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Gilpin observer., 1907-11-07
Believe Il Was Murder.

Observation-Disclosures over the
shooting of Joseph A. Walker of the
government secret service, Sunday, is
subsiding, but the tragedy is still the
chief topic of conversation. Walkers
companions insist that he was muir
dered in cold blood, while friends of
Superintendent Mason declare he
would not be party to anything of
that nature. The coroner and two
physicians held a post mortem exam
ination OF the remains of Walker but
refused to give out their findings.
District Attorney Pulliam has filed
information against Mason and Van
derweide, charging them with murder.
They were arrested and jailed and will
be held to await the result of the cor
oner's inquest. Denver agents of the
government assert that Walker was
murdered and offer many arguments
in support Of their claim.
Gilpin observer., 1907-11-07
DEADLY BOMB EXPLOSION.
Dynamite Concealed in Iron Pipe at
Pioneer Foundry in Victor.

Victor. Colo.-Without the slightest
intimation that he was to be the vic
tim of diabolical plot which might
have caused the death of a score, Os-
wald Schranz, a boy Of seventeen, en-
ployed in the Pioneer foundry. met
instant death Saturday while in tie
performance Of his duties. by the ex-
plosion of an Internal machine.
w. s. Simpson, q fellow employe
who was working beside him, was ia
tally injured at the same time and is
apparently in a dying condition in the
hospital.
Whether Schranz or Simpson had
been marked for death Is not known,
but the coroner has gathered clews
which convince him that a murder
Gus plot was formed. and he is on the
trail Of a man whom he believes was
guilty knowledge of 1t. even IL he was
not the principal In 1t.
The fatal explosion occurred about
Q o'clock in the afternoon. The foun-
dry employees were engaged in raising
heavy piece Of casting by steam der
rick. when SchranZ was told to pry
the casting around so that It could be
lowered in the place desired.
He seized an old piece OF iron pipe
and was forcing the casting into place
with blows when the pipe exploded.
The youth was instantly killed. His
breast and stomach were blown open
and his internal organs were scattered
over the foundry. Both hands were
blown of at the wrist.
Simpson escaped with his life. but
his recovery is doubtful. A piece of
the pipe was blown entirely through
his right shoulder, coming out at the
breast bone, and two ribs were cut IN
two by another piece of the aying
iron. He also received severe con.
tusions OF the scalp and body.
Gilpin observer., 1907-11-07
FEDERAL AGENT
KILLED At mine
JOSEPH A. WALKER, SECRET SER.
VICE AGENT, SHOT WHILE IN
sPEcTINo COAL PROPERTY.
SLAYER A NINE EMPLOYE
TRAGEDY OCCURS AT HEsPERUs
COAL MINE, SIXTEEN MILES
WEST OF DURANGO.

Durango, Colo.-While engaged In
securing evidence of alleged frauds
In timber and coal lands in this sec.
ton, Joseph A. Walker of Denver, spe-
cial agent of the United States Depart
ment Of Justice, was shot and instantly
killed near Hesperus, sixteen miles
west Of here, Sunday, by Joseph Van
derwyve, an employe of the Union
Pac1f1c Coal Company. The shooting
occurred on desolate, lonely noun
tain side, almost inaccessible from the
town of Porter, and with no one pres
ent to tell the story but the man who
did the shooting, and his companion,
William K. Mason, supe. .intendent for
the company and Vanderwyve's en-
ployer.
Walker, with two brother officers,
A. e. Chapson and P. ]. Galligan, and
Thomas Harper. miner, were en-
gagged in an examination of one Of
the mines of the Union Pacific Coal
Company, which it had purchased from
the Porter Coal Company, against
which latter corporation indictments
were returned by the federal grand
jury charging fraud in connection
with the original filing on the prop
erty. With the object of entering the
mine on Sunday, when little work was
being done, the officers climbed the
mountain to an air shaft connecting
with the main workings Of the prop
erty and prepared to lower themselves
into the workings with ropes.
Chapson. Galligan and Harper went
Into the mine. leaving Walker at the
opening to guard the ropes with which
the men had been lowered According
to the story of the shooting, Mason
and VaIlderwyve were engaged in an
inspection of the property of the COM
pany and came upon Walker, who
commanded them to halt, at the same
time leveling revolver and firing at
them. The men continued to advance
and Vanderwyve, armed with a shot
gun loaded with heavy buckshot, fired
on the officer. the whole charge Of
shot taking effect in his body. One
pellet struck him in the neck. passing
clear through and severing the jugu-
lar vein. Death was almost instan-
taneous. The two men then cut the
ropes hanging in the shaft and pro-
ceeded to Porter. where they reported
the shooting.
Officers were sent to the scene and
an investigation begun. Walkers body
was brought to Durango Sunday night
According to the story of Vanderwyve
and Mason. the officer was a stranger
to them and they had no knowledge Of
his business in the property. He has,
according to the authorities, been en-
gagged in the investigation that he was
pursuing at the time of his death for
the past ten months and was well
known to everybody in this section of
southern Colorado.
Gilpin observer., 1907-11-07
Gold from Denver Mint.

