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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
WIFE STOPS JAIL DELIVERY.
She Hears Them Digging, Arouses
Husband; Keeps Men Covered.

Platte City, Mo.-Harry O'Neal
and clyde Reed, who are accused
of robbing the Camden Point
Bank December &c, tried to escape
from the Platte county Jail here at 8
o'clock Tuesday morning. They loos-
ened an iron bar from the supports Of
a stairway in the room where they
we're confined. With this they broke
open an iron door and an iron grated
door and gained admission to an iron
cage, where prisoners are allowed to
take exercise. While trying to dig
away the concrete in which the bars
were set they dropped the bar.
Mrs. Gideon Miller, the wife of the
sheriff, heard the noise and aroused
her husband.
He seized a shotgun and she a re-
volver and they ran to the cage. Mrs.
Miller kept the men covered" while
her husband went inside and shack.
eled them. The sheriff says that the
men would have escaped in 10 minutes
had his wife not heard them.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
FINE TO Be LARGER
MAXIMUM PENALTIES OF STAND
ARD MAY BE $6s, 0oo, 900.
TO FURNISH the PROOF
Rebates from Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy and Chicago & Eastern
Illinois Are Alleged.

Washington, d. C.-The Standard
OIL Company is about to face a new
prosecution. District Attorney Sims
was Tuesday instructed by Attorney
General Bonaparte to nov for the
trial Of indictments covering 3,400
counts against the so-called trust.
Based upon the precedent established
by Judge Lands, the Standard will,
II convicted, be fined SOS, 900, 900.
The cases the district attorney Is
expected to press are those against
the Standard for accepting rebates in
1000 different instances from the Chi.
cago, Burlington & Quincy and 1,400
different instances from the Chicago G.
Eastern Illinois. The minimum fine
that can be imposed in these cases will
amount to $4,000, 900. and the maxi
mum $685. 0O, 900.
The Standard expects to make It's
strongest defense in connection with
the so-called Chicago & Eastern ILL
nois rate. 1t claims that while the
shipments of oil were in progress at 6
cents over the Chicago & Alton, there
existed at the same time, I'VE the Chi
cago & Eastern Illinois railroad, a
rate of 6A cents from Whiting to East
st. Louis. The Standard contends that
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
MINING PROMOTER SHOT,.
D. w. Stevenson Of Kansas City Be.
iieved to Be Dying In Illinois.

Taylorville, lilo. B. Hewitt, an
attorney OF this city, shot and
perhaps fatally wounded Donald w.
Stevenson, a mining promoter of Kan
sas City, Mo-, in a drunken brawl on
tho public square shortly after mid.
night Friday morning. Hewitt shot
four times with a revolver, two Of
the shots taking effect. Only one Of
them is dangerous. This lodged In
Stevenson's spinal column and result
ed in paralysis of the left leg.
Hewitt refuses to make any state
ment, except to say that the shooting
was justified. Stevenson does not re-
member saying or doing anything that
would provoke an assault.
Stevenson is 35 years of age and
lives with an aunt at HOG Garfield
avenue, Kansas City. Hewitt is AZ,
and has been living both here and at
Seattle, Wash. Wednesday he insti-
tuted q divorce suit against his wife,
Nellie, at T%aylorville, charging deser-
ton.
The physicians say the chances OF
recovery are against Stevenson.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
Want MINISTER
IN SMELL CASE
REV. HAMILTON AND HIS DAu0H.
TER SAID TO BE HIDING
IN CLINTON.
HEAVILY MUFFLED FOR TRIP
Witness Refutes Claim That Contest.
ants viii Encounter Difficulty
In Proof-Fred Magili
Testimony.

