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Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-05-27
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MACK GOsSETT TRIAL
Large Number of Witnesses on Stand
In the eossett Trial at Calves
ton Wednesday.
From Galveston News. Nav "a:

From Galveston News, May s27:
Before a court room that was pack
ed to the doors all day yesterday
from $50 o'clock in the morning until
nearly Z p. m.-the trial of Mack
Gossett, charged with the alleged muir
der of his two infant twin sons by
drowning in the grade raising canal
in The middle of January last, was lis
4tencd to with rapt interest by
heterogeneous assemblage. Black and
white idlers filled the body of the
couft, while business men who could
spare a few minutes from their stores,
and Lawyers came in at times to lis
ten to the evidence. A dozen or more
of the gentler sex were also in evil
dence all day.
Both sides presented a great array
of witnesses, but while none of the
lattAr stayed on the stand for any
length of time they were put through
a searching examination by District
Attorney Love and then turned over
to Judge Greenwood, of counsel for
the defense, to be taken in hand for
further probing.
While both attorneys for state and
deferse put the witnesses through
rigorous examination they did it with
unfailiiig courtesy and patience in
theiT efforts to sift out the evidence
thoroughly.
Jifage Campbell, too, stood the long
day siege well and was as alert to
every point made as he was at the
opening of the case. His ruling on OBJ
iectjons either for or against were
lniadR with firmness.
ack Gossett, the defendant, stood
i THO Ordeal we'll. His wife did not ap-
ipq I'm court once during the day, be-
iI witness, but when he was not
liS ng closely to the evidence he
nferring at times with his coun-
o'clock the .crier announced
=. open and the examination
isis,1.zSsy1f Hcsaat began.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-05-27
NINETY YEARS OLD TODAY.
Julia Ward Howe, Writer and Reform
er, Celebrates Birthday.

Boston, Mass, May 27.-Mrs. Julia
Ward Howe writer, philosopher and
reformer, celebrated her ninetieth
birthday quietly today at her charm
ing home on Beacon street. Her chill,
dren, Mrs. Iaude Howe Elliott, Mrs.
Florence Howe Hall, Mrs. Laura E.
Richards and Prof Marion Howe of
Colunh bia, spent the day with her and,
with the exception of a few intimate
friends, no visitors were received by
he Old lady.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-05-27
Motion For Dismissal Argued.

AS the last witness stepped down
from the box, Judge Greenwood, lead
ing counsel for the defense, asked
Judge Campbell that the jury be re-
tired flor time, as he desired to ar
que d motion before court
This Judge Campbell agreed to, and
then Judge Greenwood, after arrang.
ing Ia big stack of authorities on the
table before him, asked that the judge
instruct the jury to return a verdict
of 4 not guilty because of the states
evidence being insufficient to carry a
conviction.
Judge Greenwood spoke for nearly
two hours on his subject and quoted
scores of cases which he argued ap
Piled to his, not only before Texas
courts, but the bars of other states
He argued against the conviction on
weak circumstantial evidence and
made a telling, forceful appeal that
did not grow wearisome even with its
leng thness.
District Attorney Love in calm
and deliberate manner proceeded to
answer his opponents arguments
from the states point of view, and
spoke for nearly an hour.
1t being $50, Judge Campbell an,
noulh iced adjournment for the evening
and that argument would be resumed
at s o'clock this morning.
Witnesses for both sides will be
on hand at $50 o'clock.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-05-27
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL
State Senator Meachum Says He Elk
poets to Be In the Race-Had
Conference With Governor.
(Herald Specially

Austin, Texas, May 27.-State Sen
ator Meachum held long conference
today with Governor Campbell He
declined to say what was the subject
discussed, but when he was asked if
he would be a candidate for attorney
general he declared he expected to
enter the race.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-05-27
ATTRACTS ATTENTION
Trial In Federal Court of Officers OIL
the Defunct Western Bank and
Trust Company, Dallas.
(Herald Snecial.l

Dallas, Texas, May 27.-The cases
against D. A. Templeton, Fred Elem
ing and A. ]. Elliott, indicted in the
federal court for using the mails to
defraud, were called in Judge Meek's
court this afternoon. The defendants
were officials of the defunct Western
Bank and Trust company, and the
cases are attracting wide attention
because of the prominence of the
men, and the number they are
charged with defrauding.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-05-27
RI B GRANDE STORM
Farm Property Was Damaged, One
White Man Killed and Church
Was Wrecked.
(Herald Specially

Brownsville, Texas, May PA
heavy storm swept the lower Rio
Grande valley late last night, damag-
ing farm property and wrecking
houses, etc. A white man was killed
at Harrington and a church at that
place was wrecked.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-05-27
TEXAS BASEBALL LEAGUE.

