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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-28
CLARKE DOESN'T CARE
 FOR BATTING TITLE

''I pity any chap who is hustIfng to lead the National League in bat ting." laughed Fred sC1araxs, while discussing batting campaigns in other years 'tI got that bug back in 1897, and 1t did me more harm than good, and after that figured only on get- ging as many safe hits as possible and letting the other fellows attend to their own batting.
 In 1897, late in the season, dis covered that was hitting around 400, and that I had a slight lead over Jesse Burkett, who had lead the e league in 1S96- I had never figured much on such matters as leading the league in hitting, but when I found myself up there and hitting pretty good I got the bug for fair, Thought to myself. Why not hustle and beat these other fellows out So I start ed in to lead the league. The day started in to be a champion bats man I struck slump.
 From a good hitter went all to leve got two hits. Burkett came along with his two and three every day. Willie KeeIer of Baltimore cut loose and got away above the 400 class I felt myself slipping, slip ping, slipping, and all at once I said to myself TO the devil with the bat ting championship quit thinking about it. Then I began hitting again.
 Away down in my heart. though nursed a desire to lead the league, but I did not allow myself to think about it. The pitchers couldn't stop Kee1er. He finished with a grand average of .432. I landed below him with .406. You can figure from that how much of a chance I had with KeeIer. At straight batting, not counting s1ugging, I rate Kee1er as the greatest batsman I ever knew.
 He did not get the distance smashes like the veterans Wagner and Lajoie and younger stars of to-day like Cobb and Jackson, but he certainly could hit them safely in large numbers I would not advise any young player to set his heart on leading the league in batting if he finds himself going good with the bat Let him figure on how much good he can do his team
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-28
IN PUGILIsT1O CIRCLES

1906-Billy Papke knocked out Milt Kenny in 3rd round at Peoria This bout was notable as being Papke's first appearance as a prin- cipal, as previously he had been only a preliminary scrapper. The purse he received, the municifent sum of $125, also determined his future ca reer, for after that he took up box ing as a profession, instead of fol- lowing it merely as a sideline. The following month he got $20O for whipping Kid Farmer in Peoria Within the next few months he won $500 for whipping Tom Wallace, $250 for fighting Dick Fitzpatrick, and $500 for knocking out Carl Ander- son.
 1911-Leach Cross defeated Bat ting Hugaax in aa EQ11nI1s at Nave
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-28
York.

York.
 ISI2-O1iver Kirk defeated A11 Attel1 in rounds at St. Louis.
 1912-Packey Mcfarland defoate4 Harry Donahue. in 10 rounds at 1us dfanapolis.
 1912-wi1lfe Ritchie won on foui from Ad Wolgast in 18th round 1e San Francisco. Tn this battle cd lightweight title passed from our German-American to another fer both the Michigan Wildcat" and Cllr Native Son. had ancestors who sF1rr subjects of the Kaiaer. Rftchfs'g rs1l name, as every fan knows, Co Geary Steffen, and he got his nom de pugi- Hsm by appropriating the mOnaksE ot his first ring victim. Early Cd hif career as a professional bOE-fiEl1f8E Ritchie was defeated by Cahf0Fnla Frank Burns, Matty Baldwin of Bog- ton and Freddie Welsh. tho EnMlinn champion.
 1906-Tommy Burns and FhfIada14 phia Jack O'Brien fought 90 round draw at Los Angelea
 1912-Leach Cross defeated En tling Nelson fin 10 rounds m8 aIroExEa
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-28

is the schedule of the team:
 Dec. 6-State Trade School at Bridgeport.
 Dec. 13-Meriden at Bridgeport. Dec. 20-Hartford at Bridgeport. Dec. 27-B. H. s. Alumni.
 Jan. 1-B- H. s. in Naugatuck. Jan. 3-B. H. S. at New Haven. Jan. s--B. H. s. at Ansonia. Jan. 10--P ortchester at Bridgeport. Jan. 17-Stanford Prep at Bridge port.
 Jan. 24-Ansonia at Bridgeport Jan. 3O-B. H. s. in Winsted (Gi1- bert Prep SchooI.)
 Jan. 31-B. H. S. in Torrfngton. Feb. 7-Torrington at Bridgeport. Feb. 14-New Haven at Bridgeport. Feb. 21-Naugatuck at Bridgeport. Feb. Dickinson High (Jersey City) at Bridgeport.
 Feb. 2s-Yale Class team at Bridge port.
 March 7-Gilbert Prep cwinsted) at Bridgeport
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-28
BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
 FOR HIGH SCHOOL FIVE

