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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-11
STOCKS HIS RUIN.
Banks DefauIting Official
Bought $4,000 Shares.
MOSTLY IN WILDCAT" MINES.
Shortage In Accounts of Merchants
National of New Haven Said
to Be Likely to Reach
100000.
MOSTLY IN WILDCAT" MINES.

New Haven. Conn.,. June 10.-A safe
deposit box rented in the name Of
Frederick ii. Brigham, the bookkeeper
of the Merchants National bank, who
Is alleged to have nbstracted scores of
thousands of dollars from the banks
funds, has been opened and found to
be full Of envelopes containing stock
certificates.
Roughly estimated, the certificates
represent about 115,000 shares in gold,
silver and copper mines mostly Of the
"wildcat" variety, very few Of which
are listed on the Stock Exchange.
There are also many deeds of real
estate situated in distant states and
shares in development concerns. The
face value Of this large amount of
stock and securities would reach a
very large sum, but the actual value
cannot be fixed until appraisal is put
upon each certificate.
Brigham, who is still in jail, has made
no statement. The bank officers, look
ing over the contents of the deposit
box, see clew 10 the probable diver
sion Of funds which are alleged to
bank. The bank, through attachment,
has sued Brigham for 100000, the
complaint being to the effect that the
defendant as agent received and took
into his possession for the plaintiff the
sum Of 100000.
Rough estimates, however, made dur
ing the forenoon indicate that the
gross sum taken may exceed 100000
as indicated by the total of the checks
he gave against the bank. From this is
to be deducted $4,000 on Brigham's
bonds. about $1,000, the estimated val
ue Of his house in West Haven, and
the estimated value of his great mass
of mining securities. which is fixed at
about $4,000, based on market prices,
with some uncertain values Of other
mining securities in addition.
The records show that Brigham did
not begin operations until Feb. IL.
| Within four months he has been able
! to get some $4,000 or more of the
banks money and in the interval be-
tween the banks examinations.
! He bought the mining stocks through
Boston firm, the checks, each for
considerable amounts, being returned
to the bank through the Boston clear
| ing house.
Brigham then. as head bOokkeeper,
on the plea of wishing to write up the
checks in his books. Immediately Sc
cured possession of the checks, alb
stractcd his own. destroyed them and
wrote up the amounts to correspond
by means of false additions.
1t is ascertained that some weeks
ago a subordinate of the bank hap
pened to notice the size of some of
these checks but failed to report to
his sTperiors.
Brigham, who put on a very bold
face at the first discovery of the fraud,
has now, it is stated, given way on the
knowledge that his assets have been
seized and processes willingness to CO.
operate with the banks officials in
making restitution.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-11
BLACK HAND WELL ORGANIZED
Secret Service Men Find Proof of
BIackmaiI Operations,

Blackmail Operations.
Cincinnati, June 10.-Revelations in
the eXtOrtion, plotting and murder by
the Black Hand as uncovered by Sc.
cret service men and postoffice inspect
ors show conclusively that the gang in
Columbus, Marion. Dennison, Bellefon
taine and other Ohio towns was organ
lied along the same lines as the old
Malta, but with a better system fo1
concealing its movements.
1t is now known that the Ohio Black
Hand had branches in Pittsburg and
Chicago and line that extended tc
South Dakota. Regular meetings were
held and the money obtained by eX,
tortion was distributed to various di
visions in this country and sent tc
Italy for safe keeping.
1--WE have found certain proof that
the Black Hand outrages at least in
the middle west, including PittSburg
Cincinnati, Cleveland, Chicago, Colum
bus and other western cities, were
committed by well organized society
with grips and pass words and that
they are not simply sporadic cases OF
individual eXtortion." said Chief Post
office Inspector Holmes.
1--WE have letters in the same hand
writing and on the same watCred pa
per. with Black Hand emblems made
with the same photographic style, that
We're sent to victims in Cincinnati and
Columbus from the Black Hand mem
bers in Pittsburg, Chicago and Cleve
land.
"For instance. if victim were Sc
lected in Cincinnati, as was the case ir
several instances, he would receive the
first threatening letter demanding
money on pain of death by dynamite
bomb from Marion, o.
1.-The second letter would be writer
by the same person. but forwarded tC
the Black Hand in Pittsburg, whc
would in turn mail it to the victim.
'If there were no response in the
way of money, then a third lette
would come to the victim from the
Chicago Black Hand. In this way the
organization concealed its movements
and it has taken Inspector Oldtield ant
four other men under me six months
to run down the leaders,"
Nine arrests have been made in Co
lumbus, Marion, DennisOn and Belle
fOntaine, and government officers IL
I Chicago and Cincinnati are looking fol
others. Another important arrest il
expected in Cleveland.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-11
KETCHEL| IS VICTOR
He Had 0'Brien Helpless
In the Third Round.
REFEREE THEN STOPS THE FIGHT
Philadelphia Fighter Is Knocked
Down Three Times In Quick
Succession and Is Unable
to Defend Himself.
REFEREE THEN STOPS THE FIGHT

