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Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-10-30
Mss Bertha E. Williamson Slain While Return.
ing Home From Church at Chapel Hill
Wednesday Night.
Geo. NJ SscO Charged With the Crime and Evidence Against
Him is Very Strong.
THE ACCUSED REMOVED TO HENDERSON.

tard.y deed was carefully made by
the brute in human form who rob.
bed the fair girl OF her life. In.
ves,igation showed that the muir
derer lay hidden In q potato field
owned by Mr. Williamson adjoin.
ing the road leading to the h,uss.
He had cleared away the weeds in
the fence corner. anil 80 arranged
the boards Of the fence that he
might have a clcar visS OF ths
road. The underbrush in both
directions was cut away 90 that he
might fire either toward the pub
lie road or toward the Williamson
residence. In this hidden retreat
he awaited his victim or victims.
Little Elmer Williamson gave
the alarm to his father. Rushing
to the house he exclaimed. Der
tina 10 dead and George Sisco kill
cd her; / saw him" Tracks were
found leading from the murdsrsr'a
hiding place TO the residence OF
Mr. George M. Sisco. about one
mile from the Williamson home,
and tracks were found leading
from the Sisco home TO the scene
OF the murder. The authorities
made an effort to secure blood.
hounds 10 put on the murderer's
trail, but were unsu ccessful. A
warrant was issued for Mr.. Sisco.
On arriving at the hons OF Sisco
the officers learned that be and his
family had left early Thursday
morning for Livingston county to
visit relatives. The house was
searched. A double barrel shot
gun with one empty barrel was
found. Apparently the gun had
recently been csed. A worn pair
of shoes were also found. These
shoes exactly fitted the tracks lead.
ing to and from the scene Of the
murder. The sole OF one shoe
contained a round hole about the
size of a silver dollar. the other
had row Of tacks across the heel.
These peculiarities were plainly
revealed in the tracks.
Sheriff Lamb aud County At
torney Henderson went to Living.
ston county at once and late
Thursday evening arrested Sisco
at the home Of his father.in-l law,
and returned with him to this CITY
Sisco told the officers that he in.
tended to return home in a day or
two, but it was found that he had
taken with him a trunk filled with
clothing, as though he expected
to be absent some time. Sisco
.s rerv neryous on the way TO
Marion, and as they passed thro-
ugh the Chapel Hill neigbborhood
expressed himself as being afraid
that someone might shoot him.
The people were greatly excited
over the murder, and in order to
prevent any act Of violence Sisoo
was secretly taken to the wood
land northeast of town and guar
ded during the night. Friday he
employed attorneys. He waived
the right of an examining trial and
will await the action Of the grand
jury. Circuit court convenes Mon
dsy. Nov. 18th. Friday afternoon
the prisoner was taken to Hender-
son for safe keeping. The only
statement he made publicly was,
81 only ask for far trial" The
evidence is very strong against the
accused and public ssntImsns u
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-10-30

The most heinous crime com
mitted in this section Of the state
m many years occurred in The
Chapel Hill neighborhood. this
county. Wednesday night ef last
,Seek Misc Bertha Eta William.
~on, the pretty aud popular daugh.
ret OF Mr.. Horace Williamson.
was murdered in cold blood by a
hidden assassin.
Mr George Sisco, a we'll known
farmer residing near Chapel Hill,
"a changed with the murder. He
stands completely entangled by a
stro1g chain OF circnmstantial ev-
ldence
A protrscted meeting was in
progress at Chapel Hill church.
Wednesday night Miss William
son, accompanied by her fourteen
year old brother, attended the ser
vices. Young Grover Brown ask.
ed to accompany the young lady
home after the services. Miss
williamson, her brother, and
Brown, accompanied by the Mis-
SEES Long, who reside near the
Williamson home, left the church
walking in the public road. The
party conversed pleasantly. little
dreaming of the terrible tragedy
about to be enacted. Some thirty
yards from the Williamson resi-.
hsNce, "A private road or lane ex-
tends from the public road TO the
house. AT this road the party sep
arated. The Misses Long went on
down the main road while Miss
williamson, her brother and
Brown started toward the house
As the Misses Long left Miss Viii.
Hanson said, GOODBYE. ONA." ad.
dressing one of the young ladies'
These were her last words. The
next moment report OF a shot.
gun rang out on the night air and
Miss Williamson and her escort
Grover Brown, fell to the ground
The shot tore away the lower part
OF the face and lacerated the
shoulder of the young lady. No
moan escaped her lips; she died
instantly. Brown was only stunn-
3d. and as the young lady fell she
dragged him down. He arose and
drawing a revolver fred TWO shots
al the fleeing assassin. The alarm
was given and soon the whole
country was aroused. The remains
OF the unfortunate girl we're car
fled to her home. The grief of
the stricken family was pathetic
beyond description
The murder was prsmeditated,
bud tho prspsrstion for the dss'
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-10-30
this generation at least in ever in.
creasing quantity.

