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The Washington times., 1910-05-15
The CANNON HOME.

THE Cannon home is a three-story
house, standing IN a row of three
story houses such as are 10 be found
throughout the entire city.
The front room On the ground foOr
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Hindu Butler
FleeS From Death

The Hindu it is believed. heard the
shots and ran upstairs TO see what the
trouble was It Is believed he was met
at the head Of the stairs by the muir
derer of the housekeeper. OF. by a COM
panion- The blow which crushed in the
forehead, it is believed, was the first
struck
Staggering and in fear Of his life.
Beenam turned and started down the
stairway with the murderer behind him,
stiu striking with the terrible weapon,
swinging at fuIl-srm length. The bull
Ie*. It is believed. was fred after he
Lssc-tsllen, dead or dying, TO the floor
There were four wounds on the head of
tie Hindu, any one of which would have
killed him. Three Of the wounds found
The Washington times., 1910-05-15
MOTIVE BURGLARY.

d TRGLARY, Dr. Cannon believes
u was undoubtedly the motive Of the
man who entered the house The muir
ders, he thinks. were the result of the
discovery by Miss Meehan OF The rob
Der or robbers Either she heard ne
man IN the house and went 20 see WAC
Il was. or she came face 70 face with
him BY chance. and was killed that
she might not identify him later. The
Hindu was killed because he ran 70 in
vestigate the cause of the shots
But the police are confident thai II
the object Of the entry into the doc
tors house was burglary. the iutruders
were not professional burglars. Il IS
admitted that inexperienced house
breakers might have acted as cid the
slaEers Of the housekeeper and the but
Ter A mailman might, in frenzy, have
murTated their bodies
A professional burglar. Il IS understood
might have gone TO the length OF killing
the Hindu, who was a large man and
powerful. and 10 be feared But q mar
who had entered houses before, they ar
cue, would not have gone 20 the length
OF shooting three bullets into the
body OF Miss Neehan, or OF hacking her
sAuH as she lay dead on the carpet
Everything Points
To Amsteurish Work
The housekeeDer was sfxtv-nine years
old. a fran little woman A blow IN
the face from the arm that had strength
10 weld q weapon with such effect as
the murderer did, would have siIenced
her until a burglar could have gone
though the whole house. or at least
have ran away
police belle &c the slayer was admitted
at the front door They believe he was
known 10 the old hOusekeeper, and that
she was killed in order that she should
nol be able to say later who il was
that had been there.
The fine disregard Of the man who
took the $50 in money and the seven
stickpins, instead OF the expensive siI-
verwaTe and the gold watch, does not
seem consistent with the character of
the professional burglar There was
nothing in disorder such as would have
been the case, the police declare, If ex-
psrienced hOusebreskers had gone
through the place. There is not a feat
ure- Of the crime, they say, which re-
motley partakes Of the ethics Of bur
gIary-
It is known that DR.. Cannon had a
habit OF letting money paid 10 him BY
patients accumulate until Il reached a
certain sum The police say that as late
as the Saturday before the killing he
had several thousand dollars in the
bureau drawer which was opened. but
that he took il to the bank several
hours before the tragedy.
Because OF this they have spent much
time trying 10 discover whether anyone
may have known Of this custom OF the
physician II so, they believe they
might have a clue 10 the murderer The
doctor denies that he was In the habit
OF letting large sums Of money lie
about the house, and he says he knows
Of no one who might know anything
about his habits whom he would for
an instant suspect
Suspect Answers
In STRAIGHTFORWARD Manner
The theory that the man who entered
the house knew the habits OF the Occu-
The Washington times., 1910-05-15
Doctor Makes
Grewsome Discovery.

When he returned at AS. ne found
several patients waiting on the front
steps for him They said they had been
ringing the bell, but could get no re-
Spouse. Feeling a little vexed, he Un-
locked the door and entered, calling for
Miss Meehan-
Receiving no response, he stepped into
the parIor and there saw the old house
keeper. lying on her side, with her head
on a blue rug. dead Her face lay in
a pool OF blood. Beside her hand was
small pad Of paper on which she had
apparently been figuring her weekly
account Of household expenses. and a
lead pencil Pieces Of an upper plate
Of false teeth lay near her. shattered
as il was afterward learned, by a bullet.
Her head was beaten and cut as
though BY the blow Of some. heavy,
iron instrument, not knife. She had
evidently fallen when she was first
struck, as q lounge which was covered
with q white cloth was within two feet
Of her. There was no stain on IT, 4
fabouret on which heavy lamp stood,
was also near by. but IT had not been
disturbed.
Her employer friend was stupefied-
For an instant he stood notionless, and
then ran down the stairway leading
10 the basement His first suspicion
was directed toward the Hindu butler
who had entered his household only
two days before.
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HIN HztzHZltD, WHO TALKED
WITH THE MURDERER

