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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
TAR AND FEATHERS
MAY PROVE FATAL
Mob of Prominent Men Seriously Nal.
treat Man Accused OF III
treating Boy.

Wheeling, w. Va, May IA mob
composed Of the most prominent men
of Benwood, mill town, four miles
below this city, tarred and featheIed
a white man, James Sullivan, and so
seriously p1altreated him that he can.
not recover. The cause Of the attack
on Sullivan is alleged 10 have been
ill.treatment of boy. An immense
crowd of indignant men overlook the
object of their wrath and after beat
ing him into insensibility and tearing
off his clothing daubed him with tar
and feathers. Bleeding from dozen
wounds, the man was left lying in
the yards of the National Tube Co.,
for hours. When he was discovered
by sympathetic residents, the Ben
wood authorities refused to have any
thing to do with the case so the man
was turned over to the Wheeling
health department. He cannot live
and charges of murder may be placed
against score of well known men.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
Eouaht to a Draw.

Sharon, Pa, May 1.-Abe AttRll OF
San Francisco, champion feather
weight of the world met Jimmy Dunn
OF New Castle tonight before the
Nonpareil Athletic club of South
Sharon, in twelve round oout. AL
though Dunn got draw, it was ap
parent to everybody that he was out
classed, for Attell did not exert him
self at any time and was as fresh al
the finish as when he entered the
.iA. About 900 people witnessed
the match. Both men were in excel
lent condition and weighed in at the
ring side at nearly l26 pounds,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
NAN PATTERSON'S TRIAL IS 7
RAPIDLY NEARING THE END
FIorodora Girl Listens TO Nuns Plea For Mercy
in Behalf of Hungarian Gir|-.-Her Lawyer
Stricken With Heart Trouble.
GREAT THRONGS BES|EGE THE COURT ROOM

were at least fifty women in the court
when Nan Patterson came in. The
same scene as before Of girls and wo-
men alike standing up and craning
their necks for good look at the for
mer chorus girl, was repeated.
Continuing his address TO the jury
this afternoon Abraham Levy became
very impassoned in his remarks in
describing the love and downfall" of
the defendant and his picture OF her
friendless conultion brought tears into
the eyes of most of those in the court
room, while the defendant herself,
with bowed head and flushed cheeks,
struggled bravely to restrain her emo
tion and keep back the tears that WE'LL
ed to her eyes. 1t was considered one
Of the most stirring appeals ever de-
livered by this experienced praetition-
er in criminal procedure.
! At the conclusion Of Mr.. Levy's adj
dress an adjournment was taken until
tomorrow morning when Assistant
District Attorney Rand will sum up
Tor the prosecution.
In his address Mr.. Levy sought to
convince the jury that 1t was Caesar"
Young who purchased the revolver
with which he was shot and declared
| there was a striking resemblance be-
! tween the dead boollmaker and J.
Morgan Smith, who, the prosecution
declared had bought the weapon.
Mr.. Levy pointed out to the jurors
that Young, besides being in the habit
of carrying a large sum of money
about with him, also carried his wife's
revolver. At no time, he asserted, did
the prosecution show Stern a photo
graph of Young His argument Of the
resemblance of the two men was the
chief point of Mr.. Levy's address dur
ing the afternoon.
His address was listened to with the
closest attention by the fair prisoner
as well as everybody in the crowded
courtroom Nan kept her eyes fas-
tened on her counsel and nodded her
head at every telling point he made.
AS he began every new sentence she
would lean forward eagerly and when
he made his point she would settle
herself back in her chair with con-
tented air.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
The Case Of Judge Hooker.

Albany, N. Y, May IA sensation
al outcropping of the postal scan
dals was the recommendation Of the
special committee of the judicial com
mittee made tonight to the assembly
the lower house of the New York
state legislature, that Supreme Court
Justice Warren b. Hooker be re-
moved from the bench owing to vari
Gus acts committed by him In the mat
ter of securing positions in the pos
tai service for friends and support
ers while q member Of congress.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05

OF Common Pleas Court Began Yes.
terday-The Grand Jury Is
Already at Work.

