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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-05-09
LATE NEWS BY WIRE
TERRIBLE DEED OF A MAD:
Kills a Woman and Man, Fatally
shoots Another Woman. Defies
Arrest and Suicides.

Washington, q H.. O.. May Q
Bert Deyancy, aged forty-thsee
white. well-kn0wn horse.aan
aud driver OF John Hancoe.s
shot and killed Lila Bird. aged tweat:
two. colored girl. and shot her moth.
er IN the abdomen. infiIcting proha'
bly, fatal wound. He then ran across
the town 10 the barn OF Silas Shackc
ford, where he took refuge. Eeiusin
to come out Shackelford went ln NJ Q.
him and was shot and killed by I3e
vaney Later Devaney committed sui
eide. II Is thought Devaney was IN
sane.
Following the shooting OF the tw,
women the authorities organized /
posse and company NJ. Fourth regi
mcnt. O. y. c.. was called. permission
having been given by Governor Har
ris The officers surrounded the barr
and threatened to burn It, FINAL,
persons ventured up 10 the barn doc
and there saw Shackelford's body. Un
der cover they removed II 10 the out
side. Later Devaney's body. was found
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-05-09
REMAINS The uNKIssED ONE
Gladstone Dowio Wins His First Law
Case and His Client Il Very
Grateful.

Muskegon, Mich. May 4. = Glad
stone Dowie pleaded and won his first
case with dramatic climax, In which
he almost lost his cognomen OF I'm
kissed SON" Sybn Peterson. eighteen
years old. sued for $2l due her as
wages as domestic. John Hater-
kate, Montague's village constable.
was arrayed against Dowie as coun.
sci for the defendant. Six hundred
OF the village population heard the
case, which lasted three hours.
Gladstone delivered speech Oh
Woodworking domestics and how EN-
ployers should never try 10 defraud
them. He'moved many OF Montague's
working girls to tears. The jury DELHI
Grated ten minutes and awarded yer.
dict OF the full amount for Miss Peter.
SON., She sobbed and was about to
throw her arms about Dowle's neck,
hut he told her not TO make a scene in
court.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-05-09
.Unolc Dan whipple head.

Traverse City, Mich. May 3. -
Uncle Dan" Whlpple. one hundred
years old, Is dead frcm hemorrhage OF
the brain. The day before death a.
seemed ms well as usual and took a
long walk I'm the fields. Whlpple was
born In Cattaraugus county, \. Y,
March /. 1890. He was member of
General Frcmonts exploring party on
the historic trip across the Rockies
lie WIS long companion OF kit
Carson AMI later served through tho
civil war N an Iowa regiment. lie
never married. being true 10 the mem
DRY OF sweetheart who was tortured
TO death by Indians before his eyes
when he was young man In the west
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-05-09

Arbltrators Give That Road 81. soA.-
8s7. ana Cancels It's Lease to the
C.. IA. aud ID.

Grand Rapids. Mich. May THE
arbltrators IN tie pesc Marquette and
Cincinnati. Hamilton and ! ay ON rai'-
road difficulties have decided that ST.
sOs.3s7 Is due TO tie pefe Marquette.
The award also determines that the
Do9-year lease OF the Pere Marquette
20 the c., III. and ID. be cancelled rs
of Dec. 4. 1905, and each party re
leased from all obligations after that
date
The arbltrators also report on equip.
ment purchased for both lines, and AZ
the proportion OF the cost 20 be paid by
each. The Pers Marquette receives
about one-third Of what II asked for.
The C., III. and ID. denied all claims.
w. w, Grape was one OF the arbtra
tors. He Is the son Of Henry II.
Grape. once governor OF Michigan.
Judge Judson Harmon. OF Cincinnatl
was the other arbitrator.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-05-09

Probably the greatest religious dem
onstrntion ever Witnessed In New
York city. was the turnout OF
Roman Catholics In a parade that wa
the closing feature of the centenary
OF the establishment OF organized RIO.
man Catholism in the city OF New
York, and Cardinal Logue. who has
travelled much. said he never saw such
a gathering in h = life. Forty III usan1
were In line, and among the marcAers
ALI on foot-were Thomas +. Ryan
ex-Justice Morgan j. O'Brien Justice
Giegcrich aud Con, Judge O'Sullivan
Eugene Phllbln. John ID. Crimmins
David Mcclure and other well-known
men. The procession occupied over five
hours TO pass the grand stand.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-05-09
METHoDIsTs IN COUNCIL
General Conference IL In Session mt
baltimore First Session IL
Brief.

