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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-11-13
Little Folks Sayings.

willie, my SON." began the mother,
AS she picked up her slipper. 4 re-
greet
the incOrrigible yOungster. but don't
give me any of that nonsense about
it hurting you worse than it does me-
The Forrest City times., 1903-04-03
CHILD KIDNAPPED IN OMAHA.
Mrs. Albert Strohmeier Placed Under
Arrest While Attempting to
board a street Chr.

Omaha, Neb., April ALBERT Stroh-
meier, of Kansas City. aided by IDS
wife and son kidnapped Lola Young,
the adopted 11-year-old daughter +
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Young, prominent
Omaha people. She is the daughter
of Strohmeier by former wife. The
men made their escape with the child
in buggy, but Mrs. Strohmeier was
arrested as she was attempting to es-
cape on street car. The child was
kidnapped Monday while playing near
Monmouth park. rhe two men and
the woman drove up in a buggy. forci-
bly, placed the girl in a vehicle, and
after Mrs. Strohmeier had alighted
drove away. Mrs. Strohmeier was ar
rested as she was boarding a car.
The Forrest City times., 1903-04-03
APLANT WHERE DIMES GREW.
A Complete Plant For the Manufac-
ture of Bogus Dimes Captured
I'm New York.

New York, April Twenty min
utes after the arrest, in Jersey City,
of two men on the charge of having
spurious money in their possession, n
quartet of secret service men descend
ed upon No.'s0 Allen street, New
York, and confiscated one of the most
complete plants for the coinage of
bogus money that the federal officers
have yet unearthed.
Acting on a partial confession of
one of the men arrested, secret serv-
ice agents raided the Allen street
house, where, on the top floor, a fine
outfit for the coming of dimes was
seized. Dies were found which Chief
Flynn said were almost as good as
the official ones.
According to the secret service men,
the two men under arrest have circu-
lated nearly 10000 spurious dimes
since January. They showed the
queer" by buying a lead pencil or a
box of matches and receiving nine
cents in change. Hundreds of pencils
and boxes of matches were found in
the rooms.
The Forrest City times., 1903-04-03
THE MYSTERY UNSDLYED.
Judge Murphy Hands Down His
Findings in the Burdick
Murder Inquest.
MuROERER's IDENTITY NOT PROVEN.
There Has Been an Effort ON the
Part of Witnesses to Decloud the
Inquest With Incousistent Evi-
dence.

Buffalo. N. Y, April Judge
Murphy handed down his findings in
the Burdick inquest. Tuesday, and de-
clared that the identity of the MUIR
derer had not been proved. The state
ment is an exhaustive review of the
evidence brought out during the in
quest.
Special attention is given to the
letters exchanged between Arthur r.
Pennell and Mrs. Burdick, particular
ly the one containing threat against
Burdick's life. Concerning these the
judge says:
Altogether. these facts would, in
my opinion, constitute just ground
of suspicion on which warrant
could be issued, were he alive"
Referring to Mrs. Hull, Judge MUIR
ply says:
THE action of Mrs. Hull on that
morning (the morning after the mur-
der) and her testimony on the stand
has caused me much thought and
worry. To my mind, they are incon-
sistent with perfect want of knowl-
edge as to what had actually oc.
CURED. So little apparent feeling for
the dead man, such an evident desire
to cover up the crime and no dispo-
sition whatever to aid the authorities
in apprehending the murderer may be
explainable, but has not been ex-
planned"
Speaking of Pencils relations with
Mrs. Burdick, Justice Murphy says:
His of all others was the motive
strong enough to incite desperate
mind already stepped in wrong-doing
to so foul and cruel murder. He
can never be placed on trial, nor can
his case ever be judicially determined.
Let us be as fair then to the dead as
the law presumes us to be to the liv-
ing. He must be presumed innocent
until proven guilty"
Continuing, Judge Murphy says:
'The theory that Burdick had q
woman guest in his den that night
has not been sustained by the evi-
dence. 1t has not disclosed single
immoral act on his part"
Mrs. Payne and Miss Hutchinson
are completely exonerated in Mr.. MUIR
phys findings, which in conclusion
says:
much credit should be given DIR. j.
r. Howland for his refusal to enter
tain the suggestion of suicide. But
for his honesty we may never have
known that one of the most clever
and shocking murders of this or any
age had been committed at our very
doors. This is essentially a city OF
homes where the marriage contract
is looked upon as the cornerstone OF
society anu is something that is sa-
credly regarded by all. To make lit
tie of 1t is to forfeit the good will and
respect of our people and to invite
their most severe censure. 1t is our
duty to censure Mrs. Burdick. But
great as her wrong has been, great is
her punishment"
The Forrest City times., 1903-04-03
SIX MEN BURNED TO DEATH
Ten Others Not Expected to Live as
the Result of nn Accident at .
Carnegie Furnace.

