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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-09-10
WORK BOLD SW|NDLE
Police Searching for Bold Band of
Watch SWindIers Who Sc
cured Many Victims Here
PROFIT ON USELESS WATCHES.

The police of Kenosha as we'll as the
officials of the sheriff S Office are max
ing an effort to- break up a band Of
sWindlers whose workings seems to have
been very wide spread in the city and
county and it is thought that they have
secured hundreds Of dollars already as
a result of their smooth scheme. The
plan worked by the swindlers is to
sell cheap watches at an enormous pro
tit by using hard luck story and by
aid of number of confederates Of the
selling agent 1t is claimed that a
man employed in mental position at
the Allen tannery is the inventor Of
the sWindle and that disarming sus-
picion by his lowly place he is organic
ing similar bands of sWindlers all over
the country and is getting rich on the
royalties paid him for his cunning.
The game is new one in police an
nails and for this reason the police
were a little slow to get busy on the
case. During the past ten days a half
dozen people have reported to the
police the sale of worthless watches to
them and in nearly every case the sale
was made by the same man. Here is
where the smooth scheme comes in. The
watches and cases which are of a de-
cidedly cheap pattern are alleged to-
have been made by company manu-
featuring advertising novelties. The case
which is a cheap alloy ease, carries on
it twenty years guarantee supposed
to be given by well known maker of
watch cases and the works are marked
as twenty-one jewel movements. The
man who has sold the watches has rep
resented himself to be railway man
and his dealings have been largely with
people in the farming communities of
the county or with saloon men in the
city.
An examination of one of the watches
this morning shows that the case is
worth about dollar, while the works
are purchased by all jewelers. for a
dollar and half The hard luck
story told by the swindler is what sells
The man went to one place out in the
county and told story of how he had
planned to become a railway man and
had purchased the watch for $38 at the
order of the railway company by whom
he was to De employed, but that when
he went to Chicago to take the ex-
amino tions it was found that he was
suffering from a disease Of the eyes
and the officials Of the company refus-
ed to accept him as an employee. He
declared that he had been brought to
Kenosha or one Of the trains of the
company and was now seeking to make
his way back to GAINESVILLE, where he
had friends and relatives. The rail
way men are forced to buy the best
watches made and for this reason the
story at once blinded the people to
whom the watches were offered and
thep put up good money for them. In
one case watch was sold for as high
as $40, but in most of the cases report
ed SIS was the price realized.
It is thought that hundreds and pos
sibly thousands Of these cheap watches
are now being sold in different parts Of
the state and that Kenosha is the head
quarters for the band of swindlers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-09-10

The street lighting contract is tie
most important matter to come before
the Council in long time and there IS
considerable curiosity to see how the
aldermen will handle it. At present
there does not seem to be any posi-
bility that there will be any other bid
der for the contract than the local gas
company and as a committee will
probably be named to handle the deal
the makeup of the committee will indi-
cate pretty clearly how the powers that
be propose to go about it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-09-10

The people are taking their politics
much more quietly than they used to,
but there will probably be enough exi
citement in the last few weeks of the
campaign to rouse the voters from the
apathy that is worrying the campaign
managers at present.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-09-10

a)aaa An examination Of any health report
.,s0 shows all too plainly, that the crusade
1aa against the "great9 white plague" did
.asnot get STATED soon enough, but it is
hoped and believed that the effect OF
the crusade will shortly be seen in the
health reports in a decrease in the num-
Der of deaths reported from tuberculo-
sis in all it's forms.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-09-10
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10.

If Uncle Ike did give McGovern q
lift, as is reported, the returns must
have given him an awful jar.-The Sen
tinel
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-09-10

One explanation Of the general
apathy is that the voters have to spend
so much time keeping watch Of the ball
games that they have little left in
which to talk politics.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-09-10

The use of money in campaign is
always deplorable especially so # the
other fellow wins out. When our man
does it it is all right.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-09-10

The Wisconsin state fair is the equal
Of any Of the fairs held by the various
states and is entitled to the support Of
the people. All that is now needed to
make the fair success from every
standpoint is a record breaking attend
ance
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-09-10

Mrs. J. W. Gehring and Mrs. Ler
Misho have gone to Northern Wiscol
sin to visit relatives and friends an
while up there are also going to max
visit to the Holy Hill.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-09-10

