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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-12
BandlttI Of the Pralrles Hid on the
Islands In River Now Being
Stripped Of Their
Timber.
MURDER OF DAVENPORT
sIayers Of the Colonel Brought Their
Loot Down to Nauvoo and
Hid Il In the
Ground.

The removing Of the trees from the
Islands opposite and above Nauvoo
the water power company, prior to
their overflow by the backwater from
the Keokuk dam, recalls the fact that
these islands have a historical interest
dating back to Mormon times. When
the armed mob began to surround the
city, seeking to drive away the follow
ers of Joseph Smith, many escaped
and found temporary shelter on these
islands. Here they camped and made
preparations for the long journey to
the Salt Lake valley.
These islands were the rendezvous
for the Banditti of the Prairies, the no
torious gang of outlaws and murder
ers who had their headquarters in
Nauvoo during the Mormon days.
These outlaws claimed to be Mormons
and it was claimed that they were
shielded and protected by the Nor
mons, but the latter always denied
this. At one time Brigham Young
warned Nauvoo merchant of his
contemplated robbery by members OF
the banditti.
One of the chief stopping Or hiding
places Of the outlaws was at old Grant
Redden's who had house on the is
LANDS at Devil Creek, just west Of
what fishermen know as the Hole
in the Wall" The writer at enc time
was shown the spot where the house
Istood, and rocks from the foundation
are still to be seen there. The spot is
supposed to be one of the highest on
the islands, which high water rarely
mandates. Here in this wilderness is
where the bandits thinking themselves
secure from detection, connived many
of their crimes and divided the spoils
of their robberies. Stephen and viii
liam Hodges, who were executed al
Huntington, Ia, on July 8, 1916. fol
the murder of Miller and Leicy a
West Point, were members of thu
banditti.
1t was from old Reddens shack tina
members of the banditti started fol
arsenal island at Rock Island to rot
1.-THE home of Col. George L. Daven
port. They not only succeeded II
robbing Davenport, but murdered hin
lin cold blood. The murderers got be
tween $500 and 5000, a gold watcl
and chain, shotgun and pistol, ant
: returned TO old Redden's rendezvous
at Devil Creek whore they buried thu
booty in a wheat field but in few
days the money was divided at Red
Iden's house.
Edward Bonney detective, WHIT
had brought the Hodges to justice
in the descriptions given of the nun
derers of Col Davenport recognized
in them members of the banditti ant
set about to arrest the gang, and thi
was finally accomplished, but it wa
no easy task, as it required chas
over several states.
The murder of Davenport occure'
on July 4th, 1S45. In October TIL
grand jury of Rock Island county in
: dicted John Baxter, William Fox, Johl
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-12
THE ACTIVITIES
OF Y. w. G. A.
several Interesting Committee and
Other Meetings for This Week
"A Social Entertainment.

Several committee and other meet
lngs are announced fer this week by
the Young Woman's Christian Asso-
citation, which include an initiation
and social entertainment.
AT y O'clock this afternoon the NJ.
J. S. committee is holding session.
Miss Harriet Solomon's Bible class
OF busy women viii have a meeting
this evening for study The supper
will be served at O'clock and at Z
O'Clock the class studies begin.
At IS o'clock this evening initiation
exercises will be performed by the NJ.
j. $. club which will include the
following initiation stunts: Peanut
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-12
GREAT GAME rs ON
TAP FOR TONIGHT
Three Leading Teams In City Bowling
League VIII Clash In Battles
That VIII Give ADVANTAGE.

