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and charging every debt, political or
otherwise, to me, he was getting more
out Of the office as chief deputy than
l was as sheriff.
my discharge Of Mr.. Cooke was
very abrupt, and my statements apodt
him ut that time to the public were
more 50, and the same have never
been resented by him to this date.
DIR. Fl. j. Sanders took up the mat
ter of the Cooke note with Jared Y.
Sanders, who is related to him ana
me, and he talked this matter over
with me. / finally agreed To Talk II
over with Shelby Sanders. and did 50
at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in New Or
leans in the presence of J. y. Sanders
He said that he had nothing more 9
say as to the reinstatement or RODe.t
Y Cooke, but wanted the note paid.
There was no talk Of Bob Cooke CIV
ing away political secrets. He had
been with me in office through Two
campaigns, and, ii l had any COM
plant on that score, l would nave
made a kick long before rha~ time. l
put him out because he WAS my trust
ed man and did not give ne square
DEAL and I could not face the seri-
business of another deficit il my Office.
Jared asked me to pa. Or. IL. }.
Sanders the amount OF tho 1ote. re
cause DR.. Sanders had nothing TO do
with the shortage. AMI hc would not
have put up the money II he had not
thought Bob Cooke would have STAYED
in the office and have thus been aole
to pay him back.
II finally agreed 10 make payments
each month to Mr.. Shelly Sanders on
| account Of the note, ;An1 did 10 SO Tor
| two months, and then st ,,rcd.
II could not get 1t orI Of my head
| that l was as much aggrieved as was
DR.. Sanders in the matter, as it was
at Dr. Sanders suggestion that had
! 80 completely turned over my bank
| account and affairs to Mr.. Cooke. !
| felt that l had lost enough by Bob
| Cooke. and did not intend to pay any
more. The note was sent to the Frank
| lin Bank for me to pay. and. though
asked by J. Y. Sanders to pay the hote
| I refused to pay it.
Mr.. Shelby Sanders lras written me
some very ugly and threatening let
| ters about the matter. have PAID no
attention to the same. was ready
for Mr.. Cooke Or MAlr~Hn ihf5 hHH a ifffs:
66T ready to take the matter up with
any Of them personally. if the threats
! had been carried out.
II don't think l owed this note. and
j feel that, if I made any mistake at
all. it was in making those two pay
mentS on it.
JOHN 3. SANDERS.
'Franklin, La"
Showing Date Chief Deputy Robert Il.
Cooke Came Into Office Of tho
Parish Of st. Mary.
Estate Of Louisiana, Parish OF St.
Mary. Sheriff's Office.
"Franl7lin. La, March s. 1901.
'T. John b. Sanders. sheriff Of the
parish Of st. Mary, state Of Louisiana,
do hereby appoint Mr. Robert r.
Cooke chief deputy sheriff for the par
iSh of st. Mary.
(Signed) JOHN B. SANDERS.
Sheriff"
estate Of Louisiana, Parish of St.
Mary.
Il, Robert r. Cooke, do solemnly
swear that / will support the consti-
tuition and laws of the United States,
and the constitution and laws of -. !
state. and I will faithfully and impair
TALLY discharge and perform all Of the
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-12-14

