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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-06-03
ARTICLE II.

The amount of capital stock of this
Company 10 hereby fixed and established
at Fifteen Thousand Dollars ISIS. 600 00)
divided into One Hundred and Fifty
(15O) shares of the par value of One Hun
dred Dollars ($100.O0) each.
Said stock shall be paid for as follows
10 per cent. of the amount subscribed
shall be paid on the signing of this
Charter; twenty-five per cent. additional
in thirty days from that date and the
balance as soon as the said association
shall have acquired a building and be
ready to commence business-no busi-
to be done by said association until the
entire capital stock is paid up in cash.
ARTICLE III.
This association or corporation is Or
gained for the purpose of doing a gen.
cral banking business and shall therefore
have power to receive deposits, to dis
count and buy and sell promissory notes
and bills of exchanges, and other evil
dences of debt, gold and silver. and
bonds of the United States and Of this
State, and of the municipal corporations
of this State; To lend money ON real and
personal security, and to exercise all in
cidental powers necessary to said bust
ness
1t shall also have power to hold, re-
ceive. purchase, convey, by and under
its corporate name, such property. real
an ! personal as may be required for the
objects and purposes of this association.
In fact it shall have all such powers as
granted to banking associations by the
laws of this State. and especially by the
laws enumerated in the caption of this
ARTICLE w.
All citations or other legal process
shall be served upon the President of
said corporation, or, in the event of his
absence, upon the Vice-President. or
upon the absence Of both upon the
Cashier of said association.
ARTICLE v.
The names and places of residence of
The subscribing shareholders. and the
number of shares by each of them re-
,noctjvo1v ara on fnlln~s.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-06-03
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The Washington times., 1905-05-21
A Woman Of Gentle Birth.

No murder has ever created greater
sensation IN the United States than
this of the "yei1ed Murderess. Ia its
time her trial caused as much perhaps
more public interest than that Of Nan
Patterson. There were no yellow jour-
mails to publish her picture, or what was
alleged TO be her picture, three times a
day, but the air Of mystery which sur
rounded the case. the fact that the
woman was undoubtedly OF gentle birth,
kept the interested keyed TO a high
pitch. Many were the guesses hazarded
as 20 who the beautiful brunette could
se. The story given most credence at
the time Of the trial and since was that
she was the daughter OF q rich Cana
dian by the name Of Woods; that she
had been school girl at the Emma
Willard Seminary IN Troy when Mrs.
Russel Sage was there that later she
became the wife of Lord William Ell
lot. The name inscribed on the prison
records was Henrietta Robinson and
as such she died and will be buried.
The Washington times., 1905-05-21
The Double Murder.

From that day until thirty-one years
ago she never mentioned her title, and
not a soul actually knew who she was
1t was Mrs. Robinson who rented d
house in Troy and fitted it up in iuxu-
rious style. She kept to herself, and
she limited her acquaintances to Mr..
and Mrs. Timothy Lanigan.
Lanigan was her grocer, She enter
tanned the family royalty. and visited
their nome frequently From wine al
her own home she went to beer at the
I.anigan house.
one night at the Lanigan home there
was a quarrel IN which Mrs Robinson
said one OF the other guests had In
suited her. She called On I.an!gan to
defend her. Instead he declared she was
at fault. In a rage she went home. and
when she called the next day, May o.
1853 her smile deceived them
In her purse she carried little white
powder that was destined TO send her to
prison. She asked the Lanigans for
some beer. which was sent for, and
declared she wanted a little sugar IN
her drink. MEs. Lanigan noticed the
The Washington times., 1905-05-21
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Letters in the Case.

