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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-05-25
"A sCArHING INDICTMENT. !

The following s'Scathing 1Ldict.
ment,n taken from Zion's Waterman
places the responsibility for the license
liquor traffic and all it's kindred sins
upon the old party voter where it
rightfully belongs.
A patron residing at Crystal Springs,
Miss, sends us the following scath-
ing indictment pronounced by a
prisoner about to be sentenced by the
court. We published these awful
sentences once before some years ago
but their truth cannot be too often
pressed upon the conscience and so
will comply with the request and
again give them place. The Ian
guage in which the man at the bar
clothed his thoughts show him to be
more than an ordinary prisoner:
Prisoner at the bar have you
anything TO say why sentence of death
shall not be passed upon your" A
solemn hush fell over the crowded
court room and every person waited
in almost breathless expectation for
an answer to the Judges question.
The judge waited in dignifed ST.
lence. Not whisper was heard any
where and the situation became pain
fully oppressive when the prisoner
rose to his feet and in a low but firm
and distinct voice said: ~ have,
your honor. You have asked me a
question and I now ask the last favor
on earth that you will not interrupt
my answer until I am through.
4 now stand before this bar con-
victed of the wilful murder of my
wife. Truthful witnesses have testi-
fed to the fact that I was loafer, a
drunkard, and wretch; that I re.
turned from one of my prolonged de-
bauches and fired the fatal shot that
killed the wife that had sworn to
love, cherish, and protect. While
have no remembrance Of committing
the fearful, cowardly and inhuman
deed I have no right to complain of
or condemn the verdict of the twelve
good men who have acted as jury
in this case, for their verdict is in
accordance with the evidence. But
may it please the court / wish to
show that I am not alone responsible
for the death Of my wife" This
startling statment created tremend-
GUS sensation. The judge leaned
over the desk, the lawyers wheeled
around and faced the prisoner, the
jurors looked at each other in amaze
ment, while the spectators could
hardly suppress intense excitement.
The prisoner paused for few seconds
and then continued in the same firm
distinct voice: II repeat your honor
that am not the only one guilty Of
the murder Of my wife. The judge
on his bench, the jury in this box,
the lawyers within this bar and most
of the witnesses are also guilty before
Almighty God and will have to
appear before his judgement throne
when we shall all be righteously
judged. If twenty men conspire to-
gether for the murder Of one person
the law power OF this land will arrest
the twenty and each Will bs tried,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-05-25
". G. 7. U. COLUMN.
Edited by Local Chapter
THE BAR.


A saloon is sometimes called bar.
That Is truet
A bar to heaven, door to hell;
Whoever named Il named it we'll;
A bar to manliness and wealth.
A door to want and broken health;
A bar to honor, pride and fame;
A door to sin, grief and shame
A bar to hope, bar to prayer,
A door to darkness and despair;
A bar TO honored, useful life;
A door to brawling, senseless strife.
A bar to all that's true and brave,
A door to every drunkard's grave;
A bar to joys that home imparts,
a door to tears and aching hearts.
A,,har TO heaven, a door to hell;
Whoever named it named it we'll -
Selected.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-02
IN TROUBLE

An. action has been brought In
common pleas court to dissolve the
partnership of the Justus farmers
Telephone company, which was organ
lied and built year ago. Frank
Schissler,. Oscar Teeple, George w.
Krichbaum, John McFarren, Samuel
Marchand and Willis Putnam have
brought the action against William
Brenninger, Harry Marchand, Samuel
w. Ruegsegger Wellington L. Lash
and c. ]. Carmichael. all stockholders.
The allegation is made in the petition
that the business has not been pay
ing one and that the members of the
company cannot agree upon the fu
ture management, and the court Is
asked to dissolve the partnership, or
der the property sold and the money
divided among those interested. W.
8. Putnam and Sterling Il BraucheI
are counsel.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-02

