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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1906-07-27

with Patricks conviction Imme-
diately following the announcement
of the jury's verdict of guilty of
murder in the fist degree" Patrick S
lawyes filed notice Of their intention
move for a new trial.
Sentenced to Die.
Recorder Golf called Patrick TO the
bar on April Z, and after denying the
motion for a new trial and another
motion for the arrest of judgment,
he sentenced Patrick to die in the
electric chair in the week beginning
May 5.
Patrick was now within four weeks
for his life, which, although four
years have elapsed since then, is by
no means ended.
He fought against the powerful le
gal machinery dragging him toward
the dead line, breaking away time
after time but only as far as the
length of chain which holds him Sc
cure
a notice of appeal was at once filed
with the court of appeals. This acted
temporarily as a stay of execution
and the dreaded week of May ) passed
with Patrick still alive.
A delay of almost three years fol-
lowed, during which Patrick success
fully checkmated every move made
to end his life.
Five great volumes of testimony
involving more than 5000 pages OF
printed matter, had been taken dur
ing the murder trial. For the prop
er presentation of Patrick's appeal
before the court of appeals it was
necessary to prepare all this testi
mony for the printers in narrative
form, and the wording had to be
agreed upon by the lawyers on both
sides. Then new briefs had to be
prepared, and all this took up con
siderable time.
Patricks lawyers had six months
from the date of the notice of appeal
in which to present their case to
the court. The six months expired
on October Z, 1902, but on the day
previous went before the court of ap
peals and asked for an extension tc
January Is, within which to file Pat
rick's appeal for a new trial.
Two days later the court refused
the application for an extension OF
time.
This left the case in suspense. The
court record stopped with the courts
refusal to extend the time limit
which, by the way. had already ex
PRED The court of appeals, although
it had stopped the execution of Pat
rick, had no jurisdiction to fix new
date for carrying out the sentence
Things were at a standstill.
Patrick broke the ice on November
II, 1902. by filing a motion for a new
trial On November &c the hearing
of the motion before Recorder Goff
was postponed until Decmeber 5. The
year 1902 closed with Patrick wait
ing in his cell for Recorder Golf to
decide whether he would grant the
motion for a new tial or not.
New Years day, 1908, found Patrick
anticipating an unfavorable decision
from Recorder Goff by preparing an
appeal from the anticipated decision
February passed without the record
er's decision being announced. and
the court of appeals granted Patrick
an extension of time under which &c
file his appeal If necessary.
On March 2 Recorder Golf denied
the motion for new trial. Patrick
Immediately fled his notice Of appeal
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1906-07-27

The authorities of the Russian rail-
ways are considering an odd proposal
TO replace the wooden sleepers under
the rails with sleepers made of leather,
and have decided to carry out expert
ments on the state railways. 1t is
claimed for the curious project that
neither air nor weather has special in
fiuence on leather sleepers, that they
do not crack when nails are driven
through them, and that they are less
costly than wood. as they remain
longer in use
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1906-07-27
Harriman's Wonderful Energy.

E w Hartman, the great railroad
operator, is small man, very slight
" built, narrow -chested, delicate in
appearance. At his desk he is a reg
ular whirlwind for energy. He goes
through his correspondence and
though the hundred reports that reach
him at a pace that is not rivaled in
any office on Wall street.-the region
of speed. His stenographers must
keep the pace. He has small army
of them and, report says, they work
in relays. He can keep them all busy.
He is one of the most rapid thinkers
in the street and his action is as
quick as his thought
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1906-07-27

writ was granted at Canton, O.. with
In six days of the time set for Pat
rick's execution, and after prepare
tons for putting the condemned man
to death had already been commenced
at Sing Sing. It was the closest shave
Patrick ever had.
When Millionaire Rice was found
dead in his apartments at No. 500
Madison avenue, on September %,
1900, there was absolutely no suspi-
cion that his lawyer, Patrick, had MUIR
dered him. Not until four days later.
when the funeral had been stopped
by order of the coroner and Rice's
body sent TO the morgue, did Patrick
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1906-07-27
An Hotel Tablet.

