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Weekly journal-miner., 1908-12-09
THE RIGHT PENALTY.

When at the close of the recent
 murder trial twelve jurymen agreed
 upon the death penalty, the communi
 ty was mildly surprised. Not thai
 anyone thought the finding too severe
 but people had dropped into the un
 conscious belief that the death penal ty was lost in the county archives
 There mas since been general com
 mendation of the verdict or rather for
 the jury that with exceptional appre
 ciation of the situation brought forth
 the extreme punishment for taking
 human life.
 Our approval of the death sentence
 IS free from any gloating over the mis. fortune. of the man who must render up the great price for his crime. It is free from feeling that either the law or the community will secure re- venge in the murderer's death. The law or the community that hangs a man through revenge is as much a murderer as its victim. But in this particular sentence the community re. Training from the platitude, "He got what he deserved" can say with con. viciion, "Our society is stronger for afiixing this punishment, stronger than 1t would have been had the jury, apa. thetic to the situation, sent the mur. derer to prison"
 In short, the situation rather than the crime demanded the death penal. ty. This is noteworthy. Not always does murder, murder technically in the first degree, call for death. In truth, we feel that seldom does the mere killing demand another life be taken. The opponents of capital punishment have much the higher and more logical side of the argument. But now and then murder does require the death sentence. The murder of Sullivan did not because of the abstract crime of the killing, but because df the concrete of the atrocity and above all because of the personality and court career of the slayer.
 Taking human life was small thing to the man who to all appear. inees cowardly shot down an unsus- pecting victim. Except for n barba. rous pride in being known as n killer nc had no interest in the killing. Life in others was valueless except to use It by extinguishing it to attract at. lention to himself. For the law that says advanced society must have no killing he had candid contempt and rightly because through legal jugglery, combined with apathy, he had escaped the grip of that apparently futile law.
 Law had little reality to aim. Court was diversion. He enjoyed his
Weekly journal-miner., 1908-12-09
DRINK DEPRESSION BRINGS ABOUT
 SUICIDE
J. McQuaid Takes If, Following Nights
 Debauch
(From Tuesdays Daily,


 McQuaid, better known as ".Iaekp. McQuaid. a prominent restaurant keen. or of this place. shot himself throuy1 the head at l:30 o'clock Friday non ing. and died from the effects of tb. wound two hours later. The cireun. stances attending the suicide were brought out at the inquest held before Justice John Riggs Friday.
 Mir. McQuaid, w1lo had been drink. ing heavily during the past few dsys left the restaurant with his wife q, about 8 o'clock last evening, and for an hour or two visited at his rcsidenc. in the west part of town with friend who had accompanied them nome He retired at about 10 o'clock, but al midnight arose, dressed himself and went down town, where he procured a couple of bottles of beer and a flask of brandy, with which he returned home and regsled himself for an hour or so. About l:30 he stepped out on the front porca of his home and an in. stant later Mrs. McQuaid was startled by the sound of two shots, fired with an interval of two or three seconds be. tween them, the second report being followed by the sound of heavy fall.
 Several men were sleeping in a tent close by, and upon being awakened by Mrs. McQuaid's frantic cries, they hurried ,o the scene of the tragedy. where they found ".Jack" lying on the poren, bleeding from wound above the right ear, and with a small 22.caliber revolver by his side. Dr. Keith. being hurriedly summoned, did everything possible for the wounded man, but the little bullet had done i's work too well, and at 2:30 it was all over with "Jack" McQuaid. The tragedy has cast gloom over the community, for the dead man, not witnstanding all his faults, was well liked by all who knew him.
 Patrick ]. McQuaid was born in Minneapolis, Minn., forty-nine years ago. He was married to Emma c. Holder at Pittsburg, fd., fifteen years ago. Happening to be in business in Canada nt the outbreak of the Boer war, hc promptly enlisted and for two years served under the British flag in South Africa. He was well known in Arizona, having conducted a restaur' ant for three years in Yuma, after which, for a short time, he ran two eating houses in Phoenix, being en- gagged in the latter enterprise during the territorial fair of 1907. He came to Wickenburg year ago, and had not only succeeded in building up business but had acquired in the best residence district of the town, erecting neat and at' tractive cottage, and announced his intention of making his final and per. manet home. His tragic ending is sim. ply one more tribute to King Alcohol, There is no question that his mind had become unbalanced by his indulgences, and the verdict of the coroner's jury placed the verdict wholly upon his own shoulders.
Weekly journal-miner., 1908-12-09
PIONEER ILL

John Banfield, a pioneer settler of the Mogollon mountains, is reported seriously Il at Camp Verde. He is sunering from paralysis and little hops is entertained for his recovery. hs cane to this county from Nevada and settled in the Mogollon noun taiss where he has been engaged in hosss and cattle raising until recent y stricken ili He is '7e years old.
 Wmien Lane is also reported se. riossly nl st his home in Camp Verde.
Weekly journal-miner., 1908-12-09
PROMISES TROUBLE.
Followers of Former Haytian Admin
 istrator Become Rsvolutionists.

