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MRS.GOULDW|N SUIT
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sions ..it is complete fabrication
or mo such thing ever happened, 1t IS
a deliberate falsehood." and that whole
testimony is untrue.
She denied she had ever called Malloy.
her husbands imported English land
agent, puppy or liar. she had just
told him, she said. to get out of the house
and never return. She denied she had
consumed or called for seven bottles of
brandy, as a steward. Richards testifled q.
and also contradicted Richards version OF
what happened when the burglar alarm
started ringing one night as Howard
Gould came into the house. She denied
responsibility for the ringing of the
alarm.
Did you shut Mr.. Gould out of the
house. or slam the door of your room In
his face. as has been testified by Rich
ards?
II certainly did not answered Mrs.
Gould. "On the contrary, he left the next
morning without saying word, taking
all his things. after telling me he was
going TO quit me, and l didn't see him
again for some weeks.
Mrs. Gould denied all testimony pro-
duced by Mr.. Gould concerning her drink
ing, and said she not only never stagger-
ed or was under the influence of liquor,
but that she never drank whisky unless
in the shape of very occasional COCK
tail.
Mr.. Shearn asked her about the occa-
sion at Blue Gap Farm, Lynchburg, Va,
when she is alleged by servant, Trot-
ter, to have fallen off her chair while
drunk.
Believes She Was Poisoned.
Il had nothing at all that day." said
Mrs Could except two cocktails, one in
the afternoon and the other just before
dinner / had coffee with my dinner and
later / noticed that stains on my shirt
| waist made by the coffee had turned a
vivid green. l don't know what happen.
ed to me on that occasion. except that
got very i'll at the table and was uncon-
Scious for several hours.
1t is Mrs. Gould's contention that dis
satisfied servant tried to poison her. and
falling, swore she was drunk.
Mrs. Gould denied she was intoxicated
on the occasion of her visit to Mrs. Kirk
patrick, as her former footman had teSt1-
| fed.
Mrs Gould denied positively that she
had ever called her husband ID
fool before guests or servants. or that
she had humiliated him in any way. She
also declared she had never cursed or
sworn at servants. Then Mr.. Shearn had
her confirm Dustin Farnum's account OF
their four or five meetings. Mrs. Gould
said:
when I sought out Mr.. Farnum. felt
very unhappy. All my authority over my
own home had been taken out OF my
hands. and my husband had abandoned
me. / felt helpless. and had nothing to
do and nothing to amuse me or occupy
my time. In this predicament I thought
that it would be better for me to seek
some occupation, and / naturally turned
to the stage. I made up my mind then to
either go back on the stage Or to devote
my energies to the management of a
theater. as / realized 1 must do some
things, in view of my past active life, to
occupy me in my sorrow"
She denied that she had ever been alone
with Farnum or had ever misconducted
herself with him. Mr.. Shearn then con-
cluded her examination.
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Joseph Arthur Convicted.

Joseph Arthur, the giant negro. former
ly a member of the 9th Cavalry. who was
placed on trial yesterday in Criminal
Court No. !. was convicted today of a
charge of housebreaking. Arthur was
identified yesterday by Mrs. Irene c.
Swope as the negro whom size found i'm
her dining room on entering her home.
1864 New Jersey avenue, May 10 last.
She said the defendant grabbed her by
the throat and when she fell Unconscious
made his escape.
Arthur was remanded TO Jail TO await
sentence.
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INJURED COUNT IMPROVING.
President Interested in Condition Of
Embassy Attache.

Count Alexander Torok. attache of the
Austria-Hungary embassy. who was so
severely injured Wednesday night while
boarding a moving car on his return from
the courts Of the Bachelors Tennis Club.
is still under treatment at the Emergency
Hospital. His condition is much improved
and he will probably be able to leave the
hospital in a few days.
President Taft was among those who
displayed interest in the condition OF
the injured man yesterday. He sent
White House attache to the hospitai 10
ascertain the extent of the injuries sus-
tanned by the count. The patient had
many callers, and was the recipient OF
many punches of choice flowers.
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ARTIST TREao FOUND DEAD.
Noted Painter and Sculptor Victim
of the Heat.

