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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-24

Cleveland, Mch 24-~ln me arrest
here last night man aud WON.
IN, having sa790 Ia their possession,
the police believe they nave captured
The ltldnappers nf Willie Whlila The
woman, who was somewhat confused.
admitted that she had been responsi.
bic for The kidnapping when placed
la custody at the central police sia.
lion. she said % Captain shattuck
II am lae one Who pllnnrd lhe
shaIe thing There viii be trouble
Tor me and hell IN Sharon tomorrow.
Eeneatn the woman'a skirt waa
found s9,79o an vi it but $40 was
bound in packages with the original
slips placed on the money when Whit
ID took q from The bank. ailil around
IL
captnn Norman shattnck and De-
leelive Frank Wood made the arrests
n the east end Of the city when
near The lOllCe station the man broke
away from Detective Wood and ran
towards an alley, The policeman nfed
two shots from hla revolver into the
aIf and She man stopped The woman
made no ATTEMPT le escape
Woman from convous.
The woman nppeafa % Be well edn
Gatad end Is refined In manners She
seys she spent Is years af her ne IN
4 convent sa Pennsylvania but denies
thal she has ever before been tn
trouble The man aas6 she woman
VINO were walking tokethag deny that
shey know the name uf each other
They admit they arH noS man and wife
According ,n the police they we're
lnEoxlealad when plaee1aaB custody
nun g their condition lhtyIwere nol
nuasl Ipned closely hg fhe pollra Md
wesA Ionked IN aep4fate zeila #
The Womsn clalmh 10 huvo ; ni0lhnI
md sister here CansaIn shattuek
IS saId 10 have secuted his description
Of the kidnappere from while Whilla
willie Whitlu told Captain shaltpch
On Monday that taa Wnman who kept
hin 3 prisoner had smallpox scars on
her faee The woINHn n custody ncf
red apefe on her cheaka and appeare
- hare had smallpua sha NJ B tel
nlaaae probably z5 genea s. ese
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-24
AER0NAUTS RETURNED TO
RANCH WITHOUT M|SHAP

los Angeles Cal. Mch. g&.--Afleg
me OF the most narrowing experience
n the history Of bullounng Capt. A.
~ Mueller and bis I'VE companions
gho aseended Ia the big Ferris racing
lallo0n, America al Pasadena, last
aturday afternoon and heeume lOsi
a the sierra Madre mountains. arrived
m foot al Swliger'a camp. on the
l0pes of Mount Wilson, nnharmed.
The mon passed through series
II hardshlps, the details of which
nave not been learned Arriving e,
wiisers camp al B O'Clock yesterday
ifternoon they wpie provided with
horses and began Che descent from
here 10 Pasadena over 4 t0riu0us and
slippery trial. A single telephone wire
icross The mountains brought the nrsl
word Of their arrival Of the camp 10
elatlves ia Pasadena The telephone
wire to tho mountain camp ahoflly
allied ard but little information re
.ardlng their hagardoua trip was OBJ
aimed until tho men reached sa
Jena last nighl
In Afr 6ut Two Hours.
The balloon WAS IN tne sir less tnin
wo houra, II was carried hy the strong
oflh wind over the mile.hlgh summit
i Noun Lowe and swept on acruas
he intervening peaks aad conons %
he lofty summit OF Mount Gabriel
lere ballast was thrown out and the
ialloua sosrcd away toward Htgaa.
erfy peak on The third range. CrVss'
ng this at low altitude, the balloon
ineuuHtefed strong current OF cold
ir, when brought It rapidly to earth
successful landing was eaeeten on
be north side OF strawberry Peak n
ghut a known as Little 'reiunga canon
lbani o'clock Saturday afternoon.
fhe distance covered #as 40 less chan
fifteen miles ln 4 direct line bui by
lny possible foot route many times
hal distance.
The aerunauts wandered almlasalg
1vei tho mountains until 1870 SUNDAY
afternoon when they unexpectedly
anne 10 enlDys ranch an isolaled hab
tuition faf from any road and without
communication with the outside w0rld
iheltsr as Ranch.
IN the mean time terrific blizzard
had swept over the mountains and for
lours che men suffered from the .s.d-
rhe meagfe supply Of provisions which
hey carried was sufficient 10 guarnn
% against hunger until their arrival
he the ranch
At lhe ranch lhe party remained
until Monday afternoon. when the
torn eeHse6 They Immediately took
ip the snow choked trails across tho
Mountains toward Pasadena The par.
y travelled through Mnnaay nIeht anG
lnill yesterday afternoon when they
mddenly eame upon awliaers camp
iesiilng ID the slde af the mountain.
lb0nt ten mllos from Pasadena by dis
ect route. a party of rescuefs on
luraehack were 81 swiizefs having
uat returned after tWenlyl0Of hours
leafeh for the missing men
With Captain Mueller n the America
we're +. .. Gillian Richard Halslead,
lydney Gray Harold Parker. and Igd.
yard Dnaschutz Oh RESIDENTS of pasa.
Tenn,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-24
Mns. aLENN ADMINIsrnArRlx

