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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-26
HANGED SELF BEFORE
PARALYzED HUSBAND
HELPLESS Man Forced TO Witness
Suicide Of His Wife.

Chicago. June 24.-Deprived Of the
use of his limbs by paralysis. John
Bennett was compelled to witness in
helpless terror the deliberate suicide
of his wife. Unable to move q finger,
he was able to shout. but none heard
his cries.
Mrs. Bennett calmly placed q chair
under a gas jet near her invalid hus-
bands bed, and to the fixture tied q
rope. Unheeding her husbands fran
tic screams, she affixed the moose and
kicked the chair from under her feet.
There she hung until life was extinct.
her husband at last exhausted by his
cries, dumbly following with his eyes
the slow turning of her form as the
rope twisted and UNFINISHED. This mo-
ton had ceased when the first neigh
Dor happened in and discovered the
tragedy.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-26

rival from Paris OF an expert on art
values, who began taking an inventory
of every piece or furniture In the royal
palace.
This. 1t is believed, Is preparatory to
the Offering of the furniture for sale.
The thoroughness with which the In.
ventory was made indicates that the
palace will be literally stripped.
Leopold has already disposed OF
many Of his paintings and art treas
ures, having only enough left, II is
declared to furnish his contemplated
Paris house.
The Belgians are furious at the
prospective despoiling of the palace.
as it is taken for granted that the
king will pocket the proceeds OF the
sale, just as he did when he sold his
paintings and art works.
Regarding his future plans Leopold
is silent. He Is seventy-four years
old. There seem to be grounds for
the report that he is tired of public
life and wishes to retire.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-26
SEVENTEEN DEAD
IN MINE BLAST
Sixteen Others Injured In Co..
Iiery al Wehrun, Pa.
OPEN LAMP IGhITED GAS

After Three Rescue Parties Were
Driven Back by Black Damp, a
Fourth Party With Safety Helmets
Succeeded In Bringing Victims to
the Surface.
Wehrun, Pa, June 24.-As the re-
suit of an explosion OF gas in mine
No. of the Lackawanna Coal and
Coke company, seventeen miners
were killed and sixteen injured. With
the exception of one those killed were
foreigners With few exceptions those
injured were Americans. 1t was stated
all would probably recover.
Superintendent A. M. Johnson stated
that while the mine has always been
regarded as non-gaseous the expio
zion was due to the ignition of
pocket Of gas by the open lamp of a
miner.
The mine has only been operating
two days each week, Tuesday and Fri
day. Those In the mine had entered
the shaft for their daily allowance Of
coal for family use.
Explosion Was Terrific.
Grouped about the slope entrance
of the mine Just before the explosion
were several Italians. When the ter
rife subterranaan upheaval of rock
and deadly gas spouted skyward these
Italians were caught. Terribly burned
and manned, they rushed about the
settlement crying for aid. The cries
and the sound of Kissing mine gas at
the entrance to the mine brought the
entire town to the scene.
The first man to reach the surface
was A. l.. Johnson, son of the super
intendent. Young Johnson had been
in lower heading, There were burns
on his arms. body and neck. and 1T
was stated that he had inhaled flames.
He Is one of the few seriously in
jured.
Following the superintendent son
came two Italians, their faces burned
to crisp. They were attended by the
mine physician.
superintendent Johnson called for
volunteers TO enter cne mine. In the
volunteer ranks stood several women.
These were ordered back. With wet
handkerchiefs tied over their faces
the hrst squad of the relief party be-
gan their trip down the shaft. or the
eight who started four came back
with their senses. The others, over
come with black damp. were pulled to
the surface with ropes.
A second and third party entered.
only to be driven back by the deadly
gases. kissing and spouting In the
lower levels. Oxygen. sent by the
Cambria Steel works. aided the
searchers, and with safety helmets ,
fourth rescue party succeeded il
bringing the dead and injured to the
surface.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-26
BANDIT ROBS
BANK IN DAYTIME
Calmly Holds Up Cashier and
Escapes With $4,000.
LOST IN CROWD ON STREET

