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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-29
GIVES UP HER BABY GIRL
Closing Scene in Unique Adoption
Proceeding Enacted in Judge
Armstrong; Court.

The closing scene in an unique adop-
ton proceedings. one of the strangest
on record, was enacted before Judge
George G. Armstrong of the district
court yesterday.
AS result DR.. and, Mrs. Arthur A.
Bird of Murray claim as their child
Maud owen. weeks old, the offspring
of Mrs. MarysOwen of. Seattle. Wash,
The agreement which eliminated i'm
the adoption was made by Mrs. Bird
and Mrs. Owen at Seattle Dec. 9, 1907,
before the babe was born. Mrs. Owen
in consideration of having her hospital
bill paid, agreed to allow Mrs. Bird to
take her child, and the contract was
filed with the recorder of salt Lake
county.
The child was born seven weeks ago.
and Mrs. Bird shortly afterwards went
to Seattle and brought it here with
her.
The contract was introduced in evil
dence as tending TO show that Mrs.
Owen had relinquished all claim on
the child and was willing that Mr.. and
Mrs. Bird assume control over it. The
little one was brought into court by
its new parents. 1t is a pretty child
and cooed continually during the pro-
ceedings which took it from its moth
er forever.
The agreement was made by Mrs
Owen because of her extreme poverty
and her inability to care for the little
one. She was the wife of well-to-do
contractor. Last summer he was
erecting a building in Seattle when it
collapsed, killing him and wiping out
all his savings and compelling his wife
to give up her home 10 pay the loss.
Left destitute. and with a child about
to be born to her. Mrs. Owen readily
assented to the proposition of Mrs
Bird, who was visiting Seattle at the
time the agreement was made, and be-
fore the birth of the little one the
mother had given il away.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-29

Pickpocket Ward, was i'm the position
of an accused person. He was also i'm
the shadow of the McWhiTter scandal
and had been accused of completely in
check swindle.
In the police court, prisoners are fire.
quently released upon their own re-
cognizance on the assurance of their
lawyers that they will appear later to
answer to the charges against them.
This system may have had something
to do with the ease with which the
straw bond" method was used in free
ing Ward.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-29
Throwing His Fortune Away,

Throwing away what one has is not
always the only way to lose fortune.
Being unable to see an opportunity, or
to grasp it when seeing it, is more
often the cause of losing out in this
world. A person who feels too slug
gish to make the best of time can
quickly improve by using Sexine Pills,
the great tonic, that is guaranteed for
all forms of weakness in men and wo-
men. Price 81 box six boxes S., with
full guarantee. Address or call F. ].
Hill Drug Co. The Never Substitu-
tors, corner Second South and West
Temple street
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-29

prosecution to remove every reason
able doubt of insanity. In other words,
Mr.. Littleton will ask for an acquittal
unless the jurors are convinced that
every reasonable doubt as to Thaw be-
ing insane at the time OF committing
the homicide has been removed by the
states case. Mr.. Littleton has made
no claim of present sanity for .Thaw.
In fact, the experts for the defense
have testified that in manic-depressive
insanity, the diagnosis now applied 10
Thaw's condition of mind, the patient
is very apt to have attacks of increas-
ing frequency and violence.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-29
PINCHOT WANTS $4,000, 900
Congress Asked for Appropriation
for Forest Service.


Washington. d. c.. Jan. 2S,-Chef
Forester Clifford Pinchot, who has
been before the house committee on
agriculture for the past two days ex-
planning estimates made by his bureau
for required appropriations for the
coming fiscal year, today furnished the
following statement of receipts and ex-
penditures of the forest service for the
current year:
Receipts from grazing fees. 1854. 600:
from timber sales, S603, 900: total, 81 =
49,, 600 Total expenditures of forest
service for 1907. 81 $50, 000 expenditures
over receipts. S6S000
Mr.. Pinchot has asked the COMMITTEES
for an appropriation of $2,000.000 for
the coming fiscal near, promising.
however, that the receipts from graz
ing and sales of timber probably will
offset this amount
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-29
GRACE USES :!ER FISTS.
Beats Jim Burns for Intimating She
Is No LADY,.

Grace Fuller, the Commercial street wo-
man who attempted to commit suicide on
Sunday night, figured in different sort
of adventure last night. Because of some
offensive action of Jim Burns. a man who
was recently released from the city jail.
she attacked Burns and gave him beat
ing
When Policeman Seager arrived Burns
was glad to escape from the infatuated
woman.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-29
FLAGMAN KILLED.

