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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-19
MANY PEOPLE
HEAR EVIDENCE
IN RAPE CASE
Details of West
Chester Episode

Chester Episode
The case of the State VS.. Mike virtc
and Sam Bruzzlus engaged the at
tention of the court this morning.
Much Of the morning was stken UP
by the prosecuting witness, Mrs. Zine
Mike, who did not finish her testimony
last evening. Mrs. Mikes evidence
is not in yet. In the cross.examina.
tlon, Attorney Shaw was pressing her
pretty Lurd and was delving down deep
into the case when the witness faint.
ed and had to be carried from the
court room into the library.
Mamie Thomas and Frieda opals,
two Asyrian women, who were with
Mrs. Mike the afternoon the crime
is alleged to have taken place were
on the stand. Mrs. Thomas was a
good witness only trifs too loqua-
cious.
Sam Lopis, the Italian boy, on whom
the State depended much has given
his evidence which is not very damag'
ing to the defendants.
Mrs. Mike was the first witness
this morning. Mr.. Shaw cross:exam,
ined her. The attorney asked her:
The first thing that you told Mr..
Macy was that some Italians took
some money from you?
No, told him that they took SIS
and that they threw me down and tore
my clothes and outraged me.
You were sorry about the money?
Yes, but l would let them have the
money before they should outrage me.
You told the grand jury about the
money first did you not!
Yes. told the grand jury that l
lost SIS and that they downed me and
outraged me.
When did you miss the money?
When was going down the hill. /
lost my pocketbook and the money
was gone.
Did you miss the money before yoll
got to the other women?
Yes, before I got to the women.
Did You tell the peddler women
about ii?
No.
You did not tell anyone until you
got to Monongah and told George
Macy:
was ashamed to tell anyone.
You were ashamed to tell these two
women?
When got at George Nacy's told
them.
Did they stay at George Nacy's2
Yes.
How close was the nearest house to
the place where the men downed you?
don't know, didn't look; there is
a house over the hill.
Could you see any houses from the
place?
No, could see the houses when
got to the top of the hill.
Did you stop off to sell anything aft
er you left Fairmont?
No. l walked the railroad track.
Why did you not come up from the
station and take the car line?
did not know about the car I new
er was in Fairmont before.
You rever was in Fairmont before?
I was in Fairmont about a month
ago, out was not up in town and did
not know about the street car.
You did not know that the car line
came into Fairmont?
No.
You did not know about the car
line coming into Fairmont, but yor
were showing the other women the
way to Monongah?
They wanted to go on the street
cars and I wanted to go and we were
on the railroad track together.
You never road on the cars on tina,
line before that day?
No. sir.
Do you know whether you ever rode
on thes treet car from Monongah tc
Fairmont or not?
No. l don't know.
You're not certain about the name
OF your husband are you?
Yes, ! know my husbands name. Abe
Abraham.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-19
Given no Authority.

WHEELING, March 19.-ItS was
stated from the Cathedral residence
Monday evening that the Rev. Father
Paul szulerecki, as he gave his name
here, arrived in the city about four
weeks ago and made application to
Bishop Donahue for place in the
Wheeling diocese. He was informed
that there was nothing open for him
at present, and it was not known to
the local clergy exactly what time he
left the city.
When he left Wheeling, however, he
had no authority to conduct services
at any of the Catholic churches in the
diocese. and while It was stated that
no notice had been given members OF
the church in New Cumberland, all OF
the other towns in the Ohio valley
will be given notice of his work there
and the congregations will be asked to
pay no attention to him whatever upon
the occasion OF visit.
II is hardly likely that any attemp,
to prosecute win be made by the cier-
gy here.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-19
WAsDESPONDENT
Over SERIOUS
ILLNESS OF SON
Death Great Shock
To Ali His Friends