TheAB. H. s. basketball team will open it's season tomorrow at the Y. M. c A. when they play the team representing the Sigma Iota Phi club. The preliminary game which starts at two o'clock will be between the B. H. S. seconds and the K. Q. K. A team. All home games will be played at the Y. M. CA. this season and following,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-28

three successive victories in 1910, 1911 and 1912, by scores of to 0, 3 to 0, and to respectively. The total for the Arny-Navy series now stands nine victories for the Navy, seven for the Army and one tie.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-28
PURSES IN EUROPE
 SMALLER THAN HERE
Ry T. S. Andrews,

Just sixteen years ago a well known British writer prophesied a speedy end for the highly popular sport of glove fighting. Those were the days of gi- ants Jeffriee, Fitzsimn1or1s, Corbett and Sharirey were battling for premier honorss whilst Terry McGoyern, Pedlar
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-28

Astrakhan
  materials drssy Kersey style represented models lengths sizes Seet these in ourv
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-28

is of planning spe-
  goods values possible Now is your fashionable and nnor
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Result of Contest

the
iclc-News published today
of Colorado valuable and useful
prizes offered there spirited and
enthusiastic them contestants si
rewarded In
addition fifteen
individual contestant whc
n
Tho Chronc-Ncws pleased at the because
which field circulation
service render advertisers but m
satisfaction lies fairness mpartinl' and
poy satisfactory In which the. conducted
Without exception participated cvncod
tho best possible sort OF spirit.
result OF this remarkable subscription campaign. the
being the leading
of the becomes the leading
southern Colorado Northern New Mexico field
dominated cice Of
fo0thOd With
II
The ChroncN.ws continue Its STANDARD the
The
publishing all the fairly impaialy opposition
political city,
watchworda
u o Circulation
splendid which
and wc the who
participated
Finally We . aided
final figures testify.
4 concerning circulation
Chroniclc-Ncws will published tomorrow
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Trinidad Colo. Jan. 30 1913
We the undsrgued judges after ossuly oosntag the votes
The Trinidad Chronicle News Contest declare the following
winners Of the various prizes:
CAPITAL PRIZE: COMPLETELY EQUIPPED FORD 1918
AUTOMOBILE
Miss Nay Wilson, Stsrkvie 4SeS, 900 votes
DdvISCl0N PRIZES
Winner Of F Prize in Division One Districts Ono and Twu
3S25 Koher Campbell Upright Piano
Mss Gratce johnson, City 3046.26O votes
Winner Of First 1r1e Division Two Districts Three and Fonr
932S Xshles Canpbsu Upright IAAo. 80. i.
Mis- viIeina Teller, TsDsa5ils 13se.ysU votes
MgT1lOT PRIZE WINNERS
winnsn Of First Prise in Each District 500 Diamond Ring
District No. l.-Niss Anna Nalouff. l.6S7.750 votes
District No. 2-nis Bess Archer. ,6S0.610 votes
District No. 3-Nss Pauline Nsot 1920, 40 votes
District No. HNss Ethel Prosscr l081 400 votes
Winners Of Second Prize in Each Drc-A Ladies 60 year
Gold Watch:
District No. MS R. Nayfed l345. 500 votes.
District No 2-Niss Elizabeth Rankin, 1.08O5c0 votes
District No. 3-Niss Marie Logan, .720 votes
District No. 4-Miss Rae Coe, 7603lO votes.
Winners Third Prize in Each Dc Complete Course in
the Trinidad or Dreher Business Colleges:
District No. l-Niss Augusta Moser, l.0l31OO votes
District No. 2-Miss 10y Clarke. 636.470 votes
District No. 3-Miss Loree Nuth 7l574O votes
District No. 4-2iss Marie Ne1hlinR 638 02O votes
J. c. CALDWELL WB HAMERsLOUGH
D &. HNDkAE J. H. INGRAM
MEYER NANSBACH D A. COMET
JUDGES.
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CONDITIONS IN
MEXICO ARE
GROWING
WORSE

