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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-24
THE LOWERING coURT-MARTIAL
Private Charles Hammond Proves n
Good Witness Against the Ac-
cuned Officer.


Chicago. ILL.,. Nov. 23.-Private Charles
Hammond was the principal witness in the
Lowering court-nartial to-day, and proved
himself entirely capable of holding his own
with the attorneys who are acting for
Captain Lowering. He. gave damaging evil
dence against Lowering. and could not be
made to contradict himself on the stand.
nor was he at any time confused by the
sharp cross-examination to which he was
subjected.
Questions relating to his personal history
before he entered the army he quietly re
fused to answer, because he said. they
have no bearing on this case. Hammond
in his evidence nearly doubled the number
of sword thrusts mentioned by preceding
witnesses, and then proved his evidence by
showing the scars.
Judge Advocate Hunters first question
Have the articles of war ever been read
in your presence"
Yes. i have heard them" replied Ham,
mond.
What orders did you receive on the
morning of October O. and relate what fol-
lowed" was the next question.
summary courtroom. but l said that I
would not go, and after that message had
esen n to ans m to set o an n
walk. He gave the order .yank that man
cut when 1 again refused. and as [ was
me twice with his swcrd and then stepped
past me into the cell and kicked me in the
shoulders. He stepped over me as lay on
the floor and gave me two more prods in
the left side. He also gave me another Or
der to walk. but j did not answer: Then
the rope was tied upon my feet and | was
dragged over the curbs, sidewalks and road
and up and down the steps. until reached
the courtroom in the adjutant's office"
When you refused to walk to the court
did any one ask you for your reasons?'
was the next query of the court.
Members of the guard asked me-" replied
Hammond. land 1 told them I thought
ought to be tried for the first offense be-
fore I was tried for the second The first
offense was that of leaving my barracks at
pIattsburg. n. Y, without leave"
1T has been said that while you were
being dragged an order for double time
was given. Is that true?" asked Colonel
Hunter.
Yes. SIR said Hammond. Captain Low
ering told the men to double time; but
they We're unable to comply with the or
der"
The witness was then given to Attorney
Blair for cross-eXamination.
The prosecution has but one more witness
to CALL Post Surgeon Lippincott. and then
the attorneys for the defense will be given
precedence. Captain Lowering is expected
to take the witness stand and has two wit
nesses. Whiting and Sipple, both of whom
are general convicts in confinement at the
post prison.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-24
MISSOURI 0FFICESEEKERS.
List of Those Who Have Filed Appli-
cations for Government Posi-
tiOns Recently.

Washington, Nov. 23.-tSpecial. Among
the applicants for office from Missouri are
the following: C. j. Mclaughlin. Kansas
City. position in departments: ]. Fl. Dillon,
Hannibal. position in departments: Hon.
George Steel, late candidate for congress,
Jefferson county, timber inspector: r. P.
SEWN, editor Missouri Thalbote. Higgins
vile. consul to Rotterdam: F. NJ. Dodds
Seymour. watchman: Edward II. Thomas,
Liberty. special agent. general land office;
w. Fl. Gibbons. Kansas City, position in de-
partments; John G. Wilson, Moberly, post
paster at that point: Captain H. T. Holmes
jefferson City. postmaster at that point:
point: w. j. Nelson, Kansas City, district
attorney. Arizona; William J. Kinmont.
Kansas City, United States marshal, Arizo-
ma; Thomas NJ. Smith, Bellaire, receiver
land office. Boonville, Mo-; James T. Goul
Powersville postmaster at that point; Rob-
ert Pelham. Hannibal. Indian inspector;
Professor William III. Lynch, West Plains,
consul to Malta.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-24
WOMEN IN POSTAL SERVICE.
Assistant Postmaster General Heath
Furnishes Germany With Some
Interesting Facts.

