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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-23
SHOTS FLY and
Miner JUST
DODGES DEATH

A. W. Miller, a miner of Search
light had narrow escape Sunday
last about 2 p. m. Following heat
ed discussion with Charles Smithson,
the latter drew a revolver. Miller
started to run and Smithson fired at
him twice, both shots missing the
mark. After crashing through a
window the ball passed so close to
two men not interested in the fight
as to be felt in it's flight.
Smithson was arrested and placed
under bond in the sum of $1,000.
Miller in his haste to get out of
range sprained his leg and is now on
the shelf. 1t is understood that the
trouble grew out of Smithsons inter-
ference with the divorce troubles of
the Millers. Miller's wife secured 2
divorce at the last term of the dis
trict court, this having been the
fourth divorce proceedings between
the parties The suits were all
brought by Mrs. Miller, the first two
being dismissed. The third resulted
in decree by default and division
of the community property. The
parties were later remarked at Ia
coma, Washington. In the last case
the decree was given on the ground
of non-support.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-23
BIG DAMAGE SUIT CONTINUED.

The damage suit of Grace Riggs
bee, an actress, for $4,000, against
George Phenix, proprietor of the
Grand rooming house in Reno, was
continued indefinitely yesterday
morning on motion of counsel The
damage proceedings will be called up
and rest for hearing on next calen-
dar day The action is for alleged
injuries received when the plaintiff
is said to have been thrown down
flight of stairs by Mr.. Phenix.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-23
OLE ELLIOTT WINS $I7,SOO
FROM JOHN HARNAN AT STUD

told would display no excitement
other than to whisper to the men not
to advertise it,
Elliott's friends attempted several
times to get him to quit the game
when he was several thousands dol
lars to the good, but Harnan al
ways demonstrated when the subject
was preached
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-23
BOB LUNDIE Is
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT


Bobbie Lundie, the well-known
welterweight, met with an accident
in his taking the final count from the
ring. He was handling an automatic
revolver before number of friends
in the Bank saloon and accidentally
shot himself in the left hand. That
it is the ''unloaded' gun that does
the damage was proven true in this
case, as Lundie had just extracted
the shells from the revolver and then
carelessly pulled the trigger. He
had overlooked taking out a shell
that remained in the barrel, thus the
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-23

Plamenaz has stationed a guard at
the mine and no one is allowed to go
down in the shaft unless bearing an
order from either Mr.. Plamenaz or
the Manhattan Dexter company.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-23
MUSICAL COMEDY
OPENS At BUTLER
MONDAY NIGHT
22-COUNT 'EM-22 BEAUTIFUL
MAIDENS IN THE FAMOUS
CHORUS.

'Jakey, Mickey and key" will be
the first attraction presented by the
Allen Curtis Musical Comedy COM
pany, which opens at the Butler
theater Monday evening. This piece
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-23

accident. The gun was a 20 calibre
and the bullet passed through the
fieshy part of his hand, between the
index and second fingers. AS no
bones were broken, Bobbie will be
back on his job at the placers with
in couple of weeks.
A coincidence connected with Lun-
dies accident was that en- the day it
occurred Bobbie had received word
from San Francisco that his brother,
who is also an athlete, had barely es-
cape drowning in the bay.-Manhat-
tan Mail.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-23
N. CARLSON SICK IN
SAN FRANCISCO HOSPITAL

Word was received in this city
yesterday from San Francisco stating
that n. Carlson, proprietor of the
Alamo saloon, was ill in a hospital
there suffering from dropsy. His
condition is not serious and it is ex-
pected that he will return here at an
early date.
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-11

