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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-03

Il haven't the slightest curiosity said Colgate
impatienty All | want is the diamond. If YOU
viii give me that think perhaps that viii terminate
this affair, and there will be necessity of taking
up more of your time
'"Of course YOU have no desire to prosecute
Travers? asked The Thinking Machine. There
a velvety note in the grabbed voice Hatch glanced
at him.
Il don't think l care to prosecute him. said
Colgate steadily.
Il thought perhaps YOU would not, rejoned
The Thinking Machine engmaticaly. " But as to
these post cards. They constitute what is known
as the book cipher. For your information | may
state that 1t is always possible to know book cipher
by the fact that a small number, rarely above twelve
fourteen, always prcCcdes the y; the y merely
divides the words. For instance, on the first card
we have I-2S-3S-4; in other words, volume one,
page rs line 3S, and the fourth word of that line
Unless one knows can learn the name of the bool,
which IS the basis of the cipher, 1t IS perhaps the
most difficult of all Any ordinary cipher may be
solved precisely Poe solved his great cipher in
The Gold Bug
But | am not at all Interested" protested
Colgate
So really all that necessary for me to do
TO find out what book the basis of this particular
cipher, continued The Thinking Machine to Hatch,
without needing his visitors remark Il knew Of
course it was some book in Mr. Colgate's home The
clue what book given, either Willingly or
unwittinglv. by the single |. the two Is. and the
three Is ON the first second, and third cards nd
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-03

This is not the Mr.. William c Colgate YOU know
Mr.. Hatch,'
No"
Do YOU happen 10 have idea who he 5s-r
IF am not mistaken, Hatch replied CALMLY
this Is a gentleman | have met before on am eg-
ceedingly interesting ocCasion-Nlr. Bradlcc Cum
nyngham Leighton
At the name the erstwhIe Colgate turned rruo7
the reporter with a snarl There was a quick move,
ment of his right hand. and Hatch found himself
blinking down the barrel of a revolver as Leighton
slowly moved backward toward the door
The Thinking Machine moved around behind n
aggrcssor Now, Mr. Leighton. he SAID ar-...
pleasantly, If you don't lower that revolver .
blow Your brains out
For instant Leighton hesitated then g1a~..
back quickly toward the scientist That dIrun----.
man stood calmly, with his hands IN his po,E,-.
Instantly Hatch leaped. There was a quick Shan.
struggle few muttered curses, and then the l--
committed Leighton, IN his turn, was gazing down
the revolver barrel
Won YOU gentlemen sit down." suggested I'll.
Thinking Machine
They We're all sitting down when Detectv, " p
lory rushed up from police headquarters. Leigh g.
was fdrtheSt from the door The Thinking Nae-.r-
staring him with the revolver held IN 1os---
for quick
Ah, Mr. Mallory" he said. without turrir-
head or ganclng back =" This is Mr. Bradee ..-
nyngham Leighton You may have heard
before
Do YOU mean The Englshman who broug..- -.-
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appeared in all the city newspapers. 1t was SIMPLY:
VIII give ten thousand dollars Matter Is not in hands
the police To Your safety. telephone IIo3 Bay
and arrange details.
1t was only few minutes past nine o'clock that
morning when The Thinking Machine was called TO
the telephone For some reason he had difficulty IN
understanding possibly due to the splutterng OF the
receiver Then he did understand, and sat down for
sometime apparently TO consider what he had heard
Later he telephoned to Hutchinson Hatch
Its about this theft of the Colgate diamond, he
explained terselv. The secretary Travers, Who IS
wanted for the theft, is somewhere in the North
End either drunk druggcd, and possibly disguised
| imagine his photograph has been in all the news
papers. | have been talking to him over the tee-
phone and he is call me again about eleven clock
Go down to the North End near the corner OF Han
over and Blanksts hire a telephone for the morning,
and call me Remain at the phone from haf-past
ten until | call YOU. You to get TraVers. When
YOU get him bring him here Don't notify the
police
But viii get him. asked the reporter.
"I If YOU don't YOU are stupid, retorted The Think
ing Machine.
At five minutes OF eleven o'clock the scientist
telephone rang. He sitting staring at it at the
moment. but instead of answering stepped to the
door and called Martha, his aged servant
Answer the telephone, he directed, and tell
whoever is there that | am not here Tell them |
shall return in ten minutes, and to be to call
again
Martha followed the instructions and hung mp the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-03

