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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-08

the sprlng With this instrument and
without one ray Of light he dispossessed
himself OF the last particle OF bis
whiskers. and when the TALLER unlock
ed his cell door on the next morning
he found Carey a. smoothly shayen as
n he had JUST stepped from the bar.
bers chair
The ialler was dumbfounded. lie
hardly believed the smooth-iaced. boy
ish-looklng fellow TO be- the same In
dlyidual on whom he had turned the
great iron key the night before. Al
the trial. which began on the next day
and lasted four days. the witnesses.
who had positively Identified Carey a.
the man who murdered President Good.
win. were unable 10 Identify the prls-
oner. The case fell fiat A few Wit
Eesses from Shreveport were present
and testified that Carey was In Shreye-
port In February. 1886. on the day the
bank robbery occurred. Young Careys
father lives near Shreveport. and close
by lives a young woman 10 whom Ca
rey Is engaged 10 be married. Il was
largely through her testimony that be
was acquitted An alibi was establish.
ed and Carey was discharged
lie was arrested az once on a war.
rant from Van Zant county. Texas. on
the charge OF burglary and was placed
In Jail 10 await the arrival Of the Texas
officers tie Was not handcuned. The
officers had learned that there was no
use putting handouts on the prisoner.
Carey IL said 10 be the only criminal
In the United States who cannot be
held with these instruments. lie has
blk bony wrists and small soft. flexible
hands A handcun placed tightly on
his wrists can be slipped over his
hands a. easily as one can remove a
ring from the finger So Carey was
placed In manacles. Irons were placed
on each ankle and he was chained 10
the cell floor.
During the night he broke both man.
acles from his legs wrenched a power
ful lock from his cell door. and was
soon In the outer corridor The noise
he made aroused the jailer. who rushed
In TO see what was going on. As he
entered the corridor Carey felled him
10 the floor with a murderous blow over
the head with one Of the broken man
acles. took the keys from him. unlock
ed an outer door and was soon In the
Jail yard. with nothing between him
self and freedom but a hlgh rock wall
lie was captured by a force OF deputy
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-08

vassar girls On America and Glrioi
girls In England call 10 the mind IN,
same image.
At this popular English school foi
girls Glrton-the collegiate when no
working Is playing With vim
hockey. cycling. golhng or tea-drlnk
Ing going 10 bed early and enioylnI
splendid health Glrion college Is Z
mile from the town from which 1
takes H. name and a mile and a hal
out Of Cambridge. standing In IN lso
lated position The original building
has been added 10 from timo 10 tim,
and has a rambling appearance tina
grleyes an architect. but Il h a happ!
place for all that A career az Glrtoi
costs about $500 a year Each studen
has two rooms The establishment f.
self-supportlng. The girls rooms arr
up a spiral staircase which resemblei
that OF a church-tOwer but the girh
do not seem 90 mind racing mp ant
down these heights many times a day
The entrance 90 the COLLEGE b hand
some and imposing
The life at Glrton Is easy and pleas
ant The girls arise whenever the!
choose and breakfast between 5 and
Then comes a mornings work Lunel
Is TO be had At any time between I.
and g. After that they play tennis
golf or hockey or ride wheels. Thei
comes afternoon tea. served In The
Girls rooms u they are working o.
made by themselves out on the law
II they are resting After tea eacl
one amuses herself In her own way
Dinner Is from TO Z Then there arr
coffee parties and At little suppei
4 served. Every one goes 10 bed b,
10 or II. From this Il will be seer
that the Glrion girl has much mou
freedom than the American colleg,
student
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-08

Rinshaw's attorney got from the
governor a provisional pardon for Ba.
ney for five days 80 that he might Be
taken from indianapolis and over the
roads 10 Danvllle and Belleville to YER
ify his statements. Baney had declar'
ed repeatedly that II he were taken
over the road he could point out the
house where the two men stayed all
night. and could point out other de.
tails which would conclusiyely prove
his confession true.
lie had an opportunity TO do this
and at the very outset broke complete
~ down and confessed that he had ac-
companled Van Tassell and whitney
and had taken part IN the burglary.
although he had nothing to do. he said
with the killing.
ACCOMPANIED by a prison guard and
his attorney. J. o. Parker OF Danvlllo
and W. d. Hart OF Winchester. Mrs,
Hinshaw's home before marriage. Ba-
ney was taken TO Belleyille. where he
drove directly 10 the Hinshaw homo
Hero he described infinitely every de
tail. seemingly. that occurred upon ths
night Of the tragedy lie showed the
spot where the horse and buggy were
left when the three men-Van Tassell
whitney and hlmself-went 10 IN,
house 10 commit burglary
In the hrst room he showed wher'
the cupboard stood from which th'
pistol and razor we're taken by Var
Tassell and handed TO him. In The
second room entered there was no bed
but he said that there was one ther'
on the night OF the murder. but unoc
cupIed. and he correctly showed just
where Il had stood he also showed
correctly just where Hlnshaw's trou
sers. razor and pocketbook had beer
thrown and where they were found
lie said that Van Tassell and Whit
ney FIRST entered the house and haC
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-08

