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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-15

Ogden won from Salt Lake yester-
day, to 5, in a variegated game
which gave all sorts of freak plays
and rotten errors with fast, good ball
interspersed between. 1t was tie in
the eighth and up to the time in the
ninth that Herwig sent long drive
out for a score. The score:
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-15
!G|'A! - 6

Errors, umpires and other things
of the frosty townball order made
an embarrassing exhibition at Nata-
forum park yesterday and resulted ir
a victory for Boise. The score:
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-26
Sentenced Death.

On Friday at Chicago Johann Hoch,
who by his own confession is polyga
mist, and who is charged by the police
with having married at least 40 wn-
men in the last Is years, was found
guilty by q jury OF numbering the next
to his last wife, Marie Welcker Hoch,
and the death sentence was recon-.
mended by the jury. Hoch had been
married to Mrs. Welcker only short
time when she took suddenly sick and
died. He then formed an alliance with
the sister OF the dead woman and Sc
curing the sisters money fed from
Chicago. This Mrs. Hoch told the po
lice that Hooh had poisoned her sister
and a search for Hoch was begun. He
was found two weeks later in New
York and brought back to Chicag,
and confronted by several alleged
wives. During the trial expert testi
mony was offered by the State thai
Hoch had poisoned the woman by ad
miniStering arsenic.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-26
Lonar appointed.

Secretary Taft appointed Major
General Lunsford L. Lomax, OF Vir.
ginia, member Of the GettyAbure
battlefield park com d ision, to fill tn,
vacancy caused by the death of Majo
w. M. Robins, OF North Carolina, on,
Of the Confederate commissioners
With the single exception of Mai j
General Robert f. Hoke, Of North
Carolina General Lomax is the senior
ufficer Of the survivors Of the Army OF
Northern Virginia. He was born In
Rhode Island, but established his le
gal residence in Virginia at an early
age. He was graduated from the Mil.
itary Academy and before the outbreak
OF the civil war was first lieutenant oil
cavalry In the United States army anc
com msnded the escort Of President
Lincoln, at the latter's first inaugura
tion. Soon afterwards he resigned from
the army and cast his lot with the
Confederacy. In April, 1892, he wa
appointed compiler OF the oflice o
war records, war department, and ha
continued In clerical duty In the wa
department ever since.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-26
Bryanin The Pulpit.

w. j Bryan filed the pulpit OF a
Methodist church at Lincoln, Neb
recently. A very large crowd was in
attendance. He took up the Sermon
on the Mount, with his text the
words: Blessed are the pure In
heart, for they shall see God" He
declared his belief that religion con.
sisted more In kindness to and consid-
Grafton for fellow men, more in char
ity for others and in personal purity
than In dogma, ceremony or creed.
He dep!ored the tendency to higher
criticism OF the Scriptures and rejec.
tion OF parts OF it because one could
not understand. He declared that he
found daily more mysteries In life
than were bound up within the GOV.
ers OF the Bible. He believed the
higher wisdom lay la accepting the
good we understand, and hope for un
derstanding later Of that we don't
He insisted that no man could com
mand real success In the world unless
he possessed an ideal, nor conld he bt
OF real value to the world so long a!
selfishness and low conceptions OF hi
duty to himself and others dominated
his life and conduct.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-26
DREAMED SHE SAW THIEF.
spartanburg Woman Reoovers Her
Money that Was Srolen.

Skeptically inclined persons, i'm
mersed in material affairs and alive
only only to the daily grind of life and
the gathering in of sheckels. place
little faith in dreams; but Mrs. Curtis
Wall OF Arch street, Spartanburg,
whose husband Is we'll known con
tractor, attaches deep significance
to her dreams, and has excellent rea
sons for doing so. Mrs. Wall is a rela
tive Of Officer Henry Dodd Of the po
lice force, who related to newspaper
man dream and it's sequel, which
will never be forgotten by the lady.
Several days ago there was $50 Sc
creted In a closet Of Mr.. Wallis house.
That night on retiring Mrs. Wall
who had placed the money away for
a rainy day." dreamed that twice 1t
had been stolen by little negro boy
and the features of the thief were in.
delibly stamped on her mind. She
dreamed that this boy had stolen o
ten dollar bill and one dollar bill,
leaving four, Of the sum total-s2O.
Friday morning she went to the house
OF negro man, not great distance
of, and feeling so sure of the identity
OF the thief of whom she dreamed,
she walked in and saw a little negro
boy about eight years Of age who fit.
ted the picture and said, II have
come for my money" 1t was quickly
forthcoming-the ten dollar note, five
dollar note and one dollar bill. On
account Of the extreme youth of the
negro, he was not prosecuted. He
confessed that he went to Mr. Walls
one afternoon recently to buy milk,
when there was no one at home.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-26
Our Pension List.

