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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-12
EXECUTED.
Robert LaughIin, Double Murderer,
Hanged at BrookviIle, KY.
The Trap Was Sprung at 9:29 Saturday
Morning and Laughlin Died Almost In
stantly-Sent Half Dollar to Wall
ing and His Good Will to jackson.

BRooKvILLE, KY, via Augusta, KY,
Jan. 1.-THE law of Kentucky was
fulfilled when Robert Laughlin was
hanged Saturday morning. The trap
was sprung at 9:29 o'clock. The crowd
which had gathered to see the execu
ton, tore down the high
board inelosure about the scat
fold before Laughlin came
from the Jail. and there was much ex-
element. No one was hurt. Laugh
lin died almost instantly. In 10 min
utes Drs. Bradford and Wallin allowed
the body to be cut down. It was plac-
ed on stretcher and taken to the
place of burial.
A nun Der of people whose names are
well known were present. Sheriff
julie Plummer was with a party made
up of Jailer Bitter, of Newport, and
Fred Maurer, city turnkey of Coving-
ton, George Cook, o. Avondale, was
with party from Cincinnati.
Fred Maurer, of Covington, called on
Laughlin just before Sheriff Hook ap-
peared with the death warrant. Laugh
lin told Maurer that he felt all right
anu CldU he lGu r6SOcu well.
'Give jackson and Walling my re-
CARDS and tell them wish them luck, :"
the doomed man said.
Then he reached down into his pock-
ct, and pulling out a 5O-cent piece, he
said: Here, Fred, here is the last
money own in this world. Give it to
Walling, and tell him that L hope that
it will do him some good"
Sheriff Hook entered Laughlin's cell
at $3.50 o'clock, and by the Pickering
rays of an oil lamp he read the death
warrant. Laughlin said nothing. Just
before the last word was spoken,
Laughlin's attorney, Judge Donaphin,
entered at the prisoners request and
accepted a letter that was prepared for
him by Laughlin.
1t read: TO my lawyer" and then
followed Laughlin's thanks and his as
surance that he felt that all that could
be done was done.
AUGUSTA, KY, Jan. 1.-THE last
scene in the Bob Laughlin tragedy
was enacted Sunday afternoon when
in the presence of large concourse o1
people the body of the double murder
er was buried in a grave which was
Jug in one corner of the stable lot.
The relatives made several efforts tc
! bury him in place in a regular grave
yard, but none would have it. Laugh.
| Inns old mother was carried by tender
hands from her sick bed to view the
body. The shock, it is thought, will
| kill her
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-12

duty not to pass over such matters in
silence, but to promote her daughters
wonanly health and regularity by every
reasonable means
|. These delicate ailments are easily over
come in their early stages by judicious self
treatment without any need of the obnox-
lous examinations which doctors uniformly
insist upon. DR.. PieTce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton is positive specific for all diseases of
the feminine organism.
1t restores perfect health and regularity
to the special functions, and vital vigor to
the nerve-centres. 1t is the only medicine
of its kind devised for this one purpose by
an educated, experienced physician.
During nearly 80 years as chief consult
ing physician of the Invalids' Hotel and
Surgical Institute, of Buffalo, N Y, Dr.
Pierce has acquired an enviable reputation
His medicines are everywhere recognized
as standard remedies. His Golden Med
ical Discovery" alternated with the Fa-
vorite Prescription constitutes thorough
and scientific course of treatment for weak
and impoverished conditions of the blood
headache is symptom of constipation.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure constipa-
ton, promptly and permanently. They dc
not gripe. Druggists sell them.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-12
FOR CONTEMPT.
Millionaire StensIand and George III.
SchilIing Found Guilty by the Court.

