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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06
A PLEA FOR CHANGE OF VENUE
ENTERED BY AccUsED-A FAIR
TRIAL IMPOSSIBLE IN NELSON,
Says Judge Loving, and Declares That
Half the Population is Related to
Family Of His Victim.

Lynchburg, Va, May 29.-At Low.
ingston, the county seat Of Nelson
county. Judge w. G. Loving, who for.
merly presided over the same court.
was indicted for the murder of Theo-
dore Estes, a son Of Sheriff Estes, fol.
lowing the alleged mistreatment Of
Miss Elizabeth Loving, daughter Of the
accused. An application for change
of venue was made by the defense on
account of local conditions, and this
was argued for more than six hours,
at the close Of which the Court ad-
journed until Wednesday morning,
when the decision will be handed
down.
Judge W. r. BarksdaIe. OF the Hall
fax circuit court, is presiding in place
of Judge Gordon, who asked to be re-
lieved because Of personal reasons.
There is no doubt but the unwritten
law will be invoked, and that the case
will command more attention than any
case in the Virginia courts in the past
decade. There seems to be no doubt
but the motion for a change of venue
will be granted, and it is believed the
case will be sent to this city for trial.
1t is alleged that there were only 20
families living at the county seat, and
that one half of them were connected
with the Estes; that there are only
two hotels in which the jury could be
kept, both operated by bitter partisans
of the Estes family, and that it would
be impossible to lock jury up there
without it being exposed to subtle in
fluences against him. He believes he
is innocent and would be acquitted
upon a fair and full investigation, and
to obtain this was the object Of the
application for change of venue.
A number of other affidavits were
read and filed as portion of the rec
ord substantiating that of Judge Low
ing and showing that efforts have been
made to have witnesses for the de-
fense change statements that would be
hopeful to the defense. The applica.
ton for bail was readily granted by
Judge Barksdale, and the surety in
penalty of $4,000 was furnished by
Judge John D. Horsley, of this city, a
prominent attorney at law and division
council for the Southern Railway Co
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06

at different fines, hunted bufaloes
and wolves and was accustomed to
all kinds of hardships.
The captain informed him that he a
had very important and dangerous
duty to perform, and wanted to know
if he had the courage to undertake a
task of that kind. Young Hegwer said
that IF it was in the line of duty as a
soldier, that when he enlisted he did
not expect to shirk any of the duties
that were required of him, and that he
was ready to undertake anything that
was possible.
The next morning young Hegwer
was seen crossing the Missouri river
on a ferryboat, making his way in a
northeasterly direction, SO that he
would arrive from the north when he
got to the plantation; that there
would be no suspicion that he had
been sent from Atchison. His dis
guise was perfect. No one would sus-
pect him as being soldier. 1t was
dlulOSI udl anu dllluS WHICH uO al
rived at the old plantation. When he
got to the gate he was met by an old
gray-haired man about 70 years old,
very pleasant and polite. Young Heg-
wer bade him the time of day, and in
quired if it would be possible for him
to stay all night, that he was very
tired, wet and hungry, and that he
had come long way that day and
was not able to go much farther
Young Hegwer stated that his folks
lived in Doniphan county, Kan, imme-
diately west of st. Joseph, Mo-; that
his oldest brother was with the rebel
Gen. Price, somewhere in southern
Missouri; that his father was dead
and his mother was rather cross to
him, and that he had run away from
home. That pleased the old gentleman
very much, and he took very hearty
laugh over it. He took him in the
house, gave him something to eat.
That night about ten o'clock came a
couple of men with mule team. Heg.
wer went out and helped them to put
up the team There were some empty
boxes and cans in the wagon that in.
dicated milk, bread and food had been
in them. The leader of the two asked
the old gentleman, Who's that strip
of boy you got there?"
He answered, and told him the
story that young Hegwer had given
him.
The next morning when Hegwer got
up he found no one on the plantation
but the old man and an oldishlike lady
apparently his wife and an old Negro
man and negro woman. Jack and
Mike had got up early, left the place
on horseback and returned again
about three O'Clock in the afternoon.
The next morning it was the same
thing over again; they returned about
the same time, loaded the wagon and
drove off in the same direction. The
next morning Jack and Mike left the
! came as before. When three o'clocA
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06

