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The Detroit times., 1913-01-24

human hands had raised the weapon
that had crushed out the life OF the
old merchant. human intelligence had
made choice OF the day and hour and
moment for that brutal deed; the pos
sibility or escape had been nicely cal
culated, nothing had been left 70
chance. He would venture the asser-
ton that II the murderer were ever
found he would prove TO be no ordl'
nary criminal.
All this Moxlow said with judicial
deliberation and with the lawyers
careful qualifying OF word and phrase
Shrimplin was the first witness. lie
described In his own fashion the md
ing OF Archibald McBride's body,
Then a few skilful questions OF Mo1-
low brought out the fact OF his nav
ing met John North on the Square
Immediately before his own gruesome
discovery The little lamplighter was
excused. and Colonel HARRISON TOOK
his place. He, in mis- turn, quickly
made way for Andy Gilmore. MoN'
low next Intercepted Atkinson, Lang
hams client. who explained the nature
OF his business relations with NC
Bride which had terminated IN the
payment OF three thousand dollars 20
him on Thanksgiving afternoon, the
twenty.seventh OF November.
You are excused Mr. Atkinson,
said Moxlow
For an instant his eyes roved over
the room; they settled on Marshail
I.angham. who stood near the uoor
leading into the hall. BY gesture
he motiohed him 10 the chair Atkin-
son had vacated.
Iangham's testimony was Identical
with that which he had already given
In the informal talk az Moxlow
ONCE. he told OF having called on
Archibald Mcbride with his client
and. urged on by MoXlow. described
his subsequent conversation with
North
Tn 10 this point John North had felt
only an impersonal interest IN the
proceedings, but now IL dashed across
him that Moxlow was seeking 10 direct
suspicion toward him. How well the
prosecuting attorney was succeeding
was apparent. North realized that he
had suddenly become the most con-
spIcuous person IN the room; which
ever way he turned he met the curl
GUS gaze OF his townsmen, and each
pair OF eyes seemed 40 hold some por-
tentous question. AS II oblivious OF
this he bent forward In his chair and
followed Moxlows questions and
Iangham's reptiles with the closest at
tention. And as he watched Langham,
so Gilmore watched him.
That will do. Mr.. Langham. Thank
you" said Moxlow at last
North felt sure he would be the next
and he was not mistaken.
Moxlow's examination. however, was
along lines quite different from those
be had anticipated. The prosecuting
The Detroit times., 1913-01-24
CHAPTER XII.
Joa Tells His Story.

The inquest was held late Saturday
afternoon In the bleak living-room or
the Mcbride house. The coroner had
explained the manner In which the
murdered man had come to his death.
and as he finished he turned TO Mox-
low. The prosecuting attorney shifted
his position slightly, thrust out his
long legs toward the wood-stove, and
buried his hands deep in his trouser
pockets, then he addressed the jury,
They were there. he told them, 20
listen to certain facts that bore on
the death OF Archibald Mcbride. IT.
after hearing these facts, they could
say they pointed TO any person or per.
sons as being implicated in the muir
der, they. were TO name the person or
persons, and he would see that they
were brought before the grand jury
for indictment. They were TO bear In
mind, however. that no one was on
trial, and that no one was accused
OF the crime about TO be investigated,
vet they must not forget that cold
murder had been committed;
The Detroit times., 1913-01-24
START INSTALLING
EXHIBITS SATURDAY
Greatest Line of Cars Ever
Shown Will BE Seen at
Auto Show

