Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-17
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Immediately for the men,
he whole neighborhood will degenate I
nto conditions which will shock New
FORK. The Instinct Of self-preserva- &
ion. ia becoming stronger with men
han their love of wife and children"
DENVER, Aug. 13.-Relatives OF
lara Moon and John Ausmus, young
.anchers serving life terms In the peni-
.entiary in Canon City for the murder
Of Robert b. Mcdowell, near Brush,
Colo, have spent $1,000 in attempting
to locate Mcdowell. They assert they
will yet produce him, thus proving the
innocence OF the convicts. Trace OF
him was found in Wyoming say the
prisoners relatives.
"MacDowell never was killed at all"
says Attorney Ralph Talbot, represent
ing the prisoners. do you believe that
money would be spend in sending de-
tectives and messengers all over the |
country looking for him If the rela-
tives OF Moon and Ausmus believed
that he was murdered"
In a few days Mr.. Talbot will file
In the supreme court a writ of error
In the cases.
LAS VEGAS. N. NJ, Aug. 13.-With
a each of stolen goods that resembled
the contents of q secondhand store,
14-year-old Joseph Emory was arrested
f..s.. n. ~
stores which have been entered during
the present week. The boy was an
expert burglar, and his only profes-
sional error was in disposing of his
plunder, which he traded about town.
He carried a special alarm bell which
he attached to doors to warn him II
any one approached while he was at
work. He formerly was an inmate of
the St. Louis reform school.
NEW YORK, Aug. 13.-Asserting he
has been driven from city to city by
persons threatening his life until he
fears that he must leave the United
| States, the Rev. Michael Servetta, a
Polish priest of Newark, N. Y, appeal
cd TO the police of that city for pro-
lection and fled aboard u steamer
bound for Europe.
He recently was assigned Temporal
rily to the Holy Trinity Catholic
church in Newark and hardly had he
| been established there when he re-
ceived one of the letters that has been
troubling him. Father Servetta turned
over TO the police three letters which
he has received during the last three
| weeks.
The priest told the Newark police
| that while he was stationed In Brook
lyn few weeks ago he was attacked
by two men, who seized him by the
throat and demanded $1,000 from him.
Since he has been in Newark, little
less than a week, he feels sure that he
has been followed constantly.
LEMANS, France, Aug. 13.-The
Wright aeroplane suffered an accident
this morning which will require rev-
eral days to repair. After two superb
flights Wilbur Wright essayed a new
and daring method of descent. He
stopped the motor at height of rs
feet and tried to come to earth on q
gradual descent glide. His calcula-
tion was not absolutely correct AMI the
left wing of the aeroplane came in
contact with the ground. This tore
| tho frnr tha
was not injured.
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-Chairman
Frank IL. Hitchcock of the Republican
national committee, accompanied by
his secretary, arrived in Washington
at Z o'clock this morning from Hot
Springs, Va, where he conferred with
Taft yesterday. Mr.. Hitchcock left
for Chicago today to meet eastern and
western officials of the national com
mittee who are to meet there Satur-
day and open there western headQuar-
NEW YORK, Aug. 13.-Anbushed In
lonely spot known as "murderers
field,' in the Lincoln road, in the Flat
bush section Of Brooklyn, late last
I
! night, Pietro Barilla, u well to do hotel
keeper of Wood Haven, was attacked
and killed by number of men. Ba-
rflla is thought to have gone to the
place to keep an appointment, as a let
ter was found on his person, seeming
ly written In blood. Barilla rode to
the scene on a bicycle and carried a
magazine revolver which he nearly
empued in desperate self-defense.
Persons nearby heard the shots and
rushing to the place saw men fleeing
across the fields. Barilla was found
dead with four stab wounds In his
breast and back and two bullet
wounds. The slayers were evidently
frightened away before they had an op-
portunity to rob the victim as large
roll OF bills and gold watch were
left.
DENVER. Aug. 13.-In response to
requests that the Denver chamber of
commerce express its position regard.
ing the proposed increase in railway
freight rates. President Scholtz has is
sued circular to members. asking
should the chamber of commerce of
Denver take any official nction IN 30