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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-28
WITNESSES
CALLED IN
HAMS CASE
STORY OF KILLING OF
ANNIS is BEING
TOLD.
Murder is Called Most
Cold Blooded and
Premeditated.

fny Uaii#a ps~4-l
FLUSHING, I. l.. April as.--
Special Prosecutor nrcEE made the
opcuing address today in the trial
II Captain Potter g. Halna. SLAYER
81 William q Annls Gregg ar
ralgned the defendant numerically
and characterized the Killing 81
Aunis a. cold biooded and prwmedl
tatcd
Harvey Rockwell. Herbert rnnke
George skinner and DR. Leopold
sehuek we're called upon the wit.
NESS stand o. testify "a Incidents
uf the shooting Funke testified
that Annls said. AZ be lay on tbs
float after the rhot bad been fired
Captain. you'ye made an awful
mistake
haiua replied q may have. but
don't think ua
Attorney Mcintyre secured a rsi.
lnE from the cunrt excluding every.
thing aaid and dane BY Thorntnn
iiains with the eKcsption u hls
position un the float when the shoot
ina occurred.
During The proceedings the de-.
PENDANT sat quietly Va his chair.
gianclnE neither AZ the witnesses
npf ~ the jury
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-28
WHAT WILL
MAYOR DO2

What Is Mayer Miller going % Bouilon7
This u the municipal circles There
is question but what Il the fight
Bouion from the public fight
put him ont Of the office the public utilities department
slble
And ~ waiting will land-wth
Bouiion the corporations
Every public utility company every corporation
everyone
city against BouIon they Arrayed sody fight
down him.
BouILLoN STARTS THINGS.
Boulon corporations they
heaven
do the ght thing
corporations
Of "isms they employed
advantage immemodal.
And up mayor
Whatever Hounon personally good.
he has the with people
that shall franchises every
strictly busnesse manner exactly any
private company would
DIFFERENCE.
public ehts-peopies rights you
Houlon corporations the
The believe they
the there you have the dividing
nutshell
public expires
Mas The refuses whether he him
Aud the meantime city en-
the mayors oouncmans office to
political leaders anywhere everywhere they
think a chance Boulon
And Bouion the Of all the rumpus with his
work quietly. apparently
everyone waiting watching md wondering how Al
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-28
BLACKMAIL
CHARGE IN
GRAFT ROW
ATTORNEY FOR CAL
HOUN MAKES HOLD
UP CHARGE.
Heney Willing to Have
the Point Settled
Immediately.


SAN FRANCISCO. April Is -
That the defense To the trial - Pat.
rick Calhoun Is depending largely
upon its ability 70 impeach the ait.
naHses called BY the prosecution was
made evident today when Daniel q
Coleman. member ~ che hoodilns
board of supervisors. replaced
James /. Gallagher upon the stand
Honey questioned Coleman re-.
gnrdinE an alleged conversation
vtth Gallagher. durinK which the
granting ~ the parkslde franchise
was discussed
"a don't remember the converse.
ton. replied the witness. but I
kunW that there vas 10 be- 1850
"a The deal
Springs 10 His Feet.
Attorney Earl Rogers Cor the de-
tense leaped Ia hts feet and intro.
duCed the transcript ~ evidence In
the first Ruef trial. claiming that
The testimony ~ the witness on that
occasion was contradictory with the
answer be bad returned 20 Heuey IS
question Hs demanded that Cole
man b. considered itapsached
On the ground that the evidence
had no material bearing on the pres.
ent case. Heney stated an objection
Rogers declared then that the de-.
Tense would pruYe that a conspiracy
10 hold up the defendant existed
Objection Withdrawn.
Upon this statement Heney with.
drew hts objection. saying that the
prosecution wanted 90 have the talk
IT blackmail and conspiracy made
clear
After waiting Cor a reply from tho
attorney for the defense. Judge
I.aVlor temporarily granted the OBJ
lection. although h had been with.
drawn. stating that the matter
would be gone into fully later In the
urnrosasNHn
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-28
YOUNG GIRLS ARE
MISSING

