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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-08
'MAG|L[ and HIS n
BRIDE INDICTED D
CHARGED WITH CAUSING DEATH
OF THE BANKERS FIRST
WIFE.
SIX SIX COUNTS AGAINST EACH
CROWDS FOLLOW THE PRls-
oNERs IN THEIR WALK TO
THE JAIL.

Clinton, ILL.,, Aug. 4.-The grand jury
which has been Investigating into the
death of Mrs. Pet Magill, the first wife
of Fred Magill, a banker, who with his
second wife is in Jail here, having been
brought back from California to an
swer the charge of having caused the
death of Mrs. Pet Magill, yesterday
returned one Indictment against Ma
gill and one Indictment against Mrs.
Faye Graham Magill.
The indictments were exactly alike,
each containing six distinct counts.
The six counts in each are as follows:
That Mrs. Pet Magill was murdered
by the administration of strychnine.
poison; that the murder was done by
arsenic; that she was smothered with
a quilt; that she was strangled to
death by chloroform; that she commit
ted suicide as the result of a compact
and agreement with the defendants
| and by their advice and counsel; that
her death was caused by the defend
ants, by some means unknown to the
grand jury.
Followed by Crowd.
Magill and his bride of four weeks
we're in the crowded court room when
| the indictments were returned.
| AS soon as the indictments were
| filed the prisoners were hurried out of
| the court room and locked in an ante
room with the sher1ff's wife, where
they remained until court took re-
cess. AS the prisoners, escorted by
the sheriff and his wife, came out of
the court house thousand men, wom-
en- and children surrounded them,
eager to see Magill and his wife. Sew
eral men called out, Hello, Fred!" to
! which Magill replied, but neither Of
the prisoners paid much attention to-
the crowd that followed them during
their walk of five blocks to the Jail.
Ask Early Trial.
| During the afternoon session Judge
| Cochran sustained motion to quash
| the sixth count of both indictments.
He overruled the motion to Guasl the
other indictments, holding that they
were good.
The defense Immediately filed mo-
ton to consolidate the two cases, so
that both husband and wife would be
tried together, and the court took this
under advisement.
The defense then asked that the
cases be set for trial as speedily as
possible, and Judge Cochran announc-
ed that Nov. 8 would be the earliest
possible date, but after considerable
L n of hn i,,Ic 4
journed court until to-day, when he
will decide whether the trials shall be-
gin next week or in November
The defendants were then arraigned
and pleaded not guilty
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-08
People Talked About.

. ~. {. f,i
Ambassador White has left Paris for
Carlsbad. where he will take the cure.
Cortland Parker, nestor Of the New
Jersey bar, died at his home in New
ark.
Hintze Robeiro, former premier and
leader Of the Conservative party Of
Portugal, died suddenly in Lisbon.
David Christie Murray, the novelist
and playwright, died In London. His
death occurred suddenly from aneur-
Ism
Leroy Park, agent In Europe of the
isthmian canal commission, has as
sumed his new duties as special at
Iache Of the American embassy at
Paris. 81.
John A. Zuck, cashier Of the Nation
al Branch Bank of Madison, Ind, and
chairman OF the finance committee Of
the National Order OF Red Men. is
dead.
Gen. Josiah Pickett, eighty-fiva
years, and a veteran of the Civil war,
Is dying at Worcester, Mass, techni-
L cally q military prisoner. He has been
under arrest. 1t is stated, ever since
1 the battle OF Cold Harbor, over forty
pears ago, and has declared that he
will die under arrest.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-08
NEWS Of THE WEEK IN EPHOmf
DloEsT OF THE NEWS WORTH
TELLING CONDENSED FOR
BUsY READERS.
WashIns. saotes.
~ =. Q. sAG1,9kLEEs

Secretary Of War Taft has asked
that Red Cross organization be form
"a In the Hawaiian islands.
A pontifcal brief has been received
at the apostolic legation in Washing
ton appointing Rev. D. F. Feehan btsh-
op az Fall River. Mass, as the sue
cessor to Bishop Stang, decreased.
Word has reached the state depart
ment that the Chinese foreign office
ls about to take up with the diplomatic
corps negotiations for treaty prohib-
ting the smuggling of arms and am
munition into that country.
The secretary Of the interior award
ed the contract for down" timber on
the ten sections of Indian land in the
Chippewa reserve to the ]. Neils Lum-
Der company OF Cass Lake, at $18, 705,
or at the rate Of 1910 thousand feet
for both white and Norway pine.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-08
BRITT WINS FROM NILSSON.
CALIFORNIAN GETS DECISION AT
THE END OF TWENTY
ROUNDS.

