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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-10
Powers is Indicted

The Franklin County (Ky.,) Grand
Jury late Tuesday returned an indict-
ment charging Caleb Powers, now
being held in the Goebel assassina>
ton case. and others! with conspiring
together with intent to procure 9TH
ers to swear falsely as witnesses in
the Scott Circuit Court, to the effect
that Henry Youtsey of Newport, now
in the State Prison under conviction
of completely in the Goebel case, had
admitted that he fired the shot which
killed Governor Goebel in January,
1900 Tie others indicted with Pow
ers are Howard NJ Denton of New
port, lawyer; Jennie Gentry, alias
Julia Sars, of Lexington and Dave
Gushing, said to be of Kenton county.
The indictment charges that those
above named did unla wfully, wilfully
and corruptly conspice, confederate
and agree together with the intent
and for the purpose of procuring and
inducing John Rogerson, alias J. c.
Martin, and ]. c. Matteson. two con-
victs in the Kentucky Penitentiary at
Frankfort, KY, on a future trial of
Caleb Powers, then and now under
indictment and awaiting a fourth trial
in the Scott Circuit Court, charged
with the crime of being accessory
before the fact to the willful murder
of William Goebel, to falsely and fell
oniously swear and give in evidence
in the Scott Circuit Court at the COM
ing fourth trial of Caleb Powers that
Henry Youtsey, who is a witness and
had heretofore testified as witness for
the Commonwealth of Kentucky
against said Caleb Powers, and now
in the penitentiary at Frankfort, in
the presence and hearing of John
Rogerson, alias ]. c. Martin, and J.
c. Matteson, in substance and effect
did say:
IOCkcl Slhitli got DunCn OF
keys. We tried them and found one
to fit. | kept that key and the next
morning I went in the room and fired
the shot myself that killed William
Goebel. | alone am responsible for
it, and the other persons accused had
no hand in it, and what | have here
tofore sworn to against Caleb Pow
fa1ca
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-10
Presidents and People.

No man knows better than Theo-
dore Roosevelt the spirit of the peo-
pie, but he sometimes forgets. Speak
ing at the grave of Mckinley, he
touched upon our duty toward hon
est and dishonest men in their pur-
suit of wealth. He spoke of the duty
of citizenship in the protection of
every mans right TO better his for
tunes by honest and lawful means.
There was no protest, but the elo-
quent silence which gives consent.
Later, the president spoke of the
present duty of citizenship in seeing
to it that no man shall be allowed
to acquire wealth by illegal or dis
honest means, and his audience broke
into enthusiastic applause. 1t was
then he seemed, for moment, 10
misunderstand Americanism.
Wait a moment" said he. Il
don't want you to applaud this part
unless you are willing to applaud the
part to which you listened in silence
| want you to understand that / will
stand just as straight for the rights
of the honest man who wins his for
tune by honest methods as | will
stand against the dishonest man who
wins his fortune by dishonest meth
DDS, and | challenge the right to your
support in the one attitude as much
as III the other. | am glad you ap-
plauded when you did, but / want to
go back now and hear you applaud
the other statement" His audience
was accommodating and gave rous-
ing cheer on his rereading of the part
they regarded(as an American politi-
cal truism 1t is not many men who
could run the risk of rousing the re-
sentiment of an American crowd by
pulling them back in the harness to
yell for things their fathers asserted
in the Declaration of independence,
and which are cardinal principles of
American political action. 1t was be-
cause these principles have been vio-
lated that the crowd cheered when
the president declared the publi,
duty of Furnishing and prohibiting W
olation. The people know the right.
What they want is men to see and
fight the wrong.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-10
INTERURBAN MEETING
Steps Taken Toward Securing an In
terurban for Plymouth.

