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The Glenwood post., 1907-07-27
COAL BASIN CASE
TO Be INTERESTING
Sensational Features Promised
in the Trial Of JohnL |. Taylor
Charged with the Murder
Of His Wife
EVIDENCE POINTS TO SUICIDE

J. l.. Taylor, the husband of the
woman who met her death in the Coal
Basin last week under peculiar circum-
stances, has been arrested and placed in
Jail at Aspen, awaiting preliminary
hearing.
1t was decided soon after the acci-
dent that the woman had taken her
own life by shooting and that coro-
ner's inquest was unnecessary, but
some doubt has been expressed that the
matter was not fully enough investi-
gated and owing to the trouble which
had been existing between the dead
woman and her husband for some time,
suspicion naturally pointed to him.
In order to allay any doubts on the
subject, the remains were to be exhum-
ed and closer examination made of
the wounds. The physician, who ex-
amined the wounds, it seems, failed to
ascertain whether or not the bullet
had entered from the front or the
back of Mrs. Taylor's head.
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-27
BOARD OF TRADE
MEETS AGAIN
Appoints Committees to Take
Up Matters of Importance
For Welfare of G|enwood
and Surrounding Country
TO APPOINT DELEGATES

The Glenwood Board of Trade met
Wednesday afternoon at 4 O'Clock be
ing called to order by the president,
Major S. j. Del.an, and proceeded to
transact business in "A way fitting an
older and more thoroughly organized
body
The first business to come before the
board was "A communication read rela-
tive to sending delegates to the Ma
tional Irrigation Congress at Sacra-
mento in September, and also the send
ing of delegates to the meeting of the
State Commercial association in Gree
ley, August 30 and 81. w. R. Lee and
L. E. Lucas were appointed to repre-
sent the board of trade at that meet
ing
The following committees were then
appointed:
c. d. Barnes was appointed a com
mittee of one to appear before the
council relative to renewing the street
names on the corners all over the city.
f. l.. Peisar was appointed a com
mittee of one to see the county com
missioners and solicit them to repair
the road between here and Shoshone.
Senator Taylor and Jack Worries were
appointed committee to experiment
on the cottonwood trees to prevent the
cotton from flying. 1t has been demon
strated by the state agricultural expert
ment station that by boring hole in
the trunk of the tree and plugging the
same the cotton will not fly. Senator
Taylor also saws he has tried the same
experiment and that it proved etficac-
ious.
Clint Marvin, Will Hawley, J. B.
Deacon and Ernest Barlow were ap-
pointed committee to promote the
matinee races during the month of
August for Glcnwood Springs.
These are four very important
measures and only suggests what
number of good and wise measures may
be brought about by a united effort of
the citizens and systematic way of
going about these reforms. There is
no reason why Glenwood should be
lacking in any of the up-to-date and
boosting measures and no reason why
her citizens should not work in har-
mony for a better Glenwood, last and
always Anybody can knock-we need
boosters, and the Board of Trade fos-
tered by Major DeI.an if taken hold of
by those who are willing to assist in
the good work, may prove of great
benefit to the town and surrounding
country.
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-27

trunks was the bloody print of a hui
hair.
This rumor reached the ears of JUS
tice Sanders who is also deputy coroner
and has complete charge of the investi-
CATION until after the coroner's inquest
is completed.
Judge Sanders ordered the express
man to deliver the trunks to his office
and Immediately summoned his jurors
who carefully examined the trunks
but it has leaked out that the jurors
could not see the bloody hand print as
plainly as could some of the gossipers
who are full of theories as to how the
tragedy came about.
Continuing the search the jury open
ed the trunks and found therein n
number of letters such as Taylor has
said have been written to his wife for
the past year by more or less prominent
Aspenites who have sought to break up
his home. These letters will probably
be used in evidence at the coroner 8 in
quest on Friday.
Sheriff Begley will leave for Coal
Basin tomorrow morning where he will
subpoena a number of witnesses to tcs-
tify in the case, among whom will be
Superintendent Allen who lives two
doors from the Taylor house and who
was the first on the scene of trouble
and was the one to pick up the un-
fortunate woman and carry her in the
house.
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-27
DEATH OF A PIONEER

