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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
HUSBAND ASST
Arrest of Widow the
Midnight Shod
fwo Alleged AccompHces
Up, One Being Her AdmireS
hounds Failed on Scent,
Suffolk, Va.-Charged with

Suffolk, Va.-Charged with
been an. accessory to the midnigH5
sassination Of Peter Winborne' 0don
the victims widow, Ida. is prisencr1
in Courtland, Va. In jail with her are
o. A. Alley, who is accused Of the
crime itself, ard Grover Blow. the n9st
ture of whose alleged connection with
the killing of Odom is not clear. but
who is said to have been cognizant of
circumstances said to have precedeG
the act. 1t Is said Alley had been at
tenti7e to Mrs. Odom, and that Blow
on previous occasion. had lured Odom
from home 50 the husbands reputed
rival might visit the woman without
fear Of detection.
Mrs. Odom was arrested in her home.
The seizure Of the woman was a result
Of stories of her former alleged reiaa
tions with Alley that reached the and
thoritieS at various times Gfter We'd
nesday, when the murder was COM
mitted. It was told that Odom LEFT, his
bedroom shortly after midnight to as-s
certain the cause Of a strange noise
outside his home. He carried; q gun,
but whether he lad opportunity to use
it Is a disputed point. The widsw says
he did. The police hold the opposite
belief.
Following the sounds Of shots Odom,
the back of his head bored by two bull
lets, was found in the yard He was
dying when lifted from the ground and
too far gone to tell the story of thes
shooting. 1t was. said at the Inquest
next day. Before the Coroner could
reach the house the victim was dead
Taking the bloodhounds to the spot
where the dying man was found the
detectives rainly sought to- make the
dogs follow TRAIL. Shifting eAgErlEH
the hounds ran around the yard several
times, noses to the ground, apparently;
unable to get the scent. II they found
traces Of the murderer the tracks did
not lead far. for the dogs would not
leave the place. It appeared to some
who watched them they were at iosSs
others believed they had found d trail
that led to the house instead Of away
from the Odom home.
Berry Odom. a brother of the dead
man, sought evidence day and night
He collated all the stories bearing ON
Alleys reported attentions to Mrss
Odom, and from them developed the
ory on which he swore sout warraHts
for the arrests. No difficulty was ex-
perienced> in taking the woman into;
custody beyond the pathos attending
her separation from two little daugh-
ters, but a large and heavily ARMED:
posse was deemed necessary to the
capture Of Alley. Some OF sthe: bea01
known men in the county aided the,
Sheriff to arrest the alleged slayer cf1
Odom. i. 3 'Slsl SssAl
Mrs. Odom is thirty-three years oif.
and above the average Of comeliness.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
Labor World.

. Berlin. Germany. is filed With sweat.
shops. :. .'.-.. -
Boston fMass) bill posters demand
Uniform wage scale. ~
Pattern makers at Milwaukee, Wis,
have asked for an increase i'll wages.
Five thousand men have been lock
out IN the South Wales tin plate inG;s'.
try. -.
Portland fOrel plumbers demand an
increase of wages from $3.50 TO & per
day.
There arc 231, ,iS3 tauors in England
and Wales. Of whor: 1l7.G40 are fe.
males.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
O. p. DEXTER AssAsslNATED.
Shot Ncar His Summer Homo In Frank
lin County, n. Y.

Malone, N. Y.-Orrando Perry Dex-
Ter. about fifty years old, a resident of
Norwalk. Conn. and the only son of
Henry Dexter. for many years Presi-
dent Of the American News Company,
was shot and killed while driving. half
a mile from his summer home, which
is seven miles from Santa Clara. n. Y.
tie nearest telegraph office. 1t is Il
lonely spot in the woods and no one is
known to have seen the shooting.
Mr.. Dexter has been for years en-
gagged in litigation with property hold
ers in that part Of Franklin County,
and owns large tracts OF land in the
towns Of Dickinson, Santa Clara and
Waverly. He has made many bitter
enemies and it is said had been warned
many times by his friends that his life
was in danger. but he always said he
could take care Of himself. His father
lives in New York City.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
WOMAN KILLED A BRIDE.
Jealousy Probably Was the Cause Of
Tennessee Crime.

