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The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1905-08-18
STRANGE
CONFESSIONS
BY JOHN F. GETTING.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

"No MAN y who tho has not made t some
preciate the almost barbaric harshness
of the so-called sweatbox methods of
forcing confessions from alleged Grim
inals, nor does the average citizen
realize how ready prisoners sometimes
are to confess to crimes which they
did not commit or to tell Of imagined
crimes which never took place at all, ="
said Attorney John F. Geeting assOci-
ate counsel for the striking teamsters
in the federal court proceedings and
associate editor of the American Grim
inal Reports, the latest volume of
which contains a number of remarka-
bic cases on criminal confessions.
IF you can imagine yourself thrust
into a coal black cell, not allowed TO
, see friend, visited only by a gruff-
V-aicsd man in uniform who shOves you
some bread and water and keeps in
forming you that you might as well
tell the truth. you may get some idea
Of the frame of mind to which an ig-
norant man out of the gutter may be
reduced and how a confession. true or
otherwise. may be wrung from him,
he continued. Mr.. Geeting then relat-
ed the story of two of the most re-
markable American cases on record Of
false confessions.
Both were cases of supposed mur-
der and the confessions in both in
stances contained all manner of cor
roborative details. One of the cases
happened in Illinois. the other in Yer
mont, and both prove the dangers
which surround the acceptance Of a
confession of crime. In the Vermont
case two brothers named Jesse and
Stephen BOOrn quarreled with man
called COlvin while the three were
picking stones in a field. A witness at
a distance saw Colvin strike Stephen,
and then saw Stephen knock Colvin
down with a club. From that time
Colvin was seen by no one.
"Colvin had been in the habit of alb
senting himself for long periods from
the community. and scant attention
was paid to his disappearance for some
time
There were suspicious that the
ullSSIuS lldl udu DCSIi 1ul uSl GU dl
ing from the fact of the quarrel. and
from contradictory statements made
by the BOorns in regard to Colvin's
disappearance, but little was thought
of the matter. Four years afterward
one Of the Boorns told a third person
that they had put Colvin where po-
totoes would not freeze this peculiar
phrase being the first corroborative
link of the final confession.
t'The Boorns remained unmolested
by the law until six years after Col
wins disappearance. when their uncle
had a dream. He dreamed that Col
wins ghost came to his bedside, de-
elared he had been murdered, and indi-
Gated the spot where his body lay. The
dream was repeated three times. and
the uncle finally caused a search to
be made at the place. A house had
formerly stood on the spot, and under
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1905-08-18
Qualified.

Chief-SO you want place on the
police force. What are your recon-
mendations?
Applicant-I've been henpecked for
20 years. and can listen to troubles by
the yard, without ever turning a
hair.-DetrOit Free Press.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1905-08-18

Henry's farm. where they were Joined
by Henry. who rode on horseback. In
this fashion they came to Springfield.
nere they found Archibald and took up
residence at his boarding house for the
period of their stay.
They had arrived at noon and after
dinner Fisher and the three Traitors left
the boarding house, announcing that
they were going to see the city. At sup
per time the three Traitors returned,
but Fisher was missing. After supper
the brothers went out again, saying they
would look for Fisher.
"One by one they again returned, each
saying he had been unable to find the
missing man. The next day they re-
newed the search, but not having found
Fisher late that afternoon, Henry and
William announced that they were 60
ing home. They did SO, although some
comment began to be made on Fishers
disappearance. No general interest
was excited, however, until the post
master at Williams town wrote to
Springfield saying that William had re-
turned and was boasting that Fisher was
dead and had willed him $1,000 Gen
eral interest was then aroused and a
search was made for the body of Fisher.
Nothing was found Then Henry and
William were arrested. They were both
put in the sweatbox, but nothing was
got from them until three days later.
Then Henry declared that his brothers,
Archibald and William, had murdered
Fisher.
According to Henry's confession his
brothers had told him of the murder the
day after it occurred and had taken him
with them while they made permanent
disposition of the body. which was hid
den in the woods. Henry said that the
three of them went by disused road
with the buggy to the edge of dense
thicket where William and Archibald
took out the body and placed it in the
buggy and then went to a nearby mill
pond, leaving Henry alone. When his
brothers returned they told Henry they
had put Fisher in a safe place.
''On this confession visit was made
to the millpond and ,nicket AT the
thicket marks of the buggy wheels were
plainly seen and evidences found of a
struggle, while at the pond it was found
that buggy had been backed down TO
and partially into the water The pond
was dragged and then drained, but moth
ing was found.
Archibald in the meantime had also
been arrested At the trial Henry re-
peated his confession on the stand, while
witnesses testified that since the disap-
pearance of Fisher Archibald and Will
liam had spent an unusual number of
gold pieces. Then came the surprise
Fisher was suddenly found at house
seven miles from Williams residence.
He could give no rational account of
his actions or whereabouts since his dis
appearance, and no explanation was
ever adduced of the affair The case
stands. however. as another proof hat
confessions by principal or accessory.
even when supported by the strong cor
rOborative evidence Of circumstances,
should always be regarded with some
skepticism. .'-Chicago Record-Herald.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1905-08-18
Talented Princess.

