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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-08

the pit his headquarters and, it is said
his place. Among the children was little
Eveline Blewett. one of two children be-
longing to Julia Blewett, a widow who
has had hard struggle with the world
since the death of her husband severa,
years ago. Eveline is the child who los,
her life in the valve house. Warne is al
legged to have said that on Friday Eve
line paid him a visit and he told her that
Saturday would lie his payday and tina,
if she would then call on him he would
give her nickel Shortly before 2
O'Clock on Saturday the little girl had
called and asked for the nickel and he
had held it hack from her. She had then
attempted to take it out of his pocket and
in so doing the gasoline stove was upset,
its fiery contents being spread over th-
floor, setting ablaze the inhammable ma
terial within the room. IN an effort 70
subdue the confiagration he had picked
up the stove and carried it outside, bu,
could not get back into the place again
because of the intense heat
Warne did not attempt to explain why
he had carried the stove to a place or
safety and left the child to perish in the
flames, which fact is considered link IL.
the chain of evidence against him, or how
the child's skull came to be fractured. Ii
he is guilty of the crime with which he
stands charged he evidently thought ne
could attribute his failure to save the
child to the excitement of the moment.
evidently believing that the fire would
HEX up all traces of the double crime OF
assault and subsequent murder.
SAYS HE rs INNOCENT.
Sheriff Furey and Warne talked about
the case on the way to Anaconda on
Saturday evening. Among other things
Warne told the sheriff he was as innocent
as. baby. He said further that little
girls in the neighborhood of the scene
of the alleged crime, had been in the
habit of asking him for nickels; that on
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-08

John warne. the 70 year-old man who
Mas arrested in connection with the death
of 9-year-old Evelne Blewett at Walker
vile on Sa turday afternoon. was taken to
Anaconda by Sheriff Furey an hour or
two after his arrest and given temporary
quarters in the county Jail in that city.
In view of the fact that public feeling
was running high against the old man a
that time especially among the citizens
of Walkerville, the sheriff considered it
the more necessary in order to preven,
his prisoner from meeting a fate that
might have been as horrible as that of his
alleged victim. The trip was made in a
buggy, and as the old man was only thin
ly clad he was quite chilly when he
reached the smelter city. AS soon as the
lynching sentiment expressed Saturday
evening gives way to more conservative
consideration of the case Warne will De
brought back to this city and retained
until the court disposes of him. Whea
Warne was first taken into custody there
was nothing of positive nature to
snow that he had made criminal as
sault upon thc'chid and then murdered
her to obliterate eli traces o. the crime,
nut after an examination OF the body of
the dead girl had been made the case as
sumed darker appearance against
Warne and will yield In court chain of
circumstantial evidence as strong as HAS
ever bee forged in the fires of justice.
That the child entered Warne's cabin
some time before the fire broke out is q
known fact and that her body was take,,
out afte. the fire was extingushed is
equally we'll known, but just what trans
pred between the time she entered and
the time the shack caught fire is not
positively known. There Is a very strona
bei'ef, however, tnat Warne first COM
mitted criminal assault upon the child
then murdered her and set fire to the
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-08

little house in order to destroy all evil
dence of his act. 1t is asserted that If
this surmise is correct Warne poured coal
oil over the clothing of the child after
killing her, for some portions of her booy
were burned worse than others, indicar-
ing that the oil had touched these por-
tions.
Yesterday DR.. c. v. Noreross made an
examination of the cnarred body of the
child and found a hole about as large as
silver half dollar in the skull behind one
OF the ears. The wound looked as though
1t had bee nmade by a hammer. How II
was inflicted unless by warne is a oues-
tion which no one seems able to answer
with that degree of satisfaction the pub
lie demands.
WARNE's EXPLANATION.
After being arrested Warne told
story of how the thing happened, and
while it appeared plausible enough as far
as 1t went it did not go far enough-it did
not explain the means by which tae
chld's skull was fractured. AS stated in
the extra edition of Saturdays Inter
Mountain, the old man was acting az
watchman at the reservoir of the Butte
Water company which stands on the hill
In East Walkerville. The reservoir is en-
closed by a high board fence. At ths
south side of the enclosure stood wha,
was called the valve" house which was
built over pit about 25 feet deep. a,
the bottom of the pit are the valves usel
In letting the water out of the reservoir.
To prevent the cold from reaching the
valves the house was built double and
the space between the boards filled with
sawdust. Warne made the house over
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t,orcross he visited the house about 2:3O
/; clock and examined the body with
view to ascertaining whether the child
bad been assaulted and murdered before
The fire completed what is believed to
have been the final chapter in the COM
e41ssion of a crime the equal of which
has never been known in this county.
The examination disclosed the fact that
the skull of the child had been fractured
by some blunt instrument. presumably
i hammer the blow having been WELD
"a with force enough to produce in
htant death. This revelation convinced
both the coroner ana physician that the
blow had taken the life of the little one
before the flames began to complete the
work of destruction. Ii was also found
that the pelvic region was badly burned.
leading the physician to believe that an
extra attempt to destroy this part of
! he body by the use of coal oil had been
made.
DIR. NORCOSS' STATEMENT.
DR.. c. V. Norcross. who made a partial
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-08
NOT QUITE FAST ENOUGH.
Torpedo Boat Perry Fails to Reach
Contract Speed.

