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Il oHoKED HBR-cHoKED HER-cBoKED HERt"

bly, tense that got up and walk
ed over to the barred window. My
back was toward the stranger, but !
could hear him breathe. As / turned
saw that his face had flushed. his
eyes had become bloodshot He was
swallowing hard His whitn, slender
hands were ciinched together TIL the
hucklss Of his lnsers cracked When
enc thought Of the ghastly employment
Of those hands. the cracking knuckles
became ! horrible thing to hear.
"Well, l did it / killed her"
"How?"
And then came the confession. All
resemblance to a reasonable human
being went out Of Capuzzo's face Ak
he talked. BE smiled continuouSly-a
frightful smile. Once Hansen said:
"Eor Gods sake. man. stop grinning'
How can you grin like that?'
But the lunatic's leer remained. He
described the choking Of the woman.
He offered with his murderous hands
to illustrate on the throat Of his law
yer. At the touch Of the 1.-the fngerE
the square shouldered attorney drew
back in repulsion. Capuzzo's grin
broadened.
How long did you keep your 6ngerc
there"
Ten minutes
Good Cod" said his confessor.
well. maybe only fve." said Ca.
puzzo concilis ting!y. but still with that
insane smile on his heavy lips.
"Why did you kill herr"
81 did not think to kill her. just
choled her--chosed her-chohrd her.
Then did not hear her breathing.
She did ME wrong"
But when he was asked to tell what
the wrong was few simple Qucs-
tions proved that he lied and that real
ly no reason whatever existed for his
crime
"As a matter Of fact. you liked to
kill women; you loved TO do it," said
the lawyer And CaprZzo. the blood
receding under the thin. effemlnate
skin OF his face until 1t was quite
white. smiled slowly and said:
Yes"
With slender. soft fingers he tapped
gently on the table.
He told Of waking from his sound
slumber to see a white patch Of light
shining on the woman's throat and OF
the tigerlsh cry of his brain that drove
him to fasten his taons in the wom-
ans 1esh
And when it was all over he looked
at the horror in our faces and it made
him snicker.
"You -damned-lunatic," said
the lawyer brokenly. Finally he said:
Here, take this cigar. Go back to
your cell. Try and sleep. III do the
lest can to save your life. It's my
duty"
The stranger accepted the cigar with
bow. He made another bow in &C.
acknowledgement Of the match l gave
him. He lighted the cigar. Hc looked
at us. And he threw back his heae
and laughed.
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Under the Third Degree.
isoH Mental suasio FoEoed Frsenar In the Fos 10 Confess
That He Had straa5ed HE Young Wife
Out OF pue " Niaatoaasss.

clothes show they were only made Il
year ago.?
This was not q fact. as Tar as the
lawyer knew. but Capuzzo swallowed
hard. The shrug Of his shoulders thea
was half al admission Of guilt
"A woman heard you In that ROOM
when you murdered Sophie Koehrer.
She heard you go out. She went to
the window. She saw that it was you
who left the house"
Capuzzos delicate hands were furry
ing ut his 6lsordered hair. Suddenly
he said:
They going to LIZ! me? Yes? l get
killedY"
"Ur,css you tell me tie truth-all the
truth. think myself you 20 rot de-
serve death. | think you have some
thing wrong in your head. Perhaps l
can tell the judge SO. and perhaps he
will let you go to prison for life in
stead Of having you killed in the big
chair"
After that was a silence Of from
three to five minutes-a silence SO in.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-28
Merchant Taken IS Pickpocket
Alleged Qua! Life Of Louis Wolf Of Brooklyn Dazes His Many
Eriends-Popuar chhman-uFhsn Regnes' Gallery
Picture Is Shown Him he Fesbb Smiles.

aside his fashionable clothing. putting
on overalls and going to work at the
loom.
"He in q young hustler" they used
to say. 'wolf will be rich yet"
Then he had trouble with his part
ner. wilmer. One story Is that Will
mer married and wanted to have his
wife live in the apartments over the
factory, and Wolf objected. The re.
suit was that the partnership was end
ed. and Wilmer opened an upholstery
store near the Liberty avenue police
station.
VOLTS friends now recall that he
made periodical trips to Chicago. and
the police attach great Significance to
these trips because Of his alleged past
life in that city.
YogePs cafe at Atlantic avenue and
Wynona street became his headuta
after hours. and when he wasn't play
ing cards elsewhere he got his friends
to play penuchle there. He was a
clever player, but lost as often as he
won. He seemed to take the greatest
interest in all local affairs and took a
strong part in local politics. All the
women of the neighborhood knew him.
and the children liked him. But be
was especially favorite with the
men.
Consequently when he was arrested.
charged with picking $50 from the
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-28

