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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-29
$4,000 DAMAGES
FOR MRS. LENEHAN
Katy Loses Big Damage suit Resulting
From Wreck Near Arkansas
River Bridge.

The Jury IN the case Of Mrs eta
Lenehan - The M X. & r railway,
Wednesday after i short dellberatlon
returned 4 verdict giving the plaintiff
Judgment for $4,000. for damages
caused by the loss Of her husband in
a wreck. near Muslogee. several
months ag0. Mr. Lenehan was engi-
neef Of freight train that eolilded
with tle Katy flyer, resulting ii his
death and the injury Of the areman.
Jesse M. Emefy, Of the flyer
Although the attorneys for the katy
have made no announcement concern.
Jug the eaee, It Is understood tl.at theg
Will iile q motion for u new trial
The court this afternoon took up tile
case Of Jesse W Emery We. tie III. g
Il 4, which Is q suit for $4,000 dam.
ages. resulting from the injuries re.
eeiped ID that wreck.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-29
DEPUTY SUCCUMBS
AFTER STRUGGLE
Tulsa officer Dies From Wounds Re-
celved 10 Fight With
Rancher.

Tulsa, Okla. Oct 2I Pleas
(PleasanU Yargee. a deputy sheriff Of
this county. died last night 1T o'clock
in the Tulsa hospital as a result Of a
pistol wound received at the hands of
Texas Bud" Mudloek. d rancher, on
October 18th ii Kiefer. Audlock is
confined in Che Creek county jail at
snpulpa, awaiting the result Of the
inquest into the cause of Yargee's
death.
Yargee was shot IN two places. one
bullett entering his right arm above
the wrist and ranging out below the
elbow. while the other took off the
last two fingers Of the left hand At
first It was not thought that either
of the wounds was dangerous Three
days after the shooting, however,
blood poisoning had taken hold Of the
right arm, and The wounded man was
hurried over TO The hospital from sa.
puipa IN an automobile
Friday night, Yafsees right arm
was amputated at the shoulder. the
physicians hoping this would check
the spread Of the poison ana gangrene,
The operation proved futile however.
as the gangrene bad made too much
headway to be checked The body
was last evening removed to the Rob-
ert 4. McBifney undertaking rooms.
Yargee was "A years ola tie was
born near Mounds. hts father being
]. / Yargee. 4 stockman. aud bis
mother sister of Cen Pleasant Tor.
ter former chief Of the Greek Indians
Yargee was formerly cowboy and
member of the Indian police At tie
time of his death be was a deputy
aherih Of Tulsa county About a year
ago, ne married aiiss Kessie Davis
an destablished home u Red Fork.
The wife. two brothers. and one sister
survive him
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-29
.ATCTLEMEN FILE SUIT
FOR Sll,584 DAMAGES

Muskogee, Okla. Oct 20 7A novel
suit was filed IN the United States
circuit court yesterday afternoon by
4. L. Bledsoe and G a. elem, by their
attorneys, Guy n Nelson Of Mnskogee.
and Howard Langley Of Pryor Creek.
against the Missouri, Kansas 4 Texas
Railway company. wherein Il Is eharg.
cd that the company killed 1879 head
Of cattle and lajured 400 by dipping
them In crude oil The cattle shippers
are now suing to recover si1, ,as4 dam.
ages
The cattle were shipped from Sui
phur Springs. Texas. 10 Chouteau
Okla, on October II, 1908 AZ Chou
teau they were dipped IN crude oil
which. according to the petition. some
were killed m dothers injured It Is
set out that the oil contained too large
a quantity Of kerosene and gasoline
which burned and blistered tho cattle
resulting in death and injury
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-29
STATE TAXES ARE
DUE OCTOBER IS
Statistics Showed That rs Per ceni
Of All Taxes Was Paid at First
lnstallment.

