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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-03

Atlantic that rather than forfeit American
good VIII and sympathy. Russia would be ready
to make any concession. even TO the extent OF
sacrificing the possession OF Manchuria- This
fear viii be found to be mistake. Russia Is
not prepared to pay So high a price for AHeTi-
can friendship
With regard 10 the VirulenJ abuse mat mas
been lavished upon Russia within the last r"
days by the American press. il connection with
what Is termed her gross breach Of faith. and
"ke- disregard of her solemn treaty engage
rnents.-, il is only fan to point out that, while
RussIa enjoys an unenviable pre-eI.Unence for
her cynical disregard Of her international obll-
cations there are few great powers that have
not been guilty Of similar offences in this f--
spect IN fact, experience goes to show that
treaties are only made To be broken and mat as
d general rule. they adhered to just as long
Is il is 70 the interest OF the nations who are
parties 10 the agreement to do SO. And. mas
much a. the rupture Of treaties is frequently
accepted as casus belH, they may be consid-
cred or thu uhoe. conducive rather 10 war
than Ia peace
Thus tht. so-called Treaty IF Paris which
marked the Close Of the Crimean War, and Whlch
was imposed upon Russia 10y the victors, WAS
observed only 50 long Il suited the con-
renience OF the Muscovite government. and was
denounced l,y the Cars Chancellor Prince
Gortcfa zoff. in 1871. as soon the defeat Of
France by Germany had deprived the former
power OF th- possibility OF Tesenting the break
ing Of the agreement. Scarcely one Of the stIpu-
lations Of the international treaty which called
into existence the Congo Free State has peer
obsery-d. either TOY its sovereign, King Leopold,
10y thu other siguaJory powers. while the
celebrated Treaty Of Berlin Of 1873. Is in every
sease Of thu word dead letter. since hardly
one OF tn governments that took part therein
has adhered TO the solemn promises and I'M
certakugs 10 which il subscribed In 1870
the iuGisgr-rigns Of the late Prince BISMARCK
Shove how little dependence could be placed
upon the much Wanted Triple Alliance since
Germany. al the time when she was bound by
the most sacred ties to d defensive and OIL
fensve union with Austria and Italy. against
Russia and France. had actually made a secret
Agreement with the Gar behind the backs OF
her allies. In 1875 England made a treaty with
Turkey by which. ia return for the cession OF
the island of Cyprus she guaranteed the III
tegrity Of the Ottoman Empire, an undertaking
which II IS neither polite nor possible Tor heT
TO fulfil Russia bound herself by treaty IN the
most solemn manner not TO restore the fortihca-
tons u the Black Sea port OF Batoum or TO
convert il into 4 naval stronghold in spite OF
which Its defances to-day rival those of Ports
mouth
France engaged herself to take possession
OF Tunis which nevertheless has become one of
her colonial ti-,-Iidencies- Great Britain under
took not 20 prol0ng her military occupation OF
Egypt beyond she limit Of time necessary TO as
STR 10 The iaud Of the Nile stable government.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-03

in spite of which she has been established there
for more than twenty years, and shows no IN
tention of evacuating the dominons of the
khedive. SO that, after all, Russia is only fol-
lowing the example of other powers when III
the words Of her representative at Washington,
Cunt CassIn she proposes to postpone her
evacuation IF Manchuria until she has adopted
measures to prevent a repetition of the troubles
Of 1900, we'll to insure in that country her
political influence" that is. predominant
EX-ATTACHE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-03

terminus of the trans-Asiatic railway, aTG- maxi
ing it ready for the commerce Of the world. She
has raised the commerce Of Manchuria from
nothing to millions. We are the greatest gain
ers and it behoOves US to aid rather than hinder
Russia in the development of a rich, fertile
region that without her bouHdless expenditures
would be as worthless to US as Corea."
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-04-02
SANDY BARKER.

