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Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1906-10-27
Wasted Sweetness.

Mature never makes anything In
vain, said the moralist-
Il suppose not" answered Col. Still
well of Kentucky. but it kinds OF puz-
rles me TO see handsome bed of mint
srowing in prohibition township =
Washington Star.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1906-10-27
Real Ecnno1nY,

.My wife is very economical" ]
-in what way
..wesl. she wears laced instead oi
huitoned shoes on account of the. saw
ing it enects in hsirpins- -"--Cleselsnd
Leader
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1906-10-27
ortelsssed.

staw insignificant il man
UbseF Natssfets wark We note.
s4ax 18Th lie Mighty esrthqu Ike duar
The fool that Focks the boat
IN. Z. SUN ..--zasssks=>
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1906-10-27

Continuation q Ia Defaierc Page.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-12-13
MAuMAM MADE CAR A SHAMELESS
SEIZED WITH A RECURRENCE OF
AN OLD INSANITY,
Elmer MeNeal, Miner, Lustfui for
Blood, snuffed Out One Mans Life
and Wounded Two Others.

Jackson, o., Dec. 10.--A terrible
shooting affair occurred on street
car Just outside of the city limits OF
Jackson, and as a result one is dead
two mortally injured and several have
more or less serious wounds.
The car, in charge of Conductor Ed
Cameron and Motorman Celum stiles
and filled with Sunday passengers go.
ing from Jackson TO Wellston, had
just passed beyond the city limits
when Elmer McNeal, a passenger, who
was seated near the middle of the
car with young lady friend, arose
and, without any provocation or warn.
ing began to shoot
The first shot struck Prof J. e
Kinnison, superintendent of the Jack.
son schools, in the right side.
One shot struck Harry l.. White. 25
and an employe of the d., 4. & |. car
shops. in the right eye. the ball pass
ing through his head. He died in.
stantly.
Another shot struck J. ID. BanAtta
formerly of Newark. o., in the right
side below the rib. the ball passing
through the body. He may die.
During the excitement Superintend-
ent Kinlson received two more gun
shot wounds, one in the finger and the
other in the wrist. but the plucky pro
fessor waited mis- time. closed in on
his man and then grappled him and
carried him to the front end of the
car. where. with the assistance Of Mo
torman Stiles, who felled the demon
with heavy iron crank, he was
thrown out of the window.
McNeal, accompanied by the young
lady. turned around to walk back to
Jackson. followed by one or two pas
sengers. They we're met by Police
man Joe Wagner and posse Of citi.
zens The desperado,, with revolver
in one hand and a razor in the other
kept up running fire with the Off
GERS and citizens until he fell In the
middle OF the street with two gunshot
wounds, one ball passing through his
head and the other lodging In the
thigh.
McNeal who Is a coal miner, living
at Wellston, is about 40 years Of age
and had, on two occasions. been an
inmate OF the Athens state hospital
for the insane. being sent from Scioto
county, but had been discharged from
that institution about five years ago.
II is said that he had been drinking
heavily the last few days and nc
doubt became suddenly demented II
is not thought he will survive more
than a few hours.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-12-13
ReFures IN STRONG LANGUAGE
storer's Charge That President Lob.
bied For ireland.

Washington, Dec. 10.-President
Roosevelt replied to the attack made
Upon him in the pamphlet issued re-
Gently by Bellamy Storer. Of Cincin'
natl. formerly ambassador to Austria
Hungary. In carefully prepared com
munication the secretary OF state he
undertakes to refute the charge made
BY Mr.. Storer that he had lent himself
to a scheme to have the pope elevate
Archbishop Ireland. OF st. Paul, to the
rank Of cardinal.
The president employs some charac
teristbc, vigorous language in his allu
sions to the former diplomat, the
words "dishonorable." "perfidy," and
untrue" appearing. He also questions
whether Mr.. Storer deserves to be
called q gentleman, since he made
public some private correspondence
Furthermore. In order. to make his
rebuke all the more poignant, he en-
phasises the fact that the Cincinnati
man was dismissed from the diplomat
ic service fer entangling the admins
tration In an ecclesiastical complica
ton.
The president admits, however, that
while governor OF New York, he spoke
to President Mckinley about Storers
plan to have the archbishop made q
prince Of the Catholic church.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-12-13
slAyIMG OF "BIlLy" BROWN
IS ATTRIBUTED TO CHESTER GIL.
LETTE BY THE JURY.
Found Guilty Of Murder In the First
Degree-Former Senator Mills to
Have Verdict Set Aside.

