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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-04
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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-06

well done. But Bill made the fatal
mistake of losing his diagram in the
midst OF the excitement. and this led
to the capture OF three members of the
gang, himself included. While the rob-
berry was in progress posse ~ citi-
gems was formed and they gave chase
to the highwaymen. A running Skin
mIsh ensued and many shots were eS-
changed. Cora Hubbard's hat was
pierced by three bullets and her horse
was shot and killed. yet she escaped
unharmed. Several officials Of the
bank and other citizens continued the
chase and at Southwest City. I. r., they
overlook and wounded White Tenni-
son, one OF the robbers. and captured
him. On the Sunday following the rob
berry Bill Hubbard was arrested at Weir
City, Kan. and during the day his
daring sister was also taken into Gus
tody. John Sheets. the fourth robber,
was captured recently at Weir City.
Kan. The quartet secured 1885, OF
this amount 1901 has been recovered,
Cora had buried s141 in her back yard
and IL was not found until last Wednes-
day. She had also buried her hat and
the suit OF clothes she wore at Pineville
and the Dalton revolver with which she
shot at her pursuers. The revolver is
a 45-caliber Colts. single action. six
shooter, with Bob Dalton" cut on the
wood handle and nine inches filed on
the nickel plate. This is supposed TO
be the record of the men Dalton has
killed.
Cora Hubbard is five feet four inches
In height and rather stockily built.
Her hair Is coarse and black. and her
complexion swarthy. and she greatly
resembles an Indian woman. Her fea-
lures are coarse and masculine. as are
her tastes. Once she had husband
his name was Parker-but she took the
trouble to get divorce from him, and
since then she has been known by her
maiden name, which was Hubbard.
Ever since she was a girl she has been
OF a rowing and reckless disposition.
and what would ordinarily be called a
tuffnut, although, az far as known. she
was virtuous. But she cared no more
for consequences than toad does for
side pockets. and did not hesitate to
tackle the toughest proposition that
presented itself Consequently when
Bob Dalton invited her to become a
member OF his gang of gay marauders
she promptly accepted and donned male
attire. In that garb she was chased all
over the plains Of Oklahoma and In
dian Territory by United States mar
shals, but she did not give up the wild
life Of highwayman until the gang
was finally broken up. Bob Dalton
vas killed, Cherokee Bill was hung
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-06

In an address at Ashfield, Massachu-
sets, Prof. Charles Eliot Norton Of
Harvard University considered the
Village hoodlum" and the means for
his suppression. The Village hood
1um" makes himself more conspicuous
than the "city tough" When he be-
comes sufficiently depraved to enjoy his
bad eminence he Is a more demorali-
zing figure than his city cousin of the
same tendencies. and he Is more dan
gerous to society inasmuch as the Off
GERS of the law in rural communities
are generally less efficient than in cit
fes. AS means Of suppressing the
Village hoodlum," Professor Norton
suggested the organization Of body
of law-abiding citizens in each village
or township to give definite support to
the constituted authorities In suppress
sing lawlessness in all Its stages. By
this 1t is evident from other parts Of the
address the speaker meant particularly
the suppression of petty acts Of law
1essness by youngsters who are the
children OF neglectful parents and who
have in them the material OF which
full-fiedged Village hoodlums" are
made.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-06

A Russian Journal that has recently
come under our notice calls attention
10 the fact that for some twenty years
past the inhabitants of malarial To-
ieality in the government of Kharkov
have used powdered crabs with great
success In the case Of fevers. The pow
der is prepared in the following way:
Live crabs are poured over with the
ordinary whisky until they get asleep;
then they are put on a bread pan in a
hot oven, thoroughly dried and pull
verified, and the powder passed through
a fine sieve. One dose, a teaspoonful.
is generally sufficient to cure the in
termittent fever; in very obstinate
cases second dose is required. Each
dose is invariably preceded by glass
of aloe brandy as a purgatiye. The
powder is used in that locality in pre-
ference to quinine. SO says the jour-
nal. We will not vouch for it.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-06

that VIVA intsnssd for the poor. n IA
the opinion OF the police that stels.
after discovering the thieves 10 the
church. started TO run toward the front
door. with view Of locking them in.
Before he could gain the stairway one
OF the men dealt him blow on the
head and then as he ran up the steps
he was dealt repeated blows. When
he reached the vestibule he attempted
to protect himself, and here he was
beaten into insensibility. falling on the
stairway as before described.
mo murderer could be tempted to
commit such crime for so small a
sum as Is usually found in the poor
boxes of the church." said one of the
detectives. There is never more than
$50 in the six boxes all told. That
murder was not committed for lust or
gain: it was committed to conceal a
crime
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-06

HanRa to HIa lob.

