davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-15

creditors were sold under the direction
Of the sssignees and applied to pay the
loans ssoured By them. AS . result Of
these sales the assIgsees received cash
balances from these creditors amounting
TO %, 49, ~, and paid secured claims
saair 81 Woodbury. 81 Moulton amounting
to s55, $50 SO.
List Of securities applied By assignees
TO sxtinguish loans secured by them:
American hide and Lesth-
or Go. Sc receipt, 5000 20
Argentine Wassr and LIT. Co,
1st Sc, 5000 90
Allegheny and kinzua Rk., $1,000 90
Auburn Trust 90. stock, 500 90
Believills Water, IL. and
Power Co. Ist 6's, 1000 90
Bsllsville Water 90. Goa. G'p, "a 600 90
Chilicoths Water Co., LIST 5'S, I,t0O. 90
City Water Co. Of Washing
ton, Tod lO0 %
Cry stsl Water Co 1st CO, ~, 200 10
Crystal Water Co. Con. ST., 5000 %
Central N. Y. and West. lst
CO. &c, 900 90
Cump. Land Co., list b'r, 9, 800 90
Eau Claire Lit. and Power 20
Sc. 1000 90
Ft. smith Wat, Co. LIST 6'r, 5000 NJ
Fort Smith Wat. Co, Con. &c. 1Ol, 800 90
Homer Water Supply Co LIST
bg, 1000 90
Homer Water Supply Co. Con.
&c. 2,OO0 %
Golosboro Water Co. Con.
g., is, COO 90
Jeifersonviile Water supply
Co. Con. g., 5000 10
kalispel Water Co let 6s, 5,O00 10
MINI. Security Co. stock, 1000 90
MINI. Security Co. bonds 100 %
Monroe Water Co. Con. liz, 600 O0
Newark, o Water Co. lat u, 1900 On
Omaha Water Go. Con. o., 1000 %
Providence Building Co,
stooF, 100000
Richmond, KY, Water and
1t Co. 6s, 1601. 90
Topeka Water Co. LIST 5s, 600 co
United States Cast Iron Pipe
and Foundry Co., preferred
stock, $500 %
United States Cast Iron Pipe
stock, $4,000
westbrook, Windham and
Naples ky., LIST 81, 100000
20. stock, $4,000
United States Govt. 90, $50 90
Maine Central X. X. IS, 1900 90
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-15

No property is returned under Sched-
nle A (4). Schedule A (5) is tabulated
on page 4.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-15

lnteress mas not Deen computed on any
Of the above.
Parcels Of Western real estate OBJ
tained by foreclosure Of mort
cages. $4,000. co
Title to these properties In most cages
IL In Theodore q. Woodbury. as trustee
for firm, but 10 some cases is In our
agent, George N. Noble, Topeka, KAN
sas, as like trustee. As many Of the
deeds are In Mobiles possession a definite
statement is Impossible at present. The
whole value Of this property Is estimated
at SIS. 10000. The sum Of s37. coo. 90 rep
resents the face value Of tho mortgage.
The trim own q ons-third interest In
certain land near Joplin, No.. the title
to which stands In name of Geo. g. Nor
rell, value about s., 500. Another interest
in Minneapolis. four lots, 800.
DEBTS DUE FIRM ON OPEN AC-
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-15
SCHEDULE tr).

SCHEDULE Au).
Priority Claims To he Paid in Full.
c IT, OF Portland, 1899 tsxes, $1,000
Iec. L. Barstow, Gardiner, wages
as clerk, ss.SS
s2ss. ss
Schedule A (2) lie tabuiated on psge 4.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-15

The following claims occurred as fol-
lows: Coupons, bonds and notes were
left with the firm for collection, which
In some oasss have been made. in others
coupons we're not due until November l.,
1880, but had been sent to various banks
as collecting agents. Some of thess
banks have applied these to their claims
against the irm. 1t Is submitted that
in some cass the firm Is not debtor to
the owners of the coupons, but is trus-
tee OF IL cir claims against the collection
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-15
The Firms Assets.
SCHEDULE II a..

