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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-12-17
: AVANNAH CRIMES
YET In MYSTERY

SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec. 12.-After
obtaining from j. G. Hunter husband
of Mrs. Maggie Hunter, who is dying
at Savannah Hospital from blows dealt
her by the murderers of Mrs. Carrie
] Ohlander and her mother, Mrs Eliza
! Gribble, here Friday afternoon, the
admission that he had visited the
home and his wife from whom he is
separated, on the day of the murders,
the police today were compelled to
eliminate him from suspicion of being
the murderer. However he is being
hel da prisoner at police headquarters
The police today questioned William
Walls, who admitted that he went to
the Gribble house Friday and peeped
through the closed blinds into the
room of Mrs. Hunter, hoping to at
tract her attention, but he declares
he saw no one. This, he says oc-
Cured at the time the two women
were lying dead in the house. The
third degree was administered, and
for hours fire of questioning was
kept up. After making these admls'
sions Wall stuck to his story Of limo
cence. The police now believe his
story to be true.
This leaves but the original theory
that the murders were the result OF
negro mans plan to assault Mrs. on
lander. For hours today detectives
went over every foot of the house OF
examined bloodstains, walls
and flors infinitely. The physical eVF
1ensce obtained in this examination
seems to prove that Mrs. Gribble was
irst to die; that this may have been
in advance to clear the way
or the attack upon her daughter; that
drs. Ohlander was next attacked, ana
hat Mrs. Hunter, who was not known
o be in the house, surprised the as
ailant and was struck down
There has been no cessation OF Ell
ort to find the unknown nGgro man
owards whom all evidence point 81
he murderer. However, no trace oil
i'm has been found since he was seen
saving the Gribble home after inc
lurders.
Savannah is quiet, and whatever
ceiling was aroused by the crimes mas
rystalized into a determination "
apture the criminal white or black
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-12-17
Land Sale
T. w. Cole ct al,
vs.
R0hnrt R0ddv of al

Robert Roddy ct al
In the Chancery Court. at Columbia
Tennessee.
Pursuant to a decree entered In
above styled cause at the October
Term, 1909 on minutes at page 315
will on
1909, at IL o'clock noon,
at the Court House door in Columbia,
Tennessee, sell to the highest bidder.
the land described in said decree,
bounded and described as follows, to-
wit: Lying and being in the old 23rd
(now 3rd) Civil District of Maury
County, Tenn. bounded on the N. by
the lands of the widow Harmon and
Monroe Tucker; and on the e. by the
lands OF the widow Harmon and Isbell
Harmon; and on the S. by Cal Kin
caid and Clabe Tucker; and on the w.
by Bill Brown and Monroe Tucker,
containing by estimation 40 acres.
more or less, but. excluding grave
yard of about one acre, which will not
be sold
Terms:-Said sale will be made on
a credit of 6, IL, Is and "a months, ex-
cept the sum of 800, which will be re-
CURED in Cash on day of Sale. Sale free
from the equity or redemption. Notes
bearing interest from date of sale with
good personal security will be required
Of the purchaser, and lien retained to
secure the payment of the purchase
This, the 26th day of November. 1909
26nov4t A. N. AKIN, C. e M.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-12-17
Land Sale
Lee Miller, ct al,

| VS..
Mary Claggett, alias, Lewis. ct al.
In the Chancery Court, at Columbia
Tennessee.
Pursuant to a decree entered IL
above styled cause at the October
Term, 1909, on minutes at page 31S
| will on
Monday, the goth day Of December,
1909, at IL o'clock noon,
at the Court House door In Columbia,
Tennessee, sell to the highest bidder.
bounded and described as follows, to-
wit: Lying and being in the 4th Civil
District of Maury County, Tennessee,
bounded on the N. by the lands OF
Mrs. Hight, on the E. BY the lands of
s. H. Denham; on the S. by the lands
Of Clay Hight; and on the W. by the
lands of Hight, containing by estima-
ton 35 acres, more or less, and being
part of the same lands decided to
Squire Matthews by w. w. Cochran
in the year 1877, and recorded in R. o.
M. G. Book, - page -.
Terms:-Said sale will be made on
a credit of and IL months, except
the sum Of 5000, which will be re-
quired in Cash on day of Sale Sale free
required in Cash on day of Sale. Sale
from the equity or redemption. Notes
bearing interest from date of sale with
good personal security will be required
of the purchaser, and lien retained to
secure the payment of the purchase
This, the 26th day of November, 1909
26nov4t A. N. AKIN, C. & M.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-12-17
MUST HANG FOR
ASSAULT ON CHILD
JUSTICE DEALT OUT TO A GREEK
IN DELAWARE-SEPT. 20,
1910, THE DATE.

