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The Elbert County tribune., 1909-08-12

room hummed like a hive of bees.
Above the hum could be heard the
scratch, scratch, scratch of the
judges pen as he wrote up the chancery
record
Jim felt like a shipwrecked sailor
who had breathing spell in his fight
for life during lull in the storm He
played with the growing and strenu-
GUS Buddy and when he thought no.
body was looking seized and pressed
Sally AIMS work-worn hand
'Et's all right, Sally" he whispered
"Mr. Robinson. he fetched em. |
reckon"
The minutes dragged into hours.
and the jury had not returned The
judge fidgeted and finally sent bailiff
to Inquire II the jury wished any fur
ther explanation of the law. AS the
shadows through the small paned win
dows heightened into evening the
word came that the 12 were in hope
less disagreement. Something at the
judges waistband reminded him that
his supper was getting cold and he
ordered the jury in. The whisper
went round that they stood IL for
conviction and one for acquittal.
Only mental telepathy can explain
how news like this flies through a
crowded court room.
The judge was angry. He had
two powerful motives for anger, his
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killed Ballard. / waited for him in
the bushes by the side of the road
where ! knew he would pass, and
shot him down. So certain did | seek
to make good my work that when /
recalled that my shotgun had been
loaded for some time, l drew the load
as waited and put In fresh one,
wadding IL with piece OF newspaper.
The rest of the newspaper I threw
into the bushes. and Jim told the
truth when he said he found 1t there.
1t is true that Jim's boots fitted In
the tracks. and | wonder thet Tom
Robinson did not inquire where Jim
got his boots. Well gave them to
him.
When Jim was arrested l wanted
to tell, but I could not. l put the
terrible truth off from day to day.
Always tomorrow l was going to lift
the weight from my mind, but look.
ed at my position In the community,
at my family and at all the things
that mean 80 much to a man and
could not
When l found myself drawn ON
the jury the devil tempted me to ac-
cept and secure Jim's acquittal. Then
he would be free and no one would
ever know. But the evidence was SO
strong that my arguments were
weak against my fellow jurymen. I
knew then that the truth had to come
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-08-12
Special Round Trip Homeseekers'
Rates to New Mexico and Texas.

On the first and third Tuesdays of
each month. during the entire year.
the Colorado & Southern Railway VIII
sell round trip Homeseekers' tickets
to great many points In New Mexico
and Texas at one fare plus $500 for
the round trip. Final limit twenty-five
days. allowing liberal stop-oyer privil-
eges. For detailed information. rates,
etc. call on the Colorado & Southern
agent. or address T. Il. Fisher. General
Passenger Agent. Denver. Colorado.
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bathed in tears when Old Tom Rob-
inson returned to this motif In his
closing appeal
And the evidence began to pile up
that sent Jim farther and farther
away from the little log home and
the ten acre patch Circumstantial all
OF 1t. but each link forged and pol
ished into a perfect chain that 1t
would take stronger hand than
Jim's to break. There was the quar-
rel over the sucking pig that young
Ballard killed while driving over the
big prairie farm in his light top buggy
to hit 1t up with the boys in town.
There was the story of Jim's way
laying him. as with companion, he
dashed back again late in the night,
and much the worse for his evenings 9
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new clerk in the statistical de-
partment asked the meaning of def.
icit." "A deficit" answered Mac. is
what you've got when you haven't got
as much as II you just hadn't nothing
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-08-12
Put out q ausIness.

Bacon-I understand some of your
hens have stopped laying?
Egbert-Two OF them have.
What's the cause?"
''Automobile."-Yo Statesman.
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eeoIns Sooner.

Bacon-when man marries. his
troubles begin.
Egbert-Oh. well. with some fellows
1t begins as soon as they ask the girls
father.-Yonkers Statesman.
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she Does the raIkIno.

Patience Doesn't her husband talk
through his nose?
Patrice-No; his wife doesn't give
him a chance.-Yonkers Statesman.
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Don't walt for opportunity to knock
Have the door open.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-08-12

A critic is person who is unable TO
do thing the way he thinks 1t ought
to be done.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-08-12
The BattIe.

