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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-14

direction of the mysterious, DARK
house. Half mile, perhaps. down
the road, they halted and left the car
beside the walk.
Doctor Martin was too surprised to
marvel at anything now, and he real
lied that he was in the power of two
desperate men. Quickly they blind
folded him.
1t seemed an interminable walk, as
they led him about to confuse him, but
at last he could feel that they had
taken him into a house and along
passageways, which they were making
unnecessarily long in order to de-
stroy all recollection that they could.
Finally h. knew that he was in a
room in which others were present.
A moment later he felt them remove
the bandage from his eyes, and. blink
ing at the light, he could see hard
faced fellow, pale and weak, on a
blood-stained couch. Over him bent
a masked man and another man stood
near by endeavoring by improvised
bandages to stop the flow of blood.
What can you do for this feliow?"
asked the masked man.
Doctor Martin, seeing nothing else
to do, for he was more than outnum-
bered now, bent down and examined
him
AS he rose, he said, HE will be
dead from loss of blood by morning,
no matter if he is properly bandaged."
rs there nothing that can save
him." whispered the Clutching Hand
hoarsely.
Blood TRANSMISSION might save him, y
replied the doctor But so much blood
would be needed that whoever gives
it would be liable to die himself"
Clutching Hand stood silent mo-
ment, thinking, as he gazed at the
man who had been one of his chief
reliance. Then, with a menacing ges-
ture, he spoke in a low, bitter tone:
"She who, shot him shall supply the
blood"
A few quick directions followed to
his subordinates, and as he made
ready to go he muttered, Keep the
doctor here. Don't let him stir from
the room"
1t was just before early daybreak
when the Clutching Hand and his con-
federate reached the Dodge house in
the city and came up to the back door,
over the fences. AS they stood there
the Clutching Hand produced a mas
ter key and started to open the door.
But before he did so he took out his
watch
Let me see," he ruminated "Twen,
ty minutes past 4. At exactly half
past l want you to do as l told you
see?"
The other crook nodded.
You may co." ordered the Clutch.
ing Hand.
AS the crook skunk away Clutching
Hand stealthily let himself into the
house. Noiselessly he prowled through
the halls until he came to Elaines
! doorway.
He gave a hasty look up and down
the hall. There was no sound. Quickly
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-14

her out of bed. the chloroform cone
still over her face. and quietly carried
her to the door, which they had opened
stealthily.
Down stairs they carried her until
they came to the library with its new
safe where they placed her on a
couch.
At an early hour an express wagon
stopped before the Dodge house and
Jennings, half-dressed, answered the
bell.
We've come for that broken suit of
armor to be repaired" said work
man.
Jennings let the men in. The armor
was still on the stand and the repair
ers took armor, stand and all, laying
it on the couch, where they wrapped
it in the covers they had brought for
the purpose. They lifted it up and
started to carry it out.
BE careful" cautioned the thrifty
Jennings.
Rusty, now recovered, was barking
and shifting at the armor.
Kick the mutt off," growled one
man.
The other did so, and Rusty snarled
and snapped at him. Jennings took
him by the collar and held him as the
repairers went out, loaded the armor
on the wagon, and drove off.
Scarcely had they gone, while Jen-
nings Strengthened out the disarranged
library, when Rusty began jumping
about, barking furiously. Jennings
looked at him in amazement as the
dog ran to the window and leaped out.
He had no time to look after the
dog, though, for at that very instant
he heard voice calling, Jennings,
Jennings!"
1t was Marie, almost speeches.. He
followed her as she led the way to
Miss Elaine's room. There Marie
pointed mutely to the bed.
Elaine was not there.
| There, too were her clothes, neatly
| folded, as Marie had hung them for
her.
Something must have happened to
| her!" walled Marie.
| Jennings was now thoroughly
| alarmed
Meanwhile the express wagon out
side was driving off, with Rusty tear
ing after it.
whats the matter?" cried Aunt
Josephine, coming in where the foot
man and the maid were arguing what
was to be done.
/ She gave one look at her bed, the
clothes, and the servants.
Call Mr.. Kennedy" she cried in
alarm.
|
Elaine is gone-no one knows how
or where" announced Craig, after
le2ping out of bed that morning to an
swer the furious ringing of our tele-
phone bell.
When we arrived at the Dodge house
Aunt Josephine and Marie were fully
dressed. Jennings let US in.
What has happened?" demanded
Kennedy, breathlessly.
While Aunt Josephine tried to tell
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-14

