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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20

| my account. / cannot ask you to for
get me, because every hour must
bring to you some bitter reminder
Of the wrong / have done you; but
think of me as dead, as having died
years ago, when your Robert was my
playfelIow. Alas! what evil may
not have done to him also-sundered
him, perhaps, from his promised
bride; destroyed his prospects, 1t is
terrible to think that not only here
at home am justly condemned and
despised, but that across the ocean,
thousands of miles away, my name
must needs be held in adherence.
Oh, if could be once again as / was
when Robert left you! There is
nothing, alas! the same with me now;
even my love for you, though 1t will
cease but with my latest breath, is
something different feel unworthy
to entertain it. 1t seems blasphemy
to take your name within my lips
even in my prayers.
you will wonder perhaps when
you have read the record of my life
that such one as should dare to
pray. But then, dear guardian, there
is little Willie; when / sit by her
bedside with her thin, small hand in
mine, still seem to have some link
with Heaven. 1t is scarcely credible,
considering her tender years, but
there is nothing her mother can teach
which my little darling cannot under
stand. I say it is scarcely credible,
but she has been made aware that
she has been the pretext for her god
fathers ruin. She clings to her fra
gile life, and believes that she will
live to put things right. She has
questioned me hundred times, and
when come of age she says (Which
she will never live to do, and if she
did, it would be too late), I will pay
all their money back to godpapa and
Aunt Maria When DR.. Newton came
to see her, her chief anxiety was to
learn whether she would live to be
twenty-one. suppose the good doc
tor thought the dear childs mind was
wandering, but it was as bright and
clear as it is pure. We have no Sc
crets from one another, Willie and I.
l have told you one of the reasons
for my writing to you, but the chief
should anything happen to- me, your
sympathies for my innocent child. I
know you will never visit upon her
even in your thoughts the sins of her
parent, but l beseech YOU to try to
love her for her own sake; she is as
worthy of your love as her mother
has proved herself unworthy. What
higher eulogium, alas! can pass up
on her? Henry will take care of her,
know, If permitted to do SO. But
the law-there is no one, alas! who
has better cause to know it than
yourself-is hard and cruel. Dear
guardian, ] would rather see Willie
dead at my feet than trust her to the
hands in which the law would place
her. l will say no more upon this
matter, for that way madness lies,
only if anything should happen which
should sink me still lower in your
disesteem, do not judge me too hast
lily. I am in such straits as you can
not guess.
"You will show to Aunt Maria
what I have written; do not ask you
to plead with her for me. I trust to
that tender heart of hers, whose trust
l have so shamefully abused, for
charity and pardon.
"Your Loving and Penitent Ward. :"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20
Life and Things.

The Bible nowhere discourages the
possession of things. 1t says moth
ing whatever against it. But 1t does
say this, that mans life does not
consist in things-in the abundance
of the things which he may possess.
He may possess things; that may
not BIO wrong, and may not do the
mar any HARM but it is very wrong,
and of very great harm, when the
things begin to possess the man, or
when the man begins to estimate his
life by the abundance of things which
he possesseth. Rev. G. b. F. Hal
lock, D. d.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20
His New Study.

Mr.. Jecklyns had Just received
from his youngest son. who was in
his first year at college, q telegram
to this effect: Dear Father: I am
about to take up new study. Please
send me s25 to pay for the outfit. f"
He answered it at once in this
wise: Dear John: What is this
study"
To the query came this rejoinder:
Dear Father: 1t is golf. Youth
Companion.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20
ChiId's Head Blown OF.

A visit was marked by sad ending
at the home of S. L. Larue, of Pen
nington Depot, when eight-year-old
Helen e. Downs was accidentally shot
and killed. The child, in company
with her brother, had left her home
at Trenton Junction to visit the Larue
family. They arrived shortly after
10 O'Clock, and Helen and the two
little Larue girls went upstairs to
play. A loaded shotgun stood in the
corner of the room in which they
played. In romp the gun was ac-
cidentalls knocked to the floor and
discharged. The shot struck Helen
and almost blew of the top Of her
head.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20

