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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-24
SURROUNDED ON AN ISLAND.


ST. LOUIS, June 23.-Two women, one
white and the other black. were assaulted
and left for dead about three and half
miles east of East st. Louis this afternoon,
and a posse is out hunting for a negro de-
scribed by one OF his victims. II he should
be captured il is believed there will be
lynching, for the terrible double crime has
caused great excitement and Indignation
among the farmers OF the American bot
toms, where IL occurred
One of the victims, Mrs. Annie Green.
a colored woman aged twenty-five, was
dubbed about the head. her skull frac-
relapsins into inconsistencies she told or
the assault and described a light yellow
negro aged about twenty-five years as
her assailant. She was evidently the Erst
victim OF the negro, who later proceeded
TO the nome OF John Bruno. well-to-d
farmer living between East St Louis and
Relleville, and committed the second crime.
About o'clock this afternoon a brother
of Miss Florence Bruno, aged seventeen.
returned home and found his sister lying on
her bed in an unconscious condition. Her
skull was fractured. both arms We're broken
and she was suffering from other injuries.
The young woman had been at home alone
during the afternoon tending to the family
keeper Young Bruno spread the alarm.
and then the other assault became known
A posse was rapidly summoned, and the
country thereabout was searched for the
guilty man.
Tonight the posse OF farmers. reinforced
by the chief Of police of East ST. Louis and
members OF his force and the sheriff or
St Clair county. with number OF deputies
surrounded a man island formed by
backwater from the Mississippi flood. IL Is
not known who the man Is
Florence Bruno was taken 20 St Mary's
Hospital in East st. Louis. She was still
unconscious at a late hour tonight. and.
though the physicians have done every
thing possible for her. they express no hope
for the girls recovery. Annie Green. who
is at the Henrietta Hospital I'm East ST.
Louis is in a precarious condition. but
there is chance for her recovery.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-24
JUMPED ON TOP OF TRAIN,
Was Swept on and Fell 100 Feet to
the Death He Desired

NEW YORK, June 23.-Archibald Nor
rison, a silk salesman, committed suicide
to-day in a novel way from the Brooklyn
bridge. He climbed the platform railing
south of the Brooklyn tower. jumped on
top of train bound for Brooklyn, fell off
the last car. struck the third rail. was
flung across the track, fell through the
ties and landed on Front street, more than
100 feet below, a mangled corpse.
1t was cold, clammy and drizzly on the
bridge and few walking over. Nor
rlson was not seen by any one before he
landed on top of the car A passenger on
the rear platform of the last car of the
train saw him jump and yelled AS Nor
rison jumped part of the under
a bar crossing the trestle work and he
was hit by il, which swept him off the car,
landing him on the third rail. He was
probably dead before he fell to the street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-24
HOOVER LAUGHED in GLEE
CONDEMNED MURDERER ENJOYS
VISIT FROM RELATIVES.
He Is Longing for the Journey to
Michigan City, He Tells Other
Jail Birds.

Hoover, the condemned murderer at the
county Jail, laughed and talked yester-
day afternoon in way which would indi-
cate that he is not suffering from any
lpangs of remorse for the deed he commit
ted a few weeks ago.
The occasion for his merriment was the
visit of his sister, Mrs. Minnie Range, of
Hortonville, Ind, in company with his
sister-in-law, of the same town. He said
that the only thing he wanted now was to
have some kind of work to do, but at no
time did he express any regret for the
crime which he committed nor any regard
for the gallows awaiting his arrival at
Michigan City. He laughed and talked
but refused to allude to the murder Of his
father-in-law, placing his remarks to a
time previous to his crime or stating his
desire for some occupation.
After his relatives left the Jail he con-
tinued his conversation with the other
prisoners and said that he was glad he
was going away in week or two.
Sheriff MetZger will take Hoover and
Andrews. the negro convicted for life for
the murder of Doc Lung, the Chinese
laundryman, to Michigan City week after
next and both seem anxious TO go.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-24
Police Believe Maude Mcdonald Rob-
bed Several Persons During Recent
Convention of WoOdmen.
AT MUZZLE OF A REVOLVER
MYSTERIOUS WOMAN COMPELLED
VISITORS TO GIVE UP MONEY.
Description of Maude Mcdonald Said
to Tally with Reports Made in
the Past Few Weeks.

