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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-27
DIES IN new HOME
ALDERMAN R. F. [.
ILLNESS BRIEF.
? represented Old Thirteenth ward-was
Interested in Baseball-Son Was
Champion Wrestler.

Former Alderman Robert F. L.. Bon
nett, of the old Thirteenth Ward, and
N Of the best-known Germans of the
Hill section, who moved to his own
home, which he built in West Clinton
avenue. Irvington, about two months
ago, died this morning after a brief
Illness. A week 6 Mr.. Bonnet en-
tertained a group of friends at his new
home, the occasion being his tifty-sixth
birthday. Among intimate friends of
the deceased were Mayor Jacob Hauss-
ling, former Judge Gottfried Kruger
and other prominent Germans of this
city.
Mr.. Bonnet was born at Wurtemburg.
Germany, November 20, 1S49. He came
to this country when a boy, made a
brief stay at Hartford, Conn, and then
moved to this city where he ~renaSi1od
until his removal to Irvington.
After spending a few years in the
upholstery business he opened a barber
shop at sc Belmont avenue, and it was
known to almost every old-time rest
dent of the Hill. especially among the
German element.
While many people called Mr. Bonnet
'Rob.' others greeted him as Bob"
He continued in the barber business
until two years ago, when he started
In the insurance business and met with
success.
In 1887 he was elected alderman of the
old Thirteenth Ward, now the Fourteenth.
by the eRpublican party, over William
Hunkle, his Democratic opponent, by a ma
jority Of so. He was chairman Of the pub
lie school committee and a member of sew
eral other important committees.
Mr.. Bonnet weighed about 32o pounds,
but, in spite of his size. was usually active.
He was fond of fishing, and was a member
of several lodges and societies. He was
proud of his family. One son, Robert, Jr.,
was formerly a national amateur champion
wrestler, a prominent member of the Ma
tional Turn Verein and one of the best
known semi-professional baseball players
in this vicinity.
His father was a hearty supporter of the
disbanded Eureka baseball team, which
was composed of the pick of the Hill Sec
ton. He often engaged outside help for
his shop on Saturdays in order to witness
the team play. Policeman Edward Bon
nett, of the Fourth Precinct, who several
vars ago ranked high as q baseball player,
and John Bonnet. an inspector of the
Water department, are also sons Of the
deceased.
A widow and several other children also
survive. Arrangements for the funeral
have not yet been completed.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-27
CREDIT MEN TO GIVE BANQUET.

Thu first annual banquet of the Newark
Association of Credit Men will be held De-
cember 10, in the new dining room of the
Kruger Auditorium. Secretary ]. Fred
Braun must know by Saturday next the
number Of guests to provide for.
Benefit as well as entertainment will bs
provided, as Edwin G. Adams will read a
paper on THE Bankrupt Law the Rev.
DR.. William II. Morgan will talk on a
general subject; Howard Marshall, of
Joseph We'll & Co., OF New York, will dis
cuss Credit f. ". Hannahs is to talk
on Business Lines" and Captain Bnek.
secretary of the Baltimore association, will
tell how they Adjust Accounts" Master
Alfred Gil, jr., will play on the violin and
Raymond Smith, the tenor, will contribute
to make the dinner enjoyable. The COM
mittee which has the affair in charge in
cludes c.. r. Burnett. e. Fl. Babbitt, w. A.
Hart, f. l. Liveright and c. H.. SAMSON.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-27
ARRAIGNED ON CHARGE
OF SELLING COCAINE.
William Van Horn Placed Under Bonds.
The Cohers Arraigned on Disorderly
House Accusation.