on Miss AIeehau were necessarily fatal
hurts.
It has been fairly easy f9r the police,
from the data AT hand to construct a
picture Of the crime from the time the
first shot was fred at Miss AIeehan until
after the Hindu vas killed But be-
yond this they are cropping IN the dark
Some Of the detectives believe there
were more than one Of the murderers.
These point out that. since there were
four bullets fred and only three empty
cartridges were found IN the revolver
Of Dr.. Cannon, two revolvers must have
been brought into play. II there was
only one man. Il Is argued he would
not have needed more than one weapon.
All the bullets except that which was
shattered when 81 broke the spine OF
the housekeeper were Of y caliber,
which fits DIR. .Cannon-s revolver It has
been impossible 20 determine the csIiber
OF the shattered bullet.
Disputed Points
Fer Both Arguments.
It Is argued also that II there had been
only one murderer he could not have
shot three times at Miss Meehsu, mu-
tiIate her body. and then have reached
the head Of the stairway from the base
ment in time 10 have struck the Hindu
as he assembled 10 the first floor On the
other hand. II is pointed out that the
bullet found in the buffers skull was Of
the same Calibcr as those found in the
body Of Miss Meehan- This would indi-
cate that they probably were fred BY
the same weapon
One Of the disputed points Is the man
ner in which the murderer or murderers
entered the Cannon residence The
physician had made a Standing order
that the old housekeeper should never
admit 70 the house anyone who was IN
known &c her unless he himself were al
home
Extending over the doctors room on
the second floor is a little space which
could be reached by a man dropping
from the roof. Entrance then could be
obtained through the housekeeperrs room
on the third floor. This is the means
7vhichs I)r- Cannon believes was adopted.
The police, on the other hand, cling 10
the belief that Miss Meehan let her as
sailant in at the front.
There Is no possibility OF misunder-
standing the meaning OF their skepti-
cism. The police admit they are work
Ing on the theory that the person, OF
persons, who committed the double mur-
der were known TO Miss Meehsn. They
also admit, however, that this Is merely
a theory, and DR.. Cannon says he does
not believe II possible
The Washington times., 1910-05-15
DP ME7Z2 SAIINCN/
Z EMPLOYER OF THE .NICTIM3

is the parlor, opening OF the hall The
rear room Is the doctors office, and be
tween II and the parIor is a room which
he used as a waiting room for his pa
tents
the dining room is in the basement in
the front OF the house A d0Or. leads
from IL TO an area opening beneath the
high front steps. Back Of the dining
room Is the buffers pantry, and I'm the
rear is the kitchen Dr. Cannon sleeps
IN the rear room on the second story,
and Miss Cannon sleeps in the front
The Misses FreeboTn> occupy the third
floor front room Miss >SIeehan slept in
the back room on the third floor, and
the Hindu slept in the basement.
Dr. Cannon visited several patients
Monday morning, ana later received half
4 dozen Others in his Office He "a.
down alone 10 a light luncheon at >
O'Clock, as his sister was shopping and
the Misses Freedom were at their
school. He left the house, as nearly
as ne can recollect. Al 80 o'clock 10
make several professional visits
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CRIME STANDS OUT
UNIQUE IN HISTORY
Detectives Declare 1t Differ
ent From Any They
Have Known.
lContInsed - - -

absence, so far as they have been able
10 discover. OF any definite motive.
Several Mof5v-as
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Discussed and Discarded.

F-l'-1-A-EB - Ial d. LAtE nave Htcu IllAe
10 discover. OF any definite motive.
Several Motives
Discussed and Discarded.
Half d dozen possible motives have
been suggested Robbery, hatred, fear
these have been considered and dis
cussed over and over again Insanity
on the part Of the murderer; an obses-
sion such as makes its appearance once
IN decade, perhaps. when a Jack the
Ripper" staTtles the world. possibly It
was either Of these. but none OF the de-
7ect1ves who have been most closely in
touch with all the details Of the case
VIII venture positive opinion.
Theories of the crfme2 There are fftv
OF them Every person who has studied
II. be he professional OF amateur in de-
lection. has a theory
But every theory that has been ad-
Yanced has a weakness. Each seems. to
be contTOverted by some known fact OF
the double murder In each there is
some Necessary link that Is not sup
piled.
The Washington times., 1910-05-15
Butler Found
At Foot Of Stairs.

