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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-14
TWO CRIMINALS SAVE
INNOCENT MAN FROM
LONG TERM IN PRISON
u.,rv Dewey Sentenced to IS Years in Penitentiary,
/, Cleared of Crime He Was Convicted of by the
Men Who Committed the Robbery-He VIII Be
Released.

10 an information 10 charge him
with robbery ln holding up Lyppes
In his grocery store
AMER Deputy Prosecuting Attor.
ney Murphy had read the iuforma.
ton Bush siraightened up ON bis
crutchrs and said
"Your Horror. plead guilty.
am ready fer sentence, but az
this time I want to say
few words. Harry Dewey. cor.
Vleted Of this crime, 10 an limo
cent man. RE never had any.
thinq to do with us. Ne is limo
eent--absoiutely innocent. You
have nothing bot my word. A
criminals word may not be
much good IN this court. bot be
fore God { arm telling the truth.
Dewey is innocent Just as Ger.
tsiniy as ! arm guilty. don't
want any lcnleney. ! don't want
any faVcrs frorr this court. !
am satisfied with any punish
rnent you give me. but | want
you 20 know that Dewey 10 limo.
cert"
JuAee Ronald told Bash that bis
statement as 20 Dcwey's Innocence
and his anxiety % sec an Innocent
man freed did credit 10 him You
are sentenced 20 serve not less than
Is nor more than IS years IN the
.penitentiary Thank you. your
hea0r. said Bush. and he hobhlsd
hack 70 the county Jail In charge Of
q deputy sheriff
cra~ford's STORY.
Harry Crawford. % years old.
vas then called 70 plead 60 the
Types robbery Crawford said
n am guilty. your honor. Bush
and and two other men did this
Job. The police know the other
tao men. Dewey Il innocent. ANY
statement duplicating him In this
robbery made BY any one Is false
Harry Dewey f. a. innocent "a you
are when got through making
my statement at police headquar.
tera remnant and VandeTvecr both
told me they believed Dewey vas
an innocent man.
Judge Ronald said that under
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-14
Alleged Murderer Takes
Stand and Insists That
Stabbing of Hardin Was
Accidental.

The eororer's jury, which TO
day held an inquest over the
body Of Bert Hardin. found that
he came 70 his death BY knife
wounds inflicted by n. N.
Faulkner. The evidence intro.
dueed at the inquest concerning
the killing was much the same
as has been printed. Mrs. Hsr-
bin told Of the fight, as did Mrs.
Faulkner Of the part OF II THAT
she saw. Faulkner himself took
the stand, making the plea that
the killing was accidental. He
said he did not Intend 20 XIII
any one, but In the seuffie with
Hardin, the latter fell on his
knife.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-14
8. {. COMPANY
READY To SLIP
ANOTHER OVER
Rails All Ready for Electric
Line on Madison ST., So
That No Time viii Be
Lost.

IN addition 20 refusing TO re-
woke the permits for the cleo
triflcation OF the Madison 81.
cable line az ordered 20 do by
the city council, the board Of
public works yesterday further
aided ard abetted the Seattle
Electric company IN rs plan 10
eleeirify the line, whether or
no, the city council wanted Il
electrified. by granting permits
allowing the Seattle Electric
company 20 place trolley poles
on Madison Of.
The board refused 20 revoke
the liberalization permit. be
cause City Engineer Thomson
said he doubted tie legal right
20 DO 10. Whether this 10 or
ia not true. the fac, remains
tina, the board az al times has
the right 20 hold up pole per.
naits, but in the face Of
the councils action and Of the
will o. the people who ride on
the Madison ~. line, the board
went ahead and granted the per
units for placing the poles In
the street.
After having slipped one over on
the city council and patrons 81 tho
Madison 81 cable line By securing
elccthhcatlon permits from the
board ~ public works before any
one knew what i, was about the Sc
attic Electric Co. is about 70 sNlug
little coup deta, iu getting
the Madison - cable line electrified
before any one realizes u
One mile Of rails has been scat
tered along the outer end 81 The
Madison cable line and they will
br spiked down 10 the ties and an
electric car win be run over the line
before the city officials wake up.
While the question ~ whether OF
not the board Of public works viii
recognize the wishes Of the city
council by rovokinR the electrified.
ton permits Is hanging fire the $
r. Co. will nomlnaily electrify the
line. After week or two the corpo
ration counsel may decide that the
board Of public works can revoke
the permits Then Il will be too
late. The S. r. Co will have ito
tracks laid aud any attempt TO tear
up the tracks would only throw the
city into "a long legal fight with the
street car company.
The bill % regulate street car
traffic ON the Madison st. line was
pui over for n week b. the corpo.
rations committee Of the council
Yesterday afternoon. An opinion
from the corporation counsel IS De
sired on g.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-14

