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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-12-20
MURDER IN FIRST
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souri, to Ten Davis" The states at
torney then asked her If she had
taken out naturalization papers for
the purpose of becoming a citizen
of the United States. The Juror re-
piled to this with a show of Of
Tended dignity that "she was not
ashamed of having been born in old
Missouri-that she had always been
proud of that fact until few years
ago, when Missouri cast her cleo
toral vote for Republican presi-
dent"
This sally produced merriment in
the audience. Counsel for state and
defendant passed the jury "for
cause" and the state waived its per-
emptory challenges. The defendant
excused Mrs. Blatchley on peremp-
tory challenge and then waived fur
Their challenges. Mrs. Farrar was
called to make the twelfth Juror.
The following oath was then ad-
ministered:
The ritual for jury induction in
THE Jennie Brice Case" Do you
and each of you cross your heart
and hope to die II this defendant
doesn't receive at your hands the
full measure of justice and liberty
and the pursuit of staccatos that Is
and of a right should be his, unless
1t be shown in the evidence that he
got of on the wrong pedal; and you
further swear that neither ritardos
nor crescendos on his part will
swerve you even the sixteenth part
of note from rendering true YER
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-12-20

tation as q cross-examiner
Judge Bryan then issnoa :,
structions to the jury. He axn Jus In
to them that the verdict wn pialned
rendered according to The "as TO be
which had been produced evidence ,ce
stantial evidence was man,, Slrcum-
being recognized by law T rue as
structions of the Judge wera ne IN
and impressive. "efe clear
The. jury then retired ma
ID minutes absence from tho aIter
room returned with a yerd,o .ourt
guilty" 'eAoict OF
Mr.. Stone gave a resume o, -.
evidence OF the witnesses for ~. ne
STATE. explaining to the jury that t aI
tnOusn the evidence was circumston
tiai' tnat II was nevertheless Ieoai
the difference between circumstssaal'
tiai evidence and direct eye-witnas.
evioence being dependent nnns
whether the witnesses were teII ROa
the truth or not. Manifestly i ntanss
upon swaying the jury the speaIa a.
touched with emotion upon the a.
nestle life OF the prisoner. ana
pleaded with the jury to care,~i,a
consider the rendering of their va..
dict When the speaker took ~.
seat the audience sat back in tha;s
chairs with an expression of finaiits
on their faces. showing that ri.
work had been we'll done. 1''
On the street the next day NM,
comment was heard about the coz.
many criticizing the verdict In rsr'
eral, however, the jury was commit;
mented with regard to personpa,
and the verdict probably gave ran.
eral satisfaction. e'u-
1t has been impossible for loc,,
newsdealers to supply the demanH'
for "Everybody's Magazine" msnv
having to send to Boise for It. m.
story will be finished in the Ian
uary number.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-12-20
JUDGE ALDEN
HERE MONDAY

Monday evening the third number
of the lecture course in the person OF
Judge Alden, the celebrated lecturer,
will be given at the Methodist church,
Judge Alden was here two years
ago and scored marked success. He
is brilliant, with a world of wit, and
has a whimsical humor that carries
his audience with him.
The two number given so far this
season have far excelled anything in
their particular line that the city has
enjoyed, yet the attendance was very
slim. In the person of Judge Alden,
the people have a man they know; a
man whose name stands at the very
head of the lyceum lecturers of the
country; and a man that never fails
to deliver a full evening of the very
highest class of entertainment.
The Lecture Course Committee
feels that they have not received the
support their endeavors are entitled
to. When seen by Tribune repres-
entative, one of the committee had
the following to say:
1--WE wonder sometimes if the peo-
pie of Caldwell desire good entertain
ments. From their attendance so far
it does not appear as if they did. In
selecting the course this year the COM
mittee chose the very best of every
line. There was not second choice
in the list. Katherine Ridgeway is
considered by every one who has in
vestigated as the highest exponent of
reading on the American stage, and
yet the attendance the night she Was
here was a disgrace to Caldwell. Miss
Ridgeway said it was the smallest
house she had ever appeared before in
all her experience. The second num-
Der on the course was the Bergen
Marx Trio. We have heard probably
fifty people say that it was the finest
entertainment they had ever witnessed
in Idaho. The company was of such a
high class that Caldwell was one of
but three cities in Idaho that could
offer them an engagement, and yet the
house that night they appeared was
a disgrace to Caldwell A very small
percentage of the people of Caldwell
will ever hear as fine a voice than
that of Mr.. Bergen.
Next Monday the, third number
will appear-Judge Alden. Judge
Alden is without doubt or question
the greatest lecturer or orator on the
lyceum work. His lecture here three
years ago was masterpiece and we
are assured of greater treat next
Monday evening. The committee this
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-12-20
CALDWELL NEWS
CHANGES HANDS

