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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-15
FOR SUPERVISOR OF BERKELEY
DISTRICT.

Having been reliably informed that Mr..
l.. q. Maddox does not want the posi-.
ton, hereby announce myself a candi-
date for Supervisor of Berkeley district
Spotsylvania county, subject To Demo.
cratic primary. il one is ordered. and
promise. il elected, to discharge the duties
of the Office To the best OF my ability.
Respectfully.
iel LIT 4 NJ Smith
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-15
TO THE VOTERS OF STAFFORD
COUNTY

desire to announce my candidacy for
the position of treasurer of Stafford conn
ty In the election in November. / solicit
your support and promise IL elected to
faithfully perform the duties of the office.
sl-ltd W. ID. Reamy-
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-15

To the Voters of HARDWOOD District
Stafford County.
hereby announce myself n candidate
Tor the office Of supervisor. and ask
your support Respectfully,
nONl j. W. Hall
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-15

10 the Voters of Spotsylvania and
fredericksburg.
hereby announce myself as a randi-
date for the House OF Delegates from,
TINS legislative District. subject To- "A
Democratic primary. and respectfully
solicit your support. II nominated and
elected. | shall DO my best to advance.
the Interests of both county and city
during my term of office.
Respectfully.
c. OConor Goolrick.
May :. 1907. ~
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-15
IF YOU WANT PURE GOODS.
sILAS SHELBURNE 4 son.
SHELBURNE'S WAREHOUSE

For the sale OF Loose Tobacco and
by sample over the hogshead. 18Th
and Canal Streets. Richmond. Va
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-15

The Kind earth gives her iairest
To him who loves them most
The simplest soul and rare>t
Who makes her gifts hi- boast
-Thapfp-iu Garrison,
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-15

There are NIL kinds Of Talking Machines. but
only ONE VICTOR. Better buy the best
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-15

Manassas, Va, April 3. 1907.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-15

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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-06-20
A SUNDAY MURDER
Sensational Killing Wherein a
Motive Does Not Appear
FAMILY TROUBLE is ALLEGED
Killing Crews Out o! Domestic Dill
Guilty About Which There Is Goa
siderable Mystery-The Slayer Al
the Slain Brother-in-Law.

China Grove, Special. - Edward
Ashby shot and killed Dan 0vereash
near kannapolis, just over the Cd
barrus line and made good his es-
cape y possee with bloodhounas
are in pursuit of the slayer, but al
a late hour at nogbt no word has
come from the pGrsurers.
Overcash and Ashly were broth
ers-in-law and the tradegy grew out
of a domestic difficulty about which
there Is considerable mystery. Per-
SONS who have arrived here from Tie
neighborhood where the crime was
committed tell the story Of the crime
and these details are given for what
they are worth.
Ashby went to the house OF Reese
Pethel Sunday and accused Pethel' 5
wife of improper conduct with Over
cash, declaring that If Pethel would
go with him to the woods he woald
produce proof of his charges. Peth-
el accompanied Ashby to the woods
but. it is said, Ashby was unable to
show the husband proof of the
wife's misconduct Pethel declared
then that the best way to settle the
matter was to interview Overcast,
and PetheI and his wife went to Ash
by's home after him. Ashby ac-
companied the PetbcIs willingly, but
instead of stopping at Pethel's home
where it had been agreed the con-
ference was to be held, the Pethe's
took him beyond into thicket,
where Ashby was secreted. Ashby
stepped out from his hiding place as
Overcarsh approached and shot him
dead, Immediately taking flight.
There is considerable mystery be-
hind the crime and it will require
much investigation to bring to light
the truth Ashby, it is said, had
threatened Sunday morning soml
hours prior to the tragedy to Kill
Overcash on sight. Suspicion rests
upon Pethel and his wife for com,
plicity in a plot to kill Overeash an1
1t Is presumed that they VIII De DR.
rested on that charge.
Sheriff Crowder of Rowan county
was informed Of the crime Sunday
afternoon and with a posse al:
bloodhounds undertook the searcl
for Ashby bat thus far without sue
cess.
Ashby has the reputation Of be
ong a desperate character. Abou
four years ago he killed his fathe
jim Ashby a noted whiskey trans
porter, because the father had bru
tally whipped his daughter, Edwar'
Ashby's sister. The elder Ashb
was known to have possessed
violent temper on this ground chief
acquitted the son. 1t is said tha
the gun which Ashby used Sunda
morning is the same weapon wit
which he killed his father.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-06-20
Orchards Story Uphels-