PHILADELPHIA, June 2o.-William
T. Trego, a noted portrait painter and
sculptor. was found dead at his home in
North Wales, near here. yesterday. Over
exertion and an attack of vertigo, due to
excessive heat are assigned as the
causes Of his demise. He was fifty
one wears old. Mr. Trego's portrait
work attracted wide attention, several
of his works now being on exhibition
at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine
Arts.
One of his most noted pictures is
RESCUE of the Colors," purchased by
John wanamaker and presented to the
Bucks County (Pa) Historical Society.
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however. states that Roberts only dis
posed of the body.
Another missive is said to speak of
two men-probably the same two Ryan
and Shotwell-mentioned in letter of
June 16. found at Roberts bungalow.
That letter and others. probably from
some people to Roberts, are what the
authorities here are keeping under cover.
That Roberts. as he is known in this
locality. intended to end his life after
putting up a battle to make possible
his escape, is evident from the four
ounce bottle of aconite found in his
clothes. But the bullet from the posse
put him out of the way quicker than he
had expected.
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HARRY ADAMS MARRIED NOW.
Former Admirer Of Mrs. Woodill Not
Seen Lately by Father.

MOUNT VERNON. n. Y. June %
The only Harry Adams known in this
city is a son of William Adams, a retired
real estate operator.
The latter said today that he did not
know enough about his sons affairs to
have knowledge as to whether he had
ever been engaged to be married TO Mrs.
Woodill or Mrs. Caswell, as she was at
the time of the reported engagement.
Harry Adams Is now travelling for
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FARNUM AT BUCKsPoRT.
Actor Recovering From an Attack
of Tonsilitis.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BUCKSPORT. Me-. June %. = Dustin
Farnum. the actor, reference to whose Ill
health was made in the Gould divorce
proceedings in New York, has been stop
ping in Bucksport with Mrs. Farnum
since Sunday, when they arrived on the
steamer from Boston.
Bucksport was Mr.. Farnum's boyhood
home, and since his arrival here he has
been busy settling the estates of his
mother and grandmother. The residents
of this town did not know that Mr.. Far
mum was in serious ill health.
Mr. and Mrs. Farnum started out in an
automobile for short trip to Bangor
but changed their minds and went to Cas-
tine instead, returning last night. They
Manned to be here several days longer,
but Mr. Farnum has given the impression
to his friends that he will go to New York
to testify for Mrs. Gould if he is wanted.
He Is recovering from the effects of an
attack last week of tonsilitis.
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Kidnaped From Chicago.


One of the stories about her early life
comes from Los Angeles, where her nus
band lives. This is that she was lost or
stolen from her parents In chicago "heh
she was two years old.
Her husband. hoping to learn something
Of her early life. some time ago adver-
tised in the Chicago papers to ma Out
if any one had lost child In that CITY
about eighteen years ago, and received no
replies. n
York little more than year ago ana
they were married there. Iheir courlship
lasted only five days
Those who knew Mrs. Woodili ana
something of the mystery or her n1e uo
not think all the details will ever he mace
public. Several say that her whole llie
be revealed in it's entirety would read Ike
a wild and poetic romance.
Gage Her Good Friend.
While growing into girlhood Mrs. Wood
i'll met Mr.. Gage. He resolved to give
her all the assistance she needed in COM
pIeting her education. and was as good as
his promise. 1t is said that his last pres
ent to her was 5000 when she married
Mr.. Woodill.
Under the eye of Mr. Gage she came
to Baltimore and took a course at the
Peabody Institute. living at the boarding
houses of Mrs. Z. Carman, 21 East Mount
Vernon place. and of Mrs. j. Randolph
Crown, S25 ST. Paul street.
She went to Boston also and studied
music there. Then she toured In Eu-
rope, making many friends In tne Amer
lean colonies in Paris and Berlin.
Proud Of Protege.
Mr.. Gage was SO proud of his protege
that he got her entire into the White
House and she sang for President Nc
KinIey and some guests. The President
was delighted with her and her voice and
was frank to tell her 50.
Another dramatic event in her life was
the suicide of her foster brother. 1t is
said the young man was In love with
Miss Thompson and that she did not re-
turn his affection.
In Baltimore Mrs. Woodill made many
friends About two years ago she left
Baltimore. but returned frequently. After
her marriage to Mr.. Woodill in New
York she went to Los Angeles to live,
returning for the first time only a rev
weeks ago. Mrs. Woodill had an ex-
pressive face, golden brown hair, brown
eyes and features that are usually called
piuuant She was unusually well read
and musical and artistic in temperament.
Fond Of Papa" Gage.
She referred to Capt. and Mrs. Thomp-
SON of Mcdaniel as her father and
mother, but was supposed to be an
adopted child She constantly talked of
and referred to ex-Secretary Gage. and
seemed fonder of him than anybody else
In the world She always spoke OF him
as Papa Gage"
She and her husband had just paid
him a visit at his home in California be-
fore coming east.
Mrs Woodil was fond of pretty
clothes. When last seen here she was
beautifully dressed, although she said
that in coming here she came away in
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Mrs. Woodill's Own Story.

