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ments when size left. stiH weeping and
walking slowly. Beneath the bell
shaped skirt Was the prisoner. walking
OF his hands and knees. When the
slerin went TO give the other pris-
Oners their evening meal he dlscov-
cred ShOCkleys : absence
Shockley WAS hrst sent TO Michigan
City for four years IN 1861. He es-
capped in August 1862 and was retaken
Ia March. 1854 Ia 1865 he was sent up
as Daniel Rice for a term OF seven
wears, but escaped from the prison In
November Of that year He was re-
taken. however. IN the following Juna
lie was sentenced on a burglary charge
from Miami county again IN 1874 In
lSSl he was convicted for a fourth
time. In Winchester. He received an
eight year sentence I'm 1880 and escaped
IN August. 1899. only 70 be retaken a
few months later.
He was convic.e55 here recently for
the sixth time on a charge OF house
robbery. and on account OF his en-
feebled condition this probably WIFI be
his last term. His spirit Is as daring
IS OF old. however. for during his STAY
IN the tail here this summer he made
two unsuccessful efforts to get away
Shockiey often went under the aliases
Of Daniel Rice and solomon Hunt Hia
forte has always been larceny. and he
probably has a longer record In fbls
Inc than any other criminal N the
State.
The Washington times., 1906-11-04

- HEERFULLY admitting she had
four husbands all alive. and
two of them, at least kick
ing, Augusta Brenning a good
looking and well-dressed young woman
In New York was committed TO the Tombs
on the charge OF b:gamy. That the ac-
cusation was not polyandry was due 10
the fact either that only two OF the
husbands appeared against her. or that
the American lawmakers. in their wild
est moments, never contemplated such
wholesome matrimonial ventures as she
indulged in.
Il was 50 bothered by these men. the
fair defendant told Magistrate Steinert
in the Central police court. that I had
20 marry them 10 get rid of them. They
were all so attracted by my cooking"
The four men who were honored with
the womans hand Brenning having
been her maiden name, asc; Henry
Koehler. OF Waterbury. Conn. wr' was
the first 10 lead her 20 the alta. s'me
ten years ago: Frank Newman u 415
East Seventy-second street. this city,
Philip Feitzenberger. Of whom the wom-
an says she knows very I.Jtle. ana Ottp
+. Miller. twenty-five wears Old. uf -
Easi Thirteenth street this cty
ID was Mller's jealousy that brought
al the trouhle ON her head To hisu she
was married last November and in his
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THlNGS WOKTH
I" Kids" in Loves Net

driven him out OF the house with the
family broom.
Declaring that he had been engaged
40 Annie for more than a year, and that
iheir net Incomes a weeh-was enough
10 keep two young afectionate things
in bliss and plenty, he begged the rep
resentatives of the law TO intervene and
make the course OF true love run
smooth. When the officer told him 10
go back TO his tops and forget it. he
rushed out into the night. bedewing An
nie's picture, printed on a button that
he wore on his coat just over his heart,
with large mournful tears
OF course. Mrs. Escalona was all the
more indignant when she heard OF VIII
lies atempt TO have her incarcerated.
Annie was severely repTimanded for
having permitted Willie's advances.
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= I took AIRS Clara Manus, OF New
( York. FIVE years to get up her
i courage, bat II broke from an
earthen pitcher with all its com
pound fury upon her husband. James. a
French barber Mrs. Manus had been
beaten times without number by James
but the wallOEing she gave him in re
turn quite evens The score
With his head wrapped In bands ges
Mauus told a story in Jefferson market
police court that brought many glance
of anna cement to his fran little wife. Ite
admitted that hr had beaten his --fte
when she fen 10 the floor. In falling she
grabbed % pitcher which sire "a lelUed
ita such telling effect that rHe has
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Slips From Jail Under Wne'S Skirt.

