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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-04
ALMOST SUCCESSFUL,
Frank DahIipan Planned n Big Delivery
from the Marinette Jail.

Marinette, Wis, Nov. 29.-ISpecial. /
As Turnkey John +. Leason of the coun-
tv iail was about to feed the prisoners
Saturday night, he found Frank Dahl
man. who was bound over to circuit
court on a serious charge, missing from
his cell. \ search was instituted and
the prisoner was found secreted in one
corner of the corridor beneath Il pile of
rubbish.
\ further investigation followed and
under the bedclOtheS of DahlmanS bunk
was found a kit of tools consisting of six
steel saws, three hair files. Il bottle of
olive oil. a screwdriycr and Il large knife
The fact was discovered that Dahman
had begun to cut his way out of the jail.
One of the large steel bars of the corri-
dor had been sawed nearly in two and
with the tools that were found in his bed
he would have gained his liberty in a
day CT -. The tools We're bought 10y a
farmer named Frank Shaak. it is alleged,
who delivered them to pahlman a few
days ago during Il visit to the jail. Shaak
was arrested and brought TO this city late
Saturday night.
There were about twenty y-fiyc prisoners
in the jail, all of whom would have Cs-
capped with Dahlman had he been sue
cesSful.
Eahlman was arrested about six weeks
ago on n serious charge preferred by his
l3-Ycar-olG GauvhfrY
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-04
PROF. FERGUSON OUT.
Result of inves tigation of Hypnotic
Exhibition by Sheboygan
School Board.

Sheboygan. Wis, Nov. 3O.-fSpecial.l
Prof. George w. Ferguson, whose hyp-
motto exhibitions have been the subject
Of much comment here has been re-
moved from his position instructor in
drawing in the public schools. The dis
nlSsal came i'll the form Ot a demand
for his resignation. submitted to Mr.. Fer
guSon at a meeting of the school board
held last evening. The board met in Sc
cret session. All the evidence that had
been collected of seanceS in school build
ingS, the use of school children as sub
jects at private exhibitions, and the dem
onstrations upon pupils at Mr.. ferSu-
sons residence was reviewed. 1t devel-
oped. il is alleged. that although Mr..
Ferguson had denied that he had con-
Quoted experiments in hypnOtism in the
schools. Il secret demonstration was made
at the Fourth district school some time
ago at which number of pupils were
present. The windows were curtalued
and Il tran>om was covered.
After the school board had concluded
the hearing of reports of investigations
conducted by members of the board and
teachers. Mr.. Ferguson was sent for.
He had been notified by Supt. Heller to
be present, but was not there. and it was
some time after instructions were sent to
him that he appeared. Then he was told
that the hypnotic scandal had reached
such proportions and his demonstrations
upon school children. although perhaps
harmless. had aroused such Il storm of
protests that he must retire. He there
upon rendered his resignation and it was
accepted.
1t became known today that Mr.. Fer
guson had conducted his experiments in
hypnotlSm among school pupils many
months. Last summer the children first
attempted to exert hypnosis upon each
other. 1t was thought at that time the
practice had been stamped out. but since
then experiments have been made with
the greatest secrecy.
Th hypnotism scandal in the schools
may lead to the introduction of an ordi-
nance in the council next Monday night
prohibiting the practice of the science i'll
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-04
O'BRIEN PLEADS GUILTY.
VIII be Sentenced by Judge Gibson Mt
Fond du Lac

