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Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-08-08
About 200 Republicans.

A few of this number, together
with about fifteen others whose
fares are said to have been paid by
the league, boarded the train for
Santa Fe this morning and took seats
apart from the delegation of two
hundred republicans en- route for the
capital. Failing 20 make up in en-
thusiasm for their sad lack of num-
bers they were able to give but 2
feeble greeting to the new governor
to whom they claim TO be bound By
the tiles of love and loyalty"
A number Of republicans from San
dOYal county Joined the party here,
making the trip to the capital with
the local republicans, but they re-
fused 10 mix with the reform crowd
and the same condition prevailed all
the way TO santa Fe.
The pitiful attempt at representa-
ton made by the good government
league was a mark for laughter on
the part of the hundreds who crowd
ed around the station, despite the
early hour % see the republicans off.
1t was a lucky thing for Albuquer-
que that the grand old party took
up the matter Of attending the in
auguratiOn i'm proper style for had
not the republicans taken affairs in
charge as they did, the representa-
tiOn would have been limited to
about 10. As il Is nearly 500 good
loyal republicans will see that the
governor gets greetings from Abbu-
querQue.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-04-04
THE CLOSING HOURS,

County Attorney Funkley
opened his address to the jury
about 5 o'clock, and after thank
ing the jurors for their close at
tention to the case, and express
ing his appreciation of the try
ing position in which they had
been placed and close confne.
ment incidental, proceeded to re-
view the case of the state.
Mr.. Funkley said that in tax
ing up the case he was up
against the task of placing the
responsi bility Of the most hid
eous and monstrous crimes in
this section of the country.
In collecting the evidence he
had been favored by chance or
providence, until link by link a
strong chain of indisputable cir
cumstances had connected the
defendant and Fournier with it's
commission.
There is no crime without a
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-04-04
JURY RETURNS A VERDICT OF GUILTY. OF
MURDER FIRST DEGREE AGAINST WESLEY
Dahl after Shorty received the
500 he has confessed to. ~

Dahl after Shorty received the
500 he has confessed to.
The reputation Of both was
bad, and they were known by
the neighbors to be vicious and
we're feared as such to the ex-
tent that Martindale believed his
life was in danger and moved
away.
He believed that Caldwell and
wife told the truth about Wesley
and Fournier saying that they
, were going to get the old mans
plant. They were men Of the
character to whom booty would
be motive, which was shown
when the bodies were found
rifed of all that was valuable
even to the old mans watch, and
the house had been robbed of
every thing from the small change
placed, in woman fashion, by
Miss Dahl in cup on the shelf,
to the potatoes in the cellar.
The circumsta stances of Shorty s
flight as soon as active search
for the old man and daughter
begun, was another piece of dam
aging evidence, continued Mr..
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Funkley. He was heralded as a
murderer throughout the land,
thousands Of circulars were dis.
tributed all over the country a.
mong police officers and sheriffs,
without leading to his discovery,
until a year later. His own
story showed he had travelled
from place to place-something
he had never done before.
During this time he wrote no
one, not even the guardian Of his
children, and was so little inter
ested in his own family affairs
that he could hardly recall the
ages of his two little girls. "He
can't tell on oath the year his
wife died." and a man of this
stamp is of a sufficient depraved
mind to kill a defenseless old
man aid daughter.
So far as Caldwell's testimony
goes where it stands uncorrobo-
rated I do not ask you to believe
it. But 7 do not believe that
Cald well killed the old man or
knew he was dead until he found
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-04-04
AN IMPORTANT DEAL IN
CUT over FARM LANDS
Donald Land & Lumber Company Pur.
chases Hundreds of Acres Desir-
able Farm Lands.

Mr.. Roger G. Spooner, presi,
dent, and Mr.. John G. Parker,
vice president, Of the Donald
Land and Lumber company of
this city, have closed the pur-
chase of all the cut over lands
owned by the Clearwater Log.
ging company and Samuel Nc.
Clure, located in Beltrami county
and like negotiations are pending for
the holdings of said parties in
Eastern Clearwater county. -. =.
We have only time to make
this brief notice before going to
press.
These purchases mean much,
as they are made for subsequent
sale to actual settlers, and in
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volve large amount of money.
Further and more complete an
nouncements will be made by
the Donald Land. and Lumber
pany at an early date through
our columns.
Lumberjack Sunday.