Boise, Special.-The prosecution iI
the Steunenberg murder trial Friday
entering in earnest on the corrobord-
ton of Harry Orchards testimony,
showed a continuous thread Of evil
dence connecting George Pettibone s
store in Denver with Orchard at San
Francisco while engaged on the Brad
ley murder plot, partly developed an,
other direct line by which it is hoped
to show that Haywood engaged aud
raid Steve Adams for the same des-
perate work, and added special touch
es of confirmation to Orchards gen
eral story. Officers Of the. postctlice
at San Francisco and Denver prodre-
ed original records showing that IN
August, 1904, a registered letter was
sent under the name Of ~. Wolf
from the address of Pettibone's store
in Denver to ~. Dempsey at the
Golden West Hotel in San Francisco
Orchard swore that he stayed at tie
Golden West Hotel under an alias
that was either ''Demspey' or "Ho'
gam that Pettibone used the aliases
of "Wolfe" and "Pat Bone an1
that under the name Of "Woltf,
Pettibone in the month n1entlonee
sent him a registered letter containing
$1O0 to pay his expenses while at
tempting to kill Bradley
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-06-20
Horrible Self-Destruction.

Lumberton, Special. - A most hor-
rible tragedy occurred two miles east
of here in which Mrs. Francis Phil
lips aged 20 years was the vistim.
Her mind had been unbalanced for
some time and she had repeatedly
threatened to take her life. Two
weeks ago she attempted to drink con-
centarted lye. At another time she
was taken from the railroad track
Just before an approaching train.
Arrangements had beer made TO take
her to the asylum and when Deputy
Higley and Mr.. f. d. McNeill went
for her she had disappeared Search
ing they found her a short distance
beyond the house lying dead in Inc
road, with her clothing burned off her.
A box Of matches was lying near by.
The inference is all too plain that she
took her life.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-06-20

Charlotte. y. {. sPsssal.-- Mech
interest has beeu felt IN the sF1El of
Frame II. Jones, the dsfaaltaag 49,
sistant teller Of the Charlotte Nat
ioaal Bank. who oa March luih ieft
the city. having stolen approxHssstsly
SO. 900 Of the hanks funds-
Judge James r. Beyd Monday az
ternoon sentenced him 10 ssrve az
years in Federal pr,saa a. fneas-
.ure of punishnen; for the crime.
The ending Of has mueb-ialked e
case was dramatic in the esirvrts-
Jones himself took the stand and, 's'
a statement fall of sensational after
ances tod how he bad come 10 fall
and detailed tho. history Of his ops
ations from fsrSt 10 last. Demands
made upon him BY his distressed
mother for needed funds for hts IN
valid father he said lad led hiEn -
take the first fatal step. Once start
ed he could never recover. sinking
deeper and deeper in debt aud ever
striving to reeoup. His losses lie
estimated at between $4,000 and
$4,000. Among those TO whom 10
hal lost money were Messrs- Z.
Bell. Belt & Fonvillc. ID. A. Hur'ey,
and v. I. Randolph & Go. lie inn
plicates Percy g. Fonville, the eK-
Charlotte. Rock Hill and Fort NIL,
s. C.. stock broker whom he dcciar-
ed was his partner IN business. IA
result Of his disclosures, another
arrest was made last night, that or
| Mr.. BJyee Bell, who will be called
upon to answer the charges of "aid-
ing and abetting" in this embczZle-
ment.
In response to questions, Jones de
clared that there was much speeula'
tion going on around him, and that
this means was the only one which
appealed 10 him as one by which hs
co I'D get-rich-luick.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-06-20
SUNKEN LAUNCH LOCATED
Several Bodies Found. But on Ae-
count Of Confined Space Thair
Number Could Not Be Counted.