Washington, Nov. 2S.-First Assistant
Postmaster General Heath has transmitted
to the postal administration of the Ger
man government q comprehensive report
on the employment of women in the gov
ernment service. He states that there are
1,o22 postoffices in the United States, at
each of which there are several employees.
who lawfully may be either men or women.
PcStmasters at third and fourth class Of
fees select their employees without con-
irgly impossible to give the exact number
of women employed in the postal service.
There are, however. 1.6IO women postmas-
tiers, and perhaps $1,000 women to whom
the oath of Office has been administered
to qualify them to assist in conducting the
business of the postoffice.
There are 161 women employed in the
postoffice department proper. Women. the
report says, are employed in all branches
of the postal service except as letter car
riers clerks in the railway mail service
and postofiice inspectors. They are net de-
barred by rule or regulation from entering
any branch of the service. In fact. there
are pcstoffices in the United States at
which there are none but women employed
The same salary is paid them to men
for the same character of work. In the
women vary from s24O to 500 per annum.
according to service performed, though
there is no rule preventing them from re-
ter or assistant they sometimes receive
much larger salaries. Some of the most
faithful and efficient employees in the postal
service are women.
Continuing. the report says it has been
mooted question for many years with the
heads of the executive departments wheth-
women can render as good general SER
vice as men, because the latter may be
transferable at all times to any position,
whereas women may be confronted with
duties in sense indelicate or which re-
qure too much manual labor. But it is
seldom that duties devolve on any clerk or
officer which cannot be properly performed
by women.
The conclusion of the department is that
altogether. the services of women have
proven nearly if not quite as satisfactory
as those Of men. The report is based on a
request Of the German government as to
what has been the general experience Of the
government with women employees.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-24
FRANK N0VAK CONVICTED.
Iowan Who Fled to the kIondike
Found Guilty of Murder in
Second Degree.

Vinton. Ia, Nov. 23.-The jury in the case
&C Frank Novak, charged with killing his
roommate. Murray, and afterward setting
fire to the house in which they lived. to-
night returned a verdict of murder in the
second degree. Novak disappeared after
the crime was committed and eluded cap
ture for several years. Last summer he
was traced to. the Klondike gold fields, ar
rested and brought home.
The jury fixed Novak's punishment at ten
years In the penitentiary and the judge de-
clared that he would not accept the verdict
because the jury had fixed the penalty,
which it should not have done, that being
the prerogative of the bench.
The trial. which has attracted wide
Interest, was begun on November 10. Sew
eral times during the hearing there have
been rumors Of Murray having been seen
alive since the date of the murder but all
have been indefinite and received but little
attention from the attorneys of either side.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-24
TEXAS TRAIN ROBBERS FoILED.
Made a Fruitlcss Effort to Hold Up n
Rio Grnnde Train Nenr Dub
lin Yesterday,

Dublin. Tex. Nov. 23-When the regular
west bound passenger train on the Rio
Grande railroad reached n point about
three miles west, in a deep cut, the en-
gineer discovered the track TO be obstruct-
ed by a pile of rock abost three feet high.
The engineer reversed his engine and start
ed to back to this city. As the train slowed
up. four robbers surrounded the train and
ordered 3ll hands np but seeing the train
move backward. they opened fire on the
engineer. who crouched behind the boiler
TO avoid the bullets. Many shots were
fred, but no one was hurt. Mr. o. II.
Weissinger, a travelling man from Waco,
who was a passenger, said that consider.
able excitement prevailed among the pas
sengers. All made frantic efforts to con-
ceal their valuables. Most Of the passen-
gers consisted of delegates returning from
the Methodist conventiCsl at Weatherford
The robbers wore no masks. A posse was
organized and conveyed 10 the scene at
once. The crowd showed their apprecia-
tion or the engineers bravery in a sub
stantial manner. The country at the spot
selected for the holdup is rough. with very
little timber.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-24
AN AGED DEPUTY MARSHAL.
Major w. f. Hardy, n Halfbreed Kaw
of S3, to BE One of ThOmp-
aOn'S Aides.

Kaw, o. T.. Nov 23.-(Special) Major ".
z. Hardy, treasurer of the Kaw or KAN
sas tribe of Indians. has just received his
commission from United States Marshal
Thompson as chief deputy for the reserva-
ton. MIR. Hardy is one of the most remark
able men in the West, He is small of stat
ure, very active and has no appearance of
the Indian. At first glance one would put
him down as a prosperous white business
man of 40 or a. He was born, however, in
Quebec, in 1914, and is at present SO years
of age. His father belonged to the aristo-
cratic Hardy family aInniyeo, Of Quebec. and his
highly educated in Quebec, but when a
young man went to St. Louis and then to
the far Northwest as a representative of
the American Fur Company. Later he
sought out his Indian relatives and adoped
their mode of life. He became full-fedged
Indian. dressed in breechclout and blanket,
fought the whites and scalped his enemies.
He married into the Kaw tribe and became
leader and took an active part in the
Indian war at Council Grove, Kas.. in 1867,
when the Cheyennes and Kaws did bloody
battle. Major Hardy is the father of twen-
ty-three children, and by marriage is an
uncle Of Congressman Charles Curtis, of
Kansas,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-24
BIG GAMBLING SYNDICATE.
Reap a Rich Harvest in the
klOndfke.

