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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-04-12
Europe's Most Daring SWindler
Is Under Arrest
Robbed the Charitable, Posed as
Prince, Marquis and Monsianor Of
Church, and His Loot
Totals Millions.

Rome.-Nerve was what kept this
phenomenal rascal skating gracefully
over the thinnest kind of ice. And his
nerve has not deserted him, now that
the ice has broken under him and he
has sunk overhead in the muddy wa
ters of trouble.
Behind his prison bars he seems, in
ieed-like most clever criminals-to
take sort Of professional pride in his
achievements. When he realized that
denial was henceforth futile he shrug-
ged his shoulders and said:
Il congratulate the Roman police.
nave travelled all over the world and
got away with many hundreds of
thousands of lire.
However, that which stole stole
from the rich. | never trimmed any
one for less than 100000 lire $3.50, O00)
What pity that the law must punish
me! have helped an infinite number
Of poor priests. Today | had an ap.
pointment with another prelate; in
stead, ] am in Jail. What a PITY"
This unique scoundrel is sort of
combination of Tartuffe and Barry
Lyndon. He posed as priest and
wore priestly garb, but he was not con.
tent with that, for he wore purple at
his throat and purple girdle. which
indicated that he was monsignor OF
the church.
The bearer of these noble names and
ecclesiastical titles had no right to
any of them. He never was a priest
He had no right to wear even a cas-
sock, much less the purple of pre-
tate He is just plain Giovanni Bat
tsta Gindri. son of respectable Turin
hotelkeeper. He obtained his familiar
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-04-12
Study and Talk" Says Wife, "a Don't
Love YOU" Judge Gives Man
Absolute Divorce.

New York.-Frederick w. Vroom, a
mining engineer, was granted final
decree of divorce from Maude NJ
Vroom by Supreme Court Justice New
burger.
The record in the case shows that
vroom appealed to his wife, after she
had separated from him, to return to
her home, and she told him that II
he consulted scientist he would soon
be consoled toy her absence She is
now said to be living in Los Angeles.
Cal, as the wife of Emil Mouler Helm
escy, a teacher Of the French Ian
guage
Il asked you not to write" she re.
piled to particularly strong letter
from her husband, and knowing my
dread and weakness, you did it just
the same. When analyze it myself
| II does seem to me right.
THE same feeling should prompt
you to say to me, Yes, go. know
you don't love me- What do you
want with q woman without her heart
and soul?
Il am very. very sorry. But am
determined to be true to myself, no
matter what happens. I've never
been free before.
go to a scientist, study and talk.
In month you will see how and why
no one can really help us. We must
work 1t out alone"
The chief witness in the divorce
proceeding was A. e. Lightener, attor-
ney of the United States land office,
! bakersfield. Cal. He testified that
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-04-12

of $175.O00,000 as the treasury once
planned, of of 100000 as II
planned at another time, the outstand
ing paper money swelled and swelled
until 1t had exceeded the $1,0Q0,0OO.
900 of midsummer, 1868.
The banks Of Virginia tried to pro
tect themselves and the treasury by
refusing to receive the deprecated
currency, but in vain. When soldiers
In the trenches Of Petersburg were
paying $40 for tin plate from which
to eat their frugal meals, and 5000 oil
$500 for pair Of boots. the people
were still clamoring for larger issues
Of paper.
You may still buy crisp, fresh look
ing Confederate notes at prices vary
ing from two cents to two dollars pei
hundred notes.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-04-12
California Men Kept Strange Vows for
Many Years-Arrest of Ono
Reveals Compact.