The city Of San Luis Potosi is build
ing a hall that will be the eighth won
der OF the world. II has cost millions
and will cost millions more. Seven
years ago dozen skilled stone masons
from Pennsylvania we're imported to do
the ornamental carving OF It's front.
One Fourth OF July number of the
party got drunk and killed a Mexican
in bar room brawl. His companions,
in the language OF Gen. Crook, rose
like flock of quail and lit running"
He was tried and condemned to be
shot. Then arose the certainty that
with him in the grave there was no
one to do the fancy carving on the city
hall. II was decided to keep him at
work and shoot him when he had fn-
ished. Every day, In summers shine
and winters snow, this workman hangs
like fly against the great white wall
and pecks away at gargoyles and grif-
fms heads. A file OF soldiers stands
in the street looking up at him. Hir
life ends with his job, and they say that
he IL the most deliberate workman ever
in the Mexican republic or any other
republic. At the present rate of prog
ress, according to the best obtainabls
calculations, the front OF the city hall
will be sufficiently scrolled and carved
about the middle OF 1860.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-06

another OF the gang was imprisoned.
ana the others were scattered. But the
g,rl seems 10 have been fascinated
with the danger OF the life she had been
leading. and when her precious broth
Or Bill. suggested 70 her that they rob
4 bank, she was right with him. IL
didn't take her two minutes TO say yes.
What did she care for the danger? She
loved the excitement Since the Dali
ton crowd had been scattered she had
pinned for taste OF the old life. Her
nerves were getting rusty, they had
been inactive so long. She wanted
something TO make them tingie ana
thrill, to warm her stagnated blood.
and make her pulse beat with the mer-
~ leap that II knew Of old. what
better than a bank robbery? surely,
there could be nothing more 20 her ike
ing. She found the excitement. and
she enjoyed II. She tried 70 escape,
failed, though she gave her puFsuers
beautiful run for their money the
money she had stolen. She took the
arrest phllosophically, and is prepared
to go to the penitentiary II necessary
And il will probably be necessary for
Cora has already admitted her guilt.
and to prove 1, would net be dlnienlts
even without her unexpected display 81
candor, Cora Is a stole. Considering
her record. she Il wonder.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-06

GEORGE STAFFLEBACK.
the only person they had murdered. bu,
that an Italian peddler. whose name
they did not know, had been killed and
robbed about two years ago. and his
body thrown in an old abandoned min
Ing shaft about forty yards from the
s5laffleback house. At that time Mrs.
Charles Wilson. mother OF the Stat
hcback boys. kept questionable re-
sert in the four-room log cabin where
these crimes were committed. Two
gisls whose names George Staffieback
could not give, were living there at the
time, and saw the peddler murdered.
They were threatened with dire ven
stance II they should ever reveal what
they saw. A few nights later one oil
Ike women quarreled with Mike Stat
deback and threatened to leave the
house. Fearing she would betray him
he seized her by the throat and choked
her to death In the presence OF Ed Stat.
fieback and the other woman. The lat
ter attempted to save the girl from
Mikes murderous clutches, when Ed
crushed her skull with a six-shooter
The dead bodies were then wrapped In
sheet and put under the bed until
late at night, when they were thrown
into the same shaft where the peddler's
body had been dumped. Then lot OF
loose earth and rocks were thrown into
the shaft to keep them from coming
to the surface. as Galbreath's body had
done. Cora Staffieback was taken 70
Galena and pointed out the shaft where
the bodies were thrown. A steam pump
was put to work and the water pumped
out OF the shafts near the staffiebark
house. From one Of the shafts pair
Of mems drawers with particles of rot-
ting human flesh adhering to them
were flshed, and a piece Of woman's
waist was also found there.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-06
BOUGHT HER OWN PICTURES.
southern society Woman PAID for
Photos Ia dob Lots.

