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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-02
HENRY G. COLL FOUND GUILTY
Jury Considers His Case Eight Hours
Motion for a New Trial Is
Duly Made.

N@NN"~'
Milwaukee, April 3O.-Henry G. Coll,
eX-assistant cashier of the First Ma
tiOnal bank. of this city, has been found
guilty by jury in the United States
district court on nineteen counts out of
thirty-four. The counts in the indict-
ments against the defendant on which
he was found guilty relate to false en-
tries and the misapplication of funds
in the bank. The verdict was reached
by the jury after a session lasting
eight hours. The amount of money
which Coll was alleged to have mis-
applied was about $25OOOO.
Coll was unmOved by the verdict.
and referred all interviewers to his at
tOrneyS. He was remanded to the Gus
tOdy Of the United Suites marshal. At
tOney William B. Rubin for the de,
PENDANT at once made a motion for
new trial. Judge QUarles, in his charge
to the jury, said that bank officers are
not responsible to their superiors, but
to the law. He considered Coll as a
bank officer. Unlawful orders, he said
should be reported to the directors.
Coll could not seek shelter behind his
superior, said the court
Coll was the man through whom
Frank G. Bigelow generally acted in
his miSapplication of the funds of the
bank of which he was the head. When
the explosion came Coll as he testi-
fed himself, was ordered by Fred
VOgel, il. TO take his hat and coat and
get out of the bank. He met one of
the employees at the corner of Cass and
Wisconsin streets, and from him re-
ceived the money the emplOye had
drawn out of Coils daughters savings
and then disappeared. He was ar
rested after a long chase in Chicago,
brought back to Milwaukee and re-
leased on $4,000 bail
The grand jury returned an indict-
ment against him containing twelve
counts. The defense demurred and
knocked out four Of the most i'm
pOrtant The case was then taken be-
fore another grand jury, after experts
had gone over the books Of the bank,
and an Indictment Of seventy counts
was returned. These included charges
of aiding and abetting Bigelow, of mis-
application of the funds of the bank,
of false entries, and of enlightenment.
Before the trial District Attorney But
terrified nOlled thirty-one of the counts,
and during the trial nolled five more,
leaving thirty-four. OF these the jury
found him guilty on nineteen, two be-
ing for misapplicatiOn of funds and
the remainder for making false entries.
The embezzlement counts were not in
Guided. The amount of money alleged
to have been misapplied by Coll was
about 100000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-02
Mayor Schmitz lntimqtes That
the Generous Must Not Grow
Weary in Well Doing.
FRISCO WILL LONG NEED HELP
Not ANY Too Many Supplies Are En-
Route to the Town.
General Greedy Can See Ahead for at
Least Fifteen Days-Builders
Wait on Building
Ordinance.

San Francisco, May 1. = A feeling
akin to CONSERVATION was created at
the meeting of the general municipal
committee yesterday when Mayor
Schmitz stated that the city faced a
shortage in the food supply. 1t had
been the popular belief, and that Of
many officials also, that San Francisco,
through the generous aid of the nation,
had been placed in a position above
want for long time to come, and the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-02
THE WEATHER

Following is the official weather
forecast up to s O'Clock tonight
Illinois-Partly cloudy with showers
in south and central portions; easterly
winds.
Indiana--Partly cloudy with show
ers in south portion; easterly winds.
Wisconsin-Generally fair in east;
probably showers in west portion;
northeast winds.
Iowa-Showers warmer in north
east portion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-02
Coll BIames BigeIow.

Milwaukee, April 26.-Henry G
Coll, the defendant, testified in his
own behalf in the Coll case. He de
ciared that in general he acted under
the direction of President Frank G.
Bigelow in Juggling" the accounts OF
the First National bank. He told OF
the transfer by wire of 100000 to
Tracy & Co, in Chicago during the
''Nipper" troubles in 1908, presumably
to protect Bigelow's stock transactions
affected by the nuheayal in the mar
ket.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-02
Kenosha Strike ls Settled.

Kenosha, Wis, April 27-After two
days of riots and disorder Kenosha is
remarkably quiet, as the strike at the
big plant Of the Central Leather COM
pany has been settled. At l o'clock in
the afternoon the 1900 men who had
been out of work returned to their
benches. The settlement of the strike
was largely brought about by John
Humphrey, secretary of the Wisconsin
state board of arbitration.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-02
Unknown BODY Picked Up.

