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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-16
WOMAN FACES JAIL SENTENCE
FOLLOWING FAILURE OF BANF

Chicago. Ill, Nov, 16.-Facing a jail
sentence for not producing $4,000 Of
missing funds from defunct bank,
Mrs. VIM. T. Kirby told in federal court
an unusual story Of a woman's invol-
untary part in the wrecking of bank.
It was through the loss by her hus-
band, she initiated, of s6O.0OOi in IN
attempt to beat the wire Etappjng'
game that the Kirby Savings bGn5
failed.
She testified that on different occa-
sions during -Kirbys gambling operj-
tons she carried in taXicabs from. the
bank in EnglewOOd to her husband in
downtown hotels sums of money vary
ing from 500 to $4,000.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-16
The Gunner of Ell PasO,- Tales of
the Long Ago In the Pass City
Answered


"HE era Of the men who 5oasted
that they would die with their
boots on" has happily passed; de-
velopment and material prosperity n the
Texas southwest has driven the killers
and guhmen who found pleasure in
Staying to less pOpulous localities, and
today Ell Paso and its environs is as
Deaceable- as a New England hamlet.
albeit a lot more interesting. In the
early SOS, Dallas Stoudemeier was i'm
ported from elsewhere to be town mar
shall, and brought with him a brother
inlaw Doc Cummings. Both men
were known to be handy with a six
shooter and had records for an ability
TO draw which commanded measure of
respect StOUdemeier and Cummings
became involved in some trouble with
the Manning brothers, recent arrivals
IN Texas from the east and in 1888 Jim
Manning killed Cummings in a stand
up a fight a year later Stoudemeier
and Dr. Manning, a brother Of jim
had exchanged opinions of each other at
long distance, and he started for the
Manning home, it is said. with the
aVoWed intention to either fix truce
or have it out. The argument ended in
guns being drawn DR.. Manning was
shot through the right hand at Stoude-
meier's first fire, but swung his re-
volver TO his left hand and killed the
marshal
A Quiet Pair.
The ManningS were not turbulent and
did not seek quarrels, but as an old
uegresS who came with the brothers
from Kentucky, said: The doctor
dOan go arOun' huntin' any fuses, but
eff any one lays one on his lap he jes'
nachelly cuddles it up to keep it FUN
gettin' COL" John Sellman was named
as constable shortly after the death of
Stoudemeier, and got into the limelight
as gunman first in the three-cor-
nered affray which resulted in the
deaths OF Bass Outlaw, a deputy United
States marshal and ranger Joe Nc
Kittrick. The trouble started when
Outlaw discharged his revolver in the
rear Of house in the restricted dis
trict. Sellman testified at his trial
that when he approached McKittrick
and Outlaw, his intentions were to ask
the latter not to get careless with his
gered and shot first at Mck1ttrIcks
killing him instantly, and that he (Sell-
NAM then fired at the federal deputy.
Sellman was shot twice through the
legs in the fracas.
wesley HRrdin's Death.
Sellman's next exploit with his gun
was the Staying OF John Wesley Hardin,
who was probably the most notorious
Of the coterie of bad men in the first
half of the decade prior to the present /
One. Hardin was native OF Comanche
county, and first became known as a !
killer by his hatred for the negro state {
juice " uACA pAdAANE4 me 4d4AGGA7
Turing the reconstruction days. Accord !
ng to the story current at the time, one 4
IF the members OF the organization had I
abused Hardin's father, and before his (
re took toll of seven or eight lives of 4
hese police in revenge for what he Z
believed an insult to his parent.
Hardin's one act that the government /
leId most against him was the killing
# Capt Hill of the state police force
lie and Jim Taylor were at a country
blacksmith shop in Comanche county
yhen Hi rode up
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-16
..Anyone here - Iohn Wesley Ia

