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Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-06-24
RICE IVES 7O2 LIN FIRST
 VOTE Galleries Endeavor In Vain To Stampede Convention For
 Roosevelt
THE ONLY BALLOT.

. Following is the official vote .
 for president: .
 . Taft. 7O2. . Cannon, 5s. |. . Fairbanks. in. |. . Foraker. IS. .
 . Knox. 6s. .
 |. Lafollettc, 25. .
 . Hughes, 66. . |. Roosevelt. 2, out of tho Penn. .
 . sylvanis delegation. .
 . Absent. l. . 1. Total delegates, 9s0. |. l. Necessary to choice, i9l. .
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-19
SILVER BOW COURT REVERSED

Cities May Pass and Enforce vasran-
cy Ordinance.
Helena, May IS The supreme court
today handed down an opinion which
in essence afirms the rights Of cities
to pass and enforce vagrancy or
snances. The case originated in Silver
Bow and is in reality reversal Of the
district court
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-19
CORPSE OF MISS VANDERBILT
FOUND by BOYS.
PROBABLY DROWNED
Assistant Librarian Ia Princeton Uni
versity Library Thought TO Have
Tried to Ford stream-Rody Slight.
" Scared From Exposure. Va

n Princeton, N. j., May is. The body
Of Miss Bertha Vanderbilt, the aasis-
tant in the library Of Princeton uni
versity, who disappeared Wednesday
afternoon, was found today floating in
the Raritan canal short distance
from here. The body was found by
William Bake and ]. Millwood 5alte,
boy campers who live in Trenton, N.
T., while they were rowing up the
canal. John Mccall. a tender at the
Kingston lock. bridge, had notified the
boys as they passed to be on the
lookout for a floating body. When
they had reached point about halt
mile from the Carnegie lake aque-
duct, into which 1t had been believed
Miss Vanderbilt fell and was drowned.
they found the body close into shore.
No signs Of Foul Play.
Although parts Of the girls cloth
ing are missing. there appeared to be
no signs Of foul play. A few scars
Of slight character which may have
been received during the hve days
the body had rolled along the bed Of
the stream. were found on the face
and forehead.
". g. Chase. the uncle Of the girl
ordered the body removed to his home
| in Princeton. An autopsy will be
held this afternoon. She was last seen
Wednesday afternoon about 5 O'Clock.
at the equeduct, and It Is supposed
that she was drowned in an attempt
| to ford the stream which flows into
the canal.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-19
SECRETARY OF WAR VISITS THE
PRESIDENT.
TALKS OF THE lsTnMUS
Roosevelt viii Make statement After
injecting Of Cabinet To-day Senator
Burrows Calls on Mr.. TAFT for So
cial Visit.

Il q 2 q ( /. T. ffH Z "a
Washington, May IS, Secretary Of
War Taft called at the white house
at $3.50 tonight and was in confer
ence with the president for some
time. taking up various matters IN
connection with his visit to Panama.
Among the matters discussed were
the coming elections in the republic
Of Panama. the selection. of success
sor to Brigadier General Mackenzie,
chief Of engineers, who Is to be re.
tired; the boundary dispute between
Colombia and Panama, and the situ-
alton in general in the canal zone.
The secretary announced that he
would issue a statement In regard to
these various questions following the
cabinet meeting tomorrow.
Senator Burrows, who has been se-
lected as temporary chairman OF the
republican national convention. Was
one Of those who called upon 1fr.
Taft tonight. He said his visit waa
purely social.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-19
CUSTER COUNTY JURY BRINGS
in VERDICT OF GUILTY.
WERE OUT FIVE HOURS
Verdict Was Not Expected Before To
day-Judge Loud lnstructs the Jury
and Day Is Spent in Argument by
Attorneys. S ..
Especial to The oazette.)


Miles City, May 1S.After deliber
ating for more than i've hours, the
jury which has been trying DR.. w. "a.
Allen OF Billings in the district court
Of Custer county, before Judge Loud,
brought in verdict of guilty late
last night. The case was brought
to this county for trial on a change
Of venue granted by Judge Fox Of the
Thirteenth judicial district It Is prob
able that motion for q new trial will
be presented by the attorneys for the
defense and that the derendant will
be admitted to bail pending q hearing
on such motion.
The last evidence In the abortion
trial was presented to the jury last
Saturday afternoon, but on account
Of the lateness Of the hour and the
great mental strain that all parties
had been under Judge Loud conclud-
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before giving them their instructions.
This morning upon opening court
the jury was given a very able and
lengthy charge covering every phase
Of the alleged crime. The attorneys
argued the case all day. The case
was bitterly fought throughout and
every detail fully covered.
The case was not given to the jury
until late in the afternoon, and the
verdict was not expected before Tues
day morning.
Free Denies 9lackmall.
Saturday DR.. Free testified that
acute peritonitis had set in within "a
hours after the alleged crime. He de
MED any attempt to blackmail the
defendant. Is.
Mrs. woolverton said she ordered
the Carson woman from her house
when she discovered her immoral
conduct, and that her action was moi
| taken as an accessory to con cealins
the alleged crime.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-19
FRENCH CAPTURE
DAKEAN SUPPLIES
TRlBEsMEN PUT 70 RouT BY
SOLDIERS in MOROCCO.