San Bernardino, Cal.-Never to set
foot upon each others sidewalk, and
always to be prepared to shoot to kill
II they should meet outside the city,
is the strange compact that for fifteen
years has been in existence between
C. w. Richardson and Joseph and
John Shafer, prominent business men
of this place. Their places of bust
ness are opposite each other on Court
street.
This compact was violated last week
when Joseph Shafer, trying to catch
better glimpse of an aviator, crossed
to his enemy's sidewalk. Richardson
came forth with jump to make an at
tack. Shafer fed to his own side Of
the street, but hurled back chal-
lenge. This aroused Richardson, whose
high-voiced reply made it possible to
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-04-12
Old Fued Comes to Light

secure Richardson's arrest for disturb.
ing the peace.
At the trial the strange compact
was made public. Richardson was
found guilty. but the jury recommend
ed mercy. The feud started fifteen
years ago. when rs a bachelor Rich.
ardson and the Shafer brothers occu.
pied adjoining houses. Richardson
broke the bachelor atmosphere by
marrying, and the fight was on. Sew
eral court cases have grown out of
seemingly trivial quarrels between the
contestants
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-04-12
Fattenins Hogs on Prunes.

Palouse, Wash.-M. v. Ewing, a
pioneer farmer living eight miles west
Of here has twenty-five acre prune
orchard which he says has yielded
big returns for many years. In an
swer to suggestions that it would pay
to dig up his orchard and plant the
land to wheat. he replied. IF none
of the crop was marketed, the orchard
would pay If devoted entirely to hogs.
Hogs would not only thrive and
grow we'll on prunes after they began
to fall from the trees, but they would
fatten on them alone without feeding
a pound of grain"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-04-12
Wants Servants Without Souls.

London.-Canon Ottley, in sermon
delivered at Bow church, spoke Sc
verely about ''the insolent disregard
by the wealthy of the sanctity OF
Sunday" He stated that the other
day lady whose servants had all
given notice because of her Sunday
entertainments, went to a registry
Office and asked. Cant you find me
cook without a soul?"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-04-12

ror and anguish being more than !
could bear.
The president Of the bank has new.
er ceased to reproach himself for
what he terms his negligence In not
giving a more complete explanation
when he wrote the letter, and since
my husbands sad death the kindly
hank official has seen to 1t that have
all the work at dressmaking that !
can do"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-04-12
Has Prepared 100000 Chops

London.-Of very few men can II
truthfully be said: HE has cooked
a million chops" Yet William OF
Edwards in Fishmonger alley, Fen.
church street. who will presently
celebrate the jubilee of his profes.
sional career, is believed to have
cooked 100000. About 10000 OF
these he has eaten himself.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-04-12
Says Science Holds Secret

Mrs. Vroom lived In Los Angeles as
Mrs. Heinescy," after she had taken
long trip to Mazatlan, Mexico. with
the French instructor
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-04-12
No Sale for Them.

The, market price Of wild oats 10
pretty high for those who buy them,
but they won't sell for anything.-At-
Gibson Globe.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-04-12
And Rarely Profitable.

The things men do for spite are Gel
dom worth doing.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-04-18
A Foolish Comparison.

About the most absurd thing that
has appeared in the big newspapers
during the presidential preference cam
paiga is the attempted comparison OF
the action OF Pontius Plate in case of
Jesus and Barrabas with the attitude
Of Theodore Roosevelt toward the over
strained interpretations Of constitutional
law in these days. Such a comparison
is not only far-letched but is contempt.
ible in its motive and extremely sacri-
ligious. When politicians 90 into bib
lical records to bolster their contentious
they generally make fools Of them
selves.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-04-18
The supreme court having laid down

The supreme court having laid down
the rule that an apportionment Of the
counties or political divisions Of the
state into senatorial districts must be
fair and that such districts must con-
tain, as nearly as possible, an equal
proportion Of the aggregate population
Of the state, there can be no more
gerrymandering such as the democratic
leaders have established at the begin
ming Of each decade since 1880. The
same rule will apply TO congressional
districts. No doubt the next legislature,
il democratic, will Try TO create partisan
districts, however, unless the people
meanwhile adopt redistTicting measures
to be submitted under the initiative
and referendum law. Missouri must
be permanently relieved this year Of
the infamous system Of parceling voting
territory into democratic strongholds.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-04-18
Convention Rates.

