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The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02
oRAToRY WON THE JURY.
The Fact That the Prisoner Had Nc
Family Had No Weight.

Family Had No Weight.
John McSweeney OF Ohio, chief coun-
sci In the famous star route" trials
in Washington, was one of the most
eloquent pleaders who ever practiced
at the American bar. says the Pitts
burg Dispatch. His success in jury
trials was phenomenal and he rarely
failed to capture the jury with MS
eloQuence, no matter how adverse the
evidence might be. On one occasion
Mr.. McSweeney was engaged as coun-
sci for the defense in California mur-
der trial. The case looked hopeless.
There was not a link missing in the
chain of guilt which the prosecution
had welded. To the surprise of every
body Mr.. McSweeney submitted no evil
dence for the defense. Believing that
the trial was won the states attorney
made only a few perfunctory remarks
in conclusion, and the great ohic
pleader faced the jury to make the
concluding argument He began in
quiet, friendly, conversational tone
such as one might use in discussing
the weather. No reference was made
W.
boyhood of the prisoner was quietly
and rapidly sketched with master
hand-his school days. his embarka-
tion in business, his love affairs, his
courtship and marriage, his struggles
to earn little home for his wife and
his family. The jurors were deeply
interested and were following the mar
rative intently. Mr.. McSweeney stepped
closer. In manner which seemed al
most confidential he drew vivid word
picture of pretty country cottage,
with dooryard bright with flowers
and roses climbing over the porch
Within he showed a faithful and low
ing wife preparing supper-thc table
partially set, the teakettle steamine
and singing on the stove. On the door
yard gate three ruddy-faced young
sters were swinging and looked up the
road to see who should be the first to
catch a glimpse of papa coming
home to supper. Suddenly the speak
er stopped. Drawing himself up to the
full height of his splendid proportions
he exclaimed in tone which startled
the whole court room by its explosive
vehemence: Gentlemen. you mus,
send him home to them" The effect
was electrical. A roar of applause
followed and one old grizzled juror
brushing away a tear. blurted out with
an oath: by -, sir. We'll do it
too"
Mr.. McSwecney instantly stopped
and sat down. The jury brought in q
verdict of acQuittal without leaving Its
seats.
Foremost among those who pressed
| forward to congratulate the eloquen;
Ohan was the prisoner himself, who
with tears streaming down his cheeks
wrung his counsels hands and thanked
him again and again. But between his
sobs he managed to say: mo Other
man In the world could have done that,
Why, sir, | have no wife nor children
| never was even married, you know
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02
"It Mich. Haze Been the Horse"

An old farmer and his plowman were
carting sand from the seashore Of st.
Andrews. They were behind the target
on the rifle range, but hidden by bank
of sand from a party of volunteers who
were then on foot at practice. A stray
bullet struck the plowman on the leg
and he Immediately dropped, exclaim-
ing: I'm shot" Without more ado the
farmer scrambled up the bank and,
waving his hand at the volunteers.
shouted: Hey, lads, stop that, will
ye You've shot a man and it micht
haze been the horse!"-Osborne Maga-
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02
IT,. First Man prc,smak.r.

As far back as 1870 there was in
Paris mau dressmaker, and probably
the first of his kind. His name was
Rhomberg, and he was the son of a
Bavarian peasant from the neighbor-
hood OF Munich. He owed his success
to his genius for concealing and REM
edying defects of figure. He drove a
beautiful carriage on the boulevard.
and had an escutcheon in the shape of
pair of corsets and an open pair OF
scissors painted on the panel of each
door. He left large fortune to his
heirs.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02
As to Mileage Tickets.