Colorado Springs.-Thousand Of
dollars in gold have been flowing into
Colorado Springs from the Denver
mint and the flood of yellow metal
will continue to pour in so long as it
is needed to meet the payrolls Of the
reduction mills at Colorado City and
the mines and mills in the Cripple
Creek district. The following state
ment concerning conditions here has
been prepared for publication by the
Clearing House Association:
Much has been said in the papers
in regard to the efforts of the banks
OF New York and other cities in OBJ
tanning gold, but nothing has been said
in regard to what business men and
banks here have done.
I'VE understand upon the best au-
thority that, by an arrangement be-
tween the United States Reduction
Works and the Portland mill and one
OF the banks OF this city, about So.
900 in gold has been received In this
city from the mint this week. These
shipments Of gold will be continued
indefinitely. This gold is not to be re-
tanned. The arrangement Is that 1t
shall be paid out to meet the payrolls
Of the mills at Colorado City and of
the mines and mills ut Cripple Creek
ITO show in what perfect harmony
the banks are working in this city and
also in Cripple Creek, this gold is to
be paid out for the mines payrolls re.
gardless of which banks the mines
keep their accounts In"
Gilpin observer., 1907-11-07
Daring Hotel Robber.

Prescott. Aria lone highway
man. armed with knife. entered FIVE
hotels In this city Saturday night. IA.
tally wounded one of the guests who
offered resistance and made his es.
cape after robbing score OF people
encountered during his single. handed
raids. The man first made his appear.
ance in the Scnuerman hotel, where
he was discovered by Robert Lutelly.
The latter resisted when the robber
made demands for his valuables and
was almost cut to pieces by his assail.
ant.-He afterward went to the Brink.
meyer, Head, Cliff and Globe hotels.
Gilpin observer., 1907-11-07
Earthquake In Central America.

New Orleans.-An earthquake at
Guatemala City and covering wide ter
ritory in Guatemala October 10th and
18th Is reported by passengers arriv.
ing on the steamer Bluefields from
Port Barrios. Several persons were
hurt in Guatemala City by falling OBJ
jects during the shocks, which oc.
CURED at ten o'clock at night and un.
til about seven O'Clock the following
morning.
The Blucfields passengers said a
large number OF the buildings in the
city showed ragged cracks after the
quake, but that they did not hear OF
eny fatalities.
Gilpin observer., 1907-11-07
Emmett Dalton Pardoned.

Topeka, Kan.-Governor Hoch Sat
urday afternoon issued a pardon to
Emmett Dalton, who has been in
prison for the Coffeyville bank rob-
berry In 1892 and whose parole was ex.
tended for six days. The governor
called Dalton to his ONCE by telephone.
About o'clock he came from his pri-
vate office. shook hands with Dalton
and began to declare his confidence
that Dalton would become n useful
citizen. In the midst OF the governors
speech the lights went out and the
room wan left in darkness. The gov.
ernor continued. however. and handed
the pardon to Dalton.
Gilpin observer., 1907-11-07
"Dead Wife" Comes Back.

Cheyenne, Wyo.-One Of the strang.
est divorce cases ever tried here re.
suited In decree for Bert Halford, a
Union Pacific employe. who sued for
separation from his wife Mable, alleg-
Ing desertion and infidelity. Halford
was deserted by the woman in Salt
Lake several years ago, and subse-
quently received news Of her death
Last spring he married a young
woman Of this city. Two months after
the wedding the first Mrs. Halford
turned up alive and well. Through no
FAULT Of his own Hdlford was In the po-
sition Of a bieamist. so sought to ex-
tricate himself by securing divorce
from his first wife. The first Mrs.
Halford did not contest the proceed.
Ing.
Gilpin observer., 1907-11-07
DECISION OF
SUPREME COURT
AFFECTS POWERS OF HUMANE
SOCIETY IN CARING FOR NEG
LEcTED STOCK.
CAN'T GET FEED BILL
SOCIETY WILL HAVE TO PROSE-
CUTE OWNERS INSTEAD OF
CARING FOR ANIMALS.

