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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-22
STEAD TO LOOK
into SCANDAL
OF the Western Indemnity Com-
pany in Chicago
MOULTON IN A DENIAL
SAYS THE CONCERN is ALL RIGHT
OFFICERS TO BE MADE TO
ANSWER QUESTIONS BY
ATTORNEY GENERAL

Attorney General Stead has begun
an investigation OF the Western In
demnity's affairs. and ia few days
the company's officers are TO be com
PEELED to answer questions concerning
charges of fraudulent voting of con-
tracts and alleged Illegal voting OF
proxies and an attempt TO transfer
the entire company to another corpor-
alton
This information was announced in
court this afternoon by Attorney
Hawk counsel for claimant of an
unpaid benefit of $4,000, while an at
tempt was being made to secure am
order from Judge Bethea Of the United
States district court for reference
to master in chancery Of matters In
controversy in tho suit against the
company and its officials.
The affairs Of the Western Indem-
nifty are said TO be in a deplorabie
condition and according to Attorney
Hawk, the persons responsible for tho
trouble can be punished
Moulton In Denial.
Chicago, Sept I'll President Moul-
ton, of the Western Indemnity insur
lance company, denied that the officers
desire 10 withhold proper information
from policy holders, but to answer
questions propounded hy the policy
holders committee at this time would
not benefit the policy holders.
Moultsn says he Is authorized by
Insurance Examiner prouts, who is
examining the company's books, 10
say he Ii already satisfied with Its sol
yency. Moulton says the company
has 10000 policy holders, $16,001.00O
insurance in force and surplus assets
slsf Sann 900 at this time
1 sOf our 1ooo0 policy holdets,' said
| Moulton, "the so-calied Investigating
committee represents not more than
wcnty y may be that 1t represents
ever"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-22
NEW OFFICERS OF
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WERE ELECTED AT ANNUAL
MEETING OF THE DIRECTORS
YESTERDAY -- M, &. STONE
STILL THE MANAGER.

New York. Sept. Following the
annual meeting of the Associated Press
yesterday the newly elected board OF
directors today elected the following
officers for the ensuing year.
President Frank B. Noyes, Chicago
Record-Herald.
First Vice President-General Chas.
los II. Taylor. Boston Globe
Second Vice President Rufus N.
Rhodes, birmingham, Ala. News, cleo
ted in place Of =. n. Cabaniss, Of Au
gusta, Ga, Herlad.
Secretary and General Manager
Melville Il. Stone
Assistant Secretary and Assistant
General Manager--Charlcs s Diehl
Executive committee +. u. Noyes
Charles w Knapp, Victor +. Lawson
Charles H. Grasty and Adolph S
Oches
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-22

free to Odin. The train was held 25
minutes at Mounds while the conduct
or waited for instructions what to do.
Word came 10 Carry Rraden and his
wife to Odin, and to hold their bag
gage for their fare.
Braden tried to leave the train at
Centralia and ordered his baggage re-
moved, but he was not allowed to do
So He threatened TO kill DR.. Schernit-
zauer and also threatened the condue
tor, AT Odin the doctor got off with
Braden and his wife but later re-
turned to Cairo.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-22
DEATH BLOW TO
STREET PAV|NG2
Property Owners Object TO Ohio
Street Improvement
PROCEEDING ILLEGAL
THEY CLAIM TRUST PROPERTY
AND ILLINOIS cENTRl SHOULD
BE MADE TO COME IN
FOR THEIR SHARE

The project to pave Ohio street
from Eighth to Fourteenth street. re-
ceiyed what may prove death blow
at a meeting of the local board of inn
proyement last night which was at
tended by large majority of the
property holders.
The meeting was held at the city
hall and was called for the purpost of
hearing objections to the plan, No
tices were sent out some months ago,
notifying the properly owners, accord
ing to the state law that the council
had decided upon paving Ohio street
and fixed last night as the date for
them TO state their objections.
According to the law, II the local
board does not think that the objec-
tions are justifiable, the matter can
be taken before the county court and
if Judgment is rendered against the
property owners, the city can order
the work done and collect the taxes
by selling the property 4 necessary
At the meeting last night II was
stated that the proceedings were IL
legal, as all the property owners had
not been notified. 1t was stated thai
Ithe Illinois Central and the Cairo
Trust property should pay their part
of the cost for the street paving.
The matter was discussed al much
length and 1t was finally decided tt
send out more notices and 10 serve
the Trust property and the Illinois
| Central company with the same
| Mayor Parsons, representing the for
mar concern, said that If judgment
| was rendered In the city's favor, Thu
trustees would pay their share Of thu
lcost
| The estimated cost Of paving thi
lslteet above Eighth street Is saoo !
lfof, and some of the property Owner
| objected on the score that the est
| mate Is too high, as compared wit
1.-THE cost Of paving the lower part I
the street The date for the secon
hearing will be set for the middle c
October.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-22
MANY OLD SETTLERS
Attended the Annual Meeting of the
Johnsoa County Association
Addressed BY Cairo Man.

