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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-09-12
A HEAVY LOSS.

Ten Sherthorn cows, belonging
to John Clark, Jr., one mile west of
the city, and easily valued at 81, 900.
have died during the past ten days.
The animals broke into a corn
field week ago last Sunday. Mr..
Clark detected them after what he
supposed, they had only been in a
few moments. He drove them into
the pasture. They went to the
river, filled up with water and
shortly afterwards commenced dy-
ing.
Since writing the above one more
COW has died and on Saturday night
two were struck and killed by
lightning. ~
A good girl is wanted by Mrs w. r.
Cloudy of Seaforth, who will pay high
wages. At.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-09-12

was the owner Of some horses an
wagon, was induced by the pa
above named to join them, which
did. After travelling around ,
some time, they decided to visit
home of Peterson which is in Tra1
which they reached about Aug. =
They camped on the outskirts
the city. On the night of Aug. /
while returning from the city, !
fight between Wood and Peters,
arose, Wood claiming that Peters{
was paying too much attention
his so-called wife. Flossie Farm
worth. Farnsworth told Wood TIL
Peterson had taken liberties vii
her and when the party of men r
turned from town the night of Au,
Nth Peterson was not with then
The horse and wagon were take
by the men to Peterson S motht
and they told her that Peterson hi
gone away and they did not kno
which way, and that they woul
leave his horse, ETC., with her $
that he could get it when he can
back. She says she did not see tn
crime committed, but says the
were all in it.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-09-12
W. F. Engelhart of Bookings, S.

W. F. Engelhart of Brookings, S.
D., a brother of J. A. Engelhart of
this city, is visiting with the latter.
N. H. Mahowald and family went
to Bird Island yesterday to attend
the funeral of his brother, Anton
Mahowald.
Lightning struck an electric
light wire running into the resi-
dence of H. M. Aune Saturday even
ing. The wire was burned in two.
The lightning then ran into the at
tic OF the house on the wire and
burned several spots around the
entrance, but did not spread.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-09-12
PROBABLY A MURDER.
Result of Finding Dead Man Near
Tracy.

On the night of Aug. 14th last a
crowd of campers were camping
near Tracy. The campers disap-
peared the next morning. Two
weeks ago John Neus of Tracy,
while out hunting, discovered the
body of a man covered with leaves
and weeds near the outskirts of the
town and while the body was badly
decomposed it was recognized as be-
ing that of Frank Peterson. At
first it was thought that Peterson
had been taken i'll and died on the
prairie, bit when it became known
that a party had camped in that
neighborhood several weeks before
people became suspicious. Later
the body was exhumed, again iden-
tilted, and then the Lyon county
sheriff notified all sheriffs to look
out for horse traders camping out.
The parties who camped near
Tracy were located at Waterville
and Mankato last Friday and were
placed under arrest. Among them
was woman, Flossie Farnsworth,
who gave the following incriminat-
ing story to the police, and upon
which all of the persons under ar
rest were brought 10 Tracy:
Some time ago young man by
the name of Frank Peterson, who
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-09-12
THE Y
SHORT ITEMS cAZETTED.

II. G.. Schmahl went to Minneap-
oils last Wednesday.
VIM. Marks took in the sights at
the State fair last week.
G. V. Everett and wife left for
the State fair on Wednesday of last
week.
H. H. Tompkins came up from
Mankato last week to spend few
days hunting chickens with his
brother, I. N. Tompkins.
Mankato Free Press: Mrs. Flora
Gates and daughter, Edna, left to-
day for mouth s visit at Redwood
Falls. In October they leave here
for San Diego, Cal.
Thos. Woods, who has been visit
ing with his mother and brother,
in the Catholic rectory all summer,
returned to his studies at St. Thorn
as seminary last Thursday.
At the congressional convention
in Mankato on Tuesday of last week
M. E. Mathews of Marshall, the
well-known attorney and Democrat,
was nominated as the candidate for
representative in congress to sue
coed j. T. McCleary. The latter,
however, is certain of succeeding
himself
The telephone exchange is kept
open all night, and the service is
open to patrons both day and night.
Joe Drake is in charge Of the night
service, and the system is SO ar
ranged that in case he drops off to
sleep ring from a private phone
will start up a gong at the central
and this will keep ringing until the
call is answered.
In the Judging of creamery butter
submitted at the State fair last week
the Revere creamery scored SO
points, the Walnut Grove creamery
924 and the Redwood Falls cream
cry 81 points. These were the
only three creameries in the county,
that submitted samples, or the sam
pies of which went 80 aud over.
The highest score was 50, which
went to the Litchfield creamery.
A letter from A. H. Anderson. re-
ceived here early last week, was to
the effect that he is now located at
Boulder, Colorado, where DR..
Pease and wife are also located.
They all agree that Boulder is a
very pretty and pleasant place to
live in. 1.-THE city is said to have
about 8, 900 population, but / doubt
very much there being that many
inhabitants. The city is located q
miles north Of Denver, and is said
to be the oldest town, or rather city
in Colorado. Politics seem to be
warming up here, and while the
Democrats will carry the State it
will be with greatly reduced major
isies. Mrs. Pease is getting along
very nicely, as is also your humble
servant. !"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-09-12
THE REDWOOD GAZETTE,
BY AIKEN 4 scHmAnL.
WEDNESDAY. SEPT. 12, 1900.
Chicago L Northwestern Railway.
LOCAL TIME CARD, REDWOOD FALLS
Subject to change

