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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-02

The mines Of America are not of the floating
variety, but they are warranted just as deadly.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-02

1t should not be difficult to tell whether or
not cargo of sauerkraut is destined for
neutral
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-02

Never bet on a sure thing unless
YOU can afford to lose.
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E. N. HOLMES, Hilo businessman
is reportedlas numbered with the pas:
sengers due at the port next Tuesday
morning in the Matsonia
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fNQ1dlO1gj'I..

MISS ANNA N. PARIS IS expected
will return ito the city in the Matsonia
next Tuesday morning. ~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-11

subdued since the Developments of that
first day of the trial. sat mostly in his
own room and had twice brought me a
bunch of jonquils as a peace Offering.
He had the kettle boiling when L got
home.
You have had a number of visitors"
he said. "Our young friend Howell
has been here. and Mr.. Holcombe has
arrived and has Il man in his room"
Mr. Holcombe came down moment
after. with his face beaminG.
Il think We've got him, Mrs. Pit
man" he said. The jury won't even
go out of the box
But further than that he would not
explain. He said he had n witness
locked in his room. and he'd be glad of
supper for him. as they'd both come
4 long way. And he went out and
bought some oysters and Il bottle or
two of beer. But as far as l know he
kept him locked up all that night in
the second story front room. l don't
think the man knew he was Il prisoner.
| went in to turn down the bed. and
he was sitting by the window. reading
the evening papers account of the
trial-an elderly gentleman. rather pro-
1eSSlonal looking.
Mr.. Holcombe slept on the upper
landing of the hall that night, rolled
in 4 blanket-not that / think his wit
ness even thought of escaping, but the
little man WAS taking no chances
At s O'Clock that night the bell rang
1t WAS Mr.. Howell. / admitted him
myself. and he followed me back to the
dining room. | had not seen him for
several weeks. and the change in him
startled me. He was dressed careful
ly. but his eyes were sunken in his
head. and he looked as if he had not
slept for days.
Mr.. Reynolds had gone upstairs, not
finding me socially inclined
You haven't been sick. Mr.. Howell.
have YOU | asked.
"Oh. 10. I'm we'll enough. I've been
travelling about. Those Internal sleep
ing cars
His voice trailed off, and I saw him
looking ut my mothers picture. with
the jonquils beneath.
That's curious he said. going
closer. lit looks almost like Ida
My mother" | said simply.
Have You seen her lately:"
My mother" 1 asked. startled.
NO, Ida"
II saw her few days ago"
Here
Yes: she came here. Mr.. Howell.
two weeks ago. She looks badly-as
II she is worrying" !
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-11
"Not-about me-" he asked eagerly.

"Not-about me?' he asked eagerly.
Yes. about you. What possessed
You to 20 away as you did: When
my-bro-when her uncle accused you
of something you ran away instead of
facing things like man
Il was trying to find the one person
who could clear me, Mrs. Pitman.'
He sat back. with his eyes closed Ee
looked i'll enough TO be in bed.
And you succeeded"
NO
l thought perhaps he had not been
eating. and | offered him food. as /
had once before. But he refused it.
with the ghost of his boyish smile
I'm hungry. but its not food
want l want to see her he said.
l sat down across FROM him and
tried to mend Il tablecloth, but l colEld
not sew l kept seeing those tvs
young things, each sick for a sight CO
the other. and. from wishing they
could have Il minute together, got TO
planning it for them.
Perhaps" 1 said finally, 'ff you
want it very much
Very much.'
And if you will sit quiet ;nd stop
tapping your fingers together until you
drive me crazy l might contrive it for
you For FIVE minutes l said. Not
Il second longer
He came right over and put his arms
around me.
who are you. anyhow" he said.
"You who turn to the world the frozen
mask of Union street boarding house
landlady, who are a gentlewoman by
every instinct and training and girl
at heart? Who are YOU
I'll tell you what l am, l said
I'm romantic old fool, and you'd
better let me do this quickly BEFORE
change my mind"
lie freed me Mt that, but he followed
to the telephone and stood by while l
got Ida He was in Il perfect frenzy
of anxiety. turning rcd and white by
turns. and in the middle of the con
yersation taking the receiver bodily
from me and holding it to his own ear
She said she thought she could get
away: she spoke guardedly rs if Alma
were near, but l gathered that she
would come as soon as she could. ana.
from the way her voice broke. kaeW
she was as excited as the boy be
side me.
She came. heavily coated and yelled
at quarter after 10 that night. and l
took her back TO the dining room
where he was waiting. He did not
make a move toward her. but stood
there with his very lips white. looking
at her. And at first she did not make
a move either. but stood and gazed ut
him. thin and white, Il wreck OF him
self. Then:
Ell she cried. and ran around the
table TO him as he held out his arms.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-11
RACKAcRE 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.
Deans 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.
Il 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 Well
Price soc. at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-:he same that
Mr.. Schroeder had. Foster-Milburn
Co. Props.. Buffalo. n. Y.-(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-11

