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The Washington herald., 1909-06-24
SHOT To DEATH
BY SGHOOLBOY
Joseph COlliflOwer Killed by
Robert Healey.
TRAGEDY AN ACCIDENT
Old Story of Didn't Know the
Weapon Was Loaded"

Victim Placed in Ambulance and
Dies Before Casualty Hospital Is
Reached-COlIifIOyye Aged seven
teen, and His slayer Aged Nine
Years-Pathetic Scene at Hospital.
Mother OF Victim PrOstrated.
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FAMILY POISONED
BY TOADSTOOLS
Fungus Served as Mushroom
Delicacy Tuesday.
FEAR TWO CHILDREN MAY DIE
Growth Gathered by Sons OF JacintO
Jervie at Soldiers Home Grounds.
Visitor Finds Four Victims Unable
10 Leave Beds and Calls Amba-
lance in Time to Revive Parents.

An italian family. consisting OF hus-
gerously i'll at the Emergency Hospital
suffering from the effects OF eating toad
stools. Physicians fear the children may
die. The parents show signs OF recovery.
The father, Jacinto Jervie. thirty-five
years old, IS a musician al the Soldiers
Home He lives with his wife and two
sons. aged eight and three years. at So
Morton street northwest
On Tuesday morning last the boys went
10 the Soldiers Home grounds and gath
cred a basket OF toadstools, which they
brought home II Is thought Mrs. Jervie
mistook the toadstools for mushrooms
The toadstools were prepared by Mrs.
Jervie as she prepared mushrooms. and
the poisonous growth was served for din
ner late Tuesday afternoon. All the toad
stools were eaten. but none Of the family
noticed a peculiar taste in the supposed
deIicacy.
Complained of Illness.
The youngest son complained OF feeling
I'll late Tuesday night. and he was given
a family remedy. which failed 10 relieve
him. Later the eldest boy grew I'll and
nearly became delirious.
Neither Jervie nor his wife grew sick
until yesterday morning. but they both
awoke too III 70 leave the bed to sum-
! mon a physician. A friend visited the
family early In the morning and found
/ them al confined 70 the bed. each toe
III 10 walk or aid the other. A physician
was summoned and tried several rene
dies. all Of which failed to relieve the
sufferers.
The family grew worse during the day
and last night the police of the Tenth
/ precinct were informed Of their condi.
ton by relative OF the musician. The
police summoned an ambulance from
Emergency Hospital and they were re-
moved from the house.
/ At the hospital il was found the boy.
were critically ILL., Emergency remedie.
were used and physicians believe they
i succeeded IN saving the lives Of N,
children. Both lads were unconscious.
/ Jervis and his wife did not seem Il
suffer as much as the boys. although
Ihev endured severe pain Police OF "a,
( Tenth precinct are investigating the case
/ Physicians at Emergency Hospital sal
Il is the first time In the history OF TIT
hospital that a patient has been re
ceived there suffering from poisoning
/ caused by eating toadstools. II IS gen
orally believed that the toadstools tast
/ so rank and disagreeable that the differ
ence between them and mushrooms cal
be detected.
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To Grand Lodge, 3. P Q. Elks. Tickets
on sale June q 10 July 9. valid for re-
turn until October 81
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And Alaska Yukon-Pacifc Exposition va
Washington-Sunset Route. Stop-overs.
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Frank Libbey & Co.. 9Th ST. and n. Y. ave.
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Clear Beaded Ceiling. s1.75 Per 100 TT.
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No. 1 Flooring in HardwOOds, -
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Georgia Pine Straight-grain Flooring,
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Clear Cypress Shingles, - Ter 1000.
Frank Libbey & Co. 9Th ST. and n Y. ave.
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Tickets on sale until Sept p. valid for
return until Oct 81 Northern Baptist
Convention June . TO July 2
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Flooring. Alabama (GOOdl, &c a Fl.
Frank L1bbey & Co, 9Th ST. and n. Z. ave.
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HERALD NEWS SUMMARY.
TELEGRAPHIc.

Pages. TELEGRAPHIC.
1-Gives Way Under Third Degree.