Clinton. m.-Rev. e. A. Hamil-
ton, whose letters, as well al those
Of his wife, will figure promi-
nently in the Smell will contest, along
with those of Mabelle Smell, now Mrs.
Mcnamara, of Kansas City. and Bel
Ia" the mysterious ~rster of an ILL
nois congressman, has appeared and
disappeared. ~ " g"
Muhled to the ears in an overcoat
and with his pockets filled with news
papers containing reports of the trial,
including copies of letters he is said
to have written the dead millionaire,
he arrived here late Wednesday.
1t Is declared that Richard Smell,
who is contesting the will, Is going to
have difficulty in proving that the let
tiers found in his fathers den" were
written by Mabelle Smell Mcnamara,
because not one is signed "Mabelle,"
but invariably. your Own Little
Baby" Your Own Darling" and the
like. Attorney Webster of Kansas
City, who is representing Mrs. McNa-
mara in her effort to retain what was
given her by the millionaire in the
last years of his life, has maintained
from the first that Smell would be UNI
able to establish that any compromis-
ing letters were written to Col. Smell
by his client.
Witnesses Against Women.
Mr.. Dinsmore of California, a rela-
tive who examined the letters, de-
clares, however, that they are in the
handwriting of Mabelle Mcnamara,
and written Upon her note paper.
There is abundance of the letters
from Mrs. E. A. Hamilton, wife Of the
Newman minister. in the BUNCH" de-
clared Mrs. Dinsmore:: They are quite
as numerous as those of Mabelle."
Fred Magill, who was tried and &C.
quilted a few months ago for the al.
legged murder Of his wife, will be one
Of the chief witnesses at the trial.
Magill admits that he will swear that
he, in a period of less than Is months,
addressed more than 1900 letters for
Col. Smell to Mabelle. For several
months prior to his death. Col. Smell
was on the point of making up with
his son, and would have done so II Ma
belle had left him alone" was Magill's
statement.
That Smell, at the time of his death,
was planning to give the Smell man.
sion in Clinton to Mabelle Smell Nc
Namara as a wedding present, is said
to be a new development in the case.
The Smell home cost $4,000, being the
most magnificent residence in Dewitt
county, and is elegantly furnished, the
furnishings of n room alone costing
$4,000. To one man the colonel is al
legged to have said:
81 would do 1t in a minute, but I am
afraid that / would be going a little
too strong for the gossips in Clinton"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
this latter rate was the legal rate.

this latter rate was the legal rate.
On the other hand, the government
holds that the Chicago & Eastern I'LL
nois rate was quite as secret as the
Alton rate and was merely one more
instance Of the ingenious and DELHI
crate attempt of the Standard to evade
and violate with impunity the whole
spirit of the anti-discrimination law.
The railroads have secured immu.
nifty by turning over their records to
the government, SO that neither the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy nor the
Chicago & Eastern Illinois is in dan.
ger Of prosecution.
The Standard. however, is to be
pushed vigorously, and it is confident.
ly anticipated that with proofs in his
possession District Attorney Sims will
be able to convince the court that the
corporation should be convicted and
heavily fined.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
MRS. LYDIA BRADLEY DEAD.
Established Polytechnic School and
Made Rich Gifts to Peoria.

Peoria, Ill.-Mrs. Lydia Bradley.
millionaire philanthropist, founder Of
the Bradley Polytechnic Institute,
died here at 7:15 Thursday morning,
aged SO.
Mrs. Bradley was one Of the most
widely known and respected women
in Illinois. She was an eccentric char.
acter, who spent little money on her.
self and was alwsys economical in her
personal habits save when dealing
with charities and the city itself,
which she loved. Living in a small
house. she beautifed 1t. her yard
around the little dwelling being a mass
of varicolored flowers, of which she
herself took care. Her estate is es-
timated to aggregate 100000.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
CORTELYOU TO STAY
REPORT OF RESIGNATION WAS
MADE OF WHOLE CLOTH.
STORY OF QUARREL WAS FALSE
The Secretary Of the Treasury Hopes
to Win Nomination by His
Wise Inactivity.

Misunderstanding C%ortelyou has
not resigned and does not intend to.
He has not had a quarrel with the
president and is not likely to have
one.
His relations with Secretary Taft
and other members OF the cabinet
are entirely cordial, and will surely
continue so.
He Is not an avowed candidate for
the presidency. The president has not
informed him that he could not be
such a candidate. His entire liberty of
political action has been repeatedly
recognized both by President Rooss-
welt and Secretary Taft.
The secretary of the treasury has
been an extremely sick man, and he
is still far from well. He has been
absent a great deal from the treas
ury department, but has attended ev-
cry cabinet meeting when he was
able to be out of the house.
The president and the secretary de-
nounce as absolutely untrue the sto-
ries printed Friday morning that Sec,
rotary Cortelyou had retired from the
cabinet in a huff and was about to
accept a position under Pierpont Nor
gan.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
RUFF MUST GO TO PRISON..
Judge Dunno Refuses Immunity From
Punishment.