ate and degrade" her. For the most
part these questions we're put to show
why the witness and her husband had
evaded the district attorney and his
detectives.
During the examination of her sister
Nan" was nervous and Ill at east, al
though she did her best to keep from
showing the fact.
During the examination, Mr.. Rand,
stepping close to the witness, said to
her dramatically: "If you will answer
all my questions, l will give you my
word that on Monday next l will 30
before q judge and have the indict-
ment for conspiracy against you
quashed."
IL cannot answer those questions"
replied the witness, in voice that
could scarcely be heard.
do you honestly think that answer
ing question as to where you and
your husband were on the day Caesar
Young was killed would tend to in
criminate and degrade you?"
Il honestly do" replied the wit
ness.
Here Recorder Goff reminded the
witness of the promise of the district
attorney that he would have the In
dictment against her quashed.
"I cannot help that" replied Mrs.
Smith. Il must remain loyal to my
sister"
Shortly after 3 o'clock the prosecu-
ton rested their case, and few min
utes later Mr.. Levy announced that
there would be no defense.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-02
New Philadelphia Briefs.

New Philadelphia, o., April 28.-A
spiting ordinance has for some time
been In effect, but Of no good results
so far. There are some fellows who
have no respect for themselves let
alone others.
Andy Dangeleisen, game warden OF
Massillon, was in this section Thurs.
day on business. A few sports looked
queer. -.-N
The automobile craze here is getting
to be something unusual.
The order of Maccabees held big
celebration last night, which was prin'
cipally composed and gotten up by the
feminine members of that order. Mrs
John SchweitZer captured the prize
picture, in card palying while DR.
Hearlin captured the gentlemen s
prize, piece of statuary.
Bottle telephone companies, the
Home and Bell, are making vast i'm
provements.
Our horsemen are daily plying theiI
avocation in the buying of horses fol
shipment. The price of horseflesh is
quite high and the end is not reached
according to an old horseman-in
prices.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-02
LAWYER LEVY PUTS UP NO
Defence FOR NAN PATTERSON
Sensation Caused by the Announcement Declared
That Nothing Had Been AdduCed to Show
Guilt Of FlOrOd0ra Girl.
SISTER REFUSED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS

New York, April 2S.-Declaring that
the prosecution had failed after days
of endeavor to prove that his client
caused the death of Caesar" Young,
the bookmaker, by shooting him while
they we're riding In cab down West
Broadway, Abraham Levy, counsel for
Nan" Patterson, today caused a sem
sation by the announcement that he
did not intend to introduce any de-
fense. The announcement was made
at the end of the afternoon session Of
the famous case, when Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Rand stated that the
people rest"
Nothing has been adduced," said
Mr.. Levy, that would tend to show
that my client has been guilty of any
crime, and, after a conference with
Miss Patterson, her father and my as
sistants, have decided that 1t would
be idle of me and simple waste of time
to answer the allegations entered by
the distinguished representative of the
state'
Coming as it did after the testimony
had been given by Mrs. ]. Morgan
Smith, which seemed to the spectators
in the court room to be decidedly
against the interest of her sister, the
defendant, Mr.. Levy's announcement
caused surprise even in the ranks OF
the lawyers for the state.
| There were many who thought the
action of the chief counsel for the aCz
cused chorus girl was ill-advised, while
others agreed with MIN. Nan" her.
self seemed pleased that she was not
again to be placed on the stand.
Il am innocent, anyway" she said
after the days ordeal was over, land
the jury cannot help bringing in a YER
dict in my favor"
+ AS result of Mr.. Levy's decision
the defense will begin the summing ur
of its case on Monday, an adjourn
ment having been taken until that day
and 1t is probablef that the case viii
go to the jury by Tuesday afternoon
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-02