Pittsburg, Pa, April Am acci.
dent at furnace l of the Edgar Thorn
son plant of the Carnegie Steel Co.
at Braddock, Tuesday, is expected to
prove one of the worst in the history
of the plant in the number of deaths
resulting. Twenty men were injured,
six of whom are dead and ten are in
the hospital and are not expected to
recover. The other injured went to
their homes and are suffering from
painful burns.
The accident was caused by a
'hang" in the furnace dropping and
forcing large quantities of white-f OF
dust down large pipe into a pit
where the men were at work. The
victims were without means of es-
cape, and all were burned and blis-
tered over their entire bodies. Large
strips of flesh peeled off of their
bodies when they were pulled out of
the pit by fellow workmen. The cries
of agony of the victims as they
writhed in the lava-like stuff from
which they were vainly trying to ex-
tricate themselves could be heard
nearly block away. Seven of the
men were completely nude when their
bodies reached the Emergency hos
pital, and the others had but few
shreds of clothing upon them.
The Forrest City times., 1903-04-03
SANDOvAL MINE EXpLODES.
sour Men Instantly Killed and Two
Others Die Before Reaching
the Surface.

Centralia, H., April Am explo-
at Sandoval. ILL.,. six miles north OF
this city, resulted in the instant
death, Tuesday. of four men, the
death of one other before the top of
the shaft was reached and the death
of another who died soon after reach
ing his home. Those killed in the
mine were: Lafe Leanay, Frank
Deiro, Joe Thebasco, John Giacono
and Joe Bianco.
Six others were terribly burned
about the head and chest. Those seri-
ously burned were: Allen and Henry
Newhouse, Henry Wheeler. Frank
Day, Charles T. Lewis and William
McFadden. Henry Newhouse died
soon after being taken home.
The accident was due to an accumu-
lation of gases in the mine from inn
perfect ventilation and coal dust
which had been allowed to gather to
depth of two feet in many places.
The force of the explosion wrecked
the interior of the mines, destroying
trap doors and knocking down props.
The coal shaft is the property of the
Sandoval Coal Co., of which T. S.
Marshall. of Salem, is the principal
stockholder. The mine recently suf-
fered from fire in which all the
framework was burned to the ground,
with a loss of about $4,000. The cor
oner's inquest will be held tomorrow
morning.
The Forrest City times., 1903-04-03
James F. McLemore, of Little Rock
Sentenced to Five Years in
Penitentiary for Murder.
evEETS OF AWEek BRIEFLY CHRoNlClED
Prominent Citizen of Camden Com
nts Suicide-Neero Murders Wo-
man and Is Killed While Resisting
Arrest-Woman Attacked by Bur.
glar.
Five Years For Murder.

