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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-12
KILLS HERSELF AND
CHILDREN FOR SHAME
Found Dead in Gas Filled Room
After Husbands Arrest.

St Louis. Mo-, June 7. Twelve
hours after her husband, John GIaes-
ser, had been taken from home by the
police under the charge of embezzling
s275, Mrs. Martha Glaesser was found
dead in bed by the side of the dead
bodies of her children Annette, eight
year old, and John, Jr., five years old
The room was filed with gas, and the
police advance the theory that the
mother closed the room and turned on
the gas. Nicholas Glaesser, a brother,
broke into the room and discovered
the lifeless forms All were in night
robes. 1t is supposed that the arrest
OF her husband preyed on Mrs. Glaes
ser's mind, driving her insane.
Glaesser was released and the cigar
company which caused his arrest said
there would be no prosecution, as
Glaesser had been punished severely
already.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-12
L0a0oa HORSE SHOW OPENS
American Entries Are Attracting the
Most Attention.

London, June 5.-The greatest at
traction at Olympia, where the inter
national horse snow opened today. IN
doubtedly is the exhibit Of American
horses and the interest IN these com.
petitors surpasses even that shown In
the jumping competitions Ia which
European Canadian and Argentine
army officers are entered. The strins
OF AZ harness horses brought over b.
Judge William Fl. Moore, Of New York
have the places Of honor in the Ions
alley. The other American entries are
less conspicuous. c. w. Watson, OF
BALTIMORE, has "a harness horses, and
E. II. Wetherbee. OF New York, has II
saddle horses. Julian Morris, of Vir
ginia, has 3 hacks; e. r. stotesbury
Of Philadelphia, trotters; A. G. Van
derbilt, coaching teams, and Walter
Winans, jumpers and harness horses.
Great care is being bestowed on the
decorations Of the arena. Profuse use
Is being made Of flowers, and the
tracks have been laid with turf, which
will be changed nightly.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-12
GIRL KILLED ON FIRST
RIDE IN ELEVATOR
She tainted In Lift and Was
Crushed to DEATH.

New York, June Son her first
visit to New York and her first ride in
an elevator, Miss, Lena Shoemaker,
aged nineteen, one of sightseeing
party, was crushed TO death when her
head was caught between the floor
of the elevator and the sixth floor of
the F7atirou building. The party was
being chaperoned by Mrs. Charles M.
Hall, daughter od Judge Alton B.
Parker.
Mrs. Hall had taken a fancy tor the
girl and brought her from Kingston,
N. Y, with nine sther gi-'s, to. see
the city.
-Four of the girls went shopping and
visited a store on the eighth floor of
the FIatiron building. When they
started to descend in the elevator
Lena fell forward IN a faint, her head
near the door of the car. The other
girls bent forward in solicitude, and
the operator, who had seen a signal
light burning at the, sixth floor for
stop. threw over the controlling lever.
The car stopped with bounce and
started up again. AS it did so the
head OF the prostrIre girl rolled over
the edge of the, car, and before it could
be brought toea stop the protruding
ledge of the sixth floor caught and
crushed her SKULL broke her neck and
crushed in her chest. She died in
stantly.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-12
JoHNSON'S VICTORY
IN RING A G0lSENC
Washington Says Shows What
Determination Will Do.

New Mark. June Jack Johnson'sl
title to the nelvyweight championship,
of theworld was the basic theme in a.
sermon preached lis Booker I. Wash
ington to the Neg.a Mems Business
League of New York The fighters
name was not mentioned, however.
I'm the last analysis Dr. Washing
ton said. success is what counts. Sue
cess. despite race or color, makes the
man on top respect you. What the
world wants is success. Hold UP Your
successes; don't herald your gloom.
'sYou remember when a certain
member of our race went to Australia
to do a job; warnings were sounded
that the color line would be drawn.
The question was hurled at him:
Aren't you afraid in that white mans
country?'
Now, suppose he had gone to Aus
tralia crestfallen, saying that he was
a negro and much oppressed, would
he have won? 1t Is a godsend that he
did win. 1t shows to the negro race
what determination will do"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-12
ROBBERS, TORTURE WOMEN
Burned Their Feet Until They We're
Nearly Unconscious.

