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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-16
Tanning DIR Tanner.

LONDON, Aug. 16.-The Standard
says that DR.. Tanner, on his own
responsibility, had given notice Of
200 motions to reduce the estimate.
The Times says that when the d.
vision was called on DR.. Tanners
expulsion, numerous Irish men,
bers and some Of the radicals
quilted the house. DR.. Tanner may
use the lobby, the smoking rooms,
etc., only absolute expulsion carries
with it exclusion from the pre-
cincts of the house. An editorial
in the Times says that Lord Sails
bury's Armenian statement is the
weightiest and most pregnant
heard in parliament for long
time. The Sultan will indeed make
a calamitous mistake, the Times
adds, If he rejects or ignores this
admonition,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-16
All Democrats on a Par.

NEW YORK, Aug. l6.-The state
Democratic committee decided to
hold the state convention at SYRIA
cuse Tuesday, September "a, a week
later than the Republican conven-
ton. A resolution was adopted to
open the primaries for the election
of delegates to all Democrats, hav-
ing special reference to the anti
Tammany and reform Democrats,
who have been estranged from the
regular party organization.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-16
Negro Fiend Punished.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 16.-Emmett
Divers, the Negro who outraged
and then killed Mrs. Cain near
Fulton, Mo-, three weeks ago and
was brought here for safety, was
taken from Sheriff Buchanan, OF
Galloway county near Fulton about
2 o'clock yesterday morning by q
mob of 100 men and hanged to q
railway bridge. The Negro was
taken from here Wednesday even
ing by the sheriff to be tried at
Fulton, and although he left the
train nine miles from Fulton and
was driving him in a buggy, he
was met with the above result.
Yesterday forenoon more than a
thousand men from all parts OF
the county went to the bridge, cut
the body down and marched with
it to Fulton where it was suspend
ed to a telegraph pole as a public
spectacle and a warning to all evil
doors. This demonstration was
made at the special request OF j..
w. Cain, husband Of the ravished
and murdered woman.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-16
Irish Organizing Revolution.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Aug. l6.-Five
thousand Irishmen, representing
the Union Irish societies of Penn
sylvania, met at Phoenix Park last
night and passed set or resolu-
tions advocating physical force in
Ireland's cause. Mayor Bernard
McKenns, Of Pittsburg, presided.
Dr.i Paul M. Sheedy introduced the
resolutions. They advocated the
formation of a secret service corps
in the form OF organized revolu-
tionists. The convention called for
Sept. "a in Chicago was condemned
on the ground that it was only in
tended to advance the political in
terests of its originators. The reso-
buttons were accompanied with the
statement that as there are pros
poets of an European war all Irish
men should organize and arm
themselves so that in any emerg-
ency that may arise they may be
able to strike q blow against
British hereditary enemy.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-16
The Pops. of Maryland

BALTIMORE, Aug. 16.-N. A. Dun
ming, chairman Of the State Central
committee of the Peoples Party in
Maryland, has issued call to the
Populists Of Maryland for state
convention to be held here today.
The basis Of representation will be
two delegates-at-large from each
country and an additional delegate
for every 100 votes or major fraction
thereof cast for Populist candi-
date in each county in the elections
of 1894. The convention will
nominate a Populist State ticket
and make plans for a campaign.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-16
It Was a Famous Victory.

METZ, Germany, Aug. 16.-The
Metz garrisons have made the final
arrangements for celebrating the
anniversary of the battles fought
near the fortress in the Franco
Prussian war with a solemn field
service Sunday on the Metz battle
field. This will be followed by the
decoration Of the graves of the
fallen Prussian soldiers and the
beating of tattoo. In the evening
the heights around Metz will be il
Illuminated.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-16
Didn't Reach Caanan.