SCHEDULE ~.
Property In Trust for the Debtor
Firm.
On November 1, 1899. the firm made
an assig ument Of all It's property for the
benefit of Its creditors to William III /.
Bradley and Harry Al. verrill. As this
asst xnmept covered all the property OF the
firm, they make no returns undo sched-
ules other than b az relating 70 property
held In trust. The following II . state
ment Of the property included In this as
81 inment and or Its disposition:
LIST OF UNPLEDGED STOCKS AND
BONDS.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-15

The above lat represents the collateral
held by secured creditors as shown in
schsa ule A t2). The actual value Of these
securities IL S15y, GO and the debts they
81 cure amount to 8 20. i7Q.4i.
List of securities sold under direction
OF assignees and applied in payment Of
loans for which they were pledged;
Face Value Sold For.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-15
s3s1,GOO 90

The essignees applied the above securi-
ties TO extinguish all liability upon the
notes secured by them, and the notes
were surrendered. Wherever there was
a possibility that the pledged securities
might be sold for enough to pay tbs
loans for which they were pledged the
assi ynees took an agreement from their
holders shat any surplus, should any
arise, after the sale Of the securities and
the payment OF the claims secured by
them, should be paid over to the estate
for the benefit of unsecured creditors.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-15

Bank OF America,
New York City,
canal National
Bank, Portland,
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-15
SCHEDULE A ty).

SCHEDULE (J.
Creditors whose Claims Are Unse-
cured.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-15

The following Is the schedule Of the I'M
secured claims, which include the dspos-
it,. The deposltors and the amount Of
their deposits are rs follows:
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-15

SUMMARY OF DEBTS AND ASSETS.
From the Statements OF the Bankrupt
In Schedules A and ID.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-15

90 f,VOfs 81
The above list represents the unpIedged
stocks and bonds Owned by the tism o.
Woodbury. and M)ul5)n and ny them as.
signed TO said bradley and Verriil.
LIST OF COLLATERAL HELD BY
SECURED CREDITORS.
American Writing Paper Co.
LIST IS, $4,000
Argentine Water and Light Go.
LIST Ga, 1000
Allegheny Il KinzIa LIST SIS, 5000
Crystal W atsr Co. LIST 6's. 1860
Cryst Il Water Co. Cons. 5's, so. 00J
Cent. N. Y. " West h. X. LIST 5's, 49, 900
Fort smith Water &c. Cons. 6's. 5000
Grand Rapids Hyd. &c. Isl 6's. 20 900
Homer Water Supply &c. LIST SIS, zoo
Homer Water supply Co. Cons. 5's, 2 0)0
Jacksonville Wat supply &c. LIST 6's LOCO
kalispel Water &c. LIST ds'. 2 000
Manitowoc Water &c. LIST SIS. 1000
Municipal Security Co. stock. IS 90
Municipal Security Co stock, 800
Omaha Water Co. Cone. 5's. 10 O0a
Providence Build. Go. stock, 2),s0)
Produce Excb. 1r. Co. stock, 5000
Town of Canton, Me-, as, 40
Topeka Water Co. LIST SIS. 1000
U. {. Cast Iron Pipe and foundry
Co. pfd. stk., 1880
U. :. Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry
Co. com. stk., 1880
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-15