he took a syringe from his pocket and
bent down by the door. Inserting the
end under it, he squirted some liquid
through, which vaporized rapidly in a
wide, fine stream Of spray. Before he
could give an alarm Rusty was over
come by the noxious fumes, rolled
over on his back and lay still.
Outside, the other crook was wait
ing, looking at his watch. AS the hand
slowly turned the half-hour he
snapped the watch shut. With quick
glance up and down the deserted
street, he deity started up the rain
pipe that passed near Elaines win
dow.
This time there was no faithful
Rusty to give warning, and the second
intruder, after a glance at Elaine, still
sleeping, went quickly to the door,
dragged the insensible dog out of the
way turned the key and admitted the
Clutching Hand. AS he did so he
closed the door,
Evidently the fumes had not
reached Elaine, or, if they had, the
thrush of fresh air revived her, for
she walked and quickly reached for
the gun. In an instant the other crook
had leaped at her. Holding his hand
over her mouth to prevent her scream
ing, he snatched the revolver away be-
fore she could fire it.
In the meantime the Clutching Hand
had taken out some chloroform, and
rolling towel in the form of cone,
placed it over her face.
When Elaine was completely under
! the influence of the drug they lifted
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-20
iDVl1iskey Found ~ 5fd1
And Ih7O Are arrested
Clifford Post and Leo Ses1ulty,
Accused of Running a
SpeakeaSy in Stable.

Accused OF selling whiskey In a
stable IN the rear Of William Posts
soft drink stand south Of the Sixth
street bridge on Sixth street, Cnnord
Post and Leo Schuity were arrested
Saturday night by ]. 5Tenney. dep
uty state Commissioner OF prohibit
ton. They gave bonds OF. $1,000
each to appear at O'Clock Thursday
evening for trial in Magistrate r.
Edward Kids court and were re-
leased
Twenty-one pint bottles filed with
whtskey were 1,und concealed In a
partition between stalls Of the stable,
which is used as storage place for
pop and other soft drinks. Accord
ing to the Prohibition officer. a
young man who said he purchased a
pint of whisky there told him Of
the hiding place. The whtskey was
seized and taken to the county jail
to be used as evidence in the case.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-20
just WANTED TO
KNOW SAYS ! Man
ASKING ABOUT BOOZE
Owner of Forty-EIght Plnts is
Afraid to Identify Himself
and. Claim Property

Police Defective James Sims was
walking around in Glen Elk the
other night when he spied hve men
garhered veryc closely round Two sus =
5pictous looking suitcases.
known that all sulrcases carry
faint trace OF suspicion in these d1y
DAYS. but these two looked especially
Suspicious because the men were
gathered SO closely about them The
officer walked In that direction ana
when within few steps Of the gain
er1ng all i've men ran. disappearing
in an alley.
Y After seeing that the chase would
be fruitless the officer picked up the
suitcases. Something went INK
5a-1ink'' and the officer was then Ger
tain that he had not been wrong
in his suspicious. He. opened the
suitcases and found forty-eight pint
bottles of whiskey- Inspection under
"a nearby arc light re1eayel the fact
thar there was no label on the grips.
50 they were brought to headquar-
terS-
{ A few minutes after the officer ar
rived at the station with his booty
the telephone rang and an unknown
voice asked Lieutenant Whyte- DID
officer Sims find two, suttcasts in
Glen Elk short VINE ago.?
YES, replied the lieutenant
who Is ta1king2
reply just wanted to know II he
found them" and a click Informed
the lieutenant that the person had
hung up the receiver
Police think that the owners OF
the contraband acre moisture that
the intruder upon their gathering
was an officer and they wanted to
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-20
,ea. on 4ha Minor = Hall farm.


through the Berea grit and have q
very light punoer. In &he lowell
district. Adams township. Washington
county. James A. Deeds and ConDany
have drilled a test ON the Charles:
Rechstetner farm through tire 5o06oot
sand and have a ds1ster This :locaSS
ton Is nile west OF the Drotuct4on
en- the Louisa Gerber 1atrn' g.
In PIKE township. Perry oonnty, In
fine deep sand territory, Ralph BIOS
No. q on the 7. p. Newman farm has
declined to IS barrels day. Near
#Sashport, In Pike township, 0oshoc
ton county. Ehe Columbus OH and
Fuel Company has started 90 dT9M g
test on the. Calvin fish Sarm located
700 feet south OF tue same company-s
tess On the Ma1Mda Heft farm
In the Caldwell district, Noble
county. Adams and roman Nau have
completed NO. 9 On the Mary Arnold;
farm and have a very Hight pr7m9eE.
In the same district, J. N. Burns and
Company are due IN the sand alta test
on the Harmon Williams farm s.
W. King and Company have the zig
corpleted for another we'll on she
Martin NNcAtee farm:
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-20
CONVICT ESCAPES
Harry McAtee Walks Away
from the Road Crew and
Eludes Bloc df1oundS.