Notwithstanding to an opinion
handed down by the Supreme Court
Monday the officers of the Board OF
Child and Animal Protection will have
to exert other efforts to cause stock
owners to care for their animals than
the method heretofore employed
In the future the Humane Society
will not have the right to take up starv-
ing cattle on the range and after feed
ing and sheltering them, hold the own
ers for the expense of keeping the cat
tie.
There were two cases which in
volved the question. In both of them
Effie jerks, humane agent in Canon
City, was plaintiff against w. Stump
in one case and w. ]. and ]. T. Witcher
in the other. The cases have been ap-
pealed from the District Court of Ere
mont county.
Miss jerks found the cattle on the
plains to the south of Canon City. They
were in desperate condition from the
want of water and food. She took the
animals to shelter and fed them Stump
claimed the cattle and would not stand
good for the payment of the food and
shelter. The case went to the courts
and the District Court ruled that the
defendant did not have to pay the costs
VI Iue Keep OIL the SlCck.
Such was the Stump case, and that
OF the Witchers was identical.
The caSeSe were appealed and JUS
tice Caswell, who gave the opinion, has
confirmed the decision of the lower
court. In the opinion handed down the
court questions whether the agent OF
the society should be allowed to take
up cattle on his own initiative simply
because he thinks the stock is suffer
ing, no one else being consulted. and
of holding the owner liable for the
costs.
The law says that when the Humane
Society shall provide neglected animals
with food, shelter and care it may hold
such animals until the expenses in the
keep Of the animals are paid by the
owners.
The opinion goes on to say that the
agent is, under the statute, the final ar
bitter and has to consult no tribunal ror
even the owner before taking up the
cattle.
There is no penalty for failure of
the agent to return any of the proceeds
from the sale of the animals to the
owner. and the only redress he has is
in the courts. The court has ruled that
there is a question whether public ne
cessity demands summary action, and
when it does not notice should be sent
to the owner of the property and oppor-
tunity given before some court to de-
termine the truth of the allegations
| The ruling makes null and void the
statute in question. Concerning the
matter Secretary Whitehead of the Bu-
reau of Child and Animal Protection,
said:
1T seems to me, from what know
of the case that in the future we will
have to pursue the course of prosecut-
ing the owners first and not taking in
the stock. The delay will give time for
the animals to die"
Gilpin observer., 1907-11-07
Farmers viii Hold Their Corn.

Lincoln, Neb.-The financial trou-
bles in New York, with their later
echo in the West, has not alarmed
the farmers Of Nebraska. For the
last decade farmers of this state have
disposed OF their crops by contract
before they were harvested. but this
year conditions are changed.
During the week word came to Lin
coin from all sections of the state
to the effect that the farmers are
building bins to store away the corn
they are soon to harvest. They say
they will hold their grain for higher
prices, although as high as As cents
is now being offered.
Some OF them, OF course, will sell n
part Of their yield within the next
few weeks; some of them will sell
their entire crop, while a few have
already contracted for the disposal
Of their grain. These, however, are
In the minority.
A majority Of the farmers, local
grain men say, will hold their crops
or higher figure. and some expect
Is cents a bushel. They feel assured
hey will be offered that price befor '
pring.
Gilpin observer., 1907-11-07
Cash Needed to Move Grain.

Grand Forks, S. D.-Senator Hans
brough has sent the following tele-
gram to President Roosevelt:
Fully 150.000.000 bushels of grain
are no wready to De marketed in the
two Dakotas and Minnesota, and there
is no money with which to do it. The
necessities of the Northwest are,
therefore, much greater than in any
other section of the country, demand
ing the fullest consideration at the
hands of the treasury department.
Ten million dollars placed in Twin
City banks would raise the embargo
and start grain shipments to Europe.
This would relieve the financial stress
in the East much quicker than a de-
posit of treasury funds in New York.
Treasury relief operations should
have been begun here. where the con-
gestion is greatest Our people are
not losing their heads. They have no
fear of panic, but in this crop now
in season our business men should
have special consideration"
Gilpin observer., 1907-11-07
Walker Tragedy.

