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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-09

answered: "I beg your pardon, Cap.
tain Selwyn. did not know you were
serious"
"Oh. I'm not" he returned lightly.
I'm never serious. No man who solil-
oquizes can be taken seriously. Don't
you know, Miss Enroll. that the crown
Ing absurdity of all tragedy Is the 30
liloquy?"
Her smile became delightfully."- uncer-
tain. She did not quite understand
him, though her instinct warned her
that for a second something had men
aced their understanding.
Riding forward with him through
the crisp sunshine Of mid-December.
the word tragedy" still sounding in
her ears. her thoughts reverted natural
" to the only tragedy besides her own
which had ever come very near to her
his own.
Could he have meant that? Did peo-
pie mention such things after they had
happened? Did they not rather con-
zeal them, hide them deeper and deep
er with the aid of time and the kindly
years for a burial past all recollec-
ton?
Troubled, uncomfortably intent on
evading every thought or train Of
IDEAS evoked. she put her mount to a
gallop. But thought kept pace with
her.
She was, of course, aware of the
Iituation regarding Selwyn's domestic
Iffairs. She could not very we'll have
been kept long in ignorance Of the
facts, so Nina had told her carefully.
eaving in the young girls mind only
bewildered sympathy for man and
wife whom a dreadful and incompre-
lensible catastrophe had overtaken,
)nly an impression of something new
md fearsome which she had hitherto
been unaware of in the world and
which was to be added to her small
out unhappily growing list Of sad and
Incredible things.
Returning from their gallop Miss Err
roll had very little to say. Selwyn
too, was silent and absentminded. Sh,
thought of her brother, and the OLE
hurt at his absence on that nigh
throbbed again. Forgive? Yes. Blu
how could she forget it?
Il wish you knew Gerald WELL" sh,
said impulsively. 'He is such a dea
fellow, and think you'd be good TO
him-and, besides," she hastened t
add, with instructive loyalty lest h,
misconstrue: Gerald would be gooC
for you. We were great deal togeth
er-at one time"
He nodded, smilingly attentive.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-09
LEPER WOMAN DIES.
Widow of General Wardell Sucoumbs
to Terrible Disease.

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 3.-Mrs. ]. G..
Wardell. the leper wife of General
Wardell. whose case created such a
stir in Arizona, died of leprosy in the
county hospital.
The case was the most tragic and at
the same time one of the most pitiable
of its kind ever recorded. Mrs. War
dell, who resided with her husband at
Sawtellc, was arrested because of her
peculiar actions.
Examination proved her to he vic,
tim of leprosy. Her aged husband re-
fused to leave her. Notwithstanding
the fatal nature of her aflliction he re-
manned with her in the hospital until
he died Of cancer and worry.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-09

so delightfully."- lucky. but everybody
asks me to dance, and every man |
meet is particularly nice, and nobody
has been very horrid to me-perhaps
because l like everybody
She rode Oh beside him. They We're
walking their horses now, and as her
silken coated mount paced forward
through the sunshine she sat at ease,
straight as a slender amazon in her
habit, ruddy hair glistening at the nape
of her neck, the scarlet of her lips al
ways vivid contrast to that wonder
full unblemished skin of snow.
He thought to himself quite imper
sonally: shes a real beauty, that
youngster. No wonder they ask her to
dance and nobody is horrid Men are
likely enough to go quite mad about
her, as Nina predicts. Probably some
of 'em have already-that chuckle-
headed youth who was there Tuesday
gulping up the tea"- And, "What
was his name?" he asked aloud.
Whose name?" she inquired, reused
by his voice from smiling RETROSPECT
ton.
THAT chucklehead-the young man
who continued to haunt you SO per-
sistently when you poured tea for
Nina on Tuesday. OF course they all
haunted you," he explained politely as
she shook her head in sign Of noncom-
prehension, "but there was one who
ah-gulped at his cup"
"Please-you are rather dreadful,
aren't you?"
Eyes. So was he. 1 mean the infat-
uated chinless gentleman whose facial
ensemble remotely resembled the fea-
lures of a pleased and lacid lizard Of
the reptilian period"
"Oh, George Fame! That is particu-
larly disagreeable of you, Captain Sell
wyn, because his wife has been very
nice to me-Rosamund Fane-and she
spoke most cordially of YOU
(Which one was sheT
"The Dresden china one. She looks
she simply cannot look as though she
were married. It's most amusing, for
people always take her for somebody's s
youngest sister who will he out next
winter. Don't you remember seeing
her"
"No, l don't. But there were dozens
coming and going every minute whom
didn't know. Still, behaved well,
didn't II"
pretty badly-to Kathleen Lawn,
whom you cornered so that she
couldn't escape until her mother made
her go without any tea"
"Here comes Mr.. Fame now with a
strikingly pretty girl. How beautifully
they are mounted" smilingly returning
Fane's salute, "and she-oh, SO you dc
know her. Captain Selwyn? Who is
she?"
Crop raised mechanically in dazed
salute, Selwyn's light touch on the
bride had frightened TO clutch, which
brought his horse up sharply.
"What is it?" she asked, drawing
bride in her turn and looking bacl
into his white, stupefied face.
"Pain," he said, unconscious that Ii,
spoke. At the same instant the stun
ned eyes found their focus and fount
her beside his stirrup, leaning wild,
from her seat in sweet concern, ont
gloved hand resting ON the pommel o
his saddle.
Are you ill?" she asked. "Shall W,
dismount? If you feel dizzy, pleas
lean against me-"
II am all right" he said coolly, ant
as she recovered her seat he set hi
horse In motion. His face had becom
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-09
NEW PARTNER FOR MORGAN,