Superior, Wis, April 2S.-The float
ing body of a man has been picked up
in the Superior bay. The body was
entirely without clothing and the
skull was crushed so badly that iden-
tifcation is impossible. 1t is thought
that the remains are those of one Of
the Mataafa sailors, nine of whom
were drowned at the entrance to the
bay last winter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-02
Shot and Killed i'm Interloper.

mitville, this county, at 1 a. M, Sher-
man Specie, finding on his arrival
home a neighbor, Ollie Robinson, dis
robing in the family bed room, shot
and instantly killed him. Specie is a
bartender, Robinson glass worker.
Both are long residents in town. Specie
is in jail at Anderson awaiting a hear
ing on the charge of murder.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-02
Woman Dies of Her Wounds.

Denver, May 1.-Dorotha Towne,
whose husband, James A. Towne, cut
Ratchet in jealous rage last week,
dying the next day, is dead from the
effects of her injuries. Mrs. Towne
came here from Chicago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-02
Verdict Drove Him Insane.

Milwaukee, April 3O.-The jury in
the case Of Frank Schultz, accused Of
extortion from supervisors, known as
one of the graft cases, brought in a
verdict of guilty, and Schultz caused a
commotiOn by what seemed to be a
case of temporary insanity after hear
ing the verdict.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-02
Wisconsin Democratic Convention.

Milwaukee, April 27.-After an all
night session the Democratic state cen
trail committee voted to hold a state
convention in June to adopt a state
platform. Before this action was TAX
en- a prolonged conference was held
which was attended by Democratic ed
itors and county chairmen.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-02
Farmers, societtes ConsoIidote.

DuQuoin, ILL.,, May 1.-Delegates
representing the Farmers Social and
Economic union, the Farmers Relief
association and the Farmers Mutual
Benefit Association Of Illinois, Indiana
and Missouri met in Pickneyville and
organizations. The new organization
will be known as the National Farm
ers' union. 1t has a membership OF
1900 farmers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-02
He Was True to the Game.

st. Louis, April 3O.-Samuel B. Gully,
aged II, who was a member of the
Central High School foot ball team,
died at his home from injuries received
in a game played more than year
ago. Not until he was told that he
could not recover did he reveal that he
had been injured n a foot ball game
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-02
Famous Dam Has Gone Out.

Chippewa Falls, Wis, April 3O.-The
Thornapple dam, made famous by the
controversy between the Mississippi
River Logging company and John f.
Dietz, has gone out. 1t carried out 2,
100000 feet of logs which will be sent
down the river to be sawed at the big
mill at Chippewa this year. Dietz is
still holding up about 100000 feet
of logs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-02
She Ate Too Much Popcorn.

Muncie, Ind, May lit is still as
serted here that Mrs. Magerie Moles,
20 years old, died from eating pop
corn. After eating a large quantity
she drank some. water. The swelling
that followed INSTRUCTED the intestines
and killed her.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-02
Vp
The BODY
The Remarkable Case of
an Italian Who Killed
His QsOr1 HUfte.
He Told on the Stand Without
q TrenOr Of Dismemberfn6
the Corpse Of His
|pouSe.

Legal circles in Europe, says the
Green Bag, have been recently stirred
up over a case of uxoricide in Italy,
which presented unusual features both
as regards the act and actor as we'll as
the verdict Of the jury, verdict which
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-02

i
IN KILLING HER.
satisfied no one except the accused. The
crime committed by Alberto Olivo be-
longs to the kind conveniently classed
under the doings Of Jack the Ripper.
He killed his wife by stabbing her, and.
having carefully cut up the body, threw
the larger members into the sea. How
this was done was graphically describ-
ed with scientific precision by the ac-
cused, who took the stand in his own
behalf. In fact, he seemed to wish to
aid justice even to the extent of setting
the experts right.
Il used the same knife in dismember-
ing her body" he testified, that used
In killing her, but l had to have it
sharpened twice, as the blade became
dull in striking the bone"
The exact manner of death was un-
certain, the accused himself despite his
frankness not being clear on the point.
When asked to explain the statement
that after striking his wife, who was in
bed, with a knife he fell down he re-
piled that he meant that he tainted or
lost consciousness the sense used by
the poet Dante And he cited two pas
sages from the Divine Comedy" to
make his meaning clear.
He awolxe from such faint or Stupor
in about an hour, when he saw that his
wife had three knife wounds in the
head. The medical experts, however.
had ascertained that there had been a
= AI,a
Confronted with this testimony, the &C
cused answered naively: 1.-THE experts
state it was produced by a wound on
the nose. It is and has been my opin-
ion that such nasal wound was super
fetal. The experts declared it deep.
All right My wife ever since she was
servant at Vercelli was subject to
frequent nose bleeding and also to
heart trouble l think these two COM
bined to cause the hemorrhage in ques-
ton. True it Is that / found a little
puddle Of blood in the middle Of the
bed. The blood had not spread. How
ever, the hemorrhage was not as heavy
as the experts would make 1t. Suffice
Ii that cleaned up the blood without
trouble. At most 1t must have been
about quart"
Again. the experts having testified
that three ribs had been found broken
and that such fractures must have an
tedated death, the accused gave his
own Views thereon.
ST do not believe that" he testified.
"But it would be impossible for me to
ascertain whether those ribs broken By
me after by wife's death are those ex-
actly which the experts claim were bro
ken before her death"
Pressed by the question, "Do you or
don't you know about ths?'' he set the
audience laughing by this reply, IF the
experts don't know it for certain, Is It
not natural I shouldn't be positive el-
therY'
He must have taken a certain pride
in his work of ACKNOWLEDGMENT, for he
holly denied that it took him twelve
hours to cut UP the body. 1.-TWO and
half hours at the very most" he said
Twelve hours would have been neces-
sary for a large woman twice the size
of my wife"
Motive, if motive it could be called
for the crime, was that his wife was
fearful nag. He was man Of some
schooling and a certain intelligence,
while she was a rather common person,
a domestic by trade.
when you married her" he was
asked, ''you knew that your wife was
- i@nnrant --~pnan. did you not?" Hi
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-02
Judge Decides for the State.

