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Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-06
Z POZNANSkIEOu,

kABlSZYN. St. aszDe p,es,cze-
'cie ma polowauiu zdsr.y}o sie "
z ernlelewic. Brat w}asc!ciela tel
najetnO6ci, hr. Wiluld Sk6rzcw-
SKI 2 Lubostrou'a pod L.biszynem
Aosta1 zastrzel'py z w3asnej strze'by
,t6ra mu p'daws} str,el@c przy~
%boczny, a kt6ra zshaczvla re o ga
'azki krza. Sm:epG nas,ap,la ma
nirjscu.
GNIEZNO Policya areezto.
.afa trzech wyrostk6w, kt6rzy ze-
brzac, chodzili cd domu do domu
:, gdzir sic da}o krad.i kluoze Oh
korytarzy, ably %pdzniej,, PREY spo.
.obnrsci" okrss6 pomicszkania.
WrzYstkich umicszczono we wie1,e-
niu'sledzcem.
WIELEN, Podczas obisdu rox-
mawianc . pewnego gcspodarza "
Rosku o uwiadomienin sm%ie,telnem
wyczytanem z ewueJ gazety paro,
bek Jams W kohcu doda}: umrzet
mosna }atwo. Wtrm ru al ma zle-
m'e po kilku m;nutach wyziona]
lucia. Udar serca po}ozy} kres je-
go syciu,
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-06
WIEsCI z OJCZYZNY
Z PRUS POLSKICH.

~-kARTUZY. w drugie swieto
Bozego Narodzenia " nastepna
~niecziele odbY}e sig tn Ia sali,.
domu kartuzklego' pszedstawienle
teatralne, kt6rego czysty sysk pre-
znsczony M oinowienie ko5o,o}a
pokartu'yahskiego.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-06
WLaskowi.

= MARGONlN. WLaskow,.
+kalcczy}a sobie pred 5 tygodnia-
mi kolano la-lctn,a c6rka gospoda.
.rza Wicsego, ale ME zwarta}a na
oka)eczenle. K,lka dni p6zniei uczu-
Ia b6le " nod,e, lekar,, kt6rego
prsywoiano, kaza} jq przewie6d
niezw{ocznie do ~lazaretu. -'alnze
stwierdzono zatrucie krwi; poczy-
Mono kilka malych operacyi. Al
ME zdo}ano juz wstrzymat postepu-
jacego coraz gorzej uapr6d zatrucla
krwl. kt6re da}o SIC ~xauwa*yt taxi
Ee W Level nodze = tax wkoncu
zmar}a wskutek villas
,ej nieostozno6cl.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-06

BYTOM. w kopslni flerenlyh-
>kiej zabi}y kamienie Kalosko
Kotslskitgo'
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-06

NORWEGIAN. "a ,nicjatywq
pani Sozanieeklsj z kakocina zato-
zono dnia 6 b. v Szymborzu K6}
10 wloscianek, do kt6rego sap,sslo
sic zara. IS kobiet. Celem glow
nym K6}ka w}o6oianek ms byt po.
ucsanie oz}onk'h O. obwl4kach ko..
Li.ty ma,ki j obywatelki.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-07-09

Oregon proved his Nemesis, and once
in the hands of the postal authorities
he faced long terms on a number Of
indictments. He was first taken to
Salt Lake City, where he was tried
and convicted for thefts from the
post office Of that city. and on Decem-
Der 8, 1902, he was put away for
three and half years.
No sooner had this term expired
than he was rearrested, taken to
Portland, where an indictment for a
mail pouch theft awaited him, and
once more he was convicted. Appar-
emily he Jared well at the hands of
Oregon juries, for after being acquit-
ted by one, he only received a sem
tence OF two years for this his more
heinous offense in the eyes of the
Federal government. Perhaps the
fact that he pleaded guilty had some
thing to do with the mitigation Of
sentence, but in any event he was
sent to the United States penitentiary
at McNeills Island, which is lust op-
posite the little city Of Bee, Wash.
1t was on July 23, 1907, that Saw
age emerged from the Federal prison.
Thoroughly determined to make up
for lost time and without. any
thought of turning back to the
straight and narrow path, the young
negro now entered upon a career of
reckless crime that helped to make
history for the detective bureau of
the post Office department. Mail
pouch snatching went on unabated.
and the authorities, while convinced
Charlie" was the culpr!t, we're una
BILE to lay their hands upon him. The
chase extended from coast to coast
and from one end Of the country to
the other but still pouch thefts con-
tinued to be reported, with Savage
still at large.
Boasts Of Prowess.
While. In the East the willy young
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-07-09

