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The Washington times., 1905-01-01

SHORT dispatch from Leaven-
" worth. Kan, on December 2, an
~ nounced the death of Frank
Wittrock, the man who carried
out, single-handed, the robbery of a
train on the St Louis and San Fran
cisco Railroad on the night of October
%, 1856, and secured $1,000 in money and
$4,000 non-negotiable securities.
Wittrcck was finally caught after
eluding detectives for long time. hav-
ing spent but $3.50 of the money. and
he served a term of seven years in the
Missouri Penitentiary. During the time
he was at large he increased the per
plexity of the men who were trying to
capture him by writing to a St Louis
newspaper in defense of the character
OF the express messenger whom he held
u. 4er suspicion for completely in the
crime In part. Wittrock wrote as fol-
lows. under the alias Jim Cummings"
ST. Joe, Mo, Oct. 81. 1886.
Dear Sir: I write these lines to partic-
alarly right q wrong done an honest
man / see by the newspapers that In
the account they give of the late eX-
press robbery on the Frisco road, some
of the papers, and you IN particular,
throw q kind of suspicion that the mes
senger Mr.. Fotheringham. had some
thing to DO with Il. Now, bad as L am,
am still not so debased as to stand by
and see q mans life blighted by SIS
picion while / can clear it up without
alone, and will now relate exactly how
/
The Washington times., 1905-01-01

who lived at Springfield. Mo-, was
kind Of boss over the express messen-
gers on the road, so I wrote Barrett an
inquiry about rates for 100 pounds be-
tween certain points, and got back re-
ply referring me to Mr.. Damsel at ST.
Louis, who would give me information.
We then had ]. B. Barrett's signature
and the style OF his letterheads- We
then put in every afternoon and half OF
each Sunday getting type and trying our
hand at printing, and finally, after
weeks of patient labor, We got a pretty
fair imitation of Barrett's letter-head-
ing. but the type on the envelope was
too small. We also printed some cards
OF w H Danlsel, and were to have one
OF them ready So in case the messenger
Damsel?' we were going to have a line
from Damsel the back of one Of his
cards tnstructing the messenger to pass
the bearer. as 1t was all right. Barretts s
handwriting is fearfuIIy hard to irni-
tate. and his dear sirs,' and that infer
nal j. that he makes took weeks more
of practice every afternoon before l got
1t down so I thought IL would do We
then wrote out several letters OF the
style Of the kind presented to Fother-
ipgham and selected two OF the best for
the work l also had a line IN lead
pencil on the back of one of DamseTs $
cards, instructing him to let the bearer
ride to Pierce City.
Furnished Proof of Assertions.
Now, to prove up these facts: My
partner was to have been riding in the
front seat o. the smoking car at Kirk
wood. and get off there and run to the
head and get on the front of the express
car and plug the bell cord, so in case OF
my struggling with Fother1ngham and
he should get hold of the bell cord 1t
would not stop the train, for we did not
intend TO kill the messenger His nerve
all left him when the moment came and
he backed out completely, and l took
his gun and billy, and put in with them
the remaining copies of the letters we
had practiced on, and checked the pack
age IN the ST, Louis Union Depot. under
the initials of ]. NJ Now, if you want
a good little gun and billy, go and get
out the package checked 10 J. NJ. in the
union depot. October &c; there are prob
ably 10 or SO cents charges on 1t 10 this
time, but the gun alone is worth SO
Also, IL you want a good doubIe-harrel-
ed shotgun, muzZie-loader, go along the
bank of the Missouri River on the north
side. about a mile below St, Charles
Bridge. and about twenty feet along the
The Washington times., 1905-01-01
Wished to Catch Indian Payment.

Ito commence with. l was in Vinita,
l. T.. little over a year altogether,
think, when the Indian payment WAS be-
ing paid out. and commenced to think
then that 1 could catch one. After in
quiring around q bit l found out that
the Adams Express brought it down
from St Louis / then found out that
the Adams company was the only one
carrying Government money, and al
ways jcarried the money to the banks
from the different mints throughout the
country. ] then got a couple of part
ners, id poor ones, afterward
found out, and We arranged to do up
the Frisco at Cuba Junction, Mo. l.
had first come over the route from ST.
Louis to Springfield several times, and
carefully noted the stops which looked
very favorable for the work. and came
to the conclusion that Cuba Junction
was the place.
After watching around there we
found out that the night express some
times put off beer and saw-min castings
at that place. We then arranged tc
ship casting from st. Louis, and when
The Washington times., 1905-01-01
A Clever Forgery.

