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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-06

Did you ever try to find out in suburb
Of New York what became OF some friend
who lived there many years befores' asked
a week ender on his way to the Jersey shore
by one OF the Highlands racers 1T may
put fringe on your patience while you are
making the rounds, but when you think 1t
all over you are recompensed for the effort.
"A good many years ago had friend
who lived, say. in Elizabeth, N. j.. but
that doesn't NECESSARILY mean that it was
in Elizabeth. But it was In nearby Jersey
town.
Il had business in the place, and after
the finish recalled my former fricnd who,
by the way, was girl when i knew her:
know, and as / am happily married there
Is no occasion for you to look at mo at an
angle: . ..o ,,. o.,,. ~. ,,..a .
young man IL he knew where Mrs. What
you.may-call-her lived. He didn't, byt a
know her mother. That was q sort Of
pointer, and l asked where she lived He
told me, but added:
She's dead about ten year,
THAT exhausted his fund Of information
and was left where n dd had s started
the drug store is the best place TO get the
befuddlement removed. / stAered for one
across the way and made purchase that
cost five cents.
.The ga lesman couldn't tell me where
my friend had lived, but he undertook
to direct me to the neighborhood where
the mother had lived. He brought out q
map of the town and spread It over the
counter. He took great pains to point
out various places.
II followed Instructions infinitely. and
got of at - Square. The first person
cav was a policeman. He seemed to b
reporting by telephone from box on a
telegraph pole.
" saluted him and he shut up the box
When / asked MIN about the corner Of
which was In quest no asked:
1'Who did ye want to findp
He had the detective instinct. told him.
81 thought so,' he replied. i knowed
when ye asst me that question that nobody
lives on that corner and nobody amt lived
there for moie'n year. 1t do be for let
or for SALE
"'Did you know the former oocupantr
asked mentioning the name.
~ Gid, He died and left his wife
wildly. Z hon a long time after that she
died: Her daughter married and her hus-
band Gied. don't know whatever become
OF her. She left since come on the force
But toll you what you do-go down to that
corner you Rst about and 20 acrosst the
street and asst a woman In the little yollov
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In the house but mo and some OF the helE
in the basement. II Is too hot to be con.
ventional'
we accepted his invitation and he asked
us to make free with cigars, calling our at.
tention to an open box near at hand.
After my business had been disposed OF
the conversation drifted. ohanccd to
say that this was my first view OF the Cabi-
net room, and MIR. Lamont asked IL had
never been through the White House. l
put 1t just as he said 1t. When l replied,
he said:
''Weli. I'll show you as much as can,
but all OF the chandeliers and gas fixtures
In the house ara tied up for the summer
and We will have TO make our inspection by
other light
Electric lighting had not then been in
stalled in the mansion, or i it had, the plant
moned one Of The help from below and asked
the servant asked il torch would do. ~
THE word torch stuck in my memory.
He soon M spPesEsd with s E sort Of light
did not examine the light, and never knew
what made 1t. but Mr.. Lamont took the
torch and led the procession.
we were still ooatless, We were con-
Quoted through the principal rooms, Mr..
Lamont explaining the history Of each in
a free but Interesting way. He even took
us into the basement. And there the torch
gave out.
I'VE returned to the Cabinet room In the
dark and had another smoke. When we
were leaving Mr.. Lamont, having come
as he extended his hand
Sorry to turn you out In the dark
Lamont. It was II the last DAYS Of the
Cleveland Administration.
II found Mr.. Lamont in his house. He
was still in his shirt sleeves. He was sitting
on the lid Of box in the hallway, driving
nails.
Come right in, be said. Sorry have
rooms arc all dismantled This Is the last
Of the. Cleveland Administration. am
of tomorrow for New York. I don't
know what I am going to do. but may
have to got q job driving nails, so an,
practising on the lid Of this box
recalled the visit ! had made at the
White House few months before. and told
him should always remember 1t.
Yes he replied we three composed
the only torchliGht procession that ever
passed through the White House
said hoped 1t would not lie the last
Democratic procession in the mansion
You let II WON'T he answered az he
hit another nail with considerable vehe-
menee. Well he l ask in four years
Few Democrats at that time would have
made such a prophecy, but Lamont be-
lteved what he said. and he was riiit."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-06
SEARCH FOR INFORMATION IN SUBURB
'e City Man Found Lots of People Who Knew, s
Needn't Have Gone Outside of New York.