Hon Walter Warder returned last
night from Vienna where he was the
orator yesterday at the annual meet
ing OF the Old Settlers Association of
Johnson County.
The meeting, Mr.. Warier says, was
by long odds the most successful one
Of the association and was attended by
over 5000 people The meeting was
an interesting one and plenty Of
smusements, contests, etc, were pro
vided for the visitors
\ Mr.. Warder was accompanied b,
Mrs Wander.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-22

tion to the fact that notwithstand' 'ng
the request Of the secretary of the
Missouri state board of health that
Illinois inspectors be kept on this
side of the Mississippi river, he per
mitted Missouri inspectors to continue
their work on the Illinois side and at
the conference with Drs. Sherk and
McBrien at st. Louis, assured them
that the Illinois board was willing
that Missouri inspectors should ques-
tion passengers on trains going to-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-22
ODD HAPPENINGS
OF A SINGLE DAY
BeQueathed Brain, Arm and Bulk
OF Estate TO Institute
ROOSEOF ApRONSTRlNCS
USED BY AGED WOMAN TO SUI
eide - CHILDREN KILLED
WHILE AT PLAY-FATAL
EXPLOSION

Philadelphia Sept. 21-Under the
provisions CT the will of General Isaac
j. Wister, the well known financier
and railroad man, probated today, the
bulk of the estate, together with the
brain and right arm of the testator,
is bequeathed to the Wister Institute
of Anatomy and Biology of the I'M
versity Of Pennsylvania, which he
founded.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-22
EMPEROR TO SIGN TREATY

st, Petersburg, Sept. a1.---The em-
peror is expected back al peterhof To-
morrow Count Lamsdorff viii take
the peace treaty in it's gpal form TO
him for his signature. 1t was said here
today that notification of the rattfca
tion will be sent to Japan from Rus,
sia through France and vice versa
through the United states.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-22

There Is woman OF enterprise in
certain Lincolnshire village. She
found bridegroom and determined
to annex him. Then the marriage day
dawned and the bride went to church.
she waited long. and instead Of the
bridegroom came o note, which said
that he had Just had bill from the
dresemakeF for the wedding dress,
II you are going 10 begin like
Il am not going 90 marry YOU.
ri ppropriatn comment secmsto be
I'm b haste, less speed. .'- London
Ten faph.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-22
FEVER IS STILL
ON THE DECREASE
AND HOPE OF NEW ORLEANS RUN
HiGH-PLAGUE MAY BE SUD.
DENLY WIPED OUT IN THE
CRESCENT CITY
Report to 6 p. M.

New Orleans, Sept. 21.-There was
a marked Improvement in the silu-
at on today. indicating a possibility
that DR.. Whites prediction that the
fever win go away with great sud
dennness will be realized.
The country situation shows no ma
terial change, Two positive cases of
yellow fever were diagnosed at Gross
Tete in Obervelle parish.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-22
LAST SESSION HELD

Gettysburg, Sept 2l-The last SEES.
sion Of the encampment Of the nat
ioual association sons of veterans was
held today. Col. H. v Speelman Of
Cincinnati. was chosen commanderin-
chief, and Peoria I'll, selected as the
next place OF meeting
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-22
FATAL EXPLOSION OF THREsHER

New Market Mimi, Sept. 2f.-Ole
Hagen, farmer, and Andrew Gilbert
son were killed today by the explosion
of a threshing engine boiler Hagen
was decap,tated and the trunks of
both men horribly mangled. -Four
others were seriously injured and one,
Andrew Cryor, will lose his sight by
being scalded Two horses were
killed.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-22
KILLED WHILE AT PLAY

Traverse CITY. Mich, Sept 21.-Tw0
children of Albert Bresihaupt Violet,
aged II and Harry aged .. were
smothered to death by cave IN Of a
play house they were digging IN the
side Of hill on their fathers farm
near here Their bodies were not
found until tonight
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-22
Abandons His Title.