II still had the express business in my
head, although my partner was not very
sanguine of success. We had found out
from Rape by different talks we had
with him that a man named Barrett,
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Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-26

For some time the monk looked at
the two women in silence, and then,
concluding that it was Jesus Christ
himself who had brought them to him,
he received them as penitents and
thenceforth they followed him wher-
ever he went. He preached to the peo-
pie every day, sometimes in the cloister
of the Innocents and at other times at
the Saint Honere gate and other places.
He did not go out of Paris, however, on
account of the Armagnacs, who were
ravaging the entire country around the
city.
Meanwhile the army of Charles of
Valois had approached within a short
distance of the city, and thenceforth
no one ventured to gather either grapes
covered the plain to the north of the
capital. AS prices went up at once, the
people of Paris suffered terribly ana
they were the more angry because
they fancied that they had been be-
trayed. 1t was rumored, indeed, that
certain persons, and especially some
priests who were in the pay of Charles
of Valois, were waiting for a favorable
moment to cause trouble, their object
being to have the enemy enter the
city when the people We're frightened
and everything was In confusion.
Haunted by this idea, for which there
was perhaps some foundation, the citi-
zens whose duty it was TO guard the
ramparts showed scant favor to GER
tain ill-loolSing men whom they found
pected, though on very poor grounds,
of making signs to the Armagnacs.
When the people of Paris awoke on
Thursday, September 8. they had no
fear of being attacked before the fol-
lowing day. The reason was because
this was the day on which the birth
of the Blessed Virgin was celebrated,
and the two parties who were Destroy
ing the kingdom with warfare were
accustomed to keep the festivals of our
Lord and of his benign mother. At
that time the feast of the nativity was
very old and was religiously kept. 1t
originated, we are told. In the follow
Ing manners One day a man who was
very holy and deep thinker became
impressed with the fact that for sew
eral years on September he had heard
the angels making wonderful music
while they held festival in heaven.
Having Drayed IN Cod IN ravaaI ~
him the reason for this festival. he
was informed that September was
the anniversary of the birth OF the
glorious Virgin Mary, and he was or
dered TO communicate this fact TO the
faithful 50 that on this solemn day
they might join the angels In their
songs OF praise The news was re-
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-26

pains to place the sacred relics and the
money chest beyond the reach of the
enemy.
Now on Sunday, August 81, preach
er named Brother Joconde entered the
city. He had gone on a pilgrimage to
Jerusalem, and it was said that much
had been revealed to him in regard
to the approaching end of the world,
as it was revealed to Brother Vincent
Ferrier and Brother Bernardin de
Sienne. He announced that he would
preach his first sermon to the people
of Paris in the cloister of the Innocents
on the following Tuesday, which was
st. Bartholomew day On the Mon
day preceding this day more than six
thousand persons spent the night in
the cloister. The brother was to speak
from a platform, and at it's foot were
seated several women, among them
being Guillaumette Dyonis, who was
born blind.
She was the daughter of an artisan
who had been killed by the Armagnacs
in the woods of Boulogne la -Grande.
Her mother had been carried off by
Burgundian soldier and no one knew
what had become of her. She support
ed herself by working in wool and
there was not in the city a better
worker than she.
Guillaumette Dyonis could not see the
green dress nor the peaked cap of ST.
none la Bardine; still she knew that
the woman did not lead a very upright
life.
Suddenly the crowd became silent.
Brother Joconde had appeared Oh the
platform. His eyes were strangely
brilliant, When he spoke his voice
sounded like thunder.
II have just returned from Jerusa-
lem," he said, "and as mementos of my
journey 1 have in this bag roses from
Jericho a branch of the olive beneath
which our Lord suffered till drops of
blood fell from him, and a handful
of earth which 1 gathered at Calvary"
Then, after describing his pilgrimage
at length, he said: I'm Syria 1 met
several bands of Jews, and when /
asked them where they were going
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-26

