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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-18
STAR HELPS
CHILD FIND
HER MOTHER
Two Parted in Germany IS
Years AgO..Each Was
Lost to Other.

Separated for tlirty-fve years, with
thousands Of miles, and at one time
the Atlantic Ocean between them, Mrs.
Magdalena Pohe, of this city, and her
daughter. Mrs. J. Bartel, OF Blue
Earth, Mimi. may be reunited soon.s
A week ago Chief Corbitt received q
letter from j. Bartel, of the c. J.
Michel Brewing Company, of Blue
Earth, asking that the local police en-
deavor to locate his mother-in-law
and thus brighten the life of his wife.
The chief turned the letter over to
Captain Vogel, of the Fourth Precinct.
who in turn assigned Plainclothesman
Sebold to investigate.
The missive contained the information
that the missing woman's name at that
time was Mrs. Mag1alena Hittinger and
that the last letter she wrote TO her
mother in Germany bore the name Pohle,
3S Lewis street, Newark n. ]. Seboid
hunted up various old German residents Of
Lewis street, but none could recall the
name Hittinger and the local directories
were also minus the name.
The EVENING STAR published re-
port OF the case as given out by the police
several days ago, and yesterday it
reached one OF the missing woman's sons.
He communicated with his mother.
Captain Vogel sent the letter which he
received from his superior back to police
headquarters today, with the statement
TINT the woman could not be located
Soon after a neatly dressed woman, who
was in deep mourning. walked into the
Seventeenth avenue station and to Captain
Vogcl's office and introduced herself.
so you are the woman we have been
looking for during the past four days?'
remarked the captain, 'and just sent the
letter back to The chief, saying that we
could not find YOU The captain seized the
telephone and Immediately notified Chief
Corbitt that the woman was found.
Later. when seen by reporter Mrs.
Pohle said:
when | came to this country, in 1s79,
I left my daughter, who was my only
child by my first husband with my
mother as my mother was all alone. AT
that time [ was a widow, and when 1 ar
rived here l was Mrs. Magdalena Hit
finger.
Il lived at SO Lewis street for while,
and in 1872 married a second time, and my
husband was George Poble, and he died
twa years ago. ] am a Catholic, and he
was not, and for a time I sent letters
TO the, old country regularly. but finally
stopped ,,o,,0d noou pato,.on .na hoa .
farm there for several years, and then
moved TO $50 Springfield avenue. where
we remained for eight years When my
husband died two years ago I went to
live with my son. Otto Pohle, at 475
Springfield avenue. / have another son,
George Pohle, who lives at Bergen and
Rose streets. and third who lives In
Dorchester, n. Y.
MY daughter is now about Il years old,
and / never knew where she lived When
my son showed me the EVENING STAR /
cannot tell how happy / was. | sent my
daughter a letter Immediately and hope
that we will meet soon. | am 81 years
old but the happiest day of my life will
he when we meet face to face after being
separated for more than a quarter of a
century"
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-18
Sc. Say Orange Police and
Send Description All
Over Country.
STOLEN RING RECOVERED?
Brutal Crime Put on George
Williams, or Wilson, Dis
charged Park Hotel Bellboy
Reward Of $1,000 Is Off.
cially Offered.

A general alarm to the police OF the
country to capture George Williams
alias Wilson, the negro who was Tor
merly employed as bellboy at the Park
Hotel, Orange, was sent out today by
Chief Of Police George p. Washer, OF
Orange, after Detective John Drsbell,
of that city, who has been handling
the pursuit of the murderer Of Fred
cricl< r. Romer the rich Orange un-
dertaker. had come to the conclusion
that the negro had committed the
brutal crime of last Friday morning
while in Romer's room at the hotel for
the purpose of robbery.
The police forces of the country, and
especially those in the South. arc re-
quested to bend every effort toward
locating the negro
This is the circular sent out today;
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The Orange detectives and detectives
from the county prosecutors office,
with railroad sleuths in the State, are
following the trail of the suspected
man.
The valuable diamond ring stolen
from Mr.. Romer on the night of the
murder, which was the strongest proof
that il was case of robbery, is be-
lieved to have been recovered. A ring
bearing its description was sold by a
negro looking like the missing Will
Jams, or Wilson, to another negro in
Philadelphia last Friday night for
about $780, When this negro heard
tCOntInucd on Third Pnge.)
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JUDGE LET'S TWO GO.
-Evidence Lacking Against Barkeeper
and Another on Excise Charges.