out a green sHeaf Of banN notes.
threw one of them toward her with
out looking at it. "You may take an
invalid carriage for her. il you please.
but you will go by the o'clock train
to Gravesend, and wait at the Green
Dragon Hotel for my arrival. Jean
cite will, of course, accompany you.
Do you understand"
She did not reply, and he wheeled
round and confronted her Impatient
~. His brow was knit, his features
were working convulsively; he looked
anxious, yet furious, like gambler
who is watching his last stroke.
John Adair had never been good
looking, but it was curious how every
trace of youth and culture had by
this time gone out of him, leaving
only the desperate.
"Do you understand me, MADAME"
he repeated.
Yes she answered firmly, II I'M
derstand you very we'll
There was no satire in her tone,
but the simple truth she spoke had
far worse sting than any satire.
Then you know that / will be
obeyed. You and Jeanette can pack
up all that is necessary in a couple
of hours, suppose. In order that
there shall be no excuse, however,
you shall have four. :
ct shall be as you please"
This submission was too prompt,
too easy, and it excited his suspic-
ions; his mind was like sentinel
who has outstayed his watch and lost
his nerve. Every sound suggested
an alarm, and even the absence of
sound. He thought that she was only
promising to obey him to gain time.
mind you,' he said, in menac-
ing voice, 81 shall be here myself to
see that all is ready In the mean
time, will order the invalid carriage
for the two o'clock train. Though
shall not accompany you, shall be
sure to be at the Green Dragon. You
may not see me, perhaps, tonight.
for / shall arrive late by water. You
need say nothing of that to anybody,
but / wish to repose confidence in
you"
Across Sophy's face fitted the dis
torted shadow of smile. He noticed
it and frowned heavily.
1--WE are man and wife," he said,
"and must sink or swim together.
Things have gone badly here, but
they will go better elsewhere. We
must roost elsewhere, but our nest
will be feathered for u.s." and he
tapped his breast pocket exultingly.
Where we are going the child will
recover more quickly. 1t is the very
climate which the doctor recon-
mends."
If he expected her to ask where
this salubrious spot was situated, he
was mistaken.
Her manner was anything but in
different. It.was plain that she was
paying attention to every word he
said, but her face was cold and stiff
as stone.
Have you any further COM
mands?" she inquired. Patient
Griselda could have said no more,
but her tone Jared on his ear.
"You speak like an automaton, ;"
he answered, angrily. mo, have
nothing more to say; it will be the
easier to remember. At one o'clock
/ will be here with a large carriage,
so that the child can lie at length.
You will be sure to be ready by that
time?"
81 shall be ready"
He went out without another word.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20

The United States Army is expe-
riencing difficulty in obtaining horses
and mules. Bids. which have just
been opened, show that prices gener-
ally have increased. Fer the cavalry,
725 horses are to be bought at an av-
erage price of SITS each The artil-
lery corps is to buy nearly $50, for
which $211 is the average price.
Army mules, heavy enough to do
draft work, bring 1888 each, and
nearly 500 Of these have been con-
tracted for. Lead mules, somewhat
tighter in weight, bring $16S,, and
pack mules. still lighter. S131.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20
Fifth wife: Fifth Hnshand.

For the fifth time in each of then
lives Daniel Babcock and Mrs. Eliza
beth Brown were united in marriage
st Pleasantville. Death has claimed
gour husbands of Mrs Brown and
four wives of Mr.. Babcock. Justice
of the Peace Brown sought to dis
suade the aged couple from marry.
ing again, but as they were insistent
he performed the ceremony, with the
remark that he hoped the knot
would stay tied for life this time ?
The couple departed as happy as
school children.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20
salmon StiIl Premier Fish.