Banker Henry p. Davidson Admitted
to Firm.
New York. Dec. 3.-Announccmcnt is
made that Henry I. Dawson. vice
president of the First National bank.
will enter the firm of J. T. Morgan &
Co.
Mr.. Davison's admittance as gen
eral partner marks the first important
change in the Morgan firm that has
taken place since 1901. when George
w. Perkins. then vice president of the
New York Life Insurance company,
became partner.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-09
BON'S DEMANDS.
Princess De Sagan'S Law
yer Exposes CaStelIane.
Besides This $4,000 Year For the
Support of His Three Sons
and Debts to Be
Paid.

Paris. De-. M. Clemenceau. coun.
sci for Princess Anna Gould de Sagan,
declared today that Count Boni de
Castellane's suit for the custody of his
children was method of blackmail.
He made public the settlement that
Count Castellane had offered to with
draw the suit and avert the scandal of
his charges against his former wife II
certain money conditions were com
piled with.
These conditions were, it is alleged.
$1.O00,000 in cash, $4,000 a year for
the support of the three boys and the
payment of the counts most recent
debts. which amount to about S120.000.
NJ. Clemenceau revealed the exact
terms of the settlement Nine. Gould
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-09
sYNnps1s nE pEECLnINN NlIAIT.Ns.

CHAP.l-Roturling from Manila, Capiain
Selwyn. formerly of the army. iS Welcome
home hy his sister, Nina t,clard. her wealthy
husband Austin. and their numerous chilu-
rcu. Eileen Erroll. ward Of Nina and AuStin'
is part of their hon .chuld. Nclwin has bGcn
divorced. without guilt on his part ~, uiT
RuthyCu. with whom She ran away from
Selwyn. II-Eilccu, Who is very io'o ui hci
brother. Gerald. despite ne young ll'''l 81
neglect q her. makes friends with Nr!NN"'
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-09
By ROBERT w. CHAMBERS,

Copyrighted, 1907, by Robert w. Chambers.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-07
LABOR SCARCE
kT kENNEW|CK
BERRY GROWERS OFFER FANCY
WAGES FOR PickERs THIS
SEASON.

KENNEWICK, May Prospects
are bright for the greatest fruit crop in
the history of the Kennewick valley
and farmers and business men are re-
joicing. All danger of any frosts Is be-
lieyed to be over and the fruit is ma
turing In excellent shape. The first
strawberries of the season arrived .on
the market today but there will be none
shin ed until Saturday or the first OF
next week.
With an abundant crop the fruit men
,re facing serious difficulty in the
scarcit. of labor and are offering hand
some inducements to men, women and
children to come to the valley and
hclp 10 save the crop The Fruit Grow
,rs association is making every effort
T.: secure sufficient tents to accommo-
Date tie help and are succeeding liz
earir G for those who do not bring their
ON canvas houses with them. Five
hundred more strawberry pickers are
wanted and wages range from $3.50 per
cay to IS with the fruit growers striv-
ing Z. provide the best accommodations
IN cr.ler to keep all the help possible
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-07
Purse Thief Is Bold.

