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The San Francisco call., 1913-09-11
sT0RAGE ANp MOVING VANS


EXCURSION RATES east on household goods;
$1.T5 per hundred to Chicago: through car
service. BEKINS VAN AND STORAGE co.
WILSON BROS Co.-Fireproof storage. NOV
Ing, packing shipping 1856 Market ST.
Phone Park 2T1
PIERCE -RODOLPH STORAGE CO. 145O Eddy
St: phone West s2s Home S2s2a
TRUNKS AND SUIT CASES
TRUNKS--Second hand and storage trunks Of
the leading makes for sale cheap. LEWIS
TRUNK FACTORY. 707 Mission: Doug. 3i92.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-11

A-NATfoSAL DETECTIVE AGCY.. 542 Pa
eitir fidy-. exDert Operators, licensed, bonded;
HilsbEanches detective work. Tel. suffer zo<0'
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-12
BOY 70, Would
Marry CHILD IA
Tell Deputy Sheriff Powers Girl is
Is Years Old and They
Seek License.

Matte Singleton, IL years old
and Wilburn Thompson, 70 years
old, came to Cairo yesterday from
Bertrand, Mo-, expecting 10 obtain
a license and be married. Deputy
Sheriff Powers saw the couple ap'
i,roachine the court house ane
learned their errand.
Thompson asserted that he was
81 years old and that tile eirFs
father had told him she was IL. H'
said the father had given his con
sent to the marriage, The father
he said, was Frank Singleton, wht
was husking corn for Charles Jack
son, a farmer living three miles
from Bertrand Mo. The girl sait
he did not know the year OF bel
birth, but said she was IS years old
on being further questioned, they
admitted the girl was 16, and tha'
the reason they did not get married
in Missouri was that her father
would haveto leave his work and
go to the court house at Charleston
in order to make affidavit that h
consented to the marriage.
Powers took charge of the eoupl'
until telephone communication
could be established with Bertrand
Mrs. Charles Jackson was called Il
the phone and said the girl was l.
years old and the boy was 20. Sh.
aid the girls father objected tc
the marriage but the mother dic
not, and the mother had advised
them to come 10 Cairo so the fathe'
would know nothing OF 1t.
Powers sent them back to thei
homes yesterday afternoon.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-12
chicago POLICE
!. KEEP EYES OPEN
FOR NEEDLE men
Detective Bureau On the Alert to
Protect Innocent From
Slave Traders.

s Chicago, Dec. h.-Warning to
Chicago policemen to be on the
lookout for the "needie fiend1 was
issued at Detective Headquarters to-
day following reports from Eatern
elites that the practice OF drugging
victims marked for The white slave
traffic is spreading rapidly in this
direction.
Captain Halptn of the Detective
Bureau, announced that he has in
structed his men 10 give particular
attention not only 60 moving pie
lay Following reports from Eastern
slave traders" have -hus far COM
fined themselves, but to Christmas
hopping crowds as well.
But" the Captain added, Il
have one man who acts as a sort Of
guardian angel for unescorted girls
in the State street crowds, and he
has what sou hight call counter
lrritant' for the needle man. He ID
Edward Flahe-ty, who passes most
Of his time looking for 'mashers' in
state street and he carries a long
1eedlc himself.
Whenever he spots a 'masher'
trying to win the attention Of a
school girl, Flaherty sides alongside
and pretends to be looking at
things in the window too. But as
soon as he is convinced that his
nan rs becoming too familiar Fla
herty unlimbers with his needle and
labs it into his mans leg an finch OF
two. There never is any argument
The 'masher invariably beats it.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-12
RICH HAUL MADE
| BY BOLD BANDITS
IN INDIANAPOLIS
Two Robbers Secure $500 and Val
liable Gems From Three Men
in poolroom
STREETS THRONGED WITH
PEDESTRIANS SAME TINE
Victims Left Bound---0ne Escapes
and Gives Alarm---Police
Find No Traces
STREETS THR0NGED WITH
PEDESTRIANS SAME TINE

indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 1.-Two
masked robbers held up Eddie Held
and his clerks, Joe S. Condor and J,
| w. Wade, tonight, just before I Z
O'Clock. and obtained from them
$500 and valuable iowelry The
hold2up took place in the pool room
loperated by Held, ON the third foor
Iof building at 80 and Al North
Illinois street
The nItsey and valaables We're
taken from Held, the robbers scorn-
ling the change. found swhen they
searched Condor.
Held. Condor and Wade were
alone in the office when the two
men, wearing bandana handker-
chiefs over their faces in true dime
noval style, entered and covered
them with revolvers. One of the
men was tall and wore a cap. and
, the other was short and wore q
4
slouch hat. Both were dressed In
dark clothes. Held and his compan-
/ ions were covered and were threat
ened with death If they sounded an
alarm.
Whilc the tall bandit held them
lowered with q revolver in each
lhand, The short man proceeded TO
bind the victims. Held was bound
and searched first and the $500
Twas removed from his pockets. 4
Idiamona horseshoe PIN and dfamer1
cuff link were taken from him
Then the short man took hold OF
Condor, bound him and started to
go through his pockets He found
l$3.
"Oh, you haven't got any money!
he exclaimed, and he threw the So
in Condon's face. The short man
then let Wade 60 unsearched, but
bound him with his two companions
Then the robbers departed
short time afterward Held sue
ceeded in freeing himself, and ran t.
the police headquarters. His face
was covered with blood.
Detectives failed to find a trace
| OF the robbers.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-12

Miss Elaine GoldIng has left
aboard the steamer Aneon fet Pan
ANA determined to swim the length
ofethe canal and thus be the frs
woman fo ACCOMPLISH me feat. Since
sic has been recognized for many
years as one OF the best women
swimmers in the world few CT bel
friends believe she will fail.
Il shall swim the forty-cight OF
fifty miles of She canal in as many
hours, said she, as she stood on
the deck OF the steamship. Il know
very well can swim the canal In
fact | think can swim it in thi-ty
instead Of fifty hours. or course
4 don't intend to remain in the
water during all that time. But
gexpect to make the distance OF
twenty-three miles aci0ss Gatur
Lake without getting out of the
wate.'.t
For more than ten years Miss
C, lding has neeh known interna-
tionally as great swimmer. She
began to attract attention when she
was fifteen years of ages But she
had swum many years before that
She could hold her own in the water
before she was ten years Old
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-12
OUTLINE WORK FOR YEAR

Forty. eight agents of the Metro.
pclil4a Life Insurance company held
meeting in Cairo yesterday TO out
line the work for the coming year,
In the rarty from out of town Were
r. e. Bodd, Benton, J. A. Weece
DuQuoin; Frederick Burns, Sparta
&C.. w Doctorman, Christopher r..
L. Rhodes, Benton C. II. Morton,
Murphysboro; r. r. Hecht, Chester
G. II. Earnshaw, Harrisburg; NJ. NJ.
Murchison, Harrisburg; J. r. Kloyd,
Carrier Mills; A. r. Holiday Har-
,risbnrP; w T. Merritt, Shawnee
town; A. " Carlton, Carhondale;
IS. q. Burke, Mmphyshoro; A. O Jor-
am, Anna; F |. Ballard, Carbon
dale: A. Y Beaunre, Carbonate;
r. Y. Cotton, Marion; / L. Ran.
dolph 1artsryille, w O. Carson
Inaoior T ~ Dovsie West Fl aak-
Fort: b. b sbearcr. W. t. Davis
IC. l.. Rev q Parks, Mound city;
g. Littiejohn, Mounds; c. Karrakef
Charleston, H.; w. II. Duncan
Vlekllfe.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-12
Jury After Two Hours and Twenty
Minutes Dehberation Fixes
Penalty at 90 Years.
DISREGARDED ENTIRELY
FIELDS INSANITY PLEA
Seven or Eight Ballots Taken,
Three Being for Acquittal
and One for Hanging.

