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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-05-08
JAMES BOYLE'S
TRIAL BEGUN
Jury to Try WhitIa kidnapper
Quickly Secured.
TRIAL WILL NOT LAST
LONGER THAN A WEEK

u Is Believed 1t Can Be Concluded
This Week-About Fifty Witnesses
to Be Heard, But Their Testimony
viii Be Brief.
Mercer, Pa, May 6. - James HI.
Boyle. charged with the abduction of
Willie Whitla, of Sharon. Pa, was
placed on trial here. The following
jury has been selected temporarily:
G. Hickman, farmer; Farnk Gearhart.
farmer; Solomon Kugler, farmer; Al
exander Mckay. retired; Dale Pring1e,
clerk Andrew Richards, farmer;
Floyd Gilkey, farmer; Howard May,
farmer; Joseph Winters, clerk; Thorn
as Shannon, farmer; William Micklin.
teacher, and d. ]. Franz, miller.
Little difficulty was experienced in
securing the fury. Each man was
closely questioned and only twenty
seven we're examined before the box
was filled. 1t is believed the trial can
be concluded before the end of the
present week. There are from forty to
nifty witnesses for the state and sew
eral for the defense, but the testimony
Of most OF them will be brief.
The prosecution secured the follow
ing statement:
"Holy Family church, Alt West
Twelfth street, Chicago, Ill.
ION the fourth day of February,
1905. united in the bonds of matri-
mony Edward Shaeffer and Anna Nc
Dermott in this city, in the presence
Of John Butler and Mary Middleman,
dispensation of differing religions
having been obtained.
&c, A. CONFER, s. J.
81 certify that the above Distract is
correct W. ]. PETERS, S. j."
Rev. Father Conner is now stationed
at Toledo, and T. C. Cochran for the
prosecution made an effort to have
him come here to try to identify Mrs.
Boyle as the woman he had united in
marriage to Shaeffer, but he positively
declined to come.
Believing that they could show that
Mrs. Boyle is not legally married to
James II. Boyle, the prosecution has
had her summoned as a witness for
the state against Boyle. But the re-
fusal of the priest to attempt the wo-
mans Identification has put a stop to
their efforts in this line.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-05-08
DAMAGING EFFECT
OF ROCK BLAST
Missile Hurled From Race to Martin
Street Strikes House---Two Ladies'
Make Marrow Escape.
From The World Of Thursday:

From The World of Thursday
A piece OF rock weighing Ave or
six pounds was hurled by blast
shortly before noon today from West
Race street clear to 227 West Martin
street where II struck the house or
Mr.. J. w. Barker with terrific force.
The missile knocked hole foot
square In a window shutter on the
second story and hole in the brick
wall, also one in the pavement where
1t struck the ground.
The rock struck the house foot
from a window inside OF which Miss
Barker and Mrs. Sullivan we're sew
ing. Had It entered the window two
feet lower than the point Of impact
one of the aides at least would surely
have been killed. AS It vas they we're
very badly frightened.
The rock came from the cellar excar
walton at Il. II. Millard's new house.
corner OF Race street and Maple
avenue and the blast must have been
an unusually heavy one.
1t certainly was narrow escape for
Miss Barker and Mrs. Sullivan.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-05-08
COUNTY COURT LIBERAL
Work Done at Court House Not in
Contract.

From The World OF Thursday.
The county court yesterday after
noon authorized the finishing of three
rooms on the third floor of the court
house, the cost of the work not to ex-
coed $425. This was not in the origi-
nal contract with S. A. Westenhaver,
the court at the lime the contract was
drawn up deciding to leave the three
rooms alluded to unfinished until some
future time. The county commission
ers later changed their minds and now
the court house will be completed
when the work in question is done.
Mr.. Westenhaver has been engaged
to do it.
The three rooms are finely located
as regards light and view and can be
used for jury rooms in case of an
emergency.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-05-08
SMOTHER TO DEATH
Sad Ending of Hammond and Kruger,
Two Drunken Men in Waynes-
boro.

