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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03

Shot and killed former Senator Arthur
BrozUn of Utah in Washington hotel for
refusing to marry her. Held on murder
charge.
Killed Dr.. Thomas Butler at Monticello.
Mss, for boasting of alleged relations
Evith her. Found guilty of n1arsiaughter.
Killed Dr.. Benjamin Harris Of Chicago in
loQVyer's office because he says pictin,
qvrecked his home IN Antigo. Wis. Case
pending.
Tried on charge of numbering William T.
Nien1an of Chicago in Empire hotel. Me
man had promised to marry her. Was
acquitted.
Killed Stanford White in Ne4u York Roof
Garden Theatre, alleging White had
ruined his 7DHe, EbeDn NeSbH ThaD.
Murder trial pending.
Tried and acquitted of Killing Caesar
Young, a bookn1akcr, in CAB in Nezv
York. Had fVed 7uHh Young, qUho qUas
married.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03
WARDEN's "BoY"
Received the Christmas Pardon-Oth-
er Convicts Cheered the News.

Columbus, O.-Harry Jones, a col
ored convict serving life sentence
from Hamilton county for murder In
the second degree, was the recipient
of the Christmas pardon from Gov.
Harris. Jones was sent up in 1898,
and for the past two years has been
the "house boy" to Warden Gould.
When he arrived he could neither read
nor write, but by taking advantage Of
his leisure moments is now fairly edu-
Gated.
The warden gave him strong rec
ommendation, and stated that Jones
was one of the best cases that eyer
left the institution since he has been
connected with 1t. He did not leave
the prison until after the Christmas
dinner. When the pardon was an
nounced at chapel where the inmates
were conSregated there was vigorous
applause.
The pardoned man will remain in
the city few days and will afterward
make his headquarters in Dayton.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03
Married Men Appreciated.

Everyone looks with favor on the
married man in Australia, and he is
considered to deserve well of his coun-
try. Even if he is SO imprudent as to
wed on nothing, and has no home to
which to take his bride, he is not
much blamed; his relations or her re-
lations generally come to the rescue
and set the young couple on their feet.
In the government service the married
man is very tenderly treated, and this
is one place at least where it is a
strict rule that no married man shall
be dismissed except for insubordina-
tion. Needless to say, all the young
clerks take wives at the earliest pcs.
sible moment, and thus insure their
positions.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03
By JOAQUIN MILLER.


A woman, good or bad, shot man,
good or bad, in his hotel in our ma
tional capital, the other day. She
stands, she says, intrenched behind
the 'unwritten law" She claims to
have chased this man from Utah to
Washington and shot him to death
in his hotel, because he refused to
provide for her and her two children;
that she has twice been made a
mother; that one of the children bears
mis- name
We have, up to date, been pretty
tolerant of the woman who takes a
babe on one arm and a pistol in the
other hand and pursues a man to his
death. But when there are two chill.
dren, as in this case, one may well
ponder bit before he gives her the
tears and tenderness so generously
given to the guileless, misguided girl.
Like Highwayman's Act.
A woman cannot well come into
court with family of children and
plead seduction and betrayal, as a
girl too often does, and have the sym
pathy OF both men and women. This
woman's statement is that she asked
the man either to marry her or give
her money to support her children. He
said No; | will not" and with that
she shot him to death, or, at least, did
her best to kill him on the spot.
Briefly and bluntly she shot him down
in his hotel for refusing to give her
money The difference between this
act and that of the ordinary burglar
or highwayman is not very distinct.
Now, have we not had about enough
of this "unWritten law" nonsense?
to shoot someone in the back or belly,
and plead the "unwritten law? |
say and you know that had it not
been for the noisy and foolish fop
in the Tombs with his plea about the
'unwritten law" this poor woman out
of the far west would he at home to-
day with her chilGEen and her victim
on his feet abQNr his business.
Count up on your fingers, if you can
DO it on both hands, how many cases
of this ''unwritten law" idea have
been conspicuous since the silly and
insolent young idler in the Tombs be-
gan to exploit his defense for shoot
ing a useful and Industrious man in
the back. Why, right in the column
next to the ugly account of the
woman without cent" who left her
babes behind to travel for days and
nights to kill a man, you read of
woman killing a doctor and pleading
in justification "unwritten law" Pity
her? Yes. But put her quietly in
some good asylum, and, above all,
don't exploit her as you have the
young lunatic in the Tombs, who so
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03

