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One Turned Down" Plate.


Crutchfield. made the ninth member
of the party, and insisted on turning
down an empty plate.
Whether this was a tribute to his
wife or some visitor who did not arrive
is not known.
While the reve1ry was at its height
Mrs. Crutchfield was moaning on her
couch in the hospital. She will soon
be out now, crippled for life. Crutch-
field was asked if he had not intended
to cripple her in exactly the way he
did
NO" said he, "1 didn't. I never said
that, but 1 do know friend who has
lost both his legs. You just call up
the hospital where they took him and
see if she didn't so there ard nurse
him when he was hurt"
And that is where this case of latter
day revenge stands Low. There will
be two trials-a criminal one for felon-
ious assault and another for divorce.
Much that will startle will be brought
out then.
But, no matter who wins or loses,
all Atlanta is saying, What ven
geauce!"
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Lesson others Might Learn.

In a railroad train Bishop Brooks
of Boston leaned across the aisle anc
toward an intelligent looking gentle
man, and asked:
81 wasn't going to remark anything.
But you looked at me, and seemed
about to say something to me.
Yes, am said to be very deceptive
that way. I used to say things arfI
make remarks as soon as l thought
them. 1 have often thought 1 hat
something to say, and discovered afteI
1 had said it that 1 ought to have KEPT
my mouth shut"
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the riot on that eventful Saturday
night in Atlanta when 16 negroes were
killed J. F. Clemmons. held on the
same charge, followed.
Night Jailer Walter Johnson came
next, to give an, official tone to the
party John Dorsey, 1.-THE best trusty
in Georgia" in charge of the jail 1aun-
dry, next in Importance, took his place.
Three Ohio business men, two from
Dayton and one from Springfield, who
had made business appointments with
Crutchfield before he was arrested, ar
rived in Atlanta that day, and hearing
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-12-15
Angered by Wife's Friendship for Crippled Man,
]. H. Crutchfield Is Accused of At
tempting to Main Her.
TRAGEDY HAS SHOCKED ATLANTA, GA.
Both Principals Belonged Best Society of the Southern City
Mrs Crutchfield Long Considered One of the Most
Beautiful Women of That Section-PubGc
Sentiment Entirely With Her.

field was brought to court upon one.
He was charged with striking his hand
some wife.
81 did it because of a letter." he
swore. st took it from her bosom my
self. 1t was from a man in this town.
1 did strike her. 1 struck her several
times. / dragged her out on the veran-
da, and 1 pitched her out into the
yard. 1 thought 1 had killed her. And
that is the only time I ever struck
her.
The case was dismissed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crutchfield left the
courtroom arm-in-arm, apparently the
happiest of couples. For months they
lived together in seeming mutual re-
gard. They were seen out together Of
ten, as devoted as two young lovers
might well be- Then like a thunder
bolt out of a clear sky came second
suit for divorce. This is still pending.
Enter 1.-THE Man."
Mrs. Crutchfie1d took her two little
sons and went to live at No 800 South
Pryor street, Atlanta. 1t was then that
''the man. entered their lives. He was
splendid specimen of manhood-taIl,
goodlooking, athletic, debonair. He
was clever and entertaining and the
handsome young Mrs. Crutchfield was
plainly interested-more than that,
not at all.
| Then came the accident.
| This friend of the family was rail-
road man. He fell between the cars
and both his legs had to be amputated
to save his life. Mrs. Crutchfield was
deeply moved by his misfortune and
! she tried to help him a. he lay in the
| hospital, doomed to be a cripple for
life.
| And that aroused the husband to his
fury.
Mrs. Crutchfield had been to see
| ''Zaza" at the matinee. Her husband
had come to her new home to wait for
her. He had to wait two hours. Then
Mrs. Crutchfie1d said a merry Good
night to some of her friends who had
been to the theater with her and ran
up the stoop.
is that you, Sallie?" asked Crutch-
field.
EYES," answered his wife, without a
| thought of what was to come.
There was a shot; then another.
The handsome young wife fell prone
and unconscious. Two bullets from
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What Becomes of the Dimes7


