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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-10
AF00E ANlsHIS
A0AEYslARE PARTED
He Vas In or, . Why 4
tapping Scheme and \; Il
/ II sost so,o 900. Y

II ;E,Sy RI d Eeb. on tlle III
CATION that he had been iieseei pnls
sof $4,000 by d retended wire
ping scheme. " Ohm Felix has
caused the arrest ~ saasop. Crane
and The police are searching fcr twa,
other men whom Felix charges witt
being concerned in Tie scheme Felix
isRa German and ga dealer In mnsicif +
instruments He says that since ne
came from German last June lie ha
lost $50, 900 SbyS playing roalete.
I.ately.Sh said d stranger. vIiis
pretended stoShayei met hin Id d ssiia.
bling establishment came 10 hIns
with an offer 10 enable I him 10 recosr
his losses by d tip ON the New Or
leans horse races, 70 De secpred b.
wire tapping. With two Others. ono
,of whom Felix alleges, was Crime
theSstrangerF took Felix 10 the pfllcns
or d reputable Arm Oh bankers In ii
hotel after business hours! when the
firm leaves ITS Offices open for the
convenience OF mt rons, and induced.
Fellx3tobets $50 900 on old stone ID
win al IN CIV Orleans. The trin IL
strangers Disappeared with HE s5ss
900. ~ s.
Police Commits oner lcsioo sait
that the Police b Department was hay
Ing d great deal sofs difIlenlty In bfssl
Ling up the wire tapping gntnes sass
the ctlm AS willing to enter into Il
conspiracy under tie Illusion tlint be
lis going ~ cheat some one else IN
making bets on the races With All
|yanced Informal Ion. The District il
|torneytsg Office Inform me That tlseiie
imen5unde the 5circnins stances cannot
he held, AS the victim himself If par
Ittlceps crlmihis and olnntaril paris
|5@ithIhls money form alleged INLAY
lfuls purpose,
The commiss Toner, attributed fhr
operation ofa the herne of the owyiess
Of q gambling house which Ind iately
been compel etlS to close. and said tIii,s
the victim was ilrst ken 10 q prss
i tended branch Office Of aatcleeraph
company where there we're many IN
strlments and operators and whcrS
tracing Information was being given
utsinsloud tones. He wass tiicn tslisas
4 10 one Of The leading Broadway no!
telsswhereS ho received by ielephcne
What spurporteds 70 he advance inspr4
imation 81 the result rs of horse races:
!. Next he was cond pctetI 10 the Office
/ of ID prominent and repntabie iifIg
4 sof3banlserss where about 20 men weir
4 placing bets ar parently On the racer
1 Land me tended results at New Or
/ leans were belng ann ouriced. WIies
/ Felix was conyi nced TINT he was 70
i, ceiylng d ephone announcement
i, Of the winners lille bets were Htii
\ being placed tnS me bankers otiice
\ IFelixsWas induce Sto wager hiH $50
i 900 on one srac Gel. s 2.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-10