Police Resched Bank Five Minutes
Later, But Robber Had Disappeared
HoId-Up Was the Most Daring In
Texas In Recent Years.
Fort Worth, Tex, June 23.-In true
frontier style a highwayman, describ-
ed as genteel in appearance, robbed
the branch banking house of the Wag-
goner Bank and Trust company in the
heart Of Forth Worth of $500 in cur
rency and escaped.
The robbery was the most daring
attempted in Texas in years. Cashier
Walter K. King was alone in the bank
after closing time, balancing the busi-
ness of the day, when a man walked
In. AS the man approached the win
dow Of the cashiers desk King looked
into the barrel of revolver.
Make a move or a noise OF any
kind and I'll kill you" was the greet
ing Mr.. King received.
The cashier complied and, Selling
the roll of bills, the man backed out
of the door, covering King with the re-
volver. King ran to a telephone as he
saw the man walking down the street
and mingling with the crowds with an
air of unconcern.
The police reached the scene five
minutes later, but the robber had dis
appeared. At the time Of the robbery
several hundred persons were near
the building, and many noted the ar
rival at the bank and the departure
of the man, but his manner was so
bland that he did not arouse suspi-
cion. Several persons declare that he
climbed into a waiting automobile af-
ter walking several blocks, but the po-
lice place little credence In this asser-
ton, and it is believed he is still in
Fort Worth. Searching parties are out
in force. An interurban car which
left Fort Worth shortly after the rob-
berry for Dallas was overtaken by of
ficers in an automobile, but this plaus-
ible means of escape had not been
utilized.
The loss to the Waggoner bank Is
covered by insurance. The bank, how
ever, offered a reward of $1,000
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-26
FIND MUCH SILVER
IN SUNKEN ship
War Equipment Also Brought to
Surface OF Fort MiffIin.

Chester, Pa. June 23.-Silver was
found in abundance the crew of the
government boat Cataract, which has
been working in the vicinity of Fort
Mifflin in an endeavor to raise the
contents of the supposed English
treasure boat. which was sunk during
the Revolutionary War at that point.
The pumps used on the Cataract
have brought up helmets and other
valuable equipments, but in most In
stances it has been found that the
gold which had adorned the shoulder
straps and the sleeves of the uniforms
of the English soldiers, had disap-
peared Silver however, has been
found, a quantity of the precious metal
being brought to the surface.
1t is believed that the hold OF the
vessel contains more than 100000 In
gold, sent to this country from Eng
land to pay off the British soldiers.
The Cataract has pumped out the
sand and mud from about the boat.
which will be easy to raise by the OPP
Grafton OF powerful dredger.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-26
TRY TO BEAT THE BRIT0NS
American Polo Team Seeking inter-
national Honors In England.

American Polo Team Seeking inter-
national Honors In England.
London, June 23.-Today's game be-
tween the crack American polo team
which has invaded England with the
understood but not expressed purpose
of taking home the international
championship and the best players
that Great Britain can produce has
engaged the attention of the entire
British sport loving world. The Bril-
tons are anxious to see whether the
Yankees can produce four men able to,
compete on even terms with Britons
in game that has long been regarded
as peculiarly British.
If any four American polo players
can take home the international tro-
ply they are the four who will ride
and hit the ball in today's match. They
are Harry Payne Whitney, Monte"
Waterbury, Lawrence Waterbury and
Devereux Millhurn, known on both
sides of the Atlantic as daring and
skillful players of the ancient game
They have brought their own ponies
with them to England and are oon-
adent of breaking the long string Of
defeats of American polo players at
the hands or hoofs of the Britishers.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-26

prayer written on a mission letter
head which the girl left for her mother
on the day she went to her death. 1t
seems impossible. it Is argued, that a
girl going on any but righteous mis-
sion could have written such note.
The discovery that Leon was bred
an actor and the knowledge that all
Chinese actors are trained to take fe-
male parts did not. on second thought.
greatly impress the police with the
idea that he would so disguise him
self. Chinese women in this country
are noticeably scarce. and the very
fact that one had been seen travelling
would be enough to excite curiosity
It Is much more probable. the police
believe, that their man either took
ship as a sailor or cook, or has work
ed his way south into some of the
obscure colonies on the outskirts OF
New Orleans. Baltimore or Galveston
A report from Schenectady that a
Chinaman wearing a long quilted silk
cloak. beneath which a woman's skirt
could be seen at times. has not devel
oped so far as the police here were
concerned.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-26

