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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-16
BEATEN WITH BLACKJACK
"chub" Sampson Gets His Head
and feelings Wounded.
TOOK PLACE IN SALOON
Bartender Richard Moore Arrested
on Charge of Assault. and Other
Arrests Will BE Made.

ss the result OF a fight in the Nc.
Ginniss saloon { is afternoon, Frank
Sampson, otherwise known as
"Chub, " is carrying his head in a
sling, aud Bartender Richard Moore
is out under bond awaiting a trial be-
fore Mayor Harrison Tuesday on a
charge of having used a black jack on
Sampson.
The fight was a savage one, with
Sampson at the receiving Ell q of the
trouble. He was in an Intoxicated
condition and was in the saloon In
comnany with some friends, An alter.
cation started. no one seems TO know
Just how, and ia a few moments
Sampson clme flying out the door as
If projected from a c%atanault.
A patch of kin was knocked off hi.
head, he had a cash over one eye and
was minus a couple of teeth. Sympa-
thetic friends gathered him up aud
tated him off to Dr, Andrews office.
where his injuries were dressed,
A warrant was issued for Bartender
Moore and he was taken to Police
hea quarters. The charge against
him was assault and battery. Rose
z itcHard. "A friend of Sampson, was
present. Rose produced a vefy ugly
looking blackjack, which he declared
he had taken from the bartender
when the scrap was over.
II is said that one or two other mon
were engaged in the fight, aud that
their arrest will be made this even
ing, The affair created great excite
mFnt for time on Queen street, and a
great crowd gathered at & Q mayors
office when the gory "Chub'' was led
in to tell what he knew about the
%ffacas. He could tell but little, bui
will probably know mo e at the t ial
on tn sday.
Richard Moore. bartender AT the
Mctiit Miss saloon. who was arrested
m . charge of hammeriDg "Chub''
Samson in a fight in his rlaee or
Monday afternoon, was given a bear
ing before Mavor Harrison this morn
ing. and was discharged after the
may or learned the facts il the case.
II was shown by the testimony that
Sampson had created trouble in the
place in the morning, and that he had
attempted TO use a poker Oh Moore.
He was put out of the saloon, but re.
turned in the afternoon and renewed
the quarrel. Witnesses testified that
the colored man had a knife, which
lie WIS prevented from using by
NJ ore clubbing him over the head
with a blackjack.
MAYORS FIRST CASE.
Mayor Harrison adjudicated his first
police court case this morning. when
a young man was brought before him
for being dunk and disorderly on the
street. The mayor talked to the young
man in a fatherly manner for a few
Minutes. and then soaked him ~ and
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-16
Postmasters Get Increase

In the readjustment of salaries OF
postmasters the salary of the Hancock
postmaster is increased from 81. 400 10.
81, 500; Williamsport from s1,l0o to
81. 200: Brunswick from 81. 300 to
81, 400.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-16
2-ctNT RATE IN STATE.
Prominent atiro Il nan Predicts a hat
inch a Measure wtli Pass
the legislature.

Consioeraul interest in tile action
of some OF the ountie> IN The south
ern part OF ~ts' Virginia in instruct
ing their candidates TO be III favor OF
a bill before tive next session of the
state | gislats > q hich will establish
a twf cent railroad rate Il tbs state,
is being evinced by the rail Dads run.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-16
PACKERS ARE GUILTY.
Federal Grand Jury Brings in Yer

