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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01
GILLETTE FOUND
GUILTY OF PERJURY
IN CONNECTION WITH INSUR-
ANCE INVESTIGATION.
FALSE CLAIM AS TO MONEY
While Testifying Before Grand Jury
Claimed Ownership of Large Sum
of Money in Bank Which Belonged
to Company.

New York.-The first conviction in
the cases based on the disclosures N
the legislative investigation of insur-
anee affairs Of 1905-06 was obtained
by the District Attorneys office when
a jury in the criminal branch Of the
Supreme Court found Dr. Walter 4.
Gillette, former vice president Of tle
Mutual Life Insurance Company, gull
ty of perjury in the third degree. The
verdict was accompanied with rec
ommendation for mercy. The maxi
mum penalty for this degree of per-
jury is ten years Imprisonment.
Justice Downing Iemanded DIR. Gill
lette to the Tombs. During the trial
the defendant had been at liberty
under a $4,000 bond. The jury was
out one hour and twenty-five ZEN
utes.
Iii the interval Dr. Gillette chattad
with his son and daughter. If lie was
at all nervous he did not betray rs
state Of mind. When called to face
the jury, however, he paled percepti-
bly,, the pallor giving way tosa flush
as he heard the verdict. For mo-
ment he appeared to be surprised,
but promptly regained himself. He
was accompanied by the son and
daughter to the entrance Of the
TombS
DIR. Gillette is 81 years old, and is
well known in medicine, from the
practice Of which he retired some
years ago. He was born IN Philade,-
phia.
The specific charge upon which
Dr. Gillette was found guilty was that
he had testified falsely before the
grand jury on May "a, at which time
he was vice president Of the Mutual
The indictment alleged that at that
time, under examination by District
Attorney jerome, he stated that GER
tain moneys in the Dobbs Ferry Bank
were his personal funds, and that sub
sequently, under cross-examlnatioA
he had admitted the funds were really
the property Of the Mutual Life.
When the trial was continued to-
day a motion was made to quasn
the Indictment on the grounds OF The
constitutional right of tie defendant
had been violated in that he was COM
PEELED to give testimony against him
self by the grand jury, and that he
had not taken an oath, but had sim
ply affirmed before giving his testi-
mony. This was denied. Several wit
nesses swore to the reputation of the
defendant for integrity, after which
fc4mer Justice Hatch summed up for
the defendant His client, he sP..d
had been made scapegoat, while the
really guilty officers of the INSURANCE
companies had escaped prosecution.
The Dobbs Ferry funds he said hal
been given the defendant by Pr~.Si-
dent McCurdy of the Mutual, and
his client held the money subjees to
McCurdy's orders. Whatever dispo-
sition was made Of this money, his
client was free Of the responsible y.
Later he wished 20 return the fu2lS
to Jerome
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01
HOW FEAR WON.

Here messenger after messenger
arrived, breathlessly reporting that
at the celebrated canon, the Pecos
Pass. fifteen miles from Santa Fe,
Governor Armiio was preparing to
make his stand, his position being
almost impregnable, and this time the
report was correct. To dislodge him
from such position would have
been well-nigh impossible task.
But what force could not have
brought about. save with the utmost
difficulty. the terror of the American
arms accomplished without shot.
Governor Armijo, having called a
council of war to decide upon the
best method of meeting the Ameri-
cans when they should advance from
San Miguel. his chief officers took
council OF their fears and, deferripg
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01
Levee Strike Is Ended.

New Orleans.-The levee strike
involving 10000 men, mostly cotton
handlers, has ended. The men agreed
to return to work pending final adj
iustment Of the controversy by arbi-
tration which was proposed by the
local steamship agents. The strike
was sympathetic in behalf of abont
1900 cotton screw men, who refused
to stow on vessel holds the number
of bales demanded by the steamship
agents. No disorder of any kind oc-
cured during the strike which lasted
ahout a month.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01
Cortelyou Helps.