Tacoma. Wash. Jan. 2S.-Karl Klink-
mann. fiagman at the Eighteenth street
crossing of the Northern Pacific rail-
road in Tacoma, while watching a
southbound freight train, was run down
and killed his morning by an incom-
ing engine as he stepped TO the other
track.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-29
No man can be at his best
with a poor digestion.

No man can be at his best
with poor digestion.
If you have lost appetite
and can't digest what you
do eat, drop the usual heavy
meats and gravies, buildings
and pies, and live for a time
principally on Grape-Nuts
and cream.
If you've never tried it,
there's a real treat in store
for you.
Grape-Nuts can be easily
digested by the weakest
stomach and soon strength
ems the digestive organs so
that a variety of food can
be eaten with comfort. Be
sensible. Don't put off the
test: There's a reason"
Read 1.-THE Road to Well
vile" in pkgs.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-29
Caught With the Goods.

Ward, the pickpocket, was arrested
during the state fair at the corner of
Main and First South streets. He had
picked the pocket of Simon T. Beck, a
visitor to the fair. The stolen purse,
containing 500. was found i'm his pos
session. 1t is claimed that the evidence
against him was sufficiently strong to
make certain d long term of imprison-
ment.
When first arraigned in the police
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-29
Calls for an Inquiry.

The escape of Ward the alleged pick
pocket, was brought about so quietly
that even yet the authorities have not
yet been stirred to energetic action in
fixing the blame where it belongs.
Had Ward been sent to the county
jail" said a prominent attorney yes
terday, ''and had he sawed his way to
freedom after the manner attempted
by Joe Sullivan. the highwayman, and
successfully adopted by Bis. the burg
lar there would have been a stir Ev-
cry man even remotely connected with
the case would have been questioned
and. doubtless, someone would have
got into trouble.
But it was another matter with
Ward. This alleged criminal was able
to give a straw bond about four
months ago. Before the trick was dis
covered, the man could have gone to
the uttermOst end of the world and
back again.
''The escape of the man charged with
crime calls for as stern an investiga-
ton as a jail break. If Jail bars are
sawed through inquiry is made as TO
how the criminal got his tools. And
steps are made to strengthen the Jail,
so that other offenders may not get
away as easily as the first.
This 'tsarw bond matter calls for
the punishment of someone who was
careless or criminal.
If two strangers are able to act as
bondsmen for d supposed crook, what
is TO prevent numerous other crooks
from adopting the same method of
evading the law after capture? 1t is
better than jail-breaking, and gives
the offender more time in which to get
far away"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-29
Prolonged
Life

There are many per-
sons living to-day, whom
doctors have given up to
die. DIR. Miles Heart
Cure has added years to
their lives. 1t strength
ems the heart nerves and
muscles, restores normal
heart action, so that it
can send the blood
through the veins to nour-
ish and sustain life.
at am glad to recommend Or. Miles
Heart Cure and Nervine for they have
been of great benefit to me. The
doctors said I was liable 10 die any
told this by doctors in this village and
Southern Minnesota. / have used
four bottles OF Heart Cure and the
same of Nervine, and although not a
young man. having passed through the
war, ] feel younger than l did before:
! am feeling better in every way and
sleep like a healthy six year old boy.
] was advised to use your medicines
by a man who is now a perfect specl-
man of manhood He tried DIR. Miles
remedy and he said it cured him or
heart trouble, twelve years ago after
the doctors had given him up to die.
CHAS. Z. MURPHY. Verndale, MINI.
Or. Miles Heart Cure Is sold by
your druggist, who will guarantees that
fire
he Will refund your money.
Miles Medical Co.. Elkhart, Ind
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-29