Charged with maintaining a dis
orderly house at III Academy street,
Samuel Conen, 80 years of age, and his
wife, Mary Cohen, % years of age,
were arraigned before Acting Judge
Yuill in the First Criminal Court to-
day and held in s 1000 bail each for
examination on December II.
They were arrested by constables
from Sheriff Sommer's office on Mon
day night. Besides Cohen and his wire
W men were captured. but were not
arraigned. Under-Sheriff Charles M.
Mason is the complainant in the case.
He also complained against William
Van Horn, of 20 Campfeld street, who
was arrested a few days ago on a
charge of selling cocaine. The latter
was arraigned this morning before
Acting Judge Yuill and held in $500
bail for the Grand Jury.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-27
AFTER SURROGATE JOB.
Governor Hughes Has Naming of Sue
cessor to Fitzgerald.

NEW YORK. Nov. 2Z-Inasmuch as the
Surrogate's Court is very busy and its
work cannot be interrupted for long with
out great public Inconvenience, it is regard
ed as probable that Governor Hughes will
at once name the successor Of the lat
Judge u. T.. Fitzgerald.
Suggestions for the nomination are said
to be pouring In on the Governor. In po-
litical circles the names OF Judge Charles
S. Whitman, Alderman James Cowden
Meyers and Judge William H. Wadhams
are canvassed, though there is no evil
dence that any Of them is an avowcd
aspirant for the appointment.
Representative W. w Cocks. OF Nassau
County. who represents President Roose-
velt's home district, called during the day
on Timothy L. Woodruff. chairman of the
Republican State committee. He has just
returned from the Philippines.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-27
.FREEH0LDERS TO GET
VIEWS OF ARCHITECTS.
Public Buildings Members Will Hear
Suggestions Regarding House of
Detention's Cost,

There will be a special meeting of the
Board of FL eeholders public building com
mittee at 3 O'Clock Friday afternoon to
hear the opinions OF several architects as
to the advisability of attempting-the con-
struction of a House of Detention for
$25,Ooo, the sum that has been appropriated
for the purpose.
All members of the committee, it is said,
feel that it would be next to an impos-
sibility to think of trying to build such
a structure for the sum that has been set
aside because it would nave to be n fro.
proof building. and fitted up much bet
ter h a jail, so as to provide better
accommodation for persons who would be
detained the~e as witnesses.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-27
RECEPTION TO wooLsToN.

Invitations have been issued to promi-
nent politicians and citizens generally to
an informal reception to be given by the
Hollywood Republican Club. of East Or
ange, Saturday night to County Clerk
John b. Woolston. Mr.. Woolston is an
East Orange man, and until his recent
election as County Clerk WAS connected
with the S~urrogate's office. The reception
is in recognition of his victory at the polls
An entertainment committee has made ar
rangements worthy of the event.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-27
FIGHTING sHoaE COUNCILMAN.

ATLANTIC CITY, Nov. H.-Councilman
William Riddle, recently reelected from
the Fourth Ward. served notice on his
colleagues last night that he would fight
the granting OF new crosstown franchises
to this shore fast-line syndicate. Ordi-
nances allowing the handing over of the
streets to the corporation were introduced
but laid aside for future action.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-27
TO WAR ON sp1rTERs.

BAYoNNE, Nov. ga crusade
against expectorating on the public
streets has been started by the Civic
and the council is to be asked
to pass an ordinance prohibiting the
practise and providing that offenders
be punished. The club declares that
disease germs are carried into homes
by women's trailing skirts.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-27
BREWERS OBTAIN JUDeMENr.

BY direction of Judge Adams in the
Supreme Court circuit a Jury today re.
turned a verdict of A.e5s.3S in favor of
Ballantine & Sons, brewers, and against
Minnie Myers. The action was brought
on an old note made in connection with
the beer business, and was undefended.
Charles August Giese, the superintendent
OF the brewery, gave the formal testimony
that secured the verdict.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-27
HOME FROM ALASKA.

MANTUA, Nov. 2~7.-samuel Kean has
returned from Nome, Alaska, making his
seventh "trip to the gold fields, where he
has extensive interests, and where he has
spent $4,000 In developing gold mines.
Kean says nothing more can be done there
on account of the freeze-up until next
spriuV
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-27
PASTOR RETURNED.
franklin Street M. E. Church Petitions
for Rev. Mr.. Johnston.