Miss Florence Whitley spent Sunda
at her home in Pleasant Prairie.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-09-10
MRS. HENRY CRUDE DEAD
Former Kenosha Woman Died in Chic
go on Sunday morning After Illness

Mrs. Mary CRUDE, wife of Hen
CRUDE and formerly a well know
woman of KenoSha, died at the fam;
residence in Chicago Sunday morni
after long illness. Mrs. CRUDE W
daughter of the late James Rice
Kenosha and was about ffty-sev
years of age. She is survived by her hi
band and a large family of childre
The Yale expositor., 1908-12-18
CITY OF ST. CLAIR.

ring for sale Sprtuous intoxicating Liquors Mixed
Liquors at Retail.
The Yale expositor., 1908-12-18
VILLAGE OF EMMETT.
VILLAGE OF MEMPHIS.

sale Spirituous or intoxicating Liquors or Mixed
Linnnra at Retail
The Yale expositor., 1908-12-18
Business Notices.

Fountain Pens 81 to 81 at Fuller's
every pen guaranteed.
A second hand organ, walnut case,
good condition, for sale at a bargain.
loft Yale Music Co.
Pleasant, sure, easy safe little liver
Pills, are DeWitt's Little Early Risers.
Sold by Mathews Il Wight.
Until further notice Special Limit
ed car will leave Detroit on Saturdays
only for Port Huron. This car will
make the usual limited car stops.
Thoroughbred Barred Plymouth
Rock BOOSTERS for sale at 75c and S1.00.
Apply at my farm Is miles east of
Yale. 1873 Fred j. Chamberlain.
Nearly everybody knows DeWitts
Little Early Risers are the best Pills
made. They are small, pleasant, sure,
Little Liver Pills. Sold by Mathews Il
Wight.
Every case of backache, weak back,
bladder Inflammation and rheumatic
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Regular size SOC. Sold here by Mathews
IL Wight.
Eat all the goodIfood you like. Quit
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but rather you must add strength to
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Kodol is pleasant to take, and is
guaranteed to give relief in any case of
stomach trouble. Sold by Mathews Il
Wight.
The Yale expositor., 1908-12-18
Markad For Death.

"Three years ago l was marked for
death. A graveyard cough was tear
ing my lungs to pieces. Doctors failed
to help me and hope had fled, when
my husband got DIR. Kings New Dis
covery," says Mrs. A. G. Williams, of
Bac, Ky. "The first dose helped me
and improvement kept on until / had
gained SO pounds in weight and my
health was fully restored" This med
icine holds the worlds healing record
for coughs, colds, and all lung and
throat diseases. Ii prevents pneumonia,
Sold under guarantee at Pollock q
Hennessy's drug store. SOC and 81 CO.
Trial bottle free.
The Yale expositor., 1908-12-18
A Dangerous Operation.

is the removal of the appendix by a
surgeon. No one who takes DIR. Kings
New Life Pills is ever subject to this
frightful ordeal. They work so quietly
you don't feel them. They cure con
stipation, headache, biliousness and
malaria. 25c at Pollock Il Hennessy's
drug store.
The Yale expositor., 1908-12-18
LIQUOR TAX COLLECTED.

The following full of all taxes collected
by me at my office upon the business selling Offering TOT sale
h. MOORE, County Treasurer
The Yale expositor., 1908-12-18
CITY OF YALE.

Selling offering for sale Spirituous Intoxicating Liqu
Liquors at Retail
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-01-03
EDITOR HARDEN FOUND
GUILTY OF LIBEL
OF COUNT
German Editor Sentenced to
Four Months In Prison for
Stories He Published.

Berlin, Jan. 3.--MaXimilian Har-
den, the German editor who exposed
scandalOus practices among the high
officials of the German empire, was
today found guilty of lbeling Count
KunO Won MOltke and was sentenced
10 imprisonment for four months.
Harden is seriously i'll and his sem
tence may be deferred until he is
able to go 10 prison without undue
injury TO his health
The verdict was received by those
I'm the court room in silence. Har-
den did not discuss the verdict.
The Witnesses by whom Harden
had attempted to prove case
against Count Won Moltke did not
substantiate their former testimony
in this trial and Harden was left in
a position where he could not de-
feud himself.
1t Is said, however, that many Of
the statements he published about
the count viii live long in the MEM
ory Of certain high court circles.
Harden's recent illness is said to
be due 20 worry over the imbrOglio
iu which he became involved.
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-01-03
CLOSING ARGUMENT IN
FAMOUS PET1|BONE
TRIAL
Judge Ready to Instruct jury
HdWley Said DdTrOW Failed
to Prove Assertions.