CHICAGO, Aug. 16.-Senora Maria
DeBurtola, claimant to an i'm
mense estate in Mexico, which had
been granted to her grandfather by
the King OF Spain for valiant SER
vices, died at the Sherman house,
Monday. For nearly a year she
had lived in Chicago carrying on
litigations for the sale of her hertz
age, which she valued at $4,000, 900.
Just as her hopes seemed most
promising OF fruition she was
stricken with gastric fever and
died. The property is called En-
sendada Grande.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-16
CoRBETT MARRIED.
Justice of the Peace in New Jersey
Performs the Ceremony.

oob"O Va viz CdCo III NOW toESdH
Performs the Ceremony.
AsBURY PARK, n. j., Aug. TO-
There was a quiet civil marriage
here yesterday, of which the prin-
cipals were Champion James ].
Corbett and Jesse Taylor, of
Omaha, better known as Vera
Stanwood, the name under which
she figured as correspondent in the
recent suit for divorce which was
gran ted to Mrs. Corbett. So
quietly had Corbett's intentions
been kept that not even his man.
ager and travelling companion,
William A. Brady, knew that he
intended metrimony SO soon, nor
were any of his other friends in
sporting circles apprised Of the
event. Justice Of the Peace, John
A. Borden, entered the Corbett cot
tage at noon, for the Catholic
church, Of which Corbett is COM
municant, does not sanction the
marriage rite for divorced person.
He found waiting in the parlor j.
Z. Workman a real estate man Of
Asbury Park, III. j. Buckalaw, Of
Jersey City, paymaster Of the con-
solidated Traction company,
Jos. Corbett, brother OF the
pugilist, who assisted him in
recent restaurant unpleasant
ness with Mr.. Fitzsimmons, Alice
Brown, the colored cook, and two
newspaper men. A slight mistake
delayed the wedding, for some Of
fetal had handed out a birth GER
tificate instead OF the marriage
certificate. Mr.. Buckalow was dis.
patched down town and returned
soon with the necessary papers.
When the couple entered the par
lor together, Corbett wore black
cutaway coat and light trousers;
his fiance a lavender silk costume,
trimmed with lace, with pompa-
dour corsage, and delicate blue
ribbon around her neck. After JUS
tice Borden had pronounced them
man and wife, Corbett threw his
arms around his wife's neck and
kissed her heartily two or three
times. Congratulations followed.
The couple left an hour after
wards and colored Alice threw rise
after them. They took train for
Buffalo and Niagara Falls, where
they will stay for ten days, after
which Corbett will return and be-
gin training for his match with
Fitzsimmons.
1t would have been illegal for the
pair to marry in New York for the
decree of divorce made in that
state barred the pugilist from re-
marrying in the life time OF his
first wife. Legal authorities say
that they would not be recognized
by the law as man and wife while
living in New York. In the mar
riage certificate the residence Of
both parties is given as Asbury
Park,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-16
Killed the Marshal.

VICTOR, Col, Aug. 16.-Sundsy
night Pat and Bill Gibson, 9TH
ers and deputy marshals, created a
disturbance and were disarmed by
Marshal William Shea, who early
Monday morning arrested Pat.
Bill, armed with Winchester, in
tercepted the marshal and his
prisoner while on the way to jail
and killed Shea. The Gibsons are
desperate men and were indirectly
connected with the Victor train
robbery some time ago.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-16
Taylor's Bail $4,000.

ST.. PAUL, Mimi, Aug. 16.-A
Pierre, s. D., special to the Pioneer
Press says: Arguments in the
habeas corpus case OF Taylor, the
defaulting treasurer, were heard by
the Supreme court today, two
questions being submitted: First.
as to how long a time counsel
should be given to prepare second,
whether Taylor would be allowed
bail. The court set the hearing for
one week from Monday, Aug. 26,
and held the prisoner in $4,000
bonds. Taylor's friends are conf
dent Of securing the necessary
bail.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-16
BEATS TRILBY HOLLOW.
"A canard, by the Biggest Liar of
the Hypnotic Ages.

the Hypnotic Ages.
NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-A special
to the Herald from Richfield
Springs, N. Y, says that at the
first grand ball of the season in the
Darlington, Miss Abigail Spates,
the daughter of a wealthy farmer
of east Springfield township, had
an experience which tragically ILL
ustrstes the hypnotic craze. The
wealth and fashion of half a dozen
great American cities were re-
presented at the ball, but matrons
and debutantes were all surprised
by the magnificent appearance Of
Miss Spates who was not known
to any of the members OF the
floor committee, consisting Of
leaders OF society from the east and
the west. AS the music fell into a
minor key and the strains of eau
Claire Lune," echoed lively down
the hall the unknown utter
ed a piercing shrek and fell
at full length on the ball
room floor. In an instant
all was confusion and her
apparently lifeless body was borne
away. DR.. Borland was called and
diagnosed the case as catalepsy.
Inquiry, however developed the
fact that the girl was the victim of
hypnotic suggestion; that she had
never read "Trilby," had never
been to ball before and actually
never waltzed before in her life.
She was introduced to Storr Kellen,
her escort, by young man whose
name is not given because crimi-
nal proceedings are to be insti.
tuted against him. He hypnotized
the girl early in the evening, drove
her to the hotel in closed carriage
and borrowed the finery in which
she was dressed.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-16
Railroads and Steamship Comforting