Paris. May 1s.-A telegram receiv-
ed here from General D,Amada, the
French commander in Morocco, says
that with three brigades he made a
forced night march and at daylight Of
May 49,, with 9 force deployed over
a distance Of 1--WE miles. he surprised
the Dakea tribesmen, driving them to
refuge Ii; the mountains. The tribes
men abandoned their cattle and muni-
tions Of war in their headlong flight
The French lost three killed and q
wounded.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-19
STREET CAR WRECKED BY DYNA-
MITE AND PASSENGERS IN
JuRED AT CLEVELAND.
.RIOTIlVG IS TRIVIAL
Deadlock in Arbitration Proposals, Car
service Largely Restored and the
Refusal Of Traction Companies to
DO Anything Until Violence Ceases
Marks Third Day Of Strike.

Cleveland, May 18.-A Broadway
street car was partially destroyed by
a dynamite torpedo tonight. While 25
passengers were in the car, none Of
them was seriously injured. a panic
followed and mad rush for the exits
was made.
"A West Madison street car was also
damaged by an explosion Of powder on
the track. The floor Of the car was
broken through and one woman was
severely injured.
Trivial rioting, a deadlock in arbi-
tration proposals, car service largely
restored and the refusal Of the arac-
ton authorities to do anything until
disorder and violence: ceases, marked
the third day of the strike Of the con
ductors and motormen on the Munich
pal Street Railway company's lines.
Operates All Lines.
The company succeeded in operat,
ing all lines with but a slightly i'm.
paired service, considering the diff,
culties. While no special effort was
made to send cars into the suburbs
yet in the city proper cars were run
on a Grand avenue schedule of nine
minutes. This is but four minutes be
low normal.
There was a marked decrease in
the severity Of the violence reported
until tonight's explosions. In several
instances car windows were broken
by stones, cars were stopped and non
union crews were assaulted.
More Cars Dynamited.
After / o'clock tha horning De
troit avenue car was dynamited neal
One Hundredth street. The trucks
were badly damaged tbut the single
passenger and the crew were not in
ljured. y
At 1880 o'clock a small box O.
what the police say contained deadl,
explosives was found on the tracks a
broadway and East Fifty-tlfth street
The box was discovered with. q ca
less than 500 feet away.
At 1 o'clock rioting began near th,
Windemere barns in East Cleveland
when strikers cut six trolley wires
Linemen for the Municipal Traction
company turned out IN force to repai
the damage but we're driven back by I
gang Of 800 men. ii
At 1880 this morning q brick wa
thrown at a Woodland car while pass
ing eastward at East One Hundred
and Forty-eighth and Woodland ave
nues. David Benjamin and his !, wife
who were on the car, were botl
struck by the missile. Mrs. Benja
minis jaw was broken. Her HUSBAND
had his face lacerated by the brick.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-19
HORRIBLE DEED OF ELDERLY
CLERGYMAN.
SAYS he WAS INSANE
Strikes wife with Poker, chasss Her
Into Yard and Cuts Her Throat -Bs.
coming Sane Again, He Realizes
Deed and surrenders.

lily insane, according to his own state
ment, the Rev. 8. A. Cotfman, aged SO
years, prominent Methodist clergy
man, killed his wife early today by
cutting her throat, from ear to ear. A
moment after the crime, he says. he
regained his senses and realized what
he had done. He Immediately sur
rendered himself and was locked up.
Rev. Coffman resided at Rosstown,
about three miles from here, and is in
charge Ct two or three local churches
His wife was a member of a promt
nent local family and, was 33 years
old. During the past week or two
Rev. Coffman has been conducting q
series Of revivals. Yesterday he fin
ished his revival and appeared well
pleased with the result. About mid
night he and his wife were discuss.
ing the services when suddenly he
seized poker, striking his wife on
the head. There was a struggle dur
ing which Mrs. Conman succeeded IN
escaping from the house Into a garden
in the rear. She was followed closely,
however, by her husband. Co6man
had taken knife with him and when
he had his wife powerless in his grasp
he cut her throat, causing instant
death.
According to q statement made BY
Rev. Coffman, when he looked on the
lifeless body Of his wife his sanity was
Immediately restored and he realized
what he had done. .,5
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-19
DRUNKEN HUSBAND
SHOT BY SPOUSE
FRIGHTENED MOTHER SHOOTS
TO SAVE CHILDREN.