Results yesterday:
Waco 5, San Antonio 2.
Fort Worth 6, Oklahoma City 4.
Dallas Z, Shreveport 2.
Rain at Houston.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
HILL CITY ROAD A SURE THING.
! Grading Is Finished, Ties Distributed
and Rails Near at Hand.

Blue Earth county residents who
have investments in the Hill City
country will ba- interested in this tele,
gram:
Hill City, Mimi, March Am illus.
tration of what is going on in central
and northern Minnesota i'm the way of
development, about which Minneapoi-
tans have not yet learned to take
much account is the construction OF
the Mississippi, Hill City and Western
railway, new road in the northern,
part of Aitkin county, somewhat
longer than its name This road runs
from Swan River station on the Great
Northern's Duluth and Fosston line
twenty-five miles southwest to Hill
City, an attractive village on the west
bank of Hill lake.
The grading was finished before win
ter commenced, the ties are all dis
tributed and the steel is ready at
Swan River.
Hill City is twenty three miles south
of Grand Rapids and thirty five miles
north of Aitkin. 1t is the center of i
fine body of hardwood timber. inter
spersed with meadows which the state
is beginning to drain.
This region had hopes of direct rail
connection with Minneapolis few
years ago, but they were never real
lied. On that prospect, however, a
town was laid out and several houses
were built and occupied by the own
ers. Much Improvement of the SUI
rounding country was made by actual
settlers who had knowledge of the
great fertility of the soil and who
have been content to wait, so sure
were they that somebody would soon
come after the fine bodies of hard
wood and would bring them rail
road.
That is exactly what mas hap
pened, and with the arrival of the
railroad rich section of country w.
ing between the northern and most
southerly development of the iron
range is beginning to attract the
notice of men VINO are looking for
business opportunities and farmers
and dairymen who want good land
near to markets.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
ASKS FOR A BIC SUM
THOMAS L. BASTOW WANTS $l5,
600 FROM OMAHA ROAD.
Starts An Action Which Will Be Tried
in United States Court; Claims
That He Was Injured at Cumber-
land, Wis, Through the Negli-
gence of the Company.

Thomas L. Bastow of OwatOnna has
started action at Mankato to recover
damages from the Chicgo, ST. Paul,
Minneapolis & Omaha Railway COM
pany for alleged injuries sustained in
a wreck at Cumberland, Wis, some
time last August. The action is
brought against the road to recover
$1,000 damages.
The complaint alleges that at the
time mentioned Bastow was passen-
ger on a train running in the vicinity
of Cumberland, when through the al
legged negligence of the Omaha com
pany the train was deraied and the
complainant was thrown to the ground
thereby breaking his hip, a number of
ribs, besides having all his front teeth
knocked out.
The case will come up for trial in
the United States court in MankatO in
April.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
PREACHER AND THE PEOPLE
Discussion Had at the Social Science
Club Last Evening.

The Social Science club held its reg
ular meeting last night at the home
of Mayor and Mrs. j. w. Andrews.
1t was ladies' night, and an unusually
large number of members and their
wives were present. The subject, "The
Relation of the Minister to the Pub
lie" was very ably treated in two
papers, one written by Senator s. D..
Works, and the other by B. F. Wood
ard of the high school faculty. In
Senator Works absence his paper was
read by DR.. j. S. Young of the nor.
NAL school. Following the papers a
very animated discussion was entered
into, participating in it being Rev. r.
Ross Paden, w. A. Funk, Rev. E. H.
Willisford, w. D. Willard, Rev. Peter
Clare, Rev. Philip Edwards, Professor
j. NJ. Mcconnell and DIR. A. o. Biel-
land.
The discussion was friendly one
regarding the different phases of the
failures and successes of the preacher
and opinions varied to a large degree
The question as to methods employed
by the evangelists at revivals was
brought up in one of the papers and
was also discussed in the open meet
ing. 1t was thought by some that
the preacher should maintain the
right of debating, while others felt it
to be entirely out of his province.
Rev. Philip Edwards, the new rector
of st. Johns Episcopal church, was
heard for the first time at the Social
Science club and presented some very
interesting and helpful suggestions re-
garding the subject under discussion.
Mr.. Woodland closed the argument, af-
ter which coffee and sandwiches were
served and short social hour was
enjoyed.
Professor Woodland held that the
preacher should be leader in reform
movements, but not reformer:
leader in politics, but not politi-
clan. He should keep his personality
in the background, but be power
through Others. Many other points
were made, and the paper received
many compliments.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
HESL|P IS ON TRIAL
CHARGED WITH ASSISTING in
ROBBERY OF WILLIAM JONES.
Case of James Kelly Will Come Next
and Then Ambrose Rieff Is Ex-
pected to Face jury; Divorce
Granted Clara H. Long; Jury Re-
turns Verdict; Court Business.

