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brother OF Devers. william Meredith.
Harle was not cross-examined. sad he
left the stand thinking he had got
away with the goods"
Confession from Harle.
At this point Bottome from Ell Paso
telegraphed Harle that he was COM
ing to Chihuahua and wanted to see
him. Harle thereupon started for El
Paso. and Bottome. when he was we'll
on his way to the Mexican town. got
wire on his train that he would
pass the train on which Harle was
travelling In mid-route. Bottome left
his train at convenient station and
boarded the other. Then. as he did
not know Harle, he sent q porter
through the car with Western Union
telegraph envelope. addressed to the
doctor, and Harle tumbled into the
trap. Bottome and detective led
Harle into the smoking compartment
and started quizz OF the third de-
gree" order that wound up that night
with a 50-page confession duplicating
Harle in the death of Devers, and
telling enough OF the circumstances OF
Harry Mitchell's death to indicate
how his suicide" had been arranged.
Harle said that Devers had been
brought from Chihuahua from FL Paso
by Richardson in December of 1901,
and that Richardson had said that he
had explained to Devers that Devers
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You can converse with him more In
telIigently and get mora pront from
his fascanating talk than would other.
wise be possible. II you have at yoIt
hand school geography and an atlas.
You may be reading the daily paparj
and there you may hnd that war 10
threatened with a foreign country
You will turn to your school history
and learn in few moments something
about that country, and its relattons
with the rest OF the globe. You
will go back to the newspaper with
far greater zest. The advantage OF tho
school book over other books is thkt
as have already said, 1t is condensed
and clear and 1t omits superf1uous
comment on the part OF Its author a9d
confines itself to actual facts.
or course you are interested in the
study of nature. This is very popa-
lar at the moment. and promises ~
be more than passing fad. You have
the latest botany and the latest
zoology among your books. You Wilt
find them helpful after awhile as side
lights on large and delightful class
of books. that will tempt you In spring
and summer on excursions out OF
doors. either to the geological gardeps
to inspect strange animals and rep
tiles. or to the wide fields to gather
flowers and WOO from Nature herself
the story of her exquisite secrets.
Be careful of your books. Dorothy.
To take admirable care OF books. go
far as the outside is concerned, is the
hallmark of a lady. To know a good
deal about the inside of books. to rev.
erence them as they deserve, and 10
prize them as the finest treasures
money can buy, are also hall-marks of
those who belong to the best claases
in civilization.
Copyright. 1906, by Joseph b. BowleS)
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headquarters. Gray used to hear from
Richardson how It wasn't really neces-
sary to bribe doctor In an insurance
case. but simply to take dummy be-
fore the medical man to pass the
physical examination. and Richardson
had Just the dummy that filed the
bill. young fellow named Mason.
once u miner In chihuahua.
So the months went on, and 1t was
in October Of 1902. The Gray-Richard-
son. Mason combination WAS now in
good running order, and 1t was
planned that they should 60 to Ei
Paso, where Mason would axe out
100000 insurance in the name OF
Marshall d. Sanguinetto. an individ-
ual whom Richardson said he knew to
be dying of consumption in Mexico.
They were to make Gray the beneh-
ciary OF the policy, wait until Sanguin-
etto died. and then collect the $780,
900. But a hitch arose. Richardson
remembered one day that mis- friend
Sanguinetto. was q young man OF
middle age, whereas Mason was but a
youngster OF %. Why not. then, have
Gray take out the policy as Sansuin-
etto, making Mason the benenciary,
and then collect in the usual way?
Gray Marked for Murder.
Gray was not overanxious TO make
his death a possible source OF profit to
Richardson and Mason. but he con-
sented to be Sanguinetto for the pur-
poses Of the policy, and to own Mason
rs David Sanguinetto, his son and
heir. After various introductions the
policy was made out and the deal
closed-apparently. What introduced
a new element into 1t that Rich
ardson and his friend Mason had not
counted on was the fact that Harry
Bottome and couple OF detectives
had been keeping in nightly touch
with Gray and incidentally had been
doing a little work on the side, listen
ing to conversations between Rich
ardson and Mason when Gray wasn't
around. It was in one Of these con-
versations that Richardson sleefully
remarked that Gray had been the cas-
lest thing imaginable in the Sanguin-
etto case. and added:
I'VE won't do thing to him when
we get him over the border"
Bottome and his men decided that
matters had gone far enough. They
laid their information before the dis
trict attorney Of Ell Paso county, and
warrants were issued for all three. In
Guiding Gray. for 1t was inexpedient
iust then to have an exposure Of the
mart whicn the lumberman-detective
had played in the case. Gray, however.
was soon released. and the next step
was a charge fled in the City Of Chi
huahua accusing Richardson and Ma
son of the murders Of Mitchell and
Devers. In the preliminary hearing
Or. Harle was called - = Witness. and
testined that Mitchell did die Of strych-
nine poisoning instead Of spinal mem
in9itis, but that Richardson had told
him that the cass was one Of sui
cide. and wanted to have things hushed
ID. pevsrs, Harls. still declared. died
Of dysontsry. Harle Sald that ~ had
bssH salls6 4 = astsaa IN ~ : halt
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agent for the life insurance company

