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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-22
MYSTERIOUS CRIME
IS TOLD TO COURT
Attorney for Mrs. Martin
Tells How She Killed
Her Daughter.
american News Service)

New York, Jan. 21.-For the first
time the shroud OF mystery surround
Ing the death of Mrs. Ocey Snead, the
beautiful young woman whose body
was found in the bath tub of the
House of Mystery in East Orange, in
November, 1909, was explained today.
when Samuel Kalish, counsel for Mrs.
Caroline f. Martin. the mother Of
Ocey. who is in the Newark Jail await
ing sentence after pleading guilty to
involuntary manslaughter, appeared
before Judge Ten Eyck in the court of
Oyer and Terminer and pleaded that
the old woman be given a minimum
sentence.
That Ocey Snead's death was due to
an overdose of morphine given her by
her mother to alleviate pain was the
contention of the lawyer.
In the beginning of his dramatic re-
cital the lawyer said that early on the
morning of the day that Ocey died,
she had pleaded to her mother that
she was suffering from severe alb
dominal pains.
To Alleviate Pains
IN an attempt to alleviate the
palms," declared the attorney for the
aged mother. Mrs. Martin admins
tered to her daughter quantity of
morphine as she had on many pre-
yious occasions. The morphine prov
ed too much, however, and almost in
stantly Ocey sank off into stupor.
Panic stricken, Mrs. Martin carried
the unconscious form of her daughter
to the bathroom, in an attempt to re-
vive her by administering cold water.
! TO her horror, she discovered too
late that Ocey was dead. She had
died in her mothers arms while the
latter was carrying her up stairs. Ov-
ercome by the horror of the situation
and the thought that she, in a way
was responsible for her daughters
death, the mother. on whom you are
to pass sentence, did only what any
other person in her frame of mind
would have done, attempted to cover
tthe deed and give it the appearance
of suicide.
kalish then told of how Mrs. Mar
tin fearing that she would be arrested
as soon as her daughters death was
discovered. wrote the suicide notes
found in the bathroom and which al
first were believed to have been writ
ten by Ocey.
Then. declared Kalish. this old
woman almost on the verge of col
lapse through fear and grief at the
death of her daughter, gathered to
gether her few personal belongings
among them the bottle of morphine
and spent the night in the house with
the body of her daughter. Early in
the morning she notified the authori
ties by telephone and then disappear
cd
i Judge Ten Eyck took the papers in
the case and said that he would give
Them careful consideration.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-22
JACKSON BOOMERS
]. ]: ARE COMING IN home
Invasion ofWashington Ends
Farmers Want the
Parcels Post.
palladium Specially

Washington, Jan. Civ. F. Moore
and John D. Shea left today for In
dianapolis, having remained over sew
eral days longer. than the other men,
bers of the delegation which came to
Washington to urge Stokes Jackson
for the position of sergeant-at-arms OF
the house. The canvass of the house
in the interest of Jackson continues
and the members are hopeful af sue
cess
Representatives Barnard, Dixon and
Cullop and Korbly. have received a
large number of letters from farmers
and country merchants bearing upon
the proposed parcels post legislation.
The farmers are unit in favor of the
government inaugurating a parcels
post as an extension of the rural free
delivery system, but the country mer-
chants oppose it fearing it. will result
in injury to their business. The pros
poets seem to be against the measure
being considered this session.
The meeting of the new ways and
means committee to- consider the
framing of a new tariff bill will be
held next Friday night. The members
will imediately begin work looking to
the revision of the schedules of the
Payne-Aldrich tariff bill
Representative Underwood. the
new chairman of the committee whose
name the newt bill will bear. in dis.
cussing the work to be performed by
| the committee, between now and De.
cember, said: I'VE viii. organize the
committee and get TO work on the
tariff as soon as congress adjourns
/ Personally l favor revision by sched
ules, but the policy to be pursued
must be settled by the fourteen mem
bers of the committee. and my idea is
that we shall be able next December
to offer revised schedule. or revision
of al schedules if that is desired. We
have a great deal of information on
hand that is less than eighteen
months old, and it will not be neces
sary to hold any further hearings for
the present. This volume of material
will give us material to work on for
the present. Any further evidence
may be presented to the committee in
the form of brief"
| Mr.. Underwood would not say which
tariff schedule he thought should be
revised hrst. If revision by schedules
should be approved by the Democratic
majority.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-22
Forty Contestants Were
Spelled Down" Saturday
in the Wayne County
Championship Bee"
EXAMINATION GIVEN
WAS DIFFICULT ONE
Elineda Linderman, Clay,
Edith Stevenson, Green,
and Gladys Harris, Web
ster, Were Winners.

