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to attempt to take the stand. This afternoon her testimony offered at her first trial was read. The defense announced today that it's testimony would be all in Monday noon and Judge R. c. Allen stated that he would prepare his instructions tomor- row to hurry the trial. Mrs. H. M Beam, a neighbor of the defendant was the star witness for the defense today and her testimony was un- shaken by the Tulsa prosecutor Guy Mackenzie and Joe Baker .are serving life sentences for alleged part in the death of Reuter-.
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SOLDIER A SUICIDE.

Leavenworth, Kas., Jan. 24.-Rath- CT than suffer the humiliation of be- ing tried by court martial on a per jury charge, Morgan c. Hall, a private at Fort Leavenworth shot and killed himself today.
 Hall was charged with perjury for testimony he gave at the trial of an army officer.
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state and the defendant. as the evl uence and the law required they should be served.
 attorney X. O. Pindall, former gov. ernor of the state, opened the argu- ment Tor the defense, and he spoke Tor more than two hours. He also went over the evidence in the case, applied that to the view of the case the defense offered and connected the array of evidence as closely as could be consistent, and offered as his version that it could but be ap- parent to all that in the struggle that took place for the pistol in the Woman's room, it had been discharg- ed and that the first shot had not alone killed the woman, but had de thToned the reason of Wooman. In closing he made an impassioned plea to the jury to send Ben Woolman back to his daughter, who had re- mained with him in his diversity, that her influences might help him to obliterate all of the miserable past of this case.
 Attorney A. J Murphy of this city did not talk long before the jury but he did outline the evidence. delin- cate it, and offer it is a most favor able light to the defense in the cause. He gave particular stress to the evi- dence of Woolman as to the transac- tions in the room where the shooting took place, showing that the evidence of the defendant followed that of Hull as long as consistent, and that in the final summary of the whole, it was evident that the shooting had taken place just as nearly as recited by the defendant as it was possible for the human mind to record facts under such conditions
 Col. George w Murphy said the last word for the defense. He re- viewed the evidence and then he dealt considerably with the insanity view of the case, setting before the jury that this was not the defense in the action nor was necessary as a defense, but that it was apparent to him from the evidence that the shooting had been accidental in the grappling for a pistol, and that the nervousness and the excitable condi- tion of Woolman was only offered to show that he was irresponsible for statements and for actions after he had been consumed with a shock that had dethroned his personal con- trol Col. Murphy urged that Wool man had many times before taken the pistol from the woman to pre- vent a tragedy and that this was just another such incident, until that terrible mcment when the pistol in some manner became discharged and the bullets entered her body
 Prosecuting Attorney Witt closed for the state, and he had the benefit of a recess for supper to prepare himself He had unlimited time, and he went over the whole of the states case with care and precision, an swering the arguments that had been offered by the defense, and setting forth the states contention of frs degree murder with much stress. He pronounced the murder as the cul- imitation of a debauch and that there was nothing of fact on which to jus tify such a tragedy, therefore, the insanity and the other defenses brought up by the able attorneys for the defendant but none of 'hem sup ported on the evidence that had been adduced. when that evidence was taken as a whole to determine what took place on the morning the terri ble tragedy was enacted.
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SAYRES ARRIVE HOME.

Washington Jan 24-The family circle at the White House was com plete tonight for the first time in two months. Mir and Mrs. Francis Bowes Sayre reached Washington late today after two months honeymoon trip in Europe. They came back to the executive mansion as inconspicuous- ly as they left it on the night of the wedding.
 The young couple expect to spend few days here before going to their home at Willamstown, Mass.
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ELLIOTT RESIGNS.

Boston, Jan. 24.--Howard Elliott, chairman of the board of the New Pork, New Haven and Hartford rail road company, resigned today as chairman and member of the board of directors of the Boston and Maine railroad. MT. Elliott explained that he wished to retire, in view of ne gotiations existing between Attorney General McReynolds and the New Haven Company concerning the SO called dissolution of the New Haven system.
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MATRIMONIAL FRAUD.

