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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-22
With q 5S-yenr-oId woman I'm the ma
from. rnnm. mud mn sG-Nenr-nId mnm

I'm the cell block, police headquarters
took on the aspect Of an old peoples
home. Monday night Mrs. Henrietta
Crosman. the aged wandcIer whose
son has called for her scores OF times
after she had run away from his
home, left his roof once too often, and
tho son n maChinist, living az No SO
Eiopclle-st., declined TO call for her.
Monday. and notified the police that
ne could do nothing with her. She
viii be turned ovof 10 the poor COM
mission. and viii probably be sent to
the county house. Robert Conboy SO
years old, was turned over 10 Patrol
man James Walsh by the conductor
of a Michigan car. at Monroe-ave. and
the Campus. Monday evening. The
aged man said thnt he had been an
inmate OF the Lucas county (Ohio).
poor house, and was unable to cN-
plain how he got 10 Detroit. He says
he has a daughter living In Toledo.
Hc was also sent 60 the Offices OF tho
poor commission, Tuesday morning.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-22
Eastern Michigan veterans Of the civil
Mnr nrc hnnIninI InuniN AKrnt snIm-

h'l Lawrence AS COMMANDER OF lN'
Michigan department. In the meet
Ing IA Kalamazoo This week Law
renee will have the support or falr-
banks and Detroit posts, rs well ~
that OF NorthvilIc. where hc resides
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-22

The body Of Mrs Ndn Royce. who died,
Friday. In Grace hospital from cancer
was claimed Ina thc county morgur,
Monday night. by William II BoNce,
nephew. living H. P,trolta. ont The
body VIII probably be taken to
pgtroIfa for burial
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-22

Belle Isle temperatures Air.,
Mnler IN
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-03-01

Cute @etrdnfe uno famoIer
2lnd itets in 8nrsftaller's Galoon
ano Neitanrant, 8iuita StraBe neben
Der Sole Der Sermannsiobne.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-03-01
@te man Dor bitmbert Sabren ii6c1
Die Giien6abn badte.

Die &eiienoen, Die iebt nit ruff
ger Observation-Disclosures ibr 2ebeu
Dem 8ampfroB on%pertrauen, oeltfeu
beim Inblid Der feudenoen WaIhi-
ne mol foun an oas MiBtrouen, nie
Snr6t nno Die @ngit, nit oenen Sic
erlten Giienbabn5iige BON ben ur=
groBpatern betradtet muroen. Die
geringe @eidminotgfeit, oie oamals
Die erifen ~2ofomotioen entfalteten, err
fiiaten, oie gerltbiamen 8iirger nit
S6reden uno Die Grfinoer init
Stol5. Die Nanlen Ser 2ofomotipen
ipiegeln bieies S~elbitgefiibl, nao III
gnglano gab es oamols 9anlpfro1-
lie, Die ben 3alnen o@aide midi
iper fam" uglib" uip. fiibrten. @ber
IN Der Seffentlihfeit bette man a'pe=
mig Spnlpat6ie fir oieies neue Ser
febrsmittel, uno als Stepbenlon
bonn engliihen 9berbous oie Som
5eiiion fir cine giienbabn erbot, tra=
ten &eoner atf Die 5ornig oarallf
b1ntple1en, mie Der Gau6 Der 2ofp-
motipe Die 8ogel totem miiiie, Die
Sier5u6t auf Dem 2onoe gefahroe
nn6 bor I1em Die @oQe Ser Shaic
idpdr5e. SIN @olfe reete iid ser
Mbergluube, uno in Ben 9orfern rot
teten lid Die gauern 5uiammen, nm
nit @elpalt gegen bas rau6enoe,
feueripeienoe l~tneebeuer por5ugeben.
@berI StepbenIon errang onrb feline
3abigfeit idlieBli1 bod oen Siea
unoals er IN elmer 4ommiiiion be-
banptete, DaB es leidt moglih fem
miiroe, Giienbabnen nit elmer @e~
idmin0igfeit bon so Bis 60 &tlo-
tern in Der Stunoe fabren gu lolIell,
oa fpuroen aamabli6 Die gintpdn-
De Der @esner oes Sortidritts 5u TO-
miiden Ni6tigfeiten. uMber oenfea
Sic bod. Wr. Stepbenion, tpenr ser
3ug, bon Dem sic ipreben, auf iei-
ner Strede nun cine Sub trifft,
meld' furdtbares 1neliid!~ @ber
Der Sr1genieur blieb rubig uno gob
ilur Die trofene Mnttport: ySa ge=
ipiB Il fir 0ie Sub.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-03-01
Der ~nn6eimlidle subesalans