Mary Dreaming and Ora Bets. two
FUuue Everett girls. left that city
for Seattle iast SUNDAY Ia COMPANY
sith q man. and the girls parents
have sniis1sd thr aiA ~ the 81.
attic police Ia an effort 10 find
their missing children. Nothing h
known concerning the Identity %
the man The Kris are each ~
years old
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-28
TROUBLE IS EXPECTED

ms Waited frraal
PAltIS, April 2S-AlthOugh the
leaders OF tho General Federation
OF Labor. who are organizing "a.
hour strike for MAY 1 difclaim any
violent revolutionary Intentions,
The government t. taking elaborate
precautions 20 preserve order on
that day
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-28

600 to 100000 OF the disease
baciln
The flies crawl through the but
ter. get Into the milk. trail their
germ laden legs across the cake
bread and household dalnuga ~
each they leave couiaglon Tor an
entire family
They NY around through
sick room, where tuberculosis
or typhoid or other dread dis
eases arc. Then, covered with
the tiny germs Of these die
eases, they ny 20 the homes Of
the WE'LL
with every flutter OF their wiuga
hundreds of germs are thrown out
into the air We don't sec them
but We breathe them In. They
lodge IN our eyes. our faces They
light ON heads and hands The
sharp proboscidea OF the flies.
Rcrm.laden too, sink into the skin
leaving possible disease
The fiy speck IL a danger and
menace. The microscope Of
NfAfMNlNNH WNH MlNiNNNANM III ANfiA
the bacillus which brings c0usump
ton. the typhoid germ and many
others
The Name Tells the Story.
They once called them house
flies The new name IN govern.
ment bulletins. and adopted by the
health department of Seattle. IL
typhoid flioa." That tells its own
story.
Typhoid flies" Is good name
20 call them Always use that
name II will help everyone to
realize the danger Aud Il will
remind you OF the danger they
bring
a recent Issue Of a widely
known publication was "Ty.
phoid a National soourqe" Il
should have read, Typhoid
Natioeal Reproaeh," or "Ty.
phoid . National Crime" For
typhoid can be prevented,
Flies breed with wonderful
npidlty u takes only III days for
an egg 70 develop Into a ran grown
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-28
FALLS AND MAY
DIE As RESULT

Mike zocari. a laborcr fell so
feet into an excavation AZ 40th av,
and u. Thomas st. this morning
and sustained injuries which may
cause his death His back was
bruised, and Il Ia feared he is In
iurod internally. Zocar was taken
10 Providence hospital
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-28

frapCis " Grant superintendent
- bafiinEs has written the Cham
Der 81 commerce Tor its support ~
dafsailnK an amendment ~ urii-
nauae No. 1850. section >. the pnr-
poae n whlch ia 90 remove all re-
striafi9ns an 10 the distance which
franle buildings may be bullt from
She "a line and from rmrh other
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-28
RATE WAR is
ON AGAIN

Battle flags are again unfurled
and the rate war between the In.
dependent steamship company. con.
trollod boy the Alaska steamship
company and the Canadian Pacific
line Is once more on In earnest
This morning officials OF the hide
pendent line announced that the old
rate of 2b cents would prevail be.
tween Seattle and Victoria,
Monday the company raised the
rate TO Sl.00 each way aud s1.75 for
the round trip, The experiment did
not prove satisfactory, however. for
the Canadian line Tuesday met the
81 AZ rnto.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-28
canndLans In PerII.

BOSTON. Mass. April 2S-Rev.
w. n. Chambers and his wife. for
merly residents Of North Norwich.
Ont. Canada. are among the mis-
sionaries IN the menaced quarter
Of Asia Minor. They are located at
the city OF Adana. capital Of the
villayet OF Adana, where the worst
ant-Christian outrages have Oc-
Cured
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-28
CHRISTIANS
WILL PAY
WITH LIVES
TO SLAUGHTER THE
CHRISTIANS LIKE
WILD BEASTS.
Massacres Are Spreading
and No One is Safe
in Asia Minor.