Rev. F. E. Higgins accom-.
panied by Rev. ]. BuswelI of
Wisconsin and several of his
workers are to com mence series
of meetings in Bemidji next Fri.
day night. There are to be street
meetings afternoon and evening.
Sunday morning Mr.. Davis will
speak in the Methodist church,
Mr.. Higgins will speak in the
Baptist church and Mr.. Joseph
Buswell will speak in the Pres
byterian church. In the evening
all will unite in the city hall.
Mr.. Higgins makes a special
request that all Christian people
Will unite in these services.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-04-04

just as the hands of the clock
pointed to the commencement Of
another day 12:03 a. n.y. this
morning, Clerk of Court Rhoda
read the verdict returned by the
jury in the case of the state VS..
James Wesley, charged with hav-
ing killed N. O. Dahl.
"We find the defendant guilty,
as charged in the Indictment. :"
The verdict was rendered in
what is believed to be the short
est time on record in a criminal
trial-especially where the &C.
cused has been charged with
murder IN the first degree. The
jury retired from the courtroom
at 11:O8 and at 1875 the special
officer in charge of the jury an
nounced that the twelve men had
arrived at a verdict. The court
and attorneys were notified and
there were about thirty specta-
tors in the courtroom when the
mem bers of the jury filed into
the room and took their seats.
Wesley was brought from the
Jail, being handcuffed to Deputy
Sheriff Solberg. He was looking
pale and had a furtive express
sion in bis eyes. He cast anxious
glances at the jurymen and
waited impatiently to hear the
verdict of the men who have so
patiently sat through the tedious
trial. His demeanor was more
concerned than at any time since
he has been on trial.
Judge Spooner asked the mem
bers of the jury if they had ar
rived at a verdict and fr. j. Miller,
the foreman, announced that
they had. The paper containing
the verdict was handed to Judge
Spooner, who in turn passed it
to Clerk Of Court Rhoda.
Wesley's nervousness in.
creased and his eyes gave signs
of extreme anxiety as the clerk
scanned the verdict and read it's
contents.
All eyes were turned toward
Wesley and there was the still
ness Of death for several minutes
while the clerk recorded the ver-
dict in the record book. The
stiffness became almost oppres-
sive waiting for Mr.. Rhoda to
complete the record.
Judge Spooner requested the
clerk to read the verdict as re-
corded, and the jurymen each
separately acknowledged it to
be his verdict.
The judge thanked the jury
for the consideration they had
given the evidence while it was
being introduced and the pa
tience which the mem bers had
exhibited during the tiresome
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hour of waiting, after which they
we're discharged.
Wesley was again handcuffed
and taken to his cell. under the
watchful eye of Deputy Sheriff
Arne Solberg. A guard was
placed over him, and he will re-
main in the jailuntil heis brought
forth to be sentenced on the
charge of having killed N. O.
Dahl, one of the most brutal and
dastardly crimes in the history
of the state.
There was a very large crowd
at the court house during the
evening. The courtroom was
filled to overfowing and many
stood in the hall and on the stair
way.
While it was known that the
addresses of the counsel would
be finished and the charge OF the
jury given before midnight, no
one for minute suspected that
the jurymen would arrive at a
verdict so readily.
Il is stated that two ballots
were all that were taken, the
first standing eleven for convic-
tlon and one blank, the second
being unanimous for conviction.
While Wesley has exhibited
iron nerve all through the trial
and has steadfastly maintained
his innocence, it is believed that
he will break down and tell
everything he knows about the
killing of the Dahl's and that his
statement will not differ mater
tally to that which he is alleged
to have made in the now famous
confessions testified to by Fred
Foote and Allan McGraw.
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motive, and the motive in thi S
case is plainly robbery. In the
course of bringing the perpetra-
tors to justice it was necessary
to look about for men who would
entertain motive, and among res
idents at scene of the tragedy
there were none he could think
Of depraved enough to commit
the crime except Fournier and
Wesley. There was no question
as to their needing or desiring
money.
Fournier and Shorty had made
their homes in that section for
years-working only occasion
ally, knew of the circumstances
Of elder Dahl, a penurious old
man who kept his own counsel,
and was not inclined to mingle
with his neighbors. Rumor
goes out that he has sold his
tim Der for $4,000, a very large
sum in the eyes of the defendant
and Fournier.
The date of the crime had not
been disputed and the story of
Caldwell about the events of that
night he believed to be true. If
Caldwell had desired to lie about
this he could have made a better
story, and all the details as told
by him fitted nicely with the tes-
timony of Wesley.
I believe Cald well told the
truth, said Funkley, when he
told about going to Dahl's cabin
next day and saw tracks leading
towards the meadow. Had he
desired to lie, he could have seen
bloodspots there. He told the
truth when he said the tracks
ended at. the beaver dam, where
the stretch was exposed to the
sun and the marks in the snow
obliterated.
Funk'ey stated he believed |
Krueger told the truth about
finding the white hair on the gun
barrel. 1t was strong circum-
stance, Miss Dahl being the only |
woman in that neighborhood who
had very light long hair.
Another circumstance pointing
to the guilt of the defendant |!
and Fournier, is that after the
commission Of the crime, they |
Stunned the trail leading by the
Dahl places, a trait common
among criminals.
The circumstances of Shorty's
confession about only receiving
$87, is also borne out by what |
money Fournier had after work
ing only three months and
earning all told but $78, and after
making purchases to the amount
of $51, and afterwards displaying
$75 or $50, makes almost the
IDENTICAL amount taken from
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-04-04

