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Smyrna times., 1910-03-30
PRISON GUARDS SHOT DOWN
Two Fatally Hurt bV Negro Who
Finally Dropped With Bullet.


Finally Dropped With Bullet.
Wilmington, March 23.-Stephen
Hunter, colored, a prisoner at the
New Castle county workhouse, shot
and wounded two guards, Walter
Hastings and Thomas Mccullough,
The wounds proved fatal. Hunter,
who is Virginia negro, was serving
a sentence for larceny. Since last
December he had been acting
strangely. This morning Guard
Hastings opened the cell doors to
take the inmates to breakfast, and
as he released Hunter the latter
struck him heavy bow on the head,
knocking him down. Securing pos
session of the guards pistol, he fired
two shots into the body of Hastings
before the latter could rise. Guard
Mccullough attracted by the shots
came running to the scene only to
fall Immediately as the negro fired
point blank at him, the bullet enter
ing his stomach. Another shot
fired by Hunter struck a negro
prisoner in the leg, infiicting a SLIGHT
flesh wound. Warden Crawford and
other guards had reached the scene
by this time and they quickly over.
powered Hunter and placed him il
irons. He will be taken to the State
Asylum for the Insane. The guard:
had terrible battle before they sub
dued Hunter. They fired three Shot
at him, two taking effect in hi
head and one in his body. Non,
of the wounds, however, are regarded
as serious.
Smyrna times., 1910-03-30
A Two-Hour Battle.

Many officers and citizens had
narrow escapes from being killed.
Patrolman Wardle, the one nearest
the car, was behind telegraph pole
and he, in particular, Bethea tried
to kill or dislodge. Many bullets
whizzed past his head. Wardle fired
as often as he could but failed to
dislodge the man. Wiley was shot
when he and Police Captain Evans,
the latter armed with a shotgun,
went up to the car to break a win
dow. Several bullets flew around
Captain Evans, but he escaped.
Chief of Police George Black just
missed death when Bethea opened
fire on him after he had tried to get
into the car, the doors of which had
been locked. When it was found the
man could not be dislodged by bull
lets, the Water Witch Fire Company
was summoned. The fremen en-
trenched themselves behind express
trucks, railroad ties and planks,
and started to play a stream of
water into Bethea's stronghold
through one of the broken oval wiz
dows. This had the desired effect
after Bethea found he could not hit
the fireman, at whom he had fred
many shots. He left the vestibule
of the second car and started across
the platform toward the first car of
the train, the smoker. The police,
when Bethea emerged, opened fire
with shotguns and Bethea dropped.
Police Sergeant McDermont, who
was in the smoker, then got withir
range and fired with his revolver.
Police Sergeant Kelleher free
and his bullet struck Bethea in the
side and he fell again. The police
jumped through the door of th'
smoker to the platform and over
powered Bethea before he could firt
at anyone of them. He was liftet
from the train and the mob tina
surged up to the cars cried, "Lyncl
him; lynch him"
, The police fought them off, an
; placing Bethea in a patrol wagon
they hurried him to the Homeopathi
Hospital, where he soon died. H
had dropped his revolver and someon
r in the crowd picked it up.
Smyrna times., 1910-03-30
TRAGEDY, NOT ELoPEMENT c
Former Lover Shoots Married Wo-
man and Himself.

Wilmington, March %. 3.-Angered
at the woman with whom he was in
fatuated, Charles Tyndall, aged
"a years, this afternoon shot and
killed Mrs. Clara Newcomb, and
then committed suicide by sending
three bullets into his brain. The
shooting occurred at the dead
woman's home, at 1927 Poplar street.
Mrs. Newcomb died in the arms Of
her mother, Mrs. Kate Beauchamp,
who, with her son, Oliver Beau.
champ, had been a witness to the
tragedy. Tyndall and Mrs. Newcomt
who was Miss Clara Bauchamp
formerly were sweethearts, until las
Christmas, when the woman marriel
Clement Newcomb. Tyndall neve
got over this. and frequently trie
to force his attentions upon tn
woman. He wanted her to elope t
Smyrna times., 1910-03-30
Passengers in Flight.

