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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-02-11

Among legal records in the posses
sion of Mr.. John f. Geeting, promi-
nent Chicago attorney and editor OF
American Criminal Reports, is the fol-
lowing letter written by Abraham Lin
coin in 1841. 1t appeared originally in
the Quincy Wing of April g. 1916, and
in that article. probably written by
Lincoln himself (for it is known that
he took much interest in the features
of the case) the following lines ap-
pear: "On the next Monday Myers ar
rived at Springfield, bringing with
him the now famed Fisher, in full life
and proper person" Evidently the
letter of Lincoln was written before
Fisher had been found.
Springfield, June 10, 1841.-Dear
Speed: We have had the highest state
of excitement here for week past
that our community has ever wit
messed and although the public feel
ing is somewhat allayed, the curious
affair which aroused 1t is very far
from being over, yet cleared of mys-
terry. 1t would take a quire of paper
to give you anything like full ac-
count of it, and |, therefore, only pro-
pose a brief outline.
The chief personages in the drama
are Archibald Fisher supposed to be
murdered, and Archibald Traitor, Hen
ry Traitor and William Traitor, sup
posed to have murdered him. The
three Traitors are brothers. The first,
Archibald, as you know, lives in town;
the second, Henry, in Clary's Grove;
and the third William, in Warren
county; and Fisher, the supposed
murdered being without a family, had
made his home with William. On Sat
urday evening, being the Goth of May,
Fisher and William came TO Henry's
in a one-horse dearborn, and there
stayed over Sunday; and Monday all
three came to Springfield Henry on
horseback. and Joined Archibald at
Myers, the Dutch carpenter, That
evening at supper Fisher was missing,
and so next morning some Intellectual
search was made for him; and on
Tuesday. at / o'clock p. m, William
and Henry started home without him.
In a day or two Henry and one or
two of his Clary Grove neighbors
came back for him again. and adver-
tised his disappearance In the papers,
The knowledge or the matter thus
far had not been general, and here 1t
dropped entirely till about the 10th
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-02-11

entity very unwell; that he asked him
how he had come from Springfield;
that Fisher said he had come by Peo-
ria. which showed that he at the time
of speaking did not know where he
had been wandering about in state
of arrangement. He further stated
that in about two hours he received a
note from one of Traitors friends ad-
vising him of his arrest and request
ing him to 80 on to Springfield as a
witness to testify as to the state Of
Fishers health in former times; that
he Immediately set off, calling up two
of his neighbors as company, and
riding all evening and all night, over
took MaXcy and William at Lewiston
in Fulton county. That Maxcy refus-
ing to discharge Traitor upon his state
ment, his two neighbors returned, and
he came on to Springfield. Some ques.
ton being made as to whether the
doctors story was not a fabrication,
several acquaintances of his (among
whom was the same postmaster who
wrote to Keys as before mentioned)
were introduced as sort of compurga-
tors, who swore that they knew the
doctor to be good character for
truth and veracity, and generally Of
good character in every way.
Here the testimony ended, and tho
Traitors were discharged, Archibald
and William expressing, both in word
and manner, their entire confidence
that Fisher would be found at the doc
tors by Galloway, Mallory and Myers,
who day before had been dispatched
for that purpose while Henry still
protested that no power on earth could
ever show Fisher alive. Thus stands
this curious affair.
When the Doctors story was first
! made public, it was amusing to scan
and contemplate the countenances,
and hear the remarks of those who
had been actively engaged in the
| search for the dead body; some looked
quizzical, some melancholy, and some
furiously angry. Porter, who had
| been very active, swore he always
/ knew the man was not dead, and that
he had not stirred an inch to hunt for
him. Langford, who had taken the
lead in cutting down Hickox's mill
dam. and wanted to hang Hickox for
Directing. looked most awfully woebe-
gone; he seemed the victim of I'M
requited affection" as represented in
the comic almanacs we used to laugh
over. And Hart, the little drayman
that hauled Molly home once, said II
was too damned bad to have so much
trouble and no hanging after all.
commenced this letter yesterday,
since which | received yours of the
18th, l stick to my promise TO come
to Louisville. Nothing new here, ex.
cept what have written. have not
seen - since my last trip; and l am
going out there as soon as mail this
letter, Yours forever,
LINCOLN.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-02-11