Tonight will see the beginning of
the end of the bowling season when
two of the leaders In the race get to-
Igether and the other contender for
highest honors will tackle the tail
enders Company L and the Grand
Leaders are to do battle that will give
the winner the best chance for the
Ipennant and if the Keolsuk Club beats
the Boosters in straight games they
Twill also be in position to give the
winners of the other game a great bat
lite for the pennant. According to the
dope and past performances the Club
should experience no difficulty in van
lqdishing the Boosters in their game
ibut either the Grand Leaders or Com.
ipany l. are liable to upset all the
beans in their game.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-12

Long, Aaron Long, Robert H. Birch,
Granville Young, Grant Redden and
VIM. H. Redden as principals and
accessories in the murder Of Daven-
port. The men had all been arrested
and lodged in Jail. Birch confessed
and his disclosures led to an attempt
to arrest Jack Redden at Nauvoo, but
in attempting to make the arrest the
officers were attacked by a number
of the Mormon gang, friendly to Red
den. and after being beaten were COM
PEELED to abandon the attempt.
John Long, Aaron Long and Gran
vile Young were found guilty OF
murder in the first degree and were
! hung. The death O. Aaron Young
was accidentally postponed. His rope
broke, and he fell to the ground He
was Immediately reconveyed to the
scaffold and while one Of the officers
was again adjusting the rope, one of
1.-THE clergymen in attendance, address
led him, saying:
You see before YOU the dead bod
lies of your brother and Young. They
have gone. and you must soon follow.
You can have no hope Of escape! ii
you are guilty, confess your guilt to
|God!"
Aaron then for the first time ac-
knowledged his participation in the
murder, and in another moment he
was suspended from the scaffold
In the case of Baxter, a writ of er-
or to the supreme court, caused a re
remanded back for new trial. How
4 ever, at the new trial Baxter was
found guilty and he was sentenced to
be hung. He confessed his crime.
! His attorney, friends and relatives,
however, procured from the Illinois
LEGISLATURE Communication of his sen
itence to that of life imprisonment in
the penitentiary.
. Birch obtained change of venue to
Knox county, and at Knoxville, on
March %, 1S47, he broke Jail, made
his escape, and was never recaptured
The two Reddens We're tried
las accessories after the fact
William pleaded guilty, anC
was sentenced to the pen
itentiary for period of one year
Old Grant Redden was released, and
made tracks on the Mormon trail fol
the valley of Salt Lake.
Fox, who had. been arrested Ii
Ohio, escaped from an officer at In
dianapolis, Ind, while on the way
to Springfield and was never agair
captured. 1t was believed by man!
that the officer was bribed by Fox.
Some of the banditti We're probabl,
1.-THE most daring Williams who eve
pursued the career of crime.
The banditti had many members
some scattered throughout various
state and their offenses were princi
pally robbery, horse stealing and muir
der. In the cases of Miller and Leic.
and Davenport the victims We're cru
ely tortured. The trials of the mur
derers and the disposition of ten mem
hers of the gang demoralized the res
of the gang and completely route
them from Illinois and Iowa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-12
Hospital Staff is Sick.

[ United Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, March 12.-Forty-two
nurses at the county hospital, one
fifth of the entire staff. are sick with
scarlet fever, diphtheria and other
contagious diseases. Every place
provided for patients at the hospital
Is filled and the staff, according to
Warden Henry Bailey, is unable to
cope with the situation. An investi-
CATION of the charge that many nurses
have been made i'll through over
work in the contagious wards is being
investigated by the county author.
tiles, as their systems we're SO under
mined as to be unable to resist the
infection.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-12
Chicago Cash Grain


CHICAGO. March H. Wheat-No.
. red 81 03M to / .041s; No. 8 red $1.00
to .0SiA No hard s1oS& to 1.O6;
No. hard 81 90 to / Oh; No. 3 spring
81 90 to LOS.
Corn-No. white 60 to s91a; No. 2
yellow SO to e91s; No. 3 671s to ssA I;
No. white 6Sla to 60; No. yellow
IS to $50 No. 4 Sc to 66s4 No. 4
white 65 to 67&4 No. 4 yellow 6s to
81.
oats--No. white 531a TO 54Aa I:
No. 4 white So to "a; standard 54A 10
54A.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO, March 12.-Hog receipts
1900; market SC higher. Mixed and
butchers, Sc 50@6so; good heavy
1 $G5O@66o; light, s6.45@6.7o: pigs
s4.s5@64o.
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Many cases Of
typh old fever,
appendicitis a n d
other severe dis
eases are trace
able to prolonged
clogging of the
bowels. Regard
t h e effects o +
constipation, G.
Z. Ayers, 8 Sabin
S t., Montpelier
Vt, says:
IL was afflicted
with constipation
and biiiousness for
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-12
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-12

