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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-15
WOMAN TELLS OF
TERRIBLE CRIME

NORFOLK, VA, Special.-After
working for two days on the mys-
terry surrounding the murder OF Harry
o. Davis, whose body was found
buried in an onion patch owned by
Mrs. Minnie Murdoch, at Mason 8
Creek, the police have secured con-
fession from Mrs. Murdoch.
She admitted that Charles Merkle.
who was arrested with her as an ac-
cessory to the crime, killed Davis
while the latter was sleeping with
her, and that the body was buried
in the onion patch to conceal the
murder.
The remains OF Davis, who was also
known under the name OF Harding,
were disinterred on Monday.
The body was bruised and battered,
indicating that he had been beaten
10 death by a dull axe or similar
weapon. The woman and Merkle
were arrested, but both protested
their innocence, declaring that they
found the body in the house when
they returned after several days alb
tify the authorities. but were arrested
before they could do so.
Breaking down under a police grill
ing OF Eve hours, Mrs. Murdock col
lapsed at O'Clock this morning and
the death OF Davis. When she had re-
covered from her collapse she sat on
the side of her bunk In the county jail
and calmly related the revolving de-
sMerkle was crazy with jealousy"
she said, and crept into the room
while Davis was asleep. He killed him
murder until Il was all over. for 1 was
.Tbs men were ouarrsling when I
Bsnt to bed. There had been bad feel
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-15
Will ONLY ISSUE -.
ONE INDICTMENT

PETERSBURG, VA, Special.-The
commonwealth will nolle prose- all
previous larceny indictments against
Carter r. Bishop and Charles Hall
Davis, of the old Appomattox Trust
company, and present one voluminous
indictment against both, and possibly
stand or fall on this
This is the practical result of the
refusal of Judge Mullen. in the Hus-
tings Court this morning, to sustain
the motion OF counsel for the defense
that the commemorative ATTORNEY
be required to at once proceed with
the trial Of pending indictments, or,
If it be the purpose of the Common
wealth to dismiss pending charges,
that the court would consent to the
action the Commonwealth make a
final disposition Of the case against
Bishop and Davis.
The new indictment, which the
commemorative Attorney has pre-
sented to the grand jury, which was
sworn in this morning, is probably
the longest ever submitted in q Vir-
ginia court. 1t contains 264 pages
embOdying 52S counts.
One indictment, charging failure to
make an entry, will probably be re-
tanned by the Commemorative Attor-
ney. and two charges of failure to
make entries will be modified.
II was on one Indictment charging
false entry, that Mr.. Bishop was ac-
quilted in April. IL the one new in
dictment presented today fails, then
these three indictments will probably
be tried. If the Commonwealth At
torney can have ii so.
The new indictment charges en-
beZZlement.
The charges made therein cover the
same period of time as the old in
dictments, but do not embrace all of
the same charges and contains some
new charges.
1t covers the period from March LIST
TO the latter part of August.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-15

wounding others. The three men
hastily retreated. The army marched
on and again BorduniX made an at
tack. AT last the troops were order
ed to fire if another assault was made.
The avengers found concealment in a
graveyard, and when they fired their
fifth volley they were answered by
500 muskets. The mad Virginians
were riddled with bullets and were
buried where they fell.
-(The above was taken from the
Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph, and
gives an account of General Stone
mans march through this county, but
has been largely exaggerated. We
would be glad if someone who knows
would give a correct account Of the
above.-Ed)
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-15
FILM FLAM MAN
FAINTS IN COURT