A citizens meeting was held at the
city hall Monday night, for the pur-
pose of taking steps toward securing
an interurban railway for Plymouth
The hall was crowded, and although
no definite action was taken, much
favorable sentiment was EXPIRE sed
and it is now up to us, TO secure the
road.
The meeting was called 20 order al
about $40 o'clock, by L. J. Hess,
president of the city Board of Com
merce. Mr.. Hess, stated the reasons
for calling the meetingsCthat com
munications, and a proposition had
been submitted by the lnterurban
people, at South Bend, relative to
the rairoad. He said that many had
expressed themselves as being will
ing to donate or subscribe an aid to
the road. while being opposed to vot-
ing a subsidy tax upon an unwilling
neighbor.
By motion and consent s. Z. Boy
was selected to aft as secretary to
the meeting. Mr.. Boys then read the
communications and contrac- sub
mitted by Mr. Perley. president ot
the suburban company rhe contract
was 10 this effect:-The aforesaid
company expects and intends to build
an interurban railroad from South
Bend to Logansport. A bank at
Cleveland will finance the enterprise
TO the amount of 100000, provided ID
that sufficient money is raised III the
neighborhood OF the proposed road
to show that enough interest Is be
ing manifested in the road to make
it when built. pofitable investment
This amount to be raised by the pro-
moters. was fixed at $125,OOo, togeth-
er with the right OF way. The pro-
moters at South Bend have $75,00C
and the right of way, leaving $4,000
TO be raised in this vicinity.
Their proposition was that they
would issue stock to the amount ol
5000. 900. selling at 25 cents on the
81 90. This money not to be claimed
bv the interurban company until the
total $4,000 was subscribed.
The proposition met with little
approval. Attorneys Logan and
Lauer expressed their opinions, thai
a counter proposition should be made
the interurban company, which woule
provide that this meney, if raised
should be deposited in our banks, ant
should not be turned over to the rail
road company until good faith had
been shown by beginning the building
of the road. and then only be paid on
for construction purposes. Talks
were made by DR.. Knott, F. G. Lam
son. NJ. Altman, Charles Nc. Laugh
lin, S. Z. Reeve. and others, but
nothing was attained.
We understand that parties inter
ested in the road in this city, have
| formed a plan, whereby Bremen an6
Waukarusa be included in our meet
ings. that arrangements may bt
made with these towns, to get then
in on the deal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-10
To Show Army Graft.

George W. klrkman, formerly a
captain of infantry in the regular ar
my, was discharged from the United
States penitentiarv at Fort Leaven-
worth, Kans., Saturday and immedi-
ately announced programme which
includes the Indictment of Judge Ad-
I.vocate General George B. Davis,
head of the legal department of the
army, for drawing salary contrary
TO law, and the exposure of gigantic
graft in the same de. artment.
On leaving the prison Kirkman
was dressed in the same suit of
clothes he wore when he was incar-
cerated June %, 1905 He proudly
wore his West Point class ring on his
finger and displayed the button of
the Volunteer Prison League on his
coat lapel
"Heretofor, | have been a soldier
in the army of the commonwealth" :"
said Kirkman in talking of his plans.
but now ! propose to be a soldier in
the common woe. | shall devote my
self chiefly to writing for publication
Il am going to expose the slander
bureau of the war department, whose
speciality is warning on women and
children, as witness the Tucker and
Ayes incidents of late.
Judge Advocate General Davi. is
at present holding his office contrary
to and in violation of law He for
mulated the charge against me and
placed them under the sixty-frst ar
taicle of war and then duplicated
them under the sixty-second. Off
GERS and soldiers were ordered to
search the universe for material to
support the charges against me.
81 shall enheavor- to have General
Davis indicted A gigantic graft is
being worked in the War Depart
ment. Every general staff officer de-
N'o~' tiit NNSiy otHSi SSHCldi SldH
officer is entitled to every cent he
can draw from the United States
treasury.
With particular attention to the
year 1900 | propose to give full de-
tails regarding involving men in the
highest positions in civil, military
and religious life and uncover great
corruption. am going to get into
communication with II. II. Tucker
and former Senator Burton.
THE statements that ] deserted
and eloped are fake. In regard to
my habeas corpus suits am going
to sue for a writ of mandamus in
the United States Supreme Court to
force the federal court to render 4
decision"
Kirkman was once with the bat
talon that got into trouble in
Brownsville, Texas and is very bitter
against the men who used to be his
brother officers.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-10
Ben Bolt" Turns to Dirge.