enjoys being exploited. For see what
comes of it all. The most piteous case
of this character took place a stones
throw from the White House, in front
of the old house where the assassins
tried to kill Seward the night Lincoln
was murdered. But it took place quite
a dozen years before the fateful night
at Ford's theater. A young politician
of great promise, and, too, of subse-
quent great achievement, was living
with his notably young wife on that
same side of the square. A great iron
fence enclosed the square at that
time. Had it not been for that fence
his retreating victim might have fled
and escaped.
Two Cultured Victims.
Both the young men in this very
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03

no distinct legal entity apart from the
persons who compose it, yet. in the
interest of society, the law holds the
more intimate family relations as
sacred and not to be inquired into by
a court of justice. 1t is on this ground
that communications between husband
and wife are privileged, and they can.
cations made by one to the other
during the marriage.
Marriage is a civil institution as
we'll as a contract, and it should be a
religious sacrament. Law cannot
make or unmake the true marriage
relation, but so far as the relation
concerns society and the state, 1t must
control it.
The Family as Unit.
The law regards carefully all prop.
erty rights. 1t deals promptly with
the trespasser and the thief, and en-
! forces contracts. The murderer, the
embezzler, the perjurer, have justice
meted out to them as enemies of the
commonwealth.
But the law does not deal with the
family as a unit Every student of
sociology knows that the homes of the
commonwealth are it's real corner
stones, but the law does not so recog-
nize it. 1t is the one institution still
| left to the defense of the head of the
family. In the very nature of things,
there is always a woman in the case.
If the crime is against her personally,
if she be over the age of Is. what
remedy does the law give her?
A young woman went into city to
support herself, unwarned, inexperi-
enced; her faith and her affections
found an unworthy object. Too late,
she found the man was already mar
ried, and in wild moment she shot
him fatally. II the man had boldly
threatened her life, il she had re-
treated to the wall to elude him, it
would have been case of justifiable
homicide But his crime against her
was more atroCious one than muir.
der. 1t took away her good name, the
love and affections of her friends and
relations, her future, her faith in and
respect for herself-and her trust in
God and man.
Written in the Mothers Heart.
And, again, the man takes, under
the unrighteous laws of certain states,
his child away from it's mother. Which
law comes first-that written in the
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03

tirely of mushroom growth and char
acter. Think of Draco or Lycurgus
entertaining such absurdities. You
will see nothing of the sort even
limited at in Justinians code Coke
upon Littleton, no commentator, an
cient or modern. ever mentioned any.
thing of the sort. The law was the
law, that was all Blackstone was
brave, bright poet, a sentimentalist
as well as mighty expounder of the
law. But surely he would have
laughed in the face of any advocate
who might have dared to talk to him
of the "unwritten law" There is
literally nothing of the sort outside of
America, and there is really nothing
of the sort here except a sort of sub.
terfuge for law, used by demagogues.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03
Runaway PONY spoiIs Dinner.

Marion, O.-While Matthew McKins-
try, 9, was driving his pony to sleigh
it ran away at railway crossing and
dashed into the home of Louis Mend
hall. The pony's fore feet landed
squarely upon the dining-room table.
Dishes were broken and members of
the family eating dinner scattered in
all directions.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03

Toledo, O.-Thirty days in the work
house and pay the costs, was the SEN
tence meted out to Henry E. French
in police court. French, vino was the
reputed head of three local loan COM
panies, was convicted on a charge of
violating the loan company ordinance
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03
CONDEMN AND DEFEND
THE LlNWRITTEN LAW
TWO SIDES OF THE QUESTION
Man and Woman, Prominent in PubEc Life State Their
VIeWs Subject at PRESENT of Much Promir ence-
The Right to Defend the Integrity of Family Life Is
One of the Pleas Mnde-Only Punishment to Fit
the Crime.