Installation OF exhibits for the
Twelfth annual automobile show OF
the Detroit Automobile Dealers as
ISOLATION at Wayne Pavilion and the
large annex with its 2l.452 square
feet OF floor space. will start tomor-
row and the pavilion and the annex
will BE busy scenes until Monday al
ternocn when the last of the exhibits
will have been placed
The work OF PREPARATION for this
show is going to be harder than for
any previous year, owing TO the In
crease In the number OF exhibitors
who number over 65 In all These
exhibitors will show ~ complete lines
OF pleasure cars, which Is severai
more than last year. There Will be
seven lines OF electric automobiles
shown and this is In excess or the
exhibits at New York where many or
the electric automobile manufacturers
did not have space. including the Cen
fury Electrics. and the Detroit cleo
tries, when are TO be shown In De-
troit along with five others that were
seen at New York.
There will also be seen at the COM
| ing show seven lines OF motor trucks
and the accessory division Will be
twice the size OF that OF 1912, for 23
concerns will exhibit here.
In the list OF exhibitors are three
who will show cars 10 be seen at no
other show and there Is always a
great deal OF interest in these new
lcreations OF the car builders art In
Detroit The new corners are the
Traveller Motor Car Co, the Star
Motor Truck Co., and the Hercules
truck shown by the Cunningham
company, and the product of the Elan
ders interests The new King will also
be seen. as will the briggs-Detroiter.
The former was seen for the first
! time ut the New York show and the
briggs Detroiter. The Church-F1eld
Electric, the Century Electric and
several others made initial exhibits
at the Detroit show OF 1912 and have
been a pronounced success ever since.
In the list OF accessory exhibitors are
many who will display their novelties
for the first time at this show.
Decorators at the Wayne Pavilion
The Detroit times., 1913-01-24

attorneys questions Wholly concerned
themselves with the sale OF the gas
bonds TO Mcbride: each detail OF that
transaction was gone into. but a very
positive sense OF relief had come 10
North. This was not what he had ex.
pected and dreaded. and he answered
Moxlow's queries frankly. eagerly. for
where his relations with the old mer-
chant were under discussion he had
nothing 10 hide. Finally Moxlow turn
ed from him with a characteristic ges.
ture. ~
That's all" he said.
Again his glance wandered over the
room IL became fixed on a graytsh
mfddfeaged man seated at Gilmore's
elbow.
Thomas Nelson, he called.
This instantly revived North's APP
prehensions. Nelson was the Janitor
Of the building in which he had room
ed. He asked himself what could be
Moxlow's purpose in examining him.
There was just one thing North
feared, and that-the bringing OF Eve
Ign Langham's name into the case.
How this could happen he did not see,
but the law dug it's own channels and
sometimes they went far enough
aneld While this was passing through
his mind. Nelson was sworn and Mox.
low began his examination.
Mr.. Nelson was in charge OF the
building on the corner OF Main-st. and
the Square-he referred 10 the brick
building on the southeast corner? The
witness answered in the afirmattye.
and Moxlow's next question brought
out the fact that for some weeks the
building had had only two tenants (;
John North and Andrew Gilmore.
What was the exact nature OF his
duties? The witness could hardly
say: he was something or a carpenter
FOR one thing. and at the present time
was making certain repairs in the va
cant store-room on the ground floor
Did he take care OF the entrance and
the two halls? Yes. Had he any
thing TO do with the room or the two
tenants on the first floor? Yes. What ?
(Contrnued)
The Detroit times., 1913-01-24

and the annex are now working night
and day with two full forces 70 com
plete their work previous to the en-
trance OF the ears for the exhibits.
IL Is much easier TO do this work
with the building empty than when
TIE cars are being showed and pulled
around 10 get them into position.
Owing to the increase In the number
OF models which are 10 be displayed
as the result OF the exhibitors having
secured larger and better spaces, the
total lumber Of models to be display
ed will be cne-half more than In 1912
and the work OF installation will be
Just that much greater. Manager Wal
ter W,lmot has set . o'clock, Sunday,
for the entrance OF the last car rDr
this, Detrolt's greateBt automobile
show.
The Detroit times., 1913-01-24

