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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-03-26
MAcHlN1sTs' UNION: ZENITH LODGE

MACHINISTS' UNION. ZENITH LODGE
and, fourth Tuesday Of each month 1t
Ajax building. 221 West Superior
street. President, G. A. Rosenaw; vice,
president. j. Abernethy: financial secre
tary, Chas. Erwin treasurer, Frank
Booren, 514 Fifty-seveflth avenue West:
corresponding and recording Secretary
A. Barr, 122-18th Ave. W., Duluth
Affiliated with Trades Assembly.
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LATHERs, UNION, NO. II, w. W. & NJ.
/ L. F.-Meets on the second ana
fourth Friday of each month at Kala-
t1azoo block. President, J. H. Tom
lin: vice PRESIDENT, J.; D. Meldahl
Stxty-third avenue West; treasurer.
George Walters. 1903 West Fourth
street
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-03-26

DULUTH MUSICIANS UNION NO. IS,
j. A. F. Of M. Meets first Tuesday Of
each month at Headquarters. Armory
Hall: President, Arthur lowell; vice
president. II. w. tanners; financial
secretary, Louis Mostore: treasurer,
Ghas. A. Gregory; sergeant at arms,
1ngeyald Westgaard, Z and First ave-
nue. West.
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LEATHER WORKERS, UNION, NO. g,
Kalamazoo block: on the first and third
4Chas5 j. Med lowell 81 vice ! presid EMIT 81:
urer, s.. +. ]. Lathrope South Sixty
third avenue West, recording secrs-
tary, C. =: Brownson: journal CORE
Fengard; marshal, j. s. Swartz.
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LICENSED TUGMEN'S PROTECTIVE
Association, Zenith Lodge No ~
ter season at Hall &C" Kalamazoo
block. President Martin Cole; past
president Jas. Walsh: first vice presi-
dent. Chas. McEachren: financial secre-
tary. r. F. .Barrows; treasurer, Fred
Winters, TAO Lake Ave. South.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-03-26

