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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-17
Frederick McNaIIy.

Chicago, Sept. 16.-F'rederick McNalIv.
for three years president OF the publish
ing house of Rand, McNaIly & Co, died
today Mr. McNally had been i'll for three
weeks with nervous pTostration, due to
overWork.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-17
ANTI-PoLYGAMY.

= Albion, Mich. Sept. 1s-The Michi- 4
= gan conference of the Methodist 4
y Episcopal church adopted a resolution !
= asking the Michigan senator's to in I
troduce in the United States senate I
= an amendment to the United States
= constitution to prohibit polygamy. 1t 4
y was adopted without debate I
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-17
DRASTIC PLAGUE MEASURES

have
ordered the assistance of Dr.
OF
ituato
VogeL from
Philippines detached
dtonight
worthy drastic
in TO
fornlc nv
the o
the marine hospital service will be
them.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-17
HENRY H. ROGERS
APPARENTLY ILL
Standard Oil Magnate viii
Not Be Compelled to Tes-
tify at Present.

Boston. Sept. 16.-The true physical con
dition of Henry H Rogers was a question
before the supreme court today. when
counsel for G. NJ. Raymond, of Somer-
vile, who is suing Mr.. Rogers for $50,
100000 for certain petroleum royalties,
sought to prove that Mr.. Rogers was able
to appear in court in spite Of the Objec-
tons of his counsel
Deputy Sheriff Walling, of New Bed
ford, testified that he saw Mr.. Rogers in
the First National bank at New Bedford
last week, talking with President WinsOr
and Rufus A. Soule. and that later Mr..
Rogers walked down the street, apparent
ly in good health.
President WinsOr admitted that he talk
ed with Rogers last week but said that
the latter spoke with difficulty and that
his physical condition apparently was not
as good as il had been earlier in the sum-
mer. He knew of no business which Mr..
Rogers had transacted during the past
two months
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-17
son-in-taw's Testimony.

That Henry Fl. Rogers is in a very
weak physical condition; that his face is
distorted and his speech is affected; that
his left side is not in its normal state. and
that he Is unable to transact any business
or even discuss ordinary affairs. was the
substance of testimony given by Mr..
Rogers son-in-law, Urban K. Broughton,
in the supreme court this afternoon.
H. II. Rogers, tr.. testified that his faith
ed had signed but three checks and a
power of attorney to open a vault since
July %. His condition, Mr.. Rogers. jr..
said, has shown some slight Improvement
in the past few weeks.
Mr. Broughton testified that recently
MI rogers had told him to take up the
business where he had left it. as he
(Rogers) was about done" After hear
ing this testimony. Judge Hammond de
MED the motion to bring II. H. Rogers
into court for the purpose of showing that
he was capable of testifying.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-17

Funny advertising, like salad at
IL o'clock at night, is good to look
on, but mighty dangerous
Rusty Mikes Diary.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-23

half dozen OF the outcast women OF
that district had been murdered and
mutilated. The murderer could not be
apprehendei. Again and again the
atrocities occurred, The police OF Lon
don were denoralized. Certain OF the
New York daily papers, the Mud Max
ers," were fun of the details there
were statements, opinions. Interviews
One OF the latter was with the super
intendent of police here In New York
He gave his opinion, He criticised the
foreign officials, and then the great
man broadened his chest and stated
thar should similar outra se occur In
New York, such was his acumen. that
he would have the murderer within "a
hours
II did occur.
Down near the docks, in wretched
little hotel. they found the thing which
had once been a woman. Better 10 have
borne it quietly to the Potter's Field
and marked down In the records anoth-
er mystery II was too horrible to
think of, but the MUD Makers" love
and thrive on just such carrion. They
We're abIaze
1t was now up to the superintendent
;Cnd no knew it. The reporters 70 whom
he had given interviews only the day
before would turn and rend hin, tomor-
row.
He went and I1ok personal charge Of
the case; he found Just one ciew--the
entry i'll the hotel register. II was the
signature of the outcasts companion OF
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-23