agent for the life insurance company
In the territory.
0ray's Entry Into the Game.
It was at this stage of the case that
there came to Dallas, where the Rich
ardsons were living IN style, pre-
possessing citizen named w. J. Gray.
q dealer in lumber lands, who opened
an once Of some size and took q house
in the best part Of the town. The
Richardson's happened to be in Hot
Springs, Ark, at the time. and 10
Gray, the lumberman. who wasn't In
any hurry to get his Dallas affairs NOV
ing anyway, took q trip over to the
Arkansas resort and registered at the
same hotel with the former life in
surancs agent, his wife and child.
Tho two rot acquainted and became
famous friends. Then one day Rich
ardeoA proposed that he should insure
Oray's iife. Gray demurrsd,. but no
recailod that. his wife had brother
vho was III With consumption, dia-
49,. - ssveral othsr troubles, and
II o6onrfod 10 hin tAat 4 thefe were
~ w n wAieh ) policy n'isas =
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was to be used in swindling one Will
lis Meredith out OF lot OF money.
For this purpose Devers was to pose
as the half-brother Of Meredith. and
also to take out q life insurance pol
icy in his half-brother's favor. But
Devers never signed any papers in this
connection: that was all arranged be-
tween Harle and Richardson. SO that
when Willis Meredith, who turned out
to be Mason. arrived on the night Of
Harry Mitchell's funeral with a wom-
an who posed rs his wife. 1t was neces-
sary only that the final preparation
should be made to put Devers out of
the way before collecting both OF the
policies. These were easily arranged.
The bogus Meredith and Devers went
to live together. On February %
Harle was called to see Devers, who
appeared to be suffering from acute dys-
entery. Harle gave him some medi-
cine to ease his pain, but shortly after
he died.
In his confession Harle said he knew
Devers was being poisoned. and sup
posed that bichloride of mercury was
given him in whisky. Harle filled out
fake burial certificate and the
other papers necessary to collect on
the policy, after which Richardson.
and Mason. who had now become Will
liam Mitchell, took 1t to the Ell Paso
agency and eventually raised the $s.-
900, of which we have heard. at the
bank at Fort Worth. Harle, of course.
was Immediately arrested. and event.
ually came to trial with the other men.
Hurlbert's Criminal Record.
But in the meantime photographs Of
the trio had been distributed through
the usual police channels throughout
the country. and when they reached
Rochester. N. Y. the photograph Of
Richardson was recognized as that of
Lester E. Hurlbert, lawyer, who had
jumped that city in May. 1901. after
the exposure OF an extensive divorce
mill which he had operated in the
cities of Rochester and Buffalo. Will
liam Mitchell, or Willis Meredith, or
Mason, as he was variously known,
turned out to be the brother Of Harry
Mitchell, who was killed in Chihua-
hua in order that the gang might coll
lect on his $4,000 policy. Mrs. Rich
ardson was identified as the wife of
Hurlbert and investigation In Roches-
ter developed the fact that she was
the sister Of the Mitchell boys. Will
liam Mitchell's trail, indeed, was fol-
lowed even to Hot Springs, Ark,
where the wealthy lumberman" Gray
had his brother-in-law insured. for
Mason" was the engaging young
man who had himself examined by
the Hot Springs doctor a. John J.
Evans.
The trial OF the three men had been
reported in part in the papers through
out the country, and It served only to
develop the facts In the remarkable
case which have bee,A az simply mar
rated above. The verdict ct guilty
quickly followed the presentation OF
the facts to the, jury. .nG II remained
At length necessary only for the exc
cuttoners 70 carry ost the ssntsnee
Of ths court
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hua. .Mexico.-Through a skein
and counter plot, that, II
" n writer of fiction. would
considered extravagant, the
s of the crime of the three
Llbert. Mitchell and Harle,
r sentence of death here.
ime for which these three
|to die is murder. an incident
eries OF carefully planned life
swindles.
Articular company victimized
|thc greatest in the world. and
klessness on the part OF the
resulting from over-confi-
Ned 1t from u heavy loss.
hlly in It's entirety the affair
bws:
Commenced in 1902.
8 in the spring Of 1902 that q
rance company was called
bay two death claims In Chi
|the first on the life Of Harry
ell for $4,000 under a policy
I to his sister. Helen Richard
the second on the life OF
bvers for $4,000 under n pol-
hich one willis Meredith was
knciary. Mitchell had died
barry IL of that year, and
b March %, and the agent in
ks had been c. T. Richardson,
formerly been in the employ
|mpany at Chihuahua. but was
bg In Dallas, Tex.
)lfe insurance agents In Chi
Mexico, even those who sub
i move TO n town like Dallas,
as a rule. support private
Dor drive out In style with
|aehman and a footman or two.
< things were included In
pms establishment in Dallas.
great amazement OF n repre-
Of the life insurance COM
DO went down from the Ell
)ce, where the check for the
)olicy had been forwarded. to
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70 the matter. These things
ported to the home once, and
ae direction Of Second Vice
!. kingsley. Harry H. Bottome,
ol New York. and a detective.
ease.
:, discovered that Devers had
Snihuahua q few weeks before
land that nothing was known
'@ except that he was q hard
sao OF a type Of social out
enough in that territory.
nsthened q theorx that the
sssion Of = 80. 900. policy by
man required some further
let alone possible suspi-
ssumstances attending his
~ ne investigator turned to
- Of the Dcvsrs policy At
once. altar ~. oompany
ssfully trisd - have the
II nom New Yytk intercepted
nvidsnss neu.a.
~ that ~ 1900 ifnf IN
nsa - s3 snss' =
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TO THE SCHOOL GIRL
a PLEA THAT SHE PUT VALUE
ON HER BOOKS.