pocket Of passenger on Myrtle ave-
nue. car, his friends were astounded.
He made q bold defense. he de-
nounced his arrest as an outrage. and
in a few hours some Of the influential
politicians Of Brooklyn were being ap-
pealod TO in his behalf. There was q
race between his friends to see who
could 60 on his bond.
Meantime Detective Reynolds had
scrutinHed VOLTS face and tried to re-
call where he had seen 1t. Then be
suddenly decided that it was the face
Of man he had arrested three months
ago for trying to pick his pocket. At
that time, Reynolds declares, Wolf de-
nounced his arrest and before the mag
istrate gave the names of some Of bis
friends. Reynolds investigated. with
the result that he reported to the mag
istrate that he must have made a mis-
take, and Wolf was allowed to 60,
Reynolds declares.
AS soon as Wolf was released on
bail Reynolds got to work. sending to
Chicago and st. Louis. with the result
that he got back a rOgue6' gallery pic.
turc purporting to be that Of Wolf.
with the statement that the subject
had served three terms for pocket
picking and one term for robbery.
Wolf was given the third degree"
but lie did not divulge anything that
can he used against him. When the
rogucS' gallery picture was shown him.
lie smiled slightly. but refused to say
4 word.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-28

dShastiy. queer and far beyond the
many strange experiences that strike
deeply into newspaper reporters
memory Is that which came to me In
the Tombs on Christmas eve, says
Charles Someryille In the New York
5ournat.
Giuseppi Capuzzo. or Charley Davis.
had been facing trial for the MUIR
der Of bis wife. Carl Fischer Han
sen. the young society man and
lawyer. had himself assigned to de-
fend the man and undertook to bear
all expenses that might come of seeing
that the wretched man got Il just trial.
When court adjourned on the morn
iIg before Christmas it was apparent
that the state had fastened guilt oa
Davis AID that only one result could
be looked fora verdict sending the
man to death In the electric chair.
81 believe the man is possessed or
insane impulses to kill women" said
the lawyer to me. although up to this
time he has steadfastly denied bis
guilt. He says he is the wrong man
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-28

stomach, liver and kidney complaints
by J. G. Wannamaker Mfg Co, drug
gist, 50c.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-28
Badly Mixed Up.

Abraham Brown, on Winterton, N.
Y, had very remarkable experience
he says: Doctors got badly mixed
up over me; one said heart disease;
two called it kidney trouble; the 4th
blood poison, and the fifth stomach
and liver trouble; but none Of them
helped me, so my wife advised try
ing Electric Bitters, which are re-
storing me to perfect health. One
bottle did me more good than all the
five doctors prescribed" Guaranteed
for blood poison, weakness and all
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-28
Girl Swallows q Crucifiix.
Hoped by So Doing to Become SancedX Rays and Surgeons
Knife Save Her Life.

sion Of brass crucifiN, such as nuns
carry, and swallowed it.
The patient kept silent AS to her e1-
plot. but two days later she got i'll
aad was Una bic to swallow food. Her
throat was examined, and the presence
Of foreign body was discovered. The
X rays were put at work. and the cru
ci11 was found.
The doctors put the young woman
under chlorofCrm and succeeded in ex.
tracing the crucif11.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-28

