Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-25
Il am surprised by the acquittal OF

ut seems to me that 1t is in VIOLA
t!on Of the law and do not see no"
those twelve Jurors. who swore tney
would respect the law, could act upon
the unwritten law. that unspeakapie
thing which claims to set ASIDE anu
override the laws we have.
THE law says that when any one
plans and accomplishes the death oil
another, 1t is murder.
The law says that man shaii hot
suffer punishment without oeing neafu
In his own defense. The law says
that no man shall have the right 10
Judge and avenge wrongs to h'msei'
either real or imaginary"
LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan. 2Z'-Ho-
mer q. Taber, former president Oh
the United States bank Of Los Angeles
former president of the International
bank Of searchlight, New. and now
president Of the San Diego Bank and
Trust company. was taken into custo-
dy In San Diego early this morning
according to word received by the
sheriff, and will be brought here ana
then taken to Pinoche, the seat OF
Lincoln county, Nevada, to answer 10
nineteen indictments found by the
grand jury and said to involve the EN-
bezzlement of approximately three
quarters Of million dollars.
At the same time that Taber was
Il a.v. f-A II n rNC
formerly cashier of the West Side
bank and cashier of the Lincoln Ma
tionai bank of Searchlight, was a.
rested In Pasadena and brought to this
city and locked In the county jail
CARSON, New, Jan. 22.-William
X. Beckwith, for many years auditor
with the Moline Plow company of H.
linois. but lately employed in the audit
ing office of the Nevada california; Ore
gon railroad, committed suicide last
night by taking carbolic acid. Beck
with made and lost fortune at Gold
field during the boom in the camp
His wife and children are said to be
in Chicago.
PORTLAND. Ore, Jan. 22.-As q
result Of the thaws and heavy rains
which have been general in Washing
ton and northern Oregon during the
past week, the Northern Pacific is in
trouble west of Spokane, and trains
have been annulled.
At Odessa, Wash. the Great North
ern has half mile of track washed
out.
The North Bank railroad down the
Columbia river, has lost bridge near
Cascades Of the Columbia, and is trans
ferring passengers over a temporary
foot bridge.
CHICAGO, Jan. 22.-That child la
Dor is a menace to the national heaItf
and public welfare and that America
In taking the lead among progressive
nations should discourage 1t, were ar
guments made before today's session
OF the first annual meeting of the chic
labor conference. The principal speat
er today was Mrs. Sarahh Plat Deck
er of Denver.
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Jan. 22.-Sen
ator Guggenheim proposes to apply t.
the senate to have the governmen
forest service given a thorough in
spection. In few days he will in
troduce resolution providing for
commission, probably composed o
members of the house and senate
which shall be given authority to e,
exhaustively into the subject of fores
reserves and report to congress con
cerning just what Clifford Pinchot Il
trying to do with his immense domai,
In the west
| TRINIDAD. Colo. Jan. 22.-Afte
lingering two days In agony patrolma,
Alex Brighton, who was shot by Gui
seppe Ciocatto. who afterwards com
mitted suicide. died early this morn
ing In local hospital. AS the off
Ger was breath his last his wife CAV,
oirtn to baby girl at their hom,
IN another part OF the city. New!
OF the death is being kept from he
ior fear the shock might prove fatal
| Brighton was shot Wednesday Will,
trying to save Mrs. Ciocatto from
death at the hands OF her husband
The man had demanded money Of tb,
woman under threat of death. wit
nesses telephoned for the police, an,
when Brighton responded to the cal
Ciocatto opened fire. He sent two bul
iets into the woman's body, shot tn,
othcer just above the heart, and the,
piew out his own brains.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-secretar,
OF state Elihu Root. Senator Philandel
T. Knox of Pennsylvania and Assist
ant Attorney General Charles w. Rus
sell Of the department of Justice wer,
witnesses today before the fedora
grand jury now sitting in this eli,
investigating the Panama libel case.
l Ihe largest part of the morning WA,
taken up by the grand jury in listen
ing TO the reading by United State,
attorney Mcnamara of the yariou.
aHesed hbelous articles which appear
ed In the New York World and tbe
indianapolis News for several weeks
preceding the recent presidential elec