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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-06
Is
LAND FRAUD
CASES ARE UP
Oklahoma Officials Are
Accused.
HASKELL IS A DEFENDANT
Is Defended BY Man he Defeated For
Governor.
The Defendants Charge TA.< Special
Assistaat Attorney Ge.erai Rush
was Guilty OF Misce.Suet
In Securing indictments.


Tulsa, Okla. April 6.--Csovernor Has.
keii and six othSr prominent oklaho-
mana. under Indictment for alisssa
fraud In the Muskoses town lot cases.
appeared in the United States circult
Court today. ready Tor trial. John A.
Marshall. OF Utah. the special judge
assigned to try the case. was on hand
and there was present in court. besIdsa
the defendants. one OF the strongest
arrays OF counsel ever introduced Ia .
case in Oklahoma court.
The program called ffrst for dispo-
sttich OF the motion to ouash, which
was fied at NuskoRee on March IA. By
the defendants and In which sensations
nj allegations were made The motion
charged mis-conduct on the part OF the
special assistant attorney general
Rush. OF Omaha. who conducted the
grand jury Investigations at Muskoges
In February that resulted in the indict-
ments being returned.
1t was alleged that government <ss-
cret service operatives gave hearsay
testimony before the grand jury. that
important testimony was suppressed
that the government denied the jurysa
request FOR certain testimony: that
Witnesses were coerced and held IN
subsection and that Attorney Ruah told
the jury indictments had to be returns
ed as the government wanted Il done.
Attorney Rush In an interview re-
Gently denied the truth OF the defend
ants allegations ana ne was Ia court
today to represent the government ana
20 deny theae charges.
The little court room was crowded to
It's capacity while the corridors OF the
building ana the sidewalks nearby
swarmed with persons unable to gain
admission District Attorney w. =
Gregg and oliver =. Page. assisted Mr.
Rush for the government.
Bruce, who was defeated for 0overnor
by Governor Haskell and orviiie Z.
Smith. appeared for Governor Haskell
and the other defendants. Several
prominent attorneys had offered their
services tree of cost.
The case was not called until ths
afternoon session opened.
Governor HASKELL made a hard hght
against the case coming to trial.
Judge Marshali heard extended ar
gnments on. both Sides In the matter
OF Haskeli'si demurrer and likely viii
rende ra decision tomorrow.
Governor Haslxefl's attorneys began
their dxht by asking that the indict.
ments be quashed, charging special
Attorney General Rush with niscou.
duct in conducting the. grand Jury
which resulted in the indictment. u
also was charged that the grand Jury
had been Illegally drawn, that
stenoxrapher had been present durins
the inquiry and that Incompetent ties.
timony had been the basis Of the In
dictments.
A great crowd attended the open
ing OF the trial People came from all
parts OF the state to see the unusual
spectacle Of Governor on trial for
alleged fraud.
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POINTER DROPSDEAD
ArEuing Daylight saloon DilH in Of
Gee of Governor shalienberger
When He In sefsed b. Apo
plexY.

Lincoln, Neb.. April 5.--W. A. Poyn-
ter. ex Governor. of Nebraska, while
making a speech In the once Of Gov
ernor ShaIlenberger. at the hearing OF
the daylight salooff bill today. was
stricken by apoplexy and died within
few minutes.
Immediately after 1t was known
that the Ex-Governor was dead, Gov
ernor shallenberger said there would
be no further public hearings on the
bill today.
\ The daylight saloon bill was passed
in the closing hours of the senate ses-
sion, It's passage was a surprise to
everyone and the sudden death Of ex-
Governor Poynter, one Of its best
known advocates. lent a rare dramatic
element to the entire matter.
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TAFT WANTS
REPUBLICAN,
No Democrat for the
Judgeship.
m NO HASTE 10 FILL II
AIabama Senzioss Give OCT a Sec
ond Statement.
yssHssss 50 p.skA.Aa Had Le.sshy
A. sstssaaetsry Irterview witA
the rrs.la~.s--Runer
q meyer. :
IN no HAs1E TO FILL II
ny ALrRED !. sToFER.

