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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-20

AS the result of fist fight en-
gagged In this morning between At
torney S. r. Crane and |. w. Bailey,
merchant, the latter was arrest
ed on charge of assault, and both
are battered up some. According
to Cranes story, told to Police
Judge Hinkle, he advised a client,
Mrs. s. Newman. ito move into a
house at 1929 Tenth av. any time
she saw the doors open. A con-
tract Mrs. Newman had made with
a Mrs. Adams bad been abrogated
by a Failure of the latter to make a
payment
This morning Mrs. Newman
watched her opportunity, went into
the House and locked the doors.
Them she telephoned for Crane. In
the meantime Bailey appeared. He
had figured on moving into the
place when Mrs. Adams moved out.
He beat upon the doors, Crane
says. Then a crowd gathered.
When Bailey found out Crane was
Mrs. Newman's lawyer. Crane says
thet. a fist fight began and he
WHIPPED Bailey and another one.
Bailey says he 1t was who did the
licking. but that Crane started it.
The entire affair from both pugilis-
tic and legal standpoints is much
tangled. ~
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-20
TAFT'S HOME TOWN
TURNED UPSIDE DOWN

The parade, led by the bands,
made its way to the residence of
Charles Taft. A big bunch OF
American beauties was thrown into
Taft's carriage. He received them
with apparent pleasure. A street
hawker playing a flutophone, in a
moment of enthusiasm. threw the
instrument into the carriage and 1t
fell into Taft's pocket.
The crowds and bands drew up
in front of the Taft residence,
where the demonstration lasted
several minutes. Tho candidate
bowed, smiled to the crowd, then
sprang out Of the carriage with sur
prising agility for a man of his
size and walked up the steps.
1t is understood that Taft is in a
quandary regarding the appoint
ment Of campaign manager. The
Ohio contingent holds that the per-
manent craftsmanship Of the nation.
al committee should 60 either to
Arthur |. Vorys, first Taft manager,
or Former Governor Myron T. Mer-
rick, of Ohio. Many members of
the committee insist that Hitch
cock, manager OF Taft's campaign
for the nomination, Is the best
equipped man yet suggested.
Frank Hitchcock was offered the
craftsmanship of the national COM
mittee, but declined. So far no Sc
lection has been made.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-20
GEORGIA HOLDS
FAST RECORD

u. s. 8. GEORGIA AT SEA, juno
20.-Wireless to United Press-The
Georgia is still sea queen Of the At
lantic feet. Under her natural
draft she Is racing through mod
crate sea. In the speed trial south
from Cape Flattery, Friday, she av-
eraged 1902 knots per hour on a
nine hour run, and 1902 knots un-
der forced draft on four hour
run.
This record beats the builders
test Of the ship, though on the run
just completed the Georgia was
more heavily loaded and was draw
ing three feet eight inches more
water. No other battleship in the
navy equals this record.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-20
IDENTIFIES MURDERER
SHE SAW IN A DREAM

through her letter. Her description
OF the lonely spot where the muir
der occurred tailed exactly with
the place where the body was
found.
Lon Hatfield had been arrested
for the crime. circumstantial evil
dence pointing to his guilt. Not
knowing this, Mrs. Gregg described
Hatfield to dot. as the dream
murderer. AS a further test Hat
field. dressed as he was when ar
rested, was placed inconspicuously
among a dozen men. Mrs. Gregg
was brought into the room and
asked II among the men was the
one she had seen kill her husband
In her dream.
Without hesitation she picked out
Hatfield, then fell to the floor in a
swoon.
Mrs. Gregg says that every i'm.
portant incident of her life has been
foreshadowed by a dream. She de.
clares absolute confidence that Hat.
field murdered her husband.
The officers have circumstantial
evidence duplicating others than
Hatfield, among them Hattie Jones
aged 20. who has been arrested for
completely after the fact. The girl
claims she was engaged to marry
Gregg. but protests ignorance OF
his murder
A search OF her home resulted In
finding In her trunk a bloodstained
vest and mud splattered collar and
tie belonging to Hatfield. who had
been showing her attention.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-20
KNOCKED HER
OVER ON BABY

