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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-21
JURY FREES GIRLS
LILLIAN GRAHAM AND ETHEL
CONRAD, WHO SHOT STOKES,
FOUND mot GUILTY."
VERDICT IN So MINUTES
Young Women Become Hysterical
When They Are Acquitted Of At
tempt to Kill New York Million.
aire-Given Ovation by Crowd.

New York-Lillian Graham and
Ethel Conrad, the young women who
shot W. z. d. Stokes in the legs. are
acquitted. The acquittal was re-
turned in record-breaking time, but
f1ftyeight minutes to think 1t over
and reach a verdict
Miss Graham fell into the arms Of
Miss Conrad and they were locked in
fearful embrace when friends rushed
to their aid.
After holding a triumphant recep
ton in the courtroom they were es-
corted from the criminal court build.
mig by a cheering crowd.
In his charge to the Jury Judge
Marcus eliminated the attempted
murder charge from the indictment,
restricting the jury to the charges OF
assault with intent to kill and as
sault with intent to do bodily harm.
His contention was that the shooting
in the Varuna apartment on the night
Of June 7 was not premeditated.
The closing plea of Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Buckner, was a vicious
attack ON The girls and denunciation
of Stokes. OF the latter he said:
"It makes no difference whether
you like Stokes or not. don't like
him. I'm glad he isn't my father.
My father is a minister Of the Gospel
and stands for everything Stokes
isn't. This has nothing to do with
the case, however. The fact remains
that Stokes was a willy old man who
knew better than to get himself into
breach Of promise suit. There was
not an element of love in the whole
affair It was lust on Stokes part
and on Miss Graham's part It was
lucre."
The girls plea was extortion. pure
and simple, he declared. with Ethel
Conrad, "a wildcat and kitten" as the
prime mover.
He said the whole episode was a
blackmailing scheme and heaped all
the blame on Miss Conrad, whom he
described as 1.-The most remarkable
woman l have ever met, the most as
founding combination of wildcat and
kitten the world has known in many
years--and only nineteen years old!"
In closing his plea he said:
miss Lillian Graham stood there
with that gun in her hand and her
brain swimming with the effect of the
whisky she had taken to keep he3
courage up. Overcome by anger be
cause their plans had failed this weep
ing willow became a tigress. He'll
broke loose in Lillian Graham and,
with an exclamation, you will, will
your she opened fire on this big.
repulsive man who had figured so
much in her life"
When Assistant District Attorney
Buckner began hissspeech tc the jury
Mr.. Stokes pretty young wife had a
chair up near the judges desk and
Miss Graham and Miss Conrad sat at
their attorneys table.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-21

now. and the message of peace and
good will has been carried every
where. Somehow. when you lay a
newborn babe in mans arms, you
are pretty sure to bring smile to his
face, and softening to his heart as
well. An infant is great peace
bringer. What has touched and soft
ened the heart OF this grim world
more than anything else. is the re-
membrance that Christmas brought a
blessed child down to earth and laid
him conf1dingly in the arms of hui
manity, brought him from home, and
left him outcast, that the opportunity
might be given to every man to take
him in and give him the love and
tenderness which is every child's
birthright.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-21

because there is warm charitable
feeling in a mans soul towards his
employers, or employees, or acquaint-
ances. We are all so busy, we are
apt to forget to be considerate. forgiv-
ing, and kind 1t is we'll to let the
brain rest, and allow the heart to rule
sometimes. or men may lose the facul-
ty of loving and being charitable.
Centuries of experience have prov
ed that 1t is we'll also to make a
clearing house of the season, to square
accounts by wiping off all the old
grudges and settling old quarrels. and
listen once again to the message of
peace and good will. Anger and NAL.
ice never gave man happiness;
nothing but forgiveness and charity
can do that.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-21

plans which many maid devised to
secure the coming of the true Prince
Charming, and they als6 intimate,
most curiously. that such a lassie
would often spur ON her timid sutton
by coaxing him to be her "FirEt foot"
on Christmas day
This idea could be gayly carried out
by q party Ofsyoung folks on Christ
mas Eve. Just before midnight the
meE may be quietly ushered out Of
the room by the hostess and on the
final stroke OF IL each girl In turn
should be placed before the reception
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-21
a MERRY CHRISTMAS.

