Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-15

CAUGHT

i AMARfiLo, Texas. Noy. ia
Dutch Bader, fapiIlIar character
In the saloons and dives OF this city.
has been arrested In Roswell. N. M
on suspicion that he hAd part in the
murder Of Earl Dockray here IN Sen
Itember. Officers bad searched for
Bader for weeks. Several times they
secured clues to his whereabouts. but
until he reached Roswell. he sue
ceeded In eiading the authorities each
time. Bsder Is, believed to have had
an active part In the perpetration OF
the crime, and In his arrest the Off
GERS think they have In custody all
the men who were present at the
murder W. r. Black Is In faii here
aud Ellsworth and Burke other sux-
pects. are In jail in wschita, Kan.
Badcr has been taken to Heresforu.
Texas, where no Will be held uutil
time for his trial here The murder
Of pockeray was particularly hrusai
one. His head was beaten to 4 pulp,
his nose and ears slashed Into strips
and his body mutiIated. He was
found almost dead near the railroad
tracks just outside of town. Robbery
was the apparent motive for the
crime
NEW YORK, Nov. 1s.-Dispatches
Today from tho Adirondacks where
Hughes. the governor-eiect Ia resting.
says that the mountains are filled
with deer hunters and Hughes. when,
ever he goes out. wears q tall red hat
~ = danger signal for the hunters
benefit and his own safety.
NEW YORK. Nov 1s.--Customess
OF the Nikhf sand Day bank had =
new convenience placed ct their ser
vice tonight IN the shape OF . burglar
procf automobile which the bank
sends around at night for the coiiec-
ticn and delivery Of money and vsiu-
Abies. The vehicle IL bullet proof.
(cArsies ! large safe bolted TO the run
ming gear. and when. stopped cannot
be started by chauffeur not IN pos-
session Of Its secret mechanism.
Since the bank began doing bust
iess last May the number of night
customers has Increased to such an
asytants That. for snmet time ! sWaII ~.
somobile has been used In making COZ
ections from the theaters and restau-
ants. Great precautIon was taken
not to let 1t be generally known that
this automobile was working for the
bank because hold-ups were feared
constantly.
Automobile builders were set at the
task of constructing a machine which
could be handled by two men with
comparative safety. There were two
difficulties TO overcome. First, to
construct such vehicle that tho mes
sengers could not run away with 1t,
and, second, to have It so built that
II robbers killed the chauffeur and
messenger they could not get away
with the money and valuables The
managers believe they have solved
both problems.
When the collection machine ar
rives at the customers door he places
his money in small steel box, which
is locked into compartment. The
S'''chtt hho oht hty tut ltCtlt-
ing teller another. II the automobile
is attacked and stopped by robbers
they cannot cart II off and they can
not get the safe loose from the ma
chine.
At a meeting of the directors of
\ the State bank, In Grand street.
dividend OF 300 per cent was declared
on the banks capitalization OF $780,
900. payable in cash. The directors
also declared the semi.annual dlvi.
dend Of so per cent
Owing to the large surplus amassed
IL became unwieldy because of the
small capitalization of the bank. In
| order to obviate this the directors de-
cided to distribute the surplus In the
form OF a dividend and to increase
the capitalization OF the bank from
100000 to 100000. AS soon as
this Is accomplished the directors will
continue 10 pay a dividend of 10 per
cent to the stockholders on the basis
OF the new capitalization OF 81. .O0O. 900.
| TELLURIDE, Nov. 13.-The cleo
lion OF district Judge. which has been
claimed By both Sides has been defin-
itely settled in favor OF Shaclleford
OF Grand Junction whose majority
over Judge Stevens IL placed at 80,
and this morning Judge Stevens wired
his congratulations to the successful
man. In the official count in Montross
county gain OF "a was discovered
for Shackleford which gave him
clean lead.
This makes the present term OF dis
tric' court, which convened this morn
Ing. the last that will be held in Tel
luride.
| WASHINGTON. Nov. 49, Presi-
dent Roosevelt has decided that a
medal Of honor for conspicuous brav-
cry shall be presented to Major
George +. Shields. United States Vol
unteers. In the midst OF an engage
} ment between American soldiers and
Filipino insurgents In 1899 Major
, Shields saw wounded Filipino lying
! between the lines. Although aware