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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-15
nice SCHEME
fOILED BY
THE COURT

During the recent t~rotting meeting at
Narragansett park James Doyle. John
Dixon and Annie Murphy. notorious pick
pockets. were arrested by Capt. Cannon's
men and held on suspicion.
The following day all were arraigned as
Migrants and. pleading not guilty. were
held In 500 each for trial at "A later day.
Clovis ii. Smith went bail for the men,
but the woman could not get a bonds
man and went to Jail.
Subsequently she was Identified by VIII
liam NJ Bowker. who belongs In New
York. but who is stopping at Shawomet
Beach. as the woman who accosted him
on Eddy street and touched him for $40.
Bowker was positive as to the identity
ana the loss of his money.
The woman was held for trial and her
case, win those Of her pals. was sched-
uled Tor today. The men did not show up
IN court hence their bail was declared
The woman was placed on trial and
bowker was called 10 give evidence
The prosecution had received n tin that
Bowker had been seen and that he would
rail TO press his charge.
sure enough; he recollected the en-
counter with the woman and said that ha
made the charge OF larceny against her.
pul she did not take his money.
The latter, had, he thought. been left in
n pocketbook which was I'm his pantaloons
pocket. When he arrived home thai ni9bt
he discovered that his pocketbook was
empty, and believing tina he had been
rooped ne MADE a complaint to Capt. Can
A peculiar incident In connection with
that report is that at Bowker's reouest
the story was not TO get 10 the news.
papers.
Yesterday in taking down from a hoox
a pair OF pantaloons which he had worn
the day before the alleged rohbarv
hoWKer round his money IN one OF the
pockets.
Then he recalled that he had taken the
money from the pocketbook to get a bill
changed and had neglected to return the
money To the purse and replace II IN his
other clothing.
Instead he had dropped the roll OF bills
into the pocket OF the old pantaloons.
Hence Miss Murphy couldn't have stolen
his funds.
The woman was adjudged not probably
guilty and the complaint was dropped.
Then the woman. through ner attorney.
agreed 10 admit sufficient evidence TO
convict her OF the charge OF vagrancy.
The plan was. the police allege. TO get
for her a light sentence. an appeal would
be taken, nominal bonds on the appeal
would be asked and furnished and Annie
would Join the other crooks and go 20
| work I'm pastures new.
Judge Ice was on 10 the whole pitching.
lie sentenced the woman TO the state
vorkhouse for IS months. She was 80
taken back that she gasped and groaned.
An appeal was taken. and again Judge
lee met the situation He demanded
5000 bail on the appeal. which fairly
staggered the woman.
Arnfa uauf out this affcTua0n 20 haCrp
her long sentence.
Unless she gets bail her expensive blue
silk suit. ostrich plume trimmef nat ara
gorgeous black silk wrap will be entirety
out OF style when she leaves on calico
dresses and regains her liberty.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-15
WORKMEN'S DEMONSTRATION
AT BUDA PEST, HUNGARY

Buda Pest, Hungary. Sept. l5.-Since
carly this morning dense masses OF work
ingmen hav been marching 10 the lower
house OF the diet for the purpose Of
making a demonstration In favor OF uni
versal suffrage. Crowds composed Of
other classes also gathered and strong
cordons OF police were posted near the
building Herr julius Justh, president Of
the house. received the deputation. who
presented petitions setting forth the de-
mands OF the people.
In reply Herr Justh said his position
as president Of the house prevented him
expressing an opinion. but he begged the
people 20 await quietly the decision OF
parliament.
Work IS at a standstill In all the fac
tories, as the workers are taking part I'm
the demonstration
No disturbances had occurred up 10
the time this dispatch was filed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-15
RS
BLAMED FOR
A SUICIDE

