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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-05-29
Estate of Hiram ID. Cook.
LICENSE TO SELL,

State of Vermont, District of Lamoille, ss.-In
Probate COur', held at Hyde Park. within and
for said district, on the 23d day of may,
A. d. 1901
Sophloni NJ Cook Administrators of the es-
tate of Hiram d, Cook, late of klmOre, in said
district deceased, makes application to said
Court for license to sell all of The real estate
of said deceased, 10 wit: Home farm in
Gilmore, Vermont; representing tnat the sale
thereof would be beneficial to all interested
in said estate. WhereupOn, ii is ordered by
said Court, that said application be referred
to Session thereof, to he held at the
,stn ONCE in said Hyde Park, loo on the me
Il, airing and decision thereon and. it is further
OTuered, that all persons interested be notified
hereof, by publication of notice of said applica-
ton and order thereon, three weeks successive
" in the News and Citizen, printed at Norris
VILE ana Hyde Park before said time Of hear
ana, If they see cause, object thereto.
By the COurt.-AtteSt.
81 EDWIN c. WHITE, Judge.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-05-29
Estate of Hiram ID. Cook.
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

The undersigned, having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the District of
LamOille, Commissioners, to receive, examine,
an. adjust all claims and emanas of Ill persons
against the estate of Hiram ID, Cook, late Of
ElmOIe, in said District. deceased, and all
CLAIMS exhibited in Offset thereto. hereby give
notice that we will meet for the purposes
If resaid at the late residence of Hiram D.
Cook. on the eighth day OF June, and fourth
day of November next, from l o'clock
p. m until O'Clock p, M, each of said days.
and that Fix non his rom the 4th day
by said Court for said creditors to present their
claims to us for examination and allowance.
Dated at Elmore, THIS 10th day of May, A.
ID. 1901. l.. L. CAMP,
o. ID. BACON,
30 Commissioners.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-18
WHEN MAJOR DYSART MADE HIS OWN SHOES.
And the Unexpected Consequences of His In
dustry.

Special Correspondence OF The Sunday Republic.
Macon. Mo-. Aug. RAT the jubilee meet
ing Saturday one Of the speakers was Ma
jor 2. r.. Dysart. now a and
highly successful lawyer. He related the
following incident Of his early days. which
will elicit q smile from the many attor-
neys who have met the dignined ex-Confed-
crate officer in the Supreme and State
courts:
The first pair of shoes I ever wore /
made myself. 1t was looked upon as a piece
Of reckless extravaganza In those days to
provide store shoes for a boy. and even
the girls had to do some pretty hard plead
ing to get a new pair when the old ones
bad been worn out.
II had acquired some familiarity with the
art of shoemaking by sitting around watch
ing our old village cobbler AZ work. ard was
so tickled over my accomplishment that I
ran to my father with them. thinking he
would perhaps give me a half-dollar for my
economy.
did you make them shoes, Benz he
asked. with much astonishment. after crit
icalIy surveying them.
""Yes. sir. / did, I said. proudly, hoping
to see his hand go down in his pocket.
"'where'd you get the stuffr
Prom Jerry. They're from old pieces
he let me nave for nothing. and I used his
tools
"'well, we'll Then. rs II he had made
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-18

an unlooked-for discovery: There n SONG
thing in you after all Z
The half-doIlar didn't come. but sonses
thing else did. When he came home from
town q few days afterwards there was .
big roll Of leather In the wagon, and Q bog
OF thread. avis. pegs and beeswax. would
have hedged out Of 1t II there had been
any way. but I had convicted myself, and
there was nothing to do but face the mu-
Sic Then he ordered every nigger on the
plantation Up to DO measured for Q new
pair Of shoes. They came srinnine Ike
apes. and ever afterwards distinguished me
from the other boys BY saying, Mars Ben.
&c gobblah.' I bitterly repented my new 90
quirement long before the job was COM
pieted. but the folks all seemed to think Z
ought to be proud to get an indoor job. A
little shop was fixed up for me In the barn
a bench made. apd I vent to work. After
shoes were made for all, my troubles had
oniy begun. There was always . kick COM
ing about the toes pinching or the pegs
working through. the strings breaking or
something. I surmised much Of It was put
on to escape work. but I had to stop and re-
pair the damage. no matter what I was DE-
ing.
Il got 20 I could do q pretty fair job. and
believe I could make a good pair Of shose
now III had to. but I don't want any more
OF 1t under those conditions. Even at this
day ] can hardly pass a shop where a shoe
maker u working without a shudder."
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-18

