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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16
Cosmopolitan Shows Make Gar.
field "White City,
Big Crowds Patronized Attrac-
tiOns Last Evening.
THOSE BIG SNAKES.
Reptile % Feet Long Is Thrill.
ing Sight.
Performances Every Afternoon
and Evening This Week.

Garfield park was transformed into
a white city, last night when the
Cosmopolitan shows with merry-go-
round, Ferris wheel and tents were
ablaze with electric lights as the shows
| opened. The electricity is supplied by
a dynamo and plant carried by the
| carnival company. ~
A show will be given every day this
IL p. m.
Last night from the opening to clos
ing hours the grounds were crowded.
The throngs strolled over the south
eastern part of the park where the at
fractions are located and gave each
concession about an equal share of
patronage. Of course the Ferris
wheel and merry-go-round did good
business and the small boys delighted
in the human roulette wheel At the
snake show, two snakes, one boa con-
Strictor twenty-five feet long, drew
considerable interest. The city show
was well filed the greater part of the
evening. The Texas wonder, an ami
NAL in which is combined character
istics of many animals, was viewed by
many of the curious.
All evening long people came and
went out of the crazy house and the
Katzenjammer castle. The old time
plantation show was as popular as
ever. Reptuna, novelty dancer, and
the Glorfana vaudeville show parted
many from a little spending money.
This may all be said of the candy, soft
drinks and the throw-a-ring and get
a-prize stands.
The Norton circus pleased. A free
high dive act closed the evening. This
will be given at the close of each
afternoon and evening performance.
A negro started a disturbance, but
VS. soon suppressed.
At the mems meeting held last night
at the North side Baptist church plans
were discussed for building new
church. Rev. ]. Barrett, founder of
the present church, and former pas
tor, said in reply to Joseph Mason,
urging that the North and South sides
should cooperate in boosting the
North side, that North Topeka would
have to stand alone in the matter of
any Improvement. AS to the proposed
new church he stated that he knew of
one man who would give $1,000 for
new church if it could be guaranteed
that the building would be of two
stories and seat / 900 people on each
floor. He closed by saying that if he
were young man he would work for
a $4,000 church; in which the lower
floor would be devoted to gymnasium
purposes for young men, as that was
the kind of church needed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16
May 18th
Yesterday Was
Pay Day

Lisen. To you who have been
trading at credit stOre-why
not start in now and try our
cash system? 1t will save you
money we know, for we have
done business both ways.
just look at your bills and
compare them with this list:
Old Potatoes. Northern, bu, CSC
By the peck -. Csc
New Potatoes. per Id. 4c
BUTTER 4etan -,
Butter, Creamery, Ib ,,.,.. CSC
Extra fine Country Butter while
it lasts, per Ib. ...-..... .21c
Peanut Butter, best quality, lb.
for .15c
CANNED GOODS
Lee Brand Peaches and April
cots, extra quality, 25c can 19c
Hopper Brand Pineapple extra
fine, soc can for ....... ESQ
Hopper Brand Pears, extra
quality, Csc can for 80. zoo
Folks best Baked Beans
1Oc can Tor .--..-..-.. &c
15c can for ...........11 lie
Guaranteed quality.
Evaporated Milk, loo can for Sc
sc can for .4c
Carnation, Pet or Globe.
Sweet Corn and Peas, by the
can &C
Beauty Salmon. per can. .1Sc
King Oscar Sardines, 15c can Zoe
Sarines in oil, sc can for. 4c
q Mustard Sardines, 10c can &c
Figs, Daphne Brand, 10c pkg &c,
Currants, fine quality, 10c pixie
Raisins, Seeded, loo pkg. for &c
WEIGH Grape Juice. Csc bot. 1Sc
Monarch Grape Juice. 25c bottle
for lie
Easylite and Tiptoe Matches.
SC box &c
Every box guaranteed to give
satisfaction.
SOAP.
Lenox, 8 bars for. ........ .25c
Pin Yon, s bars for .,.. Csc
Bob White. bars for -. Csc
Silk, z bars for ......... .25c
FRUITS
Fancy Strawberries, Oranges,
Lemons, Grape Fruit, Pineap-
Piles, Bananas-at lowest mar
ket prices.
We deliver goods to any part
of the city.
SHAWNEE
GROCERY CO.
THE Store That Saves You
Pennies and Pennies Make
Dollars"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16

