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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-23
H0LPP BOY Tells HOW HE
KlLLEDHIS BROIHER-IN Law
Says Deed
Was on1nlftted
II Self Defense

I
MIDnbEBoURlNEs w. Ell, jim ei.
In a low tone otyolce, without Show.
ling any emotion. John Holbp Ter
day afternoon made a tuiI conse on
to killing William Roberis ana pic
tured yiyidly the scene of thecfiine aud
Of the Staying Of his brother law.
Holpp was not the least eSclieg na
said that the killing was III ssli.e.
tense that 1t was either hlsllle 81
Roberts. His testimony created
sensation in the court room whiaa
was filled to capacity.
AFTER throwing me down R1berss
opened razor which he caHied and
attempted to cut my throat /
"a N my pocket and pulled 81
volyer, shcotinz him In thehe5d lie
died lnstrrty."
This w1s'the statement the accused
r-z'e % sha cou-t ard shp !!ssfy
ssif.Dtfense Plsl4
sel'-de:tnse is the plsa I6e hy
Holpp. ard E urge numbs4 ~ VII
nesses will now he rlseed m tae
stand by the ,defensa to shoR th5t
Roberts on many occasions thrpatepei
to kill his brnflter-ln-low asd tnat he
ives dangerous man. Holpp stated
that Roberts confessed TO him that
he killed man in oS.o. near Nhcel.
ing. lest w'pter and ti,sr place. Ms
bcly on a railroad track he alsl
stated 'tot Pe.serts tr'a Sim ae
thought no more Of killing rsSn
the7 - d!l 81 slasirg
Holpp's t-s.f-17v was tnlI Of ssnsa.
lions. He was placed on IRE .sits9s
s'~nd At moor bv SIS ettomey an mis-
story Of the crime follows
own stery Of Crime.
"T was at the store CIV. p. Vat
kins. at sanduslsy. ION tae evening oi
January stn, talking to Nj. Ssiyias
when Roberts entered leading his twS
fox hounds. He called me out and
after walking about hundred fts
asked me to cash his order Tor work.
This agreed to do. The order called
for 81, and Ltold him that / would
give him 80 for 1t as he owed me S..
He said that ae must nave an the
money as he was going to wheeling,
and then offered me hisSoyercoat for
the money he owed me. He5ssgned
receipt for It and / gave him 81.
I then started nome, 1t being about
O'Clock and Roberts with his dogs.
walked up the road. When i atriyed
home all the other members of the
family were in bad and i sat down
and started to write a letter to W.
H Post waen Roberts knockpd on
the door.
Attacked In the DARK.
Il invited him to come In the hoase
but he asked me to come out IN ire
yard as he wanted to talk 10 me.
again insisted that he come IN the
house and talk but he refused and
urged me to come ont Puttin Oh
my cost and hat / went out m tae
yard to join him and we both walked
to near our barn Roberts stili had
ais two hunting dogs with him Wiiich
he tied to fence. was standing n
the rear Of him when he without
warning grabbed out his blacs iacs
and made vicious strike at me aiih
1t. He struck me a terrible blow on
the hesd which dazed me and fell
into trough. He Jumped On me md
! srappledswit him. Reaehing Ii Ills
pocket he pulled ont . razor psich
during the scufte he opened with bis
teeth and attempted d cut my throat
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-23
Mrs. Davis Very M.

Mrs. i, NJ. Davis is very i'll at her
home, on Pierpont avenue. she has
been unconscious since Monday morn.
Ing and shows but little signs Of i'm,
sproyement in condition. A nurse is in
constant attendance upon her and her
physician has been calling three or
four times each day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-23
HUSBAND DEAD.
Is Message Received by Woman From
seville, Spain,

NEW CASTLE, Pa, June 2S.-Mrs
Minnie Fitscule. IS, to-day received a
cablegram from Seville, Spain, inform
ing her that her husband had met
death there by being shot by an as
sailant. No details given. Fitsclle
had been left considerable property In
Spain and had gone there to obtain it
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-23

Mrs. Homer Williams. OF clarsS-
burg, is spending few days with GER
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Rsmagc,
on Locust avenue.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-23

Mr.. and Mrs. W. Arthur Finley nave
returned from a visit in Ohio and
Pennsylvania. {.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-23

Mrs. Patterson, of Morgantown
spent Saturday in this city the guest
Of Miss Daisy Bell John on Quincy
street.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-23
Dixie
sloaRAPH PICTURES.
To-DAY-WEoNEsoAY
THE FADED LILIES
and
HER FIRST BISCUITS.