Pfttsburg. Pa, June IA brutal
outrage, perpetrated by unknown rob-
bess at Belmont, near here, has ARGUS
ed the community, and lynching, is
threatened in the event the men are
captured. Eve men, all masked, broke
into the home Of Mrs. Minnie Ashe
aged ninety yeahs, and ransacked the
place. With the aged woman; were
her, daughter Mrs. Mary ODER, sixty
years of age, and her granddaughter,
Miss Minnie Ober, twenty three years
old. The men found only $3.50 in the
house and, believing there was more,
they bound the three women and sub
jected them to merciless torture.
The men tore, wire from the pictures
hanging ON the. walls and fastened the
three women 5a chairs. They then
barred their feet and held lighted can
dies to- their feet. Partially uncon
scious, the women were otherwise
abused Before leaving the house the
burglars released Miss Ober, who re
covered sufficiently to summon help.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-12
PATRICK LOSES APPEAL
couet Denies fsis Argument For Re
lease From Life Sentence.

Court Denies ftis Argument For Re
lease From Life Sentence.
New York, June 5.--Albcrt T. Pat
ricks appeal for liberty or death was
denied by the appellate division of the
supreme court in Brooklyn. Patrick
had appealed to that court for hear.
ing on a writ of habeas corpus which
he had obtained from an individual
justice Of the supreme court ordering
the uprosecuting officer TO show cause
why he shodId not be released from
prison or pHt TO death for the murder
of William Marsh Rice.
In support Of the writ Patrick sev
eral weeks ago made sensational
personal appeal to the appellate divf
sion in which he declared that the
Communication of his death sentence tc
that of life imprisonment by Governor
Higgins constituted the imposition OF
a sentence worse than death.
In the opinion Of the court which
was written by Justice jerks, the most
striking paragraph was one holding
that the degree of punishment is not
determined by the preferences Of the
convict"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-12
NEW BATTLESHIP
LEAVES CAMDEN
The Michigan Starts TODAY.
For Trial Trip.

Camden, N. j.. june From the
yard Of the New York Shipbuilding
company. Camden, the first class bat
1eship Michigan left this morning for
the official trial trip over the meas
ured government course off Rockland,
Me. She is in command os Captain
William G.. Randfe and apicked crew
OF ESQ men. The vessel ia 90 per cent
completed, a record for trial trip
Those who assisted In the building OF
the vessel declare she will easily ex
coed the speed limit required under
the, contract.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-12
SHIPS CRASH IN 500 CANAL
One Sunk. Another Sinking Third
Eamaued and Locks Wrecked.

One Sunk, Another Sinking. Third
Damaged and Locks Wrecked.
Sault Ste Marie. Mich, June To-
The steamer Perry G. Walker up
bound, carried away the lower gates
of the lock in the Canadian ship canal
here. AS a result the steamer Crescent
City was suRk. the Walker is sinking
and the Canadian Pacific railway pas
senger steamer Assinaboia was someS
what damaged
The Assinaboia and the Crescent
City were in the lock, down bound,
when the Walker carried away the.
lower gates. The water rushed out OF
the great lock. carrying the two ships
with it. The Assinaboia was not seri-
oasly damaged, but the Crescent City
stove hole In her bow and sank at
the pier on the American side OF the
river.
Captain Mosher when he stepped off
the Perry G. Walker declared his en-
gineeT was ponsible for the acct
dent The captain said that when he
signalled the engineer to back, for
some reason he did not obey, but
started the engines full speed ahead.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-12
ASSISTANTS WORE SKIRTS
Assault on Farmer Near Asbusy Park
Lands Two Men In Jail

Asbury Park, N. j., June 5.-IEessed
as women and with faces blackened,
Elwood Wolfe and Russell Youmans
severely beat Charles NJ Jackson, a
farmer, at Whitesville ard are. in jail
here awaiting trial.
Because of previous attack upon
Jackson, two policemen were on guard
and captured Wolfe aud Youmans,
who were unable 10 run fast owing to
the skirts they wore,
The trouble is thought to Be the
climax of quarrel of several months
between Jackson and Wolfe. Jackson
owns a valuable farm and Is pros
porous. Recently Wolfe was taken into
his household as boarder. After the
arrival of Wolfe, Jackson and his wife
were reported to have had q,lRrreEs.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-12
BATTLED IN VAIN
TO SAVE WIFE
Desp8. aie Struggle on Brink Of
Nlarara TO Prevent Suicide.
SHE DIED IN HIS ARMS

