itself to the killing of Its own members
we did not resort to violence. But
HennessY's killing struck OF the very root
of American institutions. The intImida-
ton OF the Malta and the corruption of
our luTies was to be met only with strong
measures. Moreover, | recognize no
power above the people. The Italian
consul, SIgnOr COrte, says the trouble was
originally between two factions OF the
Malta. He did Tot wish to iasteu the
blame Tor Saturday. killing upon any
body, but thought the grave responsibility
rests with the governor, mayor and
sheriff. There are 20. 900 Italians in
New Orleans and 10 900 or Is on the
plantations around it. where thew have re-.
placed negroes. IL is NOT r u thai thew
are all scoundrels.
Mayor Shakespeare makes M tores
about his feelings in the matter He de-
clared bIuntlyt5 the Tribune eorresnon-
dent that Peterson and his associstes did
lust right He saw the citizens cali in
the morning and knew something was
going to happen.
Where were you during the riot2''
Attending to my priyut3 pusiDe.s"
, 1891-03-17

Rev. + NJ. Shrout. pastor United
Brethren church. Blue Mound, Kan,
says: Il feel it my duty to tell what won
ders DIR. Kings New Discovery has done
for me. Ny lungs were badly diseased,
and my p~arishioners thought / could live
only a few weeks. | took five bottles Of
DR.. Kings New Discovery and I'm sound
and well, gaining 26 lbs. in weight. -
Arthur Love. manager of Loves Funny
Folks Combination, writes: After a
thorough trial and convincing evidence, L
am confident DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption, beats EN- all and cures
when everything else fails. The greatest
kindness | can do my many thousand
friends Is to urge them to try it. Free
trial bottles at IB. B. David's drug store.
Regular sizes Soc. and Sl.0O.
II r.. H. =. A. IaWf
, 1891-03-17
The PoIItz Confession.

New ORLEANS, March lot is re-
ported that Politz's confession to the
states attorney, while a largely discon,
nected one, yet gave many important
features regardidg the Malta doinrs, He
told about a meeting at which it was de.
cided that Heunessy should die. In
order to settle who should kill him, ten
slips Of paper, numbered, were placed IN
a hat with a lot of blanks. Whoever
drew a numbered slip was assigned to the
Hennessy murder. Italian Consul Corte,
being asked today, if it was true that he
, 1891-03-17

Two men met in Tombstone the
other night who had not seen each
other in fifteen years. When they had
talked together for ten minutes they
discovered hat they had both been on
q coroner's jury in Montana, which, to
say the least, was n remarkable one.
The case was N of n man found
drowned in the Yellowstone river; his
bo+ ras brought to the coroner's
rooa-.. the jury summoned and the
bod, examined. In the hip pocket of
his overalls was found a Colts six
sho ter and in another pocket a $40
gols piece. The justice, who was also
a corDper, as is also the rule in Arizona
at the present time, fined the corpse
$50 for carrying Il concealed weapon,
and hen went on with the inquest
Tombstone Prospector.
, 1891-03-17

NEW YORK, March l6.-The Leco Il
Italia published a telegram from Palermo,
Sicily today, which stated that there is
great indignation, growing over the New
Orleans tragedy. 1t is the only subject
talked of and, the American residents
have euiRrated over to Italy and the
South. OF France.
Telegrams expressive Of the i%ndiRna,
ton OF Italian cVlouists throughout
America continue to be received by NJ.
Barsotti at the office of II Progresso.
A large number OF kilograms were re
eeived today from all Iarts of the country.
, 1891-03-17

WASuINGToN. Merch lG. - Secretary
Noble today affirmed the decision Of the
general land office holding Tor cancellation
the homestead entry of Garnet Rurks
for eighty acres OF land within the town
site Of Saltwater, located in section %,
township 10 north. auge > cast, in the
Guthrie, Okla, land list. The secretary
says, in affirming the decision, that after
n careful consideration Of the evidence he
is satisfied that Burks entry was not
made in good faith. and that it was made
only for speculative purposes.
Hence, " he says, 1T conferred no
right under the homestead law. and the
entry must be Cancelled. ~
, 1891-03-17

WAsHINaToN, March I6 During the
first excitement among the Italian residents
of the United States, Baron Fava yester-
day sent to the Italian consul general at
New York the following telegram; II
learn from the papers that excitement is
prevailing in the Italian colony on account
of the New Orleans events. ! have
resort to your influence and authority Ia
urge upon the Italians of New York,
that they sholld, by dignifed, calm and
strictly legal behavior, SHOW themselve,
in these circumstances worthy of q
civilized country 1t is understood that
similar instructions were sent to all Other
Italian consuls IN the United Ststes.
, 1891-03-17

New YoRK, March jonathan A.
Burk, a dry goods merchant, of Akron,
o., made an assignment, which was
alleged by creditors to have been
fraudulent. He was under examination
here in IA collateral suit, but was arrested
yesterday on a reQuisition from Ohio
charging him with perjury in connection
with the assignment, He was brought
before Judge Beach on habeas corpus
this morning, but the writ was dismissed
and he will be taken back to Ohio.