Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-17

In the wilds of McComb's park, ha
been unmasked as a sneak thief o
startling ability. By her own confes
sion she is the tool of man VIII,
caused her to become a domestic II
the homes of wealthy persons, Their
to obtain for him and his fellow
thieves information enabling them t,
rob these residences. She has admit
tetd that this man, Herman Thieler
is the one who bound and gagged her
the ruse being to extort money from
unfortunates whom she would purpor
to recognize as her assailants. She
has admitted that even the bodies oi
edad men have been employed in an
effort to enrich this man, but through
the activity OF the newspapers, this
| scheme had to be abandoned. Today
much stolen booty was found in the
mans apartments.
BOSTON, Jan. 14.-The Clyde
yesterday on Orleans beach, is in a
dangerous situation this morning,
| and the chances are that the vessel
| cannot be saved.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 14.-Anna
Blair who sued Mrs. Josephine Pat
terson, wealthy widow for $25, 900
tor alternating the affections of Mrs.
Blair's husband, was given verdict
of $4,000. Mrs. Patterson made ap-
plication for new trial and made
affidavit that there was no record of
marriage of the Blairs in Wichita,
Kans., where the marriage was said
to have occurred. The judge an
nounced that he would grant a new
trial unless Mrs. Blair found proof of
her marriage with Blair.
LONDON, Jan. 14.-Sarah Bern
hafdt is very i'll in Paris today. She
is suffering with tumor, and it is
believed that she will never appear
on the stage again.
ELPASO, Tex, Jan. 14.-Five per-
sons were killed and a dozen injured
in New Mexico when the Rock Island
train yesterday dashed into an open
switch at Barney. The engine went
over aind the cars were left on the
track The engineer and fireman
were killed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Alt is
known definitely that Taft will not
enter the presidential race and the
administration is presumably pre-
preparing to cast its influence in fav-
or of Root or Hughes or some one
identified with the ROOSEVELT wing
of the party.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-Mepbers
of the Interstate Commerce commits
sion who spent Sunday in this city
declined to discuss progress of the
Hartman investigation, but 1t devel-
ops that in commission circles there
is feeling that little practical ben
eft will result from the investiga-
tion. 1t is pointed out that the Harri-
man group is SO powerful that a court
decree requiring disassociation of
the Hartman system could be com
piled with and yet no good accom-
plished.
TELLURIDE, Jan. IA. - Pascos
Grueson, an Italian miner. committed
suicide by shooting himself through
the head about 2:45 this afternoon.
1t seems Gruson owed another Italian
named Oberto, who keeps beer hall,
some money, for which Oberto held
his note. He called to pay something
on account, but not finding Oberto in.
went to his residence and gave Mrs.
Oberto $5 and asked her to endorse
it on the note. While she was doing
so Gruso pulled a revolver out of his
pocket and made her return the IS
and also the note. Gruso then start
ed for the mine. Mrs. Oberto i'm
mediately found and told her hus-
band what had happened and he Sc
cured a horse and started in pursuit.
When out oftown a mile or so Ober.
to overlook Gruso, and when within
about $50 yards Oberto heard shot
and saw Gruso fall to the ground
Fearing it was ruse to draw him on
to be killed, he stopped, and the man
| not moving, Oberto returned to town
A quarter of an hour later w. W. In
man, timber hauler, coming down
| the road, discovered Gruson with
| the gun in his hand and a bullet
through his head, entering the nose
and coming out at the top Of the
head.
NEW YORK. Jan. 14.-There wal
a stir in Wall street when 1t was an
nounced that through another Harri
man coup the Southern Pacific com
pany and the Santa Fe had joinet
forces to control the railroad situa
ton in northern California. 1t wa
stated that joint corporation witt
$35, ,O0O, 900 capital was formed un
der the laws Of California ol
| tho 21st of last December