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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-07-25
State Rests Its Case.

Boise, Idaho, July 19.-The State of
Idaho rests, content with the evidence
1t has introduced to prove that Will
liam D. Haywood, the secretary-treas-
urer of the Western Federation of
Miners, conspired to kill and therefore
murdered Frank Steunenberg, a for
mer governor of the state. William
D. Haywood, through his counsel, will
rest his case with the jury. so far as
evidence is concerned. Possibly some
witnesses will be called in surrebuttal,
but Haywood's counsel announced that
the case may close without further
evidence.
Cut Out Certain Evidence.
Judge Wood has invited argument
On his own proposition to eliminate
certain evidence from consideration
by the jury, and probably day will be
taken to present the views of both
sides as to the instructions to the jury.
On Friday morning argument is ex-
pected and the last stage of the trial
will have commenced After having
dismissed the jury yesterday after
noon Judge Wood stated his opinion
that the evidence introduced by the
defense to prove conspiracy on the
part of the mine owners. by showing
the deportation of union miners from
the Cripple Greek district during the
strike in 1903 and 1904 was not ma
terial to the issue involved, and should
not be submitted to the jury.
Not Germane to the Case.
On the other hand, he said, the
showing by the state that Steve Ad-
ans was concerned in the killing of
two men in the Occur d'Alene district
did not appear to the court to be GER
name, and should be eliminated. He
announced. however. that the court
would hear arguments today on these
points.
The witnesses examined yesterday
were from Colorado and give vivid &C.
counts of the conditions existing
around the mines.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-07-25
ANGRY MAN SHOOTS THEE.
Enrased Over Suspected Unfaithful
ness Of Wife.

Harrodsburg, KY. July %. - BUST
err Phillips shot his wife four times.
He then turned the weapon on Mrs.
Kyle Watkins. his sister-in-law. He
next shot Thomas Sille. aged eighteen.
Phillips is forty years old and
has suspected that his eighteen-year-
old wife of being too intimate with
Slice. 1t is thought he shot Mrs.
Watkins for allowing his wife and Sill
lee to meet at her house. Both Mrs.
Phillips and Mrs. Watkins are in a Sc.
rious condition.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-07-25
Lightning at FarlbauIt.

Faribault, Mimi, July 20. - One of
the worst electrical stoms Of the sea-
son occurred here. Much damage was
done to the crops. Lightning struck
and seriously injured Napoleon Carron
while he was walking along the street
He is in a critical condition,
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-07-25
FIND COPPER IN AFRICA.

Rich Strike of Ore Found on German,
Possessions.
Berlin, July 23.-The Lokal Anzeige.
mas received report from German
Southwest Africa of the discovery near
the coast of Leuderitz bay of rich de-
posts of copper ore. An expedition
Will soon leave Leuderitz to continue
prospecting. The newly found ore lies
in a waterless region. The coast is
without harbors, and there are but few
places where ore could be transship-
ped out to steamers in barges.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-07-25
Life Is Passed in Boise Court.

Boise, Idaho, July %. - Jones H.
Hawley, leading counsel for the State
of Idaho, presenting the first of the ar
guments to the jury in the case
against William D. Haywood, closed
Saturday after speaking for nearly
eight hours, distributed over three
sessions of court
From time to time Haywood took
copious notes in small book and FIRE.
quently made suggestions to one or
other of his counsel, seven of whom
were in court.
Throughout the day Mr.. Hawley
used an almost conversational tone.
The analysis of testimony in contra.
diction of Orchards story concluded
frequently with the denunciation of
witness after witness as a willful per.
jurer.
Exonerates Rank and File.
Mr.. Hawley's peroration was impress
sive. He said he did not charge that
majority, or even that many of the
Western Federation of Miners were
criminals, but that the evil deeds of
the officers and the scum of the organi.
cation had brought discredit on the
rank and file.
With the utmost deliberation the
leading counsel for the state charged
willful perjury against several wit.
nesses. He argued the truth of Or.
chards story and said that two men in
particular might have been brought to
contradict him, but that the defense
was afraid to produce either Pettibone
or Adams, and he said Adams had
been brought to Boise from Jail in
Shoshone county in order that the de.
tense might use him as witness.
White to the lips, Clarence barrow
sprang into action.
The statement is false and counsel
knows It," he shouted.
Hawley took step closer to the de.
tense table and sock his finger close to
Darrow's face, and said:
When counsel says that. he utters a
deliberate falsehood."
The atmosphere here was charged
with danger. Sheriff Hodgins stood
up alert, and his deputies drew in
closer, but Judge Wood, with a sharp
command and insistent warning, patch.
ed up temporary peace.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-07-25
Auto Wreck Fatal to rw.