r. REMBLING and bent with sge.
Madison Shockley PERHAPS tle
most noted common thief IN
diana las ever produced. is
once again within the walls OF
the Michigan CiJy prison, from which
lie probably viii never emerge alive.
Snockley il nov seventy yeats old aud
Ills health is broken.
Shockley's record is remarkable
one. IIe has just started his sixth
term OF PENAL seiFitude. lie has es-
capped from prison three times ana in
various counties in the State has slip
ped from the county iails as though
lac had q key. No jaiIer ever felt safe
until he saw ShOckley on his way TO
prison. and thtn the troubles Of the
prison officials began.
unique and one of the most re
markable escapes on record WAS that
OF Shockley from the Randolph county
bastiie during the civil war. when
Shockley made his way 10 freedom
concealed ben1ath his wifes skirts
Shockiey was in his prime then and
was as agile as an acrobat AS usual.
shockley was in the jail. an old log
structure at that time. on charge of
larceny One afternoon his wife. weep
ing over her husbands Imprisonment.
called at the jail.
As was the fashion at the time. she
wore a spacious crinoline skirt, Mrs
Shockley remained but few mo-
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Two Licenses; One Girl

he forthwith armed himself likewise
and viii present himself before his
sweetheart and defend his cause. Mean
while the preparations for Miss Hill
singers wedding TO her Younger suitor
go merrily on.
The young woman's aunt and sister
are opposed 10 Mr.. Hannes and. accord
ing 10 her story, have kept him from
seeing her. BY the laws Of the State
persons holding marriage licenses can
not wed for five days and Mr. Hannes
attempted TO get the start Of the other
suitor by getting a special permit from
Judge McCully to waive the five days
and allow the marriage TO take place at
once. This was refused him unless he
obtain a written letter from the girl
asking for the permit
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II lie exciting experience Of a Smith
college professor Dr. Harris II.
Wilder and his bride while on
their honeymoon has become
known. Or. Wilder for many years has
passed his summers at Mere point. 4
short time ago he quietly left the point
and going to Boston became a benedict
ms bride being his assistant al Sm %.
Miss Inez Whipple
Plans had been made 10 pass their
honeymoon on an un.nhabited island
near -Mere point Having pitched their
tents. hrs. Wilder noticed a number OF
ca Hle grazing near Dr. Wilder start
ed 10 drive the intruders away and sue
Ceeded with the exception that a big
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"Twenty Stun" Woman Creates Panic