anyone mere seen John wesley Har-
din?" he asked
''Why?" inquired Hardin himself.
I'm looking for him, and I'll kill him
on sight" announced the policeman.
I'm Hardin, and you'll never have a
better chance" said the fugitive, and
he punctuated the announcement with
cartridge reports. Hill died where he
fell
Hardin's Fight For Life.
Hardin was continually lodging gov
eminent officers who wanted him. He
was kin to Jim Taylor. of the Taylor
Sutton feud, and helped in-the fighting
When Hardin was p years of age,
Charles Webb, a deputy sheriff, was
killed and Hardin was accused Of the
crime. He fed to Florida when the
officers got hot after him, and was
brought. back four years later by Jack
Duncani deputy sheriff of Dallas who
since has died. Hardin. was sentenced
to serve IL years. but was pardOHed
after 16 years. q subsequently he served
two years more in the penitentiary, and
upon his release. came to Ell Paso. Har-
din was killed in the. Acme saloon on
san Antonio street by Setlman. He
was shaking dice when Sellman. en-
tered and never knew he was in peril,
the bullet striking him in the back of
the brain to the point Of exit, which
was the right eye. aSelIman declared
that Hardin had threatened to make
him leave town
Killing Of Sellman.
SeIlman's turn came when he got into
an alteration with George Scar borough
in 1891. Scarborough was a deputy.
United States marshal- One OF Sell
mans boys got into trouble In J uareZ,
and Scarborough had been using his IN
fluence to secure his release stEefOre
the negotiations were concluded, a
brother of the imprisoned youth went
across the river and raised a disturb
ance, which practically destroyed the
Ill . H. -
done The deputy marshal declared
himself disguised, and announced his
intention Of doing nothing more, it is
said Sellman heard of the declaration
and sought Scarborough He found him
in the WigWam saloon. on San Antonio
street, since demolished to make way
for moving picture house. The two
went into an alley through the side
entrance Whatever quarrel was en-
gendered in the talk was never known,
but Scarborough shot first, the missile
entering his antagonists neck and pro-
ducing partial paralysis, from which
indicted for murder June "a, 1897, but
the trial jury was unable to agree and
he was not tried again
killing of McROse.
Previous to his encounter with Sell
man, Scarborough and I'D. Milton
had occasion to kill a man suspected of
horse theft and smuggling Mart Nc
Rose. who had found refuge in Juarez
when pursued from Carlsbad, N NJ,
with a band of animals alleged to have
been stolen. With McRose was a man
named Queen. The wife of the former
lived in FL PasO and one night the
officers got a tip that he intended COM
ing over. They laid in wait for him
at the American end of the Mexican
Central bridge, and when AfcRose was
within hailing distance, Scarborough
shouted to him to throw up his hands.
sfcROse had declared that he would
not be taken alive. and replied to the
command with bullet In the fusil-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-16
TEXAS WOMEN ARE
PREsFNTEn TO PRESIDENT.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 16.-Texas
Daughters OF the Confederacy conven-
ton. Late yesterday afternoon a
party Of Texas delegates, including
Mrs. COrinne Mum Cory, Mrs. A r.
Howard, Mrs. Henry A. Cline, Mrs. s
H. Watson, Mrs. A. B. Small, Mrs. West
brook and Mrs. ". H. Aldridge, were
presented to president Taft at the
white house.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-16
Kills Many Pursuers-

room bungalow, and the Y. ". c. A is
in need Of a competent cook
Are any Of these offers what you are
looking for2 If not write out your
need, boil it down. and bring it to The
Herald office or phone to One-one-fiVe.
The minimum charge for one insertion
is two-bits; otherwise it will cost you
one cent a word for a service that is
unrivaled anywhere in southwest
Texas There are "a, 900 people reading
The Herald every day. Somewhere
someone is going to respond to your
advertisement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-16
LONGMORTH sPENT 500.