sSsS s''SS'~ 0SoI 70 WO.
Pittsburg, July %. - Mrs. Margaret
of this city is dead with a broken
neck, his wife is dying, and ]. 8. Hen
ner and wife are in serious condition
as result of an accident to their mo-
tor car. which plunged over a 150.foot
embankment on the road to Butler last
night.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-07-25
SLIGHT INJURY KILLS.

Hand Hurt, Young Woman Dies Of
Blood Poisoning.
Marquette, Mich, July 23.-As the
result of an Insignificant injury to a
finger, Miss Evelyn Bengry, one of the
most popular young women of the city,
is dead at her home in Ishpeming.
Blood poisoning caused her demise at
the age of twenty years.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-07-25
To Exclude Evidence,
st. PAUL MAN KILLED BY CARS.
Charles Mckissick Meets With Acct.
dent at Frazee.

st. Paul, July 21.-Charles McKis-
sick of the live stock firm Of McKis-
sick Bros, South st. Paul. was in
stantly killed by a train at Frazee at
s o'clock yesterday morning. From
information received at South st. Paul
he was on the way to catch a local
train for Detroit and was struck by
the flyer, coming in an opposite direc-
ton. Death was instantaneous.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-07-25
Defense Rests It's Case.

Boise, Idaho, July pa day of ar
guments on the admissibility OF points
of evidence followed the announce
ment from the defense that they had
no further witnesses to offer in behalf
of Haywood. The jury was not
brought into court, Judge Wood hav-
ing been informed by counsel of their
decision to rest without offer of sur
rebuttal. Clarence barrow spoke for
an hour and a half in the morning
session. Senator Borah replied in the
afternoon and was followed by E. F.
Richardson. Judge Wood will proba-
bly, announce his decision this morn
ing.
To Exclude Evidence.
The point argued was the PROPOSE
ton to exclude consideration of evil
dence offered by the defense to show
by proof of the deportation of miners
and the employment of detectives in
Cripple Creek district of Colorado
that a conspiracy was formed among
the mine owners and the citizens Of
the district to prevent the employment
of members of the Western Fedora.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-07-25
TRIAL OF HAYWOOD
For Murder of Gov. SteunenberQ.

tion of Miners. The position taken by
the Haywood defense was that Harry
Orchard was employed by the Mine
Owners association through detect
ives to commit crimes that were
charged to the federation; that public
opinion was aroused against the union
miners. and that, If the Colorado evil
dence for the state was admitted the
defense had the right to show a coun.
ter conspiracy.
State Replies.
The reply of the state was that the
defense had failed legally to connect
their case in any of the particulars
stated. and therefore their evidence
merely confused the issue.
]. NJ. Hawley will open the argu-
ment for the state this morning. 1t is
expected that he will take the entire
day. Mr.. Richardson, for the defense,
will speak Saturday.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-07-25
100000 Blaze.

Philadelphia, July %. The stables
on John Wanamaker's estate, LINDEN
hurst. near Jenkintown, suburb, were
destroyed by fire yesterday. entailing
loss estimated at 100000.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-07-25
BLOWN THROUGH SHELTER.

Man Carried Through Blast Furnace
and Cooling Tunnel.
Butte, Mont, July 23.-Edward Con
nelly met death at Washoe smelter in
most unique accident. Connolly
missed his footing and fell into a
fume, through which he was forced
with terrific power to the blast fur.
mace. The man was swept of his feet
ana blown through the tunnel where
tne sag cooled and out into the long
hume leading to pond. Connolly
was dead when picked ND
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-07-25
Limits Field for Argument.