eh Bin? An yer sec, she wanted an
air mattress on top OF the hair mat
trcss-wot yer lanng at? so that she
wouldn't bump about Now. one night
the ship took an extra lungc an. an
that blawsted bed-the hair one-busted
like a motor tire, and the missus came
down on the Stats. She wasn't hurted
any. and when the others rushed out
of their staterooms 70 see who was
killed We had 10 .aff.'
Joseph Thomson, a passenger. said
all the fuss was about a pneumatic
mattress that was una bic 10 Withstand
the weight OF Mrs. Thomson.
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~ OMEO and Juliet have been re-
incarnated in Chicago's Italian
colony. a girl OF sweet sixteen
and a boy of the same age
having the widest kind Of romance.
Their names are n0t as afisJOcratic as
Cnpulet and Montague, nor are their
relatives biting thumbs at ,me another
and tshting Tapier duels la the streets.
nut Julets parents disapprove Of
Romeo and the mother has handed him
one to teach him better sense. so the
story, If not as tragic. has almost as
many heart-throbs.
ne passion is, however, confined al
most entirely TO the boys heaving
breast He has proposed TO his budding
GODDESS more times than he can remefn-
Der, and would have eloped with her
long ago II she had not been too GOV.
Little Annie EgcalOna has not been
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Then Mrs Escalona summoned An
ME oUt Of the bedroom. where she had
been sent I'm disgrace She entered
bashfuliY. studying the bandages on
her injured finger. Annie is very small
for her age, but her lustrous eyes and
clear Olive skin are sufficient excuse
for Willie's dementia.
Amt you ashamed Of yourself An
nIe?'' Mrs. Escalona asked. But Annie
refused 10 testify
You hka TO marry data crazy VIII
lc?"
Mono" She seemed rather hazy
about IL. however
Did "ou ever letta him maka da
love 10 you?'
Il only talk 10 him just like a frien'. %
Annie depose6 Sometimes. tho .gh,
he buy soda water for me"
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quality that above all others insures
success.
Mr.. Carnegie" Mr. Belt went on.
tells about little Scotch boy who had
this quality of astuteness highly de-
Ncloped
his lunch fer him 10 take TO school one
morning. Suddenly. looking up IN the
r'i la3y's face he said:
'GrauCmother, does yer specs mag
niiy2'
a little. my child, she answered.
% Awecl. then. said the boy. 4 wad
iu'st Ike q n We wnd tax them ar
when we're paCk!n my ioonCh.'
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and forbidden 10 see him again. She
promised 20 obey the parental injunc-
tion IKE a dutiful child, whereupon
young Romeo went forth to solace him
self by whipping all the boys In the
neighh0rhoOd.
Data boy is a lettle crazy" OBJ
served Mrs Escalona. yesterday. as
she sat is her little home, al % Mather
street first floor rear, meditaung sadly
on the WaywaTdness OF youth, and feel
ing humiliated at the gossip Of the
neigibors. "IIe follow her around
everywhere, and eetta Jealous when
anybody tsIlI8 10 her. lie cannot earn
enough mon 10 keep a puppy-dog. l
giva him a go0da punch yesterday.
and / do ia again II he coma back
here.
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band soon gave Up the fght and ran
from the fat roaring from pain.
l. required an ambulance surgeon 20
sew mp the BARRIERS head and police
man Shea found II within HIS scope OF
dEty 70 place the victorious wife under
arrest.
Mrs. Manus said that for FIVE years
she had taken repeated beatings from
her husband and never before had
raised her hand in return. She said that
she had sent their children TO her Swn
parents IN Paris so violent was James
toward them. Manus looked sheepish
and denied his wife's statements.
The magistrate held the wife In 81 900
bail foG farther examination
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Willie lives two doors west Of the
Escalonas. al 103 Mather street. His
parents, both Of them dead, were Ger
mans. Untn his passion became too
obstTepeTous. ne rOomed in the Esca-
Iona home, A1nie's mother giving him
shelter out Of the kindness of her
neart But the latchstring hangs out
for him no looger.
Willie could not be found at his place
OF abode yesterday, and his sister OBJ
served that he had disappeared, but
would probably be back IN time for
supper. because his love had not vet
spoiled his appetite. Both Of the chill
drcn have attended the Dore School,
but Annie is now employed at a lith-
ographer's establishment, and Willie
has forsaken his lessons until his
broken heart heals.
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Hasn't missed Sunday School in 81 Years

Side Church a. its establishment fifteen
years ago.
When she had attended Sunday school
for twenty-tnree years the young wO-
man was given a gold medal She never
let the weather or a vacation interfere
with her attendance. and even on the
day following her mothers death. nine
years ago, dropped into school long
enough 10 be marked present
Miss Powers pastor. the Rev. ". p.
Lee has Investigated Sunday school at
tendance records. and says the woman
has the longest.
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Bull SpoiIS Honeymoon

buil objected 10 being disturbed. The
dinner was left untasted. for the ap-
prOach OF the bull was a warning not
to finger.
swamp was close at hand, and in
that the doctor and bis bride found re-
fuse- After several hours the bull got
tired or watching ana reJoined the herd.
Then DIR. and Mrs. WildeF returned 70
the tent. The bull soon discovered that
and again drove the invaders into the
swamp.
This time DR.. and Mrs Wilder retreat
I'd 20 the boat For long aime they
were held or the island, but at last
were allowed TO land and pack up what
little the bull had left Of their camp
ing Outit-
The Washington times., 1906-11-04