"Get the sums involved were usual
ly considerable"
In one or two instances they reach
ed a thousand dollars. II you call that
CONSIDERABLE"
And he always had the money on
hand?"
well, can't quite say that: II al
ways involved a preliminary discus
sion OF the transaction; had 10 see
him and tell him what | wanted and
then go again after the money II
was as IL he wished me TO think he
did not keep any large sum about him
at the store"
express any apprehension OF robbery
or violence?"
mo, never"
You had spoken to him about
those bonds before?"
Yes. Monday saw him and asked
him II he would take them of my
hands"
And he gave you TO understand
that II you would wait day or two
he would buy the bonds
North nodded.
Hadn't you learned prior to going
to the store that Mcbride had tHst
received three thousand dollars In
cash from Atkinson"
Yes. knew that-Langham told
me-"
so that II is reasonable 10 suppose
that Mcbride had at least four thou
sand dollars In his safe Thursday aft
ernoon."
| II suppose II Is, but I saw only the
thousand he paid me for the bonds"
THAT came from the safer"
yes"
Il guess that's all for the present,
North"
do you mean you shall want to see
me AGAIN. asked North. rising.
Yes, you won't leave town today;
the inquest Is TO be held this after
noon, you will probably be wanted
then, so hold yourself In readiness"
Il hope you will arrange 70 get
through with me as soon as possible,
Moxlow,"
we won't put you TO any unneces-
sary inconvenience II we can help II,
returned Moxlow, with a queer cold
smile.
Thank you" said North and quit
ted the room.
He sauntered out into the street he
was disposed 10 consider Mr. MoxloW
as something OF q fool, as a rank
amateur fr-the present crisis. He
turned into the Square and halted
for an instant before the dingy store
that had been the scene OF the recent
tragedy People ON the street paused
when they had passed and turned TO
stare after him, but North was una
ware OF this. as he was unaware that
his name had come TO be the one most
frequently mentioned in connection
with the Mcbride murder. Suddenly
he quickened his step; just ahead OF
him was Marshall LAngham.
Hello. Marsh" he said, and step
ped eagerly forward with extended
hand.
The lawyer paused irresolutely and
turned on him a bloated face. but
there was no welcome In the sullen
glance.
Marsh"
Langham's lips twitched and an
angry murmur came from them, but
the words were indistinct
What's wrong" asked North, fall
ing back step in establishment.
Yes, what's wrong" said Langham
In hoarse whisper. Hell. You
have nerve to stick out your hand to
me-you have bigger nerve TO ask me
that-get out OF my way" and he
pushed past North and strobe down
the street without a single backward
glance.
The Detroit times., 1913-01-24
WOMAN ADVANCES NEW
REASON FOR DIVORCE

CHII.LICcTHE. Mo. Jan. Al
though Mrs. Edna Sibert seventy years
old and her husband Henry Sibert nve
years her senior have not lived to-
gether for twenty-eight years. the
elderly woman obtained a decree OF d.
VorOe hero yesterday UeCuuse she
didn't want his name on her tomb
stone"
Her petition was brought on the
ground OF non-support.
The Detroit times., 1913-01-24

The government In the last fiscal
year collected $293. 032 634.SS in taxes
on beer, whisky and tobacco.
The Detroit times., 1913-01-24

George Wentz( Philadelphia, re-
Gently broke his back. Surgeons
successfully repaired 1t with silver
wire.
The Detroit times., 1913-01-24

A brief lull in the days work-hali
an hour between engagements. =
suggests to the energetic man the
possibility of putting through one
more deal.
The interval may not be long enough to
make business call, but the telephone at
your elbow suggests means OF making
every minute count.
Your own efficiency like that of your men and
your machines, depends on keeping busy
Michigan State Telephone Company
c. S. SLACK Commercial Manager
Main $500.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-12-26
Near DEATH
BY sMoTHERINc
But Husband, With Aid Of Cardui.
Effects Her D~eliverance.