I'VE, the jury, find the defendant,
Harvey R. Fields, guilty Of the mur-
der OF DR.. E. Z. Gordon and fix his
penalty at twenty years in the peni.
tentiaryr
This was the verdict rendered by
the jury in the trial OF Harvey r,
Fields charged with the murder OF
DR., Il. e. Gordon on September /
last.
The verdict was read in the Alex
ander County Circuit court last
evening at 7:30 when Judge Dun
can assembled court TO learns the
result OF the deliberations of the
jury who had been given the case
at 4:10 in the afternoon.
The jury had arrived at this YER
dict after deITberac%ng two hours
and ten minutes.
On the first ballot, which was
taken Immediately following the
reading oil. me Instructions, three
stood for acquittal, three for Id
years Imprisonment. one or two for
80 years, one for hanging and three
or four for terms'in the penitentlary
ranging from 20s to so years.
Altogether Seven or eight ballots
We're taken before this compromise
verdict was reached.
Considerable argument ensued
between the iurymen, the three
voting for aequftsai standing their
ground and refusing to accept any,
thing but an aequittal.
One OF the negroes on the Jury
stood for II years while the other
wanted the defendant to pay the ex-
treme penalty prescribed by law
The jury disregarded entirely the
insanity plea basing Its verdict
on the rape defense" which. ae-
cording To- one Of the, jurors, II suf-
ticient evidence. had been introduced
to sustain the plea, world have re-
suited in an. acquittal for the de-
fendant. The juror further stated
That so far as he could learn every
one Of them believed in the "un-
written Law"
The jury, while disregarding the
insanity plea believed that Fields
mind was perturbed by IRE story of
the assault whicn Fields saaimed
mad been made upon his wife.
Following the reading of the yer-
diet sensational seene occurred in
which Mrs. Schmidt, sister of
Fields. was the central figure, she
verbally assailing the jury, asserting
that her brother had not been given
fair trial. The Defendant alone
retained his composure while his
wife became hysterical
Judge Duncan will hold court at
/ q O'Clock this morning TO entertain
Iany pleas that may be made by the
defendant and to ery4T up the YER
dict.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-12
MRS. CLAUD DAVIS DIVORCED

Mrs. Claud Davis of Third street
Yesterday afternoon obtained a
divorce from her husband before
Judge w, w. Duncan in the circuit
court. Her charge was statutory
offense and habitual drunkenness.
Mrs. Davis. said that her husband
often stayed away from home all
night and was sometimes drunk for
several days at a time,
Mrs. Dass was allowed to resume
her maiden namey Theresa Louise
Irwin.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-12
GIANTS IN HONG KONG.

Hong Kong, Dec. 1.-THE New
York Clans and the Chicago White
sox will show the Chinese how tc
play ball today and tomorrow, and
the sale of tickets has been very
large. From this city they take the
steamer st. Albans to Manila, where
two games are scheduled for next
Saturday and Sunday.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-12
STRIP A STORE OF
FURS AND GINSENG

Milwaukee, Wis, Dec. 1I.-Durg-
lars made the biggest hanl in years
in Milwaukee when the fur store of
Samuel Glass was striped of choice
furs and skins and large quantity
OF ginseng. The value of the
piunder is estimated at $4,000. The
three floors. of. the store were ran.
sacked. Wheel tracks. were found
In the alley.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-12
HEALTH BULLETIN SEIZED.

Chicago, Dec. 1.-THE United
States government today seized and
destroyed the current weekly bulle-
tin of the Chicago Health Depart
men. The back page of the, bulletin
bore a reproduction of photo
graph of the reverse side of a silver
dollar. Reproducing likeness OF
any coin subjects the offenders to a
fine of 500.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-12
LITTLE BOY SAVES
FLIER FROM WRECK

Wabash, Ind. Dec. 11.--While
walking on the Big Four tracks on
his way to school today Robert
Lane, ten. found a broken rail.
Hearing a train whistle. he dashc
down the us@ca. pulled off his coat
and tagged an express train. fas-
sengers and crow made u3 purse
for the boy.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-12
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Parsons and Parsons to fehn
Bourgeois. quit. claim deed, s25, 90
100 acres in s. r. corner of S. w.
section 2, township Il, range l.
Gus Bourgeois, Adm, to William
.oehler. quit claim deed, frt., s. b
of S. w. section 4. township IL,
range I.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-12

Vera Cruz, neo, 11.--Thc AaHCri =
can consul at Tampco. Charles A..
Miller. reports that no Americans
or other foreigners were injured in
the first days lighting there be-
tween federals and rebels
1T is especially regretted" he
said, "that-Tnere is no vessel now
available at Tampico for the recep-
tion of American refugees other
than warships. The British and
Germans are more fortunate, having
merchants in port under their
flags.
A request was made to the state
department at Washington to send
a vessel there in case of emergency.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-12
Not Distressed.