Washington, April S.-Secretary Long
was informed today that the torpedo boat
San Francisco, failed to meet contract
speed requirements on her recent official
trial. Under the contract the vessel was
required to develop a speed of % knots an
hour, but the best she could do on her
trial run was 2S.2 knots per hous. The
action of the department has not yet been
determined, but the vessel probably Wit,
be accepted subject to a slight deduction
from tn contract price.
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Saturday morning little Eveline had paid
him visit and asked him for a coin
and he told her to call again in the after
noon after he had received his pay, and
he would give her one. She called as
requested, he said, and he told her he
had no money. whereupon she had COM
menced to search his pockets. He had
endeavored to get away from her and the
coal oil stove had been upset. This state.
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THE EVIDENCE IS ACCUMULATING !.
AGAINST WATCHMAN JOHN WARNE


FRACTURED BY SOME BLUNT
coNDA KEEPING
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THE CORONER INVESTIGATES.

After the body of the child had been
taken from the burning house the cor
oner was notified. He visited the scene
and ordered the remains to be sent to
the Richards undertaking rooms. The
mother of the child, however begged
Coroner johnson to have the remains
restored to her after they had been pre-
pared for burial. and the wishes of the
lady We're complied with. Yesterday aft
ernoon Mr.. Johnson took steps towards
an official investigation. With DR., C. "
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Continued on Page Three),
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DR.. c. V. Norcross, who made a partial
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-10-07
ACCUSED OF FOUR
TEEN MURDERS
Mrs, J, A. Witwer, a Widow, Ar
rested at Dayton, Ohio for Kill
ing Off Her Relatives.
SHE KILLED FOUR HUSBANDS
Among the Other Victims We're Five Chill
dren, One Sister and Four Members Of
Different Families in Which She Was
Employed-A Modern Borgia.

Dayton, O., Oct. Mrs. u. A. Wit
wer, q widow of this city, was arrest
ed by the police at the instigation of
the coroner and held pending an in
vestigation of serious charges. Mrs.
Witwer, the police say, is suspected of
fourteen murders including four hus-
bands, five children, one sister and
four members of different families in
which she was employed as house
keeper. The last supposed victim is a
sister, Mrs. Anna Pugh, who died a
week ago under mysterious circum-
stances. The autopsy, performed at
the request of Mrs. Witwer's mother of
Detroit, disclosed the presence of
arsenic and copperas in the stomach.
Following the death of her first hus-
band, Fred Schweger, came, according
to police department data, the death OF
her two children. Her second husband
died suddenly several years after the
wedding and three children of this
marriage died in rapid succession.
Her last husband, A. j. Witwer, died
last April. In each instance death
was somewhat sudden and all strange
ly alike The prisoner is AZ years of
age. She has two sons in the Philip
pines, and a sister, it is stated, in a
New York asylum. No conceivable
motive for the suspected crimes has
been disclosed
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-10-07
A MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.
Eulogio Esoarcha at Galisteo is Thought to
Have Been Murdered.