1t is said that Princess Charles of Den
mark can bind a book, steer a boat, pull
an oar, knit a stocking. take photo
graph, play chess and speak five Ian
guages. We would be obliged to the
princess if she would kindly find some
word to rhyme with silyer-Chicago
RecOrd-Herald.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1905-08-18
Had Been There.

Gif1e (engaged)-I love to hear my
aancee talk. I could listen to her for
ever.
Spinks (married) That's fortunate.
"Why so?''
you'll have to if you marry her.'-
louisville Courier-Journal.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1905-08-18
Bahama Plants.

The plants of the Bahama islands
have been found by DR.. w. c. Coker to
embrace $50 species, including 20 use
full woods. six medicinal plans, ten in
digenous fruits, IS cultivated fruits
and ten ornamental trees.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1905-08-18
VALUABLES IN BUNDLES.
Shirt and Waist Jewelry Left in Many
Garments Sent to the
Laundries.

can L. F. departmental lost and
found departments essential to all
good laundries," said the man at the
collar machine, "and if this depart
ment isn't conducted like clockwork,
trade soon falls off.
He took two handfuls of rough-dried
turn-down collars, states the Chicago
Chronicle, and dropped them in tie
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1905-08-18
Too Subsequent.

Kitty had never seen a dachshund
before.
"Ain: &c 3 funny looking dog, mann
map she said. "It's such long time
BET a.en his Gore legs and his back
'ess.'.-Ch 20 Tribune.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1905-08-18
His Last Hope.

Knicker-So Henpekt is going to sue
for breach of promise?
Bocker-Yes; Mrs. H once prom
ised to marry HMM. Y. Sun.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-27

me. Ryan hates the retired cham
pion. and nothing would please him
better than to make me better than
Jeffries ever was. | made this move
of getting Ryan at the suggestion of
Jeffries."
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-27
q AMONG THE MINERS
IN II Large and Small Timing
| ~ II Camps Of Fergus County. - - -

That mining is coming to it's own"
is evidenced by the tone of the larg.
er dailies of the east and middle west.
Modern science" according to one.
sis effacing the romantic, adventurous
and speculative features from the bus
mess of gold mining. Formerly gold
hunters went forth equipped with
tools to dig their fortunes from the
earth with their own hands. The in
dividual miner and his pick and era
die are being rapidly displaced by
costly labOr-saving machinery. Gold
mining was formerly a lottery. 1t
was probable that the argonaut would
make no strike at all, but he was lur-
ed on by the chance that he might
make rich one. At present gold
mining in many places returns more
certain profits than mandatory.
The two scientific methods which are
Transforming the industry of gold min
ing are the cyanide process, which is
employed in the working of gold bear.
ing quartz, and the application of the
dredge to the development of placer
mines. The latter possess the great
er possibilities and is therefore the
more interesting. Because of the very
large amount of labor required it has
always been impracticable to work
any but the richer portions of placer
by hand, but it has been found pro-
fitable to exploit by means of the
dredge placers containing less than
10 cents worth of gold to the cubic
yard of gravel. Placers containing
this much or more gold abound in
many parts of the world. Numbers
of them have been partially worked
by hand and abandoned when they
ceased to pan out" we'll. They are
especially numerous in the United
States, Central and South America,
Australia and Siberia. The present
gold output of the earth is about ST..
OUO, 900 per day. 1t is predicted that
in consequence of the introduction
of the method of dredging lean"
placers the output will within the next
ten years be at least doubled. The eff.
feet which so enormous an increase
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-27
Light on Female Diseases.

