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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-07-27
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Round Trip Tickets limited TO thirty
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-07-27
THE SHERIFF.
who WAS anXl

~ The sheriff, who was anxious TO have
g troops in the beginning made
ings disagreeable for the military
he found that his constituents
not favorable To their presence /;
their presence was resented in
merous little ways by the people.
These, and many other episodes, are
q by the men who were on duty
tn the military, to show the spirit of
people in regard to the murder,
their determination to wreak VEN
Ance- on the prisoners with their own
hds, if the opportunity permitted,
"a to secure heavy penalties from the
urt, if they could not be otherwise
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-07-27
SOLOMON MARABLE.

Solomon MaIable, who spends his
time in Jail in sullen silence, has trim
med his hair in IA way to show his indi-
viduality, and the top of his Uranium
looks like n small grassy plot in the mid
die of "A cIosely-cropped lawn. Pokey
Barnes and Mary Alternately do not APP
pear in the least dOwncast by their
sentence, and continually adOrn their
physiognomies with an engaging smile
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-07-27
The Women Convicted of
Mrs POlIard'S Murder
on insufficient
Evidence.
THE SUPPOSED WHITE MAN IN THE
CASE.
The Military Officers Who Attended the
Trial Will Join in a Report to the Gov
ernor in Behalf of the Women
Mary Barnes Husband FledtO
RiohmOnd-StrOng Preju-
dice in the County.
(Richmond Va. Daily Times. July 23rd

Richmond, Va. Dsily Times, July 23rd.
With the return of the military re-
newed interest has been aroused in
Richmond in connection with the Pol
lard murder case in Lunenburg coun-
ty-
The battalion, consisting of Compa-
MES A, y, and G, of the First Regi-
ment, under command of Major J. ii
Derbyshire, who went to Lunenburg
Courthouse at the beginning of the tri-
al to protect the prisoners from mob-law
returned home Sunday afternoon, hav-
ing in custody Solomon Marable, Mary
Alternately and Pokey Barnes, the three
Negroes sentenced to hang for the
murder of Mrs Pollard.
A very large crowd assembled at the
depot to see them arrive, and they
were gazed on by many curious eyes
as they passed through the throng,
Savify ironed, in charge OK Deputy
erif Bagley. They were hurried
c of the coach into the patrol wagon.
The prisoners appeared to be much
ghtened, either from apprehension
bodily danger, or on account OF their
ange surroundings A crowd Of
rhaps a thousand people surround
the Jail as the shackled prisoners
Ire marched through double-line
soldiers into the jail-yard, where
lev were received by Sergeant Chas.
Epps, and his Deputy Claiborne II.
pps.
They seemed greatly relieved when
#thev were safely behind the bars, and
4Aaxpressed themselves as being highly
Il pleased st getting into a place where
they need have no fears Of violence al
the hands of the Lunenburg people.
The Negro women appear TO be very
ignorant, and protest their innocence
TO every one who sees them in the
s Jail.
THEY HAD NO COUNSEL.
Owing TO the fact that these Negroes
were tried without any counsel for de
q fence, there was strong doubt in the
mind OF the Richmond public as 4
their guilt, and this has been deepenes
&almOst into a conviction with the re
Nlrn of the military who were presen
the trial
The only evidence against Mar.
4 Abernathy ard Pokey Barnes, VIII
~ was .sentenced To be hanged, ant
against Mary Barnes, who was septenc
ed To the penitentiary, was that of Sol
0mon Marable, who was sentenced &
hang on his own confession, and con
tradicted time and again his own stat
:. ments, made under oath, concerning
the completely of Others
The prisoners were marched fror
the Jail to the courthouse daily unde
military escort. and Captain Cunning
ham and others who heard all of tn
evidence, are of the opinion that the e
nnce was insufficient to convict tn
men of the crime.
While the officers in command ar
eful in their criticisms of the cour
jury, they are satisfied that tn
ire of the people for vengeance
the demand of public OpiniO
lsed the conviction of the Negro We
en-, and that if they had been repre-
scented by counsel they would hay
heen released,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-07-27
OFFICERS APPOINTED.

