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Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1906-07-06
La peine capital

Sill faut sen tenir encore q la
peine capitale pour garder dams le
rang ceux qui tuent. ne seralt.il
pas q propos d'a]outer lie meilleur
moyen connu pour prendre la vie
de son semblable.
Les Etats ct gouvernements se
doivent q eux-memes d '6carter tout
ce quill va de plus horrible dams
la mort, ct de la donner le plus
doucement possible. IL L'homme qui
est tue par la loi nest pas dams le
meme 6tat dame que phomme qui
recoit la mort dams une bagarre,
sous le coup de la fureur ou de
lexcitation, le moment pour lui
est ST terrible que plusieurs ne peu-
vent SO reudre au lieu du supplice
On a Gu recours q une foule de
moyens pour tuer. En- Chine on
tranche la tete. Dams d d'autres pays.
on pend. Dams ceftains Etats de
PUnion on accrocha IN HON me q
un mur et-six ballesI Cest une des
meilleures manlAres de disposer
dun criminel. II ny a pas q Get ap-
parat ces instruments encombrants
de la mort, qul la rendent plus cru
ellie encore qu'elle ne Fest.
En- France, on fait ..bien tout ce
qu'on fait, on a adopt6 la guillotine,
en- harmonic avec le caractAre fran
rancais, qui est tranchant. On un'
homme est coupable on il ne Fest
pas. Mais en- France aussi ou ne
gaillotine jamals sur un Uncertain
ct on ne guillotine au'une certaine
quallt6 de criminels. Les vrais as
sassins, ct ne vien1ent pas dams
cette cat6gorie les crimes passion
nels. les crimes de bagarres ct les
autres du meme genre. En- France
un assassin est un homme qui at
tend au coin du bois ct tue pour
voler on qui entire, la mutt, ct tue
lachement.
Lors de la derni6re execution
dams les Massachusetts, celle de
Tucker, il a fallu trois applications
du courant 6)ectrique pour tuer
Tucker. L'6lectrlcien dd meme
venir voir pourquoi le coarant ne
fajsait pas son muvre, ce qui est
contra1re aux lois du pays, ct pen
dant tout CO temps Tucker 6tait
peut-etre consclent ct attendalt,
lie dams cette infernale machine,
qu'on voulut bien METRE fin q ses
jours.
De- tous les moyens connus, la
bale est certainement la plus ex-
p6ilitive ct la moins q craindre. La
guillotine est terrible, mais ellie fait
son muvre en- tn instant.
II serait peut-etre plus sage cepen-
dant de retourner aux temps an
ciens ct de SO servir dun poison,
mis- dams Ia nourriture du prison
nier, a son insu, .ce qui aura pour
effet de lui enlever la vie ct prive..
rait la sentence de mort de tout
CO qu'elle q de plus terrible.
L'OPIN1oN PUBLIQUE
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1906-07-06
CANADA

L'honorasle M. III. Forget, de
Montreal, Went d'etre nomm6 di-
recteurs du Pacifque Canadien.
C'est la premier Canadien-fran
Gals qui soft admis dams le bureau
de direction do cette grande Il
puissante compagnie.
Sherbrook. Qu6.-Louis Brunei
i, le, fills de M. Louis Brlnelle, de
West Shefford, est d6c6d6 q la de-
meure de ses parents, des suites
dun empoisonnement volontalre.
Quebec. MN. Mcdonald, Ho.
gan ct O'Brien, entrepr snneurs de
Ia section est du Transcontimentai,
de la Tuque q Quebec demandent
500 homme poar TRAVELLER q cette
vote, ct MN. p. Davis ct Paquet
cherchant aussi des travailleurs.
Dams le moment il efaudrait au
moins 5000 hommes pour faire
les travaux.
St.Jean de Martha, Qu6-Le
docteur Edgar Turgeon, coroner
du district de toilette, 6t6 appe-
l6 ten1r une enquAte sur le corps
de FRANCOIS Coutu, de la paroisse
de St-F6lix de Valois, qui s'6tait
pendu dams un bois, lextr6mite
de sa terre, pendant la grand mes
Sc.
St.Jean, QUE Les anciens
6leves du college de St-Hytcien-
the qui on termin6 leur cours clas-
siuue en- 1896 ont decide de faire
un grand conventum les IL, l6, ~,
ct 20 juliet proclaim, plle aux
Noix, lieu 81 richie en- souvenirs
historiqhes.
|, L'avocat Oh. B6langer ct les no.
taires T6lesphore Brassard ct All
me Lussler, de cette vile, on fe-
ront partie.
Sherbrook, Qu6.-Un terrible
accident est arrive pres de la gare
de McLeods Crossing, sur le che
min de fer du Paci6que.
Par suite dune collision entire
un congoi de sable ct un char d
bras, une personne 6t6 tu6e ct
cinq autres bless6es, don't trois
tres gravement.
Qu6bec.-Le gouvernement pro-
vincial etc notif6 par le gouver
nement federal de suspendre la
vente de pouvoirs hydrauliques.
Cette notification a 6t6
faite par. t6l6gramme, annoncant
l'envo1 dune let,re d'explications.
En- meme temps, aes avocats de
Quebec, ont recu instruction d'as-
sister a la vente 81 ellie lieu ct
d'informer les acheteurs que la
vente seralt ill6gale, le Dominion
ayant seul le contr0le des cours
d'eau ou les pouvoir mt situ6s ct
ayant seul le droit den disposer.
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La prierre de l'enfant