If you travel extensively. or frequently
through Colorado, SOn VIII serve your Inter
.st and convenience II you buy 'Gulf' thou
sand mile tickets. which are now good for
passage over the following lines:
lin. pac.. Denver " Gulf.
Union Pacific System.
South Park Line.
Colorado Midland II. II.
Midland Terminal Il. Il.
This enables holders to cover all important
dcstinn lions iu northern eastern and central
Colorado. including Lcndville, Gunnison
Cripple Creek, Colorado Springs. Pueblo,
Trinidad. Clear Creek and Gllpln counties.
and the Boulder-Ft. Collins district
They are alSo good on the Ft. Worth and
Denver Railway.
II. L.. WINtHELL.
Gen. Pass Agt.. Denver. Colo.
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color. They may be further decorated
by writing or drawing upon them with
a sharp knife or by pasting upon them
little scrap pictures or the decalco-
mamie pictures which all children use.
Another style is to heat the egg first
by immersing in boiling water. Then
draw upon it picture, or write a name
and date with the end of tallow
candle. If the egg is afterward col
ored by dye, the creased part will
be left plain white, while the rest
OF the egg is colored.
Faces can be drawn upon the eggs,
turning them into all sorts OF funny
caricatures. A pale yellow egg may
have a Chinaman's face, with paper hat
end pigtail glued on. An old woman's
face may wear a cap or frilled paper.
A rabbits head may have two long
ears and whiskers stuck on, and an
other egg may have a fish face drawn
at one end and have a paper tail and
frs. A clowns face or a darky's, with
a big paper collar, may be represent
ed In fact, there is no end of the
funny faces you can think of when
YOU once get started.
Easter games played with eggs were
always thought much of. Firm, solid
looking eggs were chosen and one boy
held his egg. small end down, and his
companion tried to break it by hitting
the point of his own egg down on it.
The one whose egg remained intact
was the victor, and he was declared
"a cock of one, two or three eggs" ac-
cording to the number his egg had de-
stroyed. The eggs were also used for
balls, and tossed up to see how long
they remained unbroken.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02

Woe to that man who has the saloon
keeper for his friend.
When you know what man believes.
you know what he Is.
Never measure any mans piety bv
the length Of his face.
Truth never stays over night in anv
house built on the sand.
What men call failure may often be
what angels call success.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02

Women who drag through life weighed
down by some torturing, dragging weak
ness or disease of their sex are not doing
their full duty to themselves. They are not
taking the means which enlightened sci
ence affords them of being well and strong
and capable.
These special complaints from which so
many women suffer are not necessary. Dr.
Pierce's Favoritc Prescription positively
cures even the most severe and obstinate
cases.
II is not a haphazard medicine. 1t is not
" cure-all" 1t is a scientific rcmedy de-
vised by an educated and experienced spe-
cialist for the one purpose OF curing the
special diseases of women.
Tens of thousands of women have bcen
restored to perfect health by this wonderful
Prescription" In many instances they
were actually given up as hopeless by ply
sicians and family doctors
"I have taken both your Golden Medical Dis
Inflammation of the uterus aud bladder, writes
Mrs NJ A. Scott of Park Rapids, Hubbard Co.
MINI ~ also had stomach trouble which was
terribly distressing. have been cured oil all
had suffered untold misery for four years pre-.
yious to ia sng your treatment. but began 10 ieel
the good effect at once
DR.. Pierce's thousand page illustrated
book. "The Peoples Common Sense Med
ical Adviser contains information of price
less value to women. A paper-bound copy
will be sent absolutely free oa receipt OF III
e.cent stamps to pay the cost of mailing
only Address Worlds Dispensary Medical
Association, Buffalo, NY. For handsome
cloth bound copy send 81 stamps.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02

ceremonies. The day is ushered in by
the firing of cannon from the castle of
St. Angelo, and about seven o'clock
carriages with ladies and gentlemen
are beginning to pour toward St. Pc
ter's. That magnificent basilica is
richly ornamented and the lights
around the tomb and figure of st. Pc
ter are blazing after their temporary
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02
Tn, Only Afternoon Train

Making the quickest time from Denver to
Kansas City. ST. Louis and the East is the
Union Pacific "Eectric Special leaving
Denver daily at 30 y. IN. This elegant
train. carrying Buffet Pullman sleeping
ca RS and chair cars. makes quicker time TO
the above points than any other line. Ticket
Office, OIL Seventeenth street. corner Curtis.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02

There is n man In England whose water
supply costs him $3.50 day. He Is n mil
lionaire. who lives near n village. Not liking
the local water. h" had special conduit
built for himself at II cost Of SloO,opD. though
he lives there only three months u year.
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STATE OF OHIO. CITY OF TOLEDO,
LUCAS COUNTY ss

Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he Is
the senior partner OF the firm OF l.. J. Che
ncy ~ Co.. doing business In the city OF
il,at t said % tirn viii VII pay % the "'sfa' SUM Of oNE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and
every case OF catarrh that cannot be
cared by the of Halls CHtarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before and subscribed In
my presence this 9th day of December.
A. y. 1898.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02
The Only Line