At the George and Dragon hotel,
YARN, near Darlington, England. a
tablet has just been placed in the
commercial room. stating: Stockton
and Darlington Railway. In the com
mercial room of this hotel. on the
18th February, 1920, was held the pro-
moters meeting Of the Stockton and
Darlington Railway the first public
railway in the world. Thomas Mey-
nell, Esq, presided
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1906-07-27

learn that he was a suspect Six
days from the date of Rice's death
detectives began to shadow Patrick.
and finally. on October 4, Patrick
and Rices valet, Charles F. Jones,
were arrested not on a charge of
murder but for forgery connected
with Rices will and a S25 1000 check
which Patrick had tried to cash after
Rice's death.
On the day following their arrest,
Patrick and Jones were held in S10,-
600 bail each on the forgery charge.
The bail was purposely placed at that
high figure, in order that the two
prisoners might be detained while
the investigation of the circum-
stances surrounding the mysterious
death of Mr.. Rice could be probed.
Had Been Poisoned
Then, while Patrick and Jones were
endeavoring to get somebody to bail
them out, the police and coroner
worked hard to solve the murder mys-
terry. On October 81 the result >of
the analysis of Rices body was an
nounced, showing that the aged mill
lionaire had been poisoned.
Next the police turned their at
tention to Valet Jones. They third
degreed" him for thee days, and then
he told them what they already sus-
pected: Patrick had murdered Rice
Two days later Jones made a still
more detailed confession, shOuldering
all the guilt on Patrick to save his
own neck. Having done that. Jones
cut his throat in prison, but the po-
lice doctors stitched up the cash
and saved him for further confess
sions.
Then, suddenly, on February %,
Patrick made his first move to get
out The bail, $4,000, necessary to
liberate him, was produced, and Pat
rick had already left his cell and was
almost free, when orders came to re-
fuse the bail and put Patrick back
in his cell. Two days later Patrick
was formally charged with the muir
der of Rice and held without bail
pending a hearing.
Events in Patrick's case came swift
ly after this. On April 9 Jones de-
clared that Patrick had admitted to
his lawyers in Jones presence. that
he had killed Rice On April II Pat
rick was remanded on the charge of
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1906-07-27
Dances of indians.

Ghost and snake dances are not 500
frequent as formerly although I'm the
Indian territory white men are some
times permitted to view such spec
tacIes. In the ghost dance performer
are fantasUcally arrayed, and the
dance itself is supposed to DE an APP
peal TO the higher powers for protec-
ton, for aid in some contemplated en-
terprise or to ward off famine and
drought
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1906-07-27

Hotel and restaurant prices are
teaduy rising in German cities be-
ause Of Tie rapid rise Of prices ot
eat and vegetables. Cooks ana wait.
rs also demand nrch more than '1.-
merly.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1906-07-27

A prolix preacher took for his text
one Sunday the whole chapter in Pew
citation about the Seven Churches in
Asia After he had dwelt laboriou5iy
for half an hour on three of them,
small boy in the congregation drew
ong sigh and whispered TO his moth
r in q stage rr9m1ter's voice "Gcei
rcu~ morei -LiPpincott's.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-05-10

step; houses were draped in the
national colors and whoever owned
a flag, was compelled to hoist it
in honor Of the occasion. Heaven
ly maidens welcomed the royal
guest at the station and presented
him with beautiful bouquets. The
quaint old burgomaster made q
pretty speech of welcome, and
everybody was duly impressed
with the gold lace and courtly airs
of his majesty, the emperor. Pic
lures represent the gentleman as q
tall, fine-looking man; but he is
small in stature and very
meek. Perhaps he fears the
socialist; it may be that William
does not feel at home among the
lowly class. At least he loses
that divine appearance the photo
graph gives him. But there is
no doubt as to his popularity.
Everywhere he receives the most
flsttering ovations, the most costly
presents and no one can deny that
the German ruler is the most be-
loved sovereign in Europe.
Still bedazzled by the illusion
created from so much glory, and
still hearing the faint "Hock Der
Kaiser" in my memory, my way
led me to England and Scotland.
In Glasgow my eyes beheld still
more military pomp-some duke
inspecting regiment of relocated
men. In a binding rain, thou
sands gather to pay homage to a
pere-s singing joyfully: "God
save the kingr' But hurry away
and turn toward America where
one man is as good as another
Again a band plays-it is the
same familiar air-but thousands
unite to praise only one great
Creator Of all things most beauti-
ful-"My country tbs of thee
Of thee l sing" 1868.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-05-10