The pretty fashion or making a holi
day OF the birthdays Of the family IL
taken. like many pleasant festivals.
from the German. There Is an ancient
superstition that each month Is con.
trolled by a Jewel. and that the per.
son born under the influence OF this
gem must wear II continually as q
charm. The English devote flower
10 each month OF the year. and this Is
the birth flower OF the individual born
In the month. The old astrologers con.
sldered that the sign Of the zodiac un.
der which an individual was born con.
trolled his fortunes. All the super.
stitlons recall the old childish simple.
ity OF belief OF those picturesque days
when fairies danced In rings and every
grove and fountain had its guardian
spirit II Is a pretty fashion 10 revive
them In the celebration OF a birthday
The gift Of a ring or some other orna.
ment with the jewel associated with
the birth month Of the recipient IL .
favorite present Tor birthday. The
flower OF the month Is an appropriate
one 20 use In decorating the birthday
cake or the parlors where the birth.
day party Is given. A gift OF a pair
Of sleeve buttons or a pin In the form
Of the sign Of the zodiac under which
tho recipient was born Is an appro'
pirate birthday aft The list Is pub.
lished by special request: January
garnet. snowdrop. aquarlus. February
amethyst. primrose. pisces. March
bloodstone. violet aries; April dia
mond. daisy. taurus. May. emerald
hawthorne. geminl; June. agate. hon
eysuckle. cancer. July. ruby. water NY
leo: August. sardonyx. poppy. virgo
September sapphire. morning glory
llbrc; October. opal. hops. scorp.o. No
vember. topaz. chrysanthemum. sagit
tarlus. December. turquoise. holly, cap
rlcornus.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-08

day these three men went into the
town. robbed the bank. sho, Cashier
Avery and murdered President Good
win. Everybody knew that these
three men did the Job. and they were
all able to give good descriptions Of
the men. and many were certain that
they would be able to Identity any one
OF them. The country around War
rem was secured for the robbers. but
they escaped. The sherifs and police
all over the country were notified. de.
scriptions Of the men were sent broad
cast. and big rewards we're offered for
the arrest of the robbers. Nothing was
heard OF any OF the robbers until
month ago when the police Of Shreve-
port. La. wrote that they had one Of
the men under arrest In the letter
was a photograph oi the suspect. The
photograph corrcsponded With the
description exactly and the Warren
sheriff was hopeful tie took the pho.
iograph to the bank and showed il 10
the teller In an ofi-hand way the
sheriff asked
Ever see this fellow bcforeg"
The teller glanced az the photograph
o moment. and then his eyes now wide
opon and look OF astonlshment
spread over his face.
Ever see him" hc calculated why
this 90 a picture OF one ~ the fellows
who robbed this bank; this o. me very
man who nrod The shot that killed Mr.
Goodwin"
The photograph was shown 90 others
who had often seen the three men Ia
camp near the town before the rob-
berry and had seen the robbery COM
mlited. The result was the sane
The Identification was complete The
papers were made out and the sheriff
went after his man. And then there
was activity In Warren Arrange
ments were being made 10 give the
prisoner a reccptlon-,hc reception ten
dc'ed sometimes 20 bank robbers and
murderers on their return TO the scene
Of recent operations Had Jim Carey.
guilty or Innocent. been taken directly
10 Warren At that time he would never
have come 10 trial hut the officers
OF the law aid not want the people to
lynch him. Besides upholdlng the ma
ies,y Of the law. they had another i'm
portant reason for wishing to avoid the
mob. They hoped TO learn enough
from Carey to lead to the arrest OF hls
paia So. to avoid the mob. the sker-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-08