Philadelphia, June 10. - Stanley
Ketchel, the middleweight champion,
defeated Jack O'Bripn in the third
round of scheduled six round fight
before the National club here, thus ac-
complishing a feat that Jack Johnson,
the heavyweight champion, failed to
achieve in six rounds some three
weeks ago.
The fight was stopped in the second
minute of the third round after OBri-
en- had been knocked down twice in
the second round and once in the third,
and was almost unable to raise his
hands to defend himself.
The fight was whirlwind affair
from the start to the finish. Ketchel
went after O'Brien from the tap Of the
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-11
FOR SMUGGLING CHINESE.
Three Men on Trial at Chicago For
Share In Big Plot.

Chicago. June 10. - Defendants in
one of the greatest conspiracies to
smuygle Chinese into this country with
which the government ever has dealt
were placed on trial here before Unit
ed States District Judge Landis.
Robert w. Stephenson, son of a
Judge in Cripple Creek, and w. H..
Clark and John Heltzel, brakemen re-
Gently admitted their part in the al
legged conspiracy and agreed to give
testimony for the government They
assisted in bringing Chinese from El
Paso to Chicago.
Sam Wah. wealthy Chicago Chi
nese, and Chin Yen Quai. another Chi
cagOan, said to have been the chief
conspirator, fled, and their bonds were
forfeited.
Those brought before the bar were
Bob Leung, well to do Chinese mer-
chant of Eel Paso. and Jose PARA and
Carlos Sevedra, MeXicans.
Assistant United States District At
tOrney Seward S. Shirer, outlining the
governments case, declared that the
conspiracy embraced many men be-
sides those indicted and that they had
brought hundreds Of Chinese into this
country across the Mexican border.
For each Celestial thus smuggled the
conspirators received $500, he said
"The largest consignment about
which evidence will be introduced, ,"
said Mr.. Shirer, took place on Oct. s.,
1908, when five Chinese were sent to
Chicago with the help of the dining
car crew. The five men We're con-
cealed in the ice box of the dining car.
Arriving at Chicago, the Chinese were
taken in charge by Clark, Stephenson
and Heltzell, who later delivered them
to Chin Yen Quai, Moy Jong and Sam
Wah."
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-11

comparatively full attendance, and
the decision was unanimous upon the
subject
"Whilp no formal resolution was
adopted or agreement entered into, it
was formally agreed to support the in
come amendment which had been pre-
pared by Senator Bailey and was to
be introduced by him.
$50 far as l know or believe there
has been 30 change in sentiment and
have no doubt therefore that all
Democrats will support the amend
mcnt and will insist upon prompt
disposition OF it."
The senate by vote of 40 to 80
agreed to the finance committees
amendment to the wool schedule, levy
ing Il duty of 80 cents Il pound, similar
to that of the Dinglcy bill. on top
waste. siubbing waste, rowing waste,
ring waste and garnetted waste. The
house bill rate was 20 cents.
This vote was the first that had
been taken on the wool schedule and
was regarded as Il test vote on amend
ments to that schedule.
On the amendment no Democrat
ic senator voted in the affirmative,
while Mr.. Crawford and Mr.. Gamble,
who have generally voted with the
progressive Republicans and Demo
Gratis. voted aye. Republicans voting
no were Beveridge, Bristow, Brown,
Burkett, Clapp. Cummins, Dolliver, La
Toilette and Nelson.
A substitute by Mr.. Dolliver levying
duty on wool advanced from the
secured state and known as tops at &c
cents a pound when valued at not
more than 40 cents a pound and 81
cents when valued at more than DC
cents, together with an additional ad
valorem of 20 per cent in place Of a
duty equal to that imposed upon man
ufacturers Of wool, was defeated by
vote Of 10 to %. Mr.. Foster Na.)
voted in the affirmative. while his col
league. Mr.. McEnery, voted with the
majority.
BY vote of ~ to 81 the senate
adopted the proposed increased duties
on shoddy.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-11
DOCTOR OVERCOME BY GAS.
State Veterinarian of Pennsylvania
Nearly Asphyxiated.

