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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12

he fell / then turned to open the
door when he grabbed me by the leg
and threw me down, when my hand
came up with the Ratchet. There was
a desperate struggle in which l used
the Ratchet until he laid quiet and
still.
cannot tell how that happened.
After that was wild to dispos of the
body. l was in horrible terror, SO
began pulling his garment off that l
might drag the body somewhere and
hide it. Then when my eyes fell upon
one of those knives / flew into a rage
and began to cut.
After while he walked up and
grabbed me again Then used that
Ratchet until l was sure he was dead.
Then | saw that the fire was hot
enough to make the stove pipe red
nearly to the elbow, SO | grabbed him
by the feet and dragged him down
there, cutting him into pieces. Then
began to put the garments into the
front stove, when | remembered that
it had poor draught and the things
might not burn; then / saw that my
clothes were torn and Bloody, while
some of his were whole, and l ex.
changed and then took all but few
of mine and piled them in along with
the body
then went up nearly to the Tunnel
station, where | turned my rig about
and started out on the back track. Ny
big coat hid my torn and bloody gar
ment until / got to Chicago where |
purchased others. l am tired OF try.
ing to hide, though / have succeeded
in eluding the detectives so far. If you
get this while | am alive come and get
me. / shall not be far from Carthage,
Illinois.
$185 Is Missig.
In the note which was found in his
pocket addressed to Sheriff Wagenseil
OF Port Huron, Carmichael lold of the
money which was pinned to his night
shirt In his silt case. However, when
his suit case was searched no money
was found in an envelope or in any
other part of his clothing.
The detectives have came to the con.
clusion that the money was either tax.
en- by some one or that the man was
out OF his mind when he wrote the
note and did not leave the S1So for his
wife, as he had stated The money
was in currency and not in check.
Iha nnckpfs nf tho fro f,r
winch he wore We're gone through but
pocket handkerchief ana several
other small articles were all that were
found in them. A pair of his shoes and
heavy pair of overshoes were behind
the stove where he had placed them.
The suit which was worn by Car.
michel was of heavy drak gray or
black checked material and was well
spattered with blood, probably being
the one which he wore at the tim
he murdered Browning. Re heay,
oVercoat which he wore served to hide
MS defects In walking, both his legs
| having been discovered to have been
broken at some time when examined
last night by the coroner's Jury and
were not properly set by the attending
physician
he wore a cap when seen in Car.
image and was we'll dressed, nic cloth.
ing being of the best and we'll cared
for.
Prominent Detectives.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
IOWA LEGISLATURE
rs IN SESSION
Contest Cases in the House-Gov
Garst's Message at Joint
Session.
[Gate City Special Service.


DIES MONIES, Iowa. Jan. i'm
the house this morning announce
ment was made iy Speaker Feely that
papers had been filed in the contest
ed election cases from Ida, Clinton,
Marion, Fremont and Buchanan coun-
ties. In each case special committees
were ordered to investigate and re
port to the house. These committees
will be announced tomorrow. Both
houses adjourned to meet at 2 p. m.
in joint convention. Gov. Garst read
his message before the house ano
senate this afternoon.
Anderson Chosen.
DES MOIES, Iowa. Jan. 12.-Mes-
senger to Washington--T T. Anderson
Of Indianola.
Messenger to Federal Judge McPher-
son-Almor Stern of Logan.
Messenger to mail certifcate-W. NJ
Black of Des Moines.
Chairman of college-T. T. Alder-
son.
Secretary of college-Marsh w.
Baily of Washington.
Tellers-W NJ. Black of Des Moines
and w. F. Ray of Allison.
Clerk of college-Guy S. Brewer of
Des Moines.
Hon 7. T. Anderson, elector-at-large
was chosen messenger to carry the
Iowa vote for Taft and Sherman to
Washington and deliver it into the
hands of the president of the senate.
This selection was made by the Iowa
electoral college on the twenty-ninth
ballot after seven or eight of the mem
bers of the electoral college had been
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
Prominent Detectives.