HIN EIHNI pIOVOII0 o \
See "JOnes" after eating some OF his
wife's first ofrense. See her friends
sufter. Mrs. Jones" makes a hit.
On Thursday We present the great
picture
MooNsToNE.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-31
CONUCll WILL HAVE TO BE
SHOWN SOMETHING MORE
THAN FACT THAT ITS CASH
COMES FROM WALL STREET.

Before any franchise is granted
the North Coast road through Spo-
kane 1t will be up to the road to
show its hands, as the city council
is opposed to giving valuable
franchise to a John Doe aggrega,
ton. This is the opinion of num-
Der of the councilmen who have
expressed themselves on the sub
ject.
There is no such corporation as
the North Coast road. Any other
name would mean as much, and
nothing more. Many of the con-
domination suits waged In this
county will come before the SUI
preme court on the ground that the
company which secured the con-
domination was not Incorporated.
and had no right to bring the
action.
An investigation into the affairs
of the North Coast shows that all
of the money paid out has been
through a Wall street brokerage
firm, and these men give no idea
as to where the money comes from.
That it is a Hartman line is gen
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-31
JUDGMENT FOR $4,000 ENTER
ED AGAINST NORTHERN PA.
CiFlC IN NOTED STRUGGLE
OVER CORBIN RAILROAD.

After % years Of continuous liti-
cation, the Northern Pacific is call
ed upon to pay about $4,000 in
Judgment and costs growing out Of
the alleged failure of D. G. Corbin
to meet all of his obligations in the
building Of the old Occur d'Alene
Railway & Navigation Co.'S line In
the early SOS.
The case, which has once been to
the United States court of appeals,
was passed upon by Judge Whit
son of the federal court, who enter
ed Judgment against the Northern
Pacific on every point.
The plaintiff In the case Is JOS
eph Fl. Boyd of the National iron
works on North Division street.
who with q partner, William II.
Spaulding, built a section of the
Corbin road to the Coepr, S,Alenes,
The original claim of Boyd and
Spaulding was $23.675.S5, which
with interest, court costs and other
expenses. has now nearly qaudru-
pied,
After Corbin built the road he
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-31
BOYD WINS after y
YEARS COURT BATTLE

leased 1t for a term of 999 years to
the Northern Pacific, which com.
pany issued bonds to pay for 1t and
later got control of the stock and
bonds through reeivership proceed
ings and the sale of the road.
There have been numerous
crooks and turns in the case. The
Northern Pacific has gone through
two receiverships itself but Boyd's
claim remained alive through the
process by continued litigation.
Boyd has spent, It is said, be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 fighting
the case and has encountered all
sorts of kinks in high finance by
which 1t was sought to beat him
claim. Even the name of the high
priest OF all high fimnciers, j. Pier
pont Morgan. was dragged into the
case through some of the Northern
Pacific receiverships, but this did
not dishearten Boyd. He still hung
onto the fight.
The railroad will probably again
appeal to the circuit court OF APP
peals. Turner a. Geraghty and r.
l.. Edmiston are the counsel for
Boyd r. ]. Cannon and his staff
has conducted the Northern Pacific
end OF the fight for the last few
years.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-31
(By United Press)

MERCER, Pa, March 31.-Mrs
Boyle, accused of kidnapping Billie
Whitla, waived preliminary hear.
ing when arraigned today. Her
bail was fixed at $4,000, which she
was unable to furnish.
Mrs. Boyle is the daughter OF
w. F. McDermott, a retired fire.
man, of 500 Cleveland avenue
Chicago.
McDermett said Anna had been
educated in a convent at Madison,
Wis. Two years ago she returned
home and her father chided her
about her conduct. He did not like
her company, he said.
McDermott said there was a
quarrel, and he told Anna that If
she did not do better she could
leave the house, adding that maybe
she had better pack her things and
go anyhow.
The girl disappeared, sending no
word to the family. A year ago
McDermott said the telephone at
his home rang and girl asked for
him. When he went to the tele-
phone, the girl said:
Father, do you know who this
is?"
McDermott replied that he did
not and the girl said she was
Anna.
Well, what do you want?" asked
McDermott.
Anna told him, he said, thta she
had married a man worth 100000
and was going to New York to live.
She asked him II he didn't want to
see her, McDermott said.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-31
IN MEMORY Of
STATES DEAD