Southern Society Woman Paid for
Photos la dob Lots.
Mrs. Edward Bright. one Of the most
beautiful Of the society leaders of New
Orleans. has Just succeeded 10 buying
up large stock OF her own photo
graphs which were offered for public
sale in many retail shops IN New York.
Mrs. Bright, who as Miss Ella Mshls
was the belle OF New Orleans. was a
queen Of the Mardl Gras aud was pho
tographed IN her costume. In some
way the negative escaped from the
hands Of the photographers and found
its way 10 New York. Prluts were
made Of Il for the purpose Of lliastra.
ting a neg process Of photography, OF
course nobody knew who the beautiful
original was. and the prints were scat.
tered broadcast So long as ths picture
went to the photograph trade only.
Mrs Bright did not hear OF II. Bat
when some enterprtslng photographer
reproduced X In large sizes. labeled II.
"A Southern Beauty and sold II 10
fancy shops. which offered the pictures
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-06

While the state legislatures Of this
country have been coping with MILL
merry matters in the way Of theatre
hats and feather trimmings the French
government has recommended that its
horses be put into sunbonnets. The
straw manufacturers have been doing
large business in consequence. and
summer mortality among horses has
largely decreased The amusement
awakened in the beholder at this odd
gear is but an echo of that century
ago when men first appeared carrying
umbrellas.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-06

Weyler said some time ago that the
case against Evangelina Cisnoras was
in its preliminary stages. At that time
the young lady had been in Jail eleven
months, the companion Of vicious wom-
en-, half starved, and subject 10 the Ut
most degradation. There is enough IN
these facts to warrant the interference
of every government and every man
and woman having respect for common
decency. Assassination and worse out
RACES are not war.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-06
MURDER AS A TRADE.
Kansas Has Rival for the Bender
Family.

fRmtlys
Not since the horrible crimes OF the
Bender family were revealed has south
eastern Kansas been so excited and So
bent upon vengeance until the bloody
butcheries committed by the Staffleback
family at Galena were brought to light
by the recent confession of Cora Stat
feback and George Staffleback on the
witness stand at Columbus. When upon
trial for the murder of Frank Gal
breath. whose body was found floating
in an old abandoned mining shaft near
the Staffleback home last July, Cora
Staffieback weakened and told all she
knew about the murder OF Galbreath
and others whom the family had killed.
George Staffieback. Cora's husband.
without knowing what his wife had
revealed. made similar confession.
They said that Galbreath, who had
been murdered and robbed by the Stat
fieback boys and their mother, was not
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-06

According to reliable statisticians.
since 1873 there have been cut in Mich
iigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota alone.
i154, 900, 900 900 feet Of lumber, board
measure. besides $4,000, 100000 shingles
and in the last three-fourths of that
period about 200, OO0. DOC, 900 feet, TAX
ing the whole country together. New
York and Pennsylvania have, next TO
the three states just mentioned. large
quantities Of standing coniferous tim
Der, and the amount left in the north
ern states is estimated at about 100,-
i000, DOC, 900 feet, or half as much as has
been cut since about 1873. IL the whole
country, and yet there are persons who
profess to see no reason for national
forest protection and forest reserves.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-06

It is painful to read in the New York
Evening Post towned in Englandl day
after day that the people OF Europe
look with unutterable scorn upon ev-
erything the people of this country do.
themselves or through their represen-
ltatiyes, and with ELUSIVE affection up
on everything they unhappily omit:
and the more so because the only pos
sible remedy is the impossible one OF
Immediately dying in the vain hope OF
lgetting themselves born again in some
of the many European styles all OF
which are the only orthodox things.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-06

