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The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-21

1 81 EEL N Ifls y NJ simost into The
[hangnAn's Moose.
"Then in half an hour or So" contin'
ued the man. this young fellow that's
been arrested for murder came in. and
I sold him the clothes. I suppose the
lottery ticket was still In the watch
pocket, and he must have found 1t aft
er he got home and presented it for
payment"
I'm the one that found the ticket"
broke in Mrs. Lawson. the tears of Joy
running down her face, "and I've al
ways thought ehe lied to me about how
1t came there. I'm glad he hasn't got
the sin of lying to answer for even if
we can't prove that he didn't kill the
man."
I'VE can prove that fast enough
now" said the officer. Then he turned
to the storekeeper again. "Why didn't
you come forward and tell the truth
when you saw the danger this innocent
boy was in?" he asked. But for this
remarkable woman"-he really said
remarkable" and nodded his head at
me, though l think Mrs. Lawson de-
serves most of the credit for what was
done on account of her thinking about
the tags-"but for this remarkable wo-
man he might have been hanged
The clothing dealers eyes sparkled
with cunning.
His heirs might have claimed the
Clothes" he said, land then | didn't
want people to know what Id done"
so that's why you lied to us when
we came in here" l said. And you
would have seen that boy go to the gal
lows rather than lose the price of those
clothes. You ought to be tarred and
feathered!"
l walked away without saying a
word and the officer and Mrs. Lawson
followed. We went to Will the first
thing and told him the news. My, but
he was glad to think that he was be-
lieved at last. The trial didn't amount
to much after that and they never
found out who murdered that stran-
ger or why he was murdered. The pO-
lice say 1t is one of the unsolved MUIR
der mysteries. though they think he
was mistaken for some other man.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-21

IN my mouth. hope God'n forgive me
for the falsehood, though it was told in
good cause. But we found out one
tnihg by going there. and that is that
there Is something wrong about those
| clothes. You saw how the fellow acted
when he came back from the door with
them? Well, to my mind he wasn't an
cry. He was just scared. Now, why?
And why did he lie about selling the
clothes? If there was only some way
of proving that he sold the clothes, 1t
might be possible to frighten him into
telling the truth"
why" said Mrs. Lawson. there are
the tags. viii saved every one of
them, thinking he might want to
change the clothes or something We
can send home and get the tags.
They've got the stores private marks
| on them"
We sent for the tags that night, and
, by the time they reached us we'd done
| lot of running around, but we were
all ready for the clothing dealer.
Well, things were all fixed at last,
and Lawyer Clapp got policeman in
plain clothes to go along with us. We
left the policeman outside and marched
into the store bold as brass. The pro-
prietor didn't recognize us at first, I
guess. and came forward to wait on us.
though there wasn't O thing in his store
I'd "a bought DIT quarter Of the price
he asked for 1t. How VIII ever came
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-21

to trade in such place Is beyond my
comprehension. Before said word
picked up a coat that was lying on the
tag sewed at the back of the collar
They were the same as the marks on
the tags l had in my pocket.
When the man saw who 1t was, he
began to seem mad again. but l saw
him trembling.
"You take your old clothes and 60
away" he said. Il don't want you
here. ] never saw. the clothes before.
and told you SO once"
Nov, you keep your temper" I said
Just as cool as If I'd been standing in
my own kitchen, "for you'll need all
the sense you've got before we're
through with you. We're from the
country, but we amt so green as we
look"
well, what do you want?" he asked
and, my. how his black eyes snapped!
1--WE want to know about these
Clothes" I said. "and who had them
before you sold them TO VIII Lawson,
and we've got an officer outside, and
we mean to know all about it before
we leave this place"
I had never before thought of some
one else buying the clothes before Will
bought them. and l don't know what
made me think of such thing then. l
guess it was the goodness of God that
put 1t into my heart when l most need
ed II.
II don't know any Will Lawson" said
he, land l don't know the clothes, so
you'd better get out
1T seems to be the will of Provi-
dence," said I, thai everybody that
touches that suit of clothes becomes a
liar right off. I told you whopper
here the other day when l pretended
to want to exchange it for a better
suit and pay more money. but I've ask
ed God to forgive me for it. and hope
he will"
Don't you come into my store and
call pns liar!" shouted the fellow.
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"Pm not going to sit here with folded
hands, I said, land see Will hanged,
and that's the end of 1t. You may go
with me If you want to, but want you
to remember that I'm to command the
expedition and to do whatever see fit
to do"
think my positive way cheered her
up little. She went with me, and we
saw the poor boy sitting alone and dis
consolate. in his cell. Such crying
time as we had over him! He told us
where he had bought the clothes, AMI
we found the store and looked II, over,
pretending to want to buy something.
1t was little bit of place in dirty
part of the city, with low, smoky CELL
ing all covered with fly specks and q
chilly atmosphere. 1t was dark in
there, too, though 1t was bright win
ter day, and there was smell of dye
stuffs about the frosty interior that
most turned my stomach.
The proprietor wasn't bit more at
tractive than his place Of business. He
looked like a Russian and was tall and
stout, with a big nose and black hair
and eyes. The hair of his head and the
hair of his face met and tangled up to-
gether, and he darted his round eyes
at us out of the thicket like snake.
laid Wills clothes down on the counter
and said they We're bought there and
that / would like to get better suit
and pay little more money.
The man opened the bundle and said
that he couldn't allow the full price,
but he'd throw off enough OH another
suit to make up. phen something
about the clothes seemed to attract his
attention, and he grabbed them up
quick and started for the front door,
where it was lighter heard him NUT
tering. and when he came back to us he
pretended to be in a great rage.
"Why do you bring these. rags here?'
he demanded. Il never saw them be-
fore"
was Just dumfounded for second,
but there wasn't a thing l could say, so
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-21

