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The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-03-30
Prof. Pixies Remarkable Career.

William c. Pike, an inmate of the
Asylum for Insane Criminals, of Ches-
ter, ILL.,, was taken before Judge Wall, on
a writ of habeos corpus, and discharged
as sane man. The case of Prof. Pike
is remarkable, and although he has spent
sixteen years as an inmate of insane
asylums, he has never been crazy. On
the 10Th day of March, 1877, William c.
Pike killed Stephen S. Jones. Jones
was the editor of the Religio- -Philosoph-
icol Journal. at Chicago, and had en-
tered into Prof. Pixies home. He de-
spoiled Pixies wife. and when the terri
BILE fact became known to Pike, it was
the craZiest hour he ever knew. He
pondered over the matter, undecided
whether to kill himself or Jones, until
at length something told me" said the
professor, "tO kill Jones" and he did it.
In spite of his protestatiOns that he did
the deed deliberately and while in pos
essiOn of all his faculties, his lawyer,
Gen. Stiles, secured a verdict of insanity,
and he was sent to the asylum. Prof
Pike has been recognized as man of
uccp lcdIuluS dllU d UcdCucI DIS Wcll DIS d
disciple of mental philosophy, phrenol-
ogy and spiritualism. He has lectured
in many Eastern cities and examined
the craniums of thousands. To-day,
after an experience which parallels Ed
mund Dantes' in Monte Cristo," Prof.
Pike walks the streets again free man,
but with seventy-five years of time
whitening his hair and enfeebling his
strength. 1t was doubtless an insane
act said the professor, speaking of the
killing of Jones, "but l regarded it as
the most righteous act of my life, and 1
killed him as would have crushed a
poisonous reptile that came into my
home to destroy my loved one." After
sixteen years the scenes appeared as
fresh to him as if it was yesterday, and
and as he spoke those words tears filled
the old mans eyes and his voice quaver-
ed pathetically. He will at once resume
his career as lecturer on phrenolOgy,
and has secured the services of an act
i've young man to act as his manager.
Among the first business the old man
has to attend to will be to prove his
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-03-30

been miraculously fed may have
thought themselves very shrewd and
practical because they followed up at
once what promised them tangible re-
turns, but they were so intent on bread
as to make themselves dull to Christ's
warning against spending labor for that
which would not satisfy.
OF course one seeks to become expert
in recognizing value with the thought
of always selecting the best. Yet, not
a few would admit that what they are,
seeking most cannot for moment
compare with what they neglect. While
pleading that they have not time for
everything, they take the strange course
of giving to trifling pursuits the time
that they admit to be too short for the
attainment of more than one aim.
Many person is forced to be con-
tent with occupations and possessions
that he knows are not the best, but cir
cumstances bar his way to what he
rightly prizes. In the case of the very
best things such disappointment is i'm
possible, for they all come as gifts from
One whose stores are unlimited and
who rejoices to give to all who ask
Solomon had been offered his choice of
good things. He might have asked
selfshly or ambitiously. He asked wise
ly instead. He coveted that discern
ment which should enable him to be a
good king, ruling for his peoples well
fare, and in the fear of God. So much
was God pleased with SOlomon's choice,
that he gave him in untold abundance
the unasked blessings. 1t is not the
gold that shuts man out of heaven,
but the feeling he cherishes for it, and
the way he uses it. 1t is not the fame
man may acquire that spoils his char
acter, it is the estimation he holds in it,
and its result upon mankind. Long
life may be blessing, or curse, ac-
cOrding to it's aim. Oh, that our aim
may be from this on to seek-the best
things. A. A. w.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-03-30
To Succeed Gen. Hayes.

