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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-28

New York. MAY 22.-Mae c. Wood
whose suit for absolute divorce
from United States Senator Thomas
9. Platt OF New York has been on trial
in the supreme court here for several
days. was committed to the Tombs
prison late Thursday after Justice
O'Gorman had dismissed the com
plant in her action and ordered her
held in $4,000 bail on charge of per.
jury.
The decision In Senator Platt's
favor and the sudden and sensational
end OF the suit came after day which
the defense occupied largely with the
introduction of expert and other testi.
mony attacking the authenticity of the
documents by which the plaintiff was
seeking to establish her alleged mar.
riage to Senator Plat.
Strong Expert Evidence.
A handwriting expert testified that
in his opinion the body of the letter.
In which Senator Plat was alleged to
have admitted his relation as hus-
band to the plaintiff was added after
the senator's signature had been af-
axed. More telling still for the de
tense were the depositions by engrav-
ers and stationers called by counsel
for Senator Plat that the blank form
upon which the alleged Platt.W Wood
marriage certificate was prepared, was
not Autographed until three months
after the date upon which the mar
riage of Miss Wood to Senator Platt
was alleged to have taken place.
Miss Wood was recalled to the
stand in rebuttal. She was asked If,
after hearing the testimony about the
marriage certificate, she still reiter.
ated that the defendant gave her the
certificate as she previously testified.
Il still reiterate IT," she replied
Court Dismisses the Suit.
Senator Platt's counsel then moved
for dismissal of the complaint. II
vas forthwith granted by Justice
O'Gorman, who in rendering his do
cision said
Il cannot credit the plaintiffs evil
dence as to the alleged marriage, and
the testimony as 1t impresses the
court Is that this is a most wicked de-
sign to support false and fictitious
claim by forgery and perjury"
At the district attorneys ONCE II
was said that Miss Woods case would
speedily be presented to the grand
jury and pressed for trial II an indict-
ment was found.
At late hour Miss Wood had not
been able to furnish the bail demand
ed in her case and was still locked up
In the Tombs.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-28
Threa Peraona kIIlad.

ST. Louis, Mo-. May 25.-Lightning
live wire and heart failure caused the
deaths Of three persons. at games here
Sunday Joseph j. Howard. a wealthy
Sportsman and club member, was kill.
ed by lightning while golfng at Glen
Echo club. Near him a caddy was
thrown to the ground, John r. Perry.
20 years old. dropped dead while at
tempting to make a homo run on a
baseball diamond at South End park.
William Stephenson, 8 years old, near
o'Fallon park, while chasing a foul
baseball, ran into a live wire and was
electrocuted.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-28
TARs WELL ENTERTAINED.
6ellingham and Port Townsend Hos
pitable to the Fleet.

Bellingham, Wash, May 23.-The
first division, comprising seven of the
Atlantic battleships feet, Friday fur
nished the citizens of Bellingham and
this section OF Washington one of the
most interesting spectacles In the his
tory of the state, $500 sailors and ma
rines from the ships parading through
the principal streets to martial music
before 100000 people. The day was
the crowning one of Rear Admiral
Sperry's visit to this picturesque port
Port Townsend, Wash, May 23.-
Unbounded hospitality at every hand
has followed the official welcome TO
Washington state proffered to the Of
ficsrs and men of the battleships Kear-
sarge and Illinois at this port by Act.
ing Gov. Charles f. Coon, who came
here from Olympia for the purpose.
Nearly all places Of amusement have
been thrown open 10 the sallormen
and Friday the coast artillery officers
played hosts at Fort Worden, at which
the feet officers were honored guests
and the men and public generally
were entertained with various amuse-
msnts.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-28
Fatal Collision In okIahoma

Guthrie, Okla, May 22.--A special
train on the Santa Fe bearing 800
university students en- route to field
day exercises and Division superin-
tendent Ketter's special train met in a
head-on collision near Ripley, so miles
east Of here. Friday, Engineer John
Allen OF Arkansas City, In charge OF
the students train. was killed. Sew
eral students are reported seriously
injured. The students train was tels
scopsd and It was remarkable that
there were no more casualties. The
engineer OF the superintendent's train
failed to see the signal at Ripley OF
dsJing him to walt for the special.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-28
SIXTY PERISH IN A WRECK
AWFUL RAILWAY COLLISION AT
coNTlcH, BELGIUM.
Express Train Crashes into Local Full
Of Pilerims-The Injured Num-
Der About 100.

