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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-31
HOCH IS KEEPING OUT.
Has Taken No Hand in Trickett Case
at Kansas City.

TT looks like malicious prosecution"
This was the only comment which
Governor Hoch would make today on
the Trickett case at Kansas City, Kan.
The governor has not yet received any
request from anyone in Kansas City
to take a hand in the Investigations of
County Attorney Taggart, and the
merits of the Trickett prosecution.
It is very certain, however, that Gov
ernor Hoch's sympathies are with Mr..
Trickett. He does not think that the
recent conviction of the law enforce
ment leader was ION the square" and
believes that there is conspiracy to
make II appear that Trickett is dis
credited. 1t is pretty evident that Gov
ernor Hoch proposes to stand by Trick
EFT.
Attorney General Fred Jackson is
away on a vacation trip, and no state
ment could be secured from him.
Mr.. Trickett was appointed to the job
OF special assistant attorney general
Tor Wyandotte county by former Attor-
Eey General c. c. Coleman. In the Clay
Center Republican, Mr.. Coleman's home
paper, there appears this statement of
the case by Mr.. Coleman:
THE conviction of c. w. Trickett,
by n city court jury of the offense of
accepting advance payment of fine and
costs in contempt proceeding, against
q Kansas City boOtlegger is being un-
justly handled by some of the news
papers. me charge against Trickett
was that of exacting a fee before if
was due. The facts were that a low
down bootlegger was caught by him,
red-handed in the violation of an in
junction, arrested and held for trial
upon charge of contempt. In order
to get rid at once of the criminal and
the case, Mr.. Trickett allowed him to
pay in advance the amount of proba-
Bile fine and costs. He did so and the
city has had one bootlegger less in OPP
Grafton ever since. The money was
paid in to the clerk of the court, and
afterward upon a hearing, the defend
ant was adjudged guilty of a contempt
and fined, and the money paid out for
fine and costs as ordered by the court
If it was an offense at all, it was so
only in the most technical sense. The
facts were presented to two successive
attorneys general in vain attempts by
the friends of the breweries and Joint
lists to have Trickett removed.
I'VE are convinced that upon the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-31
MAYOR is ASSAULTED.
Quenemo Official Claims That Hearst
Emissaries Beat Him Up.

Ottawa. Aug. 31.-Mayor w. Wat
kins of Quenemo was in Ottawa
Saturday on a very particular mission.
He came especially to take treatment
at the Semple sanitarium. The cause
of his necessity for treatment lies
in rather sensational incident
Mayor Watkins was elected to his
present office as a result of a contest
between the temperance and anti
temperance elements of his town. He
represented the anti-whisky side.
One day last week the little town
was invaded by an emissary of the
Hearst movement, who was trying to
find some one in the congressional
district to accept a nomination for
presidential elector. During his pres
ence in the town a couple of citizens
called on Mayor Watkins and despite
his efforts to escape them, for he
claims to have discovered that they
were drunk, they succeeded in getting
an audience. They besought his en-
listment in the Independent" cause,
and struck him for a donation of $50
to their fund. He declined to take an
interest, whereupon one of the two,
it is alleged, assaulted him, striking
him several blows. He retaliated in
down.
Very shortly afterward Mayor Wat
kins was arrested on complaint of
these parties, and despite his offer of
bail was hauled to the county seat,
Lyndon, and placed in Jail. There he
was held three days and nights, and
then quietly discharged. His injuries
in the confinement had developed
somewhat alarming symptoms and he
came to Ottawa Immediately for
treatment. A suit for false i'm
prisonment may result.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-31

mount and one of them at least will
make the first team.
The schedule this year is the heaviest
and Fairmount football team has ever
had. The games of the most import
ance will be played in Wichita. 1t is
probable that they will be played in
the fair grounds or at Association park
in order that business men of the city
may get to the games more easily.
The big game of the schedule, as
usual is the one with Washburn col
lege of Topeka 1t will be played in
Wichita this season. Oklahoma uni
versity is new team on the Paramount
schedule. 1t will play here in Novem-
Der. Drury college will also play in
this city, while the St. Mary's game is
scheduled for st. Marys.
The Southwest college of Winfield
will be played on Thanksgiving day in
this city as usual
There are several open dates on the
schedule, but the games that have
been booked are as follows:
October 11-Salt City Business college
at Wichita.
October SALIVA Normal at Alva.
October 14-College of Emporia at
October 16-Emporia Normal at En-
october 24-Christian university at
Enid.
October 31-Drury college at Wichita.
November 7-St. Mary's college at
November 14-washburn college at
Wichita.
November 2o-Oklahoma university
at Wichita.
Thanksgiving Day-Southwestern coll
lege of Winfield at Wichita.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-31