Nimrod Hammond, aged 40, and
Robert Kruger. aged about so were
suffocated in the Waynesboro, Pa,
lookup early Saturday morning. When
found Kruger was dead and Hammond
expired shortly after being taken out.
They were arrested late Friday night
for being drunk and disorderly.
Hammond had been smoking a pipe
and it is supposed that spart fell on
an old mattress on the floor beside
his cot and set fire to it. The dense
smoke suffocated both men who oc-
cupied adjoining cells in the lookup.
The fire was discovered by Patrol
man Daywatt who was going off duty
shortly after o'clock in the morn
ing and who passed near the lookup
suing from the cage and notified Mar
ket Master Cans who was near They
rushed in and pulled Hammond and
Kruger out and nearly smothered by
smoke themselves In doing so.
Hammond was native of Frederick
County, Maryland. For the past few
years he lived near Rouzerville, three
miles east OF Waynesboro. He leaves
wife and one SON who reside in Kan
sas City Mo-; also his mother and
four sisters residing in Frederick, Md.
Kruger was a native Of Germany. He
had been working on farm this
spring near Waynesboro. He came
there from Columbia, Pa.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-05-08
SIX HURT IN
TRAIN WRECK
q. & o. Passenger Train Hits Cattle
and Two Coaches Roll Down EN-.
bankmert--Man Drops Dead

The passenger train on the Romney
branch of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad was wrecked afternoon about
one and one-half miles from Romney.
The injured are Mrs. Cornweil, wife
OF ex,State Senator John j Cornwell.
editor of the Hampshire Review; Miss
Kate Brady. sister of Mis-. Cornwell;
Bagga gemaster II. Parker, I. M. Baker
Mrs. James Keller Mrs. Georke Gun.
bingham. all Of Romney Their in
juries are not serious being largely
bruises and shock. The injured per-
sons were able to walk away from the
wreck and were taken to their homes
in Romney in carriages.
The accident was due to the train
striking cattle on the track The en-
CINE remained on the track, but the
combination coach and the passenger
coach, after running along on the ties
some distance, rolled over an embank-
ment. The rear coach took fire from
the coal oil lamps with which 1t was
lighted and was destroyed.
Mrs. Eornwell was returning to
Romney after a visit OF few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Cornwell, at
Fairmont. Mrs. Cornwell, the aged
mother OF Mr.. Cornwell, accompanied
her to Fairmont, and Is now visiting
In that city.
J. Inskeep Keller, former proprietor
of the Keller Hotel at Romney, went
down tosview the wreck and dropped
dead from excitement. Mr., Keller
was widely known. He was cripple,
using two crutches.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-05-08
Drowned In Potomac.

Paul Fridinger, aged Is years, the
only son OF Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. w.
Fridinger, Of Washington, but former
ly OF Hagerstown, was accidentally
drowned with companion in the Po-
tomac river at Washington about 8
O'Clock Friday night by the capsizing
OF a canoe. The young man was en-
ployed as carrier in the War De-
partment for the past year.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-05-08
NEEDS A PENSION.
Soldiers Widow, Married Here, Blind
and Destitute.

Postmaster Alex Clohan has re-
ceived letter asking for information
that would establish proof of the we'd
ing of Charles Hoesel, a Union soldier
in the Civil War, to Barbara Swinger,
of Hagerstown, which took place in
this city in 1865. The letter states
that Mrs. Hoesel Is entitled to a PEN
sion as soldiers widow and Is blind
and destitute besides Any informa-
ton that would aid the women in this
matter can be communicated to Post
master Clohan.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-05-08
THEY'RE BLONDES NOW
Student Put Peroxide In Bottle Which
Usually Contained Bay Rum.

Student Put Peroxide In Bottle Which
Usually Contained Bay Rum.
Ithaca. N. Y. May Ga prank of a
student at the Cascadilla Preparatory
school here has caused an epidemic Of
masculine blondes during the past few
days. The student missed a great
deal of bay rum used for toilet pur-
poses.
Suspecting his classmates In the
dormitory, he refilled his bottle with
peroxide OF hydrogen. AS result the
guilty ones were transformed into
peroxide blondes when they appeared
In classes.
Two who formerly had Jet black
hair are blondes, while another with
red hair is adorned with locks OF sill
very Wilderness. Some have shaved
their heads to kill all trace Of the
bleach.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-05-08
LOOKING FOR SITES.
Humane Society to Put Up Building
With $4,000 Appropriated

Secretary r. H. Brown of the West
Virginia Humane society announced
that the newly appointed board would
soon locate a site for state home and
award the contract The Legislature
recently appropriated $4,000 for this
purpose.
Several cities and towns are after
the home. Between 20 and so acres
of ground will be needed for the home
and it is desired to have It situated
along trolley or steam line.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-05-08
GRAFTERS GET
JAIL SENTENCES
Convicted Men Appeal and are
Released on Bail,
CITY COUNClLMEN ARE
THE HARDEST HIT

