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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-16
MURDERER NOW
RAvING MANIAC
J0da Hamilton Makes Two At
tempts to End His MiSer-
able Life in Jail.

Springfield, Mo-, Oct. 15.-Joda Hamii
ton, the confessed slayer of the five mem
bers of the Parsons family, near Hous-
ton, Texas county, Mo-, has been taken
to Jail in southern Missouri, the name
of which is kept secret. Sheriff Evan
Woods of Texas county says that Hamil-
ton is a raving maniac, and that he made
two attempts to kill himself in the Hous-
ton jail last night, by thrusting knitting
needle into his breast and neck and by
butting his head against the cell wall
Sheriff Woods. who arrived here early
this morning with Hamilton, says the talk
of lynching was SO strong in Houston that
he thought IL best to take Hamilton
away. From Springfield Hamilton was
sent to safe place near the Arkansas
line according to the sheriff.
HamiIton's Confession.
Sheriff Woods says that Hamilton made
a full confession to him. declaring that
ne met Parsons and family in the road on
with knife. and Hamilton killed Par
sons with a shotgun in Self-defenSe. He
shot Parsons twice and then dubbed him
with his gun, according to the story he
told Sheriff Woods. Then he dubbed
Mrs. Parsons in the head. He then took
out bone-handled pocketknife, he says,
and cut the Threats of the two oldest
children. At this point Mrs. Parsons
showed signs of reviving and he dubbed
her again. He had a desire, Hamilton
says, to let the baby live, but it began to
cry at this point and he killed 1T with
one blow from the butt of his gun
After the Murder.
Il killed them ALL" said Hamilton. "but
il was in self-defense. That is. l killed
Parsons to keep from getting killed, and
then l had to kill the family i'm order to
prevent them acting as witnesses against
me. Dead men tell no tales. they say.
and it is the same with women and chill
dren. ] piled the five bodies into the
wagon and drove to a clump of brush
where l hid the wagon. | unhitched the
mules and rode one home. leading the
other That night l went TO church. Aft
er church ] drove the wagon to the
creek, throwing the bodies in
Malthoid roofIngs lasts a lifetime
Morrison. Merrill & Co. IS Main ST.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-16
Mcconahay, Jeweier, 81 Main St.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH REVIVAL.

The Central christian church meetings
are still in progress. The meeting last
night was given to a discussion of the
acts of the apostles. The subject tonight
will be The Conversion OF an Honest
Business, Man.
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Divorce Is Granted.

Mrs. May Bait was granted a divorce
yesterday by Charles w. Morse from T.
II. Bait on the ground of deSertiOn. Ali
mony amounting to $15 per month was
given her and she was granted the GUS
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Little Interest Taken.

The trial attracted few persons today.
Not more than a dozen spectators We're
present when court opened at O'Clock
John O'Brien of Lima, o., superinten-
dent of the Buckeye Pipe Line company.
was put on the stand Immediately. When
asked what his business was, the witness
appealed to the court
lie said the answer would tend to GRIM
mate him and asked for immunity from
future prosecutions
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Given Immunity Bath.

Attorney Phelps for the defense r
marked:
well, L guess we will have to make
him immune" and the court ordered the
witness to answer questions. This order
extends the immunity. No more obiec-
and the witness, after stating he was su-
perintendent of the Lima division of the
company. gave the geogra phical bounds
of this division.
Mr.. O'Brien described the process of
gathering the oil from the producers
tanks, which held from sixty TO 100 bar
rels each, from where the oil is run into
comprising the Lima division the com
pany has between 800 and 600 storage
tanks, each of which holds about 10000
barrels
Connects at Whiting.
On the west of the division the connect
ing line with that of the company is the
Indiana Pipe Line company. Although
Attorney Phelps said it was well known
that the Indiana pipe line ran to the re-
finery at Whiting, Ind. the witness said
he had never been to Whiting and colId
not testify from knowledge. There was
also an eastern connection for the lines
Of the Buckeye, but witness could give
no details.
r. L. Bates. a director of the Buckeye
and its general agent at Lima. explained
the method of handling the oil purchased
of John Seep of p. S Trainor This in
formation was further eIucidated b,,
T. A. Mclaughlin of Lima, director of
the Buckeye and agent FOR Seep P,ir-
chasing Agency. u. O.. Palmer director
and general superintendent of the Ohio
Oil company, testified as to that com
pany's ownership by the Standard Oil
company of New Jersey.
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tody of her two children, Frank, years
old, and Howard, 6 years old.
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Trial of John ..