FORE .. he said To bring breakfast
FOR one His wife had gone away. I
asked II She was not III. and he said
no: that she had gone away early:
that he had rowed her 70 Federal
street. and that she would be back
Saturday. Il was shortly after that
that the dog Peter brought in one OF
Mrs. Ladley's slippers. water soaked"
You recognized the slipper
Positively. had seen it often"
what did You do with liz"
81 took il TO Mr.. LndIcy."
What did he say?"
He said at first that II was not hers.
Then he said if 1t was she would never
wear it again-and then added-be-
cause it was ruined"
Did he offer any statement as to
where his wife was:''
NO. sir; not at that time. Before he
had said she had gone away for a few
days"
Tell the jury about the broken
knife
The dog found it floating in the par
Tor with the blade broken"
You had not left it downstairs?"
NO. sir ! had used it upstairs the
night before and left it on mantel OF
the room 1 was using as a temporary
kitchen"
Was the door of this room locked?'
NO. 1t was standing open"
Were you not asleep in this room?
Yes"
You heard no one come in?'
NO one-until Mr. Reynolds reused
me-"
Where did you find the blade?"
''Behind the bed in Mr.. I.adley's
room"
What else did you find in the
ROOM
wlshstand; also my onyx clock was
missing"
Where was the clock when the Lad
leys We're moved up into this ROOM"
"On the mantel. wound il just be-
fore they came upstairs"
when YOU saw Mrs. Ladley on Sun
dry did she say she was going away"
NO. sir
Did you see any preparation for
journey
The black and white dress was laid
out on the bed and small bag. She
said she was taking the dress 10 the
theater to lend TO Miss Hope"
is that all she said?''
NO. She said she'd been wishing
her husband would drown; that he was
a Gend'
1 could see that my testimony had
made an impression.
The slipper. the rope, the towel and
the knife and blade were produced in
court. and / Identified them all. They
made noticeable impression on the
jury. Then Mr.. Llewellyn. the lawyer
for the defense. cross examined me.
rs it not true. Mrs. Pitman." he
said, that many articles. particularly
shoes ard slippers. are found floating
around during lood?"
Yes" / admitted.
Now. you say the dog found this
slipper floating in the hall and brought
it to you. Are you sure this slipper I
belonged to Jennie Brice!"
she wore it l presume 1t belonged
to her.
'.Ahem, Now, Mrs. Pitman. after the
Ladleys had been moved TO the upper
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-11

much on the afternoon OF the third
day.
The defense called. first of all. Eliza
Shaeffcr She told of woman an
swering the general description of Jen-
ME Brice having spent two days at
the Shaeffer farm mt Horner. Being
shown photographs of Jennie Brice.
she said she thought it was the same
woman, but was not certain. She told
further of the woman leaving unex-
pectedly on Wednesday of that week
from Thornville. on cross exaInina-
ton being shown the small photo
graph which SIR. Graves had shown
me. she identified the woman in the
group rs being the woman in question.
As the face was in shadow. knew it
more by the dress and hat. She de-
scribed the black and white dress and
the hat with red trimming.
The defense then called me. I had
TO admit that the dress and hat as
described were almost certainly the
ones / had seen on the bed in Jennie
Brice's room the day before she dis
appeared. l could not say definitely
whether the woman in the photograph
was Jennie Brice or not; under a mag
nifyinc glass thought it might be-
Defense called Jonathan Alexander,
q druggist who testified that on the
night in question he had been reused
Mt half past by the prisoner. who
had said his wife was i'll. and had pur
chased a bottle of proprietary remedy
from him. His Identification was abb
solute.
The defense called Jennie Brice's
sister. and endeavored to prove that
Jennie Brice had had no such scar.
1t was shown that she was on init
mate terms with her family and would
hardly have concealed an operation of
any gravity from them.
The defense scored that day. They
had shown that the prisoner had told
the truth when he said he had gone to
pharmacy for medicine that night
for his wife. and they had shown that
a woman. answering the description
of Jennie Brice, spent two days in n
town called Horner, and had gunc
from there on Wednesday after the
crime. And they had shown that this
woman was attired as Jennie Brice
had been.
That was the way things stood on
the afternoon of the fourth day when
court adjourned.
Mr.. Reynolds was at home when /
got there. He had been very mucn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-11

