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lurking in the shadow of a house less
than a block away at the instant of
the crash.
SEES TWO STRANGE MEN
Charles Schenck, the young, crippled
son Of William II. II. Schenck. is au-
thority for the information relative to
the two loiterers who were hanging
about the corner near the house just
previous TO the explosion. and has also
testified concerning the mysterious
visit to the house of unknown men at
4 o'clock in the morning preceding the
commission of the crime Sitting
on the front steps of his faith
er's home about 20 minutes after
o'clock Wednesday night, Charles
Schenck saw two men. well dressed
and both wearing black soft hats
OF similar pattern, saunter leisure
ly past the house, walking north to
the street corner so yards away. where.
half sheltered from observation by the
overhanging boughs of trees, they
stood talking earnestly together.
Young Schenck left his place on the
steps minute or two later and went
70 the backyard, where he expected TO
meet friend. In less than 10 minutes
the terrific explosion occurred.
The only other possible clew to an
Identification of the bomb plaeers is be-
ing jealousiy guarded by the police. 1t
concerns the description of the man
seen hiding a short distance away, who
hurried from the scene as soon as the
work OF attempted assassination was
accomplished and before the arrival of
the crowd which quickly gathered. A
person whose identity is being care
fully guarded reported to the police
yesterday that he was walking north in
Nineteenth avenue toward the Schenck
home at the time the explosion oc-
Cured, and that moment before the
fash he noticed a man skulking in the
shadows under the Jutting bay window
OF house on the east side OF the
street a few doors from the Schenck
home. AT the sound OF the explosion
this man darted out of the yard in
which he had been standing and hur-
ried in the direction Of the estuary.
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Miss Georgie Schenck was recovered
yesterday from the debris in her own
room, but several other rings and pins
which had been lying by it's side on
her bureau were not recovered.
William Schenck, the head of the
family, was struck by a beam when
the explosion occurred. and badly cut
and bruised on the head and shou1-
ders. He was in the dining room with
his wife and eldest daughter and DIR.
Brown, and was knocked unconscious
to the floor. Both Mrs. Schenck and
Miss Schenck were thrown to the floor
and bruised, and DR.. Brown was
knocked down by splinters from the
doorway and bricks from the wrecked
fireplace. He was badly bruised about
the body and his injuries pained him
considerably yesterday. Beyond slight
bruises. neither Mr.. nor Mrs. Gallagher
were injured. but both were thrown
to the floor Of the upper room by the
shock.
Il have been present at heavy ar
tillery practice along the coast de-
fenses," said DR.. Brown, who is an
officer of the national guard. but the
concussion from that explosion last
night was equal to the discharge of a
dozen five inch guns. Miss Schenck
and I had just left the front hallway
and the table by which we were stand
ing there was blown out of existence.
Had we not gone into the dining room
we must have been killed. AS ii is. our
escape. and that of everybody else in
the house was miraculous"
THROWN AGAINST A STOVE
Anita Schenck. younger daughter,
was Just entering the dining room
through a door from the kitchen when
the explosion occurred and was thrown
across the room and down to the floor
against a stove. Her younger brother.
Harrison. who was in the kitchen was
rendered unconscious for a moment by
the shock and found himself lying in
the yard beneath a kitchen window. He
does not know whether he was thrown
through the window by the explosion
or whether he jumped through the
window in an unconscious effort to es-
cape while still half dazed.
When Gallagher recovered from the
sudden shock and found himself and his
wife only slightly injured he picked
Mrs. Gallagher UP in his arms and car
ried her bodily to the lower landing
of the stairway. some seven feet from
the ground floor. where the steps had
been torn away. Placing her on the
landing, he jumped into the pile of
! debris below and then caught her in
his arms as she followed his flight
Afterward Gallagher and his wife and
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Hoods SarsapariIIa.