Although not yet a. Mrs Faux
ner has had an eyentful career
According TO her sister Mrs. VII.
liam wilkes. who lives with her
husband at 123 Sixth av n. Mrs.
Faulkner was married In a runa-
way match when she was not yet
Is. A week after they we're mar.
ried Faulkner told her he only mar,
ried her for spite. and soon they
began quarreling Several timea
she left him and came home. but
each time the trouble was fixed up.
until year ago last December.
when her father helped her TO SO.
cure q divorce. A month later she
was again married 10 Faulkner, and
the second divorce was secured
only a few weeks ago.
Faulkner last night broke down,
and admitted TO Captain Of Detoc.
tives Charles Tenant that he Wis
tied Harbin's home Thursday night,
but he says that Hardin fell on the
knife I'm a scuffle. which resulted
when Hardin threatened to Kill him.
He says Lewis then appeared and
stabbed Hardin In the back. He
sim sticks 10 the story he tells Of
being struck by a street car.
Charged Perjury.
Mrs. wilkes this morning denied
that she told Faulkner where her
sister was living. She says that
no came there a couple OF hours be
fore the tragedy. asking her II she
would help him put his former wife
I'm the penltentlary for perjury
during the divorce action. This she
refused 10 do. Then he wanted 10
know where Mrs Faulkner was, and
where the child was Mrs. Wilkes
said she didn't know whore either
of them was. and couldn't tell him,
but he claimed TO know anyway
Mrs. Wilkes also takes exception
10 the statement made by Mrs
Faulkner that MFR. wilkes sent her
a Telegram asking her to come here
and signed by william. This. she
says, is from william Lewis. in her
opinion.
II know It was not from my hus
band. for they never got along, and
Il was only on my account that he
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-14
ESPECIAL TO THE STAR.)

WASHINGTON d. c. May l4.-Frederick M Kerby
stenographer the office of Secretary of the Interior Bang
issued yesterday declares that the original draft
OF the TAFT letter generating Bange and ordering the dis
mssal of CLAWS prepared Bangers private office
the Banger Assistant Attorney General Pierce
Lawlor
The letter was carried by Beverly. and
few days later by Taft changed par
identical with that prepared in the private
office of Balnger
Kerby's made representative of The
Star in Washington. and is as follows:
MY services with the government! began in the spring OF 1905 In
Feera 1906 was transferred 70 he bureau Of depart
cooauona Hugh Brown Garfeds private secretary
Massey his
Massey and both served under
nre secretary Just before he left Garfield called Massey
recommended Bainge that
his ae eeretsry MASSEY and both Knew Carr Carr told us Bal
@ p Iq eeSSe 5a q Pierce o w was aPTon,ed assistant
attorney general for The interior DEPARTMENT On June "a 1909 e
purpose over studying reclama
sALLlNoER PARTY COMES WEST
The Baner party travelled through the northwest all last sum
down through California and join Taft his western trip in Denver
and asking reply them Immediately nalinger switched his
Bnger and myself started back and reached wahngton Friday
CLAWS our the continent and
1e oea called into consultation tina, after
while worked hard until sunday Banger and Lawor l
Thursday morning
LAwLoR MOVES TO sALLINesRs OFFICE
Upon Baningers private
calling Massey diotaton.
O attempt a conceament The letter began:
Balinger you in each and the
used throughout From the context the 4 could
be
be question
the CLAWS the
written in such form that Taft might have adopted
have said the letter Balnger private
Probably before the final
Each time fresh draft completed was taken to lawor
Everything repeatedly corrected and rewritten
RUSHED THE WORK
did nothing but help rush this work
the routine office business altogether and stenographer
work Lawlor frequently consulted
afternoon OF the second day consultation held be-
Banger Fnney
Schwartz think First
Secretary Pierce Secretary
The discussed In detail II that Bal
draft aloud criticism
'front.' invited and received
be remembered that this the draft
the letter generating Bangr in the charges CLAWS has made
Saturday September spent
this conference Massey and were continually in and out of the
FINAL DRAFT PRESIDENT
by night ready make the final that
be submitted the president at Beverly We all returned in the
evening
-Four original three
that triple
letter Yet written in the first addressed Balm
ger throughout
Early Massey myself
on that all rough draft copies be retained by remember
looked that night
right hand side face dowa desk Because of much pasng
they made pile an inch thick.
I'VE all understood from the OF the letter that to be
the basis of Taf letter the CLAWS charges IL under
stood by us that this work Of special Importance.
Il preliminary drafts OF the at the
copied the presidents often that hard for
| fcontinued on Pace Euht0
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-14