Boise Idaho Jan. 3.-Intense in
terest marked this last day Of the
Pettibone trial
Before the prosecutions argument
by James II. Hawley, began this
morning Judge Hilton for the de-
fenSe announced that the defense
would not argue the case and Judge
Wood stated that the jury would be
ed.
The judge said he would refuse the
request of the defense that the jury
could not be returned on the ground
the conspiracy the latter having
ed that Haywood Was a member Of
the cuuspirack, the latter having
been found not guilty.
He granted the instruction asked
by the state TO the effect that If the
defendant had in his possession evil
dence which was not presented, that
fact could be considered Hawley
began his address by referring 10 the
sudden termination of the case which
left DarroWs opening statement a
tumble OF broken promises" He
said Darrow promised TO show that
Orchard was a monumental liar but
signally failed to do so. He asked
why he had not put on the stand the
great array Of witnesses brought
from distant states and said IL was
because he did not dare to, He then
discussed the evidence of Orchard In
detail and took up at length the law
in the case especially the proof re-
quired 20 establish conspiracy
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-01-03
GIRL TAKES LONG
HIKE ALL ALONE
Walks From New York to Seattle
and VIII go Back by Different
Route-Only "a Dog and
Tiny Pistol.

Seattle, Wash, Jan. 3.-With only
Scotch collie and a revolver to
protect her, Miss Ollie Granston, a
graceful young woman of twenty Two
years, has walked all the way from
New York to Seattle and is prepar-
ing 10 continue her journey to san
Francisco, thence to New Orleans
and back to New York.
Only the fact that ii is impossible
to walk upon the waves. she asserts,
prevents her from attempting to
cross the Pacific to the Philippines.
She believes, however, that when she
returns TO her home in New York
she will have travelled farther afoot
than any other young woman in AM
erica.
Miss Granston says she was for
merly employed as a bookkeeper in
a wholesale house in New York and
had, through lack of exercise and
a limited amount of fresh air, lost
the bloom from her cheeks She
then quit her job and sought means
to recuperate.
She had read of men and women
in the early days in Europe walking
through Italy, Germany, France and
Belgium as a means of recreation,
and she thought she would try it
and see how it worked I'm America.
About six months ago she left New
York, put her face toward the west
and never once looked back. In
some sections Of the country where
the roads were good she took the
highway, but where mud and slush
impeded her progress she decided to
count ties"
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-01-03
CzARIAA AGAIN TO
Be A MOTHER
Serious Illness Follows Attempts to
Reduce Weight and Physicians
Now Say There is TO be
Another Child.

St ePtersburg. Jan. 3.-The condi-
ton of the czarina OF Russia Is caus-
ing so much anxiety that three ply
sicians are constantly in the place
and one remains In her apartments
constantly. 1t was stated today that
she is expecting the birth of a child,
but not in the Immediate future. She
has bad case of grippe complicated
with weakness caused by a prolonged
course of dieting and medical treat
ment to reduce her weight This
course consisted I'm part of exercise
and Turkish baths, which is now
believed to have been beyond her
strength. In reducing her weight
she reduced her strength, and when
she was attacked by grippe she had
not sufficient strength to resist the
disease and can eat almost nothing.
The announcement of the new COM
plication has caused CONSERVATION at
the court in spite of the doctors dec
laration that there is no immediate
danger
The czarina Is the mother OF one
son and four daughters. The young
est is the Czarevitch Alexis, born Au-
gust II, 1904. He Is the heir to the
Russian throne. The daughters are:
Grand Duchess Olga( born in 1895;
Grand Duchess Tatjana, born in 1897
Grand Duchess Marie. born in 1899,
and Grand Duchess Anastasia, born
in 1901.
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-01-03
MURDERED WOMAN
STABBED WITH HAT PIN
New Clew Found Which Leads Po-
lice to Believe Foul Crime Was
Committed i'm ENtraordin-
airy Manner.

