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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-17

p"
fh6 e about bread heluR sent
hiehef heeause of lba paglsn move.
ment pa fhe Chicago boaFd 6f trade
ia rather amusing. we ALL know that
ne bulls and bears Of commerce.
wreaiie osaF the gambling propod-
lions 81 the board and The New York
stock exchange and thal the poor
devils have nothing OF lnIefest 81
,he outcome Of the controversy bo.
tween The Wild ana Hungry wolves
og finance.
Whe Hhaat pit 70 me place for VOL
veg, and the operations ere seldom
Of Interest 10 The grower unless be
alsaes fo hsve e little nipeifeam OF
the things that might have been.
paliAn pulled oR 4 feH millions
ana those from whom he obtained Ii
are seeking ~ make hlm ahare 4
portlon shat they may b aDie lt
SEQ started pact INTO Aeeolne game
Nea Jersey mas just organized a
bread trust and that trust. claiming
9 be lha servant 81 the ah0le peo.
qle. mas eaHse a few ia heEleve IA
y honesty of purpose. but they win
lot BE ON mere whore Wa I'll under
land tie afnwer must pay his irlh.
e until such time as there may BE-
"a arrangement tina, viii prohibit
ONE PERSON or pernonn getting hold
4 an entire crop.
The fieecad ones. however. ere old
q ihe aame and ought not 50 shout
qhimparinR about me l0saan auA.
tnlnaa.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-17
LIFE MEET
NIEL Be BIG AFFAIR

HH LA"|L
state School Superintendent ~ D
Cameron haR sent out letters 70 tht
county school euperlatendenla nrg
Ing them withotheflead l~ngeducatura
Ing them. with other leading educR
t8rs ef their county. 20 be n attend
anca ut the Country Life convention
which meeis in Guthrie on May 8 ant
eth. The local Chamber 81 Cemmercf
IS making extensive preparations fo
lie Entertaining Of he hundreds Q
delegates that win be ia Attendance
from the Southwest and Wess,
rive governors are b be ln atteuds
Anea and also many educators Ot me-.
tlunal prominence.
Al Of the Oklahoma institutions are
TO have exhibits here during the cor
qentlon and Superintendent Cameron
believes that ne convention WIN b.
ona OF Che greatest ever held IN Till.
mart Of the country ara that the new
state will profit very much N tho was
Of advertising lta INSTITUTIONS.
prepared and viii be published thl
An elaborate pfugfami s being pre-
pared and wili be published the ara
Of next week. Addresses win be- mad
Dy the visiting governors and STATE
school superlnsendenss ana othei.
speakere ot national prominence os
tho National Country Life movement
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-17
iAllREN Gel A llMTIlN.

The Rev NOAH 4. Wichkpn sc.
p~arintondenl Of the Oklahoma Chill
afen'a Home society. reports The good
fortune during the past week Of nav.
ing 5000 worth 81 propert7 turned
oYogsto the society. The property Is
located al Camden Jefferson county
and comprises Il fwoat0ry frame bull
ne. 42xo0 feet, located Ga an elgh.
teonsRcpe tract Of land upon which
1000 fruit trees TWO years old are
growing. The house Wea huilt By +
llaffia and wife. d Camden by snn
seriptlona raised over the state. Mr.
and Mrs Harris #ere Intending e
inund An orphans homo f0r The eaal
slde 81 me state. but npon iaa invita-.
.an Of superintendent WicakHm de-
lied 10 Join the ehildren's Home 80.
Iety and engage IN the work al Fea
salne orphan children and placing
hem In good homes. The Camden.
property VIII be used Aa lhel Jeiler.
ION county receiving home for the
ghlldren's Home society. The soeiefg
4as d sioooo receiving home Is Galh
RE
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-17
Q Q o o 0 O 0 o o 0 o Q 6
0 POINTED PARAGRAPHS. q
y a @ co o @ d