Draper, N. C.-Mrs.H Helen Dalton, OF
this place, says: 81 suffered for years,
with pains in my left side, and would
often almost smother to death.
Medicines patched me up for awhile
but then / would get worse again. Final
", my husband decided he wanted me to
try Cardui, the wcman'S tonic, so he
bought me a bottle and | began using It.
II did me more good than all the medi-
cines ! had taken.
have induced many OF my friends to
try Cardui, and they all say they have
been benefited by its use. There never
has been, and never will be, a medicine
TO compare with Cardui. | believe it is
a good medicine for all womanly trou-
bleS."
For over so years, Cardui has beep re-
iieving woman's sufferings and building
weak women up to health and strength.
If O are a woman, give it a fair trial.
1t should surely help you, as 1t has a
million others.
Get a bottle OF Cardui to-day.
Wyif< to: Chattanooga Medicine Co.. Ladies'
Advisory Dept, Chattanooga, Tenn, for SPECIAL
Xxsfypcfions on your case and 64-pags book. Home
Treatment for Women. " in plain wrapper. NC. l2e
The Tupelo journal., 1913-12-26
Trustees Sale Notice.

Pursuant to the provisions of a GER
tain deed of trust executed ny u. y.
Elder and wife in favor of G. w. b.
Smith on the 10th day of February, A..
D., 1911, to secure certain indebtedness
therein mentioned to the said G.. w. B.
Smith, which deed of trust Is duly re-
corded in the Chancery Clerks office of
Lee county, Mississippi, IN deed record
book No. "a, at page 624. will, as sub
stituted trustee in said deed of trust,
on the 9th day of December, A. D.,
1918. at the front door of the postoffice
in the town of Saltillo, Lee county,
Miss, within legal hours. offer for sale
at public outcry to the highest bidder
for cash, the following described prop
erty, to-wit: Forty [40] acres, begin
ming at the northeast corner of the
southeast quarter of section 7, town
ship 8. range g., running due west 40
rods, thence south 80 rods, thence east
40 rods to section line between sections
z and 8, thence east 40 rods, thence
north 80 rods, thence west 40 rods to
the beginning point. All in Lee coun-
ty, state of Mississippi. Such title
conveyed as is vested in me as substi-
tuted trustee aforesaid.
This 26th day of November, 1918.
47-4t L. r. GATES, Trustee.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-12-26
Commissioners Sale
j. w. Hall, ct. al, VS. Terrall Hall, ct.
al. No. 1856.

j. w. Hall, ct. al, vs. Terrall Hall, ct.
al. No. 1855.
By virtue of a decree of the Honor
able Chancery Court of Lee county,
Miss, rendered in vacation Dec. IL,
A. D., 1918, thereof, ordering a sale OF
certain lands mentioned therein, John
M. Witt, the undersigned, appointed
Commissioner to execute said decree,
will, on Monday, the 7UeLfth Day of
January, 1914, expose at public auction
to the highest bidder within legal
hours for cash at the residence OF j.
w. Hall (near UNITY the following de-
scribed lands, to-wit:
East ] of the NV. /, except 3 acres
in the NV. corner belonging to w. K.
Gardner, 81 acres more or less IN the
SW. /, being all of said SW. ! east of
the Saltillo and Mooresville public road,
except 10 acres more or less in the NV.
/ of said SW. / east of the Saltillo and
Mooresville public road and north of
the Tupelo and Longvllle public road,
belonging to J. H. Gardner; and the
SW. / of the NE. /, except that part
of the said SW. / of the said NE. /
owned by J. H. Gardner, and conveyed
by the following description: BE
ginning at the NE. corner of theSW t
of Section 81, running thence north Al
rods and Is links, thence south 60 de-
grees east II rods to a stake, thence
south 81 degrees east 81 rods to a
stake, thence due south Is rods and Is
links to the Tupelo and Longvll e pub
lie road, thence west along said o to
the east line of the SW. / of Section
81, thence north 8 rods to the point of
beginning;" all the above described
land being in Section 81, Township 8
and Range 7 east in Lee county; also
one acre in the SW. corner of the SW.
/ of Section 80. Township 8, Range Z
east in Lee county; also two acres In
the Sc. corner of the SW. / of the
NE. / of Sectien 16. Township 8, Range
7 east, and 140 acres on the west side
of the Sc. ! Of Section 16, Township 8,
Range 7 east; also two acres in the
SW. corner of the Sc. ! of Section 10,
Township s, Range 7 east, all in Lee
County, Mississippi; also n bay horse
mule. s years old; one blue horse mule.
7 years old; one black horse mule, IA
years old, and one GOV and two calves
Together with the appurtenances and
Entertainments thereunto appertaining.
JOHN M. WITT, Commissioner.
Dated 18th day of December, 1913.
J. E. Rankin, Solicitor. 39-4t
The Tupelo journal., 1913-12-26
Trustees Sale Notice.

