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The Washington times., 1905-10-29
Another Brutal Crime Reveals the Identity Of
Mrs. Bessie BOuton's Murderer, Who
lured His Beautiful Victim Far Up the
Colorado Mountain Side and Shot Her.

On shipboard Ellis discovered that
Curtis has used the name Of Brush,
and also Franklin and Andrews. He
explained that he had once shot a
man in a Chicago gambling house,
and for his safety's sake had been
Obliged to use false names at times.
He admitted that he was the same
Franklin who was suspected of hav-
ing murdered Bessie Bouton-in
fact. he was the murderer. These
confessions seemed to be made with
a view to convincing Ellis that he
was eminently fitted to carry out
various swindling projects of which
he was speaking more freely every
day, as well as to terrify the young
er man into the closest confidential
relations
But these revelations shocked Ellis
so much that he resolved TO break
away from his companions as soon
as possible. Curtis seemed to have
had an inkling of this state of mind,
for Ellis found himself being close
ly watched.
The Washington times., 1905-10-29
A Photograph, Too.

This man has stomach trouble.
buys quantities of matted milk, and
the very first thing ne does on his
arrival in city is to look up Bat
tie Creek cafe or store where such
supplies are sold. and lives princi-
pally upon foods manufactured by
the Battle Creek Sanftarium. Watch
all branches of the Battle Creek
Sanitarium, as he VIII more than
likely be found around such places
taking treatment.
Andrews is a noted gambler and
pool shark. being known among the
profession as Longshot' or HI An
drews."
The San Francisco police had
found a photograph Of Milton
The Washington times., 1905-10-29

Bessie Bouton. There were more
than q dozen of the fancy waistcoats,
for which Franklin" of Colorado
Springs, had been celebrated. The
cottage contaanad cans of matted
milk and packages OF breakfast food
the notorious diet of the dyspeptic
Pixies Peak murderer, and there
were in Curtis trunk copies of Colo
rado Springs newspapers of nearly a
year back-about the date of that
tragedy.
Both Ellis and the real estate men
from whom the Berkeley cottage had
been rented described Curtis as a
tall, pale, emaciated man. pigeon
toed and hollow-chested, with long
white scar on his right cheek. Now
compare the description of Frank
The Washington times., 1905-10-29
Jewels and Money Gone.

When the half-consumed body was
discovered in Cutters canyon Frank
lin had disappeared. The corpse bore
evidence that the murderer had torn
valuable gems from her ears and
fingers. A watch set with diamonds
and money belt which the woman
wore were missing.
Governor Peabody issued procla-
nation Offering big reward for the
apprehension and conviction OF Bes-
sic Bouton's murderer. The police.
unable to fix the crime upon any,
one else. exerted themselves to trace
Franklin, but in vain. They believed
that he had managed to leave the
co-rtry-and they were right as
now appears.
The second murder, planned to put
out of the way man who is now
lying in San Francisco hospital
recovering from fractured skull
because the murderer had confessed
TO him that IL was ne who had kill
ed Bessie Bouton, put which mis-
carried. has established the fact
that Milton Franklin, Milton Frank
II Andrews and William Curtis are
one and the same man.
He and MS beautiful companion
Mrs. Augusta Howard, member OF
the famous Howard gang OF swind-
lers-lured William C.. Ellis to
cottage they had rented at Berkeley,
Cal. where they had secreted tools
with which TO disscct his body, and
set upon him with a revolver and
a heavy biaclsmith's hammer
When Ellis had fought his way
free into the street, the man and
woman, m their haste to get away
from the town, left all their muir
der paraphernalia ana most of their
extensive baggage in the cottage
later TO corroborate the remarkable
tale their victim told in the hos
pital.
Ellis told how, few months back,
he had met William Curtis and his
charming companion--the Howard
woman-in Australia. Ellis was
borseman in good circumstances.
Curtis represented that he had valu-
able stables apd racetrack connec-
tions in America and proposed that
Ellis accompany him back in that
country.
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Ellis remained at his hotel. For
three days did not see his fellow
voyagers. Then they called and to-
gether they visited several places of
amusement in San Francisco. Ellis
wanted to have their photographs
taken together, but Curtis peremp-
torily declined for himself and the
woman. But they allowed them
selves to be weighed and measured.
On parting. Ellis accepted their in
vitation to lunch next day at the
Berkeley cottage.
1t was while he was seated at
their table that he was attacked
by the man with a blacksmith's
hammer and by the woman with a
revolver
Ellis escape has been related, also
the hasty departure of Curtis and
the Howard woman, with - ne
clothes and jew 4
sum Of money
from their guest.
When their bag
the police saw at .a-
must be none 9th
Franklin Andrews,
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Like q fig in a Spiders Web.