But at the foot of the stairway with
one leg doubled under him. as though
he had been running when he was
struck down was the body Of the but
Ter, also dead, and as badly mUtilated
as that of the other victim.
His head was hacked almost to pieces
The hack was crushed in. and there
was a triangular depression in the
forehead as though he had been struck
first from the front He also had been
shot, and beside his body lay revolver
which Dr. Cannon recognized as one
that had lain unused in his bureau for
ten years
DIT. Cannon. overwhelmed and almost
overcome. staggered I'D the stairs He
requested his guests 70 leave and then
teIeDhOued to the police that two per
sons had been murdered in his house.
Within a few minutes Detective Nc
EIhagy arrived from the Harlem bur
eau. two blocks from the physicians
house He was followed by Capt Aug
ust Kuehne, his chief. and stfIf later.
Inspector Hussey and Inspector Russell
head OF the New York detective DEPART
ulent, reached the house
In the meantime, the physician went
upstairs to his room He found that
the drawer OF his bureau had been
opened anu tlle++ sl+c 4eeoiNeI HdQ Deen
taken from IL There $50 in bills were
missing and $50 in small coins which
he had had IN a bank
Seven stickpius had been taken from
the bureau. a drawer of a desk in an
other corner Of the room had been pried
open. apparently by some thin-bladed
instrument.
The aggregate value 81 the pins would
not exceed Gee In another drawer Of
the bureau was ValUsb gold watch
which had not been disturbed. The
closest examination has failed to show
that the intruder did anything EXCEPT
The Washburn leader., 1910-03-04
Taxles went Down

Said Docter =. G. Davenport,
When Prof. Aaker was elected
mayor of Moorhead my taxes were
$28; this year they were $8.7O.''
Well, bnt you cannot give Aaker
credit for what has beend done since
be was mayor. .'Not exactly but
he radically changed the policy of
TIE city, started the administra ation'
of atfairs along different lines.
showed the superiority Of good,
fclean administration and demon
strated to the people their poMsK
if they took q firm hand in the az
fairs Of the city, PROT. Aaksr IL
now a candidate for governor. lYs:
The Washburn leader., 1910-03-04
Funeral Last Friday

The funeral services Of the late
John Nnessle. the infant son Of
MI. and Mrs. w. !. Nuessle, were
held last Friday afternoon at the
residence and interment made in
the Fairview cemetery. J Q hzn.
sNuessls and Walter Klein were
both born eleven months ago and
their deaths were chronicled with
iil i week of each other.
The Washburn leader., 1910-03-04

. s
Rev. Gress is attending revival
services in Underwood this week.
Get your Monitor gasoline en-
gine, two, four or six b. p. at the
F. A. Callahan Hardware store.
Jos. Meyers spent Sunday in
Wilton with friends.
WALLPAPER-Select while stock
is complete. A. Schulz & Sons.
Henry Koenig was down from
Underwood and spent Sunday Wis
iting friends in the city.
Why pay high rates for land
loans? I can save you money. r.
E. Funk, First Natl Bank, Wash
burn, N. D.
Representative Kinney was re-
newing acquaintance in this city
last week.
For Sale on Easy Terms: NV:
35-l45.S2, near Washburn. Re.
serving Coal rights, $280o. In:
!, Guiding Coal rights, $4,000. Car
A. Fuglie. Coleharbor, N. D. got
See the new creations in ladies
lawn waists at Holtan's.
]. A. Hyland returned Monda!
from a business trip to Dickinson
| The celebrated Louden hay ant
! litter carriers for sale at Thompson
Hardware store. Let us quot
you prices.
@. f. Messingham, Of Mandar
was in Washburn several days las
week in connection with tn
Hensler townsite. A great man
loads of lumber have already bee
hauled over from here for the ne,
buildings going up.
The Washburn leader., 1910-03-04
Mcdonald Again in the Tolls

According to newspaper reports
Frank Mcdonald is again in Jail,
this time at Butte, Montana He
spent some time in the. Bismarck
penitentiary for horse stealing and
was this time arrested for stealing
two sums of money, one being $500
and the other 1926. Mcdonald
has practically admitted his guilt
and faces a term in the Montana
penitentiary.
The Washburn leader., 1910-03-04

LOCAL NEWS E

DR.. N. O. Ramstad was called
up from Bismarck Monday in con-
sultation with DR.. M. Il. Sawyer.
A. E. johnson was down from
Underwood Monday transacting
bust ness at the court house.
An auto will be traded for a
good piece Of land. See F. a.
Callahan.
Harold Summer, the advance
agent Of Lochner's orchestra was
in Washburn this week and made
arrangements with Manager Rau-
gust for an engagement here the
last of the month.
The Washburn leader., 1910-03-04
High Boots the Rage