Washington. d. c. Nov. 16.-Repre-
sentative Nicholas W. LOngwoFth, of
Ohio. who was defeated for reelection
by 81 votes, spent $500 in his cam
paigp, according to his report received
by the clerk OF the house. His 0ppOn-
ent, Stanley T. BOwdle, reported that
he spent 1851.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-16
lade which followed, AIcRose was killed
Scarborough Is Killed.


Three or four years later, ScarbOr-
ough met his death when a posse ne
was leading in pursuit OF the AlVOrd
Stiles band of train rOODe~s and out
Z laws in New Mexico was ambushed in
a canyon. Deputy sheriff BurCntleld
got him to train. but the wounds
were mortal and he died before reach
ing Deming, where he had resided with
There have been other bad men" and
killers" men of the stamp of Barney
Riggs, Jim Miller and Bud Fraser
The Miller-FraSer feuG was one Of the
formerly been associates. but quarreled,
according to report, over some snug
Cling operations. Riggs first aligned
himself on the Miller side, but subse-
quentIy went over to the Fraser clan, to
which he was related The fighting
was mostly in the vicinity of PeCOs,
where the principals lived, but all Of
the men involved were well known IN
FL PaSO- John benson and Bill Ahart,
of the Miller forces, are said to have
been slain by Riggs and benson before
his death killed Con Gibson, q Fraser
supporter. Miller escaped to Oklahoma.
where he was mixed up in several fatal
fights, but escaped conviction because
Of the regularity with which the prin-
cipal witnesses disappeared. About five
or six months ago Miller was lynched
there, after particularly atrOcious
gUnplay-
A Gritty Fight.
Sheriff Peyton J. Edwards, who has
been an FL PaSO resident for 20 years,
and who has known most of the men
enumerated in the foregoing, is Of the
opinion that for sheer grit and nerve
the fighting flight of Seth Burr from
Juarez to the. American side, in NOYem-
Der, 1897, has. no equal Burr had been
a COW bOT since he was a lad. and his
nerve was undisputed. He never sought
a quarrel, it was said by his friends,
but was never known to run from one
He did not drink nor use vile Ian
guage, but he was never seen to smile
At the time of his exploit in Juarez,
Burr was p years old He was living
in the Mexican town waiting arrange
ment for a bond for his release on a
charge then pending. Jealousy over a
woman involved him with a gambler,
who broke into his room one night, his
revolver flashes Stabb{ng the darkness
in search for Burr The gambler was
killed, and Burr dressed and went into
the hall. he says to surrender to the
first officer he met
Kills Many Pursuers.
A Mexican policeman shot him from
behind, the bullet entering the left side
and penetrating the hip bone. Burr
killed him. In this crippled condition
he started down the street, pursued BY
a police posse His gun was emptied
in the early firing and he reloaded as
he Hmped a bloody trail toward the
American side. Two more policemen
were killed BY him. a horse was shot
from under the police sergeant and
citizen who mixed up in the pursuit
was fatally shot When he got across
the bridge, he sat down under a tree
and waited for the sheriffs deputies. to
whom he gave himself up. The then
mayor Of Juarez so admired the gritty
fight Burr put up that when he was
taken to the Mexican Jail ne was not
placed incOmmunicadO, but was permit
ted TO see his friends at any time Burr
died from his wounds.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-16
TREASURY STATEMENT

washington, D. Q, Nov. 16.-The con-
ditiOn Of the United States treasury at
the beginning Of business Friday was:
Working balance. $9O,541,913
In banks and Philippine treasury.
$3O.3S5.907.
Total Of general fund, S145, 355, 055.
Receipts $2,75O,5 73.
Disbursements. $3,495,710
The deficit this fiscal year was
.002, as against a deficit Of s25.-
1886 last yAaJ
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-16