told him that the suit had been
brought by the firm to which my
brother had belonged, and that he had
severed his relationship with said firm
before the suit was brought to trial:
Tho only reference to Mr.. Wllhln-
son was statement ma de by MN III
the conversation--tflat he had prom
Used to support Mr.. Wilkinson. and
would continue to do so. l told him
that 1 did not care whom he support
ed, but that felt that he should cease
from the unjust position that he had
taken towards my brother III TINS
Cooke matter.
Il discussed the entire matter with
him solely from a family. and not
from a political, standpoint. and l
feel personally outraged that ne
should have misstated to the general
public the motive Of my Visit ana 'he
conversation that took place at same.
THAT ever spoke to Mr.. II. sheloy
Sanders as an emiSSary from my
brother is not the fact.
THAT ever admitted to him. tacitly
or otherwise, that my brother was
morally bound for the debt due by Mr..
Cooke to the estate Of DIR. II. J. San
dcrs, is not a fact. Respectfully.
New Iberia, La
sheriff John Il. Sanders statement.
ITO the Public:
1.-The reflection thrown upon me. as
sheriff and tax collector of the parish
OF St. Mary, by Mr.. d. Caffery In his
speeches and in the pamphlet that he
has scattered throughout the city OF
New Orleans, constitute an unwarrant,
ed attack upon me as a pubic Official
and do me great injustice.
"Whilc Mr.. Caffery says, in his New
Orleans speech, Il know John Is. San
ders himself nrortgaged everything ne
had to help make good that sho rtaSe,
vet the reading public can draw pu.
one inference from said speeches and
pamphlet, and tlnat is John L. Sanders
was a defaulter.O
This 1 denounce as false. and, Us
Mr.. Caffery knew the conditions exist
ing when this shortage in my office
arose. l further denounce as malicious
the manner and methods used By him
in stating and referring to this Mort
age. -. ,anucrs wasna 40
1aulter and never has beer rt,s ,ac
oiuS or the auditors office pl *
Is4na and Of the parish OF st. Mary.
ana the receipts and quietus given me.
III, "i snow that the, state and parish
during the entire term OF my holding
Inc office of sheriff and tax collector
from 1900 to date.
Ihe shortage referred to bv Mr..
aAioiy Al MS speeches. was a shortage
of my deputy (Mr. Coclc) 10 the oftice
and not of the office to re state or
parish. This shortage developed dur
ing the year 1904. under the admin
lstration OF my office by Mr.. Robert
X. Cooke, who was my chief deputy.
officcman and cashier, re-
ceivinS and dfsbursing all the moneys
due to and from my office in the ca
racity both of sheriff anu tax coIIec-
Tor. Deputy Cooke received all the
money and deposited same in the st.
Mary Bank to his account as r. r.
Cooke. chief deputy. and drew all
shecks in the same name. I had even
personally to go to him to get any
money for myself from my office.
know nothing about bookkeenfng.
md have had to have. all the time :
have been in office. an officeman on I
'hom | could rely to handle the pub
&C funds. j
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: now ana present eur ana Ni9 - - :"
from tue s3"di''lh, O. n;'~ - -
l1St ne Ju@l me- 90 nv 80. 49,.
'' q Hel'ai - IN 80
J"''h''72 - ~ ,.,, =,
hi,, nv 40 ni1bIi,,
, Nhat Arc Thc-c Balance Sheets.
T'Ae puDljt IMPRESSION has gone
forth that these i,u.lnro sheets are
taken ffpln the ulnrj;u hooks II the
.sheriffS aftice Of tau parish IT st
Marx. JheE AFRO not Ii ,tnNtlinG.
lhey are balance sheets 'aken from
the sAettt.s persoh@i ledger. sh"Nihs
.r'" nc >idhoo III ms relation II tue OK
! nee be VAS tdnlil!SltrlhS
Ne uo not KNOW "hylhti tl,Se a.,
ircc sheets, ol dd'o Mdr"h -. ~"
anu My |, l"oi I, are, or are l't' ! u
anal correct palih'o SIrrt u ~
4 .>'ttS rom TINS personal it@I'f - ~
\ Shcflli a. EeHl ~ HlEI deputy '"1 no-
\ Ncf4hca9'h Wis i'hl necessary. ."
! We htlieNe 49, No"cft ''sh'' ~ ~ :
nlShih9 theH" ~ta lrfHohia - -, =
talitiS s91t' hS ii'I@'A - = 'i''if
TEN b93kh'' per = 81 Atsol I,
cashier, anu "a "lHcelnda ~ iaH
tiEtFS1 q tnt iHc'ibt9 'Iid "tA'tf1 >.
nentS q the moneys NOR" sti"AS
| than ceald anyone t.S: were ne 70
LleSe 'dldlirt FHf"'> WtLt ,IGl.,ti - -
ana cHhlhlftd pN inca bNl'At2
TO Sheriff j. i. sanders, Of their dates
! % explain To nan that thcre was a
| shortage ana 10 account - i4.n l'f
| the same.
Whose Wa, the Shortage
! f,,,faf nnnn,v r,,k.,s h,l,n.a el,act
f, ~ Ai.frch n Iaot uhnw>1 maj ,h.rp
| 49, } +Iortaan III ma oftica ~ fh,t
! lafc ar s.nse ~. ..nl ~ aaronnt,
! f.,r e. S4o or III. same ana faiI.
/ IA accouo, ,or s, .05 g.
: s.s...r ;. -
- ~ - -. ''"i,P, 10, - 80 90
! ,t'te Va 81 - -, ''ii nv
~ ~ - 80" - ~ 49, -
i t'",si y. NpIN'' ~ me ds'ul :
90 90 "'hhecIer ana cashier, iiefe : my
/ ti.eth loi n''> ~ : . .s ~" =.
~. 'niouh, Wy 17Scto ~ 'li'' :
ontSt aaisiins. ntlllll III ,'''tS ny ~
=. - :. 80 'l'i ~ oeH'i i.'ii -.
| - . i'oi.i,''i lld "ll'H % eidii''
! 80; 49, ~ t'o' ~ .t,'ei ~ az VI .
! tbo nffiee ana II thaf s,,,, nf 8"
| $40 "a hid been nrnu,nflv r',arrd IN
! +ha hank 10 the credit 81 the affica
there would have still remained al
| that date. an unaccoUntcd-for short
I age of S5.206 .63, the accountability Ia,
which lie could not have escaped had
! H. been working for any other than
| Il man who knew nothing about book.
Keeping
Chief DEPUTY Cookies balance sheet
! Of March 81, 1904. shows that he haG
not oNerdraWn his own account, bu,
that, from tho monthly credits Of one
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-12-14