negro, for he repeated the trick
night or two later, this time getting
a sum aDprOXimating $500. For
a time he disappeared, but a few
weeks thereafter he returned to Port
land and fell in with a thief by the
name Of Kelly Kiley, and for a time
they went on wild debauch.
Wiley exercised such strong infiu-
ence over Savage that he soon sepa-
rated him from his ill-gotten hoard
apd as soon as this was all spent he
interested him in a new means of
procuring easy money. This proved
an error Of judgment on Savage's 8
part, although he managed to es-
cape the cell in which he was incar-
Cerated for while.
jewelry salesman who frequently
visited Portland had been marked by
Wiley as one likely to yield a goodly
sum were proper means taken to
bring this about. Wiley knew all
about the habits Of this salesman,
whose name was Lowenthal. He had
| frequently followed him while he was
making his rounds from store to
: store, and he figured it out to nice
, ty that there were several lonely
, spots in his intiDerary which would
afford ample shelter in the event of
hold-up and which were ideally To-
Gated for a quick and safe "get-
| away" According to the Portland
| police, Lowenthal was held up and
all went according to the schedule
| Wiley mapped out. The gems
| wrenched from q wallet in Lowen-
| thal's inner pocket were worth Sf5,-
| 900, and apparently there wasn't a
clew to the men who had beaten the
salesman down while crossing a dark
alley and, after seizing his Jewels,
left him unconscious In the street.
| But Wiley and Savage had spent
money so lavishly the few days pre-
: ceding the .hold-up of Lowenthal that
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-07-09

sufficiently we'll supplied with funds
10 bedeck himself in fashionable raj
ment, and his pleasing manner and
marked intelligence made it easy for
him to find employment. To Illus
tratc how farseeing this young ne
gro was, he procured a position as
elevator attendant in the Dooley
Block, in which the Salt Lake City
post Office is located.
Very soon after Savaga'S appear
amce in the DOoiey building a series
OF robberies in the post office came
to light. In every case it was Il reg
istered package that disappeared.
and despite the vigilance OF the at
tendants these robberieS were re-
peated at frequent intervals. Strange
to say, the young negro was not sus-
pected. He manifested a lively in
terest in the robberies. often discuss
ing various phases Of them with the
very men who were detailed to find
the thief. On the night of July Is,
1901, a package containing several
hundred dollars disappeared and on
the following night another estimat-
ed to have contained about $4,000
vanished With it went Savage, for
he then realized that such a hue and
cry would be raised that post office
detectives from all parts Of the West
would be called into service, and in
him they would recognize the man
they had so long been seeking for
other offenses.
Savage doubled on his tracks and
went to Topeka, where he had no
| trouble in lifting an especially valua-
Bile pouch from a truck in the union
station. The empty pouch, it's con-
tents cut and slashed and all OF value
missing, was found on the outskirts
OF the city near the railway tracks
where Savage had boarded a freight
train for parts unknown.
| Travelled in Luxury.
| But in one respect Savage differed
from the yeggs who had trained him
While his fellows were content to
ride the bumpers of a freight train
or else secrete themselves in an emp.
ty box car when they could not climb
under and perch upon the rods of a
passenger train, he scorned such
modes of travel and Invariably rode
first class, always purchasing the
sta ateroom Of through express wher-
ever possible. He travelled In state
and the very best that money could
procure was always his while in
transit He was lavish in his expen-
ditures, and the negro Pullman por-
tiers who served him had reason to
recall his princely tips with rare
pleasure and discussed among them.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-07-09