SVNhA1f ~ ~ " aStthSHti WI 4 htiu
anroyal pi The fdinsnsa pascal byS
The Common ssansil i'd ths NV ia
sFairmont ON ne stu DIS d FebrGars.5
1901. PROV dlngs Tor The issue
and sale anicipal bonds IN III as
3gregate not ling ono hundred
and eighty thousand dollars, for the
purpose oEs raising niece ssars@ funds!
10 SpayS for impto yements and extern
3sions heretofore made TO the water,
works system OF said city and paying
on and dischargng / all just outstand:j
Ing claims debts, dues; and demands
and all other4evidences Of debt OF ey..
cry kind and nature arising out Of
tho construction OF the reservoir and
filtration plant owned by said city.
located on what Is known as " Log
Cabin Hill, and to secure the payment
OF said bonds I by executing mort.
gage or deed OF trust, upon q; general
water system Of said city, including
the reservoir and filtration plant 10.
Gated on said Log Cabin Hill and all
pipes, sewers, valves. engines, pumps
and other fixtures In connection
herewith, & and all tools apparatuses,
and equipments that are used In the
successful operation thereof And,
l.sagainst ratification and approval of
the ordinance passed by the Common
Council OF the City Of Fairmont on the
eighth day Of February, a, 7. !, 1905,
providing for the Issue and sale of
municipal bonds In the aggregate not
exceeding, one hundred and eighty
thousand dollars, for the purpose Sof
raising necessary funds to pay for
improvements and extensions here.
tofore made to the water works 5sys.
tenn of said city, and paying of and
|discharging all Just outstanding
claims, debts. dues and demands, aud
all other evidences of debt Of every
kind and nature arising out of the
/ construction Of tic reservoir and fl
\ tration plant owned BY said city, 10
J Gated on what Is known as Log Cablt
4 Hi. Gand 10 secure the payment g
4 said bonds, by executing n mortgage
!, or decd Of trust upon the genera
! water system OF said city, Including
I the reservoir and filtration plantfl 10
Gated on. said Log Cabln@Hlll, and al
| pipes, sewers, valves, engines, pumps
and other fixtures connected there
!, with, and all tools, apparatuses an,
equipments that are used In the sue
cessfulR operation thereof. 4s5}5s
Therefore, |, George ". Kinsey
! mayor Of the said clty&of 9Fairmo'ntlll
In pursuance Of said ordinance "a
2 hereby issue my proclamation, in az
: cordnnce with tho. provisions COZ ''E
! tanned therein do hereby give motto
!, to all persons concerned that Their
7 will be a special election BY the qua
: i
z iaed voters Of said city held ut 7 th
r regularayoting places of3said scity,So
I the cd day of March. 1906 TO 3Syo't
\ upon the question Of the issue m i,
? sale Of the bonds authorized under5th
9 provisions and stipulatlons# set fort e y
9 in said ordinance, which said electi!o,
J shallabe held, conducted and sretlirn e
y in the manner and form provided 7
y law. II
!. yensunder8 my hand this the i \ " \
dhyfof February, 1905.
d G. w. KlNSEY, Mayor.
il u I: CitySof Talrmont..3
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-10
NJ "a. sac.

@ Lot on Cherry avenue one block
from Jackson street, containing q
three room house, and q foundetIe
costing $4,000 on which d business.
house OF large dwelItng could bol
erected. Willsbe sold eteap For
further particulars inquire at thlr
office.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-10

" he,
Sec. .. After said bonds haze been
issued no more Of tEem shall he sold
than may be necessary to realize a
sum sufficient for the payment ,of all
debts, dues, claims and demands re-.
naming unpaid for the construction
and improvements of said water
works. and water works system, and
the expenses Of the same heretofore
mace. and hereinbefore set out, which
shall not exceed in the aggregate the
sum OF one hundred and eighty thou.
sand dollars, all of which shall be an.
piled and used wholly and entirely
for that purpose; none Of said bonds
shall be sold for less than par and
shall be exempt from taxation for
municipal purposes. hi *
Sec. 8. To secure and guarantee
the payment Of the interest and prln.
cipal of SAID bonds within, and at
such times as is expressed therein,
the mayor and city clerk shall be,
and they are hereby authorized and
empowered to execute a first mort:
gage on deed Of trust upon the said
water works and water works system
OF the said city, conveying unto the
trustee unto such time said bonds
are paid of and redeemed by
the city. but shall not exceed the term
,of so years, all Of the right, title.
claim and interest Of every kind and
nature. held. owned and possessed by
the said city in and ito all Of said
water @orks and; said water works
system. both within and without$ the
corporal limits sof the said city and
including the land known as Log
Cabin Hill farm upon tie following
terms and spnditons which shall be
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-10


tion at any time after tise yeits
from It's date 1t the option 81 City sof
IFaifn,ont on any ~ On which Inter-
est PAYABLE iierepnd sT upon ths
!payments par yalue and accrned5
interest thereon a tters the follo@ins
manner and with the meet set forth
:ins said mort sage or deed ofs trust.
RI The city clerk shall, whenever $50.
ordered ny the Common Council sof
said city, prepare a list OF numbers
to- correspond with the numbers Sof
all Of said series Of bonds at the
time outstanding, from which list OF.
numbers the water committee Of wa
ter board Of said city shall draw by
lot the amount by number Of bonds
so desired to be redeemed and no
tice Of the fact that such bonds had
been thus drawn and selected for res
demption shall be given to the hold.
ers thereof, in the manner following,
" wy - Elt
llst q such} poh mi as nave been Sc.
lected for redemption In the manner
aforesaid, and at least one month
prior to the next period for the pay.
mentS OF interest ss on sald oonds,wlhlo
shall cause such list to be published
lot iour la) CONSECUTIVE weeks II IN one
OF more newspapers Of general clrcu.
latlnon' IN sala CITY recitlng me draw
ing W iotE OF SAID sac PONDS Tor redemp;
eioh' ana notltying me holders there re-
MO present SAID bonds ll!1A'j lot payment
Oh the principal thereot anu I'M al n &C,
crued interest thereon at me once 81
said Guy clerk clerk al at me next succeed
ing period or tune named IN the cou'
po1 ' Oh u SAD pohas lor inc payment
OF interest ana n further notifying
sa'a holders der OF sag say 20 ponas mus Sc
tected 5ior redemption that interest int
on snch ponds VIII VII cease thereafter
lWhlch sad list ana notice when pub
li sa'7l as aforesaid, shall be eqniv'a
lent 2 personal service on any holder ll,l
Or holders lef OF said bonds SO selected
70 ~ neR redeemed and an the interest on
saia PONDS PONDS shail at the next succeed
ing period ior the payment thereof
thereafter cease.
The holder OF this bond Is reliey
ed IRON the assessment :ts SIM M and payment
o. taxes forS city purposes hereon.
MS poiiC snail not De wand or CD
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-10

