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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-12-08
County Court

The following matters we're settled
in county court yesterday:
Estate of Frank J. SCHUYLER, de-
ceased. Pet. for settlement. Order
made assigning estate.
Estate Wilson Fl. Van Dusen,
deceased. Will proved. allowed and
admitted to probate. Elsie Van Dusen
named and approved as executor with
out bond.
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CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to extend our grateful
thanks to- all the neighbors and
friends for their goodness and kind
ness shown. as during the sickness and
burial of our beloved little son, also
for the beautiful floral offerings.
- - Mr.. and Mrs. Fred "A. Cox
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in Lancaster yesterday. ,s ~ n
L. Patterson. of Bloomington,
was In this city Monday.
- Prof. Schade is busy installing
some new apparatus in his gymnasium.
w. w. Gilman, of Boscobel, had
business at the county seat yesterday.
Tea will be served at the M. E.
church. Wednesday at o'clock, until
all are served - 1<
John Cook arrived home Monday
evening from Julesburg, COL, where
he visited his son.
Rev. Harter announces that the
Sunday school contest at the Baptist
church will be continued.
Jack Frost will nave a booth at
the Congregational bazaar and will
sell snow balls for 10 cents.
Miss NJ. A.. Bracket, of Granite
Falls, Mimi. arrived here Friday
noon for a visit with relatives. 7e
"A meeting of Gen. Calls Circle
will be held next Thursday evening
for the annual election of officers.
A meeting of the Political
Equality club will be held December
ID. at the usual hour at the home of
Mrs. r. B. Showalter.3 y .4@ 4., III
The following were here from
Potosi Monday J. j. Friederman. F.
q. Kern, Joseph Ehlen, A. Kern,
August and Chas. Roesch. =.
The annual election of officers of
the, w. R.. c. !, will be held at Post
Hall next, Saturday afternoon. All
members are re. uested to be present.
Everyone cordially invited to at
tend the weight social and enter
tainment at the Grays' Mills school.
Friday evening Dec. 10. 'O9. Boys
please bring girls with lunch for two.
IT. Emery Bray, editor of the
DodgeviIle Chronicle, has been APP
pointed postmaster of Dodgeville, sue
ceeding John M. Reese. whose term
will expire in April.
@-Tha infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Eastman died at their home north
west of it's city last Sunday. Funeral
services were held Tuesday at the M.
E. church in this city and iuterment
followed at Hillside cemetery.
The Woman's Club has charge of
the sale of the Christmas stamps
which are issued for the benefit of
the Wisconsin Anti Tuberculosis
Society. The stamps are on sale at
both drug stores and at l.. q.
Wheeler's. t.
George Daley, we'll known
resident of this section, died Monday
night at the home of his son Cyrus
near PIatteville. He was "a, years
old at the time of his death. He was
the father of Louis and Geo. Daley
both of Lancaster. Funeral services
will be held at the NJ. E church in
this city Thursday morning at 10 80.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Judd are
receiving a visit from Mrs, Judd s
sister, Mrs. E. D. Peake, of James
town, and tIr. Judd's BROTHER Jeffer
son judd of Apple River. A family
reunion and dinner took place Satur-
day at the home of Capt. John Lane,
at which were present Mr.. and Mrs.
Warren Hannum, Mrs. Peak, Jeffer-
son Judd, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Judd,
Miss Jessie Hannum, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lane.
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- - as -. y -
Different Arrangements

Melvin j. sSpease and Mary A..
Sutton, both of Millville.
Jno Rekenthaler and Alvena Hircsh,
both of Liberty. -
Everett Miller. Dichland Co.. and
Ida M. Sale, Muscoda.,
~ a.s fs.-s3s. ssr -gasf aw Il tst
Myron A. Tyler. Patch Grove and
Nellie Brandes, Mt. Hope.
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Emmanuel Church
Rev. MyFon c. Argus. Rector.

