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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-13
License Inspector Ed Clark Died
This Morning.
Was One of the Most Popular Officers
in the City--A Son Of Police
Commissioners VI. ". Clark.
FUNERAL At . P. VI. TOMORROW

License Inspector Edwin Even
Clark. after lingering Illness of
over four months, died at 3:12
o'clock this morning from consump-
tion at his home near Eighth and
Campbell streets. lie had been at
the point of death for n week or more
and hopes was abandoned several
days ago.
The deceased was born in Briens-
burg, Marshall county, April 9th,
% years ago. He was a son of Po-
lice Commissioner Mann w. Clark,
and came to Paducah with his father
to live. twenty years ago.
Ten years ago he married Miss Ivy
Taylor of the city, and she, with
three daughters, survives him. Mr..
Clark also had one brother, Mr.. Har-
ny Clark, now of Indian Territory,
besides his father.
The deceased was a popular young
man anu hbu U''H vi Nlit DOlltt
force, in the fire department. and
was last license Inspector He had
the good will and esteem of a host
of friends. lie was an energetic.
conscientious official, and was like
wise popular with his fellow officers.
He intended a few weeks ago to re-
sign his position and so to Texas for
his health, but became weaker and
could not stand the trip.
The funeral will take place to-
morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at
the First Christian church, services
by Rev. W. ii. Pinkerton.
The pallbearers will be Lieut.
Frank Harlan, officer William John
ston. George limbaugh, G. @. Kel-
ley, Edward Alexander and Charles
Mckinney. The interment win be
at Oak Grove.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-13
Bob Witherspoon, Colored. Captured
County Judge and His Family.
Demanded 5000 as Ransom and Obtained t---Cap-
tured by Posse and Although He Begged
for His Life, Was Lynched.

ey in his pocket and was fast draw
ing into the meshes of the ambush
when he spied switch engine com
ing down the track filled with armed
men. The sight of Winchester rifles
and shotguns scared him of and he
broke In a dead run for the swamps.
The posse took after him, some re-
turning to Belmont to wire TO Fulton
for dogs.
The negro threw the sack of mon
ey out OF the window but refused to
come out himself and threatened to
XIII the first man that tried to bring
him out. Despite these threats, Mar
shall Zimmerman. who is known a.
the nerviest man In Kentucky. walk
ed boldly up to the door and kicked
It in
The negro surrendered and was tn.
ken to Belmont
There the officers were greeted b.
a large crowd and the report hat
Mrs Hess was In dangerous con
dition as result of the fright AMI
shock she had received, served to in
furiate the men and before the mar
shall could get to the jail with his
prisoner. the mob. by main force
look him away from him and with. a
rope that is used rs a public swing
In the square. strung him up.
The whole town was greatly eXer-
clsed over the affair and the lynch
Ing was witnessed by hundreds of
men. women and children.
Witherspoon is said to have beg
ged plteously for his life. protesting
that he hadn't done anything to be
hung for and that il was wicked for
them TO hang him for rohbing 4
man. He said that he hadn't intended
to harm a single hair on either Mrs
Hess or her child's head, but the
readers of the mob were deaf TO his
pleadings and with short ceremony.
placed the loop around his neck.
threw the other end across the top
of the swing aud fifty willing hands
caught the loose end and yanked the
negro several feet in the air. His
neck was not broken and his death
was due to strangulation.
Witherspoon was sent to the peni-
Tertiary from Belmont about three
years ago, for an attempt to kill his
wife.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-13
Small T0wboats Sold for Debt by
Deputy United States Marshal.

sl.1O0 aud the Idaho at $1,000.
The total claims against the Lotus
amounted TO about $4,000, and
those against the Idaho to $500.
The Idaho Is the larger boat, but Is
much older.
The Lotus and City 60 Idaho were
owned by Fred l. ana C. NJ. Kennedy,
originally of New York. The boats
were brought 10 the Ohio from Rock
Island, H., aud dii towing In Green
River, and In that locality, where
most of the debts were piled up
against them. They were also en-
Gagged Ia the mussel shell business.
Soon after being brought here sew
oral months ago they We're libelled
aud tied up by the deputy u. s. mar
shat
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-13

Butte, Mont. May Seven men
were killed and one injured. proba-
bly, fatally. in an explosion in the
Cora mine yesterday. The cause
of the explosion is not known. One
of the miners was carrying forty
sticks of dynamite up a ladder when
the dynamite exploded. II is thought
he touched a lighted candle to the
explosive. Fragments of his body
were found several hundred feet
away. The drifts in which the head
men had been working were Uttered
with human fragments.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-13
THE MAYORS VETO
VIII Not Give His Reasons In Adj
vance of Council Meeting.