that he never knew this woman IN his
life. But the evidence furnished by
the state shows only too plainly his
guilt. He will be sent to bis death
unless he tells me the truth about him
self. am going now to tell him So"
Davis WIS called downstairs. The
shabby, tight fitting blue uerge suit
that he wore showed that his BODY
was muscular and stout IL small. Bis
coarse black hair was awry over his
low, recedmg forehead His little dark
eyes looked with troubled inquiry. II
was a monkey face. The eyeo were
closely set. and the bridge Of the little
sharp nose was sunken between them
and the face widened into heavy jaws
with a sparse black mustache falling
to hide lowering. thick Tipped mouth
'You must tell me the truth. You
cannot hide anything any more. | must
know the TRUTH" said the lawyer. Ca
puzzo. you know that you killed that
woman"
st did not" he said. and he scowied
"T did not. | am not the man. never
knew her"
''You have sat in court. You have
seen them Put in evidence the pawn
tickets for dress suit cases that held
her clothes. for rings that belonged to
her. And those pawn tickets were IN
your pockets"
'.They lie about those things being
her things. Those woman's clothes
found one day. found them in bun
die at the railroad station at Johns
town-four years ago."
"And the pawn tickets for the
ringsT
81 found them too. found them al
Thirtieth street and Seventh avenue"
"Now, wouldn't it make better
story to say that some friend gave you
the tickets-some friend that has gone
to Europe? Wouldn't that make bet
ter story?"
The man saw the trap. He grinned.
mo, better tell the truth. If sey
about the man. they ask me his name
they ask me lots Of things. better say
the truth. found them"
Then the man rambled on, telling
how he had never lived in the house
in West Twenty-second street where
the woman's dead body was found. de
nying with glaring eyes that the neck
tie that was found bound around her
neck had ever been his property.
"Capuzzo." said Lawyer Hansen
"you say you found those pawn tick
cts in Seventh avenue-in a crowded
streety'
yes" The man was now at the end
Of explanations. He was looking at the
lawyer eagerly and could read no mes
sage of encouragement in his eyes.
"rhose tickets are not soiled. They
are clean. They would have been dir
ty if they were lying In the street"
Capuzzo waved his hands and Of
fered no explanation.
''Capuzzo. those clothes woman's
cIothes-that you said you found four
years ago and have kept ever since
do you know that the tags on those
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-28
SIS DOLLARS SAVED TO ORGAN
CUSTO.IERS For Next 40 DAYS.
N-o will coll our evceilent sSO Or.

We will sell our excellent $50 Or
gans at or!y 500. Our 500 Organs
for only $50. Special Terms: One
third now. one-third Nov. 1908, bal
ance Nov. 1909. IF interested, clip
this ad, and enclose it with your let
ter, asking for catalog and price list.
If you want the best organ on earth,
don't delay. but write us at once and
save SIS and make home harmoni-
Gus. Address: MALONE'S MUSIC
HOUSE, Columbia, S. G. Pianos and
Organs.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-28

There is not Surgeon employed at
one OF the hospitals in Paris who does
not possess museum Of articles
which patients have swallowed either
willfully or by accident.
A young woman confined in an asy'
lum at Clermont Ferrand recently
swallowed an unusual object. She was
afflicted with religious mania and be-
lieved that il she swallowed 4 cructi1
she would bc sanctifled to the highest
degree. She therefore obtained posses
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-28
A Dangerous Deadlock

that sometimes terminates fatally, is
the stoppage Of liver and bowel func-
tions. To quietly end this condition
without dissagreeable sensations, Dr..
Kings New Life Pills should always
be your remedy. Guaranteed abso-
lutely satisfactory in every case or
money back at J. G. Wannamaker
Mfg. Co. drug store. Csc.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-28

All on account of cat Joseph Fry
bold is in Bellevue hospital. New York
city, with compound fracture Of the
right foot. Frybold, who lives at $40
Broadway, Long Island City. went
over to Manhattan to visit Il friend liv
ing at 541 First avenue Going up
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-28
Mans Foot Broken by Meeting a Black Cat.

stairs, he was met by a black cat COM
ing down. The cat attempted to dodge
between Fryhoid's legs and caused
Frybold to lose his balance. He tum-
bled back ward thc full length Of the
long. steep stairway. The cat was not
hurt at MI.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-28

THE BANK OF SPRINGFIELD.
Undivided Profits. :. $4,000. .Op
Capital. -. .$3O,OOO.OO
Officers.
l.. NJ. Minis, President; Jno. McE
Bean, V. P; ]. B. Smith, Cashie'
Edith Phillips, Asst.
Directors.
L. NJ. Minis. Jno. Bean, Joe. A
Berry, l.. B. Fulmer, w. P. Hut
to, J. W. Jumper, H. A. Odom.
T. L. Gleaton, o. c. Salley.
All business intrusted to US re-
ceives careful, official attention.
Leave your Surplus funds with US
at four per cent interest.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-31
MUSICAL KINDERGARTEN.