I-Seyenteen Killed In Explosion.
SGould Decision Expected To-day.
-Saengerfest Prizes Awarded.
LOCAL.
Family Stricken BY Eating Toadstools.
president Welcomes Scout Cars.
Embassy Attache May Die Of Injuries.
1-senate Finishes Important Schedules.
I-shot 10 Death by SchOolboy Chum-
2-High Schools Close Terms.
2-Taft Pledges Aid 20 Ship Subsidy.
3-Arrest of Ford Ends Nan Hunt.
4-Wrights May Fly on Saturday.
EPolice Read New Leon Letter
12-Dominican Students 10 BE Ordained.
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Common Flooring, nc n Foot.
Frank LIbbey & Co, 6th 81. and y. Y. ava,
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Elegant Graduation Bouquets. 81.
Finest blooms used. Blackstone, II & II
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-08-25

Sinclair sat down and put his hands
on the table. mo; your matter and
mine is another affair." All 1 want be-
tween you and me is fair and right"
Whispering Smiths eyes were on
the cards. you've always had it."
'Then keep away from her."
Don't tell me what to do"
Then don't tell me-"
I'm not telling you. You will do
as you please; so will l. | left here
because Marion asked me to. l am
here now because 1 have been sent
here. 1t is in the course of my bust
ness. l have my living to earn and my
friends to protect. Don't dictate to
me, because it would be of no use."
well, you know now how to get
into trouble"
Every one knows that; few know
how to keep out"
'You can't lay your finger on me at
any turn of the road
mot if you behave yourself"
"And you can't bully me-"
Surely not. No hard feelings, Muir
ray. l came for friendly talk, and
if it's all the same to you I'll watch
this wheel awhile and then go over to
the Wickiup. | leave first-that's I'M
derStood, l hope-and if your pink
eyed friend is waiting outside tell him
there is nothing doing, will you, Muir
ray? Who is the albino, by the way?
You don't know him? 1 think l do.
r Wy
night, Murray"
1t was after IL o'clock and the room
had filled up Roulette balls were
dropping, and above the faro table the
extra lights were on. The dealers,
fresh from supper, were putting things
in order for the long trick
At the Wickiup Whispering Smith
found McCloud in the office signing
letters. 81 can do nothing with him"
said Smith, drawing down a window
shade before he seated himself to de-
tail his talk with Sinclair. "He wants
a fight"
McCloud put down his pen. IF I
am the disturber it would be better for
me to get out"
THAT would be hauling down the
flag across the whole division. 1t is
too late for that. If he didn't center
the fight on you he would center it
somewhere else. The whole question
is, who is going to run this division,
Sinclair and his gang or the COM
pany? and it is as easy to meet trem
on one point as another. 1 know of
no way of making this kind Of an af-
fair pleasant. 1 am going to do some
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riding, as told you. Kennedy Is
working up through the Deep Creek
country, and has three men with him.
shall ride toward the Cache and meet
him somewhere near South Mission
pass"
Gordon, would it do any good to
ask a few Questions?"
ASK as many as you like, my dear
boy, but don't be disappointed IL /
can't answer them. can look wise,
but don't know anything. You know
what we are up against. This fellow
has grown a tiger among the wolves,
and he has turned the pack loose on
us. One thing l ask you to do. Don't
expose yourself at night. Your life
isn't worth coupling-pin If you do"
McCloud raised his hand. Take
care of yourself! II you are murdered
in this fight shall know l got you in
and that / am to blame"
"And suppose you were?" Smith had
risen from his chair. He had few man.
nerisms, and recalling the man the
few times / have seen him, the only
impression he has left on me is that
of quiet and gentleness. Suppose
you were?" He was resting one arm
on top of McCloud's desk. What Of
it? You have done for me up here
what couldn't do, George. You have
been kind to Marion when she hadn't
a friend near. You have stood be-
tween him and her when I couldn't
be here to do it, and when she didn't
want me to-helped her when hadn't
the privilege OF doing it." McCloud
put up his hand in protest, but it was
unheeded. How many times it has
been in my heart to kill that man. She
knows it; she prays 1t may never hap
pen. That is why she stays here and
has kept me out of the mountains.