drawing of juries, provides, that when
for any reason the jury shall not be
drawn as herein provided, the court
shall order the jury drawn in the reg
ular way By taking advantage of
this section, 1 hope to draw a jury
which will pass muster before the SUI
preme court. During the former adj
ministration, Judge Hazen found it
necessary, on one occasion, to draw a
special venire for each case, and con-
tinue all criminal cases for the term,
and in my opinion he was right, but
at that time, Newman, who was then
county clerk, went ahead and drew
a jury. after discovering his oversight,
without the sanction of the court. The
section upon which 1 rely. says that
the court shall order the drawing"
1t is probable that the entire week
will be taken up in hearing motions
and assigning cases. The court may
find time, toward the last of the week,
to hear a few court cases out of
docket
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-31
JUDGE DANA is BACK.
viii Arrange for the Jury Discrep-
ancy Later.

Judge A w. Dana returned Sunday
night from his vacation, and will be
ready to hear a call of the motion and
trial docket Tuesday morning at 8
o'clock. All attorneys interested are
expected to attend tomorrow, and
move disposition of their cases.
The court is looking well and feel
ing we'll Mrs. Dana and children are
still at South Haven. Mich, where
they will remain until September Is.
IN regard to the absence of a jury.
Judge Dana said today:
Il have hopes of arranging the
muddle. caused by the county clerks
oversight, without extra expense. A
section of the statute governing the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-31
FOOTBALL AT WICHITA.
Battle With Washburn Will Be the
Star One of the Season.

Wichita, Aug. 31.-Fairmount college
team this fall, II what Coach Willis
Bates of the local Congregational in
stitution says is to be credited. Bates
ought to know, too. for lie has turned
out great winning combinations every
year he has been at Paramount.
Paramount will lose but few men of
last years team, Lyman Darling and
Roy Kirk being the only regulars to
graduate MagiIl. one of the ends is
also doubtful Among those of last
years first eleven who are sure to re-
enter school are: Wetmore, J. Plank,
c. Plank, P. Hyde, Roflee Cox, Bates.
G. Softer, and A Softer. This squad
will be augmented by several high
school football players from the sur
rounding schools. Earl White and
Harry Rogers of the Wichita high
school team VIII probably go to Fair
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-31
HE IS ONE OF TWO.
Identification of McKeesport Suicide Is
Proving Difficult.

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 31.-The au-
thorities are hard at work today in an
endeavor to clear up the mystery sur
rounding the suicide of the unknown
man, who. after having destroyed his
features with carbolic acid, drowned
himself in the Monongahela river at
McKeesport, one week ago.
1t is claimed here today that the
body is either that of a divorced hus-
band of a niece of the late Marshall
Field of Chicago, or F. d. S. Bethune,
the New York attorney, who has been
Owing to the length of time the man
has been dead it is admitted, the work
of identification holds forth only slight
hopes of success.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-31
THAW'S SNAP ENDS.
No More Outings on Trips to Fishldn
Landing.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, Aug. 81
Owing to criticism that has been made
of Thaw's many trips to F1shkill, the
good faith of the proceedings having
been questioned, the intimarion being
made that they were a subterfuge to
give outings. Sheriff Chanler today d.
rected his deputies. in the event OF an
adjournment, to return with his pris-
oner at once to this city. On previous
visits to Fishkill, there were trolley
rides, a trip to Mount Beacon and
other diversions for Thaw.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-31

appeals which will surely be taken,
the higher courts will reverse the YER
dict which so pleased the thugs and
lawbreakers who crowded the city
court, and applauded the jury yester-
day; and that meanwhile Assistant At
torney General Trickett will, with full
approval of the attorney general, con-
tinue to make Kansas City hot place
for the jointist and bootlegger, as well
as the cleanest big city in the United
States"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-31

ciated Press today that there was no
truth in the report He said:
1T is no more impossible to mako a
flight of 80 kilometers over the sea
than over land, but in the present
state of imperfection and insecurity of
state of imperfection and insecurity OF
dangerous experiment"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-31
SWIMMER rows TWO BOATS.
Drags Weight of 1000 Pounds a Half
Mile.