(From lhe Chicago NeWa.)
Forgers frequently give hanks q bad
name.
Many an artists model wouldn't
made a model wife,
Anyway n q man ia ID debt II
proves that le once had credit,
Women dlstrusl men TOO much III
general and not enough a. particular.
a noise Ike ready money win wake
4 man up when an alarm clock fails.
The mpn who figures ~ an ax
lloaIon usually heaIas Of thu bottom
md goes up.
People who find life an empty
lream frequently make Az a. h0Mling'
nightmare tor others
When q man has his picture taken
II an automobile It's a pretty eafe bet
mai he doesn't own IT.
II a Girl Is bent on getting married.
its time tor the young men Of her
acquaintance 10 atralghteo lp md
gake notice
THE hotel eiefR Knows an thaf n
Worth knowing but he dossnt know
WY a woman persists in asking what
me The O'Clock train leaves.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-17

The Fort supply incident teaches a
lesson 10 Oklahoma that should not
pc overlooked one h lacl that Is
growing IN importance iust al rapid
|ly as me stale grows 10 importance
and assumes l,s rishtiuI place IN the
commercial importance Of post IN the
slkterhood
No public uuildiRg Of 4 permanent
nature should BE- other than hfeproog
Hy shla we do not mean BRICK. mar
he or granite. fof one is Il d%estrucii.
Bile as the other 1859 being suns
Client 70 fun the mineral INTO the
streets as a lava
Oklahoma ahounds In barglese and
kaolin, neither being ~exnenalye and
uach capable OF being made wholly
irepro0f AZ a cost not as great as
material shipped from other states.
All the science OF the builder and the
reports Of the insurance men toacn
that these building materials are ln.
"""NA "*+tHAN "AtN HHNN NH NfH nHNN ~
the great afeproof edlnces of TIE cit.
ies.
There are cities ln the United.
States where wood ana Marble can
not Dc used IN certain Districts
there should never BE- d structure in
thiH state of considerable aize So
erected that Gre could destroy Il. We
have abundant nrepr0og material III.
our state which, added % re.enf0rce
mQnt 81 steel, would eliminate the.
losses caused BY FIRE N the alate M.
s%titutlona. even II We did no more
than 70 use the very common founda.
Ton materials nov prevalent.
Again he destruction dE inatltu.
lions generally comea about BIZ hav.
lnE some easily lgnltad material al
hand 4 common sandstone house.
win rot LIKELY burn II there be no.
wood Or ofhas easily AIRED materipi
about.
The question % too important for
g ALLOW ns 70 continue the making OF
other titan nreproof straefases AZ
aea been said by on who know tho.
ieast thina of the wonderful ana mi.
most unlimited building magerlala w.
naYe n the state, located. $50. IN
afteFai parts o. the state.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-17

What vas probably started az
complimentary evidence Of ~annfaele.
ION for services rendered hla poo.
r but has since taken stAtewi. 4
1rQmlunnea. Bea ihn mention al sem
SV9fesa Ny tne News. puteau.
I'D taken M hytthe WIibufloN Newa
eaEslIHstt tor state aI9ste. the
iva editors nQi caring par rularIy
whether the senator asplrea Df ea
.'nfaiinn sssinmls oner Or s8elu'
NhilH i Il unlikely that anhf0f
scFrels haa intention 81 beine In Al.
rlfAnl for my pIRce ia the asale ni.
Hcial list. Fof lht reason tai he
stands 10 tie senate aa 4 lender IN.
1t al7ona# eAd 81 such prod hif
81 modest statement + ane. as
" iAst 6 Ae fGsiIaaa 8helQla
MI the amid elIl
Aaind ho AHy position woul6 mech
ms onponenl he'd \ cAnlesi e Win
over him.
Senator sokfels has been ii aolf
legislative bodies. was & member ~
,ae constitutional convention. and al
% lime has bic course sYer been Qu
iont1.
ise l'eas II 1hFlpte. ara f4Rslhes
alap ~ hls senatorial ll'
|rs
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-17

