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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-10-27
sbo, wIIdcat-KnIed Monkey.

Mrs. Earl Witwer, who lives 9
mile and a half south Of town saw
an animal chasing her chickens lasi
evening, which she supposed was g
wildcat. Going into the house, she
procured a 20 rifle and fired twice
at the marauder. breaking lie les
with the first shot and killing It
with the second. 1t proved to be
not q Wild cat, but q monkey, proba-
bly, the escaped pet Of some Italian
organ grinder.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-10-27
To on ratroas.

We wish to extend our thanks to
our friends and patrons who 80 kind
Iy sympathlzed with Us in our mis-
fortune and 70 let them know that
we viii be temporarily located in the
basement under Mlniek q TayloFs
store. where We win carry on our
work as usual, and finish all Jobs
nov under construction or contracted
for. Yours as ever.
n SMITH a REESE
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-10-27

Burke. Mrs. J. smythe, Mrs. Emma
Engborg, Mrs. II. W. Anderson, Mrs.
Lizzie C. Waite. Mrs. e. A. Sly Of
salina. and Mrs. Jennie Evans, grand
chief, Larned. all chsperoned BY R.
L. Barrick, who did the honorI
gracefully. made the Reflector office
a pleasant call on their way home
from the meeting.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-10-27
rYTHIAN SISTERS ADJOURN.
Chapman Royalty Entertained Sew.
enth District Delegates.

Chapman. Oct. 2s.-The Seventh
district convention Of Pythian sisters
closed With an disqualification Of the
work By The Chapman lodge and q
social evening. Mrs. Lsnora Barriek
Of sallna. district deputy. and Mrs.
Jennie Evans. G. c.. Of Lsrned we're
among those taking part in the days
prpgran. Next years session win
be q Manhattan
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-10-27

lngton, D. c.. where be has q posi-
ton in the government service: The
Reflector is a welcome visitor every
week. Through It's columns ] know
what is taking place in Dickinson
county just as II were there in
person"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-10-27

-R. D. Hunter and family have
moved lnto the J. A. Flaek residence
on North Buckeye which they recent
y purchased.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-10-27

and nobody else lnterferes laying
pavement on the concrete base viii
Ibegin next wednesday. The ma
chlnery and asphalt are here.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-10-27

Junction City Union: The coun-
~ Jail at Abilene has been empty for
q week. There is no such luck here.
There are about eight prisoner in
the Jail here. some serving their time
and others awaiting trial Il hai
been . long time since the jail Wsi
emufv.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-10-27

H H. Keel viii have a public
sale or horses. cattle. hogs. chick
ems. ETC., at his home in West abb
iene, on TUESDAY. Nov. 1.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-10-27

Marriage license. Harvey L.
Brown and Ethel L. Taylor Of VIII
loEdaIs toUnsAlp.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-10-27

Engineer Murdoch said this az
tsnoon hat II Providsnes permits
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-10-27

A marriage license was issued
to Charles schleaener and Clara
schIesener, both Of Hope.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-10-27

Racket Saturday Toe. ws7dst
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-29
The Raal ashsrIook 1olmss.n

II was well known Edinburgh pro-
lessor Of medicine who. all uncou.
sciousiy, gave Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
the idea OF sherlock Holmes" the
most famous detective known In &C.
ZION. Sir Arthur studied under him as
a medical student.
Gentlemen" this professor would
say to the students, Il am DOT quite
sure whether this man IL a cork cntter
or a slater observe a slight harden
ing on one side OF his forefnger and
a little thicheninE Oh one side of his
numb. and that Is sure sign that he
Is one OF the other" Or TO a patient
ne would say. You are n soldier. and
vou have served In Bermuda as n non
commissioned officer" and then. turn
Ing to the students. be would point out
that the man came into the room with.
nut taking or his hat. MS be would en-
ter an orderly room: that bis manner
showed that he was noncommis
stoned officer and that n rash he had
on bis forehead was known only In
Bermuda.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-29
BROWNS DEFEAT
THE ATHLETICS
Concluded from First Pase.)



