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The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-03-27
PITTSBURC NEGROES BOLD
Police Pay Little Attention to
Assaults on Women.
BRUTES Still ATTACK VICTIMS
In Notorious Hill District. Black
Cruelty Beats Girl in Rear of
Holy Trinity Church, But
.Gs
Makes His Escape. 81

Pittsburg, Pa.-Another white
girl was assaulted by a negro in
Pittsburg Monday. This is the fourth
case of the kind within the week
and public feeling again is running
high, almost as high as when, six
weeks ago, the police were forced
to arrest nearly 200 negroes to sat
isfy the public clamor against the
blacks.
The victim was Fannie Borken-
stein, aged seventeen. the only sup
port of a widowed mother. The girl
was returning home from work and
was seized just in the rear or Holy
Trinity Catholic church, in Craw-
ford street, which is in the notorious
"Hill District
The negro, big brute, had been
leaning against the fence in the rear
of the church and despite the fact
that several men were walking less
than a block away, he seized the
girl and carried her into the yard
in the rear of the church.
With his hand over her mouth, he
silenced the girls cries and once.
when she bit him, he struck her a
savage blow in the mouth. Another
blow closed her right eye and when
he threw her ON the ground her
scalp was badly lacerated, covering
her with blood.
Miss Borkenstein's cries attract
ed neighbors and when he saw them
coming, the negro started to run.
A crowd quickly formed and gave
chase and the negro was stoned for
several blocks. He finally darted
through an alley and escaped.
Conditions here now are almost
as bad as they were six weeks ago.
At that time race riots were hour
ly feared and they are feared now.
The police, after their drastic action
during the recent reign of terror,
let up in their efforts, and the ne
groes, emboldened, have become as
bad as they ever were. In fact,
there have been hardly any arrests
since then, despite the fact that not
week passes without at least three
assaults being committed.
1t is probable now, however. that
action will be taken. superintendent
McQuaide fears there will be vio-
Ience unless the assaults are stopped
and it is his intention to take de-
cisiye action. What this y:ill be he
has not announced.
The court granting liquor licenses
has taken cognziance of the state
of affairs in the "Hill District and
has stated to applicants for license
that hereafter whites and blacks
must not be permitted to drink at
the same bar. The promiscous
mixing of the races" said the court
must stop, the result is danger
GUS.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-03-27
BIG DEPOT DESTROYED.
The Union Station at Louisville, Ky.
Mass of Ruins.

Louisville, Ky.-By the destruc-
ton here at loss of 100000, of
the union depot, the local terminal
for five of the country,s chief rail-
roads, Louisville will probably ben
eft by a new union station. This
was decided by the Commercial Club
half an hour after the building at
Seventh street and the Ohio river
was a mass of smoking embers and
debris. Crossed wires in the attic of
the big structure, which was erect
ed by the Illinois Central in 1890,
are charged with the responsibility
of the blaze, which had made an
empty shell of the depot before the
entire fire department of the city
which was called, had arrived.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-03-27