Gen. r. BrinkerhOff has been elected
to succeed the late ex-President Hayes
as president of the Ohio Archaeological
and Historical society, and has also
been re-appOinted by Gov. Mckinley
as member of the board of state char.
tiles. Gen. BrinkerhOff has been iden-
titled with the interests of the Prison
Congress since its organization, and his
experience as vice-president make him
thoroughly cOnversant with the work.
Roeliff BrinkerhOff was born at Owas-
co, Cayuga county, New York, June
%, 1923. He is descendant, in the
seventh generation, of Paris Derrick
son BrinkerhOtf, who emigrated from
Holland in 1888, and settled in Brook
lyn, n. Y. He was educated at the
public schools and academies of Homer
and Auburn, n. Y, and at the age of
sixteen began teaching. AT the age of
nineteen he became tutor in the home
of Andrew Jackson, Jr., at the Her
mitage. remaining there until 1850,
when he entered the law Office of Jacob
BrinkerhOff, at Mansfield, O. He was
admitted to the bar in 1852, and was in
the enjoyment of a large and lucrative
practice when the civil war broke out.
In September, 1861, he entered the
United States army as first lieutenant
and regimental quartermaSter of the
Sixty-fOurth Ohio Volunteer Infantry,
and went through the war, being in
September, 1866, brevetted brigadier
general, and rendered commission in
the regular army, which he declined.
Then he returned to Mansfield and re-
years been identified with the work of
prison reform, and for several years has
been first vice. president of the Nation
al Prisoners Aid Association. He was
one of the most prominent workers at
it's recent congress in Baltimore, and
was unanimously reelected first vice
preSident.-NeaO York Times.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-03-30

A lawyer of Pittsburg John H. Ste
vensOn has the honor to be his name
has drafted and sent for introduction
into the Pennsylvania legislature bill
that is worthy of notice. 1t is bill pro-
viding that no man addicted to the habit
of drinking Intoxicating liquors shall
be appointed to any statutory Office
in that state. Being addicted to the
habit of drinking intoxicating liquors
is interpreted by this act to mean that
a man has been publicly intoxicated
within one year previous to his ap-
pointment. The word publicly leaves
a large hole in this wOuld-be statute.
Then Mr. StevensOn's act names the
officers whom it is intended to affect
They include administrators and guard
ianS, commissioned officers of state mi
litia, policemen and firemen and all
officers created by special law or stat
ute. This would probably include
teachers in the public schools if such a
thing had ever been known as school
teachers getting drunk. The peculiar
feature of this wOuld-be law is, how
ever, in it's postscript or last clause, "It
will not affect members of the legisla
ture.''
Why not members of the legislature?
There can only be one explanation.
Members of the Pennsylvania legisla
ture must be such teetotal temperance
men that there was no need to include
them under the law against men who
get drunk holding Office. 1t is odd, too,
for members of congress and of legisla
lures generally are not averse to intox-
icating drinks. But not Pennsylvania
legislators, as we see from Mr.. Steven
sons law. They never are drunk.
Allow us herewith to hold up the Penn
sylvania legislators to the gaze of an
admiring world as the only state legis
lators in America who never become
intoxicated.-St Joseph Gazette.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-03-30
MINNESOTA, MARCH 80, 1898.

right and title to 100 acres of land right
in the center of Watertown, S. d., which
grant was one of the very last papers
signed by President Garfield, which he
says he has never assigned to anyone
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-03-30
Solves It.

Life is conundrum. And the horse
thief who has been riddled with bullets
generally gives it up.-Patck.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-03-30
Noblesse Oblige.

Alec firstly: Do you believe in cleo
trOcutiOn?
Foggarty: No, sir; do not. The old
fashioned way of hanging that suited
my forefathers is good enough for me.
Puck.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-08-03