Christmas brings the remembrance
Of a gift SO great and wonderful that
all who realize what 1t meant to the
world feel the desire to give some
thing in return though It may be
nothing more than the expression Of
wish for merry Christmas. No one
was anxious to receive the gift at
first. People do not always know the
value of what is given them. The
only door opened to receive It, LED
into a cattle stable: But now, whose
door does not fly open at Christmas
10 send out some blessing. some word
OF good viii?
The old carol, sung to few shep-
herds. has gone around the world
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WAITING.

Have you named your baby yet?
mo"
He's getting pretty old to be with.
out a name, isn't he?"
YES; but my wife wishes to call
him Percival, and we're waiting to
find out whether he's going to have
a lisp"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-21
THE ~FlRsr Foor.'

Our great-great-grandmothers in
merry old England must have suffered
many a pang on account of the iden-
tity OF the man or woman who first
set foot over their threshold on
Christmas morning. II a woman sp-
peared It was considered a symbol Of
wretched iIl-luckl unavoidable spins
terhood Al light-haiEed man was al
most as unlucIxy as q woman. though
obviously for other reasons Gossipy
shronicierA tell US Of the ingenious
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-21
Mobbed vIaltlnu smestheart.

Mason City. Ia.-Because he Wis
tied Arelad0 % see his white sweet
heart, Walter Davis, negro, was or
dered to leave town in Is minutes.
He was showered with eggs by mob,
and took refuge tn a freight car,
where he was rescued by the sheriff.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-21
Sounds pla,,sihJs

why do people speak of a cool
million?'
Il don't know, unless it's because a
man with million dollars can keep
cool, no matter how high the cost of
living scars"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-21

He was getting to be an
old man, and his adopted
son. George Custis, de.
scribes him as wearing
habItually at that period
plain drab clothes, with a
broad-brimmed white hat,
and carrying an umbrella
with a long stan attached
to his saddle-bow when he
rode to shelter him from
the sun, his skin being
tender and burning easily.
While yet a young man
he had inherited the
Mount Vernon estate from
his half-brother. The
house was much smaller
than it is today, being
what was then called a
"four-roonf cottage"-that
is to say. with only that
many rooms on the ground
floor. 1t had been built in
174S by Lawrence Wash.
ington by the labor Of
transported convicts from
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-21
s42s. 600 for Seal peIts

London.-Twelve thousand seal
pelts from Pribilof island, in the Ber-
ing sea, fetched over $428,OOO at auc.
tion here. Pelts brought an average
of $3.50 apiece, the highest price on
record.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-21

room door, At the same time one OF
the laddies viii open the door and
step over the threshold. The type Of
man to which this first footer" be-
longs will indicate that Of her future
spouse. At any rate, the question Of
her partner for dinner will be set
tled.--Ladies' Home Journal.
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Consistent.

WAS that entertainment what you'd
call consistent piece of work."
1T WAS" replied the theater man
ager. The scene was located on a
mythical island and we played to
mythical audiences and drew mythical
sa.aries."
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-21

tree standing upon mound Of holly
is not new. but nothing better seems
to have been found when 1t is desired
that some trifiing souvenir of non
sense verse or fortune" (hidden in
gilded wainuts) be given to each per
son present.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-21
A Real Hero.

MIR. Henpeck-Are you the man
who gave my wife LOT of impudenceY
Mr.. Scraper--l am.
Mr.. Henpeck- Shake! You're 4
ero.-London Tt-Bits.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-21
skeptIeaI.

"But you believe in heredity, don't
you, Squallop?"
Not much. Ny grandmother could
raise , pretty good heard. but caSa
do It to saye my hfe."
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-21
viii Erect Plant in Chicago.

Phlladelphia.-The management OF
the Baldwin Locomotive works has
under consideration the erection OF a
plant in Chicago for the building OF
locomotives for the western raiL
roads.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-21
Stuna.

You call this cake angel food" said
the harsh husband.
Yes, DEAR" said the timid wife, but
If the diet doesn't seem exactly what
you want, here are some deviIled
Washington Star.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-21
WlII ouit PartY counelI.