At the fourth quarterly conference of
Franklin Street M. E. Church, held Mon
day evening, the presiding elder, the Rev.
j. M. Meeker, wal requested by unanimous
vote to use his influence to have the pastor,
the Rev. j. II. johnson, returned for an
other year.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-27
TN EMoR or rHE Dead

Mass for deceased members Of Olive
Branch Council Of tho Knights Of Column
bus will be ce.esrated tomorrow morning
at . o'clock IN st. ceiumba's Church.
another mass for deceased members Of
the order. bnt Of Kearny Council. will be
said at the same hour In st. Ceciliu's
Church, Kearny,
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-27
D1pHrHERIA CLOSES SCHOOL.

MANTUA, Nov. 2~.-Diphtheria has
made it's appearance IN this town. AL
though the public schools nave been closed,
II Is feared they were not closed soon
enough, as Warren somers, the 7-year-old
son of Joseph A. Somers. was taken i'll
while at school on Friday. He died yes
terday.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-27
STOLE MONEY AND REVOLVER.

Michael Mackert. of 40 Stone street. re-
ported to the police of the Second Pre-
Police Station that some IN entered
his room sometime yesterday afternoon.
stole SIS and a S2-calibre revolver. En-
was gained by forcing the door.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-27
INJURED By FALLING GLASS.

Frank Foster, who lives at the Man
haitian Hotel. while walking In Mulberry
street today, was struck by a falling
piece of glass which dropped from the
skylight OF a house at 127 Mulberry street.
He sustained a sever scalp wound. He
was removed to the Emergency Hospital.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-27
NOTICE!

Newark, N. j., Nov. 20, 1907.
Mr.. Isaiah Peckham desires to give
notice that his Fire Insurance
Agency of some thirty five years.
standing has this day been merged
with that of Guerin, Steadman g.
Williams, of ISL Broad ST., at which
place he win be found hereafter. He
desires to assure his friends and Gus
toners that prompt and careful atten-
tion will now be given to all interests
Entrusted to his hands.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-08-23
Death of Mrs. F. W. PirtIe.

Mrs. F. w. Pirtle died at her home
Wednesday morning at 8 O'Clock, af-
ter several months illness, from or
ganic heart disease. Although there
We're no hope for her recovery, she
died Unexpectedly, having just par
taken of nourishment. Airs. Pirtle
was noble christion woman, dcvot-
ed wife, fond and loving mother. She
was the mother of twelve children
ten Of whom survive her. Her hus-
band Mr. F. w. Pirtle is one of the
best known and most highly respected
citizens of the county. He and the
surviving children have the deep SYM
pathy of host Of warm friends
She was consistent member of the
NJ. T.. church South, at this place
and her funeral WAS conducted al
the family residence yesterday after
noon at 2:3O o'clock, by her pastor
Rev. j. A. Lewis, after which the
interment took place at lakewood.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-08-23
REPUBLICANS Will
HOLD MASS CONVENTION
viii Choose Candidate for Jail
er on September 10,
1907.

The Republican Executive Commit
tee for Ohio county in pursuance TO
call, met at the court house in Hart
ford last Saturday. The principal pur-
pose for which the committee was
called was the fixing of time and
manner of choosing candidate for
jailer to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Jailer Oscar Midkiff
There was some difference of opin-
ion among the members of the commit
tee as TO the manner of choosing
the candidate. 1t was decided howev-
er after different modes had been
discussed, to have mass convention
at Hartford Saturday, September 16.
This is the first time in years that "a
mass convention has been called to
nominate Republican candidate for
office in this county. The plan is
fair to all except that it gives the
people living near Hartford an adj
vantage over those living at a dis
lance. This phase of the matter was
fully discussed and committeeman from
the remOtest precincts were, as a rule,
more insistant for mass conven-
ton.
The committee also elected Coun-
ty Attorney Ernest Woodward chair
man and c. Il. Smith, secretary of
the campaign committee.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-08-23
Notice..