5eigte iid in Dem ger0teten @eiidt
unb benz Gorper beg fIeinen Sohncs
BON s. sc. 4oams in Senrietta, so.
Seine furhtbaren anfdae bon gcse-
ma, flint Sabre lang, ipotteten oaer
Seilmitte[. Ole beiten Mer3te erfldr-
ten. nidts fonnen i'm mebr retten.
pIber1, i6reibt feline Mutter, lie
ben 5laiden electric 9itters baber
ibn bonitanoig gebeilt." @egen Mrs-
i6loa, gc8ema, Sal8-SluB, 8unoen,
ale glut-Granfbeiten uno &bellma-
tismus lit electric 8itters oos bette
Seilmittel. Nur SOC. @armtiert BON
alien 4~potbefern.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-03-01
Ser M0ropr 6ps @r

2er Wf0r0er 0eS WrufeH Yps
tofi 0es Stattbalters bon @ali5ien,
Der Stuoent Spe5insfi, lit bon Den
N%ipd1iatern nod mebrmonatlidler
lnteriudune fir geiitesgeiuno erfldrt
iporoen; er lei meoer erblid belaltet.
nod babe er an Sinnesbertpirrung
gelitten unb iei bel @eriibung Ser
Sat bel pollem 8eiuuBtiein gepeien.
Ole nelserlide 8erbmolulte aegen
Spc5insfi miro in Der erlten S6lfte
oesaaar5 itottfinoen uno 5pei Gage in
Iniprud uebmen. Die 8erbanolung
miro Der 8rdiioent oes 2onoesqe-
ri6tes WeiIorcsfpsfi leiten.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-03-01

oigt miro neil ct Sen gegerlten be-
pogen bot, oie Strenge Ser @ntlol<
iungsperfiigung eegen Suonidifai SIT
mfloern, 9oB grgebnis 0ieier Gage
Der 0inee finoet feline Grlaltterung
IN 8i6angtidttu1gs 8erbnnolungen
iiber Die Sa11fou=&antpn @iienbabn-
onleibe. Man erinnert iid, oaB Elm
@rloB bonn %. Sftober 1908 ibm
goQmadt erteilt bate, ols @eneraloi=
reftor cine Inleibe ab5ui6lieBen, 1no
ooB Dem 8erfebrsmintiterium olts=
orilfli6 8efebl erteilt muroe iid)
ni6t in oie Sa1e ein5nmiiGen.
gti6tsoeitopeniger ober, nnb neil
STRENGTHENING, Sen angelegentlid
I'M ben boloieen 8ou ser Souptlinie
5n tlt tit, britiibe l1nternebmer ber=
me1oen modte, Inn oie 8er1hmelt=
Dung uno ben 3eitperlult ous5ui6lie-
Ben, Der nun einnal oie Solge dime
lii6er 8altneilen tit, ftoBt er ouf Sen
bortnadigiten 8ioeritano beinu Ser
febrsrniniiteriunt, neil oieies fremoe
anleiben erlol1gel modte, Die nidt
onrf 8eoin9uneen fir Die aufli6t
lber Die Iusgaben eingei6ranft iino.
IS tit einitpeilen nniifer, Oh
Sidangtiditrng's @influB beim Me-
gerlten nno beiln eroBen State ltorf
eef1ng it, INN bieien @ioerltono gu
iberpinoen. @s beiBt, er babe feline
@ntlaiiun9 oils @eneroloireftor ein-
gerei6t, Der &egent babe lid inoeR
gepeigert, tie aft5unebmen."
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-03-01