Mexico City. Dec. I1.--The
knowledge that Tampico is in dan
ger of falling INTO the hands of the
rebels did not appear to distress
President Huerta, and this after
noon he was the guest of honor at
a banquet celebrating the Inaugural
tion of an interurban railroad.
Huerta gave the general impression
Concluded on Page Eight .
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-12
Whose sheddeth a mans blood,
BY man shall his blood be shed"

UA man etlNl1 sl4S bA9VA w AsANA'
Former Senator Reed Green
quoting from Genesis l4-6 in clos
ing his argument for the state yes
terday afternoon.
With every seat I'm the auditorium
OF the court room dlled, every aisle
packed to the front rail, inside Of
which were assembled large num-
her of ladies, all drawn hither by
the great desire to hear the forensic
effort OF the foremost silver-tongned
orator in all Egypt.
1t was masterly effort. brilliant
in eloQuence, powerful in diction and
cogent in its reasoning right well
did he acquit himself in the ST.
preme effort of the state to secure n
conviction for the murder Of DR.. f.
F. Gordon.
81 do not with vindietiyeness,
but in the name of justiee--in the
name of the law. ask of you q YER
dict with the death penalty. or an
acouittal" Thousands of years ago
this message came from Ged on
Mount SINAI and is transcribed into
the law of this state. Whose she'd
deth mans blood, by man shall bis
- ,aa--~-~- ~-a<~s
(Coneluded on Pagp Four.l
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-12
SAILING FOR SPAIN.

New York, Dec. 11---Former Presi-
dent zelaya of Nicaragua sailed for
Spain today. State Department in
sists that he shall enter into no poll
Iitical intrugues.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-12
GIRL WHIPS SIX MEN
GIVEN GOLD MEDAL.

Pouchatoula, La. Dec. II.
Citizens presented a god
medal to Miss Edna Watson
today,
This is Why,
When a policeman shot her
father she took the weapon
away from the officer and
beat him into insensibility.
Five other, men then at.
tackled the girl and she whip
ped them all, two Of her as
sailants later being taken to-
a New Orleans hospital.
After, whipping the six men
the girl tainted, thus assert
ing her feminimty. 49,
- - - - - ~ ~ n N n n n a n q.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-12

New York. Dec. li.---George s.
Dougherty, chief of detectives oil
the New York police force. and sec-
ond deputy poliee commissioner is
deeply interested in the revelations
of wire tapping brought out by Dis
trict Attorney Whitman of New
YORK county The wire tappers, In
Guiding such characters as the Con
dorf brothers, "Curley" Carter and
big Bill Larsen, have paid Is per
cent of each theft for protection to
the police. In addition they gave
up stated sum OF $2,500 each
month.
The wire tappeIs have stolen
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-12
German and British Forces Pre-
vented by Admiral Fletcher
From the Movement.
HUERTA'S SOLDIERS IN
SOUTH ARE DESERVING
Reports From Tampioo Relative to
Success of Either Side
as Are Conflicting.

Vera Cruz, Dec. l1---priyate tele-
grams received from sources of au-
thorlty say that Tampico has been
evacuated by General Rabago and
his forces after a request had been
made by Jose de la Luz, Blaneo to do
so for the sake of humanity.
Blanoo had taken a place called
Altanira, a short distance from the
port, and then urged evacuation
The messages also state that the
Germans attempted to land marines
and that the British made a move
OF the same kind, but Admiral
Fletcher advised the foreigners that
if any marines were landed they
would he Americans.
1t Is stated that marines were not
landed as yet, as there was no call
for such an acton.
noons which were to have left
here yesterday were detained.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-12

more money than all other kinds OF
organized thieyes. They looked for
the wealthiest men only, apd there
have been many cases where they
Ftook as high as $50, ,000 from a single
victim. Tehderloin experts do not
believe that III the past two years
they have stolen less than 81 ,000,-
000. But none OF the really i'm
portant men ip, the graft" has ever
been arrested This despite the fact
that some OF them have driven
about New York daily in expensive
automobiles. and have daily and
nightly been important figures In
, Tenderloin restaurants and cafes.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-12

Preside, Tex, Dec. 11---General
Salvatore Mercado's exhausted fed
.eral soldiers who fed northward
when the cDnstitutionalists army
under General Villa moved on Chi
'huahua City were today sent to
work constructing fortifcatlons
south Of Ojinaga.
These preparations for defense
were begun following the receipt
of the news that General Thomas
Urbina has been dispatched from
Chihuahua CITY with 1900 Consti-
tutionalists to give battle.
General Villa fears surprise at.
tack on Iuarez unless the federal
army at Oiinaga is either captured
'Or annihilated.
The possibility of a battle across
the Inc from Preside is causing
ANXIETY because of the dangers from
bullets falling on the United States
soil.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-12

