The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-05-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK
THE LATEST NEWS OF THE
WORLD BRIEFLY TOLD.

In returning seven true bills
against Ray Lamphere, the Laporte
county (Ind.) grasd jury also in
dicted Mrs. Belle Guinness for the
murder of Andrew Helgelein of
Mansfield. No warrant was issued
for Mrs. Guinness, as she was de-
clared officially dead by the verdict
of Coroner Mack, but in order to
vote true bill against Lamphere, as
an accessory in the killing of Hedge
lsin, it was necessary to indict Mrs.
Guinness as the principal. Lamphere
now stands officially charged with
arson, five murders, and being an
accessory in the Helgelein murder.
N. B. Hazelipp, prominent farm
er of Shelby county, KY, was found
dead in the road near the Franklin
county line and prospective raid by
night riders is believed to be con-
nected with his death. A wound
from a gunshot in the chest and a
cartridge near the body shows how
death was caused. Neighbors be-
ieve he was member of band of
tobacco plant bed raiders and was
either killed by grower whose bed
the night riders sought to destroy
or by soldiers of local company
Sent out by Adjt.-Gen. johnson.
Three hundred feet in the air,
above a crowd of 10000 souls, the
huge Morrell airship tipped, split
and exploded at Berkeley, Cal, Sat-
urday morning, tumbling from its
flight like bullet-stricken bird. and
dashing its human freight to agony
and injury against the surface Of the
earth. In the sickening plunge down.
ward, one of the miracles that seem
to shape mans destiny occurred and
no one was killed outright. All of
the 16 passengers, however, were
seriously crushed and mangled and
are now in the hospital.
Mrs. w. Haines, a widow, was call
ed from her home at Horse Hill, KY,
and severely beaten by band of
masked men, who then left and went
to the home of Crit Johnson, who
was treated in harsher ways by them.
The condition of former President
Grover Cleveland is reported to be
slightly improved. Mrs. Cleveland,
for the first time in a week, left her
husbands bedside and took a drive
Saturday afternoon. She was absent
for less than an hour, however, and
soon rejoined Mr.. Cleveland in the
sickroom.
Former Inspector of Police E, S.
Whitaker, who, accompanied by five
of his detectives, shot up the Morn
ing World office at New Orleans dur
ing an assault on Editor j. M. Leae-
que, January 16 last, was found gull
~ of assault with a dangerous weap-
on" The maximum penalty is 500
fine and three months in jail; the
minimum, a fine of $40. Whitaker
was charged with "wilfully shooting
at with intent to kill" for which
the penalty is twenty years in the
penitentiary.
Leon c. Perez, IA years of age,
a drug store clerk, died at New Or
leans as a result of a wound in
flicted by his son, William Perez,
90 years of age. According to the
statement of the son, which is borne
out by that of his mother, the older
Perez was quarreling with his wife
and threatened to beat her when the
boy seized a rifle and told his father
that if he struck his mother he would
kill him. The blow was struck and
the shooting followed.
Three persons were instantly kill
ed. at least five others were so badly
injured that there is no hope fol
their recovery, and As were seriously
hurt in a collision between trolley
cars on Germantown avenue, neal
Chestnut Hill. a suburb of Phila.
delphia, late Sunday night. The
only body thus far identified is that
of Mrs. George H. Wagner, aged 81
years, of Cornwall, Pa.
A monument in memory of The
late Senator Marcus A. Hanna was