Die Gnrnepalsfeier 9at in ser
portuaieiiiden Sorptito0t 2iiiabou
MnlaB 5i peridieoenen Shots gege-
ben. @s linb ungefdbr 200 Herio-
men perbaftet moroen.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-03-01

Sambbvst famn nt6t aebeiIt tuerben
bur1 IofaIe N%pplifationen, neil lie ben
tralfen Sell bes 9bres ni1t erreiden
f0nnen. @s giebt mn einen @eg, Die
Sanbbeit gu fnrieren, lnb Der tit burh
tonitttuttone4e 9eiImitteI. Salbbeit miro
onr9 einen %ent5iinbeten 8nitnno Der
i9letmi9en Iusfleibung Der @ultahi1den
2Dbre bernria9t. 8enn oiefe NDhre
fi6 ent5iinbet, babt SIR eine11 ~rr1npeIl.
ben Son ober unnoufommenes @eb1r,
uno ipenn iie gang gefdlofen 1T, erfolgf
Saubbeit, nno tpenn bic @ntainbure
ni6t geboben unb bieie NDbre ipieoer in
ibren gebDrigen Snltnnb beriebt merben
lam, piro bas @eb6r fir immer 8er1t6rt
tperoen; neun Sdlle inter 5ebn iir6 our1
&dtarrb nerurinGt, tpel1er nidts als
Elm e%nt5inoeter 3uitanb Der i9leimtger
Sberfld1e tit.
Bir tpoIen einburbert 9onars fir ie@
ben. onr6 &atarrb pernrio1ten ssau bon
Saubbeit geben, ben mir ni1t burd ins
nebmen bon r9au's @atarrb <Rur" heiIen
tonrler. Sabt @n6 unfonft 3irfuInre
fon1rnen.
s. s. Ghenep & Co., gplebu, ..
gerfauft bon alien Nppthetern, 75c.
0aa's Eamilien>ginen iino Die better.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-23

The words were never spoken. Grasp
Ing Willie in his arms, the happy faith
er lifted the boy into his arms and
planted a score OF kisses on his lips.
Its my boy, my darling Willie he
cried Tears gushed from his eyes.
He pressed the child TO his breast and
hugged him tightly
Willie smiled a little. He was glad
to see his papa, but he did not realize
what all the fuss was about.
When the crowd realized that the
kidnapped child had been returned to
his parent, cheer rang out For
three minutes the handclapping and
shouting continued There were cheers
for the boy and then cheers for the
father
Stripping off the boys cap and the
smoked glasses, Whitla revealed his
boys bare head for the first time. He
lifted the lad high above his head so
that everyone might get good view
OF the now famous youngster. who
came near TO riyaling the "loSt Charlie
Ross" OF kidnapping fame.
AS soon as he could push his way
through the crowd, Whitla went To
his room on the second floor. He car
ried the boy in his arms. For several
minutes he was alone In the room
with his son Then through the door
came these words, spoken BY the faith
er TO the boys mother on the long
distance telephone:
"Oh. mother, / have Willie here in
my arms, He Is safe. Glory TO God.
mama, 1t is the happiest night of my
life"
There was a pause The mother
was pleading for her husband to re-
turn the boy to his home at once.
II am sorry, mother" Whitla said
l cant get a train out of here until
s o'clock In the morning But l Will
come home as soon as possible. You
can trust me with him, little mother
can't you?"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-23