They fit and fit and gouged and bit,
And struggled In the mud.
Until the ground for three miles round
Was kiyered with their blood
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HAVE attempted to
vary these stories
of cir cumstantial
ev 1 d e n C e." s aid
Judge Sturgis at
the weekly meeting
of the Calf Skin
club. "by putting in
my little contribu-
fion To this sym
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-08-12

out. ! knew that another Jury would
hang Jim. And then, thank God. tho
victory was given to me and II you
knew the load OF remorse and agony
that the telling has lifted from my
shoulders you would not wonder at
my coolness."
But. Mr.. Watson, you had a mo-
tive, strong motive?" queried tho
Judge.
Yes. Judge. I had q motive, .
strong motive. You have q daughter.
Judge. So have /. You would not
want to see your daughters name
dragged In the mire OF case like
this. Neither do I. But had .
strong motive"
James Dismukes Is discharged
from the bar OF this court. and the
court regrets the injustice that has
been put upon him. The sheriff will
take Amos Watson into custody.
I'm sorry for you Amos I'm glad
for you. Jim." said the Judge. hastily.
Il knew Mr.. Robinson would fetch
EN-" cried Jim Dismukes, loyal to
the last as he lifted Buddy In his big
strong hands and kissed the dirty.
chubby face.
1t would not be becoming in the
author Of these narratives to mention
the reception accorded by the Calf
Skin club to Judge sturgis' story.
And were you the judge?" Quer-
led half dozen members In unison.
mo, gentlemen" answered Judge
sturgis. Il was the ambitious young
states attorney"
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-08-12
A W N | N G S, TENTS

THE COLORADO TENT 4 AWNING cO
The largest Duck Goods house In the West
1872 Lawrence st.. Denver. Colo. Robt. s.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-08-12
Garden Lands Near Denver

Abundant irrigation water, near elec-
tric and steam transportation; all In al
falfa; rich soil: 10-acre tracts at 5000
TO $3.50 per acre. N0rthwestern Land Cs,
SO7 Continental Bldg. Denver. Colo
Evening star., 1909-06-09
DELEGATES FROM ALL cREEDs.
National Conference of Charities and
Corrections at Buffalo.

BUFFALO, June 9-The Sixty-sxth ma
tional conference of charities and correc-
tions. which opens here tonight, has
brought together a body of men and
women eminent in the study Of means of
caring for or reforming detectives and in
corrigibles, aiding the deserving poor,
educating the ignorant and reforming
transgressors The gathering is strictly
non-sectarian, and includes representa-
tives o. ali creeds. The conference is
peculiar in that il never formulates
policy, nor binds itself by resolution or
otherwise to any specific line OF action.
IL Is understood movement has been
started II some quarters 10 build up some
sort Of a permanent organization, but
this will meet with strong opposition from
many Of the leading delegates.
Ansley Wilcox OF Buffalo, chairman of
the general committee OF arrangements
will preside at the opening session this
evening, and Mayor J. y. Adam will wei
come the delegates. Ernest L. Bicknell Of
Washington. president of the conference
will speak on Disaster, Relief and Its
Problems"
Mr.. Bicknell had charge OF relief work
following the San Francisco earthquake
and also was sent 10 Messina.
Evening star., 1909-06-09
RUNNING DOWN THE
BLACK HAND BAND
Detectives Feel Sure That
They Have Caught the Ring
Leader of the Society.
Marion, Ohio, Said to
Be Gangs Headquarters
Capture of Antonio vicarrio, Said to
Be the "Go. Between"
COMPARING WRITTEN THREATS
Similarity in Handwriting in the
Letters and the Paper Used In
dicate q Common
Source.
Capture of Antonio Vicarrio, Said to
Be the "Go. Between"
COMPARING WRITTEN THREATS
Running Down the Black Hand.

Operations in nearly every large
city In the United States and the
ramifications of the secret service
in Italy will be laid bare, 1t is ex-
pected, when the Black Hand
gang which was rounded up yes-
terday in Columbus and Marion.
Ohio. by post Office inspectors of
Cincinnati are brought to trial.
1t is claimed that the evidence
gathered shows that there can be
no doubt that the crimes OF black
mail, extortion and threatened and
attempted murder will be fastened
upon the guilty men. The men ar
rested included Sam Lima. said to
be the ringleader Of the gang In
the United States. Arrests were
made on letters sent to John Ami
con, a wealthy fruit dealer of
Columbus, Ohio. The post Office
inspectors state they have evil
dence showing that a room in the
rear of a little fruit store in
Marion, conducted by the Rizzos,
was the headquarters OF the So
ciety in this country. and they
found in a safe there letters which
throw light on many successful
attempts to extort money from
wealthy Italians in Ohio. New
York. Pennsylvania and other
states.
Evening star., 1909-06-09
discriminating Letters Found
in Sam Lima'S Store

