davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-09
Sorry
Killed IL
Wrong Man
Alio Calmly
Talks Of NIurder
tBy s. ". Press nssocIatIon.l !

tBy s. w. Press Associaticn
DENVER, Colo, March 8. Guisepp6
Ala, the Italian anarchist who shot
and killed Father Leo aeinrIcha while
the latter was administering the saera-
ment at early mass In ST. EliEahethss
church on the morning Of February
was brought into criminal court 70.
day for trial.
Although nominal plea % not guiis
ty has been entered, the proof again
Allo is plain and he makes no dental
OF the commission OF the crime. It Is
likely that the trial VIII be a SPEEDY
one and that the anarchist ASSASSIN
Will soon be on the way to the gallows.
Judge Greeley whltmore Is preaidlns
at the trial.
The italian Interpreter Of the court
Peter Bessie, has been dismissed he
cause of the charge that he IS linen:
Der of an anarclst organization, End
in sympathy with the defendant
In confession made shortly after
his nrrest. Alio declared that he mis-
took Father Leo for an Italian ptieFs
who had taken an active part "A WE
ring against the slclllan revolutionists
and whom he and his comrades had
determined to slay after being com;
PEELED to flee to America.
The Denver police have traced Allo
and his band from the southern Italy
stone quarries, where they had their
origin. Forced to flee from Italy be-
cause OF their anarchist Teachings
lahey settled in Spain, going thence e
Buenos Ayres. Argentina. From there
they went to New York and soon get:
tied in Paterson, MI, thence scatter
ing throughout the United States:
Alio is alleged to. have confessed g
the police that he was chosen BY lpt
to slay the Italian priest who had
driven him and bis comrades from
Italy and came to this country from
Argentina for that purpose. He did
not know where to look for the con-
demned man, but is reported to have
said that he identified Father Leo as
the man on January 2s, thinking he
saw scar on his forehead.
When told by the Interpreter that
the priest he had killed was q Ger
man and had never been in Sicily and
that there was no scar on his fore
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-09
HOT
IN BARBOUR
JUDGE DAYTON SAID TO BE TAX
ING HAND IN GU6ERNAToR-
IAL FIGHT.

PHILIPPT, w. Va, March 9.-Be.
cause ]. F. Chenoweth, who was court
cryer in the United States District
Court OF the Northern District of West
Virginia here, refused to use his influ.
ence for, and work for the nomination
of Arnold C. Scherr, who is Judge A.
G. Dayton's choice for governor. Judge
Dayton in fit OF anger Saturday dis
missed Mr.. Chenoweth. 1t is well
known that Mr.. Chenoweth has been
an able and efficient officer and on pre-
vious occasions had been highly COM
plimented by the Judge.
People here were dumbfounded
when they heard of the action OF the
Judge. Mr.. scherr has always been a
warm friend of Judge Dayton and was
in the city at the time, but 1t is not
believed that even Mr.. schcrr would
have carried his political interests so
far as to have discharged Mr.. Cheno'
weth for exercising the right OF free
born American citizen in choosing his
own candidate for governor BY his
action in carrying out previous
threat Judge Dayton has shown him
self to be strenuous partisan, much
TO the amazement and astonishment
of his best friends.
Judge Dayton was recently elevated
to the judicial bench by President
Roosevelt and his famous labor injunc-
ton. together with his strenuous stand
upon the liquor question, has been
widely commented upon. In accept,
ing the dignity OF the judicial ermine
few months ago Judge Dayton stat
ell that he was forever out Of politics.
His action Saturday in unceremonious'
" dismisslng Mr.. Chenoweth is with
out precedent in the annals OF the fed
eral judiciary.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-09
EXPLOSION
AND BLAZE
EARLY THIS MORNING IN MAR
KET HOUSE DOES coNsIo.
ERAsLE DAMAGE.

WHEELING. March 9.-This morn
ing at $3.50 O'Clock an alarm of fire
was turned in from the box at the
south end of the Second ward market
house. Eleventh and Market streets,
calling the entire department to n
blaze in Edward Eliott's restaurant,
located on the second floor of the mar.
ket house, which had been caused by
a natural gas explosion.
The explosion occurred in the large
range in the kitchen of the restaurant,
and was caused by an accumulation OF
gas. The blaze shot out from the
stack of the range and Illuminated the
sky in manner that caused appre-
tensions of larger fire than really oc'
CURED.
The fire communicated to the wood.
work and blazed furiousIy, The Elev'
enth street chemical apparatus was
first on the scene and did effective
work. The steamers arrived also in
good time and lines Of hose were laid
but the fire had been gotten well un
der control before this was done.
Nobody was injured by the eXplo
sion.
The loss was not large and will be
covered by $1OO or 5000. officer Coul
ter turned in the alarm.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-09
Fire Scare At
Catholic Church