The May term of common pleas
court began Monday morning. In the
absence of Judge Harter at the hour
of opening, Judge Amber impaneled
the grand jury and gave it its instruc-
tions Judge Harter was away at
tending the funeral of a relative and
arrived home later in the forenoon.
The day was put in hearing motions
and demurrers and taking entries, get
ting ready for the activities later.
The grand jury began the examina'
tion of witnesses and it looks as
though they would have busy week.
So far as can be ascertained, there
are no cases yet coming up aside from
those that came up on transcript, but
later in the week there may be 9th
ers.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05

New York, May To-day the jury
that is to decide the guilt of innocence
of Nan Patterson, whose trial on the
charge of murUering Caesar" Young,
the bookmaker. is drawing to close
listened to the pleas Of the defendants
counsel, Abraham Levy, for an ac-
quittal. Tomorrow Prosecutor Rand
will sum up for the state and it is ex-
pected that Recorder Goff will have
delivered his charge and the case
given to the jury when adjournment is
had.
when Nan Patterson appeared in
court this afternoon she found Sister
Maria, of the Order Of Divine Com
passion, pleading before Recorder
Goff's bench for clemency in the case
Of Catherine SORROW, pretty Hun
garian girl, Is years of age who had
been convicted of larceny.
A number of persons had interested
themselves in her case, and the record
er, because the girl was stranger in
this country and without friends and
cognizant of the wishes of the nuns,
appointed Sister Maria, a special pro-
bationary officer and suspended SEN
tence.
The little scene was enacted before
the girl accused of murder and made
distinct impression upon her, as II
did upon the mixed audience which
filed every available part Of space in
the court room. The black-cowled
nun was the most embarrassed OF all
those present as she followed her
charge from the prison cell to the bar
She was given seat inside the rail-
ing and then called, together with the
young Hungarian girl, to the Record
er's bench, wnere whispered con-
sultation was held, DR.. Dunn, the
court interpreter, acting as the me-
dium.
At 4: 80 o'clock this afternoon Abra'
ham Levy, counsel for Nan Patterson
was taken with an affection of the
heart, and was forced to stop his ar
gument. Recess was taken for briei
time and Mr. Levy retired to Record
er Goff's chambers, where he soon re-
cuperated.
The crush was terrible and there
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
HANNAH ELIAS
Wishes to Fire The Law
yer Who Won Suit
For Her.
A QUESTION OF FEES

New York, May Hannah Elias,
the chocolate-hued charmer OF aged
John R. Platt, wants a new lawyer In
place of Washington Brauns, in spite
of the fact that she won in Platt's
suit against her to recover $0S5,0o0,
which he says she got from him in
eight years.
She today made application to jus
tice Davis to substitute Daniel Daily
in place of Brauns, but Brauns OBJ
jected, claiming that she agreed to
pay him $4,000 for his services and
expenditures, but has not done so. He
asked that Mrs. Elias be made to put
up a bond for 100000 for the payment
of such sum as a referee might decide
she owed him.
Donald Mclean was appointed to
take testimony and determine how
much she owes Brauns. Mrs. Elias
offered to pay cash into court to meet
any judgment Brauns might secure
but alleged that she has already paid
$1,000 to him and that was $4,000
more than his services were worth.
Brauns reported that MRS. Elias had
promised to pay him $4,000 for de.
Tending her in the criminal action be.
gun by District Attorney Jerome and
$4,000 for the civil case of Platt
against her. He preferred bond to
cash in court" explaining that On
March 8 Mrs. Elias gave him IN or
der for $4,000 on Wallace Duggan,
the curtain hanger, who held over
100000 of her money, but he could
never find Duggan.
Justice Davis decided that Mrs.
ELIAS must file a bond for $4,000 IL
she wanted Brauns to turn the papers
over to DAILY.
Ex-Governor Blacks fee for trying
the case for her was $4,000 and he
got the money. If Brauns proves his
claim it will swell Mrs Elias bill in
the Platt affair &c $4,000.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
STATE AND FEDERAL TROOPS
MAY Be NEEDED At CHICAGO
Since Peace Negotiations Failed Thousand Police
men Can't Make It Safe TO Walk Down
Town Streets in Daylight.
BRING TRAIN LOADS OF STRIKE BREAKERS

