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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-01-16
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Boggs was shown the printing plant
again, and again asked to see the stock
OF paper. This was shown to him, and
there was enough of it to have made
millions of dollars if it had only been
the real article. Boggs seemed salts
fed, but he wanted to see a few bills
printed. Hank was up stump here,
but he explained that his printer was
at the bedside of a dying mother and
there was no telling when he would
report for duty again and he, Hank,
knew as little of the art as new born
babe.
Boggs had Surreptitiously appro-
priated corner of one of the sheets OF
paper, and that night, at his room, he
compared it with the material OF one
Of his own bills, and he saw that 1t
was quite different in texture, nor was
there a suspicion of silk thread In 1t
that he could find. He knew by TINS
that he was dealing with real crooks,
and he set about to circumvent them.
On the occasion of his former pur-
chase he had held on to his money
until the other was in his pocket. and
lie uSuT6Q IIldI ne Coulu IN ~ "bei"'
SO as soon as the bank opened next
morning he bought $4,000 of New
York exchange and forwarded it by
registered mail to his home bank.
Next he bought two pairs or hand
cuffs at sporting goods house, bot
tie of liquor, and some drugs. How he
knew what drugs to buy no one ever
learned, but Boggs was crafty scoun-
drel, and 1t is said that he was many
things other than a simple farmer be-
fore he made his advent into the quiet
Louisiana parish where he had grown
rich by stealing timber. Neverthe-
less, he secured the right sort OF thing,
and he dosed the bottle with enough
of 1t to send 20 men into dreamless
sleep, II the half-pint had been dis
tributed among so many.
That night he met Hank according
to appointment. and was conductsd
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-01-16

from which they were printed and the
printing plant. This was something
that Hank hadn't counted on. He said
1t was impossible, but Boggs was as
adamant and refused to invest dollar
unless they showed him. Hank agreed
to do SO the next day, and during the
night he bought a small hand-press
and some ink and had half-tone plates
made of both sides of the three de-
nominations of the bills that he was
purporting to have in such profusion.
tens, twenties and fifties. He figured
that Boggs wouldn't know the diner
ence between a half-tone plate and
steel plate. There was one matter he
overlooked, and that was the paper on
which to print his bills.
Boggs was conducted, with great
secrecy, to the printing plant which,
as a matter of fact, was on the floor
above the room where the profusion
of money was displayed. He examined
everything minutely and expressed his
satisfaction with everything. Then he
wanted to see the stock of paper, hav-
ing learned somehow that government
bills were printed on specially pre-
pared paper. Here he seemed to have
Hank, but that gentleman was ready
for the emergency. He regretted ex-
ceedingly that his paper supply was
exhausted. Indeed, he said, it was
specially prepared paper, and his con-
federates were then engaged in manu-
featuring a large quantity of it, but it
would not be ready for use for some
two or three weeks.
This seemed to satisfy Boggs for
the time, but he wanted to see the
paper being made. Hank was stumped
here for fair and had to decline, say
ing the process was SO secret that
even he had never visited the place.
Boggs accepted this explanation to all
appearances, but as a matter OF fact
he was not satisfied in his own mind
His suspicion was aroused to the last
degree and he made . resolution to
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-01-16
Going to Sleep.

What is this thing that knits up the
raveled sleeve Of care? Cabains, in
his investigations on the mind, en-
deavored to fix the order in which the
different parts Of our organization go
to sleep; namely-first, the legs and
arms, then the muscles that support
the head and back The first sense
that slumbers is that OF sight, followed
in regular succession by the senses Of
taste, smell, hearing and feeling. The
vlscera Contents OF the body cavi.
ties), he says, fall asleep one after
the other, but with different degrees
of soundness.-New York Press.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-01-16
Denver Stock Show Rates.