Mayor Yeiser held a large assert
ment of papers in his hand when u
reporter called this morning,
81 am Just getting up my veto OF
the saloon license ordinance" the
mayor explained. but | hayn't any
thing relative To the matter TO give
out To the press just at present. !
have written out my veto, which is
nothing more than my reasons for
refusing to sign. ! am having a nice
typewritten copy made which will be
presented 10 the council Monday
night. and then the papers will know
why | veto the ordinance"
This Is the ordinance reyoklng the
power of Mayor Yeiser to take away
saloon license following conviction
In police court for violation of the
law.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-13

The towboats Lotus and City OF
Idaho were sold this morning at 10
o'clock below the iron furnace by
Deputy United States Marshal saun-
ders for debt, aud both We're bid In
by Mrs, Fannie NJ. Kennedy, wife OF
Capt. +, l.. Kennedy, of the Lotus
There was quite crowd of steam
boat men on hand, but no one seem
ed 10 want either boat very badly,
and there were few bids.
Bids ON the Lotus started at 5000
aud were run up TO $3.50, when the
boat was knokced down to Mrs, Ken
needy,
Bids ON the Idaho started at s30o
and We're run up TO s625 at which
price the boat was sold TO Mrs. Ken
needy. The Lotus was appraised al
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-13

ing was resumed and lasted all day
long. The result was undec)iye,
simultaneously attachments were en-
gagged seven miles from Ufalguna.
The Japanese advanced up TO the
Russian bayonets, but We're repulsed.
The night of May g the Japanese
were reinforced and the Russians
commenced to retire, ON May z a
third Russian detachment advanced
TO Tayangau Pass and met the Jap
anese, against whom the former op-
Grated successfully for possession of
the pass.
On MAY the japanese resumed
decisive offensive against the Rus
sian right Hank. but We're rspulsed
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-13
ESCAPED IN SkIEE.
Murdcrcrs Must Have
Passed paducah.

The three murderers who escaped
from the Smithland Jail night before
last. John Wells. Jim Cowan and
VIII Proctor. escaped by river, It has
since been learned. and all are still
at large.
They stole a skin belonging to
Charles Davis near Smithland, Il.
was learned yesterday afternoon and
doubtless came down the river and
passed Paducah.
BY laying mp in daytime in creek
mouths or thlckets, they can easily
float down by night andaeventually
escape.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-13

Kansas City, May l3,-The police
are of the opinion that the death of
Herbert Croker, of New York, was
caused by smoking opium. The Chi
naman at whose place he smoked was
arrested today, Wilson, a negro por-
ter who assisted Croker TO the train,
Is still held but the police believe he
had nothing TO do with the death Of
Croker.
Herbert Croker was son of Rich
ard Croker, the millionaire and for
mer New York politician,
He Was found dead ON a south
hound Atehison, Topeka and Santa
Fe railway train between Kansas
City and Newton, kas. lie had died
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-13
Awarded $4,000.

Pittsburg, Pa, May 13.-The ju-
ry in the Stener-Gibbney fifty thous-
and dollar breach of promise suit this
morning returned a verdict awarding
Miss Gibbney fourteen thousand dol
lars The defense moved for a new
trial. The groom is wealthy 81
Louis man.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-13

Mr.. G.. II. Croce, superintendent
OF the Postal Telegraph company.
was in the city today and said that
The work of completing block signals
ON the line between Paducah and
Fulton was being pushed, and after
that blocks will be placed between
Louisville and Central City. making
the block system complete between
Louisville and Memphis.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-13
HIGH HONORS
For n Paducah BOY Who Went Ia
Nashville To Live.