The Pioneer at all times has in
stock Office supplies of every
description
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08
JURY SCORCHED BY JUDGE
Iowa Man Accused of Embezzlement
Acquitted, Much to His Own
Astonishment.

Fort Dodge, Kan, Dec. TIFF YER
diets are TO be returned in disregard
for the evidence, how in the world is
justice to be dealt out and the laws
be enforced?" asked Judge Evans.
when the jury trying the case of
George MackOwn, charged with en-
bezzlement of $4,000 from the North
western Felt Shoe company, acquitted
the defendant today. IF juries shirk
their responsibilities, how is society to
be safeguarded?' continued the court.
bitterly rebuking the twelve men who
declared the accused man not guilty
Mackown was arrested in California
four months ago and returned to Web
ster City, from which place he disap-
peared upon the burning of the felt
shoe factory. He almost tainted with
joy when the news OF his acquittal was
brought TO him in his cell.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08
NUMBER OF DEAD In MONONGAH MINE
DISASTER WILL LIKELY REACH 500

MonOngah, W. Va, Dec. AT g
o'clock tonight a total of twenty-nine
bodies have been recovered from mines
of the Fairmont Coal company, scores
of other victims were in sight of the
rescuers and it was estimated that at
least 100 dead will be brought to the
surface before daylight tomorrow. Late
today and tonight the deadly black
damp became more pronounced as the
further recesses of the mines We're ap-
preached. 1t was stated tonight bv
General Manager Leo l.. Malone that
AIS actual miners were checked off as
entering the mines yesterday morning.
This number, it was further stated
did not include fully 100 trappers. mule
drivers. bumpers and boys who are not
under the check system. Should these
figures be correct the death list will be
over $50 persons.
Bodies ,Fearfully Mangled.
The condition of the bodies thus far
recovered is horrible. Many are dis
membered, some are fearfully crushed
and the rest are blackened and burned
beyond recognition.
A score or more of men of the rescu-
ing parties are in a critical condition to-
night from inhaling black damp. Sew
eral of them are expected to die
Up to late today many entertained
men would be taken from the mines
alive. As the bodies recovered today,
however, were brought to the surface
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08
FUNERAL
ON WEDNESDAY,
Services viii Be Held in the
Ogden Tabernacle and B. H.
Roberts viii 0ffiCiate.
Especial to The Herald.)

Los Angeles, Dec. THE body of D.
H. Peery will be shipped to Salt Lake
City at o'clock Sunday morning on the
Los Angeles Limited. His family and
friends viii leave on the same train
and will arrive in Salt Lake Monday
afternoon. During the day Mrs. Letftia.
ii. Peery received numerous kilograms
of coincidence from lifelong friends of
her son.
Mr. Peery left will in charge of his
attorneys in Salt Lake prior to leaving
for Los Angeles He named his broth
ers, Horace and Harold, as the execu-
tors of his estate. The will, it is said.
will be filed for probate about the first
of the year.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08
Convention Hall.