ing the post cards They meant nothing q.
>o-pleaSe note thIS-he came To- me a- "
Colgate. knowing that Mr. Colgate was .o E
rope with his family, and sought my a~si--a-..
recovering the level from his fellow Cou~-..-.
The sublime audacitv OF all these conceptions
Mr. Leighton as little short of a genius III ..,- .-
uCular profession
Only once was Mr. Leighton embarrassed |
was when | told HIM | should have o. r.-
library But he even rose 10 this nece~~t-r
hantly Tie delayed my visit for day or $50.
IN some manner. possibly by forgery. ----.-.
an entrance 10 Mr. Colgatc'S home perhaps
cousin OF the same name There he received ..
Two or three things had happened % arae
doubt III my mind 10 whether he was the
Nh Colgate
First was his hesitancy IN connection v,-.
telegram came for Nh William G Colgate
servant asked Mr. Leighton III my presence s. -
telegram was for him That question would -...
have been asked If he had been the real Wl.-a-
Colgate Then finally | asked Nh Hatch oy,-
phone II William c. Colgate was red headed .
ham {. Colgate Is not red headed This geu-.e...
Is. therefore he Is not William G. Colgate / ..
knew this much Mr.. Hatch recognized i
Leighton He saw HIM At the time YOU Wc-.
interested IN his escape from a Scotland Na-l
Conway, who wanted him for stealing a ucys
That i, all, | think
But the diamond and Travcrs' asked t.. "a.
teCtivc
Here is the diamond said The Th.uk5r- ST..
chime. and he produced it from one of his r..e..-
Ir1Ners IS lying ON bed IN the next rouru
drunken stupor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-03

receiver Instantly The
Thinking Machine went
to the telephone
Can YOU tell me,
please. the number of the
telephone which lust
called me- " he asked
quickly. " No. | don t
want a connection
Number 547Io North3
Where IS that, In a
cafe at Hanover and
Blank-sts, Thanks
\ minute later he had
Hatch on the wire again
" Travcrs will call me i'm
FIVE minutes from S47Io
North. IN a cafe at Han
over and Blank-sts - he
SAID Get him and bring
him here as quickly as
YOU can Good 10y
So IL came about that
within less than an hour
a cab rushed up To the
H.r.-.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-03

y AKRON necklace -. .-
country: blurte5 .--
the detective
The same u- .s
the carrier pigeon ..-..
SAID Hatch grlmIr
| should Ike -.--
1ICularly 10 call v.-- --
tention 10 Mr. Io-
ton, continued Tile
Thinking Machine I.
Is "a man OF accom-
mentS We know
ne distinguished himself
10y the simple eN-.....-
OF using carrier --.
IN the Narrou u,.-.
affair. I'm tins Oa-. -
has risen 10 --..-,-
heights First { ..
assuming some rH-
he plotted with young
Travcrs 90 steal t.-,.
gate diamond Ir
r,1.rvt-- yvl-.r
essential here T-.---
got the diamond
sought 20 profit rs -
THEFT alone 10y neg -..
ing its return for ten
thousand dollars T
verS wrote a cir-
Mr. Colgate uaAr-
proposition n Was
slblc he knew VT Co..
gate would under
the cipher I shall
Leighton crcli, -r
tIclpating Just this
SibilItv and lU-s..-
meant nothing q.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-06-28
POLICE MUST HELP CoNNELL
PatroImen Are to he Enlisted in
the Crusade for Clean
City.

Every policeman in the city OF Omaha
is to be enlisted In the crusade for a
cleaner Omaha.
Thursday morning Health Commissioner
Connell called upon Acting Chief Mostyn
and laid a protest before him, complaining
that patrolmen fail to carry out that pro-
vision of the law which requires them to
report nuisances and TO make arrests where
sanitary laws are violated in their pres
ence.
This is the second or third time the mat
ter has been called to the attention of the
police department and heretofore police
men have been notified TO enforce the law
but the health commissioner says so far
as he knows nothing has ever been done by
them. Thursday morning the commits
sioner was angry. He declared that It
was practically impossible for him to keep
downtown alleys clean that where notices
are served a pretence at cleaning is made
and that within twenty-four hours there
after the condition is as bad as before
that II the policemen would do their duty
1t would be unnecessary for him to pay
men to inspect in those parts of the town
covered by patrolmen and he would con-
sequently have more men to take care OF
the outlying districts
When he presented the case TO the act
ing chief he found a warm supporter. Cap
tain Mostyn promised TO send a letter to
the captains to be read TO all patrolmen
instructing them to report all cases of
violation of sanitary laws and to arrest all
persons seen violating them. They are to
be reminded that at least once before such
notice has been served and that failure to
observe this rule will result in charges
being filed against them before the Board
OF Fire and Police Commissioners, with
the object of having them dismissed from
the service,
Last summer the city council passed q
resolution requesting the Board OF Fire
and Police Commissioners to adopt this
policy, but so far as results are concerned
nothing was done.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-06-28
SHERIFF OF JOHNSON SHOT
Man Whom He Sought to Arrest
Escapes and Posse IL in
Pursuit.

