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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-26
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OLD RIVER PILOT DEAD.
jonathan ?. Barber Passes Away at
Mcntrose--NneW the Mississippi

KeoEuk, Feb. 25.-Jonathan p Bar
Der, probably the last pes Moines rap.
ids pilot, who. with his trusty instinct
guided many g craft over the treacher,
Gus waters Of the Mississippi at this
place in the early days of settlement
of KeokulS and Montrose, passed away
at his home in Montrosa
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All the young people gathered at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Doro-
thy at Abingdon Thursday evening of
last week to spend the evening with
Miss Hazel Dorothy of Ottumwa, who
is visiting here. The evening was spent
with violin and guitar music by c.
Caldwell and c. Campbell. Also pop
PING corn, each one took their turn at
that. After this Rollie Caldwell told
their fortunes which was great fun.
This present were: B. Baker r. Cald-
well, Lee Odum, Clay HARDWOOD, C.
Campbell, ]. Davis, A. B. Davis, w.
Dorothy, Myrtle McCreery, Ethel Mil
Ter, Ruth Baker, Girlin McCreery, leila
Clark Blanch Myers, F1ossie Knox.
Thressie Davis, Beulah Long, Lora
Schooley, Cordie Roberts, Hazel Dor
oothy.
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TIE ;suhanic PLAQUE

liver end .:idney diseases, for which
Electric Bitters is the guaranteed
rc-aedy. soc. F. B. CLARK. J. H. L.
Swensono 6 Go.
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Ben Ewing and Miss Salome Max
well were married at the home of the
brides parents in Kilbourne Wednes-
day.
Harvey HOFFMAN sang an excellent
solo in the Presbyterian church Sun
day morning
Mr.. Meacham and family who have
been spending a few days with rela-
tives at Washington, Ia, also in I'LL
nois. returned home Saturday. They
had a very pleasant visit.
Joe Barker was in Pennington Fri
dav.
Mrs. f. D. Nelson has been visiting
a short time in Oklahoma.
Mrs. Rebecca Barker is visiting with
Frank Moore and family in Eldon.
A number of friends spent plea.
ant day at the Cupp home the first o,
the week.
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Death From e!ocd pooison

as prevented by G. w. Gloyd. Punk
Mo-, who healed his dangerous wouad
wifi. Bucklen's Arnica Salve Csc
F B. Clark. r H. l.. Swenson & %
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Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Lathrop of
South Ottumwa visited relatives and
friends here a few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Fecht Of South
Ottumwa visited Saturday at the Rolla
Lewis home.
Frank Yenger and family visited
Sunday at the Mrs. Agnes Yenger
nome near Blakesburg.
Elmer Rose and family of Pleasant
Home visited Sunday at the C. R.
Chisman home.
William Taylor. Gay Anderson, Carl
Ghisman and Wilbur Chisman were
BlalSesburg visitors Saturday.
Miss Beulah Chisman returned on
sunday on Milwaukee No. 3 after a
weeks visit at the M F. Chisman
home in South Ottumwa.
Mr. and Mrs. c. R. Chisman visited
briefly last week with relatives in
South Ottumu-a.
Mrs Will Grooms returned Sunday
AFTER a visit with relatives in South
Ottumwa.
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The Sigourney schools observed
Washington's birthday on February
%, by giving a program at the high
school building. The G.. A. r. marched
to the school house in a body. The
program consisted of declarations,
recitation and music on the part of
the pupils. Can't. Parker on behalf Of
the post gave short address. In the
afternoon the pupils of the two wards
marched to the high school in a body
and gave their program in the pres
ence of the high school.
]. n. Mccoy, of Corydon, Grand
Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias
lodge, passed through Sigourney en-
route to Keota, where he visited the
lodge Monday evening at that place.
He was accompanied by Grand Keep
er of Record and Seal John H. Merck
ems of Fairfield.
DR.. J. U. Johnston and family of
Des Moines arrived in Sigourney for
visit at the parental Johnston home
and other relatives and friends.
w. ]. Aldinger Of What Cheer was a
business caller in Sigourney on Mon
day.
Peter Blaise of the north part of the
county was in Sigourney Monday on
business.
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Mr.. and Mrs S. W. Brunt returned
Monday from Springfield. Mo-, where
they have been visiting their daugh-
ter. Mrs W. G.. Dawson who returned
with them.
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= CHARLTON. =

