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Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-12-17
Man Accused of Murder of
Guy G. Killgore Will Ad-
nit Crime and Ask Glenn
ency in Consideration of
His Act.
INSANITY WAS TO
BE THE DEFENSE
Prisoner Realized That. He
Was in an Extremely
Tight Place and Decided
to Plead Guilty to Save
His Life.

When James 4. Taylor. who was in
dicted by the late grand jury for tn"
murder Of Guy c. Kilgore last July
faces Judge Kent in criminal court
tomorrow morning. il viii be to enter
u plea of guilty of murder. This decis-
ion was arrived at late yesterday af-
ternoon after an extended conference
between Taylor and his counsel, Fred
{. STuckmeyer.
Just what will be done in this case
by the court cannot be said. There is
no obligation on the part OF Judge
Kent as the severity 81 the sentence
to be imposed He may. in his dis
cretion. sentence the prisoner TO be
executed for his crime. or he may i'm
pose a lighter sentence. But there is
probably good ground for the belief
that in the view Of the fact that by
pleading guilty Taylor has saved a
long ard expensive trial, clemencr
will be extended. The chances are
that Taylor Will get a life sentenc in
the prison at Florence.
1t was realized that the case against
TAYLOR was a bad one. He had. as
Will be recalled. approached Kilgore at
the Central fire station and had shot
hm down after applying 10 him an
abusive epithet
Taylor claimed he had good reasons
for shooting kilgOre. saving the latter
had interfered with his domestic af-
fairs. Immediately after the commits
sion of the crime. however. George
Purdy Bulard. district attorney. pro-
cured a number Of letters written by
Taylor to his wife. which showed him
in a bad light and which would prob
ably have destroyed his contention
that Kilgore had ruined his rome.
If the case had gone to trial the
defense would have been insanity; and
it is known there are 1t number of
persons who have known Taylor and
who are convinced that he is not now
or at least some time ago was not well
balanced mentally. But there are
probab bly, few who believed him so far
an incompetent to as to be morally ir-
responsible a fact that would have
had to be proven to the jury. Under
al these circumstances Taylor has
made up his mind to enter "a plea of
guilty and throw himself on the mercy
OF the court.
1t is not known if Judge Kent will
sentence Taylor tomorrow or not. Fol-
lowing the precedent established by
other cases it is probable sentence will
be deferred until a later date.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-12-17
OPPOSE TARIFF REFORM.

OMAHA. Neb, Dec. 16.-Tariff re-
form. especially as it relates To d re-
vision Of the wooden schedule. has
been the principal subject Of discus
sion at the forty-eighth annual con-
Vention of the National Wool Grow
ers association. which is holding its
final session here today.
One Of the biggest sheep shows ever
held in the United States has been a
feature Of the convention. Sheepmen
declare that the industry has made
great strides in the last year. but that
adverse action by congress will speed
ily ruin the business.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-12-17
WORKING FOR BOB.

COLUMBUS. Dec. I6.-For the pur-
pose of impressing on the republicans
of Ohio that Roosevelt is not a cam
didate for 1912. Secretary Fackler of
the Ohio Progressive league today ar
ranged a speechmaking tour Of the
state for James r. Garfield. Clifford
Pinchot. Louis ID. Brandeis and Sena
tor NJ. f. Clapp 1t is hoped i'm this
manner TO pave the way for smooth
progress for the La Toilette cam
paign.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-12-17
MEN WERE HELD UP.
Arms Taken From Americans to Pro
mote Another Mexican
ReVcluticn.

Ell PASO. Dec 16-John Pelter. of
Pasadena. Robert Bolam. Of Los An
seles and G. l.. Wilson and G. =
Bingham, of Reno arrived here to-
day from the interior of Mexico. They
report being held up at Balsas river.
state of Guerrero. by the forces OF
Jesus Sa gdde. revolutionary leader.
and robbed of their arms They have
receipts signed by Alfaro Lodquidy.
stating their arms were seized in the
interest Of Salgado's revolution.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-12-17
THEY'RE AFTER STOKES.

NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-Counsel for
Lillian Graham and Ethel Conrad. who
yesterday Were acquitted of teh charge
of having assaulted w + d. Stokes,
millionaire sportsman. by shooting
him in the legs while he was visitor
in their apartments. announced today
that the show girls would file damage
suits against Stokes for false impris-
onment and malicious prosecution.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-12-17
THEY'LL STICK TOGETHER.

