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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-27

h proved that experience bad greatly
a ded TO his stature as teacher
Afiso R,t.sseff ,Vas aEsenf last week
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-06-28
THE COTTON
PICNERS OUTING.
THE GREATEST ORGANIZATION OF ELKs
IN THE SOUTH.
viii Leave August for Salt Lake city, to Attend hs Great Eks
Msetns-wIl be Better Eaupqsd this Yssf
Than Ever Before


Ihe EllSs Salt Lake Club have per.
fected all Arrangements for their
August trip TO Tie city ofthe Mormonsl
They have chartered their sleeper VIM
b'ut'l car attached and 40 changes
VIII reQiiHd fDg c.sf viii lass.s
nefs1 ~ Adglisl b lie 81 Il M Il
tor Memphis. Here their car Il
switched @ the |. Z. road for ST. Louis
where they will arrive Aug. s. Al
81. Louis they take the Missouri
Pacliic 70 Kansas City and from there
to Denver they ride over the Union
bacitic and from Denver ID Salt Lake
lily they take the Rio Gandea I'd Rio
Grande Western. On their return
they are offered The clioice Of two
routes, one BY way Of Portland. the
other by Yellow Stone Park.
The world known Cotton Pickers
that the Club forms will again compete
for the prize and from their prcpara-
tions y will add another prong 10 their
FiStOIOuo dbbitfS.
! No city In the United States receives
more Or better advertising than the
Cotton Pickers give Greenville. For
by their name. the characters they re-
present. a stranger can tell at a glance
they are from Dixie; and the next
thing that presents itself TO the In
' - 4 - = "a L
'quiring mind is Greenville. the Queen
City Of the Delta? And BY gaze
the jolly Elks who compose the famous
organizations he at once decides that
beauty, health and wealth abound
4 there the place where milk and
honey flow In streams and tile sun of
happiness never sets.
| The preparations they are making
this year will eclipse any III the past
as souvenirs consisting Of sofa pillows
| with cotton pickers on 1t, open cotton
bolls, miniature sacks OF seed vials oi
meal. and oil, cotton bale grips, and
a three full size bales OF cotton and
buckets containg the growing plants
will compose part Of the paraphenalis
or the trip SO far there is about,
: S5 menbers who will make the triI
and enjoy its pleasures. As Jel
Stuwart, the great Southern cavalr,
general used to sing song about the
4 cavalry to the time OF Sweeneys bani,
the same can be sung about the Elks
''Ii you want to have a good time,
) Join the Elks, bully boy I"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-06-28

a disagreement on some of the instruc-
lions nresented, the Judge, attorneys,
and prisoners retired to the Jury rooni
to discuss and agree upon thoSe 70 DC
submitted to the jury. over one nour
we're consumed in this work annl"neu
Mr.. Leroy Percy arose to oeilver nis
argument for the prosecution Ine
hands on the wal clock were polntiue
to the hour OF l2:3O. a az.
His speech, to the jury. looked ialr
S+rono and convincing. His arralgn-
,nant of blackburn was severe. Tnere
was M minciLg OF words but he nelu
him throughout the argument up W
the Jury as guilty Of murder as eilhe'
Cooke or Lauderdale.
During his speech he referred 70
Raw sitting in his seat, when tne ehTTo Tg
had their guns leveled on him. ne
said that Ray had faced death a nun
dred times. engineering a train WIN
thonsatds of people on it, and mao
Looked death in the face hundreds OF
tines But this was the sfirst time
that his wit could not in anyway as
sist him. He cody sat there III MS
seat, looking from one to another Ior
so1na sion Of relief, but none was CIV
an him Then Mr.. Percy said, point-
;ng IN bis finger at Blackburn:-Oh, Mr..
RIacx hurn' il you had had a good cnar
acter fyeu had had good reputation
n vol, had any kindness or any
humariIty in your veins, IhaU Was one one
time il should have shown ltsell, QUE
word from you or one plea OF mercy, q.
that time would have saved tnat ulan
life: but it never came: .ad
Hs then read the instructions ano
osIred Tor a lust verdict. His speech
was one of the strongest ever nearu IL
the court house. '' ,,.
Hon. Van B. Boddie followed Mr.
percy in as strong a defense as Wa'
nossible to save the man. he resiew'
pS the trial ard claimed the StaIe
eonid not point to Que line eoftestlInony
.H - showed Blackburn being the 70
stirator OF the murder, oas on sne &c
other hand the proof shows ne .lIeu -, :.
avert the killing His argnments W. =,
lslFgood and his appeal 70 the Jury ~
the life of the prisoner had mucn W u'
in the forming of their ve'rllct.
T.sss aftar dinner Hon. Waltol
ch;aIdz smoke for defense. Mr.. Shleio
1nae is : soent speaker and his whole ehor'
= . tn ~ save The life Of his prisoner
NJ uas ofPared n ST no argument in the defense
% ~ l,Is Scr crime, no word Of proof that p
- a n'E innneent. but all in sllostantpatlol
If his character previous V the klissns Y,
/ Dis speech made a strong lmpreselo'
ar l'S tbe minds Of the jury ana they CAV
~. ,,s,,' s iSe closest attention. In nus CLOS
inn ,mr remarks upon Blackburn's goo
character he said;
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-06-28
PkBURN GETS eo~1-,.
LIFE SENTENCE
WAS OUT ONLY 6 HOURS---STOOD
9 TO 3 IN FAVOR OF PEN.
mled on Hearing verdct--AbIe Speeches Made by At
heys on the 6ase---ThiS Closes one of the Greatest
Trials in the History Of the County.