Memphis, Tenn. May 1s.-Alone in
her home save for her three small
children and terror stricken with fear
for their safety, Mrs. Bessie Ellis Dee.
son shot and probably fatally wound
ed her husband. II. 8. Deeson. at
their home in Bartlett county today,
Deeson Is said to have established
himself In the yard OF the home and
fred q fusillade Of shots. He Is said
to have been intoxicated.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-19
WILLIAM HAYS IS
PLACED ON TRIAL
ALLEGED TO HAVE KILLED DEEF
LODGE DEPUTY WARDEN.

Butte. May 1s..-A Miner special
from Deer Lodge states that Convict
William Hays, who, with George Rock,
attempted to break prison during
March, the attempt resulting In the
killing Of Deputy Warden John s. Rob
inson, was today placed on trial. Rock
is under sentence Of death. Two 9th.
er convicts are yet to be tried.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-19
new PHASE TO THE
FULLERTON CASE.
GOVERNOR OF WASHINGTON
SAYS ExTRAD'Tg!oN ! ILLEGAL.

San Francisco, May 18.-The case Of
r. w. Fullerton, son Of 3 st. Louis
millionaire. who is seeking release on
q writ of habeas corpus from the New
York detectives who brought him
there from Seattle on charge Of
wronging young woman, was up be-
fore Judge Sewell today.
The detectives were preparing 20
present their side Of the matter. when
the Judge received q telegram from
Governor Meade Of Washington, de- Il
;claring that in his opinion the extradi,
ton proceedings were illegal and that
Fullerton should not have been re,
moved from that state.
y Pending consideration Of this new
point Of the case. the trial vas post
poned.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-19

r / 81 . = & f717
ceremony was a minister and that he
gave her a marriage certificate. This
alleged certificate was offered in eyi-
#dence.
Following the ceremony the witness
said she remained at the hotel for
three days and then returned to her
duties. The marriage, she said, was
not made public, because Mr.. Platt
wanted it to be kept secret.
''He would not yet me have lady
friend even,' said Miss Wood, "for, he
said, what two women know is no Ion
ger secret He wanted me to live In
the next room to him and say that I
was his secretary, but refused"
Other Letters Presented.
Several copies Of letters alleged to
have been written by Mr.. Platt were
then read BY Miss Woods counsel.
They were addressed In terms Of en-
dearment and signed "Your Tom
In letter from Washington, date
November, 1901, the writer told Miss
Wood not to worry about his children,
as they were all taken care of and
that he could do as he pleased. His
first wife, he wrote, had saved up
something and it was divided between
his sons and himself and he had told
them he would not take recent Of It
Another clause in the letter was:
Il send you thousand kisses for
the one you sent me-"
Tells Of Her Life.
On cross-e1amination Miss Wood
said she is AZ years old, was born in
Michigan, was married and divorced
and has been a newspaper reporter
q school teacher and lawyer. She
did newspaper work in Omaha, and
also was admitted to the bar in Ne
braska. She last saw the senator t.
speak to him on August IS, 1903.
Counsel for Senator Platt produced
letters alleged to have been writer
to Miss Wood by the senator. In one
Of these letters the senator asked
Miss Wood why she does not MARI,
.Mr. Middleton and says he woult
like to see her marry before ht
l"cashes in" & t$
In another letter the senator tool
Miss Wood to task for writing abou
s'old Janeway";; told her that he knew
all about Mrs. Janeway, that Mis-
Wood was entirely willing, and con
cluded:
II have no intention Of marrying
Mrs. Janeway or any other woman.
Breach Of Promise Threat.
Miss Wood denied that she ever re
tanned o'Flaherty q Fulton Of Rich
mond, Va. to prepare a case agains
Senator Platt, but said she had me
them and talked about the case
Thereupon Senator Platt's counse
read letter from the lawyers to tn
senator IN which they declared tha
they had been employed by Mis-
Wood relative to claim against tn
senator. "The matter grows out OF
promise Of marriage made by you +
her and broken, as shown by you
i subsequent marriage to another pei
son." says the letter.
/ The defense also submitted cop
of the legal petition in the distric
court OF Douglas county, Nebraska
entitled "Mae @. Wood vs.. Robert =
Iwynne, William Loeb and j. Martil
Miller. defendants"
"The Love Letters Of Boss"
On that occasion Miss Wood sough
to recover $4,000 from the defend
ants on the ground that through
conspiracy they obtained from her
large number OF letters which sh
had received from Senator Plat an
1 which she purposed to INCORPORATE !
a book which she mad planned to i
4 CONTINUED ON Firth Page.)
Il T. =
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-19
ATLANTIC SQUADRON STARTS
FOR SEATTLE AND PUGET
SOUND POINTS.
SPERRY COMMANDS /
Americans Living IN Coast Cities of
Northern California and Oregon
Will Be Given Chance TO see Great
Fighting Squadron Only TWO War
ships Left intFrisco.

