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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-15
nRICP eTAT1 HAPPENIN0s,

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The opening rally Of the booster
campaign" OF the Illinois Grand Lodge
Of Ode Fellows was held In Cairo.
Fortress. adjudged the best COW In
England. Is among q herd Of ITO Jer-
sey cattle arriving at New York. and
bound for the farm Of T. z. Council
at Vandalia.
Colonel James r. b. Van Cleave,
former Illinois State Insurance Super.
intendent. has retired from the presi-
dency Of the Lincoln0tate Bank. Ow.
ing to III health.
l.. 8. Morlock, a wealthy bachelor
fruit grower. was horsewhipped in
Carlyle, by Miss Adele Kennedy, 10,
and her sister, Mrs. Bertha Coleman.
81, daughters OF Mrs. A, Kennedy, a
widow, at whose home MOrlock for.
merly boarded.
Since the discovery of $4,000 In
cash In small safe at the farm home
of the late Joseph Doubet, the nine
children, heirs to the estate, have en-
tered into controversy In the Pro.
bate Court at Peoria, as to who shall
be appointed administrator.
The Rev. w. F. Bostick. OF Chicago,
who attempted to walk twelve miles
through q snow storm In his bare feet
Christmas night SO that he might
preach at the Baptist Church In York.
VILE the following morning, was tax.
en- to the Baptist Hospital In Chicago
the other night. Both feet are to DO
amDutated
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-15
MRS. RoMADKA Is FREED.

Former Wife Of Millionaire Turned
Gray While q Convict.
Mrs. Evelyn c. Romadka, former
wife Of Charles J. Romadka, a million.
aire trunk manufacturer Of Milwau.
kee, was released from the State pris.
on at Joliet the other day. She is the
woman whose sensational exploits as
the accomplish Of a negro thief In Chi.
cago gained her great notoriety q
short time ago. After only about a
year within prison walls the once
beautiful woman seemed haggard and
old. Her hair has turned gray during
her Incarceration and she faltered so
that she had to be helped out Of the
prison warden's Office by her relatives.
The release Of Mrs. Romadka Is the
final chapter in q remarkable story
which began two years ago last fall
and for a time attracted great deal
Of attention.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-15
MUST SERVE PRISON TERM.

q. y. Appellate Court sustains Lower
Courts Sentence.
James r. Kaye, Of Oak Park, former
pastor Of the Presbyterian Church Of
Lincoln, and later editor OF a relig.
ious weekly. must serve a prison term
OF two years as q counterfeiter. He
was sentenced by the United States
District Court for making counterfeit
coins and the United States Circuit
Court Of Appeals sustained that deci.
sion. Hayes plea was that he was
molding medals for the bright pupils
In his Sunday school.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-15

trio PARK. at the corner OF irving Park
boulevard and Northwest cath street.
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For badges, buttons and signs Of al
kinds 90 to Geraghty 4 Co.. 81 La Sale
street.
Roads treated with Liquid Asphalt,
and roads built with Liquid Asphalt
Binder. are demonstrated success.
Booklet and specifications can be had
at the Indian Refining Company. at
413 Teutonic Building. Cob w. H.
Baldwin is the Chicago agent for this
big company.
The business men who want the best
desks and Office fittings 60 to Reveil'A
II you can't be suited at Revell's you
can't b suited anywhere.
Remember the only dramshop In.
demnity company doing business In
Illinois IL the Reisch Indemnity Com.
pany. The big company has assets Of
$4.000,000 and defends at their own
expense all dramshop civil suits and
pays an judgments. attorneys fees and
court costs. Annual premium. cover.
Ing all indemnity. $50. Chicgo once
Is at $50 Corn Exchange Building.
Cyrus A. Potts IL the manager Of the
Chicago agency.
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Otto Grlesbsch Ia the proprietor of
the restaurant and buffet at 1873 Souti,
Water street. which 10 patronixed by
the best business men. Mr.. Griesbacl,
deserves their patronage, for he treats
them we'll.
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The Paragon Boiler Compound ia
the peer Of all others now on the mar.
ket Sidney McCloud. Manager. 1851
Cornell avenue.
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The safest department store In the
city to-day 10 The Fair. Il has road
sssles and every convenience for the
public.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-15
Wealthy Payer IL Dead.

John Cherry. ST., widely known
resident Of Central Illinois, is dead In
Jacksonville. at the age Of 70. He and
his wife were refugees to Jacksonville
from the Island of Madeira. On reach
Ing there Mr.. Cherry became hod-
carrier. Later he engaged in street
paving and In the livery business. lie
paved most OF the streets of Jackson
vile and had done large contracts in
Bloomington, Centralia, Pontiac and
other cities.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-15
BIG FIRE IN PEORIA.

