Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-16
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

NEW YORK, Oct. 12.-The police
today discovered the head of an un-
known man wrapped in white and
blue shirt and a German newspaper
on the street In front OF 6l5 East
| Eighteenth avenue. The finding of
| the head gave the police a clew, which
| led to the unearthing of murder
last night, committed ON Third ave
| nue.. The man reported TO the police
! shortly after finding the head that he
believed murder had been commit
| ted and the body cut up at certain
address. Search of the house reveal,
ed the arms and legs OF a man in q
suit case and the trunk OF the body
was later disclosed hidden in a closet
Fred Bauer, VINO was seen early this
| morning leaving the house on Third
avenue where the body was found,
has been arrested by the police.
An attempt was made to conceal
the identity of the victim by removing
the head. Shortly after o'clock this
morning George Lanole heard pistol
shots coming from the room of Fred
Bauer, former employe of the un
ion Square hotel. Later Lanole heard
steps OF some one going to ard from
the sink He made no effort to in
vestigate hut reported the shooting
to the police at s O'Clock in the morn
ing. An inspection of Bauer's room by
the police showed a veritable slaugn
ter house. On the floor was n suit
case into which were stuffed the leg
and arms of man. The floor was
covered with blood. In the clothes
hamper were the trousers OF man
and bloody razor. The head which
was found later fits the body.
Bauer was arrested but told the po-
lice he knew nothing.
CHICAGO, Oct. I'm a collision
between a hose cart speeding 10 fire
and trolley car. four hremen were
probably fatally hurt today being
thrown thirty feet. The injured are
James Corcoran, Edward Herrick
William Martin and Charles Ryan
PUEBLO, Oct. 12.-At noon today
in the presence of 10000 people. what
is thought to be the second monument
in the United States erected to the
memory of Christopher Columbus. was
unveiled here The monument was
erected by contributions from Italian
societies of the country and was nm
yelled by Miss Lena Chiariglione,
daughter of the president of the Unir
ed Italian societies.
The monument is located immedi
ately in front of the Carnegie library
building. Today is Columbus day. the
first to be celebrated in the United
States by official proclamation.
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 12.-Pleading
guilty to selling liquor without
county license, Alderman Abel was
fined $40 in the criminal court today
He then fastened to tne police court
and entered a plea of not guilty to
selling without a city license Mean
while an additional information charg
ing the same offense was issued by
the county officials and Mrs. Abel was
arrested on the same charge by po
licemen.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct, l2.--John
June, a livery stable proprietor. was
today arrested and fined by the Hu
name society for killing cats. June
believed that the electricity from the
skin of cats fayed while alive would
cure many ailments and as conso-
luence he captured and skinned many
felines.
KANSA CITY, Mo. Oct l2.-The
coldwave has been extending the past
"a hours TO the Atlantic coast and the
Gulf states.
Frost is general over the interior
and southern states, including the
northern portion of the Gulf states
Wilmington. n. c.. and Atlanta. Ga.
are the extreme southern stations re
porting frost,
of snow fell during the night and the
storm continues.
CHICAGO. Oct. l2.-Charles Swain,
a grocery clerk, was mortally wound
ed by his father, who after a quarrel
on the street chased the son iuto the
Continental hotel and put three bul.
lets into him, saying: Hes an un.
natural son and deserves To die.
NEW YORK, Oct. 12.-Armitage
Mathews, lawyer and politician,
committed suicide this morning by
jumping from a window at his home.
He was to have been tried on a charge
OF conspiracy today as a result of the
recent bank failure.
LOUISVILLE Ky, Oct. 12.-Frank
Teavell. a negro was taken from the
Elkton jail by 400 men at midnight
and hanged to a tree outside of town
Teavell went to the home OF Mrs Ann
Burrow and insulted her and her
daughter. He was captured yester
day.
EDNA. Texas. Oct. l3.-The grand
jury adjourned today without finding
an indictment against Monk Gibson,
the negro boy accused of completely
in the massacre of the Condit family.
It is reported that the iiIy discovered
evidence which may impiicate persons
not so far mentioned In connection
with the crime. The state troops
have departed but Captain Mcdonald
with the state rangers remain.
An anonymous letter was received