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The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-10

morning, up streets and down streets,
through alleys. across lots, around
buildings. and then across lots again.
1t was an exasperating experience,
but Murray persisted and gave her
no chance to slip out of sight. Soon
after the chase first began q cat had
mewed loudly in the vicinity of pur-
suer and pursued. and he remembered
afterward that this sound had caused
the dim figure In front of him to start
violently. Dawn was breaking when
the woman headed away to the out
skirts OF the town. and stopping in
front of double house tossed a peb-
bic against a window and a moment
later went in.
Murray sat down to think matters
over. He was greatly puzzled. for
women burglars were an entirely I'M
known quantity in his experience. Yet
to think that an old woman after
scrubbing hard for hours in a hotel
would seek relaxation from her labors
by going for a stroll and prowling
about all night was surely out OF the
question. He waited until broad day.
light, and, as the woman did not re-
appear went to police headquarters.
There he was greeted by the chief
with the doleful news that another
house had been broken into and
robbed during the night.
Murray thought of his weary ram
bles In the dark. 1t did not seem as
though his aggravating old scrub
woman could have had hand in the
affair for he had never lost sight of
her. All the same. acting upon an i'm
pulse he could hardly explain but was
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-10

sons on the floor OF the room where
the interview was taking place The
detective glanced around and OBJ
served that the chief articles OF
furniture In the apartment we're a
cook stove. rough kitchen table
and one shaky rocking chair.
you work out all night. ma'am?"
queried Murray, addressing Mrs Julia
Hall.
Il always am" she replied coolly.
Julia isn't able to sleep nights.
broke in the second oldest OF the
trio. adding by way Of explanation,
I'm her friend, Mrs. Maggie Carroll"
Il can only sleep daytimes.' assert
ed the ancient scrub woman. Il work
or walk all night"
When she was young she had a
fever and has been that way ever
since volunteered Mrs Carroll.
Murray, much puzzled. stood cycling
the three odd figures on the floor He
questioned them as to their mode of
life and mentioned the recent bur
slaries, but obtained no satisfaction.
They protested their innocense OF any
wrongdoing and maintained stoutly
that they were only hard-working
women. Murray sat down on the ven.
cradle rocking chair to pursue his ex-
animation in comfort. 1t gave way
under him and he rolled upon the
floor. The kettle on the range. struck
by his foot, crashed down beside him.
The three woman laughed heartily
but as the lid of the kettle fell of a
sudden silence succeeded to their up,
roartous merriment. and their eyes
rested upon the apparently innocent
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-10

kitchen utensil In gloomy apprehen-
sion. Their trepidation did not es-
cape the detectives watcbful gaze. He
rose to his feet, picked up the kettle
and examined 1t. Inside was steel
instrument about the size OF stove
litter. Murray took the object out
and gave sigh OF relief The proof
he wanted was in his grasp-a bur-
glars jimmy-and what was more, a
jimmy nicked at the edge.
Placing the three women under ar
rest he proceeded to search the
house. He discovered great quantities
Of jewelry, silverware. fine linen and
clothes. The stun belonging to Mr..
Skinner and Mr.. Bliss. plunder from
all the other houses that had suffered
in the recent raids. was founud on the
premises, also a kit of burglars tools
and complete set of pass keys. Two
of the women. Mrs. Julia Hall and
Maggie Carroll, were sent to the Al
leghany penitentiary for four years
and Mary Ann was released.
Curious as to the exact events of
ahC tAA6nt Whtb hC WdB tId mTH.
Hall, Murray asked that vivacious old
lady for an explanation. He learned
that she and Mrs. Carroll were to
have broken into a house together on
that occasion, and Mrs. Hall had ar
ranged to meet her confederate at two
In the morning. But Mrs. Carroll es-
pied the enemy shadowing her com
rade and mewed suddenly like cat
as a signal to Mrs. Hall that she was
being followed. The latter conse-
quently proceeded to walk about all
night, while the ventursome Mrs. Car
roll went on with her burglarious task
alone. The Carroll-Hall combination
was the only case of women burglars
working alone that Murray encounter
ed during his detective career. They
were first caught by the authorities In
Ireland, sent to Australia. where they
again made trouble for the police and
then sought fresh fields in America.
Following the capture OF Mrs. Hall
and Mrs Carroll. Murray found him
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-10