Following are the detectives and
other newspaper men who were in
Carthage yesterday and left from Ke-
okuk today at 2:05 for Chicago where
they will report: Chas. H Leichliter
OF the Chicago Record Herd. Sam Led.
erer of the News and James yeeck of
the American.
OF the detective force were Lieuten-
ant Elias Baker of the Detroit police
force, Deputy Sheriff w. B. Moore of
Port Huron and Detective Quinlan of
the Chicago police department. Sher-
iff Wagenseil arrived in Carthage on
the early morning train from Port
Huron and conducted the investigation
with the officers and others.
Newspapers all over the country
have long articles on the affair and the
telegraph operators at Carthage were
kept busy in sending details of the
suicide over the wires. The little town
of Carthage is naturally much wrought
UP over the affair and receiving
much notice from papers all over the
country.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
Don't Believe Carmichael confessi

Don't Believe Carmichael Confession.
PORT HURON, Mich, Jan. ~.
Prosecutor Brown today declared
he did not believe the Carmichael con-
fession but that Carmichael was q
criminal and contemplated suicide and
desired to leave the impression he was
a victim of circumstances.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
Was at Donaldson.

Carmichael was at Donnellson some
time before he went to Carthage for
he received a suit case from Donnell-
son by express on Saturday morning.
He arrived in Carthage Friday even
ing and on Saturday morning the suit
case arrived from Donnellson, he Sc
curing it at the depot by presenting
the check. He also sent away pack
age. 1t is likely that he went to Don
.ellson from Keokuk and from there
went to Carthage either by way OF
Burlington or by way of Keokuk. His
exact movements will nevc be known
for he is claimed to have been seen
at the same time at more than one
place, but the suit case being sent
from Donnellson, proves that he was
there.
The station agent at Burlington is
positive that Carmichael left Friday
afternoon from the depot there for
Carthage while Conductor Hough of
me Wabash is just as positive that
the man went over to Carthage from
Keokuk.
The only thing absolutely known is
that Carmichael got to Carthage. What
route he took is not known for sure.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
The Actual Killing.


The last few words of the confess
sion left by Rev. Carmichael, given in
brief last evening, were as follows:
By this time was SO alarmed that |
was in cold sweat. | then leaned
over to see if anyone might be on the
road when he began to laugh again
and | saw that he was holding a
weapon of some sort up his sleeve.
Instantly | made grab for it and got
the Ratchet from him and asked him
what he meant to do with 1t. He
said | will show you and then from
his coat pockets he drew knife in
each hand He came at me striking
with both hands while backed across
the church from the side aisle and
across the front, but | did not dare to
turn to open the front door; then |
threw the Ratchet and struck him and
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12
BY DR.. Jos. Dreamer.

1t has been a part of our mission to explain
to people that the drug, caffeine, in coffet Sc
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-12

FOR THE KICKING HORSE.
The Forrest City times., 1909-10-15
0EllCACY OUT OF SEASON
Farmer Absolutely Unable to Under. stand the Possibility Of
 Ice in July.

We are so accustomed to having things out of season, and especially to the cutting and storing of ice for use Tn the summer that 1t is hard 10 put ourselves in inc place of the sim pie old farmer told of by writer in the Toledo Blade
 In the summer of 1900 a party of surveyors was working through the state ot Arkansas surveying and lo- eating the Midland Valley road One day the surveying corps stopped at a farmhouse and shouted for the farmer.
 The Afkansan came out. and the surveyors asked hIm fl they could get a drink.
 Certainly. boys. le said. "I'll give You the best Eve pet and the best I've got is buttermtlk
 That will be fine the surveyors said. and Che old farmer gave each of the gang q glass of hauermHk.
 It's mighty good said one of the surveyors to MVEoud
 Yes. indeed. MeIoud replied. but Il would be better fl Vt had some ice to put in 1t
 Turning to the farmer, McLoud said. Have you any ice?"
 "lcei' shouted the farmer. tugging at his whiskers lee Who eyer heard of ice in July Youths Com panion.
The Forrest City times., 1909-10-15
Eel a4 Feet and Lives.

Little Rock Slipping on coating of frost on the top of the new state capitol building. Curt Morris, az q 70. state convict from Drew coun y, fell through the steel work to the basement. drop of eighty-four feet, and still lives. In fact, il was stated at the pspitentiary that he conyict has chance to recover. His skull was fractured. one and a half inche of the skull having to be removed. His thigh was also broken and he sustained several minor injuries.
The Forrest City times., 1909-10-15
TOTAL LOSS OF HAIR.
Seemed mminent-Sealp Was Very ScaIy and Hair Came Out by Hand. fuIs-Sealp Now Clear and
New Hair Grown by cuticura.