j, 1 * y '..n"
ai1'i"ft W. .1ine, ,.-na.l.ns this trust
ed crl,-,.,..s. = not. ug,on the evidence
that tn itpioNe has himself ri.tcel
before the rubilc
IN. Ealanrc Sheet Of Nav I. 1901.
This matter If the ottico being Sn'ts
ran a!on, for Il period "f on" InNhtl
from March ~, laet. - My !, I'N'.
duiiag which time CHEZ Deputy frHH-
ert Cooke continued IN sole charge OK
the office ana Its tlnance1.
Al thc end " this period 81 tAlFtN-
scented his employer WITH ;tl"t!''r
balance sheet. II date May l. i'o''
! wherein hc shows til" office ~ h3
short Si0.4i4.ia -. f'lI% aNnrt-lSc OF
Sl0t44t3 = does not STAND ol(t -
clearly on this balance sheet 81 Mar
81 1Hn4 bat il IS there. The total
! liabilities were pSnsed by Ny. '"rNh
ut S@1..Jl.3. II, and 10 pay "a
thrrc VAS in bank si5.2f.."S, and IA
tn, office, in csstf ana warrants. So.
suppose W state it III. Way.
I Total iiahliit'"i --..- S-''''l'''
Less cash III
bank - .sS
Tess cash in
,ffire an00 tIcl66S
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Reports 10 ms t'il'''s'A 81 ~
tt,i,.,tuo dav, and again for him.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

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Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08
TERRIBLE RECORD OF
CRIME IN NEW YORK
BY Associate ted Press.

NEW YORK, Jan. THE report of
the board of coroners for 1906, just
published, shows a remarkable year of
accident and crime.
In all there were $500 deaths reported
to the coroner's office, of which 216O
were by violence. For Manhattan
alone and excluding the casualties re-
ported in Jersey City, Long Island
city and Brooklyn, the tunnel work
caused sixty-eight deaths.
There were $40 felonious assaults
causing DEATH Surface cars caused
ninety-seven deaths; elevated trains,
fourteen, and tunnel trains, seventeen
Automobiles killed twenty-four people
in Manhattan during the year.
The 1893 suicides were brought about
as follows:
One hundred and ten by shooting.
Twenty-one by throat cutting.
Fifty-one by poison.
One hundred and twenty-four by
gas.
Twenty-seven by jumping from win
dows or roofs.
-Four by jumping in front of trains
Thirty-four by drowning.
The total number of deaths by casu-
alties, including falls, explosions, col
lapse Of buildings. premature blasts,
falling Of rock, timber and stone were
6S4. Alcoholism caused the death of
lis persons.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08
CHINESE BOYCOTT
STORY C0NF|RM
American Consul Cables That Renewal
of Agitation ls,.Result of Neglect r.
of President to Recommend
Modified Treaty &
By Associated Press.