Millionaire StensIand and George III.
Schilling Found Guilty by the Court.
CHICAGO, Jan. 9.-P. o. Stensland,
the Milwaukee avenue banker and
George A. Schilling were found guilty
of contempt by Judge Hancey Friday
for refusing to turn over the assets of
the International Building, Loan and
Investment Co., which they held in
their possession as receivers, to Thos.
Bradwell and James Furlong, who
were appointed receivers by the
court few days ago. Stensland
was fined 81, 901. 16, the amount he is
alleged to have withheld, and Schilling
was ordered to turn over the keys to
the deposit vaults, which contain the
assets of the above company. Failing
to comply with the courts orders, they
were taken to the county Jail, but were
afterwards released on their own
recOgniZance.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-12
FIVE PERSONS
Murdered by Simon Cooper. Colored,
Near oumpter, S. G.
The Murderer Made His Escape But Three
ROSES Are Securing the Country for
the wretch, and IL Captured He
will Be Summarfy Dealt With.

SUMPTER, S. c., Jan. SAIL Sumpter
was aroused Thursday over a report
that Simon Cooper had killed old Mr..
Ber Wilson, shis son Wesley, Mrs. Wes-
ley Wilson and two Negroes--a man
ana a girl. Sheriff Pierson as soon as
possible organized posse and
chartering special train left
for Lynchburg. The train was
stopped at Maysville, near which
point the Negro had been seen
and part of the posse left for ST.
Charles and the others took the public
road coming towards Sumpter. These
two parties. in Injunction with posses
from Maysville, are securing every foot
of the land between Maysville and
Sumpter. The facts in regard to the
killing of five persons as received in
Sumpter are as follows: Simon Coo
per went to Lynchburg Wednesday
evening for the purpose of forcing a
young colored girl to marry him. The
girl and her mother by some means
escaped and ran into the swamp. AS
soon as possible after Cooper's appear
ance In the town a posse was organ
lied and went in pursuit Of him. The
posse came within 200 yards of him at
one time, when he shot at them and
reiterated. He forced some Negroes to
go with him and kept them with him
all night He came out of the woods
about daylight and went to the house
of a Negro named Boyle, took his
horse and compelled Boyle's son to ac-
company him. From there ne went to
the Wilson's. about a mile distant,
where the crime was committed.
Mr.. Baker, who lives near by, says
ne heard considerable shooting and
saw Mrs. Wilson go to the buggy
house with Cooper to get the harness
and then go back into the house,
Cooper following her. Cooper a short
time afterward came out on the piazza.
shooting in every direction, and forced
Boyle's boy to harness the horse to
Mr.. Wilson's buggy. He got in the
buggy and only went a few yards
when he met colored man named
Smith. He killed him, and as he passed
Backer's house shot at the latter's
children, who were on the porch.
When the bodies of the Wilson's were
found Thursday morning the old gen
tleman, rs years old, was sitting up in
bed with shotgun in his hand, his
son Wesley was in another bed his
head split, while on the floor lay the
body OF the woman, her head smashed
in and her throat cut. Smith. the Ne
gro, who was killed on the road, was
found with an AK still in the back of
his neck and his head nearly severed
from the body.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-12
SIMON COOPER.
The Negro Outlaw, Captured and Hanged
To a Tree nv a Mob,

to Tree by q Mob.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Jan. 9.-Simon Coop
er, betrayed by his half brother and
uncle, was located in his uncle's house,
five miles from Sumpter, early Friday
morning and the building surrounded
by a posse of 30 men under Sheriff
Pierson, of Sumpter. Cooper kept the
men at a safe distance with Winches-
ter rifle; none dared to rush on what
seemed certain death. The sheriff
telegraphed the conditions to the
governor and asked that a cannon
with solid shot and supply of long
range rifles be sent to him on special
train. Gov. Evans replied that no
cannon was available and ordered
Cooper's capture dead or alive. Baked
in this, the sheriff got a cannon in
Sumpter, but while it was being con-
veyed to the seat of war Cooper was
killed. 1t seems that under protec-
ton of another house some members
of the posse got within a short dis
lance of where Cooper was and kept
up a hot fire.
He hailed them and offered to talk.
One of their members told him it
would be best to give himself up, but
he blasphemed terribly at the sugges-
ton. He was told if he came out I'M
armed with his hands up he would not
be killed. Finally Cooper did come
out. Ore member of the posse keep
ing him covered, walked up and took
hold of him. The others then surrounded
the Negro who began to resist. Then
he was shot in he head with pistol and
afterwards with a rife. He fell, but
regained consciousness and kept up his
| cursing. 1t was suggested to burn
him, but the half dead man was start
ed for Sumpter. On the road, the
posse, which had assumed the proper
tions of a mob, tied the officers of the
law, hauled Cooper out of the cart in
| which he was and strung him up to a
tree, riddling him with bullets.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-12
M'KiNLEY'S CABINET.

