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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-07

He made an insulting gesture Mt the
police. picked up his oars and rowed
away into the mist.
But I was not free that day. nor for
many days. As / had expected. Tur.
ner. his family. Mrs. Johns and the
stewardess were released after ex-
| animation. The rest of us were taken
to tnil-Singleton as n suspect. the
others TO make sure OF their presence
at the trial
The murders took place on the
morning OF Aug. IL. The grand Jury
met late in September and found an
indictment against Singleton. The
trial began on the 10th OF November.
The confinement was terrible. Ac-
customed to regular exercise as I was,
i suffered mentally and physically. I
heard nothing from Elsa Lee. and I
missed McWhirter. who had got his
hospital appointment and who wrote
me cheering letters on pages torn
from order books or on prescription
blanks. He was in Boston.
He got leave OF absence for the
trial. and. as I explained. the follow
ing notes are his. not mine. The case
was tried in the United States court
before Circuit Judge Willard and Dis
trict Judge Mcdowell. The United
States was represented by a district
attorney and two assistant attorneys.
Singleton had retained n lawyer NAM
ed Goldstein. clever young Jew.
was called first, as having found
the bodies.
Your name?"
Ralph Leslie"
your age?-
''Twenty-four."
"When and where were you born?"
Nov. IS, 1887. in Columbus, O."
when did you ship on the yacht
Ella? 2"
"On July "a"
when did you sail?'
July 2S."
Are you a sailor by occupation?"
NO; 1 am a graduate of u medical
college"
what were your duties on the
ship?"
They were not well defined. had
been i'll and was not strong. I was
sort Of deck steward, l suppose. also
served n few meals in the cabin OF the
after house when the butler was inca
pacitated-"
Where were you CHARTERED"
'In the forecastle with the crew IN |
til a day or so before the murders. |
Then moved into the after house and |
slept in storeroom there"
'Why did you make the changer"
Mrs. Johns, guest, asked me to do |
so. She said she was nervous"
''Who slept in the after house?'
"AIr. and Mrs. Turner, Miss Lee, Mrs. |
Johns and Mr.. Vail. The stewardess, |
Mrs. Sloane. and Karen Hansen, a
maid, also slept there, but their room
opened from the chart room"
4 diagram of the after house was
here submitted to the jury. For the
benefit of the reader / reproduce 1t
I have made no attempt TO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-07
WAS what you saw a figure? p


You read 1t to the men and they
signed it?'
NO; they read it themselves be-
fore they signed it,
After wrangle as to my having au-
thority to make a record in the log
book, the prosecuting attorney succeed
ed in having the book admitted as evil
dence and read to the jury the entry
Of Aug. 10.
Having thus proved the crimes was
excused, TO be recalled later. The de-
Tense reserving its cross examination,
the doctor from the quarantine station
was called next and testified to the
manner of death. His testimony was
revolving and bears in no way on the
story save in one particular-a curious
uniformity in the mutilation of the
bodies Of Vail and Captain Richardson,
a sinister similarity that was infinitely
shocking. In each case the forehead.
the two arms and the abdomen had
received n frightful blow. In the case
of the Danish girl there was only one
wound-the injury on the head.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-07
BACKACHE IS A WARNING
Rock Island People Should Not Neg
iect Their Kidneys.

Backache is often natures most fire.
quent signal of weakened kidneys. To
cure the pains and aches, to remove
the lameness when it arises from
weakened kidneys, you must reach the
cause.-The kidneys. If you have pain
through the small of your back, uri-
nary disorders, headaches, dizzy spells.
or are nervous and depressed. start
treating the kidneys with a tested
kidney remedy.
Doan's Kidney Pills have been prov
ed good and are especially for weak
kidneys. Doan's have been used in
kidney trouble for over so years. Read
South Rock Island testimony.
81 used Doan's Kidney Pills and
found them effective" says William
Schroeder, of $40 Hennepin avenue.
South Rock Island. l had pains
across the small of my back and my
kidneys were out of order. Doan's
Kidney Pills gave me prompt relief
and made me strong and we'll"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Schroeder had. Foster-Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.-(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-07
"what did you do nextY"