/ live at Mr.. - Clements. |
was in Marion night of the kill.
ing. The evening before was
coming up from Mr.. Garnet's and
passed Mr.. Williamson's; coming
by Williamson's got scared right
in front of the house. Icame on
down the road until 1 got down,
| reckon, just below where the
shooting was done, and some man,
l don't know who it was, colorsd
or white, darted right across the
road between two stumps. Then
the mare | was riding jumped
across stump, and turned my
saddle. | said, GOOD evening""
but nobody returned any answer:
me leaning on the horse when my
saddle turned didn't give me any
time to pay attention to who it
was. He was in the main road on
the side next to Mr.. WiIliamsons.
about 20 feet from where the road
turns up 10 Mr.. Williamson's. It.
was about $50. The people had
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-04-02

of the track there was al impress.
sion which seemed TO have been
made by some taoks along the
back Of the heel Of the shoe. The
tracks didn't look as though they
had been made over 81 hours. |
went to Sisco's house, no one was
there, the family was gone; | went
in; the beds looked as il the peo-
pie had just got up, they were not
made up; clothing was scattered
in each room as though they had
undressed and left the clothing
in the room; some clothing was on
the floor, some on the bed. Tx.
amined a double baIreled shotgun,
il was a muzzle loader; found u
pair OF shoes; they were we'll worn
and in the left shoe on the bottom
of the sole, right about the ball
OF the foot, there was a hole worn
in the outer sole about the size OF
a dollar. Went QUITE Sisco's the
next morning and go the shoes and
gun. John Gregory was with me
This is the gun examining the
gun handed him); l noticed sew.
eral scratches aud dents on the
gun which seemed to be fresh
These are the shoes examining
shoes handed HIM. An impress.
sion in the right track looked very
much as if made by this place,
(showing) on the right shoe. l
measured the shoes and the meas.
urement oorresponded exactly
with that of the tracks; found
shoe under the bed; there were
three beds in room | found the
shoes
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-04-02

feet from where the man raised up;
Miss Williamson wasn't more than
3 or 4 feet from him. The good
byes we're said loud enough for
the man to have heard. After he
fired he Strengthened up and lean
ed over the fence and looked over
to where Miss Bertha fell. Then
he ran. Grover shot twice; | saw
him shoot. When the man shot
Grover fell into the road down in.
to my right; Miss Williamson and
Brown we're on the private road
when the shot was fired. Miss
Williamson fell in the private
road, Brown in the main road. The
private road is higher than the
main road. After the shot was
fired the man ran along beside
the inside fence, going in the OPP
posite direction from the fence be,
hind which he was located when /
saw him. l never was over that
country and don't know whether
he was running in the direction of
anybodY's home.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-04-02
A HUNG JURY IN THE SISCO TRIAL.

place where the mau is said to
have stood. | found where there
had been some weeds cut out of the
fence corner and bush no larger
than your forefinger had been cut
down. 1t looked like the pa rty
had bean there so me time. saw
tracks going from the place along
the garden fence toward the west.
There had been a potato patch adj
joining the garden fence on the
northside and the tracks were
made alongside Of the fence by
the potato patch. The tracks look
ed like those of man running |
followed the tracks. Farmer and
Holcom were with me. After we
got through the potato patch as
far as the garden went we could
track no farther. In a field where
grass or wheat had been sown |
again found tracks. These tracks
were OF the same measurement as
the other. | measured tracks at
both places; | followed the tracks
across the field; | found two sets
of trucks, one leading toward Mr..
Williamson's house from the di-
rection of Sisco's home, the other
set leading in the oppoeite direc-
ton toward Sisco's house. All of
these tracks were Of exactly the
same measurement. The tracks
were fresh. This was about 3 o.
clock in afternoon after the girl
was killed. After going through
the first field we came to wheat
field | think, the ground was hard
and we couldn't find any tracks at
all; we came TO another field of
pretty good size, which had been
sown in wheat or grass; here We
found the same tracks of the same
measurements, going to and from;
followed the tracks clear through
the field, going toward Sisco's
house. After going through the
field we found no more tracks un
til we got nearly to Slsco's house.
just before we got to his barn We
found what seemed to be the same
track. ! couldn't get the full i'm.
preston of the track there, but
measured the heel both ways and
across the wide part of the shoe
and it measured exactly the same
as the other track. The last tracks
were about 80 or 70 yards from
Sisco's house. Just before enter.
ing the lot, going in the direction
of the house / measured the tracks
in several different places, some
going toward Williamson's and
some going toward Sisco's; they
all measured exactly the same.
The two sets crossed in each field.
In the first field the Cracks going
in the direction of Sisco's we're
further apart, the party seemed to
be taking long steps; also in the
second field they seemed to be mea
surfing longer steps that afterward.
On the left track there seemed to
be an impression of a sole worn in
the left shoe, and whore the ground
was damp that showed distinctly
in the track. On the right heel
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-04-02
HORACE WILLIAMSON.