A treatise OIL bow To be Kind. but
cautious" might be written by wo-
man who played the part IF good Sn
marian In the One Hundred and Third
street subway statinn Another wo-
man had tainted. What she needed to
bring her to In hurry was smelling
salts. but nobody had smelling salts.
u think she has a vinaigrette of her
1wn In that bag" said the Samaritan.
but In the absence of policeman |
I'm afraid TO open II 10 find out"
Something that looked like a small
Jottle could be dlscerned through the
meshes Of the chain bag. and the
rowd yaliantly shifting responsible
ty. said. eco ahead and open IT,"
"0n one condition will" said the
samaritan. Il want three bystanders
70 watch me and sign a written state
meut that | bave taken nathing from
the bag bat the vinaigrerte. know
this town too well to take any chances
ON being accused of theft"
The oath was drawn up in jiffy.
three signatures were appended. the
Samaritan opened the bag. found the
vinaigrette and proceeded with resto-
rative measures. New York Times.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-29
Tho Sninnina Mule.

Same! Crompton. boy of sixteen.
copied the best features OF the spin
uing machine invented by Hargreaves
and Arkwright. added TO them some of
his own and, after three months OF
anxious and secret experimenting. pro-
duced the first spinning mule. SO called
because 1t was a kind OF hybrid be-
tween Hargreaves jenny and Ark
wright's water frame The raw ap-
prentice lad was. however. no match
In cunning for the cotton lords. who
soon found out the secret OF bis new
machine and shamelessly robbed him
Of the fruits OF his ingenuity. Many
years afterward. it Ia true. they used
their influence to secure for him Ii par
lament grant Of $4,000. but be was
then broken hearted and disappoint-
ed man. to whom The money came too
late to be of any real service.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-29

As the man who writes little items
for the paper sat getting himself fitted
with pair Of shoes the other day he
saw this happen. \ woman was get
ting waited on by clerk who wore
Oh the third finger of his right hand a
diamond twfnkler weighing at least a
carat and quarter He hadn't al
ways worn a ring of that sort 1t was
new TO him He took Il great deal of
pride In his new ring Oh. how 1t
sparkIed when the light was just right.
Once or twice he got so interested in
twisting it around on bis finger with
his thumb TO a position where 1t would
be most easily noticed By the woman
customer that be forgot TO finish lac
ing up the shoe she was trying on.
But he had succeeded 10 bringing
the jewel to her attention. She had a
sharp, leathery. suffragettish face and
a disposition to speak right out on
things.
~ see it," she remarked In refrfg-
Grated tone. ITS very pretty ard at
tractive. You wear it with good air
of abandon too. | admire 1t exceed
lngiy. After you've finished toying
With It l wish you would go ahead
and show me something else-some-
thing with not quite such a narrow
oe."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-29
A EelLaw EaeIinn.

A burglar, entering softly by way Of
the window and looking around him,
was rather Disconnected TO find a large
piece OF paper on the table with the
words The Burglar written on IL In
large letters. Meant for me evident
~" he said to himself and picked 1t
up. This Is what he read: ST know
you are coming tonight-neyer mind
how. II Won will take away this par
eel and lose 1t effectually you are wei.
come to what else you can End In this
room" Wonderingly be opened the
parcel. but at once bis face cleared and
ne understood Pore chap. pore
chapF' he murmured feelingly. "IN
take 'em sor i'm right enough and let
I'm on easy too. I'm father meselfg
For the contents of the parcel were az
follows: One toy trumpet. one drum
narEe,. one toy concertina. one tam.
BOURNE. one musical box. one mouth
organ. three tin whistles. one air gun.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-29
. RIVER NEWS
- | -

The river marked lis feet on the
CAIRO gauge last evening, showing
rise OF 2 of foot IN "a hours.
The Stacker Lee from st. Louis
last night bound for Memphis took
a lot Of freight and number of cot.
ton pickers from Cairo
The Rees Lee from Mempnis
passed to st. Louis yesterday morn
ing doing little here.
The American brought a barge of
logs from Tennessee.
The Dick Fowler came out from
Paducah yesterday. returning at s.So
p m. She will be down today
The rivers are falling at all point,
above here, except St. Louis, waer,
rise of Is feet was reported yes
terday and Hermann. Mo- G Of \
foot. VIVA
'fhe Wash Honshell arrived YES.
terday afternoon from Mound CITY,
where she had been on the WAYS for
general overhauling the past TWO
orSthree weeks. f
Captain Clarence Nichols, VINO has
laid on for several weeks, owing to
sickness, left yesterday On the steam,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-29
The Human Riddle.

