Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-14
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has been convicted of conspiracy and
sentenced to the North Carolina PEN
itentiary for fifteen years. Hall was
indicted on the charge OF murder;
but the prosecuting attorney changed
the indictment to conspiracy. The
testimony of a deputy sheriff showed
that Hall came into the jail at the
head of a body of thirty men ana
helped break open the cells in which
the prisoners were confined. The jury
remained out but short time, and
upon the publication Of the verdict
the court sentenced the man as
above.
Manila, Aug. 10: First Lieuten-
ant John F. James and Privates
William j. Gillick and Nathaniel
Zock Of the Eighth Infantry, with
Contract Surgeon Calvin Snyder and
Internal Revenue Collector Williams
of Illinois, were killed yesterday at
ternoon in a hand-to-hand hght with
a force of Pulajanes at Julita, Island
of Leyte. The detachment, which
consisted of ten men, was greatly
out numbered, but made gallant
fght. The Pulajanes captured three
pistols, four Kragjorgensen rifles and
three hundred rounds of ammunition
Julita is a suburb of the city of Bu-
rauen, which has been the scene or
three serious conflicts between the
regulars, the constabulary and the
Pulajanes within a few weeks.
Pittsburg, Pa, dispatch Aug. 10:
With a revolver and a bottle or
poison in his pocket George Ropln-
steen went into criminal court today
prepared to end his life in the crowd
ed room II he received a sentence
that he considered too severe. A
deputy sheriff discovered the revolv-
er and took 1t from Robinsteen. Az
ter the sentence had been pronounc-
ed Robinsteen gave up the bottle OF
John. were convicted Of conspiracy
and misdemeanor in connection with
the failure of the Eleanor Iron and
Steel company. Both were sentenced
today to pay fine OF $500 ana
to serve six months in the work
house on the conspiracy indictment.
Immediately after they were SEN
fenced, an application was made ask
ing the court for a writ Of superse-
deas, as It was the intention to take
the case to the superior court.
jamestown, n. Y, Aug. 10: A
signal victory for the government
was won yesterday in the war on the
Standard Oil and Sugar trusts anu
the railroad combinations, which by
secret rebates aided In building up
these giant monopolies, which was
begun by President Roosevelt in his
message to congress on May 4, ac-
companying Commissioner Of Corpor-
ations Garfield's report of his investi-
CATION into the violations of the laws
committed by these combinations.
AS a direct result Of this exhaustive
investigation the United States grand
Jury for the western district OF New
York, sitting at jamestown, yester-
day returned indictments, charging
violations of the interstate commerce
law against the Pennsylvania Rali,
road company, the Standard OIL
Company of New York, and the Vac
uum Oil company of Rochester. The
specific charges allege that the Penn
sylvania railroad granted and the oil
companies accepted special conces-
sions in the shipment OF freight,
which was a ''less rate than that
named in the tariffs" published and
filed by the railroad company.
For the first time in her history
Persia Is to have a national assembly,
saws a Washington dispatch Of Aug.
10. This information was conveyed
to the Persian minister here late to-
day in a cablegram from Mira
Nassrollah Khan Mochiredoiet sad
reazame, the grand viZier and minis
ter of foreign affairs, who stated that
in view of the desire of his Imperial
Majesty, the Shah, for the extension
of national tranquility and for the
welfare of Persia and all its inhabi-
tants and in order to fortify the gov
ernment, Ii had been decreed neces-
sary to give certain reforms and
constitution durable for the country
and for the administration. The i'm
mediate organization OF a national
assembly for the realization of these
reforms accordingly was ordered.
According TO the dispatch, the assem-
bly, will be composed Of equal parties,
namely, princes of the blood, clergy,
chief Of the reigning dynasty, Cadjar,
high dignitaries and personages,
merchants and representatives Of
corporations. The assembly will
meet at Teheran, and 1t Is provided
that all civil and constitutional laws
shall originate in the assembly and
after the signature Of his Majesty
will become effective.
Chicago, Aug. 10: With the dis
covery OF new forgeries among the
papers held in the Milwaukee Avenue
State Bank, the further statements
of Cashier Henry w. Herring con-
cerning loans made by Stensland, as
banker, to himself individually, and
the shortage found by previous in
vestigation, ii is now charged that
Paul c. Stensland, president of the
bank, stole $2,000,0O0. Notes aggre-
eating more than 100000, the sigma
lures Of which have been pronounc-
ed forgerieS, were unearIhed in the
vaults of the bank by Cashier Herring
today. Stacks Of notes in blank, as
to amount, with signatures already
forged, and ready to be filled in for
any amount desired, were also found.
The blank note forms, similar to
those upon which money had been
realized by Stensland at his will,
were, in the opinion Of Assistant
State Attorney Olsen, to have been
used in stripping the bank of $780,
900 more, had the president had time
to do so. President Stensland has
disappeared and cannot be found.
His son, Theodore Stensland, vice
president of the bank, is in jail;
Frank Kowalski, the teller Of the
bank, committed suicide Friday
night.
special from Middlesboro, KY, to the
Journal and Tribune says that Frank
Ball, the famous mountain despera-
do, who recently escaped Jail at
Richmond, KY. was captured late
this afternoon by Sheriff Rice John
son and posse, after a battle which
ragged for an hour. Ball, some time
ago, killed Jack Bolen. Middleboro
barber and after escaping into the
mountains was finally landed in jail
at Richmond, KY, through the work
Of the Middleboro militia company
Not long ago he broke Jail and has
since been hiding in the mountains
Wednesday night Ball was located In
a log cabin near Rose Hill, Va, and
Sheriff Johnson and siXten deputies
started out to capture him. Rein
forcements were sent for, as ii was
feared that Balls friends and rela-
tives might go to his aid. Nearly
thirty members of the Middlesboro
militia company volunteered as dep
uties and left by special train
Thursday morning under a truce,
Sheriff Johnson went to the cabin
and demanded Balls surrender. This
he declined. Late this afternoon fire
was opened on the cabin by the sher-
IFS forces and after John Lee, one
of Balls men had been killed, Ball
surrendered Ball will be taken TO
the Kentucky penitentiary at Frank
fort tonight The house in which
Ball took refuge was riddled with
bullets from the guns of the large
posse.
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