Fond du Lac. Wis. Nov. 30.-FSpe-
cial. I-Edward O'Brien, who was arrest
cd some days ago at his home in Niwau-
kec on the charge of accepting stolen
jcwelry. which his brother. Dick
o 'Bricn. had stolen on the Sth day of
last July from the Carpenter residence.
and for which Dick is now serving Il
term in the state prison at Waupun, ap-
peared in court this morning and upon the
advice of Attorney Mckvnna entered Il
plea of guilty to the charge. He was re
turned to the jail and will he sentenced
in the course of Il day or SO. There is a
possible chance that he may escape a term
in the state prison, but it is not probable.
The penalty for the crime is from six
months to one year.
John Granger of the town Of Metomen.
who pleaded guilty to the charge of seduc-
ing his 1f-year-old stepdaughter, was sen
fenced 10 five years at Waupun five days
Of that time 10 be spent in solitary con
tinement. The prisoner is 6S years Of age
and has family of gTown-up children.
Previous TO his arrest he WAS superln-
tendent of a Sunday school in the town IN
which he resided and was also town clerk.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-04
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because Theodore X. Mcrrick. Il mo-
Iornau iii the employ of the Baltimore
X Northern railway. diSohcycl orders.
officers ot that road say, there WAS a
F.. irGhttul hcad-Un collision near Baltimore
! IL which Merrick was Instantly killed
and William l.. llomcr, motormau on
the ear which was going in the oppo-
SItr direction, received injuries from
which he died about half an hour later.
\ most disastrous tire occurred in
North st. Louis, Mo. about > o'clock III
the warehouse of the RavenSwo0d Dis
ti,lery company. The loss VIII amount
To Sioo,Ht, with Insurance of about -
pcr cent.
The fire in the Smuggler mine At As
pen. Col. remains uucouqUcryd. and it is
now conceded that it viii require weeks,
and perhaps months. before il can Toe sub
duyl. y Few method of attack has been
decided upon
The New York court of appeals rem
derpI Il decision granting n new trial Ia
the case Of William Jay kocrugr. under
. sentence of death for tn" murder of his
sweetheart, Ro>> y. Rrd2atr, in New
York ,;Iy in September. 1896.
Mrs Emmrilue II. Rudd g. years old
and the widow of Commodore John EuId
of the United States navy. Il woman of
education and refinement and highly con
ncrtci, WAS arrested for theft and locked
Up in the police station ut West New
brighton. l. l.
At Colherg. Prussia Capt. Won Hahn
and Can't. Won O>traki had fought 4 duel
and that the hitter had been dangerously
/ wounded. the second duel was fought
at Bremen. Lieut.. SicEmUud of the Srv-
/ cnty-tifth regiment, mortaiIy wouu trd
Lieut.. Schocnfeldt of the same regiment.
/ deputy United States Marshal +. j.
1 Carpenter. with Il posse of twelve men
/ has arrived in Hot Springs, Ark. Wit&
/ fifteen Illicit di~tlllorS. who We're captured
j in Scott county. The officers destroyed
! foUr stills, and about 1000 gallons Of
/ whisky and hc"r.
-Schuylkill Collcry. Il familiar land
mark Of the Nahoucy tpa.l valley. which
( has been in operation since lSG:;, has
1 been abandoned, and 4 large fierce of men
/ today began Tn" destruction of the break
cr and other buildings around the en-
/ trance to the mime
About 500 Indians from the five
! tribes are holding Il convention at At
/ lautcrs. |. T., in opposition to III" Dawes
! commission agreement. In speeches
/ made the agreement l. denounced and
/ Secretary Bliss eU!ugiZri for the report
/ he made To- the President in regard 10 il.
Capt William l.. Anderson died sud
/ denly at Cincinnati If heart failure. aged
! - years. lie was Il half-hrothcr of Maj.
/ Anderson of Fort Sumter fame He was
/ a director of the Big -Four and ChC~a-
/ pcake x Ohio railroads and n director
! in the American tottuuSpcd oil company.
Mrs. Margaret kccgau. living at 5l2
! West Fifteenth street. Chicago. had Il
/ strong belief that banks were instituted
/ for the sole purpose of ~wIndin@ people
/ out of their money and desiring To retain
nll of her funds i. safe place She Sc
! lcctrd n barrel, and placed the barrel in
| a closet i'll her home. Thieves have the
/ lrnrpv upN-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-04