An agreement was reached between
Prosecutor David and the attorneys for
the Standard Oil company today whereby
the case against John D. Rockefeller will
not be set for trial until after the present
case has been finally disposed of, whether
this is in the probate court, now conduct
ing the trial, or before the supreme court
of the state after all appeals have been
taken. Until today's agreement the Rock
efeller case had simply been postponed
until after the present trial of the com
pany in the probate court
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Malthoid rooffngS lasts a lifetime
Morrison. Merrill & Co. IS Main ST.
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Prosecution Closed.

FTOSeCUtIOn OIoSeo.
Then the state win close its case in
ten minutes tomorrow renarkekd Attor-
ney Phelps, and the jury, which had been
excused for this argument of counsel, was
called in and court adjourned
A few witnesses for the defense will be
called. but it is stated that the testimony
VIII be all in on both sides before the
court adjourns tomorrow; that the argu-
ment of counsel to the jury can be com
pleted Wednesday, perhaps in time for
Judge Banker to make his charge to the
jury and place the case in its hands
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COMPELLED TO
CLOSE ITS CASE
State Could Not Prove That
Standard Oil Stood Be-
hind Its Agents.
JOHN D. TO BE TRIED LATER
WITNESS TAKES COMMUNITY
BATH"

Findlay. O., Oct. 15.-The end of the trial
of the Standard Oil company of Ohio for
alleged conspiracy against trade came
suddenly in sight at the conclusion of the
session of the court today. The state
was precluded by the ruling of Judge
Banker from offering a line of evidence
intended TO show that the Standard Oil
company gave secret rebates to retail
dealers in oil. Mr.. Phelps, for the prose
cution, admitted that the state had no
means o fshowing that the Standard Oil
company authorized its agents to offer or
give rebates. The court said that it was
a fundamental rule of evidence that the
authority of the agent must be estab-
lished
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-21
VENDER SUES MAYOR
OF OCEAN PARK
IMPRISONMENT SPOILED HIS|
CHANCES FOR TRADE
Merchant Laid in Stock of Canes and
Confetti for Fiesta Week and
Police Interference Ruined His
PIans-Now Wants Damages

Alleging that he was arrested with
out cause or warrant and that his stock
was seized and ruined, j. Diamond, a
merchant of Ocean Park, yesterday
filed suit for $4,000 damages against
Dana Burks, mayor of Ocean Park,
whom he accuses of being responsible
for his trouble.
Diamond according to his allega-
tions, laid in large stock of busters,
confetti, horns, ticklers. badges. canes
and every other article of torture on
the list preparatory to the celebration
OF the fiesta week at the beach resort.
All was in readiness for the days
carnival, and Diamonds $4,000 stock.
distributed at various points in the
two beach cities was being handled by
boys who were ready to supply the
bloodthirsty crowd with all the in
struments of torture.
Now Diamond alleges that on May
"a, the day of the carnival at the
beach and the day on which he would
undoubtedly have disposed of all his
stock at a good advantage, he was
seized and carried away to Jail by an
officer who carried no warrant, but
simply stated that the arrest was at
the order of Mayor Burks.
Diamond further alleges that his
stock was not sold and was COM
plete loss.
He charges that the action of his
arrest was to prevent him selling his
confetti and canes because the mayor
had tabooed the selling of the canes,
and that he was made to suffer to the
extent of the entire stock on account
OF the canes
He further charges that the day after
the celebration he was taken before a
magistrate, who told him that there
was no charge against him and that
he was then released.
Now Diamond asks $4,000 for his NOR
tiication at being falsely arrested and
for being compelled to view the cele-
bration through the prison bars and
AN extra $4,000 for the loss OF his stock.
He lays all the blame upon Burks and
asks the courts to investigate.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-21
DISTANCE TOURS
GIVE RESULTS
PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS
ENABLED TO JUDGE
Returning Motorlst Reports Good
Roads Between Los Angeles and
San Francisco - Wayne to
Enter Vanderbilt Race