Nashville Tenn. n.-Guilty of murder
IN the second degree with twenty
wears Imprisonment as the penalty,
was the verdict of the jury Saturday
morning in the case against Duncan
2 Cooper and Robin J. Cooper for
the staying of Former United States
Senator E. W. Carmack The jury
Fr,day acquitted John y. Sharp, a
co-defendant
Immediately the defense moved to
--ga aside the verdict because of the
verdict of disagreement of Friday
and asked the court to decide it a
mistrial. Judge Hart said he would
listen to argument on this motion
later. He then fixed the defendants
bond at $4,000 each, which amount
which was promptly signed by a
number of Cooper's friends. The
verdict, coming as it did upon the
heels of Foreman Burk's declara-
ton Friday that I'VE are hopeless
ly tied up as to the Coopers," was
a decided surprise. The defendants
took it coolly-almost without emo
ton.
Mrs. Burch and Mrs. Wilson, the
young daughters of Colonel Cooper
were brave and aside from fearful
eyes, restrained their emotions
gamvel Mrs. Burch sat with her
arm around her brother Robins
shoulder, and Mrs. Wilson was at
her fathers right. The suspense for
the two young women had been
heartrending and any verdict, how
ever unfavorable was a relief.
The jurors were tired looking and
edisheveled and when the court re-
marked: Il thank you gentlemen
for your patience and devotion to
the state, and dismiss you to your
homes and your personal voca
tions," the entire twelve sprang
from their seats as one man and hur-
riedly left the courtroom.
The jurors were not inclined to
talk, but one of them said:
"On the first ballot we acquitted
John Sharp and disregarded the con
spiracy theory. On this same ballot
We stood six for guilty of murder
An the first degree. With Initisatang.
! the secq J degree with twenty years
the maximum penalty. and one for
acqufttal. The ballots all day We'd
nesday and Thursday showed the
same result Friday the man who
voted for acquittal came over to
murder in the second degree, but de-
manded that only ten years be as
sessed. TIE rest of us did not deem |
ten years as anything like adequate |
80 We disagreed again. OF course, all |
this refers to the Coopers, not Sharp |
whom we had acquitted.
early Saturday morning the
man who was holding out for ten
years agreed to twenty years and
the six who were voting for a first
degree verdict agreed to this ver-
dict"
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-03-27
WIRE FLASHES

The British and Russian govern
ment expects peaceful settlement
of the dispute in the Balkans.
Queen Helen of Italy is still suf-
fering from the effects of her acct
dent at Messina in hospital during
the earthquake period.
Cipriano Castro, former President
of Venezuela, has given up the idea
of going direct to La 1uayra. He
will leave the. steamer Guadalupe,
on which he will sail from Bordeaux
at Port-au-Spain, Trinidad.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-03-27
HISTORY OF CRIME
AND RESUME OF TRIAL.

The trial just ended has been one
OF the most remarkable in the an
mails of the history of the United
States. This was not only because
of the nationwide prominence of
Senator Carmack, but because of the
close connection of the state admin
istration with the principals, reach
Ing climax when Malcolm R. Pat
terson, governor of Tennessee, was
called. upon to testify in order to
serve his political lieutenants
The tragedy, coming on the heels
or an almost unprecedented series
OF debates between Gov. Patterson,
and Senator Carmack, which ended
In the defeat of Carmack for the de-
mocratic nomination and the cleo
fion of Patterson, shocked the en-
tire country That the tragedy was
the outcome of the bitter and dis
turbed political conditions was ai-
mitted on all sides, the only differ
ence of opinion on that point being
as to the manner in which it came
about
1t was natural, therefore, that pub
lie sentiment as to the affair, while
by no means strictly on factional
lines, should be divided more or less
by the political leanings OF the vo-
tiers in the recent primary. For that
reason the selection of jury was
most difficult, and it was surprise /
TO many that In the entire county T
OF Davidson twelve men could be
found who had not formed or ex-
Pressed an opinion one way or the .
other. The newspapers Of Nash
vile had been filled to overfowing
with accounts of the tragedy and
TWO of them took sides strongly.
The American, formerly owned by +
d. B. Cooper, and an out-and-out
organ, and bitterly
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-03-27
CONDENSED ITFMS

The Union Depot at Louisville,
KY, was destroyed by fire.
Peter Wardlaw, negro banker at
Jackson, Miss, was arrested on a
charge of embezZlement.
S. Long of Delta Point, La, shot
and killed Tusco Waters, Vicksburg,
Shreveport and Pacific night engi-
neer there.
Governor Sanders appointed the
Board of Administrators for the In
sane Asylum at Jackson, La, and
alse a pharmacy board.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-03-27
Experiment Farm Secured.

James P. Bowman, a planter, of
st. Francisville, after correspondence
with DR.. J. A Evans state agent for
the government experiment farms,
has secured one of these, which he
will locate on his Rosedown planta-
ton, near the Woodville road This
is the first farm for West Feliciana
parish, but Dr. Evans extends the
offer to others Mr.. Bowman will de-
vote about five acres to this pur-.
pose,
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-03-27
Released WITHOUT BOND |
Long Given Freedom After
Preliminary Hearing.
GLASS Behind CHILD'S EYEBALL
For Ten Weeks. Boy Confesses to
Assaalting His Niece. Blind Ii
ger Operator Convicted at
Minden.