talking to an acquaintance in the
Reed house, he chanced to notice a
woman slip quietly down the back
stairs OF the hotel and out into the
street. On three succeeding nights he
observed her doing this. On speaking
of the circumstance to the clerk that
worthy informed him that she was a
scrub woman who worked late and
lived outside the hotel. There was
nothing suspicious about that, but
as the clerk declared that he did not
know where the woman lived, Murray.
out of sheer, idle curiosity, determined
to shadow her to her home. When she
slipped down the stairs as usual Muir
ray followed her into the street, but
before he had traversed five blocks
realized that his trailing was useless.
The mysterious scrub woman had dis
appeared as though the earth had
swallowed her. Murray. surprised at
the seemingly elusive powers OF the
ancient dame. laughed over what he
considered good joke on his ability
as shadow artist and went home.
On the following morning the Erie
papers reported another burglary as
having occurred In house four blocks
from where the scrub woman had
vanished into thin air. Murray said
nothing to his associates but that
night he took up station at the
Reed house and waited. About one
o'clock in the morning the figure of
the scrub woman fitted lightly down
the stairs and Murray followed her
into the gloom of night For Is blocks
he trailed behind, when his quarry
turned corner. and when he came
up she had again disappeared. That
night yet another burglary took place,
and Murray, still with his mind CEN
tered on the vanishing scrub woman,
began third vigil at the Reed house.
At one o'clock the chase began anew
and the detective was fain to confess
to himself that the female floor pol
Usher was one of the most artful
dodgers he had ever came across. He
followed her until after four in the
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-10

T the beginning of
the year 1867 John
Wilson Murray be-
came one of that
famous body of ex-
perts appointed by
Uncle Sam to wage
war against wrong
doers whose specu.
lations excite the
attention Of the
federal gov rn-
ment-the United
States secret serv-
ice II WAS then
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-25
. sseessossoose.

NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-There's
a new Christian Science story IL
circulation. 1t tells of wealthy
couple up town. who shall be call
ed Jones, of whom the wife was
believer in Christian Science, ant
the husband was not. One day
as they were having friendly
argument over the matter, the
husband espied from the window 6
man who went along with a pain
full. limping gait.
There" said he to Mrs. Jones
do you see that poor man hob
bling along? l have noticed hin
going by like that for severa
months. If you can fix him up sc
that he won't crawl about in thai
painful manner. l may take some
stock in your faith"
"All right" said the wife, 90
will see what / can do for him.
AND THERE HE GOES
LIKE TWO-YEAR-OLD. f1 81
A few days later Jones, looking
from the window, saw the mar
stepping along like a 2-year-old
swinging his cane instead of lean
ling on 1t, and, altogether present.
ling a marked contrast to the Imp
ling creature of a week before
Mrs. Jones happened not to be II
1.-THE house at the time, and Jones
rushing to the door, hailed the
man.
Pardon me-" he said, goinf
down the steps, "but 1 noticed re
Gently how very lame you were
and now 1 see you walk witt
scarcely a trace of a limp. How
have you been helped?"
"Ah, Mr.. JONES'" said the pa
tient, "it's your good wife, sir
You see, that old cork leg of mine
got broke in a fight few months
ago, and it was awful wabbly
Mrs. Jones, sir, she has a kline
heart, an dshe sent me a check
the other day for a new leg.
AND INDEED 1T
WAS A FINE LEG.
"And it is fine leg, Mr.
Jones; 1t is indeed a fine leg, sir
and l wish you would thank Mrs
Jones for me. The old woman she
is a-going to thank her, next time
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-25
TACOMA STANDS SHOW
FOR CHAMPIONSHIP
ROLLS OLYMPIA IN THE MUD
TO THE TUNE OF % to p
GOES AFTER BROADWAY
NEXT SATURDAY.