James F. McLemore, of Little Rock,
charged with the murder of Miss
Florence Shillcutt, was convicted of
murder in the second degree in the
Pulaski county court and sentenced
to five years in the penitentiary. Nc
Lemore was under indictment for MUIR
der in the first degree. The murder
for which McLemore was convicted
was committed October 80, 1902. The
first news of the crime was received
from McLemore and a man named
William Sullivan, who reported that
they had found the body of Miss Shill-
cutt in field a short distance north
OF Little Rock. Later the two men
were arrested and indictments charg-
ing them with the murder were re-
turned by the grand jury. The case
against Sullivan, who was charged
with being an accessory to the crime,
has never been tried.
The Forrest City times., 1903-04-03
BIG BANQUET IN PEORIA.
Leslie NJ. Shaw md Charles Emory
smith Among the Speakern at
kickapOO Club.

Peoria, ILL.,, April 1.-The seventh
annual banquet of the Kickapoo club
took place in the Coliseum in this
city Tuesday night. Covers were laid
for $50 guests. Decorations were
elaborate, and the list of speakers in
cluded Hon. Leslie NJ. Shaw, secretary
of the treasury; Hon. Charles Emory
Smith. of Philadelphia. Frank u. Sar-
gent. United States commissioner of
immigration. also was present. The
large oil painting of President Roose-
welt, illuminated by incandescent
lights, caused a spontaneous outburst
of applause which lasted for some
minutes. Both Secretary Shaw and
Mr.. Smith were given ovations.
Secretary Shaw's address was his
tory of the republican party from its
inception. In the course of his speech
he said: Combined capital is not an
unmixed evil, but like every other
possible good, is capable of evil In
dividual wealth has seldom built a
railroad or erected a factory or
opened mine or constructed a
steamship. We have reached a point
in our civilization where the things
we undertake require associated cap
ital. II is therefore the province of
the statesman TO so legislate as to
encourage associated capital. and at
the same time guard against the evils
that frequently ensue. 1t requires
no great skill 10 kill a vicious colt,
but it does require skill and patience
and wisdom TO get magnificent serv-
ice of a strong animal possessed of
many evil propensities. 1t is vastly
wiser TO put kicking straps on your
horse than to hamstring Them"
The Forrest City times., 1903-04-03

UNKNOWN MAN MURDERED
Body Found, with Head Crushed,
Leg Broken and Throat Cut, at
Belle Plane, la.

Marshalltown, Ia, April IAN un-
known man, thought to have been
murdered, was found in the railroad
yards at Belle Plane Tuesday. A pa
per on his person indicated that he
was in the employ of Chicago coal
company, probably in a clerical ca
pacity. The initials IL. A. n. were
stamped on key ring found in his
pocket. His throat was cut, his head
crushed and his leg broken. The ver-
diet of the coroner's jury was MIR
der.
The Forrest City times., 1903-04-03
Camden Man Commits Suicide.

The body of John H. Couch. prom
inent citizen of Camden, was found a
short distance from that city with a
bullet through the heart and dis
charged Winchester rifle by his side.
After an investigation the coroner S
jury returned a verdict of suicide.
Financial reverses are thought to have
been the cause of the act. Mr.. Couch
was AZ years old and leaves a wife
and several children. The body was
found on the bank of the Ouachita
river about eight miles from Camden
by negro who was in the employ OF
the dead man.
The Forrest City times., 1903-04-03
Madman Holds Up Traffic.

John Lanahan, an employe OF the
Iron Mountain shops at Little Rock.
suffering from a sudden mental aber-
ration, took possession of the toll-gate
on a turnpike leading out of that city,
and armed with a pistol and shotgun,
held up all traffic on the road Of
ficers who were called by telephone
ovcrpowered the man and opened the
way for dozens of wagons and bug
gies which were lined UP on both
sides of the gate. the occupants OF
which had been cowed by the sight
of the gun in the hands OF the mad
man
The Forrest City times., 1903-04-03
TWO KILLED, THREE INJURED.
Results of u Collision Between q
Wild Engine and Passenger
Train In Connecticut.