Reginald Ward. American million
aire. society man. friend OF King Ed
ward and once a Boston broker. has
tbanGoncd his tiilc of count con.
erred uron him by Pore Leo KILL. on
lccount Ok adverse criticism.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-22
MOOSE OF APRoN STRINGS

La Crosse, Wis. Sept Il. Mrs.
Mary Olson, Of White Hill Wis, aged
~, pioneer Of western Wisconsin,
was found hanging in the woods TO
day by searchefs She had hanged
hefseli with her apron strings, with
which she formed moose
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-22
NEW GENERAL AGENT

bloomington, H., Sept. 21.--C Chas.
A. King, of Chicago, today was appoin-
ted general FIRE ght agent Of the Alton
railroad.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-22

A Hamburg schncl teacher treated
her pupils 70 O dinner IN q restaurant
and then found she bad forRDtien hnr
purse. 50 SHE aud they we're losked
% ID the nearest prison.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-22

Glagher. Battle Creek. Mich. has been
arrested at Gladstone on suspicion,
because his shoes fitted the footprints
found IN the cemetery near the dam
agGl crosses.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-22
SHOT HIMSELF

Hot Springs, Ark, Sept 21-A.
sandstorm, Of Star Lake wis, com
mitted suicide here today by shooting
himself.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-02
Grand junction News.

Special to Times RepIDllCan.
Grand Junction. Dec. 1.-THE Thanks
giving ball at Griffin's opera house
was somewhat disturbed by some who
had imbibed too freely. but they were
taken care OF by Justice Thompson.
Roy Westling, 4 student of Iowa
Business college. and Hilma Turner,
a student at Drake University, came
home to eat turkey, until next Monday.
Miss Daugherty, high school princi-
pal Of the jefferson school, is visiting
friends here.
The mercury reached 4 degrees be-
low zero.
Two more mutual telephone lines are
in contemplation. The mutual telephone
is exceedingly popular in this part OF
the state.
An independent ticket for next year
is being quite extensively talked of in
this locality.
W. E. Ames has been sick for long
time and is very low at this time.
The majority of farmers are done
husking and some have marketed a
large part of their crop. the price be-
ing favorable.
The Grand Junction electric light
plant will he sold at foreclosure sale
December 9Th, next, and our people
are alarmed for fear the plant will go
hence, and hope 1T will fall into the
hands of some one that will make 1t
the success that should be, and can be
made. by anyone that will keep 1T up.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-02
Special Grand Jury Returns In
dictment Against lndepsnd-
ence Mu derer
CONFESSION MADE PUB
MoWiIliams Signs Sworn Statement
Telling How He Committed the
Crime-Gruesome Details of the
Killing of His Wife and Five Chill
dren.
Special to Times-Republican.


Independence, Dec Following
William McWilliams' confession of his
horrible. murder Of his wife and five
children, the special grand jury which
has been investigating his case, last
evening returned a verdict charging
wilful murder. When brought into
court McWilliams was almost in a
state OF collapse, and presented a pit
iful appearance. II. C. Chappell was
appointed counsel to defend McWill-
iams Counsel asked for time and Nc
Williams was given until Monday to
plead. His sworn confession covers
only the manner in which he commit
ted the crime and gives no reason for
his terrible act. He stated, however,
in conversation with those who took his
confession In writing that his wife had
made life unbaarable for him for two
years by her jealousy and constant
naggines; that she asked for more money
than he was able to supply and goad-
ed him continually and at one time
said she wished he was in an asylum.
His Oldest boy he said had become
dissatisfied at home and was talking
of leaving. Some times he thought Of
leaving home altogether, but he could
not bear the thought of leaving the
children with the mother. Finally he
decided to kill them all. II thought it
was 81 providence in God or a provi-
dence in the devil to remove them,
he said. McWilliams confession proves
the theory that the family was murder
ed on Wednesday,, although the crime
was not discovered until Friday, to be
correct.
Il, William s. Mcwilliams, of my
own free will and accord do make this,
my confession Of the crime committed
by me at my home on Wednesday.
Nov. "a, 1905, at s o'clock p. m.
Il went into the house and my wife
and baby were alone. She was cooking
the evening meal. struck her with
the hammer and laid her one side. j
then struck the baby and put her one
side. / called Cora in the house and
struck her as she came in the door,
and laid her one side. I called the
boys in. The oldest one came first and
I repeated the operation. Then the
next Oldest boy came in and / served
him the same. Then the smallest boy,
and he received the same treatment.
Before any of the boys came in,
Cora recovered from the blow and
grabbed the knife and fought me. "A
minute afterward used the butcher
knife, and went round and stabbed
tharn all then washed myself and
changed my clothes and rode down
town to my fathers.
"Subscribed and sworn to before G.
r. Swan, coroner for Buchanan county.
"WILLIAI S. M'WILLIAMS."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-02
Wedding al Fearing.

