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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-09
Murder and Suicide.

Sam Francisco. Milton Franklin
Andrews, wanted for the sensational
murder of Bessie Bouton, at Colo
RADIO Springs, shot and killed his fe-
male companion, Nulda Olivia, and
then killed himself. Andrews was
wanted for a murderous assault on
William Ellis at Berkeley, Cal. The
police located the couple in McAllis-
ter street, this city, and when they
were about to enter the house An
drews killed the woman and ended his
own life.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-09
Considerable B1eseeper.

A thoughtful beekeeper was greatly
harassed by the question ever upper.
most in his mind, Have / any right to
rob these bees of their honey?' After
long time he settled the question this
way: II used to feel mean about
robbing the bee-hives. but after think.
ing the matter over see now l an
right. If it wasn't for me taking the
honey all Of them bees would be out
Of work the whole of next summer
Boerne Post.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-09
CASE BRISTLES
WITH SUSPICION
CoRONOR rs NOW CONVINCED
OF FOUL PLAY.
JEROME WILL TAKE A HAND
District Attorney Asked to Make Ar
rests. Maid Testifes About Impor-
tant Papers Now Missing From De-
ceased's Satchel.

New York.-Coronor Scholer, who
arranged to make formal demand
upon District Attorney Jerome and
Police Commissioner McAdoo for aid
in solving the mystery which sur
rounds the death Of Mrs. Margaret
Todd, said: "The case fairly bristles
with suspicion, and my firm convic-
tion IS that future developments will
put it side by side with the Patrick
ease in depth Of interest and quality
Of crime.
1t was expected that the financial
obstacle to an analysis of the dead
woman IS stomach would be removed
ut a conference planned between Cor
onor Scholer and Sinclair Tousey,
the authorized representative of Mrs.
Todd IS daughter, who it is said would
permit no question of expense to block
the investigation.
For the first time since the tragic
death of Mrs. Todd, her French maid
Marie Goddard, made statement. It
brought to light one important fact
that Mrs. Todd before leaving home
the day of her death, took package
OF important private papers from a
cabinet and placed them in her satch-
Ell. That satchel was found beside
the body On the Reading tracks in
Philadelphia, but the papers were not
In it.
Son the day she was killed." said
the maid, "she had been suffering
from a severe cold and was eager to
go out for "a breath of fresh air. as
she expressed it.
She put on her hat, took a pack
age OF important private papers from
a cabinet, put them into her hand
satchel and started out. | had no idea
that she was going out Of town.
Another fact learned is, that a
letter received by Mrs. Todd a few
days before her death from some UNI
known person in Bridesburg, Pa,
was found in her rooms few days
ago. This letter may contain clue
to the mystery Of Mrs. Todd's trip
to Philadelphia. Just before her de-
parture for Philadelphia she told Miss
knight who accompanied her to the
ferry, that private business which
took her away was not in Philadelphia
but in Bridesburg.
No one was able to discover that
Mrs. Todd knew anyone living or
doing business in Bridesburg, which
is practically suburb of Philadel-
phia on the Pennsylvania road.
Unfortunately this Bridesburg let
ter has been mislaid by the finder. A
systematic search will be made for it
at once.
Counsel for Ingersoll Lockwood who
was formerly Mrs. Todd's attorney,
said:
We shall demand warrents for the
arrest Of Sinclair Tousey and his law
.yers. If we fail there we shall at once
apply to the district attorney for per-
mission to lay all facts before the
grand jury"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-09
Susan Geary's Head is Found.

Boston. The woman's head which
was found in hand satche on the
bottom of the harbor Tuesday was
taken to the. Harvard medica school,
at Cambridge, where with the other
parts of the body that we're found in
the suit cases in the harbor were iden-
titled as that of Susan Geary, the cho-
rus girl of Cambridge. Mrs. Geary and
her daughter, Evelyn visited the medi-
cal school and made the Identification.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-09
Is Built Through Rock.

Nashville, Tenn. The tunnel under
Bakers hill on the Louisville and
Nashville railroad, sixteen miles west
Of Nashville, has been completed and
the first trains went through this
week. The tunnel is nearly a mile
long and with the approaches cost
about $2,000,000. An interesting fea-
ture connected with this tunnel is that
no dirt was taken out, it being built
through solid rock.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-09
Bayonet Charge.