people Of his intimate connection with important
men and important litigation That was all
There are some who see similarity between Cald-
well and the lichborne claimant that extraordinary
young Australian butcher, who memorized bible Of
facts and statistics and who forgot to use the
right one at snap emergency But the claimant
had nothing beyond bis memory. He did not formu-
late The resemblance between the men ends with
the pertinacty OF each in supporting his pretensions
before the courts Caldwell went to no one for his
information He created 1t, of thin air and then
advanced it cleverly plausbly enthusiastically until
even those who had measured him began to doubt
Caldwels early life IN Londonderry, Ireland is
but vaguely known There was some suggestion that
when he left there he was living like corporation
attorney income of 5000 year Perhaps that
first result of his imagination His first serious
attempt SO far is recorded, to put one of his
products into use, made in the early eighties
He to New York from Londonderry without
copper in his pocket in 1871 and obtained position
with the firm of A. t. Stewart. The manner in which
he found this opening reads almost like one of his
own inventions 1t seems that small Tanmany
politician became involved in quarrel with some
Orangemen while travelling in the north of Ireland.
Caldwell came to his aid. So the politician remem-
bered him and paid his debt by placing the inmi-
grant in the store of the wealthiest merchant prince
of the country.
After the death of Mr. Stewart and the subsequent
troubous adventures of the firm, which passed into
the hands of Judge Henry Hilton, personal friend
and adviser of the original owner, Caldwell drifted
obscurely on the metropolitan tide until he made
known his presence in letter Judge Hilton. This
most skillfuly framed, serving tortuousy
roundabout approach to the attention of the lawyer
1t thus
Dear Sr:-Permt me to ask you if you have
given any person authority to approach several
occasions during the past year with regard certain
work and personal ledger accounts which l wrote up
for you by Mr.. De Brots direction during my last
FIVE years with A. T. S. & Co.
Il may just add that you, personally can have un-
resefvedly all information that possess on the sub
ect but that else alive can extract it from me-
ct is perhaps proper that should say seek
neither fee, favor reward in this matter
Yours very respectfully,
ROBERT CALDWELL"
Hilton Is Aroused.
This was suggestive fiction of the best type. Judge
Hilton sent for the author. 1t appeared from his
story that during the last FIVE years at the Stewart
store he had kept secret account of Judge Hiltons
financial transactions with A. T. Stewart This he
did, he said under orders from De Brot one of his
chiefs in the book keeping department. but the entries
were made according to system that would be unin-
telligibe to any but himself Recently he had been
approached repeatedly by mysterious Mr.. Smith to
sell the key to the system.
Ills conclusion was that if Judge Hilton was not
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But Caldwell was only practicing them After care
full preparation he evolved contribution 1t
was gigantic, not in the number of persons It I'M
posed upon but in the audacity it bespoke
He furnished himself with elaborate affidavit,
sworn to by himself with odds and ends of actual
letters written by Hilton and with copies of other al
legged letters from the lawyer The authentic notes
trihng in nature, but served his turn lending
a touch of verisinude to the wondrous tale he now
proceeded to unfold.
His Weird Tale
He visited several newspaper Offices in New York
and offered for the sum of $4,000 to sell an ac-
count, which he said could be fully verified of the
true manner in which A. T. Stewards body stolen
by whom and for what purpose. His outline was as
follows
Judge Hilton was the author of forged Stewart
will, in which he benefited by 81 100000 bequest
Mrs. Stewart learning of the crime accused Hilton
and the lawyer in terror confessed in writing This
instrument, with other important papers, con-
cealed subsequently in the Stewart home and Hilton
instructed his son and namesake, who had the run OF
the house. to discover and remove them. The young
followed his instructions, but carelessly handed
the papers to clerk in the Stewart then Hilton,
The clerk betrayed his trust read the papers
and showed them to Caldwell. Caldwell then went to
Hilton and agreed to keep the papers secret until
locked in specially constructed steel vault of which
three took the keys 1t could not be opened ex-
cept by all acting simultaneously. Caldwell was one
of these trustees. The other two hnancers
whose household words
Judge Hilton, the story went on, still feared ac-
ton by Mrs Stewart, and in order to obtain hold
upon her caused the removal of the body of her hus
band from its grave Casting about for hiding
place, he hit upon the plan of burying in the cellar
of the Stewart house 1t was removed thlther IN the
dead of night carried in through basement door
and inferred BY holding the horror of the theft
the widow Judge Hilton secured certain advan-
tages worth millions and then caused skeleton to
be returned to the crypt as that of Stewart.
Caldwell wound up with the grauitous opinion
that the skeleton was fictitious, having been pur-
chased some hospital. He volunteered that while
the site of the old Stewart home at Fifth avenue and
Thirty fourth street was being excavated, he spent
IN hA0F hat
had been brought to light From the failure of this
relic to materiaize, he wound he was sure that
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rom the London
Graphic.

