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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25

Poverty is no disgrace" said Uncle
Eben, but dat fact amt a good ex.
cuse for de man dat 'ud rather be
broke dan to go to work."-Washing.
ton Star.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25
Heard Papa Say It.

School Teacher-Willie, can you
tell me the meaning Of leisure?
Bright Pupil--It's a place where
married people repent.-Brooklyn
Eagle.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25

ii you must take a laxative, take a harm.
less one. Lax-Fos does not grippe, therefore
does not %irrItate. Irritation is what does
the harm. Price so cents.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25

A London man has invented an en-.
CINE to be run by air. Presumably
hot.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25

Patience -- That long.haired man
with the diamonds, at the piano, just
heard started life as a poor must
clan.
Patrice-Well, he's that yet.--Stray
Stories.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25

Write Garfield Tea Co., Brooklyn. N. Y
for sample Of Garfield Tea. Mild laxative,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25

The sun that shines In the face
rises In the heart
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25

Garfield Tea, the herb laxative, IL better
than drugs and strong cathartics; it cures.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-05-25
Where the Fault Lay.

Doctor-Haye you any idea how you
caught this terrible cold?
P~atient-l think 1t was my cloak,
100 thin, eh?"
mo; it was a last winter one and |
didn't care to wear it."-Illustrated
Bite.
Some people think that first-class
piety is simply a feeling Of pity foI
the third-class passenger on the glory
train.
FITS. st. Fitus Dance and all Nervous
Diseases permanently cured By Dr.. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. Send for Free $500
trial bottle and treatise. DR.. K. Fl. Kline,
Id, 93l and 933 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa
-
II Is human nature to wonder how
SO many incompetent people succeed
where we can't.-Judge.
-
Garfield Tea, the herb laxative, IL better
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-05-19
HURLBERT. MITCHELL AND HARLE
UNDER SENTENCE FOR COLD
FLOODED MURDERS.
WERE GANG OF LIFE INSURANCE SWINDLERS
Killing of Their Victims Part of the Scheme
by Which They Had Made Large Sums
Had Another Victim Marked
for Death.

the Fort Worth Office at the request of
Meredith, and when 1t came back after
collection through Fort Worth bank
it bore Merediths Endorsement for de-
posit. Inquiry at the bank In qucs-
ton developed that soon after the
claim had been filed on Devers' death
Meredith had called at the bank in
company with Richardson, and had
obtained there loan of, $4,000 upon
Richardson's assurance that the COM
pany had admitted the claim under
the policy and was about to pay the
money. This loan was paid in part in
cash and In part by draft on tho
Seaboard National bank, of New York.
and it was this draf. for $1,000, to-
gether with It's Endorsement to Rich
ardson, that forms the first link In tia
chain OF evidence that was to connect
him with the crime.
So the search led back to chihuahua,
and when more light was sought on
the manner of the deaths of Harry
Mitchell and Devers 1t was found that
in the first case death had occurred
in the house in which Richardson and
his wife lived and within half an hour
after Mitchell had talked with a
friend in the street, apparently in
perfect health. This was hardly con-
sistent with the theory of spinal men
nights advanced by DR.. Harle, the
physician signing the death certificate,
who happened to be also the physician
who had examined each applicant for
insurance upon his admission to the
company. In the case of Devers 1t
appeared that death was due to dysen-
terry, as might easily have occurred
with a man of Devers' dissolute man
ner of living. OF Richardson nothing
could be learned, except that he had
appeared in Chihuahua in the sum-
mer of 1901, with his wife, Helen
Richardson, as an American looking
for business opportunities in Mexico,
and had secured an appointment as
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-05-19