came they did not return; four o'clock
came and still they were not there.
The old man was getting very ner-
vous. He chewed his tobacco much
faster and he spit his juice much far
ther and talked much louder. He
finally came up to young Hegwer and
said in a trembling voice:
Il reckon you and l will have to
take that food to them niggers. Jack
and Mike must have got into some
sorter trouble"
They started with the wagon, as it
had already been loaded and prepared
to go. They drove in the same direc-
tion through the woods, until finally
they came into sight Of a dim light d
short distance ahead of them. They
came to a bayou about 80 feet wide
with foot bridge across it. There
the old gentleman stopped, got out or
the wagon and went in the direction
of the light. In short time he re-
turned, another with him, and intro
duced young Hegwer to him as a new
member of the gang. They each gath
cred in some of the boxes and cans
and started IN the direction of the
light. Young Hegwer was bound tC
see it all; tied the mules to a tree,
gathered up bCx and followed them.
To his great surprise, thet0 he
found what he was looking foi. A
large log cabin about so feet long. 90
feet wide, with about 40 negro men
and women and boys "A or IS years
old, all chained to the walls, their
chains fastened round their ankles, ly.
in on beds of straw with some GOV.
ering.
On his return to the plantation they
found Jake and Mike had returned.
They reported that they had been fol-
lowed by some spies, and in order to-
mislead them they had to go way
around, as they did not dare to come
directly to the plantation for fear Of
being discovered.
Next morning young HegWer was
sent out to finish the plowing that he
had begun-the other end of the field
was near the road that went to Atchi-
son. There he wrote the letter to his
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06

= Antiquities have to give way to the
needs Of the present. The Egyptian
council of ministers has approved the
plan for raising the Assuan dam
across the Nile, a change that will in
crease by two and half times the
amount of water that can be stored in
the irrigation reservoir. The raising
Of the dam will result in the submerg
ing of the Island of Philae and the
flooding of the ruins of the temples.
The island itself is a small granite
rock about a thousand feet long and
500 feet wide. 1t was the scene of
the worship of the goddess Isis. Many
pilgrims from various parts of the an
cicnt world visited the shrine when
the religion of Isis was most widely
spread. The WOrshipers of other gods
built temples near that of Isis, so that
there appeared on the small island a
splendid collection of examples of the
best architecture of the various pc
riods in which they were erected.
The enlarged dam will make possible
an annual increase of the cotton crop
of Egypt amounting to between $751;
100000 and $2O,0OO,OOO in value
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06
FOUR DIE
And Several May Follow as the Result
Of Open Gas Pipes.

st. Louis, Mo-, June 1.-Three per-
sons were killed by asphyXiation and
another was overcome in Lawton-
avenue rOoming house in the night.
The dead are Joseph r. G&bler and
wife, Ida Gabler, and Daniel Dwyer,
who occupied a room adjoining that in
which the Gablers slept.
The police found metal cap to an
unused gas pipe in Gabler's room. They
have not determined how it became
detached from the pipe.
Joseph Maxwell was found dead
from asphyXiation in his room in a
Hogan street house. John JantOs is
in a critical condition at the city hos
pital. He was found Friday morning in
his room in an Elm street lodging
house. The gas jet was partially turned
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06
GreenviIle Journal.
E. c. orwELL, Ed. and Pub.
Medical Education,