John Madden. % years old. of 124 Warren
street. 81 barkeeper in the saloon of John
KiIIecn at Nesbitt and James, streets. ana
benjamin. B. Ricketts. 20 years old, of l42
James street. who were arrested for excise
violations last Sunday, were discharged IN
tho Second Precinct Police Court today by
Judge Herr because Of lack Of evidence.
yhe men were taken as they came out
or the back door on Sunday night.
Ricketts, escaped. but was later caught
TASK OF mhiskey found on the barkccper he
said was his own property, which he had
had since Saturday night.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-18
TRAIN MANGIEs WOMAN NURSE

PITTSBURG, Dec 1S.Miss Mary Ear
ley. a trained nurse in the DlSmont Hos
pitaI for Insane. was killed today by au
express train on the Pttsburg Fort
Wayne aud Chicago Railroad at Dixmont
Station. Accompanied by several other
nurses. Miss Farley was coming to this
city 70 make Christmas purchases and
attempted to cross the tracks. The body
was badly mangled.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-18
VLADIV0STOK GIVES
JEWS FOUR DAYS TO GO.
Property-owners Allowed Eighteen Days
to Liquidate Before They Have
to Leave.

ST. PETERSBURG. Dec 1S--A dispatch
received here today from Yladivostok de-
clares the. Jews have been ordered to de-
part within four days
Jewish property holders are given eieh-
teen days 10 Which 10 linuldate.
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nrEpnr srEAI BREAD Il HUNaRY.

ATLANTIC CITY, Dec 1S.--Atter ~
inc in iail for a month for stealing
4 Loaf Of bread Charles oper. a youre
negro. was released by Judge Higbee
under suspended sentence
You may so home but don't steal
any more bread. advised the court
.If you are SO hungry that you have
To steal come TO me and / viii give
vnm i've cents"
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pEArH MARS THE1R vIsrr.

Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Hanna. OF on
tario, Canada, are visiting Mrs. Hanna $
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dlston Snow. Of
Westheid ascnue. Springfield This visit
was made because OF the serious Illness
Of Mrs. lIennas brother. who died yes
terdnv afternoon.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-18
FIX sENATE VACATION.

WASHINGTON, Dec. ls.--on motion Of
Senator Allison the Senate today decided
that when it adiourus today it shall he to
meet again on Saturday, with the UNDER
standing that on that day no business shall
nc transacted, eNcpt Of = routine nature.
Adjournment will taen be takca until jan
uary 6.
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no PAY Is GENTS A wErK.

William Tasco. II years old, OF Drift
street who was arrested in the Second Pre-
cnct yesterday FOR gambling with some
other boys, was tincd $l0 this morning by
judge Herr and put on probation. The ane
is II be yaid in weekly iDstalmeuts Of Is
cents.
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$1,000 Reward $1,000 Reward
WANTED FOR MURDER
George Williams
(Alias Wilson, negrO)

Five feet nine or ten inches
tall, slim built, very dark COM
plexion, has cut part in hair,
very thick lips, weight 165 to
170 pounds. Has CD two CEN
tire gold teeth, very large and
prominent. Speaks with low
husky voice fhas no Southern
accent). Holds head erect in
air; high cheek bones. Would
be employed as bellboy, waiter
or porter. This man is sup
posed to have mother living in
Jacksonville. Fla. $1,000 reward
oeftersd. .tar Inflammation leading
Wire at my expense any infor-
nation. .
CHIEF of Police, Orange, N. J.
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The first Masquerade Carnival Of the season
at the Olympic Park Roller Skating Rink to-
night Prizes TO both lady and gent Tho
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-10
Working 10 Get Land.