Guthrie, Okla, oct 27 10 order to
correct certain erroneous statements
that has gained public currency the
office Of the state examiner and ii.
speetor issued the following statement
10 regard 10 the collection Of taxes for
the year la09-fO. Taxes are due on
the 18th day Of October aud viii be.
come delinquent on the 2ist day oi
january. that Is they may b paid d
any time between these dates without
penalty After the 3lat day 0f Jan.
uary i penalty Of Is per cent per an.
mum win be added For example, II
taxes are paid within ten days after
The lst day IT January onehalf of
one per cent penalty ls added. 20 days.
one per cent penalty. so days one and
one-hnlf per cent penalty 0r 4 tetal
of lis per cent Il delinquent twelve
months
This ii net d new feature Of tbe
revenue law It has been the law Of
the Territory of Oklahoma since 1897.
The only new feature ii this connee.
tion IS that taxes afe not payable hi
t0o installmenta as formally
Statistics eleanea from the offices Of
Tie county treasafefs showed that
seTeutgftYe paf cent p 81 Jasea @as
paid III The first payment and that the
small tay payer neaiiy always paid at
their taxes at ume time ln order q
avoid the trouble incident b two pay
meHts TIE railroads banks aud other
heavy taS payers we're about the only
ones benefited by two paymeuts
hence the Inst Legislature made al Of
the taxes due III the fall on the theory
that people could better afford "a pag
their taxes then than a any other
time
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-29

fegolfer 8ta which he bid killed ym
Rogen he SHOT aIs Wo saters to
daath fter hay rsl ha hot as they
lay on the noaf
Cite counts attorney Atf Taeguft
said thai tbo fral definite Information
to Tue prosecutors once came early
yesterday whon iarmer named
Elkins, WHO lived near the McMahon
place telephoned him That James Me-
Nahon had taken him @ corn shock
near tho Mcmahon home and had there
shown him The revolver the two rings
the half box Of cartridges and the
poeketboQk that were later found iii
the corn shock
The county attorney said chat Me.
Mahon told Elkins TO say nothing
about what he had shown him As
soon as he could Elkins notified the
county attorneys office Elkns said
that no believes Mcmahon was unable
longer to keep the matter on his mind
without telling some one.
In telling his story TO the county
attorney, Mcmahon spoke freely of
killing his brother.inlaw and Of killing
OF Mrs. Van Royen, but when the
name OF Rosa, the unmarried sister
was mentioned, he hesitated and Ii
was only BY persistent questioning
that the county attorney drew from the
brother the story Of The killing Of the
young girl
OF the two women Mrs. Van Royen
was killed FIRST. The brother did not
tel the sisters that be had killed Mrs
van Royen's husband when he went
to the house lie said IN his confes.
sion that he had made up his mind to
XIII his brotherin-law three months
ago.
After shooting the two women ID the
cabin. Mcmahon told the prosecutor
he went through the fields to his own
home. and that ON the way be threw
away the cartridges that still remain.
cd in his pockets and tn the revolver
IN answer TO all questions Mcmahon
refused 10 implieate his brother. Pat
rick
n take the whole responsibility
he said and there ID no one to blame
except me- and am ready to answer
All questions, hut there Is no one else
concerned
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-29
ENGINEERS WIDOW
SUES FOR $4,000
Court Hearing Leuehan case-1ufy
Awards $500 Judgment 10 James
r. Dawson.

The suit u Airs Eta Ieoehsa
against the N. II & i. railway fH
$4,000 damages resulting fros the
death of her ausbaHd who WA II
engineer Oh tie Katy snd Waa killed
hi an accident near Muskoeee several
months aeo This case will pr3a9biv
occupy all of today The plaaa8 &
represented by p Il Brady ane N &
l1ofueeag and the case faf tie ae.
fenae Is Ill Tie bands of ii ailea of
uaskoEsa and Foele & pafte q ihia
city
THE jury in the case of Tunes Il
Dawson ST the Ms Is & r f6aasy.
heard yesterday, returned verdict
last night giving the plaintiff .hds.
ment for $500. This vas / sult re.
salting through the alleged failure IL
the company to water cattle in sbit-
ment.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-29
JACK WILLIS KILLED
IN SCHOOL HOUSE FIGHT