Attempts were even made to sound
the officers of the battalion, to see II
the strict vigilance over the prisoners
could not be relaxed, and there was a
dsnarenca tween the officer in COM
l.. gness' sheriff as to who should
have the keys of the Jail at night
Captain Cunningham was approach
ed by citizens of the county, who made
the proposition that Solomon Marable
\ should sbe turned over to them that
they might extort confession from
him as to the hiding place of the money
stolen from the Pollard residence the
day of the murder When the Officer
told him,that he would not consider any
such proposition further than to report
. it to the Court, they proposed that ht
s should make the proposition to TIT
j court. Judge Organ, who is a high
81 toned lurist, would not have listened
to such proposition, but it goes t.
show the condition of affairs wher
the murder was committed.
81 Solomon Marable stated to CaptaIl
4 Cunningham one day that he desires
3 to make a statement to the court. II
reported the Negro wish to Judge Or
gain, and grand jury was summOne
to take his statement. MaraDle state
before this jury that the women wer
not implicated with him in the mul
der, but lwhen he was carried to tn
court he returned to his original ev
dence, making them his accOmplice
in the crime.
He made a number of statement
both on the witness stand and Outsld
of the courtroom, all of which we're I
+ variance with the others, and yet
was solely on his evidence that the
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-07-27
A WHITE MAN IN TmE CASE.

A very interesting feature Of the tri-
al, which has not yet been fully ex-
planned, was the supposed white man
in the case.
Mr.. Pollard, the husband of the muir
dered woman. was asked in the pres
ence of the Judge, the Commonwealth
Attorney. and some of the military Of
ficers. while they were all in the clerks
office. if he did not have a difficulty on
the day of the murder with some white
man. He replied that he did, and re-
lated the circumstances of an alterca-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-04-22

nialoi thoelnnd'f ana DIE 1e''imlnh'
ton 90 luHo no iuilh'f note o' ''7
au.hor either ly way 'I y'hH2''''S
or of slii Tor NOEL emo" liuloN'''
sense, AMI mol misplaced o'nuleuos
la she honor OF TOE people OF '"''
country. WIN We dsihmsf OIL en'''
sc'eH the mise ac,uset Oh ms '.'''.'
American mAnh'oi mas ho' w. nh''
element % sympalhy' rue ''aulo'''
i' held 20 Do 10 l''Ie oen'A'n .'' Q '''
'cmp.oi deesncyAhI oven '' '"s''u''
e. whore party alu'T'n''' anu Ias'
F1na nfr appealed t0-.u' tt'loAs' l'
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-04-22
I'M rrLICM rum IrlGgDY.

Thrnnfiu.oftur body murdered
man urar Pelican Point few miIso
southwest OF Lr1i, Utah county, sev.
gral uays af3, and subsequent investi-
cations, have l.I 90 tbr discovery tuBt
= horrible ,rpls murder has uron com.
mlt'ui. Tuul Af there have boon no
developments % Indicate dodlituly
WHO were ,HH flay.. of the t1tco
young men whose bodies have brcu
recovered o, c0usa ,Ho ,Jioers
hsvo tuu,f suspIcIgus, based ou otcum.
s,anl'al evidence, unI u,y may be-
right 90 n.L 10 iupu.luio ,HHt with
comparatively llitlo further trouble The
crime may DO tgB01Ii1 ilsau.Hgrs uul
thtiU be ma Io gmUuluIu 90 tUa as; ON
the other hand q; may DO that
long aud iiugonI iuycs,isatiou
viii DO necessary, Rud that tho
officials will have 60 overcome
many Encouraging difficulties before
the mystery i- cleared up aud the
guilty rarli,s brought 90 Justice.
The case iB QUO that demands prompt
ami r1i5Icui action 90 tho pact % those
charged with tho enforcement Of the
criminal laws, Eni % De- To- bo hoTcI
that a. stone will be- luit ultuuei 10
bring 10 IHo perpetrators Of the crime
the extreme penalty Of the law. The
circumstances connected with the
murder unI tho dlsposiuon OF tho
bodies are Of such character a. o.
CAUSE chill % horror ~ the recital.
Tina, D crime no nbhorfoat should b-
committed hers ~ duploThbls; aud
bciug committed, that the important
facts concerning 81 should be published
L. necessary. AZ tue same time
wo do not believe that the olau-
Grafton Of rgpulsiyc details or the
frequent repetition Of events connect.
Ell wish tho crime, such 10 Do the cue
tom u newspapers elsewhere, shown
Ia tho case Ui the recent murder mys-
tories lu New York anu Sau Fnu0lfuI,
D o. bruthglhl IrntuIu OF Journalism,
NuwspapoH must record important
aud Sensational events. Bu, in doing
90 10 10 n.t their duty 90 give the
record that form by which the puUlica.
ton tducales The readers iD.J familiar,
ny with crime aud vluslss ,bc moral
tastr s0 that liir.sts arc deprived Of
,holr hortIiylue aplc'. 10 is enough
TO toll the awful Bl,; llis too much TO
hold tho picture up 20 view until /.
may be- looked upon by th, public
with c1muosurr instead OF avsri1u, Il
Ia enough t0r tho officers TO have 90 be.
come familiar with ull tho slckguiuI,
dstails; aud In iefTrdug cut aud brlns-
ing 10 puulsbmout tho gully parties
they should have Dho sympathy Gua
support Of the puui'i,.m tho brglu,
ming 20 tho ol0sr of iau oaso.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-04-22