Miss Alice turned the hose on her
sidewalk to wash away the ashes.
All night long, however, the wind rose,
and the fourteenth of February dawned
bitter cold, and the water used for
washing off the ashes froze.
Miss Lucinda was in the kitchen
sitting ashes to resprinkle the pave
ment, when she heard her sister
shrek. Lucinda rushed to open the
front door, and saw Alice on her
knees in the street supporting the
husky shoulders of Williams, who was
shouting Justify: This is your work!
Nice, isn't It? Always knew your CON
founded neatness would cost me my
life"
Alice could only sob in reply.
I'll sue you for this, all right" he
beloved.
BY this time Lucinda had ap-
preached, and now spoke authoritative
ly: We'll, 1t is plain you must be
carried into your house and a doctor
sent for at once" Reckoning to the
bachelors man servant, who lowered
near, she instructed him how to assist
the injured man without causing I'M
necessary pain.
When Williams had been laid on a
disordered bed, Miss Lucinda made
him as comfortable as possible before
the arrival of the doctor. The Berry
girls set to work preparing bandages.
The doctor came, set the arm, ex-
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-02-11

rem. On the same day Arch was ar
rested, and put in Jail. Yesterday (Fri-
day. William was put upon his exam
ming trial before May and Lavely;
Archibald and Henry were both pres
ent. Lamborn prosecuted, and Logan,
Baker and your humble servant de-
Tended. A great many witnesses were
introduced and examined, but / shall
only mention those whose testimony
seemed most important. The first of
these was Capt Ransdell. He swore
that, when William and Henry left
Springfield for home on Tuesday be-
fore mentioned, they did not take the
direct route-which, you know, leads
by the butcher shop; but that they fol-
lowed the street north until they got
opposite, or nearly opposite, Mays
house, after which he could not see
them from where he stood; and 1t was
afterwards proved, that, in about an
hour after they started, they came
into the street by the butchers shop
from towards the brick-yard. DR.. Mer-
ryman and others swore to what is
stated about the battle-ground, drag
trail. whiskers and carriage tracks.
Henry was then introduced by the
prosecution. He swore that, when they
started for home, they went out north
as Ransdell stated, and turned down
west by the brick-yard into the woods,
and there met Archibald; that they
proceeded a small distance further
when he was placed as a sentinel to
watch for and announce the approach
of anyone that might happen that
way; that William and Arch. took the
dearborn out of the road a small dis
lance to the edge of the thicket
where they stopped, and he saw them
lift the body of q man into 1t; that
they moved off with the carriage in
the direction of Hickoxs MILL and he
loitered about for something like an
hour, When William returned with the
carriage. but without Arch and said
they had put him in safe place; that
they went somehow, he did not know
exactly how, into the road close TO the
brewery, and proceeded on to Clary's
Grove. He also stated that some
time during the day William tsld him
that. he and Arch. had killed Fisher
the evening before; that the way they
did it was by him (William) knocking
him down with a club, and Archibald
then choking him to death.
An old man from Warren, called DR..
Gilmore, was then introduced on the
part of the defense. He swore that he
had known Fisher for several years;
that Fisher had resided at his house
long time at each of the different
spells; once while he built barn for
him, and once while he was doctored
for some chronic disease; that two or
three years ago Fisher had a serious
hurt in his head by the bursting Of a
gun, since which he had been subject
to continued bad health and occasional
alteration of mind He also stated
that ON last Tuesday, being the same
day mat MaXcy arrested William
Traitor, he (the DOCTOR was from
home in the early part of the day. and
on his return, about IL o'clock, found
Fisher at his house in bed, and appar.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-02-11
Art Criticism.
LINCOLN.

81 don't like marble statues" said
the fluffy young thing They always
look as II they had cataract or some
thing of that kind the matter with
their eyes"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-02-11

THEY were the
neatest ladies' on
the entire street,
MI S s Luc | n d a
Berry and her sis
ter Alice, and they
subsisted meager-
ly on a small pen
sion that had been
their late fathers.
In the same
block lived the
richest. slouchiest
and most irritable
bachelor in the
city.
In f e b r u a y,
when an unexpect-
ed mildness set In.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1909-03-18

Sansuinif9. Ssrr: .SeBt
iIts uber nun t3eit, buB S6r SObn aa
elmer StelIung tommt. Wiuht es S6e
nen bsnn gar feline Sorge, baB tr im@
mer nod ni9ts if9" = Msutter: %,
Inn ben iips mir ni9t bunse, 10 Ianse
er nihts 1T. tann sr nod alles pera
ben!" (
-@in feItenes StId. Bee
fu9er (eines RaritGteutdbtnetts, bem
elm alter SGbel tpegsu 5einer enormen
@rDbe uuffGGID: .Das 1T bas fir Elm
Sdbel9" = 8ebienItster: ~Das lift Der
Sdbel. nit benz 8alaam feline GIsIin
f6btete.~ : 8efu9er: .gber 8dInam
tDbtets bod feline @ielin gar ni6t; Ct
ipiinibte iid bod nur einen S6bel, nm
iie gu t6bten." = 9sbieniietsr: ,,Run
ia, bas 1T eben Der SGbel, ben er iit1
ipiini6te!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1909-03-18
Gr fennt bas.