In some parts of the country trouble
Ia reported on account of the scarcity
of dimes. What becomes of the
dimes? An official in Washington sug
gests that because the country is pros
porous people keep dimes in their
pockets to hear them jingle This po
sition is not tenable, because any other
coin would jingle just as well, and if
people are SO prosperous as to find
pleasure in jingling coins in their peck
cts they would be likely to use larger
ones for the purpose. The penny-in-
the slot machines are held responsible
for scarcity of pennies. Street car
lines and automatic telephones accu-
mulate nickel five-cent pieces, but
there is no particular use for dimes
that would cause them to be concen-
trated in the hands of a few corpora
tions. 1t is not likely that they are
boarded in children's savings banks
to the extent that pennies and nickels
are, because it does not take many
dimes to make dollar, and dollars
are deposited in hanks where they
draw interest and then the coins are
H.
Estimating the coinage of dimes since
the publication of the last report of
the director of the mint as averaging
the same as in the last few years re-
ported, there have been coined from
1892 to the present day, says the Chi
cago Tribune, about $40, 900, 900 dimes.
More than half of these, however, have
been coined in the last 20 years, and
the older ones have largely disap-
peared from circulation. In the year
1903 the different mi-ts of the United
States received nearly 100000 dimes
which were retired as uncurrent, a
number almost exactly equal to one
third the coinage for the year. 1t is
Probable that-the are not in circula-
ton more than three dimes for each
1nhabitant of the United States The
slight relation which the total coinage,
or even the amount outstanding, bears
to the amount in circulation is shown
by the fact that there are still out
standing about 5000 half cents. Is
100000 two-cent pieces, and 10000, 900
nickel three-cent pieces which no one
ever sees, and which may have been
lost or melted long ago, but are still
on the treasury books as outstanding.
In view of the statistics the scarcity
of dimes need not be wondered at
The only extraordinary thing is that
anyone should complain There is
nothing dime will buy that cannot
be paid for in other coins with almost
equal convenience. Any kind of mon
ey is good if there is plenty alto
gether.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-12-15

"The obstacle to salvage at great
depths is pressure says the Marine
Review. Little is attempted beyond
a depth of so feet, by reason of it.
With his new diving suit NJ. de Pluvy,
the French hydraulic engineer, has,
however, made considerably more
than 100 descents, reaching depths of
$50 to 300 feet-much below the limits
of ordinary diving. No air is received
from the outside. The dress consists
of an armor of sheet metal from one
fifth to one-third of an inch thick, with
joints and coupling points of pressed
leather and rubber, and a helmet with
two cylindrical regenerating chambers
attached. The air circulating through
the helmet has it's oxygen continually
renewed by chemicals in these cham
bers, regulating valves keeping the
pressure in the helmet constant at all
depths. Mounting and descending are
effected by a cable carried on a drum
driven by an electric motor and this
cable also carries the current need ed
for the respiratory apparatus. The
diver communicates with the surface
by telephone, while wires run from
the armor to electric lights that show
the working of the different parts of
this complicated dress"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-12-15

When Emperor William was in
Budapest young waiter employed in
q cafe knocked over a pile of plates
breaking 35. The proprietor ordered
him to pay for the dishes or be dis
missed The waiter was puzzled how
to find the money. He finally decided
that the Emperor was the one man in
Budapest who had a superabundance
of money, and so he indicted the fol-
lowing letter: Very Honored Mr. EN-
peror-I have broken 35 plates belong
ing to my employer. I must pay, but
I am a poor boy, and have not the
money. I beg you, therefore, to send
me five gulden (s2.40). 1 send you my
thanks in advance and also greet your
wife and children" The next day
there came from the German consulate
an envelope which inclosed five gulden
from MIR. Emperor
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Started on Lowest Rune.

Oren Root, a nephew of the secre-
tary of state, while scarcely over 80
years OF age, was recently appointed
vice-presfdent of the Metropolitan
Street Railroad Company of New
York Root started at the bottom of
the ladder He began with construc-
ton gang as a laborer and later, be-
fore going into the Offices of the COM
pany, he acted as motorman and for
several months rang up fares
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-12-15

fore me, and I had dizzy spells. For
ten years I could not do homework.
and for two years did not get out Of
the house The kidney secretions
were irregular, and doctors were not
helping me. Doan's Kidney Pills
brought me quick relief, and finally
cured me. They saved my life
Sold by all dealers so cents a box.
Foster-M ilburn Co.. Buffalo, n. Y.
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Gave Crutchfield Privileges.

