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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
A LIFE OF THE ROOFS.
Gardens Flourish on the Housetops of
Florence, Italy.

Gardens Flourish on the Housetops of
Florence, Italy.
There still exists In Italian cities
life of the roofs that Is distinct and
characteristic and of which the mere
foreigner and tourist is entirely un-
aware. Particularly is this the case l.
Florence. Mount to the top floor
one of these grim, big palaces standing
in some gloomy, sunless street, often
approached by a stern, forbidding door
way and dark, steep stairs, and you
will hold your breath with wonder at
the surprise that awaits you, for here
before your eyes stretches an unfa-
wide expanse and varying attitudes,
city no, less architecturally beautiful
than the one you have left below and
enlivened, too, most unexpectedly by
verdure
In the very heart of the city, on its
CRIME. The air is pure and whole
some. Indeed, its breeZes are charged
with no small suggestion Of sea and
mountain breath AS for the smoke
one would expect to find hanging above
the roofs of a densely populated city, 1t
is conspicuous by its absence, and only
at the hour of meals does some faint
blue column rise for the briefest space
into the atmOsphere.-Helen Zimmern's
"a Florentine Roof Garden" In Cen
tury
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
NUMBER 80
THE SCHEMIHL.
He Is the Poor Fellow Who Away.
Misses His Chance.

The schemihl is easier to understand
than to define. Many years ago a gath
ering of the wits at the Maccabaeus
endeavored to come to decision as to
the real definition of a schemihl. They
could not agree as to the origin of
the word, and they found 1t equally
hard TO define what exactly schemihl
is. The nearest shot, says the Jewish
Chronicle of London, was that of Stu
art NJ. Samuel, NJ. p, who said that
he could tell story that would illus
trate exactly what was meant by the
term. There was poor man who
could not find anything to do. What
ever he tried failed, and when he
sought employment he could not OBJ
tain It, Day after day he sat (schemihl-
like on bench in the public gardens
waiting for some one to offer him
work. but the offer never came. For
a whole year he sat thus each day un.
til at last he attracted the attention OF
merchant, who said to himself: II
want some one at my warehouse, and
| think l shall offer the Job to that
poor man who is always sitting so pa
tiently and wiStfully as though he is
looking for employment. Tomorrow
| shall speak to him." The morrow
came, and the poor man started for his
usual walk to his usual seat AS how
ever, he was leaving his house he said
to his wife: 'My dear, l have been out
like this for whole year, and moth
Ing has ever come of it. Today | think
l shall stay at home" And he did
And he missed the merchant. That is
the Schemihl
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
No MORE SMELL
LOVE LETTERS
Names of Additional Women
Will Not Be Brought
into Case.
VESPASIAN WARNER TESTIFIES
Pension Commissioner Declares
His Belief That Shell
Was Sane Man.
Another Witness Swears That the
Millionaire Was Mentally De-
ranged on the Subject
of Women.

Clinton, H., May 22.-Scandal mon
that were expected to follow the in
PRODUCTION in court of the love letters
of Colonel Thomas Smell will be dis
appointed. The attorney representing
the contestant announced that no let
ters except those written by the Ham,
iltons and Mabelle Smell Mcnamara
would be offered in evidence, while
Richard Smell, the disinherited son,
emphatically declared that the names
Of no other women would be brought
into the case.
Commissioner Warner a Witness.
Colonel Vespasian Warner, United
States commissioner of pensions, when
placed upon the stand declared his be-
lief that Colonel Smell was sane, al
though he had seen little Of him dur
ing the closing years of his life, due to
the fact that much of his time was
spent in Washington as congressman
and pension commissioner. Colonel
Snell's business duties and believed
the old man competent to discharge
them successfully. Colonel Warner
was an excellent witness for the will
and was the most important witness
on the stand.
Mentally Deranged on Women.
He was mentally deranged on the
subject of women" declared Thomas
Bryan, former deputy sheriff, a wit
ness summoned by the proponents of
the will. This sensational admittance
had deep effect upon the jury and was
one of the big features of the morn
ing session. Mr.. Bryant thought Smell
sane otherwise.
Upon what do you base your be-
lief that he was off ON the subject of
women?' was asked.
Largely upon the character of the
letters from Mrs. Hamilton read at the
first trial. he replied.
Sons Not Like Fathers,
The attorneys for the will made a
desperate effort to have this answer
stricken out, but Judge Phillbrick per-
mitted it to stand. Joseph Maddox,
county treasurer, said that he once
asked Colonel Smell why it was that
none of the rich men of Clinton had
left sons who were not the equal Of
their father as business men, Colonel
Smell said that it was true, but he
could not give any reason.
"My son Dick has cost me 100000
TO 100000 already" said the old man,
according to the witness.
Smell "Not Exactly Right"
"Once | thought he was a little off,"
said A. j. Johnson, a tenant farmer
of Colonel Smell, when asked if he be-
lieved the old man to be of sound
mind.
''There was something in an agree
ment about a lease which I did not
like, and when | demonstrated with
him he jumped up very excited and
threatened to hit me-" said Johnson.
Il never thought that he was just ex-
actly right
His testimony was a disappointment
to the defenders of the will, who
placed him upon the stand. He was
an important witness for the disin.
herited son and the lawyers of that
side made the most of his testimony.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
BIG CAR TIE-UP
NEARING AN END
Cleveland Strikers Agree to Arbitra-
ton of Last Point In Dispute with
the Employers.