TIE KEW. W. y. lilNrllAW.
rummngcd the cupboard before no en-
tered. lie then went with them q
Hnshaws room. fecurcd the trousoi1
carried them out and searched them
When he returned the victims wetf
awake and had engaged IN a scufi,
with Van Tassell and whitney. Danej
ran outdoors 20 warn his chums In caRi
there was any one approaching thi
house. When he returned they hlt
fought down the steps and into thi
read Mrs Hinshaw was Just pAsslni
ecioss the porch when Van Tasscl
turned and shot her dead. She iel
on the porch steps lie soon returned
20 her. and finding her dead. exclaimed
10 whitney and Bancy that the womai
was dead and told them 20 get ava,
~ soon as possible. They then re-
turned TO indianapolis
Hlnshaws attorney said:
I'VE went over the ground az Belle
Vile last night carefully. and wha
Baney said In former statements doe
not vary a hairs breadth from what h.
said last night lie described minute
" the movements OF Hlnshaw and hi
wife. ard Of the men who went 20 tn
home 10 rob Il. lie omitted nothinl
end his story does not conflict mate
rally with tina, Of Hlnshaw."
According to the records all Of tn
three burglars we're not In jail or tn
penltentlary when the murder va
committed.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-08


From the Kansas City Journal. In the
trial Of case IN a police court Al Law.
renee the other day the lawyers were
puzzled TO discover In an old city or.
dinahse the words pigeon dropper &"
which were evidently used TO denoml.
nate a certain class OF criminal. No
one, however. knew anything about
the class or their methods, and a dls.
eussion was started which lasted for
several days and brought out all sorts
OF explanations Finally p W. Reed
solved the riddle. lie said that forty
years ago. when he was In business IN
New York city, the term was com.
mon one In police court circles. About
that time a new confidence Eame was
started which required a brace Of con.
fedorates to successfully operate Il
They would pick up a man on the street
who looked easy" when one Of TIE
conioderates would 30 ahead aud drop
what appeared 10 be a big roll OF bills
The second confederate. keeping pace
win the fleNmi 90 az 10 arrive no the
spo, little In advance OF him. would
pick up The roll Turning then 10 the
victim he would explain that De had
60 hurry out Of town. that the roll con.
tained at least $1,000, that the loss
would surely be advertised and a re-.
ward Of At least 500 be offered.
wouldn't the gentleman advance A.
much as the reward was sure 20 be and
take the nollG The gentleman usually
fastened 20 Accommodate the finder
only 10. discover later that the 81 600
roll was simply a wad Of paper with a
$40 bill wrapped around H. This. saws
Reed, was known as pigeon dropping
and the operators a. pigeon drop.
pers."
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him. Handouts Of the latest design
are OF little more inconvenience TO him
han a kid glove would be. iron man
acles drop from his ankles. and steel
locks and iron bars cannot detain him.
lie does not know what fear Is. ana
human life cuts no figure with him
when that life stands between him ana
freedom. Carey Is only % years old
a mere boy az he now appears, with
smooth shaver face. tolerably hand
some features. and a keen. bright eye.
His soft. white hands add 20 his boyish
appearance. he bears little resem-
blance TO the hard looking character
dressed In rough clothing and wearing
a solled. yellow SLOUGH hat with a
face covered with growth OF hard,
bristle-llke beard. who was landed IN
the Jefferson county jail al Pine Blum
Ark. a few weeks ago on the charge
Of bank robbery and murder That
man appeared to be 30 or 80 years old.
and AZ first glance left the impression
In ones mind Of the typical south
western bad man. Just the kind Of man
who would walk into a bank In some
small town. casually engage the teller
In conversation for a few moments.
then suddenly present a slx-shooier At
his head. remark. Hands up. young
TELLER" Chamber over the little iron
grating on the counter. produce a corn
sack. chuck an the money In sight into
H. murder the teller II necessary.
mount a horse and ride away. That
Is the way Jim Carey looked then. but
he Is a different person now. The
means he employed to work the trans
formation showed him 10 be a man Of
many resources.
In February. 1896. the only bank In
the town Of Warren was robbed. The
president. J W Goodwin. was shot and
killed by one OF the robbers. and the
cashier. J. o. Avery. was shot and
wounded seriously. Three men ala the
Job They got all the money In sight
and escaped. Avery stood between the
robbers aud their booty. and he was
shot down. Mr.. Goodwin stood be-
tween them and freedom and he was
sho, down also Avery recovered after
a time but poor Goodwin never spoke
again.
Warren Is country town Of about
900 inhabitants a stranger never goes
into a town Of that size withou. ~
tracing attention. For several Jays
before the Warren bank robbery there
were three men with three horses
camped Just outside OF the town. Near
~ everybody saw the men and noticed
them because they were strangers one
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-08