PILES CURED IN 6 TO IA DAYS.
Your druggist will refund money If
PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any
case of Itching, Blind. Bleeding or
protruding Piles in 6 to IA days. soc.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-12
Constipation, if Neglected,
Causes Serious Illness

Constipation, if neglected, leads
to almost innuinerable complica-
tons affecting the general health.
The Washington times., 1912-02-11
LYCEUM

The program will be given at the
Lyceum Theater this week by T. w.
Dinkins' High School Girls" an or.
ganization which for the past several
years has enjoyed the distinction of
being one of the leaders in all that Is
new and pleasing in the burlesque style
Of amusement.
Leon Ernol, the comedian, has writ
ten the two pieces used this season.
THE Dude Pug" and Get Trimmed
Quick Rubes." The cast Of principals,
headed by Mark Adams, will include a
number OF local favortes, while the
settings and costumes will be elabo-
rate.
Besides Carl Henry, the cast includes
Joe Dixon. Joe Mills, Helen Lawton,
Bessie York, Fred Reese, Kitty Mitch
ell, VIII Stewart Charles Stevenson.
James Corrigan, and Dale Wilson. Be
tween the two burlesques will be given
an olio of merit, among whom may be
mentioned Lawton and York, singing
and dancing duo; Dixon and Mills. in
parodies; Reese and Mitchell, harmony,
singing and talking; Stewart and Ste
venson, "the laugh trust" including a
chorus of twenty. The added attraction
for the entire week Ii the European
sensation. Dashing Dainty Name.
The Washington times., 1912-02-11
ACADEMY

Beulah Poynter. remembered for her
former successful engagements at the
Academy, notably in Lena Rivers" is
the offering this week, opening tomor-
row night, with the usual matinees on
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Miss POynter is said to be scoring a
hit with presentation of Joseph lie
Brandt's story, "A Kentucky Romance" d"
AS the title would indicate, the play is
written amid scenes of old Kentucky,
and Mr.. lie Brandt has made intelligent
use of the salient points of his subject,
skillfully adjusting the widely contrast
the group, and so arranging the action
that the play moves with celebrity.
The play CenterS about a waif who Is
buneted by fortune and almost lost, but
who finds haven Of refuge with
humble friends until sought for and re-
united to the man who so cruelty abused
her. In "A Kentucky Romance" Miss
Poynter has part that combines a
blending of laughter and tears. She is
surrounded by a cast of competent
players.
The play is Of importance to Miss
Poynter's admirers for the reason that
1t gives her an opportunity to be seen
In something strikingly different from
that in which she has been appearing.
IN the opening scene she appears as a
hoyden care-free child, full of life and
Nlvaclty, and later in the piece she de-
EelopeS into mature, sensible woman.
her transition from the gay whimsical
girl to the sensible and world wise WON
an is said to be made in a thoroughly
artistic manner.
The Washington times., 1912-02-11
CRANE WILL APPEAR
IN PLAY CONCERNING
LIFE IN WASHINGTON
The Senator Keeps House
Declared to Be Great
Success.