Copyright, 1907, by tho New York
Herald company, and published sirnul-
taneousIy IN mat paper and tho Deseret
News,)
rv-- HEY showed him into the cell
next 10 mine and went away
All that night heard him cry~
ing softly--sobbing like n Baby
The next morning when tho hour for
exercise arrived, l watched him shut-
fling around the tier,
He was an Insignificant little chap
with thin hair a. tremulous mouth and
Il weak chin His eyes had that fright
oiled look with which children listen to-
ghost stories In the evening That's
what he was, n grown UP child. There
WAS neither energy, brutality. nor La
telligence indicated In his countenance
or manner. and most generally the oc-
cupar1ts of A1urderers' Row are pos
sessed OF one Of these attributes.
But it's him. all right they've got
him." Our genial keeper, Father Fat,
gave me this assurance.
So this was tho man who had com
Initted tho most brutal murder OF the
day, who had hacked woman Into
pieces. Well. he did not look 1t.
Father PAY shrugged his broad
shoulders when | ven tnred this remark,
You can't always tell by looking.
Then no retold The mans story, what
he had done and how the police had
caught him, but not as It Is set down
here, for .'Fa Their Pat did not know
what a governor learned years etter-
ward-the governor who set the groan-
err free
over in the WhItecha pei district of
London things had happened. Some
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-23

worthy long to find out that ''the groan-
err hadn't a single friend In all the
world.
That is why the superintendent ar
rested "the groaner.'
After few minutes heart to heart
talk in the superintendent's office at
headquarters. the proprietor of the ho-
tel became perfectly willing to Identify
THE groaner" as the com panion of the
murdered woman, The snperln tendent's
methods were persuasive He pointed
out to the proprietor THAI il he did not
acquiesce II would mean the radlng or
the hotel night after night and that the
renewal OF It's license would be an I'M
possibility for all time The proprietor
WIS then quite willing TO take his oath
that "the groaner' killed the woman.
AT any rate, 1t began to look as "
"the groaner'' would suffer for II. es-
pecially after the superintendent had
run needles under his finger nails.
This was preparatory to sending for
the eap pert chemist from the hoard OF
health This scientific gentleman
found the blood, but he did not sec
the needle prlcks. NJ least there WAS
no mention OF them Ii his report.
There were also blood stains on ''the
groaners" clothing. but the grcaner'
had worn the same clothes Tor several
years inherlting them originally from
an ash barrel. Incidentally he had
often been beaten by the patrons OF
the hotel
The district attorneys office pro-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-23

By ROLAND BURNtAr1 MOLTNEUK,
Author Of The Room with ths Little Doc" and
The Vice Admiral Of ths Blue

writing the art would be useless. All
] must DO is 10 point these similarities
out es proof that tho defendant did
the writing which you wish 10 bring
home to him. There vii always be
plenty of strrilaritlcs In any writings"
Yes, but there are juHt as nsny DIS
si1nilaritIos.H
The llsslmilaritles Wll claim arc
attempts at disguise As everything In
all writings must be either similar or
dsSnlur, which either II happens 10
he is proof against your defendant '
The assistant district attorney smiled
and 'the expert took his leave.
OF coure the COURT hAd appointed o
lawyer 10 defend "the sroener.' rho
law is JUST, AS well ne economical IN
. capital case II allows $500 10 cover
the attorneys Zee and all the expenses
OF scfcnse.
Very good lawyers do not want
criminal cases, Good criminal lawyers
do not take them FOR retainer or a
paltry $500, Therefore, from the very
nature az the case, the man appointed
TO defend "the uronNer' must have beeu
court haneeT-in---an ambulance
chaser or young nnn without expert
ence. or both Of them combined,
Even with ability and all ihc win IN
the world 1t was to be an uno quat
I6Tl- IAfrdNed against the ErOanrr
and his attorney and the $500 was the
district attorneys Office The police Sl1-
perintendent and his department. and
the detective burcau--all anxious fos
theiT repu5a lions. There ves also
sensational journalism, clemoring that
1t represented public opinion.
BY and by they brought "the groan-
err TO face judge and jury. which
were to hear the case as prepared
Cwhat a funny expression when you
stop to think OF 10. by the district at-
torney's Office with Its array or "cx-
pert" witnesses and with Its hired
testimony
But there was no money to make 1t
worth while for other experts" to
testify for 1.-The gToaner." This was the
case Of poor and friendless prisoner
who had no nleans Of hiring 'expert''
witnesses and no power Of compelling
their attendance, unless the subpoena
was accompanied by retainer There
was $500 to defend him: there was
100000. If need be, 10 convict hin
How could ''the groaner'sn counsel
bring witnesses from distant paces2
Above all, how could he retain sex
ports IN handwriting to oppose tine
great Prof Frazer? Ths court would
not assist. The court does not appoint
experts for the defense,
In this unfair fight. what becomes Of
the Boosted equality OF all men before
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-23

