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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-01-25
MAJOR NURPHY'S TRIAL PRO-
CROSSING SLOWLY AT FARGO
The Case W Probably Last t Another estg Evidence Brought OuIh
nam Nov on the StandSe Seems to Have Made out Good Pfa
Fade Case Against the Major Who is Doing us Best to Explain

the whole set of transactions
shown fully. This subject be-
came later the occasion Of a tiff
between Judge Lauder and Mr..
Townsend, Judge Lauder objec-
ting4to adetail and stating that
the whole matter had no rightful
place before the jury, but they
had opened the door, and Mr..
Townsend replying, eyes, you
opened tho door when the knob
was three quarters turned"
The state put VIM. Crowder,
road overseer OF Ross township
in 1904, on the stand, and he
testified that a receipt purport-
ing to be signed by him, and on
which the charge OF forgery. is
based, was never signed by him,
and that he knew nothing about
it until he found it in the county
treasurer's office last February.
Murphy subsequently, paid him
the full amount OF the receipt.
He stated that he had never met
Murphy until November, 1904,
some three months after the re-
ceiwt was signed.
On cross examination the de-
tense failed to confuse the witness
to any considerable extert. but
succeeded in obtaining from him
the admission that at a later
date, when Murphy paid him a
few dollars extra, he did notcon-
fine himself quite to the truth in
his STATEMENTS to the Major.
This extra money given by Muir
ply to Crowder has been made a
prominent point III the case,
Crowder claiming that Murphy
tried to buy him off from prose-
cutting, and Murphy claiming
that Crowder attempted to black
mail him. 1t was shown that
Crowder kept Sc given him at
one time for expenses, as he said,
OF his trip to Minot to get the
matter settled, and handed over
the other $4,000 given himlater,
at about the time the prosecu-
tion was commenced, to the
states attorney. The $40 was
produced in courtand introduced
as evidence.
Similar deals in Manitou, Car
ter aud St. Carl townships were
introduced in evidence by the
prosecution, the principal wit
nesses being Harry Hardy Of
Manitou township, VIM. Dick
mann of Carter, and Nels Saug-
stad OF St. Carl.
In the Manitou case Hardy
testified that he did not sign the
receipt and had known nothing
|
about it, while in the other two
cases the testimony was that the
receipts had been signed by the
overseers, and the amount sub
sequently raised. In the Carter
case, the receipt was said to have
been originally filled outin pencil
by the Major, who then, accord
| ing to Dickmann's testimony,
gave him a fountain pen with
which he signed. Dickmann's
testimony was in part corrobo-
rated by the liveryman who drove
Murphy out.
/ When the state rested it was
generally conceded that they had
made out a strong prima facie
case, which looked bad for the
Major unless he could present
some satisfactory explanation.
This he has been endeavoring to
do this week. Some think he
has succeeded. or has at least
raised u reasonable doubt, while
Others assert that his explana.
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tions are far-fetched and have
not stood the test Of cross ex-
animation.
The defense sprung a surprise
on the prosecution by admitting
that Crowder and Hardy had
not signed the receipts to which
their names were appended. The
Major says that both were per.
fectly straight deals, and that lie
had implied authority from both
men to sign their names, in or
der to get the money for pay
ment from the railroad. He
claimed to have met Crowder at
Ross and made a deal with him
for this in August, 1904, shortly
before the receipt was signed.
Crowder had testified that he
never met Murphy till November,
when he was in the court house
and NJ. S. Williams took him
down to Murphy's office and in
troduced them. Williams de-
MED this on the stand, and Il. II.
McAneny of Ross, testified that
he had pointed out Crowder to
Murphy in Ross at the time
claimed by Murphy. McAneny
was subjected to a severe cross
examination but was not sub
stantially confused. Major Muir
ply denied emphatically that
any amounts had been raised in
the other receipts.
Murphy made a clear and ex-
cellent witness on direct examia-
ton. The most interesting part
OF the case SO far came when his
cross examina ton began Mon
day afternoon. At the time Of
writing Wednesday noon he
has been under a fire of cross ex-
animation for two steady days,
and has been subjected to an
ordeal intensely trying to any
man. innocent or guilty. He
often objects to answering a
question briefly, and demands to
be allowed to give his explana-
tion, which is sometimes allowed
land sometimes not. The cross
examination by Mr.. Townsend
has been very vigorous, and the
Majors answers have been
equally so. On one occasion he
characterized a statement of Mr..
Townsend as San insinuating
lie.'
He has shown no sign what.
ever OF breaking down, but some
think that in the course of his
explanations he has beenled into
some very damaging admissions.
/ 1t is generally agreed by specta-
tors, as a result OF the cross ex-
ANIMATION, that whether or not
Murphy's intentions in signing
the receipts were honest, his au-
thority for doing so was very
doubtful, and with this as a
basis the state is trying to show
that the signatures were purpose
ly made in an artificial hand, and
that various transactions in con-
nection with the road receipts OF
that year were shady, in order
to establish Murphy fraudulent
intent. AS the examination is
still in progress and it is not
known what further facts will be
brought out by the state and the
defense, our correspondent isnot
in position to express an opin-
ION at this time as to their ulti-
mate success III this, except to
say that they seem tohave made
out a prima facie case, which it
is up to Murphy to explain.
I The trial will probably last all
this week and a good part or all
of next. The testimony is very
voluminous, and even a moder.
ately full report OF 1t would take
up the whole OF this newspaper.
The above is a brief summary
which our correspondent has
tried to make fair to both sides.
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Special to the independent.

