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The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-19
HE ISN'T CRAZY.
Sad Case of Aged Louis E. Cor
don of North Topeka.

Louis f. Gordon, of North Topeka, 50
years old, White haired but vita a good
idea as to his capabilities, decided thar
he would not be adjudged insane in The
probate court and ne was not.
Gordon was arrested last night charg-
ed with being insane. He was taken TO
the county Jail and locked up over night.
This morning ne was conducted to the
probate court room to be tried. DIR. H.
c. Miner ana DR.. i. A. Ryder We're %
be the commission in lunacy and I1r. A.
A Raub the examining physician MI
Gordon at once announced to the clure
that he knew thing or two ana that
he did not intend to be railroads1 into
an insane asylum He demanded that
lawyer be appointed to handle his
case.
Probate Judge Hayden rummagsd
around and found c. A Magaw, who
was trying joint cases in the district
court ROOM MagaW was willing. dur
ing the recess of the district court, 10
look after an insane case. He was only
fairly we'll started in tho case when he
was called to the district court room
and look after the numerous iOntists
change lawyers in the middle of the
trial Joseph Reed was called in and be
decided a once that he would clear Nlr.
Gordon of the charge
Dr. Raub admitted that he couldn't
find any insane tendencies on the part
of Gordon Y B. Kistler, son-in-law Of
Gordon, testified that GOrdOn's children
We're all flood sufferers and in their
present condition they could not care
for the Old man and made arrange
ments to send him to Beloit to stay
with his daughter for time When
Gordon was about to be put on the train
he rebelled, tainted. drew a knife and
refused to go.
That was decided by the commission
to be a rational manner for man who
did not wish to board q train and be
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-19
IN TURKEY
Report of Sultan's Abdication
Has Gained Currency.

Belgrade, June 1s.-Leaflets are being
sold on the streets today containing re-
ports limiting in mysterious language at
a political crisis at Constantinople and
the abdication of the sultan. The source
of the reports is not given and well in
formed circles discredit them but they
have created much excitement in Bel
grade.
London. June 19-The foreign office
here has heard nothing of any trouble
at Constantinople.
One dispatch which was filed at Con-
stantinople at 4:05 this afternoon not
only does not mention any trouble there,
but announces the departure of H. B.
Smith. president Of the council Of the
administration of the Ottoman public
debt for London to attend a meeting of
the Ottoman bondholders.
New York June ia news agency
reported today that there had been a
revolt at Constantinople and that the
sultan had abdicated.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-19
NO VERDICT.
Jury in the Jett Case Fails to
Reach Agreement.
The Court Finds 1t Necessary
to Discharge the Panel.
ONE MAN HELD OUT.
Probably All That Stood in Way
of Acquittal.
Another Trial Has, Been Made
Inevitable.

Jackson. KY, June 19.-At o'clock
the jury fled into the court room, and
Foreman Richard Millard said: Your
honor. we find there is no chance OF
coming to an agreement"
Judge Redwine said: Il will have to
keep you gentlemen together until Sat
urday night unless you get a verdict
sooner. There is no reason why a YER
dict should not be reached in this
case
Foreman Millard said: "One man has
as much right to his opinion as another.
and he may stick to it."
1t was believed from this that there
was only one man between the verdict
of guilty or not guilty, and it was con-
ceded that only one juror was then for
conviction. and it was said that the
question Of punishment had not been
considered at all. Later the jury again
reported it was unable to agree, and
shortly after o'clock it was dis
charged. SO there will be another trial.
The dominant faction evidently ex-
pected acquittal this morning, but there
was at least one juror who would not
SO reOort
Judge Redwine has decided to trans
Ter the Jett-White case to Cynthlana for
the next trial.
MA DE <A4NO111ER JUDGE.
Frankfort, KY. June 19.-Governor
Beckham was asked on the receipt of
the news from Jackson what he would
DO, If anything, in the matter of a trial
He said:
7 can not at this time say what I
will do 1 must refuse to make any
statement at this time"
It was learned here that Judge Red
wine had agreed now to try the cases at
Cynthina, but it is thought the COVER
nor viii insist on some other trial Judge.
TO REPORT TO GOVERNOR.
Lexington, Ky, June 19.=State In
spectOr Hines went to Frankfort today,
returning from his Investigations of the
conditions at Jackson He will make
his report to the governor today. He
has the name of the man who went to
Ewen and offered him S. 900 to testify
before the trial court so that Jett would
be mentioned as the murder of Macrum
Even told Judge Hines also the names
of the men who were secreted in a
closet and heard the conversation. They
We're seen by Judge Hines and cor
rObOrated EWen's statements
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-19
DISCUSS BRIDGE PLANS.
Special Session of Wyandotte County
Commissioners Is Held