SAN JUAN, Dec. 5.-GeneraI Fir min arrived today on the steamer vir. g'nia from St. Thomas. He has sixty Followers, bound for Port Au Prince
 He deelrass he will succeed Nord Alexis.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-21
GRAVITY WATER PLANT
IN CITY OF COLUMBUS
CONTRACT TO LAY MAINS GIVEN
TO BILLINGS MEN.

From Saturdays Daily.
The water system for Columbus is
to be completed at once. the contract
for the laying Of water mains through
the streets Of the Saltwater metro
polls having been let to the Beeman-
Stocking company Of Billings.
The contract covers the main part
of the city and the work Is to be
rushed so the water may be turned IN
this fall. It Is the intention to make
the mains big enough to supply q
much larger city than Columbus.
With the completion Of the work
Columbus will have q gravity water
system furnishing the purest possible
mountain water. The source OF the
supply Is in the Saltwater river, one
OF the purest mountain streams
ii the west. which empties into the
Yellowstone near Columbus. The sup
ply Is diverted from the saltwater
through the canal of the Saltwater
Irrigation company about five miles
up the stream. It is carried across
the Yellowstone in a pipe 80 inches
in diameter under q head Of 100 feet
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-21
CHAMPION THROWER
OF LARIET COMING
WILL BE ONE or FEATURES AT
FAMILY THEATER.

Jack Howard. the champion lariet
thrower Of the United States. will be
In Billings the coming week as one
Of the features Of the performance at
the Family theater.
MI. Howard has been the marvel of
all the big vaudeville circuits and was
induced to come to the Family thea
ter only because OF his desire to see
some of Eastern Montana, where he
worked when q boy. Among the other
attractions. which Manager Enright
offers this week. will be the Poenish
children. aged 3 to II years, two Of
the youngest musicians on the vaude
Vile stage. They play the violin and
c~larionet. Miss Bessie Bernhard Will
sing the illustrated song and The
Family meater stock company viii
render the laughing comedy success
Apples The moving picture win b
entitled ''The May pole dance"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-21
MUSICIAN WRITES PROMOTERS
or PoLYTEcHNlcAL SCHOOL.
IS HIS HOME
Receives Letter From New
York, Relative TO Educational lnstl-
tuition to Be Established Here-stu-
dent Of Joseffy.

From Saturdays Daily.
Somewhere in the big city Of New
York, there is a musician, obscure as
to fame, but seeking an opportunity
to better himself in life and secure 9
position as instructor in q western
college or musical conservatory. In q
letter to John D. Loeekamp Of this
city, Ralph Rauh, 148 Madison avenue
New York City, states that he learn.
ed from the Gazette that a polytech
meal school is about to be establish
ed In this city and inquiries II g de
partment Of music and art 10 conteia
plated.
Mr.. Rauh says that he desires t.
locate somewhere in the west and
favors Billings as that is his home
town. He inquiries whether or no
an instructor In music has been secur
ed for the proposed school and state'
that il not he would like to make ap
plications for the position.
He states in his letter that he ha'
been a student Of piano for the pas
five years, has studied with capabl'
masters and at present the grea
Josefy is his tutor. He is also doin'
orchestral work with Max Spicker.
MI. Losekamp has referred the lei
ter to the promoters Of the polytechn'
cal school.
1t is probable that a meeting 9
those interested in the movement 7
establish a school In Billings WI
meet Tuesday night and perfect O
g%anization.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-21
yNIIYT8g3 vs. TTTT 7" 49, sTt8NW NY@ET@N S9W M"N8I"
GRAIN ELEVATOR
FOR BROADYlEN
MINNEAPOLIS FIRM TO EsTAH.
LlsH MARKET in NEW TowN.