X F. G. Burroughs. according to !
X the rumor current yesterday, has
X bought the interest held by Mes
X srs. Lemon and Kraege, in the l
X Caldwell News and will assume
X charge the first of the year.
X For the month of January Mr..
4 Lemon will run the paper for the !
4 new owner, he being busy wind
X ing up his affairs in Bruneau. !
x Mr.. Al Kennard, foreman of the !
X. paper, has severed his connec- !
X ton with the sheet for the pres )
X ent.
4
r. n r. n n l. r. r. II r. r. r. II Il Il 4 1
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-12-20

year stands to lose about $125.0O. We
do not think we are asking anything
out of the way in asking the people of
Caldwell to patronize this course and
in particular the one of next Monday
night BIS sharp"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-04
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR AUGUST 4. 1912

fact, Id almost quit noticin his actions.
and could hardly have made a guess, along
at the last, whether the affair was still gOin
on or not, when here late the other alter
noon there comes a'knock at the front Office
door, and as sings out for EN- to push
through, in sails broad-gagc, heavyjaWed
female party that's a perfect stranger
SHE stops for a second TO take a calm
glance around. and then marches
straight for the desk with a confident, easy
swing that don't hint Of stage fright. or
anything like that. As it amt often we
have lady callers at the studio, looked her
over curious. And she sure was a husky
specimen, not lust an ordinary fat woman,
YOU know; but one Of these big-tramcd,
wcl-musclcd lady Amazons that carried
her weight well and was still breathin' easy
after clmbin' the stairs
She's dressed neat and quiet enough,
barrin the diShpan lid with the green roses
on the side; but at that She want any
Lillian Russell. Its a good, plain, wash
day sort of face, though, and there's some
thin steady and Comf'tablc about them
wdc-set eyes Of hers When il came to
gucSSln her age, though. | was up in the
air. anywhere between thirty and forty
was as near rs | could come: for these
female hcavyweightS are hard to Judge
One thing is clear, though, she's here on
business.
This is where Mr. Joseph Gallagher
works. amt it," says she.
And. say, YOU don't know how odd and
strange that sounded! "Mr. Joseph Gal
laghcr?" poll-parrots after her. why
er-oh YOU mean Swiftly Joe. ch'"
"That's his professional name. is it,"
says She.
1T was once, says |, before he quit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-04