Special 20 tho DaiIy Leader.
Tulsa. March ~ Mrs. Mary Glenn.
widow OF The late James Scott Glenn
Of tails city has been appointed admin
tretrlx Of the estate Of the deceased
when The win WIS probated before
Judge Gubser of the county court.
Mrs Glenn win give bond IN the sum
ol s200l00 for the faithful perform
aace 81 an business that shall come
under her supervision as adminlslra'
irix Mr. Glenn appointed the Pitts,
burg Safe and Deposit company, OF
pilsshure, Pa, as executor, but the
institution waived the appointment
and gave lie name of Mrs Glenn as
substitute In view Of the fact that
most os the Glenn holdings are so
Ear from Pittsharg. and are more
conveniently reached By the widow
n this cig. The pIllshurg safe a
Deposit company Will act rs trustee
of the esinto.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-24

ii The encouragement column oi
The Leader. today, VIII be found The
candidacy notice OF Bob" Myer fof
chief Of police. The candidate is so
well known and has 50 wide an ac'
auaintance little need be said IN hts
behalf That he would hll the
position with credit 70 the capital
city and 10 the satisfaction OF all
lam sbiding people Is 50 wsi known
as 70 make the announcement seem
superfluous Mr. Myer win be a real
candidate, n the Democracy places
him on she ticket
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-24

Cleveland, Mch. o. After cross
questioning the man and woman tt
rested last night as suspects 10 con.
neellen with the kidnapping Of Willie
Whilia ai length, Chief Of Police Koh
Ter states the woman has confessed
she was III charge Of the boy in cleVe-
land from midnight Of Thursday unlll
Monday Eight The police found tho
aHnse where the boy was imprisoned
today It Is an old abandoned regl.
denee ON Prospect avenue, near The
Plymouth Congregational church The
officers heated the house through in.
formation given them By Billy" Whit
a. He recalled being kept % a house
from wnere he could aea 4 sign read.
Ins. "fhorpes Hotel"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-24

CleYelt nd. o., McA. 81. Mrs. Harry
Fofker, wife Of the brother OF Mrs.
James p Whltla OF sharon, was seen
At her home IN Nor9alk near here 10.
day, and when the woman under ar.
rest was described. exclaimed "Thal's
the woman Mrs ForAer then broke
down and declined TO say anything
further tc explain her remark u IS
Armly believed the arrival OF Mr amt
Mrs Whltla AID White here This after.
noon viii clear up she identity OF the
woman IN custody, waa declared her
identity not only Will cause surprise
In sharon but that Il Will reveal g
scandal involving many prOminent per.
SONS Ii that Town.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-24
Eoa coNsEavAfIoN b FoassTs