For the old floors and woodwork. c.
NJ. Hill, S26 Kansas avenue.
Evening star., 1911-05-25

ten months confined in the Tombs after
he had been convicted and sentenced to
imprisonment pending his appeal to the
court of appeals. and this is said to have
been q hardship, because he was not per
mitted to give bail. II this gives him
any claim to the reduction of the sentence
1t can be considered on another applica-
ton.
THE number Of prominent and fnf1uen-
tial members of society who have asked
for clemency In Morse's case is quits as
great as in that of Walsh. In my denial
of the application in each OF these cases
l have no desire to minimize the weight
clemency OF the petitioners. but for the
same reason that I have given above for
differing from them in Walsh's case
must differ with them in Morse'S case.
The application for clemency in the case
OF Charles w. Morse is hereby denied,
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appeal for clemency should yield to them,
it would defeat the object of the law and
present demoraliZing difference between
the punishment meted out to the ordinary
criminal whose circumstances have nat
urally led him into crime, and one whose
position in society should have made for
him strongest restraint against violation
of the law"
In Regard to Horse.
In the Morse case, Mr. Taft said in
part:
Charles w. Morse was convicted of
misapplication Of funds of the National
Bank OF North America and of making
false entries in the books of the bank
and in it's reports to the controller of
the currency. On appeal to the circuit
court of appeals his conviction on the
false entry charge was affirmed. He had
been confined In the Tombs for ten
months before he was taken to Atlanta
Although his conviction technically
was on false entries, there is no doubt
as to what the evidence showed generally,
to wit, that Morse was engaged in large
private transactions in which the main
tenance OF the price of certain stock in
the market was of capital Importance to
hlm, and he procured control of this par
ticular bank and other banks for the
purpose of doing the specific thing men,
toned, which was essential to the sue
cess of his speculation. The result Of
his operations was severe losses to the
bank which forced it into liquidation
Morse exhibited the same fraudulent
and crimiI al disregard of the trust i'm
posed upon him in the exercise of the
control over the bank as Walsh, did In
deed. the methods taken by Morse tend
to show that more keenly than Walsh
did he realize the evil of what he was
doing and resort to more subtle methods
to accomplish and conceal them
''One of the chief arguments made in
Morse's behalf is that since the commits
estate made good the losses inflicted upon
the bank. In the first place, the evidence
does not sustain the claim that all the
losses to the bank have been made good
by him, but even II his estate had met
the obligations out of his fraudulent
transactions 1t could not change the
necessity for his lawful punishment for
the crime he committed.
Morse Deserved Heavy Sentence.
walsh received a sentence of five
years; Morse fifteen years. I have no
doubt, from a consideration Of the facts
in each case, that Morse should have re-
ceived q heavier sentence than Walsh.
Whether fifteen years is too great a SEN
tence I do not now propose to decide
It will depend somewhat upon Morse's
future conduct in prison. This application
therefore, is now denied as premature
but may be renewed at some subsequent
date.
"One point is made that Morse was for
Evening star., 1911-05-25

evening for the benefit OF the Prisoners
Aid Society. Bishop Harding was pres
ent. accompanied by the Rev. William l..
and Mrs. De vries, Mrs. Eliphalet An
drews and Edward L. Gregg of the Ca
thedral School for Boys.
Both the soloists and the chorus were
effective in the rendition of a varied and
pleasing program. Mrs. E. p. Dickinson
played the accompaniments for the
chorus and Mrs. w. w. Burdette for the
soloists The audience was large and
representative and very generous with Its
applause.
Evening star., 1911-05-25
SING TO AID PRISONERS.
Rubinstein Club Gives Concert in
New Willard Ballroom.

With Mrs. Walter Gawler and Miss
Edna James Sheehy, sopranos, and Mrs.
William T. Reed and Mrs. R. II. Dalg-
leish. contraltos. as soloists. the Rubin
stein Club. under the direction OF Mrs.
A. NJ Blair. conductor. gave concert
in the ballroom OF the New Willard last
Evening star., 1911-05-25
No Alarm Over Health.