Interest In common stock Of
Omaha Water 20. when is
sued pertaining to So. 600 Of
American Water Works Co.
bonds,
Receip. for s! 800 of West
brock. Windham and Naples
R'y. stock,
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-30

on June 5 last, in an opinion announced
by Chief Justice Alvey affirmed the finding
of the trial court. In the meantime Smell
was respited until June Is. At that time.
however although the opinion OF the
Court of Appeals for the District had been
announced the mandate OF the court had
not been forwarded to the Supreme Court
of the District and further respite was
made necessary. The third date set for
SHELLS execution was yesterday.
About two weeks ago the Representatives
in Congress from Georgia waited upon
President Mckinley and asked that Sneirs
sentence be committed from death to inn
prisonment in the penitentiary for life. The
President refused to grant the appeal and
said that the law must take its course.
Smells attorneys then filed petition for a
writ OF certiorari In the Supreme Court of
the United States asking that the Court of
Appeals for the District be required to
transmit the whole record in the case to
the higher tribunal. The application was
denied and then a similar petition was
made to Joseph McKeana. one OF the Asso-
ciate Justices Of the Supreme Court of the
United States. and he, too, refused to en-
terrain the appeal.
A final appeal was then made to the
President who was asked to delay the ex-
ecuton OF Smell until his case could be re-
viewed by the Supreme Curt OF the
United States. The matter was referred
20 Attorney General Griggs by the Presi-
dent and the former reported adversely to
the granting of a further respite, on last
Wednesday
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-30
WILLS FILED FOR PROBATE.


Division OF the Property of the Late
Henrietta l.. king.
The will of Henrietta L. King, datsd
June q. 1879. was fled yesterday for pro-
bate. The testatrix disposes Of her estate
as follows:
To her SCI Rudolph A. King, house
and lot on Fifteenth Street, near l Street
northwest; 10 her son William D. V. King,
in trust for her daughter, Mary Alberline
Kreckling, lot and dwelling at the north
west corner of Fifteenth and / Streets, and
all her household goods; to her son, Nor
man l.. King. premises 1919 Tenth Street;
to her sen Henry King. house and lot en-
/ Street, near the corner of Fiftes nth
Street to William d. V. King. house and
lot on / Street, near Fifteenth Street
northwest.
1t is directed that the premises known as
1921 Tenth Street be sold and tn, pro eeds
divided among the children of the tesla
trix.
TIE will of Henry Sutton. dated May
last, las been flied in the office CT the Reg
lister of Wills. The bsnefic.arieS nam q
therein are two stepdaughters. Sarah H.
Wilson and Annie NJ. Williams, and sen
of the latter
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-30

! made by his wife and his son. ard he, too
| attacked Smell, who still held The bloody
| razor in his hand with which he had killed
Lizzie.
| Smell shook Mr.. Weisenberger of as if
he were child and continued his flight
along Nineteenth Street. Although but a
/ few minutes had elapsed, the neighborhood
had been aroused and several started In
pursuit of the murderer. Every now and
then Smell would turn and make menacing
gestures at his pursuers, as IL he intended
to shoot anyone who approached him.
None OF the pursuing party being armed.
they did not venture too near the neelns
man. who. when he reached the Benning
Road. turned westward. He did not go
far along this thoroughfare until he turn
ed into a lane on the east side or Grace
land Cemetery. From there he went to-
ward the Benning Road bridge. Here Smell
and lis pursuers were met py Mounted
Policeman Patrick Creagh. who immediate
ly dismounted and placed Smell under ar
rest.
besides the razor with which he murdered
Lizzie Weisenberger, there was also found
in one of his pockets an instrument COM
monty known as "stabber" and a pocket
knife with one blade.
When seen at the police station within
an hour after the crime had been commit
ted Smell pretended not to know why he
had been arrested and disclaimed having
any recollection of having harmed anyone
When told of the crime he had committed
he said he could not believe that he had
done such thing. He was in a very
nervous condition and refused to say more
than had been stated, but said he would
make statement on the next day. He
Il ,N. Il i, t. r. ~.
time since.
Public feeling ran high for some weeks
after the murder of Lizzie Weisenberger.
and an effort was made 20 bring Smell to
trial at once for the crime he had commit
ted. 1t happened, however. that none OF
the criminal courts of the District were
in session at the time, and there is no
provision in the law authorizing the call
ing OF n special panel to dispose OF such
citses The grand jury was in session. and
four days after the crime was committed
an Indictment was returned against Smell
charging him with the murder OF Lizzie
Weisenberger.
He was, however, not called to trial IN
til the January term OF Criminal Court No
/. Smell then made insanity his defence
and large number of witnesses were sum-
mnned from Georgia. the home Of his faith
er and mother and other relatives. who
testified that he was always regarded as
queer" At his trial he was represented
by Attorneys Turner & Mitchell and the
proceedings were conducted by Justice
Harry NJ. Clabaush. After hearing the
testimony and the charge of the court the
jury returned verdict of guilty as in
d!cted" within an hour after it left the
courtroom.
A motion for a new trial was mado and
al hx
who then sentenced Smell to be hanged In
the District Jail on May IL last An appeal
was taken from this judgment to the Court
of ANNALS for tho niat-iat uhiah A-ih....i
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-30