Harrisburg PA .Meh. "a Advanced
0feal legislation IL contemplated Ia o
llil now before the Legislature Of pcnl.
ylFanla which proposes HTp regulate
The management OF timber lands Va
be commonwealth 81 penusysvnnln iDF
The purpose o. preventing foods aud
lfoHghls Conserving the watef supply
md securing favorable conditions q
water flows" The SET proposes 10 eiye
BE- aiaie department Of forestry power
d mnke legsmable rules l8f lhe cul.
ins and removal pi timber aHd wood
rom The ilmberIandh ii the common.
wealth aid ~ direct the uAe thRt may
De made ~ oil ilmhef aad wood lands
with ! view 70 conserving he timber
aad Waler tupplieapf the stale
reitnayiYalig has Tong occupied an
4dsanred position Is is Appreciation
of tae value pf ils Forests and has
pissed maay laws and made large ~.
pfupEialhyAs for the benefit Of lts de'
paFtmens pf forestry Thls proposed
legislation would crysshllze all former
enaelmenta and give the forestry board
deanse authority ov4F 81 forest lanis
ID fhe sfafe
THE American civic association "a
lavoflns che una1aRe cf the bin be-.
cause 1 reHaraa 4 as 4 model 81 for
easFg leglelailan which should be ad1p.
lad hy The lrHlelafNrae ii all states
II Whlea tgYHAg AAaa trs aAhlr.
.&sae
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-24
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MET


All the initial meeting Of the board
If directors 0f the aWhrie chamheF
Of commerce Tuesday afternoon, Pres
ident caarlea Martendile names the
following chairmen Of COMMITTEES, the
committeeman to be named later:
Advertising r. A. Gaifney; Agrl
cullural--J J. Houston; Arbitration
f. O. Luiz Auditing Robert Sohl'
berg. Civic improvements y. Fair
ileid, Convention II. lille; On
leftainment-A D. Farquharson: Leg.
islaalve-A. @. G Blerer; Member
snip Charles n Elaenschmldi and
1Tsnsp0rlatlon I'd Walton
4 aas voted to hold dlreciSfe
meetings hereafter on Wednesday IN.
stead Of Tuesday Il wes also df.
Haed that al educational commgttee
should be added ID the ones naiie1by
President Mancndale for the purpose
nf maintaining permanent lecture
course IN the city
Communications wefa Fead concern.
Ing TIE rate fight between KANSAS
City ana OklahOua points and after
discussing The mas e. il vas the SENSE
Of the meeting that we unanimously
rAlIefaep tina resolution paaaed al our
previous meeting, conliemnine Kanshs
CIfx Tor the action they had taken ii
the mataer
The cAEig Nes authorized % eppolnl
3 committee IS 1Fe deIeaales to rep.
resent Guthrie At convection Of
faaf!Giaa an1 corrections to b6 held
III Shawnee the 18th and g0lh q
fhIs month ns phf request n invita-
ton fead cnniiAllea viii NJ Manned
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-24
LAD REMEMBERED
SIGN THORPE'S HOTEL
Woman Claims She Was Reared
IN Convent Admits
Crime

Cleveland, Ohio Meh. 24.--rhe male
prisoner held IN connection with the
kidnapping Of Willie Whltla admitted
HE identity this afternoon. Ho is
James BoyIe, o. sharon, Pennsylvania,
and 10 plumber He maintains the
woman arrested with him 10 his wife.
He has a widowed mother, four broth.
ers and slstsi in sharon Boyle do.
cllnes "a throw additional light on
Che kIdnapplnn.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-24

was rBllly" Wkitla day IN sharon. Tho
streets we're crowded, and lplg ovt
ton was given the rahsomhd boy When
he Arrived here Theeniire population
Of the city gathered at the station
business being suspended and the
schools closed The father and the
boy went al once to the Whltia rest
denee ard IN the midst az rolasIyes
the boy was restored ID the arms o.
HE mother.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-24


