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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-19
PrIsst.sIaysr's Plea ForessaIlsd.

Denver col.--Anticipating plea
OF insanity on behalf OF Gulsep-
pc Alto. District Attorney George
A. Stidger has taken the unusual
course OF attempting TO establish the
defendants sanity before It had been
denied by his attorney In his trial for
the murder Of Father Leo Heinrlchs.
-Four physicians testified Tuesday that
In their opinion Ala Is absolutely sane
and was SO whom he shot the priest In
Sc. Elizabetk's Catholic Church.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-19
Unldentlfied Bodies Buried.

Cleveland. ohio-When q little
white caskets were placed beneath
the ground in Lakewood cemetery,
the last of the 1G7 charred bodies OF
children who lost their lives in the
burning OF the Lakeview school in
collinwood wednesday last were laid
TO rest The 81 caskets contained the
bodies Of the II unidentified children
and four that were claimed at the
last moment. All were buried together
In one big public funeral.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-19
HOUSE RipDLEp; TWO KILLED.
san and Woman slain During Battle
With Texas Officers.

q waxahatchie. Te1as--Barricadin
himself in a small house on the
Ribbons farm, two miles south of
ERocket. Willie Williams, negro,
Mmade a desperate effort to resist ar.
rest on a charge of unlawfully carry.
Wng arms. Sherln McAlpin and a dep
ity sheriff went to the door and called
or him. The negro began shooting
L them with. a revolver.
The officers returned the shots with
Im until their ammunition was ex-
MauEted. Help arrived and the house
vas riddled with rife bullets. Then
he door was broken open. Williams
Sind a negro woman were found dead
n the floor.
The theory of the officers is that
williams killed the woman and then
bot himself.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-19
BANKER WALSH
GETS 5 YEARS
MINIMUM SENTENCE 10 GIVEN
PRISONER IN VIEW or HIS
ADVANCED ACE.
ORDERED TO LEAVENWORTR
Effort VIII BE Made by Attorneys TO
Obtain writ Of supersedeas
Condemned Mar is
Hopeful.

Chicago. Ill.-John X. Walsh, the
wrecker OF the Chicago National bank,
was sentenced to Ave years in the fed
eral prison at Fort Leavenworth. kas..
Friday by Judge A. Is. Anderson. Mo-
lions for new trial and a stay Of
judgment were overruled.
After the lengthy decision from the
court removing walsh's last chance
for a new trial had been made, the
prisoner was called TO his feet and
sentenced.
Have you anything to say, Mr..
Waish?" asked the court
Walsh moved his lips and shook his
head. but said nothing audible.
Judge Anderson himself hesitated
for few moments before he began
the sentence.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-19
Back Broken, Lives Two Years.

New York-Attacked with pneu-
monia a day or two ago, John Sci.
tine. who had lived for two years with
a broken back. died Friday in the Lin.
coin hospital. He was struck across
the back by heavy box falling from
n pile January II. 1906 his spinal col
umn being broken at the eleventh dor.
sal vertebrae. a companions neck
was broken in the same way and he
was instantly killed. Seltine was
taken TO the hospital and for two
years lived strapped TO a bed.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-19
Real Estate Man Held.

Los Angeles, Cal.-ClInton o.
Heath, Denver real estate op.
orator. was arrested here Monday on
telegraphic warrant from that city,
charging him with embezzling $40. 900.
the property of Mrs. Mary H. Hustled
Of New York. The money is said to
have been intrusted to Heath TO In.
vest in real estate and it is alleged
that he made some disastrous invest.
ments in coal lands.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-19