MARION. Ohio, June 9.-United States
Secret Service Agent J. F. Oldfeld. who
arrested Sam Lima. Marion fruit mer-
chant, here yesterday as a leader of an
Italian Black Hand society. has gone to
Columbus. Ohio. taking with him a trunk
full of discriminating letters found in Lii
mas store. Some of the letters. all writ
ten in Italian. were decorated with skull
and crossbones. Others were prepared
with neatly drawn bleeding hearts pierced
by daggers. More of the letters con-
tanned differing designs of threatening
nature all intended to terrify prospective
victims of a band of extortionists whose
commander-!n-chief in the state of Ohio,
the federal officers assert is Lima With
Lima there were arrested here seven
other Italians. Four were later released,
but Samuel Rizzo and Sebastian Batazlio
are held by the sheriff. Both men are
section hands employed by the Pennsyl-
vania railroad. They were associates Of
Lima and in their trunks were found let
ters Of the same character as the coliec-
ton taken from the safe in Lma'S store.
Arrest Of Lima.
Secret Service Agent Oldfeld. with As
sistants R. NJ. c. Hosford and e. r.
Evening star., 1909-06-09
HEATHER WINS MOTOR RACE.
First of Four Boats to Reach Ber.
muda From New York.

HAMILTON, Bermuda, June 9.-Heath-
er, owned by Richmond Levering. is the
winner in the motor boat contest from
New York to this port. She crossed the
finish line at 1.13 am. today. the first of
the four boats to come in. The race was
for the Bermuda challenge cup and cash
prize of $1,000. The boats got away from
New York last Saturday. Strong winds
and high seas prevailed throughout the
passage.
The time allowances of the other three
boats expired before they reached the
line.
Heather allowed Insep 3o minutes and
% seconds; Mercedes ii I hours, 23 min
utes and "a seconds and Ilys hours, Is
minutes and .l' seconds.
HAMILTON, Bermuda. June 9-Nere-
ides III came into St. Georges harbor at /
o'clock this afternoon. She is the second
motor boat to arrive. Insep and Ilys are
still at sea.
The Mercedes II had a rough trip on the
way down. She lost two anchors and
was short of gasoline when she came in.
She took a short cut over the outer reefs
to get into the harbor. and struck several
times, but sustained no serious damage.
Evening star., 1909-06-09
BANK SHORTAGE IS 100000
OFFICIALS BELIEVE BOOK.
KEEPER GOT THAT AMOUNT.
Certificates for Stock Purchases for
Large Sums Found Among Brig
hams Private Papers.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW HAVEN. Conn, June 9.-Oficials
Of the Merchants National Bank now be-
lieve that Frederick H. Brigham, their
head bookkeeper. got away with fully
100000 before he was arrested. In the
safety deposit vaults Of the New Haven
Trust Company. in the private box of
Frederick H. Brigham, were found, on
search of the box, certificates Of stock
and other valuable documents which, it is
estimated by the officials. reach in value
almost the sum of $4,000, and there ap-
pears to- be no way of explaining the pur-
chase by the bookkeeper of this huge
amount of stock except through the de-
falcation which has been discovered at
the bank. A significant fact which has
been pointed out in connection with the
purchase of the stock by Mr.. Brigham is
that practically all of the sum total has
been purchased since February of this
year. The entire contents of the safety
deposit box were taken In charge by
United States Marshal w. l.. Parmalee of
Ansonia, who conducted the search
Early this morning Brigham was taken
to the police commissioners room In the
police building. and there put through a
very severe crosS-eXaminatiOn in an en-
deavor to secure from him information
in connection with the case. Whether
or not the prisoner gave any facts or
hints to the inquisitors at this session
is not known. but Immediately afterward
the entire contents of the strong box in
the New Haven Trust Company vaults
were in the hands of United States Mar
shall Parmalee. States Attorney Alling.
acting in his capacity as private attorney.
representing the Merchants National
Bank, and not as states attorney, and
Chief Cowles of the police department
We're present at the examination.
After the examination had been COM
pleted and Brigham had been sent to
Jail. awaiting the hearing of his case.
which has been set for next Monday in
the United States court. Marshal Parma
lee and Attorney Alling. acting on a
federal search warrant went to the New
Haven Trust Company to search the
safety deposit box of Brigham in the
vault there. The only known key for
the box it was stated. was In the pos
session of Mrs. Brigham. and as she re-
fused to deliver 1t to the officials when
they went to make the search the box
was broken open.
The securities found are now in the
hands of the United States marshal and
in connection with their possession a
civil action has been brought by the
bank against Brigham, in which Marshal
Parmalee is garnisheed.
Evening star., 1909-06-09
WOULD COST TOO MUCH.
Engineer Boards Report on Deep
Waterway Project.