Harry McAtee. a. county. convict,
took French" leave Saturday after
noon from the convict road crew
working, on the West Milford road
about six miles from the city He is
still at large although the county
bloodhounds in chargezof Laco Wolfe
deputy sheriff, were put on his trail
not long after he's departed. Harry
simply walked away when no one
was looking In his direction.
This IS the second time Harry has
attempted to get await from the coun-
ty authorities. A .sHort time ago he
skipped away from the court house
lawn. where he was moving grass,
but shortly afterward a deputy sher-
If nabbed him and took him back to
jail. He was serving ten months
sentence for stealing copper wire and
had served about two months of the
term.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-20
Declares President Day of the
Society in a Statement An
nouncing the Purchase.

William a. Day, ESs1dent OF the
Equitable Life Assurance Society, has
made the following announcement
The majorityo f the capital STOCK
ciety of the United States, purchased
by the late J. p Morgan Severai
years ago. has been sold by the exc
cutors Of Me MorSan's estate to Gen.
eral Coleman LuPont, the principal
owner of the new Equitable build
ing. The trust under which the STOCK
has been voted remains undlstu1oeu'
under the control OF the same uus-
tees, the Hon. Morgan J.. O'Brien, the
Hon. Joseph n. Choate and Lewis
Cas- Ledyard, Esq
1T is fitting in making this an
Inouncement to state that the dlrec-
tors and officers Of the Equitable so
ciety appreciate highly the PUBIC
spirited attitude Of the late MI Nor
gan and Of his son during the 0er1oo
THAT the technical ownership or Inc
stock has rested IN their hands Dur
ing this entire period the directors
and officers OF the soc1ety nave en-
loved the fullest freedom in the ad-
ministration Of It's affairs, with9ut SO
much as suggestion from the own
ers of the stock or trustees W1tn
respect to the management OF con
duct OF fnOsocieIy. The three trus-
| tees. whose sole duty has been &c
elect the directors, have selected men
/; of integrity and known standing 1o1
these high positions with ful. sense
of responsibility tor the eruseinlpose9
upon them. The directors so selected
! have ad ministered the affairs OF the
/ society free from any influence o.
/ control of the beneficial owners o.
/ the stock.
TT is emtnently appropriate tina;
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-20
GI|ART
Are Issued TO Fifty One Cor
porafions in West Virginia
during May
ss,re..L4o rrzrrLpes~.4,.

{.
CHARLESTON. June 20--Fifty-
one corporations were authorized TO
do business In West Virginia during
the month OF Nay according to the
report OF Secretary OF State Stuart
f. Reed Forty-slyo of this number
were resident and nine nonresident
corporations. Eleven corporations
Increased their authorized capital,
while fous decreased and fifteen were
either dissolved OF Withdrawn from
the state. The receipts OF the Office
were S4.513.
Among the larger resident coFpor-
atfous chartered during the month
were the Universal Products Com
pany. of Fairmo1t. with an author
lied capital OF 81 .o00.000s Jefferson
Coal and Coke Company, Of ParkIrs-
burg. 100000; Preston Coal Com
pany. Of Independence. SS0o,OO0;5
the Securities Savings and Loan AS
ISOLATION, OF C1arksburg, S26o,oO0;
Montrose Pocahontas Coal Company:
of WEIGH. 100000; shonk land
Company, Of Charleston. s20o.ooo;
harrison County Savings and Loan
Association. Of Clarksburg, $685.
OOo;- Beckley Smokeless Coal Com
pany, Of Winding Gulf. 100000;
Automatic Moulding Machine Com,
pany. OF Wheeling 100000 Tai
ma Real Estate Company. Charles
ton. s100,0oO; Dunbar Building
Company. Of Dunbar. 500. oo0- Cen
eral Investment Company, OF Wheel
ing. 500. 900
Among the larger nonresident
corporations chartered were the Sun
flower Portland Cement Company. OF
Kan. so50-00O, The
Vim. OF Chicago. Ill, 5000. 600
The Alaska Juneau Cold Mining
Company. increased its authorized
capital from S150.000 to $4,000
Oo0;- West Virginia Power and
Company. from s50,-
900 to $4,000, 900: Keystone Mining
Company from 100000 to s275,-
900; st. Paul Cattle Loan Company.
from 100000 to 100000: Kanaw-
ha Mine Car Company. from $780,
600 to s15o.oOO: Ruffner Brothers.
from $3.50. 900 to $400,o00: New
River Coal Company. from $4,000
to 100000.
The Portsmouth Steel Company
decreased its authorized capital stock
from S3,OO0.OOO to 100000; Su-
perior Connel1svil1e Coke Company,
from $500 900 to $4,000.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-20
oil and Gas Development
Latest views % t "