Kansas City, Mo. June 19.-The exec
utive committee of the Kansas City,
Kans., relief committee, a t its meeting
this morning, asked Mayor T. B. Gil
bert to appoint a committee of five citi-
zens to meet with the Wyand0tte coun-
ty commissioners and confer with them
as to the most practical and economical
plan of rebuilding in a substantial man
ner the kaw river bridges which were
swept away by the flood The mayor viii
appoint the committee before the meet
ing of the county commissioners this at
ternoon.
It is understood that estimates viii
be made on the cost of rebuilding the
bridges at James street, Kansas avenue,
Twelfth street and at Argentine and
Turner for the purpose of determining
as accurately as possible how much
money will be needed.
The question as to whether the street
railway company, the water works COM
pany and the gas company shall have
the joint use of the bridges by paying a
proportional share of the cost Will be an
after consideration.
The Mercantile club in Kansas City,
Kas-, Will hold a special meeting to-
morrow evening to discuss matters per-
tanning to the special session of theleg-
islature so far as Wyandotte county is
involved.
There is a general feeling among the
people on the Kansas side that the new
bridges should be made substantial and
built above the high water mark of 1903.
With proper management it is believed
the cost will be less than one-half mil
lion dollars, although some people are
advocating a bond issue some what above
that sum.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-19
WHO IS GUlLTY2
PerpIexing Question About Eva
sion Of PrOhibitOry Law.

A new method of evading the prohibi-
tory law has been called to the attorney
generals department., and an opinion
has been called for as to whether Il
constitutes a violation of the law, and
if So who is the guilty party It is
being operated in counties in which the
joints have been absolutely closed with
in the last few months and mere even
the Kansas Utopian lodges have been
driven out.
In these people who want to drink
have either to choose between having
their liquor shipped in or going dry, ana
as comparatively few viii go TO the
trouble of ordering rneir drinks in ad-
vance by express. the result is a great
falling off in the consumption.
The hduor men are now trying to
work M an express business which shall
be conducted by an agent so as to give
a thirsty Individual a drink just when
he wants it and allowing him to pay Tor
it at the time To do this the following
plan has been evolved:
is a liquor dealer in Kansas City
He ships to some Kansas town by ex-
press. consigned to himself, a number
of packages of liquor, varying from a
flask of whisky to a case of beer. dif-
ferent package containing different
amounts and different liquors B is the
agent of this dealer in the town a
sends to B number of orders, signed
by himself as consignee, for the de-
livery of the packages, but the place
for the name of the party to whom
the delivery is to be made is left va
cant. is thirsty individual who
wants something to drink He goes to
B and states his wants. There are at
the express office all sorts and quantities
of liquor and can have his pick Of
them He pays B the required price,
and B fills his name in one of the blank
orders, signed by A as consignee. and
C goes to the express office with his
order and receives his package.
The question presented to the attor-
ney generals department is. Does this
constitute an offense against the pro-
hibitory law, and if so. who commits it2
There is no doubt but sale takes
place. It comes into the state as the
property of A, and belongs to him while
waiting at the express office. The own
ership is changed to c by the payment
of the purchase by him and giving him
an order by b. 1t is held that while 3
never has the liquor in his immediate
possession, he still has virtual control of
4 it. and practically acts in the same ca
pacity as a bartender, and Assistant Al
/ torney General Close believes that B is
the guilty party.
This will doubtless furnish another
problem for the courts to wrestle with,
/ just as the Kansas Utopian lodge ques-
ton did By the time this plan is
knocked out some ingenious jointist will
devise another.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-19
WONT SAY A WORD.
Senator Sullivan Refuses to
Testify Before Grand Jury.