Tacoma. Wash. Nov. 23.-San Francisco
and Puget Sound gamblers are preparing
to reap Klondike harvest on a scale
scarcely less extensive than the big trans
portation companies.
Joe Harvey. Billy Dormer and David Ar
gyle, of San Francisco, are backing a prof.
ect to open hotels and conduct gambling
and liquor saloons along the route from st.
Michaers to Dawson and at Dyea, Wran-
gel and Juneau. Many thousands of dol
lars have been subscribed and at San
Francisco the plans have been prepared
for river steamer, which is intended to
operate between St. A1ichaers and Daw-
son.
Joe Harvey backed five gamblers. who
started for Dawson this fall. They got no
further than Rampant City and returned
with $4,000 in gold. To make certain of
reaching Dawson next time. one party of
over the Chilkoot pass in February. An
other party will go to st. Michaels on the
first steamer.
The syndicate expects to clean up $4,000
next year. A Tacoma gambler returned
last night from San Francisco with in
structions from Harvey to go to the south
eastern Alaska towns and secure locations
in all of them.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-24
SHOT HIS WIFE AND FRIEND.
Railway Conductor Protects the
Sanctfty of His Home With
n Revolver.

Pert Jervis n. Y, Nov 23-Mrs. Edward
ordway is to-day lying in the hospital here.
suffering from two bullet wounds in her
righ; leg. In bed in an adjoining ward
IL Frank Dixon Both were brought to the
hospitaI last night by Edward ordway.
bleeding profusely from wounds which he
had inflicted upon them. Mrs. 0rdway may
recover. Dixon will probably die.
Dixon has been paying pronounced atten-
tion TO Mrs. Ordway. He had been ordered
away from the house on several occasions.
Last night Ordway, who Is a, conductor on
the Erie railway. returned home when he
was not expected. As he entered the room
he saw Dixon, and at once drew a revol-
yer. He fired three shots in all. One hit
Dixon in the side, the other two struck
Mrs. Ordway in the leg. Ordway then
went to the. barn. hitcked up a team Of
horses. put his wife and Dixon. in the
wagon and drove them to the hospital
Mrs. ordway was bleeding profusely when
she arrived at the hospital. Dixon was un-
conscious from loss of blood. After taking
the two to the hospital Ordway drove home
He then put up the horses, locked the barn
and went around to the police station and
gave himself up.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-24
FOR JOSEPH NEWS MURDER.
The Widow Bound Over for Trial and
Her Alleged Pnramour
Will Re-

Eureka, Kas.. Nov. 2S.-(Speclal) Mrs.
Amelia New, charged with completely in
the murder of her husband, Joseph New,
Ir, near here on October 81. was arraisned
before Justice Reich to-day. She waived
preliminary examination and was bound
over for trial at the January term of the
district court. The preliminary hearing OF
George III. Dobbs. charged with the same
ing. Sufficient evidence has already been
Introduced 10 insure his being bound over
Tor trial. \ number of witnesses testified
TO intimacy between Dobbs and Mrs. New
both before and after the murder was COM
mitted. Others testified that Dobbs bor-
rowed a shotgun on the evening of the mur-
der and of finding footprints from a mans
boot supposed TO he that of Dobhs. along
with Mrs. News. in the direction which she
TOOK 10 so to n nnghbors house Immediate
ly after the murder. John r Harding. OF
Nevada. Mo, is assisting James ShuItz. OF
this city. in defending Dobbs L. l.. Da-
Wis. OF this city, is engaged TO assist Coun-
ty Attorney johnson in the prosecution
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-24
ACCUSED BY A CORPSE.
serter to Gain His Superior's
PrQfne.