New York. Aug. 31.-Dragging two
heavy row boats containing nine peo-
pie through the water after him, Ju-
Illus Leck, the doorman of the Delaney
street police station, SWAN the half
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-03-26

of it to the mana cement CT financial in
stitutions. He was chosen director of
the Middlcburv bank in 1858, and for sew
eral years prior to 1881 he served pres
idcnt with great acceptance, and gave
much evidence of his entire fitness for
the position. In 1SM the pressure Of
other engagements upon his time forced
him to decline further recollection.
The Redistribution of seats in Con-
gress, agreeable To the population of each
state, that followed The United States
census of 1850 occasioncd Il loss to Yer
mont OF ON. member. Governor Stewart
was elcctci by the republicans of Che
new first congressional district to the
Fortv-cighth Congress. and received -.
6SS votes, against G.0o3 cast For H. W.
Rcdingtun, democrat: $50 for G. W. T..
Kidder. grecnback"r and 10 scattering.
His long service in both branches of the
Vermont Legislature anc his excellent
gubcrnatorial administration gave prom
Use that was amply fulfilled OF good and
influential service in rational lcgisla-
ton. lie was reelected to Congress in
lSsi, 1856 and ISIS. Following the expira-
ton of his eight years in Congress Gov
ernor Stewart returned to the active
practice of law.
Governor Stewart married November
n. 1860. Emma daughter of Philip Bat
tell, of Middcbury. Five children were
born to them. three OF whom. two daugh-
tiers and one son. are living. he son.
Philip was graduated from Yale tniver-
sitY in lNS6. was admitted to the bar in
Massachusetts and il now a banker at
Colorado Springs, colo. The daughters,
Elga and Jossica. reside home.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-03-26
RAILROAD COMMISSION
ORDERS BRIDGE RAISED

Windsor. March 24-At the adjourned
hearing before Messrs. Redmond, Porter
and Jackson, members OF tho Vermont
railroad commission to-day an agree
m"nt was reached whereby the Boston
e. Main" railroad acting for Itself and
for the sullivan County railroad and
the Central Vermont railway is to raise
the dry bridge over Bridge street ~
inches ANA the town of Windsor is TO
lower the roadway SO that there will be
l2-foot spac" between the bottom of
the bridge and the crown Of the road, In
stead of a trihe over nine feet as at
present.
The commission apportioned the ex-
p"nsc ~ o. per cent. for the state of
Vermont. 10 per cent. FOR the town OF
Windsor. and the balance of Is per
cent for the railroad company, tho
work to lie completed by the first of
July, 1905 IN the absence of Attorney
General g. G. Fits. the State was
represented by States Attorney F.. X,
Buck, the town by Mr., Buck ana Bort
Cole, the Il. e. NJ. and tho Sullivan
County railroad by Supt. II. f. Folsom,
and Attorney John Young ana the Gem
trail Vermont railway by Attorney c,
W. Writer'S.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-03-26
ED. NASH LIKES HIS JOB.
Former Central Vermont Railway Man
Now In Central America.

Letters which have been received from
T.. j. Nash, former resident Of st.
Adams and former superintendent OF
the New London division. since he Went
to Central America show that he is
actively engaged in his new work and is
finding lie not only tolerable but at
tractive there. He headquarters a -
miles inland from Bocas del Toro, sea-
port OF the republic of Panama. lie has
10 miles Of new railroad in his charge.
with tho responsibility. under the gene
raj manager. for its equipment ana OPP
Grafton. The fruit company which owns
the railroad is broad and generous in its
ideas and makes no stint in furn shng
the equpmen, necessary to do the road 5
business
This years apportonment for new
equipment is s1l25,ooo. When -. Nash
Informed the general manager not long
ago that the requirement for the year
To come would be 30 freight cars. i'm adj
dtion to the 80 already owned. X new
locomotives. in addition to the nv put
on the road last year. aud 10 new ca
boosc cars, tie only comment was one
of assent. with the question, "Will that
he enor gh""
TIL sun is very hot AT midday. as in
all tropical countries and northern men
have to conhne their outdoor exposure
and activity to the earlier and later
parts OF the day. nov house is being
built for Mr.. Nashs occupation by the
fruit company, but acc riding to his own
plans and specifications. Mall Of these
facts have been given in letters to ]
". Burke, former station agent at Brat
tleborO
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-03-26


