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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-18

COOK. -CHANTBERMAID. &c.-Two girls
together. cook, assist laundry. chamberIaId
and waitress. wages So and SIS, best references
Industrial Association Employment Agency II
West 42d St Phone 5210-Bryaut-
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R-VALET.-German go. in private
family. city or country wages. SEQ, first class
city reference Address Butler, care of Raabe
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LOST-Bankbook No 9g4 276 Bank for Saw
fnEs. $50 4th ave. New York. Payment
stnrraE oIaasa ,-arrrrr hook 10 hank.
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HDTSEh EFP ER--Competenr reliable, pract-
cal housekeeper for a few doctors or bachelors,
excellent cook buyer, caterer, manager, first
class personal references. New England, Box
14n Tribune Office.
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adv or children: would
. 225 HeweS ST. Brook
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COOK ana RESS-CHANlBERMAlp and
WAITRE5S.-Two young, competent Swedish
girls neat. excellent references together or sep
arate- Sampson's Agency. AZ Attn ave. Tel,
I'D 5sD1 Square
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/ TADY'S NATD.-Swiss-Ere good dressmak-
! er bgirlressing etc. excellent city reference
/ Of one year: $50 Waldorf Agency, Il West 33d
s- Phone 8U0-Mad1SCn-
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PI.E.-Polish. competent speak F-IEIlSS.l
veil recommended. cook-laundreSs ana butter
57ea-aIl rsafull. Ga entire work OF private fam
fi,-- ri-v country. Morrow $ Agency. 81 Ley
irr-or ave f5srh ST.. Phone 132S-3tI3- fiaIa-
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COOK IAUNDRESS. also chainDerInalq
waitress: together. first class help; excel
lent references $50 and So. Waldorf Agency
10 West 33d St Phone. 800 Madison
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-29

seemed strong candidacy one mo-
ment had shrunk to a plausible posi-
bility In the next. None OF the posi-
bilities" has relaxed his efforts to
corral delegates and the supporters
of Representative William Sulzer. Rep
resentative James S. Havens and Thos.
NJ. Osborne. former Mayor OF Auburn,
are working hard
Mr.. Osborne said that a careful can
vass had convinced him that he was
the strongest candidate from up the
State. and that he would go before the
convention.
Daniel CohaIan. Norman e. Mack and
Charles F. Murphy ate luncheon to-
gether in Mr.. Murphys rooms. Mr.
Murphy was not accessible to-day. He
sent out Mr.. Cohalan to talk fro him.
will the candidate be from up the
State or from the greater cityS' Mr.
Cohalan was asked.
II think he WILL" answered Cohalan
quickly.
"You ask me who will be the candi.
date" he continued. That's ques-
ton Of the old distinction between can
and may"
mind?"
"Mr. Murphy has an absolutely open
mind"
John B. stauchfeld. former Judge
Alton B. Parker. who will be tenn
porary chairman Of the convention
and James G. Sheehan were among
other important arrivals to-day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-29
OBITUARY
Mrs. sarah I. Kursheedt

A telegram received IN Richmond
yesterday morning contained the news
of the death at / A. M. of Mrs. Sarah
/. Kursheedtr-at her home in New Or
leans
Mrs. Kursheedt was daughter OF
the late Jacob a. Levy. and was born
handsome f s Woman. M and during the Var al
she made less weary many a wounded
Confederate soldier who lay suffering
in the hospitals Shortly. after the
cessation of hostillties she married
Major Edwin l. Kursheedt. adjutant
Of New Orleans crack military COM
mand the Washington Artillery, an
Office which he held not only during
the war, but for nearly forty years
Mrs, Kursh eedt was sister of Miss
Rachel and DR. Fl, II. Levy, OF this
city. and OF Mrs. AlexApder Hart. OF
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-29
Norfolk.
FunernI of Professor TtIow.