Cleveland, May 22.-Apparently the
last obstacle in the way Of a peace
full settlement of the pending street
car strike in this city, was removed
early in the morning when the en-
ployes of the old Forest City company,
the original 3-cent fare line, agreed to
leave their seniority rights in the
hands of the arbitratOrs.
This has been the chief bone of con-
tention between the union leaders and
President Dupont, of the Municipal
Traction company since the beginning
of the trouble. While many lawless
acts were perpetrated during the night
by strike sympathizers, no person was
seriously hurt.
Half a dozen cars were damaged by
the explosion of dynamite, and one or
two persons We're slightly cut by brok-
en- window glasses.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
"SPARE THAT TREE"
UPHELD WITH GUN
Wariike Old Farmer Backs Up An
cieDt Plea and Halts Electric
Company's Gang.

Libertyvflle, ILL.,, May %. = De-
termined to protect his trees from a
trimming gang of the North Shore
Electric company that was attempt
ing to string wires across his property,
Charles Treptow, seventy-two years
old, all day until late at night guarded
his property with a shotgun.
Treptow is wealthy and lives on a
farm just south of Libertyville. He
said he had given permission to the
electric company to string the wires,
but asserts the men violated an agree
ment to spare the trees.
The farmers daughter called him
from the house and when the work
men refused to leave the trees he sent
the girl for the shotgun and with it
drove the men from the yard. Right
of way men were unable to move Trep-
tow, who threatened to shoot any one
who stepped a foot on his ground
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
Michigan Democrats for Bryan.

Lansing, Mich, May 22.-William ].
Bryan was endorsed by the state Dem
ocratic convention, and Michigan's
twenty ight delegates to the national
convention were instructed to vote for
him under the unit rule until he is
nominated for the presidency. For
delegates at large to the national con-
vention the following were chosen by
unanimous vote: John t. Winship,
Saginaw: Woodbridge n. Ferris, Big
Rapids; Charles H. Kimmerlie, Cass-
opolis: Edward Ryan, Hancock.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
Fatal Fire at Chicago.

Chicago, May 22.-The west side
lumber district was attacked by dis.
astrous fire, in which at least three
men are believed to have been killed
and fifty injured. A number of the
girls We're forced to leap from win
dows for their lives. Great lumber
yards were threatened by fierce flames
that consumed the box factory of Win
termeyer & Co., 76O Throop street. and
drove occupants of other buildings out
for a radius of a block.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
Wreck Is One of the Most
Terrible Ever Known
in Belgium.
HALF HUNDRED PEOPLE KILLED
Besides the Dead More Than One
Hundred Persons Were In
ured in Wreck.
ki1grim Train Was Standing on Siding
and Was Struck by an Ex-
press Running Fifty
Miles an Hour.