TECUSEH, Neb., June N.-(special Tele-
gram.)-A young man named Hudson, who
has been making this section his head
quarters for some time, is accused OF
passing a number of forged checks and
the sheriff has been endoavoring to arrest
him. Today he heard Hudson was stay
ing at the home Of John Cramer, a rela-
tive, seven miles east OF this city. Sheriff
Miner, accompanied by Elmer Nelson, went
out to the Cramer place TO arrest Hud-
son and on arriving there Cramer came
to the door and in response to a question
denied that Hudson was about the place.
Just then the sheriff espied Hudson maxi
ing tracks from the back door and gave
pursuit. Hudson fell as he ran and seeing
the sheriff was about to overhaul him drew
a large revolver and fired. The ball struck
the sheriff in the arm and glancing on
the bone struck him on the head. The
wound on the arm is a painful one, but
the one on the head is not serious. Hud-
son then made his escape. Sheriff Miner
was not armed.
Sheriff Miner was brought TO town, where
his injuries were attended to and a posse,
headed by the city marshal of Tecumseh,
started out to round UP Hudson. As the
fugitive is armed and the members of the
posse are also well provided for in this
line there may be something doing II Tud-
son is overhauled.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-06-28
CHARACTER IS NOT IN CASE
Judge mt Houston, Va, Rules on Ad-
instability of Evidence in
Loving Case.

HOUSTON, Va. June 27.-Judge Barks-
Gale, on convening court for the fourth day
OF the Loving murder trial rendered his
opinion as to the admissibility of evidence
by the prosecution tending to disprove the
story told by Miss Elizabeth Loving to her
father OF her ruin at the hands OF Theodore
Estes The opinion was in favor OF Judge
Loving and the evidence will not be sub
mitted. Judge Barksdale ruled that tho
character Of the girl or the character OF
the man who was killed. was not the issue
and the truth or falsity of her story had
no bearing on the case
T. H. McGinnis, who conducts a livery
stable at Lovingston, testified that he saw
Judge Loving a moment before the trnEedy
occurred. He talked with the defendant
who asked for Theodore Estes Witness
told him that he thought Estes was in a
car and Judge. Loving started In the direc-
tion indicated The only evidence Judge
Loving showed of excitement was that his
face was red
McGinnis ran out Of his place a short dts
tance away when he heard the shots and
found Loving had killed Estes. He talked
with Loving after a doctor had been sum-
moned, The defendant remarked: "A doc
tor Will do no good. shot to KIN"
did you notice anything unusual or pc
culiar about Judge Loving after the shoot
ing?"
Il did not observe him closely"
did you observe any evidence OF mental
weakness on the day of the tragedy"
Il cannot say that I did"
The, defense secured from the witness a
statement that Judge Loving made to him
after the tragedy when asked why ne killed
young Estes which was: Theodore Estes
took my daughter out buggy riding and
drugged and ruined her"
McGinnis is a bondsman of Judge Loving
and was summoned as witness by both
sides. +. L. Kidd, county clerk Of Nelson,
at whose home Miss Elizabeth Loving spent
the night after the buggy ride, was called.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-06-28
TORNADO NEAR MUSKoGEE
Three Persons Known to BE Dead
and Property Damage f.
Half Million.

MUSKOGEE, !. l., June pa tornado
with a path sixty miles long. followed by
a cloudburst, swept the oil fields of north
ern Indian Territory. between and .
O'Clock this morning. Three persons are
killed at Sapulpa, the heart of the
great, Glenn OIL pool. where the storm
was fiercest Frank Roper is known to
be dead and two others are said to have
been found whose names are not known.
Water rushed down the streets OF Sapulpa
over a foot in depth. Plate glass was
broken throughout the town. and the roof
torn from the hotel.
Over 100 derricks are reported down in
the Glenn pool, and It Is said all the oil
derricks In the Osago nation have been
swept away. F1fty-four derricks are re-
ported down at Turley, l. T. At Maize,
l. T.. houses were overturned and brick
buildings demolished. Muskogee suffered
no serious loss
The general loss throughout the oil fields
will be enormous, but at present cannot
be estimated. Many wells are running
wild. the oil flooding the land.
A conservative estimate places the num-
Der OF rigs blown down in the Glenn pool
at one-third the total The Combination
Oil and Gas Well at sapulpa was struck by
lightning and the fire cannot be brought
under control. One building Of the Creek
Orphans home was struck and destroyed
The total loss by the storm is estimated
at $4,000.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-06-28
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
Number of POstmasters Appointed
for Nebraska and
Iowa.
From a stan Correspondent,