SpOn tancOus Combustion Causes
Blase In seed House.
Spontaneous combustion caused o
are In the second story of the build.
ing occupied by the St0cker Seed Com.
pany. In the heart Of the wholesale dis
trict Of Peoria. The blaze was dis
covered by Waterman. but extin-
guished by the fremen before the
building was destroyed. Several thou
sand dollars worth of seeds were lost.
The property loss was not heavy.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-15

Ono OF the fashion journals says
the ladies will not wear rats next
year. Pessimists will at oAce decide
that something equally absurd will DO
worn.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-15
on Men swarm at Carlyle.

Leases on land In the north part Of
Clinton County and the south half OF
Bond County are being eagerly sought
by representatives of large oil and gas
development companies. owing to the
finding OF good flow OF gas on the
Cicero J. Lindley farm south Of Green
vile.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-15
Iuterurbnm Link CONNECTED.

The first car on the Chicago. Ottawa
and Peoria line between Streator and
Ottawa was run the other day. It Is
to be part Of the Chicago.St. Louis
interurban project of Congressman
Mckinley Of Champaign. Excepting
a few connecting sections the system
Is now complete. 1t Is owned by the
Illinois Light and Traction Company.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-15
farmers Wan, aum,, Guarded,

At a recent sessiV OF the Mclean
County Farmers Institute resolutions
were adopted denouncing hunters for
trespassing upon farms and killing
stock and calling upon the Legislature
to prohibit quail shooting for five
years. Legislation was also asked pro.
hibiting the carrying Of loaded weap.
ems on the public highways.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-15
BOY Kills His Brother.

Loran Riddle. aged 10, was fatally
shot by his older brother, Lloyd. while
hunting rabbits near Bloomington.
Lloyd stumbled and, falling. his gun
was accidentally discharged.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-15

Soldiers at the Rock Island arsenal
are threatened with court martial for
refusing to shovel snow. and are hav.
ing a communication printed present.
Ing their side OF the case.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-15
CAIRO MAYOR REVIEWS REWARD.
Relieves Facts IN GiPl's Murder WIN
Yet he Disclosed.

Relieves Facts IN Girl's Murder win
Yet he Disclosed.
With the view OF obtaining facts al.
legged to be In possession OF certain per.
sons whom the authorities believe need
some coaxing. Mayor Parsons Of Cairo
renewed the offer Of $1,000 for infor-
nation leading to the arrest and con.
viction Of persons implicated with
"Froggy" James in the assault and
murder OF Miss Anna Policy on the
night Of Nov. s. This was the crime
which led to the double lynching In
Cairo three nights later. A tip has
reached the officers that the details OF
the crime may yet be brought to light
and presented to the special grand
Jury.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-15

Accidentally Killed BY Brother.
Charles Buck. Is years old. was acct.
dentally shot and killed by his brother.
John, Is, while hunting east Of Elgin.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-15

Onyx Iceless Soda Fountains sold ex.
clusively by the Bishop Z Babcock
Company. 1872 East Washington street.
This big company. which has ofiices
in the largest cities In America, has
no peer Of Its kind In the world. and
everything 1t offers Is the best. The
Chicago ofiices are under the capable
and popular management Of Cooper
Lyon.
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The largest lumber yards in the
world are those Of the Edward Hines
Lumber Company. Everything In the
way Of lumber can be bought there.
The main ofiices Of this great concern
are on Lincoln street, just south Of
Blue Island avenue.
For the finest tailoring at moderate
prices 90 to Tanner 4 Conley. Reaper
block. They stand In the front ranks
Of Chicago's leading tailors. Tuxedos
and full dress suits can be rented.
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Remember Breen 4 Kennedy are the
sole proprietors Of the famous Mary.
land Reserve Pure Rye Whisky. rec
ognised by everybody ~ the best On
the market. - - r-ra
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Schweixer Z West Mfg Co.. con.
tractors and builders. are the people
to 20 to for fine interior finish for
buildings. special cabinet work and
bank and ottice fixtures. Once and fac.
tory at 1884 North Ada street, and
410-420 Carroll avenue.
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Old Style Lager Is now one of Chi.
Cages most popular beers and the
business OF the G. Heileman Brewing
Company. which In Chicago Is under
the able and popular management Of
W. J. Welbaskey, IL increasing at q
rapid rate.
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No better pace in Chicago for pic
MICS. festivals and parties Of all ki,,ds
than a. James Koisss beautiful Dasc.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-15
BUSINESS NOTES.

