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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-07-14
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Important West Virginia News- All
About orr Mountain state and its

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Oh swen.y.slx young apple trees'
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nead OF sneep. MI. Lively offers
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person vino did the work.
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homney some days ago, charged
WIN s1eallng nifty dollars from
w. 3. stump. Their names
were oscar FORD ana Ed. and
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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-07-14
COUNTY COURT PRocRRDIsss.

p. w. Atkins granted license
to keep restaurant.
j. j. Spencer and j. B. Wright
awarded o contract for building
q bridge across Kincheloe creek.
Same contract for building
bridge across Ten Mile creek.
VIM. r. Alexander appointed
deputy sheriff of Harrison coun.
ity.
John Patton, 9. A. Davisson
and Huston Booth pointed road
viewers to change road near Har.
bert Bird in Elk district,
Daniel DAWSON and G. N.
|swiger appointed road viewers
at . former term Of this court
s S. !! :! :! !
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-14
GUADAGNOs CLAIM AGAINST BERr1
Mr.. Gresham Suggests that the italian Gov
eminent Defend Its Claim In the Courts.

Mr.. Gresham Suggests that the italian Gov
eminent Defend Hts Claim In the Courts.
A different complexion has been given to tho
effort OF Salvador Guadagno to secure. by at
tachment to satisfy a claim against Enrico Ber-
dthe 81. 900 which Berti placed with the italian
Consul General to secure his contract to sup
ply the Italian squadron with coal Secretary
of State Gresham has written to Baron Fava
that the object OF the proceeding taken by
GuadaRno is not to seize or attach the specific
sum OF money deposited with the italian Con-
that after the contract with the Italian Govern
ment shall hive been performed to its salts
turned to Berti. but shall bo applied. SO far as
necessary. to the payment OF Guadagno's
cla .2l, =, .o,.,o ,,,o-,.,.s. c...
says. that the action already taken by this
department. IN this matter has been altogether
unofficial and has been for the purpose OF pre-
venting. SO far as lay In Its power any annoy
tives The department has no authority to
determine what are the rights OF the parties
CONCERNED or to stay the course OF JUDICIAL pro-
ceedings. But whether the Consul General.
under treaty provisions, is entitled to disre-
gard the notice which has beer. given him.
and whether. consequently. he will be liable to
and return the money In his hands to Berti.
termine: II 1t is desired to have judicial
from which tho notice issued will no doubt
pass upon them should they be. raised.
venture to suggest that In order to facilitate
Court, Il such course Is deemed advisable.
i would be yell for the consul-General to en-
Lawyer Harcourt Bull said yesterday that
he would ask the Consul, General whether he
would hol ID the money subject to the order OF
the Court II not. Lawyer Bull would bring
suit AGAINST the Consul-General to recover the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-14
DIR. MEYERS CAREER IN THE VEST.
HIS Marriages, Fore~rieS, Alleged Poison
inGs. and SevernI Arrests.

DETROIT. July 1a-Dr. Henry G. W. Meyer.
alias Hugo Wehler. alias William Reuter-. alias
Carl Schafrer. alias Oswald. alias Stoppen was
arrested by Detectives Mcdonnell and Laly Mt
l25 Clifford street last night. He Is wanted in
New York city on charge of poisoning Lud-
wig Brandt. and 1t Is charged that he has been
responsible for the death OF four other persons.
all OF whom were put out of the way by mys-
FERROUS poison.
The story told by Detective Julien is sub.
stantially as follows Meyer is n native OF
Minden. Prussia. He came to this country
when quite young. being now only 81 years OF
age. and settled In Chicago. He graduated
from the homeopathic Medical College In that
city In 1873 and began the practice OF medi-
cine ON the north side. He was already mar
ried. and his wife died soon after he began the
practice of medicine under what were regarded
as suspicious circumstances
Then followed the death OF a wealthy North
side grocer named Gelderman. and Meyer was
tried on the charge Of poisoning him. The
charge was not proved and Meyer shortly az
terward married Gederman's widow. She
was worth about 100000 Not long after the
marriage Meyer was arrested on the charge OF
poisoning his wife's sou. He again escaped
conviction. Mrs Meyer discovered that her
health was gradually deterioratinR, This con-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-14
IS THE NOTE A FORGERYp
Testimony Before Referee In tho Matter
OF n Note Drawn by Lloyd AspinwalL

