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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09
LEAPS FROM CAR WINDOW.
J. II. Whitcomb slips Handouts From
His Wrists and Escapes.

Burlington, March 4.-Handcuffed
between two other prisoners, ]. H.
Whitcomb, in charge Of Sheriff Can.
ming of Council Bluffs, enroute from
Burlington to Fort Madison, in some
way got his handouts unfastened and
jumped through the car window and
escaped. The train was stopped and
a hasty search was made, but no trace
of the escaped prisoner could be
found and the sheriff continued on to
Fort Madison with his other two
prisoners.
A posse of local policemen are now
hunting for Whitcomb, who it is be-
lieved was injured in jumping.
The train was several miles south
of Burlington and running rapidly
when the prisoner made his escape.
He was fastened with the latest style
of handouts and how he Embossed
them is mystery.
Whitcomb is an old circus per.
former and is as agile as a cat. He
was convicted of burglary in Council
Bluffs and sent up for seven years.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09
THOMAS KILLED
MABEL SCA0F|ELD
Such is the Verdict Re-
turned By the
Jury.
HEARD IT LIKE A STOlC
Only Concern Expressed for Mother
and Wife-Breaks Down in His Cell
and Gives Vent to Long Peht Up
Emotion.

Des Moines, March Con Satur-
day afternoon, for the first time since
he was accused of the crime Of muir
dering Mabel Schofield, Charles Thorn.
as sat down In his cell and wept. The
verdict was guilty.
At few moments after IL o'clock
Saturday afternoon the jurymen, who
had for fourteen days listened to the
trial, filed into the criminal court
room. A minute later their verdict
was handed to the clerk. Its reading
consigned Charles Thomas to the
penitentiary for life. 1t did more. 1t
said that the light-haired young fell
low, who had smiled his way through
trial covering nearly half a month,
and whose nerve was admirable in
the face of such a charge, is guilty OF
having purposely placed a deadly pol
son in Mabel Schofield's cup, which
she drained; that he Is guilty of hay
ing secreted her body in his own
house until the shades Of night could
cover the finale of his unlawful crime;
and finally, that he dragged her girl
ish form to the cold, dark waters OF
the Des Moines river, where it was
found the next day.
The effect of the verdict VS. SEN
sational in the extreme.
When the verdict was read, the
mother of the condemned murderer
uttered a Shrek, tottered TO her feet
and with glazing eyes pointed her
finger straight at County Attorney
Miller and moaned pitifully: "Oh,
God forgive Jessie Miller in the next
world. o, those two men; those two
men," and unable to speak she sank
to a chair exhausted.
At the word guilty" the wife
of the accused sank without a
sound to the floor at the feet
of her husband. Deputy Sheriff
Ness hastily carried her to an
adjoining room, where efforts were
made to resuscitate her, but with
small avail.
Calm and collected Thomas sat In
his chair and made not single move
ment to indicate that he was even
interested. But upon seeing the effect
upon his mother and wife he sprang
to their assistance.
Mr.. McHenry, the principal attor'
! ney for the defense, arose and i'm
mediately asked for a poll of the jury
Each stood up and as the verdict was
read to him answered that it was his
| opinion and sat down.
When the reading was completed
Mr.. McHenry pronounced the verdict
the worst outrage ever perpetrated
He openly charged the result as due
to the kissing and the intense feeling
displayed in the auditorium agains
the prisoner. He turned to the cour
and asked for transcript of the
case, together with time in which t.
prepare a motion for a new trial
Judge McVey replied that all neces
sary time would be granted for thu
filing of the motion.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09
IN SHADOW or AEATH.
Frank Craig Is In the Hospital at Iowa
City.

