Semi-weekly herald., 1908-12-21
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

Hill. charged with the murder of Ma
mie Womack In Adair county, was
dragged from the jail at Monticello.
Wayne county. last night. and carried
four miles to Greasy creek and there
hanged to a tree. His body was dis
covered this morning by passersby
who had heard nothing of the mob's
action last night.
Hill was tracked down by blood
hounds after the body of the 13-year-
old girl had been found in the woods
where It had been dragged after the
child had been assaulted and beaten
to death with club. Hill was shifted
to several jails to save him but every
ruse failed.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 17.-Congress
is manifestly sore on the president.
1t crops Cut continuously both in the
house and senate. Upon report of the
special committee the house today
passed a resolution calling upon the
president to furnish congress with any
proof he may have Of congressional
crooks which In a recent message he
broadly intimated existed at the pres
ent time.
DENVER, Dec. 17.-Fifty extra pa,
trolmen were placed on duty In the
shopping district along Seventeenth,
Sixteenth and Fifteenth streets today
The patrolmen Will remain on duty
t,,. -,
pers. The men were put on at the
request of the retail merchants to ia
cilitate the movement OF crowds.
FLUSHING, l.. l., Dec. 7.-Counsel
for Thornton ]. Haines declare today
that the states witness, called to prove
the charge that the author was the
principal with his brother, Captain
Peter G. Haines. Jr., In the killing
of William e. Annis. will be the sub
ject OF long exhaustive examination.
Haines lawyers assert that the pros
ecution's witnesses are all close
friends of Annis and that there is lit
tie doubt but that they have rehearsed
the tragedy with a design Of present
Ing an unvarying story.
A new light on the case was shed
this morning when Haines counsel ad
mitted that Thornton Haines had some
trouble with William E. Annis over the
pu latiOn OF magazine article last
June. 1t is said the author submitted
the manuscript to Mr.. Ripley. the own
er OF the magazine upon which Annis
was employed. in July. and that Annis
induced Ripley to return 1t. Counsel
for Haines state that defendant then
wrote letter to Ripley saying he
knew why the manuscript was rejected
and concluded with the words, Il will
get even with him yet" This is the
threatening letter referred to by Spe-
cial Prosecutor White In his opening
address.
Mrs. Annis. wife of the murdered
man. took the stand today.
NE WYORK, Dec. 17.-After a stay
of four days In this city President
elect William II. Taft left this morn.
ing for Washington and Augusta, Fla,
where he will have his last period of
rest and recreation before assuming
the duties Of chief executive.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-THE riot
GUS demonstrations In Caraco was a
surprise to officials In Washington. II
was generally expected any manifes-
tation Of hostile acts by foreign pow
er against Venezuela would have the
result Of solidifying the people and
rallying them to President Castro and
his government. and the department
has felt that the situation In Vene-
zuela would gradually work itself out.
For this reason there has been per
sistent determination to ignore Pres
ident Castro and to look with equanim-
ity on the doings of foreign govern
ments In their efforts to satisfaction
from him for alleged wrongs. 80 long
as there is no interference with Ameri-
can interests and no violation of the
Monroe doctrine.
SILVERTON, Dec. l7.-Late yester-
Ny oAtSihcoh "a ohoC eobit uoWh Nht
mountain side above Eureka, taking
away a part OF the boiler house of the
Tom Moore mine in which was Tony
Mondell, watchman, carrying him to
the gulch below. So far the body has
not been recovered and 1t may remain
hidden from man until the sun melts
the mass of snow. Mondell was prob
ably about so years OF age and has
been in the San Juan about fifteen
years, coming from Maine. So far as
known he has no wife and no relatives
nearer than Maine. He was carpen-
ter and millwright and had charge OF
the erection Of the Palmetto mill build
Ing in Hlnsdale county and also the
erection of the Tom Moore mill. also
the Astor company mill
SILvERTON, Dec. 1.-THE rear end
of the roof covering the large skating
rink of Brown and Ballou. caved in
last night from the weight Of snow.
causing considerable damage and fl.
nancial loss.
The people of Silyerton Ind To re.