service repeated attacks were made on
ha government by various Political
tarlos, aui in May, 1875, alter % vote
lu the Deputies which be C0usiiorci =
declaration ola want Of confidence, he
resigned.
MuCMnhOn who sue oss'ully.hnd led
tho Struggle against thg commune
in 1871 ami thus rescued the
counify from The fatal embrace Of
the auarclsuo hydra, succeeded
Theirs. HE conservative yiows drew
opposition io his administrator, and
whom he refused TO remove from Nice
certain B1uapar,ist generals obnoxious
20 the Republican party, bee was forced
70 rusign in 1870, remaining that new
times required now men.
Jules grevy who followed Mnc-
Ilh0u, succeeded by hia goat ability
bui bu naturalization marked by
sincere simplicity, in gaining the COM
nIauce OF the people. Ho was deemed
thu ideal Of repuu'lca1 executive,
sud 0t tho close OF hls term Ia 1855,
was rewarded by recollection. But
then followed tho famous series Of
scandals that led TO his resignation
two yoars later almost To- disgrace.
sNI-Cnuot now became president
Htr seemed destined b. hold tho honor
fgr tbg full io,m Site administration
will slway5 bo remembered Ha wiss
one, while hH Personal character stood
out bright auI cIe,r oven in tue thick,
dark m.sls SURF uuItus the Panama
scanIa'a However ho wac struck
down uy tlo ASSASSIN before bis term
%. 0ri.1 was completed. The brief
term % CaBimlr- perlcf aud his r0rigua.
ton 10 recent history, Tho office Of
Ff1uCu president seem, o. be- oue dlili-
cul, 90 illl and one 10 which is attached
nB much dagger ss honor
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-04-22

TuU HsyAyz DO tho sul hur1u' and
altogether startling name " small
monthly publication lul .8f,h from
Denver anu devoted 90 the wants Of
the printer ltis nUatla lJs workman
ahip, oJIop iu iIs comments, aud seems
90 have already found On fch favor 10
woll.HIlc1 advertising rast7 aSo auy
criterion. For the tsurht 20. the uu.
luUIr.rI AMI Tho fr.ls us foaicr we
may explain thgi iHc "uell.boE" DO a
printing tnleu IFS tun receptacle ai
broken ur dc.aceJ lygu bite OF metal
etc., which eau afterwards bo melted
up anu again made u..ul
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-04-22

QuEEN NiD MA Do slowly recover,
lbs from the attack Of some weeks ago
which gave rise 10 the rumor that she
was dead. Sue 10 partially rsgaiulug
the use oi hor lower limbs, aud Is able
to move about 10 the garden with the
assistance ola cruloh, stick, and tho
arm Of one OF nor attendants, but pho
cannot stand iog many moments To-
gcIh0E Her present physical 0oU-
dillon be suoh, however, o. TO su ygesl
that Britain may DO deprived by joNth
OF her venerable queen with scarcely "a
momrups warming.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-04-22

ITHn lamout,u.c ILLUSTRATION oi the
taBles VI O f,lnoI ago that John L..
Sullivan, cH.1hampiun prIz fighter
has received annually Tor lis euryiCUB
during the ls1t ton years thfUs times
~ much from tho public Tor the
cEcrcBr OF his peculiar abilities a. has
the pftsiJynt Of ore Amor.g. 20 most
noted colleges Tor the tslruts which he
has brought 90 tho fulnlmsni oi his
high duu,s. Suillvau's receipts have
averaged f-1,Uu1 Ier year, Professor
Eliot, If Harvard, draws a salary Of
a.. 900.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-04-22

The eastern preacher win uIon mere
AyGTaay made the uuarsy again.
PRECEDENT Cleveland at uruu1suuos
.u On occasion of public ceremony
which charge he has since very Go.
u,tautly anu uugrsroiuUy withdraw
-apueau 20 have luaded whore boo be-
ongt-pecE'deep in tho contempt
uo whole AmrrIClu people, pu
tgssilenva diauGgI tutBg raalng dc.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-04-22
The u. S. GOVT Reports
show Royal Baking Powder
superior 10 all others.