Some facts In the meteOric career of
Mrs. Woodill, in whose brief life love and
romance played such great part. were
related today by an intimate friend of the
slain woman, who said they were told by
Mrs. WoodiiI herself.
Mrs Woodili told this informant that
she was born in Minneapolis about twen-
ty years ago. Her mother, who called
herself Mrs. Ames, died when she was
about three years Of age. leaving her In
utter ignorance of her parentage or
forebears.
Mrs Charles H. Thompson of Mcdaniel,
Md, then took her and brought her up.
telling her that she (Mrs. ThompSonJ
was her mothers intimate friend, but
never disclosing to her the name of her
father.
When she was about twelve years of
age she went to Washington. where she
lived for some time In the house of Ly-
man j. Gage. who took a great interest
in her. When she was about fifteen he
sent her, with Mrs. Thompson, to Paris,
where she studied music, Mr.. Gage paying
all expenses.
On her return from Paris she went to
Boston to- complete her studies. While
in Boston she was married TO DR.. Cas-
we'll. who was an osteopath. When she
more TO continue her studies at the Pea
body Conservatory, leaving her husband.
Suit for Divorce.
She was known here as Miss Edith
Thompson, concealing her marriage from
all but few intimate friends. In a
very short time thereafter she entered
suit against DIR. Caswell for divorce.
She left Baltimore last Easter a year
ago, being engaged at the time to Harry
Adams of Mount Vernon, N. Y. After
,rief stay I'm New York she went to Cal
tornia, where. less than thirty days after
her divorce from DR.. Caswell, she married
Gilbert Woodill OF Los Angeles.
1t has also been rumored that in her
early youth Charles Thompson. the son
of her foster mother and father, a re-
jected suitor. committed suicide on her
account. sg
During her residence in Baltimore Mr..
Gage sent her checks continually, some
Of them amounting to $1,5oO. When she
was married to Mr.. Woodill he gave her
81, GOO. At the time of her death Mr..
Gage was also building her a house in
Los Angeles, with the understanding that
he was to come TO live with her and her
husband.
All these facts. 1t is stated, were stated
by Mrs. Woodill to friends in Baltimore
prior to her death.
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Will of Daniel Koran.

The will OF Daniel Moran. dated No
vember II. 1904, was flied today for
probate. He leaves bequests of s. each
10 his brothers and sisters and the chill
dren of a deceased brother to purchase
remembraDces The remaining estate is
devised TO his widow. Mrs. Mary Moran,
who is named executrix.
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they did yesterday. and a number of
humanitarians suggested that the Hu-
name Society should get busy and request
horse owners to place bonnets or hats
on the heads of their animals, even
though il became necessary to employ
discarded inverted waste basket hats.
Boys who delight to "go barefooted"
in the warm months wore their shoes
today. The concreted roadwayS and
pavements were hot as the top of cook
stoves and would cook anything that
came i'm contact with them, even the
bare soles of tough urchin.
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Polo Gun Game Postponed.

in the series between the Meadowbro
team and the Hurlingham players for the
American polo cup. that was to have been
played tomorrow. has been postponed
probably to June 80 on account of rains
that have softened the ground
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TILTED ANOTHER FOR wooDILL
Married Californian Three Months
Before She Had Promised to Wed.