San Francisco, Cal.-Abe Ruef
must go t othe penitentiary. After a
long conference with Ruef, at the end
OF which the former boss pledged him
self to be a willing witness for the
state In all graft cases. District Attor-
ney Langdon went before Judge Dunno
and asked for the courts assurances
that immunity would be granted. Judge
Dunne refused to sanction any deal
that would absolves Ruef from punish
ment.
Ruef, although virtually set free by
the decision of the district court Of ap.
peals, after he had confessed himself
guilty of extortion. is held on several
scores of indictments not affected by
that decision.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
Salt Lake Editor Dies.

Salt Lake City, Utah-John Hughes,
owner and editor Of the Truth, a
weekly publication of this city,
and widely known in the Inter
Mountain region, died Wednesday of
pneumonia after a brief illness, aged
81 years. Mr. Hughes was a native
of Belfast, Ireland, and had been in
newspaper work in Salt Lake City for
II years. Previous to that time he
had worked on the Omaha Bee.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
Blamed for woman,s Death.

Fort Dodge, Iowa-Dr. p. H.
Dahl, one Of the wealthiest and
most prominent physicians in north.
western Iowa, is under arrest charged
with deliberately inflicting a mortal
wound with a knife upon Mrs. Floyd
Bowen while operating upon her, and
while his mind was deadened by mar.
cotics and drugs. The woman died
without recovering consciousness, and
within an hour after her removal from
the operating table.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
DEATH ROLL
REACHES $50
FIRE FOLLOWS EXPLOSION OF A
MOVING PICTURE FILM AT
CHURCH BENEFIT.
OIL LAMP WAS OVERTURNED
Many Of the Victims Were Children,
Trampled In Mad Rush
Like the Iroquois
Horror.

Boyertown, Pa.-Exploration of the
steaming ruins Of Rhoades' Opera
House shortly before noon Tues
day and a poll of the homes in the lit
tie parish Of st. Johns Lutheran
church, indicates that the list of dead
resulting from the fire and panic Mon
day night which terminated an anna
teur production given under the aus
pieces of the church, will approximate
$50. Seventy-ive bodies have already
been identified, according to the coro-
ner, and reports from temporary hos
pitfalls indicate that several fatalities
may result in the rs persons seriously
Injured.
There is scarcely a home in this
place Tuesday but is saddened by the
death of one or more relatives or
friends. In a number of instances en-
tire families have been wiped out. OF
the 500 persons in the little opera
house when the fire and panic broke,
scarcely 100 escaped death or injury.
Rescue parties searching the ruins
Tuesday are greeted with appalling
sights such as have not been equaled
in this country by any disaster save
the Iroquois fire in Chicago, which
Monday nights tragedy closely resem-
bled. Many of the bodies of the vic
Tins were entirely consumed by the
flames and only charred pieces of bone
remain. Others, which were protect
ed from the flames by being buried I'M
der piles of dead bodies, have been
taken out Tuesday, scorched and hor-
ribly mutilated. A great number OF
children were among the victims and
q number of these tiny forms brought
out Tuesday were crushed, showing
that the little ones had been ruthless
ly trampled down in their frenzied
rush to safety.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
What Congress is Doing

Senator Gore introduced a bill pro-
viding that the interstate character
of a shipment of liquor shall cease
upon its arrival at the place within
a state where consigned and making
the shipment subject to local laws.
Representative Hobson introduced
in the house a bill Ito provide q navy
adequate for national defense" 1t ap-
p%ropriates $50, 0O0,O 900 annually for
the purpose Of constructing new bat
tleships, the number and features of
the vessels to be determined by the
president under expert advice. 1t also
authorized the president, whenever in
his Judgment the national security and
defense requires it, to order or pur-
chase, at home or abroad, vessels or
other war material, the total cost of
which shall not exceed $50, 600, 900 in
any one year, without further authori-
cation.
The house committee on patents de-
cided to report favorably on the Dali
cell bill enabling inventors who al
legged infringement of their patents
by the federal government, to seek
damages in the court of claims. That
court has decided that under the tx
'istent law it has no power to enter
tain such claims, hence there is no
relief.
Senator Smoot introduced several
hills orpanlip~ IL x,;11r f,atn---. A.
laws relating to the trademark regis
tration and patents. A board of pat
ent appeals, consisting of the commits
sioners Of patents, the assistant COM
missioner of patents and the chief ex
aminers, is established. One of the
bills also provides the right to obtain
a patent to devolve upon the heirs or
guardian Of a person who dies or goes
insane while perfecting his claim.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
Would Gust Tobacco Trust.