The old adage that murder will out has
once more proved to be true. this time in
Galica. From there comes a remarkable
story Of how science proved an Austrian
officer to have been guilty of numbering
private in his regiment The private de-
country. He was captured BY the search
ing party, but managed to escape, says
the New York Journal
Three days later the ofhcer. who Is said
to be nobleman of high standing and
whose name has been kept a secret by the
Austrian government. reported that he had
that he had been out hunting when he
came across the fugitive.
Halt in the name of the emperor! he
declares he cried. Then, according to the
story told by the officer, the man -an away,
and on being warned twice more the OFF,
Ger fired and killed him.
before or f his regiment 5 and and complImsnted on
his bravery, for the fugitive was known to
be a desperate character. Visions of
medal flashed across the ofhcers ,,n mind, ,;, and
physician reported the result Of the au-
topsy.
The doctor found that the bullet which
had killed the man had taken most re-
markable course. 1t had entered the head
at the point where the hair begins. near
the left temple. 1t then plowed its way
downward and emerged beneath the right
clavicle. This exploded the officers story
that he had shot the man from behind. for
the position of the body while running
would make 1t an impossibiity for the bui-
let to have taken the course described
The doctor declared that from the wound
1t was evident that the man had been lying
and that in all probability his hands had
been folded beneath the nape Of his neck
From this the authorities made the deduc-
ton that the deserter had been sleeping
when attacked by the officer. whose desire
for glory was stronger that his humanity.
The officer was arrested and the corpse
of the private became his accuser. silent.
but backed by the authority Of science. A
court-martial was held. but the officer
stuck to his original story. When faced by
the scientists and their evidence he broke
down and confessed that he had shot the
man while he was sleeping. He was sem
fenced to life imprisonment.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-24
FOR A sExTUPLE MURDER.
Mulberry. Ark. Marshal Captures d
Man Wanted for SlayiaE
California Family

Van Buren, Ark, Nov. 23-City Marshal
Charles Wells. of Mulberry. Ark. made
what is thought to be an important arrest
to day when he captured ]. c. Dunham
alias James Buford. wanted in Santa Clara
county. Cal, for the murder of Colonel and
Mrs. r. P. McGliney, Mrs. Hattie Dun
ham, Miss Minnie Schessler, ]. X. Wells
crime was committed for the purpose Of
robbery. and owing to the prominence OF
the families. a reward of s1l 900 has been
Durham and his pals. J. H. Linton, sher-
iff of Santa Clara county, was ntified and
wired instructions to Marshal Wells to hold
Durham till complete identification papers
could be forwarded from California
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-24
COULD NOT BEAR 1T.
The Disgrace of His Father Drives
James CharnIey, Jr., to
Suicide.

Milwaukee, Wis, Nov. 2S-The body of
the young man who registered at the Hotel
Pfister on Saturday night has been identi-
fled as that of James Charnley, Jr., son Of
CEa1ies NJ. Charnley.. defaultine treasurer
Of the Presbyterian board of aid fer coi-
leges and acadamies. Grief and chagrin
ever the disgrace of his father added to
encouragement from sickness and lack OF
work drove him to suicide. 1t was lost
summer that his father disappeared with
some sG0, 900 of the funds of the board. The
sister and brother of young Charnley. both
OF whom are out of the city, were notified
at once of this second disaster which comes
with crushing weight as the son had as
sumed the place at the head of the family
which his father had so recently left va
cant.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-24
ROYAL STANDARD A "RINGER."
One of the Prominent Winners mt the
Chicago Horse Show Not Ell
fEible to Entry,

Chicago. Nov. 2S.-Royal Standard, the
grand champion coach staiuon of the Chi
cago Horse show, has been declared a
ringer" and his owners. Graham Bros,
of Claremont. Ont. have been ordered to
return the trophies of the victories as
awarded by the judges. 1t mas been found
that the stallion is an imported halfbreed
not registered nor registerable in Amer
lea. The state board is Withholding money
won by Graham Bros draft stallion,
Young Mcqueen, and the hackney. Cour-
Ter. until these trophies shall have been
returned.
Royal Standard was adjudged the win
ner of the first prize in the class for hack
ney stations years old and over. He
then won the hackney championship. and,
entering the lists in the coach horse cham
pionships. won in the class for stations.
any age or breed. This gave him the right
to show for the grand challenge cup. and
there he won again.
1t is now more than likely, Secretary
Garrard says. that the board will deal Sc
verely with the exhibitors of the horse. If
it can be proved that they were fully
aware of his ineligibility. and also with
the Horse show official who may be Shown
to have been in fault,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-24
OFFICIAL COUNT IN NEBRASKA.
Fusion Plurality About 5000 Les.
This Year Than 1t Was in
November lSO6