WHEELING, March s.-Whfle Rev.
Father Doyle was delivering the ser
mon at St. Joseph's Cathedral last
evening, some one dropped an UNI
brella through a radiator. and striking
in the furnace below. the sllken cloth
Of the umbrella ignited sending up
volume Of smoke through the radia-
tor. which Immediately had the effect
of causing a stampede OF the 1000 peo-
ple gathered in the edifce. and before
quiet could be restored the church had
been emptied of more than one-third
of the congregation.
The affair occurred at S:15 O'Clock,
lust at time when Father Doyle had
gotten well along with his sermon
The church was still, and while the
audience was eagerly taking in what
the priest had to say, there was sud
den shuttle In the rear of the church,
'lre!" and in another
moment every exit was thrown open
and the crowds began to rush into the
street. panic stricken.
Realizing the danger, and anticipat'
ing what might occur. the organist
with great presence OF mind, began to
play familiar hymn, and with the
choir carrying out the tune Just as
though nothing had occurred out oil
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-09
Examinations For Common
School Diplomas This Week

will be in charge Of Superintendent ].
F. Hughes.
A uniform list OF questions. prepar-
ed by District superintendents R. E.
Davis. Of Grant, G. C. Polling. of Lin.
coin. and j. F. Hughes, of Manning
ton. in conjunction with County SUI
perintendent Faust, will be used
throughout the county.
The grading of the district schools
has had the effect Of creating quite an
interest in these completing classes.
The classes will continue to grow
larger as the system is more thorough
ly introduced.
: The class of about 35 from the dis
trIct schools of Mannington will hold
their completing exercises at Manning
ton. on March %. At this time an ad
dress will be delivered by some noted
school man and thee diplomas will be
handed out by Superintendent Faust
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-09
For Perjury
MEN WHO CIRCULATED PETITION
FOR CHANGE OF VENUE FACE
SERIOUS CHARGE.

NEW YORK, March 8. = Charles
Sunshine and Michael Cohan, who
made the canvass to secure signatures
to a petition for change of venue
in the trials of John G. jenkins and
his three sons, the Brooklyn bankers.
were arrested last night and held in
81 1000 bail each for a hearing on the
charge of perjury. Both have been
indicted.
The Jenkinses were to have been
tried in February in Kings county, but
yesterday secured a change OF venue
on the ground that a fair trial could
not be had in Brooklyn. In opposing
the change the district attorney alleg-
ed that the petition was fraudulent
and that perjury had been committed
In the afadayits attached to the petit
ton.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-09
YOUNG MEN ARE
= PLACEDsIN Jail
MOVING PICTURE MAN BRINGS
PRETTY STRONG CHARGES
AGAINST THEM.

Three young men. Martin Harlon,
Wesley Layman and James Freeman
were added to Jailer Davis family
yesterday. These men. with Howard
Gaskill. are said to have assaulted j.
Clarence Davis. who was giving a
moving picture show at Montana
school house on Saturday night Dur
ing the entertainment there was a
disturbance started outside the school
house. Davis went out to see what
was wrong and 1t is said that the
young men attacked him, beating him
up and breaking several ribs. He was
beaten up with beer bottles and a
club. Davis is a one-legged man and
this fact makes the assault appear
worse.
Policeman Hess was the first man
to hear about 1t int tshi icey ami
to hear about it in this city. He an
swered a phone message and he was
told about the fracas. 1t was after
midnight when the message came.
Prosecuting Attorney Scott C. Lowe,
Sheriff Furbee and Deputy Sheriff NJ.
w. Harris went to Montana yesterday
morning. At eleven o'clock yesterday
they returned with Karlon and lay
man, walking them in over the Paw
paw raidroad. Later Deputy Sheriff
NJ. w. Harris and Constable J. Lee
Parker went to Montana and arrested
Freeman and Gaskill. They were
brought here last night at eleven
O'Clock. Gashll gave bond in the sum
of $1,000 for his appearance before the
grand jury. The other men were held
to answer the grand jury.
After the fight Davis was taken TO
a home nearby where Drs. Dent and
LeBrande administered surgical treat
ment.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-09
Grafton Officer
Shoots Prisoner
WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO GAIN
FREEDoM-cITlzENS iNDle-
NANT OVER AFFAIR.