Walsh Is seventy-three years of age
His health is not good. but do not think
from the evidence that his condition is
alarming requires his release before
the time when his case may be brought
before the parole authorities.
There are circumstances which have
been emphasized by those who have rep
resented Walsh in the application for par
don that appeal to ones sympathy, if
the case is judged with reference to
Walsh alone. But it must be judged with
reference to the right of society to have
the law vindcated and crime punished.
no matter how influential the convicted
person or how many friends his present
pitiable condition may lead to speak in
his behalf. The opportunity to commit
such crimes is only afforded to men who
have enjoyed high position in society and
have secured the trust and friendship of
many.
Every case Of this kind, therefore, must
present some such considerations as those
referred to, and if the executive on an
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Walsh's properties, and paid the deposit
ors in full; but in the liquidation the al
lied banks will sustain substantial loss
THE application for pardon must be de-
MED In the first place, the record shows
moral turpitude of that insidious and dan
gerous kind to punish which the national
banking laws were especially enacted. A
bank officer who uses such funds to pro-
mote enterprises in which he has a prl-
vate interest, and without the knowledge
and consent of the shareholders for whom
he Is a trustee, involves the whole capital
of the bank in unauthorized speculation,
from which he is to derive profit II sue
cessful, is guilty of a fraudulent breach
of trust, is guilty of moral turpitude, and
must be punished. No reference to usual
business methods, no suggestion of great
business enterprises, no excuse OF build
ing up useful industries, and no subse-
quent attempt to make good the losses
which his acts have brought upon inno-
cent persons who trusted him, can gloss
over the fact that such a man is taking
other peoples money for his own uses.
Guilt in Proportion to Trust.
walsh had acquired great power in
the control OF three large banks. His
responsibilities were commensurate. His
guilt Is In proportion to the trust and
confidence extended to him. OF course,
he did not intend to steal the money Of
MS depOSltOrS or STOCKHOLDERS, Dut he is
not less guilty on this account. He
abused their trust and confidence and i'm
periled the money of those who trusted
him in enterprises of most speculative
character. and he thus lost their money.
If the speculation had been successful as
he hoped. they would not have lost, it
may be, and he would have allowed them
the usual interest or dividend. The real
and great profit would have been his
Many influential and prominent per-
sons have petitioned for his pardon. They
do not fully appreciate 1t seems to me.
the high Importance to society that such
criminal breaches of trust as this be Sc
verely punished. Such breaches some
times escape punishment because the
misuse of the funds results in a profit.
In such cases the dishonest or reckless
bank officer takes the profit and the bank
is made whole and no one is the wiser.
Then the officer comes to regard him
self as shrewd manipulation within le-
gitimate business lines.
The truth is that in the mad rush for
wealth in the last few decades the lines
between profit from legitimate business
and improper gain from undue of
trust control over other peoples property
and money have sometimes been dfmmed,
and the interest of society requires that
whenever opportunity offers those
charged with the enforcement OF the law
should emphasize the distinction between
honest business and dishonest breaches
of frIlst
Evening star., 1911-05-25

George III. c. Hickman. for twenty-five
years the postmaster at Point OF Rocks.
Md, died Tuesday, aged sixty-seven
years. He was veteran of the civil
war. and was at one time q prisoner in
Libby prison,
Evening star., 1911-05-25

with leave to renew the same after Janu-
airy /, 1918.
the recommendation of the Attorney Cen
eral."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-06-29
DUMAS, BRANDED CROOK By Open COURT CONFESSION
OF BEHAN, WOUNDED R0bBER, Held ON $4,000 BAH

been furnished you In jail, haven't
they?
Well, no, not exactly, . responded
Behan.
Judge spooner then pinned the
witness down as to his movements
during the Wednesday on which the
Larson saloon conference was held
and succeeded in making him admit
that he had visited several saloons
and had taken an unknown number
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-06-29

