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Bisbee daily review., 1912-11-24

At the second trial Oates was
again convicted and sentenced to
death. Again an appeal was taken
and on May 9. 1896 the criminal court
OF appeals granted a new trial be-
cause the trial Judge had failed 10
Instruct the jury in his charge that
II the wife shot her husband bv mis-
take the prisoner was not guilty OF
murder.
Oates was again tried and con
victed, but on May 10, 1907, the case
was reversed By the court OF Grim
inal appeals on the ground that the
trial judge did not properly define
murder IN his charge to the Jury. Al.
ter another trial the case again came
before the court o. criminal appeals
on June %. 1863, and a question as
10 the legality of the appointment %
the trial judge was the ground for
setting aside the verdict and again
remanding the case for a new trial.
The fifth trial of the case resulted
in no verdict as to penalty, one juror
STANDING out for life Imprisonment.
while the others demanded the
death penalty
Owing to the strong feeling against
Oates in this county the authorities
considered il advisable to remove him
TO some place OF safety. For time
he was kept in the Cleburne Jail and
then he was taken TO the Ellis coun-
~ Jail at Waxahachie, where ne is
now awaiting his execution.
When the Oates case came up for
IT'S sixth trial in this county. Judge
Robert B. Scay OF the criminal dis
trict court Of Dallas county, acting
upon his own molten. transferred the
case TO Ellis county. The sixth trial
again resulted in the conviction OF the
prisoner and sentence to death.
Once more an appeal was taken and
the court of appeals granted a new
trial upon the ground that the YER
dict of the jury did not specify the
degree Of murder OF which Oates had
leen found guilty.
The seventh and last trial, which
took place in Waxahachie, resulted.
on November 4. 1911. in a verdict of
guilty of murder n the first degree
and a sentence of death. A motion
for a rehear.ng was refused by the
court Of criminal appeals on October
&c, o. the present year ana the cate
OF the execution of the sentence was
set Cor next week. In the lower
courts four judges, in two different
counties have presided at the trials
and three different county attorneys
with their assistants have acted as
prosecutors. The prisoner himself,
became 50 tired of the everlasting de-
lays that during the past two years
he repeatedly begged to be executed
Bisbee daily review., 1912-11-24
AFRICA AND IRELAND
CLASH; ROONEY WINS
Lowell Constable DiSarms a
Soldiers Who Would Put
Lowell in Patrol

Accounted for" was the notation
placed beside the name of negro
trooper OF the Ninth cavalry squad
at Warren at roll call yesterday
morning. Though not connected with
the cavalry. Deputy Sheriff Rooney.
furnishes the explanation.
Late Friday night a trooper, a
black in tan, fired his six-shooter six
times on the public highway. between
Johnson Addition and Lowell. When
oyerhauled by OFFICER Rooney. he OK
planned that he was after civilians
and was on picket dutys II was
news 10 the officer that Lowell bad
been included in the patrol camp at
Warren but IL was of that class oC
news that is interesting II true" He
at first advised the soldier TO give
up his gun and return 10 the camp at
Warren. The trooper grew dispu-
tatious. controversial and argumen-
tive, so the officer placed him IN.
der arrest.
In effecting this legal denou-
ment the negro put his right fin on
the point of the officers chin, making
small abrasion This aroused the
officers Irish, OF which he was bless
ed by Nature with a generous supply
and he proceeded to comb the
dinge's hair." Having subdued the
negro the officer turned him over to
the officer of the guard OF the camp
and the obstreperous negro is now
in the guard house. The officer en-
COuntered Is other troopers and
searched them but found no guns.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-11-24
NEGRO To HANG
HAD 7 TRIALS
Has Been Six Times SEN
fenced TO Death and in Jail
for Eight Years for
Murder in Texas
A REMARKABLE CASE