Boise, Idaho, July 21.-The field for
argument, both, for the prosecution
and defense of William D. Haywood,
has been limited by Judge Wood, who
in a decision handed down yesterday
removed from the consideration of the
jury all evidence bearing on the al
legged conspiracy by mine owners and
others against the Western Federation
of Miners
Immediately after the announce
ment of this decision argument com.
menced.
HawIey Addresses the Jury.
Judge Hawley, leading counsel for
the state, spoke for two hours and fiji
teen minutes at the afternoon session.
Mr.. Hawley's address was at times ell
oquently impassioned, but yet plain
analysis of the case. He character
lied the case as the most important
ever given to jury in the United
States" He denounced the defendant
and his alleged demonstrators as the
worst band of criminals that ever in.
tested any section of this country"
Calls Orchards Story True.
Mr.. Hawley described Orchards
story as truthful, not only because of
the manner in which 1t was told, but
because it had been corroborated in
every important detail. Mr.. Hawley
concluded with the statement that al
ready he had shown enough to con-
vict, and that any juryman not willing
to convict on the evidence connecting
the conspirators with the blowing up
of the Bunker Hill and Sullivan con.
centrator in 1899 and the explosion at
the Vindicator mine in 1903 alone
Sought only to rid himself of an un.
pleasant duty to his state"
Mr.. Hawley will continue his arau-
ment to-day.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-01
Catastrophe Occurred on the
indianapolis Division of the
Pennsylvania Railroad at
urbana Early Today.
TWO OTHERS ARE BADLY
INJURED IN EXPLOSION.
Locomotive Was Torn to PieC-
es and the Crew Hurled Into
Eternity---Engineer Cham
berIain Had a Premonition.

Columbus, o., Aug. IA freight en-
gine on the indianapolis division OF
the Pennsylvania railroad blew up al
Urbana early Thursday. Three local
railroaders were killed and two badly
injured The known dead are Lon
Chamberlain, Carey Weisner and
Charles A. Stewart.
The engine was pulling heavily
loaded train and was just entering the
yards when cold water was turned in
to the boiler in which the water was
low. A terrific explosion followed
instantly, tearing the locomotive to
pieces, and hurting the crew to eter-
nifty. 1t shook the city, many being
awakened. The tender and three cars
were demolished, the track was torn
up and traffic was blocked for hours.
Chamberlain had been a railroader
for seventeen years, the last six at
the throttle. The widow was almost
crazed and she raved: Lon didn't
want to go on the run, and | tried to
keep him at home. but he had to co.
Weisner leaves a widow and two chill
dren. Stewart was single. This was
the first Pennsylvania locomotive to
explode in fifteen years.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-01
Indefinite PoStponement in the
Fourth Hearing of Ca
leb Powers.
EXCITEMENT IN COURT,
SPECIAL JUDGE ROBBINS DENIED
THE CHARGES MADE BY DE.
FENSE AND A DISTURBANCE
FOLLOWED HIS ACTION.

Georgetown, K, Aug. 1.-The trial oi
Caleb Powers. charged with completely
inthe murder of Senator William Goe
bel, has been indefinitely postponed
Following the action of Special Judge
Robbins in vacating the bench, the at
torneys could not agree on a suitable
man to sit in the case and Robbins ad.
journed court The trial will not be
proceeded with until Governor Beck
ham appoints new judge.
The members of the legislature OF
1900 had been summoned by the de-
fense to prove that the caucus declar-
ing Goebel governor was not legal. This
evidence Is to be introduced in support
of the pardon issued to Powers by Gov
ernor w. s. Taylor during his short
regime. The pardon has heretofore
been held invalid. Powers had the
pardon in his possession when arrested.
Special Judge j. Z. Robbins. in a
written decision, which he read in
open court. vacated the bench His
decision followed the filing of an affi-
davit by Powers, alleging that Judge
Robbins was prejudiced and could not
give him a fair trial.
The conclusion came like a bomb
shell explosion in the camp of the
prosecution and was a great surprise
to the defense.
Judge Robbins took up each allega-
tion of Powers and denied specifically
that they were true. but said that it
was too late TO mar his record as Judge
by sitting in a case when he was ac
cused of unfairness. He said that the
statement to the effect that he had said
after the last trial that they were all
guilty and should be hanged was utter
ly false. He said that his political af-
filiations would not influence him
against the defendant. but that he was
democrat and had been a democratic
officeholder.
Breathless silence was maintained in
the crowded court room while the
judge read his opinion and his vacat
ing the bench came as a completee sur
prise to the spectators and considerable
disturbance followed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-01
81. F. S. H." Appear on Per-
son of Frank E. Taylor
But Are valueleSS.
STILL WITHOUT A CLUE.
PROBABLE THAT BODY, UNLESS
CLAIMED AT EARLY DATE, WILL
BE TURNED OVER TO ANATOMl.
CAL BOARD.

"J. r. S. H. are the mysterious let
ters tatooed on the right arm of Frank
f. Taylor t?) the man of mystery.
who committed suicide in the city
| Jail Monday night. The letters are
the only clue which the police authori-
ties or the coroner have to the identity
of the man. and this is very poor oe
and it is highly probable that all at
tempts to locate the man by these viii
prove failure, and his body Will be
turned over to the anatomical board,
which will use it in the dissecting
room. The letters on the arm are
near the elbow and are very indistinct,
indicating that they have been on the
arm for years. This entirely sets
aside the opinion that IS. H connect
ed with the other two letters could
mean Soldiers Home" as has been
expressed. the first two indicating the
name.
The letters on the arm are consider
ed conclusive evidence that the man
was flying under false colors while in
Richmond. using an assumed maze.
Since his death the many conflict
ing stories which have been brought
to light, tend to make people take lit
tie stock in the story that he is or was
an inmate of the soldiers home. III
he were a soldier in the civil war. as he
claimed to several veterans over the
city. he was never injured, as there is
not a scar resulting from wounds re-
ceived in the war. From the number
of engagements which he claimed to
have been in, some of them the
fiercest battles of the great rebellion.
it is hardly probable that he could
have escaped with not even scratch.
The Taylor case is attracting much
interest among local authorities. All
the articles found on his person are
such as to afford only meagre clues and
have given the police authorities no
solid working basis on which they
might take steps to definitely ascer-
tain the mans identity and home.
1t is thought locally that Taylor may
have escaped from an insane asylum
at some point, as his actions during
his stay in Richmond from the time he
was first noticed. indicated that the
man was laboring under illusions.
while his stories concerning himself
were told in different ways to differ
ent people. His case was not violent
and not one severe enough to warrant
confinement.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-01
RECRUITING STATION
FOR MARINE SERVICE
Competition Locally for the
Army Branch.
NIlAnHE
M'CAUlEY is IN CHARGE

Uncle Sans marines are TO be rep
resented in Richmond by recruiting
station. as one has been opened in
the Porterfield real estate office. The
United States army since the opening
of a recruiting station here. has done a
big business. and a large number OF
good men have been secured for the
army service. Ii is thought the ma
rine corps. on seeing so many Rich-
mond and Wayne county boys leaving
for the army. decided TO establish a
station here that many of these fu-
ture recruits could be attracted TO the
water. The local marine recruiting
station will be under the command of
Lieutenant McCauley, who has charge
of the Indiana marine recruiting dis
trict No recruiting officer has yet
been assigned by him to the local Of
flee.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-01
Representative of the Great
Parker Company Is Now
In the City.
PAPER VERY ATTRACTIVE.
WATCH TO THE MEMBER OF
THE LODGE WHO is VOTED
MOST POPULAR.

A representative of the Great Park
er Amusement company, which is to
show in tnis city the week of August
10, under the auspices of the local
aerie of Eagles, is now in the city and
the preliminary advertising materials
are being distributed The signs are
of unusual attractiveness, and from
the quality of advertising papers used,
which is considered good sign of the
quality of the shows in an amusement
enterprise, the Parker shows will GER
tainly please Richmond amusement
lovers.
One of the novel advertising
schemes which the local aerie will in
augurate, is sending a steam caliope
owned by the carnival company, to all
surrounding towns on the interurban
lines. Special flat cars will be secur-
ed for the large musical instrument
and it will be hauled to Cambridge
City, Milton, Eaton, West Alexandria
and New Castle. The Eagles intend
to make the carnival week one gala
event.
The Eagles will give a watch to the
most popular lodge member in the
city to be voted for during the carni-
val stay in Richmond.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-01
His Uncle, Perry Brock, Who
Cut Him with a Knife, is
RearreSted.
DUE TO DRINKING BOUT
ERs AND YOUNG BROCK At
Tackled PERRY BROCK, WHO
DID THE CUTTING.

