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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-15
MILLION AND HALF
STOLEN IN A YEAR
RECORD BREAKING FiNANCiER
ING OF BANKER BlGELoW.
Clerks Tell How He Charged Large
Sums to the Banks and Corpora.
tions That Owed Nothing.

Milwaukee, Wis, Aug. 11.-Frank G..
Bigelow began to steal from the First
National bank on May 25, 1904, accord
ing to the proof of claim of $1,553,-
1883 filed by the bank. He took the
million and half since that time.
Clerks of the bank testified in the
referees Office how Bigelow would tell
them to charge certain amounts to va
rious banks on temporary slips and he
would look after the matter when he
got time" that he was a frenzied A.
nancier, with no idea how TO untagle
his business, and that he kept on with
no hope except in delaying the day of
his discovery, can readily be guessed
by inspecting the dates on which he
took money. Day aTter day, and some
times more than once day, since May
%, 1904, the account of the bank shows
that he distracted sums ranging up to
$4,000.
On the first fatal day Bigelow
charged the Chemical National bank,
New York, with $4,000 which that
bank did not owe. 1t was not until
June "a that he made another false
entry. He then charged the Public
Service Corporation with $4,000. The
next day he charged the Chicago Union
Traction Co. with $4,000. On the
last day in July his total defalcation
amounted to $4,000.
Greed then got the better of him,
and, defying detection, he plundered
the Golfers of the bank on Sept. /, 2, 8,
A, 8, 10, IT, 10, 20, 21, 90, "a, 26, 2S and
29-several times on some of these
days for sums ranging as high as $780,
600. Several Chicago and New York
banks were among those which his rec
ord showed had borrowed money.
Beginning February 3, 1905, he took
thousands almost every day until April
20, when he had taken million and a
half On April 20 he needed $40 1000, so
he charged 1t to the First National
bank of Chicago.
Rumor alone has told what became
of the immense sums which Bigelow
stole. He is said to have lost $500, 900
in wheat deals. He is said to have
plunged into Wall street in hope of
saving himself, only to find it neces-
sary TO return to the Golfers of his own
bank and the money which the bank
owed to thousands of common people.
AS the banks and large concerns
which were charged with these
amounts knew nothing of it, Bigelow
was safe until some one should discov-
er the Justification of accounts.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-15

in settling the destiny of two great
nations.
The day was one of extreme warmth.
Baron Rosen enjoyed an automobile
spin in the early morning, accompanied
by M. Poketoloff.
There was an apparent air of con-
cern manifested upon the faces Of
those few members of the suites who
visited the hotel today or sought some
shady place behind the screens on the
broad piazza in the hope of enjoying
a cooling breeze that come too infre-
quently from the sea.
The United States steamship Dol
phin upon which the Japanese ENJOYS
were transported from Oyster Bay
steamed into the inner harbor today,
where she, with the Mayfower, will
await the pleasure of the ENJOYS.
Six midshipmen will be in charge of
the steam launches that are to convoy
the ENJOYS to and from the navy yard
when they so desire.
Count Witte had arranged to greet
the newspaper correspondents this af-
ltluOOu Dul tuS ESCSIDI VI duNlCSS, DiS-
sumably from st. Petersburg, necess-
itated postponment of the meeting.
The Count and Baron Rosen later
had a conference of over an hour.
The announcement at noon that
Russia's answer to Japan's terms might
be ready for submission to the mix
ado's representatives tomorrow morn
ing gave an added interest to the
situation.
The ENJOYS mail has become so
heavy that the postmaster at Ports
mouth has asked the Washington auth
critics for two additional carriers.
Is is proposed to have one of them
mounted and carry the mail from the
town TO the hotel seven miles distant.
The other will carry the mail to and
from the enyoys' quarters at the navy
yard
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-15
SMOTHERED TO DEATH
In a Sand Pit, Boys Discovering sne
Victim by His Feet Sticking Out.