Antwerp, May 22.--One of the worst
railroad accidents in Europe in recent
times occurred at Contich, a station
six miles southeast of this city on the
main line, at eight o'clock Thursday
morning. The exact number of victims
has not been determined, owing to the
difficulty of removing the bodies from
the debris, but the latest estimate
places the number at 60 killed and
100 wounded.
The catastrophe appears to have
been due to a defective switch where
the main line crosses local line. At
this point a train. carrying a large
number of pilgrims on their way to o
local shrine, was standing. Into this
the Antwerp-Brussels express dashed
at a speed of so miles an hour, literal
ly leaping on top Of 1t. The heavy
coaches of the express crushed the
lighter train into splinters. The sides
of the express cars we're torn from
their fastoniDgs, the floors practically
collapsing, thus precipitatlng the pas.
sengers to the side Of the track unin-
jured, whence they fed, frenzied,
across the field. But for this fact the
death roll would be much greater.
Few OF the occupants of the local
train escaped alive. Those that we're
not killed we're badly injured, many of
them mortally. The engineer and fire.
man Of the express we're both killed at
their posts.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-28
UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL QUITS.
Secretary Wade Of Michigan Resigns
Because Of Charges.

Ann Arbor. Mich, May 23.-James
II. Wade, for 25 years secretary of the
University OF Michigan, submitted his
resignation Friday to the board Of
regents and II was unanimously ac-
cepted. The resignation followed an
Investigation OF the university finances
which Attorney General Byrd has been
pursuing for several weeks, The
Investigation centered around the al.
legged improper use of university
property. such as coal and painting
and building materials and workmen's
time. to an amount estimated at about
5000. Prof, Martin l.. D'oage was
appointed acting secretary to sign this
years diplomas.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-28
SIX AUR ERS ARE
Charged TO MAN
JAMES BRlMMlNesTALL, DoWAGI.
Ac, MICH, is cLAssED AS
AN ARcH.FlEND.
Prisoner Declared to Have Confessed
to Staying Of Two, and Sweating"
Methods Are Tried-List Of Al.
legged Victims.

South Bend, Ind, May 23.-James
Brimmingstall, aged 40, is under ar
rest at Dowagiac, Mich, n miles from
South Bend, charged with six mur.
ders. The police say he has already
confessed to two, and Prosecutor Bres-
nahan is confident the prisoner will ad-
NIT the other crimes. His arrest fol-
lowed an alleged attempt to make his
wife his seventh victim. She escaped
and appealed to the police. 1t is
probable that Brimmlngstall will be
subjected to further "sweat-box" ex.
Rminations, and that he will be held
on a charge of numbering David Hun
here last June.
The police say he confessed to kill
ing a man in Kansas, whom he had a
grudge against, and was sentenced to
ten years in the penitentiary. After
his release he killed companion and
received a sentence of three years. He
gave no names.
List Of Alleged Victims.
The list of Brimmingstalrs victims,
according to the officers, is:
Man in Kansas name not given) =,
killed by Brimmingstall when 16 years
old.
Railroad man in Missouri, name un-
known, killed seven years ago.
Two men sleeping in a tent In Mis-
souri,, name unknown to officials.
David Hun, Dowagiac, June, 1907.
Smith Hortium, Dowagiac, February,
1908.
Mrs. Brimmingstall, apparently dis
tracted, appealed to Prosecuting Attor-
ney T. J.. Bresnahan for protection
She said that Jim" was going to kill
her; she could not go to sleep for fear
he would break into the house and
murder her. She gave hints that led
to the discovery that her husband has
q criminal record.
Decided Property; Supposed Slain.
David Hun, an aged citizen Of
Dowagiac, went to the Brimmingstall
home to live a year and a half ago
He decided them his property on their
proposition to support him for the
remainder of his life. One night last
June scuffle was heard in an upper
room of the house. Hum was found
dead in bed with the bed clothing very
much disturbed. Brimmingstall said
that HUFF had some sort Of violent i'll
ness-colic or something like 1t, and
accidentally choked himself to death
with the bed clothing. The body of
Huff was buried next day and the
apparsnt haste occasioned some com
ment.
In February Of this year Smith Hor
tium disappeared. There are several
circumstances tending to connect
Brimmingstall with the disappearance
of Hortium. Hortium's body was
found frozen in the ice of a nearby
stream. His money had disappeared.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-28
PRIEST FELLED BY THE KNIFE
or the Maddened Farmer at the Close
of Mass.