ST. PAUL. Dee. 16.-The western
governors who returned 10 st. Paul
today from their 400 mile tour east.
tonight formed a permanent organi-
cation To be known as the Western
Governors association. The first
meeting will be held here Monday w
ening when Secretary of the Interior
Fisher will be the principal speaker.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-12-17
ITALIANS DEFEATED.

CONSTANTINOPLE. Dec ia
special dispatch says Turkish troops
and Arab regulars attacked the Italian
outposts in the outskirts of BenghaSi
and succeeded in driving them back
on To- the main body The outer line
Of fortified positions, which has been
strongly occupied by Italians. was
abandoned by them and they re
treated to the city itself
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-12-17
RUSSIA PROTESTS.
Ambassador Asks That the Sulzer
Resolution he Not Passed.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.-Becaus,
Of protest toda.- bv the Russian
ambassador To President Taft against
the passage OF resolution abrogat-
ing the treaty Of 1892 it was re-
E0rted the senate on Monday and
Tuesday will pass a modified resoIu-
ton That the measure is regarded
as serious was indicated when five
members of the cabinet were sum-
moned to discuss the matter.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-12-17
NO EXTRA SESSION.

OLYMPIA. Dec. 16.-GOvernOr Ma
rion F. Hay declined To call a special
session of the Legislature for the en-
aCtment of a presidential preference
primary bill An informal statement
sets forth seven reasons for his ac-
tion. Leaders of the movement for an
extra session are mostly supporters of
LaFOllette.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-12-17
COLONEL is KILLED.

NACO. Ariz.. Dec. 16-Word came
today from Arizpe. sonora. that Lieu
tenant Colonel Rafael y. Romero was
killed and Captain Arvizu and a
cousin of Romero named MerinO were
severely wounded while attempting to
break Jail there All told there are
twelve of Romero's men in prison at
Arzpe.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-12-17
WHO WILL READ 1T?

WASHINGTON. Dec 16.-President
Taft will send the report of the tariff
board on woal To congress with a pc
Cial message next Tuesday or Weylnes-
day. The fun report will be presented
to the president Monday. 1t will be
voluminoUS affair. consisting of
about $4,000 words. and many tables
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-12-17
JURY DISAGREED.

SEATTLE. Dec. 16.-The jury dis
agreed and was discharged today in
the case of Arthur H. and Clarence
\. Moore. officers of the Alaskan In
Vestment and DEVELOPMENT company.
charged with using the mails to de-
fraud. The final vote was S To 4 for
conviction. The case was set for re-
trial at the March term
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-12-17
VIBRATION AT DENVER.

DENVER. Dee. ia terrific earth
vibration was recorded bv the seis-
mOgraph at the Sacred Heart college
observatory here at 2.20 this after
noon. 1t came from the southwest.
possibly from Mexico or Central Am
erica
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-12-17
RACE HAS ENDED.

NEW YORK. Dec. 16.-Joe Folge4
OF Brooklyn and Jackie" Clark of
Melbourne. Australia. won the six
day bike race which ended at ten
O'Clock tonight i'm Madison Square
Garden The Fogler- Clark team fin
ished one lap ahead of six other
teams punched in tie for second
place
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-12-17
CHANGE AT HUMBOLDT.

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Dec. 16-
tSpecia'D THE postOffice at Hum
holdt has been raised to the pres
idential class. The salary will be
$500
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-12-17
WILL BUILD ADDITION.

DOUGLAS, Dec. 16-At a directors
meeting i'm Calumet. Michigan. today
orders were issued for immediate
construction of a large addition to
the Calumet and Arizona smelter here
The expenditure of 81 SOC. 600 is in
YolVed
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-12-17
-O
PARLIAMENT PROROGUEO.

LONDON. Dec. 16.-The houses of
parliament were prorogued today, but
will reassemble February IA The
kings speech was read i'm the house
of lords before a small assembly.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-12-17
FELT AT BERKELEY.

BERKELEY. Cal. Dec. 16.-A heavy
earthquake shock was recorded by the
seismograph Of the University of Cali
fornia at 11;25 a. m. today. A heavy
movement came nine minutes later.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-12-17
LOSSES ARE DWINDLING.

