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Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-05-29

GOSSETT GETS Is YEARS
Found Guilty of Murder In the Second
Degree In the First Charge In
Noted Case at Galveston.
From Galveston News, May 20:

From Galveston News, May 20:
Mack Gossett, on trial in the crimi-
nal district court, charged with the
murder of his twin infant sons by
drowning, was yesterday found guilty
in the second degree on the first
count and assessed punishment q
twenty-five years in the penitenti9 !.
His counsel will today move - a
new trial.
When Judge Campbell, District At
torney Love, counsel for the defense
and the jurymen in the Mack Gossett
case assembled for the last days pro-
ceedings in the cause celebre, they
were all weary-eyed and tired looking.
The strain of three hard days was be-
ginning to tell on them
Like the day before, a great crowd
congregated in the court room and in
adjoining Railways and even standing
room to the right of the bar was at
premium
After Sheriff Thomas had formally
announced the opening of the court,
Judge Greenwood, after laying before
Judge Campbell some points he de-
sired incorporated in the latter's
charge to the jury, Immediately plung-
ed into his appeal to the jury to have
Mack Gossett declared a free and in
nocent man. This was Judge Green
woods first appearance before a jury
in Galveston county and he made a
strong impression evidently, for the
twelve men in the box gave him pa
tient, close attention. He ridiculed
the force of circumstantial evidence
and pointed out the weakness of it in
endeavoring to place the guilt on
Mack Gossetts head He denied the
allegations of the state in toto and
begged opposing counsel to show him
a solitary instance in the mass of evil
dence on which to base the convic-
ton of his client. His address lasted
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-05-29
ONEK|LLED, TWOINJURED
Car at San Antonio Left the Track,
coIIiding With Telephone Pole.
Tore Things Up.
(Herald Specially

San Antonio, Texas, May 29.-Early
today car leaving the tracks collided
with a telephone pole, killing Joe
Yeargan, fatally iniurying T. Finch
man, contractor, and seriously injur-
ing V. V. Farrell. Finchman's back is
broken. The wreck was a bad one,
tearing things up considerably.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-05-29

AS soon as Judge Greenwood was
through District Attorney Love again
took the floor to finish the argument
he had begun the afternoon previous
ly Though his voice was throaty
and weary he surpassed his first eff
fort easily and for over an hour kept
hammering away at the arguments of
the defense Referring to the charac-
ter witnesses for the defense intro
duced the day before, Mr.. Love said
that he was trying Mack Gossett on
his present misdeeds and not on his
past goodness" When Mr.. Love fin
ished his voice was very weak and he
took his seat with sigh of relief.
Sitting like patience on a monument
throughout the wearying four hard
days work of the trial, Judge Camp
bell has been the most impressive fig
ure in the case. When he began to
read his charge to the jury in a clear,
distinct voice that was easily heard
all over the great room, all was rapt
attention. The charge covered every
point in the case. The reading con-
sumed over half an hour and it was
exactly noon when he laid down his
manuscript He then directed the
jurymen to retire to their room to set
tie between them the fate of the pris-
oner at the bar, and then ordered ad
jurnment until p. M, when he
would be ready to receive the verdict
if the twelve men could agree by that
time.
On resumption of court at that hour
the crowd had dwindled to one-third
the morning size, and after trying
three small cases Judge Campbell re-
tired to his room to await action by
the jury.
At 5:25, just five hours and twenty
minutes after the jury had filed from
the court room, a rap was heard on
the door of the jury room. Deputy
Sheriff Ike Posner, in attendance up
on the jury, was informed that YER
dict had been reached. Word that a
verdict had been reached travelled
very quickly, and it was soon
known throughout the building that
the Gossett case had been decided.
Judge Greenwood of leading coun-
sci for the defense, who was at his
sick wife's bedside some blocks dis
tant, was telephoned for. Two min
utes later the jury filed in and occu-
pied seats in the jury box. Gossett
was brought into the room and Asso-
ciate Counsel Wheeler seated himself
by his side.
From the thirty or forty loungers in
the room who had sufficient interest
in the case to remain on the POSSIBLE
ity of hearing the verdict with their
own ears, not sound was heard.
Judge Campbell assumed the bench
and District Attorney Love took up
the position he had retained through
out the trial. The jury looked worn
and haggard, Their faces plainly
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-05-29

All Pattern Hats at half price at
The Model, 22-6t
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-05-29
CURT HOUSE BURNED.
cotke County Temple of Justice Re-
dHed to Ashes-onIy Small Por-
ton of Records Saved.
CFIerald Suecial.)