Waterbury, Conn.,, April In a
collision between a wild engine and
a passenger train on the New York,
New Haven & Hartford railroad at
South Brooklyn, Tuesday, two per-
sons are known TO have been killed
and three injured. An early report
said that there were three other dead
bodies in the wreck.
The known dead are: Engineer
Chapman of the wild engine and
Fireman Newman of the passenger
train.
The injured are: Engineer Brown
and Baggagemaster Mallette of the
passenger and Fireman Flaherty of
the wild engine. 1t is thought NAL
lette Is fatally hurt.
The Forrest City times., 1903-04-03
Life Sentence for Wife Murder.

Lee Weigel was convicted of the
murder of his wife at Texarkana and
sentenced to life Imprisonment in
the penitentiary. The crime for
which Weigel was convicted was COM
mitted at the Cosmopolitan hotel at
Texarkana while the couple were on
their honeymoon. The woman was
dead when the crime was discovered
and Weigel lay by her side. suffering
from wounds supposed to have been
inflicted by himself. Attorneys for
the defendant entered plea of in
sanity.
The Forrest City times., 1903-04-03
FORREST CITY, ARK, FRIDAY AFTERNOON. APRIL 3 9O3
Wife Finds Husband Diving.

Despondent over his failure to Sc.
cure employment, a man named Has.
Kinson committed suicide at Van Bi.
rem. He was found In dying coil
dition by his wife upon her return
from the theater and stated that be
mad taken drink of water from a
glass in the room and that it had
made him sick. Upon investigation
package labeled strychhine was
found in the room and at the coro
ner's inquest it was shown that the
dead man had purchased the poison
at Fort Smith on the day before his
death
The Forrest City times., 1903-04-03
Farmer Is a Suicide.

H. c. Weldy, farmer, residing at
louisville, a few miles northeast of
DeValls Bluff, committed suicide,
shooting himself with a shotgun. 1t
is supposed that the dead man placed
the muzzle of the gun in his mouth
and pulled the trigger as h:s head was
blown almost entirely Off Weldy is
thought to have been mentally unbal-
anced. His daughter was married a
few days before his death to George
Tolls. son of the man after whom the
town was named
The Forrest City times., 1903-04-03
Coal Discovered Near Forrest City

Coal is said to have been discov-
cred near Forrest City at the base OF
what is known as Crowleys Ridge.
The discovery is said to have been
made upon the property of railroad
man named Montgomery, who re-
Gently purchased a 16O-acre tract OF
land at that point. The owner is said
to have secured an expert, who pro-
nounced the coal to be of good quail
ity. Several tons have been secured
at a depth of six feet from the sur
face of the ground.
The Forrest City times., 1903-04-03
Bell Wins Mayoralty Contest.

With less than month of his term
remaining to be served, Mayor D. C.
Bell of Pine Bluff won the decision
in the case in which Gen. H. King
White contested the election of May
or Bell at the city election in April,
1901. The case has been fought in
the courts for two years and will
now be appealed to the supreme
court, it is said, by Gen. White. The
latter will succeed Mayor Bell with
in a few weeks, having been elected
this year.
The Forrest City times., 1903-04-03
Woman Beaten by Burglar.

Mrs. Belle Mckenzie, of Helena,
was attacked and seriously injured by
a negro burglar Mrs. Mckenzie was
awakened by the scratching of a
match The negro demanded money
and beat the woman with a heavy in
strument. Her cries aroused the
neighbors and the negro fed without
securing any booty. Mrs. Mckenzie's
body was badly bruised snd her skull
was fractured in two places.
The Forrest City times., 1903-04-03
One Officer Takes Seven Prisoners.

Seven men were arrested by one
deputy in White county and taken to
Little Rock, where they were ar
raigned on charges of illicit distill-
ing and retailing liquor without Ii
cense. The officer was Deputy Unit
ed States Marshal Fred E. Johnson
and his seven prisoners were James
Lauderdale, Frank King, Jasper
Dunn, Dick Williams. J. B. Wright,
H. H. McGrew and John Magrfess, all
of whom are farmers. In securing
his prisoners, the officer was obliged
to drive through the flooded district
of the White river and at some places
the water was so deep that his hors-
es were compelled to swim for con-
siderable distance.
The Forrest City times., 1903-04-03
Penitentiary Officials Elected.