The Graham school Of music will
have kindergarten department for
children between the ages Of ) and 4.
From the kindergarten class they will
be graduated with diploma to the
primary class. The musical kinder
garten will be very instructive and
entertaining to the younger children.
giving them good foundation and
creating among them an interest and
a love for music Parents will find
this a great help to the children in
their advanced study of music. The
school will be pleased to have all par
ents with younger children call and
talk TO the teachers about this work.
Those engaging time FOR lessons in
the Graham school Of music before the
18th of September win be given free
|of charge the music used during the
first term. Phone SOS for a new cat
alogue s-si-10t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-31
STORM SEWER CONSTRUCTION
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

M lie ~ JON hRC Ohos
Sealed proposals win be received by
the city clerk Of Chickasha, Oklahoma,
until 2:9O o'clock p. m. Monday Sept.
IA, 1908, for furnishing material, tools
and labor to complete the construction
of main storm sewers for the city Of
chickasha, Oklahoma, in accordance
with the plans and specifications on
file at the office of the city clerk and
city engineer, chickasha, Oklahoma.
Approximate amount of work to be
gcrete; 20 manholes.4 shr shr shrdlup
done consists in laying
s,7lO lineal feet OF S6incn brick Or
concrte,
1850 lineal feet Of 42-inch brick Or
concrete.
20 manholes.
Each bid must be accompanied by
a certified check Of 5 per cent Of the
amount Of the bid.
Bond satisfactory to the city coun
Gil in amount and sureties will be
required Of the successful bidder
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids
Payment win be in cash on monthl.
estimates
Bids must be sealed and addressed
to the city clerk, Chickasha, Okla
homa, and marked on outside q
the envelope inclosing them, "Propos
al for Construction Of Storm Sewer
Joe Dews, City clerk.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-31
Busy Day In Police Court


Judge Grigsby had an unusually
heavy docket in police court this morn
ing, the total collection Of fines
amounting to s74
A. J. Smith and Harry White paid
Sll each for indulging in the luxury OF
a Sunday drunk. Alonzo Johnson OF
African persuasion. paid 500 for beat
ing up another negro. and +. NJ. Cox
donated 81 for assaulting another
party Joe freedman was fined $40
FOR refusing to exhibit to officers al
legged stolen property.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-31
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
GRAHAM SCHOOL OF mu.

SIC WILL OPEN SEPT. IS.
The Graham school Of music will
open it's second year on the 18th Of
September. The motto Of the school
is "Thoroughness, and its aim "Ar-
tistic Culture From now on the
school will give testimonials to those
who have done their work satisfac
torily and studied in the school for
lat least two terms.
Certificates will be given to those
who complete to the satisfaction Of
the school the third grade
Diplomas to those who complete the
teachers collegiate and artistic
courses. Children between the ages
Of and viii be enrolled in the
kindergarten class.
Those desiring further information
or wishing to study, can have cata
logue Phone S03. s-S1-2l
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-31

The death Of Eva, the baby daughter
of Mr. and Mrs John Kelley, No. Az
North Sixth street, occurred at II
o'clock last night The babe was ten
months and fifteen days Of age, and
was i'll less than a week. The remains
win be shipped to Sterling, Okla, for
burial Mr.. and Mrs. Kelley lost a lit
tie son, three months ago.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-31
Deaths Hor0estTAdditionol Local

Polly the 5-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. 9. f. Dickenson, fifteen miles
northwest of Chickasha, died yester-
day morning. Funeral services were
held in the afternoon at the Arcadia
Cemetery
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-31
TICKETS FOR LABOR DAY TRAIN

Tickets for the trains which win
run every thirty minutes on Labor
Day between chlckasha and the
grounds are on sale at 20 cents for the
round trip and can be bought at the
following places Owsley's Palace
Drug Store, Model, Owl, Postoffioe
news stand, Eagle Mercantile com.
pany and R ! Barber shop
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-31

]. A. Lopeman, an Enid nurseryman
spent Sunday in Chickasha.
w M. Rogers and Dick Wootten left
today for ten days fishing trip in
the Washita mountains.
The Salt Creek school and several
other country schools near Chickasha
opened today for the fall term.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Rudesill of Alex
are spending a few days with chicka-
sha friends
For nt-Four-room modern cot
tage, Seventh and Minnesota. See A.
b. Thompson. S-31-St
Hay Land to Rent-Eighty acres
three miles from town. Good & Co.
S-si-st
Mrs. G. B Taylor of Cameron, Tex
as, is visiting her sister Mrs. P. c.
Taryer. No 62S chickasha avenue.
Mr. R. A. Lyles bought piano from
The G. W. Hilton Music Store satur-
day evening, third door north Of post
office. 1t
DR.. Penquite's new home, corner of
Sixth and Iowa, is almost completed,
and will be one Of the prettiest resi-
dences on South Sixth street
County Superintendent Wilson has
a full lin eof' teacher supplies which
they may obtain by calling at his Of
flee at any time.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-31

