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The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-25
SHOOTS AND DROPS
ELEVEN STORIES
Continued From First Page.


L. w. CrandaIl, whose office is in
building across State street and about
On arleYel with the office in which the
tragedy took place, was an eyewitness
to a portion of it. He says: ~
st was sitting at our window with a.
friend when our attention was attract
ed by the cries of Help!' Help! oh,
my God!I :, and -loiId. screaming, which
attracted cur attention to an officeron a.
level with our own. There we saw
man struggling with a woman whose
cries attracted our attention. The man
was trying to throw her out of the
window and had her almost out at two
different times holding her by the legs
with her head out of the window. to
which she was clinging. We could see
her terrible struggles with him. She
wrenched herself loose and then he
pounded her with his fist, while she
was prone on the floor. She was kick
ing, striking and screaming at the TOP
of her voice. Then he ceased pounding
her and we heard three shots. He
grabbed her again after he had shot
her and once more tried to throw her
from the window. sprang for the ele-
VatOr. to go to her assistance. I reach
ed Gr1swold street, and as turned the
corner Of State 1 saw the man hanging
by his hands. to the window ledge. He
hung there for thirty seconds and
seemed to be trying to reach the floor
below. But be gave out and dropped
Told in Letters
A letter, written by Swayse, was
found. which, it is said, explains the
tragedy. 1t is alleged that the letter
says that Miss Alvord and Swayse had
been intimate, that the intimacy was
responsible for Swayses losing his po-
sition at the house of correction. and
that Miss Alvord had been bounding
him.
The first letter Of the two found in
Swayse's pocket was addressed to Mrs.
Annie E. Seeney, Of Saginaw, Mich,
warning her not to let her son marry
Miss Alvord. 1t is dated June 20 and
declares that when both Swayse and
Miss Alvord We're employed at the
house OF correction, she tempted him
and he fell" 1t speaks of her wileS and
treachery and calls her one of the most
deeeftful Of women that ever disgraeed
the earth.''
Swayse mentions his two young
daughters and declares that his life had
Deen bIameless until the woman invited
him to her room in the house of cor
rection. He declares that their inti-
macy continued until April of this year.
Swayse says his home is broken UP as
result. He then says the woman has
told him that she Is going to marry
Mrs. Seeney's son George, and declares
that he wants to save your son from
the disgrace have suffered" He men,
tions Mr.. Terry in the letter and says
that Miss Alvord and he are canvassing
the state in buggy for sewing ma
chine company.
The second letter is one from Miss
Alvord to Swayse, written while she
was out in the state 1t says she ex-
poets George to send for her by the
1st OF August, and tells of her success
as an agent: IT says in conclusion: 81
have not forgotten you, and never will,
and We can always be friends"
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-25

Negotiations, which have been in
progress for some days, will be re-
sumed in Chicago tomorrow for the
lease for a term Of years of the Ryan
hotel property.
l.. I. and L. c. Wallick, proprietors
of the Jefferson hotel, Toledo, Ohio
have been in st. Paul for several days
comforting with Welz & Fry, lessees of
the hotel, and with Dennis Ryan, own
er of the property. They failed to
reach an agreement with Ryan, while
coming to satisfactory terms with Welz
& Fry as to a purchase of their lease,
which runs to Dec. 1, 1905. Yesterday
they left for Chicago and last night
Mr.. Ryan took a night train for that
city, and today negotiations will be re-
sumed, with possible favorable re-
suit.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-25
SAYS SHEVLIN MADE
BROTHER OBEY HIM
Sister-In-Law Of T. n. shevlin Testifies
Against Him In Husbands Suit

"Sister against Sister" was the addi-
tional touch of melodrama developed yes
terday at Minneapolis in the Brother
against Brother case of E. G. Shevlin
against 7. III. Shevlin, wherein the plain
tiff seeks to recover for property con-
veyed to the defendant. The brothers
married sisters. Yesterday. while Mrs
E. G. Shevlin was teStifying, Mrs. Il. H.
Shevlin appeared in Judge Simpsons
court room and listened attentively to
the testimony. She will probably be call
ed as witness herself.
Mrs E. G. Shevlin insisted that T. H.
Shevlin had extraordinary influence over
her husband, who always accepted
Thomas word as law At the time of
the sale of the Croolzston Lumber com
pany stock. she said Thomas Shevlin
called at her home and informed her that
her husband was going to sell his stock in
the company. She refused to give her
consent. But, despite her protests. her
husband who was so i'll and weak that
she was obliged to help him dress him
self, left the house and went off with
his brother for the purpose Of signing
away the stock. This was one of sew
eral instances, she said. in which her
husband was so enfeebled, both physical
ly and mentally. that he became power
less in the hands of his brother.
Mrs Shevlin was rigidly cross -eXamin-
ed by the defendants s attorney, but she
never contradicted her essential testi-
mOny.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-25
CHECK FOR VETERAN
Pension Department Recog.
nizes 1900 Claim

