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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-02-06
HART MUST DIE.
The Jury at Rockford, lIls.,
Finds Him Guilty.
HE MURDERED HIS TWO SISTERS.

ne CflAhs Usaeabtedly the Result q
TresSss - sAe Family Over the Divisiea
ef Property Len by the Father, Who
Committed Saicshe-How the Murderer
Killed shs Two Girls During the A.
sssee q Thsar Mother.
ROCKFORD, Ills, Feb. 6.-Aftcr being
out little over an hob in the Hart muir
der trial the jury brought in verdict
finding the prisoner guilty Of murder in
the first degree. dxing the punishment at
death. Hart murdered his two sisters.
His act was undoubtedly the result Of
trouble in the family over the division Of
the estate left by Johr. Eart, the father Of
the defendant, who committed suicide two
years ago, leaving much valuable prop
crty. The family consisted of Mrs. Hart,
two daughters and six sons. John, who
wRs the oldest hoy, wanted the estate di.
vided, while the mother and sisters would
not consent to break up the homestead
Up to the time Of the double murder the
counsel Of Mrs. Hart and her daughters
prevailed, and the. family lived together
ON the farm, which prospercd under the
management Of the boys.
AoouBkcd His Two Sisters.
The day Of the tragedy John was at
home alone with his mother and sisters.
During the afternoon Mrs. Hart left the
house for n hort time. 1t was during her
absence that Hart attacked the two girls,
killing Mary instsntiy and fatally injuring
Nellie. She died the following day, but
made an anti-mOrtem statement fixing the
crime upon brother, John Hart. Hart's
crime was most deliberate and fiendish
No sooner had Mrs Hart left the house
than he called Nellie to the barn and in
duced her to go with him to the basement,
where he nearly pounded the life out of
her and then compelled her to drink q
mixture of paris green. Not satisfied that
the injuries he had inflicted would prove
fatal, Hart completed his murlerous at
tack with two pistol shots. Leaving the
dying girl in the barn, the murderer went
to the front yard and attacked Mary. The
girl was almost as strong as her brother
and made n desperate fight for her life.
Was u Terrible struggle.
The porch where she had been sitting
was stained with blood and the surround
ings showed terrible struggle had
taken place. The design of the murderer
was successfully executed, for he left his
sister dying ON the grass. As Mrs. Hart
was returning to the farmhouse she saw
John gallop out of the. barnyard gate ON
an unsaddletl horse. Near the Dorch she
wxs horrified to find the dead body Of
Mary. The alarm was given, and search
for Nellie led 4 the discovery of her sense.
less body under the harm. She was cared
for and every effort made to save her life
There was no hope, however, and to At
tOrnPy II q NctyOv she u,adt, har MT
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-02-06
Killed on IN Elevated Road.

CHICAGO, Feb. 6.-An Alley - train at
Fifty-fifth street struck and fatally in
jurrd John Lepocq, n tcamster living at
$40 Forest avenue. Lepocq was ON the
tracks. where he had evidently clamberetI
by the supports from the ground, and wa.
attempting to get to the platform from
the track. He was struck by the engine,
which cut on his right leg and inflicted a
had scalp wound. Lepocq was taken to
the Mercy hospital, where he died two
hours later.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-02-06

ihe Lutheran ministers Of Oshkosh,
Wis. have made rule that no member Of
2 labor union can belong to the church.
The ground Of the prescription is that
labor unions demand explicit obedience to
the decision of the majority, while the
Lutherans hold that only God can demand
such obetience. Besides, unions arc gen.
orally secret societies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-02-06
ExPai,ed Historian bancroft.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6.-The Cali.
!ornia pioneers expelled Historian
Bancroft. the historian. for alleged
untruthful statements.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-02-06

BOSTON. Feb. Ga bill was intro
duced in the Legislature to prevent
women appearing in public in short
or low nccked dresses. II was re.
ferrcd.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-02-06