Frank A. Burcham, one Of Glen
wood s Oldest residents died here at
3;l5 Tuesday afternoon after an ill
ness of seven weeks. While this notice
will bring sadness to Mr.. Burcham .
friends it will not occasion any surprise
to those who have known of his con
dition.
About two years ago Mr.. Burcham
suffered paralytic stroke since which
time he has been in quite a helpless
condition since he took to his bed the
first week in June and he had had no
desire to live and has made no effort
whatever to do so.
Deceased came to Glenwood about %
years ago and for many years engaged
in the brick business with Fred Atkin-
son. He was 63 years of age and while
he has some brothers and sisters in
the East he has had no communication
with them for many years and asked
that they be not notified of his death.
The remains will be taken to Den
yer this morning by the faithful nurse
Miss Tillie Engelbrecht and cremented
as per Mr.. Burcham request. The
Masons will escort the body to the
train.
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-27

ing that the Meyer Haywood following
was to blame for the bitter strife be
TWEEN labor and capital.
"Takc the Telluride district. for in
stance Judge Gabbert said, oman
after man was killed after the Western
Federation outside organization step.
ped in. More than thirty miners were
driven barefoot over the mountains be
cause they stood up for their rights and
still the acts of violence continued
State troops We're called ont and the
miners We're well treated by the
tr0Ups.'
"Sincc the arrest of the Western
Federation officers violence has com
plctoly ceased. Men are back at work
on all sides. Colorado is now at
peace"
Justice Gabbert would not give an
opinion as to the innocence or guilt of
HPwood as he said he preferred not
10 discuss the matter until after the
jury had rendered its verdict.
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-27

Aspen, Colo, July 23.-The recent
tragedy at Coal Basin bids fair to make
one of the most sensational cases ever
heard in Aspen. Last night at midnight
John L. Taylor was placed under ar
rest charged with the murder of his
young wife last Friday. He spent the
rest Of the night in Jail and was this
morning arraigned in court for prelim-
mary hearing. His attorney, Judge
Rucker, however, insisted on n coroner 8
inquest before preliminary hearing
should be held. This was agreed to and
the prisoners bond fixed at $3.50
which he secured without trouble.
The dead woman's mother arrived
from Buena Vista and swore to the
complaint against Taylor. This after
noon the coroner and his jury went to
the cemetery and the body was ex-
humed. Three physicians shaved all
the hair from the head in an effort to
locate a bullet hole which it is thought
could have been found had Taylor fred
the shot as has been alleged. The
crowd was so great at the cemetery
that it was necessary to adjourn the
inquest to the office of the justice and
here the physicians gave it as their
opinion that the shot which caused
death was fred in the mouth.
The jury then adjourned to Friday
morning when witnesses from Coal
Basin will be present. 1t is said that
at Coal Basin where the tragedy oc'
Cured that the people were not aware
of any trouble between Taylor and his
wife and the people there scout the
idea of murder. 1t is known that the
young woman worried great deal but
it is thought this worry was not be
cause of her husband s acts but be
cause some of her socalled friends We're
constantly telling her of her husband s
faults and apparently trying to work
ar estrangement between them.
Just before her death the woman
herself wrote a 52-page letter to the
Aspen Times in which she accuses her
mother and sisters of making her life
one of the utmost misery and says
they were constantly trying to set her
mind against her husband and to force
her to leave him. She declared she
loved her husband and could live hap
PLY with him except for the busy
bodies who were apparently determined
that she should not do so. Although
~ 1ns, hot
she wrote this letter under duress and
probably at the point of a revolver, the
ength of the letter and the steady
hand in which it is written makes this
theory quite improbable, to say the
east. 1t is said that this letter and
several others written by Mrs. Taylor
just prior to her death will be submit
ted in evidence at the coroner s inquest
next Friday.
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-27

The case against Charles Marshall
and Charles II. Weidenhammer which
gentlemen were being prosecuted for
having venison in their possession out
of season, was continued until next
Wednesday by Justice Hedden. The
delay will give Deputy Game Commits
sioner Gordon time to confer with the
state game commissioner and deter
mine whether the fines for the violation
of the law can be remitted.
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-27