Antwerp, May 22.-The worst rail-
road catastrophe ever recorded in Bel
GUM occurred near Contich, six miles
southeast of Antwerp, in the morning,
when the Antwerp express, striking a
misplaced switch while running fifty
miles an hour, crashed into a train
loaded with pilgrims on a siding.
Every car of the pilgrim train, ex
cepting the foremost one, was tele-
scoped. The coaches We're literally
ground to pieces and nearly all the
passengers were killed or severely in
jured. About fifty dead have been re-
moved from the wreckage and more
than one hundred were injured
Station Converted into Morgue.
Surgeons and nurses arrived early
from Antwerp. Helpless wounded
persons are still pinned under the
debris. The station at Contich has
been converted into a temporary
morgue and hospital and is filled with
the dead and wounded. In addition to
the surgeons who hurried from Ant
werp an ambulance corps from Amiens
is on the scene.
1T appears that the locomotive of the
express train LETT the track and
plunged into the last three passenger
coaches of the train on the siding.
This train was carrying an excursion
Of pilgrims to a local shrine
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
Women Punish Wife heater.

Encampmant Wyo., May 22.-Ros-
coc J. Beemer, an alleged wife beater
living near here, was taken from his
home during the night by posse Of
mines, given twenty lashes ON his bare
back, ducked several times in a big
barrel Of water, tarred and feathered
from his waist to his head and then
put on a fence rail and ridden out of
the community.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
Death of q Woman Lawyer.

Waukesha, Wis, May 22.-Nrs. Ter
rie NJ. Sumner, aged sixty-four, the
only woman member of the Waukesha
county bar, is dead Of heart disease at
the Walibridge house, where she was
residing. Mrs. Sumner was formerly
Terrie NJ. Meahl and was born in the
town of Genesee, where her father,
John Meahl, was an early pioneer.
Mrs. Sumner was admitted to the bar,
Dee. 20, 1880, and was for many years
an active practitioner.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
Rejects Demands of Car Men.

Chicago, May 22.-After three hours
of argument with a committee from
the Street Car Mems union John NJ.
Roach, president of the Chicago Rail-
ways company, refused to force delin-
quent members to pay up their union
dues. The question will be taken up
by the executive committee of the
board of directors of the company
next Monday, and until that time the
men will not resort to drastic meas
ures to force the issue.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
Scientific Sammy,

Sammy" said Mrs Tucker, who
was showing him through the geolog-
ical department Of the museum, "these
are called aerolites. They are suppos-
ed to be fragments of some planet that
has been broken up. They come with
in the attraction of our planet and fall
to the EARTH
ooh, l know what they arer said
Sammy. They're the ballast the man
In the moon has to throw out to keep
himself up Ia the sky"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
Resigns to Run for Con ngress.

Rutland, Vt, May 22.-Following
receipt of an official notice from Comp
troller of the Currency Lawrence O.
Murray, calling attention to the rule
forbidding political activity by govern
mcEt employees, Frank w. Fish, of
Vergennes, for the last eight years ma
tiOnal bank examiner for Vermont and
part of Massachusetts, has resigned.
Mr.. Fish had been canvassing the
First Vermont congressional district
for the nomination for congress.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
Carnegie Hero Awards

Pittsburg, May 22.-The Carnegie
hero fund commission at the regular
quarterly meeting passed upon eighty
five cases investigated since its last
meeting, granting a medal or medal
and cash in thirty and rejecting fifty
five applications as not coming with
in the scope Of the commissions
work. The awards included fifteen
bronze and fifteen silver medals, $751;
$50 in immediate cash payments and
monthly payments during life to four
DerSODS
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
Tornado Hits Southern Iowa.

Ottumwa. Ia, May 22.-Southern
Iowa was hit by a terrific wind storm
which, at Abba, assumed the form Of
a tornado. The Grant school in AL
bia was wrecked and the roof crashed
through to the rooms below just
fifteen minutes before assembly time.
Pupils and teachers escaped injury. J.
NJ. Taylor was killed by a heavy corn
CRIB which the whirlwind picked up
and dropped on him.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
Guinness Verdict Saws Murder.

LaPorte. Ind. May PIT is my
verdict that the body so viewed is that
of Mrs. Bella Guinness; that she came
to her death through felonious homi-
eide and that the perpetrator thereof
is unknown to me-" The above was
the terse finding of Coroner Mack,
rendered after an investigation extend
ing over two weeks.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
Prominent HorSemau Dead.