BY 2S to 2, Tacoma High
school rolled Olympia in the mud
Saturday at Athletic park, aud
this week will put in the most
careful training of the season get
ting ready for the big match with
Broadway at Seattle next Satur-
day.
Tacoma played old line foot
ball Saturday and, with an aver
age weight of six pounds to the
man over Olympia, rushed the
smaller boys off their feet for
five touchdowus.
This week will develop any
trick plays the team may have IN
mind for the Broadway fellows.
The Olympia showing indicates
the Tacoma boys can buck the
line an right when occasion re-
quires and, II some good trick
plays can be developed to the
point of working, Tacoma rooters
expect to see the local team take
the Northwest championship this
year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-25
CARoMs FROM ONE POSITION

Carom on ball 2-Cue ball u
left, u above, object ball NJ
right; stroke medium.
On ball 3-Cue ball " left,
70 above, object ball II righB
stroke " in excess of medium.
On ball 4-Cue ball " lefta ~
above, object ball N right; stroke
ordinary, effeeting carom by re-
verse english, cue ball taking but
one cushion and straight line back
to ball A.
On ball 5-Cue ball u right,
rs above. object ball N right.
stroke medium. #5
On bail Cue ball " rfsht
| Il above. object ball VI risbt;
stroke "A in excess OF medium.
On ball Cue ball " right
n above, object ball n right,
stroke "A in excess OF medium.
ION bali e-Cue bali " right
" below. object ball y right
stroke ordinary.
! On ball s--Cue ban " right
n below. object ball V right
stroke ordinary.
These exercises illustrate on
and two-cushion caroms effectet
with the cue ball in one position
Iby delivering the cue at differen
parts OF the cue ball
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-25
DAWN OF 0LD-NEW BASEBALL is DUE IN 1910;
USEFUL NESS OF SlUCCINC teams HAS PASSED.
BY Tip Wright

Baseball is about to enjoy an
other renaissance.
The days of the McAleers, the
Langes and the Hamiltons are to
rule again. Next season will wit
ness, in the big leagues at least,
more base running and faster work
in the outfield than in Llany and
many day.
give us speed" is the cry
around the big wheels of the ma
tional game. And "give us epeed"
echoes from coast to coast, wher-
ever baseball is played.
John /. Taylor, owner of the
Boston American league team, was
the first to turn loose his veter-
ans and build up team of youth
ful speed merchants. headed by
the fleet-footed Jack Thoney-
Bullet Jack" the white-headed
Eprinter.
Then Connie Mack of the Ath-
letics shook up his antiquated
once-wases and injected young
blood into the personnel of his
team. Now Cleveland is doing the
same thing. So is Detroit. The
White Sox next season will scarce
be recognized. Clarke Griffith
shows indications of shaking up
the Reds as they have never been
shaken. So with every team which
boasts of live wire manager.
Everywhere the cry is for speed.
Speed on the paths. Speed in the
outfield. Detroit won the Ameri-
can league pennant on the base
lines. and the example has not
been without value to the other
leaders. Look at the speed boys
of the Pittsburg outfield.
So next season, as sure as the
sun rises from behind the sun
kissed slope OF the Pacific, SO
sure will you hear stories about
the wonderful sprinters who are
breaking into classy company.
The man who can go to first in
8 2-5 seconds will be more in de-
mand than the men who can ham,
mer the ball to the far places but
are slow on their pins. The day of
the sIugger Is passing. and the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-25
Tides TOMORROW.
ssseesessessssssssss zee sssssses
in LITTLE OLD NEW YORK
. . . Q . zee o sej