Pursuant to the provisions Of q GER
tain deed Of trust executed by Anthony
Tilden and his wife, Mandy Tilden, on
the 3Oth day of January, A D., 1918,
to secure certain Indebtedness therein
mentioned to Gray & Snipes, which
deed Of trust is duly recorded in the
Chancery Clerks Office of Lee county,
Mississippi, in deed record book No.
112, page 1874, | will, as trustee in said
deed Of trust, on the 10Th day Of De-
cember, A. D., 1918, at the court house
door in the town Of Tupelo, within
legal hours, offer for sale, at public
outcry, to the highest bidder for cash.
the following described property. viz:
One house and lot described as begin
ming at northeast corner of Joe Cum
ningham's lot as recorded in deed
record book No. II, page 408, Lee
County, Miss, and running east 80
feet, thence south $50 feet to an alley,
thence run west 80 feet, thense north
$50 feet to point Of beginning. same
being in southeast quarter of section
80, township 8. range 6 east, in Tupelo.
Miss. Such title conveyed as is vested
in me as trustee aforesaid.
This Sd day of December. 1913.
37-4t Lon Gates, Trustee
The Tupelo journal., 1913-12-26
"HeIp! Help! Pull Me In"

cent Irritation, as you call it, is going
on. He is dreadfully %jealous!"
So that end of the plot was arrang-
ed. Meantime the object of all this
deep scheming and concern was
speeding by rail to his home town,
buoyed up over the assumption of an
act of heroism that would make the
quiet denizens of Mayville sit up and
take active notice!"
Circumstantially, this vas what had
happened to Herbert Joyce: There
a another Herbert Joyce at a lake
resort he had stopped at on his way
home, a day laborer. The latter, by
a daring swimming feat, had rescued
four people caught in a storm in a
leaking boat. A reporter had seized
upon the Herbert Joyce registered at
the hotel as the hero Of the occasion.
All over the country the news was
flashed and the rescue credited to
Joyce of the university, Joyce of May
vile.
The feather-brained Joyce of our
story accepted the honor without
bubble. Thus was it that he was
greeted at his home town by honestly
admiring neighbors. Even Ruth was
In a way proud Of him because he was
the brother Of her dearest girl friend.
"You see, there is something good
in my boy, after all" said Mrs. Joyce.
And you must encourage him."
dear Ruth" advised Myra.
Ruth was less embarrassed than
bored when she accepted an invita-
ton from young Joyce to take an au-
tomobile spin the next day. She had
no fear in her mind that he would
fall in love with her or become bur-
densome in his attentions-he was
too full of himself to waste emotion
and sentiment.
Like all cyclists. he had almost
come to believe that he was actually
the great hero the news journals had
landed. When he was not describing
impossible swimming feats he was
boasting of his athletic pre-eminence
on the college campus.
Ruth was very faithful to her prom
Use to Myra. She was at the Joyce
home most of the time. She congrat-
ulated herself that she was helping
to do some good in the world. In her
letters to her fiance, Willis Talcott,
however, she never SO much IS allud-
ed to- Herbert Joyce.
The gloss of hero worship after a
few days began to wear OF with Her.
bert. He was growing FESTIVE and
talked Of pressing notes received
from his chums urging him to join
them. Ruth exceeded herself IN era.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-12-26
Trustees Sale Notice.

