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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-29
CRATER WINS OUT.
FARNUM ACQUITTED OF BRIB.
ERY CT ARGE.
State Loses the First of the Dispen-
sarx cases Jurors Didnf B1feye
The Money Was Given for Corrupt
Purposes.

Columbia, Sept. 25.-James S. FAY
mum has been acquitted of the charge
OF bribing Joseph B. Wylie, when the
latter was State dispensary direc-
tor.
upon the back OF the typewriter
sheets of indictment 40. SO of the
now famous graft cases are the fol.
lowing words: "Toc guilty. w. L.
Caughman. Foreman To the de-
fendant these few words spell free
dom-relief from that sv.pnnse
which the trial nron so serlou; 2
charge necessarily brought with it.
10 the world at large these Y3rds
also mean that the State has failed
in the first of the trials that have set
the country wild with expectation.
Six hours it took the Rich,ar !
county jury to decide that Farnur,
was not guilty. With the clea. cut
words of Judge Memminger ringing
10 their ears tho Jurors filed one by
one from the court room shortly after
10 o'clock this morning and little
after o'cl, tx their decision was an
ncunced. IL was y dramatic moment
in the court room. The defendant
grasped the hands of the individual
Jurors and expressed his apprecia-
ton Of their verdict The news
spread rapidly through the Gil, anI
the wires commenced to fash with
or1er messages of the result Of the
trial. The general impression had
been that a mistrial would result.
The attorneys for the defense were
naturally very much gratified at the
result of the trial. Mr.. Cochran stat
ed tonight that the verdict was ex-
pected under the testimony and that
the attorneys for the deefnse did not
think that any other verdict could
have been rendered under the cir
cumstances.
Col. Nelson. Immediately after the
Jurys decision was announced. made
the laconic reply to a question as to
what he thought about it: "Ail
right and his expression showed his
pleasure.
Ihe defendant had brilliant array
or counsel. Mr.. Ernest F. Cochran
conducted the war against the indict-
ment and other technical features of
the case with much skill. Mr.. p. III
Nelson. Of this city. was strong on
the ss-examination of witnesses
Mr.. Ben HagOods argument for the
defense before the jury was q fea-
ture. Attorney L. Moultrie MOrdecai
Of Charleston, while not actually taxi
ing part in the trial. was in cOntinu-
Gus consultation with his associates.
He sat next to the defendant during
the trial and gave advice at various
times.
Attorney General Lyon, when ask
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-29

Warrington. Sept. ss.--'The total
ns0ber Of bales OF cotton held on Au-
guse ~ In the United States was L.
s1S.sss ~ against i.sss.oss In 1908.
aeqprdins 20 report BY the census
bursau today. and l.s14.ss7 In 1907.
- quantity Of cotton held In the
ooooen-growing States on August III
sast was 7o2.sss and In all bthcr
S>.aea sis.ss&. The quantity consum-
- during the year was s.oss. .aas
baiss against l.bss.oso In 1908. The
.nu0bsr Of active sptndiss In opera
tsoa during the year was s7.Tss.ls1.
Vhs total number OF active spindles
- operation In, the United States dur
~ the year 1903 " compared with
as.Ses.4sa In 1908 and ss.S7s.1s1 In
iso1. The total number Of active
spla0ics In operation In the cotton
srswing States during the year 1909
was l0.s7Is7s compared with TO-
soo.sos In 1905 and s.s27.ss% In 1907.
TIE total number Of active spindles
IN operation In "sil other States" dur
lag the year 1909 was i7.4os.sls.
compared with 17.so4.s1s In 1908 and
,1as4zss7 In 1907.
OF the total nummber Of bales OF
eotton held on- August n last. sos.-
Se8 was held by manufacturers
AGAINST Ssl.is4 In 1908 and 1.o1s.7ss
- 1907. The number Of bales held
~ Auust 81 lsst BY al other holders
vi ~ INST s4i.asl IN iaos
and %e7s2 IN 1907.
The quantity OF cotton held in the
"coston-growing States" on August 81
Last 10 compared With ss7.sOs in 1898
ana s1s.s5a In 1a07 and "in all other
states" the comparison is agains'
6sx.:ss in 1908 and sss.sos In 1907.
'rhs quantity OF cotton consumed
tbaies) In the cotton-growing States
during the year 1909 was 2.4ss.s19
against s.is7.oss In 1908 and s.410.-
sss In 1907. The total quantity of
cotton OF cotton consumed (bales)
during the year 1899 In "ail other
states was s.5ss.4s1 against s.s5i.-
ss4 in 1903 and 2,57s.s4s in 1907.
The totals include i2.45s bales OF
foreign cotton In 1904, 1916 In 1908.
s.tss In 1907. consumed by manufac-
turers In the cotton-growing States
and 125.ss4 against 14i.s1s In 1908.
lsi.7os In 1907. consumed by manu-
fscturers in all other S&ates. The sta
tis<ics Of other domestic and foreign
cotton are In running bales gross
weight.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-29
MURDER AND SUICIDE.