hes that the within bond is one of the
series of issues described in the mort.
gage therein mentioned. &
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-10

six months or semi.annual interest
on its first mortgage water works
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-10

City Of Fairmpnt
By5--------------- ~ -, ---- Mayor
Atteste:'- $1,000 1900 City Clerk
(Trustee's Certificate y N n
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-12
Paid their Debts.

A meeting Of the advisory commit
tee which has been in charge since
October. 1903, of the affairs Of the
banking houses OF John L. Williams
81 Sons and j. William Middendorf &
Co., OF Baltimore and Richmond, was
held Wednesday night. After the
meeting 1t was announced that the
debts OF the two firms had been paid
In full with interest and the COM
mittee had been dissolved. The two
houses had obligations aggregating
more than 81 900, 600 at the time OF
their suspension Had they been
forced lntu bankruptcy at the time,
they would probably have paid TWEEN.
ty- five cents on the dollar. But in
stead an advisory committee was
formed and under the supervision OF
the com mittee, the two firms have
liquidated more than $4,000, 900 OF
their obligations. The final details
OF their settlement called for a loan
OF $500, 600 on securities that the two
firms desired to hold because OF theil
developing values. One firm will
London clients offered to take the
whole amount, several New York
houses also made similar tenders and
Baltimore financial institutions sub
Sc-iDed largely to the loan.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-12
AnYpA q Train.

But for the presence OF mind and
natural intelligence Of Mamie Gibson,
sixteen year old barefoot mountain
girl, a mixed freight and passenger
train leaving Asheville Monday morn
ing, eastward bound, would In all prob.
ability have been wrecked at Mud Cut
In the Blue Ridge mountains and sew
eral lives lost Mamie Gibson lives
close to Mud Cut. That morning she
saw d great pile Of rock and earth
slide on the track at that place short
.ly after aspecial train had passed,
and realizing that an engineer of an
eastward bound train would be unable
to see the slide in time to stop the
train and that there was imminent
danger of loss OF life and property,
she picked up torpedo and running
up the track some distance placed 1t
on the rail at the mouth OF the tun-
mel. Then hurrying back, she found q
red Nag, and again started up the
track when she heard the engine
whistle OF the mixed train. AS the
train came she waved the flag, the en-.
Rineer applied the brakes, and the
train came to Standstil within less
than twenty steps of the slide. After
the girl child had told her story the
passengers showered upon her coins,
amounting to many dollars.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-12
Fined For Gambling.

Some of Jhe gentlemanly gamblers
OF Covington, Ca, got it in the neck
the other day. The grand jury, at the
March term OF the court returned
about twenty five true bills against
ten prominent citizens Of the town
and county for gambling at different
times within the last several months.
BY agreement each OF the ten persons
charged with the offense entered plea
OF guilty. Judge Roam imposed a fine
of 5000 in each case on one indict-
ment, suspending sentence upon the
other indictments pending good be-
havior for twelve months. In this
manner the cases we're quickly dispos-
ed Of and the special session did not
asst more than three hours.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-12
Caughtin Chicago.

Henry G. Coll, the former assistant
cashier of the FIRST National bank OF
Milwaukee, was arrested in Chicago
Thursday, according to the informa-
tion given out by the police authori.
ties In Milwaukee. The capture was
made by Detective Dennis Sullivan,
OF the Milwaukee police department
Coll was walking on 30th street in
Chicago when a Milwaukee officer ran
across him. 1t appears that Coll has
been in Chicago for several days, stay
Ing at different hotel every night. A
warrant was issued for COILS arrest at
the same time the warrant was served
on Frank G. Bigelow, the deraultiug
banker.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-12
MEETS: HER ALIVE.
Goes to Bury Long Lost Sister Who
Is Not Dead.