she law And so ''the srosner'sp al.
vocate advised him "a take a ples :,
innocent or guilty, TO Acknowledge guilt
and throw himself upon The merry of
the court. Incidentally there would he
no expense In such a course ana The
lawyer could Keep all OF the Ave hun.
dred dollars TO Reimburse himself for
such excellent and dislntefasted adj.
Vice.
There was another reason why ,he
lawyer could do littlc for the eroan-
en-" He was una bic 10 obtain nny as.
sstGnce from his cliens- THE grcsnor'
kept insisting that he EDew no,N nr
about che crime, Third degrees ana All
other methods al the prosecutors hands
bad not changed his stubborn ienial.
He would not tell his name lie ala
not reveal IL even to his lawyer Then
his lawyer put his clients sanity into
question. out of his SLENDER allowance
he retained an expert alIeNist" The
office responded with ten Nexpert alien
sts. tor there was public ciNnor.
there was the superintendent boast .
make good. there was Il reputation IN
be made by The assistant district at
torney in charge
The latter wanted himself to Ne
known as a terror to evidoerS He
kept n detailed account OF the number
Of convictions he secured and gagged
his efficiency by the number Of years
Of imprisonment inflicted collectively
while he held Office
But most OF all he feared the crit
icfsn Of the mud makers II he did
not do just as directed from the cdt-
toTlal desk.
The day tor trial came. When NV
neighbor left his cell to go into court
he WAS greatly improved The excite
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-23

Years before he had had wife
hut hal was bit OF the past which
few knew. He had had one son--
that also no one but hInlseh remem-
bored
When his wife died tho little fellow
Wild with grief Lad run away from
home Professor F-razor had never
been able 10 6nd him, and as the years
went by Professor Frazer ceased try-
ing to do so. Ills profession occupied
all his time,
1t is not good for any one to center
every Thought and energy upon one
object However broad and Just the
beginning may be- limited concentra-s
ii IN Is bound sooner or later TO mar
rOw the mind to The View of but one
SIDE oi things, II Is only just there
fore TO say that this was perhaps why
Professor Frazer CHUNG loyalty 10 his
chiefs and persuaded even himself Of
tentiisl e. that the testimony ne gave
WIS the honest one, For so he must
have persuaded himself. as we'll as
those employing him. Surely no man.
for mere money would knowingly
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-23

that night. II WAS the handwriting OF
the murderer.
That man, whoever he was, had not
remained 10 BID the police good MORN
Ing How was the astute 50 peTirlten-
dent OF police to produce him In "a hours
or any other number OF hotlrsy
He did Vt though. This is how he did
1t.
on arriving. the superintendent had
examined everyone Ia the place--the
proprietor, hotls ekeepeT. bartendcr---but
none OF them remembered seeing the
Woinail's companion
Was there anyone else connected with
tho esta bishment1
No. that IL. only ''the groaner.'' the
half witted wretch who cleaned out thei
saloon in the morning, ran errands for
the women and took drunken men away
after they had been 'doped' and
feeced. They called him "the gl-oaner''
because he followed every funeral he,
saH-followed them right TO the grave
and wept
They brought the groanerr TO tho
superintendent. II Ola not take that
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-23