Jealousy Probably Was the Cause Of \
Tennessee Crime.
Nashville. Tenn.-ThL vile Of JOIN
f. Wilson. a detective, was shot and
killed at her home. and Miss Louisa
Cunningham is in jail charged with the
murder. Several years ago Wilson
married the sister Of Miss Cunning
ham. who went to live with them and
continued to make her home with her
brother-in-law after the death Of her
sister.
Wilson married Miss Alice Carey, Of
Louisville, and brought his bride to
Nashville.
No cause is known for the deed other
than the statement made by Miss Cum
ningham that providence directed her
TO commit The crime. She was prob
ably Jealous,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
NeWsy Brevitfes.

The new crater of Vcsuvius is 4e5
feet across.
IIazing has been renewed at the
Naval Academy in Annapolis. Md.
Labor men i'll England already have
thirteen representatives in Parliament.
Columbus. Ohio. will soon lie the cen
Ire Of the glass industry of the United
States.
France has requi+iionetl a number
Of steamers for the dispatch Of large
force 10 China.
The University Of Kansas. mt Law
yenae, Kan, will have 4 chair Of jour.
paIism this fall.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
Sporting BrevitIes.

Frederick Parks Major Dcnat
trotted O mile at Syracuse, n. Y. III
2.00h.
Billy Buck won the Charter Oak trot-
ting stakes, Of $4,000 in straight
heats.
The st. Louis National League Club
has released Pitchers Curric and
Rhoades.
Catcher Charley Farrell is negotiat-
ing for the Worcester franchise i'll the
Eastern League.
Tom DAILY says Isbell is the greatest
first baseman he ever saw. Well, Dal1
las seen few.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
Mysteriously Killed In Il Bedroom.

Lawrence F. Adams, twenty ono
years old, was shot and killed by Will
lam Fl. Reed, aged twenty-eisht, a
clerk in the Atlantic City poStoftice, at
their home in Atlantic City. N. J. The
shooting took place in Adams room on
the third floor of the House. Reed was
arrested. He says tile shooting was ac-
cidental. The police say, however. that
they have been informed that the men
Ouarreled before the shooting.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
Football P!ayer's Back Broken,

Augustus Decker was seriously in
jured while engaged in practice game
'of football on the Lake Forest Uni
7ersity gridiroD, Chicago. He is stu
dent in the school gol boys. It is be-
lleved that bis back is broken. The
youn: man is practically paralyzrd.
He fell and several members of the
team fell upon him.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
yenezueIa Wants Peace.

General Hernandez, the Venezuelan
Minister, at Washington, has received
d telegram from his Government say
ing that the reports in American news
papers of the likelihood of war between
Venezuela and Colombia were not true.
Venezuela. the telegram said. was ut
peace and wanted peace.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
Captain Barr Purcta a5es Shamrock III.

Captain Lem Miller's partner in tie
purchase of the Shamrock II. is Cap
tain Charles Barr. who sailed the Re.
lance. The two captains have worked
together In the defence Of the Amer
ica's Cup for several years. and ROW
they have purchased one Of the yachts
they were instrumental in defea ting.
AMI will have her broken UP ard sold
for the OLD metal in the hull.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
SUICIDE FOLLOWED CONFESSION.
c. s. Deputy Marshal Was Implicated in
Plot,

San Francisco, Cal.-W. F. Gamble,
the United States deputy marshal who
confessed completely i'll plot to sub
stitute old Chinese for young Chinese
who had been ordered deported. COM
mitted suicide in Buena Vista Park by
sending two bullets into his brain.
Rather than face the disgrace OF 4
trial and possible conviction in the
Federal courts he left his young wife
and killed bimself.
Several days ago Gamble confessed
his part in the scheme TO defraud the
Government to United States Attorney
Woodworth and United States Marshal
Shine, thinking that lie was assuming
the role of States evidence, thereby
saving himself from punishment.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
Sarross Want Carnegie Libraries.