Lisbon, Aug. 1l.-Mrs. Edward Rich
ards, Jr.. of Lisbon, received word Of
the death of her brother, Llewellyn
Nichols, who lost his life by cave-in
at sani bank near Niles. in which he
was employed. Nichols was working
alone in sand bank when the cavern
occurred, and was smothered to death.
His body was found by two small boys,
who saw the feet sticking out of the
sand anu his dinner bucket nearby. It
IS thought Nichols had been dead sew
eral hours.
The deceased was so Yeas old and
unmarried, and was the sole support of
his aged mother, with whom he made
his home at Mineral Ridge.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-15
OIL SOAKED NEGRO
BURNED At STAKE
FOUR HOURS AFTER COMMITTING
CRIMINAL ASSAULT.
Horrible and Summary Punishment
nfIicted-Neeros Victim Is in
a Serious Condition.

Sulphur Springs, Tex, Aug. IL
Four hours after he had committed
criminal assault upon a 17-year-old
white girl, Tom Williams, a negro, was
taken from officers who had arrested
him by mob of 1000 men, and after
his clothing had been saturated with
coal oil and set on fire, he was nung to
the limb of a tree in the court square.
The most respectable business men
of the town, which is the county seat
of Hopkins county, took part in the
burning and lynching, and no one in
the orderly mob attempted to conceal
his identity.
Williams, about o'clock this morn
ing, assaulted Nettie Griggs in a field
in the towns outskirts. Her screams
aroused several families and the negro
fed pursued by many men,
The girl Is in a serious condition,
having suffered severely at the hands
of the wretch. Her clothes were all
torn from her body in her unsuccessful
struggle with her assailant.
Williams was caught a short while
after the assault, two miles from the
town. He was walking down the rail-
road tracks, bound for Dallas. City
Marshal Hall placed him under arrest,
and under a guard of deputy sheriffs
he was taken to Miss Griggs' home,
When Williams was brought before
her she exclaimed: "Take him away
and burn him"
The officers rushed the negro away
in the direction of the lookup fol-
lowed by mob of infuriated men.
Three attempts were made by the
mob to get the negro from the officers
before they we're successful. Near the
court house the officers were overpow-
red and the negro was dragged to the
court house square. trn
spectator In the crowd fired shot
from a pistol at the negro. the bullet
taking effect in his leg. Sam We'll
baum, citizen. attempted to prevent
the spectator from using his revolver
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-15
ALMOST A RIOT
Over Chicago Strike at Meeting Of the
Transfers.

Philadelphia, Pa, Aug. 11.-Charges
made against the leading officers of
the union for their conduct of the Chi
cago strike nearly precipitated a riot
at today's session of the International
Brotherhood of Transfers.
The committee on the Chicago
strike male 1t known that it was not
ready to report. President Shea de-
manded that the conduct of the Chi
cago strike be condemned or indorsed
at once President Shea moved the
endorsement of the strike. At this, a
crowd from the rear OF the hall, OF
anti-Shea tendencies arose to its feet
and advanced threateningly toward
the platform. Shea men arose to meet
them, and for a moment it looked as
though there would be a clash. Some
in the advancing crowd were seen to
put their hands in their back pockets
and Shea shouted. defiantly 1T don't
matter what you have in your pock-
cts, this convention must be conducted
In an orderly manner"
In few minutes a semblance of
quiet was restored and Shea, leaving
the platform in charge of the vice
president, proceeded to make an i'm
passioned speech in defense or him
sell.
When he concluded speeches were
made by Delegates Sheridan, and
Flood of Chicago, Michael Casey of
San Francisco and Edward Gould, who
is a candidate to succeed Shea, in
which they condemned in harsh terms
the Chicago strike.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-15
ANXIOUS WAITING
Peace Envoys Looking For Russla's
Reply to Japan.

Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 11.-From
sunrise to sunset was a period of anx-
ious waiting for the peace ENJOYS who
have assembled here in an effort to
bring about lasting peace In the ori-
ent. Russia's are the next steps In the
proceedings. The Japanese terms had
been dispatched to st. Petersburg late
the previous night, but it was not until
long after midnight that the hotel
corridors were vacated Lights shone
In the rooms of NJ Witte and Baron
Rosen until a. m. The telegraph
keys In the pri yate offices of the Russ!
ian suite on the second floor of the
main building clicked almost continu-
ously the entire night through and
were only hushed when day had brok-
en-. trU
There was no conference or the en-
voys at the navy yard. There were
private conferences, however in the
rooms of the Russian and Japanese
commissioners.
The czar's representatives had their
meals served privately
The Japanese enveys ENJOYED their
meals in the public dining room, and
gave no heed to the close inspection
ofsthe hundreds Of pleasure seekers,
who had come to the hotel TO obtain
q view OF the men who were assisting
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-15
TEN men BURNED
Three Will Die From Explosion In
Chicago steel Works.

Chicago, Aug. 11.-Ten men were
burned by the explosion of furnace
at the Illinois Steel Works at South
Chicago today. Three workmen were
SO seriously injured that they will die.
The explosion occurred in furnace No.
5, at Eighty-siXth street. The injured
were taken to the steel company's pri-
vate hospital.
Officials of the company declined to
give any explanation as to the cause of
the explosion.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-15
ON A LOG
Akron Man Went to sleep and Was
Ground to Pieces.

Akron, o., Aug. 11.-Patrick Greely,
aged 33 years, was struck by a Val
ley switch engine, this afternoon and
instantly killed, while sleeping beside
the Valley switch under bridge.
Greely had gone under the bridge
to sleep, and the police state that he
was intoxicated. He had been lying
upon log when the switch engine
came along, and struck the log. The
jar threw him under the wheels and
he was ground to pieces.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-15
Johann Hoeh Still Needs $500.

Chicago, Aug. 11.-Johann Hoch's
case may not be appealed and the sec
ond reprieve may have been in vain.
Five hundred dollars more is needed
to pay for the printing of abstracts
and briefs required by the rules of
the supreme court, and in last effort
to raise the money, his new attorneys
have called on the public for contribu-
tions, which they ask to be sent to
County Jailer Whitman.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-15
ROYAL ARCANUM
New Jersey Grand Council Favors Re-
peal Of New Rates.

New Brunswick, N. j., Aug. IL
The grand council Royal Arcanum OF
New Jersey voted this evening to di-
rect its representatives to the special
session of the supreme council to
work and vote for the repeal of the
new rates of insurance adopted at the
Atlantic City session which we're to
go into effect October |. s
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-15
Arrested For swindlina.

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug lis. II. Da-
Wis, alias S. H., Il. Davis, an archs-
tect of 2h Queen street, Toronto. Can.
ada, was arrested today by local detee-
tives and locked up for attempted
swindling. Davis. who had desk room
In a high class office building. repre-
sented himself as president OF the I'm,
perial Steel & Brick Co., Limited, with
a capitalization Of $20.000.00
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-15
ROCKEFELLER UNINJUREp,
HIS AUTOMOBILE SMASHED

Paris, Aug. 12.-While William ID.
Rockefeller was automobiling at Air
aines, Department of Somme, his car
ran into tree and tumbled down an
embankment.
Mr.. Rockefeller was not hurt, but
the automobile was smashed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-15
WIFE's AFFECTIONS GONE;
SUES MoTHER-IN-LAW

New Philadelphia. O., Aug. II. -
John McKane. 20, employed in the
Pennsylvania railroad shops at Den.
nison, has nled suit asking $4,000
damages OF his mother-in.law Mrs.
Susie Sterling. He accused her of
alternating the affections Of his wife.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-15
CHILD CUT BY REAPER,
MAY LOSE HIS FOOT

New Philadelphia, o., Aug. Ii
Russell Price, aged 10, of this city,
visiting with his grandfather, John
Brenizer, on Crooked Run, ran in front
of the cutter bar of a moving ma
chine. Before the machine could be
stopped the boy had such a cash in
his left ankle that he may be crippled
for life.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-15

in life when woman's great change
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For special advice regarding this i'm
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-08-15
THE TURN OF LIFE
A Time When Women Are Susceptible to Many
Dread Diseases-Integent Women Prepare
for It. Two Relate their Experience.