Juan Ortiz of Galisteo, who is in
Santa Fe today visiting Ambrosio Or
tiz, tells the story of the mysterious
disappearance of Euligio Escarcha, a
married man with children, who has
not been seen nor heard of since last
Friday night when he with Jose Alire,
Juan Sanchez, Donaciano Gonzales,
and another man attended wake at
Galisteo. Jose Alire was the first to
leave the house where the dead per-
son lay and soon after the other four
went toward the club house of a So
ciety to which all belonged. The lat
ter four, at about 1870 in the morning
started to return to the wake, when
Escarcha told his companions to go
ahead slowly and he would soon join
them. He failed to do so, but soon
Alire came up to them. Since then
Escarcha has been missing. A dill
gent search has been instituted, but
up to yesterday, when Mr.. Ortiz left
Galisteo, no trace of Escarcha had
been discovered. There had been bad
blood between Escarcha and Alire, 1t
is said, on account Of alleged intimacy
of the latter with Escarcha's wife. Mr..
Ortiz says that Escarcha was sober
and industrious man. The supposi-
tion at Galisteo Is that Escarcha has
either left the country for good or else
was murdered and his body disposed
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-10-07
Hurt in a Carriage Accident.

Yesterday afternoon while returning
from Tesuque with party of friends
A. B. Renehan, ESQ.,, was cut and
bruised In the face by being thrown ont
of carriage together with the three
other occupants of the vehicle. Mrs.
Randall of Cleveland, Ohio, who is visit
ing Mrs. A. R. Gibson, who were both
in the carriage, was unconscious for
over an hour after the accident. For
tunately none of the party sustained
serious injuries. The horses were
caught in the Plaza and were taken to
Blossoms livery stable. The carriage
was somewhat splintered and otherwise
damaged. The accident was caused by
the carriage tilting over while crossing
the arroyo on the Tesuque road near
Fort Marcy on the road to Tesuque.
One of the swingletrees broke and the
horses dashed off, fitting the vehicle
forward in a peculiar manner over
the dashboard so that 1t turned a com
plete somersault. Mrs. Sumner, the
fourth person in the carriage, and Mrs.
Gibson escaped without injury.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-10-07
THE PUEBLO INDIANS.
Some Appointments Which Have Been Re-
Gently Made and Other Matters.


Stephen B. White of Wisconsin, who
has been appointed farmer at the Pue-
bios of Jemez and Zia, left for his post
of duty from here on Saturday.
Mrs. Cotton, formerly matron at the
United States Indian school in this
city, arrived on Saturday from Grove
Neb., on her way to Los Angeles, CAL
The contract for the superintendent
cottage and the trades building at the
United States Indian school, has been
let at Washington to two different
contractors, but Superintendent Gram
dali has not yet been informed who
the contractors are that have been
awarded the contracts. The superin-
tendents cottage will be a fine build
ing and will be furnished with every
modern convenience.
Zina Purdy Of the United States Tn
dian school in this city, has been ap-
pointed housekeeper at the Pueblo of
Jemez.
The epidemic among the Indians at
Cochiti is dying out there being only
one or two more cases at the present
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stabler have gone to
Tesuque to take charge of the Pueblo
Indian school at that point which has
been without a teacher for some time
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-10-07
FIGHTING RENIANS
AND ANARCHISTS
Great Britain and the United States
Should Unite to Extirpate Those
Who Preach Violence.
ARE ENEMIES OF SOCIETY
The British Newspapers Advise That They
Be Hunted Down and Be Given No
Asylum Irish Plotting Against
British Not to Be Tolerated.

London, Oct. THE speech of H. HI.
Kelly of New York, at the anarchist
meeting yesterday in Totenham Court
Road, London, in which he denounced
the late President McKinley's political
career, led to a revival Of the demand
for the extirpation of anarchists. The
Pail Mall Gazette this afternoon COM
pares anarchism with fenianism, and
urges that the police of the two Anglo
Saxon nations be empowered to take
concerted action to hunt down the
social enemy whether anarchists or
fenian, and for both governments to
refuse them any right of asylum By
coincidence, the Times this morning
prints a long article from Washington
protesting against the license allowed
the Irish in America in plotting against
Great Britain.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-10-07
U. 8. Weather Bureau Notes.

Forecast for New Mexico: Fair
weather tonight ann Tuesday; warmer
Tuesday.
Saturday the thermometer registered
as follows: Maximum temperature, SO
degrees, at 1:50 p. M; minimum, AZ de-
grees, at 6:15 a. m. The mean tenn.
perature for the "a hours was So de-
grees. Mean daily humidity, SO per
cent. Precipitation, 0 ,O6 of an inch.
Yesterday the thermometer registered
as follows: Maximum temperature, 81
degrees, at 2:05 p. M; minimum, 43 de-
grees, at 6:35 a. 10. The mean tenn
perature for the "a hours was so degrees.
Mean daily humidity, 72 per cent.
Precipitation, O.9s of an inch. Temp
erature at 600 a. me-, Al degrees.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-10-07
NORTHERN SANTA
FE COUNTY
1t Is a Prosperous and Picturesque
Agricultural Section Sustaining
About 1900 People.
In THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY
Scores of Orchards and Farms, With Neat
Homes Stretch for Many Miles Along
That River-An Ample Water Sup
ply and Good Crops.