The Latest Coniectures as to Who Will Be
the President Elects Advisers.
CLEVELAND, o., Jan. 9.-The follow
ing is the latest makeup of the new
presidents cabinet:
Secretary of State-John Sherman.
Secretary of the Navy-Cornelius N.
Bliss.
Secretary of the nterior-Joseph
McKenna.
Postmaster General - Henry G..
Payne.
Secretary of the Treasury-.Nelson
w. Aldrich.
Secretary of War-Russel A. AL
ger.
Attorney General-Nathan Golf.
Secretary Of Agriculture-Some
western farmer
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-12
AGAINST LYNCHING.

Negroes Resolve to Oppose All Officials
Who Do Not EnfOrce Law.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. 9.-The col
ored citizens of Louisville Friday night
held a mass meeting to protest
against the lynching of Negroes in
this state. Several vigorous speeches
were made by colored men, and
also by city and state officials who
were present. Resolutions were adopt
ed in which officials in general were
severely scored for their negligence,
and it was resolved that the colored
voter should keep a watchful eye and
oppose all officials who did not seek to
bring to Justice participants in mobs.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-12
EXPRESSED AN OPINION.
What a Countryman Thought Of the Work
of a Physician.

of Physician.
One of the most prominent physicians
m Washington owns farm somewhere
In New England, and whenever he gets
unbearably tired of his fashionable pa
tents in town he goes there, puts on
MS oldest clothes, lays in a stock of corn
cob pipes and rusticates. One day last
summer, says the Washington Post, he
was jogging lazily along a country road
in a rickety old cart drawn by horse
almost as rickety. A countryman walk
ing on the same road asked for a lift
and the two fell into conversation.
''Who are you working for?" asked
the countryman.
''Oh, I'm working for DR.. j, down
there" answered the physician.
What doin'?''
"Oh," went on the doctor. II do
everything for him. l take care of
him, you know. dress him and feed
him, and even wash his face and put
HIM to bed. L do everything he needs
DONE"
'How much do you get for it ?" asked
the native.
"My board and clothes"
"An' you do all that for him-wash
him, an dress him, an feed him. an all
that?"
Yes"
The countryman looked at the doc
tor moment in silence. Then he leaned
over the wheel and spat solemnly.
We'll, of all the dern fools l ever see!"
was all he said.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-12
HOw'S This 4?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that can not be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
We, the undersigned, have known F. J.
cheney for the last 10 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, To-
ledo, o.
WALDING, KINNAN &c MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of sne system. Price 75c. per bot
tie. Sold by all Druggists. Testimo malls
free.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-12
Death Preferable to Idleness.

SING SING, N. Y, Jan. Con the
first of the month convict labor was
abolished in all prisons of this state,
and Friday Frederick Hoffman, a pris-
oner here, while depressed from lack
of employment, threw himself from a
gallery, where he was taking exercise,
to the floor, rs feet below. 1t is
thought he can not recover. Hoffman
told Warden Sage Thursday night that
he feared his mind would give way I'M
less he had some work to do. He was
q r1rinter
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-12
AT A CHRISTENING.
One Man Dead, Two Dying and Five 9th
ers Badly Carved in a Drunken Draw.

One Man Dead, Two Dying and Five 9th
Badly Carved in a Drunken Draw.
SCRANTON, Pa, Jan. "a free fight
followed an Hungarian christening at
the house of Tucetz Krutchan, in May
field, this county, Wednesday, as the
result of which one man is dead, two
dying and five others are badly carved
Strong liquor flowed freely and many
of the men were mad with drink. The
drink-maddened men continued stab
bing each other until constable and
posse broke into the house. A ply
stefan was hastily summoned. Krutch-
an was so terribly cut that he died in
short while. The injuries of the 9TH
er men show TIE savage nature of the
fight. The men are under guard in
the hospital and an investigation of the
affair is being held.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-12
To Congratulate the Queen.

LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE Manchester
Guardian says that number of lead.
ing Americans il London have started
a movement with view of inducing
the government at Washington to send
a special embassy to London to con.
graduate the queen upon the celebra.
ton of the sixtieth anniversary of her
majesty's reign next June.
Killed His Wife and Son. Then Suicided
EVANSVILLE, Wis, Jan. 11-Hermar
Stimm shot and killed his wife an6
son and then committed suicide Fami
ly troubles and divorce silt was tbs
cause of the act
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-12
Alterations in Gunbost No. 1e.

PORTSMOUTH, n. H., Jan. 11.-Orders
were received at the navy yard Satur-
day afternoon to prepare to make i'm
portant alterations in guh boat No. 70,
recently constructed at Bath, Ne
The era t is to be changed into prac.
tice vessel, and alterations are to be
made by the government at the navy
yard. The changes will necessitate
the expenditure of about $4,000.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-12
senator Vest win Be Renominated.

ST.. Louis, Jan. s.-A special from
Jefferson City, Mo-, says: Senator Vest
will undoubtedly be renominated by
the democrats in joint caucus Friday
night. So far no opposition has de-
yeloped. A nomination is equivalent
In an election. Senator Vest will
leave for Washington early Saturday
n,oruiup.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-12
Death OF Rev. NJ. C. Lockwood.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 9.-Rev. Dr. M. c.
Lockwood, pastor of the Associate Re-
formed church, and formerly of Cincin-
natl, died Friday morning of peritoni-
tbs. The interment will be at SIAM
ford, Ct He was pastor of the First
Baptist church of Cincinnati for ten
years before coming to Baltimore. He
left widow and three children.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-12
A 500, 900 Fire at Athens, Tex.

ATHENS, Tex. Jan. Sire at 1
o'clock Thursday morning destroyed
nearly dozen places of business on the
north side of the court house square.
Six brick store houses are in ruins.
The loss is estimated at 500, 600; insur-
ance not learned. The fire is believed
to have been incendiarY.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-12
a Fund for Famine Sufferers.

LONDON, Jan. at the request OF
Lord George Hamilton, secretary OF
state for India, Right Hon. George f.
Faudel Phillips, lord mayor of London.
has started fund for the relief of the
sufferers from the famine in India and
large sums of money are being sub
scribed
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-12
Wool Growers, Meeting.

COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 9.-Ihe Ohio
Wool Growers association will meet in
annual convention January IS, in the
state house. for the election of officers
for the ensuing year
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-12
Out into the Darkness.
turn her young
n onnhfar 49,

turn her young
d a u G ter out
a lone u n pro-
tected into the
stormy nj g h t?
Yet many loving
m tn ers allow
their daughters,
who are just com
ing into the time
of womanhood,
to proceed with
out proper care
advice all un-
pro ected and
alone in to the
perils of this crit
ical period.
Young women
at this time often
suffer from irreg-
ularity and weak
ness which may
afterwards de-
velop into dan
gerous disc sc
fill tn cir
whole lives with
IF &c q r11Ofhar'c
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-12
Does Spain Want Our Advice ?

NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-The Journal
prints half page displayed telegram
from Washington, ID. c., and from
Madrid, Spain, in which it said that
Spain asks America to advise her on
Cuban reforms.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-12
IT, Reduce the Irish ConstabuIsry.

LONDON, Jan. S.-The Daily News
Eridav says it is reported that the
irish constabulary will be reduced by
1000 men, which will result In the
saviup to Ireland of EGO, 700 annually.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-12
White Led Comp.ny Falls.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 1.-THE fatal acct
dent of the late Millionaire Martin
Weber, caused the failure of the
old-time Walker White Lead Co.
Saturday. Weber was the fnan-
cial hacker of the corporation.
The fact that no will has been
found and nothing positive is known
of the future of his estate lead to a
crippling of the corporation Satur-
day it confessed judgment for "a, 79S 40
in favor of Ivan n. " alker, and for
IS, 45l OF for David A. Golfer. Deputy
Sheriff Germany at once closed the
plant on Budd street and placed a
watchman in charCe
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-12
An Option on Tol-do Breweries.