The funeral Of Professor G. w.
Tilow was conducted from ES resi-
dence, 215 East Marshall Street, yes
terday afternoon at 8 o'clock, inter
ment being in HOLLYWOOD. In late
years Thilow's Orchestra, as it was
known. was not conducted by Professor
Thilow. but by his son, G. A. Thilow,
Professor Thilow is survived by his
wife, three sons and three daughters.
viz. Mrs. O. F. Robland. J. Otto Thilow
and F. B. Thilow, who reside IN Phila-
delphia, and G. A. Thilow. Mrs. VIM.
Rehling and Mrs. A. Luebbert. who
reside In Richmond.
Funeral OF Auditor Dixon
Especial to The Times-Dispatch1
Raleigh. n. c., Septe Der 2S.-The
funeral ceremonies of Major B. +.
Dixon, late State Auditor, began at $3.50
o'clock this afternoon with the removsT
of the body from the rotunda of the
Capitol to Edenton Street Methodist
Church, where services We're conducted
by DR.. II A. North. the pastor. and DR..
Governor Kitchin and Ex-Governor
Aycock, Major Dixon having served as
Auditor during the administrations OF
both. From the church the remains
were conveyed to lakewood Cemetery.
Active pall-bearers were Masons from
William G. Hill Lodge. with long
procession of Masons representing all
three Raleigh lodges: also Knights of
Pythias and Junior Order of United
American Mechanics. Honorary pail
bearers were State officers. including
Judges of the Supreme Court, and num-
bers Of the most prominent citizens.
In the procession was a long line OF
Confederate veterans and Spanish
American War veterans.
Great throngs of people Viewed the
Low, In, OF a Ia in ho
rotunda of the State House. prior to
the funeral. The setting for the cat
afalque was especially beautiful. There
were stately palms and ferns tastefully
placed about the rotunda. Black and
white mourning draperies added to the
striking effect. The casket was draped
in national and State flags, along with
the old flag of his Confederate regi-
ment, the Fourteenth North Carolina,
Surrounding these was the sword he
carried in the Civil War and later u
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-29
REP UBL leans
NAIVE STINSON
FOR GOVERNOR
CONTINUED From First Page.)


as he finished his speech the delegates
stood up and cheered.
In response to reports that he had
been in communication with William
r. Hearst since he came to Saratoga,
and that he and Mr.. Hearst had formed
an alliance for the coming campaign.
Colonel Roosevelt issued this state
ment:
II have not communicated with Mr..
Hearst nor any one else outside tho
convention, and the candidates we have
considered here to-day have been dis
cussed purely upon their own merits
and without reference to Mr.. Hearst
or any one else"
An analysis of the vote for Governor
gives Stimson 6S4, Bennett, 242; Mayor
McEwan, of Albany, as; State Treas
drer Dunn. IS: scattering and not vot-
ing. 80. Total. 1,015
Edward Scoeneck, Mayor of SYRIA
cause. the nominee for Lieutenant Gov
ernor, was born in that city on Au-
gust 6, 1875. He is graduate of Sy-
racuse University College of Law, and
is a member of the law firm of Bond
e. Schoeneck, in his home city. He Is
a member OF the Onondago county bar,
Mr.. Schoeneck was member Of the
Assembly from Onondasa from 1904
.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-29
NOMINATION OF
CANDIDATE LEFT
TO CONYENT |0N
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CONTINUED from First Page)
opinions, Wait till the delegates ar
rive"
Norman E. Mack, of Buffalo, chair
man Of the National Democratic Com
mittee, had said:
"Mr. Murphy has told you that he
is waiting to learn what the delegates
wish. He controls the situation"
Therefore. it was with more than
the curiosity for a spectacle that the
five Tammany special trains were
awaited late this afternoon In all.
the Tammany representation here
amounts to about 1000 men, including
delegates. alternates and interested
spectators. They brought thick bank
rolls and the cafes and hotels Hobbies
began to look livelier the minute they
set foot In town.
The day was rife with rumors which
shifted from hour to hour, and what
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BANK shift IS TO
new QUAR- TIERS
(Continued From First Page.l