men ne quit 1Of GOOl, mas ne, | nat
nice says She, droppin easy into chair and warmin
up chatty. Il was in hopes he had As was sayn' to
Mamie ellison only the other day, Name says |. il
that young man OF yours is a"
Excuse me- SAYS |. but il this is a message from
Name, maybe you'd better deliver direct to Mr..
Gallagher himself. He's in the gym there, primpn up
for evcnin.
oh" SAYS the lady Amazon. glancin at the hafopcn
door no. it amt for him Shut that, can't YOU
Knew exactly what she wanted she did. and want
afraid to ask for it; 50 pushes the door to.
You see, She goes on, I'm Mrs Kelley"
oh, yes. says |. Any particular Kelley"
any COMFY didn't figure long, anyway. and after
he got ighn the bottle 50 hard gave him the shake
Then, what with his actin the way he did after and
getting himself shot in saloon why, just went back
to the Imogcne; though wouldn't 60 so far As to call
myself Miss, the way some widows DO
Course not" says |. But what about swiftly
Joe?"
well. it, this way" say, Imogcnc hitchn her chair
up closer. Mamie Gson> folks. YOU see. has the flat
lust over mine. She's a nice girl, Mamie Is, even She
does about lot. But you know how II Is with them
quick-lunch cashlcrs,-inore gentlemen friends than
they know what 10 10 with and II II amt an invite To-
the vaudeville it'll be to dance or the movn pictures
and YOU cant blame her 50 much.
Il should say not" says |, "A, lmogcnc stop, for
breath
But Mr. Gibson. she goes on, he wouldn't stand
for it at ALL Kind Of muh at times, Mr. ellison and
he told Mamie If She couldn't pick one out Of the lot AMI
settle down 70 him-why, they could all stay away.
habit YOU understand me BEN real friendly Ike AMI
wantin' to young people enjoy themselves, She got
in the way Of slippin down 70 my fiat and hav'n en-
mig my bell when they came No harm done, You
know and DO say it myself her OWE mother o'uldn'
have been more particular.
Il get you" says |. And you've come 20 look zap
Swiitys references
now ne amt a married man, j, he
swiftly" SAYS |. Not him. He settled oil bach
that just has kittcnsh spells.
There" says Imogcnc. And told that Mr..
Movers on the first floor, knew he want married.
He didn't act it, bcn shy and nervous ike. and not
DARN 20 smoke inside and always luggn his hat I'M"
the parlor with him. You generally tell Well that
settles one point. Now how about his drnhln
Yes for rigid cross examination, It was thorough and
complete And so far as bad habits went. could give
Swiftly a clean bill Next ! satisfies her a. z" what
salary he draws and assures her he's steady worker
Followin tina, She to kno" how he put IN his 81
time.
why" says /. Il don't know as could account for
him after he leaves the studio but imagine you ma
him four nights out Of seven, over - the Gaa'c1 Attn
etIc Club racrccin amateur bouts and gas,in about
the time when ne was a wcl'crweght c,mcr himself.
~Hu,nph'" says She "Thcse cu5ren an ne "o's'.
It., a good thing sometime, And, You've been
straight with me. | guess he's al right Any"F. | ~
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-03-07
Out $4,000 and Whiskers.

Hammond, Ind, March. 1.-Chas.
Busick, of Appleton, Wis, arrived in
Indiana Harbor Saturday with $4,000
in cash and the biggest bunch of
whiskers ever seen in the city. He
was shorn of both.
While entertaining crowd of
friends who were helping him spend
his money yesterday foreigner en-
tered and insinuated that Busick's s
whiskers were moth-eaten. Busick
whipped out a gun and fired at his
tormentor, a fight ensued. Busick
was arrested and jailed, and Judge
George Reiland to-day fined him S14.
Not enough money was found in
Busick's possession to pay the fine,
and Judge Reiland sentenced the
man to the nearest barbershop to be
shorn, said the court.
go to the nearest barbershop and
have that bunch of spinach cut off.
It's liable to cause international COM
plications, and Indiana Harbor can't
afford that, right on the edge of a
boom.' d
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-03-07
$4,000 Fire at Hartsville.

Hartsville, March AT midnight
last night fire destroyed the store and
contents of the Hartsville Buggy and
Wagon Company and extended to
the store of E. R. Perry and the
meat market of D. H. Boland, both of
which places were entirely Destroy
ed. The fire also damaged the new
brick structure of the Boyd-Powe
Drug Company.
The fire originated in the store
room of the Hartsville Buggy and
Wagon Company, a large wooden
structure, which was very quickly
destroyed, together with a large
warehouse and shed in the rear. The
stores occupied by Perry and Boland
were also wooden structures, which
it was impossible to save. The es-
timated loss is SIS, with insur-
ance of about $4,000. The work
of the fremen was particularly good,
the fire being very stubborn and hard
to reach.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-03-07
EDITOR URGED LYNCHING.
Col. Cheshire, of Anderson, Cries
''Shame on White Men,"

The Spartanburg Herald Of Satur-
day publishes the following story in
reference to the "lynching talk" in
Anderson last week:
Col. Victor B. Cheshire, of Gov.
Cole L. Blease's staff, had an edito-
rial yesterday in his newspaper, the
Anderson Intelligencer, calling upon
the men of Anderson county to join
him in lynching William Reed, ne
gro, who is in Jail, charged with hav-
ing entered the bed room of white
woman last Monday night with in
tent to assault her. Under the cap
ton, Shame on the White Men, -
Col Cheshire says:
Shame on the white men of An
derson county that one of her pure
young women must be forced to tes-
tify in court against black brute
who attempted to criminally assault
her. We are only one, but here's
our hand, and if the number is suf-
fcient this lady of Deans Station
will never have to attend this trial
and face the black brute"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-03-07
JUMPED IN 90 FOOT WE'LL.
Miraculous Escape from Death of
Union County Woman.

