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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-03

change of views of life and things gen
orally between the two friends Jefferds
had several times alluded to his trial for
the murder of Walton. One day he laugh
ingly remarked: What fools those Jurors
were!'' and he calmly told his friend that
when Walton came along that night he
was hiding behind a tree on the corner of
Eighteenth street and Third avenue. It
shot him Dead exclaimed Jefferds with
a laugh His friend shrugged his should
ers and said he did not believe him.
why remarked the friend, II suppose
the next thing you will say will be that
you killed Matthew'S, 1T was a lively
race between me and Matthews" con-
tinued Jefferds. IF he had minded his
own business I would not have killed
him. The man in the boat with JEFF
ferds laughed. why, Jefferds, 1T was
proven on the Walton trial you were in
Brooklyn that night" Jefferds sneered
Then he told how after shooting Mat
thews he had turned the corner and lay
hidden under stoop while the crowd
whirled by. Then he slowed the pistol
in crevice in the wall, and jumped on a
Fourth avenue car. Opposite the Aston
house he dashed down Broadway to
Whitehall street, leaped on ferryboat
just going out and was soon sitting in the
public room Of the hotel with other
loungers Jefferds' friends pooh-poohed
the whole story.
About week after this Jefferds and
his friends came to this city to have
good time. The two ended their bout in
a tavern called 'tThe Store in Blocker
street. As they were coming out a police
man arrested Jefferds. For what?'
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-03

Jefferds can never be tried for the muir
Ger of Walton, but the murderer of Mat
thews has not been sput on trial yet. =
That obdurate man was Nelson ]. Water
bury.
Full of health, naturally robust, young
Jefferds enjoyed life, after his acquittal,
to the full His mother had lovely villa
on Long Island, near the sound. There
was yachting there. Jefferds was fond
of boating. There was plenty of fishing.
Jefferds was a great angler. Besides,
there were cozy places in the not far
away neighborhood where corn whisky
was in abundance and where jovial young
men assembled In the evening. -Jefferds
liked merry company and he liked
whisky, too, and he was often nights
the merriest of the merry.
One young man. he met among the
merrymakers Jefferds took a great lik-
ing to. This young man always had
plenty of money He was evidently some
one who during the summer had all the
time he wanted to enjoy himaelf. He and
Jefferds became great chums. Indeed,
they finally became so inseparable, and
Mrs. Walton, Jefferds' mother, took such
G liking for the young man that she in
sisted upon his spending the summer at
her villa She thought the tavern hotel
was not good enough for such a nice
fellow. The summer days passed on
pleasantly and the two young men when
they sat at table with Mrs Walton
playing a friendly game of cards anus
ed her with their tales of their mishaps
on their boat.
But the boating and fishing had not
been done without considerable inter
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-03

by another murder, and after that a
third murder, which ended the life of the
man who committed the first two.
Just before the war between the North
and South began q well known citizen
resided in Eighteenth street near Third
avenue, a neighborhood in those days
where many rich men lived. His name
was John Walton. One evening Walton
was shot dead in the street as he was
walking toward his house. AS the fatal
shot was fired another well known citizen
named John w. Matthews, who was on
the book, saw man run toward Lex
1ngton avenue. Matthews gave chase.
He was fast outstripping the man when
the latter suddenly turned, a shot rang
through the air and Matthews fell dead
By this time a crowd had started after
the murderer, who had turned into a.
side street. When the crowd got to the
corner there was no sign of the man
anywhere. He had vanished as if the
earth had swallowed him.
The murder of Walton and Matthews
set the whole city in an uproar. The po-
lice were at sea. Why was Walton kill
ed? What was the motive of the muir
derer? A moment before he met his
death friend was certain that there
was no one on the block at the time
but Walton and himself. Evidently,
then, the murderer must have been be-
hind a tree when he fired on Walton
The latter's neighbors began to talk.
They remembered that Charles Jefferds,
twenty-five years old, Waltons stepson,
had had frequent quarrels with Walton
and that the young mans mother always
sided with her son.
Was young Jefferds the murderer?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-03

