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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-11
4fST DISTRICT

A. H. Walthal, Presiding
". C.. jolly vs. Mrs. z. B. Marion, suit
on contract. with jury
A. s. Johnson VS.. Southern Pacific
Railway company, suit for $4,000 dam
ages, filed
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COTTON


New York Cotton
New York y. Y. April 1l--Cotton-
SDot closed steady. five points lower
8IiddliRg uplands. s11-f5- middling gulf,
S11.70. Sales. 500 bales.
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IN The Association Of Amer
AIkEaf lean Advertisers has ex-
WA ahmed and certified to
~ the eirculation Of this pub
Eeatien. The figures Of circulation
contained IN the Association's re-
port only are guaranteed.
Associates Of American Advertisers (
M. 90 WEitshaII Bldg. \. 7. City
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9ATH DISTRICT.

r Harper, Presiding.
Adolfo dc Ia Tore. convicted on charge
of burglary and sentenced to serve two
wears I'm state penitentiary.
Iris Nilleras. convicted on charge or
BURGLARY and sentenced to serve two
wears in state penitentiary-
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WOOL


St Louis. NO. April 11-WooI STEADY.
Territory and western mediums. l61f
1Sc. fine mediums Is GI7c; fine, 100
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-11

TELEPHONE COMPLAINTS EARLY.
Subscribers falling to set The Her
AID promptly should call at the office
or telephone No. 1850 before $50 p. n
All complaints wiz receive prompt
attention
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-11

FOREIGN BUSINESS OFFICES.
The John Budd Co. Brunswick
Building, New York; Tribune Building,
Chicago. III. and Chemical Building.
St Louis, No.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-11
MONEY AND METALS
CIozine Quotations Today.

Closing Quotations Today.
New York. n Y. April 11.-Cau
money, 3RG4 percent
Bar silver, 585s.
Prime mercantile paper, AZ q AZ
percent.
Desilverized lead CNew Mexico)
$A2O6A30.
Copper. S15-50G 1915
Tin. S43.121k a 43.4I1s-
Spelter (St. Louis QuOtatiOn) $50
bid: lead. S415.
Mexican dollars. At.
Current evneTfe- ouofaffons.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-11
Jewellery

WATCHES cleaned, soc; mainsprings,
SOC, warranted; 81 pvt for old goId.
20T S. FL PasO St Denver JeW'y. 90.
WATCHES Cleaned, soc: main
springs, soc. Al work guaranteed ?
years. Geneva JcWelry Co., 225 4 san
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-11
Answers to Herald Ads

The following list OF Uncalled for
anSwers to Herald Want Advertise
ments are now being held Tor delivery
at The Herald business Office:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-11
Announcements

-l GSTf>R1SG DGSIooRATIo TI0KET.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-11

Bis apple SAFE Ht Ardoia's.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-11

rcamed-fcr sUIts and trousers at
less than cost r. v. Pearson, 10 Texas
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-11
Furniture Packed

YOUR FURNITURE packed; your mat
tresses renovated; your furniture re-
paired and upholstered Quick service
and quality work our motto.
R L. Daniel Furniture-Mattreas Ecty.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-11

YOUR FURNITURE NEED REPAIRINSg
And Frightening up for spring? CALM
phone 1925.
Daniels Furniture md Mattress Fety.
4I2 Myrtle Ave
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-11
Poultry. Etc.

G -1 Hens for saie~Phono 20
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-11
For Sale-Furniture

~~-~-~---~~----~-------~-~
FOR SALE-Furniture. Mrs Geo. Val
lace, Wallace Apartments
REFRIGERATION Of good size for sale
al 1000 Myrtle Ave. cheap.
FOR SALEFurniture of 6 room
house on Mesa Ave, blocks from
r11aza. 3 permanent roomers; 4 rooms
car be rented 1885, Herald.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-23
Diplomats, However, Do Not Give
Up Hope of Bringing About Peace
NegOtiatiOns==Turks Claim Con-
ditiOnS Are Too Drastic.
BuIgarians Capture Town Which Opens Way to
Turkish Capital Diplomatic Conditions.