gray mist OF early morning the Allan
tic fleet sailed out Of the Golden Gate
today on its way to visit various ports
in Puget sound.
On its way up the coast the feet
will sail close to the shore at certain
points in order to give the people OF
northern California and Oregon an op-
.portunity to view the long line Of
fighting vessels under way at sea. The
ships will arrive in Puget sound on
Thursday, the Minnesota, Missouri
and Ohio dropping anchors at Port
Angeles; the illinois and Kearsarge
ancho1ing at Port Townsend the
Connecticut. Louisiana, Kansas, Yer
mont, Georgia, Virginia and New Jer-
sey going to Bellingham, and the Wis
consin, Nebraska and Kentucky go
ing tc the Bremerton navy yards.
Reaf sembling at Port Townsend on
May %, the feet will proceed to Sc
attic that afternoon for q three days
visit. Then the ships Of one squad
ron will sail for San Francisco for
docking, while the others return to
Breme, ton to be docked there In prep
aration .cr the resumption Of the
world cruise which starts from San
francisco on July Z.
Under Command ar Sperry,
Anchors were lifted from san Fran
cisco fay at 11:10 q. m. today and
the feet got under way for the first
time under command Of Rear Admiral
Ssperry. The reorganized divisions
took their respective places behind
the nagship Connecticut and the new
order 1t things went into effsct. The
mo; ;eru ships Maine and Alabama,
units Ct the long cruise froyu Hamp-
Ton Roads, were missing from the line
Today their places being filled by the
Nebraska, a ship Of the Georgia class.
and ~ the Wisconsin, sister ship to
the displaced Alabama. The Maine
and Alabama will set out for the east
by way Of the Philippines and the
suez canal, on June IL, sailing as q
service squadron. 81
Smoky mist and fog hung heavy
over the harbor during the early
hours OF the morning, but lifted sum-
ciently by sailing time to rob the de-
parture Of any risk from maneuyer-
ing In thick weather. Seven thousand
persons stood in the rain on the hills
to witness the going Of the fleet, and
while the picture was robbed Of the
flashing colors painted BY the sun
there remained much Of the old-time
impressiveness and display Of lighting
strength that so with this wonder
fully self-reliant force.
Only TWO Warshlps II Harbor.
The sailing Of the Atlantic heet
left only two ships Of war anchored in
the fairway where q little more than
week ago the secretary Of the navy
reviewed the greatest number Of iron
clads ever brought together under one
flag. The Alabama and the cruiser
South Dakota. the latter being busy
with the grimy work Of coaling after
her successful three days trial trip,
which ended Saturday afternoon,
ware the remaining ships.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-19

everything on sale at Roberta ne
ieweler. at Forester's old stand.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-19
SEEN IN AN AuToMoBILE.

Missing Young Woman Was Seen
Riding With suitor.
New York, May 1y.Bertha Wander
bilt, the young librarian. who disap
peared last week, Is still missing. Mrs
William Robinson has told the police
OF Princeton that on the night Miss
Vanderbilt disappeared she saw he1
in an automobile with another young
woman and man. The man is said
to have been Princeton graduate
who was suitor OF Miss Vanderbilt
while in college. He went to Prince
ton last Wednesday to attend the
Cornell-Princeton baseball game.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-19

oepyreh htbyW ldpn nTAwssk E#
Washington
Republican
editor TIE Directory
polite. and he tound time 70 Ms
Country besides contributing regularly different magazines Of the
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-19

CONTINUED on H1fth Pase.)
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-24
The Divorce Evil.