$50 EAyoAl1Eg RechLLE0

The Brown HANS nuF6ee
on tie brown mans pusden
70 efatip tie greed,
go, clerr away tne Ai9k
Who nrorresh would lmpeta
~ very stern, for fiNl9
fis useless 10 be mild
With ~noW-canght aullen peoples.
Half devil and half child.
Pile o. me brown mans burlenl
And Il yolrouso bis bate.
Meet his old.iashioned reasons
With MAkims uptpAAatas
With shells and dun dun bullets
"A hundfod tlmea make plain
The brown man loss must ever
Imply The white mas gain,
Pie op he brown mans burden.
Compel him to be Tree;
Let an your mauifeatnea
Reek with philanthropy
AUD II with hcathen folly
Iiu aares your will dispute.
Then in the name Of freedom
Don't heSlihto 70 shoot.
Pile on the brown mans burden,
And II his cry be sore:
That surely need NOT irk you,
Ye're driven slaves before,
Seize on his ports and pastures,
The fields his people tread;
Go maze from them your living.
And mark them With hts dead
Pile on The brown man's burden,
Nor 90 not deem II hard
u sou should earn the rancoW
OF those We yearn to guard
The screaming of your eagle
VIII avcWn the victims eOh-
Cod through FIRE and slaughter
There's apllafs IN the Job.
pliS on ille brown mnns burden.
And through the world proclaim
Tint We ore freedoms aRenle-
There's 40 more paying game
And should your own past history
Straight IN your teeth be thrown,
Re10rt that independence
Ii good TOR whites alone.
psleA on the brown mans burdeg
With equity have done,
Weak, antiquated ysuples
Their aGueamish course have ruh
And though IT'S freedoms banner
You're waving n the van,
Reserve FOR home ~consumptioE
The sacred rights of mani
And If, w chance, We laltea
or lag along the course.
II, as the blood flows freely
Ye feel some slieat remorse,
HE ye "a Rudyard Klpling,
Imperiailsm's prop,
And bid him. for your comfort.
Turn on DTS lingo stop.
Henry L~ab0uchnre.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-17
q
! QUAKER NET ArtoNs. 3
J o . 3

(grom the Philadelphia Record.)
Wise Is the man who only gives al
vice when Il Is asked f0r.
AIRY poet can get ms. ,,ratl0n. The
trouble II 70 set postage stamps.
Lots Of men get suck because they
act on the spur Of the moment
The more time i woman has to
think the less time she has to talk.
Unfortunately II generally happens
thai : man Is thrown on his own re-
spifcNH Al The time when he hasn't
any.
Married HE u one grand. sweet
s0ns. quoted the Wise Guy, Eyes,
with the husband pumping the organ,
added The Simple Mug.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-17
APPEALED TO HIGHER COURT.

George Ramsey, eonvlcled IA tie
county onurt Of ponfotoe county 10
speuemhcfs 1903. Tor klvlag llquor 10
other than himself and uho YES nned
$50 and sent9uced ID thirty days ln
the county jail for The friendly act.
anpenled ii sae Criminal Court nf AA
psals today alleging thai the ye
dlet IS contrary IS law.
Convicted IN the Pawnee county
rourf Of criminal assault on Ida Des.
haaeTF aaaf mute Who + 81 nSaimcd.
is apA IT apuNd mlnI KfaHk Adams
Yesterday appealed bic eaao to the
Criminal Court 81 Appeals. Adams
was alFen a sentence 81 Ewnlrn pfAfH
inf The alleged crime
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-17
TODAY In
DEPARTMENTS

HmnfeBs on company OF Table
qoahs With d capital stock hi S26,n 0t
The dlrecsOfs are = Il Martin aaas
i. z. Martin o. ~Tahleauah ana Pau
kens. ol Independence. Kansas
Texas County Produce company, .
GuYmon, with q capital stock Of nom
The lneorpcralofa afn. F. w. Blahog
+ A. ponsow and fae Kelly. an .
Gngmon.
Jefferson County Telephone com
nanys Of A~ddlnglen. with q capita
esoek Of Slb00 Thk directors are
r =. Golden. ]. T. 0arfeaion e II
noa6. ]. w. Moore i. { Evans AMI
3 HcNeill, a3I d Addlnslcn.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-17

rnmoFroM Is smday-she hrs'
sunday after Easter Il YOU we're X
canliai city on Easter day te'e1
n68e6 iAe wilde blew hard and 1hs
Weanlnka ff0lh lie perfn'8 etuas
aIl htt ahloyablel and ~akienaee
yoa annoyed them aad wenl
wat w.sh a feeling Il wNh HQed ~ p
afs ,ilo word and the Spirit pa,
Ma leii. "a tomorrow and PC . pss,
tht congregation II WIN start lnt
Sa rlEAf asa IA lha reuse q soal
N uieeaba wllh aeli AT tAe Mee'
44Vuia1.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-17