Parml tous les spectacles que
peut offrir la vie, en- est-il un plus
aimable, plus doux. plus touchant
que lenfant en- pri4re?
Sa mere la mis- 3 genoux sur ses
propres genoux, le tient embrasse
ct joint ses petites mains sous les
sienncs. Ellie lui fait redire une d
me, les paroles ce la courte oral
son-s'il est tout petit, quelques
mots settlement. par exemple, lie
cri naif: "Mon Dieu, je vous don
ne mon cmur!'' ct, sill est un peu
plus grand, l'admirable texte du
"Notre pere' ou le d6licieux appel
"Je vous salue, Marie!'
ST. c'est le matin, penfant ouvre
les yeux vers l'azur du ciel, ct ces
deux puret6s Sc contemplent Est
ce le solr, pres de la lampe voil6e,
dans la chambre ti4de ct calm9i
Alors il semble que, dams l'ombre,
derr1Are la blancheur des rideaux,
un ange Sc tient immoblle ct assis-
| te, pour aller en- t6moigner au Pa
radis, d Get adorable acte de fol.
Sans doute lenfant ne comprend
pas encore les mots sacr6s quill
pronounce, mais il salt que So mere
lest heureuses de les lui entendre
;r6p6ter; il la regarde ct il la vote
sourire, il sent qu'elle l'enveloppe
|d'une 6treinte plus caressante 81
pres de ce cBur qui bat, pres dc
cette poitrine qui palpite. dams
lcette atmosphere dams CO foyer
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Donnez nous vos travaux dim
pressions.
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Bureaux 3O1 ct 3O5 Avenue Centrale.

pel6 chez lie ]uge d'instruction pour
y constater un cas- q subit de
folie.
Tout le monde salt quill est
inutile de Sc presenter dams un ci-
meti4re etre mum ae son extrait de
d6ces.
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A. Il. DEMEULEs, Gerant

menac6e par cette politique nous
velle, pourvu 9u'elle ne fasse pa )
valoir des pr6tentions l6asnt le
droits ct les int6rets des autres.
lln'y a que les puissances qui
&c refusent q faire Ia juste part
de tous qui peuvent y distinguer
des intention hostiles q leur 6gard
ct qui peuvent chercher a cQntre-
carer cette grands @uvre de palx.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1906-07-06
L'abonnement q lEoHo DE
L'OUEsr nest que &c par semalne
Aux Hommes D'Affaires