| live about miles from town,
Have lived in that section twenty
years. Bertha Williamson WAS
my daughter. | was at home the
night she was killed. Heard the
report of the gun; was IN bad
jumped out, put on my pants and
ran to the door. After Ichildren
told me what had happened | went
down the road and found my
daughter killed. She was dead
when l got to her. She was shot
in the neck, jaw and throat The
whole load went in right side OF
throat and ranged up. From the
wound l could tell that the shot
was fired from shotgun. l heard
the report. Also heard two shots
from a pistol. Bertha would have
been eighteen years old in April.
George Sisco was unfriendly to-
ward me.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-04-02
Cross Examination.

| have known George Sisco
about three years. The plat Q
whore the party who fired the
shot stood looked as # it had been
occupied some time. We followed
the tracks by the side of:the gar.
den as far as the ground was loose
enough to show tracks; then
didn't look very carefully until we
got to the next field, here found
tracks going and coming in same
route as the other tracks. The
tracks measured the same. From
where we lost sight of the track 8
to Geo Sisco's house it was about
three-fourths of a mile. The next
track, near Sisco's house, were of
the same measurement as the
tracks in the first field and those
in that fence corner They also
were going from direction of Sis.
co.'s house toward Williamson's.
aud thea from direction of Will.
lianson's house toward Sisco's.
There were some places where the
track din'nt measure exactly the
same as the shoe; you could see
where they had slipped a little.
Wherever | could get a full i'm.
preston the tracks measured OK.
actly the same as the measure of
the shoe. Some places might have
varied just a little from the size
OF the bottom of the shoe, but
where there were full impressions
the measure was always the same.
The shoes were in the room where
beds were unmade. Found GUN
in same room. Ramrod WAS in
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-04-02
Cross Examination.

1t was a clear night, the stars
were shining and it was light
enough to see everything good.
Did not see him until after he
fired. / was little excited. The
man stool leaning over the fence
until smoke had cleared away
The smoke was gone in about a
minute; | was about twelve or
fourteen feet from him; saw him
run; could not see his hands,
just see from the breast up. 1 tes-
tilted before the coroner's jury and
swore that the man / saw resem-
bled Sisco. | couldn't tell wheth-
or his mustache was black or not.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-04-02

am a son of Horace William
son; am Is years old, brother of
Bertha Williamson; was with her
the night she was killed. My bro
Their and L went to church with she
and Grover Brown, Ona and Ida
Long, and Brookshere were lit
tie in front coming back. My bro
Their and | were down in the main
road and Grover aud Bertha we're
in the private road when the shot
was fred. l saw nobody there be-
fore the SHOOTING; | heard report
of a gun, saw the flash; it came
from the fence corner right inside
the field. Just at the firing |
could not see anything for the
smoke; then saw Grover fall
down in the road, aud | saw some
body rise up and lean over the
fence and look. | saw Grover rise
up and the man started to run.
The man was somewhat low, had
on white hat, light clothes, and
had a mustache; | took him to be
George Sisco. Have known Sisco
about ten years, and have seen
him often. The man ran in the
direction of Sisoo's home, After
the shooting | walked on to the
house. Thought the rest of them
had gone on. l did not know my
sister was hurt; | did not see her
fall.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-04-02
oNA LONG.

l was along the night Bertha
Williamson was killed Ny sister,
Wide Brookshere, the two Will
Hanson boys, Pierce Brown, Gro
yer Brown, Bertha Williamson
and myself came back together; |
heard the shot, saw no one run and
do not know who fired the shot. l
went and looked at Bertha and
then went back to the Williamson
house.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-04-02
IDA LONG.