Newport News, Va, speeial.-With
canopy frame crushed, bal canvass
still tightly fastened down the missing
launch of the battleship Minnesota
was located in 81 feet Of water, about
1,400 yards west by south of Fort
Wool Friday afternoon about
o. o'cloek. Across the little crafr teii-
tale piece Of towing line served TO
convince the naval officers that they
are right in their theory that Tie
launch was run down by a float OF
some kind in tow Of tug. The diver
who went down to examine the launch
reported that the heads and arms IF
three men were protruding from be-
meath the canvass covering; tie men
having made a desperate fight for
life when they were carried down
like rats in a trap.
1t is believed that certainly nin- OF
the bodies will be under the canopy,
but the fact that uniform capes Of
Midshipmen Ulrish and Stevenson
were picked up in The roads indicates
that these two must have succeeded
in getting free from the boat before
they were drowned.
Aboard the battleship Indiana
Captain Mahan confirmed for the As
sociated Press the report of the fni-
ing of the launch. He said that al
the facts had been wired TO Washing
ton and that an official report would
| be given out later. Searchilghtf
| from all the American battleships ara
playing upon the spot around which
two floating derricks, the naval tus
Potomac and half a dozen Launches
and cutters are anchored.
\ diver is at the bottom of th5
roads, placing the cables with wiicl
the derricks will raise the laun n
Officers and men on board the Allan
tic feet are waiting anxiously for the
raising Of the boat.
The ill-fated boat was found b.
the launches of the battleship O!ll'
| and Iowa.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-06-20
NORTH STATE news
Items of interest Cleaned from
Various Sections
FROM MOUNTAIN TO SEASH0RE
Many New Pharmacists.

Lake Toxaway. Special.-The North
Carolina Pharmaceutical Association
convened here in the hall OF the Tox-
away Inn, with its president {. 4.
Raysor of Asheyille III the chair. The
address of welcome Vas made by Mr..
j. L. Alexander of Toxaway Inn, and
was responded TO by Mr.. c. II. Tnom-
as. of Thomasville. at the session u..
the reports of the officers and COM
mittees were made and Ii Few MEM
hers received. The North Carolina
Board of Pharmacy passed out of Il
class of AZ the following successful
applicants: j. G. Aberthany. Lenoir;
j. T. Abernathy. Gostonia: Charles
III. Andrews, Chapel Hill; ID. q. At
kins, Durham: ID. s. Chapman, Green
vile; A. ID. Currie, Jr., Salisbury: 1.
|. Davis, Jr., Morganton; \. q. Il
lott. Durham; &. T. Eldridge. Greens
boro: 7. L. Farrow, Jr., Winston
Salem: John W. Fuller, (Co.)re u
Salisbury: H. p. Kennedy, Jr., 1Col-
ored), Greensboro; K. +. Kibler, Mol
canton; H. c. Lutz, Granite Falls
W. \. Lane, Newbern; j. F. Marion
Elkin; Earl Morrow, Gastonia,.,R F.
Moody, Charlotte; J. H. Patterson, il
(Colored) Durham; r. r. Palmer
Warrenton; J. l.. Robinson, Lowell
J. L. Ransom, Charotte; A. NJ. See
rest. Monroe; E. l.. Webb, Roxboro
J. B. Wilmington, East Bend.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-06-20
Wall Street Also Working on South
ern Republicans.