Tho Production Of Standard School
Book Calls for More Brains, Con-
science and Labor Than Three
Volume Novel-one Cannot Help
Feeling Sorry for the Authors Of
tho Many Poor, Abused School
Books-Treat Your Books with Re-
spect-They May Be of Value to
You for Reference in the Future
When You Least Expect It.
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Premature oraynsss.

Very often the hair turns gray over
the temples and sometimes at thu
back OF the head. When this occurb
at an early age the hair can be re-
stored by expert scalp massage and
the use Of . tonic, which has . tend
ency to durken the locks.
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cRoss-sTITcH INITIAL.
This Simple Initial Is the Kind oftsa
Used for Marking Household
Linen and Blankets.

Here is a letter of the cross.stitcA
alphabet. It is a simple letter suit
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10 Clean white KID SHOES.
For cleansing white Md shoes, M
dry pipe clay. Uss stiR hfuih ana
rub thoroughly until ne aUst dtssH
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-02
His Only Duel.

No subject could be mentioned on
which Uncle Erastus had not some
thing to say. and in many matters he
had a large experience.
No, sab, don't approve OBJ duels,"
he said to one of the summer residents
who delighted in hearing his talk.
''Oh, vas, sab, rs fought duel once.
Vas, sab, wild trihing yaller man,
about a gal Vas. sab, we war bound
to marry de same one.
I'VE fought dat duel out in de road,
sab, in lonely spot. an we didn't ex-
perience no shots on de pusson, either
oh us, but we brought down a fine
COW, sab, dat was watching de AFFAIR
from medder ovah de fence.
80, Gustus he paid TO de COW, sab,
an he done tux de gal. an Is stayed
single an KEEP clar oh duels de rest
OBJ my life Youths Companion
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-02
THEATRICAL NOTES.