wife Leapei Into the swirIIns River
and Husband Followed, Caught Her
and Struggled Nearly an Hour to
Save Her.
Niagara Falls, N. r., June 7--Aaron
Cohen, of Buffalo, saw his young wife
leap into. the switling river between
the second and third Sisters islands,
only $50 feet above the brink OF the
cataract Without a moments hest
tation he followed her, caught her
hand and struggled desperately 10 save
her
Mrs Cohen, probably died ID her
husbands arms, Before 1t was posi-
BILE to bring efficient help an hous had
passed. during all of which Cohen was
making frantic efforts to reach the
shore. But the struggle against the
current--at this point 1t is about
twenty miles an hoar-was beyond
merely human muscle. Fortune aided
him With his wife tightly claspedl
to him he felt himself bump into al
grounded tree stump, and on this he
got a grip with his one free hand. He
Justly shouted for help and word was
carried to the reservation police, but
1t was nearly an hoar after Mrs. Cohen
jumped into the river that Officer
James Martin arrived with ropes and
four other men.
Three times they threw the rope
before it fell within CoheEfs grasp,
When he did catch it he was TOO weak !
to tie it about his own and his wife's
waist.
Once Cohen had hold of tile rope
and the men on shore began TO pull, |
and Officer Martin, who was in the
front slipped and fell into the stream, /
but quickly regained his feet When
within fifteen feet of the shore Cohen
lost his grip on his wife's body and it
was carried off down stream and was
lost to view.
Cohen was so far gone when the res
cuers got him ON shore that he could
not speak for ten minutes. His first
words were; She is out there. Go and
get her. She is dead. She died 10. my
arms"
Meanwhile a crowd had gathered.
Cohen joined in the search, always in
sisting that the body must have stop
ped short of the cataract and might
be rescued by men daring enough.
William Barnet and Hugh Brown,
who had joined the searchers. finally
spied the body. 1t was acid fast by a
rock, about 100 feet above the brink.
Without ropes, Brown and Barnet
waded out into the stream, and NOV
ing carefully over the slippery rocks,
reached the body. Just as Brown
touched the body the carrent caught
II again and it whirled around in an
eddy 1t was with the greatest diff
Guilty that the two men brought the
body to land. Life WAS quite ex
tinct.
Cohen says that worry over the fact
that she was unable 10 suckle her in
FAINT depressed his wife greatly and
probably caused her desire for death.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-12
COL.A.K.M'
PASSES AWAY
Veteran Editor Was 81 Years
Of Age.
THE END GAME SUDDENLY

Felt Himself Growing Weaker While
Sitting on the Porch of His Home
and Died Shortly After Being As
sisted Into the House - Formerly
Welded Powerful influence as Ed.
TOR and Politician.
philadelphia, June 7-Colonel Alex
snder X. Mcclure, prothonotary of the
supreme and superior courts of Penn
sylvania and for many years a promi
nent figure in politics and journalism
lied at his home in Wallingford, Della
ware county, aged eighty-one years.
He had been suffering from infirmt
fsies due to his advanced years, anc
Sunday was the first time In more
shan q week that no felt able to leave
his room. In company with his brother
fn-law, Alfred Gratz, he sat on the
porch of his home for a short time
Feeling himself growing weaker, he
asked to be assisted to lounge ir
the parlor. He died shortly after he
Ansd been assisted into the house.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-12
Pretty Girls Seek Husbands.

Harrisburg, Pa. June 8. - Eleven
Swedish girls spent several hours in
this city awaiting a train and aston
ished the Pennsylvania railroad Off
Gals by announcing that they were on
their way west ito look for homes. >
The railroad officials said that they
were all booked for points in the Da-
kotas and expecting to find husbands
among the young farmers. Some were
pretty enough to insure early wed
dings.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-12
RED MEN IN HARRISBURG
Sixtieth Convention OF Pennsylvania
Great Council Meets Tomorrow.

Harrisburg. Pa, June This city
has been captured by Red Men from
all sections of the state, who came
here to attend the sixtieth convention
of the Pennsylvania Great Council OF
Red Men.
The headquarters of the Great Coun.
ell were opened today, and the SEES
sions win be inaugurated tomorrow
with addresses by Governor Stuart
and Mayor Meals Wednesday large
parade will De held, Fully 5000 Red
Men are expected to- attend the SEES
sions, and many mora will be, here for
the other events
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-12
Shoots His Two Brothers.