seeing the woman coming after them.
and ius, as she was on the porch step.
b. fred 90 ir.ghlsn- her back. but the
bnli HfucS her and she lell dead. Hin
shaw was cul hy Var Tasssl outside Of
lho house across the road by the iorc
They Sc, SOS aud offered some OF % 90
mc. bat ] refused to take DC. We an
three went 20 Ch.cago. returning ic
indianapolis TIE next week., where we
wcfo arrested Tor larceny"
Noah Baaoy. who makes the oonfes-
sion. and Guy Van Tossell who Banoy
says fred the shot that killed Mrs
Hlnshaw. were convicted Fob ca. 1895
Tor stealing a barrel Of whisky. and
gid whitney was sentenced for bur
Eiary Feb. n. 1896 Indianapolis h
he home Of the trio. and the police say
hat they are an crooks OF a dangerous
:ype. Van Tassell denies Baney's
story vigorously. as also does Whit
ney.
Mr.. Parker. one Of Hlnshaw's aitor-
aeys. says that be has followed every
fetal OF Baneys confession 70 the end
and be finds that he Ia corroboraicd In
every point except az 10 one. and this
sne has not yet been fully investigated
Hc . perfectly satisfied that IIlnshav
lrTsr killed bic wife aud hundreds Of
people IN indiana are with him IN this
nplhlon.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-08

Some Of the naval officers VIII
clmpanled the cruiser Brooklyn
queens jubilee ceremonies have
pecicdly fallen into trouble. and u
out has not yet presented ITSELF
day IN London a party ~ oifce
being shown through various bil
by he keeper ~ the quecn'sl
purse While making the 10 nos dt
ordered that some medals be- struck
on and gave one 20 each Of bis guests
a. a souvenir an Of them accepted
the presents and brought the pretty
little trlnkeu home After returning
10 this country one Of the officers be.
came worried by the fear that he hat
iransgresaed the rules and regulations
lie made a statement Of the case &c
the secretary OF the navy. and received
4 reply that such a medal. even n pre-
lonted a. souvenir. could not be- &C
cepied without a special fci OF con.
GEES The other officers Of the Brook
lyu who accepted these medals are
however holding on 60 their gifts anc
saying nothing about them New Yori
World
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-08
BURIED HIS MORTAL FOE.
How by Disposed 81 the nody Of ,
Dead spider.

How = by Disposed Of the nody Of ,
Dead spider.
Samuel Simon. Sr,. OF Nashannocl
township. Pennsylvania. while strollinl
near his home one day recently. no
ticed a ny about half an inch long ant
Of a dark blue color. With a slim body
bearing a large dead spider The ~
crossed his path and laid hls loat
down Il then went about eighteei
inches In another direction and CON
menced digglng a hole In the ground
His curiosity was excited, he sloppet
and watched the work After the ~
had the hole dug about half the longtl
Of himself he went 10 where he had LEI
the spider and took his dimensions
After going back to the hole he iount
q was not biz enough aud commence
dlgging again.
After taking out a quantity q cart
be again went 10 the spider and tool
his dimensions He dld this elgh
tlihts hhd "a often enlarged the hole
When the busy little fellow had IN,
hole too deep for him to throw tn
earth clear out he would 20 on IN,
bank and force q back with his feet
After he had the excavation largi
enough for his purpose De went for th,
spider and took lt TO the grave. TO-
such q proved TO De. and dragged
90 the mouth OF the hole After hi
bad the body On he covered q viii
fine earth nrsi and finished hy plac.ni
a small piece Of clnder ON top. whet
De had fnishei the work De ilew away
The who g time consumed was oyaetb
hfiy-hye minutes, as Mr. Simon say
De sat and watched the whole per
iormaucc
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-08

The art OF ahoe-cleaning-ln the iasl
Two years 4 has afcsndcd from a busl.
ness TO an art o. acquiring nomen,
elatuTe Of Ia own For instance, a hos
able TO hold hls title Of most worth,
supreme pollshor viii call TO you A.
you pass bis stand shine or polish
slr Black, OK blood. tan or patent
VET or dry, Five or ten cents, SIR a
shlne. Is the term used only for blacl
leather shoes. Polish" Do applied only
70 me tana "oX blood" "a tho name
OF brand OF dark red polish intended
Tot shoes Of that color. Some q the
STANDS Keep a mixture Tor green shoes
which are happily few. All Of then
nave a resiny MIXTURE which is sup.
posed to put soul and health into
pair OF patent feathers. No, long age
the man who bought patent leather
shoes indemnlned himself for their die.
comfort with the reflection that he
would not have TO have them polished
but that time has gone by. They cost
nov all the same like other leathers-.
Kansas clts Star
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-08

sherlfis just az he was scaling this
wall. and was again lroned. placed IN
straightiacket and heavily guarded
until he was delivered TO the Texas
officers. II required the seven men to
transfer him to Texas.
Carey is now In strong hands. The
Texans are familiar with the handling
OF toughs and that they will give Ca
reg full justice Is the belief OF every
body familiar with the facts.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-08

