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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-27
Are Now 1872 Liquor Cases on
the Docket.
Large Number Be Disposed of
in Next Two Weeks.
ARE FIVE MURDER CASES
The Matte Troy Case Been in
Court Over Two Years.
Hope to Cut Docket One-HaIf
Before January IS.

| So far a total of 173 cases. 1872 of
which are liquor prosecutions, have
been entered on the January. 1913, term
pockets of the district court The num-
Der is subject to revision where cases
are disposed of during the present term,
which has a little over two weeks yet
to run There also will be added to it
such cases as may yet be brought be-
fore the end of the present term.
The cases represent the work of
County Attorney Ernest R. Simon
which is still unfinished, at least part
of which will be turned over to Judge
William E. Atchison when he takes the
oath of office two weeks from Monday
next. 1t is expected that a great many
of the liquor cases will be disposed of,
and a few of the other cases may be
finally settled during the time before
the term closes
There are five murder cases now on
the docket. One of them was inherited
by Judge Simon from the former ad-
ministration and is being carried for
ward awaiting the arrest of the de-
PENDANT 1t is that CT Matte Troy alias
Mary Thomas, charged with the muir
der of a small colored boy for the in
surance that was carried on his life OF
the other four one is likely to be dis
posed of before the end of the term,
that of Henry Moody, charged with
being criminaIly responsible for the
death of Morgan Howard. The other
three are likely to go over. They are
the case of Andrew Wallace, charged
with killing Mabel Morris by strangling
her and throwing her body into the
Kansas river; Carrie Bradshaw, charged
with killing her husband, Charles Brad
shaw by shooting him, and Rev. W. l.
Beers, charged with killing his wife by
forcing her false teeth down her throat.
Aside from the cases in which viola
tions of the prohibitory law are charged,
and the five murder cases the cocker Is
made up of the following cases: Grand
larceny, 4; obtaining money under false
pretenses, 8; assault. 8: burglary ard
larceny, 2; assault with intent to Kill, ,;
perjury, 2; assault and battery, ?; larceny
from a dwelling, 2; desertion of needy
family, >; and one each of the following
charges: Forgery, vagrancy, pocket pick
ing, robbery, threat to kill, libel larceny
from railroad property, embezzlement,
coercion, larceny, assault with a deadly
weapon, burglary, running moving pie
ture machine on Sunday, and breaking
Jail.
A number of the cases mentioned are
ready for final disposition when sentences
are passed, which probably will be done
before the close of the present term. The
cases to be disposed of will cut down the
grand total of cases remaining on the
docket nearly one-half, it is thought,
leaving only a fair sized docket for the
incoming county attorney.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-27
BORTON The BOY
COmiskey Will Build Team
Around Former HOIlander.
Tt Is Believed He Will Outhit
LaiOie.

Chicago. Dec 27.-President Comiskey
of the Chicago White Sox shares the
opinion of his manager that his base
ball players have a good fighting
chance to land the pennant in the
American League in 1913. One great
batsman was what Callahan sought,
around which to build formidable at
tack, and he is hoping the club pos
sesses such a player in the person or
Borton, the strapping first baseman
who made the critics watch him in two
leagues last season. Borton was the
practical batting leader of the Western
League and after coming to the White
Sox edged into fame with the big three
Cobb. Jackson and Speaker
At the recent American League meet
ing there was no gossip of swapping
Borton for Jackson, Cobb, Crawford or
any other player, for the simple reason
that Borton is not for trade or sale I'M
der any consideration It would take
an imposing array of talent to pry the
South Side owner and manager away
from this promising first sacker, who
managed to bat few points ahead OF
Larry Lajoie, Cleveland's veteran slug
ger.
Sox InfieId Is Fast.
Manager Callahan believes he has one
of the fastest infields in baseball. There
is no quartet in the league that mas
anything in a fielding way on the
Zleder-Rdth-We aVer-boFlon coLl
ton, and this includes Connie MackS
prize inner works, heralded throughout
the big circuits as about the fastest
set that ever came down the pike.
The Mack combination, with Baker
and Collins in the lineup. has the edge
on the White Sox infield in batting, but
the figures show that Borton outbatted
both these hitting wonders of the
White Elephants, although he appear
ed in only 81 games. Rath, owing to
his ability as a waiter at bat and his
wonderful fielding, and Zeider's speed
on the beaten paths, boosts the infield
of Comiskey.
Manager Callahan is not worrying
about his outer works, either. He has
seven outfielders from whom to pick
three reguIars-Mattick, Lord, Bodie,
Collins, two recruits and himself. Five
of these are batters capable of hitting
around $50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-27
MURPHY WANTS ROGER
Bresnahan Offered Big sum for His
Services.