was to be used in swindling one Will
| lis Meredith out of lot OF money.
| For this purpose Devers was to pose
as the half-brotter Of Meredith, and
also to take out life insurance poll
Icy in his half-brother's favor But
Devers never signed any papers in this
| connections; that was all arranged be-
tween Harle and Richardson, so that
when Willis Meredith, who turned out
to be Mason, arrived on the night of
Harry Mitchell's funeral with a wom-
an who posed as his wife, 1t was neces-
sary only that the final preparation
should be made to put Devers out OF
the way before collecting both of the
policies. These were easily arranged.
The bogus Meredith and Devers went
to live together. On February %
Harle was called to see Devers, who
appeared to be suffering from acute dys-
EMERY. Harle gave him some medi-
cine to ease his pain, but shortly after
he died.
In his confession Harle said he knew
Devers was being poisoned. and sup
posed that bichloride of mercury was
given him in whisky. Har!e filled out
a fake burial certificate and the
other papers necessary to collect on
the policy. after which Richardson.
and Mason, who had now become Will
liam Mitchell, took it to the Ell Paso
agency and eventually raised the S.
600, of which we have heard. at the
bank at Fort Worth. Harle, o, course,
| was Immediately arrested, apd event
ually came to trial with the other men.
Hurlbert's Criminal Record.
| But in the meantime photographs OF
the trio had been distributed through
the usual police channels throughout
the country, and when they reached
Rochester, N. Y, the photograph OF
Richardson was recognized as that OF
Lester e. Hurlbert, lawyer, who had
jumped that city in May, 1901, after
the exposure of an extensive divorce
mill which he had operated In the
cities OF Rochester and Buffalo. WILL
liam Mitchell, or Willis Meredith, or
Mason, as he was variously known,
turned out to be the brother of Harry
Mitchell, who was killed in Chihua-
/
lect on his $4,000 policy. Mrs. Rich
ardson was identified as the wife of
Hurlbert, and investigation in Roches-
ter developed the fact that she was
the sister OF the Mitchell boys. Will
liam Mitchells trail. indeed. was fol-
lowed even to Hot Springs, Ark,
where the wealthy lumberman" Gray
had his brother-in-law insured, for
Mason" was the engaging young
man who had himself examined by
the Hot Springs doctor as Joha J.
Evans.
| The trial OF the three meu had teen
reported in pert in the papers through
out the country, and 1t served only to
develop the facts in the remarkable
case which have been very simply mar
rated above. The verdict CT guilty
quickly followed the presentation OF
the facts to the Jury, and II remained
at length necessary only for the exc
cutioners to carry out the sentence
OF the court
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-05-19

headquarters. Gray used to hear from
Richardson how 1t wasn't really neces-
sary to bride doctor in an insurance
case, but simply to take dummy be-
fore the medical man to pass the
physical examination, and Richardson
had just the dummy that filled the
bill, young fellow named Mason,
once a miner in Chihuahua.
So the months went on, and 1t was
In October of 1902. The Gray-Richard-
son-Mason combination was now In
good running order, and it was
planned that they should 60 to Ell
Paso. where Mason would AXE out
100000 insurance in the name OF
Marshall ID. Sanguinetto, an individ-
ual whom Richardson said he knew to
be dying of consumption in Mexico.
They were to make Gray the benef-
ciary Of the policy, wait until Sanguin-
etto died, and then collect the $780,
900. But hitch arose. Richardson
remembered one day that mis- friend
Sanguinetto, was young man OF
middle age, whereas Mason was but
youngster of %. Why not, then. have
Gray take out the policy as Sanguin-
etto, making Mason the benenciary,'
and then collect in the usual way?
Gray Marked for Murder.
Gray was not overanxious TO make
his death possible source of profit to
Richardson and Mason, but he con-
sented to be Sanguinetto for the pur-
poses of the policy, and to own Mason
as David Sanguinetto, his son and
heir After various introductions the
policy was made out and the deal
closed-apparently What introduced
new element into it that Rich
ardson and his friend Mason had not
counted on was the fact that Harry
Bottome and couple of detectives
had been keeping In nightly touch
with Gray and incidentally had been
doing little work on the side, listen
ing TO conversations between Rich
ardson and Mason when Gray wasn't
around. 1t was in one of these con-
versations that Richardson geefully
remarked that Gray had been the euE-
lest thing imaginable In the Sanguin-
otto case. and added:
I'VE won't do thing to him when
we get him over the border"
Bottome and his men decided that
matters had gone far enough. They
laid their information before the dis
trict attorney OF Ell Paso county, and
warrants were issued for all three. in
Guiding Gray, for 1t was inexpedient
Just then to have an exposure of the
part which the detective
had played In the case. Gray, however,
was soon released, and the next step
was o charge filed in the City Of Chi
huahua accusing Richardson and Ma
son OF the murders of Mitchell and
Devers. In the preliminary hearing
DR.. Harle was called as a witness, and
testified that Mitchell did die OF strych-
nine poisoning instead of spinal men
nights, but that Richardson had told
! him that the case was one Of sui
eide, and wanted to have things hushed
up. Devers, Harle still declared, died
i OF dysentery. Harle said that he had
! been called in to attend him by a half
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-05-19