. Special to the independent. ~ 4
) Fargo, n. D., Jan. "a, 1906.
The trial Of Major Murphy at
! Fargo before Judge Pollock Tor
. forgery in the third degree, in
passing certain road tax receipts.
! alleged to be bogus, began on
} Monday, January Is, and is in
! full swing The case is 'comp'r
: Gated and the cross examination
Z OF witnesses on both sides are
s ! very lengthy. Objections are
frequently interposed, especially
: by the defense, which is fighting
4 every technicality stubbornly.
The state is represented by
!. States Attorney McGee, his for
, mer assistant John E. Greene,
: and 3. D. Townsend, assistant
United States district attorney,
and the defense by Judge Lauder,
Judge Palda, States Attorney
? Barrett Of Cass county. and the
latter's partner, Mr.. Richardson,
j formerly Of Kenmare.
A jury was secured the hrst
} day, and the taking OF evidence
began january Is. The state
: closed it's direct case Friday
, noon. and in the afternoon Judge
!. Lauder made his opening state
= ment for the defense to the jury.
!. taking some three quarters plan
: hour in SO doing. This Was a
mastery speech and undoubtedly
j created an impression in favorof
: the defendant, although it was
criticized as being in effect an
:. argument in the merits, improp-
s er at that stage Of the case.
The state did not raise ob!ec-
tions to this until the end, when
( Judge Lauder admitted that per-
, haps he had gone beyond the
, bounds OF an opening statement
4 and closed promptly. Courtthen
adjourned until Monday morn
i inc. as there was a Seventh DAY
j Adventist on the jury.
2 At the beginning OF the trial.
. after the jury had been secured,
: the first day was taken up
! chiefly in arguing and disposing
Of objections to evidence. The
: Jury was excused a large part OF
; the day, while the attorneys
d argued and the court ruled. The
defense first objected that the
road tax levy had not been
sufficiently proved, and intimat-
ed that there had actually been
5 no proper levy. This objection
s was oyerruled, and matters pro-
eE4g i, E.,
: ceeded once more till the point
was reached where. after intro
:. ducing testimony on the par
ticular receipt i'll question. the
!. state attempted to introduce
2 testimony as to other similar
receipts for taxes from the Great
= Northern and 500 railways, no
2 deals similar to the one in ques-
tion and at about the same time,
in order to show the fraudulent
= intent OF the defendant. This
= was strenuously opposed by the
defense. Judge Pollock ruled in
favor OF admitting testimony in
regard to receipts for Great
Northern ROAD taxes. and re-
served until later a ruling on the
500 receipts, the information in.
yolying a Great Northernreceipt.
When he was tinallv about to
rule on this point, the defense
withdrew all its objections on
this score and expressed it's de.
sire that anything bearing on
the point should go freely to tn!
Jury, intimating that it had
nothing to be afraid of in having
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A Harvey man is SO mean that
he stole his motheyinlaw's set Of
false teeth to KEEP her from eat
ing too much.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-12-11
what water Dld.