r c H MOND, VA, Special.
After looking carefully behind him
to make sure that he would not fall
on the hard, concrete floor, Harry l.
Britt, charged in Police Court this.
morning with being a suspicious char
acter and to have attempted to finn
fam local jeweler, swooned dead:
away into the arms of Detective Ser
geant kellam when Justice Crutch--
held announced that the charge would
have to be investigated
DR.. thurman, of the city ambulance
corps, was hastily summoned. He
man and pronounced him conscious,
hale, hearty, strong and well, where
upon Britt recovered
The case against the man will be
heard next Thursday, continuance
having been granted to allow counsel
TO summon certain necessary wit.
nesses.
Britt claims to lie from Raleigh
n. c. He was arrested yesterday
evening by Detectives Kellam and,
and had offered in payment a sight
draft on the Commercial National
Bank of Raleigh for S165.
He exhibited to the jeweler a fake
telegram, so he later admitted, sup
posed to be from the cashier Of the
Raleigh bank. stating that Britt had
on deposit $1,000.
Britt was rather nervous when he,
appeared in Police Court this morn
ing. He was very anxious to have his
case dismissed. When the Judge re-
fused and said that an investigation
would have to take place, the man,
glanced behind him TO be certain that.
policeman or detective was within
easy distance. Detective Kellams
was Immediately behind him. so Britt
tainted. He did not fall forward, nor
did he fall to the right or to the left,
but right into the officers arms. The,
detective carried the man into Justice
Crutchfield's private office. where DR..
Truman examined him and scored one
Of the quickest cures on record.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-15
BRIDGE SINKS
LAKE STEAMER
Peculiar Marine Accident Near
Chicago-Boat Arises When
Weight Is Removed.

CHICAGO, ILL, Special. The Lake
steamer j. S. Keith was sunk and
stayed under for fully three minutes
this morning when the lift OF the
bridge over the South Branch of the
Chlcago River at HaIstead Street fell.
crushing the vessel under it's weight
and forcing it under water.
AS the bridge span, which works
IKE an elevator instead of swinging
OF opening, fell, the spars and deck
houses OF the boat were Crushed like
egg shells.
Several sailors and officers on board
the vessel were injured.
The boat stayed under water until
the cabin fell in.
Besides being sprung, there Is no
great damage to the vessel.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-15
Madcro Wants Mexico Free.

MEXICO CITY, Special.-"Plots of
my enemies, whether adherents of
Reyes. or of other interests antagon-
istic to me, or a combination Of the
two. will have no effect on my work
for the liberty and advancement Of
the Mexican people" declared Fran
cisco /. Madero. the revolutionary
leader and de facto ruler of Mexico
today.
He received the correspondents at
the National Palace, where he and
his party are the guests of President
De la Barra. While he was talking
vast crowds were passing before the
palace and "Viva Madero" was re-
sounding on every side. He smiled
occasionally, but showed no trace OF
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-15
Committee Reports Change in Ca
madam Reciprocity Bill to
Senate
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, ID. G., Specialists
regarding the opposition of President
Taft to any amendments to the
Canadian reciprocity agreement, the
Finance Committee of the Senate today
agreed to report favorably the Root
amendment, but without any recon
mendation. The Root amendment pro-
vides that there shall be no free eX-
change on wood pulp and paper pro-
ducts under the agreement, until the
export tax on wood pulp imposed in
certain provinces OF the Dominion has
been removed.
The committee announced that the
measure would be reported to the Sen
ate next Tuesday. The vote in com
m.ttee, which was closed doors, was
not announced.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-15
LIKELY TO AVOID
RAILROAD STRIKE

WASHINGTON. d. c., June s.
1T looks more today like a settlement
will be reached" said Henry Morris,
OF the executive board Of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen. who,
have been meeting with the Southern
Railway officials and the Erdman act
mediators for several weeks on the
question of a strike.
At the offices of the railway today
confidence was expressed over the ne
gotiations. The mediators. DIR. Chas.
=. NELL and Judge Martin Knapp, had
the officers before them this morn
ing. The firemen have been notified.
TO appear again this afternoon.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-15
NEARLY NINETY
THOUSAND SHORT
Treasurer of Minnesota University
Will Be Prosecuted-Says
He Was Robbed.

MINNEAPOLIS, MIMI, Special
Jos. ID. Bren, who was formally re-
moved as treasurer. accountant and
cashier of the University of Mime
sofa yesterday, following the discov-
cry that the accounts of the institu-
ton were short between $4,000 and
$4,000, will be prosecuted, according
to a report here today. Formal de-
mand for all the money and accounts,
including the $4,000 OF which Brens
says he was robbed, have been made.
Bren's bondsmen so far have taken
no interest in the inquiry, and pro-
ceedings will be started against them,
should they fail to make good.
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ing between them for some time. Both
were Jealous. When 1 awOke found
Harry dead, beside me. tried 10
Maken him. not knowing he was dead
bot Merkle came i'm and told me TO
shut up We tried 20 carry the body
out but IL was too heavy. j got a
clothes line which Merkle tied around
the waist while 1 tied the feet to-
gether.
the kitchen and over to the grave
which he had dug. While Merkle was
shoVeling in the dirt l threw in some
Harry's face"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-15
SEVEN WORKMEN REPORTED
MISSING IN LANDSLIDE