feature being that the mistresses
served tea to their own maids
The women in question are members
of the German Housewives society
and they attribute their success in
keeping their girls to the use of plain.
common sense. At a meeting of the
society the other day they invited as
their guests the servants who had been
in their employ for two years or
more. Sixteen Of these girls received
gifts of plain gold pins in the form
of a bee, a reward for improving the
shining hours Of 731 consecutive days
at least. There were gold rings and
bracelets for those who reenlisted for
four and six years, and then SO each
was given to the three girls who had
been employed, two for "A and one
for 16 years in the same family. Then
the mistresses served tea and coffee
and coffee cake, and they had a very
German and sociable afternoon.
TT was a charming little affair"
said a young woman who was pres
ent, though neither as mistress nor
as maid. The girls behaved spIend-
Iy and they were treated like any
guests. I couldn't help thinking how
different that was from the way the
most servants are treated"
Persons to whom this system does
not appeal, however, are pointing out
that carried to its widest applica-
ton ii would simply mean that half
the time the servants would be mis-
tresses, and the mistresses, servants,
thus creating a novel balance Of
nor-ar
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-16
Oldest New Yorker Found.


The Oldest inhabitaut of New York
has been discovered at last. A public
ceremony has just been held to cele-
brate the attainment of an age which
IS unquestiOnably not a day less
than 225 years. The Oldest New
Yorker is not Of foreign extraction,
though 225 years ago the whole pOpu-
iatiOu Of the town was only few
thousand souls, and curiOusly enough
the veteran has remembered nothing
Of the stirring events that have passed
close by in all these years.
As a matter of fact, the aged resi-
dent is a huge tulip tree which grows
near Spuyten DUyvil creek, up at the
northern end Of Manhattan Island. The
great tree has a double trunk which
rises in two Joined columns nearly
seven feet through. Its upper branch
es reach 123 feet above the ground.
It's roots are fixed in a thick bed of
oyster shells which were left there by
the indians, who used the place for
a fishing ground long before Henry
Hudson sailed up the North river.
The children from one of the uptown
public schools marched down to the
little hollow where the old tree stands
and with a hundred or more grownups
held a Qualification which included a
good deal OF speaking and singing
and the unwilling Of a concrete slab
fixed in a hollow of the giant trunk
which bears a suitable inscription.
The park commissioner fOretold a
healthy life for two or three centur-
les more for the guest of honor, and
wished it luck in avoiding the real
estate men who are building up the
neighborhood
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-16

Continued on Next Page.)
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-12
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Meeting of Stockholders OF Allegheny
Improvement Co., Incorporated.

A meeting of the :tockholders OF
the Allegheny Improvement Company
Incorporated, will be held at the law
office of Leo P. Harlow, No. 1l9 South
Fairfax street, in the City Of AleXan-
dria, State of Virginia, on Monday
December 16, 1912, ate $3.50 o'clock
P. NJ, for the purpose of electlng a
board of directors Of said company fol
the ensuing year and for the transac-
ton of such other business as may be
Brought before said meeting.
The stock transfer book of the com
pany will close on Saturday, Deem
Der ID, 1912 and remain closed until
Tuesday, December 18th, 1912.
By order of the Board OF Directors
of the said Allegheny Improvement
Company, Incorporated.
J. DAWSON WILLIAMS,
Dec. 2 2 wks secretary
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-12
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
11S S. Fairfax ST.,
Alexandria, Va, Dec. 6, 1912.

To the Creditors and Heirs-at-Law or
distributes sof Henry Hillebrand,
deceased
Take notice, that l will, on Tuesday,
Dec. II, 1912. at 10 a. M, at my
Office No. 11S S. Fairfax street, in the
City of Alexandria, Va, proceed to
taka testimony of those witnesses who
may be present or appear before me,
to prove who are the heirs-at-law, OF
distributes or creditors Of Henry
Hilie brand, deceased. At which place
you are required TO attend.
z. B. TAYLOR,
Commissioner of Accounts, Corpor'
alton Court.
Robert H. Cox,
Peter A. Peterson, Administrators.
Dec. 6 to 10.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-12
Stockholders Meeting.