Secretary Dickinson has received from
Gen. Marshall. chief of engineers. the
reports of two boards of engineers which
investigated the project for deep water
way from ST. Louis to the Gulf of Mex
leo. In accordance with the expressed
desire of several members of Congress.
the reports will be forwarded to that
body with the least possible delay They
will not be made public until submitted.
There is good reason for the belief.
however. that the army engineers. in
Guiding Gen. Marshall. though satisfied
of the practicability of the project. do
not recommend 1t on account of the enor-
nous expense involved in it's construc-
ton and maintenance
Evening star., 1909-06-09
MANY MEN ON GUARD.
Destructive Flood Threatened by
Rivers in Colorado.

GRAND JUNCTION. Colo. June o
The flood situation here is serious. Re-
ports from headwaters Of tine Grand and
Gunnison rivers indicate that the floods
are just commencing Aftcr remaining z
stationary all day yesterday. the Gun
nison river rose rapidly during the night
further threatening the destruction of
the municipal pumping plant
Hundreds of men are working 10 save
the Hstly Redlands dam. which is scri-
ously undermined.
The Grand river rose twelve inches
yesterday, and is the highest in twelve
years. The Denver aEi Rio Granda
railroad is keeping 4 Large force Of men
on guard protecting ItS tracks.
All parts ~ lie western slope report
considerable damage fr1m Hoods
Evening star., 1909-06-09
Secretary Meyers Order No
Bar to MILDLY Koenig.
GETS TRANSFER TO ARMY
As a Coast Artilleryman Will Wed
Pretty Miss Mccoy.
ONLY WAITS FOR COMMISSION
Then He Will Go on His Honey
moon Instead of Starting on
Bachelor Naval Cruise.

There are some things that any wise
man knows cannot be done. One is keep
ing squirrel on the ground. The other
has his mind made up and has instiled
determination into the hearts and minds
of two of his subjects If proof of the
latter is needed information will be fur
nished by young man named koenis,
who comes from Texas and who gradual
ed from the Naval Academy last week,
and young woman named Miss Mccoy.
whose home is in Baltimore. The foiled
villain in the drama is George Won Len
gerke Meyer sometime Back Bay aristo-
crat foreign ambassador of the United
States and now Secretary of the Navy,
who ought to have known better.
When Secretary Meyer took his pen in
hand and wrote the now famous order
forbidding graduates of the Naval Acad-
emy to marry until they had served two
years in the navy, he paved the way to
a wholesale desertion of the navy for the
army by matrimonially inclined midship-
men. What the ultimate results will be
cannot be foretold, but one young MILDLY
has flown the coop already and gossip
in naval circles has it that his lead will
soon be followed by several of his class
mates.
The lion-hearted pioneer in question is
Midshipman William c. koenig of Rush,
Tex. who has just passed a physical ex-
animation for a transfer from the navy
to the coast artillery. subsequent to an
application he filed last week. What rea-
sons he gave to his superior officers for
wishing to be transferred are not known.
They do not amount to anything, anyhow.
The Real Reason of It.
The real reason is Miss Eugenia Nc
Coy of Baltimore. who is soon to become
Mrs. William {. koenig. And she is
pretty enough, young Koenig's class
mates say, to furnish just cause for out
right desertion, let alone a simple
transfer
Koenig met Miss Mccoy at Annapolis
about a year ago. He was an ardent stu
dent, in love with the prospects of life in
the navy, but when 1t came to a show
down as to whether he would serve two
years without Miss Mccoy or quit the
navy he calmly turned his back on his
CHOSEN profession and sought refuge in
the Coast Artillery, where matrimony still
nourishes without interference on the part
of Secretaries of the Navy.
Just as soon as the commission as sec
ond lieutenant in the Coast Artillery is
was to have been a bachelor midshipman
will become a benedict artilleryman. All
the wedding arrangements have been COM
pleted. The date alone is to be set.
Within the next two weeks Mr.. and Mrs.
koenig will start on their honeymoon.
Evening star., 1909-06-09
DISASTER IN SUMATRA.
Earthquake and Tidal Wave Kill
Hundreds of Natives.

PADA\G. Sumatra, June 9.-The town
OF korinchi. 1s5 miles to the southwest
of Padang, was devastated by an earth
quake the night of June "a. Two hun
dred and thirty people were killed and
many others injured
The shock was accompanied by tidal
wave which swept away the native huts
like cockeshells.
Evening star., 1909-06-09
Fight Forest Fires in New Bruins
wick

FREDERICTON, y. 4. June nd
vices received here from keswick indi-
cate that the forest tire situation in that
vicinity j. steadily becoming more alarm
ing. Bird Settlement is III great danger
ana the twelve or fifteen families there
are prepared 10 flee. Every aVaiIa Bile
man for miles around is engaged in
figating the flames. Should the ire pass
through Bird Settlement there would he
little chance OF saving Nashwaaksie vii
lage, which lies farther down the Nash
WaakSie stream.
Evening star., 1909-06-09
IRVING STATUE PROPOSED.
Monument to Author and Diplomat
at 1st and B Streets.

