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PURSUED BY A PANTHER.

Carl Bond of Searsburgh and his help
had a hard time one night recently They
had been followed several times by two
panthers that have hung around the camp
for the past fovr weeks. After leaving
camp Saturday night and proceeding about
half a mile they had to literally fight the
next mile and half every foot of the way
with only axes for defense one of the
beasts climbed a tree and spraug into tho
path ahead of them less than four feet
from the men. They struck at it with
their axes but did not succeed in hitting 1t
On reaching Ernest Suttons farm, cat
like the panther skunk into the alders. 1t
was monster in size and the four men
will not soon forget their adventure.
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Wen send yos littie to Try. II you like.
SCOTT g. ecT Il, sh>vl asre. New Yesh.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-30
BUILDINGS BURNED IN TINMoUTH.

The residence and one barn, with its
contents, of Michael Mulqueen In Tin
mouth, were completely destroyed by fire
Friday morning. Mr. Hoadey, Mrs. Null
queens father, arose and built a fire at
three o'clock Friday morning and later
the house was discovered aire in the up
per part 1t is believed it caught from the
chimney. The family escaped from the
house with much difficulty. Only a few
articles were saved An imbecile. Steven
Wylle. town charge, had to be dragged
from the house by forcce. He wanted to
get into the fire. There is slight insur-
ance.
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NEWS OF VERMONT.
More Important Events Grouped for
Free Press Readers-Anothsr Ten
per Gent Dividend for Creditors
Of Merchants Bank, Rutland.

Word has been received that D. D. Muir.
receiver of the Merchants National bank
of Rutland, Is preparing to distribute
dividend of 10 per cent to depostors, who
nave already received rs per cent. The
distribution will be made within two weeks
and Will amount to about So, 900. The ex-
act time and place of the distribution will
be announced later. 1t is now estimated
that If the courts finally determine the
cases in litigation as the receiver has
every reason to believe they will, the de-
positors will receive substantially % per
cent OF their claims. The expenses of
winding up the affairs of the institution
looted by Cashier Charles W. Mussey in
Guiding all litigation. will aggregate
about per cent of the assets.
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Osi. Mott Hooton, Twenty-eighth in
famtry, will retire on the 18th inst.
stuart Robson says the influence of
the stage for good is greater than that
Of the pulpit.
Rev. A. A. Kendrick. d. D.. LII. D.,
dean Of the school of divinity at Shurt-
lea college. dropped Head at his home
in Upper Alton, Ill, from heart dis
ease.
Mrs Robert b. Roosevelt OF New
York, cousin OF the president, died sud
denly at Atlantic city of heart trouble
She came there a few days ago for her
health.
1T. Rev. Sebastian Messmer, bishop
Of Green Bay, Wis. has declined to &C
cesa appointment as archbishop of Ma
Mia on the ground of i'll health. The
Vatican insists that he shall accept.
Gen. Ira NJ. Hedges. past department
commander of the Grand Army of the
Republic of New York State. died ~
his home in Haverstraw in his sixty
thirs year. He served in the Ninety
fifth regiment, New York volunteers,
during the Civil war.
Maj. Gen. w. r. Shafter, retired, has
agreed to accept the Republican nom
nation for governor of California
should it be rendered him. There Is a
strong feeling among many influential
Republicans against the denomination
Of Gov. Gage, ana IL this opposition
uniteS on Shafter there is good hope OF
bis nomination.
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Lsrd Kimberly, the Liberal states
slan' who has been III for some time, is
dead In London.
The son of John s. Sargent, the fam
sas American portrait painter, has
oeen appointed one of the pages who
WIN attend the queen at the coronation.
The Manchester Guardian promises
an early reduction in the price of dia-
Hionds and rubias, and hints that the
long sought for process of maufactur-
ing these precious stones has been dis
covered.
lnfantile depravity has an unusual
exemplar in Dresden I'm the person OF
aihe-year-old boy, who has been ar
rested on the charge of having
crowned seven small children by
throwing them into the Elbe.
While President Loubet was driving
70 the Elysee recently, a man named
Selourne, carrying e revolver, APP
preached his carriage and said: Il de-
mand justlce" Sejourne was imm d.
stely arrested. He appears to be weak
minded.
The Voce Della Verita. the official or
San Of the Vatican, intimates that
Iatholics may. In the future, vote at
pohtical elections, in order to arrest the
progress Of Socialism. All the news
lapers in Rome anxiously discuss the
steet on politics by this new depart
ure.
hArico Malatesta, the italian anarcn-
y, was sentenced at Rome by court
Justice to FIVE months imprison-
ment for contumacy, on account of GER
AN articles appiaudinS the killing OF
resident Mckinley. which were writ
zen Tor and published IN an Anarchist
newspaper.
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che News
Frsm Wsshfsgtoa.