IAPor1x, Ind, Feb. 6.-The Hit Win
- vss placed On the docket in opsa
.uu,t Thc late John Hit left N sstats
v.iued st SsOO,OO. The will failed 70 pgU-
vi.ie Sor . numhsr a heifs, some a whom
C~s, dis,nhssitsd, and the contestants
49, thst The tsstat0r w1s q unsound
1ind. IL trial promises se0s vssy inter
e-eanw 6uVu10u0ou1o.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-02-06

LOWELL, Mass. Feb. 6-Captain Joseph
Garibee, alias 'Jos the Turk" and two
Salvation Army musicians, were arrested
for obstructing . principal street after
being repeatedly ordered to move on. Ths
Salvationists attracted . crowd Of nearly
QUE thousand people and = dozen officers
were required to make the arrests.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-02-06
VERY LATEST
THE INCOME TAX.
The Senate Finance Commit
tee Favors It.
Boston Crank Again Gets the
Floor to be Heard.
He Introduces a Bill as to
Women's Dresses.
The General Budget of Tele-
graphic News.

WAsHINGroS, d. c. Feb. 6-The
senate finance committee will prob.
a"iy report the income tax feature.
In the house after roll call and
committee reports. the house rcsum-
Ell the debate in the Hawaiian mat
ter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-02-06
,s@s.c... rr-,.r,.s to MOVE.

GrAYMAs, Feb. 6.-1hc Mexican
army isPreParinga campaign against
the foqui Indians. American troops
Will cooperate IL the Indians cross
the line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-02-06

BUFFALO. Feb. 6.-The union dry
docks and buildings burned this
morning, with loss of $50. 900.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-02-06

DExvER, Feb. al. F. Werner, . Swsd-
ish newspaper man, who startQa frua
Chicago Jan. y to make . trip around ~
void without . osnt b his pocket, has
arrived in Denver. The Rio 0Eanda rail-
rod has given him . pa8 acruss ths
snre.mHnaua
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-02-06
Tine khe<a.v. s.,..,,,..~

CAIRO. Feb. 6.-The Khedive open.
ed the general assembly today in
DersOn
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will. .sp TtItiptIN
Master Mason aud sssistsnt at Fire Dspsrtment,
Faikoneralle. IS Copenhagen, r"
"Formerly Master Mason and General Assistant
berg r."
The character Of the Master Mssous J. y.
lampe and y. Thurlin are thus: That the trust
wor'hiness OF the testimonials 10 undisputed
WERNER.
Police Sergeant Frrdericksberg Police station. -
Fredericksburg December. 1893"
A certificate Is attached signed by Or
lando II. Baker. United States Consul at
Copenhagen, Denmark.
Tegner said his certificate made no
ment, but he now had the girl, and
whether the father likes 1t or not mat
tiers little to him, and he would support
her. too, without outside help.
Mr.. Kutcher owns considerable prop
erty and is reputed to be wealthy. 1t is
said that he positively refuses to recog-
nize his daughter, and declares he has
disowned her.
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seventeen" said Mrs. Kutcher. land ~
sne mad waited one year the objection
would have been withdrawn" Clara
had said nothing to her about being
married Sunday morning, and the last
thing she did in the house was to wash
the dishes on Sunday evening. That
was 'ne last time she had seen the
girl Monday morning she found that
cara and her clothes we're gone, and
when Mr.. Kutcher returned from mar.
ket about o'clock. she told him about
II, and about all he said was, 1.-THE devil
go with them"
MT. kutcher was angry over the
matter and swore the daughter should
never cross his threshold again, and
ulu not want to see her or have any
kutcher said the young man was not
able to support Miss Clara at present,
and II they had waited a year a grand
"eaoinS would have been given them.
the reason he married the girl in such
haste was to take her from a home in
Mnicn she was not well treated. Il have
known Know her Tor the past two years" he
sald, and as soon as her father found
out that we were keeping company he
forbade Clara to see me. That made no
difference. for we met each other just
me same: The girl was beaten and i'll
he threatened that IL he caught us to-
gether he would first shoot us and then
himself"
Young Tegner said Mr.. Kutcher had a
bad temper, which was one cause Of the
trouble, and another was that Mrs.
kutcher was a stepmother to Clara, and
they could not agree in religion. CLARA
and l consulted" he said, land came 10
the conclusion that It was better to get
married" The assertion made by Clara :
parents that he was not able to support
their daughter. Tegner said, had no
foundation, for he had steady employ
ment.
Clara climbed out of the window Sun
day night, he said. because her parents
sleeping apartment was so arranged that
she could not reach the outer door with
out being detected.
Tegner said Mr.. Kutcher had done all
in his power against him, and had gone
so far as to assail his character. Mr..
Kutcher had circulated reports that he
had got in trouble with a woman in Den
mark and had been forced to come To
this country to escape arrest To ref,ite
the story, Tegner said he sent to his
home and certificate of good charac ter
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HERR MOST FOR THE STAR.
Is Old Baument In "The WeaVerS,"
He Will Hold the Stage Of the
ITALIA Theatre on Oct. 5.
HAUPTMANN WROTE The PLAY.
Like His Other Piece, "Hsnnele," 1t Ia
Realistic, and 1t Will Give Most .
Chance to Fight tho Militia.

