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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-18
THE INTEREST," IN RICHMOND.
Everybody Wanted 10 Know the Re-
suIt-Fitz the Fnvorite Here.


The great fight. which had been talked
Of with such profound interest for several
months, and which the Richmond sports
had looked forward 10 with so much
eagerness, is now thing of the past. 1t
has gone down into history, and the
wreath Of victory has settled down upon
the brow OF Australian Bob Fitzsimmons,
while a look of supreme satisfaction mas
beamed out on the face of almost every
man in Richmond who is possessed OF
sporting proclivities.
FITZSIAfMONs THE FAVoRITE.
Bob is a fayorite among those in this
city who take interest in the fstic art
and his victory, though a surprise to
great many made all happy-all, at least,
except those who staked their money on
Corbett. In betting circles "Pompadour
Jim" was the favorite, but the man from
the Antpodes had his friends and they
were willing to stake their money on
him, though some of them did so with
fear and trembling. They felt confident
Of his ability 10 win, but they were afraid
OF the wonderful agility and science which
Corbett b)asted Of and hence their wari-
ness.
All who could spare the time to do so
went either to Sanger Hail. Little Mems
Hall, or the Auditorium, and by so doing
placed themselves in direct cornmunica-
ton with the ringside, receiving a de-
tailed report OF each blow almost stimuli
taneously with It's being struck. Others
crowded around the newspaper bulletin
boards and received the returns from the
fight In that manner. The press and bull
letin service was superb. and the news
was promptly displayed. There were i'm
mense throngs about the Dispatch board
where the first news OF the result was
given TO the people OF Richmond.
THE LADIES WERE INTERESTED. I
All who were interested managed to
ascertain very soon after the hight was
concluded that Lucky Bob" had won the
championship IL would appear that
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-18
A SHINING LIFELINE.
EXPERIMENT or LIFE-sAvING SER
VICE or u. :. GOVERNMENT.
A SHAFT OF LIGHT IN THG DARKNESS
Hundreds of sailors Have Perisbcd
by Reason OF Their Failure 10 Sec
the Ordinary Line when shot Out
10 the ship.


correspondence OF INC Hi7V"0V"'J
WASHINGTON. March lS.-The NE
saving service Of the government IS eN-
perimenting with decidedly new idea IN
Nfe-lines. the results Of which are proving
highly important. Il IS among the prooa-
blities Of the near future that the crews
OF vessels wrecked within the range OF the
Nfe-saving stations viii be able TO see the
lire shot TO them from The mortar from
the time It starts on its career until II
reaches them.
This marked addition to the chances oil
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-18
Alleged FiI.buste-er Arrested.

NEW YORK, March lE-George Now
bray was arrested to-day on a charge OF
having aided and abetted a filibustering
expedition 10 Cuba, which left Baltimore
on the steamship Woodall in June. 1895
lie was arraigned before a United States
commissioner In $500 bail for examina-
ton Friday morning.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-18

WASHINGTON. March l7.--rhe senal'
Committee on Foreign Relations to-ee,
ordered a favorable report 10 b. h'.,
on the nominations OF John Hay 20 "
Ambassador 10 Great Britain holu.'
Porter. 10 be- Ambassador 10 France
and Mr.. White. present Secretary at Lon
don. to be Secretary OF the Embassy ~
London.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-18

LINZ I'M. III NUTtIDo VI II ' 10
on A DARK NIGHT THE AUTO III
SELF TO SHIPWRECKED MARINE KS
mediate aid and support in getting
ashore.
1t is estimated that the luminous life
line of Mr. Plass will be visible with as
much distinctness as If the light wore
emitted from a 56-candle-power electric
bulb. In that way, unless the storm
were too dense. the line would be visible
it's entire length from shore to wreck,
and the watchers on the beach could tell
lust what progress towards safety was
being made by those whose lives they
were striving to save.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-18

Orders for printing sent TO the Dispatch
Company Will be given prompt attention.
and the style Of work and prices win be
sure 10 please yor.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-22
WHERE TERROR REIGNS.
ANOTHER BAD BREAK IN THE
MISSISSIPPI LEVEE.
Several Towns Will Be Flooded, ard
People Who Believed Themselves
Safe Are Now Fleeing in Hurry.