first "unwritten law" tragedy were
men of fortune, culture and position.
One, the son of poet who wrote THE
Star Spangled Banner" the other a
member of congress from New York
and equally conspicuous and respect
ed. The member of congress, seeing
the other leave his home and wave a
handkerchief back to his young wife,
leaning out of the window, confronted
him there by the iron fence in front
of his door and telling him of his
shame and that he must die, followed
him up and shot him to death. | was
reading law at the time of the trial
and followed the case closely. | re.
member reading with surprise the
plea, not of the advocate, but the plea
of the Judge for the prisoner. re.
call how one of the jurors. the oldest
of them all, going down on his knees
in corner of the jury room, prayed
long and loud for the divine guidance
in holding the hearthstone sacred
Lines BY c. II. Webb.
AS an example of the uneXampled
pity for both parties to the tragedy let
me quote a few lines written at the
time by c. H. Webb, of New York,
son of a prominent politician of the
time, and our minister to Mexico:
This for the wronged member of
congress:
Blood on his hands.
A stain on his bed
Pity them all
Living and dead.
And this is for the handsome and
dashing betrayer:
Billows of sod
Swell Ger his breast
Pleading with God
There let him rest
Sentiment is noble and inspiring.
| have no use for either man or wom-
an without deep and sincere sentiment
and sympathy in all things. But you
search the Bible in vain for anything
like this "unwritten law" disease
There are those who tell You that you
can find anything you want to find in
the Bible. And. true, you can find
many strange things. You can find
almost anything. But ! defy you to
find anything like this "unwritten
law in all the lessons, laws, precepts
and examples to be found between
the lids of the Book of Books. | con.
fine you let us live by the sacred
decalogue. There is all the law. Ac
cept the sermon on the mount, the
holy lesson of our Savior, who prayed,
Forgive us, as we forgive others"
"UnWrtten Law" Is New.
1t may be we'll enough for those
who care to entertain any sort of pa
tience with the "unwritten law" plea
to understand distinctly that it is en-
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03

Upper Sandusky, O.-When Mr.. and
Mrs. John Pressler, Of near Carey, re-
turned from a Christmas entertain
nent they found their fve-week-old
child dead, having been smothered in
the sleigh from being too closely bum
died
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03
viii Rebuild Old Site.

Washington.-The treasury depart
ment has solved the federal building
problem at Columbus by adopting
plans to rebuild the present building
on the site already occupied. Four
hundred thousand dollars viii be spent
for that purpose.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03
Twelve New Mali Routes.

Washington.-The post Office depart
ment issued orders providing for the
establishment of IL rural free delivery
routes in Clermont county, o., begin
ming February 16. Two will begin at
Amelia, three at Batavia, one at Beth
el, five at Loveland, one at Milford,
one at Moscow, one at Richmond and
two at williamsburg.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03
Church Thief a Woman.

Lima, o. - Attending Christmas
services, worshipers at st. Johns
Catholic church were relieved of furs.
cloaks, overcoats and purses left in
the cloakrooms. When Mrs Nellie Da-
Wis, 20, was charged with the theft,
she acknowledged it and was jailed.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03
A Busv "Bee Kinu"

Medina, O.-Because of some inter-
esting experiments he is making with
queen bees, A. l. Root, known as the
Bee King" did not leave Florida to
attend the wedding Of his daughter.
Miss Carrie Belle Root and Mr.. Lew
ellyn w. Boyden, of New York.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03

Bellaire, O.-Melvin, 6, son of Mr..
and Mrs. c. D. Cline, of Dillie's Bot
tom, was playing on the floor in front
of large open fireplace. He STUN
bled and fell head first into the roar
ing fire, and was seriously burned.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03
Brothers Buried.