More had found the man who had sod
the pistol to Jefferds He identified it.
Guilty of murder in the first degree
was the verdict of the jury
Jefferds was never hanged. While the
trial was on the law abolishing capital
punishment was repealed, so under the
then existing law he was to remain in
prison for a year Under sentence Of
death and then when the governor should
fix date he was to be hanged But no
governor cared to make himself the
hanenan and so Jefferds remained there
perpetual,y under the sentence of death.
But one day he himself was murdered
by a fellow convict who almost cut his
throat off with an ak while Jefferds was
reading novel in a hay loft in the jail
yard. And strange to say the convict
Who killed him was acquitted when put
on trial.
As for Moore, the happiest day of his
life was when he heard of the death Of
Jefferds, for he had sworn if he could
ever get out of prison 1t would be to Kill
Moore. Moore was for years after this
terrible detective work clerk In the de-
tective Office in Mulberry street when
John A. Kennedy was superintendent OF
police. He never got over the terror OF
Jefferds' threat to take his life and
gradually broke down, became half de-
mented and sank out of existence.
Chicago-Arthur Barnard paying teller
of Alexander Dowie's Zion bank. who has
been missing for over a week, and was
believed to have met with foul play or an
accident, walked into the bank and an
nounced himself as ready to resume his
duties. Barnard said he left Chicago
temporarily because of an eStrangement
with his sweetheart
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-03

queried Jefferds 'For the murder of John
w Matthews" "Fiddlesticks, replied
the young man. 1.-THE man who killed
Walton killed Matthews, and l was ac-
quilted of killing Walton. What farcef.
Jefferds begged his summer friend to
visit him often.
A year and a half had passed since
Waltons murder. The trial of Jefferds
for the murder of Matthews came on
Jefferds' summer friend had not aband-
oned him. He sat beside him every day
in the court room. Jefferds was cool and
unconcerned. He was confident of ac-
quittal. He said so to his friend fire.
quently and the friend nodded his head
and smiled as if to say, '"Fhey have Il
poor case"
One day during the trial Jefferds turned
deathly pale. He clutched the chair in
front of him for support. His eyes fair
ly started out of his head. Ills friend
had left his side and gone to the witness
stand at the beck of the district at
torney. These were the question Jeffe7ds
heard the district attorney ask, and the
answers of his friend:
what is your name?'
William v Moore
s'What is your occupation?''
Member of -the-Metropohta police
forcep
Then came the rest-all that summer
friends story of what Jefferds had told
him about the killing of Matthews but
what of that without corroborative evil
dence? 1t came-the pistol that was
hidden In the wall. Two bullets were
missing. The one that killed Walton and
Matthews were of the same caliber.
They fitted the pistol. More than that
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-03

MOTION DEPT,
Special Bargains for Monday.
Shears, 7 and inch. Per pair. i5c
Dress Bindings, mill ends. Per yd. &c
Hump Hooks and Eyes, white
or black. Per card. DC
Pin Cubes, large size. Per cube. &c
Dress Shields, Seamless Stocki-
net. Per pair. Sc
Needle Books, each. .... &c
Lamp Chimney Stoves, each. &c
Machine Thread, soft finish, 100
yards on spool. Per SPOOL. &c
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-03
FAMOUS MURDER MYSTERY
CLEVER WORK BY A YOUNG
DETECTIVE
SEQUEL OF SUMMERS OUTING
Story of killings That Has No Equal
in the Fiction of Detective
WorI1-Capita1 Punish
ment in New York.

Senator Cocks, of Nassau county, this
week introduced a bill in the legislature
to abolish the death penalty in this state.
is a fact ell the same, that the death
penalty was actually abolished once In
this state, and by reason Of it, though
the law was quickly repealed one Of the
most extraordinary murderers on record
in this city escaped the gallows and in a
most extraordinary way says the New
York Evening Sun. Caboriau never
wrote detective story that exceeds in
interest and surprise the case of this
man. 1t began with one murder, which
was quickly followed on the same night
Evening journal., 1901-11-16
NEWARK FIRRMEN On PARADE
Students Of Delaware College ShOw I'm
thusiasm in Their Work