4 witnesses during the next two
SSzzSSssz..Ss days; Shanty Boat Tins
ksze.s.5 story withstood the most zig
orous cross examination. After him,
Mr. Bronson from the theater corrobo-
rated Miss Hopes story of Jennie
Brice's attack of hysteria in the dress
ing room and told of taking her home
that night
He was n poor witness. nervous ana
haIting. He weighed each word before
he said it. and he made Il general I'M
favorab BILE impression. l thought he was
holding something back. In view of
what Mr.. Pitman would have called
the denouement. his attitude is easily
explained. But / was puzzled then.
SO far. the prosecution had touched
but lightly on the possible motive for
q crime-the woman. But on the third
day. 10 my surprise. II Mrs. Agnes Muir
ray was called. it was the Mrs. Muir
ray / had seen at the morgue.
have lost the clipping of that days
trial. but l remember her testimony
perfectly.
She was n widow, living above a
small millinery shop on Federal street.
Allegheny She had one daughter.
-
rs a means of livelihood. She had no
Office and worked ut home. Many Of
the small stores in The neiGhborhood
employed her to send out their bills.
There was card at the street entrance
beside tho shop. and now and then
strangers brought her work.
Early i'll December the prisoner had
brought her the manuscript of play
Il 81,
frequently, sometimes every day.
bringing few sheets of manuscript ut
a time. Sometimes he came without
any manuscript and would sit and talk
while he smoked Il cigarette. They had
thought him unmarried.
On Wednesday. Feb. Is. Alice Muir
ray had disappeared. She had taken
some of her clothing-not aIl-and had
left note. The witness read the
note aloud in n trembling voice:
Dear Mother-When YOU get this 1 shall
be married to Mr. I.adley. Don't worry.
VIII write again from y. Y. Lovingly.
ALICE.
From that time until n week before.
she had not heard from her daughter.
Then she had 4 card. mailed from
Madison Square station. New York
city. The card merely said:
Am well and working. ALICE.
The defense was visibly shaken.
They had not expected this. and
thought even Mr.. Ladley, whose calm
had continued uubroken. paled.
SO far all had gone well for the
prosecution. They had proved Il
crime, as nearly as circumstautial evil
dence could prove Il crime. and they
had established motive. But in the
identification of the body so far they
had failed. The prosecution "rested."
as. they say, although they didn't rest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-11

heard from her often The Witness bad
discouraged the marriage Ia the pris-
unpr
Why
"s'h, had nnd had lrrl7 nefore"
'She had been married beforeT'
yes. To- n uian named John Bellows.
They We're in vaudeville together on
the Keith circuit. They were known
as The Pair of Pillows"
/ sat up ut this. for John Bellows bad
boarded ut my house.
''Alr. Bellows is deud?"
Il thinl. not. She divorced him.
Did YOU know of any scar on your
sisters body
Il never heard of one
Have you seen the body found at
Sewickley?"
YES" family
''Can you identify it?"
mo, sir
\ furry was causcd during the after
noon by Timothy Senft. He testified
TO what l already llncw-that between
5 and 4 on Monday morning. during
the height OF the food. he had seen
from his shanty Eolt small skiff
Cau=uI III tNe current near ttic MINI
street bridge. He had shouted cncour-
agingly to the man in the boat. running
out a way on the ice to make him hear.
He had told him to row with the cur
rent and to try to steer in toward
shore. He had followed close TO tie
river bank in his own boat. Below
Sixth street the other boat was within
rope throwing distance. He had pulled
it i'm and had lowed it we'll back out of
the current. The man in the boat was
the prisoner. Asked if the prisoner
gave any explanation-ycs. he said he
could sleep and had thought to tire
himself rowing. Had been caught in
the current before he knew it. Saw
nothing suspicious in or about the boat.
As they passed the police patrol boat
prisoner had called to ask if there was
much distress and expressed regret
when told there was.
Tim was excused. He had made
profound impression. L would not
have given n dollar for Mr.. Ladley's
chance with the jury Mt that time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-11
!. PIMPLES WOULD
BURN AND ITCH
Over Body and Head. Sore Spots
on Arm and Shoulders. Scratched
Until They BIed. After Using Gu
ticura Soap and Ointment a Week,
Eczema Left Her.