And here is the strange part of the
whole proceeding: Crutchfield was
not treated like the ordinary criminal.
In fact, he had the liberty of the city.
He was not locked in a cell, but was
permitted to engage a special police
man at his own expense to accompany
him about town, buying" for his
friends in the clubs and cafes, and at
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teen years 1 was 2
great sufferer from
kidney troubles. My
back panied me ter
ribly. Every turn
or move caused
sharp S h o t i n g
pains. My eyesight
was poor, d a + k
snots appeared be-
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Struck Her Several Times.

tending to his own business as a cot
ton oil broker.
Meanwhile the wife, that he had
MANNED was fighting for her life at the
Grady hospital Gangrene had set in
Her life hung in the balance. The sur
geons shook their heads. 1t was a
toss-up whether the wounded woman
would live or die.
Public sentiment was with the wife.
So Crutchfield's privileges were cur
tailed and he was sent to jail-the
Tower" But even here he was not
locked in cell. and there is likelihood
of police investigation as to why he
was not
Instead, Crutchfield was assigned to
a sunny room. He has fitted it up as
combination library and sittIng-room-
| this man who had his awful vengeance.
There his stenographers report to him
every day. He dictates his letters and
cleans up his days business, and after
that he reads and smokes at ease. He
has been allowed a big graphophone,
and he has 100 odd records of the
| latest songs and marches.
81 Had Rather Be on the Outside
Looking In Than on the Inside Look
| ing Out is the favorite tune with
Crutchfield, and the other prisoners
along his corridor enjoy it as much
as does he.
Rather suggestive, eh ?" is the salu-
tation given to callers when they enter
while this song is being played, and he
usually switches to another tune, CA
Lookin' Out"
Plays Suggestive Tune.
The latest of his collection has just
arrived. 1t is from THE Spring
Chicken" and is entitled They Sold
Me a Lemon in the Garden of Love,
Where They Told Me the Peaches
Crew."
The climax came the other day when
| the surgeons said that Mrs. Crutch-
field would get well. and that her hus-
band could apply for bail He at once
decided to celebrate
Call up the best caterer in town.
he ordered of his jailers. Have a
| 'possum supper, and plenty of ale and
cider"
They had it in the Jail all right The
news of the feast to come was pub.
Ifshed in the afternoon papers, and two
/ women admirers of the man who had
his vengeance" sent big frosted cakes
as an addition to the repast-
When supper time came a large
table was brought into Crutchfield's
room and the prisoner guests and sew
eral outsiders filed in for the fun and
feasting. The man who had his ven
geance did the honors-
DIR. o. H. Snyder. charged with sell
ing liquor on Sunday, was the first
guest to arrive
/ He was followed by Ernest MAYOR
charged with being a participant in
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Hammocks in Sleeping Cars.

In Nova Scotia the experiment has
been tried of running train with
hammocks instead of the usual hunks
in the sleeping cars 1t was a great
success
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-12-15

Thomas Dixon does not care how
many times they suppress his play,
The Clansman," says the Champaign
Daily News, as long as they do not
suppress the newspaper accounts of it.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-12-15

You cannot hope to accomplish
much in the world without that COM
polling enthusiasm which stirs your
whole being into action.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-12-15

Large numbers of artisans and la
borers are reported to be leaving New
Zealand for San Francisco, being at
tracted by reports of high wages.
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Shot to Main Her.

of his plight, called at his jail room, at
tended to the business under consid-
Grafton and remained to enjoy the sup
per with their host.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-12-15
TEN YEARS OF PAIN.
Unable to DO Even Homework se-
cause of Kidney Troubles

Mrs Margaret Emmerich. of Clinton
street, Napoleon, o.. says: For nj
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-12-15

Atlanta-"Revengel This is said to
have been ]. H. Crutchfield's one word
when he fired the two shots, says the
New York World.
His wife fell, and he dropped the re
volver to the porch. Both shots had
hit, but if he intended, as they charge,
60 cripple both legs ito match that
man." he was but partly successful.
The right leg has been amputated
above the knee.
t'That man" knew his wife, and that
man. had lost his legs in a railway
accident. Further than that it was
nothing. No one dare say a word
against Mrs. Crutchfield. She has al
ways been a favorite in Atlanta society
handsome, clever, vivacious.
The Crutchf1elds have long been
among the best known people in At
lanta, Ga. 1t had to be SO, because
Mrs. Crutchfield was considered the
handsomestiyoung matron in Atlanta,
and southern gallantry still exists. She
came from Columbia, S. c., and there
she married young Crutchfeld Il
years ago.
He was a rising young cotton oil
broker then; to-day he is accounted
well-to-do. Mrs. Crutchfield did not
face was all the fortune she brought
her husband, but that was enough.
There has never been a better dressed
young matron in all the south than
young Mrs. Crutchfield. She had a
figure and complexion to set off her
beauty, too, and the beautiful clothes
bought by her devoted husband. 1t
was dinner and dance and drive all
the time.
There goes the handsome Mrs.
Crutchfield!' could be heard in At
lanta any day.
| Made Crutchfield Jealous.
The chivalrous southerners liked to
| hear her called that, because she really
| was. But Crutchfield resented this
compliment to his beautiful wife. He
| didn't like the drives and the dinners
and the dances. He had an idea that
his wife should stay at home more and
look out for Loudette and Paul, their
| two little. boys. Mrs. Crutchfield could
not see things in his light.
They quarreled; they separated
Then Atlanta society learned for the
first time that everything in the
Crutchfield home was not as it should
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have been. There were divorce pro-
ceedings- The moment the news was
printed, Mrs Crutcf1feld called at all
the newspaper Offices in Atlanta and
said:
You have published an account of
my divorce proceedings 1t was all
right and-all wrong. We have made
up There is nothing in these charges
nothing"
Under the law there is what is
known as a peace warrant Crutch-
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her husbands rife had hit her in the
right leg
I wanted to hit you once in each
leg" yelled Crutchfield- Then you
would have been like that man"
He was right So she would have
been
Full Revenge Frustrated.
Had the husbands aim been as true
on the second shot as it was on the
first Mrs. Crutchfield would have lost
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-08