salome, Arizona, March gar That
the new Eldorado ls,a reality and tht
dreams Of the original strikes wer,
inadequate 10 express The rich lode
found here, Is not longer quesilonou
BY aae gieh men who lollaw the strike
Los Angeles. Denver. Reno, Hncfn
mento, Stockton, los Anmaai Grip
pie Creek and those ether minlns
regions where gold Is god and kine
alike Ell sent their quota, and tho
Mila and mountains are one stake
after another, Az The pfuspeei0ra hue
the original rich lode and nearby plat
es where the very essence Of close.
ness lends offer OF ald h develop
ment, even through the strata may no
extend other than straight down liito
the inaccessible places IN q country
lreaeaer0rs for loss Of the seam l0l
more than fifty years.
Doubling Thomao Brigade
Almost every mining paper IA TIE
Southwest. and the older ana more
conservative newspapers of the dis
lrlel refused 70 believe the first re
ports OF lae rich strike. even thOleit
not few Of them were IF opinion llie
strike Of the FIRST report vas correct
So many puckeia are found which
run Into wealth IN the first few feet
Gna then are lost the report uf a
rich strike Is little credited until ihf
test Is made and Youehed i0r by some
person Of sufficient standing IN "a,
mining world 70 give rroper strength
20 credit among those W6s are evHl
striving 10 prevent the spread OF
false stlrles, whereby many are fleec
ad af their savings. and tor which
said reports are first prepared.
Original Assay
Last week an asseg Nas made Dl
ore coming from the minis. the aaaal
running % high As s200.0O0 10 tbs
ton. 4 second test followed, three
grades being assayed and the low
est made sl23,000 per ton
Then an expert nineraasaylet was
dispatched from Ploenlxone whose
name 1recmded tae fehDtaal pusH
hillly of + false repogI.
ills report waR sent By sealed mai
70 Phoenix from ihla point and icl
lows
FlEz Mac Makoc Report
Il ani lust w from swo days Spenl
lat tho great Arizona hAnanxe auia
strife IN the Granite Wash range. and
Il Il suu late 10 send you much D.
alfe Tonight, eapeelally ~ paper
lifrnm hltparts OF thk otlsulHg arc burr
liHe the Hifes wish 6ews a
tfl Is the nthaas. therefore fhg
most spectacular strike ever made II
AfIzona and The country haa gone
#Ila about * The rush 4 On ana 4
/ Is growing bIggeF every day People
are pouring IN from Colorado. Utah
Nesade sra California ah1 from NJ
paris of hrlTcna hy fsllF9ad lrelan
1he ahoie country aeema to be 81
/ ghe stampede lof seloma and Bousq
'rhera Is b blg shlns IN gold com
| Ing ont ten niles sonlh 81 B0ufa X
llhh Piamosa runRea. Nothing so iam
eess rich ana speelfaulaf aa ltt
asAs'abed On raae Elahl
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-24
gBBE commission ORGANIZED

Hae newly appointed code commits
sh1nefa ApSolnled By Governor HAS
aell met last NIGHT 1t the Hotel lone
and organized by eIeetlng JHdge Sam
Harris 81 Oklahoma CITY Hs chairman.
Numerous applications Tor clsrllshipa
for lhe clshl mpntha pnfk Of codllgIhg
and compiling tha Oklahoma laws
we're read and discussed al length All
lha commissioners lall to their homie
4IIls morning nave 1enl ney and VIII
fenaFl Monday lnf active Noflf.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-24

The Offices of the insurance commits
sluner 4 j. Mccomb. have been moved
INTO tho rooms formerly occupied hy
clerk W. l.. Campbell The state mine
inspector pete Hanrata. and The oil
Inspector MI Kelley viii occupy ihe
rooms formerly occupied hy the "a.
snranee Department.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-24
IOWA CRY 10 GLAD.


Wv ITT|V7T T7IT~EI I71"|7T
nes Moines, Iowa Meh 24.-The
gfsi year Of lhe Des Moines commits
sion plan OF municipal government
was completed today, and the treasury
shows surplus Of twenty thousand
dolaia on hand over and above The
expenditures The year previous under
lhe ulll system lhe deficit was gis0OV0.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-24
KANSAS FELT
TERRIFIC TORNADO
Rock Island Railroad Train
Had Cars Blown Into
Ditch

w TII77HTI7FII IVN7fT
Yopela, Kans., Mch, 2i.-At Edson
81 shetnan county, last night 4 tor.
aado struck freight train on tbe
Rock Island Nine cars were blown
from The track The storm damaged
several houses but no lives are report
Cd lost Communication by telegraph
Is eeyesaly damaged Edison Is ten
miles WeIst o. Brewster, where q IS
tepurlol ih9 tornado did great dumage.
All ulreg Into Brewster are dowr.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-24