Ashland, Wis. April %. = Judge
Parish has decided for the state in the
case of the indicted bank officials j.
S. Ellis, president, and Ellis Kennedy,
cashier, of the defunct Security bank
sustaining the ruling of Court Commits
sioner Mcdonald in refusing the appli-
cation for release under a writ of ha-
beaS corpus
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-02
Chicago Bank Wrecker Arrested.

New York, April 3O-On the request
Of the chief of police Of Chicago Gus
taye F. Sorrow, vice president of the
Bank of America, wrecked, as alleged,
by its president, eX-Judge Abner Smith.
was arrested at the Hotel Marseilles
by detectives from headquarters. Bail
WINS rofusad
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-02
They Fear Mob Law at BeIoft.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, April 2S.-WiIliam
Anderson, a barber from Beloit, Wis,
is closely guarded in Jail here, having
been brought from Beloit because of
ficers feared mob violence. He is
charged with a serious offense against
his 12-year-Old step-daughter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-02
Michigan Man CTnf,rmed

Washington, May /. - The senate
in executive session confirmed the
nomination Of Milo d. Campbell, as
marshal for the eastern district OF
Michigan.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-02

-OdSu Sdl0S-'N lll0r Wu6dI-By sam
pie: No. 2 red, S71z@S91Ac; No. red,
S4@87c; No. 2 hard, 791a0S3hc; No.
3 hard, 7507Sc. Spring wheat-By
sample: No. / northern, 81h q S3Ac;
No. northern, S0@S2c; No. 3 spring,
7S@S2c. Corn-By sample steady to
nc higher; No. 2, 47h0474c; No. 2
white, 48@481Ac; No. 2 yellow, 4Sc; No.
8, 47A@47%c; No. 4, 461a@47c. Oats
BY sample steady; No. 2, 311zc; No. 2
white, 331a@34c; No. 3, 31%c: No. 8
white. 3214 @33c; No. 4 white, 311a@
32I1ac: standard, 1924 @331hc.
Live Stock, Poultry and Hay.
Chicago, April 80.
Hogs-Sales ranged at $6.4O@6.55
for good to prime butcher, $4,000
6.521a for good to choice shipping, $6.4O
@6.50 for good to choice heaxy mixed,
$6.30@6.471a for heavy packing, 500
@6.5O for light mixed, and $5.35@6.20
for good to choice pigs.
Cattle-Quotation ranged at $500
G.15 for good to fancy steers, $1,000
$50 for good to fancy cows and
heifers, $4.50@5.10 for good to choice
yearlings, $3.40@475 for fair to choice
feeders, $3.25M4.25 for fair to choice
stockers, and $5.0O@6.OO for good to
choice calves.
Sheep--QuOtations ranged at $500
6.25 for fair to choice wethers, $3.50
900 for fair to prime ewes. $5.OOM6.O0
good to choice yearlings, $6.5O@7.5O
for native lambs, and $7.50@650 for
spring lambs.
Live poultry Turkeys, per ID, 121ac;
chickens, 1215c; roosters, 8, ducks,
141Ac; geese, S4.5O@7O0 per dop.
Hay-Choice timothy, $13.OO014OO;
No. !, S11.5O@12.5O; No. 2, $4,000
HOO; No. 8, $S.OO@9.OO; chaice prairie.
S1O.O0@11.OO; No. /, SSOO@9.OO; No. 2,
$7.00@7.50; No. 3, $6.5O@7OO; No. 4,
$5.OO055O.
East Buffalo Live Stock.
East Buffalo, n. Y, April 80.
Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock
Commission Merchants, East Buffalo,
n. Y, quote as follows: Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 100 cars; market higher; ex-
porters, $5.25@5.S5; shipping, $4,000
$50; butchers, S4.5O0 800; heifers $500
$500; COWS, $3.250425; bulls, So. 25Gl
40. Veals-Market steady: best. $500
Q6.25. Hogs-Receipts, 90 cars: mar
ket lower; pigs, 500; workers. and
heavy, $6.S006.S5. Sheep and Lambs
Receipts so cars: market strong:
wool lambs, S7.75; clipped. S6.4O@6.5O:
yearlings, $5.75@6.00; clipped ewes
$500.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01
YALE DENTISTS ARE COMING
In Elegant Quarters With Antiseptic
Features Well Known Practition.
ers Establish Branch
ers Establish Branc