WASHINGTON. Jan. TN answer
to an inquiry by the state department
as to the truth of the reports that
there has been a renewal of the anti
American boycott in Canton, American
Consul Bergholtz at Canton cabled the
department today confirming the ac-
curacy OF the report and stating that
the renewal of the boycott movement
was attributed to the Chinese resi-
dents of Oakland, Cal, who had in
formed their friends in China that
President Roosevelt in his annual mes
sage to congress had omitted any men
ton of the new treaty with China
which was an indication that nothing
was to be done by the United States
government to mitigate the severity
of the exclusion law. The consul adds
that the Chinese officials at Canton
have done everything possible to stop
the boycott movement and have caused
the city to be placarded with warning
to the people against engaging in the
boycott under penalty of being severely
dealt with.
Recent mail advices from Canton in
d1cate the newly appointed viceroy
of the two Kwang provinces, of which
Canton is the capital, has taken a
strong hand against reviving the boy
colt movement.
He told the consul he deprecated the
boycott of American goods which he
condemned as senseless and which, he
stated occasioned as much loss to
China as to America.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08
SCHM|Tz'S LAWYER
TRIES NEW TRICK
Schemes Played to Wrest Trial from
Jurisdiction of Judge Dunno.
Writ of Habeas Corpus
Demanded
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 7.-When the
hearing of the Schmitz-Ruef case was
resumed before Judge Dunno today, A.
A. Friedlander, an attornew, was called
in an attempt to show prejudice on the
part of Grand Juror Levingston. He
said that Levingston had expressed
himself in strong terms against the
defendants
Judge Dunno cautioned the attor-
neys for Ruef not to call outside wit
nesses until they had finished with all
the grand jurors. Thereupon James e.
Gordon was called to the stand. His
testimony was a repetition of that
which has been given by his colleagues
and which he gave at the Nicholas
and Duffy hearings.
Gordon admitted that he was a read
er of the newspapers, but denied that
he had been prejudiced by the pub
lished attacks on Ruef and Schmitz.
Attorney John j. Barrett made dou-
BILE move in the afternoon to wrest the
trial of Mayor Schmtz from the juris-
diction of Judge Dunno. One petition
calls for a writ of prohibition to pre-
vent Judge Dunno from holding the
Schmitz case and the other demands
writ or habeas corpus upon the
ground that the mayor cannot get a
speedy trial in that court.
The petitions are long, detailed and
technical and recite practically the
same allegations that were made in
the previous suits to secure change
of hearing. They were filed with the
clerk of the supreme court.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08
WOMAN IS ROBBED OF
JEWELS IN AUTOMOBILE
BY Associated Press.