The jury in the case of Mrs. Rose
Hance and f. j. Hoerr, as executors of
the estate of the late Mrs. j. w.
Hoerr, VS.. T. r. Coughlan, William
Duffy and John Meyer, brought in a
verdict this morning for the plaintiffs,
finding that they were the owners of
and entitled to the possession of TWEEN
ty cords of mixed wood, or $40. In
the case of the same plaintiffs against
Duffy and Meyer alone the jury found
that the plaintiffs are the owners and
entitled to the possession of five cords
of mixed wood, or $40. The amount
sued for was fifty-four cords.
Divorce Is Granted.
The divorce suit of Clara Fl. Long
VS.. Andrew j. Long was tried be-
fore Judge Pau yesterday afternoon.
There was no appearance for the de-
Tense. Judge Pau filed an order grant
ing a divorce, and allowing the plain
tiff to resume her maiden name of
Clara III. Diedrich. The couple were
married in Mankato Sept 20, 1908,
and lived together until March, 1906,
when the defendant deserted the plain
tiff
The trial of Ernest Heslip on the
charge of being one of the parties i'm.
plicated in the robbery of William
Jones in the Judson depot began this
morning. Up to noon one witness had
been examined for the state and the
second one was on the stand. The
trial is not expected to be concluded
before tomorrow.
The next person to be tried will be
James Kelly, who is charged with
grand larceny in the second degree.
The trial of Ambrose Ref will come
next, and will be followed by the
cases against Mrs. Emma Zimmerman
Miss Emma Pressler and Carl Bender,
and then Harry Chittenden's case viii
be called last.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
LICENSED TO TEACH SCHOOL
Result of the Examination Held OF
Feb. d, { and Last.

There were 10 applicants for teach
held Feb. 4, and g. Out of that
number, fifty-two passed and received
certificates. Following are the names
of those who received certificates:
Complete First Grade-Ida Bownen
Vernon Center; Mary Mullin, Maple.
ton.
Conditional First Grade-Ada Aus.
tin, Mankato.
Complete First Grade-Ida Bowen
man, Mapleton; Mae Bennett, Manka
to; H. c. Franklin, Good Thunder
Dora Goldenstar, Garden City; Eliza
beth Ellis, Mabel Clifford, Anna Hover
son, Mapleton; Kit Kenward, Clara
Hoverson, Minnesota Lake; Hulda o.
sen, May Johnson, Mapleton; Tessie
Kirk, Mae Russell, Mankato; Claribel
Matteson, st. Clair; Mark McCarty,
Good Thunded; Nellie Vaughan, Madi-
son Lake; Margaret O'Connor, st. ClaiI;
Jennie Sullivan, Mapeton; Maidie
Way, Lake Crystal; Leona Wingen.
Good Thunder; Martha Zehm, Amelia
Dahl, Mankato; Nellie Chase, Maple
ton.
Conditional Second Grade-Delia Bor-
ebert, Annie Hislop, Mapleton; Gather
inc Mountain, Good Thunder: Emma
Weir, Vernon Center; Libbie Williams,
Lake Crystal.
Limited Sacond rada-Edo Rannott
Mankato; Alma Darge, Good Thun-
der; Alice Goodrich, Mapleton; Ida
FULLER, Mankato; Nellie Grover, AM
boy; Pearl Harbo, Cambria; June Van
Wrinkle, Daisy Pew, Kate Soule, Ella
misunderstanding, Mankato; Stella
Steel, st. Clair; Anastasia Weir, Yer
non Center
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
TO MANAGE NEW YORK THEATRE
Miss Katherine Jewell Everts, Formerly
of the Win0na Normal.