when conducted under adequate rules
such as are TO govern the "Around the
Kite run, distance tours prove much
better than races, for yielding practical
Information to prospective buyers con-
corning the merits of cars for general
road service.
The present year is rich with promise
In this respect and in addition to the
two big tours abroad and the great
Glidden tour, the coming run of South
ern California automobilists will rank
with the most important events of the
auto year.
&. ID. Barney, who made the trip to
San Francisco last week in his White,
reports a splendid condition of the
roads.
The Wayne people of Detroit are
early in the field with a Vanderbilt
cup car. Two cars, exactly alike, are
entered in the elimination trials. These
are the regular stock classes of the
Wayne, 50-horse power touring car
Some minor changes and notifications
have, of course, been made to enable
the car to stand the terrific strain Of
hard road race.
The Vanderbilt cup course calls for
extra ordinary endurance, and in order
to be successful in such trial the
car must be prepared to stand extra
ordinary hard usage and meet all de-
mands for speed and power, However,
these changes will be gladly made by
the Wayne company on any Model T
car which it sells.
This is about the first genuine ex-
ample of a manufacturer stalking his
hopes for this race upon a regular stock
car and it speaks volumes for the de-
velopment of the automobile industry
when the point has been reached where
the regular model is considered good
enough to compete with specially built
racing cars for Americas greatest
prize.
The Wayne company will also be
another new competitor in the elimina-
ton trials of the Vanderbilt cup race.
Two regular stock cars of the 50-horse
power type are entered. Some minor
notifications and changes have been
made in the cars for road racing. W..
A. Kelly designs all the Wayne models.
George J. Gould and Mrs. Gould,
with their daughters, Marjorie and
Helen, have sailed for Europe on the
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. Mr.. Gould
says that he hopes to cover 10000 miles
in an automobile trip through France,
Germany and switzerland.
A public test of the motors which
will be used in Walter Wellman's dir
igible balloon America was made in
Paris on June II, and was entirely
satisfactory The motors developed
100-hors power instead of TO- as was
called for in the contract
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-21
CHINESE FIGHTER GOES
BEFORE THE F00TLIGHTS
All WING WILL BOX NIGHTLY AT
THE STAR 1HEATER
Celestial Pits on Excellent Exhibi-
ton Fight - His Contest With
Caesar lAttell Shows How Game
He Is

All Wire, the champion Chinese
fighter of the world, has again ap-
peared unier the lime light.
This timl it is the Star theater where
he is to fight four-round exhibition
bout eveit night with Jack Riley of
San Franhsco.
The chympion puts UP a better ex-
hibition han fight, for he does not
seem to fe asiafraid as when he put on
the glove with Caesar 'Attell Tuesday
night at 'ihe Pacific Athletic pavilion.
In rouIh one Wing started in with a
rush and pushed the battle to, the ut
most, h at all times using the
straight left following 1t up with a
good stpng right uppercut to the
stomach which took the wind out of
the American.
At Tries he personated Abdul Mali
gan andtried to sweep the whole stage
with ori big swing from the right.
The second and third rounds were
pulled off with more big swings and the
same Straight left from the shoulder.
At tie tap of the gong, beginning
round four, All Wing jumped and
rushed his opponent, pushing the fight
for all that was in him. With another
of those left jabs followed with right
swingshowed that the beginning of the
last was at hand and then pushing and
driving in with more lefts managed to
get a right swing at the point of the
Jaw winning by the knockout route.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-21
MRS. MYERS SAYS
She IS INNOCENT
Missouri Woman Condemned to Death
on Galows Thanks Governor
Folk for Granting
Respite
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
LIBERTY, Mo-, June 2o.--Mrs. Aggie
Myers, to whom Governor Folk has
promised q respite, talked in her cell
here last night of her case. She had
regained her composure following the
announcement that the state supreme
court had denied her a new trial.
"I am truly thankful to the governor
for giving me additional time in which
to take the few legal measures" said
Mrs Myers, "and / am not without
hope that we will be successful next
time. II every legal measure fails and
the good women of Missouri and the
newspapers who are endeavoring to
secure q communication of my sentence
are unsuccessful, then will mount the
scaffold and pay the penalty of the
peoples prejudice without fear of the
future for 1 am innocent Of killing my
husband, Clarence Myers, and Hoffman
knows it. and he should tell the truth
and prepare to meet his God with
clean lips.
standing here almost in the shadow
Of the scaffold on which man was
executed few years ago, l want to
reiterate that I am not the person who
should be hanged for my husbands
murder
II did not do it. did not do it,"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-21
THOROUGHBREDS
AWAIT SUBURBAN
ELEVEN HORSES WILL ENTER
BIG HANDICAP
DandelIon at Probable Odds of to
2, With Jockey Miller Up, Is
Favorite-TOkslon
to Go
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 20.-With only
eleven horses named to start, the
twenty-third suburban handicap of
$4,000 will be run at Sheepshead Bay
tomorrow
The Brooklyn handicap winner, Toka-
Ion, is named to go, as well as Dande-
lion, the clever Hitchcock 4-year-old,
which ran second in the Brooklyn.
Dandklion has had good rest since
that time in preparation for the sub
urban and tonight is the popular choice
for that event.
The second choice play tonight is di-
vided between Cairngorm and Go Be-
tween, the latters clever win under
adverse circumstances at Gravesend
Tuesday gaining him many supporters.
Caiingorm will share with Tokalon the
second highest weight in the field, 119
pounds.
Eroper, the Jennings candidate, and
possessing about as much class as any
horse in the field, will go to the post
with whatever honor may attach to the
top weight in this years suburban. His
inIpost is 122 pounds. Despite this his
chances will be fancied by many.
Traditions disappointing showing at
GEavesend last Saturday has resulted
In her withdrawal from the suburban,
although she is named to go in the six
furlongs sprint, which is second on to-
norrow's card.
Following are the starters, jockeys
and probable odds:
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-21
RALPH ROSE IS TREE CHOPPER
Former College Athlete Cuts Two
Cords Of Wood-5ears Good
Reputation
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
HEALDSBURG, June 20.-Apoi-
10 cutting wood in the foothills sur
rounding Hea1dsburg is a sight that the
moderns of that town are regaling
themselves with these days. The classic
figure Is well known to the people Of
this and the surrounding counties. He
is Ralph Rose, whose feats of strength
with the hammer, shot and discus
placed him for a brief period in the
front row of the worlds greatest ath-
letes.
Why is Ralph Rose cutting wood +?
Everybody has one guess coming. ue-
spite his dislodgment from one of the
seats of the mighty he Is still the pride
of the postoffice-infesting citizens Of his
native town, and when on a Saturday
evening he joins the grand march
through the main streGs u crowd of ad-
miring youngsters keep close company
with his heels. Among those who gath =
er at the corners Ralphy Is an object of
glory, and it was with pride that one
native remarked:
"Yep,s that boy is doing all right.
Why, he can cut two cords of wood
every day." Many persons attributed
the sudden stoppage of this athletics
meteoric career to causes for which
there was no foundation and it may be
said that in his home town Rose bears
the reputation of being a model young
man.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-21
MOTOR CYCLISTS WILL
ELECT CLUB OFFICIALS S
Route Hase Been Chosen for the Race
to San ernardino-Rteurn Trip
May Be Made Over Different
Course