- AGER Inquiries were made on
- beard the steamship ST. Louis
on a recent trip about a boiler
explosion that was supposed 10
have happened at sea. There were
twenty passengers anxious 10 tell when
the liner reached port. None of the
officers would tell Of the terrible crash.
which woke many of the travellers, but
in the stewards room the secret was
revealed
Sure, IL exploded" said one steward
1T was this wise: Yes see, the Ioidy
was hextraordinary 'eavy: twenty stun.
The Washington times., 1906-11-04
AStuteneSS a Winning Card

IT HE late Alfred Belt, the famous
diamond magnate, had a small,
handsome hoHse on huge lot in
Park Lane. London : most fash
ionable street. aud here he gave oCca-
s,onally very elegant dinners.
An American at one of Mr.. Belts din-
ners asked the millionaire what quality
ne considered most essential to success.
"Astuteness. provided that industry
goes with IT," Mr.. Belt replied. "The
rowrr 10 see quickly and 10 seize ever
advantage. large and small alike. is the
The Washington times., 1906-11-04
Sleeps With Wfe'S Cork Leg

The Ohio election laws provides that
a married mans residence shall be
wherever his wife is.
When ErnsJes went to register he
found that by marrying he had lost his
old grocery residence, and since he had
not provided for his bride he had not
gained a new one. His wife's migratory
spirit prevented her claiming a rel4-
uYes 5 home as hers.
The difficulty was solved when the
board learned that the bride was blessed
with a wooden leg. and advised him
that he might register and vote if he
would take tho wooden leg 10 bed with
him ia the rear of his erocery Accord
ing 10 the board s Interpretation the
law requires him 10 do this only one
night in order To make his old resi-
dence his Wl:e and thereby his own
agian.
The Washington times., 1906-11-04
Cooling off Patrons

iERE Il restaurant keeper on
the sunny side OF Broadway who
has discovered how 10 lower the
temperature in his place and modify
the glare reflected from the sidewalk
In front OF his place Two OF three
times in the course of every one Of
these blisteTing summer DAYS he puts
MS scheme into operation. The windows
cf his cafe look directly on the street.
the fJNoriJe tahl~s being those mat
staad iu the windows ana only q few
fret away f"1m the sidewalk ou which
thv SON bea,s down nercely from before
noon uutll late In the afternoon Di-
3 -ctty under these windows Is Il water
pipE and several times n day 0ut OF
tEr pOrterS opens The cock. allowing q
stream OF water TO flow across the
Aai> THE Eject on the temperature
at tne front part oI the room IS almost
tnapicll and one can see the grateful
rttTonS Of the place smiling at the re
li"f thc ruolneSs aToTls New York
Press
The Washington times., 1906-11-04
PawnS Mother-in-Law'S Tombstone.

wife was sick and a little Conception
fretting Tor food, was just opening her
big brown eyes in the great drama OF
life
There was not cent in the treasury
nor a bone IN the cupboard.
In the dead of night Pedro went 70
the grave OF his mOther-in-law. pur-
loined the slab placed there 10 record
her virtues took IL TO Chinaman ana
pawned IL.
Next day the officers Of the law got
behind the tombstone and Pedro.
The Washington times., 1906-11-04

entrance of the woman. who sank into
chair too amazed for speech. He
sampled all the daintiCs, devoung par
ticular attention 20 the ice cream, and
then. after usiEg a finger bowl as if he
had heen long accustomed 10 that gen.
teel suDerluity. be selected cigar, and,
lighting IT, calmly said, Good day,
MAIDEN I've enjoyed myself immen-
sCly"
Ia the meantime the caretaker sat
where she had dropped almost paralyzed
with astonishment and fright When
she recovered her senses the man had
disappeared.
The Washington times., 1906-11-04