i'oo'o'' Ni''C" ~i-'oN'Il"' I"c'or 10
gay "Pp'h'ou Ior'l''' 'VN. ''In w
stewart OF Ml'uI'ourE hl''u states
S'H"'"r '"" vermont 10 II" uie vacancy
proo+n,. ava, NJ, Sta,,.,.. i,a. ,a,.,,,o',
He will se2ve until the state Legislature
next fall appoints senator to fiji ont
the unexnirod term which will end in
March, 1911.
In making the announcements Of tho ap-
po,ntment Of former Governor Stewart
this afternoon. Governor Proctor gave
out tho toloCraph'r correspondence with
Mr.. stewart. who is at present in
Colorado Springs visiting his son, Phillip
j.. Stewart.
The Governor wired to Mr. Stewart to-
day as follows
ri should BE worry glad to appoint you 70
I'll the vacancy for Vermont in the
United States Senate. Would you &C
ceDt and could You take your seat imme-
di1toiv?"
Within few hours. the following reply
was received from Mr.. Stewart: 'Wil
accept with nigh appreciation and can ne
IN washington sunday. await your
reply
''oNerhor PROCTOR repiN i"""WS' wa"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-03-26
WOMEN'S LIST.
WINODSKI LIST.
DAY OF DIVORCES.
Partial Hearing % Pickci Case in
County Court Tuesday.

There WIS a partial hearing in chit
tonden county ,arirt TUESDAY afternoon
Of the divorce l.titiou brought by Mrs
Ann, T. Pickel of Detroit AGAINST her
husband Iieut Arthur y piclIel L. =
4 r.tired, rorr.,lv stationed at Fort
Ethan Allen. Tile tearing was held in
the Judges chamber. and was private.
MIR. pickel is represented by r. f.
Brown The conc ding evidence in the
case will be- submitted later The petit
ton is not contested.
The evidence OF ne witness was taken
Tuesday in tho divorce petition of
Emm. II. l.. Torklin vs. Major John
Conklin. formerly ID well known officer
Ethan Hon T'l. witness
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-03-26
ANOTHER MOVE BY TAFT.
Russell W. Asks to Have Lien on Renl
Estate Vacated.

<, A,hons ,,o,cn q, ,r,,o ~ -.
yvir ,re. 600 tu u. ~
o,.,,.,,.., ,.. +, ,,.,.,,.
>
WI "'H ''' i"''' NJ" " '''"''o" tn"
NV ''"V' vi nv 'o"'' ''c"'l"S I"''
"P"" '"' ''"I estate "i the petitioner
an" P'"''"h'e 'n'f'lh had" AT inc
september tcfm' I'o'' be vacated ana
set aside, for the Following reasons:
Thai at tn" september term. 1901.
'' S"'" '"''' "h"'"er ana d'""r'ht
was NOT uod, - 1i.n unou tbo reaI co.
tate aforesaid Tn. netitian.r haviup
elected to pursue her remedy against
m, body of tho nnti,ion.o IN conterr,
nrncncdiu,rs and had him incarrcro,,o
IN iail She has Abandoned and ,raiv.d
her rich, under said order of sail
cour, croatirp = lion ,tnon tho r.,l
estate ana for such other and further
relief and causes as To the court shall
seem lust and ca1itable.
-
~ Aus''n OF counsel LOT tlle uciehse
''oh ."' Ei"""u mat LAY "ae "o'
~ ~ '''"'" ~ "a9 III
% oo"''' '''"' ''c ~ ~ ;
r H., ,.,.. ..
.'a " ',,.'s ~ ."| ~ :.
s,r w.. rs, m h <,,,et ,o,,,,
| mot raliro,ieb hin, from, tbo cor.,not
| thoso we,o on,,ro,,. hotweor ,h, court ND
| Mr.. Taft. and if Taft paid every dollar
| Of the ali,nonv now due il womb he 70,
! the court to say whether he should be
| discharged or not The court will hand
down a decision soon.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-03-26
BAKERSFIELD UNLIKELY
TO HAVE ANY LICENSE

Bakersfield March PA special town
meeting was held here to-day to decide
what class of license would be granted.
and that for a beer and light wine or
third class prevailed by a vote of IS to 20.
The effort to establish n second class
license having failed. there will without
doubt he no license taken out of any de-
scription. as there is not enough money
in the class voted 10 warrant anyone
going into the business.
RICHFORD MAN A CANDIDATE.
St. Adams. March 94-Another cand.-
date for states attorney of Franklin
county has been announced. q. +, Ladd
Of Richford, whose friends have launch
ed a lively boom in his behalf
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-03-26