There was talk ell the time OF the
land coming into market. Plenty OF
adventures who had been too late to
get location. were waiting to pounce
on that or those unfortunate enough
not to have money In hand TO pur-
chase, Papa had no money now, but
no worked hard. night and day. you
may say. al, winter and with the help
Of a neiEhbOr had made loom. a. big
spinning wheel and a little wheel for
mother; the big wheel for wool and
the little foot wheel for fax. When
the frost was out OF the ground he
plowod the little field and put 1T in
corn and flax; mother and we lads
made the garden.
: mau by the name OF Lorenzo
Jacobs began to build a mill on our
side Of the Massassinema. the beau
tiful river" about mile of. and
there papa got work at 20 cents a dav.
boarding at home. but having his din
uer with the mill hands lie was paid
every Saturday night.
Mother the first Saturday night got
an old mitten she had knit for him
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Chased by Wolves.

The last winter had been a hard one
and packs or the big gray wolves had
crossed the ice and come down from
the north into our neighbOrhoOd. As
the Indians did. not hunt much any
more. having plenty Of money. the
wolves became bold. even dangerous
One night as papa was coming home
they got after him We boys. who
had gone TO meet him as usual. heard
him calling for mother. and we took
ND the cry OF terror Mother came
almost at once with n big hickory
. bark torch. held high as she ran. and
the wolves shrank back But poor
papa was sadly broken and was iH
for a long time.
He was well enough pretty soon.
however. to pull and cure the fax and
help pick and card the wool for
mother 10 card into rolls and spin for
her loom. The wool in those DAYS was
awful Burs and beggar lice stuck TO
the sheep that ran IN the woods at
will. till they were almost black And
this had TO be picked out by hand But
we little fellows, all three. could pick
wool now. And this we did BY the
light OF the wood fire. where one lit-
tie head after another nodded and
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nodded till il could hold up no longer.
but sank to rest on the wool. Then
some one would pick up the little
sleeper and lay him gently away IN
the trundlc bed For we no longer
slspt in the big bed with our parents
The fax was not SO troublesome. nor
do YOU have 10 plant 81. and plough g.
and hoe % as you do corn. You have
20 pun 81 IN due season. shake the
earth from the roots and lay 81 in a
swath I'm the sun and rain TIL the
pith or stalk becomes brittle and
shrinks loose from the fibre Then
YOU must break Il 80 the fax brake.
handful a a time Then you must
hackle IT on an iron hackle. so as 20
get the pith all out then you must
comb and curry 70 TIL IL is ready for
the dlstan Of the little spinning wheel.
Mother had TO have fax % make
warp for the wool Of her bolt Of cloth
to be made on the loom and then
manifested at Marion, the only town
then within many a mile.
Papa sold all the increase Of the
sheep and the two calves To the In
dams and got some money for moth
er's NEST egg" that way and mother
raised many chickens and disposed OF
the same 10 the tribe. once. when we
TWO boys went with papa. we took
too much care Of the poor hens. as
the day was cold and raw. and
smothered three Of them Papa did not
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pony and no true Indian or this tribe
would be seen on foot
Who this despised Indian was no one
can say at this distance Of years. but
from my experience 7 should say he
had come to the tribe Of Miami as a
traveller or. more properly. a tramp.
Indians are. or were, great travellers.
They were always welcome. no matter
where from or when. war. or peace.
For, as there we're no Notifications TO
betray or expose. they were never
treated as spies or suspected Of evil
designs They paid their way bv de-
scribinE strange lands through which
they passed. making maps or figures
i'm the ashes OF the camp fires or in
little heaps of sand. But there was
This difference between the Indian
Traveller Of the old days and the white
traveller OF the present date-he must
always tell the truth. A Marco PaIo
would have been disgraced and driven
out Of camp the first hour % his stay.
or possibly lost his scalp on the spot.
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usual thing at the date OF this settle
ment. and they were always Of the
most gaudy sort and often OF the rich
est silk
BY us time the other Indians caught
up the idea that they too must pay
penalty. and one after the other took
on something and put It on the naked
man till he was clothed better than
the best. Then the old sober Indian"