Knew Bertha Williamson; was
along the night she was shot; We
had been to Chapel Hill to church.
Wide Brooks, Ona Long, Elmer
and Ray Williamson, Gro yer
Brown and Bertha Williamson
were in the crowd. My sister,
Brooks and / were little in front.
| heard the shot, saw some one
running after the shooting was
done. The man was running north
east, in the direction of George
Sisco's house. Saw no one fall,
didn't know Miss Williamson was
shot till | got to Williamson's
house. Do not know who fired the
shot.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-04-02
q. W. BROOKsHIRE.

l live at Crayneville; was along
night Miss Williamson was shot.
The Long girls, Grover Brown and
brother Pierce, Rhea, Elmer and
Bertha Williamson and myself
we're coming from Chapel Hill,
where we had been to church; the
Long girls and | we're in front of
Bertha and Grover; my cousin
Ona Long said goodbye to Bertha
Williamson as Bertha and Grover
Brown turned off to Williamson's
and Bertha said goodbye to Ona.
Before the shot was fired l saw
some one raise up. The person
was just over the fence in Viii.
liamson's garden. He fired.
heard the gun; it sounded like a
shotgun. The person l saw had
on light hat, and as far as could
tell, light clothes. I was about IA
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-04-02
ALBERT CANAAN.

lam town marshal of Marion. |
know George Sisco; l went ont to
both Williamson and Sisco's hou.
ses the day after the shooting. Jo-
el Farmer and coroner Holcom
were with me. j examined the
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-04-02
AJoEZo DUvALL.

. arToot0u.
AJoEZo DUvALL.
Have lived in Marion 22 years.
vas out at Horace Williamson
day after Bertha Williamson was
murdered. Saw place where man
g said 10 have stood; was in cor.
ner of fonce; seemed as il the par.
~ had been there some time, the
weeds and grass worn down and
bushes cut of. Saw tracks; the
frat | saw we're just west of the
corner where party 10 supp osed to
nave been, a distance Of 8 or 10
feet. They were going west; Joe
Dollar aud followed them about
one half mile. They went in di.
ection OF Jim Fowlsr's and Geo.
Sisoo'S. The tracks looked rs il
leels turned in a little; the tracks
going west seemed 20 be those Of
party running. About one hun
bred yards west Of place where
party who did the shooting is sup.
posed to have stood, | found
where the party bad stepped into
" sort Of gully and had slipped
aud stumbled, and then possibly
20 OF $50 yards found where he
had stumbled and fallen; seemed
10 have fallen on his knees.
knew he had fallen on his knees.
and at enc side there was a place
whore ground was gouged up as if
he bad gun in right hand aud
lad jabbed into ground at his
light as he fell. Still farther, in
a wheat field, lie stun bled, but did
not fall. He went on to a cross.
fence between that and fresh
sown grass field; we tracked him
through the field until we came to
i'm Fowler's pasture field; there
we stopped. Tracks we're running
both ways, one set going toward
Williamson's, one the other way.
They were close together and eros
SD each other in some places.
Cross Examination.
From whore We last saw the
tracks to Sisco's house was about
one half mile, or maybe more
CHARLEY BELL.
Live about mile from town; have
kn wu Sfsoo about 90 years. Saw !
hiIu near his home ia field next
morning after the MURDERS went
to his house with him; he was fix.
ing to 80 to his brother-in-laws'
Geo Daniels, l understood, | help
eel him put his boy in his wagon.
He put large trunk in wagon; he
took his wife aud two oldest chill.
dren with him, Allie, the crippled
boy, and Dollie his girl. Left
about Il o'clock; l saw them leave,
they ate something about 9 O'Clock
went in wagon.
Cross. Examination.
Was at Sisco's the day before
they went of. They did not ssy any
CnnAinnAA ns. Clxska DaoA
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-04-02
Re-Cross Examination.

