Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-16


sure has been brought to bear on the
physicians to return the stolen re
mains to distracted relatives. This
is thought to be one method of doing
SO.
| OURAY. Colo, Oct. 13.-The re
mains of Fireman Clifford. killed in
the railroad accident here Friday
night, were shipped to Grand juno
ton yesterday morning. where he re
sided instead of Montrose as at first
stated.
| Young Stevens, whose face was bad.
ly bruised and cut up, is getting along
nicely, and while his face will undoubt
| edly be SCARED for life, the effects will
not be near as bad as first anticipated
Engineer Faulkner is around, al.
though suffering from pain from a
sprained back, but he expects to be
all right within few weeks.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Oct. 13.-
Lieutenant Peary, the Actic explorer
may undergo amputation of his feet
this week. They were frozen four
years ago in the far north and he came
here today to have them treated.
An operation may be performed in a
day or two.
COLUMBIA, Mo-. Oct. 13.-The case
of Edward Butler the political boss of
st. Louis, charged with bribery, be-
gan this afternoon. The defense filed
a demurrer this morning in which the
proceedings of the district prosecuting
attorney were termed as gross
breach of faith.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Oct 13.-Julius
Lehman, the fugitive delegate convict
ed of perjury and under a Two years
sentence. was captured this morning
while entering his home. The case
will be called up on appeal tomorrow.
PARIS, Oct. 13.-Debraskey, an ae-
ronaut, and companion named NORM.
were dashed to death while sailing
above Van Girard, near Paris, in a
dirigible airship this morning. He
had started successfully from the aero
static station, from which Severe and
assistant began their fatal trip recent
ly. Debraskey's machine behaved
beautifully at first, maneuvering about
as directed for over an hour, when
suddenly the ropes which held the car
ny pdSSlllS tltdl lHt DdllOOD
broke, and the aeronauts fell several
hundred feet. The balloon was a
hundred and ten feet long.
LONDON. Oct. 13.-Lord Kitchener
.unched with the king today in a fare
well meeting before leaving for India,
where he assumes the chief command.
Previously the American Generals
Young and Wood were granted an au-
iience with King Edward.
NEW YORK, Oct. 13.-The second
trial of Roland Molineaux for the muir
der of Mrs Adams four years ago
began today in the supreme court. A
very formidable array of counsel
gathered and the court room was filled
with fashionable throng, largely
women. Former Governor Black,
District Attorney Olcutt and former
supreme Court Judges Weeks and
Battle, sat alongside of the ven
srable Molineaux. father of the accus-
I'd. as counsel for the prisoner. Dis
trict Attorney Jerome has charge of
the prosecution. The entire day was
occupied in arranging for supplying
he jury panel.
NEW YORK. Oct. 14.-After months
OF delay the case of Roland B. Moli-
neauX, whose first trail resulted in his
conviction and sentence to death for
the murder of Mrs Kate Adams, came
up for second trial yesterday in the
criminal branch of the Supreme court.
District Attorney Osborne, who
leads the prosecution, appears conf
dent that he will be able to secure a
second verdict of guilty. Friends of
the prisoner, however, together with
many outsiders who have closely fol
lowed the famous case, declare that
MolineauX's freedom is already assur-
ed, that the case of the state has been
considerably weakened by the death
or disappearance of several import
ant witnesses and that the present
trial will be short one.
The crime of which Molineaux is ac-
cused is one of the most remarkable
and deepest laid of the century. AS
an active member of the Knickerbock-
er Athletic club Molineaux was inti-
mate with Henry C. Barnet, a wealthy
club member and bachelor, who made
mis- home at the club. The two men
we're both infatuated with Blanche
Cheesebrough. handsome yodng
woman. who gained considerable no
| tice in musical circles, first as a choir
singer and later as a singer in CON
certs. Molineaux. according to testi-
mony, first proposed marriage to Miss
| Cheesebrough in the spring of 1899.
| She refused him and showed a pref
| erence for Henry c. Barnet, then Mo
| lineaux's best friend, A little later
Molneaux. after quarrel with Harry
Cornish, the physical instructor of the
| Knickerbocker Athletic club. resign
ed from the club and became an ac-
| tive member of the New York Athletic
club. After leaving the Knickerbock
er Athletic club Molineaux gave his
room to Barnet. still his warmest
friend apparently. but his successful
rival
In November, 1899, Barnet was talk
en- i'll after swallowing some medicine
which came to him through the mail
and which was supposed to be sam
pie of Kutnow powder. Hiss illness re
sembled diphtheria, but later it was
discovered that he had been poisoned
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