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SUIT AGAINST A TRUST.
The Members Of the Louisville
Funeral DIRECTORY Association
Indicted by the GRAND Jury.

Louisville, KY, Oct, 23.--An indict.
ment charging conspiracy was re
turned yesterday, by the grand jury,
against the members OF the local
Funeral Directors association. The
Indictment Is the first In this country
under the antitrust law. II alleges
that 10 undcrtakcrs, who are named
have combined Tor the purpose of reg
ulatlng and fixing prices.
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-27

New York, Oct. 93,-Curreney ship.
ments by the sub.treasury to various
points west and southwest from the
latter part of August to Saturday
last, amounted TO $I4,726,O0o. OF this
amount Chicago got s2,7SO,ooo; st.
Louis, $s,Soo,o0o; Kansas City, $780,.
900, and New Orleans, Ss,407, 900.
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PRESIDENT HELD THE REINS,
President Mckinley Met Secretary
and Mrs Root At Canton and
Himself Drove Them Home,

Canton, o., Oct. 25.-Secretary Of
War and Mrs Root arrived for few
days visit at the Mckinley home.
President Mckinley and Secretary
Cortelyou drove to the station to
meet them, and the president greeted
the visitors at the car platform.
When they started for the house, the
coachman was dismissed and the pres
ident himself drove.
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PREPARING TO RESUME.
Empty Coal COrs Being Placed at
the ID. l.. Il w. Co.'s Mines.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. 24.-Empty
coal cars are being placed at all the
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Co.'S mines, and it is apparent that
the company is preparing to mine and
ship coal This is taken as an indi-
cation that the companies are getting
ready for the return of their men at
work following the posting of no.
tices at every mine.
General Superintendent Lathrop Of
the Lehigh Valley Coal Co. is said to
be in New York preparing for re-
sumption Of coal shipments.
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River Rows.
THE MARKET REPORT.
WEDNESDAY. oct. u
Grain and, Prov isioss.

g. Louis - Flour Patents. 81 55fss 70;
1lmi3c Corn-No. 2 mixed, 36a. ds7a.c'
Oats,-No :, 22n23o. Hay-Timothy 5000
giS.n; prairie, TOoQlO %; choice clover,
GWM2'oo Butter - Creamery, Bn22lsc
Lard - Choice steam, e.77y, Pork NV -
New nness, $500. Bscon-Clenr rib Ssc,
Mool.-Tnb'w washed. lsu29c; Missouri and
Illinois medium aombtng. zoe. other
grades, 13diJlso,
Chicago-ClosIng quotations. Wheat -
October, nhc November, 7lhfl7l%c, De-
cember, 72S472Hc, Corn-october, $50
November. s1c; December, 36c; May, $500
36c Oots.-oGtober, 2l%c; November, 2iISc;
pccember, 2NW2lMc; May 29ssc Pork
Nl .o2h Lard--Novemb 49, sOqi6 S24 Oc..
!ober, tGs2ls December, 81 62is, january,
500. kibs'-October, 500, November,
80 10; January, 81, S2is
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Linton, Ind, Oct, @..-Thc strike at
Island City Mine No. has been act.
tied, the coal company agreeing to
give employment To the man who was
objectionable to II, but rescrvIng the
right TO employ or not employ any
union miner In the future,
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Alleged rilibus,er,sg Expedition.

Kingston, Jamaica, Oct. 2i.-1he
Cleaner publishes report TO the ef-
feet that II flibustering expedition
headed by well.known IIaytien sx
lie, IL being prepared here for the
overthrow Of the government Of Gen
Simon Sam, the president Of Hayti.
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Were Held without hail.