WASIiiNGrnN, july ~ The arrest
IN New OrletnS of j amrs NJ. D)wlinp
Cashier Of the United States mint there
is the result Of an investigation con
uuctrd 10y the treasury, following the
the fire III the vault of the mint dis
covered June 2G. When the treasury
| department was informed that the fire
IN 'hr mint destroyed nearly all or the
| y ickag" containing S21,ODO in green
! backs suspicion was at once aroused
because the fire occurred within a few
q iyS of the time for setting up the
annual accounts and at a time when
the new administrator was likely to
make change in the Office Of superin-
tendant.
Accordingly secret service agent
ana an expert counter from the Office
Oh lhe nlted States treasurer were
sent 10 New Orleans to make an inves-
tgatlon. Fh"y arrived on July 4 and
soon lOund evidence enough to show
that the fire had been klndled to cover
Il robbery. Reports received at the
treasury department show that Of the
DIS OF denominations contained in the
package only spoonful of ashes re-
NAMED, an amount utterly inconsistent
WIN TN" amount of money presumably
burned out Of the remains of the pack
aga. The expert counter succeeded in
lhcIltllylnP only III ~. III the vault
was found much inilammable material
that should not have been there, slivers
OF resinous pine, burnt matches and
candle n'lrely different from any used
in the mint.
Everything pointed to Cashier
l?oWling as the guilty man He was
the only person WLo had access to the
vault and on Saturday, June q, had
remained at the mint an hour after the
clerks Irft. He cl .sed the vault and it
was not opened until Monday morning
when the fire was discovered. DoWl-
Ing said that the fire was caused by the
explosion Of an electric light, which
overturned burning lamp. His ex-
planatIon was not satisfactory, and
last Monday night United States
warrant for his arrest was sent from
Washington to New Orleans.
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Five Sentenced to Die.

LAUHENs, = G., July 20 Il rhe court
of general sessions concluded this
m0rnimg and adJ ,urned without DELAY.
&. J. jennings, cplored preacher con
vlc!eh yesterday of murder. was sem
fenced To b" hanged on the FIRST Friday
IN september. ~ demurrer and mo-
tIon tor new trial were overruted His
VIII" ana Clara Bullock, in whose cases
4 mlS'rHl was ordered, were allO wed
bail. John Ferguson, convicted of
wife murder, was. sentenced TO be
hanged on the first Friday in Septem-
Der. After passing of the sentence he
aHke the Judge If ne Gould dispose OF
h'N httlr gl:l by will. Charley Green,
George BDWrrs and Wade Cannon were
convicted Of arson in burniug the dwell
lug house of j. ID. lIArstou and as there
Was no reC0inmendillO to mercy were
Sculencrd 70 hang on the first Friday
IN September. C Morrison was SEN
fenced TO three years IN the peniteni-
ary, convicted as II COmm)E cheat of
obtaining mohey from Negroes under
prttenSe OF representing IA benevolent
enterprise. All the defendants are Ne
Hrnc9. 1t was bloody Issue. In ,Jen.
nlnga' case an appeal will be taken and
IN" sentence suspended. An appeal
may be taken in Green's case.-Green
vile News,
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The Ford Theatre Horror

WAsHINGToN, d. c., July 24.-The
grant jury to-day found Il true bill
AGAINST Col. Fredcrlck G. Ajnswor tn,
chelt OF record and pension division OF
the war department.; George W. Dant,
contractor employed to make cXcaya-
tons for tn electric l:gNt plant; William
E. Covert, superintendent, and Francis
Sasse, engineer Of the building, holding
them responsible for the old Ford
theatrc disaster of June last, in which
twcnt y. three persons lost their lives,
and large number of others were in
.iured.
1t is understood that the defendants
will not be arraigueG for some days yet'
as their trial cannot take place before
the September. ter n of Court,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-08-03
THE EXTRA SESSION,
POLICY OF PRESIDENT CLevelAND
CONCERNING 1T.