Recently the Star had an editorial
on the Wall street methods in the
South as TO The Republicans. 1t
showed how the MONOPOLY influences
world try 10 get a vote where thev
could pledged against the President,
and that when they failed, that then
they would have their hired agents
TO declare loudly for Roosevelt, but
to try to get men named rs delegates
who could be handled when they got
to the convention. And it seems
clear that the President believes that
this game is being worked III more
than one Southen State.
Confederate Day at Arlington.
"In all OF my travels | have never
witnessed ii more impressive or sig
nificant event than the decoration of
the graves of the Confederate dead
at Arlington Yesterday said Col.
George Taber Wilson, of Chicago, at
the Raleigh Hotel a few days ago.
Zone of the most gratifying fea-
lures was the picture wildly present
I'd Of the meii who wore the victor
.ous blue and those reDresertihg the
tOtteiing remnants of the lost cause
Joining hearts and hands to honor the
memory of the dead. and uniting n
one hearty tribute Of love for re-
united country.
"Sueh a feeling ii is good to see.
All traces Of bitterness which creep
up here and there will be permanent
" banishcd by such grand testi-
monial of LOYALTY to the flag. 1t
brought back to me, by contrast
memories of the dreadful days when
the States clashed and when the peo-
ole of both sides suffered, as | hope
Americans never will suffer again.
Flag Day at the Public Schools.
The Flag Day exercises at the pub
lie schools here at the nations cap,
tai on last Friday was most inter
asting and enthusiastic. This write!
| falled after the exercises to some o1
he children in even as low as tnt
Fh;rd Grade and found that they
,ncw all about the flag, why there
we're so many stripes, and so MANY
| tars. when the flag was adopted, WIN
nade the first flag, and indeed every
hing about the history of the fa2
nd the history of the country con
| nected Herewith. Their knowledg'
vas remarkable.
Washington City has the reputa
ion Of having a most excellent sy5
en- of public schools.
1
children to one of the public school,
instead of to high priced privat
| schools.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-06-20
Tar Heel Notes.

A special order Issued from the CT
fee of the Adjuntant General accepts
the Beaufort division Of naval mill
tia and also a company Of infantry OF
the First regiment at Shelby Anoth-
er order disbands Company al of the
Sd regiment at Sanford upon recon-
mendation of the Inspector general,
who found in April that the company
did not meet the requirements of the
law.
State Auditor Dixon says that
great numbers of corporation reports
are now coming In. The entire time
of one of his clerks is devoted TO cor
poration matters.
In few days there is TO be q vote
on the new county Of which Jones-
boro-Sanford will be the county seat.
/. is said that only three votes WILL
be east against it.
Beth the North Carolina Senators
and Congressmen E. Y. Webb were
appointed to attend the funeral VI
Senator Morgan, of Alabama.
At Federal Court at Charlotte
| Franc T. Jones plead guilty OF EN-,
| bezzlement. He returned So,OOO II
the stolen money TO the bank.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-06-20
Almost Cut TO Death.

Waynesville. Speeial-Mr Lowery
Lee. a prominent young citizen "r
Waynesvillc, came very near being
fatally hurt in an alteration with Il
negro named Brown. Mr.. Lee took
umbrage at some insolent remarks
of the negro and. despite the fact
that one of his arms is i'll sling
being sprained in a fall, he almost
succeeded in knocking the negro down
with his free hand. The negro drew
knife and inflicted a cash on Mr..
Lees arm and neck. Had the cut
on the neck been an inch deeper II
would have severed the jugular vein
and proven fatal.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-06-20
WEATHER THE PAST Wftk