Herkimer, N. Y, Dec. 5.-Chester
Gillette, who has been on trial for his
life for the murder of Grace Brown in
Big Moose lake, was found guilty of
murder in the first degree This car
ries with it sentence to death in the
electric chair.
After an impartial charge by the
judge the case went to the jury. The
latter remained in session till late,
when knock on the door of the jury
room announced that verdict had been
reached The prisoner, pale and nerv-
Gus. was brought into court, and when
he faced the jurymen he scanned their
features eagerly. When the verdict
was announced he seemed to be on the
verge of collapsing, but in a moment
ne recovered his usual pose.
Former Senator Mills, Gillete's coun-
sci. before adjournment, announced
that he would move to have the yer.
lict set aside.
Every seat and every bit Of space
where standing room could be secured
in the courtroom remained filed dur
ing the five hours of the jury's de-
liberation. The buzz Of conversation
was continuous as people discussed
the phases of the case. Now and then
there was a stir as rumors spread that
a verdict had been reached and every
movement in the direction of the jury
room was watched with intense eager
ness.
~ Io Irnu the n a..
tention of a deputy. Immediately
there was hush of expectation
throughout the courtroom.
Instruct the court that the jury has
agreed" said Marshal Hatch, the fore
man, to the attendant.
(, Within Is minutes the prisoner
Judge, and all attendants we're brought
into the court. Every eye was fixed
on Gillette az he entered the room
accompanied by Under Sheriff klock
and the crimson flush that had remain.
ed on his cheeks all day during the
merclless speech Of the prosecutor
had faded into a deathly pallor. He
was chewing gum and his fingers
twitched nervously as he took chair
at his accustomed place.
Then the jury filed into the court
room and took seats on the opposite
side of the room to those occupied by
1t during the trial.
Gentlemen of the jury, have you
agreed upon a verdict?" asked Court
Clerk Burney, and then attention shift.
ed to the jury.
The spokesman was Marshall Hatch
and he said: 1--WE find the defendant
guilty of the crime charged in the In.
dctment."
AS. the words that were destined 10
send him to the death chair were spo-
ken there was not a sign of change in
the prisoner Not a quiver showed
that he had heard them. His features
were set and his face was colorless.
Leaning over a nearby table he
drew toward him bit of white paper
and, taking a pencil from his pocket,
wrote deliberately this message: "Fa-
ther. am convicted.-Chester"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-12-13
TORTURED THE PARALYTlC GIRL
AND THE THwARTED ROBBERS
BURNED HER TO DEATH.
Evidence Of a Fendish Crime is Re.
vealed in the Ashes Of an lso-
lated Farm House.

GAINESVILLE, o., Dec. IA helpless
own home, two miles from New Con-
cord, and there are evidences that she
was the victim OF one of the most
atrocious crimes ever committed in
Muskingum county
The decedent is Miss Sarah Wiley,
the invalid daughter of widowed mo.
ther, Mrs. Mary Wiley. who with her
son JLhn manages a large farm near
New Concord, the mother and the two
children living there alcne.
The farm is isolated to a certain ex.
tent the nearest nelghbor living almost
u mile away, and there are no houses
n sight of the Wiley home.
Mrs. Wiley has always been consid.
ed well-to-dJ. nd it has been the opin.
ION o. re ne So oorhood that her home
contained considerable wealth in the
form of valuable papers and money.
Mrs. Wiley and her son drove several
miles away from their home on a busi-
ness mission, leaving Miss Wiley alone
1T home She was a helpless paralyt-
C. unable to move about in the rooms.
rhey left her sitting In an invalid's
char.
Returning home late Mrs. Wiley and
ier son were Mortified to find the
greater portion of the house reduced
TO ashes. In the debris they found
he charred remains of Sarah Wiley.
The interior of the room In which
she was left was wholly destroyed,
but he position in which the charred
body was found indicates that she
had been brutally tortured and ma
liciously burned TO death by some un.
known person.
The theory Is that robbers entered
the home after discovering the alb
sence of the mother and son and loot
ed all the rooms In search of valuables.
II is further believed that they
sought by all manners of cruel means
10 compel the invalid girl TO disclose
the hiding place OF the supposed val
uables and money and that upon her
refusal or inability to satisfy them the
fiends set fire to the bed and other
inflammable articles In the room.
The family's coal oil can was found
just outside the door, empty, and 1t Is
surmised that the contents Of this can
were used TO start the blaze.
The girls body was found several
feet from the invalid chair. 1t Is not
known whether the burglars secured
any valuables. Mrs. Wiley Is uncom.
municaiive on this subject; besides,
the house having been burned, she Is
in doubt as TO what may have been
consumed in the flames.
None of the neighbors learned OF
the tragedy until John Wiley aroused
them from their sleep ana tO.d tnC..
what had occurred, The community
is greatly excited over the tragedy.
There Is no clew whatever to the prob.
able robbers. The empty oil can is
thus far the single bit of positive evi.
dence.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-12-13
LIKE A CRAZY QUILT
SAYS JUDGE oRosScUP OF
RooSEvELT'S MESSAGE.
JAP QUESTION NOT FOR PRESIDENT
Chicago Jurst Asserts Legislature
Alone Should Aet-Attacks Sim.
plifed Spelling.