Testimony Before n Referee IN tho Matter
OF n Note Drawn by Lloyd AspinwnIL
A hearing was had before William Fl. Willis,
az referee. yesterday at 115 Broadway. in the
action OF the Bank OF the Metropolis to recover
on a note Of $4,000 purrorting to be drawn by
Lloyd Aspinwall and endorsed by William H.
Aspinwall, his brother. The note was made
on Dec. "a. and it is claimed by William Aspin-
wall that most OF the money obtained
upon It was spent by Lloyd in payment Of
losses at tho gaming table in the establishment
OF Richard A. Garfield. The note WAS given TO
John Delahunty. a lawyer. who sold 1t to the
bank. At a previous hearing. when Lloyd
Aspinwall was asked II the endorsement was
his brothers signature. he said: Il don't
know. am not willing to state"
William II. Aspinwall was called In his own
behalf yesterday. Lloyd was not present Mr..
Aspinwall said that for about six years ending
two years ago he had endorsed checks In
blank for the use of the firm Of Rowland &
AspinwaIl. Of which his brother was a mem
some Of these notes had been diverted by him.
the Bank Of the Metropolis to examine the
signature. but had then declined TO- express
an opinion as TO- Its n Ih 6ds
should negotiate the note for Lloyd. as there
he knew.
At this point in the hearing. Mr. Delahunty
asked,
ITO the best Of my. knowledge and belief.
replied the witness: ut is not" ~ ''N' re
"Is It n forgery ?"
The witness seemed in mental conflict. as his
OF his brother, and after much hesitancy. he
said that he could make no more explicit reply
than he had already done.
George II. Watson. Paying Teller Of the
Bank OF America. where William n. AEpin-
shown the endorsemo ont. said: III q check
with that signature was presented at the
bank. should refuse to pay it,"
The hearing was adjourn ed to ne xt Tuesday
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-14
VIM WALTER PHELPS DIHED.
A Neighborhood Gathering TO Welcome Hin
Hack In EnR1ewood.


The citizens OF Englewood. n. j.. gave din.
nor at the new Englewood Hotel last night to
celebrate the return Of their neiGhbor. William
Walter Phelps. who was Minister to Germany
under President Harrison. and who is now one
OF the lay Judges of the Court OF Errors and
Appeals OF New jersey.
The dinner was preceded by an informal 70.
ception. One hundred and four guests sat
down at the table. The welcome homo was in
no sense political in character. but an expres.
sion OF the qualification OF Mr.. Phelps's neigh.
again. In his letter Of aceeptanse to the conn COM
Sassstsd that it"bo Kept strictly neishbor.
shepnard Romans, Herbert B.. Turner. Cen.
iand. f 4. BrineRerhofr. T. Bell and n ea.
gresham John Il Fellows and Wayne Mao.
HeaGh. who were expected TO be present, were
The guests were seated at six tables, and at
the head OF the central table sat Mr.. PhelpA
Perhaps l can divert the stream Of report
ers from Teaneck who come like dies. note:
toward keeping me in. that i, m cans that after
and that includes attending caucuses. .sus.
gesting some candidates. suppresstng others.
peddne tekets at Il:
polls; DC. think have done my duty and am
charged by completion Of o pretty good round
term OF political service l should feel that I
was deoarred from partisanship. offensive or
otherwise. when became q Judge.
entertain an old -fashioned idea on the
subject Of the Judiciary. and think that o
Judge ought to SO conduct himself as to in.
spire his fellow citizens with such an idea Of
lmpartiality that Republican or Democratic
sutton would have no fear Of bias against him.
self in any, political question that might DO
brought before this court.
=, Somewhat similar was the feeling had
that. when was foreign Minister and repre-.
senting the. American people as q whole.
ought not to give my time and my efforts to
ever much my political sympathies were with
that part 1t was different whom was rep.
resentative in Congress: was sent there to
advocate certain class OF political opinions.
The voters in the district at the polls de-
cided that these were the opinions they want
ed. and unless the man who was elected By
them represented these opinions there could
be no government by majority. and. conso-
quently no government by the people.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-14