o13 s. Haci1ley St. AIuncie. Ind. -
"When my little girl was tiny baby she
broke out in little fine pimples here and
- there over the body and head They would
~ be about the size Of a quarter after they
were broken out and would form "A scab
g z for week or more Then the scabs would
q begin 70 peel OF. The disease would itch
q and give her much trouble As she grew
older they would spread until some places
would be as large Is 4 half dollar. Her
- clothes seemed 70 mako the sores burn aud
9 itch. The sore spots were on the top OF her
arm AID two On her shoulders. She would
6-ratch them until t.iey would bleed. Some
times Ia co1nbIng her hair 70 would come out.
used -- for while but 81 did not
= seem % be any good and used -- also
= without result. She continued 20 break out
. with the eczema until 1 wrote for "A sample
CT CUticura Soap and Ointment and used
I; them 1 purchased aOrac more and the scabs
came CT and ] could comb them ont Of her
hair and e healed 10 just finely. After
y using Cuticura soap and Ointment = week
the eczema left her (signed) 8I-s. Laura
=. Cr@vas. Nov p. 1912.
4 EOr treating poor cou,plexions. red. rough
hands, ard Dr.. thin aud falling hair Cutl-
III clzre 5o--D a.-d Cs--ictIra Ointment have been
TIC wo-iG's faso-5te5 for more than a gen
e-ltton- Sold b. druggists and dealers
= throughout tho world. Liberal sample Of
each r1zticd free. with 32-p. skin Book. Ad-
~ arcss postcard '-C1tlcura. Dept. 7. IostoI!''
~ STsien who shave and shampoo with Gu
s-sl1s= soap wil aEtIt Let f5r sin and scalp.
-CAavertisement.J
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-11
CHAPTER XI.

He prosecution produced many
witnesses during the next two
days; Shanty Boat Tins
story withStood the most zig
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-11

The schooIteacher was ont. went
into the parlor bedroom and sat IN I'd.
coy corner in the dark. had done q
wrong thing. and | was glad Of it.
And. sitting there in the darkness, ]
went over my life again. After all. Il
had been my own life; had lived it
no one else had shaped it for me. And
If it was cherries and coloress now
it had, had its big moments Life d
measured by big moments.
Ii l let the two children in the din
ing room have fifteen big moments IN
stead of five who can blame me?
The next day was the sensational
one of the trial. We went through
every phase of conviction: Jenns
Brice was living. Jennie Brice was
dead. The body found at SewickleI
could not be Jennie Brice's. The BODY
found at Sewickley was Jennie Briees
And so it went on.
The defense did an unexpected ting
in putting Mr.. Ladley on the stanl
That day. for the first time. ne showed
the wear and tear of the ordeal, IL
had no Cover in his buttonhoie. ana
the rims of his eyes were red But
was quite cool. His stage training naa
taught him not only TO endure the ese'
of the crowd. but to find in its gaze =
sort of stimulant. He made sO'
witness 1 must admit.
lie replied TO the usual quesu.s.
easily. After five minutes or 50 Nj
Ilewe!lyn got down to work
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-11
Notice to Contractors.

1To be contInued Next wednesdasl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-11

common sort Of knife: One that near
ly every housewife has la her possess
SION
Yes. SIR. But that knife handle has
three notcheS in "a. put the notchrs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-11
CHAPTER <.