II Dec. 18th, Third Sunday in Advent.
Holy Communion. ........,...s. 1890. .....7:3O
Morning Prayer, LitanY and Sermon -. 10: 80
Evening Prayer 400
Sunday School,. .s. .. $3.50
Evening Prayer on Friday at half past
seven. ~
Saint Agnes Guild will meet with Mrs.
GoodSell on Wednesday evening at half past
seven. 81 oaaF ..:.:t
Saint Mary's Chapter of the Junior Auxi-
liary will meet with Miss Wright on Satur-
day afternoon.
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Private Sale

Of household goods, consisting of
gasoline stove, range and heating
stove. beds. dresser, tables. dining
room chairs, rockers, dish cupboard,
sewing machine, writing desk, etc
Call at my residence. Must be sold
this week. W. S. LATHROP.
Buy your Christmas gifts at the
Congregational bazaar.
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Congregational Church.
VIII. Hannaford, Mini.te.ll

THURSDAY, Dec. g.. lt
Annual meeting of Ladies Aid. 300
Prayer meeting Topic: ''fhe close 90
Friday D. m. and evening and Saturday p.
M. DEC. 10 and II bazaar in social room of
the church. s.s +.ss
Sunday, Dec. IL. ~
Morning Worship l0:30 Sermon theme:
Christ mission in relation to God the Father.
Bible School As
Junior g. E............ ..........,..-.... :. 800
Senior G. E.. $50
Evening Worship. Sermon theme:
ChrfSt'S Silence ........-......... ..s-7:30
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School Ba nd Concert.

The Lancaster School Band of 20
members, under leadership of w. f.
Livingston, will give band concert
next Saturday evening, Dec II, at
Reeds opera house, at which time
the following program will be rend-
cred:
PROGRAM-PARTI
/. Overture. 'Um Paul. ----------M. Lei01tOn
Band.
2, ''Teddy's Polka" s. AcCOsh
8. Serenade, AT the Fountain
II, LOsey. Op. 272
Band.
4. Piano Solo. "Nacht-stucke" ------------
Mr.. Willard Smith.
5. Waltz '.Batina" ----------------- Cart Holman
Band
6. Baritone Solo. Golden Bells r. H. Losey
Roy Fischer and Band.
PART II
l. Schottische, "Ormay." ----M B. Eaton
Band.
2 Vocal Solo. I'm a Merry Zingara''
From Crown Diamonds III W. Bali
Mrs E. b. GoodSell-
Miss Grace Morse accompanies
g. Andante and Waltz. ''Lilith' IS, H. WtllidmS
Band.
4. Tuba Solo. 'Salvarona'' - EdaCdrd Boyer
Harry Holmes and Band.
5, Galop, "Canto' :. Wn1. Humphrey
The entertainment will be one
worthy of your patronage and the
boys should meet with hearty en-
couragement.
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OF Interest to Woodmen.

Sylvan Camp No. rs, Nj. w. of A.
will hold their annual election of
officers for the ensuing year on
Thursday evening of this week, 10th
inst y good attendance is desired.
VIM. E. Webb. Clerk.
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Notice.


The annual meeting of the Grant
county Agricultural society will he
held next Tuesday afternoon Dec. 14)
at 2 o'clock, at the city hall.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-12-08

FOR sALE-Good No. 9cook stove
also number Of pure bred single
comb Black Minorca chickens. one
cock and ten pullets.' Inquire of, g..
W: Rice at barber shop. at'@1 41w2r.
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Cl ARIONET FOR sALE-Peuper

rOLANAO1N1A = Ny1s DC II = : oP POT
B-fiat Clarionet in good shape nickel
plated rack with It. Good leather
cases for clarionet and rack. Will
sell cheap. Inquire of w. G, Gallo
way at Holzmiller's barber shop.
$500 "A. .53.,41 2 tc
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FOR SALE or RENTAL a bar
gain. House and lot. three blocks
west of postoffice. Inquire of Thomas
Wright 41w2c.
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FOR RENT-Good 7-room house
for rent. Inquire Z of Mrs. Lizzie
Block. sss.s a.-s0g Attic.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-12-08

/ am now ready to do all kinds Of
weaving. Second house east of Ian
caster Creamery. s. E. Knox.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-12-08

"A carload Of .. Big joe flour
just received at Alt g Sons. ,4on
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-12-08

FOR RENT-A good ten room
house newly papered and painted,
situated two blocks north of depot.
Inquire of Joe Wright.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-12-08

PURE BRED Poland China stock
hogs for sale; heavy boned, long
bodied variety. Farm one and one
half miles east of Lancaster. Farmer
phone Joseph G. Bailie. 36w 6p.
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Wood to be given for chopping.
Inquire of Joe Wright.
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The Misses Schmitt will have their
annual sale OF pretty things for
Christmas gifts, at their home, oe
ginning the afternoon Of December IL
and continuing until Christmas time.
Everybody cordially invited to call.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-12-08