Maude Mcdonald, of CAB East Court street.
was arrested last night by Detectives Holtz
and Bray and locked up at the police sta
ton on grand larceny charge. The cap
ture of the Mcdonald woman, it is thought,
will clear up a number of bold hold-ups
that have been made lately by women.
During the recent Woodmens convention
a number of men reported to the police
that they had been held up and robbed
of various sums of money by mysterious
woman who, it is said, forced them to
give up their money at the point Of re-
volyer, but never said word during the
entire affair.
Maude Mcdonald has a police record, but
highway robbery is a new role for her.
However, the detectives feel positive that
she is the person who can, If she will. ex-
plain numerous losses of money during the
last few weeks. On being arrested she
said she had no money during the week
of the convention with the exception Of a
few dollars with which she had paid ner
room rent. On investigation it was found
that she left 500 with a local restaurant
man on Friday night, asking him to care
for Il until the next day, when she called
for it, stating that she intended to fur
nish a fat and had made a payment of $40
on her furniture. She said she needed the
balance of the money to make other pur-
chases From other sources it was found
that she had during the entire week, large
sums of money on her person, and as she
had no means of acquiring any great
amount of capital the suspicious of the
police were at once aroused.
A man who was robbed of $50 on North
Illinois street will call at the police sta
ton this morning for the purpose of identi-
flying the woman, If possible.
She denies having the money, but has
been caught i'm so many falsehoods that
the detectives feel sure they have the right
marty.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-24

John b. Heath, clerk in the indianapolis
postoffice. when asked concerning the report
that Perry S. Heath had turned over con-
siderable property TO Ed Heath, OF Muncie.
who is son of Mr.. Heath, and had also
arranged for the profits of a plantation in
Nicaragua to go to himself. stoutly denied
the truth of any of the statements. 1T is all
lie." declared Mr.. Heath. land there is
absolutely no truth in the report, but il
was written by man with diseased brain
TO injure my brother Perry. / received a
telephone message from my son Ed in Num-
Gle early Tuesday morning denying the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-24
No Transfer of Property by Perry s.
Heath to His Nephew, as the
Latter Alleged.
TWO FORMAL STATEMENTS
PERRY'S DENIAL REINFORCED BY
HIS BROTHER FRED'S.
Former Owns 800, 900 Worth of Prop
erty in Muncie, and None of 1t Has
Been Transferred.
,ecial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, June 23.-No facts could
be obtained to-day to substantiate the
strange story told last night by Edward
Heath, Muncie printer, who is a nephew
of Perry s. Heath. The records here give
no evidence that the former first assistant
postmaster general has transferred any of
his Muncie property, which amounts to in
the neighborhood of 100000 to his nephew
When pressed to-day young Heath hedged
very much on his story. However, the To-
cal paper which published the statements
is ready to furnish affidavits from persons
to whom young Heath told the story of his
having been strangely endowed by his uncle
with fifty-three lots in Muncie. a tobacco
plantation of 1.SOO acres in South Carolina
and 5000 shares of stock in the Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune.
Fred w. Heath, brother of Perry, made
the following statement: There is abso-
lutely no truth in the story that my brother
has been transferring his property. The
story as published is a gigantic lie, built
up and created for the purpose of doing in
jury to Perry. The whole trouble arose
by Ed Heath being notified of an assess
ment on a lot. He concluded that Perry
had been transferring his property, when,
in truth, the notice was sent to Ed by
mistake. Perry owns something like 500, 900
worth of Walnut-street property. Now, if
there was a reason for transferring the til
tie, it would seem that he would begin
with his valuable property. The tax dupli-
cate refutes the whole story. You can
learn there that Ed Heath owns no prop
erty And again, If man should wish to
transfer title, 1 don't think he would do
it without consulting the person to whom
the transfer is made. The absurdity of
the story must appeal to every business
man. Everything that Perry owns i'm Num-
Gle is in his name, security for all he may
owe, and guarantee against any loss.
Regarding the transfer of stock, that must
strike a business man as highly improba-
ble Suppose some deal did necessitate the
transfer of stock. do you think it likely
a man of experience would instruct the
stock to someone with no business ex-
perience, and without even informing him
of the transfer?''
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-24

intention to strike back. Loud was one of
the most active in advocacy of Machen's
suspension long before General Bristow
recommended il. In other ways the Califor-
MIA man manifested his hostility to Mach
en-, and now the latter threatens to produce
letters which will involve the former chair
man of the House committee postoffices.
Ii is admitted at the postoffice department
that several of the inspectors are inter-
ested in certain mining properties, but 1T is
emphatically denied that they took up
any of the time belonging to the govern
ment in advertising them.
JOHN T.. MONK
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-24
TRIED TO PAWN SHOES.