A detective discovered that the tacka
which held the placard to the door were of
the same pattern as those with which the
sack was fastened to the framework Of the
tunnel trap door.
Winters was found. arrested and Sweat
ed" by police officials for three days. But
he would make no confession until Superin-
tendent Van der Ropp began to talk to him
conidentially.
Jack" he said. its all up with you.
The police have enough evidence to send
you TO prison for thirty years. You will
be ar old man when you get out, and 1t will
do you no good to hide the gold. We know
1t is hidden in the water near the works
and we will search every inch. You may be
cure that the gold will be found before you
get out of prison"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-18
How Winters Intended
to Spend the Money

A small boat was secured. and into II
Sheriff Vale. Detective Kimball Of the Pink
erton agency and two laborers were loaded
Winters assisted in the search for the bricks.
He talked glibly all the while. The deep
mud finally put a stop to operations. and II
was decided to build a cofYerdam before try
ing to recover the rest of the treasure.
Winters told the officers that he planned
the robbery long ago with minute detail.
The distance from the vault TO the Ate
was about a quarter of a mile. and he made
fourteen round trips Four small bars of
refined gold he concealed among the stones
Of the breakwater. just at the further mouth
Of the railroad unnel. His purpose had
been to use this gold for present needs.
Winters on his last trip had perceived
that dawn was breaking. Not daring TO
complete the trip. he laid on the shore the
two bricks which were found Tuesday morn
ing at the point where the robbers boat was
supposed to have landed. The trail Of red
pepper ending at that point had been a
blind.
In this wise does Winters tell OF the use
he had for the money. and the manner in
which he expected to realize on the bullion:
II wanted the money with which to build
an airship. 1 have a model in my cabin
partly completed. It may take time. but I
will complete my invention and It win ny.
I shall begin work on 1t as soon as I get
back to Crockett.
Il planned the robbery well. but spoiled II
all by leaving my pistol and that package of
lacks In my cabin. 1t IL too bad. but it can't
be helped now. The shovel I used I threw In
the bay. I didn't use that electric light they
found. II the fools had looked they would
have seen that II was burned out and would
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-18
Burglary Was a
Work of Genius.

In stealing the IS. 900 worth of gold. Jack
Winters accomplished tasks which many
detectives and other folk to this good min.
Ute irsist was impossible of accomplishment
by one man. Winters says he had no help
nave that given by his wits. two hands and
srms. two legs. . small shovel, a saw, q
few boards. Q steel drill. a tallow eandls, q
box Of CAYENNE Pepper and . store Of de-
termination. With these he tunneled under
the wall Of . building. up to the floor Of
that building, sawed through the heavy
Moor beams and boards. drilled all around
a piece Of the steel vault noor big enough
to admit his body into the vault, ara the.
carried the gold IN fourteen trips through
q railroad tunnel to the edge Of the BAY.
1t was q s~tupendous Job Of work. Winters
says he did II alone. The detectives my hs
had confederatss: but detectives do not al
ways know everything. and. ~ they haven't
found the confederates. their theory must
Be considered ~ not proven.
b Ssiby Smelling Works II one of the
largest in the world. It In In siKht OF the
busy. ship-laden San Francisco Bay; rail-
road tracks and switches surround IL. and
an army Of men are employed In Il al day
and al night The buildings are huge. but
not imposing. The main one 10 that In which
the smslting-room b located. This room n,
10 fest long By 100 feet wide. At one side
Of 1t. Close to the vail. h . steel vault, 6
feet high. s feet wide and 10 feet long. Five
sides OF II are Of sheet steel. Advertisements
Of an inch thick. while the other side In
occupied by q large steel door. with COM
bii.ation lock and strong bolts and hinses.
Underneath the nosr At the point whore
this vault stands are two layers Of IRE
brick. which rest on the ground. In other
parts Of the room are several furnaces and
otner smsietng machinery. and here twenty
inen In day and night shifts WORK. while
feur or nvs others march about a. guards.
t In this room the crude gold IL smeltsd
and staHped Each night the amount Of
gold that has been smelted and formed into
bricks. end . not been sent back to San
tranc1sco for deposit in the mint, 10 taken
TO The vault urder guard and stacked away.
Then the door ID carefully locked. The
.vatus ee he bullion thus stored away night-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-18