of darkness You are reprobates and
your women are wantons."
Us that so, you apostate, sorcerer ard
traitor7" exclaimed Florimont Lecocq,
and, drawing his sword, he drove It into
the good brothers breast.
Pale and weak as he was, the man
Of God said, in feeble voice:
Brethren, pray. fast and repent Of
your sins and you will yet be par
doned."
His voice was choked by a flow of
blood and he fell senseless on the pave
ment Two knights, Sir John Stewart
and Sir George Morris, then threw
themselves on his body and thrust
their daggers into It more than a hum
dred times, ueanwhile shouting: Long
life to King Henryl Long life to His
Grace the Duke of Bedfordi Down with
the Dauphinl Down with the crazy
Maid of the Armagnacsl Come, lads, to
the gates. to the gatesl"
And they ran to the walls, accom-
panied by Florimont Lecocq and the
crowd.
Meanwhile the pious women and the
gardener surrounded the good brothers
bloodstaned body. simone la Bardins
cast herself on the ground and kissed
his feet and wiped away the blood
with her disheveled hair.
Guillaumette Dyonis, however, stand
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-26
Old Fashioned Recipes

DEvILEDt SCALLOPS.-Ha onion
chopped fine and fried in butter. Chop
scallops fine, mix with onion and fry
ten minutes Take from fire and sea-
son with pepper, salt and add a little
Worcestershire cause. half cup sherry.
one cup bread crumbs; mix thorough
ly, put in creased shells; sprinkle
top with cracker crumbs and bits Of
butter; bake till brown.
APPLE MAFtMALADE.-E | g h t
pounds of apples. several pounds su-
gar one quart water, one-quarter
pound green ginger; cut apples into
small quarters; scrape the ginger
and cut thin; add the sugar and boil
four hours until 1t is like thick jam
oXTAIL sOUP.-Put two oxtails cut
in pieces into gallon OF cold water
Boil gently two hours. skimming fire.
quently. Stick cloves In medium
sized onion and bake brown. Put
that IN the kettle with a large potato
chopped fine. soup bunch and can
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-26

of tomatoes. Salt to taste. Skim down
to amount two quarts. Strain and
serve with hard boiled eggs cut fine.
TURKEY.-Wash turkey well in
side and out. Place in a pan. Make
a dressing with bread crumbs sea-
soned highly with pepper and salt.
Moisten 1t with half cup of melted
butter. A can of oysters improves the
dressing, or two dozen fresh oysters.
Dredge turkey with flour. Turn fowl
often and baste well, so 1t will be a
rich brown all over. Put two inches
of water in pan at first and add a
little as needed. A rich brown gravy
will be In the pan If roasted properly
POTATO PUFF-Two cups salted
and finely mashed potatoes; add two
tablespoonfuls melted butter and beat
to white cream; stir In well-beaten
yolks of two eggs and then a teacup
of sweet milk; then add the beaten
whites and stir lightly; pile on hot
buttered dish and bake about ten
minutes.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-26

ported to his holiness and to the other
potentates of the church and after
they had prayed and wasted and con-
Quilted the traditions of the papacy
they decreed that thenceforth Septem-
Der 8 should be universally observed
as the anniversary Of the birth of the
Blessed Virgin.
ON this holy day the people of Paris
learned, on coming out of church. that
in spite Of the solemn festival the
Armagnacs had marched up in front
of the st. Honore gate and had set fire
to the boulevard which guarded the
entrance. At the same time news
came that the soldiers of Charles of
valois. with Brother Richard and
Jeanne the Maid at their head, were
also marching forward. During the
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-26

posts on the ramparts and in their
haste knocked down many little chill
dren whom they met on their way.
Chains were drawn across streets, bar
ricades we're raised and on all sides
tumult and confusion prevailed.
Brother Joconde and his pentents,
however, took no notice of these things,
because they were thinking only OF
eternity and regarded as mockery
the vain struggles of mankind. They
went through the streets singing the
"veni Creator spiritus" and crying
out: Pray. for the time is at handl"
In this manner they passed calmly
through the Rue Saint Antoine which
was thronged with men, women and
children, and on their arrival at the
Place Baudet Brother Joconde made his
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-26

way through the crowd and stood up
on, large stone, which was at the
gate of the Hotel de la TRUE, and which
Floriment Lecocq, the owner Of the
hotel, found very handy when he want
ed to mount his mule. Lecocq, by the
way, was a sergeant at the Chateau
and belonged to the English party.
Standing ON the stone. Brother Jo-
conde preached to the people.
People of Paris he cried. "you are
worse than the pagans of Rome!"
AS he spoke loud battle cries came
from the Saint Denis gate and shook
the hearts of the people. Thereupon,
Down with the traitors!" cried the
crowd.
AT that moment Florimont Lecocq
was putting on his armor in his hotel.
and, hearing the noise, hastened to the
spot not even taking time to buckle
his leggings. Then. seeing the monk,
he asked:
What is this good father saying?"
Several persons replied:
HE says that Charles of valois is
about to enter the city"
He is an enemy to the people of
Paris"
HE intends to deceive and betray us
as Brother Richard did, who is now
with our enemies"
Brother Joconde said in reply:
There are neither Armagnacs nor
Burgundians nor French nor English.
but only children of light and children
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-26
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~ ANATOLE. FRANCE.