and apparently was anxious to lay hands Smith
Remarkable It IS in way, but not so much when
the author OF this fantasy is remembered
Evidently this exploit which turned in known
way to Caldwels advantage, sharpened his appetite
for further adventures of the kind. Judge Hilton was
very important man at that time He had sue
ceeded in making his party believe, had taken up
some hours of his time, had won several hearings.
The letters his signature were followed by a
series of communications to the Judge emanating
from "A Lady. 1t established that Cald-
well the author of these and he always denied
but Judge Hilton entertained decided opinion to
their source. They worried him greatly and, were
sufficiently extraordinary
For Gods sake do not make any settlement of the
Stewart case until you hear from me again. know
you will ruin yourself if you do" was the startling
introduction of one of the letters
No further opportunity for the employment of his
peculiar talents until some years later, when
the world wide sensation the disappearance and
supposed theft of the body of A. T Stewart had al
most faded from public memory During this interval
Caldwell relapsed into obscurty For part OF the time
he was superintendent OF the old Harlem club. He
held the place for 10 years and the members came to
believe that Baron Munchausen had descended
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-11
Ia lG5 obert Caldqveu. Who Made Astounding Fab
SSIAS Body. Ending His DAYS in an Aavlana.

the who held the book and who was trying to
get the key through gobetweens, then the possssor
who hoped to harm him through deciphering the
book, He professed great surprise when Hilton
said he had heard of the book and he repeated
his fear of conspiracy
The transaction is buried in the drifts of the years
and the documentary evidence of it survives only in
some fugitive memoranda by Judge Hilton But 1t IS
lawyer consented Caldwell not once, but many
times, this business somewhat put out over it
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-11
The Twist"

Perhaps that helps explain the white, silent fig
ure Wards island The imagination awoke Grip
pied, II not genuine imagination, but twist
To satisfy the immediate pressure of its exisece the
man had TO exercise it. much a necessity. And
n forcing itself action his faculty took strangely
Lseless form simply that he shou'o trT to ccnviscs
The Detroit times., 1909-01-22

IL Is the last big private snap II will
nave. Across the park. the National
Is slainmlng up the new building on
fifth'aye. hotel site. IL is the first OF
It's private snaps and a long process
sion az similar private snaps are ex-
peeted TO follow II, since the National,
not the Roebling, will hereafter con
troll that potent argument. the city de-
partmental permits" without which
no building can go up al all.
|. Croker Concern Scrap Heaped.
Thus the Croker concern loses NIL
ions, and Is practically scrap-heaped.
while the Murphy -Sullivan-C ohalan-Na-
tional has taken its place at the feast.
The Sullivans are now busy in and
out of the board OF aldermen arrang-
Ing what details are necessary TO have
the National name In the code
whatever that may mean-as the com
pany whose steel and iron must be
used I'm every stitch OF city work In
this aurilerous connection, think Of
the bridges that are TO go up.
The Burton victory in Ohio was adj
vered 20 Mr.. Burton. suaye. depreca-
tory, bending. submitting, but still sue
ceeding IL is assumed that Mr. Bur
ton had heard and protited by the
poor Richard wisdom OF. the late Mr..
Franklin, who discovered that this
world is like tunnel, low and dark,
and that he who stoops a little In go
Ing through will save himself many
a bump.
A Burton admirer insists that Mr..
Burton's uninterrupted march OF poll.
tics was due TO the element OF mule
that dwelt within him. Ii was sort
of mule prudence that never gets hurt
twice the same way which had been
and was the bedrock OF his victories.
The mue--so the Burtonite explain
ed--could be used In coal mines TO
haul the little coal cars along the
drifts. The horse couldn't. The horse
would lose his head and bump II
against the low rock ceiling oil the
tunnel. Having bumped his head
once, the horse, who learns little or
less from hard experience. would In
stantly toss IL and bump II again. Then
he would stand tossing and bumping
until he'd bumped out his brains
Not so the prudent Burton mule. He
tossed his head but once. and was
bumped but once. After that he went
with head discreetly lowered Yes,
II was that non-head tossing. bump
avoiding streak or mule prudence in
Mr. Burton which had landed him In
the senate.
Hon. Mark Smith, of Arizona, joined
group of takers and took converse
ton away from senators and
senates for the moment by relat-
ing marvellous experience which had
lately befallen himself and the Hon.
Henry Clayton. OF Alabama.
Mr.. Smith had accepted Mr.. Clay
tons invitation to come down TO his
plantation during the recent holidays
and shoot quail. Knowing that Ala
bama was going dry" realizing that
no one may shoot quail without the
aid OF liquor. fearing that Mr.. Clayton
In the hurry OF making ready might
forget. Mr. Smith, forethoughtfully
The Detroit times., 1909-01-22
.CR0KER'S GRIP ON
IRON AND STEEL
DISAPPEARS
HUGE PROFITS IN BIG BUILDING
OPERATIONS HAVE PASSED TO
NEW OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
CONCERN is scRAP.HEAPEp.
BY ALFRED HENRY LEWIS.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.-Crossing
TO the cigar stand of the Willard for
reasons OF my own, | collided with a
tiumvirate from New York. They
were discussing the latest Tammany
scandal. and per incident unfolding
the partial reason. at least. OF Mr.
Cookers presence in this country. Mr.
croker Is big owner in the Roebling
lion Co.-the Roebling who built long
ago the Brooklyn bridge. Mr.. Croker )
son. Richard. Jr.. represents him In
that company. For ten years the Roeb-
lings have done all the iron and steel
work for the city OF New York, and
thereby monopolized unto themselves
millions upon millions of profit. Also
they did all the private work worth
doing, since the private work IL yearn-
ed for found difficulty in getting the
necessary city permits To proceed,
until the Roebling company got those
contracts for which II hankered.
Now the scenes have shifted. Mr..
Croker, out and gone abroad TO spend
his millions, has been supplanted in
that monopoly OF iron and steel. There
Is another Richmond in the field in
the guise OF the National Fire Proof
Co, OF Perth Amboy The Sullivans
Big and Little Tim"-have be-
come interested therein Chief Muir
ply has also been seen, and showed
where he came in" Mr. Cohalan,
who does Mr.. Murphy's thinking and
deciding and talking, and is in all
things the managing overseer OF what
fields Mr. Murphy has not sown bus
Lo less means 10 reap. has been re-
tanned as general attorney" for the
National Fire Proof Co. at salary
stated OF $4,000 a year, plus a per
Centace.
With Mr.. Croker far away. his grip
OF politics slipping. the National Fire
Proof Co. carried forward By the Sui
livans Mr.. Murphy and Mr.. Cohalan.
has showed aside the Roeblings. Here.
after, the latter outfit will get nothing.
while the National will garner those
annual millions In It's stead.
The Roebling company is doing the
tall Insurance tower in Mad!son.sq.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-22