Iowa City, March with the
shadow of death hanging over him
and physically the picture Of health,
Frank Craig entered the hospital OF
the State University OF Iowa yester-
day, suffering from "aneurism of the
ascending limb Of the aorta." In
other words, the walls of his heart
are so dilated that the pulsation OF
the blood circulating through its cav.
tiles can be plainly felt and seen In
his chest.
The disease is very rare one In
persons of his age-23-though 1t liz
sometimes met with in men of 40 to
so. In all 1t is believed that there
may be twenty-five men suffering from
it in the United States. At any mo
ment the man SO afflicted may drop
dead from rupture of the heart. The
cause assigned for this strange condi
ton is said to be hard work or a
fast life" While no hope is held
out to Craig by the experts in the uni
versity it is believed that he may live
some time yet If he takes the utmost
care of himself
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09
Thinks "sen.Hur" Great Book.

Ayad A. GhaZuli, an Egyptian, en-
gagged in the work of the medical de-
partment of the University OF Cincin-
natl, has applied to the publishers OF
"Ben.Hur" for permission to translate
the work into Arabic. Mr.. Ghazuli
has translated a number of works, In
Guiding Spencer's History OF Philos-
ophy." It is his opinion that there
is need for just such book as Ben
Hur." which he describes as 'one OF
the most instructive and interesting
books of this age" in the Egyptian
church of which he is. member.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09

Every housekeeper should know
that II they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
will save not only time, because 1t
never sticks to the iron. but because
each package contains Is Ozone full
pound-while all other Cold Water
Starches are put up in K.pound pack
ages. and the price is the same, 10
cents. Then again because Defiance
Starch is free from all Injurious chem
icals. II your grocer tries to sell you
N 12-oz. package It Is because he has
a stock on hand which he wishes to
dispose Of before he puts in Defiance.
He knows that Defiance Starch las
printed on every package in large let
tiers and figures 10 ozs." Demand De-
fiance and save much time and money
and the annoyance of the iron stick
ing. Defiance never sticks.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09
polnu Great Work.

Ward, Ark, March 6th.-(Speeial)
From all over the West reports
come of cures of different forms OF
Kidney Disease by Dodd's Kidney
Pills, and this place is not without
evidence of the great work the Great
American Kidney Remedy is doing.
Among the cured here is Mr.. ]. v.
Waggoner. well known citizen, who,
In an interview, says: "Dodd's Kidney
Pills have done wonders for me. Ny
kidneys and bladder were badly out
of order. l used many medicines, but
got nothing to cure me till tried
Dodd's Kidney Pills. Two boxes Of
them fixed me up so that have been
well ever since.
Tell the poor kidney and bladder
diseased people to take Dodd's Kid
ney Pills and get we'll"
No case Of kidney complaint Is too
far gone for Dodd's Kidney Pills to
cure. They are the only remedy that
has ever cured Bright's Disease.
Mrs. Muggins-"She puts everything
she gets on her back" Mrs. Buggins
mo wonder she puts up a good
front"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09
MURDERER TO ASYLUM.
Vim. Wander Welt of Sioux Count,
is Crazed.

VIM. Wander Welt of Sioux County
is Crazed.
Sioux City, March 2-Wiliam Van
der Welt, the prominent well-to-do
Sioux county farmer living four miles
east of Sioux Center, who killed his
wife with chair on Tuesday, will not
be tried for murder, but will be con-
fined in the hospital for the insane at
Cherokee. The Sioux county insane
commission took action on the case
this afternoon.
The story of the murder is shock
ing one. After dinner Wander Welt
took down the bible and read it, a
Holland custom. He complained OF
his religious condition and need OF
conversion.
His wife said: 81 would not worry
about it."
You would not, would you" he
yelled and threw the book at her. He
then beat her head into an unrecog'
nizable mass.
He then jumped on a horse and
tried to escape, but was captured by
the neighbors.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09
DIES IN ARMS OF BRIDE.
Bridegroom Suicides Shortly After
His Wedding.