EILENSBURG, May 7.-Augus'
Koch made a bold attempt to snatch a
pocket book from the safe in Dan Gu
bles cigar and cary store Tuesday. He
entered the store ani called for an iced
drink Offering in payment IS in gold
which could not be changed at the till
Coble's movements about the safe were
closely watched by Kocl and when the
store keeper turred his back on the
customer t. put the ice away. Koch
grabbed the pocket book from the safe
and ran A bystander saw the perform
ance of Koch and told Coble, who set
the police on the case Immediately.
Koch deftly cached the purse, which
contained $192, along his trail before
being caught by Special Officer Jack
Rielley. There was a drawer in the
safe containing large sum in silver.
which was not disturbed by the thief.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-07
To Unveit Monument.

RALEIGH, n. c., May 7-Claspina
hands in fraternal friendship On the
dark and bloody ground" where the
soldiers Of the south and the north
Glenn of North Carolina, and Cover
nor Cobb of Maine. will meet tomor-
row at Salisbury. at the unveillng oi
a monument TO the soldiers from Maine
buried there. Governor Cobb Will DC
accompanied on the trip by ms entire
staff and a party of Maine veterans
Several distinguished confederate sol
diers will probably take part IN the re-
ception.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-07
Ridpath Really a Candidate.

SPOKANE, May 7.-Thirteen hun
dred names have been signed to a
pledge supportir Col. William Ridpath
of this city q, q republican candi-
date for COVER or of the state of Wash
ington. The edge was gotten out be-
cause of thu fact, as Ridpath explains
it, that tn republicans of this coun-
ty refused to take his candidacy seri-
ously. TIE 1900 names have been
signed 81 the end of two days circula-
ton of the pledges. Col. Ridpath states
he will announce his platform in a few
days a
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-07
|OYNlIdTER DIGS
CA!;11ED POWDER
Re- %5As Hidden Explosives
10 Officers
|AOM|TS HE WRECKED TRAIN
LEWIS FERRIS, CONFESSED
MURDERER HAS DONE SIM
LIAR WORK sFoRE.

BUTTE. May Lewis Ferris. who
last night confessed to placing % sticks
of dynamite under the Burlington flyer
last Friday night, the explosion from
which wrecked the train and killed
three people. was taken to the cache in
the Mills this morning by detectives, to
dig up the balance of dynamite ami
powder which he had concealed.
Ferris states that he also was con-
cerned in an attempt to hold up the
Northern Coast flyer two weeks ago. The
feeling against the man runs high and
there are threats of forming lynching
party He is under heavy guard at all
times
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-07
MURDERS WIFE
WHO DESERTED
FORMER SPOKANE MAN KILLS
WOMAN IN SAN FRANCISCO
BECAUSE SHE LEFT HIM.

SAN FRANCISCO, May '.-Charg-
ing his wife with desertion, w. A. Car
men, recently from Spokane, WASH
shot and killed her today as shewas
collecting tickets in the Nickiedeon on
broadway street. Carman walked up
to her and stated, Il told you Id XIII
YOU if you left me, and you did. he
then pulled revolver and fired three
times. Each shot took effect and his
wife died instantly. Carman canft
from Spokane six weeks ago. He was
emploved at the Great Northern once
as bookkeeper.
His wife left him some months ago
Prior TO that it is said she wanted
divorce from him to marry a local bar
tender.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-07
EASTERDAY TO QUIT
THE TAX COMMISSION.
p;saareements With Other members
Given as Cause by Man Who
May Run for Attorney General.

OLYMPIA. May 81. n. Easteroa'
has stated definitely that he would re-
s;gr from, the state tax commission as
soon as Gov. A. E. Mead returns 1r'i"
Washington, d. c. yesterday says tnat
ho bas NOT fully decided to become d
candidate for attorney general Do'
that he has the matter under cohs'oef-
alton. 1t is understood tnat ms oe
n,,nation to retire from the tax CON-
mission is due largely to disasreeihei''
with the other members Oh the 'o-'
mission over tax matters, particularly
.,,o xe,,ntion of moneys and credits'
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-07
c,.;.+v of Colonial Wars.

louisville. KY, May Il
49,, ooreraJ session of the society
If Colonial Wars was commenced u
T o,,;sv;,,e today and has attracted -
the city many descendants oi
t,ona,, sires from all sections Oh 'he
ntr,- Nearly all of the eastern anu
New England states are represen'e :.
hy. .,elegates as well as many states ..
,,.b and west. This is the tr1eh-
MIA, court of the general society anu
th. Nr.t held in this section OF INC
country
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-07
Spencer Eddy Coming.