Philadelphia, June 10.-Dr Leonard
Pearson, state veterinarian for Penn
sylvania and head If the department
of veterinary medicine in the Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania, was found over
come by Illuminating gas at his home.
His aged mother, whose hand he was
holding, was also overcome.
Physicians at the University hos
pital say that DR.. Pearson has a
chance to recover but are not so con-
fident about his mother.
In an effort to aid Mrs. Pearson DR..
Clarence j. Marshall, a member Of the
faculty of veterinary medicine at the
University of Pennsylvania, had vein
in his arm opened and the blood trans
ferred to the weakened arteries of
Mrs. Pearson.
DR.. Pearson had arisen to assist his
mother, who was i'll. While waiting
for some water to heat on a gas burn
er he sat in an armchair holding her
hand. Overcome by fatigue, he fell
into a doze and the wind blew out the
gas.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-11

gong and showed that he was deter
mined to catch him and achieve a
knockout. He devoted his attention to
O'Briens body until he had drawn the
latter's guard down. and then he sent
in a crashing right in the second round
that scored the first knockdown.
O'Brien got up gamely, but went
down fiat on his back few moments
later from right and left on the jaw.
This time he struggled to his feet at
the count of six, and two seconds later
the gong rang.
The third and last round was brief.
Ketchel went in for Knockout. In
his anxiety to finish it quickly he was
wild, and many of his swings went
wide of the mark. Finally he cornered
O'Brien and sent in left short arm
blow on the jaw that about finished it.
O'Brien could not fall because he
was pinned in corner. He crumpled
up on the ropes and clung to Ketchel's
neck desperately. Shaking him loose,
Ketchel sent in right and left again
that put O'Brien very groggy. Referee
McGulgan, seeing O'Brien's condition
and wishing to avert possible serious
injury, stopped the fight.
First ROund.-Ketchel went for
O'Brien with rush and planted a
sight on the body. O'B=ien skipped
about and sent in a stiff left to the
face and right on the body. Ketchel
showed his intention to give attention
to O'Brien's body and sent stiff left
to the ribs. He cut O'Brien slightly
over the right eye and got right that
raised big lump on his right cheek.
Second Round. - O'Brien jabbed
Ketchel twice in the face with hN
left, but failed to stop his rushes
There was a lot of chnches, and in a
break O'Brien caught Ketchel a sting
ing right on the jaw that staggered
him. Ketchel slowed up for a mo-
ment and seemed tired, but soon re.
sumed his rushes. He was wild, and
O'Brien caught him with three right
hand swings squarely on the jaw
Ketchel slowed up, but moment later
swung a terrific right on O'Brien's
jaw that sent him down on his bach
for five seconds. O'Brien got up slow
ly, only to go down agai" IN a right
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-11
LOSES $7e,Ooo,ooo SUIT.
Ex-Judge Dewey's Demand For Dam
ages Rejected by Jury.

oSoo ENSJoShSo Wy SuTys
Boston. June 1O.-A verdict for the
defense was given In the supreme
court here in the libel suit Of former
Judge Henry s. Dewey against five
members of the Good Government as
sociation, in which $7G,450,000 dam
ages were asked. The jury was out
but thirty-five minutes.
The suit was the outcome of state
ments emanating from the Good Gov
ernment association in the mayoralty
campaign of 1905, when Judge Dewey
was candidate for mayor
Judge Sherman submitted the fol-
lowing four questions to- the jury for
them to answer:
First.-Whether the charge that the
Good Government association was
guilty of bribery and fraud in securing
signatures to Il petition asking Louis
A. FrOthingham to run for governor
was true. The answer Of the jury was
"No."
Second.-If the answers to Judge
Dewey's charges were reasonable and
true on the part of Edmund billings as
agent of the association. The answer
was eyes"
Third.-lf the defendants were in
good faith and without malice in MAX
ing such publication. The answer was
Eyes"
Fourth.-If the plaintiff had suffered
any damage due to their utterance.
The answer was No"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-11