p,esident Roosevelt has ordered an
,,y,stigation Of che charges that the
s..tr,iity laws are being violated at
New Orleans.
tn. president has directed the con-
..ubation of the three land offices in
,laska and the establishment of the
.o,sslidated office at Juneau. to take
effect June 1.
An effort viii be made by the South
o.kota delegation to secure a suffi-
Int appropriation at this session to
,n..rurate the scheme for the perma-
n..t military post at Fort Meade. con-
,snpiated in the recent report of the
war board.
secretary Hay. representing the
waited States: Luis r. Corea. repre-
eating Nicarag qua, and Don Joaquin
n Cslvo, representing Costa Rics, will
ursbably sign in a few days treaties
authorizing the United States TO con-
struct the Nicaragua canal
A tele gram from United States MIN
,sisr Bowen at Caracas says the Amer
ios, Bermudez steamer was fired upon
"a the San Juan river The minister
,sked for an explanation at the foreign
snace, and was informed that the gov
eminent knew nothing about it. 1t was
srsbably the work OF revolutionists.
The president has directed that sew
enty townships In Northern Montana
he withdrawn from public entry for
use In the big irrigation scheme known
As the st. Mary's canal and Milk river
brsjeot. BY another executive order
three townships in the Wind Cave re-
gisa in South Dakota have been tenn
Secretary Root, sfter consultation
with the treasury officials, has issued
Instructions to Acting Governor Luke
Wright of the Philippine islands, 20
xve effect to that part of the Philip
Pine tariff act which provides for the
rebate OF export 1uties on goods ship
BED from the Philippines into the
United States.
The war department has decided 10
withheld from publication the name OF
tue ofiicer selected to inquire into the
actual conditions at Port Chalmette
La, whence animals and supplies are
seiag shipped to the British army II
south Africa. 1t is felt that the ON
esrs purpose might be thwarted bS
publicity at this stage.
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OF the Week
CpfAfnaI.


Criminal
chicago hotel clerk Is said to have
eloped with a girl disguised as a man.
An Oklahoma woman killed her hus-
oahd Dy driving nail into his head.
Four members of the family are
charged with numbering Caleb France.
retired clergyman, in whose yard
were found many dead dogs. has been
arrested. q.
confessed to a theft committed seven
years ago.
Two Chicago men. officers OF alleged
fraudulent publishing houses. have
been arrested.
District Attorney Jerome of New
York has located nifty creeping joints"
in one precinct in klat city.
A Salt Lake boy has confessed that
an old man who was found dead hired
him to cut his throat and hide his body.
Mrs. Minnie Grady Of Butte, Mont,
has confessed that, she gave Mrs. EN-
ma Prouix poison and then robbed her.
An Omaha youth confesses the EN-
bezzlement of $4,000 and saved his faith
er. who was on trial charged with the
crime.
A girl was slain in public view on the
streets of Detroit, and the slayer es-
capped. Neither victim nor murderer
has been identified.
An unlicensed whisky still which, ac-
cording to revenue officials. was one OF
the largest ever discovered In New
York. was raided in New York city.
Lee Gallaher. paying teller OF the
First National Bank OF st. Joseph, Mo.
has been arrested on a charge OF en-
bezzling $4,000 OF the banks money.
A shocking tragedy occurred at Ev-
eIett. Wash, recently, when Mrs. Shep-
ard v. BUGGY. wife of the assistant
cashier of the American National Bank,
killed her husband, their four-year-old
son and herself in fit of insanity.
, After an Imprisonment Of eight
months in the county jail at Eldorado,
! Kan. Jessie Morrison. awaiting her
| third trial for the murder Of Mrs. DIN
| Castle. has been released on $4,000 ball.
| There were four signers IN the bond.
who qualified for $4,000 each.
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Casualties.

Pennsylvania and Maryland were
visited by severe snow storms and
foods.
A hundred Atlantic City hotel guests
lest an average of $1,000 each by the
recent big fire.
Tue six-story building occupied by
the Pacific Coast Borax company at
Bayonne, N. j.. was Quilted by fire re-
Gently, involving loss estimated at
$3.50, 900.
The explosion OF a saw mill boiler at
Peoria, Iowa, literally tore James
Shsffer, Frank Myers and Dudley Boyd
into fragments. James Carter. propri-
etor Of the mill. was probably fatally
injured; Harry Myers was seriously
injured
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SHOOTS BARKEEP DEAD.