Judge Of said District Court.
Labor World, March 1926, Apr 2.
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Inca Nayu this Inconsistency had
been given time to sink into the minGs
o. sc Jury Coroner u. increased tile
eject produced by confronting JCurCy
with witnesses who testified to the
which lnu existed between himself and
Miss Tuttie PRIOR to the appearance of
his wife upon the scene, closing with
question which brGu ht Cut the dr-
nial. by no means nCT, tlNt an Ed
Gagement had ever taken place be.
tween him and Miss TEr,lc and hence
that bond had been Cancelled by his
marriage with Miss aso5re.
Some hint of what the coroner con-
templated had already escaped him in
the persistent and seemingly inconse-
quent questions to which he had sub
jected this witness. But the time had
now come iCr more direct attack.
and the interest rose corresponding
high when the coroner, lifting again
to sight the scrap of paper containing
the few pitc0uS lines 81 often quoted.
asked of the now anxious and agitated
witness il hc had ever noticed any
similarity between IL" hunIwriting OF
his wife ana that Ci A,iss futile.
An indignant NO" was about to
pas his lips when he suddenly checked
himself and said more i..ildly: There
may have beer & similarity. | hardly
know. have seen too little Of Miss
Tuttles hand 10 Judge
This occusionel diversion. Speci-
mems of Miss Tuttlc's handwriting
were produced. which. after having been
duly proved. were passed down to the
jury along with the communication
professedly signed by Mrs Jeffrey.
The grunts OF astonishment which en-
sued as the knowing heads drew near
over these several pauers caused Mr..
Jeffrey to fush and finally TO cry ont
with startling emphasis:
81 know that those words were writ
ten by my wife"
But when the coroner asked him his
reasons for this conviction lie could or
would not state them.
81 have said" he stolidly repeated.
an that wHs all.
The coroner made no comment, but
wien after some further inquiry which
added little TO the general knowledge
he dismissed Mr.. jeffrey and recalled
Loretta there was that in his tone
which warned Us that the really scri-
Gus portion Of the days examination
was about 20 begin.
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TX. JtiE kE1 > examination
" and its triumphant conclu-
sion created great furore in
town. What might be eX-
pected next? Something equally bold
and reprehensible, of course, but
whati 1t was a question which at the
next sitting completely llleI the in
quest room.
To my great surprise Mr.. Jeffrey was
recalled to the stand.
Miss Tuttle sat In a less conspicuous
position than on the previous day, and
Mr.. Moore, her uncle, was not there at
all.
The testimony called for revived an
old point which, seemingly had moi.
been settled to the coroner's satisfac-
ton.
Had Mr.. Jeffrey placed the small
stand holding the candelabrum on the
spot where 1t had been found? No.
Had he carried into the house at the
time of his acknowledged visit the can
dies which had been afterward discov-
cred there? No. He had had time
to think since his hesitating and un-
satisfactory replies of the day before,
and he was now In position to say
that, while he distinctly remembered
buying candles on his way to the Moore
house, he had not found them In his
pocket on getting there and had been
obliged to make use Of the matches he
always carried on his person In order
| TO find his way to the upstairs room
where he felt positive he would fnd 9
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he notices w..tn he GSt home that the
box he had just bought was half emp
ty? No. Nevertheless he had used
many matches in going through this
old house. had he not? Possibly. TO
light his way upstairs, perhapsf 1t
might be. Had he not so used them?
Yes. Why had he done so If he had
candles in his pocket, which were so
much easier to hold and so much more
lasting than lighted match? All, he
could not say. lie did not know his
mind was confused He was awake
when he should have been asleep. II
was all dream to him.
The coroner became still more per-
sistent.
"Did you enter the library on your
solitary visit to this old housef'
81 believe So"
"What did YOU do thereT
"Pottered around. don't remem.
ber."
"What light did you user
"a candle, ! think"
"You must know"
"Well. had candle. 1t was in a
candelabrum.
brum;"
"The same used upstairs. Of
course
And you cannot remember where
you left this candle and candelabrum
when you finally quilted the houseg'
mo. l wasn't thinking about can
dies
what were you thinking about?"
"The rupture with my wife and the
bad name of the house was i'm
"Oh And this was on Tuesday
nighti"
"Yes, SIR
"How can you prove this to usT'
II cannot
"Rut you swear
81 swear that II was Tuesday night.
the night Immediately preceding the
one when-when my wife's death rob-
bed me Of all earthly happiness"
1t was feelingly uttered. and several
faces lightcned: but the coroner re-
peating, 'ls there no way you can
prove this to our satisfaction" the
shadow settled again, and on no head
more pcrceptibly than on that Of the
unfortunate witness.
1t was now late in the day and the at
mosphere of the room had become
sitting, but no one seemed TO he con-
scious Of any discomfort and general
gasp Of excitement passed through the
room when the coroner. taking out a
box from under pile Of papers, dis
closed to the general gaze the famous
white ribbon with it's dainty bow, ly-
ing on top of the fatal pistol.
That this special feature, the most
interesting one of all connected with
The tslIinIa rihhan
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CHAPTER XIV,


y DO not know why the coroner had
so long delayed to call this witness.
What he said was in the way OF
confirming the last witness tesu-
mony as to his having been at the
Moore house on Tuesday evening. Mr..
Moore, who was very particular as to
dates and days, admitted that the light
which he had seen in certain window
of his ancestral home on the evening
when he summoned the police was but
the repetition of one lie had detected
there the evening before. 1t was this
repetition which alarmed him and
caused him to break through all his
usual habits and leave his home at
night to notify the police.
The coroner asked him II he had seen
Mr.. Jeffrey go in on the night in ques-
ton; IL he had ever seen any one go in
there since the wedding, or even IL he
had seen any one lettering about the
steps or sneaking into the rear yard.
But the answer was always no; these
same noes growing more and more EN-
phatic, and the gentleman more and
more impeDetrable and dignified as the
examination went on. In fact, he was
as unassailable witness as ! have
ever heard testify before any jury.
Beyond the fact already mentioned of
his having observed light In the opp0-
site house on the two evenings In ques-
tion he admitted nothing. His life In
the little cottage was so engrossing. be
had his organ, his dog, why should he
look out Of the window? Had 1t not
been for his usual habit Of letting hia
! dog run the pavements for quarter Of
an hour before finally locking up foE
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The telitale rib b o n