That has three through trains to the East
daily Is the Union Pacific. Through sleep.
Ing cars, nnd quickest time to al principal
points. Ticket office, 3il Seventeenth
street, corner Curtis.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02

'I've cured our ncxt-door nelghbor of Dor-
rowing our lawn mower" How did you
arrange ny Every time he did 1t sent
over and borrowed his bicycle
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02

"Bnby's went an swollercd my penny"
.That's all right: let's both cry, an
INA mmn'lI give us n nlckcl"
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02

eve don't clean house any more" GLOW
do you cscapct' .'rhcrc Isn't ANYBODY to
do 1t when the weather Is lit: the women
are always out on their Wheels
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02
Did You Ever s..,nIu,,,.p.

Expect not. SO send two-ccnt stamp to
the General Passenger Agent Colorado Mid
land Railroad, Denver. and he Will send you
II line colorcd picture Of one.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02
"sTAR TOBACCO

AS you chew tobacco for pleasure use Star.
1t is not only the best but the most lasting, and,
therefore. the cheapest.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02

An electric underground railway under
the present underground Is the latest pro-
Jcct suggested In London. II would be used
for express trains only.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02

The number of unmarried women In Eng
land and Wales exceeds the number of un-
married men by nearly 100000.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02

Forty German cities now have electric
street railways. In 1891 there We're only
three that hnd them.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02
Common Sense.

Too many Christians drop their COM
mon sense altogether when they read
the Bible.-Rev ]. T. Dixby.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02
\. w. GLEASON.

Halls Catnrrh Cure Is taken internally
and acts directly ON the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Send for tcsti-
monials. free.
r. j. CHENEY Il co. Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists. TJc.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02

FITS stopped free and permanently curec. No nts
after nrst days OF DIR. Kline. Great Nerve
ItestOrer. Free 81 trial bottle and treatise.
Send to DR. KLINE, g3i Arch st. Philadelphia Pa
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02

"Thcre goes n man who Is one In n thou
sand" "What gives him such distinctlOnl''
"He Is clerk In n department store"
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02

Send This Notice and 10 Cents Stamps
to John A. Salzer Seed Co.. La Crosse.
Wis. for catalogue and ~ rare farm
seed samples. worth $40. to get start.
W.n.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02
No-To-1,nc for FIFTY Cents.

Guaranteed tobacco habit cure maltos wenk
men strong, blood pure. b0c. 81. All druggists.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02
zA5Tz.A
SUNDAY
AE1@ESa ~
CUSTOMS

SsuS~ r. the great fes-
~ ~: r.; !: ;::::: {: f.: f.: !:
&AA From the earliest
VIMLM period of Christianity down
'yEK to the present day it has
tnsMNG always been celebrated by
'%W Christians with the greatest
Joy. In primitive times 1t was usual
for Christians to salute each other on
this day by exclaiming. Christ is
risenw to which the person saluted re-
piled, Christ is risen indeed. or else.
And hath appeared unto Simon!
How to Fix the Day.
Though there has never been any
difference of opinion in the Christian
Church as to why Easter is kept, there
has been a good deal as to when it
ought to be kept. 1t is one of the NOV
able feasts; that is, it is not fixed to
one particular day, like Christmas
Day, which is always December 25. The
rule given at the beginning of the
Prayer Book to find Easter Is this:
Easter LAY Is always lhe hiSl ouHudy
after the full moon. which happens
upon or next after March 81, and. if
the full moon happens upon Sunday.
Easter is the Sunday after.
The Easter Time.
II is we'll known that fire has in the
infancy OF most nations been held in
high esteem, and among some of them
even accounted worthy of veneration.
Fire and water having been looked
upon as the most efficient means of
publication, We are not at loss to
account for the origin and design OF
the Easter fire. 1t would he curious
to trace in how far the holy lamp used
in Catholic churches is the offspring
of vestal fire; however, this at least
appears evident. that the igneous su-
perstitions common to paganism i'm
perceptibly crept into Christian OBJ
sorvances. And these superstitions
must have made violent inroads among
our Christian predecessors, since 1t be-
came necessary for the Sixth General
Assembly of the Church. which was
held in the year ESQ. under Constan-
tine Pogonatus. to prohibit "the prac-
tice of fighting fires in front OF the
houses or shops and jumping over
them at the time Of the new moon"
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02

Educate Your Bowels With Cascareta.
Candy Cathartic, euro constipation forever.
lOc. II C. c. c. fall, druggists refund money.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02
Novel Easter Eggs.

