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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-26
MRS. BRENNAN TO
TAKE THE STAND
Alleged Murderess Will Tell Her
Story Of the Crime in Full
Detail.
STATE CONCLUDES CASE;
DEFENSE Is OUTLINED
Husbands Drinking Was Real
Cause of Domestic Unhappi-
ness, Says Attorney.

Mrs. Stella Brennan will take the
stand in her own defense. She will
tell her story of the crime in all its
details practically as she has told
it to the detectives and she will
|, thus be subjected to one of AL j.
Smith s most strenuous cross-exanli-
nations.
This statement was made posi-
lively by E. S, Cary, her attorney,
to T h q Jour a today.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-26

With the testimony of Miss Mamie
Curran and L. F. Kennedy, County At
torney Al J. Smith this afternoon con-
Guided his case against Mrs. Stella Bren-
nan, on trial before Judge H. D. Dick
inson and jury on the charge of MUIR
dering Elizabeth Brennan, her step
daughter. -.-..
Before the state rested Mr.. Cary
Gale Tommy Brennan to the stand For
the purpose Of asking him two impeach-
ing questions.
After the state rested, Mr.. Cary
moved to dismiss the case on the
grounds that there had been no evil
dence introduced that connected the de-
PENDANT with the commission of the muir
der. The motion was promptly denied
by Judge Dickinson. Mr.. Cary then
opened to the jury and outlined the de-
fendant's case.
Miss Curran's illness this morning
delayed the states case, as Mr.. Smith
would not call his other witnesses until
the young woman had testified. This
afternoon the missing witness ap,
peared, pale but selfpossessed. She is
an employee in the hardware depart,
ment at a department store and is
the saleswoman Of whom Mrs: Bren'
nan bought the hardware on the day
preceding the murder.
An Unwilling Witness.
She was an unwilling witness, but
was finally induced to testify that per.
haps at the time of making these other
purchases Mrs. Brennan asked her fol
cartridges Mr.. Kennedy testified that
g. woman answering the description OF
32-caliber cartridges at his store g
little later on the same day. he coulc
not swear positively that the woman
was the defendant.
In opening to the jury, MI. Cary
spent a great deal OF time III ana1yzine
j.. the states evidence, showing it's weak
nesses, pointing out the parts OF II
fendant's testimony. He asserted thai
he would show the defendant had beer
good mother to the Brennan children
that she had never been cruel to then
and, despite the fact that they hat
continually annoyed her and had mad
difference in religion and by othe
means, she had always treated them a
well. if not better, than most children
were treated by their mothers. He sai
he would show that the cause of tn
trouble between Mr.. and Mrs. Rrenna
was the husbands drinking. and no
the children.
In Delicate Condition.
He promised to show the defendan
was in a delicate condition and asserte
that he would show that her conditio
was enough to prove puerperal insanity
and intimated thruout his talk that thi
form Of dementia would be the real de
Tense.
Gas outlined in Sundays Journa
puerperal insanity will be a part of Mr.
Brennan's defense,' admitted Nj
Cary at noon today. GIVE deny tina
she committed this crime and conten
that the state has failed absolutely
prove that she did. If she did commi
that crime, which we do not believe, sh
does not know she did it, and was sui
fering from this form of insanity"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-26

La Crosse, wis. Dec 2e.-The Mississippi
river closed here today. Last year the closing
date Was Dec. "A,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-26

Confined on ID Page. 5th Column. I
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-26
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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-04-11

Major John P. Glass, who has
Just purchased the Sistersvllle
Oil Review, arrived in the city
after being in the Greatest Town
on Earth for several days con-
summating the deal for that pa
per He is here to arrange to
move his family to Sistersvllle
just as soon as possible and IN
the future will be resident OF
the oil town. The Major is much
enthused over the promising tu-
ture of Sistersville, and believes
that it is pretty much OF GER
tainty that they are to be success
full in the fight for the county
seat there. While there has as
vet been no date set for holding
an election on the matter, ne
thinks that it will be called in a
very short time. The people OF
Middlebourne, the present county
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-04-11
LANDS AND ACREAGE.