be best for deatn to end his own troubles
and possible ones which might befall his
own children.
The inquest has not yet been finished,
but Mrs. Cornell and James Lewis, a
hoarder at he Cornell house. who have
been confined in the Waukesha Jail on
suspicion of having some knowledge of
the murder will be released at once.
Cornelrs Confession.
The mystery was cleared up at the seS-
sion of the COroner'S inquest this morn
ing. when three reliable witnesses testi-
fed to having had conversation with Mr..
Cornell in which the latter had seated
that he alone was responsible for the
deed. The substance of Deputy Sheriff
Palmer'S statement, as made to the jury,
was that in conversation with Cornell
since the murder Cornell told him that
he was angry and had the blues and that
he went to bed that night mad. His
wife had complained to him that Lewis
had furnished no flour and so had not
kept his agreement TO support the fam
lily. He told her 10 turn Lewis out, and
then the trouble began.
DIR. Wilkinson testified that Cornell had
talked to him of his family troubles be
fore the children were killed Cornell
said that when they lived at Summit the
woman in the house where Cornell now
lived had taken in washing and they
thought that Mrs. Cornell could do tho
same and that he could get work. Cor
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-04
CORNELL ADMITS 1T.
His Little Ones Would be
Better Off Dead.

Oconomowoc, Wis, Nov. 29.-[Spc-
cial. l-Erncst Cornell has confessed that
it was he who, on the morning of Sat
urday. November 20, killed his two lit
tie children-Willie. aged 6, and Lille,
His motive, he says, was to end his
domestic troubles. The children whom
he killed were tho issue of the present
marriage, while the two whom he spared
were Mrs. Cornell's by a previous mar
riage. He said he thought that it would
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-04

lowed them To do 50. About : o'clock
Mrs. Cornell looked into the room Soon
after Lewis came in and appeared to be
drunk 1t was shortly after this that
Mrs. Cor:eu came into CornelfS room,
he alleged, and offered him whisky.
After he had drank some he concluded
20 Kill the children and himself. Cornell
has 1T all times since the murder. Or.
Wilkinson stated. been apparently as ra-
tiouaI rs the witness had ever known
him To be.
Charles GHdden. who is nursing Cor
nell. said that Cornell had repeatedly
acknowledged that hc had committed the
crime. and that the hammer with which
he struck the children was now in pos
session of the officers. there being several
other hammers in the house Cornell old
the witness he never had thought Of lay
Ing il ~ anybody else until he heard his
wifo and Lewis talk Of diSpoSinc Of the
bodies. Yesterday witness heard Cornell
tel, Deputy Sheriff Palmer that he was
sure he d.i II. Cornell told him that he
/ thought the children were better off dead.
''tflcer fslmer was recalled and he
! stated that Cornell said to him: AL l
can say ! that | am guilty"
Immediately after this testimony re-
cess was taken for the jury To visit the
premises and talk with Mr.. CORNELL.
Cornell Remembers Nothing.
When the jury visited the Cornell
home at 1l:5o O'Clock Cornell stated that
he thought he had committed the crime.
basiuE his belief on the statements made
by Or. Wilkinson. as printed in this pa
Ter, but that he had no personal reCol-
lection of il whatever. He desired. how
ever. that no innocent person should Suf-
fer, and was therefore willing 10 shoul-
Ier the sole responsibility for the staying
ot the two children.
When the inquest reConyened at 80
7. Ii. Justice Robinson, the acting cor
oner. said that If Mrs. Cornell and Lewis
We're here he certainly would require
them To testify subject 10 their right 10
refuse L. answer any question which
might tend l. crlminate them. But they
were not here. and he doubted whether
they could throw any light on the case.
Therefore he thought il would not be
necessary 10 send TO Waukesha Tor than.
In giving the case % the jury Justice
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-04
DEAD IN THE EYES OF THE LAW.
Novel Plea Introduced by Convict Who
IL.