WASHINGTON. Dec 16-Estimates
prepared here of the damage done by
explosions and fires at Fort Riley are
considerably less than first reports.
1t is placed at $1O7. 900. which is said
to be liberal estimate.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-12-17
He Wants to Know Where
John J. Mcnamara Got
That Thousand Dollars a
Month for "Organiza-
ton" Expenses.
MANY FACTS ARE
BEING LEARNED
It is Now Known Definitely
That Mcnamara Had Ar
ranged for a Series of Ex-
plosions in Variouos Sec
tiOnS.

INDIANAPOLIS. md. Dec. l6.-Mlss
Nora Haley. former private secretary
to John J. Mcnamara. and who was
under federal surveillance at her home
in Chicago for several days. passed
more than an hour before the grand
jury this afternoon. Little is known
of the nature of her testimony, hut
as the government is known To be
delving into correspondence of the
former secretary of the iron workers
it is supposed she was questioned re-
garding the money spent during the
period when numerous explosions oc-
Cured Before entering the grand
jury room. Miss Haley was closeted
with United States District Attorney
Miller nearly an hour. Arthur Myers.
formerly bookkeeper i'm the iron work
ers' office. now employed by the
Westinghouse company at Pittsburg.
also testified today.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-12-17
SHOCK AT MEXICO CITY.

MEHICO CITY, Dec. 16-A heavy
earthquake occurred here at 12:4O D.
NJ. No damage was done
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-12-17
HE'S IN SINGAPORE.

SINGAPORE. Dec 16.-Dr. Sun Sen.
Chinese reformer. arrived here today
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-12-17

l\DlA\OBOLIS. lnd.. Dec ~ llt
! 81 900 paid monthly to John J. Mc\a-
mara as secretary treasurer of the
! iron workers association for organ
ization purposes" and for which he
was not required To- give an account
ing. was inquired into today by the
government officials who are conduct
ing the dynamite investigation before
the grand pury The relation of the
fund to the fees given McManigal for
his work in blowing up structures
erected by non-union workers also was
inquired into. From a livery concern
at Muncie. Ind. an investigator
learned of McManigars movement of
nitro glycerine from Albany. Ind. I"
his storehouSe at Muncie.
McManigal. under the name Of J. W.
McGraw. bought 100 quarts of the eX-
plosive near Albany 1t was deliv-
cred To him i'm a wagon outside the
city and driven by him to Muncie and
there placed in sawdust. He confessed
he afterwards used some nitro glycer-
inc for explosions at Peoria. III. The
similarity of some sawdust found at
Peoria To that found at Muncie and
in the wagon led L. the linking up of
evidence by the detectives These
transactions were gone over to ascer-
tain what money had been paid for
expenses. Another point taken up was
the purpose of Mcnamara. according
To- McManigal. TO employ men to have
explosions occur on the same or about
the same hour at cities widely sepa-
rated
j. \. @. Badorf. a detective en-
ployed by the National Erectors' as
sociation. who was working on this
phase Of the case. and who procured
some scores of photographs Of wrecked
structures. was before the grand jury
several hours. According to McMani-
gal. ]. J. Mcnamara had explosions
occur at Omaha. Neb.. and Columbus.
Ind. the same night. II was i'm this
connection that Mcnamara is charged
by McManigaI as having said: Il want
them To go off about the same time
so they will wonder how a fellow was
i'm Omaha and Columbus the same
night. What | am going to do is to
get about six or eight good fellows.
the country and going to have explo-
sions come off at one time, one right
after the other. | will make them sit
up and take notice"
In omaha and Columbus the explo-
sions occurred in March. 1911 The
explosions were caused by McManigaI
and j. Il. Mcnamara, the time being
arranged in kilograms in code To J. J.
Mcnamara in indianapolis. Reports
have reached indianapolis of the in
tention of the state authorities to
start prosecutions for explosions which
occurred in their localities, and asking
whether there is any evidence now i'm
the hands of the government that
might be available for county grand
jury Investigations.
1T is the duty of different jurisdic-
uons to assist each other in prose-
cutting offenders" said Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Clarence Nichols
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-12-17

II you have money to lend or you wish
to borrow on first mortgage real estate
security, see
E f PASCOE
10 North Center Street.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-11-24
CHAPTER XIX.
Roscoe.