Chicago, Dec. THE Coliseum is one
of the most perfect halls for convention
purposes in the country. 1t is construct
ed almost entirely of steel and is prac-
tically fire-proof. The seating capacity
now is about 1900 and with the addi-
ton Of two new balconies. which it is
expected will be built for the conven-
ton. the hall viii accommodate easily
1900 persons. The dimensions of the
main building are 3OOx175 feet. There
is an annex at one end. the dimensions
of which are 70 to 175 feet. Telegraph
and press facilities are of the best
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08
HIGH FINANCE OF LONG AGO
Case of MacardeII Against AIcott
Finally Decided.

New York, Dec. 7.-After sixteen
years in the courts, the case Of Macar-
dell against Aleott, has finally been
settled by the court of appeals The
case grew out of the reorganization of
the Houston & Central Texas railway
in 1887. At that time the owners Of
the stock in the railroad went to bed
with their stock at %, and awoke the
reXt morning to find that it had fallen
TO .. In 1891 Macardell a stockholder
brought suit to recover valuable lands
in Texas which had been the property
of the railroad company, and on the
reorganization had been transferred to
Frederic P. Alcott. president of the
Central Trust company in trust for
the stockholders of the reorganized
railroad company. The decision was In
favor of the defendant. The suit has
been carried on for several years by
the son of the original plaintiff. Macar-
dell having died
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08
FINANCIERS HOLD CONFERENCE AT
COUNTRY HOME OF w. K. VANDERBET 7

from the guessing ones, were that the
conference was in reference to the New
York Central affairs and the placing Of
new equipment loan. 1t was also sue
gested that the conference might have
some connection with Hill Hartman af-
fairs.
The fact is recalled that very few
years ago MIR. Morgan and a number
OF important finaneiers went to Phila-
delphia Ito inspect Mr.. Widener's art
gallery" according to the official ex-
PLANTATION. a few months later it de-
veloped that the formation of the IN
ternational Mercantile Marine company.
the Morgan Steamship combination
was the real business of the visit.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08
PRESIDENT OR NOTHING.

New York. Dec. State Senator AL
fred H. Page, regarded as one of Gov
ernor Hughes personal friends, said
today that the governor would not ac-
cept a denomination. He said that if
the governor continued in public life
after the end of next year it would be
because the Republicans elected him
president of the United States
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08

New York. Dec. THE Journal of
Commerce this morning says:
]. p. Morgan, William K. Vanderbilt,
George w Perkins and a number OF
other well known financiers held con-
ference on Thursday night at Idle Hour,
Mr.. Vanderbilt's country place, at Oak
dale, L. I. II was stated by member
of the party last evening that the oc-
casion was entirely a social one, and
that nothing occurred more important
than a hand Of bridge whist" There
were no ladies present.
Wall street does not place much faith
an the reports that Mr.. Morgan had
gone TO Oakdale merely for hand OF
whist. Among the various explanations
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08
PREPARING FOR TRIAL.
Federation Attorney Goes to Tel
luride to Meet Adams.

Denver, Colo. Dec. 10. N. Hilton,
acting general attorney for the West
ern Federation of Miners. today re-
ceived a telegram from President c.
H Meyer of the federation. now in
Boise, to the effect that Steve Adams
will be turned over TO the Colorado au-
thorities and will be brought to Tellu-
ride for trial on the charge of murder
ing Arthur Collins, mine superinten-
dent and w. ]. Barney, a mine fore
man. Mr.. Hilton win proceed to Tellu-
ride tonight to meet Adams and pre-
pare for his defense.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08
NOT BASED ON OVERT ACTS.
Soldiers Were Sent Simply as a Pre-
eautionary Measure.

Goldfeld, New. Dec. NO unusual
excitement was caused by the arrival
of the first detachment OF troops. and
the crowds that gathered at the depot
quickly dispersed after the troops had
marched to the mesa in the northwest
ern part Of the city, where they have
gone in temporary encampment. To-
night Goldfeld is quiet. and there are
no indications of impending trouble.
In the command of Colonel Reynolds
are 263 men, exclusive of officers.
From San Francisco came companies
B. d, K, l and NJ of the Twenty-secOnd
infantry. Ae 10 O'Clock tonight a spe-
cial train arrived from Monterey, Cal,
with $50 men of companies G, f, F. G
and II of the Twenty-second infantry,
With the two detachments are Captain
Continued on Page 2.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08
FATAL GAS EXPLOSION.