Salisbury, Mo-, May 25.--Rev. Joseph
+. Lubeley, pastor of St. Joseph's Ger.
man Catholic church here, was prob,
ably fatally wounded at IL o'clock
Sunday morning, when he was twice
stabbed by parishioner Immediately
after he had finished singing high
mass.
After attacking the priest, Telling
him with the second blow, the frenzied
man. Joseph Schuette, a prosperous
farmer and devout member of the con
gregation, turned his freshly sharpen
ed knife upon Mrs. Barbara Ginter and
John Gates, two of those who rushed
to the priests aid.
Mrs. Ginter was cut in the hand,
while Gates received two wounds, one
In the hand and another in the elbow.
Neither Mrs. Ginter nor Gates were
seriously hurt.
Father Lubeley, who is a native of
st. Louis. and whose mother and two
bI others reside here, was stabbed In
the right temple and in the right side
of the neck, the knife just missing a
jugular vein by hairs breadth.
The clergyman was attacked from
behind just after he left the altar. and
was standing In the church door In
full view of about 400 worshipers.
While officers rushed the farmer to
the Salisbury jail physicians we're
hastily summoned to attend the wound
ed priest. He recovered consciousness
quickly. and. despite the gaping wound
In his throat, directed those about him.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-28
NEWSPAPER MAN is SLAIN.
N. M. HarreII Shot by Proprietor Of
FL Paso News.

FL Paso, Tex, May 21.-Monroe M.
Harrell, formerly of Oklahoma City,
okla. but for number of years con.
nected with newspaper work in FL
Paso. was shot and instantly killed
lere Wednesday night by j, F. Mitch.
i'm, proprietor OF the FL Paso Evening
News. Mitchim, who was arrested
soon after the shooting, claims that
Harrell had threatened to take his life.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-28
WEALTHY WIDOW is SLAIN.
Male Friend Of Hortonvllle (Wls.)
Woman Is Arrested.

Appleton. Wis, May 21.-Discovery
If the dead body of Mrs. Carrie
Shaw, a wealthy young widow Of
Hortonville, was made Wednesday
The body was badly mutilated, and the
authorities declare there is every evil
ience of a brutal murder having been
committed. Mrs. Shaw had been keep
'ng company recently with Charles
Abrams of New London, and the
couple were seen together. District
Attorney Rooney ordered the arrest of
Abrams. who is now in custody of the
New London police.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-28
RUFF JURY DIsAGREEs.
MIStrIaI In Case Against Former Boss
Of San Francisco.

San Francisco, May 22.-After being
out for 43h hours. the jury in the
trial OF Abraham Ruef. the former po-
litical boss OF San Francisco. and cen
trail figure in the bribery-graft prose
cution, against whom wholesale indict-
ments we're returned. failed to agree
upon verdict and was discharged at
five o'clock Thursday afternoon by
Judge Maurice T. Dooling.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-28
Church aurnad.

Alton, Ill. May 25.-st. Michael's
Catholic church, near Beltrees. north
of Alton, was totally destroyed by
lightning Sunday evening. Loss $4,000.
Lightning killed a man at Tolles
grove. near Godfrey.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-28
Veteran Theater MANAGER pIss.

Chicago May 21.--John Austin Ham
lin. proprietor OF the Grand opera
house, died "Wednesday night at tne
YirEinia hotel OF heart disease. He
was one OF the best known theatrical
managers In the country and noted Tor
the Independent manner in which he
conducted the Grand opera house He
baiIt the thsAtsr In 1eTa.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-28
Teachers, Examination.

the Highland County Board of School ex'
aminers hereby gives notice that examina.
tions of applicants for certificates will take
place In the washington School Building
Hillsboro, on the nrst Saturday of each
month.
Patterson examinations will be held on
the third Saturday of April aud on the sec
ond Saturday of May ...
Applicants for examination in special
branches muse notify the clerk at least two
weeks before examination day. ..e.
As prescribed by law, the fees for Teachers
examination will be so cents while the Pat
terson examination no fee is charged.
r p. TOE, Pres,
N Il LAMoNDA.
III. B. GALLIETT, Clerk,
Board of Examiners.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-28
Company RssponsIhls.