What used to be called female diseases
BY the medical profession is now called
pelvic catarrh. 1t has been found by
experience that catarrhal diseases of the
pelvic organs are the cause Of most
eases of female diseases.
DR.. Hartman was among the first Of
Americas greatest physicians to make
this discovery. For forty years he has
been treating diseases peculiar to women
and long ago he reached the conclusion
that . woman entirely free from ca
tarrhal affection Of these organs would
not be subject to female diseases. He,
therefore, began using Peruna for these
eases and found it so admirably adapted
~ their permanent cure that Peruna has
now become the most famous remedy
for female diseases ever known. Every
where the women are using it and prais-
ing 1t. Peruna is not palliative sim.
ply; it cures by removing the cause Of
female diseases.
Peruna builds up the nerves and re-
stores the appetite and digestion.
DR.. Hartman has probably cured more
women of female ailments than any
other living physician. He makes these
cures simply by using and recommend
ing Peruns.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-27
A JUDGES WIFE ,s. s,se ea, 1s
She Suffered For Years and
Doctors Failed to Give Relief
Cured BY Pe-rv-no.

MFRS. MINNIE 4. MoAIIIsTNR.
4v4 wife Of Judge McAllister Of Min
neapolis, MIMI, and Chaplain Loyal
Mystic Legion Of Americs, writes:
~ suffered for years via . pain II
IL small OF my hack and right I'D.
1t interfered often with my domestic
and social duties and I never supposed
that I would be cured, - the Doctors
medicine did not seem to help me any.
s:F0rtunate!ya member of our Order
odvised me to try Peruna and give h
such high praise that decided to try h.
Although started in with little faith.
/ felt 30 much better In . week that I
felt encouraged.
al took II faithfully for seven weeks
and am happy indeed to be able to say
that am entirely cured Words fail to
express my gratitude. Perfect health
once more is the bsst thing could wish
for, and thanks to Peruna enjoy that
."-Minnie E. McAllister.
Mrs. Esther M. Miner, DeGrah, Ohio,
writes:
"Iwas terrible sufferer from female
weakness and had the headache contin-
uously. I was not able to do my house.
work for myself and husband. wrote
you and described my condition as near
as possible. You recommended Peruna.
I took four bottles and was completely
cured. I think Peruna . wonderful
medicine."-Mrs. Esther NJ. Miner.
Congressman Thad. M. Mahon, Of
Chambersburg, Pa, writes:
81 take pleasure In commencing
your Peru1a as substantial tonic and
9 good catarrh remedy. ".--E. M.
MAh0n.
Pe.ru-na Contains No Narcotics
One reason why Peruna has found
permanent use in so many homes is that
1t contains no narcotics of any kind.
Peruna is perfectly harmless. 1t can be
used any length Of time without ACQUIRE
ing drug habit. Peruna does not pro-
duce temporary results. 1t is perma-
nent in it's effect.
As q tonic and nerve invigorator
Peruna has no equal.
It has no bad effect upon the system,
and gradually eliminates catarrh by re-
moving the cause of catarrh. There
are multitude of homes where Peruna
has been used of and on for twenty
years. Such thing could not be possi-
BILE If Peruna contained any drugs Of .
narcotic nature.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio. All correspondence held strictly
confidential.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-27
Doctors Said He Would Not Live.

Peter Fry, Woodruff, Pa, writes:
After doctoring for two years with
the best physicians in Waynesburg,
and still getting worse, the doctors ad-
vised me if I had any business to at
tend to 1 had better attend to it at
once, as I could not possibly live an
other month, as there was no cure for
me. Foley's Kidney Cure was rec
commended to me by friend, and l
Immediately sent my son to the store
for it, and after taking three bottles
l began to get better and continued
to improve until I was entirely WE'LL"
Wilson & McKechnie. Fo.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-27