Tos Angeles, Jan. 24.-Charged with having defrauded scores through his proposed $4,00O,OOO Pan-Ameri- can recreation tower" to be erected in San Francisco, c. II. Knight was arrested here today
 Knight. it was charged defrauded stockholders in the concern. He nromised men positions and women ,n otrimonv in case they subscribed to stock in the tower, which he said would he erected by July 10, 1915 according to complaints made against him.
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We, the jury. find the defendant guilty of involuntary manslaughter, and fix his punishment at two years in the state penitentiary.
 After two hours Of deliberation last night the jury in the case of the state against Ben Woolman, who kill ed Mrs Deborah Welborn in this city last February. brought dhe above verdict inlo circuit court last night at II o'clock
 Woolman had returned to the court room some time before the jury made its report after taking his departure when the jury retired, and being gone fir some little time He sat at tae end of the attorneys table and watch ed closely the jury as it filed before Me court. and when the verdict was rcad did not indicate any particular surprise either way,
 lie had been under a bond of $l0,- 0Oo and had been at liberty for some months
 The verdict came in the nature of a surprise to many who had followed the evidence closely and speculated on the result. The case was considered in a measure parallel with enc that was tried in the court here a year ago. and which resulted in the death penalty being imposed by the jury
 "Tho verdict is something of sur prise to me" said. Prosecuting At torney Witt after it was announced. lie did not speak in a criticar manner of thc jury. but merely indicated that his opinion had pointed to a much higher measure of punishment for the defendant
 Incidentally the state closed its ease very strong. Mir Witt had the entire evening session to his argu- ment of the case, and he went over all the ground thoroughly. making strong demand of the jury to fulfill it's part of the scheme of court pro- cedure that was made necessary be- fore the ends of justice could be served.
 The jury was given the last charge by the court at 9 o'clock, and Judge Gotham held court open patiently un- tii about 10.S0 o'clock, when the de- putty in charge came into court to gel fine Hull evidence for the jury. Judge Gotham gave the evidence to the deputy to be taken to the jury room after consulting attorneys for both sides, but he also sent an admonitlon to the jury that he would hold the night session of court open only until II o'clock.
 Before the time limit was up m fact about ten minutes before, there was heard a general pushing back CT the heavy chairs in the jury room@ and few minutes later the deputy led the jury into the court room
 The arguments in the case were opened by Attorney Arthur Cobb one of the younger members of the par who acquitted himself with much credit and received congratulations from many. The young man hau been assisting Prosecuting Attorney Witt in conducting the states case and not only in the argument ne made but in some of the cross-eN- animation that he conducted did ne show keen insight into legal al- iairs and develop some interestlhs points. He argued the evidence III the case applied it to the law ana then took up and surveyed the held Of the defense with a critical eye and closed with a splendid and ear nest appeal for the application "l the law to this defendant in Keeping with the consciences of the jurors who had sworn they would serve the
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WHEN LEFT ALONE FOR A MO- MENT YESTERDAY MORNING
 HE MADE HIS GETAWAY.
HELPED FROM THE OUTSIDE
Friends of the Steerer of Frank p. Fox in This City Had Planned to Make a Visit to Him in Little Rock Hospital This Morning.

Little Rock Ark, Jan. 24-Herbert Coons, alias "The Brass Kid" under sentence of five years in the state penitentiary, escaped from the state hospital for nervous diseases today, Coons was convicted of having aided in swindling Frank P. Fox of Terre Haute. Ind, out of $2O,000 in a Hot Springs gambling house about year ago.
 At the penitentiary Coons' actions were so strange as to cause his traus- fer to the asylum Left unwatched at the asylum for a moment this morning, Coons prompetly disappear ed Asylum officials believe he had outside aid in escaping.
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The above news from Little Rock, which reached the city early last evening, was accepted as quite sur prise ot friends of '@The Brass Kid" who had made arrangements to make a visit to him in Little Rock today and see how he was getting along. Brass evidently had been awaiting the opportunity he got yesterday morning and when he saw that op- portunlty he grasped it and made good his escape.
 Brass" was the most interesting of all the characters in the famous swindle cases tried in this county. He was the only one of the accused to be tried, and he received the full punishment under the law, five years. He took the stand and made most frank witness as to the part of the work he did in bringing to this city Frank P. Fox, the Terre Haute mil lionaire, who was swindled out of S20. 900 at a roulette wheel in the In- diana Club.
 Brass pretended to be crazy for some time, and when brought into court would stare vacantly and re- fuse to converse with his attorneys. He later decided to talk and took the stand in his own defense. He was sent to the state penitentiary and later to the farm, where he was at work when the cases were Ttied In Montgomery county, and went there as a witness.
 He returned to the state convict farm, and remained there until he was examined by Dr. Green and oth- CT ex erts on mental conditions, and wit&odt hesitation they pronounced him insane, and he was transferred to the state asylum for nervous dis eases where he was confined until yesterday, when he made his escape.
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REUTER- CASE CLOSING.
Woman Accused of Murder Will Not
 Take the Witness Stand.