AS Monday, September is labor
day the Committee of Miners and
Farmers have taken advantage of
same and made arrangements for a
meeting of the Industrial Cooperative
Association. Same TO be held in the
beautiful grove at Williams Mines.
Come out everybody and bring well
filled baskets. Among the features
of the day will be speeches made by
the best speakers obtainable. There
will be two balloon assertions, one
in the morning and one in the after
noon. Other enjoyments will be, sack
foot, egg and potato races. There will
be a march led by the A. S. of f. and
u. M. w. of A., the former will march
with tobacco sticks on their shoulders
while the latter will use picks for
said purpose. The best of music will
be furnished and good order main
tanned during the entire day. Come
early and avoid the rush. There will
also be an abundance of ice water on
the ground.
Given under my hand as Secretary
of the Industrial Cooperative Associa
ton this q day of August, 1907.
CHARLES w. MULLIKIN.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-08-23
Young Men Scraps Negro.

Thomas Wort and Morgan Skaggs
went to Hayti Sunday and while there
became involved in fight withWash
Duncan, of color During the row
Wash was struck over the head with
a beer bottle, making an ugly wound.
Skaggs was also wounded by
bad cut across his hand.
Wash repaired to his residence to get
his shot gun and before he returned
it is said Wort and Skaggs concluded
that as they were not armed, it would
be best to return to town, which they
did, it is said, in double quick time.
Wash Duncan went before Judge w.
B. Taylor and made affidavit and a
writ was issued charging them with
wounding with intent to kill. They
entered their appearance and waived
the examining trial. AS another re-
suit of the scrap Wash Duncan was
arrested on writ charging him with
selling liquor without license. He
was tried on the charge before jury
in Judge Taylor's Court Wednesday
which resulted in hung jury.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-08-23
Republicans of Ohio County.

/ am candidate for Jailer OF Ohio
county and respectfully ask you to
carefully consider my claims before
voting in mass convention Friday, Sep
TENDER 16, 1907. OF course you under
stand that owing to the short time
no sort of canvass can be made for
the nomination, yet think it proper
to go after a thing that you want
in legitimate and honorable way,
and but for the serious illness of
my wife who has had typhoid fever
for nearly seven weeks, and is as
yet very little improved demanding
my constant attendance at her bed
side, | would bore as many of you
as possible with the same old story"
| trust however that | am sufficiently
known by Ohio county Republicans,
having served one term as Assessor,
and made a canvass for County Court
Clerk in 1904.
II have opposition | trust it can
be said of us as committeeman Ham
ilton said of 'all We boys in 1904,
that he had never heard one candi-
date speak i'll of another. / trust
you'll meet in every precinct in the
county and while this announcement
is all the effort | can make to Sc
cure the nomination for reasons above
stated, but if you see fit to give
the nomination TO me, ! shall make
an active canvass and do all | hon
orably can to win handsomely at the
polls. Very truly yours,
G.. ID. ROYAL.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-08-23
HARTFORD OHIO COUNTY, KY. FRIDAY, AUGUST %, 1907.
+: Mrs. Barnes is dead" The

Dor: Mrs. Barnes is dead" The
whole place was stirred. Everywhere
were told her acts of loving kindness,
her noble deeds of christian charity.
Mrs. Barnes was a woman of strong
character and great intellectual Wig
or, as the consummation of her life
work proves-the rearing of family
of noble, educated, christian men and
women. Her illness was not long and
she expressed a desire for relief, If
her usual activity and interest in the
affairs OF her family and town could
be restored; if not, she desired that
the end should come quickly.
Mrs. Barnes is survived by her hus-
band, three sons and five daughters
Edward p, Byron and George, Jr., Mrs
Shelby Taylor, Mrs Leslie Leach, Mrs
Lizzie Taylor and Misses Emma and
Bessie Barnes. Services were held in
the church at Beaver Dam by her pas
tor, Bro. Lewis, assisted by Bro. Bak-
er. The interment was in the Gosh
en- cemetery Monday afternoon.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-08-23
new MAIL ARRANGE
MENT NO GOOD.
The New Plan Gives Only Two
Mails Between Hartford
and Beaver Dam.