Frankfort, Ky.-A bill introduced
in the house by Representative
C%recelius of Pendleton county is de-.
signed to drive the American Tobac-
co Company out Of business in this
state. The measure is aimed directly
at the company and is based upon the
assumed authority of the general as.
sembly under the law regulating for.
eign corporations. If passed, the com.
pany and It's subsidiaries will be pre-.
cluded from operating in the state.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
Syndicate to Take Life Society,

New York-Announcement was made
Monday by Edward Lauterbach
that a syndicate of New York
men has been formed to take control
of the Provident Savings Life Assur-
ance Society. The new syndicate. it
was stated, will take over the shares
for which E. R. and o. F. Thomas paid
$3.50, at less than 5000 a share. Com
missioner Rittenhouse declared he
found the company's assets SAL, 6O1
less than its liabilities.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24


Judge Anderson was regarded as ia
vorable to the contention Of the gov
eminent. Touching upon the question
of guilty intent, which was, in fact,
the only real issue in the case. the
court said:
IF the defendant acted in good
faith and without fraudulent intent,
with the belief that he was acting to
benefit the bank, although the trans
actions were not judieious. he Is not
to be held criminally responsible. If
he acted, howeevr, in bad faith and
with intent to benefit himself or some
other person or corporation other than
the bank, his acts were criminal.
Accepts Verdict StoicaIly.
The former financial autocrat of
Chicago showed no emotion when the
verdict was read in Judge Anderson's
courtroom. He was released under
$4,000 bonds, pending motions for a
new trial.
The verdict of guilt was read in a
courtroom crowded with the greatest
throng ever seen in the federal build.
ing. The proceedings became intense
Iy dramatic at Tins, and a hush fell
over the room SO that a pin might have
been heard falling.
The Jurors were taken to their seats
through Judge Anderson's chambers to
avoid the rush. Foreman James e.
TagGart led the men in. He handed
to Clerk Charles E. Bull the verdict,
which, was read aloud at once, on or
ders az the court. It found Walsh
guilty ON "a counts out of $50 charged
in the Indictment.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
Race Issue Probe Urged.

Jackson, Miss.-The legislature OF
Mississippi proposes to take the
lead in a movement to ask for a
fair and impartial investigation of the
race problem as 1t confronts the South
ern States, through the adoption OF q
resolution. introduced Friday by Rep.
resentative Dees. This provides for
inviting every state to send legislative
committees Of fair-minded men to IN
vestigate the question on the spot.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
Thin Ice Costs Six Lives.

New York-Six boys lost their
lives in New Jersey Monday as
the result of %venturing on thin and
~treacherous ice. At Newark, Gustav
Hartman, 10 years old, his brother
Louis, 9 years old, and Lee Smith, 10
years old, We're drowned in a pond.
Arthur and Harry Morgan. twins, Is
years old, and Horace Weeks, - years
old, were drowned at Tenafly after
breaking through the ice of a small
pond there.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
Working to Save Buried Miners.

Ely, N~ev.-Solid ground in the
Alpha shaft was reached at noon
Tuesday and the rock formation is ex-
pected to be reached in another ten
feet. There will now be less danger
to the rescuers and progress will be
much better, Foreman Gallagher ex-
pecting to average 25 feet a day from
now on. There is still 375 feet of
earth and rock between the entombed
men and the rescuers.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
Juror Claims Coercion.

Chicago, HILBERT Palmer, the
last one of the jurors in the trial
of John R. Walsh to affix his signature
to a verdict of guilty, Monday signed
affidavits at his home on his farm
near Harvard, ILL.,, which tend to show
he was coerced and intimidated by the
other jurors. These a~ffidavits, secured
by Florence Sullivan and Fred D. KEEL
logg of counsel for Mr.. Walsh, will be
used as the mainstay Of defense in the
fight to secure a reversal of verdict
when the case Is carried to the United
States court of appeals.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
Slayer Seeks Death.

Joliet, 1ll.-Frank ]. Constantine,
convicted slayer of Mrs. Louise
Huse Gentry of Chicago, captured
after a world chase and SEN
fenced to prison for life, is near death,
the result of a leap from a gallery of
the ~penitentiary in an attempt to end
his life. He made his spectacular at.
tempt at suicide while under extra
guard, plunging 80 feet and crashing
on the stone tagging of the rotunda.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
Parker to Aid LaborItes.