what did you do nextY"
The mate had called the crew.
Weakened Mrs. Turner. Miss Lee and
Mrs. Johns and then went to the chart
room to call the women there. The
door was open an inch or so. / re-.
ceived no answer to my knock and
pulled It open. Karen Hansen. tbs
maid. was dead on the floor, and the
stewardess was in her bunk in a state
OF collapse"
state where you found the ak with
which the crimes were committed"
at was found In the stewardess'
bunk"
Where is the ak now?"
1T was stolen from the captains
cabin. where 1t was locked for safe
keeping. and presumably thrown over
board. At least we did not find it"
81 see you are consulting a book to
refresh your memory. What is this
book?"
THE ships log"
How does it happen to be in your
possession"
1.-The crew appointed me captain. AS
such kept the log book. 1t contains
a full account of the discovery of the
bodies. witnessed by all the men,"
us It in your writing?"
Yes. It is in my writing"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-07
CHAPTER XIII.
Blossoms Story.


GT1ENRIETTA SLOANE was call,
HI ed next
Hi your manner"
IL Henrietta Sloane"
Are you married?'
"a widow"
"When and where were you born p
isle of Man, Dec. IL, 1872"
"How long have you lived in the
United States?'
Since / was two"
"Your position on the yacht Ella?"
"Stewardess."
Before thatT'
"On the Baltic, between Liverpool
and New York. That was how / met
Mrs Turner"
where was your room on the
yacht Ella?'
Ion the chart room"
xviii you indicate it on this dia-
gram?"
.It was there" Pointing)
The diagram was shown to the jury.
There are two hunks in this room.
Which was yours?"
1.-The one at the side. The one op-
posite the door was Karen's."
'Tell what happened on the night
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-07

OF Aug. II and morning of the 18th"
II went to bed early. Karen Han
sen had not come down by midnight.
When I opened the door I saw why.
Mr.. Turner and Mr.. Singleton were
there drinking"
The defense objected to this, but
was overruled by the court.
"Mr. Vail was trying to persuade
the mate to go on deck before the
captain came down"
Did he gor'
"No."
"what comment did Mr.. Singleton
make"
HE said he hoped the captain
would come. He wanted a chance to
get at him."
"What happened after thatT'
1.-THE captain came down and order
ed the mate on deck. Mr.. Vail and
the captain got Mr.. Turner to his
ROOM"
"How do you know that?"
ST opened my door,"
"What then?"
Karen came down at 1890. We
went to bed At ten minutes to the
bell rang for Karen. She got up and
put on a wrapper and slippers. She
was grumbling and 1 told her to put
out the light and let me sleep. AS she
opened the door she screamed and fell
back on the floor. Something struck
me on the shoulder. and 1 tainted l
learned later it was the Ak"
Did you hear any sound outside be-
fore you opened the doorT
"a curious cbopping sound. I spoke
of 1t to her. 1t came from the chart
room"
When the girl fell back into the
room did you see any one beyond herr"
81 saw something's couldn't say just
what"
WAS what you saw fgure?"
IL am not certain. 1t was light
almost white"
"Can you not describe it?"
81 am afraid not-except that it seem
ed white"
How tall was it?"
81 couldn't say"
"As tall ne the GIRL 80
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-07
CHAPTER XII.