Federal Grand Jury Brings in Yer
dict Against the Big Packers.
Kansas City, Mo. June l2-The
jury in the federal court, whee the
rebate cases against packing. cm.
panies have been on trial, today found
guilty OF receiving rebates, the pack
ing firms Of Swift aud Co, Armour
and Co.. Cadahy and Co and the
Morris Packing Company.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-16

a man who has the peoples u at
heart and the ability to defend thei-
Interests on the floor OF congress.
All rumors of the candidacy of
Judge Holt, of Grafton. were set at
rest SATURDAY. bv the Judge himself,
who assured Mr. Sturgiss and his
friends that he is not and Will nor
be a candidate. judge Hollis friends
declare un%equivocally for Mr.. Sturgiss
and it hardly seems possible that anv
part of the Taylor county delegation
will be against him in the conven-
ton. Monongalia and Preston will be
for him solidly. Berkeley will no
doubt give him a portion, If rot all,
of its delegation, and assurances are
at hand that lie will more than hold
his own In Pendleton, Hampshire.
Hardy, Mineral, Barbo IT and Jock :.
Mr.. Sturgiss has many letters from
RaneoIph aud Grant counties con
mending his candidacy, but. inasmuch
as those counties have candidates, he
will make no effort to & t their die
cations or any part of them.
Notwithstanding past antgotisms in
Monongalia county to Mr.. S~turgiss'
political ambitions. the county is
solid for him and the people are mani
Testing the greatest enthusiasm over
his candidacy. Local pride, together
with the conviction that Mr.. StnrRiss
is right on all important isspes, has
swept away everv vestige OF opposi-
tion TO him in his own county. The
people here feel that with sucn men
as Hubbard and Sturgiss in congress
the state would be entitled to a front
seat in n, tional affairs.
STURGISS SURE WINNER
Internal Revenue Collector W. +.
Glasscock, of Morg autown saws Hon.
George G. Sturgiss Will bsyond all
doubt receive the repuhl q 70 nomina-
ton for congress.
There is not the slightest doubt
-"
in the vorld of the nomination of
Hon. George @. S~surgiss, " said Mr..
Glasscock. "His majority will be
overwhelming. N. G. Keim. Of FL
kins. and Arch Weltrn. Of Grant
county. are the only two o h r eandl-
dates. Judge Holt was talked of. but
he saws he is not a candidate and is
for Sturaiss. Keim is making an ae-
tive fight, but he will not be able to
defeat Sturgiss.
"Sturgiss will surely get the dele.
gates from M~onongalia. Tavlor and
Preston counties. They have a total
of a3 votes. II requires only 1876 to
nominate, leaving eleven out
of which to secure the other 80 votes.
With a situation like this it is very
difficult to see how Mr.. Sturgiss can
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-16
RICHARD ". KEARNs.

Mr.. Richard W. Kearns. a resident
of MiddIewav, jefferson county. and a
well-known farmer. dropped dead in
a cornfield on his farm this morning
de had gone to his farm, about a mile
from Middleway, TO do some work.
aud while engaged was overcome,
His death is believed to have been
due to heart disease. He was a
brother of Mr.. Thomas W. Kearns, of
West King street, this city. He was
aged 55 years, and was a memter of
the Middleway lodge of Masons Sur
viving are his widow and two sons.
MRS. MARY NOLLBN.
Mrs. Mary Nollen. who was be-
lieved to have been the Oldest woman
in Berkeley county, died on Sunday
at her home along the mountain, q
few miles from Hedgesyille, from the
infirmities of her advanced age.
While there is no authentic record of
her age, it is believed that she was
nearly 100 years old. She is survived
By her husband and one son, John
Nullen.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-16
E. D. Lockbaum. Of Hagerstown.

E. d. Lockbsum, of Hagerstown.
The remains will be brought to
Martinsbnrg Friiay night, and the
funeral will take place from the home
of Il. J. Whitmore, on Faulkner ave-
nue., al 10 O'Clock Saturday morning.
The services will be conducted by
Rev. DR.. J. A. Hoffheins. pastor OF
Christ Reformed church, of which
Mr.. Whitmore bad been a member
nearly all his life. Intermsnt IN the
Presbyterian churchyard at Spring
Mills.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-16
THOMAS f. GROVE.

