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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-11
WOman's Fear of Fresh Air.
Believes Exposure to It Would Kill Her and That Account Travels
In Air Tight Case to Warmer Cline.

Inclosed In a nearly air tight wooden
case. which has a glass front, Mrs.
William Tryon arrived at Salisbury, n.
c., In baggage car from her home.
Fitchburg, Mass. Mrs. Tryon. middle
aged and wealthy, has suffered long
from nervous troubles and bronchitis.
She believes exposure to the air aggra-
vate her Ills and has gone south to "a
warmer climate.
Mrs. Tryons husband and nurse
went with her. She arrived wrapped
In blankets and comforters. The per-
spiration was streaming from her. but
she stood the trip well and seemed
quite cheerful.
Her travelling case, which was built
after her designs, somewhat resembles
a roomy burial casket. 1t is comforta-
bly, upholstered and contains n clock
to mark times flight and books to be-
guile the time. The case containing
Mrs. Tryon, of course, was carried by
several husky porters from the bag
gage car and placed In the center OF
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This dissatisfaction and his peculiar
IDEAS are exemplitied in the words of
part of his will, which follows:
"ln case l should die in Louisville
In which dead town have been buried
alive for so many years, wish spe.
cial Pullman car to be engaged to car.
ry my body to Cincinnati for crema-
tion at the crematory in that city, TAX.
ing along the receptacle for my ashes
which will be found in my private Of
fee. / wish the buffet of the Pullman
which will carry my body to Cincinnati
to be well stocked with nice things both
to eat and drink, so that my friends
who will do Inc the honor to see me
well started on my last and long Jour
ney to that bourne from which no
traveller returns may not want for
anything to ease their hunger or to
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the stations waiting room. fright side
up, with care" porter said. Nat.
urally Mrs. Tryon attracted much at.
tention, but only wondering remarks
were cast at her little glass house.
Still In her truly private compart,
ment, Mrs. Tryon was put ON wagon,
which hauled her around the city
while her husband. who is president of
the German Plaster company, sought
accommodations at many boarding
houses. The landladies seemed to
think that Mrs. Tryon's presence
would not add to the gayety OF the
other boarders and several refused to
admit her.
Mrs. Tryon will rent cottage and
engage housekeeper most probably.
Just as little air will be admitted to
her bedroom as to her travelling case.
She has lived year In room to
which she has refused to admit any
fresh air for fear she would die She
has complained Of the cold even when
she was covered with blankets and
the open temperature was 80 degrees.
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Dream Vision Frees Convict.
Romantic Circumstances Surrounding the Release Of Texas Mar
From Prison Where He Was ncarcerated Eleven Years
Ago on the Charge Of Numbering Woman.

Pardoned from a penitentiary life
sentence because of a dream-such Is
the romantic circumstance surround
Ing the release of George w. Jones
from the Texas state prison at Hunts
vile, where he was incarcerated eleven
years ago on the charge of numbering
q woman.
In many respects Jones was re-
markable convict. The murder for
which he was imprisoned was com
mitted in Williamson county. A wo-
man whose name had been handled
more or less by local gossips was
found dead. Certain circumstances
seemingly pointed to Jones as the mur-
derer. He was tried and convicted.
His wife showed her devotion by re-
moving from her home to Huntsville,
the penitentiary town, so that she
might visit him frequently. He fur
nished money for her support.
Jones maintained his innocence of the
crime, setting forth that he was at all
times devoted to his wife and had new
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er associated with other women. For
about year Mrs, Jones was frequent
caller at the prison. 1t was the one
bright spot In Jones' prison life, these
visits from his wife.
But there came time when the Wis.
Its We're not so frequent. Jones pined
but his wife explained that she feared
to gain the displeasure of the prison of.
hcials. She felt that they were an
noyed by her calls.
One day after the visits had slack.
ened there came civil officer to the
prison with divorce summons for
Jones.
Here is paper for you," said the
officer.
Jones heart fiuttered. Probably that
faithful wife Of his had secured him u
pardon.
He glanced at 1t hurriedly. He real
ized Its meaning.
Catching up the hatchet with which
he had been working, he severed his
right hand at the wrist, and with his
left he handed the amputated member
to the deputy sheriff. saying:
'Take this back to my wife and tel
her 1t is my answer to her divorce peti
tion-my good right hand, hand that
has never committed crime, but has
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-11
Hat Cause of Tragedy.
yng to See Neghbos Headgaa New York Woman StmbIes,
I Fractures Her Skull and Dies as a Result