New York. Sept. 15.-Lorenzo ID. Barry
a carpenter OF West Medford, Mass, to-
day identified as that OF his daughter.
Ella, the body OF the young woman VINO
committed suicide on Wednesday In the
Hotel Manhattan. His son. Elmer l.. Ber-
~, pronounced the body that OF his Sis
ter. After making the identification the
father and son sought Coroner Scholer 10
secure a permit To take the girls oody
hack TO her home in West Medford. for
burial. ~w -.
'"The newspapers have done all TINS
said the father. when he was able to con-
troll his grief. My daughter. who was a
pure and modest girl. was a s~tenographer
In her home n year ago a Boston
newspaper published a story that she had
run away with a married man. The next
day Il turned out that she had merely
gone on her vacation alone and that she
had nothing 10 do with the married man
named in the story. who had disappeared.
1.-The newspaper printed a retraction. but
that did not help my daughters feeling.
The injury lone 10 her was great and she
never recovered from II. She grew more
and more downhearted and morose and
this pointing TO the coffin I'm which her
body lay) is what that cruel. false. mali
cious story has brought her to-"
Mr.. Berry said that his daughter lett
her home on Tuesday last. coming 10 New
York. on the Fall River line steamer. lie
said that he received a telegram from her
Wednesday morning. but he refused 10
say what was it's contents. She registered
at the Manhattan hotel Wednesday after
noon under the name Of "A. w. Wildey
OF Washington, ID. c." and that night
killed herself with poison and pistol. leav-
ing the note TO the effect that her body
would be called for.
Whatever my daughter would do" he
said, lit would seem somebody was ready
mixed up In n disgraceful affair. Then
she went away from home to seek en-
ployment I'm other cities. She would be n
short time I'm a place when the story
would reach the ears OF her employers
and she would he told hat she could not
remain. This happened several times. un-
III my child could not bear 10 any longer"
Elmer Berry, the dead girls brother.
said that a letter had been received by
the family from the girl In which they
were notified by her that she had decided
10 put an end TO IL.
Il cannot bear this false stain upon my
character" she wrote 10 her father. Il
see nothing else left for me TO do than 10
kill myself. Please forgive me and believe
that would not do this thing IL II were
not that I am nearly out OF my mind with
grief and horror AT the awful story which
everybody seems 10 believe is true"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-15
clancy
A VICTIM
OF ASSAULT

Portland, Me, Sept 15.-The police were
certain today that Charles Clancy. a sta
bleman. Who was found with a fractured
skull on the barn floor at the farm OF III,
NJ. Cashier, at S~troudwater yesterday,
was murderously assaulted. The motive Is
thought 10 have been robbery. Assistant
County Attorney Vernon who IL nduct
ING an Investigation OF the case said this
morning that he expected an arrest be-
fore night.
AT the Maine general hospital this
morning clancy was said to remain In a
very critical condition. Several times he
has regained consciousness sufficiently 10
saw that he thought a horse had kicked
him. but the evidence since gathered by
the police discredits such an occurrence.
Following his usual custom. CLANCY
arose at 4 O'Clock yesterday morning and
went 10 the stable, a short distance away
from the house. A short while later he
was found lying in n pool OF blood on the
stable floor. He was unconscious ana
blood was streaming from a deep cash I'm
his head The injured man was found by
John Brink, a drive OF one Of the heavy
farm teams.
The police were at first inclined 20 be
lieve that Clancy had been kicked by a
horse. but the statement OF Foreman
Singer OF the stable. that n pocketbook
which Clancy had usually carried was
missing, led 10 an investigation.
Clancy was found some distance from
the stalls and there was no evidence h
he had been near the horses. Footprints
were found I'm the stable yard. These
tracks. evidently made by new overshoes
or rubber boots were traced out towards
q Geld back OF the stable.
The police are certain that the tracks
were not those Of any OF the men EN-
ployed on the farm.
What IL thought 10 be the weapon with
which the assault was committed has al
80 been found. II is a heavy hammer be
longing to the stock OF blacksmithing
tools used NJ the farm. II was found con.
cealed under n heap OF straw. near the
stable door.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-15
TRAVELLING SALESMAN DROPS DEAD

Biddeford. Me. sept. i5.-villiam n.
Vernon. a travelling salesman OF Brook
Ign. y Y. and known all over New
England. dropped dead last night. He
was 70 years OF ago and died from heart
disease
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-15

at often A7ppens that a paper OF
5000 circulation overs It's field more
thoroughly than some other paper
with 10000 circulation covers It's
field and the territory that the
paper OF small circulation covers
must be reached through the coll
umns OF that paper."-Mr. Charles
L. Benjamin, In Printers Ink.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-15
CHICAGO GAMBLERS NOW
MAKE THREATS OF VIOLENCE