Wilkes Barre, Pa. June 1o.-While
running with gun to shoot chicken
hawk which was hoveriRg over their
chicken yard, twelve-year-old Edward
Williams fell and shot his brothers,
John and William. aged four and six.
While their wounds are serious. It Is
believed they viii recover,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-12
POLISH MINER
BRUTALLY SLAIN
Body Found on Railroad Tracks
in West Scranton.
MOTIVE or CRIME UNKNOWN

Victims Skull Was Fractured, Had
Two Knife Wounds on tns Face and
Was Shot Through. Kidneys-sus.
penders Were Twisted Around His
Neck and His Breast csved In by a
Heavy Beam.
Scranton, Pa, June PETER Ro-
dobskie, q Polish miner living In a
settlement of his countrymen In West
Scranton, was found slain upon the
tracks of the L.ackawanna railroad by
q track walker.
Rodobskie left his home on Satur-
day evening after drawing his pay
and was not seen again by his wife
and family until bis body was discov-
cred.
Rodobskie's killing was g. most sru-
tai crime. HIS skull was fractureda
he had two knife wounds on the right
side OF his face, and he was shot
through the kidneys. A part of one OF
his suspenderR was found twisted
around his neck, SO that strangulation
would have resulted in short time.
while beam OF heavy oak was let fail
on him from a height. the mans breast
being literally caved in. He had also.
saknife wound ON the right hand. The
county detective Isl OF the opinion that
the man was running away when the
shot was fred, and that ths other int1
jrries we're inflicted zgter hefeH frgm
the bullet wound.
No motive has been discovered Tor
the crime and mo- clue has been found
to- the perpetrators. Rodobskie is sur
vived by g widow and four small chill
dren.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-12
Tribute to Booker t. washinoton.

Norfolk Va, June s. The town
council of Norfolk gave It's official
sanction to the appearances OF Booker
T. Washington. the noted negro edu-
Gator; on the lecture platform there
June p and appropriated $25 for his
entertainments
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-12
BOYS Hold Up Pedestrian.

Pottsville, Pa. June 10.-Sampson
Stark was held up ON the street here
by two youths about fifteen years of
age. who rified his pockets of nearly
SIT and got away. They are dime novel
readers and are members of respec.
table parents. An effort is being made
to settle the case, though both are
under hail
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-12
Richly Dressed Woman Found Dead

Philadelphia, June Z 49, Dressed IN
rich silks and wearing valuable Jew
els. Mrs. Mary A,mekjian was found
dead in her home with bullet in her
heart Her husband, Krigor A, At,
mekjian. a prosperous Armenion shoe
maker, was alone in the house with
her at the time the shooting occurred.
He AYERS that she committed suicide.
but the police are holding him to
await the investigation of the coroner
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-12
JOHN 0. GOT CHECKS, MIXED
Paid SIS Water Blu With Check For
S76,573.

Cleveland, June John d. Rocke~
Teller paid a SIS water blu in the v.ie
lage of East Cleveland, where his For
est Hill home is located. with checb
for s76.573.14. The check was mailed
from New York and evidently the en-
velopes became mixed. The Village
clerk after recovering mailed the big
check back.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-12
.k,sses wIfe, rhen Shoots Himself.

Macon, Ga, June T.-While in bed
> with his wife by his side talking to
4. sfru. william c. Brunson, law partner
er United States Senator Bacon. reach
i. sod under his pillow, seized a revolver
-xGid shot himself dead. Mrs. Brun-
SSH had asked her husband what he
wmuld like for breakfast. "Oh, any
IisDg," he said. Then he kissed her
S1ad shot himself,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-12
Crushed to Death by Boom.

Pittsburg. June 10.-Victor O. Fri
day. thirty-three years old, head of the
Friday Construction company, of this
city. was crushed to death at Hutton.
near here, when a heavy boom. used IN
constructing d bridge over the Allie
gheny river broke, falling aeress him.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-12
Mnmen 10 CROSS country In Auto.

New York, June 10.-Four women
left New York on 1000 mile automo
bile trip to San Francisco. They are
Mrs. Alice r. Ramsey, president OF
the Woman's Motoring club, of New
York. who is at the wheel; Mrs. ~ r
Powell, Mrs. W. Atwood and Mrs IL
JahnS
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-12
Elected President of T. & NJ.

Lancaster, Pa. June 10-Rev. Henry
II. Appel OF York, was unanimously
elected president of Franklin and Mar
shall college by the board of trustees
The new president is son of the
late Thomas G. Appel, who was presi
dent of the institution for many years
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-12
wnarf Caves In; sin prowoed.

New Orleans, June -Four women
and two children were drowned when
the excursion steamer Margaret made
a fastening al Vaudeville, La. on the
north coast of Lake Pontchartrain,
twenty-five miles from New Orleans.
The wharf gave way and about seven
ty-fve people were thrown into the
waters of The lake.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-12
MAS an Editor at 10.