Ottumwa, March apparently
without cause, and leaving no word
to explain why he committed the
deed, Ernest f. Dubbert, a teamster,
aged 10, who was on Wednesday night
married to Miss Minerva Fuqua,
committed suicide yesterday after
noon by swallowing three ounces Of
carbolic acid.
Dubbert and his bride drove to Of
tumwa yesterday morning from Da-
lonega, a small town near here, where
they were married at the home of
the brides parents. Arriving here
about noon, Mrs. Dubbert and her
husband separated, she going to visit
a sister here and he to the home Of
his sister, Mrs. Tim Sheehan, in East
Ottumwa. They were to meet at
Mrs. Sheehan's at 3 o'clock. After
leaving his bride, Dubbert purchased
the carbolic acid. He then went to
his sisters home and while she step.
ped out for a few minutes took the
poison. His wife arrived to find her
husband unconscious, and he died in
her arms at 3 o'clock.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09
Roya, Women In Feud.

The present czarina and the dow
ager empress do not merely look ask
ance at one another. They have been
at open war for years. The latter
found it very hard to surrender first
place among the women Of the en-
pire, but Of course had to do so. This
was especially irritating to the i'm
perious dowager. inasmuch as the wo-
man who displaced her hates every
thing In the way Of display, cares
naught for court intrigue and is al
most painfully shy.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09
Everybody "PractIcalp Now.

we I've In practical age" re-
marked a West Philadelphia. "For
years I've noticed the sign of a man
who advertises to do practical horse.
shoeing. Now, a Woodland Avenue
barber has himself down as q practi-
cal hair-cutter. Napoleon always
shaved himself. always thought It
proved him either oversuspicious or
ccwardly; but perhaps 1t was because
those who welded the razor were not
practical In those days. The sign of
the practical toothpuller is yet to ap-
pear."-Philadelphia Record.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09
MORE IRooUols INDICTMENTS,
VIII j. Davis, Former Manager of ~
Fated Chicago Theater, Held.

Chicago, H., March Indictments
against Will j. Davis, formerly resi-
dent manager Of the Iroquois theater;
William Laughlin, deputy building in
spector OF Chicago, and George VIII
liams, city building commissioner,
were returned today In Judge Nc
Ewen's court and capiases were i'm
mediately ordered issued. The true
bills voted are based on the testi-
mony given by persons who witness
ed the theater fire which resulted In
the loss Of nearly six hundred lives.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09
sIur on Married LeolsIa,ors.

Congressman Adams, the bachelor
representative from Pennsylvania, is
the man who introduced bill for the
establishment Of a whipping post in
the District of Columbia. The meas
ure is in line with President Roose.
velt's recommendation on the subject.
but Mr.. Adams has small hope OF
favorable action by the house Judi
ciary committee. Every last mem
Der OF that committee is married
man." says the Pennsylvania, land
thTT ara all afraid to report my bill"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09

Fire in a New York theater, the
other day, caused lot Of chorus girls
who were dressed only in tights to
rush to the streets. They are report
ed to have been greatly embarrassed,
but most of them are glad now that it
happened. They can all demand lead
ing parts on the strength of the adj
vertising they got.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09
SPECIAL TRAIN ENDS ITS TRIP.
Exponents Of Seed Corn Gospel Safe.
Iy Back In Burlington.

Burlington, March 5.-The Iowa
seed corn special conducted by the
Burlington road, closed its six day tour
through the state, at this city last
night with a most enthusiastic meet
ing at the county court house. The
speakers were w. H. Manss of Chi
cago, industrial commissioner of the
Burlington route, Professor p. G..
Holden of the Iowa State Agricultural
college at Ames, and Joseph s. Trigg,
editor Of the Iowa State Register Of
Des Moines. During the entire trip
$1,000 farmers heard the lectures on
corn raising, an average OF over
$500 a day.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09

Mistress Ito applicant for cooks
position)-"Why did you leave your
last placer" Applicant-"You are
very inquisitive, marin. didn't az
yer what for yer last cook left you. +"
-Pick-Me-Up.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09
REWARD FOR HockERsMiTH.
Detective to Get Money offered for
SchofieId Murderer.