sent on TO the scene OF proposed &C
ton a-ease OF Ola Jordan.
Game Out Even.
Moved by the same impulse OF eau
tion, Mr.. Smiths brother-in-law. who
was TO join him and Mr.. Clayton, In
their quail hunting. likewise sent on
two cases OF Old Jordan from Ken
lucky.
Also. Mr.. Clayton, who forgets moth
ing and Is as Thoroughbred quail
hunter as either Mr. Smith or his rel
alive, had himself laid in two cases
Of Old Jordan
And AT that concluded Mr.. Smith,
eyes round and large as one who re-
ports wonder" and at that. with
five times as much whisky as any one
OF US would have supposed We needed,
We only came out even"
escape, the talk swung to the senate
long enough to consider the oratori-
cal powers of Mr.. Lodge. He was
not given high rating. Some one de
clared that he was like the dismissed
Negro preacher of Roanoke, OF whom
II was complained that The argerfied
an he argeriied. but he didn't pint
out: an he talked an he talked, but
he never showed wharin."
IL was insisted that Mr. Lodge 1
proper field was literature. For" as
one wise man remarked. while he
could write books and no one read
them, he couldn't in the nature OF
things, make speeches and no one
hear them"
The Detroit times., 1909-01-22
200 PASSENGERS IN
PANIC ON FERRY BOAT

NEW YORK. Jan. 22.--In the dense
fog today the, ferryboat Pierrepont,
bound from Iamilton-ave., Brooklyn,
10 South Ferry. lost its way and crash
ed into a huge railroad float tied up
at the foot OF South-st., Manhattan.
Two hundred passengers. many OF
them women and children. were on the
Pierrepont at the time.
The entire starboard broadside OF
the ferryboat was shattered and torn
away above the water line and the
passengers at first thought the boat
would sink. While they were stamped
ing about the decks and cabins OF the
Pierrepont some one began 10 shout
Fire"
This cry added To the panic and
scores OF the passengers leaped over
onto the railroad float.
Capt Robinson soon saw that there
was no danger OF fire on the Pierre
pont. so he made landing and put
the frightened passengers ashore.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-22
AGENTS. SAMPLE SALE
SNAP FOR DETROiTERS
Spirited Buying at the Annual Event
at Annis