Inflammation 90 caused Uy la..'c acid In
the BLOOD ftE"u.il. emo hurUus u,tuts
81. 'hn joint, Keep y1uf t.upi puo
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Iluumatsw, Hlou's EHJsnp o.
glvta lHo blood vitality AID ugnu b.
sad tuues lHa whole gUjy, rsuirl'izU,
tue puiIiiy ,ae blood AuI aus cures
TauumEtifE.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-04-22

Since 1861 have been o. great suf.
fercr from cat1gFh, tried EIy's Cream
Balm ami 70 nll appearances am cured.
rrFrb hralucutB from which ] had
long suffered ere gone, W. ]. Hitch
cock, Late Major u. 3, Vol. auI a, a.
Gen, Buffalo, NY.
Elys Cream balm has camnlUi6ly
cur,d mo of c1iATtn wfUn everything
cleo iaiIci, Many h.lualu'nuu8s hive
uFyI % with excellent rHHuiiF.-A lifuI
". stevens. Caldwell, Ohio.
Price % Cream H"lm 10 fly cent.
Buy 900 your druga uuI medicines
atuld reliable G1Iur rIu- Drug Store,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-04-22

The direct Huu 60 Kansas CRY, ft
LOU, and Atlantic suEUoarI, De- via
the N.Itr.urI psnFr Vri.gev. rom
ro.''3, 'n'aaSn ',gsD,nf a1l oha ",
Union grr.t ma ' tBg JAN lime. n YOU
pro going la., and care .sr o. Daylight
ride through iuo rFuulut rCaaaFy of
the Rocky Mountains en- route, see
lh6t your tOaDt reads ylp Mlas.ur.
pHrHu Railway. Ilrgans chair cars
guruysly iro0 90 h1Idtr Of regular
lmn tickUH.
IS. " prHHAlL G.. II. 4 PA,
~ hOTlau E.NHs, SAN laAH CITY.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-04-22

HOODS PILLS arc the est rfo.-
dinner g,lls, Esa,1. "a. ss.igu, tufa
BauAoht. :
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-04-22

Igaaspua ru.rs 70 suuatituts,
Hluu tHIm.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-04-22

uyr ~. YALE. Health and C0mrsz
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-04-22

~ Tons CUFUATun ASHES. IuE
DAJ HraI fertilizer known. Apply A. tUu
uHu6 90 board ~ Health room 900, DIiy and
County Building
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-04-22
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-04-22
TIE UTAH JUNK HOUSE

TWILL PAY CASH FOH RAGS, HOMES
w scrap Iron. NUiNH, EunHrra aI1 AZ
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-12
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

Life reading, 81; satisfaction guaran-
teed. Fanny Green, 144 S Main. room 3.
Kontski has $50 printed compositions
OF his own many are played the world
over
CULLEN are among the sololsts to appear
at Kontski's jubilee next Monday.
Samson in Society,"" The second
address in the popular series by f. NJ,
Larkin at the Young Mems Christian
Association. Sunday at 5 O'Clock. Ali
men invited.
Beginning classes in physical culture
at thu Y. W. G. A., 10Y North Spring
street, will be organic sd under the direc-
tion of Miss A. l. Murphy; for women,
Monday at p. M; for girls II to 16
years of age. Tuesday at D. m.
John Murray was committed to the
county Jail yesterday from Pasadena. to
serve 80 days for vagrancy. Louis O.p-
penheimer and George johnson were
committed from Azusa. to serve FIVE
days each, for the came offense.
DR.. Edward j. Hadisld. late of Phla.
delphia, physician and surgeon, Brad
bury building, rooms 2l0-2ll. Honrs,
10 to IL. 2 to A. to 8. Special at;en ion
given to diseases of nose. throat, chest
and all chronic diseases, both male and
female. Consultations free.
The Los Angeles County Educa 10 al
association, will meet this morning at 10
o'clock at the high school. DR.. j. Ii.
Hoose, Prof. w. H. Housh and others
will discuss Child Study. A full attend
ance is desired, not only of the mem.
bers, but of those interested ia the work
that is now being done by the teachers
OF the county. Some plans and arrange
ments Tor carrying on the work will also
be discussed. The work Tor the regular
meeting in February is in preparation.
1t will be necessary for the association
to fix the place for the next meeting.
Mr.. de Niedzwiedz inski, the Polish
commissioner and representative of the
society OF Polish are at Chicago and
San Francisco expositions, leaves today
for his home at Warsaw. He was unfort.
uuate enough to come to this city in
connection with the eo-called intsrna-
tional exposition which came to farcical
end, but his disagreeable experience in
that affair, he states. has beeu some-
what mitigated BY the kindness aud
welcome he has received from the Los An
geles Art association. Mr. and Mrs. Mac
Leod and Mr.. Ludovici. He was given
a reception on Wednesday at the rooms
/ OF the art Association.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-12
FOR THE NEW COUNCIL.