In Tennessee, Mississippi and
Louisiana, the best agricultural
section in the United States. Sc
cure a home in the Sunny South,
where lands are yet cheap. Spec
ial low rates to homeseekers. A
personally conducted excursion
party in charge Of competent
agent is run the first and third
Tuesday of each month. Join one
of these parties and see for your
self. Write today for free de-
scriptive matter and full particu-
lars to E. A Richter, Passenger
and and Agent, Illinois Central
Railroad, No. 617 Bessemer build
ing, Pittsburg, Pa. 2,23-tf
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-04-11

This marvellous pain remedy
viii quickly relieve the spasms
which wrack the tortured nerves,
and, il taken internally, will per.
manentiy cure the cause OF the
disease.
"I had been q sufferer for
years." writes Calvin z. Hill, OF
Marietta, Ga, "from the frightful
pains of neuralgia and never
found any remedy that would give
me relief, until I tried Hamlins
Wizard Oil, which effected a per.
,uanent cure" Price SOC and 81.
For sale and recommended BY
For Sale by All Druggists.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-04-11
TWENTY-SECOND INTERNA-
TIONAL CHRISTIAN
ENDEAVOR.
Baltimore, Md, July $40, via
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BALTIMORE 8 OHIO R. r.
From all points east of the
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w. Va, and south of Summit
Point, w. Va, tickets will be sold
at one fare plus 81, for the round
TRIP.
Tickets good going July 8, 4
Snd S, valid for return not ear
Her than July 5, nor later than
July Is, 1905.
Extension of return limit to Au-
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post of ticket and payment of ST
to joint agent at Baltimore, Md.
q, stop-overs will be allowed at
Oakland, Mt. Lake Park, Deer
Park and Washington, in either
direction.
For detailed information apply
to nearest B. & o. ticket agent
or G. w. Bassett, G. P. A., B. &
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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-04-11
Monroe County, Ohio.

Hue & company No. 2 P. Wah
farm is drilling at a depth Of 12oC
feet and it expected to reach the
sand Friday.
The Unity Oil company have
made a location on the j. A. Nc
Cannon farm between Kerr Sta
ton and Lewisville.
Schaffer & Mooney are blu lding
a rig on the Huffman farm south
east of the Moore farm.
Watson, Staudt & company
we'll No. on the Burkhart farm
is drilling at a depth of 800 feet
The Woodsfeld Oil & Gas com
pany are spudding on Gray No
II at Smiths Mills.
Mcdonald No. 5 had a gooC
showing of gas IN the Keener and
a fishing job, but they have the
toos out and they are drilling al
1740 feet.
Material is being placed on the
ground for No. 6 Mcdonald and
No. 5 Taylor.
Reasbeck No. 3 is good for &c
barrels from the Grit.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-04-11

Glass Is of the NJ. E. Sunday
school, will give a sock social to-
night in the Armory from 8 to
10 o'clock. A most cordial invi-
tation is extended to all. The
socks will be collected at the
door, and those who have not re-
ceived the invitation in that form
will be expected to pay admis-
sion Of 20 cents. Tho proceeds
will 60 to the building fund of
the church. After the following
program is rendered a social
time will follow:
Selection by Bells orchestra.
Violin solo, Victor Winton.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-04-11

A 100000 property has been
transferred to the West Virginia
Central & Pittsburg railway of
the Wabash system. The prop
erty absorbed is the Belington &
Beaver Creek railway, ten miles
long, from Belington to Weaver,
Va, and the holdings of the Wea-
YER Coal & Coke company, 10000
acres of valuable Upper Freeport
coking coal.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-04-11
Frightful Suffering Relieved.

Suffering frightfully from the
virulent poisons of undigested
food, C. G. Grayson of Lula,
Miss, took DR.. Kings New Life
Pills, with the result" he
writes, "that I was cured" All
stomach and bowel disorders give
way to their tonic, laxative prop
critics. 25c at D. A. Henderson, 5
Drug store, guaranteed.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-04-11
M. E. Sunday School to
Give Social Tonight