Milwaukee, Wis, May a5.-By a
court decision Just handed down the
Western Union Telegraph Co. Is held
responsible for the safe delivery OF
message alleged 10 have been stolen
by an employe.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-28

American drummers in South Africa
selling agricultural Implements and
machinery have secured over one-half
the trade. Statesmen from the United
States are pushing ahead, even with
the dull times and stringent money
market reported from the Transvaal
at the present time.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-28

81. John. Kan. May S1.---Fire here
early Wednesday destroyed seven
store buildings on the west side of
the public square, including the post
once. the st. John National bank and
0lassaoek's gsasral store Loss.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-28

~ wish | had Rockefeller's money!
'It would only cause you endIe ss
trouble"
81 guess you're right. He'd never
give me any rest. ."-Pittsburg Post.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-28
'PLATT wins SUIT;
MAE WOOD Jailed
PLAINTIFF IN DIVORCE CASE Is
HELD BY THE COURT FOR
PERJURY.

Locked Up In the Tonbs-Expert Wit.
nesses Destroy crediblIlty Of Her
Story Of Marriage with the Aged
New York Senator.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-13
HARn TO IMPRESS MODERATION.
Women Prone to Overdo Things When
Exercise Is Ordered.

II Is quite difficult to impress Upon
women the good of exercise; but 1t Is
equally difficult to compel them not to
Ovcrdu 1t.
Give Il wOma q pair of dumbbclls
and tell her to take IA gentle exercise
for five minutes every morning, and
she will swing them with violence
srver"l times "a day until her arms
ache from exhaustion.
Tell her to play tennis during pleas.
ant lays, and she will play 1t for
hours, at all hours, without modcra.
ton o" judgment.
II II the same with every form ~
exercise suggested. II seems the ma
turc of woman to Ovcrdo il through X.
%rorance. They do not know its value
enough to comprehend its danger.
They think If a little Is good more Is
better.
They weary themselves out, dcpletc
their heart action, give themselves
acute indigestion, al cause they will
not do in moderation the thing dhat
won" make them well and strong.
Doctors and physical %culturists say
they .lavc to fight this tendency in
women mon" than any other one thing
when they are upbuilding their blood
and tissues.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-13
NOW THE DRAPED WAiSTCOAT.
II Is Worn with Fancy Jackets and Be.
Woman Of Slim Figure.

The drapcd waistcOat has come In
again. 1t Is to be worn with fancy
jackets. and will prove especially be.
coming to thin figures, Being made to
wear with IA princess skirt, or Il skirt
having a princess belt, IT Is very short,
coming Just to the top of the prin'
cess belt. II Is much shorter at the
sides than the front and very much
shorter in he back than anywhere
else. The back is absolutely plain
and tight fitting, and ii Is most i'm
portan, that it should fit well, other
wise the effect of he outer jacket
cannot De successful. The drapcry
begins at the shoulder Sra,ns, where
the material Is laid in folds. There
are more folds which ON from the
under arm seam, so that the front OF
the waisicnat is entirely drapcd, the
folds being arranged to give an equal
f~ulncss across the bust. The waist
coat is double breasted and has four
buttons, covered with the material.
Such IA walstcuat Is usually worn
Owe a thin shirtwaist that is net par,
tiCularly elaborate because II VIII
hardly be seen, although it should be
very well Gn!ng and Of sheer material,
uthcrwis" the COSTUME" Will be too
warm and one may not rcmoV" a coat
worn over a waiStcoat. There Is al
most always a high collar and a fancy
jabOt worn with such w~aistcOats. and
either a iabOt or a lace bow Of some
| I~impngiDuS is necessary 10 make tho
proper effect.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-13
Ribbons for Fall.

Many Of tn" new iall and winter cOs
tunes will BE- finished off with IA sash,
due largely 10 tn" %direciOirc styl" now
In vogue. These vii be made Of broad
satin Of soft pliahl" quality, and will
Swatii" the waist in soft folds, the
ends falling gracefully dowl the sid"
or front Of tn" costume. Already this
fashion Is beginning to show in the
latcSt summer styles, rs many Of the
linGer." princess irOckS are now CON.
plctcG with a ribbon sash fastened to
the back only. In some fall gowns tn"
sash is on the Turkish idea. being
wOnnu tightly around the waist and
hips. and ihcn falling in soft folds al
most to the bottom Of the costume.
The T3.tO.dalc sash must be of a shade
to harmOnize with the costume, rather
than u contrast.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-13