Hon. Charles D. Morris, chairman
OF the republican state committee, has
endeayored 10 secure a low railroad rate
for delegates to the state convention
at St. Louis, Thursday, April 25. The
best the railroads would offer is rae
Of two cents per mile each way-or
four cents per mile for the round trip.
All tickets will have to be validated by
the secretary of the convention before
being used for the return trip. No
passes are obtainable and there is no
fund from which the transportation Of
delegates can be paid.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-04-18

Mex. week the state convention will
meet in St. Louis and select the dele
gates at large 10 the national conven-
ton. They will also settle some Of the
scraps that have developed in several
Of the congressional districts over the
election Of delegates to the national
convention. 1t is said that Secretary
Nagel called some Of the Taft leaders
down for the methods that had been
used in their management OF the cam
paign in this state and told them that
the people Of Missouri would not stand
for such things. We don't know why
man had to come all the from
Washington to tell them that, most Of
us knew it all the time. The people
Of Missouri are not cattle TO be driven
anywhere the bosses see fit.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-04-18
A Work OF Art.
selves.

The Farmers Review, Chicago,
Illinois, is putting OFT one Of the
prettiest calendars we have ever seen.
It's title is The Bride" This hand
some 1912 calendar is 7 IL inches
wide and 3 feet long and is lithograph
ed in IA exquisite colors and gold.
Words cannot begin TO do justice to
its remarkable beauty. A copy will
be mailed to any address upon receipt
Of 10 cents in coin or stamps. Address
The Farmers Review Chicago Illinois.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-04-18

OF the sixteen congressman TO be
elected in Missouri this year the three
from St. Louis will certainly be repub-
Leans and it is probable that republi-
cans will be elected from the 5th (Kan-
sas Ciry), the 4th (St. Joseph), the
7th, Sth, 18th, 14th, 18th and 10th.
The 9th may elect a republican if
Champ Clark does not ask 70 reelection.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-04-18

II is not too early 10 pick out good
men in every county for township com
mitteemen. Push drones aside. Draft
active, representative and influential
men everywhere for township and ward
committeeman and they, in turn, will
select competent and reliable chairmen.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-04-18

Lorimerism got body blow in lii
nois. Now let the senate deal it a
death.blow 1t is stencil in the nos
trils CT the people. The kind Of politics
represented by Lorimer is intolera5le
now. It was tolerated too long by
both parties. 1t is time to eliminate it.
Give It a kick.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-04-18

The returns from Illinois last week
and from Pennsylvania this week wonld
indicate that the people do not care
much for the recommendations OF the
administration forces. Pennsylvania
has alwys been one Of the most certain
Of the administration states, and in
taking a dig al the misrule OF bossissm
has simply tuned on the whole
machine bunch.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-04-18

When the mighty Missouri and the
majestic Mississippi get too full at the
same time and 90 on a tear southward
there is no escape from their raging
destruction. They are simply awful
and irresistible.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-04-18

Now let's shake hands, join hands,
wipe out all differences, stand together
and 90 into the state campaign to
win. Get busy, keep husy, and keep
on keeping busy, and we will win
glorious victory in Grand Old Missouri.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-04-18

Wen bet that the late Matthew
Stanley Quay almost turned over in his
grave when the returns Of the Pennsyl-
vania election came in-that is, if he
was in a position TO obtain the news.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-04-18

OF course the more prominent DEM
ocratic leaders in Missouri want Champ
Clark nominated for president no mat
ter how he may run in other states.
By appealing TO state pride they can
keep many democrats in line for their
ticket if headed by Missourian who
would otherwise be hard to hold.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-04-18

Although the democrats Of Missouri
are proud Of the progress made by the
Clark campaign for president they are
afraid that Harmon of Ohio
is to profit most by it.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-04-18

Next week the republican state con-
vention will elect four delegates at large
and four alternates 10 ihe Chicago con-
ventiop, will select presidential electors
and agree upon the Missouri member
Of the republican national comuitteej
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-04-18