One OF the strangest problems OF our
ipexplicable nature Is the choice Of
evil and the rejection Of good, even
after long experience has proved that
misery and evil are synony nous. vir-
tue. 1t Is true. does not always exempt
from sorrow. but crime must ever be
wretchedness. Hope loses Its balm.
and fear acquires a keener sting. The
present Is anxiety. the past remorse.
the future is despair. and yet the way
ward man drinks the bitter cup when
the sweet Is offered TO him and launch
es his boat upon an angry sea. where
storms attend his course and ship
wreck terminates his voyage. rather
than glide down the smooth current of
a tranquil stream where peace pilots
him on the way and happiness waits
him on the shore Exchange.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-29

and in the fence" This Is said to be
the earliest transfer OF land of which
any record survives and that the pay
ment was made In the presence Of
witnesses. The original form OF the
weighing scale was probably a bar
suspended from the middle, with a
board or shell suspended from each
end, one TO contain the weight. the
other to contain the matter to be
weighed The steeiyard was probably
so called from the material Of which IL
was made and from its former length.
II Is also known ~ the Roman bal
ance and is Of great antiquity.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-29
Well Arswered,

DO you see much difference between
Americans and Englishmen" hand
some. spoiled English guardsmau Is
said to have asked sparkling Amer.
lean girl newly arrived In London So
ciety.
"Oh. yes" was her quick reply.
Over there the men admire us: here
we are expected 10 admire you"
They say the astonished soldier al
most fell OF his chair at the unexpect-
edness of It.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-29

The term bully In the days of Shake
speare had quite different meaning
from that which 1t has ut present. be-
ing an expression of eaaearmeut and
good fellowship Some suppose that
the word. when it is used in approval,
is derived from the Dutch boel or Ger
man buhle. which stands for the Eng
lish lover. The harsher use of the
word is. however to be traced to bel
low, the root OF bull. with a signifi-
canoe OF noisy clustering.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-29
DISCRIMINATING LADIES.
iinioy UainE Herpicide on Account of
Its Distinctlveneae.

The ladies who have used Newbro's
derpicide speak OF It in the highest
.erms. for Its quick effect In cleansing
the scalp OF dandrufr and also for its ex-
cellence as a general hair-dressing n
makes the scalp feel fresh and II alays
that itching which dandruff will cause.
Eewbro's fferpicide effectively cures
iandruff, as II destroys the germ tha
auses IT. The same germ causes hair tc
AL out and later badness, in killing 1t
Herpicide stops falling hair and prevents
badness. It Is also an ideal hair dress
rig. fer 1t lends an aristocratic charm to
he hair that is quite distinctive. solt
~ leading druggists. Send l0c. in stamps
or sample to The Hsrpicide Co., De
raif. Mich.
One dollar bottles guaranteed
Paul G. Schulz & Sons, special
agents.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-29
Sign Of the White Envelope.

| II Won arc in 4 certaip irish town
and arc ,oo,,ng o,+ far ,oa,inas M,
,,,,a
|
w 80 y ~ 49, III s'.'eh -
wv W. 1oi sne Ani''i'''f np"i''iiei''s
" Leg ho'iee SO oiteh seen IN the WIN
COWS OF houses In other places. you
VIII search in vain. Instead you may
observe fastened by the flap to the
window a clean white envelope. This
Is an Indication to all whom 1t may
concern that apartments are to be had
Whit his curious custom y greatly
IA vogue az the seaside heailh resort
hiihee' county care wbere all houses
.hat nave apartments 70 icy exhibit
wnlte envelope In the window Lon
aon Answers.
rus eonundrun'.
1T was curing tne prune course nj
fhe boarding house breakfast table.
The thin man spoke.
/ "Ive got n new one this morning
Wbv is n ono cent siam, Ike = sIoong"
"Recause. hogan tho s+epocr,n,,or
with her eves IN tbe ceilina
"No. ,hat.s no+ tho raoson q. eft, a.,
4sir, 40,
inin 'nan'
my guess IL because SAFE makes
u 60 suggested the rat boarder NJ
'he ehd OF the table.
very good. said the thin man. "hut
not the correct answer.
wen. we give up, came in chorus
Because it's a single stickcr." said
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-29
Weighing Machines.

Weighing machines and scales Of
some kind were In use 1900 B. c.. for
II Is said that Abraham at that time
weighed OUT 400 shekels OF silver.
current money. With the merchant TO
Ephron the Hittite. as payment for a
piece Of land. including the cave and
all the standing timber lin the field
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-29
August Circulation.