f,aynpe,, 'Hfahsrd, LIVING near Orleans Fntl
pssS SSss hsssSsEFy ,,Xy'as near or,ean. raa
r%y,e. h,e5sr ~ llysIrs near @
Payne. " alace Living near orleans RE N Fa ''
1'synse, iS5dWafd Killed in the Wilderness y
at FParker's Store. a5 !. &. H "a 4. Is.
Payne, Willson killed at Hawss sho e 3.
Payne, j ohm II. llled at 1,eyerlyt We've
P Payne SiPe le 1l1IyIis st It rieahs
f feyHs h7sf 1lyHss an
s station ana lost sight q. sl
phillips, Evan, living In irfax county
FS}IRRs g Ss,s lGst ,5 sFht ssht
Packard. VIM dleh since 4; tl,e, war. I.
Reed, Joseph III, died since the wnr ct ct
Rector, Howard, died since the war. 5
Rector, Abner living near Rec Es tortoo|w "
Reetor col,,mb2sllyng q sas rlains w. w.:
Rns' Il Gqy |ea snss t NHn wa1 Va.
R Re,s{ SGnn tB i'll Vs nea hin;
wounded ut Brandy Station 1862. !, n.
Rogers, VIM. yvagoner1 died 4. in time no
n Il
sS Sfnls4 Rsss 'sls s dEsa Il, & 1.
sh'nn64r Saaf'es yai Rse'or
stewart, DIN WI living H 3, r. Iowa va III
d9n tba wa IL 1sc
s sit g5iH sden H liy,sn eq snsfl ne
Smith, Horace living near FectortoWn,
s as 5a e''1 he s sft 5sa
smith, Sullivan Second Lieut), died
. since the var ! !, e, IA IN
s Smith Thomas - lost sight 81 him
Taylor Rufus, living near Rectort own
Tsmpleman, James, living near NJ: Mark '1r
Triplett, Leonldns lives at Mt. Jackson,
FSper tsm yss Ct ae 9r'fnn1 W.
# more since the war; al \. ,S5 8. VI
Turner. sliyyn. L. (Capt3 died. since the the
r Turner Thomas died an time 81 the war
Tur r,er .Hezekiah died since tho war e
lgd L t oran ysar c6 ssa
Violet. Elijah, killed at Rcums' Station,
:WIs5sl5. 5s%s,, ' liITIEss.
Isaac, living. :. vs. 4 { !.
Welsh, u. r.. tTh1iird 1, sergt> living L1 a at
Welsh, Boguo, living at King George
James, lost sight sof, him.
Wilson, William, lost sight Of him
Isaac, lost sight Of j n.
D Ono hundred and flfty-nne on this roll.
j OSHUA3 @. FLETCHER.
4 Blncmont, Ya.% . s :{5 2 ,,,i
u (Partles above designated both as "livp-
dng',s and dead probably died IN the
time intervening between the king out
or this ION and tho placing OF It in hanls
of oditor.) 5 e; s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-08
HONoRED ON FIELD.
Men Who Were Especially Men
toned for Acts Of Bravery.