Roscoe.
Roscoe had never been able to clear
up his doubt as to Jeanne's identity,
nor to solve the mystery OF Cayley's
appearance in the air The doubt
and the mystery tormented him worse
than any final conviction could have
done. When he thought. as he some
times did, that the cause of all his
terror, the thing which kept him
MED him access to more than the fur
tive edges OF the beach, might be just
rather defenseless human couple,
man and a woman, and the woman
beautiful, young. alluring he
thought of all that he would go of
into transports of rage, which left
even his gigantic body limp and ex-
he might have killed the man weeks
ago and taken possession OF the
woman.
The thing that kept him sane was,
in itself, a species of insanity, the pas
sion for gold which had led him to
murder Captain Fielding Every day
he tramped up the glacier to the gold
ledge and there, while the light lasted,
he worked, cutting the precious metal
out of the rock, and with infinite labor
beating it pure.
AS the weeks and months dragged
along, this UNMARRIED routine more than
compensated for the solitude and the
terrors his superstition thrust upon
him, and gradually restored him to his
old normal, formidable, brutal self.
On the day when he made the discovery
that was to terminate the long series
of golden days which Jeanne and
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-11-24

what once had been shirt, sufiiced
to put it into commission again
Then, with the rife over his shout
der, he staggered out of the cave.
With his first glance abroad, he
started. His devil YVES being kind to
him today. There could be no doubt
of that Only, was he being too kind?
Roscoe wondered q little uneasily-
For, shambling along the ice, through
the thickening twilight, not 100 PAGES
away, was a big bear Roscoe was
tired CT wairus meat The thought Of
bear steak made his mouth water.
Three years disuse, however, had
made his craftsmanship somewhat
uncertain. He fired too soon, and
though he did not miss, the only eff
feet his shot had was to make the
bear turn about and go stumbling
down the glacier toward the beach.
with ungainly haste. Roscoe hurried
after him, and fired two more shots.
Whether they hit or not. he could not
tell. Certainly they did not serve to
check the bears flight The next mo
ment he had rounded the corner OF
the cliff and disappeared down the
beach in the direction of the hut
Roscoe hesitated, but only for
moment; then. with an oath, he set
out in pursuit 1t was not so much
the protection which the rife afforded
him that was responsible for this new
courage as il was that the mere feel
of 1t in his hands brought him back
in touch once more with the every
day matter of fact world, and made
his visions and ghosts seem little
unreal
1t was fully dark down here in the
shadow of the cliff The numbering yell
low shape of the bear was fndistin-
guishable against the icy beach. That
didn't matter, for he could follow
along well enough by the bloody
tracks the wounded beast had left
The last of the twilight was still in
the sky, and half his glances were
directed thither, looking for some
thing which he told himself could not
possibly exist, except in his own
fancy, yet fully expected to see never
theless, the shadow OF Cayley's great
wings And at last he saw 1t i'm
pending in the lower air. like brood
ing spirit, just above the tiny square
Of light which marked the location Of
the hut
Roscoe abandoned his pursuit of the
bear; all thought of it, in fact, was
gone from his mind; but he did not,
as on a former occasion, drop down
prone upon the ground, his face buried
IN his arms; nor did he turn and fee
ike one hag-ridden up the beach. He
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-11-24

rage against the two who had hafled
him and enjoyed immunity from him
SO long, almost led him to attempt to
break into the hut then and there, and
settle matters; but his saner common
sense told him that the settlement
would almost inevitably be against
him should he attempt It
He was still entertaining this no
ton, however, when luminous idea
occurred to him Around on the far
side of the hut, the west side, which
looked toward the headlands. was a
good-sized heap OF fire-wood. which
Philip had not been able to find
room for inside the hut. Roscoe had
with him a flint and steel and
quantity of tow. He never travelled
without them.
With infinite precaution against
noise he began laying fire against
ting, with his rife across his knees
ready to use in case of an emergency,
he methodically whitfield a quantity OF
dry splinters of a few of the sticks,
ignited them and carefully nursed the
blaze, until, under the rising wind, 1t
grew to the beginning of a fair-sized
confagration. Then, catching up his
rife, he slipped around the other side
of the hut, crouching down not more
than 20 PAGES away, and waited
Already the fire was burning finely
and the silhouetted outline of the hut
was plain against the glow of IT.
His plan was a good one. The peo-
pie inside the hut would have no
choice and, probably. no thought, but
Of escape. When they rushed out. as
they almost certainly would, bewild-
cred and confused, and plainly visible
TO him against the glow OF the fire be-
hind them, 1t would be easy, from the
safe shelter of the darkness, to shoot
the man
1t was only, indeed. by the merest
hairs breadth that Roscoe's plain
failed to work The instinct OF es-
cape by the nearest way from burn
ing building is almost irresistible, and
1t led Philip and Jeanne to the very
edge of the destruction. which Roscoe
had planned for them.
Cayley had his hand upon the bolt
of the great door, whittier he had
sprung when Jeanne's cry had awak-
ened him, before the saving second
thought stayed him and held him
frozen where he was For perhaps
FIVE seconds he stood there, while the |
memory of the unexplained bullet hole
he had found in the body Of the great |
bear. and the belated observation that
the fire, which was destroying the hut, !
must have been started outside OF 1t. |
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-11-24