issued on the life of this unfortunate
brother-in-law as security for some
money he Gray mad advanced. he
might contemplate with more equa-
nimity his relatives approaching end.
Richardson thought he could fix It.
and the brother-in-law was sent for
from st. Louis.
Now. the convenient Drother-in-law
was about as much relative CT Gray's
as Gray was himself a lumber mer-
chant, but he was indeed suffering from
consumption and diabetes and was so
Ill when Richardson wrote his $4,000
policy that he had to be propped up
In bed In order to sign It. Richardson
announced that he had bribed couple
OF doctors to sign the physical exam
ination papers, and the sick brother
in-law was shipped back to st. Louis,
whence he went out to Arizona a year
later to die.
Dallas Made Headquarters.
Greatly did Gray admire the skilled
manipulation of the brother-in-law
case by his friend Richardson. So
when the latter suggested that there
was plenty of easy money to be made
by similar undertakings down in the
border country where people are not
watched too carefully, Gray fell in
with the game at once. and the two
went back to Dallas, where Gray's
Lumber Office became shortly their
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-05-19

brother OF Devers. william Meredith.
Harle was not cross-examined. and he
left the stand thinking he had got
away with the goods" 81.
Confession from Harle.
At this point Bottome from Ell Paso
telegraphed Harle that he was COM
ing to Chihuahua and wanted to see
him. Harle thereupon started for Ell
Paso, and Bottome, when he was we'll
on his way to the Mexican town. got
wire on his train that he would
pass the train on which Harle was
travelling In mid-route. Bottome left
his train at convenient station and
boarded the other. Then. as he did
not know Harle. he sent porter
through the Car with Western Union
telegraph envelope addressed to the
doctor, and Harle tumbled into the
trap. Bottome and detective led
Harle into the smoking compartment
and started quizz of the third de-
gree" order that wound up that night
with 50-page confession duplicating
telling enough Of the circumstances OF
Harry Mitchell's death to indicate
how his suicide" had been arranged
Harle said that pevers had beer
brought from Chihuahua from Eel PasC
by Richardson in December of 1901
and that Richardson had said that HI
had explained to Devers that Dever!
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-05-19

Chihuahua, Mexico.--Through skeiE
Of plot and counter plot, that, IL
evolved by writer of fiction, would
have been considered extravagant, the
story runs of the crime of the three
men. Hu-lbert, Mitchell and Harle,
now under sentence of death here.
The crime for which these three
men are to die is murder, an incident
of their series of carefully planned life
insurance swindles.
The particular company victimized
is one of the greatest in the world, and
only carelessness on the part of the
plOtters, resulting from over-confi-
dence, saved 1t from heavy loss.
Practically in its entirety the affair
is as follows:
Commenced in 1909.
1t was in the spring of 1902 that a
life insurance company was called
upon to pay two death claims in Chi
huahua, the first on the life of Harry
M. Mitchell for $4,000 under a policy
assigned to his sister, Helen Richard
son, and the second OH the life of
James Devers for $4,000 under pol
icy of which one Willis Meredith was
the beneficiary. Mitchell had died
on February IL Of that year, and
Devers on March %, and the agent in
both cases had been c, T. Richardson,
who had formerly been in the employ
Of the company at Chihuahua, but was
now living In Dallas, Tex.
Now, life insurance agents in Chi
huahua, Mexico, even those who sub
sequently move to a town like Dallas,
do not, as rule, support private
teams, nor drive out in style with
negro coachman and footman or two.
All these things were included in
Richardson's establishment in Dallas,
TO the great amazement of repre-
sentative of the life insurance COM
pany, who went down from the Ell
Paso Office, where the check for the
Devers policy had been forwarded, to
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-05-19
agent for the life insurance company

agent for the life insurance company
in the territory.
Gray's Entry Into the Game.
1t was at this stage OF the case that
there came to Dallas, where the Rich.
ardsons were living in style, a pre-
possessing citizen named w. ]. Gray,
a dealer in lumber lands, who opened
an Office of some size and took house
In the best part Of the town. The
Richardson's happened to be In Hot
Springs, Ark, at the time. and so
Gray, the lumberman, who wasn't In
any hurryto get his Dallas affairs NOV
ing anyway, took trip over to the
Arkansas resort and registered at the
same hotel with the former life in
surance agent, his wife and child.
The two got acquainted and became
famous friends. Then one day Rich
ardson proposed that he should insure
Gray's life. Gray demurred, but he
recalled that his wife had brother
who was III with consumption, dia-
betes. and several other troubles. and
1t occurred to him that II there were
any way In which policy might b
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-05-19
The Favorite Route East.