From Saturdays Daily.
Broadview will have q lumber yard
and grain elevator a. Q as steel is
laid on the Billings & Northern and
transportation facilities afforded the
new town, according to a letter re-
ceived yesterday by DR.. w. x. Sud
duth, the father OF Broadview, from
the nj CaultWebster Elevator conf.
pany OF Minneapolis.
The writer, d. Webster, vice presi.
dent OF the company, states that dur.
ing q visit to Broadview about q
month ago he raj greatly impressed
with the country and decided then to
establish q lumber yard and elevator
In the town, as soon as the railroad
company would be 81 q position e
transport building material. He also
states that the company will take
care Of the grain raised In that
locality by establishing q marked
there this year.
Mr.. Webster asks for information
regarding general crop conditions ant
acreage in the vicinity Of DR.. Sud
duth'e experimental farm.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-21
PROSECUTOR WILL 4
FILE INFORMATION
CHARGING MRS. RIoRDAN WITH
FIRST DEGREE MURDER.

From Saturdays Daily.
County Attorney Wilson filed q
motion and AFFIDAVIT in the district
court yesterday begging leave to fle
vi information charging Florence
Riordan with murder in the first
degree. The motion and affidavit will
be considered by Judge Fox today.
Mrs. Riordan shot and killed hel
husband at Central Park last Sunday
noon. She Is he'd responsible for his
death by a coroners' jury which was
called for the inquest held last Mon
day.
There are no new developments II
the case and the woman refuses tx
make any statement regarding the
affair.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-21
TRADE
HOUSES and LAM
DEAL MADE in CITY AND Farm
REAL ESTATE.

A real estate deal was consummate
Thursday through the North Real BE
tate, Loan and Title company whert
by Albert Sharp. q ranchman residinl,
south Of the city, traded q tract Z
100 acres and buildings, situated Q
the south bank Of the Yellowston
river about six miles from Billing;
to D. 6. Young, another rancher 1
city, for a residence and two lots I
the corner OF South Thirty-first stree
and Second avenue south, togethe
with a consideration.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-21
UNKNOWN MAN Is
SENT TO ASYLUM
JUDGE FOX FINDS THAT JOHN
DOE is OF uNsouND MIND.

From Saturdays Daily.
Chippled with paralysis apparently
deaf and dumb, his identity and name
q mystery, an old man, known as
John Doe IN the court records. was
committed to the state insane asylum
at Warm Springs in the district court
yesterday afternoon by Judge Fox.
The old man has been a constant
source Of trouble to the police for
some time past and has spent the
greater part of the time since he was
called to the attention Of the authori'
ties, either IN the hospital or the city
jail.
Doctors Rinehart and Chapple were
the examining physicians and gave II
as there opinion that the man is IA
sane. .
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-21
MAKE coLoRED PICTURES.
Local Photographers Use New Pro
cess In Developing Plates.

Local photographers Use PFo-
cess In Developing Plates.
From Saturdays Daily.
The first pictures showing the exact
colors Of the objects reproduced ever
taken and developed in this city were
yesterday made at the Baumgartner
studio. Several pictures Of various
residences about the city were photo
graphed and reproductions showing
the colors Of the buildings and sur.
roundings were produced after chemi-
cal treatment.
The method employed in developing
the negatives Is similar to that used
in ordinary photography. Different
solutions are used and the plates are
treated a larger number Of times. The
plate that is necessary in the develop
ment is more sensitive than the or
binary.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-21
COOKS BID SENT BY
WIRE TO WASHINGTON
ANOTHER OFFER OF SITE FOR
FEDERAL BUILDING.

LNat
The treasury department of the
federal government has received an
other bid for a location for the pro-
posed government building to be erect
ed in Billings, which was not includ-
ed In the list Of bids published yes
terday morning. It was sent by tele-
graph q few days ago and q complete
description was forwarded by mail
yesterday.
Tue bid was made by J. w. Cook
and Il the property now occupied by
his livery stable on Third avenue
north and Twentyeighh street. The
price asked IL $4,000.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-21
EioHTEEN AND oNEHALF CENTS
PAID FoR TWO CLIPS At
MILES CITY YESTERDAY
MANY SALES MADE
Buyers Make Better Offers at Milwau-
kee Observation-Disclosures Pick
up one Clip Of 10000 Pounds at
Private sale, But Price Il conflden-
t,al-wilI Play Ball Today.