Matters Which Wiii Com. BefsrA Mon-
day's Needing.
W. F. Parker, clerk OF the fire COM
mission. has filed communication to
the council that three new chemica
engines have bsen accepted by that
body. Also a comm anication asking
the council to advertise for 500 feet Of
1a-inch cotton fire hose.
Property owners and residents in the
vicinity OF Union avenue and Inyrsham
street petitioned yesterday for cross
walk on the south siis OF the intsrsec-
ton Of the two streets.
William Decker asked tina council ysl.
terday for permission to lay cemsnt
sidewalk in front OF his property on the
south side OF Sand stree hstwson the
pavilion and Bunker Hill avenue.
E. A. Sumner scot Communication
to the council yesterday in which he
begs to call the attention OF that body
to the break in the street between Wit
mer street and Vernon avsnue. on Or
ange street. He also wants the culvert
across the street opened.
W. j. Washburn and Nathan Cole. jr.,
petition for the width OF the sdsw Tx
on Pasadena avenue from tbs Arroyo
Seco bridge to the city limits to De
Established at IL feet.
George Cummings and others petition
to have Echandla street graded, gray
elej. guttered. sidewalked and curb I'D
under spscifcati ,ns Il. which call for
stone curling. from Brooklyn avsnus to
Pleasant avenue.
Property owners on Mott street patti
ton to have the grade OF that street es-
tablished.
Property owners on Pennsylvania ave.
nue. ask TO have the grade at the inter-
section OF Echandia street lowered
An ordinance will! be pre- sentsd to the
council on Monday for thu Improvement
OF Topaz etreet, from Brooklyn avenue
to Pennsylvania avenue.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-12
NOT A DARK HORSE.
Mr.. Phillips of San Luis Obispo Not
ha Ga

Mr.. Phillips of San Luis Obispo Not In
the Senatorial Raos.
F.B. Phillips of San Luis Obispo,
whose name has frequently been men.
toned of late as OZARK horse" in the
senatorial race. is at the Hollenb beck
hotel. When asked yesterday if it was
true that he had any aspirations to be
United States senator he replied: II
am not q candidate for senator and have
not authorized any body to use my name
in this connection. am absolutely not
in the fight and never entered it. Some
friends, more ambitious for me than !
am myself, have mentioned my name,
but would not accept the honor for two
reasons. First, Senator Perkins is bust.
ness associate OF mine and consequently
il would be improper for me to run in
opposition to him in any way, even as q
dark horse
Secondly, my time is fully occupied
with private business, that l could not
and would not abandon for any political
honors. have lately taken possession
of the Chino property and will have this
season 5000 acres in sugar beets. Be-
sides have rented 1000 acres for wheat
culture, and will soon open Offices in
this city and Chino. 1 must devote my
time and energies to my private enter
prises. and have so advised my friends
who may have considered me worthy of
the honor OF seat in the United States
senate"
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-12
HOTELKEEPERS' LIABILITY.

A Bill Protesting Them Against Pay
mont of Losses by Fire.
A bill has been prepared by the
Southern California Hotel association
for introduction in the legislature that
ia of great Importance to the travelling
public as we'll as to the hotel keepers.
Under the present law the latter are
liable for any damage that may bs sus.
tanned by their guests in case of ire.
The hotel keeper practically insures his
guests for the same amount he charges
for room rent. and naturally he thinks
that this is unjust. The new bill will
simply protect the hotel keepers against
any liability for damages caused by fire.
If man now takes q room for 81
per day." said Mr.. Billicke, the vice.
president OF the association, ''hs can
set FIRE to tho hotel and sue for 5000
damages if he should bring q couple OF
trunks with him. The lessees of the
Del Monte at Monterey and Grand no
tel at San Francisco have been obliged
to pay large sums for damages to guests,
when these places were burned. and we
think that it is unjust to make the ho-
telkeepsr liable in this respect. We
practically protect guest against losa
BY fire as il We were an insurance com.
pany, yet we cannot charge premium
as they do. There is no more reason
why a hotelkeeper should have to pay
losses caused by fire in his house than
the man who rents q furnished house.
Some culpiit may come in with few
empty trunks, set the house on fire,
the hotelkeeper would have to pay
heavy damages to the guests. 1t is for
our own protection as we'll as to the
public's that the bill has been prepared"