GRAFTON, March 1s.-This com.
munity was greatly shocked this morn.
ing when the news was spread that
Postmaster Bruce Blue had ended his
own life at his home in the early
morning hours. His friend, were
entirely unprepared for sucn terrible
news and II was some time before peo-
pie could realize that the report could
be true. Mr.. Blue had gone to bed
last night in apparently as good health
as usual and at two o'clock his sis.
ter hrs. Virginia Slime, who kept
house for him, heard a shot in his
room. on investigation it was found
that be mad shot himself with shot.
sun, the load taking effect at his chin
and blowing the side of his face OF.
He lived two hours after the shot was
fred, bnt was unable to talk.
In seeking for causes for the deed,
It isnentioned Is that brooding over
some family affairs, and the fact that
he would not be reappointed pastmas-
ter mad had a great effect upon his
mind. A few years ago his wife died
of consumption and not long ago his
Oldest son died Of typhoid fever. On
last Saturday he received letter
from his second son, who lives in the
State of washington. The letter stat.
ed that he was very Ill of pneumonia
and that he was in serious condi.
ton. Mr.. Blue remarked at the time
that t1at was the beginning of the
end: that his boy would go as the
niothrr had gone. The fact seemed
TO weigh on his mind. In addition to
this. a few people, had annoyed him
by preferring trivial charges against
him as postmaster, ESPECIALLY with
reference to the d.lIvery or certain
classes of mail. 1t was pretty gener-
ally understood that he would not be
reappointed, and that no doubt had
a depressing effect upon him. He had
been postmaster for a few months
over four years.
+. Bruce Blue was the son OF Steph.
en- Blue, a-well known and prominent
Taylor county citizen who played d
Conspicuous part in the affairs of that
section prior to the war Bruce ioi,..
ed the army. being a member of tbe
f7th w Va. Infantry. He was good
soldier and a good citizen. He took
great pride in having his nostof,,ce sf,
fairs in ship shane and It ,s said the
once was In as eoo1 condition 40 anv
in the state. He was OF nervous fem.
nerament bvnersensIt,va and ,,na,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-19

Arthur Dayton, son Of Judge and
Mrs. A. G. Dayton underwent a slight
surgical operation at Cooks Hospital
this afternoon. He is reported to be
doing nicely and no after effects of a
serious nature are expected.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-19
WORKS
CLEVER TRICK
FINDING NO PLACE FOR HIM IN
WHEELING HE FLEEcEs PEo.
PIE IN HANCOCK COUNTY.

PIE IN HANCOCK COUNTY.
NEW CUMBERLAND, w. Va, Mar.
19-one of the cleverest tricks which
has come to light for some time was
given out here. The story is verified
and letters of warning to priests in the
several parishes of the diocese. of
Wheeling by Rt. Rev. Bishop Dopahue
show the deception being practiced is
known to the protectors of the church
and her interests.
A handsome man, dignified in bear.
ing and appearances, went to the home
of Mrs. Kelly, an aged lady residing in
New Cumberland, last Friday. The
aged lady is a devout Catholic and is
one of the leading residents of the
town. She treated the man as priest,
which station he declared he held, and
extended to him all the courtesies of
her home and hospitality and after he
had celebrated mass in the Polish
church at that place Sunday morning,
taking the collection, which amounted
to about $3.50, the visiting clergyman
departed and took the collection with
him.
There is mystery about the affair
in that the priest must have once been
Ia priest of the church, else he could
not have celebrated mass so beautiful.
ly as he did Sunday morning.
Came From Erie. Pa.
Miss Kelly and her mother talked
with the man Saturday and although
contrary to the custom he did not arise
until about IL o'clock they thought he
was perhaps very much fatigued after
his long journey, for he spoke as
though he had recently been in Erie
Pa. He said his sister travelled with
him. but he did not know what sort OF
a town he would be getting into when
he came to New Cumberland ami SO he
had left her at SteIbenville.
After being treated so graciously he
said he wished he had brought his sis.
ter to their home with him, for he
should like her to meet such gracious
people. When he heard the confes-
sional Saturday morning at the little
Polish church he had every action, at
titude and bearing of priest Of the
church. He remained over Sunday
morning and celebrated mass. There
was large attendance, since at this
church there is no regular pastor.
He bade his hostess good.by Mon
day morning and in shaking hands
with Mrs. Kelly said he was so very
thankful to her for her kindness and
promised to say masses for her in the
future. Then he left and he has not
been heard of since. Neither has the
collection, which was a generous one,
taken Sunday morning.
Rev. Father William ]. Saaer, OF
Chester, had received letter from the
bishop previous to the mans coming
to this vicinity. In the letter Father
Sauer was told to pay no attention to
the visiting priest, but no explanation
was given. When Rev. Father Paul ar
rived in Chester last Friday he went to
the home Of Father Sauer, pastor of
the church of the Sacred Heart. He
represented himself as Rev. Father
Paul, but true to the bishops warning
Father Sauer had nothing to say to
him and he imediately left for New
Cumberland,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-19