BOSTON, June 25.-Mrs Edith Nav
thompson Woodiil. who was murdered at
st. Michaels, was believed to have been
the divorced wife OF DR.. Walter w. Cas-
well. an osteopath OF this city.
After her divorce from CaswelI. the
woman was engaged to a resident OF
Mount Vernon. A few months before
the date set for the wedding she married
Woodill.
MRS. Woodill is also said TO have been
a protege of Mrs. Katherine Tingley, the
leader OF the Theosophical cult in the
United States 80
inquiry at the office of DR.. Caswell to-
day resulted in the announcement tb.+
ne was out of the CITY
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IN SK|FF
ROBERTS IS SLAIN
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fusillade in the direction of the BOAT.
After the hail of lead had ended the
man hunters paused in their work Tor
moment. They peered into the darkness
They roWed Tout out to the skir cautiously.
There was no sound.
Alongside the boat. they found their
quarry lying in the bottom. A look showed
that he was dead.
Thus eliminated the most sensational
tragedy enacted in this state, with rami-
fications that have become countrywide
in extent through the social standing and
charming personality Of the beautiful
victim.
With the death of the leading figures
the cause of the crime may never become
known. Jealousy may have been the mo-
tive.
Both Mutually Attracted.
Where and under what circumstances
Roberts and Mrs. woodill met is not
known. Both are said to have been i'm
mediately attracted to each other.
Little is known here regarding Roberts
which name he gave when he came to
this region about month ago and pur.
chased a small farm near Capt. Thomp-
sons place. He claimed to have been q
magazine writer and newspaper CORE.
spondent.
He was polite and affable in manner
and made friends readily. He never dis
cussed his personal affairs with his new
acquaintances.
Doubt as to whether the mans rea
name was Roberts was raised today by
the finding near his body of letter anG
deed addressed to Mrs. Robert E. East
man, care Of George B. Taylor. They
will be called for
The deed recorded the sale by Robert
E. Eastman to John j. Mann of New
York of six lots at Bergen. Bogots
county. N. j.. and is dated July %, 1908
The letter began: "Vernie (who is be-
lieved to have been his wife)-The inclosel
keys are several you will need to ex.
anime my property. l owe 20 cents te
William Sutton, neighbor. I owe S. te
William Norris, Easton, Md Pay then
BOTH
The note has no date and is written ir
lead pencil 1t was stamped. but haG
been opened.
Mr.. Taylor. with whom Eastman. oil
Roberts, boarded, got letter some days
ago from E. B. Wellington, from the
New Willard. Washington, in which in
quiries are made after Roberts. Mr.
Taylor wrote to the hotel. but the letter
was returned with the statement that
Wellington had left.
Later Roberts said Wellington was ar
uncle and lived in Denver. Roberts also
stated at different times that he came
from Denver.
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semi-submereible Craft Wins.

PARIS, June pa series OF exhaustive
tests into the comparative merits OF semi
submergtble and submarine craft in Of
fensive coast work recently conducted by
the naval authorities has resulted in
q verdict in favor Of the former.
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New York firm. his father stated

New York firm. his father stated. The
name of the firm or where his SON was ~
present the elder Adams said he did not
know.
His son had not been home in more than
year. Although the father knew the
young man had been married within that
time he did not know his present adj
dress.
Harry Adams is little under thirty
years of age.
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Personal Mention.

Mrs. Ruth G. d. Havens of the Treas
ury Department is at the Homeopathic
Hospital, recovering from a severe at
tack Of acute Indigestion.
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ROMANCE AND MYSTERY.
Mrs. WoodilPs Origin and Subse.
quent Life Are Veiled Secret

BALTIMORE, Md, June 25.-A meteoric
career was that of Mrs. Gilbert Woodill,
formerly Miss Edith May Thompson, who
was murdered near st. Michaels.
Investigation brings to light some things
that even her closest friends never knew
One Of these Is that Mrs Woodill was
married twice. her first husband having
been DIR. w. w. Caswell OF Boston. whom
she is said to have welded when only
seventeen years old. and to have left q
few days after the ceremony.
Another Is that her foster brother
Charles Thompson. killed himself in New
York two years ago. Those who know the
circumstances declare that his unreturned
love for Mrs. Woodill led him to end his
life
Still a third chapter of interest in the
life of Mrs. WOOdiil is that Lyman j.
Gage, Secretary of the Treasury under
Mckinley, was not only one of her most
devoted admirers but that he spent large
sums of money on her education and on
presents for her.
Pretty and Vivacious.
Mrs. Woodill was petite and pretty.
While this ordinaray description might fit
ten out OF every hundred girls, she was
one In q thousand. Though pretty, she
was not the possessor of striking beauty.
Her magnetic powers lay largely in her
fascinating personality. She was one of
those women who attract men at first
meeting irrespective of age.
While prominent public men long past
middle age. like ex-Gov. Frank Brown of
Maryland, and Mr. Gage, found her alIur-
ing. men Of her own age wooed her.
She was what the philosophers know as
a .man's girl" She did not have many
or close feminine friends.
Added to her natural charms, she was
intellectually quick and gifted as a singer
She possessed sweet and attractive
voice.
Mystery in Her Origin.
The early life of Mrs. Woodill is wrap
ped In mystery. Her father Is supposed
TO have been q wealthy westerner. now
dead although her Baltimore friends
know nothing of this.
When she was three years old. Charles
A, Thompson brought her with him from
Milwaukee or Minneapolis to Maryland as
his adopted daughter. He bought a farm
in Talbot county, where the child was
reared.
While 1t was supposed that Mr.. Thomp-
SON was not a man of means. his ward
always had plenty OF money. She re-
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STORY OF PARENTAGE.
Child Of Matthew and Zettella Wit
and Roru ~ VIZ ch ~ r<or