Chicago. Sept. l5.-Gambling in Chicago
is nearer extinction than II has been in
many years. Repeatedly arrested and
their paraphernalia shattered and de-
stroyed. member OF the fraternity are
said to have made one last desperate
stand which portends violence 20 the chief
Of police and members of his family. N
the gambling crusade continues.
This has taken the form Of anonymous
letters sent TO the office and house Of
the chief. which threaten the dynamiting
OF his home and violence TO himself and
family.
Chief Collins at first was inclined 10
denounce these warnings as nonsense. but
fearing for the safety OF his family. ne
Yesterday stationed a guard near his resi-
deuce. The chief refused 10 divulge the
nature OF the letters, save that they were
threatening.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-15
Boys NERVE
SAVES HIM
FROM Death

Marlboro, Mass. Sept. 15.-with his left
foot caught In a switch and with n pas
senGer train bearing down on him. Frank
Spelltsy. ten years old. a newsboy. gave
a remarkable exhibition OF selr-possesslon
and courage last night.
The boys left foot was caught m a
switch as he was crossing the railroad
tracks and his efforts to release the foot
were unsuccessful.
As the train approached young Spellisy,
instead OF becoming panic-stricken. calm
ly stretched himself on the ground at
right angles with the track. The tram
cut his foot of AZ the ankle. but the
boy had saved his life.
He was removed to the hospital, where
the leg was amputated at the knee and
today the physicians said that he would
undoubtedly recover.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-15
HAS BEEN 3 YEARS IN JAIL
AWAITING EXECUTION

olympia, Washn, Sept IA man CON
victcd OF murder in the first degree and
sentenced 90 die has been allowed To- live
In jail az Walla Walla undisturbed for
nearly three years
oscar Bradshaw was convicted I'm
Franklin county in December. 1872 ana
was sentenced 20 Doe hanged. lie gay.
notice ~ofsappeal and was remandcd IN
the MALTA WaIla county iail. Bradsha "
never prosecuted HIS appeal ana has been
allowed 10 remain IN Jail undisturbed ever
since.
The prosecuting attorney for Franklin
county now asks what he can do about ~.
and the attorney general advised him 10
hle the record in the supreme coyrt and
move a dismissal OF the appeal for want
OF prosecution.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-15
DETECTIVES WATCHED CROOKS
WHILE THEY BEAT AND ROBBED

New York. sept i5.-1n order TO secure
evidence OF the robbery Of s.. two de-
~tectives allowed "a pair OF Bowcry thieves
to beat their victim into in~sensibility to-
day. The victim was Samuel Greer. "A
steward. The detectives saw him walk
ing between two men whom they knew
10 be thieves.
The trio disappeared into n dark door
way. while the detectives waited several
minutes IN hiding some distance away.
When the two thievel came out alone
the detectives arrested them after a hard
chase. Then they returned 70 Greer. who
was found bleeding and unconscious and
for whom an ambulance had 10 be called.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-15
SANDWICH MAN CAME
HERE WITH new YORK BRIDE

James Henry Beede.a farmer from Sand.
witch, y. II, Joined the throng who have
hastened TO Providence for weddings and
with him was a stunningly attired blue
eyed damsel from New York. senlis
Adams. who gave her age as 30 and said
she was the daughter OF Durward Adams.
a lawyer. MIR Beedc gave his age as %.
The Sandwich man and his prospective
Nv York bride secured the certificate
and went out 10 look up a clergyman to
make them one.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-15
ROBERTS VISIT TO
AMERICA POSTPONED

London. Sept. 15.-Field Marshal Lord
Roberts visit 10 America has been post
poned and will not occur this year. Lord
Roberts received an invitation 20 address
the annual meeting OF the Board Of
Trade while IN New York, but he has re-
piled, regretting hat he Is compelled TO
postpone his visit on account OF Official
and other engagements not permitting him
10 leave England at the time he expected
to cross the atlantic.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-15
SUFFERER FROM CANCER
ENDS LIFE WITH PISTOL

Louisville. Ky. sept il-Atter varied
career az a lawyer. minister Of the gos-
pei in two denominations writer Of reIiE-
ious works. and chaplain in the army
during the Spanish war. Rev John Bell
Rice. last night. killed himself with a
pistol because OF suffering from a can
Ger which had afflicted him for three
years.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-20
BLIND TIGER AGENT
One Important Feature of the New
Whiskey Law for This State.