A simmer gown keeps It's freshness
much longer when made without a lin
ing, ald worn inst ad over a princess
underslip that "a be l%aunderei when.
ever necessary. These undcrSlipS MAJ
be OF wash silk or Of lawn or batistr-
the l2ttcr Is much cOOlcr-and are
boned and fitted quite as carefully as
the lining Of a gown would be.
Whether the skirt be long or short, II
Is wei to have II finished on the IN.
ders!Ge with "a dainty lace trimmed
ruflc corresponding to that on the
upper side OF III" skirt-for then there
Is me- possibility, when seated, of
showing the unfinished side of the
pettic0at. OF cOurS". too, for the dec.
Olletc gown, the undrrslip Is cut low
and sleeveless. Vogue.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-13
Her Reason.

Not long ago there was tried In IN
Ohio court "A suit for damages where.
in the principal witness, IA liv.
Ing ear Dayton, was induced to come
to cO4rt only after several s%ubpoenas
had been served upon her.
When the dilatory witness was final.
ly brought before his honor, he said
I'm his scvcrcst tone:
What reason can you assign.
madam, for d%isObcying the summons
OF the court?'
81 amt got zone, ledge" answered
the woman, mcckly. only we've got
small pox down to II place. an
thought mcbbc you'd be kinder pre-
JUDGED agin it."-Illustratcd.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-13
Few Horses Used In China.

The only places in China where
horses are used to any great extent
are Shanghai. Esing.Tau and Ticn'
Tsin. Australian "walcrs," so called
because they originate in New South
Wales. are the most popular. These
horses are imported into Shanghai In
patches of from 20 to so, are well Ia
ken care of on the voyage, and, ar
into use within q couple Of weeks aft
er arrival.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-13
TIE
General Demand

Of the Well Informed of the World has
always been for a simple, pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy Of known
value; n laxative which physicians could
sanction for family use because its COM
poncnt parts arc known TO them to DO
wholesome and truly beneficial in effect,
acceptable to the system and gentle, yet
prompt, in action.
In supplying that demand with its cx-
cellcnt combination OF Syrup Of Figs and
Elixir OF SIENNA, the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
on the merits Of the laxative for its remark
able success.
That is n Of many reasons why
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA is given
the preference by the Well Informed.
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for sale
by all leading druggists. Price fifty cent?
per bottle.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-13
Monotony Of Home Life.

So many wives complain Of the mo
notony of marriage. They envy wom-
en- who write, paint or act, bccauso
they imagine all these callinas spell
infinite variety. But any life a be
come mOnotOnous If people allow IL to
be 30. Wives who grumble at the
dreary samencss of home routine for.
get that their husbands have to face
the same tircSomc monotony at the
office. The only way to get out of the
''rut" for wife or bachelor maid alike
IL to cultivate interests and hobbies.
Marriage Is monotonOus only for those
who make IL so.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-13
ALMOST A SHADOW.
Gained 20 lbs. on Grape-Nuts.

There's a wonderful difference be.
tween Il food which merely tastes good
AVID one which builds up strength and
good healthy flesh.
1t makes no difference how much we
eat unless W. a digest 1t. 1t IL
not really food t. the system until
It Is absorbed. A YOrkstate n
says:
IL had been n sufferer for ten years
with stomach and liver trouble. and
had got so bad that the least bit Of
food such as | then knew, would give
me untold misery for hours after
eating.
u lost flesh until I was almost a
shadow of my original self and my
friends were quite alarmed about me.
First ] dropped coffee and used
Postum, then began 20 use Grape-Nuls
although | had little faith it would do
me any good.
'l!nt ! continued to use the food and
have gained twenty pounds In weight
and feel like another person In every
way. ! feel AZ If life had truly begun
ane Tor ire.
81 can eat anything | like now In
moderation. suffer no i'll effects, be on
M feet from morning until night,
Whereas n year ago they had to send
me away from home for rest while
others cleaned house for me, this
spring have been able to do 1t myself
all alone.
my breakfast Is simply Grape-Nuta
with cream and Il cup OF Postum, with
sometimes an egg and Il piece Of toast,
but generally only Grape-Nuts and
Postum. And | a work until noon
and not feel as tired az n hours
work would have made me a year ago.
"There's n Reason"
Name given by Postum CO., Battle
Creek. Mich. Read. "Tha Road to Well
ville," In pkgs.
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time to time. The,
are genuine, true, and full Of human
Interest.