Nous attirons lattent1on des
hommes d 'afaires sur notre imprl.
merle. Nous sommes toujours en-
6tat d'ex6cuter toutes sortes d'ou-
wages typographiques. Notre per-
sonnel du d6partement des impress
sions est au complet, nos caracte-
res nouveaux. Nous donnons salts
faction au public parce que nous
apportons q notre Outrage toute
lattent1on n6cessaire. Nous avons
des id6es typographlques les plus
modernes pour rendre notre. ouvra-
go attrayant. Done avant d'aller
ailleurs venez nous volr ou deman-
dez nos estimations pour Outrage
de tout genre.
Nous poss6dons un stock de pa
peterie tres assortj. Nous lemons
tou]ours en- main cartes imprim6es
de 'smaison de pension, ''maison q
louer", "chambre q louer'', etc.
Nous sollicitons encouragement
des societies canadiennes ct attirons
d'imprimer les livres de constitu-
tions, livres, blancs divers, cartes'
entete de lettres, envelopes, entin
tout don't on a besoin en- fait de pa
peterie.
Ceux qui nous ont d6ja accord6
leur patronage une fois son inva-
n;oh1oron+ rouonus n0a atalinra
ce qui prouve que nous donnons a
tout le monde la plus grande satis-
O'est en- apportant aux impress
siors qui nous sont coni6es tout le
soin n6cessaire, que nous avons ga
gn6 la confance de notre clientele.
ct, sous SO rapport, la reputation
de no. te 6tablissement est depuis
longt.mps 6tablie.
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lie econeres des Medecins

l
m6rique du Nord s'est termin
apres avoir siege trois jours.
Les travaux ont 6t6 suivis ave-
beaucoup d'interet par un boz
nombre de citoyons de notre vile
qui en- font les plus grands 6loges
| Ci-suit une copie des v@ux gu
ont etc adopt6s ct qui sont les con
illusions auxquelles en- sont venus
les membres du congress apr6s re
tude entendue sur la question d.
la tuberculose.
! On adopt6 aussi quelques
v@ux au su]et do ralcoolisme O.
dams lesquels en- suggere de;
amendments a la loi des licences
II est propose par les docteurs
Damour, LeCavalier ct Lauren.
deau, second6 par NM. Bigu6
Lessard ct Ste Marie, que sept
membres choisis pas le congress, et
un membre de chaque societ6 Me.
dicale de la province ohoisi par ces
derniers soient NOMINEES pour con-
tinuer une commission permanente
afn de TRAVELLER q la r6alis alton
des v9ux suivants:
Lies tuberculeux doivent etre
soign6s dams les hopitaux oistincts
qul seront exclusivemenS consa-
cr6s au traltement ae cette mala-
die.
2-S'il n'existe pas un hopita
special pour ces malades, des quar-
tiers sp6ciaux doivent leur 6tre ex-
clusivement reserves.
3--La creation dun sanatorium
populsire pour les tuberculeux in.
digents constitute un des meilleurs
moyens de lutter contre cette ma
ladie.
4-Que notre gouvernement,
nos municipalities, nos societies de
blenfalsance, nos compagnies d'as-
surances, doivent imm6diatement
ct effectivement concourir q Greer
des sanatoriums populaires.
5-Qu'une enquete soft institu6e
pour 6tudier, dams les villes de po-
pulation d'au moins 10, 900, la re-
partition de la tuberculose dams les
maisons ct en- chercher les causes.
6-Qae les imnigl6s solent exa-
mines avec plus de soin ct retour-
nes dams leurs pays s'ils sont at
TENTS de cette maladie.
7-Qu'nn comit6 d'hygiene du
logement, d'ateller soft compose
en- vue de pr6server pouvrier de la
contagion ou de Pinclusions de la
tuberculose.
8-Pour assurer Ia preservation
de penfant dams la famille, il faut
maintenir les maisons dams un 6tat
de sa]ubrit6 parfaite.
9-Si le pays est contamin6, en-
6loigner renfant.
10-Diriger les efforts de l'activi-
t6 maternelle ct scolaire dams lie
sens de la preservation par rhygie-
ne individuelle, l'alimentation sal
ne, l'habitation a6r6e ct le travail
reasonable.
ll-De pr6parer un projet de lol
de rlnstruction publique obligeant
les instituteurs de toutes les mai.
sons d'enseignement q enseigner q
leurs 6!6ves un cat6chlsme sur
PhvpiAne de Observation-Disclosures
tion, e1igeant d'eux chaque aimee,
pour avancement en- classe, un exa-
men sur la partie de cette matiere
qui leur aura ste enseign6e, le tout
sujet a depreciation du Conseil
d'Hygiene de la province ct des
autorit6s de Penseignements dams
CO pays.
l2-Que CO comit6 fasse rapport
au procha1n congress.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1906-07-06
NUMERO Is
tariff DES ANNONCEe

Avis Ohaque insertion 10 cts par liz ne
Tariff special pour les annonces au mois
ct q Tannee.
Demandes d'emplel-demandes de de
mestiques ou employes-annonce pour
chambre c. pension pour oh.
lets perdus ou trouv6s.
Au taux UN CENTIN par mot
Nous enverrons un num6ro du Journal
q toute personne qul en- fera la deman-
de.
The Washington times., 1906-07-10
NEW HEADQUARTERS
FOR RECLAMATION
Takes Offices in the MunSeV
Building on Fourth
Anniversary.