ron In some OF the bloodiest expedl-
tions ever organized in the west, How
many men she has killed may never pe
known. In the garb OF a cowooy.Wlln
her short, black hair. worn pompadoaf'
concealed beneath waving somprero,
she assisted three desperate men IN the
robbery OF the bank at Plneyilte, MO,
recently, in broad daylight. Whlle
they intimldated the cashier and looted
the vault, Cora stood guard outside ana
held the horses on which they were 10
make their escape into Indian Terri
tory. She played her part well. ana
when the shooting commenced, none
were handler with revolver than she,
Nobody knew she was a woman.
Cora lives at Weir City. Kan. with
her parents and her brother. Bill Hub
oard She is only 25 years old. ~
she was member OF the notorious
Dalton gang, and ii was with revolver
bearing the name OF Bob Dalton that
she shot at her pursuers. held them a.
bay and escaped. although the horse
she was riding was killed in the skin
mish.
month or two before the robbery
Bill went to Pineville and obtained en-
ployment with farmer in that yicin-
ity. He studied the local conditions
carefully and then made diagram for
the use OF himself and contedcratss.
There seems TO be no doubt that he
went there for the especial purpose OF
planning robbery. He imported the
other three bandits from Kansas. In
Guiding his sister, and their work was
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-06

A large earthcnware vase In dosa
town window in one Of the large elts's
ia surmounted BY a conspicuous sisa
tearing this inscription:
Made Of Egyptian Clay.
Three thousand Years Old.
One day an expert. who happened v
be passing the window. stopped ana
looked at the vase.
Yes" he said. after brief lnspss.
sion. ~ Ia considerably older thss
three thousand years. refer, \.
course. to the clay. The vase pro0aop
was made In 1894"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-06

for sale AZ Is cents copy. Mrs. Brighrs
friends In New York soon wrote 10 her
about the matter. and the lady was nat.
nrally indignant.
Her husband engaged detective and
ordered him 70 buy up all the copies he
could. Disguised rs peddler OF pho
tographs he purchased all that were
offered for sale. when he CHANGED into
the shop NJ dealer named Rosenbaun
In Park Row. he found 500 OF tho
prints. These had been bought at auc.
ton for 81.
Now that the story Ia out. Il IL pos
sible the supply Of Mrs. Brights pho
tographs will increase and the offer.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-06
a rasi,e n.s.s.s.ss.

Mr. smithkina drawing up bis silO
To the pnkssille Home for iReufasla
! leave and bcaueath this sum d fia.
900. 10 the Pokeville Orphan Asylsz.
$4,000. to the PnkevItic Baptist ehHrss.
5000; 10 start a .towu library 10 ne
town Of poksyills. $1,000. to the -
Mrs SrnIthkins Goodness me- are
you crazy You Amt worth ten esass,
and you know IT.
Mr., smithkins--oh shut W and
ismme me alone, I'm going 70 sass
this will round to the president Of ne
Poksyllle National Bank and have hin
Witness Il. I've got TO ovcrdFaw ~
account there for ST next week.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-06

For the first time in the states his
tory Florida is shipping sponges to Eu-
rope. and is receiving good returns on
all which reach the London market.
1T is one of number of southern prod
ucts which ought to supply European
snarkets right along.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-06

ment. The finger marks on the mans
throat would indicate that diff
ferent sized fingers had crushed the
bones.
OF the six money boxes in the church
only one had been tempered with. This
stood in the cellar directly between
two big iron doors, and over the sta
tue Of an angel which guards the tomb
Of Father John May and Father John
Raffeiner. Within ten feet OF this
statue stands the statue OF another an
gel. and between the two figures IA a
prayer bench. One of these angels
and the bench had been used by the
thieves as means by which they could
climb TO the box and break 1t open. The
bench was placed across the head OF
the angel. Then one OF the men.
standing upon II, broke open the box
with a chisel and took out the money
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-06

Disdainfui al the skies. i
They sllent sat; no iutonsa word
The tenderness did break.
Nor needed was 10 voice their ioy.
80 neither 0t them spake
She smtisd-a ripple faint and yagu.
Her charming lips I'D curb
She laughed. and straight delffio,,. -.
His brain all in a Mhtri.
They nilent sal. their sopls q 4 thra-
In FaKthm sweet ami soft
The refrain % their toYs aud ala
Rgpsat Il oft ana oft
Now Mas the time. IL would bs th04,.4,
For him 10 say che word,
iut NOT sound dld pass his llp.
Nor MAS one by her heard.
They silent SAT. il did seem ssranzs
ON her part " not his:
Nor did a word from either come
When hs stpse 4 sudden kiss.
No occult wave did voice their thearh..
Nor dAd u keep them mum
Their finger ends thsy used Y9a ses
kGr both wcFs deaf and dumh.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-06
shnnldn.t Tai.s n..h.

a lady at secane, Pa. being about 10
take bath, removed her four diamond
rings. worth $1,000. wrapped them in :
piece OF tissue paper and left them on
the wash stand. The maid threw the
wad into the drain. Plumbers have
now been searching three days for
.hem. and after they have torn out ali
the pipes In the house they will puraua
the rings into the sewer.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-06
WOMAN LED ROBBERS
CORA HUBBARD HAS WONDER
Full NERVE AND TACT.
How Many Men She Has Killed During
Her Wild West Career May Never u.
Known-short. but stockliy Ba,it and
Very Merry.

