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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-17

responded to that of Courtois. The
broker recognized the portrait of Cour-
tots as that of his customer. A visit
was made by the police to the house
of Courtois, and there various bonds
and other property of Nine. Henry
were discovered. While Courtois was
under arrest her earrings were found
on him. Among the intimate friends
of Courtois was one Restiaux. other
wise Mic-Mac, who lived with a wo-
man named Catherine Cheeseman's.
Immediately after the robbery at the
Count of Flanders Palace these two
who had been miserably poor. became
mysteriously opulent. CHEESEMAN'S
was one of the most bediamonded wo-
men in the city.
Restiaux since then had been under
suspicion. When Courtois was arrest
ed for the crime of the Rue de PArbre
BENT, the police also visited Rest
faux. The police found on Nine. Her.
RVS mantelpiece a broken knife which
correspondent to the description nj
Restiaux's pocket knife. On the niebt
of the crime he had been seen talxina
large object to the house of !
fence" named Devos. This turned out
to be the strong box of Nine. Henry
After trial Of fifteen days Courtois
and Restiaux have been condemned tc
death.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-17

Richardson. Finally the fellow was
seen to actually grab a pair of trous-
ers and slip them into the roll. He
then walked toward the door. leaving
his roll to be brought to him by the
other man. This was attempted. but
Mr.. Richardson openly accused him of
stealing the trousers and the two
purchasers" then threatened to make
trouble. Finally the would-be thief
deliberately reached into the roll.
brought out the trousers and threw
them back on the counter.
The robbery in which Strook is al
legged to have taken a part was one
of the most sensational ever commit
ted in Chicago. The men who com
mitted the robbery, according to AL
fred st. Joseph Burke, alias Sleepy"
Burke, its leader. were Red Chris
Strook, big jack McLain. Barney
Hunt, Frank Baker, Joe Gordon. and
an old man known only as "Pap"
Strook, McLain and Gordon were
captured after the robbery. through
SLEEPY" Burke, who turned states
evidence against his friends. McLain
and Strook were released on bonds OF
$4,000 each. They forfeited their bonds
and the former is still at liberty. Hunt
Baker and Pap" were never can.
tured, and a reward of $10O each is Of
fered for them. Joe Gordon was SEN
to Joliet on an indeterminate sentence
and SLEEPY Burke, after a short i'm
prisonment. was given his freedom
for informing on his partners in tn,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-17

rest at Port Townsend, Wash. lie was
arrested under the name Of William
Gleason for the larceny of pair OF
trousers. The Port Townsend author
tiles did not know who their prls-
oner was. but believing he was chi
cago crook sent his picture to In
spector Fitzpatrick. With the photo
graph came a letter from Sheriff S.
w. Westfall of Madeira county, ask
ing for information regarding the pris-
oner. Inspector Fitzpatrick imme-
diately wired to Port Townsend to hold
the man until an officer from Chicago
reached that city. When Strook was
arrested he was accompanied by
man who gave the name of William
Allen, but who in reality is Charles
d. Perkins, alias Charles ID. Prentice,
wanted in Deadwood S. D., on charge
of having committed several crimes
and for whom a reward is offered. The
two were attired in miners costumes
when arrested, and said they were
on their way to the Alaskan gold
fields. Both carried what appeared to
be roll of blankets slung over their
shoulders. This proved, however, to
be small key wrapped in blankets
Equipped with this rig the men plum
dered stores in Port Townsend. The
two would enter a store and when
no one was looking fill their kegs
with anything of value in sight. 1t
was while doing this they were cap
tured.
Gleason and Allen, as they called
themselves, were not partial to any
particular line of goods, but stole
everything and anything that came
within easy range from cutlery to
clothing, and so neatly did they oper-
ate that the police of several cities
were at their wits end to explain the
crimes. Their entry into Port Town
send proved their ruin, however,
though they managed to terrify the
town before they were caught
One morning these two men who
appeared to be starting out on a pros
pecting tour went into Max Gerson's
store on Water street and spent some
time In examining goods, but did not
make any purchases. One of them
had what appeared to be roll of
blankets slung over his shoulder, and
he was careful to stand it on end in
front of clothing counter. After
being in the store half an hour they
left, saying they would return after
breakfast and make their purchases.
They did return about noon while Mr..
Gerson was out at lunch, and both
began examining hats and clothing.
Mr.. Richardson, the clerk, kept his
eye on them both, and especially on
the man with the roll of blankets, for
he appeared to be trying to avoid the
clerk and kept so near the clothing
counter with his roll of blankets that
he aroused the suspicious of Mr..
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-17