In publishing the extracts for the
new whisLey laws yesterday morning
one Of the most important and far
reaching sections of the law was left
out. That is section six of the new
law which makes the man who pro-
cures whiskey in an Illegal manner the
agent of the man who violates the law.
The section reads as follows:
Section G.. That any person who
shall unlawfully and illegally procure
and deliver any spirituous liquors to
another shall be deemed and held IN
law to be the agent of the person or
persons selling said spirituous and malt
liquors and shall be guilty of a misde-
meanor and shall be punished in tie
discretion Of the court. durham Her
aid.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-20
EXCITING EVENT AT oRrHANAGE
Man Forced an Entrance Into tn
Annie Louise Cottage.

A very frgihtful affair occurred at
the Orphans Home this morning
especially at the Annie Louise cottage,
which is occupied by the small girls.
Between three and four o'clock this
morning the matron of that cottage and
a larger girl VINO was spending the
night there were awakened by hearing
some person or persons at a back door
down stairs. The matron called to
know who was there but no answer was
given, and in a few minutes the person
or persons were heard inside the mouse
trying to unlock the door that leads
to the stairway, where all the children
would have been at the mercy Of the
intruder. BY this time several OF the
children were awake, and the matron
went to a window facing the superinten-
dents cottage and gave the alarm for
help. Mr.. Boyd heard the cry for help
and went with all haste, thinking that
some one a taken suddenly i'll, call
ing to them that lie was coming. The
burglar or burglars must have heard
Mr.. Boyd answering the children while
running from the superintendent cot
tage to the Annie Louise, for the back
door, or the same door where entrance
was made, was heard to shut with q
slam and in a few seconds a man was
seen running into the woods north Of
the buildings.
Many of the children were terribly
frightened. 1t certainly was a distress
ing time for a while. Mr.. Boyd could
not give his attention to the intruder
but had to look after the children
Barium Springs Correspondence of the
StateSville Landmark.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-20
Virginia Wins the Peters Gun.

Durham, n. c., June 1.-THE con-
test between trap shooting teams, rep
resenting Virginia and North Carolina
here for the Peters Cup, reulted in a
victory for Virginia, the cup thereby
becoming the property of the club.
The feature of the days boot was the
record Of Collins, of South Carolina,
an aamteur who beat all records, both
amateur and professional. In the five
regular events of twenty targets he
made 9 9out of a possible 100. The best
professional record was made by Wal
ter Hof, of Macon, Ga.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-20

Party of Lanrinburg Young People
Enjoy a Pleasant Evening-PopE-
lar Young Couple Married.
Especial to The Messenger,

| Especial to The Messenger.)
Laurinburg. y. G., June 1.-THE
young people of the town enjoyed quite
| a noyel experience last evening In the
shape of a fish fry at the Springfield
Cotton Mills, about three miles out
from town. Wagons were prepared
for the occasion and the trip put was
made about ) o'clock in the afternoon.
d place is a beautiful country town,
with a large pond. plenty OF beautiful.
trees, and an elegant fishing ground,
and after arriving at tn. scene of ac-
ton two hours and a half were
spent in fishing, several of the ladies
giving unmistakable proof that they
were worthy of being classed as true
disciples of Isaak Walton. Later, about
haif past eight, the crowd, consisting
CT about eighty persons, just tired
enough to be hungry, gathered around
the board, and such another eating of
nsh o ever saw. After the meal
there was no more fishing of the kind
Just spoken of, all seemed satisfied to-
~congregate by twos about in spots on
the edge Of the pond in the soft moon
light, and if there was any fishingI
done it remains yet to be seen, thought
from the manner Of speech engaged
in, and the smiles that bedecked the
faces of some of those present, one
would conclude that matters other
than fishing We're mentioned. and that
the efforts then and there exerted wercI
not openly in vain. |
After quite an enjoyable stay thcI
return trip was made by moonlight inl
the shape Of a hay ride, and all whoI
attended this frOlic report that it was al
jolly success from every standpoint.
1t was really one of the most enjoyed
occasions of the season., and its repeti-i
ton would wear we'll almost any of
these beautiful nights. /
This afternoon at 3 O'Clock Miss
Georgia Gibson was united in marriagcI
tc Mr.. G. E.. Patrick, of this place. TheI
marriage took place at the house of the
brides brother, Mr.. A. p. Gibson. Both
the groom and the bride have many
friends who wish them we'll in their,
new relations.
Mr.. John Jockey, who has been SUI
perintendent Of the Scotland mills for
the past twelve months, has resigned
his position to accept a similar pOsition
with the McColl people, and is sue
ceeded by Mr.. f. C. Graddick, of OAR
lington, s. c.. Both Mr.. Graddick and
Mr.. Jockey are fine cotton mill men.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-20