The lawyers will probably take about
five hours each in the arguments. and
Recorder Goff's charge will not be like
ly to last more than three hours. By
Wednesday morning Nan should know
her fate.
Right from the start, when the trail
of the former "Florodora" girl began
in general session this morning, AS
sistant District Attorney Rand made
telling points against her. Mans sis
ter, Mrs. J. Morgan Smith, was the
principal witness. he called, and he
succeeded in forcing her to admit that
her husband, for whom, with herself,
detectives searched for months, was in
the pawnshop of Stern, where the re-
volver whose bullet ended the life OF
Young was purchased, on the day pre-
ceding that on which Young's life was
ended.
| Mrs. Smith, cool, calm and becom-
ingly gowned, took the stand soon af-
ter the case was resumed. Unimpor.
tant questions were put to her until
just after recess, when Rand sprang
his bomb by producing several articles
Of jewelry, and asking her whether OIL
not she recognized them. The wit.
ness replied that she did, and that she
/ had given them to her husband to
pawn. Mr.. Rand then showed Mrs
Smith pawn tickets for the jewelry
These tickets were dated June 8, 1904
the day before the alleged murder.
Previously Mrs. Smith has sworr
that her husband had been in her com
pany all Of the day of June 8 and hat
not visited Stern's pawnshop. Tn,
production of the pawn tickets anC
the jewelry by the prosecution was {
fiat contradiction of her story of hel
husbands movements on the day tn
revolver that killed Young was bough
at Stern's place.
In the frightfully severe cross-exam
ination to which Mrs. Smith was sub
jected she several times refused {,
answer questions on the ground tina
her answers might tend to 'incrimin
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-02
IMPORTANT MATTERS
Demanding the Immediate Attention
.,# of President Roosevelt.

Washington, d. c., April 2S.-These
are few of the more important mat
ters demanding the Presidents atten-
tion upon his return:
The Venezuelan situation, more es-
pecially the controversy between Min
lister Bowen and Assistant Secretary
Loomis, over charges affecting the lat
ter's offcial actions while serving as
Mr.. Bowen's predecessor at Caracas.
Trade relations with Germany, over
the threat of the 'Kaiser's officials to
institute trade reprisals against this
country.
Diplomatic developments in the Mo-
roccan situation.
Relations with China, in conse-
Quence Of failure, SO far, of the state
department and bureau of immigra-
ton of the department of commerce
and labor to arrange new exclusion
treaty to take! the place Of the one ''de-
nounced' by China IN the past year.
American commercial interests in
the far east, should decisive battle be
fought between Togo and Rojestven-
sky, and protection Of our trade in
Korea, and Manchuria especially.
Peace conference, on which the Pres
ident expressed his views some months
ago, to be taken up as soon as an end
of the war enables Russia and Japan
to participate. t'~"
/ Senate interstate commerce commit
tees hearings, at which Secretary Nor.
ton is shortly to appear to testify
about railroad matters.
Diplomatic appointments in Soutf
America.
Question of further reduction o.
rates Of the Panama Railway Co.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-02
Mail Bau MutIIated.

Massillon, April 2S.-A mail bag
with big hole cut in the end of it
and evidently rifed of the most valu-
able part of its contents was turned
In to the Massillon postoffice Thurs
day morning having been dropped off
here the night before, The hole was
cut In the leather bottom of the pouch
and was large enough to extract, there.
from any package which 1t may have
contained. Postmaster Rooms is trac-
ing the route of this particular bag
and hopes to locate the thief and point
where the decd was committed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-02
BOARD OF TRADE
Committees Appointed by President
Gordon Mather for the Com


President Gordon Mather of the Can
ton board of trade has announced his
committees for the coming year. They
are exceptionally strong. The commit
tee on new industries will be presided
over by President Mather, the other
members being L. A. Loichot, p. L.
McLain, c. A. Dougherty, W. r. Tim
kin, George B. Frease, A. B. Clark.
The chairmen of the other commit
tees are as follows:
Conventions-John Rommel.
Manufacturing-C.W w. Keplinger.
Legislation--A. M. McCarty.
Finance-Ferd Herbruck.
Taxation-L. A. Loichot. S.r
Mercantile-W. r. Zollinger.
Railrc cads--W. A. Lynch.
Real Estate-W, l.. Stolzenbach.
Membership-E. d. Lang. ..,'.. n
Coal and Clay-7J. Il, Carnahan.
Lumber-John M. yDanner. g2 sraa
Public Improvements-H. ID. Nc
Crea q sa-.
Grain and Produce-H. s. Kaufman
Public Parks-R. S. Bell.
Statistics-A. ID. McCarty. r'..
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-02
PROF. SWEITzER
Will Eetire From Canton Schools on
His Own Motion at Close Of
Year.

