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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1911-01-02
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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-09-08
- ~ 81
CHICAGO ARCHITECT
IS W0MAN'S
-.->-
WEALTHY clUeMAN, ROBERT
BRUCE WATSON, SHOT BY
WOMAN HE HAD scoRNEO.

Chicago, Sept 7.--Robert Bruce
Watson, member OF most of the lead
ing clubs here, a wealthy architect
and active in the republican party, was
shot and seriously wounded today by
Mrs. II. b. Coney. The shooting TOOK
place in front of Watson's home, to
which the architect had refused Mrs.
Coney admission. She was arrested
and admitted having shot him.
Mrs. coney called at Watson's home
earlier In the day and is said to have
been ordered away. She waited on the
sidewalk, however, and when he left
an hour later opened fire with
small revolver One bullet struck over
his right ear. glanced off, and one en-
tered his thigh. At the hospital 1t was
said Watson's injuries We're not dan
f, gerous
II have known Watson a long time
and I couldn't stand 1t when he turned
me down." Mrs. Coney told the police.
HE told me to ct away from his
home because his mother was there.
II was more than l could stand and l
shot him"
A When told Watsons injuries We're
not serious, Mrs. Coney expressed re-
lief. saying she had not intended to
kill him.
Mrs. coney filed suit for divorce
from her husband, a manufacturer.
here. last February. It was dismissed
and counter-suit filed by him was
sustained. Although Watsons name
! did not appear in coney's suit, the
woman's former husband today
said the architects name had been
coupled with that OF his wife even be-
fore the separation. :
Neither Watson nor the woman
would make any further statement al
to the cause of the shooting.
Watson was city architect for two
years under Mayor Swift and latel
was state architect under Governor
Tanner and Governor Yates. He IL {
stockhoider in the Henry Ericcsor
company, general contractors OF whici
| City Building Commissioner Henr.
Ericsson is president. He Is AZ year
old, unmarried and wealthy. He Il
said to be engaged to the daughter 0
] wealthy hotel keeper of Indiana.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-09-08
MEMBERS OF MOB
DEFENDANTS
IN SUIT
MAN WHO CONFESSED GUILT TO
SAVE SELF AFTERWARDS
RETURNS HOME.

Hartville. Mo-, Sept. 7.-Armon
Elumbaugh, young farmer. who last
May to save his life from a mob, con-
fessed that he had robbed the home
OF John Hopkins OF Reyburn. Mo. was
acquitted of the charge In the Circuit
court here today. Ezra Blaylock, a
neighbor of Hopkins, on the witness
stand today, confessed that he COM
mitted the burglary and was sentenced
to five years In the state reformatory.
Elumbaugh was placed under sus-
picion when bloodhounds that were
secured to trail the robber, went d.
rectly to his home. The following
night a band of farmers went to Elum-
baughs house and threatened him with
physical violence. Fearing for his
life, he confessed the robbery. He
was told to sell his property and leave
the community. which he did. Later
he saw an advertisement In a news
paper stating that he was innocent and
that the real offender had been appre.
hended.
Elumbaugh then returned home and
filed suit for $4,000 damages agains,
the leaders of the mob. He declared
today that he would prosecute thu
| suit,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-09-08
EXPLORER, NOW IN THE NORTH,
WRITES OF HIS BELIEF IN
NAVAL OFFICER.
ESK|M0S SELDOM LIE
Stefansson, in Arctic Regions, Ex.
presses Confidence in Psary and but
Little Faith in Dr.. Cook-Says hs
Doesn't Believe Latter Had Ever
Climbed Mount Mckinley.