creasing quantity.
tt
The Crittenden County Load,
Zinc and Fluorspar company have
in operation one of the most CON-
plete mining, or rather sinking
plants in the district. It consists
of steam drills and steam hoist,
with all of the latest approved
mechanism for the purpose. Mr..
John Moore, the superintendent
of the company, may not have a
very great specific gravity on a
Fairbanks scale, but he certainly
tips the beam on mining machi-
merry.
tt
The Lucille Mining company's
Sxl6 working shaft, the largest in
the district, is being pushed in
the direction of their IL foot vein
OF fiuor spar with undated vigor.
The framing and erection of the
derrick and shaft house is we'll
under way. but the style Of archi-
lecture that MIR Roberts EN- ployed
on the same vein-that of the
Moorish, Romanesque, Egyptian,
Byzantine period will give way to
something that talks the United
States language.
+ 7
Joplin, Mo-, Oct. 28.-The high
prices for lead and zinc ores con-
tinues, and the district is ablaze
with industry. While the ship
ments are not as large as they
should have been, on account of
the scarcity Of cars, yet there was
an increase over the preceding
week and the price on both ores
remained steadfast, in the face of
the increase in production. The
outlook is very encouraging for
operators and the metal market
seems to be keeping up in proper
ton to the price of the raw pro-
duct. A number of zinc proper
! ties have changed hands within
the last week and men with small
capital are turning their proper
ties over to syndicates who are
able to erect large plants, which
are necessary to operate the mines
successfully. The largest sale re-
ported during the week was
number of mines on the Grund
Mining oompany's land near Car
image for 100000. 1t is under
stood to X. Nj. Mayes and assecia-
ate, of st. Louis, were the puroh-
asers.
Investors are coming into the
district in great numbers as re-
suit of an enhanced price of ore,
and belief that the price will re-
main so. The highest price paid
for zinc ore the past week was 500
per ton on a straight bid. The
assay basis ranged from $35 to $50
per ton for 60 per cent. ore. These
prices were exactly the same as
paid the preceding week.
Lead ore brought 1924 so per L.
600 but it is with a slight premi-
UNI for some extra grades. The
premium which was paid in some
cases made a slight advance over
the preceding week.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-10-30
PRICES HOLD FIRM.
The Joplin Market Very Active at
Last Weeks Prices.
Great Influx Of Capital Into the Zinc
Fields...SmsIl Producers are
Merging Interests.

The active purchasing OF zinc
ores throughout the various pro-
ducing districts at an increased
price from one week to the other,
indicate demand for the metal
itself that is not 30 apparent to
the outsider. The increased use of
zinc as a preventive of oxidation,
or rusting of iron in its many out
door uses, will perhaps explain
somewhat the enormous demand.
Yet zinc as metal is 80 largely
used in the production of brass in
the various processes of separat-
ing gold and silver from lead bull
lion, in the cyanide gold extrac-
ton process, and in hundreds OF
other industries that it is difficult
to trace the expanding demand to
any one channel. Producers OF
carbonate of zinc ores in this dis
trict have made long term, future
contracts with the oxide burners,
while the zinc smelters are some
what generally turning this way,
hoping for good round produo-
ton of sulphide, or Jack" before
the new year opens.
The expanding production OF
fluor spar, both here and across
the Ohio river is causing some I'M
easiness.
A largely increased mining OF
auor spar, with ito somewhat rs'
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-10-30
against him.