team. I got him to get the team and
paid him 81 for it. We left Bemidji
between l and 2 p. m. on June 16
Mike Davis and me met Adams at
the Bemidji cemetery where we had
arranged to wait for him.
''We drove directly to Puposky ar
rivingsthere between and o'clock.
We walked into town and went into
the Smyth store. We did not buy.
anything there then. From the store
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posed the burning and robbing Of the
Iuilding?" &
well, ! was surprised, but not
shocked" said Behan.
The witness said he offered no OBJ
lection and that he had nothing to
say when the plot was sprung.
Not Pinkerton Tool.
Are you a man who is supposed to
have been used by the Pinkerton de-
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he saw in his place of business the
day DR.. Dumas was there.
On cross examination Mr.. Larson
said he had not seen Behan and Du-
mas together. He admitted having
met Pinkerton detectives, especially
one by the name of Johnson
Battles Tells of Revolver. E
G. E. Battles then took the stand
AID said that he had been conducting
hardware store here for the past
year. He has known DR.. Dumas for
3 years, and said that on the after
noon of June IA, Dumas came into
his store and purchased a Colts re-
volver, the one he said, that the state
was offering as evidence. Mr.. Battles
said that DR.. Dumas took the gun
after paying for it and left but later
returned and said that he could not
use the weapon as it was too large.
II showed him some other guns but
there was nothing he wanted and I
took the gun back and gave him his
money" testified Mr.. Battles. who
added that he had given box of car
tiidges with the weapon which also
was returned.
Mr.. Battles said that he could re-
member of having sold DR.. Dumas a
weapon at any other time, or that
he had ever sold him any explosive.
Following the Battles testimony
court adjourned until 2 p. m. and
when the hearing was resumed at
that hour Carl Swedberg of Buena
VISTA was called.
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VI uiluhS, Which, sV4flcu III SIrcuSCu
from buttermilk to- straight whisky.
The witness was weak as to direc-
tons IN Bemfdji He Haid he had
lived here about five years ago for
two years. The witness said that at
that time he worked as bartender
for Eddie Munhall, Nash McKinnon,
and Carl Clinsh. ~
The witness insisted that Davis
made no mention of the Puposky af-
fair until they met Dumas and Smyth
in the Larson saloon.
Judge Spooner tried. in vain to
have the witness say just when he
was first told by Davis that there was
to be meeting at the Larson saloon.
The memory of the witness was woe
fully weak on this point and when
asked by Judge Spooner if Davis had
told him of the meeting fifteen min
utes before it was held, he replied:
81 can't remember -~ e
"Were you with Davis from 1880
on that afternoon, asked the Judge.
Just Knocking Around Town.
'sNo, I was down to McCarthy's sa
loon on Minnesota avenue" said Be-
han. Il spent about thirty minutes
there. Before that was just knock
ing around town. I got dinner at
Daltons at noon. I had drank three
or four glasses of beer| don't know
just how many-I didn't mark them
down. I left Dalton's between three
and four o'clock for Larson's place,
next to the BEinkman theater on
Third street, toward the lake.
81 first saw Smyth in the Larson
wine room and I never had seen him
before. We went into Larson's sa-
loon in the front door and went up
to the bar. had whisky, the first
since the noon hour. Then we were
told that couple of fellows in the
wine room wanted to see us and we
went back and found Dumas and
Smyth. saw no one in the saloon
that I knew, except the ones I have
named"
The witness was stubborn when
Judge Spooner tried to get him to say
how many persons where in the sa-
loon when he entered.
Il didn't stop to count EN- he
said defiantly.
There were objections from the
state on Spooner's effort to get def
mite answers from the witness.
The witness said the Dumas con-
ference was held in the rear wine
room on the left hand side; that
there was q window in the room and
that he sat with his back to it. 81
Positive But Not Sure.
Are you positive of that" de-
manded Judge Spooner.
"Yes, SIR was the reply.
AS positive of that as anything
you have said here today" insisted
the defendants attorney
The witness wasn't willing to 90
that far. 1t later was explained that
there is no window in the wine room
.You say said Judge spooner,
that you did not know what was ia
take place at that meeting in the
Larson saloon. You must have been
surprised shocked, when they pro:
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tectiVe?
"'NO,
Beha,