IND now I come with some hest
"A talon to the trial-hesitatiOn
IN because I relied on NcWhir-
@ ter 10 keep 4 record And
McWhirter. from his notes, appears
10 have been carried away at times
by excitement. and either jotted down
rows Of unintelllGible words or wait
ed until evening and made up his notes,
like a wOman's expense account, from
q memory never noticeable for accu-
racy-
At dawn. the morning after we an
cEored, Charlie Jones reused me, grin
ming.
Friend Of yours over the rail. Les
lie" he said. Wants TO take you
ashore"
knew no one IN Philadelphia ex-
cept the chap who had taken me
yachting once, and I felt pretty GER
tain that he would not associate Les
lie the football player with Leslie the
sailor on the Ella. ! went reluctant
II 20 the rail and looked down. Be
low me, just visible in the river mist
OF the early morning. was a small
boat, from which two men were look
III up OlE VS. III ~ LII LGA-
Hello. old topr' be cried 'Or IS it
yog behind that beardE"
It's I. all right. Mac" I said, some
what huskily. What with seeing him
again. his kindly face behind its
glasses. the cheerful faith in me which
was his contribution 10 our friend
ship-even the way be shook his own
hand in default of mine-my throat
frightened. Here. after all, was home
and a friend.
He looked up at the rail and mo-
Toned 10 a rope that hung there
Get your STUFF and come with Us for
breakfast" be said. You look as if
you hadn't eaten since you left"
I'm afraid 1 cant. Mac"
They're not going 10 hold you, are
they"
For day or so, yes"
Macs reply 10 this was a violent |
resume OF the ancestry and present |
lost condition OF the Philadelphia po- |
lice. ending with a request that ] |
jump over and let them 20 to the |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-07
White Collar Line
Steamer
Helen Blair

Leaves Rock Island for Musca-
tine and Burlington
Every Monday, Wednesday and FRI
day at p. m. connecting at Buriing-
ton with the steamer Keokuk
For Fit. Madison, Keokuk and
Quincy
An excellent 5-Day Vacation Trip,
giving time to see the Great
Keokuk Dam and Lake Cooper
in daylight.
Low Round Trip Fares Ticket office
foot 18th st. TEL. r. .. fse.
w. n. LAMONT. Aat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-07

Eyes, SIR
did the officer on watch remain on
the forecastle headY
"Mr. Schwartz did not; Mr.. Singleton
did mostly, except when he went back
to strike the bells"
Gould Mr.. Singleton have been on 4
deck without you seeing him?"
Yes, If he did not move around or
smoke. could see his pipe lighted"
did yon see his pipe that night?"
mo, SIR
"If you were sick, would you be
likely to smoker"
This question, I believe, was ruled
out.
"In case the wheel of the vessel
were dashed for a short time, what
would happenT'
Depends on the weather. Shed be
likely to come to or fall Off consider
able"
would the lookout know itY'
"Yes, sir"
"How?"
''The sails would show ii, sir"
That closed the proceedings for the
day. The crowd seemed reluctant to
dispense. Turner's lawyers were In
troubled consultation with him. Single
ton was markedly more cheerful, and I
thought the prosecution looked per-
turbed and uneasy. went back to
Jail that night, and dreamed of Elsa
not as had seen her that day. bending
forward, watching every point of the
evidence, but as l had seen her SO
often on the yacht, facing into the salt
breeze as If she loved it, her hands
in the pockets of her short white
Jacket her hair blowing back from her
forehead in damp, close curling rings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-07
'What was its nature?r
soThey wore uuarrelinpn