The ideal summer weather of
the last few days has made the
high snow drifts Of last week dis
appear. Rivulets have been formed
in all streets and alleys, making
walking very difficult.
The Washburn leader., 1910-03-04
Sold the Lumt

The Farmers' ..T Yard
ber yard wa d Merchants lum-
Holland %, sold this week to the
the ..wofth-Hart Lumber Co.,
e lame firms that bought all the
Joal Harbor lumber yards. R. M.
: Brown, the manager, left for Min
neapolis Monday to complete the
arrangements, Henry Heying, OF
Eureka, S. OAK, will be the new
manager and has already arrived
in the city.
The Washburn leader., 1910-03-04
Visited This City

Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Gradin were
down from their ranch and spent
a couple of days with old friends
in the city. Mr.. Gradin has no
use of his right hand since his ac.
cident but it is improving and
be alright in short time. WI
The Washburn leader., 1910-03-04
Thos. Thompson
Hwde. Co.
washburn, North Dakoka
Teachers Examination
Notice is hereby given that a

Notice is hereby given that re-
gular teachers examination for
Mclean county will be held at.
Washburn and Max on the second
Friday in March, being March IL,
1910. Examination begins prompt
ly at s:3Oa. IN. All those who are
now teaching on permits or condi-
tional certificates or who. intend to
commence teaching in the near fu-
ture must attend this examination.
H. 9. Loftsgaarden,
County Superintendent. .
The Washburn leader., 1910-03-04
Good Sunday Services

DR.. S. A. Danford, the district
superintendent, will preach at the
Methodist church Sunday evening,
March 9th at 8 p. m. Everybody
come and hear him. Leslie Bur-
gum will have charge of the class
meeting at the morning hour, 1870.
The Washburn leader., 1910-03-04
Wanted. /

An elderly lady as house
keeper form family of two on ~ d d
farm near Wash bnrn for the com ON
sing summer Call or write Martin
q ltall fs I 81 il ssI|
The Washburn leader., 1910-03-04
Has Returned Home

Mark Staglai returned to his
home in Oliver county Monday
after being in the Bismarck hospi-
tai over two months. He is still
unable to walk and has been con-
stant sufferer aimee the operation
was performed.
The Washburn leader., 1910-03-04
A New Resident

Steven Mcmahon recently be-
came resident Of this county and
is much pleased with his chan ge
from Adair, Iowa. He bought a
farm north of this city and will be.
come one of the big farmers.
The Washburn leader., 1910-03-04
Farmers are Coming

The creamery is buying cream
from 80 farmers at present, A
number of farmers are sending
cream up from Wilton by way of
the 500. Last week 730 pounds Of
butter was made.
The Washburn leader., 1910-03-04
Bought Good Land

The Klein's Land Agency bot
the Fred Fried farm this week for
$362O. The farm is about seven
miles north of Washburn and has
number of good Improvements.
The Washburn leader., 1910-03-04
Our CITY Grows

1t is reported that within a week
three new families will move to
Washburn and make this their
future home. They have all Sc
cured residences but now again
there will be the need for more
houses to rent.
The Washburn leader., 1910-03-04
No Congregational Services

There will be no Sunday school
or services in the Congregational
church next Sunday on account of
the cleaning being done which is
not completed.
The Washburn leader., 1910-03-04
Down on Business

Arthur Swanson spent Tuesday
in Washburn and transacted busi-
ness at the court house. He re-
turned to his home at Basto the
following day.
The Washburn leader., 1910-03-04
Young Couple y

Miss Elizabet' .aai31ed
David s. Reis - kohlich and
Friday as %vfA married last
home ..teFaABn at the Wilson
s. Rev. D. D. Mitchell.
.eA geft the following morning
4 'NN vi their home at Turtle Lake.
The Washburn leader., 1910-03-04
Have Been Snowbound

The Clamans Company that was
to show here three nights last week
have been snowbound south of Bis
marck, but will be here next We'd
nesday and Thursday.
The Washburn leader., 1910-03-04
A Prisoner Escaped

Philip Hoffa, who was held in
the Washburn Jail on a charge of
grand larceny, escaped last Satur-
day and $50 reward is offered for
his return, by the county sheriff.
The Washburn leader., 1910-03-04