the examination Of Chung Sing, Leon
Ling's former roommate, who has been
variously reported to have witnessed
trunk, and finally merely to have seen
the girls body. There have been hour
ly reports Of clues from all parts of
the country, but none of them, on
close examination, brings the authori-
ties any nearer to the murderer
Those who knew Elsie Sigel best
believe that she was sincere In her
mission work and her relations with
the Chinese up to the day of her death.
Mrs. Florence Todd, of the Bowery
settlement for girls. has never varied
from her assertion of that belief. Chu
GUS rival, Leon Ling. and had known
both the girl and her mother for
years, Is OF the same belief. Assistant
District Attorney Ward is inclined to
the theory of Quon Yick Nam, the In
terpreter, who thinks that the girl was
his feigned Illness and there chloro-
formed. after Leon had been augered
by her coldness and her refusal to see
no more of Chu Gain. his Weather
rival.
Believe ChIoroform Killed Her.
The chloroform, Quon believes,
worked too we'll, and when Leon found
he could not revive Elsie he bound
her with a cord and wedged the body
into the trunk. In support Of this
theory is the pathetic and moving
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-26
BLACK HAND SIGNAL
STOPS MURDER TRIAL
Star Witness, Fearing Death,
Refuses to Testify.

Chicago. June 23.-Tbs trial of Jo-
ssph Bertucci, an alleged Black Hand
murderer. came to a sudden halt in
court when an Italian entered the
room, waved handkerchief at Bruno
Nardi, star witness for the state, who
had taken the stand to tell of the
murder.
After waving the handkerchief the
signaling Italian fed, and detectives
could not find him. Nardi refused to
answer any more questions, saying he
would be killed If he testified against
Bertucci. The same fear was ex-
pressed by Nardi's wife. also ma
terial witness, and the prosecutor WAS
forced to adjourn the trial.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-26
Young Man Drowned While Swimming

Lancaster, Pa, June 21.-Bruce IL.
Thompson, aged twenty. a student at
a business college in this city, was
drowned in the Conestoga creek at
Rocky Springs. The young man and
a companion started to swim across
the stream, Thompson being In the
rear. When his companion reached
the opposite shore and turned 10 look
for Thompson the young man was
sinking and drowned before help could
reach him. 90.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-26
ROB EXPRESS SAFE

Masked Men Force Agents to Help
Them to 5000.
Green Bay Wis. June 90. - Two
masked men surprised the agents of
the United States Express company
and forced them to open the safe.
When the big iron box had been
opened the agents were backed up
against the wall, and while one of
the robbers ransacked the safe the
other kept guard over the employees.
The men made their escape after So
curing $4,000
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-26
THREE BOYS DROWNED

Lads Slipped Into Hole While Wad-
Ing In Creek.
New Castle. Pa, June 21.-Plungins
Unexpectedly under water fifteen feet
deep, three boys. Lewis Dale. aged
eleven; Leo Gallagher, aged thirteen.
and Roy Gallagher. aged eleven, were
drowned In Bear Run creek. The boys
were wading and suddenly slipped into
a hole caused by recent dredging. The
bodies were recovered.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-26
NAUGHTY LIGHTNING

Partially Undresses Girl AS she
Swings In Hammock.
Richmond. Va, June 24.-Miss Hilda
Clarke. of Clayville. Powhatan county,
while swinging In hammock on the
vsranda of her home watching the
marshalling of the storm clouds was
struck by bolt of lightning, which
tore off her garter. ripped the silken
hose from her limb and shattered a
high. heeled slipper. Miss Clarke was.
of course. shocked at the occurrence.
but otherwise she was not injured.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-26
neIaware,s State chemist Dead.

Wilmington. Del, June 23.-Theo-
dore r. Wolf, state chemist and pro
lessor of chemistry at Delaware col
lege. Newark. Del. died at his home In
that town as a result of being stricken
with paralysis last Monday.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-26
ROOSEVELT HEARD FROM
Party Now In Wild sotik District, Get
ting Bio Game.

ING Dig GdUfE.
Naiyasha. British East Africa. June
23.-AI the members Of the Roose-
welt expedition, at present In camp on
the Loietta Plains, in the Sotik dis
trict. are in excellent health.
Theodore Roosevelt has shot an
other lion while a very large tawny-
named lion has fallen before the rife
of his son Kermit. This animal holds
the record for size on the present ex-
petition Kermit also killed two chez
tabs. In addition the party has Sc
cured three CRATES. two Gland, six
topi and large number of minor an
telopes. All the skins are being pre-
served for the Smithsonian Tnstitu-
ton at Washington
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-26
Shot Each Other 10 Death,

Louisville. KY, June 1S.-Frank
Sliggers, railroad detective, employ
ed by the Kentucky 4 Indiana Bridge
and Railroad company and w. Il.
Charles, a switchman for the Illinois
Central Railroad company, engaged in
a pistol duel. which resulted in speedy
death for both.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-26
CHESTERP ERAPPO!NTED
August Donath Superintendent Of Doc
uments In Government Office.