Tomsk, Siberia. The troops have
been forced to charge with bayonets
against mob which were pillaging
Jewish houses. A number were killed
and many we're wounded. The city
is half sacked.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-09
Protest from Catholics.

Atchison, Kan.-The facalty Of St.
Benedict's College of Atchison has
drafted resolutions and will forward
them to President Roosevelt protest
ing the talked-of promotion Of James
F. Smith to be governor general of the
Philippines.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-09
Large Vote is Expected.

Muskogee, I. THE campaign for
separate statehood for Indian Terri
tory is ended and the Sequoyah cam
paign committe claims to have assur-
ance on big vote on the constitution.
Estimates from the captains of cleo
ton districts show that a vote Of
nearly 100000 is expected. Of these
$4,000 are credited to the single stat
ers.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-09
MAP OF PANAMA AND COSTA RIGA.
Which may be united into single republic

Rican Government will be promptly ac-
cepted by that country. In fact, the
desirability Of union has long been APP
preciated at San Jose, although it
was deemed good craftsmanship to
make no suggestion, but to leave it to
Panama to realize the advantages to be
gained as we'll as the disadvantages of
independence to so small republic.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-09
William Lemerine Dead.

William j. Lemerine, the veteran
actor, died at Inwood, in Wooden
The-Hudson, Of Bright's disease the
past week. Present at the bedside
were his wife, Sarah CogweH Lemer-
inc, and few intimate friends of the
family. Mr.. Lemerine was rs years
of age, and sixty years of his life
was spent on the stage.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-09
out, giving rigidity to the fastening
Philadelphia Record.
SEAL ON the GAS METER.

The temptation to endeavor to beat
the gas meter appears to be an innate
instinct in mankind, and while man.
ipulations of this character are per-
haps infrequent, a demand exists for
a device to indicate any tampering
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-09

ures. 1t would be difficult to improve
on it's construction, but a Wisconsin
inventor thinks he has an improved
shoe eyelet which should be popular.
In his design the lower eyelets are the
same as those generally used. the inn
provement being iii tie upper eyelets.
These latter are similar to the round
eyelets, except that they are open on
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-09
Six Thousand Victims.

Odessa.-It is now estimated that
the killed and wounded during TIT
recent riots here number 5000. The
city hospital alone contains 2, zoo
wounded.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-09
Big Lumber Fire.

Denver, Cola fire in the lumber
yards Of McGhee & McGinnity early
Tuesday destroyed lumber to the val
ne Of $4,000.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-09
Moscow, Prisons Opened.

Moscow. The doors of the prisons
were opened today and q large number
Of political prisoners were released.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-09
A NEW SHOE EYELET.
Can Be Substituted For the Present
Lacing Hooks.

Several new designs in shoe hooks
have been patented at different times,
but the hook now universally used has
proved so practical and useful that at
tempts to supplant it have proven fail
The newspaper., 1905-10-13

WE note that many of our eX-
changes are commenting unfavor-
ably upon the fact that on her
trip to the Orient Miss Alice
Roosevelt was the recipient of
many valuable presents from dig
nitaries whom she chanced to
meet. Considering what the Gus
tom is over there we are at loss
to understand what the critics
would have had her do. To de-
cline a present, no matter what
its value, would have been an un-
pardonable insult, equivalent to
failing to acknowledge respect
full salutation in this country.
The fact is that being the Presi-
dents daughter she is more
closely watched than would be a
less distinguished young person.
Her critics were seeking some
thing to cavil at. SO far as all
reports go Miss Roosevelt is a
very worthy daughter of this
nations most distinguished Presi-
dent. She is womanly, kind
hearted and brave. She does not
inflict unnecessary pain and would
not embarrasS her host or hostess
by a refusal of what their custom
marked as proper and right. If
this nation never has more cause
to complain of the conduct abroad
of its official or unofficial repre-
sentatives than it has of Miss
Alice Roosevelt on her recent
trip, they will have no cause to
lose sleep for fear the dignity of
the country has not been properly
upheld.
The newspaper., 1905-10-13

IT is interesting to note at this
time that in spite of all that was
said about digging the Gunnison
tunnel in something like two
years, that now after more than
six months of continuous work
they are less than one mile count
ing both ends OF the bore. 1t is
fair to assume that each foot ad-
vanced will show fresh obstacles
and it will be luck indeed if the
tunnel is completed in time to
turn in water for the 1908 crop.
Digging a six mile tunnel is no
kindergarten job.
The newspaper., 1905-10-13