The trend of football SO far this
season has been largely toward open
play. So far as the spectator is con-
cerned this has been welcome, for
there is no denying that constant
close formation line hammering be-
comes monOtonOus, no matter what
advantages 1t may have as depend
able ground gamer. Blocked kicks,
field goals from placement, sudden
changes in aspects through gathering
the ball up on fumbles, swinging runs
outside of tackle and doging flights
through broken fields, have played as
prominent a part to date in account
ing for tOuchdOwns as have battering
ram tactics. The development of the
grinding offensive machines to ham,
mer through the line as the chief fea-
ture of attack may come later, but
thus far the games have contained no
lack of variety.
The season, too, has had it's share
of accidents, the early days of develop
ment being more conducive to that
sort Of thing than the latter part of
the season, when the players are more
hardened to their work and when can
didates know better how to manipu-
io'C tACil OOuiCo W uSO1u DCiu6 hui
However, an accident is none the less
an accident, be it early or late, and a
broken leg is no less unwelcOme in
September than in November Truly,
football is a survival Of the fittest, but
If it could be SO legislated that game
that put such a premium on the de-
slrable qualities of physical and men-
tai fitness could be attended by a
greater number of survivors it would
not be amiss.
The number of penalties inflicted
for violation of the rules also indi-
Gates that there is room for improve
ment in the ethical side Of the game,
through Overeagerness and not a will
full desire to take undue advantage
account for most of the cases of Off
side playing and holding. Moreover,
these things initiate against the Of
Tenders. AS to the dsgraceful scene
in the Columbia Wesleyan game of
very recently, that is a matter reflect
ing discredit on individuals rather
than the sport
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-27

AL Kaufman defeats Jack O'Brien
next Friday night in San Francisco
the Colma Athletic club, in which
Roche Is interested, will hang up
purse of $4,000 for Marvin Hart and
Kaufman, the contest to take place in
the open air and the number of
rounds to be so.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-27

London, Oct. 26.-Sir Thomas Lip
ton expects to challenge for the Amer
icas cup in 1907. He declared today
that he was as keen as ever and that
while too late to challenge for 1906,
If all went well he would be at Sandy
Hook with new challenger the fol-
lowing year.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-27
LATEST SPORTING
NEWS

Says George Sands, football critic
of the East, on the present situation:
Enough football has been played
to show that the big teams are all
up to the mark this year and the
championship will, as ususal, go to
one of the big four. Harvard, Prin-
cetOn and Pennsylvania have been
scored upon by smaller colleges, but
this means little, for the day has
gone by when such an occurrence
would be called extraordinary. This
is owing to the fact that all the lit
tie seats of learning that boast annu-
ally OF a gridirOn team secure for
mer star of one of the big teams to
do the coaching.
"A noticeable thing this year is the
number of trick plays used by the
smaller teams, while the big colleges
stick to straight football. The little
fellows evidently realize that their
only chance to win against the big
elevens is by the intricate plays that
the bigger teams neglect until the lat
ter part of the season.
"Yale's team, so far as the line is
concerned, is lighter than usual this
season, but the opinion is becoming
general that the New Haven college
has a team quite the equal of that of
last year. In fact, Yale is picked to
win the championship again by many"
Princeton players, he continues, are
in a slump; Harvard is aggressive,
but lacks finesse, and Pennsylvania
is SO strong that she will bear watch
ing.
Marvin Hart has closed a deal with
Tommy Ryan whereby Ryan becomes
the trainer and manager of the Louis
vile boy for at least year, and as
much longer as the two think it will
be profitable. Ryan is expected to re-
port in Louisville Immediately. The
two will work together for a few
weeks and then tour the country in
an effort to rake in some easy money
and to meet such would-be champions
as may come to the front With the
hiring of Ryan comes the firing of
Jack Mccormick, for two years train
err of the marvellous one. Hart said
he hated to do it, but he felt that
Mac could not give him that scientific
training necessary to the successful
pugilist.
81 am simply tickled to death over
securing the services of Ryan, who
is admittedly a past master at the
game" said Hart. "He trained lief.
fries and taught him all the tricks
he knows. He will do as well for
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-27