Newark. y. Y, Jan. 3--An entirely
new theory as to the cause of the
death Of the woman whose body was
found in the swamp near the Passaic
river, Thursday, was advanced by
COroner's Physician Converse, after
he had made an examination OF the
corpse in the morgue.
Noticing a singular blood clot un-
der the left eye, close TO the nose,
and an abrasion of the skin which
had before escaped notice, the ply
sician declared IL quite possible that
the abrasion had been caused by a
stab thrust into the brain, and at
that point leave little trace.
Magistrate Joseph NJ. Branegan
was impressed by the physicians dis
covery, and left orders that under
no circumstances should anybody be
permitted to touch the body until af-
ter the autopsy is made. This VIII
probably be today
The police said they had received
information from a young man,
whose identity they concealed, which
led them to think that two men,
instead of one, were with the woman
Just before she met ner death. This
young man told of having seen two
men with woman near the spot
where the body was found. One of
the pair, he said, was holding his
hand over the woman's brow, close
to her forehead Just what this
meant the police declined to say. The
coroner's physician said however,
that death from any such thrust as
he suspects would have been instan-
taneouS
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-01-03
HARRY THAW'S SISTER
NOW SEEKS DIVORCE
Countess of Yarmouth Institutes
Proceedings for Separation from
Her Royal COnsOrt.

London, Jan. 3.-The Countess Of
Yarmouth, who was formerly Miss
Alice Thaw, a sister of Harry X
Thaw, charged with the murder Of
Stanford White, has instituted pro-
ceedings for divorce from her royal
husband, the Earl Of Yarmouth. She
wants to go home 10 America.
The news that the Countess of
Yarmouth is seeking a nullihcation
OF her marriage created no surprise
in Pittsburg. 1t is said the estrange-
ment resulted from two causes; first
the action of the earl during the
first trial Of Harry X. Thaw, the
countess half brother, who went to
Egypt and lived in seclusion mere.
The second cause Is said TO be the
action of the Thaw family in deter
mining upon insanity as a plea for
ThaW.
1t is said Yarmouth objected to
the insanity plea on the ground that
II would have direct Influence on
the succession to the Yarmouth es-
ta;e in the event Of an issue.
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-01-03
SMUGGLING JAPS
ACROSS BORDER
Three Arrested at III Paso by Gov
crnment OficcrS-Caught Few
Cinnamon Doing Same Stunt.

FL Paso, Texas, Jan. 3.--New
Years night the custom house Off
ciais apprehended three Japs who
We're crossing the river near Wash
iugton Park They were turned over
to the immigration service and will
be held on the charge OF being un-
lawfully I'm this country. Almost at
the same time and very close to place
the Japs were captured, the immi-
grafton officers caught two China
men crossing the line. The Cinnamon
We're Gin 10y and Yee Quock. Migu-
gel Morales was also arrested by the
inspectors and is charged with aid
ing the Chinese TO enter the country
Illegally il being claimed that he as
sisted Yee Quock 10 cross the line.
Gin 10y was able TO procure a
friend to go on his bond and was re-
leased, but the other China BOY did
not have a friend to help him and
will have 10 stay in Jail along with
his Mexican friend until the trial
day.
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-01-03
POWERS JURY CANNOT
AGREE ON ANY
VERDICT
Foreman SO Informed the
Judge This MOrning..Sent
Back to Deliberate.
FURTHER FROM VERDICT
NOW THAN EVER"

Georgetown, KY Jan. 3.-The jury
in the Caleb Powers case at 10:45
O'Clock this morning announced that
it was impossible to agree upon a
verdict. I'VE are further from
verdict now than we ever were," said
Foreman Price in court.
Judge Morris ordered the jury
back for further deliberation, telling
them the law required them to reach
verdict If possible.
No intimation was given out as to
how the jury stands but it is prOph-
esied that the jurors are badly di-
vided in small cliques and that all
arguments have failed to change the
variety of opinions.
While the jury returned promptly
to the jury room to consider a YER
diet further it is now apparent that
there will be no decision and that
eventually hung jury" will be re-
ported.
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-01-03
ASKED AEIGHBORS TO
SEE HIM SUICIDE
Then lie Was Arrested and Placed
In Padded Cell As Insane,

indianapolis, Ind. Jan. 3.--W. r.
Hunter, Of this city, Is occupying a
padded cell az the police station,
pending an investigation 10 deter
mine whether or not be is sane.
Some Of his neighbors were invited
TO his home by him to see him COM
nit suicide
They caused his arrest on the
charge that he was insane. Hunter
says his wife deserts him so often
that he determined 10 resort 10 STRAIT
egy to get her back. He declares that
he began 10 feign insanity, ana to
call In his neighbors 10 see him end
his life. He did not think the insan-
ity game would be taken so setlOus-
ly and he believed his wife would
return. Now he is anxious 10 leave
the padded cell and 70 go 10 his
daughter, who lives out Of the city.
The police, however, are not sure
that he is not insane. and they will
hold him for further investigation.
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-01-03
BODY 50 LIGHT THAT
NECK WAS NOT BROKEN
Hanged for Seventeen Minutes Be-
fore Physicians Finally Pro-
n0unCed Life Extinct Con-
vlCted of Numbering
Three People