DALLAS. Tex. Nov. 23.-After
having been tried for murder seven
times, sentenced to death six times
and having spent nearly eight years
in prison pending his trials. Brrell
Gates. a negro. will be hanged nexs
week at the Waxahachie prison 10
pay the penalty for the murder OF
Sol Aronon in Dallas on the night
OF November 20. 1904. This will bring.
10 an end the most remarkable case
in the criminal history of Texas and
probably OF the whole United States.
As an Illustration of the possibilities
offered by the criminal court practice
in vogue in this country. TO delay the
course of justice by recourse to legal
bubbles over mere techEicalities. the
case has probably no equal in Amer
lean court history
Sol AronOI. the victim of the
crime, and his vile kent a small
grocery store near the railroad
tracks in this city. On the night of
the murder BurTell Oates, Holly Van
and Frank McCue, the latter two
white men, entered Aronof's store
"AiA hFlN Np lAt proprietor. " hle
they We're robbing the man. Mrs.
Arohoff entered the store and fired
at the men. The robbers fired sew.
sral shots and one of these killed
Aronoh. A few days after the muir
der the three men were arrested and
charged with the murder OF AroEom
Van was convicted of murder and
hanged for his crime. McCue became
states evidence and escaped punish.
ment.
Oates had no funds to employ an
attorney and when his trial came M
in the Dallas court. the judge ap-
pointed 4. S. Basket young law.
Yer, against the latter's protests. TO
defend the negro. Ever since that
time Basket has been in sole charge
Of the defense and the fight he made
for his client has attracted wide at
tention and will go down in the his.
tory OF criminal jurisprudence as one
OF the most remarkable examples OF
forensic skill and perseverance.
The first trial OF Oates resulted in
his conviction and sentence to death.
An appeal was taken TO the court OF
criminal appeals and the case was
remanded for a new trial on April
u 1905. on account of an Irregular
" in drawing the names Of jurors.
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RAILROAD EARNINGS
GROW: TIMES BETTER
IN speciaI VIC 70 - Bros.l

CBy Special Wire to Levy Bros)
Money trust committee viii con
clude inquiry into stock exchange and
clearing house at mex session. In
vestigation OF National Banks will
then be taken up.
Bradstreet reports 269 business
failures in the United States this
week IS. 26O for previous week
Reports show great activity con
times in al lines of trade with gain
IA railroad earnings In first two
weeks of November OF 6.5 per cent
Lake Shore, Chicago Indiana and
Southern and O'Gara coal indicted at
Chicago for giving and receiving re-
bates.
Big strike in West Virginia Coal
fieis ends when agreement is signed
giving miners q per cent wage in
crease.
Wabash gross earnings from July
TO Nov. IA increase S1.iS1 900 or
10.2 per cent over same period last
year
Bisbee daily review., 1912-11-24
SOCCER FOOTBALL IS
ATTRACTIONS CENTRE
Colts and Knights of CoIum-
bus Meet Today on Field
at Warren Park

The knights Of Columbus and era.
hams Colts is the lineup for the soc
Ger game on Warren field this after.
noon at 2 o'clock. Both teams will
play at fun strength and a fast game
is expected The new goal nets have
arrived and will be used in the game
this afternoon, the field having been
put in splendid condition John VIII
sou win referee the game. Following
win be the liue up of the two teams;
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Colts-Lancaster. goal: Richardson
and Radcliffe, backs: Bryan. Will
Johnson and Ainsworth. half backs:
o Connor, Carter. Birrell, Fitzgerald
Capt. and White. forwards; Wait
Johnson, Thompson and Henderson.
reserves.
Coiumbians-Murray, goal: Mill
gan and Eldon Capt. hacks: JOHN
son, Greer and Doyle. half backs:
Hibble. Lyons. Doyle, Dillon and Lid.
dicote. forwards: Smith, Fowler and
Sullivan, reserves.
The league committee will meet al
the park at l O'Clock and the ColurD.
bans will hold a general meeting al
IL O'Clock this morning.
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ATTEMPTED SLAYER ACQUITTED

COLUMBUS, Nov. 23:-Miss Co
ella Farley, the stenographer who
tried TO murder Alvin ZollingeF. an
advertising soliter was acquitted to
day The jury was out three and a
half hours. The girl was the finance
OF Jerome Quigley a clerk and was
married after the verdict.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-11-24
BAZAAR

There will be bazaar OF glngham
and fancy aprons. embroidery and
fancy work, ferns and home made
candy by the Biebee womsn's club.
Friday afternoon, Dec. 6. %
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FINDS PROSPERITY
KNOCKING At DOOR
Local Jeweler Says Business
Is on Uplift and Con-
tinues TO improve

