Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-12-26
TELEGRAPhlc NEWS.

. committed Nan Patterson's fate I,
, the jury this forenoon. During the
} judges charge the defendant remain
; ed immobile. Later she said. IL hay,
) passed through so much that this da,
is no more than others to me. Black
as have been painted canno, be
lieve the jury will condemn me. am
sure of my freedom"
Line after line of police was neces.
sary this morning to keep the curious
from the court room
NEW YORK. Dec. 22.-No verdict
In the Patterson case at three oclocl,
Great crowds continue about the
court room, Miss Patterson has pack
ed all her belongings In the Tombs
ready to leave at a moments notice.
so sure does she appear to he of her
release before night.
NEW YORK, Dec 22.-No verdict
had been reached in the Patterson case
at two O'Clock
The Judge told the jury the verdict
could he murder in the first or sec.
ond degree manslaughter in the first
or second degree or acquital. One
juror asked the court for the reyol.
yer and Young's clothes. These arti.
cles were turned over to them.
| LONDON. Dec 22.-A heavy fog
the worst for years is hanging over
the city. causing complete disorganI.
zation of railroad traffic and shipping
such as has been unknown for years
A dismal pail has spread over the
greater part Of the Kingdom causing
enormous business losses and threat.
ening to deprive thousands of their
Christmas parcels Staticians estimate
| the fog will cost a daily loss of over
three million.
BOSTON. Mass. Dec. 22.-Lawson
issued the following today: Don't
be caught in the middle OF the street
the next few days Keep as near build
ings as possible, so that at the slight
est warning you can get under cover
! think I see clouds gathering rapid.
ly. They may mean only shower.
perhaps a cyclone"
BOSTON. Mass, Dec. 22.-I.awson
issued a statement today saying that
since the publication of "Frenzied Fl.
nance" those affected adopted the
means Of thugs and scoundrels to
thwart its effect. They tried TO make
the world believe Lawson was crazy.
crippled his credit and did everything
possible to harm him. Lawson SAYS
he proposes to meet frenzied finan.
ciers on their own ground and at
proper time state facts showing him
self in perfect possession of all men.
tai faculties and to protect himself
from attempts of assassins the best
he can. He says he will give the his.
tory OF the keene episode, which will
show Wall street one of the blackest
pages in astounding black book and
Will point out to what depth hirelings
can be made to descend
DENVER Colo. Dec. 22.-The su.
prene court this morning sent four
more election crooks to Jail. They are
the notorious Billy Green, City Detec-
tive Robert Goodman. Frank McMa.
han and Geo Desaye. They were each
given sentence of six months in Jail
and hundred dollars fine and costs.
Their offense was permitting repeat.
ers to cast 257 spurious ballots.
Green was accused OF being derelict
In his duty for not arresting repeat.
er who forget the name he was to
have voted on. and was elected. Green
TOOK his medicine very hard today. He
cursed the court and said II was lust
what might have been expected from
the dirty buffers" His friends are
inconsolabie Just to think" said one
and all Billy did was to allow two or
three hundred bogus votes to be cast
and they send him to Jail for it."
COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo, Dec.
SI.-While the murderer of the beau.
tiful woman found dead on Mount
Cutler, has not been discovered, there
is some light shed on the AFFAIR today.
A bottle of carbolic acid was found
near the sept where the young woman
was discovered 1t is believed the
murderer bought the poison in order
to commit suicide in case he failed
to kill his victim The police are in
vestigating stranger who called at
the morgue to view the remains Of
the murdered woman, wept as he saw
the. body and said he knew who Il
was The mans name Is withheld as
Is the name of the druggist who sold
the carbolic acid, the police saying.
however. that he has been located.
NEW YORK. Dec. 22.-The police
in all the cities OF the country have
been notified by telegraph to look out
for Owen Kelly. the well known mil.
lionaire Philadelphia groceryman,
whose disappearance Is a deep mys-
terry 1t is believed he is victim OF
foul play and It is hinted his dsap-
pearance and murder is sequel to
feud among Irish societies in which
Kelly was involved II is nearly two
months since he dropped out OF sight
and immense sums have been spent
In trying to locate him. Philadelphia
is greatly aroused over the case, ow-
ing to Kelly's high standing and the
suggestion that he Is the victim OF
murder plot IrU
WASHINGTON. r. C., Dec. 22.-
There Is now to be seen daily at the
White House an almost continuous
stream of delivery wagons and mes
sengers bringing Christmas presents
for the Roosevelts The presents come
from relatives. personal friends and
admirers in all parts OF the country,
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