not say whose bullet killed Rhea, but
that Cooke fired first Said that after
the killing, Lauaerdale returned walk
ed over Rhea and said: 81 have shot
you down and now will walk over
your dead body"
There was number of other wit
Anesses put on by the State who testifi-
ed as In the last trial, and among other
important witnesses that pointed out
to Blackburn guilt was that of Mr.. j..
r. Egger who is hardware merchant
at Shaw. He testified he was on the
car step and turned around when shot
was fired and saw two men from the
window. That they afterwards guard
ed the door. That Blackburn and
Laude- dale he recognized as two men.
They were not drunk but drinking.
There was no testimony introduced
in this trial as to bullets.
The defense then put on two former
State witnesses, Mr.. B. L. Bussey, a
conductor and Mr.. W. L. Baggett IN
their clients sbehalf. Mr.. Baggett tes-
iified that he was in the hotel register
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-06-28

inc. whe he heard fuss, he got up on
the nlatform and saw Cooke with pls-
tol the other men had rifles WIN
muzzles pointed at floor. Cooke was
talk,ng to Rhea. They then walkeu
hock To the rear of the coach. Inc
killing heard of about Is minutes i"'
ter. 10
n T.. Bussey, a conductor, claims ne
was on the train and saw oonuucUo'
Mclaughlin SOLICIT fare from men, ne
:. ). blackburn talking to Rhea. Az
that time the men were deciding VIM
would 90 llomeIw.th each other. Lauuor,
dale was crying and claimed ne nau
not been treated right. Wnen niaoA, ,
burn returned from Rhea TO the crown
he said: "Boys if that man said any
,hiny - out Of the way to you he is sorry
for II and if you want him to go oos :,
,,,a car he will 90. Lauderdaie saiu
a6v Cod I have not been treated rien'
an5 dam him will kill him biacA,
b,Tp waited for a reply aud none eam'
osasIked them what they were gong :
ao about it. Cooke atterSara Sa', !,
uHe summoned that man to o. shos. -,
And walked down the isle wnen '"'
lehooting began. ,.aa +.
The defense then lnSfoaus ha
lcaaracter Witnesses 10 Biaekpst" 81 ',ar, ~
NH WHO testifed that he bore '.1,; ssr'
ISooa reputation previous to thiS XII
Iine. This closed the case
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-06-28

3 same hour or a little
in the Cocke- e-Lauderdale
'lrors in the Blackburn case
the court room Tuesday
live their verdict to the
ere was but a small crowd
heir it when the twelve
bded in their verdict which
! Blackburn by the vote OF
Is given only a life sentence.
Il was received by himself
eys with a glad hand and
jury as they passed out.was
IA hearty handshake.
d of Blackburn was begun
Ind the court was completed
,fternoon when the jury was
till Monday, Before the
left the State attorney
|e of the iurymen, Mr.. John
b with having expressed a
before his opinion that he
10 prisoner guilty. but il he
jury he would only be in
Fing him a life sentence.
Be decided to allow the jury
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-06-28