negro formed associations which
proved of inestimable value to him.
ripping his nit as the police
phrase 1T, to several clever post Of
| hce thieves he met in New York city,
he let 1t be known that he could steal
any registered mail pouch that hap
pened to.be shipped West if he cared
to do so. He reviewed his record TO
his new found friends and conclu-
siyely proved to them that this was
no idle jest. All he wanted, he said
was chance at some big shipment
or currency that was really worth
while. He would like an opportunity,
ne said, to get enough money at one
Tell swoop to enable him to retire
from the road and settle down. In
the event Of apprehension, he
thought, with sufficient funds in hand
: he could barter for his liberty, as he
was tired of the hare and hound game
he had indulged in so long.
After making a deal with a clever
sneak thief in New York, who appar-
emily had means of ascertaining the
dates OF shipments Of large sums in
currency, Savage returned West to
arrange his affairs so that he could
take advantage Of the tip as soon as
his New York partner sent him the
eagerly awaited Information.
Ihls coveted information was not
long withheld. Secreted in "a small
town not far from Denver, Savage
received a telegram stating that on
date not far distant a certain bank
in New York city would shin $50
900 in bills of small denomination to
It's Denver correspondent. He was
told to be on the lookout for the
pouch, which would be- taken from
the train at Denver and in all proba-
hil1ty kept under heavy guard. Say
age figured that this would doubtless
be the case, so he outlined a cam
pa1gn far more audacious than any
he had previously conceived, al
though it was one which required
the united efforts of one or more
confederates. That pouch must be
seized in transit, If at all.
To Divide Loot.
Accordingly Savage fed his hiding
place and returned East to a point
near Kansas City, where he figured
he could board the train bearing the
precious pouch. He took two yegg-
men into his confidence, and they
were promised an equal share of the
loot If he succeeded in extracting
the pouch from the train.
Just where Savage, or Stevenson,
boarded the express train none
seems to know, but he and his two
accomplices slowed themselves away
from the prying eyes Of the train
crew until the train reached a lonely
spot about fifty miles east of Kansas
City. The records are equally hazy
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ally necessary to make the job a sue
cess.
A dozen or so of these rObberies in
widely separated localities in the
West had the post office department
N turmoil and it was decreed that
this thief must be app rehended at
all hazards. A fair description was
obtained Of Stevenson, who now call
ed himself Savage, but somehow he
eluded capture, and fresh depreda-
tions cropped up every week or so.
the thief cleverly doubling on his
tracks and sometimes repeating a
theft in the same railway lion at
a time within twenty-fo, hours
when the detectives and inspectors
had figured that he was hundreds of
miles distant.
DcCamps from Denver.
The detectives got so close on the
trail Of the fugitive on several occa-
sions that he decided the vicinity Of
Denver was not longer healthy, so the
next heard Of him was in Salt Lake
City. Arriving there, Stevenson was
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-07-09
Uncle Sam's War or the 'Yeggs.'