We'll. Doctor will You promise me that n
die you VIII help her III out me rdsn Mts IA
Companies p Then no called HE wife. and
asked her 70 get the insurance papers There IRE
Gt 49, top TWO for soS6 eseh and one Tor $500
They were issued by tho New, York Life. the
pr rom ed that would nil out the necessary
blanks, and he said that was all he wanted. i
did Ill out these blanks inter he died.
THE COMPANY PREPARED TO PAY.
"Mr. Julien called on me from the Mutual.
I identified the body for him as that Of the
man had known as Baum. some days later
s he s s ps AND ns s' poes sHd ana had
sued told him to wait moment, that had
not beETp paid yet and that l would ID 70 With
little Will before. was much surprised. and
ceived a letter dated Detroit. May /. but post
marked Detroit, May s. and signed By Mrs.
E ES She ssf s shS EHSsnS hSE
out pay ing either my bill or that OF tho under
taksr She wantcd, me S,t to See the pndsrtpker
own. J did. 1 got my letter back marked No
such person found That was the last heard
Now, OF the investigation and the autopsy
all know is that three months after the man
ms sG the no here
Doremus. the Deputy Coroner. and two others.
j was, asked to identify a body and die So 1t
tSo Boe Sn WAS that had
died Of the disease had treated him for II
now 1 am satisfied that it was administered to
him in small doses and for a long time. One
symptom OF anthony poison that was absent
was desire for water"
THE DOCTOR DID NOT SEE MEYER.
The Doctor said that the Detectives had
Baum which they had obtained from the Chi;
cage Rogues' Gallery. He had recognized all
house: he said. no obstacle had been put In his
Way OF seeing everything there was to be seen.
Than Eu rh%t
mere. He identified Mr.. Meyers picture as
that OF man he had seen. but he had not seen
morning he was always let In the back way.
Often he heard men a voices In the front room.
When he called in the afternoon he was let 10
that Wimmere had been traced by the detec-
tires. and was at the present time being shad-
owed. He though. Wimmere had given tnfor-
Baum told DR.. Minden that he was Ger
man. II have SINCE learned" said The Doc
rect name is Ludwig Brandt His father hns
been found in the old country. l have been
told also thu. the was an
there understand he took a man whose life
was insured cut In a boat on Lake Michigan.
me- Ths eet Of Is as
sunstroke. He brought the man back uncor-
scous. and he supposed dead, But the fellow
standt Brandt served term in Joliet Prison
for the crime"
The ianitor Of the house at 800 East Thir-
had Kept tev Very G much to themselves TTh They
made no friends among the neighbors, and no
one in the house had spoken to Mrs. Meyer.
The piano in the apartment was drumming
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-14
PROF.. DOREMUS's ANALYSIS.
II Took Him Nearly Year to Complete His
Examination.

It Took Him Nenrly n Year to Complete His
Examination.
Prot. Charles A. Doremus. who discovered
the poison in the body. had but very little to
say yesterday about his share Of the work.
Il was not present at the disinterment," he
said. but was called in at the autopsy. The
vital organs were then handed over to me, and
I began my tests. I had absolutely
nothing to go BY. Poisoning was sus-
pected. hut I did not even know
whether 1t was a mineral or vegetable
poison. had to begin at A and work through
to z. 1t took me almost year before WAS
prepared to hand in my report.
The methods which ] employed am not
at liberty to tell. In my connection with the
Buchanan trial learned how important 1T is
to exercise the greatest caution In speaking
about chemical analyses. must. therefore:
refuse to say anything about the case until
the District Attorney instructs me to do so.
Anthony Ia one Of the mineral elements.
and Is used very rarely In medical practice.
There have been cases Of anthony poisoning.
but they are rather rare 1t is not difficult
poison to detect when its presence is once
suspected. 1t Is the principal ingredient Of
tartar emetic."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-14
FRANK ELLISON INDICTED,
A Long Term OF imprisonment Now Co
fronts the PuciiistIc Man About Town.