PAT GROVE gives it out that he
once had plan to kidnap Rookie
feller and shake him down for
two millions. His partner in the
enterprise got case of cold feet
and the deal was declared off. Had
Grove actually carried out his
plan it would have done much to
mitigate his other offenses, par
ticularly if he had kept him a
good long time.
The newspaper., 1905-10-13

THINGS are coming hard for
ticket brokers in Colorado. AS a
result of certain court decisions
the Denver ticket brokers are
closing up their Offices and here
after the only ticket scalping that
can be done will be by the indi-
vidual owning the tickets or by
isolated agents. such as barber
shops, pool halls and real estate
men who scalp one occasionally.
The newspaper., 1905-10-13

ONE of the messenger boys"
in a New York insurance COM
pany signed notes to the amount
OF S1,5OO,000 just to help the
company. Ii is a wonder the
company didn't make him pay it,
taking the amount out of his sal
ary.-kansas American.
The newspaper., 1905-10-13

THERE is noticeable silence on
the part OF the republican news
papers concerning the disclosures
showing the absorption of policy
holders money by the republican
campaign funds. Louis F. Post,
writing in The Public" says that
this silence is "as grand in its way
as the grand old party itself"
adding: There is an air of
modesty about them which re-
calls the modesty of one of
Cables 'Cajan characters, who
was SO modest he was al
most shy. Nor are the man.
ayers of the party a bit more
ostentatious. Observe, for ex-
ample, Cornelius N. Bliss, the
treasurer, who received and dis
bursed this Doodle in behalf of
the republican presidential candi-
dates. He has nothing to say
to anyone at any time on any
matter in connection with this
subject There you have the
kind of silence that usually goes
with addition and division. And
Mr.. Chairman Cortelyou, who
succeeded to Hanna's place in
the work of pointedly soliciting
unlawful contributions of this
character out of corporation
treasurers, he, too, is silent. AS
to Mr.. Roosevelt, he is by no
means as loquacious as he was
before this annoying thing got
found out. ."-Commoner.
The newspaper., 1905-10-13

That usually very sensible
Democratic paper, the Salida
Mail, suggests that Roosevelt
should resign because evidence
taken by the New York legislative
investigating committee has dis
closed the fact that several Of the
corporations contributed to the
Republican national campaign
funds. The suggestion is asinine
in its absuridity and reeking with
righteousness. Republicans and
Democrats generally are we'll sat
ished with everything Roosevelt
has done and all thinking people
anxious to bring about purity in
politics realize that through
Roosevelt more than any other
one man at present is such con-
dition possible of being brought
about or approximated.-Lake
City Times.
We fully agree with the Times
utterance on the question, but is
not the suggested resignation
fully as timely and sensible as
was the wild howl of republican
idiots for Teller's resignation
when it was discovered that there
were few fraudulent votes cast
for him? And, by the way, did
not we read something of that
sort in the Times. or is it just a
lapse of memory? 1t was one of
the stock editorials in the roper
tory of the &. o. p. syndicate that
has been editing so many republi-
can papers for the past year.
The newspaper., 1905-10-13

JAMES WARFoRD and Walter
Kenley, the first having been
sent to the pen from Montrose
several years ago for a short term,
and the latter being a deputy
riding the trains between Tcllu-
ride and Montrose last year
during strike, have been con-
victed of assault to kill the sheriff
of Teller county while he was try
ing to capture them after they
had held him up Montrose Press.
The above shows the class OF
cattle that were gwen power as
peace officers during the reign of
that prince of mountebanks, Pea
body. This man Henley was
authorized to travel on the train
from Telluride to Montrose and
put off anyone suspicioned OF
having sympathy for the miners
in their strike. 1t is to the dis
credit of large number OF per
sons who were put off trains by
him that he lived long enough to
try to kill the sheriff of Teller
county.
The newspaper., 1905-10-13

PERKINS, the New York Life
Insurance thief, got his start IN
Denver. This may account for
some of Denver's meanness. He
may have inoculated the town
before he left.
The newspaper., 1905-10-13

THE Alamosa bank failure
turns out to be very serious.
The assets are purely speculative
but the liabilities are all sound.
The newspaper., 1905-10-13
Subscription Rates 500 Per Year.