Special to TlmeS-
Fearing, Dec 2.-Mr. Walter G. Bar
ten of Albion, and Miss Roxie Kinsey,
of Gearing, were married by Rev. j.
w. Piper, at Gearing, at high noon on
Thanksgiving. Mr.. Barten has been a
resident at the S.. Sickman home Of
Albion for the last year or more, where
he has been by all esteemed as a
Christian young man and as most
worthy citizen. Miss Kinsey is a
former resident Of the Bethel com
munity, but for some time past has
been living with her parents near
Fearing. She is the only daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs Kinsey, and has a host
of friends at her former residence as
well as at her present home. The
young people will make their future
abode with Mrs. Barten's parents,
where they will engage in farming OPP
erations Following the ceremony the
happy couple together with the guests
were seated to sumptuous wedding
and Thanksgiving dinner.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-02
\ at Richdy, OF Toronto, Accus-
ed Of Setting Fire to Divorce
I'd Wife's Residence
CASE IN COURT AT CLINTON
Richcy Was Arrested Once Before for
Similar Crime at Toronto, but Es-
capped Punishment Then-Fred Com
stock to Be Tried Soon, for Murder
of Alexander Clark.
Special to Times-Republicans

0pGClal 10 1lIIleS- fNcpuUilCSiE
Clinton, Dec. "A jury has been Sc
cured for the trial of the case of the
state of Iowa VS. Nate Richey, of Tor
onto, in the western part of the coun-
ty, and today the trial of the case
is in progress. Richey is accused of
setting fire to his divorced wife's resi-
dence in Toronto. Once before he was
arrested for burning haystacks at Tor
Onto but got out of punishment, as the
evidence against him was not of Il
character to prove his guilt Recently
the home of Mrs. Richey was set on
fire, and Nate was suspected of the
crime. He was finally arrested on in
formation sworn out by his former
wife, charging him with arson. The
grand jury indicted him in November,
and his case was taken up yesterday.
The outcome will be watched with in
terest.
Next Monday the case of the State
of Iowa VS.. Fred Comstock will be tried
in the Clinton district court. Comstock
is accused of killing Alexander Clark,
an aged Clinton man, in Clinton sa-
loon on September 18th. He was ar
rested in Pottawattamie county last
month and brought here for trial. Com
stock is under Indictment for man
slaughter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-02

ton, arc the noted speakers present to
address the society. They are all
speakers of considerable note and are
among he best informed men on sub
jects of interest to members or the
association The stockholders are go
ing to bring baskets filled with the
fruits Of the harvest, and they Will In
dulge in a good picnic dinner, spread
In the basement o. the opera house.
Mrs. Il. j. Shreve wife of Postmaster
Shreve. is lying very low at her home
in the city of heart trouble, with but
little hopes of recovery.
A. Arnold, who has been with
Leib..3hn Bros, as head clerk, for the
past two years, is moving to Hampton
where he has entered the employ of
the Hampton Mercantile Company. Mr..
Arnold's friends are sorry to see him
CO.
Thanksgiving services Of the
churches were held in the Evangelist
church yesterday morning at 10: 30
Rev. NJ. A. Goodell delivered the SER
mon, which was very excellent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-02
The Sensational Cure OF Mrs.
Caldwell Is the Talk Of Her
AcQualntances.

Mrs. Ida Caldwell, sos Pearl street,
Sioux City, Ia, vice-President Order Of
Washington, writes:
81 suffered with catarrh Of the res
piratory organs OF and on for the last
three years until I thought 1t was
chronic. My chest and lungs were ir-
ritated and had to use the greatest
care not to expose myself to chilly cir
or dampness as itincreased my troubles.
ssMy physician advised me to try .
change Of climate, but was unable to
leave my family. Reading Of the won
dcrful cures performed BY Peruna,
bought q bottle.
s7fWas witt the greatest sskiskacfi0n
that I found 1t the one medicine an0nE
them aN which cured me. / was re-
lieved within three days and after two
months and half the irritation was
gone, my lungs perfectly healed and my
health restored. Ida Caldwell.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-02