LOST-A round or oval gold brooch,
with a carved coral setting. A liberal
reward is offered for it return to this
Office. Mis-. Rhodes.
: LOST-Laoy' s marten boa, on the
road between Lancaster and Bloom
.ington. Finder will De rewarded by
returning same to Mrs. G. Frothing
ham or The Herald Office.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-12-08

i Good house for rent in third ward.
Inquire Of DR.. J. H. Reed
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HERALD WISCONSIN
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out? Somebody who had an interest
in frightening these supervisors from
being bribed on a trap, or in a trap.
Who had an interest in giving it out?
Who knew about it, Abraham Ruef.
who had an interest in knowing about
1t besides Abraham Ruef? TREY L.
Ford. and the other gentlemen who are
mixed up in these briberies. Is il
probable that Ruef didn't tell 1t to
TREY l.. Ford at the time. and that
| Handlon in the railroad office didn't
get 1t from Ford? And they inmedi-
ately proceeded to have this man Scott
get up this fake story to meet it with
In case those supervisors were prose-
cuted. They were to deny. these other
| supervisors were to deny, as I have
pointed to you, they We're. that there
had been any such thing as bribery.
and the accusation was to be made
that those supervisors were never bona
fide trapped. but had been trapped
merely to tell this story. paid money
by Spreckels and the prosecution.
EVIDENCE IS STRONG
That is the meaning of it. and there
is strong evidence here of IT. When
Handlon was on this witness stand
asked Handlon if he had ever made anv
report to Calhoun. They didn't know
that Scott was on Burns roll. They
didn't know that Scott had told that
story to the prosecution when Handlon
was upon the stand, and when I asked
Handlon. with that story in mind. did
you ever make any Investigations.
Handlon?" only as 1 happened 70
hear something" did you ever make
any reports to Calhoun" "Oh. NAV
nave met him once in a while and he
would stop and shake hands and saw
how do YOU do?' and what is new p
and l might have incidentally said
something to him" mo, but 7 nean
Handion. did you ever formally go and
sit down with Calhoun and make anv
report to him on any important mat
ter! And Handlon's answer was mo .
wasn't 1T absolutely false? Hadn't he
taken Scott to Calhoun? Hadn't thew
gone over the story, not only once but
twice? Hadn't they gone up TO Nc
Enerney? Hadn't Handlon gone along
and told Scott to tell the story. and
didn't Handlon lie under oath when he
said he had never made any formal
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Deliberations Carefully