Mr.. Froneburger made his home
happy today by buying one of the
G. W. Milton stock Of pianos, third
door north Of postoffice. it
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-31

The infant of Mr.. and Mrs Robert
Vancleve, corner Fifth street and Illi-
nois avenue, died Saturday night. In
terment took place yesterday after
noon in the ]. 0. Q. cemetery.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-31
ZOE sALE.

Fine Washita bottom farm to trade
for good residence in Chickasha.
S-S1-St A J. Johnson, Phone $50
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-31
PUBLIC NOTICE.

will not be responsible for any
debts contracted by son. Robert Ram
sey, a minor
S-S1-S1 W. F. Ramsey.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-31

Miss Stella Boston OF Verden has
been the guest of Mrs. Mary Palmer,
No. 412 Illinois avenue, the past week.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-31

C. S. whitley has sold HIS farm six
miles west Of town to J. 0. Berga Of
Illinois The deal was closed today
BY Seward Ersland
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-31

The above cut Is an excellent like
ness Of the Famous King Sisters, who,
with their company, open three
nights engagement at the Convention
Hall theater tonight They carry sew
en- advanced vaudeville acts and
change progras every night. The show
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-31

DR.. Penquite's new home, corner Of
Sixth and Iowa, is almost completed,
and will be one Of the prettiest resi-
dences on South Sixth street.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-31

County Superintendent Wilson has
Ia full lin eof' teacher supplies which
they may obtain by calling at his Of
flee at any time.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-31

Is a scream from start to finish and
has broken all house records for bus
mess over the entire circuit. They
come direct from the Majestic Air,
iome at Oklahoma City, where they
pleased large crowds nightly. The
prices for this engagement will be
lO 20 and 80 cents.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-31

Mr. R. A. Lyles bought a piano from
the G. W. Hilton Music Store Satur-
day evening, third door north OF post
office. 1t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-31

Mrs. G. B Taylor of Cameron, Tex
as, is visiting her sister, Mrs. P. C
Taryer, No. 62S Chickasha avenue.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-20
Queer Auctions.

A Dutch auction at Cape Town is
frequently exciting. II house is 10
lie sold, the auctioncer offers 80 gold
en- sovereigns for the man who first
bids 5000" Nobody bids. A pause.
and then go golden sovcreigns for the
man who first bids f49OO." This Is
kept up until b'd IL secured But It
by no means follows that the house is
sold to this bidder. No. the auctioneer
is then at II again. Say that fi,4oO is
the first bid. The auctioneer cries,
"rhere are - golden soveregns for
the first man who has the courage TO
bid f4.GGO." Perhaps no one has II.
Then f25 is offered for fi.5Jo bid. II
there Is eventually no bid above the
f4.400. the man who made that bid Is
saddled with the house. Otherwise he
pockets his bouu, and gets of free Of
Il all.-Wcstmiustcr Gazette.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-20

Wits which are ser, ..nlllc only I'm
fair weather are not ui much use tp
the pioneer of n new country. An sorts
Of victssitudes present themselves to
the dwcllcr OF the Wild regions Mr.
Wiley In his History col the White
Mountains gives an Instance of a
man whose ingenuity vIihStood a cv.
clone The Incident took place In the
early days Of jackson
A terrible tornado passed over the
little settlement. II was So strong
hardly anything could stand hcfore IL
Houses and barns w'rr lcyclcd. trees
were whirlcd about Zoo the air like
sticks. and men nrd women were
caught up and carried along Tor rods.
One house was razcd tu the ground.
and chairs. tables. beds. bedding and
children went flying about Zoo the winL.
The father Of the family. suutchlng his
babies from the rude grasp of the mon.
stcr. thrust the litt., folks heads
through two rails Of fence and left
them thus secured With their legs
dangling In the wind tie then went
to lool, after his other property.
The FIVE little childror remained safe
In their fastening aud, uuinjurcd. out.
rode the tempest.