Professor F. N. Sweitzer of the Can
ton high school will not be an appli-
cant for a position the coming year,
owing to the fact that he contemplates
going into some other work Men,
bers of the schooI board have express
sed regret at his refusal, as he Is
among the best instructors in the
school and could have the reelection
If he desired it.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-02
NOVEL GROUNDS
Upon Which Cincinnati Judge Grant.
ed q Divorce.

Cincinnati, Ohio, April 2S.-Edward
Heidkamp was granted divorce today
by Judge Swing of the common pleas
court on unusual grounds. Mr.. Held
kamp claimed on the witness stand
that his wife, Jennie Heidkamp, had
concealed in sthe wires Of their bed
springsea telegraph instrument, so that
she could call friends In short order.
He also stated that he feared that his
wife toelo to bed with her hypoder-
mic instrument with which she could
administer a drug to him; he declared
that he accordingly made her SLEEP
with her hands outside Of the bed coy-
erings, Judge Swing allowed the d.
vo7ee. Heidkamp is a railroad clerk.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-02
Eastern Ohio Patents.

II. E. Dunlap, patent attorney, Of
Wheeling, w. Va, reports the follow
ing patents issued this week to citi.
zens of Eastern Ohio: Levi B. Eberly,
Smithville, grain shocking machine;
Samuel H. Friend. Kent, fish hook;
Perry A. McCaskey, Lisbon, credit
accounting appliance, and Clarence L..
Taylor, assignor, to Morgan Engineer
ing Co, Alliance, ingot stripping ap-
paratus.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-02
WAS ANOTHER
CASSIE CHADWICK
IN FINANCE
REPORTED THAT z. w. DAVis's
LOSSES WERE HEAVY.
How the Suffering Promoter Worked
Capitalists for Airline and
Bedtime Roads.


The disclosures made in the investi-
cation Of the doings Of Promoter
Charles w. French, who for q long
time was located In Canton, when pro-
jecting the Canton Belt Line railway,
show the magnitude Of his transactions
to have been much greater than any
one had anticipated. Not only was he
In more deals and schemes, but the
amounts for which he involved trust
ing capitalists has peen found to be
Amazing. 81 y.
. One OF the heaviest losers is z. w.
Davis, of Canton. He has claim of
100000, and a Cleveland attorney
stated that he believed Mr.. Davis was
involved with French nearly 100000.
The history Of French's transactions
reads as much like romance as the
career Of Cassie L. Chadwick. He pro-
jected the Richland G Mahoning rail-
way, the Alliance & Pittsburg, the Az
ron & Niles, the Chicago Shortline, and
a dozen or more others, working capi-
talists for money to make the prelim-
mary surveys. Latterly he has been
on the Pacific coast posing as q mil
lionaire.
When In Canton Mr.. French had Of
fees, where at times he could be found
playing solitary" with deck of cards
while his engineering crews made a
pretense at surveying lines around tie
city,. His appearance was not that OF
a man who could inspire confidence
He was uncouth in dress and suffered
in his talk.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-02
COMMENCEMENT
Navarro High School Graduates Its
Twenty-First Class May 26.

Navarro, April 2S.-The Navarro
high school will hold it's twenty first
annual commencement in the U. b
church Friday evening, May 26, and
nine will be graduated, six girls and
three boys The names of the gradu-
ates are as follows: Alice Allinder
Flora Carver, Blanche Trubey, Letht
Corl, Martha Kloski, Meta Ricksecker
Ed. Stahl, Melvin Lutz and Harry
Thompson.
Hon. j. j. Grant of Canton will de-
liver the class address for commence
ment. no.. .sr
The baccalaureate sermon will be
preached in the U. b. church Sunday
night, May 81, by Rev. ]. M. Poulten
pastor of the u. b. church.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-02
REVENUE COLLECTOR
Investigates an Alleged Illicit Traffic
in This District.

| New Philadelphia, April 28.-Deputy
Revenue Collector Mccullough of Can.
ton, was in this city day or two ago,
said to be on business trip. He was
accompanied to Midvale where the
Royal Sewer Pipe works are located,
It is alleged that lady in that section
has said that much beer, wine and
whiskey is drunk among the Hun,
garians and foreigners. 1t is also al
legged that when drink is called for
the money is left on the counter on a
stand without any ceremony. Two OF
more loads of beer, ETC., from Uhrichs
vile are taken each week, and from
two to four from this section, The
revenue collector returned without get
ting the desired information, pro OIL
con.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-02
ONE HUNDRED

New Buildings are Expected to Be
q Erected at New Philadelphia
This Summer.
New Philadelphia, April 28.--Over
100 new buildings will be erected here
this summer. Business requirements
for labor, professional and other class
of men, have caused property owners
to build homes for others.
Our alley-ways are being cased in
by new buildings In order that the
business man should be near his place
of business and generally near the
center of town.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-02
Want Better shcooI Facilities.