The North Carulans seessuu az ne
weather and crop service Of shs he
pzrtment Of Agrieaiinrs issues The
following bulletin ef waAshsS cou.li-
iions for the pass week:
TemperHturs.-The average ter
peratnre was about the sane a. for
the week ending June llth. and was
about 5 degrees below tue normal
In the eastern half Of the State the
temperatures we're cool during The
fore part Of the week. bat warmer
during the latter part: in the wess-
ern portion there was not mncb
change in the daily temperature.
The highest temperature rcpaftrsi
was 81 degrees on the 10th IN Ian
coln county: the 18th and 10th were
generally the warm~St days. The
loves temperature was 81 degree
on The 18th in fredell county.
Precipitation. -- The precipitation
for the State averaged above normal-
but was very unevenly distributed,
being especially heavy in the north
east, northwest and southwest eoun-
ties. and the least IN the extreme
amount reported was i.2i inches IN
Robeson county. The heaviest rains
fell on the. lIth and 18th. In Gu.I-
ford and Mecklenburg counties con-
siderable dGmag. was done by hail.
There was also great amount OF
damage done by the heavy rains
washing the soil in many lucatiiie .
Much damage was done IN Jom~i
county on the 18th BY high winds.
Sunshine and Cloudiness.--Report'
from all districts indicate that III"
amount of sunshine was much def
| eient. The weather was generally
/ cloudy from the 1lth to the l4th AZ
! elusive; the remainder of the week
was generally clear.-A. II. Thiessen
Section Director.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-06-20
Doctors Hold Final Session.

Morehead City, Special. - The
North Carolina Medical Association
met in its final session. Papers werc
read by Drs. Jones, of Newberni
Headen, of Morehead. The report OF
the house of delegates was received
and resolutions of thanks to the local
committee and the Atlantic Hotel and
Col. Frank P Morton, the genial pro
prietor for the courtesises shown .he
society, were passed. DIR. Howell
Way the new president was then in
troduced to the society which adj
journed to meet in Winston-Salen.
the date to be fxed later. The meet
ing was up to the average scientiii-
cally, but numerically it was not.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-06-20
Editors Visiting Richmond.

Richmond, Va, speeial.-Aboni
$50 delegates to the National Ed,
torial Association arrived here Sun.
dav from the Jamestown Exposition
A ioint committee Of the chamber o
Commerce and the city council es
eorted the visitors to the various
points of interest in and near tx
citv. Mayor Mccarthy made W.
coming address st a luncheon. AZ.
retiring President JunGn spoke /
lie editors.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-06-20
Funeral Of Senator Morgan.

Selma, Ala, Special.-With every
business house closed, with the i'll
dustrial plants stopped and their
portals draped in mourning, IN the
presence of 5000 citizens, 500 of
them from other parts of the State
and nation, all that was mortal of
John Tyler Morgan, Alabama's Sen
ator for more than 80 years, was
laid TO rest here Sunday. As the
casket was lowered into the earth,
the strains Of LEAD Kindly Light"
foated on the air and tears sprang
unbiddcn from 4 thousand eyes.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-06-20
Cleve Richardson Arrested.

Monroe, Special. -Cleve Richard
son the negro who shot and almost
fatally wounded Bob Brewer in fight
over a woman here last November and
then escaped was arrested at Cheaer,
S. C. last Monday just after finish az
a term on the chain gang there. lie
has been brought TO Monroe and viii
have a preliminary hearing in the re-
corder's court this week.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-06-20

Nashville. Special. - 4 charter was
granted Tuesday by Secretary OF
State TO the Fentress County Railroad
Company, for the purpose Of owning
and operating line of railroad from
johnson Stand (Maynard Postoffiee)
on the Southern Railway, in Cumber-
land County. TO point in Scott Coun-
ty at the westernmost point where
Rock Creek a tributary OF tie Big
South Fork Of Cumberland River
crosses the line between kentucky
and Tennessee. The company i Cap
italized al sI25, ,Oe0 with the following
iucorporators: ~. ". Wood.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-06-20
Fined Jurors Who Failed to Show Up.

