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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
GRAVE GIVES UP SECRET.
Woman's Body Is Disinterred and Hus-
band Charged With Murder.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-. July 24.-Henry
Johnson, n farmer, living near New
Douglas. ILL.,. was today arrested on
charge OF numbering his wife. VINO
has been dead more than three
months.
The womans body was disinterred
and Ii was found that her skull was
fractured. her eyes bruised and her
legs and arms lacerated. After this
discovery. a warrant charging murder
was issued for Johnson.
Mrs. Johnson was found dead In her
led April 10. A coroners jury de-
cided that she died from causes un-
known"
Rumons OF murder were heard aft.
erwards and the body was exhumed st
the order OF the coroner
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
CLEvELAND'S BUILDING ~
CODE is VERY STRICT
Dalton r, Wells. Inspector for Local
Bureau, Picks Up Tips In
Ohio Citv


Ohio City.
Dalton II. Wells, chief inspector Of
the new department OF buildings is
back from fye-days' trip TO Cleye-
land with heightened idea OF the
value OF building inspection To a city.
While the Cleveland department has
43 employees and the Detroit depart
ment is 10 have but dozen. Wells viii
endeavor 10 inaugurate just as eff
Client system here.
III our force is not sufficient tcG
the duty required. the force Will have
10 grow up 10 It's requirements. he
says. There is excellent cooperation
among departments ia Cleveland. and
the consequence is that that city is I'M
proving immensely in "a building way.
Inferior buildings are becoming scarce.
NO one Is allowed To start "A bIiid-
ing without a permit. or even to put
on an addition The policeman on
the beat asks the foreman for his per-
nit II one is not shown. the work Is
stopped and the man given day In
which 10 have his plans examined and
permit issued or else be arrested.
The courts cooperate also in enforc-
ing the laws.
Their code Is a very elaborate one
and provides for strong. safe and we'll
lighted structures. Flats are particu'
larly safeguarded In construction. and
the law is 80 framed as 10 guard against
the building of unhealthy tenements.
No one IL allowed 10 put window i'll
side wall unless the building is three
feet inside the building line. That
hits the tenements.
AS evidence OF the strictness OF the
inspection. saw an instance where a
man had built a one-story brick store
and the front wall had got out or
plumb He was notified to put In a
new front in the building and Will not
be allowed TO occupy II until he does
SO.
The height OF buildings is limited
TO two and one-half times the width
OF the street, but no building may be
more than 200 feet in height. Over
hanging signs In streets are becoming
rare and so also are billboards. Tene-
ments sre being cleaned out.
we need just as rigid laws here
and are trying 10 get our code COM
pleted. We simply must have II. The
Cleveland code took two years % COM
pile and cost $4,000. Our code will
cost nothing and we are trying to
make Ii simpler than theirs.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

DETROIT. July aa-Close: Millers In
Ohio Indiana and Michigan are In NJ
cago looking for dry wheat Tor GRIND
ing The new wheat coming IN IL near :
ly all out or condition. being damp ana
in some cases musty The beaTish
features just now are the heavy re
cctpts OF winter wheat and splendid
spring wheat prospect. Some dealers
are beginning to hint that these nave
already been discounted and the mar
ket oversold but the hears snow no
fear Practically everybody IL bear
Just now and tile market IL treating
them Iiccly. At the same lIne export
ers 40 anxious about getting euough
good .xheet to I'll their foreign sales
the lot closing with loss OF &c IN
cash and July l. In september and &c
I'm December. There was no recovery.
nut dealers thought the decline ought
to bring some good buying
Wheat ouotations--Cash.N No rcd.
car at sl.09. July opened with de-
cline Of L. at :i.il and dropped TO
declined TO si.01h December opcne d
AT si.Os and declined TO 81 rshs No. 3
red sl0s. No. white, fl09
Coarse grain quotations. Corn-casn,
No 7ic. No. 2 yellow. Use.
Oats--Cash. No. ? white. car at
52Isc, standard. 5ihc. September
Rye"Cash. No. 1. SIC. August. 76c.
Beans-Bash. $40: October. 800
bid
Cloverseed Prime October f705
March Sis: August alsike. SIS
Receipts VA the Detroit market sat .
urdav included 9c6 bbls. OF -four. cars
81 wheat. . Of corn and az oats.
Withdrawals were zoo bbls. OF -four.
stocks are ii61 SS bu. OF wheat. iO3.S1l
hu of corn. 2i.aIA btu OF oats. 500 bu,
OF barley and ass on. OF rye
Wheat receipts at WinnipeG. 81 cars;
year ago. %.
stocks OF wheat In Minneapolis de-
creased 594 600 bu last week.
Northwestern wheat receipts. Satur
dav. - cars. year ago, 252
Wheat exports from Russia Were !. e.
: 90 O0o bu. and from the Danube -. e.
Geo bu tins week
Worlds wheat exports this week, T.
lot 900 bu
Receipts OF wheat at Kansas city.
i0l cars.
ST Louis wheat receipts. $4,000 bu
yesr ago. $4,000 bu
Wheat rtceiDts atp Urinary points sat o.
urday. 1870. 600 hu.. year ngo i.015
000 bu.
Exports OF wheat and nour saturday
1913 600 bu.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. July 2f--The wheat mar
Il A.. mi
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
BATTLES WITH WAVES.
Man UtiIizes Artificial Limbs for Life
Preservers.

