davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
MAKES
CHILDREN VICTIMS
Over One Hundred Attacks in
Two Months in New York
ONE YOUNG GIRL DRIVEN INSANE
Holice Search For Fer ASSISTANTS at
North Beach-Bingham Says
Courts Do Not Aid the Police
Children Forbidden to Play.

New York City.-The records at
Police Headquarters show that since
the muir ,er of ffteen-year-old Amelia
Staffeldt at Elmhurst, l.. l., on May
%, there have been 10 attacks upon
women and children in New York
City.
A wave of this sort of crime seems
to be growing, and there are daily adj
ditions to the list of victims.
OF three cases brought to light in
the past twenty-four hours, ore is of
especial pathos. Virginia Ida Barish,
seventeen years old, of 410 East Sew
enty-ninth street, was attacked by
nine men at North Beach on Wednes-
day, and is now violently insane in
the Kings County Hospital. None OF
her assailants has been found.
Another case is reported from Lin
oleumville, S. l., where f~ve-year-old
Annie Fowkowski wandered home
terribly injured. She named Joseph
Nocwyak as her a~ssailant, anu he is
locked up.
The effect of the steadily i~ncreas-
Ing number of these attacks has been
10 arouse a IeellnS OF alarm IN New
York homes. The children who usu-
ally play until late in the evening on
the streets during hot weather, are
being called in earlier, and in few To-
calities are they left to play at n
time without guardians, though the
housewives of the poor can liz
afford the time from their duties to
watch them.
Police Commissioner Bingham
said that during the epidemic of
this sort of crime it would be
we'll for the mothers of the city
to keep their children indoors
as much as possible, and to keep
watcE v them more closely than
ever.
Every member of the police force
has been ordered to be particularly
on the alert, especially where young
girls and children congregate, and
where they can be reached by men of
suspicious appearance. The police
have been instructed to place under
arrest at once any man whom they
have the slightest cause to suspect.
In the 10 cases reported 20 the
police a large number of the assafl-
ants have been detected, and
Of those arrested most have escaped
with slight punishment.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
Girl Drowned While Wading.

Newbern, Special.-A distressing
accident occurred near here in the
drowning Of Bessie, the 7-year-old
daughter Of ]. J. Rhodes, captain on
a river steamer. Rhodes had taken
a family to Wilkinson's Point for a
days outing and they were having a
most enjoyable time. The little girl
went in wading and stepped in a deep
mole and sank immediately. The
strong current took her down the
stream and it was with considerable
difficulty that the body was recover
ed. The body was in the water an
hour and a half.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
NORTH AFFAIRS
/ The News of Old North State Gathered ard Put ]
! in Condensed Form.
Bic Run on the Wachovia.

Salisbury, Special. - The run on
the Wachovia Loan s. Trust Co.
thursday morning made the State sit
m and take notice. Messages from
III sections came and the stupid, if
MT malicious lie, started Wednesday
elbows that truth sometimes feeds up
On crusts while falsehood fattens at
1ncuIlean feasts. It took a long time
and required a great amount of wis
dom to handle the situation in a way
n hold the confidence of the depos-
;tors. There was a whisper that a rra
IN the High Point Bank had been
started. The story went on wings and
men and women spent uneasy hours.
They we're there with Mysteries and
their certificates of deposit. But Cash
;er Sntder and President Lee S. Over
man were there with the goods and as
fast as n man took out his gold,
ether men with faith came and back
cd I'D the institution that is entitled
to ali the confidence of al the people
If the city. 1t is doubtful if the bank
has a cent less than it had when the
lie began its circuit. AL those who
called on the bank for their deposits
were paid promptly and after the
score was over, many returned their
cash to the bank again.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
Verdict for $4,000.

Asheboro, Special.-In the ease of
NJ. W. Parish against the High Point
Randleman, Asehboro and Southern
Railroad for personal injuries the
jury has just returned a verdict for
five thousand dollars in favor of the
plaintiff. No motions made in the
case yet. Lawyers Spence and Moffitt
and other parties to a supplemental
bill in equity with a reference to the
rate bill, were served with a second
installment of orders and an ancil-
liary bill. Court will continue next
week.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
RATE WAR RENEWED.
Prosecution May Extend to Presi-
dent Finley of Southern.