That's why l sent you into the hut.
1t occurred to me that he might be
following the bear, and that the light
ed windows might give him chance
for a shot at one of u.s. No matter
what superstitious fears he has, he
could hardly be too much afraid to fire
at US from a safe distance. II we hap
pened to offer fair mark.
f''But we must have offered him that
a hundred times in the last weeks,
that is, If his rifle had anything like
a modern range"
THAT bullet is certainly a modern
piece Of ordnance" said Cayley. It's
soft-nosed and steel-jacketed."
He laid 1t down on shelf and went
into the storeroom to wash the stains
of the encounter from his hands
After ALL he said, Its only one
more mystery, and l don't know that
one more can make any great differ
ence. Not in our way of life, GER
tainly"
Both tried to stick to that view of
it and, for the present, to dismiss
conjecture upon the new topic from
their minds, but they did not succeed
very we'll The idea that forced itself
upon them, in spite of their attempt 10
discredit it. was that Roscoe's acoui-
sition of a modern, long-range weapon
with ammunition to match did not
date back to the rsurder Of Captain
Fielding. nor to the disappearance OF
the Aurora. but that he had found the
weapon, by some strange chance, only
very recently, perhaps within day
or two. 1t was a disquieting thought.
at best.
1t was time for Cayley to turn in
and for Jeanne to begin her evening
watch alone, but before that happened
they paid an extra amount OF atten-
ton to the security Of their doors and
windows.
1t was, little before II o'clock
when Cayley came out of deep sleep
to find her bending over him. shaking
him by the shoulder and crying out
his name
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-11-24

faltered. it is true. and his knees
trembled beneath him. and yet. slow
ly and with many pauses he made his
way forward.
He was horribly afraid all the time,
but curiosity was all the while over
towering fear He was not more than
200 yards away when Cayley alighted
beside the girl
At what he saw then. Roscoe
dropped his rife on the beach, with a
whispered oath, and rubbed his eyes.
The light which difused itself from
the open window of the hut was not
much, but it was enough to reveal the
fact that this great man-bird, this
golden winged spirit which had kept
him in terror for his own sanity all
these months, was taking OF his wings
and folding them up into bundle, in
as matter-of-fact a way as if he were
furling an umbrella. He stood there
now. Just an ordinary human figure
of a man; the very man, In fact that
he had seen before and would have
killed long ago had it not been for his
over-mastering terror OF the thing
with wings
He presented fair mark now, and
was IN easy range, but Roscoe was TOO
thoroughly astonished TO seize the OPP
portunity, and In q moment it was
gone again. The two figures shrank
into the shadow of the hut. and the
next moment the light disappeared.
For q moment, an accession Of
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-11-24

much with a rife; and he remember
ed the deadly revolver shooting n
had seen upon the body OF the bear.
Also. he would have TO go into The
dark, with the freight behind him
No. It wouldn't do. He must wait
Well, he could AFFORD to Tait-muah
better than they could.
Reluctantly he rose, turned his
broad back to the gale, and began mt
king his Iaborious way back to the
cave.
1t was high time His face was
frozen already. The intensity OF the
cold had already rendered his rine
useless, for the whole mechanism OF
the breech was frozen fast. His STRAIT
agem had failed in its ultimate inten-
ton, for nature had laid her great icy
hand upon the board and for the pres
ent declared the game draw