WALLPAPER Spring stock re-
ceived. A. Schulz & Sons.
j. E. Wells and family Of Oliver
county we're in Washburn shop.
ping. Tuesday.
WALLPAPER Spring patterns
received. A. Schulz & Sons.
Ole Gradin had the misfortune
of having his hand hurt while fix
a pump on the farm last week.
Enameled ware sale at Thomp-
son Hardware store. Your choice
for Csc.
Attorney j. E. Nelson has bot 9
Buick and will be ready to enjoy
it as soon as the snow is gone.
Those new spring suits at Hoi-
tan's are beauties.
Clarence Paul and Walter Lee
Roy were in Washburn Monday
from there farms near Underwood.
Get the habit! Read the market
report. Corrected Fridays.
Miss Anna Weise returned to,
jamestown Tuesday. She was
called here last week by the death
of her nephew. John Nuessle.
The dedicatory services at the
new Pace M. E. church will be
held next Sunday at-eleven o'clock
to which all are cordially invited
to attend.
Seed Corn-Every's Native
Dent Seed Corn for sale. r. NJ.
Brown.
Fred Krause Jr., bought land in
this county this week and will be-
gin to make improvements upon
| the same at once.
Any make of old cream separat-
ors can be exchanged for %. s.
separator at the F. A. Callahan
Hardware Store.
| Miss Florence Anderson, the
oldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J
M Anderson; left last week fol
Fargo where she will complete her
course in the business school.
Chamberlain's Stomach anc
Liver Tablets are safe, sure ane
reliable, and have been praised BY
thousands of women who have
been restored to health through
their gentle aid and curative pro
! perties., Sold by G. G.. Forbes.
Mesdames Andrew E. Sauer AM
John Riser went to Hutchinson
!, Mimi, a week ago Thursday morn
; ing to visit their mother for, sever
. al weeks. $
a noal sl ~ = barr II {aSss " a:sre
one of IT, ~ess PMS sprlng 6
|fr .~eee 4y}Rfsssd;iA 4y}Rfsd;iA &made harne
"a t6e MaaaaSn Mercantile G
. 4 Every Strap ,tiI [ 8 guaranteed. Over 5
soad in this territory and not
Hi dissatisfied customer in the L
i What do you know about that?
Mr.. and Mrs. Christian Raugul
of Goodrich, spent several da,
this week with their son, q. 0. at
family. They left Tuesday NOR
ing for Garrison.
Manager o. Stefferud will lea
Saturday for Sawyer and retul
Monday accompanied by his wifi
They have rented cottage Z
Main street and will begin hous
keeping in short time.
Medicines that aid nature a
always most successful. Chambe
lain's Cough Remedy acts on III
plan. It loosens the cough, !,
lieves the lungs, opens the seer
tions and aids nature in restorin
the system to a healthy oonditiol
Sold by @. &. Forbes.
Taxes went Down
Said Docter =. g. Davenpol
uIk =. u
The Washburn leader., 1910-03-04
Congratulations IN Order

A son arrived at the Adolph
Wacker home on Thursday. There
is great rejoicing over the first ar
rival and cigars are cheap.
The Washburn leader., 1910-03-04
! A very SKI Nan

T. J. Haugeberg was take' .iok
last week with pneumonia a, 'ad
quite a serions time for b nber
of days but is now gaininga . lex
poets to resume bis duties tore
long.
The Washburn leader., 1910-03-04
Is Going The Rounds

According TO the papers, throat
trouble has been popular all over
the state during the last month.
There have also been a Dun bsr Of
cases of pneumonia around here
.bnt all the unfortnoates al i'm
proving.
The Washburn leader., 1910-03-04
A Hard PHI for the Mandan Pioneer

The Mandan Pioneer is not a
game loser. It says the reason
Washburn won the recent High
School debate was that the judges
lived on the same side of the river.
One of the ''east'' side judges vot-
ed for Mandan and two for Wash
burn. The divided decision shows
impartiality. One of the judges
admitted after the debate that he
was hoping Mandan would win
and favored the affirmative but he
had to decide in favor of Wash
burn on the weight of argument.
The Washburn leader., 1910-03-04

Senator Wallm Visits city
State Senator Wallin Of Ward
county spent several days in the
city as guest Of Treasurer Dan
ielson.
The Washburn leader., 1910-03-04
VIII Visit Relatives

Miss Jennie Indseth went to
Underwood this morning to spend
several days at the Griffith home:
The Washburn leader., 1910-03-04

blk. 81 inch, per yd lie !.
80 inch cambrics, yd l5c
Linen Suitings. white and
champagne color, I'd 38c
Salatea cloth, suitable for
children's suits. yd l9c
Shipment Of laces and
embrode just ar
rived.
The Washburn leader., 1910-03-04

OPPOSITE TIE DRY
GOODS CQCNTER
Red Seal gi.nghams yd l3c
a large variety of pat
terms.
Toll Dunord dress ging-
hams, the best ever per
yard l5c
Percales, blue, red and