WILMINGTON, Del, Dec. 9.-Un
der the Delaware law which makes the
crime capital offense, George Co.
lombo, Greek, was today sentenced
to be hanged on Friday, Sept. 20, next
year. for felonious assault upon an IL
year-old girl. The date was set for
ward to allow an appeal to be argued
in the United States Supreme Court.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-12-17
Land Sab
William Lockridge, Gdn.

II
Maria Glenn, ct al.
In the Chancery Court, at Columbia
Tennessee
Pursuant to a decree entered in
above styled cause at the October
Term, 1903, on minutes at page 934
| will on
Monday, the 2oth day of December,
1909, at IL o'clock noon,
at the Court House door in Columbia,
Tennessee, sell to the highest bidder
the land described in said decree
bounded and described as follows. to-
wit: Lying and being in the 4th Civil
District of Maury County, near Parks
Station, bounded on the n by John
White and Capt. Holt; on the S. by
John Smithson; and on the E. by
Goodman Hight; on the W. by ]. H.
Parks, containing 70 acres, more or
less.
Terms:-Said sale will be made on
credit of one and two years, except
the sum of one-third, which will be re.
quired in Cash on day of Sale. Sale free
from the equity or redemption. Notes
bearing interest from date of sale with
good personal security will be required
of the purchaser, and lien retained to
secure the payment of the purchase
This, the 26th day of November 1909.
26noV4t A. N. AKIN, c. & NJ
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-12-17
HORSE SALE
Chaffin Brothers
w.
William Hops.
(Nh anNnrnr Gc,ntr.f NJ Holnn,

In the Chancery Court, at Columbia
Tennessee.
Pursuant to a decree entered In
above styled cause at the October
Term, 1909, on minutes at page 1922
will on
Monday, the 3rd day of January, 1910,
lat IL o'clock, noon, at the Court
House door in Columbia, Tennessee,
sell to the highest bidder, the horses
described in said decree and described
as follows, tc-wit:
One bay mare about 1914 hands
high.
One brown colt, with white stripe in
face.
Terms.--Said sale will be made for
cash, which will be required in Cash
on day of Sale. Sale free from the
equity of redemption.
This, the 10th day Of December,
1909.
A. N. AKIN, G. & M.
dec10-17-24-31
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-12-17

fore the Wardlaws moved away from
Murfreesboro, said this informant, one
of them left a package at the express
Office which was never called for.
When this package was later opened
it was found to contain morphine.
Subsequently the police searched the
Murfreesboro house of mystery and
discovered other evidences that some
one or more of its occupants had been
users of the drug.
More of the belongings of the four
elderly companions of Mrs. Sneed
have appeared as Unexpectedly as the
bundle of papers and clothes from the
Third avenue drug store had done last
week. Mrs. Evelyn Cook, of $50 Mar
tens street, Brooklyn, got in touch
with Capt. Caughlin, of Brooklyn head
quarters, and notified him that she had
three satchels in her possession which
had been left in her house by one of
the quartette of Wardlaw women.
The Captain had detectives bring
the three satchels to headquarters and
there before they were sent to Or
ange he took a cursory glance at their
contents. They were filled with pa
pers and letters, photographs and
memoranda One of the papers, writ
ten in an indistinct hand and with
lead pencil, appeared to be the draft
of another will, the seventh of such
come to light in the ten days of in
vestigatiOn. Capt. Coughlin did not |
give out any further details concern |
ing the will and the other papers
found in the satchels. Mrs. Cook said |
that the satchels had been left at her
house this fall by an elderly woman !
whom she believed to have been Miss
Virginia Wardlaw and that because
Of the notoriety involved in yielding
hem to the police she had hitherto
lesitated to become involved in the
attending the many features
IF the mystery.
Another element in the involved
surrounding the latter years
md the death of Mrs. Ocey Sneed was
when it was learned that
he records Of the Surrogates Court
n this city contained papers authoriz-
ng a disposition of her inheritance
Turing her years of minority. One
ecord showed that on Jan. 20, 1901,
'aroline B. W. Martin, the mother of
)cey Wardlaw Martin, was appointed
uardian for her infant daughter"
nd another was the authorization by I
Thomas by which Mrs. Mar
in was empowered to spend $500 of
he principal of her daughters estate g
Dr. the support, education and mainte- Q
ance Of the girl
In her petition for the permission to d
pend this sum Mrs. Martin set forth |
nat her daughter was then-in 1901 n
3 years of age and that she was
fitting herself to be a teacher" in g
oule College Murfreesboro. The de-
onent further stated that she did not
ave funds to meet that years ex- !
enses for the support of her daughter,
hich amounted to $500. In this
stition Ocey Martin joined by sepa-
tie affidavit in which she stated that v
lie had read her mothers petition,
at the facts therein were true and
at she desired the court to authorize
n mother to spend $500 of her prin-
pal NJ
The records show that In 1904 Ocey 81
artin was possessed OF an estate 90
lued at $1,000 and that in March of ai
at year this value was reduced to -
100. ST
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-12-17
BLACKBURN OFF
OF COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-It was Of
ficially announced today at the War
Department that former Senator J. C.
s. Blackburn had resigned as a mem.
Der Of the Isthmian Canal Commission
and that his resignation had been &C
cepted by President Taft, effective
Dec. 4.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-06