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 1.-THE story of a
supposed theft of gems valued at $2500
came to light here today, when Miss
Caroline Selmas, a resident of Oakland
applied to the local police to aid her
in recovering the jewelry, which, she
says. was stolen from l4er in Los Ange-
les recently, and which she thinks may
have been pawned in this city.
1t appears that Miss Selmas lost the
Jewelry while on an automobile trip In
Los Angeles, having intrusted them to
member of the pleasure party who
disappeared when the party returned
from the automobile trip. The police
think 1t case of gentleman thief"
and description of the suspected man
was forwarded to Southern California
cities several days ago.
The missing jewelry comprises plain
solitaire diamond ring, sapphire ring
with diamond settings, another soli-
taire diamond ring, a three-stone dia-
mond ring, hoop ring containing five
diamonds and pin with diamond set
ting.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08
ADMITS He KILLED
NATIVE IN FIGHT
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 7,--Curtis j. Cul-
len of Knoxville, Tenn, arrived in this
city Saturday from Panama on the
steamer Tagus. According to the
World. reporter of which paper in
terviewed him at the Hoffman house,
Cullen admitted having killed a native
named Gonzalez in the Hotel Astor,
City of Panama, the night before
Christmas.
Gonzales, Cullen is reported as say
ing, was a noted bully and started a
row with Cullen by throwing dirt into
Cullens eyes.
Cullen knocked the man down and
as Gonzales made for him again with
a drawn. stiletto Cullen sent him
sprawling again with a kick in the
stomach. Gonzales drew revolver
and meanwhile a friend handed Cullen
a pistol and the latter shot and killed
Gonzales. Cullen was arrested but
was admitted to bail.
He then went TO Colon stained his
face and hands with berry juice and on
the advice of friends boarded the Ia
gus and came to this city. Cullen said
lawyers advised him he could not get
Justice in Panama because of native
hatred of Americans.
Cullen is 2S years of age and is the
son of the late Curtis j. Cullen, a
wealthy merchant. He went to the
isthmus last summer to accept a po-
sltion as Inspector in the disbursing
department of the canal commission.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08
GAYNOR TELLS
Of ABUSES BY
RAIL R DAD s
Jurist Presents Case
of People
Asserts He Is Opposed to Government
Ownership, but Believes II Will
Come Unless Transportation
Companies Reform
BY Nseocinted Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 7.-Taking as his
subject Are Our Railroads Public
Highways or Private Roads?" Judge
William J. Gaynor addressed the Forum
at New Rochelle last night.
Judge Gaynor took the position that
all railroads are public highways con-
trolled in fact by the national govern
ment and by the people of the states
through which they run, and at con-
siderable length he discussed the legal
aspect of the case between the people
and the railroads.
He said that while for himself he ob q.
jected to government ownership of the
railroads he was convinced that as a
last resort the people of this country
would compel the government to own
the railroads unless by other means the
abuses which in the opinion of Judge
Gaynor now exist should be prevented.
AS remedy Judge Gaynor proposed
that the government appoint the gen.
eral freight agent of each railroad.
In conclusion Judge Gaynor spoke of
low rates being given to freight coming
from foreign countries to offset the
prospective tariff duties and enable
such goods to come here at all, and
said:
these national highways being used to
beat the government itself under the
favor of which they exist. The govern
ment established a tariff on imports,
scaled not merely for a revenue but for
protection of American industries. That
has been the policy of our government
for generations.
And yet the men who rule the cor
porations which run our public high
Nxyen NC n lar,f
goods a freight rate low enough to
enable them to come in and be sold at
fair profit in spite of the protective
tariff, thereby multiplying the object Of
the tariff.
Such goods have been carried at one
sixth of the rate on corresponding do
mestic goods. Goods are in that way
carried from England and Germany, to
Denver for example, for less rate than
from Chicago to Denver. No wonder
some people want the government to
take therailroads." s& s.@r--
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08
MANGLED SWlTCHMAN
DIES FROM OPERATION

Frank Long, a Santa Fe switchman.
died at the Santa Fe hospital at $50
yesterday as a result of the agony
caused him by having his legs mangleS
beneath the wheels of a freight train
near Barstow yesterday morning. Long
was uncoupling box cars on a moving
train, when he slipped and fell on the
track, his legs only lying beneath the
wheels. He was hurried to the Santa
Fe hospital at once and both limbs
were amputated near the hips. The
suffering was too great for him and
he died within a short time after the
operation was performed. His body
is now at Bresee Bros morgue.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08
BUSY NIGHT FOR
! HOLDUP ROBBERS