The Columbia Record seems to
mink that South Carolina newspapers
can not afford to criticise ether States
'or abuse Of the pension law, when we
lave so much of the evil here at
iome. The Record says the State
ooard has found hundreds of names
10 the list which ought not to be
5here. This is not meant as an attack
IN the old soldiers. because they are
entitled to all the State feel Justified
IN paying, yet in almost every county
men who neyar shouldered q musket
Ind who never heard the sound of a
cattle are living on the money which
should go to those who fought for the
South. All Of US can doubtless point
TO some particular case of grating.
If the newspapers, says The Re.
cord, "by publishing the county lists
ire instrumental in having the names
IT those not entitled to pensions
stricken off they will in some measure
perform a duty to the public and to
the Confederate sOldierS.n
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-26
DrnpceuIn DrnIh

A dispatch from Johnston to The
State says Nj. Jeter w Grim was
killed THURSDAY afternoon In a pecu
liarly horrible manner. Mr.. Grim had
been out plowiog and about sundo gn
started home from the field, riding
the horse, sitting sideways. In some
way the horse bolted, and MIR. Grim :
feet became entangled in the harness
He was dragged for quarter OF a
mile. with the horse going at full
speed. When the horse was stopped,
nearly at MIR. Crim's home, the uutor.
tunate man was still alive bat unable
t. speak and In that condition he liv.
ed for about 80 MINUTES. Mr. Grim was
go years OF age and was Confederate
veteran. He was farmer and senior
member OF the firm Of Grim & Son.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-26
Pleaded Guilty.

L. P. Ohliger, ex-presldent of the
closed Wooster, Ohio, national bank,
pleaded guilty before Judge Taylor In
the United States district court Wed.
nesday Afternoon to count In one OF
the indictments charging him with
having issued draft when there were
no funds In the bank to meet 1t. Judge
Taylor sentenced Ohliger to eight
years imprisonment in the Ohio pen.
itentiary. Ohliger is an exc congress.
man, ex county treasurer, postmaster
at Wooster under President Cleveland.
first administration and collector o.
internal revenue at Cleveland durint
Cleveland's second administration.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-26
Crushed TO Death.

A special dispatch from Calquit,
Ca, to the Atlanta Constitution says
that while DR.. p. L. Wilkin and Miss
Jennie Eagerton were out horseback
riding Monday afternoon they met two
four horse wagons loaded with spirits
OF turpentine. In attempting to pass
the first wagon the horse Miss Eager
ton was riding became frightened and
the mules became unmanageable, the
result was that Miss Eagerton fell
under the wagon and was crushed to
death. The horse that DR.. Wilkin was
riding was so mangled that it was kill
ed. DR.. Wilkin was slightly hurt. Miss
Eagsrton was the adopted daughter
OF Mrs. Floyd. The body will be In
tered In the family burying grounds
near Brinson, GA. A party of young
people will escort the body to It's last
resting place.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-26
Eorreat Honnrad

AT Memphis, Tenn, to the accom-
paniment.of martial music and In the
presence OF thousands Of citizens and
visitors the equestrian bronze staue
o1 Lieutenant General Nathan B..
Forrest was unveiled Tuesday after
noon In the park that bears the Con-
federate generals name. The statue
Is the work OF the sculptor, Niethaus.
1t was cast In Paris. Little Miss
bradley, great grand daughter OF
the dead hero, pulled the silken cord
which exposed to view the handsome
monument. The municipal officers
declared half holiday and the city
was crowded with visitors.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-26
A Florida Man Kills Himself in a
New York Hotel.
A WON IN WITH HIM
The Man and Woman Eloped from De.
land, Fla, and the Former, Become
ing Conscience Striker, Ended
His life by Taking Nor.
phine. lie Left Letters.