Miss Gail Bowdoin at the Hillside cot.
tage. The young lady arrived yester-
day morning and will spend ten days
home. Pool, horseback and picnic
parties galore have been arranged in
honor of the fair visitor and if she
doen't have the time of her life while
here, it won't be the fault of her
friends.
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-27

Aspen, July 24.-The Taylor suicide
case is still the talk of the town and
new developments are coming to the
front almost every hour. The trunks
of the Taylors which should have reach
ed this place from Coal Basin several
days ago arrived here today. No soon
er had they been unloaded Mt the de-
pot than rumors were set afoat to the
effect that on the end Of one of the
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-27
GLENWo0D BRIEFLE1s

The indications for a record crowd on
Road Race Day, August 4th, are i'm
proving with each succeeding day.
man, and family passed through the
city yesterday, enroute to Grand June
tion.
Mrs. klaner and her guest, Miss
Lebo of Missouri were ShSshone visi
tors who spent Thursday with Mrs. W
W. Crook.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. s. Reider of EN-.
poria, Kansas, are in Glenwood stopping
at the Grand and will remain for sew.
eral days.
"Taft is a man of splendid poise, -
says an Ohio paper. He can also flash
up bunch of avoirdupois that is not
to be sneezed at
Jack London says that Roosevelt
oesn' know everything. Perhaps not.
le may have forgotten "A few things
minor Importance.
Mrs. Harry Pring and Miss l..
Pring of Colorado Springs arrived in
the city yesterday and will enjoy the
major part of the summer here.
L. NJ. Wade, representing the Mono
type Composing Machine company
spent Thursday in Glenwood enjoying
the big pool and talking monotypes in
the two print shops.
Miss Nellie Winston of Mattoon, H.,
and Miss Levi of Urbana, ILL.,, are at
st. Clair's and will remain in Glen
wood several days. They are returning
from trip to California.
X X
Thomas p. Donnelly and Susan
Withers, both of Salt Lake City, were
granted license to wed by County
Clerk Weir yesterday and the nuptial
knot was given its half hitch by Jus
tice Hedden
The condition OF Dentist Harry
Ewing who was taken to the sanitarium
Wednesday was very satisfactory yes
terday. An operation for appendicitis
will not be absolutely necessary at the
present time, although the doctors
deem it advisable.
Wiley Jones, who is travelling in the
interests of the University of Colorado,
was in the city short while yesterday.
He left for Aspen to spend a day with
his friend Hugh Thatcher before re
turning to Glenwood.
The boys of the Presbyterian Sunday
school baseball team are preparing to
entertain the entire town in a lawn so
cial. This delightful event is to take
place on Saturday night the eth at the
home of Mrs. John Worries at 9l3 Blake
avenue at 8 o'clock.
The Post reporter was shown through
the ear of meat shipped in by the
Gavin Commission house Thursday and
found that was one of the coolest places
in town. Mr.. Gavin distributes ear
of meat a week now besides the large
consignments of fruit, vegetables, etc.
The Grand river was a highly col
ored stream Thursday morning, which
always indicates a heavy storm in the
red dirt vicinity around Mccoy. The
river didn't seem to be much higher
on account of the rain, showing that
the storm was not very general along
its course
For the benefit of the merchants and
business men of the city, we publish
the fact that the station of Ruedi on
the Colorado Midland has been equip
ped with a freight, ticket and express
office. In the future, express and
freight for that point will not have to
have the charges prepaid.
The infant child of Mrs. Keyser of
South Canon which was born with club
feet has been subjected to the Lorenz
bloodless operation by DIR. Crook and
its future freedom from the affliction
is now assured. 1t was thought for
time that the baby would be hope
less cripple, but it's limbs have been
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-27

Ferdinand Isola, the fve-year-
child of Emanuel Isola, who sustained
a concussion of the brain in q runaway
accident was operated on this week by
DR.. Rosenberg and is now recovering
rapidly. The piece of bone which was
resting on the brain was raised, thus
removing the pressure. The child with
stood the shock of the operation admir-
ably.
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-27

The infant child of Mrs. Keyser of
South Canon which was born with club
feet has been subjected to the Lorenz
bloodless operation by DR.. Crook and
its future freedom from the affliction
is now assured. 1t was thought for a
time that the baby would be hope
less cripple, but its limbs have been
Strengthened out in fine shape.
The Glenwood post., 1907-07-27