Baltimore, Dec 6.-Judge Peter
Stenger Grosscup. of Chicago, is spend.
ing a few days in Baltimore, as the
guest of John NJ. Blankenship, super.
intendent OF the Merchants and Min.
ers' Transportation Co. When asked
for his opinion of the message of Pres
ident Roosevelt to congress, Judge
Grosscup replied:
ITS like crazy quilt II covers
almost every possible subject, and
many of them are hardly important
enough for presidents message It
seems to me- continued the judge.
with a laugh, that the question of
providing SCHOOLING galleries for school
children might safely have been left
to the school directors.
"The trouble with the message Is
that It is out of proportion. Little
things are placed side by side with
big ones, and all are treated from a
preaching attitude. The president
himself has no sense of proportion.
HE thinks everything under the
sun that interests him is important
enough TO be put in message to
congress. Understand me. | am not
saying anything which conveys the
least feeling against him. His great
power with the people is held by his
intense sincerity"
After reading what President Roose.
welt had to say on the Japanese Ques.
tion, Judge Grosscup said:
THAT is question for the legis.
lature. The national government has
no right to make a treaty that will in
terfere with the regulation Of schools
by state"
Judge Grosscups attention was call.
ed TO the claim of the Japanese that
under the treaty with the United
States their citizens are entitled to
the same treatment as those OF the
most favored nation" and that the
public school privilege therefore
should be theirs. He then said:
80 far as the treaty is concerned.
# is the old question of a contract
made with an agent. The agents
powers should be closely understood.
In this case the United States govern.
ment is only the agent, and In the
treaty or contract there should have
been a clause inserted preventing con.
flict with state laws over which the
government has no power.
Just what the president means
when he says he will use all the forces
of the United States. military and civil,
which he may lawfully employ in the
matter affecting the Japanese, do
not know.
ut is the old trouble with Roosevelt: /:
he recommends a thing in a general
way, but does not make clear the de-.
tails.
Has he used simple spelling in the
message? II is a monstrosity. Those
of MS who were educated in old and
rure English do not care for the new
way or arranging letters see the
supreme court has refused briefs
spelled In that way Their action
speaks for the bench"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-12-13
PiNkERToN MAN
Believes That Dona GiIman's Body Lay
Exposed For Two Nights.

Dayton, GA Pinkerton detective
who has been working quietly on the
case, and who still wishes to keep his
identity unknown, reports that he has
abandoned a presumably important
clew he followed In the attempt to fer
ret the Dona Gilman case, and that he
win now pursue different tactics. He
seems convinced that suspicion can
no longer point to certain direction
though when he started his investiga
ton he was confident he could unravel
the mystery
Neither the police nor the sherinf's
force developed any important clews
The Pinkerton man now believes that
Donn Gllman's body lay for two nights
exposed to the elements. and that her
death was the result Of brutal at
tack made by a criminal assailant.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-12-13
DESPE RATE NEGRO
Kills Two and Seriously Injuries -Four
Finally Lodged In Jail.