About two years ago was troubled with my head being scaly Shortly after that l had an attack of typhoid fever and I was out of the hospital possibly two months when 1 first no- ticed the loss of hair. my scalp being still scaly. l started to use dandruff cures to no effect whatever. had actually lost hope of saving any hair at all. l could brush it off my coat by the handful. I was afraid to comb it. But after using two cakes of Cuti. cura Soap and nearly a box of Cuti. cura Ointment, the change was sur. prising My scalp is now clear and healthy as could be and my hair thick CT than ever, whereas I had my mind made up to be bald. W. F Steese, 5S12 Broad St, Pittsburg, Penn, May 2 and 21, 1908"
 Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole Props Boston.
The Forrest City times., 1909-10-15
He Rn

ExPoliee Commissi0ner Bingham of New York said of graft at recent dinner.
 "The grafter isn't SO easily caught; he isn't quite SC naive as an old fellow they used to tell about in Andover.
 This old fellow was suspected of tampering with the church collections. couple of clumsy traps that were set for him failed to work Then one day young deacon walked past his house leading new horse.
 "'That's fine horse. deacon the old fellow shouted. Did you buy him at the fair?'
 Yes said the deacon. Then. as the other came nearer, he added
 "1 bought him with my pickings out of the collection plate.
 "The old man looked mortified.
 Good graeious' he said I've often taken enough myself to buy a hat or a pair of trousers; but, deacon in takin enough to buy a horse ain't ye committin' q positive sim"
The Forrest City times., 1909-10-15
FOOD QUESTION Settled with Perfect Satisfaction by Dyspeptic.

lts not an easy matter to satisfy all the members of the family at meal tune as every housewife knows.
 Aud when the husband has dyspep- sia and cant eat the simplest ordinary food without causing trouble. the food question becomes doubly annoying.
 An Illinois woman writes
 My husbands health was poor. he had no appetite for anything l could Set for him, it seemed.
 lie was hardly able to work. was taking medicine continually, and as soon as he would feel better would go to work again only to give up in a few weeks. He suffered severely with stomach trouble.
 Tired of everything I had been aple to get for him to eat, one day seeing an advertisement about Grape-Nuts, g0t some and tried it for breakfast the next morning.
 We all thought it was pretty go, although we had no idea of using it regularly. But when my husband came home at night he asked for Grape Nuts.
 IL was the same next day and l had to get it right along, because when we would get to the table the question Have you any Grape-Nuts' was reg ular thing So l began to buy 1t by the dozen pkgs.
 My husbands health began to i'm prove right along. I sometimes felt ouended when I'd make something l thought he would like for a change, and still hear the same old question, Have you any Grape-Nuts?
 He got so we'll that for the last two years he has hardly lost a day rom his work, and we are still using Ifape-Nuts." Read the book. The Road to Melville" in pkgs. There's a reason"
 Ever read the above letter. new que nppears from time 10 time. They sn genuine. true. and fuii of humap interest.
The Forrest City times., 1909-10-15
ATTORNEY IS SHOT DOWN.
Client, After Suit Is Won, Hagges
 Over Fee Charged.


 Nynne.-Wheeling in the doorway after he had been ordered out of the office. Harry Harding of Cherry Val ley shot and killed ]. T. Patterson O. this eity. one of the best known law yers of Arkansas, about 6 ocloek k Monday afternoon.
 Patterson had defended Harding ill a suit in chancery court last week brought by killough X Gardner, real estate agents, and had won ,he suit. There was a controversy when tn" settlement of the fee came up and Patterson finally ordered Harding to leave his office. Harding turned ard got as far as the door, when he drew his pistol which he had concealed iu d newspaper. from his coat pocket and fired. the bullet striking Pat r. son near the heart and killing him instantly Harding was immediately arrested and taken to the city prison, but public opinion ran so high against him that he was secretly removed from the city.
 Attorney Patterson was so years old and had been an attorney al Wynne for more than twenty years. He has always borne prominent part in public affairs and was mem Der of the state legislature during the 190G-1q07 session of that body
 Harding lives on a small farm near Cherry Valley He says he is an Englishman and has never become an American citizen.
The Forrest City times., 1909-10-15
When to Send Children to europe.

Some people wait so long before sending their children to Europe that the little ones are humiliated by others who have already been there Every self-reSpecting parent will be careful nor tu subject his children to this evi dent injustice; at the same time all unseemly hurry is to be avoided.
 Some people argue that as soon as a child can walk we'll and speak few necessary French words, he should be placed in a stateroom. next to a private bath, and sent to Paris 9th CTS fael that he must naturally lose much at this age. and that the proper time Is between five and six. when as an American-he has reached his maturity
 Probably the ideal age is about four Al four a child can easily do England France and Italy, aud get home in time for the first night at the opera Judges Library.
The Forrest City times., 1909-10-15
True Representative of Race.