The holdup of the train was one
of the most spectacular things of
the kind ever attempted in this city
or vicinity. Whether Bethea, who
had been drinking, had a plan to rob
all the passengers or whether the
: kzsing Of the porter and conductor
was the effect of rage and his sub
sequent actions simply in self-de-
fense, is not known and probably
never will be, for the principals in
the tragedy are dead.
Bethea boarded the train in Balti-
more and had ticket for New York.
A few days ago he was seen by the
police in this city and it was said he
was under the influence of liquor.
When he left Baltimore today he
took a seat in the Pullman parlor
car on the Royal Blue. There were
about IA other persons in the car.
Bethea did not attract any attention
until the train left Newark, this
State. Then he and the porter,
Williams, got into an argument over
something, but the passengers do
not seem to know what it was about.
Without warning Bethea was seen
to draw revolver from his pocket
aRd he shot the porter, Williams,
through the chest. The colored man
fell back into seat near the window
and remained there without moving.
Williams body remained seated by
the window as if the man were
asleep.
Conductor Wellman heard the shot
and started back to rAmonstrate with
Bethea. He met Bethea in the yes
tibule and Bethea shot Wellmar
through the stomach before he could
utter a word. By this time tn,
occupants of the car had taken figh
and rushed into the cars further
back.
Fired One Hundred Shots.
When the train stopped at tn
station here the police and railroa
officials were notified and the trai
was held up. Bethea had then take
refuge in the vestibule between tw
coaches. He broke a piece out o
the small oval window on either sid
of the car and it was from here tina
he fired upon the police, fremen an
the hundreds of men who had gather
ed about the train. His bullet
scattered the crowd, specially aft,
Wiley and Haley had been shot. Ol
lockers took refuge under the trail
behind poles and posts and in Il
station proper.
Wherever and whenever Beth,
could see any portion of a mi
he opened fire and it was estimat
he fired over 100 shots in all. j
was well provided with ammuniti
and the floor Of the car was litter
with shells. Probably 1000 she
were fired at the car, but none
the bullets seemed to take any eff
on Bethea. At intervals he wol
emerge from his hiding place to /
a better shot at a policeman or ci
zen whose shots were getting
~loao To hirn
Smyrna times., 1910-03-30
A Strenuous Preacher.

whitefeld. one Of the founders of
Methodism. who died in 1770. was
strenuous preacher His usual pro-
gram was forty hours solid speaking
each week and this to congregations
measured in thousands, but he often
spoke for sixty hours. This was not
all, for "after his labors. instead Of
taking rest. he was engaged in offer
ing up prayers and intercessions or in
singing hymns. as his manner was, in
every house to which he was invited"
Smyrna times., 1910-03-30
Would Have Cost Him His Life.

Oscar Bowman Lebanon, KY,
writes: / have used Fole,' Kidney
Remedy and take great pleasure in
stating it cured me permanently of
kidney disease which certainly would
have cost me my life. :" Sold by W.
R. Keys, Clayton; all druggists,
Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1910-03-30

brane resulting from Catarrh and drives
away aCoid in the Head quickly. Restores
the Senses OF Taste and Smell. Full size
90 cts. ct Druggists or by mail. Liquid
Sream Balm for use in atomizers rs cts.
kly Brothers, 56 Warren Street, New York.
Smyrna times., 1910-03-30
WILMINGTON HAS A
CHAPTER OF HORRORS
SIX DEAD AND EIGHT WOUNDED AS
A RESULT OF A WAVE OF CRIME
City Had One Of the Most Thrilling Days in Its History
Last Wednesday-Police Have One of the
Most Exciting Times in Their Lives

