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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-01-13
HIS HEART MADE BAD
MURDERER'S YEARS QUEST
OF VENGEANCE.
In a Dramatic Statement Made to a Re-
porter Carmelo GiacInto Tells for the
First Time Why He Shot Down
Antonio Shia venL

Carmelo Giacinto, a prisoner in Jail
1T Long Island City, charged with the
murder of Antonio %Schiavelli, has but
one object in life. Giacinto fired four
revolver bullets into the body OF
~Schiavelli, in Astoria, where the MUIR
dered man had gone for a short walk
with his wife.
When questioned by the police Off
Gals about the motive of his crime
Giacinto remained grimly silent. But
to a reporter, who understands and
speaks Italian, he gladly, almost eager
ly, told this remarkable story:
Fourteen years ago l came to this
country from Messina Signor, every
thing looked bright to me. | am a cab
inet-maker and came to work at 10y
trade. l went to board with the Schia-
Vellis. They were from my native
town. 1t was a great mistake.
I'm one month-ah, |, was young and
strong then; not as you see me today
i got a good job. l was only thirty
six years old; l am more than fifty
now. Soon | grew tired Of living alone.
l wanted some one to talk to, some one
to love. l thought that if I could get
a good wife my happiness would be
complete.
"In the Schiavelli family were four
brothers. One is dead now. | killed
him.
"One day one of the S~chiavellis
showed me a photograph. 1t was a
nrnttu Italian pir1--nh hnu hnn11tifn1t
That girls beauty was a devils gift to
cause all this trouble. Schiavelli told
me she was in Italy; she would come
If l would marry her. The girls face
pleased me, and when the S~chiavellis
praised her l was their victim. l paid
her passage to this country. She came
a month later. She went to live with
the Schiavellis, who had moved to
One Hundred and FOrty-frst street. l
did not go with them.
when I heard that she had come
I called at the Schiayelli's house. But
no, signor, l could not see her. I was
turned from her home. I became en-
ragged. l raved. Then the four broth
ers set upon me and threw me out
into the street. Seelerati!
"For weeks l bore the taunts of my
countrymen. They would point me
! out when I appeared on the street.
| They would call out, 'Ecco Antonio
| l'asino!' (There's Antonio the Don
key.) These jeers from my peo-
pie almost drove me mad. But when
1 heard that the brothers had offered
to marry the girl-all of them, Signore,
all four-and that she had accepted
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-01-13

When Lord Kenyon was chief f,s-i
tice o f.England there used to be a bog
for the law students close to the bench.
and Lord Campbell says he we'll re-
members how the chief justice would
show the pleadings to the students
and explain their effects. The air
since Lord Kenyon's time has been
humming with schemes of legal educa-
ton, yet, strange to say, no one has
emphasized the Importance of follow
ing cases in court, or reporting them
as an education regimen for law stu
dents. The benefit is immense. The
student is shown an object lesson how,
the machinery Of the law works: the,
respective roles of the legal drama;
played by judge, counsel, solicitor.
registrar, witnesses, jurymen and tip
staff become clear to him. And from
each side the principal dramatis per-
sonae he gets his lesson-the rine
fruit Of practical and professional ex-
parianca
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-01-13
n COUPLE.

Married life without conversation,
association without sign of affection,
was the lot of Jacob Terhune and his
wife for fifteen years. They lived IL
East Hackensack, n. j., and their pc
culiar situation was known far and
wide. Only when death was approach
ing for Terhune were their lips I'M
sealed and was forgiveness accorded.
Terhune and his wife came from old
New jersey families, and she brought
to him wealth, which was used in i'm
proving their estate on the Hacken-
sack river. Terhune was a moody man
and his wife a high-spirited, deter
mined woman. They had been mar
ried only a little while when disputes
arose. Quarrels generally started
over Mrs. Terhune's method of spend
ing her own money, and as she insisted
on having her own way he finally de-
termined to punish her by silence and
by avoidance. Their greatest differ
ence was over religion. Terhune left
the Reformed church and embraced
Presbyterianism. He declined to per-
nit his old pastor to baptize his son.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-01-13
A ROY Whn HeIned.

