Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-17
velEcaAeu NEWS

mother Mrs. Idle Scholfer. aged ~
years. in their home at 2943 Myrtle
avenue at $3.50 O'Clock this morning.
In u statement TO officers Smiley says
he shot his mother In defending her
against burglar. He IL being held for
investigation. Smil,y was the wom-
ans son by her first husband. She
was separated from her second hus-
band and the hoy and his mother
lived alone in the southeastern part
OF the city. Following the shooting
Smiley gave the alarm to neigbbors
and although search was made for the
burglar no trace OF him could not be
found.
The boy was taken to the station
and questioned. He told dramatic
story OF how he had killed his mother
in trying to defend her Smiley said
he had been awakened by the screams
OF his mother who told him there was
burglar In the house. The woman
had grappled with the man and urged
Smiley to get his shot gun. A mo
ment later the burglar had freed him
self and was making an attempt to
escape when MTs. Scholfer ordered
Smiley to shoot. AS Smiley raised
his gun, a single barreled affair. and
fred the burglar. he says. pushed the
woman In front of him She received
the full effect OF the discharge dying
within few moments. The burglar
escaped leaving no clew.
London. Oct. 15.-Twenty persons
are dead, more than fifty injured.
some OF them fatally. and the Scotch
dyer, one of the finest trains in Eng
and Is mass CT tangled iron and
broken beams at point about three
quarters of mile east OF Shrewsbury
station. The accident happened al an
Early hour and thought to have been
caused by the engineers disregard OF
AN order limiting the speed of trains
At that point to ten miles an hour.
rhe point at which the disaster oc-
cured is one of the sharpest curves
IA the London 4 Northwestern rail
road and was considered SO dangerous
that enginemen were Instructed
never to exceed ten miles an hour
while rounding 1t.
Paris. Oct. 15.-In o dispatch from
rangier correspondent Of the Petit
| Journal says Mulai Hafigs army 5000
| strong are marching on to Casablanca
| with the direct intention OF attacking
| French forces. Casablanca is making
| elaborate preparations for defense
The trIbesmen which recently at
| tackled the French column near Oudja
ire also forming and preparing for
| lttack.
| Pittsburg. Pa. Oct. 15.-The pompa
them must go. Such Is the cruel edict
| that has gone forth In the depart
| nent stores here. AS result thirty
| charming sales ladies walked out OF
m big store with straight fronts. eyes
| lancing scorn. heads erect and over
| III in crowning defiance. The man
| 'gers declare the young women who
| wear pompadburs waste much time
before the mirrors while they smooth
md pat their hair. change the angle
| of combs, pull out and stick in hair
pins
Vienna. Oct, l5.-At y. m the doc.
tors optimistic expectations regard
ing the Improvement in the health OF
Emperor Francis Joseph mad not been
| ,ully realized. The sleep OF the pa
lent last night was repeatedly dis
turbed by a strong and exhausting
'ough. The emperor arose little
later than usual, tired after yester'
lays work. Nevertheless he imme
hungarian official Later, however.
he patients condition became worse,
the fever thirst which ceased last
night recurred at about IL o'clock.
His heart action and general condition
are not unsatisfactory. the obstinacy
# the fever alone causes uneasiness.
Gienwood Springs. Colo. Oct. Ia
Peter DozZi was run over by the Den
.er & Rio Grande pay train yesterday
fternoon and died from his injuries.
lie was an old timer and leaves a
widow and four children.
Decatur, Ill. Oct. 15.--The extraor-
iinary testimony brought out at the
ucGill murder trial that Fay Graham,
who had supplanted Pet Magill in the
Injections OF her husband was the
,erson who prepared the shroud in
which the bankers 0rst wife was
Irried. The witness who threw this
eomb shell into the Magill defense is
Mrs. Nellie Pharls, lifelong friend
u the dead woman and one of the
dnd neighbors who helped prepare
Mrs. Masill's body for the grave. Al
though she did not say SO directly the
inference reached the jury that Mrs.
Magill's shroud was made In advance
Of her death and that the sewing
vas done nv Fuy Graham who later