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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-09-06
TOTAL TAX VALUATION THIS
YEAR ISS3,947 .565

The by of
total greater
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Asked for Chloroform.

'IIe asked me II had any chIoro-
fora. saying We would have to use
that If she wouldn't drink anything.
tqid him ! had a small bottle IN my
room that used for toothache and
nc told me To get Il. When I showed
It TO him ne said It was all right,
Then We walked across the street
and met Sidney Deshayue. whose
brother was advance agent for one OF
my companies, and while we stood
there We saw Margaret Leslie across
the street talking 10 William Kromcr.
We watched her and she walked down
the street to a scent theatcr. We
followed her, Harding saying he
wanted 70 get n good look at her. Size
went into the theater and we went
down 10 the Chicago opera house.
When We came back to the hotel we
saw Mrs. Leslie enter with Kroner.
I'VE then went down to a saloon at
Illinois and North Clark streets. where
Harding seemed to be acquainted and
he bought a bottle Of whisky. sayins
we will have TO have a bracer for
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Followed by Nemesis.

Although luck seemed TO favor
Nicholas and Leopold from the start
and they had the best OF chances 10
get away from the penalty which their
crime richly deserves, nevertheless a
nemesis seems 10 have followed them
since they killed the woman. L was
the relentless phantom Of the dead
woman ever al his side that drove
Nicholas 20 confess to the crime. and
IL was 20 escape that same phantom
that Leopold saturated himself with
whisky and SO befuddled his brain
that ne was unable to successfully
avoid the pursuit.
The actual story Of the murder in
all it's details was told bv Nicholas
when he made his confession to the
police. Nicholas is not a pleasant
person. He is a one-legged man in the
sense that one OF his legs is wooden.
Recently he has been engaged in the
theatrical business as a promoter.
Since his arrest he has been described
rs degenerate of the lowest type.
But lac has had a fascination for a
certain class Of women.
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A Rusc to Fool Police

The next uay we met IN 4 saloon
al 56 state street and Harding had
on ono Of tie big diamond rings. and
was sitting there asleep I said. Take
that of Are you crazy He said, II
was all right. but made him take
it Of and then ] remembered that we
had left tie chloroform bottle In Mar
garet I.ssl!e's room and Harding wrote
out ? prescription which we gave 10
small boy and he took il IN to SIalone's
drug store at Clark and Ontario streets
and had II filled. gave the boy
cents and took the bottle Up 10 my
room and put II on my dresser so
that the cops would not think the one
in the wonnan's room had been bought
10y me.
we then went 10 a psWn.hop at
1904 State street. where Harding was
recognized as a man who had stolen
a watch and the proprietor grabbed
for him. lie got away. but they held
him When I got on the car at Nine
teenth street and Archer avenue after
being arrested let one Of the dla-
monds drop into the gutter. I was
held until Saturday and released. Sat
urday morning 7 went to Bomash's :
rawnshop. So7 Clark street, and tried
To pawn two diamonds. but he refused
10 take them Then I went 10 Il Van
Bureau street, where Mr.. Irvine took
the two stones. then went to Cap
tain O'Brien's Office for two pawn
tickets that the cops took from me
Thursday and was arrested.
i dropped the stone that I took
from tho earring into the sewer at
the Chicago avenue station and the
mounting Of that stone and the
mounting Of tue stones I pawned with
Irvine I dropped N the sewer at the
Harrison street station.
An Of tho diamonds 7 have men
TONED were part Of the Jewels that
were taken from Margaret Leslie the
Night she was killed"
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l'lVelzgUzg Mf1zz7zoW q
he Sz1unQ1e0

tl the station house after being freed
to get some pawn tickets which had
been taken from him he might have
escaped scot free. Leopold was ar
rested n Wisconsin for trying to work
q slot machine with lead nickels and
being generally disorderly. And he,
too, was released
Leopold Is asa ex-pharmacist, and
has sometimes been called Doe"
lie has wife in Chicago with whom
h4 has luarrrled. Size helped the
police Ip-ate him. telling thrnI that
De- had rrieG t. come 10 her for con-
esllneH, after the md.-IeT. Dut that
she had hid from him. Bat hss father
gave the police ev more h,Ip ia
finding Leopold th4n did tho wife.
i.eopoid. rr.. howcvrr. maintained his
belief Ga ms sons Innocence. and said
that h- was merely trying 10 bring
the young man back to face the
charges that he might be cleared
Howevsr. the trial o. these men
for murder turns out-and that they
are guilty seems the truth beyond a.
doubt-jne vision - Mrs. Margaret
Lealle IN the agony Of death. the Wis
ION from which neither have been able
10 escape. viii have made itself a re
venge which there IS and has been no
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monI- Inat she owes her death. For
the motive ur the murder has been
ascrihed to robbery. and it was largely
uiroush tracing the vanished stones
that the murde-ors have been brought
behind the bars. Mrs. Leslie was the
daughter Of n. L. woody. and it is
said that the Woodys have been Close
friends of the Canous ror two genera
tons. and that when the police had
decided Mrs. Leslie had c"mmitteed
suicide ir ~as Speaker Canon who,
acting thrcuzH Mi~s Helen Canon and
Mrs. laura Dainty Pelham. camc 10
thy assistance of old Mr. Woody snd
contributed L. the solution of the muir
der lie it was. auaH events. who ad-
vanced the old man the money with
which to como To Chcaso from his
home in Indiana To trace The truth of
his daU"hter'- death.
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4 Chance Discovery.