twice served whisky all around.
Judge Spooner questioned him close
ly as to just what drinks were served
and Behan stuck to it that it was
whisky for all both times. Witness
said again that he was sure the re-
volver on exhibit was one which Dr..
Dumas went out and got. The wit
ness was unable to describe the win
dow or how far he sat from it. He
said that Smyth turned over a plat
of the Puposky property and a key
to the store.
1T has been said in the newspa-
pers that the robbery was planned
for Thursday night?" said Judge
Spooner.
IT object to bringing in the news
papers" said Attorney James.
Never mind the newspapers" eau
toned Commissioner Simons.
y swell, then" said Mr.. Spooner,
"had you planned the robbery for
Thursday night?"
No Definite Time for Robbery.
'There was no definite time set.''
said Behan, who in response to que
rles, said that when he entered the
Puposky building he paid no atten-
ton to the entrances, whether there
was any turpentine and oil as
planned, and that they did not go
through Buena Vista to Puposky, and
that they felt there was to be no
interference in their robbing the safe
and burning the building.
BY this time Behan had been on
the stand for nearly two hours and
DR.. e. II. Marcum who has attended
the prisoners wounds, advised the
court that Behan was becoming
weakened and that he should be Civ
en- rest from the ordeal. Judge
Spooner said he had no desire
to work hardship on the witness
but that there was a feature of the
case which he did not wish to enter
into until he could cross examine the
! witness for at least an hour. With
this understanding Behan gave way
to other witnesses to return as soon
las his strength would permit.
G. r. Battles was the next witness
called, but as he was not in the court
room, John G, Larson was placed on
the stand. Mr.. Larson said that he
had lived in Bemidji for IL years.
that he had been in the saloon bust
ness for 5 years and that he has
known DR.. Dumas for 3 years. He
said that he had seen DIR. Dumas in
front of his bar about June IA and
that on that day he went into rear
! room leaving instructions that If any
one asked for him to send them in.
He said he did not know Mike Davis,
Tut is acquainted with Behan, but
was not sure that Behan was in the
saloon on the day he saw Dumas
there. He identified photograph 81
Mike Davis as being one Of the men
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noon ana selnng Davis some matches
which he stuck in his pocket.
Had not seen Davis since, but saw
Behan next morning at the hotel in
Pup.sky, wounded and in the GUS
tody of officers. /
Cross examined by Judge Spooner
SWedberg testified to seeing Sheriff
Hazen, Deputy Sheriff Helmer, and
two or three detectives. Couldn't
recognize detectives here in court
room now.
Judge Spooner brought out from
the witness that the post office in
the Puposky building and the mer-
camille part is pretty well connected
and Davis and Behan as they entered
could easily see the safe.
Swedberg admitted that Davis did
nothing else of a suspicious nature
In the store in the afternoon excent
to eye the safe critically.
Officers Were Hiding.
Witness said that Sheriff HAGEN.
Detective Fielding and their assist
ant officers were in hiding in a room
in the rear of the hotel, in hiding to
capture Davis and Behan when thew
would attempt to blow the safe and
fire the building.
Il met Davis about $3.50 in the
evening and walked with him from
the hotel to the store; and talked
with Davis" said Swedberg who adj
mitted he had not known Davis.
Following Swedberg's testimony
Behan was called for cross exami-
nation by Judge Spooner.
Behan denied having talked with
anyone relative to the case since his
examination in this forenoon.
1T is true, is it, that when YOU
went with Mike Davis to the Larson
saloon you did not know the nature
OF the job which Davis had to dog"
asked Judge Spooner.
Yes, that's true - replied Behan.
Behan insisted that the first he
knew of the affair was when it was
discussed in the Larson saloon.
Witness stated he. had not talked
with Detective Fielding since the
morning he was shot.
Has Made Signed Confession.
Il have been telling little Of this
story every day." says Behan in re-
ply to question as to when he had
first talked this story over and had
not talked to Thayer Bailey, assist
ant counsel for defense.
mo inducement or promise of lien
ency was promised me for making,
this statement; and 4 have signed a
typewriter statement of this story.
says Behan, and this statement was
given to Deputy Sheriff Helmer. and
] have given no statement to anyone
else.
V mo. sir. my wife has said nothing
to me about making confession, =
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