Asheville, N. C.-Indictments
were issued against the Southern
Railway ticket agents at Marion and
Old Fort for violating the passenger
rate law, and the agents were ar
rested and placed in the custody of
the Sheriff. This is. onIyxthe begin
ming of a renewal of .hostilities be-
tween the State and the Federal
courts and the Southern Railway re-
sulting from Governor Glenn's re-
fusal to agree to the proposal of As
sistant Attorney General Sanford.
The indictments brought at Ma
rion we're expected, as Judge Lyon
had instructed the jury there to pro-
coed against the Southern Railway:
Judge Lyon. acted on the policy and
instructions of Governor Glenn to
all Superior Court Judges of the
State.
Raleigh, N. C.-Governor Glenn st
midnight announced that he had in
structed Solicitor Spainhour to indict
the high officials of the Southern
Railway and not the agents.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
The National Game.

Adrian Joss says Clark is the best
catcher In the business. There Is
none better than the Cleveland back
stop.
The Philadelphia National League
team management has sold William
Duggleby to the Pittsburg Club.
Duggleby is the Oldest member Of the
Phillies' pitching staff.
Chief thinner announces hts per-
manent retirement from baseball.
The Chief is forty-seven years old.
He was in the game for over twenty
years and in that time was catcher.
manager and umpire.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
Bond Refused Rowlands.

Raleigh, Special The application
for release by DR.. and Mrs. D. S.
Rowland, under habeas corpus pro-
ceedings, was refused by Associate
Justice Conner, of the Supreme Court
He announced that as the burden was
on the Rowlands to show their nlno-
cense of the charge of the murder CT
Charles r. Strange, Mrs. Rowland's
former husband, and that al this had
not been done, he remanded them TO
Jail for the next term of court, with
out any prejudice to either them o:
to the State.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
Found Dead in Road.

Newton, Special.-Monday morn
lug about 9 o'clock Mr. j. P. White
VI Mountain Creek township, left MS
nOne near Denver to walk to the
uOose Of his son, Mr.. Locke White,
aOOut a mile and a half distant.
naoout II O'Clock the farm hands of
dr' L. D. Bamble, on their way I'd
H Hnner found Mr.. White. lying near
T Te path, with his head in a branch.
H He was dead and the supposition is
Snat while bathing his head in the en-
d;" aTor to cool the intense heat, he
NA'u or fell and was drowned.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
Zeke lewis Not Gniltv-

Monroe, Special. The jury in the
ease of Zeke Lewis the second of the
defendants tried in the Arson county
lynching cases, brought in a verdict
of not guilty after being out
an hour and three-quarters.
After the verdict was announc-
ed Judge PEBBLES requested the JURORS
to take their seats and said as there
were only two more days of this spec
la1 term, the regular term of Super
Tor Court beginning next Monday
there would not be time to try an
other case. "But," he continued, eff
we had time I would not try another
one of these eases. There is so much
feeling here in favor of the defend
ants that the trial of any more cases
now would be a farce. I suggest to
the solicitor that he move for a re-
moval to some other county. Lynch
ing will never cease I'M North Caro-
lima until there is a strong, healthy
sentiment against it. There is no
doubt that this lynching was commit
ted and we have % men indicted here
for the crime, yet a great many we'll
known citizens of Arson county have
admitted here on the stand that they
had contributed money to the defense
There IS a strong popular feeling here
too In their favor and I don't see any
use in prosecuting them further here
now" All the rest of the defend
ants were required to give bonds of
$1,000 each inside of Is days for their
appearance at the next January term
of Union County Superior Court.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
Iife Crushed ont.

Durham, Special-Charles Green,
a young man, was almost instantly
killed at the plant of the Darlington
Lumber Company in East Durham
Thursday morning between 10 and IL
o'clock. He was caught under a
number of very heavy doors that
were leaned aaginst the wall in the
~salesroom and so badly mashed vas
he that he did not live but a-few min
utes. Young Green was about 10
years old.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
Peassessment of RaScoads.