One Of the finest and most success.
full breweries in the country is the
Birk Bros. Brewing Company. which Is
run by william A. Birk and Edward
J. Birk, two Of Chicago's best known
and most highly respected business
men. Their beer Is favorite with all
Judges Of good beer.
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The famous Wurxburger Hofbrau
and original Pilsener. favorites at all
Chicago's leading buffets. restaurants
and clubs. are imported solely by Au.
gust Luchow. Mr.. Luchow's ofices In
Chicago are in the Stock Exchange
Building. 10s La Sale street. and are
in charge Of Mr.. Hans Luchow. the
well.known and well.liked Western
representative.
The great success Of the Best Brew.
Ing Company Is due to the fine quail.
ity OF beer brewed by them. There is
no finer beer anywhere. Charles Has
terlik. one Of the most popular and
best known brewers In the West. Is
president Of the Best Brewing Com.
pany.
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The handsomest, most sanitary and
most durable and efiicient construction
ever offered 10 the celebrated Opal
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-15
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A Connecticut man left all his es.
tate to his eighty.year.old widow on
condition that she do not marry again.
She probably has Just years enough
left to break the will and none to
marry, 80 that the deceased will win
out. after all.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-15
Pomeroy Declared Kewanes Judg


Two children Of Charles Wasser.
who lives northeast Of Vandalia, are
dead and two others are In q critical
condition, the result. It 10 believed, of
poisoning. The children became III
soon after eating heartily Of home.
made Christmas candy.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-15

Dan Flynn Dies At 400.
Dan Flynn died at his home In Au.
burn, aged 100 years.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-15
HA0LHTS.

Treatment for the hookworm: Take
It north Of the eighty.sixth parallel
and leave Il outdoors all winter.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-15
DAM BREAKS; 1900 MEN IDLE.
Ice jam Gives Way aud Water Pres
sure Causes $4,000 Damage.

Ice jam Gives Way aud Water Press
sure Causes $4,000 Damage.
Heavy water pressure in Rock River
due to release of Ice jams farther
north cvused $4,000 damage to the
plant of the International Harvester
Company In Sterling. The dam In the
race surrounding the wheelpit OF the
Keystone works was washed away
Fifteen hundred men are thrown out
of work temporarily.
P0mePOy Declared kewanee Judge.
After a recount OF the ballots cast
in tine city election Nov. 16 for Judge
Of the Kewanee city court. Judge Gest
In the Circuit Court declared H. Ster-
ling Pomeroy elected. Mr.. P0meroy's
plurality Of "a on the original returns
over Judge G. c. Wilson. who contest.
ed the election. was increased to 20 on
the recent recount.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-15

The handsomest, most sanitary and
most durable and efhcient construction
ever offered 10 the celebrated Opal
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-15

The Paragon Boiler Compound is
the peer OF all others now on the mar.
ket Sidney McCloud. Manager. 1851
Cornell avenue.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-15

Remember Breen 4 Kennedy are the
sole proprietors Of the famous Mary.
land Reserve Pure Rye Whiskey. rec.
ognised by everybody ~ the best On
the market. = - T~Ne
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-15

Our gsnulns poeaheutas omokslsss
szesis ~ etasss ior s1saa purposes.
Hundseds q faniiiss have kept
warn burning cur coal. % can you.
Try ~.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-07
NEW YORK BALL
PLAYER DEFENDANT

NEW YORK Special Arthur
Devlin, third baseman of the New
York National League team. was
made defendant yesterday in a civil
suit for $4,000 damages brought BY
Bernard J. RoeSsler, a Brooklyn ga
rage Keeper, who charges that Devlin
knocked him out for seven minutes
with right swing. to the jaw while
he was watching the New York
Brooklyn game Thursday from a box
seat.
Roessler insists that the man for
whom the swing was meant sat di-
rectly behind him. This man. he SAYS.
mad been calling Devlin names. but
when the hall player reached the box
seat he subsided and Devlin punched
Roessler by mistake.
Devliu was arrested after the fracas
Thursday, but was discharged for lack
or formal complaint. Yesterday Roess-
Ter swore out warrant for his arrest
Devlin has been indefinitely sus-
pended from the New York National
League team 10y President Lynch.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-07
ROWING RACE COST
Is $4,000 \ MINUTE