In the meantime Ellis was becom-
ing deeply infatuated with the How
ard woman. His friends warned him
that the pair were adventures OF
the worst type. but he could not re-
sist the woman. to whom he gave
valuable presents or jewelry, any
more than he could Curtis, who had
wonderful magnetic powers, render
ing those upon whom he exerted
them as helpless as fly In spiders
net
So when Curtis and the Howard
woman left Australia, Ellis was with
them. having deserted his wife and
children. and being completely under
the influence OF the adventurers.
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Shot at Hawaii.

The party stopped at Hawaii, and
there. while the two men were walk
ing on the beach Ellis had reason
to believe that he was marked for
death to silence his tongue. AS he
was walking along ahead of Cur
tbs he heard pistol shot and a bull
let whizzing past his head. Turning,
he saw a smoking revolver in Cur
It's hand. The latter made light Of
the incident. saying that the weapon
had accidentally discharged
On their arrival at San francesca
Curtis assumed the name of Brush.
He represented the Howard woman
as Nulda Brush, his wife. While
Ellis still believed Curtis to have de-
signs upon his life, he was still in
the women's power, owing to his in
fatuation. But he would not stop
at the same hotel with them.
Curtis was not ready to go TO New
York. their proposed destination He
wanted TO remain a while in San
Francisco. But he wanted a quiet
place. Suspecting nothing then, Ellis
loaned him $3.50 with which to rent
a secluded cottage in Berkeley near
a church. 1t was a furnished cotN
tage, and into it the man and woman
moved without delay.
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q
~ shield the slayer of Bes-
sic Bouton, whose char
red body was found in
Cutters canyon below
Fikes Peak, Col, ten months ago.
mas produced the opposite result.
The fresh crime, less than ton
months later, planned with devilish
cunning in a way that would have
oDliterated all traces of it. miscar-
ried IN manner that lends startling
support TO the familiar theory that
murder will out" for it supplies a
complete identification of Bessie
Routon's slayer, with proof that he
is now hiding within reach of Colo
RADIO justice.
Almost any day now the police
may drag Milton Franklin Andrews.
alias William Curtis. to the spot in
Cutters canyon where he shot Bes-
Sic Boutol and returned a few davs
later to drench the clothing upon
her half frozen body with benzine
and set 1t afire. and give him an op-
portunity to confess that ghastly and
mysterious murder.
The clothing and the body of the
murdered woman were so far des-
troyed by fire that only two gold
hiieo teeth served TO identify the
victim 1t was some weeks before
1t was positively known that she
was Bessie Bouton, of Syracuse. n.
l.. who had lately been seen in Colo
RADIO Springs.
The murderer left no trace of him
self. The only person against whom
suspicion at length rested was a
fashily dressed gambler known as
Milton Franklin, in whose company
Bessie Bouton had travelled from
the East. He was known to have
been infatuated with her. and jeal-
Gus. Both had stopped for a month
at the Cough Hotel, Colorado
Springs. She wore many diamonds
and seemed well supplied with
money. She was rarely seen except
IN company OF the man called Frank
lin-he seemed to take care Of that.
The Washington times., 1905-10-29

Franklin Andrews. They showed
this to Ellis as he lay on his cot In
the hospital.
Whose photograph is this?" they
asked.
IT'S Curtis. true to life," exclaim-
ed Ellis.
The man who told you he muir
dered Bessie Bouton?"
Yes
There was nothing left to be done
but to trace the fugitives. Never
was a murderer better described,
never one with more damning Pc
culiarities to mark him in a multi
tude.
He and the woman had fed East
ward. They were seen in Denver,
but there they covered their tracks
But it is now known that this same
woman was with Franklin shortly
after the murder of Bessie Bouton,
and that they stayed right in Denver
while the search was hottest. This
discovery leads the detectives to be-
lieve that Franklin may now be pur-
suing the same tactics, that he has
returned to San Francisco and is
hiding there where his presence or
dinarily would be least suspected.
But how can a murderer so well
identified long conceal himself? The
mystery of Bessie Bouton's murder
seems on the point of complete solu-
ton, with punishment for the crime
assured
Since Ellis has aided them in
clearly identifying his fellow travel
er from Australia as the murderer
of Bessie Bouton, the police have
caught him in contradictions which
show that he, himself. is more than
a suspicious character.
They believe that he is noted
crook named Lee, a member of the
Howard-Andrews gang, and that he
was preparing, with his companions,
10 rob and murder some rich man in
the Berkeley cottage, when there
was a quarrel over the division of
the loot, in which he was attacked
by Andrews. He IS under arrest
while convalescing IN the hospital.
The Washington times., 1905-10-29
(To Be Continued Next Sunday.)
NOTHING.