Murray City, O.--About noon there
was heavy slate fall at No. Z mine
in this city, which completely buried
two brothers, Frank and Ed Snyder.
The men were still living when uncov-
cred, but ore in critical condition.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03
Shoots Motorman: Kills HimseIf.

Alliance, O.-John Eidener, motor
man, was shot and fatally wounded
when on his car by VIM. Gloucher, of
Canton. Gloucher then killed himself.
He is said to have accused Eidener
of breaking UP his home.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03
Touches Live Wire; Dies.

Findlay, O.-While attending the
furnace at his home James Kelly was
instantly killed by an electric light
wire which had become heavily charg.
ed. While assisting in the removal Of
the body Edward Jacobs received .
shock from which he nearly died.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03
Hermit Frozen to Death.

Hamilton, O.-Martin Conway, 70, a
recluse, who lived in a stable, was
found frozen to death. He made a
boast five years ago that no person
other than himself would ever cross
his threshold while he lived. He made
it good.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03
sprints in scant Attire.

Marion, O.-After going to bed in
his room at local hotel, Thos. Fagin
became suddenly insane. Attired in
nothing but his underclothing, Fagin
dashed out on the street with the mer-
curry at zero and started to sprint
through the town. He was captured
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03
ohisnts TO Fees in Case.

Dayton. O.-The county commission.
ers have decided not to pay any more
fees In fthe Gilman murder case un.
less the arresting parties can give
them positive evidence that a case
can be made against suspects arrested.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03
Bank Will Close.

Columbus Grove, O.-The First Ma
tional bank of Leipsic, which was or
ganized by farmers and business men,
will close up it's affairs, return the
charter and go out of business as soon
as outstanding claims can be paid.
Lack of patronage given as the cause.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03
FOUND IN LIBRARY BOOKS.
Queer Things Left There by Absent,
Minded Readers.

: Strange fish come to the nets of the
receiving clerks at public libraries
when they examine the books re-
turned by borrowers.
Perhaps the most common catch 10
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03
Woman starves To Death.

Springfield, O.-In the midst of holi-
day cheer Rosa Higgins, 5S. died from
starvation in shanty in Spencer
street, along Buck creek. A 12-year-
old boy, her son, was with her when
death came, but the child thought that
she had only gone to sleep.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03
Named Camp Perry,

Columbus, O.-Adjt. Gen. Critchfield
issued an order designating the state
rifle range, near Port Clinton, as
Scamp Perry" This patch of ground
is nearest the point on Lake Erie
where Commodore Perry won his fa-
nous battle against the English.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03
Steamer on the Rocks.

Sandusky, O.-The passenger steam
er Lakeside, Capt. Fox, coming here
from the islands with passengers and
freight, struck on the rocks at the Ce-
dar Point jetty in heavy fog. The
vessel was later released.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03
His whiskers Are Now Safe.

Cleveland, O.-John Glade was
granted an injunction to prevent his
wife, Johanna Glade. pulling out any
of his whiskers, interfering with his
business and "jawing him on the
streets OF Cleveland"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03
InherIts $40. 600.

Mt. Vernon, O.-John Holland Nc.
Wicker. well-known character about
town, has received word that by the
death of an uncle, John McVicker, Of
Vandalia, ILL.,. he is to receive $4,000
in real estate.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03
FOR UNWRITTEN LAW
Dean of the Washington College Of
Law Defines It as the Right to De-
fend the Integrity of Family Life.
BY ELLEN SPENCER MUssEY.

Dean of the Washington College of Law.
The unwritten law might be de-
fined to be right to defend the integ-
rity of family life against all invasion
and invaders. While the family has
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03
Recent Cases Involving the SoCaled Unwritten Law

Mrs. Ann0 Bradley
Mrs. Angie BirdSong
Am0So G. Campbell
Lucille Mcleod
Harry X. T60sO
Nan Patterson
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-01-03

And this is for the handsome and
dashing betrayer:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-15
MiIkmaids Made a Hit.