BERLIN. May Arrangements
have been made by Spencer F. Edd5,
secretary Of the American embassy
here. to sail tomorrow for New York.
Later he will proceed to Argentina. to
assume the duties of American minis
ter to that republic. Mr.. Eldy's wife
and child will accompany him home.
John w. Garrett, second secretary of
the embassy. will act as charge daft
Tower and AIR. Eddy.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-07
FARMERS Train
DOES MUCH GOOD
MANY NEW, WRINKLES IN FARM
ING TAUGHT BY EXPERTS
LECTURES. -

With the return to this city yesterday
and the lectures for two hours here, the
second demonstration train run by the
o. r. & n. company passed into his
tory. More successful even than the
previous train was the one run through
the Walla Walla valley and large
crowds attended the lectures from first
to last Of the series.
In every speech made some good was
Gone, something the farmers did not
know was opened up to them. 1t was a
case Of bringing the mountain to Ma
homet and the fact that the farmers
are not able to go to Pullman to at
tend the lectures there has become no
obstacle in the way OF their learning.
The demonstration or educational
train idea was conceived by r. D.
Miller, who contrary to the common
idea of a railroad man, is working al
ways for the interest of the people.
It was clearly shown yesterday by
the experts from the Washington state
college that the farmers of this country
are following in the steps of their pre-
decessors in New York. in Iowa and
Kansas and in the Dakotas and Minne-
sofa. There it was thought the land
would never wear out but time has
proved that it could and that will be
the case here the senseless and lazy
method of summerfallowing is not
abandoned.
Diversified farming, lots of it, is the
slogan Of the men who were on the
train. Work the year round and con-
serve not only the moisture of the lan.l
but the producing qualities of the soil
itself. The value of these trains to the
country is inestimable and the rail-
road company is to be cOrnplimented
upon its progressiveness, enterprise
and unselfishness in instituting this
manner of instruction.
1t is understood, however, that this
train is to be. but a starter Another
train is to be run in the near future in
the Pendleton country, with the o. A.
c. instructors from Corvallis as lect-
urers. And next fall there will be more
trains run through this country, again
to emphasize to the farmers what they
should do to make the most of the rich
est land ever cultivated.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-07
Beqin Pennant Race.

LA CROSSE. Wis, May 7.-Wita all
good prospects of a sensational strug-
gle for the pennant. the Wisconsin
Illinois league opens it's season this af-
tcrnoon. The schedule provides for 126
games, the season ending on September
Wis. OF this years circuit.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-07
MRS. ALDRICH BRUTALLY MURDERED


evening. May s, brings to his work the
experience of successful business
for missionary work.
At this time when so much attention
is being given to Christian Science and
its founder. the people of Walla Wal
la will be interested to hear the truth
about it. from the view point of a busi-
ness man. Mr.. Leonard is a member of
church of Boston and comes here at
the invitation of the local Christian
Science church.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-07
WRISTBANDS BY
ACCUSED MAN
MrS. Martin 10 Defend OruQ
Soaked Husband
BIDS HIM TO take CHEER
DRUGS, DANGLED BEFORE Ac-
cUsED MANS EYES FAIL TO
BRING CONFESSION.