Foft MaHffh5 pex Meb "a. Rep0iis
ffum Wise county north Of here. eay
4 terrific wind ana electrical storm
swept tho county eaels tndag, and ct
leasi four persona nerlshed IN fire
which resulted from the storm, The
town of slldell Is reported practically
destroyed while many other Villages
suffered heavily.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-24
LOCAL BUILDING MATTERS

Prosperity II evldenl ln Guthrie
more than az any other Time IN rs
history. Hundreds Of Guthrie clti
Gems. Old ana new. are erecting mod
ern dwellings. showing faith III the
city and manlfestIng pefhiSrent pros
perliy. The records OF the country
SHOW that less than fifty per cent Of
the resident property az lhe city is
not mortgagea, ARCHITECTS are pre-
parlng plans Tor more modern hulh-
Ings for rental purposes, while vast
amount Of improvements Is evident IN
h0ia business and resident districts
Labor Is scarce and translenis com
Ing here for employment find ready
positions. Among the new Improve
ments TO ha made IN the near future
is the erection " modern church edl.
iices. The Methodist Episcopal now
being erected at a cost Of $4,000,
On the corner Of Noble aud nroad
street IS the most imposing. The
Trinity church parish Is raising mon.
ey 20 commence The erection OF o
$4,000 building on lts magnificent
site Just west Of the present reciory,
The First Baptist congregation Is
growing IN such numbers that a re-
arrangement of The adiflce Is 3 neces
sily and the board Of deacons. last
evening. raised $1,000 OF The $1,000
needed 70 enlarge the building By add
Ing an addition on the north side
These improvements win be made 10
the immediate future.
The consolidation nf lhe First and
Second Baptist churches oi this city
has recently been consummated max
Ing total membership Of 37b, ~
which number the west side church
contributed seyeniy-ive.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-24
CONGRESS

Washington, %, G.. Mch "a Champ
clark. Of Missouri, n s speech on the
floor Of the house today indnlged IN
severe erItIclsm 81 The taria bill caus.
ing great applause wien he dnscrIbea
IT aa a scale slldiag upward ior ape
elal lnterenls
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-24
pEArA on Acc 10y.

Special 70 the Daily Leader.
Enid. Mch. 24.Mra Helen Robbins,
aged n. passed away At ten o'clock
Monday night, at the home Of her dan.
ghter. Mrs. V. Carter 400 West Wa
hush avenue
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-24
lsFr CITY RATE SILL.


Jefferson City, Mo-. Mch 2A.--The
house today pushed the two cent mil.
cage rate book bill 20 engrossment
end gave It precedence IN the printing.
The measure requires all railroads 20
sel mileage book good for FIVE hun
area, one thousand and Two thousand
mIlea at & rate Of two cents per mile.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-24

t0loraoo Sprlnqa huFt.
Colorado Syringe, Colo. Mch a.
Colorado Springs has been cut OF front
ail wire communication with Denver
since eaflY this morning Reports IN
dictate lhat the city Ii suffering from
one Of the worst sisnw and sleet
asnrme n many yearg.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-24

sharon. Mch. "a. While Whllla. his
father and his uncle, F. y. Bull,
lefl hero for Cleveland TO view tho
Two suspects held there. this morning
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-24

The board oi deaeons o. The Bop
lists have decided 10 erect mission
church Cn the West side, and are
looking for site for the Mission edl
fee. which win be conducted 10 con
nectlon with the First Baptist church
sunday school Morning services are
10 be held at the Mission for the ben
eft OF the west side members The
church hoard ls also considering the
proposition q ln5talllng pipe organ
Tho FIRST CHRISTIAN church. which
has the largest congregation N the
CITY. aud IS sim growing under the
leadership of Dr. Nohlllt Is considering
alao enlarging the church hulldine 70.
Gated on Noble aud 0ah
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-08
PLAN TO OVERTHROW
SPEAKER CANNON