GALVESTON. Tex. July 24-Utiliz-
ing his artificial limbs as life presery-
ers. William Davies. OF Groveton. bat
tied for 30 hours with the waves OF
the gulf in a miraculous escape from
death in Wednesdays storm Davis
was Il guest at the Tarpon Fishing
Pier six miles of Galveston, and with
other sportsmen was thrown into the
water wnen the building was demol-
ished Before the collapse. Davis had
detached his cork legs
With al artificial limb under each
arm the imperiled man swan back
into the bay 30 miles from where the
building vas destroyed. Davies. who
II 20 years old. is none the worse for
his thrilling experience.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
BOSTON WOOL.

BOSTON July 24-Tha Commercial
Bulletin OF Boston says OF the wool
market, today.
Business IL spotty. for while some
houses are selling fair quantities OF all
Kinds OF territory woods at full prices
other dealers are accomplishing very
few deals. Large manufacturers are
around but they are not buying heay-
lily this week AS much wool has been
sold from April 10 July as is usually
moved In six months and the market
Is now strong in sellers favor.
The shipments OF wool from Boston
to July % inclusive. were l42. 252O2J
pounds. against sl.s4+.5ls pounds for
the same time LIST year The receipts
to July % inclusive were 230.639142
pounds. against li+.s30.sI4 pounds the
same time last year"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
PROPERTY LEFT OFF ROLLS.
Mistake BY Assessors Clerk Causes
Loss to City.

A mistake by which property as
sessed at $4,000 had been left OF the
tax roll by the assessors clerks was
discovered la the city treasurer's Office
Saturday morning The property IN
volved is I'm the Eighteenth ward and
is in the name OF DR.. X. Arlington
Newman, one OF the Scotch heirs. On
the assessors books II is Immediately
below some railroad property which
is not assessed for local taxation. The
clerk having the book in charge left
on the assessment on both pieces OF
land
IL is possible that the tax on this
property may still be collected as IL
is correct upon the field book which
the assessors claim TO be the original
document
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
Saloon Brawler Fined.

George Nadolin was fined s25 With
the option OF 30 days in the workhoL sc
by Justice Jeffries for drawing a peck.
etknife and slasning his antagonis, IN
saloon brawl, Friday night The
victim OF the stabbing was only slight
ly wounded In the breast. but Justice
Jeffries gave Nadolin a little lecture
on the matter OF resorting to hardware
In arguments.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
BREITMEYER, HAARER AND
ALDERMEN INSPECT STREETS
Try to Discover Why Some Pavements
go Bad"-May Give Concrete
Trial.