the Place Baudet. which is the finest
and the wealthiest section of Paris. I
had a handsome room, furniture COW
cred with cloth Of gold and so many
rich dresses that they filled three large
boxes; had a bed fringed with feath-
ers, dresser covered with pewter YES.
sells and little book with pictures Of
the life of our Lord. I've lost every
thing, however, since the ruinous war
broke out. Everywhere we hear Of
robberies, and gay gentlemen don't
come any more to the Place Baudet TO
amuse themselves. Instead of them
wolves come to eat little children. The
Burgundians and the English are just
as bad as the Armagnacs. Now, what
want to know is would you like me
to go with your"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-26

afternoon throughout the whole city
people cried: Save yourselves! The
enemy has entered! All is lost" These
cries penetrated even into the churches.
where pious souls were attending ves-
pers. When they heard them they fled
in terror and shut themselves up in
their houses.
Now. those who cried in this fashion
We're elnissaries of Charles of Valois.
While they were thus employed the
troops under Marshal de Rails attacked
the city wall near the st. Honore gate.
The Armagnacs meanwhile had con-
veyed blocks of wood and hurdles in
wagons with the object of filling up
the trenches and more than six hun
dred ladders with which, to scale the
walls. The maid, who was in no wise
as the Burgundians described her, but
who, on the contrary, lived piously and
chastely, got down from her horse and
was the first to descend into the trench.
AS it was dry this trench could easily
be crossed, but when they reached the
other side the soldiers found themselves
exposed to shower of arrows from the
opposite walls. Moreover, in front of
them was another very large trench.
which was full of water. In this way
the further progress of Jeanne and her
soldiers was greatly impeded. With
her lance Jeanne found out the depth
of the trench and then ordered her
men to throw blocks of wood into it.
Cannon thundered in the city and
the people. poorly equipped. ran to their
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-26

ing erect and with her arms raised to
heaven, exclaimed in a voice that was
as clear as a bell
my sisters, Jeanne, Opportune and
Simone, and you, my brother Robin
the gardener, let us depart, for the
time is at hand. The spirit of this good
father holds me by the hand and will
guide me safely. That is why want
you to follow me, and we will say to
those who are waging cruel war:
Embrace and be friends and, if you
wish to make use of your weapons, take
up the cross and go and fight the Sara
Gems Come, my sisters and my bro
ther."
Jeanne Chastenier picked up the shaft
of an arrow and, having broken it, she
fashioned it into cross, which she
placed on the breast of the good Bro
ther Joconde. Then these pious women
and the gardener followed Guillaumette
streets and alleys as unerrihgly as
though she really saw the sunlight.
Thus they reached the foot of the ram
part, and by means of a staircase in
a tower which was not guarded they
arrived at the summit of the WALL AS
the soldiers could not spare time to
pile up wood on the wall as a shield
they were in full view of everyone as
they walked toward the Saint Honore
gate, which was then enveloped in
smoke and dust. aN
Marshal de Rails soldiers were at
tacking the city in that direction, send
ing showers of arrows over the ram
parts and throwing piles of wood into
the water that filled the great trench.
And Jeanne the Maid took up her
position between the two trenches and
continually exclaimed: Surrender to
the king of France!" The English, dis
the wall, leaving behind them their
dead and wounded.
Guillaumette Dyonis walked in front
of her companions, holding her head
erect and her left arm in front of her,
while with her right hand she piousIy
made the sign of the cross. Simone la
Bardine was close behind her and then
Jadoin. Last of all was Robin the
gardener, his body convulsed by an
internal disease and on his hands the
marks of the crucifixion. They sang
canticles as they walked and Guillau-
mette, looking first toward the city
and then toward the country said:
Dear friends. embrace each other" IA
she spoke she was struck by an arrow
in the throat and tottered and fell
backward to the ground. Her feet she
covered with her gown and that was
the last thing she did. Her eyes re-
mained open and in them was a light
as from opals
few moments after the death Of
this holy girl a great number Of the
people of Paris returned TO the wall
and defended the city very valiantly.
Jeanne the Maid was wounded In the
leg and the soldiers of Charles Of Va
lois withdrew TO the Chapel OF st,
Denis. What became OF Jeanne Chas-
tenier and Opportune Jadoin no one
knows, for no one saw or heard Of them
after that day. Simone la Bardine and
Robin the gardener were taken prison.
ers the same day by the sentinels on
the walls and were turned over to the
authorities. who promptly tried them.
simone was convicted Of heresy ana
was sentenced to do penance on bread
and water. Robin was convicted Of sor-
Gerry and was burned in the Place du
Parvis.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-26