A gray haired maker of banjos die
in the Olympic theater in Chicago
Friday night while the music oi
Don't You Remember Sweet Alice
Ben Bolt?" strummed upon the stage
ON instruments of his own manufact.
ure, calmed the large audience, which
had been thrown into semi panic
J. B. Schall, 55 years old. occupied
a front seat in the lower balcony. He
had visited the theater especially to
hear the playing of Lamont and Mill
man, musical specialists. His irter-
est lay in the fact that they used ban
jos which had been turned out by
his own hand in his South Water
street shop.
Suddenly Schall rose his seat
with a choking cry, swayed for a mo-
ment as il he would topple over the
balcony rail into the crowded par
quet, and then crumpled down on
the floor.
Instantly intense excitement pre-
vailed Schall's' collapse was wit
messed by three-fourths of the people
in the house Several women near
him screamed UShers and attend
ants hurried to him and carried him
to the foyer, where they laid him on
the carpeted floor and attempted to
restore consciousness.
The two players upon the stage
had reached a pause in their musical
.'spccialties." Looking across the
footlights they saw the man collapse
and realized the danger of panic in
the packed house. AT once, with rare
presence of mind, they plunged into
a wild medley of music to quiet the
alarm of the audience. Their efforts
were successful While the musicians
played merry airs the audience lis
tened in attentive silence, unaware
that man was dying behind the last
tier of balcony seats.
Once Schall came TO his senses. He
opened his eyes and said to House
Policeman f. S. Bartlett who bent
above him:
Il think | can go home now"
Bartlett told him to lie still mo-
ment longer, until he regained his
strength. just then the banjos on
the stage struck up, Don't You Re-
member Sweet Alice, Ben Bolt?" As
the last bars of the old tune ceased,
and the audience burst into tumult
Of applause, the old musician died.
At the close of the performance
the audience went home, having en-
ioyed the comedy on one side OF the
footlights, but wholly ignorant of
the tragedy that had taken place on
the other.
Schall had lived alone over his
banjo shop. He left two grown sons
who live in New York
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-10
Rochester Girl Tried to Wreck Train
For Love.

A strange story OF a girls imperli-
ing the lives OF many in her deter
mination to see her sweetheart, to
whom she had made repeated appeals
TO come to her, is told regarding
Miss Iva Wagner of Rochester
Ind. who is accused OF attempting to
wreck a LAKE Erie & Western pas
senper train so that her sweethear'
who was a section laborer, would be
called to the scene of the wreck
About month ago section men on
the l.. E. &. w. railroad found
nile of railroad ties on the track
about two miles north OF Rochester
When they were removing the OBJ
struction the Wagner girl who IS
the daughter of the Rev. ]. F. Wag-
oner appeared on he scene and was
overjoyed at meeting her sweetheart
Suspicion rested on the girl and a
railroad detective was employed on
the case. For two weeks he courted
the girl, taking her for drives and
walks.
Saturday night, according to his
story. she confessed to him that she
was in love with Frank Steffv a Sec
ton man, and that he had refused to
see her and that she conceived the
idea OF causing a wreck, as she knew
ne would be called TO the scene with
the wrecking crew.
Miss Wagner was immediately
placed under arrest, and her father
who is known throughout the coun-
ty as an Adventist minister, was told
that if he did not place her in an in
stitution for brain trouble, she would
be put in jail to stand trial on the
charge OF attempting to wreck q
train. The father has not decided
what he will do.-Rochester Sentinel
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-10
Indiana Will Have Fruit.

The indianapolis News, in the
course of a lengthy editorial, urges
the necessity of the proper care or
fruit trees and insists that the next
legislature give the state entomolo-
gist power and money TO fight the
plaques that have rendered the fruit
industry in Indiana almost a MEM
ory. The position OF The News is
well taken, for until such measures
are adopted it will be futile to at
tempt the culture of tree fruit in In
diana. The scale and other parasites
are to be reckoned with today, and
will be until proper methods TO Grad
icate them have been utilized. lndi-
ana needs what the fruit-raising
states of the West already have, a
compulsory spraying law. Indeed, 1t
might not be bad idea to have such
law as that in Idaho, where the
spraying is done, not by the tree
owners, but by the agents OF the
state, the cost, which is very small,
being assessed against the fruit grow
ers and paid as taxes. This law has
proved entirely satisfactory as it IN
sures the work being done and done
right. When Indiana has compul-
sorry spraying law and enforces 1T,
fruit culture may again become a
profitable industry here but so long
as some tree owners spray and some
do not the work of those who do IS
of little value save to their own trees
for the single season. What profit is
it if one man sprays while his neigh
boris trees are the brooderies OF
pests?-Ft Wayne News.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-10

One Killed; Four Seriously Injured by
Care1essness>>Operator May Be
Guilty Of Mans1aughter.