LONDON. April 2s.-One hundred
Protestant missionaries were killed
b. fanatical Moslems IN the Adana
district according 20 consular dis
patches received here today.
Warned that they were 70 bo
massacFed. the missionaries took
refuge IA a church The rioters dis
covered them and surrounded the
building. made concerted rush and
0yerpowered the inmates. The
church was burned to the ground.
and all ~ the missionaries muir
dered The dispatches give but
meager details 81 the massacre. and
further news Is anKiously awaited
here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-28
TOO MUCH dope"

supcrahuudanco OF spirits.
mixed with few dashes of cocaine,
caused Mognon Jubert and Marie
Calllot. two French women. who
have been held by the federal an.
thorities az the detention home az
Interplay for some time, 20 be re-.
moved 10 tho county JAN yesterday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-28
rhnn.and, kIll.d rodav.

BEIRUT. Lebanon. April rs
Scores Of scattered villages In the
vilayei OF Adana were a series OF
massacres OF Christians today and
II Is expected thousands were
killed. Kasaba Is aflame and II IL
reported that Moslefns have killed
nearly every Christian there. Sew
eral Franciscan monks aud a fam
ily Of Italian missionaries are re-
ported 70 have been the oaly for
eiguers who escaped
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-28

SMYRNA. April IS The wave
Of masEacTes is sweeping eastward
from Adana today and every mis-
sion center In Asia Minor is in
danger Of extinction Terrible con
diiions prevail and unless troops
are dispatched 20 the interior az
once hundreds Of thousands of per
sons will be murdered The steady
increase Of the riOtlng is causing
great fear for American and Euro
peau residents Of Asia Minor Up
10 this time they have been con-
aidered as comparatively safe. but
the situation Is rapidly reaching
the poiu, whore no one can be said
20 be immune.
The rising in Asia Minor is be-
lieyed 90 be certain indication that
the Ottoman empire will soon be
involved IN civil war
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-28
InsurreetIons seain.

CONsTANTINOPLE. Aprn as
soldiers Of the Fourth and Fifth
army corps. stationed Ia the Nilayets
of Aleppo and Erzerum are in open
revolt today and Instructions are
threatened in western Macedonia
aud northern Albania.
Dissatisfaction over tho deposit
ton of sultan Abdul Hamid Is
creating great deal ~ trouble ina
certain quarters and IL is feared that
IL viii be impossible 20 prevent a
civil war
Meagrc reports of the mutiny OF
Fourth and Firth army corps were
received here yesterday but were
not given much credence. Young
Turks agents arrived here today,
however, and positively confirmed
the news.
sultan Rcchad when notified OF
the insurrection declared that he
was not alarmed and ordered that
steps bee taken at once 10 put down
the mutiny
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-28
WILL SWING
FOR MURDER

BOISE. ida. April 2s-"Ail right
lef them hang away When u the
big stunt going 20 be- pulled or!
These Wefo the words uttered By
Pred Seward today when he was
informed that the state board Of
uardona had declined 20 interfere
Nith the sentence Of death imposed
upon him 81 the court In Moscow,
ida where he Waa convicted of
numbering + woman o. the under
World. re will be- hanged Friday
morning in the state peuiientlary.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-28
DEP0SED SULTAN is
TAKEN TO RETREAT

~ eYsANTiUs MoscHPouLous
staff Correspondent United Press
Assoeiation.)
sALoNlcA, April 2s.--Abdul
Hamld arrived here this after
noon. He appeared very feeble.
and his faithful eunuchs almost
carried him 10 the carriage
which was 70 convey him to the
home Of General Robilsnt, com
mander OF the gen-darmerie,
where he will be neid a pris-
oner. He was accompanied BY
~ Of his wives.
Robllant's villa is at Laplnis
a suburb Of Salouica.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-28
BOY
RECOVERED