The preliminary hearing Geo. S.
Long, held for the killing of Tus-
con Waters, at Delta Point several
days ago given at Tallulah before
Judge F. x. Ransdell, of the Ninth
District Court, resulted in the re-
lease of the accused on his own re-
cognizance. According to the testi-
mony, which was corroborated. by
Geo. and Burney Long. Chas. Shaw
and negro who was in the Long
brothers store at the time of the
shooting. Waters entered the store
and began bantering conversation
with Burney Long, during the course
of which he drew a roll of currency
from his pocket and jokingly asked
for the loan of a five. He threw
the five dollars on the counter with
the remark There it is,'' using a
very offensive word Long gave
him back the money and asked him
to not apply that word to him. Wat
ters then apologized, but used the
word again in his apology, and then
apparently becoming offended, he
began to curse young Long in very
offensive terms, and had just said
I'll fix you" and reached towards
his hip-pocket when George Long
entered the rear of the store very
close to where the attercation was
taking place. Seeing the threatening
attitude and hearing the threat, he
thought his brothers life was in i'm
minent danger and acted on the i'm
pulse of the moment, and grabbing
up shotgun that was unfortunately
right by the door, discharged both
barrels at Waters, both charges TAX
ing effect. Had George Long entered
the store a few minutes earlier or
later it is very probable the trouble
would not have occurred, as it
developed that Waters was not arm
ed. There had been no previous
trouble between the parties. Wat
ters was the only support of his
aged mother, who lives in Kentucky.
His remains were shipped to his
home for interment.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-03-27
Buffalo Gnats Appear.

Buffalo gnats, which have fire.
quently proved a great scourge to
live stock in north Louisiana, have
appeared at Columbia in vast num-
bers, and it is with considerable
difficulty and much punishment to
horses and mules to use them in
plowing the fields. In 1880 these
insects overran the whole of north
Louisiana, and destroyed thousands
and thousands of dollars worth of
cattle, horses and mules, and even
wild deer were killed by them.
These gnats usually run their course
in about two weeks. but if the days
happen to be little cold they last
longer.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-03-27
LATE NEWS NOTES

The Italian government has pro-
posed an international immigrat tion
conference.
Amos Walton, near Tionesta, Pa,
shot and killed Warren Briggs and
his wife and suicided.
The Italian government has pro-
posed plan for the settlement of
the Balkans dispute.
The discussion in the British
mates is arousing the greatest in
terest in Germany.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-03-27
Widow Loses Her Suit.

At Houma, the case of Mrs. Ce-
lestine Jones vs.. Ashland Planting
and Manufacturing Company, Ltd,
was decided by thecourts in favor of
the defendant company. The plain
titf's suit was based on the killing
of her husband by the toppling over
tation last year, claiming $4,000
damages. The judgment was based
on the fact that the plaintiffs hus-
band had been warned to get out of
the way by an officer of the compa-
ny and had failed to do so, result
ing in his death.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-03-27
7CO Barrel Well, Best in Months.

The best well for several months
was brought in at the Jennings oil
field by the Gulf Refining Company
of Louisiana, which was its No. q
located on the western side of the
field, gushing at the rate of seven
hundred barrels of good oil per day
This portion of the field, it is under
stood, has been inactive for some
time, and renewed interest is mani
fest over the bringing in of this
well.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-03-27
Glass Behind Child's EyebaIl.

1t seems almost impossible to be-
lieve that a piece of showcase glass
an inch long and half an inch wide
could stay behind the eyeball of
little child for ten weeks, but such
has been the case with the child of
Jack Sutton. postmaster of Bear
Creek. Mr.. Sutton states that the
little fellow was playing last Dec
ember when he sustained fall the
piece of glass entering the lower lid
of the left eye, when it became lodg-
ed presumably behind the ball. A
physician was called and did every
thing for the little one, but it grew
steadily worse, everyone apparently
ignorant of the cause of the con-
tinued suffering until it was carried
to a specialist on the 7th of this
month, who discovered and removed
the glass.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-03-27
NEWS BRIEFLETS

The insurrection in Cuba has been
suppressed
An anti-Japanese boycott has
been renewed in China.
After a two day trial Ex-Sheriff
r. Seal was acquitted by a jury at
Gulfport, Miss.
A dozen persons were injured by
the burning of a History tenement
in New York.
The British Army is experiment.
ing with the utility of automobiles
sa the rapid movement of troops,
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-03-27
Assaulted His Niece.