Gainesville, Texas, May 29-Fire
this morning destroyed the Cooke
County court house in this city, to-
getler with its contents. Only a small
portion of the records were saved.
building was erected in 1878,
and was dilapidated Loss $4,000,
will $4,000 insurance.
Tie origin of the fire is unknown.
told the strain they had been under
sine. Tuesday.
Judge Greenwood entered the court
room at 5:35 and took his seat by
Gosatt's side.
TIE jury was asked if a verdict had
been reached The foreman replied
that a verdict had been reached.
The foreman then handed the YER
dict 10 Clerk MacInerney. He read:
Eve, the jury, find the defendant,
Mack Gossett, guilty of murder in the
OCCOuu uC5iCC GlooCo0 iio PhhAoii
menb at twenty five years confine-
men; in the penitentiary.
Gossett betrayed no emotion when
the verdict was read After the poll
of the jury had been made, Judge
Campbell thanked the jurors for their
services and patience and discharged
them.
1--WE shall file motion for new
trial in the morning" said Judge
Greenwood, and in the event this
motion is overruled will give notice of
appeal to the court of criminal APP
peals. Other than that" continued he,
in reply to a question, 81 have moth
ing to say"
Judge Greenwood remarked, how
ever, that his motion for a new trial
would be on the grounds that the
state had not produced sufficient evi-
denee. to warrant a conviction.
~ Seer i am right said Judge
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-05-29
"a eonrt to decide

V ne court TO aeclde.
am satisfied said District At
torhey Love- "The jury has found
Gossett guilty, and while 1 might have
liked more severe penalty, am sat
isfied. My interest in the case ceases
when I have said my last word in the
prosecution. 1 have fulfilled my duty
as an officer of the state. and it is
then up to the twelve men to decide
the case as presented.
81 say now, at the close of the trial,
that the states case in this matter
was one of the strongest cricumstan-
tial cases on record. There is, in my
Judgment, no flaw in the record"
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-09-22

named Death Face, one Of the most
treacherous of Apaches. About a year
ago on his death-bed this Indian told
Two Braids that he had not a drop OF
Indian blood in his veins, and that he
was paleface and had been kidnapped
by the Apaches 40 years ago I'm Texas.
Death Face could not remember the
name OF the place, but he described
the incident and the locality Two
Braids took up the trail, which he
followed with logged tenacity for IL
months. When he had found the spot
and met old residents who remem-
bered his parents he received permits
sion to leave Fort Sill reservation I'm
Oklahoma, and, taking his daughter
with him, he travelled back to the
scene of his childhood days He met
his sister, and the battle-scarred un.
couth warrior and the gentle paleface
woman wept for JOY for their recogni
ton was mutual and positive.
Though living with the Apaches for
40 years. Two Braids swears he never
took human life and that he worried
about the crimes his brothers COM
s'i'1tNN VII INC W WHICH ne was
party. Twenty-three years ago.
when band of Apaches was rounded
up and captured in western Texas
after a long series of depredatibns in
GLIDING murders, burning of farm
property and pillage, Two Braids was
in the band. They were taken to
San Antonio and shipped from there
to Florida and later to Fort Sill. Okla.
Two Braids hair is long. but not as
black and not as coarse as an Indians,
His cheekbOnes are not high.
With his sister he visited the graves
of their parents, who were laid to rest
at the mouth Of San Jose creek and
on the banks OF the River Nueces.
Two Braids is raising fund with
which TO erect a marble shaft to the
memory OF his parents and tho sub.
scriptiOn list has grown TO several
hundred dollars.
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ROMANCE OF PLAINS
Two Braids, Apache Chief. Finds
He Is Not an Indian.
After Forty Years with the Red Men
Thomas Springfield Applies to
the Government to Be Re
stored to Citizenship.