Vocal solo (Sylvia), Villa For
quer.
Recitation, Miss Warner.
Piano solo (march milltalre)
Miss Rogers.
Selection by orchestra.
Vocal solo, Will Gruber.
Vocal duet, Lillian and lisa
belle Zinn.
Recitation, "Aunt Deborah
Hears the Messiah" Miss Hun
ter.
Duet, mandolin and guitar
Mrs. Winton and Victor WintOn
Vocal solo, "Just for Tonight,
Mrs. Foraquer.
Orchestra selection.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-04-11
Mighty Wabash Buys
the BeIinston Road

The transfer was made by Hen,
ry E. Weaver of Chicago, presi'
dent, and G. A. Beckett of Cri.
cago, secretary and treasurer. Fol-
some time the road had been q
sole feeder for the Baltimore &
Ohio, and almost the entire out,
put of the extensive plant was
shipped to Chicago and other
Western cities. THE transfer In
cludes 500 cars, five engines and
400 coke ovens.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-04-11
Ladie. of the Mnccnhees.

The state commander Of Missouri or
ganized eleven new hives in August
bad September.
The Gv" Philadelphia hives held {
lass INITIATION recently at which thu
" nir, .,....drtrS tool; the degrees
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-04-11

The annual district convention
tour of the Tyler County Sunday
School association is now being
arranged. Places and time have
been fixed for the following dis
tricts, viz: McElroy, at Lima,
May %; Centreville, at Bears
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-04-11
County Sunday School
Association Tour

vile, May "a; Meade, at Wick,
May %; Ellsworth, at Middle
bourne, May 26.
The tour will be made by the
principal county officers and Miss
Mary 1. Scott, State primary
worker, of Moundsville.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-04-11

No loafer respects man who works.
but q hard working man rather looks
up to a man who IL smart enough to
live in idleness.-Atchison Globe.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-04-11

As already intimated in the
Register, the sale of the Sisters
vile Oil Review, by j. II. Nc
Coy, who has been so long and
so successfully the publisher OF
that newspaper, to Major John T,
Glass of this city, was consum-
mated last Thursday. The Regis
ter bespeaks for Major Glass,
who is a most genial gentleman,
a full measure Of patronage from
the Tyler county people. His
large newspaper experience in
this city will enable him not only
to cater successfully to his ellen
tele in the oil regions, but insure
him a safe return upon his invest
ment.-Wheeling Sunday Regis
ter.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-04-11

The McKelvy Oil company
very recently completed No. 6
we'll on the B. T. Watkins farm,
in the PIT. Pleasant pool, and
have a well that will make 40 bar
rels per day from the Keener for
nation after it is given a dose Of
the high explosive.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-04-11

Some people are like a river. Thc
only way tasy can attract attention II
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-04-11

Ihrig and others drilled in No.
3 well on the j. A. Montleth
farm at Long Reach yesterday
and have a rank buster.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-04-11
Press Comments

seat, are said to be in favor of
the move.-Wheeling Sunday
News.
The statesman., 1905-07-07
Speaking OF Parts.

my hair" said the soubrette, has
natural part"
And the other part" reJoined the
low comedian. "is false, presume"
The statesman., 1905-07-07
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The statesman., 1905-07-07

STATEsMAN can purchase them at 2l6
Pueblo ave
Miss Haynes of Nashville is the
guest of Mrs. Watt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Carter are
housekeeping at 122 Pueblo ave.
Miss Leona Troutman of Denver,
who was the guest of Mrs. Emery for
ten days, was the recipient of many
social fayors while in the city.
Rev. and Mrs. Rice entertained at
dinner on the 4th, complimentary to
DR.. Fl. B. Parks.
A chartered car filled with visitors
from here attended Tanner Lyceum
at Manitou last Monday night.
Mr. and Mrs. DePriest of Denver
were the guests of Prof. and Mrs.
jackson Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Booze are house
keeping on the corner of Oak aud E.
Stillman St, where they will be pleas
ed to see their many friends.
Mrs. Louisa Coker accompanied by
her son Guy, and his friend, Tyndale
Graves of Denver, are the guests of
Mrs. George S. McNeal.
The Twentieth Century Reading
Club will repeat the living picture en-
tertainment at Payne Chapel Thurs
day evening.
DIR. Parks returned to his home in
N. Y, Wednesday, after being the
guest of Rev. and Mrs. Tillman for
ten days.
A joint debate will take place be-
tween Tanner Lyceum OF Manitou,
and Grant Lyceum OF this city. Re
solved "That The Chinese Exclusion
Act Is Unjust" Tanner Lyceum will
have the affirmative and Grant Lyce
um the negative This will determine
the oratorical ability of tie two popu
lar societies. The debate will be held
at Payne Chapel. Date and partici-
pants announced later.
Twentieth Century Reading Club
will repeat their living picture enter
tainment at Payne Chapel Thursday.
Misses Clara and Mamie Hutt,
teachers IN the st. Louis schools, are
the guests Of Mrs. Rice for few
weeks. Messrs. Seymour entertained
at their country home twelve miles
east of here on the Fourth, compli
meniary to the Misses Hutt.
Miss McCline Collins gave pretti
ly arranged luncheon 28th ult., con-
plimentary to Miss Troutman Of Den
yer. Covers we're laid for eight.
Frank e. Emery is headwaiter at
The statesman., 1905-07-07
COLORADO
SPRINGS