Why was man given the art of writ
inge Answer: That woman may have
letters to use in breach of promise suits.
Letters played an important part III
this suit Two hundred and hfty Of
them, bound in a volume thicker than
Mae Woods Love Letters Of a Boss
and doubtless as superior to those yet
unpublished revelations as is the fire of
youth TO the dying glow of age. Let
ters that biazed, throbbed. yibrated
with passion that made most Of the
worlds great love stories pale to platon-
ism There they We're, lying on table
beside Mr.. O'Brien. the plaintiffs attor-
ney, and that they were the center Of
interest even more than the personal
stories OF the high contesting parties
was evidenced by the eagerness with
which ali the society women IN the
courtroom focused their gaze on the
IFalstan front of the Dortentou5 tome.
Some surprise was created at the odd
amount contained in the verdict, but
this was dye TO the taking of an aver
age of the various amounts which in
divfduaI jurors thought to be Miss Glib
ney's portion. The amounts ranged
from S1e0 to S3T, 600.
The Washington times., 1905-05-21

hanged. This sentence was commuted
to life Imprisonment. however. 1t was
said that great influence was brought to
bear to save her life.
Lady Elliott had become a mystery
before she committed the double muir
der fer which sf4e paid such an awful
price. She was the daughter of William
Woods, a Quebec merchant, and her
mothers maiden name was Proffer. Her
three sisters were Emma. Georgianna,
and Caroline. and if any of them are
still living they must be nearly ninety
years of age.
When she was twenty-five, in 1916,
she was as happy and attractive lass
as Canada has ever produced. She had
gained renown for beauty and was
sought after by countless beaus, but
she never fell IN love until it was with
a man who blighteG her life. Before
this. however. her father had told her
that he wanted her to marry titled
English army officer, as two of her sis
tCrs had done
The Washington times., 1905-05-21
Klaus J.Jtelnsc.

thur to the whole crowd. He was
guest at the Gibney home. He came
dangerously near running the crease IN
his trousers and dangerously near max.
ing himself ridiculous by going down
three times on his knees to Mare Glib
ney.
All went well with the love affair and
young Steiner covered many reazns OF
what obscure. language. until Miss Glib
ney was persuaded to come 10 spend q
few weeks IN the Steiner home in Pitts
burg. Then the trouble began. Trouble
has way Of beginning when q mans
family is locking over the girl he
proposes TO make his wife. Everything
went wrong, and fralIy Miss Gibney
was found in tears and Steiner striding
up and down the room in d profound
French calm. A family council was
called, and the human option scheme
evolved whereby Steiner took her oE as
a possibility for a period OF six months.
Then Edith Gibney went home Let
ters followed her from Steiner saying
that he wanted his freedom. But the
girl refused tt consent; so he HnaIiy
took the matter In his own hands and
broke the engagement. Later followed
the last act in the drama OF loves
young dream. the suit for breach OF
promise. Breach of promise suits al
ways tickle the public. and this one WAS
especially palatable. Miss Gibney sued
i.er tickle lover for $4,000 and his family
for $4,000 more for alternating his az
feetioas The trial Of the family. It il
said, will be abandoned.
The Washington times., 1905-05-21
Recognized at Last.

II was shortly before the prisoner was
transferred to Auburn, in the seven
ties. that Mrs. Charlotte Norris, of Chi
cago. visited her. causing the greatest
surprise among the jail officials. Mrs
Norris herself told several years ago of
this visit.
After I had talked with the warden
and told him l believed / knew the
yelled nnurderess,' she said;. "he ar
ranged for me TO get a glimpse at her.
' Go to Mrs. Robinson's CELL he said
to a jailer. and tell her that the little
inspector wishes TO see her. Ask her
not TO wear her veil, but tell her she
may paint her face If she wishes
I'm a few moments / saw d stately
woman. just past middle age, come down
the iron stairs with the matron My
breath fairly stopped and my eyes were
strained. The yelled murderess' was
none other than Charlotte Wood. the
girl with whom [ had been at the semi
nary In Troy nearly thirty years before.
She stared at me for full minute, and
then. with a shrek, screamed my name.
"a For heavens sake. are You here p
she cried Then like fash she said
Don't mention mV name. l implore
you. Not once did she refer to crime
or imprisonment.
II learned that while she was await
ing trial her brother extracted the prom
ise that she never would disgrace the
family by revealing her name"
Mrs. Norris left the prison without
telling the officials VINO the prisoner
was, and until five years ago. when the
woman had become hopeiessly insane,
che never breathed a word to anyone.
Later Lady Elliott told of her mar
rtage to Lord Elliott. and of bis death,
and spoke of her affairs with the Troy
politician, whoEa she said she had
wedded in a hotel witil the proprietor
as Witness
The Washington times., 1905-05-21
Ran Away From Her Husband.