From Saturdays Daily.
The western wool market vas top
ped At Miles City yesterday morning
~ two clips being sold for 1s1hz cents.
The sales took place under sealed
bids when freeman Philbrick sold his
clip Of 253 sacks to Crimmins &
Pierce and when J.. H. DAILY received
1871 cents for his clip at the Milwau-
kee warehouse.
The other sales reported at the
Northern Pacific warehouse were as
follows:
George Horkan to Crimmins &
Pierce, 1870 sacks at 17M cents.
Mckenzie Land & Live Stock com
pany to shillheld & Smith, 241 sacks
at 16s5t cents.
Mrs. Dan Mckay offered 14h ce It's
Tor her clip OF AZ sacks, refused.
Hunter & Gale offered 12h1 cents
for clip OF II sacks by Jermtah W..'-
iams & Co, refused.
Prices generally scared higher ct
the Milwaukee warehouse than at the
Northern Pacific, the bids being as
follows:
y. II. DAILY to Justice Bateman &
Co, ~ sacks. at 1871 cents.
]. Z. Marshall to Shifted Smith
& Co, 60 sacks, at 16M cents.
James Kenney TO Judd Root g Co.,
81 sacks at 16X cents.
Ralph Tandy to Justice Bateman y
Co, n sacks, at 1874 cents.
w. II. Carl to Francis Wiley g GO.
IS sacks at S16M cents.
Open Range Sheep Co., bid by Jer'
miah Williams & Co. for 50 sacks
14M cents. Held for consideration.
q. u. Dantorth to Francis Wiley 8
CO., s sacks at 16h cents.
Independent growers to Luce Man
ming, 10000 pounds. price confidential
The wool buyers and railroad solic
tors at Miles City will pay baseball
at the park today charging an admis
sion fee Of % cents and the proceed
will go to charity.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-21
LIVINGSTON WINS THE GAME

From Saturdays Daily.
Eleven to 2 in favor OF Livingston.
That tells how the Sugar Factory
team Of Billings was defeated at Liv-
ingston yesterday. There were seven
innings of baseball and two innings
we'll, the less said about them the
better. Manager Logan put In q new
pitcher to try him out. He present
ed the Gate City boys with eight
bases on balls, which melted eight
runs. Then Husband went in the box
and the visitors made but three more
runs.
The Livingston team and the Sugar
Factory boys will play again today IN
the Gate City and Husband will be tn
the box.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-21
ACT OF a NAL. WOMAN.

From Saturdays Daily.
Mount Clemens, Mich, July 49,
Mrs. Philip Mitchell, who is said to
have been insane, last night poured
oil from a lamp over her sleeping
husband and saturated her own might
dress. She then set fire to her night
dress and sprang into bed beside hel
husband. Mitchell smothered thu
flames with a rug, hut not before hi
wife had been horribly burned. She
cannot recover. Mitchell was not Sc
riously burned.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-21
DENIES REPORT.

Bellingham, Wn., July 1S:-Reporta
emanating from San Francisco and
New York that the Bellingham bay
and British Columbia railroad had
been disposed Of to a holding com
pany and would be used Jointly by
the Union Pacific and Canadian Pact
fc are denied this afternoon in g dis
patch from p. H. Taylor, president O
the corporation to the local officials.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-21
MILLER IS
A PROUD FATHER
DEPUTY COUNTY TREASURER
HAS BABY BOY.

From Saturdays Daily.
Henry B. Miller, the deputy county
treasurer, was wearing yesterday 9
smile of the variety that simply won't
come OF. The $ Of MI. Miller'a
happiness Ii the arrival Of q bouncing
ten pound boy at his home on Lewis
avenue Thursday night.
Both Mrs. Miller and the baby are
said to be doing nicely. meantime Mr
Miller Is receiving the hearty congrat
ulations Of his friends.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-21
MRS. PHOEBE MOORE
ASKS FOR DIVORCE
WANTS MAIDEN NAME RESTORED
AND CUSTODY OF CHILD.

From Saturdays Daily.
Phoebe A. Moore hled suit for
divorce In the district court yesterday
against her husband, Harry 8. Moore,
alleging cruel and inhuman treat
ment and asking custody Of the minor
child, aged seven months and the re-
storation Of her maiden name, Phoebe
|Wysong. Alimony 10 also demanded,
Mrs. Moore in her complaint states
that she and her husband were mar
ried at Great Falls. January IS, 1907.
and recites numerous instances q
cruel treatment received at his hands
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-21
CACNON & co. HAVE
CONTRACT IN PARK
LOCAL CONTRACTORS TO BUILD
QUARTERS FOR OFFICERS.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Gagnon & Co.. building contractors
of this city, have q contract for build
ing quarters for the officers Of the
United States army stationed at Fort
Yellowstone. The contract involves
about $4,000 and work on the build
ings was started about two weeks
ago. Charles Suffer is in charge OF
the work temporarily.
Nj. Gagnon stated yesterday that
the company intended putting on 9
force st between rs and 100 men and
rush the work to early completion in
the next few weeks.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-21
LOOKS LIKE MURDER

Dover. Del, July 1s.-Police ofacials
OF Queen Anne county express the
opinion that William Williams, the
farmer whose body was found hang
ing to a tree last Tuesday, was muir
dered for his money.
The authorities are frank in stating
that the Walls family are entirely
eliminated from any suspicion in the
death Of Williams.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-21
%Springfields Accurate.