selves the "young Croesus" of their
race who spent his money as lavishly
. ana lived as royalty as Jack Johnson.
stevenson jumped to Portland, Or
egon, next and there he found a fer
, tile field for his talents. He had no
! sooner alighted from a train In that
city than he'saw at glance that the
mode Of unloading mail pouches
from trains and conveying them to
the postal rooms in the terminal were
just as careless and primitive as he
had found them elsewhere. The
game was so easy that Savage decid-
ed to bide his time, take it easy for
while and learn the lay Of the land
before he attempted fresh operations,
lnasmuch as he was liberally supplied
with funds following number Of
rich hauls in the immediate past,
fruits Of which even his reckless dis
sipation had not exhausted.
In nearly all of Savage's Jumps
from city to city it was afterward
learned he was invariably accompa-
MED by woman. That made it easy
FOR him to procure staterooms aboard
trains and bridal suites in those
hotels where class distinction and the
color line did not exist. The color
line is not as sharply drawn in some
localities as it is in the East, and
this served the purposes Of Savage
and aided him materially.
Two Good HauIs.
Savage arrived in Portland the lat
ter part of July, and, standing temp
tation as long as he could, he finally
yielded on the night of August 3D.,
when he stole mail pouch in the
railway station. There were several
hundred dollars in the pouch, and
seemingly this did not satisfy the
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as to how Savage and his two COM
panions forced an entrance into the
mail car, but this they did, for when
the train pulled into the Kansas City
terminal the mail clerks were found
bound and gagged, writhing and
squirming to free themselves from
the thongs that Imprisoned them.
They could only tell that three men
sprang seemingly from the sky upon
them, bore them to the floor Of the
car, with hands pressed over their
mouths before they could make an
outcry or reach for their Weapons.
1t was all over in a fash, and the
train was running at such a high rate
OF speed that the mail clerks were
positive 1t was impossible for any
human being to have survived a lean
from the car at that time.
The Bandits Escape.
The supposition Is that the three
bandits forced an end door of the
mail car and leaped upon the unsus-
pecting mail clerks as they were
busy asserting their mail sacks pre-
paratory to entering the terminal.
After procuring the pouch containing
all the registered mail they left the
car by the same door, securing It af-
ter them to prevent possible pursuit.
Then, climbing to the roof Of the car.
they rode on to point where the
train slowed up either at q signal
tower or for the ascent of a steep
grade and leaped off and made for
the woods.
In the stolen pouch was $4,000
in one lot intended \for Denver
bank, just as Stevenson's New York
informant had prophesied. Better
still, this shipment consisted OF five,
ten and fifty dollar bills with few
hundred dollar bills included. This
was especially lucky for the negro,
as he knew he would have no difi-
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-07-09

they were hard pressed for funds
and were unwise enough to dispose
OF the loot in Portland. This brought
about their capture and both were
speedily indicted.
On November II, 1901, Wiley was
convicted and sentenced to seven
years in the Oregon State prison.
Savage also was tried, but he was
acquitted. although the police stoutIy
maintained that he had arranged the
entire affair and that Wiley was in
reality but his tool. Only a portion
OF the loot was recovered, and 1t was
noted that Savage was again literally
supplied with funds shortly after
leaving his cell.
The arrest Of Stevenson served one
good end. While in the hands of
the police he was photographed and
measured according to the Bertillon
system, which gave the police their
first line on him and enabled them
to send his picture and description
broadcast through the country. These
photographs were seized with avidity
by the postal authorities, for now in
them they recognized the man sus-
pected OF the many mail pouch and
post office robberies, giving them
something real and tangible to work
upon.
Convicted for Theft.
Six months after his acquittal in
Portland Stevenson was arrested in
Denver by two post office inspectors.
In that period he had improved every
opportunity that came his way and
he demonstrated that it was far safer
for him to stick to tho beaten track
and operate alone on mail pouch
thefts and let accomplices alone But
the "mugging" he had undergone in
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-07-09
The Train Robbery in Which Charles
Stevenson MADE" $4,000, and
the Strange Part a Tornado
Played in Restoring the
Booty to Its Right
fu1 Owner.
tul Owner.

Copyright, 1913. by the New York
Herald Co. All rights reserved.)
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-07-09

OARDlNG a swiftly NOV
ing train, creeping over
tho roofs of the cars un-
til tho end door Of the
mail car was reached,
crashing in this door,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-08-01
RIGHT CONCEDED
TO OLD BOARD
RUTHERFORD COMMISSIONERS
WILL NAME REGISTRARS WITH.
OUT OPPOSITION.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn, July 25.
The new board of election commits
sioners of Rutherford county conced.
ed TO the board the right to name the
registrars and open the registration
books for the biennial registration
here. A. NJ. Overall, the regular
democratic member of both boards,
joined with the old board in ordering
the registration. e. d. Hancock, the
other regular" member of the new
board, declined to contest the right OF
the old board to act, claiming that the
question of authority will not arise
till the appointing of officers to hold
an ELECTION Murfreesboro will hold
a municipal election next November,
and 1t is highly probable that there
will be one or more magesterial cleo
tions. previous to that time. and the
question of which board will name
the election officers is being freely
discussed here.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-08-01
FOR EXTENSION
7. c. RAILROAD
JOINT COMMITTEE OF BOARD OF
TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL Bu-
REAU MEET MONDAY.