WASHINGTON. June 27.-(special Tele-
gram.)-Postmasters appointed: Nebraska
-Cornlea, Platte county, John ]. Gilsdorf
vice J. r. Smithheister, resigned. Iowa
Centerdale, Cedar county, Frederick T
Hartley. vice r.. @. Tharp resigned;
Clarksdale, Appanoose county Albert O.
Baller, vice c. L, Berry, resigned; Ottoson
Humboldt county, George NJ. Schneider
vice Christopher Ottoson, resigned; RAN
dolph, Fremont county, Harry NJ. Town
send, vice L. o, Clarke. resigned: Spring
brook, jackson county. John Gonnor. vice
y. NJ. Scheckel, resigned.
Nebraska postofices established: Loyal
Custer county, Jeannet Schuck, postmaster;
Valyrang. Mcpherson county, Lou Hurd
postmaster
The application OF George e. May, j. E.
Hecht, Clarence Seaman, j. w. Waller
and E. 8. Manennes to organize the Farm
ers National bank OF Nashua, Ia, with
$4,000 capital has been approved by the
comptroller OF the currency.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-06-28
PRISON BREAKERS HANGED
Thrs- COnvicts Who Killed Guards to
Secure Freedom Executed
in Missouri.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, June N.-Harry
Vaughan and Edward Raymond, convicts
sentenced to the penitentiary from st.
Louis, and George Ryan, a convict SEN
tenced from Kansas City, were hanged in
the county jail here this morning for the
killing OF Prison Guard John Clay during
concerted attempt to escape from the
penitentary. The three were hanged at the
same moment. Sheriff Scott sprung the
trap and five minutes later all three were
pronounced dead. No statement was made
from the scafrold
The execution OF Convicts Harry
Vaughan, George Ryan and Edward Ray
mond is the termination OF a desperate at
tempt they made on the afternoon OF
November "a, 1905, to escape from the pen
itentiary. During the outbreak, Prison
Guards John Clay and e Allison and Con-
vict e. Blake were shot dead After two
trials they were convicted OF the murder
Of Guard Clay and sentenced to be hanged.
verdict OF conviction was rendered in
the first trial but was reversed by the
supreme court and a new trial ordered.
Vaughan was admittedly the leader of the
outbreak by which the three and Con-
Wet Edmond Blake endeavored TO gain
freedom Each was secretly armed with
a revolver and they had secured dynamite.
When a favorable opportunity presented
the four walked into the ofhce of Deputy
Warden See, and Vaughan, with drawn
revolver commanded him to throw up HIS
hands. The deputy warden hestated and
Blake ired a shot that injured Vaughans
hand and seriously wounded See. Deputy
Warden See and two farmers who were
visiting in his Office, were marched quickly
TO the prison entrance. At that moment
Guard Clay swung the inside gate open
to admit a team. He was shot down and
the four convicts rushed into the enclosure
TO the outside gate This they quickly
blew open with the dynamite and ran
through the opening An open fusilade
ensued between the escaping convcts and
prison guards, and Convict Blako and
Guard Allison were killed. After a hard
chase through the city Vaughan. Raymond
and Ryan were recaptured.
The four convicts were serving sentences
for robbery when the prison outbreak
was planned.
ST, LOUIS, June H.--John King. a negro,
who was convicted OF shooting his sweet
heart, Halle Davis on November 2S, 1906,
was hanged here this morning in the jail.
COLUMBIA, Mo, June 27.-Governor
Grant Folk has granted a respite until
July p to Thomas Clay, a negro. who was
to have been hanged here today for kill
ing another negro.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-06-28
CHURCHES ARE TO SEPARATE
English Lutheran and German Church
Are Growing wider Apart In
Tendencies.