'cThey were quarreltng."
what did Williams, the butler, give
| you to hide that night?"
"Mr. Turner'S revolver"
what did he say when he gave it
to your
He said to throw 1t overheard or
there would be trouble"
Mrs. Sloane, do you recognize these
two garments?"
He held up a mans dinner shirt and
white waistcoat The stewardess,
who had been calm enough, started
and paled.
"I cannot tell without examining
them They were given to her, and
she looked at them. Yes, have seen
them"
what are they?"
"a shirt and waistcoat Of Mr.. Tur-
ner's."
when did you see them last?"
81 packed them in my trunk when
we left the boat They had been for
gotten when the other trunks were
packed"
Had you washed them?"
mo"
"Were they washed on shipboard?"
"They look like it. They have not
been ironed."
"Who gave them to you to pack in
your trunk?"
Mrs. Johns"
what did you do with them on
reaching New York;"
~ left them in my trunk"
'Why did you not return them to
Mr.. Turner?"
81 was i'll and forgot I'd like to
know what right you have going
through PERSONS things-and taking
what you want!'
The stewardess was excused, the de-
Tense having scored percephhiy. 1t
was clear what line the young Jew
intended to follow.
Oleson, the Swede, was called next
and after the usual formalities:
Where were you between midnight
and 4 a. N. on the morning of Aug.
1872"
'In the crows nest of the Ella"
state what you saw between mid
night and 1 o'clock
II saw Mate Singleton walking on
the forecastle head. Every now and
then he went to the rail. He seemed
to be vomiting. 1t was too dark to see
much. Then he went aft along the
port side of the house and came for
ward again on the starboard side. He
went to where the AK was kept"
where was that?"
Near the starboard corner of the
forward house. All the Turner boats
have an emergency box, with an ak
and other tools, in easy reach. The
officer on watch carried the key"
Gould you see what he was doing:"
mo; but he was fumbling at the box.
heard him"
Where did he go after that?"
HE went aft"
"You could not see him?"
~ didn't look. l thought I saw
something white moving below me.
and 1 was watching it."
This white thing-what did it look
like?"
Like a dog. should say. 1t moved |
about and then disappeared"
How"
~ don't understand"
lover the rail?"
"Oh-no sir. 1t faded away"
Had you ever heard talk among the |
men of the Ella being haunted ship?"
Yes. but not until after I'd signed |
on her"
WAS there some talk of this white
Yes"
Before the murders?"
No. sir; not till after. i guess ! saw
II first"
What did the men say about it,"
They thought it scared Mr.. Schwartz |
overheard. The Elias been unlucky |
as to crews. They cali her a devil !
Ship
Did you see Mr. Singleton on deck |
between 2 and o'clock?"
mo, SIR
The cross examination was very
short:
What sort of night was it,"
VERY dark"
Would the first mate as officer on
watch be supposed to see that the
case you speak of was in |
order2
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-07

tTo be Continued Next Saturday,
Newport daily independent., 1914-07-29
Fatal Disease Among Stock.
Special to Independent.

Little Rock, July 20. w. G.
Shake of Hickory Ridge, Cross
county reports to the Depart
ment of Agriculture an outbreak
of a fatal disease among stock
in that vicinity. From the sym
toms given, it is not anthrax,
but is believed to be distemper,
One farmer within the last week
has lost eight head of horses
There is also reported a num-
Der of cases of cholera among
the hogs near Cotton Plant.
Commissioner ascribes the dis
eases among horses, causing
such great loss in several coun-
ties, to dry food, poor water, and
hard work in hot weather, indi-
rectly brought about by the ex-
'cessive dry weather.
Newport daily independent., 1914-07-29
In ' y IN
o. HERE AND THERE. a.
9If 81
Vic G C C c C c. C c C C 6 C Gil

Knox mends shoes cheap, Ill
Walnut street. diff.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Williams
of Jacksonport were here this
morning for a few hours.
u are next-shines 5 cents
Sisson's Billiard Parlcr. Adm
Percy Martin arrived this af-
ternoon from Memphis to visit
his sister, Mrs. George M. Sink.
Toilet Paper at Prices Book
store. 94btf
Bruce Graham of Texarkana
is here on business for q few
days.
Try Virtues Little Liver Pills
at the City Drug Store. 69btf
Newport daily independent., 1914-07-29
To Owners of "F0rd" Auto
mobiles.

We have a Special Combined
policy that covers loss from fire
theft, collision, liability and
property damage, for an annual
premium of $42.50. Let us ex-
plain it to you.
Phillips & Ferguson Agency.
96b7t.
Newport daily independent., 1914-07-29