NASHVILLE, July 26.-Steps Jock
ing to the extension of the Tennes-
see Central Railroad are now eeing
taken by the board of trade and tn,
Industrial bureau. Letters have been
sent out to the members of the join
;rilway committee notifying them OF
tie meeting If that committee at the
hoard of trade Monday morning At 10
O'clock, to consider steps that ought
to be taken to provide for rousin
meeting in conjunction with the del
egates from Knoxville and other
points on next Thursday afternoon
at 3 o'clock at the Hermitage Hotel.
Reports from Knoxville and variou
points along the Tennessee Central
indicate that there will be a large
and enthusiastic attendance. Every
one interested in the project is invit-
ed to attend the meeting next Thurs
day.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-08-01
NEGRO COOK IS
ASSASSINATED

FLORENCE, Ala, July 25.-Sherifl
Jesse Dowdy has returned from Bal
ley Springs, where he was called to
investigate the assassination of Ar
thur Banks, the negro cook at Bailey
Springs Hotel.
The negro was shot with shotgun
at midnight last night while seated
in his hut on the hotel ground. The
shot entered his forehead and death
was instantaneous. Suspicion points
to Alonzo Bailey. waiter at the no
tel, whad a quarrel with Banks yes
terday and whose hat was found q
few feet fro mthe window through
which the shot was fired. Bailey was
issing this morning and has not YET
been located.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-08-01
A NEW CATALOGUE
RECORD IS MADE AT
COLUMBIA INSTITUTE
NO SUCH DEMAND HAS EVER
OBTAINED IN THE MONTH
OF JULY BEFORE.
fine OUTLOOK FOR OPENING
Or. capers Just Home From Missis-
sippi, and win Go to East Tennes-
see Next Week to Close UP Some
Contracts for Pupils.

DR.. w. B. Capers has just returned
from trip to the Delta section 81
Mississippi, and If there Is mate
realization on the applications receiv
ed he will have broken the record
for securing eight pupils in six days
DR.. Capers gave out the informa
ton that there is a detailed record
kept Of the requests for catalogues
and application for room reservation
at Columbia Institute. A recent inves
tigation and comparison of former
years shows that all records for these
during the month of July has been
surpassed during the present month
He further states that If the ratio il
kept up the school will be the iarg
est at it's opening this fall of any time
in its history Of almost four score
years.
DR.. CapeSs will leave Monday fol
a trip through East Tennessee where
he goes to close up some contracts
with prospective pupils. He is much
pleased with the outlook and is con
fident that the school is in fair way
to make a new record.
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-08-01
.DROUTH CAUSING
FARMERS TO HOLD
THEIR 0LO CORN
SHIPMENTS FROM COUNTY WILL
BE UNUSUALLY LIGHT DUR
ING MONTH.
AFRAID OF THE new CROP
Demand in Columbia Is Being Met
But Farmers Aer Receiving $3.50
For All That They Are Turning
Loose-Rain Badly Needed.
Fridays Daily.)

Drouth and hot weather has cut
down the usual midsummer ship
ments of corn from Maury county this
year. There will be nothing like the
usual amount of corn shipped during
the month Of July.
Farmers fearing the effects of the
drouth are inclined to hold their
corn. In fact there are thousands OF
barrels of this great staple in the
county that is being held for fear the
crop of this season will be largely a
failure. Farmers can get along with,
out most anything but corn. 1t is a
great staple, their meat and bread
both.
Comparatively little corn is coming
to the local market, enough, however
to supply the local demand. Howev'
er, all that comes here is sold readily
for $3.50 pel barrel. In some sec
tions of the county, like Cullecka
Stiversville, Bigbyville, which have
practically had no rains in seven
weeks, the farmers are holding tena
ciously to their supply of old corn.
In portions Of the county where the
rainfall has been the lightest since
the great drouth of 1881, the early
corn is cut in half and in some fields
where it was planted unusually early
lit is all but ruined. The hope OF
many farmers lies in rain within a
few days to save the late crop. In
places that is deteriorating rather
rapidly.