Washington. Jan. 2l.-Thnt the
Madcro government, was providing
little or no protection for foreign in
tcrcsts has been made evident again
by the recent action or American
planters In announcing that they
proposed to pay tribute TO the rebel
Zapata to protect their growIg cropn
against other rebel bands aud raid
crr.
Stat" department officials admit
n condition 70 grave as to Indicate
that III" presence OF n United States
warshlp might be necessary to pro-
t.ct Americans.
The first division OF tho Atlantic
fleet composed OF the drcndnoushts.
Wyoming. North Dakota. Utah and
Florida arrived at Colon last night
for target practice. while the re-
n,aindcr Of the fleet Is ut Guatxnamo
Any Of the drcadnouIhts make about
twenty knots an hour. The torpedo
bouts Roe. Drayton. Mccall. Terry.
Pauldinr. Stcrrctt and Warrington.
Of much fartcr speed could trans
port marines u little quicker. The
distance from Colon to Vera Cruz IL
about 500 miles and the distance
to the remainder OF the fleet IA, Guam
tahamo IL about the same. The big
ships could make II in three days.
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MEXICAN VOLCANO
N VIOLENT ERUPTION

UusdalaJara. Mexico. Jan. :i.-
The volcano COliniO broke into vio-
lent eruption last night. Thousands
Of people arc fleeing from the VII
lu:cs and ranches In the vicinity.
In Is believed that there has been
some lo-ss OF life In the rcmolcr set
tlctncnts.
Hundreds Of refugees arrived in
this city this nornin gon train
composed OF six cars which had been
picked up on II siding at nearby
villugc. The fleeing people had
found IL necessary to shovel away a
quantity Of volcanic sand before
they were able 10 move the cars and
for many miles along the way here
the train had to be stopped frequent
iy to clear the track Of debris.
Very little lava was elected from
the crater. which. however, emit
ted vast quantities of smoke and
sand. while suffocating gases formed
an unusual feature OF the eruption.
A gale was blowing from the
northwest and this probably saved
many OF the inhabitants OF the sur
rounding districts. as 1t caused the
flying sund and deadly gases to pass
over their heads.
The activity of the volcano de-
creased during the night. but v0lca-
no dus, Is now settling on the house
roofs and the streets Of the city.
Tho railroad station agent ut Ia
potItlic abandoned his post during
the night and reports that volcanic
sand covered the trucks In places to
depth of several feet.
The last violent eruption OF Coliina
occurred in 1903.
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Trenton, New Jersey, Jan. 2l.--
When Governor Wilson leaves to
become president OF the United States
he will not leave In u private car nor
will any member of his family. He
said today that he Expected to make
only his ordinary travelling arrange
mcnts.
The 1000 Princeton students who
are to march in tho inaugural parade
will havo their special ears attached
to the same train. SO AS to escort the
former president of their university
into the national capitol and give
him a Princeton cheer when he ar
rives there.
The president elect today set forth
the principle that Justice and not
|graccfulness: recognition of service,
not politics. would guide him In
the distribution OF public offices.
The governor declared himself in
Il speech to q delegation of labor
leaders who formally asked him to
appoint John 7. Cosgrovc, a Demo-
|crat, to the office of state commits
|sioner OF labor now held by Colonel
Lewis 7. Bryant, a Republican. The
governor listened to the earnest pleas
|of the 1aboring men and said:
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SERVICE, NOT POLITICS TO
DICTATE APPOINTMENTS WILSON