the Navajo Hotel in Manitou, for the
season.
Mesdames Maupin and Dinwiddie
Of Broadmoor, gave a select picnic at
Mt Cutler on the 4th. Fourteen OF
Colorado Springs elite we're present.
All report jolly time.
All clubs of the city ars requested
to send all of their important news to
Mrs. Julia Emery, Editor ef State
Federation column, 406 So. Weber.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-26

ner in a protractcd meeting at the East Brewton Methodist Church the past week.
 afy msensy L iaySF s the s Poafd Bsp tist Church. He is being assisted by Rev. McRae of Atmore.
 J. M. Davfson, wifo and two chtl- Some Sosn are in Monroe County yew with reiatives
 H Miss Mamie Burke of Evergreen. %a0 Ser sister, nae 0efn Mrs. L raylor. has re- turned to her home. She was accom- panied by Mrs. Taylor and daughter, Miss Ethel, who .ao, will ,a remain in Ever
 J. T. Booth and family. of Century. Fla, are spending several days with relatives and friends in Brewton and
 Mrs. J. w. Cole and two children of Birmingham and Miss Kittie Wind. ham of Greenville are. the guests of Mr M,s. and hnby Mrs Brewaon has retarned to her home in Mobile after a visit to relatives and friends in Brewton.
 Miss nona hHa sf tberaor has M he Fhessaied seie now being filled by Miss Maggie Ellis.
 Miss Clara Hall mas returned to her "sn Rev. M. W. Gordon went to Floma- ton this afternoon to fill his regular appointment in the Baptist Church at '"Sf Mrs. Bryant i. Douglas has re- e. spending m two weeks with Brewton rel
 Charles l.. Harold. who has been been with an attack of fever, is again able Mrs. W A. c. Smith has returned from Blount Springs, where she spent sev- eral days recuperatine.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-26
SENSATIONAL CASE.
Marriage of Polk Snow Extricates Him
 from Predicament.


 Huntsville, June 25.-(speciaL)NThiee marriage of Polk Snow and Miss Nellie ONeal, of. West Huntsville, which oc, eaTeed noW baS been n a neay week on a charge of seducing the young lady whom he married and when the ceremony had been performed. the charges against him were WithdraWn by the womans father. P. H. ONoal. Snow was captured at an ice cream supper by ONeal last week and at the fir and placed in jail. o'Neal was later arrested on 8 warrant charging assault with pistol. All parties concerned in ties ties ia' in which they i've.
 Prof. J. E. Condor. for the past few years principal of the Robert Donneu connection with that institution and will become principal of the Huntsville Training School for Boys.
 Cotton bloms have been sent in from a dozen portions of Madison county and blooms are reported throughout North ern Alabama The crop Is further ad. vanced than expected although full Of
 The unfortunate deadlock between the city council and the superintendent of the school district. who has the right under the law that now exists, and the possibility that the city schools may not receive the benefit of the State ap- propriation because of this condition, hsrt ta
  the necessity of having a school board as in other cities. The matter of se. lecting teachers has always been left to the city council. The present situa- tion will hardly find a solution outside of the courts and an amendment to the city charter will be necessary betore the establishment of a school board.
 John Mcfarland and young man named Kirby engaged in cutting af- fray on an electric car last night and the latter was seriously stabbed. Nc Farland was arrested.
 There is a rumor here to the effect that a company Is being formed to re- vive The Huntsville Daily News, an afternoon paper that suspended several months ago.
 William Wooten of Jackson County was brought to Huntsville Saturday on a charge of retailing liquor without license and after a hearing before Com missioner Greenleaf. was bound over to await the action of the United States grand jury.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-26
PAYING THE PIPER.