The announcement that Herr Most.
professional Anarchist, is to appear as
the star In a theatrical performance at
the Thalia Theatre on the evening Of
Oct. S will doubtless surprise many per-
sons. but II will be no surprise whatever
TO few intimate friends of Herr Most
who Tor a long time have known that
his temporary retirement from the large
public eye has been solely in order that
he might blaze forth again In a new
light.
II the police have known anything
about his intentions (and they are popu-
larry supposed to know everything about
them they have been exceedingly dis
Greet and reticent. 1t Is not from the lips
of Supt Byrnes or any OF his skilful
detectives that the news of this latest
mission" of the dreadful Anarchist has
been obtained. The Information comes
in the form OF a confession from the
redoubtable Herr Most himself
For the last three weeks he, In COM
pany with number of equally harmless
appearing persons, has been frequently
seen entering the place of one Prause, in
Third avenue, between Thirteenth and
, Fourteenth streets. on Monday and
Thursday evenings the number of mys-
FERROUS men and women going into this
sa.oln in the wake of the boss Anarchist
has been very large. They have been in
the habit OF entering the doors at s
o'clock, and not coming out again until
nearly midnight.
OF course all sorts of dynamite hatch
ings were associated with these gather
ings. but II now appears that nothing
more threatening to the welfare of the
| community portended that is found In the
purpose of Herr Most and his friends to
present drama at the Thalia Theatre,
All these mysterious meetings at
| Praises have been merely rehearsals Of
| the play.
1t will astonish a number of enter
prising theatrical managers to learn that
the play in which Herr Most proposes to
star is nothing less than Gerhard Haupt-
mann's revolutionary and realistic
drama, Die Weber," or, AS rendered in
English, THE Weavers" Gerhard
| Hauptmann is the author of "Hannele. "
the play which was produced by the
Rosenfeld Brothers at the Fifth Avenue
Theatre late last season. and which
made the biggest sensation OF the year.
| The Weavers" was written before
"Hannele," but has had few public
| representations. 1t was played for some
time IN Paris, and once or twice on the
censors prohibited its public perform
ance. Various American managers arc
| said to have thought seriously of trying
the drama here. but were frightened Of
the fear Of offending good taste.
Herr Most is Influenced by no sucf
scruples. AS a young man he took al
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A., .S..,, .na
tc've part N amhteu, tnee.yivas, stu
ne ne upe i, not rec, Az unue er,nn, Us soie
us aoiiity 10 snine III ~, iihPoI.en Iyie,
he has secured from the , dlsunsvr,s nee
r ena" Rn,a s w, .nS p,S ~ nrnnpse.
10 40 ~. ne IN 70 pe ass,steu Nv .n ~
en.erpIlse ps rnenpyrs a.. "pe,,o W
Sn,an snateur 'nea.r' 81 ~, .r,r,s.
VII. w mat money ,o,nEs iLo,', VI. y pa
Will ! is sald; pc aiviaeu neswsen hu ar
osT on strussnng newspapers VI A"a'
enist,v teiuehties' A., 4, 49, ,,,oor,,,,
Maluraly. ierr Most rs wy ,n'po ~, ~
nsure ~ u'e pronlseu pr nH a,u ~
aPpieCian ms tnle u VIII oe ~ i!
70 uesrr'ns prIeny tne p,o, III, nj W., r, p1o,y,r
Z ~ ~ nse acts' snu " WI ",, ,'u ~
nUurs eaVn nlEh,. ne sUe"e 'u ~,
S,'esLa Snu tnt uate Is 1870, A. tue YIN"
o ,i 'nt nis,pr,cdi nrrau ia,,v, aoI,v.r
, WI, SION SION tnS sarV'nE wensrrTf
ana beihg notlhcd that a sun Iurtner re-,
nuCtnh IN wages Is 10 ne maue; ~
VIII snow me nome OF one OF ,ne
oppressed WeaEsrs. anu VIII n.rouuse
,ms Stor, iittr Most. ne VIII sPPea, ar
va haunent an aged weaver, Wl.n "a
,,Ins gray nearu' VINO, up 10 tue ,,i'e VI
ms lntro,uStlon IN me pay, mas t.
gardei all human suuerings as sitnply
tne WI OF God. he 's piSus oin man
~ lne heGinhlhs pnt herr MOST ~ son
nuent that ne can interpret the charac-
ter,
You won't Know me WIN my long
crossed rererently In PRAYER, SAID ne
yesterday. and the disguise ana atti
tuue certainly does promise 10 ne Ell
/ TectlNp,
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George stoneman was born In Busti, Chau-
tauqua County, n. Y, Aug. q, 1922. He was
graduated at the United states Military Acad-
envy in 1916. He did duty along the Pacific
coast for many years and as Captain OF the
second cavalry was in command OF Fort
Brown, Texas, in 1861. In February of that
year he was ordered by Gen. David T.. TwiggS,
his superior, To surrender the Government
property to the seccssionists, but he refused,
and, evacuating the fort, he went to New
York by steamer.
In August. 1851, he was made Brisadier.
General OF Volunteers and Chief of Cavalry OF
the Army of the Potomac. He organized the
cavalry Of that army and made many brillian,
raids. After the evacuation of York town by
the Confederate troops he pursued them and
brought Oh the battle Of williamsburg lie
took command Of Gen. Phil Kearny's division
after the second battle of bull Run, succeeded
Gen. Samuel r. Heintzelnan us commander OF
the Third Army CORPS. and led II ut Freder-
iCksburg. He was promoted Major. General
Nov. %. 1862, and raided the vicinity OF
Richmond.
Gen. Stoneman was engaged in the opera
tions against Atlanta and conducted raid fol-
the capture of Macon mud Andersonville and
the Iteration OF prisoners, but was himself cap
tured. He was exchanged three months later
and resumed active operations as commander
of the District of East Tennessee. lie was
brevetted Colonel, Brigadier and Major General
for gallant conduct lie retired from the army
in 1871.
In 1889 Gen. Stoneman was elected Railroad
Commissioner as Democrat and the following
year Governor OF California, serving until
January, 1887.
The General married a Baltimore belle
twenty years his junior, and in December.
1882, a sensation was caused in san Francisco
through divorce proceeding in which Mrs.
Stoneman was named as co respOndent. The
action was biougnt by Mrs. A. +. Brunson.
but, while she received the decree, Mrs. Stone.
man was exonerated in the decision of tn.
Court
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CARPENTERS Us. SUB-CONTRGCTORS.