Washington, d. C.--Alton B. Par.
ker of New York, democratic candi-
date for president in 1904, has been
retained by the American Federation
Of Labor as its chief counsel in the
case brought against 1t by the Amer
lean Manufacturers Association to
enjoin the publication of the unfair
list" in the federation's monthly mag
azine.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
Children Get Marriage Licenses.

Knoxville, Tenn.-Two girls, one
not quite Ia years old, the 9th
Ell Ia years and a few months. were
Tuesday granted marriage licenses
with the written consent Of their
mothers and over the protests of the
county clerk, who could not refuse the
official documents.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
Syrian Finds Stolen Girls.

Omaha, Neb.-Marianna and Di-
ana Yuana. IL and Is years, re-
spectively. who. their father, Melan
Yuana, declares were kidnapped in St.
Louis last June by John Mitchell, king
of a band of gypsies, were found at a
gypsy camp ear here Sunday night.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
Railroad Officers Salaries Cut.

Washington, D. C.-President Finley
of the Southern Railway Co. said
Tuesday that in consequence of the
falling off in business and the decrease
in revenues the managers have deter
mined on a reduction of 10 per cen in
the pay Of the president, vice-presi-
dent and other general officers and
their office forces.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
Three Trainmen Killed.

Coryden Junction, Ind.-A South
ern railway Locomotive plunged from
a high %trestle, turned completely
over and killed Clarence Durham, en-
gineer; w. H. Scott, fireman, and
Frank Carter, a brakeman, Sunday.
James Pritchett, conductor, and Clyde
Stewart. a brakeman, were badly in
jured.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
Family Poisoned; Five Dead,

Austin, Textile whole family
of c. Sauer. a German farmer,
living 80 miles northeast of here, was
poisoned while eating supper Sunday
evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Sauer and
three of the children have died. Two
other children are seriously i'll. 1t is
reported that the poison vas placed in
the food by a cook who Wen suddenly
insane.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
chIaaao Has $4,000 Fire.

Chicago IMPROPERLY valued at
more than 100000 was destroyed
by fire which started in a six-story
brick building at 1929 Market street.
occupied by Mcneil G. Higgins, whole
sale ~grocers.', Several firemen were
slightly injured.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
The California Is Ready.

Washington, d. C.-The California,
one of the newest of the navy's
fighting ships, will steam out to sea
Wednesday from San Francisco for
her final test before being given her
place with the Pacific feet.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
MIN and Elevator BURN.

Kenora, Ont.-Three hundred thou
sand bushels of wheat was burned
in the fire that destroyed the
seven-story mill and elevator Of the
Maple Leaf Milling Company here
Wednesday evening. The loss is esti-
mated at more than 81, o 10000.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
student Kills d

Jackson, Mo.-Everton Parks, a
student at the Jackson Military
Academy, was killed here Tuesday
night by the accidental discharge Of a
revolver in the hands Of a fellow stu
dent, Bert Lader. Young Parks home
was In Charlottesville.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
Vermont SLAYER oets Life Term.

Bennington, VIA verdict of guilty
Of murder in the second degree was
brought by the jury in the case of
Alfred Mahan, charged with the muir
der of his 4-year-old niece, Ethel Ma
han, at North Remington, last sum-
mer. The penalty is life imprison-
ment.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
illinois Banker Found Dead.

Nashville. Hl,-Colonel Louis Krug-
noff. a well-known banker of this
city, was found dead In bed at his
home. He was a veteran Of the civil
wal and had held many positions of
~nhlIc trust.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
Thieves chloroform Victims.

New York-Thieves looted the
lodging house at 332 East Thirty
first street Saturday after chloroform-
ing the "a occupants, and got away
with $1,000 In jewelry and cash. In
the loot was $1,650 M cash.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
Pope Forced 70 He'd.

Rome-sufering from a violent
attack Of govt, the Pope was or
dered to bed Friday for a long rest.
All audiences have been suspended.
So persistent are these attacks that
much uneasiness is felt concerning the
Pope's general health.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-01-24
Postmaster Robbed In office.

Hanover, N. H.-Postmaster L.
F. Campson was held up at the
point Of a revolver by an UNKNOWN
masked man in the postoffice Wednes-
day night and robbed Of $50 and a
gold watch. The robber escaped.