Unaffected by the presence OF a
large and somewhat noisy crowd. Elm.
eda Linderman. of Clay township,
Edith Stevenson. OF Green township,
and Gladys Harris, of Webster town
ship, spelled down forty other con
testants in the Wayne county spell.
ing match, in the circuit court room
on Saturday afternoon, and were de
clared the champion spoilers In the
schools OF the county.
Over three hundred words. the ma
jority of which were difficult. were
spelled correctly by these three con.
testants. They will represent Wayne
county in the contest Tor district hon.
ors at Connersyille in the third week
of February. Little Miss Flora Parks
Of Wayne township, who is not over
three and half feet tall will be the
substitute entered in the district
match II any of the above contestants
are unable to so.
Remarkable Contest.
The contest in may ways was a
most remarkable one and satisfied
completely county superintendent. G,
Q. Williams, and the district schoo,
teachers and parents who attended
1t is generally believed that the coun
ty stands better than an equal chance
with the candidates of other counties
| In the district contest ana to win hon
ars at the state contest in March. Tn
usual familiarity, even with the hard
est words in the spoilers used In ths
state, was shown by the contestants.
|. Existence was the stumbling
block of Flora Parks. the last spellel
spelled down. Spelling occasion
with double 50 was the cause of thu
first spoilers dismissal. Other word,
incorrectly spelled. which relieved tht
contestants of further participation
were: patience, appearance. re
ceipt." 2; "Mohammed'' Cairo
l"pyramid," Canterbury falsely,
patriotic automatic achieve
ment,' criticised" La Crosse.
Philadelphia surveyor" relieve
inspire" "Doric," dialogue .'be
lieve,' "dispel,' and Mediterranean
There were forty-three originally IL
the contest OF whom twenty-eigh
We're girls. The contest begun at
o'clock and at 4:30 O'Clock, after more
than a thousand words had been giver
out by county superintendent G. o
! Williams, who acted as conductor
Miss Parks fell down." thus settling
the championship. After twenty-tw.
had been spelled down orally, a writ
| ten test of fifty words was given
Twelve passed. of whom four wer,
boys. Three of these boys We're quick
ly spelled down but one hung on t,
the very last, failing on Mediterra
mean. The ages OF the champion spel
lers are as follows: Gladys Harris, o
Webster township. Is; Elineda Lin
derman. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Barney Linderman. OF Clay township
IL: and Edith Stevenson. Green town
ship, Is.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-22
INDIANA COUPLE
WE'D IN GOTHAM.
(American News Servfce)

New York, Jan. e1-Acc0mpAnied ~
i large party OF friends from Indiana,
Miss Lillian PampeIl. Of wabash and
]. Hood Wilson, of Marion. arrived
in Ncw~York today on special train
ard were married soon afterward At
the NaIdorf-Ast0rfa- II was m 'sinl-
ported" wedding in every sense Of the
word Miss PampeIl even brought her
own minister. the Rev. Charles Lfftle
0f Marion. Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Win
|go TO Europe on their h0neymooa
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-22
POWDER MILL WAS
BLOWN INTO ATOMS
fAmerican News seryicel

Cairo. ILL.,. Jan. 21.-A powder mill
at Fayvilie, Ills. was blown mp today
and three men were blown to atoms
The mill was located 20 miles north OF
Cairo and the explosion was felt here.
Windows were broken in the farm
houses for miles around Fayville. a
number Of fleeing employees were
knocked down and had thrilling e.
-capes from death.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-22
THE WEATHER

STATE AND LOCAL Snow and
colder.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-22
A TRAIN COLLIDES
WITH SNOW PLOW
(American New. service,

Winnipeg. Man, Jan. PA Mime
apolis. St. Paul and 6ault Ste Marie
train from Minneapolis was wrecked
today near Macoun by coIliding with
a rotary snow plow. T. J. Hunt and
R. A. Chapman were killed and ; mail
clerks were injured. The train was
many hours late. being delayed by
billiards aid was running II ! high
rate Of speed.
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Continued on Page Eighty
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-22
SUIT TO PARTITION

Suit to partition about two hundred
and fifty acres of land was filed in the
circuit court on Saturday afternoon
by attorneys for Effie E. Evans
against John Hudson. The land is To-
Gated in the western part Of the coun-
y.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-22
Aviator Ely Performs Very Unique Feat


At San Francisco last week Ely
alightcd upon and flew from the deck
OF the cruiser Pennsylvania. The
above cut shows Ely's historic feat Of
soaring from the deck of the cruiser
Birmingham In Hampton Roads. last
year.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-03-04
CHAPTER V.