Washington.-Two Braids, chief OF
tribe of Apache Indians, has made
application to the government 10 be
restored TO citizenship, and this brings
to light strange story, for this In.
dian chief is not an Indian at all.
For nearly forty years Two Braids
has been known as an Indian and has
supposed himself TO be an Indian. but
he has Just learned of the fact that
he is really Thomas Springfield, white
man, who was captured Al years ago
by band of Apaches in a raid in Nc
Mullen county. Tex. His father,
mother and elder brother were killed
in the raid. and his little sister was
left for dead. with several ugly wounds
from the Apaches' tomahawks. But
the little girl survived, was adopted
and reared by an uncle and is now liv-
Ing not many miles from the scene
OF the massacre. Her name is Mrs.
IDA Hatfield, and she and her brother
have been reunited.
Two Braids tells an interesting
story of that part of his life which he
remembers. Reared in an Indian
camp, it was natural that he should
fali in love with woman of his race,
and about thirteen years ago he mar.
ried Bright Moon, daughter of another
Apache chief and niece of the no.
torious Geronimo. Two children were
born OF this union. n daughter. Nucki
Two Braids, who is now ten years old
and has won fame for her horseman.
ship and rifle shooting, and Starlight.
bright little son now three
Two Braids first learned the true
story of his life from an old warrior
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Charts Of solomon,s remnl.

The Masonic lodges of Boston and
Worcester, and a few others I'm vari-
Gus parts Of Massachusetts. are TO re.
ceiye charts Of King Solomon's TEN.
pie at Jerusalem. The charts will be
presented TO the lodges through the
Boston Herald. They are the gift OF
Mrs. Aaron Morley Wilcox OF Wsa1.
ington. Mrs. Wilcox presents tho
charts because of the recent move.
ment in Massachusetts, looking to a
restoration Of the ancient temple at
Jerusalem, and in placing the charts
with the Herald for presentation TO
the lodges in memory of her husband
Mrs. Wilcox expresses the hope that
the temple may at some time be re.
stored to its original form. With each
chart is folder giving lettered and
numbered keys to the historic signifi.
canoe of the temple from the outer
wall to the inneTmost chambe
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REFUSED TO NEGLECT BABY,
Little Girl, Caring for Small Sister,
Wouldn't Let Curiosity Get
Better Of Her.

She was tiny little girl, with sun
tanned hair, blue calico dress and
bare feet. She carried in her arms
baby half as large as herself, and
the baby was so heavy that 1t sagged
down in the middle. giving the infant
the appearance OF being held by the
feet and the nape OF the neck.
There was some excitement around
the corner of the next block. and the
children were hurrying forward like
mad from all directions. The little
girl tried to run, but the baby was
too heavy, and her breath gave out.
Said ]. in spirit OF badinage:
Drop the baby. sis. and go see what
the trouble H."
She stopped and stared at me-
i say put the baby down on the
sidewalk and run"
Yer must take me for a fool. mis-.
ter"
WHY"
Cos this is our baby"
Wen, suppose 1t is? I'll stay here
and watch II for you"
w. yer Won mister. Yer might
carry IL Off"
What IL / did? Aren't you tired or
carrying 1t around and making your
back ache?"
Nav, | amt Say, mister. this ia
tne only baby we've got, and If yer
only knowed how she can crow and
'ausn, yer wouldn't want me to do no
Such thing. This baby hain't got mn
ma. 'ceDt me, and pa and me couIdn,,
40 thout her. Sho sets I'D in a biob.
cnair at the table and crows and kicIs
whlle me and pa eats, and at might +
TOOK her to sleep like ma used IN do
When ma died the baby didn't know
no better. but Just laughed and boI.
iered' and cried so couldn't keen
her sun. Put her down on the sJde.
walk FooLkiller'll get you mister.
ei yer stand around here long"
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Jamie's Bath.

u was JAMES bath night. He had
several each week and he hated them
all On this particular night onca
started. he soaked and splasbod In
the tub for full half hour then HE
mother hailed him forth. He came
out Of the room in his patamas with
MS race all streaked and dirty as II
was when he went is.
Mercy cried his mother 81
thought you took a bath"
$50 ] did," answered jamie scorn.
fully. "a bully onei"
But your face is black" said his
mother
OH" JAMES smiled understand.
ingly. MY face is all right. I have
to wash that in the morning. bath or
no bath. You don't s'pose I'm going
to waste time bathing my facet
always begin Just below my ears and
work down on my arms and legs; but
! always leave my face and hands
those ends I tend to In the morning. 7"
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VERY FOOLISH LITTLE Buy
Forgot That People Who Live In
Glass Houses Should Not Throw
stones-Disastrous Result.