San Francisco, Aug Jimmy Britt
Of San Francisco gained the decision
over Battling Nelson at the END OF
twenty rounds of as fast and pretty a
fight as has been seen in San Fran
cisco in many years. At no time was
either man in danger OF knockout
until near the end of the last round,
when Britt's right and left swings ana
uppercuts, which he landed one after
another at will on Nelson's face, all
but put the Dane down and out Mel
son did the greater part OF the leading
from start to finish, but he was out
done by Britt in cleverness, ring gen
eralship and everything but gameness
and ability to take puniShment.
Brtt's Defense Perfect.
Referee WEIGH, after announcing
his decision, gave Nelson only two
rounds out of the twenty-five second
and the seventh.
BY his game fight Britt wiped out
finally the aspersions that some for
mer battles had placed upon him. He
showed that keeping away from his
adversary is the chief part of his ring
generalship. His defense showed up
better than ever before. and has accu-
racy was never as marked. He found
his man almost at will, and from the
tap of the opening gong to the end OF
the last round there was no lack OF
steam in his blows.
Nelson Disappoints.
If anything, he showed up stronger
in the last five rounds than in the first
fifteen, while In the last half of the
fight Nelson's hitting powers obvious
ly diminished.
While Britt took no foolish chances
he gave Nelson plenty of close-quarter
opportunities to put him out if the
Battler had been been able to land
Nelson disappointed many of his adj
mirers by his wildness. In the last
eight or ten rounds he swung right
and left for the face scores of times
and missed by small margin.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-08
BATTLE IN STREETS OF SEOUL.
Battalion of Koreans Mutiny Against
Disarna Order.

Seoul, Aug. 33.--A battalion of Ko-
rean troops mutinied yesterday morn
ing against the disarmament order
and engaged in fight for several
hours with the Japanese troops near
the consulate quarter with rifles and
machine gun. Unverified official re-
turns place the number of killed and
wounded at sixty Koreans and forty
Japanese.
About 5000 men willingly disband-
ed. At 8 o'clock yesterday morning
the minister Of war read the rescript
of disarmament to the higher Korean
officers at the house Of Gen. Hase-
gawa.
| Officer Kills Self.
Maj. Pal1zung Huan, commander Of
the First battalion of the SILVIA regi-
ment, returned to the barracks and
committed suicide. This excited his
| subordinates and also battalion Of
the Second SILVIA, who attacked two
Japanese officers and their orderlies.
One battalion marched on the south
gate, where clash occurred in which
Capt Kajiwara and two officers were
killed.
Were Ready for Trouble.
The Japanese military take the
the credit for a prompt suppression
Of the outbreak, having prepared to
suppress all garrisons in the event Of
sympathetic uprising. The impris-
onment Of the fugitives from the shi-
wa regiment continues. The remain
der of the Korean army distributed
throughout the country will be dis.
banded as soon as the rescript reaches
them. No trouble is anticipated.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-08
General News Items.