Heavy Fines and Serve Terms
In Penitentiary--For Bank Pres
ident Receives Punishment For Brlb-
Ing City Fathers.
Pittsburg. May 6.--Judge Robert 8.
Frazer pronounced sentences on the
councilman and others recently con-
victed of bribery.
Councilman Joseph G. WATSON was
fined $500 and sentenced to one and
one-half years In the penitentiary;
Councilman John r. Klein. $500 fne
and three and one-half years in the
penitentiary: Councilman william
Brand, $500 fine and one and one-half
years In the penitentiary; w. w.
Ramsey, former banker, $1,000 fine and
one and one-haf years In the peniten-
tiary; Henry NJ. Bolger, hotelkeeper,
$500 fine and two years in the peniten-
tiary.
August A. vilsack, the banker, who
aided the prosecution, has not yet
been sentenced.
Judge Frazer also pronounced sen.
tence on John Colbert and Charles
Colbert, who received two years for
embracery. 1t was charged that they
attempted to tamper with Juror dur
ing the trial Of the former banker,
Ramsey.
Klein was common councilman from
the First ward. On the charge OF
bribery he was sentenced to pay q
fine of $1,000 and two years In the
penitentiary. On the conspiracy charge
he was sentenced to pay fine OF $500
and spend year and six months in
jail Bolger the Water street hotel
and saloon keeper, was Klein's aid in
his grating transactions.
Brand was formerly president of
the common council, Ramsey was
formerly president OF the German Ma
tional bank. and the charge against
him was bribery. Vilsack, who plead
ed nolle contendre to the charge of
bribery, was formerly cashier Of the
German National bank.
All the men sentenced, with the ex-
ception of the two Colberts, applied
at once to the superior court and ask
ed for writs Of supersedeas. Bail was
fixed In each case except Bolger's at
$4,000. and In his at $4,000.
The writs were granted after sew
eral hours consideration. 1t was for
this reason that District Attorney
Blakeley did not call A. vilsack. the
former banker, for sentence, as he
considered such action would be an
injustice to the only man who saved
the county money by admitting his
guilt II vilsack were sentenced he
would be sent to prison Immediately
and could not have recourse to the ac-
ton that will secure the others tenn
porary freedom.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-05-08
Yeqqman Extradited.

Trenton, N. j., May 6. - United
States Commissioner Cramner ordered
William Lewis to be taken to Penn
sylvania to answer charge of rob-
bling Mary Dittendofer. assistant post
mistress of Fullerton, Lehigh county,
Pa, of $3.50.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-05-08
Two Neoroes EIectroc,,tes.

Richmond. Va, May 6. - Joe and
Isham Taylor. two more of the me-
groes who figured in the recent terri
BILE Powhattan county tragedy in
which Mrs. Skipwith and Walter
johnson were murdered. were electro
cuted in the penitentiary here.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-05-08
WRIGHT BROS. SAIL HOME
Avlators Leave Southampton After an
Ovation In London.

London, May 6.-Wilbur and Orville
Wright, American aeroplanists, took
passage on the steamer Kronprinzes-
sin Cecilie for New York. Members
of the Aero club babe them farewell
here.
London newspapers have been full
of their doings, and they have been
besieged with invitations to dinner
and the recipients of other attentions.
Orville Wright said that he and his
brother were going home to conduct
experiments of secret nature.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-05-08
Women and Children Living on Grass.

Marash, May Ga letter received
by messenger from Harm says that
women. girls and boys under ten
years of age have been left alive. The
churches and houses were plundered
and most of them were burned. The
letter. which is from the widow OF a
clergyman, says:
1--WE have nothing to eat or wear.
We are living on grass like animals.
Worse than this. the Moslems are try
ing to force the women and girls to
become Mohammedans. Already some
of the women have been carried
away"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-05-08

Missouri Puts Ban on Cigarettes.
Jefferson City. Mo-. May 8. 80 The
Missouri senate passed the house bill
forbidding cigarette smoking by min
orr In public places.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-05-08
GRANTED A DIVORCE.
Circuit Court Proceedings at Close Of
Term

At the session OF circuit court this
morning Mrs. Maggie B. Rice was
granted an absolute divorce from her
husband. Chas. Fl. Rice. She was
given the custoday OF her three chill
dren. He will be allowed to visit the
children several times year with her
permission.
G. M. Seibert was appointed a truss
tee OF the Bank OF Martinsburg, vice
Ward B. Lindsay. deceased.
Court adjourned this afternoon Tor
the term.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-05-08
Bible class.