Mr.. Chesley c. IIerndon formerly
of this city, but now of Nashville,
Tenn. has been sgnally honored by
The directors of the Trawick-James
Wholesale Tobacco Co.
Mr.. IIerndon left Paducah last
September TO accept position with
the firm and has II that short time
so established himself that at re-
cent meeting of the hoard of dlrec-
tors he was elected one of the board
and appointed secretary of the firm,
Mr.. Herndon is n son OF Capt, and
Mrs Thomas Herndon of this city
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-13
Engine Explodcs with Awful Eject

Litchfeld. ILL.,, May 13.-Engin-
eer Harry Taylor was killed outright
md Fireman Charles Clark and
Brakeman l.. +. Redman. all of De-
catur. We're fatally injured by the ex-
plosion of an engine hauling a freight
train on the Kabash at Winston to-
day. The accident occurred while
the train was running % miles an
hour. Several cars were wrecked.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-13
Warships Sighted.

Hong Kong, May 10. Seventeen
warships were sighted Wednesday
night twelve miles from Three Kings,
large rocks off the entrance of Hong
Kong Bay, Cochin China. A number
of transports was also seen at Kanahl
Pass, seventy miles north of KAN
ranh Bay.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-13

The Elks lodge has not taken up
The proposition of the Messrs Ter
iell to give the Terrell homestead on
kentucky avenue for the Elks site on
North Fifth street and $1,000 cash
The majority OF members do not APP
pear to favorably regard the propo
stion. as they do not care to dis
rose of their present site.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-13
HarbOr Will be Mined and Yes
sells Warned Of Danger.
More War Vessels Are Sighted, hut
No Fighting Has Yet Been
Reported.
FEW SMALL LAND ENGAGEMENTS

Toxic, May IA proclamation
declaring martial law In the Island of
formosa, and announcing that state
If siege exists throughout the island,
went into effect today.
II is said the announcement means
that the waters about Formosa will
he mined.
Notice will be given so foreign
vessels may be on the lookout for
mines If they attempt to sail in sur
'ounding waters.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-13

Lexington, Ky, May l3.-Sherim
Callahan, of Breathitt county, and
Elbridge Hargls, under indictment
for alleged completely in the assassi-
nation of James Cockrill, were re-
leased on ten thousand dollar bond
each today Judge Hargis Is one OF
the sureties.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-13

Cory. Pa, May 1.-Two freight
trains on the Pennsylvania road col
lided near here this morning.
The engineer and firemen were
killed, and several trainmen were in
iured. The locomotives and dozen
freight cars were demolished The
wreck was caused by an engineers
watch being too fast.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-13
Were Loading War Material.

San Francisco. May l3.-The
British steamer Deepen had been
loading for several days at Oakland,
big cases marked Manufacturers
Material" Friday the customs in
speotors opened some of the pack
ages and found they contained muni-
tions of war, There were twenty-five
hundred cases.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-13
Nan In Washington.

Washington, May 13.-Nan Pat
terson arrived home this morning,
accompanied by her father and sister
Julia and husband. She was met by
her brother and taken home, where
a happy reunion occurred. A large
crowd was at the depot to witness the
arrival of the Florodora girl.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-13
Gas Explosion Kills -Four.

Philadelphia. May 13.--Four men
were killed. and two score of others
were more or less seriously burned
by the collapse of a gas holder at the
Point Breeze works of the United
Gas Improvement company. in the
southern part of the city.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-13

Retail trade Is good considering the
weather, which Is unreasonable to
say the least. Circus day brought
a big number of visitors to town and
retail merchants did big business
that day. Carnival Is looked to to
give an impetus to business next
week.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-13
Team Went of Bridge Into the
Tiffin River.
st. Louis Man Must Pay $4,000 for
Damaged Affections nj
Pittsburg.
LAST 1912 VETERAN DEAD

Defiance. o., May 13.---Neal Schri-
ner. the father. and nine children,
were drowned today in Tifin river.
Owing to the high water the team
went off the bridge. Mrs. Schriner
was rescued but is not expected to
live.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-13
Stick of Dynamite ExplOdes and
Kills Many.
Another Collision On the Pennsylva-
nia--Four Men Killed by Gas
Explosion n Philadelphia.
LOCOMOTIVE BOILER LETS GO.

