Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-02-04
With numbering William H. Crowley, q

with numbering William H. Crowley, ,
citizen.
Phoenix, Arizona, Jan. 31.-Rumor,
have been floating around the streets
for the last few days to the effect thai
the gaming elements do not intent
10 obey the mandate of the citizens
of. Phoenix and discontinue theil
games on January 81. and that they
VIII contest the anti-gambling ordi
nance.
Attorney Coggins says that he does
not believe they will attempt 1t. "It
would be directly against their owr
interests" he said. with territorial
anti-gambling bills before both the
legislature and the congress of the
United States they will not be likely
to attempt anything OF the kind. II
would only make the passage OF the
bills for sure.
| THE law declares that for running
gambling game without license the
operator or proprietor may be fined
| not less than $50 nor more than $500
or be imprisoned not less than twenty
five days nor more than $50 days for
each separate day the offense is com
| mitted. With this penalty awaiting
them, do not think they will make
any trouble, nor do care II they do.
The judge would probably give them
the extreme penalty, too
Neither do l think they will open
any underground OF secret places.
With the present state of the public
morals 1t would not be very long un-
til they would be apprehended"
Several of the prominent game
keepers were also seen relative to the
matter, and without exception de-
clared that they had no intention
other than to live up to not only the
letter but the spirit of the law.
New York, Jan. 31.-John Bells con-
fession to his step-brother, describing
how he murdered DR.. Charles Wilmot
Townsend in bed room of the ply
sician's residence at New Brighton,
was made public by District Attorney
|eaney. In the confession as related
by Howard Bell, to the authorities,
the prisoner, John Bell, again shows
remarkable instance of their weird
mental condition which the police have
him to shoot the physician upon. 1t
is the exact anniversary OF the death
of Mrs. Bell. Bell pictured himself
to his brother as creeping about DR..
Townsend's house for one hour after
gaining entrance.
The confession shows Bell was 60
ing TO bed rooms other than DIR.
Townsend's to where his little daugh-
ters were sleeping, leaning over their
beds and at sight of their innocent
faces, almost losing his feeling of re-
venge against the physician whom he
believed sighted Mrs. Bell. and
brought about her death.
Again Bells brother says he was
told that the alleged murderer stood
for some time to look at DR.. and Mrs.
Townsend asleep in their bed.
Bell had revolver always in his
hand and stood there debating with
himself whether he should shoot the
physician in his sleep or give up his
murderous purpose.
The confession shows that Bell was
leaving the second floor and the sleep
ers, and silently pacing the lower hall
ways. and still undecided. swayed be-
tween his feeling OF enmity toward
the physician and his unwillingness to
proceed with HIS original intent.
What finally swayed the balance.
the police believe, was the approach
Of the exact hour at which Bells wife
had died the year before in the Smith
lnfirmary.
Norfolk. New, Jan. 31.-It is stated
here today that Indian Inspector Nc
Laughlin OF Washington has Just COM
pleted an arrangement with the Rose
bud Sioux Indians for the throwing
open by the federal government of a
million acres of land in South Da-
kota. The Indians are to receive Sc
an acre for the land.
New York, Jan. 31.-"We do not
think the American flag. however di-
minutive 1t may be. is commercially.
commonly or nationally regarded as q
plaything for children. and We find
that the flags in dispute are not toys"
This was the verdict OF the board
OF United States general appraisers in
the case OF a shipment of miniature
silk flags, imported by toy firm
as toys. The flags were made in Ja-
pan and shipped at So per cent duty.
the flags being classed as silk are tax
ed so per cent
Grand Junction, Jan. 31.-Over $780,
900 has been paid out to the farm
ers of this district by the sugar beet
factory for their crop OF the past sea-
nf tho