Pueblo. Colo. Dec. 7.-One workman
was Instantly killed, four fatally in
jured and four seriously injured by the
explosion of the gas producer as one
of the open hearth furnaces in the
Colorado Fuel & Iron company steel
works in this city at las o'clock This
afternoon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08
UTE WAR" is OVER.

Omaha, Neb.. Dec 7.--AII but one of
the twelve troops of cavalry sent to
the Cheyenne river reservation have
been ordered back to their former post.
Fort Des Moines. The two companies
or sixteenth infantry, which have been
guarding the base of supplies at Gettys-
burg. have been ordered back to Fort
Crook.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08
CHICAGO CHOSEN BY REPUBLICANS AS
PLACE FOR HOLDING CONVENTION
June 10Th the Date Set-Kansas City Badly Beaten and
Denver Cut No Figure.

Island, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas, Utah. Vermont, Virginia, Wash
ington, wisconsin, Alaska, District of
Columbia.
For Kansas City-Alabama, Arkan-
sas. Indiana, Iowa. Kansas, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebras-
ka, South Dakota, Arizona, New Mex
isa- Oklahoma, Indian Territory, Ha-
wall. Porto Rico, Philippine Islands.
For Denver-ColOrado, Ohio, West
Virginia, Wyoming
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08

horribly mangled. all hope was dis
PEELED and distressing scenes followed.
Destitute Families.
1t is estimated that $50 families are
destitute. In many places relief funds
have already been started for the wild
Ows and children. The accident, the
greatest in the history of American
mining, has dazed the people Tonight
the streets of both this town and Fair
mont are crowded with people, while
thousands line the hills in the vicinity
of the mines. Every barroOm in Fair
mont and MOnOngah is closed. Through
out the territory over sixty mines have
suspended operations temporarily and
about 5000 miners are visiting here and
in Fairmont.
Word comes from the rescuing party
that many bodies are ready to be
brought out.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08
ORCHARD CASE CONTINUED.

Boise, Ida. Dec. Harry Orchard
was taken to Caldwell by two penf-
Tertiary guards, and the case in which
he is charged with the murder of ex-
Governor Franks Steunenberg was
called in the district court, Judge Wood
presiding. On motion of his attorney,
the case was continued for the term.
and Orchard was returned to Boise this
a.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08
FAILURE IN CHILE.

Santiago, Chile, Dec. THE Banco
Mobilario. an important nitrate bank.
suspended payment today and the Bank
of Chile took charge of the situation
The liquidation is still general and the
financial crisis continues to be very
acute.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08
Codicii Not Added.

Just before his death he told his
brother Horace about the will and stat
ed that he wished to add a codicil to
it. Arrangements were made to have
an attorney take his statement, but he
lost consciousness and the document
was never made. 1t is stated author
itatively that Mr.. Peery left his estate
to be divided among his brothers and
sisters Several thousand dollars, how
ever, were donated to the Mormon
church and cbarita BILE societies in Og-
den. The funeral arrangements We're
definitely settled tonight when a tele-
gram was received from Apostle David
o. Mckay stating that the Ogden tab
ernacle had been secured. The services
will be held there at o'clock Wednes-
daV afternoon
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08
B. Il. Roberts win officiate.

A telegram was also received from B.
H. Roberts stating that he would Of
f1ciate. The friends of Mr.. Peery were
DESTROYS Of having the services at the
Salt Lake tabernacle, and an effort was
made to secure It. Mrs. Peery was de-
sirous of holding the funeral at her
home in Ogden. When the telegram
reached here stating that the Ogden
tabernacle was at the disposal of the
family she willingly consented to hold
ing il there.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-08
Ten Rescuers Will Die.

Pittsburg, Dec. IA special telegram
to the Gazette-Times from Fairmont.
w. Va, says
That at least ten members of the
heroic band of rescuers win die of gas
poisoning is admitted tonight by physi.
clans who are attending them. as they
are drawn out of the mines uncon-
scious OF sthe 800 or more widows OF
the victims. at least fifty are Frustrated
and a dozen temporarily insane That
many of these will die from the shock
is probable.