The propretors of the Childrens
Theatre of New York are now negoti-
ating with Miss Katherine Jewell
Everts of Boston, formerly a teacher
of elOcution at the Winona normal
school, to secure her services as man
ager of that theatre. Miss Everts is
graduate of the University of Min
nesota where she was member of
the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority
She made a successful appearance be-
fore the audience at New York and
Boston as well as in this state and
her readings are marked with fine in
tellect and the force of genius. Miss
Everts has just made successful
tour in tn ewest and is now on the
way to New York. Should she decide
to take up the position with the
theatre she will give up her career as
a reader.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
LET ROLL CALL TELL THE STORY
What the Citizens League Has to Say
of the Legislature.

St. Paul, March 2.-Conservative in
tone, but brief and pointed in style
the first report ON the legislature by
the Minnesota Citizens league was is
sued today.
No one is condemned outright in the
report, but it is easy to read between
the lines and the votes on important
measures, given in detail, indicate the
leagues position better than any long
explanation.
Influences indicating both good and
bad results have asserted themselves
says the league, shut it is not the prr.
pose of this organization to speculate
concerning the probable weight of any
influence or the outcome of any tend
ency. We shall let committee actions
and roll calls tell the story"
The first matter taken up is the
effort made in both house and senate
to amend the rules by compelling com
mittee rererts s.r-sshirr ----statrrf times
thus preventing the smeshering OF i'm
portant measures.
The history of the Nolan bill, Civ
ing the control of the street railway
companies TO the railroad commission
is given. 1t is assumed that this is a
measure advocated by the company.
In this connection the Johnson bill
to tax street railway companies by the
gross earnings systems is condemned
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
MRS. ]. C. HOLMES BADLY HUR1
Fell Down Stairs and Sustained Som
Cuts and Bruises.

Mrs. j. G. Holmes had the misfortune
to fall down the stairs in her home
last night, and sustained some severe
bruises and cuts that will confine heI
to her bed for some time. The ply
sician who was summoned was unable
to tell how serious her injuries are
but no bones were broken. She arose
at 1890 a. M, and attempted to &C
from one room into another, passing in
the darkness the head of the stairs
She made misstep and fell down the
stairs from the second floor to the
first. Owing to her age, which is
sixty-seven years, the mishap is a
serious one, but her friends will hope
to see her out again soon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
PICKED ORATORS FOR DEBATE
Contest Will Come Off at st. Peter
On March Is.

Names of the students who will take
part in the state inter collegiate ora
torical contest at st. Peter Marcn II
were given out last night by j. w.
Hamblln, secretary of the assOca ton.
The orators, with the schools they will
represent and the subjects of their
orations are as follows: S. II. Soren-
son, st. Olaf, The Fight of Good
Men, f. ID. Dickinson, Carleton, ''The
Spirit of the Constitutions" A. H.
Gammons, Manchester, BENJAMIN Dis
raeli, the Man," James Morehouse,
Hamline, "A Sovereign People," and
Milton Lindbloom, Gustavus Adolphus,
"True Patriotism
The Judges on thought and compost
ton are E. C. Wooley of the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin, Charles A. Beard,
Columbia university, and A. r. Priest,
University of Washington state. W.
a. Shoemaker, president of the st.
Cloud normal school; Judge Andrew
Holt of Minneapolis and Rev. A. T.
Fowler, ID. D., of Minneapolis, will
attend the contest and Judge on de-
livery.
The annual business meeting of the
ASSOCIATION will be held the afternoon
OF March Is at st. Peter. The prin-
clpal business to be considered will
be the plan to change the Judging sys-
TEN by having five judges instead of
six and by having each judge present
at the contests to pass upon both
thought and delivery This years ora
tons were sent to the judges on
thought Yesterday
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
B|GAMY IS CHARGED.
YOUNG ENGLISMAN MARRIES A
BLUE EARTH CITY GIRL.
Now Wife No. Puts in an Appear.
ance, Swears Out Warrant for
the Arrest of Her Recreant Hus-
band; He Skips With Bride; His
Arrest Is Expected