house. II she don't know come hack and
60 down from here about two blocks and
ast the druggist. What he don't know
about around here wouldn't be worth
Il gave up cigar for this and waddled
away TO the yellow house 1t was one Of
the little shops OF the quiet neighborhood.
she living room was of the shoproom.
The woman was engaged in quieting. .
so waited until Y she wss way ready to come out
/ asked her II she knew what had become
Of the people who had lived in the house
across the way.
did you know them?' she inquired.
II replied that formerly eve were old
Didn't you know that Mrs. - was
dsadp'
y answered according to my post ONCE
INFORMATION and asked about the daughter.
did you know her"
u readily assented.
ThSts funny. was the reply. saw
her on a trolley car about three weeks
ago; but where she came from or where
she was going do not know. 1t was The
first time see her for q year or two. But
tell you what you do
about the druggist. thus corroborating
the cop.
Il found the place. It was the frst
drug store l have been in for years that
Olu not contain soda fountain. Inc
proprietor greeted me even cordially.
Il begged pardon for the intrusion, for
he was reading a newspaper when went
In. told him my mission. He smiled
up and down and across his CHEEKY face.
After telling me about the death in the
family and how the house had bsen va
Gated and how 1t had failed to be sold or
rented. he said:
But I don't know what has become
Of the family. II you want to know oil
about them. however, you take trolley
here and 60 down to -, about three miles
below. and ask for old Mrs. -. Any
body can tell you where she lives, and
she can tell you just where every member
Of the family -. She knows the history of
the county since $780,
Il concluded L would see the mission
to q finish having wasted nearly a whole
day. went to the next town, as directed,
found old Mrs. and asked her what I
had asked others.
Where do you come from?' she in
quired over her steel trimmed Gig lamps.
said from New York
New York? Well, whit are We doing
over here asking bout them people? They
all live in New brk. and have teen there
for the last ten J9ars-evcr since Mrs. IS
mother died. pull find their names In
the Now York 'Sirectory.
sThen ] carnA hovue-s
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and the closest friend and adviser OF old
Mrs. Oliver in the administration Of her
business affairs.
One morning Mrs. Oliver was found dead
In her room. Outside In the hall, q few feet
away the elder Alderdioe was found dying.
Twelve hours later the old minister died in
the hospital.
There were 80 many peculiar features
to the case that the District Attorneys
Office began a searching investigation
which implicated young Alderdice After
three years of Investigation by Assistant
District Attorney Krotel the mass OF evil
dence was gathered which resulted in
Aldsrdice's conviction.
The trial lasted longer than either Of the
Nan Patterson trials and some Afty exhibits
were introduced. In this respect the case
rivals that OF Lawyer Albert T. Patrick.
into which so many handwriting exhibits
were injected. Alderdice Ia now trying to
get new tria1.
1t Is little over two years since
George E. Mills, lawyer, went to Sing Sing
and founded what is called there the "law
colony" Mills may be said to be the first
lawyer prosecuted during Mr.. Jerome's
administration. He had practised In this
city for number OF years.
DR.. Richard c. Flower, who Is now said
to be summering in Mexico, got into trouble,
and five indictments were filed against
him for grand larceny. Assistant District
Attorney Francis p. Garvan worked up
the case against Flower.
One day he was approached by Mills,
who offered him a bribe IL he would hand