II you want all the news all the
time read the Argus.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-27

in the gold production will have upon
the industry and finance of the world
is subject for interesting and by
no means wholly academic specula-
ton. The increase in the production
of gold and silver which followed the
discovery of the rich mines of Amer
lea caused during the sixteenth cen.
fury decline in the value of those
metals in Europe which Adam Smith
estimated at sc 2-3 per cent. They
never rose or declined with anything
like equal rapidity before or since,
but of course every considerable al
iteration in their rate or cost of pro-
>-IctiOn is bound. other things equal,
to have a proportionate effect upon
their value. But gold is now the ba.
sis of the financial system of every
civilized country, and every reduc-
ton in it's value must tend to raise
prices and scale down debts all over
the world. Fortunately the value of
gold depends not only upon the rap
idity and cost of it's production, but
also upon the demand for it, and as
the wealth of the worOld as a whole
is augmenting at an unprecedented
rate the demand for gold both as
IuAuly dAu III IIlC Ill VI lIOuCy ID
bound rapidly to increase. While,
therefore, increasing supply is tending
to pull the value down, increasing
demand will tend to pull it up, and
it will be subject to no fluctuations
so violent as seriously to affect ex-
listing conditions" -Chicago Mining
World.
To give stimulus to the mining and
shipment of lead ores. the East Hell
ena plant of the American Smelling
& Refining company has announced
an increase in the prices to be paid
for ores of this character. The an
nouncement is made in the follow
ing notice from Frank M. Smith, man.
ager of the East Helena smelter,
which will be of much interest to sew
eral operators in this section "For
the past several years, the price of
lead paid at this smelter for lead
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-27

Louisville, Ky, Oct. 25.-Wm
Roche, of San Francisco, who is in
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-02-21
Will Arrive Thursday.

Since the article in regard to the
Sanitarium committee in another part
of this issue was made up to print.
it has been learned that the Santa
rum committee will arrive in Ros-
well in a special car attached to the
regular train Thursday morning bar
ring unforeseen delays. L. K. McGaf
fey has been appointed a committee
Of one to go to Artesia Wednesday
afternoon to meet the delegation. The
rest of the entertainment committee
will meet the distinguished visitors
at the station in Roswell
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-02-21
Live Stock Market.

Kansas City, Feb. 21.-Cattle re-
neipts 5000. including 300 southerns
Market steady. Native steers, $500
f.65; southern steers, 3.25@4.50; SOU
'hern cows. 225@325; native cows
and heifers. 175@45o; stockers and
feeders, 3.75@4.25; bulls, 225@3.75;
calves, 3.O0@6.75; western fed
steers, 3.50@5.25; western fed cows,
2.0O@4Oo
Sheep receipts 10000. Market stea-
dy. Muttons, 4.75@5.85; lambs, 1000
80; range wethers. 5.25@6.90; fed
ewes. 4.75@5.35
Chicago, Feb. 21-Cattle receipts
$500. Market steady. Good TO prime
steers, 5.75@5.15; poor to medium,
4.00@5.65; stockers and feeders, $50
@440; cows, 225@4.50; heifers 300
@5.75; bulls, 2.oO@41o; calves 3.5o@
$50;
Sheep receipts $4,000 Market stea-
dy. Good to choice wethers 5.65@610;
fair to choice mixed, 4.50@5.40; wes-
tern sheep, 475@6.10; native lambs.
G.0O@8.2O
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-02-21
FIRST MOTOR BOAT SHOW.
Opened in Madison Square Garden,
New York, Today

Opened in Madison Square Garden,
New York, Today.
New York, Feb. 21-The Motor
Boat and Sportsmen's Show which op
ened in Madison Square Garden to-
day is one of the most interesting
and instructive shows ever seen in
this country. 1t contains all of the
most prominent features of the form
er sportsmens shows, and in addition
it includes the first big exhibition OF
motor boats ever held in America. A
large artificial lake in the centre of
the big amphiIheatre has been con-
structed for the display of the motor
craft. 1t is the largest lake ever seen
under cover. containing more than a
half million gallons of water. All the
latest speed creations for use on the
water are shown, including the 1905
models of the leading boat and en-
CINE manufacturers of this country
and Europe. Races and other contests
are to be a leading feature of the
weeks program. Though visitors are
admitted today the exhibition will
not be formally opened until this eve
ming when the occasion will be made
brilliant by the presence of Rear Ad-
miral Coghlan. Rear Admiral George
w. Melville and a number of other
prominent naval officers and experts
in marine construction.