There was ,nco little boy who
lived In house all made of glass. He
lived with his mother anu his father
and his nurse. and no used to have
lovely time sliding on the glass doors.
And everything went we'll while he
was good. but one day no wasn't. He
was cross. When he slipped on the
glass floor, instead OF thinking Il fun.
he was angry, and when he went
down to breakfast he slld down tho
glass banisters. which he ought not
to have done. And he spilled his
milk on the glass table and made
marks all over the glass walls with
soap. And finally he looked out of
the win-I mean the wall, for, of
course. all the walls were Windows
and saw some children playing and
making lots Of noise That made him
crosser, so he went down to the back
yard and collected lot OF stones and
went upstairs again and threw them
at the children. which was tho naugh
TEST thing yet. He couldn't dodge out
OF sight. because the whole wall was
glass, SO when the children looked
up they saw him there. They were
quite indignant. so they picked up the
stones and threw them back at the
little boy. They hit the house in all
directions. and made such alarming
Jagged holes that the little boys
mother and father came running In,
and taking the little boys hands ran
downstairs and out as quickly as pos.
Eihtn Tho hnnon
ly. The fathere shook his head.
We'll have to take brick cot
tage." he said. "Ch. my boy, don't
you know that people who live in
glass houses shouldn't throw stones p"
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- MN
@zZzNS
INTERESTING GAME FOR BOYS
GOOD Substitute for Baseball Wl,ers
Large Field for Latter Cannot
Be Secured.


One can say nothing unkind about
baseball. for It really is a splendid
game. Every boy will tell you that.
But there are times when an open
space large enough for ball field
isn't near. or a sufficient number of
players cannot be had. Nor is base
ball game in which girls readily can
Join.
Eggball is different Both girls and
boys can play, In most any number.
and have an enjoyable time. A very
small space. easily found in a back
yard, provides the field"
In the center OF the field set a rod
upright. with its top about eight feet
above ground. Fasten to the extreme
end OF the rod hook or ring. and to
this attach a cord. Carefully empty
an egg; then make IL secure at the
end OF the cord. by the method illus
trated In the diagram
Each player has a racquet The
rim should be constructed of paste
board and covered with stout paper.
Little courts are marked. outward
from the pole. No player must move
from his or her court while the game
is on. The eggball is started by n
player. Then each player in turn
strikes at 1t with the racquet. ANY
player who misses the ball upon strik-
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Tiny Magnificent sIIppera.

When the new baby princess OF
Holland puts down Der royal foot by
way Of emphasis, II Will be with the
most beautiful American footwear
that ever graced the sole Of a pre-.
spective monarch. Her slippers have
been designed and made by an Amer.
lean shoemaker, from the daintiest
and finest piece OF white kid and
calfskin ever turned out I'm Paris. One
specially beautiful pair have been
lined with pieces of Queen wilhel.
mlna's wedding gown. and the cost
was 5000.
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What Am I poino7

The players In this game seat them.
selves in a row and the leader of the
game takes his place behind them, be.
ginning at the top of the row. He
makes some absurd gesture and then
asks the person behind whom he ia
standing: What am doing?" II the
players replies Incorrectly, and he
generally does, he Is doomed to stand
up and initiate in silence the gesture
he could not guess, until no has leave
to sit down
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FIRE INSURANCE

Is the cheapest and best security
man can buy. 1t saves him from worry,
perhaps from ruin and his family from
want. The rates are not very high.
will be pleased to give them to any
one who will come in and talk the mat.
ter ever. Only safe companies repre-
sented T. T. McDovgal. Ceredo, W.
Va.
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time from the column without destroy.
ing the balance Of the other corks in
the heap.
IL takes skilful person TO do thlT
trick successfully.
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LITTLE STUNT WITH CORKS
Phe Them In a Column and See II
You Can Knock Them or
One at q Time.

This picture shows little cork
stunt" that seems quite simple.
TO one end of piece OF string ia
tied cork and to the other end Is at.
tached rod. Pile up a number Of
corks In a single column difficult
feat In Itself. Then FISH" with your
rod, trying to knock one cork at a
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Game Of EggbaIl.