New York, Oct. 2i.-kerr, Meal
lister, Death and Campbell were sue
cessively arraigned before Recordef
Senior, and were held without bail
TO await the action of tho grand jury
They were charged with numbering
Jennie Bosschietcr "by giving her
powerful drugs, OF which she died q
lingering death"
IL IL said that Death has been mar
ried only few months
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-27

New York Oct, .2b,-Moncy on call orn
AZ Az per cent Prime mercantile paper
bgO per cent sterling exchange % sier
iS3A1list for demand and COR AT jS0ipUlsoM
ioi 9Q days posted rates tSlmdfiS2 aud AN
Mlsow commercial Bills t7as.lls0t,, Sli.
y,r crru'lgntea @hadblae, llar SILVER &c,
lleAaY ,'N NN""s
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Morysyllle, o., Oct, 2i--juror James
Shirk was stlll unable TO take hs scat
In the Terrell case, and court nd.
journed until Wednesday, The defense
asked that the jury be discharged,
but the court refused to comply,
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visiting Frisnds In Wal, street.

New Haven, Conn.,, Oct. p4.-Mrs.
William ]. Bryan is enjoying n visit
to New Haven, ms the guest OF Mrs.
Philo s. Bennett, Of 1877 Wall street.
a friend OF several years standing.
Mrs. Bryan IN accompanied by her
daughter.
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MORE NOTICES POSTED.
The Forest Mining Co. Has Posted
the Ten Per Cent. Notices.

Scranton, Pa, Oct. 24.-The Forest
Mining Co., at Archibald, employing
900 men, has posted notices giving the
ten per cent. increase in wages, reduc-
ing the price of powder to $1.50 keg,
the new price to figure in the increase
to contract miners, and guaranteeing
the increase to continue until April
/ next, and thereafter until further
orders. The employees of this com
pany have been on strike since last
January,
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Inspected ~ His Post Fridsy,

~. Petersburg, Oct. ai,-The Unit.
cd States ambassador 10 Russia,
Charlemange Tower, who hNs been on
. visit TO the United States, In expect
Cd to return here Friday,
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rs,vssy Of wireless Teiesrams.

London, Oct. aa.-signor Marconi,
according TO the Daily Mall, has In
vented a means of insuring the priv.
acy of wireless kilograms by system
Of "tuning" the transmitting and re-
ceiving Instruments together.
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sim Waiting ON Juror shirk.

Marysville, o., Oct, 25.-Judge Mel.
horn continued the Terrell trial un.
I'll Thursday, when it is believed Jul
ror Shirk will be able to resume his
duties.
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San Francisco, Oct. as.-The barker.
tine Morning Star arrived yesterday,
% days from %. Miohasls. Besides
her u passengers the steam barker.
Mae carried ei,ooo,o00 worth Of gold
aust from the minss Of Dawson.
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Charlotte. n, e., Oct. A,.-A. II. slo'
cumb, OF Fayettevllle,has been named
by the republicans vt the third die
trict Tor congress.
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sanEuinary Brush with Raiders.

Simla, Oct. 25.-Lieut. Hennessey
and IS Sikhs were killed in n brush
with Mahsud raiders at Janola.
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Wilkcsbarre, Pa, Oct, 2i,-At four
o'clock yesterday afternoon the
Wllkesborre Coal Co, posted the fol.
lowing notice.
"Referring TO the notice posted De-
tober I, In addition to the reduction
to $3.50 per keg for powder, IA per
cent. will be added to the price OF
ear to make the advance OF ten Per
cent, M proposed"
AZ Nix o'clock men started on their
rounds TO post the sOmc notice ut tho
collicries Of the Delaware n Hudson
Co. II IL believed the LehIgh Valley
company and the individual operators
win post similar notices.
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AGREEMEA T. ARRIVED AT.
Most of the Larger Companies Agree
to Post Additional Notices,