Is it true that Old Prosperity. the
sell known old timer and former
resident is in our midst again? Ask
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Man Has Warrant Sworn Out for His Own Arrest

asked the justice, looking Williams
over with scrutinizing eye.
II want to Jail Samuel Williams,
that's who," shouted Williams.
Whats the charger"
Il don't know what to charge him
with, but know what he did to me.
He attacked me on the street as l was
going home and beat me to pulp just
because when he went through my
pockets there was no money to be
found"
Williams shuffled out of the police
court and wandered back to his home.
A half hour later he was surprised to
see two husky bluecoats drive up in
patrol wagon and stop at his door.
You're under arrest" growled the
first cop, Selling Williams roughly.
Come along to the station"
Williams did as directed and was
hailed before the justice who signed
his own warrant.
Then Williams recalled that he was
Samuel Williams and by mistake
had charged himself with disturbing
the peace He was released when he
assured the police that any charge
that that he had fought with himself
was greatly exaggerated and more OF
less untrue.
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Naval Recruits $40 Bills Cause Money Panic

rHICAGO.-Eighty recruits from the
l. naval training station at Lake
Bluff nearly caused financial panic
at Highwood and Highland Park the
other day. -
The recruits. each bearing Szo
hill received from the naval statlon'
boarded Chicago and Milwaukee
car in the morning. They were all
bound for Chicago. from which city
thew. we're to leave for their homes
on the seven-day furlough. John Hall
Of Highwood, the conductor. held OUT
a hand invitingly to the first recruit
in the car for IS cents. the fare 70
Evanston.
The recruit pulled up one trouser
leg. unbuttoned the flap OF secret
pocket and presented the conductor
with $40 bill.
"Is that the smallest you have!
asked the conductor.
.aThat's the smallest, the largest ana
ALL" said the recruit. "and every one
Of these eighty men has one just
like II"
Hall telephoned to the paymaster OF
the company. who boarded the train
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but, beyond little moisture on his
fingers, had no better luck than the
committeeman.
Just watch the real farmer" said
the mayor laughingly, taking the pail
and cautiously approaching the cow
with 800 boss, 500 boss"
Nothing like getting the confidence
of the COW first, if for nothing more
than safety" he explained. He
dropped to the low stool, placed the
pail tightly between his knees and as
his voice swelled with strains of Il
Want to Be in Dixie" the milk began
to dash against the bottom of the pail
with noise like steam escaping from
an exhaust pipe.
The mayor, of course, was declared
the winner and as the superintendent
was about to pass the money over to
him, he remarked:
Its a shame to take their money.
You couldn't lose"
NO." repeated the superintendent,
very gravely, you couldn't lose, be-
cause the other two COWS are dry
yes, have been so for nearly month"
The bets were declared off.
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M EW YORK.-He turned out to be
~ policeman from Awgustah,
Gawgia, but he also closely resem-
bled walking safety deposit box.
He was money-lined cop all right.
He came here several days ago and
went to COney Island.
A postal card found in his pocket,
which he had forgotten to mail, read
Il am having a great time"
Another Of a later date had on it.:
Il am having hi of a time"
He came up from Coney the other
day, and at 14th street and Broadway
he smiled a great deal, danced a bit
and was telling crowd how he was
enjoying his stay.
Then he met Patrolman Schwartz
OF the Mercer street station. He
flashed his badge on Schwartz, slap
ped him on the back and became so
friendly that Schwartz affably invit-
ed him to come around to the house"
and meet Lieutenant Bauer The Aw-
GUSTAV cop accepted the invitation
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BREAD AND BUTTER EXTRA.
New York HoteImen Also Stop Split
ting Single Portions.

New York HoteImen Also Stop Split
ting Single Portions.
New York-With butter selling at
Al cents a pound and flour at Sc a
barrel, the hotel men of New York
have decided that their patrons will
have to pay for their bread and butter
now by portion, just as if it were an
entree.
So if you want bread and butter
with your meals now it will cost you
ten cents extra, that being the price
agreed upon by the members of the
Hotel Mems association. Moreover,
no more single portions of anything
are to be served to two persons. From
now on only one plate and one set OF
knives and forks 60 with single
order.
By these little economies hotel men
figure they can save large sum an
nually. The hotels that have actually
put the "ten- cent bread and butter"
plan into effect include the Plaza, I'm
perial, Park Avenue, Waldorf, Bres-
lin, Astor, Manhattan, Prince George,
St. Regis, Victoria, Martinique and
Louis Martins.
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CORNER IN BUTTER
SENDS PRICES SOARING

