Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-10

Said chief of Police Armstrong this
morning: Lee Helton. now in jail.
will be tried as the murderer of
Charles A. willaford. Helton was
wearing the dead mans hat when ar
rested. He is the murderer"
DENVER, May 7.--Lee Helton this
noon confessed to the murder of
Charles Willaford OF Guthrie. Okla.
whose body was found upon pile OF
ties Thursday morning. The murder
e. maintains. however, stolid silence
regarding the incidents leading up to
the crime In the meanwhile detec-
tives are endcavorlng to find the re-
volver with which the murder was
committed. Acquaintances of Helton
say he OF belligerent nature. Two
weeks ago he attempted to stab a
man during a quarrel in saloon on
lower Seventeenth street.
MERCER, Pa. May THE court
room was packed this morning when
the trial of Mrs. James Boyle indicted
as Mary Roe as an accessory to the
kidnapping of Billy whitla. was re-
sumed.
To avoid a demonstration Of hos
women of Mercer had applied oppro-
bious epithets to her. the prisoner was
driven to the court house in closed
carriage.
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the first witness. He repeated sub
stantially his testimony of yesterday,
given in the case against James H.
| Boyle, who was found guilty. The boy
witness Identified Mrs. Boyle as the
woman who had cared for him in
| Cleveland and whom he had known as
Mrs. Jones. He identified the nurses
outfit as the clothing Mrs. Jones had
! worn and said she had red spots on
her face which she said were the re.
| suit of having had smallpox. He said
the woman told him to tell his par.
ents that she was A years old and
very large.
On cross-exsmination Billy was ask
ed but one question and that was as
to whether Jones alone went with hin
10 the street car when he was sent
back to his father. His reply was thai
Joues alone had gone with him.
Several other witnesses gave prac
tically the same testimony they gave
yesterday In regard to the KIDNAPPING
A mob Of more than 100 met and SCI
upon Mrs. Boyle as she was leaving
the court house on her way to jai
and only the prompt action of Sheriff
Chess, his three deputies and counse
for Mrs. Boyle prevented what seemed
to be an effort to harm the prisoner
Cries of tar and feather her." "get
screamed by the women in the crowd
MY, / ought to be flattered by this
reception" the woman remarked. The
sheriffs and counsel for the accused
woman finally succeeded in getting hei
to place of safety.
| CANON CITY, May 7.-Booker Val
entine, negro As years old. killed his
wife. Katie Valentine, with a baseball
bat at Williamsburg last night In the
! presence of fifteen witnesses. They
had quarreled. The woman had left
him and he persuaded her to come
back. Last night she started to leave
him again and he told her If she did
he would kill her. She started away.
He picked up a baseball bat, struck
her twice on the head, killing her. He
was arrested and brought to this city.
BELLEVILLE, ILL.,, May If the
| Shylock of Venice was still living and
hankering for his pound of flesh he
could get 1t cheap at Belleville If he
| could base his transaction on verdict
of a jury in the circuit court here
yesterday.
Harry Joseph alleged that he was
falsely imprisoned at the instance of
Harry Rosenberg, rival merchant,
and asked for $4,000 for loss of ten
pounds while in duress vile and for
| fifty-five hours Of mental anguish. The
yWy nW oiucu JoScpu cent OF hill
per pound for flesh and nothing for
the anguish.
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, May T.
Fire, originating in the haylott CT
the old stage line stables. yesterday
afternoon destroyed the stables and
other buildings, causing loss of $15,-
600. For time 1t seemed as II the
| town was doomed.
PORTLAND. Ore, May THE fet-
ing of twelve Japanese officers of the
| cruiser fleet visiting the Pacific coast
ports in Portland. June and 8 is
expected to furnish the best possible
evidence that genuine entente cor.
dale" exists between the United
States and Japan. Headed by Admiral
| Iiichi, the officers will arrive in Port.
land on the morning of June Z, the
first day Of the rose festival. Every.
thing possible that can be displayed
OF Portland in scenic way will be
shown the visitors. The feature nf the
visit will be banquet to be given
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