A compendium of statistics on
marriage and divorce has recently
been issued. by. the bureau of the
census department of commerce and
labor. The statistics are the result
of careful gathering of figures in
every state in the union, the period
covered being from 1887 to 1906.
The last set of national statistics on
marriage and divorce covered the
period from 1857 to 1886. The pres
ent set of statistics, taken in con-
junction with the former and di-
vorce question for the past. forty
years. The three important facts
brought out in this compendium
are: One marriage out of every
twelve in the United States termi-
mates in the divorce court. Divorce
is two and one-half times as COM
mon in this country as it was forty
years ago. Illinois grants more di-
vorces than any other State in the
union, and South Carolina Is the on
ly State that refuses to grant d.
vorces. Every South Carolinian
ought to be proud of the fact that
his State does not contribute to the
terrible affairs described above.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-24
MASTERS SALE.

State of South Carolina-County
of Bamberg.
J. D. Copeland, as manager, etc.,
plaintiff, against John w. Green ct
al, defendants.
By virtue of decree of the Court
Of Common Pleas for Bamberg coun-
ty in the above stated cause, dated
November 21, 1908, I will sell at
the court house in Bamberg on Mon
day, January 4th, 1909, during the
legal hours of sale, the following
described real estate:
All that lot or parcel of land,
situate, lying and being in the town
of Bamberg, County and State above
named, containing two and one-half
(2k) acres, with all buildings
thereon, and bounded on the North
by lots of Middleton and Rhett War
ren, on the East by Black and
Rhoad, on the South by Black and
Rhoad, and on the West by Jennings
street, or street leading from the
town of Bamberg, S. c., to Jno. M.
Jennings's residence.
Terms: Cash. Purchaser to pay
for papers.
H. C. FOLK.
Master Bamberg County.
H. M. GRAHAM,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
Bamberg, S. c., Dec. IL, 1908.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-24
Suydam's Condition Improved.

New York, Dec. 2O.-Marked i'm
provement today in the condition of
Harry B. Suydam, the curb broker,
who was shot and seriously wounded
yesterday on Broad street by John
G. Lumsden, an inventor, makes it
improbable that Lumsden, when he
is called into court for examination
tomorrow, will have to face the
charge of murder, which first seemed
likely to arise in the case. At the
hospital it was said tonight that
Suydam's chances of recovery are ex-
cellent.
Lumsden, presenting a disheveled
appearance, was arraigned in court
to-day and committed to the Tombs
without bail to await examination
tomorrow.
Yesterdays shooting was thought
to come of a dispute between Lums-
den and Suydam over money mat
ters.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-24
MASTERS SALE.

State of South Carolina-County of
Bamberg.
D. H. Counts & Co., plaintiffs, VS..
Alex Dickinson, defendant.
By a virtue of decree of the
Court of Common Pleas for Bamberg
County in the above stated cause,
dated November 10, 1908, I, H. C..
Folk, Master, will sell to the highest
bidder, for cash, on Monday, January
4th, 1909, at the court house in
Bamberg, during the legal hours of
sale, the following described real es-
tate:
call that certain plantation of land
lying and being in said State and
County, containing one hundred and
ninety-six (196) acres, more or less,
and bounded as follows:
3North by lands of Maner Kirk
land, East by lands of N. F. Kirk
land, Sr., South by lands of the Meth
odist church, and on the West by
lands of Asbury Kirkland, said land
being the land on which I live now,
bought from Messrs. Bates & Simms,
of Barnwell."
Purchaser to pay for papers.
Should the purchaser fail to COM
ply with his bid, the land will be re-
sold at the risk of the former pur-
chaser.
H. c. FOLK.
Master Bamberg County.
Bamberg, S. c., Dec. IL, 1908.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-24
Fatal Duel in the Street.

Roanoke, Va, Dec. 19.-In a pis-
tol duel in the street of Wytheville,
Va, this evening, Chief of Police
Walter McClintock and E. A. Greg
ger were killed. McClintock shot
Cregger to death after he himself
had been mortally wounded, and the
two bodies fell near each other in
the thoroughfare.
Chief McClintock and Deputy
Harry White had a warrant for the
arrest of E. A. Cregger and his
brother, Dave Cregger, sworn out by
brother of the chief, charging
them with robbery. When the Off
GERS met the Creggers in front of the
court house and told them they had
a warrant for their arrest, E. A.
Cregger drew his revolver and began
firing on McClintock. The officer re-
turned the fire and as the shooting
became general it was witnessed by
large number of men and women
on the sidewalks 1t is said Deputy
White did not fire his revolver, but
it is said Dave Cregger is believed to
have taken part in the shooting.
McClintock's body has five and
possibly seven wounds. E. A. Greg
gers body has one wound. White
succeeded in arresting Dave Cregger
and landing him in Jail. E. A. Greg
ger up to a short while ago conduct
ed a livery business. McClintock
had been chief of police three
months. Both dead men leave fami-
lies.