Lincoln. Neb.. Nov. 2s.-The official count
of the election held November was COM
pleted this evening. Sullivan, fusion cam
didate for supreme judge, received 1o9 s5S
votes, and Post. Republican, 500 Com
pared with the vote on governor a wear
ago, when Holcomb, fusion, received 116-
4lo and Mccall. Republican s4,724. the Re
however, ran ahead of his ticket. the aver.
age fusion plurality last year being In
is 1.OO0.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-24
BOSTON MAY0RALTY CONTEST.
Former Mayor Curtis to Be Nominal.
ed by Republicans and Mayor
Quincy by Democrats

Boston. Nov. 23.-Republican caucuses
were held to-day in all the wards. and
Former Mayor Curtis carried every one
except Ward Twenty. where the result is
still in doubt. The Republican municipal
convention at which ex-Mayor Curtis will
be nominated will be held within a week
and as Mayor Quincy is practically sure of
receiving the Democratic nomination, the
contest between the two condidates will he
a repetition of the mayoralty fight of two
December q.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-24
Pocketknife FOO Small.

Ardmore. I. T., Nov. 23-Charles Rim
nard, who attempted to kill his cousin,
May Reese, by cutting her throat with a
pccketknife because she refused to marry
was brought into court this morning and
plead guilty to a charge of assault with in
tent to kill. The wound in his throat is
already healed. Miss Reese has also recoy-
cred and was present to testify against
him. Sentence has not yet been pro-
Iinnucal
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-24
THORN DEFENSE WILL ACCUSE HER
OF GRAVE OFFENsES.
WILL SHE BE PUT ON STAND?
PROSECUTION REFUSES TO An
NOUNCE ITS TRIAL POLICY.
Jury I'm the Thorn Case Secured and
His Trial for the Murder of Will
lam GuIdensuppe Fairly
Started Yesterday Aft
ernOOn.

New York, Nov 23.-The second trial Of
Martin Thorn for the murder of William
Guldensuppe was fairly started this after
noon in the Queens county court. The law
yers for the prosecution and defense dill
gently endeayored 10 secure jury as
quickly as possible. and when an adjourn
ment was taken yesterday evening seven
Jurors had been sworn. An additional pam
el of fifty was made up yesterday and from
these and the remainder of the first special
panel OF talesnien. the other five jurors
were selected before o'clock to-day. AS
soon as the jury was completed. an ad-
journment for luncheon was ordered by
the court, after which District Attorney
Youngs opened the case for the prosecution.
As soon as he had finished talking. the taxi
ing of evidence was begun.
Tomorrow the coroner's jury and his
deputy will be called to the stand and it Is
quite probable that Gotha, Clark and
others. who say that Thorn made confess
sions TO them, may also be examined. Mrs.
Mack may also be called but when a re-
porter OF the Associated Press asked the
district attorney this evening whether there
was any Significance in the fact that he
had not spoken of Mrs. Mack as witness
in his opening address, and IL she would or
would not be witness during the second
trial. Mr.. Youngs replied: II cannot an
swer those questions at this stage"
The lawyers for the defense, however, are
quite positive that the woman will be a wit
ness. and they are prepared to make IT very
warm for her during her cross-examination.
That they will put Thorn on the stand to re-
fute Mrs. Nacks testimony and swear that
it was she who committed the murder is
now beyond all doubt.
Mr.. Howe's questions to the talesmen
when they were examined showed the line
Of defense he meant to adopt. In addition
10 Thorn's testimony, 1t is said on good
authority that the defense will produce wit
nesses who will accuse Mrs. Mack of having
committed serious offenses, the nature Of
which will not be disclosed by Thorn's
counsel until it is made public property in
evidence
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-24
B0UTELL BEATS PERKINS.
Republican Candidate Elected to
Congress at = Special Elec-
tiOn in Chicago,

Chicago. ILL.,. Nov. 2s.-At the special
election held to-day in the Sixth congress
sional district for successor to Edward
d. Cooke, deceased. Henry S. Boutell. the.
Republican candidate. was elected over
Vincent II. Perkins, his Democratic COM
Boutell. 10.20i: Perkins. 1894. Landgren,
Populist, received 22S, and David. Pro-
hibitionist, l03 votes. AT the last con-
gressionai election in this district. Cooke,
Republican. was elected over Martin Dem
ocrat. by 6.579. the total vote being. Cooke
%, 123; Martin, 1914.