Salmon continues to be the pre-
mier fish industry of British Colum-
bia. In 1906 the output was 1,167.-
$50 cases, valued at S5,750,0O0.
over 100000 salmon we're re-
uuired to fill the 100000 cans,
and it is estimated that an equal dis
tribution among the entire popula-
ton would Nhave supplied 200 cans
for every man, woman and child in
the province.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20

The men behind the guns in the
American navy have made an inter-
national record for rapidity Of fire
as well as accuracy of craftsmanship,
boasts the Boston, Post. But while
there is a feeling of professional pride
in maintaining this superiority, it
will never do to take chances that
our great guns shall kill from the
breach as they are designed to do
from the muZzle.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20

We Notwithstanding hustlers,
whether we happen to be slaves Of
social, or professional, or business
duty, suffer individually and COLI
lectively from the fact that the cir
cumstances of the time compel us to
do too much and to think too little.
London World.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20

We all have our Injuries, exclaims
The World To-day. Some of us have
our steam yachts, some our automo-
biles, some our books, and some of
us our bad habits; but luxuries we
must have, cost what they will. So,
too, with the world. 1t has it's lux
ury--War
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20

While scientists are discussing the
important question, What shall We
eat?'' the majority of us, announces
the Washington Post, will continue
slowing away just what the cook sees
fit to provide.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20

Burlington County Railway Com
pany, at Mount Holly, after the ma
chinery stopped went to sleep on the
big belt. starting up at o'clock the
next morning the engineer heard a
groan and Immediately shut down,
He found that Susliffe had been
drawn in between the belt and the
fly wheel His whole body was
crushed, resulting in instant Death.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20

Those who are constantly seeking
to kill time make the poorest COM
panions, AYERS Life. Their whole life
ds an acknowledgment that tht.
themselves are not interesting.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20

Consul Harry A. Conants of Wind.
sor, reports that company has been
organized at st, Thomas, Ontario.
with capital OF $4,000 600. to manu-.
facture freight cars, and that the
city will be asked to grant a $4,000
bonus and fixed rate OF taxation
for ten years.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20
Don,t Drift.

To reach the port of Heaven we
must sail sometimes with the wind
and sometimes against 1t, but we
must sail and not drift or lie at
anchor. Oliver Wendell Holmes.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20

1t is not that they began life hum
bly,, maintainc the st. Louis Globe
Democrat, that entities our great men
to public regard, but that they did
not remain humble.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20

A Russian peasant have presented
a wonderful clock to the Car. "A
delicate hint, says the Atlanta jour
nal, that his time is up.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20

The Salt Lake Tribune surmises
that one may smoke cigars of his
mife's choosing and still be innocent
of the use of tobacco.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20

A Temperance measure, laments
the Atlanta Journal, is sometimes
handicapped by intemperance Of
speech.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20

The new custom house at New
York, which has cost the Govern
ment some $S,000.000. win be ready
for occupancy in short time.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20

There are no paupets in the Cold
Coast Colony, and there is neither
lunatic asylum. reformatory NOR
noorhonse.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20

Justice Sutliffe, nineteen years old,
an assistant, who was acting as fire.
man at the power house Of ths
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20
Uncle SAINTS New Custom House.

Uncle Sams NOW OWstOM FOHst'
The new custom house at New
York, which has cost the Govern
ment some $4,000. geo, will be ready
for occupancy in short time.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON CONF
MENTS FOR AUG. 20 BY THE
REV. 1. w. HENDERSON.

Subject: Israel Journeying Toward
Canaan, Mum. 1O:i1-1S. 1880
Golden Text, Elk. 13:2f-Mem-
DRY Verses, So. 36.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-22
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.

The legislature OF New Mexico has
passed bill prohibiting gambling In
the territory after January |. 1908.
A Norfolk 4 Western passenger
train ran into an open switch al
Crewe. Va. killing Fireman I. II
Brown and perhaps fatally injurine
Engineer J. X. Pond both of Crewe.
The strike at the plants OF the Re
public Iron and Steel Co. and the In
terstate Steel Co. at East Chicago
has been settled by the agreement OF
the men to accept a 10 per cent. in
crease in pay.
All. new construction work on the
Erie railroad which had been under
way In New York state during the
past year will be stopped until fur
ther notice. according TO an official
statement issued from the Erie Offices.
The dismissal of the writ was to
some extent disappointment to the
prosecution. who hoped that the sii'
preme court would hand down deci'
sion which would clearly define the
duties and authority of an elisor, some
points of which now are in contention.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-22
CORPSE TURNS TO STONE.
'Pstrified Body Of Man Is Found In
Abandoned Basement.