The pastors In the various churches
at Joplin, Mo-, Sunday morning offered
prayers for rain to dispel tie drouth.
Three hours later heavy downpour
began. s
Mrs. M airy Park is dead and eighty
Others, comprising! almost the entire
population Of Van Vleet, Miss, are i'll
as the result of eating pork which had
become poisoned.
James Farrell, a well known horse.
man, died at Clinton, Iowa, in terrible
agony as the result of CHAMBERS con
tractei from diseased horse. Physi.
clans state that such cases are ex-
rremely infrequent.
F. cClellan & Co. Of Seattle was
the lowest of five bidders for the con-
!struction OF what win be the largest
government dry dock in the country,
to be located at the Bremerton naval
station. Puget sound $500
Harry Phillips Of Jacksonville, Iowa,
has IA cnr ipsi ty IL the form Of four.
legged chicken, which was Matched
early last week The two extra legs
stick out from the. rear OF the body
and are complete in every particular.
IN excavating for a sewer at Seneca
Falls, N. i, workmen dug up the skel,
|seton OF a. preh historic animal that is
likely to arouse much interest among
scientists The skeleton shows a body
OF an animal, with legs and
lieet Ike those o. g giant bird
Ii return for kindness shown his
wife during her illness and death
lLouis Showers Of South English, Iowa
lwilIed MRS. n. u. Elliott 81 For,
Dodge his entire fortune Of $50, oot
worth 81 Iowa land Notice Of Hi
death has Just been received.
Rev. w. Smith was stricken viii
apoplexy Ia the pulpit Of the Preshy
terien church ut Madisonvi lie. Tenn
IIe had been dwelling on the uncer
tainty Of HE lii his sermon and ha,
Il lust uttered these words: may b,
i the last time I will ever speak Is YOU.
when he began "a totter. Friends rush
ed to the pulpit and caught him. ii,
died q few hours later.
Announcement has been made of lii,
management 81 MISS Edith Root, onl,
daus liter Of Secretary Or STATE an AMI
Il ~ Elihu Root, u Lieut. Ulysses s
Grant, III, us s. A. son 81 Mai cen
4 rick Dent Grant
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-08
AK Governor for Troops.

st. Paul, Aug. 1. - A request that
troops be sent to Nashwauk was made
yesterday by A. L. Thwing, county at
torneY of Itasca county, and T.. F.
Cole, president of the Oliver Mining
company, in telephone conversation
with the governor made the same sug-
gestion. The governor, however, after
keeping the telephone and telegraph
wires hot obtaining information from
the various points in the strike dis
trict, did not feel that the facts war
ranted calling out the troops. Instead
he sent three men to investigate the
conditions, and unless something UNI
expected happens before they make
their report the troops will not be
sent. The governors future actions
will be governed largely by the re-
ports received from his representa-
tives, who's names he declined to give
out
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-08
POWERS ACT PROMPTLY.
France and Spain Take Up Morocco
Trouble.

Paris, Aug. A. The French ana
Spanish governments are acting IL
concert and with great promptness Is
meet the situation that has arisen Il,
Morocco. A warship Of each Of these
powers is nov. in the harbor 81 Casa
blanca, and three French and one
Spanish man-of-war are on the way III
Morocco. France has proposed is
Spain the immediate landing 81 Span
ish and French troops al Casa blanca.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-08
GIRL. TOO UGLY TO LIVE.

Fathe. Kills Her and Is Given Three
4 Years tn Prison. v I'll
Vienna, Aug. A Hungarian peas
ant at Neusandec, charged with muir
sderang his eighteen-year-old daughter,
admitted the crime, but pleaded that
she was SO ugly he had no chance Of
getting her married. The jury decided
that his plea established extenuafi ting
/ clrcums tances and brought in YER
dict OF manslaug hter The court &C.
cepted this and sentenced the prisoner
TO three years Imprisonment.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-08
]. Foreign.

The cabinet of Peru has resigned
and Former Minister Of the Interior
Tovar mas been charged with the for.
nation Of a new ministry.
The British Medical association, in
session at Exeter, practically support.
ed the contention Of DR.. Newsholme
\ that sick people ought to be treated at
public expense.
"A shipment OF deviled ham from
the Emitted States has been held up
by the authorities at Buenos Ayres
because 1t Is alleged the meat contains
borax The matter is being investi-
/ gated
Messrs. Courtney and Schutt, Amer
lean Rhodes scholars at Oxford have
decided to start a. sightseeing enter
prise LII London. II the venture sue
ceeds ia London IT will be tried in
Rome next winter.
DR. Josef Garzourka OF Budapest
says American women cross their
legs too much. The practice makes
them nervous, he declares, and. gener-
ally undermines their health. DR.:
Garzourka is touring the world III the
interest OF science.
The examiners In the finals Of the
classical school ait Oxford have award
ed honors to three Americans holding
Rhodes schol arships:: RI H. Forbes Of
Massac usettes,,ts first class honors G.
IS. Vincent Of Ohio, second class, ana
: ~ I Coon Of Nebraska, fourth class
honors.
In the event Of the government Of
Venezuela persisting ID it's recent re-
fusal to recognize the findings Of the
Hague tribunal in the matter OF the
5I,aatsI't fls,t, Belgian cred
TORS the Belgian government intends
\ g take up the question with the Unit.
I ID 6IaIes.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-08