Washington - Although two men
have surrendered, claiming that they,
in self-descnse, killed Secret Service
Agent John A. Walker at the entrance
of mine at Durango Sunday, CHIEF
John E. Wilkie of the secret service
said this morning that he was con-
vinced from such details as are at hand
that the killing was nothing less than
cold blooded murder. Chief Wilkie to-
day received partial report of the al
fair by telegraph. In speaking OF the
death of Agent Walker he said:
II am informed that Mr.. Walker with
three assistants, named Callahan,
Chapson and Harper, went to the Hes
perus mine, owned by the Porter Fuel
Company and controlled by the Union
Pacific railway, to make certain inves-
tigation. The three men were lowered
mained on top. When the three men
were ready to ascend the rope they
found no line at the bottom OF the
shaft. 1t having been cut above. They
made their way with difficulty to the
top and upon arriving above ground
found Walkers body. He had received
two bullets, one on the left side of the
neck, another had entered his back
When the party reached Durango with
the body, seven miles away, they
found that two men by the
name Of Mason and. Wander
weide had preceded them and deliv-
cred themselves to the authorities.
The men claimed that they were out
hunting and passed the mine. Walker.
they said, had ordered them to throw
up their hands and when they refused
to do so, they claim that Walker shot
at them. Vanderweide said that he re-
turned the fire. killing Walker
81 discredit this story. Walker was
not man who was looking for trou-
BILE, and there Is no reason why he
should have objected to the hunters
passing the mine."
Gilpin observer., 1907-11-07
CASHIERS CHECKS FOR MONEY
Denver Banks Will Use Certified
Checks in Place Of
Currencv.

Denver.-So that there may be
as little Inconvenience as possible
to the public, the Denver Clear
ing House Association through its
affiliated banks have decided to is
sue cashiers checks for small de-
nominations. These checks, in sums
OF IS, $40 and $40, can be used in the
ordinary affairs of business and will
be supplemental to the original plan
adopted by the clearing house to issue
certified checks to depositors instead
Of cash in large amounts until such
time as the eastern banks open their
vaults and pay their balances in cur
rency OF specie. The new plan of is
suing the smaller checks was recon-
mended by President David H. Moffat
of the First National Bank, who has
returned to the calm of Denver after
witnessing the storm in New York. 1t
has been in use for some time in a
number of cities further east and has
worked we'll Mr.. Moffat brings hope
and encouragement to the people of
Denver and Colorado. Normal condi-
tions will soon be restored with little
Impairment to the nation at large or
to the sound financial institutions of
the country that are content to do an
honest business.
After a meeting of the Clearing
House Association the following Off
cial statement Of the new step was
given out:
AT meeting of the Denver Clear
ing House Association held Monday
night it was decided that each bank
should issue its cashiers checks in
the denominations of SIS, $40 and $40,
respectively, payable to bearer. These
cashiers checks to pass as circulating
medium during the present monetary
stringency. These checks are to be
secured by deposit of approved col
lateral in the hands of the Denver
Clearing House association.
THE custom of issuing cashiers
checks in small denominations to be
used as a circulating medium has been
adopted in the cities generally all
over the United States. But so far
as is known Denver is the only city
which has adopted the plan with the
security feature.
"A committee has been named by
the Denver Clearing House Associa-
tion, consisting of one member from
each of the clearing house banks,
whose duty it will be to examine the
securities offered and place a value
upon the same and on such securities
as it approves it will authorize the
bank making the deposit to issue cash
iers' checks up to certain amount,
that amount being largely within the
market value of the securities. These
checks in addition to being signed by
an officer of the bank will be registered
and signed by an officer of the Denver
Clearing House Association"
Gilpin observer., 1907-11-07
Girls Stolen and Gold.

Battle Creek. Mieh.-That girls are
being stolen from American homes
and sent to Panama for immoral pur-
poses was the statement made at the
national purity congress here by
Rose Johnson, u missionary, who has
spent several years in Colon. where
she established boarding home for
American boys. Miss Johnson told OF
a twelve-year-old girl she had at
tempted to rescue In Colon. who told
her she had been enticed from One
Hundred and Twenty.fifth street, New
York, by strange woman. Miss John
son said she was attacked in her ef
forts to get the sirl cut OF den, and
later received word that he girl had
been beaten to death.
Gilpin observer., 1907-11-07
Stop Railroad Construction.