Mayor Breitmeyer. Commissioners
Haarer ana the members of the coun-
oil committee on streets spent Satur-
day morning in an inspection OF brick
streets on the west side, where bad
spots have appeared in the pavement.
The aim OF the investigation was 20
learn just why these pavements have
gone bad"
Commissioner Haaroi told the may
or and aldermen that he believes II Is
because Of the poor condition OF the
cid foundations upon which new
surface was laid. He resurfaced these
streets according TO the way In which
such work had been done previously
in the department, but has now
changed the methods.
II advised Haarer not to start re-
surfacing any more streets until we
know. for certain, what is the matter
with these" said the mayor on his
return from the trip.
Aid. Goeschel, chairman OF the
streets committee, believes that the
trouble with the streets resurfaced
within the last few years Is that too
thick a cushion of sand Is used 10
level up the inequalities OF old found
atoms. He finds that the foundations
now being laid for new paving under
Hearers direction are far superior to
the old foundations Haarer has a
new plan OF resurfaclng this year In
putting silver" of new concrete on
top Of the old foundations to level
up inequalities.
Friday afternoon the same party
visited some of the suburban roads
laid by the county roads commission
They were favorably impressed with
the concrete roads laid and may try
out concrete paving in this city a
trip will be taken 10 Windsor next
week 10 view concrete roads there.
The mayor entertained Haarer ana
the streets committee at supper Fri
day after the inspection trip
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
NEW WORK. PRODuCE.

NEW YORK. July 24.-Pork: Steady
Lard: Easy. middle west spot. sll.s5 "
1905. Sugar: Raw and refined. frni.
coffee; Rio No. on spot. IA u 10
Tallow: Dull and unchanged Dressed
and 1--we poultry. Unchanged. Cheese.
Quiet; full cream specials. Ia. q Is !. e.;
full skins. specials, lli4c, fun Skins.
2s.M3..c
Coffee opened quiet TO points ad
vance TO hve points decline. Butter
duh. easy. receipts 5.63l. Creamery
extra 81. state dairy. tubs 20 n -. imi-
tation creamery 1rsts - Eggs quiet;
frmer: receipts 6.l7s. Nearby white
fancy 3O032 mixed do. 2sg26 fresh
hrsts 2li, Q2s
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
Body Is Recovered

a dispatch from Cleveland says wn;
O'Neill whose address is unknown,
was drowned there Friday night by
falling into the water from the ID. A.
G. dock CT the steamer City OF Cleve-
land. His body was recovered this
morning. The local ID. 4 C.. officials
say they have received no official re-
port OF the accident.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
NEW YORK COTTON.
,otton prices. Furnished by Hayden.
U. s. GOVERNMENT BONDS
PRODUCE.

The nearest approach to feature in
the Saturday market was the lack OF
demand for spring chickens Hens sold
all right at full prices. but for some
reason neither retailers nor the big
dressers wanted any broilers. As a re-
suit the days receipts were cleaned up
at about 16c n pound Quotations were
not officially changed as II was thought
conditions would be normal again on
Monday. Berries and small fruits were
as rule In good supply and demand
and prices showed little or no change
Apples and peaches are coming freely
now and there - an active trade IN
fresh NeEetables.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT.

NEW 1Ofths July
ment OF the associated banks for the
past week shows the following changes:
Reserve on all deposits. increase. $277,-
y7J Reserve on deposits other than L.
;. decrease. S3i5,600 Loans. increase,
$3.50 900. Specie, increase. 1913. 200.
legal tenders. increase s35S.l00. De-
posits. increase. S3.3l7.10O. Circulation
Increase, $l39.600. Total loans. 81. 3i9,-
25e.7O0, The surplus OF the banks is
s34T23,025 against s53.S3l,125 last year
and sl6.20s.325 two years ago.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24

Ady 4Sv' % AZ . AIno TO.
Con 1905. Bos Cor 1850, Butte 2l13. { *
A 545. Cal ie Cent 7s5. Range 1891. d
W % f 1870. FIR ESQ. OK 1850. CIR 100.
G. 2475. Han 100. Helv SIS Roy 1876.
Kerr so. Lake 20l5. l. ; 235. Mass 500
May 400. Mex $40. Miami 1850, Mich
1876. Mob So. New $40 Ne $50. Nip iST,
y b s345. n l. 1865. Glib 1876. o d 20l.
Csc 81. Par s25. Gu 23T. $ F rs. Sh sill.
Sup AIS $ & Is 250 = & = 1890. Tam i5.
Tn 1870 oil 80, L r 4s37 do pr ga
L c Is. Apx 775. Ut Con s25. Ut COY
sos Vic 2f5, Win 800
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
LIVESTOCK.
EAST BUFFALO-opeuinx