IL Is indeed fortunate for the people
of Detroit that this city is the home
of one OF the largest fur manufac-
turtles in the world, for the annual
sal. of the lines carried by large
army OF statesmen provides an oppor'
tunlty to secure the very latest and
best In fuB at prices that scarcely
cover the cost of the raw hides.
On the third wholesale floor of the
Annis factory on Woodward, a be-
wildering array OF furs is now on dis.
play and the spirited and enthusiastic
buying that the announcement of this
annual event has inspired proves
again the infallible responsiveness OF
the people when once convinced of the
genuineness and moneysaving advan-
tages Of a sale.
Different from almost any other
manufactured article of raiment, fur
statesmen are compelled TO show the
complete, finished article and several
huge trunks must be carried by each
one OF the travelling statesmen. The
line carried by each representative
embraces a larger number OF prices
seal-lined coats, Russian pony coats,
jackets, muffs, scarfs, throws, ETC. etc.
than the average dealer carries In
stock, but Annis has made ii a strict
business rule TO sell the combined
lines OF agents samples at sacrifice
The Detroit times., 1909-01-22
Lawyer Poisoned z

NEW YORK, Jan. 22.-Robert Huch.
ms, wealthy young lawyer. died sud.
denly today in his bachelor apartments
at No. 20 West Twelfth-st., under cir
cumstances which led the coroner q
ONCE to believe he had taken poison.
Hutchins was connected with the firm
of David r. Ogden, at No. 81 VIII
liams.st. Hutchins went TO his room
early today and said that his left side
was paralyzed. Before physician ar.
rived he was dead. The physician no
titled the coroner's office.
France has withdrawn her objection
TO proposed wireless telegraphy sery-
Ice between England and Italy
The Detroit times., 1909-01-22
CHILDREN OF SLOCUM
VICTIMS IN FIRE

cloak room on the top floor of the
Bethlehem orphanage. three-story
frame building at Second-aye. and
Third.st., College Point. l.. l.. threat
ened for "A time the destruction OF the
institution
The two hundred and fifty inmates
and forty-seven attendants were
asleep when the flames were discoy
cred by the superintendent. He
sounded the alarm for the fire drill
and in less than three minutes the
building had been emptied
Many OF the inmates are children
OF victims OF the Slocum disaster
The origin of the fire is unknown. A
greater part OF the $500 damage was
done by water.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-22
VENEZUELA-HOLLAND
TO SIGN PEACE PACT

THE HAGUE. Jan. 2.-The new
Venezuelan government is gradually
regaining its prestige in Europe. Dr.
Jose Paul. the envoy from President
Corners administration. is here. and
from indications the late unpleasant.
hess between Holland and the Vene-
zuelan governments will soon be for.
gotten Ia new peace agreements be.
tween the two governments.
Diplomatic relations will soon be
The Detroit times., 1909-01-22
90 ARE BURNED IN
FIRE AT GIBARA. CUBA

HAVANA. Jan. ga, big IRE has
been reported from Gibara which put
the town In, danger OF total destruc-
ton. Thirty persons were burned.
During the fire a quarrel took place
between Abelardo Marquez. a mer-
chant, and Aurelio Delmonte. GUS
toms inspector The latter shot Mar
quez. MORALLY wounding him. Many
shotG/ we're fired in battle with the
police by both sides. and the people
OF the town were thrown into a panic.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-22
Mlaa Garden Returns.

NEW YORK. Jan. e2.-Mme. Caya-
lieri has written 10 Oscar Hammer
stein Withdrawing from the contract
which provided her appearance In
That's" and Miss Mary Garden Will
appear In "Salome% as planned. Nine.
Cavalieri will appear In all other roles
planned By Mr. Hammerstein.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-22

rather than TO place them in regular
stock s
Notwithstanding the Unprecedented
success OF this years event, hardly
the surface OF this remarkably fine
line, has been scratched and there is
yet ample opportunity for a satisfac-
tory selection.
The Detroit times., 1909-01-22

re-esiablished with Holland. have
every reason 10 believe" declared Dr.
Paul today Il amNwell satisfied With
the result OF my VISIT 20 Paris and
Venezuela may count France among
her friends In the future"