In every conflict with foreign pow
ers, some of those who perform the
most important services are persons
who for one reason and another have
been compelled to remain at home. AS
a striking illustration of this truth, the
Pilgrim Teacher recalls an anecdote of
revolutionary times. Luke Varnum
lived in a small village among the
Green mountains. He was fifteen years
Old, and was lame in his left foot. So
when every other boy and every man,
old and young, shouldered his firelock
and marched off to join Gen. Stark and
night the Hessians at Bennington, Luke
was left behind. He limped out AMI
held the stirrup for Lieut.. Chittendel
to mount, and then he had to stay
home with the babies and the women
The company had been gone an hour
n a half, more or less, when three
men galloped upon horseback. Luke
went down to the rails to see who they
were. rs anybody here?" asked ona
OF them. Yes" said Luke, Il am
here" 81 see that" said the man,
laughing. What | mean is, is there
anybody here who can set a shoe?" 81
think l cam said Luke. 81 often tend
fire for Jonas. l can blow the bellows,
n l can hold a / horses foot. Anyway.
Will start up the fire." So Luke went
into the forge and built a fire. He
hunted up half a dozen nails, and he
mad even made two more, when a
fourth horseman came slowly down on
q walk. What luck" said he, ito find
a forge with a fire lighted" tt e
speaker threw himself off the horse
meanwhile, and Luke pared the hoof
of the dainty creature and measured
the shoe, which was too big for her.
He heated it white, and Dent it to the
proper size. ITS a poor fit" he said,
but 1t will DO" ut will do very well"
said the rider. But she is very ten
d~er-footed, and | do not dare to trust
her five miles unshod." For pride's
sake, the first two nails Luke droys
were those he had made himself. When
the shoe was fast, he said, Tell Jonas
that l lit up the forge and put on the
shoe" 1--WE will tell him." said the
colonel, laughing, and he rode on. But
one of the other horsemen tarried a
minute and said: Boy, no ten men
who left you today have served the
country as you have done. That is
Col. Warner" And when we read how
Col. Warner led up his regiment just
in time to ave the day at Bennington,
we may think Of Luke Varnum, who
b~raVely helped his country.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-01-13

fine their family blood may be. Atter
showing his prize, Pussy went to tie
front door, and. thinking the mat there
would make a nice table, commenced
his meal. OF course he scattered a.
great many feathers around and made
the front entrance look anything but
tidy. and the cook was not pleased at
the litter Pussy had made, and told
him so, and said that the next time he
chose to dine there, he must turn the
mat over on the wrong side. And fol-
lowing his own text, cook turned the
mat over. About two weeks afterward
Pussy brought another bird to the
front door, and, though the mat was
quite heavy for him, took his claws
and turned it over as cook had told
him to do. Then he proceeded to en-
jog his feast.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-01-13
Stuck In Tree Ton.

Rochester IN. " correspondence Of
New York Times: While out coon
hunting the other night Ernest Ditton,
is years old, Of Rose, assembled a tall
pine tree, destitute of branches, by the
aid of a pair of climbers. Ditton
reached a branch almost at the top of
the tree, and in attempting to adjust
one of the climbers, dropped it to the
ground, nearly 100 feet below. He
called down to his companions, but
they had nothing with which to aid
him. 1t was bitterly cold up in the
big tree, and Ditton's hands became so
numb that it was feared he would fall
before help could be summoned. While
one of his companions remained at the
foot of the tree, shouting up words of
encouragement, the other started off
for assistance to the nearest farm
house, two miles distant. After much
searching another pair of climbers
were secured, and with a long rope the
relief party started back. They were
lost in the woods, however, and it was
necessary to wait for daylight before
the imprisoned man could be reached.
One of the party then assembled q
ne%ighboring tree and managed to
swing the climbers across to young
Ditton, who was so cramped that II
was with the greatest difficulty he
eventually reached solid ground. Dit
tea had spent ten hours in the tree
top.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-01-13
WOErssn
WOvsd SsEFe-
Iy Try Mrs.
na
Mea.Gssse T
They Only
KnoW, Says
Mrs KSng

and received benefit from it at once.
l have taken it ever since and now
have no backache, no pain in my
side and my stomach and bowels are
perfectly well. lean honestly say that
there is nothing like it. If could only
tell every woman how much good your
medicine has done me, they would
surelytryit."-MARTHAM NJ. KING, NORTH
ATTLEBoRo, MASS.
The way women trife with health
shows a degree of indifference that is
misunderstanding. Happiness and use
fulness depend on physical health; so
does a good disposition. Disease makes
women nervous, irritable and snap
pish. The very effort of ailing women
to be good-natured makes them ner-
vous. Write to Mrs. Pinkham, she will
help you to health and happiness.
Itcostsnothing togetMrs. Pinkham's
advice. Her address is Lynn, Mass.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-01-13