EAST BUFFALO. July 24.--D. n =.
livestock report: cattle. cars. slow.
Hogs: 10 ears. slow. heavy. $500 so:
workers $500 $50; pigs ss.25 Sheep
cars slow: best lambs. s7I6. year
lings S6fi6.15. wethers. s5.25 n 6.b1
ewes. Ss50@460. Calves; Slow. $4bo9
$50.
EAST BUFFAlO-CIose.
EAST BUFFALO. July 2a--Cattle:
Receipts. $50. steady, prime steers, So
a.; butchers. s4Qsso. Calves: Re
ceipts, 200. steady. common 10 choice.
IS a $50 Sheep and lambs Receipts.
1000 easy. lambs, 36qT.4o; yearlings.
s5ne25: sheep. s3Q6 $50 Hogs: Re-
ceipts, i.700, steady, workers., $50 a
$50 pigs, $500; mixed. 1886 500.
heavies 1855, roughs. S7.25 u 100;
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. July 24-Cattle Receipts.
900. steady, unchanged. Hogs: Re-
ceipts 1000. strong; &c higher. light.
s7.G5 q $40, mixed. $3.50 1875. heavy.
S7.45us.30. rough. $40 q I.65: workers..
ssQsl0; pigs. S1Us. sheep: Receipts
5000: steady. unchanged.
CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND. July 2i-Hogs: Re.
ceipts 900 sc higher. mediums and
heavies, $3.50; workers.. 20, lights.
$50, pigs. SIS. Cattle Receipts. .
cars: steady. Lambs Receipts, } cars.
slow. $3.50. Calves: Receipts, 100,
$3.50.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
One Killed. One Hurt.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, July 24.-En.
gineer Saltner, of Norristown. was
killed and Fireman Velder, 1t is be,
lieved. fatally injured In a crash OF
freight trains on the Grading road
near Belmont Mansion, Paramount
Park, early today.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
kInnel Furnishes Bonds

Lester kinnel, accused OF stealing a
government mail bag. appeared before
Commissioner Carrie s. Dawson. Sat.
urday MOI ming. and gave bond for mis-
appearance for hearing Tuesday morn.
ing
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24

Features OF a new French aero.
plane are two wings and tail that
make II resemble dragon fiy and the
fact that II carries the motor and op.
orator above instead OF below the
wings
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
:. S. Davidson Takes New Position

r Slater Davidson. musical director
W the Simpson VI. L. church. has re-
signed to accept similar position
with the TrumbuiLaye. Presbyterian
church. lie enters upon his new po
sition about Sept. |
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
win Receive Tax Lists, Monday

Owing to the fact that July % falls
ON Sunday this year. City Treasurer
Koch will receive tax lists all day
Monday
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
CHICAGO PRODUCE

CHICAGO July 2}-Chese, twins
ii n young Americas 15ql5L But
ter. no market Live poultry. turkeys.
l4glita ducks llqil,r geese. s49:
fowls. l3hgl4. Eggs no market
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
M A r N E
VESSEL PASSAGES.