With hymns OF praise and prayers
for divine guidance the twenty-fiftll
delegated session OF the general con.
ference OF the Methodist Episcopal
church was begun at the Lyric in
Baltimore. Nd
At the first sitting, which began al
10 a. IN. and lasted little more than
two hours. the formal ceremonies OF
the opening were gone through ant
organization was effected. leaving ev
erything IA readiness for the vas
amount OF business that Is expected q
come before the body for disposition.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-05-09

Battle Greek. Mich. May Am
gercd 10y an action FOR divorce started
by bis wife. Joseph y. Blunt q liquor
salesman. broke inio the home Of NIrs
Blunt'a parents. where she WAS livlng
with their children. aud killed pa.
wifea fhfher aud mpihef. Mr. and Mrs.
Homer s.. Jones. Alrs Rlupt who saw
hcr parents Killed Ned scantllY cla.l
frpm the maddened nuns revolyet
rushing outdoors into 4nnwatorh
with her baby IN her arms Blunt
then came downstairs end GaNe hln.
SELF m 20 the police.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-05-09

st. Louis, May Jackson w. Spar.
row, OF Cincinnati. vice president OF
the national conference OF church
clubs. In session here. declared az a
banquet that preachers should not dab
bic In politics, nor engage actively m
the Hight against the liquor traffic. lie
asserted that the only time when the
church, represented by It's pastors, is
Justified In taking up matters rot
spiritual Is in period OF great nation
al danger
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-05-09

The discovery in the RESERVOIR In
Central park In New York, of the
body OF John Peter Helms wealthy
man who had been strangely missing
for six months, revealed tragedy OF
deep mystery. There are evidences
Helms had been held captive for ran.
som by a desperate gang OF men and
that when their demands upon the
wife for the payment Of a large sun
or money were not met ne was mur-
dered and his body cast into the
reservoir.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-05-09
Traln Robbers KilI Meseng er.

Denver. May Train robbers whc
boarded Denver and Rio Grande train
No. 4 az Castle Rock early in the morn.
Ing murdered Express Messenger
Charles H. Wright sixty years old
employed by the Globe Express com.
pany- From the messengers body tn
robbers took the keys TO a small safe
In the baggage ear, which they opened.
stealing the contents. worth less than
500. A large safe which contained a
considerable sum OF money and the
combination OF which was known only
20 clerks OF the company at the prin
cipal stations along the line, was at
tackled. but the robbers were unable to
enter II.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-05-09
Jumped from Flfth story.


All England ~ wildly excited over
the news OF what amounts 60 n real
aud bloody war ia India. Al
though the British forces won the llrs.
battles fought witlihe Invading forces
from Alehanisian. the invaders have
net been driven back across the
border and Il Is feared tiNy viii at
tack again and that the English troops
on the scene may not bc sufficiently
strong n numbers 70 withstand Their
onslaught.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-05-09

New York. May -Four persons
were killed and twelve injured in a
tenement house fire believed TO be of
lncendlary origin The building is neac
Delaney and Allen streets. where
twenty-six persons were burned 70
death in a tenement house fire three
years ago The dead are: Eva Berg.
fifty-three years old: Samuel Sach, ten
years old, Hattie koplemann. two and
one-half years old; an unidentified
man.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-05-09
severe Storm az Chicago.

Chicago. May Tone man was
killed. many pedestrians were endan-
gered, by falling live wires. and other
persons were blown down by terrific
wind and rain storm which swept over
the city during the early hours OF the
day. Windows were broken. electric
wires carried away and trees blown
down In outlying parts OF the city,
where the wind gained terrific We
locity.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-05-09

Mackinac Island, Mich, May 7. -
Manager Hanson. OF the lighting and
power company, whose plant IL located
In the extreme easlera end ~ ;he Isl
and. has a very peculiar pet In n wild
gander that came 20 him about two
years ago. During one Of the heavy
storms OF late fan one OF the eng n.
GERS found II washed hlgh ON In
beach. Taking him into the engine
room and giving him something 10 eat
he soon found that Dick" was a wild
live gandcr The gander has never
since left the island
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-05-09
Land,s F,aes na,lwsy-.