Eaton, o., Aug. 1-Owen Brock, the
Lewisburg young man, who was SER
lousy cut by his uncle Perry Brock in
fight at a pleasure camp along Twin
creek, south OF Lewisburg. last Friday
evening, died of his injuries Wednes-
day. The knife-user. who had been
arrested on the charge of cutting to
kill and who was released on $500
bond, was re-arrested and formally
charged with murder and was brought
to Eaton and lodged in the county
Jail without bond.
The affair was the aftermath OF
drunken carousal in which IL is al
legged that the murderer was assailed
by his nephew and a young man
named Roy Waters. In an attempt
to cut Walters, Brock buried his
knife in the abdomen of his nephew.
the young man dying from the injury
inflicted. The murdered man was
aged %. while the murderer is 3s.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-01
WORK IS PROGRESSING
ON HOOS|tR BUILDINGS
They Will Soon Be Ready for
Occupancy.
TRACKS WILL SAVE LABOR.

Work on the new buildings at the
Hoosier drill factory is progressing
rapidly and several of the new
structures will soon be ready for oc-
cupancy. 1t is understood that there
urday, owing to the fact that a new
track is to be laid down the center
aisle of the shop from the cupalo to
the opposite end. A small car will
be run on this track bearing a large
ladle, thus obviating the necessity of
carrying the heavy ladies' of iron by
hand. With this added Improvement
the foundry of the Hoosier Drill com
pany will undoubtedly be one of the
best to be found in the city.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-01
IN TERRIBLE FIGHT
WITH WHITE MICE
Willie Niece Engaged a Whole
Army of Them in Mortal
Combat.
ENACTED AT CITY JAIL
DRUNKENNESS AND SENT TO
THE COUNTY JAIL FOR A SEW
ERAl DAYS STAY.

Willie McGec, a victim of the booze
habit, had an aggravated case OF
white mice" which is mild form OF
the Snakes" while confined at the
city Jail Wednesday evening. So al.
armed did the police become over the
actions of the man that a physician
was summoned He stated that Nc
Gee was suffering from a severe at
tack of alcoholism and a heroic treat
ment was administered. In the city
court McGee still showed the effects
of his protracted spree and talked
entertainingly on the conflicts he had
had with visionary white mice the
previous night. Judge Converse fined
McGee so and costs so that the I'M
fortunate man will have pie ltv of
time to recover from the effects of
his drunk.
McGee Tuesday evening after his
arrest imagined that an army of
white mice was about to attack him
and eat him alive. He thought they
were coming out of the three cells
in the Jail to take him by storm in
the jail corridor To forestall this
attack MCGEE blockaded the doorway
of one cell with cot, the second
doorway a barricade. consisting of his
coat, was placed and at the third cell
doorway he took his vest and formed
1T into the shape of an entrenchment
Back of these defenses MCGEE spent
the night in the corridor, at intervals
dashing here and there to repel the
assaults of the white mice The COM
manding officer of the mice was a
grizzled veteran, McGee stated, with
long vicious looking scar under one
eye. MCGEE engaged in several hand
to hand engagements with this pratt
cal looking mouse. He was finally
exhausted by hard fighting and it was
then necessary for the police to sum-
mon a physician. McGee looks to be
a complete physical wreck. His eyes
are bloodshot, his cheeks sunken and
his hands continually twitch in a ner-
vous manner. Life in the county Jail
will be blessing to the unfortunate
man.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-01
Body of Mrs. Lucinda Morton
Buried at Crown Hill
Cemetery Wednesday.
SORROW AT ANDERSON. IND.
MRS. MORTON FREQUENTLY WIS.,
TIED IN THAT CITY AND MANY
WERE DEEPLY TOUCHED BY
HER DEATH.

Indianapolis, Ind. Ang. 1.-The fun-
eral services of Mrs. Lucinda M. Nor
ton were held at 2:3o y. m. Wednes-
day at the Central Christian church.
following which the body was taken To
Crown Hill cemetery. where the burial
was private.
The services were conducted by the
Rev. ID. R. Lucas. assisted by the Rev.
Allan b. Philputt and the Rev. Joseph
5. Jenckes. Her son. Walter Morton.
of Hartford, Conn, and a number OF
nieces and nephews. none of whom
lived in this city, were present at the
funeral. Others lived too far away
to arrive here i'm time. a number of
the members of the Daughters OF the
Revolution formed part of the audi
ence at the church.