Thomas +. Grove. of Shenandoah
Junction, died Friday morning at the
age of about So years. He had been
for some years a freight conductor on
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. Mr..
Grove is survived by a widow and
seven children.
MISS JULIA A. COLEMAN.
Miss Julia A. Coleman died at her
home in Harpers Ferry on Monday of
tuberculosis of the stomach. She was
60 years of age, and is survived by her
neice, Miss Louise Coleman, who has
been her companion for many years.
MISS AUGUSTA CAMPBELL
Miss Augusta Campbell, daughter
of the late John Campbell, died a
the residence of her mother, near Lee
town, Friday morning, at the age of
about 80 years.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-16
MAYORS FIRST CASE.

Mayor Harrison adjudicated his first
police court case this morning. when
a young man was brought before him
for being dunk and d~isorderly Oh the
street. The mayor talked to the young
man in a fatherly manner for a few
minutes, and then soaked him 81 and
costs 1t was paid
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-20
Meeting WITH SUCCESS.
Street Railway Fund Is Raised to
SIT 400 Today.

The committees that are soliciting
subscriptions for the street railway en-
terprise went to work with a will TODAY.
and met with flattering success. Inside
of two hours the committee in the south
part of the city raised $1,000, and at
2:2O p. m. had raised 81 400 This com
mittee is composed of J. b. Richards
L. NJ. Masters and c. w. Warwick.
The committee in lower town start
ed out this afternoon, and tomorrow
morning will start out in the central por-
ton of the city and in West Mankato
The committee for the central portion of
the city will consist of S. b. Martin
{. j. Macbeth and f. NJ Zuel. The West
Mankato committee will be composed of
Bruno Roemer, George Pond and Secre-
tary Spencer.
The amount raised up to 3 p. m
was $l7 400.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-20
HAS TWO MANAGERS.
Northwestern Road Will Have
Couple of Heads.

The Northwestern Railway company
will hereafter have two general man
ayers. Heretofore Richard H. Ashton.
a man who entered the employ OF the
great railroad company in humble ca
pacity, and steadily forged to the front
until he attained his present high posi-
ton with the company, has been act
ing i'll the capacity of general manager
of the entire Northwestern system.
The work was extremely arduous, too
much, in fact, for one man to carry on !;
so the Northwestern decided to divide
it, and place a general manager in charge
of the lines west of the Missouri, and
another in charge of the eastern lines
Mr.. Ashton will remain the general
manager of the lines east of the Mis-
souri, river with office as in the past, in
Chicago. The new general manager of
the western lines is G.F. Bidwell. who
has Just returned from the Orient. and
will take up his duties with the North
western at once, with headquarters in
Omaha.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-20

ton with regard to the case, and they
now have confirmed the rumor that
Riggs was seen early Monday afternoon
in the depot at Hudson, Wis, in con-
versation with Miss Ellison. They have
also located a Pullman car porter who,
under orders from Riggs himself, escort
ed Miss Ellison to the National hotel,
and a lifelong acquaintance of Riggs
claims to have met Riggs and the wom-
an walking together on the street on
the night preceding the murder.
Clarence Cowing of South st. Paul is
the man who claims to have seen Riggs
and the woman who was afterward his
victim at Hudson. According to Cow
ing's story Riggs, together with wom-
an, were engaged in earnest conversation
with Miss. Ellison for upwards of two
hours on the afternoon previous to the
murder. Riggs appeared very much up
set over some act of Miss Ellison's and
Mr.. Cowing, who was well acquainted
with the latter, is positive that the con
versation was about a money transac-
ton. The fadt that Miss Ellison was in
tears for a large part of the converse
| ton, the South st. Paul man says, led
him to notice the three very closely, and
he maintains that at its close Miss FL
| lison was virtually in Mysteries. Riggs
| fort to calm her, but the other woman
held herself entirely aloof and had
| son.
The Pullman car porter who escorted
met her death is Walter Preston, col
ored. Preston's story as told to the po-
on the afternoon of July 9 he met Riggs
at the union depot, and the latter re-
quested him to escort a woman to the
National hotel. The woman. who from
the description given by Preston is be-
lieved to have been Miss Ellison, told
Preston that she had just arrived from
nearby town and that she expected to
see Riggs later. She expressed great in
terest in the fact that Preston had
known Riggs for ten years and said
that she had known him about that
long herself. She carried a small valise
and declined Preston's offer to carry it
saying that it was not heavy and that
she would rather carry it. Riggs, Pres
ton says, had two larger valises.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-20
SCHOOL. ELECTION.
Judge Comstock, Deciding Not to
Run Again, Others viii Accept.