John Brown and Frank Tully, giving their
place of residence as Syracuse, N. Y,
were arrested yesterday afternoon by De-
tectives Holtz and Bray and locked up at
the police station on petit larceny charge.
The detectives saw the men going east on
Washington street. each carrying pack
age. Becoming suspicious they followed
them to Harris Arschopsky's, pawn shop,
40 East Washington street, where they
found them disposing of seven pairs of new
shoes for IS cents a pair. 1ney placed the
men under arrest and took them to the po-
lice station where, on giving them the third
degree it was found that they had broken
into Big Four box car and stolen several
boxes of shoes, which they hid in wheat
field near the outskirts of the city, in
tending TO dispose of their booty in lots
of few pairs each.
Both Brown and Tully are tough look
ing characters and are thought to be wanted
here on other charges besides on the one
under which they were arrested.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-24
SHOES WERE NOT MATES.


George Hand. GIG Blake street, was ar
rested yesterday afternoon by Bicyclemen
Hull and Griffin on a charge of petit lar
ceny and assault and battery.
Hand, il is said, went into shoe store at
403 West Washington street and stole a
pair of shoes. The shoes were not mates,
but that made little difference to Hand,
and he proceeded to run down an alley near
the store with the booty. The proprietor
saw the thief take his property and ran
after HIM, bent on recovering the shoes.
Hand ran to- the rear of the building and
turning around. beat the owner OF the store
over the head with the shoes he had stolen
from him but few moments before, and
proceeded on his wild. run down the alley.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-24
FIREMEN FEARED BULLETS.
One Thousand Cartridges Were I'm the
Tower of the Peats Residence.

GREENWICH. Conn. June 23-Genevievs
Peats. the eight-year-old daughter OF Al
fred Peats, the millionaire wallpaper man
ufacturer, died to-day from the effects OF
the burns she received last night In the fro
which destroyed her parents home. Her
mother and the latters sister. Miss Pugh.
who were burned i'm the attempt 10 save
the child, will recover, The nremen SAP
their efforts To subdue the flames were
greatly hampered by the fact that the two
towers of the residence contained about q
thousand rounds of cartridges There was
a continuous series OF explosions and the
firemen say they frequently heard bullsts
whizzing about their heads.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-24
BRUTAL AND MALICIOUS.
Perry s. Heath's Characterization of
His Nephew's story.

CINCINNATI. June 23.-Perry S. Heath.
formerly first assistant postmaster general.
telegraphs the Times-Star from Salt Lake
City, as follows:
There have recently been many brutal,
malicious, vicious and wholly untrue state
ments published against me. but none of
them have been quite SO low and entirely
false as the one that i had transferred my
property at Muncie 10 my brother or any
one / have neither made nor CONTEMPLATED
any transfer of my property To any one
Some years ago transferred a small block
of stock in the Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune to my nephew. and L presume that
is the transaction on which is now made
the subject of another attack upon me by
the yellow newspapers.
PERRY s. HEATH"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-24
ENOUGH TO BLOW UP PRISON.


CANON CITY, Col, June 23.-Enough
giant powder and nitroglycerin were found
in the penitentiary to-day to blow up the
entire prison. This discovery was made
after the convicts who had attempted to
escape yesterday were put through the
sweating process. The explosives were con-
cealed I'm the wall OF one OF the shops. II
Is believed that the nitroglycerin was man
ufactured by Kuykendall. the convict who
was killed yesterday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-24
INTO DURANGO VILE.
An Easy Step for Thomas O'Neal, Re-
leased from City Hospital.