NEW YORK, Aug, 16.--A meeting
OF thegexecutive committee of the
Trunk Line association will be held
here today. Representatives of the
various steamship companies that
do a through freight business
from Europe to inland points In the
United States have been invited to
be present. 1t Is expected that
some agreement as to maintain
ing rates on import shipments will
be reached.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-16
Son Shot By His Father.

CHICAGO, Aug. 16.-Jacob Schles-
ser, a well to do grocer, shot and
instantly killed his son John last
night. The two men had been
quarreling over a horse. During
the argument the father drew q
revolver which he claims was &C
cidentally discharged. The father
was arrested charged with murder.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-16
Ended the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Aug. To-
Mrs. Browning killed her husband
and then herself last night. The
couple had been quarreling, and
Mrs. Browning ended the misun-
derstanding by shooting her hus-
band. He died instantly, and then
she killed herself.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-16
The Chess Champions.

HASTINGS, Eng, Aug. 16.-The
adjourned game between Bardel-
ben and Mason, was won yesterday
at the chess contest by Bardelben,
after 80 moves. The adjourned
game between Albin and Black
burn was not concluded at 5 o'clock.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-16
Notad Confederate Dead.

ABINGDON, Va, Aug. 16.-Gen.
X. d. Imboden, the noted confed-
crate cavalryman, died here yes
terday.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-08-09

