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The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-19
ARGUES FROM THE STAND
CALEB POWERS is REPRIMANDEn
By THE COURT FOR so DOING.
Cross-Exa nm ina ton Is ConcIuded-ac
cused Man Sticks TO His story of
Three Years Ago.

GEORGETOWN, Ky, Aug. S-CaIeb
Powers returned to the witness stand in
his own defense this morning He drifted
into argument in his answers. as on YES
terday forenoon, and was reprimanded by
the court for doing so. He continued in his
denial of all discriminating conversations
told Of by commonwealth witnesses and
adhered closely to the story he first told
three years ago. He denied that he ever
suggested to Frank Cecil that he (CeciD
secure some one to kill GoebeI or that he
ever introduced Cecil to Taylor for any
such purpose. He denied that at the time
he left Frankfort on the morning of the
shooting he knew that GoebeI was to be
assassinated. He said he never conspired
with any one to kill Goebel.
Direct examination was concluded at :45
o'clock, when Thomas c.. Campbell began
the cross-examiuation for the defense.
The direct and cross-examination of
Caleb Powers. on the stand in his own de-
fense, was concluded this afternoon and
the defense had an inning with Robert
Noakes, the commemorative witness of
yesterday They called him for the pur-
pose of laying the foundation for contra
diction. He was confronted with a state
ment made by him at Danville, Ill., on Dec
3, 1900, to Max Lewis. of Louisville and
Attorney w. IL JeWell, or that place In
that statement Noakes charged Attorney
Campbell with trying to induce him to
swear falsely to secure the conviction of
Jim Howard and of Finley and Powers
and told him of buying witnesses. He
made the statement, but said that after
making IL he told Lewis and Jewell that
he refused to swear to it or even to sign
il. He explained his peculiar conduct by
saying that at the time he made the state
ment he was willing TO help Caleb Powers
out of his trouble, for he (Noakes) was
preparing TO go to Brazil 10 stay for good
The defense produced and had Noakes
identify letters which he had written
Powers, soliciting him TO send some one to
Danville, ILL.,, to get the statement men,
toned.
The cross-examnation of Powers to-day
developed little that new. He adhered
TO his story told direct examination
pretty well. He admitted bringing several
companies of soldiers i'm citizens clothes to
Frankfort with the mountain army of Jan
understanding with Governor Taylor that
if the Legislature did not heed the petit
toners that he would then call the militia
into service and he (Powers) wanted to
have the militia on hand.
Mckenzie Todd. OF Frankfort. private
fed to-day. He told of seeing Youtsey
about the executive department and the
Drivate office OF Caleb Powers few days
before the shooting, armed with gun and
looking at the windows. Youtsey admitted
this while the stand
Judge Robbins this afternoon admonished
the LAWYERS not 10 refer TO the Goebel re-
ward fund either i'm Interrogation or argu-
ment The prosecution wanted to show
that Powers has a large fund collected
for his defense. The court refused TO per-
nit this evidence
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-19
BROTHER BEGINS ACTION
PROCEEDINGS IN LAPORTE COUNTY
IN LARGE ESTATE.
Attempt to Break Will of Mrs. Rhoda
Benham-Receivcr for Farmers
Estate Appointed.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
LAPORTE. Ind, Aug. 1S.-Proceedings to
break the Will of Mrs. Rhoda NJ. Benham
who died last December at Michigan City,
leaving an estate valued at s25,0o0 were
commenced to-day in the Circuit Court by
the brother. Oliver A. Porter. a farmer
living in this county. who claims one-half
of the estate and says the other half should
go to Evaline L. Wells. According to the
will the estate is divided between the plain
tiff. Mrs Wells and eight other relatives.
all of whom are made defendants in the
action. The usual allegations of unsound-
ness of mind of the testatrix and undue in
fiuence are made. In the execution of the
purported will the testatrix signed her
name as "Rhoda NJ Benhamran.' which is
held by the plaintiff TO be an evidence OF a
deranged mind
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-19
FLORISTS IN SESSION.



MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug. 1S.-About 800
members of the Society of American Flor
lists and Ornamental Horticulturists attend
ed the opening session of the nineteenth an
nual meeting and exhibition in this city
at o'clock to-day. Mayor Rose delivered
the address of welcome. President Burton,
of Philadelphia. in his address, declared
that on the whole the year had been one
of progress and prosperity. He recon-
mended the appointment of a special COM
mittee for special work on the iris and
phlox, the same was done last year on
the peony, and the reviving of a committee
on nomenclature.
Secretary Stewart reported the addition
of 107 new and reinstated members, of
whom three are life members. New flowers
registered with him were: Roses, u: ge-
raniums Z; carnations a; cannas, 5; peonies,
So adantum, /, and privet, l.
The report of the treasurer showed the
society to be In a good financial condition.
The remainder of the day meeting was de-
voted to routine matters. The evening was
devoted to the presidents reception.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-19
FOR AN OLD CRIME.
Montgomery County Man to BE Tried
After Twenty-Seven Years.

Montgomery County Man to Be Tried
After Twenty-Seven Years.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, Aug. 1S-On
Nov. Z, 1876, James Lewis Myers and John
Branson Sloan had fight at Darlington,
and Myers killed Sloan by cutting out his
heart with q knife. Myers then left this
State and did not return until last even
ing AS soon as he landed in Darlington
he was arrested and is now i'm Jail. The
grand jury at the time indicted him and
the court records show that the was
continued for ten years and then all men,
ton of il OH the records ceases. During
these c7 years he has been away he has
lived i'm Illinois and Tennessee and his wife
has been here for about three weeks WIS.,
iting her parents. He ventured back, think
ing that people had forgotten the affair.
Myers was a timber contractor and Sloan
worked under him and they had dis
'pute over some money claimed to be due
Sloan. The men clinched and Sloan was
stabbed with pocket knife, causing death
in a few seconds. Myers has engaged Thom-
as and Foley to defend him.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-19
Anxious to. Complete the Ships.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1S--Acting Secre-
tary Darling has received a telegram from
the counsel for the United States Ship
building Company. of which the Crescent
Shipbuilding Company is part, stating
that the company hopes eventually to be
able to resume work on the cruiser Chat
tanooga and the torpedo boats Nicholson
and O'Brien. The acting secretary has re-
piled that the department will be interested
to know whenever the company finds itself
tracts for all these ships have been. cam
celed and a board of officers ordered to ap-
praise the work done. 1t is believed that
the vessels will be completed at the govern
ment yards.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-19
MURDER OF A LITTLE BOY
HIS SLASHED AND DISEMBOWELED
BODY FOUND IN DETROIT.
Had Been Missing Since Monday Noon
Crime Probably Committed
by a Maniac.

DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 1S.-The mutilateo
body of four-year-old Alpkonse Wilmes.
whose father lives on ST. Aubine avenue,
was found to-day in a lot at the rear of
the Michigan stove works at Adair and
Wight streets. The body was discovered
by foreman and one workman about 10
o'clock between two molding boxes The
hands tied behind with wire and a
red handkerchief had been stuffed down
the little fellows throat for a gag The
body was partly stripped of clothing. The
abdomen was slashed open and the left
wrist was nearly severed. Both thighs also
had long, deep cuts in them. All the
wounds apparently had been made with
some very sharp instrument.
Aiphonse had been missing from his home
since yesterday noon. Nothing was
thought of his absence at first. but when he
did not return for supper a search was
begun that ended with the identification of
the body by his father at the morgue this
forenoon.
1t is evident that the murder was not
committed near where the body was found,
for although there is scarcely a drop OF
blood left in the little fellows body, there
was practically no blood on the boards
stains TO and from the scene was inaugu-
rated without result. Perhaps the strangest
phase of the mystery is that there were
only a few small stains on the body and
clothing of the lad. despite the horrible
character of his wounds. lit looks IL
the murderer. after committing the deed,
washed the blood from the body and then
carried il TO the lot where it was found.
The police satisfied that the boy was
murdered by maniac and are working
along these lines alone. The officers are
inclined to believe that the child was killed
in some house and that afterward the muir
derer carried his body In sack or a wagon
to the lonely spot where 1t was found
to-day The last person who saw the little
chap alive was a friend of the family, who
met him on st. Aubne avenue near Frank
lin street, which is a number OF BLOCKS from
his home, about o'clock He seemed 10
be aimlessiy hanging around there at that
time
There have been several other crimes
against children i'm the city recently and
many persons believe that a maniac of
unusual cunning is responsible.
At the Council meeting this evening the
Board of County Officers requested to
offer a reward or 500 for the arrest and
conviction OF the murderer. The Council
also veted to offer reward of 500 add-
| tional
man giving the name of Charles Ed
wards. Of Bangor. Me-. and supposed to be
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-19
BAKERS IN PHILADELPHIA.
Masters Association Welcomed to the
City by the Mayor.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1S.-The Ma
tional Association of Master Bakers began
a three-days convention in this city to-
day. Delegates are I'm attendance from all
sections of the country.
Mayor Weaver made an address of well
come to the visitors and presented to Pres
ident Frank X. Shepard. Boston. the keys
OF the city. Julius Fleischmann. mayor of
Cincinnati, delegate 10 the convention
responded: RI. *. Clissold. of Chicago. sec
retary. called the convention TO order. Pres
ident Shepard. during the session. presented
10 each of the former presidents on behalf
of the association, handsome gold badge.
There are three ex-presidenfs present
Messrs. Mckenny. of ST. Louis: Robert Nor
ton. Of Detroit, and Louis Kolb. Of Phila-
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-19
GENERAL WASHINGTON NEWS.
Free Mail Delivery at Auburn-Pat-
ents for Indianfans.