Jumping into a we'll 80 feet deep
and in which there was about five
feet of water, Mrs. G. D. Hughes,
aged about 33 years, of Buffalo, had
a marvellous escape from death one
day last week, and is now almost full
ly recovered from her bodily bruises.
1t was about a. m, just after
her husband went to work in the
mill that Mrs. Hughes was seen by
some one on the top of well near
her home. 1t was thought she was
attempting to fix the chain, and no
attention was paid to her by the man
who chanced to see her. About two
hours later, as she had mysteriously
disappeared, search began to be made
for her, especially as groans could
be heard coming from somewhere.
The exact location was not determin-
ed until Mrs. Henry Millwood went
to the we'll to draw some water; and
had lowered the bucket about ten
feet, when she heard means ascend
ing from the bottom of the we'll.
Quickly the neighbors realized it
must be Mrs. Hughes and lowered a
bucket to her. She caught it and
was drawn up about 20 feet, judging
by the rope, when her hold gave way
and she fell back into the well. The
water was enough to have drowned
her but she caught held of coping
which was about 25 inches in diam
eter, and held on to it, holding her
self out of the water as she had done
when she first jumped in.
A negro drayman, named William
Byrd, was then lowered with a rope
tied around his waist and catching
hold of her hand she was drawn to
the surface, but Immediately col
lapsed and was unconscious for ten
hours or more.
Beyond the shock and few bruis-
es, marvellous to say she was unhurt
and it is expected will be entirely well
bodily in a few days, though on &C
count of her mental condition, which
has been impaired for some time
arrangements were made to-day to
take her to Columbia Tor treatment
Before her marriage Mrs. Hughes
was Miss Belts, of Enoree, and
she has a husband and several chill
dren.-Union Progress.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-03-07
Beach Case More Complicated.

Aiken, Feb. 2S.-The earrings lost
by Mrs. Frederick o. Beach, the New
York society woman, who was muir
derously attacked in the yard of her
winter hime here Monday night, are
now in the hands of the Aiken police,
who found them on the ground at the
spot where Mrs. Beach was attacked.
An Aiken jeweler who examined them
declared them to be paste instead OF
pearls, and to be practically without
value. One of the earrings was
broken by blow Mrs. Beach received
over the head with fence paling.
This was kept quiet until to-day.
Her assailant slashed her throat at
ter knocking her almost sensleless
with the pailing. 1t also became
known that negro woman in the
emplay of the Beaches, Pearl Hamp-
ton, was struck with the same paling
a few minutes before the attack was
made upon Mrs. Beach and while
the negress was at little outhouse
in the Beach yard, which is used as
a laundry. It was not known until
to-day that this woman was arrest
ed yesterday and put through a Sc
we're grilling, but she will not tell
who struck her and then attacked
Mrs. Beach. She at first declared the
man was a negro hackman nicknamed
"Goo-Goo," but when this negro was
arrested she vigorously protested
that he had nothing to do with the
attack. She contradicted herself sew
eral times.
The attack upon Mrs. Beach has
produced a profound sensation in
Aiken and in New York, but the the
ory that negro attacked Mrs. Beach
has been abandoned, and all of those
arrested and held as suspects have
been released. 1t is not probable that
any further arrests will be made in
this case in spite of the fact that the
city has offered a substantial reward.
The neighbors of the Beaches state
that when the negress was struck she
screamed and that man ran from
the laundry and escaped in the oppo-
site direction from the Beach home.
A few minutes afterwards Mrs. Beach
screamed when she was knocked
down and her throat slashed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-03-07
Killing Near Mullins.

Mullins, March 2.-Ncws reached
town to-day to the effect that West
Turner was killed by his uncle, Ste
phen Turner. West Turner lives
three miles below Mullins, and, ac-
cording to Information, left his
home yesterday morning to go down
to his uncle's for a load of shucks.
He was in the shuck pen throwing
out the shucks, and one of the two
women of the place was assisting
him. AS he came out of the shuck
pen his uncle, without a word, be-
gan shooting him, and shot him five
times with a shotgun. He died i'm
mediately. The dead man leaves a
wife and two little children. He had
worked in the tobacco warehouses
here for several years past, and was
a favorite with everybody-a quiet,
hard working fellow, and the men
whom he worked for speak of him in
the highest terms. His death is
deeply deplored.
The slayer is man about 70 years
of age. 1t is reported that he was
under the influence of liquor when
the act was committed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-03-07
Home for Minister'S Family