not make a light I used a little patent
bicycle lamp to light the tunnsl.
The fact that I burned my clothes did
not appeal to me as strange because I
had been for years in the habit of burning
my old clothes. The shovel they found In
my cabin had been there for several years.
and I did not use 1t in digging h tunnel
The marks which they said we're made by
my spade were made by another implement,
which I threw into the water.
II planned how I would get rid Of the bull
lion without bringing suspicion ON myself
long before I committed the robbery. I
planned to remove the gold from the bay
a bar at a time. I had Intended to melt the
gold. to mix it with alloy and to dispose Of
1t In quantities that would bring me o
80. ooo. II would have been an easy matter
at intervals Of several months to seIl the
gold At different places. I intended to take
several years in ~disposing Of the bur1on.
IF my plan had been successful to the
md and II I had gained the wealth I stole I
would not have spent It b rich display. but
would have lived simply and ffuSally. - I
do now. ! woulo have Travelled In forsAsD
countries. I had no nxed idea In my nina
when I stole the gold a. to what ! would
do with all my money. but I wanted - auiA
work"
1t is certain that winters sfl BE- 70
wsrded for returning the stolen gold. While
the story that he would be given n .0oo 10
denied absolutely. ex-Chief Of Police Lss
did admit certain concessions were made to
him.
I'VE kept the law In view and nothin9
was done that has not been done before"
said Lee.
1t is generally believed that winters win
plead guilty and escape with . Light pun
ishment. 1t 10 thought that the officers
have been well paid for the work. and are
not disposed to push the case. The Selby
people are satisfied with the recovery Of the
gold.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-18

ly varies from $4,000 to approximately 81
co.0oo. the usual amount being from $50. O
to $50 600
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-18
Winters Leads Officials to
His Ocean StOrehOuse.


Winters finally weakened and told Rspp
that he had taken the gold, and would take
him IN he spot where IL WAS hidden. The
..- l., oun.r u,i,h cunsrr,.ndsn
-.
va" of "oPp
on a tug mat hish. ior 'rockeu' inee
they waited all night FOR low tide. Winter1
pointed out the place at the end Of the rail-
road wharf. behind the coal bunkers at
the beginning of the Vallejo ferry slip. AT
that point at low tide the mud is about four
feet deep. covered BIZ a foot Of water.
When the tug first reached Crockett Win
ters pointed out the spot in the water where
he said he had thrown the gold. Superin-
tendent Van der Ropp marked the place on
tha ub.rf and the tug steamed avav IN
.a,, ,or lou tide In the morpipy winters
h,r..,, %, into the mud and water nm "a
VI. n.ct ana for an bour and q half eroned
o.. ~ ,;..,rg h,,II,on pv IA o,croct s,oo :
oo r,or,h had heen recovered THE include.
~. go h.r. q, an. cola vv,r,or. h,a nv,
- -, ~. har, A. hass H.. .aid Tho, nns
~ -. -
80 Sronooa ou, T, ,hers,ora Dew. oniv
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-18

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Jack Winters. laborer and incipient in
ventor Of an airship. was rich for five
days and i've nights. Eleven hundred and
thirty pounds Of smelted gold, worth at the
minis $2S3. 900 in United States currency.
was his. 1t was all in shining ~bars-yellow
and rich. and hard and smooth to the touch
all clear gold. freed from the contamina-
tion OF baser metals. II was. 10 lin, a for
tune beyond the danger of exhaustion, and
with II he would perfect his airship and fly
to fame
And then Jack Winters was poor again
the gold gone from his reach. the airshio
still an unrealized dream, and the dreari-
ness OF a prison cell, looming foggily be-
fore him. the only thing that seemed real.
For Jack Winters had not come by his
horde Of gold honestly. He had stolen tt
cieverly and daringly and industriously. 1t
IL true; but, nevertheless. he had stolen It.
The law recognized 1t as the property OF
sundry California miners who had dug It
from California mines and carted It TO the
Selby Smelling Works at Crockett,
Cal. to be refine and melted into bars. It
had been so melted. weighed and stamped:
and then 1t had been stacked in a steel
vault in the big workroom OF the SIN .ite--
a room which n ever watched. day and
night.
And there Jack Winters found II.
Through q hole in the floor Of the vault
he carried the yellow bars to the edge Of
the bay. and tossed them into the water
for safe keeping. He stood at a certain
point on the wharf and heaved the bricks
straight ahead. They made a splash and
buried themselves in the mud before the
ripples could die away.
II seemed a safe enough treasure-house to
Jack Winters. And after awhile. he
thought. he would return, unlock the water
vault. and carry away 50 much of his riches
as he needed for the perfection Of his air
ship.
But a lost cap. a box of car
pet tacks. detectives and a fear.ome
conscience were the destroyers of Jack Win
ters's wealth. The lost cap was found by
the detectives. 1t was not long before they
had fitted 1t to Jacks head. And III their
questions and their threats and promises,
and Jacks own fright-stirred conscience.
caused him to tell of his treasure box, ard
to rob II OF its riches and place them in
the hands of those whom the law recog-
niHes as the rightful custodians.
1t was all q matter OF from Monday night
to Saturday morning-less time b. far than
Jack winters deemed possible for the gain
and the loss OF . OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES for
u
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-18
Experts Admire His Skill
in Cutting Through the Floor.