In usual liquid form or in chocolated
tablets called Sarsatabs. 100 doses 81
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Schenck and his father, William II.
H. Schenck.
81 woke up about o'clock yesterday
morning and heard men walking on the.
front porch of thae% ouse," said young
Schenck. IT listened for minute ana
heard them go around to- the rear.
One of them stumbled ona the BACK
porch and got up and called my
father, thinking it was burglars. He
listened for minute or. two,s but they
had evidently gone away, and sup
posed it was some one who was
stumbling around at the wrong house.
Then father went to bed, telling me
to call him if I heard anything more,
but there was no further disturbance.
NITROGLYCERIN, PERHAPS
A theory on which some of the police
are working is that the explosion was
not caused by dynamite. but by nitro
glycerin, and this claim is in some
respects substantiated by the effect Of
the explosion and the absence of any
metal that might have been a portion
of an Internal machine containing dy-
Mantle. If nitroglycerine was used it
is supposed that it was in some sort
of a glass vessel, possibly wrapped in
a silk covering, and that an acid fuse
was used in discharging 1t. Unless
some portion of a machine is found 1t
is unlikely that the nature of the ex-
plosive will become positively known.
Hundreds of persons visited the scene
OF the outrage yesterday, but the police
kept the crowds back in the street and
allowed no one to approach the wrecked
house except on business. Late in the
afternoon Francis ]. Heney and Ru-
dolph Spreckels drove up in an auto
mobile, accompanied by Gallagher, and
spent nearly an hour in inspecting the
premises. An armed guard remained
close to Gallagher during all the time
he was about the house, and he con-
versed for some time with the detec-
tives. Both Heney and Spreckels ex-
pressed themselves as shocked beyond
measure at the attempt made on Gal
lagher's life and declared that no pun
ishment would be too great for the per-
petrators. and instigators of the deed.
The complete wreck of the building
could only be conceived by entering it.
The force was expended in every direc-
tion from the explosion and all the
downstairs rooms, as well as the room
directly over the front hallway were
absolutely destroyed The carpet from
the floor of this upper room was blown
through the roof and heavy piece of
1t hung suspended from the ragged
edge of shingles. Every piece of fur
nlture in the lower hall and the upper
room over the hall was reduced to
splinters and the house itself is in
condition that will make extensive SAL
wage impossible. The shock of the ex-
plosion was terrific, but the most
freakish results followed. The piano in
room 80 feet or more from where
the explosion occurred had the front
torn off, but fragile vase on top of
the instrument was unhurt.
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REGULAR ARMY ORDERS
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE eAIl

WASHINGTON. April 2S.-Army or
ders: Second Lieutenant John W.
Lang, Twenty third infantry, is re-
lieved from treatment at the general
hospital at Washington barracks. dis
trict of Columbia, and will report to
the commanding general In the Depart
ment Of California, San Francisco. for
duty. pending the sailing OF a transport
for the Philippines, where he will join
his regiment in the Philippine divi-
sion
First Lieutenant Harold w. Jones.
assistant surgeon. is detained as a
member of the board OF officers to meet
at Fort Baker. Cal, on April %. vice
Captain William R. Davis. assistant
surgeon. hereby relieved.
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HARRY MULCREW
THROWN BY HORSE
County Clerk Suffers Fracture
of Right Arm and Other
Injuries IA a
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.
HOLLISTER. April 2s.-H. L Null
crevy, county clerk OF San Francisco
was thrown from a horse near Pai-
cines. IA miles south of this city. this
morning. suffering a fracture OF the
right arm near the elbow. His right
wrist was sprained and he was severe
ly bruised on the chest
The accident was caused by the
saddle turning. The horse bucked and
Mulcrevy was thrown.
Mulcrevy was visiting at the home
of his sister near Paicines.
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all the membets Of the Schenck family
came to San francisco and spent the
night with the mother of Mrs. Schenck
and Mrs. Gallagher, who is living in
Sixth avenue In the Richmond district.
The women remained there all day yes
terday and the Schencks and Gallaghers
will make their home there temporar-
ily
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OTHER FREAIxs OF ExpLosIoN

Across the same room q heavy bev-
eled glass in mantel was broken, yet
tumbler filled with roses immedi-
ately beneath 1t was undisturbed and
not drop of water was spilled out of
1t. The farther wall of this same
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-28
SERIOUS FIRE IS
NARROWLY AVERTED
3. 3. BOND PREVENTS SERIOUS
LOSS AT THE BETHEL
HOTEL.

What might have proven a serious
fire was narrowly averted at the
Bethel Tuesday, by the promptness
and forethought of Mr.. B. B. Bond of
Newport, Ark, doubtless saving the
loss of thousands of dollars worth of
property. Mr.. Bond was passing
along one of the halls and thought he
detected the odor of burning cloth.
Throwing open one Of the doors, he
found some heavy lace curtains in a
bright blaze and making such progress
the the entire room would
soon have been ablaze. Mr..
Bond jekred the curtains down
and trampled them under foot
extinguishing the blaze with only
slight damage and few burns on his
hands and clothing.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-28
BOOSTING MAURY
COUNTY'S FAIR
ADVERTISING MATTER AND CAT
ALoGuES BEING soWN BROAD
CAST OVER COUNTRY.