Greenville. Sept. 24.-One of the
most horrible domestic tragedies trat
has taken place near Greenviile in q
number Of years occurred at Wood
side village this morning when G.. w.
Galloway. a mill employe. shot and
instantly killed his wife. and then
blew his brains out with the same
weapon, q double-barreied breech-
loading shotgun. The crime was com
mitted about o'clock. nd there
were no witnesses. save two small
children. who can not give coher-
ent account of the terrible happen
ings.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-29

eo concerning the trial shortly after
the verdict had been rendered by the
jury, said: Il have nothing to say.
Inc testimony in the case speaks for
ITSELF. He made no definite state-
ments as to the future action of tha
State other than to say that the case
against John Black, charged with ac-
cepting bribe, would very probably
be called on Wednesday. This state
ment was made in the court this az.
ternoon at the request of Judge Mem
minger, who had previously asked
that other cases be tried during neyt
week than the remaining one for
bribery against Farnum Not talk
ing officially, the attorney general.
however. intimated that the first de-
feat would not affect the course OF
the State in reference to the other
indictments in the alleged dispensary
graft" cases.
When pressed for an Official state
ment the attorney general said: 'T
have heard it rumored that the Jury
declined to bring in a verdict against
the defendant because they would not
convict on the testimony Of an ac-
complice. If this rule is to be fol.
lowed. it will always be a practical
impossibility to ever convict one of
bribery. for testimony in such cases
must necessarily come from an ac-
complice.
When the verdict had been return
ed there was much speculation as to
how the jury stood on the case. One
OF the jurymen. in speaking OF the
deliberation. said: 1--WE went to the
room at 10:15 o'clock this morning.
All of us were deeply interested in
the trial and the testimony, and IL
was my observation that every man
In the room was a serious thinking
| man. who knew his responsibility and
intended to do his duty as he saw II.
" W. WIZ Oil thC IOOIu anu
had time to learn the opinion of each
as to what verdict should be render
| ed. it developed that eleven were for
| acquittal and one for conviction. For
five long hours we argued with this
man. We believed that money had
been paid, and eleven of us were con-
vinced that it was merely given as
rebate in the regular course Of busi-
ness. and there was no evidence. q
we understood it, that would tend, II
make one believe that thes616ns 5Ia !
given for corrupt purposes whe1l
the one juror. who was for convic-
ton. had heard several of the jurors
explain their views on the testimony
offered. he came around to our side.
A vote was then taken, and all of US
voted for the acquittal of Mr.. FAR
mum. We didn't believe that the tes-
timonv of the alleged accomplices Of
Mr.. Farnum had been corroborated
bv the testimony of Others"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-29
Old Time Hot Supper.

The ladies of Tirzah Presbyterian
church. assisted by their good friends.
will give at the home of Mr.. Rob
Burkett. Dalzell. on the night OF Oct.
lst. an old time Hot Supper for the
benefit of their church. The public
c0?CiSly ;avjted 20 attend,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-29
JUDGE MEMM|NsER's CHARGE.
THE LAW AS CONSTRUED IN FAR
NUM- CASE.

There Is Apparently a Fine Legal Dis
tinctiOn Between bribery and Pay
ing Commission for Business Cor
ruptly and Dishonesty Awarded by
A Purchasable Official.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-29
z OBJ Matttnlan alln Soutbrcn.
Fubsished Wednesday and Saturday
esrEEw PUBLISHING COMPANY

Terms:
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Contraets for three months. or
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-29
The Statute Plain.

ment. you have the wording Of the
section OF the statute. you see that the
ofer and promise must be corrupt
ana with intent to influence, and
those words have so plain "a meaning
mat all men can understand them.
Whether the offer and promise was
ever consummated and whether the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-26
POLICEMAN JOKE
Disturbs the Little Love God
in His Midnight
Labors.
Especial to THE T1MEs.)