Louisville. Ky, Jan, 3.-Clarence
Sturgeon, 10 years old, was hanged
here today in a most brutal manner
caused by the failure OF the scaffoid
mechanism to work and to the fact
that no weight was added to his
body in order to increase the force
of the drop.
The boy. who was convicted of
the murder of three people, lived
for seventeen minutes after the trap
was finally sprung and struggled
desperately in the moose.
Because of his extreme youth--he
being only eighteen years old when
he committed the crimes--aa number
of strenuous appeals were made for
a commutation of his sentence.
The governor refused to interfere
and ordered the boy hanged.
When young Sturgeon was taken
onto the scaffold this smorning, he
went bravely and stood on the trap
as directed. Then the executionerS
tried to spring the trap but the
mechanism would not work.
The boy was forced to stand rigid
awaiting the end before the trap was
finally released. sa---i-..-ss
Then he shot downward but he
was of such light build that the fal
did not break his neck.
1t was fully seventeen minutes be-
fore the boy was finally pronounced
dead 1t is said that no weights were
added to the body in order to In
crease the force of the fail as Is cus-
tonary when a body is. too, light
Sturgeon was convicted of the
murder of Ira Bruner.- James Black
erly and Wilfred McMichael just one
year ago.
Since he had been under sentence
of death, he spent most of his time
nd hfno a
also became interested i'm religious
matters and a short time before he
died he became n Catholic and q
priest attended him at the scaffold.
Several spectators swooned, when
they saw the hanging.
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-01-03
THREE men WOUNDED
Loss WILL Be $4,000
People Saved Planning Mil and Res
licences After the Raiders Had
Departed Citizens Warned
to Stay Indoors and
Out of Windows,

Nashville, Tenn, Jan. "A mes
sage from Russellville, Ky, said that
night raiders visited that town early
this morning and the tobacco ware
houses of f. G.. Work & Co, and of
The American Snuff company were
dynamited and burned.
A planning mill and several resi-
dences were partly destroyed by fire.
Three men, who offered slight resist
ance, were wounded. Russellyille is
in the heart of the dark tobacco dis
trict and is the county seat of Logan
county
There We're about seventy-five men
In the party of night raiders All
were mounted and all wore masks.
They were heavily armed with Win
chesters and pistols.
Raiders Worked SystematicaIIy,
The night raiders were well orga-
niZed and went about their work
Systematically. They warned the peo-
pie TO stay in doors and keep away
from the windows. Then they rode
swiftly to the warehouses, dynamit-
ed them and ignited them with kero-
sene.
They remained on guard while the
warehouses were being DESTROYED and
nred shots to prevent any attempt at
resistance.
As the roofs of the burning ware
HOustS Iell 10 the ground, the night
raiders rode swiftly out of town
shooting in the air.
Citizens Saved Homes.
Citizens, qaickly assembled and ex-
tinguished flames that threatened the
destruction of a mill and several
residences No attempt was made to
save any part of the warehouses as
the feeling against the tobacco trust
Is too well known to make il wise
to interfere with the night raiders.
Local officials at Russellville say
they have made no investigation and
do not think they could learn any
thing if they did.
Damage Will Reach $4,000.
A later dispatch says that the dam
age by dynamite and fire will reach
$4,000. The three men wounded by
the night raiders are DR.. Charles
Roberts of Evansville, Ind; ]. r. Nc
Lean and j. II. Mosely, of Russell
Vile, The raiders overpowered three
policemen and held them prisoners
for over three hours.
Members of the band also took
charge of the telephone operators
and held them to prevent any alarm
being sent out. Telegraph operators
were not allowed to visit their Of
fees.
The raiders appeared to avoid a
useless exchange of shot and the
only time they fired was when a citi-
zen ventured out of doors or was
seen with a weapon through a win
dow.