swear away either the life or libery
of one whom he knew to be innocent
| Surely not for money, nor YET for thp
bubble reputation
4 To Professor Frazer were handed
the hotel register and the letters the
| groaner' had written for his celIma te,
the stool pigeon
"All you've got 20 do" tersely said
| the assistant district attorney, lis to
prove 10 the jury that one hand wrote
both exhibits.
But and the expert" locke d
carefully over the few lines--''it did
MT,
Must have" snapped the assistant
district attorney who was in a bad
hulnor lhal morning MUST have
we have. got the right man; no doubt
ABOUT H.
Never replied the expert
MY dear Frazer; snarled the as
sisSalll' are you ne olIieiai expert
IN handWIltins TOT thls Hrnce' or shall
Csill III me Nishs'"neo tne eN-
pert prlncipal TlNal' younger ana
Tess sSIup uIo 4I person,
Professor rEaIer iSoheu uowh az me
Rapets III hls iSNas ahu nes'tateu-
ie'tePS S"u "iu NV hpVu ny tesls
H'olss- h ~ gop r,, otiLer eVlueMee
Slls H Hon, ILL., "a nllo,heg
evSd anre bnt n, ,,,,,,rs ~ No.
p,ns IN have a Snrnahnds dsd this toh
sot ~ lev ~, tn,,Vs,, ~ Gao MI 3o9s
Profc ssnr Frnyer stIll hesi.ateS
sAnvhnd,, would mink voy, were a..
Ing II Far love =
srofcssn,'N Tra, ray WOKE rim at .b.,
"nf co,,sn n vn5vs 90, Ike n,sn II
would he a pltv 10 lei him esespe. .
Hes not going 10 escape"
''Retter go slow; don't take too many
chances said the expert in hand
writing TO tho assistant district attor-
ney wait moment he continued
ms the other, who wss of the strenu-
Gus type, attempted to Interrupt him
Have you thought ibis case over Welt
Nvill your chief stand for this kind 81
busIness7''
He's psychic eplsptie," sneered
Tho lawyer: Il have always been able
to manage him.
Remember that me court OF appeals
Is 70 review your Mcrh there WAS
Note OK Nuulol ~ .'e usPeII Nul0e
which the assistant ulstllcl attorney
dld a. not relish, s., Ao,.t 81, n,o.,s .
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-23

posed to give ''the groaner" "A mighty
speedy trial. They were going 10 rail.
road" him They were going TO show
q startled and wondering public with
what skill and energy crime was pun
isl1sd In their locality But at trial
there is som ething I'm favor OF the ac-
cused. called "A reasonable doubt"
The judge always mentions II to the
jury and sometimes the Jury has been
known 10 listen to him, There was
that one angible clew---the handwrlt-
Ing OF the murderer ii must DO nc
counted for they must connect ''the
sroaner" with the entry III the register,
Therefore In due course OF time the
groansr" had a cellmate, And as a
result he was soon writing letters
home for the newcomer, who said
he couldn't write. THE groaner" did
Il innocertiy and clumsily enough. He
did not even suspect that the prose-
cutting officer had sent the stool pigeon
there 10 make the evidence against
him.
The men who murdered the woman
had signed the register at the hotel
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-23

The district attorney now possessed
specim ems OF the sccused's hand writ-
Ing 1t was up TO the expert to
prove that both exhibits We're written
by the same hand
There was Professor Frazer con-
nected with the office OF the public
prosecutor as an expert In hand
writing, He was invaluable to the Of
fce ana the office was Invaluable To
him Professor Frazer had no other
interest In life save to make money.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-23
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-23

The Jury loft the room, They re,urne,
very shortly With the verdIcs Guilty.
u was over There wag the Usual buS
OF excitement In the crowded cn,irf
room. Spectators attendants. report
ers, lawyers and Professor Frase
looked ON the white featured hefos,
them.
The prisoner will rise" The "gronn
er' stood up,
Have you anything 70 say why SEN
tchce Of death should no; na va sss,
uTon your" The Judge was grave. ha
yojce WAS sad
NO WAS the scarcely audible va,
ply.
What is yonr manner" asked tn,
Judge
Ard when Professor Frazer heard 4
he had found his son.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-23
WORKED LIKE A CHARM

WORKED LIRE 4 CHARM.
Mr. n. n. Walker, editor or thas
SPICY lolrral, the Enterprise. Louisa
va, SAYS; II ran nail In my foot lasi
week and at once applied Bucklen's Ar.
nice Salve- No Inflammation followed.
the salNe simply hcsyed the wound
tieais scres, burns ana skin diseases
Guaranteed al z, G.. NJ \. Drug Store
goC.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-14

Irish, Mrs. Long, Mrs. Rosseau, Mrs.
Frank Stevens, Mrs. Miles, Mrs. Patter-
son, Mrs. Clyde Shaffer, Mrs. I. E.
Cross, Mrs. o. D. Johnson, Mrs. M H
Miller, Mrs. c. Irish, Mrs. Crosdale,
Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Adams, Mrs Barnes,
Mrs Chas Shaffer. Mrs. owens, Mrs.
Will Wood, Mrs Will Irish. Mrs. Miller.
Mrs. Ward Rhodes, Mrs. H. p. French,
Mrs. Robt. Rhodes.
A birthday surprise party was held
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. c. Kott-
mann Friday evening in honor of their
son Carts twenty-first birthday. Those
present were as follows: Miss Helen
Polcyn, Miss Mary Polcyn. Miss Martha
Woafer, Miss Martha Gracia, Miss Eva
Gracia Miss Alma Matthews, Miss
Lizzie Mu1vihill, Miss Maggie Mulvihill.
Miss Fay Mulvihill, Miss Bertha
Schmidt, Miss Cecilia Newbott, Miss
Edna Cox, Mrs. Anna Cowick, Miss
Mary Kottmann, Miss Lizzie Kott-
mann, Miss Minnie Kottmann, Mr..
Johnnie F'ritze, Mr.. Charles Fritze, Mr..
Roy Slusher, Mr.. Elmer Dolstrum, Mr..
Barrett Sheffield. Mr.. Guy Sheffield,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-14
SIX DAY CYCLE RACES.
The Final Squirt Makes Slight Change
in the Scores. ~