Or. Paul Carus. the editor OF the
Open Court. refers TO a belief which
prevailed IN the Middle Ages that The
faculty OF prophetic dreams vas a
sixth sense. which was outwardly indi-
Gated By the possession Of six fingers
or toes. Only a searching critic may
have discovered that Pope Sixtus "
is represented BY Raphael in The Sis
tine Madonna as possessed OF six fin
gers; yet il is plainly visible TO every
one who takes the trouble 10 look for
it. RaphaeIs magnificent painting Of
the marriage Of the Virgin to Saint
Joseph Tin the Biera at Milan the
gFoom's foot is left bare, which Incl
dent is not fortuitous. but offers the
artist an opportunity to show that Jo-
seph was a man possessed Of the sixth
sense. the faculty Of dream.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-06
POINT WELL TAKEN.

The Oklahoma house Of represent
atiyes acquitted itself sensibly when
it voted down. two to one. a resolution
attacking in harsh language the ad
ministration Of Mr. Roosevelt Sew
eral conservative Democrats. and
among them a number Of ex.confed-
crates, raised the point that. regard
less Of the merits OF the resolution, It
was beneath the dignity Of the house
TO fire parting shot at president at
the moment when be had just laid
down the reins OF government and
passed into the retirement OF private
citizenship. This point was unques-
tionably well taken.
Mr. Roosevelt cannot hope to es-
cape criticism Of his official acts in
the past. though he Is no longer the
chief executive. But these criticisms.
when made officially, should be couch
ed in decorous language and be utter
cd only at appropriate times. There
mas been too much vicious Language
and biIlingsgate indulged in during the
past seven years. and Mr.. Roosevelt
was not always at the target end Of
lt new era has been inauguarated
under circumstances that are almost
Unprecedented The very resolution
which assailed Mr. Roosevelt express
ed the confidence of a Democratic
body IN the wisdom, patriotism and
ability Of President Taft. If the reso-
luton had stopped there it would
have reflected only credit upon its
author. At the beginning OF Mr.. Tafts
administration no more appropriate or
timely motto could be adopted by ev-
cry American than the utterance of a
distinguished American soldier: Let
us have peace Kansas city journal.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-06

Chinese converts to Christianity
recognize distinctions in the common
faith, albeit sects and schisms are
contrary to their national traditions.
The description Of Quakers as No
wash society, Anglicans as Little
wash society. and Baptists as Largee-
wash society has, Of course, regard
to the administration OF baptism in
the three communities; but other
salient points frequently form the
basis of title. Thus, to Celestial
Christians congregationalists are
known as the ne-man-as-good-as-an-
other society, Wesleyans as Hand.
shakers-in consequence OF the Gus
tom Of their social gatherings
while Presbyterians figure as Women
n't-speakin-public society.-Tit-Bits.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-06
is It NspoIeon,s sib,e,