PITTSBURG, PA, Special.-Seve-
raj tons Of earth slid into a ditch at
Sheridan and Stewart Streets today
while large number of men were
working there.
Report was made to the police that
seven were missing.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-15
AEROPLANE FALLS AND
ITALIAN AVIATOR DIES

ROME, June S.-Aviator Maria was.
killed today at the AerOdromS, wien
defective machinery caused his aero
plane to fall from height of 400 feet
The machine was smashed and Maria
was crushed to death in the wreckage..
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-15
MEXICO CITY, Special-Three

Aochlmllco sank during the earth
quake, and IL is believed that scores
OF persons were drowned.
MEXICO CITY, Special.-Three
thousand troops are today clearing
the debris left by the earthquake of
yesterday morning and slowly uncov-
erlnS the dead. The complete death
roll Will not be known for several
days, but according TO the latest po-
lice estimate, 1S5 persons lost their
lives.
Many of those believed to be dead
are recorded as missing" and may be
found later to have been among those
who fled from the city when the first
shock was felt. Until this morning
the search for the dead was confined
TO the main city, but when the work
was extended to the outlying suburbs
IT was found that many had been
crushed to death by the collapse of
the adobe and brick houses.
From midnight on rescuing parties
reported at the General Hospital with
injured victims until seventy-three
were being cared for. Many others
are being cared for at the homes OF
friends.
The heaviest loss of life, as stated
| in the first advices sent out, was
among the soldic-y in the old bar
racks. Nearly all of those asleep in
| the buildings were crushed to death.
1
dying with their husbands. That the
| fatalities were not much heavier there
was due to the fact that nearly half
Of the artillerymen had left their
quarters without leave and were else
where in the city when the disaster
| occurred.
Twenty-Five OF them returned to
the ruined barracks shortly after mid
| night and were Immediately arrested
| Property Loss Small.
Though the earthquake was the
| heaviest recorded since the Acapulco
disaster of two years ago, the com
mercial damage was insignificant a:
compared with the actual loss of life
This was due to the fact that the
| first and heaviest shock was of only
fifteen seconds duration.
Though 1t cracked many of the larg,
buildings, 1t did not last long enough
TO shake them down. The main effec
! was felt on the small buildings tina
! went to pieces in a moment. 1t is be
! lieved that 100000 will cover the prop
erty damage in this city.
! what damage was done in towns Il
the southwark Is yet unknown, fol
1t has been impossible to restore com
munication. Measures are already un
1 der way by the Government.
| President De La Barra ordered that
everything possible be done to pre-.
vent suffering.
Many OF the churches were throngec
during the night, the terror stricken
natives kneeling at the shrines fol
hours.
| Earthquakes in this city have come
to be known as twins" because of the
fact that a second generally follows
| the first unheaval.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-15
AMELIA CITIZEN
DIES IN RICHMOND

r G II NJ OND, VA, Special
Robert Mason. of Amelia Courthouse,
died suddenly in a room in Richmond
shortly after / o'clock this afternoon
Death was probably due to heart
failure. The man went to a house and
said he was Ill and asked to be allowed
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-15

70 occupy one OF the rooms He was
later.
Mr.: Mason was unmarried. He was
aoout ntty-hve years old. The police
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-15
Your D5ugsI.t VIII Ten You

Murine Eye Remedy Relieves Sore Eyes.
strengthens Weak Eyes. Doesn't Smart
tSoothes Eye Pain Try it in Baby's
Eyes Tor Scaly Eyelids and Granulation.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-15
EARTHQUAKE
SHAKES EUROPE

POTSDAM, GERMANY, Special.
A terrific earthquake SOhck,
supposed to- have occurred i'm the
ncighbOrhOod of the Caspian sea,
was registered i'm the seiSmograph
of the observatory here at 1904
y. Nj. today.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-15
"Dead" volcano Smoking.