The "change of life" Is
the most critical period
of a woman's existence,
and the anxiety felt by
women as It draws near
is not without reason.
Every woman who
neglects the care of her
health at this time in
vites disease and pain.
When her system is In
O deranged condition,
or she is predisposed to
apoplexy, or congestion
Of any organ, the ten
dency is at this period
likely to become active
and with a host Of ner-
vous irritations, make
life q burden. At this
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tumors are more liable
to form and begin their
destructive work.
Such warning symp.
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Of impending evil, timid-
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palpitation Of the heart,
sparks before the eyes,
Irregularities, const'pa-
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weakness and inquie-
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Another woman's Case.

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pound Succeeds Where others Fall
The sun., 1905-08-20

anything, and I'll hike all right
But you're a thief, said the girl, In
that same dead quiet way OF hers. and
wouldn't be doing right II let you 60.
You'd only be getting into somebody else's
rooms, and then you'd steal
Just then there was a soft kind Of q
little thud on the carpet right in front Of
the old clothes cupboard, and both the
girl and looked down to see what had
made the noise. A mouse that wasn't
much biggern your thumb had jumped
out from one Of the partly opened doors
Of the clothes cupboard onto the carpet I,
and az we looked at it the mouse scampered
past the girl for the big bureau.
-The girl gave sort Of choked little
squawk, the gun fell out OF her hand onto
the carpet, she grabbed at her skirt with
both hands, and then she sort O. gradually
settled down on the carpet In dead faint,
her face as white as milk.
1t looked too mean, and 80 just stepped
over the girl and walked out Of the un-
looked sitting room door. pulling the door
to after me. l went to my room, stuffed
my clothes into bag, and was out Of the
hotel In less than Ave minutes.
And that the woman for you, all over.
They're swell goers. some Of EN-, for
lance. And it's always some fool little
thing that stops EN- before they get within
hollering distance Of the wire.
THAT was as CLOSE squeak as I'd ever
want for what might have been a ten
speoker in Joliet--and Toilette hard sleddin' :
reasons that I'm a kind Of a pet mouse
fancisr since l quit the business. Want
to come up and take peck at my layout O.
white mioef"
The sun., 1905-08-20
SKILFUL BEGGING.
A Mendicant VINO Knew All the Arts OF
His Chosen Trade.

A Mendlcant VINO Knew All the Arts OF
His Chosen Trade.
There are bungling beggars who, working
a given territory, make the mistake Of ask
ing twice In a day from the same man;
there are others with keener eye. who
not only avoid suoh blunders, but who
may ply their calling with grace as we'll
as discernment.
A man who was walking quickly along
a Harlem street saw ahead, leaning against
a fence post, q beggar who accosted him as
he passed. Keeping On at the same quick
gait, the man reached In his pocket for a
nickel The man leaning feebly against
the fence post was strong enough to overtake
the quick moving man and get the nickel.
In the afternoon, in the next street, the
same man met the same beggar, now trans
parently q beggar, the two meeting. this
time head on, coming from opposite direc-
tions. The man was curious to know
whether this begsar would strike him again,
He turned out to be man of art and SELF
restraint. As the two approached the
beegar saw him and identified him from
afar. As they passed, each holding his way,
the beggar had the grace to say again, as he
had said In the morning:
Gentleman, thank you"
He was . beggar who put some thought
Into his business. and to whom really there
Vas some pleasure In giving.
The sun., 1905-08-20