Detroit. ,,
DETROIT. july si.-lp Edenborn,
Corliss Benton. IL so rtday "A. M.
Tuscarora. 1851. Wisconsin, a, Gilbert.
krupp NIL 1880, Richardson, 2.55
North king, S:VS laushlin. 80; T.
Hanna. s.;S Leiana. a. a. hisehs v,
Clemens :. Chas hubbard, 20
Uganda y.i6 last night. John Mitch
ell. nrazil, s;4o victory and pa 80
1915. Holden. iO:iO, Mclean II 20.
Luzon. IS Lyman smith. Shenanso.
ll5. Turret cape =. WOodford. -,
Calumet. o. r. Ia. Wallace. Eads, =
Bunsen. .. a. Rogers. Michigan. 10.
Osborne. Walter scranton. 1899. Ma
Down Three Brothers. 80 y. m.
Friday steamer B4ffalo, w. A haw
good, 80; Owego, 5.l5. kaminisuquis.
8 Rockefeller. Jenney = saranac' 30,
Western star. 40
u II Whitney. y.40 last night, liar
ward, Corona, 10, Canadian lo.1p'
1890 Paray. Robt Mills. 600. Amazon.
e.4O ". n Mack, Wainwright. 10,
Amaia stone. Peck and barge, t.SV'
Manchester Morrell. ketcham. Lake
city iagouda. $50; Mohawk 1875.
viking. Leonard. 1890. Buell. aud
barge 10 80, Dunn. II Sonoma, ii 20:
Bransford. IL 80.
American Soc.
SAL.CT STE MARIE Mich. July "a.
Up Gary. noon Friday Delaware.
North Lake. /. Badger State. Manito-
ba. 1880. Meacham. 2, Donnaconna. J;
Cornell. 3 80. Mullen. a Alex Thomp-
son. New York 40, Superior. 5:20;
Mataafs. Empire city Samuel Morse.
Holley 6 Norton. Fulton, - J. j
Brown. S.
Seguin. Townsend. midnight. Path
finder Sycamore, /. Siemens, Manila,
.. SLaughnessy. A. Cmbria. Henry
smith o. John Barlum Lambert, go,
Marylan Yosemite. 3; Robbins, 40.
Craig. noon. Regina, 1880
Down: Berwind. 80 p. IN. Friday.
Vanhise. Thomas, 2,4o. Maunaloa. Mar
cha. Northern Light Andrews, 1, Jupi-
ter. McGregor. 5. Centurion, 6. Mary
Elphlcke. :, Truesdale. 1880. Rudolph,
S
Hebard. 10 last night; Caldera, IL,
H. Marshall. $50; Poe. 3. VIM. Mather,
1870; Morgan, 4; Ranney, Crete, . Z,
Qarge) samuel Mather. $40; MarIska
:, Corey. 4; Rensselaer,, Midland King
$50; Watson. Stephenson, 3: Frontenac
$50; Maricopa. Roebling. 10; Rochester
Saronic. Keewatin, Lyman Smith. IL,
Smith. Thompson. Kinmount. noon.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24

c rSL aH9 o 9hi.i ssis SEPT s, ,ics
Dec. s. .osi.- May. si.iea Corn CASH
and July are. Sept. ~ c. Dec.
5ss.c. May. 5s4c. Oats: Cash and
July. 49tsc. sept, Al rc. Dec. i2So.
MAY. 4+i.c Rye No. 2, lac. Clover
seed Cash. S665. Oct. and Dec. - o. IL.
March, S717is. Prime alsike: $500.
Prime timothy: s.. oil: Unchanged.
Butter Creamery. 27G27hc; dairy,
22c. Eggs: 22gs3c. Hay; Unchang-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
DIED.

ABBOTT-Beioved wife Of Bert J. Alb
bott. 1897 Porter-st. Died July "a. at
10 a. m. Funeral Tuesday at y. m.
from house. Adrian and Hudson pa
pers please copy.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
BUTTER AND EGGS.

Buttsr-Board prices: Creamery. ex-
tras. acc: firsts zoe; dairy. zoe: pack
ing stock. iSc Id.
Egxs-Current receipts. case count.
cases included. % &C doE. Receipts on
Saturday. I3l cases.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24

The tungsten incandescent lamp IL
fhe FIRST artificial light by which all
eOlors can be distinguished.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
Apples-New. 81 4041. 80 per box.
nix...I a~.xIn.-ln n.inna Al "a . kn HI

