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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-21
ASSASSIN OF GOV. GOEBEL.
REPORTED THAT SERGEANT COL
DEN HAS GIVEN OUT
HIS NAME.
to be a MuIatto, Who Formerly
Lived Mt Winchester, is a Dead
sure Shot, and Has Been Impli-
Gated in the French-Eversole
Feud-Positively known That He
Was in Frankfort When the Gov
ernOr Was Killed.

LOUISVILLE, KY, March 20.-The
stories growing out of the conference
between Sergeant F. Wharton Golden.
of the Barbourville company of State
militia, and the attorneys who are
managing the investigation of the as
sassination of Governor GoebeI, have
caused a sensation throughout the
State. Golden will be placed on the
stand by the prosecution in the trial
of the persons already arrested for
completely in the assassination, but in
formation as to the exact nature of the
testimony he is expected to give is
lacking. Attorneys Campbell and Polls
grove naturally decline to discuss the
matter, and Golden himself will say
nothing.
Specials from Winchester say Golden
is still at that place, in company with
his attorney. The two spend most of
the time about the hotel. They see all
callers, however, and talk freely on all
subjects except that of Golden's re-
ported confession.
Il will do all l can for my friends
all the time" Golden is reported as
saying, "but 1 must first be true to
myself. When the time comes l will
tell all I know. Whatever else may be
said about me, | do not think I can be
accused of being a liar, a coward or a
Democrat, and | want it distinctly I'M
derstood that ] am not here under
guard"
The story is published that Golden
has diyulged to the attorneys the name
of the man who fired the shots that
killed Goebel. The person mentioned
is a mulatto who formerly lived at
Winchester, was prominent in the
French-Eversole feud and is known as
a dead shot. This man is now sup
posed to be in the wilds of one of the
mountain counties. The evidence that
he was in Frankfort at the time of the
assassination was found among papers
taken from ". P. Culton, a clerk in
the auditors Office, when the latter
was arrested a week OF so ago, on a
warrant charging him with being an
accessory to the murder. Among the
papers were receipts for board bills
amounting to about $500, incurred by
eighteen men who were in Frankfort
for some time before and at the time
Governor Goebel was shot. In one of
these receipts the name Of the mulat-
to mentioned is given. The receipt in
this case is for money received from
John Perkins by Bettina Pittman for
porter about the State House.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-21
THE HILE HOMICIDE.
COrOner's Jury Finds That holland
Fired the Fatal ShOt-Wiu Have IA
Hearing To-day.

Hearing To-day.
Special to the Register.
ST. MARYS, w. Va, March 20
Events have taken a more serious turn
for Attorney holland, and some of the
evidence deduced before the coroner's
jury is not so favorable to his plea Of
self-defense.
The attorneys wrangled nearly the
entire day, and the jury did not re-
turn their verdict until six this even
ing. The jury found that Hile came
to his death by a bullet from a pistol
fired by holland. holland will be given
a hearing before Justice Brown at IL
o'clock tomorrow.
1t developed to-day that Constable
E. R. Riggs gave holland the gun with
which he killed Hile. and the prosecut-
ing attorney tonight issued a warrant
for his arrest, charging him with being
an accessory to the crime. This was
not generally known, and will cause a
genuine sensation when the warrant is
executed in the morning.
Feeling againSt holland is growing
and many scathing denunciations are
heard. The prosecution claims it will
produce some very startling and en-
tirely new evidence at the preliminary
hearing tomorrow.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-21
A ROYAL VISIT
Nor n ST. Patrick's Day Celebration
VIII Mitigate the Grievances of
Ireland