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Arthur Armogost and Miss Frances
Critz, both of Osceola, were welded in
this city Wednesday, the ceremony be-
ing performed at the M. E.. parsonage
by Rev. DR.. Lathrop.
The ladies of the Charlton Improve
ment association held very interest
ing meeting Wednesday afternoon at
the Presbyterian church. Miss Edna
Lyman of Des Moines was present,
and gave splendid address on the
subject The Responsibility of Society
for What Children Need
The ladies of the P. e. O. society en-
tertained number of friends Tuesday
evening at Washington party at the
home of Mrs. G. w. Larmer. The
ladies of the order were attired in
colonial costumes, and the house had
been prettily decorated in manner
appropriate to the occasion. Light re-
casion was one of much Measure.
Mrs. ]. o. Becker went to Ottumwa
Wednesday to spend a week with her
daughter Mrs. Arthur Curtis.
Mrs. F. c. Schott of Duluth, Mimi,
who was called here about ten days ago
bv the death of her father. J. X. Brown
returned home Wednesday.
Thos. H. Phelps, Of Custer, S. D.. a
former resident of this county. has re-
turned home after an extended visit
with his old friends here
Justice of the Peace A. X Aten de-
parted Wednesday for Gregory, S. D.,
where he will prove up on the claim he
drew last fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Kitterman were
called to Ottumwa Wednesday by the
serious illness Of his sister, Miss Edna
Kitterman who underwent an opera
tiOn at the hOSDita1 thu, a
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Taylor left We'd
nesday for Chronicle. Alabama where
Mr.. Taylor has purchased property
and where they expect to locate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Sigler of Indianola
visited in this city Wednesday with
the latters brother, w. A. Eikenberry
and family.
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Miss Iva Moss and Riley Hinclick
visited at the Will Chapman home on
Sunday.
Miss Beatrice yenator who is teach
ing near Farson arrived in Dudley on
Saturday for visit with her parents
south of here
The two youngest children of L. j.
Newquist are on the sick list
The following persons who have
been i'll are recovering: Mrs. j. H. OIL
ney, Miss Mildred Olney, the children
of JAS. Waddington and Ruth Byrum.
The mother Of J. r. Simms of Dud-
ley is quite Ill.
Miss Delta Washington of Chilli
cothe is visiting relatives in this vicin-
ity.
The preaching services at this place
will be in the morning next Sunday.
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ASH GROVE.
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Quite number of the young people
from here attended the masquerade
spelling at the Hindoo school Thurs
day evening.
Ed Garrison and wife spent Satur-
day night and Sunday att. w. Proc
tors.
Misses Cora Selman and Ethyl Rob
erts returned home Sunday after a
short visit with relatives near Prairie
Chapel.
Mrs. N. Fletcher and daughter Faye
and Sena Sapp were entertained at the
G. w. Fleming home Sunday.
Alfred West and wife of Ottumwa
Willis McCarty and family spent
Sunday at the parental Wolfe home.
Howard Cassell has been elected to
teach the spring term of school at Ash
Grove.
Walter Smith and wife We're enter
tanned at dinner Sunday at Harvey
Elders.
Rev. Altheide will preach here next
Saturday night, Sunday and Sunday
night.
Misses Selma and Dora Feihle Of ST.
Louis are visiting with home folks.
No services were held at the NJ f.
clement weather
c. e. Roberts a'2d family spent Sun
day at the E. Hunter home.
Mrs. BERTHE MeFarling returned on
Saturday from Grass Valley, Oregon,
after visit with her sister
Mrs. c. F. Brown spent a few days
last week at the Jesse Hunt home.
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Both Rest Case.