Two >holdups occurred last night
within ten minutes of each other and
within a distance of three blocks.
The first to be reported to the police
was that of a Japanese, II. Kagimoto.
domestic; who lives at 125 East
Fourth street. Kagimoto was struck
on the head with a club and rendered
momentarily unconscious by two men
who sprang upon him from an alley
way on Fourth street near Wall at
9:40. When the Japanese recovered
his SENSES he found himself robbed of
1895 and suffering with a badly bruised
head. He walked to the receiving hos
pital and there reported his assault
and holdup to the police surgeons.
The second holdup was reported at
$3.50. ten minutes later. Fred Wiedlan
of 237 Crocker street declared that he
was attacked by two masked men who
jumped from a dark recess near Third
street and Central avenue, a short
distance from his home. The highway
men secured $50. While one of them
searched him the other covered him
with a revolver which he poked into
Wiedlan's face most uneomfortably
close
Owing to the coincidence in the time
the holdups occurred and the fact that
both Jobs We're committed by two men
answering to the same general de-
scritpion the police are confident that
the same men are guilty of carrying
out the two robberies.
Two men were caught on Los An,
geles street last night who are sus-
pected of being the holdup men and
are now confined In the Central police
station pending investigation. The po-
lice refused to divulge their names for
publication.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08
SELECT W. A. BEARD FOR
IRRIGATION CONGRESS

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 7-W. A.
Beard, formerly secretary of the Sac
ramento Valley Development associa-
ton and candidate for congress last
fall in the Second congressional dis
trict, has been chosen executive Off
cer- of the local executive committee
of the National Irrigation congress and
will have charge of preparations for
the fifteenth national congress which
meets in this city next fall
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08
Legislators Prepare
to Grind Out
Laws
Selection of Beardslee
for Speakership
Is Surprise
I'm Machine" Prepares Slate at Midniuht
Caucus and Offices Are Handed
Out According to
Schedule n

SACRAMENTO, Jan. p
Governor Gillett has arrived here
from San Francisco for the in
auguration, which will be held
today.
The governor was accompanied
by his family and private secre-
tary.
By Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 1.-THE thirty
seventh session of the California legis-
lature convened in Redmens hall here
shortly after 10 o'clock today and so
complete has been the work of the
machine" that the body experienced
little difficulty in forming organization.
Long before the time for convening
had arrived the lobbies and corridors
were filled to overfowing with hun
dreds of persons seeking patronage,
among whom were many women and
children.
The customary caucus took up most of
the forenoon, but the strength of the
machine was manifested to such an ex-
tent as to do away with the usual de-
laying by proroguing.
The selection of r. L. Beardslee of
Stockton for the speakership came as a
complete surprise All predictions of
the last few weeks. all the guessing
and surmising of politicians from one
end of the state to the other were set
at naught.
The nomination of Beardslee was sec
onded by A. NJ Drew of Fresno, who up
until last night claimed the honor of
speaker as his. The name of Boards
lee was placed in nomination in the
caucus by Phil Walsh of Alameda.
When Beardslee's name was presented
in the caucus it was conceded that no
opposition to him would be met when
the assembly convened
The only real contest of the day was
in the selection of chaplain of the as
sembly. w. f. Reager of Sacramento
and p II. Willis of Quincy were oppon-
ents, and the latter won by good ma
jority
Selection at Midnight Caucus
Inquiry before the regular session of
the assembly brought to light the
cause for the sudden change and the
subsequent election of Beardslee.
A short time before midnight last
night a quiet meeting was held at the
Capital hotel between Drew of Fresno,
Coghlan of San Francisco, Beardslee
of San Joaquin, Stanton of Los An
geles and Estudillo of Riverside, all
candidates for the speakership. and
several friends, at this time. 1t was
ultimately decided between them that
the nomination of Beardslee should not
be opposed. This decision was reached
CONTINUED ON Page TwO.)
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08
TEN THOUSAND WORKERS
GET WAGE INCREASE
BY Associated Press.

TRINIDAD, Colo, Jan. 7.-Represen-
tatives of the Ankee Fuel company,
which operates the largest coal proper
ties in Northern New Mexico and other
allied interests including the Santa Fe,
Liberal & Engleville railroad, received
notice from the head office i'm New
York city to advance wages 10 per cent
to all employees. The raise will benefit
about 10000 men.