For the benefit of the merchants and
business men of the city, we publish
the fact that the station of Ruedi on
the Colorado Midland has been equip
ped with freight, ticket and express
Office. In the future, express and
freight for that point will not have to
have the charges prepaid.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-27

CAPTAIN CHARLES DE F. CHANDLER STEP
PING INTO THE CAR OF HIS BALLOON.
is member of the signal corps of the
United States army. and this branch
of the federal service. under General
James Allen, has been testing the va
riOus kinds of war balloons with a
view to adopting some system of mill
tary aeronautics for the army. Cap
tain Chandler has been active in the
work of experiment and in instructing
members of the corps in mir. navigation
The United States recently estab-
lished an aeronautic experiment sta
ton at Fort Omaha. and only a few
weeks ago army officials decided upon
the construction of Uncle Sans first
dirigible balloon which will equal if it
does not surpass anything the French
or Germans have yet produced 1t will
cost 100000. will be nearly 200 feet in
length and will have capacity of
10000 cubic feet Its construction
will bring into service not only all the
inventions originating in this country
and abroad, but also several improve
ments the nature of which is yet Sc
cret
Another army officer who figures at
st. Louis is Major Henry B. Hersey.
chief inspector of the government me
neurological service. who went with
Walter Wellman to SpitZbergen.
third army aeronaut is Lieutenant
Frank S. Lahm. Jr.. who won the
James Gordon Bennett cup and the
worlds balloon racing championship
in the international contest last year
at Paris Lieutenant Lahm expected
to participate in this years, contest
at st Louis. but sickness prevent
ed His father, Frapk S Lahm. ST.. is
one of the promoters of the affair
1t was the capture of the cup by
Lieutenant Lahm last year and its
temporary possession by the Aero Club
bf America which brought the races to
this country. where other nations
which challenge for it are required to
come. the rules STIMULATING that the
competition must be held in the coun
try which holds the trophy
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-27

THE ARCHDUkE FRANCIS FERDINAND.
anxiety because of their preferences il
matrimonial matters. The archduke
made good choice except from the
point of view of the interests of the
state. He fell in love with the Countess
Sophie Chotek. whom he persisted in
marrying in spite of all the Obstacles
placed in the way Of the match She
was a lady in waiting to the Crown
Princess Stephanie and not of high
enough rank to wed possible mon
arch. according to Austrian court ira
ditions But she proved good wife to
the archdllke and has won her way to
the affections of the people, and she
even won the good opinion of the En-
peror Francis Joseph. who some years
ago conferred upon her the title of
Princess Hohenburg. AS she is only
morganatic consort she is not eligible
to become an empress, but it is said
she may become queen of Hungary.
Besides the book about his travels
which the archduke wrote after his
visit to America in the Chicago Worlds
fair year. he Is the author of two vol
umes of poetry and of several histori-
cal ana biographical essays. From this
1t may be seen that he is by no means
an unlettered and uncultured man. as
has sometimes been said He is very
fond of music and is something of Il
composer himself He is an engineer
by profession and is IT, naly prince of
the blood who has secured his diploma
as such. it is said ~ any rate. he il
an expert at mashinerT and Of an in
ventive,tur of mind Many tales have
been fold Of him that did him inils
tice. some Of which described wild
FRANKS committed. not by him. but b.
others of the emperors nephews.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-27

