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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27

utcal convictions. they know little Of the IS
sues are not interested in the outcome. and do
not wish to lose friends by voting for either
side Occasionally. when election is liable
to be close they obliged to vote in order To
obtain police protection. and sometimes they
vote individually on account of personal preju-
dice, but it is universally acknowledged by an
ward workers that it is almost impossible TO
get them to go to the polls, and the writer was
informed by one old political worker that rather
IMAM go to the polls he had known whole colo
mes or the disreputable women to leave the city
on Election Day. This is not only the history
or the demi-monde of Denver but of Cripple
creek. Victor and other portions of the State
Well
Throughout the entire State this year the vote
poled was an exceptionally large one and the
womens vote the largest that has ever been
registered in Colorado
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27

The wife of the laboring man. as well Is her
more wealthy sisters of the hill. has read and
observed and has her own opinions on the IS
sues, and she went the ballot box wen pre-
pared to vote them.
Here and there a carriage load OF the dernl
monde of the city seen to drive I'D 10 the
polling places. But, as usual thing the dis
reputable women of the State do not want Z,
vote, and will not If they can get out OF q
Few of them have any party affiliations or %.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27
NEW IDEA IN PHOTOGRAPHY.

William Morley, Columbia's football coach, Is
a sheriff in New-Mexco. save during the foot
ball season. Mr.. Morley posed with his football
squad the other day before the camera of
newspaper photographer, and afterward he and
the artist discussed together photography in the
West
I'm New Mexico" said Mr. Morley, "the pho
tographic art has not reached the high plane of
excellence to which it has attained in New York
The photographer of New Mexico has, never
theless. some quaint and original IDEAS
"a friend of mine stopping in Weed for
few days. He decided that he would be photo
graphed by Weed camera. The Weed photog-
rapher put my friend in a chair. peered through
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27

the instrument and then, coming forth from
under his black cloth, said:
" BY the way, will you have drink
why, | don't care said my friend, with
pleased smile. What have you got?
" Beer whiskey and ginger ale,' said the
photographer.
IN take" my friend began; but just then
the other mOtioned him to be silent, inserted a
plate holder and took the picture
After the operation was all over the photoG-
rapher handed my friend his hat and started to
escort him to the door My friend said:
" But what about that little invitation?
Oh. said the photographer. that is just a
trade ruse IF mine to give an Interested and
pleased eXI Sson to the face"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27
WHERE WOMEN VOTE.
Continued from third page.

roar of laughter and handclapping from the
bystanders the young ward heller retired, dis
comffted, and, with dignifed chuckle, "Aunty"
pressed forward toward the door, where she
soon got a chance to cast her ballot
Passing from the upper wards Of the city
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-01-12
BAUM s
ATTORNEYS DEMAND STAY
OF SENTENCE
BEFORE CIRCUIT JUDGE
Hearing Will be Had on
January %.

The attorneys of Harrison Baum
have filed an application in circuit
court to suspend the execution of the
20 year sentence imposed by Judge
Amber for the crime of shooting
with intent to kill The application was
heard before Circuit Judge T. T. Nc.
Carly, who is in the city, and he order
ed that the execution of said sentence
be suspended until January 2S, when
the matter will be heard before the
circuit court at Mansfield. The appli-
cation is based upon alleged error.
Sheriff Mckinney was ready to take
Baum to the penitentiary Thursday
morning and would have done so had
the journal entry been ready so as to
complete the record in the clerks Of
fee. The entry not having been fur
nished a commitment could not be
issued SO the trip to Columbus had
to be postponed. In the meantime
Attorneys Shields & Pomerene and J..
s. Hudson interposed the application.
Had the prisoner been landed in the
penitentiary no recourse would have
been possible.
While Baum is a reasonably intel
ligent looking young man, he is not
able to either read or write, and the
intricacies of the law are as Greek
to him except as explained by his
counsel.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-01-12
FOUND GUILTY
JURY TOOK ONLY 80 MIN
UTES TO CONVICT
CONGRESSMAN briggs
Recommended to Mercy
of the Court.