Chicago, Dec. 27.-After a long dis
tance telephone conversation with
Roger Bresnahan President Murphy of
the Chicago National League baseball
club. said he was certain the former
St. Louis manager would be with the
West Side club team next year.
Murphy refused to say what offer he
had made Bresnahan but it was under
stood he told the catcher-manage ger he
would give him bonus of $4,000 for
his, signature and a three-year contract
at Sc, 500 a. year. Bresnahan is free to
sign with any National League club,
as he was discharged by Mrs. Helen
Britton, owner of the st. Louis team.
Cincinnati and Pfttsburg have been
trying to sign him.
Murphy said he believed Bresnahan.
who is 80 years old, would be good for
six or seven more years in the major
leagues If he comes here he will be
expected to do half of the regular
catching.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-27
Hart, Schaffner & Marx $50 & $35
Quality Suits, Overcoats and listers

is dominant Holiday feature value. of
fancy beautiful worsteds and tweeds hundreds of
uster coats raglan and beted back with
shawl collars adjustable collars velvet and self collars;
values that of from So $40 each garment
which at this time mighty handy the goods
extremely high grade. These offer Holiday COR
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-27
Advice to Those Who
Have Lung Trouble

tuberculosis is said to be durable by
simply living in the open air and taking
an abundance of fresh eggs and milk. DO
all you possibly can to add 10 strength
nourishing food. and breathe the cleanest
and purest air. and then, if health and
strength do not return, add the tonic and
beneficial effects of Eckman's Alternative.
Read what it did in this case:
405 E. 5th St, Wilmington, Del.
Gentlemen: In January, 1908. l was
taken with hemOrrhages OF the lungs. Ny
physician, one of the leading practitioners,
said that it was lung trouble.a l took eggs
and milk in quantities. but ! got very
weak. The doctors said 1 would not gain
in weight as long as I stayed in the store;
but I kept on working and prayed each
day that l might get well. l believe my
prayers were answered, for Mr.. C. A. Lip
pincott, my employer (Idppincott & Co,
Wilmington, Del) had learned of a rem
edy called Eckmans Alternative that had
done great good, and upon his recon-
mendation began taking it at once. This
was about June, 1908 L continued faith
fully, using other rembey, and finally
fully. using no other remedy, and finally
believe Eckman's Alternative saved my
life. 1 sent my spittle later to the State
Board of Health to be examined for tuber-
culosis bacilH, and none were found. My
mother died from Consumption when I
was about two years old.
Il make this statement so that others
may learn of the wonderful merits of Eek
mans Alternative. 1 regard my recovery
as being mira culous.
(Sworn affidavit) JAS. SQUIRES.
Eckman's Alternative is effective in
Bronchitis, Asthma, Hay Fever, Throat
and Lung Troubles and In upbuiIding the
system Does not contain poiSOnS, opiateS
or habit-forming drugs. For sale by Geo.
W. Stansfield $50 Kansas avenue, and
other leading druggists. Ask for booklet
man Laboratory, Philadelphia, Pa, for
additional evidence.-Ady.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-27

Kansas. a total of seven games will be
played with the best teams in the state
Beginning Dec. 2 1.-THE schedule is as foI-
lows: Clay county, Partridge; Reno
county, Hutchinson; FL dorado. Buffalo
and Independence. This is the biggest
athletic undertaking ever made by the
Baldwin high school. The players wEo
will make the trip are: Captain Dean
Trotter. Hobbs, Kitterman, Kinzer and
AIilham. The home schedule will be open
ed Jan. 10 with Topeka high
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-27

means a clean saving to
you of So, and at some
stores prices even SO.
We offer you choice
of these at. ..........
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-27
Murphv seeks Training Camp.