The New York American says
drama in which one of the principals
was confronted by the living form of
a sister whose body he supposed was
in hearse he was following to GEM
etery, occurred Tuesday at the jersey
City terminal of tfle Barclay street
ferry.
Conrad Ritter, of No. 81 Liberty
street, East New Durham, N. j., was
informed a few days ago that the
body Of his sister Mary had been in
tered in a pauper's grave after she
had died, on April Sd, of self-inhicted
injuries In St. Mary's Hospital in Ho.
boken. The girl had been missing
from home since March "a.
Ritter investigated and found that
a woman answering the description of
his sister had committed suicide and
had been buried In the Hudson Coun.
ty Catholic Cemetery in jersey City.
He had the body exhumed and ar
ranged for it's interment in Calvary
Cemetery, in Queens County.
tuCouay dii dli dlidHSculcuUS WeI0 COn-
pleted, and Ritter sorrowfully follow
ed the hearse. He alighted from his
carriage at the ferry entrance, and
one OF the first persons he saw was his
sister leaving boat He nearly lost
his reason, and staggered against the
gate, white and speechless.
The girl not divining the cause of
This agitation, stood horrfied, but see
ing the hearse and carriage, and not.
ing her brothers mourning apparel,
decided that some misfortune Of which
she was not aware had occurred to
him.
When Ritter recovered, the situa.
tion was explained, and it developed
that Mary had been taken seriously
Ill at friends home in Brooklyn, and
was unable to communicate with her
brother. The body identified as hers
has been returned to the Jersey City
authorities
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-12
Scaretito Deatll.

The New York American says
worry over a friends jest Is said to be
responsible for the death OF Leon
Kahn, proprietor Of THE Old Home.
stead" Union avenue and First street,
Mount Vernon, N. Y. Kahn, who was
forty two years old, was prominent
lodge man. He had not been sick in
twenty years. Saturday Kahn met a
friend, who during joking converse
tion said: Another white shirt will
finish you" That statement worried
Kahn. He asked at least two dozen
friends If he looked sick. They said he
did not. That night Kahn was seized
with pains near the heart. Paralysis { I
the organ was the diagnosis. a few
hours later the hotel man was dead.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-12
Thomas Jones Shot Through the
Heart by Thomas Godfrey.
ABOUT A GRAPE VINE.
The Men We're Next Door Neighbors, and
the Tragedy Resulted from a Dis
agreement Over a Very Trl.
vial Matter. The Slayer
is Now in Jail.
is Now in Jail.

Spartanburg has another murder to
her credit. A special dispatch from
that city to The State says Thomas
Jones was shot and Instantly killed in
his yard on North Church street
Thursday morning by Thomas Godfrey
who was taken in charge by the police
shortly after the shooting and is
lodged in the county jail.
Jones was shot down very near his
own doorsteps and in his lot by o neigh
Dor, Godfrey, whose lot is nearby, At
the time of the tragedy Jones was
Sitting In his front porch awaiting a
street car to go to his shop. Godfrey
approached from his (Godfreys) house
and holding out some pieces Il grape
vine In his hand, inquired of Jones il
he knew them.
Jones replied in the negative, and
Godfrey insisted that he did. This
caused Jones to emphatically state,
without the superfluous use of oaths,
that he did not. Godfrey made some
remark to which Jones replied, calling
Godfrey liar. Godfrey drew SO.
calibre pistol and fired one shot at
Jones. The ball entered Jones' left
oASsloo oho plOWCO w u6dIU, and
IN minute or more the man was
dead.
Godfrey is an Irishman who has
lived in Spartanburg for number of
years. He Is an aged citizen, and of
frail feeble frame and i'll health.
He Is a skilled workman. He and
Jones have been at outs for long
time and had held no verbal converse
tion with each other.
Godfrey, it is said, claims that
Jones cut the grape vines in his (God-
frey's) garden, causing them to die.
This was the cause for the shooting
down of an unarmed man on his own
premises. Jones was quiet, honest,
industrious citizen and was a black.
smith, -woodworkman and machinist.
+ He. was running q shop OF. his own at
the time he was killed. Godfrey had
no statement for the press.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-12
President PclI Re.EIected.