Scranton, Pa, Oct. PA meeting
Of superintendent representing most
Of the largest companies of the Lack
awanna-Wyoming Valley region was
held here yesterday in the offices Of
the Temple Iron Co., and an agree.
ment was made to post the following
notice:
an order TO avoid the complications
that would result from figuring the
amounts due each miner on the no
tices that have been posted, the com
pnnies have concluded, after careful
compilation of statistics for the past
year, to adopt q general average and
sell to their miners powder at $3.50
per key, and add the balance, 2R per
cent, to the price Of the car or ton"
The meeting was attended by Gen.
eral Superintendent C. c. Rose Of the
Delaware e. Hudson Co., General SUI
perintendent y. r. Loomis of the Del.
aware, Lackawanna a. Western Co.,
General Manager w. A. May OF the
Hillside Coal and Iron Co., General
Superintendent Richards of the lie.
high and Wilkcsbarre Coal Co.., and
President 7. II. wilkins of the Temple
Iron Go. These companies operate 90
eollieries. The big companies stiIl
refuse to make any specific guaran-
tee as to how long the ten per cent.
offer IL 10 run, and from CONVERSE
tions had with number OF them It
can he said with every assurance that
they will not make any specific guar
antec. Superintendent LOOMS OF the
facka wanna said.
ave do not feel called upon to make
affidavit that our offer was given IN
good faith"
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woissiey - Teus Canada.
London, Oct. 23.---Lord Wolseley on
retiring from the post Of ommonder
ln.chief will take W extended tour IL
CanNdn.
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When they got there tins time the
girl was dead. They then drove out
to the place where the body was first
discovered, near the Wagarrov
bridge, and left the body lying then
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-27

Quotations for niddling range M to,.
,."s. -, teN,A 9i-iGe, Suw iarK, Vy.iJo ,
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EXCHANGES WITH FRANCE.
Correspondence Between the United
States and France Anent
China Made Public.
the POWERS ARE GETTING TOGETHER.

The Notes Indicate . Spirit Anale
gous to That Embodied in the
Anglo-German Agreement, and
Augur Well for a Speedy NegOtis-
tion of Peace with China.
The Van Buren press., 1900-10-27
FOR A DASTARDLY CR|N[.
Five Men Arrested at Paterson N
J., for Causing the Death of
Jennie Bosschieter.
They GAVE The GIRL KNOCKOUT DROPS
Then Carted Her Around In Burp,
Seeking Medical Aid, and, Whs,
She Died on Their Hands, Thev
Dumped Her Body Where 1t wa.
subsequently Found.

New York, Oct. 24.-George Kerr
Walter McAllister, VIM. Death and
Andrew Campbell have been arrested
by the police of Paterson, N. j., &c.
cused of having caused the death Of
Jennie Bosschieter, the young won.
an whose body was found on the out.
skirts of Paterson. Kerr and Death
are married.
Death Made u Confession.
The police say Death has made
confession. saying that the four were
drinking with the girl and gave her
knockout" drops. They then took
her in a buggy across the bridge into
Bergen county, passing the girls
home on the way to the spot where
the body was found the next morn.
ing. In a struggle which occurred
there, one of the men, which one il
not stated, tripped the girl, throwing
her heavily to the ground. The fall
rendered her unconscious, and the
four men became frightened, They
put her in the buggy and started back
to Paterson with her, but changed
their minds and again brought her
back to the spot where the assault
had occurred.
Was beyond Help.
Leaving her there they secured
doctor, whose name was not given.
He pronounced the girl beyond help
Detectives employed on the case as.
sert that death was caused by the
knockout" drops given her, and not
by the blow on the head.
Death is an insurance collector;
McAllister is a son of well-to-do
silk throwster; Kerr is a member Of
wealthy family, and brother Of
former Judge Kerr, and Campbell u
foreman in a silk mill.
A Fifth Arrest.
A fifth arrest has been made, Gar.
ret A. Stowcroft being taken into
custody. Stowcroft made statement
saying he was hired by McAllister,
Kerr, Death and Campbell to drive
them, with Miss Bosschieter, in two.
seated rig last Thursday night, lie
said they stopped at saloon, where
the girl, after drinking, became stu.
pifed. Stowcroft said he understood
she had been given knockout drops
The Men became Frightened.
The men became frightened as the
girl did not revive, and they drove 70
the Office of DR.. Townsend, The gin
continued in an unconscious condf
ton, and the men were advised 10
taken her direct to her home. Sub
sequently they drove to the houses 81
two other physicians, but did no,
succeed in getting medical aid, and 50
went back to the Office Of DR., Town
send.
The Girl was Dead.
When they got there tins time the
girl was dead, They then drove out
to the place where the body was first
discovered, near the Wagarrov
bridge, and left the body lying ther
Were Held without BAIL
New York, Oct. 2i.-kerr, Meal
T,,,,h.Il uue.l
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-05-31
HOUSE WAS OUT OF COAL.
How Buffalo Bill Regulated Red
Lodge Hotel.