Mrs. Ella Olson, witha year old
babe in arms, was a distressing
spectacle in Judge Huneke's court
this morning rs she told of her
husbands cruclties toward her. She
said that when she met Nelson o.
son she loved him dearly. Soon
after the marriage she said he be-
gan to abuse her. Finally after the
baby came, he got worse instead OF
better, as she expected. Things
went on, sue claimed, until it was
finally necessary to seek relief in
divorce.
"Once he struck me and knocked
me upon our baby she said. II
was too weak to get OF the poor
little thing and 1t cried out piteous-
ly, Mama, mama"
Olson, who is contesting the d.
vorce action, blamed his wife for
all their troubles.
His only complaint was that she
refused to cook his meals for him.
He told the court that once when
he put a steak on the stove for him.
self, Mrs. Olson threw it on the
floor.
What did you do then?' asked
the court.
II put it back on the stove" was
the reply.
The matter was taken under ad-
visement.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-20
BIG SHIP
EXPL0DES

PHILADELPHIA, June 20.-lt Is
believed that six men lost their
lives today in an explosion on board
the Hamburg liner Arcadia. The
ship was practically destroyed by
FIRE. The explosion was caused by
gas and occurred as the ship steam
ed up the bay after completing her
voyage across the Atlantic.
Rollcall this afternoon showed a
score Of men missing. Many jump
ed overheard and probably drown
ed. 1t is known that 80 men were
injured.
Chief Offlcer Kruger was badly
burned while rescuing injured. He
rushed into the flames repeatedly
and saved a number Of lives.
The steamer was heavily loaded
and her freight will be a total loss.
The hulk has settled into the mud,
but the fire Is still burning.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-20
ARIZONA RANGER
FOR SHERIFF

Capt. John Gray Is mentioned as
a strong possibility for county sher-
if on the democratic ticket this
fall. When the captain was ap-
preached on the subject this after
noon he blushed (ppolitically).
"A lot of people have asked me to
make the race" he said, "but as
yet l have not given the matter
much though. Perhaps l will and
perhaps won't"
Capt. Gray Is at present council
man from the Second ward. He
gained his military title with the
rangers down in Arizona. where he
saw several years service. That's
the country where they serve q
warrant by ramming it down on top
of a load OF buckshot and pulling
the trigger. Otherwise there would
be no arrests.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-20
special Correspondence to The Press

Special Correspondencs to The Press
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, June 20.
You did 1t! You did it,"
Mrs. A. G. Gregg, her face
blanched with horror and her figure
swaying ere she tainted away,
pointed an accusing finger at Lon
Hatfield whom she had singled out
Of a dozen men at police headquar-
tiers.
( 1t was the verifcation Of her
dream.
Two weeks before A. G. Gregg, a
travelling salesman OF Mt. Vernon,
was murdered and his body thrown
into creek near Lookout noun
tain, his wife saw the tragedy en-
acted In a dream. So strongly did
II impress her that she wrote him
. letter of warning.
This letter, found upon his body,
was the means of Identification. 1t
depicted with startling clearness
the scene where the murder oc.
cured. II am sure she wrote,
''that II my dream comes true
will be able to identify your muir
derer."
She begged Gregg to return home
nj once. His little 6-year-old
daughter, Mary, added a postscript,
warning him to be prepared to die
and begging him to come home at
once. Gregg never answered the
letter.
Mrs. Gregg came to Chattanooga
Ia response to request from the
officers who had identified the body
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-20

Frank Bookman. the beer driver
who was arrested for carrying a
gun, was not . union driver. accord.
ing to the men who are on strike
Bookman was put on to take q
strikers place. The union men
claim that most OF the strikebreak.
ers now employed are Italians and
that they are doing very unsatis
factory work. A settlement Of diff
ferences is not in sight. The Schade
Brewing Co. refused to relnstate
the man who was discharged and
the union refuses to put Its meu
back to work. The strike will be
discussed in the Central Labor
union at the next meeting.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-20
DIVES UNDER
MOVING GAR

The combination of an epileptic
fit and collision with an Illinois av.
streetcar came near killing Freder-
lex Mills. age 3S. at 7:45 o'clock
this morning. The streetcar was
rounding the corner of Howard and
Front just as Mills was attacked.
He doubled up on the pavement,
got upon his feet again and shot
headforemost toward the car. His
head struck one of the wheels and
the blow knocked him unconscious.
The car was stopped Immediately
and Conductor r. v. Spencer assist
ed Mills until the patrol arrived and
took him to the emergency hospital.
Except for lacerated scalp Mills
is uninjured.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-20
SARAH KOTEN ON HER WAY TO COURT. HER LAWYER is on
THE LEFT A DETECTIVE ON THE RIGHT.

