Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-18


Smith is dead. and Detective Deveres~
Sc fatally injured. Albert Clark is fa,
tally hurt and Betsy Smith dangerous
ly shot as the result of an attempt By
Clark to hold up Anna wilsonxS lacal
on Ninth Street early today. Clark
entered the Wilson place end at the
point Of n revolver commanded the
inmates to hold up their hands. At
| the same moment he snatched q dia-
| mond necklace from the neck of -ths
Wilson woman and escaped to the
street Betsy Smith followed him.
Clarke fired shot into her shoulder,
inflicting dangerous wound. Her
screams brought Patrolman Smith.
Clarke at once began shooting at the
officer, firing two bullets into his
body. Dying Smith raised himself to
a sitting posture and fired twice. one
bullet taking effect In the leg. Clarke
made his escape. j.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 14.--Former
Congressman Benjamin F. Shively Of
Sout Bend, Indiana, was nominated
on the twentieth ballot early this morn
ing, by the Democratic members of
the Indiana legislature to succeed Jas
A. Hemenway In the United States
Senate. The last ballot stood as fol-
lows: Shively. AZ; Kern. 35; Lamb, s.;
Menzies, Q; Charles Mas, l. Shively
was escorted into the hall and made
n brief speech which was loudly ap-
kplsuded John w. Kern, who had a
good lead on the first ballot, was un-
able to muster enough strength to win
the prize. At two o'clock this morn
ing his followers tried to force an ad-
Journment of the caucus, but were de-
feated by one vote. Benjamin F. Shive-
ly was born in st. Joseph County, In.
diana on March goth, S57. He attend.
ed the law department Of the universi-
Fly OF Michigan and graduated in 1885.
With his advent as lawyer he began
to take an active interest In politics,
and was elected to the forty-eighth
congress. He failed of reelection but
returned to the 50th. 51th and 52nd
congresses. Shively became factor
in state politics when he ran on the
Democratic ticket for governor In
1896. He was defeated. but In 1903
: and 1905 he received the compliment
tary vote OF the Democratic legisla-
tors for United States senator His
home is in South Bend.
DENVER, Jan. 14.-Lucille Aims
worth 23 years OF age, comitted
suicide this morning in her room on
Market ST.. by taking carbolic acid
An unknown man, who met the WON
an up town last night and accompa
MED her to her apartments. was a wit
ness of the tragedy. After terrifying
the household, he made hasty retreat
and was seen driving from the house
as the police ambulance. bearing po
lice surgeon Ackley. arrived at the
resort.
BOSTON, Jan. ii.-The official
( summer residence of the President OF
the United States will be at Cohas,
, set on the south shore. President
elect Taft has made inquiries regard
ing this beautiful place near White
, head, prior to the building Of Dream
world. Thomas w. Lawson occupied
the place
, TOPEKA, Kans. Jan. 14.-The Cope.
land hotel. the largest in the city, and
crowded with Legislators. prominent
: people from all over the state, and ira
J yelling men, burned down this morn.
, ing. Several of the guests are report
ed to have been seriously burned or
injured in escaping the flames. Every
room in the hotel was occupied. Most
, of the guests escaped. but few have
, not been accounted for. At nine o.
, clock |. E. Lambert of Emporia. one
OF the most prominent men In the
, state was reported to have perished
, in the flames.
Among the missing is l. e. Lambert
J of Emporia. former United States dis
trict attorney, one of the most pro
minent lawyers in Kansas.
The most seriously injured are: Mrs.
NJ. Y. Morgan. wife OF the editor OF
the Hutchinson News, and formerly
state printer. sustained broken
ankle; W. C. Murray, OF Kansas City.
life insurance agent, broken ankle |;
! Thomas Bento Murdock. Eldorado, the
J well known newspaper editor, slighth |;
IA. w. Smith of Mcpherson. former de-
I partment commander of the G, A. R..
anu once hepuDilchn CanOlQate IOr
I governor, ankle broken; H. A. Row.
| land, Mcpherson, three ribs broken !;
/ Mrs. E. l.. Thompson, Harrington. back
injured; Representative 8. c. Wescott,
/, Cherokee county. back and ankle
J wrenched; II. G. Bone, state board Of
control, Topeka, back sprained; e. W.
Goodlander, Fort Scott, leg hurt; Paul
Rich, Coolidge. back. side and arm in
jured w. A. Elstun, Moline, sprains
and bruises; H. C. Bowman. Newton,
ankle and back sprained; Ex-senator
NJ. NJ. Lamb, Yates Center. internal
injuries, several bruises; Fire Chief
George o. Wilmarth. Topeka, head
cut; J. w. Davis. Greensburg. over
come by smoke. is E
The hotel was a four story brick
structure located on the southeast
corner of Ninth and Kansas Avenues
near the state capitol and owned by
j, c. Gordon: 1t was totally destroy.
ed. The loss is estimated at 500 900,
insurance about one half. The origin
of the fire is attributed to defective
electric light wires. The Hotel had
a roomy lobby, wide Railways, and was
Dlentjfully stnpIfed wifh ftro occov,ao