Mr.. and Mrs, w. T. Branson of
st. Louis are guests at the Ha-
Eel hotel today.
Mrs. Allie Turner of Poplar
Bluff, Mo-, is the guest of Miss
Willie Howell.
Postmaster George R. Hays of
Newport spent Tuesday in the
city on business and in company
with County Clerk Lucius Pix
! ington, spent this morning look
ing over the new postoffice site
and other parts of the city =
Searcy Citizen.
John w. Wallace made bust
ness trip in the vicinity of Oily
plant and Bradford today.
Mrs. T. H. bearing, Mrs. B.
L. Adams and Mrs. Ella Melon
aid of Newark were here yester-
day going to Brinkley to visi'
relatives.
Learn to swim-buy water
wings and float like a duck. For
lsale at I. d. Prices. 94btf
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Best and
children of Cherry Valley are
here on a visit to his brother,
DR.. A. L. Best and family of the
East Side.
Drayage Of all kinds handled
promptly. Phone No. 10. -
Chester Robinson. 18dtf.
| Miss Lola Harris arrived home
yesterday afternoon from a WIS.,
it to her grandmother at Cleve-
land, Tennessee.
Harvey Kidd, formerly with
the Kelly Lumber Co., of this
city, but now travelling out of
Memphis, was here this morn
ing meeting his many friends.
John T. Laird of Memphis,
who has been visiting his bro
Their and sister, r. F. Laird and
Mrs. Virginia Hobgood, left for
his home this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sink of
Johnstown spent the day here
yesterday with their son, Geo.
M. Sink, and family.
All kinds of household goods,
new and second hand, sold at
auction on Front street every
Saturday.. Billiard. Goblin
A picnic party to Bergen lake
today chaperoned by Mrs. J. T.
Umsted and Miss Eva Graham
was composed of Misses Myrtle
and Louise Kitchens, Leone, UNI
sted, Dick Brown, Martie Paul,
Boswell Umsted, Bruce Bran
non and j. T. Umsted, Jr.
Newport daily independent., 1914-07-29
Deafness Cannot BE Cured

oy local applications. as they cannot reach the dis
eased portion of the ear There Is only one way L
cure deafness and that Is by constitutional remedies
Deafness is caused by an infamed condition of The
mucous lining of the Eustacban Tube When thi
tube is infamed you have a rumhling sound i'm
perfect hearing. and when 1t IS entirely closed. Deaf
ness Is the result and unless the Inflammation be
take out and this tube restored 10 its Normal cond
ION. hearing VIII be destroyed forever; nine cases
gut OF ten caused by CatarTh, which is nothing
out an innalned condition OF the mucous surfaces.
We viii give One Hundred Dollars for any case Of
Deafness ,cansed by eataFrh) that cannot be cured
ay Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars. free.
+, J. CHENEY 4 CO.. Toledo o
Sold by Druggists To-.
8aSs Rails Family File for eoastpatioR.
Newport daily independent., 1914-07-29
Notice.

Owing to the advances in pro-
visions we are compelled to adj
vance all meals to IS cents, be-
ginning August LIST.
99d3 The Camille Cafe.
Newport daily independent., 1914-07-29
WEATHER FORECAST.