August Overpeck Of Baltimore, Md,
was arrested as he sat on the brink
of the Niagara gorge, preparing to
leap into the river.
Two men were seriously wounded in
a fight with four Italians who held up
number of section men in bunk
house in the railroad yards at Red
Lodge, Mont.
w. m. Richardson and George Will
son, police detectives, were shot by an
unknown burglar at Council Bluffs,
Iowa, and probably will die. The muir
derer ESCAPED.
Rendered temporarily insane by the
heat, Henry Baumayer of Evansville,
Ind. mechanic forty years old, made
an attempt to kill his wife and two
children and then killed himself.
Mike White and Shorty Green, al
legged leaders of the mob that lynched
the negro Frank Bailey at Usage,
Okla, were held to the federal grand
jury for murder>in the first degree.
Nuncio Sergius was arrested in Phil
adelphia on warrant issued at the
instance of his brother, Emile Sergius
of New York, charging him with the
theft of antique jewelry valued at
$4,000.
John Lockert of Guthrie, KY, was
severely whipped by unknown persons
until his flesh was gashed and por-
ton OF his clothing cut into the flesh.
He is in a precarious condition. The
men told Lockert ne had done too
much talking last year about the time
the tobacco plant beds were scraped.
After quarreling with her husband
at Little Rock, Ark, Mrs. William
Blackburn waited until Blackburn left
the house and then attacked her
twelves-year-old stepdaughter, beating
her to death with broomstick. SEN
timent is high against the woman.
She will be taken to Hot Springs for
ssafekeeping.
Samuel ]. Jones of Butte, Mont,
who is visiting relatives in Menomi-
nee, Mich. jumped into Menominee
river. He was rescued by his wife,
with whom he had quarreled, and who,
surmising his intention, followed Jones
to the river. After a heroic struggle,
in which Mrs. Jones was aided by
some fishermen, the brave little wo-
man succeeded in rescuing her huss
band. Fl
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-08
FIVE PEOPLE ARE DROWNED.
Launch Becomes UnmanageabIe ane
Drifts Over Dam.

Drifts Over Dam.
Ottumwa, Iowa, Aug. Alive people
were drowned last night by the capsiz-
ing of a launch in the Des Moines river
near this city. The drowned are Will
liam H. Powell. wife and son Halle,
Mrs. j. F. Stevens and baby.
The party had started out on a pleas
ure trip. The boat became unmanage.
able in the strong current, due to the
high water, and finally the engine
broke down altogether. The boat with
its helpless occupants then drifted
over the dam and crashed onto the
rocks below. Powell was prominent
young musician,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-08
HAS $4,000 in HIS HovEL.

Wisconsin Mans Sudden Death Re.
veals Unknown Wealth.
Appleton, Wis, Aug. Ain a howell
where he had lived by himself for
years, Ole Olson OF the. town of Maine
was found dead shortly after noon
yesterday, He evidently had died Of
heart failure while eating his dinner.
"a search Of the house revealed $4,000
in currency and negotiable papers
stored away in different places.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-08
Dock. Workers Return to Work.