The National Stock Show and Horse
Fair dt Denver. January 1Sth23rd, will
be one of the big events of the year.
1t will be held in the new National
Amphitheater. just completed. and
will continue every day and even
ing during the week. The new am
phitneater is steam-heated, lighted
and has seats for 5000 people.
The evening exhibitions in the
large arena will be most novel
and attractive sight The Colorado &
Sou.he IN will make rate of one fare
for the round trip, good on all trains
on January 18th, 18th. goth and 2lst;
final limit, January 25th.
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see the paper before he invested
heavily.
Nevertheless. he invested 800 in
the money, part Of the 5000 he had
secured in having the four bills
changed, getting for it $1,000, which
he counted with great care, examining
each bill as it was handed over to him.
Hank had carelessly thrust a bundle
containing thousand dollars at
Boggs, but the farmer had united it
and looked at every bill on both sides
before he paid over the 500 agreed
upon. He returned to his swamps and
passed the money with so little diff
Guilty that he soon wrote Hank and
arranged to come on to New York and
take his entire stock and trade. This
was what Hank had been playing for
and he counted on getting his $1,100
back and lot more besides.
He made preparations accordingly,
drawing out of the bank some $45, 900,
the net proceeds Of his years Of swim
ding, and laying in a stock of paper
that he thought would fool the farmer.
He had grip built especially for this
transaction, an ingenious contrivance
with false bottom. The grip was a
plain alligator handbag and In the
deviltry of its construction it was a
work of art. Hank knew that he
couldn't palm off bundles of green pa
per, veneered with bills, on the shrewd
farmer, and he didn't have much faith
in switching grips on him. His plan
was to let the farmer place the bills in
the grip while 1t stood on a table The
bills dropped through hole. in the
table and down through pipe to the
room below where they were caught
in basket and brought up to Hank
by his confederate as they were need
ed, for Hank had to make his $4,000
serve for 100000.
Boggs arrived in due uime, and he
had with him, as Hank had taken the
pre.,aution to learn from Boggs' own
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town, through a confederate, 5000
in cash. all in 81 600 bills,
He had something else with him, as
Hank had learned to his sorrow, but
Hank didn't suspect that at the time.
Hank lad as few confederates as pos
sible, both because it made the split
ting of the swag into fewer parts and
because every additional man in on
the deal was an added danger of de-
lection He worked his delivery of the
goods always with only one man be-
sides himself, Joe Lattimer, as old a
criminal and as shrewd a bird as the
redoubt able Hank
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Objects of Charity.

Madam" said a benevolent looking
man, as he raised his hat to a lady
who had opened the door at which he
had knocked, Il am soliciting sub
scriptions for Home for Needy Chill
dren. We have hundreds of poor,
ragged, semi-civilized children, like
those at your gate, and our object
is"
Sir, those are my own children"
And the front door was slammed vio-
iently.
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rected to pick out three or four bills
at random from the litter of the room =
This he did, being careful to get four.
the largest number mentioned, and
also being careful that they were all
fifty dollars in denomination. He was z
then spirited back to the uptown dis +
trict, and he and Hank made circuit
of the banks where the bills were
changed for those of smaller denomi-
nation without murmur as they were r
as genuine as any that ever left the I
bureau of engraving and printing.
Boggs was very much pleased with
this Next he wanted to see the plates ]
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No Eeedina There.

Bacon suppose it costs you more
to keep your chickens in winter than
in summer
Egbert-Why, of coursei There's
nothing growing over in your yard in
winter you know.-Yonkers States
man.
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Just the Other Way.

Adonis-There's one thing I couldn't
stand. and that's wife who would be
eternally putting her hair up in curl
papers.
Matronly Friend-Have no fear Mr..
Adonis. Girls don't go to any such
trouble after they get married.-New
York Weekly
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-01-16

black man holds the boxing cham
pionship, and red man is the cham
pion Marathon runner-but white
man is gong to be the champion money
getter as long as Mr.. Rockefeller lives
Denver Republican.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-01-16

I'VE are learning one of Mr.. Long
fellows poems in school," said Clara.
It's about a spreading chestnut tree,
and it isn't half as pretty as In the
Shade of the Old Apple Tree Los
Angeles Times.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-01-16
Laid to the Automobile.

Whats making this scarcity OF
eggs?" asked the city man.
"Oh. / reckon the automobiles is
KILN off all the chickensi" replied
the farmer-Yonkers Statesman.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-01-16

Clara had been sent to the neigh
bors for little cistern water. and
failed in her errand. When questioned
as to what she asked for, she replied:
Il asked for little brother water"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-01-16

When a woman meets a man after
her own heart, the chances are that
he isn't
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-01-16

Hank Bonner, alias Red"
Madison, - Shorty" Is
Badly Stuns by His Own
Game Juggled by a De-
ceivins Farmer Who, When
He Had Notified the
Proper Authorities,
Skipped for Parts Un-
known After Disposins Of
His Farm Properties in
the South.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-01-16

! ]; :: : !: : !: !; ;
- NE evening when l looked in
on Capt. Dickson, who had
ny but recently retired from a
~ position high in the United
6LNJ States secret service,
wv found him seriously engaged
in reading the afternoon pa
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-03
Did Otto Geiser Catch It?-Did
He!-Well, the Judge Didn't
Call Him Handsome.