Born IN Perry county, Pa, in 1928
Colonel Mcclure showed marked ap
titude for journalism and politics. His
rather, who was farmer, had ap
gTenticed him to a tanner. He spent
5 considerable. time around the loca
newspaper Office and when he was
only nineteen years old became the
ez561cor of the Juniata Sentinel, Whia
+ organ, which had just been started
Before he was twenty-one years OLD
as was a eonferee in a congressional
meeting In the interests of Andrew G
Curtin. Tie rendered good service or
the stump and In his paper to w. f
Johnson. the Wing nominee for gov
srnor. The latter appointed him or
bis staff, the day Mcclure became
'sYenty-ore years of age. In 1850 he
was appointed Deputy United Statea
marshal for Juniata county
fFe was later presented with a halls
interest in the Chambersburg Reposi
tory and moved to Chambersburg
NHtere he took charge of the paper
and became active in politics. Wher
he was only twenty-five years old he
was nominated for auditor general by
she Wings but was defeated after
spirited contest He was A delegate
10 the Fremont convention and made
brilliant canvass in the interest OF
',4As .arst Republican candidate fol
president.
$asmpeded Convention For Lincoln.
Hp eagas twice elected state represen
%2.esg ON Franklin county, and in
= $50 was sent TO the state senate from
Fhat district A member of the Re
n,s 5lican ecrTention which nominated
Vane1ln in 1850, Mcclure was the ons
who suggested that the Pennsylvania
delegates should break away from
Cameron and vote for Lincoln. This
vag done and Lincoln's name STAN
De0ed the convention, although Sew
ard had been the choice of more than
t,wo-thirds of the delegates.
When the Civil War broke out Mo
rEyIure was a leader in the state sen
ate and urged vigorous action. He was
chairman of the committee on milttar!
affairs and was closely identified VII
ERa war policy of Governor Curtin. H'
Formed close relations with Presiden
Lincoln and his cabinet and played
groad hand in national politics. As ad
.sutant general he superintended tn
Frafting of Pennsylvania troops.
Established Philadelphia Times.
IN the meantime he had studied lay
and came to Philadelphia, where h
5racticed that profession for fou
years. In 1872 he became leader
The Greedy movement and was electe
TO the state senate on an independer
aicket. In 1873 he was defeated tc
fEhe Office of mayor of Philadelphia b
small majority after bitter contes
With the late Frank Mclaughlin =
established the Times and for yea'
welded a trenchant editorial pen. Or
ef mis- greatest battles was crusaC
against The Dandy Mayor" Villa
"A. Smith. NJ. Smith. who sued hi
far damages and recovered a verde
testified that Colonel Mcclure had sa
70 him. Il will drive you out of Pc
ties, and | will drive you out OF town
Dir. Smith did drop out OF polite
After advancing years had caused hi
10 give up his editorial labors
sossed himself with writing his remi
tsczpaa and in revising several OF
earlier works
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-12
HANGED NEGRO IN JAIL YARD
Mob, Feared Murderer Might. Escape
GaEiows Through Feiened Insanity.

Tallahassee, Fla, June damaging
from a limb in tree in theJ county
Jail yard aud within sight of the dome
of the Florida state capitol, the lite
less body Of Maik Morris, a. negro.
met, the gaze of the people of this city.
Condemned to death for the 1aurder Of
William Langston, late sheriff of this
county, this negro would have, wit in
O. few weeks, legally paid the penas
Of his crime with his life.
Morris had been acting strangely,
and il is believed that fear that the
negro might escape the gai1ows
through feigned insanity prompted the
act OF the mob.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-12
War a Relic. Says Bishop.

Carlisle, Pa June Tn an address
to Dickinson college students Bishop
John W. Hamilton. of Boston, de-
nounced war as an antiquated relic OF
paganism and disgrace to the nation
and the church. He said that 1t had
never settled anything and never
would and must be abandoned.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-12
CHICAGO Theater Closed: Bat Exits.

Chicago, June 5,-Because of an in
sufficiency Of rear exits, the. La Sale
theater was closed by order of the
building department. A light opera
which had been running there has
been transferred to another house,
pending she changes @ndered hy the
city
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-12
Gives Trinity College 100000.

Durham. n c.. June 10.-A gift of
800. 900 to Trinity college from b. N.
Duke, the tobacco magnate, has been
announced. The gift makes Trinity one
of the most heavily endowed colleges
IN the south.