All Saints cathedral was the
scene of an impressive memorial
service this afternoon in honor 81
the late Governor Cosgrove. City
officials, the Spokane Ministerial
association and public officers as
we3l as friends of the deceased
gathered to pay last tribute to the
dead executive. Mayor c. Herbert
Moore presided over the service,
and among those who assisted were
c. P. Lund, A. G. Kellan, Rev.
Henry Rasmus, Rev. c. r. Baker
and Rev. S. w McFadden
The city hall closed at noon to-
day in memory of Governor Co.'S
grove and all over the city the flags
flew at half mast.
The superior court was not in
session today and but very little
business was transacted in the
county offices.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-31
WATKINS WAKES
UP JUST in TIME

Councilman NJ. B. Watkins woke
up this morning and formally de-
cided that he would not run for re-
election in the First ward for the
second term. After seeing The
Press last night, Watkins was q
busy man explaining to the other
candidates that merely by an over
sight he had allowed his name to
remain in the list. The notice he
filed was dated today and on re-
ceipt of 1t Clerk Fleming did the
hot foot to the printers, and found
that he was just in the nick of time
to keep the name off the list,
Even had Mr.. Watkins been
elected he would not have been
eligible to sit In the council, ac-
cording to his present plans. He
intends to 60 into the chicken rails
ing business at Hayden Lake, and
is merely holding his residence In
Spokane until he gets ready to
move permanently to Spokane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-31
WHO IS THIS NORTH COAST?

rally conceded, but the council
wants something more definite.
The road has not done any build
ing to speak of and practically all
of its money has been spent for
real estate. a good investment, rail-
road or no railroad.
One of the big 100000 con.
tracts on the coast was thrown up
when the contractor. Grant Smith.
demanded to who was who. When
Mr. Smith came to file his bond for
the completion of the work he
wanted positive assurance that the
money would be coming to him,
and when he failed to learn who
the hackers of the line wer he
threw up the contract.
Another stumbling block in the
way of the franchise is the demand
to vacate many important streets,
including Wall street north Of
Front avenue. President Lambert
of the council is of the opinion that
the street should not be closed, and
II 1t were the company should be
compelled to pay for the property
on basis of what lots In the vi
entity were worth. That would
mean a payment Of several hun
dred thousand dollars for this one
vacation. The same is true in other
parts of the city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-31
DOG SAVED HIS LIFE
AND PROPERTY

= N. Oevereaux, a cook living =
q at 915 Third avenue, owes his .
. life to his faithful dog. Only Z
. for the barking Of that canine Z
. Devereaux might never have =
. awakened from a sleep into =
. which he fell while reading In Z
. his home last night. Z
= An overheated stove started Z
. a fire that had completely fill Z
= ed the room with sitting Z
. smoke when Devereaux was Z
. aroused by the dog. He was Z
. already so nearly suffocated Z
. that he fell twice to the floor Z
. before he could escape from Z
. the room. Z
. The fire was promptly extin- Z
. suished by the fire depart Z
. ment. The house was only
. slightly damaged.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-31
IN
.L0NGAAND
PucH RESUMES FIGHT
TOMORROW
Cordon's Attorneys Pre-
pared to Combat YER
batim Report.

The grand jury inquiry into the
Root Gordon case will be resumed
tomorrow morning. Witnesses
we're being subpoenaed today and
the inquiry will be taken up where
1t was interrupted prior to Prose-
cutor Pugh's appeal to the supreme
court.
Mr.. Pugh has returned from
Olympia not discouraged by the
higher courts denial of a writ Of
review in connection with his ap-
peal from Judge Huneke's instruc-
tion to the grand jury in the mat
ter of stenographic notes. The evil
dence will now be taken by long
hand but it will be taken verbatim,
particularly the important part of it.
In all probability the taking OF a
verbatim report of the evidence in
the Root Gordon case in long hand
will be opposed by the attorneys
for Gordon with fully as much vigor
as they fought the taking of the
shorthand notes. All efforts of the
grand jury to make written rec
ord in the Root-Gordon investiga-
ton are opposed on general princi-
pies by Gordon and the interests
that are fighting the investigation.
1t rs believed that well-planned
course of attack has been agreed
upon by Gordon's counsel, who will
combat the inquiry at every turn.
Prosecutor Pugh says the SUI
preine court did not consider the
merits of the question raised by his
appeal, as the court denied the
writ of review before the question
at issue was presented. The court
had previously given Pugh's appeal
standing before that tribunal but
in the later ruling declined to hear
the case. An opinion by the court
will be given later, and until it is
rendered the exact status of the
courts finding can not be deter
mined.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-31
THE KIND OF MAN
GOVERNOR HAY IS
Investigation Fight at Last
Session Proved His
Mettle.
ny TOM DjlLON.)