When it comes to washing other
peoples windows and fixing other
peoples doorbelIs Otto Geiser, janitor
at 6s Court street, is the candy kid;
but when 1t comes to doing his own
housework, Mr.. Otto says Nix!-just
like that, with q stamp OF his foot and
"a determined frown upon his face.
Now, Mrs. Otto Geiser. who tips the
scales at the wrong side of 40 pounds,
takes an entirely different view of the
domestic-labor question, and, as she
can outnatch her husband physically,
things happen there occasionally
They did yesterday, and more things
happened in the First Precinct Police
Court today. Both Mr.. Geiser and Mrs.
Geiser was before Judge Hahn, Otto
with his face decorated and tattooed
with scratches and bites and Mrs. Otto
with her dignity ruff1ed somewhat. but
still in the ring. Mrs. Otto was the
complainant. The charge was assault
and battery.
Judge Hahns eyebrows lifted in sur
prise after he had read the papers in
the case and had looked husband and
wife over.
why. Geiser,' said he. ''it looks as
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-03
M0NTCLA|R man
IS HEAD OF APRIL
GRAND INQUEST
T. A. Adams Foreman Of Body to
Be Sworn in Next
Tuesday.
JUSTICE GUMMERE
TO DELIVER OATH
List Given Out by Sheriff Con-
tains Names of Representa-
tive Men.

With T. Albeus Adams, who Is In the
clair, as foreman, the first April grand
jury will be sworn into Office before
Chief Justice Gummere in the Court cf
Oyer and Terminer Tuesday morning
This is the list as given out by Sheriff
William Harrigan today:
Newark-Board of Works Commits
sioner Augustus f. Eggers, Isaac e,
Roe. hardware dealer: Alexander l.
Reilly, insurance; Elias Berla, plumber;
James Conway, contractor; William r.
Hoffman. dealer in oils; Francis P,
Dunn, organist; DR.. Emanuel D. New
man, physician; Joseph Goetz, retired;
William Won Katzler, editor; George R.
Swain, dealer in limestone; Edward D.
Balentine, compositor; Frederick w
Losaw. electrician: James S. E. Freel,
dealer in surgical appliances; Adam A.
Brohm, builder; Ernest HirTsehoff, pri-
vate secretary to former Judge Kueger;
August w. Schumacher, mason builder.
Orange-Sylvanus Shaw, hat manu-
ldCtureI5 Gtofse w. hSlHptiuSe, liz
surance.
West Orange-Frank Fourall, hat
manufacturer.
Verona-Irving F. Dix, insurance.
Essex Fells-James c. Sprigg. real
ectate.
Upper Montclair-Edward w. Town
send, author.
As Mr. Lethbridge's name was the
last to be drawn he will be excused,
unless something unforeseen happens,
so as to bring the number down to the
statutory twenty-three.
The labor element in the list is rep
resented by Messrs. Balentine and
Losaw, of this city, and Mr.. Townsend,
the author of "Chinmie Fadden." who
ran for Congress on the Democratic
ticket at the last election.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-03
The Very Idea! Her Husband
Hadn't Washed the Dishes

If you should be the complainant. What
struck you?"
Geiser opened his mouth to explain.
but his wife beat him to it,
why, Judge, your honor" she ex-
claimed. when come home last night
from work / found things all mussed
up. The dishes hadn't been washed nor
the beds made. Even the cat hadn't
been fed.
well, judge. your honor my hus-
band began complaining and one word
led to another and finally he began
beating me, something unmerciful.
am quiet. amiable, respectable hard
working woman. Judge. your honor, and
when / get home nights I want to have
my cup of tea in peace"
Judge Hahn turned to the prisoner
TITS this way" declared Geiser. MY
wife, that stands there. amt content
to stay at home, but has TO go out to
work She is employed at Weingar-
tens corset factory in High street. I
work as, janitor and I'm kept busy all
day long. Well, to make a long story
short, judge. she wanted me to wipe
up and wash up and do all the chores
around the apartment Yesterday I
ldu no time ana wien S1e Bot nome
she raised an awful rumpus. Teorldn't
stand for that and VIC got mixed III
somehow and here we are. But never
| assaulted her, judge, never!"
| Judge Hahn told the two to go home
and make UP and report to him next
Saturday as to how they are getting
| along. He suggested that the best way
would be for the woman to quit the
factory and attend to her home duties.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-03
FAMILY WIPED OUT
BY GRIM REAPER
IN A FORTNIGHT
Side by Side, the RugIias,
Father, Mother and Babe,
to Lie in Grave.
FIRST THE LITTLE ONE GOES.
THEN MOTHER SUCCUMBS
Worn Out and Heart-Br0ken
Young Head of House Fol-
lows Loved Ones.