\ order 10 give him a residence for
election purposes, Harry Ernstes,
Il grocer. has been advised by the
Hamilton county board OF cleo
lions 20 sleep one night y ith his alb
sent brides wooden leg
Ernstes lost home when he gained a
wife in Oldenburg, Ind, ten days ago.
He is an economical German. and 10
save expense il has been his habit 90
sleep under the counter in the rear Of
Ais store.
When he returned with his bride,
October 10 he discovered that ia had
pe~lrrted 10 provide any home for
'Id since then he has been sleep
iIs 90 place while his bride
.ur1s s-eepins az thr homes of
ff... ttG.IlINgS.
The Washington times., 1906-11-04

~ HE colonial possessions have the
distinction of producing the
Y3eaZest man under the Ameri-
can flag. The mother country
loses Erst place in meanness because OF
the enterprise 7 Pedro Conee"eion, Of
Msoila.
Advioes IRON the islands tell OF the
SndeavorT OF the officers TO mete out
proper punishment for his ofense.
F0ors was hard up for grub, he
said. Hts rooster was pining away; his
The Washington times., 1906-11-04

IT o go 10 Sunday school for more
than thirty-oue years without
missing a SUNDAY is a record
held by Miss Jennie c. Powers.
of Germantown. She was congratulated
on Il at the thiTty-siXth anniversary Of
the Sunday school, now connected with
the West Side esbyterlan Church. VIII
mona and Pulaski avenues.
Miss Powers began attending the
school in July. 1915, when she was two
and a half years old. She was taken by
her mother TO the Pulaskiville Mission
School which became part OF the West
The Washington times., 1906-11-04

his wife tie good news and Impressed
hpon Aer that they must not oversleep.
When lie swoke the sun was rising
Tie huTiedly dressed and ran 10 the
place where he was 10 work He was
told that because he had not appeared
ON time the situation had already been
given to another maa. Then came the
suicide
The Washington times., 1906-11-04

II L our hotel Keepers should ever
be told Of the japanese method
Of tipping why. we would ali
= have 20 take TO the woods %
said far Eastern traveller. in a
Japanese hotel you give the proprietor
the biggest Tip Of all when leaving and
grade the other tips accordingly
When your bill is handed 10 YOU
II is customary 10 wrap up in a sepa-
rate piece Of paper an amount APP
proximating about one-fifth Of the
whole account and give that To the
worthy innkeeper, together with the
regular amount required OF you by his
account, which you inclose in the fold
ed bill Then YOU wrap up smaller
sums in smaller pieces of paper and
parcel these Christmas packages out
among the servants who have waited
on you.
This tip 10 the boniface is called
chOdat. OF tea money. and the japanese
explain II usage after this manner of
reasoning,
"All hotel charges in Japan are
forced by law 10 be very low, so that
even the very poor man who finds
The Washington times., 1906-11-04

FTER the guests at the wedding
" OF Miss Emily b. RawsOn and
n lie Roy Oval had left the Raw
sop home at No. l96 Belleville
avenue, Blo0mfitld. the only person lett
in charge of thc place was woman
relative who is slightly deaf
She entered the dIning-room and there
20 her surprise 1t the table sat tramp
parJ1kiuE cf the good things amid sur
ouEdinEs of palms and cut flowers
He wore over his eye a black patch
and seemed not at all disturbed by The
The Washington times., 1906-11-04

the declaration through fraud ia order
TO defeat his creditors. They say that
Pastanak listed the 800 and over pairs
of shoes as sccord-class In order 10 re-
dure their value in the market At the
same time they declare that q was
scheme on Pastanak part 10 bay them
back or have friend do 30 at "a price
FAR below their vaiuc. and for this rea-
son the whole transaction was void
The Washington times., 1906-11-04
Killed Himself Because He OpersIept