New York, May 22-John II. Brad
ford, one of the prominent horsemen
of the city, is dead at his home of
pneumonia. aged sixty three. He was
vice president of the National Horse
Show association, treasurer of the
Coney Island Jockey club, and a
steward of the Jockey club.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
Think Drowned Woman a Suicide

New London, Wis, May 22.-It now
appears from circumstances which
Save come to light since the finding
Of the body of Mrs. Carrie Shaw in
the mill pond at Hortonville that the
young woman committed suicide.
Charles Abrams. the young man who
was accused of being the murderer, -
confident that he will be released.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
Army Officer Is Missing.

San Francisco, May 22.-Captain
Samuel D. McAllister, of the Thirty
Eighth company of coast artillery has
disappeared from his station at the
Prcsidio, and detectives are searching
for him in vain. Captain McAliIsteY
is young man, popular in army cir.
cles and known as an efficient officer.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22

Kansas City, Mo-, May 22,-With all
the high officers and leading ministers
Of the church in America, as we'll as
prominent laymen and missionaries
from foreign countries, in attendance,
the 120th general assembly Of the
Presbyterian church in the United
States began its sessions in Conven-
tior hall in this city before an au-
dience of thousands. The feature OF
the morning session was the farewell
sermon Of the retiring moderator.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
THE WEATHER

Following is the official weather
forecast UP to o'clock tonight
lllinois-Fair and cooler preceded
by showers in east portion.
indiana and Lower Michigan-Show-
ers: cooler.
Wisconsin-Partly cloudy with cool
er in east portion.
IOWa-Fair.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
Two Methodist Bishops Elected,

Baltimore, Md, May Prev. DR.
William F. Anderson. of New York
and Rev. DR.. John L. Nuelsen, of Mas;
Theological seminary. Berea, O.. We're
elected bishops of the Methodist Epis,
copal church upon the second ballot
at the session of the general confer.
ence held at the Lyric.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
Works Both Waxs.

''They bore one, these society calls,
don't you know" declared the young
lady. "They bore one"
Sometimes they bore two" respond
ed the young man, taking the hint and
likewise his departure Cou-
rier-J Journal.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
Refused to Instruct for BRYAN.

Harrisburg, Pa, May 22.-After one
Of the hardest fights within the party
in several years, the Democratic state
convention decided not to instruct its
delegates at large to the Denver con-
vention for Bryan.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
Wreck or Southern Pa acific.

Oakland, CAL, May 22.-The second
section of Southern Pacific train No.
16, known as the Oregon Express, was
wrecked at Pinole. The express mes
serger was killed and four other Pc.
sons injured.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
AGED Woman Hangs herself.

Freeport, Ill, May 22.-Mrs. Conrad
Tilkmeier, wife of one of the wealth.
est residents Of this county, hung her
self in a storeroom in the family home
near Dakota village. She was nearly
seventy years old.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
DARING MURDER
Of A CH|CAGQAH
Man Well Known in Electric
World Found Lifeless
in an Alley.
BEATEN AND CHOKED TO DEATH
Murder One of the Most Shocking
in Recent Police Annals
of Chicago.
Victim Stripped of Every Article OF
Vaiue-Only Ciew Is Imprint
of Blood Stained Hand on
Shirt Bosom,

Chicago, May 22.-Robert C. r.
Holmes, ffty-fve years old, CAT Mon
roe avenue, purchasing agent of the
Commonwealth Edison Electric com
pany, and one Of the leading figures
in the local electrical world, was
found dead in an alley in the rear OF
Lyon & Healy's music store, Adams
street and Wabash avenue, at 3 a. M,
his face black from strangulation and
bearing every evidence of having been
brutally murdered by ficnds, who had
stripped his body of every article Of
value.
The murder, which was one of the
most shocking i'll recent police annals
of Chicago, occurred some time after
h o'clock at night.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
That's the Answer.