CONTINUED from Flrst Page.)
the mailing department OF the consoli ;
dated institution. The Planters Ma
tional Bank offered the use Of it's base
ment floor. once the home OF the Vir-
ginia Trust Company. Others We're
willing to do all in their power, but
had no spare working room. The offer
of the National Bank of Virginia OF
of its old banking house at the corner
of Eleventh and Main. but a few doors
away, seemed the most practicable and
II was accepted at once. Workmen
were rushed In TO clean it up. Install
additional fixtures and furniture; the
lights were cut on, and at 1880 A. NJ,
barely four hours after the accident,
the new banking house was ready.
Special messengers We're put to work,
and all clerks were notified to report
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-29
Jessie Morrison Leaves Prison.

Leavensworth Kan, September Is
Jessie Lee Morrison, who was paroled
by Governor Stubs, after having serv-
ed eight years OF a twenty five-year
sentence for killing Mrs. DIN Castle.
her rival in love. at Eldorado. Kan.
ten years ago, left the prison for Elk
celsior Springs. Mo-. to-day, accom-
panied by her sister. Mrs. Ida NJ. Haw-
ley. OF Excelsior Springs, with whom
she will make her home for time.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-29
DEATHS

at 5:15 P. NJ. at the
residence of his uncle. DR.. Tazwell
Bradley. Roxbury, Charles City coun-
ty, WILLIAM BRoCKENBoRoUGHL
the late Alexander and Emma Bin
ford Bradley, of Richmond.
Funeral viii take place from above
lie is survived by two brothers:
Alexander and Frank Bradley. and
two sisters, Mrs. James Snead and
Fannie Epps.
BL4tA.NK-pied. suddenly. September %.
ward G., Blank and daughter Of F. w.
Ford and the late Florence Ford.
Funeral from her late residence.
l122 West Marshall Street, FRIDAY
Norfolk and Hampton papers please
copy.
kuIdRsHEEDT-Died, September ss.
wv dslo. at ! o'clock A, NJ. at her resi-
New Orleans. La. MRS. SARAH J.
kURsHEEDT. daughter OF the late
Jacob a. Levy, of this city.
PoHL1G-,Entered into rest, at her
parents residence, Seven Pines Road.
At s:i5 a NJ s MARfE P s Line;
PotiL1G, youngest daughter of Mr..
Emil and Louise FeitiE Pohlig, aged
eight years three months and three
days. She leaves her parents one
sister and two brothers.. and host
Of relatives and friends to mourn
their loss.
Tho funeral will take place THIS
(Thursday) AFTERNOON, September
20, at $3.50 O'clock, from the Bethle-
hem Lutheran Church, corner Sixth
!, and Clay Streets
PEMBERTON--Died, September a..
1910. MISS EMMA 9. PEMBERTON.
Funeral from the residence Of her
nephew, L. I. Pemberton, No. 1910
Hanover Avenue. at 4 O'Clock r. M,
SEPTEMBER 20, 1910
NEuMANN--Died at her residence.
u 110S North Twenty-eigh.h Street, at
g a. M. Tuesday, MRS. II. CAROLINE
NEUAIANN. at the age OF seventy
I, four years eight months and twenty
seven days. She Is survived by tour
daughters-Mrs II, Julius Schr.tdr,
Mrs. g. T.. Dugger, Mrs. ]. j. Neville
sons-Charles W., Ernest w, and
Albert r. Neumann; also twenty
grandchildren and three great-rrand-
children.
The funeral will take place from
st. Joints Evangellca! Church. corner
Eighth and Marshal! streets, THURS
DAY, September a., at y, NJ
Friends and ac9c>lntanceA. .slnXlted
I,rJ to attend. {, 1870, ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-29
CONDITIONS YESTERDAY