Ireland.
LONDON, March D.-At a Nationalist
banquet at the Hotel Cecil. in London, this
evening, John Redmond. leader Of the Ma
~tionalist party in the House of Commons,
who presided, said he regarded the last
nine years Of public life in Ireland as a
hideous nightmare.
Our reunion is sincere he continued.
"and there is nothing. humanely speaking.
which the IS Irish members of parliament
can obtain from the exigencies Of the Brit
ish parties. 1t is incredible that English
statesmen can be so blind to the teaching
of history as to imagine that serious prac-
tical grievances can be mitigated by a
royal visit TO ireland or by a British cele-
bration of st. Patrick's day"
Mr.. Redmond denounced the wal as "the
most damning of which there Is any record
in history but he evoked tremendous en-
thusiasm when referring to the gallantry
of the Irish soldiers.
Edward Blake. member Of parliament for
South Longford. who proposed the toast.
ireland, a Nation" was greeted with hos
tile cries.
During Mr.. Biake's speech. in conse-
quence of the uproar. the steward were
sent for to secure quiet. A serimmage fol-
lowed and blows were exchanged. After a
sharp tussle Quietude was obtained.
Later. while Edward McHugh, member
Of parliament for South Armagh, was
speaking. a small eoterie renewed the in
t~erruptions. which developed into a free
fight. Many ladies were present and be-
came greatly alarmed. Ultimately the po-
lice ~overpowered the disturbers and elected
them.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-21
MARRIED AND DESERTED.
Pittsburg Woman Secures a SciO Man
for a Husband, But Loses Him AT
Cadiz Junction.

Special TO the Register.
CADIZ, O., March 20.-Quite an in
teresting wedding, intermixed with ex-
citing and sensational scenes, took
place in this city. William Kornman,
working at Scio, was arrested and
brought to Cadiz on a warrant gotten
out by Margaret Ehrhardt, of Pitts
burg, Pa. The lady also came to Cadiz
and stopped at the Arcade Hotel. Mr..
Kornman finding he was likely to re-
main over night in Jail, sent a very
touching appeal to Miss Ehrhardt to
have him released. With tears and
coaxfng the handsome and attractive
blonde persuaded the authorities to re-
lease her lover. The woman then be-
gan a series of pleadings, lntermingled
with tears and sobs, for the fellow to
marry her. After quite a while he con
scented, and JUSTICE Host was sum
moned and married the couple. A COM
plete change came over the woman.
Happiness took the place of misery.
AS train time approached Kornman
prepared to leave, and his wife asked
where they were going. you can go
where you - please; I'm going
my way" His wife then plead for
mercy and begged him not to desert
her. 1t was evident that the many
citizens who had witnessed all this
were becoming indignant. Kornman
evidently fearing violence, promised to
go to Pittsburg with his bride. He
purchased tickets for that point, and
the couple started. At Cadiz Junction
while waiting for the passenger train,
Kornman suddenly jumped on a west
bound rapidly moving train. His wife
became frantic and endeavored to
board the freight, and would have
been crushed beneath the train had
she not been dragged away by by
ISLANDERS. Money was given the wom-
and and she took the east-bound train.
1t is claimed that Kornman is living
with another woman at Scio. Citizens
here are very indignant.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-21
WESTON STREET CASES.
Judge GoG Expected to Give Final
Opinions Within a Few Days.

Special to the Register.
WESTON, W. Va, March pa
special meeting of the city council was
called last night to take action with
reference to the street controversy
cases in the hands of Judge Golf for
decision. 1t was stated by Attorney R.
l.. Bland, who spoke or behalf of At
torney E. A. Brannon for the town,
who was not present, that he had been
reliably informed that the attorneys
for the lot owners had been notified
by Judge Goff that they could pre-
pare DEGREES perpetuating the injunc-
ton In the two Tierney cases in his
hands for final determination. In one
of the cases the injunction was grant
ed by Judge Golf and in the other was
granted by Judge ]. J. Jackson. The
cases Of w. w. Brannon and Mrs.
Jessie C. Lewis are in the hands of
Judge Golf on certain exceptions to
the answer of the town. The judge
will also, in all probability, dispose of
the exceptions to the answer. 1t is
said that he will sit in a few days for
a short time to dispose Of the matters
and that he will file an opinion. A
more important opinion was never rem
dered by a judge in the State, and none
could be more eagerly read. The court
will only be in session a short time,
and hence the judge wants the de-
crees ready for entry.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-21
AN AUDACIOUS ROBBERY.
Smooth Thieves in Paris Run Ava!
With 5000 Francs.