In the Gattis-kilgo a S which is
now being tried for the fourth time be-
fore a judge and jury in the superior
court there is quite an array of coIn-
sci las to numbers and reputation for
ability On botl sides. Yesterday 8
News and Observer in its account of the
proceedings of the day before uses the
expression: 1T was thought last night
that the legal underground had been
sufficiently cleared away to permit of
faster progress and that the trial would
go on much more rapidly from his
point" The News and Observers al
fusion t o the legal underground" is
rather ambiguous. Perhaps it means
that there has been a wedding out of
the small-fry lawyers on both sides of
the case-those little fellows whose
chef part in the trial of a case IS to
jump up every now and then during the
examination of a witness and call out:
Hold on there!" Don't answer that
I'VE object!" If this be the case then
there is a chance of the lawsuit peing
brought to an end at some day.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-20

Germany is not getting much comfort
fairs an excuse for stirring up strife
with France. Great Britain was pretty
emphatic in her declaration that she
would not be a party to the kaiser's
scheme. The proposed international
conference will necessarily prove a iaiI-
ure. Germany will have no hackers IN
her proposed plan to interfere with
Frances domination in north Africa.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-20
Not the Thing for Chicago.

Mayor Dalrymple, of Scotland, came
to Chicago at the expense of the new
mayor to aid in the launching of the
city control Of tue public utilities. Su,
he says, nit" a city like Chicago is
a very different place from Glasgow.
Scotland. The meanest political aggre-
cation on the face of the earth are tc
be found in American cities. Patronage
and graft, pure and simple, is at the
bottom of the whole business. And SC
Mr.. Dalrymple was honest enough to
say that municipal control, while good
for his city, was not the thing for
Chicago.-Salisbury Sun.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-20
ATTEMPTED ROBBERY
the POstOffice in West Durham.

Night before last an effort was made
to rob the postofice at West Dur
ham. The would be robbers-the tracks
showing there was more than one
gained an entrance into the building
but could not get back into the post
Office proper. Consequently nothing
was taken.
The attempted robbery was discover
ed by Postmaster Pickard when be
opened up yesterday morning. Up to
last accounts there was no clue as to
who tried to roo the ofice.-Durha1n
Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-20

1t is hard to understand why Russia
should send a reply to President Roose-
Welt regarding his peace o%vertures and
give u for publication a text of the
same differing from it in very material
ton that she is willing to meet the Jap
anese IN the matter of coming to terms
for ending the war. From the very
beginning Russia gives evidence of in
tended duplicity in these negotiations.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-20
No Secret About 1t.

1t is no secret, that for Cuts, Burns,
Ulcers, Fever Sores, Sore Eyes, Bo:ls,
etc, nothing is so effective as Buck
lens Arnica Salve. 1T didn't take
long to cure a bad sore I had, and it
is all o. K. for sore eyes, write S ID.
L. Gregory, of Hope, Tex. 25c at r.
r. Bellamy's drug store.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-20
Rainy Season i'm Manchuria.

London, June 15.-The japanese cor
respondent of the Daily Telegraph at
Moi, aJpan, says:
1.-The rainy reaso has started in
Manchuria and the mud in the roads
is knee deep, but this will not interfere
with military operations, glad tidings
of which may be expected within a
few days"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-20
New Pastor.

Rev. w. A. Myers commenced hi:
pastorate of the First Baptist church
Sunday and preached two fine sermon:
He is a strong, vigorous speaker. Hi:
sermons will be enjoyed by the com
MUMMY fol he is a man of the poo
ple.-New Bern Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-20

having a big time at their reunion. by
the way is not there some mistake in
General Lees address where he spoke
of our twenty three hundred great
battles?"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-20

The Washington Post says: "Pana-
ma is to be paved. It is hot enough to
be paved with good Intentions" We
hope the commission wont use the kind
of material alluded to in building the
canal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-20

By reading owe the list of battle
ships in Admiral 1-ain's Pacific squac
ron, enc may find a rcason for feeling
certain that the neutrality laws are
going to be prettJ closely observed jill
the Manila country. Wellington Post