court, Ward bail was fixed at $500. 1t
was reported soon afterward that his
associates were arranging to deposit
the money so that Ward, who is al
legged to be a noted crook. could leave
the city and avoid the danger of going
to the penitentiary.
When these rumors reached the ears
of Police Judge Diehl, he at once raised
the pickpOcket's bail to 81 900.
This was apparently more cash than
the mans friends were willing to pay
to secure his freedom. They apparent
ly decided that there were other ways,
less costly and equally effective.
Ward was finally held for trial in the
district court. He was then released
upon bonds of $1,000. furnished by
Ambrose ByTnes and Charles Os-
borne" Where these two men came
from and what positions i'm life they
fill the authorities have not yet been
able to learn. Although several weeks
have passed since the nature of the
straw bond was discovered, little has
been done toward clearing the puzzling
affair.
Ward Quickly Disappears.
After "Byrnes and Osborne" had Sc
cured his release. Ward disappeared.
His departure from the city and the
apparent certainty that he would never
return were given considerable pub
licity. Yet no investigation was made
into the standing of "ByTnes and Os-
borne"
Wards lawyer up to the time of his
disappearance was Bill Newton. This
attorney accompanied "Byrnes and Os-
borne" to the police court, and it was
apparently his presence with the men
which caused little inquiry to be made
into the truth of the statements made
by the pair that they were property
owners.
At the time Newton went with
"Byrnes and Osborne" to the police
court to secure the liberation of the
pickpocket. he was himself charged
with the offense of receiving stolen
property 1t was alleged that he had
received property that had been stolen
from a drunken man by a negro wo-
man of the tenderloin. This charge
was later dismissed by Police Judge
Diehl. but at the time Newton, like
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-29
Frustrated Plans of Defense.
Burden of Proof on State.

He will again call attention to the
law and the burden of proof it places
upon the state in case where insanity
is pleaded as a bar TO responsibility for
a criminal act. He will contend, and
will ask Justice Bowling to carefully
instruct the jury on the point, that
once the defense has produced evidence
of insanity it becomes the duty of the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-29
Intends to Investigate.

Il have not yet questioned Lawyer
Newton concerning what he knows of
the bond. But it is my intention to
get at all the facts"
George NJ. Clutch. clerk of the police
court, when asked about the bond, had
an indistinct recollection of the matter.
zone Of the men," he said, Informed
me that he owned a saloon building
and other property in Salt Lake, val
ued at $4,000. l do not recollect what
statements were made by the other
man. l do not remember whether
Lawyer Newton vOuched for the men
when he brought them to the court to
sign the bond"
When asked who had assured him
that the two men were actually the
persons they represented themselves to
be and how il was that the representa-
tons of the pair that they were prop
erty owners were accepted. Clerk Clutch
replied that a number of bonds are ac-
cepted i'm the police court, after the
prospective bondsmen have taken the
oath that they are owners Of sufficient
property to act as suretieS.
My duty is to administer that oath, +"
he said. That is as far as my author
ity goes
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-29
WARDS ESCAPE
RAISES STORM
Straw Bond Was Accepted by
Judge Diehl Apparently
Without Question.
JUDGE PROMISES INQUIRY
NEWToN'S PERNICIOUS AcTlV-
ITY MAY PROVE HIS UNDoING.

Rigid investigation is to be made into
the manner in which j. C. Ward, an al
legged pickpocket, escaped from the
hands of the law by means of STRAW
bond" which was a laughing stock
among the courts of Salt Lake.
The manner in which Ward eluded
trial is almost incredible. His success
was attributed to the assistance of a
police court lawyer, Bill Newton, who.
at the time he was successful in in
ducfng the police court to accept the
straw bond" was himself awaiting
examination upon a criminal charge.
Wards bondsmen were unknown in
the police court They were accepted
because they were introduced by Law
yer Newton, despite of the fact that
Newton's position at that time was
that of a man charged with receiving
stolen property.
Police Judge Diehl, when asked about
the straw bond" yesterday afternoon,
said:
1T is my intention to make careful
investigation so as to get at the facts.
remember accepting the bond. The
bOndsmen qualified before the clerk of
the court. Mr.. Clutch. When the bond
was submitted to me. 1 supposed that
the fitness of the bOndsmen had been
established, as the bond bore the seal
of the court. My recollection is that
one of the men claimed to own prop
erty here, and that the other said he
had property at Eureka, or some other
place i'm the state. If the men are
found, and are the owners of property
anywhere in the state, the amount of
the bond can be collected.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-29

zen first arraigned in the police
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-21
INTO WEST KENTUCKY
Soldiers Sent--Destination Unknown
Secret System Of Patrol to
Be Established.