Forestone. Mimi, May 13.-Jas.
Hunter was today arrested for care
iessness in placing a stick of dyna-
mite in an oven TO thaw out. result
ing in an explosion in which his wife,
and two children were killed.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-13
TnE WEEKS NEWS
IN THE COMMERCIAL WORLD.

Bank clearlngs, .......,$G57 ,955
Same week last year, ...... GG1, t12
Unsettled conditions of the wealth
er retarded business in the retail
trade and Is reflected in the whole
sale trade. Business. however. Is
fairly satisfactory.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-13
Two Killed by Explosion.

Bloomington. May 13.--J. H. An
drews, a wealthy farmer near Pax
ton. was killed by the explosion of a
gas plant in the cellar of his home.
His son was probably fatally injured.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-13

So Peiersburg, May la,-rGen,
Llnevltch, in a dispatch from the
front dated May H., reports series
of small engagements for the posses
sion of pass seven miles south
west of Chimiaoise,
on May the Russians retired to
chimiaotse and ON May the fight
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-13
Killed Vice Admiral.

81. Petersburg, May 13,-Vice Adj
miral Nation was shot and killed
by an orderly today, The orderly
fred three shots and the crime is at
tributed TO anger over dismissal.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-13

The promoters of the Cairo-Padu-
;ah interurban line report that the
1ew bonds it became necessary to
print will not be finished for two
weeks or longer. Mr.. j. j. Freund
ich and others will then return to
New York to proceed with the fl
nancing of the proposed road.
Mr.. JEFF ]. Read has been noti-
fed by promoters at Union City,
Tenn, to come down the first of next
week to confer with them regarding
the proposed railroad from Union
City toTiptonville. forty miles dis
ant. They have raised a large part
OF the 100000 necessary before the
Dad will be undertaken, and It will
soon be decided whether the road is
4 be steam or electric.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-13
died From Narcotic Poison.

Newton, Kans, May lathe cor
oner's jury rendered a verdict that
Herbert Croker died from narcotic
poison, administered In Kansas City
In an unknown manner,
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-13

London. May Ia Richard Croker
wired your correspondent from a re-
mote spot in kublin mountain today,
I'm not going to America
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-13

The firm of Bailey and Korner, of
Henderson. Ky, has been awarded
the contract, for building the new
Jewish temple at Louisville. the
structure to cost about SIPS, 900.
This is tho firm that built the Gus
tom house addition here.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-13

Utica, n. Y, May 13.--Iliram
Cronk. sole survivor of the war of
1912, died today, aged hundred
and five.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-13
Son OF Millionaire Croker Dies From
Smoking Opium at Kansas City. Mo.

during the night, evidently from the
effects of some drug administered at
Kansas City. whore he took the train
for bliss, Okla,
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-13

Columbus. Ky. May a.. Bob
Witherspoon. a negro ex-convict was
hanged by a mob In the public
square of Belmont Mo. just across
the Mississippi river from this place.
at Z o'clock last night. for kidrapng
County Judge Ferdinand Hess, his
wife and three year old child and get
ting ransom of 5000. a posse, led
by the sheriff of that county, was
bringing the negro into Belmont to
place him In Jail when they were
overpowered by the angry and excit-
ed mob, their prisoner taken from
them and swung up to telephone
pole In the heart of the town.
Witherspoon was paid the money
at 10 o'clock yesterday morning at
the parsonage of the negro Baptist
minister near Belmont. and imme.
diately made on to the woods. eyad.
Ing the posse which was lying In
wait for him. lie was pursued by
double posse from Belmont and Co
lumbus. and the bloodhounds track
ed him through the swamps TO lone
ly cabin on Lake No. !. where he had
barricaded himself and refused to
give up He was known to be armed
and II was impossible 10 approach
the cabin except from the front
After a conference between the
sheriff and Town Marshal r. Il. Zim-
norman of this place. the leaders Of
the two posses Mr.. Zimmerman wen.
alone to-lhe cabin and forcing opee
the door arrested the negro. Zim-
norman is known as "the games;
man In kentucky" his daredevil
feat occasloned much applause. for It
was feared that he would be shot
down before he reached the cabin
when asked about his crime he did
not deny II and had no explanation
to offer further than that the money
he demanded was due him and he
had determined to get Il.
Union city Version.
Union City. Tom, May i3.--Bel-
mont Mo-. a small town on the Miss
issippl river, % miles from here was
the scene of most daring and
unique crime. County Judge Ferdi-
nand Hess. an ex-state senator, and
his beautiful young wife and small
child were kidnapped by Bob Wither-
spoon, negro eN-conviot, who at tn.
point of a drawn revolver, MADE
Judge Hess hitch up his buggy ana
drive with his wife aud child to the
negro parsonage several miles from
town. where he held Mrs. Hess ana
her child captive until her hus-
band could so and get 5000 with
which to ransom her. The money wa
Procured at Columbus, Ky, and de-
lvcred to Wl1erspoon by another
negro. after which he left the cabin
and Guiding a posse that was lylng
In wait for him, made his escape in
to neighborlng swamp.
A negro preacher by the name OF
sherman was picked up some dist
ance from the landing and he was
engaged to take the ransom bond
to Whharspoon. while the posse
fcattered AID secreted themselves
20 as to apprehend Wltherspoon,
sherman found Witherspoon aud his
fair captive in the cabin, paid over
the money and returned the way he
had gone. Mrs, Hess following
Wltherspoon came out with the mon
Bisbee daily review., 1905-06-17
HALT FOR HAUNTING
 VICI0USNESS
BUSINESS MEN BRING ABOUT WARRANTS FOR ARREST
 OF WOMEN.
Who Are Alleged to Have Been in the Habit of Calling Men From Street to Rooms Over the Butte Saloon.