In this way they acquire the taste for
drink.
The people on the whole are disposed to
regard Father Cury's enorts kindly,
althou gh they can't yet see why be should
lay such great stress on an everyday o6cur-
renee in theiG lives. Particularly is this
the case among fathers Of the district,
many Of whom are disposed to assert their
right upon coming in tired after a hard
days work to send any member Of the
family to get pail Of beer.
Since the beginning Of Father Curry's
crusade many Of the saloons have men
who 20 out to the sidewalk and take the
can or pail from children and after filling
1t with beer return 1t to the messenger.
thus preventing the youthful customers
from entering the saloon.
Pitchers are seen more frequently than
formerly in the district. as being less con-
spiouous than the regulation growler. But
the crowning instance OF beer on the quiet
was noticed few nights ago.
very small boy was observed going
along Roosevelt street as fast az his email
legs would carry him. BY his side dangled.
not lightly, narrow can such as paint or
turpentine IL sold in. The observer noticed
that the top Of the can around the bunghole
had moist look.
What have you got there, sonny? Beer''
the child was asked.
His eyes bulged and he sidled away faster,
like a crab-at the same time calculating,
-Beer!. in q scared. surprised. way, and in
a tone that seemed to be meant to convey
, doubt that such liquor existed in that
district. All might have gone we'll but for
an unlucky stumble as the boy hurried on.
The can lurched, and the white foam Of
unrnistakable beer was spattered on the
sidewalk.
.Ihope that Commissioner McAdoo, whom
I have written to, will got the police thor
oughly interested1n this important matter. .
Father Curry says. -In the meantime,
shall keep up my crusade, and am going
to stop the practise. shall keep up the
fleht until bring the police and the saloon
keepers to sense Of their duty
The sun., 1905-08-20

'Yes'm.' says I. I just dropped IN q
while back. I'll Be on my way now. Better
not mako any bother about It. You're
here, and it's all on-job's cancelled. l
didn't oalc'late you'd be back 50 soon that's
all. You can just stand where YOU arc
and I'll be out on the street In a jihy.'
Il started to pass around her, when
stopped . whole lot surprised. Tho girl
she was heap locker, too, as I told you
had thrown her head back and was laugh
ing like she WAS enjoying herself a-plenty.
IT can't help it, she gurgled when
You look DO down in the mouth-it's funny
and she laughed some more-fell back into
. chair by the window laughing. in fact
Il stood leaning against the footpiece
Of the brass bed looking at the girl whose
GOODNESS kind O. bit me as being some on
the fine order, considering the way the
thing was rugged. She stopped laughing
presently and looked up at me with her
pair Of big gray lamps.
.'You came after the madame's jewelry,
OF course she said.
"'Well,' I told her, I didn't come hero
for the view out Of tho windows or to fix the
telephone-I might as well be on the level
about that end Of it.
"'Well, the madame has some beautiful
jewelry,' the girl said, cool as you p ease.
I don't blame you for wanting it-Tve
often felt like running OF with it myself;
only was afraid Of being caught. Wait.
I'll show you some Of it, and she dug into
the chain bag hanging from her belt and
brough out bunch Of keys.
@Well, figured that the girl might be
bit on the bug side from hysteria or some
thing over finding me In her mistress's
dressing room and had no idea that she
had anything In mind. So just stood
leaning against the end OF the brass bed
and watched her.
-she got up and went to the big birds
eye maple bureau, stuck ono OF the keys
into tho top drawer, reached In and picked
something out and turned around with
smile on her map-and ] found myself
under the gunl She had the gun In her
right ns..t leveled at my chest and her
hand wasn't shaking little bit at that.
.'Now,' said that swel-nerved girl, Just
- quiet ss you'd want it-snd couldn't
help but think standing there what swell
pal she'd have made for inside work
You're going to stay here until call bell
boy and have him got Q policeman. II
you move I'll shoot you where you stand
-The smile evaporsted from her chart
As she handed me that little talk and there
was kind O. CLINT in her gray lamps that
looked moro like business than liked by
q lot
-'Well. SIS says !. it's your edge. all
right. but what goods it going to do you
to have mo put away7 I haven't touched