New Haven, Conn.--It is announced
at Hartford that Charles +. Brooker,
member Of the Republican national
committee from Connecticut. will 70
sign shortly
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-21
a chrIatmaa canterpIees

A small log foot long followed out
and filled with holly may recall the
traditional Yule log enough to explain
its presence. A miniature Christmas
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bearing letters of introduction came and went at
will sometimes staying for weeks, or even months.
Though stern, Washington could unbend consider
ably on such an occasion.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-21

HRISTMAs at Mount Vernon in the
peaceful days which followed the ReVo-
luton was always exceedingly merry.
The Virginians Of those days, being
cavaliers, made the most of the holiday
which the grim Puritans of New Eng.
land ignored.
1t was season Of profuse hospitality.
But in all the northern neck of Vir-
ginia no house was the scene of more
joyous doings than that of George
Waahiu0tnn Often mera atran1era
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-03-12
AMOS COMPLETES
HIS TESTIMONY
DEFENSE IN NIGHT RIDER CASE
CLAIMS TO HAVE PROVED
ALIBl FOR ALLEGED LEADER
OF THE BAND.

Hopkinsville, KY, March 11.-An
albi for the defendant and contradic
ton of the testimony of self-con-
fessed night rider is what the de
Tense claims to have scored today in
the trial of DR.. David Amos, alleged
ommander-in-chief Of the night rid
ers of Kentucky and Tennessee.
DR.. Amos completed his testimony
after a grlling. He was followed by
witnesses who swore that II would
have been impossible for MIN to have
been in Hopkinsyille on the night
CT the raid, inasmuch as he was in
attendance upon them in a profession
al capacity at intervals on that night.
The evidence of his daughter was
given to account for his whereabouts
up to 10 o'clock and after that practi-
cally all of the time of the physician
on that night was accounted for by
former patients.
The story of Arthur and Carl Coop.
err, principal witnesses for the prose,
cution, and who confessed TO have
participated In the raid, was attacked
by the defense, who introduced Val
Alexander of Cadiz.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-03-12
.LAAo SLIDES At NINE
NEAR DULUTH CAUSES
DEATH Of THIRTY MEN

Duluth, NJ rci 1t.-Thirty men
we're caught in a great slide OF earth
at the Norman mine near Virginia al
6 O'clock tonight.
The pit is LIS feet deep and ives
more than hat filled BY the ava
lanchc which came withnt warning
and extended lao feet around wheFe
the victims were entombed
There are only four known sur
yiyors, all injured, three OF them
fatally crushed. Three bodies wee
recovered by rescuers. Others are
still IN the debris, The dead are TO-
eigners.
News of the disaster caused a rus1
of sobbing women and children &c
the pit.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-03-12

NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBoRs|
Observation-Disclosures ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


the Champ Clark lecture at the opera
house in Cairo on the 18th inst.
Mrs. McCuen of Centralia, IS visit
ing Mrs. Robert Utter of this city for
few days.
All kinds of tree fruit in this coun-
ty is safe up to this date, SO far as
We have been, able to learn.
Chas. NJ. Gaunt, cashier of the
First State Bank OF Mound City, was
transacting business here Thursday.
Rev. Allen Terrell is an interest,
ing preacher and large congregations
come out TO hear him at the Baptist
church every evening
Mrs. X. NJ. Fulkerson was Cairo
visitor yesterday.
Farmer d. II. Weldy is pushing the
box shop question with yigor.
DR.. Monroe Doty of Grand Chain
was In the city on legal business Fri
day.
The early varieties of Strawberries
are beginning to bloom and if this
mild weather continues for another
week the entire crop will be exposed
to the late frosts which vii no doubt
do considerable damage to 1t.
Mrs. Claude Thomas was Cairo
shopper Friday.
c.. r. Melton is candidate for city
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-03-12
WAS GUEST Of
NEW ORLEANS
COL. ROOSEVELT SPENDS BUSY
FIVE HOURS IN CRESCENT
CITY-MAEE ADDRESS AND
ATTENDED BANQUET.