The advertising wagon is now dis.
tributing advertising matter and cata-
logues in Maury and adjoining coun-
ties, report much interest being mani
tested in the coming fair. Thee pub
lie seems to be well satisfied with the
handsome catalogue, which is in a
measure an index to the entire epro-
gram that will be presented when the
gates are thrown open Sept. Is.
Coming events cast their shadows
before" The management of the
Maury County Fair are confident that
there will be larger and better dis
play of live stock than was ever be-
fore had at any county fair. One
gentleman from a nearby county call
ed at headquarters Monday and en-
gagged thirty stalls for the coming fair
Inquiries are being received daily for
and there is every indica-
ton for attractive displays in each
and every department of the big fair.
It must be admitted that the great
mule show held at the 1907 fair was
an unqualified success and did much
TO advertise one Of the county's chief
resources. Many inquiries have been
received from all sections wanting to
know If the great event will be re-
1eated this year. There is hardly "a
loubt that interested parties will /
make a strenuous effort to at least
equal the show last year, and it is
confidently expected that this feature
will again be one of the big attrac-
ions at the coming fair.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-28
CLUB WILL
MEET ON SEPT. 7
REPUBLICAN, ORGANIZATION TO
MAKE PLANS FOR AN ACTIVE
CAMPAIGN IN MONDAY.

There will be a meeting Of the Taft
Republican Club of Maury county on
Monday Sept. at the Circuit Court
room. This is the regular meeting
date for the club and Secretary G. K
Wade, of the club, urges the impor-
lance of every member being present.
This club was organized last winter,
but has not held a meeting since the
of Taft. The coming
meeting Will adopt plans to propagate
the Republican gospel in this county
and bring out the vote In November.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-28

saw Harry CRANBERRY. He saw him
when he came to the door. He sup
posed defendant stood at the door ten
seconds looking over the pool room.
The firing began a few seconds, ten
or fifteen seconds, after he saw Gran
berry in the act of shooting The
tragedy took place about ten or fifteen
seconds after Granbery entered the
room. The counsel for defendant
made an effort to shake the defendant
on this point, but he stuck to his
story. Witness thought that Peters
was the first man to run out the room
after the shooting. But neither of
them got out until after all of the
shooting was over. None lost any
time in getting out of the room and
old man Peters was one Of the first to
leave.
At the conclusion of this witness
testimony the counsel for the State
asked for and were granted time for
a consultation. After being out five
the attorneys returned. Gen.
eral Garner announced that the
State closed in chief. The
for the defendants
then asked that court adjourn
until tomorrow morning. The court
said that if the defense would be as
expeditions in presenting the evidence /
rs the State had been, he would indulge
he attorneys. Court then at 2 so o'clock
adjourned until $50 Wednesday
it having taken the attorneys
'or the State but two and one-half
hours to present its evidence.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-28
SCHOLARSHIP AT
The INSTITUTE
MISS MARGARET FARRIs, or oY.
ERs5URe. GETS COVETED Ell
LISoN cAPERs HONOR.