The war between the organized car
penters and the sub-contractors or
Jumpers was continued yesterday, and
bids fair to develop into a long and
bitter fight Work has been stopped on
over one hundred and nifty buildings.
1t is said that within forty-eight hours
$500 men will quit work on $50 build
ings.
At a mass-meeting of strikers yester.
day the strike committees reported that
they had tied up buildings at Eighty
first street, near Third avenue: Ninety
first street between Second and Third
avenues; Fifty-fourth street and First
avenue; Eighiy-fourth street, between
Avenue A and First avenue. and one
Hundred and Fourth street and Third
avenue, Pickets were placed on Jobs at
Eighty-eighth street and Riverside
Drive, SiNty-seventh street and Second
avenue, Seventy-seventh and Second
avenue, Thirty-ninth street and Third
avenue, Sixty-eighth street, between
Eighth and Ninth avenues. and Eighty
ninth street and Third avenue.
The Board OF Walking Delegates unani-
mously Endorsed the strike at Its meeting
yesterday. The Jumping system was de-
nounced as being as obnoxious as the
sweating system.
The building Trades Section OF the
Central Labor Union last night decided
to assist the strikers In every possible
The evening world., 1894-09-06
VALUE or SEA POWER.
Naval strength the Real Test Of =
Nations Fighting Power.