The Yale dentists, for many years
prominent throughout the country,
have decided to locate in Los Angeles
and are fitting up what will be one of
the most modern suites of Offices for
the practice of the dental profession
in the state. They are located on the
third floor of tn enew Parmalee-Dohr-
mann building on Broadway.
One of the striking features of the
Yale dentists work in the east has been
the development of antiseptic methods
and appliances in dental surgery. They
have long contended that the average
dental parlor is a germ-infested place,
from which is disseminated much dis
ease which can and should be pre-
vented. if not voluntarily on the part
of the dentists, then by legal restric-
tions.
In the equipment of their offices here
they have arranged for the sterilization
of every instrument, as soon as it is
used, by young woman who will be
always in attendance at the side of
each chair. Every precaution will be
taken to protect the public against
any dissemination of disease
This is a new feature in dental sur
gerry in Los Angeles, and together with
the successful experience of the Yale
dentists should meet with popular ap-
proval by all thinking people.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01

mother of one tiny white, hungry
Angora kitten.
For more than a year Maquita. has
been the pet of the Burbank forces and
every morning they brought her liver
before they did anything else. When
"Mizpah' made a hit, the pet kitten
was named "Mizpah" after the play,
but when the Judge and the Jury
scored a much greater success than
"Mizpah," the name was peremptorily
changed to "Marquta," the name of the
heroine in the pretty play of the west.
Black as darkness itself is Maquita,
while her one lone child is as white as
Maquita is black.
The sire of the new arrival is Peer
less, the Angora that carried off nearly
all the prizes at the cat show.
In the box office where the fond
mamma and helpless offspring lie in a
drawer, for the last twenty-four hours
everyone connected with the selling of
tickets has been tiptoeing about in an
agony of apprehension for fear the
twain might be disturbed.
The name of the youngster has not
yet been decided upon by the Burbank
force. Whether to name it William,
after the leading man. or Blanche after
the leading woman is not yet settled,
but one of the two it is sure to be.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01
LID FLIES OFF REGULARLY
Crossing Watchers at Third and
Spring Are Kept on the
Move

The crossing policeman at Spring and
Third streets is becoming very nervous
over the perverse actions of the man
hole at the intersection of the streets.
Yesterday, for the third time, it flew
irto the air, but fortunately caused no
close to it just previous to the explo-
sion.
Tuesday the lid flew off with terrific
violence and the corner policeman mar
rowly escaped injury.
A week ago the manhole with the
bad habit terrified a number of pedes-
trians when the cover went nearly
thirty feet into the air.
The frequent explosions are said to
be caused by ammonia gas from re-
frigeration pipes under the streets. Ex-
perts say that neither Illuminating or
sewer gas are responsible for these dis
quieting upheavals
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01
SEEKS FAITHFUL WIFE
Claude Hoffman Returns From st.
Joseph on Mission of
Duty

Claude L. Hoffman, who was taken
back to st. Joseph, Mo-, last January
to meet charges of embezzlement has
arrived in the city to find his bride
who was left pennlless in Los Angeles
on her honeymoon trip.
Mr.. Hoffman called at the police sta
ton yesterday and was informed that
his wife was living in Venice.
During the habeas corpus proceed
ings in the superior court Mrs. Hoff-
man used every effort to free her hus-
band and gave up her jewelry and
valuables to aid in the legal fight.
Hoffman was able to clear himself
of the criminal charges against him
and at once returned to find his bride.
She could not accompany her husband
back east because of her lack of funds.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01
BIBLIOPHILE M0SHER HERE
Connoisseur From Maine, With His
Wife and Son, Is Visiting
Los Angeles