New Orleans, March ll.--Theodore
roosevelt was the guest Of New Or
cans tonight and the city outdid it.
self to make him welcome
The colonel rode into the city from
Jackson on brilliantly decorated
special train. He spent five nours In
this city, leaving at IL O'Clock tonight
Tor Houston. Texas.
He went at once to his hotel on his
arrival and was then hurried to the
French opera house, where his ad-
dress was delivered. Immediately
after the meeting he attended ban
1uet in his honor and then hurried
to the train.
On the trip from Jackson to this
city Col Roosevelt twas forced to
make talks from the rear platform Of
his car.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-03-12

DR.. w, l.. Winstead is In Danville
this week where he is serving on the
U. s. grand jury.
All of our slot machine men wee
hailed into the county court at Mound
City where they We're fined for vic
lating law, that they had been lei
to believe they Were not violating.
Mrs. Cecil Garner the efficient
teacher of Fayville was calling on
JTllin friends Friday evening. Mrs
Garner is one of Alexander county's
most progressive teachers.
Mrs. Fanny P. Hacker, county
supe-intendent of Alexander county
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. w. A
Kelly Friday en- route to her home
After visiting the closing exercises OF
the Dexter school. Mr. Roy Kara
ker. the teacher, has taught one OF
the best schools that district has
ever had. The patrons OF the district
Showed their appreciation OF the
work done by giving pupils and
|pnd teacher picnic, at which We're
[,gerved. viands that would appeasc
he daintiest or the most healthfu
~rr,eti.e. The exercises consisted of
dialogues, Rotations, songs and ?
yeneYal rehearsing of studies, all CT
(which were rendered in a manner
/; hat speaks we'll CT thrift and earn.
cstpess of teacher in his work. Last
HUI net least was game of ball oe.
tween pupils of this school and the
rTllin school resulting in a victory
Of IL to Z In favor Of Ullin. This
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-03-12
MOUNDS.


At the close of this week there are
TWO candidates in the field for mayor,
Two for city clerk, two for city
treasurer and one in each of the three
wards for aldermen.
The Masonic lodge Of Mound City
conferred the ,Aird degree Of the
order on Seth Armstrong Of this city
Thursday night. Quite large num-
Der OF our resident members were
present.
J. G. Fisher Of the Evening Citizen
was in tle city for a short time Fri
day afternoon.
Many OF our people attended the
revival meeting at the M. E. church
in Cairo Friday evening
Miss Margaret George of Contra
lila passed through here Friday en-
route to Cairo. y.
+ knapp and Mafloney are becoming
headquarters for fresh home killed
meats of all kinds.
n. ]. Aldrich OF Villa Ridge was a
business visitor here Thursday.
An agent was here today scatter
ing circulars and selling tickets to
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-03-12
ALL ENTOMBED 15o FEET DOWN
IN MINE IN MINNESOTA
YESTERDAY.
REScUERS ARE At WORK
And Chance Of Saving Men Is Ex
cellent-SuppIy OF Air Forced
Through Three lncn Pipe
--Signaas Exchanged.

Gilbert, Mimi, March l1,--Captain
Benny and three miners are entomh
ed tonight $50 down N the Elba
mine, just outsideof the village.
Through an iron pipe three inches
in diameter, air is being transmit .
to them and the repeated rappings
on this pipe encourage the rescu.n2
party to believe the four may be res
cued by tomorrow. Benny and his
companions were caught at A o'clocR
this afternoon on the first level by q
cave in of ore and rock.
A mass piled up many feet high
There was fifth man in the party
and he just missed being walled up
Although he escaped he was MOI
without painful injuries.
He reached the shaft almost IN :
state of collapse and told waat had
happened. In a remarkably shori
time, a score of miners were crowd
ing about to help the work Of rescul
The first move was the driving
through of the big Iron pipe, when
gave air to the prisoners.
Almost instantly they began to tap
the pipe. There were answering taps
from the mouth of the level and az
the rescuing parties Of 10 to IL strug
gled away hour after hour the tap
ping of the four men Kept up inces
sanity.
The rescue work IS necessarily
slow, but confidence Is expected tina
the men will hold out.
The Elba mine employs about zoe
men when running full capacity.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-03-12
ULllN.

Monroe Hileman was transactins
business in Cairo last Wednesday.
B. H. Anderson of Jonesboro, Wis
ited with his brother Harrison An
dersen Friday and Saturday.
Our bank building is nearing com.
pletion the equipment is being placed
and ere long our genial bank officials
vii bid us welcome to their new
quarters, of which there are no bet
ter III Southern Illinois.
Mrs. Ben Anderson spent later
part of week visiting her parents
Mr. and Mrs. 7. N. Henlen at Don
,cla.
Quite number from here will at
end the Champ Clark lecture in
Cairo next Wednesday evening.
Miss May Elkins visited her home
in Vienna Saturday and Sunday.
Judge P. w. Thompson was trans.
acting business in Cairo Thursday,
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-03-12
MOUND CITY.