One of the worst crimes commit
ted in Ouchita Parish in many years
was the criminal assault of a 5-year
old negro girl near Swartz on Tues
day afternoon by negro boy 1S
years of age. The victim is Hester
Wilson; while the boy who commit
ed the deed is Anderson Nelson, the
girls uncle. After committing the
crime Nelson told the girl he would
kill her If she told. She kept the
secret until she became desperately
i'll, finally telling her father, Joe
Wilson, what had occurred Wilson
Immediately set out to find the boy,
who is his wife's brother, it'll the
avowed intention of killing him, but
when he captured the boy he decided
to bring him to town and turned
him over to the Sheriff.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-03-27

The naval scare in England has
been revived by rumors that the
British government is considering
the purchase of three warships of
the Dreadnought type now being
built in England for Brazil.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-03-27
TAFT'S AIDE DYING.
Horse Fell on Him and His Injuries
are Reported as Fatal.

Washington.-Lie Semmes
Reed, U. S. N, naval aide to Presi-
dent Taft, was probably fatally in
jured while riding with several 9TH
er naval officers in Rock Greek Park.
His horse stumbled and fell upon
him, crushing his left thigh and
injuring him internally.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-03-27
Drug Store Burglarized.

Acadia, was entered by a burglar
Sunday night, gaining access by pry-
ing open rear window. He only
took a few cigars and was thought
to be a novice at the business.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-03-27
Rice Millers Aroused.

The prospect for the admission
duty free of Philippine rice under
the Payne tariff measure has created
CONSERVATION among Crowley rice
millers. The prevalent opinion is
that this will seriously cripple the
gulf coast rice industry by bringing
American rice into direct competi-
tion with cooly-grown rice. It is
pointed out that the Philippines
have heretofore exported rice and
with the American markets thrown
open and their markets open to
Asiatic rice they will be able to sci,
their own rice and buy cheap Ran
COON rices for their own food.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-03-27
Fire at New Roads.

Fire at New Roads destroyed four
buildings, one box car and damaged
several other structures near the
Texas and Pacific Railroad depot
The total loss is about $4,000, with
not more than $4,000 insurance.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-03-27
HISTORIAN LEAD.
DIR. John William Jones Passes
Away at Columbus. Ga.

Away at Columbus, Ga.
Columbus, Ga.-Dr. John William
Jones, who by his historical works
and close association with Robert
E. Lee and General Stonewall Jack
son, gained the title Historian of
the Confederacy," died at the home
of his son, DR.. M. Ashby Jones, in
Columbus. The body will be carried
to Richmond, Va, his home, and the
funeral took place Saturday after
noon from Calvary Baptist church,
In that city.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-03-27
Sale of Farm Lands.

Three small cultivable farms sit
uated near Schriever were sold at
private sale by Mrs. Mary Cambon.
One to Ferdinand Daigle and Albert
Daigle, of Schriever, for $4,000;
one to Wallace Thibodaux and Ell
phege Daigle for $4,000, and one
on Bayou Blue to Alcide sonier, for
$3.50.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-03-27
Building improvements.

AT Baldwin business and building
is beginning to look up. Crops are
well started. Young corn is already
up, and the cane crop can be seen
green across the fields The Wood
men of the Worl d.have jus ctlose
a contract for the erection of a two
story building to cost $4,000. The
upper story will be lodge room and
opera house, and the lower story
will be forbusiness houses. Justin
Chapew is erecting a neat cottage.
L. Garlin is also building a nice
house.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-03-27
Suspicious Negro Arrested.