Newark. Nov. 16-The Newark Fire
Company paraded the streets on Thurs
day night. The members were dressed
in full fire uniform, and they presented
splndid appearance The hose car
riage and truck were decorated, the
truck being drawn by two white horses.
In the parade was transparency
bearing the words, Thanks. $3.50 "
This was in recognition Of the fact
that Council had appropriated that
amount OF money.
On Thursday night James Gerry.
Richard Joyce and Michael Andrish
were taken before Magistrate Mediil,
charged with being drunk and disor-
derly, and with the reckless use of fire.
arms on the street. The testimony
clearly pointed to- the guilt of Joyce as
firing a pistol, and he was fined $40
and costs. Gerry was fined $3.50 for
being disorderly BOth men paid their
fines and were released. The case of
Andrish was continued until the next
morning when he was acquitted of the
charge of being disorderly. Three of
the college boys A. M. Jackson, Rich
ard Rodney and William r. Wharton
pleaded his case successfully.
Inc CnllSudn bnuedNol ootlCly OF
the First Presbyterian Church gave a
supper in the lecture room of the
Church on Thursday night, and a
gOOdly sum OF money was realized
A ass-meeting was held on Thurs
day night by the students of Delaware
College The object Of the meeting
was to arouse more enthusiasm among
the student body in athletics. Every
student was present. Afterward the
boys paraded the streets in a body, and
sang songs and gave the college yels
The funeral of Mrs. Anne M. Sent
man, who died suddenly on Tuesday
morning. was held ON Thursday after
noon from her late home. Interment
was made In Flint Hill Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1901-11-16
KILLED His
MOTHER -IN-hAW
Victim Found in Kitchen
Wounded in Abdomen
and Skull

Knoxville. Tenn, Nov. 16.--Mra.
Louise Huddle, an aged woman, was
shot and killed near Rural Retreat,
Va, by Henry Ratcliffe, her son-in-
law. When Radcliffe, who, with his
wife and child, lived with Mrs. Hud-
die, went home yesterday morning he
threatened to kill everybody on the
premises. His wife and child fed.
The report of a gun was soon heard,
and when the house was entered Mrs.
Huddle was found lying on the floor of
the kitchen with a gunshot wound in
the abdomen her clothing on fire and
her skull crushed A bloody double
barreled shotgun, with one barrel
empty, was found in the room. Ratcliffe
was arrested and taken to Jail. He
says he fired in self-defense. Mrs
Huddle. who was quite wealthy, had
willed her property to Ratcliffe's wife,
Evening journal., 1901-11-16

john Doyle, formerly a member of
the Delaware militia, has left for the
Philippines as member of The L. >.
Infantry, Twenty-eighth Regiment
Evening journal., 1901-11-16

Secretary LQng n his forthcoming an- I
nnal report, will DISCUSS at length the |
question of the reorganization of thel
entire National Guard. dnd while mol
special Recommendation covering this !
work wifi be made, the lhatier will be |
left in the hapds Of Congress for such |
legislation as win make the Guard Of far !
greater value To the country i'm time Of
war or internal disturbances" One Of the
important suggestions which will be
madc is tmt the regulars and National
Guardsmcn be brought together in joint
maneuvers oni training grounds. TO bel
provided f6r tactical instructions, and
that officers Of Hhe militia receive eyery
facility for securing practieh military
instruction equal TO that now given the
officers OF tlp regular army, AnotherI
important feature of the report is that
Congress viii be asked TO make more
liberal appropriations for the National
Guard. immediate action by Congress
also will le asked.
The above is the substance of she
forthcoming report relative to the Ma
upnaf Guard, and that IL means good
things i'm store for the organization. The
mere fact that Congress will be asked
10 relieve the financial difficulties at
present embarrassing Delaware's MAJ
uonal Guard is gratifying to regimental
officers of the First Delaware Regiment
True, asking and responding are vastly
different IN their meaning, but of late
much has been brought TO bear I'm that
direction. and now that the Secretary of
War will suggest such, officers have
hopes that II Is but a question of time
when this trouble win he remedied.
Since It's organization, 'Delawares Ma
nd III.
celleni soldiers. Those fresh I'm the
mind of the public are First Lieutenants
A. w. Foreman and John NJ Dunn. II.
:. a. They enlisted as privates In Com
pany a at the time of its organization
Lieutenant Foreman now is I'm the Phil
ippnes while Lieutenant Dunn is I'm the
coast artillery. In addition there are
many former guardsmen in the non
commissioned ranks of the regular army
and an encouraging fact is that the ma
lority win rapid promotion.
Companies A. G. Il and X
comprising the First Battalion. are pre-
pairing for good winters campaign
The athletic association. which is com
posed of the above companies. no dOub
viii develop some excellent material TO
field. track and floor work The associa
iion has taken mp basketball and firs
Sergeant Clifford L. Downs. of Compan.
G. has been elected manager. Sergean
Samuel NJ. Saunders. of Company is
has been elected coach. Sergeant Saun
ders is one of the best informed men oi
basketball in this city. and the First Bat
talon team viii put up a stiff argumen
against all comers. Teams desirin
games for Tuesday OF Saturday night
should address Sergeant Downs. Hand
ball viii also be played. and jaime
Bowen, Of Company &, at present ha
ihe matter in charge. II is more thai
likely that fencing viii bc tried durn
lng the winter. Sergeant Frederick
Webber. Of Company X. viii be the il
slructor II this art. be being an e1pei
Evening journal., 1901-11-16
DIED