Srecial TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1S.-City free de-
livery will be established at Auburn, Ind,
on Nov. /. Two carriers and one substitute
have been allowed for the service at that
place.
Additional rural free delivery service will
be established at Wingate, Montgomery
county, Indiana, covering an area of four
teen square miles, with population of 4S0.
Patents were issued to-day TO Indianans
as follows: Francis j. Beckley, Royal Gen.
ter, ditching machine; William II. Cloud.
Kokomo metallic stepladder; Calvin r. Da-
Wis, South Bend, plow: Arthur III. Deisher,
Frankton circuit breaker for jump spark
coils; John w. Henry, Crawfordsville,
weatherstrip; Levi Hickman, Marion,
kitchen cabinet: Arthur NJ. Hood Indian
apolis straw stacker; Charles r. Lane, Fort
Wayne, toothbrush appliance: Henry b.
Morris. Michigan City, machine for making
paper cord; John f. Scott, Evansville, door
check Wilhelmina Seegmiller Indianapolis.
educational material; Joseph K. Sharpe, jr.,
Indianapolis, clover buncher; Raymond
Socks and +. p. Smith, Shelby vile, wire
stretcher clamp; George w. Wilmington,
Indianapolis, wire fence machine.
JOHN Z. MONK.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-19
VICTIM OF WOMAN'S LOVE
MAD PASSION OF AN EX-CONVICT
PROVED HIS UNDOING.
Had Been Out of Reformatory Year
Winchester Woman Drinks Fatal
Cup-A Mothers Tears.
pecial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LAPORTE, Ind, Aug. 1S-A woman's
love is said to be responsible for the fact
that Marion West, ex-convict, is again in
the tolls.
On Sunday night, Aug. 8, he was caught
robbing Ewald Greige's saloon at Hanna,
but managed to escape. Though he had been
out of the Reformatory but year, after
serving two years for robbng the Hanna
postofice, and had been suspected of be-
ing concerned in several other robberies
in the vicinity, no effort was made TO ap-
prehend him because of his respectable rel
atives and because it was hoped he would
never return to Hanna.
Last night he was captured in the wood
house of a woman with whom he is said
to be madly In love and who had kept him
hidden and had fed him for several days.
He is in jail under heavy bond.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-19
DEPARTMENT. OF SPANISH.
Language to he Taught at Valparaiso
College.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
VALPARAISO, Ind, Aug. 1S.-President
III. B. Brown, of Valparaiso College, to-day
announced that two new departments would
be established at the beginning of the school
term in two weeks. The departments are
Spanish and manual training The new
instructors will be j. A Bray. of Mexico
city, teacher of Spanish, and II. NJ. Apple
man, of Indianapolis, teacher of manual
training c. A. Rogers. of Toledo, Ohio, is
to be assistant in physics; w. b. Hines, of
Ann Arbor University, assistant in chem
istry; Professor Nelson, of Chicago, teacher
of the piano.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-19
Juvenile Court for Evansville.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE. Ind, Aug. 1s.-Early in
September Judge Rasch. of the Circuit
Court, will establish a Juvenile court in this
county. 1t will be done under the pro-
visions of law passed by the last Indiana
Legislature establishing such courts as
juvenile branches TO circuit courts in Van
derburg, Vigo. Allen and st. Joseph coun-
ties Judge Rasch is now completing de-
tails for the opening Of the court. Several
cases against youngsters are awaiting at
tention.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-19
BROUGHT DOWN HIS MAN.
Prisoners VIII Quit Playing with
knox's Crippled Sheriff.
indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
vINCENNES, Ind, Aug. 1s-Edward
Turner, charged with gambling. attempted
to escape from Sheriff Louis c. Summit in
Decker township. to-day, and was shot in
the left ankle, which will permanently Grip
pie him. Offenders in Decker township have
been i'm the habit Of fleeing from the sheriff
because he is crippled. and ne is determined
TO put a stop to the practice. Turner was
riding mule to field to plow when Sum-
mitt arrested him. He leaped 10 the ground
and went through wire fences. disregarding
the order to halt. The sheriff brought him
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-19
Monument to a Striker.