Chicago-A corner in the available
supply of butter. which promises to
carry the price to the high level Of
last year and possibly higher, con-
fronts the consumer of this product.
The big packers are supposed to be
the interests engineering the deal.
The effect of the control of the
available supply of butter is already
being felt and the price is now "a
cents higher than year ago at this
date, despite the fact that supplies
are 1000, 900 pounds greater than
last year, as shown by the monthly re-
port on cold storage stocks given to
the trade September z.
Another report is due soon, which
will probably show even q greater ex-
cess in the supply.
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BALKAN STATES
TO FIGHT TURKS
Ultimatum To Be Delivered In
Long Standing Dispute.
autonomy for Macedonia, Albania,
Old Servia and Crete to Be
Demanded Immediately.

London-The four Balkan states
will deliver an ultimatum to Turkey
within few days, according to the
most reliable news received here.
1t will demand autonomy for Mace
donia, Albania, Old Servia and Crete.
In the event of failure to comply with
this demand, the Balkan coalition will
repeat it and at the same time will
address a collective note to the great
powers notifying them that after the
expiration of another three days the
Balkan states will enforce the demand
by recourse to arms.
Thus there will be a respite of
week before hostilities begin.
This respite will be used by the
powers to seek to arrange q compro-
mise with Turkey acceptable to the
four states which, it is believed,
would prefer way out without blood
shed.
No further news has been received
of reported frontier conflicts, but ten
sion is extreme, especially because of
the seizure by the Turkish authorities
of Greek vessels.
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Georgia Copper in New York Has Cash in Socks

with enthusiasm. There he gave his
name as Thomas J. Foster.
Bauer said: 81 think you had better
spend the night here"
That's real hospitable of you" said
the southerner. Il think II just do
that"
Perhaps you'd better let US take
care OF your money" suggested Bauer.
giving Schwartz the signal to search
him.
I've got lot of money, even II
am only an Awgustah cop" he said.
But Schwartz, searching his pockets.
could only bring forth IS bill. It
had been thrust far down in the up
per outside pocket of his coat.
rs that all your money!" asked
Bauer.
Il got more'n at" declared Foster.
Sure enough, Schwartz found $40
yellowback pinned to one of his
socks.
'More'n at" declared Foster.
There was another $40 yellowback
in a little pocketbook pinned to the
other sock In the toe of his right
shoe was also found a frst-class re-
turn ticket to Awgustah.
Then he was taken to cell, charg-
ed with intoxication. He expressed
himself as quite satisfied and sank
swiftly to sleep.
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OUTLAWS ROB EXPRESS.
Dynamite Safes and Ransack Express
and Mail Cars

Westville, Okla.-Four masked men
held up Kansas City Southern passen-
ger train No. 4, northbound, three and
a half miles north of Poteau, ran
sacked the mails, blew open the safe
in the express car and retreated into
the wood-covered hills that skirt the
railroad at that point.
The men boarded the train as it
stopped at a crossing a short distance
from Poteau. Crawling over the
tender, two of them covered the en-
gineer AMI fireman with revolvers,
while the others robbed the mail and
express cars.
After wrecking the express car safe
with nitro glycerine the robbers en-
tered the mail car and demanded all
the through" mail. Refusing to
accept the clerks word that there was
none, they ransacked the pouches, get
ting not more than a dozen letters,
that are believed to have contained
little of value.
The loot from the express car is
estimated at $40, 900. The bank at
Heavener, Okla, is said to have had
$1,000 on the train. The loot was
carried away in a gunny sack,
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CT. LOUIS. Mo.-A man fighting
y with himself, going through all the
motions of a regular ringside fistic en-
counter and angering his opponent"
to such a white hot rage that he final
ly pulls himself into police station
and, requests the sergeant to arrest
himself, is the unique form Of out
door sport by which an absent-mind-
ed citizen of St. Louis entertained
himself the other night.
Samuel Williams of East st. Louis
is the man and is declared by the po-
lice to be insane. On this particular
night Williams was attacked and
beaten by thug. He arrived at JUS
tice Bells Office the next morning
much the worse for wear and asked
that a warrant be issued for the ar
rest of certain person.
Whom do you want to arrest?
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at Highwood with hand grip full OF
bills and started to change the big
bills into smaller ones. Before he
was half way through the car his sup
ply of bills had been exhausted.
When the car reached Highland
Park the paymaster hurried to the
bank and threw q bundle OF twenties
to the teller, saying he wanted lot
OF ones, twos and fives.
The teller reached into the drawer
and before all the twenties had bean
changed the second time the small
bills Of the bank were almost gone.
The eighty recruits had completed
their course at the naval station and
had been granted seven days fur-
Tough before reporting for duty
aboard their respective ships.
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How Mayor Fitzgerald Picked Out the Right Cow