MILWAUKEE. June 27.-The Journal to-
day says: A further separation of the
English Lutheran church and the German
Lutheran church is likely to be effected
at the convention OF the English Lutheran
church. Missouri synod, now in session at
Mount Olive Lutheran church, Milwaukee
While the English Lutheran church OF this
synod has conducted the academic educu-
ton of their ministers the religious instruc-
ton has been given principally at the
German college in St. Louis. At this meet
ing a report will be submitted in favor OF
establishing a theological college in some
central city like Pittsburg Pa. As part
OF this plan, the English Lutheran church
proposes TO turn over to the Gernlnn
Lutherans as a gift their college at Win
field Kan.
Another important matter TO be taken
up at this meeting is the organization OF
the young people Of the church in a ma
tional association.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-06-28
COLOMBIAN TREATY IN AIR
Long POstDOnenent of Differences Ex-
listing with Panama is Rem
dered Necessary,

WASHINGTON. June H.-The prospects
are that the treaty between the United
States OF Colombia and the republic of
Panama now being negotiated will not re-
ceive its final touches until next autumn
The United States government through the
Department of State has been making an
effort to get the two countries on a basis
where they may conclude treaty relations
Responsive to its labors thus far, Colom-
bia has submitted for the consideration of
the Panama government a memorandum
which, II acceptable in principle, may form
the basis of the convention by which Co
lombia shall recognize Panama as an inde-
pendent nation. Some understanding also
may be reached as to the amount Of the
foreign debt of Colombia that shall be as
sumed by Panama, in'return for Colombias
surrendering all claim TO Isthmian territory
Panama promised the United States to as
sumo some portion Of the debt but the ex-
act amount Of the 100000, which It ag-
gregates, has not yet been determined
Senor Cortes. the minister from Colombia
Is compelled to go to Europe in July, but
will resume the matter on Colombia's be-
half when he returns In September. Fol
lowing the conclusion of the treaty of
recognition of Panama, the two govern
ments will get to work on a commercial
treaty.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-06-28
THIRTIETH FOB The ORIENT
Infantry Leaves Fort Crook sRtur-
day 60 Sail for the Philip
pine Islands.

The Thirtieth infantry will depart from
Fort Crook Saturday via the Rock Island
for San Francisco. from where the reg-
ment will sail July 5, for the Philippines.
The regiment Will be succeeded at Fort
Crook by the sixt NTH infantry. now en-
route from the Philippines. In the mean
while one company of the Eleventh In
fantry will garrison Fort Crook.
Private Jack Payson. Troop c, Second
cavalry, has been ordered transferred to
the hospital corps, upon the recommenda-
tion OF the acting chief surgeon of the
Department of the Missouri.
Leave Of absence for one month has been
granted Second Lieutenant Joseph NJ Cum
minis, Eighteenth infantry Fort Leaven-
worth.
militia uniform consisting OF coat. pants
and cap has been handed in to the ONCE
of the chief Quartermaster. Thus far no
claimant has appeared for the raiment.
The officials at army headquarters desire
to know II any of the Omaha National
Guard companies are shy one uniform.
Honorable discharges have been granted
from the United States army to the follow
Ing enlisted men: Privates L. A. Bode-
muller, Battery b, Fifth field artillery;
John f. Lee, Company d. Fourth infantry;
Fred Hanewinkel, Troop d, Sixth cavalry.
and Sergeant Robert Bieler, Company d.
Fourth infantry
Payment OF the troops OF the Department
OF the Missouri for the month OF June has
been ordered. The troops at Forts Meade
and Robinson will be paid by Mayor
George T. Holloway; at Forts Riley and
Leavenworth by Captain ]. M. slgworth
and at Forts Des Moines, Crook Omaha
Mackenzie and Camp washakie by Cap
tain Claude B. Sweeney.
Proposals for the heating apparatus for
the commanding officers quarters at Fort
Omaha will be opened at the office of the
chief quartermasters office in Omaha July
/, 1907.
general court-martial has been ordered
to convene at Fort ID, A. Russell Thursday
with the following detail: Major r. M
Blatchford, Eleventh infantry; Captains r.
s. Welsh, Second field artillery; l.. w Tan
ner, o. S. Eskridge, Eleventh infantry;
First Lieutenants r. r. de F1iniak
Eleventh infantry; Ned B. Rehkopf, Second
field artillery; Second Lieutenant j. E.
Barzynski Eleventh infantry, and First
Lieutenant w. p. Persons, Eleventh in
fantry, Judge advocate.
A general court-martal has been ordered
to convene at Fort Leavenworth Friday,
June 2S with the following detail. Lieuten-
ant Colonel William Paulding Eighteenth
infantry; Captains William F. Grote
Eighteenth infantry; ]. r. Slattery, En-
gineer corps; First Lieutenants Harrie F.
Reed, Fifth field artillery; S. L. Pike
Eighteenth infantry; X. p. williams, Thir-
teenth infantry; r. D. Foulois Twenty
fourth infantry: Second Lieutenants George
G. Bartlett, Bruce Megruder, Eighteenth
infantry. and First Lieutenant j. G. Tay-
lor, Eighteenth infantry, Judge advocate