The custom of exchanging or pre-
scnting Easter eggs at Eastertide
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02
1867 BUS. POTATOES PER ACRE.

Don't believe 1t, nor did the editor
until he saw Salzer's great farm seed
catalogue. It's wonderful what an ar
ray OF facts and figures and new
things and big yields and great testi-
mOnials II contains
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02

Mrs. xSInsIOw's soothing syrup
For cluliTrn tccng softens th.g reduces inilam
nation allays pnn cures wind cole. - n bottle
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02
SEALS, RUBBER U I STAMPS AN Sf?HSs!tS; & y; ss1;S

nCuTIcTc FRIEDLINE & FRIEDLINE,
UCNIIOIC Rooms 10-7l Burth Block, 10th
and Stout Streets. Dcnver.
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Fl npIcTc CoLFAN AVE. FLORAL co.
CUUnIOIO G2s 10th ST. Tel. 1874. Green
houses Cor. CnlfnX and York SIS. DenNer.
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Denver Directory.

oTkTE 0RE camping woTks.-omce Albany
CIHlC UnC Hotel Block, Denver Pocket ref.
&c book valuable 10 ore clippers. mailed FREQ
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02

OND Hand Machinery. Mining, Engines. Boil
( crs, etc. Send for prices. S. $. Machinery
Co., 1920 Lawrence. Warehouse 9th X Market.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02
WALL PAPER & CARPETS %ssis.ais 5sssi'sa ct
prices THE DENVER FAIR. Samples free

IAn1Cc Send your orders for everything
IAUICC In the MILLINERY line TO THE
ROWLAND MILLINERY CO.. Denver.
The Springfield herald., 1897-04-02

il blind" in mat
tiers of life and
health. She has
no right to shut
her eyes to the
plain facts of her
physical being
and the consc-
quences of neg
lect. She has no
right to be wretch
ed and i'll when
she might be hap
py and free from
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-08
wALLING PLEADS FOR MERCY.
Ills Version of the killing of Pearl
Bryans

Alexandria, KY, March From the
Jail in this little town, Alonzo Walling,
under sentence of death for completely in
the murder of Pearl Bryan, last night
sent to Gov. Bradley an appeal for mercy.
walling has all along expected jackson
to confess and clear him, but the state
ment not being forthcoming, he gave up,
hope and appealed to the only power that
can save his life.
In his letter Walling says: Now, as
God is my judge this letter is not intend
ed to make you shrink from an unpleas-
ant duty. have already said often that
Scott Jackson told me that ne had a girl
in trouble and intended to kill her as the
easiest way of getting rid of her. / say
now as l have always said, that l did
not think he meant that, and that l do
not know how Pearl Bryan happened to
be killed.
''I have said on the witness stand that
helped Scott Jackson to conceal the
clothing Of Pearl Bryan and that placed
her own bloody clothing in my locker at
the dental college. l have done many
things for Scott Jackson which l now
know were foolish. 1t may be a small
justification for my actions to say that
voluntarily told all ! had done. If / had
anything more TO be told, do not think
would be able to conceal 1t, as have not
the aDlHty TO taik anyway except plainly.
At this time IL would be better for me If
did know more about the killing of Pearl
Bryan. My friends tell me that / am not
regarded as the principal in the crime, and
that good many people think would not
have to hang IL l showed that wanted to
tell all about the killing. / have even been
advised to swear 10 story prepared by
some one else.
II do really think that Pearl Bryan was
killed by a medicine which was not in
tended to kill her. but to bring about an
abortion, or to render her insensible dur
ing an operation. There might have been
mistake in the medicine. The cocaine
found in her stomach was enough to kill
her. Cocaine is an ingredient of an appli-
cation used by dentists to deaden pain.
Taken internally it would surely produce
death. Jackson often had this medicine
Il do not wish to prejudice You against
Jackson, but | must speak plainly, as my
life is at stake. l had no motive to kill
Pearl Bryan and he did. Everything that
has been told about the case has been
told by me. The police will admit that
there is no proof against me outside of the
story of George H. Jackson, which was a
bare faced falsehood. He is in jail now for
perjury. The story he told in my case
was wholly impossible, as we'll as i'm
probable, and his former employer, Gov
Bushnell of Ohio. said that he was not a
truthful man. I ask you not to permit
me to be hanged until You have thought
of these things and satisfied yourself that
there is no doubt of my guilt"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-08