I'D on till Monday when he
cide. After the opening OF
pday the rights of the Jury
gain questioned by theState
D. Smythe was placed on
DR.. Smythe testified he
McClutchen make the above
10 barber shop of the city
hts previous.
eRoy Percy argured a few
pr this discharge and Hon.
hields spoke for his retention
Pry on the grounds that he
ID an opinion but could try
upon the law. and evidence
before him. Judge Larkin
he jurt { and another was CALI
alified Who was accepted by
tate and defence. This again
the jury and the State put
Pt witness. Burke, the en-
10 was with Rhes at the time
ot down. Burke's testimony
as as follows:
was the first witness put on
ate. He was the man who
70 Rhea during the entire
Il. Burke related as at the
hl the whole occurrence, be-
ith Phipps enteriag the car
pg over oa Rhea. He said
lnen with rifies at one time
ed Rhes aud hid their guns
y him. Told of his getting
70 leave Rhea and 60 back tc
4 end Of the car. OF Back
burning and low conversation
pa, and thenthe three men re
bring Rhea out and as be start
firing on him and Killing
I'd all SHIT. That Blackburn
ar Of Cooke and stuck hi:
rs side and fired, He coulC
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-06-28

oratory possessed by Demosthenes,
Greece IS greatest orator: had the wit
OF Solomon combined with the elo-
quence OF Crassus or Cicero, whose
fights OF oratory carried the minds and
the will of the people of Rome on the
magical hemisphere created by their
eloouence, | would combine all to-
gether and use them in refuting any
imputation, aspiration or obloquy that
might be sought to be cast upon such
venerable and venerated profession,
number of whose names stand out
prominently in the history OF this and
every other country as to he bye-words
in the mouths OF lispiug babes owing
to the underworld reputation they
possess.
Where is the child of Southern
birth or blood before he or she could
we'll articulate, that has not heard the
praises OF some famous legal luminary
sung by their parents, and the inspira-
ton was taken up by the child and
was strengthened as he or she grew
stronger and handed down to their
posterity in successive line!
| But alas, every profession has Its
renegade from the mendicant TO :the
wearer of the ermine and the mitre.
Take for instance the briehess, brain.
less, would-be lawyer, in other words
the unscrnpulous shyster, who il
hungerlng and thirsting for a, ten per
cent foot behold him 10 his ten BY
| twelve feet Office. with bloodshot eyes
and nervous bony hands awaiting the
arrival of each mall, which he greedils
opens, and gloats with pleasure ovel
it's contents: see how his eyes sparkle
this late epistle has brought him new
d which makes them glisten, there i
some pelf in sight for him, some vic
tim to be pounced upon, but as Burk'
said "That they shall not look to th'
paltry pelf of the moment" and Bs Ful
iler said Scan their pelf prosper no
, got by valor or industry, but deceit.
Ifssuch a man as described abov
a could carry the wisher of his hear
-ekand mind into effect, if he who ha
/ neither reprOach of conscience or feel
T ings of shame, If he whose depravit
of heart and corruption of mind Dor
, | of desire to aggrandize his contemI
, tible self and rear his prosperity on tn
ruins and ashes OF his neighbofs. coul
). with one sentiment of his mind, Q
: with one stroke Of his pen annihilat
) the commercial interests of the tow
: wherein he lives, he would do it wit
: out regret, murmur or sigh. Sue
4 parasitical vampires, such cringins
j creeping, low, grovelling, sneakin
> reptiles the incarnation Of duplicit.
. the vilest of human yultures, prayin
!. on their fellow men, should be disbar
: ed and their names stricken of II
, roll OF respectable professional gentl
1 men Such as this every other eli
: and town possess, and are proud Q
i such degenerates are SO unaccustome
4 to the respect and esteem Of their fe
!. llowmen that hey become cailous,
durate aud depraved, and their on
! solace 10 consequence is the almigh
Z dollar.
q Really such men have my sympasl
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-06-28

"We have had here before US tea or
twelve men, well known in Bolivar
county: do not know whether they
are known to you but they are to he.
Some OF them are known as the lead
ing citizens of that county; they na'g
lived there, the majority OF them, al
their lives. They have known tnlsee-
fendant from early boyhcod, ana they
can tell you gentlemensof the lury,tna0
never, never before this time, nave
they heard aught against him; MS
whole life has been brought before You
and been subjected to critical exani-
nation They spoke OF him living
there 26 years and never before thls
unfortunate momentI has wrong been
charged against him. In the name OF
God, in the nama OF humanity and IN
the name of law, gentlemen or the Jury
can't you when you retire to your jury
box, take this testimony into consider
alton in arriving at your verdict. Led
by bad and dangerous man, Oy d
stronger will than his own, impelled 10
90 with him, driven to that which be-
fore he knew nothing Of Then con-
slider the fact that his past life nad
nothing wrong in it. What punish
ment shall you mete out to this man.
District Attorney Humphreys closed
the case and his speech was a mncn
stronger one than was made 10 the
trial Of the other two, Cooke and Laud-
erdale. His arraignment OF the pris-
oner before the bar was severe and ne
said Justly merlted from the hands q
the jury ths punishment meted out .
the other two; as the evidence proved
him beyond the shadow Of doubt Is
guilty Of the crime.
Case went to the jury at 5.25. p. mi
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-06-28