was assured Of another visit at 1880 O'Clock
yesterday morning.
When Smell awoke yesterday 1t was
| Just o'clock. The sun was well up and
sent its warm rays into the cell OF the con-
demned man. Armstrong, the guard who
had relieved another member OF Captain
Randall's watch, wished Smell good morn
| ing and asked II he would wash and dress
and have breakfast. Smell replied that he
felt tired and said while he did not want
more sleep he would like to remain quiet
! for about an hour. Armstrong then re-
minded Smell of the promised visit Of Faith
er Mcguire and the remark awakened an
Interest that was remarkable.
DO you think he will Gomez" asked
Smell. "I would like to see him and hope
he will come" Smell then lapsed Into 81
| lence and shortly before I o'clock asked for
clean clothing and breakfast. The SIM
pie toilette completed, Smell looked much
| improved. He said he felt better, too.
| though the newness OF the undertaking
and black suit felt a little uncomfortable,
he said.
Father Mcguire entered SHELLS cell after
! the prisoner had breakfasted and remain-
ed with the condemned man until the
reading of the death warrant. when he
took his place in the little procession which
marched to the scaffold
During the time that Father Mcguire
| was in the cell Smell talked very nationally
and showed that he was keenly alive to all
that was going on about him. He expressed
no concern. however. for himself and as
sured Father Mcguire, Captain Randall.
and others OF the watch that he would give
them no trouble. He said il it were pos
sible he would prefer to walk alone to the
scaffold to show that he was brave. When
told that it was necessary that he should
be accompanied to the scaffoid Smell re-
piled: "All right, but | would rather go
alone" 1t was understood that during his
conversation with Father Mcguire Smell
talked earnestly and dispeled the idea
that he was not mentally responsible
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-30