Last week we published an article
commencing the new system of mails
for Hartford. We wish to withdraw
everything we said. The new arrange.
ment is no good with strong empha-
sis. Instead of it furnishing conven-
fences such as We're accredited TO T.,
IL is a great hinderance 10 prompt
transmission of all mails going out
from Hartford and most of them COM
ing in are delayed, sometimes one,
sometimes two and sometimes three
and four hours.
1t has been explained that the change
was made for the purpose of procur-
ing the afternoon Louisville papers
in time for them TO be taken out on
the rural routes the day they reach
Hartford. If this is the excuse for the
change it seems to be a rather film
sy one. The Louisville afternoon pa
pers are not so indispensable 10 the
people that they will consent to de-
lay of all other mail in roder TO get
them the morning after publication.
Our statement that the new arrange
ment would enable us 10 get the Re-
publican TO great number of our
readers at an earlier hour proves to
be as much at variance with the true
facts as any portion of our statement
Postmaster Heavrin informed us that
we could send mail going from Horse
Branch towards greensboro on the
early mail and it would be taken up
at Horse Branch by the early train
and distributed along the route. 1t
develops that such is not the case,
the arrangement being different from
his first information. Another hinder
ance to us is that the early mails leav
ing Hartford at 3 o'clock a. m. do
not deliver or receive mail from the
Beaver Dam postoffice. Hence our
papers going to Beaver Dam and rural
routes, Cromwell, Taylor Mines, Prem
It's and Select, if carried by regular
"Ouiu llOI ltdNt uHlll IL
o'clock a. m, and OF course would not
reach patrons on rural routes and post
offices named, excepting Beaver Dam,
until Saturday whereas they have here
tofore reached them on Friday But
by the courtesy of the Beaver Dam
postmaster in arranging to open early.
this fault will hereafter be remedied.
These faults can be remeded by re-
storing our former mail system with
a provision for another mail leaving
Hartford at 10 o'clock a. m. This we
can have if the people demand it. 1t
would be nothing more than justice
and the people should resent the at
tempt of some uniformed postal in
spector TO fasten on them such a
"tacky" arrangement for receiving and
sending out mail.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-08-23
Hay Ride.

The following young people made up
a nay ride party 10 Black Hooker
Bluff Wednesday. Misses Annie Eliza
keown, Alma Riley, Alice Keown,
Ruth, Riley, Mary Marks, Sarah Keown
Bessie Collins, Flora Taylor, Ozona
Moseley, Alice Taylor and Fern Cur
lis; Messrs. sydney Williams, Ney
Foster, Raymer Tinsley, Douglas Fee
lix, Tremble Pendleton, William Wick
life, Byron Foster, McHenry Holbrook
Conner Ford, Roy Bennett Frank
Foreman and Seth Riley. The party
was chaperoned by Mrs. A. S. Yew-
ell and Miss Cassie Riley.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-08-23
No.

Tompkinsville and held without bond.
He protests that he is innocent, and
the evidence against him is the state
ment of a negro roustabout.
Sitting at Lexington, Judge w. B..
Moody, special Judge in the cases
against the men charged with the muir
der of DR.. b. ID. Cox, declined 10 grant
the motion to remand the cases to
Breathitt county and set the hearing
for August 26, at Sandy Hook. Ebert
Hargis, Bill Britton and John Abncr.
the defendants, filed an affidavit chang
ing Floyd Byrd and T. p. Cardwell
with forming a conspiracy TO have
them murdered during a trial at Jack
S)n
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-08-23
OHIO COUNTY
TEACHERS MEET
Organization Promptly Ef-
fected on Time.
Large Enrolment With Very
Few Veterans Among
Them.