this tragedy, should have been kept
so long in reserve and brought out just
at this time. struck many Of Mr.. JEFF
frcy's closest friends as unnecessarily
dramatic; but when the coroner, lift
ing out the ribbon, remarked tentative
Iy. "Tcu know this ribbonF' we We're
more struck by the involuntary cry Of
surprise which rose from some one in
the crowd about the door than by the
look with which Mr.. Jeffrey eyed It
and made the necessary reply. That
cry had something more than nervous
excitement in IT, Identifying the
person who had uttered it as Il certain
busy little'woman well known in town
! sent IN officer to watch her: then re-
called my attention 10 the point the
coroner was attempting 70 make. He
had forced Mr.. Jeffrey TO recognize the
ribbon as the one which had fastened
the pistol to his wife's arm. Now he
asked whether, in his opinion, wOm-
an could tie such u bow to her own
wrist, and when in common justice
Mr.. Jeffrey WAS obliged to say no,
waited third time before he put the
general suspicion again into words:
Can you not, by some means or
some witness, prove TO us that il was
on Tuesday night and not on Wednes-
day you spent the hours yeu speak of
on this scene Of your marriage and
your wife's DEATH"
The hopelessness which more than
once had marked Mir, Jeffrey's features
since the beginning of this inquiry re-
appeared with renewed force as this
suggestive question fell again upon his
ears, and he was about to repeat his
plea of forgetfulness when the cOro-
ner's attention was diverted 10y re-
quest made in his ear by one of the
detectives. In another moment Mr..
Jeffrey had been waved aside and a
new witness sworn in
You can imagine every ones surprise,
mine most of all, when this witness
proved to be Uncle David.
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Notice to Banks.