Judge Lands ut Chicago fined
six railways S1s 40 IN the aggregate
for violating the twenty ight-h0ut
law" the roads being the Rock Island
Illinois Central 81 Paul S,lntn Re.
Northwestern and Huntington Late.
the Judge got his second Wind and
soaked" the Chicago and Northwest.
ern 500 and costs Tor violating the
safety appliance law The first six
railways were fined IN ninety.f,c cases
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-05-09

The figures 81 the Texas Demo.
cratic primary 20 select delegates
20 the national convention lndi-
cate the following on partial returns;
Ticket headed by United States Senn
tor Bailey. go 110; by Cone Johnson
sO.s03. This makes the senator's tick.
ct majority show total OF 1880
votes. Both sides M naming tickets
declared for William Jennings Bryan
for president and pledged the Texas
delegation TO the Nebraskan.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-05-09
1eat His wife for Hours.

Bay City, Mich, May Z. - Angercd
by his wifes refusal TO sign deed
TO lot on which his saloon is located,
Joseph Koesecki Beaver township
farmer and saloon keeper, IS alleged 10
have pounded her for hours. When
found by neighbors shewas near death,
her body n mass OF cuts and bruises
and the lower part of her nose torn or.
The kitchen walls were spattered with
blood.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-05-09
Union Demands a CLOSED Shop

Battle Creek, Mich, May "A. com
mittee representing employees Of the ~.
u. X. and Kalamazoo city lines pre-
sented t. superintendent MIllspaugn
demands for recognition OF the union.
a closed road and other things. Mills
paugh said positively that the demands
would not be granted, but said he did
not anticipate trouble.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-05-09
.sloody Breath,,s., 90 the Fore.

Lexington. Ky. May 6.--Another
tragedy has been added to the already
VIGOROUSLY bloody record of Breathitt
county. Edward Callahan, former
sheriff and right-hand man Of Judge
James Hargis, who was recently muir
dered by his son. Is dying. and John
Splcer was shot through The heart and
killed by Cailaban's son. The fight
took place In Callahan-s store NJ Longs
Greek
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-05-09

Colon. May THE United Statcs
auxiliary cruiser Prairie. with Score.
tnry Of War Taft and the members o.
his party on board. has arrived here
She doclsed at crlstobal The secretary
was welcomed by officials representing
the republic ~ panama and the canal
commission
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-05-09
Muskalonge Elght Feet LONG.

Cheboygan, Mich, May O. When
Louis Recolly and three companions
were spearIng fish on Mullet lake, with
the aid OF a jack light they ran across
n monster muskalonge and succeeded
in spearng the fish. In It's efforts 10
get away It upset the boat and es-
capped, carrying the fifteen-pound spear
in its back. Recolly says he Judges
the fish was eight feet long.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-05-09

A storm struck st Louie ami the
nelghborlng country. doing uch cam
age 10 property ana. near liellevlile.
III Killing Engineer Ward, Flreman
wieswan aad a trainman. niSne un.
known. A bridge was wnshel oui
French Village lll suffered severels
FROM tiie Wind, and i,dgcmant. ln. wa
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-05-09

Grand Rapids. Mich, May 4. In.
juries suffered by being struck with q
popbottle al a baseball game proved
fatal 10 William Haverkamp. thirteen
years old. The boy did not recover
consciousness after being struck. I'D.
ward Parks Is under arrest, charged
with throwing the bottle.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-05-09
Indorsed IlIs Frlenda, Pnper.

Bay city. Mich. May 6.--IIsrbcrt s.
Prince. OF Flint Is bankrupt because
he Endorsed paper for various conc4rn&
for big sums. His petition IN bank
rnptcy nled In the United States court
was referred 10 Referee In Bankruptcy
Ice Josiyn. The liabilities are given
ns S39. 100
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-05-09
win Have nall cor wlIson.

Port Huron. Mich. May G. - Both
prosecution and defense say they are
ready TO proceed with the trial OF w.
l.. Wilson. defsulting secretary OF tho
United Home Protectors. Attorney
Kelley said that he would not carry
the motion for a change OF venue to
the supreme court. II win bring Will
sons bail back from Detroit with me
Thursday" said he.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-05-09
where Ex. Mayor oilchr,st ssand..