MuskoBee, Okla, Oct 2G. Garrk
eaded ii Il country sthoolhouse Gull Of
children, Jack" willis fought With Of
acera until he was shot 10 death. but
not until he had probably mortany
wounded Tuck ketcher d deputy
constable The hght took paee near
sleeper Cherokee county
a warrant had been issued for willis
for disturbing the peace lle went to
the schoolhouse with tWo companions.
An Of them had been drinking. Ii ii
said and the teacher, Mrs Snyder.
seut word 10 Constable + 6 Wilson.
When Wilson aud Tucker appeared
III the schnulhousn Wills openea are
on Ketchcr with D revolver and wound.
ed him at the firat shot 8s Katcher
fell the muzzle of hia shotgun stuck
ID the ground and exploded roek
inc one barrel The chilatss ned
through The windows ot the school.
house uhilo Willis on the inside, kept
up q uaIlade a thc officers Keteher
rolled over 81 hls side. reloaded the
remaining bauei og his gun ana lsept
up tho Gre en- wits Meantime, Con-
stable Wilson crawled close ID the
building and getting an idea Of where
Willis was standing from tho reports
ar h49 raVofvnp Nppd fhpnWnh tha t5htI
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-29
Brother of Two Murdered Women Relates Story
of His Horrible Crime--NO One But Himself
Connected With Killing Went to Woods,
Quarreled With Van Royen, Killed
Him and Then Went to House
And Killed Sisters.

nY Associated Press
Lansing Hars Oct &1 iames Nc
Mahon spont a stoeplesa night II hls
cen here Ha did NOT lle down all
night but paced Die cell neryousiy Ee
good naiaredly refused breakfast
when brought him This morning lie
talked occasionally during night bul
not Of himself He seemed q think
only ~ his victims and 70 reeret their
fate
Kansas City. Mo, oct 21 County
Attorney raggart this morning. filed
IN the city court Of Kansas city, Kans.,
three informations against James Me.
Mahon, charging him with the murder
Of his two sisters and his brother-in-
law. Mcmahon win remain III the
penitentiary until his preliminary hear
ing, which Will probably be late this
week.
Patrick Mcmahon who was exonerat.
ed by James will be released today
unless there are new developments.
The authorities said at noon that
Patrick Mcmahon and Patrick Lamb
would not be charged, and could leave
the penitentiary They will remain
however, untir the excitement sub
sides.
Kansas City, Mo, Oct 27-county
Attorney Joseph Taggart Of Wyandotte
county announced at 4:15 o'clock yes
terday afternoon that james Mcmahon
had made confession that he killed
his brotherin.law. Alonzo Van Royeu
and his sisters. Maggie and Rosa.
Both James and Patrick McMahon
are now being questioned further by
the county prosecutor and the sheriff
of Wyandotte county.
While the Mcmahon brothers were
at the jail. James Mcmahon told the
sheriff he would like to see an aunt
Mrs. Kate ellis of GAS Oakland AY
enue Kansas City, Kans., before ht
made statement Mrs. ellis was
brought to the Jail James Mcmahon
talked with her privately and ther
made his confession, the county at
torney says.
In his confession, James MeMahoi
said that he did the killing by himself
lie told the county attorney that he
went to the woods where Van Royef
was cutting wood and that he quarrel
cd with him. Tie quarrel ended whef
Mcmahon drew a revolver from bi.
pocket and killed his hrother.ln-law
After the killing MeMahon went Il
the cabin where his sisters. Mrs Var
Royen and ROSA MeMajon. were sit
ting IN the one room. Rose was wash
ing out pair Of socks. while the wife
OF Van Royeu was writing at a table
The brother. without telling what
had happened IN the wood qaarreled
with his two sisters Then again the
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-29
BROKEN ARROW SECURES
!
HORTICULTURAL school