Both the state and the defense rest
ed their case following the Introduction
of the evidence of four witnesses by
the state in rebuttal. The evidence
submitted was confined entirely to the
expression of opinion of the witnesses
of the condition of Mrs. Taylor on the
day of the murder. as to whether she
was sane or insane.
Mrs. c. E. Persons, with whom Mrs.
Taylor roomed while living with Ever
EFT Humble, was one of the last wit
nesses. An attempt by the state to in
troduce in evidence the fact that she
had not notified the parents of Mrs.
Taylor of the birth of her child was
objected to by the defense and ruled
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NELLIE TAYLOR
is ACQUITT TED
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brought out the plea that the woman
was insane when she murdered her
little babe and threw it into vault
in the Union park at Des Moines
They further declared that she had on
ly recently recovered from her mental
alterations and was now as sane as
any other human being. The state,
on the other hand, tried to show that
the woman knew what she was doing
when she murdered her little infant
and declared that if she was insane
when she murdered her little babe
is still insane and fit subject for the
criminal asylum.
Asks for Conviction.
County Attorney Guthrie, in his clos
ing arguments to the jury yesterday
afternoon asked for the conviction of
Mrs. Taylor on the first degree murder
charge returned by the grand jury in
the Indictment and asked for the in
Fiction of the maximum penalty of the
law. Attorney w. S. Ayers, assistant
to the county attorney, was the first
to make his argument to the jury and
he practically brought out the same
argument as presented by the chief
state counsel late in the afternoon
A>o quaiIel was SuoWH luS dcCuSeu
woman by Mr.. Ayers, nor was dispo-
sition shown to condone the offense
committed. The issue of murder was
drawn squarely and the assistant
county attorney confined himself to a
statement Of the case, of the evidence
submitted showing the guilt of the
girl, and to the refutation of the the
DRY of insanity on which defense
had been based.
Summarizing the acts which pre-
coded the crime, the efforts to cover
guilt and the subsequent movements
of the accused. Mr.. Ayers character
willful and malicious, and one which,
in the interests of good government
and good citizenship demanded the
maximum penalty of the law in it's
punishment
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-08-18
eALlooNisr FORGOT TO STRAP
HIMSELF TO rRAPEzE.
Descent So Terrific That He Broke a
sis-lneh Limb as cIeanIy as " II
Were Cut by a Knife.

Asbury Park. ". J.-Hurtling out OF
the evening sky over the aviation field
at Inter Iaken. from the frightful al.
titrdc OF 6000 feet. Benjamin Prince.
parachute jumper. was mangled so
horribly when his body struck the
ground that II could hardly be recog.
nized when 1t was taken to the
morgue.
The velocity OF the unfortunate aer.
onaut's descent was so terrific that
when his head struck bough OF an
apple tree six inches thick the impact
broke the branch as II 1t had been
shorn on with a keen-edged knife.
The accident was due to the youth .
own carelessness. Before swing ing
on the ground under the huge hot air
ball In company with his team mate.
James Fleming. Prinz forgot to buckle
his safety belt to the trapeze bar OF
the parachute. He was scheduled to
make what Is known as a double para
chute drop when the first parachute
opened. after tall Of 100 feet. the jar
of the sudden check was so abrupt
that the boy was thrown from his
seant perch and came hurtling earth
ward simultaneously with the second
agonixed effort to grasp the bar.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-08-18
}, MISS. THURSDAY. AUGUST IS, 1910.
GRAF FTERS PAY CASH
MEMPHIS CAR COMPANY IS TO
PAY RAILROAD 5000. 900.
u 10 Announced That This viii O.
No Bar to Criminal Prosecutions,
Which Are to Be Begun.

Chicaso. Ill-A settlement has been
arranged between the Illinois Central
Railroad and the Memphis Car Com.
pany, whereby the latter Is to pay
back 100000 Of the s30o.0no of what
Il Is alleged to have defrauded the
railroad In repairing freight ears.
II is stated that some or all OF the
former officials who were implicated
In the frauds have voluntarily paid
back TO the Illinois Central all Of the
money they received as their share
of the conspiracy. making a grand
total received by the company OF
about 100000. Accordingly the for.
mer officials have returned to the
company fully slS0.00o. This money
has been paid by them. II Is declared
without any promise OF immunity from
criminal prosecution.
The return Of the money. however
will not cause any change In the plans
" the Illinois Central officials. who
Will. 1t is stated. file information with
the municipal court which will lead
to the arrest Of the offenders
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-08-18
TEXAS NEEDING RAIN DROPPED 5000 FEET
COTTON OPENING PREmAruREIY
IN VAST TERRITORY.
Little Cotton In Eastern Bel, Ready TO
open-Weevils Active in Mississippi
and Louisiana.

Memphis. Tcnn.-For three success
sive weeks cotton has improved in the
states east Of the Mississippi river
and its promise is now fair to good.
The crop Is late and would be seri-
Ously damaged by an early frost.
while frost later than usual is needed
TO allow the fullest promise to be ma
tured. The plant within the past two
weeks has grown very rapidly. and Il
attaining full size.
Such rains as fell during the past
were very beneficial They were local
In many sections. however. and the
Csrolinas and parts OF Georgia would
be benefited by general precipitation.
Even In the earliest sections OF this
eastern belt there is very little cotton
that Is ready 10 open and the move
ment to market will be delayed we'll
into September
Boil weeyils are active in Louisiana
aud Mississippi and are doing some
what more harm than was earlier an
ticipated.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-08-18
HAD DEAL WITH M'MURRAY
Congressman Carter Of Oklahoma So
Testifies

