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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-29

because none of it was for sale lie hah
heard of no deliberate attempt on the part
of any persons to get the banks to can the
loans secured by the Tennessee STOCK III
order to lower It's value for the steel Cor
poration to purchase. as was SugGesten ~
Representative Gardner.
Mr.. Hanna said Judge Gary ana MI
Frink kept them waiting from O'Clock u'i
} o'clock on the afternoon of the CONFER
cree at Mr.. Morgan's house. lie had heara
that noon that Judge Gary had gone 10
Washington, hut Judge Gary dian | con
firm the report until some time attef"aru
no said
so as a matter of fact, the deal was ~.
decided upon until Judge Gary r''"I"'"
from Washington queried Mr.. Barue'''
Yes. that IS So" replied the witness.
The committee will resume the hearings
to-day. They are being held In the Aldei-
manic Chamber at the city Hall. Earn W.
Oglebay, OF Cleveland, and Lewis ass
Ledyard are expected TO TESTIFY to-u'S'
Mr.. Hanna's testimony was ended y'S'er-
day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-29
SUGAR FRAUDS REVEALED
Reported 10 Have Been Going On Many
Years at Philadelphia Port.

Philadelphia, July 2S-Thc federal grand
Jury which has been investigating. for
some time. alleged customs frauds i'm the
Importation OF sugar 1t the port Of Phila-
delphia. has completed It's work and IT Is
believed has found that the suspicious or
the government that there have h'eh
frauds committed at this port ar" well
founded. The report will be sent 10 the
Department ~ Justice ar Washington
where It may be made public.
According to statements made here. the
frauds extend back number Of years. so
far. in fact. that the statute Of limitations
will prevent the government from bringing
criminal prosecutions. II Is said the cvi-
dence placed in the hands Of the federal
authorities, however, will put the govern
ment I'm possession Of facts that Will enable
II To collect hundreds of thousands II dol
lars in cyadcd duties by civil suits,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-29
OVER so PLACES EXEMPTED
State Civil Service Commission
Puts Them Out of Competition.

Albany. July 2S-With the approval OF
Governor Dix. the State Civil Service Com
mission has exempted from competitive eX-
animation more than fifty positions III 'he
state and county service, the majority Oh
which were created by laws providing TOT
a State Fire Marshal State Conservation
Commission, a private banking bureau In
the State Controllers office and reorsanl-
cation of the State Labor Department
The classification of positions in the new
departments is based substantially upon
the same lines which governed the orsanl-
cation of the two Public Service commits
sions in 1907. according to the state civil
Service Commission.
The principal positions classi1ed IN the
exempt class are the following: Conserva-
ton Commission Secretary, chief engineer
counsel assistant counsel. three deputies
confidential secretary to each commits
sioner. chief Of publication and appraiser OF
surplus canal waters The salaries are
fixed bv the commission subject to the ap-
proval Of the Governor.
State Fire Marshal-Two deputies. one at
$500 and the other at $1,000; secretary "
so: chief engineer $500: chief inspector
g OoO: cashier 1920; confidential stenosra-
pher. 81 200: eight inspectors. SIX" each
State Controller-C Commissioners of private
banking. 5000 supervising examiner OF
private banks. 5000 three examiners OF
private banks, 5000.
Labor observation-disclosures inspector 10
act as assistant TO the chief factory IN
spector. $500; eight factory inspectors, 81
500 each.
Prison Observation-Disclosures Of the new
State Farm for Women.
Highway observation-disclosures stem
ographer 10 the Superintendent of High
ways.
Bronx Parkway Commisson-secreta
and an engineer
The other positions include four addl-
tional assistant district attorneys in New
York Counay. two additional assistant dis
trict attorneys in Kings County, superln-
tendent Of indexing and recording in the
New York County Clerks office and
deputy. secretary, superintendent OF records
and confidential stenographer TO the Com
missioner Of Records Of the Surrogates
Court Of New York County.
The commission denied applications Tor
the classiicat ton in the exempt class OF
foremen of laborers in the state filsHMaE
Department and three conndenuai cIeIhs
and several other minor places IN the otd'e
Fire MarshaIs department
The changes made in the existing cIdsSI-
fcation were the transfer from the COM
petitive TO the EXEMPT schedule or tnree
nositions of the superintendent of Industries
and two positions of the financial agent IN
the State Prison Department; assistant su.
perintendent and chief clerk in the once OF
The Commissioner Of Records Of Kings
County and the vacant position of cashier
in the mortgage tax bureau of the Office OF
the Erie County Clerk.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-29
DIDN'T MIND BROKEN SKULL
Victim of Assault Escapes From Hos
pital But is Retaken.