far as any one could see-not bureau
drawer had been disturbed, and fathers
gold watch was ticking peacefully under
his pillow; even his wallet in his vest pOCk-
ct had not been opened. There was n
small roll of bank notes in il, and some
change; father never carried much mon
ey. | suppose if fathers wallet and
watch had been taken l should not have
been suspected at all.
l was discharged, as l have said, from
lack of evidence, and have returned to
my home free, indeed, but with this
awful burden of suspicion upon my shout
ders. That brings me up 10 the present
day. ] returned yesterday evening. This
evening Henry Ellis has been over 20 see
me; he will not come again, for | have
forbidden him to do SO. This is what |
said to him;
u know you are innocent, you know l
am innocent. TO all the world we are
under suspicion--I more than you, but
we are both under suspicion. If we are
known TO be together that suspicion is
increased for both of us | do not care
for myself, but | do care for you. Sep
arated from me, the stigma attached to
you will soon fade away, especially if
you should marry elsewhere"
Then Henry interrupted me. 81 will
never marry elsewhere" said he.
could not help being glad that he said
It, but | was firm.
IF you should see some good woman
whom you can love, It will be better for
you to marry elsewhere" said |.
Il never will" he said again. lie put
his arms around me, but l had strength
to push him away.
"You never need, II / succeed in what
l undertake., before you meet the other"
said |. / began TO think he had not cared
for that pretty girl who boarded in the
same house, after all
"What is that?" he said. what are
you going to undertaken"
ITO find my fathers murderer" said l.
Henry gave me q strange look; then, be-
fore l could stop him, lie took me fast in
his arms and kissed my forehead.
"As God is my witness, Sarah, believe
in your innocence" he said. And from
that minute l have felt sustained and
fully confident of my power to do what
l have undertaken.
My fathers murderer l will find. To
morrow l begin my search l shall first
make an exhaustive examination of the
house, such as no officer in the case has
yet made, in the hope of finding a clue.
Every room | propose to divide into
square yards, by line and measure, and
every one of those square yards l will
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said Phoebe. Her sharpness made me
Jump, half dazed as / was
Maria got up without a CORD and went
out Of the room, bending almost double
with convulsve sobs.
"She's been dreadful worked up over
your fathers DEATH" said Phoebe calm
ly, going on with the fitting "She's terri
bly, nervous. Sometimes have TO be real
sharp with her, for her own good"
I nodded Maria Woods has always
been considered sweet, weakly, de-
pendent woman, and Phoebe Dole is I'M
doubleday very fond Of her She has
seemed to shield her and take care of her
nearly all her life. The two have lived
together since they were young girls.
Phoebe is tall and very pale and thin:
but she never has IA days illness. She Is
plain, yet there is IL kind Of severe good
ness and faithfuluess about her colorless
face, with the smooth binds of white
hair over her ears.
| went home as soon as my dress was
fitted. That evening Henry Ellis came
over to see me. | do not need to go into
details concerning that visit. 1t is enough
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whether Phoebe looked paler-she is al
ways very pale--but l saw in her black
eyes a look shall never forget think
she began to suspect me at that moment.
Phoebe glanced back at Maria, but
she asked me another question. Has
he had words with anybody?' said she.
"Only with Rufus" l said, but Rufus
is gone" Phoebe turned away from the
window to attend TO Maria, and 1 ran
on to the village.
A hundred people can testify what
did mexican tell how | called for the
doctor and the deputy sheriff; how I went
back 10 my own home with the horror
stricken crowd; how they hocked in and
looked at poor father-but only the doe
tor touched him, very carefully, to see
If he were quite dead; how the coroner
came, and all the rest.
The pistol was in the bed beside father,
but it had not been fired; the charge was
still in the barrel. 1t was blood stained,
and there was one bruise on fathers
head which might have been inflicted by
the pistol, used as a club. But the
wound which caused his death was in his
breast, and made evidently by some cut
ting instrument, though the cut was not
a clean one; the weapon must have been
dull,
They searched the house. lest the muir
derer should be hidden away. l heard
Rufus Benefits name whispered by one
and another. Everybody seemed to
know that he and father had had words
the night before; l could not understand
how, because / had told nobody except
Phoebe Dole, who had had no time to
spread the news, and | was sure that no
one else had spoken of it.
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TO our marriage was well known, and
Henry was suspected also of having had
an eye to his money. 1t was found, ill.,
deed, that my father had more money
than had known myself.
Henry owned to having driven into
our yard that night, and to having missed
the ribbon from his whip on his return;
but one of the hostlers in the livery stable
in Digby, where he kept his horse and
buggy, came forward and testified to
finding the yellow ribbon in the carriage
room that Tuesday night before Henry
returned from his drive. There were two
yellow ribbons in evidence, therefore,
and the one produced by the hoster
seemed to fit Henry's whipstock the more
exactly.
Moreover, nearly the exact minute OF
the murder was claimed to be proved by
the post norton examination; and by the
testimony of the stablemen as to the
hour of Henry's return and the speed oil
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his horse he was further cleared Of SUB
piclon; for II the opinion of the medical
experts was correct, Henry must have
returned TO the livery stable too soon to
have committed the murder.
He was discharged, Mt any rate, al
though suspicion still chung TO him. Many
people believe now in his guilt-those
who do not believe in mine; and some
believe we were accomplics.
After Henry's discharge / was arrest
ed. There was no one else left to accuse
There must be a motive for the murder;
was the only person left, with mo-
tive. Unlike the others, who were dis
charged after preliminary examination,
/ was held TO the Grand Jury and taken
to Dedham, where | spent four weeks in
Jail awaiting the meeting of the Grand
Jury.
Neither at the preliminary examination
nor before the Grand Jury was | allowed
to make the full and frank statement that
l am making here. | was told simply to
answer the questions that were put to
me, and to volunteer nothing and |
obeyed
know nothing about law. | wished to
do the best ! could-to act in the wisest
manner, for Henry's sake and my own.
] said nothing about the green silk dress.
They searched the house for all manner
Of things, at the time of my arrest, but
the dress was not there-it was in Phoebe
Dole's dye-kcttle. She had come over
after 1t herself one day when | was pick
ing beans in the garden, and had taken
it out of the closet. She brought it back
herself. and told me this, after | had re-
turned from Dcdham
81 thought I'd get it and surprise you"
said she. ITS taken a beautiful black"
She gave me a strange look, half as if
she would see into my very soul, in spite
of me, half as if she were in terror of
what she would see there, as she spoke.
/ do not know just what Phoebe Dole's
look meant. There may have been a stain
left on that dress after all, and she may
have seen it,
| suppose if it had not been for that
-four paste which ! had learned TO make.
] should have been hung for the murder
Of my own father. As it was, the Grand
Jury found no bill against me, because
there was absolutely no evidence to con-
vict me; and | came home a free woman.
And if people were condemned for their
motives, would there be enough haugmen
in the world;
They found no weapon with which
could have done the deed. They found
no blood stains on my clothes. The one
thing which told against me, aside from
my ever-present motive. was the fact
that on that morning after the murder
the doors and windows were fastened.
My volunteering that information had, of
course, weakened its force as against
myself.
Then, too, some held that / might have
been mistaken in nv terror and excite
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stove; l made coffee, baked biscuits and
poached some eggs for breakfast.
Then opened the door into the sitting
room and called, Father, breakfast is
ready" Suddenly started, There was
n red stain on the inside Of the sitting
room door. My heart began to beat in
my ears.
"Fatheri" I called out; "fatherT'
There was no answer.
"Father! / again called, as loud as |
could scream. "Why don't you speak ?
What Is the matterW
The door of his bedroom stood open.
had a feeling that I saw a red reelection
in there, ! gathered myself together and
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CHAPTER 1.-THE KNOT OF RIB
RON