hBuiuut nttn'
What motive had the murderer
In committing this crime, which
has but few parallels I'M the histo-
ry OF the stateY
On October 7tb, 1901, Miss Will
Hanson attended church at Chap
el Hill; Grover Brown and Allie
Sisco, son OF George Sisco, the ac-
cnsed murderer, were at the
church. Both were admirers of
the young lady. Brown accompa-
MED her TO church. This infuria-
ted Sisco. 1t is claimed that he
stated that night in church that
this will be the last night that
Brown or ! will go to Chapel Hill
to church" As Brown was retur-
ming from the Williamson home,
Sisco overlook him and the quar-
rel took place, which resulted in
Brown shooting Sisco. The lat
ter Was armed ind Brown claimed
that he shot Sisco in self defense.
Brown was tried and acquitted.
Sisco hes never recovered from
the wounds, aud 10 in q helpless
condition, his lower limbs being
paralyzed. The murderer may
have planned to kill Brown, but
probably his intentions were to
kill both Brown and the young
lady. II is said Allie Sisco de-
clared IL he ever recovered he
would kill both Brown aud the
young lady
IT 10 generally believed the ia.
thsr attempted to carry out the
threats made by his son, urged on
by q fsndish desire for revenge,
He has bean restless sinos the ar
rest. He was afraid a mob would
hang him and was willing enough
TO 90 to Henderson. He has not
expressed the slightest regret over
the tragedy.
A reporter OF the Henderson
Cleaner attempted to interview
Sisco at the Henderson Jail Fri.
day night.
why did they bring you hereY'
the reporter asked.
They said mob was going to
hang me tonight" replied sisco,
after some hesitation.
do you think you would have
been lynched had you remained in
Marionf" was asked.
II might" said Sisco, them
people down thsrs'll do any
thing"
"Of course you deny the killing
Mr.. Sisco, but do you know any
thing about itY"
II know the gal got killed" said
said Sisco, but / didn't kill her."
"She had lots Of friends in that
section, didn't sheY" was asked.
II don't know whether she did
or not, sir"
This answer came a little short,
and contained a little resentment
and the reporter decided to be a
little more careful.
"Of course you can prove you
didn't do the shooting, Mr.. Sisco,
said the reporter.
II told you did not want to
talk about it, sir" retorted the
prisoner, and he turned away, but
as the reporter started away he
called him back and said.
"You can say in the paper that
l want to deny the killing ha l
nothing to do with it and d, mt
know who did it. l have lived
about Chapel Hill all my life and
the people all know me. Just say
l didn't do it. please sir"
George Sisco has always been
regarded as peaceful Citizen. He
is about thirty-fve years OF age
aud has always resided in Critten-
den county. He has a family.
Grover Brown made the follow
ing statement Wednesday night:
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stricted uses, must result in sha-
ding prices to q level where profit
will be an unknown quantity. The
discrimination in freight rates by
the Illinois Central railroad be.
tween Kentucky shippers aud
those on the Illinois side of the
Ohio river must certainly be bas-
ed upon ignorance of the relative
conditions. The Illinois Central
owns and operates two through
lines to the north, ono in Illinois
and one through Kentucky. These
lines are nearly equi distant from
the Ohio river; yet the freight
rate on the Illinois side is 81 60
per ton to Chicago, while from the
Kentucky district the rate lie $3.50
or over 60 per cent. greater. The
distance is practically the same,
being if anything a longer haul
on the Illinois side. based upon
the mileage from Brockport, op.
posite Paducah, where the low
rate prevails. A great railroad
whose characteristics have always
been fairness and equality cannot
afford to continue such an ex-
tremely unjust discrimination as
now prevails against the Kentucky
fluor spar shipper. Such a course
would mean the gradual extinction
OF an industry that now pays into
the company's treasury several
thousand dollars monthly.
The new separating plant at the
Kentucky Fluor Spar company
works in this city was put in full
operation on Monday. Mr.. N. II
Snow. Of Mineral Point, and
Messrs Blue, Num-, Haynes and
Maxwell of this city, who are the
principal stockholders of the
company, were present as were
many mining men especially invi-
ted to attend the initial work Of
this so ton daily capacity ooncen-
traitor. The plant is of the Joplin
type of jigs, with many additional
mechanical movements designed
by the contractor and builder, Mr..
Mathey, of the Aurora ONO
Foundry company. The entire
work is automatic, the fuor spar
is shoveled into q Blake rockbrea-
ker, passing up to tho Cornish
rolls by an elevator, the rolls ma
king a cleavage between the ga
lena and the calcite and fluor spar.
The finely crushed material is
then by gravity delivered to the
|jigs, where a movement very sim
liar to the old fashioned panning
Of gold is effected, except that the
top material is automatically re-
moved by the flow Of water. The
lead ore is separated very clearly
in the first pair of jigs the fluor
spar in the next two and the cal
cite removed in the last section.
From the jigs the Auor spar, look
ing as clean and pure as freshly
fallen snow. is delivered to a dry
ing floor and thence passes into
the buhr stone grinders, finally
landing in the bright new barrels
made in the cooperage department
adjacent to the separator, hoops
and heads put in place, and rolled
into waiting car for transporta-
ton to the consumer. Its all very
simple, very compact. And yet
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-10-30