What is a brook without water?
What is a bar without booze?
What is war without slaughter?
What is a horse without shoes7
What is a babe without dimples?
What is a pen without ink?
What is a quack without simplest
What IS a bank without chink2
What is a dance without misses?
What is a store without bins?
What IS hug without kisses?
And what is a girl without pins?
Louisville Courier Journal.
The Washington times., 1905-10-29
%crOKNIcE

neck; upper chest, thirty-three and
one-half inches; lower chest, thirty
one inches; hips. thirty-fve and one
half inches; Waist, twenty-eight and
three-ffths inches; breadth OF
shoulders. sixteen and one-tenth
inches.
Has very thin and pale face,
high cheek bones, prominent nose
and a very noticeable scar On either
right or left cheek. Has deformed
chest (measuring only six and two
tenths inches through, which he
claims was caused in childbirth.
When walking, toes are thrown in.
The above measurements were made
stripped, and he will appear taller
and heavier when dressed
Andrews is a very neat dresser,
usually wearing expensive clothing.
and has numerous fancy vest. His
laundry is principally marked NJ F.,
NJ. f. A. and G. B.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-14
IS OPENED.


The Iowa Christian College or "Os.
kaloosa College" as It Is commonly
known, was opened Monday 0 the
work Of the fall term. The service In
the chapel was made %ausplcious by the
presence Of MAJOR John r. Lacey and
Rev. s. II. Gent, who with others par,
tlclpated In the program.
Mr.. Lacey addressed the students
and those present in a brief talk OF
helpful tone and encouraging nature.
The gentleman told of me advantages
OF the smaller school oyer the larger
institutions ana Of the personal bene-
ht to DO derived In the acquaintance
with the teachers, professors and
class leaders He held forth the val
ue Of the smaller schools In no uncer-
tain terms, and he carried conviction
with his statements. He was given
the closest OF attention throughout
and his words will carry weight with
all who heard them.
The Oskaloosa College has been
growing steadily under the manage
ment and direction of the Burtons.
II !. increasing its field Of usefulness
and influence and the enrolment this
fall in the several departments will
go beyond the hundred mark.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-14
IOWA CROP BULLETIN
CONDITIONS rHHouaRouT RIA
erArM 40 NOTED NV rAn
WEATHER BUREAU.

ne4 MesaeA, gept ia. The weet
cnaina INV mornlna u the iith vas
somewhat cooler thar usual, with an
excess u ei%cudinsss The rainfall
VAS generally below normal oscep,
In purtionF u the west central and
southwest districts. The week closed
with warmer weather and ample sun.
shine, giving promise Of conditions
moro favorable for ripenlng corn and
other immature crops, The corn crop
has made very good advancement
and the product viii be better be.
cause Of slower growth, providing
normal weather continues through the
remainder OF the month, Reports In.
dictate that fully so per cent OF the
crop will be practically sae by the
25th, though a frostless September
Is very desirable for the normal rip.
ening OF the whole crop. Some pro.
gress has been made In cutting in
the districts where the valuable corn
fodder Is utilized. About the usual
amount OF damage has been suffered
frora w~lndstorms, hail, poor seed and
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-14
BACK TO osKALoosA.
Rev. J. w. sommervilIe Again Re
turned to Central M. e. Church.

Abba, Iowa, Sept. 1.-THE appoint.
ments Of the Iowa conference were
announced at the close Of the annual
session To-Day.
Rev. J. @. Willis was again made
presiding elder Of the oskaloosa AIS
trict.
Rev. J. w. Sommeryllle was return.
ed TO Central NJ. u. church at oska-
loosa. Rev. Sommervllle has already
exceeded the iye.year limit bit the
call for his return was unanimous
and emphatic.
Rev. J. G. w. Coke was reelected
TO his special work with headquar.
tiers at oskaloosa.
X. L. Patterson OF oskaloosa, fin.
anclal agent OF the conferences
claimant fund, reported today that he
had received In cash and subscriD.
tions during the year 1890. 40, In
creaslng the total Of the fund TO date
TO nearly $4,000.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-14
33RD. IOWA REUNION.
Boys of '63 Answer Roll Call Again
at Sigourney.