/ 8 A. NJ. temperature .......... s.
Humidity Observation-Disclosures. 81
Wind direction .................N n. w.
Wind, velocity ..-..-...-...--.... 1
Weather ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Cloudy
10 noon temperature ............. 50
8 =. NJ. temperature ........... So
Maximum temperature up to
7. NJ, Observation-Disclosures. So
Minimum temperature up to
p. NJ. ...........,....... Cd
Mean temperature .............. 73
Normal temperature ,......... CT
Excess in temperature ...,....,. 6
Deficiency in temperature since
4 -ldIcn i .f.E.s-s.a.I.. 40
Accum. deficiency in temperature
since January ....,.,.,, so
EXCESS in rainfall since March / a. 81
Accum. excess in rainfall since
January ] ................... 2 o6
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-29
Lou Rates to the Fair

The r., F. & P. r. r. and w. S. Ry.
announce very low rates from all
points on their line to Richmond. &C
count State Fair From stations In
Virginia tickets include coupon of adj
September 30th to october Sth. inclu-
sive; return limit October 10th. APP
ply to agents.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-29
ST. Louis Shoe Shipments
.1,1oo Case. yye.k sen.enrh.r ~,

21,160 Cases Week September nth.
The st. Louis shoe manufacturers
made 4S2,304 pairs OF shoes during tho
week ending September 18th. The
shipments by rail and river were 21.160
Leather Gazette.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-29
VOTE FOR L0R|MER.
$4,000.
(Contlnued From First Pagel

Continued From First Page)
ply said there was $4,000 in it for
me-"
did you get tho s2,5oo?''
Eyes. sir went to Chicago about
June Is, 1909. to Senator Broderick's
Office. and he gave me $4,000. which he
counted out of an envelope. He only
said: Here Is that money. I said
nothing to him beyond greeting him
when met him.
Holstlaw said that he supposed the
money was paid for his vote for Lori
mer.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-29

of moving will greatly inconvenience
the Hoen people. they will continue
their work as before, and 1T is ex-
pected that there will be no delay
in filling their contracts.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-29
FREE.
RHEUMAT
CURE
Tho Worst Old CAGES Solicited-Cures Thru
the Blood Where All Else Fails-Remedy
Tested for Past 80 Years--Thou-
sands Slug It's Praises.

!. + g 3 . y 4 *
Aching bones,, swollen joints permanently cured
thru tbs blood by taking Internally. botanic Blood
Balm 3, B. b. II has made more people who
than any other remedy.
II you have bone palms, sctatic or shooting pains
up and down the leg. aching back or shoulder
blades. swollen joints or swollen muscles. difficulty
" moving around so you have to use crutchss;
blood thin or skin, pale; skin itches and burns;
emitting palms, bad breath !un,bago goat, take
every symptom. because 3. D. 3. sends q rich,
tingllng flood of warm, rich, pure blood direct to
tho pnralyzed pcrYes, bones and Joints, giving
warmth and strength Just where 1t Ia needed aud
IN this way ma king perfect lasting cure Of Rheu-
nntlsm In all its forms
3; D. 3. has made thousands Of cures Of rheu.
o. By express. 81 PEN LARGE hottie w!sh
directions Tor home cure. SAMPLES SENT
FREE by writing Blood balm, Co., Alfalfa, Ga.
3 ssG X9p1 sK9Rbs and tyss medical sdyes
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-29
the Spanish American War. for which
he was commissioned major.
Mrs. Richurd p Bell
[SpeciaI to The TImes-Dispatch.l