| AT about 4:3O o'clock this morning
rear end collision of two freigh'
trains occurred one half mile west o.
Bourbon, in which one man was in
Stantly killed. four seriously and Z
dozen slightly injured.
The news reached this city imme
diately and the work train stationed
here and special containing
physicians left for the scene as soor
| as No. SO arrived at about GOO a. m
The two east-bound freights passee
through this city about a half hour
apart. The first freight was left
through the Inwood block by Jesse
Miller. the night operator at that
place, and proceeded TO Bourbon
where some cars were to be switched
off. About a half hour was consum-
ed in the switching. The cars which
were to be left in Bourbon were in
the middle of the train, so that when
the train entered the siding, four cars
and three cabooses were left on the
main track
Meanwhile the operator at Inwood
had neglected to close the block af-
ter the departure of the first freight,
and when the second freight arrived
at Inwood, seeing the open signal, it
proceeded toward Bourbon. The run
from lnwood to Bourbon, by the sec
ond freight was made in exceedingly
fast time, some say in five minutes.
just as the first freight had returned
to the main track from switching,
and had coupled up its remaining cars
it was struck by the second freight.
The three cabooses and two fat
cars on the first freight were COM
pletely shattered, the bodies of the
cars being reduced to bindling wood,
while the trucks. running gears, etc.
were twisted and broken into mass,
that resembled pile of scrap iron
The fore part of the engine pulling
the second freight. was caved in, half
way to the cab Strange to say, how
ever, this engine did not leave the
track.
7 The first and second cabooses on
the first freight contained two dead
head crews which were being return
ed from Chicago to Fort Wayne.
and it was the crews of these that
wers killed and injured The last ca
boose carried the crew of the freight
and luckily enough, this crew was
working the train at the time OF the
collision, else they would all have
surely been killed outright.
The blame for the disaster has not
yet been definitely fixed The crew
of the first freight claim that thew
stationed hagman behind their
train, that he tagged and torpedoed
the second freight, but that it did not
stop.
The crew of the second freight as
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-10
NOTES.

Was Perley with the right peo-
ple?' we wonder
A few of the Democrats voted with
the Republicans making it "uni-
NOUS"
Metsker will probably call it rab-
bless election and advise the county
auditor to place the tax on the du-
plicat- anyway.
There were two votes in the In
wood precinct for the tax. Some one
suggested that Boys and Metsker
slipped over to lnwood and voted.
The grafters were again routed.
What show had the promoters
Metsker the holy and Boys the Tit
tie fish in the big puddle" advocated
the graft
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-10
President Hits Trail.

All wise bar about Suamboul La.
took no the tall uncut Monday. For
not only did President Roosevelt
start on their trail, but he was guided
by Ben Tilley, most famed of all the
bar" hunters of the South Tilley
was in Texas when he received 'he
summons to come for the big round
Up here. He took the first train.
Ben Tilley IS not only dead shot
lightning fast with the trigger-but
most devout Christian. He will
never hunt on Sunday. 'Tis said of
him that time and agai. he has treed
bar" Saturday right but has stop
ped even at the foot o. the tree where
the quarry hid. Mt the stroke of
twelve, and forsaken the hunt until
midnight Sunday
Great tales of his prowess are un-
folded to the stranger there-tales of
the sort that make the chills creep up
the spine and the nair evince a desire
to fashion itself pompadour
Tilley was astir long before the
sun rose, getting the horses and dogs
ready for the chase The presiden.
wore his usual hunting togs-thc
kind made familiar by the phptogra-
phers-and rode hunting Horse
Sunday was spent by the president
riding and walking He is living in
a l6 by 16 wall tent with board floor
He sleeps in commodious bed and
is as comfortable as at home
Before starting Monday he dictated
several letters to Assistant Secre-
tary Latta, who had ridden TO the
camp on horseback
Shortly before the hunting party
started Holt Collier, the famed Mss
issippi "bear" hunter, who accom-
panied the president on his frurtless
bear hunt at Smedes, arrived in
camp. The party set out through the
cane brake in drizzling rain. The
guides said. however, that the mois-
fure would only make it easier for
the dogs to follow the scent
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-10