CAMBRIDGE Specialize is cost
ing 10 train the crews for the Har-
ward ale race on June, 30th $4,000.
equally divided. AS the race will last
about twenty minutes. the contest will
represent an outlay of $4,000 a min
ute. Focd is heavy item. for the
men must have the best from the
time they so into draining at the end
or March until the race. Other eN-
penses are for tran sportation, coaches.
chefs. bSatmen and trainers.
The defenders of the Crimson are
eating Up goO0-sized New England
farm in their quarters ut Red Ton
They gfSt away with 100 pounds OF
meat at a meal, OF 500 pounds n day
beef. lamb and poultry in equal ouan-
uueS- Six bushels Of potatoes last a
week Two bushels of spinach are
served three times week. two bush
els OF peas are set before them four
times a week and 24O' punches make
their weekly portion of asparagus.
They take $50 dozens OF eggs a
week. 80 pounds of butter. I4O quarts
Of cream. 210 quarts of milk and 500
loaVes Of bread. Dessert consists of
ice cream, jellieS and marmaIades.
and ale rs served at one meal a EaV
There are eighteen days of this ser
vice at Red Top. and Steward Phelps
is the busiest man there.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-07
IF TEDDY RUNS
HE'LL TURN BRITON
FATHER OF DUCHESS SAYS TT
WILL BE FIRST STEP TO-
WARDS DICTATORSHIP.

CINCINNATI, o. Spcial.- eff
roosevelt is elected 1 am going over
TO England and become a citizen and
stay there said Eugene Zimmerman.
rallroad magnate and father of the
duchess of Manchester, at the Sinton
hotel If he is elected again the
country will have taken the first step
toward dictatorship, and when that
happens l will prefer a country that
IS a liberal constitutional monarchy.
roosevelt today is our big national
menace"
During the lifetime of the late King
Edward IT was reported that the King
mad on several occasions invited the
american father-in-law of the Duke of
Manchester 70 become an Englishman.
II was also said that Edward had Of
Tered TO make him a baronet. Mr..
zimmerman spent several months
each year at the castles of the duke.
L am a good American citizen. -
ne went on, and 1 hope the election
OF Roosevelt will not come to pass.
Things are bad enough now. In fact.
times are worse than they were.
mere is too much legislation In
Washington.
L am for Governor Harmon 70,
our next President. and I believe if he
runs he Will be elected"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-07
BLOWN 20 FEET OUT
OF TRENCH; UNHURT

NEW YORK Specialize be Iifl-
ed 20 feet from the bottom of a
trench by the force of a gasoline ex-
plosion and deposited so. gently upon
the pavement as to cause not even the
smallest brulse was the experience of
Thomas Murphy. OF 100 Webster
Avenue, in Brooklyn. as Murphy very
truthfully remarked. gath il might
not happen that way so me agin in
Ave hundred years.
He was working Sunday in the
Fourth Avenue subway at Tenth
Street, Brooklyn. when a gasoline tank
only a short distance from him ex-
ploded. The next thing Murphy knew
he was lying on the street 20 feet
above Two pieces OF lead pipe were
hurled through a window on the third
floor OF an apartment house, 46S
Fourth Avenue, into tho front parlor
Of the house of William White. smash
ing an ornament on a table, but in
Juring no one.
Murphy lay where he had been
dropped in semi-dazed condition. As
he. explained later:
Faith. | couldn't move end 7 didn't
try TO fer fear l was mistaken"
He was lifted into an Ambulance nv
DR.. Smith a little later and taken to
the Seney Hospital. where the aston
lshed doctors could not find a mark
upon him.
Il was sure I was all right. but I
was afraid | wasn't" said Murphy as
he left the hospital.
In the subway some of the tools
had been scattered about and q few
planks spiintered. hut no other dam /
age was done.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-07