Greenville. Miss. April 21.-There
was another break in the levee on the
Mississippi side az shipland side or
The Promised Land levee at 10 o'clock
this morning. 40 miles by rail south of
Greenville. The break win cover 1900
acres of land near the flood. and viii
add to the volume of water already
covering most of the lands in its vi
cinity. The levee is ten feet high and
the break is fully 800 feet wide. There
was a foot on the inside of the ievee
when it gave way. The break will en-
tirely submerge Mayosville. the county
seat of the county. town of 400 DeO-
pie. The town is situated i miles
north of the break
From MayOrsville south to the TaZoo
river every plantation in issaquena
and two-thirds of these in Sharkey,
besides a number OF others in yozoo
and Warren counties viii be flooded
with water from 10 to 20 feet deep.
While this section was. in a large
measure, already overhowed, there
were hundreds of farm houses and
cabins and numerous ridges and
mounds -and hastily erected scaffolds
which still afforded protection 10 man
and beast. These are now being rap
idly abandoned and terror reiEns.
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to get something from her and she had
had ample opportunity of saying some
thing in connection with the mystery
which has shrOuded the killing. but
she has declined to make any state
ments. It may be that her attorneys
have advised this course. but if so. they
must have grave reasons for believing
that she stands in jeopardy and wish to
Tense known
watched the trend of events with a
view of arriving at a proper solution,
that it would have been better for her
to have admitted the killing and stood
on the plea of self-defense. She had a
wound on the face, inflicted. so she
says. by him. which would have been
fair grounds. but she has not adopted
this course but prefers to stand by the
theory of suicide on his part. when
there isn't evidence to warrant the as
sertion-
There is no desire on the part of any
one TO prosecute this woman. who finds
herself in this predicament. Divested Of
her virtue. by her own confession. and
accused of the murder of her husband,
by public opinion at least. it would be
cruel to add anything to her suffering
simply for making a show of getting
material for sensational stories. But
the facts speak for themselves and the
reader VIII see at a glance the force of
the reasoning used. If she is innocent
she should be given a chance to prove
it: if guilty the law should take its
course and justice should be done.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-22

Washington. April Ex-senator Mason
of Illinois made his maiden speech in the
senate today and signalized it BIZ soma
breezy criticisms on the rules of the SEN
ate Il was such a variation from the
prosy debate of recent days that the SEN
ator was accorded close attention. ana
twice received the hearty applause OF
crowded galleries
The speech was in support of a resolu-
ton introduced by the Illinois senator
directing the committee on rules to re-
port rule BY which debate could be
crossed and the previous question he or
uered- IN this connection. Mr.. Mason sar-
castcally referred 10 the fnactiOn of the
the long and fruitless debate on Cuba and
the delay of the arbitration treaty.
Mr. HOar of Massachusetts repIied
briefly, pointing out that the other
branch of congress was more open to
criticism than the senate. He was in ac-
co-d with Mr.. Mason. however. on the
need of new rules
A vote was taken on Mr.. Germans mo-
ton to refer the Mason resolution to rho
81. nays "a
further discussion of the subject is
promised. as Mr. HOar has pending a
resolution to discharge the committee on
rules from further considering the reform
rules.
ruDtcy bill
The vote on the substitute and amend-
ments viii be taken at 3 D. m. tomorrow.
IL was agreed that a committee of Is
senator's should represent the senate at
the coming Grant memorial ceremonies.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-22