His tunnel complete. the robber began his
assault upon the floor of the vault. This was
Of 5-lS-inch steel. hardened and dangerous
to attack. But the burglar was as expert
with q drill as he was with a spade and a
saw. He began work at . spot where the
bars Of gold and silver were never piled. be-
ing thus careful to avoid the danger which
might come from having such extra weight
upon tie weakened bit of flooring. He
marked a beam-shaped piece to be removed,
and began 70 drill. sitting with more or less
comfort or the floor Of his tunnel. He mad
to be careful too. lest the point of his drin
pierce clear through the noor and thus at
tract attention. But he knew all these
tricks. and none Of the ID holes he drilled
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-18

Ing. They must nave USED q boat 10 carry
away all that plumber"
The men scattered along the rocks and
the hunt began.
Middleton jumped down among the boul-
ders which the railroad company has
dumped on the teach TO prevent the tide
from washing into its roadway. Before ne
had gone a dozen feet he caught sight Of
a piece Of sacking. He ran to it and
snatched it up. Under it glistened two b~is
Of gold, valued at $4,000.
| The Wonderful Tunnel
| and How 1t Was Guarded.
Every foot Of the beach. of the hills and
of the railroad tracks was searched; but
those two bars Of gold and the trail Of red
pepper were the only traces Of the robber
after the outer mouth of the tunnel was
left behind.
And that tunnel was worth the attention
given II. 1t was an underground monument
to the ingenuity of the robber. 1t
marked him az a genius. a man Of brains
and of industry. 1t was worthy of the man
who had planned and executed the greatest
burglary in the history of the West, and
perhaps In the country.
Beginning close against the wall OF the
building. and nearly opposite the center
of the vault. a hole about three feet wide
was sunk to q depth of about three feet.
taking it about two and a half feet below
the foundation of the building. Then the
tunnel turned under the building. ever be-
Ing kept at a width sufficient to permit
the easy passage Of a human body. This
tunnel proceeded for . distance Of five
feet. and had been carefully boarded up
to prevent the caving Of the dirt. Then the
deliver had burrowed upward a distance Of
about four feet to the floor of the building
Just under the vault. Friedrich, which
were used to strengthen the floor under the
vault. were removed: then the heavy wood
boards of the floor were sawed away for
a space Of about three feet BY two ieet.
and the steel floor OF the vault was exposed.
Thus was the tunnel. carefully dug. exact
ly measured. and scientifically strengthened
against mishap to the digger or his work.
How was the dirt got rid OFF, and How
was the tunnel concealedT' are natural
questions; for on the one hand was the
smelter building. and on the other. not two
yards away. was the double railway track
along which trains were ever passing.
No one has learned how the dirt was car
ried AWAY; but the tunnel was most clev-
erly and simply concealed by this method;
A stout frame work Of the proper size was
made; over It was tackled q strong sack
and this was the downfall Of the robber.
for the tacks were peculiar and similar
ores were found in his cabin-and
on this sack was placed dirt Of the kind
found elsewhere iE the neighborhood. THIS
dirt. to q depth of six inches. was tampcd
down carefully. and over IT and around Il
were scattered neighborhood debris No
casual glance would ferret out the falseness
of this seeming part Of the ground. And Us
there were evidently none whose business il
was to closely examine the vicinity, The
robbers trapdoor tn his tunnel was not dis
covered until. having finished with 1t. he
left il open.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-18
OF VAULT.