The comic operetta in two acts,
written by Chas. FL. Gabriel, was
presented by the Baptist Young
People on Tuesday evening under
the direction of Mr.. G. T. Wilson.
10 say that it was success would
be putting it mildly. It was pro-
nounced hit. In the first place the
story of the operetta is a pretty one.
The pastoral setting is charming
and the music catching and delight.
full. Mr.. Wilson had placed the
parts. admirably among the talent in
society and the parts were well
sustained.
Among the male parts that of
Farmer Jim by Mr.. Wilson was
naturally first and Mr.. Wilson won
many friends in lama audiences by
his clever presentation of the part
and his excellent singing.
The house was filled to standing
room only" which we trust will be
encouragement enough for the home
talent to give us further entertain
ment. -Tama County News, lama,
Iowa.
Seats reserved for Monday night
at City Drug store at SOC. No seats
reserved for Tuesday night until
Tuesday morning. Don't fail to 60
to the City Opera House one or
other of these nights.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-15

Good Dairy Country.

Lest we forget, we repeat that the
Big Fork country has most complete
dairying conditions. It has the
dairy air, the dairy water and the
dairy soil that will support two cows
to each acre. All it needs are COWS
and men who are not above study
ing the COW and milking her. Until
they come, we will continue to pay
10 cents for a quart of milk and IS
cents for pound of butter. On
almost every quarter section of land
there is enough hardwood land for
cultivation and enough meadowland
for hay. Meadows and pastures are
the first requirements. Begin by
herding COWS and growing roots.
Don't monkey with corn, but SOW
oats and reap them as hay. Learn
to keep COWS, and while you are
learning, they will tramp down the
brush and make you so rich, fat and
lazy that you will forget to ask for a
diploma when you graduate.-Big
Fork Compass.
The above applies equally we'll to
the farms of Beltrami county as to
those of Koochiching county.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-15
Mayor Pogue on ''hoId.Ups. +"

Recently there were rumors to the
effect that there has been one or
more hold-ups within the city limits.
Mayor Pogue was asked concerning
these rumors, and he authorizes the
Pioneer to say:
Il have been told that there are
such rumors in circulation, but it is
utterly impossible to trace any of
these rumors to any authentic source.
No complaints have been made,
either to me or any of the police
force, that any one has been held
up, assaulted or robbed. If any
one knows of any such work, I will
be pleased to have them inform
me or the chief of police, and 1
assure you we will deal vigorously
with the offenders"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-15
New Land Office RuIinu.

Under date Of Nov, 7, registers
and receivers of United States land
Offices are directed as follows:
You will discontinue the practice
of certifying to the correctness of
copies of declarations of intention to
become citizen, or of certificates
of citizenship. You will also refuse
to accept such papers as evidence of
citizenship, unless the same bear the
signature and seal of the clerk of
court from which the papers were
issued.
These instructions apply to
papers issued under the old naturali-
cation laws as we'll as ones issued
under Act of June %, 1906 "a
stat, 596.) Observe also circular
of April 10, 1907, under the latter
act, requiring the prescribed forms
to be used"
Under this circular all officers in
the several districts authorized to
administer oaths and take proof
under act of March 4, 1904, (33
stat, 59,) are to be notified, and
they will advise their clients of the
provisions of this new regulation.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-15
at the City Opera House Thursday
evening, Nov. 81.
The Editor.

The following, taken from the
Brooks:on Herald, so nearly fits the
condition of the average editor that
it is worth reproducing:
The editor works in one way or
another 16 hours a day, for the
public more than for himself and
gets thank YOU about as often as
does a dray mule. He will boom
anything from babyshow to
transcontinental railway and is be-
grudged free ticket. He stands
up six or seven days in week for
good morals, education, progress
and enlightenment, and too often is
looked upon as a harmless moddle-
coddle who hasn't sense enough to
get ahead in the world. In
whatever town there is news
paper worth the name the merchants
should be liberal patrons. The edi-
tor is a champion for home interests
and often without hope of reward,
except in heaven, and the home
people should treat him fairly and
decently. He is the best friend of
every business man in the comnun-
ity and toboycott him is barbarism."