A young man named Bernard Davis
was arrested at Grafton Saturday for
stealing a dog. While going out with
Constable John Dean to get $500 ball
he made break for liberty and in
the chase was shot in the calf of the
leg by the pursuing Office. Weak from
the loss of blood the young man was
taken to the hospital and the hun
dreds OF people who assembled on the
street at the time of the shooting and
after were free to express their indig
nation at the shooting in the broad
daylight OF the prisoner trying to gel
away. as the ofEense was of trivial
nature.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-09
Not Many Men
Violate Law
JUDGE MASON MAKES INTEREST
ING STATEMENT IN CHARGE
TO JURY.

The March term Of the Circuit Court
began to-day. Judge Mason gave his
charge to the grand jury this forenoon
and this afternoon many chancery
matters were submitted to the court
while the grand jury examined the
witnesses sent before it.
Judge Mason in his charge to the
jury said that there were few men
compared with the general population
who wanted to violate the law. He
said that he did not think there was
speak-easy in Marion county thirty
days old A few years ago Speakers.
les consumed nearly all the time Of
the grand jury. The gamblers are
fewer and the offenses committed are
not so many as in former years. The
best way to suppress all offenses, said
the jurist, Is to nip them in the bud.
m offenses are carried on for some.
time and then an effort is made to put
a stop to them there follows a great
amount of censure. The jury and the
court are censured. The effective way
OF lessenlng crime is not to deal out
severe punishment but the certainty
of punishment for otfenses committed.
Judge Mason said It was the old fight
OF right and wrong The courts and
juries on the side Of right and the
law.breakers on the side of wrong
Election law. assessment law and H.
cense law and mining law were review
ed by the court.
There are about one hundred and
fifty witnesses to send before the
grand jury which is composed of the
following:
w. H. Bunner, D. E. snider, j. A
Hess, H. s. Basnett, ]. N Wood, vii
liam c. Little, c. D. conaway, s. a
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-09
Pit Boss
Killed By
Hung Shot
Thomas Wardle
Met Death To-day

Thomas wardle, pit boss at the Fed
eral mines. of the Federal Coal Com
pany. at Gray's Flats, lost his life by
4 fall OF coal in the mines shortly
before noon to-day A hung shot was
The cause OF the fall of coal, Wardle
having made an attempt to lossen the
coal which had failed to fall and
which in mine lore is known as hung
shot. The coal, however, fell without
warning, catching Wardle underneath
and killing him instant. Coroner
Amos was summoned and went to the
scene Of death as soon as possible.
wardle was an Englishman and had
been with the Federal Coal Company
about four years. He was 43 years
.of age and is survived by a wife
and ave children,
He was poprlar among the employees
al the mine and his untimely death is
greatly deplored. Undertaken Nus
grave went to the mine at noon today
to care for the remains.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-09
CLUBS MUST
PAY LICENSE
NEW LIQUOR LAW AS 1T STANDS
PUTS THEM TO SEVERE
* TEST.

But few persons paid much attention
TO the contents OF house bill No. l2.
Introduced by Mr.. Holle. regulating the
conduct of social clubs. The bill was
passed by the legislature about a week
before that body was adjourned. but
little was thought OF its real purport
The bill was framed by the Antl-sa-
loon and is rather stringent in its en-
tirety. 1t follows:
"All houses, boat houses. buildings.
club rooms and places of every de.
scriptlon. Including drug stores. where
Intoxicating liquors are stored, sold or
yended. given away, or furnished con-
trary to the law Including those in
which clubs, orders or associations
seIl, barter, give away. distribute or
dispense intoxicating liquors or device
whatever, without payment Of the
state tax required of such clubs, orders
or associations) shall be held taken
and deemed to be common and public
nuisance, and courts of equity shall
have jurisdiction by injunction to re-
strain and abate any such nuisance,
upon bill of complaint filed by any
citizen, or by the prosecuting attOr'
.ney Of any county. or by any State Of
ficer. In the name OF the state of West
Virginia. 1t shall not be necessary
for the court to find that the premises
involved were being unlawfully used
as aforesaid at the time of the hearing
but on finding that the material allega
: tions Of the bill are true the court
shal order that no spIrituous liquors
shall be sold bartered or stored In
such house. building, boat house. cluf
room or other place, nor in any part
thereoinfor a period Of not to exceed
one year in the discretion OF the cour
from and after such finding, in cast
license had therefore been issued fol
such sale IN such premises in accord
ance with law: otherwise. the orde
for Abatement shall be perpetual. II
addition to the above the license. |
any, therefore granted for the sale o
Intoxicating liquors on the premises
shall be revoked by the court or judg,
!. rendering the decree.
GAN acts or parts Of acts inconsist
ent with the provisions of this &C
are hereby repealed
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-09
Blazing Umbrella Broke
Up Wheeling Congregation