Jesse Hidden, one of the two men
for whose supposed murder George
Jones was hanged about three years
ago at Fort Smith, Ark, has been dis
covered in prison, where he is serving
term for peddling whisky among the
Indians. Jones, together with Charles
and Jesse Hidden, went to Arkansas
to buy cattle and the Hidden boys new
er returned. Circumstantial evidence
pointed to Jones as their murderer
and he paid the penalty for the sup
posed crime. 1t is now believed that
Charles Hidden is also living.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-17
A RACE WITH DEATH.
The Bridegroom Ran Through Tun-
mel just Ahead of Train.

The bridegroom Ran Through Tun-
mel just Ahead of Train.
The story of an unhappy bridegroom
whose hair grew gray in a single morn
ing, and that the morning of his mar
riage, is reported from Zigrad in Hun
gary. Mitru Popa, born in Tregova, son
of a small farmer and afiianced to a
daughter of prosperous citizen of Iii
grad, recentely started for zigrad there
to wed and bring home his bride The
place can be reached in two hours by
the mountain road. There was, how
ever, short cut; it led through the
railway tunnel with single line of
rails. Popa laid ear to ground and lis
tened. AS there was not the slightest
vibration he took courage and ventured
into the dark passage. Here the report
goes on, he had been stumbling along
as best he could, when, aften ten min
utes passed in total darkness, and be-
ing, as he judged, near the center of
the tunnel, he heard the distinct rumb-
ling of an approaching train. The noise
grew louder behind him and Popa ran:
louder STILL and Popa racedl 1t was a
via dolorosa myth the small point of
daylight far off amid the darkness, and
If he could win to it, then it meant life,
safety and bride, but the thunder of
the train grew ever nearer. Fortunate
ly the gradient was a steep one, and
the express was called express by cour-
tesy only, and the race between the
man and death terminated at the tun-
neps outlet, the man winning by about
his own length. The mercifully slug
gish "schnellzug" passed into the day-
light as the bridegroom fell PROSTATE
on the bank. When he had started he
had dark brown hair; when he arrived
at the brides house it was white as
the brides veil. The lady, however
accepted him on the somewhat dubious
ground that the hair would come all
right in time and that the injury was
covered by insurance"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-17


from this distance, seem natural. Inat
the souls of human beings. for purposes
which men can hardly pretend 10 un-
derstand, may enter the bodies OF the
lower animals and dwell there for years
is a conviction familiar to all who have
ever read word of Oriental mysticism.
But no one would expect to find the be-
lief in the transmigration of souls spec
ialized in the everyday affairs of plain
people in the state of New York The
strangest things happen, however, and
not always in far-away places. Some
times they are at our very doors, as IN
the present instance. No opinion is ex-
pressed or even limited at. This is
questi of fact This Is the way the
doctrine of metempsychosis appears
when it is viewed at close quarters. II
one should hunt the whole country over
it would be impossible to find more
firm believer in theosophy, in all its
forms and phases, than Mrs Henry x.
Gillette, of Vestal Centre, N. y, for she
is certain that the soul of her sister has
taken refuge in the body of Maltese
cat. 1t is also safe to make the state
ment that no cat in the entire world
receives more attention and better care
than this same Maltese cat. II has a
bedroom, fully furnished, for its own
exclusive use, has its place at the fam
lily table, eats with the family and is
guarded with as much care as II would
be IL 1t were one of Mrs. Gilette's own
children.
Vestal Centre is a typical country viii
1age. situated in Bronze county, about
fifteen miles from Bnghampton. The
only public conveyance that stops at
this village is an old stage once paint
ed red. The Gilettes for several gen
erations have been farmers, and the
homestead with its eighty acres or
more, is situated on a branch road near
ly q mile from THO cluster of houses and
the country store and postoffice COM
bined that form the village of Vestal
Centre. The farm house is far-sized
comfortable looking dwelling, two stor-
les high, with small lawn and num-
erous trees in front, a garden with cur
rant and berry bushes in the rear and
cluster of barns, sheds and out
hVbStc htdi its 1lltllb is Il TOSN
matron of thirty-five, and well educat-
ed. She Is the mother of three children
two boys and a girl. A conspicuous
place in the sitting room to which the
writer was invited was occupied by a
large old-fashioned rocking chair which
had In 1t silk-covered cushion, and
on this cushion was sleeping large
Maltese cat. The object of the call was
made known, and what Mrs. Gillette
said. in substance, follows:
''You see. Minnie and l., nodding her
head at the cat, were sent to school
near Hudson, N. Y, after we had at
tended for number of years the viii
1age school in Greene, Chenango coun-
ty. While at Hudson we first heard of
theosophy. l think can say we stud
led theosophy. For several months we
inquired what theosophists believe;
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-17