TAMAQUA. Pa, Aug. 1S.-A monument
to the memory of Patrick Sharpe. local
leader OF the miners who was shot at
Mesquihoning a year ago by deputy,
dedicated in the St Josephs Cemetery.
Summit Hill, to-day. w. Il. Wilson. sec
retary-treasurer of the United Mine Work.
ers delivered the dedicatory address. The
monument is of red barre granite. stands
fifteen and half feet high. is six feet
square at the base. weighs fourteen tons,
and cost nearly sl,6o0, the money being con-
trbuted by the members of subdistrict
No. /.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-19
SHERIFF IN A QUANDARY.
Delaware County Officer Has No Place
for Juvenile Prisoners.

for Juvenile Prisoners.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE. Ind. Aug. 1S-Just now Sheriff
w. N. Swain has two prisoners that he
wishes he did not have. He is in a quan-
dairy for place to put them. The prisoners
are Willie Starks, thirteen, and Charles
Fodge, fourteen. the former arrested for
larceny and the latter for forgery. The law
passed by the recent Legislature says, mo
persons, under fourteen years of age, fined
by a magistrate, justice of the peace court
officer or other person. or bound to any
court. shall be incarcerated in any jail.
police station. lookup other place, but
must be taken care of by the county"
Sheriff Swain has the two minor boys but
there is no place in the county provided
for the retention of youthful criminals. He
cannot turn them loose and he cannot place
them in jail. police station, or lookup. Last
night Sheriff Swain sent kilograms TO the
State authorities asking what he should
do but received no help from that source.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-19
Three Arbftrators Named.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1S.-Mr. Riddle, the
American charge at st. Petersburg, has
cabled the State Department that
Mourabieff. the Russian minister of justice,
Lardy, the Swiss minister to Paris, and
Prof. Matzen, of the University of COpen-
hagen, have been named by the Car of
Russia as arbitrators at The Hague of the
cases between Venezuela and the blockad-
ing powers. All the appointees are men,
bers of the International Court of Arbitra
ton at The Hague.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-19

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
LAPORTE Ind. Aug. 1S-Judge Richter
of the Laporte Circuit Court. in chambers
to-day appointed Oscar Mccormick receiver
for the estate of Henry p. Crane an aged
and wealthy farmer, on the petition OF
some of his relatives. who allege that Mr..
Crane is of unsound mind and incapable
of managing his property.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-19
PLEADED FOR HER son.
weeping vfncennes Woman Creates
Scene I'm Evansville Court.
TO the Indianapolis Journal.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
EVANSVILLE. Ind, Aug. 1S.-With tears
streaming down her face, Mrs. Adeline
Anderson, of Vincennes. created a scene in
the United States Court here to-day when
she threw herself on her knees before Com
missioner Wartman and pleaded for mercy
for her son. +. III. Corbin, charged with
forging her name to $40 money order. Cor
bin admitted his guilt. He was held in 500
bond and sent to jail at indianapolis for
final trial
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-19
Thre.hing Engine Explosion.

COSHOCTON, o.. Aug. lS-The explosion
IF a threshing- machine engine to-day near
here. resulted in the death of one and the
serious injury of three others The dead:
Iobn Hawk. Frank Strong, Ebert Jones
Hawk NAV not recover
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-19

TUCSON. Ariz., Aug. 1s.-A cloudburst
ot cerro Prieto Sonora. on Sunday wrecked
fhe stampmiIl OF the principal gold mine at
that nIace and floods carried away 10000
,nns of tailings valued at $4,000. that were
being worked for gold by the cyanide pro-
cess No lives were lost
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-19