Washington, June 24.-Announce'
meut was made by the public printer
that he had appointed to the position
of superintendent of documents Au
gust Donath, of Pennsylvania, in sue
eession of William l.. Post. resigned
MIR. Denath has been editor and part
owner of daily papers in Chester and
West Chester. Pa. and it was under
his supervision that the Union Print
ers home at Colorado Springs was
built
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-26
BRYAN Family Goinq to Wedding.

Lincoln, Neb.. June 21.-William J.
Bryan and Mrs. Bryan, Mrs. w. H.
Leavitt and Miss Grace Bryan left for
Grand Lake. Colo. where on June "a
they will attend the wedding OF Will
liam J. Bryan. Jr.. and Miss Helen
Berger, of Milwaukee.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-26
1900 Men Get Increase.

Allentown, Pa, June 23.-The EN-
pire Steel and Iron company posted
notices that the wages of its 1900 men
will be restored July to the scale In
effect prior to the reduction made last
April
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-26
Drowned In Lake Hopatcong.

Pottsville. Pa, June 31.-Word was
received here that Ray Lindenmuth.
nineteen years of age. was drowned In
Lake Hopatcon. N. J. He and two 9TH
ers were in a boat that oapsized. He
was one of an excursion party from
this region.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-26
GETS $4,000 HEART BALM

Jury Awards New York Woman Heavy
Damages Against Philadelphia.
New York, June 23.--Cora Sinclair,
who sued Samuel $. Laird, Jr.. son
of Philadelphia millionaire. for $780,
900 for breach Of promise. was award
ed verdict Of $4,000 by a jury in
Justice Amends part Of the supreme
court.
Nathan Burkan, in behalf Of Laird,
said he would appeal after Justice
Amend had denied his application to
set aside the verdict
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-26
Jail Burned; Prisoner cremated.

Beaumont, Tex. June 21.-Thomas
Bowen. the only prisoner in the Kirby
Vile, Jasper county. Jail. was cremat-
cd In a fire which destroyed the build
ing. 1t is thought the fire was Of in.
condiaTy origin
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-26
Posse After Double Murderer.

Adrian Ca. June 23.-George How
ell and his wife. highly respected peo-
pie OF this place. we're shot and In.
stantly killed by Robert Jenkins. Jen-
kins Ia being pursued by large posse
with bloodhounds.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-26
Rather Drown Than Death Under Traln

Chicago. June 23.-Facing death I'M
der the wheels of train, two men on
a bridge spanning the Calumet river
chose drowning and leaped from the
structure. They had reached the cen
ter of the span when the train came
round a curve behind them. The en-
CINE was stopped and the train crew
tried In vain to rescue the men.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-26
Risbop Arbitrator In Strike.

Washington. June 1s.-Bishcp War
rem A. Gambler, OF the Methodist Epis-
copal church of Georgia, We agreed
upon as the third arbitrator in the dis
uue between the Georgia Railroad
company ana tss firemen-
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-26
FATALLY INJUREDONTROLLEY
Count Torok, Of Austrian Embassy
Dying In Washington.

Dying In washington.
Washington, June 24.-Count Alex
ander Torok, an attache of the Aus
trian embassy here. was injured. prob
ably fatally, as the result of a fall
from a trolley car which he was at
tempting to board.
Returning from a tennis match at
the Bachelors club, he jumped on the
car, which was in motion. on the
wrong side, Then in attempting to
climb over the guard rail he was
struck by a trolley wire pole between
the two tracks and knocked from the
car. He is injured internally and Ia
dying
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-26
SAY KING LEOPOLD IS
READY TO ADVOCATE
II is Believed Belgian Ruler
viii Move to Paris.

Brussels. June 23-What is deemed
Leopold is shortly to remove to Paris
for future residence. thereby abdicat
ing the throne. developed In the ar
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-26
QUARANTINE CAUSED SUICIDE
Poiander, Thinking Children Would
BE Kept From Him, Kills Himself.