The removal Of the principal offices
Of the Reclamation ryice from the
Hooe building TO the Munsey building
marks tire termination OF the period
Of infancy of the Reclamation Service
and its separation from the parent
body. tine Geological Survey.
on The fourth anniversary of the
formation Of the Reclamation Service
il has definitely broken away by NOV
ing into new quarters. During th se
four years the organization has III
creased from less than a dozen men TO
over 400 engineers ana assistants. car
ry-inE on work throughout widely scat
tered localities I'm the arid West. Con-
tracts have been let and work is un-
der way involving the expenditure Of
upward of S25,0oO,0Oc, and other con-
tracts are being prepared which viii
neccsSitatc the expenditure in all Of
nearly $4,000 000 There are now
working for the contractors nearly
10000 men, and the Reclamation Ser
vice has working directly for il over
1000 men. including day labOTerS and
aggregate about SlOO0 600, having gradu-
ally increased until they are now prac-
tically at the maximum. Ii is not prob
able that there viii be further expansion
but on the contrary, a considera ble
consolidation and reduction OF force as
the larger works are completed.
The Washington times., 1906-07-10
CADET ERDMAN'S
BODY STILL IN SEA
Life Saving Corps and Ca
diets PauOlling Beach
Day and Night.

No news Of the finding Of the body Of
Charles Erdman. who was drowned At
Ocean city. 5 iturday. has come TO his
mother. Mrs Erdman. She received d
letter last uigaf from Captain Howard,
stating that everything possible was be
Ing done 10 recover the body,
Captain Howard informed the mother
that the accident had thrown d gloom
over the entire camp, and that fright
cned mothers were sending for their sons
Jo return 10 the city. Captain Howard
stated the drowning was an unavoidable
accident
The search will be continued as long
as there IS the least hope. Otto. the
dead boys brother. who is at the camp,
viii remain for the rest Of the month
The member OF the family who seems
10 be suffering from grief next 10 the
mother is little Ottille Erdman. the
sister Of the dead boy. The child was a
favor e OF her brother Charlie. and size
ueves lost an opportunity 10 be with
him. She accompanied him 60 the rail-
road station last Tuesday morning when
the cadets and the band left This morn
Ing she wrote ii pathetic little letter 10
her brother, telling him 20 take care OF
himself for his mothers sake.
The Washington times., 1906-07-10
NEW YORK COFFEE -.
Quotations furnished by Charles G. Gates
4 Co.. Munsey Building
ITEMS OF INTEREs~.

Servia has been suffering from
plague of butterflies. The fields are
white with them and the government
has offered a reward for some way of
cxterminating them.
Measurements made in London schools
show that the children's stature, as well
as their weight. increases regularly in
passing from the poor TO the well-fed
and well-ClOthed.
The greater part of the almost $1,000
eco worth of firccrackers annually eX-
Torted by China comes TO New York.
and the United States stands next TO
China in its use OF them.
Denmark's kings Tor 364 years have all
been named Christian or Frederick. II
is the law Of Denmark that Christian
must be succeeded by Frederick and
Frederick by Christian.
A committee appointed by the British
parIiaWent To investigate ths tramp
DrC3lem reports that there are never
less than 10000 tTamps in England.
Hard times double that number.
The Washington times., 1906-07-10
SEEKING A HEAD
FOR CITY SCHOOLS
Committee Board o.
Education VIII Make Sug-
geSuOns Monday.