In the greatest comedy success in
which he has been seen for years, Will
liam II. Crane comes to the Columbia
Theater tomorrow night, in a four-act
comedy by Martha Morton, entitled
THE Senator Keps House.
The play comes direct from New York
city, where 1t has enjoyed an extended
run at the Garrick Theater, building
for itself a national reputation.
THE Senator Keeps House" is a story
of Washington life. 1t displays the in
ner workings of the upper house of Con-
gress, and, while avoiding the objection
able features of public life, brings to
bear upon well recognized situations
and personages a wealth of sarcasm and
humor that, 1t is declared, never fails
to appeal. Despite the Senator's dread
of matrimonial entanglements, 1t may
not be amiss to intimate that before
an active interest in the new house
keeper, whose services in a short while
have become Indispensable to him.
Furthermore, there Is a pretty love
story, in which the Senator's nephew
and secretary and the housekeeper's 3
daughter are involved. Everything, of
course, ends happily.
Among the players who appeared in
the New York production and who will
come to this city with Mr.. Crane are
Harry Harwood, William w. Jefferson,
Jack Devereaux, Theodore Marston, l..
T.. Woodthorpe, Mabel Bert, Esther
Lyon, Lorraine lrost, and Marion
Kerby.
The Washington times., 1912-02-11
CHASE'S

Carrie DeMar the comedienne who
appeared in Fluffy Ruffes" and other
feminine types, is the foremost figure
In Chase's bill this week. This little
LADY of laughter is this season max
ing the hit of her career with a large
repertoire of descriptive and irnperson-
ative songs, among them THE Trouser-
ettos, For Sale-A Widow" and 1.-THE
Matinee Girl" with encore numbers
drawn from previous successes, such
as "Three Days on the Ocean," and
others.
Always noted for her gowns, reflect
ing fashions most recent dictates, Miss
DeMar will, for her present new songs.
exhibit a number of gowns which are
said to surpass all her past achieve
ments. For each ditty there Is a cor
responding costume and a separate
scenic background.
The extra added attraction will be
Taylor Granville's far West production,
The Hold-Up." Billy Gordon and Nat
Marx will entangle themselves in a
maze of complicated coloquy from
a dialect duel. Another special
feutare will be the Berrens, with
violin and piano. Mr. and Mrs Perkins
d. Fisher will be seen in Ezra Ken
dall's rural farce, THE Halfway
House." The Kaufman brothers will
add a minstrel number. Sprague and
McNeece, in a roller skating novelty,
and the photoplane daylight motion pic
lures, complete the program.
The Washington times., 1912-02-11
NAUGHTY MARIETTA
TO Be OFFERING At
NATIONAL THEATER
Mile. Trentini to Be Heard
in Successful Comic
Opera.

Endorsed by a season of six months
at the New York Theater, Now York.
Oscar Hammerstein will present his
grand opera star, Mile. Emma Trentini,
at the National next week, in the very
successful comic opera, Naughty Ma
rietta," under the management of Ar
thur Hemmerstein.
In Naughty Marietta" Victor Her.
bert Is said to have surpassed himself
in the score he composed for Mile.
Trentini, as 1t eXcels in many respects
all his former triumphs. Rida Johnson
Young, authoress OF many successes,
has constructed an interesting story.
the scenes of which are laid in New
Orleans in the latter part OF the seven
teenth century, when Louisiana was
under the rule OF France, and New
Orleans was a dwelling place for beau
tiful women.
Mile. TrentinPs supporting cast in
cludes the names of well known artists
in the musical world. Henry Taylor will
be heard in the tenor role of Capt.
Richard Warrington; Miss Marion Lee
will sing the contralto role Of Adah,
a beautiful quadroon slave. Harry Tur-
pin will be heard In the ba. role OF
Etienre Grandet; w. w. Black will be
seen to advantage as lieutenant gov
ernor. and william Welp will handle the
comedy role, assisted by Miss Harriet
Marlotte. Others in the cast arc James
S. Murray. Vera De Rosa, Edwin Lyle,
and William Browne.
The Washington times., 1912-02-11
GAYETY