A trip through northern Santa Fe
county at this time Of the year is very
interesting. The settlements along
the Tesuque, the Pojoaque, the Nambe,
the Santa Cruz and the Rio Grande
look very prosperous. A greater part
of the harvest has been brought in but
there is still some corn and sorghum
crop to gather in. On the ranches corn
is being shelled and sorghum is being
ground and turned into molasses
which supplies the place of sugar and
of molasses to the people of Tacoma,
Cuymungue, Ranchero, Chimayo and
other settlements in that part of the
county, while the refuse makes good
feed for stock.
Owing to the ample water supply
this year the fields look exceptionally
and sheep so that they look sleek and
healthy. Nearly every farmer in that
part of the county keeps few hogs,
horses, poultry, a COW or two and the
more wealthy have herds of sheep and
goats. Even the poorest rancher seems
to be happy and content. The Rio
Grande valley from Buckman's north
look like a vast garden through which
the Rio Grande, at present high and
muddy, flows, covering the lowlands
with water The peach, plum, necta-
rine and prune crop has been very
large this fall. Apples are scarce. The
prunes are of fine quality and grapes
have a delicious flavor. All varieties
of grapes are raised with success. The
surplus stock of fruit being dried and
evaporated. The flour mills at Hobarts
and at Santa Cruz are grinding the
wheat raised in the valley, the crop
this year being of fine quality. The
Indians at San Ildefonso, Santa Clara,
from want this year as their crops
have all been large and their water
supply has been ample.
The roads throughout northern San
ia Fe county might be better, but they
are passable and offer good facilities
10 TedcH even tHe InoSC FeIlote Settie-
ments. A large surplus of water in
the streams flowed to waste this year
and were the water stored many
thousand acres of good land could be
reclaimed. Part of the higher land,
however, is so cut up with aroyas and
sand hills that it is not adapted for
reclamation, but in the river valleys
there is the material for many pros
porous farm which is now only used
for pasturage.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-10-07
SANTA FE, N. M, MONDAY. OCTOBER T. 1901.
1T DOES Not PAY
TO BE DISHONEST
A City CLERK Who Stole 100000 Is Now
Penniless and in Pitiable Condition
in Cuba.
BETRAYED FOR A POLICE REWARD

Sandusky, o., Oct. IA. w. Miller,
former city clerk, who left here in
February, it being alleged that he
made away with nearly 100000 Of the
city's funds, has been located at
Havana, Cuba, and Chief of Police
Hart have gone after him. A telegram
was received from Havana, saying
that Miller was there and asking what
would be paid for his surrender. a
reward of $500 YVES voted by the rotln-
would be turned over by his betrayer
for that amount. The Cuban who
made the deal says Miller is poor
friendless and in a pitiable condition..
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-10-07
OFFICIAL MqTTERS.
ASSESSMENT REURNS.


Territorial Auditor W. G. Sargent
today received the corrected assess
ment returns of Otero county.
BANK CAPITAL INCREASED.
Territorial Secretary ]. w. Ray
nolds was notified today that the s.
T. Biting bank of Carlsbad Eddy
county, has increased it's capital from
$50 600 to $40,0
PENSIONS GRANTED.
The following New Mexico residents
have been granted pensions by the
United States: Jose Manuel Garcia,
Wagon Mound, Mora county, So a
month; Joaquin Trujillo, dead, Mora,
Mora county, s12 a month; Maria r.
c. Trujillo, Mora, Mora county, $S a
month; Reynolds M. Hayes, Fort
Bayard, Grant county, $72 a month;
John w. Long, Fresnal, Otero county,
$40 month; Andres Ramirez, Catskill,
Colfax county, $40 month.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-10-07
ROCIADA MINING DISTRICT.
A Camp ONLY Year Old That Makes q
Good Showing.