Alfred Borcna, Of No. Bowery, was
found by Patrolman Boyer. Of the Eliza
beth street station, last night at the cor
ner Of Bayard and Elizabeth streets In a
semi-conscious state and bleeding from a
wound over his left eye
The man said he had been struck on the
head 10y d glass in a saloon in Bayard
street Then ne lapsed into unconscious
ness. DR. Russell of the Hudson Street
Hospital, said the man had a severe tract
ure Of the skull.
Detectives arrested Harry Gordon. who
saws he recently came to New York from
Oklahoma and Arthur King, who says he
is "a switchman from London. The men
were found i'm saloon at No. a Bayard
street, where the assault Is alleged to nave
taken place.
Borena in the mean time had refused n
remain at the hospital and had fled after
his wound had been dressed. He was after
ward picked up on the street and taken "a
the hospital prisoner. He Identified che
two men arrested as those with whom he
had Quarrclled in the saloon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-29
MAY BE NO WIRE TRIAL
Officials Join Those Who have
Pleaded Nolo Contendere.

Tho fact that two officials Of the SUD-
sidiaries of the United States steer w
noration indicted for alleged pool agree
n,ants TO monopolize the steel wire Ud"'
came into court yesterday and en'ere"
Mag ~ nolo contendere was interpreted
nc an abandonment of any desire on 'h'
mart Of the steel corporation TO pIinN ~"
matter to trial ,,..--
Earlier I'm the week Henry y w iSe'
United States Attorney, was informed ''
tho Chicago counsel for the American
s,.oI and Wire Company that the indict'd
officials of that company as wei d. ~
Of the Trenton Iron Company. the SCUM
subsidiary Of the steel corporation 'NOt'
vould not only refuse 10 come 10 ~"
Work. but would fight removal proceeo
irgs Mr. Wise was about TO take them al
their word and prepared the necessdiS
documents to secure their arrest j"
Jersey and Illinois when the solicitor LOT
the steel corporation requested MN -
rostpone this drastic action FOR a 10" ud' -
Henry G.. Stoddard, president and treas
urer of the Trenton Iron Company an"
Thomas H. Taylor, assistant sales agent
for the American Steel and wire. 'oi"-
panv. have the distinction OF being the
first officials Of the steel corporation u
come into court and plead nolo contehder''
following the example OF thirty-nine OF
the eighty-three men indicted.
Others who Joined the procession toward
Judge Archbalds courtroom 10 enter Il
similar plea were Henry \. Hammond d
rector and sales agent for the Wire ana
Tolephope Company Of America; j. u.
Ke,th vice-president of the Phoenix Horse
shoe Company: Samuel H. Roberts, secre-
tarv Of the same company; Le Roy CARR
president Of the Safety Insulated WIG ana
Gable Company, and George b. WILSON,
treasurer Of the same company.
An effort made on behalf OF John w
Kiser. president Of the Phoenix Horseshoe
Ccmpanv of Illinois to enter plea Oh
nolo contendere by power Of attorney was
refused by Judge Archibald upon protest
bv J. W. H. Grim, Assistant United states
Attorney. Judge Archibald said that IN
permitting an attorney To enter such
plea I'm tho case Of r. W. Comstock ne had
been guided by the consideration that the
defendant was seriously i'll.
Az a number Of other indicted men nave
signified their anxiety to come to court
and plead. Judge Archibald announced that
he would hold court on Monday TO take
pleas I'm the steel wire cases. OF the
eightv-three indicted men, forty-ninc have
nleaded nolo contendere and were fined "A
total of 400
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-29
BEARS CUT COTTON PRICES
Last Weeks Gains in Market
Nearly All Wiped Out.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune ]