Alpena, Mich. May O. - Mayor
Frank w. Gilchrlst has returned from
business trip TO Mississippi and de-
clared that II elected dcegate-at-largc
10 the national convention he would
support Secretary Taft Gilchrist as a
stanch friend OF Representation J. w.
Fordney was supposed to be Cannon
supporter.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-05-09

Washington. May G.-Admiral Evans
has lost his fayorite grandson. Latte
Robiey Evans Sewell. Is dead. He
passed away suddenly al the Evans
residence. 324 Indiana avenue. follow
Ing an attack OF typhoid. and away
out on the Pacific coast the famous
sea fighter II sorrowiBg over the loss
OF his little chum.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-05-09

Trenton. n ". May 6.-The Repub-
lean state convention TO select dee
gates Co attend the national convention
nj Chicago named delegation that q
uninstructed. The convention also
voted down resolutions Endorsing thc
candidacy OF Secretary Taft for presi
dent AMI favoriBg the rmomlatlon o.
President Roosevelt.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-05-09

Calumet. Mich. Alay 0--From eight
70 twelve miners were tiIied IN mine
accident at Tamarack, ten miles from
here. IN IIoughlon county. IN The
northern peninsula Of Mlehlgan. An
explosion occnrrcd and the men WHO
were at work IN The loA or levels were
Killed
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-05-09

Flint. Mich. May Hon. Don VI.
Dickinson, postmaster general under
Cleveland's administration, Is hn-
proving. according 10 statement made
nc the Oak Grove sanatorlum. lie ~
said 10 be In excellent spirits, taking
walks about the sanatorinm grounds
and occasionally Is driven out IN an au-
tomoblle
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-05-09

Columbus o.. May g. Governor
Harris has ordered out troops 10 80 e.
The Ohio tobacco district. Troop y. "
Columbus. was ordered 20 proceed at
once 20 the districts Martial law was
declared Ia Brown county
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-05-09

AZ Calumhps. o., Iuds0n Har-
mon wiz neni iatea FOR governor as
ohio hs lhe slaiesl}emocralir eonten.
ton. The Fcsolutiars strongly IA.
dofsta lgyan for president
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-05-09
DID DOUBLE MURDER
Planned 0uadruple Killing, but
His Nerve Failed Him at
the Crisis.
WOMAN AND NAN HIS VICTIMS
Domestic Troubles Cause the Tragedy
Intended TO Kill Judge and
Prosecutor--Items.

Rattle Creek. Mich. May a.--Slcen
ing ON revolver. with evident *
pectation of having to give hattie
Homer 5. Jones. aged afty-slx years
was murdered by his sonAn-lnw. Jo.
seph u. Blunt, who then turned Il,
weapon on Mrs Jones with fatal ~
feet. The crime was committed the
Jones home. Fairview avenue. where
Mrs. Blunt had gone with her two
children. after suing her husband fof
divorce
He Had Planned MASSACRE.
Blunt later confessed that he intend.
ed killing Circuit Judge Walter North
and Attorney Frank A. Kulp, because
OF the injunction restraining him from
seeing his children. His nerve went
back on him, however. when he had e.
pess the police station on the way. he
said The murder Is the outcome Of
domestic troubles caused by Blunts
abuse OF his wife, particularly since
the recent food. which caused the sam
lily considerable loss.
blhtuCu Ills wiz Ahtkh "hNE
Blunt seemed 10 blame his wife FOR
this loss. though she says she waded
knee deep Ina water 90 save theil prop.
erty. while Blunt loafed. Last Thurs.
day Blunt received divorce pa eys.
charging cruelty. He did not modest
his wife that night. however Later,
when the wife and two children Were
sleeping in bed adjoining that OF Mr..
and Mrs Jones. the murderer entered
and fired six shots In rapid succession.
Jones was killed as he started across
the room. His wife. struggling to his
side, fell across his body with bull
let through her head.
Drives Her Into a SnowstOrm.
Blunt told his wife to go home. Il
she did not want TO die, and she rar
barefooted and scantily clad. into q
snowstorm. clasping her two-year-old
child I'm her arms. Here the police
found her wandering aimlessly on tn
river bank. Blunt walked into the pc
lice station. where he gave himself Up
He still carried his revolver, but would
not say what crime he had commit
ted. Neibhgors gave the police th'
first news by calling them TO care FOL
what they thought was crazy wo
man wandering in Maplewood park.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-05-09