At ten o'clock | called for a horse
and rod out into the night. turning
into the country with the intention
of following the lake road TO the re-
gion | had explored in the launch a
few hours before. All vas dark at
st. Agatha's as | passed. No doubt
Helen Holbrook had returned in due
course from her visit to her father
and, after accounting plausibly to her
aunt for her absence, was sleeping the
sleep of the just. Now that | thought
of the matter in all its bearings. | ac-
cused myself for not having gone
directly to st. Agatha's from the lone
ly house on T%ippecanoe creek and
waited for her there, demanding an
explanation of her perfidy. She was
treating Miss Pat UNANIMOUSLY; that
was plain; and yet in my heart | was
excusing and defending her. A fam
lily row about money was ugly at
best; and an unfOrtunate-even
criminal-father may still have some
claim on his child.
Then, as against such reasoning,
the vision of Miss Pat rose before me
and l felt whatever chivalry there
Is in me arouse with a rattle Of
spears. Paul Stoddard, in committing
that dear old gentlewoman to my care.
had not asked me to fall in love with
her niece; so, impatient to be thus
swayed between two inclinations, l
chirruped to the horse and galloped
swiftly owe the silent white road.
The whole region was very lonely,
and now hat the beat of hoofs no lon
ger rang in my ears the quiet was OPP
pressive. l struck through the wood
and found the creek, and the path be-
side it. The little stream was still
%murmuring its own name unsteady.
with perhaps a softer note in defer
ence to the night; and following the
path carefully l came in a few min
utes to the steps that linked the cot
tage with the %houseboat al the creeks
edge. 1t was just there that | had
seen Helen Holbrook. and ! stood
quite still recalling this, and making
sure that she had come down those
steps in that quiet out-ofthe-way cor
ner of the world, to keep tryst with
her father. The story-and-a-half cot
tage was covered with vines and
close-wrapped in ~shrubbery. A semi
circle of taller pines within shut the
cottage off completely from the high
way. | crawled through the cedars
and walked along slowly TO the gate.
near which a post supported a sign
board. ! struck a match and read:
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-03-04
Why He Wasn't at School,.

barefooted lad playing in the street of
a western town one day, approached
him and said: young man, why are
you not attending school today; some
day, when you grow up you will regret
all this wasted time?"
We'll, I'll tell yer, mister said the
chap with a long drawn sigh, me
mudder's sick, me brother Jimmy
broke his arm yesterday, and baby's
cutting his teeth, and my oldest sis
ter's getting married, and besides
there amt any school ter day, it's
the reason I amt at school ter day"
National Monthly.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-03-04
RED GATE.
r. PARTRIDGE
Canoe Maker.
T~ippecanoe, Indiana.

This. then. was the home of the
canoe-maker mentioned by lima. |
found his name repeated OF the rural
delivery mail box affixed to The sign
post. HenIy Holbrook was probably q
boarder at the house-it required no
great deductive powers to fathom
that. | stole back through the hedge
and down to the h~ousehoat. Several
canoes, carefully covered with tar
paulins. lay about the deck. and chairs
were drawn UP close to the long. Low
house in shirshape fashion. If this
houseboat was the canoe-maker's shop
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-03-04
CHAPTER Iv.-Continued.