On the night of March II, the
night the eleventh legislature ad.
journed at midnight after battling
for three days over the resolution
to investigate Insurance Commits
sioner Schively, ! sat for two hours
in the inner Office of Acting Gov.
NJ E. Hay, who was directing the
fight for the resolution.
1t was an evening of the most Inc
tense excitement and bitterness.
Upstairs in the opposite end Of tho
capitol the storm ragged, first in one
house of the legislature, then in the
other, between the factional repre-
sentatives of the old and the new
deals in Washington politics. Tho
old corrupt republican machine was
battling for its very existence.
With grim determination the lead
ers of the new popular uprising
were fighting to overthrow 1t and to
secure public exploitation OF its
misdeeds. 1t was a fight for the
new idea in American public lifes
the idea that public Office Is not q
private graft.
Every few minutes some excited
messenger would come down stairs
with news Of the progress Of the
battle. One representative came
in, very much excited, with tha
message:
1.-THE house will never pass the
resolution. Its opponents were
shown by the last roll call to be in
the majority. They have already,
mutilated it SO badly that even IL,
they do pass it, it will be defeated
in the senate"
Hays Ultimatum.
Cracking his teeth together, the
acting governor replied:
damn them, they've got to pass
it. The people Of this state think
that office lie crooked. II they don't
pass II there will be an extra ses-
sion of the legislature tomorrow"
1T will do no good" replied tho
messenger. They would no more
pass it at an extra session than at
the regular session"
mo matter" replied the govern
or. go back and tell Scott to tell
CONTINUED on page 81
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-31
CHIEF WOUNDED
BUT DEFIANT
ny United Pressl

PIERCE, Okla, March 31.-CrazH
Snake, whose capture was fncor-
rectly reported. is still defying the
soldiers on his trail. They are still
trying IS dislodge the ban hiding In
the mountains.
Crazy Snake Is desperately
wounded In the thigh.
Troops have imprisoned captured
Indians at Muskogee and Checotah.
Residents of the latter place are
fearful that the Indians will swoop
on the settlement to rescue their
comrades. The prisoners total "a.
Friendly Indians are begging
Snake to surrender, but he de-
clines. His band is now believed
to be in a ravine of the Tiger noun
tains.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-31
ALLEGED EM5EzzLEMENT.

o. G. Michaels, a butcher. was
arrested this morning on a charge
of embezzlement by Detective Mo
Phee. on warrant swern out Feb
20 by William McFillvary. timber
cruiser, McGillvary charges that
the butcher converted 50 which he
had entrusted to him to make a
purchase to his own use. Michael'q
bond has ben fixed at $500. -,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-31
CHALLENGE CLUBS
ON SALOON ISSUE

VIII the Federated clubs defend
its attitude on the saloon question?
The charge is made that the club
has played into the hands Of the
saloons, in communication issued
today by the Civic Reform league,
in which the following challenge
for joint debate on this PROPOSE
ton is issued:
"The committee of the Civic Re-
form league challenges the execu-
tive committee of the Fdratd Men 8
clubs to dbate on the following
question:: Resolved, That the &C
ton of the Federated Mems clubs
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-31
TO GUARD
ROOSEVELT
(By United Press)

NAPLES, March 31.-Several
American detectives arrived today
to assist local guards in protecting
Roosevelt against possible attack.
Elaborate reception plans are pro-
ceeding. Roosevelt will not go to
Messina.
Italian authorities fear a move
may be made against Roosevelt as
the result of restriction of immi-
grafton in the United States.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-31
BIG LEAGUE PUTS
CHAIN ON JUMPERS
(By United Press)

CINCINNATI. March 31.-Presi-
dent Herman of the national base
ball commission, today promulgated
a ruling of the commission to the
effect that players failing to report
to their cities, and jumping to the
outlaws, will not be reinstated for
three years. II player is under
contract when he jumps he will not
be reinstated for five years.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-31
CHARES e. NASH WANTED.