PARIS, March 20.-An audacious
robbery of 400, 900 francs was commit
ted to-day from the Northern railroad.
The company, which three times week
ly deposits large sums with the bank
of France, sem $4,000 francs to-day,
of which amount 400, 900 francs was in
small bills. This was placed in a
satchel and the money was conveyed
from the station to the bank in a cart
which was in charge of two clerks.
Before they started one Of the clerks
placed the satshel beside the coach
man. Two men then approached and
engaged the attention of the clerk and
eoachman while a third man picked up
the satchel and bolted with it. The
loss was not noticed until 1t was too
late to a%pprehend the robbers.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-21
BECAUSE HE LOVED HER so.
That Was Why DIR. Caldwell Muir
dered Mrs. Matte Hayes and Com
mitted Suicide.

mitted Suicide.
NEW YORK, March 20.-The coro-
ner's inquest into the death Of Mrs.
Hayes, wife of DR.. Ephraim p. Hayes,
a dentist, with an Office in the Hotel
Endicott, where he lived and OF DR..
Franklin l. Caldwell, a dentist en-
ployed by DR.. Hayes, both of whom
were found dead in Mrs. Hayes room
on the night Of February 20, was held
to-day. DIR. B. NJ. Caldwell, father of
the dead man, declared that his son
had told him that he was in love with
Mrs. Hayes. On the day before the
shooting he said, he and his son
lunched together.
q want to tell you something i'm
portant," the younger doctor Caldwell
told his father. Il am infatuated
with Mrs. Hayes. l will have to get
away from her to some place where !
can't see her. l want to go to Mrs.
Hayes and tell her about 1t and she
will forget all about me-"
He left me-" continued the father,
land l saw him and Mrs. Hayes talk
ing together. She shook her head and
cried. When he came back to me
he was all broken up. He told me it
was all over and he had explained
everything. At his suggestion ! went
and spoke to Mrs. Hayes and told her
the separation would be best for all.
She told me she did not want to leave
Frank and she never would FORGE
him."
The jury returned a verdict that
Mrs. Hayes died from a bullet wound
at the hands of Frank Caldwell. and
that DR.. Caldwell died from wounds
inflicted by his own hand.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-21
Used Her Skin and saved the Train

FORT WAYNE, Ind, March 9-Miss
Jennie Creek, Of near Fort Wayne. Ind.
will wear the star Of the French Legion OF
Honor as her reward for saving a Pan
Handle Worlds Fair special from being
wrecked September 10. 1888. She discovered
a railroad bridge near her home on fire,
and taking of her red flannel skirt. tagged
the swift approaching train in time TO avert
a disaster. Prominent Frenchmen were
aboard, and. as a result. she viii be the
guest of the National Humane Society Of
France at the Exposition.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-21

WASHINGTON, March 20.-Messrs.
Barnett and Sapp. federal officials at
Louisville, and K. ]. Hampton, of
Kentucky, were among the Presidents
callers to-day. They told the chief ex-
ecutive that their visit was entirely a
social one, and that they were not the
bearers of any appeal from Governor
Taylor for aid in the gubernatorial
contest. They remained but a few
minutes.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-21
STILL MAY BE BUILT
But the Purposes for Which 1t In to
Be Used Must Be Specifically

StatC0s
WASHINGTON, D. c., March o9.-
The Commissioner Of Internal Reeve
Tue has ruled in a case presented to
him by Collector A. B. White, that the
special tax on stills does not apply to
a still not intended for the produce
ton of spirits. The decision, which
is in the form Of a letter to Collec-
tor White, follows:
Your letter of the Sd instant has
been received, inclosing a letter from
your deputy at Wheeling, Mr.. Single
ton, stating that a copper worker in
that city wishes to put in a bid to
manufacture a still for the distilling
of water for the laboratory of the
Bellaire Steel Works"
You may inform your deputy that
if this manufacturer furnishes you a
statement, under oath, setting forth
that the still in question is not to be
used for the production of spirits, and
stating specifically the actual purposes
for which it is to be used, it may be
removed and set up at the Bellaire
Steel Works for the purpose of the
%distillation of water without the pay
ment of special tax thereon; but that
the Bellaire Steel Works Company
must Immediately upon setting up the
still, register it with you in strict ac-
cordaace with the Requirements of
section 1858, Revised Statutes"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-21

WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator
McComas, form the Senate Committee
on Privileges and Elections, to-day
presented the report of that committee
on the matter of protest against the
continuance of Hon. N. B. Scott. of
West Virginia, in his seat as a Sena-
tor from that State. The report is
concurred in by all the members of
the committee except Senator Pettus,
and it recommends the adoption Of the
following resolution:
Resolved, That Nathan B. Scott has
been duly elected a Senator from the
State of West Virginia for the term
of six years, commencing on the fourth
of March, 1899. and that he is entitled
to a seat in the Senate as SUCH"
The committee discusses all the OBJ
jections of the protestants, but the
greater part of the report is devoted
to the charges that two hold owe Sen
ators, Messrs. Getzendanner and Pear
son, voted for Mr.. Scott while they
held commissions in the volunteer ar
my, and that the agreement whereby
contests in the legislature were sus-
pended while a joint assembly for the
election of a Senator was held. was
void and against public policy"
The first of these points is dismissed
upon the ground that the State Senate
passed favorably upon the qualifica-
tons as members of the two soldier
Senators. On this point the COM
mittee says:
'NThe Senate of West Virginia is the
only tribunal which could either hear
or determine lawfully these objections
to the qualifications of Senator Getz-
endanner and Pearson. Its judgment
in their favor is final. The Senate of
the United States has not authority
to originate, hear, or determine any
objections to the qualifications of those
who acted and voted as members of
the Senate of the State"
On the point raised as to the joint
assembly the committee says:
at may be that wrong and injustice
to members and contestants was done
and intended to be done upon one side
or the other, or on both sides. There
is no evidence of force or fraud in
these transactions in the documents
or facts before us. The unanimous
vote in both houses upon resolutions
postponing pending contests for Sen
ate d%isproves duress if the word duress
has meaning in this remonstrance.
we cannot say that such an agree
ment as this between ten men and
favored afterward by all members is
void as gainst public policy We
cannot declare void the unanimous
act of the Senate or the unanimous
act of the House, of like pacific pur-
pose. Nor can we perceive how it
'vitiated said election"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-21

EASTON, Pa. March 20.-Thomas
Stewart, a clerk in the First Natioral
Bank Of Easton. is believed to have
absconded with s1.700 OF the banks
money. Stewart, who is about IS years
old, has not been seen by his mother.
who is a poor widow. since Saturday
morning. Arthur Clements, an or
phan, a companion Of Stewart. has
also been missing since Saturday.
The boys are supposed to be together.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-21
BOTH WERE II
The Usual Kentucky Result of q
QuarreI-Peace Maker Hurt, Too.

PTNEvILLE. Ky. March 29--0n Mar
rowbone Creek. twenty miles from here.
John Langley and Moses sopher had ar
alteration in which Langley and sopheI
were both killed and a man named john
son was seriously wounded. TDe alterca-
ton was over Langley arrestinK Sopher
about two years ago. while constable, on
a charge Of obtaining goods under falss
pretenses. sopher WIS acquitted and
claimed Langley had no authority to ar
rest him. johnson claimed he was trying
to separate sopher and Langley when he
was shot.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-21
THE SEWER PIPE TRUST.
The Executive Board Inspects Plants
and Appoints Managers.

Special to the Register.
TORONTO, o., March 20.-The en-
tire executive board of the American
Clay Manufacturing Company met here
to-day and inspected the local plants.
They located the general Office for the
Ohio River district at Pittsburg t be
in charge of First Vice President Rob-
ert Francy, with Secretaries William
Goucher and Thomas D. Brown. VIM.
Francy and Samuel McAdoo were made
superintendent Of all Toronto fac
tories; Thomas Anderson, Of East
Liverpool. Wellsville and New Bright
on plants, and James Anderson for
New Cumberland
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-21
A WOMAN IN THE CASE,
AND JUST AS SURELY, THE NAN
TALKED AS FREELY
To HER.
Goebel On the Witness stand
Against James ID. Kellogg, Who IL
Under Indictment for SwfndIinG
in Connection With the E.. :. Dean
Comparisons of kelIogg's In-
iscreet Talk to His Sweetheart.