Blue Earth is all torn up over a
sensational affair which has Just been
made public. Some time last summer,
so the story goes, dashing young
Englishman arrived in town. While he
was engaged temporarily" in the
humble occupation of soliciting adver-
tisements for display bulletin boards
in hotels, he succeeded in making the
impression that he was presumably a
lord or duke"
Like others of that ilk he was in
search of an American heiress. He met,
wooed and won Miss Pearl Freund Of
that place. g.
Second Wife Shows Up.
About a week ago Mrs. Freund, the
mother of the bride, received a tele.
phone message from lady in Canada,
stating that she was the legal wife of
Mrs. Freund's son-in-law and that she
would arrive in Blue Earth in a few
days to adjust" matters.
The young couple on being informed
of the receipt of telephone message
left Blue Earth at once, making the
trip out of town by team. Mama
Freund furnished the money, it is
claimed.
A few days afterwards the alleged
first wife of the "duke" appeared.
She had a warrant sworn out for
her husbands arrest, charging him
with bigamy.
The young couple. were traced to
Eagle Grove, Iowa. His arrest is ex-
pected within a few days. His first
wife stated that she mad frequently
helped him out of trouble for skipping
hotel bills, forgery and other rascality,
but she now proposed to place him
where he would not deceive another
girl, at least for term of years.
Had Many Names.
the dashing stranger gave the name
of Raymond in Blue Earth. He has
other names which he has used to
great advantage.
Raymond and Miss Freund were
married in Winnebago about three
months ago, the Episcopal rector per-
forming the ceremony. The present
whereabouts of thu couple -aHkhowzas
Miss Freund is daughter of the
late Jacob Freund, who conducted a
saloon in Mankato several years ago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
TAFT TO BE WHITE HOUSE GUEST
He Will Go to Executive Mansion To-
morrow; Will Remain.
Especial to The Free Press

Especial to The Free Press1
Washington, March 2-All inaugu-
raj presidents will be broken by Taft
and Roosevelt. Instead of the presi-
dent elect calling at the White House
about ii a. IN. to accompany the out
going executive on the history making
drive down Pennsylvania avenue to
take the oath of office. Mr.. Taft will
take up his residence at the White
House tomorrow, TO be with Mrs. Taft
a guest of President and Mrs. Roose-
welt for the twenty four hours of Mr..
Rooseyelt's administration. When
President and Mrs. Roosevelt entered
the White House it was in the shadow
of death, the former coming from Buf-
falo with the Mckinley funeral train
and meeting Mrs. Roosevelt here. As
his own successor, the president rode
to and from the capitol alone on
March ., 1905. President Roosevelt, ac-
cOrding to present popular report, does
not intend returning to the White
House at all after the Inauguration
ceremonies, but to go at once to Oyster
Bay, where he will pass the weeks be-
tween March 4 and the still unknown
date of sailing for Africa. Mrs. Rose
welt, who is showing the affects of the
nervous strain under which she is lab
oring, will spend Il month, or six weeks
in rest and retirement, later sailing
for England, where she and her young
daughter are expected to participate
in the London season. Both Mrs.
Roosevelt and Miss Roosevelt will, it
is expected, be presented at court in
England and in Germany.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
FUNERAL OF NELS ]. NELSON
1t Will Be Held at Two O'clock To-
morrow Afternoon.
From TUESDAYS Daily

From TUESDAYS Daflv
Nels j. Nelson of the grocery firm
of Hansen & Nelson of this city, died
at one o'clock yesterday at the I'm.
manuel hospital, from the effects of an
operation performed in the forenoon,
this being the third operation within
two weeks.
The nature of the case was blood
poison.
The deceased was born in town Of
Medo, this county, March "a, 1868.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs.
Ole Andengaard and his uncles, Hans
Hanson and Henry Hanson of this
city; Chester Hanson, Decoria town
ship; John Hanson of Hillsboro, n. d.
The funeral will take place at two
p. m. tomorrow from the Trinity
Lutheran church. The remains will be
inferred in the Swedish cemetery, Rev.
j. Fl. Brono, officiating.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-05
SHOWS FALLING OFF in EARNINGS
Railroads of Minnesota Lost Heavily
in Receipts Last Year.


st. Paul, March 1.-The railroads
in Minnesota lost heavily in gross earn
ings last year as compared with 1907.
There was a shrinkage of over $l0O00,-
600 in the total earnings of the roads
in the state.
The Great Northern leads the list
in the gross earnings. In 1908, the
road earned $l9,649, 1921, while in
1907 the gross earnings were $22, 952,-
S96.92. The taxes for 1908 amounted to
5,990.5l, which is over 100000
above the nearest competitor, the North
ern Pacific, which pays $532,9s8.O9 on
its gross earnings of $l3,324, 702.35.
In 1907 the Northern Pacific's total
earnings were $l4,436,563.2s, and its
taxes $577, 1928.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
is the third road in the matter of
the earnings. The road earned $lO,228,-
5lO.39 in 1908, but in the preceding
year it showed a decrease of 100000