over the indictments against Flower. Mr..
Garvan pretended to need the money.
He lured Mills along and finally trapped
him.
That ended Mills's usefulness as lawyer.
He was convicted and sentenced by Justice
Fitzgerald to one year and six months in
Sing Sing. He appealed, but the convic-
ton was affirmed by the higher courts.
After the Mills conviction cases against
lawyers came thick and fast into the Dis
trict Attorneys Office. Before 1t seemed
to have been pretty we'll established in the
minds OF the community thnt it wasn't
much use to prosecute lawyer But
things had changed and persons with grew
ances sought the District Attorney.
Col. Bob Ammon, who had been identified
with $40 per cent. Miller of Franklin Syndi-
cate fame, next got caught Ammon was
convicted Of grand larceny ano sentenced
to four years ana six months in Sing Sing
by Judge Newburger in General Sessions.
1t was q sad blow for Col. Bob. Since his
first visit to Sing Sing he has succeeded in
getting out for day at a time on appeals.
but he has not succeeded in being freed
entirely.
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officials, WAS brought from Sing Sing to tell
his story of the management Of the Weisell
estate. The three lawyers were indicted
and an additional charge was 6led against
Wootan for the plain vulgar crime of steal
ing a u 900 check from the crook, Roth
sohild
The sleek president Of the Federal Bank
turned up at the trial . greasy looking con-
vict, but . valuable witness against his
former counsel. Wooten was convicted
and sentenced to nine years and ten months
In Sing Sing.
In sentencing Wooten Justice Davy ut
tered severe rebuke to crooked lawyers.
In his charge to the jury he said that II
Wooten was guilty then Mathews was
equally guilty.
Mathews has gone to Europe and there
has beon talk that he will be asked to resign
a. secretary Of the Republican county
committee. Wooten Is seeking a new
trial Ferguson hss shown a disposition
to be friendly With the prosecution and it
would be no great surprise II he appeared
as witness against Mathews.
Michael O'Sullivan started out as a po-
hceman. He decided that he was fitted
for better things and In his spare moments
studied law. When ne was admitted 10 the
bar he resigned as a policeman and began
to practise law with some SUCCESS.
Then he became Fire Marshal under
Mayor Strong. Three years ago, however,
he was accused by a Swede named Eric
Erickson of taking 500 from him on the
promise that be would have Erickson ap-
pointed to the police force. O'Suilivan
has been indicted, and the District Attorney
will soon move his trial.
for grand larceny, is accused by one Robert
A. Neidig Of stealing $500. NeidiG says that
he gave Brandmarker the $500 as security for
bail for him, and after the bail had been re-
duced Brandmarker failed to return the
money.
Against Samuel Leibowitz there Is
bribery charge. Mary Sheehan Gays that
Leibowitz offered her S25 to testify falsely
in favor OF two men who are under indict-
ment. The District Attorneys Office heard
OF the case and prosecuted Leibowitz.
It took the District Attorneys office more
than three years to prepare the evidence
which resulted In the conviction of James
s. Alderdice, who was sentenced to nineteen
years and I've months in Sing Sing by Re-
corder Goh. Aderdice was convicted Of
forgery in the first degree. The maximum
penalty for the crime is twenty years, SO
Recorder Got did not spare Alderdice.
Alderdice forged bonds and deeds trans
ferring the property Of Mr.. Mary j. Oliver,
Harlem recl,,se, to his sister, Mary e. Al
derdice. Alderdioe's father was minister
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-01-10
Prize Cotton Yield.