The ward school Bible class met at
the Y. M. G. A. Saturday evening with
Mr.. F. II. Cartwright in charge
Messrs. VIM. Ramsey, VIM. Harper
and Earl Zimmerman read papers on
Bible work. Mr.. Cartwright and Sec
rotary Lunk made brief addresses. A
light luncheon was served to the boys.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-05-08

New York, May 6.--Miss Ida Shaw
King, dean of the Woman's college at
Brown university, Providence. r. l..
has refused an offer of the deanship
OF Barnard college at Columbia univer
sity. Miss King was offered $4,000,
but declined 1t to accept smaller
salary and complete her work at
Brown.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-05-08
FIND s2,25O,OOO
IN Y|LD|Z PALACE
Deposed Sultan's Cash and Many
Jewels Found.
HAD LARGE DEPOSITS
IN A FOREIGN BANK


Abdul Hamid Had Over 5000, 900
on Deposit In Foreign Bank-More
Massacres Brewing In Asiatic Tur-
key.
Constantinople. May 6.--The COM
mission which is taking an Inventory
OF property at the Yildiz palace has
found $2,250,000 In bank notes and a
large quantity of jewelry.
Papers seized at the palace show
that Abdul Hamid had something
over $5,0e0,000 on deposit in foreign
bank.
Tekfk Pasha has resigned as grand
vizier, but he has agreed to retain
the post until after the ceremony of
"girding on the sword" by the sultan,
which corresponds to the coronation
OF other countries. This ceremony will
probably take place Monday.
Hilmi Pasha has been appointed as
grand vizier and will assume office on
the retirement of Tewfik.
Mollah Sahib has been appointed
sheik-ul-Islam.
The chamber Of deputies adopted
unanimously the cabinet suggestion
that $4,000 be appropriated for re-
lief of sufferers in the Adana district.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-05-08
Couldn't Loaf: Killed Himself

Springfield, o., May 6-Becoming
respondent because of the closing OF
the saloons, and having no. place to
loaf, William Thompson slashed hts
throat and died
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-05-08
President TO Present Medals.

Washington, May 6.-The gold med
ais voted to Wilbur and Orville Wright
by the Aero Club of America are to be
presented by President Taft in the
east room Of the White House June IS.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-05-08
germany Paid Wrlohts s1a5. 600.

London, May Ga dispatch from
Berlin says that the price paid for the
patent rights for Germany of the
Wright aeroplane was s125.000.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-05-08
Further MosIem Outbreaks Fearec

Beirut, Asiatic Turkey. May 6.-The
situation at Suadia and Deurtyul Is
again critical and further anti-Chris-
tian outbreaks are feared. Five hun
dred Turkish troops have been sent to
these points.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-05-08
ooina some.

Mr.. T. w. Martin made he run from
Martinsburg to Winchester Sunday
morning In 40 minutes in his new
automobile.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-05-08
HadIln FACING a Famine,

Hadjin, May 6.-Hadjin is facing a
famine and there is neicher money
nor food in the city.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-05-08
Natal statistics.

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Butts, Liberty
street, son Saturday morning.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-05-08

"a Is Believed II Can Be Concluded
This Week-About Fifty Witnesses
TO BE Heard, But Their Testimony
Will Be Brief.
Morris tribune., 1909-12-10
News Of Especial Interest to
Minnesota Readers.
SALES HELD TO Be ILLEGAL
Government Will Restore Lands
to White Earth Indians.

Prompt action will be taken by
the department of justice at Wash
ington in restoring to full blood In
dams on the White Earth reserya-
| tion in Minnesota titles to timber
lands there roughly estimated to be
worth $5,0OO,0O0 that are now assert
ed to be illegally in the possession of
certain lumbermen and lumber COM
panic in the state. A prominent gov
eminent official is authority for the
statement that under no circum-
stances will the cases be compro-
missed. Those persons or companies
that lave acquired timber lands from
full bloods that in law cannot be
transferred without the sanction of
the secretary of the interior will be
required to relinquish their claims.
According to reports received at
the Indian Office there are full blood
ed Indians at White Earth who have,
contrary to law, disposed, not only of
their own allotments, both original
and additional, but what are known
as dead claims. In some cases as
many as seven or eight such claims
were sold by one full blood heir 1t
is said that fully 1000 claims have
been illegally disposed of and that the
value of the land and timber is about
$5,000,000. In addition the lands of
172 minors were disposed of without
authority.
While the mixed bloods are allowed
to sell their lands the full bloods,
with the assistance of certain persons,
under the guise of being mixed hoods,
are alleged to have sold their lands,
which have in many instances been
denuded of their valuable timber.
It is said that 80 per cent of the
lands allotted to full bloods have
either been sold or mortgaged and
that 80 per cent of the acreage of the
reservation has passed into the hands
of private owners.
Morris tribune., 1909-12-10
LABOR men GET WRIT
Federal Supreme Court viii Re-
view Contempt Case.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE supreue
court of the United States granted the
petition for writ of certiorari in TIE
contempt cases of Samuel Gompers,
Frank Morrison and John Mitchell.
officers of the American Federation Of
Labor. The effect of the decision wiz
be to bring the entire record in the
Buck Stove and Range company case
against these men to the supreI1s
court for review.
Before the supreme court attorneys
for the federation will ask to haYe
dismissed the original anti-boycott In
junction issued by Judge Gould in the
Buck Stove and Range company case.
Samuel Gompers, John Mitchell and
Frank Morrison, the officers Of the
federation, who are now under a CON
tempt of court sentence for violating
the injunction, are also parties to the
appeal.
This move, in short, puts it. up to
the supreme court of the United
States to decide If the American Fed
Grafton of Labor's boycott of the Buck
Stove and Range company in its Off
cial organ, the Federationist. was q
lawful procedure. The court of aH-
peals of the District of Columbia has
held that it was not and with GONE
notifications has sustained Judge
GOuld's Injunction.
Morris tribune., 1909-12-10
LOUISE ARB0GAsT IS FREE
Indictment Against st. Paul Girl Is
Notled,