The Los Angeles Motorcycle club
will meet at Y, M. C. A. hall this even
ing for the purpose of electing officers
and opening an entry dist for the run
to San Bernardino which is to occur
July 7.
A postponement was made at the for
mer meeting in regard to an election
of permanent officers and each mem
Der is expected to be present this
evening.
Present plans governing a route for
the endurance run are:
From Los Angeles to Pasadena,
thence to Monrovia Azusa and Po-
mona, finishing at San Bernardino. The
same route has been chosen for the
return trip. though plans may result
in the selection of different route at
the meeting this evening.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-21
FOR
HANDBALL FAME
LOOMS DEFEATS HALL IN FAST
GAME
Whelan Wins From Mitchell After a
Hard Contest, in Which Clever
HeadWork Is
Feature

Will Loomis forged ahead yesterday
in the handball finals when he bested
Samuel Hall Pip in a fast game.
Loomis apepared at his best and Hall
was unable to weather the smashing
play of his opponent, who drove nine
out of ten balls to the rear of the court
before a. point was tailed.
Closer than the scores would indicate
was the game between Gordo Whelan
and Stan Mitchell, which went to the
former 21-10. Mitch made a desperate
effort to turn the tide and every point
was fiercely disputed, Whelan winning
out by the cleverest sort of headworx
at placing the sphere
Decatur Welcome forfeited another
game when he failed to appear for his
scheduled contest with Frank Garbutt.
Charlie Moon trimmed s. Hill 21-12.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-21
LAToNIA PARK RESULTS
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
\ CINCINNATI, June 20.-Results:
One mile-Two Penny won, Inflam-
mable second, Reveille third; time
1:51 3-5.
Four and half furlongs-Edith NJ.
won, Miss Bertha second, Webber
third; time $50 AS.
Six furlongs-Oak, Grove won, Early
Hours second, Tinker third; time 1:20.
Free handicap, six furlongs-Ralbert
won, Harry Stephen second, Roscoe
third; time 1:18.
Six furlongs-Oasis won, Monte Lu-
cille second, Agnes Virginia third;
time 1:19 3-5.
Mile and an eighth-Little ElSin won,
st. Tammany second, Gauze third;
time 2:03 AS.
Mile-The Gadfy won, Happy Jack
second, Uncle Henry third; time 1:49.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-21
ACCIDENT MARS
GRAVESEND RACE
ESCORT AND PENGUIN FALL AT
PADDOCK TURN
II ls Feared That Jockey Russell May
Have Received a Fracture of
SkuII--Jones Has colIarbone
Broken
BY Associated Press.