Memphis ,Special.-Chancellor He's
ken assessed fines Of so each against
seven Jurors who failed to appear for
duty in his court on time, and ordered
them notified that if they failed to 92-
pear again. larger fines would be as
sessed. they being increased fer eae2
1av of absence. Those fined were IL
Caro-. J. Rothschild, Sam Nertl:ein
William jackson, J. Russer, Z. Shani
and D Dnrcf.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-06-20
Three Women Died In Flames.

Cincinatti, O., Special.-Three wo-
men were burned to death and two
men were seriously injured in a fire
that destroyed the four principal
buildings of the Shaker settlement at
Whitewater village, near Harrison,
Ohio. Mrs. Kueie Dear, katbnne
Sterr and Mary Middletown. three
aged women who occupied quarters IL
the main building, were the victims.
They we're burned to death before any
one could arouse them: Charles Sterr
and Andrew Bass were seriously
iured in making their escape from hle
burning building.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-06-20
V W. c. A. Conference Closes.

Asheville, SpeciaI.-Tbe Young
Woman Conference OF the Y. W.
c. A.. of the Southern States, closed
here Monday evening with an open
air mass meeting on Kenilworth Hill.
The farewell address was delivered
by Miss E. Stafford Miller. Of Mel
bourne, Australia. Farewell speeches
were made by various delegates on
the hotel porch. and the convention
dissolved with the singing of "God
BE With You Till We Meet Again. =
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-06-20
Negro Hanged For Murder.

Milton. Fla, Special - Nathan
Woodall, Young negro. was hanged
here Friday for the murder of Walter
Nowling, last January. He confess
al his crime on the gallows and spoSe
for an hour, advising the people OF
his race to lead better lives. tie was
perfectly calm and assisted the shsI'
if in adjusting the moose. Ills necS
was broken.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-06-20
The Steamer Ohio Aground.

Victoria. h. G., Speeial.-Privsis
adviees from Cape Nome stat that
the steamer Ohio Of the White Star
Line ran aground at Cape Nome and
four persons were drowned as a re-
sult Of something going wrong with
tho fall. when the boats were being
lowered. II il believed the steamer
struck ice and vas damaged - that
she began TO Ill making il necessary
to run ashore.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-06-20
Memphis Firemen Stop Very Esd
Blaze.

Memphis. Speciality one Of The
most remarkable fights ever made by
the Memphis fire department a dls,
astrous confagration was prevented
and a loss that might have reached
into the hundreds of thousands WAS
limited to about $4,000, when the
fire fighters subdued in an incredibly
short time the confagration IN the
Hill cotton shed Madison avenue and
Wellington street. The blaze was one
of the most spectacular ever witness
ed in Memphis and drew a large
crowd.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-06-20
A Terrific Kail Stern.

Millen. Ga, Special.-A terrific
hail storm, the path Of which was
four miles wide and 10 miles lohg,
has wrought havoc with erowin0
crops in jenkins county. The 10
horse farm of E. Daniel was COM
p!etelv DESTROYED and seven-ho"Se
farm, Of the Daniel Son and Palmer
Comranv IS practieall-- total loss.
TIE hail stones killed grown chickens
IN many places and went entirely
thror:cii wsterrc!o'ss.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-06-20
Will Pay Visit 20 China.

GAINESVILLE, Special Mr. and Mrs
John Carter and Mrs J. I. Telforl.
left Wednesday for the far-off China
where they viii spend two months
with Mr.. and Mrs. Carter's children
Mrs. S. E. Stephens and Mrs. E. L.
Morgan. who are missionaries in that
land. Mr.. and Mrs. Carter and Mrs.
Teiford GO to China via Seattle,
Wash. from which port they take
steamer. Mr.. and Carter have give'
two of their daughters to missionary
work in China.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-06-20
North State Notes.

Smith and Berry. the railroad con-
tractors, who were tried in the Fed
eral court at Charlotte os peonasc,
were acquitted Monday.
At Raleigh OIL Monday DIR. Row
land and his wife were bound oTer
TO court, although the chemist fail
ed to find evidences of poisoning
against them.