London, Nov. 22.-The efforts toward
peace in the Balkans made no visible
progress, today Exchanges Of artil-
lery fire and infantry "Reminiscences
proceeded along the Tehatalja line,
and Maxim Pasha, the Turkish COM
mander-in-chief. in a dispatch to Con-
stantinople claims, that an infantry
battle occurred in front of the center
OF his position. and that the Bulga-
rians left several thousand dead before
the Turkish outer works. Not much
eredence is placed in this report, how
ever
The SerVian forces advancing toward
the Adriatic are meeting with hard
ship in the barren mountainous eoun-
try, which is buried deep in snow, and
the allies are still harrassing with the
remains of the Turkish army that was
driven from Monastir. Bulgarians have
occupied the important town of De-
deafihatch the terminus Of the Saloni-
HI Railway on the Aegean sea. The
Turkish cruiser Hunidieh. came into
port at Constantineple. today. wounded
from Bulgarian torpedo. The Turks
claim that tile Hamidieh sank two Of
the Bulgarian torpedo sboats with
which she was in all engagement, yes
terday, has not yet been confirmed.
TIE peace negotiations are believed
by the diplomats TO have been sus
pended only by reason of Turkeys re-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-23

Goshen, n. Y, Nov. "a jury
scattered over Orange county. tonight,
has all the evidence, save that of a
solitary witness, to be introduced at
the trial of Burton w. Gibson for the
murder, last June, of his client, Mrs.
Rosa Menschik Szabo, in Greenwood
lake. When the state and defence
closed their case, this afternoon, SUI
preme Court Justice Tompkins told
the jurors to go home till Monday,
when counsel will sum up.
The fate of Gibson. it is expected.
will rest with the jury, late Monday
afternoon. No session will be held,
tomorrow, because Justice Tompkins
will have another case before him.
Five witnesses for the defence and
seven for the state, the latter called
in rebuttal, testified, today. Among
the states witnesses We're three call
ed TO discredit the testimony of Thos.
Garrison, the fisherman, who recover .
ed Mrs. Szabo's body from the lake.
He had testified that he twisted her
neck, raised her head and then push
ed down her chin on her breast, these
three witnesses, his companions at the
time. swore they saw him do no such
thing.
A single states witness was placed
on the stand to discredit the version
of the tragedy given by Henry Laux,
Who testified as an eyewitness for
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-23

shortly before 4 o'clock but before do
ing So an attempt was made to secure
the presence in court OF Carroll Hop
king, the witness whose deposition had
been taken on the previous day. The
physician in charge Of the young man
would not allow him to be moved SO
that he WAS not brought in. His wife
may be called later by the State.
a large number Of witnesses from
Mrs. Raymond home town of Turner
testified as 70 the good character of
the respondent and that she attended
church and Sunday school regularly.
Testimony was also introduced tend
ing to show that the respondent was in
the orchard Lack Of the Milllken house
early in the evening of the tragedy.
The matter Of knots took a new
turn in Attorney Moreys opening
when he referred to strangers
knot" which he declared was the kind
of knot that ended the life of Mat
tie Hackett. That Mrs. Raymond. al
though she worked in a wooden mill
for short time. was not where she
was taught to tie weavers' knots was
brought out in the examination of one
of the witnesses for the defence.
The crowd, hitherto a fairly well
behaved and orderly crowd, INDUCED
in considerable laughter at points in
the testimony that amused them and
some of the spectators talked in aud
ible whispers until called to order by
Sheriff Richardson. The outcome of
this disagreeable feature is that Chief
Justice Whitehouse has ordered the
courtroom to be closed. Saturday,
whenever the seats are all filled and
Continued on Page Five.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-23
Fate of Gibson, Alleged Murderer of
Mrs. Szdbo, to Go to Jury, Monday.