NEW YORK, June 2O.--An accident
marred the running Of the last race at
Gravesend today when Escort and
Penguin both fell on the paddock turn.
Jockey Russell, who had the mount
on Penguin, was seriously hurt. He
was cut about the head and IT is feared
he may have received a fracture of the
skull. j. Jones, who fell when Escort
went down, received a broken collar
bone Results of races
Five furlongs-Frank Lord won, AL
Powell second, Russell I. third; time
1903 3-5.
The Kensignton steeplechase, about
two miles-Oro won, Del Canta second,
El Chuhilla third; time 3:5S.
About six furlongs-Monet won, Sc
well second, Diamond Flush third;
time I'll As.
The Myrtle stakes, mile and seventy
yards-Dishabille won, Garnish second,
Ormonde's Right third time LAS AS.
Mile and a sixteenth-Grenade won,
Lady Ellison second, Palette third;
time 1:50 3-5.
Mile and a slxteenth-Single Suit won,
Nathan Hale second, Sailor third; time
1:52.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-21
GREAT BRITAIN is PowERLEss
sympathizes With Jews, but Cannot
Take Any Action

LONDON, June S0.-In the house of
commons today Walter Runclman. par
liamentary secretary to the local gov
ernment board. in behalf of Foreign
Secretary Gray again declined to in
form the government of Russia of the
views of the British people concerning
the anti-Jewish outbreaks.
He said the impression made and the
sympathy aroused, not only in this
country but everywhere, by the disturb
ances and loss of life in Russia were
known to the Russian government and
they were not matters in which official
diplomatic intervention was usual or
desirable.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-21
RESULTS AT THE MEADOWS
BY Associated Press.

SEATTLE, June 20.-Results:
First race, six furlongs-Pachuca
won, Fury second, Bear Hunter third
Time 1:14 1-2.
Beauty won, Lucy c second, Humada
third. Time 40.
Third race, five furlongs-Hagerdo
won, Myrtle White second, Chassis
third. Time 1:01 IA.
Fourth race, mile-Funny Side won,
Blue Eyes second Bombardier third.
Time LAO Ia.
Fifth race, mile-Our Sallie won, Pet
tljohn second, Pay Me third. Time
1:42 3-4.
second, Hoodwink third. Time 1:42 3-4.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-21
CALLS SHINGLE WEAvERS OUT
State Strike Is Ordered From
Seattle by Unions
officials
RY Associated Press.

SEATTLE, Wash, June 2O.--Presi-
dent Bolger and Secretary Campbell Of
the Shingle Weavers union tonight an
nounced the calling of the state strike
which has been threatened for some
time as an outgrowth of the labor trou-
bles in the shingle mills at Ballard.
The action is taken in accordance
with a resolution passed at the special
convention of the weavers of the state
held at Ballard Sunday which declared
that unless the shingle mills bureau
should, before Thursday morning take
some action looking to the settlement
of the Ballard trouble the union will
call strike in every one of the mills
affiliated with that organization.
Union officers say that they expect to
call out 1000 men.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-21
Exoneratea Laws

LONDON, June 2O.-yThe British
Chronicle Of this city safs IL has re-
cefved a telegram from Bialystok an
nouncing that the murderer Of Chief Of
Police Derkatcheff, who was shot and
killed here March 30 was former po-
1iceman The Jews had previously been
accused of the crime.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-21
OVERLAND PARK RESULTS
BY Associated Press.

BY AsSOciated Press.
DENVER, June 2O.-Results:
First race, 2:27 class trotting-
Thomas M won, E. c. B. second, Geb-
bic third. Time 2:17 Ia.
Second race, four and half furlongs
DIR. Hollis won, Aaron second,
Young Pilgrim third. Time :53 1-2.
Third race, four furlongs-Runsum
won, Tres Joli second, Kogo third.
Time :49 1-2.
Fourth race, mile and a sixteenth
Theo. Case won, Rubric second, Marvin
Meal third. Time 1:49 1-2.
Fifth race, five and half furlongs-
Babe B won, Lavinia True second, L.
K Bingham third. Time 1:08 1-2.
Sixth race, five and half furlongs-
Turkey Foot won, Unmasked second,
Silver Heels third. Time 1:08.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-21

which are being committed In Russia.
Simon Wolf former president Of the
B'nai Birth, had q talk with the presi-
dent today. President Roosevelt ex'
pressed sincere sympathy with the op-
how the United States government. IN
the circumstances. could do anything
to prevent the otItrages.