PRINCE GEORGE OF GREECE AND HIS
FIANCEE.
families of Europe. In the third place
the match acquires special interest
from the fact that it was opposed by
no less than three crowned heads. a
sort of concert of the powers singing
"No wedding bells for them The
trio We're the king of England. the
king of Italy and. lastly, King. George
of Greece himself. the father. of the
groom.
The prince is the second son of King
George and was born in 1860 He is Il
nephew of Queen Alexandra King
Edward disapproved the match be-
cause of the lineage of the princess.
The Bonaparte family has experienced
many yicissitudes since the time Of
Napoleon |. The Princess Marie is the
great grandfather was Prince Lucien
and Marie Blanc. Prince Roland is a
noted savant who visited the United
States in 1893 and was highly honored
by scientists. Her grandfather was
Prince Pierre BOnaparte, who was con
sidered the most disreputable member
of the BonaIarte family. and her
grandfather was Prince Lucien
Bonaparte. Napoleon's younger broth
err. who died in 1910. Lucen was per
haps the ablest of the brothers of the
emperor and the least selfish He de-
clined several crowns offered by Ma
poeon in order to confine his life to
scientific researches 1t is from her
mothers side that the princess brings
her large fortune. but it is tainted. as
the phrase goes in America. Her ma
ternal grandfather was the ex-waiter
and millionaire gambling hell keeper.
M. Blanc, the founder of Monte Carlo
This is what particularly sticks in the
crop of King Edward of England But
the princess herself is young woman
of whom every one speaks well. Prince
George is deeply in love with her. and
it is said the marriage bells will sure
ly ring
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-27

VI VIRGINIA has been the scene of
AZ many historic events, and the
occurrence of the jamestown
exposition this year has called
attention to the fact in many striking
ways The commemoration Of such
events has stimulated study of the an
mails of Virginia both as a colony and
.as one of the original thirteen states.
One of the most momentous days in
wealth was that on which Lord Corn
wallis surrendered at Yorktown to the
combined American and French forces.
The capitulation took place 1o6 years
ago on Oct. 10. The hundredth ami
versary of the event. which fell in the
wear 1881. was made the occasion for
a notable celebration. and it was at
this time that the cornerstone was laid
of the lofty monument which the visit
or may now see and which fifty COM
memorates the victory of the American
forces and the virtual termination of
the struggle for Independence. 1t is
surmounted by a figure of Liberty.
ures of thirteen maidens representing
the thirteen colonies. and about the
base are appropriate inscriptions recit-
ing the circumstances Of the surrender
and the terms agreed upon by the gen
erals of the opposing armies. The cen
tenary exercises occasioned the attend
ance ut the scene of the momentous
events of President Chester A. Arthur
and members of his cabinet of Count
de Rochambeau of France, Il descend
ant Of the count of the same name
who commanded the French allies at
Yorktown; OF Baron Won Steuhen Of
Germany, Il descendant of the Baron
Won Steuben who fought in the Reyo-
Tuition; of Sherman and Hancock
There were two sieges of Yorktown
one in the Revolutionary war and one
IN the civil war. In the war Of the
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-27

Revolution Lord CORVALLIS and the
British army reached Virginia in May,
1881. and in the following August oc-
cupied Yorktown, which is Oh the
York river. Washington and his ar
my advanced on the enemy by land,
and the French fleet of Count de
Grasse, numbering twenty eight ships
of the line, with nearly 1000 infan-
try on board, reached the Chesapeake
and came to safe anchor in the mouth
of the York river. CORVALLIS was
thus blockaded both by land and sea.
The arrival of Count de Barras with
more French ships strengthened the
Americans. When the English Ad-
miral Graves appeared in the bay with
his squadron a naval battle ensued in
which the British ships were so rough
~ handled that they were glad to with
draw. On Sept. % the allied armies
encampA closely around Yorktown,
and the siege was regularly begun On
the 18th of October the Americans
made an assault on the outer works of
the British and carried them by storm
On the 18th CORVALLIS proposed sur
render. and on the 10Th the capitula-
ton was formally made.
In the second siege of Yorktown
General Magruder. with between TO-
600 and $4,000 Confederates, took pos
session of the place in the spring of
1862. and little later General Nc
'Clellan, with Federal force Of about
$4,000 men, advanced up the peninsula.
reaching Magruder's defense line on
April 5, and began preparations for
long siege. The Confederates were re-
enforced. and the Union forces were
also strengthened, 50 that finally Nc
Clellan had under him in front of
Yorktown over 100000 men. In view
of the greater strength of their enemy
the Confederates evacuated Yorktown
and fell back on Williamsburg.
A small monument almost hidden =.
the overlapping trees shows where the
surrender of the British general to
Washington in 1871 actually occurred
A cave is pointed out as the place
where CORVALLIS met his officers in
council, but doubt has been cast upon
the story by some historians The vii.
iage is n quaint one and has changed
but little since Revolutionary days.