rapidly coming to finish. About ESQ
more teamsters went on strike today,
they representing number of whole
sale grocers and some coal firms. In
each case the firm in question applied
for protection and the chief of police,
who is already using nearly half Of
his force in this work, says he cannot
much further deplete his reserves.
As a result of this condition the la
Dor leaders were alarmed tonight to
learn that Chicago is to wit
ness the spectacle tomorrow of 1000
non-union teamsters armed with win
chester rifles. II was admitted by
Superintendent Reed, of the Employ
ers Teaming Co., that arrangements
were being made to procure the first
installment of these rifles, which being
unconcealed, may be carried without
infraction of the law. Chief of Police
O'Neill said that he would make no
attempt to remove this bristling mar
tial effect from Chicagos streets, say
ing:
81 will not seek to prevent what ap-
pears to be legal"
Levy Mayer, attorney for the En-
ployers' association said:
THE police have the right under
the law to disarm all unauthorized
persons, whether they are non strikers
or strikers, of all concealed weapons.
II is also the law that for the honest
purpose of protecting property. life
and limb, citizens are allowed to pro-
vide themselves with such unconceal-
ed means of protection as the circum-
stances and emergencies may require. y
With the spread of the strike to the
wholesale grocery houses today, and
the inability Of the police to prevent
riots and slugging, the Employers
Teaming Co. made arrangements to
call for United States troops.
Victor w. Sincere, attorney for the
Employers Teaming Co., said that he
proposed to have Attorney Mayer
make urgent plea to the federal court
for troops from Fort Sheridan.
THE police" said he, ARE at the
end of their rope"
Mr.. Mayer said he would look into
the question but that the call would
only be made as last resort. 1t is
known, however, that Governor De-
neen, acting on information from many
prominent merchants has asked for a
statement at once from the states at
torney and others with view to max
ing arrangements for the militia. 1t is
understood that regiments from the
southern part of the state will be sent
here if necessary and that the five
regiments Of infantry and two bat
teries of artillery in this city will be
kept out of the matter as long as pos
sible, many of their members being
sympathizers with the union men.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
FEAR OF LABOR TROUBLES
AT FUNERAL OF a PRIEST

Cincinnati, o., May Ito prevent
any delay over other complications
arising out of labor troubles at the
funeral today of the late Re. Father
Quatman, former priest of st. Henrys
church, Gunther Brothers & Co, un'
dertakers, obtained an injunction in
Judge Ferris court against the Liv'
erymens and Undertakers' Protective
association, Cab and Hack Drivers
union No. 793 and its president, Peter
Heffren and Undertakers William D
Unkman and c. Ross Lodwick, presi
dent and secretary respectively of the
Liverymen's association.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
FELL FROM WHEEL
Abner Sehotts Had Arm Dislocated d
and Received Ugly Cash on Head.

Abner Schotts of 419 Prospect street
met with a serious accident last night
just after starting home from the
Oak Grove school at the South Mar
ket street extension. He had been
at the school with some companions.
They were riding wheels ana the 9th.
ers started ahead of Schotts, but
noticing after they had ridden some
distance that he was not following,
they went back and discovered that
his wheel had broken and he had
had bad fall. He was lying at the
roadside with a great cash in the
side Of his head. He was gathered up
and placed upon street car and TAX.
en- to the Office of DR.. F. P. Calhoun
when it was found that he had a cut
across the left temple extending from
his eye to his ear and that his left
arm was dislocated at the elbow. He
also sustained a number of severe
bruises.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
WANT DIVORCES
Per Lee Welty's Wife Sues For Di-
vorce-An Alliance Case.

VOTCe-AN HllIdnSC SaeS'
Two divorce cases have been filed
in common pleas court. Anna Belle
Welty, wife of Per Lee Welty, has
brought an action for divorce from
her husband on the grounds of gross
neglect of duty. They have two chill
dren. The wife asks alimony. c. c.
Bow is counsel for the wife.
Name M. Martin has sued Frank r,
Martin for divorce. The case comes
over from Alliance. She charges that
he failed to provide and made cruel
remarks to her, and that at one time
he gave her dose of disinfectine
that proved to be poisonous and that
she would have died If she had not
had speedy medical attention. DR..
Fording is attorney.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
Identified
Remains Of Man Killed Near Saline
k, vile Over a Week Ago.

i, vile Over Week Ago.
salineville, O., May 1.--AfteT being
buried four days the remains of the
man killed on the G. & p. railroad
near Salineville were disinterred, the
body raised and identified by his
mother as Harris Beckwith formerly a
resident Of this village. The mans
features were not in bad condition
though he had been dead over a week.
He had certain marks on his body that
made the Identification possible, as
one finger was mashed when he was a
child
Hundreds of people of the village
saw the man before he was buried but
not one recognized him while lying in
the undertaking rooms awaiting iden-
tification. He was buried by the trus-
tees of yellow Creek township who
have not paid the bill yet and they
will endeavor to have the family that
identified him assume the expense.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
STEEPLE CLIMBERS
SPECTACULAR DEATH
FELL 200 FEET AND WAS IN.
STANTLY KILLED.
euivering Body Impaled Upon Light.
ming Rod Horrifed Hun
dreds of Spectators.