out of the Darkness" one of the
prettiest dramas of English and Ameri-
can life of the present day. is an
nounced as the attraction at the Calu-
met theater, South Chicago, for the
week beginning with the matinee, Sun
day, October Z. In this play Manager
Connors feels that he could not have
selected play more TO the likeink
of his patrons. who now come from
all sections of the Calumet region.
The play will be staged in 4 costly
manner an6 the strongest cast that
has been seen at the Calumet this
year win be used In the presentation
Of out OF the Darkness" There are
many very interesting scenes in this
piece and an abundance of good, whole
some comedy The playing is stir
ling and its elimaxes are interesting.
The vaudeville will be headed by
the worlds famous black face coined
ian. Raymond Teal. who has no super
iors and few. if any equals, in his
particular line Of work Little Miss
Rayheld will sing the illustrated songs
and the kinodrome will have another
of those interesting sets Of pictures.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-02
SinnIa Nors

The children at the Neighborhood
club were telling their embroidery and
sewing teacher of little girl who
they thought wouold be much bene-
flied by a course of settlement instruc-
ton
She's kind of simple. Nora is said
one of Noras acquaintance. There's
a lot of things she ought to learn.
She doesn't know how to take the best
advantages. Miss Marvin
How do you mean. Maggie?"
asked the teacher. looking with in
ward amusement at the sober young
face bent over somewhat grimy
square of linen.
We'll, like this" said Maggie, rails
ing her eyes for moment "Yester-
day she was with me into the provi-
sion store, and she was smiling away
at the pineapples. that you can smell
any time, and there was piece OF
venison, that the man hardly ever has.
Just behind her back"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-02

Many birds are provided with natural
spectaeles, a transparent membrane
called the third eyelid. This third eye
lid when not in use lies folded in the
inner corner Of the eye. Two muscles
work it, spreading it over the cornea or
folding it up again much more cleverly
than a man can put on or take of his
spectacies But for its third eyelid the
eagle could not look at the sun. The
specialized bear belongs to Chile. Its
Latin name is Ursus ornatus. 1t IL
black and around It's eyes pale rings
are drawn which have exactly the ap
pearance of a pair of goggles.-St
Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-02
Wind Velocity.

The average velocity of the wind is
how. in most places between five and
ten miles an hour. corresponding re-
spectively to wind pressure of from
two ounces to eight ounces a square
foot During portions of nearly every
day, however. somewhat higher veloe-
titles are recorded, since the averages
contain considerable periods of very
light breezes occurring often within a
few hours before and after sunrise
and sunset There are few days with
out periods of brisk breezes of from
fifteen to twenty miles an hour.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-02

did you tell your father l was a hu-
morist?" asked the tall young man
with long hair.
II did" replied the pretty girl, 'and
he laughed"
Laughed? Why, thought he used
to say writing jokes was hard on the
brain"
so he did; but he says he never
heard of your writing any jokes
Chicago News.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-02

- 70 greater honor could Russell Sage show human being
than that he paid Margaret Olivia his wife, when he
" made her custodian of his millons-his UNTRAM
MELED HIGH ALMONERl Think what testimony
. he bore to her high mental physical and spiritual attain
ment Think of his long years experience of the uest friendship
that closest corporation, loving but CHILDLESS MARRIED
PAIRt keen cool practical unacquained with impulse he
have from careful study and deliberately formed judgment
when placed upon his great responsibility proper dis
trbution of his wealth.
He honor her. but he has placed her most cruel
ton The glitter of her gold will keep public eye upon every
her Yet how she escape it? LADY, She too rch
THE WOMAN is FORGOTTEN IN HER MONEY.
The Sage legons be compened their wisdom any
than upon their courtesy She should be left work peace
worried and hmpered lawsuits stretching crack
DOOM She brany woman, systematic and thorough Hers
great work. and she viii do in the love and fear of God
But HER DAYS OF PEACE ARE OVER In her eyes the
whole human family be turning into mendcant She
Soon she viii unconcousy question
he motive of action She is too rich Soon for the old
tried friends sheTHE WOMAN-w be forgotten in her money
What pity Mr. Sage had followed the example By Peter
Cooper Let the makers of great fortunes dispose of them WHILE
LIVING taste the joys of giving feel the satisfaction Of carrying
correctly the plans for the benefit Others make the path their
dear safe smooth and without burdng their with
wealth unmanaeab and duty heavy for Them give their
WITH THEIR OWN HANDS prevent the humiliation and
publicity of will breaking
Lord Bacon says word that strangely fits Mr. Sages
Speaking of ways to win fortune, he says:
"PARsMoNY is ONE THE N
NocENT, FOR 1T WTHHoLDgTH LRER.
ALITY AND CHARITY"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-02
The Very Thing.