William Mitchell, $40 Brown street,
st. Paul, yesterday received a four
figure check from the pension depart
ment of the United States, and here
after will receive a monthly pension of
S24. The pension claim of over $1,000
was secured through the good offices
of the adjutant generals department of
Minnesota, and it has been pending
since Sept. 16, 1899.
Mitchell is a veteran volunteer of
the Twelfth Minnesota, which was or
ganized for service in the Spanish
American war. While in the service
he contracted heart disease, and is now
totally incapacitated for manual labor.
Difficulty was experienced in proving
that heart disease had been contracted
in the service, but Maj. Seebach, who
had charge of the claim, convinced the
pension bureau that Mitchell had con-
tracted diseases in the service which
resulted in heart disease. Notice of the
final allowance of the claim was re-
ceived some days ago, and yesterday
Brown received a pension warrant for
$1,3S2, which pays his pension UP to
July 4. Brown is almost toally help
less, and it is expected that his pen
sion will shortly be increased from $24
to $50 per month.
This is one of the largest claims ever
pushed through the department by the
Minnesota adJutant generals Office.
Recently a claim was allowed the
minor heirs of Daniel Stowell of 1,465.
StowelI was an Illinois soldier who died
at Saltwater, and his children became
separated. Several of them are in the
state school for dependent children at
OWatonna. and the others are being
cared for by charitable families. They
will receive small monthly allowances
from the government, in addition to the
sum indicated, until they are sixteen
years old.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-25
LIGHTNING BRANDS
YOUNG MECHANIC
CuTentPaSSes Down Iron Post
and Burns Man i'm Saloon
Doorway

Joe Thomas, a young mechanic, of
106 Robertson street, West side, knows
how it feels to be struck by lightning.
AS he was passing S. J. McDonough's
saloon, $50 Como avenue, corner of
Western avenue, just after o'clock
yesterday afternoon, he took refuge in
the front entrance Of the two-story
brick building to escape the driving
rain. Beside him in the entrance stood
Deputy Health Commissioner Dennis
j. O'NeiI man named Mason and a
fourth man. Thomas leaned against
an iron column.
Within a few moments several mild
rolls of thunder eliminated in a ava
lanche crash. The four men decided it
was less damp inside the saloon.
Thomas, as he started towards the in
ner door remarked, Gee, that hurt me
somehow" but the other men thought
he meant that it shocked him.
They were hardly within the saloon
when the barkeeper observed that
Thomas was supporting himself along
side the wall and was very pale. He
had barely time to give his name and
address when he tainted. A dose of
brandy revived him after ten minutes.
/ Police Surgeon Moore and his as
sistant, DR.. H. c. Doms, who had been
summoned, administered other reme-
dies and learned that Thomas COM
planned of numbness in his left arm.
He was taken to his home. DR.. Doms,
examining him there found a dark red
band four inches wide-the course of
the electric current, from the left side
/ of his neck below the ear down over
his left shoulder and along the outside
| Of his left arm to the wrist. The mark
/ resembled that made by scalding wa
ter. The arm was numb and paralyzed,
| but 1t will probably regain it's normal
condition after some weeks. In other
| respects Thomas appeared unhurt.
| The injured man has a wife and two
| children.
| 1t is probable that electricity passed
! to the ironwork of the Como avenue
! building from a tall telegraph pole
| that stands directly in front of Nc
| Donough's saloon.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-25
WARD ASSOCIATIONS
CONFER TONIGHT
Representatives of the Various
Improvement Organizations
Meet This Afternoon