McAlester. Oklo-"Lo. the poor In.
dian. learned few more things
about the proposed sale Of $50. .O0O. 900
worth Of his land in the hearing he
fore the congressional investiga .ng
committee Wednesday.
Congressman Carter Of the Fourth
Oklahoma district testified that In an
Interview at the home OF Richard C..
Adams. an attorney at Washington.
Adams had said he had an arrange
ment by which he was to secure ;
per cent Of the profits to be derived
from the McMIrray contracts
Did Adams say he was going to
get 5 per cent. OF all the money that
McMurray was to realiez on the deal2'
asked Chairman Burke.
Yes. he said he was going to make
sure OF il. as McMurray had double
crossed him at other times. but this
time he was going to fix it so he
would not lose out. and when McMur.
ray got his 10 per cent. or 100000,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-08-18
MAY RULE CANADA
luke OF connaught Likely to Be
Governor General.
Popular Brother OF the late kim
Edward Is Reported to Be Slated
for Head OF the Dominion
Government

ottawa. Can.-if the presep, ,-o
gram is adhered to the next gov.
ernor general OF Canada will be
.ne Duke OF Connaught. brother OF the
late King Edward Such was the do.
sire OF the deceased monarch and the
probabilities are that the new King
VIII not oppose the program. Can
ada appreciates the distinguished hon.
or OF having at the head OF her xov.
ernment as the representative OF the
mother country so eminent a member
oil the royal family. Never before has
one OF the royal family occupied such
a position. though Queen Victoria's
daughter. a sister Of the duke. wa,
Tor years a resident OF the Dominion
when her husband. the Marquis OF
Lorne, now the Duke OF Argyle wa.
governor general At the same time
the Canadians appreciate that society
anairs at Rideau Hail. or Government
Rouse as II Is sometimes called. the
onicial residence OF his exceIlencv n,
Ottawa. win be upon much grander
scale than In the past, and that Il will
cost pretty penny for those who try
to be In the swim. ottawa. more than
ever. will become the social center.
The Duke Of Connsught is the only
surviving son Of Queen Victoria and IA
SO years old. Her majesty had nine
children. of whom the eldest wa,
Princess Victoria. mother Of Emperor
William; she died in 1901. The sec.
ond child was the late King Edward.
The Princess Alice Maud Mary. moth
er Of the present Czarina Of Russia.
died In 1875. Alfred. Duke Of Edin-
burg. died in 1900. Leopold. Duke OF
Albany. died in 1854 Beside the Duke
OF Connaught there survive Helena.
Princess Christian Of Schleswiz Hol-
stein; Louise. Duchess Of Argyle. and
Beatrice. now Princess Henry Of Bat.
tenberg
The Duke Of Connaught married
Princess Louise Of Prussia in 1879
and has three children. His eldest
daughter IS Margaret. wife OF Gus.
tavus Adolphus Of Sweden. His son Is
Prince Arthur Patrick. and his Young
er daughter is the beautiful and de
cidediy independent Princess Victoria
Patricia
No princess in Europe has given
such evidence Of having 4 will OF her
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-08-18
LET NO GUILTY MAN ESCAPE
!. C. Head Says Road viii Prosecute
Graftet&

Chicago. Ill.-"Prosccute criminally
every man who was In the conspiracy
through which the Illinois Central rail.
road was defrauded out Of over s.. 200.
600. and let no guilty man escape pun
ishment.' is the sensational order is
sued In characteristic language by no
less a parsonage than President J. +.
Hsrahan himself
Il wish every guilty conspirator to
feel the yoke OF the criminal statutes. ="
emphasized President Harahan. The
railroad will cooperate to the fullest
possible extent with the states at.
torney's office. All the evidence col
lected by our army OF detectives.
proving absolutely the guilt of the
consplrators. is at the full disposal of
the prosecuting officers ow the coun
~. and the railroad viii do everything
additionally in its power toward the
criminal prosecution OF the guilty
ones"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-08-18
wENDLING BEHIND IRON BARS
Detectives Covered 1900 Miles in the
Hunt for Alleged Murderer.

LouisSille.-Joseph Vending. Who
was returned to Louisville Friday. af-
ter a remarkable chase. to stand trial
on the charge OF killing little Alma
kellner. Is a prisoner Of the common
wealth of Kentucky.
The return OF Vending to Louis
vile marks the end OF probably the
longest chase in detective history The
return trip from San Francisco to Lou
isville stretches the real hunt OF about
IL ,O60 miles to a total Of over $1,000
miles.
Four months previous to the discov-
cry of the body Vending had left
Louisville quietly. not even letting his
wife know that he was going away
When bloody clothing was found In
Weddings room he was charged with
the murder. and the wheels Of the
continuous search for Vending were
set in motion.
The evidence against Vending will
be purely circumstantial, according to
Edward Tierney. of the board of pub
lie safety.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-08-18
COTTON LADING CONCESSIONS
Returning New Orleans Banekr Ex
presses His Confidence.