the likes Of him belong. German
audiences are very generous; 9
favorite tenor is always sure Of q
roaring reception; his benefit
night is attended by the most
fashionable audience, and beauti-
full flowers are thrown upon the
stage to make happy the heart OF
a star. It is a good example to
bestow favors upon a favorite
while he is still among the living;
a bunch of roses thrown upon the
coffin never does dead man any
good!
Sunday is the ideal holiday in
Germany; young folks tramp
many miles to gather wild flowers:
the dignified college professor can
be seen chasing butterflies which
he carefully slows away to be
used for a lecture to the young.
Music can be heard everywhere;
bookkeepers and typewriters for
get the daily routine and dance
merrily upon the lawn. Regimen
tai bands play popular music at
parks where admissions are
charged and beer is sold. II
visitors are Inconvenience by
discord in the musical scale, they
can drown their sorrow on the
spot; cause, effect and cure can be
had for one price
Pen and ink cannot do justice
to draw a picture of the splendor
of decorations in city where
William, the divine, is expected.
1t was my great fortune to be pres
ent during a reception to him in
staid old German town. Silk
hats, which had been long for
gotten, were brushed up in neat
style; dress suits and fancy rib
bons of all colors dazzled the eye
in magnificent array. Soldiers,
who were drilled especially for
this occasion, walked with lively
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-05-10

mist while ixaminin' the straty-
fication av a sand hill. We
groonted in unyson, an in fiddlin'
fer an openin' to chase mesilf, the
haste tangled his hoorn in me
pants lig, placin' our respective
chances at the mercy av the hills
declivity. In this gintle imbrace
we convinced to tinderly rotate
around aich other widout shown
hostility av amy kind. Some
times | waz on the hawg, an some
times he waz on me, but livery
time l waz on him, his pass fer
the far hince became more nego-
table. Hopin' he wud soon fill
his date I made wan soprano
iffort to asphyxiate him an thin
[ got mine.
B'goory yez shud how seen us
chaw wan another in the agony
that follied. Me short taythe
cud reach no vital sphot, but I
made up fer it be samplin' livery
sictlon av his anatomy that came
widin close juxtapositiop av me
face. Av coorse, I kilt the hawg,
but what he did to me is soofshint
grounds to parylize the rist av the
race.
Me mkt will dale wild advintures
in the intayrior, SO hopin' ye pay
me RESPECTS to Grogan an COLLECT
the fine he borried, [ remain yer
own af6ctionate Dinny.
E. E. II.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-05-10
MULDOON. IN AFRICA.

mania fer antake joogs an nay
ours, consequently I waz on gard
fer amy simy-savage nanny
fistations he might fale like dimon-
stratin'.
These suspicious av the ould
man wur an injoostice that pricked
me conscience sorely as [ saw his
efusiveniss wild Dinny an perfect
nationality whiG he kissed an
carrissed me own noble person.
Yis, the wickedniss av it craved
absolootion, so kissin' the him av
his pants lig I tould him what
waz his, waz me own, foriver an
iver.I The efict waz more than [
ixpicted. Anyhow, I accepted
his proposition to ixploor the
mountins av the moon. These
mountins, contrary to their loonar
appillation, are no relation av the
satellite, but ripresint a rocky
Formation in the wilds av Africa.
Geographers how found thin in
differint sictions, from the Rid Say
to the cape, tho WHEREVER they
are, they are long ways from
home. Preparations fer the voyage
soon consummated an the fol-
lowin' wake we lift the harboor
wild a cargoe av naygurs mannin'
our skooner, the "Extry Dhry."
Fer siven months we crossed
anywhere an Everywhere, in more
Directions than liver a compass
depicted, finally landin' in Nom
bassa shiny -civylized poort on
the Wistern coast av Ham, con-
vanyintly sitywated betwane the
British POSSESSIONS an Ujiji. Me
tirst IMPRESSION av the natlVes Waz
shockin', an tho I how been in
France I don't behave I'll liver git
accustomed to the saynery; q
regular scandal do yez mind.
Granddaughter hired boonch av
cannybal guides blacker than the
shovel boords av coal carts, an we
how livery rayson to ixpect results
or git ate in the attimpt. The
intayrior, as far as we how piny-
trated, consists av rank vigytation
full az moonkies, riptiles an
the most audacious wild hawgs
they call thin boors-l iver saw.
Shure, I slipped on wan in his
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-05-10