Mr.. c. A. Murph is the winner OF
the prize of $1oo in gold offered by
the First National bonk Of Spartan
burg. for the largest yield of cotton
on one acre of land. His yield
amounted to 4,284 pounds Of seed
cotton. Early last spring the bank
offered this reward and appointed a
committee and fixed rules and regu-
lations to govern the contest. This
action was taken to encourage and
stimulate the spirit of intensive farm
ing in the county. There was from
Is to 20 contestants. On January 2
the committee consisting OF J. S.
Wingo, w. w. Murph, and 7. }.
Moore, met in Spartanburg and de-
cided Nh. C. A. Murph the winner.
The Fidelity Loan and Trust COM
pany, the adjunct of the First Nation
al bank, is offering a prize Of $50
in gold for the best wheat yield on
one acre, which is exciting consider
able interest among the grain grow
ers.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-01-10
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES.
Discussed in Grafton the Mature and
Mission of the Democratic
Party.

Cincinnati, Ohio, January John
Temple Graves, of Atlanta, Ga. was
chief orator at the Jackson day BAN
quet Of he Duckworth club tonight.
Speaking on Definite l., mocracy,"
he said:
In it's nature and in its mission
:he democratic party has been and
must be reform party and radi-
cal party In the conditions which
Surround it now this mission and
;nethod becomes the price OF its
popularity and the necessity of its
life. We have always failed and will
always fail as party of negatlon
and party of opposition. We have
failed because we have been unfaith-
full.
We have failed because we have
trimmed and hesitated and strad-
died. We nave failed because we
have compromised with the appar-
emily successful doctrines of the re-
publican party and surrendered to
men whose interests and convictions
were so nearly akin to our political
opponents that they ought, in COM
mon honesty, to espouse the repub-
hcan party to which they belong
We have failed because in Our po-
litical hunger for success we have
initiated the platforms and pandered
to the powers of the opposite party
that hold the government.
"Mr. President, the democratic par
ty never had a clearer mission or a
brighter promise than today. Defeat
is discipline and disaster is educa-
ton. Out of the wreck Of our for
tunes we shall build nobler and
more enduring usefulness. The
democratic party is going to be re-
born, reformed and reconsecrated to
the constitution and to popular
rights and liberty. We cannot at
ford longer to be party OF mere
negation, a party Of opposition or
servile imitation of the party in pow
er. We are going to believe some
thing and we are going to do some
thing. We cannot afford longer to
be pa.ty of creeds, not merely OF
hungry desires. We are going to
quit crawling on our bellies before
the juggernaults Of power and we
are going to quit trucking like
cowards to the shadow Of merely
temporary success. We are going
to find and follow real leaders II
we have to smash every state and
annihilate every politician that has
fattened upon Our sufrages for 40
years. We are going to make a
platform that will be an open oppo-
sition and bold challenge to republl-
can creed everywhere"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-01-10
WAR CLAIMS.
Letter From Quartermaster General
to Hon. Wyatt Aiken.

War Department, Office OF the Quar-
gtermaster General.
Hon. Wyatt Aiken, NJ. c., (o278o)
u. S. House OF Representatives.
Sir:
Referring to the letter herewith
from Mr.. NJ. E. Barton, adjutant
Camp Jasper Howthorne, Easley, S.
c., dated December IL; 1904, brought
by you personally to this office, I
have the honor to inform you that
l know of only one existing law un-
der which claims can be paid by the
government for property taken by
United States troops during or sub
sequently to the Civil war, ana This
law is the Act of congress approved
February ~, 1902, (expiring April 27,
1oo6) which authorizes the quarter
master general of the army to in
vestigate and pay claims of paroled
ex-Confederate, soldiers for their
own army horses, mules and equip
ment taken from them after the sur
render by federal troops acting or
presumably acting under orders.
For the investigation and adjust
ment of these claims, certain regula-
tons were promulgated by the quar-
ter master general and approved by
the secretary of war. Under these
regulations the following is required:
I. Each claimant must state his
own claim under oath (the depart
ment furnishes no blank forms for
the purpose), mailing it to the quar-
termaster general, u. S. A., Washing
ton, D. G.
2.~In his affidavit he should state
his name, rank, company and the
regiment in. which ne was serving at
the time of the surrender, and by
whom oficeted.
3. The date and place of surrender,
and to whom surrendered.
4. That he was paroled at or after
The surrender, naming the parollng
officer, time and place. Written pa
roles, if in existence, should be filed
with claims; otherwise, the sworn
testimony of two credible persons
(preferably soldiers,) knowing the
facts. must be submitted as proof.
5. That he was required to be
mounted for the performance of his
military duties, and that the proper
ty taken was his own and that it was
being used in the Confederate ser
vice at the time of the surrender and
was taken by United States troops
acting or presumably acting under
orders, stating how, when and where
(and by whom if it is known) it was
taken. State value of each horse
Or mule, saddle, bride, blanket and
side arms.
9. At least two credible persons
(so,diers preferred) must corrobor-
ate all the claimants statements in
essential particulars, stating how
their knowledge thereof was obtain
ed.
7. If the soldier be dead, his
widow may make the claim. If both
be dead, his child, or children joint
ly; or if no children survive the SOL
der, parent may make the claim.
Allowance for one horse and equip
ment is made to a private soldier and
two horses, equipment and side arms
to a commissioned officer.
8. All statements by the claimant
and witnesses must be under oath,
The credibility of each must be GER
tilted to by the official before whom
they make oath and his official seal
must be affixed to each affidavit.
Respectfully,
c. F. Humphrey,
Q. c., U. S. A.
By Geo. E. Pond,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-01-10