Wilmington. Del, March %
Armed with a powerful automatic
revolver and barricaded in the smok-
ing compartment of a Pullman car
attached to the Baltimore and Ohio
northbound express. known as the
Royal Blue, and due here at 5.17
O'Clock this afternoon, a man,
believed to be J. H. Bethea, aged
about 40 years, of Dillon, S. c.,
held up the train at the station in
this city for nearly two hours after
he had shot and killed two men and
wounded three others. He was final
ly shot and killed by the police, who
had surrounded the train, and who,
with the aid of a fire company, had
driven the man from his fortifcation,
after which he was riddled with
bullets from a hundred revolvers,
rifles and shot guns. The entire
division of the railroad company was
tied up owing to the man in the
pullman car, for the train had to be
stopped here and the passengers hur-
ried into the station for safety.
The dead are:
]. H. Bethea, aged about 40 years,
of Dillon, S. c., shot in the face,
arms, shoulder and side; died in
Homeopathic Hospital.
o. E. Wellman, conductor of ex-
press train, who lived in Philadelphia,
shot in abdomen by Bethea.
Samuel Williams, colored, ot
Washington, porter on Pullman train
home in Baltimore; shot in chest BY
Bethea.
Wounded:
Patrolman John L. Wiley, shot il
hand and groin; serious; sent to ;
hospital.
Matthew Haley, spectator, shot il
leg; removed to physicians Office
not serious.
Unknown negro, shot in shoulder
disappeared after being wounded.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-07-29
PROVIDES NINE RESCUE CARS.
Government Orders Two 10 he Ready
for Service IL the West.

Washington, July 29.--To be ready
for immediate call for assistance al
mine disasters. two portable rescue
stations fitted up on specially con
structed railroad cars have been or.
dered by the federal bureau of mines
for use In the west
The ilrst OF the new cars 90 be
built will be assigned to Billings
Mont, as its general headquarters
and Will answer emergency calls any.
where In Montana and northern wy
oming Headquarters for the second
care have not been assigned as yet
but It's field OF operation will be the
coal fields OF western Colorado and
eastern Utah.
These cars will be fully equipped
with all modern mine rescue appara
tus.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-07-29
Heard In tie Lobby

A copy OF the Kalamazoo Gazette.
received here today and in which is
an account OF the pacing race in
which DR.. NJ. the local PAGER started
Tuesday. gives that game little horse
credit for better showing than the
first reports indicated.
There were eleven starters, and
they started In tiers OF three. DR.. NJ
was the favorite, but he drew posi-
ton in the third tier, which OF
course, greatly handicapped him.
Waverly. who was in the first tier,
won the first heat In 2:04%. DR..
NJ was second and must have gone
the mile in 2:03. In fact, the judges
watches showed he did the mile in
2:O3, and they remarked II looked
like pity to give the heat to Waver-
~ who had gone the distance in less
time. But, such Is the luck Of the
ring. waverly was exhausted after
that heat and did not show In the
following trials. DR.. NJ. was third in
the second heat. fifth in the next and
fourth in the last heat. King Cole,
fresh horse, took the second heat In
slow time. 2:05 y, and after that DIR.
NJ. was pocketed each time, with no
chance to show.
His Paducah admirers stii have
great confidence In him, and say he
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-07-29

Every philosopher should have a
trade. The greatest glory Of divinity
IL creation. Mans highest emula-
ton is the Transforming of Uniformed
material into useful articles, the In
vention of valuable devices or the
production of wealth from the ele-
ments of the soil, the air and the
water. The dignity OF labor Is in
herent In its service. Its reward Is
a visible product, its profit gain.
that represents no other mans loss.
but the worlds benefit; the cost Of
its production is compensated by In
creased strength of mind, heart and
body. In the Joy Of the honest
craftsman there is no alloy OF sharp
practice. of consciousness of unfair
advantage, Of loss Of self-respect If
he loses the latter. It is not the fault
of his occupation. but OF himself
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-07-29

Traction Problem Causes Rumpus
Between Members Of the Party.

Milwaukee. July Socialist
harmony Is In danger here and trou-
Bile is brewing over traction fran
chises. according TO a local paper
Some of the prominent members OF
the party have taken Alderman Vic
tor Berger. looked upon as one OF
It's leaders. TO task for his stand on
question of rev franchises for
crOsstOwn lines.
Unless John I. Beggs, president
and general manager of the MIL
waukee Electric Railway and Light
company. grants concessions giving
the people greater privileges than
those contained In the 1900 fran
ehise. he will not get franchises
from this administration. Mr.. Berger
Is quoted as saying.
There positively will not be any
additional concessions to street car
patrons than they now have" Is Mr..
Beggs' reply. The administration is
anxious to settle the street car prob
lem according TO several OF the
leading Socialist.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-07-29
MERRY ENGLAND.