and | sincerely regret to use such
.anguage toward them, but the plane
of the character of such men are So low
that I am constrained to give my
opinion. JUST observe the geneAai
build and makeup of such man-this
composition Of carbon, lime and phos
phorus, with furtive eyes, plastic lips,
canine-like nose. repusive expression,
egg-shaped scull with about brains
enough to steer rabbit, and an ungod-
ly, ungraceful figure; hehold such a
, man strutting into some magistrates
office, Carrying under his arm the
statute laws OF the State, which were
written by his superiorsl He wants TO
impress the comparatively ignorant
and uneducated magistrate of his im-
portance He overawes the feeble re-
preventative of the State by using
some law term in bad Latin. vilely pro-
nounced and scarcely understood by
himself, but with the craft Of Ulysses
he takes care to contine his pretentlons
to learning to the ignorant and unedu-
Gated, and like the hedge schoolmas.er
uses obsolete, long drawn out words in
order to establish In the minds Of his
untutored AMI gullible listeners, the
fact that he is man Of superior in
telligence.
Unroll the Worlds map and point
out to me If you can on its geographi-
cal surface creature to be more des-
pissed, condemned and hated, than a
man Of false pretentions.
Tie thief you can watch, tile
swindler you can, guard against, but
| the pretender and liar who extends
the hand OF friendship TO you under
/ the cloak of being your friend, and
falsely, deceitfully, and serpent-like
gives you the sting Of betrayal,is a mar
to be dreaded, scourge TO the com
munity, curse to his country and 1
disgrace TO his family. Let US hOpt
that the fair name of this grand pro
fession shall not be sullied by the ac
cid entail introduction into It's ranks o
such tbob-tailed,' sawed-off, licl
\ spittles, droperlp designated the ''Bid
dy Of the bar" The pervertor OF JUS
tice, the common scold, the NAL
treater of the English language, TIL
buffer OF the magistrates courtroom
the debased self aggrandizer the cor
rnpt schemer of ambition tainted b
the desire for wealth, no matter hoV
upiustly gotten. And that the higl
: plane whereon is seated the unblemish
, edscharacter of the honorable praC
tioners, shall shine more resplenden
in the presence OF the trickster an
the shyster, and that the latter sha
Lale into insignificance in the sam
comparison AS granite rock in th
D presence Of pure diamond, we hop
, that ere many annual cycles OF tim
: roll by that the ranks OF the professio
:, shall be free from the tainting PR
sence of the degenerate and that th
: elimination Of same shall be halle
e with Joy, so that we can boast OF pui
: clean. profession Tree from. the drel
' Of the money catch-as catch can lettc
!, and the irrepressible shyster.
Yours truly.
I CHAs. JORDAN.
b OF Jordan & Co
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-06-28
NOTICEll
The water will be shat off
in the morning at 4 o'clock. 50
look after your stove bciIers.

GreenvIlle Fourth Of July celebra-
tion viii not be on as grand scale as
was first calculated, stil there viii be
enough amusement in the city to
guarantee all a glorious time who come-
Base ball, fire works, shooting touna-
ment win be some Of the amusements.
The coiored peoele win lay the corner
stone OF their new X. ofP. hall. Re-
daced rates on all rail roads and river
have beeu granted, II fySucan come and
enjoy the day with US.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-06-28
Lawyer and Shyster /.
TCommunicated.l

Communicated.
The grandest, the most sublime, the
most exalted, the most honored, the
most respected and esteemed profession
known to the world except the Divine
profession-gentlemen who practice
law. They are grand because they
are the supporters, pillars and ex-
Founders of constitutional and statute
laws, they ara sublime because they
stand between the uns0phlsticated
client and the human money-gra6oing
shark. They are exalted because OF
their superior knowledge and intellec-
tual brightness. They are honored
because of their unqualified fitness TO
fill positions. which the people bestow
on them. They are respected and es-
teemed because the people recognize
their abilities in discharging duties
imposed them. Such, | am proud &C
say are the attributes, with few ex.
ceptions, of the Bar of Greenviile, Mis-
slssippi, in common with the States q
the Union has and had its renowned
and distinguished lawyers, men whose
brilliancy radiated the platform, tht
court room, and the Legislative halls
men whose honor stand par and .pal
excelience, men whose Sparkling
sayings, oratorlcaI powers and logica
reasoning has made them famous sthe
world over MenswhoseSwritings and
legal decisions is and shall be text
book for future guidance Of the asplr'
ing student.
Had l the tongue Of Homer. ths
greatest poet and llterateur that 6reec'
has ever produced, had ! the power
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-06-28