ST. Louis, Mo, June 19-State Senator
William P. Sullivan. from Christian
county, refused to answer all questions
put to him by Circuit Attorney Folk
before the grand jury today. His re-
fusal was on the ground that his an
swer might incriminate him sullivan
was called before the grand jury in
connection with the alum scandal and
was asked to tell what he knew about
the distributing of Doodle. He was not
pressed to answer the questions after
his refusal to reply to them Other
witnesses today were Louis E. Snow
and James Waterworth. fire insurance
underwriters of St. Louis. They are
understood to have been called to give
testimony regarding a demand by mem
bers of the legislature at the session of
1901 for $4,000 to defeat pending insur
apcp 1peiSIafiO0
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-19
HOW ABOUT WHEAT.
Secretary COburn viii Know in
Few Days.

It will not be very long now until we
know something absolutely definite
about the real state of the years wheat
crop Many men are of many minds
concerning it, but when the consensus
of the opinions of from 25 to 40 expert
enced men in each countS is taken It
will be pretty safe indication of the
real condition
The state deoartment of agriculture.
under the direction of Secretary Co
burn has called for crop report, 70
be made as nearly as possible as con-
ditions are on Thursday. June IS. which
was yesterday. The call was sent out
several days ago. with the blanks on
which to send in the information. to the
correspondents Of the state board of ag-
riculture all over the state. The re-
plies viii be in within few days and
the report will probably be compiled
some time the coming week.
The report will be extremely ex-
haustive one. and as Secretary Co
burns reports haze reputation of be
ing extremely accurate, it will be one
which can be relied upOn- It will in
clude not only data about wheat con
ditions, but also corn, rye. forage, po-
tatoeS and other crops. Coming as il
does sster the food. it will doubtless
give information as to the corn crop and
acres ee which viii be of great value.
Special inquiry VIII be made, too. as
to the Kaw valley potato crop. 1t Is
reported that the potato crop, which IS
one of the most valuable products OF
the lower Kaw valley. has been almost
entirely destroyed Special information
will be sought on this point.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-19
BAILEY WOULD KNOW.
He is Collecting a List of Flood
Sufferers.

Governor Bailey has not only invited the
county commissioners Of the food stricken
counties to send him a detailed list ct
those iu need of help i'm their respective
counties "a far as possible butt no has re-
quested them t0 send p representative for
earn county 10 be present at the meeting
next tuesday of the committee appointed
90 dishur-o the general Kansas relief fund
lt is the governor idea that If some one
respective county. In addition to the in-
formation given by the county commissi on
fr- lists the general situation can be thor
cuEnlv canNassed and the committee viii
he able 10 divide the funds and supplies
among the counties on the h9sis Of the
need The local distributor then will he
ltff with the county cammissi 7ners.
The counties which are Included In the
lr0d STRICKEN list are Saline Dickinson.
Grarv. Morris Wahaunsee Riley. Shaw
nee. Douglas. jefferson. Johnson. Leaven-
worth. W. 7ndOtte
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-19
BAILEY DOESN'T LIKE 1T
Governor Thinks Deweys
Should Be Taken Away.

Governor Bailey decidedly disapproves
of the idea of taking Chauncey Dewey
and his fellow prisoners to Goodland
and keeping them in the Sherman COun-
ty jail pending their trial next Decern-
her. He thinks that they are in almost
as much danger of being lyncued at
Goodland as they would be at St. Fran
els. as it is not so far but the
friends of the Berry family could cas-
lily ride over there
III looks to me as though it is very
unwise to keep the prisoners there,
said the governor today IF they are
to be taken out of Cheyenne county at
all they can just as we'll be taken to
some county where there will be no
danger of lynching and where there is
a good jail / understand the jail at
GOOdland is only a little wooden con-
Germ which could be easily burned
Il have no power to act in the matter
except to advise. and I have sent tele-
gram protesting against taking the pris-
oners to G0odland I shall not keep the
militia there any longer, however 1
can do that much I was perfectly
willing to order out the militia to pro-
tect the prisoners until after their ex-
animation. because it seemed necessary
Now there is no reason why the prison
ers cannot be taken away to a place OF
safety and I shall have the militia go
home. There is no longer any use IN
keeping them at an expense Of a hum
dred dollars a day or so to the state.
If the sheriff Of Sherman county wants
to take the risk of keeping the prisoners
it viii be his lookout"
Tt is possible that George M. Bradley.
the sheriff a Goodland, may refuse 10
keen the prisoners when he knows the
entire situation. The law provides very
stringent penalties for an officer from
whom a mob takes a prisoner.and there
is really no reason why Sheriff Brad
lev should take upon himseh the re
s-,-r,-=h5174r- of I-neninu the prisoners.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-19
WITH A HANDSOMER MAN.
Young Woman Near Cummings Finds
New Sweetheart.