N arrants were reported issued yes terday from the court of Justice Me Donald for the arrest of women room ing over the Butte saloon. for the ar rest Of the proprietor of the rooming house, and for the arrest of the owner of the building, the proprietor of the Butte saloon.
 These arrests had not been made last night because Constable Doyle, m whose hands the warrants are. had been unable to find the women. They left the rooming house yesterday af- ternoon, presumably having heard of the fling of complaint against them. They were seen in Main street res taurant last evening. but the officer did not hear of their presence there until after they had left. It is be- lieved they are still in town, ana that they will be located today.
 The complaint against the women was brought about by Jacob Schmid, V. c. Medigovich and other business men on the opposite side of the street from the Butte These say that for some time the women over the sa- loon have been bold in the matter of inducing men to come to their rooms from the street. A particular in- stance cited occurred on Thursday ev- eLing when two men were called from the street to rooms upstairs. The movement is in sympathy with much talk hat has been current on the streets since the Comet wine room tragedy about the evil suffered rh-o,,gb the rracaDca iu tho dou-D town districts of wine rooms and nu- merous lodging houses of disreputa- ble character.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-06-17
MEXICANS HAD BIG TIME
 ON HILL
CELEBRATED PAY DAY WITH DRINKING, FIGHTING AND
 PAYING FINES.
Complaint Against slacksmiths Was Thrown Out-Was Preferred by a Mexican - Inquest This Morning Over Body of Wr. Pope.

The Mexican population broke loose Thursday night for big time. As a result there were seven arrests. As many Mexicans yesterday were fined g. each.
 Pay day on the E. P. & s. W. start ed the hilarity. Mexican cOnstruc- ton men drew their money and re- paired to Chihuahua Hill for the usual monthly celebration. The most seri- GUS affray was identified with the use of bottle of wine by one Mexican to open the head of another. The man who was struck fell in heap. He was later taken to jail, where a strong flew of blood from several scalp wounds was stanched-
 In Judge MuTphy's court a Mexican residing near the blacksmith shop of Wkalen & Storey filed a complaint against the blacksmiths. charging that they had assaulted him because he re- fused to get out of a water closet on hls own property. The biacksmiths were brought into court, when it de- veloped that the Mexican had been standing in the doorway of the closet in half naked condition. When or dered to get out be struck at MT. Whalen. The latter knocked him down. Later the Mexican threw stones at the blacksmith. The defendants were dismissed by the court, and the Mexican informed that if he came in again with a complaint with no more foundation he would be sent to Jail himself.
 As coroner. Justice Murphy will this morning at 10 o'clock hold an in- quest over the body of Win. Pope, who was so badly injured at Hoatson shaft Sunday that he died yesterday morn ing