The changes of the past 25 years
in medical education have been moth
ing short of a revolution, and yet at
a conference of medical educators in
Chicago it was stated by one delegate
that three-fourths of the graduates
were unfit to practice medicine. The
condition of medical education in this
country 80 years ago was almost be-
yOnd belief. There were medical col
leges in Chicago that graduated two
classes a year. In a single town in
northern Illinois nine men were prac-
ticing medicine, of whom two had di-
plomas and the rest were druggists,
ex-hospital stewards from the army
and men who had taken one course of
lectures. The immediate result of the
enactment of the medical practice act
was the departure of l 400 praCtition-
ers from the state, some Of whom COM
pleted their medical studies, but most
of them practiced where there was
not so much law. At a conference in
Chicago the other day, says the Phil
adelphia Record, DR.. Means, chairman
of the judicial council of the Associa-
tion of American Medical Colleges,
said that the average man admitted to
practice was deficient in knowledge
of bacteriology, chemistry, physiology
and anatomy. Fifty-eight per cent. of
the men in 25 states who fail at their
final examination pass a few weeks
later. In the few days intervening
where do they get their knowledge?
They don't get it, They simply learn
the answers to the questions, and the
same questions are asked them at the
re-eXamination. Evidently the reform
of medical education, although much
has been done, is not yet complete.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06
Schooner Sunk BY L!uhtntnq.

Pensacola, Fla, May 29.-Informa-
ton has just reached here from the
navy yard of the sinking there early
Monday during an electrical storm Of
the schooner William Smith, bound
from Key West TO Pensacola. The YES.
sci was struck by lightning, which
threw cne of the masts to the deck,
tore the clothing off member of the
crew as he was hurting box of dyna.
mite over board, and, passing down an
open hatch, splintered the bottom Of
the vessel The schooner sank at
once, the crew escaping in lifeboats.
The Smith was loaded with wrecking
apparatus, including the box of dyna
mite.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06
ONE SHOT FIRED BY SON
Killed Jaycock, Who Had Dragged In
valid Wife Out of Bed.

Chicago, Ill.,, June 3.-Awakened
from sound sleep by the screams of
his sick mother, who was being beaten
by her drunken husband William Lay
cock, of Daggett, Menominee county,
Mich, seized a 22-caliber rife and sent
a bullet crashing through his fathers
brain. The man died instantly. The
father was attempting to stab his eld-
est son, who protected his mother. The
father had dragged his wife from bed
by the hair. The boy was arrested,
but probabIy will not be prosecuted
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06
Driver Mas Intoxicated.

New Orleans, June 1.-Several sec
tions of New Orleans are under from
one to four feet of water, owing to
heavy rains. Nearly all rain water
has to be pumped out of the city
streets because of the low level Of the
land, and although big underground
bitches and an expensive pumping
plant has been established, the rain
fall is so unprecedented that the pumps
can not handle it.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06
Found Bows Body In Pond.

Worcester, Mass, May 29.-Chester
R. Proctor, 12-year-old Fitchburg boy,
was reprimanded by his school tea%her
for some boyish prank, and as a pun
ishment she wrote a note to his par
ents and sent him home. Chester did
not go home, and on the edge of Put
nam Pond his father found the note of
reprimand from his teacher, and later
discovered the body Of his son floating
upon the water
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06

San Antonio, Tex, June 3.-One
man instantly killed and a score Of
persons injured. some Of whom will
die, is the result of the wrecking Of
eastbound passenger train No. s two
miles west of Lozier. The derailing
was the result either of train wreck
ers or defective steel, though the posi-
tive cause of had not been determined
up to a late hour.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06
Two Children suffocated.

St Paul, Mimi, June 3.-During the
absence of their parents two children
of Samuel Coplovich were suffocated
to death in a fire that started in their
home, and a third fatally injured. The
fire did not amount to much, but when
the house was entered two children
were found dead and the third so over
come that there are no hopes for its
life.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06
Fell Out of Car Winoo.N.

Dubuque, Ia, May 31.-The 5-year-
old son of woman named Kate Man.
tinelli fell out of car window on the
Illinois Central west-bound limited,
running 50-miles an hour, between Pc
osta anu Epworth, while his mother
was asleep and was found walking on
the track near there few hours later
by the crew of an east-bound train.
Except for a slight cut on the face the
how WAS unhurt
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06
DECK CRUMBLING IN
When Steamer Arrived in Port WITH
Her Cargo On Fire.