Bartlesvile, Okao Jan. 24.-Mrs. Laura M. Reuter-, on trial for com plfcity in the murder of her husband, Chas. r. Reuter-, will not take the stand in her own defense because of her illness. Mrs. Reuters attorneys and physicians said it would he ex- tremely dangerous for the defendant
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THE JURY.

. The jury in the Woolman case . . was peculiar in that it contain ( z ed a majority of the jury, or { . seven members, from three fam { z lilies. There are three sets of {
 . brothers: John Kemp, w. M. {
 . Kemp and Sim Kemp; J. A { | Bounds and C. w. Bounds;; l.. . R. Otwell and w. T. Otwell The { . others of the jury are John Farr, . John Albright, R. A. Fixes, T. : A. Ballard and I. B. Forbes.
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TWO YEARS
 FOR WOOLMAN
JURY REDUCES THE CHARGE AGAINST MRS. WELBoRN'S
 SLAYER TO MINIMUM.
VERDICT SURPRISE TO MANY

Close Followers of the Case Had ParalleIed the Evidence With That of Former Trial of Similar Nature and Expected Heavier Penalty.
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CLAIMS SHE WAS ROBBED.
Woman Giving Hot Springs Address
 Has Bad Luck in Chicago Hotel.

Chicago, Jan. 24.-Mrs Alice Me Lean, wife of hotel and cafe propri- etor in Hot Springs, Ark, on Sunday asked Mrs Marie A. Harris, jewell er's wife. tt spend the night with her at the Grath Pacific hotel.
 She will 3ppear against Mrs. Harris
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w BATH FER
 20 R E ( A ST

Washington, Jan. 24.-Forecast for Arkansas: Fair Sunday; colder in east and south; Monday unsettled.
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MEET THE HIGH
 COST OF LIVING

One way to meet the high cost of living is to spend more time studying the advertisements in your morning newspaper In that way you will learn where to spend your money and get the best possible value.
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At West Town Street.

At the West Town street school there were Memorial day exercises Friday afternoon. All the pupils of the four rooms were in the senior room. The patriotic songs Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean, Tramp, Tramp, the Boys Are Marching, The Star Spang1ed Ban- ne,- and in closing, America, were giv- en. The Gettysburg Speech, The Blue and the Gray, Captain, My Captain, were recited in concert and the Salute to the Flag was given
 The commander of Sedgwick post Orrin M. Price, told most interesting 1y of how he came to enlist at the age of 16, of his experiences during the war, of the time spent up the Missis- sippi river. For over a year he was color bearer, and he showed bits of the silk flag carried from Connecticut all through the years of the war. Genuine confederate money the ehil- dren saw, this was the only money in use in the south from 1861 to 1885. Friday morning MT. Price had received from Colonel Gale a s5 bank note of the Thames bank issue May ', 1S49. Accompanying it was a card saving: "On the back is this notation, Reed from union soldier in part payment of food" The bill has just drifted back from its wanderings, MT Price said, and will now be kept at Buckingham Memorial.
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Miss Mabel s. Webb. the drawing teacher, reached the building Friday morning and opened the door of the senior room. she was greeted by Good morningp' in concert from the pupils of the five rooms gathered to meet her. Principal Tarbox said a few words al- luding to her going away and the sense of loss that would be felt by them all, that their best wishes went with her. Then he presented a camera, the gift of the pupils, and the school flag from the senior class. He expressed the hope that when she looked through the reverse of the glass she would see clearly pleasant pictures of her asso- citations with the Town street school
 Miss Webb was genuinely surprised and pleatsed. In response she alluded to her being the senior teacher in point of time, that her first teaching was there. She spoke of being in one of the schools this week when the teacher was using camera and of wishing to own one. and Of this coincidence.
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Memorial Exercises.