Thomas b. Mosher, we'll known
writer, publisher and connoisseur of
books Of Portland, Me, is a guest at
the Lankershim hotel. He is accom-
panied on, his visit to Southern Califor-
mia by his wife and son. Among the
friends whom he will visit while here
are Irving p. Way and Wayland H.
Smith, the latter the well known Whit
man enthusiast
In his home town Mr. Mosher has
been prominently connected with a
publishing house which was started
along lines of artistic bookbinding after
Mr. Mosher's own ideas. Since then
his books have been sent to all parts
of the world.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01

pleased with their efficiency, and
would regret very much If 1 were
compelled to do without them. They
do not rust after boiling or after
using mercurial salt; their lumen
remains the same; they do not
break off and can be readily sharp
ened. Those who are in the habit of
using hypodermic needles frequently
will certainly appreciate the gold
needles. There is no comparison to
be made between the steel and the
gold needle. The steel needle is
simply not in it. r. WERNIGK.
Los Angeles. CAL
Tempered Ductile Metals Co.,
Los Angeles,
California:
Dear Sirs--Having used and given
your Gold Hypodermic Needles a
thorough test, find they have the
following advantages over the steel
variety: First-No clogging, conse-
quently no wire necessary. Second
duction, the largest size passing
through the tissue much more read
lily than the small steel needle.
Fourth-It leaves no mark, being
aseptic. Fifth-No danger of blood
poisoning.
l.. G. VAN SCOYOC, M. D.
Professor OF Gynecology and ORR
fetal Surgery.
San Francisco. California.
Tempered Ductile Metals Co.,
Los Angeles, Calf:
Gentlemen-I have used yotr Gold
Hypodermic Needle continuously the
last two months, and find it ex~
tremely satisfa ctory. y
Very Sincerely,
CAMPBELL FORD, M. D.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01
Do Not Neglect n Bad Cold

Never allow cold to take it's course.
Too often at this season of the year It's
course is toward pneumonia. Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy will promptly cure
your cold and dispel all danger of that
disease. There is nothing better fer
acute throat and lung troubles For sale
by All Druggists.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01
Silver

The test of sterling silver was a
complete repetition Of the gold test
with Identical, although not quite
as pronounced results.
In addition to the above tests a
case containing various surgical in
struments, such as scissors, scalpels,
hypodermic needles, etc., manufac.
tured by Mr.. Vaughn, was submitted
to me. The working parts of all of
these instruments were made of IL.
karat gold, They all showed spring
elasticity, keen cutting edges and
marked resistance against wear and
tear. They combine the working
capacity of steel instruments with
the great advantage of ease Of steril-
ization and non-corrosiveness.
AS far as my tests have gone I
consider that the products of Mr..
Vaughn's process for "tempering"
gold, silver and copper fully sustain
all the claims which he puts forth.
(signed) DIR. JULIUS KOEBIG.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01
Gold

A plate of 1s-karat gold. shaped like
figure, was tempered by Mr., Vaughn
on one side Of the line A b, while
the other side was left in it's origlna!
state. The unaltered half could eas
lily be hammered out on the anvil.
The tempered" half had q steely
ring and very marked resistance
when hammered. The tempered"
half had considerable spring elas-
ticity, which was absent in the un-
tempered half.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01
CATCH MIGRATE IN TEXAS
Mazzaro Is Charged With Robblng
the Man Who BefrIended

Frank MazHaro, who V. Barraco says
robbed hom at the latter's lodgings,
31S Also street, has been caught at Ell
Paso, Tex, and an officer will be sent
to bring the man back to this city for
trial.
Barraco took pity on Mazzaro when
the fellow told him that he had no
money to pay for a room and took him
to his own lodging.
Mazzaro disappeared early the fol
lowing morning with $16S belonging to
his benefactor, 1t is alleged.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01
Fat Folks

1 reduced my weight so pounds, bust
inches, waist inches and hips 9
inches in a -hort time by a guaran-
teed harmless remedy without exercise
or starving. l will tell you all about
1t. Call next wednesday or enclose
stamp. Address. Mrs. A. c. McFadden.
8040 Upper Boulevard, Los Angeles,
Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-01

the break showing a crystal
line surface. A corner of the TEN
pered' copper Will easily scratch the
surface of the original sheet copper
from which 1t was produced, prov
ing very marked increase in hard
ness. Careful analysis failed to show
any different chemical composition
of the original soft copper and the
tempered" copper.