New York. Sept. IA letter to Ad.
mirai Peary from the Arctic explorer.
Stefansson, now In the Arctic regions.
was made public here today. It Is
dated Upper Deasc River. october 4.
1910. and says:
Dear Commander Peary-About
three weeks ago met near the mouth
of the Dease river the English trav-
elers. Melville and Hornby. who had
received news at the Hudson Bay
company's port, Fort Norman. In July
About the first thing they told me
was of your success and OF the Cook
affair They were unable to give me
details. for their information was
practically confined to copy OF
magazine article by Greely (Which
they gave me to read). can see.
however. that there has happened
about what everyone knew would hap
pen when II became known that Cook
had gone north.
Perhaps knew Is too strong a
word. but happened to cross Alaska
shortly after Cooks second Mount
Mckinley exploit and ! talked with
several persons both there and In Se-
attic. who said they knew he had
never been to the top Of the peak In
question. This opinion found had
preceded me to New York and II IL
those who believed II tthe opinion)
to whom I refer as knowing in ad-
vance what has now become an un-
fortunate fact--that Cook would come
back claiming the pole. What your
attitude in this affair Is. can only
guess. but should think It would de-
pend chiefly upon what you cannot
have helped learning-the Smith sound
Eskimos' account OF where Cook had
been and what he had done. Their
{, testimony of course, would be COM
petent There are two things / know
about Eskimo character-they seldom
lie and they never keep secret. nc
matter how solemnly they promise to
do 80. Keeping thing secret is. IN
fact, the deadliest sin of which the
Eskimo knows--this Is true of those
EAkimos / know, for they general,
attribute famine. epldemlcs, etc. t6
| soHlc UleIIDeF vi tHe tIiDs uuNuS hSP'
something OF Importance secret.
have heard the same OF Eskimos from
Greenland. BaffIn land ane Hudson
bay. You must. therefore. have hearf
the truth al Etah, for although the,
cannot. of course, determine latitude
they can tell pretty accurately how
far and in what direction they ar,
from land.
| Cooks story as told by Greele,
(my only source) sounds to me i'm
probable-too long journey for tn,
time and means at his disposal-ant
until I hear that the Etah people cor
roborate this account, shal--and
suppose myself but one of large ma
jorIty Of those little familiar will
Arctic conditions-believe you the onl,
man who as yet reached the Nortl
pole. Sincerely yours
tSigned) "Y. STEFANSSON."
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-09-08
FEDERAL JUDGE CARL RASCH
RESIGNS FROM LIFE POSITION
MAYOR REYBURN
is IN BAD

Philadelphia, Sept. 7.-An lnves-
tigation which may produce sensa-
tIons in the present local political
campaign began today when a COM
mission created by the Pennsyl-
vania senate heard charges against
the administration of Mayor John
II. Reyburn.
The investigation was Instituted
by Logan NJ. Bellitt, chairman of
the taxpayers committee of Phila-
delphia, who petitioned the COM
mission to inquire into charges that
there has been gross dishonesty In
the conduct of the administration
of Mayor Reybnrn. especially In the
conduct of the departments of pub
lie safety and public works."
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-09-08
ABDUCTED GIRL
is FOUND

S,oughton. Mass, Sept. Flor
ence NJ. Ligady, 15-year-old
schoolgirl, for whose disappearance
her 17-year- boy chum, Morton
Drew, was arrested yesterday.
charged with abduction was found
late last night at the home of n
pro ninent resident of Randolph. a
neighboring town. The young wom-
an, who had been sought by the
police for two days, was discovered
by the man on the lawn of his
home. She had been without food
for nearly two days. and was we'll
nigh unconscious from exposure
When revived she said she had run
away from Drew and wandered
through the woods until she lost all
sense of her whereabouts.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-09-08
GASOLINE EXPLOSION
KILLS TWO AWATORS

Mulhausen, Germany, Sept Lieu
tenant Newman, military aviator to-
day started from this city toward
Strassburg, carrying as a passenger
NJ. l.. Leconte, French aeronaut. The
aeroplane had hardly gone Is miles
when the gasoline tank exploded. The
report of the explosion was audible
for several miles.
The machine dropped at Bilzheim
from an altitude of go feet and both
aviators were instantly killed Lieu
tenant Newman, who qualified as a
pilot last spring, had been detailed to
participate In the army maneuvers
which are to be held next week In
Baden.
M. Leconte was an instructor at the
aviation school at Mulhausep
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-09-08
JUDGES INSTRUCTIONS TO THE
eEATTiE JURY RATHER
IL FAVOR DEFENDANT.
ARGUMENTS ARE MADE
Attorney Carter for the Defense, At
taeks vcracity Of Paul eeattie,
While Opposing Counsel Places
Stress on Gun Used in Tragedy
Paul Beattie and 1eulah Are Freed.