Had been engaged to Bertha
Williamson about two weeks: had
been her constant escort for about
a year. The night was clear and
starlit, no moon. The man had
black mustache, light clothes,
couldn't see features of his face;
l told Joel Farmer, who was on
coroner's jury that / didn't be-
lieve l knew the murderer. / was
bothered and troubled next MORN
ing is reason l could not say then
that Sisco was the murderer of
Bertha but | do say 30 now.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-04-02
Redirect Examination.

When l went back to Bertha
she was lying on the spot where
we stood when the shot was fired.
| went to train when Sisco was Ia
ken to Henderson intending to go
to Mexico on the local. didn't
think of hurting him.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-04-02
Continued from First Page,

person who shot Bertha William
son. l believed it was Sisco then
but l din't swear that he was the
murderer before the coroner's ju-
ry, the morning after the killing.
Told several | knew who fired the
shot; was at the depot hen they
took Sisco to Henderson but had
no intention of shooting him.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-04-02

gun; itwas unloaded. Don't know
Allie Sisco. l have seen George
Sisco in town often; can't say that
| ever saw him with these shoes
on. Didn't see shoes he had on
when arrested. | didn't see hm
arrested.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-04-02

gone to church. Appeared to have
on a light hat.
ELMER WILLIAMSON.
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c0RtiBved on Sixth Page
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-18
WoooFoRo.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Woodford, |. T, Jan. III. NJ. Bray
has returned from Tennessee where
he has been on an extended trip. He
contemplates starting back to Ten
nessee in a few days. We believe
there is something more attractive
than those East Tennessee hills"
J. S. Alverson is in Ardmore at
tending court today.
Dr. w. j. Brown of Lone Grove was
called by phone this morning to visit
BERTHE Morris. who has been very sick
for several days.
Ike Hobbs. Jr.. has sold his black
smith shop to Alexander & Johnson
who have been very busy ever since
Joe Williford, from near Milo, Is
in town on business.
The mail line from Berwyn to Elh
via Springer Glenn, Woodford and
Milo will be changed on Jan. 19 from
Berwyn to Ardmore. PostmasterS
will change, TOO, on said date.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-18
JAIL ESCAPE FRUSTRATED.
Man Charged With the Murder Of His
Wife Attempts 10 Gain Freedom.

Man Charged With the Murder Of His
Wife Attempts TO Gain Freedom.
Texarkana. Ark. Jan. IA daring
scheme on the part OF Lee Wiegel to
escape from the county jail of the
Texas side at Boston was frustrated
by the timely discovery made by Sher-
III Morris yesterday Another prison
er in a cell next to that occupied by
Wiegel gave the plot away to the OH.
GERS. When wiegers cell was search
ed two fine steel saws were found.
with which he had already sawed
some of the bars nearly in two. In
belt around his body 5000 in cash
was also found.
II is claimed by the officers that all
this has been supplied from the out.
side. the purpose Of the money being
doubtless intended to enable him "a
get out of the country. From now on
he will be kept strictly incommuni.
cado. and no article OF any kind will
be allowed to reach him except
through the hands Of the officers.
On Nov % last wiegel was found
in a local hotel covered with blood
his throat horribly gashed with a ra
zor, and speechless from loss of blood
On the floor near him lay the dead
body of his bride of four days. heI
throat cut from ear to ear and a dirl
wound through her heart.
Wiegel rapidly recovered but re
fused to make any statement. He wa
formally charged with homicide, an,
the examining magistrate held him TO
the grand jury without benefit Of bail
The court at which he will be trie,
convenes in March.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-18
FOR TERRITORY PowosRwoRks.
Coal Operators viii Fight the Trust
Makers Of Explosives.

The coal operators of Indian Terri
tory will not be dictated to. Recent
~ pressure has been brought to bear
by the manufacturers of powder, who
are practically in a trust, to compel
the operators to enter into a three
years contract for their supply of eX-
plosives for mine use. The operators
refused.
At a recent meeting they instructed
their attorneys. Guerrier & Kellogg OF
this city, to proceed with the organi-
zation of an independent plant for
them and it will not be long until the
explosive necessary for mining will
be within the territory.
It is probable that the big works
will be located near South McAlestei
in some sparsely settled community
close to water and such timber as
will be necessary for charcoal, one oi
the proprieties of explosives.-Soutf
McAlester Capital.