Gold Bars to the Value Of $2s3, 900 Stolen From a Steel Vault That
Was Surrounded by a Score of Men, and Buried in the Bot
tom of San Francisco Bay-Carpet Tacks Led to the Ar.
rest Of the Robber, Who Says He Wanted the
Money So That He Might Build
an Airship.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-18

as the property Of Jack Winters. formerly
an employe of the smelter.
Winters lived in a lonely cabin close to tho
smelter. and when officer. went to this
cabin they found on 1t this sign:
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-18
JACK

ween these two nails. somewhere in line
with the spots marked by the stones I just
threw into the water"
Arizona republican., 1901-06-20
It is Wonderful how they do Sell, but there is a Good Reason for it

They make it so much easier for the woman. No wood to carry in. Sp ashes to carry out. Lit in less than minute and extinguiahed just as quick ly. Absolutely safe. Burn common kero- sene. No heat in the kitchen Goo! and clean. Cheaper than wood by hall' They bake and boil and stew qulckly' And then they are not like the other NVickless Blue Flame Oil Stoves; they are plst the experimental stage. They work this year and they work next year. They have been sold here for five years. There are more Standard Wickless Blue Flame Oil Stoves m use than all other stoves. The standard costs more than others, but 1t IS the best. We have sold about 200 In the Territory. We keep several styles. Burner Jr Standard Wickless
 EIue Flame oil Stoves. .S9.So 9 Burner Regular Standard Wick
 less Blue Flame oil Stoves. ..$12.0V Burner Regular Standard Wick
 less Blue Flame oil Stoves. Slb.OO ? Burner Cabinet Standard Wick
 less Blue Flame oil Stoves. l5.OO a '
 less Blue Flame oil StoVes.... .S2O.Vo g Burner Cabinet Step oven, Tin,
 Wickless Blue Flame oil Stoves .S2i.oo 8 Burner Cabinet Step Oven, Rus
 sia. Wickless Blue Flame Oil
 Stoves ,.......... ,..............SZ6'oO oO 4 Burner Cabinet Step oven, Rus
 sia, Wickless Blue Flame oil
 Stoves ............. .........s..'' 'S-''oV Burner Cabinet Step oven, Rus
 sia, Wialiiess Blue Flame oil
 stoves ... ..............s3S.5O 50 2 Burner Auto Nalvo, not stan
 dard Wickless Hue Flame oil
 Stoves ........... ........... S. .OO 2 Burner Regulator, not Standard
 Wickless Blue Flame oil Stoves s9.5O 1 Burner Russia Ovens............ S3.0O 2 Burner Russia ovens. .......," A.oo
 Don't suffer this summer over a hot wood stove when you can use q stan ddrd Wickless Blue Flame oil Stove at half the cost of wood.
Arizona republican., 1901-06-20
Il
 N|ssNsSsM|Sss|EsMa|||sg g
 Personal Mention.

Mrs Russell Warron win leave to- night for the coast
 w. \. Tiffany and C. R. Hadley left fast night for Prescott.
 w NJ. Dameron left last night over the M. 6 P for Texarkana.
 Mrs. A. w. Fredsou left last night via Marlcopa for olympia. Wash.
 Jos. l. Roberts of Prescott registered at inc Commercial hotel yesterday.
 w. A. Drake of Prescott registered at the Hotel Adams yesterday morning.
 Jack Monty was passanse. on the north train last night for Chickasaw. I. r.
 Charles IT. Nichols and 4. s, Holmes arrived here ye.tcrisy from Globe .,e er the II. & p
 Chas. NJ aIeMichael and Pete Cum ningham of Blsbee are gvests of the Conner ial
 Mrs. J. T. Dennis left last night on Q visit with friends in Ohio and other eastern points.
 Miss Mary E. Thompson of the h. dian school left last night for Chicago via the northern route.
 J. c. Sampson and wife of Chicago arrived here yesterday morning, regis ter!ng a tthe Commercial hotel.
 Dr. J. A. Swartz and family Of san Antonio, Tex, arrived here yesterday and are reginte:ed at the Commercial hotel
 Mr.' and .AIrs. A. C. Mcqueen left fast night for a few days visit in Prescott, after which they will go tc Chicago,
 Emil Lechler who has been visiting his son here for some time. left for his home in Memphis last night via the g. F. P. & P.
 Trabue Van Culn of Denver, Geo. B. Russell of Prescott and Henry Branch of Tucson were registered at the Hotel Adams yesterday.
 Mrs. c. w. Vickers, who has been visiting in Prescott for a short time, continued her journey east on as'i nights s. r. ?. X P. train.
 C. II. Nichols of Boston. Mrs. Hearst of SacaLon, W. II. smith of Prescott w. F. Scott Of san francisco, tranclS Reno of Tucson registered at the Com merciai hotel yesterday.
 Territorial Secretary C, II. Akers hae returned from Washington and othel eastern points. He is looking well anl enjoying the best of health. He reports an air of general prosr erity all through the east ard says that Arizona is be coming a popular theme of general con Versation.