the way. the congregation was pacifed
before more than one-third of those
present had gotten outside Of the
church.
No sooner had the alarm Of FIRE been
sounded than watchmen. who are on
duty continuously at the church,
threw open all the exits, while others
devoted their attention to looking aft
er the fire, which. by the way, amount
ell to little or nothing, as IT finally ter
minated.
The Cathedral. while OF long stand
ing, is a comparatively modern struc'
ture and is built in such a way that II
cnn be emptied OF twelve hundred
people in about three minutes. but
last evening four hundred people fled
from the church In less than one min
ute. and all succeeded in escaping un'
injured.
The services we're interrupted for
several minutes, but when quiet had
been restored, through the efforts OF
the organist and the choir. assisted by
the cool ones in the audience, the ser
vice was resumed and continued to an
end uninterrupted.
Tho terrible Collnwood disaster al
Cleveland being fresh in the minds ol
those present. no doubt facilitated the
stampede to a great extent. The dam
age done by the fire, however. amount
ed to nothing beyond the destruction
Of the umbrella and the blackening o.
the radiator by the smoke.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-09
Supt. Faust And
Assistants Busy

County Superintendent Carter l..
Faust has arranged the examinations
for common school diplomas to be held
in the several districts of Marion coun-
ty this week. The examination for
Lincoln district will be held at Farm
ington on Tuesday and Wednesday anil
for Fairmont district at Barrackville
on Thursday and Friday. These two
examinations will be held by Super
intenGent Faust. The Grant district
examinations at Boothsville on Tues
day and Wednesday and at Monongah
on Thursday and Friday will be held
by District Superintendent R. E. Davis.
The Warrington district examinations
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-09
Michigan Flood
1000 HOMES SUBMERGED AT HAT'
TILE CREEK - CHURCHES
HOUSE HOMELESS.

DETROIT. Mich, March icoa
conditions are in no sense improved
in the districts around Monroe, Aibion
and Battle Creek. In the last named
city they are growing worse. In Grand
Rapids the crest of the Hood on me
Grand river is not expected until Wed
nesday,
In Battle Creek 1000 homes ase
submerked by the water and the Union
Congregational church has been put
to use as a shelter for homeless fam
lies.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-09
DEADLY FIGHT AT
PENITENTIARY
LIFE PRISONERS ATTACK Off,
GERS IN ATTEMPT TO Es-
CAPE PRISON.

DEER LODGE, Mont. March 9. =
Warden Frank Conley, of the Montana
penltentiary, was severely wounded
Yesterday and Assistant Warden John
Robinson, was killed by three life con-
victs. George Rock. W. H. Hayes and
another, who tried to escape prison.
Robinson's throat was cut from ear to
ear and the jugular vein. was severed.
Conley's throat was gashed and he
was stabbed several times in the shouI'
der and the groin before he was able
to draw his revolver and shoot down
Hayes and Rock. who were armed
with pocket knives.
Iti believed that the warden will
recover. The three convicts were TAX
en- to the Office OF the penitentIary by
Assistant Warden Robinson to be tried
before Warden Conley for some in
fraction OF the prison rules. Hayes
had been for some months "trusty'
and served as turnkey. He had been
placed in the same cell with Rock,
who had been considered a desperate
man.
sIashed Deputy's Throat.
The moment the men entered the
office Rock turned swiftly on Robin
son. who was closing the door behind
the men and quickly drawing knife
slashed the deputy warden's throat
so severely that Robinson fell helpless
and soon died.
At the same moment that Rock at
tackled Robinson Hayes drew knife
and started for Conley, who retreated
to the rear of the office. Before Con-
ley could draw a revolver, Hayes had
sprung on the warden and slashed
his throat from the left ear to a point
under the chin. Conley half eluded
the blow and struggled desperately.
Hayes. seeing his intended victim
getting away, stabbed the warden
several times in the shoulder and the
groin.
Shot Down CONVICT,
Although bleeding terribly Conley
managed to draw a revolver and fred
three times with the weapon pressed
against Hayes abdomen. AS Hayes
sank to the floor, Rock rushed at Con
ley, who fired the remaining bullets
into Rocks breast and the latter fell
helpless. Both convicts will probably
recover. The third convict took to
his heels at the beginning of the throat
cutting, but he was quickly captured.
The prison officers refused to give
out the name until they have investi
gated who is concerned in the plot.
How Hayes and Rock got the knives
is not known. 1t is believed that the
infraction of the rules had been
planned in order to reach the war
den's Office whence the convicts would
have a better chance to escape, once
the warden and his deputy were out
of the way.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-09
Jerome's Answer
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY GOES
TO ALBANY TO PRESENT 1T
TO GOV. HUGHES,