Ing must retire from the game. It Is
not necessary to endeavor to hit the
ball during each round. Too difficult
shots may be passed by. That player
who remains longest in the game
wins
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-09-22

The diminutive chains of habit are
seldom heavy enough to be felt till
they are too strong to be broken
Johnson.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-08
FINISHES WRESTLING MATCH
AND BREAKS LEG

Chicago.-As a result of reminding
William E. Keevan, an ancient school,
mate, of an unfinished wrestling
match of years ago, William Weav-
er, 81 years old, is at the hospital
nursing fractured leg.
Mention of the old-time bout, which
had been interrupted by the teacher,
spurred Keevan to take off his coat
and the contest was renewed. Both
men are plumbers and possessed of
great physical strength. They had
wresteled in an open lot five minutes
when Kevan secured half-nelson and
threw his opponent heavily.
Weaver's right leg became twisted
in some way so that the bone snapped
Just above the ankle. Friends of both
men were present and one Of them no.
titled the police.
The latter removed Weaver to the
hospital and took the victor to the po-
lice station. Weaver told the police
the injury was the result of an acci-
dent and that he did not hold his
friend responsible so Kevan was re-
leased. He went promptly to the hos
pital, where he consoled the victim.
"The broken leg settled my wrestl-
ing and as you won the fall fair and
square, I guess you're champion" {"
said Weaver to Keevan.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-08
AUTHORS QUARREL ABOUT
GETTING-UP TIME

San Francisco.-Alfred Pulitzer, the
brother of the owner of the New York
World. who is writing his reminiseen-
ces, has clashed with Gertrude Ather-
ton, the novelist. The two are stay
ing at Tamalpats Tavern, on top of
the mountain that overlooks San Fran
cisco and surrounding country for 60
miles. around. II seems Pulitzer shas
the fad of rising at o'clock in the
morning, getting breakfast and then
doing his literary work
He makes much racket taking, his
bath and striding through the halls
to his early meal. Mrs. Atherton, .who
sought, the hotel for its quiet and Sc
4cltsion, appealed to him to rise Later
but this appeal has not been needed.
What the result will be is uncertain.
Maybe Mrs, Athertop will pillory
the ex-editor IN her new story, which
she is. now writing The chef and all
the hotel servants would Ike toi see
Pulitzer reform his early morning ha-
pi'S' -y On
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-08
furnish references. Address H., car
of East Oregonian.

furnish references. Address H., car
of East Oregonian.
Wanted-Position by man ard wifi
on ranch, wife to cook. Call or ad
dress H. Cline 400 w. Alta. street
Pendleton, Ore.
City Dye works. Hays & Finney
Props. Ladies. gentlemen's garments
cleaned and pressed. Phone Maine
1913. Near bridge.
Wanted-Furnished house or nice
ly furnished rooms suitable for house.
keeping. Inquire Of Ray Crystal al
Peoples Warehouse.
For rent-New 5-room cottage,
with modern conveniences. Lot
50xl0o. Also new barn and yard.
Enquire 613 Pine street.
Fine new line of Hams. Bacon.
Smoked Meats and Lard at Pendle-
ton Cash Market. Phone Main 101.
Pendleton Cash Market. best meats.
Fresh celery, lettuce, asparagus,
green onions, pie plant, spinach,
turnip greens, radishes and all kinds
of fresh fruit on the market, at In
grams grocery. Phone Main 81.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-08
HAVE LET HIGH
STREET CONTRACT
HERMISTON FIRM PROVES
TO BE LOWEST BIDDERS
Street Committee so Decides Last
Night After Council Meeting-Dif-
ferent Bidders are Very Close To-
gether-Total Cost VIII be SO, 100
VIII be Apportioned Between
City and Property Owners.

Shotwell G. Skinner of Hermiston,
is the contracting firm that will do
the improvement work on High
street. This was the decision arrived
at last evening by the street COM
mittee after the adjournment Of the
council. So complicated were the
different bids and so closely had the
contractors figured that it required
more than an hour to figure out who
had made the lowest bid, it finally
being ascertained that the Hermiston
people were approximately 5000
lower than their nearest competitor.
The cost of grading the street and
making the big fill in the high street
guIeh will cost $500. This will be
the total cost and the expense will be
very evenly divided between all the
property owners on the street to be
improved. The city's share of the 'ex-
pense. while proportionate with the
others will not be very great. A to-
tai of ten blocks are to be improved.
The unsuccessful bidders were
Liyengood & Company of this city,
Belts of Pendleton, Jaques & Hiatt Of
Pilot Rock, and A. A, Hardin. The
Livengood people are new arrivals in
Pendleton and as yet have no outfit;
Their bid however, was s3next to the
lowest. - ~ t4. = s1 .
Coupcilman Strobe, chairman of
the street committee, said this morn
ing that the contract forOthe work
would be closed up at once so that
the. grading and filling could be com
pleted. before the ground became too
dry to work.