A general conference of representa-
tives of the different ward improve
ment associations will be held at the
council chamber in the city hall this
afternoon at 4 o'clock.
j. w. Hawthorne, Of the Sixth ward
association, will probably preside and
explain the object of the meeting. The
meeting is the result of a resolution
adopted early in April by the Sixth
ward association and mailed to the
other nine organizations for similar
purposes in the city.
E. H. Wood, Of the Sixth ward asso-
citation, who is active in the. plan Of
securing a federation of the associa-
tions, said last night:
"The ward organiza tions have no in
tention of abandoning the present form
OF their organizations, but the confer
ence is for an exchange of ideas. to
promote the general welfare along civic
lines and to secure uniformity in deal
ing with the different departments.
DR.. Ohage, J. A. WheeIock and Super
mtendent of Parks Nussbaumer will
be invited to address the association
when 1t is fully formed. The general
purpose of the organization is outlined
In the following resolution recently
adopted by the Sixth ward associa-
ton:
Object of Federation
Whereas, It seems reasonable to be-
neVe that ward improvement associa-
tlons are now and will continue to be-
come useful inStrumentalities in the line
of work in which they are now engaged,
IN relation to municipal affairs affecting
l. IdXDaX6G al OIL
and civic interests of the city And if is
further reasonable to believe that in order
70 secure uniform, intelligent and more
effectlve action by said associations that
some form of confederation between them
should be devised:
/ Resolved. That by reason of the fore
going this association is in favor of form
ing confederation with the other ward
Improvement associations of the citv
whether known by that name or not:
resolved, That a copy of this preamble
and resolutions be sent to each of the
said associations in the city, requesting
them to indicate their desires on the sub
lect with view of each association send
/ ing delegates If they SO decide to a con-
ference on the subject to be held in the
near future.
The following are the. regularly ac-
credited delegates to the conference to
be held this afternoon:
First WardLC E. HilIstrom. v. G.
Sundberg, 1. w. Fahfgren
Second-John Seeger, Herman Deebach,
George w. Rodenberg
Fiftf-Tkeodore J. Gronewold Louis
Schultz John F. Selb.
Sixth-J. M. Hawthorne, Dr. v. J.
Hawkins, E. H. Wood.
Grand View Heights Association Sixth
Ward-F l. BaiPd, F. R. McManigal, An
Eighth--W. R Johnson, P l.. Schultz,
Charles NitZ
Ninth-James Fenstermaker, John E.
Kjellberg, N. G. Johnson.
Tenth-Samuel B. Green.
Eleventh.. w. Shepard G.. A Mag
nusson, Arthur Christopherson.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-25
STARTS CROUCH HOUSE"
e IN CHINESE LAUNDRY
Mike Corners Makes Fuss Over His
Washing and Draws Ten Days

Mike Corners wanted to clean cut a
Chinese laundry on Jackson street
Thursday, declaring that he had some
time previously left bundle of wash
ing there. He appealed to Patrolman
Tom Calvin to assist him in his dis
pute with the Mongolian, and in the
end was taken to the central police
station. Judge Hine yesterday sent
Corners to the workhouse for ten days.
1t amt fair, judge" persisted the
prisoner. Il left that laundry with the
chirk and he would not give it to me.
When l asked the policeman to help
me he accused me of stealing an apron
that I carried. Then he left me, say
ing that he would be back in a few
minutes. He was gone two hours.
When he came back I upbraided him
and he threw me in
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-25
SWEDES CELEBRATE
AT THE WORLDS FAIR
Prof. J. S. Carlson, of Minnesota, Is
Among the Speakers

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 24-The fea-
ture of the Swedish day celebration in
festival hall today was a chorus OF
fifty-four students from the University
of Lund, Sweden. The exercises, which
were preceded by a parade, were open
ed by welcoming address in Swedish
by G. A. Ekstromer. Other addresses
were made by DR.. N. G. W. Mayer
stadt, commissioner general for Swe-
den; j. s. Carlson, University of Min
nesota; DR.. Gustav Andreen, president
of Augustana college, Rock Island, ILL.,:
and c. j. A. Ericsson, of Boone, Iowa.
The first day of visit Of the Repub-
lican national convention delegation to
the fair was made somewhat disagree
able by a drizzhng rain, which made
moving about the grounds unpleasant.
This, however, was compensated for in
a large measure by the numerous re-
ceptions and entertainments in the diff
ferent state buildings.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-25
TWO BOYS DROWN BABY
IN ABSENCE OF SISTER

PARIS, June PA remarkable case OF
Juvenile depravity is reported from Sery,
in the department of Aisne M. Germain
and his wife went out, leaving their one
yeaP-old son in charge of the eldest girl.
named Adrienne, aged twelve. Seeing
that the baby was asleep, she went into
the village for some milk, and in order not
to wake the child got out of the window,
leaving it open.
She had scarcely disappeared when two
little boys named Maurice Herin and
Jean Bideaux, each aged six, who were
playing close by, entered by the open
window Finding the baby asleep they
put it into an empty potato sack. which
they proceeded to stuff with grass and
then carried it between them to the wa
ter butt outside the house. They threw
the sack into the butt and then scam
pered away
When the sister returned she was
astonished at finding that the baby had
vanished, and after several hours search
found it drowned in the water butt. AS
the boys had been seen near the house.
the mayor Of the village sent for them.
and in the presence of the Mortified pa
rents they related what they did. though
they were apparently unaware that they
had done anything wrong.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-25
FISHERMAN'S CATCH
NETS HIM ABOUT $500
New Jersey Man Makes Huge Haul
OF Sturgeon

