Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-23

OF the deliberations. The prisoner had
begun to show signs Of breaking down
and was visibly worried and excited
during the absence of the jury.
SPRING VALLEY, H., Oct. 2l.-
While under the influence of liquor
John Sednick, farmer. beat his wife
senseless, and then overturned his
kitchen stove. setting the house afire.
Neighbors dragged out the woman
and three children. all badly burned.
The house was burned down
Threats OF lynching Sednick are
heard.
| BUFFALO. N. Y, Oct. 21.--Aionzo
Whit"man. known as king of forgers,
was convicted today OF passing forged
checks.
LONDON. Oct. 2l--A celebration
marking the one hundredth anniyer.
sary of Admiral Nelson's death was
held today. Admirals Dewey and Togo
sent kilograms of felicitatiou.
| KANSAS CITY, Oct. 2l.-Papers
committing the death sentence OF Ed.
gar Bailey to ninety years imprison.
ment are expected to arrive today, At
| the hour when the condemned man
was to have walked to the scafiold ne
was taken from the death cell and
confined with the ordinary prisoners.
| He probably will be lodged In the peni.
| tentiary Monday.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-, Oct. I'll
in an interview today Superintendent
| of Insurance Vandiver said he was GO
| ing TO make rigid investigation OF
| all life insurance companies operating
| in Missouri. Not only will the New
York Equitable and Mutual be lnvesti-
| gated, but also domestic and other
minor concerns.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 21.-Postoffice In.
| spectors going over the books Of Fran.
els Runder, cashier of the St Louis
postoffice. to determine the exact
amount of an admitted shortage. have
| not completed their work as yet. The
amount is said to be $4,000. but this
| could not be verified.
Special TO the Pueblo ChieftAin.
DENVER, Oct. 19.-At the close OF
a case filled with spectacular Incl
dents jury almost instantly acquitted
George Kindel, the veteran low freight
| advocate, OF the charge of libel Some
| months ago Kindel Issued circular
in which he published the pictures OF
Jesse James. "Soapy' Smith OF Den
yer, and Henry Hyde, In a row, with
apologies on the circular to James and
Smith for having associated them with
III nf
Hyde, had him arrested for libel of
the dead, He was arrested on five
counts and tried upon one OF them
today and acquitted. He will be tried
on another tomorrow. Kindel defend
ed his own case and many times dur
| ing the trial his remarks were 30 char
| acteristic that the court. jury and aud
ience could hardly contain themselves.
Mr., Kindel, do you want an attor.
ney?" asked Judge Palmer at the be-
ginning.
No. Judge" replied KindeI. Il am
willing to depend upon you as umpire
in this case TO see that l get a square
deal"
Kindel fought his case 80 valiantly
l
attorney moved the court to appoint
an attorney for him. After the twelve
men had been seated in the box and
the time for examination OF the Jurors
had arrived, Kindel was told to ques-
| tion them for the defense. He arose,
looked them over, and said:
Fine looking bunch. You look good
1 f.
| With this he turned the jury over
to the district attorney, who was so
nonplussed that he had to accept them
without challenge. The Judge asked
Kindel If he did not know that the
truth when told about a dead man
might be libel because the dead had
no way Of defense. Kindel admitted
that this was so, but said that there
were 30 many truths of a defamatory
nature against Hyde that he didn't
think the reference to one Of them
would nurt the old gentleman's mem
ory very much.
| When asked why he printed the pic
lures In the way he did he replied:
WELL Soapy' Smith paid his bills;
| Jesse JdHleb pdlu nlb DilIs, Uul fieniy
Hyde, even If he is dead. still owes
me $1,000"
After the testimony was In Mr.. Kin
del made a plea to the jury during
which he admitted everything that
had been charged against him. but
claimed his statements were justifable
and again apologized to the memories
of James and Smith. During one OF
his flights Of oratory he forgot himself
and said. by God. gentlemen"
Il object to such languagei" yelled
District Attorney Whitford. rising. But
Kindel didn't stop--he continued right
on with his emphatic language-and
again the district attorney objected
and both men turned to the Judge fol
ruling, but the latter had left the
bench and retired to his chambers fol
a moment
well. who excused the tudge?" said
Kindel, disgustedly. Gentlemen.
} am willing to leave this case in youI
! hands," and with that he sat down.
) The instructions OF the court vert
plain. but the Jury brought In YER