The state penitentiary board has
reelected Rees B. Higgins superin-
tendent of the state penitentiary. Jo-
seph Moore. formerly commissary
clerk of the penitentiary, was elect
ed financial agent to succeed NJ. D..
L. Cook. w, E. T5ese was reelected
clerk and DR.. n. >. Brewer. chap
lain. DIR. c. E. Witt of Little Rock
was reelected state penitentiary ply
sician on the seventy-sixth ballot.
The Forrest City times., 1903-04-03
Murderer Meets Speedy Death.

Robert Stroud, a negro. killed Aman.
da O'Brien, mulatto, near Lake Vii
lage and was himself killed while
resisting arrest. Stroud shot and
killed the woman and beat her head
until it was unrecognizable. Arming
himself with Winchester rifle, he
told a passerby of the crime which he
had committed. A posse of fifteen
men proceeded to his cabin and when
he tried to escape, he was shot down.
He was placed in Jail, where he died
within few hours
The Forrest City times., 1903-04-03
CHARGED With Perjury.

A. ]. Fitzgerald. who is charged
with perjury alleged to have been
committed while on the witness stand
in the trial of the Poly" Carlisle
case, was arrested at Bonneville and
taken to Eureka Springs After the
first trial of the case, Fitzgerald, who
was a witness for the defense, was
placed under bond for his appear
ance at the second trial He forfeited
his bond and disappeared
The Forrest City times., 1903-04-03
Addition to Arkansas Fleet.

The new snagboat. Quapaw, has
been completed and added to the gov
ernment fleet on the Arkansas rivers
The new boat Is 12S feet long with a
30-foot beam and draws three and one
half feet of water The Quapaw will
leave May l. for the summers work
on the upper White, Black and Cur
rent rivers.
The Forrest City times., 1903-04-03
Business Man Sentenced to Hang.

J. E. Shut of Texarkana. who was
convicted last September of the MUIR
der of ]. c. Whitener. his former
business partner, has been sentenced
to be hanged. the date being May 19.
Shut had appealed to the supreme
court, which affirmed the decision of
the lower court. Both of the men
were prominent business men of Tex
arkana previous ID the tragedy.
The Forrest City times., 1903-04-03
Damage Suit Result Of Explosion.

Suit has been filed in the United
States court by William H. Gaskin.
of Pennsylvania for SIS 900 damages
for injuries alleged to have been sus-
tanned in the gasoline explosion in
the Turf Exchange in Hot Springs
December "a. The complaint names
the following as defendants: The
Arkansas Gas Company, the Waters
Pierce Oil Company, R. C. Chambers,
Leo Mayer, Charles Walker and Sam
Mayer.
The Forrest City times., 1903-04-03
Heavy Damage to Railroad.

A section of the track and embank-
ment of the Mississippi River, Ham
burg and Western railroad. three
quarters Of a mile in length, was
washed away by the backwater of
the Mississippi near Montrose. A large
area south of the track was flooded
by the break, as the embankment
had acted as a levee against the
backwater
The Forrest City times., 1903-04-03
Tbs New Ameiica's Cup Challenger
Goes Out for Her Initial
Trial Spin.
she WENT UNDER WORKING I0psAll.
She Proved Fast on Her Heel md n
Free Strni ght Away SaiIer, and Is
Declared by Experts to he the
Fastest Racer Built on the other
Side.