On Tuesday, Jan. 20, a special vesti-
buled train of Pullman palace cars,
compartment, drawing-room, library.
observation and dining cars will start
from Chicago, going to the City of
Mexico and to other prominent cities
Of the republic and back to Chicago
again, making the tour Of all
Mexico complete. The party will be
strictly limited and absolutely first
class. Tickets include ALI expenses
everywhere. The tour is under the
personal escort and directions of Mr..
Reau Campbell, general manager of
The American Tourist Association
For maps, books of the tour, tickets,
ETC., call on agents of the Chicago
milwaukee, & st. Paul Ry.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-01-13
Provide Pure Water.

"~Stagnant water Is the best vehicle
for conveying the parasites that infest
the sheep. If you have not abundant
supply of clear, pure water, Easy Of &C
cess to sheep, we hasten to advise you
not to attempt sheep raising.
Low, marshy or spouty land Is an
a~bomination to the fockmaster; but
Kansas is so free from this character
of land that the caution seems uncalled
for. But the ponds-the ponds some
times called artificial lakes, but, rath-
er, artificial cesspools-drain them,
drain them dry, or apply the herd law
and fence them (the Sheep out"
The above true remarks were made
by Hon. F. D. Coburn of Kansas, and
will be Endorsed by all practical shep-
herds. 1t has as truly been said the
hog cholera follows the course of
streams, is most virulent near their
banks and fades out at a distance from
such waters. We know, too, that an
thrax is often spread by watering
ponds and creeks and we see from the
above the danger of stagnant water for
sheep. In England the liver fuke,
which passes one period of it's life-his-
tory within the body of water snails, is
only prevalent in l%ow-Iying, marshy
places. 1t is likewise true of some of
the intestinal parasites of sheep that
they are worst on such lands and it is
proverbial that sheep should be kept
high and dry. Some argue that sheep
do not drink water, but they should
just watch them in hot summer wealth
er when the grasses are dewless even
in the early morning. They do drink
water and it should be pure. We have
known Of wholesale abortion among
ewes which drank water polluted with
the leechings of a manure pile.
We have seen an epidemic of enteric
disease among sheep from drinking
stagnant water, while the o~phthalmic
disease of sheep and cattle may often
be traced to a similar source of in
lection. One always finds on inve3ti-
cation that a successful sheep-raising
country is a country flowing with pure
streams Of water and dotted with
ponds fed by everlasting springs.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-01-13

He put his policy of silence into oper-
alton without telling his wife, and for
many months she tried vainly to get
him to talk. Then he had his meals
served at another table, and she de-
termined to oppose silence with
silence. For almost twelve years the
couple lived without speaking to n
another. If the husband wished to
have the wife know anything he would
tell it to the cat or a servan in her
presence and she would retaliate in
kind. The final incident, which proved
to be more than the wife could bear,
occurred last December. She wished
to have a house heated in a modern
way and also to have plumbing put
in. The aged man declined to permit
this. Then Mrs. Terhune went to live
with her sol and their affairs were
conducted through lawyers. Terhune
tried to get a divorce, but his case was
thrown out of court.
Reconciliation came a few days ago
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-01-13
Giuseppe, the eldest, l was almost in

Giuseppe, the eldest, l was almost in
sane.
"The time is long, long! About
seven years ago l was out walking n
evening. l happened to hear a loud
laugh, and there behind me l saw
the four Schiavelli brothers. They had
ruined my life. | could stand it no
longer. l had only one object in view,
n purpose in lite-to wipe them off
the earth. I drew a revolver and fired
point blank at them. The miserable!
l missed my aim. Fol- this | was sent
to Blackwell's Island for six months.
THAT sentence only added to my
rage.
81 came out of jail. I came back to
New York to hunt up my enemies.
They had disappeared. I think, Sig
more, they knew what I would do.
They were afraid of Carmelo. Six
years I wandered about aimlessly, my
only object was to find them. That
Sunday l happened to go to Astoria
as well there as any other place-and
met one of the brothers face to face.
"He was not the one who had mar
ried my intended wife. But no matter;
he was as guilty as the rest, and l shot
him down. When l laid eyes upon him
my mind was on fire. For a time | was
like n in a dream. Something
seemed to tell me to shoot, and l shot.
He is dead. He will not laugh at me
again.
IF ever get out of prison alive
I have thought well of that-I shall
continue my search. There are yet
three enemies. The girl? Why, l have
nothing against her. She is not to
hIanap
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-01-13
WALTER L. F~ARNSWORTH.