The new steam hoist was PLACED
in position at the Columbia mine
on Monday. 1t is a single olyin-
der proposition. strong and we'll
constructed for it's purpose, being
designed and constructed by Mr..
Mathey, who is experimenting
most of the mining machinery
work here. The shaft will soon
be put into shape for sinking to a
200 foot level, when the erection
of second concentrating plant
will be made, and our first ship
ments of sulphides, for many years
at least, will commence, and from
the samples taken in various parts
of the shaft aud drifts, as men,
toned in last weeks issue, will
continue during the lifstims OF
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-03-18
EMPEROR WILLIAM MAKES SOME
ELABORATE PLANS.
RECEPTION is AT CUxHAvEN,
Henry Of Prussia Is to Be Wined and
Dined Some More Upon His Ar
rival Home-Rested on
the Trip.
(By Associated Press.l

l. Cherbourg, March 1S.-The arrange
rments made by Emporer viii Liam for
the reception of Prince Henry when
the latter arrives at Cuxhaven were
communicated to the prince after the
Deutschland left Plymouth. Prince
Henry expressed himself as greatly
pleased Herewith. He interprets the
elaborate plans of Emperor William as
an expression of his majesty's complete
satisfaction at the success of the
princes American trip
When Emperor William, in letter ad-
dressed to Prince Henry at Plymouth,
notified his brother of the reception ar
rangements at Cuxbaven, his majesty
invited the princes entire party to dine
on board the battleship Kaiser Wilhelm
II. next Tuesday.
The next day Admiral Won Tirpit..
and General Won Plessen and the other
members of the princes party who live
in Berlin will leave for their homes.
Prince Was Tired. W
Prince Henry says he was so tired
when he finally boarded the Deutsch-
land at New York that he slept almost
continuously for As hours, except the
time he appeared for his meals or to take
short walks on the bridge.
He says he never worked so hard in
his life as when he was in the United
States: that he never changed his uni
form so many times a day or faced a
succession of situations requiring such
alertness and certain initiative on his
part.
There were situations which could not
be met with merely formal behavior or
the mechanical execution of routine
program.
While conversing with members of his
suite Prince Henry has alluded to many
things in connection with his trip. He
has mentioned nothing more frequently
than that no single unpleasant incident
occurred in the United States.
/ The ideas and impressions were
crowded upon him too rapidly for proper
appreciation at the moment perhaps,
but as Prince Henry himself said:
h "We have accumulated material to
think about for months to come"
VI What Impressed Him Most.
When one of his party inquired what
had impressed him most, the prince re-
piled that the great orderly and cheer
full crowds had been his most continue
Gus impression and would probably be
one of his most vivid recolections.
The prince said he saw the crowds
out of doors, and indoors faces of
women with here and there a power
full, a beautiful or a spirituele face.
He said his regret. IL he dared to say
he had any. was that he did not know
some of those people better.
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-03-18
4 new REVOLUTION
ONE rs NOW PROGRESSING QUITE
FAvoRABLY.
GUN BOAT HAS BEEN FLOATED
Several Generals and Few Men Ex-
pect to Form Junction and Evada Il.
a Fight If the Weather M
Stays Good