Harry Dewey, sentenced 70
,.xe frcnn s 10 rs years IN the
,<ulssn.lary FOR a robbery Of
.sks a lary last month found
N rllty. IS an innocent man.
ON TIE arrest. esnfessions ana
,l.ss u ssilsy Of Edwin Bush
I'D Harry crs~fora saved
nrssy from a ien9 term N
.r,sa. Ne sill be released IN
,ss~ SAYS frem the county jail,
1ssss ne mas beer held await
ia trsnsporsasisn 10 tire pent
nstIsry.
4 Is trial Devey protested ~
u seihlax 10 DO with the robbery
Z d. grocery q Dan s. Lyppes a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-14
JURY FINDS THAT HARDIN
WAS KILLED BY FAULKNER

he meant. vas not the same fellow
who came 10 see her before. and
told him yes. when Blanche mar.
ried him the second time the family
all turned against her except me.
but felt rather sorry for her. and
ala what I could
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-14

a'sfssy 10 December 9. 1903 He
#rs ke vas not one of the men
e. gzsssd he o~neF and his fam
2 &c stole 1895. He said he vas
2 hrtland 81 the time Detectives
t.lAasc and Ksefe. however. wound
4 shzla q ciFcums,angial evidence
azra1 hin that convinced the jury
ATsfslet o. guilty was returned.
osnlsd ss~ Trial.
Dsssg said Il his trial that be
~ = Portland all the day Of the
I'ns He ASKED a new trial stating
e. q toaid bring men here 10
l,o's as vas IL Portland that day
~ lasniificaiion Of Dewey was 80
sAniys AZ the trial that Judge
a1laA denied tho motion and sen.
Taese Dsssy TO serve not Iess than
ni mere than Is years In walla
eAA After sentence Dewey sill
sssa be was Innocent
80. - n'sas PRIOR 10 Deweys sen
- ne Spokane police arrested a
- q nine criminals III SPOKANE
s1llis gang told Of many crimes
=. SALE Among the gang were
- buaa and Harry Crawford
- - 'ae police had been search
~ q a. Desey's associates 10 the
''''J q LSppes grocery store.
Gang Brought Here.
80, ~ sn'.fe rang was brought 10
49,. Bush and Crawford told
~ ',esAing Attorney Vanderveer
=. - s y Of Detective Tenant
q laey I'D the robbery Of f.yppea'
aoFe In company with two
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-14
Odds and Ends From Everywhere

the Puget Sound National bank were
formally consolidated today Mon
day morning they will begin doing
business az the Seattle National
quarters under that name.
Former Chief Of Police Ward and
Ike Rosenthal Of the Newport have
sold their interest in the Cecil hotel,
and Clarence Gerald and James Nc.
Farland have acquired complete
ownership.
FOREST GROVE. ore While
On route 20 the Levy meat camp.
above Glonwood. Harry Levy OF
Portland lsHsoed a 3-yoar- old buck
deer that had been driven into q
creek by dogs The animal was
dragged out Of the water and taken
into camp.
n Il Easter. an omploye Of the
Snoqunlmio light plant. found n g.
months-old baby boy on the side
walk before f12 Seventh uv. last
night lie was attracted by the
youngsters cries. The baby was
wrapped IN q shawl He was taken
to the city hospital.
Although X Hrlga decided a week
or 80 ago that he wanted TO live,
and seemed to regret shooting HIM
self, he died yesterday at the city
hospital from the wound inflicted by
him in Fauntleroy Park. and the
loss OF blood which resulted before
ha was found II was thought at
first that he would recover.
-
Four marriage licenses were is
sued, five divorce complaints filed
and one decree in divorce granted
in King county yesterday.
CHICAGO.-Mrs. Patrick Camp
bell Is n here OF nervous prostra-
tion.
WASHINGTON. 49, Rev. Henry
Couden. blind chaplain OF the house.
yesterday prayed for divine guidance
10 lead the "muckrakors TO rake
before their own doors before at
tending 10 the litter In front OF their
neighbors' homes"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-14
PRISON AND FINES
FOR SIX FORMER
COUnCILMEh