WALTER L. FARNSWORTH.
had Joined the Drake Matrimonial
club at 1855 Washington street, Chi
cago, and had been furnished with that
list as matrimonial possibilities, but
had had nothing to do with any of
the women A visit to some of the ad-
dresses given bore out Farnsworth's
explanation.
Il have only foul wives living" said
Farnsworth, land they were at the
court today. My first wife, with
whom I lived happily during the sever
years of our married life, died in 1893.
l had been rowing about the country,
living at hotels, and wanted to have
a quiet home, so l married. She was
a noble m and l felt her death
keenly. Several years after l married
Mrs. Pippinger, but we could not get
along together, so I left. l then mar
ried Miss Kiefer and Mrs. Mears, but
it was not much better. 1t was the
sons of Mrs. Mears that caused trouble.
To break entirely away from the Mears
family l went to New York, and am
sorry l didn't stay there. When l re-
turned in September l married Mrs.
Aver of Galesburg. She is a good, true
woman, and I am sorry that she has
been drawn into any trouble. Mrs.
Mears is the cause of all this. | would
not live with her under any consid-
Grafton.
''The report that l have forty-two
wives is all a fabrication. 1t is true l
have travelled in Brazil, Argentine Re-
public, Chile, Peru, England and the
countries of continental Europe, In
dia, China, Japan, the Philippines, fin
ishing my trip around the globe by
way of San Francisco, but l never
married till l returned to the United
States"
Farnsworth is a mild-mannered man,
81 years of age. He is of medium
height, stocky build and has iron gray
hair and mustache. He talks smoothly
and quietly for several minutes at a
time and then becomes excitable with
out any seeming provocation. His ex-
citability passes away quickly. He
seems to be a man of very changeable
moods. He expresses no apprehension
about his case and hardly seems to
care whether he is prosecuted for
bigamy or not. He thinks a peni-
tertiary sentence might be the easiest
way u of his matrimonial diff
culties. He is a candy peddler.
Don't envy the man with a wonder
full memory; he remembers much that
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-01-13
What the Chimney Sang.

Over the chimney the night-wind sang
And chanted a melody no one knew;
And the Woman stopped, as her babe she
tossed,
And thought of the one she had long
since lost,
And said, as her teardrops back she
forced,
Il hate the wine in the chimney"
over the chimney the night-wind sang
And chanted a melody no one knew;
And the Children said, as they closer
drew,
TITS some witch that is c~leaving the
black night through,
TITS a fairy trumpet tina just hen
blew,
And We fear the wind in the chin
ney."
over the chimney the night-wind sang
And chanted a melody no one knew;
And the Man, as he sat on his hearth
below,
Said to himself: at will surely snow,
And fuel is dear and wages low,
And III stop the leak in the chin
ney."
over the chimney the night-wind sang
And chanted a melody no one knew;
But the Poet listened and smiled, for he
Was Man and Woman and Child, all
three,
And said: at is Gods own harmony.
This wind we hear in the chimney"
Bret Harte.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-01-13
FORTY TWO WIVES.
TERRIBLE CHARGE AGAINST a
CHICAGO PRISONER,
He Says That the Census Takera Are
Wrong and That He Has Only -Four
Better HaIfs-Walter L. Farnsw orth
in q Heap of Serious Trouble.