Cincinnati.--In the basement OF an
old warehouse In the bottoms" a
structure utilized by the Isaac Fuller's
Sons company, was found few days
since a box containing the petrified
body OF an unknown man II is in q
high state of preservation and had
lain where II was found for more than
Is years. The discovery was made by
Herman Wrightson, who had been
employed by the firm to gather mp
rubbish, piled in seldom used por.
ti0n OF the basement.
The body Is that of man who in
life was a giant In stature and weight,
He could not have been less than six
feet four inches tall. and was evident
ly large in proportion. The body is
intact. with, the exception OF one foot
that had been broken off at the ankle.
Its position and pose was as II 1t had
been laid out for burial. The process
OF petrifcation had completed the en-.
tire transformation OF the body into
stone. and 1t Isl SO heavy that sew.
eral men were required to lift 1t when
It was brought to light.
How It came to be left in the base,
ment is not positively known.
An old employe OF the firm states
that Isaac Fnller the founder of the
company, frequently bought I'M.
claimed freight 40 or so years ago
and may have come into possession
OF II In that manner. II Is thought he
may have slowed 1t away in the celia,
OF his warehouse without Informing
his sons.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-22
MORE DELAY IN THAw'S TRIAL
Judge Fitzgerald's Decision as to lun
scy Commission Will Not be Giver
Before Monday.


New York, March 22.--District At
torney Jerome on Thursday presented
to Justice Fitzgerald eight affidavits
In support OF the suggestion he made
Wednesday in the case OF Harry X
Thaw that the defendant is now In
such state of insanity as to be in
capable of understanding the proceed
ings against him or making his de-
fense. Dolphin Delmas, for the de
fense, stated that their answer to the
district attorneys proposition was not
ready. Justice Fitzgerald allowed
both slider until Saturday to file such
clerk OF the court
There will be no further hearing In
the matter OF the appointment of q
lunacy commission unless Justice
Fitzgerald SO directs after consider.
ing such aflidavits and exhibits as are
to be offered The jury having been
excused until today at 1890 o'clock,
there will be brief session at that
time and formal adjournment until
Monday announced, BY Monday Jus.
tice Fitzgerald is expected to an
nounce his decision.
District Attorney Jerome pleaded
Thursday for permission TO examine
DR.. Allan McLane Hamilton orally
but I'm the absence of a waiver OF pro
fessional privilege on the part OF the
defense, Justice Fitzgerald said he
would not allow the doctor to be ex'
amined further at this time. Justice
Fitzgerald added significantly that he
would take judicial notice Of every
thing which had been adduced in evil
dence during the nine weeks OF the
trial Dr.. Hamilton on Wednesday tes'
tilted that in his opinion Thaw is not
at present capable of directing his de.
tense. This question was put To DR.,
Hamilton by Attorney Gleason, of the
defense, and Mr. Jerome now con.
tends that the defense thus waived
the matter OF professional privilege.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-22
Hospital Attendant. are Indicted.

Cleveland, March 22.-Six attend
ants OF the Newburg state hospital
were indicted for assaults on patients
by the grand jury Thursday. John
Garrett vas indicted on ten counts,
two ot which jointly with John Fraz'
Ter. Charles P.termsp. Walter Enlow
William Gibson ard Clement OBrien
are held on one conot each. All OF
the attendants indicted haveb left the
Institution except Gibso2 Garrett
was discharged before the trustees
investigation, and Frazier shortly af
ter. O'Brien, Enlow and Peternln
left Newburg since Saturday. At the
institution the officials say they know
nothing Of the whereabouts Of the
missing men.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-22

Was Not Like the Word
His Initials Form.
WASABUSY ROGUE
-r----. lE,l
he Says He fngaged in Criminal Op-
erations After His Conviction
and Prior to Sentence.