Public office Is not worth any
thing IL an entirely satisfactory full
fillmcnt OF tho duties OF au office
does not entitle a man to considara-
ton for re-lppointmcnt. Ir men oro
10 know that a mere change of adj
iuinistration is, to employ au office.
no matter how they have deserved to
be reappolnted there is not anything
Of Justice or public right left. I feel
to the full extent til. argument YOU
have made in favor Of Mr.. Cosgrovc,
but haven't clean slate to writo
on. +
'I do not need to say to this Com-
pany that / entirely sympathize with
the aspirations of labor and that I
entirely recognize the rights of la
Dor. but Colonel Bryant has made
good. and am bound to consider his
claims. would be ashamed Of my
self if ] did not"
Would it not be justice and mer-
cy to appoint labor man? Would
It not be graceful?" pleaded Sam
Botterlll, spokesman for the delega-
tion.
"Gracefulness is easy and justice
here" sighed the governor, and the
discussion ended.
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COLO, SoLONS TO
HONOR MONTCOM merry

Denver, Colo. Jan. sl--Mcmorial
exercises TO the late Is. +. Mont
gomcry. elected lieutenant governor
last November. but who died before
being inaugurated. will be held by
the general assembly in join session
January -. under joint resolu-
tion adopted today.
Bills carrying out rccommenda-
tion in Governor Ammons' message
were introduced In the house today
hy Representatives Skinner and
Daley. One provides that $4,000
horse power shall be the maximum
for any single water power plant
construction In Colorado. Another
bill provides that five thousand
acres shall be the maximum amount
Of land leased to any one company
or companies with interlocking d.
rcctorates.
Representative Pearsons introduce
cd Il bill into the house providing
one day OF rest in seven.
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REPLIES
TO INDIAN
CHARGES

Washington. Jan. :l.-Thc at
tempt Of the seven Usage Indian
councillors dcposcd by Secretary
Fisher to force their Reinstatement
by Mandamus proceedings failed to-
d.! when the district supreme court
'llsmisscd their petition. Tho sec
rctnry removed them FOR having been
"uniuly Influenced Ia granting Il
lease to the Uncle Sam Oil company.
Secretary Fisher answered the
charge that he had attempted TO co.
exec tic Osage Indians into leasing
their valuable Oklahoma oil lands
exclusion OF the Uncle Sam o.! COM
pany. In a statement today before
the House Indian affairs committee.
The secretary recently removed the
Osag: council under circumstances
which til cdcpartmCnt OF justice Is
aOout to prescn, to u federal grand
Jury. lie charged some OF them
with baving been unduIy influenced
by the tncl. Sam company.
when the circumstances under
which these Icascn wcrs drawn came
to the departments attention" he
said. "BncoE Rind. the principal
chief: Red Eagle. assistant chief md
Thomas West. IA member OF the coun-
ell. were removed for bribery. A
written confession by Tom West and
also from the othors were the only
| replies To these charges. TIL. con-
ditions ran along with seven mcui-
Icrs Of the council continuing to do
the tribes business until after "A spc-
cial invcstiRation. the remainder OF
the council was summnrily removed.
aud the report OF the invcsti CATION
WIS turned over to the attorney
| general.
"rhc difficulty In all these eases
is that there Is no specific law max
Ing IL II crime for an official OF an
Indian tribe to accept bribc. Tho
| attorney general has .scut la this re-
port. With his recommendations IL
the United States attorney OF Okla.
hon,a.,-- .-....----------...-.. .----s-.--,
! r. J. iA.a!iy. representing tho de-
| DOscd councillors declared that II the
report charged anything improper
IN connection with the framing of
the leases he wss sure there would
/ bc no evidence to support tho charge.
lie said he stood TO get $l2.50O and
his cousin would get like amount
OF the disputed leases went through.
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ACTIVITIES OF FIRE
BUGS STOPPED BY
ARSON HUNT PROBE