Mexico City, Dec. 11---News that
Carranza has broken with General
Villa.s which cheered President
Hutrta. and that the rebel army OF
the north was divided was offset
today hy the report from every army
that the federal forces were being
decimated by assertions and drunk
enness,
Some OF the most trusted men In
the Mexico City and Cuerhavaca
garrisons have decamped with large
quantities of ammunition and have
joined the. rebels. This has been a
severe blow to the government,
whose esources are growing slight
CT daily.
Many of the soldiers who went
south last night to fight the rebels
We're plainly drunk.
Desperate fighting still is going
on south of Cuernavaca. This is the
fourth day of the battle and the fed
erals :hus far have held their own,
bnt large rebel force, led by. tho
bandit Neri is marching to the relief
OF Hapata, who is in command there.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-12

Concluded on paD Fourl
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-12-12

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The evening world., 1913-09-12
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BIG TIM" LOSER
BUT BANKRUPTCY
STORY IS DENIED
CONTINUED from First PagA)
(continusd from First Pags.)

time for the hank to apply TO the Court
for permission TO sue In the regular way.
There are hundreds Of Thousands OF
dollars In claims pending against this
incompetent estate" the attorney con.
unued. and ~ ell were paid - che
bank proposes TO set its payment the
estate will dwipdle to nothing"
I'VE ala not have time to sue" NJ
piled Attorney White for the bank
:'rhls claim was brought to our Of.
ace . few days before Mr.. Sullivan
sailed for Europe. and II we had made
the application suggested by Mr.. Gold
smith We could not have served our
papers before our claim expired. Be-
sides, I have Q decision by. tho higher
courts that seems to sustain our con.
tsntion."
Justice Donneily announced that he
would read tho decision snd announce
his hndinG later.
Mr.. Goldsmith was asked By an
evening World reporter n any word
ma been received from Sullivan.
''Oh, We are certain he will show up"
repAed the lawyer. HE Just tired OF
the restraint that he has not got &C.
cu,tomed TO and will show up In due
time. We have. however. no informa-
ton a. 20 where he L."
The evening world., 1913-09-12

Muir replied. according to the aAdavit.
adding that the detective could 90 back
to Martin and tell him this was oos
Scotch woman he could not buy"
At another time. still according to the
affidavits. . detective who gave the
name Of Charles Bill. called at the Muir
home and said he was In the employ of
Martin and was sent to get Mrs. Martin
drunk. II he could. take her to dinner
and then TO hotel. 90 that her husband
could get evidence against her for U.S.
In Q divorce casa The detective told
her he would receive $1,000 from Martin
for success.
Eson Won Novelty. who was associated
affidavit that Martin spent from ei5 to
SIS a day on Frances Martin and her
chum. Mrs. Emma Roach. ~hs latter,
Won Novelty says. 10 also known -
Emma Riddell.
Mrs. Roach called every day at Mr..
Martins ONCE" the arfidavlt sets forth.
land he took her to lunch. She was
getting a divorce from her husband and
Mr.. Martin was assisting her. On one
occasion Martin told me that q haren,
would suit him. Ber.c,s the woman
that called on him. one In Connect lou 4
called him on the long distance phone"
Won Novelty swears that Martins In.
come will be 100000 within three years.
J. II. Vandenburg, a bond holder In
the Martin Company. tells Of going "
lunch with Martin and Mrs. Roach and
that during the meal Martin suggestsl
that Mrs. Roach take = trip with him
to Bermuda.
The evening world., 1913-09-12
FIND GIRL s DEATH QUE
TO CRIMINAL OPERATION
Coroner Defers Arrest In Martha
Washington Hotel
Case.

After lengthy inquiry to-day into
tho death at the Hotel Martha Wash.
ington on Tuesday of Miss Margaret
Bissett. Coroner Winterbottom an.
nounced that Or. McAilister. the au.
topsy surgeon. had found that death
had been caused by q criminal opera lon
but that until further investigationi
had been concluded no arrests would b.
ordered. The Coroner gave TO q Dc.
tective for investigation a hatch OF let.
ters and kilograms addressed to ths
dead Yirf by man. which were found
In her baggage at the hotel.
DIR. Arthur j. Schneidenbach Of No
81 East Seventy-eighth street and Miss
NJ. Rutherford, a trained nurse from
Hills registry on West One Hundred
and Thirty-sxtli street. who had treat.
ed and attended Miss Blssett prior u
her death. each underwent a length,
examination. Both denied that the,
mad seen the dead girl before her ina
illness.