Omaha. Ncb.. Nov. 3o.-A novel peti-
ton has been filed in the district court
by Joseph BARLEY. cX-state treasurer.
now under twenty years sentence for
looting the treasury of SJO0.pnU
The petition was an answer to the
states suit, in which BARLEY is made
codcfendant with his bondSmen by the
state. which seeks to recover the amount
stolen
The petition declares that BARLEY can
not he sued, since ne is dead in the eyes
Of the law. having been sentenced to the
penitentiary for twenty years. His at
toraeys declare that under the state law
no convict can be sued. Il this conten-
ton is held the suit against the bonds
men cannot be maintained. since the
principal must be sued with or before
suretios gre sued in \ehraska
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-04
DOLG0ROUkY IS DEAD.
Russian Princess with a Reputation
as a Music an Slain in
Salvador,

Omaha. Neb., Nov. Ca private let
ter from an attache of the United States
legation at San Salvador. just received in
this city. brings the news that Princess
Dolgorouky. the Russian musician. whose
managers claimed she was the morsanatic
widow of the late Cars brother. died
some days ago i'll Salvador, under circum-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-04
ChoEed on a Beesreak

Oshkosh, Wis. Nov 0.-[SpeciaLl !
4 surprising discovery was made today
at a poSt-mortem examination Of the
body 6f ex-Ald. KraA. who dropped TO
the floor while eating supper in i quick
order restaurant here Sunday night Il
showed that death was due To 4 chunk of
beefstead -x5 inches. which the man had
attempted 70 swallow ana which stuck Il
his throat and caused a.l 10 choke 70
death,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-04
ROBBED A DUMMY.
Trar o Steals an Ovrrcost from a Cloth
ing Store at Oconto.

Oconto. Wis, Nov. 90 Special. j
A tramp unbuttored the overcoat which
covered one Of the dummies standing in
front of II. Thiele's clothing store. yes
terday afternoon. and. donniug il. calmly
walked off This act was seen by a
pasSerby. however. who notified Mr..
Thiole. and the thief was captured be
fore he hal gone three blocks from the
store. This IS the second time Mr.. Th;ele
has suffered this winter, but he was
not so fortunate as 70 capture the thief
and regain his goods the first tine.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-04
FINDS HIS SON.
August Schultz Identifies remains CT Un-
known Man at Merrill.

Merrill Wis. Nov. 80 Special. Fri
day evening a young man from Harshaw.
who had been struck by a falling tree,
was brought TO this city and taken 10 the
hospital where the physicians found that
he was suffering from a fractured skull
ard also fracture Of the spinal cord.
He died some time afterward and nothing
was known of him, other than that hi>
surname was Schultz. This morning his
father. August Schultz Of the town of
RIB Falls. Marathon county. identified the
remains as those of his son. Gustave
Schultz The remains were taken to Rib
Falls for inteFment.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-04
JEALOUS OF CUSTOMERS.
So a Detroit Man Shot at His Wife in
Her Little store.

Detroit, Mich, Nov. Gov. ]. Burian
fired a revolver at his wife today but sue
ceaded in only slightly wounding her. He
then shot himself dead. The tip Of the
thumb Of the woman's upraiSed hand was
shot off and the bullet grazed her head.
Burian had been drinking heavily. He
was intoIerably jealous Of nearly every
man who came into the little store in
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-04