Correspondence of Associated Press),
Willemstadt, Island of Curacao, March
THE Matos revolution during the last
fortnight has taken on a little Now life.
but II has not assumed any definite
form. The decentralization at Laguira
Is not of any strteglca Importance.
All eyes were turned elsewhere, namely
10 the coast of Coro and are fixed on
General Riera, who has evaded the gov
ernment troops and is now marching, 1t
Is believed, with several hundred men,
In the direction of Barquisimeto In or
Gus in that district.
Should he succeed he will he in posi-
tion to take the offensive for he will
have nearly 1,500 men and will have
joined Generals Fernandez and Luciano
Mcndosa and Batalla who are all In
that region, and will have gained the
district of Carabobo which has been
smouderng for n long time and which
will rise to a man as soon as the 'nhabi-
tants can obtain cartridges. even If not
arms.
The Venezuelan gunboat General
Crespo. which was greatly damaged by
the Bolivar during the enga cement
which took place near Cumarebo, on
February 7, has been fioated and is at
present at Puerto Caballo where she Is
undergoing repairs.
She will soon be ready for service.
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-03-18
REPORT ASKED FOR ON DIsFRAN-
CHIsEMENT OF VOTERS.
WILL FILIBUSTER AGAINST
Democrats Say That They Will OBJ
struct the Business of Congress
Before They Will Permit
the Investigation.
fBv Associated Press.)

washington, March 49, The house
committee on rules by a i"ldei vote on
party lines yesterday reported. the reso-
luton of Representative Crumpacker OF
Indiana for a special committee OF IL
members to investigate and report on
the alleged disfranch scmcnt OF voters
in some of the states
The two democratic members OF Inc
committee Richardson of Tennessee
and Underwood Of Alabama, protested
against reporting the resolution, anu
when IL was ordered to be reported by
the affirmative votes of the republicans
of the committee, Speaker Henderson
and Representative Dalzell and Gros-
yenor, the democratic members con-
suited their colleagues on the noor of
the house and began considering the ad-
visibility OF discussing plans TO defeat
the report by the most extreme parlia-
mentary tactics, even to stopping tna
regular proceedings of the house.
That this extreme step shall be taken
has not been decided, as Messrs Rich
ardson and Underwood, with "a view OF
consulting with the other democrats.
said the step contemplated should not
be taken unless there Is the most com
plete concurrence between the minority
and a determination In advance 10 make
q most determined contest. To this end
It is the intention to submit the matter
to u democratic caucus prota ~ on
Wednesday night.
A caucus has already been called for
that time to consider the Boer war, and
unless the caucus rules so It will require
unanimous consent to consider Anything
outside of the Boer war. But ov ing to
ha hn
cratic members, 1t Is expected that
unanimous consent will be given to con-
slider this disfranchsement que stion.
Otherwise another caucus will be called
One of the minority parliamenlarians
said: "The business of the house IS done
largely by Unanimous consent the
courtesy of the minority yielding a strict
conformance to the rules. but the mi
forlty has power to withhold unanimous
consent and to require a constitutional
vote under the rules on every question
arising.
Without unanimous consent even the
approval of the journal will require
rolcall, and 1t will take week TO pass
bridge bill.
1.-The minority will he cautious i'm GO
ing TO the extreme. and will not take
such step unless assured in advance OF
united following If the step IS not
taken II will be only because of the ques-
ton of proprety of resistance 10 such
extremes
IL Is said the movement on the part of
the minority is directed not only against
the Crunpacker resolution with a view
To contesting its adoption to the last ex-
IRENE, but also TO other legislation as to
embarrass and harass the majority at
every point.
The action of the committee OF rules
in favor Of the Crumpacker resolution
will not be reported TO the house for
about 10 days, as Representative Gros-
yenor, who is to make the report, will be
out Of the city temporarily.
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-03-18
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