Hamilton, Bermuda, May 31-The
British steamer Boniface, from Gal
weston May %, for Liverpool, loaded
with cotton and carrying nine passen'
gers, eight of whom are women, ar
rived at Bermuda with her cargo on
fire
The flames were discovered May &c,
when the vessel was 700 miles from
Bermuda. The matches were battered
down, and the Boniface was headed for
these islands.
When she arrived here her cargo
was burning furiously and her decks
were crumbling in.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06

Los Angeles, Cal, June While be-
ing taken to the district attorneys Of
fee in the company of two of the Off
cials of the Pacific Screen Co., by
whom he was charged with the embez-
element of $4,000, Thomas Motion, a
collector, drew a revolver and shot
himself in the head infiicting fatal
wound. His action was so quick that
the men beside him could not interfere
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06
Killed One; Wounded the Other.

Rawlins, Wyo., May 29.-Believing
that her husband was about to be kill
ed by his two infuriated partners, with
whom he was engaged in desperate
battle, with knives, beer glasses and
other missiles, Mrs. Matte Ringwood
shot and killed one of the men, A..
Davis, and fatally wounded Webb
Stone, the second. The shooting oc-
Cured in a saloon here.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06
"Ouake" Recorded

Albany, N. Y, June IA slight
earthquake was recorded by the seis-
mograph at the state museum. The
first shock came at s a. m and the
maximum disturbance at S:12 a. m.
The vibrations persiste ed fer nearly an
hour. The earthquake, it was stated,
seems to have had its origin about
3.5OO miles away,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06
Seven Lonners Drowned.

Boise, Ida, June 1.-While attempt
ing to make a landing above the rapids
in the Fayette river II miles from
Garden valley, seven loggers were
drowned. The two boats which they
were using were carried over the rap
ids and SWamDed
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06
SaiIboat Overturned.

New Orleans, La, June Capt. c.
/. McGin, commander of the United
States dredge Barnard, was drowned
by the overturning of sailboat, in
which were half a dozen other men.
DR.. H. B. Seebold, in trying to save
him, narrowly escaped being drawn
under by the drowning man.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06

1t is said that eagles sometimes go
up $4,000 feet into the air, but how
anyone can prove it is a mystery.
Anyway, one of these birds has been
known to rise from the ground and fly
almost directly up and disappear
from sight within three minutes.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06
Fell Down a Shaft.

Salt Lake June George l. Meats,
manager of the Four Metals Mining
Co, was killed by falling 100 feet dowr
q shaft at Dunway. 1t was two hours
before the body was recovered, as the
bad air had to be pumped out of the
shaft to make safe the work of rescue
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06
Trial win Be Held on Train.

Omaha, Neb. May 29.-In order to
prevent his being lynched by neighbors
and friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. M.
Copple, whom he murdered at their
home in Thurston county, Loris R. Hig-
gins will be given his preliminary hear
ing on fast train guarded by officers.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06
Forty Thousand Idle.

San Francisco, May 31.-According
to the figures based on an investiga.
tion conducted by Harbor Commission.
or Stafford there are approximately
10000 persons idle in San Francisco as
the direct result OF the existing labor
trniihleS
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06
Barrel Works ELrned,

Titusville, Pa, June Fire broke
out in the Harris barrel works, burned
ever a section of about eight acres and
caused q damage of about 100000.
The water works had been shut down
for repairs and delay OF half an hour
in restoring pressure is said to have
caused the large loss.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06
It would be we'll for the common O.

1t would be we'll for the common or
garden variety of pedestrian to take
lessons in reading automobile num-
bers while standing on his head or
with his body at various unusual an
giles, so that he will be able to tell
the police the number of the car that
hit him.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06
Bows Fate EXPLAINED.

Bemidji, Mimi, June What gave
Indications of remaining an unsolved
mystery was cleared up by the finding
of the dead body of "Nickie" Shepherd,
the 3-year-old son of John Shepherd, Of
Solway, who disappeared from home
a week ago. 1t is supposed the boy
died from exposure
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06
Several Injured.

st. Louis, June 3.-Rock Island pas
senger train bound for Kansas City
was wrecked near Leslieband several
passengers were injured. The tender
jumped the track and turned over
three cnacheS
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06
schreck Won in Fl Rounds.