Now orleans. July &.-Nhilc nerN'ItSS
ex-bcars who did not have the courage 10
stick TO their convictions and turned ouIls
looked OIL helpless to-day. they saw theH-
solves deliberately beaten 10y one 81 inc
men most recently identified with the ie'u-
crship of the cotton bun clique. At least
that WAS common report on the floor OF the
Cotton Exchange to-day. Wnor" II was
raid Eugene Scales was engineering inc
bear movement which cut cotton prices
nearly 81 a bale. I'm rcprisal for the losses
h.. sustained last week ut the hands OF the
hears. Nearly all last weeks big gains
when New Orleans traders cleaned zap on
the only big bear market in the history OF
the local exchange, were wiped OUT il Is
reported.
Edward Eiscuhcuer the young broker
who last week took a. sum estimated AT
nearly 100000. dropped it all, 1t is SAID
After the excited days trading was over
many Of the former bears admitted they
thought the low price tendencies had ho'
been overcome. but said they lacked the
strength of their convictions
Mr.. Scales, according TO belief here. more
than covered his losses of last week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-29
CHILDREN FOUND STARVING
Four Days in Jersey Woods
Father Held for Neglect.

Paterson. y. j.. July IS (SpeciaD.-ln the
woods close to the home Of William Fen
nington. a lawyer in the Little Falls road,
superintendcnt Gallant Of the Passaic
County Children's Home found to-day
Frank O'Rourk, thirteen years old ana his
sister Mamie eleven years old, almost
starved 10 death. They had been living ln
mo woods for four days. Mr. Pennington
on his way home last night heard their
cries. and to-day asked Mr. Gallant to M
Vcstigatc.
The children told Mr.. Gallant they were
afraid to 20 home 10 their rather. huen
O Rourk Their hair was uncomped ana
tbnir faces we're unwashcd and they had
been living on crusts and fruit they found
i'm tho woods and highways.
The father was brought before Justice
Cohen He said he had left the children
five cents a day each, thinking II would bc
enough 10 buy bread. Justice Cohen COM
mtted him 10 jail I'm default Of 5000 bail
ON a charge Of neglect of his children. The
mother died about year ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-29

Southern Pacific CO. with mdse. Pe....
Quarantine ~ $40 NJ $50 IN
steamer Herman Frssch. Sabine J,Iv .,
the thI"n sulphur 60, with sulphur Pa.2
IN t@uardntln" ~ 3. 40 n ~ "~fa
steamer Lucy Nen Fensndioa Jui, %
y i Dlmon' with lumber. Passed i'm ousr.p
tin" at 625 a m " SNafan-
steamer MontOso Ponce July . IN tho ,..
YORK and Porto Rico So 90. with rnde. "sv
rived ~ the Bar a. 80 % M Hf-
steamer Madison. Newport News ana -.
iolb' 10 inc Old Dominion Sc Co WITH r. .'o''
gers ana ndse. Passed In Quarantine ~ ~.
y az "a
steamer Jungshoyed DAM. FoVev r,,. >,
ana 'aTpln ~. 20 tho Cans So 90 vim - -
Gay 10 order Arrived a. the Bar a. a. Us
steamer Aurora fNorD. ManzauiIIo I,,tS n.
anu guantanamo 81. 10 the Munson = ~
WIN sugar Arrived At tho Bar a. 20 q no -,
steamer Commodore Rollins tNori por, a q
TONIC July %. 10 tho Atlantic Frult ~ hrt
Fult Arrived AZ the Bar At 4 A m IVA
steamer PaVnee. Philadelphia 10 fb. CO.,
y 20 D m. D" Quarantine q,
steamer Cranley CBrl. Narvlk Jul,
Phlladelphia July p. 10 Ftinch Fdva ~ ~
III Daiast. Arrived at the Bar m 3.lj n
SAILED
Steamers Buffalo (GerJ. Flushing. cecil %,
Ne"p2rt News. Harry LGckonhach san la.
Arapahoe Charleston and .Tarkson.flie. 49,
lancia, Nassau: Carib Wilmington aud Co..
town Jefferson. Norfolk and NeVu0rf ~.
Matoppo BD, Singapore. Gordon castle ~,
cape Town. Priu- der Ncdcrlanlou tnuflt'
Port au-Prince; Minnesota tSor. Po-t triori,
Arason, Georgetown, Porto Rico Baltimore
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-29
OWNERS REGAIN STOLEN TUG
Customs Officials Believe Men Who
Stole Her Were Smugglers.