hand blow for the count of six. The
gong rang just as O'Brien struggled
to his feet very groggy.
Third .Round.-This was desperate
attempt by Kctchcl to end the fight
quickly. He went after the tired
O'IIrien and in his anxiety to land a
Knockout blow was wild He pinned
O'Brien to the ropes and sent in Il
short arm left hand blow to the chin
that put O'Brien against the ropes
helpless. O'Brien kept his head. how
ever, and clinched and hung on to save
himself. Ketchel fought himself loose
from O'Brien's clasp and swung right
and left on the almost helpless
O'Brien He staggered about groggily,
and Referee Jack McGuigan. evidently
fearing that O'Brien might he serious
ly injured, stopped the contest.
O'Brien was disposed to protest this
action. but thought better of it and
left the ring.
KCtchel was cheercd wildly by the
crowd, which was quick to comment
on his showing as compared with Jack
Johnson's against O'Bricn to the dis
advantage of the black champion.
Ketchel said after the fight:
II was confident that | could get
O'Brien in less than six rounds. am
satisfied with my showing"
OBrien felt his defeat sorely, but
was quick to give Ketchel full credit
for his victory.
Both fighters were in fine condition
There was very little betting on the
outcome, even money being the figure
at which u few scattering wagcrs were
made that O'Brien would stay six
rounds.
Both Ketchel and O'Brien weighed
in below 16O pounds, the agreement
calling for that figure or below.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-11
66th YEAR.
JOHN W. GATES SAILS.
Leaves Tariff Question to Be Settled
by Others.


New York, June 1O.-.Iohn W. Gates,
sailing for Europe on the Lusitnnia.
said that he had no guesses as to what
would be done with the tariff. but he
predicted business boom to arrive as
soon as the tariff is settled.
Mr.. Gates occupied the royal suit on
the big liner and was busy with his
secretary up to the last moment die
tating telegrams and letters. His last
words We're:
"Good times are on the way. In fact,
they are here. AS soon as the tariff
tangle has been unravclcd | look for
things to hum here, but just what that
crowd at Washington will do with the
tariff bill is known only to those in
heaven. Certainly no dweller on earth
would dare hazard n guess.
81 may be abroad six weeks. and my
stay may extend over six months. |
am simply going to knock about with
Mrs. Gates and my son Charlie. who
will join us in London"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-11
BELvA LOCKWOOD MADE IL. D.
Chancellor Days University Honors 4
Woman.

Syracuse, n. V. June 10.-At its COM
mencement exercises Syracuse univer-
sity for the first time in its history
conferred the honorary degree of doc
tor of laws on a woman, DR.. Belva A.
Lockwood being the woman so hon
ored. Mrs. Lockwood ran for the presi-
dency in 1884.
The honorary degrees conferred in
cluded that of master of painting to
Mrs. Luella Stewart Holden, wife of
state Senator Holden Of this city, who
was professor in the Fine Arts col
lege before her marriage, and Pro-
fessor. Jeanette Scott of the painting
department of the College of Fine
A rts
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-11
MAURETANIA'S FAST RUN.
Covers 673 Miles, or Two Miles More
Than Her Previous Record.

New York, June 10.-The worlds rec
ord for days run by transatlantic
liner has again been moved up cou-
pie of miles by the Mauretania and
now stands at 673 nautical miles.
The Mauretania left Queenstown for
New York on Sunday, and wireless
message from the steamer by way Of
Cape Race received by her agents stat
ed that she covered the 673 miles dur
ing the day ending at noon Monday.
The best previous record of 671 miles
was made by the Mauretania on Feb.
Is last.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-11
BISHOPS AT ROME.
American Churehmen Conduct Serv-
ices at College.