Washington, March 22.--Again on
Thursday s. A. d. Puter testified foi
the government in the Hermann tria
regarding fraud and bribery in many
land deals. Just as his cross.examina
tion was closing, Attorney Worthing
ton for the defense asked:
Were You ever promised immunity
by any representative of the govern
ment for your testimony
"To a certain extent | have been,'
was the answer.
Puter was then allowed to explain
that after he had been convicted In
the case for which he is now serving
two years sentence in the Multno
nah county jail, In Oregon. he had
gone to United States Attorney Hene,
and offered to tell all he knew abou,
land frauds. He had many confer
ences with Heney, as result OF
which the witness testified
''Heney told me that If / became a
witness for the government that he
would not press these other indict
ments against me, but would have
them dismissed when the time came.
Puter said he received no special
fayors in jail, but was locked in a cell
like any other prisoner He has, he
said, served nearly year of his term
He was a witness for the government
in land fraud cases in Oregon last
September and Attorney Worthington
read from his testimony at that time
that he regretted he did not know
more to tell about the Blue Mountain
forest reserve DEAL He said Mayes
had not let him In on that deal, as
had been promised.
did you try to bribe the grand jury
that indicted you?" asked Mr.. Worth
ington.
Il did" was the answer. The wit
ness then explained that he gave q
man named Brownell $50 to influence
two of the grand jurors to see that q
true bill' was not returned against
him. This effort failed
Were you engaged In criminal op
erations after your conviction and
prior to your sentence" was the nexi
question. n,ts
Yes, to a certain extent. That il
was dealing IN great deal of state
land with alleged fraudulent title
Questions by Mr.. Worthington dc
veloped that Puter had not been
asked about the correspondence he
had with Hermann by United States
attorneys until last January, although
the witness said he must have told
Heney about the letters. else the gov
ernment attorneys would not have
followed the matter up by coming Il
IL L. LII
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-22
A Firebua Is Rearrested.

Columbus, o.. March 22.--Warden
Gould, of the Ohio pepitentiary. when
informed Thursday that Homer Nor
rlson. the Williams county incendiary
who was recently paroled. had been
arrested at. Chester, w. Va. and was
being taken back to Bryan to answer
to an old indictment, said: ~ Nor
rlson was caught in West Virginia he
violated his parole, aud We want, him.
We will send sWrd for him as soon
us he arrives vi Bryan II the a,lthorl,
ties VIII promise to tarn him over to
us We did hot know fisere was ali
iAdictmest psndinx against Aiha,' Ns
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-22
A Fathers Fight for His Child.

Upper Sandusky, o., March 22.--Jay
A. Hare will spend all his vast wealth
In battle through the courts for his
daughter Mary. Three times he has
been defeated, the third time Thurs.
day, when the Wyandot county courts
decided against him. Now he says he
VIII carry the fight to the supreme
court OF the United States. Several
years ago Hare and his wife were d.
vorced. He got the custody of two
boys; she got the girl. Mrs. Hare
died, and In her will left the care OF
the child to her mother. The grand.
mother could not care for the child
and gave II to her daughter, Mrs.
Horace Fears. sister OF Mary's moth.
or. Mrs. Fears declares she will fight
to the supreme court with Hare.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-22

Palestine, Tex, March 22.-As train
No. on the International T. Great
Northern, 'northbound, was leaving
Elkhart, II miles below here. last
night, Express Messenger Womack, of
the Pacific Express Co., was knocked
in the head and thrown out of the
car. He was not missed from the
train until Palestine was reached and
little later telephone message was
received from him at Elkhart stating
that he had been assaulted by robbers.
The safe In the car was open when
the train reached Palestine.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-22
petectives Work on New Clue.

Dover. Del, March 22,-The detec.
lives who have been endeavoring to
locate Horace Marvin. jr., appear to
be working on an important new line
OF inquiry entirely independent of DR..
Marvin and are keeping ont OF public
view. DR.. Marvin said last night:
The great trouble with the people OF
the country Is that they are looking
for big boy instead of baby. Hor-
ace was but 3h2 years old and not Il
large baby at that"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-22
Was Stabbed BY an ex.convIet.

Columbus, O., March 22.-Mrs.
Ida Delhi, aged "a, of Pitts.
burg, was awakened Thursday by the
pain from cut on the side OF the
head inhiced by a knife in the hands
OF Edward Boyce,, an exrconvict, also
OF Plttsburg. who was jealous because
his attentions had been refused The
woman vas rushed to a hospital an
IL Is said she will recover. Royce
gained entrance TO the room where
the woman slept by placing a plank
ut Il second-story window.