An Italian journalist is said to have
discovered the Bible which was used
by the Emperor Napoleon during his
exile on the island of Elba II is of a
common type, illustrated with large
wood engrayings, and bears on the back
the letter IN" surmounted by the i'm
perial crown. 1t was found in the
Chapel of the Madonna. on the island
OF Elba, and near which the emperor
stayed for II days at the beginning OF
his exile. 1t possesses interest from
the fact that the emperor has under
lined many passages bearing on his
state of mind at the time
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-06

Captain Jim Wilkinson is authority
for the statement that the health Of
prisoners confined in the Yinita jail
has the best average Of any like in
stitution in the country For period
Of more than three years Capt. Wilk-
inson had an average Of l25 prisoners
here and during that time there were
only three deaths from natural causes.
This he thinks Is due in large meas
ure 70 the pure artesian water used.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-06
GOVERNOR Stubs SIGNS
BANK GUARANTY BILL

Topeka, Kans,, Mar. 6. ~ Governor
Stubbs signed the bank guaranty bill
today. 1t will not take effect until
June 30, next. In the meantime the
bank commissioner and state treasurer
will prepare TO administer the law.
Those two officers have had their work
almost doubled by the enactment of
the bank guaranty law. Still no ad-
ditional help has been given the treas
urer A bill is pending to increase the
office force of the bank commissioner,
and there is some talk of increasing
the pay of the commissioner to $S,500
on account Of the extra duties.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-06
BOTH SIDES REST IN
COOPER-SHARP TRIAL


BY Associated Press
Nashville, Tenn, Mar. 6.-The state
rested in the Cooper-Sharpe murder
trial at noon today. During morning
the state called G. S. Farrell. EN-
ployed in "Tennesseean" office. who
on the afternoon of the killing. saw
Carmack go into drug store across
the street Farrell testified that Car
mack was not in the business Office
before he left the building that after
noon, thus impeaching the testimony
of S. J. Benning, of the defense who
swore he saw Carmack in the business
Office of the "Tennesseean" that after
noon.
Later the defense. too, rested its
case. The arguments will begin Mon.
day morning.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-06
TOOK MUCH TO MOVE HURNAsY.
Collision with Gigantic Footbsller Left
Soldier Undisturhed.

In the recently published biography
Of Col. Fred Burnaby there Is char
acteristic story told by his friend,
Lord Binning, OF that soldier of Her
culean frame and reckless courage:
We were engaged in a football match
on the green inside Windsor cavalry
barracks, and the verandas were
crowded with onlookers as the colonel,
dressed for London in frock coat and
tall hat, with a cigar in his mouth,
came out of the officers quarters and
proceeded slowly across a corner OF
the ground, apparently obliuous of
the fact that a match was in progress
at the time. At this nome nt our full
back, a gigantic Yorkshireplan, named
Bates, who must have weighed near
.er Is than IA stone, charging fmpetu-
ously for the ball, dashed full into
Burnaby. The impact was terrific.
but while the Tyke, hurled backward
BY the shock, as though he had col
llded with a mountain, lay gasping
on the ground. neither Burnaby's hat
not the angle of his cigar was in the
smallest degree disturbed-in fact he
scarcely seemed to realize that a col
lision had taken place When he did
50 he removed his cigar from his
mouth, and with his pleasant smile,
said; Dear me. I hope am not in
terfering with the game The shout
OF delight which went up from the
Verandas was thing to remember.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-06
Plea for FIanoes on Rails.

At the recent meeting Of the Ameri-
can Street and Interuban Engineer.
ing association of Atlantic City, new
system of street railway construction
was proposed. The idea was to form
the car wheels without fianges, but,
instead, to place the fianges on the
rails. The new construction was ably
presented and many good arguments
we're brought forward to show the su.
periority Of such system over the
present one.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-06
EdueatiOn Of Actresses in Iapan.

Japan's first school for the educa
tion Of actresses has been formally
opened at Tokyo. under the direction
Of Sada Yokka. OF the young women
who presented themselves for admis
sion about twenty we're accepted and
they viii take two years course
More than twice that number. all hay
ing the educational requirements, ap-
piled for admission, but could not be
accepted becauses as the head OF the
school, explained, their small stature
precluded their assuming the heroine
parts which belong to the dramatic lit
erature of Europe"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-06
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.