Special Cor. Of the New Mexican.
Rociada, Oct. S, 19o1.-A number of
good claims are being worked in the Ro-
ciada mining district, San Miguel coun-
ty. Amongst these are two or three
owned by Ex-Governor Hadley which
are producing good copper ore. An
other claim IS owned by Kelley and
Jummach and Is called "The Azure"
It has depth OF fifty feet on q seven
foot vein Of good copper ore. The ore
Is glance and carries high per cent of
copper. He also owns "The Blanket"
in partnership with J. M. Kelley. The
ore from this prospect assays we'll in
silver, lead and copper. Mrs. B. Bar
ber of Scranton owns fine copper pros
pect which with development will be-
come q good mine.
The Rociada Gold and Copper Com
pany, with Joseph L. Matt as manager,
Is down about It's feet and has taken
out some fine ore. Joseph L. Matt also
owns claim called 1.-THE King Edward" !"
on fifteen foot lead OF galena, which
looks very promising.
Boiocx and Kelley have o lead OF
about 90 feet in width which gives good
values in gold, silver, lead and copper.
The shaft Is down IS feet. 1t is to he
sunk to depth Of 100 sect and cut to
each wall.
The smelter erected at Rociada this
summer is not running. Like in every
other New Mexico mining camp more
capital is needed. There is splendid
chance for investment here for men
with capital. Prcspectors almost daily
report new ore discoveries. The dis
trict is about twenty-five miles north OF
Las Vegas and about twelve miles south
of Mora, and is but little more than
one year old.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-10-07
Arapahoe County Republicans.

Denver, Colo, Oct THE Republi.
can county convention met this morn
ing. Ex.Mayor L. s. McMurray was
made chairman. The following are un-
derstood to be the probable nominees:
Sheriff, John M. Walker; county judge,
George P. Steele; clerk and recorder
Elias f. Dunlevy; treasurer, L. j. Had
ley; assessor, Charles Ferguson; coroner
George SimpsOn.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-10-07

There is nothing more healthful, ap-
petizing and digestible than pretzels.
We have the American, italian and
little German, at the uniform price of
Per pound ................... l5c
Chase & Sanborn's Seal Brand Coffee
is packed only in one and two pound
sealed cans at
Per pound ................... 4Oc
"Our Own Coffee is the best any
where at the price
Per pound .................. 25c
Packed only in one and two pound
cans.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-10-07
The Epidemic Il Past.

The Cuban itch, which has been pre-
valent in the Lower Gila country, in
Grant county, has about run its course,
and all who have been afflicted are
we'll. There have been no fatal results.
The natives who have had much ex-
perience W tn smallpox, pronounce the
"white smallpox" which they
say is its mildest form.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-10-07

c. O'Connor Roberts and party OF
Las Vegas people have taken a five
years lease on the Cowels copper-lead-
zinc mines at Hamilton in the Upper
Pecos region and are developing the
Systematically with view to
putting In a concentrator. Denver cap
ital Is associated In the enterprise also.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-10-07
A TENNESSEE FEUD.
Thus Far Thirty Morgans and Forty Oald.
wells Rave Been Killed on Account

MiddIesbore, KY, Oct, IA feudal
fight in which four were killed, two
fatally and two seriously wounded,
occurred at Big Springs, Union Baptist
church, over the Tennessee line yester-
day. The killed are: Tip and James
Caldwell, and Rush and Henry Morgan.
The fatally wounded are: Henry Over
street and Mrs. Jones. The feud has
existed between the Virginia Morgans
and Tennessee Chadwells since the civil
war. Since then thirty Morgans and
forty Chadwells were killed.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-10-07
A MYSTERIOUS MURDER.
The Body of Boy Found in a Burlap
Bag.

New York, Oct. 1.-THE body OF b.
year old boy was found in the areaway
of No. 361 West 22d street. Except for
laceration of the abdomen no mark of
violence was found. The body was in
a burlap bag. The body was identified
by Sidney Ryan, cook at No. 300 West
21st street, as that of his son, Albert.
The last time he saw him alive was
yesterday at o'clock, playing in the
street in front Of his home. He knew
no reason why his son had been killed
as the family had no enemies.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-10-07
Boraluna Unable to Race.

Lexington, KY, Oct 7.-Lawsons $
Boralma, which was to contest with
The Abbott here on Wednesday for a
$4,000 purse will not be able to race
that day being disabled by cold due
to the change of climate. An effort is
being made to substitute Cresceus
against The Abbott,