Rome, June 10-The archbishop Of
Boston celebrated pontlfical high mass
in the chapel of the American college
in commemoration Of the jubilee Of the
college.
The auxiliary bishop of Baltimore In
the course of his sermon recalled the
magnificent results and fruitful works
Of the college.
The function was attended by many
bishops, the students Of the college
and visiting and resident Americans.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-11
REDMOND OPPOSES BUDGET.
Says Nationalist Party Considers II
Grossly Unfair to Ireland,

London, June 10-John e. Redmond,
the Nationalist leader, hoisted the sig
nal of revolt in the course Of the de.
bate in the house Of commons on the
second reading Of the finance bill.
He notified the government bluntly
that the Nationalist party would vote
against the budget on the ground that
1t was grossly unfair to Ireland and
constituted breach of the act OF
union.
Mr.. Redmond's objection was to the
proposed increase in the taxes ON wins
ky, which he characterized as a crush
Ing impost on one of Erin's few re-
naming industries.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-11
BASEBALL SCORES.
Results of Games Played In Nationa!
American and Eastern Leagues.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

At Chicago-Chcago-N York game
postponed by rain.
At st. Louis-,St. Louis. 4; Brooklyn, 8.
Batteries Sallee, Beebe and Phelps;
Rucker and Bergen.
At Cincinnati-Cincinnati, 10; Boston,
3 Batteries - Castleton, Mclean and
Roth; Lindaman and Graham.
At PittSburg Pittsburg, 6; Philadel-
pha. 0. Batteries-Willis and Gibson;
Sparks, McQuillan, Doom and Jack
litSch
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-11
Boston Fighter Wins In Paris.

Paris. June 10.-Honey Melody of
Boston knocked out Curly Watson in
the fourth round of n fight here.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-11

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
At New York-New York-Detroit game
postponed by rain.
At Washington Washington Chicago
game postponed by wet grounds.
At Boston-Eostor, g. St. Louis. 2. Bat
terics-Ryan, Cicotte and Carrigan; Bal
ley and Criger.
At Philadelphia - Philadelphia Cleve-
lnnd game POSTPONED by wet grounds.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-11
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Closing Stock Quotations

Money on call was per cent; time
money and mercantile paper unchanged
in rates. Closing prices of stocks were:
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-11
EASTERN LEAGUl

EASTERN LEAGUE.
AT Jersey City-Jersey City-Providence
game postponed by rain.
At Baltimoro-B Baltimore Newark game
postponed BY rain.
At Toronto-Montreal, Z; Toronto, "a
innings).
At Buffalo-RocheSter, 2; Buffalo l.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-06-11
3uffalo-Rochester, 2; Buffalo,

STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-22
PERSONAL.

Hon. w. O. Smith returned from Ma
III yesterday morning
Mrs Minnie c. Aldrich has returned
from her visit to Japan.
Frank Thompson sailed on the Inter.
Island steamer w. G. Hall for Kauai
last night.
II. P. Baldwin, who was operated
on for appendicitis, has passed the
danger point.
G. II. Brown, well-known in Honolulut
and daughter, returned to the Islands
ON the Hilonian.
Miss Aunabel Low. daughter of Eben
Low. has returned home after an oper-
alton performed at the Queens Hos
pital.
J. A. McCandless has been named as
chairman of the finance committee for
the Honolulu Floral Parade, on Febru
airy %.
Land Commissioner Pratt and Super
intendent of Public Works Marston
Campbell viii probably go to Kauai
next week.
Princess Kawananakoa, j. Tarn Nc
Grew and J. A. Wilder made up a local
railway party which sent back picture
postals from Dixon, Ill.
Supervisor Cox has been sick for the
past two weeks, but he is on the road
to recovery, and expects to be able to
attend board meetings soon.
Secretary of the Territory Mott
Smith signed his name Us times, by
actual count, to Chinese certificates of
T l. h n ftprnnnn
w. H. Bancroft and E. E. Calvin, the
railway magnates, are booked to arrive
here from Hilo on the Mauna Kea to-
morrow They went from here to Ha.
wall on the Lurline.
Representative Manuel Furtado of
Hawaii has been here since the first of
the year Furtado proposes to make
educational reforms his hobby in the
Legislature.
Walter G. Smith has been invited by
the Lincoln Day committee of arrange
ments to deliver the evening address
ON Abraham Lincoln at the Opera
| House. February u.
Judge Kingsbury has just received a
| letter from the Hon. James Fl. Haw
| lex president of the State Bar Associ-
| alton of Idaho, saying that he has been
elected a life member of that body.
| C. W. Buck and George A. Bachelor,
who are stopping at the Moana, viii
make the circuit of Oahu in Mr.. Buck 8
touring ear on Saturday. They intend
| to 90 over to the Volcano next week.
Mrs. J. H. Densham, wife of Jack
Densham of the advertiser staff, arriv-
ed here on the Hilonian last night. Jack
Densham has been severely i'll for some
time past, though he is improving now