Gate, the headquarters of the P. V.
Coal company.
Z. L. Carpenter of this city, the
cashier of the company. went down to
Castle Gate yesterday to pay off the
men, and on the train with him went
$4,000 needed for that purpose, the cash
going by express. The robbers secured
all of this but $4,000, and the manner
in which the job was done clearly
shows that they were acquainted with
Mr.. Carpenter by sight and knew the
object of his visit, for they went about
their desperate work without the least
hesitation. Fortunately. the cashier
escaped without injury, but it is pos
sible that one of the desoeradoes was
wounded in the melee that followed
the robbery.
Mr.. CARPENTER is well known in Salt
Lake and is as Dlucky a little man as
walks. He resides at 1913 street and
his wife, who is at home, last ni-ht
expressed her satisfaction to a Her
aid reporter that her husband escaped
without injury. That he did so is
doubtless due to the suddenness of the
attack, which gave him no opportunity
to put up a fight.
The story of the affair is told in the
following specials to The Herald:
STORY OF THE ROBBERY.
Price, Utah. April 21.-One of the
most daring and successful hold-ups
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morning following the affair. was with
her then and attempted to console her.
After taking the stand, Mr.. Van Colt
asked:
Mrs Hamilton. did you own a pis-
toll of your own?"
No"
Did YOU ever see one at Seddon's.
other than the one owned by Mr. Ham
ilton?''
No"
You saw Mr.. Hamilton's gun while
it was at the house?"
Yes"
Where was it kept?"
1t was az mothers house,
Il mean while it was at Seddon's?"
Well, it was only in the house half
a day"
But where did you keep it?'
1T was in a drawer in the bureau
This statement caused a buzz in the
court room. 1t will be remembered
Mrs Sedden testified directly that the
weapon was laying on the table in
plain sight of every one and, while she
did not recognize the one exhibited at
bered it had a black handle
Continuing. counsel asked:
Was the drawer locked?'
No"
Was it your bureau?''
NO; it was my sisters"
DO Won know whether Mr.. Seldom
had a pistol?"
No
Was Mr.. Hamilton down to see you
on Monday last?"
Yes"
What time was he there at the
house2"
1t was about half past or
o'clock
How do you fix the time?"
We'll. the children were just coming
out of school"
How long did he remain at the
house?"
About ten or Is minutes
What was his business there at the
time?''
He came to arrange for meeting
with me the next day at McCornicks
corner"
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successful escape. Both men were ap-
parently under % years and general ap-
pearances indicate that they were cow
boys or range riders.
One robber was about five feet five;
wore blue overalls, brown coat, soft
hat; had reddish hair and was sun
burned in the face. The other rObber
was about five feet, eight inches. wore
blue overalls, dark coat, soft hat, and
was of rather light complexion.
One thousand dollars reward has
been offered by the officers of the
Pleasant Valley Coal company for the
capture of the robbers and $1,000 for
the recovery of the money
The hold-up occurred just as Mr..
Carpenter started to ascend the stairs
to the companys offices with the sew
eral bags of coin. He was suddenly
confronted by man with two drawn
revolvers, who ordered him to hold up
his hands, which he did without loss
of time.
A boy. who held one sack, hesitated
and was promptly knocked down by a
blow across the temple with the butt
of the robbers revolver Hastily
gathering together the money. the rob-
bers sprang on to their horses and beat
a hasty retreat. amid a vOlley of gun
shots between the robbers and citizens.
some of the latter having by this time
got on the scene with weapons.
\ satchel that was dropped by the
robbers had blood on it, and it may be
some of the shots took effect. One
man was arrested this afternoon on
suspicion. but it was decided ne knew
nothing about it, although he is still
held in custody awaiting developments
But little information thus far has
been received from the different posses,
but some definite report is expected be-
fore morning. the latest rumOTs from
the field being that the robbers passed
through Cleveland at 3 p. m. on their
way to Robbers Roost, and a posse,
armed with Winchesters, is hot on the
trail.
The robbers acted with the utmost
GOODNESS, and the affair was evidently
well planned
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on record. occurred today at about
1880 o'clock at Castle Gate. This is
or should have been pay day for the
coal miners there and $500 came down
on No. 2 Rio Grande Western which
reached here at 1926 D. m. When the
train reached Castle Gate the money
was delivered by the express agent to
E. L. Carpenter, paymaster of the P
Y. Coal company, who was with T. w.
Lewis, an employee of the company.
They crossed over the tracks and went
onto the platform in front of the Wa
satch store. The passenger train pulled
out for Helper and about 100 men or
more Were congregated around the
store and in the road near the post
Office, which is close at hand Two
rough individuals who had been loiter-
ing around town and in the saloon all
day yesterday were also there with
their horses. Just as Mr.. CARPENTER
was nearing the outside stairs at the
east side of the building leading I'D 10
the P V Coal comDany's office over
the store, one of these individuals dis
mounted and placing a six-shooter in
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3 D. m. another posse left Price for
Emery county. and they returned at
6 o'clock, upon hearing of the robbers
being so far ahead of them.
At 4:30 p. m. the telephone wire was
repaired. It had BEEN cut nine miles
south of Price. The first message re-
ceived over the wire was to the effect
that two men having white and bay
horses and answering to the descrip-
ton of the robbers had been seen off
east OF Cleveland. At $50 D. M the
mail arrived from Emery county and
the carrier stated that he met the two
bandits just this side of Cleveland and
about Is miles from Price, and that
these two men kept several rods away
from him and the road. but he noticed
them particularly. One man was
smooth shaved and wore a blue coat
and black hat. and the other a broad
and light hat, so these were most as
suredly the thieves. Mr.. Carpenter re-
turned to Castle Gate on tonight's train
and will again return to Price on the
midnight train. when he expects a
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posse of officers from Salt Lake City.
These parties are supposed to be Butch
Cassidy and Tom GisSell.