The place was clearly the summer
home of a city man in search of quiet
and l was turning away, when sud
denly a woman's voice rang out clear
ly from the bank.
Halo, the houseboat."
Yes; I'm here!" answered the mar
below.
Come on, father; I've been looking
for you everywhere" called the voice
again.
oh, it's too bad you've been wait
Ing" he answered.
of curse I've been waiting" She
flung back, and he jumped up and ran
toward her. Then down the steps
flashed Helen Holbrook in white. She
paused at the gate an instant before
continuing her descent to the creek.
bending her head as she sought the
remaining steps.
Daddy, you dear old fraud, ]
thought you were coming to meet me
on the RIDGE"
the darkening path. My heart was
humping wildly and my forehead was
wet with perspiration.
lima stood on the bank lighting his
lantern, and | flung myself into the
launch and babe him run for home.
We were soon crossing the lake. !
lay back on the cushions and gazed
up at the bright ROO Of stars. Before
l reached Gienarm the shock of find
fng Helen Holbrook in friendly com
m%unication with her father had
passed, and ! sat down to dinner al
nine O'Clock with a sound appetite.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-03-04
MERENZTH
NICHOLSON
Sy
R4Y W/4Z7ERcS
CQpXRHM /201 6T 6O1BS ,MRRXk ca
SYNOPSIS.

Miss Patricia Holbrook and Miss Helen
Holbrook. her niece, were entrusted t.
the care of Laurence Donovan, a writer
summering near Port Annandale. Miss
Patricia conided to Donovan that she
feared her brother Henry. who, ruined by
a bank failure. had constantly threatene'
her for money from his fathers will, O
which Miss Patricia was guardian. They
came to Port Annandale to escape Henry
Donovan sympathiZed with the two
women. He learned of Miss Helen's an
noying sutton. Donovan discovered and
captured an intruder, who proved to BE-
Reginald Gillespie. sutton for the hand o;
Miss Helen Holbrook. Gillespie disap
peared the following morning. A rough
sailor appeared and was ordered away.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-03-04

that / could hear his quick breathing,
and something in his dimly outlined
c%rouching figure was familiar. Then
it flashed over me that he was the
dark sailor | had ordered from Glen
arm that afternoon.
He was now within arms length of
me and l jumped out, swung the chair
high and brought it down with a crash
on his head. The force of the blow
carried me forward and jerked the
chair out of my grasp; and down we
went with a mig'ty thump. felt the
Italians body slip and twist lithely
under me as | tried to clasp his arms.
He struggled fiercely to free himself,
and l felt the point Of a knife prick
my left wrist sharply as l sought to
hold his right arm to the deck. His
muscles were like iron, and I had no
wish to let him clasp me in his short
thick arms; nor did the idea of being
struck with a knife cheer me greatly
in that first m of the fight.
My main business was to keep free
of the knife. He was slowly lifting
me on his knees, while | gripped his
arm with both hands. The other man
had dropped into the boat and was
watching us across the rail.
Make haste, Giuseppe" he called
impatiently. and | laughed a little.
either at his confidence in the out
come or at his care for his own Sc
curity; and my courage rose to find
that | had only one to reckon with. |
suddenly slipped my left hand down to
where my right gripped his wrist and
wrenched it sharply. His fingers re-
Taxed, and when | repeated the twist
the knife ratified on the deck.
| broke away and leaped for the
rail with some idea of jumping into
the creek and swimming for it; and
then the man in the boat let go twice
with a revolver. the echoing eXplo-
sions roaring over the still creek with
the sound of saluting battle-ships.
Hold on to that MANIFOLD him"
he shouted from below. | heard the
Italian scraping about on the deck for
his knife as l lodged round the house.
! was satisfied to let things stand as
they were. and leave Henry Holbrook
and the canoe-maker to defend their
own lives and property. Then. when
| was about midway of the steps, a
man plunged down from the garden
and had me by the collar and on my
back before | knew what had hap
pened.
There was an instant's silence in
which heard angry voices from the
h~ouseboat. My new assailant lis
tened, too, and felt his grasp on me
tighten, though | was we'll winded and
tame enough.
| heard the boat strike the platform
sharply as the second man jumped
into it; then for an instant silence
again held the valley.
My captor seemed TO dismiss the
retreating boat, and poking a pistol
into my ribs gave me his attention.
Climb up these steps, and do as
tell you. If you run, l will shoot
you like a dog"
There's a mistake" began.
chokinGly, for the Italian had almost
%strangled me and my lungs were as
empty as a spent bellows.
That will do. Climb" He stuck
the revolver into my back and up |
went and through the garden toward
the cottage. A door opening on the
veranda was slightly ajar. and | was
thrust forward none too gently into a
lighted room.
My captor and l studied each other
attentively for half q minute. He was
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-03-04
A New Order,

Local Clerical-May l ask to which
religious denomination you subscribe?
Newcomer-I'm an Asbestologist.
Local Clerical-And what, pray, do
they believe?
Newcomer-That if one sins often
enough the soul becomes fireprOOf.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-03-04
Expensive Identification.