1he Cuuard steamship concer9
ao0nced IA SIS slofhhpldars. RoF fhe
'nrst Inns Afty Veaks. 30 Annual
aifidead. q made q mlllion above
rnfpeu PKlHncos, but che repaifs
and new vensels viii require az o..
that The reason assigned ihy the.
ahecinFs for the bad season nf year
lies ~ The 1907 panic report from ne
United States prevented many emf
grants sailing h decrease of 2s25,
900 from that source being shown
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-17
GETS 4 lIN" ElR COUNTY

enid. 0Ila.. April 17-Counfy Altos.
neg Nekeeeer hes finally ~aneeeeded lu
milking s denl with the dlspcnsary
.egeul and as a consequence the road.
aud bridge fund OF the counp Ie
celeaa 3 Benefit. The dlananaary agent
look about d ear load af booze. which
had aeen ~e0niiscaled b. me sheriff
and shipped 4 10 Missouri. where he
negotiated some kind Of q sale for M.
Under the agreement between Mr. Nc
Ktefar and the dlepenearg agent one.
half The proceeds Of tie sale viii be-
'tufnea oeer 10 the road and bridge
fund 0E che county and other half
coins ta the atnle. The alspeRsafy
agent elsa agreed 10 pay the costs of.
search and seizure and nf sfannporia,
lien OFT Of The states half.
0thef counties have been giving con
iseated booze np 70 the state, asking
az return. therefor and Mekeever
the first county attorney to make
& deal whereby me en4nty secured
anY benefit from seizures and hootieg
pflnuslsi0ne Ae 4 maIler OF fact,
II ID unjust thst the various COMMITTEES
pas the expense 81 prosecuting boot
.leegeea and then recelyA no return
from eohaseatad goods. ucKeeYaF.
has eel q precedent aaa saved tha
county SOME monry
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-17

1t appears aa n Congressman Nor
gan Is aI1skipelnR 4ilh soue CT hil
colleakuen down WASHINGTON way
The lrnuhle with Murgnn IS that De
ls affatca AZ = partisan 81 4 political
psriy ppposaa 10 everything good
FOR Oklahoma. aud 1t seeps him dane.
ing Il Keep on pqtt sldes Of tho
eaue Vh4n tte sline rough and
Aa ai arnnL-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-17

rarafn64 n8nashey 81
uas elected 81 8 business Hl-isslr
lhe assl effort he msde e peA'
afagIefH eai Is the sFtsa9ass
NJ sever lliQlr ~eonaeel.ah IS.
Atase treasury found hans
tsAsa stalesmen and 7ifieaaa g ta
pd6ble1 SEEKING % curteil nfa 49,
ai,d heI|lsle bis efforts. ths apst
Af.anssuxef listened q PfF.sass q
FiaIenIa. he assalllna Of Ais pro
ana I'll the attendant naulini
aona Is strike terror e fat
n al ordinary man shen, nag
lrN fhe authority. enc avldensg Aas
lbe Nili. he Whaled me pnaeh lnV.
romoIala submission. All q Nalc'
sxsmpllnoa Tie pld genueman q SOM
aeos nea Hha declared q way and ~,
So,aIa ever BE- i1nnd. WAn g Hlse Na
AID snaAn maaE truly
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-17

We o<ar One Hundred collars Re.
ward Set any Cesu Or catarrh that eau
not be cured by Hairs Catarfh Cure.
h. j. CHENEY a. co Toledo. D
We. tho undersigned. have known
~ X. Cheney f0r the last IB years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
IN ali business transactions, ana an.
anclalsy able 10 carry out any obllen-
lions made by his firm.
WALDING. KiNNAN s. MARVIN
Wholesale Drugglsia. Toledo, O..
Hairs Catarrh Cure ID taken inter
nally, acting directly upon The blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system.
TESTIMONIALS sent irees Price 7bc. per
bottle. Sold BY all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for eoasti.
patton.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-17