Des Moines, March 5.-The reward
of $4,000 for the arrest and convic-
ton of Charles Thomas for the MUIR
der of Mabel Schofeld will in all
probability be paid to Detectives Mis-
kimmons and Hockersmith. While
they did not take any active part in
the prosecution of the case they were
the most actively engaged in the Sc
curing of evidence against Thomas
and in gaining his indictment before
the Polk county grand jury.
The reward consists of $500 from
the state of Iowa and of $4,000 from
the citizens of Des Moines who SUBJ
scribed to the fund to be used in the
prosecution.
There were some questions raised
as to who would be entitled to the
reward but 1t is believed that there
will be no trouble about its disburse-
ment.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09
SHORTAGE GROWS LARGER.
Banker Cation of Dedham Said to Hav
Been ForQer,

Dedham, March 2.-It has develop
ed that ]. c. Cation, former president
of the defunct Dedham Savings bank,
from which he was said to have stolen
$4,000, was forger as well as an
embezzler, and was short in his &C
counts with the school district. Fur
Their shortages are being looked for.
Caton's body was identified Saturday
in Wichita, where he died under sus
picious circumstances.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09
Was Oldest Mason In Iowa,

Burlington, March 5.-Louis Teu-
scher, one of Burlington's oldest Gu
liens, well known in business circles,
died yesterday at the age of IS. He
was the oldest Mason in Iowa. He
was born in Germany January rs,
1917, and came to America in 1888,
and to Burlington In 1912.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09

The Baltimore professor who thinks
# would be we'll to chloroform all men
when they reach the age Of 60 says
nothing about the women, probably
because he realizes that no woman
ever gets that old.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09

Apparently the Russian students
think a zemsky sober will be entirely
too tame an affair to give satisfaction
after the riotous times to which the
people over there have become ac2us'
toned.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09

A Spokane woman has secured d.
vorce from her husband because he
insists on squandering his earnings
trying to invent a flying machine In
stead of buying the necessaries OF life
for his family. That woman has
level head
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09

It must be disheartening, some
times to a farmer when he looks out
on his billowy fields of wheat to think
how little he gets out of it compared
TO what the gamblers in the stock
market get, although scarcely one OF
them can tell sheaf Of good grain
from a hay cock.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09

The Nashville American denounces
the comic valentine with its "atroci-
ties of conception" as cheap, wit
less and spiteful abomination that Is
stupidity condensed. That editor must
have received skillfully selected
one.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09

Apparently Mr.. Alexander and his
fellow-directors regard Mr.. Hyde as
too Frenchy and frivolous for the
presidency of great life insurance
corporation. Query: Were they in
ytted to the 100000 ball?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09

Why should any one be surprised
because P. T. Barnum's autograph
sold for three times as much as Henry
Clay's? Henry Clay never ran such a
big circus as p. T. Barnum did.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09
Waterloo Has a Bad Fire.

Waterloo, March 4.-The Bovee
Grinder and Steamer works burned
to the ground yesterday morning. The
loss was $4,000 partially covered by
insurance. The Office documents and
books were saved. A number of val.
liable patterns were destroyed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09

! Down in Maryland there is man
who has the euphonious name OF
Freezer Fry. He ought to live in st.
Louis, where the people are under the
necessity of doing both.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09

The venerable Captain Adrian C.
Arson says batting is lost art, but
the veteran Colonel John l.. Sullivan
may be trusted to prove him wrong
by getting on another one.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09

"WSl, Doctors Brown and Smith
are going to operate upon old Got
rox." 'Is the operation necessary"
why, yes; Brown has a note coming
due, and Smith wants an automobile
Puck,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09

Safety reins for runaway horses, are
an Austrian's invention. Two small
rollers can, by means of the reins, be
made to press the horses wind9ipe
when desired. The animal must stop
at once for want of breath.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09

II understands" said Miss Minnie
Brown, dat you appeared to be feelin'
yoh oats at de pah.er social yester-
day." dat wasn't oats" answered
Mr.. Erastus Pinkley; dat was rye"
Washington Star.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09

The London couple who came over
10 New York to get married, to avoid
the English Law forbidding man to
marry his deceased wife's sister, can
get a quick divorce If they require
oae. by travelling another 1900 miles.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09

That French physicians "oyster
cure" requiring patients to eat six
dozen of the bivalves daily, should be
a great thing for the health of the
oyster dealers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09

You never hear any one complain
about Defiance Starch" There is none
TO equal II in quality and quantity. 16
ounces. 10 cents. Try 1t now end save
your money.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09

One would not care, we should
think, to go through severe civil
service examination in order to be
placed on the Russian grand duke eli.
gible list.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09

n is saddering to learn that the
Elks are exterminating the elk for the
sake of its teeth.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09
SHORTAGE IN PosToFFIcE.
Deputy Postmaster Suspended Pend
ing Investigation.