The above is correct statement of
the circulation of The Cairo Bulletin
for the year 1909 AMI for the month
Of August, 1910.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this fifth day of September, 1910.
LEO. ]. KLEB,
Notary Public
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-29

" may Interest women TO know that
the first jeweIry store was starred III
.ne 'ily OF Ching On about 5000 years
'io. ! ne Celestial milllonuires 81 tina,
period knew morning 10 tae fascination
q diamonds, because diamonds were
no' ~ vogue ~ that r. G. period
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-29

Pearls and jade and coral and other
unpublished mineral substances had to
content them. and. as If TO make good
the glitter Of revieres and tiaras. the
princes Of Chang On employed arti-
sans to fashion them the most wonder
ful gold and silver ornaments. which
in themselves were far more costly
than diamonds.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-29
Another Shnck.

Bore-Iye had an awful shock.
went for long walk on Sunday morn
ing with another man. and be commit
ted suicide on Sunday evening. Bored
(surprisedI-No until evening?
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-29
General Conditions.

The day was generally clear. The
government bulletin reported rain
from II points, with temperature ris.
ing, EXCEPT in the lake regions, and
TIE lower river valleys
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-29
Tho Remains,

After many unsuccessful attempts
little girl managed to spell THAT cor
rectly. Now" said her mother. what
remains after Z is taken away?"
THE dirty cups and saucers" was
the reply.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-29
PERSONAL MENTION.

William Winter, son OF the late
Claude. Winter, arrived from Marion,
Ill, yesterday where he is located,
being an engineer in an ice factory
there
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-29
The tJtiIitsriau.

Hello, .Johnny." said the village
blacksmith. Il hear your paw has gone
into politics."
Sure"
Howe that happenT'
well, my uncle left him a silk hat
and Prince Albert coat in his will.
and paw had to do something with
them. = Washington Star,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-29
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

FOR RENF-Desirable flve-room
cottage. 61o Twelfth. Apply Peter
Lind, SGT Eleventh, or No. / fire sta
ton.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-29
Forecast Eor Today

Cairo and vicinity: Fair and warm
or,
washington, Sept 2S.-Illinois,
Fair Thursday and Friday, light va.
riabie winds, becoming south.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-29
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
Loaned $4,000

AT their meeting last night the d.
reetors Of the Central Building q
Loan Association loaned twenty thou
sand dollars for Improvement.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-29

"Johnpy, what Is the meaning sought
to be conveyed IN the assertion. Free
dom shriekrd when <oSciu<ko feIl""
Freedom was proI,ly what he fell
on. ma'am - Houston Post.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-29
A Mattar OF Vs..

'Marie. didn't see the baker kiss
ing ron this rnornine3"
MADAM herself Is be best judge of
her eyesight. "-Peie Aiele.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-29

er Mariner for Vickshurg, Miss. Pr
lot Jim White also left on the same
boat.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-29
Sun and MoMon.

sun Will rise today. 1853 a. m
SIN will set today $3.50. ..5.4s d. m
Moon Will rise tonight ....t:47 a. N
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-29
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY

ca'roAIsxandsr County. IIlInois.
Population 1e,f47.
Mayor GEORGE PARSONS
Clerk, r. A. HATCHER.
Treasurer. FRANK O.. sRs
STRONG.
City Attorney, HUNTER BiRn
Comptroller. ERNEST NORDMA M
Magistrate, ANDREW WHTTCAMls
Chief Of Police, j.. q. COWELL
Alexander County, Population 27.4s,,
County Judge. w. 8. DEWEY.
County Clerk. JESSE u. Mn,l,sy5
Circuit Clerk. ALFRED BROWN.
Sheriff, FRED d. NEIILs.
States Attorney, ALEX M W.T. CON
County Superintendent OF eeneo,s
PROF. s. e. GOTT.
Assessor and Treasurer. W. u, LIP
PITT.
Coroner, DIR. JAS. M'NANrYx
Board Of County Commissioners.
j. ]. JENNELLH, ChairmaA.
G. v. NEFT.
DR. EDWIN GAUEE.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-29

The true aim of art Is to embody
mans thought concerning nailre.-w.
NJ RossettI.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-29
CIRCULATION STATEMENT

Average number OF complete
and perfect copies OF The
Cairo Bulletin daily and Sun
day during the year 1907. 2215
Average number OF complete
and perfect copies of Toe
Cairo Bulletin printed daily
and Sunday during the month
of August, 1910 i. !. ........ 2oes
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-29

The sulistIn 10 on saEs a the tsi
Swing places:
coisman's, 7o2 Commercial Avsnus
halliday Houss News stand
Aius Front Restaurant
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-29
Eecs'c and Elephant