Chicago, Dec. 27--President Charles w.
Murphy, of the Chicago National League
club, has gone to Florida TO select tram
ing camp for his club. He plans to visit
six or seven cities which have offered
sites for the camp.
Arrangements have been made. 1t was
announced. for the team to play thirty
five exhibition games on its trip NORTH
ward.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-27
$40 Silk Lined Blue
Serge Suits at SIS

$50 beautiful blue serge suits the serge
made by the celebrated Wunskok Mills,
which is generally used by other cloth
iers in suits to retail at $25. You can
have them either in two or three button
styles, silk or mohair lined, in sizes to
fit regulars stouts and Sims This
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-27

Such are the inducements w
special sale of $40 Suits al
stocks of Granert & Rothc
you--and pay you well--to
matter how little or how mi
pay for your clothes. We
infinitely superior to any e
prices and we know that
largely responsible for the G
we are getting this season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-27

TT has just about got so that a woman
can always tell VIXEN she is getting stout
by the difficulty she has getting her skirt
on without a shoe horn.-Gaiveston News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-27
SPORT SNAP SHOTS,

Bill Bernhard. of the Memphis
| club, regrets that he has no big league
the Cleveland Maps and the Phila-
| delphia Athletics, Montgomery to the
| St Louis Browns, Mobile to the Gin
cinnati Reds and New York Giants,
! Nashville to Brooklyn Atlanta to the
Washington Senators. and Birmingham
! to the Chicago White Sox. Bill fears
he'll have hard shedding recruiting from
the big-Ieague cast-offs while his rivals
will be loading up.
Eddie McGoorty, the Oshkosh mid
dleweight has cut out an ambitious
scheduled in New York with Jack Nc
Carren and Freddie Hicks, McGoorty,
says he plans a European invasion soon
and will meet Billy Papke, Klaus and
Carpenter in Paris:
That Americas supremacy in base
ball will some day be challenged
seems now probable. In Cuba it is
now practically the leading sport. In
China, Japan and the Philippines it is
gaining rapidly in popularity. Now
comes word that French club is
angling for Jean Dubuc of the Detroit
Tigers and may induce him to cross
the water, to play and also to teach
the game. Baseball has got a pretty
fair start in France, and in a few
more years it is predicted that no
American club will he entitled to call
itself a worlds pennant winner
unless it has really beaten the best
that foreign lands have to offer.
Wait until Sam Langford returns
from Australia and Joe Jeanette once
more begins to stir up things, these
white hopes will be forgotten says
Dan McKetrick, manager and promoter
DO you know what Langford and
Jeanette could do to those white
heavyweight jokes? Well, I would give
McCarty two rounds with Langford and
eight with Jeanette. Flynn would go
the same number. Palzer might go
ten with Jeanette and five with Lang
ford That's the way 1 have it sized
I'D. Longford is an earlier finisher than
Jeanette, being a more powerful
And then back to the battle between
these two negroes. Bostoff Sam is a
dangerous fellow but Jeanette would
beat him in eighteen or twenty rounds"
The McCarty-Palzer fight is bound
to be a mighty interesting one.
The two heavies are about an even
match, say those who have seen both
recently in action. McCarty is con-
sidered the better boxer; PaIzer the
harder hitter. In the matter of strength
the men are supposed to be on a par.
The clash probably will cause as much
furore as the TWO oatIIeS between ION
Sharkey and Jim Jeffries, when the
sailor and the boilermaker were com
paratively young at the game
That Koji Yamada, the Japanese
billiardist. is getting more and more
dangerous with the cue is shown by the
result of the recent series in Pittsburg,
when Yamada played George Slosson
and Ora Morningstar at 1872 balk line.
The Jap won three out of the four
games in which he played and was
awarded a purse of 81 900.
Baker Team on Trip.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-17
FEDERAL JUDGE
ISSUED ORDER
SMITH MCPHERSON OF UNITED
STATES COURT oVERRULED
MOTION TO REMAND CASE.