The "Bowery Burlesquers" will pre-
sent a lively two-act musical farce at
the Gayety this week called Too Much
Isaacs," in which Quinn and Fitzgerald
sustain the male roles, while the prima
donna, Lizzie Freligh, will be heard in
the chief singing part. One of the
specialties is the travesty on the court
room scene in the famous Henry w.
Savage melodrama, Madame X" This
is presented in conjunction with a satire
on Excuse Me-" the whole speciality
being called Madame Mouse Me"
The stellar feature of the Gayety's en-
tertainment this week will be the ap-
pearance of Harry Houdini, the original
"handCuff king" a master of bolts, bars
and locks. who has escaped from every
kind of prison and cell in the world On
wagers he has succeeded in escaping
from the Siberian cells: he has sue
ceeded in releasing himself from the
famous Guiteau murderers cell in this
city, although he was placed in it, left
without any tools, keys, or wires with
which to manipulate the lock; he has
slipped out of straitjackets. and has
detied packers to make a box strong
enough to prevent his getting out.
This is Boudinis first appearance in
a burlesque theater.
The Washington times., 1912-02-11

horseWoman. with her white Arabian
horse Is expected to make a deep int-
press! lon upon The public. Another
sT'ecia! feature of tho holiday bill will
be the former Co.Star of Louis James,
the American tragedian, Mrs. Louis
James, who. with II company Of play
crs will present Holding a Husband,
triangular comedy. The family Of
instrumentulists. the Five Musical
Eosscs. who have been featured in re-
cent Broadway revues. will return. in
their Spanish spectacular novelty, "A
Gala Day in Old Seville" Henry Give
and company will offer a whimsical
travestv upon the methods % the men
OF magic and mystery. AL Brown and
Gertie Moulton will add their dainty
songfest. The Rails will engage. in
q tumbling number. The photoplane
daylight motion pictures of recent
events bf international importance
will be the final number.
The original rain storm of real water,
the first ever introduced upon the
American stage. was in 1.-THE White
Slave" nearly thirty years ago, when
that play was presented in Philadelphia
at the Chestnut Street Theater. The
piece has been successfully revived this
season with an important cast, and
comes to the Academy next week.
The Washington times., 1912-02-11
CANTATA AS DRAMA.

The Dream of Gerontius," which
heretofore always has been presented
in the form of a cantata, is to be pro-
duced as a drama on the afternoon OF
February &C. in the Columbia Theater,
by the dramatic club of Georgetown
University.
This story has been dramatized by a
member of the organization, and will
be given with appropriate scenery and
authentic costumes. The play will be
preceded by a curtain raiser. "On
a Trip for His Health" The proceeds
of the production will be turned over
to the ChristChild Society. Each year
the university dramatic club gives one
public performance, for the benefit of
some worthy Washington charity
The Washington times., 1912-02-11
UNUSUAL INTEREST
IN SHAKESPEREAN
PLAYS AT BELASCO
Sothern and Marlowe Begin
Their Engagement Here
Tomorrow Night.

An event of unusual interest in the
Washington theatercal season will be
the appearance at the Bellsco Theater
tomorrow night of L. II. SCtheIn and
Jrlia Marlowc, who legin week's en-
gaFement, with Wednesday end Satur-
day matinees, in th2if repertoire of
Shakespourean plays.
Mr.. Sothern and Miss Marlowe today
are the most eminent eXponentS of
Shakespeare in the American theater
and since the coalition of their artistic
gifts and ambitions they have obtained
tremendous following of Shakes
pearean enthusiasts heretofore un-
equaled in this country. Their produce
tions, in the way of scenery, costumes
furnishings, and mountings have been
OF the most magnificent description,
but they have never been overdone to
the detriment Of the drama. This allur-
ing visual appeal is today matter of
necessity in the theater, and Mr.. Soth-
ern and Miss Marlowe recognize the
fact. This season their productions are
said to bc more elaborate than ever,
ard their supporting company includes,
among. others, such excellent players as
Frederick Lewis, Rowland Ruckstone
Thomas Coleman, John Taylor, William
Harris, France Rendsten, Malcolm
I1EaulcyI MaNnc LSnton, AlyS lees
Norah I.amisor, MiIlicent Mclaughlin,
and Ina Goldsmith.
The arrangement Of plays is as fol-
lows: Monday night, "Tamirg of the
Skrew:' Tuesday night, Macbeth"
Wednesday matinee, Romeo and
Juliet" Wednesday night, The NIer-
,ShSnt ,.lr,lrt Of Venice" THURSDAY night
let:' Saturday matinee, "As You Like
IT." ana Saturday night, Macbeth"
Special attention is called to the fact
tnat, owing to the elaborate nature of
the productions. the curtain will ri So
at o'clock evenings and Mt o'clock
at the Wednesday and Saturday matt
necS.
The Washington times., 1912-02-11
NEWMAN TRAVELTALK