The purchase OF three new steam
Golfers with coalcarrying capacity
OF 1000 tons. at cost each of $685.
600. was agreed 10 Friday by the
house committee on naval AFFAIRS.
The bill TO require the transporta.
ton OF materials and supplies to be
used in the construction OF the Pan.
anna canal in ships OF American reg.
lister was passed by the senate Fri
day. AS amended the bill exempts
from the restrictions ports In which
no American vessels are TO be secured
for shipping goods. Another amend.
ment provides that bids for supplies
shall be accepted, naming alternative
prices for shipment in American or
foreign ships, Senator Bacon claiming
that such an amendment was neces-
sary In order to allow bidders for fur.
nishing lumber to compete successful.
ly.
Carrying the largest appropriation
bill In all It's history--$222, 100, S92-
the postoftice appropriation bill FRI
day passed the house, having been
under discussion fourteen days. This
is $1.425. 900 more than was reported
by the committee. Chairman Over.
street. when the reading OF the bill
had been concluded. waged n vigor.
Gus fight on the proposition to in.
.~.o~-O-o~D~~~-N~o~-~ ~N-~~N~~~--o~-~
The statutes provide that the Of
lenses such as are charged here shall
be punished by a term OF not less
than Ave years Imprisonment and not
more than ten years" said Judge An
derson.
I'm view of the age Of the defend.
ant, OF hiaaprevious social standing,
and in yieWsof the fact that imprison'
ment Itself Is so heavy punishment.
! feel that the law will be snbserved
with minimum punishment of Ave
years.
THE judgment is guilty as to each
of the counts named, and the punish
ment as now imposed In Ave years
imprisonment on each count-the
term OF sentence on each count to be
served concurrently, and not accumu'
latively. The defendant il therefore
sentenced to Ave years imprisonment
in the federal prison at Fort Leaven'
worth"
Walsh was impassive through the
ordeal OF sentence, and q few min
utes after the adjournment of court
was covered with smiles.
Il am still alive" he said. as he
shook hands with inquirers. Now we
are through with Anderson and we
can find out what the upper courts
think about this case. never felt
better in my life. and have no fear
of the ultimate outcome"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-19
BOY SLOWS OFF SISTERS HEAD.
He had Stayed at Home From School
and Was Trying to Amuse Child.

Brookfeld. Mo.-In trying to
amuse his 5-yearold sister while
their mother was sick In bed, Luther
Farris, a schoolboy living on farm
1--WE miles northeast Of here, blew the
sisters head of with a shotgun
His act caused him to try to take
HIS own life and II was with difficulty
that he was restrained
He had stayed home from school
to help his mother. and was playing
with the gun and supposed It was not
not loaded.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-19
whIteeaps Raid Town.

Paducah, Ky.--A band Of $50
whitecaps visited Birmingham. in
Marshall county. last midnight and
fred several volleys into the house of
john Scruggs, an Objectionable negro.
A baby was so badly wounded that II
viii probably die. Several other mem
bers Of the family were slightly
wounded. After the attack on the
scruggs house the whitecaps seized
and whipped several other negroes.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-19
Receiver for Lighting Company.

Anderson, Ind.-Upon the petit
ton OF the American Trust and
Savings Bank Of Chicago the Elwood
Trust Co. was Friday appointed re-
ceiver for the Citizens Heat and
Light Co. OF Elwood. Foreclosure Of
a mortgage for $375.00O is asked for in
the complaint II Is alleged that $342,-
Of bonds and $4,000 of accumulated
interest is due and unpaid.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-19
BULLETS MISS
NORWAY'S KING
VoLLEY FIRED AT RoYAL PALACE
DURING ABSENCE OF THE
FAMILY.
CRAzED swEDE is ARRESTED
Admits Attempt TO XIII Rulsr-was
Heavily Armed When Caught
Palace Windows
Broken.

Christiana--Admittedly attempting
the life Of King HaAkon, swede
laborer fired ten rife shots from the
palace garden against the royal palace
Tuesday.
dows and buried themselves in the
walls inside. All members OF the roy
al family were fortunately away at the
time, and there were no casualties.
Palace guards succeeded in captur-
Ing the would.be assassin before he
bad time to escape.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-19
uanas HlmasIf 10 AppIe Tree.