Comparisons of kelIogg's In
discreet Talk to His Sweetheart
NEW YORK. March 20.-when the
trial of James B. kellogg. indicted for
grand larceny and conspiracy in con-
nection with the E. S. Dean Company
was resumed to-day before .Recorder
Goff, Miss Emily Goebel was the first
witness called. Miss Goebel was much
agitated, and her replies to questions
were made in a voice interrupted by
sobs. Miss Goebel told of Kellogg's
having said to her that he was en-
ployed by Mrs. E. S. Dean.
Il heard kellogg say once" she as
serted, that he was very much wor.
ried about the business and that he
had been doing certain things, and
that If the authorities learned of them
the only country he could go to was
Brazil, from whence he could not be
extradited."
Later, in February, Miss Goebel
said, she said she went to his Office
again and Kellogg told her he did not
want her seen about the office, that
things were going to smash and sha
ought to stay away.
After the failure she and KELLOGG
went driving in the park. she said,
and he accused Bernard Of having pre-
cipitated the failure.
He told me-" she said. that he
was not afraid of the postal people.
but he could fix that. What he meant
| don't know"
She told of going to Europe at Kel-
logg's solicitation and returning in
| September, 1897. After her return
from Europe Miss Goebel said. speak.
ing of a conversation she had had with
kellogg, I'VE quarrelled. He told me
he was going to the p~enitentiary sure
and / told him that it was a better
| place than he tried to put me. He
said to me I've got that money and
I've got it planted good and plenty.
/ took a three days trip out of town
and / fixed things all rieTW gUr
the money all right and II do time
before I'll give it up. II go to the
p~enitentiary for a year and then I'll
get out, but I'll take Sam Kellar with
me-
Then he wanted me to go to lunch
with him, and l went. We talked
things over and patched up our quar-
rel"
In reply to questions. Miss Goebel
said that she lived with Kellogg as
his wife. When asked II she waa
married, she said she did not know.
She once had a husband named Goe-
bel, but did not know whether or not
he was dead. and said there had been
no divorce. She testified that she had
been married to James B. Brummell.
but was divorced in Omaha.
A typewriter paper was introduced
and Miss Goebel acknowledged the
signature as hers. She claimed, how
ever, that when she signed 1t, 1t con-
sisted of but n paragraph. being
merely a receipt for $500. AS 1t now
reads the document states that she
acknowledged the receipt Of $500 re-
ceived from James b. Kellogg. obtain
ed by constantly annoying and harass-
ing him and as blood money" and
contained an agreement not TO annoy
him further. Miss Goebel maintained
that these sentences were written 10
after she signed the receipt.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-21
Want. a speedy Settlement.

SAN JUAN DE PUERTO RICO,
March Ex-Governor General Davis is
in constant receipt OF kilograms from
various towns of the island. begging
him to use his influence with the Uni
ted States Congress for a speedy set
Element Of the questions now in con-
troversy
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-21
A Nice Timber Tide.

Special TO the Register.
PARKERSBURG, W. Va, March 20.
There is a nice timber rise in the
Little kanawha. Logs are passing
Creston 500 an hour. There Is about
500, 900 worth of timber in the Little
Kanawha.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-21
TAYLOR TAKEN IN.

hurfOn county bOHru OF heaItn IN
cIudes That County in the Quar-
antine.
Special to the Register.
FAIRMONT. w. Va, March 20.-The
county board of health a few days ago
quarantined against several counties
in this State, owing to the prevalence
of smallpox and excluded Taylor. The
Marion county board met to-day, and
included Taylor in the quarantine. The
Baltimore and Ohio railroad company
is requested not to sell tickets al any
station in Taylor and Harrison coun-
ties to points in this county unless
such person can show a certificate
signed by the president of a board of
health.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-21
Prieskn Occunied.

LONDON, March 20.-The war Office
has received the following dispatch
from Lord Roberts, dated Bloemfon-
tein, Tuesday, March 20:
Kitchener occupied Prieska yester-
day unopposed. The rebels surren-
dered their arms. The T~ransvaalers
escaped across the river"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-21

WASHINGTON. D. c., March 20
To-day's statement of the treasury bal
ances in the general fund exclusive of
the $3.50. 900, 900 gold reserve in the
division of redemption, shows: Avail
able cash balance, 1851 $50: gold
$97. s57. ESQ
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-21
Young Mems Democratic club

Written Tor nc FfsIsttf.
PARKERsBURG, w. Va, March o
A Young Mems Democratic Club OF
over 200 members was organized here
tonight to work for the party during
the next campaign. Permanent organ
ization will be completed next Tuesday
night.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-21
COMPLAIN
OF the Fees Charged by Clarksburg'
Health Omcer for Certificates.
Snnnin - IL Dnni..o.

Special 10 the Register.
WESTON W. Va, March 20.-Much
indignation is manifested by passen-
gers travelling on the West Virginia
and Pittsburg division If the B. & O..
They are loud in their denunciation
of the imposition they claim that is
being imposed upon them by DR.. D. P.
Morgan, president of the Clarksburg
health board. who charges fifty cents
for each health certificate he issues to
passengers coming this way.