Cheyenne. Wyo-The Union Pacific
Railroad Company has ordered XII
patrick Brothers Il Collins to stop all
construction and Improvement work
in Wyoming. and as a result Of this
order $500 laborers will be dis
charged. The work affected by the
order and the number OF men EN-.
rloyed follow: Althol-Borie cutoff, to
shorten line and lessen grade between
lite canon cut, to provide for removal
Of main line of Of sliding hill. fifty
men; Kilpacker line, branch from
Rock Springs to coal fields twenty
miles north, 15O men; Green River.
Granger double tracking, 300 men
Kemmerer-Willow Creek branch,
twenty.one miles. 600 men.
Gilpin observer., 1907-11-07
Certificate Plan Continued.

Denver.-At meeting of the Denver
clearing house banks Sunday the fol.
lowing resolutions were adopted:
whereas. Now York. Chicago, st.
Louis and other large Eastern cities
are still on the clearing house basis
and will not ship currency or gold to
their western correspondents; there
fore. and for that reason, be 1t
Resolved, That the Denver Clearing
House Association deems It advisable,
and the public is hereby notified that
the Denver banks will continue on n
clearing house basis until conditions
In the money centsrs Of the East be.
come normal
Gilpin observer., 1907-11-07
Call Ohio Pastor,

Pueblo.-The congregation OF the
First Presbyterian church voted to ex-
tend call to the pastorate to the Rev.
Frederick w. Evans of Steubenville,
Ohio. The Rev. Mr. Evans has been
here for some time temporarily filling
the pastorate.
Gilpin observer., 1907-11-07
Totals 80. ...... .
.70,170 c

The Elks and Pixies Peak conven-
tions brought altogether 1G.903 visi.
tors, which, deducted from the total
for 1906, leaves the net figure 53.267.
The tourist travel, exclusively this
year, was within 1878 of the figure
for the previous year. including con.
vention visitors.
Gilpin observer., 1907-11-07
Tourist Statistics.

Denver.-Tourist travel this year
was much larger than last, eliminating
the Elks and Pixies Peak convention
visitors. Tables compiled by N. Un-
derhill Of the Colorado Railway asso-
citation. gives the following statistics
for the seasons Of 1906 and 1907:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-04-17
| SURPRISE COMMITTEE
GOT IN GOOD WORK
Pythians Treated to Drill by
The Eagles Team.
REFRESHMENTS SERVED.

The surprise committee of Coeur
de Lion lodge, Knights of Pythias. GER
tainly got in its work in splendid or.
der Tuesday night at the close of the
regular lodge session The Eagles
degree team. which has quite an en-
yiable reputation for difficult maneu-
vers, marched onto the floor and for
more than a half hour entertained the
Pythians. They were applauded time
and time again as few drills have ever
been executed on the floor of the pyth-
ian temple with more precision than
those given by the eighteen members
of the Eagles last night Following
the drill the visitors and members of
the lodge adjourned to the first floor
where refreshments were spread. The
evening was one of the most enjoy
able in the lodge history
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-04-17
WOOLFORD GETS AN
|NOETERM|NATE TERM
Sent to the Reformatory for
Having Stolen Goods.
DISFRANCHISED BYMISTAKE

William Woolford. against whom
there is a grand jury indictment,
charging him with bringing stolen
goods into the state. was arraigned in
the circuit court and entered a plea of
guilty to the charge. Woolford and
a companion stole two bicycles at
Bradford, o., and Woolford was ar
rested in the local Panhandle yards
while asleep in box car. His COM
panion made his escape. The two
stolen wheels were found in the car.
Judge Fox asked the young fellow.
who is only 10 years of age, why he
stole the wheels. Il wanted to sell
them-I needed the money" was
Woolford's indifferent reply. what
did you want the money for" asked
Judge Fox. ITO buy shoes said
Woolford
Judge Fox then sentenced him to
one 10 fourteen years in the Jefferson
vile reformatory, fined him SO and
disfranchised him for a year. I'm
der the law he is disfranchised for tho
next two years as he says he is only II
years old. said Deputy Clerk Huey.
in a stage whisper. whereupon the
court struck out the disfranehisement
part of the sentence.