Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-29

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decided to close William Montgomery.
the doors of the bank while its con-
fused affairs are under Investigation,
and 1t is thought probable that the
bank will go out of existence. Mont
gomery has for Jail mates Reiber and
Young. the defaulting officials of the
Farmers Deposit National bank. He
has taken an interest in the religious
services of the jail and has asked for
prayers in his behalf. The Allegheny
National had deposits of the city
amounting to $1,5O0,0OO and of the
state to over 100000, the private de-
posts being not over 100000. 1t was
virtually political bank.
Liability Of Railroads.
The United States supreme court has
sustained the decision of the Arkansas
courts awarding 1922 damages to the
widow Of brakeman killed on the
Iron Mountain While trying to couple
cars not equipped with the standard
coupler required by the law. The de-
Tense was that the road had taken rea-
sonable care by providing certain aids,
but Justice Moody said that there was
no escape from the express provision
Of the law.
Tables Turned on Mae Wood.
At the end Of sensational trial of
the divorce suit brought by Mae Wood
against Senator Platt of New York
the court held that she had failed to
establish her marriage to Platt, cleared
him of all obligations to her and had
her committed to prison in default of
$4,000 bail on charges of forgery and
perjury. These charges were based on
the evidence she had given under OATH
pral and written, in support of her
rlaim. She admitted to having re-
seived part of $4,000 from Platts law
yer to sign quitclaim, but said this
was done under duress. She had kept
copies of some of the Plat letters then
given up and one typewriter acknowl-
edgment of the marriage with Platts
signature. The aged senator took the
stand to deny that he had married the
woman, while admitting his relations
with her.
Ruef Jury Disagrees.
After being out forty-eight hours the
fury in the bribery case against Abe
Ruef, the San Francisco ex-boss, stood
to G. Those against conviction held
that the testimony Of the supervisors
could not be accepted on the ground
that they We're accomplices.
State Rights In Court.
The extent to which the state courts
shall give due faith and credit" to the
decisions Of other state courts, as re-
CURED by the constitution, is defined
IN decision of the supreme court, five
to four, in the case of cotton future
deal at Vicksburg. The dealer was
wiped out by a decline, and the broker
sued him for the sum due OYER margin
deposited. In Mississippi the laws
against stock gambling prevented col
lection, but a Judgment was got in Mis-.
souri,. This, however, was not recog.
nized by the Mississippi courts, but in
this course the supreme court takes the
opposite view, at least majority of it,
holding that the Missouri Judgment
should be given full force IN NIissis.
sippf.
Mrs. Guinness Body Identified.
Finally, after much speculation, the
body of the woman found in the ruins
of the Laporte Qnd.) farmhouse were
positively identified as that of Mrs
Guinness, the multl-murderess, by the
finding Of her teeth, on which a local
dentist had operated. The further ex.
animation of remains dug up in the
yard Of the Guinness place showed that
four of her victims had been killed the
same week and possibly the same
night. The grand jury Investigation
was still in progress.
Labor Injunction Refused.
The petition of the Chicago Railway
company for an order restraining its
employees from striking was denied by
Judge Walker because he regarded il
beyond the scope of his powers. lie
quoted the recent message Of the presi
dent in support of this view. The strike
is called because the company refuses