Prominent Tontana Man Says Sn-
Ioonfu Iusuited Him,
Helena, Mont. fs,rIl BIB. 5. Keert,
'ex president OF the Montana Society of
Civil Engineers and prominent min
ing engineer. yesterday shot and prob
ably fatally wounded Thomas crystal
a bartender In Main street saloon
Keei.t declared that Crystal had Insult
ed him. In an ante-mortem statement
to the county attorney Crystal declared
that Keert shot him without provoca-
ton. Keert is I'm custody.
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Kennlare. n D., April t3.-Theo Far
rington. who lives near here had bit
of strenuous life recently. Two intoxi-
Gated men insisted on his furnishing
them with whisky. and when II was
shown he had none they loaded up his
lumber ard started to drive away His
orders for them TO desist were disre-
earded and careful aim With his old
shotgun was so effective that the pain
sobered the tresl assers and caused
them to hastily unload his lumber.
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Sioux City Iowa, April 13--Charles
and James Lamhertson were sentenced
TO FIVE years I'm the penitentiary for
burglary, and their brother William
got eighteen months for the Same Of
tense william Long was sentenced to
FIVE years for burglary: James Bow
man. two years for grand larceny, and
Rufus Fancher, one year for the same
offense. These prisoners all pleaded
piIiIfv
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Land values in Dawson county are
still going up. During the month OF
March, 1901, the total transfers in that
county amounted 10 14,20S acres, for
which the aggregate consideration was
$i7O, 500, or an average OF $l2.o2 per acre.
During the same period of 1902. l2,ioo
acres changed hands, the consideration
being $2ii,540, an average Of 1885 per
acre Last week section of raw lana
near Mitchell sold for $S5 pc: acre.
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NOT IN CONTEMPT.

City officials of MayvilIe, =. D.. Go
Free After Trial.
Fargo. n. d, April 13.-The city OF
ficIals OF Mayville are not If, contempt
of court. An order has been issued on
the complaint Of certain Trail county
farmers TO have the officials show cause
as II was alleged they had tapped
sewer and permitted sewerage to run
into the Goose iiv"r in violation OF an
Injunction issued by Judge Pollock.
The farmers Jailed to make case ana
Judge Pollock dismissed the contempt
proceedings.
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NnueEn TO HAVE TIE LAST SAY.

Peace Conference Now Being Held
by the Beers.
Amsterdam. April ~. - Mr.. Kruger
and DIR. Leyds. diplomatic agent of the
Transvaal. contradict all peace rumors'
They state that the negotiations of the
Boer leaders have not been concluded
Therefore there could not have been
sny settlement OF the war. When Mr..
Shalkburger concludes his negotiations
with the leaders in the field he will ask
for the free use or the cable in order TO
consult with Mr. Kruger.
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lie ni.s nf scnIdn

Prairie du Chien, Wis, April IL. =
News reached here OF the death OF the
fireman, William o. Chen1ier, who was
badly scalded in the wreck Of Train
No. 4 on the Great Northern near Kali
ispeli The remains will arrive here
to-day.
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INDIANS At WORK.
Half a thousand Reds Advertise for
Emnloyment.

Bismarck. n. D., April 13, - Agent
Bingenheimer OF Standing Rock sends
out an announcement to the effect that
there are 534 able-bodied Indians on the
Standing Rock .eservation who desire
to work as farm laborers or day Ia
borers at any kind of work, and con-
tractors are asked 10 give them en-
ployment and state what wages will be
paid. The Indians are anxious 10
work and the result of their efforts 10
compete with white labor will be
watched with interest.
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(seal.) Commissioner of Insurance
THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA.
DEPARTMENT of Insurance.

Department of Insurance.
Company's Certificate OF Authority.
Whereas, The Queen Insurance Com
pany of America, a corporation organized
under the laws of the State of New York,
has filed in this Office a sworn statement
exhibiting its condition and business for
the year ending December 81, 1901, con-
formable to the requirements of the laws
of this State regulating the business of
insurance; and,
Whereas. The said Company has filed in
this office duly certified copy OF it's
charter. with certificate of organization,
in compliance with the requirements of
the insurance law aforesaid;
Now, Therefore. |. II. e. Shober, Com
missioner of Insurance of the State of
South Dakota, pursuant to the provisions
of said laws, do hereby certify that the
above named Company is fully empow-
cred through its authorized agents to
transact its appropriate business OF Fire
Insurance in this State. according to laws
thereof, until the 31st day of December,
A. D. 1902.
In Testimony Whereof. have hereuntp
set my hand and seal al Pierre, this 9th
day of February, A. ID. 1902.
II. e. SHOBER,
(Seal) Commissioner of Insurance.
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IOWA TAX LEVY.
| Four-MiII Assessment Required to
| Meet Current Expenses.