E4HfZtA HH&A4Z .aMI
Ihe III pasp EgenluN haNA he'
AneNenaea application goua e iois
4hA n~awahanef efAvagard bunch whscl
6Nsmhffs many hi the Southwest n
,.nt 5aeaael this death y aasuliat
f.6 ta,ds sssd Ha hill neseF mis-
4 bag a. ang ed T. ever aaa ;
nhn y wall lot 4 Legitimate ancpun
Is8,d AGAIN Aa Dnncefn Ihe pun
slsef iBf ae paet leu years neve
siarted 10 zea1laiionige the aeaniry
u iarf II SET pssesalon pl tie pa'
nef 81 being ufefiy ~enihualaatie q
.lorslnf notes '0f 4 couple e lfiend'
asd iha fnlnnae eould not Ply kee
9Allsne ii aaeper ana aeapeE g
vaalx Then they went tneiF #aF api
many othara aunshl % take The New
4nto lbs ael6 q paying newspaper
iom. finally tie plapl went e ths
hibD who IHaorsed los his sFieilas
placink s figure be would apehf
az make Il profitable. Just nov lonl
N0nld fAHa Ii hnye plaeee shf
sinn nn Il naxsnK basis no Hne knoNt
scnle ussneA
anlfli Il II paFo gnil he hanF. ID
ifAtnh6 fhH s - he'd nllpNaa apf
1hn netsfa asak oger The sHaacfiI
tlon lists. AMI the News dled. = hon
NJ ana Hifb the ownQf lhQlall|e iht
good win 81 81 rna0 where 10 hns
NmasaAd i HoFlpuf N other lines NJ
ftdNNlfH Thai maNlne 4 daily nerve
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-17
o o
. BACHELOR REFLECTIONS. 8
90 . . 3

All y0u have TO 10 20 change 4
bargain into q hunco is to make II.
The reaaon men don't Ike a tear.
MI play Is Il seems 80 much like
iaomH
When d chi gets her first proposal
she has already told how she bad a
hundred.
The queer way women can dreAH
their children Is nothing like as queer
as the way they eaa name them.
II The baby doesn't learn to walk
TOR several months az eg lae ought 10.
lt's because his brain ID too biz Tor
his eKs 70. carry.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-17

Are yOr up On The new ROAD IaHag
Get q otpy Of The new law nt Tho
Leader Office.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-17
nsMooRA1Ic MuNIeIpAL TIcKET

FOR Maybf-Thoman jenkins.
Fcf city Mafahnl~Hob Myers
fnf Police ludueFrank OlAmith
Nnt tng Clerk~Jack Sexias
ror clfs TfeatnrerLymon Gray
w. Street commiass ouer-W q
P{IlRmton. =
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-17

Had dyspepsia 81 indigestion iol
years. No appetite. and what did.
eat distressed me terribly. Burdock
Blood Hlllers cured mel. II. walk
er, sanbmy Ohio.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-17

MaEsaa fANy. az xnf4I 3T1udee
Smith Ncphofsan' AZ Attended
decree nhhded doth in ihe United
States district court here today. fH.
seFK6H nkclVeIe IafIsdIetion q the
N~l#saHffH t1it has and ~ eKenl
nakfuelea INV HEH e4ufls keep
Hal a lhe tase The decree VAIL dts
sulee Tie lnluNellna against The rsll
t1aas now pending ii state ronffa
ana started ~ state nfisials 70 en-
IaIH the eighteen aIIfQhaa operating
n missouri from putting 1 three ennl
passenger rate Into aHaEI.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-03-13

Try Gas Heater for these cool
mornings.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-03-13

Good Cough Medicine For Children.
The season for coughs and cold is
now at hand and too much care can
not be used to protect the children. A
child is much more likely to contract
diphtheria or scarlet fever when he
has a cold. The quicker you cure his
cold the less the risk. Chamberlain
Cough Remedy is the sole reliance of
many mothers, and few Of those who
have tried it are willing to use any
other. Mrs. F. F. Starcher of Ripley,
w. Va, says: 81 have never used any
thing other than Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy for my children, and it has
always given good satisfaction" This
remedy contains no opium or other
narcotic and may be given as conf
IDENTIFY to child as to an adult. For
sale by Bratton Drug Co.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-03-13
SIDEWALK BUILDING