PORTLAND, May Mrs. Edward
Hugh Martin will stick by her hus-
band. No word Of hers will be uttered
on the witness stand that would assist
in sending the ex-soldier to the gal
lows.
This she declared to the police last
night while standing outside the heav-
ily grated door which barred her from
her husband.
Martin declares he can prove an alibi
Attorneys have been secured to defend
him. Evidence from the Salem sani-
tarium is now at hand to the effect that
Martin was insane from the use OF
drugs
His wife called at the Jail to speak
to him. AS she leaned forward to kiss
him through the bars, she was pulled
privilege
Then she turned upon the detectives
who stood about her, and told them
that Edward Martin would be cleared
of the murder charge if her efforts were
of any avail.
At the same time she admonished he-
husband to say nothing to any one.
Your fathers attorneys in New York
are securing counsel for YOU" she said.
1t was the first kindly word the drug
victim had received since his incarce-
ration.
Wednesday night the police found a
blood stained overcoat @and: rife in
a vacant lot near the water front. The
coat has ben partially identified az
one similar to one Martin was known
to own. The executors of the Wolff es-
tate declare that an examination OF
the stock in the pawn shop shows
rifle is missing.
Martin denies the ownership of the
overcoat The police sent Martin
through all the exquisite agony that
racks the drug fiend by refusing his
drug drenched system the stimulant 1t
craved so terribly.
For hours he paced his narrow cell
pleading and begging with the guards
. raliox-o hio u-f,rl ora wing
Finally his weakened knees gave
way beneath him and he fell across his
dirty disheveled cot to weak and sick
to stand. His means could be heard out
in the eel. corridor and in the lobby OF
the station.
So pitiful were his cries that even the
heavy-eyed drunks and lifeless vagS
who occupied the bull pen adoeo
their pleadings to those Of Martin and
begged the police to give 1.-The poor dew
il his ccke."
Then detectives came to his cell door
and dangled a hypodermic syringe fuii
of morphine before his fevered eyes
and tempted him to confess his CRIME
and take the drug.
But Martin did not confess. Instead
their offer of the bribe but seemed 10
brace him for he turned his back to the
officers. closed his lips and did no'
make another sound until, finally, the
authorities, despairing of breaking t''e
former West Pointers spirit, gave UP
and supplied him with the injection his
weakened system desired.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-07

News of the finding of the body WAS
telephCned in this morning by Dorsey
Brunton, who with Fred Rolf found the
body on the north fork of the Coppei
lying under an old uprootel tree, where
it had been left after life was eX-
tinSuished by the brutal murderer. The
spot where the body was found is IN
Eaton's pasture, about eight miles from
Dixie, a mile and a half from the Brua-
ton place and about half mile or a
mile above the place, where the woman
was last seen by John Holmes.
Deliberately planned and boldly ex-
ecuted. the murder, the officers say.
is one of the boldest and most atroci-
Gus ever committed in this country. An
old lady of more than SIS years, lured
TO a desolate canyon over wagon
road Used but little and then killed In
cold blood by the man whom she had
befrierGed, il is a tale of crime too
horrible TO be believed. Yesterday no
one YVES willing to give credence to the
story OF murder. It was too terrible, too
hideous, too awful in its details to be
creiihie. That an almost helpless old
woman had been taken to forsaken
rlace with the deliberate intention or
committing. so frightful crime was
havond belief. That even the 'Coppei'
Rarnes. as the family is known. could
hav, done such a thing. was beyond
comprehension.
Never was there such crude. raw
piece Of deviltry as the murder OF an
old woman by one, and possibly three OF
sour fiends who for the personal prop
ertv and a lease of the land which she
owned, took her life at the risk OF al
most certain detection The history OF
tho s,rocity is equal to the most iu-
rid of dime novel episodes and its de-
tails more revolving. more impossible
and more fearfully picturesque.
Mrs Alcrich lived on her own prop
erty near Dixie. one of the hnes'
ranches in the county. Barnes was IN
,,., an.r,ov as were his brothers at one
of the urper Aldrich ranches. HOW
long the deed had been planned 1t is
-impossible 70 say. but it has oeeh
r,roven deliberate. To induce the woman
70 60 10 son,e secluded place fit for the
r;,,e Rarnes told her that KeeneF,
who live, on her place on the upper
Coppei was cutting large amount oi
,.s ooains. her strict orders. This IN
oonsed the old lady and she was theh
persua.e to so to the piace
Her Last Ride.
Hiring livery team. Barnes LOOK iief
.,,ousb Dixie last Friday afternoon
os seen by a number of people
He went over the divide and down Oh
the Compel Here his trail was iounu
yesterday. people all along the foa''
having seen him. To John HOLMES 'iie
vbo saw the two togetner, he
,.vea his hand and shouted someth'hs
,,n;,te,,;eible Holmes returned 'hiS 81
Above this place nothing was
80, Of either Barnes or Mrs. Aidr'eh
- ,,,e, never reached the rancn "heie
Keeney was supposed TO have oeen '''
ling the poles.