F0ur-Mil1 Assessment Required 10
Meet Current Expenses.
Des Moines. Iowa, April IL. - the
Iowa Legislature adjourned at noon
yesterday. The appropriations are such
that the executive council was request
ed by law to fix levy to raise $4,000, 600
this year and $2OO0,oo0 next year for
state purposes, which means levy OF
4 mills. The appropriations are 81
600 larger for the biennial period than
for the past one. and there will be a
deficit left. whereas there is now sur
plus I'm the treasury.
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SENDS INTERNAL Box.

Illinois Mans Machine of Destruc-
tion Fails to work.
Quincy, H.. April 12.-Ulysses simp-
son Grant welte, aged twenty, was ar
rested last night by postoffice inspect
ors and detectives, and confessed that
ne sent an Internal machine and I'm
proper letters to his neighbor, Charles
johnson. The engine of destruction
was opened by Johnson's wife, but
failed to work. Weltes only reason Is
that ne wanted to get rid of Johnson as
a neighbor.
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JAUNT OF THE EDITORS.
Minnesetans VIII Go tn Hot Springs
and Elsewhere.

ana EInewhere.
Winona, MINI, April IA party OF
Minnesota editors will rendezvous here
on Saturday morning. to go to the
meeting OF the National Editorial as
ISOLATION at Hot Springs. President
Joseph Leicht of the Minnesota associ-
alton. has arranged the trip, and head
quarters have been secured at the Ho-
tel Eastman at Hot Strings. At the
close of the convention the party win
proceed to ST. Louis and view the work
on the exposition buildings and then go
TO the Charleston exposition, and wind
up at Washington before returning
home
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Ranges of cholera.

Manila. April 10.-Post Surgeon Hag-
ency, from Bulacan, capital OF the
province of that name, has reported 81
cases of cholera there and has asked
for assistance. At Manila there has
been 1874 cases to date.
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ovATIoNs FOR GEN. TORRANCE.
Commander of the G. 4. X. Making n
TOnr of Hack Hills.

Tour of Black Hills.
Deadwood, s. D., April 1S.-Gen. Ell
T. Torrance of Minneapolis, national
commander of the Grand Army OF the
Republic Is visiting the Black HIS
towns this week. accompanied by his
wife and daughter. Big receptions are
rendered at every place he visits. ap-
proacning ovations in some of the
towns. He came to the Black Hills
chiefly to inspect the site Of the pro-
posed national sanitarium at Hot
Springs and to inspect the various
posts of the Grand Army.
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ANNuAL ABATEMENT.
1901. of the condition and affairs Of the
Northwestern Mutual Lie In
surancc Company.

Organized under the laws OF the state OF
Wisconsin. made to the Commissioner
OF Insurance of the State OF South Da-
kota, in pursuance of the laws of said
State.
President H. L. Palmer. Vice President,
Willard Merrill. Secretary. j. w. Skin
ner. Principal Office, corner Broadway
and Michigan Streets. milwaukee,. Wis.
Attorney for service OF process in the
State Of South Dakota. Information
furnished by Commissioner of Insur-
ance.)
Incorporated March, 1851 Commenced
business November %. 1853.
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! and Mr.. Turner
ited 1t. Mr.. Gal
pending bill was
ma un-Amerieap
prevention Of the
tn China.
nate.
]. An effort wa.
in the senate 10
Tor a vote on the
but II was I'M
ications now are
taken next Tues
as under discus
session yesterday
-Four, in whicn
appropriation bill
passed. Three
against the Chi
! form, Mr.. Dit
oncluding his re-
RI OF Nevada and
Fhu' etts stating
bill.
use.
uban reciprocity
rday was devoid
The most nots-
y was made BY
p. He answered
harged him with
z that reciproe-
can doctrine and
we're not sacred.
ime would come.
4 arrived. when
xorable demand
sent rates. Mr..
a strong spsecs
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HARDWARE COMBINE.
DuIuth Jobbiug Firm Admits IL Is In
the Prnnoseh consolidation.