one of the strmgest features in this
murder case was the fact that
deputy coroner pronounced il "A 50 eide
souu after the body Of Mrs Leslie was
found and had it not been for "a mere
chance. the fact that there had been
foul play might have never leaked out.
When. less than a month ago Airs.
leslie returned from the theater To-
her rooms III a Chicago hotel. she "a
happy woman, happy tn her good FOR
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CsrlOus Coincidence

It Is a strange thing that both Leo
pold and Nicholas wero In the hands
Of the police after tho murder and re-
leased before they were finally sus-
pected. Had IL not been for the per
sistence Of Mr.. Woody they might
both be free now enjoying the fruits
Of their crime. Leopold has made a
strong fight to maintain his inno-
cence Of the murder since he has been
arrest the first time as a witness in
the case. and had he not gone back
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Nicholas Confession.

81 met TarJins-thc name by which
3D.. knew Le53old-in a saloon at 1o7
Van Buren street. Tuesday, October
Ie," lie said. I asked Harding 4 he
,ss working and he said not. lie
said ne had pawnec a small diamond
md a watch a few days before. but
chat tho money DE Eot on them had
given ont 7 said that was not a cir
cumstancc 60 the diamonds my .,-!end,
an actress. hai. and he became inter-
astcd 5t once lie said ne had some
Knockout drops that would XII half
f. dozen people and asked me Il /
could get my friend cut 20 take a
drink.
7 told him I though I could and
he brough- two bottles Of chIoral and
aaye tlsm q me and put some OF
tire stuff Il a glass of whisky for Mrs.
Leslie that night, but she refused %
drink IT, I could have nipped the
stones rheu and waen saw Hard
ing the next day he told me that he
would have 10 fix up some other
scheme. ] took him up to the hotel
that evening. IIe asked me where
Mrs. I.cslie'g room was and I went
across the street from the hotel and
pointed Il out TO him.
W. saw nor shadow against the
curtain Of the window. He said: Get
up there IN hurry or she'll get away
from US" I started up but met her
coming down. and she told me she
had an appointment / told Harding
and he said: It's all of then: we
VIII have 70 try 10 lly around hers
and wait for Iier
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Nicholas is said To- have become ac-
quainted with Mrs. Leslie. which was
tho w0man's stage name. and whose
Theodore Blizzard. several months ago.
when he received $500 as a Judgment
from railroad company, the result
OF the accident in which ne lost his
leg. The cork leg. which he wore since
The accident. played prominent part
in the crime. Ia IT he had made
secret pocket, and the diamonds which
Le says Leopold gave linn after the
murder he put into this pocket. and
he says that Two of them were there
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'Becky's tUrribIe afraid OF that ere
bar" explained Bert, in telling shorty
OF his plan 'an' FATTY amt over
anxious TO meet him. for he haiH't got
q gun, so what were goin' 10 don be
easy Wen just take this ere machine
an mist II I'D by the winder about
week after they're married. set her of
an scare 'em into fits. Hell tel ont
and then the J3keW be on h.m."
Fatty" was highly delighted when
his wedding came on without ontoward
incident and Immediately began q hai-
cyon existence in the little cottage at
the mountains foot. lie had been en-
joying I.fe just one week when. in the
dead OF a cloudy night Bert and
shorty" Juggling the phonograph. load
ed with bears walls, made their way
TO the Bates house. As they expected.
no light glimmered forth. and. chuck
ling with suppressed excitement ana
giee. they raised the machine between
them and set It going.
There were omnious maps and crack
ungs. a brief passe. and then out of
the cylinder issued EowIs and roars
which would have chilled the heart of
even daring hunter. The sounds
seemed highly magnided in the stiffness
OF the night. and the ears Of the con-
spirators were so close TO the funnel
that all other noises were inaudible t.
them. with straiuing eyes they watch
Cd the windo,, cor signs from within,
but their vigil was unrcwarded. and
when the record had run out they quick
ly set it going again
Had the young men been less intent
upon their work. they might have heard
a real tear howl IN the woods. for Sly.
fooled beyond belief. saw in TIE me
chanicol song a IoHsed-for mate, and.
casting ali caution to the winds, he de
scended the mountain 90 conduct lis
wooing at closer range. This time no
Lothario should get ahead OF him. not
II he could set there first.
Bert and shorty were stiU chuck
ling and watching the window, expect
ing action from within any moment.
when close behind them they heard a
Wheezing and painting and turned 10
make out the dim outlines or Sly head
ing straight for them. The phonograpl-
ic voice was just starting on its third
seTenade, and. dropping the wailing ma
chine they made for the two apple
trees, into which they climbed as rap
idly as their legs would propel them.
Il was pretty dark. and they were
badly scared, but for all that they took
note of what followed. Sly gazed az
the machine in bewilderment Then he
howled a ditty IN response. Sounds of
feminine announcement issued from
The box, then crack;es and a syhecze
and the machinery stopped II was too
much for Sly Approaching CAUTIOUSLY
he smelled OF the phonograph. and
then. with bellows Of rage. ripped and
tore IL 10 pieces.
It was nearly dayhreak when ne took
his eyes from the men who had uu-
Willingly fooled him and made on into
the mountains. IL was q half hour la
ter when the conspirators dared climb
down 70 come face 10 face w.th Pat
ty'' and his bride. who had spent the
night with a sick relative and were re-
turning 10 be in time 20 milk
BUZZARDS ABOVE STATESMEN.
No less than a dozen buzzards have
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Sa,s Harding Grabbed Woman.