Not less than 200 persons were on b
depot platform when the shooting q
Cured. The first ball took effect b
Rogers body. Then the Peep
crowded away and Goldsby fired thru
shots from a six-shooter into Roger
head. He then picked up Rogers rib
and ran under the car to the otis
side. There were about fifty shot
exchanged between him and d
crowd, only one ball taking effect
striking a colored man in the face az
inflicting a painful but not fat
wound. Rogers was a Cherokee neg
and has been considered a peacsi
citizen. Clarence Goldsby, who
the shooting, is about q years old al
has always been considered a peacet
inoffensive boy.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-17
Convicted of wife Mnraer

Joseph s. Goodmanson, of Pender
Neb., tried for numbering his wife. was
found guilty Tuesday night, and the
jury recommended life imprisonment
Mrs. Goodmanson died suddenly in her
husbands office last summer, and the
circumstances surrounding her death
aroused the suspicion of friends living
in Illinois, who had the body exhumed
Traces of arsenic were found in tbe
stomach. Mrs. Jones claimed to nave
seen Mrs Goodmanson swallow white
powder administered by her husband
just before death.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-17

had threatened to have 1t drowned
dozen times. Almost Immediately AZ
ter my sister died. the disposition OF
the kitten changed. and 1t has, since
that event, been the best kitten you
ever saw. / firmly believe the spirit
of my sister is in that cat. We cali
it Minnie. That was. as | have told
you. the name of my sister. we nave
given this pretty little creature the
best of care"
While Mrs. Gillette was talking MIN
ME awoke from her nap, and after rub
bling up against the writer's trousers
as sort of an Introduction. jumped INTO
his lap. After purring in acknowl-
edgment of being stroked 1t settled
itself down in his lap for another
snooze. The cat was large, well fed
Later it did a number of tricks that
showed its intelligence. Mrs. Gillette
stated that Minnie was never taught
to do those tricks. but did them when
asked to from the very first.
The visitors asked questions regard
ing the cats mode of life and was
ushered into a large front room on
the second story of the house. The
furniture consisted of an old-fashion-
ed black walnut bed room suit, with
a marble topped dresser and a double
bed. On the dresser lay combs and
brushes and the windows were draped
with chinz of a pretty pattern. The
floor was carpeted and the room had
the appearance Of one that was used
by some member of the household.
This, the woman explained, was the
cats room
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-17
crime. But $4,000 worth Of the stolen
bonds were never recovered.
THE VANDERBILT SENSATION
Young Elliott r. shepard Marries Gay
Young widow.

Young Elliott r. shepard Marries "A Gay
Young widow.
Herewith is a picture of Mrs. Ellioll
Fitch Shepard. whose marriage TO ono
of the gilded youth OF New York has IN
flicted upon the 400 its latest spasm'
The bride, prior to the marriage was
a widow; she is q years of age, the
groom being but 20. Her husband Is
a son of the late Elliott f. shepard
editor of the New York Mail and EX-
press. and is a grandson of w. n.
Vanderbilt. Until her first marriage
the bride was Miss Esther Virgins Oh
Greenport. l.. l., and was DeautiIul'
When she reached the age of 10 Esther
Virgins became the wife of Alphonso
Potter. Two years of married LIE
sufficed them and the couple then sep
arated by mutual consent.
Mrs. Potter returned to her rather 5
store, at which many yachtsmen calleu
to procure ice and supplies, and the
young woman is credited with many
conquests. Seven years ago Mrs. Pot
ter moved to New York. She attract
ed attention wherever she went. Her
appearance upon promenade IN the
park or other public places was sure
to cause a small sensation. Five years
ago her husband, Alphonso Potter, died
in California. Mrs. Potter became ac-
quainted with Mr.. Wyndham-Quinn, a
cousin of Lord Dunraven, and through
him met her present husband.
Young Shepard's marriage forms a
marked contrast to that of his sister
Edith, who in October last was mar
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-17