SALEM, N. J., June ga strike Of
gold in the Klondike caused no more
excitement than did the catch of five
roe sturgeon made by Harry Bramble
of Hancocks Bridge. Although the
fishermen at Bayside have frequently
been landing a fish or two, no large
catches have been made. When BRAIN
BILE came in with his catch the excite
ment in the village of the fishermen
was intense.
Bramble was fishing in Blake's chan
mel, below Bombay Hook, on the Dela-
ware side Of the bay. He was drifting
down with the ebb tide and signing for
a strike" Just at the slack tide
fish struck his net, and before he could
get this sturgeon into the boat four
others were lying upon the surface OF
the water. None escaped. All were
large roe fish, and very valuable.
Sturgeon roe is worth 95 cents a
pound, and Bramble's catch will net
him about $500, enough to pay his ex-
penses during the entire season.
Belford Wood, of Pensgrove. had a
phenomenal streak of luck, catching
eight sturgeon, five of which were roe
fish. Wood also realized enough to
clear expenses.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-25
WOMAN is AWARDED
$4,000 DAMAGES
Miss Catherine Bow Wins Suit to Re-
cover for Personal Injuries

Miss Catherine Bow, who brought
suit by her attorney, James R. Hickey,
against the GamOsi Glove company
to recover heavy damages for personal |
injuries alleged to have been received
by being struck by a falling sign while
passing in front of the defendant COM
pany's place of business on Wabasha
street, was yesterday awarded a verdict
for $4,000 by jury which heard the
case in the United States district court.
The case was tried before Judge Nor
ris and has been ON trial since We'd
neSday
Miss Bow alleged in her complaint
that she was permanently injured by a
heavy sign which fell on her. It was a
sign that protTuded out over the side
walk and fell while the plaintiff was
passing the. building, striking her on
the head.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-25

immigration Association to Meet
Next Week-The meeting of the Min
nesota immigration association, which
was to have been held yesterday at
the Commercial club, has been post
poned until next week.
Deny They Tossed Rocks - Casper
Dilly and Daniel lillian, the East Cook
street men who accuse each other OF
tossing rocks were arraigned before
Judge Hine, and on their entering
pleas of not guilty, were held for trial
Wednesday.
Ohaee's croakers Installed in Zoo
DR.. Ohage's twelve huge Arkansas pun
frogs, whose escapade on a Minneapo-
lis & ST Louis train has been noted,
have been duly installed in their new
home on Harriet island. Yesterday,
because of their nOtoriety, they were
the principal attraction in the zoo.
Fire in Abandoned Station-A fire,
cause unknown, was discovered about
10 o'clock last night in the old Con-
cord street passenger station of the
Chicago Great Western railway on the
West side Damage resulted to the
amount of $50. This One-story frame
building has not been used for several
years.
Will Report Collections for Chill
dren's Fourth-The committee having
in charge the children's Fourth OF
July celebration will hold a meeting
at noon today. The committees APP
pointed to make collections for the en-
tertainment will make their first report
Daily meetings will now be held until
the 81 200 is subscribed.
Street Car Hits Delivery Wagon-A
delivery wagon belonging to the Wis
consin Dairy company collided at Sew
enth and st. Peter streets late yester-
day afternoon with an interurbar
street car The wagon was seriously
damaged The driver, John Younger
was thrown to the street, but appar-
emily he was not much hurt. He was
sent to his home in Banfil street.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-25
COURT TURNS CHILD
OVER TO IT'S FATHER

Herman HeitmflIer, who sued out n
writ of habeas corpus to secure posses
sion of his child, which has been in the
custody of its maternal grandparents
since the death of it's mother a week
ago, was awarded the care of the child
by Judge Lewis, in the district court.
yesterday. The grandparents, Mr.. ard
Mrs. Matthias Becker, wanted to keen
the child because, they stated, the IA
ther was not proper person to care
for it. but when brougfll into court
yesterday the grandparents made no
objections to giving it up, and the little
one was taken from the count room bv
its father
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-25
PICKLING VAT HOLDS
POLITICIANS BODY
Disappearance of George K. Gardiner,
of Cincinnati, Is Explained