A party of a dozen members Of the
Thirtythird Iowa, from Oskaloosa,
Joined in this city by numbers Of the
old comrades from the western part
Of the state and from west Of oska'
loosa, left this morning for Sigour.
ney, where they will attend the an
nual reunion Of the olu regiment.
Mrs. Samuel A. Rice Of this city,
wife OF the first commander OF the
regiment, was the guest OF honor of
the party, as she left for the re,
union, and Major and Mrs. John r.
Lacey we're also members Of the
party. Others who went down to az
tend the reunion at the home OF
their old commander, Colonel G. II.
Mackey, we're William Boyd and wife,
A. Hull, John M. Henry, Thomas hig.
gins, T. j. White, J. M. Martin and
J. G.. Morgan. w w. Brown and
wife go tomorrow TO attend the re.
union and several other members
from this city will leave this evening
or tomorrow morning to attend the
gathering.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-14
4 REMARKABLE WATCH
Tells EvefythinK ~ shs WAY ~
Measuring fine.

ratAlef 81 K innAna ia sho uaAA.
lposa National hank m ehuwlng 4
handsome new watch ~ inmuus bwtnr
make, u vas ~pfesented 10 me keA
tlcman with the compliments " El.
yyn Nlnde and W NJ Knlbach. and
was purchased ~ ~switsetland. The
watch does everything IN the way %
measuring time. with the pcsslbM ex.
ceptions of telling n mans age and
how many children he has. IN the
nfst place Il measures and shows the
day. date. hour, minute aud second vs.
pressing a spring. tiny but dlatlncE
chimes tell to a minute what time IA
shown by tho face OF the watch. The
hour II struck and then the quarter,
first. second or third, and lastly the
number of minutes past the quarter.
A little dial similar 10 the second IN.
dlcator In an ordinary watch SHOWS
tho day OF the month. Through little
depresslons in the face are seen tho
day OF the week and the month OF the
year. The watch also keeps track OF
tho lunar time as wen as solar, and
shows the quarters Of the moon or
full moon. Added TO all this the time
piece Is a "stop watch" showing
split seconds" The case Is a plain
unornamented gold hunting case"
The workings and the mechanism are
most intricate, with something less
than a peck OF finest jewels in the
moving parts. The watch Is without
doubt one Of the h~andsomest and
most valuable that is possessed in the
city and Mr.. Lofland is Justly proud Of
the handsome present,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-14
A SAD INCIDENT.
innocent Young Lady Causes Undue
Excitement.

The police encountered a sad Incl
dent Saturday evening on account OF
the ghost scare. During the late ev-
enlng word was sent to the police
headquarters that "the ghost" had APP
peared along cemetery road and that
a number OF residents had come face
TO face with a strange figure. The
patrol and three officers went to the
locality and had no trouble In locat.
ing the figure. When approached by
the officers 1t made no effort 10 es'
cape or conceal It's identity. The
lady made herself known to the OH.
GERS and was taken TO her home,
She Is Thought TO be slightly unbal
anced or unsettled In her mind. She
has been caring for an aged father
who was critically Ill during a mum
Der of months. His condition being
critical and with small hope Of bet
terment, the daughter has worried
and has grieyed herself sick. Loss
OF sleep and mental strain caused
her pltlful condition.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-14
APPOINTMENTS MADE, MANY CITY AFFAIRS.
csuaeli Adjusts : Numbsf u raAlle
Matters.