She says they would talk about her II
lived in the same town, and have
stayed away" He threw himself back
into the chair. "It's going beyond
both of us now. I've kept the promise
made to her to-day to do all in my
power to settle this thing without
bloodshed. 1t will not be settled in
that way, George"
"Was he at Sugar Buttes?"
eff not, his gang was there. The
quick getaway, the short turn on Van
Horn, killing two men to rattle the
posse-it all bears Sinclair's ear
marks. He has gone too far. He has
piled up plumber till he is reckless.
He is crazy with greed and insane
with revenge. He thinks he can gal
lop over this division and scare Bucks
till he gets down on his knees to him
Bucks will never do It. ] know him,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-08-25
Copyright 1909
By Clos Scih,ersSOne

did he sit there while you talked this
over with the college guy?" muttered
Du Sang.
''He is all right, boys, and he said
you'd know his name if I could speak
it." declared Bill.
look anything like that man stand
ing with his hands in his pockets over
there by the wheel?" asked Du Sang,
turning his back carefully on new
conner as he made the suggestion.
'Where-there? No! Yes, hold on,
that's the man there now! Hold on,
nowi" urged Bill, struggling with the
excitement of ten hours and ten dol
lars in one day. "His name sounded
like Fogarty."
AS Dancing spoke, Sinclair's eyes
riveted on the new face at the other
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-08-25
CHAPTER XII.
The Quarrel.

The beginning of the Crawling Stone
line marked the first determined effort
under President Bucks, while under
taking the reconstruction of the sys-
tenn for through traffic, to develop the
rich local territory tributary to the
mountain division. New policies in
construction dated from the same
period. Glover, with an enormous
capital staked for the new undertake
ings, gave orders to push the building
every month in the year, and for the
first time in mountain railroad build
ing winter was to be ignored. The
older mountain men met the innova-
ton as they met any departure from
their traditions, with curiosity and dis
trust. On the other hand, the new and
younger blood took hold with con-
fidence, and when Glover called, "Yo,
heave ho!" at headquarters, they bent
themselves clear across the system for
a hard pull together.
McCloud, resting the operating on
the shoulders OF his assistant Ander-
son, devoted himself wholly to for
warding the construction plans, and
his first clash over winter road-5uild-
ing in the Rockies came with his own
right-hand man, Mears. McCloud put
in switch below Piedmont, opened a
material yard and began track laying
toward the lower Crawling Stone val.
ley, when Mears said it was time to
stop work till spring. When McCloud
told him he wanted track across the
divide and into the lower valley by
spring, Mears threw up his hands. But
there was metal in the old man, and
he was for orders all the time. He
kept up a running fire of protests and
forebodings abou the danger Of ex-
posing men durir the winter season,
hut stuck to his DoSt.
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SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER Murray Sinclair and his
gang of wreckers were called out to clear
the railroad tracks at Smoky Creek.
CHAPTER II.-McCloud. a young road
superintendent, caught Sinclair and his
men n the act of lootIng the wrecked
train. Sinclair pleaded innocence, declar-
treat for the men. McCloud discharged
the whole outfit and ordered the wreck
age burned.
CHAPTER III.-McCloud became &C
quainted with Dicksie Dunning, a girl of
the west, who came to look at the wreck.
She gave him message for Sinclair.
CHAPTER IV.-"Whisperfng" Gordon
Smith told President Bucks of the rail
road, of McClOud's brave fight against a
gang of crazed miners and that was the
reason for the superintendent appoint
ment to his high office. McCloud ar
ranged to board at the boarding house
of MRS. Sinclair, the ex-foremans desert
ed wife.
CHAPTER V.-Dicksie Dunning was
the daughter Of the late Richard Dun
ming, who had died of a broken heart
shortly after his wife's demise, which
occurred after one year of married life.
CHAPTER vI.-Sinclair visited Marion
Sinclair's shop and a fight between him
and McCloud was narrowly averted.