Passengers from Chicago to TT. Wayne,
Cleveland, Erie, Buffalo, New York City,
Boston and all points east, will find it to
their interest by selecting for their jour
ney the NICKEL PLATE ROAD from
Chicago. Three through trains are run daily
with Modern Day Coaches and Luxurious
Pullman Sleeping Cars to New York City,
also through Sleeping Car Service to Dos.
ton and intermediate points. Rates always
the lowest and no excess fares are charged
on any train for any part of the trip. The
NICKEL PLATE ROAD Dining Service is
right up-to-date. Individual Club Meals
are served at prices ranging from IS cents
to $l00; also meals a la carte. All trains
leave Chicago from the La Sale st. Sta.
ton. For full information address j. Y
Callahan, General Agent, ll3 Adams St.,
Chicago, ILL.,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-05-19
Hl5NXzN,C M7LNIZL

look into the matter. These things
were reported to the home Office, and
under the direction OF Second Vice
President Kingsley, Harry II. Bottome,
lawyer OF New York, and a detective,
who may remain nameless, got busy
on the case.
1t was discovered that Devers had
been in Chihuahua a few weeks before
his death, and that nothing was known
about him except that he was hard
drinker and OF type OF social out
cast common enough In that territory.
This strengthened theory that the
very possession Of a $4,000 policy by
such man required some further
explanation, let alone possible suspi-
cious circumstances attending his
death. So the investigators turned to
the payment OF the Dcvers policy at
the Ell Paso Office, after the company
had unsuccessfully tried to have the
check sent from New York intercepted
First Evidence Secured. !,
II appeared that the check had been
forwarded from the n Paso once to
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-05-19
TRUE SOUTHERN cHIvALRY
kentucky Colonel Didn't Apologize,
But He Came Very Near
Doing It.

Many stories have been told of south.
ern chivalry, but the palm apears TO 20
to a story told by former governor OF
Kentucky while visiting Philadelphia re
Gently.
According to the narrator, a genuine
Kentucky colonel boarded street car
which was very crowded, and somehow
he stepped on the foot Of very pretty
woman. Of course, the woman expected
the colonel to apologize, just os did
everybody else who heard her give a
mouselike squeal when the colonePs foot
came down.
And she looked as though she expected
an apology, but the colonel, divining her
thought, dotted his hat and said: .'No,
madam, I'm not going to apologize. When
the good Lord was SO gracious as to
make women so beautiful and charming
and with such wonderfully small feet
that man has to tramp on them 70 find
them. then don't think that an apol-
ogy-"
The compliment was too graceful for
the woman to resist, and all that fol-
bowed was smiling acknowledgment of
the colonel's gallant speech.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-05-19

and she Is often the bread-winner OF
the family. Whether she is sick or
well, whether II rains or shines, she
must get to her place OF employment.
perform the duties exacted OF her
smile and be agreeable.
Among this class the symptoms OF
female diseases are early manifest by
weak and aching backs. pain In the
lower limbs and lower part OF the
stomach. In consequence of frequent
wetting of the feet, periods become
painful and irregular, and frequently
there are faint and dizzy spells, with
loss Of appetite, until life is burden.
All these symptoms point to de-
rangement Of the female organism
which can be easily and promptly
cured by Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegets-
BILE Compound.
Miss Abby +. Barrows, Jacksonville.
Athens Co., Ohio, tells what this great
medicine did for her. She writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham -
81 feel It my duty to tell you the good
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and Blood Purifier have done for me. Before
I took them was very nervous, had duli
headaches, pains in back, and periods were
irregular, had been to several doctors, and
they did me no good.
"Your medicine has made me well and
strong. / can do most my kind OF work
without complaint, and my periods are all
right. !, ,..... ,..,.. a., .v.r -.
and know It is all due to your remedies. l
recommend your advice and medicine to AL
who suffer-"
1t is to such girls that Mrs. Pink
ham holds out a helping hand and ex-
tends cordial invitation to correspond
with her. She is daughter-in-law OF
Lydia e. Pinkham and for twenty five
years has been advising sick women
free of charge. Her long record Of
success In treating woman's Ills makes
her letters of advice of untold value to
every ailing working girl. Address,
Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-05-19