Thomas O'Neal was arrested yesterday
afternoon by Bicycle Policemen Trimpe and
Lowe and Patrolmen Shine and Taylor and
locked up at the police station on an assault
and battery charge.
shovel in the hands of his brother several
days ago and had just been released from
the City Hospital, when he was met by the
police and placed under arrest. He was
taken into custody to insure his being
present when his brother is tried for assault
and battery with intent to kill.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-24
ITALIAN WELL ARMED.
'Shorty" Dobbes Resisted Arrest and
Wanted to Fight.

shorty Dobbes was arrested last night
by Railroad Policemen Barmfuhrer and
Walter and charged with lettering, carrying
concealed weapons and resisting an officer.
Dobbes is an Italian and is said to bear
a bad reputation in the neighborhood where
he lives He was arrested for loafing on the
property of the Big Four Railroad. He
made desperate effort to escape, fighting
the policemen all the way to the police sta
ton In his pocket he carried big razor
and a long-bladed knife, which the police
say he would have used on them had they
not been on their guard against such
action.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-24

He was soon overtaken by the bicycle police
and offered no resistance when they placed
him under arrest.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-24

whole story. Perry has never in any manner
arranged any property to benefit either my
son or myself
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-29
POTATOES THAT ROT.


II IT,, potatoes in the cellar begin
to rot IL H. well To dispose Of them as
soon as possible None Of them should
be kept over for the corning spring, as
they will then carry into the next crop
the myccllium that ha- been the cause
uf the rot this year. Potato rot begins
10 he form of blight in the field Lutcr
il shows itself in the tuhcrs stored in
the cellar. Ignorance regarding tins
has Kept many farm infected from
year to wear. rs the farmer has carried
over infected seed from one year to
another. When rot has appeared,
therefore. the only thing TO do is 20
get rid Of the potatoes before they
have begun to show the disease. II
the rot is very bad, it viii pay better
to feed the smallest Of the tubcrs to
stock rather thnp run the risk Of hay-
ing them all rot in the bins. In the
ordinary cellar il il rather difficult TO
keep potatoes Of any kind much lrrs
those with the rot myCcllum con
Cealud within. In cold storage where
the temperature is kept at near the
freezing point there is less danger in
trying TO hold them for some months.
In the ordinary cellar the temperature
frequently goes up to near the sew
entities on warm winter day, and this
is especially so now That many farm
houses are heated 10y furnaces. Farm
err Review
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-29

notchrs and to doublctrrc and single
trees. as shown in Fig. /.
The breaker shown in Fig. . is
harder TO construct but is very cf.
fprtI,r one on level ground. \ couple
of pieces Of Psi or 2XG-iuch stun
about 20 feet long are connected by
two pieces. about 2xi inches by
a. feet. \ iis-inch bolt AZ each Of
thr connecting points holds the frame
together. \ light chuin is loopcd round
each cros~piccc and held ut the de-
sired point by wooden or iron pill or
bolt SinrIctrrcs are attached to the
chuiu,. Tho chains are adjusted so
that the horses will not raise the front
Of the stalk breaker. Two persons are
necessary to drive this kind OF stalk
breaker. hut great dcul Of ground
can hr wonc over in % short timc.-J.
g. Nlishuuac. in Ohio Farmer.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-29

Potatoes are the most expensive of
all the staple foods, They contain
from $50 to 500 pounds Of water in
every 1000 pounds, Ia" solid matter
being mostly starch, The farmer also
finds the potato crop one of the most
eAucttug in its requirements Of labor,
one Of the greatest obstacles being
warfare against beetles and diseases.
At present prices potatoes are more
expensive than beef, considering the
actual proportion Of nutritious mat
ter contained. but 10 is only when
prices are high that the potato crop
is very profitable. owing to the ex-
penscs necessary for its cultivation.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-29
CAPITAL STOCK S25 900. 90
(Surplus %l5, .OO)
Does a general Banking and EX.
change business.
% Interest paid on time deposits.
Insured against burglary ~ the
Fidelity and Casualty CO., OF NY.
NOTICE.