Special 20 the indianapolis Journal.
FRANKFORT. Ind. Aug. 1S.-John Jen-
kins, proprietor of the New York store,
made an assignment this evening for the
benefit of his creditors. Liabilities 5000:
assets. 5000 The principal creditors are
Chicago and indianapolis wholesale houses
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-19
Goes to Charleston Normal College.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Aug. 1S.--Prof A.
b. Grove, of the Fort Wayne High School.
has resigned his position to accept appoint
ment to the chair of chemistry in the Nor
NAL College at Charleston, Ill. He will re-
ceive a much larger salary In the high
school work.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-19
to the vincennes jail Turner told Summit
1t was his own fault that he was shot

polls Journal.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal
WARSAW. Ind, Aug. 1s.-Charles Bry-
ant. o. Pierceton, committed suicide Mon
day night by taking a quantity of NOR
phine. Domestic trouble was the cause of
the rash act This was Bryant's second at
tempt and when his family called for help
after he had taken the drug. the neigh
bors believed IL was a bluff and none of
them would go after doctor for some
time.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-19

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WINCHESTER, Ind, Aug. 1&-Mrs. Ar
thur MoricaI, of this city, who drank haif
a pint of carbolic acid Sunday morning
with suicidal intent, died to-day, after the
most intense suffering.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-19

a tramp, is held at police headquarters on
suspicion of knowing something about the
crime. He claims TO have just arrived in
the city and processes entire innocence 1f
any Offense. Thus far nothing incriminat-
ing him has been discovered
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-19

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, Aug. Is.-Artie
Latham was to-day appointed an umpire
in the Southern League.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-19

deiphis. Howard Smith read a paper to-
day on '"rne Advantage of Visiting other
Raj
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-19

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The news-herald., 1903-12-19
Articles of Incorporation of the
Martinez Water Company

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That we, the undersigned, Edward Zeiger, ].
c. Herndon and T. G.. Norris, of Yavapai coun-
ty, Territory of Arizona, do hereby associate
ourselves together for the purpose of forming
a corporation under the laws of the Territory
of Arizona, and to that end do certify the fol-
lowing:
First-The name of this corporation shall be
the Martinez Water Company
Second-The principal place of business of
this corporation shall be Prescott, Yavapai
county, Arizona, with business office at Mar
tinez, in said county, and such other places as
the Board of Directors may designate.
Third-The general nature of the business
proposed to be transacted by this corpora
ton is:
(a) To acquire, own, hold, operate in, buy,
sell, lease, pledge, mortgage, hypothecate and
deal in real estate, mines, mining claims, mill
sites, water, water rights, dam sites, reservoir
sites, bitches, fumes, aqueducts, pipe and pipe
lines.
(b) To dig or bore wells or tunnels for the
purpose of developing water supplies, to con-
struct dams and reservoirs for storing flood
waters, to construct bitches, fumes, aqueducts
and pipe lines to convey and distribute water
w HNSh PA<bSC VI ploSCo NhClC ~ may NC AO-
quired.
(c) To deal in real and personal property OF
any kind or nature whatsoever.
(d) To borrow money; to issue bonds; to ex-
ecute mortgages or deeds of trust security,
and to handle and deal in, and to execute and
issue any and all character Of securities and
obligations.
{e) Said corporation shall have all the powers
and privileges, liabilities and rights of an in
dividual. 1t being hereby expressly provided
that the foregoing enumeration of specific
powers shall not be held to limit restrict in
any manner the general powers of the corpor-
alton conferred by the laws OF the Territory
upon such corporations.
Fourth-The total authorized capital stock
OF this corporation shall be Twenty Thousand
Dollars ($2O, 100000, divided into Twenty Thou
sand (2l000) shares of the par value of One
Dollar ($1.00) each, of which Ten Thousand
100000 shares of the par value of Ten Thou
sand Dollars ($1000000 shall be preferred
stock, and Ten Thousand 100000 shares of the
par value of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10O000O
shall be common stock, and the holders of the
preferred stock are entitled to cumulative div
idends thereon at the rate of, but not exceed
ing ten per centum 40 per cent? per annum,
payable out of any and all surplus or net prof
its, when declared by the Directors and in ad-
dition thereto in the event of dissolution or
The news-herald., 1903-12-19

address all communications to 66e News.
Her21d1 Martinez. Ar zona
The news-herald., 1903-12-19

Before me- Oliver [. Geer, r1t1'i a Notary PublI
in and for the County of Yavapai, Territory
Arizona, on this day personally appeaTJ
Frank Edgar and Edward Zeiger, known to mle
to be the persons whose names are subscribeh1
to the foregoing instrument and acknowk
edged to me that they executed the same fdl
the purposes and considerations therein me-
toned. Given under my hand and seal
office this 14th day of October 1903.
o. L. GEER,
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