Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-06
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

Louisville. KY, Jan. 3.-Clarence
Sturgeon, 10 years of age, was exc
cuted in the Jail yard here today. His
extreme youth was the basis of many
unavailable efforts to procure his par
don. The execution was delayed and
rendered extremely painful for those
present by reason of the failure OF
the mechanism to work, and the con
sequent delay of several minutes while
the condemned man stood rigidly
awaiting the end. Sturgeon was so
light the drop did not break his neck
and he was not pronounced dead for
seventeen minutes. Sturgeon murder
ed Ira Bruner. James Blackerly and
Wilfred McMichael, one year ago. He
went to the scaffold with a calm trust
fulness showing on his boyish counte-
nance. Even the last interview with
his father and mother and farewells to
his seven brothers and two sisters
failed to affect him.
Denver, Jan. 3.-Edward Webster,
proprietor of a shooting gallery on
Larimer street, committed suicide
early this morning by shooting him
lay in bed in room In the rear OF
his place of business.
Two other men occupied the room
with Webster and were awakened at
the sound of the shot to find him
grasping .3S caliber revolver while
the blood was pouring from the wound
in the temple. Webster shot himself
because he could not curb his appetite
for liquor He had been on a spree
for three weeks and before retiring
last night told his friends he had spent
his last cent OF money.
Wharton, o., Jan. IA dozen peo-
Pile were seriously poisoned today by
eating cheese. Five of them are re-
ported dying. The families poisoned
are Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Bell and
three children, Mr.. and Mrs. Wheeler
Crider and two children ald the fam
ny VI l. F. bohS. MI anu s"io. pci'
and family are dying.
Russellville, KY. Jan. 3.--Night rid.
ers, 100 strong. swooped down on Rus
sellyille, Logan county, early this
morning and after overpowering three
policemen and providing against the
giving Of an alarm dynamited and
burned two Independent tobacco con
Germs in this city and several other
establishments and rode away out the
Hopkinsvlle and Clarksville pike
Three men we're wounded and the tele-
phone girls and the police were held
prisoners for nearly three hours. Prop
erty was destroyed worth hundreds
thousand dollars.
New York. Jan. 3.-Marquis Cossitt
Casper, 85 years old, veteran mem
Der of the Produce exchange, well
known clubman. was found dead, shot
| through his head. in his home at West
| Fifty and Third streets. He was sit
! ting in reclining position. In his lap
| lay revolver OF the civil war pattern
with one shell exploded. Though II
was known he was in danger of be
coming totally blind and was in terror
of such ending to his eye sight. Cor
| oner Harburger refuses to say 1t was
n case Of self-murder. But today an
nounces that was probably the cause
of death.
| Washington. Jan. 3.-Following th'
| policies OF President Roosevelt and Sec
retary OF War Taft, immediate step
to fortify the Philippines are to be
taken, and today general order wa
Issued by the war department ere
ating the fortifcation board of thu
Philippine islands. This board is t.
consist OF Major General Leonar'
Wood, commanding general OF the Phil
ippine division: Colonel C. Mills. chile
OF stan. chief engineer; Major Herber
y Deakness. chief ordnance officer; Nj