LOCAL TIME CARD, REDWOOD FALLS.
Subject to change.
DEPARTURES OF TRAINS.
No. So, daily except Sunday ......... p m.
For Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis, Winona,
and east: also for Tracy, Marshall, Water
town, Huron and Pierre. Parlor car, Kssota
to st. Paul and Minneapolis. Sleeper, Man
kato to Chicago.
No. 81. daily except Sunday! $50 Q. p, m;
west between Waseca and Tracy. Makes
connection with Omaha at Kasota for Sioux
City and Omaha.
ARRIVAL OF TRAINS.
Connects with new train, No. s, from east.
No, 6a, daily except Sunday Ais p. m.
From Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis Winona
and all points east and west.
w. B. KN1sKERN. A. c: JOHNSON,
Gen Gsss and Ticket Ast S Mno ageP%t Mimi
W. S. BRAaESnR. Agent, Redwood Falls, MINI
MINNEAPOLIS & st. Louis Railway.
Time of arrival and departure Of mail and
press trains from Redwood.
for Miereapoifs and st. paul. connecting with
through trains for Chicago and the east, st
Louis, Hot Springs and the south. Des
Moines. Omaha and points west. Through
dining and sleeping cars.
WEST.
No. IA. daily except Sunday .......1 :28 p. m
For Hanley Falls and Watertown.
FREIGHT TRAINS.
East 600 D. m. West $50 a, m
Every day until further notice.
GEO. 8. RICHARDson. Agent.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-09-12

the dogs will be allowed to run,
Notwithstanding the death of the
owner.
Lila Ballard, the eight year old
daughter Of G. Ballard, had a thigh
horribly mangled in an accident
while enroute from the farm west Of
this city, last Wednesday evening.
The family had just arrived here
from Mankato and were engaged in
moving to the farm. The little girl
sat with her mother in q double
seated buggy attached to 8 wagon
loaded with household goods. A
sudden jolt Of the buggy threw her
out between the box and the wheel.
and her leg was caught in the bug
.gy wheel several times before Mrs.
Ballard could stop the team. The
child was brought to the CONNER
cial Hotel. where the bones were
set and the wounds dressed by DR..
Gibson.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-05
THE EVIDENCE IN THE CASE.
The Examination of the Witnesses
in Detail.

The first witness put on the stand by
the Government was w. S. Robinson,
Superintendent of the Carolina Water
Works Company at Wilmington. He
said that one day last April he took ill.,
among the days receipts, a counterfeit
dollar. Having reason to believe that
there must be others in circulation, he
sent this dollar to the Treasury Depart
ment. Soon after this the matter was re-
ferred to Il. T. Perry, special agent at
Charlotte. Perry wrote to the witness
and later came to Wilmington in regard
to the matter.
On cross-examination Robinson said
he knew Marshall, and that he was a
man of good character.
The next witness was b. f. Perry,
snecial operator in the United States
secret Service. his business being 10
hiring to Justice counterfeiters.
Il have charge of North and South
Carolina with headquarters at Charlotte.
Lass Nav ] received a letter from
washington. stating that there was
co,nterfeiting going ON in Wilmington
and instructing me to go there and IN
vestigate the matter Il wrote to the
chief of police and others there, asking
if they could give me some clue as to
the guilty parties. About May 11th |
went TO Wilmington and consulted a
number of people touching the matter. >
The witness named the various persons
he called on about 1T.
Il then went to the express office ana
consulted the books there. In conse-
qucnce Of what | learned from these
books | went to the store of Nick Polltz,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-05
MANY PROMINENT WITNESSES.