Atchison Kan, June 19.-Miss Janey
Crosby. 20 years old daughter OF Mr. ana
Mrs NJ NJ Crosby. who live the Bilder-
back farm. mile west Of Cummings. Ills
appeared last Monday night and nothsug
has been heard from her since. Her par
ents found note in her room saying thay
" been visiting in Missouri and had re-
turned only a few days before. The Cros-
bys are excellent people and there is great
excitement over the disappea. ance of the
girl
The Crosbys are Baptists and Miss
Crosby was TO have been married in th'
fall to a young man named Baker. who
lives in western Kansas. The girl had no
trouble at home and no trouble in her love
affair with Baker. so far as The neighhors
know. Most of the Cummings people be
lieve that during her visit in Missouri she
formed an attachment whlcn has drawn
her there
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-19
NO MONEY FOR MOON.
Kansas Mutual Trustees Reject Claim
of Former Secretary.

At meeting of the trustees of the
Kansas Mutual Life Insurance com
pany the claim of John E. Moon. for
mer secretary of the company. for the
payment of renewal commissions since
December 20. 1902, was rejected 1t is
possible that MI Moon Will bring suit
against the Illinois Life Insurance CON-
papy to try to collect the claim.
Cyrus Leland. chairman of the board
of trustees says: Mr.. Moon drew over
$4,000 on renewal commissions. as We
believe contrary to law, and he also
drew back pay. We believe on the other
hand that Mr.. Moon should return to
the company several thousand dollars
which he was not authorized to receive
and which he allowed others to draw -
The communication which Mr. Moon
sent to the trustees. asking for IN ad-
ditional allowance. is as follows:
Messrs. Leland. Cole and Hooper, Trus-
tees.
Gentlemen:-This will call your atten-
ton to the fact that 7 hold a contract
made by the directors of the Kansas
Mutual Life Insurance company on June
g. 1891. and a contract supplemental
thereto made March 13 1902 under
which I am entitled to commission on
the expense portion Of each renewal
premium collected. and further that l
have received no commission under this
contract since December 20, 1902 You
viii please investigate and ascertain The
amount of the expense portion If the
premiums collected since December -.
1902, and make payment of the commis-
siOns hereunder. The commissions ac-
cruing under these contracts are pay
able on the first day of January. April,
July and October of each year.
Thanking you in advance for this IA
vor. which 1 feel sure you will confer,
I am respectfully yours,
JOHN. E. MOON, Sec
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-19
CABLE REVOLVER SHOOT.
Proposed Match Retween French and
American Amataurs.

New York. June 19.-It is altogether
likely that the proposed cable revolver
match between the United States and
France viii be held June 80. says a
Herald dispatch from Paris.
The conditions already agreed upon
are as follows
Fifteen competitors. amateurs only.
on each side. with five substitutes to
shoot at American standard targets
with any make of arm. at a distance of
so yards, and at whatever place the
shooter may choose. but in presence of
a delegate appointed by the National
Revolver Association of America or the
Union Des Societies De Tir De France.
Ten series of six balls each are to be
completed by each member. Eighteen
trial shots on separate target will be
allowed
The general rules will be the same as
governed the contest of 1900, when the
Americans won by 81 points. J A. Dietz,
Jr. making the highest score. The
names of the marksmen on both sides
must be made known on or before June
QC
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-19
EN- ROUTE TO GOO ,LAND.
St Francis Prisoners s. t on Two
Days Marco.

Goodland. Kan. June 19- M. Brad
ley, sheriff OF Sherman col lty. began
to get the little red jail her in readi-
ness for the coming of the millionaire
cattle king. Chauncey Dewe p and his
cowboy associates, Clyde w lson and
w. ]. Mcbride. who will arrive here
probably Saturday night. The prisoners
viii he escorted here from s Francis
by the state militia company, which has
been guarding them for the past ten
days.
The thirty-fve miles betws en- here
and ST Francis probably wi consume
two days of marching. The . arty will
leave St. Francis this morning. Should
such a thing as mob violence be at
tempted the Jail here would be easily
broken into. Tt is a small frame build
ing consisting Of two rooms. Only the
rear room is the prison. In the center
Of il is a steel cage in which are four
hunks Here the prisoners are locked
in at night. Prisoners have been very
few in this little jail. and even these
have found a way to escape on several
orra SiOpS
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-19
BEAT OFF A LUNATIC.
Woman IS Years Old Has an
Exciting Combat.