@npoIt Gum 0Orff6ulsenJ:
s@o, Die petitiOn babe id isbt uufsss
fsBt, nun miibt SSbr uno ale -9emsins
bemiteIieber untsrfdreiben. DieOieI
ieio Sbr oenn i'm Dprfe9"
S9ulSe: n3pOlfe."
@npalt: nRo, od tpilI i6 nut
eIei4 Elm paar 0uBeno Stablfeoerrt
mitbrineen.1
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1909-03-18

3inbermunb. Die fIeine
Gai Febt gum 5eniter bin9us unb ers
blidt einen arOBsn TdbrftI9oruiteiu,
bem f6pnrss RdudpOIttn tntitsisen-
0a es ibr auffGllt. buB Elm bena9bur~
ter fleinsr Sdorniiein gang untbdtig
oaIfebt, iptnbst fis iih an Mama nit
Der sSrage: sRidt pubr. Mama. ipenn
Der fleine SdOrnitsin sroB 1T, barf er
au9 rou6en."
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1909-03-18

Gr: ...Sa, Truu6en. idh tperos
Did NAL unansetiinoist in Ri5Sa
beIu9en, oamit 9u cine lteberrG4
f4ans buit!"
Sfs: sSm! Sbu' bas Iieber ni9t
funit bait 9u am @nbe eins
lleberraf9uns!' d.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1909-03-18

= @ebantenfpIittsr. @&
1T mertlpiirbig, oab Die Menideut
beuen es in Die 9upe rsgnet, meiItsns
auf Dem Srcdnen iiBen.
8ere9tigte ReusitE
MideI (b.r ir Der 2Otterie seipieit,
absr ni6ts ssippnnen bait: sOG
bsibts INNER: Der 9umme bats
9liidp" Sebt mG9t / BLOB ipifen.
ipie Oumm ma eisentlih fein muBt
Bis mo mas s'tpinnt!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1909-03-18

@ariante. .SrinP, 8utrs
mel, sIeih 1T pOIiseiitunbe! Ssbf
beibt es: 3eit ift 9ier!"
-3arte anbeutung. Gbef
(bei fdle6ter 2aune, nit einem feiner
glnseitelItsn in Wortipe9IeI seratbenb):
nMiiller, id finbe Sbre Bidder pieoer
ni9t in Srbnuns! Sdsen Sic mir,
mo baben sic INNER Sbrs @ebanten9~
= Miillsr: .Serr prinSipul. ipeHn Sic
mid gum 8liBablsiter Stbrer f9le9fen
2aune benubsn ipolIen, 70 miiien sic
mid befer oergolben!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1909-03-18
Auzen6ura.

burs. Der goIttutIdens
fiibrer Daro, Der tiirsIid einen @el6s'
lad NIT einem SnhlIt ron cnnGbernb
5000 5r. eelfoblen bate, fpurbe gu 6
DtOnaten @sfGnen;b uab 30 81.
Bulge perurtbeilt.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-21
Double Tragedy in Browning Home Today
Grows Out of Continued Dissipation.

While their baby daughter, age
but a little more than two years,
croached at her mothers side, fran
ideally shrieking and begging for
mercy in her behalf, Fred G..
Browning emptied three chambers
of his revolver into his wife's
breast and then sent bullet crash
ing through his own head, just as
the police burst into the presence
of himself and victim.
The tragedy, occurring at 5000
Grant at noon today, Is the termin-
alton of another protracted drunk
en- spree. during which the husband
has shamefully abused and quarrel
ed with his wife. 1t was perpetrated
In an apartment house where the
couple, with Mrs. Browning's
cousin. Miss Maria Garrett, took
apartments only yesterday.
According to Miss Garrett,
Browning has been drinking heavi-
ly and steadily ever since leaving
Chicago, hey arrived here Mon
day and until yesterday had been
staying at the Pedicord hotel,
where the police were called yes
terday afternoon to quiet Brown
ing in one of his periodical attacks
of abuse on his wife.
Chief of Police Sullivan, Detec-
tive Mcdonnell and Officer Sna-
miska answered in riot call time
to Miss CARROTS call for for as
sistance today and were just
mounting the steps to the Brown
fngs apartments when the report
of the shot Browning turned on
himself echoed through the halls.
Mrs. Browning lay dead on the
bed, Crimsoned with her blood BY
her side was the little girl, frantic
from freight yet innocent of the
enormity of her fathers crime. Be.
hind the door, crouching in pool
of his own flood and still clutch
ing the smoking revolver, they
found the murderer.
At least one of the bullets cut
through Mrs. Browning's heart, evil
IDENTITY killing her instantly. The
ball Browning fired into his head
passed completely through, tearing
the brain as it went. in such man.
ner that he cannot recover. He is
under the attention of DR.. O'Shea.
the emergency hospital surgeon,
who went with the officers to the
scene of the tragedy in the patrol
wagon.
Browning is butcher by profess
sion and came from Michigan to
look up an opportunity to start in
business here. He quarreled with
his wife all last night and kept on
drinking steadily the while.
This morning Mrs. Browning
threatened to leave him and wheth-
err the murder and suicide--as such
1t will be within a few hours at
most-is the result of this threat,
Miss Garrett does not know.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-21
SAYS t
WAS SUICIDE
(By United Press.)