The fourth Newman Traveltalk Mos
COW and St. Petersburg" the religious
and political capitals of the Russian
empire, will be presented at the Colum-
bia Theater this evening and Monday
afternoon. Moscow, unlike any other
city in the world, with it's impressive
structures of fantastic architecture,
public buildings and magnificent jewel
enCrusted cathedrals, will be closely in
spected.
In ST. Petersburg, the most cosmo-
politan city in the empire. Mr.. New
mans fellow-travolers will visit the
palaces of the Czar-Tsarko-Se Selo and
Peterhof-and will view at close range
the extravaganza of official life in con-
trast with the pitiable existence of the
humble Mujk.
\ glimpse of that section which lies
between the Black and Baltic seas, and
visit to the home of Count Leo Toll
stoy Just before his death will be in
Cluded. The following traveltalk will
he OF Germany from the Black
Forest to Hamburg"
The Washington times., 1912-02-11
CASINO

The Casino announces for this week
another big bill of high-class vaudeville
features, headed by THE Beautiful
Lind" THE Beautiful Linds" produc-
ton IS said to be mounted in most
elaborate fashion. Billy Is. Wells, the
monologist, will present his new hu-
morous speech on topics historical and
political entitled, You Can't Do 1t.
This will be the funniest of the Casino 5
acts. Walter Walters and company will
present their laugh provoking stage skit,
1T Happened Monday Morning. show,
ing how stage rehearsal Is conducted
under difficulties, and introducing a lot
of vaudeville bits Charbino and Cos
tcIIo will offer their unique equillibrisic
act, featuring a sensational forty-toot
head slide for life. The pretty Grayson
sisters will have singing and dancing
novelty.
The Washington times., 1912-02-11
YIDDISH DRAMA

At the Belasco Theater tonight not
ed Yiddish company, headed by Nine
Esther Ruchel Kaminsky, the we'll
known Yiddish actress. will present
Jacon Gordin's four-act drama, THE
Orphan" This organization comes di-
rect from the Lipzin Theater. of New
York, and among the supporting play
ers will be Max Rosenthal and Charles
Nathanson. The Hebrews have long
been known for their histrionic talent,
and the race has contributed many
gifted players. both on their own stage
and others. In the distinct dramas of
their own, written in the Yiddish Ian
Ruage' they nave @ dlsplayGd remarRahIo
among English speaking playgoers in
the principal cities. 1t is stated that a
knowledge of the Yiddish language is
rot necessary to enjoy their perform
ances. so realistic and impressive is
their art.
The Washington times., 1912-02-11
BUFFALO" JONES COMING,

At the Belasco Theater next Surdny
night buffalo" Jones will deliver his
illustrated lecture entitled. "Lassoing
Wild Animals in Africa Following
former President ROOseye on his hunt
inG trip in Africa. Jones went unarmed,
carrying only lariat Used by the West
crn cowboy. which in akiiIfuI hands
Was all that was needed to suhdue the
wild animals. Not only did he perform
with the motion picture camera. "Buf-
falO' Jones was once game warden at
Yellowstone Park, Jndrr the Roosevelt
Administration.