Gibson. This was John 7. Creighton,
the railroad agent at Greenwood Lake
He swore that LauX did not leave Jer-
sey City for Greenwood Lake. at or
about IL O'Clock in the morning of
July 16, because there was no train
near that hour. One train, he said.
left at 9.0S A NJ. and the next at 4.22
f. M.
Mrs. Veronica Menschik of New
York and her daughter Mrs. May Ken
drick, swore that Gibson called at their
home, July q, and tried to induce Mrs.
ARnschik TO say her name was Pc
troneila. Mrs. Petronella Menschik,
dead two years, was the person named
in Mrs. Szabos will drawn for her by
Gibson, who was named as executor.
Il told him my name was Veronica,
said Mrs Mensehik, land that | didn't
want tie money"
The defendants witnesses included
two physicians, who testified that the
position OF the organs in Mrs. Szabo' S
threat could easily have been as
sumed after death: that II Mrs Szabo's
neck We're twisted and head thrust
downward, as Garrison said, ii was
quite likely that the throat was forced
into the position in which the autop-
sy revealed it.
Or. Henry w. Cattell of Philadelphia
testified for the defence that would
have been impossible for mani have
lCentinued on Page Four9
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-23
ANoTHER's CONFESSION.

The theory that tramps We're respon-
sible for the death of Matte 1Hackett.
hiu;ad al bY the defence in cross-ex-
aElnat!on, was brought to the fore
front. Friday, by Attorney Frank A.
Morey the junior counsel for the de-
fence in the Raymond case, now on
trial IN the kennebec county supreme
court. III his opening he promised that
the defence. if allowed to do so, would
introduce n confession bearing upon
the dea tn of Matte Hackett. Town
Clerk Weatherbee of Lincoln WAS in
tro6ueed early in the defence's testi-
mony FOR the purpose of presenting
tse record OF death of a young man
in that toNn, William Hurd, son of
Nathan Hurd and Lizzie Savage Hurd,
who died from bullet wound, claim
co to have been self-iniicted, at the
age o. y years, July 80, 1906, a little
less than a year after the killing of
Matte Hacl1ett. The alleged confess
sion. If allowed TO go III, will probably
be presented. some time Saturday.
Two witnesses fer the defence testi-
fed in regard to the presence Of three
tramps a number of days before the
murder and also on the day of the
murder within a short distance of the
Hackett house. The tramps were de-
seribed as shabby looking fellows
Mrs. Raymond was greatly moved
by her eounsers eloquent opening plea
in her hohalf and when al its close he
spoke feehngly in regard to herself ana
little child. she began TO cry softly and
before he had finished the tears We're
flowing unrestrained down her cheeks,
The State completed It's evidence
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-23

Congressional, Executive and Other Depart
ment Matter Meant $40, 600, 600, ofWhicil
S3,2500OO WAS for Political Stuff
The Years Deficit, $l,7Sl, 900.

Washington, Nov 22.-Political cam
paign material transmitted free OF
postage through the mails accounted,
according 10 post office department
records, for the difference between n
postal surplus and postal deficit for
the last fiscal year. ending June 80.
An account of ffanked mail forwarded
for Congress- the executive depart
ments and the other government es-
Establishments shows that postage at
the ordinary rate on this matter would
have netted the government nearly
S20, 900, 600 About 3,250,o0o of this would
have been paid on political documents.
During the Presidential and Con-
gressional primary campaign in the
last quarter of the fiscal year, as dis
CLOSED by comparison with the amounts
of free matter sent during core
spending periods of previous years.
an extraordinary amount of franked
matter was sent through the mails at
public expense. This matter consisted
of political speeches, reports and doc
uments of all kinds, and even of one
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-23

Columbus, Ohio. Nov. 22.-The first
degree murder case against Cecilia
Farley, the pretty State House stenog-
rapher, charged with shooting Alvin e.
zollinger, Will go to the jury. about
noon tomorrow. Attorneys for the de-
fence, late today. completed their ar
guments and prosecuting Attorney
Turner will sum up for the state, to-
morrow.
The record crowd of the trial attend
ed todays proceedings. Hundreds of
women and men scrambled to get into
the court room.
Several times during the summing
up of the case of the defence by Attor-
ney Emmett NJ. Tompkins, handker-
chiefs went to the eyes of the crowd,
and at one time, when the attorney re-
viewed the story OF how the young
stenographer was first wronged by the
man She is charged with having killed.
several of the Jurors We're in tears
Attorney Tompkins declared Miss
Farley had no object in taking collin
gers life. The murder Of Zollinger
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-23
PERJURY ALLEGED
Against Prof. Hall Of the
University Of Illinois
In Connection with Registration
OF Students, Last Election.
Two Students Also Arrested--Twen.
iy More indictments Expected.