n ~
= i W t,A-.ou. lie wore the brown
- s4.t ana boosted well and
49, cheerful lie was much more
i.A- "a Spectator than a prisoner. and
lie. was NOT 80 nervous cas- was
OF thar trst day 1 do not recall
much WAS called early in the day.
The district attorney questioned me
Your u1mc:"
~ Elizabeth Marie ritman-"
- Your occupation:
- keep a boarding house at ~
Union street.
You know the prisoner
Yes. lie was Doarder in my
house"
FOR how long,
p From Dec. I. lie and his wife came
Was his wife the actress. Jennie
Brice:"
Yes. sir
Were they living together at your
house the night OF March ~"
Yes. sir
In what part OF the house?"
= They rented the double parlors
downstairs. but on account of the flood
moved them upstairs to the second
floor front"
/ THAT was on sunday? You moved
them on sunday
Yes. sir
AT what time did you retire that
night:"
Not AT all The water was very
high lay down. dressed. at O'Clock
; and dropped into a doze-"
How long did you sleepE'
AN hour or so. Mr.. Reynolds. a
boarder. reused me TO say he had
heard some one rowing boat in the
= lower hail"
DO you keep a boat around during
food tiElcs:''
y, Yes. s.r-
- What dd you do when Mr.. Rey-
~ nOIdS ro-scd ynu:'
- Il wcut To the top of the stairs. Ny
boat WAS gone
Was the boat securedE"
Yes. sir Anyhow. there was no
Current in the hall
What did you DO them"
Il waited n time and went back TO
y my room
What examination OF the house did
= you make-if any"
.o Mr. Reynolds looked around"
What did he fndE~
He found Peter. the Ladleys' dog,
shut in a room on the third floor
Was there anything unusual about
thatE"
Il had never known it to happen
before
state what happened later"
-- Il did not 20 To- sleep again. At a
quarter after ! ! heard the boat come
7 back. l took a candle and went TO
the stairs. II was Mr. I-adiey. He
- said be had been ont getting medicine
FOR his wife"
Did you sec him tie up the boat?''
Yes
Did you observe any stains on the
.. roper"
Il did not notice asy."
-'what was the prisoners manner
at that ti-ne:
- II Thought he WIS surly-"
= Now. Mrs. Tifrnan. Zen MS about
the following morning"
90 II saw Mr.. LaLlrg at quarter be-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-11

floor. did you search their bedroom and
the connecting room downstairS:"
NO. sir
All Then how do you know that
this slipper was not lefr on The floor or
IN n clOset:"
1T Is possible. bur not tiiseiy. Any
how, IL was not the slipper atone. IL
WAS the other things and the slipper
IL WIS
Exactly. Now. Mrs. Pitman. rhIs
knife Can you Identify ii posltively:"
- IN
ism; il true that This j. u v4rv
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-11

Bids win be received 3 a. NJ 'uf
90. 1914, at the mayors Office ior ny
ing waternains on Twenty-sevenln
serest, Eighteenth to TwenEIe'h az
nus, and en- Nineteenth and Twsn.issa
avenues from Twenty-fEith to ISen9'
seventh street.
tAdvl H. VI. SCHRIvER
Mayor.
All the news all the time
Argus.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-05-20

Miss Alice M. Wilcox. The reports
for the year showed that the society
had done very creditable work. Dur
ing the year 1903 have been raised
and of this $51 remain in the treas
ury for the coming year.
The 25 cent piece was made
famous by the American Liver
Tablets, the perfect laxative.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-05-20
Drives Rheumatic Pains Away,
Relieves Backache and BIad-
der Disorders After A
Few Doses Are
Taken

Sleep disturbing bladder weak
nesses, backache, rheumatism, and
the many other kindred ailments
which so commonly come with declin-
ing years, need no longer be a source
of dread and misery to those who are
past the middle age of life.
The new discovery, Croxone, over
comes all such disorders because it re-
moves the very cause of the trouble. 1t
soaks right into the kidneys, through
the walls and Innings; cleans out the
little fltering glands and cells, and
gives the kidneys new strength to do
their work properly. 1t neutralizes
and dissolves the poisonous uric acid
substances that lodge in the joints
and muscles, causing rheumatism;
and makes the kidneys filter and sift
out all the poisonous waste matter
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-05-20
LOWER WATERFORD

Mrs. David Macomber and two
daughters and Moody Evans of st.
Johnsbury' spent Sunday at H. B.
Morrison's.
Miss Bertha Wright spent Satur-
day and Sunday with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alphonso White and
daughter and Myra and Sam Nor
rison of st. Johnsbury were guests
of their aunt, Mrs. Katherine Nor
rison, Sunday.
Mrs. Cora GOss entertained her
aunt from Orleans part of last week.
w. J. Morrison and son Arthur
spent Sunday at Fitzdale. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick Morrison returned
home with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Blodgett spent
Sunday at Monroe, n. H.
The social at the vestry last Tues
day evening was well attended.