East Chicago, Ind, Jan. 26.-East
Chicago has policeman who for gen
uine wit is a success. John Weifen-
bach Is the man, who by his terse tales
OF funny happenings along his beat
fairly keeps the boys at the police
station in fits of laughter. Witness
the following:
John says that last night, as the
I:4o car was leaving for Hammond.
Hammond couple stood in the door
way of Veaco's drug store apparently
aiding the little love-god in his labors.
The young mans arm fell lightly over
the girls shoulder and her head rest
ed on his shoulder Time and again.
oy slight inclination of his head. the
young man would succeed in touching
the girls lips with his and the ac
ton seemed to meet with sincerely
tender response.
I thought I would see what would
happen if they saw me-" John saws
and l stepped out from behind the
telephone pole" The girl saw him
first and gave a little shrek. Arms
were forgotten and the young man.
summing up courage, glanced around.
oh, that's all right" he fastened to
assure the girl. I'VE don't care for
him." and Weifenbach made the start
ling reply, Go to it, kids don't care
either Acquaintance were formed
and the Hammond young man SQUARED
himself by buying the cigars.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-26

animation in medicine. The secretary
of the state board of health would have
authority to remove any health officer
that failed to do his duty.
Where the Line Would BE Drawn.
The republicans of the house and sen
ate held secret caucus yesterday even
ing and talked over the. move made by
Governor Marshall and backed up by
the democratic members TO have an in
vestigation made of the various state
offices to ascertain whether or not lot
Of clerks, deputies and other helpers
cannot be dispensed with without in
jury to the service. No agreement was
reached, but it is understood that the
republicans will line up against any bin
OF that kind.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-26
A DAY IN GARY LAND
HEARD BY RUBE.

And then the cost of high living in
Gary keeps you from spending your
money foolishly.
And now it will be up to the ground
hog to tell US what he has up his
sleeve.
Peach trees are in blossom in Georgia
and it soon will be time for the pussy
willows in Gary.
But even if we have had few warm
days that is no reason why January
should have taken off her fannels.
It might be said that real estate in
Gary from this time on won't get any
cheaper.
And the town board has already pro-
vided the rooms for the superior court.
All that now remains to be done will
be to select the judge.
There were several others in Gary
yesterday that celebrated Dolby Burns
birthday.
The busiest man in town on warm
day is Contractor Jack Frost.
The only reason we can figure out
why women in Gary wear big hats is
because they have small heads.
The air is getting better every day
in Gary's scent theaters, but there is
still some room for Improvement.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-26
MANY BILLS PUT INTO
THE LEGISLATIVE HOPPER
Measures Serious and Otherwise Introduced bv the Law
makers-one Would Alb dish Gypsies, Another
Wipe Out the Marriage Record

| sent any person. firm, corporation So
clety or other wise in the matter. This
Dill comes TO the front with q charm
ing regularity every time the leeisla-
ture meets
A Repeal Bill.
representative KIeckner or I,oeans-
port, introduced another bill for the re-
peal Of the county local option law
II proposes to make high license
limit the number of saloons according
10 the population of the city or town
and provides that the license shan ~
revoked Tor violations of the law.
n order that several Indiana insur-
ance companies and associations NAV be
aoie to do business outside of this
STATE Dill was introduced in both
houses yesterday, authorizing all in
Surahee companies and associations of
eFery ana any character organized IN
uer the Indiana laws to deposit with
the auditor of state securities for tbe
Denent of policy holders. AS the mat
ter now stands an Indiana counanv
cannot do business in another state nm
Tess 1t has securities on deposit in tts
nome state. This would let them into
other states
representative Roggin. of Allan
county, put bill in the hopper vester-
DAY presumably to relieve a condition
at Fort Wayne. The bill provides that
clties OF the second class in which Fort
wayne is included, may issue more
bonds than they are now allowed to is
sure for the purpose Of erecting school
houses.
Bill By Health Department.
a bill will be introduced today or to-
morrow for a reorganization of the
state health department so as to give
force and effect to the health laws of
the state 1t has been prepared by
Secretary Hurry. of the state board of
health' and will be introduced by Repre-
sentative Moss. 1t provides that in CT
ties of the second and third class there
snail be board of health composed of
three members appointed by the mayor
and common council and the health Of
ncer, who shall be secretary of the
board, shall receive a salary of $500
year and shall be able to pass an ex
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-26
GARY BRIEFS.