lad skipped gaily enough with MS
companion, the promise OF seeing his
dad" and ma" urging him forward.
They chatted with each other.
Willie says the man told him that II
anybody asked him who took him to
the car line TO tell them 1t was MI.
Jones"
Just tell them your name Is Jones,
too, If you want to" said the kid
napeT.
"All right. Mr.. JONES' answered
Willie.
Presently car came into view AMI
the mysterious Mr. Jones drew the
boy closer TO him.
We'll. Willie, you're going down
town now and you will see your papa
pretty soon he said.
This delighted Willie. He swung on
10 the car quickly. according to the
conductor.
"Mr. Jones" paid the boys fare and
then got off the car and disappeared
farewell salute was continued until
the car had disappeared into the inlty
darkness OF the night,
The boy gazed about the car for a
familiar face He saw no one he knew.
Presently Edward Mahoney. who is n
17-year old boy of jolly vlsage, came
into the car. He sat down In the seat
with the boy. Mahoney. like most
every other person in Cleveland last
night. was looking for Willie Whitla,
the kidnapped boy So when his eyes
lighted on Willie, he started conver-
sation.
Whats your name" he asked
Jones'" answered. Willie, true to his
/ kidnaper friend.
But Mahoney was not TO be fooled.
He called his friend Ramsey over from
| another part of the car and showed
him Willie, He suggested that IL
might be the missing child.
Then Willie showed them his trans
fer slip, saying that he would be put
of at the Hollenden hotel. and they
were soon convinced that they had
accomplished more than all the sleuths
| in the country,
The boys now willing companions
took Willie to the hotel. He skipped
| through the doors ahead OF them and
into the lobby. The boys partly lost
track of him in the crowd. so anxious
was the youngster to catch a glimpse
Of the face he loved.
Willie did not see his father, or SIS
/ ter In the lobby. Walking over to the
clerk he asked.
Have you seen my papa?"
who is he. boy?" he was asked
"Oh. I'm Mr Whitla's Willie he re-
piled.
The crowd nearest the boy who
heard the words rushed in arouni |
him. The lad was showed up against
the hotel counter and the scene close
| j. resembled a panic
Across the lobby, the father, his
eyes red from weeping. heard the pip
ing voice of his son. Frantic with Joy
at the sound. he rushed through the
Office corridor and IN moment was
fightlng his way through the specta-
tors. Plunging and squlrming, knock
| ing bystanders right anJ left, the fren-
zied parent made his way to the be-
wlldered boy standing solemnly with
automobile goggles, In front of the
clerks desk.
The kidnapped boy saw his parent
coming. He opened his lips to speak.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-23

Detective Reed next answered ths
telephone. Whitla praised him for his
work and told him of the recovery Of
the child. Five minutes after the
father had entered his room fully
1000 persons were gathered In the
Railways and lobbies OF the hotel
Again and again they called his name
and implored his father TO bring the
boy out and let them look at him.
Whitla acquiesed. Mounting rails
ed platform in the center Of the lobby,
he gave everyone an opportunity to
see his son. Cries of Speech caused
Whitla to say few words.
He said:
IF / live a thousand years, | cannot
do enough to repay the press. the po-
lice and the people who have all done
noble work In helping me find my boy
and for their sympathy to me. my lam
lily and relatives"
When Whi1a ceased speaking there
were demands for a few words from
the boy. The lad, for the first time,
showed signs of fright.
The boy turned his face upward. He
could not speak. The tears, bigger
than raindrops, coursed down his
cheeks.
WhitIa refused TO see anyone IN his
room, until after he had personally
thanked the Mahoney and Ramsey
boys, who brought Willie TO the hotel
He made each OF them substantial
gift
Whitla received the newspaper men
later. Willie told his story as best ns
could.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-23

latter knew his son was In the big
foyer. The moment the anxious par
ent heard that a strange boy was in
the hotel. he rushed across the lobby,
grasped him in his arms and smother
ed his face with kisses.
An attempt had been made TO dis
guiSe the lad He wore a pair OF
smoked glasses and a large tan cap.
which was pulled down over his eyes
and the father said 1t would have
been difficult TO have recognized the
boy In such Sarb had he passed him
on the street
Willie is in perfect health He says
he has been well treated and ever
since his capture has been constant
ly indoors, He believes he was taken
from Sharon 10 Warren and thence to
Newcastle Pa. II is his opinion eX-
pressed in a happy schoolboy way
that he was in Ashtabula on Saturday
night at the time his father was TO
leave his $4,000 In Flatiron Park.
Whitla. Sr refused to state wheth-
er he had paid tho ransom. He said
that he received a letter today from
the kidnapers at his home In Sharon
saying that ii he called at a confec-
tionery store In the east end OF CIeve-
land. ne would be told how to secure
his boy unframed and well fed"
Shortly after noon he left Sharon
for Cleveland. He was unaccom-
panied
His immediate family and private
detectives he apprised oil the proposed
secret meeting, but insisted that he
make the Trip alone. Everyone or
them was warned that he must be al
lowed TO go unheeded and no attempt
at the capture of the kidnapers be
made.
Whitla was certain that II he
spoiled the plans OF his sons captors
tonight be would never see the boy
again His experience at Ashtabula
served as warning
About o'clock this afternoon. he
went TO a candy store in the east end
with him he carried the $4,000. ex-
pecting that II would be demanded or
him there. He was met by a woman
who detailed to him the terms OF the
Eiduapers. With all the eagerness
of distracted parent. Whitla agreed
to them Immediately. Detectives In
his employ say that he paid the money
but on this point the father declines
TO commit himself Half an hour
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-23
later, he returned to the Hollenden
hotel and awaited DEVELOPMENTS.