Missouri is not at all displeaSed with
the initiative and referendum. It is an
assurance Of honest legislation and a
menace to the kind often concocted in
secret, promoted by lobbyists and put
through by schemers. After the state
is once fairly divided into senatorial
and congressional districts the people
will not often find it necessary to legis
late by direct vote but they will always
feel safer while they have the power to
make and unmake laws.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-04-18

1t is reported from Washington that
a great many Of the members Of con-
gress are not so sure OF their return to
the national capital since they read the
returns from Illinois and Pennsylvania.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-04-18

It's about all over in Missouri now, as
delegates to the State convention and
10 all the district conventions have
been selected. Let's get busy now
with the work Of nominating good re-
publicans for county, district and state
offices
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-04-18

1t may be well TO remark that the re
publicans Of Missouri cannot afford to
encourage weak and untried men who
seek nomination to public offices-un
less such men be democrats.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-04-18

We got more than 'iou,tcen feet
though the valley" this year, but it
didn't come through government en-
:. e--s OF am apnrOnriation.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-04-18
Taney County Circuit Forsyth Monday Morning
Jefferson City Letter.

Jefferson CITY, April 1o,-AlI Of the
ISL delegates to the republican st?.e
convention have been elected. The
last county conventions were held yes
teIday in Johnson, Ray and Worth
counties. It is likely that every county
will be represented bya full delegation,
though many delegates will have long
distance to travel. Il will be the big
gest party state convention ever held
in Missouri. The spacious assembly
room OF the First Regiment Almory,
on Grand avenue at the corner Of Man
chester avenue, has been prepared for
seating comfortably about 1000 dele
gates. altenates and visiting repubh-
cans. The delegates will be seated by
districts, with the S. Louis, Kansas
City and ST. Joseph delegations close
together in the center SO well sur
rorrdad no de,oo,,se ,-,,~ f., corntiae
,b,.,bor r,;rl bs,, ~ ''ho .o,d,, The
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t.- III oor,ers Il is es,ir,o,a5 ,b,. -,
,dd;,;or 70 tho 97O daleoa,.s from, ~,
oorr,;es of tho s,o,o M, Iass ,h,r sO0
,,,erra,a deIsgates and visi,ore will at.
.ard besidss the 247 deIeg,,os fr5-,
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Cho;rr,or CbarIae n Mo,r;e hoe
i,srod . coll tor meeting NJ ,bc
s,o,a committee a> the Planters Hotel
-. o,,Iocl Ami; Cd the dar NO.
caedi,g ,he conven,io, The cam
nittee will desiop2,e ,emnorary chair.
man and secretary and viii make nm q
,emnorarv roll of the de,ega+e, As
the s,ear, roller is in had renn,c IN
Missorr; and &c ;,s rso 70 secure CON
,ro, If the state convention wonld he
d;sastrous IN the nar,v !, wiIl M, he
,o,,ed over DELEGATES at G, Ionic newt
waek The state committee will oive
sorara dc.l n oil in maxim, IN the
,omnorarv roll and the convention will
tollou the sysmnle in the nerrcarent
ron NJ conte.,iro delecs,es will ba
seo,ed rr,ess thew nyssent corcIrsiva
Guidance n ,ha,r riob,s to es,,s IN the
oorrsr,;on NF;s,orri rer,hr;c,rs hc.
love in fair nIac Their state rom.
,,,it,aeD,ar will M, stand for arv,bi,g
e,se No srcb comics, &C ,bs, wb;cb
closed Yesterday has ever beer w,qed
hy ,ba ranrbI;cars of this s,,,e The
result v;II he accented in good grace
II the Roosevelt, dele oa,es cor,,o, the
convantion they will send Cove,no,
HadIev n the Cbicapo conver,ion &C
head of the "big four, deIega,ior
The state convention will name turn
nresidential electors at large The
district electors will be selected bv the
district delegates who will also choose
the Missouri member of the renpblican
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-04-18

Champ CLARK seems to be running
"clI for the democratic presidential
Illinois gave him a big
cost.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-04-18
1i;.o@-i Led the Fight.