 Friday afternoon the Memorial ex- ercises consisted of an interesting talk by Commanders o. M. Price, songs and recitatiens. The songs were Tribute tosthe Brave, Flag of the Free and America; What DoesssIt Mean? Miss Jessie Hitchon: Little Mans Ride, Miss Roina Allyn; Sheridan's Ride, school. Mir. Price told the pupils that they had given him the subject of his address, Shcridans' Ride. I was in the Shenan- doah valley when Sheridan rode un he began, We had been routed out of camp that morning, our piekets were captured without the sound of a gun. Seisel and Hunter had come with small forces and had been driven back. Forces we're concentrating aud ane of tffe hardest battles of the war at Winchester had just been fought, We were in marching order when shots eaBie frem the rear. soldiers we're rushing through eur lines, and We rushed Eith them for gxe miles, re- treat yeu would call it, Finally we Ined up in order locking down inte a valley ave saw cur batteries and cav aires fefnaing g line. Then way down the read We saw General Sheridan rid ing up. After he reached us the word .'FofWardl, was given. Every regi- ment in the line. miles long. was form=
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Thuf0day night Uncle Sy,s variety troupe went to Taftville and gave an excelbent concert at Flowerland fair. Ek1ch number was well rendered. win ninG generous applause. The pro- gramne follows: Opening chorus. Vel come Tonight, company; Uncle Sy, Old Home Amt What It Used to Be; Miss Kelly, Irish Eyes Are Smiling; duet, Candle Lights Are Cleaning, Sisters Emma and Sarah; solo. Tell Me That You Love Me, Aunt Eliza; Maryland, Sister Hannah; Heart of a City, Sister Matttaa; Dream Days Brother Henry: comic duet, oTiida and Sammie bone solo, Brother Rastus; chorus, Victory Crowns the Day, and America, com pany.
 The company was composed of mem bers of St. Mary's choir and friends, as follows: Uncle Sy, J. P Brown: Miss Kelly, Miss Ffdelis Donahoe: Sa- rah, Della Marshall; Emma, Madeline Gallagher; Aunt Eliza, Mrs. R.. J. Jo- Matilda, Miss Antonia Rabitaile; Brother Henry, Jack Magready; Tilda, Miss M. J. MiIner; Samnie, John Roy; 'Rastus. Joe Allard; chorus, Una Don ahoe, Renelda Hines, Irene Roy, Mrs. John Woods, Arthur Roy, Jr.. Arthur Roy, Sr.. A E. Ravenelle, Joseph Ar pin, Teresa and Sullivan. Miss Anna Dunn gave . monologue on woman s rights which excited continuous 1aughter. Miss Nellie V. Milner was pianist for the company
 Mrs. Hugh Miller of New York is visiting her aunt. Mrs. Delwin w. Martin, of Railroad street
 The majority of the local stores will be closed all day today. Memorial day. The poStoffice will be open from a. m. to II a. m. p. m. to D. m, and . ?. m to ' p. m
 Strawberry Festival.
 The members of the Ladies' Aid so- ciety of the M. E. church gave a very successful strawberry festival and concert in Sprague hall Wednesday evening.
 Mrs. William Laya1lie of Moosup was . recent guest of her sons, J. w. and Henry Lavallie.
 Father and Son Fined.
 Peter Duquette and his son were brought before Justice Thomas F. Kelly Thursday afternoon at the local court They were charged with as- saalting man named Goyette, who has been since sent to jail. Lawyer F. NJ Douglas for the state showed that the accused had committed a seri- ous deed. in that they had assaulted a peaceful man. Justice Kelly fined the elder Duquette So and costs and the son S3 and costs, the total being S19 91 which the father paid, although very unwillingly, and with mutterings about appealing the case. F. G. Logan prosecuted the case.
 Frank Love is spending Saturday and Sunday at his home in, Pascoag.
 The fremen brought out their hose Thursday evening and gave some of The streets good wetting, serving to lay the dust.
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PLAINFIELD
Improvements at Eaton Residence
 Losses Through Forest Fire.