Chester, March. 2.-The sugges-
tion of DR.. John o. Wilson, of Green
wood, that funds be raised to pur-
chase home for the family of the
late Rev. E. Aston Wilkes has been
received approvingly in Chester, and
more than 500 has been already
subscribed in the city of Chester.
Subscription lists have also been sent
to different portions of the county,
and it is believed that sthe greater
part of the sum necessary can be
raised in Chester The deceased,
the Rev. E. Aston Wilkes, was a ma
tive of the Baton Rouge section of
Chester county, and had hosts of
friends and relatives in the county.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-03-07
To Wind up Commission.

Columbia, Feb. 27.-The resolu-
tion to wind up the affairs of the
State dispensary commission figured
largely in causing the general as
sembly to enter upon the eighth week
of it's session. The resolution was
sent to the governor Friday morn
ing and the three legislative days al
lowed for it to become a law without
the governors signature will expire
Tuesday morning at 11:15 o'clock,
If the general assembly should ad-
journ before that time, the act would
not become law, remaining in sus-
pense until two days of the next
session had elapsed. With the as
sembly in session Monday and Tues
day. the resolution will become law
Tuesday.
This resolution provides that the
affairs of the commission, known as
the "Blease commission" shall be
wound up within 80 days after the
resolution becomes law. This will set
the limit for the winding-up of the
dispensary affairs at March 2S. The
resolution abolishes the commission
and devolves on the attorney general
the winding-up function, giving him
all powers for that purpose hereto
fore granted by law to the commits
sion. The resolution says that all
moneys in the hands of the commits
sion shall be turned over to the State
treasurer and all books to the historl-
cal commission.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-03-07
HUSBAND FOLLOWS WIFE.
Commits Suicide by Drinking Whis-
kew, Laudanum and Carbolc Acid.

Petersburg, Va, Feb. 29.-After
having chosen his pallbearers and
having told his friends he was going
to kill himself because his wife had
committed suicide, James P. Will
liams, Jr., aged 29 years, a building
contractor, drank whiskey, laudanum
shortly after midnight in the hallway
of house about half mile from his
home. After drinking the liquor and
the poisons he wandered about the
streets until overcome.
Williams's wife committed suicide
two weeks ago tonight by drinking
carbolic acid. A ten-months-olo
daughter survives.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-03-07
A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
Young Man Killed His Sister at a
Social Party.

A dispatch from, Sandersville, Ca,
says one of the saddest tragedies that
has ever occurred in Washington
county was that about midnight Mon
day night, at Deepstep, IL miles west
of Sandersville, when Mrs. Isadore
Giles was mortally wounded by her
brother Tom Ennis. She died from
the wound about o'clock Tuesday
morning.
A country party was being given
at the home of Mr.. Isadore Giles, and
large crowd of young people from
the surrounding community were
participating. About 1880 o'clock
Tom Ennis, brother of Mrs. Giles,
came into the house drunk; in fact
he had been drunk during the entire
evening.
Mrs. Giles noticed his condition
and, getting him to one side, began
reprimanding him for his misbehav-
ior. Without warning, Ennis whip
ped out his revolver and fired, the
bullet striking Mrs. Giles just under
her chin and passing through the
wind-pipe.
After shooting his sister Ennis be-
came absolutely infuriated and would
have killed others of the party but
for the fact that he was overpowered
by some of the men present and TAX
en- out and away.
Mrs. Giles lived until about
o'clock Tuesday morning, when she
died. She was 80 years old, and is
survived by her husband and six
small children, the eldest being eight
years old.
Ennis, who is about 20 years old, is
the son of Mr.. Ransom Ennis, who
is highly esteemed in Washington
and Baldwin county, where he for
merly lived.
Inquiry at the sheriff's office de-
velops the fact that no warrant has
been issued for young Ennis and no
arrest has been made. Late Tuesday
afternoon he was at the home of his
father, at Deepstep.
The young man was drunk on blind
tiger whiskey. No liquor is sold le-
gally in any part of Georgia, but
those who want the vile stuff find
no difficulty in getting it from the
blind tigers that sell it.