says Harding Grabbed Noman-
This interested her ard she and
-iarGirg talked Tor some time about it-
vs-t - Ill. window aud threw ont
t, -emains of = cigarette and Hard
..s got up out or lis chair and
stretched hlHnsels. as 81 ready - 80
.i.. ,comon reruaiurj stung and then
went over to the dresser and began
rombirr my hair. A. Z looked into
The mirror I -s'y Harding jump down
aud grab tIia woman by the throat tte
.ald one hand over har mouth and
allied e. ne u sive hiu t0e ehloro-
form that had given him that even
lng. and which ho had Pit on the
dresser unknown 60 me OF to the
woman.
Il handed it 10 lila and lie told me
10 s,t towel and pour IL on it. and
did so. and he held 70 over lor nose
BY this ume she had slid OF the chair
onto the floor. aud put my ear 60 Aer
breast 20 see if nor heart was stil
beating. ] could hear only q faint alt-
.cr. Harding then said We'll, now that
have gone this Ear might as Wei
make "a good Job Of a. and picking Up
an undersarment lie tied Il around her
throat as tight rs hc could making
two knots. Then lie turned 20 mo and
said: Where are the diamonds
Il said I didn't know and looked
IN her purse and took out tho chamois-
skin bag and spread the stones out on
tbe bed. Harding took three Of them,
one earring and two big diamond rings.
and left mo one earring and three
small diamond rings. We put them in
our pockets. arranged ;he room "a lit
rIc. and Harding turned out the light
and then opcned both gas jets, and we
both went ont and down 90 nay room,
where We looked AZ the diamonds
again. and later Harding left and
put the stones in my cork leg and
went to sleep.
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tome and the love % her twelve-year-
old son. I'm spite of the fact that she
was "a diyorcee. For it had been de-
ycloped that she and her husband had
disagreed. and ia di-agreeing had
agreed 10 separate She was with
friend un TO a late hour that night
Jn the morning when servant went
ta ucr room To call her she was found
dead Both of the gas Jets in her room
v'-ge turned on fun, and the oder
sunocatlug. Around her neck was tied
an article OF clothing tied in 4 double
knot and tight enough In itself to
have caused her death. The room was
apparently iu order; there were no
signs of their having been struggle.
This lest fact seems TO have been
considered of great Importance at the
.coroner's inquest. and the verdict OF
suicide vas railroaded through. In spite
of the fact that the moose about the
woman's neck had TO be cut off. SO
tightly was it tied, proving con-
clusivcly that it must have been done
by some other hands than her own.
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BUzzARDs ABOVE STATESMEN.