Lebanon. Pa The body OF William
sIegriAt. frozen stlff. was found hang.
ing from an apple tree In North I4eb-
anon township. siegrist used his belt
for a Moose. lie was 35 years old. sin.
gle. and laborer
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-19

Cheyenne. wyo.--The Thomas Fly.
er. American leader 10 the New
York-to-Paris automobile race, left
Granger. Wye, at 6 o'clock Friday
morning for Ogden. l46 miles west.
The Italian car. zust, left Cheyenne
at 9:47 o'clock for Laramie. Bosh
cars are making good time.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-19
VAIN 49, Nam mai.

Chicago. nl.-Counsei for John
n. Walsh. convicted Of bank
wrecking. went before Judge An.
derson. in the Federal Court, with q
motion Tor new trial for their client.
Attorneys John s. Miller and =. G.
Ritcher appeared with several aiiida-
Wits TO be used In their argument.
These charge that the verdict was not
Just or true to the evidence.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-19
vsteran Newspaner Nan plea.

Denver. Col.-Louis Cass Car.
penter. who represented South Car.
olina in congress Just after the
close of the civil war, and was we'll
known as a newspaper man at that
time, having edited papers at Charles.
ton and Columbia. s. c., died here last
night OF cardiac dropsy. He was 70
years old
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-19
MOB LvNcHEs WHITE MAN.
Virglnlsns AVense Alleged Double
Murder at Dance.

Bristol. Va.-Swlft vengeance was
melted out 10 Jackson Presler. a
young married white man, who
was taken from his home near Swords
Creek. Russell county. in spite OF HIS
wife's appeal. Monday night, by a
mob OF 300 men and hanged to a tree.
George Call and John Mutter were
murdered at dance Saturday night.
and II was charged that Presler was
implicated In the killing.
Thomas Gross and Fred Dye, young
men. also charged with being impl
Gated in the double killing, were ar
rested Sunday and hurried TO the
Lebanon jail, 20 miles away, in order
to prevent lynching.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-19
BOW kllIa Aaoiher,n AnnaIlanl.

Muskogee, Okla. Edward Twist, ~.
yearold son Of q Cherokee Indian, has
been arrested at Tahleqnah. On the
charge OF killing Robert Foreman, a
fullblooded Cherokee, ia protecting
his mother from Foreman's assaults.
The boy fred two shots. both taking
effect.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-19
csntralla sanIahss ForeInners.

Centralia, Mo.-The board of al.
dermen Friday night ordered the
chief OF police TO drive the Italian la
borers employed here by the Chicago
& Alton railroad out of town. The
Italians were brought here as the re-
suit OF a strike. The roadmaster has
agreed TO move the foreigners to a
point farther east.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-19
Missouri Pacific ~. Lost s2ss ssooy

Lincoln, Neb.-During the last
six months the Missouri PacIflc
railway has lost the sum OF $685..
sss.sT on the lines in Nebraska In
a protest against reduction la
freight rates the officials OF the road
fled 3 financial statement with the
railway commission Tuesday. Every
department met with loss. Il is re-
ported.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-19
500 pelIee h oeldnald.

Noldneid. Nsy.-Ths United States
Asps which have been in GoIdfeld
three naonths evacuated the camp
d lurnsd the responsibility OF main.
ln|ug peace in the GoIdfield dis
lct lp the local police authorities
q me Nevada state police
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-19
aoat ooes over Dam. ) Loa..

Plttsbnrg--Three lives we're lost
when the towboat stella Moren. with
two fats oi coal. went over dam No.
2. on the Monongaheia river. at Port
Perry. Pa and sank In twenty feet
o. water.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-19
Interurban Wreck.

Noblesville. Ind.-A northbound
aferurban car which left Indian.
polls at l1:45 and an interurban
assenger car southbound came TO-
ether two miles north OF this place
O'Clock. 1t Is reported that sew.
ral passengers were hurt, some ia
lily.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-19

Rapid City. 8. D.--During
barrel over trivial affair satur.
'Y ssrs. Charles 8. Barbour shot and
|ilsd her adopted daughter, Rose
laarnA. aged ~. No one witnessed
= tragedy.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-19

Abilene, Texas--Otto w. stef.
fens. aged 60. vice president OF the
American National bank OF Abilene
and charged with misrepresentation Of
the funds Of the institution. died aud.
denly Tuesday morning. stenens was
under sentence Of aye-year segIH.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-19
Wounaed Warden lmprovInn.