SAN FRANCISCO. April 20 -
James shepard Cabanno II arrived
here from 81 Louis today and took
his son. James Shepard Cabanno
III. from the detention home. where
he has been under the care of the
matron since the arrest Of his step
father Broughton nrandenburg,
who Is being held In jail here &C.
cusod of forging the famous post.
humous Cleveland letters Bran.
dcnburg. despite his boasts that he
would never surrender the boy nm.
an Cabanne agreed TO certain terms.
made no attempt to prevent the IA.
nous 81 Louis man from taking
possession OF His son.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-28
PLOT 70
MURDER

MONACO. April 2S-A plot TO
assassinate President Fallicres Of
France was unearthed here today,
according to the police, who have
arrested one man accused OF com.
plicity.
The police allego that when their
prisoner was arrested he was pre-.
pared 20 80 20 Paris TO kin the
French president
"Details of the plot have not been
made public
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-28
FACING Starvation.

CONSTANTINoPLE. April "a
American missionaries stationed az
Hadiin are facing starvation to-
day II they have escaped death at
the hands OF the Moslems A let
ter written by Miss Rose Lambert.
the American missionary. last
Monday Was received here today.
"HadHn is almost entirely out
Of food" writes Miss Lambert and
everyone is threatened with starva-
tion. aside from the danger OF
being murdered. The provincial
authorities have refused 20 protect
as. Help must come soon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-28
New Rulsr Rseoanised

WASHINGTON, April gS.-Thc
United States win Immediately rec
ognize Rechad as the lawful sultan
OF Turkey, according Go an am
nouncemcnt made M the state de-
partment here today. official noti-
fication OF the dethronement Of ABB
dul Humid was received here today
from John a. A. Leishman. ambas-
sadar to Turkey.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-28
coneratulates Sultan.

PARIS, April 2S. President Fal-
Heres OF France today sent "a mes-
sage of congratumtlon To- Mehom-
med Rochad Effendi, the new sul-
tan OF Turkey.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-28
sllIILON WILL FILE
THEM AGAINST
SECRETARY
hvor Miller Refuses to
Take a Hand in
Fight.

Unless Secretary - u 1ektef
..ssr. Ma resignation a. seore
- 81 the beard 81 public
-, en- Or before the regular
rs..,ns asSt Tuesday, 4 IL 70
...s,d from reliable source
- A. v. sev,llen, chairman
:. hse public charges o. in
m-pssnsy against him With
:. heard. Mr.. Hsuillon would
~ discuss this report when
nAsd Ter . statement.
N.yar Miller has declined 60 take
- hand in the dispute between
aalrman Roullion and tbs members
- haard "a public works over
= request - M Bouilion Tor the
saatlun of Secretary q II Ras-
= 40 BIS strnoNraphcr
Ter u nothing for lae g. do. ~
~ Al least iusg noW. declared the
snscr to-day
sWM sou take any hand ln TIE
uas At an the mayer was ASKED
4 a. not see where am caiiesl
nse 10 o. anything ne replied -it
,ess 70 nis a. 10 this question was
q t. ths members og the beard
,aen seives"
Means a Deadlock.
Al II vhicS means deadlock
81 fhe present az least. hecause
nlfhrr Rawiey nor his sgenographei
- resign. Ia fact they have beer
4 tsed against this course b. ths
- rity members % che board
nonsen. YoauEs and ana Maioney
~ a. for their voting strength
assilon and Grant even n the iat.
IS uieks with the chairman. viii b.
W4ssisss % nhforce lsouliion's ur.
~
Il Il how a fight 20 a finish. VIII
sauiison standing OUT practically
81 against Thomson. TonnNs ant
sakanry Grant sewns rather ungie
$50 On the question ~ Buuniou
nAsrs. eei ~ be voted against ths
shalFnan or thr question ~ extrn
So az time for street contractor
nast rsople think ~ wati he fount
rzh the taigrtfy and against
hHll,gg In the issue u BaKIey.
nAxnatioa
tssss Axes 10 Grind.
Baaiisens term - chairman ~ fhs
hard expire On May Z. and a.,
xayur has not set decided JUST whal
= Ill a. about rsappolntiax hiu
b anaa Tn board The nakley
Festls haE 0nly added 20 the chlsI
sEs<eiises dilemma m the question
4 MS appointment. a. most - fhs
leelie who are trying 10 advise hiu
tan - have q private axe % grand
ssaislen retains 4 discreet alirnes
. q ~ fpture plans That ~ Ia,
smethinx ap his sleeve. and or.
efsntly knows what stspa ~ ~.
sssnds e take. IT, evident. but a. q
- stature ~ Tits program ha De-
tanss - tara.
I eexins o. look a. II the frhi
"a Ensng 10 Involve people and q.
fias ihai uis maze % about IN
hsiiest tli, ln administration circles
r. Ysara
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-28
BY @. s. COSTELLO.