later, he returned to the Hollenden
hotel and awaited developments.
His entrance to the hotel was
shrouded in secrecy. By a previous
arrangement made with the hotel
management. he did not register. De-
tectiye c, v Perkins, who has super
Intended the search for the boy In be
half of the father, was in the lobby
OF the hotel calmly pretending to oe
unconcerned. The hearts of both par
ent and detective were beating anX-
iously The agent of the kidnaperS
promised that the boy would be starr
ed toward the hotel shortly after
nlghtfall. AS the hour of the appear
ance of the child approached, Whitla
became nervous He disregarded the
advice OF the detective. who had told
him to keep out of sight of the news
paper men and the crowd of curious
people, who had learned that he was
IL the city. Emerging from his room,
he walked up and down the hall on
the second floor with hands clasped
across his breast, Then, unable 10
stand the suspense longer, he won't
llAO lHt loDDl dnu SCdltu hlilJoCll' ~
few newspaper men walked over to
talk to him. but he refused to con
verse.
In heavens name, men. do not say
anything to me; ] am on the verge OF
nervous prostratlon," he said. Il eX-
pect the boy will be back tonight, but
| cannot state positively whether ne
Will be returned safe and sound, DO
not ask me TO reveal the settlement.
That might ruin all OF the plans"
For more than an hour. Whitla
remained in the lobby smoking cigars
and muttering to himself
In the meantime, Willie Whitla, the
kidnapped boy, feeling comparatively
safe in the hands of his kidnappers,
was being prepared for his return to
his father. The woman at the candy
store had done her duty. She com
munlcated with the capIors or the boy
and told them that the father had
made no attempt TO trace them. The
kldnapers were satisfied But Whit
la. Sr., declines TO name the woman
In charge OF the confectionery and al
most dares the police TO locate her
So the boy was brought from his md
ing placc-where 1t was no one knows
to n car line In the east end OF the
city. which would bring him into town
quickly. The kIdnaper. according 10
Willie. was cheerful enough. The
mysterious man and the youngster
skipped in schoolboy fashion toward
the trolley line. jesting in the mean
time.
A few rods from the car line the
man stopped the boy Pulling a par
OF smoked glasses from his pocket ne
adjusted them 10 the boys head with
the remark, You'll look better IN
these"
The slides of the black yard cap
we're pulled down carefully over the
boys ears.
4 slip. which Willie was to hand
to the conductor, was put in the boy
pocket II read:
Send this boy to the Hollenden no
tel, double-quick."
With all of the arrangements made
and his tracks apparently covered. the
kidnaper took the boys right mana
III his brawny one and they continued
briskly along toward the car line. Inc
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-23
LITTLE WILLIE Wn|TLA RETURNED TO
HIS FATHER At HO[LENDEN HOTEL
Boy Placed Street Car Outskirts City and Started HoeTwo Boys
Recognize Lad Take Him in Charge and Conduct Him His Father-Let
From Kidnaprs Told How to Secure Boy nharmed and "We Fed
Woman at Candy Store Detailed Terms

Cleveland. March 22.-Little Willie
Whitla, who has caused the police OF
the entire country endless worry
since he was kidnapped from school
in Sharon, Pa, last Thursday, was
returned to his father at the Hollon-
den hotel here at $50 o'clock this
evening, In compliance with an agree
ment entered into with the kidnap-
ped boys father and an agent of the
kidnappers here today, the boy was
placed on street car on the outskirts
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-23