LA[.Ew
The corporation commission makes
public a statement of the ~re-assess-
ment Of railroads other q~uasi-pubiic
corporations. It shows that railroad
property has advanced from $70,077,-
3G1 to $S44l2,S33. The assessment OF
the Atlantic Coast Line is made $780,,
900 a mile; the Seaboard Air Line
S2O,424; Southern Railway Gall lines)
S25,572; North Carolina Railway di-
vision Of Southern $47 1873, giving this
division a valuation of $10,573,762
against S6,6SO,O0O by the last assess
ment. Ninety-nine other quasi-public
corporations are assessed $7,072,616
against ~$6,173,42S by previous assess
Lnent.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
Girl Burned to Death.

Morehead City, Special. = Tues
day morning about ten O'Clock the
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah
Guthrie while in the act of starting
a fire in the cook stove took the half
gallon kerosene oil can which was
filed, and began to pour oil on the
wood, when the oil ignited and OK
ploded in the can.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
In Deep Water,

Reidsville, Special. - Dick Scales
a colored man ofMadison, was drown
ed while seining with Mayor McMich-
ael and a party of citizens near Madi-
son.. The unfortunate affair hap
pened at the point where the Dan and
Mayo rivers run together. Scales
stepped into deep water and endeav-
ored to swim to the bank. The cur
rent however was too swift for him
and he was drowned before assistance
could reach him. It is believed that
he either died from fright or heart
failure before he sank.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
A Hint to Hurry.

Goldsboro, Special. = An official
rue has been served upon the several
railroads centering here, by the Cor
p%oratlon Commission notifying them
mat the union passenger station for
Goldsboro must be completed accord
ing to the plans submitted by the rail
roads and approved by the Commits
Son last January, by November 20
under penalty.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
Fire at Lincolnton.

Nncolton, SpeciaI.-Fire last week
MIN Deo to the ground the planning
NJ and cotton ginnery belonging to
t@t a;I;ss' John and Caldwell Motz, en-
WHY a loss of something like $4,000
dit;nn LOT a cent of insurance. In ad-
horson 70 lumber two engines, two 25-
hin power engines and a patent dry
6er were consumed. One kiln of lum-
CortJeel 0nged to Mcssrs. Keever g Ne
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
PROMINENT PeopIe.

Columbia has made Gov. Hughes
an LII. D.
Theobald Chartran, the artist, died
after a long illness at Paris.
Federal Judge Pritchard was once
a United States Senator from North
Carolina.
King Victor Emmanuel intends to
visit England, accompanied by an
Italian feet.
Yale University conferred the lon
orary degree of Doctor or Laws on
United States Senator Philander O.
Knox.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
Drew Money Out; Got Robbed.

Spencer, Special. Following a run
which was made on the Wachovia
Loan & Trust Co., here a customer
who withdrew $500 was robbed of
the same within a few hours after
he left the bank with the cash. There
is no clue to the guilty party. H. T..
Hackett another depositor of the same
bank vas robbed of $50 by a room
mate who skipped the country. The
run on the bank began early in the
day and continued until noon, ell
checks being paid promptly and with
out the least embarrassment to the
bank. Conditions became normal in
the afternoon and many depositors
returned to the bank with their money
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
Coast Line Acquires Fayetteville,
Property.

Fayetteville, Special. - Thursday
afternoon Harry Walters, of Balti-
more, one of the largest stockholders
in the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
conveyed twenty-four pieces of valu-
able property in this city to the rail-
road company.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
No Unwrittcn Law in Oklahoma.

William r. Rhea, who shot and
killed A. G. Newell at Ell Reno, Okla,
March IT, was found guilty of man
slaughter in the first degree. Rhea
pleaded the unwritten law, being
charged with murder, and the jury
was out three hours.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
MONEY POISON PROVED Fatal.
Paymaster Coffin Dies at Manila After
Counting .Greenbacks. iG1

Manila, P. I.-Paymaster Eugene
Coffin is dead. He died of blood poll
soning which resulted from the in
lection of a finger, incurred while
counting greenbacks that were to be-
used in paying OF the troops.
His left arm was amputated insaR
attempt to save his life. The ampu-
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
s1rs. Leslie Convicted.