Guthrie, Okla, Oct 2s. After a
fight lasting over two months, the
state board Of agriculture yesterday
located the state agricultural schools
at Broken Arrow in the Third district:
Lawton IN the Fourth and Helena in
the Fifth The committee switched
from Thomas to Helena and Anadar-
ko pulled out Of the race after the
balloting began
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-29
PULLED LAWYER OUT or
BED, IS FINED SlOO

Spokane Wash, Oct 2S.-'Gnllty Of
breach of the peace and assault in the
third degree; fine $toO and costs, J"
was the entry made by George w
stoeker. a justice OF the peace ia spo-
kant after the name of NJ. Il. Schirm.
er i wealthy grain buyer charged with
invading d sleeping room ii the Rru.
backer home at night and pulling W.
b. Hoffman, a lawyer, out Of bed and
tearing his night robe schirmer ad.
mitted everything alleged III the com.
plant, also adding some sdelights
The men became involved III i lively
argument earlier I'll the evening III the
house, wire thy have rooms. and
scbirmer was worsted After the mon
retired. sehirmer dressed and went 10
lfoaman's room demanding that the
lawyer take back some of TIE state
meuts Hoffman was nfm and the az.
tacl, followed Hoffman was pulled
from hls bed and rolled around on Tie
aoor and in the scuflle his garment
was ripped Into ribbons sehrimer
tried for 4 iull Nelson, but before Ne
could mako Clio hold Hoffman reached
under the pillows and brought forth q
gun chasing schrimer into tie street.
schrimer laughingly declared L was a
joke but the court could not sec tlse
point ana the fine Of $i00 followed Il
was promptly paid BY the grain
buyer
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-29
RANDALL APPOINTED TO
SUCCEED CHARLES YOKEY

Guthrie, Okla, Oct. &c. II. Ran.
dali of Choetaw City was appointed
county commissioners in and for Ok
lahoma county by Governor Haskell
yesterday This appointment Is made
to fiji the vacancy caused by the res
ignation OF Charley Gokey who while
under investigation Is alleged to have
resigned aud to have given the grand
jury information leading to consider
able official rotteness In Oklahoma
county It Is said that for this sery
ice Gokey was granted immunity.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-29
YOUNG IS SUMMONED
BEFORE GRAND JURY

Oklahoma CITY okla Oct rs
Bank Commissioner A. II Young was
yesterday summoned To appear before
the grand iurr now III session here. t
is supposed 70 be III connection with
the affairs Of the Columbia Bank and
Trust company.
Whether the summoning Of him De,
fore the Jury followed q conference be-
tween Attorney General Charles 5.
West and Governor G. n Haskell Is
not known.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-29

Kansas City Me-. Oct Is james
Mcmahon and hs brother Patrick
we're brought @ Kansas City this af.
ternoon from the penitentlary &C Ian.
slug, by a deputy sheriff james was
Immediately taken to the county Jail
and locked up to await bis preliminary
hearing on the charge Of killing bis
two sisters and bfothef-in.law There
was no demonstration
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-29
WANTED REVENGE
SAYS ASSASSIN
Prince ito of Japan Assaasihated By
Korean Was One Of Greatest
States u Flowery Kingdom.
ny Associated Press