= sI4kAE AA144 - - UT ns&Ae
Washington. April ESPECIAL 1.-The
Alabama Senators gave out this after
noon the following statement, even
though they were not inclined last
night to say anything about the sun
day visit to President Taft TO talk over
the judgeshfp tangle In the Northern
Alabama district;
Senators Bankhead and Johnston
have had an interview with the Pres
ident In regard to the 5udgeship. ex-
tending over nearly an hour and a half,
that he was quite familiar with every
detail OF the-case. He fntimated plain
ly that he desired TO appoint q Repub-
1ican, at. capable and acceptable.
"The conversation covered q discus
sion Of all the Republicans whose
names have been presented and was
perfectly frank and. with the Presi-
dents Information. perfectly fair.
HE asked the Senators TO regard the
interview as confidentiaI and they do
not feel At liberty to give out any de-
tails whatever. Ali that, they can say
Is that the President has not reached q
definite conclusion. He authorized
them, however. to state that there was
no haste about the matter; that Judge
Hundley was In Alabama discharsing
the duties Of the ONCE and the business
of the courts was going on az usual
and that IL woufdsbe a week or two be.
fore the appointment would be made. !"
A report is going the rounds here
today. that e. II. Dryer. OF Birming-
ham, went to Tuskegee last week. and
the superstition rs he tourneyed there
to get the endorsement OF Booker r.
Washington for Judge In place of
Hundiey. ~
A Republican Of some prominence Is
said to have put this report In cfrcuia-
tfon here.
Representative Dick Austin OF Ten
nessee. who used to live in Alabama. is
understood TO have endorsed w. H.
Smith OF Birminaham. and the story
also Is that Congressman Browniow
OF Tennessee has done the seme.
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the debate in committee and leave the
whole proposition In, the air. He was
unsuccessful, however. the vote result
Ing; Yeas. %: nays. iss.
Rules Are Reported.
At s:3S p. m. debate was suspended
and Mr., palxell tPa.). from the COM
mittee on rules. reported an order of
The Republicans loudly appiauded a.
the order was sent 10 the desk to be
read.
The order 10 as follows:
..Resoived that upon the adoption
here OF IL r.. l4as. bill TO provide
revenue. eQualixe duties and encour-
age the industries Of the United States.
ami for other purposes. the general de-
bate shall be closed and the House
shall resolve itself into q committee OF
the whole house on the state Of the
union for the consideration Of said bill
for amendment under the five minute
rule. but COMMITTEES amendments to any
part OF the bill shall be In order at
any time and also preferences shall be
given to amendments to paragraphs
lee. 1877. 7os (iumber); ssf. AT Ia
(hides); 227. barley and a2s BARLEY
mait,J
THAT an amendment shall be voted
on to section s87, TO wilt. strike out the
RsSNtsv anu tHscft - a new paEAkFhpH
number SO Ia the following: crude
petroleum and its products. rs per cent
.ad yalorem-'
That said specified amendments
shall take precedence OF committee
amendments. A
Debate IL Limited.
That consideration OF said bill for
amendment shall continue until not
later than Friday. the ninth Jay of
April, at o'clock p. sm., at which time
the said bill. with all amendments that
shall have been recommended BY the
committee OF the whole house on the
state OF the union. shall be reported
TO the house and the previous question
shall then be considered as ordered on
said amendments and SAID bill to its
engrossment. third reading and final
passage.
"A separate vote may be had on the
amendments relating to hides, lumber.
oil. barley. barley malt tsa and cof-
Zee. or any Of them. Irrespective OF
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Chicago, April, 5.--Oak Parks bug
house is occupied. Professor J. j
Davis, assistant to the state entomo-
logist, has taken possession Of the afr
tight, bug proof structure erected for
scientific purposes and begins work
today. After the professor has learn
ed the habits, likes and dislikes Of the
insects which tnfest the suburb. the
state department of entomology will
try TO discover some way to wipe out
the pests
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TRIAL OF BoUvY
BEGINS AT PLAQUEMINE

Plaquemine, La, April 5.--The trial
of F. S. Bouvy. charged with the MUIR
der of Prof r. F. Van Ingen, who was
assistant principal of the Boys High
School Of New Orleans, was begun here
today.
Bouvy shot Van Ingen on a Texas
and Pacific train. as the latter with
his bride OF few hours was Journey
Ing from Alexandria TO New orIeans.
Houvy was rejected sutton OF Mrs
Van 1ngsns q
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TREATING IS a CRIME.


Louisville. KY. April 5.--Treating
friends to drinks Of swhiskey OF beer
ON Sunday Is a violation of the law.
according to a decision handed down
nv acting Judge Krieger in police
court today.
In the case against William French.
a negro, who was tried on a charge
Of having treated friends to beer yes
terday at q house at 324 East Green
street, French was hned IS.
In his opinion Judge Krieger cited
the cast of the action OF the court OF
appeals. where II sustained decision
ef a nne that had been assessed In
Anderson county. where whiakey had
heen purchased from a distillery and
divided among friends.
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Austin. Texas. April 5.--W. J. Bry-
an addressed the Legislature here to-
day in favor of bank deposit guaran-
~ bill. MFR. Bryan declared that the
National Democratic platform was
binding and that the Texans would not
do their duty unless they passed the
measure. He ugred the Legislatures to
read the platform before adjourning.
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PATRICK BoGGAN
KILLED IN A HOTEL

birmingham. April 5.--Patrick Bog
gan a travelling salesman from Chat
tanooga was Instantly killed this af:-
ternoon by falling down the airwHy
shaft Of a local hotel He ives leaning
on the rail- on the nth floor when he
toppIed over, the body ianoinR on TIM
door ef the lobby,
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ghn,,la onvn po.tnIF o..