Sealed proposals are hereby invited from
all banks situated in Highland county, Ohio,
and duly incorpora ated under the laws OF Ohio
the money of laid county, under the provis.
ions OF Sections 1861 to 1882. inclusive of
Bates Annotated Statutes of Ohio, providing
for county repositories. Said proposals shall
stlpulate the rate OF interest, not less than
one per cent per annum that will be paid for
the use of the money of the county. and shall
contain the names of the sureties who will
be offered upon the undertaking of the bank,
filing the same in case the proposal Is accept
ed or the nature OF the interest bearing Sc
undertaking. ,t
Said proposals will be received by the un,
dersigned ct the AUDITORS once of said
county until 12 O'Clock m. of Saturday, Sep
tember 3, 1904, and the right to reject any OF
J.B. PucKETT,
]. B. DAVIS,
l.. @. KDoLER,
Commlssioners Of Highland County. O.
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the night lie would not have seen as
much as he did
"Have you any stated hour for do
ing this y the coroner now asked.
Yes: half past 81"
And was this the hour when you
saw that lighty"
Yes; both times"
AS he had appeared at the station
house nj II few minutes before 10. he
was probably correct in this statement.
lie wound up with such distinct
repetition of his former emphatic as
scrtion as to the presence of light in
the old house on Tuesday as well as
Wednesday evening that Mr.. Jeffrey's
testimony in this regard received de-
cided confirmation. | looked to see
some open recognition of this. when
suddenly and with persistence I'M
dcrstood only by the police the coro.
ner recalled Mr.. jeffrey ana asked him
what proof he had to offer that his
visit of Tuesday had not been repeated
the next night and that he was not In
the building when that fatal trigger
was pulled.
At this leading question n lawyer
sitting near me edged himself forward
as If he hoped for some sign from Mr.
Jeffrey which would warrant him in
interfering. But Mr.. jeffrey gave no
such sign. l doubt If he even noticed
this mans proximity, though he knew
him well and had often employed him
as his legal adviser in times gone by.
He was evidently exerting himself to
recall the name which so persistently
eluded his memory. putting his hand to
his head and showing the utmost con-
fusion.
II cannot give you one" he finally
stammercd There is a. man who
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candle.
This gave the coroner an opportunity
to ask:
"And why did you expect to find a
candle there"
The answer astonished me and, l
have no doubt. many others:
1T was the room in which my wife
had dressed for the ceremony. 1t had
not been disturbed since that time.
My wife had little ways of her own.
One was to complete her toilet by
using curling iron on little lock she
wore over her temple. When at home,
she heated this curling iron in the gas
| jet; but, there being no gas in the Moore
house, | naturally concluded that she
had made use of II candle, as the curl
had been noticeable under her veil"
He had accounted for one candle in
the house. Could he account for the
one found in the tumbler or for the one
lying crushed and battered on the
closet floor?
He could not.
And now we all observed change
of direction In the inquiry. Witnesses
were summoned to corrobOrate Mr..
Jcflrey's statements which
1t seemed to he the coroner's present
wish to establish. First came the gro
Ger who had sold Mr.. Jeffrey the can
dies. He acknowledged, much to jim
ny's discomfort, that an hour after Mr.
Jeffrey had left the store he had found
Oh the counter the package which that
gentleman had forgotten to take. Poor
jimmy had not stayed long enough to
hear his story out. The grocer finished
his testimony by saying that immedi-
ately upon his discovery he had sent
the candles to Mr.. Jeffrey's house.
This the coroner caused to be en-
phasized to such an extent that we
were all convinced Of its Importance.
But as yet his purpose was not evident
save to those who were more in his
confidence than myself
The other witnesses were men from
Raucher's, who had acted as walters
at the time of the marriage. One Of
them testified that Immediately on
Miss Moores arrival he had been sent
for a candle and box of matches.
The other, that he had carried up TO
her room large candelabrlm from the
drawing room nantel. A pair of curl.
ing tongs taken from the dressing table
of this room was next produced, to-
gether with other articles of toilet use
which had been allowed to remain
there uncared for. though they were of
solid silver and of beautiful design.
The next witness was member OF
Mr.. Jeffreys own household. Chloe
was her name, and her good black face
worked dolefully as she admitted that
the package Of candles which the gro
Ger boy had left on the kitchen table
with the rest Of the groceries on rne
morning of that dreadful day when
"missus" killed herself was not to be
found when she came to put the things
away. She had looked and looked fol
1t, but 1t was not there.
Further inquiry brought out the fac,
that but one other member of the
household was In the kitchen wher
these groceries were delivered and thai
this person gave great start wher
the boy shouted out, "The candles there
We're bought by Mr.. Jeffrey" and hur
ried over to the table and handled tn,
packages, although Chloe did not se.
her carry any Of them away.
"And who was this person"
"Miss Tuttle."
II ITO be Continued.)
~ SS.r - ----L
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Phil TAllmA an

ley avenue. AS the distance between
In that time, Mr., Jeffrey's alibi could
be regarded as established.
When we We're all rising, glad of an
adjournment which restored free
movement and an open interchange of
speech, Il sudden check in the general
rush called our attention back to Mr..
Jeffrey. He was standing facing Miss
Tuttle, who had tainted away, sitting
upright in her chair.
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4 call for Taiimsn

could tell Il only could remember his
name" Suddenly, with loud cry
which escaped him involuntarily. he
gave Il gurg!ing laugh, and we heard
the name "Tallman" leap from his
lips.
The witness had at last remembered
whom he had met ut the cemetery
gate nj the hour or near the hour his
wife lay dying in the lower part of
the city.
The effect was electrical. one Of the
spectators--some country bcor, no
doubt--so far forgot himself ms to cry
out loud enough for all TO hear:
"Tallman! Let us have Tallman"
OF course he met with an instant re-
buke. but | die not wait to hear IT or
to see order restored. for glance from
the coroner had already sent me TO the
door in search of this new witness
My destination was the Cosmos club.
for Phil Tatlman and his habits and
haunts We're as well known in Wash
ington rs the figure of Liberty on the
summit Of the capitol dome. When l
suW llliI NIl uOt "pHseT' >eNeI nave
I seen more amiable cooking man or
one with a more absentminded express
sion. 70 my query as to whether he
had ever met Mr. Jeffrey at or near
the entrance of Rock Creek cemetery
he replied with an amazed look ana
the quick response:
"Of coure | did. 1t was the very
night that his wife But what's up?
You look excited for Il detective"
'Cone 10 the morgue and see. This
testimony of yours will prove invalua-
BILE to Mr.. Jeffrey"
FSe result was an absolute proof
mat Mr.. Jeffrey had been near Sol
dlers' home as late as Z, which was
barely fifteen minutes previous to the
hour Mrs. Joffrcy's watch was stopped
by her fall in the old house on Waiver
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when came to this town. said
the well-dressed young fellow, 81
hadn't dollar"
"And when you come to it again"
said the man who knew that the youth
was about to leave for college, "your
father won't have One.n
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I Exactly like that one"
"And what did she do with this
book
"Opened It. hut not TO read 1t. She
was too quick in closing it for that"
"Did she take the book away"
"No: she put It back on the shelf"
"After opening and closing it?'
"Yes. sir"
Ibid you see whether she put any.
thing into the booki"
Il cannot swear that she did, but
tlCl her back was to me, and I could
no. have seen IL If she had"
The implied suggestion caused some
excitement, but the coroner, frowning
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II you have your Job work done at
the Nnws-HERALO once, the work
and price will both be right.
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CHAPTER Nv.