ANNAPOLIS, July 21.-Lieuten-
ant William F. Bevan resumed the
stand today in the Sutton inquiry
He reiterated the declaration that
Lieutenant Sutton of Portland com
mitted suicide at Annapolis on the
night of October IL, 1907, after
fighting with his classmates. His
first statement was that officers
present could have carried revoi-
vers without his knowledge. Other
witnesses testified that Sutton was
the only one armed.
Bevan was the officer on guard
at the marine camp. and one of the
two men holding Sutton down when
he fired the fatal shot. Bevan said
that in talk he had with Sutton
one day the latter threatened to
kill himself because life in the
marine corps was NOT attractive to
him. Bevan was positive Sutton
had committed suicide.
Reverting to events surrounding
the shooting, Lieutenant Bevan de-
scribed the position of Sutton when
the bullet was fired. He lay flat
on the ground with his face down
ward" said the witness
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-21
TAFTS E[EVENTH-H0UR
INTERVENTION TOO LATE
You Can't Revise Tariff Downward Now" Said Aldrich
Defiantly-The Jig is Up and Taft Will Sign Bill
Carrying Average Increase of 565 Per Cent
BY gibson GARDNER.
spscial correspondence to rhs PRE-.


WASHINGTON, necessary wait anv
longer to tell
vision Of the tariff upward L WILL 80 - -
There
orcnrayne tariff act His Intervention
Aldrch
nou.s ae TAR announced that revision should be
you cont believe 1t, Adrh
The senators who senate bill
and iron 800 " ~ ~' "'
The same sentiment voiced onfe
st is up to President substantially
as congress has already framed the
mouse think some concessions
by TAFT but they will can 40
to the free list. - ~ " ~" ~
senators La Toilette and Beverdse
even " he gets OIL coal
the really important confer
''' - 's~ ~ ~N''~'
The agreed house and senate The
same is true of the live
intervention by TAFT would
these schedules the president
downward when Oolver fighting
when ssow was fighting the
cheaper articles OF food and clothing they
would nave followed the president oppor
tunty passed while Taft playing golf r.
Snamp ar leader OF the mi by the president
nory said The
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-21
MURDERS HIS WIFE:
Then SHOOTS SELF
HOME WANTED FOR
A BOY BABY

Mrs. Dey Of the Orphans Home
of Spokane has beautiful baby
boy, three months old, for adop.
ton. 1t is not at the home, as the
house has been quarantined for the
past few days, but arrangements
can be made by calling Mrs. Dey
at Main 1903.
The scarlet fever discovered at
the home by the health officer
must have been an exceedingly
mild brand, as the children who
have been sick there for the past
few days are all up. The four at
the isolation hospital are reported
improving.
The home is to be fumigated and
the quarantine to be raised pres
emily, as there is little apparent
need of continuing 1t.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-21
LARGER DISTRICT FOR
ALL DAY SPRINKL|NC