PTTTSBURG. Pa, May IA A.
VHsack former cashier OF the Ger
man National bank. today was sen
fenced 90 serve eight months In jail
and pay a fine Of $4,000. lie was
convicted of having offered a bride
TO councilmeu Of The city 10 secure
the passage Of an ordinance naming
the bank as a depository for city
funds
Ex-Councllman Charles Stewart
one Of the alleged big six, was
sentenced To eight months In jail
and fined $500. ex-Councilman Hugh
Ferguson eight months and a fine of
$500. Or W. Il. Wobbcr six months
and a fine Of $500; eX-Councilman
p. u. Kearus four months and fine
of $3.50: ex-Councilman Morris Elm
stein six months and a fine OF $1,000,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-14

would allow her In the house a. an
Nov be has absolutely forbidden Il
and Gays that II I have her here he
will 20
Seth Were Wrong.
"Rollle and Blanche have never
gotten along we'll Neither ono OF
them has done just right. and I
don't know which l. the more 10
blame. When Roliic vas here
Thursday he seemed 20 be All rlght.
and said that II Blanche would only
let him have bis baby he would
leave her alone don't believe that
he intended 20 XIII her or have any
trouble when he went out there l
think be Just wanted 70 have talk
and see n be could get Bessie
@Rollie told me he had been out
Of jail for two weeks. and had been
working At the College Inn. lie said
he had seen Blanche a number Of
times. knew where she lived. and
the man she was living with lie
asked me n william Lewis. the one
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-14
(BULLETIN)

WASHINGTON, May H.-When the story Of
Frederick M. Kerby, Ballingers stenographer appear
cd in print here today Secretary Bainger hurriedly
left the in which the congressional investigating
committee in session and rushed TO the White
House.
President Taft had started golfing trip about
IS minutes before papers containing the story
the and he had then learned of it's pubca
ton
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-14
PROGRESSIVE REPuBLI
CAN CLUB.

; The scandinavian Progress
! slve Republican club will
b meet on Monday evening In
; the assembly room In the
; Henry building. on the tenth
! floor All scandinavian re-
; publicans in sympathy with
h the progressive movement Ia
\ Washington are invited to at
; tend.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-14
WATER SHUT OFF.

: water will be shut off in the
' district between Fourth ay.
: ". +. and Tenth ay. N. f.,
! north Of 18th st., tomorrow
' from 3 a. m. 10 10 p. m.
' Water will also be shut off
' on Western ay., from Union
) 81. 10 Bell st., and on Virginia
) st., from Western ay. 10 First
! av., and on First ay.. from Vir'
) ginia n. 10 Pine st.. tomorrow,
: from a. m. 10 8 ,. m.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-14

Washington girls can outtulk
oregon goods This WAS proven
last night when. in the first womcn's
intercollegiate debating contest the
team representing the University ~
washington defeated the University
Of oregon coed debaters. The con-
test was held IN the u. of ". aud
itOrium-
James B Boyd. an oculist. with
offices at III Boston block. by act
OF congress was declared yesterday
not 10 be desortcr from the United
states army Boyd served Ia the
Federal army IN the Clvil war, aud
when the war ended. due to an error.
was recorded aa a deserter
william ID Guernsey. editor of the
Renton Observer. and James Hardy,
a plumber Of Rcnton. must face a
jury IN the federal court on the
charge Of using the United States
mails for advertising lottery
Hardy ~ accused 81 advertising the
drawing of a bathtub In GucrnHey's
paper
The ever busy stork brought
eight girls and five boys 10 Seattle
yesterday.
WnylayinR them just after they
had left YeHier way car on 22ud
av., highwayman held up Miss
Lucy O'Connor, s2i 25th av,, and
Miss Helen Forney AZ 2lst av.. Sc
curing about 81 Miss O'Connor
threw her handbag behind her when
ne appeared. and this IL all that was
taken.
Eight deaths were recorded In Sc
attic yesterday.
geattic's now automobile fire
wagons arrived In town yesterday
morning, In time TO be tried out on
yesterday afternoons fire at the
White Steamer garngc one is an
so horse power chemical engine, and
the other combination hose and
chemical wagon.
The Seattle National bank and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-14

N soa,s s'',l a. large. They made a
~ s,aess,,s' \, :. They convinced the
. "a sIih y maj Dewey had nothing
. nsnssr, y. !. crime and never was
"assd o = any gang they be-
Jar "a 'h,a sagg Edwin Bush. %
''sss Rons, svo'sd on erutches into
court room to plead
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-14
REALTY BUYERS lNcREAS
ING.