The final dissolution Of the gigantic
oil trus, came before the final confirm.
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The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-04-18

Missouri will not play small p,rt in
~ r,pgbEcau national convention this
year.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-07-26

that he called Colonel Patetrson's
attention to these publications, and
stated to him that if he could show
where any indictment had ever
been nol-prossed in any court in
the circuit since he had been Judge,
except III open court after a full in
vestigation of the facts, that he
would withdraw from the race.
Colonel Patterson stated that he did
not mean to make any such charge
or msinuation, for he did not know
of any such thing being done; that
he further stated that he would
correct the charge or insinuation.
Judge Morris stated that reply
ing to Colonel Patterson's promise
to corretc it, he made no reference
to it in his speech at Ball Ground,
but spoke in the morning and left
to I'LL another engagement. Colo
mel Patterson spoke in the after
noon, made no correction, has made
several speeches since then and has
failed to correct it. Judge Morris
further said: Il am glad Colonel
Patterson is now present listening
to my statement concerning this
matter; and if what l have stated
is not the truth, | call upon him to
get up now and correct it." (Colo-
mel Patterson did not deny the
statement made by Judge Morris. }
ROUND SHOULDERS.
Colonel Patterson stated that
some one had said that he was too
round shouldered to be Judge; that
he could not help it because he was
round shouldered.
Judge Morris replied by stating
that he had never made any such
reference, and that if Colonel Pat
terson could show by any reliable
man that he had ever stated any
such thing concerning him, that he
would withdraw from this race
that he made this statement, not
that Colonel Patterson had charged
him with saying it, but that some
one might conStrue it as an infer
ence that he did. He stated in fact
that all he had ever heard concern
ing this was Colonel Patterson re-
terrlng to it himself in his speeches.
TREATED HIM FAIRLY.
Colonel Patterson stated that
Judge Morris had always been kind
to him in the courF, and out of it,
and had always treated him kindly,
cautiously and fairly
Judge Morris, in replying to this,
stated that what Colonel Patterson
had said along this line was abso-
lutely correct. He then asked the
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-07-26

farmers, many of whom are pres
ent here now; that they could not
be sued in Georgia courts; they
would not pay the damage, and
were indicted for the nuisance.
Judge Morris stated that the firm
of Gober & Griffin represented
these various farmers and obtained
the indictments. At subsequent
term of court these attorneys ap-
peared in court and stated that the
copper companies were willing to
pay these farmers the damage they
had sustained, provided the court
would permit the indictments
against them to be nol-prossed on
the payment of cost. He stated that
he permitted this to be done, and
that he had no apology to make for
it. The result was that these farm
ers obtained some twenty-odd thou
sand dollars in money for their
damages that they would not have
received, only for the nol-prossing
of these cases. He said that he
was glad that he helped the farmers
in that way, and that the difference
was that he was willing to help
them and the Colonel was not.
Colonel Paterson also stated
that Judge Morris permitted an in
dictment in Forsyth county to be
nol-prossed upon the payment of
cost, wherein ten or twelve white
men had been indicted for gam
bling Judge Morris said iii reply
to this, that the parties indicted
were all farmers, some of them
young men, and the only witness
against them was young man that
was in the game. A showing was
made in court wherein it was
claimed that number of witnesses
would swear that the witness for
the state, who was an acocmplice,
was unworthy of belief. A show
ing was also made that the bulk of
the defendants had never been in
trouble before, and that he permit
ted these cases to be nol-prossed
upon the payment of cost, which
amounted to over $4,000 in each
case; that he had recently been in
formed that these defendants had
not participated in gaming any
more, and are law abiding.
AGREED TO CORRECT.
Judge Morris further stated in
reference to nol-prosses, that Colo
mel Patterson had published in the
Forsyth County News, a paper
owned and edited by Colonel Pat
terson's son, and also printed in cir
culars, an insinuation to the effect
that Judge Morris had permitted
bills of indictments found by the
grand juries to be nol-prossed not
in open court, after a full and fair
investigation of the merits of the
case. On the Fourth of July at
Ball Ground, Judge Morris stated