Secretary Cortelyou deposits $685.
100000 in New York banks.
Hamilton bank, with deposits ct
$7,OOO,OOO, suspends payment, claim
ing solvency.
Twelfth Ward bank, with deposits
of $3,OOO,000, suspends payment.
Empire City Savings bank, 9TH
deposits of $2,3OO,OOO, suspends for
80 days, under banking laws.
Run continues on Tust Company of
America.
Run continues on Dollar Savings
bank.
Pittsburg receives $5,OOO,OOO from
government to aid in meeting pay
rolls, If necessary.
Pittsburg exchange. remains closed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01
Constitution To Be Ratified.

A large delegation of citizens Of
Oklahoma and Indian Territory have
arrived here with the expectation of
obtaining a conference with Presi-
dent Roosevelt, bringing with them
to lay before the president, a copy
of the new constitution and the cleo
ton returns. Under the enabling
act, the president will have twenty
days after he has received the new
constitution in which to approve or
disapprove of it. He has already
indicated that he will approve the in
strument and issue a proclamation
declaring the territories of Oklahoma
and Indian Territory to be the new
state of Oklahoma.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01
Fairbanks Denies Story.

Middlesboro, Ky-Before leaving
his special train here Vice-Presldent
Fairbanks made clear his position III
reference to quotations from certain
st. Louis and New York papers t.
the effect that he was not a candidate
actively or receptively for the presl-
Dental nomination. He said that while
in st. Louis he refused positively 10
discuss politics and that any state
ment alleged to have come from him
in reference to national politics or the
presidency was entirely unfounded.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01
Advancing Civilization.

The tribe of Ute Indians which
more than year ago wandered away
from their reservation in Utah and
created trouble in Colorado and
Wyoming by threatening to take to
the war path and raid ranches, is re-
ported to have again broken out on
the Cheyenne river reservation in
South Dakota, where the tribe was
given temporary quarters. AT. the re-
quest of the secretary of the interior
the war department ordered troops
from Fort Meade, S. D., to the scene
of the trouble. The character Of
the outbreak is not known here.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01
BOYS KILL 211 REPTILES.

About one mile east of the Country
Club at American Lake is located a
gravel pit owned by a rancher of
Falkland, who is assisted by his two
sons. The youngsters while explor-
ing the pit yesterday ran onto nest
of snakes and started out to kill them
all. For more than an hour they
fought the reptiles as they came from
the cave, and when at the end of the
battle the spoils were counted I'll
garter snakes, ranging in size from
six inches to four feet, were found
The fight waged hot for some time,
the old snakes Kissing and splitting in
an attempt to protect their young.
Many of the snakes made their es-
cape, but nearly all the big ones fell
victims to the shillelahs of the boys.
Portland Oregonian.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01
Protecting DepositorS.

New York.-The Hamilton bank IN
West One Hundred and Twenty-Flrst
street, suspended payment to deposi-
tors. A notice posted on the doors
of the bank announced that the bank
was solvent, but in justice to deposi-
tors, payment had been suspended un-
I'll public confidence in banking In
stitutions was restored.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01
Rold Robbery.

Philadelphia.-Two men walked III
to the sub-treasury here, grabbed
$4,000 that was being paid out to
national bank teller and started tt
run from the building.
The clerks and others gave chase
and the two men were so holly pur-
sued that they threw TIC money under
a street car. Both men were cap
TIRED and are now in the city hal
One of them carried a revolver. Tue
money was in notes and was all re-
covered.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01
THE THING TO THINK ABo,7


Captain Coffin, one of the old-time
whalers of Nantucket, had a thrilling
experience with big sperm whale in
the South Pacific. He had fairly har-
pooned the whale, when the monster
turned. crushing the boat in its enor-
nous jaws and scattering the crew
into the waves.
The captain found himself in the
whales jaws, but managed to wrig-
gle out, and he was rescued with his
men, luckily uninjured
Captain Coffin" said a solemn
friend. when the old sailor was relat-
ing the adventure, what did you
think when you were in the jaws Of
that great whale?"
Think" said the captain. "Why,
I thought he'd make hundred bar
rels-and he did. Woman's Homo
Companion.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01

No city in Mississippi has expert
enced more phenomenal growth than
Hattiesburg for the past four years.
1t has discarded the swaddling clothes
of country town and grown into an
up-to-date city with all conveniences
and necessities. Five and six stored
buildings have replaced those of
less pretentious nature, the streets
have been paved, factories built and
the population pushed to above 20
600 people. Hattiesburg is the de-
light of all loyal MississIppians as u
live, hustling metropolis.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01
. To Advert Disaster.