An order from Judge Smith McPher-
son Of the United States court was re-
ceived this morning by Deputy Clerk
Rilla Stain at the United States court
house in which the motion to
remand an Ottumwa case was
overruled in the federal court The
case was that of John Morris, admins
traitor for the estate of Ross Howard,
VS.. the G. B. & @. Railroad Co., and
James Harrison, an action for damage
on account of the death of Ross How
ard. Mr.. Howard was shot by For
mer Officer Gerschon Llewellyn when
running away from the officer who
was accompanied by Special Agent
Harrison of the Burlington railroad.
The latter suspected Howard Of in
fraction of certain laws governing
railroad property. The case was filed
in the state court in this county and
taken by the defense to the federal
court. The plaintiff moved to remand
the case to the state court at a. for
mer session Of United States court in
Ottumwa and the order is the courts
ruling on this motion. The plaintiff
will prosecute the case in the state
court here regardless of the order as
such hearing does not deny the de-
PENDANT taking it afterwards to the
United States court.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-17

are visiting at the e. T. Allen home.
Miss Nellie Reighard, who has been
visiting friends at Bedford, Pa, Is
home. Her cousin, c. w. Reighard, &C
companied here and may make his
home in Iowa.
O. E.. Fellows and family have re-
turned from a visit in Van Buren,
county.
p. b. Fair left today for a business
trip to Oklahoma.
: Clarence Gray has a pet wolf, and on
Wednesday his mother went out TO 1eed
IT, When she started to leave 1T bit her
it, when she started to leave 1t bit her
very severely on the muscles Of her
arm. It will take some time to heal.
Quite a number of Agency girls are
teaching school, as follows: Marie Hill
at the Brush school house. Junita and
Ethel Warner at Farson. Agnes shank
at Yampa, Nita Rouke at Ashland, May
Davis at Union, Mrs. Phelps at Round
Point, and Leroy Jones at Cross Roads.
r. G. Nye was in Avery WEDNESDAY.
Miss Edna Bissell is visiting at r. II.
Kriner's. 49, a.. ...
The plum crop is so large in this
vicinity that people cannot give them
awav. There are bushels Of them
spelling on the ground.
Mrs. Nimocks Of Great Bend. kas.,
and Mrs. Beardon of Lucas county, are
here visiting their brothers, l.. E. and
J. d. Newell. L. F. Newell has been
vary poorly for several days. '
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-17

of counsel for the state the other
indictments against him were dis.
missed.
Allen, who was surrounded by his
wife and four children, was much
affected when the verdict was given,
and as he shook hands with the Jurors
tears coursed down his cheeks.
The acquittal of Victor Allen
brought to a close, for the present at
least, the trials of the members of the
Allen clan for the murders at Hills
vile, where the presiding judge, the
sheriff, the commemorative attorney,
a juror and witness met death at
the hands of the Allen clan. For the
crimes, Floyd Allen and Claude Allen,
father and brother of the man &C.
quilted yesterday, have been sentenc-
ed to the electric chair.
Two other members of the clan,
Friel Allen and Sidna Edwards, were
given long terms Sidna Allen, leader
of the clan, and Wesley Edwards,
still are at large.
Roanoke Not Advised.
Roanoke, Va, Sept. 14.-At head
quarters Of the detective agency hunt
ing the Aliens late today no word had
been received from it's men in Des
Moines reporting the capture Of Sidna
Allen and Wesley Edwards.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-17
Notice.

Notice.
will not be responsible for any
debts contracted by my wife Nellie
1 McReynolds.
Wade McReynolds.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-17
GEORGE BARBER
DIED SuDDEbL Y

Suddenly stricken shortly after eat
ing his dinner, George Barber, a
well known Milwaukee engineer pass
ed away Unexpectedly at 100 O'CLOCK
this afternoon at the family residence,
FOG North Benton street. Although
Mr.. Barber had not enjoyed good
health for some time past, he had
been working on his run recently and
only last night came in from Laredo
as engineer on the limited No. H.
Mr.. Barber was 81 years of age and
one of, the older engineers in service
on the Milwaukee living here. His
run was on the limited between OF.
tumwa and Laredo and he came to OF
tumwa from Marion some twelve OF
fourteen years ago, having run in here
from Marion for years. He is survived
by his wife and seven children. The
arrangements for the funeral have moi
been made.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-17
D|EO At HOME ~
OF DAUGHTER
MRS. J. W. CESSNA EXPIRED At j.
w. NEASHAM RESIDENCE
YESTERDAY