Eyeglasses and a cane slowly and
carefully made his way around
the corner of 40th street and
Broadway in a strong wind. In
the other direction came a thin,
sharp-faced girl of about IA, her
head turned over her shoulder,
talking to some other children.
She was pelting along at a furi-
GUS rate, and though the big man
saw her and tried to dodge, she
rammed him amidships. Turning
lfuriously she looked him up and
down.
"Why don't you watch where
you're going, you big hubert" she
demanded, and went pelting ona
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-25
FOOTBALL RACE
NARROWING.
DOWN

Football seems to be settling
into case of sure thing early
this year.
In the Middle West it Is all
over, but the game between Chi
cago and Minnesota Saturday. All
others have been practically elm
mated from the race.
In the East the contest has
settled down to Harvard and
Yale with no others near. Prince
ton, Cornell, Pennsylvania and
the army and navy have all had
their feathers laid already this
season.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-25
BY NORMAN

she comes to see us, but you tel
her, sir, for me, many thanks fol
the new Leg"
And Mrs. Jones just laughed
merrily when she heard about the
interview.
Harry Lauder is back, and he
brought with him a press agent
who can turn out stuff by the
yard, much of it relating to Har.
RVS recent sojourn in the British
isles. But there is a story which
leaked across from London that
the press agent hasn't given out.
In AMERICA THEY
CALL 1T "TIGHTWAD."
You know, Lauder is rather
fond of holding onto his money
He would rather give up dollar
than his right eye, but almost any
other alternative would result in
the retention of the dollar. One
might, when Harry came on fol
his turn at a London music hall
lhe got a particularly boisterous
welcome. AS the cheering died
ldown, one man continued to yell
loudly, and it soon became noticed
that he was shouting "Skinflint!
tSkinflint! Skinflint!"
Lauder recognized the Of
fender as a waiter whom he had
not tipped with all the munifi'
Icence of an oriental potentate
and he pointed his finger at the
man, and he sternly said:
what do We mean, my lad, by
calling me skinflint?"
AFFECTION? WELL, THEN
WHAT'D BE A KISS?
oh" rejoined the abashed Of
fender, ~ just meant it in a sort
of observation-disclosures way, Mr.
Lauder"
"Oh, did yer" responded the
Scottish minstrel. ''Then / am
glad We did not bring a brick in
yer fist or ye might have thrown
me a kiss"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-25
FORMER BOSS OF TANiNIANY
WILL FIGHT TO GET BANK
Err OUT OF PRISON.

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, Dot. 25.-To aid
his close friend and former bust
ness associate, Charles Morse, the
imprisoned banker, Richard
Croker is hurryfng to the United
Skates on the fastest Atlantic
steamer from En- gland. 1t Is said
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-25

Boston youngster, who was an
American league sensation this
year. Against the New York Ma
tionals in the post-season games
he got IL hits in 20 times at bat,
and in the eight times he faced the
great Mathewson made six hits.
He is type Of the new player
a hard hitter and remarkably fast
Ion his feet.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-25
.L' PaRX IN ,E7 new
THAT CUP
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, Oct. 25. = Sir
Thomas Upton arrived here to-
day from England on the liner
Cedric.
He is going after the officials
of theNew York Yacht club for
another race. He said:
81 shall do my best to arrange
for another race with the New
York Yacht club. I think that
now have plans laid for a racer
that will surpass anything yet I'M
that will surpass anything that
you can put together over here.
I want that cup now possessed by
America and am hot for another
International race"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-25
ATHLETICS BEAT
NATIONALS

(By United Press Leased Wire
SPOKANE, Oct. 25.-Before a
crowd of 1000 the Philadelphia
Athletics beat the National ALL
Stars yesterday by the score of
6 to 3. Charlie Hall, the old
Seattle Coast league star, weak
ened at the end of the sixth in
ming. Coombs pitched for the
Athletics.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-25