Il am to meet the duke at the
dock"
For means of identification he is
to wear a red carnation and | I'M to
carry $1,000. 900 in my left hand
Washington Herald.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-03-04
UnattainabIe Heights.

Surgery" said Simeon Ford, at a
dinner in New York, "accomplishes
wonders nowadays. Hearts are sewed
up, the appendix is removed, the
large intestine is done away with.
But"
The noted humorist smiled.
But will the time eve come when
surgery will be able to remove the
cheek OF a young man or the jaw of
an old woman?"
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-03-04

he had chosen a secluded and pictur-
esque spot for it.
AS | leaned against the rail study
ing the lines of the house, | heard sud
denly the creak of an oarlock in the
stream behind, and then low voices
talking. l drew back against the
house and waited. Possibly the ca
noe-maker had been abroad, or, more
likely, Henry Holbrook had gone forth
upon some michief, and my mind few
at once to the two ONE at St. Aga
tha's, one of whom at least was still
under my protection. The boat ap-
preached furtively, and | heard now
very distinctly words spoken in
Italian:
Have a care; climb up with the
rope and I'll follow"
Then the boat touched the platform
lightly and a second later a man
climbed nimbly up the side. His COM
panion followed, and they tied their
boa to the railing. They paused now
to reconnoiter-so close to me that
could have touched them with my
hands-and engaged in a %colloquy.
The taller man gave directions, the
other replying In monosyllables to
show that he understood.
Go to the side porch OF the cottage.
and knock. When the man comes to
the door tell him that you are the
chauffeur from an automobile that has
broken down in the road, and that
you want help for a oma who has
been hurt"
Yes, sir"
"Then-you know the rest"
THE knife-it shah be done"
| have made 1t the rule of my life,
against much painful experience and
the admonitions of many philosophers,
to act first and aso afterwards.
And here it was a case of two to one.
The men began stealing across the
deck toward the steps that led up to
the cottage. and with rather more
zeal than judgment | took a step after
them. and clumsily kicked over a
chair that fell gathering wildly. Both
men leaped toward the rail at the
sound, and iattened myself against
the house to await developments. The
silence was again complete.
"A chair blew over" remarked one
of the voices.
There is no wind" replied the 9th
err, the one | recognized as belonging
to the leader.
See what you a finland have
a care."
The speaker went to the rail and
began fumbling with the rope. The
other, | realized. was slipping quite
noiselessly along the smooth planking
toward me, his bent body family sill
houetted in the moonlight. | knew
that | could hardly be distinsuishable
from the long line of the house. and |
had the additional advantage of know
ing their strength. while | was still an
unknown quantity TO them. The men
would assume that ] was either Hart
ridge. the boatmaker, or Henry Iiol
brook. one of whom they had come
to kill. and there is. as every n
knows, little honor in being the victim
Ct mistaken identity. l heard the
mans hand scratching along the wall
he advanced cautiously; there was
doubt but that he would discover
me in another moment; so | resolved
TO take the initiative and give battle.
My finger-tips touched the back of
one Of the folded camp chairs that
against the house, and | slow
ly clasped it. / saw the leader still
standing by the rail, the rope in his
hand. His accomplice was so close
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-03-04
Implicit Obedience

Angry Diner-Waiter, there's a fly
In this III
Patient Waiter-Yes, sir.
angry Diner-Remove it at once.
Patient Waiter-The fly, sir?
Angry Diner-No! You idiot; the
soup.
Patient Waiter-And leave the fly,
slr?-Yonkers Statesman.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-03-04
Mamma, the Colonel.

Now, my boy, you say you do lot
know what the head of a regiment is
called. Your papa is a soldier, isn't
hef"
Yes, ma'am."
Well, who makes him mind"
Observation-Disclosures American.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-03-04
No Chance.

The Joker-There Is an epidemic of
smallpox in the southern end of the
,ity. Why not send some of your
,orce down to investigate?
Detective Captain-But, man, that
disease is contagious.
The Joker-Won't hurt them. They
couldn't catch ANYTHING.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-03-04
He Was a Diplomat.

She-"I should like that lovely pearl
necklace. Look what beauties they
are"
He-"It's better not to have such
large pearls, my dear. People always
think they are false"