The Ohio County Teachers Institute
convened at Court Hall, Hartford
Monday morning under most flatter-
ing auspicies. Permanent organization
was effected by the election Of DR.. o.
w. Edge, Secretary, Supt. DeWeese
being ex-officio Chairman.
Immediately after organization Supt
DeWeese announced that enrolment
was in order. Secretary Edge WAS in
few minutes smiling right and left
as the many beautiful lady instructors
pressed forward to have their names
entered on the roster. They were fol-
lowed by fine array of young men
with here and there middle aged
veteran who has given years TO the
cause of education.
The enrolment is as follows:
G. N. Cox, j. c. Park, c. Z. Allen,
A. Z. Ellis, II. H. Davis. w. r. Ander-
son, S. c. Taylor, j. A. Rhoades. Ar
thur Kirk, ]. G.. Johnson, II. E.
Brown, Charles l.. Taylor, Will S
Taylor Webb Williams. Willie Clark
Otis White, o. n. Stewart, c. K
Carson, Birch Shields, Earl Smith, L.
S. Howard, w. P. Griffith, Frank
Moseley, Wayne Midkiff, A. j. Bur-
dett, o. ID. Carson, A. G.. Baughn
Logan Autry, Fills Sandefur, o. W.
Wallace, K. w. Magyar, Clyner Hicks,
Loney Taylor, G. w. White, A. P.
Boswell, II. T. Leach. Elmer Sandefur,
Averett Lilies, Isaac Christian, n. b.
White. j. c. Lawrence, Arbye Brown,
May Mills, Lula Midkiff, Iva Cum
mings, Ida Lambert, Anna HODGE, Ma
RE Austin, Ornly Watson, Jessie Raley
Bessie Raley, Lena r. Miller, Ella
L. Norris, Mamie Shown, Annie Dam
iels, Verna Magyar, Grace Whiting
hill, Helen Whittinghill. Cooda Fuqua,
Alta Likens, Matte Moseley, Allie
Fielden, Lillian Monroe, Stella DAN
iels, Eva Martin, Emma Wright, Irene
Miller, Ruth Hammons, Mrs. Annie
Owen, Mrs. Cova Henry, Annie Car
ter Ola Hoover. Flaudie Davis, Rase
Turner, Mamie Moseley. Myrtle VIII
liams Pearl Tinsley. Katie Simpson
Dora F.. Gibson, Georgia b. Larkin
Clara Crabb, Matte Tichenor, Irene
Whittinghill. Minnie Renfrow, Eva
Ragland, Mrs. Nora Massie, Rosa Ber-
ryman, Georgia Heavrin, Mrs. j. A.
Wedding, Mrs. Mary White. Mamie
Crowder, Clara Ford, Emma Axiom
Ella Voiles, Eva Gentry, Mary Will
con, Lillian Patterson, Cora Smith
Forest Calhoun, f. r. Shultz, Owen
Ambrose, Tom Hamilton, Scott Am
brose, Joe Bennett, Frank Hamilton
T. j. Edge, Clarence B. Shown, Mar
vim Black, j. T. Hoagland, Clarence
James, Oscar Wilsan, II. c. Crowder,
Nj. A. Embry, l.. l.. Embry, Vernon,
Crowder, Ira Plummer, Jesse Ford
Jarrette Lloyd. w. r. Carson, V. B.
Patterson. l.. n. Gray, Ronda Wade
o. w. Edge, Ira Howard, ]. A. Byers,
]. w. Petty, Oscar Overhults, Ozna
Shultz.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-08-23

Charles Jones, negro, charged with
numbering two white men and throw
ing their bodies into the Cumberland
river, was given an examining trial at