Hartford, the Montpelier g. Wells Riv-
err. the Canadian Pacific, the Delaware
&. Hudson the Delaware Lackawana &
Western, the Central Vermont, the
Michigan Central and tho Long Island.
The principal complaint of the gran
lite dealers is that the roads insist
that in order to secure the minimum
freight rate the companies must 'oad
10000 pounds on car, when in fact
many of the cars are not OF sufficient
size to accommodate that amount. a
further complaint is over the classifi-
cation of freight
= W. Jones, treasurer of the COM
planning company, is also president of
tho National Association of Granite
/ Industries, and it is said he is acting
in behalf of the association for the
purpose of making Il test case of the
present orc
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-03-26

and got a verdict for personal injuries.
The negligence case against Temple
Bros. marble and granite manufac-
turers brought by Mrs. Rose Lefebvra
of this city 70 recover $1,000 because
Of the death OF her husband while
working at the Temple plant in 1905,
went to the jury to-day and a verdict
for the defense was rendered.
This case was OF more than usua
interest in that tho defense held ,
paper. signed by Mrs. Lefevre aftei
the payment OF $3.50, releasing the
firm from all liability IN the matter.
The plaintif claimed that Mrs. Lefevrs
was mentally incapacitated, being in
a delicate condition when she signed
the paper.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-03-26
FLEET TO VISIT CHINA.
Cabinet Decides Tint No More Foreign
Invitations VIII he Accented.

Washington, March cit was decided
at cabinet meeting to-day to accept
the invitation of China 70 have the
Atlantic battleship fleet visit port of
that country on the return voyage from
the Pacific coast 1t was also decided
that no further invitation for the fleet
would be accepted. The itinerary around
the world will be arrangsr IN accordance
with this decislo The invitations for
foreign countries % far accepted after
the fleet leaves San Francisco include
Australia, Japan and China. All other
stops will be solely for coaling purposes,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-03-26

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r,. .,.h s,,,o of affairs and 7 have
,uo,. bones that ,vher tho renort Of the
,,,,,,,,issi,,, +. recaived some remedy will
=, orcor.1 ,,.birh will annear 70 he feas
;h,o ,rust wat ,vhar such report "a re-
,.i,.ad and is placed before the Legisla-
,uro nm hastv action will be taken as
has heon done some times in the past.
u.or-,n ,n,-IpTrSt. VERMONT
,o,,o,.. tho resources NJ our State arc
very great not only in our quarries and
mines but in our undeveloped water
powers and our beautiful scenery and
that It would be for the best interests OF
our state to have the board OF agricul-
ture or some other equally suitable agent
take all means possible TO advertise our
resources and attractions to those resid-
ing elsewhere with view of bringing
them to Vermont either as visitors or
permanent residents.
1t is tru. that our state expenses have
been increasing Very rapidly and that
during the last session OF the Legisla-
lure more MONEY ""S app 'p' ''''u '"'''
y. an,,na - ~, Fac, that orr state in
s,,,,,.;ln, had war h.an k.nt IN suitah,o
,o,,d,.ion o,,d II was necessary 10 make
-, ,,o,,o, oh,,,cas w my Indictment
.,,rra,,,o,io,s shoriI nor no as largo
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HAS NO POLITICAL. DEBTS.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-03-26
GRANITE FIRM WINS CASE
Verdict for Temple Bros. In Suit 70
$1,000 Damages.

Rutland, March e4.-One case was
disposed of and trial OF another by
jury begun in Rutland county court
to-day Late this afternoon jury
was empanelled for the case of Edward
I. Vail OF Pawlet VS.. the Rutland Rail
road company, loss of service. Vail
asks for $4,000 alleging that he was
damaged to that extent because his
wife was so injured by fall while
getting of of train at Dandy that
she was lncapacitated for her house
hold duties for months. Mrs. Vail sued
the road for negliger SSs.> c"ears ago
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-03-26
JOHN WOLCOTT STEWART.
VermOnt's New Senator Has Had
DISTINGUISHED Career.

John Wolcott Stewart OF Middlebury, one
pf the foremost citizens of Vermont. a
lawyer Of high capablity, master Of
affairs in financial circles and one who
has rendered useful service il. the leEisla-
tive councils of the State and nation. is a
native of the commonwealth, descended
from an ancient and honorable New
England ancestry.
He Is the son of Ira ana BctseY dub
belD Stewart, was born November q,
ISIS. in Midilebury, VI After prepare =
zion in Middlebury Academy, he entered
'.iddlebury College and was graduated