correspondent with several devout be-
levers In Its themes, and in the end
were convinced of the merit of the
faith, II | may so term 1t. | have al
ways been called an infidel. since nv
return from school, by the country folk
about my old home in Chenango coun-
ty. and where | lived until | married
and by my neighbors here as we'll NV
maiden name was Paddock. Minnie
my sister. was never very strong. She
was four years younger than | am. and
ever since | can remember she had ne
culiar cough; consumption caused her
death almost three years ago Gan
remember the day she died almost as
though 1t was yesterday. Minnie had
her bed in the large front room wbere
there was plenty of light and air In
the early spring she seemed to rally
some, but on July 26 she passed away
About three hours before her death che
asked all to leave the room excent ~,
self, and of course her reouest was
complied with. She called me elose ~
her side, and, taking my hand she
pointed to that cat"-again Mrs. Gillette
indicated the object of her remarks IN,
a nod of her head-"and said: Edna
you have been such good sister to me
that always want to be near Won I
shall die to-day. Until l am called 10
inhabit another form my spirit will en-
Ter the body Of your kitten
Before my sisters death the kitten
wac most troublesome creature get.
ting into all kinds of mischief unget.
ting milk pans and was a general nul.
sence, SO much of one in fact, that
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-17
Drank Wood Alcohol and n,sa.

Perry kaufman, William Davis and
John Drabenstott stole some wood al
cohol from the drug store of &c. E. Yoos
at Markle, ILL.,, Saturday night. and q
few hours after swallowing the drug
all three became violently sick. Kauf-
man and Davis died Tuesday night and
Drabenstott is at the point of death
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-17
Seven Times Sentenced to Death.

John Gibson, colored, has been
hanged at Greenville, Miss, after hear
ing his death sentence pronounced
seven times. His case has been twice
before the state superior court and
twice before the United States supreme
court.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-17
HAD A SURE THING.
BRACE OF CRIMINALS ADOPT
NEW PLANS.
A Pair of Them Have Been Arrested
In Port Townsend, Washington--fr oNe
to he the Principals in Celebrated
Bond Robbery.

HRI S T o P II e r
Strook, alias Red
Chris" alias Chris
Stack, alias c. A.
Moore, wanted by
the Chicago police
for completely in
the robbery of $780,
600 worth of bonds
from Christopher
Schrage March "a,
1896, is under ar
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-17
WEIRD PLANS OF Ian.
Melancholy Rains In thi.
Dead.

=" TINS lana
Dead.
Starting from the Area.
fore daylight our little
trudged during eight Ion.
denuded inhospitable plain =,
sha where the unchecked ~
from the Sierras held wild T..
winter, and which was now ,,,'
trate under the furious cares
sun, says a writer ia Serlsrs.
parchod soil bursting now ~.
with dull sounds like the mo-,
creature in pain, When Wa
aware of the proximity of tbs
we were looking for, it was !
ruins, inevitable concomitar,.
land of the dead. Before tbs.
melancholy remains and in
sence of the living enc can
presence of the dead. 'Tis az /,
centuries were walking by tho
the traveller, keeping him conn
little imagination is needed
pie again this great artery q,
communications thrown AZ,
undetiled country by the Rom
Iberlans. Goths and Moor
Spaniards of the time whei
was the most powerful natio
civilized world-and see
Charles ", the somber Phip
ing on in all the splendid par
liza of royalty, and with thei
of naughty Castillians. VIVA
of the swing of history one ha
places and before the eternit
ture how ophemeral and incC
tial human life seemsi
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-17
KILLS HIS BROTHERS CAPT
cnco Goldsby Murders Ike R.
At Fort Gibson, I. IT.