Chesterfield Courthouse, Va. Sept. Z.
FOR five hours in hot courtroom
Attorney Hill Carter with pathetic
plea and arguments sought to con-
vince IL Jurors that Henry Clay Beat
tie. Jr., Is not guilty of the murder Of
his wife. At sunset Mr.. Carter con-
cluded and tomorrow the great battle
of the trial. the clash between Harry
NJ. Smith. Jr.. of the defense, and
l.. O. Wendenburg of the common
wealth. close friends and notable law
yers, IL scheduled The case prob
ably will go to the jury tomorrow aft
crnoon.
From the depths of an argument in
which he unsparlngly denounced Paul
Beattie. cousin of the accused and
principal witness against him, rs a
weakling and falsifier. Mr.. Carter at
times fairly shouted to the jury as he
leaned over the Ear, but when the day
was drawing to a close his voice sank
to whisper Of impassioned appeal.
III you gentlemen of the jury" he
said. 'can within the sanctity of your
oath prevent the pressing OF the
poisoned chalice to the lips of this
aged father. his heart already bleeding
from the stab of the dagger which
took away life, IL you can, say.
spare him the son whom he loves so
dearly. ask you within mercy to
bring In a verdict OF not guilty"
Silence.
The lean man of wrinkled brow and
sunken cheeks who sat beside his ac-
cused son dropped his eyes and raised
fan To conceal the trembling of his
lips. Young Beattie stared hard at
the jurymcn. his face white and set.
For merent there was silence In the
courtroom. Then Judge Watson looked
at his watch. glanced through the win
dows at the long Shadows on the green
tomorrow morning
The day began with the reading by
Judge Watson OF instructions to the
jury. Attention was drawn to the
frailty of the alleged confession OF
Henry to Paul and the manner In
which 1t came: namely, In JAIL from
an incarcerated witness to the COM
monwealth's attorney. Other points In
the story of Paul relating to meeting
of the two cousins alone. unsupported
by witnesses. were held up as re.
quirlng n careful scrutiny.
J. NJ. Gregory, who opened the argu.
ment Of the prosecution. laid partlcu.
lar stress on the awfulness OF tn,
crime. the admissions OF the accused
himself on the witness stand ms tc
his relations with Beulah Binford ant
his continuance of them. nothwith.
standing his marriage. The prose
cutor appealed to the moral and re-
llgious sense of the Jurors and be
spoke In bitter terms the aversion O
society to the life of dissipation de
picted by young Beattie, his chum
Sampson, and numerous other wit
nesses.
Quoting From tho Scriptures.
Quoting from the scriptures an,
pointing out wherein the character o
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-09-08
SENSATIONAL CHARGES MADE
AGAINST A FORMER SHERIFF

met by the Cuinns, most of whom are
residents of Minneapolis. They charge
that Plotner, with the assistance OF
Mrs. Peter Albert Quinn and mys.
terious person whose name Is being
kept secret, developed and carried to
a consummation u plot to murder
Quinn and to make his death appear
suicidal. The Quinns charge that Plot
ner, while sheriff. used his authority
to keep Quinn in jail much of tho
time, finally drove him from town and
later conspired with others to murder
him. All this was done, they say,
to enable the sheriff, whose wife was
an invalid to gain tho affections Of
Mrs, Quinn. II ~ charged that Mrs.
Plotner ended her life because OF Plot
ner's attentions to Mrs, Quinn,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-09-08

Minneapolis, Sept THE elopement
of l.. w. Plotner, former sheriff of
Davidson county, South Dakota, within
an hour of the death of his wife,
caused relatives of Peter Albert Quinn,
formerly of Minneapolis, to leave this
city for Mitchell, S. D., with the inten-
ton of placing charge against Plot
ner in connection with the death OF
Quinn.
Quinn died in Mitchell, August 81,
1909. and 1t was with his wife that
Plotner eloped following the death OF
Mrs. Potner last Friday. Plotner and
Mrs. Quinn were arrested in Omaha
Tuesday night on a statutory charge
and are being taken back to Mitchell.
There the pair under arrest VIII pe
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-09-08
MURDER?

New Boston, Conn, Sept. 7-One
man is dead and another dying today
from gunshot wounds which the police
allege were inflicted by Randolph
Brisette. who Is under arrest The
two men refused to open the door OF
their boarding house room to Brisette
late last night and he became 80 angry
1t IL said, that he took his shotgun
and fired at them.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-09-08
ONE KILLED, ONE INJURED.

Butte, Sept 7.--(Special,)- his
anxiety to quickly reach the surface
of the Mollie Murphy mine with a
sick companion, August Maroney for
got to close the gate of cage and
fell Off, instantly killing him. Ed
ward Meyer, aged 80 years. was fatal
iy injured in the Badger State mine
this afternoon by fall Of ground. He
sustained a fractured skull and there
was little hope for his recovery.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-09-08
ANTI AGITATION RE.
SUITS IN EXODUS OF MIS-.
sloNARiES' WIVES.
CUNBOATS TO THE SCENE
Chinks in Province Of Sxechuan Be.
como Unruly and Warships Of Other
Nations Are Ordered to Scene TO
Protect Foreign citizsns-lnterna.
tionai Naval Array 10 Forthcoming.