washington. April. 5.-The United
States Government should own its pos,
tai cars thinks Representative Dear
mond. of Missouri. who has accordingly
introduced q bill authorizing the post
for the purchase of a Sufficient num-
Der OF the safest. the most convenient
and best equipped" postal cars that can
be obtained. An appropriation OF
$500. 600 Is included In the bill.
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Ff~toeel Cannes gtoeny Debate IN
Constantinople. April t--After ten
hours stormy debate. IN which the Al
bapssn deputies accused the Govern
ment OF selling portion OF the Empire
for an insignificant surn. the Chamber
today approved the Austro- turkish pro-
tocol- by . vote of 13e to &C..
I The protocol which provides for the
settlement OF the differences arising
out Of the annexation by Austria Hun
gary. Of the provinces Of Bosnia and
Herzegovina. was aligned 1t rConstanti-
nople ON February 70. Under II the
Turkish Government received eto.soe..
900 Indemnity. So ~ 4,
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Omaha, Neb April 5.-A special
train OF nfteen coaches carrying near
" 1000. Omaha business men. left this
morning for Lincoln. They. go to APP
peal to Governor Shaiienberger to We
to the bill passed by the Legislature
limiting the sale OF liquor in the State
between the hours OF 7 a, m. and 8
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AVERY nLOUNT TRIAL.
Testfnony All n and Lawyers win
+

Amite City, La. April slate today
the trial OF Avery Biount for the kill
ing OF "Baz'' Breeland, one OF the
three members Of Breeland family.
whom It is alleged Blount murdered.
Was concluded IN SO far as the SUBJ
mission OF Testimony 10 concerned.
Argument Will be begun tomorrow
morning and II is expected that the
case will reach the Jury early Tuesday
evening.
Even &c Blount should be freed by
the Jury. he still has to face trial on
the charge OF numbering Mrs. Bree-
land ana her daughter. Mrs. Evsrett.
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DINNER rom Jars.
Expesitien OfneiaIs Esnsertaiaea BY Sec
Rotary km0x.

Rotary Knox.
Washington, April s.--Representa-
tives OF the various branches of the
public service gathered. at the home Of
Secretary Of State Knox tonight to att
tend . dinner given in honor OF Messrs.
Wada and sakai. the Japanese exposi-
ton officiais. who are now on q visit
to this country.
' Accompanied by Ambassador Taxa.
hlra, the two distinguished Japanese
called today on President Taft and
later on Secretary Knox.
Tomorrow night they will be enter
tanned at n dinner at the White House.
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Secretary Dielinsen wan Accept sss

Secretary Dlekfna0n VIII Accept 3ea
Government.
Vicksburg. Miss. April 6,--A letter
Of acceptance has been rersivsd from
Secretary OF War ]. NJ. Dickinson. In
response TO the invitation extended by
Blewitt Lee son OF the late Gen. 8 ID.
Lee, to personally accept for the Unit
ed States, the Lee memorial to be ded-
icated in the National Park June II.
The Lee memorial lie to cost 10000.
raised by public subscription and Is ts
be bonze figure OF the ismented Gen.
eral Lee
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Columbus, Ohio. April Sold
billy Myers. who ran off from
the infirmary here last Friday
and tramped to, Buckeye Lake.
a distance of forty miles be-
cause the mice weather started
his fishing blood" fell into the
canal there Sunday ana came
near drowning.
An officer of the infirmary
left today to, bring Uncle Billy
back and he will be given some
worms and a fishing pole and
allowed to fish in the Scloto
river under the watchful eye OF
a guide.
Uncle Billy" 10 90 years old
and said to be the oldest fisher
man in the United States.
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w. s. TYSON suIornns.

Aged NTan OF Macon Ga, Comanias sgz@
teide.
Mason. Ga. Aprii S.-w. s.. Tyson.
aged co. married and the father of nine
children, shot and killed himself here
this afternoon while in a At OF despond-
ency caused by the loss Of his position
at state convict warden.
: one son of Tyson lives in Birming-
ham. Ala.
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Lincoln, Neb., April Sat noon to-
day Governor Shallenberger withheld
action ON the daylight saloon bill,
saving that he wishedsto consider care.
fully all its features.
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"a 81. aREGG KILLED.
Pile of Bricks Falls On North Cnrelina
Man.