Louisville, Ky, Feb. 20.-Twenty-
five militiamen were sent to Western
Kentucky under secret orders, The
destination is unknown.
Governor Wilson refuses 70 say
whore the men are going or what the
plans Ct the department are; but il
is believed a system of secret patrol.
corresponding in a measure to the
constabulary OF the mining regions Of
Western Pennsylvania, is to be estab-
lished by the military department
Captain Hughes. the regular army
man. is in full charge. II Is believed
also, that the Tennessee and Cumber
hand rivers are to be guarded to pre-
vent the night riders crossing into the
western district.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-21
PRICES MOVED UP
n Yesterdays Stock Market After
Some Hesitation and Several
False Starts.

New York, Feb 20.-It was only
after considerable hesitation and sew
ctal false starts that prices moved
decisvely upwards in today's stocb
Imarket. Early the tone was unset
tied and irregular and there was re-
newed realizing at the close. An item
OF news of any Importance, which
might be assumed to offer new condj.
tions, was the decision of the question
lol the right Of Hartman railroad Sc.
CT rites company interests to vote
their holdings of Illinois Central stock
which was contained in an opinion de-
livered in the Illinois court.
| The outcome was viewed in the
financial district as a method for set
Element of dispute which has been
an unsettling influence in other quar-
ters much from the fact of being kept
open as from any questions at issue
in the case. There was but one sale
Of Illinois Central stock itself during
ghe day and that at decline Of
point from the previous sale. Union
Pacific, in contrast, was heavily
bought.
differences We're sought to be drawn
Of a bearing Of this decision on the
right of Union Pacific to receive
Southern Pacific dividends. which
the feedral government authorities
seek to enjoin, although the Illinois
Central suit hinged on the state law
of Illinois only. Baltimore and Ohio |
las been week at various times on |
reports of new financing in contem- |
Dlation Todays announcement of 81 |
sale of SG,000.000 one-year per cent |
hotes, however. was followed by a |
vigorous advance nj the stock. Stocks
associated with the copper industry
showed aggressive strength, In pro.
portion to their recent acute weak.
less. pointing to the same conclusion
IF re-purchase of stocks by bear
operators. This group was affected Il
also by the strong rebound in the Lon
Ion price of copper the first interrup-
lion to the downward course of that
metal which has occurred in many
lays.
Assertions were in circulation L
which could not secure official sane
ion, pointing to Importance in Jan
iary net earnings in the United
States steel corporation over the De
'ember showing. The substance Of
President Roosevelt's letter to the
of labor giving instruc-
ions for the investigation of pro- ,
osed wage reductions by railroads
fas nkown yesterday and was the
round for some short selling of :
tocks then, added to today's require
rents of the shorts.
The professionalism of the market :
'as Indicated by the disposition to
AXE profits late in the day. .
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-21
People wGo Lose Trunks.

. ITS wonderful what lot of things
YOU can get into a trunk. particular
ly a steamer Trunk remarked Peter
Carroll Of the Cleveland Transfer
Company, day or two ago. some
times when we have lost a steamer
trunk" be proceeded 10 explain. the
owner will come IN with a list of
things it contained. including pretty
much everything he and his family
ever owned short OF household furni-
ture. And woman viii have as
much goods In her trunk as a small
dry goods store. all OF tne choicest
goods and fabrics. too, and brand
new
Then, for instance. a man will put
in a claim for several shirts at $3.50
apiece. and some 81 ard g neckties.
When we size the man mp and notice
that he's wearing one Of these near
neckties that come already tied. and
an old, faded shirt that cost him
81 Is at a marked down sale a year or
two previous, 1t makes us sit up ana
wonder what he's saving all that
swell raiment for.
We always get a locksmith ana
a disinterested witness TO open
trunk that we have recovered after It
has been lost. to see If conditions
OF the packing would indicate that
anything bad been stolen ont. Il Is
seldom that the contents correspond
to the itemized list. I reminder OF
enc trunk that was supposed 70 con
tain three or four new euits D. a
,igh-Driced tailor here in toxin. but
which didn't have anything in Tie
va Of suit hut one old frayed pair
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-21
TOWARD BEAR SIDE
Sentiment in Wheat Yesterday in
clined-Corn and Oats Closed
Somewhat Lower.