OF the city and started to the hotel
shortly after o'clock.
Two boys. G., w. Ramsey and Ed
ward Mahoney, recognized the lad
on the car and. taking him In charge,
conducted him TO his father, who was
In waiting, according to pre-ar-
ranged plan, which he had followed at
the dictation of the lkidnappers The
boy wandered about the hotel LOBBY
rnannounced for several minutes, ask
ing bellboys for his father, before the
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-23

PILES CURED TN b TO u DAYS
PAZO OINTMENT Is guaranteed 10
cure any case OF Itching. Blind. Bleeu'
ing or Protrud.ng Piles in TO IA days
or money refunded SOC.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-23

Continued on Page Eighty
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-23

the naked The the
number the beautiful Steger Piano
coming
All within 25
good for $4,000 to apply piano stock
o
equal
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-06-15
CHAUFFEUR PAID
DAMAGES ON SPOT

Another automobile accident is re-
ported to have occurred yesterday aft
ernoon, at the corner of Maunakea and
King streets. A passing machine
smashed into a hack horse, the force
of the impact breaking the shafts
from the hack and tossing horse and
shafts up on to the sidewalk. The own
er of the hack. pake, as soon as he
came to from his fright, clamberd out
of the hack and carefully felt the
horse all over. In search for broken
bones The auto stopped close by. the
occupants watching the examination
with blanched faces. Turning to them,
after his examination. the Chlnaman
said.
mo plllkia. / think mebbe you five
dollar pay, all right"
Without moments hesitation the
chauffeur dug up a five and passed
IL over, then scooted.
"Walla matter him?" asked the
astenlshed pake. Five dollar pay, WI
kiwiki go, no talk, no swar. Walla
matter?"
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-06-15
LAD DIES BY.
HIS own
HAND
(From Sundays Advertiser.)

(f'rom Sundays Advertiser.)
Seventeen-year-old Stanley Bellina,
SON OF w. e. Bellina of the Club
Stables, committed suicide by hang
ing himself with his own lariat under
meath his home in Palolo valley yes
terday afternoon shortly before five
o'clock. The suicide of the young boy
is inexplicable to those who know him
best, his father and stepsister being
unable to give any definite reason for
the act.
Yesterday morning the boy acted n
little peculiar, It seems. though moth
ing extraordinary was attached to IL
at the time. He appeared to be wor-
ried, though what about no one knows
and probably never will know. Mr..
Belina, the boys father. was down.
town the greater part of the day.
When lunchtime came, Stanley's step
sister called to him and ask him to
come in and eat
Then came the first indication that
anything was wrong with the lad. for
he refused to come inside the house,
bursting out into tears and crying Bit
| terly when he refused. What caused
| nina boy of seventeen years-'to so
break down is a mystery. He was
around the house the greater part of
| the afternoon, but did no work. APP
parently having something on his mind
| which absorbed him.
| About a quarter to Ave in the even
ing, taking rope lariat with him. he
went under the house, which Is set
high from the ground at one side.
Here he deliberately went about
preparations for suicide. He tossed
the end of his rope over one of the
beams overhead, fixing the distance.
then making moose. He placed n
box under the beam and stood up on it
after adjusting the rope, which had
n brass thImble, and stepped off the box.
There was no indication that he had
kicked the box from under him; he
merely stepped off into space. Under
his feet the ground was not more than
two feet away.
Missing Stanley, his stepsister went
to look for him not more than If
teen minutes after he had committed
suicide In passing the side of the
house, she cast glance underneath
: and saw the body hanging there
, Frightened at what she dare not think
to be the truth, she called the Japa
, nese girl who works at the Bellina
} home, these being the only two left
! in the house at that time.
Together they went inside and tool
down the lifeless body. The stepsistei
Immediately telephoned to her father
( who was then in the city, He lef
l for the house with all speed. Deput,
Sheriff Charles Rose was notified, ant
ne also went out to Palolo valley. call
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