Andrew Carnegie is to be asked to
establish free libraries in Chattanooga,
Tenn, and several Other Southern cities
for the exclusive use OF negroes. Frank
], Wheaton, a negro attorney OF New
York City, and other influential men
Of his race, have sent memorial to
Mr.. Carnegie.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
CAR RAN Ioe MILES AN HOUR.
Highest Speed Ever Attained Reached on
German Rond.

Highest Speed Ever Attained Renchcd on
German Rond.
Berlin. Germany.-An electric car
ran at The rate of 106 4-5 miles per
hour on the Zossen military road. said
to be the highest speed ever attained.
but engineers in charge expect 125
miles per hour will he reached.
1t was found last year when speed
Of 93la miles was reached that the 70.
pound rails and ordinarily ballasted
roadbcd would net stand the strain.
Since then the roadbed has been re-
constructed with broken basalt and
closely set with pine ties faced with
oak, so rs to have the springiness Of
the pine and the hardness Of the oak.
The new rails are Il little over 100
mounds
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
Crops IRE Moving Late.

Treasury officials at Washington say
that this years crops are being har'
vested very lutc. They. are able to
judge of this by the demands for
money, which are about one month b.
hind the period at which they are u.s.
ually received.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
New Orleans Strike Ends.

The river front labor troubles ut New
Orleans, La, have been adjusted. the
'longshorcmcn having agreed to pay
the screwman S2G0, which they claimed
from the agents for work performed by
the 'longSh1rcmcn, but which the
screwmen contcndcd should have been
Given to them.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
Whcnt Ioss il Great.

Board of Trade men at Duluth,
Minn., say the damage to the North
western wheat crop by rains will not
fall below S1O.OO0,000. They say the
loss will be sustained through reduced
grades. The wheat crop Is estimated
in round numbers ut 200,000.OO0 BUSH
rls in Minnesota and the DakotaS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
Killed Singer Tor Her Money.

Eugenic FouSern. Il vel! known
French music hail singer. was mur-
,lered in her villa ut AK lcs-Bains. 4
woman servant was also murdered and
another so maltreatcd that she lost her
reason. Robbery was TIC motive for
the crime.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
Two Indiana Eanks Fail.

Tie Edison banks at Topeka and
La Grange. Ind. have suspended pay
ment. The failures viii mean much
hardship. for most Of the proceeds OF
the recent harvest, amounting to about
S30O,OO9. were in deposit in the two
banks. Both We're controlled by Rollin
Ellison, of La Grange.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
BIG CLAIMS ON VENEZUELA.

A Total OF i4,599.559 Demanded BY For
cign Nations.
Caracas. Venezuela Tee official !iG-
ures Of the claims presented by foreign
nations to the mixed tribunals now SIT
ting in Caracas, are as follows:
France, S1G.040,000; United States,
S1O,9OO.OO0: Italy. SS.300,090: Belgium,
Sc, 3,O93. 800; Great Britain. S2,500,000;
Germany, S1.a17.309: Holland. S1.OfS.-
$50; Spain, $600,000; Mexico, Sa0O,OO0;
Norway and Sweden. S200,OOO.
The sessions of the French and Bel
gian tribunals have closed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
WHOLESALE ARMY oESERTioNS.
General Macarthur Reports 1874 Rnn-
aways From Department Of California.

aUays from department Oh California;
Washington, D. C.-General MacAr-
thur. commanding the Department Of
California. in his annual report, says
the importance of an artillery reserve
for the Pacific Coast cannot be over
estimated, and he recommends that the
entire organized militia Of all arms,
situated within easy distance of San
Francisco, be invited to participate in
Il course Of coast military training at
the Presidio. He has the following to
say on the subject Of deserti0ns:
Zone thousand three hundred and
forty -four men deserted during the
fiscal year covered by this report. Of
this number, Ola were from the perna-
neM garrisons in the department, and
represent. approximately. 1912 per
cent. Of the main strength thereof for
the year. The remaining 430 were
from RECRUITS. casuals and regiments
passing to and from the Philippines"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
Quickly Joined Dead Husband.