Mrs. Richard II. Bell.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l
Harrisonburg, Va. September Is
Mrs. Richard Phillips Bell, fifty-seven
years old, is dead in Stanton She
was Miss Emma Lyle Frazier. daugh-
ter Of William Frazier, and was born
at Rockbridge Alum Springs. She
leaves two sons--Dr. r. p Bell, OF
Stanton, and Lewis Porterileld Bell.
OF Birming ham, Ala; three daughters
Janet Taylor, Anne Kinney and Sue
Lewis; four brothers-James Lewis
Frazier. OF Europe; Howard Tate Fra
zier. of Boston; Edward Frazier, of
Tyler, Texas. and Harry Frazier, OF
Richmond. and two sisters-Mrs VIII
liam p Tams. of Stanton. and Mrs.
A. Stuart Baldwin, OF Chicago.
Richard G. Burton.
Especial to The Times ID ispatch.J
Shacklefords, Va, September 2S.-
Richard c. Burton, aged about eighty
years, and Confederate veteran, died
at his home in King and Queen coun-
ty, Tuesday, after long Illness.
Mr.. Burton was deacon Of olivet
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-29


The world is m wing too
quickly for men to wait Tor
what they want now. Cloth
ing that isaSup to the times in
practical, the progressive and
the prosperous man.
The new Fall Overcoats, $t5
to $50, the finest examples OF
New York fashion.
Light greys, oxford and fancy
striped.
Suits too-the best at Sis and
the best at S3B.
Shoes and I1ats-re sadly to
show you our adeptness in
apparel from head to heels.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-29
WILL INQUIRY
PROVE failure
CONTINUED From First Page.)

the Seventh Ward. He was a Maynard
supporter.
What was shown in the Seventh
Ward is probably the bombshell the
Young faction had in store for the
Dther wards questioned in the nllega-
tions filed. 1t is declared by his sup
rorters and friends that when they
have concluded their rebuttal testi-
mony there will not be twenty five
votes that cannot be clcanly and clear
ly accounted for. They claim that they
are being hourly flooded with protests
from voters, charged by the contestant
and Citizens committee with being
fraudulent, who stand ready to fight
the charge before the committee.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-29

Baptis; Church. at which he was a
member for more than nifty years He
was twice married and leaves a widow
and several children
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-29
Nicholas j. Revere.


Especial TO The Times DispatchJ
Shacklefords, Va, September oS.-
Nicholas ]. Revere died at his home
near shacklefords. Friday last. aged
seventy-eight years Mr. Revere was
native OF Stiddlesex county. and when
the Civil War broke out, Joined an
infantry company from that county. A
WIDOW and six children survive him.
. o. r. Chiffon.
Especial to The Times -Dispatch.l
West Point, Va, September $50.
P. Chiffon. a prominent business man
OF West Point. died Tuesday morning,
at o'clock In his home here. after
an Illness of seven weeks Mr.. Chiffon
was forty-four years old, and married
Miss Marian Collins. He is survived
by his wife and six children, two
daughters and four sons.
Mrs. w. A. Gray.
Especial to The Times ID ispatch.l
Wadesboro, n. c., Septen Der 2S.-Mrs.
w A. Cray died yesterday after an
illness OF about two months with pel-
iasra, She is survived by her hu--
band and two children o~a a son and
the other daughter. The funeral
services were conducted by her pas
tor, Rev. j. III, West, at the Gray
burylng ground at 10 o'clock this
morning
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-29
The Weather

Forecase-VirEiniu and North Caro-
linA-Fnir Thursday and Friday; light
to moderate north to east winds.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-29

PEMBERT0N--Died September 81.
1910, MISS EMMAC q. PEMBERTON.
Funeral from the residence Of her
nephew, Z. T. Pemberton, No. 1910
Hanover Avenue. at 4 O'Clock p. NJ,
SEPTEMBER 20, 1910.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-02-25
TILTED, LIVES AS HERMIT
Andrew Johnson, University Graduate
and Once Great Musician Has
Roma ntic Career.

