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in a love affair; the position of Jester
when arrested a well-to-do resident of
Shawnee, o. T., where he bore an as
sumed name and enjoyed the confidence
and respect of the entire community; the
great work of the prosecution, In OBJ
tanning and preparing evidence and the
acumen and patient detVing, which, after
the lapse of twenty-eight years, prepared
an almost perfect case against the prls-
oner; and, lastly, tie prominence OF the
legal talent employed to assist the state,
w. S. Forrest, of Chicago, and eX-GoV
Charles P. johnson, of st. Louis, having
been engaged by Mr.. Gates to assist IT,
p. Rodes prosecuting attorney of Mon
roe county, Missouri, and his brother
Joseph H. Rodes, of Sedalia, a lawyer
thoroughly acquainted with Missouris
criminal statutes; all these make the
case one of unparalleled interest and i'm
portance.
AMAZING PIECE OF WORK.
BY far the most astonishing and inter-
esting thing in connection with this cell
ebrated case is the tremendous effort put
forth by the prosecution in working up
the evidence against the accused. 1t has
been a matter of amazement, not to lay
men only, but to the legal profession as
well, that after The lapse of twenty-eight
years such a mass of evidence, so thor
oughIy digested and so lucidly presented.
could have been gathered. In order to
make this clear a brief story of the
crime is necessary:
Gilbert w Gates left his home in De
Kalb county Illinois, in August, 1870, for
Kansas. He was then eighteen years old
He drove pair of bay horses to a wagon,
was accompanied by shepherd dog, had
several suits of clothes and underclothes,
a breech-loading rifle, an open-faced sill
yer watch, and a peculiar gold chain.
He reached Kansas safely, and remained
there until about the holiday time, when
he started for home with the outfit. At
Fort Scott, Kan, he fell in with Alexan-
der Jester, who was bound to Indiana,
and who drove a team Of gray horses,
and had a buffalo calf in his wagon. The
night of jan a. 1871, the two outfits
camped near Middle Grove, twelve miles
from Paris, Mo. The next day Jester
was seen driving one team and leading
the other. The body of a man, who was
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at his disposal. He only laughed at
them, admitted his identity and went
back to Ohio to face his fate.
After his release he abandoned "thr- Q
card monte" and gave his attention to
poker. AS has been stated, he WAS q
man of exceptional attainments. and his
travel and acquaintance gave him a pol
ish that made him an acceptable member
of the most exclusive clique Of blue
blooded aristocracy. He gained member
ship in the Fifth Avenue club, New York;
the Jockey Club of the City of MaAico,
the Royal club at Cape Town, South At
RIGA; the Wanderers Club OF j. hannes-
burg, South Africa; the Travellers Club
of Lambeth, England, and the Grosyen-
or Club of London.
PLAYS A GAME WITH WALES.
1t was at the latter club that he en-
courtered the Prince of Wales and his
exclusive set. It was his particular &C.
light to relate how he got the prince in a
baccarat game and Skinned him. 1t
was one of his boasts that he never
played @ game of chance or took money
from anyone who was not able to lose 1t.
He said he had never taken a cent from
a wife, widow or children. Houck was
never a dissolute man and drank only
when it served his purpose. He remained
absolutely loyal to his friends through
all his adversities, and no man ever had
cause to reproach him If Houck consid-
cred him friend. Money borrowed was
scrupulously repaid and faNors grant d
were never forgotten. After his return
from England he travelled under his true
name L. Erricson Houck. He continued
to travel, end finally died far away from
His family and friends. Versatile. n
tlemanly, determined if need be, always
suave and courteous without hint Of
subserviency, he might in another bust
ness have enrolled his name high on the
rolls Of his country's fame. AS 1t was,
he was a man to be feared by those who
fell within his tolls.
His wife still lives at Columbus, O.,
and his three sisters Mrs. Fayette Mar
tin, Mrs. M W. Philabaum and MI .
Maggie Houck, of Richmond-survive
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his friends were loyal. Norris was stand
ing by a. telegraph office window when
one of Houck's friends entered and wrote
a telegram. When the message was
clicked off Norris, who understands teleg-
raphy, read it. The message was sent to
a town only few miles away, and to
Doc Davis" Houck's assumed name. 1t
read: Look out. Ohio Is here
The message had scarcely been sent
when Norris approached the operator and
said:
Where did I send that message?"
The operator told him and Norris quick
ly replied:
II have made a mistake in the add ess
It should go to - and he named an
other town. The message was recalled
and sent to where Norris had direct d.
while he left at once for the town in
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at the time supposed to be intoxicated,
was lying in one of the wagons, and,
later in the day. witnesses, who were
over the route of the wagons, saw tran
of blood back to the camping ground,
where the dead shepherd dog was found,
he having been shot. The direction Jes-
ter was going would bring him to the
Mississippi river, and the prosecution
claims that he cut hole in the Ice and
thrust Gilbert Gates body into it.
THE SEARCH FOR GATES.
The parents of young Gates at last be-
came alarmed at not hearing from him,
and began an investigation. His move
ments were traced accurately until the
25th of January, and tier the circum-
stance of Jester having possession Of his
outfit and being bound for Indiana led
Mr.. Gates Sr. to trail the latter. He was
finally traced to point near Richmond,
Ind, but when Mr.. Gates arrived there
Jester had gone. He found that Jester,
who had formely lived in that vicinity
and who had borne bad reputation, had
been there a short time before, but had
left, and taken with him for the West a
brother-in-law named Street, and his wife,
Mrs Cornelia Street, and seven children.
They were bound for place about eigh-
teen miles north of Wichita, Kan, near
a point now called Valley Center Kan.
Mr.. Gates went back to Wichita and got
a warrant for the arrest of Alexander
Jester for the murder of Gilbert Gates.
With the warrant and a deputy sheriff
he visited the ranch of Alexander Jester
and found only his wife at home. His
wife said she expected her husband home
in day or two as he had been off to
Indiana Mr.. Gates talked about buying
the farm and said he would call again.
Next day he rode up with Sheriff Walker,
of Sedgwick county, and the deputy sher-
iff, and as he got in sight Of the house
he saw his sons two horses just being
turned out. Arriving at the home, the
sheriff arrested Alexander Jester, and as
soon as he put the handouts on him the
first remark Jester made was: "Oh, yes,
l bought Gilbert all out
Mr.. Gates found either on the person of
Alexander Jester or in his possession his
sons silver open-faced watch and gold
chain and the rife above described. two
shirts and one pair of trousers made by
the boys mother, and hat, which latter
he recognized on the head of one of Jes-
ters nephews, who had returned with
him from Indiana.
JESTER ESCAPES FROM JAIL.
Jester was indicted in the October or
November, 1871 term of the Monroe coun-
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WEB AROUND. JESTER
MARVELLOUS WORK OF THE PROS
ECUTION IN GETTING
EVIDENCE
EXPENSE WAS NO OBJECT

An Army of PinkerG0ns and the
EmplOyeG-The Most Remarkable
Murder Trial in History and the
Manner in which 1t Has Been
Conducted.
PARIS, Mo. Oct 2S-Alexander Jester.
who was indicted on Tuesday for the
murder of Gilbert Gates in 1871. was ar
raigned today. He entered plea of not
guilty, and, in the presence of the court,
signed an affidavit alleging prejudice
against him in Monroe and Marion coun-
~ and asking for change of venue.
One of the most mysterious and senSa-
tional murder cases in the history
of the United States has been on trial
in Paris Mo, during the past two weeks.
1t is the case Of Alexander Jester, ac-
cused of the murder of Gilbert w. Gates,
and John w. Gates, Of Chicago,
the former president of the Hi
nois Steel company, and now presi-
dent of the American Steel and Wire
trust. is the brother of the murdered
man.
+, The case abounds with material that
would have delighted the heart of Poe,
or a Gaboriau, and which, for dramatic
Incident, far transcends the efforts of
fiction The great age of Gester-he is
eighty: the time that has elapsed since
the disappearance of Gates-twenty-eig
years ago; the fact that Jester was de-
nounced and arrested on the informa-
ton of his own sister; the remarkable
story of this woman's search for her
brother, in order to obtain revenge for
his having. years before, thwarted her
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JESTER LAUGHING AT EVIDENCE
IN THE MURDER TRIAL.

lighted by three gas burners, a central
Argard burner and two lateral ordinary
burners, suspended above the table placed
in the center of the room. 1 believe that
one Welsbach burner. with green por-
celain shade ii stand on the table In
the form of drop light would give a far
better light than is furnished by the
three burners now in use, and would be
a great preventive as regards eye strain.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-29

defects, and all Of these cadets except
three have been enabled by the use of
glasses to continue their studies The
three cadets excepted were suffering from
such condition of hyperaesthesia Of the
retina that they were unable to use their
eyes and were granted sick leave. 1 am
of the opinion that the lighting of the
cadet barracks is at fault Each room is
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-29
LACK OF LIGHT
Said to Be Producing Weak-Eyed
Officers at West Point.

Brooklyn Eagle.
There is danger Of the average Amer
lean army officer Of the future being a
weak-eyed soldier, and unless congress
provides for the big military school at
West Point on a more liberal scale than
in the past a majority Of the leutenants
to be graduated from there In the next
few years will suffer from defective Wis
ien This is all because sufficient light
is not supplied, due to small appropria-
tons Of money for the support Of the
academy. In report to the war de-
partment Maj. J. M Banister, surgeon
at the cadet hospital states that the
prevalence Of eye strain among the ca
diets was a source of trouble last year.
II have during the last scholastic term, !"
he says, examined the eyes of IS per
cent of the cadets to detect and correct
errors of refraction, which were respon-
sible for severe eye strain. Being spe-
cialist in ophthalmology In my private
capacity, I have corrected these ocular
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-29

CALAIS. Me, Oct. PA big shaft Of
granite will soon be erected by the gov
ernment of the United States at
North Perry, village about twenty
miles from this town. The pur-
pose Of the erection is to mark the geo.
graphical spot which Is midway between
the north pole and the equator On the
stone Is the inscription: This stone
marks latitude As degrees north, halt
way from the equator to the north pole"
The shaft will rise near North Perry's
solitary church, and will be the most
curious sight in the vicinity. The people
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-29

of the village-5OO in all-are so taken by
surprise that they can discuss little else
than the oddly of the governments pro-
ceeding in so distinguishing their settle
ment The North Pertains are not pre-
time is devoted to working in lumber
camps and guiding parties OF hunters.
and perhaps not one Of them has eve. ever
built upon such a site On the day or
the "unyeiing" North Perry will take
holiday and celebrate its new hon.
ors with a picnic.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-29
FAMOUS CARD SHARP
LOUIS HOUCK, WHO HAS JUST DIED,
HAD LONG CRIMINAL
RECORD
HAD TO FLEE TO EUROPE

Traced Through the Country by De-
tectives, and Finally Captured
He Had Played Cards With the
Prince of Wales and Others-Wel
Known for Many Years Through
out Ohio and Indiana.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Oct. 2s.-The
news Of the death of Louis Houck has
been received here from Durango, Mex
leo, and recalls the adventurous career
of a man known the world over as 1.-The
three-card monte king" Houck had
travelled the world over and two or three
winters Of late years were spent in this
city and other parts of the gas and oil
fields where big games were played.
Houck was only one of the many
American gamblers who enjoyed the dis
tinct1on Of having been feted by the aris-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-29
Sexes Politically Equal.

In Iceland men and women are IN every
respect political equals. The nation, which
numbers about 70,Gt0 people, IS governed
by representatives elected by men ard
women together.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-29
Beuare of overfeedtng.

enfeebled digestion 1t must be largely
uted with warm water. Overlooking is
the frequent cause of infantile dyspepsia.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-29

Jester was indicted in the October or
November, 1871, term of the Monroe coun-
Democratic messenger., 1899-02-18
And Bicycles

A little lot of 1898 Continent
wheels remains. The frames are "a
and 20 in. (the wheels are all mems }.
$40 and $45 were the prices. VIZ
are selling these-fully guaranteed
of course-for $l8. They woulc
not be here had it not been that {
rage for much drop" set in. This
was overdone, and the fine new
wheels have less drop than the ex-
treme style of later 1893. But they
still have more than these. Entirely
satisfactory. safe bicycles = these
1898 Continents = and the price
is SIS.
Our new bicycle is the Orient;
thoroughbred. Catalogues sent
free for the asking. OF course thc
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES know them
This season. $25.
Democratic messenger., 1899-02-18

William r. Johnson, Trustee named in
mortgage from David w. Hayman
and wife to Henry Griffin cx partc
In the Circuit Court for Worcester
County In Equity. No 1865. Jan
uary Term, 1899. to wit February
Sth, 1899.
ORDERED that the sale made aud
reported by William +. johnson. Trus-
tee for the sale of the real estate in the
above cause described be ratified and
confirmed ON the 9Th day of March,
next. provided copy of this order be
inserted in some newspaper printed in
Worcester county once in each of three
successive weeks before the said 9th
day Of March in the year eighteen
hundred and ninety nine.
The report states the amount of sales
to be $4,000.
FRANCIS HENRY PURNEI.L. Clerk.
True Copy. Test
FRANCIS HENRY PURNELI.. Clerk
feb. ll-3t
Democratic messenger., 1899-02-18
THE WAY TO GET FACTO-
RlES.

Every day someone hemoanes
the fact that Snow Hill, Berlin
and other towns i'm our county
have not more factories. Prob
ably the reason we do not get
them is because we do not make
the proper effort. Without
going into any long winded
argument as to our needs and
our advantages, we offer a plan
which may attract the atten-
tion of manufacturers TO our
town. especially if they are
located i'm some sections of the
country where labor is high and
taxes and water is very eXpen-
sive. Here is our plan: Let
the merchants aud business
men and all other live and
progressive citizens meet in
some public place and ascertain
what we have To offer in the
way of inducements To any
manufacturer who could be
pursuaded To settle here.
Ascertain
Who will give free sites
for factories.
Eff the county and city
will exempt from taxation for
ten or twenty years.
3.-If the city will supply
them free water.
I. What other inducements.
). After we have settled
these questions in an attractive
way for manufacturers, the
next most important thing is
10 notify them of what we are
willing To do.and the way to do
this is To run our hands down
into our pockets for about X
for each business house and
cxpend the sum total in advcr-
tising in papers devoted to the
interest of manufacturers. We
will contribute our part and we
will give our time in securing
low rates for such advertising
or in any other way TO help our
county towns. How can we
expect people to know that we
want them or have induce.
mcnts To offer them unless we
notify them. BY advertising
in these trade journals we strike
the very people who are look
ing for us.
Below we give an illustration
of such advertising as we hav,
suggested only the type should
bc big. bold and striking
FACTORIES WANTED!
Democratic messenger., 1899-02-18

SENATOR GoRMAN retires from
the L. 5. Senate with the re-
grets of thousands Of the best
citizens of the country, who
recognize in him a safe. hon
est and fearless statesman who
has no superior in the Senate.
Maryland already regrets the
conditions which will bring
about his retirement. Mr. Nc
Comas is fine gentleman and
is possessed of no mean ability,
but Mr.. Gorman's chair will
look empty with the Judge
in il.
Democratic messenger., 1899-02-18
TUES SDAY,
March 4th, 1899

commencing al the hour of O'Clock y.
m, all the following real estate of which
the said William $ Wilson died siezcd.
Ia Wit
FIRST. All that valuable residence
occupied by the said Wilson at the time
of his death situate on Federal Street
in the town of Snow Hill The lot upon
which the same is situated was con
vcycd To the said William :. Wilson bv
a certain Hugh :. Stevenson and wife.
by deed dated the 27th day of February
| 1881 and duly recorded among the land
records of said County in libcr l. I. NJ.
No. folio 222. This is considered one
of the handsomcSt residences in the town
Of Snow Hill. has all the modern i'm.
provcmentS, including steam heat. elcc-
trict lights, bath room. etc Possession
given on compliance with terms of sale
SECOND MI that brick Storchousc
on Washington street in said town of
Snow Hill. recently occupied by J. J.
| Hurlock as Il hardware store. The land
upon which this house is located was
conveyed to the said William s Wilson
10y two deeds. aS follows: One from
Ephriam X. Wilson and wife dated the
18th day of May 1873. and duly record.
I'd among the land records Of said Coun.
" in libcr |. I. NJ No. 6. folio lS2 and
the other from a certain John p Moore
and wife and Clayton J Purnel and
wife dated the ith day of September
lSSS and duly recorded among the said
land records in Liber J. w. :. No. ,,
folio 5G5. Possession given on compli.
ancc with terms of sale.
THlRD.-All that Hotel Property on
Hill. at present occupied by j. Par,
ker Smith. and is the same which il
first described i'll deed of partition be
tween the said William :. Wilson and
John J. Collins dated the l2th day OF
june in the year 1891 and duly recorded
among the land records Of said county
| 4 .
includes all the real estate between tn,
StorchouSc formerly occupied by .Iacot
Payne on the north and the rcsidcnc,
formerly occupied by Frank Ayars, on
the South. This property is rented until
the lst day of January 1900 at the rat,
of thirty dollars per month, and secured
by the notes of William J. Morgan anC
William ;. Lewis TO which said rem
the purchaser will hc entitled from
the LIST day of January 1899.
The trustees will pay all taxes on tn,
real estate in this advertisement up t,
january LIST 1899, and will reserve tn,
rents for the year 1898
TERMS OF SALE.
Twenty per cent of the purchaS,
money will be required in cash on tn,
day of sale. the remainder thereof tu b,
paid in two equal annual inStalmcnt,
from the day of sale. and to be- secure,
hy the bonds of the purchasers witt
SurcticS satisfactory To the Trustees
hearing interest from the day of sale nj
all cash AT the option of the purchaser
OLIVER ID. COLLINS.
+. X. WILSON,
Trustees
Democratic messenger., 1899-02-18
WEDN ESDAY.
March 9th, 1899,