The little tug Edward Bcgley, stolen
from her berth in Jersey city on Wednes-
day, was found yesterday by her owners at
dock I'm Toms River. and customs Of
tcials are on the trail Oi the men who stole
her. SIX men familiar with the tugboat
business boarded the Begley after her crew
had left her and took her away. At Il.
m Thursday the tug put into a dock at
Toms River and hailed Waterman, ask
ing him 10 take a line. The Waterman did
not know the tug had been stolen, and as
sumed II had merely put In there for watet
The men who appropriated tho tug were
suspected by the customs officials and the
owners OF the tug 10 bc smugglers. When
they tied the Begley mp they banked the
drcs and left her In good condition. The
Waterman said that as each man came
ashore he carried several large bundles. n
was believed that the tug was used 10
smuegle ashore a quantity or duiiahlc
largo from "A steamship At anchor IN the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-29
'ULT|MATUM TO NUCENT
State Committeeman Give Out
Letter on Wilson Affront.

The text Of the utlmatum sent by the
Democratic state Committee members OF
New Jersey to Chairman Nugent for MS
affront 10 Governor Wilson in n speech a'
Neptune Heights on Tuesday evening was
given out yesterday Mr.. Nugent toas'eo
Or. Wilson as IAN migrate and liar' an"
two days later several of his colleagues
met at Sea Girt and adopted resolutlohs
that Mr. Nugent resign as head OF the
state committee.
Mr.. Nugent. I'm a statement issued on
Thursday, did not deny his toast to Gov
ernor Wilson, but he said his remarks were
made at private gathering ana were NOT
intended To become public.
The following letter was sent to NJ. NJ
gent:
Sea Grit y J.. July q, lsil.
Mr.. James Nugent Chairman New JerSt,S
Democratic State Committee, Ne"aIh'
near Mr.. Nugent: The public press Of
yesterday reports that on Tuesday even
ing at Neptune Heights. I'm pubic dlnlhs
room. YOU characterized the Governor or
this state as an migrate and mar ne
members OF the state committee present ~
Sea Girt to-day unanimously dlsappI ~ ~.
Of such statement on your part. occupylne'
Democratic state Committee. If II be tru"
that Won made this statement. Il Is our sen
timont that YOU should no longer contll,,I
10 hold office as chairman. and We "ouiu
suggest that you either tender at once
vour resignation as chairman or that 2
meeting of the state committee he called
Immediately to consider the matter. ours
truly DENNIS +. COLLINS.
NELSON Y. DUNCAN,
GEORGE HAMPTON,
GEORGE &. LAW,
DAN FELLOWES PLAT J.
~ r. KEARNS.
THOMAS FLYNN.
DAVIS s. CRATER.
In addition. y. r. Wills. Of Mount Holly.
and Senator Johnson Cornish. Of Washing
ton, Warren County, were At the meeting
They went away before the letter was
drawn up. but agreed to its purpose before
they departed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-29
BURGLARS OVERLOOK LOOT
Make $1,000 Haul in Teaneck, n. D.
and Miss $4,000 in Jewels.

Hackensack. y. j., July % Special
automobile burglars who early this morn
ing visited the home Of George a. Sipp at
Teaneck. had the prevailing hard luck
among burglars, being within two feet OF
safe containing $4,000 worth of jewels
the door Of the safe not being locked out
tbov didn't know it. The burglars carried
away 81 900 worth of silyerware and GUY
glass. two large caudelabra, punch po"'
Mr. sim is a real estate broker at NO.
AZ East i25th street, New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-29
SAY CLUB HAS NO TYPHOID
Assistant Manager and Health Officer
DENY Reports-Two Cases in Hospital.