Ma chere cOuntlss:-Slnce KISS
in ye goodbye on the day we
lift. little Dinny an mesilf hav
room against a repertoire av adj
MIXTURES that fer shivalrous in
chantmints wud make Don
Quixote presint arrums in HE
grave,
At first I kipt regular diary av
thin, but findin' notebook riferince
infayrior to Endorsed scabs, l quit
an am now-involuntarily--f film
me available space wild tistymo-
malls from natures huge store.
Yis Katie, they seem to be I'D
in6nitum, fer I accumylate irish
vans befoor the ould vans git
ripe, an the vance alybaster
granioor av me fish raysimbles
the fishy ind av mermaid. To
the best av me knowledge the con-
dition is only pro timpore, an
tho I can't sind We amy fohoty-
graphs I am shure yer fmynine
mind will grasp an comprehind
all kinds av vulgarity that niver
waz associated wild our tout
issimble.
Little Dinny's small imbonpoint
is liss defaced than ayther me own
or the jocks accoordin' to beauty
comparison av tripe, scales, an
armadilly incustations.
Siveral warm controversies hov
risen twixt the jock an mesilf
regardin' the prolonged activity av
our wounds; 'tiz a shame we are
related. AS professional surgery
I behave thin to be a species av
proud fish, while the deminted
wan insists on bein' an incarcera-
ton av Job, an there yez are.
The incongrooity av the forgoin'
introduction is considered good
i foorm-from an authors stand.
point-in the prisint day literature
therefor I am joosty6ed in usin'
the same mithods, namely, com,
mince in the middle an worruk
both inds.
j Our voyage from Moo Yoork tc
Donegal waz devoid av amy ixcite'
mint worth mintionin' so l viii
take yez to me grandfeyther, the
jocks palace. As ye know, he il
ia deminted advinturiss wild
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-05-10
AH-Evey-Ench.

All is collective; eve,y is distribu-
tive; each is restrictive. All
describes things or persons taken
together; every describes them
taken singly; and each!desoribes
them taken separately. In the
three 5 following phrases: L. All
the men. 2. Every man. 8. Each
man the first designates body
Of men taken together; the second
may designate the same number
and in the same position, but con-
sidered singly; the third considers
them apart from each other. Be-
sides these distinctions, it is to be
remembered, that each relates to
two or more individuals; every,
always to several.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-05-10
To Lsave-To Quit.

To quit is a species of to leave.
In leaning a place, we merely go
away from it; in quitting a place,
we go away from it with the in
tention either of not returning, or,
at any rate, not for some time. 1t
is then evident that we cannot
quit without leaving, tho we may
leave without quitting. In leav-
ing, the idea of what is left is
prominent; in quitting, the person
who acts is uppermost in the mind.
A man leaves his house early in
the morning for his business; he
does not return at his usual hour;
and upon inquiry, it is found that
he has quilted the country.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-05-10
INGENIOUS Ingenious.

Ingenious respects the intellec-
tual; ingenious, the moral man.
Ingenious appears in the work;
ingenious, in the face. Men are
ingenious who invent or contrive
what raises our admiration. Chill
dren are ingenious in whose
character there is no deceit. An
ingenious contrivance; an in
genuous answer. Both these
words, in their derivation lead us
to the idea Of natural, snb0,m
quality; the one moral, the other
intellectual.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-05-10
Synonyms Their Use.
Taken from g. F. Graham's book on
english Synonyms"
B0nds-Fetters.

Bonds from the Anglo-Saxon
dlndax, to bind, means whatever
takes away our freedom of action
beyond a certain circle. FeAexs,
from the Saxon tagter, is strictly
what binds the feet; what binders
us from moving or walking.
Bonds is the generic term. Fet-
ters are species Of bonds.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-05-10
Paper Read Before the Cnautauq,4a C,rcle.