MEXICO CITY, Special.-Popo-
catepetl, the semi-active volcano west
OF Puebla, is smoking today, giving
indications OF violent eruption, and
Collma, an active volcano, is throwing
out constant volumes OF molten sand
red hot rocks and ashes. These phe-
nomena are believed TO be the result
OF yesterdays earthquake
News reached here today that many
homes on the floating islands Of Lake
Nochimilco sank during the earth
quake, and II is believed that scores
OF persons We're drowned
The evening times., 1911-08-16
MYSTERY IN A
CALL FOR HELP
Fargo Officials Investigate
Unusual Alarm But With
out Any Success.

Fargo. N. D., Aug. 16.-There is a
good deal of mystery surrounding a
strange affair which took place ut the
gas works OF the Union Light, Heat
and Power company.
Residents in the vicinity of the gas
works were awakened by the cries Of
a man, who from the direction Of tho
sound seemed to be located in the gas
works. The man yelled for help,
help" several times and twice yelled
murder"
After the frantic man had yelled q
short time, man and two women
were seen leaving the place. They
were talking in excited tones and from
the short bits Of conversation that
were overheard they seemed very
much interested In the stricken man.
Shortly after the trio had gone a
switch engine, having aboard Detec-
tive OVERLY of the police department.
flew down through the yards and stop
ped at the gas works. The men of
the crew In company with the officer
made a thorough search for the man
who had called for aid, but in spite
of their efforts he was not found.
After O search tho crew came back
to the station and OVERLY remained
on the grounds to pick up a drunk,
which he had been given to understand
was in the community. However,
when he went to find the Intoxicated
man he also was gone.
The evening times., 1911-08-16
BOYS IN A GALE
They Had Hard Time During Storm
=. on Devils Lake. -. ~. .


Devils Lake, N. D., Aug. a16.-With
the wind at its height about IL o'clock
yesterday. and waves four and five
feet high tearing their way across
Devils lake, but before the near-cloud-
burst occurred, the report spread like
wildfire at Chautauqua that some lit
tie children were out in the "Tub. I"
The greatest apprehension was felt
for with every moment the waves
were becoming higher.
The boat was discovered near the
opposite shore and for a time it was
believed they would land there. The
boat, however, was driven by the
wind. AS it was pitched about at the
mercy of the roughest sea Of the sea-
son, Chautauqua residents became
near-wild. Scores congregated on the
shore until driven to shelter by the
rain. 80!
Watching from the station windows,
the course Of the craft was followed,
until it was lost IN the rain. Time
and again it would come into view and
then be lost As the craft drew nearer
the shore 1t was seen that those
handling it were not novices.
Walter Gilbert, Arthur Powell and
Oscar Lewis composed the crew that
manned the craft on what is believed
to be the most perilous trip ever TAX
en- on Devils lake.
The evening times., 1911-08-16
MAY BE ARRESTS
Fargo Health Officers Anticipate
Action Against Physicians.

Fargo, N. D., Aug.-The neglect OF
Fargo physicians to report to the
proper authorities cases Of contagi-
GUS diseases may lead to the arrest
of some of the most prominent and
highly respected physicians in the.
city.
Yesterday the board Of health held
, special called meeting at the city
hall to talk over the serious neglect
of the physicians to take some steps
to better the conditions in Fargo.
The failure of the physicians to re-
port these contagious cases has caus-
ed a great deal of danger to the gen.
eral health of the city and the board
is planning to put a stop to the
menace. ...
A number of cases were cited for
the consideration of the board where
! there had been no quarantine order
made. In some of these cases where
not even quarantine notice had been
given, members of the board are able
to procure sufficient record to prove
the neglect and the possibility of the
apprehension of the guilty doctors.
The evening times., 1911-08-16
men had raised his fist in the act of
striking a we'll known citizen of Far
go. but the officer grabbed him be-
fore he could drive the blow.
TAKEN ACROSS LINE
Insane Man Held by Cass County
Turned Over to Minnesota.

Insane Man Held by CnSS County
Turned Over to Minnesota.
Fargo, N. D.. Aug. 16.-Sheriff Boyle
and Police Captain Dahlgren returned
last evening from Thief River Falls,
Mimi, where they lift Andrew Peter
son, who was arrested here as being
Of unsound mind.
He was found in house on Front
street several days ago praying at the
top of his voice, and after he was
taken into custody he asked the police
force to shoot him. He was sent to
Jail and was adjudged insane. In the
Jail he insisted that the sheriff hang
him.
1t was found in Thief River Falls
by the officers that he had sold his
claim near there for s2,4OO, but he has
no idea as to what became of the
money. He was turned over to the
authorities there, who in turn took
him to his former boarding house and
turned him loose. He stated that he
had $40 deposited in a Moorhead
bank.
The officers here believe that he is
not safe to be at large as he was
roaming about with knife threaten
ing to kill himself.
The evening times., 1911-08-16
BOARD DESTROYS
PRISON BONDS
Action Of Recent Legislature in
Ordering Destruction is
Carried Out.