To her absorbed interest In a new
hat Mrs. Mary Swayze. wife of Sam.
uel w. Swayze, retired real estate
broker Of 212 West One Hundred and
Twenty-third street. New York, owed
her death. She tripped and fell In the
yard Of her home. and her skull vas
fractured against stone. A physician
said 1t was remarkable that her death
should be caused by such fall, and at
first II was thought she had been
stricken with heart disease. A close
examination. however, revealed the
fracture.
/ Mrs. Swayze was hurrying for q
closer look at a new hat that Miss Lo-
'lita Heron of 211 West One Hundred
and Twenty second street had trim
med. The yards of the Swayze aud
Heron houses adjoin each other. Miss
Heron was at, rear window. She
saw Mrs. Swayze and held up the hat
In a spirit of satisfaction.
Look at my new hat. Mrs. Swayze,"
she said II have just finished It,"
The triumph of amateur millinery
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art was held up to view. Mrs Swayze
was moved to admiration.
How did you do 1t, Miss Heron p
she exclaimed. That's Just fine, and
must have closer look at itv'
Mrs Swayze started forward, and
Miss Heron held the hat out so that
her neighbor might take 1t In her
hands. When Mrs. Swayze was with.
In a few feet of the window she stun
bled and fell on her face.
"Oh, Mrs. Swayze, hope you're not
hurt" exclaimed Miss Heron, but
there was no answer. "Mrs. Swayze,
Mrs. SwayZew called the other woman.
When her friend remained silent and
motlonless Miss Heron screamed. II
was thought by those who gathered
around that the PROSTATE woman mere.
ly had tainted WATERWAYS dashed In her
face, her hands were rubbed and Other
means tried to restore her to conscious
ness.
When there was no response to the
treatment DR., Schauth was summoned.
A quick examination by him revealed
the startling truth.
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the keeper began to call to his wife,
who was In their home near by. The
roar of the tiger had created pande-
monium among the animals. and as
Mrs. Gerson sank a pitchfork into the
tiger again and again the snarls and
yells from the cage redoubled.
The fight between the woman and
the man eater lasted several minutes,
ending only when Mrs. Gerson direct
ed the tines of the fork against the
animaPs eye. With his arms released,
Gerson sank TO the ground and was
later removed TO the hospital. Mayor
Harper ordered the bars of the tigsra
cage strengthened. !, ......aua
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, friends who will be witnesses to invite
the musicians to join with them In
drinking my bon voyage in cham
pagne, several cases of which will be
sent to the crematory from the buffet
car. My ashes are to be placed In the
bronze urn on top of the family monu.
ment In the cemetery. 1t Is my desire
that there be no religious services of
any kind"
At the beginning Of the will are
stanzas of poetry from Prior, Bryon
and Shakespeare. 1t is all In the same
strain as this. which was quoted from
Prior:
Who breathes must suffer. and who
thinks must mourn.
And so alone is blest who ne'er was born.
The executors of the estate have
carried out their instructions to the
letter.
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slake their thirst in any way possible

slake their thirst in any way possible.
"As 1t takes about two houra 70 cre-.
mate body, and while my body Is
undergoing the process OF cremation.
wish my executors to engage, at the
cost of 5000, the Bellstedt Concert band
Of forty musicians. the best In Cincin-
natl, to render q fne concert pro-
gramme, composed Of my favorlte mu-
sical selections, copy Of said pro-
gramme to be found In the same en-
velope which contains this. my will.
ut will be noticed In the concert
programme that there are two inter-
missions of fifteen minutes each, and
during said intermissions T wish my
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worked all these years for her sup
port"
The divorce was granted, and the
wife soon married again. married a
man whom she met in Huntsville,
where she was living to be near her
convict husband.
Jones' wounded arm healed after a
painful siege. but he always mourned
for his wife and often In the night the
guards on their rounds would hear him
sobbing her name.
And now for the strange part of the
story.
j. II. Waldrlp, who lives at Chester,
Tex, and who ten years ago read
newspaper accounts of how Jones had
chopped his hand off, dreamed a few
weeks ago Of the affair. He also saw
In his dream the murder of the woman
saw the tragedy enacted, he declares,
as plainly as though he had been an
actual eyewitness. Waldrip was not
acquainted with Jones, had never even
seen him. but he was familiar with his
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-11
Angry Cook Tortures Boy.
Chef In Seattle ONash) Cafe Holds Youthful Dshwasers Arm on
ia Surface Of Hot Stove