The assistant manage At tho Colony
club said last night the reports that there
was a typhoid outbreak in the club were
untrue. I'VE have no typhoid here and
don't expect to have any she said. I'VE
have not been quarantined, and do not cx-
pect to be- There is not a case OF the dis
ease in the house
An officer from the Department Of Health
also said there was no quarantine against
the colony club. and that no report against
the club had been received.
At St. Vincents Hospital it was said two
.natients suffering from typhoid had been
taken there from the club and placed N
,,rivate wards. Both patients were re-
nnrted 70 be doing wei.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-29
STEAMERS AT FOREIGN PORTS.

London July 27-A1reolo m. Nap Yo-t
East London. July - Burmese Prince n,
Nov YORK via cape Town. &c. -
Manchester. july 27-Ihespls ,Br. Neor yor,
Rotterdam. July 2s r SieIw Arlstsrdsr,
Dutch. New York via Plymouth srJ Boi.
l1Rne
Melbourne July 2s-Anzlo Pstaqoran n,
New York v's 81 Vincent. y
cape Town. july p Tenrenfss Rr. 80,
York
IA P.a,a. july % kildare .Py. Nee Yorz Vi,
Da'n,. July = Eaura Hr. Neu YORK "a
Aigiers. Saoaug cto.
Cehu. July 2S-Kabinga ,8rD. Sow York VA
Sahang. singapore. efr.
SAILED
Barhadcs. July % Denis DRD from Para. y.-
YORK
Victoria Brazil Juy 90 indian p---. I'm
York
narrow July 27-RaKu standard l8rl. Nes vo-..
Rotterdam. July 81 Ciesrfeld tRr. View Y1-x
Corunna. July ST Laurent Err. Nev YORK
81 Vincent e V. July - New York ,I'. m
New York.
PASSED
Sagres. Julv 2s.A1ron7 Gfau. Trfa1cfuffa s-d
New York FOR Genoa and Naples
Lizard. July -NaTagaHsst i}r. Sow Yort
FOR London
sciIlv July 2s-osuppssedJ Rina.Go '7r. N.-
York Tor HUI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-29
yAcHTsMAN BECOMES AVIATOR.

Harold Binncy. well known as yachts
man. has ordered a So-horscpoWor Moisau,
monoplane. to be- equipped with altitude
and 'cross-country wings. MI Bnncy "a
few years ago finished second among ten
contestants in the New York To Bermuda
yacht race Ilc Is. therefore, equipped for
'cfoes-country nylns as be- understands fol-
lowing = compass course from MAYS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-29

Tho prIadelrhia. reported as 34s miles east ~
SANDY Hook ar 80 p IN yesterday, is expected
To dock this evening.
SANDY Hook ~ G.O5 a. m. Yesterday is expected
To- dock sWlly forenoon -
The Kais,rin Aucustc Victoria. reported As @3
miles east Of SANDY Hook AT noon yesterday, is
expected 20 dock this forenoon.
The Rotterdam. reported as ll62 mics cast o'
Sandy Hook at 30 g. W. yesterday, is expected
TO dock Monday forenoon
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-29

in the employ of the city thirteen year :.
In October. 1899. he was appointed oep"''
superintendent of Kings County hosp''a''
where he had been employed as an inferno
eighteen months. Before becoming acun8
medical superintendent in the Department
NJ Charities he was superintendent OF city
bospita,s lie continued to draw the pay OF
thie once until his latest appointment. on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-29
RANSPACIFIC MAILS.

Destination and steamer. Close In y. Y. PM
Hawaii Guam. Philippines Nia san
FIauciscol-t : transport .......July 81, 4: 80
Jauau. CoGea, china Oia TacOma)-
Mexico Maru ................ ..... July 81. 80
Tahiti Matuuesas. Cook Islands tvia
san Frauciscol MartpD "a ....... Aug. |. $50
Jarau. Cor,a, China via Seattle
Kumcrir ...................... l. $50
Hawaii Japan, Corea. China, Philip
uiuss Nla san Francisco Chiyo
Mau .............................A Aug. 4. $50
Fin Islands. samoan Islands. New
Zealand via Vancouver Zcalau.
lila. .....t...... ..t.. .t...-.--t,. Aug. a. $50
Jaran. Corca. China Nia Seattle)-
pro,esliaus .................... Aug. L. $50
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-29
Gives History OF Company.