NEW YORK. March s.-District At
torney Jerome left for Albany to-day
to tender to Governor Hughes his an
swer to the charges filed with the gov
ernor by w. F. King. former president
OF the Merchants Association.
Mr.. Jerome was in his Office yester'
day working on the answer which, he
said, viii make book containing 25,'
900 words.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-09
Boy Escaped
WHILE OFFICERS TAKING HIM TO
REFORM SCHOOL WERE IN
A SALOON.

PARKERsBURG. March s.-while
in the custody of three officers from
Huntington en- route to the Reform
school at Pruntytown, Charles Canter'
berry escaped in this city while the
officers were drinking at the Phoenix
saloon. He was at liberty but a few
hours, being caught by member Of
the local police force.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-09
NEGRO FACES
UGLY CHARGE
WHITE GIRL ACCUSES HIN or
BAD TREATMENT TovkARp
HER.
nav united Presa.1 )

PITTsBURG, Pa, March Pretty
Lulu Allen, 20, told her story Of horn,
BILE treatment at the hands Of Thomas
Penn, the burly negro placed or tEial
this morning. The negro faces three
indictments. One charging aasaylis
and battery with intent 70 coInmit
felony and two charging felonies The
girl declares she answered Penn ad'
vertisement for a stenographet The
girl accepted the position and deelar
the negro ofered to give her q honle
OF her own and fne Globes e enc
would kiss him. The girI she
refused and penn called her into the
back room OF the ONCE Enere he srab
bed her and tore her clothes other
white girls are alleged to hare feceiy'
ed even worse treatment,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-09
Booming Mitchell.
CBy United Press.) }

CHICAGO, March 9.-John Mitchell,
retiring president of the United Mine
Workers, is being doomed for governor
by the Cook County Democratic
Marching Club.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-09
NO ONE HELD
RESPONSIBLE
SCHOOL BOARD. MAKES DECISION
RELATIVE TO DISASTER AT
SCHOOL BUILDING.

CLEVELAND. o., March 9.-Collin-
wood physicians now express the opin-
ion that the body of Miss Catherine
Weller has been identified as that of
child and buried. That other dis
putes over the identity OF bodies have
occurred leads them to this belief. The
body of Miss Weller was so badly
burned that the corpse was not larger
than that Of the larger pupils burned
in the fire.
Ever since the fire efforts have been
made to locate the body Of the dead
teacher. It's established almost be.
yond doubt that the body viewed By
Hcny Weller. Wednesday night at the
Lake Shore store house. was that of
his sister. When Mr.. Weller searched
for this body the following morning it
was gone. Now the conclusion reach
cd is that some family has claimed 1t
and buried the corpse as that of one
of their children.
Seventy Funerals
In a storm of snow and sleet. Collin
wood yesterday went on with the duty
Of burying the victims Of the Lake
view school fire of Wednesday last. In
/ all. seventy funerals were conducted.
AS there were not enough hearses TO
go around, street cars were pressed
into service TO carry the dead to the
cemeteries,
This morning. memorial services in
honor Of the nineteen unidentified
dead were held in the six Protestant
and two Catholic church Of Collin
wood. A cortege of twenty funeral
cars then started for the burying
ground. Commander Eva Booth. of
the Salvation Army, assisted in the
services at the graves.
Collinwoods school board, meeting
daily since the fire. held another ses-
sion yesterday. eve hold no one re-
sponsIble for the fire and its awful
loss of life" is said to be the boards
decision. Meanwhile the town coun-
Gil has ordered all schools closed until
measures OF safety have been adopt
ed.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-09
Fleet Is Q. <.
WIRELESS MESSAGE STATES CON-
plTIoN OF eATTLEsHIP
FLEET is PERFECT.

Cwireiess Atlantic fleet, by Norman
Rose. United Press STAFF Correspond
entl- Shall arrive at Magadelena Bay,
March twelfth. two days ahead OF
schedule time, our speed now being ten
and half knots. The cruise is sue
cess every way. 1t is in perfect condi-
tion.