A certain liquor dealer, hard head
ed old Scot, grew rich in the trade.
After he had grown rich the old man
built himself fine house. limestone
mansion on the hill, with a park
around it, with conservatives, stables
and outbuildlngs-ln a word, palace.
One day the old Scot rode IN the omni-
bus past his fine house. A temperance
man pointed up at the grand edifice
and said. with sneer, ut was the
whisky built that, wasn't it," INA, ma,
man; the water the Scot answered.
London Mall.
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TurIx. ana nIeer.chaum.

According to the best authorities
upon the subject. the idea of using
white tale In the manufacture of pipes
is Of comparatively recent date com
pared with the age of the habit of
smoking, and what Is still more curious
is the fact that in the oriental coun-
tries which produce white tale, OF
meerschaum. as 1t is called, and where
the use of tobacco forms part of the
education of the faIthfLfl the people
never dream Of making this substance
into pipes. They make bowls an
goblets of 1t. but no pipes. 1t may b
that the long ptpestems which allo
the smoke to cool and lose its acridft,
before reaching the mouth leave til
oriental smoker quite Indifferent in re
gard to the quality of the bowl. At
all events, one never sees Turk with
u meerschaum pipe.
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Enormou. LIftInE Power.

The sheIIess Ilmpet pulls 1884 times
Its own weight when In the air and
about double when measured in the
water. Fleas pull 1893 times their
own dead weight The Mediterranean
cookie, Venus verrucosa, can exert a
pulling power equal to 2,O71 times the
weight of its own body. So great Is
the power possessed by the oyster that
70 open It force equal to 1898 times
the weight OF Its sheIless body Is re-
qulred. II the human being possessed
strength as great In proportion as that
of these shellhEh the average man
would be able to lift the enormous
weight OF 2.9760oO pounds, pulling In
the same degree as the limpet. And
if the man pulled In the same proper
tlonate degree as the cookie he would
sustain a weight Of no less than 3,1O6,-
500 pounds.
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me Retel Nut.
can.

Chewing the beteI nut in Siam. be
ing common habit. at every little dis
lance as you go through the bazaar Of
Bangkok may be seen petty merchants
busy making and selling the prepara-
ton SO universally musticated- The
leaves in which the prepared mixture
is wrapped are from a vine known as
the chavIca beteI. The nut is from
the africa betel palm, which reaches a
height of about sixty feet, whose
branches bear several large lunches of
nuts which harden and redden as they
rIpen and which resemble somewhat
the punches of fruit on the date bear
ing palm. The dealers cut up their
green leaves into the proper .trianEu-
lar form, crack the nuts and with
wooden spatulns work the tumeric
stained juice into paste. 1t is anus
ing to see how skillfully they form the
pieces of green leaf into pointed. cone
shaped cups, into each one of which
they place portion. of the ingredients
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THE ElRsI sPEcTAcLEs.


They Were made In Italy In the
ThIrteenth century.
Spectacles were invented late in the
thirteenth century. The use OF glass
to aid the sight of detective eyes Is,
however, much older. Nero looked
through a concave glass In watching
the gIadiatoriaI games, and many other
historical men of his day were depend
ent on similar devices for lengthening
their sight
TIL the latter part Of the thirteenth
century only the single glass was in
use. In 1890 the double glass was In
vented, and in the fourteenth century
spectacles were used quite frequently
by the very wealthy and high born, al
though they were still so scarce that
they were bequeathed in VIII with all
the elaborate care that marked the dis
position of feudal estate. The first
spectacIes were made In Italy
Somewhat later the manufacture OF
cheaper glasses sprang up IN Holland,
and it spread late in the fourteenth
century to Germany. Nuremberg and
RathenoW acquired fame for their
glasses between 1890 and 1900.
For many years glasses were used
only as a means of aiding bad eyes, UNI
til the fashion of wearing merely for
the sake Of wearing them sprang mp in
Spain. It spread rapidly to the rest Of
the continent and brought about the
transformation of the old thirteenth
century spectacles into eyeglasses and
eventually into the monocle.
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single button. In their most decreptt
iays they must neither be rolled into
4 ban nor squeezed into a shapeIess
wad. and be sure to give sufficiently
nrge size, for not only does glove
hat is too small dIsdgure the hand,
out It's period Of usefulness is certain
10 be brief.
A net veil that has the misfortune to
get caught out OF doors In a storm Is
aot necessarily a ruined veil for by
carefully detaching it from the hat, in
order not to tear the mesh, and then
pInning It over a pillow the Impromp-
III bath viii sometimes prove rather a
blessing than otherwise. and the orig
nal stiffness will be renewed.
Chiffon wells stand considerable rough
Usage, and the black ones VIII some
Zines survive season of almost con-
tinuous wear IL only they are not fold
sd over when damp.-New York Amer
can.
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Mi-cuIous Cure-