WOMAN tainted while TELLING STORY
OF HER OUTRAGE AT HANDS OF ITALIANS

Went by the name of Zine.
Zine Mike or Zine Abraham?
l took my brothers name after my
husbands death.
Did you not take your husbands
name when you were marrieds
People followed my name and not
my husbands name.
Did you live with him the two years
at Glen Fallse
Yes, sir.
Keep house?
Yes, sir.
Did you leave many goods with you
at Castor that day?
Yes, u good many.
Were they in a basket or pack?
In a basket and a satchel.
What did You do with your basket
and satchel while you were waiting
for these two women to get out OF
sight?
had them with me.
What did you do with your satcher
and basket while you waited for the
women to. get over the hiiig
The men grabbed hold OF me sand
l had to let them drop down ON the
ground.
What did you do with your basket
and satchel while tie women got out
of sight?
They grabbed me ana had to Ier
them fall.
The witness broke Gown. She be-
came very sick and had to be carried
out of the court room.
Justice T. w Boydston was called.
A very few questions were asked him
about the issuing OF the warrant.
Mamie Thomas. an Assyrian woman.
was the next witness examined. The
witness stated that she came here on
Friday the first day OF March ana
was at CASTOR the same day. She
came from Uniontown. The witness
met Zine at the street car line at
Watson. The witness was going In
clarksburg. There were three wo.
men, the witness, Zine Mike and an.
other woman. Mrs. Nike AMI tho OH
er women went across the field to get
the street car line to go to Monongah.
AS they were crossing the field three
men followed and asked them TO come
back, they started to run and
caught Mrs Mike and downed her. Th,
witness pointed to Mike yerto and
eaId @h.1
that she said that she would cali a no.
liceman. verto said don't care for
you nor the policeman. The witness
said that she saw the men have Mrs.
Mike down. The witness was close
to the scene. The men tao,s =, ho,d No. !,
you nor the policeman. The witness vita, s.
Mike verto and said that he was the
man that first granted Mss Mike and
iowned her and a BOY sos on her: ,,r''
three t7en had intereoirse with har
and the defendants in court are two
OF the men; the other one has gone
away. 2. q
who1 did the boz take these men
away. wben Zins s.was iso,wn n, ,,e bo,.,
low? esisi
She was upon the bank and the men
downed her o,,.,n Ia,,s t,,aa ,r.-.,.,ss, -,
her the second time
Gross Exan,nation
Did ron know zine Aiikes
No. never knew her before.
You were not selling awning n.
you wer, through t,a,ston7 ,
No, sir, didn't se,l anything.
Did YOU see any men 4. Ii, CASTOR.
Yes sir,
We're they drinking beer on Tho
street.
No
How far were YOU from CASTOR when
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-19

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Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-07-06
Fixing the Responsibility

''It is no longer needful, nor is it
 wise, to beat about the bush or to veil in guarded phrases an opinion held by . great majority of well informed men in this country. The center of agitation against the railroads and other corpora tions, the cource of the influence that has stimulated legislature, politicians and demagogues to outdo each other in incorporate appeal and i'll considered measures of restriction, is the White House at Washington.
 :" If in period of our greatest pros perity confidence has ben impaired, if men have become to cautious in commit ments, if in the eountry's business cur tailment is to succeed expansion, profits are to shrink and loss and disaster are to be visited upon us, the responsibility rests chiefly with Theodore Roosevelt. Going far beyond the application of needed cures to abuses of privilege, be- yond the deyising of remedies for rec ognized evils, evils that MT. yanderlip is at pains to point out clearly, the president by insistent harping upon subjects of which his knowledge is by no means large, and for the eonsidera- ton of which no business experience has ever qualified him, has brought the greatest business interests of the coun- try into the center of the field of poll ties, where they are an object of har- and attack from every politi. ian whose ambition has ben stirred by he example of the president and the popular success of his poll ,ies. New York Times.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-07-06
DEADLY SKUNK BITE
 KILLS AFTER WEEKS