The witness. i'm answer to questions by
the chairman and Representative Gardner.
McGilicUdiy. Bartlett and others. related
the history of the Tennessee Coal and Iron
Company and its merger into tho Steel
Corporation so TAR as he played a part
i'm it, lie said that $1GJ0c"O to $1,000 Goa
had been put into the company I'm the way
Of improvements after the syndicate agree
ment was drawn in 1906 and he and Mr.
Schlcy were appointed managers. The com
pany had been a going concern and
manufactured great many steel rails
They had received an order for l5750D
rails from f. H. Hartman for the south
ern Pacific only a few months before the
company was absorbed by the Steel Cor
poraton. the witness said.
Did YOU ever associate the Hartman
order with your trouble in Wall Street.
asked Mr.. Gardner, of Massachusetts.
no. never heard the suggestion mace, %
replied the witness.
The witness said that he was sure no
members Of the syndicate which took over
the Tennessee company had any intention
of selling II To- the Steel Corporation or
formed the syndicate for that purpose.
Personally. lac said. he would have pre-
f,rrcd To have kept his syndicate stock
instead of getting the Steel Corporation
seconds" in the transfer He had had great
confidence i'm the future of the Tennessee
company. he said
The witness said that the FIRST iutima-
zion he had that the Tennessee company
was i'm trouble and that it would Ice adj
vlsable 10 sell tho stock TO the Steel Cor
poration was ON "A Sunday. the day before
the deal was put through. when Mr.. Schley
called him up at his home In Cleveland
from New York. Schley told him that the
banks holding the Tennessee stock as col
lateral had demanded substitution Of
the security. lie started for this city i'm
medlately. and on Monday they all had II
conference In the library AZ the home OF j.
T. Morgan. Judge Gary and Mr.. F'rink
reprcscnted the Steel Corporation, and Mr..
schlcy and Lewis Cass Lcdyard. counsel
for the managers of the Tennessee syndi-
cate. were present. Mr.. Morgan did not
attend the conference. They decided then
and there to transfer tho property.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-29
SUNDAYS NETWORK TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in the United States
for $500 year.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.


MINIATURE ALMANAC.
nrise. 4.5i. sunset. 7.i9. moon rises, $50
! = -.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-29
SHIPPING NEWS
Port of New York, Friday, July %
1911.

steamer 'it' ~ savannah, savannah JuN
e5 go tho ocean IS GO. with passengers and
rdse. Passed 40 quarantine AZ 40 m
steamer I'D RIO. Galveston luz, - D. ahI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-29
Heard OF No Squeezing,

The witness thought that the reason the
hanks were not satisfied with the Ten
ncssee stock Was because II was 'pegged
stock" ln the language of Wall street,
that IT,. stock held under syndicate agree
mont. and Nth an uncertain market value
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-29
OUTGOING STEAMERS.

Brings mail.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-02-23
FARMER GOES ON A RAMPAGE
While Angry at His Wife He Kills Dog,
Shoots Horse and Fires House
and Barn.

Danville, Ill.-Newton s. Melton,
one of the wealthiest farmers in Yer
million county, is in Jail here on
charge of arson and attempting to
murder his wife. The offenses were
committed after a trip to Danville, in
which he sold some hogs to a pack
ing house.
Returning home he accused his wife
of hiding the animals. She denied
the charge and Melton, with a shot.
gun. drove her into an upstairs room.
She barricaded herself and Melton
fired through the door. He then ran
out into the yard, killed pet dog and
shot the ear off the family driving
horse.
Melton then set fire to a new $4,000
barn, an old barn and fired the fam
lily dwelling in three places. The
shooting and flames attracted a crowd
of farmers. who armed themselves,
and they finally overpowered him.