The following statement by n. NJ.
Adams and wife. Henrietta, Pa, win
interest parents and others: "a
miraculous cure has taken place in
our home. Our child had eczema 5
years and was pronounced fncurable,
When we read about Electric Bitters,
and concluded to try it. Before the
second bottle was all taken We MOTTO
ed change for the better. and at
ter taking z bottles he was COM
pIetely cured" It's the up-to-date
blood medicine and body building
tonic. Guaranteed SOC and 800
at F. G. BANDS drug store.
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Two Poor ones.

During one of Edwin Forests en-
gagements IN Boston poor artist call
ed several times to see the great actor
he brought a picture which he had
painted He finally left 1t with note
stating that he was IN needy circum-
stances. Forrest read the note and
took the wrapping from the picture. 1t
proved to be a painting of himself as
Spartacus. Forrest gnzed upon It a
moment and then calculated TO the
clerk: Give him $40, II he Is as poor
as his picture, he must be on the point
of starvation .
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has In the short space of time since
then figured in several celebrated
cases. Perhaps the best known of
these was the case of Mrs. Antoinette
Tolla, murderess, OF Kingsland, n J.,
whom she saved from the gallows. On
March 8, 1905, three days before Mrs.
ToIla was to hang, Mrs. QuackenDos,
after an untiring weeks effort, In
duced the board OF pardons of New Jer-
Sey to commute this death penalty to
seven and a half years. imprisonment.
Mrs. Quackenbos has devoted her at
tention chiefly to the philanthrOpic side
Of the law, having been first Connected
with the Legal Aid society and later
with the Peoples Law drm, concern
interested in the securing Of legal
rights for the unfortunate. Because of
her humane and unsel6sh work there
are many among the unfortunate poor
who have cause to remember Mrs.
Quackenbos with great gratitude for
the generous services she has rendered
both as attorney and as friend.-Eew
York World
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ouHcEsanveF.

Quicksilver is found in veins OF
rocks, IKE gold. silver and other met
ais. Sometimes the tiny globuIes Of
the mercury appear In the interstices
of the rock, but usually It Is found in
the form OF cInnabar, a chemical com
pound containing 1873 per cent of sui
phur and 1862 per cent mercury. When
pure and reduced to powder it is Z
bright red color.
The principal uses OF quicksilver are
for removing free gold and silver in
placer and quartz mining, for manu-
featuring vermIIlion paints and dyes,
for backing mirrors, for making Their
mometers and many other scientific In
struments. 60.
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rrnntmont "a cIntha..

A bit of real lace often will CON
tribute greatly to the style OF frock
and It Is an excellent plan TO rip any
lace trimming from garments before
they are thrown aside.
No matter how badly solled, every
scrap OF lace is worth saving. And
this applies to the initiation as well as
10 the real, for II there Is only sum
eient to trim a stock collar 1t may be
used for that purpose very convenient
y and effectively on some future coca
SION. and rs lace does not occupy a
Sat deal of space and Is not so popu-
8Gt with moths as are many other ma
tertals 1t may be easily preserved.
You ought to save all the pieces OF
velvet, II thoy are not hopelessly solled,
always remembering. however. to brush
thsm thoroughly first and then roll
diem around a cylinder.
This saue treatment should be nc
corded to ribbons, silks or satin as
well, for if they are worth keeping at
All they are worth keeping In good con-
Hilton.
Eternal vigilance Is the only saliva
don OF gloves. Never wear pair that
has eyep the smallest tear or Jacks
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MRS. MARY ouAcKENsos.