Miss Margaret Farris, Of Dyersburg
Tennessee, has been awarded the
Bishop Ellison Capers Scholarship. al
the Columbia Institute. which is the
scholarship given the U. d. C. Ten.
nessee Division. by the Rector OF the
Institute. in memory Of his father. the
late Bishop of South Carolina.
Miss Farris, the successful appli.
cant for this scholarship, is the daugh-
ter of Andrew Jackson Farris who
enlisted as a Confederate soldier at
Newcastle, Tenn, March, 1861, and
was member of Company Z. For
rests Cavalry. Mr.. Farris served
CALAMITY throughout the entire war
and was paroled at LAGRANGE, Ca,
1865. He is at present a member of
Dawson Camp, and wears the Cross
of Honor, conferred by the John Lau-
derdale Chapter u D. c., Dyersburg.
Miss Farris was strongly endorsed by
that chapter. The scholarship prac-
tically provides for the young lady's
board and tuition until her gradua-
ton.
The scholarship is given and named
in honor of the late Rt. Rev. Ellison
-Capers, d. d., Bishop of the Diocese
of South Carolina. AS Confederate
soldier Bishop Capers, then General
Capers. rendered distinguished service
to the Lost Cause" Three times
severely wounded, two of his wounds
were received on Tennessee sbfl-one
at Chickamauka in '6S and a second
at Franklin, November goth, "a.
Franklin is but thirty miles from Co
lumbia, where the Columbia Institute
is located, and it was to the home of
friends living just opposite the Insti-
tute, that General Capers, severely
wounded, was carried the day follow
ing the Franklin battle. Forty-three
years have past since then, and the
youngest son of that distinguished sol
der is now the Rector and Principal
Of Columbia's historic school, which
during the four years strife between
The States suffered many deprivations
At the hand of the enemy, but survived
he War to continue with uninter-
'upted success the accomplishment of
is noble mission-the christian edu-
,ation of the girls and young women
If the South.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-28
HALF MILE OF
REAL JUICY HAMS
FOUND NEAR THE EAST BIRMING.
HAM TRACKS OF THE
FRISCO ROAD.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Aug. 21.-A
half mile Of hams was found near East
Birmingham along the track of the
Frisco System this morning by local
police patrolling that section. The
hams had evidently been thrown from
a fast moving freight car for confed.
crates to pick up, but the approach OF
officers prevented contamination Of
the loot There were forty-eight hams
and many sides.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-28
WHEAT, CORN, OATS

Ashton Mills offer liberal prices
and furnish new sacks.-J. B. ASH
TON. 19-10wks
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Choice Fruits

Send your name for description price
let OF fruit trees vines and plants
r. A. WILKES. Culleoka. Tenn. 1-3.tf
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-28
TRUSTEES MONT
EAGLE ASSEMBLY
ELECTED AT MORNING MEETING.
HON. JNo. BELL kEEBLE
MADE PRESIDENT.
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
MONTEAGLE, Tenn, Aug. 25.--
The members of the Monteagle AS.
sembly met this morning and elected
the following trustees to serve for the
ensuing four years: Baptist, j. B.
Rountree and j. A. HILL Cumberland
Presbyterians, Col. A. NJ. Shook; Epis-
copal, DR.. B. L. Virgins and e. w.
Holcomb; Methodist, John r. Pepper
ard R.. ]. Riddle; Presbyterians, AL.
len G. Hall and H. c. Evans; Presby-
terrain U. S. A., w. D. Word for two
years, DR.. Ira Landreth and ]. l. D.
Kinds for one year each; Christian.
selection left to the executive COM
mittee.
The trustees elected Hon. John Bell
Keeble Of Nashville president and DR..
Allen G. Hall, also of Nashville, plat.
form manager.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-28
DE CHARETTE'S ARE
AT SPRING HILL

Nine. Antionette de Charette and
the Marquis de Charette of Paris,
France. are visiting Mrs. Campbell
Brown at Spring Hill. Nine. de
Charette is a sister OF the late Van
Leer Polk and a member Of one OF
Tennessee's oldest and proudest fam
flies Her son, Tony, has been in
the state for some months. Recently
he underwent a successful operation
for appendicitis in a Louisville hos
pital. Later they go to Memphis and
then on to Mississippi TO their plan
tation, a short run below Memphis.
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TAXABLE Wealth
OF TENNESSEE
MAURY COUNTY WITH ASSESS
MENT or sto.coo,ooo FIFTH
IN THE LIST.
DAVIDSON COUNTY IS SECOND
Shelby County Comes First With an
Assessment Of More Than s72,-
oooooo-5is Increase.

NASHVILLE. Tenn. Aug. 26.-Ths
taxable wealth Of the various counties
in the State Is shown to have increas-
ed largely during the past year by REQ
ords in the possession Of the State
Board Of Equalization. The. records
consist Of certified lists sent in to the
State Board by the County Boards OF
Equalization. A comparative state
ment of these have been tabulated by
the Clerk of the State Board, George
Blake.
The largest gain in taxable wealth
of the counties is shown from the lists
from Shelby county. A taxable valua-
ton of over s72,OOO,OOO is shown by
the Shelby county returns, this being
exclusive of the railroad, telephone
and telegraph properties. Fifteen
counties of the state show a property
of $5,O0O,OOO and over. Four
Of these counties show a decrease for
the past year-Maury, Giles, Mont
gomery and Rutherford. In David.
son county property values for the
last year have increased over $1,000
)00 Following is a list of the prop
erty values in the fifteen largest coun-
les of the State, as certified in the
office OF the State BOARD
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-28
DALTON BROS. CO, co.
BUILDING STORE

Dalton Bros. & Co. have commenced
the erection OF their new store house
at Theta. which was recently destroy,
ed by fire. The building will be much
larger and more convenient than the
old one. They hope to get in their new
store by the fifteenth Of September.
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Vance Wilson.