Scranton.
Mrs Frank Hatch had a marrow es-
cape, caused by a grocer giving her
gasoline in place of kerosene, with
which she filled her lamps.
Alden.
John Adam Rink sold his farm
north of town this week to James
Knudson at SOL per acre, and will
come back to town to be a retired far
mer.
Thompson.
Christ. Christopherson, German
of Forest township, was adjudged IN
sane and taken to the hospital at
Cherokee last week. He had been OF
unsound mind for long time.
Spencer.
Fred d. Christensen, secretary OF
Christensen Bros. Co., died Wednes-
day. Fred had only been sick a few
DAYS. having been taken with severe
attack OF pneumonia. He was a
splendid young man, and most highly
respected by all who knew him.
Fonda.
Jake Ziegler has sold his farm Of 100
acres, southwest VI IoA1oS1, " = 49,
Heebner, of Pomeroy, who will take
possession March 1. The considera-
tton was SGT per acre. Mr. Ziegler and
family expect to leave sometime next
month for the Pacific coast and will
locate somewhere in Washington.
Marengo.
Sunday evening just after dark Mr..
Tom Myers and Mr. CarneS teams
coming from opposite directions col
lided on Marengo avenue near the Ii
brary. The collision threw the men
out of the different buggies and both
received quite painful injuries. One
buggy was badly wrecked and the
other damaged more or less.
Missouri Valley.
At 1880 Sunday evening still
alarm came into the fire station from
the home of DR.. G. w. McGavern on
East Erie street. The fire company
responded in an incredibly short time
and soon had the fire under control.
The fire was the result Of the explosion
OF a gasoline stove The burning gas
oline was thrown all over the Kitchen
and In a few minutes the whole rear
part Of the home was on fire. The
flames spread very rapidly, and 1T
looked for a time.that the Ahoie Of -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-02
George Reveridge Contesses To
False Testimony In Corcol-
an Murder Case
DID 1T TO SAVE HIMSELF
Bevcridge Feared Prosecution Himself,
Attic the Truth of the Mystery
Seems to Be That All Were lnduIg.
ing In Morphine and corcoran Took
Too Much-Burns' Pardon Likely.
Special to Tlmes-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Dcs Moines Dec. 2.-"Slim' Burns
has been exonerated of guilt by George
Beveridge, the same man whose testl-
mony sent him to serve a life sentences
nt Fort Madison, for the alleged MUIR
der of Jerry Corcoran, by the method
of Knockout drops. Beveridge is at
present in the county Jail, having been
arrested for drunkenness, and his con-
fessIon was given to l.. D. Slater, for
whom Burns at one time worked.
Slater will take the matter before the
state legislature ait the next session in
an endeavor to secure Burns release
from the penitentiary.
Attorney Spurrier commended at the
trial of the case that Burns was being
sworn into the penitentiary for life by
a man who was not telling the truth.
Beveridges attorney, however. was di-
rect and straightforward and had
great weight, apparently with the jury
in securing conviction. The star
witness in the murder case told the
police that he had seen Burns give
Coreoran some morphine in liquor.
Later Corcoran died OF the effects OF
the drug and an examination of his
stomach by physicians proved that as
as the cause of death. Now he says
that he swore falsely against James
Burns, and wants to make up for the
wrong done him. Beveridge's affidavit,
sworn to in the office of McHenry,
Mulvaney & Jones, reads as follows:
State of Iowa VS.. James Burns.
State of Iowa. Polk county, IS:
George Beveridge, on oath say that
am the same George Beveridge who
testified in this case when 1t was tried
In the district court, Polk county, and
that the facts given by me ON testi-
mory at that time were untrue, and
that in fear Of being unduly prosecuted
myself so testified.
'"rht the truth about the matter Is
thai: we were all drinking at tile house
and that all of us were taking NOR
phil1e, simply in a friendly way, ind
tina: did not see Burns give any NOR
phine to anyone, but each Of us helped
ourselves to morphine when we deslr-
ed. and that if Jerry Corcorar got too
much morphine, and that IL his death
was caused Dy morphine II WIS SNIP
ly due to his own acts and not caused
by the acts of other persons then press
ent and was not given by any one else
or that any of said drug was admin
istered to him by either Burns or any
one else. (Signed) George Bsveridge.
Subscribed in my prese nee and
sworn to before me by the sal George
Beveridge this goth day of November.
1905 (Signed) Ethel Gibson, Notary
Public, Polk county, Iowa.