c.s comnany has started to drill No
= On. t11e rdyra j. Atkins farm On
:Etsr1- Lick Run, Goal district sASe
Hone Natural Gas Company ID Que
in The Gordon sand at test. ON fn .e
Is M Southern farm. On Elk LICK
mn. Clark district, the same company
!is due in. the Big 1njun sand at q
+esI on the G.. w. Southern farm On
Ann Moore run, in the same d1st1cI
the Norwood Gas Company IS down
= son feet at No a and 500 feet at
NO. 5 on the Union Land Company
property. ,s.s
|GAImer county. r G. Gillespie has
started to dr1lr test on the Mary
M Prors heirs farm On Bingamon
creek. Warrington district Marion
comfy. the Hope Satrral Gas Com
oany has made the location for test
on The A. OF Custer farm On Fish
creek Liberty district Marshall
county, the Laurel Run Oil Company
Is rigging up at test on the George
Bowers farm On Fish creek. Gflmer
county, the Philadelphia Company IS
dce in the Gordon sand at a test on
the 3. Lemons farm. On, Freemans
creek. Freemans Creek district, Lewis
county, the Hope Natural Gas COM
pany Is due in the Gordon sand at !
test on the Minor J.Hau Farm
Southeastern Ohio
At the close OF the week, the sou
theastern Ohio fields. completed very
Jew wells and none better than light
bumpers. In the GraysvH1e district,
Washington township. Monroe county,
Heishman and Stofle have drilled a
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-20
PER SO NAILS

Mrs. J. a. Tenney and daughter.
Audra, OF 279 Monticello avenue, left
Saturday for several weeks y1s1t
with relatives in Braxton and WEB
ster counties.
brother, Jesse Taylor. Of Industrial.
Mrs. Frank J. Tracy. Wife OF Pc:
lice Sergeant Tracy, accompanied by
her son, James. left Saturday for Mid
dlebourne. where she viii visit for
several DAYS at the home OF her fath-
er, James Asher
Miss Mary Elizabeth Stealey went
to -Fairmont Saturday evening to
spend sunday visiting her uncle,
Anthony Bowen
Hugh NJ Martin, a Sh1nnston at
torney, was here Saturday evening
w J. s. Farmer, Shinnston I'M
dertaker, visited the city Saturday eF.
Iening.
lis spending Sunday at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. H s. Gierhart, on. Viz
ginta avenue.
Dr.. Una E. Dawson. OF wilson
burg. visited the city Saturday even
Walter NJ. Morris, Of Mt Clare.
was city visitor Saturday evening.
Virginl Z. Highland. =. B. De1Son
and M G. Sperry are home from
business trip to New York
Prof Robert a Armstrong. mem
Der OF the faculty OF West Virginia
University at Morgantown. is a vtst-
/; tor In the city
william E. Starcher is at Grafton
visiting relatives
| Thomas A. Robey is here from
Fairmont.
Frank NJ Atterholt. arrived In the
city Saturday on his way to Temple
moor from Lenyer. Colo.
John 6. Bond, OF Charleston, az
iutant general Of the state militia, fs
| in the city looking after Official bust
M. and Mrs J. w. Knapp. OF
Parkersburg, are visiting in the city.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-20
FARMERS CONFERENCES:

A meeting Of farmers VIII be held
at the smith school housein Simpson
district, at 1880 o'clock Tuesday
night and one at McWhorter on June
"a, at the same hour Thursday night
w. D. linn, county agent, viii visit
a limited number Of farmers in thJse
omnunit1es on those dates
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-20

the powder company, this ONCE
building constitutes his only active
business interest
General Lupont has been for a
long time actively interested In pub
lie and phuanthropic matters ev1-
denced byh5s notable gift OF 1000
900 to the state OF Delaware to Du11o
a hiEhway from one end Of the state
to the other: his gifts othe Massa-
chusetts Institute Of Technology, ag-
Eegating more than million DOL
lars. and substantial Contributors
to the Young Mems Christian A5so-
ciation and to other 4moyementS-sZ
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-20
BUYS PLUMBING SHOP

MI. McGraw. of East Pike street.
a welI-known plum er, who has been.
connected with the Simmons Plumb
ing. Company for a number of years
has purchased the East End Plumbing
Com pany from George Bratton and
will take charge of 1t Monday morn
ing Mr. Bratton viii be With the
Banks Plumbing Company in the fu-
ture.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-20
PROGRAM
Of the Main Events at the Big
Fourth of July Celebra-
ton July 5.