Death has laid its hand upon the
Ruglia family, father, mother and in
fant daughter, within the last two
weeks, and not one Of the household
remains The Ruglias lived at 3S Cut
Ter street. They We're very young and
very happy, with no thought of illness
or of death. The husband. Rocco Rug
liza, was only q years old, and his wife,
Sylvia, Is. The child was born little
before last Christmas. She was a deli
cate little girl, and many anxious days
and nights were spent beside her bed.
Ruglia worked as bootblack in
downtown saloon. His hours were long
and his work hard, and. though he re-
turned home every night, worn-out by
the hardships of the day, he never
missed relieving his bride in her anx-
ious watch over their child. But gradu-
ally the tiny spark of life dwindled
away, and on March IS the infant died
The shock was too great for the
mother. She grew listless and became
i'll and finally had to be removed to the
City Hospital Only last Wednesday
she passed away, her husband by her
side. holding her hand and begging her
to live for him.
Ruglia had stayed away from his
work during the serious stages of his
wife's illness He waited on her day
and night and spent his scanty saw
ings in getting medical attention. He
wearied by his vigil and became weak
and when she was removed to the hos
pital he was a total wreck But he re-
turned to his work that he might have
the money with which to buy her little
italian delicacies that her heart longed
for.
Yesterday afternoon, thoroughly worn
out, he was returning to work at 5
O'Clock, when, near Seventh avenue and
Cutler street, he was stricken with a
hemorrhage and fell to the ground,
breathing heavily. Passers-by collect
ed and summoned the police A call
was sent to the Second Precinct, and
the ambulance from that station took
him to the City Hospital.
In the unconscious form the doctors
readily recognized the wan young man,
who had day after day visited the in
stitution and spent hour after hour
with his dying wife. They did all in
their power for him, but death won
He passed away very few minutes
after he had been put to bed.
At her death Mrs. Ruglia was buried
In the grave at the Cemetery of the
Holy Sepulchre, where her child had
been laid. On Sunday the husband
father will be placed there beside them.
The Ruglias were married two years
ago at ST. Lucys Roman Catholic
Church in Sheffield street
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-03
|STUD|OUS GIRL
WHO DRANK ACID
IS RECOVERING
0yer-DevOtion to Books Said to
Have Led Newark Maiden to
Attempt Suicide.

Sixteen-year- Bertha Boehnke.
the High School pupil who attempted
suicide by drinking carbolic acid yes
terday in the South Mountain Reser-
walton, South Orange. is recovering in
the Orange Memorial Hospital.
Miss Boehnke, who lived with her
parents at 60 Houston street, is be-
Iieved to have been temporarily de-
ranged through overstudy. At least
that is the only reason her parents can
ascribe for her act.
Bertha has been acting queerly for
several weeks past" said her mother
today. "only yesterday morning she
got out Of bed at a, quarter past
and took out her school books and be-
gan to study in the dim light of a
kitchen lamp. A few days ago, while
going to school, she apparently forgot
herself. for she rode on the car for a
mile past her destination and it was
late before she Joined her class.
II was always opposed to Bertha
going to High School wanted her to
learn dressmaking and cooking, but her
father was intent upon her getting a
better education, and finally agreed"
The girl was discovered yesterday
afternoon by Policeman Brodesser. She
was stretched full length In pathway.
At first he thought that she was asleep,
but, his efforts to wake her falling, he
realized that something was amiss and
called an ambulance. At the hospital
the physicians saw that Miss 'Boehnke
had taken acid in an effort to end her
life.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-03
FINDS HIS FATHER
DEAD IN CHAIR AS
THOUGH SLEEPING
Lawrence Dean Passes Ava,
Gently of Heart Disease in
Broad Street Home.