A certain young widow OF ludhusa
oils. who has just changed ben weed,
for brighter hues. gave O. dinner parts
not long ago. The rooms were dee
GRATED with a great rrofasIon Of Gov
ora Roses In masses were en- IN,
mautels, and the dinner table falrb
hlossomed. In fact. the abundance o
flowers was unusual one Of the guest
could restrain her curiosity no longer
and when the dessert was brought In
said
We'll, Mrs. blank. you're rather
spreading on the flowers tonlghtr'
"Yos." replied the fair widow. bright
~. but tomorrow ! am golng to take
them out 10 Crown Illll and put then
on poor Toms grave"
A regular rs" shlycr went round n,
table. indianapolis Sentinel
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-08

IN took Carey to Pine BluR and placed
sim In fail there TO await trial Sew
eral Warren people went over to Pine
Blum and Identified Carey as the man
who had fred the shot that killed
President Goodwin.
Carey wrote some letters while In
jail and employed lawyer In shreve-
port TO defend him. and matters
dragged along uneyentfully until with
In a few daf of the date set for the
trial. The prisoner was allowed TO
take baths and he received clean I'M
dergarmenls and a new suit Of clothes
from his friends. Then he asked the
TALLER for a zazor.
"Oh. no." said the jailer. You don't
get no razor. You wears them whis-
kers right down 10 Warren tomorrow
morning. They will help In the mat
ter OF Identification. you know"
"All right" replied Carey. well 90
down TO Warren In the morning. but
the whlskers won't be there"
The jsiler ohuckled to himself and
went away. That night Carey showed
himself to be a man OF resources. Ev-
erybody knows that In the manufac-
ture OF shoes a small piece OF steel Il
used. extending from the heel TO the
instep. II Is put there 20 give a
springy movement TO the step OF the
wearer. Everybody may not know this
fact. either. but Jim Carey knows Il,
That nignt. when everything about the
Jail was quiet and as dark a. pitch.
Jim Carey. without q knife or any 9TH
er tool or implement save those which
nature gave him. his fingers ripped the
steel spring from the sole OF his shoe.
got down upon his knees. and on the
concrete floor Of his cell sharpened
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-08

The little cows Of Kerry. Ireland
may be considered as the survivors Of
the great massacre OF Irish cattle Der.
petrated BY The English soldiers OF
Queen Elisabeth. An that the defiant
iFish had to live upon was their cattle
and they held them eOrrespondingly
precious. The Kerry cows probably e..
capped the great slaughter whom the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-08

a,ovs their fees and
i hnsl''p herds TO the @ouHtains. where
inc. inc hardy little animals aurylv-
the h"' are represented TO this
cd anu The original Kerrys are
u GAY. ,loeE or red creatures. win bright
ll',ls o o"S crooked horns. the females
eyes a"S IDS trlne too large for
lawns One famous COW now rejole-
, Uea" N several prizes at Dublie cattle
lns - measures only two inches over
! ysrs IN height, seventy inches In
a,,,S and torty-two inches in length.
I'm .,,n The TOD Of the shoulder to the roo;
~" .s' -. ,.n Another famous little an
,.,s ~ mas the record Of giylng In forty
Its ,' four tons. seven hundred weight
y, hni,sr These dlmlnuilve creatures
are charming as pets and can be al
- 40 run IN small lots and pad
Socka near the house. where cows OF
~ o,dlnary size would look ont OF
pl,ce The Kerry cattle have a re-.
markable faculty Of taxing care OF
themselves and on instance Is related
If A small COW. being placed In a stan
between two cows OF the usual size,
refusing TO touch her own ample sup
ply Of hay an she had slipped her heah
under those OF her nelghbora and
quietly appropriated their proyender;
another tiny pct was seen TO kneel.
actually wrlgglc under low chain Anl
calmly begin ieasting on a forbid len
lawn which lay just beyond. Oi the
Kerry breed there are now two kinds
the Kerrys proper and the 4e1trr
Kerrys These pretty little cr
are frequently compared With IN
cattle Of the Orkneys and She
which we're said az one time 20
small that a man might pick thl
and carry them In a boat from d
land 10 another