\ bill has been introduced in the Senate
by Senator McCumber providing for the
erection Of a granite pedestal and bronze
standing statue Of Washington Irving on
the northwest corner of 1st and B streets
southeast.
The bill has been referred TO the COM
mittec on the library, after having been
twice read. II provides for appropria-
tion of S21,oD for the erection of the
statue and its pedestal and that the Vice
President. Speaker of the House OF Rep
resentatiyeS. Secretary of State and the
superintendent of public buildings and
grounds shall be a commission to select,
determine and complete the statue.
Evening star., 1909-06-09
BALLOON RACE WINNERS.
New York Gets Endurance and Uni
versity City the Distance Honors.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. June "a. Hol-
land Forbes of New York, pilot of the
loon race, has won the endurance tro-
ply, Carl Fisher. pilot of the Indiana,
having telegraphed from Nashville to-
day that he disqualified the Indiana by
descending to take on water. The New
York was in the air thirty-five hours
and ten minutes.
There is no doubt that the balloon
won the distance contest.
The University City's flight prob
ably will be officially recorded at between
30 and go miles
Evening star., 1909-06-09
MAI. GILBERT THOMPSON DIES
sUCCUMBS TO ATTACK OF IN
DIGESTION AT HIS HOME.
Served During Civil War as En-
gineer and Was Employe of
Geological Survey.

Mai Gilbert Thompson of the United
States geological survey died suddenly at
his residence. No. 1713 De Sales street,
Yesterday He started to walk to his
Office at the usual time in the morning
feeling quite we'll, but suffered an attack
of acute indigestion and returned to his
home. where he died during the early
afternoon The funeral arrangements are
being made today.
Mai Thompson was born in 1889 at
Blackstone, Mass. He was a printer by
trade, but at the beginning of the civil
war enlisted in the engineering corps OF
the Federal army and served during the
war, in the last year acting as assistant
engineer, headquarters of the Army OF
the Potomac.
At the close of the war he became en-
ga ged in the early surveys of the west
under Maj Wheeler of the United States
Engineer Corps of the Army, and contin-
ued in that work until the formation of the
United States geological survey in 1879,
when he became identified with that or
ganization and continued with it until his
death. for several years acting as chief
OF the Appalachian division of topog-
logical survey, Maj. Thompson organized
the Engineer Corps Of the District Ma
tional Guard, and for several years was
its commander.
Prominent In G.. A. r. Circles.
He was a member OF the Society of
Colonial Wars. the Oldest Inhabitants
of Washington, D. c.: the Washington
Water Color Club and was prominently
associated with the Grand Army of the
Republic He left unfinished a work on
the disastrous retreat of Gen. Braddock,
and In his capacity as historian of the
Society of Colonial Wars contemplated a
summer trip over the route taken by the
English army during the French and In
dian war. Among other literary con-
t.ibutions was history of Deborah
Sampson. the female soldier of the revo-
luton.
He was an enthusiastic violinist but
his chief interest was in the construc-
tion of the instrument rather than in an
attainment of perfection as performer.
In his personl characteristics he was
possessed of most lovable qualities. Maj.
Thompson was descended from distin-
guished' New England ancestry. He was
directly connected with the romance of
Miles Standish, John Alden and Pris-
ella Mullen. made famous by the poem
Of Longfellow, he having descended di-
rectly from the intermarriage of their
children.
Evening star., 1909-06-09
Diphtheria Closes Taft School.

WATERFOWL, Conn, June 9.-Taft
School was closed yesterday for the
school, year, owing to the temperance
in the school of diphtheria. which was
epidemic recently. Knight Cowles of
Chicago has been taken i'll with the
malady. Charles Taft. son of President
Taft and a student at the school. has
not been exposed to the disease, IL was
stated.
Evening star., 1909-06-09
Leper Discovered in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES, June "a case of
leprosy was found in this city yes
terday.
DIR. H. B. Tebbetts, assistant health
officer had been called to make an ex-
animation of a case of measles which
had been reported to the health office.
He found Mexican, Adelaide Aguirra,
suffering from a well developed case
of leprosy.
The Mexican claims to have made
Los Angeles his home for the last five
years. For two years he has been in
such condition as to be unable to work.