Campaign. Ill, Nov. 22.-Prof. l.. d.
Hall of the faculty of the University of
Illinois, was arrested here, today, on
an indictment charging perjury in
connection with an inquiry into voting
by students of the institution at
the last election
Two students also We're arrested on
indictments charging Illegal voting.
They are James Noon of Everett,
Mass, resident at the Y. NJ. c. A
building. and Walter j. Blum of Chi
eago Blum is a member of the jun
Tor class. About 20 more indictments
are to be heard from and the univer-
sity committee is in a state of great
excitement.
Prof. Hall, who is assistant profess
sor of animal husbandry in the Col
Iege of Agriculture, was a leader IN
the battle against saloons in Cham
paign at The last local option election
and made afiidavits that a number OF
university students We're legal voters.
Since that time County Judge Spur
Continued on Page Four)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-23
Sidna Allen Guilty.
I'd Degree Murder.

Wytheville, Va, Nov 22-Sidna Allen.
leader of the Allen clan which shot up
the Carroll county court at Hillsville
last March. resulting in the death of five
persons, was found guilty of murder in
the second degree, today. for the killing
of Judge Thornton l.. Massie. The jury
fixed the penalty at 10 years in the pen
itentiary
The jury deliberated 20 hours before
reporting its verdict. Wesley Edwards
nephew of the elan leader who was cap
tured with him at Des Moines, Sept. IA.
remains to be tried. The trial that end
ed with the conviction of Allen began
Nov. H.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-23
To Address the Jury in
His Own Behalf. +.
Safes Attorney Opens Argu-
ments--Extra Police in Court.
Case Will Probably Not Go to Jury
Till Monday at the Earliest.

Salem, Mass Nov. 22.--More delay in
bringing. to an end the trial of Ettor.
Glovannitti and Caruso for the Lopiz-
20 murder in the Lawrence textile
strike seemed certain. when court adj
journed, tonight, with District Attor
ney Attwilfs closing argument not
completed. That The case will not reach
the jury, until late tomorrow night, at
the earliest, WAS assured and 1t is prob
able THAT Judge Quinn will not charge
the jury, until Monday.
gain, late today. the defendant,
Ettoi, leader of the strike. who testi-
led at length in his own behalf, re-
1iowed his request to be allowed to ad-
dress the jury. If his attorneys permit
him to carry out this intention. Ettor
will be given n chance to speak fol-
lowing the courts charge to the Jury.
In this event the jury will not take the
case for deliteration, until Monday.
Extra police were necessary about
the court house, today, to handle the
crowds which sought admission to the
trial During the noon recess. the
doors had to be closed and when the
Tc1rt room WAS filled. disappointed
hundreds were turned away. Through
out the afternoon. and until the pris-
nners We're taken away to the Jail, to
night, sympathizers loitered about the
streets, eager to get a GLIMPSE OF the
defendants. Groups of them cheered
as the prisoners were driven By.
In his argument the district attorney
dwelt chiefly on Carusos connection
with the case. He attacked the defend
ants alibi and reviewed the testimony
of the commemorative witnesses. who
said that Caruso participated in the
riot. These witnesses, he said, must be
regarded as perjurers by the jury. If
CarGso's aiibi is believed. Speaking of
illegal assembly. the district attor-
ney declared that the highways could
not be used by one set in a eommuni-
" to carry on a warfare against an
other set.
IF, ia an illegal assembly he said.
officers of the law do. not do all that
an their judgment is necessary to dis
Continued on Page Twelve.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-23