Robinson cautioned them that it was a
matter OF grave public interest and thar
all manner of stories ana rumorS had
been at!3at. but that they must be gov
erned III their action by their own knoWl-
edge of the conditions as they had seen
thcui and by the sworn evidence.
t. Hold All Three for Trial.
The jury returned from its deiibera-
tons at DO O'Clock and rendered the fol-
lowing verdict:
state Of Wisconsin. Waukesha county.
city Of ocOn2Ig1woc-In the matter of an
inquisitiou on the bodies of Willie Cornell
and Lille Comedian inqui>itiOn taken III
sha, commencing on the 10th day of No
ycmb"r, 1897, and continuing from time to
time until this day, before George +. Rob
inSon, one of the justices of the peace for
said county, upon the bodies of the SAID
Willie Cornell and Lille Cornell. there
dead, by jurors whose names are hereuntO
subscribed. who being duly sworn to in
manner and by what means the said VII
lie and Lille Cornell came to their deaths,
upon Iheir OathS do say:
That the said Willie Cornell and Lille
Cornell came TO their deaths on the 2oth
day of November. 1897. between 1870 a. III.
and $50 Il. m, by having their throats cut
by a razor or me other sharp instrument
after their skulls had been fractured 10y
blows of a hammer said instruments being
at the time in the hands of one or more Of
the following persons. tO-wit: Ernest Cor
nell. AIbertina Cornell and John Lewis, the
strongest probability being that it the
said Ernest Cornell. and we therefore rec
ommend that the said Ernest Cornell be
arrested and arraigned for the crime as
well as the said AIbertina Cornell and John
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-04
RElNSTATE MR.. LANDT.
Probable Action OF State Board of
Control Regarding Sparta
School.

Madison, Wis, Nov. So Special !
The state board of control Will meet at
Waukesha tomorrow. and it is cxDccted
that the question of the reinstatement of
:. :. Landt a. superintendent Gf rhe
state pubic schoo! at sparta will then
be taken up.
Il is believed to he safe prediction
that Mr.. l-andt Will be reinstatcd. Mem
bers of the board have said that they
We're waiting for the action OF the court.
and the dismissal of the charges against
him would appear to leave his record
clear Then. too. it is known that ut
least some members of the board have
long considered the prosecution of Mr.
Landt to be entirely malicious.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-04
BOTH ARE SENTENCED.
Man and Wife Convicted at La Crosse
of ShoplItting.

La Crosse. Wis, Nov. % SPECIAL. J
Harry White. alias Raymond, and his
wife. Alice White. alias Florence Ray
mond. alias Alice Stevens. both notorious
crooks. pleaded guilty this morning 10
stealing silk from l.. w. Fosters dry
goods store Judge Thomas AdiSon sen
fenced White to two years Mt Waupun
and the woman 10 the county jail for
SIX mouths The theft occurred several
months age. White has a brother Serv-
iug life sentence at saltwater for muir
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-04
Insane on LuctSert Case.

Denver. Col, Nov. 3o.-John H Dame.
until recently runner for the Western
hotel. was locked up in the county jail
on charge OF insanity. H read the
testimony in the Luetgert murder trial a.
Chicago and became possessed Of g frenzy
10 kill his wife and TWO children and u
bum their bodies u the old garbage cre-
mat0gy.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-04
Hot and 6oid Fcnhni,trr

An ingenious Frenchman has patented
an article which he terms "A hot ana c.Id
penholder." The holder consists ,c .
yyinder pierced with three small 5rcu-
Ln7s az itS upper part. aud inclo>iu. taf
Mllter use comhuStible carbon cyluilr.
:, sor summer wad Of sponge or cotton
lmIrsgnated with a Somrion of sal nm
monlac. To start M fhe works. =
"lL'tT time the carbon cylinder is Ich.ed
ai.I ~ tiased ID the holder: the other ,rIln-
.I ueI with the NH iS Sid on the latter. and
llIt paper tuhe +, then fixed over horn II
summer IN. cL-m.cauy saturated Ill
pEoI4cez Srtio!e4, Geld 70 keep he ..Yi
coo! using The peu.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-04
PIERCED BY A NEEDLE.
A Kaukauna Lad Meets with Peculiar
Accident.