Wilmington. ~ C.. April s.--E. NJ.
Gregg. a leading merchandise broker
OF wilmington and a member of q
prominent South CarofiSa family. was
Instantly killed on the streets here
today by the collapse OF a pile Of
brick ana other building material.
against which he was standing while
talking with g friend He was fifty
two years old.
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MYSTERY IN
DEATH OF HILL
Life Of Geo ia Lawyer
Nsn.
WAS r ~ 10 ARGUE CASE
Another Chapter Added to Dodge
LAID Matter.
n.ss. Atssr-.y Hss Gs.. - MeR..
10 Attend Court-was shot
n onee q His
WAS r SY 10 ARGUE CAS-

third victim OF an assassin In the now
celebrated Dodge land case. is the be-
lief OF. the authorities Of this county.
The coroner's jury. after q careful
examinations declared this afternoon
that Hill was muAdsxed "hy parties un-
known"
Hin was found dead IN the office Of
a local attorney at 2 O'Clock this morn
ing. . bullet In his brain. and . re-
voiver with one chamber discharged,
graspei in his right hand. The condf-
ton Of the office Indicated q desperate
struggle. The stove had been turned
the furniture was broken A. though by
fight. On the floor. was an unfinish-
ed motion In the Dodge case. drawn by
the dead lawyer. which he came here
to file today.
Hill arrived here at noon Sunday ana
went to friends law office to work
on the case. A little while later. he
went 70 the home OF. the proprietor OF
q hardware store and said he had re-
ceived some threatening ietters. was
worried and wanted q revolver He
was SO .insistent that the hardware
man opened the store and sold Hin the
revolver, which was found clasped In
his stiff hand. sgv
BODY issround.
5 Hin returned to the office and was
not see alive again. HIS body was
found on the floor this morning and
he had been dead several hours. The
bullet had pierced his right eye and
entered the brain. From blood stains
ON the wall ne Ynuat heva hsnu shof
while stay,1in1s nm = - Us =.
The First idea s,f sutcsaa .a.,,,.a so..
tradicted by the fact that there wns
no powder burns on his face and that
desuerafe nfruwgls IN ~. nsssn. .,t,,ct,
apnarentIv 6egsr u,hs,s xs,s, 80 =. ~ I
HmfdIle Of the work ~ nrans r,ng NJ
motion for the court TODAY -
When the BODY wa. ses rcbea q ,ot.
addressad fo sl,sYr - Ms~rr -. g.
Ifswas Wrifsan IN = chtSSss,, - "a .. -
said .pone TfiIf. yrhsG s,-.s 49, s.a ~
interfere with eur n1ttI..nerf wsss al, n,
be brDkess InsfsNd al sgyns f,sre
there was . rudeiy Drawn skull ana
cross bones - ~ y a n ! 81 =.
the Authorities beffeyk tha4 NJ "a.
iceived ,other threats after he arrived
here Sunday. which irapsiled MIR 10
seek TO buy the revolver. II va !
found, too. that after his arrfyaf here
Sunday he wired to woman. In war
renton, Ca. fegretting that he, could
not spend Sunday with her. but
promising to call on her later I'm the
week He was much Interested In tho
case which was to have come I'm tads~,
and had spent much time In nrena 70 !.
tion. -
Trail es Deaths.
The traii OF deaths and iniur,as in
the Dodge land, suit began Il. 1881 In
that year. Captain John C. Forsythe.
who represented, the NJ w. Dodge Is.
tate. was assassinated. After : SIX
weeks trial five men were sent to
prison for life for the crime
OF the claimants attorneys, was Killed
and for weeks the entire county was
In state Of great excitement. Since
then there have haar n,,rsas,,,,s -
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DRY LEADER HELD
Is cHsARGED w1rA sisoorrNc awo
Crfnse OF DIR. Hamifn BArnes, Follows
the Frncns Sunday Between
the sDfysv and The stEetsr
! -.l.A .l- as. a. GAH.As.L xlaa.sa..

ON the ohio River.
wellesvflIe. o.. April 5.--Dr. Hamlin
Barnes. head Of the good citizens
league and well known temperance
advocate, was today bound over to
the April grand jury. on a charge Of
shooting with Intent to kin. He was
released on 81. 900 bail.
During q wet" ana dry" fight last
evening. william zoeliers and Ben
jamin Davidson were shot and serious
ly injured. The trouble occurred when
a house boat came to anchor in the
Ohio river, several miles from the city
but in West Virginia jurisdiction and
dispensed liquid refreshments to citi
gems of Ohio dry" territory. >.
Two other persons were hurt in the
fight.
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Jack London Comanw Home.