Washington. Sept. IA crisis has
arisen In the turbulent province OF
Szechuan, In China. and the foreign
offices of the United States and other
countries have taken precautionary
steps for the safety of their citizens
In that region. American gunboats
Will be brought into play to guard
American citizens and formidable in
ternational naval array Is at hand In
Chinese waters.
American Charge d'Affaires Will
liams at Pekin, today cabled the state
department that the situation had be-
come critical In Szechuan. where pub
lie meetings in various cities, accom-
panied with the closing of shops and
schools and refusal to pay taxes. have
culminate In serious disorders.
American Methodist missionaries at
Chung King and Cheng Tu have in
formed Mr.. Williams that none of them
has yet left his post except that Amer
lean and British women have left
Cheng Tu for Chung King. Twenty
one districts are said to be affected
by the present agitation.
Protection Assured.
The Chinese foreign office has as
sured the legation that protection will
be given all foreigners and their prop
erty and has offered escort to all who
desire to leave the disturbed area. A
British gunboat Is now proceeding to
Chatting. while three other gunboats
one British, one French, one German.
are at Chung King.
Admiral Murdock's flagship, the
Saratoga, is at Woo Sing. the New
orleans is at Shanghai and two or
three United states gunboats are
cruising In the Yangtse river, .....
On receipt Of today's disquieting re-
ports the state department telegraphed
the legation at Pekin to request Ad-
miral Murdock to dispose the Ameri-
can gunboats In the manner best cal
culated to forestall any danger to
American citizens.
The department also sent telegra phic
instructions to Mr.. Pontius of the con-
sular service to go at once from Han
kow to Ghung King. The trip from
Cheng Tu to Chung King. where there
are gunboats, requires 10 days jour.
ney, while Cheng Tu is four days jour.
ney from Chatting, whittier British
gunboat is proceeding.
A Turbulent Province.
An imperial edict recently placed
under the ministry of communication!
of the central government the con
struction of all trunk lines Throughout
the empire and cancelled all conces
sions for the private construction o
trunk lines granted before 1911.
This measure affected the line whicl
Is being built by Chinese private en-
terprise In Szechuan, and, accordinl
to the state. department, has doubtless
precipitated the present manifestation
In province always considered NOR
than ordinarily turbulent.
In the view of American official.
the province is one where reactionar
tendencies, the cry OF "China for tn
Chinese" and certain amount of anti
foreign tendency have made the eco
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-09-08
SITUATIONS wANTED-MALE.
YOUNG MAN, II YEARS OLD,
wants steady work of any kind.
Bell phone 906 red.

Within three days after the first insertion of this
little ad, the young man had the job he wanted He
is fixed for the winter. The ad found the man who
wanted the boy. They got together IT, you are out
of work and want job come to The Mssoulan office
Your ad will be published without any cost to you.
There are jobs to be had and this the surest way to
find them. II costs nothing and it is worth trying
It may locate you for the winter did this young
man.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-09-08
LA TOILETTE MAN DIES.

Seattle, Sept. 7.-William II. Flett
prominent as q progressive leader In
this state and formerly In Wisconsin.
is dead at his home here. aged 55. He
was at one time a member OF the Wis
consin senate and a In Toilette lieu
tenant,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-09-08
IMPROVES DAILY.

London, Sept. THE condition of
James II. Keene continues to improve
daily since he was operated on last
Sunday for stomach trouble.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-09-08
GIVES UP LIFE lob
FOR PRIVATE
PRACTICE
SAYS WORK IS TOO COMBINING
AND REQUIREMENTS ARE
TOO RESTRICTIVE.

Beverly. Mass. Sept. THE resig-
nation of Judge Carl Rasch of the
United States district court of Mon
tana, was received today by President
Taft. The cause of Judge Rasch's
resignation was not made known to
the president.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-09-08
Class Ad History
GILL I.-FINDING A JOB.

Cold weather adds emphasis to the necessity for
steady employment The man without work begins to
wonder about the winter months. He is foolish if he
wastes any more time 1t is not necessary for him to
wander from place to place, not knowing where the
is who wants to hire just such worker as he is
Here's the way one man got job this week:
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-09-08
Too Confining.

Helena, Sept. 7.-(Special.) ASKED
today why he has resigned the federal
judgeship, Judge Rasch said: "rhe
work has proved too confining and the
requirements Of the position too
restrictive for my temperament.
have decided to engage In the active
practice Of my profession"
The resignation becomes effective
October is, on which date Judge Rasch
will re-cnter the old firm OF Gum &
Rasch. and after November 1 will be
associated with NJ s. Gum in the
position of division counsel of the
Northern Pacific.
Succeeded Judge Hunt.
Judge Rasch was appointed to sue
ceed Judge william II. Hunt. now on
the court OF commerce, and took the
position June ], 1910. When 1t was
proffered him the first time, he de-
clined 1t. Then when he was In Wash
ington as associate counsel in the Bal
linger- Pinchot case. pressure was
brought to bear and he reluctantly
agreed to accept. For about year
and half before going on the bench,
Judge Rasch was a member OF the
firm of Gum & Rasch. Prior to that
he was United States attorney for the
district Of Montana, serving six years
and resigning in the middle of his Sec
ond term. Judge Rasch first came
into prominence as lawyer while
serving as assistant district attorney
and 1t was because Of the excellent
record he made, that he was appointed
attorney.
1t is a life position that Judge Rasci
has resigned, paying salary of 5000
year He is one Of the few men o
the country that has ever resigned
such position.
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