That Andy Johnson, cook in the
Boulevard restaurant in Seattle, Wash,
held G. Yards, n youthful dishwasher,
In a viselike grip and forced Yards
arm down on the redhot surface of the
restaurant range till the flesh sizzled
and cooked was the tale told by Yards
when he swore to complaint against
Johnson. The torture inflicted on
Wards was the result of disagree
ment between the two regarding the
way In which the clean dishes should
be stacked. The dishwasher claims
that he was at work when Johnson
called his attention to triflng matter
about the arrangement of the dishes
after they were dry. The cook said
they should be piled up one way and
Wards, Jealous of his humble profess
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sion, insisted that they should be
stacked another.
The argument grew warm, and in the
heat of it Yards says johnson seized
him about the neck, holding his head
fast under his arm. With the other
free hand he seized the wrist of the
struggling youth and dragged him over
to the redhot stove. Yards arms were
bare, and Johnson forced one of them
down on the red surface of the metal.
The agonlzing shrieks Of the dish
washer brought others In the kitchen
to his aid, but not before one arm had
been burned from the wrist to the ell
bow. He was torn from Johnson's
grasp and taken to have his arm
dressed. Johnson has not yet been
caught.
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Wanted a Joyous Funeral.
Louisville Millionaire Had Made Provision For Good Things 70 Ea
Wine and Music, Also Concert, Which Was Given asA
While the Body Was Being cremateds sMass Nsl

Most peculiar of all wills is that Of
William Il. Norton, millionaire, of
Louisville, which has been filed In
Kansas City.
1t was necessary to file the will In
Kansas City in order that the eX-
ecutors might properly administer thct
part of the estate there.
Norton owned the Auditorium thea.
ter in Louisville, besides many other
pieces of valuable real estate. Because
the city authorities Of Louisville did
not agree with him In his ideas Of n
wide open town he became dissatisfied
with the city where he lived so many
years and where he amassed a fortune
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| description from hearsay, and the man
he saw In his dream--the man who
killed the woman-was of entirely diff.
ferent appearance.
Waldrip was so impressed with his
dream that he felt called upon to
study the case. He neglected his own
business and delved into the records.
He interviewed the prosecuting attor-
ney In the case. He sought the trial
judge, long since retired. and begged
him for assistance In freeing Jones.
"The man is not guilty. l know 1t.
l saw another man commit that muir
der, saw him In my dream" Waldrip
declared with earnestness.
At first Waldrlp's dream was looked
upon as joke. His friends feared for
his sanity. But he kept persistently at
his task and at last attracted more or
less of following. Little by little the
tangled skein was unwound, and now
through the dream of Waldrip, a total
stranger, the governor of Texas and
the pardon board have set free Con
Wet Jones.
Bereft OF the wife for whose love he
sacrificed his right hand, Jones has
sought seclusion on ranch near San
Antonio, where he says he shall re.
main.
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Girl Walks on Roof Asleep.
Had Climbed Leader to Top Of Her House and Sat Edge
an Hour While Crowd Watched Her In Breathess SIs-
pense-Rescued With Difficulty After She Was Awakened.

in her night clothing, she stood on this
dizzy footing and cried at the top of
her voice. Persons living In nearby
houses looked out of their windows and
saw the young woman apparently pre-
pairing to leap. The next instant she
was sitting or cllnging loosely on the
edge, walling piteously.
Meanwhile the crowd below in the
street were almost I'm frenzy. Several
physicians came and passed the word
to hush or the girl would surely fall.
The crowd hardly dared breathe.
Sergeant Ness took the responsibility
of breaking down the door. With 9TH
ers he got to the porch roof, only TO find
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-11