CHAPTER VII.-Smolly Cheek bridge
was mysteriously burned McCloud pre-
pared TO face the situation. President
Bucks notified Smith that he had work
CHAPTER VIII-McCIoud worked for
days and finally got the division running
In fairly good order He overheard Dick
sic criticising his methods, to Marion
Sinclair.
CHAPTER Ix.-A stock train was
wrecked by an open switch. Later a pas
senger train was held up and the express
car robbed. Two men of a posse pursuing
the bandits were killed. McCloud was
notified that Whispering Smith was to
hunt the desperadoes.
CHAPTER X.-Bill Dancing a road
Nneman, proposed that Sinclair and his
gang be sent to hunt the bandits. A
stranger, apparently with authority. told
him to go ahead. Dancing was told the
stranger was whispering Smith,"
CHAPTER XI.-Smith approached Sim
clair He tried to buy him off. but failed.
He warned McCloud that his life was in
danger.
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CHAPTER XII.
Farley.

It was recalled one evening not long
ago at the Wickiup that the affair with
Sinclair had all taken place within a
period of two years, and that practical
ly all of the actors in the event had
been together and in friendly relation
on Thanksgiving day at the Dunning
ranch not so very long before the trou-
BILE began. Dicksie Dunning was away
at school at the time, and Lance Dun
ming was celebrating with riding and
shooting fest and a barbecue.
The whole country had been invited.
Bucks was in the mountains on an in
spection trip, and Bill Dancing drove
him with party Of railroad men over
from Medicine Bend. The mountain
men for $50 miles around were out.
Gene and Bob Johnson, from Oroville
and the Peace river, had come with
their friends. From Williams Cache
there was not only big delegation
more of one than was really desirable
but 1t was led by old John Rebstock
himself. When the invitation Is gen.
eral, lines cannot be too closely drawn.
Not only was Lance Dunning some
thing of q sport himself, but on the
Long Range it is part of a stockman's
creed to be on good terms with his
neighbors. At Thanksgiving day bar
becue not even a mountain sheriff
would ask questions, and Ed Banks,
though present, respected the holiday
truce. Cowboys rode that day in the
roping contest who were from Mission
creek and from Two Feather river.
Among the railroad people were
George McCloud, Anderson, the assis-
tant superintendent, Farrell Kennedy,
chief Of the special service, and his
right-hand man, Bob Scott. In espe-
cfal, Sinclair's presence at the barbe-
cue was recalled. He had some cronies
with him from among his up-country
following, and was introducing his
new bridge foreman, Karg, afterward
known as Flat Nose, and George Sea-
grue, the Montana cowboy. Sinclair
fraterpized that day with the Williams
Cache men, and it was remarked even
then that though railroad man he ap-
peared somewhat outside the railroad
Circle. Wu0u Tue SuOOIluS udCCuGS
were announced brown-eyed railroad
man was asked to enter. He had been
out of the mountains for some time
and was a comparative stranger
in the gathering, but the Will
liams Cache men had not for
gotten him; Rebstock, especially,
wanted to see him shoot. While much
OF the time out Of the mountains on
railroad business, he was known to be
closely in Bucks counsels, and as to
the mountains themselves, he was re-
puted to know them better than Bucks
or Glover himself knew them. This
was Whispering Smith; but, beyond
a low-Yciced greeting or an expression
of surprise at meeting an old &C.
quaintance, he avoided talk. When
urged to shoot he resisted all persua-
sion and backed up his refusal by
showing bruise on his trigger finger.
He declined even to act as judge in
the contest, suggesting the sheriff, Ed
Banks, for that Office.
McCIoud did not meet the host,
Lance Dunning, that day nor since the
day of the barbecue had Du Sang or
Sinclair seen Whispering Smith until
the night Du Sang spotted him near
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To the establishment of Sykes, the
superintendent confirmed over the tel
ephone Dancing's statement that he
was to draw some expense money. Bill
asked for $25. Sykes offered him two,
and Bill with some indignation ac-
cepted five. He spent all of this in
trying to find Sinclair, and on the
strength of his story to the boys Dor
rowed five dollars more to prosecute
the search. At ten o'clock that night
he ran into Sinclair playing cards in
the big rooms above the Three Horses.