Among the character witnesses to b'
put ON the stand for Marshall are: Gov
ernOr Russell, r.. S. Martin, Walter &
MacRae. Ohm G. Darden, John NJ. Mey
land, Sam NOrthrop, George Harris, w
A. Farriss and II. f. Bonitz.
The selection of a jury consumed halt
an hour. The defendant took advan
tage of eight of the ten peremptory
challenges allowed him. The govern
ment used none of its four peremptory
challenges. The jury, as finally selected
are all Wake county men except one
from Franklin. They are as follows
Seth Jones. of Wake county; Thos
Pence Wake; j. s. Patrick, Wake; j
J. Wilder. Franklin: NJ. l.. Haynes
Wake T. NJ Wimbish. Wake: Nick De
boy. Wake: JAS. Cooper, Wake; A. ID
Hulin. Wake: G. G.. Koonce. Wake; o.
W. Bclyin. Wake: A. 0. Jones, Wake.
The bill Of indictment was then read
by District Attorney Bernard. 1t sets
forth three counts Of Indictment, as fol
lows:
l. That a. j. Marshall did unlawfully
and fel0niously make and procure to be
made and have in his possession dies
hubs or mouids for making a silver dol
lar coin. with the intent of fraudulently
and unlawfully using the same in falsely
making. forging and counterfeiting fifty
ne-dolllrs in the similitude and resemb-
lance of one dollar which had before that
time heen coined in the minis of the
United States"
2. That A. j. Marshall did unlawfully,
wilfulIy and feloniously make, forge and
procure to be falsely made and forged
fifty coins in the similitude of the silver
dollar. and fifty coins in similitude of the
half dollar and fifty coins III the sinlili-
tude of quarter dollar heretofore coined
in the minis of the United States.
8. That A. j. Marshall did unlaw-
fully, wilfully ard feloniously aid. assist
abet. counsel and advise Nick Politz and
Nicholas Costohelus in making, having
and using die. hub or mouldS of steel or
plaster or other substance i'll the like
ness or similitude as to the design or in
scription thereon of die, hub or moulds
designated for the coinage or making OF
a genuine silver dollar coin of the United
States. with the intent fraudulently and
unlawfully to use the same and did I'M
lawfully and feloniously use the same. .
The witnesses We're, then called and
sworn as follows:
For the Government: Il. L. Perry, j.
II. Williams. Theodore Darkley,W ii.
Loudenslager, Sam NorthrOp, n Paul,
w. A. Farriss, S. Burr, Nick Politz, w
s. Robinson.
For the defendant: c. f. Collins G.
G. Simmons, L. Gay. j. Is. King, VIM
Holden, W. ]. Johnson, w \. Nc
Gowan, G. T. Bland, John Tolar, II. w
Howell, George Thomas, Ii. l.. Peter
son, john Yates. Joe Edwards, II. a.
Bum, ]. t. Burke. j. ID. Sudbury, Theo
Swami, 7. f. Bell, Thomas Price, S.
Seigle, r. f. Daniels. Claude Leslie
Charles Snibben. George Roderick, S
H. Teny, w. f. Yopp, G. w. Mills, K
E. Helms. J. NJ. McGowan, A. f. Penn
berton, S. ID. Hawkins, Frank Meir
II. L. Britton, J. Augusta Hall.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-05