The discussion OF the elements and eff
fects of sea power evoked by Capt.
Mahans book hos been fruitful OF sug-
gestion as to the aggregate of navies
and the political consequences OF supe-
riori.y at sea, but little has been said OF
the individuality OF ships, writes ship
builder II. Cramp In August North
American Review.
This. of course, is from the point of
matist, but the share which the designer
and builder OF ships has In the produc-
ton OF sea power remains to be exam
ined
Primarily It is worth while to remark
that Capt. Mahan,s theme Is by nc
m, ans new, the real merit OF his books
resting In the fact that he has given a
new force to old and well-known facts
Englislmen discerned the value OF sea
power before they possessed 1t, and Lord
Bacon made II the subject OF an essay
This essay occurs In his work on True
Greatness of Kingdoms and Estates,
and the following pithy extract serves
to exhibit the train OF thought: mro %
a monarchy. We see the great enecti
of battles by sea: the battle of .Actium
decided the empire OF the world; this
OF the Turk. There be many examples
where sea fights have been final to thu
war.
"This much is certain, that he who com.
mands the sea IL at great liberty and
| may take as much or as little OF the wal
as he Will, whereas those that be strong
est by land are many times nevertheless
| in great stalls. Surely at this day with
| us OF Europe the vantage Of strength al
sea (which Is one Of the .doweries of thi,
| kingdom of Great BRITAIN Is great. be
cause most OF the Kingdoms of Europe
are not merely inland, but glrt with the
sea most part OF their compass, ant
because the weilth OF both Indies seems
In great part but an accessory to the
command OF the seas"
The phrase here is indeed Baconian
| but the thought Is as fresh now as 4
was then. and In the concluding sentence
one may find a prophecy of the British
conquest of India and the necessity OF
| keeping open the sea road Capt
Mahan's work. however. loses none OF
its merit from the fact that Bacor
"blazed the way for him; on the con
on having so distinguished a predecessor
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refused to have anything to do with her
husband Then he commenced to annoy
her. Several East New York saloons
were made his headquarters. From
upon people who had been his friends
when he was prosperous and borrow a
dollar or two. This soon got down to
quarters and dimes. then to a request
for beer.
Finally former friend made ar eff
fort to lead Truebel from his evil ways.
He got him position as an extra" ON
the Broadway trolley road upon True
was broken. When TruebeI first went
to work he got a car frequently, now he
is frequently drunk and gets q car only
when there Is no one else to go out.
Truebers uselessness has apparently
made itself felt upon him. or late he
has drunk more than usual and talks
Tuesday he became especially. restless
and asked hts friends the easiest way
to commit suicide. 1t was during this
rowing money from HIS friends for beer.
When Mrs Truebel was shown the
note she first looked sorrowfnl and then
No" replied the reporter.
'Oh. dear. why didn't he do it?" said
Mrs. Truebel. 1T would have been
such release" She then told OF years
Truebel. At the close OF her narrative
her face became hardened and she said:
~ wish he were dead" When q divorce
was suggested Mrs. Truebel said It
would cost too much money. In his de-
lirum Truebel maintains that his CON-
dtion Is owing to his wife, she having
cast him off for a handsome cousin.
This cousin manages the business for
her.
The reporter hunted for Truebel In
the saloons which he freQuented. He
had been in several Of the places yes
terday, but left before the reporter got
there. At the Broadway railroad ofiice
II was said that Truebel had been there
early In the day, but left after failing
to secure car. He has no home, but
| sleeps about in various saloons.
The evening world., 1894-09-06