New York. June 19-Mrs. Nancy
Rose, the oldest lighthouse keeper in the
United States. is the heroine of a COM
bat in the historic lighthouse at Stoney
Point on the Hudson, in which she was
pitted, single handed. against lunatic-
Armed only with a poker. the woman,
who is rs years of age, and has attend
ed the light half century. bravely stood
her ground and drove back her assail-
ant. The man who made the attack is
an italian. He climbed into the tower
and exclaiming that the light must be
torn down, started to demolish things.
Mrs. Rose seized a poker and belabored
him. He stood the rain of blows mo-
ment and then fled locking the door as
he went The old lady sounded the fog
bell and secured aid. The Italian was
locked I'D.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-19
REFUSE TO STRIKE.
Teamsters and Others Decline
to Join Walters in Chicago.

Chicago. June 1e.-The joint board CT
hotel, restaurant and saloon employees
unions after an executive session early
today sent still another committee to
treat with the employers association.
An appeal was first made to the team
sters. engineers and fremen to aid them
by calling a sympathetic strike that
they might make good their threat
when peace negotiations were broken
off last night that a complete tie-up
would result. They were met with Il
refusal. the only assurance they could
secure being that final effort would
be-made by the steam power council to
make another effort today to end the
strike.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-19
TOUCHED A LIVE WIRE.
Electrical Expert From Ger
many Was Killed Instantly.

Philadelphia. June lotto Thornert,
an electrical expert from Germany. was
instantly killed by touching live wire
while inspecting a new switch board
for the Germantown Electric Light
company.
Thornert had been in America only a
few weeks. He was formerly assistant
supervisor of the electric light system
of Berlin and was an authority on cleo
trical construction.
Thornert was making the final adjust
ment of the switch when the accident
occurred. It is supposed his hand came
in contact with switch sending $500
volts through his body.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-19
SHERIFF HAS 1T.
Seizes the Cruiser Chattanooga
for a Debt.

New York, June 1s-The cruiser
Chattanooga, which is nearing compile
ton at the Elizabethport yards of the
Crescent ship yards company. is in pos
session of Sheriff Coriell of Union coun-
IL, n J., who took possession on q writ
of New Jersey to the Babcock & Will
cox company. makers of boilers. The
company delivered six boilers to the
Chattanooga at the contract price of
$50 COO Treasurer Ward asserts that the
company had paid two-thirds of the
price in accordance with the contract.
but that the Babcock & Wilcox company
has been unable to get the balance.
The manager of the yard claims the
levy grows ont of a misunderstanding.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-19
VALLEY FORGE DAY.
Evacuation Is Commemorated
by a Patriotic Celebration.

Philadelphia. Pa. June 19.-The 125th
anniversary of the evacuation of Valley
Forge by the Continental army was
commemorated today by a patriotic
celebration in which hundreds particl-
pated under the auspices of the Valley
Forge anniversary association
The formal portion of the exercises be-
gan at 10 o'clock with Archbishop Ryan
of Philadelphia presiding. Bishop Cy-
rus d. F7oss. of the Methodist church
has offered the invocation and the Rev
j. W. Sayres conducted responsive
reading.
Apart from the general celebration was
the laying of the corner stone of a me-
mortal chapel on the road from Valley
Forge to Port Kennedy.
Bishop Whitaker of the Prtestant
Episcopal church officiated.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-19
Four Year Old Grant Rutter IS an IN
lucky Youngster.

-Four -year-old Grant Rutter. whose
family lives upstairs over a restaurant
at 2l9 West Sixth street. fell from a
second story window to the ground
Thursday afternoon. receiving two bad
cuts on the top of his head The lad
fell into what is hardly more THAI a
crack between the building in which he
lives and a grocery building next 20 IT,
The space IS so narrow that had he
been rendered insensibIe it would have
been almost impossible for an older
person to have rescued him. This boy
walked out. Last year, when living in
Kansas City, he fell from a third story
window and escaped without serious in
jury, so that a fall from the second
story is an unimportant event to him