Sarah. AS to DR.. Auspitz, he left
a beautiful wife.
Hannah Jensen, nurse, read OF
the murder in the newspapers, and
reported to the police DR.. Auspitz
had ruined her in the same manner
he had Sarah. She had later
snapped a revolver in his face, but
the weapon failed to discharge.
In another instance DR.. Auspitz
had worked his way into the conf
dence of a married woman-Mrs
Agnes Deffa-and then testified
against her in divorce suit
brought by the husband
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-20
OPEN CAMPAIGN
FOR TAFT

LOS ANGELES, June 20.-Los
Angeles started the national cam
paign today when the whistles of
$50 local manufacturing plants
Joined at noon in great prosper
ity blast"
Banners bearing Taft & Sherman
We're strung across the main
streets, and campaign buttons dis
tributed. The first meeting will
be held tonight, when the republi-
cans gather to ratify the nominees.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-20
DIANE, WASHINGTON, SATURDAY JUNE, 20 1908.
|CAN THIS BE MURDER?

NEW YORK, June 20.-Crying
and moaning almost continually,
her poor wasted figure trembling
with every sob, a girl sits alone
through long days and nights in a
cell at the Tombs.
Murder" is the charge written
opposite her name on the arrest
book. She shot and killed DR.. Mar
tin w. Auspitz.
The prisoner, of course, has a
name-Sarah Koten. But the name
doesn't make much difference In
this case. Sarah is poor and friend
ess--a Russian girl. She has never
been on the stage. She is neither
fashionably attired, nor striking"
Therefore the case is not promi-
nent. New York is busy city,
cruelty busy. Much occur mhtmeh
cruelty busy. Much happens every
day. Murders occur often. New
Workers. cannot follow everything,
Unless an actress or a rich mans
son is involved in a murder case,
New Workers. are too busy to take
interest.
So Sarah Koten sits alone. No
one ever inquiries for her at the Of
fee. All her relatives are in far
away Russia. Flowers or bounte-
GUS dinners are not sent in to
Sarah, like they were to Harry
Thaw, who also murdered. Even
the guards leave Sarah to herself.
because hers Is just an ordinary
case.
Besides there is no need of pay
ing attention to Sarah, because. un-
like other celebrated actress-mur-
deresses, she admits everything
She doesn't know anything about
abb. II the officers want to know
OF any particular detail CT her
crime, she will tell them. 1t never
occurred to Sarah to conceal any
thing. She doesn't change her
story. And she has only one. 1t Is
simple-and short. 1t runs like
this:
Six years ago Sarah came to
America to work. She became a
nurse. Every month she sent some
money home. A year ago she went
to DR.. Auspit'z sanitarium as a
nurse.
At first DR.. Auspltz did not pay
much attention. to Sarah. She was
a good nurse. But she was very
different from the type of woman
the doctor would ask to go out to
luncheon with him. He never ask
er to to go out. He never gave her
any presents. He didn't seem to
think it was necessary to show
Sarah any of the courtesies the av-
erage man pays the woman whose
destruction he seeks.
Zone night late in December,
1907" says the girl, II was asleep
in my bed when l was awakened by
man. He put his hand over my
mouth. The man was DR.. Auspitz.
l tried to escape, but he threw me
violently back. struggled with him
until l became unconscious"
Later the girl caused the physi-
clans arrest. In court he produced
witnesses who attacked Sarah's
character, and DR.. Auspitz was
freed. What surprised Sarah was
that the court believed the Doctors
witnesses. The girl declared she
had never seen some Of them.
Sarah walked out of the court
dazed. She could not understand
why the Judge had believed the
doctor. who had appeared amused
at her in court, and not her story
Months passed. The girl would
soon become mother. She wor-
ried so she could not work. She
bought revolver. She called DR..
Auspitz's Office on the telephone,
and informed him he was wanted at
a certain house to attend sick
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-20
81 OODH0uNOS IN
SMELLING RACE

A unique race such as never be-
fore was pulled OF In the West will
he seen during the Alaska fair In
Seattle. II Is to be smelling"
race between bloodhounds owned
by Harry MeDermott and Capt.
Bell of the y. 8, secret service, Nc
Dermott has already consented to
engage his animals. They are the
hound formerly owned by Harry
Draper. Each pack is to be given
a scent and their time In running 1t
down settles the race.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-20
w. G. 7. y. PLANS
LIQUOR FIGHT