We may be a heterogeneous mass
of humanity mostly in the process OF
but In some respects
we evince less chemical repugnance
than our more homogeneous neigh
bors across the Atlantic.
There is England for instance.
England is agitated over an issue
that looks medieval and appeals
only to an Americans sense OF
humor, the proposed change in the
oath OF the sovereign. Heretofore
the king has subscribed to an oath
specifically condemning the theologi.
cal ideas OF the Catholic church. Pro.
test against this has been made By
loyal Catholic subjects. headed BY
the leader of the British peerage
Little objection was made to the
change. until the resolution, pro-
posed by the premier was published,
providing for an oath to uphold
professionalism as established by
law" Then came the storm. This was
assumed to refer to the established
Church of England, and non-con-
formist protestant denominations
protested that unless that clause
were stricken out. the government
would feel the power OF their
voters; the church of England rep
resentation said II 1t wasn't allowed
to stay In, they would insist on the
old oath being retained; and the
Catholics. seeing the result Of their
years of effort being snatched away
from them. assured the government.
that unless the oath is changed II
need not look to Catholic support.
Eventually the government yielded
TO the combined influence Of the
non-conformist protestants and the
Catholics. and the distasteful clauses
were eliminated; but not until all
the Christian brethren had displayed
the truly human side of their ma
lures to one another.
II they will have a king, with
nothing to do but draw his salary,
they must let him swear to some
thing as harmless as possible Here
tofore. the king seems to have been
swearing at something.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-07-29
Kenfucky Kernels

w. T. Ward. of Thine. dies.
Big Touring mill at Elkton burns.
Carlisle TO have a handsome hotel.
Mrs. Fannie Ragon. of Cadiz. dies.
Raleigh Radford. OF Kirksey. dies.
Drummers' hotel at Smithland re-
built.
Bids submitted for Fulton's post
Office site.
Rural schools to be placed on uni
form basis.
Goldie Hals browns In food near
Darlington.
Frankfort jailer thwarts another
delivery plan.
Thomas DurbIn. OF New Haven.
commits suicide.
Smithland may have light plant
and water works.
Bob Oyershine. Mayheld bricklayer
inherits $4,000.
Mayfield local option people may
establish newspaper.
Mary Watson and B. n. Gordon
marry at Hopkinsville.
Highest bidder will get services OF
4 100 Frankfort convicts.
Owensbono to establish manuel
training in High school,
Crittenden county Democratic com
mittee adopts resolutions.
Z. z. Pace, OF rural route No. 8.
buys large farm near here.
Democrats elect w. j. Fields in
he Ninth congressional district.
Official call for meeting of Car
isle Democratic county committee.
greensboro woman wants railroad
70 pay $4,000 for Az acres of land.
Odd Fellows and Masons will give
big barbecue at Grand Rivers Aug. 4.
Alma Rose and Morgan Harlan.
Of Bardwell. marry at Enid.
Okla.
Woodmen OF the World to give
oint picnic August 9th, at Backus-
,urg.
Manager Warren. OF Frankfort
club, accused of stealing
mans wife.
John Vernon kills John Dorsey.
who attempted to elope with for
ner's daughter at Lebanon.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-07-29
II IRIS ONLY a mnADA0na
Why Cornelisons neaaache Liver Pfiis
will cure that. 10 esnta. Guaranteed
b. all druggfsts
Notice to Contractors.

The Board of Public Works will
receive bids until p. m, August 9Th.
1910. for grading and crawling the
following streets:
Powell street from Jarrett to Glen
ents street. ESQ feet.
Powell street from Clements street
to l. c. r. r.. 1895 feet.
Ashcraft avenue from Powell 10
Sowen street, AS feet.
Thurman street from Powell 60
DWELL street, AIS feet.
Yeiser avenue from Ashbrook TO
Hays avenue. 42O feet.
Total, 3.545 feet.
The above will be Vet in one con
tract. Also Faxon street from Thir-
teenth to Fourteenth streets, 365
feet.
A certified check for $4,000 will
be required with bid for each con
tract
Profiles and specifications on file
at the City Engineers Office.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
BY l.. +. Kolb. Secretary.
L. A. Washington, City Engineer
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-07-29
PRODUCE WIRELESS BOOKS.
Court Orders Them shown or Jail
for Officers.