AppIe.-New. ti4091.5 80 per box.
Observation-Disclosures $40 so Blu.
Cnbbage-tl5 bbl.
= CauIinovcr--tl.75d 2 per dox
CeIrry-Home- grown. IS a. 16c doa
Ch~ese-Michigan full cream, lat
l5c. York state. 1874 916c. limburgeI
ice. brick cream. Ice; schweitzer. fancy
old zoe 10.
Cherri<k-s275aS bl.
ConeeIPackage coffee. el41s017se
per 100 lbs
California Fruits-Piums ti.50417B;
cherries sl75H2. apricots. tl.15;
peaches. 81 so per box, pears. 20 per
box; grapes. IS box.
Currants-s2 80 d350 bu.
Dressed CsIves-Fancy. 100 lie: COM
mon, gQsne Id.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24

biologists have decided that tho
prehistoric horse whose skeleton re-.
Gently was found in England. was
coeval with paleolithic man. therefore
Is the oldest fossil OF the kind extant.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. July 2l.-The wheat mar
ket opened Ac lower. offerings limit =
ed corn started strong. offerings light.
oats hrmer
Close-wheat closed weak all around,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
Markets and Finance

slightly above the days low. July
corn fell OF at the close. but other
months were nrmer. oats weak.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24
LOCAL STOCKS.

Quotations furnished By Lewis O.
Gorton. No. l&l3 Majestic building.
July "a 1903:
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24

Job PristiBg done right. Time. Print.
ing Co. Is Joky R-st Phone 1929.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24

Reported for The Times by Hayden.
Stone x Co. ilt-llS Griswold-sI:
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-07-24

mony In the same vein is said 10 have
been furnished by detectives attached
TO the states attorneys Office
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-12
HOFF CLEARS MYSTERY
WOMAN WAS HIS WIFE AND HE
 KILLED HER.
Indiana Farmer C0nfeHses He Pushed Woman From Bridge When She Insisted On Taking
 Drug.

Indianapolis, Ind. Nov. 11--Edward Hoff. a farmer. confessed to the police tonight that the body of the woman found in the river near here last Mon day. was that of his wife. and com fessed that he had caused her death by pushing her from the bridge of the Indiana Union Traction Company, which crosses the river at Broad Rip pie. just north of this city.
 Hoff. according to his confession, became angered because his wife in- sisted upon taking morphine as they were returning to their home from Indianapolis on the afternoon of Fri day october 22. almost three weeks ago.
 While crossing the bridge. Hoff says his wife resorted to her habit
 Don't you take any more of that stuff" he says he told her.
 Mind your own business; my bones ache and I'll take some if want to, ' was her answer, according to Hoff
 "You might as we'll be dead as to take that stuff" answered Hoff. anger ed. and pushed her off the bridge.
 This statement Is substantiated by the finding In the dead woman's stock Ing of box such as Is used by drug gists in making sales of powders.
 At first Hoff denied any knowledge of the manner of his wife's death.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-12
SHOOTS HER HUSBAND
KNOXVILLE MAN FOUND WITH
 FIRST WIFE.
second Wife Declares That She In- tended to XIII the Woman and Not Her speuse~-James Coker
 Wfli Die.

Knoxville, Tenn, Nov. 11--'T would not have hurt a hair on his head for the world" were the words uttered by Mrs. Ann Coker, in her cell at the city prison tonight, after she had been arr rested for fatally shooting her hus- band. James Coker. on an uptown street car. when she found him in company with his divorced wife
 The Cokers reside three miles in the country, and according to Mrs. Coker. her husband has for some weeks been holding clandestine meetings with one Mrs. Sarah Reagan. his former wife. who recently returned here From Gin cinnau, where her second husband died.
 Telling her husband tonight that he could not come to town unless she came with him, he proceeded to show her otherwise. Going to the house of a neighbor. Mrs. Coker secured a pis- tol. followed her husband to town. and went to a house where she believed he would be. Waiting in front, she was rewarded by seeing them come out
 When within arni's length of the pair. Mrs. Coker raised her pistol to fire. Coker jumped at her, grabbed the pistol and while wrestltng with her the weapon discharged and he re- ceiyed the bullet in his left groin. Co., ker will die.
 Mrs coker says she wanted to kill the woman and not her husband
 Late investigation shows that Mrs Reagan was Coker's first wife. he hay ing married her twenty-five years ago and they having been divorced fifteen years ago. Coker was married to his second wife eleven years ago.