Indictment Against st. Paul Girl Is
Noiled.
A motion to nolle the Indictment
against Louise Arbogast was made, be-
fore Judge Orr in the district court at
ST. Paul by R. D. O'Brien, county at
torney, and the motion was granted.
Louise Arbogast was charged with
completely in the killing of her father,
Louis Arbogast, for whose murder
Mrs. Nina Arbogast, the girls mother,
was tried and acquitted a month ago.
The county attorney informed the
court that there was no more evil
dence, against Louise than was intro
duced at the trial of Mrs Arbogast,
intimating that inasmuch as the
mother was not convicted the same
evidence would rot prove strong
enough to convict the daughter.
Morris tribune., 1909-12-10
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, Dec. Cattle Beeves.
s4O0@9.25; Texas steers, s3.S0@4.90.
Western steers, $425@7.5O; stockers
and feeders, s3,1505.3o; cows and
heifers, s2.15@5.7O; calves, $1,000
$50. Hogs Light, $7S5@8.35; mixed,
S790@8.5e; heavy, SS.0O@S.55; rough,
sS.OO08.2o; good to choice heavy,
$S.20@S.55; pigs, $6.75@7.75. Sheep
Native, s3.1505.35; yearlings, $3.50
7.16: lambs, s5.250300.
Morris tribune., 1909-12-10
DEN MARK.

Prime Minister Zahle, of Denmark,
who violated all court traditions by go
ing to royal reception wearing a
black SLOUGH hat, and his wife, who
retains her place as stenographer in
the Danish parliament, are subjects Of
many jokes in European papers. The
i current number of Ulk has a cartoon
showing Herr Zahle making an ad-
dress in parliament. His wife, rising
from the reporters table, says: Hub
by, dear, just wait a moment; make a
little pause; Europe must have pa.
thence, the point of my pencil has
broken off,
Astronomer Stromgren, who with
DR.. Pichule will examine DR.. Cooks
papers, suggests that polar explorers
and other scientists should join the
committee of examination, as it does
not want to accept the responsibility
of alone deciding whether or not DR..
Cook reached the pole. The univer-
sity is willing to comply with the sug
gestion, although it is now thought to
be impossible to obtain satisfactory re-
suits before DR.. Cooks original papers
arrive from Etah. His papers from
America are expected within few
days.
The miserable Alberti affair is still
in progress and occupying the atten-
ton of the public in no little degree.
1t was hoped that by the first of this
month that the whole thing could be:
settled, but there are plenty Of indica-i
lions that new things are in sight
Albert himself is reported to be in no
little degree cooked up over the fact
that he has been able to cause so much
trouble in the world of finance and
politics.
Knud Rasmussen, who recently re-
turned from an extended expedition in
Greenland, brought with him little
polar bear, which he presented to the
Danish king short time ago. He
seems to thrive excellently in the zoo,
but does not reside as some people
would suppose at the royal palace The
king prefers to pay a VISIT to the bear
at the zoo instead. Anyway King
Fredrik is very fond of going there.
Bishop Rordan, of the SHETLAND do
cese, Denmark, died recently at the.
age of seventy-seven years. He had
been one of the most influential men
of the Guhvg tendency and is the ar-s
thor of a number of theological works.
MARION 6. NORELIUS.