sert that they had an open block at
lnwood and that they came through
that place at high speed-they did
no see the fiagman from the pre-
ceding freight-they saw the tail
lights of the caboose but supposed
them to be the lower lights of a
switch signal
Thus the responsibility rests either
upon the Inwood operator, or If he
claims that the block was closed.
upon the engineer of the second
freight who may have been asleep,
and neither saw the signal at Inwood
nor the flagman at Bourbon.
Mr.. Koontz, Of Fort Wayne, con-
dnctor of one of the dead head crews,
aged As years. was instantly killed
His neck was broken, his skull crush
ed. besides body injuries.
F. W. Spencer, fireman, aged ss
years, married, wife and three child
rem, home at Fort Wayne, injuries
about head and right gluteal; body
badly bruised. internal injuries, will
probably die.
r. M. Slagle engineer, aged 43, Ft
Wayne. married injured forehead and
bruised; will recover.
George Elk engineer, married,
children, age 80, badly bruised.
c. H. Conley, fireman, married, 20
years of age, wound over left brow
and eye, body and limbs bruised
The dead and injured were carried
into the Colonial hotel at Bourbon,
where they were attended by Drs.
Edison, RatchifF and Harris of Bour-
bon, and Aspinall and Halloway. and
were later taken to Fit Wayne where
they all reside.
Prosecutor Molter was called to
lnwood on the early train, to arrest
Mr.. Miller, on a charge of man
slaughter. When he arrived at In
wood those who preferred the
charges would not swear TO war
rant No action will be taken until
the details are known definitely. This
case will fall under the law irf regard
to involuntary manslaughter.
This is the~frst wreck that has oc-
Cured on the Pennsylvania railroad,
in this vicinity, since the installation
of the block system 1t was declared
that with this system a collision
would be impossible The system in
itself, is as nearly perfect as human
skill can devise, the system is not
to blame. The blame will rest upon
an individual. All of the parties in
volved have been called to Fl Wayne
to account. This case is good IL
Illustration of an old moral, namely,
that no system, or contrivance is per-
feet when the working of any part
thereof devolves upon the frail hu-
man mind.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-10
Posse Determined to Torture Tramp

With the declared intention of
burning him at the stake armed
posses Thursday near Oquawka, H.,
surrounded a large swamp in which
is believed to be hidden negro
tramp. who attacked Mrs. John
Hathaway, wife of farmer, because
she would not give him food. The
tramp tied Mrs. Hathaway's four
year-old boy to a tree and set him
on fire, causing his death.
Mrs. Hathaway is lying at the
point Of death as the result of her
terrible experience When she re-
gained consciousn S after being at
tackled by the negro, she found her
boy tied to tree and suffering ex-
cruciating agony. The negro had
poured oil all over his clothing and
then SCI it on fire. The little fellow
died in his mothers arms that night.
Driven frantic with terror and grief
the woman mounted one OF the farm
horses and spread the alarm. Every
man Immediately left the plow and,
forming posses, secured the country
with the aid of bloodhounds. The
negro was tracked to swamp.
The sheriff and posse also are
after the negro, and it is a race TO
see which gets him first. If the Off
GERS get the negro an effort will be
made to spirit him away, but fears
are entertained that such an attempt
will result in bloodshed.
The posses, which include some OF
the wealthiest and most influential
farmers of the section, are determin-
ed that the negro must be tortured
to death.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-10

Captain John X Gowdy, ex-consul
general TO Paris, has taken charge of
Watsons campaign for governor. He
and Watson are neighbors and close
friends. Captain Gowdy was for ten
years chairman of the Rush county
Republican committee and was six
years chairman of the state commit
tee. He will be assisted by Col.
Thayer of Greenfield, Ernest Thomas
of Rushville and other prominent
Republican organizers. Watson's
campaign will not lag while he is at
Washington performing his duties as
Congressman. Gowdy and Thayer are
among the best political organizers
in the state
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-10
Senator Plaft Wabbles.

Senator Plat of New York, de-
clares that if his legs were as strong
as his mind he would get back into
the political harness without delay
But a man is not always good judge
of the strength of his own mind
Some of the incidents in the recent
history of the New York senator con
vey the impression to unprejudiced
observers that his intellectual facul-
ties have wabbliness akin to that
of his legs.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-10
Income Tax Laws.

Senator Beveridge devoted much
of his time, while in Europe. to study
ing the income tax laws in force in
England. France and Germany. Some
time during the coming session of
congress he will disclose his findings
as well as his intentions with refer
ence to legislation for this country.