His great work was on the history of
the alphabet
The Royal societys Copley medal has
been awarded to Professor Josiah Will
lard Gibbs of Yale for his contributions
to mathematical physics Professor
Gibbs has been professor of mathemat-
ica physics at Yale since 1871,
Kaiser Wilhelm has commissioned
Professor Ehrbach. the well known bac-
teriolosist and physiological chemist of
Frankfurt tam Main. to devote himself
henceto orlh exclusively to the study Of
CANCER
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-21

fessor George Darwin is famous
mathematician, Horace Darwin is an
authority on physics, Major Leonard
Darwin is honorary secretary of the
Royal Geographical society and Francis
Darwin Is a distinguished botantst.
The Rome correspondent of a London
paper learns that Prince George of
Greece has accepted a renewal of the
mandate Of the powers as high commits
sioner Of Crete.
Mr.. Dix. the acting treasurer of Porto
Rico, who is in the military hospital.
where he was recently operated upon
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-21

coin, appointing him Judge Of the then
western district of Virginia. Judge
jackson Is the only living appointee of
President Lincoln.
President Loubet Is we'll protected.
fIis secret guard consists of twelve men,
under the orders Of police commits
sioner. These men watch constantly
over his person. The guard alone costs
the state the sum Of $4,000 francs year.
For the first time on record tha Vien-
ma university has elected as it's rector
for the year teacher of English Ian
guage and literature-namely Hofrath
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-21

for appendicitis, will not be out Of dan
ger for several days. His illness seri-
ously ennbarrasses the government, as
he alone is empowered to execute de-
partmant papers.
The Rev. Father Wieczorek, priest at
St. Hedwigs Polish Catholic church in
Toledo, O., who died recently, bequeath-
ed to the parish his entire fortune.
amounting to nearly 100000.
Canon Isaac Taylor, who was widely
known through his book on Words and
Places" died recently at Settrington
rcctory at the age Of seventy-two years.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-21

Professor Jakob schipper, The new
rector's inaugural address was largely
devoted to a comparison between an
Client and modern culture. and he came
to the conclusion that the lions share
In the achievements of modern culture
belongs to the Anglo-Saxon race The
English language being NOW spoken by
12O, 1000 people. he urged that English
and German or French should take the
place of Latin and Greek in education,
except for special purposes.
The four sons of Charles Darwin have
all made their mark as scientists. Pro-
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-21
PEOPLE YOU KNOW.

Earl Fitzwilliam, who began his
eighty-seventh year recently, has sat
forty-four years In the house Of lords
and received his training as a parlia-
Tentarian In the house Of commons,
which he entered sixty-fve years ago as
young man of twenty-five. The earl
has been for some years the oldest OF
the Knights Of the Garter. which deco
ration he received from Lord Palmer
ston early In the sixties. and he Is also
In years the Oldest knight Companion,
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though l could see that he was scared
too
You talk pretty strong for an old
woman," he said, "and when you've
finished your say you can take your
old clothes and walk out"
l started for the door. and suppose
he thought he'd scared me out for
heard him chuckling, but he soon had
cause to change his mind. for knock
ed on the glass with my umbrella, and
in walked the officer. The storekeeper
was taken aback but he tried to put
on bold face and asked the officer II
he was conducting a branch insane
asylum.
because II you are" he said. you'd
better take your patients to some other
shop"
"We'll see about that directly" said
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-21

although he has not held that decora-
tion as long az the Duke of Cambridge.
who received his blue ribbon from Will
liam Nv.
Judge John Jay Jackson of Parkers-
burg, w. Va, who recently celebrated
bis fortieth anniversary. as Judge Of
the federal court for the northern dis
trict of that state, Is the oldest federal
Judge In point Of service In the United
States. On Aug. 8, 1861. he was handed
q commission, signed BY Abraham Lin
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-21