BE Kept FROM HIM, Niiis f1fmeeir.
Scranton, Pa, June 24.-Frank Mar
check. a Polander, went to the Home
for Friendless to call on his three
children. whom he placed there re-
Gently when their mother died. There
Is an epidemic Of measles at the home.
and the matron would not admit him.
He could not be made to understand
about the quarantine, and thought he
was being permanently deprived of
his little enes.
Turning away from the door OF the
home in a detected mood, he started
down the steps stopped halfway and
whipped out a revolver and shot him
self through the head. He died in
stantly.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-26

Madrid. June 23.-According to the
impartial. Don Carlos. pretender to
the Spanish throne, who ia living in
retirement at Varese, Italy, Is suffer
ing from cerebral paralysis.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-26
bitten by Snake; May Lose Arm.

Forks. Pa, June 21s-Bitten In the
thumb by copperhead snake while
working in the woods. Otto Robbins.
of this place, has badly swollen and
discolored arm. The wound was cau-
terized as soon as he could reach a
physician, but it Is feared the arm
will have to be amputated In order
to save his life.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-26
Nelson Knocks Out clifford.

Oklahoma City. Okla. June 3D.
Battling Nelson knocked out Jack
Cliqord in he fifth round of what was
to have been twenty round bout
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-26
LIGHTNING HITS SIX
Two Boys at HazIeton May Die; 9th
ers Recover.

Hazleton, Pa, June 23.-Hghtning
struck six boys here on porch where
they had taken refuge from the rain
during a short but severe electrical
storm. Two of the boys, Joseph Sabo
and John Hook, may die. They have
not yet regained consciousness. The
others were rendered unconscious, but
have recovered and are believed to be
out of danger The bolt tore the shoes
from the feet of the boys.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-12-25
Palatka Growing Some.

Mr.. M. M. Vickers has had bailt
new residence on Oak Street.
Mr.. j.. G. Canova is also erecting
a residence on North Third Street.
Mrs. Annie Bates has just COM
pleted One-stOry residence on Oak
Street.
DIR. J. w. Darsey Is having hand.
some two-stOry residence erected by
Contractor Cunningham on Emmett
Street.
Foundations for Dave COughlin's
residence on Emmett Street are be-
ing put In and the material is on the
ground. This will be a two story
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-12-25
Putnam County Bridge.

Work is being pushed with amaz-
ing rapidity on the new county
bridge now being built across the
st. Johns River at this point. The
bridge will be more than 1900 feet
loOng, has 456 lineal feet Of work,
and the road work is 90 wide. The
approach on the west side is COM
pleted except filling in at the sbut-
ment. The two 100 foot spans are
completed and work is being pushed
on the steel draw, which is $50 feet
long. While this Is being done Capt.
Boyd is driving the piling for the
approach on the east side. About
three fourths Of the pillDg are now
in, and il is estimated that the
bridge will be open for traffic about
January 10th. The Bridge Co., and
our citizens are to be congratulated
upon having such men as Supt. Ben
nett and County Engineer Ensey in
charge OF this work. The Palatka
Board Of Trade has appointed a COM
mittee to suggest a suitable enter
tainment 10 celebrate the opening Of
the bridge.-Palatka Board OF Trade
Review.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-12-25
modern dwelling.

Mr.. Howell A. DAVIS has Just bad
erected two two-story modern dwell
ling houses on Hawkins street.
These houses are covered with red
tile and are very attractive and add
much to this end OF town.
The Presby terrain Church recently
sold their old Manse to Miss Kate
l.. Lucas and gave contract to Mr..
+. j. Cunningham for the erection OF
a new and modern building which is
now being erected on the lot just
south OF the former Manse on River
Street. The new house will be eight
rooms, two stories, and tile roof.
The Wilson Cypress CO., has Just
installed a new main drive belt,
which is of 3-ply leather, 80 inches
wide and about 80 feet in length.
The hides Of about ESQ Texas steers
were required to make it. The belt
was furnished by the Fisher Leather
Belt Co., of Philadelphia, through
their agent here, II. NJ. de MOntmoE
n.
The Catholic Church has sold their
rectory and will erect modern
building on the site of the old one,
north of their church. Building 10
ba first story ra-iuforoad poncrata
second story shingles and red tile
roof. This building is being built by
Contractor +. j. Cunningham.-Th
Board of Trade Review, Palatka.