The Spokane county w. G. T. U.
closed Its session yesterday by re-
electing old officers. They are:
President, Mrs. Eta N. Wooster,
Spokane; vice president, Mrs. Anna
Angler, Spokane: corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Harry Ruble, Spo-
kane; recording secretary, Mrs.
Christina Larson, Fairfield; treas
urer, Mrs. A. d. Thayer, Waverly.
The gold medal offered for last
nights contest was awarded to
Miss Violet Hindman.
The organization decided to start
campaign against the sale OF IL
quor at the Interstate fair.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-20
LA WYER AND MERCHANT
ENGAGE IN FZSTIC COMBA I

horses is presented. 1t is doubtful
If ever on the coast higher class
Of horses have been represented on
a daily program. The opening
handicap is the feature of the aft
ernoon. Public choices for the
races will probably be Sugarmaid
and Entrenous.
The abolishing of pool sellers,
who formerly preyed on women in
the grandstand, is a move which
meets favor.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-20
BRYAN'S COUSIN
USES A CLUB

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. June 20
-Ex-Gov. w. S. Jennings. cousin
of VIM. j. Bryan. has been opposing
the denomination of Congressman
Frank Clarke. Clarke recently re-
taliated by declaring the former
governor had genius for graft
ing"
They met In hotel lobby. Jen-
nings seized Clarke's heavy cane
and struck him several times over
the head and shoulders. Clarke
sustained several bad bruises. An
other clash Is looked for.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-20
METCALF WANTS
TO RETIRE

SAN FRANCISCO. June 20
That he will retire from public life
and resume a practice of law after
his present administration is finish
ed is the statement made today by
Sec Metcalf. who returned from
Washington last night.
81 do not intend TO be a candidate
for u. s. senator and have no idea
where the rumor started that |
would try to succeed Perkins" he
said. Metcalf thinks the Taft
Sherman ticket exceptionally
strong.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-20
PURE WATER NOT YET ON TAP

No good water yet. Owing to
unavoidable delay at the new
waterworks the work has not yet
progressed far enough to turn In
the water from the underground
system. 1t was more of an under
taking to connect up the new
pumps than at first was expected.
Water Commissioners Wetzel yes.
terday was willing to gamble on
having the new system connected
up by midnight. but this was not
accomplished. II Is only a ques-
ton Of few more hours wait now
at the most, he says.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-20

man. She waited. Dr. Auspitz did
not appear until seven hours later.
Sarah shot him as he was enter
ing the house. He fell dead at her
feet, and she stopped and fired an
other bullet directly through his
heart, Then Sarah waited for the
police to come.
II shot him." the girl told the pc
lice between her sobs. HE entered
my room like a burglar while l was
asleep Then he laughed at he in
court, and denied he hid ruined
me-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-20
THEATER BURNS
At COLFAX

The Ridgeway theater at Colfax
burned last night, entailing a loss
of $4,000 1t was owned by Harry
Hayward OF the Auditorium theater
in this city. The Ridgeway was
named after Catherine Ridgeway
Hogan. the famous actress who was
born In the Paiouse.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-20
OLDEST ODD FELLOW DEAD

DR.. J. J. Piper, who had lived for
% years in Spokane, was the old
est Odd Fellow in the state and a
"Forty-niner" died Thursday from
heart disease. He is survived by
a daughter, Miss Anita Piper, who
lived with him, and Ave grand
children. The funeral will be held
tomorrow afternoon from the First
BaptiSt church,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-20
CUT HERSELF TO PIECES
WHILE PAIRING A CORN

she slashed her left arm open to
the bone from palm to elbow. and
in snatching the razor from that
wound she nearly severed one of
the fingers of her right hand.
The woman's cries brought as
sistance, but before the flow of
blood was stopped she was in seri-
Gus condition and there is little
hope for recovery.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-20

VALLEJO, Cal, June 20.-Mrs.
F. M. Hodgman, of this city, is ly-
ing near death today from severe
razor slashes inflicted in singular
accident. She was standing in her
home with one foot resting on a
chair. in the act of waring a corn,
when she suddenly lost her
equilibrium.
In her efforts to recover balance
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-20
BANKER PARKER
ARRESTED TODAY
Vice President of Ankeny Bank Ac'
cused of Land Fraud.

timber land claims.
The arrest causes a great sensa
ton. Parker was taken before
Commissioner G. A. Moore and re
leased on $4,000 bonds.
United States Senator Ankeny II
president of the bank.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-20