Sunday the seven-year-old daughter of John Myers of Prescott died as re, suit of the bite of a hydrophobia skunk
 The child had but recently returned home from the Pasteur institute in Chi. eago, to which she was sent by the board of supervisors, and from where she was discharged as cured from the effects of the skunk bite. The physi- elan in charge of the institute, it is al- legged, warned Mrs. Myers to keep the little one out of the sun as much as possible for some time. When the pres ent warm weather started, about week ago, the little girl showed signs of ill- ness and physician was summoned. The physician advised that the sufferer be taken to the local hospital, where she was taken Saturday, but she expired early Sunday morning, showing unmis- takable signs of hydrophobia, accord ing to the death certificate issued by the attending physician. It is also said that in her last moments she did not go into convulsions and that her end was painless, the only symptom of rabies showing in the frothing from the mouth.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-07-06
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of the INDEPENDENT MEAT COMPANY

Know All Men by These Presents
 That we, the undersigned and herein after designated incorporators, have this day voluntarily associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming and creating a corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and there fore do hereby adopt the following Ar ticles of Incorporation:
 ARTICLE I.
 The names of the incorporators are {: Chas. H. Edmondson, William P. Rose, II. V. Shell, J. A. Mcintyre and Ginn An Quong, all of Globe, Gila County, Arizona, and the name of this corpora tion is and shall be: INDEPENDENT MEAT COMPANY. The principal place for the transaction of business of this corporation shall be the City of Globe, Gila County, Territory of Arizona.
 ARTICLE IT.
 The general nature of the business to be transacted by this corporation is as follows: To do a general wholesale and retail butcher business; to deal in, buy and sell all kinds of fresh, salted and cured meats, live and dressed poultry: to deal in ail kinds of general merchan- disc; to erect, operate and maintain cold storage plants; to manufacture ice; to erect, operate and maintain elec- tric lighting and power plants; to issue bonds, debentures, mortgages, or other obligations and secure the same by
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-07-06
The National Salute

The question of why the national salute consisted of twenty-one guns was put to one of the classes at Washington preparing young men for the entrance examinations for West Point and An. napolis, and, strange to say, not one of the embryonic generals or admirals Chit the nail on the head.'
 The "coacb," who knows American history away down underneath, furn- ished the information that the national salute, which is the international sa. lute-that is, the salute given to the national fiag--is fixed by army regula- tions at twenty-one guns, and that the number appears to have been in con formity to the custom of foreign na- tions at the time when the number was so fixed.
 The first record of national salute IS in army regulations of 1872, which was in conformity to the number of states comprising the union, then eigh- teen, but in 1918, new regulation was made fixing the number at twenty.one. which was at that date the number of states in the Union, and which was at the same time in accordance with the kings regulations (Great Britain), which fixed twenty-one guns to be fired as salute on the anniversary days of the king, the birth of the queen. the restoration of Charles IT, and the gun. powder treason.
 At that date the national salute in France was also fixed at twenty-one guns, to be fired only on Corpus Christi day, and on the kings birthday.
 It is proper to remark, however that the national salute of twenty-one guns at the present time appears to be pe- culiar to the United States and Great Britain, in as much as the national sa- lute of France is 101 guns; of Germany thirty-three guns, and that the superla tive salute in the United States is that on the Fourth of July of one gun for each state in the Union, and it is called the salute to the Union.-Washington Post.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-07-06
St. Patrick Is oyerruled