flVlCIl WIN HVVCl = &45oPSSAoAA y ~ 80
toned for Acts Of Bravery.
Editor Of The Times Dispatch:
Sir.-In n recent issue Of The Times
Dispatch In Confederate Column, Thomas
D. Jefrress, in an article, among other
things,a says:
IT never ssa W or heard ofaas-tnedal or
ribbon being pinned on a. mans cket,
or oven SO much as a mans name being
read out publicly in orders, for llantry
In battle" sSS;sR
1 Wish to reply to the last clause quoted
above. II In 1863, on Il raid or scout In Fair
fax county Sergeant Paul G. Landrum,
3 Of Company D, First Virginia Cavalry,
met single-handed and alone, some five
Yankee cavalrymen, and endorsed anu
put to flight the whole crowd. a fter re-
turning to camp Sergeant, Landrum was
complimented In general rders read out
on reEilnantala parade. SIN the @fnmous
raid on Stilart Yaround Mcclellan 81 army,
Private II, NJ Clapp. OF tho same COM
pany, for gallant conduct on that raid,
was complimented also in general orders
read out on dress parade. Sergeant Lam
drum has passed over the river, but his
surviving comrades revere Fhis memory
and recall with pleasure his gallantry OIL
the field of battle and his long and USE
full llfe after the close OF the war Pri-
yate Clnpp is still living near Abingdon.
Both. he and Sergeant LandruM were
severely wounded during the%war.
.5't nfii 40 ~. IL IT, COSBY,
Company 3, First Virginia Cavalry.
ABINGDON, Va, 1905. III 6ENIH5
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Virginia's Answer to Lincoln's
washington

Y Washington. June 2e 1906.
Editor T1mes-Dispntcl .i
Slr,-In the official issue from the
acknowledgements Office OF the United
states Army, which Is entitled state
mcnt Of men called for BY the President
Of tho United States and number fur
nisl,ed by each state and Territory and
the District OF Columbia. from April IT,,
1861 to close OF the war" no troops
are credited from the states Of Georgia,
South Carolina and Virginia. nsI serving
In the United States Army. x
In a publication made by the War
Department previous to the aboye-named
announcement, entitled "Of1cal army
register of the volunteer force Of the
United states Army for the years ls61-2-
SITS" find the following;
FIRST INDEPENDENT COMPANY &
LOYAL.
This company was organized at Cobb'
Island, Virginia. June 80. 1864, to serve
three years. 1t was mustered out Of
service December !, 1865. In accordance
with orders from the War Department.
Captain-Fred. Martin, ED Dec, 1853;
breyet major April Q, 1865.
First Lleutenant-Oliyer G. Thomas,
June 10, 1864
Casualties Deserted, Second I1euten-
1865.
I send this, as it may be OF service
to Major r. w. Hunter, the efficient
agent OF the State, In his important
work In getting the history of Virginia
troops In the war ls6l-6, and, as o
matter ~ fact, information to readers
Of The Tlmes-D Dispatch
Very truly,
MARCUS J. WRIGHT
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-08
Marshall Family.

Thef children Of this. marriage we're
a ahs p1iss4asa WITH and
Unmarried and now dead, nd six ,datlgf,-
ters- Mary idendJ B. Filler, tT,arried Col
onel i. G. Rufin, Virginia lmnrrled Pr.
s.. son Wade}' Ann and Emily Ihoth mar
family holnostead IN Richmond ety.
qabriella the eldest daugh Z, o. Sol66n ns
f 70 Thon,as Mann Randolph, Of "Tncka,I
hoe, and to them was born one child
Thomaa Mann Randb9lp to 1T3 RaT s &c
i,roueh. for many years president Of the
State Bank OF Virginia, leaving no Issue
EE xaf ea yss
m MOI a" ,Theater disaster1 and secondly to
Nir,s Nc raw, without issue, t
b,i nm,,d' ii tn the Rlchmond Thester aro.
,The two son Of Edwin James Harvle---'
Lewis p, and John. B.-;-mnrried ,respec-,
lively two sisters daughters r. q oShn G.
namely sarah Blair md Mary 2, Blair.
JJoohhn b. Bla aiir (aParson Blar") and h hi
wife was Sarah Ann Eyre Heron, daugh-
ter of James Heron. OF Glasgow, Scot
had eight sons. s
Inspector generalSot tho Army ofthe Ten
nessee, G. s.9A.; was a graduate OF the
Virginia Military Institute and prior to
the outbreak Of the Ciyi War was q
States Army. He married Ednonln.
daughter Of Hodi1ah Meaile, Of Amelia
county, and has Issue Sarah b., Jane
Meade, Pattle and Edmonin.
2. John q, Haryte married Mollla,
daugbter OF Major George Anderson, Of
Montgomery county, Va. and has Issue.
s. William o.. married Annie Jeffer-5
n Charles Irving KILLED in the CIVIL
5. James Seldom, H5 }Fs y l \
9. strother dead. IN 3sIt
d n Lewis dead. N .5i
81. Charles charles and Seldom are
unmarried, And four daughters; Patty