Tonopah, New, May 31.-Mike
Schreck won his finish battle with Mar
vim Hart in the early part of the 21st
round, Hart's seconds tossing up this
towel in token of defeat. Hart broke
his right hand in the sixth.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06
Chinese Rehe1s Killed.

Canton, China, May 31.-A severe
engagement has occurred between the
provincial troops and body of rebels,
resulting in victory for the former.
The rebels lost more than o hundred
men killed and the government forces
captured the rebel leader.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06
Two Trsinmen Killed.

Neosho, Mo, .Tune S.-A Kansas City
Southern passenger train was wrecked
half mile from the station. Foreman,
Pepper, Of Pittsburg, Kan, and Frank
Finn, baggage checker, OF Joplin, NO.
were killed. Several passengers were
slightly injured.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06
Aeronauts Mlssina.

London, June 1.-The fate of the two
lieutenants of engineers, who ascended
from Aldershot in military balloon
May 2S, during the review in honor OF
Prince Fushimi, of Japan, still remains
Q mystery.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06
kiIls Hims.If 70 please Intellect.

Boston. May S1.-"My body wanted
to live, my intellect wanted to die
My intellect won out" read note
found in the pocelot Of Herman Unger,
OF PIttsburg, who committed suicide b.
taking morphine at Clark's Hotel.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06
$5oo,ooo,ooo Syndicate.

Phoenix, Ariz,. May 29.-Articles Of
Incorporation OF the United States
syndicate" the capital stock of which
is $500, 100000, we're filed. The pur-
pose of the company is to build rail.
road to connect North and South
America.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06
Mistaken For a Rlrd.

New York, June 3.-Mistaking his
companions hat for bird while they
were on shooting on the Palisades
Mortimer Seaman, is years old, shot
and almost instantly killed Martin l.
Winter, aged 16.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06
,renneseean In TroubIe.

New Haven, May 29.-Rufus Guy
Baldwin, aged %, Yale graduate, was
arrested on the charge Of passing a
Worthless check on the university. He
was released on $500 ball. He lives
IN Fayetteville, Taun.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06

A man going to his wedding fell
asleep on the train, was carried past
the town where the bride was, and
had to get off at the next town and
travel back. He won't do to tie to, re-
marks the Ohio State Journal.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06

During the month of February
1,125.173 bushels of potatoes were
shipped from Aroostock county, Maine,
making a total crop of 1906 and up to
,Eahruarv 2S. 1907. of 7,67S,S7S bushels.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06
Fire In steeraue DEPARTMENT.

New York, June 3.-Fire was dis
covered in the steerage department Of
the huge White Star line steamship
Oceanic, which is now tu her dock in
this city. Only members of the crew
we're on board. 1t Is thought the dam
age will reach $4,000.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06
Rarrinuton Must HANG.

Jefferson City, Mo-, May 31.-The SUI
preme court declared that Lord"
Frederick Seymour harrington, now in
jail at Clayton, Mo, shall be hanged
on July 25 for the murder of j. P. Nc
Cam, the ST Louis horseman.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06
MA Ara Nnt lnvoiued.

Washington, June IA dispatch at
the state department from American
consul Paddock, at Annoy, China, says
the dissatisfaction in Southern China
is spreading. 1t is said that American
interests are not yet involved.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06
kiIIed Nv pitehcd Rail-.

Little Falls, Mimi, June William
Steth, 20 years old, was killed by be.
ing hit in the head with pitched ball.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06
Will Plead Guilty.

Washington, May 29.-Attorney-Gen-
eral BonapaIte intimated that some OF
the officials of the Honduras Lottery
Co., in Delaware will soon plead gull
ty, thus obviating proceedings against
them.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-06
102 Years Old,

Pana, ILL.,, May 29.-Dr. w. T. LINN,
a prominent physician here for years,
celebrated the 1920 anniversary of his
birth by entertaining 500 guests at
a dinner. He is hale and hearty.