The defense put on Baggett as its
last witness, when Judge Larkin ad-
ionrned the court till II a N, so the at
torneys could get their instructions
ready to present. AT the appointed
hour court was called and as there was
--r
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-06-28

The Directors Of the Youg Mems
Business League mel yesterday after
noon and transacted considerable bust
ness pertaining to the interest ol tho
cilv.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-06-28

For the best bargains 10 suits Of
Is goto the LEADER
Arizona silver belt., 1902-07-17

The newspapers of America have q true and substantial friend in Arch bishop Ireland, whose tribute to the press in his address before the National Educational association at Minneapolis was both generous and emphatic. Journalism that is honest and honor able," he said, lis one of the nation $ most precious inheritances," and he declared that the great majority of our newspapers are of that character. In the popular outcry against sensational newspapers, shallow minds are prone to condemn the press generally, losing sight of the far more numerous class of newspapers that adhere to accuracy of statement in recording the news and which are conservative in their ed. Itorial utterances. It can not be gain said that the influence of the modern newspaper in molding public opinion and correcting the abuses of govern ment has been greater than any other single factor ln our social and political life
Arizona silver belt., 1902-07-17
Representative P0DeT Of GI|0 County.
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
For county offices, S7 ; for precinct offices, $3. 50.
For Sheriff.

WM. SPARKS announces himself , candidate for the office of Sheriff o Gila county, subject to the result o the democratic primary election to b, held August 23, 1902.
 J. N. STAR announces himself c candidate for the office of Sheriff oi Gila county, subject to the result of the democratic primary election, Au. gust 23, 1902.
 k. J. WILLIAMS announces himself q candidate for the office of Sheriff of Gila county, subject to the result of the democratic primary election, to be held August 23, 1902.
 LEE MIDELEToN announces himself a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Gila county, subject to the result of the democratic primary election, to be held August 23, 1902.
 D. $. HERON announces himself q candidate for the office of sheriff of Gila county. subject to the result of the democratic primary election, to be held August 23, 1902.
 W. D. CLAYPooL announces himself a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Gila county, subject to the result of the democratic primary election, to be held August 23, 1902.
Arizona silver belt., 1902-07-17

as they do, the very best legal advisers,
 they have doubtless long been aware of the defects and weaknesses of the Sher- man antitrust law, which, it is alleged,
 President Roosevelt has only very re- gently discovered, and which is now given as the reason for abandoning the suits against several of the big monop- olies announced with such voluble as- surance. All the froth and fume about attacking the trusts has resolved into thin air that is not even hot, and it is now given out that the president will content himself with calling the atten- tion of congress to the need of more stringent legislation to control trade combinations believed to be prejudicial to the public welfare. The positive refusal of the majority in congress to consider any antitrust measure during the last session is the best indication of the influence that the presidents rec ommendation on the trust question will have with the republican leaders.
 Having gained about all the political capital possible by his spectacular but harmless opposition to trusts, the pres ident has dismissed the question of prosecutions with the statement that he does not believe in legal fireworks.
Arizona silver belt., 1902-07-17
Territorial Democratic Convention
Headquarters of Territorial Democratic Central Committee
 Prescott Ariy JuIv 2 tgno

Headquarters of Territorial Democratic [ Central Committee Prescott, Ariz July 2, ISO2 A territorial democratic convention is here by called to meet in Tucson, on "Wednesday, September 3, 1902, at 10 clock |. m., to select candidate for delegate to congress, terri. toriGl central committee, and for the tranSac. tion of such other business as may properly come before the convention
 All democratic, conservative. reform cltI zens Of the territory, irrespective of former party affiliations, who can unite with us in an efort for pure, economical, constitutional government, arc cordially invited to join with us in sending delegates to the convention
 The respective county democratic central committees of the territory are directed to call county conventions for the purpose among other things, of selecting delegates to attend the territorial convention, as follows :. One delegate for every fifty votes, or major fraction thereof. cast for Hon Marcus A smith for delegate to congress in 1900.
 The number Of delegates. by counties. each county is entitled to send to the territorial convention Is as follows:
 Vote for Hon. Marcus A, Smith for delegate to congIess, November G. 1900: