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The Washington times., 1908-01-26
Benning Betting Status
To Be Settled Finally
Case of John Walters, New York Booknaker,
Will Be Used as Test by District
Attorney Baker.

Another "bookmakers' " test case will
be tried in Washington TO establish be-
You'd a doubt the exact status of book
making at Benning Until the Supreme
Court of the District determines the
question, Washington may not see the
races
District Attorney Baker has present
ed the name Of John Walters. a New
York bookmaker, to the grand jury with
sufficient data TO enable it 20 return
an indictment, charging Z. violation OF
the gambling laws of the District. 1t
is specially constructed 50 that IT viii
cover the operations OF the perambUlat-
ing ''bookie." The fall meeting at Ben
ming. II is said. was only allowed TO
run because a test case was soon to
be brought to dete rhine the status OF
the bookmaker. and }ether the words
Of the act. did set up a gaming table,
means a stationary place Of business.
The indictment will be returned before
Justice Stafford in the Criminal Court
next Friday. It will not only cover the
operations Of the perambulating book
maker, but viii include the man who
bets from the small places in the city.
as well as the peddling handbOokie.
Club Wants Decision.
The Washington Jockey Club, It is
understood, did not designate Benning
as a track for opening the Eastern rae
ing season, because It desired TO have
the question OF bOol1making legally de-
termiHed. The request To use some
other track TO open the season came
from members Of the Metropolitan
Bookmakers' Association, who win not
The Washington times., 1908-01-26
JAP ANESEEXCLUSIOA
MAY NOT EXCLUDE
Tokyo Issues Orders Pro-
hibltingCrossing American
and Canadian Borders.

regulations are all right. but they
are no good If not enforced"
mis- seems 70 be the sentiment in of-
hcial circles in Washington with regard
10 the imperial order issued al Tokyo
0y the japanese Emperor, which vas
contained In press dispatches yester-
day, 10 the effect that stringent orders
mad been issued to al officials prohibit
ing the emigration OF all Iaborers to
The United States and Canada.
Aside from this slight dubiousness.
Government officials are pleased with
this step, and comment favorabiy upcn
the attitude Of the japanese EMPEROR.
reflected in the Imperial order which,
Is 2I-suficient il enforced. II prohihits
emigration TO tho Hawaiian Islands.
except IN the case Of japanese already
having relatives living there. forbIds
emigration 10 the United States Can
AGA, and, 70 make assurance dos,b4v
sure. 20 Mexico, and commands a r4zgF
enforcement Of this order. II this IL
cone successfully, Il Is believed II 7youl.I
oDFlate every grievance Of the Pzr,fr.
coast people. as, not only would in re-
sIlct japanese coolies from coming al
rect 10 the United States. bur IL fbs,.
were kept out Of Canada and aro,-i.,
,iey c"1Id not. Of course. come across
'i,e Dorders into the United States.
secretary or State Root has sent 90.
z - O'Brien at Tokyo the reply
% thIs Government to the Jansnsss
iioI'OSeI 10 keep the coolies and a..
Doi eLa out The nature Of The replv. o.
any o. It's substance. will not be noaa..
Aiio"n until after it reaches Tokyo 80
10 H"'e IS uncertain The coming a.
e eI OF Foreign Minister Havashi he.
-Cie inc japanese diet. on the subfsc+
% exclusion is being looked forward -.
win interest In official circles here.
The Washington times., 1908-01-26

- pl, CT suicide was brought IN bv
cue STATE IN the form Of letter 10 bay-
H -,-,,' written just before leaving her
.-oii'e Win Hale. It was found eon-
oSaled in the folds Of her dress apdn
win u was handkerchief in the CO...
I'sr OF which was tightly tied two pen-
mes with which she intended 10 M
onase stamp. The letter. crirpsoy,
WIN her own LIES blood. and tbsi
scaFiet-colored handkerchief were an,o1e.
ne gruesome exhibits al the trial
S ,IT,LsiL Ihey failed 10 move the youth,
-,-i LIE second trial is expected to attrser
Inl,'espIead attention, as die tae formed
tearing, which was one OF The r9osl-
!lolaDle criminal trials in the hisforx- -
LEIs section. The trial Of Roy HaIe h..
gins at JonesbOrO, February Z
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ACk Hale Confident He
viii Be Acquitted at
Coming frial.

bristol, Va. Jan. 25.-The second
trial of Ack Hale, charged with having
attacked and then murdered his sweet
heart. pretty seventeeu-yeaT-O Lille
Davis, in East Hill Cemetery. in this
city, on the night OF March = last. be-
gins at BIUgntville tomorrow.
At the former hearing. which lasted
ten days, eight of the jurors stood for
hanging. three for life Imprisonment,
and one foI. complete aCquittaL Hale is
in jail at BICuntville, whore he has been
since the night of the tragedy IN the
lonely cemetery, and is anxious for his
trial.
Roy Hale, a brother of Ack Hale is
also IN Jail at Jouest0ro, in an adjoining
county, awaiting trial early next month
on the charge OF having murdered lrby
Davis. a brother of Lille Davis. as a
result OF a difficulty growing out Of
The Washington times., 1908-01-26

place bookmakers in the betting ring
at Benning until the courts in the Dis
trict have defined what a violation Of
the gambling laws shall be.
In one case, which has been decided
by the lower court. the case OF William
Davis, the court held that the para
phernalia" used by Davis in the con-
duct OF his business At Benaing was a
distinct violation Of the District code
Since that decision the bookmakers
have given up their stools and tables at
the track. and kept on the move. The
case Of Davis Is now before the Court
Of Appeals for final decision.
May Open at Pimlico.
The Jockey Club, anticipating that the
cry Of prosecute the bookmakers'
would again be raised. should gambling
he permitted at Benning during the
spring meet. requested District Attorney
Baker to determine the question "A
subject was found in the person OF
John Walters, and his arrest will be fol-
lowed quickly by a trial
The action OF the Jockey Cub. it is
thought, will dispose OF the question,
one way or the other. before the spring
meet. Should a conviction stand I'm both
Of these cases. there viii be no betting.
In that event II has been determined to
open the season at Pimlico.
Samuel Ross. one OF the stewards OF
the Washington Jockey Club. mas been
assisting District Attorney Baker In the
preparation OF the case. and il is under
stood that Il was largely undertaken at
the request OF the club in order TO save
expense.
The Washington times., 1908-01-26

the girls character, with the intention
OF undermining the assault charge and
destroying the entire fabric Of the
States case. He will Introduce a num-
Der Of witnesses TO show that the girl
was addicted to drink, and others 10
sustain his contention that at one time
he himself was intimate with her. AT
the former trial. every illness who test
ined on this point To- Hale, was i'm
peached and the evidence excluded.
Seen Entering Cemetery.
Telling the Davis family. whom he
had known for years, that he was on
his way 20 Chicago 20 accept posi-
ton. Hale came 20 their home IN Bris-
tol on the night OF March 2 and asked
to see Lille. She had a few days be-
fore returned all Of his letters, his pic
lures and numerous small presents, add
ing that she was 10 be married 10 Nc
Roberts. a young man of Georgel, Va.
Late in the evening they went walking,
ant were seen to enter the cemetery
Little children who stood near the large
stone entrance TO the burying ground
testified that Lille Davis was crying
and did not want 20 go with Hale, but
ne would not allow her 10 return home.
IF ] go i'm there, I viii never come
out alive" two or three Of the children
said tina. they heard the girl say be-
tween sobs. while Hale urged her TO
enter.
Fifteen minutes later a shot rang
out. and a moment afterward Hale ran
exCitedIy from the Enclosure, passed the
home OF the girls mother, and ran 90
yards farther, where he reported that
she had shot herself She was found
lying on & private square. with a bull
let hole above her heart, from which
blood was gushing. The wounded girl
never regaiued consciousness, but a mo-
ment before she died, screamed hyster-
icauy.
Pleaded for Mercy.
"Oh. Ack, for Gods sake don't do
that. You are killing mel Mercy
Mercy"
Under ruling Of the court this was
excluded at the former hearing, though
the state exhausted every means TO
get It before the jury.
There was great excitement following
The Washington times., 1908-01-26

plea uf Roy Hale is seIf-deferse. lie
SAYS that Irby Davis attempted 10 take
his own life.
So far ss is known. there was no eve
witness to either killing. so shat the
evidence must be largely OF circum-
staHtlaI nature i'm both cases The pros
ecut.ou has woven a web of evidence
about AgE Hale. Showing his jealousy
because Of the Davis girl engagement to
a rival sIit1r, y. ID. AIcRoberts, TO whom
she was % have been married in a few
days
The plan of the defense is to attack
The Washington times., 1908-01-26

Ack Hale's attentions 10 Lille Davis.
This killing occurred ar johnson City
in December, 1906. Hale escaped, but
was captured shortly after his brother
arrest. at Fort Mcpherson. Atlanta.
where he was serving as a uon-commls-
stoned officer in the United States army.
The defense OF Ack Hale is that the
sirl committed suicide. while the theory
Ter ia the cemetery and then murdered
her TO conceal the criIas. she was shot
with his pistol. a 4i-caliber revolver. The
The Washington times., 1908-01-26
Hens CIOhing at Less Than Naf Prce Al
Mems
$50, 90 CTaVGnGtte
RainCOatS

These Genuine Craverette RainC0ats
are guaranteed absOIUreTy waterI roof
and will hold THEN shape IN ali l-inds
of weather They are. wei .'iss le and
come in black. tan. and gray zarials
Exceptional values at $50 pi.J - we
wish to make ready for Spring stocks
you may have them Coz
The Washington times., 1908-01-26
WILL EMPLOY INDIANS

PRESIDENT Roosevelt has issued an eye
- cuuEe order. providing that Indians
An Dc employed In the Bureau OF In
competitive examination. ''O'''
The Washington times., 1908-01-26

the news Of the tragedy. Hale was
hurried of to Blountyille under heavy
guard. and the officers for a time feared
that 1t ~ Juld be necessary To call out
troops TO protect the prisoner. so pro
nOunced was public sentiment and so
generally was he condemned.
The girls body was buried on the
day on which she was to have become
bride. Her wedding gown was used
as a shrouG and the home that was
prepared for a happy wedding was
transformed into one Of deepest gloom.
The girls lover was Frustrated. and her
aged mother broke down under The
strain.
Hale's Stories Conflict.
When arrested Hale was greatly ex-
cited He told the officers that he did
rot know the girl nor where she lived.
He made other statements which were
later shown 20 be false.
The coroner's jury was IN session two
days and returned a verdict charging
Hale with assault and murder From
the findings OF that body the State drew
its theory Of the case and the one on
which it has vigorously prosecuted
eNpiation.
There is plenty Of money on both
sides Hale being closely related -
some Of the weaIthiest people in this
section. He is making a fight for his
lie against tremendous odds. His YER
sion Of the case was not corroborated
by a single witness whose testimony
has not been impeaChed He was un-
shaken after three hours Of rigid cross
examination.
Accused by Mother.
y dramatic scene was enacted when
the aged mother OF Lille Davis took
the stand and told the story of her
daughters life. She became excited
AMI rose to her feet, pointing her finger
ar the young prisoner and shouting:
You killed my daughter, you scoun-
drel, and YOU know you did"
Lille Davis bore an excellent reputa-
ton, according to g dozen reputable
witnesses Cor the state. and nothing had
ever been said to reflect on her charac-
ter in any way. She was an unusually
good girl, according to their testimony.
Strong evidence rebutting the pre-
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-11-14

work ordered by Commissioner Lind
say and the expense of our trip will
be about $40O. This work will be
completed in about ten days and will
connect Clifford with Tonopah by one
of the best freight and auto roads in
Nevada and only forty-six miles long.
1t will be six miles shorter and better
or just as good as the Stone Cabin
road. An abundance of water and a
good way station is found at McKin-
ney tanks, eighteen miles out of
Tonopah; at Nays well in the Sails
berry wash, twenty-six miles out,
and at Five Mile. This disposes OF
the road question and the improve
ments ordered have the hearty APP
prevail of every freighter and resident
of the district and route covered. Ar
engagements were made to improve
and conserve the water supply at Nc
Kinney Tanks and Five Mile springs.
The Broken Hills Mining company
now uses sixty head of horses and in
ten days will have 100 head of horses
on its own freight teams. There is
a shortage of freight outfits to haul
supplies to the camp. While the big
company is provided for, the leasers
and others living at Clifford complain
that they can not get supplies and are
hindered in their work.
THE COMMITTEE.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-11-14
III
SHOWS
SOME RICH r.

The formation is identical to
that of Tonopah, porphyry and da-
cite.
we also have a shaft down $50
feet and it is all in ore which will
average 1925 to the ton. To the
west of this shaft another shaft was
sunk forty-five feet and this is also
in ore from the top to the bottom.
An open cut has been made 200 feet
in length showing a strong vein of
ore that will assay 5000 a ton.
After thoroughly developing the
property as we have been doing, a
mill will be erected on the ground.
It is expected that the first work of
construction will be commenced be-
fore the first of the year. We have
an abundant supply of wood and wa
ter near at hand and with the amount
of ore so far exposed, it would be an
easy matter to keep the mill busy.
"a great deal of work is being
done in the district and everybody
there is hard at work. a number of
promising finds are being reported
daily and each day sees new people
starting operations"
Mr.. Cornforth's report as to the
Bellehelen district merely confirms
what the Bonanza has predicted for
the Bellehelen, Silver Bow. Golden
Arrow, Horseshoe and other districts
out in that direction.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-11-14
COALITION DEAL
rs ON IN NEW YORK

is ON IN NEW YORK
RAWHIDE, Nov. 1.-THE big Goa
lition deal is OF in New York with
every assurance of its contamination.
e, w. King, the big Rawhide mining
man; Nat C. Goodwin, George Ora
ham Rice, Charles w. Reed of the
railroad; A. U. Magnan, who recently
investigated the district; j. p. Flynn
and a number of others prominent in
Rawhide's development, at in the
metropolis. r. M. Van Dorm, secre-
tary for the Coalition company, has
gone there with the company's books.
presumably to add the finishing de-
tail touches to the conclusion of the
deal.
From all sources of information at
hand, the big deal will be heralded
as a positive fact within the next few
days. Some dilatoriness has been APP
parent during the past few days in
concluding the negotiations, but this
slowness has been attributed to cleo
the election of the big secretary, and
there seems to be no excuse for fur
Their postponement of the important
transaction.
The project is of momentous i'm
portance to Rawhide, as it includes
SO much which If carried out will
make prosperity for the camp. II
comprises the construction of the
Rawhide Western railway; the build.
ing of the immense 500-ton reduction
plant at Walker lake; the merging oil
the properties of the Rawhide Coali'
tion Mines company and the Rawhidt
Queen Mines company into one great
corporation, and the sale of 81 pei
cent or a majority of the stock. t.
New York, Philadelphia and Boston
capitalists.
The completion OF the deal ais
means a more extensive development
of the properties of the company. A
[ least one deep working shaft will b
! sunk at an advantageous point, froT
2 which practically all the great paraI
? lei veins which transverse that par
Of the district can be ~prospected an
I exploited. This will mean the en-
ployment of more labor. which wi
d greatly conduce to the prosperity
> the camp and encourage leasers to r.
: newed activity.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-11-14

According to Judge C. E. Mack,
who obtained his information from
other parties. T. b. Hickey, of the
State Bank and Trust company, has
sold his southern California property
to Miller and Lux, the sum of $400,-
'0C0 having been paid for the ranches.
This amount is to be paid to Hickey
or his agents in Germany, the claim
being made by those acquainted with
the deal that the transaction was de-
signed by Hickey to avoid his Nevada
creditors. says the Reno Gazette.
Hickey, with two attorneys, passed
through Reno Sunday on his way to
independence, California. where he
will contest a suit brought against
him by State Bank Examiner Wildes
for 100 900 shares of Keane Wonder
stock. Hickey says the stock is hll
/ personal property and never belonged
to the State bank.
The case zones up today. Attorne.
Greene of this city having gone to tn,
California city to fight against tn
State Bank and Trust company an
7. B. Hickey,
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-11-14
HARDSCRABBLE DISTRICT
HAS GOOD SH0WINGS

Hugh Sutherland returned Tues
day evening from a visit to the new
strike in the Hardscrabble mountains
and states that the camp has every
indication of being a permanent one.
While there Mr.. Sutherland took a
number of paintings from the two
foot ledge and estimated that the
entire ledge would assay over $3.50
a ton. The ledge is composed of a
porphyritic quartz substance and
can be traced for over a distance of
800 feet on the surface.
The shaft that is being sunk by
Lindsay and Cicala is now down
about 100 feet. They have a num-
Der of distinct stringers all of which
carry values. These gentlemen first
started to run a tunnel in the hill
side and in that they encountered a
three-foot vein Of ore which will
average about $40 a ton.
The Richards, Malatesta and PoaB
lease started operations Wednesday
morning and the work will be rush.
ed,
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-11-14
PRITCHERD FAMILY
MOST SADLY BEREFT

Searle P%ritcherd, the two-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. Pritcherd,
passed away at his home yesterday
morning from the Group. The little
one had only been sick q few days
and his condition was not thought to
be serious and the end came totally
unexpected.
Services will be held at the Prit-
cherd residence Friday morning.
and following this the body win be
escorted to the train and taken to
Tacoma, Washington. where the re-
mains will be inferred by the side of
the lads grandfather, whom he was
named after.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-11-14
DRAMATIC SCENE AT
SHERIDAN FUNERAL
John ]. Sheridan FearfuIIy Arrdigned at
Wife'S Funeral in GOldfieId 80 Lodge
Woman Made a Bitter Address,
Sheridan Held for Murder
surrounded by members of the orde
who extended their sympathy.
WARRANT FOR MURDER.