ORA HUBBARD is
a bank robber. She
Is a fine shot,an ex-
pert horsewoman
and a raider with a
record. She is the
newest OF the new
women; right up 70
date; fearless. dog
ged. desperate. AZ
the age OF 20 she
rode with Bob Dali
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-06

Somebody dropped $4,000 in Mag
ara Falls hotel the other day and fol
got to return for II. Don't worry
some hackman. II he notices his los
will stroll in and claim the money on
OF these days when he isn't busy.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-06

Daughter tsentimentallyl--Ah. moth'
er, the summer wanes. How osauu
fully It doesl Soon we will have sa'
frost
Mother twho has tried ten seasons "
get the girl on her handsp--oh. pshas,
You have had nothing but frost W
summerl
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-06

Those Andree pigeons showed re-
fnarkable discretion in landing in shs
Indiana gas belt just at a time when
other news was mighty scarce and ths
correspondents were starving.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-06

Let us aope that the advent OF cold
weather will also put an end to the
yellow. fever that has recently bee
raging In New York journalism.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-06
Tho He'd Record.

Forty-five years in bed Is the r.cora
OF Miss Clarke of ChatterIs. in csn
oridgeshire. who died recently an.
was disappointed in love and shut bers
self up In her bedroom, which aha na,,
or left alive, She was well ~ NY. Nv
occupied herself with fancy n.sa,s.
work. Auie-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-06

Burglar alarms can now be attached
to bicycles. The device consists OF a
bell surrounding a G 1ck mechanism
which is fastened to the frame. A lever
projects In line with the spokes in the
back wheels, to sound the ALARM when
the wheel is moved.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-06

We are informed from Madrid that
General Weyler will be retained In
command. out of respect for the dead. =
II seems to be a case where "the ma
y5ority rules" weylsr will be backed
up by more dead" men than any other
fellow In sight.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-06
DONE IN A CHURCH.
THIEVES RIFLE THE POOR BOX
AND KILL THE SEXTON,
The Police Say That the sexton KA-w
the Thieves and They Killed Him 10
Conceal the crims-A Bloody Hand
print

Fl E unanswered
question in and
around Shepherd.
Mich. is who
murdered Elmer E.
Struble. cashier of
the arm ers'
bank ?" The un-
solved enigma in
New York city is,
Who killed George
Stelz the assistant
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-06

= report shows that there are ar,
persons IN the world known TO b.va
seven fingers. Win
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-06
OUR BUDGET OF FIN
GONE GOOD JOKES. os,o,.
AND SELECTED.

A sure Thing for smith wa
Horse Was fAst--iils cat.ht.
sgs--A siEa of caitisatioa-
aud Jeisana.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-06
just a. Happy.

HEY sfIe,,
While round ~.
soft '''h
= : : whispsrla.
ph high W: ihs noa
a kindly clsgd
iss face syer,.a
kept.
The stars were f,l,s.,
with envy Il
The light wi,a,.
her eyes
Al ieast he taoass,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-06

she--"oh. Mr.. Smith. wont y0s "
eitc for is this evening""
Really there will BE- 20 masr
strangers present. that---ah--
She -~oh. don't mind them. thsYl
b. gone before you're half through
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-06
A sign Of Cultivation.

A sign of Cultivation. 4.
"someboty must be cultiyatins wv
widow
Yes"
Anyway, her weeds have o'''p
oeared."
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-11-06

His Catching Average.
Have good time on your va
tionf" asked the man who conia nv
go. -.
MADE record OF $780," chceriu'
answered the young man.
did what7"
Proposed to thirty-six girls ana ~'
accepted by twenty-seven."