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June 24.-The
body of George K. Gardiner who was
well known in Cincinnati politics and
who disappeared from his home in
Cincinnati April 1, was found today in
the picking vat in the medical college
Of Indianapolis. The body was not
identified by the local authorities at
the time Of death, and after being held
for several days, it was turned over
TO the state anatomical board and then
given to the college. The body will
be returned to Cincinnati for burial.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-25

car came behind him SO that it's fender
struck him as he stepped upon the
track. He fell forward into the fender
and was carried more than a hundred
feet. As the car stopped he dropped
upon the pavement beyond reach of the
car wheels and was not hurt.
He was picked up and busted off by
a sympathetic crowd, to whom he ex-
planned that he had never admired car
tenders before as they should be ad-
mired. He walked to his office in the
Pioneer Press building. He declared
later that he wasn't quite sure that his
clothes escaped injury, but that, so
far, he felt merely shaken up. He at
tended to business during the after
noon and then went out to White Bear
lake, where he is passing the summer.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-25
FRUIT GROWERS MEET
AT THE STATE FARM
State Horticultural Society holds Mid
summer Gathering

Members of the State horticultural
society to the number of $50 yesterday
held a midsummer meeting at the state
experiment station at st. Anthony
Park. Reports were received from the
fruit exhibit at the st. Louis fair and
Prof. j. l.. Washburn, the state ento-
mologist, demonstrated the success Of
a mechanism for spraying fruit trees
and shrubbery. Luncheon was served
at noon in the armory, and the day
was spent in part in an inspection Of
fruit and vegetables.
A. w. Latham, A. G. Wedge, Prof. S.
B. Green and Prof. Mcintosh, Of the
Alabama farm school, delivered brief
addresses on topics Of interest to the
horticulturists.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-25
FORMER CONVICT is
ACCUSED OF FORGERY
r. E. ReIiand, Charged With Passing
Bogus Check, Held to Grand Jury

Robert E. Belland was brought before
Judge Hine, in police court yesterday,
and waiving examination ON the charge
of having passed a forged check for
$1,000 on Frank Ritter, was held to the
grand jury.
Belland has been out OF the Saltwater
prison but a short time, having been
sent there for an assault on Lillian
Rhodes, a young girl. He says he was
unable to get work and resorted to
passing worthless checks to gain a
livelihood.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-25
SHERIFF AND POSSE
FIGHT FOR THEIR LIVES
Two of Them Are MortaIIy Wounded
as ResuIt-of Kentucky Feud

JACKSON, ky, June "a. - Sheriff
Callahan and a posse of men allied
with the Hargis feudists are surround
ed by a number of the CockriIl fac
tionists in the mountains near this
city, and fighting for their lives. 1t is
reported that two of the sheriffs men
have been mol'tally wounded. They
were in pursuit of two men who shot
and killed Mack White,
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-25
CALLS REPUBLICAN
COUNTY CONVENTION
1t Will Meet Tuesday and Primaries
viii Be Held Monday Evening

F'enton G. Warner, chairman of the
Republican county committee, has is
sued a call for the Republican county
convention to select sixty-seven dele
gates to the state convention to be
held next Thursday, June so, at the
Metropolitan opera house. The conven-
ton will be held at Federation hall
Tuesday evening at 10 o'clock.
Primaries viii be held in Ramsey
county precincts from TO o'clock
Monday evening. June 81. There will
be about 900 delegates in the county
convention.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-25

The present lessees have for some
months desired to retire from active
business. 1t is understood that Ryan
will secure substantial increase in
the rental price of the property over
that paid by the present management,
which is in the ,neighborhood of $35, 900
per annum. 1t is said that the owner
will not consider an offer which does
not increase the rental by about $10,-
000 per year.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-25
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MINNEAPOLIS t
SLIPS IN FRONT OF
CAR And LOSES LEG
Charles A. Pitts Falls and a
Fourth Avenue Car Runs
Over Him

Charles A. Pitts, travelling man for
the Diamond Coal company with offices
at 126-128 Fourth street north, slipped
and fell under Fourth avenue car last
night, and had leg severed between the
knee and ankle. He was taken to the
city hospital, and the physicians say that
he has a fair chance of recovery.
Pitts was walking across Third street
at Second avenue, and the car was just
passing him when he slipped His left
leg shot in under the car Just after the
fender had passed and was completely cut
off little way below the knee.