The Offices of the American Ex.
press company have been moved to the
Kahan building on Seventh avenue
near Broadway.
City Clerk oliver Holmes was in
Chicago yesterday on business.
Judge P. L Fitzgerald will go to
Chicago today on business for the
Lake County Directory company.
c. 7. Wilkinson, superintendent of
the General lectric company of Schen-
ectady, N. Y, was in Gary yesterday
on business with the Indiana Steel
company.
Editor A. ]. Smith of the Hobart
Gazette and A J. Swanson of Hobart
attended the Burns dinner last night.
A 9-pound baby boy was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Hoover of Ad-
ans street yesterday. Both mother and
son are doing nicely.
Mr.. James Mellon, superintendent Of
the Birdsell Manufacturing COMPANY Of
South Bend, was the guest of Mr.. ].
Rowley few days this week. Both
gentlemen formerly lived in Racine.
Wis, and It was their first meeting in
twenty years.
ric Lund of Hammond was in Gary
on business yesterday.
G. w. Baker of Crown Point was IN
Gary yesterday looking after his To-
cal interests.
NJ. Well made business trip to Ham
mond yesterday.
Attorneys Carver and Ridgley were
In Hammond yesterday in attendance
at the superior court.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-26
FLASHES A BIG ROLL
OF BILLS At POLICE
Threatens Officials That He Will Ex-
eroise His Pull With the Chicago
Alderman and Have Them Brought
Before the Trial Board-Finds Self
on Wrong Side Of State Line.

Indiana Harbor, Ind, Jan. 26.-"You'd
better leave me out of this before Pat
Boynihan finds out about it or there"l
be lot of trouble for YOU. said Tom
Clark to the police at the Harbor sta
ton yesterday afternoon. Pat Moyni-
han is alderman for the city of Chi
cago, and Clark, who had been ar
rested on a charge of intoxication, as
well as fighting at the Lake Shore
depot forgot that he was on the wrong
side of the state line. You will all be
brought before the trial board before
he gets through with you" he refter-
ated, and he ashed a roll of bank bills
large enough to choke an OK, offering
odds of five to one that he would be out
of the cells within an hur
Sergeant Quinlan finally broke the
sad, sad news to Clark that Alderman
Moynihan had no influence in local
courts, despite the fact that he is known
to have exceptional powers in Illinois.
1t took long time for the news to
reach the inebriate's brain, but he made
no more such rash statements
Clark was well dressed and about %
years of age. He came to the Harbor
yesterday morning with a friends and
both tried to see how much money they
could spend. Their good fellowship
ended in rumpus at the Lake Shore
depot in which Clark wa sarrested, but
his partner managed to escape Officer
fweedale. Clark's trial was set for
this morning before Judge DeBriae.
even though the South Chicago alder
man does extend his powers into IN
diana. 1t is understood that Clark
has brother, Stanley employed as
superintendent Of the continuous mill at
the Inland Steel company's local plant
and that his family is well to do and
respected. owning several fiat buildings
in and about South Chicago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-26
LAKE Co. WATCHES It
Noble County Fight Keeps
Anti Saloon League
Busy.

Lake county saloonkeepers are
watching the fight in the county option
question very closely.
The Anti-Saloon League and temper
ance workers of Noble county are max
ing whirlwind finish in the cam
paign in the county option fight. The
election occurs Jan. 20 Practically all
Of the, newspapers of the county are
circulating the strongest possible ar
guments against the saloons and the
encroachment of liquor interests. and
speeches are being made in every
school district of the county in the in
terest Of the "drys." who appear to
have decidedly the best Of the situa-
ton The VETS" however. are putting
up a hard fight.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-26
GARY FOLK THERE.
Shipwreck Rescue Makes
Exhibits Attractive.

wireless telegraphy, the wonder of
the day, was the center of greatest in
terest at the Electrical show in Chi
cago last night A lot of Gary people
have attended the show. The crowds
damned around the two exhibits Of this
class to such an extent that special
guards had to be employed. The Mar
conf system, which saved more than
/, 600 lives on the ocean liners Repub-
lie and Florida, is installed in the Com
monwealth Edison exhibit, and the
Stone system is shown in the navy dis
play. Last night the Collins Wireless
Telephone company had its exhibit
working for the first time and the De
Forest system was installed in the
naval exhibit The management has
set aside Thursday as wireless" day.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-26
The Prodigal's Return.