py Associated Press
llarbin Manehuria, Oct. 26. Prince
lto former japanese resident general
q Korea was assassinated here yes
terday afternoon AS d Korean, vino.
when captured said be came here to
kiil the Prince fl revenge for TIC exee
eutIon of Some Oh hla relatiees. at
ito's orders during hia Stay a Kofea
rhree otboe members o. Gle Iapaneaa
party were wounded nune fatality
Prince lfirobumi llo Was psfhaps
TAO greatest statesmen og now Japan.
The achievement with which ms name
Inns bqeu chiefly associated IL Tho
minds ut oeefdentals Was the training
of the Fmpafal constitution, hy Virtue
6f which Japan took her place for tile
first time IN the rank of modern cIe.
ilIzad atatea
AS the emperors trusted adviser
and the medium through which the
state was placed ON constitutional
lbAais, lie must he regarded al one Of
the positive factors which have helped
to Win FOR Japan her present stand
ing among The nations,
lie was 6S years old
ii was ii 1868 that he made hls
celebrated pilgrimage to England at
time when It was against the law
or his country 90 go abroad and the
penalty for infringement was death
Nevertheless, inspired BY d patriotic
feeling and a desire 10 learn the
secret of occidental supremacy he nn-
dertook the trip which proved 50
beneficial 10 his country later on.
Prince Hirobumi Ito, who was
president OF the priyy council 81
Japan, left Toxic October 16 for i
tour Of Manehurla. He was 10 have
IarrIeed at Harbln today TUESDAY
whore he was IL have met n Kolxos
son. The Russian minister Of finance
The conference. 1t was said was at
the behest of Japan. and Russian and
foreign diplomats had attached great
Importance 10 Il. although the exact
motives impelling Japan 70 propose
the conference were NOT known
The subjects 10 be discussed were
not suggested IN the Japanese over
lures, and NJ kokovosotf, II il said,
had barred political questions He
said that he was competent to dis.
cuss only financial and technical sub
ieeta, these covering the status IT
lthe Maneberian railroads.
IN some quarters il Was believed
that The tour Of Prince To IN Man
churia was 10 have been Of political
nature and that 1t had a. a basis an
Iattampt % foreatall the protests ol
the powers against Russia's domino.
tion Of The Mauehnria railroad zone
under her agreement with chinu by
DETECTING q complete understanding
between japan and China Il has
been stated that China had sent sew.
lerai high officials % fiafhin to confer
with Prince To
Prince Tic 9ent Saturday aad sun.
day at HukA where lie had e8n.
Ifefences with Msi Llang. the xioeroY
Prince To visited the United States
lin 1870 as commissioner to Inyesti.
snte the financial aud banking sys
items Oh his return 70 Japan be WIS
appointed Vice minister of public
works Later be- negotiated 4 treaty
Of peace with China. and at the close
Of The war was made a mafqnlse
After The Ruaso-Japanese war be
was resident general IN Korea IL
which capacity he became the object
of hatred of the Koreans
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-29
PRESIDENTIAL FLOTILLA
- 80 -sst''@
WELCOMED At MEMPHIS
fly Associated Press

HN Associated Press
Hemphis Tenus Oct 81 All Mem.
phis and thousands Of visitors greeted
tile presidential river fleet If Il
ateamea into this city today pfesI
dent TAFT spent four hours slghgseeing
here ana the trip 20 New Orleans w9s
resumed 40 d bauauet 81 board the
st paul last nieug Tart was the guest
af THE governors Of more than hnIf nf
Tie states, The pres. II inside an
address. il which be sought e ems
courage stu further The policy 1T the
states cooperating more closely with
Che uali0nal government and suggest
ed an annual meeting ct the governors
III Washington
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-29
SUFFRAGETTE ATTEMPTS
TO DESTROY BALLOTS
by Associated press.

London, England, Oct rs. Mrs.
Chaplin. a suffragette smashed a bottle
containing 4 corrosive acid on the bal
lot box at the Bemondsy election TO-
day intending to spoil the ballots and
invalidate the election. The ballots
were unharmed, it is said, but some
election officers were painfully burned
and the woman was arrested
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-29
THREE PRISONERS REFUSE
CHANCE FOR LIBERTY
by Associated Press

hy Associated Press
Liberty, Mo-, Oct 2S.-Charles $.
Cox. held for theft and Charles Giles
pie charged with forgery sawed their
way ont of the county jail here early
today. Three other prisoners lnelud-
Ing William Tolbat, held for murder.
refused to leave the jail, and reported
the escape to the guards
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-29
MARCH COTTON SELLS
FOR FOURTEEN CENTS
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
New York. Oct. 23.-The predicted
fourteen cent level was reached In
the cotton market this morning. March
cotton sold at that figure.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-25
NEWS OF OAKLAND BERKELEY ALAMEDA HAYWARD AND IEANDRO
POINTS WAY TO
ONE GOVERNMENT
City Attorney Stetson Declares
There Will Eventually Be
One City About Bay