Greenville, Miss, Dec. S.-Felix Hol.
man. negro hailing from Arkansas,
shot and killed Celina Holman, a ne
gress, in Mrs. Pratt's boarding house
for negroes.
Officer II. A. Abercromlin. with b.
Coer, William Vaught and Enoch
Thompson, entered the boarding house
to arrest Holman.
The negro had two pistols and fred
upon the arresting party.
The first shot passed through Thomp-
sons breast, killing him.
Officer Abercromlin, the oldest po-
liceman on the local force, had his
right thigh shattered by a bullet from
the negro's revolver. He is seriously
injured. N. Walner. business man.
was struck In the leg by stray bullet
but Is only slightly hurt.
He was finally driven into a ware
house. and after threat was made to
burn him out OF his hiding place he
surrendered to Sheriff Crouch and was
lodged In jail.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-12-13
HALF.wIrTGD "NEwsY,"
eew.confesssd slayer Of Dons gilman,
Held For Murder.

Dayton, O.-David Curtis, "tin
bade" detective and newspaper ven
der, is under arrest charged with the
murder of Dona Gilman. Half-witted
and generally regarded as irresponsi
BILE, Curtis made a confession to Coro
ner Kline, County Detective Mcbride
and Detective Coleman, of the Pinker
ton agency.
The arrest resulted from a clew Civ
en- to the authorities several days ago
Curtis, who is known. as Baby Dave
among the newsboys, always imagined
he could run down the brutal slayer
of Miss Gilman, SO he confided to his
associates, and he was "guyed" and
"kidded." as the "newsies" remark
about the tragedy from the time the
first account appeared in the papers
II is the impression of those who have
known him for some years that his i'm
sgination RAM rampant, and that he
finally fancied he was the real slayer
OF the unfortunate girl.
However, the authorities are takinu
his confession In all seriousness. and
Coroner Kline stated that he was sat
isfled with the mans statement. Il
went with the detective and the pris
oner to the scene of the murder, and
though ! remained only short while
II looked to me, from what transpired
while I was there, that Curtis was go
ing through the pantomimic tragedy
with considerable accuracy. He show
ed us at what point he attacked the
girl. how he had choked her into 81
lence and then committed the assault
carrying the lifeless form across the
street and depositing II in the weeds
When asked whether any other clev
would be followed he replied that he
supposed not. Neither would the body
of Dona Gilman be disinterred in re
sponse to a request of the detective
agency, now that the supposed mur
derer is in the tolls.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-12-13
SHIP LOST; CAPTAIN FREEZES.
Another Vessel On Coast Only Saved
BY Being Beached.

Digby, n. s.. Dec. 5.-Death from
the icy cold on the western coast OF
Nova Scotia came to Capt. Berry after
his vessel. the three.masted schooner
Emma R. Harvey, had gone to pieces
and all but one of the crew had forced
their way through the breakers to
land One seaman was drowned
Capt Berry fell exhausted after
reaching shore and was frozen Ia
death. The remainder of the crew
found shelter.
Almost at the same time, and only
eight miles away the crew of the
three-masted schooner Rebecca W.
Huddell were passing through a terri.
BILE experience. but they saved their
vessel by beaching her.
The second mate of the Huddell was
severely frost.bitten. and the captain
and crew were exhausted by exposure.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-12-13
Taft Is President of Red Cross.

Washington. Dec. 5.-The American
National Red Cross, In anual session
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year; President, William II.
Taft, secretary of war; treasurer. Chas.
II. Keep. assistant secretary Of the
treasury counselor. j. B. McReynols,
assistant attorney general; secretary.
Charles l.. Mage; executive committee,
Robert Bacon, assistant secretary Of
state; Brig. Gen. r. M. O'Reilly. Med
ical Director ]. c. Wise. N. 8. N;
James r. Garfield and Miss Mabel r.
Boardman
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-12-13
SEPARATE SCHOOLS
LEGALITY FOR oRIENTALs TO BE
TESTED BY UNITED STATES.
SUPREME COURT THE TRIBUNAL
At Once On An Agreed
State OF Facts.