The big Fourth OF July program at
the fair grounds Monday. July 5. will
be IN part as follows:
10000 a. m.--Baseban game:
LEO a. MOO yard dash
11:45 a. m.-Potato race.
1890 noon-Singing The Star
Spangled Banner"
1900 p. m.-Basl<et picnic.
40 p. m.-220 yarc dash.
1:15 D. m.-Sack race
1890 D. m-Ladies race
1:45 p. m.-Tug-r war.
Mule race.
Motorcycle race
Creased Wig
200 p m--2s1s pace purse
.2:o2 trot. purse 500.
Pace for horses that have never
started, purse 500.
500 p. am--Big free fireworks dis
display, Pinnlcknnick hill
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-20
UNDERGoES OPERATION.

Mrs. R. L. Brown. OF 66e Locust
street, is patient at ST. Mary's hos
pital. winery shN underwent surgi-
cal operation Saturday morning for
appendicitis complicated with Other
, ailments. The operation apparently
was successful and she IS resting
easy.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-20
HELD FOR GRAND JURY

At the close OF hearing late Sat-
urday in Magistrate IT, G. Nicewar-
ner,s court. Paul McCracken, "a
young man. was held for the action
OF. the next grand jury under charge
Of stealing mare valued at 1928. a
month ago from Jesse f. Nuzum OF
Sh1nn's run It was alleged that he
sold the animal for $50 In default
OF BAH he was remanded to jail
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-20

Mr.. and Mrs + w. Knapp, OF
are visiting In the city.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-20

Mrs J. a. Tenney and daughter.
Audra, OF 27e Monticello avenue. left
Saturday for a several weeks visit
with relatives in Braxton and Web
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-20

Dawson. OF wilson
. city Saturday even
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-08-27
DEATH SENTENCE
FOR WESTBR0OkS
ANTE COUNTY MAN WAS Ac.
cUsED OF NUMBERING WIFE's
AGED PARENTS.
OAIRYMEN HAVE ORGANIZED
MEETING ct West Point VIII Mean Ad-
vaneement Of Industry In the
state-u. s. Agent Present
to Give Demonstration.

Liberty.-Allen Westbrooks must
pay the death penalty for the murder
Of his mother-in-law. Mrs. c. c. Cleve-
land. Such was the verdict OF the
jury In the Amite county circuit court.
Tho jury members who condemned
Westbrooks reached their conclusion
on Aug. II in less than thirty minutes
after they took the ase
Westbrooks was twice indicted by
the grand jury, onc for the murder
of c. C. Cleveland and the other for
the murder Of Mrs. Cleveland. On trial
Westbrooks attempted to set up a de-
tense of emotional insanity.
The crime for which Westbrooks
was convicted was one of the bloodiest
aver committed in Amite county. On
the morning Of June % 1t was proven
Westbrooks went to the Cleveland
home, and there shot down his father
in-law and mother-in-law in cold blood
Both were past 70 years in age.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-08-27
BRITISH TRANSPORT SUNK
German Submarine T~orpedoes the
Royal Edward, Carrying Troops
In the Aegean Sea.

London.-.The sinking in the Aegean
Sea by a German submarine of the
British transport Royal Edward with
heavy loss Of life has shattered the
British navy's proud tradition that 1t
had transported hundreds of thousands
Of men GRO the sea without destruc-
ton of one troop-laden ship.
Two transports had been attacked
formerly. The Wayfarer was torpe-
doed in the Irish Sea, but the vessel
was not sunk and only five lives were
lost. The Manitou was attacked by a
Turkish torpedo boat In the Aegean
Sea and the ship was not damaged, al
though "a lives were lost when a boat
spilled its load into the sea.
The text Of the announcement fol-
lows:
"The British transport Royal Ed
ward was sunk by an enemy subma-
rine in the Aegean Sea on the morn
ing of Aug. IA. According to the infol-
nation at present available, the trans
port had on board 80 military officers
and 1850 troops, in addition to the
ships crew Of 220 officers and men
"The troops consisted mainly Of re-
endorsements for the Twenty-ninth d.
vision and details OF the royal army
medical corps. Full information has
not yet been received, but it is known
that about 600 have been saved"