Ike Rogers. the man who capr
Crawford Goldsby. alias Cherokee 1
came in to Fort Gibson, l. T., rec,
and had only alighted on the /
form when he was shot by Cla,
Goldsby, brother of the desDr
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-17
COURTOIS TO HANG.
BRUSSELS POLICE CAPTAIN
HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY.
More Crimes Than Any other Man ne
Used His Position 10 further His
Crimes and Help Cover Up His
Tracks.
s..-S, oURTOIs is

OURTOlS Is the
name of an in
dlvidual who, hold
ing the position Of
commissary of po-
lice, or police cap
tain. in Brussels,
gave his attention
exclusively to com
hitting burglarles
and other crimes.
1t seems pretty
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-17
goui !

0aA
Is DOW carried on
the Union Pacific,
knows that the u
host service and n
OF any line in the
stand" l01 Main
A radical cha
the appearance
and express carr
Ohio railroad.
hoods are pelh
the element OF
/ The favorite RI.
b also eliminated
h are removed. G
/ wood has also
& move the nun
tenders; so th'
\ cy. those OF tn
: tcrchangeable.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-17
Preacher Brown for Chico.

Rev. C. o. Brown, who was the nrin-
cipal IN the Matte overman scandal in
San Francisco, has accepted a call ex-
tended by Chicago Congregational
church.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-17
CATS WELL TREATED
lrS MISTRESS BELIEVES THAT
1T HAS A SOUL.
Mrs. Henry X. Gillette of Nestal Centre
; New York. Believes That the Departed
Spirit OF Her Sister Has Taken Pos
session of Feline Body.


HIS is u plain state
ment of the facts in
a peculiar case
case illustrating
one of the strange
beliefs of theo-
sophy. exemplified
in an everyday,
well-ordered, hap
by American home
not in india, where
miracles, vie W e d
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-17

Finland employs 5000 hands in panar
manufacture, and is making itself felt
as competition for the paper trade
I the world.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-17

ToboIsk. Russia, is the oldest inhab.
tied place in the world.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-17

The whipping-post has been revived
IN Missouri after four years of disuse.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-17
70 CURE 4

Take laxative
druggists reiunno
Sc The genuin1
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-17

A man in balloon four miles above
the earth can plainly hear the barking
of a dog.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-17

No, gentle 4
not necessarlly
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-16

To see "The Real Widow Brown IS
rare treat-one that will pleasantly hnger
in the memory Of those who witness the
purest and most successful laugh-pro-
Queer of the times. There IS plot-not
too deep-and il affords excellent oppor-
tuniiies for the well selected company TO
display their dramatic and fun-making
abilities to the best advantage. Intel
spersed throughout the play are the latest
musical. singing and dancing specialt'es.
This attraction is scoring huge success
and will be seen al the Opera House
Wednesday night.
The admirers OF The Real Widow
Brown" are legion, and you will be one
of them il you witness this genuinely
agreeable musical comedy at the Opera
House.
The story is consistently told and
humorously developed and leads up to
situations and climaxes that are both
novel as well as undeniably funny. The
company is one of the best presenting
this style OF entertainment. and the cos
tunes are exquisite. Many pleasing
specialties are introduced.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-16
SPECIAL BULLETIN OF THE
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The success that has attended our past
efforts to gain and maintain the attention,
confidence and appreciation of the public
has served to infuse into our system
boundless energy and courage to creep
along our well-chosen lines. And great
strides we are making. Not many days
ago you were told that Goodman started
out on his Fall Bargain hunting tour.
He did it and succeeded Years of study
and experience, constant attention to
business. knowledge OF every nook and
corner in the manufacturing and whole
sale circles OF Baltimore and New York.
and last. but not least. the powerful cash
buying system formed the grand combi-
nation that stood by him on this occasion
in securing First-class Merchandise at
practically his own prices. During his
recent journey to New York and Balti-
more. Goodman gobbled up the surplus
stocks Of needy and pinched manufac-
turers. amounting to thousands of dollars,
at about 5oc on the dollar of the manu-
facturer's prices. Now comes your turn
Here's your opportunity. All those bar
gains are brought together under one
roof. presenting rare shopping opportu-
mites. A great stock of CLOTHING.
SHOES. HATS and FURNISHINGS.
is now being offered to you at about soc.
on the dollar of the usual retailer S
prices. and so they 60.