A visit with her daughter was sud
denly terminated last evening at 6
O'Clock when, as a result of an attack
of heart failure, Mrs. J. w. Cessna Of
Orange, Cal. passed away at the J. w.
Neasham home, 315 North Market
street. So sudden was the death of
Mrs. Cessna that her son, DR.. O. H.
Cessna, professor Of history in the
state agricultural college, who was
also visiting the Neasham home, had
left the residence and was with Mr..
Neasham on the streets at the time
his mother died. Mrs. Cessna was sew
enty-eight years Of age and resident
of Iowa since 1856 until nine years ago
when she removed with her husband
to Orange, CAL The family home had
for years been located in Nevada. Mrs.
Cessna had been back to Iowa on
visit for some time past, stopping
wkith her children for varying periods
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-17
EDDYVILLE

Mrs. S. J. Oldham was business
caller in Douds-Leando Wednesday.
Miss Ida Roberts is in Oskaloosa
this week attending a convention of
the Christian church.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hi Schafer are sorry to learn Of the
death of their three months old baby
which occurred at the Sanders Smith
home Wednesday, where Mrs. Schafer
has been visiting. Mr.. and Mrs.
Schafer live in Ottumwa, S. D., and
Mr.. Schafer is expected to arrive in
Eddyville Thursday.
The Fremont band which furnished
such excellent music for the Changers
picnic gave a band concert in the park
Wednesday evening.
Ed Shields was business caller in
Des Moines Monday.
Rev. and Mrs. Koch of Lovilia were
in Eddyville Thursday on business.
Rev. Koch will begin his duties Sun
day as pastor of the M. e. church in
They expect to move here
this week.
Mrs. Irene Noble and little daughter
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-17
Leader Of Virginia Bandits,
Who Shot Up Court
House, Caught Through
Letter Written to Girl.
DETECTIVES COME
FROM VIRGINIA
Sweetheart Of Wesley Ed
wards Followed When
She Leaves Virginia to
Join Fugitive Lover.

Des Moines, Sept. 14.-Traced to
their new hiding place of the last six
months, because the love of one man
for a girl, Sidna Allen, leader OF the
famous Allen clan, which killed the
judge and other officials of the court
at Hillsville, Virginia, March IA, was
arrested here today.
W esley Edwards, the sweetheart Of
Maude Irola, of Mount Ayr, Virginia,
whose love was the innocent cause Of
the capture, had not been arrested at
a late hour, but officers expected to
have him in custody before nightfall
The two men are said to have been
here under assumed names since with
in month Of the murder. Detectives
Baldwin, Lucas and Mundy Of Roa-
noke made the arrests.
The detectives trailed the pair
through letters written by Wesley
Edwards to Maude Irola, a Virginia girl
who Is said to have come here today
to marry the younger man.
The detectives arrived on the same
train with the girl, and Immediately
located Sidna Allen by following
her to the home Of John Cameron at
Eleventh and Locust streets, where
the men were roomlng.
Sidna Allen was at home and was
taken into custody, after which the
off1cers, assisted by detectives for the
local department, went In search of
Wesley Edwards, employed by paw
ing contractor in the western part Of
the city.
During his residence here Wesley
Edwards has gone under the name Of
Tom Savers.
After capturing Sidna Allen, the de.
tectives started for the western sec.
ton of the city after Edwards, who
had not yet been arrested at o'clock
When Sidna Allen was found in the
rooming house, the officers ordered
him to surrender AS he did SO he is
quoted by the detectives as saying:
II guess you've got me now"
Maude Irola Of Mount Ayr, Virginia,
sweetheart Of Edwards and the limo.
cent cause Of the arrest Of the gang
leaders, was nonchalent about the
capture.
II love Wesley Edwards" she said,
when I left Mount Ayr didn't
think anyone would know was going
to him. He was always kind to me
and we were to have been married
soon I did not know that Sidna Allen
was here, but I recognized him when
the officers went into the house and
arrested him. It is awful, but I can't
help It,"
Victor Allen Acquitted.
Wytheville, Va, Sept 14.-Victor
Allen, last of the Allen clansmen to
be tried. was acquitted yesterday of
the charge Of having participated in
the Carroll county court house muir.
ders at Hillsville last March.
It took the jury half an hour to find
It's verdict declaring Allen not guilty
of the murder Of the Carroll county
prosecuting attorney, W. M. Foster.
The verdict brought demonstration
from the spectators, a large portion
of whom were women. At the raauaatJ