She set her lips and said that when
she married it would be the man of her
own choice. and that If her father in
sisted on having his way. she would
run away from her husband.
At this time she was sent to the
Troy Female Seminary. now the Emma
willard Seminary. and remained three
years. Mrs. Russell Sage was gradual
ed there IN la4?.
While she was in Troy she met a mar
who first pretended TO love her, wrecked
her life. and then spurned her. It is
said that this man has become great
power in New York politics today.
When the girls school days ended her
father again bToached the SUBJECT of a
titled marriage, but Charlotte was OBJ
6urate. and repeated her threat TO run
away. Finally she married. Her kus-
band was a captain in the British army.
In recent years she has said he was a
member OF the British nobility, but this
is not thought to be true.
She went to England with Lord Elliott
and one her sisters fell in love with
the Troy man. who later made his mark
IN politics. At the end OF two years
she fulfilled her threat and ran away
from Lord Elliott. going directly to her
home in Quebec. She told her father {.
story of a ioveless life. and with set
lips he listened to her. AT the end of
the interview he walked to the door,
opened II, and silently pointed out.
Charlotte, with a breaking heart. left.
and never again saw him.
IN 1852 woman remarkable for her
beauty appeared in Troy and called ON
just one person. This was the man
with whom her sister had been in love,
but On the sight of Charlotte's beautiful
face he transferred his affections to
her
The Washington times., 1905-05-21

~ HREE facts were plainly demon
strated IN the breach of prom
Use suit which Miss Edith Glib
ney. the st. Louis belle, brought
and partly won-she sued for s5e,000,
and received s13, 13,925-against Klaus j.
Steiner, the millionaire consulting en-
gineer, of Pittsburg. MiIHonaires are
as common in Pittshurg as pickaninnies
are in South Washington
The first and most prominent fact.
fact which should give heart TO all the
broken hearted damsels of this great
country. is that Uncle Sam, in the
shape of the United States court. has
decided that there can be no> such
thing as a human option" In other
words, no man has q right to say to a
girl:
u. and I alone. have the right to
murmur sweet nothings into your ear
and persuade you 10 be my wife for
such and such period. But If 1
should decide. some time during this
period of probation. that you do not
answer all the requirements. : have
the right to throw YOU over" Such a
doctrine. the court decided. was en-
tireIy TOO discouraging TO competition,
and as such opposed to the funda-
mental American idea.
The second fact which was brought
out by the trial just ended in Pittsburg
The Washington times., 1905-05-21
Pittsburg Court Decides That the Scheme
Proposed by Klaus ]. Steiner IS Not
Helpful to the Anti-Raee
Suicide Crusade.
Suicide Crusade.

had TO do with the dck1eness Of man,
a favorite topic among the women.
BY reading more thar two hundred
Fourth-of-July letters from Klaus
Steiner to Edith Gibney and listening
to the coldiy impassive utterances of
the same swain upon the witness
stand. the court became impressed
with the fact that the general run of
man is as ftekie as the pickle man
who makes claim 10 ffty-seyen yarie-
ties, all equally fine,
Alas, that the third fact should be
fact at all. It was proved conciusiveiy
breach of promise suits'-as long as
they are engaged. If anything hap
pens. however, TO disturb the course
there comes a change Of heart in re-
gard to breach Of promise suits. But
hasn't every woman that is worthy OF
the name right to change her mind?
The Washington times., 1905-05-21