DANIS.-In this city. ON November 15,
1901 A. Melvina Davis, aged a years.
Relatives and friends are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral services,
from the residence of her husband, George
ID. Davis. OIL Linden street Sunday af-
ternOon, November IL. 1901 at O'Clock
lnterment at Riverview Cemetery.
QUIGLEN In this city. on November
IA, 1901. Hugh Quigley, aged 67 years
WlLSON.-On November IA, 1901, Re
becca A. Wilson.
YOUNG.-In this city. on November
l3. 1901. lydia c. Young.
Evening journal., 1901-11-16
TEXANS APPEAL FOR AID
People Of zapata County Starving
Governor Sends Relief.

Dallas. Tex. Nov. 16.-Governor
Sayres yesterday received letter from
Hon. Il. w. seabury, a member Of
the legislature, in whose district Ia
pata county is situated, saying that
the people in that county are starving.
and that unless immediate relief
reaches them nearly the entire popula-
tion will die.
There is no chance to raise any kind
of crops there earlier than next April
or May. Mr.. Seabury says there is
scarcely a bit Of food on hand and ap-
peals for outside aid at once Gov
ernor Sayres Immediately sent $500 to
Mr.. Seabury, and relief supplies will
be gotten into zapata county at the
earliest possible moment
Evening journal., 1901-11-16
SPECIAL BARGAINS OFFERED BY
WILMINGTON MERCHANTS TODAY

sorts OF furnishing goods. as well as
wearing apparel for men, women and
children on display.
w. p. Jorde & Co., who conduct the
well-known womens store, at Seventh
and Market streets, will give away q
beautiful s25 doll under certain con-
ditions which may be learned by a
visit to the store. Specials today are
offered in underskirts, shirt waists,
hosiery. knit and woolen underwear
and baby bOnnets.
Bargain day offerings in the store OF
M. j. DOugherty. No. 232 King street,
today are cambric at 3 cents a yard;
good muslin at cents a yard; best
prints at 4 cents a yard; grey fleece
lined vests and pants at 8, 10 and 1917
cents and pink, blue, and cream fan
mel at 10 cents. Gloves also are being
sold at reduced prices.
The Hub Clothing House. Third and
Market streets. offers special prices in
mems suits and overcOats today. The
same lines for children are complete,
and with every purchase Of the latter
Amounting 10 SO or over, an express
wagon or magic lantern is given
away.
In the store OF Samuel Lees Company
Fifth and Market streets, today, there
is a special sale OF remnants and short
lengths OF dress goods at about one
half the regular price. There also aiC
big inducements in the coat and 'suit
departments, in the millinery depart
ment and the largest assortment of
| furs are offered at the lowest prices
ever heard OF here
Great bargains are offered today al
Greenbaum's store. No. 3O4 Marke
lsreet. in womens coats at So anc
$3.50. in fur scarfs at S3.9S. $3.50, &C
land even as low as 9S cents; in wrap
pers at 9S cents, and 75 cents; hand
lsome collection of waists at S1.4S
worth S. There also are bargains il
Other-departments.
There began in the store OF the Col
den Rule Millinery Company, No. 22l
Market street. today. a special sale O
! Jackets capes, suits. skirts and fur
at 80 per cent less than cost. TIL
firm has purchased the entire stock o
a large manufacturer and the good
all are iirst-class and tailOr-mad,
This is an opportunity to procure bar
gains which will not occur soon again
J. Warren Bullen. No. 419 Marke
street, today has a big special sale o
mems and boys clothing hats an,
furnishings The proprietor invite
prospective purchasers to inspect AM
price goods e,seweIhre before purchas
ing of him.
The man who is about to fit himsel
ont for the winter should not fail I
visit the store of n. Snellonburg. q
Market and Seventh streets. There h
may purchase really swagger ovei
coat for s12. Sl5. on SIS; handsom
well-built suit for $3.50, S12 or 1880
good looking and well-wearing shoe
for $3.50 and hats and furnishings a
figures to correspond.
Evening journal., 1901-11-16