Worcester. Mass.-Jilted by the
daughter OF a rich banker in Sweden
nearly half a century ago, Andrew p.
johnson. university graduate doctor of
medicine. musician of national repu-
tation and teacher Of recognized abil-
ity in his country. lost interest in
life and became hermit.
Wandering over his native country
I'm sorrow, he gradually descended the
social scale and came 10 America 80
years ago physical and mental
wreck For 20 years he has lived the
life OF n hermit. amid squalor. in a
small isolated shack on the Worces-
ter and Auburn line. about two miles
below Quinsigamond village.
He has been known for many years
as the crazy hermit" and has
sought solitude and silence He sell
dom visited the small Swedish settle
ment Of Quinsigamond. and then only
TO beg food and clothes from the
merchants with whom he was &C
quainted.
His only worship during all these
years has been the memory of pretty
Mary Olson, who Tilted him in Moline
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-02-25

through the busy thoroughfare. The
artery OF the hustling city throbs all
about the spot where the ashes of the
old chiefs lie.
Miss Conley, who has just pleaded
the cause OF her ancestors before the
highest court Of the land, believes that
they will be left in peace.
The city seeks to condemn the old
cemetery and turn 1t into park. Miss
Conley, who. with her sisters. armed
with rifles. once defended the old Gem
etery against city intrusion, is law
yer. The city has carried its case
clear up TO the supreme court. Miss
Conley has fought successfully thus
far to prevent molestation Of her an
cestors.
She is a quiet little woman. without
the least facial characteristic of her
Indian forbears. but they do say her
address stirred the great judges deep
ly. and she clings to the belief that
M any rate while she lives. the old
Huron warriors will be allowed &c
slumber in peace.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-02-25
NEWS
OF H00S|ER STATE
WIRE REPORTS OF HAPPENING
OF INDIANA.
POLICE SEEK ELOPlNG PAIR
Fort Wayne Youngsters Of Dlrere mt
Churches Shock Society, Anger
Families, Marry and Escape
Watchers.

Fort Wayne, Feb Effort Wayne
select social circles were astound ed
at the elopement of Miss Clara Bash
the l7.year-old daughter OF Charles ,
Bash. and Arthur ]. Shreck The
Bash family is one OF the most promi-
nent socially in the city. Mr. Bash
is particularly prominent in Repub-
Hcan circles and was mentioned as
possibility for state chairman. He is
wealthy
MIR. shrek. who is % years old. Is
a clerk in the Fisher Bros Paper
Company The parents OF both young
people were opposed 10 the marriage
not only on the ground that Miss Bash
was too young. but that Shrek Is a
Catholic while she is protestant.
Recently efforts we're made to keep
the two apart. but they secured IL
cense by having a friend swear that
Miss Bash was more than is years
old. and they were married by Lu
theran minister Mr. Bash made every
EFFORT to apprehend the couple before
they left the city, but was unsuccess
;ul
He now declares that he proba bly
will bring suit for abduction against
Shrek, and that he also will place
a charge Of perjury against Shrek:
friend The police are now endeavor
ing to locate the couple.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-02-25
BODY or EMBEzzLER FOUND
John =. johnson, Who Served Sen
tenee for Big Shortage Takes
Lie After Losing In
Wheat.

I.ogansport The body OF John
Johnson. former president OF the
State National bank of this city. was
found floating in the Wabash river
johnson served six years In prison
following his confession that he had
embezzled s55O.OOO of the banks
funds. Recently he had been a grain
broker. II is supposed he committed
suicide.
Johnson's watch and jewelry We're
found in his clothing and there is no
suspicion that he was robbed and
murdered. Two months ago he lost
heavily in a transaction in wheat, and
sold his home TO meet his debts, II
was explained by his friends after
his body was found, and he had since
been detected
Johnson always was fascinated by
the fluctuations of the wheat market.
AT the time Of his trial. in 1897. for
embezzlement of the funds of his
bank. he testified that if the bank ex'
aminer had given him one more day OF
grace he could have made a great
fortune lin wheat"
Johnson succeeded his father in the
presidency of the state bank. and he
said that the older man left short
age Of 100000 when he retired John
son gambled in the hope of recouping
this deficit, he maintained. and he had
no deliberate purpose to rob the de
positors. He was "a years old. lie
leaves a wife and daughter.