Pittsburg, Pa, May 1.-While hun
lreds Of persons were watching him
1t work placing electric bulbs in a
cross surmounting the steeple Of st.
Marys Roman Catholic church at Nc
Kees Rocks, John Conley, a profess
Bional steeple climber fell 200 feet
Ind was instantly killed. Conley,
who is a stranger In the city, had
been employed by an electrical con-
tractor to climb to the top of the
Jteeple and replace incandescent lamps
which had burned out in the cross.
Hundreds Of people who knew that
he was to make the ascension, stood
In the streets below and watched him
make the daring climb. He had been
u work short time when the spec
)ators were Mortified to see him lose
Dis grip and fall to the slanting roof
f the church. He alighted on a
)harp cornice and although killed in
Jtantly, his quivering body laid hall
over the street, suspended by a light
hing rod which had penetrated the
lesh. His body was recovered almost
In hour later by the aid of another
)teeple climber who was lowered from
lhe steeple to the cornice by means OF
J rope.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
CorreII.eush Dog Case.

Although the dog Is dead, defunct.
strayed, stolen or lost, the Bruce
Correil-Dr. Bush dog case is still
bobbing up in court. 1t has been
through the justice, common pleas
and circuit courts, and is remanded
back for retrial by the upper bench,
and yesterday an answer to the
amended petition was filed by the de-
fendant through his attorney e. VOL
insky. who is an authority on can
inc law.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
WILL MAKE OUT A
DEAD BEAT LIST
CANTON DENTISTS WILL SPOT
THOSE WHO DON'T PAY.
Had Banquet Last Night and Took
Acknowledging For Self
Protection.

The Canton Dental association held
banquet at the Mckinley hotel last
night at which 1t was determined to
make out a black list of the persons
who do not pay their dentistry bills.
The statement was made that this
was absolutely necessary for the pro-
lection of each other and to stop peo-
pie going from one dentist to another
and running up big bills.
The banquet was an informal one
and quite well attended. Matters of
interest to the profession were discuss
ed and the affair was quite a pleasant
one,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05

Chicago, May There is no pros
pect of peace In Chicago tonight, and
bloodshed and the teamsters strike is
rapidly approaching point where the
state, and possibly federal troops must
be called in.
Revolvers and eggs filed with car
bolie acid were used with a reckless
ness that showed new bitterness has
been injected into the situation by the
failure OF yesterdays peace negotia-
tons. Riots on STATE street, Adams
street near the new government build
ing and In front of the city hall,
showed the peaceable people of the
city as they went about today the
plight to which strike violence has
brought Chicago.
1t Is no longer safe to walk the
downtown streets in daylight although
1000 policemen are detailed in the dis
trict where violence is most prevalent.
The most serious of the many dis
turbances of the day occurred late
this afternoon when a crowd Of strik-
ers and their sympathizers attacked a
caravan Of wagons belonging to Mar
shall Field & Co., at Fifth avenue and
Adams street. A crowd of 500 attack
ed the Independent negro drivers and
Lewis Street, one of the independent
workmen, emptied revolver to pro-
tect himself.
Four men were wounded, two of
them very seriously.
The hamstringing of horses was a
new form of cruelty brought into use
today by strikers or their sympathiz-
ers. 1t was practiced twice near freight
depots and the brutes who knitted the
poor dumb beasts Of business escaped
through the warehouses.
The Employers association is firm In
its stand to make this fight deci-
sive one and refuses to accede to any
requests for arbitration so long as the
teamsters insist on dragging in the
garment workers issue. .-l
The employers stand was emphasize
ed today when a special train on the
Illinois Central bearing 346 nop-union
men to be used as teamsters by the
Employers Teaming company. reached
Chicago. The men we're in charge of
Frank Curry, almost as well known in
"strike-breaking" work as Boss Far
ley.
The recruits we're met at the depot
by 100 policemen who marched them
to lodging houses in State and Clark
streets, accompanied by crowd OF
800 or more people who Kissed the ne
groes, Greeks and Italians. and when
chance offered threw at the marching
column any old weapon that came
handy. The places where the new
men are lodged are guarded by police
This feature of police protection is
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
Porter Accepts Decoration.