Dr. Doty of Grand Chain was In
town Friday on business.
Misses Blanche and Eula Norman
of Holloway, KY, were shopping
here Friday.
Master Vaughn Lawler of Pear
street is recovering from a case OF
the measles.
Mrs. William Wilson and daughter
Miss Ruth We're among the Cairo
shoppers Thursday.
j. NJ. Tucker of Memphis is visiting
his family on Pearl street and Rail
road avenue and accompanied his
little daughter, Alice to Cairo FIR:
day where her tonsils were removed
Fl. f. Neadstine is quite i'll at his
home on High street.
Mrs. Walter Walker and little
daughter, Naomi Of Memphis, wis
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. c
G. Willard, left Friday for Uii:r
where they will be the guests o.
Mrs. Walkers mother.
Mr.. Albert Duty of Cairo was thu
guest of Mrs. u. A. Spaulding AMI
family on Main street Friday.
Among the Cairo shoppers ana
visitors Friday were Mesdames l.. G
Perks, w. r.. Rodman, Geo Eita
horn, Chas. Wehrenberg, Sr, and
Eugene Bryan, Misses Kate Conle~
Elsie Rodman and May Hawkins.
VIM. Anderson of Mounds trans
acted business here Friday.
Miss Mary Oyerstreet returne'
home Friday from a two months
visit with relatives in Hamilton, O.
and Linton, Ind.
Mrs. H. M. Smith, who has beer
seriously i'll at her nome on Third
street is slowly improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Stanley wen'
TO Cairo Friday afternoon and Mrs
Stanley who has been quite i'll sew
eral weeks remained at the home OIL
her mother, Mrs. w. B. Yates to re
cuperate.
Mrs. Eva Boiling and Mrs. Harry
Lawler were Mounds yisitcGIs Fri
day.
The Missionary society of the Con
gregational church held its monthly
meeting at the home of Mrs. &c
Miller on Third and w. Main streets
Friday afternoon. There was larg,
attendance and a very interesting
program was rendered. ST.
w. H. BreIsford of Mounds, was {
business caller here Friday.
Ralph Schiller, Earl Hillerich and
Floyd yesterday witnessed the bas
ket ball game between Centralia and
Cairo in the latter city Friday.
Dan Fitzgerald of Cairo was the
guest of friends here Friday evening
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-03-12

treasurer subject to the will of the
voters at the city election to be held
April 18th. Mr.. Melton filled this of.
flee two years ago with entire salts
faction to the whole people. He is
one OF our young hustling business
men whose sterling qualities will
make him a strong man for this inn
portant office. We are indeed, for
tunate in securing as clean and well
lualified candidate as Mr.. c. F. Mel,
ion.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-03-12

rob the bodies of those who were
killed and escape before a crowd
gathered
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-03-12
TRIED TO WRECK TRAIN.

Holt, Mo, March 1l-Caught In the
act of placing two heavy crowbars
on the track of the Chicago, Buning-
ton and Quincy railroad near here to,
night Roscoe Townsend, eighteen
years old, was arrested after a short
chase in which several shots were
fired at the fleeing youth. After being
arrested Townsend said he had in.
tended to wreck passenger train,
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-03-12
POWDER Co. WILL PAY
Promised to Rebuild Town OF Pleas
ant Prairie-PIans to Rebuild
Plant to be Resisted.

Pleasant Prairie, Wis, March H.
The Dupont Powder Company Off
Gals and directors after an all day
meeting, tonight promised to rebutlc
the village and to pay every cent Of
actual loss sustained by any person
as the result of the explosion Thurs
day night.
Three more deaths, caused indi
rectly by the explosion, were record
ed today.
The company plans to rebuild
least portion OF tho mill at once
The plans to rebuild will be resiste |
by the residents.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-03-12
Congratulations Arlse.

Young Lady looming In with part
ner from room where progressive
whist is being Played oh, nanny,
I've captured the booty" Mother
We'll, my dear daughter. come ana
Kiss me. both Of you. Scraps.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-03-12

ended a day protitably as well as
pleasantly spent.