The Three Horses still rears it's
hospitable two-story front in Fort
street, the only one of the Medicine
Bend gambling houses that goes back
to the days of 81; and it is the boast
of its owners that since the key was
thrown away, SO years ago, its doors
have never been closed, night or day,
except once for two hours during the
funeral of Dave Hawk. Bill Dancing
drew Sinclair from his game and told
him of the talk with McCloud, touch
ing it up with natural enthusiasm. The
bridgeman took the news In high
good humor and slapped Dancing on
the back. did you see him alone,
Bill?" asked Sinclair, with interest.
Come over here, come along. 1 want
you to meet a good friend. Here, Har-
vey, shake hands with Bill Dancing.
Bill, this Is old Harvey Du Sang,
meanest man in the mountains to his
enemies and the whitest to his friends
-eh, Harvey"
Harvey seemed uncommunicative.
Studying his hand, he asked In a sour
way whether 1t was Jackpot, and
upon being told that 1t was not, pushed
forward some chips and looked stu
pidly up-though Harvey was by no
means stupid. Proud TO know you,
SIR" said Bill, bending frankly as he
put out his hand. Proud to know any
friend of Murray Sinclair's. What
might be your business?"
Again Du Sang appeared distracted.
He looked up at the giant lineman.
who, in spite of his own size and
strength, could have crushed him be-
tween his fingers, and hitched his
chair a little, but got no further to-
WdIU Oh duSWGA anu paul hO uIIOhSAOA
whatever to Bills extended hand.
Cow business, Bill" interposed Sim
clair. Where? Why, up near the
park, Bill, up near the park. Bill is an
old friend Of mine, Harvey. Shake
hands with George Seagrue. Bill, and
you know Henry Karg-and old Stormy
Gorman-well, l guess you know him,
too" exclaimed Sinclair, introducing
the other players. Look here a min |
ute, Harvey"
Harvey, much against his iRclina-
ton, was drawn from the table and re-
tired with Sinclair and Dancing to an
empty corner, where Dancing told his |
story again. At the conclusion OF it |
Harvey rather snorted. Sinclair |
asked questions. "Was anybody else
there when you saw McCloud, Bill?"
"One man." answered Bill, impress
sively.
''Who?"
"a stranger to me-"
"a stranger? What did he look
like?'
Slender man and kind of odd talk
ing, with a sandy mustache."
Hear his name?"
HE told me his name, but it's
skipped me, 1 declare. He's kind of
dark-complected like"
Stranger, eh?" unused Du Sang;
his eyes were wandering over the
room.
Slender man." repeated Bill, "but
didn't take much notice OF him. Said
he was in the real estate business"
I'm the real estate business? And
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side of the gambling room. "Fogarty,
hell" he exclaimed, starting. Stand
right still, Du Sang; don't look around.
That man is Whispering Smith,"
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CTo BE CONTINUED.)
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VIII look out lot my 1rlonQS,
others" Sinclair hitched his belt and
paused, but Whispering Smith, cutting
and running the cards, gave no heed.
His eyes were fixed on the green cloth
under his fingers. Others" repeated
Sinclair.
"Others?" echoed Whispering Smith,
good-naturedly.
May look out for themselves"
"Of course, OF course! Well, IL this
is the end OF it, I'm sorry"
you will be sorry If you mix in q
quarrel that is none of yours"
"Why, Murray, l never had a quar-
rel with a man in my life."
"You are pretty smooth, but you
can't drive me out of this country. I
know how well you'd like to do it;
and, take notice, there's one trail you
can't cross even If you stay here.
suppose you understand that"
Smith felt his heart leap. He sat in
his chair turning the pack slowly, but
with only one hand now; the other
hand was free. Sinclair eyed him
sidewise. Smith moistened his lips
and when he replied spoke slowly:
There is no need of dragging any al
fusion to her into it. For that matter,
I told Bucks he should have sent any
man but me. If I'm in the way, Sin
clair, if my presence here is all that
stands in the way, I'll go back and
stay back as before, and send any
one else you like c. Bucks likes. Are
you willing to say that I stand In the
way Of q settlements"
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