n AR. JEFFREY'S examination
" and its triumphant conclu-
sion created n great furOre in
tnun What MIGHT ha
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CHAPTER VII.

TVHE appearance of this witness
M had undergone a change since
M she last stood before u.s. she
Oh .,HI 30 Ln,.
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DO not know why the coroner had
SO long delayed to call this witness.
What he said was in the way of
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-30

, and then taught school In AutauGa County.
Alabama. two terms. He received in pay
men; for his services State bank currency
Of Alabama. which he had to discount at
.. per cent. This caused him 10 look for
more lucrative fields
In the fall Of 1852. Mr Gray moved to
ST. Louis and continued his law studies.
year later he opened a law Office. hav-
ing been admitted to the bar. He prac-
ticed continuously until isss. making a
speciality OF admiralty and trademark
laws. He gained more than a local repu-
tation. ana the volume Of business that
he handled yearly made him one OF the
most successful practitioners in st. Louis.
He was identified with many movements
in charity. and was in many WAYS ben
efactor- He gave to prury College 5000
to establish AMI eadow a professorship in
honor OF his wife He also gave much as
sssrance to th. St Louis Academy OF Sci
enceS. and III 1896 and iS.. served as presi-
dent of that institution He was also a
me mixer OF the Missouri Historical So
ciety-
Mr.. Gray was personal friend Of Eu-
gene Field and the latter was frequent
visitor at the Gray home MIR. Gray was
executor of the estate Of the poets father.
Field wrote a beautiful tribute to the
memory OF Mrs. Ruth G. Gray. when she
died In 1s93
The funeral services will take place from
the residence tomorrow afternoon at 2
O'Clock Burial will be private i'll Belle
tontsine Cemetery
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-30
TALKS ON ORGANIZED LABOR.
Rabbi Sale Orator at Industrial
Association Meeting.

At the first fall meeting Of the Citizens
Industrial Association last evening Rabbi
Sale was the orator. dealing with the Ia
Dor problem from a good citizens point Of
view. and pointing out the dangers of or
ganized labor when controlled by un-
lecrupulous men.
81 am not opposed to organized labor.
said the Rabbi. land the principles of this
association are not antaeontsttc to labor
unions. nor as an organization does II seek
to curtai the liberties of the laboring
man. But We must organize against unions
where they reach out for our liberty and
freedom. We have no desire to deprive
the Iaborer of his liberties. but we must
oppose the growing sentiment that man
has no right TO live or breathe. unless by
the grace of some labor union. and unless
We give UP our Individual rights we are
not permitted to earn our daily bread
The president read his report Of the
financial conditions of the association. and
urged the members TO work to Increase
the membership. He said that the MEM
bership was now 5.0o0 the largest organ
ixation. except one. In the city
A. communication was read from the
secretary of the National Industrial Asso-
ciafion. which will meet in New York in
November and suggested that this branch
Of the national body send large delega-
tfon 10 the second annual convention
II was decided to hold regular monthly
meetings on the fourth Thursday Of each
month.