complete political campaign book, all
of which had been made technically
frankable by insertion in the Congress
sioaal Record
Postmaster. General Hitchcock, who
has long regarded that restrictions
should be thrown around the use of
the ffranking privilege. said, tonight:
Unusual expense entained upon the
postal service through the transmits
sion by mail of the great amount of
political matter during the primary
campaign created a temporary deficit
for the first time in two years, the to-
tai expenditures for the fiscal year of
1912 aggregating s2l6,7f40o0. Had it not
been for the cost of carrying franked
political mail, the postal account
would have shown a surplus of more
than 100000 instead of a deficit OF
$1,7s1,000."
Computations of expenditures and
revenues indicate, however, that since
the close of the last fiscal year the
postal service once more is on self
sustaining basis.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-23
1T WAS STRANCLER'S KNOT THAT
ENDED MATTE HACKETT'S LIFE"
Believed Real Death Cord Has at Last Been Found
Defence to Introduce Confession Relating to Case
Ii Allowed to Do So=-Death of Young Man in
Lincoln Less Than Year After the Tragedy
THE REAL DEATH CORD.

Friday has been day OF sensations
in the Hackett trial both inside the
courtroom and out Close upon the
heels of Attorney Moreys promise IN
his opening to introduce, if allowed to
do so, a confession presumed to be
in support of the defence's theory
that the killing of Matte Hackett
was done by tramps came the infer-
nation that Governor Plaisted had
found what was believed 10 be the ac-
tual cord that was cut from the neck
of Matte Haekett by Walter Nicker-
son on the night of the tragedy
This cord was found in the desk OF
Sheriff Richardson's office. the same
desk that Governor Plaisted used as
sheriff of the county in 1908 At
torney General Pattangall would give
out no further information. Friday
night, in regard to the finding of the
cord
This cord, as was testified during
the progress Of the States testimony.
was supposed to have been given into
the hands of Boston detective nam
ed Martin, now dead, and supposed IL
have been destroyed with some of his
effects. Attempts at tying cord sim
liar to the death cord were made by
a former deputy sheriff at the Friday
morning session.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-23
The Farley-Zollinger Murder
Case to Jury, by Noon Today.

would not conceal anything" he said.
"Quigley already knew the eircum-
stances of his fiancee's relations with
Zollinger, but had not cared for the
details. The meeting at the park was
Hollinger's arrangement-for a f1rlat
settlement with Quigley. She would
have killed him on the previous night
when she slipped revolver from his
coat pocket while in an automobile and
forced him to let her go to her home"
Attorney Tompkins, in closing his
plea, announced that if Miss Farley is
acquitted she and Jerome Quigley VIII
be married and go with the girls pa
rents TO California, as had been
planned before the tragedy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-23

fusal to accept the first offer of the
allies and To them the Turkish position
appears to be one of awaiting expect
antly for another bid. The best opinion
in London is that q compromise will be
effected between the delegates and that
the Powers are using their good offices
behind the scenes with this end i'll
view.
Reports emanating from Vienna an
nounce that the AIbanians will pro-
claim their independence, tomorrow, at
DuraZzo. from which place the Ser
vians are yet five or siX-days' march.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-23
THE WEATHER
FAIR, ToDAY-cLouDY SUNDAY.

Washington, Nov. 22.-For North
New England: Fair. Saturday; sun
DAY. increasing cloudiness; light to
moderate southwest and west winds.
East New York; Fair, Sunday, cold
err in extreme south; Sunday, unset
tied; moderate west winds. South
New England: Fair, somewhat cold
er, Saturday; Sunday, increasing
cloudiness, moderate southwest and
west winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-23
BBULeARlANs OCCUPY TOWN.
Open Way to Constantinople on the
Western Site.

Sofia, Nov. 22-The Bulgarian troops
have occupied Dodeaghatch, on the
Gulf of Enos and Niagara, which
opens the entire territory West of
Constantinople for the advance of the
allies of the capital.
The Mir says the Turks made a
sortie from Adrianople, Wednesday,,
for the purpose of reeapturing kartal-
tepe fort, but were repulsed, leaving
$50 dead on the field.
New that tie delegates have been
appointed. it is expected here, that for
NAL negotiations between the Bulga-
Continued on Page Four)
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Eight more indictments. a total of II,
were returned by the New Orleans
grand jury. Thursday. in connections
with the alleged election frauds. Those
indicted are election officials who wers
on $i5o0 bail. Thirty or more
ballot boxes are yet to be examined.