Dock. Workers Return to Work.
Duluth, Mimi, Aug. 2.-Shortly be-
for o'clock yesterday afternoon the
ore dock workers who have been on a
strike for recognition of the union
and raise of pay voted to return to
work Neither of the issues raised by
the men were granted by the Duluth.
Missabe & Northern railroad. and the
men will return to work this morning.
I.eir status will be the same as 1t
was the day they voted to strike. All
of the employees will be taken back by
the company without prejudice. and
the pay they have been receiving I'M
der verbal agreement with the COM
pany, which would not have expired
until Oct. 81 next will continue.
Free From Disorder.
The strike lasted about two and a
half weeks and was one entirely free
from any disorder whatever. There
were numerous conferences of the
strikers, and at three of them letters
setting forth the position of the COM
pany were read. The last was deliv-
cred to the men yesterday morning.
The railroad officials adopted
kindly tone in this final letter, stating
they were willing to treat with their
men individually or by committee on
an open shop basis, and the men real
izing evidently that unless they ac-
cepted the terms offered by the COM
pany they would not be able to get
work.
News Causes Rejoicing.
The news of the ending of the dock
strike was flashed to Eveleth, Hibbing
and Nashwauk, the three storm cen
tiers of the mining region, where trou-
BILE might originate, and the news was
received there with rejoicing. Every.
thing at these points was reported
quiet.
A report received here late yester-
day from Eveleth stated that the
Adams Spruce mine. a large Steel cor
poration property, would start opera
tons to-day. The settlement of the
dock strike paved the way for a re-
sumption of mining on the range, and
while the Steel officials will proceed
to do business, they are apprehensive
of trouble as soon as work is begun.
Will Demand Protection.
Acting under the advice Of the state.
officials, the Steel corporation men
have instructed their superintendent
not to resist physical interference on
the part of the strikers, but to leave
the protection of company property
and workmen to the state officials, and
in case OF inability to resume On &c
count Of such interference they are
instructed to demand Of the sheriff
and the governor the protection the
law affords them
Sheriff Bates will be on the range in
person to watch Developments, and it
is said that If there is interference
that he cannot cope with he will call
on the governor for troops.
Warned by the Governor.
Petriella, the strike leader. sent a
telegram to the governor yesterday
stating that strikers willing to leave
the country had been refused payment
of their June wages; that armed dep
uties prevent the men from meeting
In their own halls, and that unless inn
mediate measures are taken by the
governor the men will be compell ed=to
go into a bodily conflict to safeguard
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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-08
HAlRPlN PiERcEs BRAIN.
Iowa Girl May Recover From Peculia,
Accident.

Atlantic, Iowa, Aug. While Miss
B May Name Of Noble township was play.
Ing with 9 number OF girls in the yard
she bumped her head against 4 post
with sufficient force to drive 4 com.
mon wire shairpin into her skull to the
depth Of two Inches, penetrating the
brain. She WAS unconscious for three.
hours, but IT is thought she will re.
cover. ~
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-08
Bids Strikers to Keep the Peace.

yesterday. Inc governor makes ]!
clear that any intimidation or at
tempts to prevent those who desire
from working in the mines, or any
trespassing on private property, will
be met with the calling out of the
troops. On the other hand, the gov
ernor wants it understood that the
miners have a perfect right as citi
zens to meet In public halls to discuss
the situation, and while parading will
not be tolerated, ordinary groups OF
strikers are to be allowed on the pub.
lie streets and highways without mo-
lestation.
Committee Reports.
The governors action in issuing the
strike proclamation was largely based
on the report Of the Investigating com
mittee appointed by him to investigate
the situation. The committee, con.
sisting of 7. D. O'Brien, Harvey Grim.
mer and G. H. Day, spent a day on the
ranges and obtained the views of the
strikers and disinterested citizens on
the situation. The general feeling
, seemed to be that the strike would be
a peaceful one, despite the fact that
Petriella, the st.ike leader, had in.
structed the strikers to use violence
if necessary to prevent interruption OF
their meetings.
Believe End Is Near. (
Duluth, Aug. 3. While disauietins
reports are constantly being sent il
from towns on the Mesaba range
there is a. general feeling in Duluth
that the end of the struggle is near al
hand, and that inside of week OF
I eight days everything will be moving
! along with accustomed regularity
Heavily loaded ore trains came dowr
/ all day yesterday to the docks at Twt
Harbors, Oneota and Allouez. TIL,
fact that the ore dock strike has beer
ended paYes the way for the end of Thu
/ miners strike, for as long as the cor
poration is able to ship ore; it is no
believed there will be any further in
terruption to traffic.
Has SaIutary Effect.
The promulga of Gov. Johnson
d proclamation, according to advices re
ceiyed from the range towns, has ha
a salutary effect, and the strikers
most Of them at least, are firmly cor
WINGED that if the rules as laid dow
by the states chief executive are will
fully violated by them, the goyerno
will keep his word and send the troop
! there immed iately. Arrangement
i have been made whereby two loca
ompaniesS of state guards may b
summoned on a moments notice.