Walter L. Farnsworth, who is cred
tied by the police with having forty
TWO wives in various parts of the
world, with several countries yet to
near from, is being detained at the
county jail in Chicago to await fur
tner matrimonial returns. Four wom-
en- who claim that he married them ap-
peared at the Armory police court in
tnat city the other day when he was
arraigned on the charge of bigamy.
One of them became particularly de-
monstrative and chung about his neck,
declaring that he was hers and refus-
ing to allow his other brides to come
near him. The case was continued, as
1t is the opinion of the police that he
has several other wives if the ro-
mantle stories they have heard in con-
nection with his career are true.
Not only is Farnsworth a much mar
r1ed man according to his own con-
fesslon, but he is also a globe trotter
Of exceptional a~ttainments. He has
Travelled in nearly every country in the
world and talks entertainingly of the
places he has visited. He claims to be
a member of a prominent Boston fam
lily of the name of Farnsworth and
says that a former governor of Massa-
chusetts of that name is related to him.
he is known, however, to have
changed his name as often as he mar
ried, and some of his aliases which
have come to the knowledge of the
police are Charles Bradford, S. L..
Thomas, Bradshaw and A. J. Hittig.
1t was by travelling extensively and
changing his name frequently that
Farnsworth was able to take to himself
so many wives and still escape detec-
ton. Lieut.. Perry of detective head
quarters in Chicago says that Farms
worth told him he had fifteen wives In
Utah, nine in Chicago, four in Little
Rock, Ark; one in Elkhart, Ind; one
in Laeorte, IND; eleven in Europe,
four in China, three in Peru, n in
England and three in Germany.
Those wac faced him in the police
court and the order in which he had
married them were:
Wife No. Mrs. Carrie Pippinger,
whom he married under the name OF
Bradford at N.apanee, Ind, about three
years ago.
Wife No. Miss Louise Kiefer, so
years old, whom he married under the
name of Bradshaw at Peoria.
Wife No. 3.-Mrs. Sarah Mears,
whom he married under the name Of
Farnsworth at Chicago.
Wife No. Airs. Charlotte Aver,
whom he married under the name of
Thomas at Galesburg, ILL.,, last month.
In a memorandum book belonging
to Farnsworth was found a list of
names of twenty-five women, with
their addresses and various entries op-
posite their names, such as money"
cash and income means and land"
mo good" !"income aud business
hopes" There were a number of Chica-
go addresses and addresses in lear by
towns. At first the police supposed it
to be a list of his brides in the vicinity.
Farnsworth claimed, however. that he
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-01-13
Small for His Age,

"Grandfather,". said a saucy little
boy the other day, how old are you?"
The old gentleman, who was much I'M
der the ordinary size, took the child
between his knees and said: MY dear
boy, l am So years old, but why do you
ask?" The little fellow replied:
well, it seems to me 0 are very
small for your age"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-01-13

This story may sound a little bit like
a fairy story, and you may think it
safer not to believe it, but it is just
as true as can be, for the owner of the
cat said so himself. He was a fine,
black Persian cat, and came proudly
marching into the house one day with
a poor, little sparrow in his mouth, for
" catch birds, no matter how
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-01-13
Are You Using Aliens DOT Ease?

1t is the only cure for Swollen,
Smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Toot-Ease, a powder to be shaken into
he shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. AG-
dress Allen s.. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-01-13
A Prince of Commerce.

John M. smyth, head of the great
house The John NJ. Smyth Co., has
built up, by years of hard work, the
greatest institution of its kind in he
world. His name is a household word
in Chicago.
Their lad in another part of this
paper should be of interest to every
one. Get their catalogue of every htna
70 eat. wear or use.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-01-13

when Mrs. Terhune learned that her
husband was dying from typhoid fever.
She heard that he wished to see her
and went to him. He asked forgive
ness and they were reconciled. She
nursed him until he died from the
fever.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-01-13
Changed Meaning of Libel"

Libel once had no reference to any
thing offensive, but simply meant a
small book or pamphlet. But pam
phlet wars, which often were nothing
but printed foul attacks, changed its
meaning.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-01-13

though l must
tell about it. A
year ago l was
taken very sick
Doctorsc co
me no good only
to deaden the
pain which 1
had almost con-
stantly. 1 got
some of your
Compound and
took n bottle
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-01-13
The Spanish Charitable,

The Spanish are among the most;
charitable people OF earth. Without a
poortax, Spanish communities of so, 0O0
self-supporters feed a pauper popula-
tien of 5000 or more.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-01-13
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
SOME GOOD STORIES FOR OUR
JUNIOR READERS.

Roberts Pet GOose-A Boy Who Helped
Jack and Jill, Their Story Is Ages
Older Than the Mother Goose rhymes
Pussy Understood.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-01-13

Cocoa fiber is used in manufacture
ing the Bombay rug-a kind of heavy
mating especially made for use in a
smoking-room. 1t keep clean longer
than a wooden rug.