ihe Shermin Law Must be Kepsaled
'nconditionally-rari Reform to Walt
TIL the Finances Are Adiusted-The
President Fears the Senate.
NEW YORK, July 2S.-The World
will print the following tomorrow:
The World is enabled today to an
nounce authoritatively the Immediate
policy OF President Cleveland and his
administration in regard to the ap
preaching special session of Congress.
Briefly, 1t will De AS follows:
FIRST. silver reform by the absolute
and unqualified repeal of the Sherman
law; second, tariff reform to be prose-
cu'rd in accordance with the pledges
OF lhe party, as soon as. but not before,
IN" finances OF the country are again
up Il stable basis
Mr.. cleveland Is annoyed and exaspe-
rated at the unexpected interference
win ms ttrlif reform plans, but he is
not iScourag"d. lie proposes to meet
IN" silver question in the same straight
forward manner tina has characterized
MS handling of tariff IN ttterS
Mr.. CleVclanu'S advice to the COMING
special session of & DngreSS will be for
tn" repeal at once of the sherman sill.
yer law. He believes that any cDmpli-
cations OF this issue with amendments.
substitutes or similar PROPOSITIONS.
VIII be detrimental to the purposes of
the repeating act, which are not 80
much for h" purpose of working any
instant chang" in the financial system
OF the country aS tor the re StOratinn of
business coniid nee throughout the
land
From iutnrmt'i at his command.
MIR. Cleveland has ~ )ubt that his
policy will hr adop'ri ~ the House Of
representatives, after discussion and
consideration. 1t is in the : nate that
the trouble will come. What will fol-
low III" repeal is matter that will
not b" injected into tile present fight,
II the AdminiS' ration has lis WAY. That
further financial legislation will be
needed, the President considers proba-
p't, hul what its nature Shall be is "A
! matter Tor future determination, The
! iirSt lhlnE tr tie done is to clear the
ground. When that is uOne, the uues-
tlon of construction can be considered
upon an Intelligent b isis.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-08-03

TAHLEQUAU, |. r., July ~ Word
has been r'c.IVed here HAT Bud Smith,
Charles PlItnrr and wilson, pals OF
Henry Starr, were captured IL Il point
II, ar Cherokee City la"t nrJnl. Af,r
the bank robbery At BrnLUnv.l!c, Ark
these par1irs travelled together until
they crossed the ) ate line. These
men dressed rs day liDDrrrS and secured
en- ,,iO} mcnl within irW miles of
Cherokee Ci.y. A few days AGO Smith
WcnU to a disLilltrY accompanied by NJ.
Is. Harper, young man whose visible
occupation is that Of chrome lOaicr,
but who has proved shrnwd detective
working und,r The Southern AssOcn-
LiOl. WhlJc under The nnu ,ncc )t liquor
Smith gave Harper the coveted infOrma-
too. \ depu,y marshal was notified,
the robbers were arrested. idcntllir ed and
| Ddgcd in Ill. Al puL 81, 500 in green.
bacNs was found on the three men.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-08-03

ihe Shermhn Law Must be Repealed
'nconditionally-rarin Reform to Walt
TIL the Finances Are Adjusted-The
President Fears the Senate
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-08-03
4 Bloody PicuIc

NASHVILLE. Tenn, july 2i.-At a
picnIc ~ Bon Aqua to-day, given by
the young people of Warner, a tight
occurred m which three men were bad
~ cut, aad one OF them named Yates
D1d almost instantly, and Redding,
another o. the trio. was found dead in
the woods this afternoon.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-08-03
SnnDihcrOCi,

SAVANNAH, July 2l.--A colorcd
"cIna" ai'' hcr Nv" children was smot1-
cfcd To d-ath q" a tenement hOus tire
early inns mUrh q IN the "oinrcd quar-
rr OF this Guy. The fire b. Ike out in
The lower part of the house and burned
the SIT" "aY, filling the upper room
where the woman aud children were
sleeping. with smoke and sullocatino
lhem. The mother and her little boy
ana girl ran TO the stairway and then to
inc windows, but every avenue of escape
Being cut off, they dropped on the floor
"here their bodies, naked and scorched
by INC Iamcs, were found by the fire.
men.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-08-03
J., iuI,d ,II" Drilrr,