because If you do
I'll call the officer
you talk about and
have you thrown
into the street"
You don't dare
to-" said l, land if
you did the officer
wouldn't obey you.
He's here to pro-
tect us and to sub
p9na you to 60 to
the trial. And you
do lie when you
say you didn't sell
these clothes to
Will Lawson, for
I've got the tags
that were on them
got them In my
pocket this minute
and the marks on
them are the same
as the marks on
the clothes you've
got on your shelves.
So the quicker you
call the officer in
and give him a his
tory of the clothes
the better 1t will
be for you"
All the time I
was talking Mrs.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-21

II took the clothes
and went away.
When we got back
to our little room in
the hotel. I sat
down and cried. 1t
looked so black for
VIII. but in a min
ute an idea came to
me like an inspira-
ton.
Now, Mrs. Law
son." l said, I'VE
were not prospered
in that undertaking
because l went
about it with a lie
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-21

neaTu Lnal VIII
had been ar
rested. and I
ran in as soon
as l heard Of 1t.
When -, I got
there. the fence
in front of tie
cottage was all
lined with pry-
ing faces, and
the house was
full of men and
boys who had
never set foot
there before.
W h e n Mrs.
Law son came
to. VIII told ~E
not to worry,
that he had
done nothing to
be arrested foF
a n d t h a t it
would all come
out right In time.
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1--WE got to go
away with these men
tonight" he said.
"but Til be back in a
few days. And Law
yer Clapp is going
N'.t,l me, and you can
l.eaf from me through
him. But, whatever
happens, you must
always believe that I
told you the truth
about that ticket"
They went off that
night. The following
day was Christmas,
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-21

VIII had been arrested for murder.
and all because of that lottery ticket.
Lawyer Clapp came in by and by all Of
hustle, and the four-Will and the
lawyer and the two strangers-went
down to Mrs. Lawsons house. The
poor woman tainted away when she
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-21

The Rev. Charles H. Brent, rector OF
ST. Stephens church. Boston, has an
nounced that he has accepted the bish-
Opric of the Philippines.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-21

a q 'ts.e' -sy9 I(
6seai ssnt into Tho
main once. They
Sgot home late iii
I, the afternoon, and
Mrs. Lawson. pale
and nervous as q
kitten, was at the
train to meet
them.
VIII jumped off
first and. running
up, to his little
mother. kissed her
right before the
CROWD.
"ft's all right
he said. I've got
the money, and
I've paid v Mr..
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-21

Clapp for his time and
trouble, but we both
think it's better not
to say anything about
this to the neighbors.-
Rem e mber, mother,
not a word"
Mrs. Lawson was so
excited that she could
only humble out her
promise to regard
Wills wishes. On the
way. home she re-
marked:
"Will, l am that up
set l wish you would
not go to the Christi
mas eve jollitication
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-21

quick as my feet could carry me and
put the clothes on the shelf again. new
er once thinking of the little printed
slip in the watch pocket of the pants,
worse lucki"
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Lawson stood there
all Of a tremble.
holding on to my
arm with both
hands, as though
she was afraid I
meant to fly at the
man and scratch
his ugly face and
claw the truth out
of his throat. The
fellow looked at
me. with his snaky
eyes flaming with
Hsn M nwn
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-21

tnOught came to me
that l might take the
mans clothes and no
one would lose by it,
for you can't rob a
dead man, he having
no use for clothes.
So l picked them up
and hid them under
my coat, and no one
saw me. so great was
the excitement. l got
back to the store as
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-02
Capt. COghlan Receivers.

Colorado Springs, Colo, April %
Captain p. J. Coghlan, who com
manded the United States steamer
Raleigh in the famous Manila Bay
fight, under Admiral Dewey, May l,
1898, left for Washington for as
signment to duty. A year ago be
came here from the Seattle Wash. }
naval hospital. where a surgical OPP
Grafton was performed for pleuresy.
His recovery is complete.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-02
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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-02
A Most Liberal Offer.

All our farmer readers should take
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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-02
C0URTSHIP BEGAN
IN A GRAVEYARD.
He Was Decorating His First Wife's
Grave and She Her First
Husbands.

New York, April PA courtship
that began in a cemetery was the
feature of IA case in the Chancery
chambers, Jersey City, Wednesday
before vice chancellor Stevens. Mary
koehler is suing for her right of
dover.
She was decorating with flowers the
grave of her first husband, in New
York Bay cemetery, when she met
John kOehler, retired Jersey City
merchant, who was performing a
similar service OF love at the grave of
his wife. They met almost daily. be-
came acquainted and then they were
married
Koehler died a few weeks ago and
the widow was surprised to find that
he had transferred all his property
to Mrs. Flosser, his daughter by his
first marriage. Mrs. Flosser rejected
the proposition of the widow to give
her one-third interest in the property
and the suit followed.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-02
Order of Publication.