Springfields Accurate.
As a matter Of record, during recent
tests Of the modern Springfields at
the government station at Fort Perry
bullets fred at a range Of 1000 yards
with machine rests have deviated but
one-quarter OF an inch in height and
three and a half inches in width. The
cartridges employed in these weapons
contain 1870 grains Of powder, or 81
grains more than have ever been usee
before.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-21
HEARST WILL PRESIDE.

New York, July 1s.-A cable "a
received today announcing that w. R.
Hearst, who will preside at the ma
tional convention of the Independence
party at Chicago, sailed for New York
on the steamer Lusitania today. The
convention will be called to order by
Mr.. Hearst on the morning Of July ~.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-21
MARRIED in BILLINGS.
While on Their Way to Spend Sum
mer in Yellowstone Park.

While on Their Way to Spend Sum-
mer in Yellowstone Park.
From Saturdays Daily.
William @. Brownson and Miss
jackson Of Des Monies, Ia, two
popular young people OF the Iowa
metropolis, were married last even
ing at the Episcopal restory by Rev.
MI. luke. Mr.. and Mrs. J. i. Nc
Keen Of Custer, friends Of the bride
and groom, onciated as witnesses and
the bride was given away by MI. Nc.
Keen.
The young people, who were sweet
hearts in their Iowa home were on
their way to spend the summer in the
national park. They decided to get
married and 90 together.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-21
WILL ATTEND INTERSTATE EN-
cAMPMENT in WASHINGTON.
NEW RIFLES RECEIVED
Local Marksmen Will Accompany Bill
inns Organizations to Encamprnent
70 Try for Montana Team - New
Uniforms for Men.

From Saturdays Daily.
"a telegram received g day or SO ago
by Captain Paul Mccormick, jr., Of
Company K, from headquarters Of the
state militia at Helena, states that
all companies of the Montana guard
will go to American Lake, Wash, dur
ing the early part Of August to par
ticipate in an e~ncampment Of the state
militia from Washington, California,
Oregon, Idaho. Utah and Montana.
TO accompany the local militia com
pany will be the Second Regiment
band, which created such q favorable
impression at the encampment held
last year at the same place. IN order
to live up to the showing made last
year, the members Of the band have
been practictng constantly for the last
two months. A full quota Of 80 mem.
bers will comprise the band on the
trip to the interstate meet.
Full Quota TO 90.
Company K will be represented by
between so and 60 g An of1ce1
Of the company said yesterday that
there have been q surprisingly large
number Of applications recently t.
join the company SO as to partici
pate in the maneuvers in Washington
next month.
Some local marksmen will go along
with the state guard in order to take
part in the rifle contests with a view
OF securing q place on the Montans
state rife team that will 60 mex
month to Fort Perry in Ohio, where
the national tournament will be held
Both the local organizations have
secured new equipment, having new
khaki and olive drab uniforms. New
Springfield rifles Of the 1908 model
which are used exclusively by thu
United States army, and said to b.
the most accurate army rife used b!
any nation, have been received AMI
J will be carried by the local guardsmel
~ %hn NORTHUMBERLAND HN@#5Ak @E ~
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-21
CONDUCTOR STRUCK SWITCH

While running to catch the train,
the Pullman car conductor on last
nights train No. 4, was struck by q
switch stand at Big Timber and badly
bruised about the face, head and body.
Beyond these bruises, he escaped In
Jury. His wounds were treated on the
arrival Of the train in Billings.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-21
strayed.

etrayed.
From ranch at Roundup. Mont, one
brown horse about Z years old. weight
LOO pounds, branded wine cup on
left shoulder. $500 reward. Notify
J. G. Herd, no N. 26th street. Billings.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-21
REpMoNp's DAUGHTER WE'D.

London, July 1s.-Dr. William Tho
mas Power Of New York was married
today in the church Of Our Lady Of
Victoria to Miss Esther Redmond
daughter Of John p. Redmond, the
nationalist leader.