 John Newton has finished two first class chimneys and concrete walk for Luther Eaton which make a great improvement on his residence (for1n- eriy the old Bradford home) on Main street This Is one of the most at fT7ctivs homes on this beautiful street
 Caterpillars are two numerous to mention. The trees are being eaten uu and the catarpiiiars are crawling ex- erywhere- indoors and out, and what will the harvest be next year
 Miss Mae Kennedy teacher at ITnion hall. had pretty May basket Thurs day from some of her little folks
 There was d serious fire west of tha station Wednesday that burned oyer. a large tract of wood and sprout land beIoffsing to various owners, besides burning a barn. grainery and other buildings belonging to a man who is in the grain business. A quantity of grain was destroyed.
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ed. The eighth army corps was sent around to the right while our corps, the 18th. marched straight forward. We fought the enemy back over the same ground that we had travelled un- til we reached that night our camping place of the morning. We recaptured our guns and took 45 guns from the enemy. The soldiers would have died for Sheridan. When he said For ward!" it seemed to go like magic through the lines.
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pseoratsd Graxas.

Mrs. Thurston B. Barber of Peck's Corner took trolley trip to Jewett City Thursday, then by carriage to Griswold, where in Pachaug cemetery she placed roses and carnations on the graves of her husband, children and parents. also on the tomb of her Colo nil and Revolutionary ancestor. Gen. John Tyler. for Memorial day.
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The com n4encement exercises of the Westerly Riqh school will ha held in

The commencement exercises of the Westerly High school will be held in the town hall on the afternoon Of June 25. There are over thirty in the graduating class and these honors haN e been announced: Adelaide A keliar, valedtctorian; Hannah A. Stliman, saIutatoffan, Raymond B. Hea tii, speaker; Herner.5 E. ChapreH, orator; A. Martin Randall, poet, Pauline Nj. Cooke, muslcian: Joseph H. Randall, Prophet. Gertrude B. Briggs. his- torian.
 The committee on graduation and reception is composed of J. PeelkhaIn, ", Smith. I, Smith. P. Ceeke and A. Brown. Tine class picnic will Bs held June as and will be arranged by Nj, Randall, I, Woods, W. Flynn, T, Lar kin and H. Newten. The banquet will be held Saturday, June g7.. and the eahmit5ee for that event is F. Heath, II. fapef. +. Ryan, El. Batter aad H. 'e,haRPeil. fine 1915 class has adopted the mersa. Aitius, Efiam Aitius Higher. Still Higher. Rev John G. Duttsa will preach the baeeaiaureate sermon Sunday afternoen, June ,21, in the Bread Street Christian church.
 The winners of the Martha G. Bas eeeis5 prize essays will be announeed at the graduating exercises. The es- says we're written in the seh8el room May f5 and $ and tine sasjeefs from which selections were made afei The
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Collected Many Flowers.

During May Christine Macdonald brought the largest number of differ ent wild flowers for the collection in the intermediate room of the Town street school.
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Will Attend Reunion.

Dr. E. J. Jones of Bliss place will leave Sunday for Baltimore to attend the reunion of the class of 1904 of the University of Maryland, of which class he was a member.
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Moves D. Chase, now in Eagleviue is at his home on Otrobando avenue fo, Memorial day and. Sunday
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PiainxiIie-A Lonergan Corn ciub has been formed in this town through the interest of Postmaster Peter Prior.
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Mrs. Emul Marx of New Haven came Friday to visit her sister, Mrs. William Stott. Of Otrobando avenue.
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Commercial importance of the Panama Ganal: The Development of the Ma tional Resources of Alaska: The Pres ent Status of the Movement for In ternationad Peace: The Value of Good Roads toIthe Community; The Growth ana Development of Agriculture in the United States; The Literary Club --Johnson's Club; Dorr's Rebellion: The Appreciation of Music.