New Orleans. I.a.-That there may
be some concessions on the part Of
the English bankers in regard to their
demands that American bankers guar
antee bills of lading on cotton. is the
opinion OF $. J. Wexler. New Or
leans banker. who has just returned
from Europe. where he attended the
conference held to discuss this sub
iect.
The new rule does not become ef
fective until October 81" said Mr..
wexler. Il am hopeful that the con
ference to be held in London Sep.
tember :. between American bankers
and English hnaneiers. will bring
about notifications Of the demands.
On no commodity except cotton do
they make such a demand Further
more. the plan obtains only with ref
erence to cotton from America. and
from no other country"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-08-18
TWO NEGROES SHOT TO DEATH
Accused q White Man of Steaiinq
Their Corn.

Woodbury.. Because they ac-
cused a white man Of stealing corn
from them. two negroes named Love
land. father and son. we're shot 10
death late Monday afternoon By a
crowd OF infuriated whites.
The negroes we're prosperous farm
ers. and it is alleged they circulated
reports that corn had been stolen
from them BY Oscar PARKS. member
Of a prominent family Young Parks.
with his four brothers and several
other white men. went TO the home
Of the negross to punish them for cir
culat,ng the reports The negroes
were seized by the whites and asked
to retract the reports. This they re-
fused to do. and il is said prepared
to defend themselves. The white men
at once opened fire and riddled the
negroes with bullets. the latter fall
ing dead almost at their doorstep.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-08-18
LAND GRADBERS' CRAFT
INDIAN VICTIMS WE'RE noer.
LEsslY AT THEIR MERCY.
"'"'' 'nrestened With Suit by Guard
,sn' Whose Costs Consumed
His Heritage.

sulphur. okla.-Details Of a scheme
oy which land grabbers organized svs-
tehatlcaily to enrich themselves at
the expense OF minor Indians were re-
lated at the congressional investiea.
ton into Indian land Affairs Monday.
IN one instance. ii was asserted. the
cost OF disposing OF the property OF
an lS-yearold was s2.O75 more than
'ne property brought. and the condi-
tion which permitted this and similar
ueals was declared to be a disgrace
to Oklahoma.
rearing that the scheme prevailed
generally. Representative Philip n.
Campbell Of Kansas. a member of
'ne investigating committee. had put
on the stand James Marlborough. a
Chickasaw Indian by intcrmarriage.
Do YOU call this sort of thing graft.
ing. asked Mr.. Campbell. after the
witness had related the circum-
stances
Wen. the people down our wav
think 1t is scandal that the laws
permit such a thing, and we think
1t is time congress takes notice ~
the matter.
Ihe probate court at Durant
allowed the guardian to sell for g. 500
a tract OF 40 acres of what Is known
as allotted land owned bv an IS.vear.
old child. The guardian then put in
a claim on the proceeds. The claim
included $3.50 for acting as guardian.
1850 for improving the land. $500 Tor
a barn, $50 for posts. $3.50 for fences.
$6S for witness fees and more money
Tor other purposes. II was found when
the deed vas closed that the child
owed his former guardian t2.O75. and
now the guardian is threatening TO
have the property N the child sold in
order 10 get the se.075.
4 know OF another ease in which
20 acres were sold for an Indian
child. and when all the claims were
paid the child got $3.50 In another
instance sl.Joo was obtained for sn0
acres. but the child got only $3.50. In
other words. the children of deceased
Indians in this state. where are 10.
Gated one-third ~ all the Indians IN
the United States. are systematically
being robbed OF the estates allotted
them by the government.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-08-18
GRNeRAl'S WIDOW IN WANT
Hero Of chancellorsville Did Not At.
tain Wealth.

New Within stones throw
Of the fashionable and luxuriously ap-
pointed apartment houses that skirt
Morningside Park. the aged widow OF
Brig Gen George W. Won Schaick. a
hero OF Charlottesville and Fred
ericksburg. was found By reporters on
Monday living in furnished rooms and
in need Of the ordinary comforts OF
life
Eighteen months ago Gen. Won
Schaick died at the age of ~. leav-
ing a brilliant record as Civil War
soldier and as an officer in the Gus
toms service. but there was only a
small life Insurance policy upon
which the widow could depend for
maintenance. That has now been ex-
hausted