Herbert Leon Kepler, a book keep
er whose home was in Deland, Ella.
died in a ON In Si;sen's hotel at
46th street and Sixth avenue, New
York, Thursday, from morphine
poisoning. With him at the time was
q woman who told the ,lice that her
name was MIS- DOna Miller and that
she left Deland with K..pler two weeks
ago. Mrs. Miller said Kepler was the
son of Daland physician and that he
left Florida suddenly because Of some
trouble which he got into there.
Mrs. Miller said she left her husband
to come with Kepler. She was detain-
ed by the police In the room 10 which
Kepler AM the woman occupied the
police found two small bottles. One
was filled With Morphine and the other
nearly empt, contained trace Of the
drug Mrs. Miller told the police that
Kepler had been Respondent for sever
al days and had told her that unless
his father did something at once to fix
up the trouble at Deland he feared
something dreadful would happen.
When Mrs. Miller was arraigncd in po-
lice court SIZE was remarded to the
custody Of the coroner without exam.
nation.
A note found in Kcpler'S room indi-
Gated that the man had deliberately
taken his lifs 1t was addressed to his
nephew, Jonn II tymond, wLo is EN-
ployed In that city, and said: Good
bye, Jack. l thank you for all you have
,rl1 7 l,o
for this and will forgive noe. Again, l
thank you, and again say a last good
bye. (Signed) Herbert" Raymond
told the police that his uncle at one
time was prominent tennis player
and that he won the southern cham
pioDship several years ago.
Later Mrs. Nj Miller told the coroner
that portion Of her story as she we
1t to the police was untrue. She had
not lived with her husband in several
years, she said, aud did not lie from
Deland with Kepler. She had been in
New York or vicinity for several years.
She also told the coroner that she had
been witness in the William Hooper
Young murder case in that city sever
al years ago. She had lived In the
house with the murdered woman, she
said, aud had first introduced her to
Young.
Mrs. Miller also said that Kepler
left letter a ID n s.cd to his father
and mother tegaing that he and Mrs.
Miller be not separated in death and
that his parents aud daughter forgive
him for bis act. In view Of this letter
the police believe THAT Kepler intend
ed to kill both himself and the wo-
man.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-26

Il. II. Tullos, formerly town mar.
shal OF Philadelphia, Miss and one OF
the most prominently connected young
men In Neshoha county, nas commit
ted SuicCe by firing q bullet through
his brain. After being married for
five months, dln,stic tiouble, are
said to have arisen, and husband and
wife agreed to separate AZ The wife's
effects were b ing loaded on wagon
preparatory t. moving, Tullos went
to her room and asked to kiss her
goodby. Ater doing 20, he retired
at once TO the rear OF he house and
fred The fatal shot
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-26
In Hard LuClp.
AS the climax to q run OF hard luck,

AS the climax to q run of hard luck,
Joseph S. McBrydo, q veil known siti-
z,n Of Columbus, Ga, lost his only
foot "Wednesday. He was alighting
from his delivery wagon, carrying q
shotgun. He has an artificial limb
and it became entangled in the gun,
causing the discharge of the weapon.
A hole about the size Of dollar was
blown through his right foot and the
doctor afterwards found amputation
necessary, so McBryde is now minus
Doth his feet. Not very long ago his
home was burned. a few years ago
fire destroyed his boiler works and
iron works on Seventh street. Re.
Gently he lost a line horse.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-26
Drowned OTthe IoInnd.

The Charleston Post says J. Amos
Kelly, a painter employed on the Isle
OF Palms by Contractor II. D. Schua.
cher, was drowned Wednesday after.
noon OF the island. He left the
beach In boat, which was over.
turned by the waves in sight of the
shore, and the unfortunate painter
sank without the possibility of help
being rendered him. His body has
not yet been recovered. Kelly with
his wife and child lived In the rear OF
MIR. John D. Cappelmann's resi- aence,
200 Rutledge avenue. He was a man
OF kindly disposition and OF good
tabs -enca d about 45 years old.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-26
Confessed to by a Negro Who Is
Now in Jail.
OTHERS PUNISHED
For Some Of the Crimes He Says He
Committed. He Claims to Have AS.
sauIted Young Woman Ia
Virginia for Which Another
Man Was Lynched.