four head OF fish and Il wasn't a good
day for fishing. either.
Durin gthe rest OF the trip the out
ing was a continuous medley OF flOp-
German carp and misguided bull min
nOws.
Under the circumstances. the post
master has not been able to find time
10 make careful-or rather. an ana
lytical-Study Of the act Of Congress
creating the postal savings BANKS
From what he has seen OF the new
law, however, he has reason 70 believe
that Richmond will be allotted one OF
these Institutions.
According to Mr.. Allan's inforua-
uon' a committee, acting in cOnjunc-
ton with the Postmaster General viii
select the places at which the banks
largely a matter of discretion with the
PROBABILITIES In favor OF at least one
03nk Tor every county-possibly more
Where circumstances justify it
SO tar as Richmond is concerned Mr.
Allan tnfers from what he has heard
WISDOM TO have postal bank here, as
this is the great trading point of the
commonwealth, and such an institu-
pie IN their dealings with Richmond
While the postal savings banks are
folks. it, OF course, will be necessar ~
to bear in mind their trade relations
with various cities and towns.
Mr.. Allan remarked this morning
that as yet he had no official infor-
nation on the subject. and hence smoke
informally. He went on to venture
the surmise-his thoughts, however.
were mostly on the Susquehanna fish.
that he believed one effect OF the banks
would be the disuse Of stamps as a
trading medium.
The Richmond postmaster fondly
looks forward to the day when an act
or Congress will forbid the use of
stamps as money. He thinks that such
a law would be an effectual check on
thetts, and would greatly crcumscrfbe
the activities of such ingenious NOR
tais as Eddie Fay and Little Dick Har-
RS let alone dishonest postmasters
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-07
WISE THOMAS ACQUITTED
OF MURDER CHARGE

NEWPORT NEWS. VA Special
Wise Thomas, accused of attemntino,
to assassinate Harry Monroe. was aC-
quilted by jury in the Circuit Court
here Thursday afternoon after fen
minutes elaboration. Thomas swore
that he was in another part of Hamp-
ton at the time the shooting occnrrel
and has testimony, supported by that
or other witnesses. established an a.
ibi, which the jury accepted.
Monroe was shot and daneerouslv
wounded on the night of March l2th
as he was leaving the home of his
Wife, who was then known as Alice
knewstep. the wedding having been
kept secret Mrs. Monroe testified
that Thomas, who had been one of her
admirers, threatened to shoot Mon
roe when told of the wedding.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-07
MUST LOOK OUT
FOR IMBECILES
CHILDREN,S HOME SOCIETY TO
PETITION LEGISLATURES IN
THEIR BEHALF.

r c II N OND, VAS pecial.-
The Children's Home Society, at its
meeting Thursday night, adopted a
resolution stating that it was its sense
that a petition asking the establish
ment of an asylum for imbecile, both
children and adults, should be present
ed to the next Legislature.
The crying need for such an insti-
tuition long has been felt and only q
day or so ago the need of it was start
hngly demonstrated by a case occur
ring in the Richmond Police Court.
.. 5. Morton presided at last nights
meeting of the society, and many i'm
portant matters were discussed. Re
ports were made by Superintendent w
j. Maybee, Rev. +. F. Kahle financial
secretary; Robert NJ. Kent, Jr.. treas
urer; Miss Lillia G. Fills, visiting sec
rotary and Miss Gillian, mafron in
charge of the receiving home. Help
full addresses were made by Right Rev
r. a. Gibson, Bishop of Virginia. and
vice president of the society, and by
Mrs. Gill, of the Male Orphan Asy-
lum.
John A. Connolly, of Richmond:
John b. Newton. of Roanoke, and
Judge "A. A. Phlegar, Of Bristol, were
elected new members of the board of
directors. The officers were not elected
last night, since this is to be done at
a meeting of the board later on.
The report of Treasurer Kent show
ed that the present Indebtedness on
the receiving home had been reduced
to $4,000, and that the deficit on cur
rent expenses for the year amounts
to $1,112.46.
During the year just closed there
were twenty-three children on hand
to begin with, while 103 additional
wards were received during the pc
riod. Nineteen were on hand at the
close of the year. During the past
nine years 112 children have been re-
ceived from the city of Richmond
alone.
superintendent Maybee, in describ-
ing the good work of the society, men
toned several cases of exceptional in
terest. He cited instances where two
little white girls who had been given
by their mothers to negro mammies
had been rescued by the officer OF the
organization.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-07
Held for Grand jury.

CHRiSTIANSBURG, VA Special.
Ellis Goao- b. L. MaXey. S. Gillespie.
w. T. McCready and Elmer willis
YESTERDAY ct the preliminary hearing
before Justices w. Il. Stapsger and w
{. FIagg, were held for the grand
Jury without bail charged with the
murder OF Thomas Lucas. Who was
shot while walking with his wife al
Sennetts Mills. near here, "Wednesday
night.
According to the evidence. Goad
and Il. l.. MaXey, who boarded with
Lucas. missed some money and ac-
cused Lucas of the theft, which he
denied. The shooting followed. Much
lhdlSnation exists among the people
OF 'he county, but no violence is fear
ed Guards are being kept around
the Jail as prccautiOn and to pre-
vent any possible escape.