The Oriental wharf on the
Puyallup waterway will be ex-
tended south 200 to 400 feet by
the Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget
Sound Railway company. The in
auguration of the New Oriental
service noxt year will demand this
extra space.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-25
JOHNSON READY
TO FIGHT IN
so DAYS
(By United Press Leased wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
CHICAGO, Oct, 25.-Jasper
jackson Johnson. champion
heavyweight pugdlist Of the
world, arrived hers this after
noon ana in a tallnfest with the
sporting writer's. declared that ne
was willing 10 fight James ]. JEFF
fries within the next 80 days.
According to the present plans
Of the Negro, he will be here unit
Wednesday. when ne viii go &c
New York.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-25
CROKER HURRIES TO
AID OF MORSE

that Croker will provide ball for
Morse.
Immediately after the United
States circuit court OF appeals
had affirmed his sentence by the
United States criminal courts,
Morse sent for Croker. The
former boss of Tammany took
the next steamer for America. IL
is understood that he will aid the
banker out of the Tombs and
stand by him until the end.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-25

The steamer Atlas, belonging to
the Standard Oil company, arrived
in port yesterday with a cargo OF
oil from San Francisco, which she
is discharging at the company's
dock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-25
SAN FRANCISCO
IS PENNANT
WINNER

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 25.-
BY winning Saturday afternoons
game from the Portland Beav-
ers by score of 8 to 0 the Seals
clfnched their hold on the Pacific
Coast league pennant for 1909.
The teams broke even in a dou-
ble-header yesterday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-25

Games Yesterday.
San Francisco Al, Portland
IL.
Los Angeles IT, Oakland 0-4.
Sacramento II. Vernon 4.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-25

fielding, base stealing Splinter is
taking his place.
Managers go upon the assump-
ton a player with brains can be
taught to bat, slide and field; but
speed is a natural asset, developed
in youth by training and practice.
Yes, the day of the Splinter is ap-
preaching, and its dawn will be
the training season of 1910. Just
put a tack In this for reference.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-25

After loading grain and general
cargo here, the steamer Queen OF
the Pacific Coast steamship com
pany's fleet left for San Francisco
yesterday, via Seattle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-25
ON The WATERFRONT

,pany's fleet arrived in port yes
terday from San Francisco. She
is loading general freight for the
return passage.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-25
WHITMAN WINS
GREAT GAME

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
MOSCOW, Idaho, Oct. 25.-By
80 to 6 Whdtman college of Walla
Walla defeated Idaho university
here Saturday. Captain Borleske
OF Whitman was invincible and
he put up the greatest exhibition
of personal proves and good
teamwork seen here for many a
year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-25

AS heretofore, the Eilers Music
House is accepting the latest issue
Of Lucore prize piano bonds at a
premium. *ss
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-25

Grand opening Forsythe's Lunch
Room. at Eagle Cafe. Open 5 a.
i'm. to IL p. m. 112s Commences
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-25

Go-carts retired by u. e. Peter
son. e24 Tacoma ave. zee
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-25

st. jeans Orchestra for good
dance music. M. 1890, A4390. ass
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-25

The For. of Am. Court Tao. No.
1, will give an invitational dance
on Monday evening, Oct. %.
Brothers and friends are cordially
invited. 500
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-25

A large, dignified man wit
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-05
MAKE MOUNTAIN RECORD

From Wheeler's Springs where many
Of the Los Angeles sportsmen are con-
gregated, comes word that E. L. Saare
a local newspaper man, and former
sprinter of national fame, recently
made new record for distance ira
vel at the mountain resort. Saare
covered the distance from Wheeler's
to Matilda and return. five miles, III
Sc "a minutes, thus cutting the former
record held by Tommy Burns, wh1
made 1t in SO minutes, while training
here for a fight.
The time in not spectacular, but con-
sidering that the route is over hilly
country. it is a noteworthy perform
ance. Saare also made a trip from
Wheelers to Cold Springs a distance
of IS miles, in four hours and forty
minutes, travelling over 1000 foot
range in the course of his trip.