DAELINGrDN, jul, u. j. & VIII
cox, IA tn" II ,rin' of tn" !N'It" of South
''hrullna, has nruugut an sc III ag inSL
j. VI. .lhn"S, IN cX-IlQupr dril"r, SIM.
ir 10 lh" dCtl N ia Cni'hSlnn, agilE1t
Ch.CcO, tor VIula'iDn Of the prcvl>iDus
ui HE dipcn~LrN act. and ~ applicd
ion WAS mad. 20 J rdgr Hudson for an
l.lunc Ion and or Ter OF S.Arcp and
SrIZhrr. The lndGr, in GurFe Il lengthy
oplrlbn, rcidSr I'll" ora, ! asked fDr in
1850, princlptlY uD)n the ground of
TIA" uhc 'nS1l utlO lali'V Of tnc act. lie
h"Id th.' IN" act nad a'trlnpi pd TO con
ter pONcrS upOI tn COirC Of tuuity
~hich belonged Xclust vc.v toa ms.
trnhl trial ju-tIc", and II at a,t.mpted
10 transfer to the civil coutt matters
belonging under th" Constitution tx
cluSiEclV to the Court of General Ses.
SlOnS. .-Staie
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-08-03

said to have been offered to Capt. James
ii. Tillman, eldest son of Congressman
Tillman. but it is likely that he will not
accept. This statement is not con
lecture but an absolute fact, if the
prominent gentlemen in question can
he relied on. All the recommendation
for Federal positions substantiate what
has been said. ltis said by the aspirant
himself that Senator Butler is making
every effort to have the notorious
lyncher Caughman, of Lexington, ap-
pointed reading clerk OF the United
States Senate. He now holds the Office
OF fish commissioner by appointment
OF Governor TiIlman, but for the sake
OF being reading clerk has rpnOunced
his allegiance to the reform movement.
The supposed trrachery Of Congress.
man Shell has caused universal indig- |
nation AMI disgust among the rpfor- |
merS. Lively times are ahead in South |
carolina politics. and the campaign or |
lN9i promises new ana interesting
phases. CEADDOCK.
WIN b" Hung.
C"LUMEIA, July 2G.-Hy reference to |
the Supreme COur: decision in another |
column II will he seen that the appeal
"i G"or"c :. Turner, under sentence OF
death IN SpartnnhurL, has been refused |
bN th" Supreme Court and the case re.
mundcl Ia the Circuit Court that a new !
day hn sr, iDr his execution. The de- |
c)S1"n "i lhc Court Was rendered hv AS.
""rIHt' Justice Pope. Associate Justice
Mct"wan concnrs i'll the result aud |
Chici Justice McIvcr ,hsScnts.
i ne apr'a! in this case was
dol5lc one. After Turner was convict.
rd motion was made before
jui!Lc Norton iUc Il new trial. Thls
was refused aul an apurtl was taken to
The Sup"rm" "lrt. i tprc the lccis.
lnu OF III" Supreme C"irt was flied on
th> appeal, a motion was made lDr II
new ual on the ground "l newly dis.
covered evidence. This motion has
the cas-" juStc" L rpc l,ltcS tho ground
lhal u" new "vI!rucc u,rh wnlch IL"
motion was basel IL not Sun ,"ur -
ailrct the vrrd;vl even shuuld it w. AIT
niilcd IN triad. Chief justice Nj liver
- OF the opinion that the new cv.,i"ucr
mlGht cause a different result. On &C |
count & the CtrCUm stances Ui Che |
rrInc aud l'un.r's position m
i'c community l!c cas-" has
! AT rAci"d Widespread attrl..ln n and
/ ulcrrS, The case has been h fore 1hc
/ Court no" iDru"a rlN two Years and much
! speculation has been INDUCED IN as tn
! the pruhl iNtY o! Turner's ulyll, the
penalty Ui hls crime. His cas-" havinr
been dismissed hN the Supreme Court
he VIII now suffer the extreme prnallv
Ni The law mlc, CX".u@Nr elem .uvy Is
I"NrIrlSr" II hlS h&hii, Anl >h4 IL
not prUbarl".
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-05-18