Judge w. L. COmstOck has decided not
to be Il candidate for reelection as a
member of the school board from the
third precinct. and his name will not
come before the voters. He has thought
the matter over and concluded that as
long as he holds one office it would be
better not to seek reelection to another,
lest the voters think that he was try
ing to corner the offices. Judge Com
stock has made valuable member of
the board and his many friends will re-
greet his determination, although re-
specting the feeling that led to it.
w. ID. Willard has been favorably men,
toned as a candidate, and has agreed to
accept the office in case the voters of
the precinct desire it. Dr. j. S. Hol-
brook has also consented to run, at the
solicitation of friends. Both are excel
lent gentlemen and either would make
a first class member of the board.
Evan Hughes has been requested so
frequently to allow the use of his name
again in the fourth precinct that he has
concluded to run, in view of the fact
that no one else has been mentioned. He
is a capable and efficient member
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-20
OLD STORY BUT GOOD.
Though It Does Attempt to Ridicute
Mankato Lady.

Worthington, July lS.-When the
Omaha train pulled out of MankatO Sat
urday it had on board an oldfashioned
lady with basket on her arm, whose
travelling had eventually been very linn
tied. After adjusting her spectacles, she
proceeded to take a quiet survey of the
interior of the coach. The bell cord at
tracted her attention and she inquired
of drummer" in the next seat what
it was for. Chat is to pull when you
get hungry and want them to bring you
a LUNCH" he replied. In a short time
the other passengers were surprised to
see the old lady get up and give the
cord vigorous pull, which brought the
train to. standstill. The conductor
rushed in to know what the matter
was The old lady quietly arose and
said: "Say, Mister, will you please
bring me a chicken sandwich and bot
tie of root beer?"
The passengers burst into hearty
laugh and the "con.' gave the signal to
90 ahead Probably the nice old lady is
still wondering what the train stopped
on the prairie for.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-20
HAD A NARROW ESCAPE,
Lake Crystals Marshal Almost Pun :
ctured BY Bullets.

Last Friday, Ben Davis, our marshal
had a very narrow escape from death or
serious injury. Mrs. Davis and little
daughter were going to Mankato and
Ben accompanied them to the $3.50 train,
putting them aboard and finding them a
seat in the car. which was unusually
crowded. As the train was about to
start Ben stopped to kiss his little girl
and his revolver, which is thirty eight
caliber, of the Smith & Wesson type fell
from his inside coat pocket striking up
on the hammer and was discharged. The
bullet passed through his right hand
trousers pocket and into the coat pocket,
where he had carried the gun, striking
a pair of handouts he also carried. which
shattered the ball into several pieces.
making six or eight holes in the coat
where they came out. Ben was consid-
erably frightened as the ear was crowded
and considers himself very fortunate
that no one was injured.-Lake Crystal
Union.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-20
BROUGHT TO MANKATO.
c. w. Lee Placed In Jail; Strenuous
Efforts to Pay His Fine.