Within the district defined as
follows, odd numbered houses in
streets and avenues may sprinkle
by holding the nozzle in the hand
from I a. m. to 9 a. m. and from
5 p. m. to p. m; even numbered
houses in streets and avenues may
sprinkle by holding the nozzle in
the hand from 5 a. m. to a. m.
and from p. m. to , p. m.
The indicated district being
bounded thus: Beginning in the
northwest portion of the city at
the point Of intersection of Court
land avenue. formerly known as
Robert avenue. and the west city
limits; thence east on CORTLAND to
Ash street; thence south ON Ash
to Cora avenue; thence east on
Cora to it's intersection with Eu-
cid: thence east on Euclid to the
east city limits; thence south
along the east city limits to the
Spokane & Inland railway; thence
west along the Spokane a Inland
railway to Crestl:ne street: thence
south of Crestline to Tenth ave-
nue.; thence west on Tenth to Ar
thur street; thence north on Ar
thur to Ninth avenue. formerly
known as Webster avenue; thence
west on Ninth to Hatch: thence
south on Hatch to the south city
limits: thence west along the south
city limits to Latah creek: thence
following along Latah creek to its
intersection with the Spokane
river, continuing north along the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-21

CLOSE CALL

velt's boat was a long distance
from the shore. One bull persist
emily dived under the boat. raising
it. Roosevelt killed him and the
others were frightened away by
the flash of the powder. i
The bull hippo was towed ashore
and is the largest yet taken by the
hunting party.
Roosevelt was absent from the
camp so long the rest Of the party
became alarmed and a launch was
sent in search. 1t was three in the
morning before the searchers re-
turned, bringing the colonel and his
two guides. The enormous bull
was towed to camp.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-21
AIRSHIP TESTS
FOR UNCLE SAM
(By United Press.)

WASHINGTON. ID. c., July 21.-
Fully satisfied with his flight of
last night, Orville Wright, the
aviator, today expected to begin his
official tests for the government.
He may possibly attempt to meet
the requirements for the endurance
flight late this afternoon.
Two tests will be made by the
Wright aeroplane, according to an
agreement with the government.
The first will be the endurance
trial, the other speed flight of 10
miles over a five mile straightaway
course and return. The govern
ment specifications are not clear
as to whether the machine must
carry one or two passengers,
Wright says he will have a signal
officer to accompany him in the
tests.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-21
HURT IN RUNAWAY.

G. w. Hasty. a transfer man,
was thrown from his wagon In
front of 1903 Broadway avenue
yesterday afternoon and seriously
injured about the head and neck,
when his team became frightened
at a motorcycle ana ran away.
Hasty's wagon was loaded with
household goods belonging 10 w. j.
Fuller, but the team was stopped
before these were badly damaged.
Hasty is confined to his home. 11l3
Bridgeport avenue. from his injur-
les.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-21
ANOTHER FLOOD
HITS GALVESTON
Tidal Wave Rushes Over the New Sea Wall
Wires Down and City Isolated.
(By Unite Press)

(By Unite Press)
GALVESTON, Texas, July 21-Water Q omn
wall before wind The barometer is low and
furious care rat CITY will
again suffer from a serious flood.
Galveston
HOUSTON, Texas, 1T spans Of the railroad
bridge connecting Galveston were swept
today the A of
city and is feet deep n many streets.
All communication off Of
Galveston flood ncreasinu
1t is reported that cyclone city
wall terrific gale sweeping gulf
city, which isolated.
HOUSTON, July 21-The latest from
wind has changed and driving the back
The damage is will
be week before rail
prevent disaster i've the one of September s.
NEW ORLEANS, July 2I-Prvate messages received here
brokers the streets Galveston
1t that The island
which the city hauses along beach
piers demolished along with
according to advces. The wind blew hour
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-21

The mark Of husbands wrath
and abuse OF his wife, indelibly
stamped on the features of their
child nthe form of a scar from
a bolw that struck down the mother
before the child was born, is part
of the evidence Matilda Buck men,
tons in her suit for divorce from
w. Fl. Buckley.
The brand the father bequeathed
to his offspring as living testi-
monial Of the fathers cruelty is de-
scribed as large designation up
on the head near the temple where
the force of the blow reached the
mother.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-21

Spokane river to it's intersection
with the west city limits; thence
north along the west city limits to
the point of beginning.
Persons residing outside the
foregoing district may sprinkle by
holding the nozzle In the hand at
any time. n. S. Pratt, Mayor;
Arvid Reuterdahl. Water Commits
sioner.
This is considerable enlarge
ment Of the old district In which
all day sprinkling was permitted.
The. improvement in the water sup
ply permitted the adoption of the
larger area for unrestricted sprink-
ling hours.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-21
CHASE FOR APE
S72RS THE TOWN

Yesterday the ape sat content
eddy upon the top of a flag-pole on
the three-story home Of Mrs. S. W.
pitcher. The ape scratched him.
self while the crowd below was dis
GUESSING several plans suggested for
capturing him. At dusk the police
and firemen called into the chase
gave up In despair.
After the crowd left the ape
come down and ran into the bushes.
Another fruitless chase then follow
ed. He is still at large.