Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-04-25
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

yicted for helping Mrs. Agnes Myers
murder her husband, was smiling this
afternoon. He was preparing to go
to the penitentiary. Hottman's sen
tence to hang was commuted by Gov
Folk to life Imprisonment. July IS,
1904. Hoffman was taken to the coun-
ty Jail. AT that time he was rawboned
and muscular, his face brown and his
hair coarse from the sun and wind.
The close confinement in the Jail has
bleached his skin, and he has lost in
weight. Five times he was in the
death cell and many times he suffered
the anguish OF doubt whether the gov
ernor would save him. Once he tried
to commit suicide. II am glad to
co. he said 81 will get the fresh air
- the way to Jefferson City and it
will brace me up" Are you satisfied
t. spend the rest of your life in the
penitentiary?" he was asked. Yes,
I could expect no more" You knew
of Mrs. Myers going to Jefferson City
yesterday Yes, | read about it."
There is no doubt that she is guilty."
None. We killed him together"
New York. April 22.-The Atlantic
steamers arriving today from Europe
all report that the recent earthquake
disturbances throughout the world
have an influence on the sea. 1t has
been the worst April on the Atlantic
in the history of the oldest shippers.
The ships coming in today were from
one to three days late.
Madrid, April 22.-There is no news
from the young Queen Victoria up
10 this evening, but her accouchment
is expected within the next twenty
four hours.
Wilkesbarre. Pa, April e2.-More
than score Of foreigners charged
with being members of the black hand
and responsible for a large number
OF crimes in this vicinity were placet
on trial here today. Thirteen cases
of shooting with attempt to kill, thir-
teen of conspiracy, six OF dynamiting
and two of robbery by threats and
menaces are charges against the men,
who are alleged to be leaders of the
black hand. Hundreds of foreign fam
h,ies in this section have for several
years lived in a state bordering on
terror as a result of threats made by
this mysterious organization which in
many cases have been followed up
with murder.
New York, April 22-Tn court to-
day the proceedings against Benedict
Gimbel, the Philadelphia millionaire
who was arrested on the complaint of
a boy and who tried to kill himself
by cutting his throat and wrist with
broken glass to escape disgrace were
dismissed. The reason was that Gim-
bells injuries proved fatal, he dying
}at the hospital yesterday.
New York, April 22.-The market to-
day showed decided upward ten
dency for the first time since the big |
slumpof month ago. The advances
were quite general and there is a be-
lief 1t will continue.
New York, April 22.-Col. Henry |
Watterson. editor of the Louisville |
Courier. predicts that Gov. Charles |
Evans Hughes of New York will be |
the next president of the United |
States.
THE only alternative the Democrat |
ic party has is Bryan" said Colonel |
Watterson, dismissing the subject as |
to who would be the Democratic pres
idential nominee. Il don't think |
Roosevelt wants the nomination for |
the third term, and If SO l don't be-
lieve he could get 1t, but If he should |
take 1t he would lose three New Eng |
land states" A.
Santa Fe, April 22.-Gov. Hagerman |
arrived here today on his return from |
washington where he gave his resig |
nation to the president. The governor |
was given quite an ovation on his re-
turn and 1t is openly stated that he
is the victim of political enemies who |
have forced his resignation by deceiv |
ing the president. A movement was
started here today to get an express |
sion of indignation from the people OF
the territory in Hagerman's interest.
The governor declines to discuss the
situation.
Denver, April 22.-Because the sig
nal light was white when 1t should
have been red. Denver & Rio Grande
double header passenger train No. 8.
westbound from Denver to Ogden,
rammed straight into the side OF a
freight loaded with copper ore at 5
O'Clock last night in the Denver switch
yards, overturning thre e cars and
throwing its own head engine upside
down over an embankment ad tear
ing up the track as effectually as a
charge of dynamite could have done.
No passengers were hurt. Two train
men only slightly injured. The wreck
however, was most complete.
London. April GA dispatch from
Toxic todays says that last night
while the chief auditor Of the Noreon
imperial household was walking along
the streets of Souel he was assassi-
mated. He was formerly chief of the
Korean legation at Toxic, his name
being M. Pakyong Wha.
San Francisco. April 22.-The police
today say they have positive evidence
against Alvin Eddy. motorman, ar
rested yesterday and later Identified
by Ethel Hegerton as the man who
beat her nearly to death the night be-
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