STATE OF MISSOURI, s..
County Of Bates,
In the circuit court. June term, 1901. George
W. Lee, plaintiff, VS.. r. \. sampson and the
unknown heirs Of {. NJ. \. CLANCY, deceased
Order of Publication
Now at this day comes the plaintiff herein. by
his attorney and files his petition and affdavit
alleging among other things that defendants
r. A. sampson is a nonresident of the state of
Missouri; that &. NJ. A. CLANCY is dead and
that his heirsthe unknown defendants are I'M
known to the plaintiff herein and for that rea-
son their names can not be inserted in said petit
ton. Whereupon, il is ordered by the under
be notified by publication that plaintin has
commenced a suit against them in this court
the object and general nature of which is TO
secure from the court decree declaring GER
tain deed of trust cancelled, said deed of trust
being dated June II, 1897, and being recorded
in trust book Is at page Il9 of the Bates county
records, given by Lizzie A Mitchell and her
husband Mitchell who were then the own
ers in fee simple of the southwest quarter of
section nine 90 township forty-two (42) range
thlrty-nlne taD 10 A sampson, trustee 10
secure the payment OF a six hundred dollar note
due on July |, 1854, with interest thereon at
the rate of nine per cent per annum from date
until paid, said note being payable 10 the order
OF SAID Z NJ nancy; that the decree asking
the grounds that said note has been fully paid
and that said deed of trust has not been relea5-
ed, and continues to be a record lien on said
land, the same being now owned by this plsin-
tiff in fee, and unless the said defendants be
and appear at this court at the next term there
of to be begun and holden at the court house In
the city of Butler, i n said county, on the 1lth
day OF June next, and on before the third
day Of said term, If the term shall so long con-
tinue-and If not, then on or before the last day
Of said term-answer or plead to the petition in
said cause, the same will be taken as confessed
and judgment will DE rendered accordingly.
And il is further ordered that a copy hereof |
be published, according to law. in the BUTLER |
WEEKLY TINES, a newspaper published in said |
county of e ates for four weeks successfully, |
published al least once week the last inser- /
ton to be at least thirty days before the first |
"A q \ j q N %
j. Z. THURMAN, Circuit Clerk.
A true copy from the record. Witness my hand /
and seal of the circuit court of Bates |
tsEALl county, this 9Th day of April, 1901.
23-4t j. Z. THUREAN Circuit Clerk.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-02
For Sale on EightYear Credit.

Notice Of Final Settlement.
Notice lie hereby given 70 oil ereditora and
sll others interested in the estate Of Phils e.
Hill, deceased. that II, q. Harper, admins
traitor with the will annexed, OF said estate, In
tend 20 make anal settlement thereof, at fhs
next term OF the Bates County Probste eourf,
in Bates county, state Of Missouri. 20 be he1a
at Butler Mo-, on the 18Th day Of May. 1901.
s4-4t J. 3. HARPER, Administrstor.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-02
Kings Come High.

From the Boston Globe.
The special committee of the house
of commons recommends that the
British nation appropriate for King
Edwards personal and household
expenses for the coming fiscal year
$2,35O,OOO. This, by the way, is for
the kings exclusive use. His rela-
tives swell the sum to S4,2SO,0OO a
year. 1t will thus be seen that kings
come high. 1t is bad enough in Eng
land, but when we take less re-
sourceful countries like Italy and
Austria. where the luxury OF mon
archy costs double what it does in
Great Britain. while a good part OF
the people are kept i'll rags to sup
port it it seems shocking
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-02
Big Standard Oil Dividend.

New York, April 19.-The Stand
ard Oil company will declare a divi-
dend about May l OF 20 per cent on
its capital stock of 100 million dol
lars At the same time the plan will
probably be adopted of increasing
the capital stock of the company
from 100 million to 400 million dol
lars. The increase of the capital
stock will be, i'll reality, an adjust
ment. -Four shares OF the new stock
will be given in exchange for one of
the old The stock is quoted, at
present, at its top figure, sos, so
that share Of the new stock will be
worth in the market approximately
5000.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-02
MOnnett a Democrat.

Hamilton. O.. April 23.-Judge
John f. Nieland has received a letter
from Frank 5. Monnett. ex-attorney
general of Ohio, twice elected to that
office by the republicans, in which
Mr.. MOnnett states that he will be a
candidate for the democratic nomi-
nation for attorney general and asks
the endorsement of the Butler coun-
ty democrats.