Reno, Nev.-Owing to the general
feeling Of unrest that prevailed IN
financial circles, Gov Sparks decla:-
ed Friday and Saturday legal holl-
DAYS. All the banks throughout the
state took advantage of this respite
to get their affairs in shape SO as %
make a failure impossible.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01
Cunard Liner Lusitania.

Queenstown.-The Cunard liner
Lusitania has broken the best previ-
Gus eastern record. The best prey
ious record from New York to Queea-
town was days, hours and 10 min
utes. The Lusitania cleared Sandy
Hook listship at 5:44 p. m. Saturday
last Her time Of passage has been
4 days and % hours and 46 min
ufeS.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01
And again. the machine cotton pic

And again, the machine cotton pick
er in in the land Down near Mobile
one was tested out few days since
and the announcement made that il
proved highly satisfactory. This Is
about the "steenth" time some fellow
has invented an absolutely successful
cotton picking machine but strange
to say, they are rarely ever heard
of after the stock selling stage and
the plantation niger and the loug
sack still reign supreme.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01
Receiver Appointed.

Pittsburg, Pa.-Walter d. Upse'
graft, secretary to George WestlnS-
house, was appointed receiver for the
Nernst Lamp company, the fourth
Westinghouse concern embarrassed
bv the severe money market strln-
eencv. His bond was placed at son.
O00
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01
Ginners' Report.

The census bureau made public
the result of the reports of its spec
ial agents on the quantity of cotton
of this years crop which had been
ginned up to the 10th instant, show
ing 4,O69, 1886 bales as compared with
4,93l,621 bales ginned ITO The same
time last year.
In these figures sixty-nine counties
are unreported and these counties last
year ginned a total of 32O,123 bales.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01

AT Meridian, Miss, Judge QochrSr
entered Judgment ousting every po-
liceman, asserting that they were u
legally appointed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01

Winona has just cause to be proud
CT her water works system, several
fires that promised to be of large pro-
portion, having stopped before gain
ing much Roadway within the past
few weeks. Water is mighty handy
thing to have around, especially when
the fire fiend goes on a rampage The
city with good water system is fortu
nate in more ways than one.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01

A bale Of cotton made into handker
chiefs will bring the manufacturer
something like $4,000. The differ
ence of $1,150 is lost 20 the South
where little cotton is manufael lred
into the finer fabrics, but there is a
change to take place that will save
this to us. The factories are grad
ually coming to the fields and within
a few years more there will be diff
ferent tale to tell.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01

The headquarters for the Farmers
Educational and Cooperative Union
for Mississippi has been removed to
jackson, that point being more CEN
trail and easy of access than Halle
hurst. In addressing the officers in
the future remember that they are b.
Gated in Jackson now.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01

A request was received at the army
headquarters from the Indian agent
at the Cheyenne river reservation for
troops to subdue the Indians.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01

At conference Of rivermen at Cincin
natl it was decided to start a national
movement Of steamboatmen for legis-
lation for inland waterways.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01

The matter of protecting fish and
game is receiving considerable atten-
ton in Mississippi these days. A num-
Der of counties have appointed game
wardens during the past month or so
and up at Yazoo few days since
barrel of fish was seized. The law
should be enforced, makes no differ
ence whether it be good or bad. rf
bad, have it changed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01
An important feature of the i

An important feature of the joint
convention of the postmasters of the
second, third and fourth classes, was
the address delivered by Postmaster
General Meyer. He urged the exten-
sion Of the parcels post, the creation
of a parcels post on rural delivery
routes and the establishment of pos
tai saving banks.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01

Mississippi chickens swept the field
lat the Louisiana State Fair and
brought back nearly all the casn
prizes. This is a good showing for
mississippi to go down and capture
SO much Of the $4,000 donated by
the legislature Of Louisiana for Stats
Fair premiums. Let's get all next
time.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01