Sitting in a Morris chair, with his
head resting easily In a sleeping atti-
tude, Lawrence Dean, 63 years old, oi
112O Broad street, was found dead lasl
evening by his son. A physician was
summoned, who said heart disease was
the cause of death.
Mr.. Dean was a member Of the Junior
Order of United American Mechanics
and had been a resident of South
Broad street for the last ten years
He is survived by a widow and several
children. He was a salesman.
Funeral services will be held from his
residence Tuesday at 10 a. m., the Rev
j. M. Taber, of st. Luke's NJ e.
Church, officiating. The interment will
be at Glen Gardner, N. j., at the con-
venience of the family.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-03
BOY THOUGHT TO.
HAVE BEEN STOLEN
FOUND DROWNED

FLINT, Mich. April 3.--Instead of
having been kidnapped when he disap-
peared from his home here on February
27, 1o-year-old Harold Moon fell through
the ice of Thread pond and was
drowned.
The long search for the boy, which
has been prosecuted in all parts of the
country ended today when his body
was found floating on the surface of the
pond by Bert Robson, who had been
searching for it there for days. A pair
of skates fastened to the little feet
bore mute testimony to the manner of
the lads death. The small hands were
still covered with the mittens which the
boy wore when he went through the
ice.
Suspicion developed soon after the lit
tie boys disappearance that he had
been kidnapped.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-03
MAY QUIT PHILIPPINES POST.

WASHINGTON, April s.James b.
Smith, governor-general of the Philip
pines, leaves Manila April so to take
his annual vacation in the United
States, and probably he will not return.
1t is represented that for domestic rea-
sons Governor Smith desires to return
to the United States to live, and that
his resignation viii be based on that
ground
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-03
SOTHERN AGAIN TO
TOUR WITH MARLOWE

NEW YORK, April 3.--Edward H.
Sothern and Miss Julia Marlowe, it is
their partnership, which was broken at
the end of the season of 1907. These
two artists will appear together in
three, possibly four, Shakespearian
dramas, supported by players drawn
from their present separate companies.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-03
100000 FIRE IN PHILADELPHIA.

PHfLADELPHIA, April IA $100, 900
fire early today practically destroyed
the large mill building at Front and
Laurel streets, this city, fifteen small
manufacturing concerns which occu-
pied the place suffering losses. Several
firemen were injured.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-03
1902 DIE OF CHOLERA.

ST. PETERSBURG. April S.-Since
the outbreak of the epidemic there have
been 10,2S3 cases and 4O02 deaths. Fifty
one cholera patients still remain in the
city hospital. There were no deaths
from the disease reported today.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-03
SCARLET FEVER ON WARsHIp

WASHINGTON, April 3.--There is a
threatened epidemic of scarlet fever
among the crew of the battleship Mis-
souri,, now at the Charlestown navy
yard. Eight cases are reported.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-03
OFFICIAL BUYS HIS OWN CAR

ATLANTIC CITY, April s.--Because he
refuses to use city property for private
pleasure City Street Supervisor Leeds has
purchased an automobile instead of follow
ing the example of other department heads
who have induced the city to purchase
machines for them.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-03

Curat, sure curd Tor rhcuma tism. look
r-A6H
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-03

This great serial story by Harold
MacGrath begins In the Evening
STAR next Wednesday. If you
miss reading It you'll regret II.
Leave orders for the STAR with
your newsdealer.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-04

One lot Of Fancy silks. worth 98c
% $l.50. 49c q yard. These are
odd and ends accumulated in our
stock. Compnsins beautiful high
chs 1ln, q great many Of them short
Lengths just enough for a waist pat
sern. VIII be sold regardless Of cost
q one price, IOH
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-04

Up to $l.75 dress fabrics. soc a
yard. This lot comprises all our
high class light weight wool and silk
and wool novelties. As inches to 81
inches wide. sold formerly at from
$L25 to $l.75 yard. Come ear
y for these should sell in one hour
after The doors open. July Clear
, ,.si 81. :. 500
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-04
1Oc and 15c Val Laces DC

Dainty French Val laces, edgings and insertions to
match, regular Val and round thread patterns up to
one inch in width. DC and Sc values spe- Ak
cial in July Clearance Sale the yard. 49,. ny