1 Chicago, Feb. 20--Sentiment In
clined to the bear side early in the
! day. Several leading commission
houses We're moderate sellers and this
caused some selling by pit traders
About noon prices became strong and
advanced about a cent from the low
point Of the session The upturn
was caused by small primary receipts
land the good demand by Minneapolis
millers for cash wheat. The market
lost much strength in the final half
hour of trade owing to weakness in
corn, May closed up "a. No red,
$4,000; No. 3 red, S97s 093: No. 2
hard, 93@99; Nc. hard, 91m9G. May
opened 92@92ls; highest 50; lowest
81 * 092; closing 921k6925s July 9S.
CORN--Firm early because Of two
small local receipts but weakened
later on general selling, The close
was weak. May 9s@A lower; No. ,
white, 53h53% No. 3 yellow, 57M.
May opened at CO.'S m60Is. highest
G05s lowest 595s closing SOS a 59%.
July 579s.
OATS-Weak in sympathy with
ccrn. Early the market was steady
because Of light receipts. May closed
x lower; No. white, 5015 G521b.
May opened at 52A; highest 52B;
owest 52B; closing 52A, July Old
Az
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-21
Of hand-me-dow trousers

OF hand-me-down trousers. AM
It's surprising, too says Carroll,
now many people VIII receive a
trunk that does not belong to them,
Occasionally well leave trunk at
the wrong address. in consequence
OF the new street numbers, but the
people at the wrong numbers don't.
say anything Then when we finally
run the trunk down, they say they
thought some one might be coming
TO visit them. Wouldn't ii b. funny
II people went around visiting that
way--sending their trunks ahead be-
fore they spoke of coming And the
trouble is that, even after the visitors
fan to appear, the people still Keep
the trunk. Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-21
'ENOCH ARDEN CASE
After Many Years Old Soldier Finds
His Wife Remarked On Wes-
tern Ranch.

Spokane. Wash. Feb 20.--Forty
four years search for child he hal
Inever seen and his wife, from whom
he was separated few weeks aftel
their marriage by enlisting in tht
lThirtythird iowa regiment when Lin
coln called for volunteers, has beer
lconcluded by r. NJ Dyer. rancher
living near Wyandott, Okla, where
he owns several large tracts OF land
He located HIS son, J. II. Dyer. a min
ling prospector 10 Spokane His wife
Is now Mrs. Simpson, having gone
through the form OF divorce and re-
marrying W. II. Simpson, for 40 years
her husband, when she learned OF
Dyers existence
The Younger Dyer, who IL 46 years
of age, was brought up In the belief
f, that his father had been killed In an
engagement during the war shortly
before the birth OF the boy, and the
complications which followed as the
result CT the reported death of the
husband and parent would furnish ma
lterial for a novel Of interest, Then
the report came that Dyer fell in
faction in the early Cos and the ad
vices had been seemingly confirmed
the young widow and her infant emf
grated to the Oregon country, where
a few years afterward she married
w. II. Simpson, who educated the boy
until he reached his majority, when
he started prospecting in the hills with
varying success. Several other chill
dren were bern.
Instead of being killed. as his rela
tiyes were led to believe, the elder
Dyer was wounded and captured, He
was taken a prisoner TO Anderson
Vile, where, with. several other sol
diers, he escaped and returned to
Iowa, only to ind that his wife and
little son had gone west He was m
able to trace them, however and sew
sral years after the close of the war /
he married again, settling in Okla
lCma whore he learned Of the where
lhouts Of his wife and child
The elder Dyer's second wife died
several years ago. and wien his first
wife learned Of his existence, she ex.
'lained matters to her second husband
md Immediately went through the
orm OF divorce, and remarriage fol.
owed.
The younger Dyer has received sew |
raj letters from his father, urging
i'm to abandon mining aud go to Ok
ahoma, but he does not care to take
ldvantage Of the offer, though he viii |
lisit his father next month. He said.
When | go to Oklahoma, ] want to
% with stake have not definite
y decided yet what to do. The facr
hat my father is now an old man and
hat am his only living relative has
o be taken into consideration. How
yer. am doing well here and will
OF abandon my claims"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-21
DETERMINED BANKER.

Dies Moines. Ia, Feb. 20-Rathel
than walk four miles after having pail
mis- railroad fare. F. D. Alexander
president of the First National bank
OF Wintcrset. remained in a snow,
bound Rock Island train from 6 O'Clock
"Wednesday night until the same hour
last night, subsisting entirely on pea
nuts secured Of the train butcher .
who was his only companion during
the last twelve hours.