In letter to the police authorities
Oh chester, w. Va, a man signing
| himself "A. Johnson" aud claiming
TO be a partner of Henry williams.
who was recently executed in Roa.
noke, Va, has confessed to five mur.
ders and numerous robberies.
Ills reasons for writing are that
other men have suffered for his crimes
and his conscience troubles him. He
says he has been converted. The
1ates and manner In which the diff
terent crimes we're committed as fur.
oished In Johnson's letter are more
complete than the police records, and
the authorities believe It's authentic.
ity.
According to Johnson he killed a
woman at Chester, w. Va, two
Italians at Uniontown, Pa. a man at
Hyndman, Pa. and a woman at Mar.
Tins Ferry, Ohio. He also claims to
nave assaulted a woman at Staunton.
Va, for which crime, he SAYS, an.
other man was lynched.
TELLS CONFLICTING TALES.
A dispatch from Cincinnati, Ohio.
ays Albert johnson, colored, was ar
rested in Newport, KY, Thursday for
sending threatening letters through
the mails The officers express the
oelief that he is the same man who
1rote to the Chester, w. Va, chief
II police, confessing various crimes
'or which other men had been or were
sbout to be punished. A postal card
0 James Mooar, son of Capt. Luke
Mooar, threatening him with death
vas turned over to the United States
1ostal authorities and led to Johnson's
.rceSt. Johnson acknowledged writ
ng the postal and was then asked:
Did you write that letter to the
Chester, w. Va, chief Of policeP"
Yes, sir, did and every word In
hat letter is true" he responded.
Why do you make these voluntary
;jnfesslOns?"
Because am now converted and
[ intend TO lead a better life."
had three other men spotted to
kill In Cleveland, but since my con.
version 1 have abandoned that idea.
[ informed the men that they had
lose calls for their lives and Thought
eligion was all that had saved them"
Later Johnson retracted his state.
icnt that he had killed five persons,
have been bad," he said, but I
ever killed any one and don't know
.nything about that letter.
Johnson's record in Newport In
;iudes an attempt to kill Amos Phil
lps by shooting, but Johnson claims
hat he acted in self defense.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-26
The Ola Love Revived.

Miss May Story, Of Thomson, and
MIR. l.. L. Harker, Of Marietta, Ga,
were married at Thompson, Ga
Thursday, and created quite a ripple
Of excitement from the fact that the
engagement OF Miss Story to pro
minent young man OF neighborlng
town had been announced, tho we'd
ding to be solemnlzcd In June. All ar
rangements had been made for this
wedding, which was to be the society
event OF the season, but it appears
that an old sweetheart appeared upon
the scene, with the result above men.
TONED. The newly married couple left
Immediately for Marietta, Ga, where
they will make there future home,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-26
Doctor Dies or Smallpox

The Newberry Observer says Dr.
M. q. Hendrix, the most prominent
physician Of Lexington, died on
Saturday night with smallpox. He
must have been man of rare ability,
judging from the tribute Of the local
paper, though man OF peculiar
characteristics and Of strong pre-.
iudces." We infer from remark
made by the town board of health. in
the same paper, that the doctor had
not been vaccinated-thi probably
being one evidence Of his strong pre-.
judcies." The dCctor's wife AMI chill
dren also had the disease, but he was
the only member OF the family who
died. Mrs. Hendrix now being able
to be up and about her household
work, and other members Of the fami-
ly being successfully vaccinated." We
refer to this case to emphasize two
points: l. That the smallpox now
prevailing in the state Is OF virulent
and dangerous type; 2. That vaccina
tion is the only sure protection
against this most loathsone and dan
geTOu5 disease.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-26
HIRED ASsASsINS.
To Kill Her Husband And Got Into
Muoh Trouble,

On May 3, at midnight, masked
men entered the home Of Henry Black.
shire, at Brook Vile, Calhoun county,
and shot him dead in the presence OF
his wife and son. Wednesday night
Mrs. Blackshire is in the Calhoun
county jail. Her neighbor. Robert Nc
Closky, Is In the same prison and Loui.
Hendricks Ia in the Parkersburg jail =
all charged with completely in the mur.
der.
The arrest Of Mrs. Blackshire Wed.
nesday was brought about by tn.
statement OF Hendricks. He said he
was at McOlosky's home several day.
bsfore the murder and heard Mrs
B!ackshire offer McClcskey money tt
kill her husblnd, and say that II h,
refused she would get some one else
to do 1t. He says he told Mrs. Black
shire after the murder what he heard.
and she offered to give him S1OO a
8 on IS she collected her husbands
fe insurance If he would leave town.
BE and McOloskey left together the
day following the murder and remain
ed near Parkersburg till McOloskey re.
turn to Brookvllle on Sunday to get
his pay and while there he was placed
In jail. During their absence Mrs
Blackshire ATTEMPTED to col ect tn
insurance, am uniting to $1,000. Pub
ltc sentiment was so outraged over Lh.
reports OF her c. lpliciGy that she was
threatened with lynching, but no a,
tempt was made to Wreak vengeance
on her. McCloskey admits being at
The house at the time Of the murder
and also says Mrs. Blackshire wanted
her husband out Of the way, bu,
charges Hendricks with the murder.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-26
TO Sny., ann,a Lie.