James l.. Ferriere. well-knOwn
newspaper man of New York. died
in Paris, France, as the result Of 4
paralytic stroke. His wife in dt Of
distraction soon afterward took her
life. Mir. Ferriere was formerly for
several years an editor Of the Paris
edition Of the New York Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
Hoy Dies of School Initiation Injuries.

Ralph Mcbride. aged seventeen. died
at E,uffton. Ind. as the result Of initia-
ton into high school secret society.
Ralph and four other students Of the
Bluffton high school went through the
initiation last spring, end 1t is said the
ordeal caused injury to the bone Of Nc
Brides leg. Tho immediate cause of
death was septic inflammation of the
leg. The Grand Jury returned indict-
ments against nine students in connec-
ton with tie affair.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
CountesS q Socialist.

A sensation has been caused in Gsna
man court circles by the discovery tt
the Countess Adele Oriola, who d.
recently. was secretly Socialist, sub
srribed immense sums for the Socialis.
tic PROPAGANDA
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
SALT TRUST WRECK COMPLETED
Has S31,5O0 Urencumbered Assets Out Of
S1i OOO, 900 CAPITAL.

Has S3s ,3UO UNNhcumbtreu AEsets Out "
S11, 100000 Capital.
New York.-If the story told by cer-
tain stockholders Of the National Salt
Company be true one of the most re-
markable cases Of trust wreckins ever
brought before the public is to be aired
in the courts. The company is an SILL
100000 corporation, and vet at the sale
of the assets they brought only $SS7,-i
500. and it now develops that there IL
q claim Of 100000 against the pro-
ceed3 Of the sale. ss.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
Ivnchet, by His Own Race.

Negroes orerpowered the Sheriff at
Luxora. Ark. took negro named Hell
lem and hanged him to 3 water tank,
where his body was left dangling. Hell
lem was charged With assaultlng two
negro girls aged fire and ten.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
Sixteen Months For Killing Soldier.

Sergeant Buntz Of grcnadier rcgi-
mcnt in Ulm, Wurtemberg. Prussia.
was sentenced to sixteen months im-
prisonment for throwing a cooking
apparatus at private and causing
bis death.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
KEEP MILITIA REPORTS SECRETS.
War Officials WIFI Not Give Out Facts
About State TrooDs

Washington, ID. Glowing to the COIL
fidential character OF the reports made
by the officers of tire regular army who
inspected the militia organizations OF
thc Several States and Territories with
a view to giving them the benefit Of
the provisions of tho Dick militia law.
the War Department has decided TO
withhold tn" reports from the public.
Copies of the reports will be sent 10
the Governors of the States and Terri
tories concerned for their information
and guidance.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07

Quarantine Against New Laredo, Mexico
The Texas State Board of Health has
established q rigid quarantine against
New Laredo. Mex, becaEse Of suspect
I'd yellow fever.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
Polo RnII Kills LF. swift,s Son.

Nathan Swift. son Of Louis F. Swift.
the millionaire packer. died in Chicago
from the effects Of blow on the tenn.
pie with polo ball ut Onwentsia Fleid
during game.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
Austrian Army Plans Stolen,

Plans for the mobilization Of the
Austrian army in Galicia were stolen
from the cavalry headquarters at Lem
berg.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
3ritish Army Au.sS.canized.

Captain Mott. United States Military
Attache at Paris, who witnessed the
British maneuyres, sars that the Eng
Hsh Army is adopting American meth
Dds.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
Peace Congress to Mect Here

1t is practically certain that the IN
ternational Peace Congress will accept
the invitation to hold it's meeting next
year in the United Sta,ea.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
Tria,s of Submarines Postponed.

Further general trials Of the sub
marine boats have been postponed u::
til October Is.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07

Castro IMPORTS American Interests.
A decree of President Castro Of Vere-
zueia suspending the mining code was
said to impcril American plants il
that country.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
Military Post Abandoned.

The Government has abandoned Fort
Yates. n. D.. rs a military post. the
troops beirg sent to Fort LiuColp. Eeb.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
Nav Pre- sent War.