New York, Jan. Edward II.
briggs, a former representative in
congress, who was on trial in the
United States circuit court in BROOK.
lyn, before Judge Thomas, charged
with having received compensation for
services rendered by him TO the
Brandt-Dent Automatic Cashier COM
pany while he was member Of con-
gress, was found guilty this afternoon.
The jury returned to the court room
after being out about thirty minutes
and announced their verdict and rec
commended mercy. Mr.. briggs was
then paroled in the custody of his
counsel, Hugo Hirsch and will be sen.
fenced later.
Judge Thomas in charging the jury,
said that the law does not recognize
a difference in official standing be-
tween the time when a man is elect
ed to Office and before he qualities, and
the period after he qualities. He teid
the jury the question for 1t to decide
is whether the defendant received
from the concern certain amount
of money to compensate him for serv.
ices rendered.
When Mr.. briggs was on the stand
during the day he freely admitted that
he had placed $50 of the Cashier COM
pany's machines in various depart
| ments of the postofflce at Washing
ton and that he was paid $12,500 by
the company
Hugo Hirsch, his counsel, had stated
that the defense would not endeavor
to prove that briggs did not receive
money from the Cashier company, but
that it would establish the fact that
there was nothing criminal in the
former representatives connection
with the concern because the trans
actions mentioned in the indictments
| against briggs took place in 1899
while his client was a member-elect
of congress but had not qualified.
Mr.. briggs also admitted that he
gave money to George W. Beavers,
who was a superintendent in the post.
Office department. He declared that
at the time he gave Beavers S2,S00 in
1900 it was not for services rendered
but went toward campaign fund At
that time Mr.. briggs was a candidate
for president of the borough of Brook
lyn.
Mr.. briggs declared that he ac,
cepted the agency of the company as
business proposition pure and sim,
pie. He declared that the $12,50O he
received, represented two years work
for the concern.
Before Mr.. briggs was called his
counsel put eight persons on the
stand, several of them bank presidents
and clergymen, who testified to the
defendants good character.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-01-12
HOLD The Line AND
LISTEN, SAID JAMES
His Friend Did So and Heard a Wom-
ans Screams Followed by Three
Revolver Shots.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. flames
Garfield, bartender, this afternoon tele-
phoned saloonkeeper friend, Hold
the line and listen"
The saloonkeeper did so and heard
woman's piercing screams, followed
by three revolver shots He notified
the police, who forced the door of a
fiat on the third floor of building
opposite the West hotel, Fifth street,
found Garfield dying with bullet in
his brain.
His wife, known as Pearl Guyette, a
vaudeville artist, was dead. She had
been shot twice in the head Furniture
In the room was overturned showing
that the woman had made desperate
efforts to escape. Inc landlady listen
ing in the hall. had heard her pleading
for her life before the shots We're fred.
Jealousy is given as the cause.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-01-12
FORCED TO JUMP
FOR THEIR LIVES
Scores Of Employees In Peril From
Fire Which Cut of Their Means
of Escape.

of Escape.
Chicago, Jan. 7.-Scores of employees
OF the Rauch Manufacturing company,
manufacturers of ONCE desks, were
forced to jump for their lives late to-
day in fre that destroyed the fac
tory. Cut or from escape by blazing
stairways, men leaped from the third
and fourth story windows.
Two hundred employees in the print
ing plant of y. J. Kittridge & Co.,
across the alley from the factory, fed
panic stricken down the stairways and
jumped from the windows Of their es.
tsbiishWept.
One smploye of the Ravch company
hung for twenty minutes from a
ledge on fourth story window befors
he dropped unconscious. He wFs
picked up by fremen and hurried to
q hospital.
The flames spread rapidly from the
furniture factory to the printing plant,
Firemen carried out many women
from the printing compspy's building.
An explosion of varnish in the
Rauch factory caused the fire. The
amount of losses not yet Qbtsinable.
50 far as now known there we're NO
fatalities.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-01-12
WANT A BRIDGE