Mrs. Leslie was sentenced n Lon
don to five years at hard labor for
trying to defraud by the use IL J..
Pierpont Morgan's name.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
Eddy Case Begun.

The first hearing to determine the
competency of Mrs. Mary Baker G.
Eddy was held at Concord, N. H.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-01
Is Mere Man Getting Gay?

"a casual comparison of the summer a of 1907 with the CORE.
spending types of previous seasons would seem to indicate that he is
Increases frvoHty the keynote OF masculine modes. Marked male ten-
deney toward rowdy raiment causes sober-minded to view the situation
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-01
plan ef Defense Made Clear.

), Boise, July 1.vBy the introduction
of the witness Friedman on the last
day Of the first week Of the inning for
the defense more positive light is
thrown upon the position taken by the
attorneys who are endeavoring to clear
Haywood and the other officials of the
Western Federation of Miners from the
charge Of conspiracy to murder.
1T is charged that when Orchard
was arrested on the charge of the
murder OF former Governor Steunen-
berg he was induced by the Pinkertops
to make q. confession duplicating Hay
wood, Meyer, Pettibone, Steve Adams,
Jack. Simpson, and a number of other
officers and members of the western
federation to such an extent that In
dictments; could be secured against
them in Idaho.
A review of the evidence introduced
in the course of the last five days
brings the inevitable conclusion that
counsel for the defense will endeavor
to prove to the satisfaction of the jury
that the Pinkerton agency and the
Mine Owners association, with the
knowledge and approval OF the govern
or of Colorado, the former adjutant
sAnarA lA Colorado. and other infu-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-01
ADVERSE TO HOLMES.
Court Holds Defendant Should Have
Produced Indicted Men.

Washington, July LIN refusing
some of the prayers in behalf of for
mer Associate Statician Holmes of
the department of agriculture. for GER
tain instructions to the jury, in his
trial on the charge of betraying Sc
crets of the department, Judge Stafford
today took occasion to say She would
instruct the jury to the effect that
Holmes should have produced Freder-
ick A. Peckham and Moses Haas to
testify in his behalf. He said the fact
that the two men are themselves un-
der indictment does not preclude the
possibility of their appearance. They
were the two persons in all the world
who could testify whether or not tbs
charge of conspiracy was true. II the.
charge was not true, and Holmes
statement was founded on fact, they
would not imperil their own freedom ir
appearing in court in corrboration OF,
Holmes testimony. If, on the other
hand, the charges against him were:
true, they could protect themselves by
refusing to testify on the ground of
self determination. He concluded that
if Holmes had desired the testimony of
Peckham and Haas he could have them
take the stand. He also said it would
have been perfectly competent for de-
fense to a Theodore H. Price, a New
York cotton broker, whose name has
been so frequently mentioned in the
testimony
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-01
sCAFFoLD GAVE WAY
Newton Business Man and Emptoye
Precipitated Thirty Feet = J. Frank
Rounee May Be Fatally Hurt.

Special to Times-Republican.
Newton, July ii. Frank Rounge, a
business man Of this city, and Charles
Livingston, one of his employees, fell a
distance of thirty feet this morning
and Mr.. Rounge may be fatally in
jured.
Mr.. Rounge is a paint and wall pa
per dealer, and in company with his
employe had erected a scaffold from
which to paint a large sign on what is
known as the old armory. building. A
ladder which was used in making the
scaffolding broke, precipitating both
men to the ground below. Mr.. Rounge
was cut about the face, one rib was
fractured. his back was sprained anu
he received internal injuries. He was
removed to his home and is in a SER
ious condition. Until the extent of the
internal injuries develops it is not
known what the outcome will be.
Livingston was bruised about the
face and his left wrist was broken.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-01