Entered at the postoffice in Paonia for transmits
sion through the mails second class matter.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-02-03
TWENTIETH DAY.

Sessions Of the General Assembly
were devoid of general interest The
Senate passed the bill aholishing the
Office of tax assessor of Memphis, and
re-referred the bill refunding $50 to
the Webb, Hancock C McNeill Com
pany Of Memphis. The Finance Com
mittee had reported the bill adversely,
on the ground that its passage would
bring flood of such claims.
Bills were introduced in both
houses making it unlawful to sell or
give away spirituous liquors of less
than a hundred proof.
The House concurred in the Senate
resolution indorsing the Cotton Grow
ers' Convention.
The House passed these Senate
bills: Giving grand juries inquisto-
rial power in all cases of public
drunkenness; prohibiting one who
feloniously kills or conspires to kill
another from inheriting property be-
longing to such deceased person; au-
thoriZing advances on cotton and to-
bacco.
The Senate bill making women elig-
ible as notaries public was rejected,
and House bill making it necessary
to pay poll tax before the last day of
June a requisite to vote failed.
Both houses adjourned until Thurs
day in order to visit the Confederate
Soldiers Home.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-02-03
LAWRENCEBURG, TENN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY s. 1905.
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE
NINETEENTH DAY.

Both houses of the General Assem-
bly, agreed to the conference report,
fixing the recess from February to
March Z, and making tho visiting
committees five senators and seven
representatives.
The Senate adopted resolution
providing for a committee Of four
senator's and five representatives to
make an investigation of insurance
rates. The committee is given au-
thority to summon and examine wit
nesses, to examine the books OF the
Insurance companies, so as to make a
full, complete and thorough investiga-
tion into rates, mode and manner Of
doing business, AMI the financial con-
dition of all insurance companies do.
ing business in the State. The com.
mittee is also given authority to in
quire Of all companies the rate of
insurance the companies are charg
ing in other States. The report is to
be submitted not later than March 10.
The Senate also adopted a resolu-
tion requesting the road committee to
draft a genuine road law.
Bills regulating telephone charges,
etc, were introduced by Senator's Ew-
ing and Flippin.
Among new bills in the Senate were
these:
Woodlee-To expedite the hearing
of cases in Chancery Courts which
hold sessions of only three days.
Foust-To allow corporations here
after organized to issue preferred and
common stock.
Jetton-To give County Courts CON
current jurisdiction with Chancery
Courts in applications Of guardians
to trench upon the corpus of the es-
tates of their wards.
Ewing and Flippin-To fix maxi.
mum telephone charges.
Ewing and Flippin-To prevent the
sitting of competition by telephone
companies.
Ewing and Flippin-To regulate
telephone exchanges and lines.
Ewing-To establish a State re-
formatory for youthful criminals.
When McClelland's anti-football
bill came up on second reading in
the House, Bell made motion to re-
ject it, but after plea on the part of
its author, the bill went to the com
mittee. 1t will be killed "deader than
Hector" in the committee.
The House adopted a resolution pro
viding for an examination of the Of
fees of the State Funding Board and
the Commissioner of Labor.
New bills:
Gordon-To make an execution
from a magistrates court good in any
other county.
Cummings-To repeal the act pre-
venting attorneys from going on
bonds in criminal cases.
The House concurred in the Senate
resolution providing for special
committee to investigate insurance
matters and draft such bills as it
thinks necessary.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-02-03
Gov. Frazier lnaugurated.

Hon Jas. B. Frazier. for the second
time, was inaugurated governor Of
Tennessee, the ceremonies taking
place in the Hall of Representatives,
about 1000 persons, including many
ladies, being present.
The joint convention of the Legisla.
ture was called to order at II o'clock
by Speaker Cox of the Senate, and q
prayer was offered by DR.. w. NJ. An
derson, who asked a blessing upon the
governor, the president, the nation
and grief-stricken Russia.
Senator Ligon and Representatives
Bell and Faw were appointed COM
mittee to notify Gov Frazier that the
convention was ready for the inaugu-
ration.
The inaugural procession was made
up of Supreme Court, Court of Ap-
peals, State officials and Hon. Benton
McMillin and Hon. Robert l.. Taylor,
the two latter entering the hall arm
in arm and exciting burst of ap
plause. Gov. Frazier was attended by
the Inaugural Committee and the com
mittee sent to notify him, and was
followed by members of his staff.
AS Gov. Frazier entered the Indus
trial School Band played Hail to the
Chief the tune being the signal for
an ovation. After prayer by Rev
John p. McFerrin. Speaker Cox intro
duced the governor, who delivered the
iaugural address. At the conclusion
of the address the oath of Office was
administered by Chief Justice Beard.
In his inaugural address, which has
heretofore been printed in these
columns, the governor discussed the
problems Tennessee and the South
had TO deal with and the result Of
their dealing.
The audience stood while the band
played America" The concluding
number of the program was Dixie, 4"
exciting the usual response.
Following the Inaugural. the COVER
nor held aTectStion IN his Office
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-02-03
TWENTY.FIRs+ Day