he said, a day or two before he was
burned out. CoStObelus was described as
a tall, dark man, with black hair and
| small pox marks on his face He denied
that he and Costobelus came over to this
country on the same vessel.
What did you do after you We're
burned out?''
Il stayed around two months before
my insurance was paid.
Why
'Well | gave my papers to Mr.. Mar
shall and he didn't collect the money
sooner
Won't you charged with burning your
store?"
NO
didn't you go to Sol Bear, the South
ern Distilling Company and others and
ask them to make out bills against you
for goods never delivered in order to
cover the amount of your insurance."
Il did not"
"Why did you employ Marshall?"
"fIc was the only lawyer l knew. /
met Mr.. Marshall in 1897 in a saloon"
Didn't you go to John Meyland's and
consult him about collecting the money"
No.
Didn't you go to Mr.. Yopp about it,
and didn't he go with you and introduce
you to Marshall?"
Il went to Mr.. Yopp and asked him
which was the best lawyer-Marshall or
McChmmy, but he didn't go with me to
Marshall"
The witness said Costobelus left Viii
mington in November, 1898. and that
he first came to Wilmington in March,
1897.
"Who was the Greek that carried off
that satchel of metal for making count
erfeit money the night you were burned
ollt!''
Il don't know of any such satchel"
what were those scraps doing in that
box at the window at the head of your
bed?"
There was no such thing in my
room"
What did Marshall do when he came
to your store?"
He would go out and stay an hour or
| two, then come back. | didn't know
where he was gone till l caught him up
stairs in the counterfeit room.
Before you had the fire didn't you tell
George Thomas. a negro who was at
your place. to sweep up all the scraps of
metal ON the tloor?'
No"
Didn't Thomas work for yOu?"
''I1e was about my place till | caught
him stealing a ham; then | made him
leave
did you have anything to do with the
counterfeiting:
NO"
"Didn't Won mly metalf'
Yes
''As far back as July, 1897, didn't you
in company with Costobelus buy metal
from the Wilmington Iron Works."
NO"
Didn't you buy marble dust and plas-
ter paris for couEterfeiting purposes?'
No"
about Christmas in 1897 didn't you
buy metal from the Wilmington Iron
Works.
NO"
You didn't even go there?'
YES, | went there to introduce Costo-
belus to Mr.. Bailey, 50 that he could get
job as plumber"
The witness denied passing counter
| felt money On anybody.
"When did you confess that You were
| guilty of counterfeiting?'
"After the grand jury found a true
BILL
Didn't you om Friday before the Fed
era court met-didn't Won tell me (Nlr.
Bellamy) and Mr.. McClammy that you
had cOnfessedE"
NO"
Didn't Perry, night after night go to
you and hold out inducements to you to
confess and implicatc MARSHALL?
mo. He did not. | did NOT confess
to Perry. / confessed to Mr.. Spears. |
sent for Mr.. Bernard, but he wasn't i'll
town and Mr.. Spears came
Didn't you tell me (Bellamy) that Mar
CONTINUED on Sixth Page)
"EIe laughs best who laughs last" If
ro,, tolyo Hoods Copconor illa Won NAV
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-05

claimed that one night, on his way to his
room, he saw a strange light in Politz' s
room. Looking in he saw Marshall and
Costobelus making counterfeit money.
Costobelus saw him, caught him by the
throat and told him if he ever revealed
what he had seen he (Costobelus) would
kill him. On another occasion he looked
through the key hole and saw Marshall,
Costobelus and Poitz making money.
On cross-eXamination Darkley Jared
very badly, denying many things which
Marshalfs counsel say they can prove be-
yond question by some of the best people
jim Wilmington. Unless he shows up bet
ter ON the redirect examination TINS
morning his evidence will hardly go for
much with the jury.
w. M. Loudenslager, manager of the
Penn refining and Smelling Works at
Philadelphia produced the correspond
ence between that concern and Marshall.
This correspondence consisted of letters
of inquiry as to the price OF silver, gold,
nickel, bronze antimony and other met
ais; his letters ordering ccrtain of these
metals, and the bills for the same.
II. J. Williams, the express agent at
Wilmington, produced his books showing
luuJ htESIdIl TeccINtU diII pdfOh Luz lllC
goods ordered from Philadelphia. One
of these packages $3.50 was received on
October 27th, 1897, and the other
one ($40.10) on November 10Th.
Sam Northrop, a clerk in the express
Office, testified that he delivered these
packages to Marshall.
This, i'll short, is the evidence against
Marshall introduced yesterday. Today,
probably about noon, the introduction of
evidence for Marshall will begin.
Mr.. Marshall is represented by an able
array of counsel: Messrs. Marsden Bel
Iamy, Iredell Meares and George Roun-
tree. of Wilmington, and Col. Thos. NJ.
Argo and Busbee and Busbee, of this
city.
Mrs. Marshall is here with her husband
and is taking a deep interest in the trial.
She sat near Mr.. Marshall i'll the court
room all day yesterday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-05