shoot up from her. which hung like
monstrous tree upon the sky line. a few
seconds later a roar like thunder burst
upon our ears, and as the smoke thinned
away there was no sign left of the
Gloria Scott. In an instant we swept
the boats head round again and pulled
with all our strength for the place where
the haze still trailing over the water
marked the scene OF this catastrophe.
"'It was long hour before we
reached it, and at first we feared that
we had come too late to save anyone
A splfntered boat and a number of
crates and fragments of spars rising
and falling on the waves showed US
where the vessel had foundered: but
there was no sign of 1ife and we had
turned away in despair when we heard
a cry for help, ana saw at some dis
tance q piece Of wreckage with d man
lying stretched across it. When We
pulled him aboard the boat he proved
TO be young seaman of the name of
Hudson, who was so badly burned and
exhausted that he could give no account
of what had happened until the fol-
lowing morning.
50. TT seemed that after we had left,
Prerdergast and his gang had pro-
ceeded to put to death the five remain
ing prisoners. The two warders had
been shot and thrown overheard, and
so had the third mate. Prendergast
then descended into the 'tween-decks
and with his own hands cut the throat
of the unfortunate surgeon. There only
remained the first mate, who was a bold
and active man. When he saw the con-
Wet approaching him with the bloody
knife in his hand he kicked off his
bonds, which he had somehow contrived
to loosen, and rushing down the deck
he plunged into the after-hold A dozen
conTicts, who descended with their pis-
tolls In search OF him, found him with
d naatch-bo in his hand seated beside
an open powder barrel. wlach was one
of Il hundred carried on board, and
swearing that he would blow all hands
up If he were in any way molested
An instant later the explosion occurred
though Hudson thought it was caused
by the inisdireeted bullet of one of the
conviets rather than the mates match.
Be the cause what 1t may. it was the
end of the Gloria Scott and OF the rab-
bic who held command Of her.
The Washington times., 1905-05-21
w Wonaan Convict Keeps
Secret Of Identity
to the End.
During Half a Century
She Has Thwarted
the Curious.
Is Now Recognized as
Wife Of an English
NobIenlan.

EN- death drew its f1lIny
n / shadow across the face Of the
..Yeiled Murderess," for TWEEN
" years a prisoner in Sing
Sing. ana for thirty-two more an in
mate OF the Matteawan Hospital for the
Criminal Insane. woman had expiat-
ed her crime as none other has. Fifty
two years ago when she was tried for
murder she covered her face with a
heavy black veil, refusing to disclose
her identity TO anyone. Almost her last
words before she died a few days ago
were:
= viii not. I will not tell. Ny sccre.
has been kept for more than half cen
tury. It shall die with me
Through all her years of suffering
and insanity she stuck steadfast1y to
her determination not 10 be known.
never for an instant did she relax her
vigilance, though once about a year ago
she said that she had English royal
blood in her veins.
In a dingy grocery store on River
street, near Rensslaer, in Troy, N Y,
one bright HAY afternoon fifty-two years
ago tail, beautiful woman. a woman
OF refinement and education. emptied
a white powder into beer mugs OF Timo-
thy flanagan, the keeper OF the store.
and Catherine Lubee. a young girl,
telling them it was the best kind of
loaf sugar. a few hours afterward both
the man and the girl were dead. The
woman was arrested and on her per-
sen were found two pistols. one a Colt
revolver, and the other a single barrel.
both loaded. From that hour no one In
Troy was permitted 10 look upon her
face except the Judge VINO sentenced
her
The Washington times., 1905-05-21
Sentenced to Be Hanged.

Few trials have brought out a greater
array Of legal talent. At frat Mrs. Rob
inson. as she styled herself. tried TO
obtain the services or George Gould,
then g famous advocate an2 later a
Judge on the supreme bench in New
York. But he became convinced that
the woman was guilty and refused TO
teise the case. When the trial was at
last called It was presided over by
Judge Ira Harris and Justices Burdiclo
and Sewberry. District Attorney An
son Bingham. Henry Hobeboom and
George Van Santwood appeared for the
people and William A, Beach, Martin /.
Townsend. Job Piersop, a. y, Olin and
gamuel Stover for the defendant. Ali
these were then or later became dis
t.ngu;shed IN the profession Of law. She
xss convicted and sentenced to be
The Washington times., 1905-05-21
Her Beauty Might Have Saved Her.