The special committee appointed by
President Baird of the Board OF Edu-
cation to make a recommendation as
20 the appointment Of a new superin-
tendent of schools to succeed A. T
Stuart resigned. will meet at 4:30
O'Clock this afternoon at the Franklin
School building
Members of the committee said to-
day il is unlikely that they viii reach
a decision this afternoon as to the best
man for the position. On the commit
tee are Messrs. Evermann. Cox, and
Cook
strong representations have been
made 10 them that either Charles ;.
Clarke or Z. NJ. Hughes would be good
material for the position The mem-
ber- of the committee have also re-
eeived many recommendations of out
side men.
The fun board will meet next Mon
dav, and the special committee VIII
have 20 make Up its mind by that time
and recommend some one person Tor
the position.
The Washington times., 1906-07-10
Cadets Capture Prizes
In Big Athletic Meet

OCEAN CITY. y. J.. July l0-Today
thing are ia exceptionally good order.
considering the atmosphere Of mourning <
that pervades the camp The regular
beach patrol is strI being kept up IN
search for the body of Erdman. Yes
gerday an athletic meet was held by the
ocean city Athletic Association in
which numerous cadets participated. a
relay team composed Of Cadets Bland.
Brown. Roby and Marsden captured
second place IN a hotIy contested race
Captain kingsley also made himself
famous by entering a hundred-yari
dash against Well-tTained athletes and
winning second place and a silver cup.
This morning a sailing party consist
ing OF Cadets WciCoN, Mandy Howard.
Long. and Hearst enjoyed q smooth
sail on Egg Harbor Bay.
The Washington times., 1906-07-10
CROP REPORT OUT,
CONDITIONS GOOD
Million and Half Increase in
COuntry's Corn
Acreage.

The monthly crop report Of the De
partmeut of Agriculture was made pub
lie today at . p. III.
Preliminary returns show the acreage
OF corn planted 20 be about $3.50 900
acres. an increase of about i.52i000
acres. or I6 per cent. as compared with
the estimate OF the acreage planted last
year The average condition OF the
growing crop on July ? was SO, as
compared with G3 on July J. 1s05; s6.4
al the corresponding date in l9J4. and a
ten-year average of sG.A
The average condition Of winter wheat
ou July ! was 500 jas compared with So
last month. S27 on July ], 1905; 7S.7 at
the corresponding date in 1904. and a
ten-year average Of 19.4
The average condition OF spring wheat
on July ! WIS g1f. as compared with 50
last month; 81 ON July I, 1905; s37 at the
corresponding date in l904, and ten
year average of So.
Tne average condition on July !. or
spring and winter wheat combined was
SIS. az compared with s5.8 on July ],
1905. and S4.5. at the corresponding date
i'm 1904
The amount Of wheat remaining IN the
haLdS OF FARMERS OH july j. - eSIililaNtN
at about 45l o53, 015 bushels. equivalent 20
about 60 per cent Of the crop OF last
year
The average condition Of the ost crop
on July ] was 81 as compared with S5
last month. 921 on July 1, 1905, SIS. at
the corresponding date in 1894, and
ten year average OF S94
Tho acreage OF tobacco is less than
that Of last year by about 10000 acres, or
50 per cent. The average condition on
July /, was S6-7. against S5.4. one year
ago.
The Washington times., 1906-07-10
COTTON MARKET STEADY
WITH PRICES UNCHANGED

NEW YORK, july l0.-The cotton mar
ket was steady but not active this morn
ing Most of the buying was local and
dependent on better cables and uHfavOr-
able news from the eastern belt where
recent rains are said 10 have produced
Weedy conditions in the fields On the
other hand Texas weather was very fav-
Orable After the call prices held very
steady at unchanged 10 1 point advance.
Opening quotations: July. lolGHl0l1i
August. 1O.25Q1O26; September, I0.29a
1890; October, l029d103O; November,
l0. 0.2Sal029; December, 1O.S3G1O.34; Janu-
airy. 1O36G103S; February. I0.376l042i
March. IO.45nl047.
The Washington times., 1906-07-10
BANKING BUSINESS
DONE IN BIG FIGURES

Reports to the Comptroller Of the Cur
reucy, on the condition of national banks
on June IS. have been received for the
whole Of the United States They show
a total of resources and liabilities Of
S.. .7S4, ,229, rs
The loans ard discounts amount 20
..a'i,S i,SS0.07S The capital stock amounts
10 SS26 l29, 7S5. ana the surplus to $iiS,
SIS. .49i. Individual deposits reach the
large total of S4.0J5S73. .G2G. and the United
States deposits are $50. .922. sos.
There are outstanding $50 $50 I2G ma
ucnal bank notes. United States bonds
to secure circulation are held 20 the
amount of $5l6.S71. $50. and to secure
United States deposits, $50, 81. $50. Other
bonds to secure United States deposits
are held 20 the extent OF S27, ,4j5,331
The Washington times., 1906-07-10
WOMAN DEMANDS
LAWYERS EXPLAIN
Mrs. StentOn Asks Account
ing Of moneys Due Her
self and Daughter.