The Portland Oregonian practically takes the position that exactlng a money indemnity from a defeated foe is not in accordance with sound ethics. It was discussing the probableRmount that Japan will demand of Russia, and says that the demand for a money in- demnity is "the same in essence as footing a fallen city or devastating a prostrate country"
 Looking at 1t from one point of view, The oregonian's opinion may be a correct one. If two nations are equally to blame for bringing on war. 1t might seem unjust to make one of them pay the cost. If one nation is entirely to blame. and is successful. 1t would really look like robbery for 1t to demand indemnity from the ma. tion it unjustly assailed and defeated by the strength of overpowerinE num- bers. If, on the other hand, the na- tion which was forced into the war against her will should succeed, there would certainly be something like ret ributive justice in her forcing the as- sailant to pay the expenses.
 Viewing this particular case 1t is be- yond doubt that Russia was the az gressor. By continued aggressIons and intrusions she forced Japan into the war, and she ought to pay for 1t. Whether the payment shall be made In money or by sessions of territory, or both. is a matter to be settled, but there should be indemnity. and it should not be a small one. Russia has long needed a salutary lesson. and if, after getting a sound thrashing, sho Is forced to pay the fiddler. we see noth- ing wrong in 1t, morally or otherwise
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-26
HIP TO THE STANDARD.

That the Presidents new appointee. Charles J. Bonaparte. Is fully up to the Republican standard on the race question is pretty evident from the stand he takes on the suffrage amend ment which the Democrats of Mary land are endeavoring to have adopted. He says:
 A Republican who actively or pas sively favors the adoption of the Poo disfranchisement amendment, even a Republican who does not take off his coat to work against it.. is not a per- ommend for either public or private employment. To my mind 1t Is dis creditable for any citizen to support this amendment.
 The New York Mall, not to be left behind, declares that this lis good Re- publicanism and also good Jeffersonian Democracy" Now, we are not famil- far with the exact provisions of the Poe amendment, but we know that the Democrats of Maryland are trying to find some constitutional method by which they may rid themselves of the burden of negro illiteracy. just as Ala bama and some other Southern States have done, and just as all of them will be forced to do, in our judgment. That MT. Bonaparte is bitterly opposed to such a measure is evidence enough that those who have charged him with being a Democrat have grossly slam dered him.
 Most assuredly we should not select Mir. Bonaparte or The Mail to define Jeffersonian Democracy for us. Nor to our way of thinking should any good citizen feel himself affronted by the intimation from Bonaparte that it Is discreditable to favor a constitu- tional amendment which will eliminate the ignorant and dangerous negro voto. Neither are we at all surprised at Mr. Bonaparte's views, for he knows that his Party's only hope of success in Maryland is by and through the col- ored vote. According to the last cen- sus there were about 60,000 colored voters in that State, and we presume they largely followed the habits of their race elsewhere and voted the Re- PuUAlCdA IAShSb Ah kAlO elections in 1896 and 1900 the Repub- licans carried the State by fair ma jorities. and in 1904 the Democrats carried 1t by the merest scratch. It Is very plain that if a considerable num- Der of negroes should be disfranchised, the Republicans would stand no more show than they do in Alabama; hence the bitterness of MT. Bonaparte's op- position to an intelligent electorate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-26

reports say 1t was running at the rate of mile a minute. others put 1t at seventy miles an hour. while The Chi cago Tribune report puts the speed at eighty-five miles an hour. At all events the train was running at very high speed when it came to an open switch, and the natural result follow ed. The train was wrecked, the ruins took fire. and the onlookers were treated to the horrible spectacle of people crushed under the ruins. slow ly being burned to death beyond all human help and all the other features of wreck and fire. Score one for the lightning .rain.