II ECAUSE he OVERSIGHT John Beck
* er. labvrer thirty-hve. uviag
IL in milwaukee,. committed sui
eide 10y the ear bolic acid route.
Becker had been out Of work for sew
cral days. Tie was offered employment
which would necessitatc his goins 20
work each day at 3 "a. IN. He returned
home in iubldut frame oI mind told
The Washington times., 1906-11-04
REPKIilTIN(G
Advertises for Fob Lost in Babys Inside

r HE question is whether Willie
Dougherty. aged nine months. of
% Crawford street, Newark, did
or did not swallow a silver
watch fob. "A souvenir OF tie St. Louis
Exposition, which his mother gave him
TO PLAY with. n he did not swallow il,
ihen some one may have round H. II
lie did swallow H. then IL must be
somewhere ia his interior. In an effort
to solve the mystery. and relieve her
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anxiety Mrs D0ugherty inserted an
for the fob in the lost
column" OF one Of the Newark papers.
She vas careful 10 state that she did
not want il back. but just 10 know that
IL Is outside of Willie. She thinks Il
may have dropped from his mouth IN
the road a. he was being hurried by her
10 The hospital on Sunday. AS 10 VIII
lie. when the matter is mentioned 10
him he merely gTiBs and says Mum,
mum. mum.
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Holds a B0btaH Flush of Husbands

home she had dweIt until two months
ago. when she returned 70 husband No.
Miller traiied her. got acquainted
with Newman and learned that she had
also deserted him The two men then
employed the detective who finally ran
her down.
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The creditors claim that II will be
easy 10 establish the fact that all OF
tie shoes had been worn, but they claim
that such short use Will not bring them
under the second-cIass head as listed in
the inventory by Pastanak.
The whole matter VIII be settled in a
motion to set aside the bankruptcy pro-
ceeding.
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third will go along lifes pathway alone.
Several days ago William Schaefer. q
young man OF Glidden, appeared at the
county clerks office and secured a IL
cense TO we'd Miss Myrtle Hmslnger, a
winsome girl of the same town.
1t developed that he was not alone
in his love for Miss HHlsinger when r.
7. Hannes. a wealthy old farmer living
near GIidden, asked for a license 10 wed
the same young woman. It seems that
Hannes asked for her hand several
months ago. but was not given a def
mite answer and when he found that
another had secured a marriage liceGs
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4 ROMANCE has developed in the
y town or Glidden. Wis, which
anects three persons. two OF
vvboDa will he wed while tha
Arizona republican., 1906-10-23
SUMMER OFFICIALLY ENDED-

Be sure and bring a loaf of bread to the Fair. Make it with Perfect Flour
Arizona republican., 1906-10-23
FAMILY cREMATED.

The Charred Bodies of Three Found ir,
 of Their Home.
 Washington. Kas., oct. 22.-In a fire which destroyed the. home of J. M FL iiotJ, a farmer. eight miles west of here. Elliott, his wife and 16-year-old daughter, comprising the entire family. lost their lives. In the smoking ruins the bodies of the victims were found by neighbors.
Arizona republican., 1906-10-23
COLORED PROTEST
 AGAINST 4 PLAY
"The Clansman" Presented in Phila-
 delphia Last Night With the Police
 Guarding Against Indignant Negroes.

Philadelphia. Oct. .22.-Under most unusual conditions "The CIansman" was presented heretonight at the Wal nut Street theater. The colOred clergy of the city had made a formal protest to Mayor Weaver against the produc- tion, claiming that 'lynchings have been encouraged by the play The mayor refused to take any action.
 About half an hour before the theater opened Ninth and Walnut streets. where the playhouse is located were packed with colored people. Director of Public Safety McKenna, who had hastened to the scene, begged minis ters To disperse the mob. A riot call Was sent in and patrol wagons brought
 fifty policemen to the theater.
 The ministers surrounded McKenna and demanded that he stop the per formance. McKenna addressed them, saying he would endeaVOr to have the presentation discontinued after tonight. This seemed to have a soothing effect on the crowd and they slowly scattered.
 Early in the evening colored man attempted to create a disturbance in the theater. He was arrested but the police had considerable difficulty in rescuing him from the crowd in the gallery.