Where Is Charles E. Nash. He
has not been heard from by his
eastern relatives for nearly a year,
and the police have been called on
to lok him up. When last heard
from he was a travelling salesman
for a local clothing company. The
letter asking for information con-
corning him was written to the
police by L. e. Nash of Sheridan,
Mo.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-31

in refusing to accept the resolu-
tons of March 9 and II, 1909, vio-
lated the professed principles of
that body, played into the hands
Of the saloon element, and DELHI
erately preferred questionable poll
tics to clean moral issues
"The debate to take place on Sat-
urday evening at s o'clock at a
place to be mutually agreed upon,
two or there speakers to represent
each side.
81. L. Meyers, Secretary,
Committee for Civic Reform
League"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-31
SALVATION ARMY LEADERS.

Brigadier w. f. Jenkins of Se-
attic, accompanied by his general
secretary, Major A. Merriweather,
will conduct a special service at
the Salvation. Army hall this even.
ing at 5 o'clock. The brigadier is a
fluent and interesting speaker, and
the major a god singer. Everybody
II cordially invited to attend.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-31
AUCHES PERFECTS
POLITICAL MACHINE.
bk Commits Suicide by Its
First Evil Act.
BY w. @. SHEPHERD.

BY w. G. SHEPHERD.
Special Correspondence to The Rrsss
NEW YORK, March 30:-lt looks
as If Governor Hughes Of New
York has solved the question of the
American political machine.
1t is not to kill the machine
that he aims.
Rather, he hopes to keep party
machines alive.
But, in his new direct primary
law he has made this arrange
ment:
The minute 4 party machine
becomes evil Il will automatically
kill itself.
1t can boss all 1t wants to: 1t
can name its own candidates; 1t
can prepare, to greater or less
extent, it's own platform.
But the minute a bad candidate
Is chosen, or an evil platform is
set forth, the destruction of the
committee begins.
And at the very election where
bad candidate or the bad plat
~ are presented to the people,
4 bad machine ls wiped out
kerated-and another one put
tts place.
= Twenty-six primary election laws
analysed and their best points
rolled into one direct primary cleo
tion law--this Is Governor Hughes
latest achievement Of interest to
America at large.
"LRug live the machine. Long
livs party leaders,"
This is the astounding motto
which Governor Hughes has fol-
lowed In making the new BILL now
before the state legislature.
The machine men In New York
are against the bill, which is a
good sign.
Rotten, rotten" says John F..
Raines of the new bill. That's all
] can say of It,"
Raines Is one of the oldest repub-
lican machine men in the state.
The kind of machine the gov
ernor wants isn't the Raines sort.
KS a peoples machine. It has
bosses. But the people, under the
new law, would boss the bosses.
There isn't state in the union
that cannot well afford to be in
terested in Governor Hughes new
law.
There are very few states that
don't have conventions as they do
in New York.
First, a few. voters, In little snap
shot caucuses called by precinct
bosses, elect delegates to a con-
vention. This convention elects
delegates to a state convention.
This convention is thus two steps
removed from the people.
"These delegates go to Sara.
toga," says George A. Green Of
Brooklyn. republican assemblyman.
who helped Governor Hughes make
his bill. "They drink lot the
first night, take few drives. drink
the waters to counteract the effect
of the booze and then go to the
convention hall.
1.-THE names of candidates are
mentioned.
care they the ones the big fell
lows want?'" ask the delegates.
That's the slate comes from
headquarters.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-31
RECALL MAYOR in
OFFICE TOMORROW
(By United Press)

Los ANGELES, March 81
George Alexander will be inaugural
ed mayor of Los Angeles tomorrow
afternoon when the council has con-
cluded the official count of votes
cast in the recent recall election.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-31
NO 500, 100000
KRUPP DIVORCE
(By United Press)

ESSEN, Germany, March 81
Members of the Krupp family today
authorized fiat denial of the ru-
NOR that Frau Bertha Krupp Won
Bohtlen ind Holbach, 100000, 900
heiress of the famous gunmaker,
contemplated divorce.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-31
IDAHO GIANT AT LAST
FINDS BED THAT FITS
(By United Press)

ALBANY, Ore, March 31.-E. G..
Harrison, six fete nine inches tall,
and said to be the tallest man in
Oregon, who recently arrived here
from Twin Falls, Idaho, has just
found bed in which he can sleep
comfortably.
On the night of arrival he could
not find bed in town. He was in
strumental in having the nine foot
sheet bill introduced in the last leg
islature.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-31
BAD POST CARD INSANITY.
(By United Press)

VANCOUVER, B. c., March 81
w. ]. McCleary, formerly of Sc
attic, and wanted in several cities
for sending obscene postal cards
through the mail, was arrested here
this morning. He is thought to be
demented and may be deported. He
sent upward of 800 postcards,
which were confiscated.