San Francisco, Dec. S.-Proceedings
TO be begun in the state supreme court
Dy United States Di 'trict Attorney
Devlin, having for their object the set
ling aside of the resolutions of the
board of education, which provides for
the segregation of the Japanese at
tending publish schools, will be based
on the following statement
1T is hereby agreed that the follow
ing facts are true:
THAT the United States entered in.
TO an agreement with the empire OF
Japan, which was concluded November
%, 1904. the ratification of which was
advised by tine senate with amend
ments February 5, 1895, and which
was ratified by the president of the
United states February Is, 1895; that
-atilications were exchanged March
a. 1895, and that the treaty was pro
claimed March n, 1895, which treaty
is now in full force and effect.
"On October IL, 1906, the board OF
education of San Francisco adopted
The following resolutions
Resolved, That in accordance with
Article 1, Section 1862, of the school
law of California, principals are here
by directed to send all Chinese, Japan
ese and Korean children to the Orien.
tai public school on and after october
10, 1906"
The document then states that the
separate schools should be established
ior Orientals, which Is conducted in
all respects as are other schools OF the
same grade. that Trustworthy and com
petent teachers are In charge. and that
the same educational privileges. rights
and advantages are offered the Orien.
tai children as are offered other chill.
dren. The legal questions presented for
determination are:
/. Whether said ordinance Of the
board of education and the statute ON
which 1t Is based is or are within It.
self, or within themselves, or In its use
or their operation, violations Of the
rights secured to the subj Its Of the
empire of japan by force and virtue
OF the treaty hereinabove referred to;
and whether said defendant has been
deprived Of the same educational
rights and privileges as the children
OF other foreign parentage
In said treaty, insofar as 1t relates
TO the subject of this controversy, II
II does so relate, Is valid.
The statement of facts presented To
Mr.. Devlin sets forth all the facts and
conditions leading up to the segre3a
tion of the Japanese and Is In the ma
ture of an ultimatum from the local
authorities who declare their inten.
tion Of enforcing It,
The statement was Immediately tele-
graphed TO Washington, where 1t is
expected that II will be considered by
Attorney General Moody. The com.
plant in the case is Japanese Of the
age of 10 years, who has been barred
IRON the Redding primary school.
The United States district attorney
stated his intention to submit the mat.
ter to the state supreme court. He
would assign no other reason for
choosing this court instead Of a fed.
eral court. other than an intimation
that he preferred to have the matter
decided by the judiciary OF the state
where II is In dispute.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-12-13
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
From. California. Dissatisfied. With
.Rooseveit's Japanese Ideas.

Washington. Dec. 5.-President
Roosevelt's discussion OF the San
Francisco school situation In the mes
sage was received with great dissatls
faction by the California delegation in
the house. The members of the delega.
tion from that state are unanimous In
their declaration that no treaty rights
have been violated In excluding Japan.
ese from public schools attended by
whites.
The suggestion In President Roose.
velt's message that naturalization be
extended to Japanese Is extremely dis
tasteful to the California delegation
In the house.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-12-13
WOMEN LEFT CHURCH
Looking Like "PIos WaIlowed In IT,
Said vlrden. and He's "Fired."

Marion. O.-Forced to retire as su
per!ntendent Of Bpworth NJ. e. churcl
Sunday-school, a position he held TO
Is years, ]. V. Virdea was succeede,
by John H. Balm. a republican politi
clan, who recently rsn for mayor.
Virden created sensation severa
weeks ago by publicly declaring tina
the delegates TO the state convention
OF the Ohio Womeu's Christian TEN
perance Union had left the churcl
looking ~ ~ An old SOW and her little
Of pigs had been wallowing under tn,
pews and In the aisles"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-12-13
VIII Stand Pat.

San Francisco. Dec. THE San
Francisco board OF education will
stand pat by its decision to confine
the Japanese school children to the
Oriental school. The sentiments Of
President Roosevelt, as expressed in
his message to congress will not af-
feet its position according to President
Altman OF the board.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-12-13
Thaw Trial Set for March.

New York, Dec. THE trial OF Har.
ry X. Thaw for the murder of Stan.
ford White. the architect, will not be-
gin until March or April Of next year,
unless District Attorney Jerome con.
sents to rearrange his court calendar.
This was the announcement made.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-12-13
Tokvo Is Pleased

Tokyo, Dec. G.-The clear, Arm and
determined attitude Of President
Roosevelt in his message in regard to
the San Francisco and anti-Japanese
question is praised. II is felt that
however much the San Francisco au
thorities may be affected by local sen.
timent they can only yield to the moral
weight which President Roosevelt 8
message carries.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-12-13
win H.ve to Drive Priests Out.

Paris. Dec. 10.-France seems to
face an alarming religious crisis. The
reports of the pope's 11th-hour rejec
tion Of the governments final proffer
under which Catholic worship could be
continued under the common law,
turns out to be only too true. and the
deadlock now ID apparently complete
According to the holy fathers orders
the parish priests must remain In their
churches until driven out by violence