Duluth. Mimi, April ia. M. Mar
shall. president of the Marshall-Weils
Hardware company of this city. ad-
mitted that a consolidation OF hard
war jobbing houses along the lines re-
ported. with capital of sl2O,OoO.ooo'
and including forty or more houses -
under way. 1t is not yet consummated,
however. but he believes 1t VIII be- ana
says IL Is working successfully.
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Madison, wis. April 10. Gov. Ia
Toilette Is advised of the death. by
drownire, Of James Walker, register OF
were given.
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ETs.

ON Grnia nnd
enters.
Wheat 49, No. l
2 Northern, 700
y. 66a57c: No. 3.
lite. 40q4le; Ne.
--Wheat-No. 1
fern. II 3-407sc
20 SAC.
heat-Cash, No.
orthern, II 7-ss,
F; No. 3 spring.
"a 7-Sc; No. L
: oats. 42c: rye.
No. 2 Northern.
II IL. - Wheat
No. /. 81 l-7e
Sc l-2c.
.sh Wheat-No.
3 red, 70 $40
er. 70 SIC; No.
o. i Northern
20. 2 Northern
o. 3 spring, IS
7m57 1-2c. Oats
70. 3. Al lac.
ril 12.-Catue
Pws, bulls and
Is and feeders,
Earrings. $275o
S; bulk, $3.50
Iattle-Good to
poor to medi-
$3.50 u 6.S
- Mixed ana
D choice heavy.
food to choice
stern, s4.5016:
Western lambs,
IL. - Cattle -
b.25a6.50; good.
veals, $4.50q5.
GERS, 30. oVW9.DV.
mixed, SO. 400
ers, $6.50a6. Sb.
|.10d6.25: good
bG6.
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| n MONEY.

,ats Nt re Ell
Figured.
THE building
| coats for the
I cost the cSH-
$1,000. coo more
lived from the
the report of
] which has
cretary Long.
s claim that
over $4,000 900
gress TO make
their claim on
IT'S were all OF
cretary Long
|oplication; he
necessary in
e of congress.
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Queen Insurance Company Of
America OF New York.

Organized under the laws Of the State OF
New York made To the Commissioners
of Insurance of the State of South Da-
kota. in pursuance of the laws OF said
State.
Attorneys for service of process In the
State of South Dakota.
Information furnished by Commissioner
of lnsurance.)
Organized or Incorporated September IL,
1891. Commenced business September
IL, 1891.
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WINNIE LANDS.
Newspnper Man 10 he First Assistant
Postmaster General.

Postmaster General.
Washington. April II. Robert J.
wynne, the WASHINGTON correspondent
OF the New York Press, has accepted
the office OF frs assistant postmaster
general. The nomination probably will
be submitted To the senate Immediately
after the presidents return from
Charleston. The change win take Eff
feet May l or earlier, as w. M. john
son OF New Jersey whom he succeeds.
is anxious TO retire.
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STATE OF WISCONSIN.


II. L. Palmer, President, and j. w
Skinner. Secretary, of the Northwestern
Mutual Life Insurance Company, being
duly sworn, each for himself deposes and
says that they are the above described
officers OF the said Company, and that on
the thirty-first day OF December last all
the above described assets were the absc-
lutte property of the said Company free
and clear from any liens and claims there
on, except as above stated, and that the
foregoing statement is a full and correct
exhibit of all the assets. liabilities. income
and disbursements, and of the condition
and affairs of the said Company on the
thirty-first day of December last. and for
the year ending on that day, according
10 the best Of IL cir information. knowl-
edge and belief, respectively.
II. l.. PALMER.
j. w. SKINNER.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this
29th day of January. 1902
+. r. SANBORN,
(Seal) Notary Public.
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
My commission expires March S. 1892
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Insurance Department.
/. II. G. Shober, Commissioner of Insur-
ance of the State of South Dakota, do
hereby certify that the above Is a true
copy of the original Statement now on
file at this office.
In Witness Whereof, / have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of this
office at Pierre. this 9th day of February,
1902.
II q SHnpER
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ExILED FROM HOME.

Judge Haily Drives Wife AbuSer
From West superior.
West Superior, Wis, April l3.--JudSe
Haily of the municipal court has
new way of treating wife assailants.
Isaac Moe drove his wife out OF their
home at / o'clock IN a cold morning.
She was compelled 10 travel without
shoes. and she was severely frozen.
Judge Haily gave him a short WORK
house sentence and then exiled him
from the city for three years.