and Born in Washington.
MINNEAPOLIS. June 25.-Anna Pearl
Wftz was born November 30, 1885. in
Azotan county. Washington territory.
She Is the daughter of Matthew and Zet-
tella Knight Witz.
She was adopted by Charles Fl. and
Laura Z. Thompson The date of her
adoption by the Thompsons was October
13 1890.
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such hurry that she left her wardrobe

in California
She was the soul Of generosity and
was always thinking how she could con-
tribute to the pleasure and entertainment
of her friends. In her letters from Cali
fornia to Baltimore friends she expressed
herself as happy and devoted to her hus-
band. OF whom she seemed proud.
Those who met him in Baltimore say
that he seemed equally devoted to her.
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oeiyed q fine literary and musical educa-
tion and travelled extensively In Europe.
some of her close friends say that mrs.
Woodill did not know the circumstances
surrounding her birth. Still, several tninss
indicated that she knew all auou, lne,, t1.,n
hut never diyulged them except to Two
or three of her friends In whom she had
confidence
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MIGHTY WARM TODAY

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S1.5o Grade White Linen Pumps or
Ties also Black Kid Oxfords Strap Slip mS~
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So Grade Black Kid Blucher Oxtords,
with turn extension edge soles: also
Cool, Dressy Strap Slippers and Pumps 6 A&
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$3.50 White Sea Isle or Poplin Ankle
strap Pumps and One Two Eyelet
Ties Welt or turn soles: high leather or gd Q5
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White Duck 2-eyelet Pumps; same
styles Sand; and a. qualities II i downto~n stores SD so
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S, and $3.50 Ankle-strap Pumps, with
IL other kinds of Fashionable Low 50 RI
Shoes. All feathers, at. .O5sO0
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Save dollar. Buy BLACK Raven"
Shoes. The 2-eyelet Pumps and many
other exclusive i've novelties !. are e taking SD SdD
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Mems Cool Footwear.

'BEND-EESY" High or Low Shoes
are worth four times their cost in COM nm
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"TRI-WEAR" Shoes give THRICE"
the and satisfactionsof any other
shoes sold at $50: 81 styles of low S2 S6N
shoes in all feathers, at .QaO. OV
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English Welt Low Shoes come in
tan. black and patent feathers. Surpris- Gn mS
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Bids For Cleaning streets

Notice Is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received at the office of
tine city clerk of the city of Chickasha
until $3.50 p. m. on Thursday, the 2lst
day Of October, and will be opened and
considered by the mayor and council
at the time and place, ior cleaning and
sweeping the paved streets in the city
OF Chickasha. Separate figures must
be made for cleaning twenty-four
blocks each day and for cleaning any
part of approximately 100 blocks when
instructed so to do by the council.
Eids should be made upon the basis
Of onu block which which shall Include
intersections. Joe Dews,
l0-t6-4d City CLERK.
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TAKE NOTICE.

Members Home Fraternity: At the
regular meeting Wednesday evening,
Oct. 20, final arrangements for our
next reception and dance will be made,
committees will be appointed. our SO
cial register will be open and names
of those whom members desire invi-
tations sent must be presented. A full
attendance is urgently necessary.
Rolla b. Kinard,
1926 Secretary.
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BUSINESS MEN.

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