posse of officers from Salt Lake City.
These parties are supposed to be Butch
Cassidy and Tom Gissel-
ANOTHER VERSION.
Another account of the affair wired
by The Herald correspondent at Castle
Gate was as follows:
Castle Gate. April BE l. Carpen-
ter, paymaster of the Pleasant valley
Coal company. was held up and robbed
of over s., 000 in front of the Pleasant
Valley Coal company's office at Castle
Gate today at 12:45 p. m.
The deed was committed in the pres
ence of two or three dozen spectators,
who were too much surprised 10 realize
what was going on until the hold-up
was over. and the robbers far down the
canyon with their horses on the run
1t is presumed a third man was left
at the lower part of town to cut the
telegraph wires. as the wires were
found to be cut and communication
stopped east a few moments after the
hold-up occurred.
An armed posse was at once organ
lied and started in pursuit. while an
other party boarded a light engine
passing and rapidly covered the ground
between here and Price.
All the mountain passes and places OF
egress are being protected and
watched, and as the robbers had but
a few minutes the lead they undoubt
eddy will have a hard time to make a
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The woman should be held for exami-
nation in a court of justice. It is ex-
pected that she will be held. Her at
tcrneys look for nothing else One OF
them so expressed himself yesterday.
A condition exists which cannot be
explained away in any manner save
by charging her with the deed. If she
is guilty she should be made to suffer;
if She is not she should be set free
\ man has been found dead, with
bullet in his heart. The testimony
shows that he and his wife have dis
agreed because of her infidelity 10 her
marital vows. admitted by her in
signed confession published in yeSter-
days Herald. He. naturally. seeks a
separa ton. He has no children by her,
10 bind them together, as might have
been the case. Intent upon arranging
matters so as To avoid the least PUB
iicity he gOes to the place where she
is stopping and after halfshour's con-
versation with her alone, the two re-
pair TO the front steps. No one in the
house hears a sound of q quarrel or q
struggle. according TO their statements
and naught of trouble is indicated.
save when the report Of a pistol breaks
in upon the stiffness of the night This
is followed hy another and another I'M
iii six are fired.
The sister OF the woman left stand
ing with the man and her husband,
rush to the front OF the house and find
her standing in the hallway. She
makes no explanations: asks no ques-
tons and an examination shows that
her husband. with whom she was talk
ing q second or two before. lies dead
in tie yard with a bullet through his
heart He is siienced for all eternity
and cannot speak. so deductions must
be drawn from the statements Enade
by the living.
The wife says he must have shot
himself. and this in the face Of ply
steal condition which made ii an i'm
possibility. She declares she was in
SIDE when the fiTst shot was fired and
shat il deafened her for q time. when
the probabilities are all the other way.
If the door was closed. as she relates. {
size would have experienced no sensa-
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MRS. HAMILTON
IN JEOPARDY.