the roof she gave no heed, and the
door had to be battered In.
The girl sat or chung on the roof of
the building for an hour. her feet
dangling toward the sidewalk, and
slept on, while the crowd below was
at n loss to know how to reach her
until the expedient of housebreaking
was adopted.
Miss Petit smashed every pane of
glass In the window of her room, which
is on the second floor, climbed out ON a
frail water pipe and worked her way
along the side Of the building until she
reached the roof of the porch. From
there she climbed the water pipe to the
roof, which rises almost perpendicular
ly above the ledge.
Creeping along the gable, she got to
a small brick projection which juts out
Of the rear of the house. Dressed only
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he couldn't reach the girl from there
as they had planned. without climbing
the waterspout. as she had done.
While they were standing there. balk
ed for the moment and wondering
what to do, next, Miss Thomas put hel
head out Of the window and called ur
commandingly to the girl, wake ur
and come Off that roofr'
The expected did not happen. Miss
Petit awoke, with shudder, and fell
backward instead of forward.
Where am and how did I get
here?" she inquired.
Sergeant Ness climbed out on a shut
ter which Policeman Clark held from
the window. Miss Petit was told to
slide down the roof to the bluecoat's
arms. Ness grabbed her as she came
and she was carried to a place OF
safety.
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The experience of a ninetoen-year-old
girl walking in her sleep, clamberins
over building front and over the
eaves narrowed the feeling of George.
town %. CO residents in the early
hours the other morning. The entire
neighborhood was aroused by her
screnms. Still the girl did not wake
To the soundness of her slumber she
owes her life.
Miss Sadie Petit occupies the house
at 1924 + street alone with Miss Mary
Thomas, an elderly woman. Miss
Thomas is deaf, and in all the excite.
ment when the rescuers were seeking
an entrance to the house to ascend to
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Tiger Conquered by Woman.
Mrs. Gerson Jams Pchok In Beasts Eye and Breast to Save
Her Husbands Life

Herrnon Gerson, head animal keeper
In the East Lake park zoo In Los An.
geles, Cal, was seized by both arms by
a big male tiger while washing its
cage. The tiger stripped both arms of
flesh from the elbows down and al
most pulled his arms from the sock.
cts. His wife came to the rescue and
by Jabbing the beast In the eyes aud
breast with pitchfork forced 1t to re,
lease its hold.
AS the tigers Jaws closed on Ger
sons arm the keeper, who was hold
Ing small hose, turned the nozzle In
the animals face. The tiger placed a
huge paw on Gerson's other arm, and
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Cannot Do Without Him"
So Says Emma Schultz Bride of Fourteen Who Married Jacob
KInk, SMty-two Years Old, a Civil War Veteran.

The marriage of Jacob Klink. sixty,
two years old, civil war veteran. and
Emma Schultz, fourteen years old,
which took place in Wilmington. Del.
has created sensation.
The bridegroom has willed all of his
property, amounting to $4,000. to his
bride. In replying to questions why
she married Klink she said. II cannot
do without him, and, whether my par
ents would have allowed me to get
married or not. we would have run
away, perhaps not now, but when
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ents, high social standing and pos.
sessed of many natural charms that
make her one OF the most beautiful
girls IN Oklahoma, married the ghost
OF the man she loved. She is not de-
mented. Her mind has been tested.
her brain has been examined by spe.
cialists. and her actions have been
watched carefully, but no trace Of In
sanity can be discovered. Therefore
her parents agree that she must be
welded to an apparition, something
which she imagines she can see and
know, but which no other human be-
Ing can recognize.
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Girl Marries a Ghost.
She and Her Spectral Husband Are Living Together Five Room
T. Cottage In Oklahoma.

Bessie Brown of Cameron. Okla, Is
married to ghost Furthermore, she
and her spectral husband are living to-
gether In five room cottage. The
wedding took place recently. and the
bride and groom moved at once into
their new house, which Miss Brown
had furnished with her own money.
They are as happy as any young mar
Iied couple could be. and persons who
Iass the house can hear them talking
tnd laughing just as II they were
9th In human form.
This is the strangest ramance ever
aown. Bessie Brown, OF wealthy par
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would have been older than l am now.
"One thing have to say to the
young girls of Reading" she said
that is, If they can get as good man
as l have just married they should
take him and not fool with these
young fellows, who care more for
dress than work"
This is Kinks third marriage. His
second wife was thirteen years old
when he married her. aud he obtained
divorce from her on the ground Of
cruelty.
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Edith-Papa told me to tell you .l
you mustn't come here any more. He
says you're a dangerous man. e
Edward-Dangerou man! What
does he mean? o..
Edith-He says you're the sort Of
fellow who will hang around girl
for years and never marry her.
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JAMES S. SHERMAN.