Carl M. Spfn former trusted
employe OF thr Das NJ in,s National
bank, has been indicted on a charge
OF embt zzen NJ and alleged fraudu.
lent entries. The amount OF his short.
age docs not exceed $1,000. There is
a pathetic story In connection with
Spcncer's confession, which he made
prior to the Indictment. For many
years annually he had been taking ar
invalid son east for medical treat
ment. He had been unable to NEE,
the expenses and to save the boys life
he took money from hise Employers.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-26
Never Had ANY.

President Hadley OF Yale Univerlty
was one Of the speakers at the dinner
of the Cornhill Alumni, OF New York
City. DR.. Hadley told a story of a
little boy whose mother had died and
whose father had married again, hav-
Ing 6wo sons by the second wife. Il
had mother and I've got a step.
mother" said the boy, but Billy and
Harry, all they We got Is astepmothcr.
TlaY never had anv nnnfhnr -
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-26
A DRINKING PLACE
Not Authorized in the Establishment
of Reer Dispensaries.
Law Allows Pay by Royalty In Lie,
of Salary and Dispensers May
Bottle Their Beer.

Attorney General Gunter in ;
lengthy opinion Wednesday answered
three questions propounded by th'
State board of dispensary Director
with regard to beer dispensaries, bu,
1t Is not thought that the board itsel
will make an announcement unit
Thursday.
The question whether the law al
lows pay by royalty In lieu OF salary Is
answered in the affirmative as Is the
question as to whether beer dispen
sers may bottle their own beer.
The definition of premises" Is
lengthy and somewhat complicated
but III brief it may be said that the
opinion defines premises" to be
whatever the county board designates
as premises IL. other words the
opinion Is all that the most fastidious
beer dispenser could desire.
Says the opinion: In regard tc
your third request for a definition of
the word premises, 1T occurs in sec
tion SCI above quoted, is fraught
with difficulty, for it involves to a
great extent a question Of fact. differ
Ing IN each particular case. From
such an examination as l have been
able to make OF this subject In the
legal authorities, am unable to lay
down precise definition for in such
cases where the matter has been dis
cussed SO much depends on the techni.
cal statutes and circumstances the
reasoning Is Of but little aid here.
From perusal OF the dispensary
law it Is manifest, however, in deter
mining the limits of the premises,
recourse must be mad to the action OF
the county board OF control in select
Ing place for a dispenser to operate.
Section 565 directs: The county
board of control shall designate or
provide a suitable place in which to
sell the liquors. and section 564
authorizing the county board to ap-
point dispenser: Says every appoint
ment 80 made shall specify the build
ing, giving the street and number or
location in which intoxicating liquors
may be sold by virtue of the same.
When the county board has designat-
cd or provided a suitable place iu
which to sell liquors that suitable
tAoSS cSSO"So plcLilScS Uu UIllCIl
liquor can not be opened nor malt
liquors drunk.
We're provision Of the nature di
rected to individuals, premises under
such circumstances would be limited
to some place over which such indi.
vdual had the legal right to exercise
authority or control. This rule ap
plies to the governmental agency hav.
ing the selection aud control Of the
place where liquors are sold and OF
course, can not apply to places over
whica the county board has no au
thority. There is no law authorizing
the county board or any other officer
10 provide a drinking place; if sucn be
attempted it is without warrant OF
law.
1t follows that premises is such
place as is provided by the county
bolrd for the sale Of liq.ors and over
which the State agencies have con
| troll. This trust is devolved upor
that body to be performed cc)rdiny
ly to the expressed meaning and pur
pose Of the law"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-26
A Sad Affair.

at YoakHm, Texas, E. S. Mason, a
prominent business man, was shot and
killed by M, A. and p. A. Newman,
brothers. VINO were concealed In the
Lane hotel and who used rifles. Ma,
son, 1t Is said feared trouble, but had
adopted the policy of going about In
his shirt sleeves to show that he was
unarmed. Several days ago Miss
Lillian Newman, about % years OF
age died at Range, and shortly there
after DR.. j. M. Boyd, highly re.
specied physician, was bound over In
$4,000 bond to answer a charge ol
malpractice In connection with the
young WOmans death.