Tonight and Thursday proba-
bly, cloudy.
Newport daily independent., 1914-07-29

ready 1OT lllSpSCllOll' V01 pa
tronage invited. 84btf.
Mrs. Augusta J. Lynch arriy-
led this afternoon from Cotton
Plant on a visit to her daughter,
Mrs. G. E. Hipolite.
Regal $500 and $500 Ok
fords, $1.95-Discontinued lasts.
-Berger's. 96d2
Miss Hattie Holland arrived
from st. Louis on No. 8 yester
day to visit her uncle, r.. t.
Robertson and family.
/. D. Price for fish gigs, min
now seines, hoop nets, tram nets
and all kinds of fishing tackle.
94btf.
Miss Kate Harder is expected
home the latter part of the week
from Edmond, Oklahoma.
Cedar Fence Posts, Sash,
Doors, Lumber, Shingles, Brick
and Cement.-Hubert's Lumber
Yard, lower end Front st. 33btf
Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Davis Of
Poplar Bluff, Mo-, were guests at
the Hazel hotel last night.
Nice grapes, peaches and
cooking apples at Bowen's Cash
Store. OOd6
MIR. and Mrs. Emanuel Mayer
are in from Grubbs spending the
day.
A little daughter was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. James Caldwell of
the East Side Tuesday morning.
Phone us your orders for fry
ing size chickens, delivered to
your home.-Dyer's Market.
IO1d3t
Mrs. H. r. Osborne and child
of Morrilton, who have been Wis
ting her sister, Mrs. C. r. Vir-
tue, left this morning for Mis-
souri, for further visit.
Bathing suits at I. D. Prices.
Mems size 75c; boys sizes 35c.
Sent by parcel post, prepaid at
these prices. 94btf.
Mrs. J. D. Parks and little son,
Jack, left this morning for
Portageville, Mo, to visit her
old home.
25 per cent discount of Kauga
guaranteed hose for one week.
Bowen's Cash Store. 98d6
Miss Carrie Schott of Little
Rock was here yesterday going
to Batesville to visit her uncle,
Henry Schott.
Wanted-Men to call on far
mers and sell automatic farm
gates. See w. B. Washburn,
Ards boarding house, 1923 Main
list. Telephone 277. GODS
Phone us your orders for fry
ING size chickens. delivered To
your home-Dyer's Market.
01d3t.
Call Sam Denty about the Va
cuum Cleaner, the only sanitary
way. Telephone lit. 304dtf
Red Cross Ball Blue should be
in every home. Ask your groc-
err for it. Large 2oz. package, 5
cents. b1m.
Mrs. H. C. Patton and child
rem arrived home Monday even
ing from Hugo, Oklahoma,
where she was celled by the i'll
ness of her mother, whom she
left much improved.
Oak and hickory wood any
size load for sale. Special prices
on car lots. Jno. r. Loftin, Jr.
Phone SO. 59dtf. |
Jos. M. Berger, Jr., returned |
ON No, 3 this afternoon from a
few days business trip and visit |
to his mother at Jonesboro.
S. E. Free of r. F. d. No. 3, |
was here today to meet his wife |
who was returning from a visit |
to relatives at Little Rock
Dr.. A. G. Pierce of Jonesboro,
formerly of Yazoo City, Missis-
SinTi Spant TueSdav in thic cifv |
Newport daily independent., 1914-07-29

All up-to-date housekeepers
use Red Cross Ball Blue. 1t
makes the clothes clean and
sweet as when new. All Groc-
ers. b1ms
Hotel queensware and glass
ware at Bowen's Cash Store,
92d6
Williams news., 1914-06-11

It is said that some of the saloons, not all of them, are violat ing both the town ordinances and the state laws. Some of them in- fringe on the midnight closing or dirance and the same ones and others permit women and minors to resort in their places of business which is violation of Section 254 of the state laws. It is reported on good authority that the evidence of such violations as being gathered and will be used against them when it comes time to renew their licenses. The section referred to reads as follows:
 "1t shall be unla, ful for the owner of any saloon wi hin the state of Arizona to permit any woman or minor to loiter in any saloon or in any room or apart ment, except in the lobby of a legitimate hotel, opening from or into any saloon within the state of Arizona.
Williams news., 1914-06-11
Midnight Closing

The Initiative Ordinance for midnight closing carried with a majority so large that it showed that the people are decidedly in favor of the measure. It is now up to the council and the Marshal to see that this ordinance is strict ly enforced. If the enforcement of this ordinance necessitates the ad- dition of night marshal to the towns police force, the council will have the people back it in creating this office. Some of the saloons are cooperating in the enforcement of this ordinance. It is rumored that others are not. Any saloon that fails to obey the law should have it's license revoked by both town and county. Data is now being compiled showing the atti- tude and conduct of the local aloons.
Williams news., 1914-06-11
Time to Disband


 The News has been informed that the Williams team disbanded after the game last Sunday. Itwas time that they should disband. The business men of Williams have been liberal in their support of he team and the games that have been put up so far this season and par ticularly the last game, stand as a betrayel cf the trust put in the Ball Club. If we are to have ball team and play ball let us have clean sport. Let the conduct of the members be such as to be a positive credit to the town. The conduct of some of the players Sunday and at previous games was not such.
 When we start the Nati nal game again, let us start right. Our home boys furnish the safest to build upon.