OAKLAND, Aug. 24.-City Attorney
John w. Stetson addressed the COM
mittee of progress and prosperity OF
the chamber of commerce at their
luncheon today. speaking on the best
method of getting a city and county
government as fulfilling a needed
economy for the east bay cities.
He explained that an attempt to have
bill passed by the last Legislature
had been frustrated, but that Los An
geles has obtained legislation which
would favor Oaklands plans.
That statute will allow US to en-
large our boundaries" he said land
after that is effected we can fight for a
city and county government. For the
start, there is no time like the pres
emit San Francisco assemblymen and
senator's opposed our bill in the last
legislature, but San Francisco legis-
lators are not so important in San
Francisco as in Sacramento. We car
reach over their heads. Let us interest
San Francisco businessmen in our
cause, which in a few years will be
their cause, for eventually there is to
be but one city about the bay of San
Francisco"
r. B. Myers of Elmhurst spoke or
the same lines. G. M Wood of the
committee explained its purpose, ano
z. P. Smith, founder of the Golden
Rule society, expounded the object OF
that organization.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-25
SUIT TO RECOVER
TITLE TO REAL ESTATE
Agent Alleged to Have Broken
Faith With Principal

OAKLAND, Aug. 24.-TriaI of a suit
to recover title to a lot in Piedmont
filed by John D. Spreckels of San. Fran
cisco against Howard r. Hurlbut, a
former employee, was commenced before
Superior Judge Waste today.
Hurlbut was place don the stand as
awitness for the plaintiff and testified
that he had been instructed to purchase
the lot of Wickham Havens to close
an advertising contract for $4,000. The
deed was made out in Hurlbut's name.
though he was said to have acted as
agent for the plaintiff, and subse-
quently Hurlbut was said to mortgaged
the lot and then to have sold it.
The plaintiff claimed that Hurlbut
had only held the lot as an agent and
that the purchase price had not been
paid by Hurlbut. Hurlbut testified that
he had arranged to purchase the lot
from Spreckels and had applied the
amount raised by the mortgage to that
purpose.
Testimony was introduced to show
that records of the transaction had
been destroyed in the San Francisco
fire, The trial will be resumed tomor-
row afternoon, when Spreckels shall
have returned from. San Diego.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-25
State League to Open Here
Next Sunday

That the forces of independent ball
are determined to give the organization
a stiff battle for the patronage of the
fans was demonstrated yesterday
when Cy Moreing, the big chief of the
State league, secured control of the
grounds at Eleventh and Mission
streets and Immediately provided a
schedule of games which puts San
Francisco on the State league map
Fresno and Oakland will play the first
game of outlaw ball at the new
grounds Sunday morning and there will
also be games Tuesday and Wednesday
afternoon. This will not Interfere with
the schedule as now arranged, with the
exception of the transfer of the Sun
day morning game from Oakland to
San Francisco.
Since the San Francisco team was
transferred to Sacramento this city has
not been represented in the State
league and no effort will be made to
organize San Francisco team to fin
ish the present season. Moreing states
however, that there will be a San Fran
cisco club next year, which, with the
addition of some other city yet to be
chosen, will make a six club league.
President J. Cal Ewing of the Pacific
Coast league. is not doing any worry
ing on account of the recent move of
the outlaws.
Let 'em play in San Francisco or
any other place they wish" said Ewing
last night The State league can not
live; 1t can not compete with organ
lied baseball and it will simply die
from lack of support