dous stature. About two months before tn.
crime was committed for some reason
which the child did not explain she left
Smells house and returned to live with her
parents at 40 Nineteenth northeast This
was only few blocks away from the
Smell residence. Several times Smell en-
deavored to induce Lizzie to return to his
family. This. however. she positively re-
fused to do. On the day previous to the
murder Smell again returned to the Weis-
enberger home and made a last effort to
induce Lizzie to return to the place she
had SO long occupied in his family. Again
he was unsuccessful and this seemed to
madden him.
Early the next morning. August 6,
Smell. between and 6 o'clock. again re-
turned to visit the Weisenberger home.
When he arrived at the house he met the
child's father at the door and asked him
Tor drink Of water. Mr.. Weisenbsrger
replied that he would go and get him
some. and taking bucket. started for a
public hydrant nearby. When Weisenber-
ger had gone, Smell entered the house,
passed through the front room used as a
parlor into the Eext used as a sleeping
room. There he saw Lizzie and her little
brother. Henry. asleep in bed. He passed
on to the threshold of the next room
which is used as a kitchen. There he
found Mrs. Weisenberger, the mother OF
Lizzie, preparing breakfast. Hearing some
one approach, Mrs. Weisenbergers turned
around and saw Smell standing before her.
AS she turned Smell said Good morning
Mrs. Weisenberger. how are you today"
She replied, Go away. will you; l don't
want to speak to you. Lizzie has told
me all that you have done and | don't
want you to come here again.
With this she turned again to her do
nestle duties. Smell turned and walked
away from the kitchen into the room
where Lizzie was asleep. AS he approach
ed the bed on which she lay he drew
razor from his pocket and STOPPING owe.
the bed extended his left arm under the
head and neck of the girl. arousing her
from her sleep and drew her nearer to
him. He whispered something in her ear.
but what this was no one knows. When
he had drawn Lizzie close to him he
quickly drew the razor across the child's
throat several times. Lizzie threw her
hands up 10 protect her head and neck.
and these, too. were gashed By the keen
edge of the razor Lizzie uttered Il cry
when she first felt the keen edge OF the
razor upon her throat, but this was the
last sound that she uttered. Her cry,
however, attracted her mothers atten-
ton, who rushed from the kitchen to her
which, striking her in her mouth, felled
ner to the floor. The enraged and fright
ened mother recovered quickly and Crap
pied witt; the murderer, but she had not
the strength to repe him. AS she rose
from the floor Smell flourished the razor,
which he still held in his hand and made
a motion as II to cut Mrs. Weisenberger
She threw up her arms to protect herself
and received wound on her left wrist.
SHELL then left the house and started north
ON Nineteenth Street. He had proceed
ed but few steps. however. when he
met Mr.. Weisenberger returning from
the hydrant with bucket OF water. He
had heard tina CRY Of haln and rnuriar
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-30
AN ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.
Harry Temple Tries to Cut HI
Throat with a Penknife.


Throat With n Penknife.
Harry Temple. forty years of age. who
attempted suicide at his home, 512 Elev-
enth Street southeast. yesterday morning
about IL o'clock, is reported to be out of
danger. Only a slight wound was made
in the throat by the knife with which Tenn
pie is said to have tried to end his life.
The mind of the man, who is now pa
tient at the Washington Asylum Hospital,
is believed TO be seriously affected.
Temple is married and lives with his
wife at the number given. About IL o'clock
yesterday he went to an upper room in
the dwelling, closed the door. and pro-
ceeded TO cut his throat with penknife
He was discovered by member of the
family. who called for help, and Dr. C..
N. Emmons went TO the house and rem
dered medical aid. The police learned of
the trouble and during the afternoon Tenn
pie was removed to the hospital in the
Fifth precinct patrol wagon. There he
was examined and his transfer to St.
Elizabeth's Asylum for the Insane ID said
TO have been decided upon. He will likely
be placed at that institution Monday.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-30
THE PLUMBING BOARD.
Captain Beach Suggests Names for
Four Appointments.


Capt Lansing H. Beach. The Engineer
Commissioner. has forwarded to his as
sociates certain recommendations regard
ing the personnel Of the Plumbing Board.
THE law says the Commissioner. pre-
scribes that the Board shall be composed
Of two master plumbers. one journeyihan
plumber competent to be licensed as a
master plumber. and two employees of the
District of Columbia having knowledge
Of plumbing, gas fitting and sanitary
work.
In order to more definitely determine
the status of the Plumbing Board, / would
recommend that the Inspector of Plumb
ing of the District be regarded as one of
the employees of the District called for by
the law, and that he be member OF the
Board ex officio. 1t is believed that the
terms of the other members should be
arranged so that two will expire each
year This would give the members. other
than the Inspector of Plumbing, a two
years term, unless appointed to fill q
vacancy.
''In accordance with the above sugges-
ton ! recommend that the Inspector of
Plumbing be made, ex officio, a member
of the Plumbing Board. That Thomas
| Humphrey and a. NJ. Lawson. who were
appointed laSt year lot Terms SApii iHS
June 30. 1900. be reappointed for another
year. their terms to expire June 30. 1901,
That Joseph r. Quinter and ]. Carl OAR
nall, who were appointed during the sum-
mer OF 1898, be reappointed. their te.-ns
to expire June 80, 1902. Mr.. Quinter is
the representative of the Master Plumb
ers Association selected by said associa-
ton. and Mr.. Darnall is the journeymap
plumber competent to be a master plumber
as required by law. and is the represen-
tative of the Journeyman Plumbers AS
ISOLATION
1t is understood that the appontees
named by Captain Beach will be promptly
confirmed.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-30
THE DETECTIVE FORCE.
The Superintendent of Police Recon-.
nendas Several Appointments.