TOLEDO, o., Jan. 9.-An English syn
dicate is reported to have secured an
option on the six breweries here. The
aggregate capital of the six is over a
million dollars.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-12

GoLLEY-''Is there a ballroom in this
hotel2" Gadser-''Yes, sir; downstairs to
tie left; only we generally call it the bar in
this part of the country .''-Roxbury Gazette
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-12

tsUNCLE SIMON, what is the luxury of
woe" Luxury of woe? Why, it is the
diamonds widow buys when her husband
has been dead two months. Chicago
Record,
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-12

DURING slippery weather, pray less, and
put more ashes on your sidewalk.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-12

A MAN is young so long as he enjoys be
ing out of doors no matter what the weather
-Atcnlson Globe.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-12

A WOMAN convinced against her will-but
there, there, nobody ever heard of any such
thing.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-12

THE proof of it is thousands say st.
Jacobs Oil cured US Of neuralgia.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-12

JUST try 10c. box of Cascarets candy ca
thartic, finestliver and bowel regulator made
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-12

AS IT certainly cures it, st. Jacobs OIL IS
the Master Cure for rheumatism.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-12

SUDDEN cold sometimes brings soreness
and stiffness. st. Jacobs Oil always brings
a cure
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-01-12

You have . place in society peculiarly
your own; endeavOr to find out where it is
and keep lt.-Chicago Standard.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-27
it is dark, and you get up as soon as it be-
gins 10 get light-just like a savage.
,4nNEDr I-r.u, nor rTN

it is dark and you get up as soon as it be-
gins to get light-just like savage.
A COMPLETE HOLIDAY.
1t is in this return to the naked state of
nature that consist both the charm and the
devilishness of war The charm you will
understand readily. War is the only quite
complete holiday that has yet been invent
ed. Perhaps you realize it best when your
tailors BILL after a devious and precarious
journey of three weeks or So is delivered
to you on the morning of an engagement
How utterly pointless is the absurd little
scrawl! What in the world has it to do
with anybody? Bills. debts, taxes, BUSH
ness-yes, and engagements, etiquette, mat
tiers of public interest, meal times, re-
spectacle clothes, return of post, hours of
the day, days of the week days of the
month-all the complex civilized tyranny
summed up in the word arrangements -
you are free of it all. You have to eat and
drink, to keep yourself warm, to get from
one place to another, and, so far as is COM
patible with seeing what goes on, to avoid
being shot. That is all. You feel in war
as you feel when you have got your clothes
off-alone with your naked, untrammeled
self.
Yet it is this suspension of everything
which has validity in time of peace that
makes the deviish cruelty of war. If ma
ture. in the absence of Gilman and ST. ia
cobs Oil. cannot keep you from rheumatic
fever, why, then, as like as not, you have
to die You never did any harm to the
Greek gunners over there, but their she'll
won't turn aside from you for that. You
get rid of arrangements when you dom
want them, but then they won't come and
help you when you do. But cruelist of all
is to see. peace trying to go on by the side
of war. You cut green corn for your horses
you have tO-but you can't help thinking
OF the man who plowed and sowed and
will never reap. During the first battle of
VeleSt1no l saw hen go, business-like,
into a barn, and after a little while come
out, her cackle shrilling triumphantly over
the grinding musketry and banging guns.
By evening the barn was burned and the
egg with it; the hen was plucked and on
seemed hard that she should have been put
to the trouble of laying that last proftless
egg.
Saddest of all were the foals. The new
taken straight away to carry cartridges,
went trotting up and down the line of
march calling for them You knew the
slightly querulous, expectant expression of
getting very hungry and tired. He was
quite confident of finding his mother-She
was there only an hour ago; but where
could she have got to meanwhile, and why
didn't she come to comfort him when he
cried? They all starved And l saw one
to struggle up a slope of the Furka Pass
with a fore foot Topped off at the pastern.
Some devil must have done it to prevent
her from following her dam. She tumbled
foot two, and tumbled over again and
moaned. Yet the soldier was only devil
in that he should have shot her through
the heart instead of cutting off her foot
For the chestnut hlly had to die, anyhow
She was part of the inevitable wastage
of