Butte. Mont--warden c0nley uf
the state penitentiary at Deer
Lodge, who wRs seriously stabbed
Sunday while frustrating Jail break,
is improving and win probably recoy.
er.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-19
"oIms Day'' Plan Nets chsrlsv s5oc

Wilmington. Del.-As the result Of
the Dime Day" movement, inaug,,-
rated by the Associated CharitIee
more than s7Oa haE been received for
relieving the condition Of the poor OF
the city.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-19

) xesIngiEg, N. Y.-Antonio stroll.
was electrocuted In the Sing
uns deathhonse at G:a0 a. m. Monday
: HE murder OF Antonio TorziIlo.
~ Van Cortland Park. August II,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-19
crOppers Flee From Might Riders.

Tuliahoma. Tenn.--Land agents
ere report that more than $50
inRnt Families have completed ar.
sngsments for removal at once from
lie neighborhoOd TO Coffee county.
ney say they want to get beyond the
anger zone Of night riders.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-19
twelve persons killed In Wreck.

81. Petersburg-As a result Of
head.on collision between two
trains at Samara Saturday. " per-
SONS we're killed and 20 injured.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-19

sfls Ia FIRE here destroyed the
al oi the Louisiana Central Lumber
together With 100000 worth 81
tr stacked IN tho yards, Two
sa wpfkmen lost their homes
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-03-19

Chickasha. okla Twenty ayreatr
have been made IL which the charge
a hunting OUT Of aeason. Each fned
$50.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-19

and Cuban business, and 10 a large ex-
tent direct the construction Of the Pan
ANA Canal
in Panama Taft had the task of con-
vincing the people who live there that
the United States had not gone to the
isthmus 10 build a rival state instead Of
a canal. and again he succeeded. At least
once a year he had made a trip 70 the
Canal Zone and looked things over him
self. His responsibility in connection with
the work there may be better understood
when It is known that $S0, 600. .00o has been
already expended on the isthmus, and
that every dollar of that expenditure has
received Mr.. Tafrs approval.
After his Philippine and Panama Canal
problems, the greatest work Mr. Taft
has had 10 do has been in Cuba. Pa
tiently he set TO work there to organize
the provisional government under the
fundamental law, which the Cubans had
never before realized was the essential
Of successful seIf-government. and IN this
instance, too, he succeeded.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-19
Moths, Not Men.

From Puck.
At once the moths had 1t brought home
70 them. by statistics. how few OF their
number possessed the Will power 10 keep
away from candles. there sprung up a
strong sentiment in favor of prohibition.
Make 1t a legal misdemeanor for a
candle TO burnt became the popular rail-
lying cry. and statutes were enacted ac-
cordingly.
Here and there a voice was raised 10
protest that the processes Of evolution.
If let alone. would eventuate, at length,
and by means of these very candles in
a race Of strong moths, superior to the
Establishments of flame; but Of course
nothing Of that sort was apt TO get itself
heard.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-19
RESIGNS HIS PLACE
IN CABINET TO-DAY
Mr.. Taft Announces Intention to Gipe Up War
PortfoHO-GoeS to New Haven Monday.

New Haven 10 attend the meeting Of the
Yale corporation, Of which he IS a me.n-
Der. He will remain n that city until
Thursday. attending in the meantime
the twentieth reunion OF the class Of rs,
OF which be is member lie expects 70
be out Of Washington all Of next week.
The indications are that Secretary Taft
will go TO Cincinnati early In July. Just
how long he will remain there he was
unable to say last night. 1t all depends
on circumstances. he said. Secretary Taft
said that he would be formally notified
Of his nomination in Cincinnati. This
event would not be held until after the
Democratic convention IN Denver. which
viii be held on July :.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-19