No less than dozen buzzar5z heva
made their happy home IN the dome of
the Capitol building ana nay fa seen
almost any hour of the dav circliug
about the huge golden eagle or percbed
on its outstretchcd wings.
Investigation also shows that fb., birds
have adopted the dome as their rnosr-n-
place at night
The penalty sor killing G buzzard In
MississipDi is SIS and costs wien a faI
sentence II The magistrate cares TO add
10 the punishment This renders Il i'm
possible for the capItol commission TO
have the birds slaughtered. ard II IS
certain that they are not going 10 vol
unfairly surrender their abiding place
Jackson (AIiss.) correspondence Atlanta
Constitution
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tho policing Of the city he made
adequate 10 protect their women.
Since then the reign of murder and
thieyery has been on the decline. But
now and again "a crime, the brutality
Of which maees the thinking man
wonder Whether after all these cen
turios of so-caIIcd civilization. The
human race is less cruel than it was
IN the days of Nero aud other amiable
Roman cmperors. such a crime was
tho murder of Mrs. Margaret Leslie,
which for colJHood-Jne-= has rarely
bern cqualed.
Two men have been accused of this
murder. 10th have been arrested.
ono, Howard Nicholas, has confessed
To huvme had a hand I'm the killing.
But Leonard Leopold. man of many
allases. has maintained "a firm attitude.
and though ne has partially confessed
ana though the police have woven
net OF circumstanual evidence about
him. he has refused To admit that he
had "a part iu the actual killing Of the
woman.
Mrs. Margaret Leslie was au actress
possessed OF many diamonds OF con
siderable value and &C. Is TO these dia-
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tile nights work. aud handed rne the
bottle for drink. ] took just swal-
low and be took q. big drink, saying:
There l feel better already.
Then We went down to the hotel
corner and looked up az the room and
saw Margaret leslie We both went
IN then aud up 60 room o7. which was
occupied hy her. knocked and she
opened the door. saying; Hello! wait
until + got something on and you can
cone ia She l.' us IN aster "a minute
and J stt az tho bed. She sat In 4
rocking chair ana Harding sat in
straight chair opposite her told her
Harding was theauicgl agent with
.. company on tho road who wauted a
leading lady anJ that wanted hin TO
,-lgsr eautrnct with L,.-
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and two OF them we're N his mouth
when be was first arrested and Gues-
TONED by the police
Nicholas' confession as officially re-
ported IS a. follows
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chance Of distancIng. a revenge which
is perhaps more terrible than the
rope.
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UICAsb bears the stains
Df many crimes. There
was 81 time. not many
months ago when thc
citizens Rose I'm their
wrath and demanded that
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n We m b er II. 1906
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-01
TOWN AT GREEN RIVER.
II is to be Thrown Open for Settle
ment April is.


T. II, Fitzgerald Of Chicago, who is
interested IN the Green River Land and
Townslte company, Is In the city to-
day. calling on the Rio Grande off,
cials IN regard to matters In connec-
ton with the new town which he as
serts viii have a population OF 2, 900 by
next October. In discussing the OUT
look he said
There viii be a number OF families
come 10 Green River this spring to To-
cate permanently and they are the
right Kind OF settlers who Will be a
credit to the state The company Is
now working on the irrigation plans
which call for a big dam with power
plant IN Green River, which will still
further raise the water "a feet, so that
It can be distributed on the foothills.
THE townsite Will he opened April
Is and all who have Investigated de-
clare that II Will be one OF the most
prosperous communities I'm eastern
Utah soon after Il Is settled Green
River IS essentially q fruit-growing
center. and Is even better than PAIL
sade, Colo adjacent, which last year
shipped 600 carloads Of apples that
today command the highest price In
the market. Some lands in Palisade
have changed hands at 81 800 an acre.
and ] was talking to a man the other
day who bought 10 acres Of orchard
land for $4,000, and this orchard last
year nettod him $500 When It Is
stated that peaches and other fruits
rlpen az Green River three weeks ahead
Of California and PalIsade II can be
surmlsed that we have good thing"
The company II now buildign a stern
wheel steamboat for passenger and
freight business on Green river, and
in an probability this vessel will handle
tourist business from this point down
to the Grand canyon
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-01
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.
Home Of J. u. Smith Invaded by
Crowd of Merry Friends.