At Schriever, negro giving his
name as Henry Wigley tried to sell
horse for $3.50. The animal is
worth fully double this amount, and
it was thought that the horse had
been stolen. Deputy Sheriff Butcher
was sent for and arrested the negro.
Just as the deputy sheriff was about
to lock him up he made an attempt
to escape, but the escape was un-
successful.
Pupils Refuse to be Vaccinated.
At Plauchevil1e, owing to several
scattered cases of smallpox Prof. v.
L. Roy, parish superintendent, or
dered the compulsory vaccination of
every school child of this district,
and as a result Dupont's school was
ordered closed by Prof Roy as the
children of this school refuse to be
vaccinated.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-03-27
Freeze Did Little Damage.

A conservative estimate places the
crops so far planted in the vicinity
of Breaux Bridge as follows: Corn,
95 per cent; cotton, 60 per cent;
cane, 100 per cent. The major por-
ton of cotton and corn is we'll up.
The planters were very dubious dur
ing the week as to the effect of the
two freezes, but it is now admitted
very little damage was done, except
to very young cotton.
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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-14
UNIVERSAL WALL MAP.
1.-THE World in Nut She'll" County,
State, United States, World.

The Union has completed arrange
ments to provide its readers with one
of the finest things in wall maps
ever seen in this section. A descrip-
ton Of it smany good qualities would
take whole issue of the paper. 1t
comprises three sheets Of maps, each
2Sx36 inches. 1t contains maps of
Pennington county, South Dakota,
the United States and the world. His
tory of the Panama canal, pictures of
the presidents, even to President
elect Taft, and Governor Vessey. The
sheets contain history, government
surveys, difference in time and a
hundred other things. They lare
worth many times what is asked for
them, but in order to bring them
within the reach of all, school chill
dren as well as rich people, the as
tonishingly low price of fifty cents
viii be charged, five cents extra for
postage. Every new subscriber to
The Union, who pays one year in adj
vance, $1.50, will receive one OF
these beautiful maps.
Call and see these maps and you
will be SO pleased that you will not
be satisfied until you have one for
your own.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-14
Took Friends Wife.

Joshua Roam Eagle, Sioux In
dian, who last November eloped with
a neighbours squaw and who visited
Rapid City, while fleeing with his
affinity. returned to Cottonwood last
week, but this time in company
with Deputy United States Marshal
y. =. Parmley, of Chamberlain.
Government Stock Detective RI. H.
Sands, of Murdo, and Ben Medicine
Eagle. From the last named on the
occasion Of his unceremonious de-
Sparture Joshua Roam Eagle pur-
Joined six horses. After leaving,
the erring couple camped for one
night at Philip, where one Of the
horses was struck and killed by a
train. Two of the animals were sold
in that place and then Roam Eagle
made his way to Cottonwood, where
he disposed of the other horses 1t
lis not known where the final desti-
nation of the couple was to have
been. Medicine Eagle notified the
officers Of the disappearance of his
wife and horses and search for the
couple was instituted with the re-
suit that Roam Eagle was finally
taken into custody.
n The accused was given a hearing
in Philip before Commits oner w. s.
gMcLain and he will doubtless spend
from three to five years in the Sioux
Falls penitentiary for his folly.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-14
Notice for Publication.

Department of the Interior, U. S
Land Office, at Rapid City, S. D..
April 9, 1909.
Notice is hereby given thai
Ethel Minnie Brooks, of Rapid City
S. D., who, on February IA, 1908
made homestead entry No. 1928.
012454, for the east half of north.
east quarter and southwest quarter
northeast quarter and northeast
quarter of the southeast quar-.
ter, Section 35, township 1 north
range Z east, B. H. NJ, has filed no.
tice OF intention to make final com.
mutation proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before
Register and Receiver, U. s. Land
Office, Rapid City, s. d., on the 2Sth
lay Of May, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses, e
Bryce Reed, Of Rapid City, s. D..
John Hart, of Rapid City. s. D..
Claude Coon, of Rapid City, s. D..
Storey Lowell, OF Rapid City, s. D
John L. Burke, Register.
No coal lands listed in this dis
trict.