Elizabeth, N. j., Jan, Former
Congressman Dunn spoke before the
board Of freeholders this afternoon in
favor of the construction of bridge
across Newark bay from Elizabeth to
Bayonne. While congressman Dunn
had bill passed providing for the con-
struction of such bridge, and bill
is now before the house asking for the
extension of the time limit for the con-
struction of the proposed bridge.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-01-12
Ter in preventing the bombardment Of

or in preventing the bombardment Of
Panama.
Does the senator not feel that there
was Justification in preventing the fir-
ing on women, children and nonrcom-
batants without notice having been
given," he inquired.
II am confining my statements to
the reason assigned for such inte-fer-
ence," responded Mr. Morgan. THAT
was not one" To Mr.. Spooner's re-
tort that 1t ought to be easy to secure
the facts. Mr.. Morgan warmly respond
ed that they could not be got at "for
the administration has put lock upoI
the door,
ANY government in the world would
have been justified in preventing the
bombardment OF Panama." interrupted
the senator from Wisconsin.
Eyes," dryly replied Mr.. Morgan.
The senator further declared that he
thought "the interference of the I'm
tied States on the isthmus was the
most unfortunate chapter in our his
tory"
At the conclusion of Mr.. Morgan's
remarks at 1855 o'clock the doors were
closed for the consideration Of execu-
tive business
At 4:35 the senate adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
Washington, Jan. I'm the house
today, Chairman Hemenway (Rep.
Ind.) from the committee on appro-
lpriations reported bill appropriating
$3.50 900 to be devoted under the direc-
tion of the secretary of agriculture to
experiments looking to the destruction
Of the boil weevil cotton plague Of the
tomorrow.
The house, then, on motion of Mr..
Payne, Of New York, the Republican
floor leader. adjourned at 1871
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-01-12
ANOTHER CRANK
UnsuccessfuIIy Tried to
See the President.

Washington, ID. c., Jan. IA middle
aged man of medium height, wearing
glasses poorly dress and unarmed,
tried unsuccessfully to interview Pres
ident Roosevelt today. He carried three
letters marked 'one," two" "three,"
which, he said to the messengers, he
wanted the president to read in the
order named.
He gave his name as Benson. and
said he was local laboring man. He
was led away by the secret service
men.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-01-12
FIERCE AND BLOODY
ELECTION RIOT IN
MEMPHIS
Armed Men Capture a
Voting Booth.
SEVERAL we're INJURED

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. Sat $50
o'clock last night twenty armed men
rushed into the voting booth of the
ninth ward where the votes in the mu-
nicipal election were being counted,
discharged their pistols, broke the
lamps, destroyed the ballots and car
ried off the ballot box. Several men
in the room were injured
The fight In this ward had been very
bitter between the two local factions
and upon the result means the sue
cess OF failure of the majority OF the
city ticket. Interest centered in the
candidacy of John T. Walsh and Sam
Williamson for fire and police commits
s!oner and Henry Walsh and w. B.
Henderson for city attorney.
Implicated in the affair are known to
be several prominent gamblers who
feel kindly disposed to the faction, in
power on accoupt of the fact that it
has allowed tpem all the privileges
OF an open town, Getty detective and
% prominent member Of the fire depart
Inent. Sworn statefaents to this effect
have been given by clerks Of the cleo
ton who were in the room at the time
the shooting took place, This was the
only trouble of any consequence dur
ing the day, This aftermath will
doubtless prove sensational in the ex-
treme and more blood may be shed
before today Is over.
Memphis has the doubtful distinction
of being one of the few wide open
towns of the country.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-01-12
FEAR ESCAPE
EVERY PRECAUTlON TAKEN
IN TRIAL OF
THE CAR BARN BANDITS
Guards About the Court
Room Doubled.

