Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-12
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DENVER, March 1.-THE Trals-
continental Transportation and Min.
ing company of Colorado. commonly
known as the vidler tunnel. was cap
italized for $4,000 900. the shares hay.
ing a par value of 81 each. II was
financed In England and from a par
value of S. per share the stock rose TO
$50 per share. In other words, the
paper value OF the company owning
property which engineers state never
contained any ore OF profitable com
merciaI yalne, made $t2.000. 900. Re
ports which brought about this fabu-
lous value now have been pronounced
untrue. While the stock was selling
In London at over SIS share. di-
rector in this city bought stock at so
cents on the dollar Reece Vidler, the
president OF the company, Is charged
with having disposed OF large hold
inga on the London market. receiving
In the leighborhood OF S15 per share
for stock which cost him but little.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars are
lost to small Investors. One director,
H. Payne of London, Us reported un-
der arrest.
COLORADO SPRINGS, March H.
Otto Fehringer. the wealthy druggist
who was shot and robbed on February
is, died at st. Francis hospital this
morning from the wound he received
at that time. 1t is understood that he
made no statement which would tend
to clear up the mystery which en-
shrouded the affair. All that he has
said Is that a man who prevailed upon
him to go on his lonely ride. when
about three miles out OF town, sud
denly pulled gun and leveling 1t
against Fehringer's side. fred. In Il
struggle that followed both fell out
OF the rig and Fehringer's assalant,
according to the druggist's story, rob-
bed him OF cash and diamonds worth
tbout 81 l.500. and then led him some
distance down the railroad track and
compelled him to lie concealed in a
ditch until the man could get in the
rig and ride away. Several suspects
were arrested, one of whom, William
Bienapfel, had a preliminary hearing
and was discharged, as Fehrilger was
unable to identify him.
DENVER, March 1.-THE state
rested it's case shortly after court con
veped this morning when Dr. s. D.
Hopkins and Dr. Hubert Work corrob-
Grated the story told on the witness
stand by other alienists yesterday.
All agreed that ALA had displayed no
signs Of insanity. DR.. Work conducts
a private insane asylum at Pueblo
and DR.. Hopkins is one OF the lead
ing specialists on nervous diseases In
Denver. Their testimony was no dit
ferent from that already offered. The
defense Immediately started its test
mony 1t announced that when the de
tense opened its case II would try to
prove that ALA was the victim OF
what Is known as masked epilepsy
The trial OF Giuseppe Ala will be
concluded today. Arguments will be
finished and the case submitted to the
jury by the middle OF the afternoon
Alias only defense. that OF insanity
was riddlcd yesterday and this morn
ing by the testimony Of several e1
perts on nervous and mental diseases
ANTE. La. March tl.--Thc strain
ed political situation in Louisiana
Democratic circles last night, is re
sponslble for the killing OF Dcmocrati,
State Senator-elect d. 8. Kemp OF thii
city. He was shot and killed by c. +
Hyde, young political and business
leader Of this section. Yesterday tn