line, are much exercised over the clone.
ment last Sunday of Miss Clara
Kutcher. the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George kutcher. and Axel ". Tegner,
young carpenter. The young woman
left home Sunday morning with the
avowed Intention Of going to church.
and after proceeding about half way
she was met by her lover. and instead
or going to the Baptist Church, they
proceeded to Newark and were mar
ried by ex-Judge Lomax, of the Second
Precinct.
After the ceremony the young wife
returned to her home and proceeded
about her duties as IL nothing out Of the
ordinary had happened, and in the
evening she prepared fhe supper for the
family About midnight her father and
brother set out for Newark with a load
or produce. In the mean time the
young wife was busy packing her
dresses. &c. Soon after her father had
gone there was tap at her window,
and when she opened it, there was
AXel, her young husband, who had pre-
pared ladder for her descent Her
effects were quickly lowered to the
ground and she followed.
The couple went to the residence of
Mrs. Fischkorne, a neighbor, and at
daybre Tx on Monday morning Mr. and
Mrs. Tegner left on their bridal tour
without the blessings of the girls
parents, and went to Rockaway They
returned yesterday noon. Mrs. Kutcher
said yesterday that the foregoing was
true statement Of the case, but that
her husband was opposed to Clara
marrying Tsgner. chiefly on account Of
the girls tender years. "She is only
The evening world., 1894-09-06
TRUEBtL IS Still ALIVE.
He Requested The World 10 Announce
His Death, but II Turned
Out TO Be q Pluke.
HIS WIFE WISHES 1T WERE TRUE.
Was Once q Prosperous Merchant, but Love
Of Liquor Proved to Be His
Downfall.


Louis F. Truebel. whose wife runs
bakery at No 272t Atlantic avenue, was
once n nrosnsr,ua food and aour mer-
80 ~oape,oun i.,u anu nou' -
by happy family and bid fair to lead
tho ure Of a us,fuI c,tlzen nut he he.
-, ,,,,.,, 80, ,r,,,,,,,.,
came sood i'io"' 'hen urunkaru'
His wife and family have aisowned him
.'s w., 80 ~ -, ~. - '"
ana MS former trienus cross To the other
side of the street when they see him APP
nroacbinv I, a IN of remorse and de-
" " ,,,, -,
i'riu'n ne sent 'n's ho'e W ine "o'u'
Sept ,. 81
To the Editor of The World. --
Dear Sir As you are an American paper and
DO Jus. to every one; please n "nmoun,o my aTa,h
shu N' your Reporter nhu gu! rms Sssn'o
Upon the back of the note was writ
una n,s - snnnmncs Truebe,,s death he.
causn he is stiii alive Ills wife and
t,,'Ii,, hoa,a,,ar sav IL would give tbem
, nas,r h1We reaa say ai Trneheis death in
~ na no, a,S ur5nr an cirr,,nstan,os
Trye pape O. "" one ny nf those unfortunate
persons Who cannot stand prosperity.
IL" s,,fs II. vas tbon n snher md in.
a d,s m, haee vas His father.In. law was
so pIeased With his activity that he
r4sSel II the s, OSr and M h issd
lem and he made m meme, rsplIyh h. nes
n e his hus,n No far the society Of
PAINTED H., ana h tra wS yemen h baa f blt
mn'n da ~, ,,e ,,u,,i,ns a"mn IN tho wreck
his er-in'inw,s fortune was lost, ont
~ ~ The failure was saved enough to start
nue. ,a"' Truehei promised To- reform. While
hha a had ,o u6r, a. nusb the business
rruebel remained straight, but as soon