Greek who was conducting 4 grocery
and bar business, and searched his
store / found counterfeit money in
his drawer. and in little locker III his
safe | found ffty-eight counterfeit dol
lars"
The box containing these dollars was
produced and identified. Also the coun-
terfeiting outfit This consisted of q
earthen crucibles, seven forms for max
ing plaster paris moulds, gas burner for
furnishing the coins, a lot of scrap sill
ver some pieces of antimony, blocks of
babbit metal and pieces of block tin.
These articles, the witness said were
found in Politz's rooms. In the safe
was found fifty-eight counterfeit dollars
and among his papers two bills for scrap
silver and anthony bought from parties
III Baltimore
''Poltz was arrested on May 18th, and
a telegram was sent to John NJ. Scott,
proprietor of some smelling works at
Philadelphia. But he was in Canada
and | did not receive an answer until
June 9th
I'm consequence Of this telegram /
Immediately arrested Marshall Court
was then in session, but the grand jury
had been dismissed and therefore no bill
was found"
Counsel for the defendant said they did
not care to cross examine this witness at
this time, but that they desired to recall
him later. when the questions they
wished to ask him would be competent.
Judge Purnell said this course would
be permitted.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-05
HE STICKS TO HIS STORY.

He said he was in his store the night
of the fire and that there was a Greek
there named Contos. He denied that
Contos was Costobelus, or that he was Il
He only saw Costobelus,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-05
TO THE
Of
North Carolina

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This invaluable book to the lawyers Of
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-05

"He laughs best who laughs last" If
you take Hoods Sarsaparilla you may
laugh first, last and all the time, for it
will make you well.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-23
wants More Help.

a congressman recently received
the following note from ono of his
rural constituents to whom he had
sent consignment of garden seeds:
"l<ind sir and esteemed friend, l
have the seeds. They oame this
morning and suit very we'll, espec-
tally the cabbage seed which grows
we'll in this soil, please send me
two loads of fertilizer and new
harrow and if you could send me a
man for couple of days would
be obliged. With THE help l
Know the garden stuff will turn out
all rite and [ will send some toyou
and the president. Your grateful
we'll wisher and Supporter"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-23
wanted Doodle.

A Republican candidate for office
in this county received the follow
ing letter recently. The letter
came into our hands, and without
giving the location it is from, pub
lish it:
"Dear Sur and Fren-H Hearin
that you wur in the Raice fer offs
want to know if you would caire
fer the voat of my Settlement. AS
goes, so goes that voat. The Set:
tlement Swairs by me, an what /
tolls em to do they does. it is a
white and oullored voat mixed, but
it is a intellergent voat, if [ does
say it Miself, It is voat that kin
read, rite and count. If you wants
that voat, let me know. If you
don't want that voat, 1 know who
does"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-23
onestiona .Answered.

Yes, August Flower still has the
largest sulc of any medicine in the
civilized world. Your mothers ana
grandmothers never thought ofusin1g
anything else for Indigestion or li bll,
they seldom heard of Appendicitis,
Nervous Prostration or Heart Fail
ure, sc. They used August Flower
to clean out the system and stop fer
mentation of undigested food, regu-
the nervous and organic action of the
system, and that is all they took
when feeling dull and bad with head
aches and other aches. You only
need u few doses of Green's August
Flower, in liquid form, to make you
satisfied there is nothing serious the
free at Geo. NJ. HooT, this city; w. -.
Rutteucutter, Mason; IL. S. Bright,
Brighton; G. f.. Bettinger, Leon.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-05-23
Discoyored by n Woman.

Another great discovery has been
made. and that too, by lady in this
country. "Disease fastened it's clutches
upon her and for seven years she with
stood its severe tests, but her vital or.
gans were undermined and death seem
ed imminent For three months she
coughed necessarily, and could not
sleep. She finally discovered a way to
recovery, by purchasing bottle of DIR.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption
and was so much relieved on taking first
dose, that she slept all night; and with
two bottles. has been absolutely cured.
Her name is Mrs. Luther Lutz." Thus
writes w. @. Hammick & Co., of Shelby,
n. @. Trial bottles free at Hooffs s
Drug Store. Regular size SOC and 5 LOO
Every bottle guaranteed.