The other morning, while MT. William Kennedy, Gurteenakilla, was walking through his farm at Tullamore park, he was surprised to see something wrig- gling in the grass. On closer observa. tion Mir Kennedy saw that the creature was snake, which hissed at him as he closed upon 1t. The reptile made an attempt to get into a neighboring ditch, but Mir. Kennedy struck it twice with a blackthorn and killed it, and carried it to his home. A neighbor of MT. Ken nedy's, who spent long time in the southern states of America, gave it as his opinion that it was spotted adder of poisonous variety. It is fet inches long and about as thick as an ordinary walking stick, colored dark green on the back, with white spots, and light pale green underneath, with beautiful orange band at the back of the head Weekly Freeman, Dublin.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-07-06
TELESCOPE LENSES
Astonishing Sensitiveness of These
 Wonderful Glasses

With the exception of astronomers few persons have any idea of the won. derful sensitiveness of the lens of a telescope. These marvellous artificial eyes can be produced only by the ex- ercise of the most scrupulous care in the selection of the glass itself. con summate skill and inexhaustible pa. tience. The process of grinding and polishing often occupies several months. When the lens of big telescope is complete, it constitutes one of the greatest marvels wrought by man.
 An article in the Literary Digest de- scribes how the sensitiveness of lens was illustrated by Alvan Clark, the greatest lensmaker America has pro. duced:
 MT. Clark walked down to the lens and held his hand under it about two feet away. Instantaneously a marvel ous spectacle broke into view. It seemed as if the great glass disk had become a living volcano, squirting forth jets of flame.
 The display was dazzling. Waving, leaping, dancing, the countless tongues of light gleamed and vibrated: then htfully, reluctantly, they died away, leaving the lens renecting only a pure, untroubled light.
 What is its How do you account for the wondera were the eager ques- tions.. It is only the radiation of heat alternately expanding and contracting the glass. If the hand had been put upon the lens itself, the phenomenon would have been more violent.
 To person ignorant of lenses the almost supernatural sensitiveness of a mass of glass weighing several hun. fred pounds is astonishing, but to the scientist it is an everyday matter, for he has instruments that will register with unfaltering nicety the approach 'f person 30 or 100 feet away.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-07-06
SQUIRES A DUB,
 EASY FOR BURNS
lContinued from Page onel

lTOHh dRt OHtJ
 shown, for in ten seconds he was prone upon the mat A well-directed right from Tommy Burns fist struck him full on the jaw. It did not have force enough behind it to give Squires his quietus, and after taking the count of four he arose in a wobbly fashion and rushed at Burns.
 They cline he'd, but were quickly sep arated in the center of the ring by big Jim Jeffries, the referee. Burns lost no time in following up the advantage he had gained so easily and early. But the end was not yet. Squires evidently had some staying powers in the face of punishment administered to him weakly and slowly, while Jeffries held back Burns until his adversary was in po- sition to defend himself But Squires had little defense left. The terrific rights to the jaw had accomplished their result, and the men were barely in posi- ton again when the Canadian resumed with telling effect his aggressive cam paign. Burns landed where and when he pleased and in few seconds, under the rain of blows, the arms of the Aus tralian dropped in helpless fashion by his side. Then the finish to the fight came Burns deliberately selected his mark, and with all the power that was lodged in his shoulders, he sent his right to the point of the jaw. It seemed nl. t., Co I.kg ...s A.. go through the formality of counting the man out. There was not a spec tator in the arena that did not realize that the fight was over and rush was made to the ring to congratulate the victor. The fight lasted exactly two minutes and eight seconds.
 The fight proved nothing more than that Squires was muchly overrated man. Burns, while demonstrating his immeasurable superiority over the Aus tralian, did not have any opportunity to demonstrate whether or not he is actually entitled to the high pugilistic title that has been bestowed upon him.
 When Squires was seen after the fight he said that he had been led to believe that Burns was not "knocker out. v He had been told that Burns did not possess the strength to put man to sleep with few blows, and this belief had made him careless at the beginning of the contest, which resulted in the early blow to the jaw which dazed him.
 Burns said: ''I saw the moving pie. lures of Squires in training which were placed on exhibition. When l saw how he carried himself and how he acted, I knew that l would not have any trouble in defeating him. I went into the ring with the fullest confidence that I would be tho winner"
 The receipts were $27,O0o.