Guthrie. Okla. Mar GA promin-
ent republican member Of the house
/ Of entatives. while discussing
tie gross tax bin on the floor Of the
house. paid a gloWing tribute 70 the
Oklahoma corporation commission, de-
claring It TO be the best body Of its
kind the world has ever known.
Governor Haskell approved the at
torney's lien bill today which provides
for the making Of contracts between
clients aud attorneys and for the FL
lng OF an attorneys lien upon the
clients cause Of action.
The craftsman Of the corporation
commission has completed state
map that for accuracy and general
usefulness has never been equall-
ed It shows at glance the distance
between railroad points to the faction
Of a mile. It locates and marks the
mileage OF all pipe lines. The object
Of the map Is to assist the corporation
commission in their work Of determin-
ing rates and it shows to them. at a
glance the shortest distance between
anw two points in the state
The school land bill that becomes
law this week is one Of vast impor-
tance TO the people OF the state. II
provides. approximately for the sale
OF 100000 acres Of indemnity and
public building land, the estimated |
value Of which is more than 100000 |
900. While these lands comprise |
more than one half of the total acre |
age Of school and public lands of the
state they do not represent but a
fraction Of the total value Of the state
lands for a large part of them are
ocated among the western sand hills
and can be used only for grazing pur-
poses. The value Of the lands win
range from one or two dol
ars per acre for the sand hills to
me hundred dollars per acre for the
ich alluyial bottoms in the eastern
md middle part Of the school land
Iistrct The bill provides for sale at
.uction, the lessee to have preference
light at the highest bid. These lands
re situated In every county in Old
oklahoma except Logan and Kingfish-
r counties and the acreage varies
rom $40 acres in Blaine county to
O.7l5 acres In Lincoln county Pro
ision is made for the selling of town
ties already plated and for plating {
4 others where the lands will sell
or more by doing So Mineral lands
re exempt from sale and this in.
ludes oil and gas lands. The law
ecomes operative 80 days after the
djournment Of the legislature. It I
oes without saying that this will be 4
he biggest real estate sale ever pull I
d of and it will be one of the best {
dvertised sales as the bin provides !
or publication in three agricultural
ournals, one state paper and one
ounty paper published in the county n
p which the lands are situated. !
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-06
MORE GOVERNMENT BONDS
MAY Be ISSUED SOON
BY Associated Press.


Washington, ID. C.. Mar. 6.-What
views the incoming secretary Of the
treasury may hold as to the necessity
for another bond issue are not known,
but old officials whose Judgment is
relied upon do not regard bond is
sue as at all imminent, at this time.
The treasury has a working balance
of sixty-six million dollars, with Gus
toms receipts showing a considerable
increase over a year ago. It is not
anticipated that Secretary McVeigh
viii favor an issue Of bonds before
midsummer
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-06
Cheerful Ignorance.

You'd be surprised" said the WON
an who is supposed to be wise. ''how
many people are perfectly ignorant of
the correct way to write acceptances
and regrets when they are asked to
entertainments. 1t would pay some
enterprising woman to go around writ
ing them for those who don't know
how. You'd be amazed to sec the peo
pie who come to me to ask how it is
done or get me to write them And. .
she admitted. IF the truth must he
told, don't know so awfully much
about it myself
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-06
New Occupation for Women.

In Melbourne, Australia, there is a
woman, the wife of a man doing six
years. who makes a business of bail
ing out accused persons. She has a
savings bank account in credit up to
81 900, and when bail is, wanted in
hurry she deposits the passbook as Sc
curity. According to the police. her
transactions amount to five or six
weekly, and they cheerfully accept
her bail, though they know all about
her habits, customs, and friends.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-06
Substitute for skim

German surgeons made the discov
cry that the delicate membrane thai
lines the inside of the egg-shell will
answer as well as bits of skin from a
human being to start healing over by
granulation in open wounds which
will not otherwise heal. The discov
cry was used for the first time on a
patient in the Seney hospital in Brook
lyn, and it proved to be a. successful
trial The patient left the hospital
and resumed his customary work a
healthy man.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-06

Mrs. Exe-Good-bye. I'm sorry my
husband isn't in. l wish knew some
way Of keeping him at home a little
more.
Mrs. Wye-Let him buy a motor
car.
Mrs. Exe-Why. he'd be out more
than ever then.
Mrs. Wye-Oh, dear, no. Mrs
Dasher tells me her husband bought a
motor a few days ago, and the doctor
says he won't be out for six weeks
Illustrated Bits.