nends Several Appointments.
Richard Sylvester. Major and Superin-
tendent of Police, yesterday handed to
Commissioner Ross his recommendations
for promotion in the detective bureau.
Il have the honor" he says. ito recom-
mend that Privates NJ NJ. Miller and C. T.
Peck, who have been serving in the De-
tective Bureau on probation, be detailed
to that Office with the extra compensation
allowed in the act Of Congress approve ed
June 6, 1900. making appropriations for
the Metropolitan Police Department, Dis
trict of Columbia, for the fiscal year 1901
further recommend that Private y. r.
Herndon. heretofore detailed at the De-
tective Bureau with extra compensation
be relieved. and that Private Samuel L.
Browne. heretofore doing duty in that Of
fee on probation, be detailed 20 the va
cancy
Il recommend that Private Harn IONS
transfer take effect on the 18th inst, and
the others on the list prox.''
The appointments were promptly con-
firmed by the Commissioners.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-30
AN APPEAL ENTERED.
The District to Contest n Decision by
Chief Justice Bingham.


The Attorney for the District yesterday
informed the Commissioners that Chief
Justice Bingham had quashed the special
assessments for sewer against sublots 80
to lG5 inclusive, in square 615, in the case
of Charlotte Bates VS.. the District of CO.
lumbia. Mr. Duvall states that the ground
for this action was that the act of Con-
gress, approved August Z. 1894, providing
for the assessment Of onehalf Of the
cost of local improvements against abut-
ting property is unconstitutional.
THE court" says Mr.. Duvall, gave no
writtc:. opinion, but his decision was based
upon tho case of Norwood VS.. Baker. upon
the authority OF which the Court of APP
peals in tho case of Davidson VS.. Wight
ct al, held the street extension law to be
unconstitutional"
Mr. Duvail states that he has entered
an appeal from this judgment of the Su-
preme Court Of the District of Columbia
to the Court OF Appeals.
The letter OF information has been noted
! by the Commissioners.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-30
STORY OF SMELLS CRIME.
Efforts of His Attorneys and Friends
to Save Him From the Gaiiovs,


to Save Him From the Gario~ys
The crime for which Smell paid the PEN
atty with his life yesterday was one of the
most atrocious ever committed in the, Dis
trict, and, considered with all the sur
roundings. most revolving in its nature.
The crimes for which Irwin Ford. the MUIR
derer of Elsie Krrgloe; and George w.
Horton. the murderer of Mrs. Jane Nichol-
son suffered death upon the galiows in no
way compare with the Nervousness of the
crime committed by Smell. For years
Smells family and that of his victim had
been on friendly terms; in fact had lived
together in the same house.
Lizzie Weisenberger had been for five
years. until about two months before her
death. an inmate OF the Smell household
having been kept there by Mrs. Smell as
u companion for her little daughter, about
Lizzie's age. Lizzie was thirteen years Of
age. small and frail. while her murderer,
as already stated. was man OF tremen-
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-30

While working on a derrick at the cor
ner of Third Street and Indiana Avenue
northwest. last night about O'Clock, J. II
Abosers, colored. thirty three years old
lost his balance and fell to the ground
sustaining fracture of the left leg and
other slight injuries. The police called the
ambulance and Abosers went to the Elmer
gency Hospital for treatment