DR.. r.. p. Pei has been re. elected
president OF Converse College by the
board OF trustees. In assuming the
duties Of president OF this well-known
and popular institution for women for
another year he will pursue his we'll.
known policy Of working for
the success OF the college, keeping up
its high standard of excellence, hold
ing In mind at all times everything
that tends to the uplifting and dcvel-
opment OF womanhood.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-12
Tried to Kill Himself.

Tom Cox, sentenced to be hanged
at Nashville, Tenn, for the murder
or Policeman Ben E. Dowell, made a
desperate attempt to commit suicide
In his cell at the county Jail there
Wednesday morning by taking poison
His condition is critical in the ex-
treme and the chances are against his
recovery. Cox Is perhaps Tennessee's s
most noted criminal OF recent years.
The killing of Policeman Dowell was
OF most sensational character and
Cox's trial attracted widespread at
tentiOn.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-12
Robbery and MURDER.

at New York the body of Marie
Dacci, forty. five years old, was found
dead in a room of her apartment at
54th street Wednesday morning with
a handkerchief stuffed down her
throat. The woman was evidently
strangled for the purpose of iobbery.
The police are looking for two men
who, 1t is said by her daughter, visit
ed her mother Tuesday. The women
was separated from her husband.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-12
GREEN GOODS MAN
Caught in the Act of swindling Gen.
tleman from Texas.
When Reuben With Roll Arrived the
Clerk of Astor House Scented
Game and Netiaed POLICE.


They caught green goods man red
handed In the Astor house. His name
is Nelly Calvin, and the authorities
at police headquarters in New York
City say he Is an all-round crook and
old-time pickpocket whose picture has
been in the rogues' gallery for years.
The come on" was taken and is now
locked up at headquarters. He is
Elmer Klahr, part owner of saloon
in Higgins, Lipscomb county, Tex.
and was lured here by the usual cir.
culars.
According to Klahr's story he got
here on the Baltimore & Ohio rail-
road, and, in keeping with the direc-
tions given to him in his correspon.
dence with the gang, went to the AS
tor house. He was taken In tow by
the swindlers, and that night they
showed him the sights. They also
told him how lucky he was to be let
In on the ground floor in the deal they
were about to put through with him,
and made arrangements to show him
samples Of the "counterfeit' money
in the morning.
When Klahr came down from his
room he went to the desk and depos-
tied his roll Of money with the clerk.
The hotel people suspected at once
that he was Gomez on" and notified
the postal officials and police head
quarters, in accordance with arrange
ments that had been made several
days ago when stranger was re-
lieved Of all his cash in the hotel by
the gang OF which Calvin is the re-
puted chief.
Klaher, 1T seems, was taken to
Brooklyn, where some good money
was shown to him as a sample of the
mythical counterfeits. He was salts.
lied with the looks of the good money,
and he made a cash payment of $50
to bind the bargain. Then he went
back to the Astor house and awaited
the coming OF Calvin tc complete the
transaction, first get ting his roll from
the clerk.
The postal inspe ctors and McCon-
vile secreted themselves in room
directly across the hall from Klahr's
and took turns peeping In. In lit
tile while Calvin came up and was
admitted by the, man from Texas.
The sleuths crossed the hall and tried
to hear through the key hole what was
said inside, but the conversation was
carried on In so low voice that they
could catch only word now and then.
After waiting about ton minutes
McConville tried the door and found
1t locked. Then he leaned against it
hard and burst into the room, follow.
ed by the postal officials. Calvin
stopped low and essayed to butt his
way out. McConville pounced on
him, threw him to the floor and sat
upon him. The come. on'' did moth.
ing but open his mouth and stare as
If he was looking out through the
gate Of his teeth.
When Calvin was searched the s465
In cash was found in his pocket.
Klahr admitted that he had Just paid
over the money. He SAID $3.50 of it
was for the balance due on purchase
OF the $4,000 worth of ''long green,
which was to be sent to him at his
home, and the remaining Sl5 for
the expenses incurred by the gang la
showing him the town.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-12

AS for the United States, we shall
have our hands full at home looking
after our Socialists unless our repub.
lie rides safely through the storm
that is now gathering. The impor.
tant issue here Is simply this: Shall
a few rich men, by and with the con.
sent OF the senate, dominate the
United States, or shall President
Roosevelt by and with the help OF
the people prevail in his fight against
corporate greed ?n