Martha had been naughty, so naghty
that the punishment had been severe.
Martha thought it too severe and de-
cided that she would run away from
a home where people were unjust un-
reasonable and cruel. She stayed away
two hours; then the pangs of home
sickness overcame her and she went
back. To her great surprise there was
no demonstration over her return; every
one had been so busy that her absence
was unnoticed. Martha felt that some
thing must be said, so in order to at
tract attention to, her return, she re-
marked:
I see you have the same old cat
The Delineator
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-26
ARREST" HAYNIE
Steel Plant Attorney Ban
quetted yesterday.

william Duff Haynie, general attor-
ney for the Illinois Steel company,
well known in Gary, was arrested
at his home, sos Forty-sixth street, last
night by Policeman Oscar Hallen and
taken to the Stratford hotel. where he
was charged, before a banquet of the
superintendent of the south works of
the steel company, with abandoning
your former comrades for a younger
companion" It was a farewell banquet
to Mr. Haynie by the superintendent
for the Illinois Manufacturers associa-
ton. There were eighty-five at the
banquet.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-26
How to Keen Youne

It is true that the neophobia of the
old has its cause in mental attitude
rather than in physical decay. 1t is
not that the mental power is less. but
1t is natural for man to rely on the
thinking he did in his twenties and to
refuse to reopen questions he set
tied" half lifetime ago.
This atrophy of thought can be
avoided if the danger is foreseen. and
a man deliberately forms the habit of
breaking thought habits 1t can be
escaped If man recognizes that he is
borne on a stream of social change
and that, instead of trusting to the
perspective in which things appeared
in his youth, he must look and look
again.-From Social Psychology, By E.
A. Ross.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-26
Effect Of Rain on Monkeus

Rain makes monkeys glum. They
are apt from instinct, when they see
1t through the window, to clasp their
hands above their heads and sit so for
hours. That attitude, you know
males a kind of shelter. 1t is the
primitive umbrella. So, when it
rained, the naked primitive man and
woman sat gloomily in the primevaI
swamps of giant ferns.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-26
Military Anecdote

In the first legal meeting Of the citi.
zens OF the little town of Albany, n
H, every soldier in the place was sum
moned to assemble.
The officers We're duly chosen. but II
turned out that there was only one
private. Looking wistfulIy at his SUI
periors standing in array before him
the solitary representative of the ranks
said:
Gentlemen, I have one request "a
make; that is, I am the only soldier
and I hope you will not be too severe
in drilling me, but viii spare me a lit
tie, as | may be needed another time .
He also remarked that he could form
solid column, but that 1T racked
him shockingly to depIoy. "-Exehanga
James, as l passed the servants hall
today | saw you kiss one Of the maids !,
Yes, my lady-when would that have
been my lady?"
About o'clock"
"oh, yes, my lady-that would have
been Jane. my lady."-Punch.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-26
POWERS IN L|MELICHT

In speaking of the Wisconsin State
league the sporting page this morning
has the following about a Gary man.
John Powers, now of Gary Ind. for
mer president of the Wisconsin State
league is interested in the organization
OF the new Wisconsin Minnesota cir
cult which will include Wausau and
La crosse, the two cites dropped from
the Illinois Wisconsin league, and six
other towns Of the Badger and Gohper
states
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-26
NEW BUILDING
Southerner Is to Put up Nice
Structure.

J. ]. Fishel of New Martinsville, w.
Va, broke ground this morning for the
foundation of his new two-story brick
building, which he is erecting on Fifth
avenue, just east of the Slick laund-
ry. The lower floor of the building
will be used for store purposes, while
the upper part will be devoted to dwell
ing purposes. Mr.. Fishel will make his
home in Gary during the construction
period of the building and will have
his headquarters with Young and Voss-
Iar
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-26
NO MORE OF 1T.
Pros. Atty. Greenwald Visits
City Of Gary.

Prosecuting Attorney Charles Green
valid of Whiting was in Gary this
morning checking over the names of
prisoners who have been taken to the
Crown Point jail on petit charges. Mr..
Greenwald is taking this precaution In
order that nothing shall occur like the
cases recently in which men languished
in the county Jail for months before
having a trial.