Albany News and Advertiser: MIR.
). 5. Norton, of Boston, was in the
city yesterday. Mr.. Norton is one
of the largest stock farmers in Thom>
as county, raising early vegetables
Tor the Northern markets, and we
are glad to state that in this be has
been quite successful. He has 40
acres IN Irish potatoes, from which
he expects to gather l, 200 barrels of
potatoes, or, cay thathe allows three
bushels to the barrel, making 5000
bushels. 1t is cate to say he will
realize 81 90 per barrel, thus max
ing the total reach $1,000 from 40
acres of land, and that in potatoes.
This IS remarkably fine showing, and
it is strange that our farmers will
still persist in planting so much cot
ton, when there is much more mon
ey to be made in small fruits and
vegetables.
A very peculiar story comes from
Livingston district in Floyd county.
1t seems that young man named
Joe Caheely died a very mysterious
death Wednesday. The doctors say
he died of hydrophobia, hut his tam
lily cannot account for mis- having
such disease. They believe that
he received it from wildcat. Some
time ago he and his brother went
hunting and killed wildcat in the
river bottoms, and after the cat was
dead Joe extracted its long teeth to
keep as curlosities. He did not
make any scars in doing so, but it
is believed that there is where he
received the poison which ended
his life.
Two loving hearts in Athens, after
an unfortunate estrangement, have
been made one for the second time.
Thirteen years ago John Mclorman
and Miss Irene Peeler loved and
were married. After 3 few months
misunderstanding arose, the two
could not live to gether and a di>
vorce followed. Recently the two
became reconciled and minister
tied the knot again.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-05-18
TO BE SOLD.
The Marietta and North
Georgia Railroad.
THE DECREE SAYS IN SIXTY DAYS,
X. j. LOWrey and Receiver ]. B. Glover
Named as Commissioners to Dis.
pose of the Road.

A final decree was taken in the
federal court Saturday morning for
the sale Of the Marietta and North
Georgia railroad.
1t is to be sold within sixty days
to the highest bidder, the minimum
price fixed by Judge NeWmar's or
der being 1926, 900 for the Georgia
end Of the line and 100000 for the
Tennessee end, or $1,725, 900 for the
whole.
The road is to be sold n1er the
petition OF the Central Trust COM
pany of New York, who had it put
in the hands of "a receiver couple
of years ago, and other bnndholders
and intervening creditors, a list of
whom would be almost innumerable.
Mr.. R. j. Lowery, ct Atlanta, and
Receiver Glover, of Marietta, were
named as commissioners to dispose
OF the property and will arrange the
sale to be sold at Marietta depot.
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Mr.. Frank Elmore, of Gordon,
Pickens county, Ala, gave in $685.
900 tor taxes the other day, when
people thought be was a poor man.
He says while on a bed Of sickness
FIVE years ago the ghost of strange
man told him to dig under his house
and he would find hidden treasures
there where stick was in the ground,
which he could have if he wouldn't
use in five years and if he would
put up tombstone to an unmarked
grave near his house. He dug and
found $4,000 in silver and $4,000
in gold of a very ancient date. He
complied with the ghosts wishes ard
now the five years have expired be
has begun to use the money.
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LET us KNOW.

The Valdosta Telescope expresses
in p. few words what we want to say
''Send US the news, personal, So
cial and otherwise. If you have Wis
itors, let us know who they are and
from where they came. If there is a
party at your house, to which we are
not invited tell US about it; if your
neighbor does anything out of the
usual order of things-we mean any
thing good or heroic-apprise US of
the fact if you think ofgolng to
Canada or the North Pole, if you
contemplate matrimony or suicide,
send us due notice. In short, let us
know what you know and what our
neighbors don't know"