Bismarck, N. d., Aug. 16.-It is
not everyday that bonds, good nego-
table paper with four per cent at
tachmcnts and printed in attractive
colors are put to the flames. 1t SEEM
ed almost like sacrilege when the
state board of auditors, consisting of
State Auditor Brightbill, Secretary of
State P. D. Norton, and Attorney
General Andrew Miller, in the pres
ence and with the consent of State
Treasurer Olson, yesterday destroyed
bonds to the amount Of $1S5,000, but
this Is just what was done in compli-
ance with resolution passed by the
state legislature.
The bond issue was made in 1901,
and Is what is known as the twine
factory bonds. They were never sold
owing to complications which arose
at that time and the paper has since
reposed in the big vault of the state
treasury. Each, succeeding state
treasurer is charged with their GUS
tody and In order to put them out of
the way the legislature ordered their
destruction. The work is no small
job, for it was necessary to cancel
them by number and one at a time,
and they were in denominations of
$1,000 each.
A separate record was made of
each bond, its number put in the
book and then the precious paper
was cancelled after a full description
had been recorded.
The bonds are issued in two series
and all that would have been neces,
sary to make them negotiable was to
fill in the blank spaces with names
Of the proper officers.
Souvenir hunters and collectors
lost some novel specimens with the
destruction of the pretty papers, but
they had to go. Their existence was
of no value to the state and they
stood as menace, for some one
some time might have taken a notion
to put q pair on the market and
trouble would naturally result.
There are said to be unscrupulous
dealers in state bonds who would not
hesitate to manipulate such paper to
their personal profit.
State Treasurer Olson was glad to
have them put out of existence, al
though 1t entailed lot OF work with
no compensation.
The evening times., 1911-08-16
TAKING EVIDENCE
COntended That Thih Homesteader
Already Had Land.

Devils Lake. N. D.. Aug. 16.-In the
United States district court here be-
fore Mrs. r. A. Conover. depositions
were taken in the case of the govern
ment against Lucia ]. Kobe. The ac-
tion is brought through the land de-
partment, for the purpose of setting
aside patent granted the defendant.
1t is alleged by the prosecution that
the defendant. at the time the patent
was granted, was the owner Of 320
acres.
Judge w. H. Barnett Of Fargo rep
resented the government in the ac-
ton. Other attorneys interested in
the case are Silver Serumgard Of Dev-
lis Lake and Christianson & Weber
Of Towner.
The defendant, represented by At
torney Serumgard, will be given some
time to prepare evidence before the
case comes for trial at Fargo. In
this action Attorney Christianson rep
rested the mortgagee.
The evening times., 1911-08-16
CONDITIONS FAVOABLE
Farmers in Western North Dakota
Will Plant Largo Acreage.

Dickinson, N. D., Aug. 16.-Condi-
tions for sowing winter rye and wheat
were never moro favorable in western
North Dakota, and from indications
there will be a large acreage sown
the coming month. The two and one
half inches of rainfall the past two
weeks has soaked the ground to a
great depth, and the farmers are US
ing the disc and plow on the land
with good effect. Last year the har-
vest and fall season was unusually
dry and the winter grains sown in
September did not get a good start
before winter set in. Farmers are of
the opinion that winter wheat will
be one of the most productive crops
for this country, and they are making
preparations to sow it as an expert
ment
The evening times., 1911-08-16
BEACH TO HAVE FAIR
Big Event Will Take Place There
Next Month.

Beach, N. D., Aug. 16.-Beach will
hold a big fair September 26 to 20
and it will be known as the Billings
county interstate fair. The features
of the event will be exhibits of the
products Of Golden Valley, a section
that the people of this city and dis
trict generally are decidedly proud.
North Dakota products will not be
exhibited alone, however, as the bor-
der counties in Montana will also
make exhibits of their products at
the show in this city. A contract
has been signed for flights here by
Eaobert st. Henry during the fair
dates.