Excellent ready-to-wear garments
in tailor-made suits, jackets and coats
are being offered az unusual values by
Kennard & Co. No. 62l-623 Market
street The company has a complete
line of reliable furs. as well as the lat
est and choicest designs in women's
neckwear and uffs. A fine quality,
al1-wool black cheviot az 80 cents a
ward is a decided special.
r. II. Scott. No. Sl4 Market street
offers the following Saturday bar
gains. Blankets worth $3.50 for S3.9S n
nair: embroidered French fannels,
regularly S100, for SO cents yard
fine dress goods at so cents yard,
also wool HON espun at 10 cents, wool
M s5 cents: mems white unlaundled
at Is cecnts: mems white unlaundried
shirts at 25 cents and night shirts az
so cents.
Brennan's special offerings today
are in dress goods and silks. blankets
onilts. heating and cooking stoves.
In fhis store No. POI Market street.
there alwavs are to be found big par
Gains i'm furniture. womens and mems
tailored suits and coats. and In the MIL
linery department A call Will con-
vince the most skcptical.
Special reductions in millinery an0
plush and cloth capes are features IN
the Leader Store, No. 22S Market street
today Besides these are notable re-
auctions in dress and walking skirts,
and in coats and jackets in all the pre-
vailing colors In addition to this
there are tempting offers in gloves and
furs.
For today only there are many bar
gains to be found in the store of 5.
Mitchell. No. 219 Market street Hats
beautifully trimmed in breasts. birds
feathers. velvet. ribbons, etc. are Of
fcred at Sl.67. S2.47 and 1881 Hand
some and stylish coats are to be pro
cured at an exceedingly little sum and
q woman may modishly fit herself out
for the winter here at a marvelously
small outlay
The New York Clothing House. No
5Oi Market street. of which Max kph-
rain is the proprietor. has a great line
of mems OvercOats at IS, $40 and Sl2
which cannot be duplicated elsewhere
There also is most every style one car
think OF for youths and boys at a cor
rospondingly low figure. Besides
other lines of mems and boys weal
are to be found in this store.
Special sale is being held by Wright
q Davidson Eighth and Market streets
of handsome suits for boys at S1.7!
and S2.25. and overcOats at $295 ans
S3.45 The materials are of excellen
quality, while the cut and finish are o
the best A visit 10 the store is wei
worth the while.
an the goods displayed by Samue
Slesinger, in both his stores. No. 70
French street and 2O9 Market street
arc reliable and reasonable, and Gus
toners may add to their account o
make payments at their own conven
ience. at either store. There are al
Evening journal., 1901-11-16
GOOD GAME EXPECTED

Delaware College Boys in Good Shape
for the Contest This Afternoon
On Union street grounds this after
noon the Delaware College football
team win engage in contest with St
Johns College eleven, and a sharp
game is expected
Play will be called promptly at 8
o'clock. and Delaware's lineup will be
as follows
Powell. left end: Mcdaniel left
tackle: Jackson. left guard; Ferguson
centre; Tunnell right guard Wharton
right tackle Kyle or Marshall, right
end; Wilson. quarterback; Lawton
right half-back; Cam, left half4back
Cooper, full-back
Evening journal., 1901-11-16
BurIIngton Defeated chester

In an exciting game OF basketball
played in Chester last evening. the
Chester team was defeated by the Bur-
lington team by q score of II to 10. The
Burlington boys contest with the Wu.
mington team in the cage at Pyle's Cycle
on next Thursday night.
Evening journal., 1901-11-16
Bugle Notes

That unusual interest is being mani
Tested in National Guard matters lust mi
present is evident from the crowds of
spectators present at drills.
Young men desiring TO enlist should
make application at the Armory Twelfth
and Orange streets.
The Company X boys say they are
going TO catch thu gallery at battalion
drill Wednesday night.
Corporal Russell is thinking of taking
a dramatic production out ON the road.
The company rooms have many regu-
lar attendants these cool nights.
The arrival Of tents and other field
equipment anxiously is awaited.
Captain Chauncey L. Holcomh. of
Company III, of New Castle. WHO had
the misfortune To run "a nail through Ms
loot, rs improving, though slil confined
10 his room.
"A young Womnnwho visited the Armory
on Friday night and who heard tbs
buglers sounding assembly. wanted I,
know where the rest of the band was
Evening journal., 1901-11-16

DR. James r. Mahaffy, the ,veter-
marian. has purchased a new ainbu-
lance for the purpose of removing sick
or injured animals