report to Calhoun? Wasn't it a Hee
Why did he lie?
Why didn't he come out with it9 IL
they were not trying to bride Scott 10
tell these lies. why didn't HandIo1 GOV,
Yes, there was man put up fake
story on me by the name OF Scott and
took him to- Calhoun? WHY? Pc
cause that was their fake. and they
didn't know we had discovered it, Thai
is the reason. and that is the only
reason. Why, Moore would stick To n
yet that the second trapping was a
fake with all the evidence that 10 be-
fore you, and Luther Brown. another
one of their practiced periurers. got
upon this witness stand He never
met Alec Latham; you heard him testi-
fy to it; he never met Alec Latham
He didn't want 10 have il traced up In
him that Alec Latham left the state or
California back there with Clark. his
father in law. at his instigation. Where
did Alec Latham go from here when
he started or on that automobile ride.
in that automobile that Clark was ia
such a hurry for that he could not stop
to get a new one and was willing 20
trade a new one for Why: from
Clark's, the father in law OF Luther
Browns house Is that the same place
that Brown took Lawlor when he
wanted TO pay him the bride money to
betray Burns? Yes; the same place.
How do we know that Luther Brown
lied under oath, this associate and
close associate of Earl Rogers. who
became the attorney for Calhoun at
his recommendation? Not from the
lips OF Alec Latham. who was on this
stand. no; but from the lips OF Mrs.
Alec Latham that when they got there
to Clark's house in San Leandro. where
Luther Brown subsequently, paid the
bride money to Lawlor. they found Luz
Their Brown and Clark and Luther
Browns wife. and they were there for
about an hour. and Alec and Luther
Brown and father in law Clark were
busy. busy fixing up the automobile.
for about an hour And he stayed
away at this good salary until when?
Until after the second Ford trial had
been ended in December and Patrick
Calhoun had gone east. and then Alec
Latham dropped down into Los Angeles
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mony which he had left untouched
during the earlier part of his argu-
ment. His voice was slightly hoarse
from the effects of 10 hours of speak
ing, but he was still in good physical
form and his address did not fail in
the vigor which has characterized 1t
from the start
The conclusion of the long argument
was sane, quiet appeal to the jury,
devoid OF oratorieal effort. yet strong
In its simplicity. He began his morn
ing talk by converting some of the
attacks made upon witnesses called by
the prosecution, and finished it with a
summing up of the testimony of the
supervisors. He said:
Gentlemen of the Jury: When A. A.
Moore was reading to you the account
OF Rudolph Spreckels he took occasion
to read you one of the names on the
list as W. c. Heney; of course, he
wanted you to draw the inference that
had some relation who was a gum
shoe man in the pay of Spreckels. Now,
the fact is, that it reads w. c. Henry: and
the fact is that when Raymond Burns
was upon the witness stand he testified
that w. u Henry was Henry c. WILDER
only point that out to show the extent
to which Moore is willing to go to try
and cast some dirty insinuation against
any member of this prosecution.
Now then, in November of 1906. Abra-
ham Ruef had been indicted for extor-
ton, and an attempt was made to put
him on trial, as shown by the records
of this court in evidence, and the mat
ter dragged along owing to motions
that were made to set aside the indict-
ments and the bringing in of the grand
jurors into court for examination. ETC..
so that 1t was February before the
matter was finally determined-about
the middle of February, and the case
was set for trial March S, 1907
GRAND JURY INVESTIGATING
Now. then. things were developing
very rapidly along about that time
The grand jury was investigating
whenever it was not in court. and a
number of indictments were returned
like the one against Oman, chief of
police. for conspiracy with Abraham
Ruef in some matter, and when it came
down to the question of trapping the
supervisors, which took place early in
February and started February s, 1907
in the skating rink matter, what hap
pened?
Stanley Moore-Just a second; don't
This ad and So gives you a s6 dozen
photos Rasmussen Studio $40 Markets
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spent portion of the day at the hall.
The only exciting incident of the day
outside the courtroom was the arrest
of George de Ham, stationary engi-
neer and self declared socialist, who
refused 10 move away from the
entrance OF the hall when instructed to
do so by policemen at the time that
the court was giving its instructions to
the jury. De Ham hurled several
epithets at Mounted Policeman E. F..
Gable, who ordered him off the block,
and finally refused to bulge from his
position Gable dismounted from his
horse and attempted to put the man
under arrest, but was met with a de-
termined resistance.
De Ham retreated as far as the cor
fight against Gable. Finding himself
worsted in the brief encounter, the
man started to run, but was over
hauled by Gable and handcuffed. He
tried another attack. but was over
powered and searched. and finally sent
away III q pdtIO1 nd6Oh ~ INC NShSA a.
police station, where he was booked on
charge of resisting an officer.
During the long afternoon wait only
once did the jury return to the court
room, but the results OF that visit were
significant. 1t was some time after
the Jurors had announced that they de-
sired to be called into the room before
Judge Lawlor was located by the
bailiffs. and it was 4:15 o'clock when
they filed into their places in the jury
box Rumors spread through the crowd
that a verdict had been reached, and
there was an excited scramble for
places within the courtroom before the
court was finally raped to order.
Jury Has Testimony Read
Judge Lawlor stated that he was in
formed that the jury desired to have
read the testimony of William w. San
derson. and then the first intimation of
the action taken by the jury in select
ing a foreman was given when Juror
George C. Gillespie arose and an
nounced that this particular portion of
testimony was what was wanted.
The testimony of the witness San
derson, who is a recent appointee of
Mayor Taylor TO fill a vacancy in the
present board of supervisors, was read
by Platt EIderkin. one of the oficial
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JURY IN GRAFT
TRIAL LOCKED
UP FOR NIGHT
DeIiberateS for Twelve Hours
Without Succeeding in
Reaching Verdict
Trolley Magnate Allowed to
Remain at Liberty Pending
Result of Trial