In San Antonio on the Boom-citi-
zens Are Active.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-03-13

six weeks twenty-five thousand lin.
cal feet of new concrete sidewalks
have been constructed. This makes
approximately about five miles and
represents an investment by individ-
ual citizens of between 100000 and
$4,000. During the previous six
weeks eighteen thousand lineal feet
were constructed. Apparently there
is no abatement in the campaign of
sidewalk building which has been
worked up by the Business Mems
Club, the city council, the Women's
Clubs and other civic organizations,
The women have been a potent influ-
ence in this revival of civic pride and
it is due to their enthusiasm and
spirit of friendly rivlary that the men
have been moved to carry on this
public work.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-03-13
BILLS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR.
Majority of These Measures Are of :
Purely Local Character.

Austin, Texas, March 1.-THE gov
ernor signed the following bills yes
terday:
Waco charter; Jones, Haskell and
Taylor county road laws; Polk coun-
ty road law; prohibiting use of vul-
gar or profane language over a. tele-
phone; allowing judgments in JUS
tice courts to be rendered against
non-residents upon notice to serve
nonresident; Coryell county road
law; allowing equalization of dockets
of civil courts of appeal; Martindale
Independent school district; Kaufman
county road law; Karnes county road
law; Baird Independent school dis
trict; incorporating an Independent
school district at the Agricultural
and Mechanical College; requiring
railroads to employ for stations the
same name as that of the stations
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-03-13
CHAOGED WITH Perjury
Deputy Sheriffs w. H. Mussey ane
j. D. Nipper of Bexar County
Are Under Indictment.

| San Antonio Texas, March 13.[It
is doubtful whether any grand jury ins
dictment in many years has caused
as much interest as the one returned
by the inquisitorial body of this coun-
ty charging Deputy Sheriffs WsIf
Mussey and ]. D. Nipper with perjury.
and the case will be one of the haf
est fought in the history Of Texas sjtI-
rispurudence. 1t is attracting wide
spread attention because of the prom
inence of all parties concerned.
The cases of alleged perjury grow
simultaneously out of another inter-
esting and important case that
against former Chief of Police Kill
H. Irwin of this city charging that he
killed Edmond Gabriel, a negro One
of the deputy sheriffs indicted, Nip
per, is relative of the former police
chief.
Irwin does not deny having killed
the negro, but claims to have shot him
in self-defense. There were no eye
witnesses to the tragedy. which occur
red in yard in the rear of the home
where Gabriel worked. No weapon
was found on the body of the dead
negro when bystanders reached him
within a few minutes after the shoot
ing, nor was there any trace of a yea
pom to be found in the vicinity Of the
tragedy. Fifteen hours afterwards,
Deputy Sheriffs Nipper and Mussey,
SO they testified on oath later found
a pistol belonging to Gabriel, saying
they had discovered the weapon in a
chicken house about twenty-five feet |
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-03-13

! from where the negro fell when shot.
Their testimony was given at the
preliminary trial of former Chief Ir-
win, at which time Judge Dwyer of
the Thirty-seventh district court held
the defendant in bail of $4,000 and,
upon motion of the state, granted a
change of venue to another county.
When Sheriff Lindsey was placed
on the stand at the preliminary hear
ing, he testified that several hours
after the shooting he instructed his
deputies not to make any further in
vestigation. When Mussey and Nip
per testified they swore that on the
day following the shooting they were
in the neighborhood of the tragedy
serving subpoenas, and dropped in"
to look over the scene. Mussey testis
fled that he found pistol in little
clubhouse, and his testimony was cor
roborated by Nipper. The two depu-
ties called the attention of Henry
Morris, a negro employed at the
house, to the fact that they had found
the pistol.
Morris testified at the habeas cor
pus hearing that he had been in the
Clubhouse before the two deputies. and
that he haG seen nothing of re-
volver.
The grand Jury began an investiga-
ton of the testimony given by Mus
sey and Nipper and their Indictment
followed. For pe.jury the Texas stat
utes provide penalty of not less
than five years no. more than ten
years in the penitentiary.