ton such as described. 1t is the con-
cussion from close proximity which
causes the condition she mentioned
She says she and he had no quar-
rel. but witness goes on the stand
and relates that he heard her voice a
few seconds before the killing pitched
in a high key as of anger.
She declares she was inside when the
first shot was fired and did not again
go outside, when another witness
swears he saw her standing on the
steps in front of the open door, after
all the shots were fired
She says she gave him the pistol a
week ago, when witness after witness
relates that he declared she had it as
late as Monday and that he was going
after it; did go after it.
She AYERS that she didn't know it
was loaded. and that she gave it to
him as stated; that she didn't even
know the calibre. when two witnesses
come in and say she called at their
places of business on Monday and ask
ed for cartridges for a % calibre pistol
and when shown them didn't know
whether they were the right kind or
not; didn't know whether she wanted
rim or center fire.
The testimony of all the interested
parties is so diverging on points which
are essential that it would be better
for an examination to be held, which
should be conducted by the county at
torney in person. He owes n duty to
the public to give this case his entire
attention for a time. If murder has
been committed no stone should be left
unturned to secure a conviction
There has been some talk about a
third party being connected with the
affair. Not a witness. save one.
ever saw any one running away from
the house. This fact has been thor
oughly established. The witness who
saw a man crouching in the shadow,
now comes and declares it was the
same man who brought the light from
the house some moments iater-Seddon,
the brother-in-law of the wife of the
murdered man.
There isn't much use in threshing
over old straw. but it is well to reiterate
that the theory of suicide has been en-
tirely exploded. Hamilton could no
more have shot himself than he could
have cut his own head off with a saw.
The autopsy demonstrated that last
evening.
The solution of the problem seems to
be by deciding that she is the one to be
accused. That she is concealing some
thing is evident. Her statements are
in character. 1t is rare
yes" or no" Other women in the
some solution of the difficulty. but to
date she has offered nothing. The jury
and the acting coroner would be glad
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straight cut across the country, strik-
ing the main Price and Huntington
road in Emery county at about 2:30 p.
m, in Washboard fiat, for just about
that time the telephone wire running
south to Price through Emery county
was also cut. This was done too late
already reached here and messages
Castledale to at once organize posses
robbers. By this time, I p. m. they are
we'll out of reach and in the vicinity of
their rendezvous IN San Rafael county,
if not overtaken or intercepted by some
of the numerous posses sent out. In
about so minutes after the robbery at
Castle Gate an engine was secured and
Mr.. z. /. Carpenter and Mr.. Robert
Dickson of Price. an eye witness 10 the
robbery, and others boarded 1t and be-
gan a chase down the canyon, but they
got no sight of the men and came on
to Price.
Sheriff Donan hastily gathered a
posse of four men who, armed with
Winchester rifles and we'll mounted,
started off south toward Cleveland at
2 D. M, so they were but a few miles
behind the escaping desperadoes, but
will probably not overtake them. as the
outlaws were riding two good mus
tangs.
REWARD OFFERED.
Mr. Carpenter Immediately offered a
reward of $1,000 for their capture, or
$1.0f the return of the money. At