] think | must have tainted away; for
presently | found myself upon the floor,
and for a minute | could not remember
what had happened. Then ! remembered
and an awful, unreasoning terror seized
me. Il must lock all the doors quick, "
l thought, quick, or the murderer will
come back" | tried to get up but
could not stand. | sank down again.
had to crawl out of the room on my
hands and knees,
l went first to the front door. 1t was
locked with n key and bolt. | went
next to the north door, and that was
locked with key and bolt. | went TO
the north shed door, and that was bolted.
Then ! went to the little-used east door
in the shed, beside which the cat has
her little passageway, and that was fas-
tened with an iron hook. 1t has no
latch.
The whole house was fastened on the
inside. The thought struck me like an
icy hand. THE murderer is in this
house. | rose TO my feet then; | uu-
hooked that door and ran out Of the house
and out of the yard rs for my life.
| took the road to the village. The first
house. where Phoebe Dole and Maria
Woods live is across Il wide field from
ours. I did not intend to stop there, for
they were only women and could do moth
ing; but seeing Phoebe looking out of the
window ! ran into the yard She opened
the window.
"What is itT' said she, What is the
matter, Sarah Fairbanks?r
Maria Woods came and leaned over her
shoulder, Her face looked almost rs
white as her white hair, and her blue eyes
were dilatcd. My face must have fright
ened her.
"Father-father is murdered in his
bed!' ! said.
There was scream, and Maria Woods
face disappeared from over Phoebe Dolc's
shoulder-she had tainted. l don't know
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made on his Vermont farm and sold to
my father, who made good trade for il
to some people in Boston. That was
fathers business. He had once kept a
store, but had given it up and sold few
articles that he could make large profit
on here and there at wholesale. He used
to send TO New Hampshire and Vermont
for butter, eggs and cheese. Cousin Ru
fus thought father did not allow him
enough of his profit on the maple sugar,
and in the dispute father lost his tempe
and said that Rufus had given him under
weight. At that Rufus swore an oatt
and seized father by the throat. Rufus
wife screamed, "Oh. don't! don't! Oh
he'll kill him."
went up to Rufus and took hold OF
his arm.
rufus Bennett" said I, you let my
father go!'
But Rufus eyes glared like mad,
mans, and he would not let go. Then
went to the desk-drawer where father
had kept a pistol since some houses in
the village were broken into; l got out
the pistol, laid hold of Rufus again, and
held the muzzle against his forehead.
'You let go my father" said l, ''or I'll
hral'
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went across the sitting-room to fathers
bedroom door. His little looking glass
hung over his bureau directly opposite
his bed, which was reflected in it.
That was the first thing | saw when
reached the door. l could see father in
the looking-glass and the bed. Father
was dead there; he had been murdered in
the night
The herald., 1895-08-18

WANTED = HELP FREE-27 SITUA-
tions, 414i4 S. Broadway. +. NIT
TINGER. Tel. lib. 7.12tf