work to their advantage. Congress
man Hull, for instance, feels that 1t is
a bulwark of strength for him. Other
congressman feel the same way about
it. 1t is supposed that Congressman
Conner entertains similar view.
But that there is going to be trouble
in some of the districts no one with
half an eye for political affairs can es+
cape. The standpatters have been
first in the field in the Third district
for instance. with Burton e. Sweet, :
Waverly. They have proposed candi-
dates against Congressman Cousins,
also but that there will be a large
field of bota standpat and progressive
candidates in the Fifth is commonly
believed by the politicians now.
The Sixth district is open for every
body because it is represented by
democrat, and n. f. Kendall, Auditor
of State B. f. Carroll, John Offil and
others are likely to shy a caster into
the ring there. In the Seventh N. f.
Coffin and j. L. Warren have been
brought ou: already against Congress-
man Hull A. l. Smith has announced
his candidacy in the Eighth. Walter
/. Smith is said to have a silent Mount
Pelee concealed in the Ninth district.
and the time for the eruption of VOL
canoes no scientist has yet been able
to calculate. There has been more or
less talk OF opposition to Congressman
Hubbard In the Eleventh. Judge Will
lam Hutchinson having been brought
out by Monona county. the one county
in the district which is allied with the
Burlington influence.
There would seem to be no particu-
lar reason why the Tenth district would
be exempt from this tendency to de-
velop congressional politics. the con-
gressmen from the Second and Fourth
being the only ones in the delegation
with what has been termed by The
practical politician cnch.
Under the primary law man can
run for but one office. Under the old
system if man wanted to he could be
running for two offices all the way UP
to. the convention that nominated. 1.
is that way no more.
1t follows that If the friends of Lieu
tenant Governor Garst decide that he
would make a good congressional race
he will have to choose between that
and making the race for governor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-01
CONDITIONS TERRIBLE
Renewed Efforts Made Today in New
York to Obtain Men to Break tho
Drivers Strike - Serious Epidemic
Feared

New York. July Renewed efforts
We're made today by the street cleaning
department to obtain men to break the
strike of the striking drivers. While
the health department is aiding the
street cleaning department in remov-
ing piles of refuse. the work is slow.
and the menace of a serious epidemic
grows daily greater Mayor McClel-
len believes that the strike will be
broken today. when he hopes many old
drivers will return to work The con-
ditions on the east side are fast be-
coming intolerable Great heaps of
decaying garbage and filth fill the
streets, making the passage of cars and
trucks a difficulty. Fortunately the
cool weather ard rain have relieved the
situation, which would otherwise be
unbearabe. The board of health, is
spraying these decaying piles with dis
infectants to prevent the development
of disease.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-01
HOOKER WILL CASE BEGINS.
Relatives Tried to Break It - Gave
S15O,OOO to U. S. Government.

Rochester, N. z, July 1.-The con-
test over the will of Captain Charles
H. Hooker began today in the surro-
gate court. At the time of his death
early this year, it was found Captain
Hooker, who possessed an estate worth
more than $15O,O0O, had passed by all
his relatives and bequeathed the mon
ey to the United States government,
naming Theodore Roosevelt and his.
successors in office as executors. Most
of the real estate left is a site for mill
tary academy at Galesburg, Ill, with
money tt be used as an endowment.
AS soon is the will was made public
relatives began efforts to break it, The
city of Galesburg is fighting for a pro-
bate will, and Mayor Geo. Shumway is
here looking after interests of that city.
ATTORNEY General Bonaparte has d.
rected District Attorney Bass, of Buff
falo, to protect the interests of the
federal government.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-01
FAILS TO STOP W. O. W.
Woodmen unveiI FaIkenburs Monu-
ment While Daughters Injunction
Suit Is Pendns-Marks TenantIess
Crave

Denver July 1.-over a tenantless
grave in Fairmount cemetery, the
Woodmen of tae World yesterday aft
ernoon unveiled magnificent mouy-
ment to the memory of the late head
consul, F. A. Falkenburg. The monu-
ment was unveiled with full ritual and
imposing pomp, while the daughter of
the dead. Mrs. Falkenberg- Falls, still
had an application pending in the dis
trict court asking permanent injunc-
ton restraining the Woodmen from
using the name of her father on their
monument.
Mrs. Falls is determined that her
fathers body shall never be moved. If
she wins the suit for an injunction, the
stone will serve only as tribute and
memorial, and will not mark the grave
of Falkenburiy.