"Why is your husband SO irritable at
homer" inquired the amazed visitor
Because he knows it's safe to be-"
answered the long suffering wife.-St
Louis Republic.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22

Cash Sales = Winter wheat-By
sample: No 2 red, S1OG@101h; No.
8 hard. 99cM$1.O4. Spring wheat-By
sample: No. 3 spring, 93c. Corn-By
sample: unchanged; No. 3, 76h 077Ac;
No. 3 white, TIC; No. 4, 63M65c. Oats
BY sample: nc higher: No. 3 white,
51h 53Rc; standard, SOC.
Chicago Live stock.
Chicago, May 21.
Eogs-Sales ranged at $3.50 5.72h
for choice heavy shipping, s5.65@ $40
choice light, S5.55M 5.65 mixed pack
ing, S4.75M6.50 good to choice pigs.
Cattle-Quotation ranged It S6.SO6
7.25 for prime fat steers. $4.59d5.75
good to choice COWS, S5.75M625 prime
heifers, $5.5OM6.5O good to choice
calves. S5OOM5.4O selected feeders.
Sheep-Quotations ranged at S4.75t0
b.25 for good to choice wethers, $500
05.25 good to choice yearlings, $3.50
M5.00 choice heavy ewes, S6.25M6.5O
good to choice Colorado wool lambs.
East Buffalo Live Stock.
Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock
tOIulHlSSIOH MeFcndulS, East buLdiO.
y. Y. quote as follows: Cattle-Re-
seipts cars; market slow. Hogs
teceipts - cars; market strong;
1eavy and Workers, S6.OO@6.05; pigs,
$50. Sheep and Lambs-Receipts Is
ears: market steady: best lambs. $500
06.75; yearlings, S6.OO06.25; wrthers.
$500 5.75; ewes, S4.75@5.OO. Calves
Best, $4.OOQ6.5O.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
THE MARKETS
Chicago Grain

Chicago, May II.
Following were the quotations on
the Chicago Board of Trade today:
Wheat Open. High. Low. II 70.
Nav S1O1L S1O2 S1O1A S102
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
Beaten and Choked to Death.

The victim was apparently beaten
and choked to death while scores of
persons were passing the mouth of the
alley in Adams street and while gay
automobile parties were entering and
leaving nearby restaurants. A dia-
mond stud valued at 5000, two dia-
mond rings, diamond cuff buttons, a
pocket book containing several hun
dred dollars and other articles OF value
were taken from the electrician, who
was then left to die in the dark alley.
Chief Shippy was deeply stirred by
the murder in the heart of the down
town district and took personal charge
of the case an hour after the discov-
cry of the body.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
imprint of Bloody Hand.

Before leaving the victim one of the
murderers pressed a blood-stained
hand against his breast, apparently to
see if the heart was beating. This
imprint on the bosom of the shirt may
serve to fasten the crime on some one
Suspects who may be arrested will be
subjected to tests to show whether one
of their hands comedies with the i'm
print.
There was evidence that Mr.. Holmes
fought fiercely with his assailants.
Finger marks on his throat showed
how he had been strangled. Both his
eyes were blackened and the lips swol.
len. The man had been terribly beat
en- before a blow from a bludgeon frac
tured his skull and caused death.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
Think Strangers Followed Him.

The police have discovered that Mr..
Holmes left the Auditorium Hotel,
where he had been a delegate at the
thirty-first annual convention of the
National Electric Light association,
about s o'clock at night. Where he
passed the evening is mystery. 1t
is believed he was trailed by the
strangers, however, until they found
a good opportunity to attack him.
w. II. Snyder, connected with the
street cleaning bureau, discovered the
body. He entered the alley at 3 a. M,
and almost stumbled over it in the
darkness.
Evening journal., 1908-06-30
Generous Mrs. Grove.

A gambling story is told of Charles
James Fox that rather reflects on his
honor He was one of the ardent ad-
mirers Of Mrs. Crewe, a noted beauty
Of her day. and It is related that a gen.
tleman lost a considerable sum to this
lady at play and, being obliged to
leave town suddenly. gave Mr.. Fox the
money to pay her. begging him to apol-
ogize to her for his not having paid
the debt Of honor In person. Fox lost
every shilling Of it before morning.
Mrs. Crewe often met the supposed
debtor afterward and. surprised that
he never noticed the circumstances. at
length delieately limited the matter to
him.
"Bless mer' said he. II paid the
money to Mr.. Fox three months ago"
"Oh. did you. sirY said Mrs Crewe
good naturedly. Then probably be
paid me, and l forgot It,"