Why is it that the man who takes
a manutinal cold bath daily, always
brags about it at evry opportunity?
We've all had 'em.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-01-10

The only thing nobody envies any
body else in goodness.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-01-10

It's pleasanter to be had with n
easy conscience than good with an
uneasy one.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-01-10

Some people are so jealous they
can even envy another for being dl-
vorced
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-10-02
TWO CLEVER PLAYS

The title of "The George Samuels
Attractions Is very likely TO become
a household word In this section of
the country, II but one-half of the
astute managers PROMISES will be
fulfilled. George Samuefs Is The
name of the gentleman ins question,
and he is credited with being n of
New York's ablesi and most exper-
fenced amusement caterers.
He certainly shows that he fully rea-
Lies the weaknesses existing in the
theatrical situation In this part OF the
country and, with a method entirely
his own, has started out to remedy
1t. In doing so he will assuredly at
tain two objects, namely: The bet
termenl of the conditions surrounding
the theatrical performances given in
this country, and consequently giving
the public the benefit of a so much
desired object: and secondly, his own
increased bank account.
On the nights of Oct. 4 and Oct. 5,
at the Duncan opera house in this
city, Mr.. Samuels and his company
will appear in W well known and
clever plays. The first night will
witness the production of the cele.
brated melodrama "a Deserted
Bride" and on the second night will
be seen the equally celebrated com
edy 1.-The Man From Mexico" These
plays in themselves-without consid-
Grafton of the excellent company
which will interpret them-would be
sufficient to attract the attention OF
those of our theater-goers who are
at all conversant with the plays pro.
duced within the past five years, as
both of them have attained wide
spread reputation as being the best
of their class.
But the principal feature thai. Mr..
Samuels wishes to impress upon his
expectant patrons is the fact thar
he will present each play produced by
him with all the necessary scenery
and accessories tina, were originally
seer when first produced.
1t was in this very fact that-ow.
ing to the absence OF suitable set
tings and mountings-the theatrical
weakness above referred 10. existed.
and which Mr.. Samuels has set out
to remedy.
Mr.. Samuels has hid constructed,
on a scale TO suit the requirements
Of the small STAGES in the treaters to
be visited, special scenery. ETC., for
each play 10 he presented. so that
when one v'si:s airy production pre-
sented bv 1.-The George Samuels At
fractions be can rest assured Of see
ing a complete scenic production in
every detail. 1t IS scarcely necessary
" add that this fact, In connection
with popular PLAYS and a fine COM
nanv of artists, is bound to prove a
boon to 81 orr theaterVoers. who will
errolv at'rrt their appreciation by
their liberal patronage ard endorse,
ment.