Gourock, Scotland. April 1.-Tre
shamrock III. and the Shamrock l.
went for a trial spin Tuesday. Sun
shine and a light steady breeze had
succeeded the wild weather of ne
last week. and no time was lost in
getting the two Shamrocks off.
Though the breeze was light is vas
decided not to risk anything, and the
cup challenger's working topsail was
accordingly set. The Shamrock l.
followed Suit
The Forrest City times., 1903-04-03

The challenger was the first to
leave her moorings and looked the
picture of racer as she headed off
shore. Out in Gourock bay the wind
was so light that the motion was
more drifting than sailing. Tie
Shamrock III. slipped through tie
water without leaving a ripple and
carried her head well up. The first
time the challenger broke tack it was
apparent that by shortening her fin
Designer Fife had produced boat
pared with cup racers. She carried
her way right through turning ard
was off on her new course while the
older boats would have been still lock
ing at it, thus showing herself free
from the greatest weakness of the
Shamrock III.
No Attempt at n Race.
There was no attempt at a set race.
The Shamrock /. went off over a mile
ahead and then the sheets were
trimmed on both boats and course
was laid down channel. The =, o
yachts were close hauled while cross
ing the mouths of Holy Loeb and
Loeb Long and the wind was squaliy
and uncertain. They both sailed
faster as they both got better
breeze. and the challenger showed
herself to be little tender in
squalls, but she sailed with her lee
rail just clear of he water. She
travelled fast and closed steadily upon
Shamrock |. Under the mountainous
Cowal peninsular the land breeze
came true and fairly fresh. and the
yachts went down channel on what
looked like real racing tests. in which
Shamrock IFS greater speed was
demonstrated.
\ Demonstration of Speed.
Sailing in the same water, and no
better served by the wind, the chal-
lenger pulled up on her rival Ike
hauling in rope, as the boats
fetched down channel, until eff
Wemyss bay Shamrock III. lay bet
ter to the wind and sailed faster
During this eight miles she had clos, d
on Shamrock /. by fully mile fur
ther to windward. Experts consider
this performance alone sufficient to
stamp Shamrock III. as being. under
the conditions prevailing. by far the
fastest racer built on this side of the
Atlantic to compete for the Ameri-
cas- cup.
The Forrest City times., 1903-04-03

A new hotel has been completed al
Brinkley at a cost Of $1,000.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-06
Wiped Out the Family.

Earl Wood, the II year old son OF a
prominent farmer seven miles west Of
Frankfort, Ind, Tuesday evening
murdered his father, shot and fatally
wounded his mother and sister and
then committed suicide. The mo-
tive for the boys bloody crime is not
known. After the shooting the young
man went to the home Of neighbor
and said that robbers had entered his
home and killed his father, mother
and sister and that he escaped after
n running battle with the desperadues.
He apparently was greatly excited
and said he was organizing a posse to
pursue his fathers slayers. He stop
ped at another house and told the
same story. When he was questioned
concerning the shooting he became
confused and resented the inqu!sitiye.
ness Of the man to whom he told the
story. He started away and disap-
pcared behind a barn, when q shot
was heard. An investigation dlscov.
cred the youthful murdered dying
with a bullet through his breast.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-06

Mr.. Tillman said his newspaper
friends always took great pains to
quote anything he had said that was
hot" leaving out everything that
was rational, decent and sane in their
pursuit of sensations, and in this re-
spect a great wrong had 5een done
him. A lic,'' he said, never had
any particular TRUTH and he would
not attempt to make even Il start to
run down those that have been told
on him.
Mr.. Tillman said he did not want
to see the African driven to tile wall,
and he did not want to shut the door
Of hope in his face, but lie could not
consent to the dominance Of that peo-
pie over tic whites. He then poked
fun at Mr.. Hanna and read the title
Of the bill he recently introduced to
pension cx-savcs. "Oh, my God!"
said he, "did Mr.. Hanna mean that
or is it IL political dodgc?" The effect
Of the bill was, he declared, to give
opportunity to unscrupulouS negroes
to bamboozlc and deceive their people
further the interests Of the dill. He
concluded by saying that lin proper
tion rs you arouse false hope in the
minds of these people you are only
sowing the wind which will flame up
| into Il whirlwind later on"
Mr.. Tillman spoke for three hours.
He was followed by Mr. Carmack of
Tennessee, who said the action OF the
president IN the Indianola case was
not in accordance with reason, Justice
Or tue constitution.