Bill McCune, we'll known as one of
Buffalo Bits firm friends and chief lieu
tenants, tells story OF how Colonel Cody
regulated a country hotel. at was at
Red Lodge Mon, last winter" said Nc
Cune. "and the weather was just about
as cold as it ever gets. He arose at D
o'clock i'll the morning, as is his custom.
Going to the hotel office he found man
of all work engaged in scrubbing the
floor. There was not particle of fire.
Colonel Cody wanted to know how
soon there would be some heat. The
scrubber told him it was an indefinite
proposition. as the hotel had suddenly
run ont of coal. Meanwhile Cody sat in
a chair shiverng. The man who welded
the mopStick scrubbed away as though
it were summer time. and coming close
TO Cody he gave wide swath with his
mop. completely enveloping the colonels
feet A moment later that man was
kicking about in snowdrift in front of
the hotel The colonel had thrown him
out.
Cody was mad. He boited out of the
hotel like a whirlwind and finding a coal
dealer woke him up and ordered a ton Of
coal sent Immediately TO the hotel. When
he returned he went into the dining
room, thinking it might be warmer than
the hotel office He was veXed to find
that the man he had pitched into the
snowdrift had picked himself up and had
meantime scrubbed the dining room. The
water froze on the floor until it was like
skating rink A timid little woman who
was nervous for fear she would miss
train got up early and. failing TO find a
fire in the office, peeped through the din
ing room door and asked. Is there no
fire here, either?' Fire" replied the gal
liant colonel. NO. madam. there is no
fire. These people seem TO be running
skating rink, and before you venture in
here you will do well to buckle on a pair
of skates After awhile the coal arrived,
and Cody did not cease until he saw a
red hot blaze in every stove in the
house. Omaha Bee.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-05-31
BEHIND THE BARS.
Men Suspected of Having Picked Rev
G. N. Thomas Pocket Now in Jail

The three alleged pCkpockcts, who were
arrested at Brdttleboro Friday night on
the charge of picking the pocket of Rev
{. y. Thomas, pastor Of the Congregations
al church at Bristol, in Essex Junction
Friday noon, were brought to this city
Saturday night The men were in charge
of Deputy Sheriff J. II. kiniry of Windsor
and Chief of Police Henry Thompson Of
Bellows Falls. The men were arrested at
the request of the men in charge OF the
train. 1t is claimed that they were seen
10 take the money from Mr.. Thomas by
some horsemen and others on the train
The men arrived here on the SD train
Saturday evening and were taken imme-
diately to jail. They passed "A quiet Sun
day. The names which they give and
which are plainly assumed, are Thomas
KING, John Jones and Charles Smith
They were seen together going through to
Montreal few days ago and came from
Massachusetts. Two are of medium
height and weight and rather sandy with
light mustaches and the other will weigh
perhaps 10 pounds and is not of so light
a complexion as the others When ar
rested they had on their persons $685. and
no papers OF any sort bearing names. In
the pocket of one was found a COPY of the
New York Informant giving dates and
places at which fairs. races and other
gatherings will he held.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-05-31
Appreciated His Good Taste.

One OF the best known bandmnsterI
and composers of light music Of the pop.
ular march and two step order is Chris.
tian Bach of Milwaukee. Milwaukee,
also boasts the possession Of much wealth
and of high musical culture. That thu
two in one case ut least were not on IA.
miiar acquaintanceship was made ap-
parent in funny incident occurring 40
the home of one Of her millionaires some
time ago.
The host vas entertaining professional
friends on this particular occasion, musd
being the order of the evening II. &.
BeseIcr, an excellent and well known
organist of Chicago and Milwaukee, had
just finished playing one Of John ST.
bastian Bach's immortal compositions
and. as he left the instrument, closed hf
book, displaying on the cover, in con.
splcuous letters, the name Bach"
This caught the hosts eye, and hs
warmly grasped Mr.. Besoler's hand and,
addressing his guests, said: at is with
heartfelt pleasure and appreciation, | as~
sure you, that | commend Mr.. Beselep
for his good taste in doing honor to ons
of our Milwaukee musicians-Mr. Bach,
one of whose compositions he has just
given us such fine rendition of."-Loc
Angeles Times.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-05-31
The Eloquent Rarber

The proprietor of a down town barber
shop, gentleuan Of color, issues tho
following artistic circular 10 his patrons
and visitors. The inscription adorns the
face Of gratuitous blotters and is evil
IDENTIFY intended to aid in increasing the
business Of the establishment: The ton
serial parlors. The only barber shop On
earth that combines the salient features
Of tonsorial palace and an old curiosity
shop. Here you can be served by fin.
ished artists, who have manipulated the
sultan Of Turkey, the shah OF Persia the
car Of Russia, King Menelek Of Abys-
sina and the emperor OF Austria. Here
priceless treasures delight the eye, and
truthful tales Of stirring adventures
in love and war, on land and sea,
tickle the ear while being served Here.
furthermore, you can enjoy the rare fe-
,icity of having your shoes BACKED and
your coat brushed by genuine Nubian,
just imported from Constantinople. And
here, TO cap the climax. you can receive
ten-think Of item different styles Of
hair cutting for 20 cents. Really en-
trancing, isn't it?"-phladelphia Record.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-05-31
A RECORD BREAKER
Largest Caucus in the History of
the City.
Almost 1900 Votes Cast and Two
Thirds of Them For the Ticket Fa-
voring D. j. Foster For
Congress.

The contest which has been waged in
this city for the past week over delegates
10 the district convention to nominate Il
congressman eliminated Friday night in
the largest caucus in the history of the
city, at which delegates favoring the can
didacy Of Hon. -. j. Foster of this city
were elected. The result of the vote was
a. follows: Whole number OF votes cast
was 1891 necessary for a choice 9ia ticket
selected by the opponents OF Mr. Foster
ana headed "DelcgdtcS to District Con-
Nention' dlS, ticket headed For Member
OF Congress II. J. Foster J21S Twenty
contested votes. of which all hut three
were Foster votes, were thrown out. one
voter cast d ballot bearing the names of
the delegates elected to the recent con-
Nention to nominate presidential electors:
Tn" successful ticket was as follows:
DELEGATES edward }. Booth. Albert &.
Spaulding. Albert t.. Richardson, William
i. McKillp. Louis ii. Turk, Lawrence
Hartley Pierre f. Girard, Henry j.
Gutchell Joseph Aud, Hobart J. STANLEY.
Calvin ;. lSham, Michael &. Is rrN. Ezra
Nj. Horton, Lowell {. Grant. Henry ".
Han, Judson f. Cushman. Henry Ballard
Altornates-tl"mdn W. Allen. Henry l..
Ward, William II. Zottman, Henry Greene,
Byron NJ. l.ambkin, Fred g. lielrinEton,
John 5. Patrick, Arthur l.. Walker, Frank
j.. Clifford. John q. Bacon, John j.
Wright, William +. Hendce, Peter Land
en- Eldridgc :. AdSit, Franz, f.. Lauou.
Riley l.. Stearns. William j. Van Patton.
Tho contest was the largest by several
hundred votes which has ever been held
IN burlington. Il was called to order at
Nrcciscy : O'Clock in the City Hall by >
N. Flint, chairman of the republican city
committee. 1t was announced that the
managers of ia" TWO opposing tickets had
agreed upon an organization which was
as lolloWs: Chairman, &. +. Smith. SET
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-05-31
BURLINGTON'S STREET FAIR.
All Details Being Worked Out in a Most
Extensive Manner.

Believing that the street fair ana mid
summer carnival will result benehcially
to Burlington. especially to the merchants
the promoters of the enterprise are gor Z
ahead and as fast as possible getting the
details in order. The money which il will
bc necessary to raise in order 20 carry
the undertaking 20 a successful issue will
tie expended for printing, billing. adNeri is
ing in the newspapers. fencing in the
streets where the mechanical and mcr-
camille EXHIBITS arc TO be made. and fenc-
ing of tn" ground which will contain the
midway with its various and interesting
features, band and orchestral music. out
side features, ana for the other details
when attach themselves to an affair of
this kind.
Every village within the territory coy
cred by reduced rates, both on steam
trains and STEAMBOATS,. is 20 be extern
sively billed with handsome photographic
paper 70 10 this COSTS money. but the
one way to let the residents of Vermont
ana Northern New York know that Bur
hnGlon Is to have the first street fair and
midsummer carnival ever held in New
England is to advertise it properly.
1t has been discovered by experience.
both in the West and South, that street
fairs have interested a greater number
of people in towns and cities having "a
population from three thousand to twenty
live thousand inhabitants.
in places like Greenshurgh. Ind. with
a population Of 300; Peru. Ind Of 702s
Laporte, Ind, 1000; and Bellevile. Ind.
2o}i; the attendance at the fairs held
there was really astonishing in the num-
her of people drawn from out of town.
although none of these places has any
where near the population to draw from
as has Burlington. Thus it is seen that
a street fair in the Queen City should
draw to it surprisingly large crowds.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-05-31
FAMILY BROKEN UP.
House of Correction and Industrial
School Will Take Them All.

A mornings work unparalleled in the
records of the city court was completed
at ten minutes after u o'clock Saturday
when Judge Hawkins sentenced the last
of a household of people to the House of
Correction. The complaints all came from
,hc hearing in the case of little Mary Nc
Gowan for truancy The hearing in her
case had been held the previous day and
she was sentenced TO remain in the State
Industrial School at Nergennes for the re-
mainder of her minority. When in court
she was accompanied by her cousin little
Eddie Sorel and the two children told of
occurrences at their home. lust west of the
soap factory in the northerly portion OF
the city, which led to several arrests by
the sheriff The cases were tried Satur-
day and no one of the seven persons who
have been wont to gather around the fam
ily circle will be able to ioin that or any
other for some time unless fines are paid
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred McC;owan we're
each convicted Of maintaining a house Of
il-repute and were sentenced to serve not
less than one year or more than one and
a half Years in tho House of rorroctio,
In addition to this McGowan was convict
ed under the charg. of not supporting his
family and was sentenced to pay a fine Of
81 and costs of SIC 2S. or take the alter
native sentence of l26 DAYS in the House
OF Correction. The man and woman cried
like children and when the sentence was
pronounced upon MCGOWAN he shook as
with the aSue.
Mary Nephew and Ella Wallace. two
girls who were found at the McC;ovan
house. were sentenced to pay fines of SO
cach with costs or serve. 20 DAYS at the
House of Correction for prostitution
Maggie Corcoran was sentenced to serve
the House of Correction for the same Of
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