Kaukauna. Wis. Nov. 90 Special. !
A peculiar accident was recorded here
Saturday by Il physician Of this city. \
little son IF Charles Poisson had 4 long.
slim crochet needle IN hi> possession and
fell with it in his hani, the steel pcne-
tratiuc his body two and one-haif inches,
near the chili's heart. but providentially
not striking any vital Part. The shock
of the accident proSTra ted Mrs. Poison.
the mother for 4 while. She removed
rho noodle herself
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-04
SHOT IN THE HEART.
Nine-Year-OId SON of Charles Gilbert
of Rio Accidentally Killed.

Rio. Wis, Nov. 29.-LSpecial.l- IA o
ycar-old son Of Charles Gilbert of the
town of I.awvllle was accidentally shot
yesterday while out in the woods near
the home. Mr.. Gilbcrt'S hired man shot
at a rabbit with Il 44-caliber rifle. The
ball glanced from the ground and struck
the boy in the left shoulder, penetrating
to the heart and killing him almost in
stantly.
Madison, Wis. Nov. 29.-[ Special. j
Fred Albright of Middleton was accident
ally shot and killed Sunday while hunt
ing rabbits with three companions II is
supposed that while he was getting
through a fence, the hammer of his gun
was caught and it was discharged, the
whole load entering his body under the
lower rib and passing through his neck.
wears old and unmarried.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-04
COMPLETE VlNDICATION.
PROSECUTION Begun Against NIr. Landt
was lnwarranted.

Friendship. WIS, Nov. 3O.-I Special.
:. ). Lamdt. who was charged with
emheZZlcment Of county funds while
treasurer of Adams county. was ye>ter-
day discharged in the preliminary exam
nation. The state was unable to suS-
tam the action, and upon motion of de
tendants attorney, u. +. Homes, ami with
me consent of District Attorney Pierce
the proceedings were dismissed Mr.
Landt has throughout had the sympathy
OF the community, and they all rejoice at
the final outcome Of this vcXatious pro-
cccdlng. There viii be no furt her J.rusc-
cution.
The case was called at Friendship No
ycmber 80, District Attorney ). w.
Fierce appearing lor the state and Atjor-
neyS D. +. Jones of Sparta and w. S.
I stroud of Portage appearing for the de-
PENDANT change OF venue was imme-
dIatcly taken from the justice who issued
the warrant, and the examination pro-
cceded before Justice Hugh Hurley
Before any proceedings were had Mr.
| Jones moved that the complainant, i. \.
Henry, be required To give security for
costs. and stated that this motion was
made in the interest of the taxpayers
and in pursuance to the resolution cf the
county board. adopted at its last meet
ing, expressing confidence in the iuteg-
| rity of Mr.. Landt ana advising that the
action against him be dismissed, or mat
ample security for the cost be "Xacted
| from the prosecutors. The resolution
which is full and complete yindicdtion
Of Mr.. Landt of intentional Wrongaolng.
was read and filed. The justice, ho"-
ever, denied tn" motion
Mr.. Jones then moved that the com
plaint be quashcd, and the action be dis
missed upon the following grounds:
l. That it appears 10y the records of Ad-
ans county that all matters in difference
! be
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-04
AK President for Reuef

Portland. Or. Nov. 2o.-The Portland
chamber If commerce has teleGraphed To
President Mckinley appealing to him 10
urg" upon Congress the necessity Of send
.ng immediate relief 20 the Yukon miners,
many Of whom, it j. believed. viii perish
from starvation unless supplies are placed
w.,.,l rhe.G grach dur.H- the next thres
months.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-04
JOSEPH DEMMON ON TRIAL.
Case is Attracting Unusual Attention al
Oshkosh,

Oshkosh. Wis. Nov. 99.-[ Special j
The case Of Joseph Demmon Of Omro.
charged with asSaulting Blanch Knapp,
aged II. is on trial in the municipal. court
here today, with about half the residents
of Omro on hand as witnesses or Srecra-
tors. On account OF District Attorney
ouartermass' Illness the prosecution :
being conducted by City Attorney Hlu-
win. The tria! VII! probably !ast seyera.
dsys