A more peaceful outlook prevails in
bulgaria. and it is thought the Powers
way prevent war.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07

Montgomery, Ala.-On hearing that
fhe State Department had heard moth
ing from Minister Beaupre concerning
the Panama canal treaty, United
States Senator Morgan said:
"The treaty has been dead for twen-
ty-fve days. Nothing could have res
urrected it. The action in EOgOta
means the building Of the canal by the
Nicaragua route. President Roosevelt
has no discretionary power. 1t turned
ont exactly as I expected. 1t. is the
best thing for this country and the
world"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
BIG STEEL RAILWAY sWlNDtE.
Boston & Northern Company Defranded OF
100000 by Eo.us Transfers.

Boston Northern Company Defranded OF
100000 by Eo:us Transfers.
Boston. Mass-An extensive fraud
perpetrated upon The Boston e. North
ern Street Railway Company by the
printing of bogus transfer checks. their
sale to conductors Of the road at a
nominal price, and by them turned into
the company at they full value has
Just been exposed.
Five persons. including two printers
who printed the counterfeit checks.
one conductor WHO is charged with
selling them and tN-o otiieI persons al
legged to be the principals in the plot
TO defraud have been arrested. :
large number OF fraudulent checks and
the plates from which they Were print.
ed have been found by the officers.
The police have the names Of more
than twenty other conductors VITO have
been turning in these bogus checks ct
the company's Office FOR several months
past. and their arrest is soon to be
made. 1t is said that fully 5000 bogus
checks per weel, have turned up at
the Office Of the company since last
November, and it ia believed loss Sus-
tained by the company will equal, il
not exceed, 100000.
Lynn, Mass-Two employees Of the
Boston and Northern Street Railway
were arrested in this city i'll connec-
ton with the extensive frauds per1e-
trateh upon that company by means
of bogus transfer checks. The mCn
are Herbert e. Sherman. ianitor at the
{'nrtrat SCJ;oTa station Of the t.0ir-
Dany. and Herbert Norris. conductor
on tic Lynn ana Boston division. Sher
man admitted laving purchased about
$4,000 worth of the counterfeit trans
fers at varions times. while Morris at
the time Of his arrest hal 400 of the
bogus checks i'll his pockets.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-07
ALL HOPE FOR THE CANAL GIVEN UP
Government Concludes Treaty ia Deads
md Morgan Ssys It is Well.

Government Concludes Treaty ia Dead,
and Morgan ssys It is Well.
Washington, D. C.-When the State
Department closed its doors at o'clock
Tuesday it was agreed the Panama
canal treaty was dead. although eight
hours yet remained within which the
Colombian Congress might take affir-
native action upon it, No word, how
ever. had been received from either
Minister Beaupre in Bogota OF AR.
Herran. the Colombian Charge here.
President Roosevelt now may elect
to proceed under the Spooner act and
take up the Nicaragua ronte or he can
permit affairs to drift in the hope a
way may be found to straighten the
path of the Panama route.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-19
FIGHT OVER FURNITURE


Before jury in Judge wilbur's court
today was tried the repliven suit of
Martha ID. Ross against Edith Anderson.
The plaintiff seeks To establish her right
TO furniture OF the value of 500 taken
from the home OF Mrs Anderson the de-
fendant. on Walnut street
The plaintiff is a resident of Sommer-
worth. N. H., and 1t appears from her de-
position and that of her son that I'm the
early part OF 1901 the son lived at 496
Pine street and the defendant was his
housekeeper Mrs Anderson had certain
furniture and diamonds which she hau
pledged TO Mr.. Draper. a broker In order
that Mrs. Anderson might redeem these,
Mrs. Ross claims she advanced at various
times through her son TO the defendant.
sums OF money amounting to 1920
Plaintiffs son gave her a bill OF sale
of his furniture, and in 1901 the son went
Ca his summer home I'm New Hampshire,
and during his absence all the property
at the Pine street home was removed by
Mrs. Anderson 20 Walnut street where
IL was taken In the pending replevin suit
Defendant claims the property as her
own, IL having been given her by Mr.
Ross. She admits that she received
money from Mr.. Ross. but declares II
was alssa gift. and denies that she knew
aythng about a bill OF sale.
Franklin Il. owen is attorney for plaiA-
tiff and stone & Lovejoy attorneys for
the defendant