Paris, May General Horace Por
ler. who retired from his ambassador
Ihip yesterday has advised the foreign
Dflce that owing to his resuming the
position of a private citizen he has
accepted the Grand Cross of the LIE
pon Of Honor.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
Indiana ciaarette Law Violated

Frankfort, Ind, May l. - Walter
Weaver and Miss Pearl Hankins were
arrested here this evening charged
with smoking and having cigarettes
in their possession, being the second
time arrests have been made here
since the law went into effect. They
were placed in Jail and will be given
hearing before Mayor Paul TueA,
day.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
DR.. harper May Recover.

New York, May 1.--Dr. WSlliam
Rainey Harper, president of Chicago
university, is said by his physicians to
be on the high road to recovery from
cancer, disease heretofore pro.
nounced incurable.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
Body Lies In State.

Richmond. Va, May 1.-The body
of General Fitzhngh Lee arrived from
Washington earl, tonight and now
lies In state in the rotunda of Rich,
mond's magnificent city hall.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
Mrs: sryan's Father Critically III,

Lincoln, Neb., May John Baird,
the aged father of Mrs. William j.
Bryan lies critically Ill at Fairview,
the country home of Mr.. Bryan and
the family and attending physicians
entertain only scant hopes that he
will be able to survive the night.
Mr.. Baird is in his eighty-third
year and the gravity of his condition
is due chiefly to the infirmities Of old
age.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-05
WIFE OF A WEEK
Is Searching For Her Husband, Whc
Is Reported Missing.

Is Reported Missing.
Mrs. William Stump, of Eighth and
Saxton streets, was before Chief Of
Police McCloud Monday evening to
employ his services in an effort to To-
cate her husband who is missing,
They were only married a week ago,
Stump was last seen at the ball game
Sunday. He is a drayman and was
employed by Norman Weaver.
Milford chronicle., 1905-04-07

EST gravity, Il hope tlsis will be a les
son to you. Don't try and get too much
the next time. Just be content with
what is yours by right Or what you
are strong enough to keep. and don't
try to fight white people. Other
coolies, don't say. But when you try
to get the better Of white people you
are out Of your class"
The little beaehcOmber Che was
scarcely above five feet rubbed his
chafed wrists and fixed Wilbur with
his tiny. twinkling eyes.
"What you do nOw?'
eve go home. I'm going to maroon
you and your people here on this
beach. You deserve that I should let
you eat your fists by way OF table
board, but I'm no such dirt as you.
When our men left the schooner they
brought of with them a good share
of our provisions. I'll leave them here
for you. and there's plenty of turtle
and abalOne to be had for the catch
ing. Some of the American men-of-
war, believe, come down to this bay
for target practice twice a year. and
II we speak any on the way up Wen
ask them to call here for castaways.
That's what I'll do for you, and that's |
all! II you don't like it you can set |
0ut to march up the coast till you hit
town. hut ! wouldn't advise you to
Milford chronicle., 1905-04-07

the tide. III send Jim ana TWO OF lnt
other men across in the dory with
Charlie. The rest Of us will go around
by the shore. We've got to have a chin.
chin with Hoang, if he don't get loose
aboard there and fire the boat before
we can get back. don't propose tax
ing these beachcombers back to Frisco
with u.s."
what will we do with the two pris-
OnersT she asked.
Let them go. We've got their
arms"
The positions Of the two were re-
versed. 1t was Wilbur who assumed
control and direction Of what went for
ward, Moran taking his advice and re-
lying upon his judgment
In accordance with Wilbur's orders.
Charlie was carried aboard the dOry,
which, with two Cinnamon at the oars.
and the ambergrls slowed again into
the cuddy, at once set or for the
schooner. Wilbur himself cut the
ropes on the two prisoners and bade
them shift for themselves. The rest Of
the party returned to the Bertha Mill
ner around the wide sweep Of the
beach.
It was only by high noon. under the
nOgging Of a merciless sun. that the
entire crew Of the little schooner once
more reassembled under the shadow