Bairtown, April 2S.-Phe citizens OF
Bairtown are clamoring for new
school building and new school dis.
trict. The population Is growing and
their demand is not considered unrea'
sonable. ~r3
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-02
Will Now Be Wet.

Mt. Eaton, April 28.-This place had
local option election which result
ed in victory for the vets by the
narrow majority of four votes. Mt
Eaton has been dry for the last five
years.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-02
Permits to Wed.

Benjamin H. Felters, 2S, to Blanche
E, ParkhiIl, 20, N. Industry. 81
Richard A. Zerbe, 80, and Bertha
Schario, 35, Canton.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-24

London. July 23.-The victory scored
By Lord Kitchener, remarkable as 1t
was In It's completeness and reformatory
consequences OF the Indian army service
may yet prove the political undoing OF
that great soldier and there IL no effort
on anybody's part to deny the fact that
without political power no man In Great
Britain can maintain position secured
by the sheer force OF his talents and per.
sonal strength. True enough, the great
reorganization scheme will be worked
out just as Lord Kitchener proposed It,
and In later years may be termed the
salvation OF the Indian Empire. But
the man himself Il tottering on the
throne which he built for himself with
the work OF his own hands His most
powerful enemy today Is Lord Curzon,
India's Vicer0y. whose influence Is per.
haps second 10 none, ana VINO, were ne
TO choose England instead Of India as
the sphere Of his activity, could make
and unmakc ministries. That he was
defeated in his own camp, so to speak,
by Lord Kitchener, was due TO the very
fact that the conflict took place and was
decided far away from home many weeks
before the mother country had the
slightest inkling OF the coming Of the
now famous report on "The Rotten sys.
tenn II Is now known that all official
Pimla knew OF the impending situation
but Lord Carzen was evidently too
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-24
NOT oSLERIzED.
Missouri Mule Three Score and Ten
Years Old, at Work.

Missouri Mule Three Score and Ten
Years Old, at Work.
st. Louis, July 23--Aaron Alfred and
Charles Nevlin, horse traders, of Upper
Alton, Ill.,, have mule which, they say,
is a living refutation of the 0sler theory,
The animal is said to be over 60 years
of age and in addition to his other &C.
accomplishments, is learning to sing the
refrain of "I'm Just as Young as / used
to Be-"
The mule was bought from a citizen
of Bunker Hill, who claimed to be able
to furnish an authentic history showing
that it has been on earth nearly the al.
lotted three score and ten years. The
Bunker Hill man said that his father
drove the mule for many years before
the animal fell into his hands by inheri-
tance.
The present owners of the mule be-
lieve there are several years of useful
ness in the brute, yet, and will see that
he has a chance to prove the boast.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-07-24
Southern Oregon Melons.

The melon crop of Southern Oregon
Oregon. which usually brings rich re-
turns to the owners Of farms in the
that section threatens to suffer materi-
ally this year. The Southern 0regonian,
in speaking of it says of the damage be-
ing done:
The melon crop of Josephine county
until within the last two weeks, gave
promise of a big yield. Some kind of a
pest has attacked the vines. however,
and the melon growers have as yet not
been able to determine what it is caus-
ing the damage. A vine will be in per-
feet vigor and within "a hours will be-
gin to wither and dry up and will be
entirely dead in two days. The only
thing that can be noticed peculiar to
the vine when first attacked is yellow
ish tinge to the heart of the runners
and of the roots. No insects can be OBJ
served on the leaves, vines or roots, nor
can larvae be found on the vine or
roots. A small black bug is found in
the ground about the roots of some of