great stir was ocsasfoned by the
trial. Her reputed beauty brout.ht the
sane kind OF curious tIrong that has
been at the Nan Patterson trial within
month. When Mrs. Henrietta Robin
son was called to the bar tins disap-
po!ntment was great, as she walked in
wearing a veil that completely hid her
features.
Even In 1858 the effect of n handsome
woman on jury was known, and her
attorney implored her to remove the
veil, but by reason of ner fear that she
might be recognized as Lady Elliott she
refused. Only when the court peremp-
tority ordered the ycil raised when SEN
tence was passed did anyone see her
face. and then she was not recognized,
and under the name of Robinson she
was condemned to death.
Finally some OF the family friends.
who had read in the old newspapers the
accounts of the trial of The Yelled
Murderess." became suspicious. They
determined on an unusual step te make
the world believe it untrue that Lady
Elliott was the prisoner. 1t was the
bold scheme of getting the girl out of
prison for a few weeks through sources
OF influence, and exhibiting her before
the persons vino previously had known
her.
To this end. q reception at the semi
nary where she had been a pupil was
arranged, and while the guests were
wondering butler announced:
Lady Elliott and Mr.. William Wood. -
There before them. smiling, stood
Lady Elliott and her brother She shook
hands with her old friends and told
them she had just come from Scotland
The plan succeeded. Rumors that
Lady Elliott was in prison were ended
Then Lady Elliott disappeared, to re-
sumo the long grind of prison years
that ended only yesterday.
The Washington times., 1905-05-21
Falling IN Love and Out.

The history Of the loves of Edith Glib
ney and I<lause Steiner was somewhat
as follows: Steiner met the coy ST. Louis
maid and felI-why is IL the word fan
is always used in connection with love?
in love with her, He asked her to be
his wife. and she consented He en-
deared himself to her family, If all
tales be true, by playing Prince Boun-
The Washington times., 1905-05-21


picked the soldiers up as if they had
been children and threw them overheard
alive or dead. There was one sergeant
that was horribly wounded and yet kept
on swimming for a surprising time, until
some one in mercy blew out his brains.
When the fighting was over there was
no one left of our enemies except Just
tle warders, the mates, and the doctor.
" -
"sIt was over them that the great
quarrel arose. There were many of US
who were glad enough to win back our
freedom and yet who had no wish to
have murder ON our souls. 1t was one
thing to knock the soldiers over with
their muskets in their hands, and it was
another to stand by while men We're
being killed in cold blood Eight Of us,
five convicts and three sailors, said that
we would not see it done. But there was
no moving Prendergast and those who
we're with him. Our only chance of
safety lay in making a clean job OF it,
said he, and he would not leave tongue
with power to wag in a witness box. It
nearly came TO our sharing the fate of
the prisoners, but at last he said that
If we wished We might take a boat and
go. We jumped a the offer, for we were
already sick of these bloodthirsty dolngs,
and we saw that there would be worse
before il was done. We were given a
suit of sailor togs each, a barrel of
water two casks, one of junk and enc of
biscuits, and a compass. Prendergast
threw us over Il chart, told us that we
were shipwrecked mariners whose ship
had foundered in latitude 10 degrees and
longitude 25 degrees west, and then cut
the painter and let us go.
And now I come to the most sur
prising part of my story. my dear son.
The seamen had hauled the fore-yard
abac< during the rising. but now as we
left them they brought it square again,
and as there was a light wind from the
north and east the bark began to draw
slowly aWay from us. Our boat lay,
rising and falling. upon the long, smooth
rollers, and Evans and /. who were the
NEST educated of the party, were sitting g
II. the sheets working out our position
and planning what coast we should
! make fo- 1t was q nice question, for
irihe Cape de Verds We're about 500 miles
to the north Of US, and the African coast
about 100 to the east. On the whole, as
the wind was coming round to the north,
We thought that Sierra Leone might
be best. and turned our head in that di-
rection, the bark being at that time
nearly hull down on our starboard
! quarter. Suddenly as we looked at her
VIC saw dense black cloud Of smoke