Dr Bethmann-Hollweg may claim this distinction. that he is the first German chancellor to wear a beard Bismarck hastened to shave his off wheu he entered upon diplomacy. and showed his rivals and enem .es a massive jaw and clear-cut chin; and he shaved to the end. with an inter val enforced by neuralgia in the early sos As a soldier, too Capriyi shaved all but his mustache. and so did Hohenlohe and BuloW. But Beth mannHollweg is gaunt. rugged hir sute. pan-Germanic.
The Forrest City times., 1909-10-15
Will Seek the South Pole.

A. Henry Savage Landor. the Eng fish explorer. who will soon make an attempt to reach the soutb pole. is of the opinion that Lieut. Shaekleton failed through having cumbersome and unnecessarily large expedition. Mir Landor's theory is that small caravan of trusted and hardy men. lightly equipped as in his expeditions through Asia and Africa, is best. Mir. Landor's activity in aeronautic inves- tigations gives color to the rumor that an airship will be used by him in his expedition.
The Forrest City times., 1909-10-15
Reaching Life's Goal.

If you want to be somebody in this world you must assert your individ- uality and assert it in the right direc- tion. so that it may lead to goal Of honor for yourself and be an example for others Find out what you ought to do. say to yourself: T must do it, % then begin right away with q will do 1t" and keep at it until it Is done.
The Forrest City times., 1909-10-15
Poverty and Consumption.

That poverty is friend to eonsump- tion is demonstrated by some recent German statistics, which show that of 10000 well-to-do persons 40 annually die of consumption; of the same num- Der only moderately well-to-do, 66; of the same number of really poor, 77; and of paupers, 97. According to John Burns, the famous English labor lead CT, 90 per cent. of the consumptives in London receive charitable relief in their homes
The Forrest City times., 1909-10-15
TAFT TO SPEAK
 IN LITTLE ROCK
RESIDENTIAL TRAIN u1t,
 HALT AT UNION STATION LONG ENOUGH FOR ADDRESS
TO ATTACH LITTLE ROCK CAR
President of Board of Trade Says Secretary Carpenter ls Reeponsi. bIe for Change in Itinerary Which Will Enable People Of Capital City to Hear President.

Little Rock -AFraugements bayg been made whereby special car from Little Rock wiH be attached te he special train of President Taft al TeAarkana October 24. which VII afford delegJfioa from Little Rock an opportunity of meeting the prest- dent. This arH1uaCamenI WIS made by II L. Remmef president of tha board of trade. at meeting ot =the executive committee.
 The special train will arrive in Lf1. He Rock orer he Iron Mountain about S o'clock on the nieht of oc.o- Der T.
 Nil. Remmel stated thal i was dur. entirely 10 orders made by crank Carpenter, secretary 10 .h5 president that the right 10 attach thc car 10 the presidential train wae obeaiued.
 When Alr Remmel weH5 east he carried with him letter from the Iron Mountain iu which the road agreed to attach the car provided tue management of the presidential train would consent Returning from New York, NIT. Remmel stopped ill Wash. ington. where he took the mater up with Gen. Powell Clayton. General Clayton and Mr. Remmel laid thc question before Frank Carpenter, and as he made out the itinerary of the presidents train, he acted fay0rably on the matter and wired directions to attach the Little Rock ear at Tex arkana
 In taking up the matter of attach ing a special coach to the train at TeXarkana and the president making d short talk al I-itile Rock, Mr. Rem. mel told the presidents secretary that the disappointment felt in Little Rock would be toned down. Thera k absolutely no probability of tha president being able to do more than make short speech a the Union station but this is more than was ex pected
The Forrest City times., 1909-10-15
And There Are Others.