took a rich red handkerchief from
about his neck and tied II about his
head, pushing back the blood matted
hair that hung down over his face.
and pc5ing him gently in the stomach
with his first. made him stand up
straight and look him in the face. The
name OF this old Indian was Single
NIa-Sec. Another sober Indian" Jim
as-See-Grass, a mighty hunter. gave
him a pair OF red flannel leggins. This
revealed another pair OF leggins, fiilied
buckskin, underneath the red ones.
But with all his wealth and new dig
nifty the mutilatcd little man seemed
not quite satisfied, and another sober
Indian" handed over an extra old
blanket. Then one Indian after an
other kept handing over things TIL the
mean little prisoner was almost smoth-
cred with clothes. He was revealing
the very trait no doubt that had made
him despised. The climax came when
he made sign that he must have a
horse 10 ride There was no spare
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when We were making sugar and
sewed up the holes and put the three
silver dollars in IL. saying a she shook
it down, Nest egg 20 buy the land"
Each head OF family could locate
100 acres OF land. The price was N.25
an acre But the land Isws were prim-
itive and pretty severe IN these early
days and you must not only have the
money I'm hand a the time the land
came into market, but YOU must have
two reliable witnesses 70 prove up
that Is. TO prove that you had built
house and made a home IN IL for more
than a year. As there was a feeling
against CREASED paper for windows.
YOU were required 20 prove that YOU
had glass in the windows. When papa
stopped working az the mill after
about four months. he went 10 Miama
the county seat Of our Grant county.
and got some panes OF glass. At the
same time ne got two little dry goods
boxes and from one OF these whitfield
ont n sash. tine cay a good-natured
old neisEbor from Tennessee. by the
name Of Billy Fields. seeing pap
whiting away a. his sash. said.
IAN nonsense. Squire. all a waste OF
time"
But tie law says we must have
glass I'm the windows"
well. what's the matter with set
ting an old bottle or two IN your win
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spoke or 1t as being as big as fifty
canoes. The chief stopped him and
reminded the tribe. all gathered about
on his right 10 hear the wonderful
story, that he had said ten canoes at
first. The honest traveller admitted
this and rendered his scalp. explain
ing that he was afraid TO say at first
how big 10 really was. Then he was
urged TO tell how big, but he loudly
protested that he was still afraid. for
If they should heap all the canoes to
he found i'm the mountain lakes and
rivers together they would not have
half enough 10 make a single steam
boat. He was stH urged TO 20 on,
but when he tried To make the noise
of the wheels and the puff and pierre
ing scream OF the monster, he nearly
took the roof off the council house
and II seemed was going to XIII himself
in his honest effort, when the chief
thought kim maniac and made him
get out.
This dismal little dusky man who
STOOD before his Judge. with the tribe
squatted about. was possibly Il Ute
or Blackfoot; anyway. he was from
some barren and blowy land. For peo-
pie as well as the trees grow close
TO the ground in bleak and windy
countries. and they are low and dark
in mind and body, as we'll as in
stature.
Papa hesitated long time before
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deciding what 10 do with this mass
Of silk and wool. old clothes and new,
and then at last beckoned the last
donor TO take back his gift, then an
other. then another. then another tn
The beggar had only filthy raiment ami
al extra blanket.
Then he slowly rose up. closed his
hands, bowed slowly three times to
old Shingle-M See. and sat down
The trial had concluded. Then the
sober Indians came forward one AT
a time, and reaching the right hand.
saiG heartily: How, How, Shake,
Shakct''
Then the other indians. all sober
Tow. or nearly so. came up and did
the same PhCn the mean little dark
man reached his hand. but papa did
not notice f. only moticnine ShincIe-
MG-Sce 10 lead off. Then he male
sign by closing his eyes with his head
aside that the dismal man must STAY
with him. and stay for three moons.
TIN well and strong. At this all the
Indians were glad and excited with
delight-that Is. as much excited as
an Indian ever allows himself TO he
and again coming forward. shouted,
How. How and shaking hands
heartily they made their way over
the low place I'm the fence. united
their ponies. and. following thejr old
chief in long, single file. we e soon
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The Judges Pay.