Chicago, Jan. delays by every
subterfuge and method known to prac-
ticed criminal lawyers on the part of
the defense and extraordinary precau-
tion on the part of the state and the
police to prevent any possible rescue of
the self-confessed car barn bandits
marked the second days proceedings
in Judge Kersten's court today.
Alarmed at the frequent and expect
ant glances which the three bandits
have been casting at the big door OF
the court room, and fearing a dash
for liberty, the police guard at the door
and about the building was doubled
Every person who entered the room
was thoroughly searched for weapons
The seats Of the defendant despera-
does were arranged circle-wise about
the lawyers table SO that they could
not communicate with each other.
Marx made himself particularly con-
|spieuous by craning his neck In the
direction of the court entrance, and
his action was noticed by Detective
Blaul, the partner of Detective Quinn,
who was murdered by Marx. Blaul
called the attention of Chief of Police
'o'Neill and Sheriff Barrett to the mat
ter and renewed precautions were at
once takens
The tedious work of securing COM
|petent jurors to sit in judgment on the
outlaws produced no further results
today. The defense maintained a run
ming fight against the decisions OF
Judge Kersten, whose evident desire
! It is to be fully determined 1t every
particular before a venirman is ex-
cused.
Every talesman was questioned as to
his belief in regard to the guilt or in
nocence Of the defendants and most OF
them declared that they thought the
young bandits were guilty These were
at once challenged, rechallenged and
ounter-challenged by the separate
counsel for each Of the defendants and
the invariable result was Excused fol
cause"
| The three bandits themselves, hem
med in on every hand by city police
and sheriff's deputies, divided their
time in alternate glances at the door
the venirmen and Mrs. Van Dine and
Mrs. Niedemeier, who sat side by side
on bench in the court room. The
women acted quietly and caused nc
scenes as on former days.
They were accompanied by a hand
some young woman, dressed in deepest
black, who passed the guard at the
door without revealing her identity
S..e said that her name was Miss
Schrader" and that she was a friend OF
Mrs. Niedemeyer. Jail guards in the
court room declare that the young
woman has visited Niedemeyer in his
CELL Her beauty. and the evidence OF
refinement and wealth which charac-
terize her, created stir in the room
when the young woman entered and
was welcomed by Mrs. Niedemeyer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-01-12

|ROQUO|S FIRE
CORONER'S JURY BEGINS
ITS WORK.
Duplication of Names in
Identification.
565 PERSONS PERISHED

Women Became Hystericai While
Telling Their Experience and the
Terrible Sights They Witnessed
Newspaper Accounts not Exasger-
ated-Doors Barred and Ushers Re-
fused to Open Them-Theater not
Complete.
Chicago, Jan. 1.-THE formal taking
of testimony before the coroner's jury
began this morning and was continued
all day. One Of the first facts made
public was by the coroner himself who
stated that there had been duplica.
ton Of 27 names in identifying vic
Tins, which would Of course lessen
the terribly long list to that extent,
making the official list 565 instead Of
5S2, as previously given.
Among the witnesses today were
number of women, who in recounting
their experiences and the terrible
sights they witnessed, broke down and
wept, some of them hysterically.
While no specially new features
were brought out, all the persons ex-
amined agreed that the newspapers
narratives of the disaster hitherto
printed were in no way exaggerated.
In fact, the testimony today confirm
ed in fuller measure the reports that
the exits" were closed, that there
were no signs to indicate the quickest
means of leaving the theater.
The most damaging evidence of the
day, and that in which 1t was shown
doors were barred and bolted and that
ushers refused to open them in re-
sponse to the pleading of the terror
stricken audience, was given by Mrs.
Elvira Pinedo. A late conner, she was
standing in the north aisle of the
parquette, surrounded by standing
throngs, when the fire started. The
witness declared the vast audience
was cool and collected and readily
obeyed the command to remain seat
ed after the first alarm. Not until a
great ball of fire rolled out over the
audience did the panic begin, she said.
Then Mrs. Pinedo turned to an exit
protected by an iron door. Others
stood there pleading with an usher to
open it. He refused. While they
were attempting to remove the bar
| that held it great gust of hot air
swept through the house. burst the
door open and threw the witness into
the alley. The story appeared to make
an. impression on the jury.
To this dramatic statement was add
ed that Of other witnesses telling the
story of death.
Again and again Foreman Myer and
other members of the jury asked ques-
tions, celebrating the points of blame
and of charges of locked doors, bar
red doors, cowardly employees.
Not one published statement was
shown to have been exaggerated.
Stage Fireman Sallers, whose story
became public for the first time to.
day. testified that the theater was
opened before it was completed. In re.
sponse to the questions as to what
protection the management had given
against fire and to prevent it, Sallers
said:
There were no buckets filed with
water, no casks of water, no pumps
Of any description or portable fire
extinguishers or pike poles"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-01-12
GAS EXPLOSION
Injuries Four and Wrecks
Building

Glen Falls. N. ". Jan. -Four men
were injured and one building wrecked
by an explosion of gas this afternoon
at o'clock at the works OF the Glens
Falls Gas and Electric Light company
All are employees of the Gas COM
pany and will recover. The wrecked
building was brick structure used as
a purifying chamber. The explosion
caused complete shut down 6f the
village gas service.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-01-12
ISLE OF PINES