D OSTON, Mass.-Mayor Fitzgerald,
- Daniel ]. Mcdonald of the city
council, Andrew R. Kelley, the state
committeeman from ward 20, and a
host of others interested in the de-
velopment of the Suffolk School for
Boys in Rainesford island, visited that
place the other day
First, the excellently equipped and
managed shoe shop was inspected,
then the gymnasium, the dining hall
and the tailor shop in order
The mayor is one who is not given
to regretful moods. "To the barn,
boys; to the barn." he said. Il want
to show you how to milk"
"You don't have to show me-" said
Committeeman Kelley.
Nor me-" voiced Councillor Melon
aid.
Here's a dollar that says that can
show you BOTH" challenged the mayor.
The bets were posted, and then
tracks we're made for the barn.
"a COW for EACH said Superintend-
ent Ryan, adding, make your choice. I"
Each of the contestants picked a
cow, but as there was but one pail
available it was promptly agreed that
each in his turn should have one min
ute.
Committeeman Kelley drew first
place, but the COW might have been
of wood for all the good it did him.
Councillor Mcdonald, too, labored
industriously until time was called,
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ARMY OFFICERS ARRESTED.
Raid on Hotel to Capture Mexican
Rebel Brings Clash.


Douglas, Ariz.-In a clash of civil
and military authorities Manuel Cues
ia, Mexican consul at Douglas; Pow
ell Roberts, chief Of the Mexican gov
eminent secret service, and four Off
GERS of the United States army were
arrested by the county sheriff and
charged with unlawfully entering the
Hotel Mexico and assaulting the pro-
prietor, D. ]. Genardini, or aiding
therein, in search without q war
rant for a rebel leader, whom they
designed to take into custody. Consul
Cuesta and Powell Roberts were re-
leased shortly after their arrest on
bonds.
The Mexican consul, the chief of the
Mexican secret service and First Lieu
tenants Holderness and Howard, of
the Ninth cavalry, will be arraipned
on justice of the peace warrants.
Holderness is acting adjutant of the
regiment. He and his fellow officers
are said to have acted under instruc-
lions from Colonel Guilfoyle.
The arrests are the result of the at
tempts of the Mexican authorities to
utilize he United States army officials
after the county and state authorities
had refused to act.
A few days ago the county authori-
ties were asked to arrest Joaquin Es-
guerra, a supposed rebel leader. The
county authorities refused to issue a
warrant or make the arrest. Mean
while, it is alleged, Colonel Guilfoil,
commanding the Ninth cavalry, had
received orders to arrest any rebel
leader found on American soil.
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STEAM TURBINE EXPLODES::
THREE DEAD, 6 WOUNDED

Newport, R. 1.-The explosion of
the forward end of the port turbine,
together with the steam chest, on the
torpedo boat destroyer Wake, off
Brenton's reef lightship, killed Lieu
tenant Donald P. Morrison, the chief
engineer, and wounded, eight others,
two of whom, j. w. Rumpf and H. l..
Wilder, both machinists mates of the
first class, died on the hospital ship
Solace.
E. B. Crawford, gunner's mate, of
the destroyer Patterson, one of the
umpires named to watch the speed
tests of the Wake, and John Delaney,
a first class fireman, of the Wake,
were said to be in critical condition.
Others injured are:
Lieutenant Robert L. Montgomery,
of the destroyer Tanning, and umpire
of the speed tests.
D. S.. Kelley, chief machinists'
mate.
W. E. Kraus and F. B. Conway, oil
ers.
The explosion came just as the
Wake started on full-speed test, in
company With other destroyers.
The discipline of the crew is said to
have been perfect, and their conduct
in leaping down into the steam-filled
engine-room to carry out their wound
ed comrades brought the highest
praise from their superiors. Lieuten-
ant Charles R. Train, the commanding
officers on the bridge at the time,
handled the situation in a way to
gain personal commentator from
Rear Admiral Hugo Osterhaus, COM
mander of the Atlantic fleet.