NEW YORK. July lot was an
nounced today that in addition TO the
suit which Mrs. Louisa NJ. Stenton has
brought against her former attorney.
Burton ". Gibson. and his associates. TO
compel the restitution Of Sl00,0OO prop
ertv in the Bronx. the aged mother OF
Mrs Alice c D. kinnan. whose murder
remains an unsolVed mystery. has made
a formal demand upon Gibson for an
accounting of all the money he has re-
ceived for her and her slain daughter.
Mrs. StentOn, In her legal hght 10 pre-
serve her home and the thirty-five city
lots surrounding it, alleges that Gibson.
his associate lawyer. William X. Aston,
and other persons under their control.
entered into a conspiracy to obtain
deed of CONVEYANCE, causing her 10 sign
the same through misrepres ton.
and at a time when she was feeble in
body and mind because OF advanced
age.
The Washington times., 1906-07-10
A QUIET WEDDING.

A quiet wedding took place at the res
idence of Mr. and Mrs. Owing Cox. 6l3
Pennsylvania avenue southeast. last
evening when Miss NJ. Gladis Onutt was
married 10 Harry l. Scharr. The bride
was Fowned in champagne silk ard car
ried Bride roses Mrs. Bayne KIM WIS
matron of honor and c. ]. Walker was
best man. After the ceremony a sup
per was served. the immediate family
only being present. Mr.. and Mrs. Scnarr
viii go 20 Baltimore by steamer and
from there viii so to New Jersey on a
short visit. returning 10 Washington in
TWO weeks.
The Washington times., 1906-07-10
STOCKS VERY DULL,
WITH LOWER PRICES
Trading in Opening Hours
Confined Almost Entirely
to Room Traders.

NEW YORK, July 10.-The stock
market. during the first hour. was duh
and sagging. The dullness. although
natural for the season of the year, was
regarded with dissatisfaction by the
room traders. who found it hard TO
cause enough impression on values 10
allow them 10 make fair profits. After
they had sold stocks early, causing de-
clines of / TO 2 points. moderate buying
by then, caused a general recovery
LondCu was as duh as New York. and
arbitTage brokers ceased cabling soon
after the evening, saying there was no
opportunity for them TO trade,
Government bonds unchanged, other
bonds quiet.
After the noon hour the feature or
the trading was the heaviness OF Inter
Metropolitan Securities. The rest or the
list wcs IisrIess. and without special
feature.
The Washington times., 1906-07-10
FIVE MONTHS IN JAIL
ON TWO ASSAULT CHARGES

Five months in jail was the penalty
imposed upon Raymond White, when
he was convicted on two charges of
assault by Judge Kimball in the Police
Court today
II was alleged that he made a vicious
and unDrOVOked assault upon Andrew
GatewoOd last night. For his offense
lie was fined $50. with the alternative
of spending sixty DAYS in Jail When
Policeman Ambrose Brown ATTEMPT ed
10 arrest White the prisoner is said to
have given the patrolman a hard fight.
and for this the court imposed a
penalty of $50 hne o. ninety days on
ths farm.
The Washington times., 1906-07-10

An assault case was heard in the
Police Court today, when Joseph Shields
colored. was aTraigned by Clerk Potts
which was anger inspiring.
Shields was convicted OF having kicked
George Byram. an ice wagon driver, on
the left jaw. and fracturing II In sew
erel places on last Saturday. He was
sentenced to pay a fine Of 500 or serve
the next six months In jail.
With his head and face swathed In
bandages Byram went on the stand and
told the court that Shields made an un-
provoked assault on him. and had il not
been for the Interference Of pedestrians
he. the complainant. would probably
have been kicked to death.
Found Him in Wagon.
Byram said ne left his wagon outside
a restaurant. and when he walked TO
the street again he found Shields stand
ing inside gathering up pieces Of ice.
Shields ordered him out. and after
some argument the negro. who still
stood in the wagon while the driver
was on the ground, shot out MS right
foot and struck Byram on the jaw. fell