A personally conducted party In special
train Of Pullman sleepers will leave Chicago,
Detroit, Toronto, Niagara Falls, st. Law,
renee River,s Thousand Islands, Montreal,
Ottawa, Quebec, White Mountains, Port
land, Me, Old Orchard, Portsmouth, Plym-
outh, Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Washington. For complete
itinerary with rates and other details adj
dress A. G.. Shaw, Gen. Agent, Canadian
Pacific Railway, Chicago. III.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-05-19

A good many modern novels would be
OF more lasting value if their authors
only devoted more time to thinking what
to say instead of how to say it.-Boston
Globe.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-05-19
Can't Hold On.

"Are you fond of yachting, Miss Cray"
"Oh, yes! At the very thought of the
inspiring breeze, the straining sail, the
rushing water, | can hardly contain my
sell"
''Y-yes--that's the way it affects me-"
Cleveland Leader.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-05-19

Some men make such a big fuss about
planning for big things that they over,
look the necessity of attending TO the
little details. (.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-05-19

Complexion bad? Tongue coated? Liver
deranged? Take Garfield Tea.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-05-19

There is no more insufferablc bore than
the man. who has so much common sense
that he has no magination.-Judgc.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-05-19

Genius is seldom bothered with book
kceping.-Life.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-05-19

You always Get full value in Lewis Sin
gle Binder straight SC cigar. Your dealer
or Lewis Factory, Peoria, Ill.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-05-19
CORDIAL INVITATION
ADpREssEDTowoRkIHG GIRLS
Miss Barrows Tells How Mrs. Pink
hams Advice Helps Working Girls

Girls who work
are particularly
susceptible to fe-
m q ! Q disorders.
especially those
who are obliged
to stand on their
feet from morn
ing until night In
stores or facto-
ries.
Day in and day
out the girl tolls.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-06-23
Personals

Claud settlemier left yesterday fol-
visit in Portland.
Miss Barbara Durbin went 20 Port,
land yesterday afternoon.
Attorney S. T. Richardson left for
Portland on the morning train.
Professor E. T. Marlatte left this
morning for a visit in Portland.
Mrs. E. A. Pierce, of Portland, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. f. Z. Slater.
Ex-Governor Moody was among the
Portland-bound passengers this morn
ing.
l.. NJ. Baker left yesterday for So
journ in the Baker City mining dis
trict.
DR.. Calbreath, superintendent Of the
asylum for the insane, is in Portland
today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hnghes left yes
terday for a visit with Portland
friends.
Mrs. W. n. Gatens and little daugh'
ter are in Portland visiting relatives
and friends.
Antonio Noltner, the Nestor OF Ore
eon journalism, came up from Portland
this morning.
f. 8. Mcdaniel, the Newspaper CORE
spondent, went TO Portland on business
matters today.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred d. Thielsen re-
turned last evening from their honey
moon trip TO California.
Senator Fulton writes that be viii be
in Oregon about July lst, and will go
directly to his home at Astoria.
Miss Edna Mcfarland retur-ed
home last evening from WOOdburn,
where she has been visiting friends.
Mrs. J. p. Rogers and daughter,
returned yesterday afternoon
from a visit with relatives in Eugene.
f. NJ. NAught, who has been here on
business interests for several days, re
.urned TO Oregon City this morning.
Walter Lyon, the publisher and edi'
.or of the West Side Enterprise, came
lown from Independence yesterday.
Hon. David Meculy enjoyed vasst
yesterday from Hon. 8. R. Scott, 70
peeted pioneer, who lives at Harris
,urg.
Mr.. and Mra c. @. cuney returned
ast evening from Grants Pass, where
hey attended the G. A. X. eneamP-
nsnt.
Mr. and Mrs. r. p. MOrtensOn and
title daughter. Alice. left last Night