Some days since an immense pine
tree was cut on the place of J. K.
Barber near Magee in Simpson coun-
ty that squared "a inches for 81 feet
and contained 1000 feet of lumber,
board measure. Of course a great
deal was wasted in the squaring, It
being too large and long for the saw,
requiring a broadaxe and hewin-,
The tree brought $40 as it stood in the
forest. 1t is distressing to consider,
that in a few more years such splend-
i'd pieces of timber will have beco ne
thing of the past in our great state,
There can be no doubt in the wisdom,
of the suggestion that something be
done now for the preservation of oar
forests and the continuation of our
timber supply. 1t is a subject of the
greatest Importance.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01

Secretary Cortelyou. deposited $685.
100000 of government funds in New
York banks.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01

Four men were killed in all explo-
sion at a dynamite mill hear Ashlardl
Wis.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01

Twenty persons were buried in !
street car collision in Chicago.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01

Delegates to the National Civic Fed
Grafton at Chicago discussed the
sneeeh of Charles G.. Dawes.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01

Attorney General Fletcher of Mis-
sissippi rendered important opinions
on the treatment of glandered stock
and separate school districts.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01

A movement was begun for the GREG
ton of a monument at Port Hudson,
La, in memory of Massachusetts sol
diers.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01

Mississippi seems to be getting an
overdose of trust just at this time.
General Flethcer's campaign against
them seems to make them more
greedy and defiant if anything. The
Gulf Compress is making a wholesale
advance in charges that is stirring
up a row in number of places. The
newspapers contain accounts of these
advances at a great many points in
the state. The Cumberland Telephone
has cut out the night rate, the free
county service and it seems that the
Commission is at its rows end so
far as regulation Is concerned While
General Fletcher was in Nashville
looking into the Sfffairs of the con-
Germ the General Manager writes Ed
ltor Bean Of the Amory Times a warm
letter because that paper had seen fit
to critlcise the methods of the compa-
ny. 1t may have been little late in
coming, but Mississippi has cor
poration fight on at last, and the peo-
pie should give the officers who are
endeavoring to protect their interests
hearty and constant backing and
cooperation.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01

Commissioner Schuler Of the Louis
lana State Board of Agriculture Is
sued a call for a meeting of the Crop
Pest Commission Nov 4.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01
Disgorges Gains.

The Hartford Manufacturing COM
pany, of Hartford, Conn, which had
the contract up to July l, last, for
manufacturing stamped envelopes and
newspaper wrappers, has made cash
payment to Postmaster General Meyer
of 100000 as a settlement for all
damages and injuries which the post
office department has sustained by
reason of the company's failure to
furnish paper up to the contract. Sew
eral weeks ago, Postmaster General
Meyer suspended the payment of all
money due from the postofice depart
ment to the Hartford company.
Chemical analysis of samples furnish
ed by the company disclosed the fact
that the composition of the envelope
paper had been below the require
ment of the contract.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01

James B. Brady won the Hampstead
selling stakes at the Jamaica track.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01

President Bass of the Farmers
Union has been doing some strenuous
work recently to prevent too much
cotton going on the market and f.
Their depressing the price. 1t is to
be regretted that our people are not
all In position to give a solid back
ing to such a movement as has becn
lnaugurated by the Union and Cotton
Association. The foreign spinners
frankly told the writer while on
their recent visit to this country. that
cotton was worth fifteen cents per
pound and the prices for which they
had contracted their goods would war
rant them IN paying that price, but IL
1t could be had for less, of course
they would buy it for less. The ware
house plan in a feasible one and
along right lines although some time
will be required to perfect it and
make it effective as it should be. It
Is just as imperative that some plan
be devised, after the warehouses are
built now mind you, to take care Of
the distressed cotton that comes on
the market first in the fall. The cot
ton forced on the market furnishes
the spinnerS with a supply for sever
al months and before that is used up
the planters get tired of holding and
more is dumped on, keeping the price
down all the time We are beginning
to plan against such contingencies and
all will be well in the future. Don't
get In too much of hurry, but make
these changes in slow and safe man
ner.
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