NOtlcc Is hereby given that sealed pru.
ppsnls VIII he received at the Mayors
Ollie" of the ttty ui Furmiu2tuu, Missouri,
Ia January 9Th, lf&. NJ O'Clock y. M, from
banks ana banking corporations ar L,-uria.
tons. or bankers, tor deposit OF The funds
of sud city for the time between the date
of said bids ana the next regular time for
the selection OF depository, rs provided
by law. such proposals must state tue
largest rate OF interest per nnuum that WA
he paid to the said city on the daily balance
Ia The credit OF the said city with said de-
pusitury. rs provided 10y law, for the priv.
I"gr OF being made the depository of such
funds, ana must bp accompanied 10y duly
certified check on some solvent bank Tor
not less than one. half nt one per Cpnium Ut
the city revenue OF the preceding year.
payable to the Treasurer ut said city, as a
guarantee OF good faith on the part OF the
bidder. No bids VIII bo considered unless
such certified check shall accompany lne
same
SAM'L l.. ASBuRY. city Clerk,
Dec. ~. ig12. Pennington, NO
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-29

the early morning, and a way Of light.
ing the floor must be provided. The
Illustration shows how this can he
accomplished. \ box with its bottom
replaced 10y pane OF glass is fastened
against the boarding of the barn door,
or elsewhere, and hole cut through
the boarding. so that q lantern can be
set into the box from the outside. its
light falling through the pane OF glass
onto the feeding floor
II reflector /, attached to the little
door. u- shown. il will throw strong
cr light into the barn. So easily is
such an arrangement made that one
could vrll be provided for the feeding
floor aud one for the door leading into
the cattle stalls. The lantern then
need never be carried into the stable.
but the interior lighted nj any time
without any danger. Where the posi-
ton of the box would make il desir-
able 10 throw the light 10 both sides
as wei as straight ahead the two
.ilrs of thu huN. rs well as the back
Of II. can be provided with pancs Of
glass. This would he especially dcsir-
able when lighting "tic-up" for milk
ing time. The box could be arranged
midway between the ends.--Orange
Judd Farmer.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-29
THE FARM WOOD LOT.


Every farm ought to have an acre or
more Of woodland. Ten acres to o
lOO-aere farm is probably an ideal pro-
portion. In many portions Of the
country this woodland exists on un-
tiIlable hills and morlntaiusides. In
many places the wood lot, If il ever
exists, must be an artificial! creation.
The wood lot will furnish Il large pro-
portion Of the fuel needed on the farm.
The fuel tax will undoubtedly become
year by year heavier 40 wood and coal
become scurcer. 1t will furnish posts
for fencing and timber for repairs to
buildings. If sawiuill is not con
venicnt, the logs can readily he dressed
into shape with the broadaN,
Some years ago noighbor of mine
inherited small tract Of land which
was without buildings. He was IA
mechanic, with q large family, and
living "a town, where there was little
chance to earn good living for the
children. On the land inherited was a
good wood lot OF probably seven acres.
Loose stone was abundant on the
ncighboring hills. Sand filled the gut
tcrs at the roadside.
our friend rented house and lot
near his land. In the winter, when he
could do no farm work, he collected
stone from the mountains. lie made
out a bill of lumber necessary for n
house and barn. \ portable sawmill
was brought to his wood lot, aud the
lumber for the buildings was soon
piled up to season. Sand wa gathered
from the roadside, and in two years,
through good deal of hard work and
the aid of the wood lot, nice buildings
were erected, and all at very small
outlay, the man himself being able to
handle carpenters tools. II the tim
her had not been on the land he could
not have erected the buildings.
another friend teacher, purchased
Il small piece Of woodland on which
WAC what appeared to bc only small
amount Of scrub pine. He planned u
house, made out a bill of lumber
needed, cut the scrub pines and out
of il entirely erected his house, the
frame, siding, floors aud shingles all
being from this timber. generally con
sidcrcd nearly worthless. This man.
having taste and mechanical ability in
addition has n really beautiful home
and II cost him very small sum for
labor Not only will the wood LOT FUR
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-29
when to Pillow for Corn.

Usually il is better TO plow for corn
in the spring, because if the land is
plowcd in the fall it has II tendency
to become solid--that is, run togcth.
cr" more or less by the winter and
spring rains. and this results in keep
ing the ground cold in the spring.
Coru, above most other plants raised
on the farm, requires warm soil rath.
err early in the season. Plow two to
three weeks, if the land is in good con
ditiun, before :hc time of planting
and allow the burrows to lie for this
period without being narrowed
Country Gentleman.