The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Potomac Savings
Bank of Georgetown, D. c., for the
election of board of directors and
anv and all other business properly
coming before the meeting. will be
held at the principal Offices Of the COM
pany in Alexandria, Va, (being in
the Offices OF James H., and Harry B..
Cation, Attorneys,) at 3 o'clock ?. Nj.
on the 10th day Of December, 1912.
JOHN VIM. BOGLEY, Secy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-12
To The Stockholders of the Washing
ton Fertilizer Company.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders Of this company for the cleo,
ton of officers and for the transac'
tion of such other business as may
come before the meeting, will be helc
at the general Office of the company
No. 123 S. Royal street, Alexandria
Va at the hour of HOO a. m, Wed
nesday, the II day of December, 1912
JOHN F. WILKINS, Prest.
H. STIDHAM, SECRETARY.
Dec. a. ct.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-12
SALE OF VALUABLE PAIEN
RIGHTS AND PERSONAL

Pursuant to a decree of the Corpof-
alton Court Of the City OF Aieaanur! ID,
Virginia, entered On the 10Th oay ol
October, A. D. 1912, in the chancefy
suit therein depending, wherein
Frederick G. Cowie. ct ais were pam
tifs and the Towles-Schoileid Co.;
Inc. were defendant, the undersigned
vii loffer for sale at Public auction
on the 23d Day of December, A. ~,
1912, in front Of the Corporation
Court House on Fairfax street. at Il
o'clock NJ, the following property:
Patent for Smokeless Flashllgnt Tor
Photographic Machines issued Janu-
airy 10, 1910, No. 946,849.
Pending application for patents on
cartridges for use in machines covered
by the foregoing patent, appncatiotaa
for which was filed on the 24th Day Oh
July, 1911, on which said application
for patent, all claims have been prac-
tically allowed, and will be granted on
final payment of twenty dollars 10
the United States Patent Office. be-
ing serial No. 640,144.
Pending application for patents on
improvements on the aforesaid ma.
chine, application for which was hied
August 18th, 1911, and on which ap-
olication practically ali claims have
been allowed and letters patent Will
be granted on final payment OF TWEEN
~ dollars to the United States rat
mt Office, being Serial No. 644,2l4.
Lease for three years and privilege
IF renewal for ten years on premises
Nos. 153O-1532 Pennsylvania Avenue,
5. E., Washington, D. c.. said build
:ng being used as a factory.
An unexpired insurance policy on
The machinery and plant at Nos: lo3O-
1892 Pennsylvania Avenue, ). h7
Washington, D. c.
Interest in the deposit with the 20
;omac Electric Power Company, WASH
.ngton, D. c., of twenty dollars.
Machinery and plant equipment, OF
ice furniture and fixtures in the prem
SEES Nos. 153O-1592 PENNSYLVANIA
Avenue S, E. Washington, D. {.
A large quantity of cartridges and
supplies. for said patented flashhght
machines.
TERMS OF SALE: CASH.
A deposit Of two hundred dollars
will be required at the time OF sale,
otherwise the property will be re-
sold, at once. All conveyancing at
The cost of purchaser.
Note-Any information with refer,
2nce to the property above advertised
10 be sold, can be obtained from
either one of the Commissioners OF
sale. All of the above property Will
De sold as whole.
GARDNER L. BOOTHE,
J. K. NJ. NORTON,
Commissioners of sale.
l certify that J. K. M. Norton, one
Of the Commissioners named in the
above decree has entered into the
bond in the penalty, Of $4,000 with
approved security, continued according
to law.
Teste:
NEWELL S. GREENAWAY.
By Louis N. Duffy, D. G. Clerk.
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NOTICE.
,xandria. Va, Dec. 2, 1912.