/ Many thousands Of people
/ are added to the population OF
! Seattle every year. This ex.
/ plains why Seattle real estate
/ Increases In value by leaps
/ and bounds. and why II pays
/ to invest in desirable property,
/ either for a home or as an in
/ vestment. Owners and deal
/ ers are offering many desira-
/ BILE opportunities for invest
\ ment In the real estate col
h umns OF The Star today
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-14
Taft LETTER EX0NERATING BALLlNGER
DICTATED BY BALLINGER AND LAVvL OR
CLERK WHO TOOK DICTATION
MAKES STATEMENT TO STAR

Tells of Ballingers Return to Washington After Presi-
dent Had Written of CLAWS Charges and of Prepa-
ration of Famous Letter of Exoneration in Private
Office of Ballinger
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The Seattle National hank and
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(contlnued on Page Eighty
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Eight deaths were recorded in Sc
attic yesterday.
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-10
AN ANGRY MUSICIAN.
Amusing and Pathetic Story Of Cen
stant's Picture, TOO lats!"

Amusing and Pathetic Story Of Cen.
stant's Picture, TOO lats!"
An amusing and pathetic story Is
told Of Benjamin Constants first pic.
ture to attract attention. 1t was called
"TOo Late" and represented Fortune
and Glory visiting an artist just as he
had breathed his last. The artist was
lying on the bed. The figure of Death
stood near the door through which
Fortune, carrying q box Of money, and
Glory. bearing laurels. had just en-
tered.
The artist received many letters
from those who had seen the painting
One was written by professor Of mu-
sic. an old man. who expressed in
touching words the emotion he had
felt at the sight Of the artists work
He asked Constant to visit and talk
to him about Too Late"
The invitation was accepted. but as
soon as the old professor saw the art
list he uttered an ejaculation Of sur
prise and anger. why. you are quite
youth" he exclaimed. 81 thought
you were old and. like myself. had
spent your life In vain endeavor to OBJ
tain recognition Of your abilities.
conceived that picture to be the last
despairing cry of a man rs unfortu-
nate as l am. find you are quite
young and your eyes are full of hope
You are a humbus. sir. and l request
that you leave this house Immediate
ly"
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-10
TRUE STANDARDS OF LIFE.
The Measure Of q Man 10 What He o.
Not What He Has.

The Measure Of Man 10 What He %.
Not What He Has.
1t takes SO long to learn how to i've
so long TO get even glimmering Of
what life is for and what we ought to
do with ours. We are SO prone to live
in the future. to fret ourselves about
it. We are SO busy yearning for the
joys we imagine other people have ana
worrying about the trouble we imagine
we are having that We make of the
present. the one thing we are sure of.
an endless regret.
And of all the follies the limit IS to
permit some one else to make our
standards for us. Haven't We intelii-
gence? Can't We think for ourselves:
To want things we don't need. many
We do not really care for. just because
some one else has them and wouldn't
understand if we didn't have them! To
struggle and strain to make a show
when all the neighbors know 1t is only
n show and would respect US a heap
more if we had the courage to be our
selves. Deaths standards ought to be
life's standards. Death does not ask
how big house we hail from. nor how
many university degrees We have won.
nor what is our bank account. Not
what we have nor what we know. but
what we are. And that's our measure
Of everybody but Ourselves.-Erman J.
Ridgway in Delineator.
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-10
A Great Assistance.

Good morning. greeted the young
man in the threadbare suit.
The millionaire turned around i'm his
plush chair
Ell think you have the advantage
OF lie. young man." he said distantly.
why. don't you remember me. sir:
I am broke. Two years ago you told
me il l ever went broke to come
around and see you"
The millionaire beamed a benevolent
smile.
so 1 did. my son; so l did. Here is
the envelope all ready for you"
The young man took the bulky en-
velope. and his spirits rose like the
mercury on a July day.
"Ah. little assistance. 1 suppose:"
j, mo: a great assistance 1t is a valu-
able little pamphlet wrote during my
spare time entitled How to Be Broke
and Happy Chicago News.
The Columbus journal., 1910-08-10

In negro households. especially In
communities where negroes form q
large portion Of the population, It Ire
quently happens that the woman Il
the head Of the family. being not only
the breadwinner. but also the disciple
marian, and In that capacity ON occa-
sions she regards her putative lord and
master as subject to her viii. This
at least was the assumption Of the col
ored woman who was q party to q lit
tie scene enacted in the ONCE Of q jus
tice Of the peace.
A man had been arrested on the
charge Of beating and cruelty misus-
ing his wife. After hearing the charge
against the prisoner the justice turned
to the first witness.
madam" he said. II this man were
your husband and had given you q
beating would You call In the police?
The woman addressed, q veritable
amazon In size and aggressiveness.
turned q smiling countenance toward
the justice and answered:
mo. jedge. II he was nah husban'
an he treated me lax he did Is wife
All wouldn't call no p'liceman. No.
sab; Aid call de undertaker.N-
Youths Companion.