BAKER CITY, Ore, June 90
J. Fl. Parker, vice president of the
First National bank Of this city, one
Of the biggest banks in eastern
Oregon, was arrested today on two
indictments charging corruption
and perjury in connection with
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-20
TO DRAW JURY PANEL

The following were selected by
the commissioners today to draw
the next jury venire: j. NJ. jamie
son, Ethan Allen, J. A. Harris and
J. A. Deffenbacher
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-20
POOL SELLERS SHUT
OUT AT MEADOWS

SEATTLE, June 20.-The sum
mer meeting of the King County
Fair association starts at the Mead
ows this afternoon for tie annual
70 day meeting A card of six
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-20
I'VE HAD A CORKLNG TIlNE'
S@ Rooco,,oh

WASHINGTON, d c. 20-Roosevelt accompanied by
Quentin left Washington this morning for
their visit at Oyster Bay The president
officials and friends
guarded by secret service Friends reminded the pesi
y dent that he had earned vacation.
Don't sympathy me- the president replied Il
joyed every minute term of My thanks due
the opportunity
had them. have had perfectly corking time
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-22
LEGAL.
Petition to Probate VIII.

State of Illinois, Rock Island Coun-
ty-ss:
County Court Rock Island county.
October term, 1908.
In the matter of the probate of the
last will and testament of John Nc
Enary. deceased. In probate.
To All Persons Whom This May Con-
|cern-Greeting:
Notice is hereby. given that on the 5th
day of October, A. d. 1908, petition
was filed in the county court of Rock
Island county, Illinois. asking that the
Hast Will and testament OF John Nc
Enary, deceased. be admitted to pro-.
bate. The same petition further states
that the following named persons are
all the heirs at law and legatees-
Maria McEnary. Minnie Courtney, Anna
lSturdevant, John McEnary. Stephen Nc
Enary, and all the unknown heirs at
law of the said john McEnary. de-
tceased.
You are further notified that the
hearing of the proof of said will has
been set by said court for the 2Sth day
/ of October, a. ID. 1908, at the hour of 3
lo'clock in the forenoon, at the court
house. in Rock Island, in said county.
when and where you can appear, If you
| see fit. and show cause. If any you
have, why said will should not be adj
United to probate.
H. B. HUBBARD County Clerk.
| Dated at Rock Island, Ill, Oct. 8,
1908.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-22
Sale of Real E.tate.

BY virtue of an order and decree or
the county court of Rock Island coun-
Blondine Case, administers
trix of the estate of Charles T.. Case,
deceased. for leave to sell the real es-
term. A. d. 1908, of said court, to-wit:
On the 25th day of September. A. ID.
1905 l shall. on Monday the 26th day
10 o'clock in the forenoon and o'clock
in the afternoon of said day, to-wit, at
the hour of o'clock p. m, sell at pub
lie sale. at the east door of the court
house, in the city of Rock Island. in
said county the real estate described
as follows, to-wit:
The undivided one-thifd t1-3) part OF
the west twenty-five and 60-100 (25.G0)
acres of the southwest quarter (south
of the Indian boundary line), of section
thirty-one CID. in township eighteen
US), north of range one %, west OF
the fourth principal meridian. except
ing that part thereof described as fol-
the south line of the southwest quarter
of aid section thirty-one CID, which is
one thousand three hundred fifty-twO
and $40 U.352.5) feet east of the south
north three hundred ffte and 24-10O
$3.50 "a feet, thence east ninety 800
feet, THENCE south three hundred nifty
ninety 600 feet to the place of begin
ming. and excepting also the west sixty
COP feet Of Of, that part of lot twelve oi2(.
ton to the city of Rock Island which
lies south of the Indian boundary line.
tAlso, the undivided one-third ODD part
| of lots ten 10) and eleven cd, in
block Fl" and the north thirty-four
and 7e-1OO (34.76) feet of lot eighteen
lQSl and all of lots nineteen ue).
twenty (20), twenty-One CID, twenty
two (22), twenty-three l2S) and twen-
Ity-four (24), in block ~ in Edgewood
Park addition to the city of Rock Is
land Also, lots one G) and two CD in
block one %, and lots one Cd, three
J(3) and four ca in block two (2), In
Dakk's Second addition to the city OF
Rock Island, all in Rock Island county
Illinois. on the following terms, to-
wit: For cash in hand upon the com
pletion and approval of said sale.
| Dated this 26th day of September. A
ID 1908 RLONDINE CASE.
Administrative of the Estate of Charlie:
/ L. Case, deceased.