Pursuant to the provisions of a GER
tain deed of trust executed by VIM. II.
Long on the 31st day of December, A.
D., 1912, to secure certain indebted
ness therein mentioned to G. w. Long,
which deed of trust is duly recorded in
the Chancery Clerks Office of Lee
county, Mississippi, in deed record
book No. 112, page SO, ! will, as sub
stitute trustee IN said deed of trust. on
the 10th Gay of January, A: D.. 1914.
at the court house door in the City of
Tupelo, Miss, within legal hours, offer
for sale to the highest bidder for cash,
the following described property:
Residence in the town of Verona
known as the Ross lot. being three
acres south of the Kincannon residence,
and being the southeast part OF the
northeast quarter of section "a. town
ship 10, range 5 east, being the same
land which Mrs. E. v. Ross sold Y. Z.
Kincannon and recorded in deed book
Al. page 800, deed record of Lee county,
Miss. Such title conveyed as is vested
in me as trustee aforesaid.
This 10Th day of Dec, 1913.
3o-4t j. H. Long, Trustee.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-12-26
Petition For Pardon.

To the Honorable Earl Brewer, Gov
ernor of Mississippi.
We, the undersigned citizens of Lee
county, Mississippi, do hereby petition
your Excellency to Immediately grant
a pardon to w. A. Gordon, convicted
of murder at the November term, 1913,
of the circuit court of Lee county,
Miss. and sentenced by the court to
Imprisonment for life in the state pen
itentiary.
While it may be true that under the
peculiar technical rules of the law he
was guilty of murder, yet we now say
to you that he ought not to be pun
ished, because he did no more than any
other man would have done under the
circumstances.
Wherefore we respectfully ask that
you Immediately grant him a pardon.
37-5t w. A. Gordon and Others.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-12-26

REAL HERO ABAsHED
BY MILDRED CAROLINE GOOD
RIDGE.

BY MILDRED CAROLINE GOOD.
RIDGE.
please. Ruth dear-it lean SO
much to us!"
But see the position 1t places me
In, Myra, with Willis Talcott!"
Write him all about it."
mo, no, never that!" dissented
Ruth Borden positively. He would
never consent. Besides. to be frank.
he does not like your brother. Her
bert"
A slight panied shade crossed the
brow of Miss Myra Joyce. She was
not unused to hear her brother criti-
cised. His home record had been no
credit to him, he had joined the fast
est set at college. Now he was COM
ing home for q two weeks vacation.
His mother and sister doubted II he
would remain there a day. They had
heard something Of a proposed pleas
ure jaunt with some wild young unt
versity bloods.
I'VE must head it OF; we must man.
age to keep Herbert home and re-
spectacle until his father comes back
from Europe" Mrs. Joyce had said.
And then she and daughter had de-
vised a great plot. Ruth was the
bosom friend Of Myra. They had
sworn undying devotion n to the
other. Now Ruth was put to the test.
In plain words, knowing what a
most charming enchantress Ruth was,
Myra had asked her to charm the
hayward Herbert.
You can do it., Ruth darling" as
serted Myra, "and it will be all an in
nocent filtration. You can't hurt Her
bert's heart permanently. You can
keep him on good behavior until
papa's iron rule is restored"
THAT is. l am to try and make your
brother fall in love with me?" pro-
pounded Ruth obviously.
"N-no, not quite that. but you are
to make the time pass so pleasantly
that he will think your company q
lasting joy"
well I'll try. Only I hope Willis
doesn't come home while this limo