i. myself, indeed, have learned much
through visions in regard TO the peace
of the kingdom"
Simone la Bardine spoke next and
said:
brother Joconde, | used to live In a
hotel In the Rue Saint Antoine. near
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-31
SCHOOL or MINES.
South Dakota's Well Known lnstitu.
ton 10 Open September 20.

Lead. s.. D., Aug. 2S-The first term OF
tho State School OF Mines at Rapid city
for the yegr 1866 will open September
80.
During the summer vacation many
important changes have been made ~
the arrangement OF the rooms. especiF -
ly I'm the metallurgical laboratory where
the entire interior has been taken out
and will now be occupied by the depart
ments OF mining and metallurgy.. Pro-
fcssor Fulton who has been with the
school several years and has aided ma
terially In bringing about the present
success OF the school will be at the head
OF the m~etnllurgical department ana
Professor Ehle will be at the head OF
the mining department. Professor Full
ton Is a graduate OF the Columbia
School OF Mines and Professor Ehle OF
the Colorado State School OF Mines.
The building now contains separate
rooms for the assaying furnaces, weigh
Ing. etc. and n large museum OF min
Ing and mctallurgy. All OF h build
ings are now heated from the new heat
ing plant. put I'm from the appropriation
made last winter. An appropriation
was also made for shops and Tools for
wood and iron work go that "A mining
engineer graduating from the school
will be equipped To oversee repairs and
small Jobs OF wood and iron work. and
do them himself when OCCASION re-
uuires. "
Professor Ehle. who will be at the.
head OF the mining department has
been an instructor I'm the summer min
Ing schools OF Columbia. Yale and Har-
ward and OF the Massachusetts School
OF Technology and ut the iron mines of
Dover. y. j.
Professor Humbert and McLearle are
taking the advanced course at the Uni
versity Of Chicago. The degree OF mas
ter OF arts viii be conferred upon Pro-
fessor McLearie at the next co~nvocation
OF the university.
An additional instructor I'm engineer
ing viii be engaged from the Michigan
3chool OF Mines.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-31

Der, sage and .-rs. Jonn Erwin OF
Parker. and DIR. a. II. Sage. now I'm
Tennessee. Besides these there are
fifteen grandchildren. thirty-two great
grandchildren and o .rS-: great
grandchildren.
Hannah Blsby was born May a. sos.
ut Orwell. VT. being one Of "A family OF
eight children. In 1880 she married
Noah II. Sage. In 1886 they moved 10
Couneautvilie. Pa; To Mncomb county.
Michigan, In 1913: To Woodstock. ILL.,.
In, 1StS; 10 Burr Oak. Ia, In 1852: 10
county. Missouri. In 1853.
Here her husband died. August %. 1879.
In 1873 Mrs. Sage came To Turner
county with her two sons. Almond and
Albert, all OF them filing on home.
Etcads, her claim being "A quarter Sec
ton I'm Middlctown township. This she
aold In 1879 and since then has resided
with her daughter. Mrs. John Erwin.
ut whose home she died.
Grandma Sage has beer nearly help
less for several years. but has been pa
tient and loving through IL all. and at
all times she received h utmost care
and attention from her daughter. Mrs.
Erwin. who. with the other loved ones.
has done all within human power TO
make the closing years OF this useful
life pleasant ones. Surely h reward
for devotion ana loyalty OF this kind
VIII be great. After these many. many
years OF iourncying through this world
OF strife. may the departed spirit ~
dear old Grandma Sage find n sweat
resting place.