New York. Jan. .l.-With the
grand jury. the district attorney and
the fire commissioners ut the heels
of the fire bugs and others compris-
ing New York's arson trust" the
number OF inccndiary fires kind1cd
In the city has fallen from IS per
week in January to 13 to n week this
year. according to estimates by the
fire commissioner today.
When the grand jury resumed It's
session today. further indictments
against alleged members Of the
trust were expected. Five indict-
ncnts charging arson have already
been returned.
''Izzy the painter" whose confess
sion has led TO most OF the discIos-
ures. continued his tory before the
grand jury. He has been tcgtifying
for five days.
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WINNERS PLEASED
WITH HANDSOME
CONTEST AWARDS

''i'M Just ttcklcd to death, aud 10
thisk Il 10 my very OWL cried May
Wilson. winner Of the C-N popular.
ity contest. 10 an almost hysterical
v0lco yesterday afternoon In the
Chornicis-Ncws office. following thu.
announcemcni Of tho prise winners.
'tAo1 wheA. "a I. ~ my car" she
e11ed. saA ~ haSvv peisc wi.-uer
VaS LED la = Sosla Aavs her new
pee1 0Asotae last Night II she wiah-
q but that Il would ~ delivered u
hcr today. Miss Wilson is one oi
the happicst girls iu Trinidad today.
and Is planning uil sorts OF trips for
herself aud school girl friends. who
were nearly ,as Interested In the out
come Of the contest as the capital
prize winner.
May Wilson is III. daughter OF
Jamcs Wilson. Supt. OF the Stark
villc mine. She In one OF the most
popular young ladies In this vicinity
She is u student In the Trinidad High
school.
Miss Virginia Tollcr OF Tolicrburg
aud winner Of one Of the kohler and
Campbell pianos was the first con.
tcstant TO appear ~ the C-N office
this morning 10 get her prize. Mis-
Tollcr has been II steady. dlligent
worker throughout the past six
weeks. and feels well paid for her
work. by winning one OF the mag.
nificcnt prizes. ~ never was quite
80 happy" exclaimed Miss Toller
when she wus given the beautiful
new piano this morning.
A winner OF one Of the diamond
rings. Mrs Ethel Prosser was the
next to Gull for her prize and was
given an order on II local jeweler
and was given the beautiful spark.
ling stone Of which she is naturally
proud. isn't it bcautiful." sud Miss
Prosser as she examined the beauti-
fully cut gem.
Miss Bess Archer another dia-
piond prize winner. called at the C-N
office this morning much pleased
over her victory and clated over po-
session one Of tho beautiful rings.
"Juet what l wanted" said Miss
Archer as she gazed ut the brilliant
stone. and felt we'll repaid for. her
work.
Mics Arna Malouff came to the C-N
office carly this morning to claim
her diamond ring, and was US happy
over her new possession as the other
grand prize winners. II am as happy
as I can be-" she exclaimed. as she
wore the sparkling stone out OF the
jcwclry store.
The other prizes will undoubtedly
be called for this afternoon.
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kREEGER
RESIGNS; I.
MARTIN IN
PLACE

Zckc Martin. forine,'- city jailcr
and a day police offis o. the city.
has been appointed u., sSa ~ OF
Las Animas county by Sh, Ax,.-
Grishsm. The appointment 4.
Martin was announced ycstcr'la.
lie succeeds the venerable officer
Luis ". krceger on February l..
krecgcr has bccG given the berth Of
night Jailer.
Kr"eger II the Oldest officer In
the county. lie has held the office
Of unicrsherIff for more than ten
years and during TINT time has han-
died moro cases than any officer per-
hspx In Southern Colorado. lie has
been In the harness for about thirty
years. Hia new office will relieve
him Of the strenuous duties that
will now fall to younger man.
Martin Was elected police Off.
Ger aud oity jailcr about three years
ago and for the past several months
has pstrolled the North Commercial
street beat In the day time. He hus
made a good record ~ an officer.
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SEEK RETENTION
OF TARIFF ON WOOL,
GREASE AND SEEDS

