The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1909-04-27
NEWS NOTES.

Charles Warren Stoddard, the author.
died at Monterey, Cal.
The ice jam at Niagara Falls has
been partly broken by the use Of dyns-
mite.
Col. Bennett II. Young and S. A..
Cunningham purchased the birthplace
Of Jefferson Davis at Fairview.
The Waters. Pierce Oil Company paid
its fine in Texas. The immense amount
81 1908. 1853 So was paid in cash
Robbers entered the bank at Buffalo,
Leon county. Texas. dynamited the
safe and escaped with 50. 400 in cash.
At Mt. Carmel, H., Mrs. Lib Lucas
and her son, Jesse Lucas, were given
life terms for the murder Of Clyde Sho-
walter.
Two additional letters demanding ID
ransom for James Shepard Cabaune,
ILL.,. have been received by the boys
grandfather. The sum fixed is 81, 200.
The letters were mailed IN Chicago.
Beach Hsrgis. his mother and grand.
mother were on the witness stand at
Irvine and the testimony given was to
the effect that Judge Hargis had made
more than one attempt to kill his son.
The grand jury at Mercer. Pa, re-
turned one Indictment each against
James Boyle and his wife, charging kid
naping- An extra count in the indict-
ment against the woman charges aid
ing and abetting kidnapping.
Mrs. Minnie Crosby. of Hattiesburg.
Miss, confessed that she pulled the
trigger which sent the contents of a
shot gun into the head Of J. r. Nc
Shane. whose body was found in a Sc
cluded spot in the Leaf River swamp.
Judge NJ. j. Gordon. former counsel
for the Great Northern Railway, was
arrested at Spokane on indictments by
the grand jury. He is charged with
embezzlement Of funds from the rail-
way company while acting as its attor-
ney.
Gov. Judson Harmon. receiver of the
Cincinnati. Hamilton and Dayton rail-
road. confirms the report that the re-
ownership will be lifted in few days, |
and that it will be followed by the TAX
ing over of the property by the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad.
After burning II days. sweeping over
an area of 200, 900 acres and causing an
estimated loss of $50, the prairie
fire near Pecos. Tex, was extinguish-
ed. The fire fighters camped on the
blaze and fought it systematically. The
flames at night could be seen 70 miles
away.
After addressing the following note
to his children Karl Kehrwald, of New
port, blew out his brains: 81 have |
reached the time in life in which | am |
of no further benefit to you. the com.
munity or myself. Don't worry about
me and conduct yourselves as good child
ren ought to a."
As protest against the pardoning
of Taylor, Finley and the other men in
dcted for the murder of Gov. Goebel,
Gov. Wilson was hanged IN effigy from
a bridge in Frankfort Friday night. A
report that the Executive Mansion was
being guarded was denied by the Cow
ernor.
With Broughton Brandenburg. arrest
ed in San Francisco as a fugitive from
justice in New York. was found James
Shepard Cabanne ILL.,. who disappear
ed from his fathers home in St. Louis
recently. Brandenburg admitted TAX
ing the boy from St. Louis in a wicker
basket. but sand he did it with the au-
thority of his wife, who formerly was
Mrs. Caoanne. Brandenburg will be
taken TO New York to face trial on the
charge of larceny growing out of the
forged Cleveland letter incident.