Long Term of imprisonment Now Con.
fronts the Puciistic Man About Town.
Frank Ellison was indicted by tho Grand
Jury yesterday afternoon for assault in the
first degree. second offence. A second count
In the indictment charges assault in the sec
ond degree. The pugilistc man about towns
aged victim. Broker William Il. HenriQues.
had sufficiently recovered yesterday to testify
before the Grand Jury. He came to the Gen.
eral Sessions building in a cab accompanied
by his daughter Mrs. Neame and his physi-
clan. DR.. Wynkoop.
His appearance bore out his story. His form
was bent. he was much emaciated. and wore
green spectaces because OF the injury caused
by Ellison to his left eye. When he got out OF
the carriage his two companions had to sup
port him between them. They almost carried
him up the steps. He also had the aid OF q
Under the indictment Ellison. II. convicted.
may get from ten to twenty yeers' imprison-
assaulted Huehi sleyfn. who keeps q sa Don at
1aef pscs sea
seventh street. Ellison. who was returning
from tho !heatrs, had woman with him. and
District Attorney Nco III said yesterday that
court he Would not try his assai ant 'I Tor "a
month or more yet unless Ellison insisted on
immediate trial Penaing tria! he would exact
heavy bnil so as to secure Ellison's appear
ance. Ellison will be arraigned for pleading
In General Sessions to-day and the matter Of
bail arranged.
Ellison. who has been in Jefferson Market
prison for six weeks. was arraigned In the
Mr.. Henriqueas improved condition tho pris-
oner and his counsel were confident that bail
would be fixed but Assistant District Attorney
Osborne told Justice Grady that the Grand
Jury was to consider the case during the after
noon. and. In view OF this. Ellison vas re-
manded until to- day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-14
No Cholera In Egypt.

LONDON. July ia despatch from Alex
andria, Egypt, states that the report from that
city yesterday to the effect that there were
cighty-flve cholera patients In the hospital
there. and that forty deaths had occurred from
the disease. was erroneous. No cholera Is re-
ported anywhere in Egypt
The place where tho eiGhty-fve cases and
forty deaths were reported was Tor. a small
town Of Arabia Petrina. on the east shore OF
the Gulf OF Suez- A number OF Mecca pilgrims
are Iuarantined at Tor and it Is among them
that the disease has broken out. The state
andria was probably due to the dropping Of
Tor from the telegraphic despatch.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-14
D1DN,r ADy1sE wH1sxEr FoR BAsss.
DR.. Norenu Morris Thints the Health
Boards Sugrestiou Liable TO Abuse.

Dr. Morenu Morris Thints the Health
Boards Sugresttou Liable TO Abuse.
DIR. Morenu Morris wrote on Wednesday to
THE Sun to say that he In no way fathered the
whiskey clause in the Rules for the Care OF In
fants distributed by the Health Inspectors.
The clause reads:
On the hottest days 4 few drops Of whiskey may be
added either to the the food the whisky not
to exceed atenspoonful in twentyfour hours .
DR.. Morris said to n Sun reporter yesterday:
"Ihad nothing whatever TO do with the In
sertion Of that rule in the circular; In fact
was greatly opposed to it. and sent written
protest to the Board asking that it might be
expunged. 1t is not that do not think mini
mum amount OF whiskey would he beneficial
in some cases. but most OF the people to whom
these circulars go are grossly ignorant and
take no account OF the amount OF whiskey they
give their children. They do not know that q
teaspoonful of whiskey will intoxicn te an In
FAINT. 1t takes only sixty drops to mako q tea
spoonful and sixty drops do not seem much
when given. say, In two or three doses. When
I,protested to the Board gave as my reasons
:, Our office sends doctor TO the Floating
reports have heen made to me that infants
were found in their mothers arms in a state Of
administered When Che, mothers were repri-
manded they claimed the liquor had been
given in accordance with the instructions and
with the approval OF the Board OF Health. l
saw that the cases we're becoming an every.
against rule that admitted of such abuse.
The dosing Of infants with whiskey or spirits
and advice Of q medical attendant responsible
for its effects"
Gen. Emmons Clark. Secretary Of the Board
Of Health. said:
1.-THE rule Or. Morris objects to is one that
has been In the circular since 1884. do not
recall. nor docs the chief clerk Of the office.
any comm unication from Dr. Norris in which
he objected to the rule. The rule was put into
the circular. no doubt after the most careful
inquiry as to the benefit OF whiskey to infants.
and so far as know no objection has ever
been made to 1t. although 1t has been In tho !.
circular for ten years.
=" DR.. ]. D. BRYANT who is now with Preai-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland at BuZzard's Bay. was
the medical commissioner Of the Board. and
no doubt before the rule was inserted he con-
suited with Drs. Janeway and Jacoby as to its
benefit to children in hot weather. II any
complaint against the rule had been made
feel sure would know something about II"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-14
Albert should Write to HI. Mother.