that America is not WOICH
consideration; that the Vel
lowstone Park is only des-
.ert; that Niagara Falls is inferior to
his sense of appreciation, he should
take trip to Germany to convince
himself that the United States can
get along very we'll without him.
Going to Europe without an OBJ
sject in view, is great folly. Unless
a man has some power of observa-
tion, his residence abroad is
wasted. Bad Kissingen and Bad
Ems are two ideal lettering places
for people with imaginary ailments,
which could be easily remedied
at home with plenty of hard work
and a sensible diet.
Europe, and especially Germany,
lis overrun with people who pre-
tend to DE what they are not, who
realize soon enough that letter
of introduction to the American
ambassador brings very few
privileges. Anybody with enough
money can travel in a special Pull
man car, engage one of the most
convenient berths on an ocean
diner and mix with those of equal
wealth; but to travel with comfort
on a small amount of money, is
only left to those mortals who
find good cheer among those of
humble station, and who are will
ing to donate sunshine and few
edollars to the crew, who in turn
rmay add to the pleasures of their
wives and children. So when l
counted my riches, they were
found to be too small for heavy
Expenses, but with mind bent
supon going to Germany, that little
,obstacle was easily overcome.
After two hours of inquiry
among ticket brokers, transpor-
tation was secured from Chicago
to New York for ten dollars.
-Altho my trip lasted nearly two
days, my memory is still alive
with the many incidents observed.
New York has welcome for every
travelling German. The East Side
rs alive with pleasant countrymen,
who cheerfully consent to show a
stranger a great city with so many
beautiful parks. But the most
touching sight is the Jewish
quarter where trading goes merrily
on all day long. The Bowery
caused me some amusement.
One house contained cheap
saloon, where men are led to the
devil, while next door a mission
is busy trying to recapture fallen
men and women.
Hoboken is a prominent city
in New Jersey, it is greatly adver-
tised all over the country by i'm
;possible Irish comedians. A
,sailor took me in and showed me
how to beat the, steamship CON-
pany. According to his advice, a
straight ticket was bought for ten
dollars and arrangements we're
made with the ships carpenter to
occupy his bunk. Five dollars
settled the argument. When the
steamship passed the Statue of
Liberty, your German friend was
snugly quartered in as nice a
place as his heart could wish for.
In due time an introduction to the
steward, the chef and the head
baker took place. Turnout the
voyage the choicest line of provi-
eions were struggled daily and the
steerage fare was, of course, sue
.cessfully lodged. Altho tips were
small enough, these employees
regarded me as an easy mark.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-05-10
But not to tarry in idle ahiloso.

QOllar-cn6Slug uuHldH1Cy, 40t LILO
hasten to the land of divine Will
liam, that great and good country
where soldier gets SO much Joy
out Of five cents a day, where a
common corporal practices the
simple life by daily petty abuses
of the ignorant German Michel.
The martial music of regimental
bands awaken the tired sleeper at
six O'Clock in the morning. But
am I awake? Surely so! l hear
the golden spurs exchanging
greetings with long dangling
sword the sidewalks are made of
stone; common wood could never
stand the pressure.
The people of Germany are
seemingly divided into four class
es; they travel by different modes
than we do. It resembles a cattle
show. So many steers in the first
class and so on down until those
entirely worthless were thrown
into the fourth class. The fourth
class railway coach has no seats
at all; they looked like cattlecars;
so Darwin's theory of man origi-
mating from animals must be true
they originated lin the fourth
class German railway coach, and
of course they are treated as such
by the railway employees. The
lower classes wear wooden shoes;
the third class gets along with
brogans; the second class wears
everyday shoes, and the nobility
wear their Sunday shoes every
day. How beautiful! It sounds
strange, but then [ saw it with my
own eyes! In nearly every city
in Germany the carriage stands
are located on the public square,
the driver sits inside and sleeps.
If anyone wants to hire a hack,
he Just mounts the drivers box
and drives off if they want to awake
the sleeping position, they have
to play trombone solo; nothing
else will be loud enough.
Beer drinking is the curse of
Germany; the traffic is encouraged
everywhere. At so-calIed family
concerts" beer is served to men,
women and children, even small
babies are introduced into the
mystery of this foaming beverage.
Any man refusing to indulge in
this pational pastime is looked
upon as a prehistoric monster.
Professor and student sit together
in good fellowship, forgetting all
their troubles, joyously emptying
great stems and smoking pipes
about two yards long. Good liv-
ing is an expensive affair in
Germany, as wages are very small.
A good clerk seldom gets more
than Thousand marks a year.
Someone has said that Ameri-
cans eat too much; the German
citizen eats five times a day.
When man goes to work he takes
his lunch with him, but he eats it at
ten o'clock and returns at twelve
O'Clock to pertake of substantial
dinner. Germany can show the
real thing in good appetites. "Eat,
drink and be merry" is home
quotation in Germany, and the
uneasy head that wears a crown
never dares to hand down any
rule contrary to the appetite Of his
constituents.
Literary folks are not scarce in
Germany; they are very original
and never trespass upon the manu-
scripts of other heroes of pen and
ink. During a first night in 6
German theatre, an author tool