The cook had been called away to a sick sister, and so the newly wed mis- tress of the house undertook, with the aid of the maid, to get the Sunday luncheon. The little maid. who had been struggling in the kitchen with q coffee mill that would not work. con fessed that she had forgotten to wash the lettuce
 Well, never mind. Pearl Go on with the coffee and I'll do it." said the considerate mistress. Where do they keep the soap?"
The Forrest City times., 1909-10-15
Origin Of Word Bible"

The word bible is derived from the Latin name biblia which was treated as singular although it comes from the Greek neuter plural, meaning Tit tie books This Greek diminutive was derived from byblus, or papyrus, the famous material on which ancient books were written. The title Bible" was first used about the middle of the second Christian century in the SO called second epistle of Clement (Xiy 2l
The Forrest City times., 1909-10-15
Order Cattle Inspected

Little Rock.-The Little Rock board of health issued an order re- quiring all cattle in the state to be examined by the state veterinary sur geon and approved by him before milk can be sold in this city.
 It had been reported to the author, ities here that the people at Hazen and Carlisle had refused to allow 2 Memphis inspector to examine their cattle. giving as a reason for the re- fusa that they did not ship mix to Memphis, but to Litt'e Rock.
The Forrest City times., 1909-10-15

house. My back ached all the time and was utterly weak. unable at times to walk without assistance. The kidney secretions were very irregular Deans Kidney Pills restored me to good health, and I am able to do as much work as the average woman. though nearly eighty years old. :"
 Remember the name-Doan's. Sold by all dealers. 50 cents d box. Foster. Milburn Co, Buffalo. \. Y.
The Forrest City times., 1909-10-15
Norwood Gets Judgment.

Little Rock-Attorney General Hal l.. Norwood has secured judgments in the chancery court at Little Rock against three private car companies, the Armour Car Line company, tn Streets Western Stable Car com pany and the Swift Refrigerator c company, for a total of SLIPS, wh'ef Will be paid into the general reyenu fund of the state The suits wer filed by Robert l.. Rogers while h, was attorney general, and were foi the collection of back taxes.
The Forrest City times., 1909-10-15
The American Cat-TajI.

The cat-tail of the American swamps is almost exactly the same plant as the Egyptian bulrush It is no longer used for making paper, as 1t once was. but from it's root is pre- pared an astringent medicine, while its stems, when prepared dry, are ex- cellent for the manufacture of mats, chair-bottoms and the like.
The Forrest City times., 1909-10-15
Secret of kappiness.

I have lived to know that the great secret of human happiness is this Never suffer your energies to stag nate The old adage of 1too many irons in the fire" conveys an untruth you cannot have too many-poker, tongs and all-keep them going Adam Clark
The Forrest City times., 1909-10-15
Acainst Pretenses.

Away with all those vain pretenses of making ourselves happy within our selves, of feastng on our own thoughts. of being satisfied with the consciousness of well-doing, and of de- spising all assistance and all supplies from external objects This is the voice of pride, not of nature.-Hume.
The Forrest City times., 1909-10-15
A Rare Good Thinn.

Am using Aliens Foot Ease. and can truly say l would not have been without 1t so long, had I known the relief it would give my aching feet. I think it a rare good thing for anyone having sore or tired feet Mrs. Matilda Holtwert, Providence R.
 l. Sold by all Druggists. 25c. Ask to-day.
The Forrest City times., 1909-10-15
unpleasant Encounters.

Does Bliggins meet his obliga- tions?"
 Frequently" answered Miss Cay enne But he invariably snubs them.
The Forrest City times., 1909-10-15
HoW's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
 r. J. CHENEY X co. Toledo 0. We. the undersigned. have known r. J. Cheney for the last i5 years and believe hm perfectly hon. orable in all business transactions and financially able 10 carry out any obligations made by hts firm,
 MALDISG KINNAS X MARVIN.
 Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. O. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, netting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of the system. Testimonials sent free Price $ cents pc, bottle. Sold by all Druggists
The Forrest City times., 1909-10-15
Parental Loyalty.

Did the father of the bride give her away
 Far from fl He told the bride groom that she had the disposition of an angel"
The Forrest City times., 1909-10-15
Dieting

Stella-Did the doctor say you shouldn't eat between meals?
 Bella-Yes, so I just have more meals.
The Forrest City times., 1909-10-15
For Colds and Gripp-Capudire.

The best remedy for Gripp and Colds is Hicks Capudine Relieves the aching and feYerishness. Cures the cold-Headaches also. It's Liquid-ETeets immediately-l0, % and 50c at Drug Stores.
The Forrest City times., 1909-10-15
For Headache Try Hicks, capudln.

Whether from Colds. Heat. Stomach or Nervous troubles. the aches are speedily relieved by Capudine It's Liquid-pleas- ant to take-Ehects immediately 10 s and 60o at Drug Stores.
The Forrest City times., 1909-10-15

The average man thinks his bump of generosity is at least three times as large as it actually is