About thirty members of the Cen
eral Assembly and some twenty other
persons visited the Confederate
Soldiers Home and the Hermitage.
A barbecued dinner was enjoyed at
the home. The cold weather pre-.
vented a large attendance of the Leg
islature, as both houses had adjourned
over for this particular occasion.
After dinner the board of trustees
held their usual meeting. Reports
showed that there was a debt of ST..
700 outstanding against the home;
that $3,365 was needed for repairs to
the building; that $500 was needed
for preacher and that $135 per cap.
ita was as low as the veterans could
be maintained for, The average age
of the 106 inmates is "A years and 3
months, and SO per cent of them are
in the hospital. Thirtyslx died dur
ing the year. The board reelected
M. S. Cockrell as president; George
l.. Cowan, vice-president; John P.
Hickman, recording secretary, and d.
r. Richardson, financial secretary.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-02-03
ASSAULT WITHOUT MALICE.
Verdict of Guilty Against Col. Zach
MulhalI, With d Three
Years Sentence.

st. Louis, Jan. 27--The jury in the
Zach Mulhall case found him guilty Of
assault without malice and fixed his
sentence al. three years in the peniten-
tiary.
Mulhall is well-knowu livestock
nan. His face is familiar in every
stock yard in the west, and on the big
ranches in the territories and thesouth-
west
Mulhall was charged With assault
with intent to kill Ernest Morgan, is
years old, during fight with Frank
Reed, cowboy, at the entrance to the
wild west show on The Pike at the
Worlds fair on the night of June IS
last.
Mulhall testified in his own behalf,
declaring that the shooting of Morgan
was accidental, but that it was not a
bullet from his revolver which struck
Morgan.
Motions for arrest of Judgment and
new trial were Immediately filed.
Mulhall gave $500 bond, with Chas
Lemp as security. The verdict was a
surprise to both the defense and the
state.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-02-03
FIRST DEGREE MURDER.
Charles J.. Tucker Found Guilty at
Cambridge, Mass. of the MUIR
der of Mabel Page.

Cambridge, Mass, Jan. 25.-The case
of Charles l.. Tucker, on trial he for
the murder of Mabel l.. Page, a. Wes-
tn, March 81 last, was given to the
jury Tuesday, and verdict of guilty
Of murder in the first degree WIS rend-
cred.
The annount ement of the finding of
the jury was made at 1910 o'clock
Tuesday night. Tucker collapsed ut
tcrly when the foreman read the ver-
dict. He was led from the courtroom
across tho street to the Jail in an ex-
llaCsicd condition, and when once
more locked in his cell revived some
what under stimulants administered by
a ply! Clan.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-02-03
FLORIDA FAMILY MURDERED. J.
The Town OF WauchuIa, Fla, Ex-
cited BY an Awful Crime
in Its Vicinity.

Tampa, Fla, Jan. 2S.-The little
farming community of Wauchula, in
Polk county, is plunged into excite
ment by the burning of the home OF
John Kirby, a farmer. who moved
there last October from Blount county,
Ala. In the smoldering ruins were
found the bodies Of Kirby, his wife
and four children, ranging in age from
boy Of IL to an infant of one year.
The skulls Of each of the victims, ex-
cept Mrs. Kirby, had been crushed in
by some heavy weapon, and each, with
the exception of the woman. had evil
IDENTIFY been murdered as they slept. A
hammer was the only weapon found in
the ruins which could have been used.
The house was located on the out
skirts of town. and the nearest neigh
Dor was a, quarter of mile distant.