WASHINGTON, March 6.-Encour
eyed by the great showing they made
the other day on the proposition 70
amend the rules. the opposition to Can
non Is making itself busy. 1t Is con-
fdent that il can rely upon votes
enough to amend the rules on March
Is and TO prevent the speaker here
after retaining the power To dictate
the committees. and II is even inti'
mated that IL President Taft Is willing
TO give his countenance 10 the move
ment there Is good chance 10 effect IL.
Here Is the plan:
To make Victor Murdoch OF Kansas.
coalition speaker. under an arrange
ment by which the Democratic repro
sentation on the committees should be
To adopt the new rule for selection
Of the committee through a committee
on committees.
slightly increased.
To have the insurgents given rep
resentation on ell committees OF such
proportions that. together with the
Democrats. the insurgents could over
turn the control OF the committee-at
least the important ones-by the old
organization.
This would be a real revolution. IL
would take the power away from Can
non supporters and would bring out a
condition in which the insurgents and
Democrats would try their hands al
working together and running things
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-08

running. When l reached the house
looked around and saw the fellows
making towards Woodward-aye. as
fast as they could"
Mr.. Coffeen hasn't even the bullet
as a souvenir OF the occasion, for II
passed through the muscles on the
left side OF the leg. just above the
knee. leaving a clean would, which T.
not regarded as serious unless blood
poisoning should develop.
Coffeen was too busy thinking 70
take much note OF the trios appear
ance. and does not think he could
identify them. As nearly as he can
recall. however the tall man wore
light brown coat. trousers OF darker
shade and a soft black hat The sec
ond fellow was dressed in dark clothes
and had a dark complexion. He can
give no description Of the third eX'
cept that he was short. None OF the
gang wore an overcOat All were
young men in their early twenties.
Detectives Seymour and Brooks. Of
the central bureau, and Holland and
Graus, OF Garfield station. are work
ng on the case.
The holdup occurred shortly before
midnight
Mr. Coffeen is &c years old and q
employed in the woman's department
II the Walk-Over shoe house. He re-
ides with his cousin, Charles Pierce,
at the Brush-st. address
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-08
TOTTEN GIVES SELF
Up TO POLICE
MAN SHOT BY MOORE suRREND-
ERs ON OLD WARRANT
BUT is RELEASED.

Lewis Totten. former bartender for
r. l.. Moore, shot By Moore in the
latters saloon. Thursday night walked
into police headquarters Saturday
morning. 10 give himself up on an
assault and battery warrant sworn out
against him several months ago by
Mrs Frank Luzon. OF Parker'ave.
They can't do anything TO me on
that warrant said Totten, who was
dressed like a fashion plate. Il bought
Mrs. Luzon off. paying her $40 and
the expenses OF her lawyer. | was 2
fool for ever leaving town after that
affair when | put her ont OF Moore )
saloon but did II to help Moore out.
Now this is the thanks | got for IT,.
I've got a hole through my hand I'm
glad that I'm not dead, and I've been
beaten. oW os ~atn. sSfss-month ioh in
the Penobscot Inn. hat was going To
take Monday. | guess that's enough
hard luck"
Totten refutes Moore's statement
that he was drunk and quarrelsome,
and that the shooting was accidental.
IL | had been ugly drunk. | wouldn't
he here now" said Totten Moore
pointed the gun at my breast. but I
made a grab at It. and put my hand
over the barrel. The bullet spent its
force going through my hand and IL
only burned my breast little, just
over the heart"
Totten denies having struck Mrs.
Luzon during his trouble with her
some months ago. Il only led her out
OF the place" he says.
He fed to Toledo and Chicago. but
he says 1t was only because Moore
begged him TO do so.
i've got trouble enough with these
Southwick warrants" Moore said. ac-
cording TO Totten. and the latter
agreed with him "Ill not make any
complaint against Moore" said Tot
ten.
After an investigation. SATURDAY.
morning. Detectives Wilson and Black
'eported that the warrant against Tot
ten had been Withdrawn, and he was
released.