Washington, d, c., Jan, Tin the
executive session OF the senate today
Senator Penrose offered resolution
which was adopted, calling on the war
department for all papers and CORES
pondence relating to the Isle OF Pines.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-01-12
SUDDEN DEATH

Easton. Md, jan. 7,--Charles A.
Chipley who until a few years ago
was general freight ageht of the Penn
syIvania railroad, died suddenly at his
h9me Up this county tonight He was
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-01-12
COLLIERY TO RESUME

Shamoken, Pa, Jan. 1.-THE Natalie
colliery of the shamokin coal company
annonnced today. will resume opera
tons IN several days, after an idlenSss
of two months caused by litigation
among tRs ESShe2|qsrg
plept pnaf&d Men and boys will b
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-01-12
THE WIFE APPOINTED

Mary Reininger, wife of Alvin Rein.
niger. Vim committed suicide in the
county ,ail recently. has been appointed
administrative Of her husbands estate,
which is valned At $3.50. There are
two children. When Rtiningsr sui
cided he was In jail for shoQtIhb And
kllipg biz fAther-ip-law, Adam AZ
bfixRt> ~ Jackson tovnihip.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-01-12
THEATRE UNSAFE

Topeka, KAN, Jan. Fire Marshail
Wilmarth. of this city, has pronounced
Crawford's opera house unsafe. Nay
or Bergenthal has not yet acted on
tho report.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-01-12
pgHMlTs r6.wEp.

VIM b, Corey ana kosaiAond Efang,
Or, Louisyille.
C9car Richard and Fanny simpson.
MasAillon.
Arizona republican., 1904-10-05
scHOOL cROWDED

Aside from politics Prof. Fulton spent a good part of yesterday visiting tho school here. He said yesterday after a half day spent at the public school that he had found everything there in first class shape. The department sys- tenn recently started by Prof. Lewis was giving very good satisfa ction and was all that could be desired.
 As is the case in the normal some of the rooms are crowded. particularly the primary grade. This is filled to such an extent that the question of se- curing another teacher and dividing the children is being considered. Were it certain that the number now in at tendance would continue all the winter, this plan would be adopted at once There is a possibility however, that as cooler weather comes on some Of the children. the younger ones, will drop out and. if they do it will be unneces- sary to divide the grade.
Arizona republican., 1904-10-05
PERsoMAl MENTION

Rev. Rollins returned yesterday morning from Prescott where he has been attending conference.
 H. F. Lodge of Los Angeles was in town yesterday afternoon.
 Geo. Hoskins, cattle buyer from Los Angeles is in town for few days.
 r. T. Pomeroy was down from Mesa yesterday.
 Dr. Chas H. Jones was in Phoenix yesterday attending a session of the territorial board of medical examiners of which board he is chairman.
 Mrs. w. P. Richardson was a visitor here yesterday from Phoenix.
 The Normal Board held their regular monthly meeting at the office of the secretary. Monday evening. This will be the last meeting of the board until after Judge Layton returns from a trip to the east
Arizona republican., 1904-10-05
ALL ON HE MOVE.

It is probably seldom that small real estate deal causes a commotion and as much as did one recently. Ths case in question is the sale of Andrew Nielsen's property on fifth street. This he sold 10 F. W. Holsapple. MT. HoI- sapple has the ". W. Dobson ranch leased for term of years but wished to move to town. MT. Nelson after selling was of course obliged to move elsewhere. He has rented the Hawes place in Farmers addition. Mir. Hol- sapple after moving rented the Dobso1 ranch to Geo. Taylor. Mir. Taylor like Mir. Holsapple has the Spainhower ranch rented for term of years. He after moving to the DoOson place re- rented the Spainhower place to Smith Opensaw. Were it not for the fact that Mir. Openshaw recently married and left the home of his father probably he in turn would have rented the place he was staying on. But for that for
Arizona republican., 1904-10-05
WILL ACCEPT A CHALLENGE.

A few days ago it was mentioned that Prof. Lewis of the public school was to all practical purposes, a failure as a whist player. This announce mcnt, while nevertheless true, did not meet with the professors approval and since that time most Of his spare mo- ments have been devoted to learning the tricks of the game. In a practice game played night before last he was highly successful and now believes that he has reached tha- stage where 1t would be nothing less than a miracle were he defeated. He is consequently ready to meet all corners who ar> adopts at the game.