Jack London CoIninM Home.
Honolulu. April SIT Is reported here
that Jack London, the noveiist, win sell
planned 20 oircumnayiKate the globe.
ct Sydney, ana return 90 san EFanulSoo
June A.
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VISIT TO NAPLES
ROosEyELT sRECErvED WITH EN.
THUsIAsM BY ITALIANS.
Goes 10 See Duke and Duchess Of
Aosfa and Returns to Boat :
which SaEam at Mid

Naples, April Sex President
Roosevelt spent several hours in
Naples today and during that time
was given many evidences OF his per-
sonal popularity with the Italian peo-
pie and OF the admiration which they
have for his distinguished services to
his country.
The steamer Hamburg, on which Mr..
RoosevsAk, was a passenger coming IN
soon after noon. was greeted on her
way to her anchorage with, the blow
ing OF whistles, the fiuttering Of many
flags and the playing OF bands Ital-
fan warShips IN the harber, steamers
and craft OF all kinds. dressed in
bunting. and signal fiags. from stem
to stern. added to, the pieturesqueness
Of the scene, which Mr.. Roosevelt
himself characterized as magnificent
Great crowds waited for his ap-
pearance on the streets and when he
rode along In an automobile, he was
greeted with enthusiasm that astonish-
ed him. He met various Official dele
cations at the Hotel Excelsior, where
2partments had been reserved for him,
scores Of prominent American and
the representatives OF other countries
and to all Of them he expressed his
warmest thinks for the welcome which
he received. rsE
He visited the Duke and Duchess Of
Aosta at capodimonte. and later din
ed in private at the hotel going on,
board, the steamer Admiral about 10
o'clock ia the evening. The Admiral.
which win convey Mr.. Roosevelt to
Mombasa. was. ready to sail At mid
night.
The ex-President's quarters aboard
were fllled with fiowers. which had
come from admiring friends, Chief
among these were punches OF red and
black carnations from the German
emperor, and. great cluster. OF fra
grant blossoms from the empress.
Freneh View 81 Roosevelt.
Paris. April 6.--The special corre-
spondents OF the French newspapers at
Naples send interesting X somewhat
causttc, first Impressions OF the former
President OF the United States which
may be attributed to the dffhculty
which the correspondents experienced
In getting through the precautionary
barriers with which the Italian author
tiles surrounded Mr.. Roosevelt.
The correspondent OF The Journal
after a. minute description OF the
whimsical attributes" OF the express
ident. says &s f
Theodore Roosevelt speaks French
clearly with q German rather than an
American accent. He neither waits to
be questioned. nor heeds what he re.
plies. He speaks simply and granIous-
" Of himself with that serene CONTINUE
Evidently this great mans contempIa-
tions are only Of himself and his
work.
"Ife personifes In his hearty laugh
the continuous restless action Of a peo-
pie already great. but still childish" ;
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Los Angeles. Cal. April 6.---Madame
Helen Modjeska is barely alive to.
might and Is sinking rapidly.
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MISSISSIPPI INCORPORATES.
rae c,ti.ens of Learned are wreuG'

Up.
jackson. Miss. April 6.-Citizens OF
Learned. this county. who were. in
Jackson today reported to the State In.
surance Commission that terror reigns
In their midst on account OF several
incendiary fires.
A mass meeting was held at Learned
today and several hundred dollars sub
scribed to run down the guilty par
tiea.
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wEATHER FoRNCAaT.

washfnEsen, April 6.--F'OF Alahama
---Ea&neraH1y fmsr Tuesday ana we6nes-
days nedsrate scnth 60 aeuthwesa
winds.
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yMayfield. Kys April b.--A posse Of
100 citizens. aheated BY county Officers
ana All the ministers OF the city.
marched on an alleged blind tiger In
the east edge OF the town this after
noon.
After breaking down the doors. they
confiseated twelveA gallons Of whis-
key. and after prayer By one Of the
ministers IN the party marched
through the streets and visited q sec
ond place.
The crusade follows the killing OF
Jesse Cooley. q PROMINENT clay mine
owner. Saturday night. and the sui-
eide OF prominent man while drunk.
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Macon. Ca April s.--Pope Hill was
in good physical condition anH q.
condition was SUFFICIENT to meet everv
demand. He carried very little Iifa ~
surance. He was OF a very genial sis.
position. His friends here are nost-
tive in the belief that he was muir.
dered. 5ass