Walkcrton, Ind. May 8-Elre de-
stroycd the business section Of ibis
place The loss 4 S1C0.0Oo
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-05-09

viewed the remains supposed 20 b
those OF Jennie Olson, the sixteen-year
old fostcrdaughter OF Mrs. Guinness
and pronounced them those OF hi
daughter. A sister OF the dead girl
Mrs. Leo Olander. also OF Chicago, &C
conpanied the father. and added he
testimony regarding her sisters char
nnfnrlsflca
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-05-09

A motive for the wholesale murders
has not been fully established. The cir
cumstances surrounding the disappear
ances OF Helgelein and Ole Il. Buds
berg OF lola. Wis. are. however, start
llrgly enough similar 10 give a cIew
as 10 the object Of the person or per
sons who committed the crimes. Hell
eeleln had secured $1,000 through M
First National hank here shortly be
fore he was lost track OF. Bndsbert
negotiated the sale Of mortgage
through the IaPorte Savings bank
which yielded him $1,000. lie drew
this money April G. 1907. No recor
Of hlsfn rther appearance in the hesl
has been found.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-25
1rESS4GE FROM FLEET.
Long Distance Record from Far Ont
on Pacific to San Diego, Cal.
tRr Telesranh 70 The Tribune. J


60 r,ia,o cal I,llv 24-The long distance
,.ira1ess record is claimed by A r Rice chleI
onera+or and his assistants H. V keefer ana
n y Randall at the Point Iona government
,,.i,a1aee telegraph station. They talked with
,dnoira, ererrvs battleship, the Connecticut
+bis morning at little after midnight Inc
Connecticut answered the first call OF the STA
tion and after identifying each ether the pat
+,eship stated that she was then IN iongituoe
1e5 degrees west and between ana ~ oe-
graAs north latitude on her way to AUCKLAND
Nav. Zealand from Honolulu
little figuring shows that point Is z'sVu
,,uAe from, San Diego. and the previous recoro
for Ions, distance work $500 miles Inc
batt1eshio reported all well on board and that
satisfactory progress was being made and sald
that +ba static electric power was so strohS
becausa cf the damp night that she could not
eoei11- make out the words Of Point Iona Ihe
same condition prevailed here. and the station
soon lost the Connecticut.
The armored cruiser Milwaukee. OF the Paeliic
foot arrived to-day from the Bremerton Navy
ward whence she sailed on July 16 The oattie-
shin Minnesota, which left behind wnen
tho Atlantic fleet sailed for Auckland last
"wednesday to await the arrival of mail from
tho ,rnited States sailed to-day the MIN
nasc4a will overtake the fleet before 1t reaches
New Zealand
New-York tribune., 1908-07-25
Abouf People and S0c'of lncfdenfs

inson; William O'DonneH Iselin. who is xre->. "A
r. Livingston Beeckman; Yale DOlan. OF Phiias.s
phia who fs guest OF Clarence W. DoIs,,
Mr.. and Mrs Charles de Loosely Oelriehs. who ar.
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Charles NJ Oelrichs, ana
Miss Theress Iselin. who is guest Of Mrs Do
lancey Kane.
Paul Morton Of New York. Is here 70 spend shs
week end with Edward J. Berwind- Mrs. Lorf,
Io,.nsbury Is the guest OF James B. Haggin-
Mr. and Mrs. Charles b Hiilhouse, Arthur ia.
lin. Robert GoeIet and Austen Gray returned from
New York this evening.
Nh and Mrs Norman Hapgood are visiting IA
the cottage colony
Mrs Richard GanrbriIl has gone 70 Lenox to va.
Mrs Carroll Jackson
Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Brooks have returned d,
westbury but they Will come back to spend
the season OF gayety with Mr.. and Mrs. Il Morts-
ner Brooks.
Edward J. Berwlnd will give dinner this even
ing for Paul Morton.
r l. Wilson. jr, has gone TO York Harbor. Ma
where Mrs Wilson IS with her mother, Mrz A
Lawrence Mason, who IS H.
Mrs. William z. Glyn and her daughter anss
Dorothy Kane Is az Bar Harbor FOR week
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stevens arrived this norm
ing and took possession of the Duryea villa fo-
the season.