Last night at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs, John II. Smith in Sugar ward,
representative gathering to the number
OF 70 or so persons assembled to parti-
olpate with them in the celebration OF
the 2Sth anniversary Of their wedding.
At p M. the guests began to arrive,
and by $50, the spacious and comforta-
bic rooms presented beautiful appear
ance, being tastefully decorated with
potted plants, evergreens and carna-
tons.
An excellent program had been ar
ranged and was successfully carried
out. In included songs by Miss Nettie
Thompson Mrs. Beatrice G.. Thomas,
Nicol Hood and John X. Smith VIM,
Nsbet gave two humorous readings,
while the following responded briefly to
short speeches and toasts: John VAR
ley responded In the negative to the
toast rs marriage a fallure;" Preston
ID. Richards responded to the toast
The Three Johns
The Blshopric Of Sugar Ward Is com
posed Of John NJ Whitaker John Var
ley and John Smith.
Patriarch James McGhle spoke on the
marriage covenant, and Bishop Whit
taker answered the toast our wives
and daughters" Others who made
spicy addresses were Edward n An
dcrsop, Or. S. l.. Richards and job
Hemsley. Alton Murdoch delighted
the audience by dancing the sailors
hornpipe Ida Whitaker and Jennie
Murdoch played piano selections. JOS
eph Pitt gave an amusing skirt dance,
and James II. Smith made few very
timely remarks.
Delicious refreshments were served
during the evening by q host of young
ladies'
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-01
H0MER'S HOBBY
AGAIN IN COURT.
Famous Ante-EIection Public OBJ
struCtion Case is up For
Argument.
DEMURRER OF DEFENDANTS.
II Is Against Plaintiffs Effort to En-.
join City From Accepting Com
pany Deed.

Arguments on the demurrer to the
complaint in the injunction suit Of
the state Of Utah ex rel Thomas Homer
against Salt Lake city and the Utah
Light & Railway company are being
heard by Judge Morse today. The ac-
tlcn was brought some time ago by
Homer to enjoin the city from accept
Ing the deed from the Utah Light &
Railway company to the land in Big
Cottonwood to be used as reservoir
site and the Big Cottonwood conduit,
now under process OF construction by
the city, and also 10 enjoln the railway
company from operating under the
franchise granted IL by the city In part
exchange Tor the lanI In question. The
complaint also asked that the fran
chlse be declared null and void.
The defendants demurred to the COM
plant on four grounds
First That the complaint did not state
facts sufficient 10 constitute a cause
of action.
second-That plaintiff has no legal
capacity to sue in the name Of the state
utNhuot Alt itlltl bhku 10 private anu
not public aud because the state has no
power to intermeddie or become party
to the action
Thlrd--That there Is a missioner Of
parties plaintiff as It Appeals from the
complaint that Thomas Homer should
be the plaintiff and not the State of
Utah.
Fourth-That the complaint Is uncer-
tain In that II fails TO show whether
the Interest Of the mayor and the seven
Mormon" members Of the council who
voted In favor Of the franchise is "A
financial interest OF mere spectators
interest and further II fails to show the
amount or extent Of the interest Of the
mayor and counellmen In the fruits OF
the franchise.
Judge lie Grande Young argued in
support Of the demurrer In behalf OF
the Utah Light & Railway company
and City Attorney ogden Hiles present.
ed the arguments in support Of the de-
murrer for the city. Attorney Allen T.
Sanford made the arguments against
the demurrer for Mr.. Homer, the plain
TN In the action.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-01

and Mrs Lydia q. Alder Songs, tho
words OF which were composed by Mrs
Wells, were sung by her grandchildren;
and solos were rendered by Miss Olea
Ship. President Lyman. Elder G. W.
PeurOse and Mrs. Bathsheba W. Smith
made pleasing addresses appropriate To
the occasion. and a mock trial followed.
IN which the guest Of tho day was defend
ant. The charge preferred against her
was that she had not celebrated as many
birthdays as most other people Of an
equal number OF years A verdict Of guilty
was returned against the accused. and tho
sentence pronounced was that she yet
have many birthdays, TO make up for the
deficiency of the past; and that this
should be her privilege was the hearty
wish ot an present, Mrs. Rcbecca Little
was the Judge on the bench. Mrs X, X.
Thomas, prosecuting attorney; Mrs. Lizzie
wilcox was c0unscsl for the defendant,
and Mrs. Hattie Harker balliff
Refreshments were served about
o'clock and these were varied and de-
llcious. worthy Of any banquet table IN
the land. During the evening guests ar
rived who had not been able to attend In
the afternoon, and at late hour tho
gathering broke up, the visitors repairing
10 their homes with pleasant memories of
the happy event NJ the day and unani-
nous In the wish that Aunt EN-" as low
ing friends are wont 10 call her NAV be
spared many years 10 continue the ude.
fatlgabe and blessed labors which have
characterized her life