My" said mother next mc-ning as
we sat. together at breakfast and talk
ed Of the magistrates first trial
My. but l did want that red silk
shawl they tied about and over his
upper less. What became OF it, The
indian must have understood For
that day he went down to the branch.
washed and tried the big bright shawl
and when mother was out cutting
brush he spread it over the foot Of
the bed. And il was cheerful,
Papa said. why Margaret"
"Heulin Miller, you are a magistrate.
Tie judge or all this country. and here
you put in nearly the whole day de
Gliding between these Indians and
never got a cent, did your"
why Margaret. ] never thought Of
that. guess YOU have right 10 the
shawl II you want Il"
/ think the Indian understood and
was glad. for ne got wood right along
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count them. so the promised four
dozen felI short. But the Indians
counted the dead ones all the same. and
paid for them. Stiu. for all that
could be done. il seemed almost i'm
possible to get all the money together
for the land
In this dilemma. papa got a good
old lrishmau. who had a big family
or boys. TO take sixty acres and DIP
him $50 for the privilege. This left us
only 100 acres; but then 70 left only
S'5 more 60 raise. and with what we
had In hand. selling the pigs and
mothers biz bolt Of cloth and so on.
the money was all secured and he set
out FOR Fort Wayne. the land Office.
with Billy Fields and Lorenzo Jacobs.
who also had 10 prove up" as wit
nesses. and so the land at last wac So
cured Some ladies or Marion. who
have been looking into things and
keeping the old home IN order write
me that The deed is signed BY Andrew
Jackson.
Soon after This big raw-boned
man IN beaver hat. with 4 hatcher
face, came 20 Us by the way Of the
big State road. not far away. with
load Of clocks in q carriage. He had
"a big impertinent boy with him. and
he pleaded sadly that both he and his
boy were sick.
Mother was very good to them.
pulled out the trundle bed to the mid
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Second Absorbing
Chapter in This
ThrillingStOryOf
Pioneer Strug-
giles and Victor
les as TOldby the
Poet, Judge and
Philosopher of
the SierraS.
"reminiscences of
Joaquin Miller
Life Among the Indians.

Y DO not know how. when or
where or even why my father
was made a magistrate-maybe
appointed by the governor at re
quest Of the new settlers I'm the
new neighborhood I am only
certain that II was not only without
his request. but without his knowledge
or consent. He was the most shy man
I have ever met in long life or con
tact with my fellow-man. But for all
that he was Squire or Judge Miller
from that day till ND in his seventy
third year. when he himself passed on
and up 20 judgment. Wherever he sat
down in his many immigrations ne
was elected squire, and had 10 perform
marriages and to hear petty troubles
and pass judgment on his nelghbors.
The first trial that impressed itself
on my mind was that OF some Indians.
The rule established by the agent
across the river among the Indians
was TO the effect that so long as they
remained on the reservation they
should judge themselves and rule ac-
cording to their traditions and sense
OF justice: but that II they left the
reservation and went over on tho
white mans ground, for which they
had been paid and were stfH receiving
generous annuities. they must abide by
the white mans judgments.
There was a bad white man named
George Sparks (there are always had
white men lowering around whore
there are good Indians with good
money!. and he had a "doggery' over
on the other side OF Pipe creek I'm the
edge of the settlements The narrow
little tran over which Indians could
ride their little ponies led from the
reservation TO this bad place by way
OF our new home. Indians often stop
ped I'm on their way back. once som,
tall splendid fellow I'm their red and
yellow blankets got down at the cabin
door and standing I'm the middle OF the
floor, struck some sulphur matches
and held them up for mother 10 see
them burn. What a miraclei 7 guess
they had never seen matches before. /
know mother never had. and it, was
hard to believe that fire could be made
10 come out Of the end of a little stick
and her surprise was sincere and deep
This delighted the simple hearted In
dams. and, with many a "haw-haw."
they rode away in their long sing,
file through the brush toward Pip,
creek. After they had gone mother
and I and the rest Of us picked up the
dead stump from the floor and rubbed
them hard on the hearth stone, but ne
fire. Papa wore one entirely out and
hurt his finger on the rough stone be
fore he gave It up. lie was full of
wonder that he. who knew all sorts OF
books. could not get fire out OF a little
stick as well as n blanketed Indian.