she Il = special Assistant United
SrRt1-DiEtrEst Attorney
MIS-. Mary Grace ouackenbos, one
Of New FORKS best known woman
,lawyers, holds the responsible position
of special assistant United States dis
triet attorney, to which she was APP
pointed by Henry T. Stimson. United
States district attorney.
Mrs. ouaekenbos Is the first woman
who has attained 50 important a posi-
don IN the legal profession. Her en-
erRy and thoroughness In investigating
peonage cases in the lumber and tur-
pentine camps Of the south, which had
come to her notice as representative
of the Peoples Law firm. brought to
her the recognition OF the United States
district attorney.
Mrs. Quackenbos' rise in the pro-
Gession of law has been remarkable
Admitted to the bar In July, 1904, she
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oll rrrddIr- GIFTS rhat Have Been
Received p,- ccle1rltica-
C-e.e1rtes are offe1 The Recipients oi
QUAINT presents For nste1ee. IN che
irllrt q Ineel FIclQrll te l4rqI
of E all west Fs1491ll Sorers
hIte. 4shine = bow ~ L17altl.
a. lure non the 20.
eoIE lu INN lll3. eliea Z he tses7'in
fefeIlce ne gift
pte store Buck
II Inn palace. lere No4ld IN
"a Ill5telIly haze 6olInd ~ - the
t555l bic Ii.id not ii donors lEialed
rs exhibit 4 as IN a6I5ertise nlent
IEiieir fsduest yi.is Granted. but lfter
4 had been exhibits and the matters
would lhl5Is Il
r-frsufGed that Ol7 ing 10 the altareds con-
dftions she could not accept It - 4
gift
An equally homely gift yEls made TO
the late King Charles OF v Erftenb1rg
On the m0Ent1s oe MS lllrri e To-
Princes 0lGR OF Russia. a peasant
woman sent him q pair q tFoIlsers Is
her own design, with d note exp 5tns
the hope that they might 1e fouqdta a.
better cut and ut than those Whicif she
had -Itst hll6 the honor of seeing his
majesty wear ~ - n 81 = 80 ~ +
The italian singer. SlRnor Mario, In
spfred hopeless 'plIssion In the hearts
OF so many women that At the time OF
his Wedding some Of this affection
found expression n various strange
gifts. One was IN the shape. Of 4
cushion stuhed with tresses ron the
heads of many OF his hopeless ddmirs
ers. Another was from lady in Mu-
mich who had had one Of her teeth set
In 4 scarfpin surrounded with pearls
and emeralds. In an accompanying
note she expressed the hope that by
sometimes wearing the gift he might
be reminded OF his unknown worship
York Herald es =
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The EIrrt snnnhire.

There is an Indian legend that Brah-
ma, the creator. once committed a sin
that he might know the torrents of
remorse and thus be able to sympa-
he had committed it he began repeat
Ing the mantras, or prayers of purth-
cation, and In his grief dropped on the
earth a tear, the hottest that ever fell
from an eye, and from It was formed
the FIRST sapphire.
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Empire National
Bank will be held at Its banking
house January 9Th, 1907. at 1
o'clock p. M, for the election Of di-
rectors for the ensuing year, and
any other business that may proper
ly come before them.
E. B. DEIsoN.
Cashier
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PIentH of AIderneI MI Nov1.

The Attorney Dairy 100 West
Main street, has a full and steady
supply of alderney milk and cream.
Many customers who were deprived
of this excellent milk and cream for
few days are invited to renew their
patronage. Hotels and restaurants
also supplied Fresh country eggs
and butter. only the best.
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NeM oure For 80.

j. b. waterman % t1lltertown.
O.. rural free delfyesyy 0rftes: my
daughter, amfcted Tor years with
epilepsy, was cured by DR.. Kings
New Life pills She has not had an
attack for over two year, Best
body cleanser and lie giving tonic
piIIs on earth. 25e at F. q. BANDS
drug store.
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SWEET MELODY FLOUR.
PubIic Speaker Interrupted.

Public speakers are frequently In
terrupted by people coughing. This
would not happen Il Foley's Honey
and Tar were taken, as It cures
coughs and colds and prevents pneu-
monia and consumption. The gem
uine contains no opiates and e IN a
yellow package. Sold by sturm 9
wilson
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DewItt's Kidney and Bladder
Pills quickly drive the potsons from
the system and thus afford relief. A
weeks treatment for 25c- Sold by
stone & Mercer.
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Doctor-Your throat afIeetion IS one
Of the rarest In the world and Is of
the deepest interest to the medical pro-
Eession- Patient Then remember, doc
tor, when you make out your bill that
I haven't charged anything for letting
You look down my throat
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SWEET MELODY FLOUR
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of The Merchants National
Bank of West Virginia at Clarks-
burg. for the election of seven di-
rectors. will be held at its banking
house Tuesday, January 8. 1907, al
10 O'Clock a. m.
s. R. HARRISON.
Cashier.