6ecsle and Elephant.
Il has been estimated that II an ele.
nhant we're as strong in proportion to
rs weight as male beetle 1t would
'e able to overturn a skyscraper
X 81.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-26
t>kDDW ,RRiNr ron DEiDw,N
"A Waiter ~ Form. Tut Magistratr
Drridrd % Was HAD Form

\ unlic"man from tho Eldridge street
-rs""u who had been asst nsd To look
INTO cases "f falls. registration IN his
dtSi"l,. cam" Yesterday before MagIs-
tr1'" '"rrlgan ~ tn. fssex Market
count and asked for warrant for a man
who is doe! H. explained that James
Nck"nuA once, - a13 Bowery. had r.xi,
tered ~ ia" Eleventh election district
~ ~" THIRD Assembly district and
he'd then dl-d The policeman said
la understood rha' any one tho regiy.
tered a. living a. a certain place and v hu
cant i- found Their" was To- hs arrested
aud h" wanted 10 do hls duty
~" explained thar III" request Tor
warrant w. made a. "A matter II form
So mar 40 other man would attempt 10
vut" ~ Nrk"nna- name However the
Magi-trst" sad he Thought u had form
To- try - arrest q dead man aud referred
IA" policeman To- Coroner F"inberg Who
could probably produce proof that the
man was dead
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-26
WtNT ron ikER TO OIIT.
ohio Republicans Fearful far Iiis AtarL
on HoOseN rit'- New NHtIoHaiisnI.

CISoINN.rI Or' - som" R"pubirl an
poli'icIan- are wondering wheth"r % is
por-Ible to stop former senator Jo-~pn
FORAKER who's" -I.och or Aia-y-yl.l" last
saturday attacking COT kp1t"ye!t and tH"
new nattona lam ha- caused coinmotion
N that party rank-
To-day Warren q Harding R-publi"an
caudidate for Governor aud uu"d States
senator Burton cam" to Cincinnati and
had IA two hour conference II va re-
ported they had msd" an EFFORT 10 -"e
Foraker
Another report Wa that he" had been
"a Foraker Uiic" ard tIi~'d 'yur N"
matter wIfh him ~ no" SENATOR u"i'"
this wa denied
Harding aud Burton we're met in Gin
ciuuatI by - d"i"gItipu from Highland
PARK where both -puR" thi- afternoon
Mr. Foraker Will r'0-"Ty" hi- reply 10
.Jams- X Garfield until hi next ,p"-'h.
which NIli be- ~ idc az NIudrl-ay Un Thur
day When a. - for . statement ~ - ly
to fhr utt.rt4r'-s II Mr. Garfield ~ iiu-
ysnu, li-' nigh. Alr Foraker -nI tn1t
awning he uight hsv" to -ay during DO"
would ~ -aii from "a" stump
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-26
naNrh IN ~. MhI,Lrr..

abraham Stin"l-kY e AU Watkins
-il'.'.f. BrpDklyn. went MO Solomon
N"i-'.l- harb"r shop 1T 1884 Park place
la-t uipht seated himself m u chair and
asked Tor a close shave -ayIng that he
wa tired of wearing his long whisker-
Whll" N" barber was getting To work
- team II horses crashed through the
FRONT window IN" ba rber grabbed
StlnelSky by IN" whi-k"r- and pulled him
aside Ju-t - the team smashed the chair
Stln"l-ky declared that hiS vhizkerr had
saved hi- lif" and he would never part
with them The driver 81 IN. team. Will
Ia'u DuSklnS ~ 7OS Stone avenue, was
arrested on q charge of intoNi cation
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-26
TELLS or BaDGER GtuF.
Didn't know what Was In Confession
Florence Burns's Nen Made Him sign.

Charles " Hurlburt. the lawyer who
accuses Florence Burns Wildrick and
Edward II Brooks Of attempting TO "Ntort
$50 from him bv threats to expose al
legged criminal acts told his story vest-r-
day before Judge Grain IN General SEES
SONS
He said that he had spent about $500
on the Burns WIldrIck woman and hsd
gwen her money last on Septem Der 10
ON September ~ she met HIM IA tho
stree, aud asked him To come Ia her room
in West twenty fifth street They had
bssn in the room only short while when
Brooks and another man. Martin Held
entered and Brooks cursed him ana
knoch ed him down
Brooks said u would cost Hurlburt
tI5 DO tn get out Of H." but came dow u
fo o.. j,O Held TOOK from HurlbuTt y
pock cts 81. which h" vided b.'w cen
Brooks and the woman Then they made
h,m write a note for $50 payable 10
Florence " Wildrick and an order on