been fully established by the evidence
He would make no statement as TO bis
own view OF the guilt or innocence of
the defendant, or as to any sentiment
IN the jury regarding this all impor-
faint point Murphy's FIRST act on being
excused from the jury was to pro-
coed directly to the registrars of1ce,
where he inscribed his name on the
books as a qualified voter for the CON-
ing municipal election
Court Tension ReIaxeS
The tension which has marked tbs
sessions OF the trial devoted 20 the
concluding arguments OF the attcr-
neys relaxed peroeptsbly when the
jurors were sent out OF the courtroom.
Many spectators, believing that n YER
dict could not possibly be reached
within a short time. left tho hall at
onoe and those who remained loitered
about the courtroom discussing the
closing argument OF Assistant District
Attorney Heney and the courts charge
10 the jury and specializing upon the
probable outcome OF the case and the
length OF Zine the jury would likely
remain out
Contrary TO the custom usually
adopted in criminal cases. Judge Lawlor
did not order the defendant into the
custody OF deputy sheriff Immediately
the jury began its consideration of the
~saa The r,a-,strsa 80 4t,a da<or5on.r-
bonds WIS evidently deemed by Judge
Lawlor q sufficient safeguard for the
tine being. and Calhoun was allowed to
spend his time as he saw fit.
The jury was sent to an upper front
room in Carpenters hall, and every pre-
caution was taken TO avoid the posi-
biIity OF any interference from outside
the building. In addition 10 the deputy
Eherins stationed IN the hallway outside
the room IN which the Jurors were
locked, policemen kept the sidewalks
opposite the building cleared Of specta-
tors and allowed no one to loiter in the
block In Fulton street between Van
Ness avenue and Polk street The cur
tains in the jury room were drawn
down ana the jurors began their DELHI
erstions in midday by electric light.
AZ I o'clock, an hour after the jury
retired, Judge LawIor dismissed the at
torneys and others connected with the
case until 3 o'clock, and a luncheon was
sent in TO the Jurors from the St Fran
els hotel. Nor were the jurors allowed
TO leave their room at dinner time.
and for the second time a recess was
taken. the adjournment being continued
until n.cIock
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Heney Remains in Court

Heney remained in the courtroom
after finishing his argument until after
the Instructions of the court had been
given and up TO the noon recess. He
spent the early part Of the afternoon at
the baths, refreshing himself after his
II hours OF effort in closing argument,
but returned to the courtroom for a
short time at about 4.se o'clock in the
afternoon. Assistant District Attorney
John o'Gara did not Heave-except during
the hours Of recess ordered by the
soUrt and District Attorney Langdon
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stenographers OF the court. The es-
sential part of Sanderson's testimony
related to a conversation which he had
with Patrick Calhoun and Abe Ruef
shortly after the fire, when 1T was
known that the application. of the
United Railroads for an overhead troll
ley permit was to come up before the
Schmitz- Ruef board of supervisors
Sanderson testified that he approached
Calhoun in his capacity as president of
the North Beach improvement club and
urged the resumption of car service
into the northern part of the city. Cal
houn asked him to assist in crea~ng
sentiment III favor of an overhead
trolley permit, and in the discussion
which ensued he was invited by both
Calhoun and Ruef to appear before the
board of supervisors and make speech
favoring the trolley permit on the day
on which it was to come up for set
Element
Sanderson'S Evidence Damaging
Sanderson testified that he objected
TO the granting of the overhead permit
without some sort of adequate compen-
sation TO the city. and that after a
long discussion Ruef finally told him
IL didn't make any difference whether
he appeared before the board or not,
as everything had been arranged and
the permit was to be granted. Calhoun
assured him, he said, that what Ruef
had said was right
This was the essence of the testi-
mony reread for the benefit of the Jury.
the reading taking three quarters of
an hour. Shortly before o'clock it
was finished and the Jurors were or
dered to return to their deliberations
As usual, the courtroom was packed
TO its capacity during the morning
session of court while Heney's argu-
proportion of women was in evidence
among the spectators and many visitors
from out of town were in the room.
Superior Judge Henry c. Gesford of
Napa county occupied the bench with
Judge Lawlor during the morning.
HENEY RESUMES ARGUMENT
Heney took up his argument yester-
day morning at the point where he
discontinued it Friday night. and. dashed
by the limit of time put upon him, hur-
ried through an analysis of the testi-