New York, Dec. 14.-The final day OF
the six day bicycle race opened with
but slight changes in the relative scores
and no changes in the positions of the
contestants.
Fogler-Moran and Rutt-StoI are still
on top, but during sprint early today
Logan-Bargett and Krebs- Vanderstuyf
who were only a lap behind the leaders,
lost another lap.
Later Vanoni, of the bottom team,
stole lap for himself and his team
mate, Breton.
The score at 10 o'clock. the one hum
dred and twenty ninth hour, was:
FOgler-Moran and Rutt-Stol 2OS5
miles and laps; Gorget-Dupre, Calvin
Wiley and Downing-Downey 2,O85 miles
and laps; Logan-Bargett and
Krebs- Vanderstuyft, 2,OS5 miles and 4
laps, and Vanoni-Breton, 2,0S5 miles
and l lap.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-14
Those Who Have Not Attended
Should Take Advantage of
This Opportunity May
Be the Last Week
in Topeka.

Sunday evening at Security hall,
Seventh and Kansas avenue, the great
Bischoffs will positively hold their
last public spiritual service in Topeka,
as professor Bischoff contemplated an
extended vacation, necessitated by the
severe strain he has been under dur
ing the past few months. His ply
sicfan has advised a complete rest and
change of climate and while it grieves
the Bischoffs to leave Topeka Just as
they have overcome prejudice, and
have thoroughly established them
selves.
Next week will positively be the
last week in which they will give life
readings by mail. All those who con-
template a mail reading should send
their name and date and year of birth
together with a self addressed stamp
ed envelope and one dollar, as letters
received at the end OF that time will
be returned. Personal readings will
be continued at their parlors 215
East Seventh street at the low charge
of $1.OO. People who have not as
let visited these great mediums
MOULD take advantage of the oppor-
unity this coming week.
Everything absolutely confidential
whether mail readings or personal
calls. Maid in attendance. Office
hours a. m. to p. m. Sundays 10
a. m. to p. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-14

interesting talk on the heart and
lungs before his gymnasium classes
last night. The talks were illustrated
by dissections of an animal heart and
lungs.
G. Hudson will lead the Bible class
for teachers at the Railroad Y. M. G.
A. tomorrow afternoon at 2:30.
The Railroad Y. M. c. A. emer-
gency crew who conducted a meeting
in Oakland last Sunday night will hold
second meeting tomorrow night at
the United Brethren mission at Fifth
and Leland streets. The subject will
be What Think Ye of Christ"
Messrs. Beach, Bechtel, Abel and Hall
will sing and Messrs. Blake, Mayer
Shaw and Prout will deliver short
talks upon the subject.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-14
T. E. DEWEY BOOK is OUT.
Beautiful Volume. a Valuable Addi.
ton to Literature of Kansas.

The T. e. Dewey book which has
been awaited with interest for several
weeks is out. 1t is a beautiful pro-
ductfon from typographical stand
point as we'll as a valuable addition
to the literature of Kansas. The book
contains the literary lectures by Mr..
Dewey on the following subjects:
Poetry in Song, Lanier, Shelly, Keats,
Burns. Shakespeare, Literary Truth,
The Vision; also his three lectures on
masonry-Masonry and the State,
Brotherly Love, and Washington. The
book also includes a few gems of Mr..
Dewey s versa very few. His poetry
is all Of a high order and 1t is to be
regretted that more is not to be found
in the volume. There is a brief intro
duction, a tribute to Mr.. Dewey and
his work by Charles Moreau Harger
of Abilene The Zercher Book COM
pany has an attractive window display
devoted to the new book which may
be had for $3.50 at the store or II
will be sent postpaid by Mrs. Dewey,
the publisher, for $3.50.