of those liable to military duty, have been
called TO arms in several districts near
the Greek borders The reason for sum-
moning this contingent is that the ordinary
redifs, or reserve which were lately called
out have been deficient in numbers, but
the summoning of any part of the Musta-
fuz IS regarded as ominous of the sultan's
expectation that something of a very Sc
rious nature is imminent.
The attitude of Servia and Bulgaria oc-
cupies the serious attention of European
diplomacy and it is the opinion in official
circles here that the conferences which
have taken place between King Alexander
of Servia and Prince Ferdinand of Bull
garia, have resulted in an agreement to
make simultaneous attack upon Turkey
wnen the time for such action shall seem
opportune. Roumania is looked upon as
having the intention to take an active
part in any scheme of rearranging the
Balkan boundaries that may be put into
operation. King Charles of Roumania,
as a member of the Prussian family of
Hohenzollcrn. may be relied upon to have
the support of Germany.
The krupps and other iron, steel and gun
making firms are arranging for a con-
ference to be held in Berlin shortly with
view of carrying out the project of hold
ing an exhibition of the German iron and
steel manufactures. Some of the firms
are desirous of making the exhibition an
International onr
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-08
SENATE IN SPECIAL SESSION.
Nominations and Treaties Only to BE
Considered,

Washington, March THE Senate will
not meet continuously during the week.
The special session between now and the
calling of the extra session of congress,
March Is, will be devoted to the consider
alton of nominations and nothing, else, un-
less the general treaty of arbitration be-
tween the United States and Great Bri-
tain should be reported from the commit
tee on foreign relations. 1t is not expect
ed that President Mckinley has his ap-
pointments so well in hand that he will
be able to send in a batch every day. The
cabinet has been confirmed, and it is prob
able that the Senate, after meeting to-
morrow, will adjourn until Wednesday.
The committee on foreign relations will
meet Wednesday. Senator Davis, the
ranking member, by resolution of the
Senate, has been made acting charm an,
and there is no reason why this commit
tee should not go ahead with the general
treaty of arbitration between the United
States and Great Britain, and the Alas
kan boundary treaty, the only business
before 1t. If the committee is able to agree
Wednesday upon the treaty and the
amendments, if any are considered to be
necessary, the treaty will probably be re-
ported and some of the time of the Sen
ate consumed in the discussion of that
convention. The retirement of Senators
Sherman and Cameron leaves the COM
mittee just as 1t stood in the last con-
gress, these senator's being opposed to
each other on the vote on reporting the
treaty,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-08
TWO SUNDAY HOMICIDEs.
Mike smith Killed While Shooting
Into "a House.


Augusta, Ga. March 7.-Conductor Bell
Of the Central railroad brought to Angus
ia this evening news of a sensational kill
ing at Mclean. A farmer named Mike
Smith was on a drinking spree, and his
wife, 1t seems, had left his house and gone
back TO her mothers, Mrs. Coyars. The
family had moved to the neighborhood
from Beaufort, S. c., and Miss Covar was
Smiths third wife. When Smith went
over to the Covar house this morning. he
is said to have been drinking, and his
mother-in-law refused him admittance.
Smith, in his rage, began shooting into
the house with his pistol, when a small
brother Of his wife got a gun and fired
on smith out of a window, killing him in
stantly.
Some years ago Smith was engaged in
a shooting affray, in which he killed
Charles Walker. 1t was three-cornered
duel, in which Smith, his father and
Walker were engaged. The elder Smith
had a shotgun and Walker a pistol. They
exchanged shots, and Walker had been
knocked down by load Of birdshot, when
Mike Smith ran up, snatched hin pistol
from his hand and killed him with his
own weapon. Mclean is small station
on the Central railroad, about twenty
miles from Augusta, and the small COM
munity was quite stirred up by to-day's
sensational tragedy.
A special from Gibson, Ca says: Tip
Usry shot and killed his brother, Cul
Usry, this morning. The shooting took
place about FIVE miles from this place. 1t
is said that they had a dispute about
matter that took place at a dance last
night. The deceased leaves a wife and
children. An inquest will be held to-mor-
row. Tip Usry has made no attempt to
escape.