Yes, ma am" said the salesman, IAN
establishment like ours has its own 1T
erary staff Here. for example. is an
ode to Our Furniture Polish written
by our own poet and set TO music by
our own musician"
IAN ode to furniture POLISH" ex.
claimed Miss Peekay- Boob. why. that
would be just the thing to take home
and try on the pianor'-Chicago Trib-
me
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-02
The Dim Past.

Professor (leeturing) gen
tlemen. is essential to all animal exist
ence. There could be no life without it.
Strange TO say. ii was not discovered
until century ago. when Student
What did they do before it was discov-
cred. professor?
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-02

What's the difference between vi
sion and sightg''
See those two girls across the
ttreet?"
Yes"
We'll. the pretty one l would call a
vision of loneliness, but the other one
she's a sight" - Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-09-25
They Stand Alone.

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or impure blood, as scroiulous and skin
affections.
Each bottle OF the above medicines
bears upon its wrapper hndRo on hon
esty IN tho full list Of ingredients com
poslng 10 D1fufcd bi plain English
This frank and open publicity places
these medicines In Il class al ~ NON
eclrcs. aud Is the best guaranty OF their
merits. They cannot boz classcd as patent
nor secret medicines for thoy are neither
-bchiQ ~ hnOirn composition.
DR. Pierce feels that ho can afford To
take the afflicted into his full confidence
mud lay all the ingredients 81 his medl-
clncs freely before them because these
ingredients are such ~ are endorsed and
most strongly praised ny scores OF INC
most eminent medical writers as cures
for tho diseases for which these mcdl-
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afflicted DO not have 10 rely alone upon
DR.. Plcrcc's recommendation as 10 the
curative value Of his medicines Tor Ger
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4 glance az the printed formula on
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mo- harmful or habit forming drugs enter
into Dr Picrcc's medicines, they being
wholly compounded ~ glyccric extracts
u Tho roots of native, American forest
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The euro OF most lingering, chronic dis
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10 Is ms casy TO be- we'll as I'D and
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the cause Of many forms Of Illness. DR..
Piorco's Pleasant Pellets euro coustlpa-
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nlos. One lltiiO Pellet IS gentle Taxa
tive. two mild cathartlc. All dealers in
medicines soil them.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-09-25

Entire Third Story Of a Brick Hotel
Blown oH-Dynamite on Car In
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Yards Went Off.
Knoxville. Tenn. Sept. 22.-Ninc peo-
pie were Killed. hfty injured and al
most the entire business section Of Jcl-
leo. Tenn. wrecked by "a terrific expo.
sion Of dynamite ia Il car in the yards
Of the Louisville and Nashville rail
road
The explosion occurred about 100
yards north of The depot and ncar The
center Of the business section Of the
town. The bodies Of the dead are
buried in thc debris and it is impos
sible to estimate the extent of the
fatalities or 10 give names of those
WHO lost their lives one Of tie known
dead Is Thomas Atkins. aged thirty "a
lincman employed by the East Tonnes
see Telephone company.
Every warehouse in Jcllico along The
Louisville aud Nashville railroad is a
wreck and nearly every store in The
town is in ruins
The entire third floor of the Carmar
then inn. n large brick hotel structure
WIS blown off,
The union depot of The southern rail
way and the Louisville and Nashville
railSad locatcd about i0O yards from
the place Of the explosion. wa- -haffrr-
cd 10 splintcrs. This cut on f-lc1aphir
communication. and new, OF fhr rNplo
sion was handled by telephone The
explosion occurred upon ihc kcnurky
side OF .JcllcO and iu consequence every
hor So on that side Of the town is wreck.
eel. Not one was spared. 4 large nWu-
Der Of residences located near thr rail-
road on the Kentucky side were with
ont exception demolished As "a result
Il is estimated that 500 persons are
homeless
4 car loaded with dynamite and con
signed 10 the Rand Powder company
arrived hero on the Southern railway
from the direction Of Knoxville and
was s,detrackcd IN the yards used
jointly by the Southern railway and
the Louisville and Nashville. II is be-
licycd that the explosion was caused
from spontaneous combustion in the
car However. nothing has yet develop
ed 10 make this assertion positive. The
spot where tie ear stood is marked hy
creya>sc in the earth fully twenty
feet deep and about thirty feet in Iii
ameter
Property damage estimated al Sl.o0o.-
600 was done