C. w. Lee, who pleaded guilty yes.
terday afternoon to the charge of petit
larceny. and was sentenced to pay a
fine of $50 and costs, SOS in all, OF tC
be confined in the county jail for fifty
days, was brought to the city last even
ing by Sheriff Forsyth to serve his SEN
tence. His family was on the train with
him and went on to st. Paul. He has a
very fine family.
Lee was met at the depot in this city
by his other wife, or rather the young
woman who he has been calling his wife
and she at once began hustle to raise
the money necessary to pay his fine.
Lee confded to Chief Donahue yes
terday that he had made fool of him
self and that if he got out he would
stick to his own family.
On Monday Sheriff Williams and
Chief of Police Donahue went to Mime
apolis for the purpose of looking up
Lees record. They found his residence
at los University avenue northeast
Neighbors spoke highly of Lees wife
and daughters. Lee formerly lived at
Redwing, so it is said, and was at one
time at the head of the police depart
ment there Later he was for a short
time a member of the detective force of
Minneapolis under Mayor Ames.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-20
WILL CUT ST. PETER.
Alphabet Road Is lot to Be Built Into
That Town.

Mr.. Tobie of the Duluth, st. Cloud
Glencoe & Mankato Railway company
famiIiarly known as the Alphabet,
broke his Chesterfeldian reserve long
enough yesterday to tell a Standard re-
porter several things, among which was
that his road positively would not be
built to either Mankato or st. Peter
and as conclusive evidence of his decis-
ion Mr.. Tobie opened his letter files and
showed the correspondence between him
self and the commercial clubs of those
towns, in which he definitely and decid-
edly informed them that efforts on their
part to secure the line would be wasted
and while he should be pleased to meet
the members of the clubs in a social
way they might as well know first as
last that he had nothing to offer them
in the way of a railroad. The Mime
sofa river crossing has been decided on
but is not yet a matter for publication
Mr.. Tobie's face was composite pic
ture of WEAKNESS and Indignation when
he was asked to express himself as to
the persistent talk of the Mankato pa
pers that his road had been sold to the
Milwaukee. "That stuff started" he
said, with a sub-contractor. We are
not in the habit of divulging our plans
to sub-contractors or any other contract
whom the statement is accredited has
since denied making it,
Mr.. Tobe said it would not be long
before people in this section would dis
cover that the Duluth, st. Cloud, Glen
coe & Mankato is an independent COM
pany standing on its own legs: that it
pays its bills, has a purpose of its own
in view and field to occupy that it
proposes to occupy.
Contracts for ties and steel for de-
nVerySept. ID nave been let and east
ern shops have the contracts for the To-
cOmotives. Contracts will this winter
be let for building the road further north
and about fifty miles of line will be
open for traffic this coming fall and
winter. There are now at work along
the line 81 teams and within the next
80 days there will be $50. A consider
able part of the force will be employed
in the vicinity of this city. Mr.. Tobie
made this significant statement:
''The day is not very far distant
when the people of Albert Lea will be
very glad that the d. st. C. G. & NJ.
makes their city point on its line.
Mark this.'-Albert Lea Standard.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-20
DEED DECLARED VOID.
Debt Secured BY Mortgage Cannot
Be Collected

Judge Cray today filed decision in
the case of Daniel O'Brien as admins
traitor, ETC., vs. Maria +. Sheeran and
Rev. T.. Stack. He directs that the deed
given by Mary Sheeran to Maria E.
Sheeran be declared null and void and
cancelled, and that the defendant be per-
petually restrained and enjoined from
collecting or receiving the debt secured
by the mortgage, and from dischargine
the mortgage of record, and that she
deliver to the plaintiff said mortgage
and promissory notes thereby secured A
stay of twenty days is granted.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-20
Young Farmer Disappears.

Henry Kunze, young farmer resid-
ing near Worthington, has disappeared
and the police are unable to secure any
trace of his whereabouts beyond the fact
that he purchased ticket over the Oma
ha for Sioux City. He was last seen or
the evening of the Fourth. He has beer
working hard on the farm without any
recreation, and his relatives fear he has
wandered off in a fit of temporary in
sanity.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-20
Called North Three Times.

B. H. Ward, who was called by teles
gram from attorneys to appear at Grand
Rapids to defend the celebrated moose
case, got as far as Duluth when he re-
ceived message from his attorney that
the case had been continued until De-
cember. This is the third time that
Beecher has gone into that far north
'ern country for the purpose of defending
the suit.-Fairmont Independent.