Creston, March 2.-Postmaster Paul
Maclean has suspended Assistant Post.
master Roberts pending an investiga-
ton of an alleged shortage Of about
$500.
The postmaster has not been salts.
fed with some of the transactions in
charge of Roberts and found a discrep-
ancy of $500. He then suspended his
assistant. Maclean's accounts with
the postoffice department are not in
question.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09

Bless their hearts! The women
who love you in the right way may
not remember If you like poetry, but
they always put up some of your
kind of jam and pickles.-Atchison
Globe.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09
Suicides to Avoid Imagined Lynchine

Cedar Rapide, March 4.-Cringing
under the terrible hallucination that
his own friends were turning to enc
mics and were about to mobolize to
lynch him, Vavlav Kazda, aged 81,
hung himself at noon to an oak tree
in his front yard.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09
Hurt by Elevators Fall.

Burlington, March 5.-An elevator
in the Leopold desk factory fell yes.
terday, seriously injuring Walter
Wagner, Charles Bailey and William
Rolph. 1t is not thought that they will
die.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09

If Herr Hoch had as much presence
of mind as Adam had, he would put on
an innocent look and declare that he
wasn't to blame-that all those women
married him.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09

you haven't been here long," re-
marked the ink-well NO" repliec
the new blotter. How do you like
your work." well, it's certainly alb
sorbing. "-Philadelphia Ledger.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09

Howell-"Rowell can't seem to 1--we
within his income" Powell-"No, he
is one Of those unfortunate fellows
who has politicians tastes AID a
statesmans income."-Ex.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09

If the garter purse is generally
adopted it will become popular to take
street car rides on the chance of see
ing a party of ladies quarreling about
who will pay the fare.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09

The original of Dickens Little
Dorrit" is still alive, at the age of 80.
But she has changed so you would
scarcely know her.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09
Reed Gets a Life Sentence.

Dubuque, March flames Reed,
convicted of the murder of officer Nor
ton here, was sentenced here to rife
imprisonment by Judge Mathes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09

The Chicago poet who has offered to
write 5000 poems for dollar apiece
will be the envy of thousands of other
poets If he gets the job.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09

Mrs. Chadwick is now said to have
100000 cached. The only surprise
contained in this piece of news Is the
smallness of the amount.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09

ut is essential that a woman's arms
should be pretty" says a fashion ex.
pert And that a mans arms should
be strong!
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09

This is certainly the age of big things,
as is proved by the fact that a blotch
on the suns face $4,000 miles IN
diameter is called a spot.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09

Carnegie is to receive $3.50 a day
for going to Cleveland as a witness.
The possibility of his being able to die
poor is becoming more and more re-
mote.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09

Iowa has a young woman who says
that she can feed man properly on 3
cents day. Is she married?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09

Nearly 1000 books were published
IN this country last year. You didn't
read more than half of them, perhaps.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09

A New York man who gave his
horse a pint of whisky has been fined
$25-presumably for wasting whisky
on a horse.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09

The weather bureaus monthly re.
port has a learned dissertation on
mean" temperature. Everybody knows
what itmeans.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09

The suicide who wrote to an under
taker. Lay this body on a shelf In
your back room and I'll get it later"
Rad a grim notion of humor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09

1t is the privilege OF the talker to
misquote. The writer has to look it
up in the dictionary of quotations.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09

A wise girl occasionally induces a
young man she doesn't like to act an
peacemaker for one she does.