They are going 10 call him
the Typhoid Fly" now, this ~.
tie burning insect that 10 such
a bane 20 the housewives and
bald headed men in the sum
mcr.
As the typhoid ny, il is
hoped that the American peo.
pie will Al last recognize him
IN his true light, one Of the
busiest little spreaders Of dead.
~ disease germs known 10
medical science.
The typhoid IVY lie worse than
any raVenous beast. ~ he has so
long been regarded az harmless
that he asts In his deadly work
even while his victims are en-
tirely unsuspecting.
They know now that the ny
carries the deadly cholera In
fantum germ TO the baby's crib,
20 the baby's milk.
They know that the fly
spreads the germs Of typhoid
fever, malaria, dyaentery, the
contaaions--tuberculosis even.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-28
ElRKMAN Is
GIVEN HARD
CRUELLINC
uRkMAN IS FORCED
TO ADMIT MUCH
TODAY.

y II kirkman. the states lead
witness. and one ~ the a.
kseAnts. b. the case Of the state
sssinst Held Peoples. Carlton
ssafesfofde Williams and Rirk
-, Who are CHARGED b the Title
IT'S company with conspiracy 10
straw ne company 0uf ~ certain
hsie daia ard information beloaa
= = the company. vas put
NfeHxh gfaeiiiug cross -oxamina
~ this morning
4 Morris Of the FIRM % Moe
snipley a soufhard. Who n a.
EpalnH Carlton IN this case. was
zsfeiless with the result that the
.'ieesz sas forced ~ aeknsu ledge
~ inry thar b. had been ln
Nx'e4ied ior days AZ a time while
.at a. manager % the company
80 lhaf ne boys who Were assoc
.sled with him bad discussed
49, nmea The Availability % -
M',ing him from the management
q Ne company.
Made Some Changes.
Ne was also compelled 10 make
,sfai ehanges ln bis testimony
e4a Morris forced him f0 tell TIE
- that certain data and mare
80 n BIZ handwriting and had
made b. him prior ~ the
.ine over ~ the rival company
- hlfkmaB'a testimony goatrr
~ ha4 been 10 the effect that h.
- not taken any Information
zaese9er with hlm when be- left the
s-.F,of Of The Title Trust company.
~ aad bought aii The Information
qhesilou through Dudley VIII
~.nh NhO VAS employed b. the
'RaiiY' tho cross examination
= more than unpleasant
r. aefsnae WI attempt 10 show
~ 49, hifkman was the chief wrong
e'nf aud that he secured inforua
~ through Williams merely be.
I Nas an easier matter 10
y this way than by working
we records Of the title com.
49, which the defendants bought
Iaf'son 10 Not 80 Nervous.
J. ni,Fsman. II ls said. told Moore.
Il. ". company. that he had ali
~ aata necessary % establish the
~. sompany and that he got II
~ ..sM 20 records Of the Tltle Trust
e.,s -i,soh who f. the first of the
s''pahta 70 be placed on trial.
~ noi aH nervous today al ~
Nv, '9thief sessions n ~ reported
e. ' hifkinan vii not be he oniy
-, "a 1ain states evidence ana
1880 w .'Pna' developments az ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-28