New York. July 2s.-onicers ana
directors OF the United Wireless
company. recently indicted for con-
splracv TO defraud by use OF the
United States mails. were ordered
today 10 produce rs missing books
on Tuesday next or be committed to
Jail for contempt OF court.
Judge Hand OF the United States
circuit court heard the officers ex-
plain they had done everything in
their power to Ind the books. aud
pronounced the explanations unsatis-
factory.
''The only question" he said. "is
one OF motive. aud the person who
appropriated them had some mo
tive"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-07-29

them on his hook one by one. slow
process. but he holds them when he
gets them. The other hears the
of the frog among the
PUSHES, sees the look of discomfort
on the face Of the lazy catfish,
and appreciates the indecisive
attitude Of the silly, round
mouthed sucker. which doesn't
seem to know whether its native ele-
ment is the water or the air. So he
dips net into the side OF the
stream, seeking TO gather a multitude
by one lucky sweep-and draws up
a harvest Of German carp, bull frogs,
water dogs. mullet and suckers.
Angling is the best way to catch
voters-beg pardon, fish.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-07-29
THE PERFECT ANGLER

Governor Harmon's picture, sitting
in a boat with fishing rod in his
hand. Is appearing In the newspaper
plate service. Oh. he's the logical
successor 10 Grover Cleveland, all
right! And how much more sugges-
tive the pose OF the patient angler
with his barbed hook carefully con-
cealed by alluring bait. than the
apostle OF protest with his meshes
of thou shalt not" dragging the mud
banks for such ill-formed amphibi-
GUS creatures as are driven shore
ward. The fisherman bides his time
and chooses his bait with reference TO
the particular fish that inhablt 2
particular pool. He gathers to hdm
the voters--beg pardon. the fish
that are seeking something; he gets
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-07-29
MOLassEs WHISKY RULING.
Internal Revenue Commission An.
nounces Decision.

Washington. July 29.-Under an
order Just issued by Commissioner
OF Internal Revenue Cabell, for en-
forcement pending litigation. inter
nal collectors are instructed not to
brand as whisky any distillatlon
from molasses produced at leo de-
gress OF proof and over, Withdrawn
from distillery premises at proof
lower than 100 degrees. may be
marked as diluted neutral spirits.
dilute spirits, dilute cologne spirits.
dilute alcohol or other true descrlp-
ton. and II withdrawn at 100 de-
gress proof as proof spirits.
Molasses distiilate may be used
for mixing grain distillate, and II the
latter sufficiently dominates, the
mixture may be rbanded as whisky
"a blend"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-07-29
As Others See Us.

Several of the best buildings that
have ever been erected in Paducah
are going up now. The great rail-
road bridge is to be built within a
short time, and business men can
see large prospects. SO mote It be.
We learn from the presiding elder
OF the Paducah district that at this
time there Is not a preacher in the
district that would have to move ex-
cept those having served out the
four-year term. This speaks well for
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-07-29
Secession is Threatened.

Taylorville. ILL.,. July 29.--After
voting TO man to reject the settle
ment agreed upon at Indianapolis.
the coal miners OF this city. number
ing over soc. adopted resolutions
which ask for the resignation of In
ternational President T. l.. Lewis
and threaten secession from the In
ternational organization. The com
promise settlement was referred "a
in the resolutions as the price OF
traitorism.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-07-29
Hendrick for Governor.

Yielding to the opportunities of
thousands of friends all over the
state of Kentucky, Hon. John X.
Hendrick will no doubt enter the
race for the Democratic nomination
for governor of the state OF Ken
lucky. Mr.. Hendrick has had the
matter under consideration for
months and has at last about decid-
ed to yield to the demands OF the
people who are for various reasons
refusing to accept the candidacy OF
the men now offering themselves as
a willing sacrifice on the altar OF
their country.-Livingsto Banner
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-07-29
PARCELS POST Is OPPOSED
Head ~ jewelers. Association Urges
ACTON Against Recent innovation.

Detroit, July 2s-The fifth an
nual convention OF the American RE-
tai jewelers. association opened
mere yesterday. In his annual ad-
dress President J. p. Archibald OF
blairsville, Pa, urged action by the
association against the parcels post,
fraudulent advertising and fake"
jewelry.
This country is flooded with fake
GOODS he declared 1--WE must ask
congress to compel every jeweler to
stamp every piece OF goods with his
Trademark and the correct karat
mark"