ity of 156, 200 in 1904.
Kentucky has gone safely for Mr..
Bryan by between 10. 900 and Is, 900.
Representative w. s. Cowherd has
been elected governor OF Missouri
over Hadley republican, by about 20.
900.
Governor John A. Johnson, of Min.
nesota, has probably been elected gov.
ernor of that state for third term
although the state has gone safely fol
Taft.
The voting throughout the country
has been exceptionally heavy, ideal
weather conditions bringing out the
country voters in full force.
Mr. Taft carried practically every
socalled doubtful state, except Ne.
braska, where the indications point
to democratic victory.
Mr.. Bryan has carried Nevada and
Montana in addition to the solid south
which includes Missouri.
Returns from Colorado and Mary.
land are too meagsr to form def,
mite conclusion as to their ultimate
alignment
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Some National Election Statis-
tics and Information
REPUBLICANS LOSE HEAVILY
They Get the President and Vice,
But Lose in a Number Of
State Officers

General election returns throughout
The United States, received up to an
early hour Wednesday, morning,
showed the following results;
William H. Taft, Of Ohio, has been
elected president with S1s electoral
votes secure, and thirteen doubtful
states.
Practically no change is indicated
IN the complexion Of the national
house Of representatives.
The United States senate will return
IS present republican majority.
Governor Charles e. Hughes has
been reelected in New York state by
about rs 900 plurality.
Indiana has gone for Taft by from
Is 900 to IS 900 plurality.
Bryan apparently has carried Ne
braska, although the republicans still
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fkk<fxUGIW
tricts, out tot s9l in the country. OF
these republicans had 49,, the demo
Gratis 1879, 9 were doubtful. and from
GA districts no accurate returns had
been received. On this showing the
republicans party at this hour lack IL
votes of being able to control tae
house. Speaker Cannon has been re-
elected.
At 1 o'clock Wednesday morning,
Chairman Mckinley, of the republican
congressional committee, gave out the
following statement:
From reports received up to mid
night it would appear that go repub-
licans and 161 democratic members
Of the house nave been chosen, giving
the republicans a majority Of So in
the sixty-frst congress. Later returns
may change this estimate somewhat,
as there are several close CONTESTS in
which we expect 70 make republican
gains
Returns U. pto date show the cleo
ton OF siTty-four democrats to con-
gress and rs republicans.
Republicans gain a district in the
state of Pennsylvania heretofore held
By democrats.
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Nigh. Rider conf.sses.

Union City. Tenn. Nov. 5.--Frank
Ferriner, one OF the night riders under
arrest here, made a confession We'd
nesday evening to General Caldwell
and his assistants, who are invest.
eating the killing of Captain Rankin.
He told how the gang was gathered
together. He told the route he and
his friends took to Walnut Log. All
the way through he gave names, one
after another.
When the gang arrived at Walnut
Log he described in detail the scene
as they caught Captain Rankin and
Colonel Taylor. He described the
march Of death up the road; told how
they went two and two and then
came his description Of the scene Of
murder. The state knows who placed
the rope around Captain Rankin's
neck il Ferriner can be believed: Il
knows the kind Of knot that was used !;
1t knows who fred the first shot ana
all the details Of Colonel Taylor's es-
cape. X was lid Burton who spread
the news Of the lynching Of Captain
Rankin and Colonel Taylor at the no.
tel, declared Fcrriner.
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DANGER IN DELAY
Kidney Diseases Are Too D''s|
for Arcadia People to Nesle

The great danger Of kidney n
is that they get firm hold hsia'
sufferer recognizes them. HsaH|
gradually undermined. B''''
headache. nervousness, lameasz
ness. lumbago. urinary trouble
diabetes and Bright's disease
merciless succession. Don't
your kidneys. Cure the kidn'n
the certain and safe remedy
Kidney Pills. kwhich has eursa
right here in Arcadia.
Herbert c. King, Retired Y
Arcadia. Fla. says: II was u
for quite a time by backache arg
in my sides. Added to this w
regularity in the action Of TIE
seretions which was very
Having Doan's Kidney Pills org
my attention, ! procured
Harry Gross drug store a'
brought me such thorough rsno
have hot had a sign OF kidney
since. | do not hesitate 70 ree''