Alexandria, Va, Dec. 2, 1912.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Charlottesville and
Rapidan Railroad Company will be
held at the Office of the Company, in
Alexandria, Virginia, on Wednesday,
December IS, 1912, at 10 o'clock A.
NJ. for the purpose of electing direc-
tors and transacting such other bust
ness as may come before the meeting.
r. D. LANDLORD, Secy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-12

Having quilted as executrix of the
late John T. Nails, all persons indebt-
ed to said estate are hereby notified
to settle said Indebtedness with me-
and all persons having claims against
said estate will present same to me
properly verified for payments.
MRS. JNO T. MALLS, ExecutrlH'
800 King ST., Alexandria, Va. ~ lo'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-12
LOST.

LOsT-Masonic watch charm, con-
tanning on one side double eagle OF
the thirty-second degree, with dia-
mond in center, and on the oteher
cross and crown Of knights Templar
degree. A suitable reward will be
Maid for return of charm to j. M.
Duncan, Chatham Stables, 127 north
pa streat 81 If
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-12

AGENTS-Sel' the new improved
"Sun" Vacuum Sweeper. Cleans car
pets on floor by suction process.
Specially designed bellows. I'M
pcrtant exclusive features. Spe-
cial inducement; low price; quick
sales; prompt shipments. Agents
making big money. Write today.
Sun Manufacturing Company, Co.
lumbus, Ohio.
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VIRGINIA. .,o ,,orrora-
lion Court Of the City of A!eNahq4aaIl5a'
on the Sth day OF NoTemhD er own
right and also as guardian tor ~
i'm Faulkner and Mamie Faulkner
infants. aged II years and 10 years re-
spectively. T, cbancerv
1oh hS Dayliss and Kate Bayliss, his wife
William Bayliss and Geneva baStiSa'
his wife John Faulkner, Charles S'To-
bel and said William FauIknGr' 1a ~
FAINT aged II years, and Mamie fhu'A
ner, an infant aged 10 years.
The object Of this suit is to obtain
Dartition OF the real estate or ""icn
John d. Bayliss, died anon s'hpo s ,:,isS'
titled; Communication OF Eliza Bayliss
dover therein; for the sale OF tme III,
tercst OF William Faulkner ana Mamie
Faulkner, infant, therein ana the ap.
pllcation OF the proceeds 10 WhiGmd co.
are entitled to their benefit ana lpr
Investment according to law; the SUI
lection Of the interest OF John BaEl
10 the claim Of Eliza Bayiiss, "ir ',t'
for rent for three years. dover h'.n-
erto not being assigned to her; for the
falling of ail proper accounts ana IN
uuirics the appointment OF guaro!ah
ad litcm for said infants; ana tor gene
relief. a., T.,
this cniIse that the defendants John
Faulkner and Charles Strobe! are nom
residents Of this State: 1t is Ordered
That said defendants appear here with,
in fifteen days after due publication OK
this order. and do wEat Is necessary
to protect their interests in TINS SUIT
and that a copy OF this order be fortn-
with inserted in the Alcxandria "a a.
zettce a. newspaper published in tho
City of Alexandria, once Il week lo,
four successive weeks, and pDSteG ~
the front door OF the Court House OF
this city.
NEWELL s. GREENAWAf. Clerk.
Robinson Moncure. +. q.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-12
Executors Notice.

Having qualified as executor OF
the late Henry B. Glover, all per-
sons indebted to said estate are here
bv notified to settle said Indebted
nass with me and all persons having
claims against said estate will present
same to me properly verified for pay
ment.
ROBERT H. COX.
Oct 23 lot. Administrator.
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FOR SALE.-Desirable Country resi-
Jence and Is IA acres of land, I'M
proved; house in fine condition, III
rooms, running water in house, nu-
merous outcuildings. For price and
terms phone 1872 or apply to VIM.
H. Peck. ~ I'm.
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DISTRIBUTING AGENTS - Either
sex, earn $3.50 per 100. Giving
away free packages Blum ers's
Perfur1ed Laundry Starch. All or
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