The clts cunnell met III fefulnr
fnnnihis NsAAinA last etrnsng AAa a
nrcat batch II business was acne 90
IN apple pie order. more than n
generally disposed ~ Al a single
session,
A long list a. claims, having been
previously audited, was allowed, ana
werrants viii be forthcoming lmme.
diately. Petitions os the people upon
\ number ~ matters were heard and
disposed OF one way az another, the
reports of the city officers we're re.
celved and nled and a number Of
other matters attended 10.
Mulet Petition Granted.
Morris Freeman was granted a
mulct license 60 operate a saloon In
the new building that has been erect.
ed on High avenue near @ street.
The matters upon which the council
took exception before were explained
away by attorneys II. IL. sheriff and
John NJ. Heron.
Wants 70 Buy Alley.
A Il. Fahrney, who has a large
Feed estable on b street Just north
Of High avenue, desires to enlarge,
and asked that the city vacate the
alley that separated his property in
the center and sell the alley to him,
that he might occupy all Of the space.
The matter was referred to the street
and alley committee to investigate.
New Sidewalks Ordered.
A number Of new sidewalks were
ordered in as follows:
On the south side OF Fourth ave.
nue. between G and d streets, past
the MartensteIn place.
Sixty feet past Mrs. Whites place
on South G street near Third avenue.
North side of II avenue from Mar.
ket street to the Pulliam lot.
South side Of B venue West one
hundred and twenty feet past the
property of Mrs. Duncan.
The bonds of James Myers and
Robert Weatherwax, doing city work,
were approved.
CURLING was ordered in at lne W..
Beckman property corner OF Fifth
street and Fifth Avenue.
No More Water spo1t6.
Water spouts draining roofs onto
the sidewalk will be a thing Of the
past in the city this winter. An or
dinance providing for their removal
will be enacted. The city Is taking
means to protect itself from any
further damage suits.
Notice was given that the Ninth
street paving will be assessed up on
a special meeting called for the pur.
pose on October 2. Due notice to be
served
A petition for a permanent walk
past the Tovrea place on North L
street was tabled for the season. Mr..
Tovrea has put In almost two hun.
dred feet Of walk during the season
and II was shown that the walk was
not really necessary at this time.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-14

each to ten days in jail, and will re,
fer their cases TO the county attorney
for treatment in the dlpsomalna hos,
pltal. Both were imbIbers Of too
much bad booze Saturday and were
locked up AZ a result. Being old Of,
tenders the court thinks that 1t has
extended enough lenlency and(expecia
TO place the matter with higher att
thorities.
Stephen Mason Is held in Justice
.Pritchett's court for raising a disturb.
ance at the rear OF the Lacey hotel,
while in a fit OF intoxicated fury.
Trial comes UP to-day.
Fred Beadle, alleged TO have stab.
bed Mott Mchllister, Is held to the
grand jury, having waived exxamina.
ton Saturday He is out on a bond
Of $4,000.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-14
GHOST Is SEEN AGAIN
AppaFltlen rhia Time Appears 10
Residents " Thlrd wsrd.

Falh atfmt 4 rutttw iAw lef keep.
my thmAfnn h a. nirht A rial fof
sure ghost rimpF has n cheated N
point ~ effectiveness
The Rh0st story published N sat
ufiay evenings HetAid has had a
notable effect upon the conduct 81 tle
youngsters of the clty. Report haa
u that the talk and The fumofs that
have been anoat and the Herald y
STORY have carried a fear and a unak.
ing 10 little hearts until Ia many
parts OF the city cnildren are afraid
10 venture ont alter nlghtfaii and
nothing could hire them 20 30 down
into a dark cellar or a distant lonely
room Of the house. And while the
youngsters are thus timid there are
many OF the elders who are none too
brave In the matter.
The socalled apparitlon was soen
Saturday evening, and this time In
Third ward, near tnv Third ward
school building. Miss Rebecca Ir.
win, a teacher OF the school, was
somewhat annoyed by the strange
and mysterious figure. The lady en-
countered the figure on her way
home from the house OF a friend and
was followed some little distance,
Miss Irwin was mt n time approach
ed by the figure, which, came close
enough for her to distinguish the fea'
lures. White not exactly frightened
by the thing, she asserts that the ex'
p~erlence was anything but pleasant
and she does not care to have 1t re
peated. She says, In fact, that ut Il
a horrible sight"
other residents OF the Third ward
encountered the figure during the ey
ening. II could be distinctly seen In
the moonlight.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-14
GASOLINE EXPLOSION.
Fire Threatens Destruction Of Con-
siderable Property.

The explosion OF a gasoline stove
and the explosion OF a FIVE gallon
can Of gasoline which followed, this
morning did considerable damage TO
the homes of Fireman Ra!2h Palmer
and M. q. WEIGH and threatened 10
ypread tolthe en:lre block Of closely
built frame buildings, including the
East End g.ocory next door.
The FIRE originated in the home OF
Fireman Ralph Palmer who, with
his wife, is absent from the city. A
cousin Of Mrs. Palmer, VINO was in
charge OF the home, had lighted the
stove and was boiling water. When
the explosion occurred she had for
~tunately left the building.
The explosion of the can OF gas
oline sent the flames In every direc-
ton and they spread rapidly into the
dwelling itself, considerably burning
and charring the property. The
smoke and water damage, which 10
almost as great as that Of the fire,
itself, spread to the home OF Mr..
WEIGH, who lives in one half OF the
house of which he is the owner.
The prompt response OF the fire
department saved the East End gro
Gerry and neighboring residences,
which were seriously threatened.