Vance L., Wilson was the next wit
ness. He has lived in Mt. Pleasant
nineteen years; all of his life. He Is
second cousin Of Washington Long
the deceased. He was in the pool
room when the killing took place,
playing pool with Washington Long.
He entered the pool room with Virgil
Brownlow, Malcolm and Washington
Long. Witness had been playing pool
fifteen minutes when CRANBERRY came
in. Witness was standing at the
and Washington was standing opposite
him on the other side of the table.
Washington could not see the door
from where he was standing. When
he looked up CRANBERRY came in with
Will alexander, but witness did not
notice CRANBERRY again until the shoot
ing occurred. Witness said that
CRANBERRY entered toward the back or
right side of the deceased. Washing
ton made no movement as far as he
saw, the first he saw being the first
shot. At the first shot Long fell and
CRANBERRY continued to fire into his
body just as fast as the pistol would
shoot. When CRANBERRY entered he
stopped brief moment at the door
and looked at the crowd. There
were no people in the room when
Cranberry came in not playing pool
except old man Peters and another
man. Washington Long was in the
pool room in the afternoon when
CRANBERRY came to the door to the pool
room and called Harry j. Harlan out.
cross-ExamInation.
Witness said he went to the pool
room in the afternoon at o'clock and
was there with Washington Long and
Harry ]. Harlan for an hour or two.
He could not say how long Harlan
was in the room when CRANBERRY came
and called for him. When CRANBERRY
came in about o'clock for Harlan,
he latter and witness were playing
pool and washington Long was seated
n chair against the partition wall.
As soon as Harlan was called he went
,ut with Granbery and soon came
pack, but CRANBERRY did not. Witness
eft the pool room with Washington
4ong at about o'clock. They re-
urned that night about IL minutes
,efore the shooting, which took place
i about 1880 o'clock. When Gran (
,ery entered the door just before the
hooting he seemed TO pause mo-
nent, said the witness. He was play
ne pool and between the stroke OF I
is ball and the effect of the shot he /
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witness saw Granbery with hts pistol
drawn Long had his back to the par
tition door. Granbery shot just as
witness looked up. Granbery was BE-
tween witness and Long. When the
first shot was fred Long fell 70 the
floor and Granbery then fred several
shots into his PROSTATE body. the wit
ness could not say how many.
cross-Examinstion
Witness had been in the pool room
only a few minutes when Granbery
entered the room. Witness was sit
ting somewhere near the cue racks
when Granbery came in. He indica-
ted on the map where he was, just
opposite 10 the end Of the second pool
table No one was sitting near the
defendant. When he first saw Gran
berry he was coming into the front
door. He did not see him come in the
middle door and did not notice de-
PENDANT again until the shot was fred. +
Long was standing near
the middle of the pool table, about
a foot and half from it. When wit
ness saw CRANBERRY with his pistol |
Long was over the table and he could /
not say that he turned toward Gran
berry. The shooting was all over in
second or two. Witness, asked if he
lidn't have it all wrong, said he did
not. He was asked if as matter of
act CRANBERRY didn't shoot Long from
he back instead from the side. He
insisted that CRANBERRY was opposite
he side face of Long. The witness
,ould see a side view of the deceased
When he was shot. Witness said that
le left as soon as the shooting was
yer. He couldn't say who got out
rst.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-28
Beware Of Ointments for catarrh That
Contain Mercury.


as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely de-
range the whole system when enter
ing 1t through the mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from reputa.
BILE physicians, as the damage they
will do is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J.
Cheney G. Co., Toledo, o., contains no
mercury, and Is taken internally, act
Ing directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. In buy.
ing Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you
get the genuine. II is taken internal
ly and made In Toledo, Ohio, by It. J
Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists Price, 75c per
bottle.
Take Halls Family pills for constS
patton.