II Albert Stewart happens to read this, the
very next thing he ought to do Ia to write to
his mother In Kansas City She has heard
nothing from him since April 25. when he sent
her card describing the naval parade in New
York harbor. m .
Albert is commonly known as Bert. He Is 10
years old. is tall. has blue eyes and light hair.
and wears a checked gray and black coat and
black trousers. He has q stepfather In. Kansas
City named stanley. with whom he does not
his being far from home seeking his fortu Q,
but 1t certainly does lot excuse him for fozget-
months.
These facts about Albert are derived from .
letter written to, THE SUN by his mother. Mrs.
q. f. stanley. who says In conclusion: - ~
He IL bright, smart. good'lookins boy. II I DO
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-14
THE GERMANI4's EXPERIENCE.
Just Missed Being SwIndied on n Feeble and
Fraudulent Fnthcr-ln.iaw.

Just Missed Being Sw1ndied on q Feeble and
Fraudulent Father.ln.inw.
Mr.. Cornelius Doremus. First Vice President
of the GermanIa Life Insurance Company Of
20 Nassau street. in relating yesterday tho ex-
perience Of his company with DIR. II. C. W.
Meyer. said:
Our business experience with the Doctor in
Chicago happened about three years ago.
think. He came to our office in Chicago and
brought man with him. whom he represented
as his father-in-law. Two reputable citizens
accompanied him. one a well-known broker.
Scholbe by name. and as everything appeared
all right. We examined the man. who was an
excellent risk. and issued tho policy in his
father-in-laws name. which j do not remem-
Der. After the policy had been in force nearly
year we heard the report that Meyer had
man to look him up. and also to interview the
father-in-law.
and asked to see the iather-in; law the two
women whom lie found there. aud who proved
to be Meyers wife and sister in law. hesitated
an excuse that he was very feeble. and not
able to see anybody. Our agent remembered
healthy man. SO Representing himself as AN an
officer 81 the law he demanded. to see the sick
man ma :, ne was finally admitted, and found 70
live. lie at once had Meyer and his three S nc
that his father-in-law was being poisoned.
When removed from Meyers power the old
man Immediately began to get better a Though
he would meyer he good risk for nm insurance
company. Wealso had another evidence OF an
ATTEMPT to poison the old man
Meyer escaped from iail we believe. through
Offering money to a constable who was taking
him to tho Court House. Wo have never really
learned the exact particulars Of his escape. as
the police Kept 1t O secret. We Immediately
put detectives on Meyers track and finally
caught him In Denver. The other men had
secured bail In the mean time and were out
The case came to trial before Judge Gary. and
Never and his partner were released on tech
nicalty. During Meyers imprisonment HIS
wife almost lived in our office here begging for
her husbands release. We found In our In
yestlgation in Chicago that Meyer was known
IN German circles by the name OF GIT
Never, which means In English Poison
Meyer"
At the oifice Of the Etna Insurance Com any
4 WAS said that Meyer had Httem pted to swim
die the company in the West In almost the
same way. The particulars OF the case tho
officers In this city do not know. Officers OF
tho New York Life denied that Meyer had
swindled that company.