surrounded by members of the order
who extended their sympathy.
WARRANT FOR MURDER.
An information will be lodged by
the district attorney today against
John J.. Sheridan, accusing him Of
the murder of his wife Title on No
vember s last.
A coroner's inquest was held yes
terday. but the verdict failed to men
ton any intent on the part Of the
slayer. The finding, in part, follows.
THAT Mrs. Tillie Sheridan, aged As
years, a native of California, came to
her death on November s last as the
result of a knife wound inflicted by
one John j. Sheridan
The jury was composed Of the fol-
lowing: Robert NJ. O'Neill, Howard
Russell, Charles H. Lane, James g.
Purdy, ]. E. slinkey and w. H.
Gadd.
Pat McCarran of Tonopah formally
entered his appearance in the case as
attorney for Sheridan. He is the
lawyer who freed Patsy Dwyer from
a charge of murder in Elko county
Dwyer was intoxicated at the time ht
shot and killed his victim, but Nc
Carren saved him from the scaffold
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-11-14
a BIG SUIT is FILED
AGAINST GEO. MINGFIELD

Seventy-fve thousand dollars dam
ages are asked in an action filed Mon
day in the Esmeralda district court
against George Wingield, the mine
operator.
The complaining witness is F. O..
Altinger, a broker, who is represented
by r. L. Hubbard and F. J. Hangs.
Altinger in his complaint says that
he has been engaged in the business
Of a broker, with a seat on the local
stock exchange, for the past year and
a half. On November 2 last, so the
bill reads, George Wingield, falsely,
maliciously and with the intent to in
iure and damage the plaintiff, in his
reputation, business and credit, in the
presence and hearing of sev~enty-fve
members, more or less of the stock
exchange, and acting maliciously,
spoke, uttered and published of and
concerning this plaintiff, then and
there. these words:
Il wish to know II this exchange
will permit persons engaged in the
high-grade business to remain men,
bers of this exchange. There is at
least one member of this exchange,
who is engaged in that business, and
that man is F. o. Altinger. He is and
has been engaged in that business
continuously for the past two years
and made a shipment within the last
three days of about fifty or fifty-fve
pounds Of high-grade ore, and If yoN
want the proof, / can furnish 1t. Al
finger is not engaged in mining oil
leasing, and you can draw your owr
conclusions, as to how Altinger go
the ore"
Altinger claims in his suit that thu
words were false and defamatory, ant
known to be such by Wingfield whel
he uttered them. The bill then goe
on to say that high grade applies t,
ores carrying values of 5000 or NOR
| to the ton, and that a high-grader |
one who steals this class Of ore, o
| who handles It, knowing II to hav
= been stolen.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-11-14

T. T. Cornforth, of B%ellehelen, is
in from that district and from his re-
ports it is evident that the camp of
Bellehelen will be a scene of great
activity this winter. In speaking of
the camp yesterday Mr.. Cornforth
said:
"The Nevada Bellehelen Mines
company, which was formerly known
as the Cornforth mine. and which ]
am managing, has been working for
the past eight months driving a tun-
mel. We have a gasoline engine and
are working machine drills, thus ex-
piditing the work. The tunnel is in
now about GOO feet and in that dis
lance we have cut three veins. On
the last vein struck we drifted to the
east and have encountered a fine
body of ore that will average from
$3.50 to 5000 a ton. The exact width
of the ledge is unknown for we have
not developed it thoroughly, but it is
estimated to be between ten to ff-
teen feet.
I'm the 360-foot drift good ore has
also been encountered. In the $50
foot drift the same character ore a:
that on the surface has been found
At this point the distance to the sur.
face direct is about PCS feet. Every
ledge on the property is in true fs
sure veins and all run parallel to tn,
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-11-14

The Nevada-California Power COM
pany is contemplating extending its
power line to Manhattan and Round
Mountain. This move has been in
the minds of the officials for some
time, but up to today 10 action has
been taken. This morning a pre-
liminary survey will be started from
Millers. After the Millers survey is
completed the company will make a
survey from Tonopah TO the northern
camps and then decide which of the
two lines will be used. When seer
last evening, Manager Thompson OF
the power company stated that Il
will be nearly a month before botl
surveys are completed, and that II
all probability the work Of construc
ton will start in the spring. Tit
company has engaged the 7ervices o
Walter Hunter. the civil engineer, t.
superintend the survey.