While Secretary Taft said last night
that he was unable at this time 20 make
any statements as 20 his immediate fu-
ture. he announced that his resignation
OF the Office Of Secretary OF War would
be placed in President ROOsevelt's hands
to-day. II will probably take effect July
l. This all depended. Secretary Taft said,
on advlces from Chicago. Just what ad-
vices he expected from Chicago bearing
upon the date Of his retirement from the
Cabinet he would not say The Secre-
tary said that il would probably take
him ten days TO wind up his affairs in the
clean desk for his successor.
On Monday Secretary Taft VIII go 10
The Washington herald., 1908-06-19

with Great Britain, in which Taft won
against such eminent counsel as Joseph
r. Choate
After three years in Washington. Mr..
Taft went back 20 Ohio as judge OF the
Sixth Federal Circuit Court, and Il was
during his seven years on the Federal
bench that Tafts qualities as a Judge
became widely known.
When President Mckinley asked Mr..
Taft 10 go to the Philippines and under
take the difficult task OF starting the
natives upon the course they should 90,
he gave ny "a judicial career which had
been hts life ambition.
In March. 1909. he received his appoint
ment rs chairman Of the Philippines Com
mission. Then II was that Mr.. Taft had
= face one Of the most difficult prob
lens of his life. that OF bringing order
on. Of chaos. and of governing a people
rebelious, disorganized, and Of diverse
religion and racial characteristics.
Nevertheless. he succeeded. and after a
time the Filipinos came TO recognize the
fact that he was really dealing with them
n a spirit Of disinterestedness and good
faith.
Three times while he was in the Phil
ippinos he had the opportunity offered
him 70 enter a judicial career, and each
time he refused, although when Mr..
Roosevelt offered him Supreme Court
judgeship it came almost as command.
As Secretary OF War.
The next epoch in the Ohioan's career
was his administration Of the War De-
partment, where he succeeded Elihu Root
as secretary on February I, 1904. 1t has
been said that he is not only Secretary
Of War. but secretary Of the colonies
also.
He has had to handle much Philippine
The Washington herald., 1908-06-19
MAY KEEP HEADQUARTERS.
HitchcOck's offices in This City to
Be Literary Bureau.

The lights were out in the Taft head
quarters IN Washington last night for
the first time in several months. The
rooms from which Frank II. Hitchcock
directed the pre-convention fight for del
egates are located on the eighth floor OF
the Union Trust Building. at Fifteenth
and II streets northwest.
Manager Hitchcock started in modestly.
He first engaged two rooms, and as the
campaign progressed he enlarged his
quarters. It has not yet been decided
whether the Washington headquarters
will be abandoned.
II is understood that the suggestion
has been made that branch Of the
campaign management be located in
Washington during the coming contest
Nothing will be known definitely in this
regard until Mr.. Hitchcock returns 70
Washington. If he is selected 70 be chair
man Of the Republican National Commit
tee, Mr.. Hitchcock will probably maintain
a Washington Office for the compilation
Of campaign literature. such as is easily
obtained from the records and files Of the
various departments and the two Houses
OF Congress.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-19
THE PLANK DECIDED ON.

The Republican party will uphold at
all times the authority and integrity Of
the courts. State and Federal, and will
ever insist that their powers to enforce
their processes and to protect life, lib
erty, and property shall be preserved
inviolate. We believe, however, that
the rule of procedure in the Federal
courts with respect TO the writ of in
junction should be more accurately
defined by statute, and that no injunc-
ton or temporary restraining order
should be issued without notice, except
irreparable injury would result from
delay, in which case a speedy hearing
thereafter should be granted.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-19
LABOR MEMS DEMANDS.

We pledge ourselves to the enact
ment of law to prohibit the issuance
Of injunctions in cases arising out of
labor disputes when such injunctions
would not apply when no labor disputes
existed, and that in no case shall an
injunction be issued when there exists
a remedy by the ordinary process of
law: and which act shall provide that
in the procedure for the punishment of
contempt of court the party cited for
contempt shall. when such contempt
was not committed in the presence Of
the court. be entitled to trial by Jury.