commencing about 10 o'clock H. m. the
following property. that is to say
Eight houses and lots in the town of
Bishopvillc. aforesaid. including the
residence and drug store of the said
Thomas y. j. Holloway. and also seven
teen n1D vacant lots in said town,
favorably located on the principal
streets of said town and very desirable
for building purposes These will each
he sold separately beginning with the
Holloway residence.
Also all that farm adjoining said lots
now occupied by Samuel s Baker. con
tanning - acres of land. more or less
Also all that farm i'll st. Martins
Neck. known aS Fishing Harhor,
recently occupied by John Hudson.
containing 100 acres. more or less This
farm will he sold subject to right of
way 20 feet wide. where the road is now
located. rs an outlet To the farm known
as the Sugar Hill' farm.
Also the farm adjoining that last
named, living on St Martin ) river. and
known as ''Bowen's Fancy" Sugar
HIill.' and now occupied by Leandcr
Gray, containing 23i acres. more or
less. This farm is to have Il twenty foot
outlet through the farm recently occu-
pied by John Hudson. as described
above. On this farm is about 100000
feet of pine timber within half mile
Of st. Martins river of navigable water.
Also all that tract and parcel of land
called "Newington Green lying i'll
St Martins Neck. on ST Martin
river, commonly known, i'll part, aS the
Harrison land and in part rs the Muir
ray land. now divided into three
farms. and occupied by Jerry Day,
James Day and Phillip Day, but which
on the day of sale will be divided into
and sold aS four separate parcels or
tracts.
Plots of these divisions have been
made and also of the houses and
lots in Bishopvillc. and the farm occu-
pied by Samuel 5. Baker. These plots
can be seen by calling upon the under
signed at his home in Bishopvillc
On the farm occupied by Phillip Day
there are about 30 acres of good wood
land that are estimated 10 cut about
two thousands (20OOl cards of wood
TERMS OF SALE.
Ten per cent. of the purchase money
will be required in cash on the day of
sale. and the balance i'll two equal
annual inStallmcntS. or all cash AT the
option of the purchaser. The credit
payments to bear interest from the day
of sale. and To hc secured to the salts
faction of the trustee. who will pay all
taxes to January list, 1899
JOSEPH G. HOLLOWAY.
Feb. lists Trustee
Democratic messenger., 1899-02-18
SECRETARY or CRY COUNCIL,
SNOW Hill. Md

ONE of the provisions of the
new Constitution of Delaware
provides for an educational
qualification for voters. Ii is
that no person who becomes
of age or who is naturalized
after January list. 1900, shall
be permitted to vote who shall
not be able To read rhe Consti
tuition in English, and be capa-
BILE of writing his name
Democratic messenger., 1899-02-18
Tuesday. March 9TH, 1899
at , 30 o'clock. p. m.

all the right, title and interest of tn,
said John :. IIurlock. the same being
an undivided onc-third remainder in
tereSt in and To that house and lot oi
ground situate on Church street. in tn,
town of Snow Hill aforesaid. and III
present occupied by ]. J. Huriocli aS 4
residence. said interest being subject to
the life estate of said J. J. Hurlock and
to further mortgage lien upon said
property of $500,
TERMS. Twenty-Five per cent. OF
purchase money required III cash ON day
of sale, the balance in two equal install.
mcnts of four and six months from said
day of sale with interest from said date,
to he secured by the bond of purchaser
with suretieS Ia be- approved by Trustee
or all cash AT option of purchaser
NOTICETO CREDITORS -Tnccrcd-
itors of John :. Hurlock are hereby no
titled to file their claims with the vouch-
crS thereof in the office of the Clerk OF
said court ON or before March 10th. 1899
WILLIAM +. JOHNSON.
Trustee.
Democratic messenger., 1899-02-18
FOR r EN- r.

The office in Odd Fellows Hall just
vacated by X. d. Jones. is for rent
Immediate possession given This is
one of the most desirable offices in town
Apply to l. I. Matthews or w. \.
McAllcn for particulars