Washington, Jan. 2l.--A plea for
guard against the labor OF the Orient
was made by J. J. Culbertson, of Par
IL. Texas. representing the Interstate
Cotton Seed Crushers' association,
before the house ways and means
committee today. He wanted SOFA
beans used in the manufacture of
lards. to be admitted free OF duty.
Harry Pnrlym and F. NJ. Hobbs of
Boston, the former representing tho
National Association of Wool Graw-
ers, advocated an Increased duty on
wool grease. A. w. Eames of San
Francisco. speaking for the Hawaii
I'm Pineapple association, asked for
maintenance of the present tariff on
pineapples.
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REBEL CHIEF IS
SLAIN \
FIGHT

III Paso. Tex. jan. :i.-F'cdcrai
confirmation was made here today
OF u rebel defeat Sunday at Apuma-
da. eighty miles below Juarcz. De-
tails OF the battle were wired by way
OF chihuahua City and Laredo. Tex
ac. all communication remaining cut
below Jnurex.
Some Coo rebels attacked Apur
g. defended by 200 federal infan-
.. "says the Mexican cOnSuis report.
Just IN the fight wss MT Its hciRh;
the entire a3rd battalion arrived
from the state capital. A big ships
ed against the rebels. routing them.
On the field sixty bodies were count.
cd. including that OF Antonio Rojas.
u rebel general. IL Is declared. The
federal loss was slight.
Rebel scouts have been sighted
few miles below Jaur.z aud all ut.
tcmpix to repair the Mexican Cen.
trail railway were abandoned today.
While RoIts WINS attacking Apuma-
da 1t Ia believed that General incz
Saluzar with large group OF reb-
els wnx moving north oN Juarex.
which is weakly defended. Reinforce
incnis cannot arrive from tho south
except by u forced march and only
federal Infantry IL available.
Colonel David Dc La Fucntc. chief
Of artillery OF Or0zco's rebel army.
NJ gain is In the field II wax said here
today by his friends. Tic Is under
bonds Al San Antonin. Texas. where
nc was held with Colonel Pascual
Oroxco SO. on Charge OF neutrality
violation. Il was said that. Dc la
furntc entered Mexico u few days
ago near Hachitn. n. NJ. and has
Joined the rebel forces below Juurcz.
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ROOT CRITICISES
POSITION OF j. 5.
ON CANAL TOLLS

Washington, Jan. 21.-"Thc Unit
cd States should either submit the
Panama free toll question to Impair
tiul arbitration or retire from the
position VIC have taken" was the
declaration OF Senator Root In tho
senate today In IL speech favoring tho
repeal Of tho free tolls provision of
tho now Panama canal act.
Senator Root took the position that
congress should not have passed a
law lust summer that Disseminated
against foreign shipping and grant
cd free tolls to the American coast
wise shipping. That action, he de-
clared. had been a source Of great
regret to the multitudes of our fel-
low citizens. and had "creatcd q
painful impression throughout the
world
Senator Root was an active oppon-
ent of the free tolls provision when
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GARAGE OWNER
SURRENDERS;
MURDERER
ESCAPES

Chicago. Jan. 2i.-Frauk Nadia.
owner OF the Michigan avenue ga
rage which WAS used an hcajQuar-
ters OF the automobile bandits. sur
rendered today while the city's po-
lice force was In the midst OF iis
search for Robert Webb. tho gan.
chauffeur. who yesterday shot and
killed Detective Peter Hart
Nadia was surrendered by his at
torncys. who advised him To tell
everything he knew OF the dcspcra-
does who for weeks have laughed
ut the police and have levied toll on
shop keepers and others IN nearly
every part OF Chicago.
Madin who III said to have acted
as tho agent Of tho robbers In dispos-
ing Of stolen property. told the po-
lee that on one occasion he pur-
chased six diamond rinHs from Jane,
II. Perry. confessed leader OF the
gang. for which hH paid him 1GJ.
Later hc purchased II gold watch
from him for 81.
After numbering Dcicctiv. Hart
with the officers own revolver.
Webb made his fourth escape In .lc,-
en- days. lie WA on. of this motor
crew that shot policeman Frederick
Stick-n ON January =. On January
~ nc jumped from a window aud
eludcd the police: last Saturday he
was arrested AMI released on tho
word OF Nadia. gang hhadquartcr,
keeper; yesterday he killed Hart aui
fled.