PLIES are one Of the greatest
menacea 10 public health In our
declared Health Com.
missioner Crichton - am glad 20
see The Star call peoples atten.
ton 80 the danger,
'The flies bring typhoid, dyson
terry. cholera iufantum--oye tuber-
eulosis. They spread disease from
one person 10 another However,
II the people Of Seattle realize the
danger and work intclllRently. Il
h possible 10 greatly reduce The
pests.
Ne la a Germ Collector.
Flies breed ia stable piles. in gar
bage cans. IN every place where
nlth and germs Of disease collect.
From there they ny direct 10 the
kitchen, 10 the table. TO the sick
room
The wonderful feet Of the ny.
bury. sticky and spreading which
enable him 10 walk on the ceiling.
eafher germs in myriada A fun
grown ny. the government obsery.
era compute. may carry from 1907
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-28
BANK cLEARIHcs.
FORGER SENTENCED

=. q HolbroOk. VINO was arrested
Monday on the charge ~ forgery.
brought IS the Arlington hotel,
ttoaded entity before Judge
Mitchell Gillian ihis moruing. and
was sentenced 40 from one 10
fourteen years imprisonment
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-28
BEACH HARGIS is
FOUND GUILTY;
GETS LIFE

fuF inifad ffraa
IRVINE. ~ April "a
Beach Hsrgis vas found guilty
today of the murder % his
father. Judge James Harals, the
famous fsudiSt. and sentenced
10 life Imprisonment.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-28
LET THE STAR FOLLOW YOU

sou change your address tell carrier Or telsphon
"a, star " yeu leave Fe city The star feeve vou
csc = year paid IN advance. Tel Main ioeo: Ind cal
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-28
ARE YOU GOING TO MOVE?

Don't forget TO give the carrier your address tes
one The Star Main 1860 Ind 4qt. The Star viii be
'ered to you matter where you 90.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-09

meet her on Easter Sunday morning,
at eleven o'clock at the Bowie street
bridge Two days before the day Of
the murder Crosby and his wife
went to the swamp near the bridge
and concealed loaded shotgun un.
der log Sitting on the same log
the two arranged the details OF the
plan and Crosby insisted that his
wife, as a punishment for her unfaith-
iulness, should pull the trigger of the
shotgun, while Crosby aimed it at
MeShann's throat
On Easter Sunday morning, at an
early hour, Crosby and his young
wife, who is only a little more than
fifteen years, left their home in Petal
a suburb OF Hattiesburg, and went to
the swamp, While she waited at the
bridge for MeShann, her husband
penetrated farther into the swamp
until he reached tn clog under which
the gun was concealed. McShann
came promptly and seemed pleased
to find Mrs. Crosby there. waiting
for him. She induced him to leave
the rather exposed ground near the
bridge and led him toward the spot
where her husband was waiting for
his victim.
When they had arrived within a
few feet from the log, Crosby arose
from his crouching position and com.
manded McShann to throw up his
hands The trapped victim obeyed,
as Crosby threatened him with his
shotgun While Crosby was taking
careful aim at McShann's throat, Mrs,
Crosby walked behind him and when
he informed her that he was ready.
she reached over his shoulder and
pressed the trigger. The load of shot
struck McShann squarely in the neck
and lower part Of the head, killing
him in few moments. Not until
Crosby and his wife had reached
home did it occur to them that they
had left the gun upon the scene Of
the murder. During the night both
returned to the spot and recovered
the gun.
When Crosby was informed that
his wife had made full confession,
he refused to believe it at first. When
he was convinced, however, he also
consented to appear before the cor.
oner's jury, where he substantiated
practically every detail of his wife's
previous confession. He also com
pletely exonerated E. l. Woodruff
and wife who had been arrested on
suspicion of having been implicated
in the murder, They were promptly
released and Crosby and his wife
were held for trial.