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The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1915-03-31
cambridge and Jefferson County
Descriptive of and Illustrating the Many Advantages
and the County-A Profitable Field for Business
Enterprises and the Investment of Capital.

cestor Of many Of that name nov
living in East Tennessee, was quail
lified as an attorney.
Survey Of Town.
"Wm. Small was made first town
1ferryman," says Alexaeder Hynds
in an excellent sketch Of Dam
bridge written several years ago,
"and Abednigo Inman, great
grandfather of John H. Inman, Of
New York, and Sam and H. T. In
man, of Atlanta, was foreman of
the first grand jury held in DAN
bridge. The site of the town was
conveyed by Francis Dean to the
commissioners, the town surveyed
and laid off into lots by Samuel
Jack in 1893. the copy of the orig
inal survey and plot being owned
by Mr.. A. G. Fain, aud the three
first lots recorded as sold wera
one each to John Crozier, Jacob
Baker and James Hill. | am una
bic to give any history Of these
first lot owners, but beneath the,
locust's spreading shade in the
church lot, in the very center Of
town, the foreman of the towns
first grand jury, Abednigo Inman.
along with other forefathers.
sleeps the dreamless slumber Of
death.
Edward George, in November,
l1795, opened the first ordinanYr
tavern in cambridge, and the court
fixed his rate of charges at 16 2-3c
for breakfast and dinner, IL 1-2c
for supper, lodging s 1-3c, brandy
per half pint IL IL, beer per
quart IL 1-2c, cider per drink IL
1-2c. The first brick court house
was a small building standing only
a few feet from the upper corner
of the present one. This stood
for many years, until about 1843
or 1874. The county court made
the late Judge Robt. H. Hynds
chairman Of a committee to let
contracts and erect a new one.
This was done and the present
convenient and substantial build
ing, constructed after plans of
Judge Hynds, was finished about
1845-'46; the brick of the first
building now stand in the walls
of the old Fain blacksmith shop"
An interesting fact in this con-
nection is, that Notwithstanding
cambridge had been selected as
the county's capital in 1893, the
establishment of the towg was not
authorized by the Legislature un-
til October 26, 1899.
The Introductory of the act is as
follows
An act to establish the town of
cambridge in Jefferson county
Passed October 26,1799: Whereas,
Francis Dean of the county of JEFF
son in the year 1892, conveyed
fifty acres of land to Alexander
Outlaw, Hugh Kelso, Jared Fitz-
gerald, Andrew Henderson and
George Dougherty,as commission
ers for erecting a courthouse,
prison and stocks in and for said
county, and whereas, they have
caused tho said fifty. acres to be
laid out into town by the name
of cambridge, and disposed OF
sundry of the lots according to
the intention of the donor, such
action is hereby authorized" Ed
ward George was subsequently
appointed an additional commits
sioner and James Dougherty was
appointed in lieu of Jared Fitzger,
aid, who had taken his departure
David Crockett's Rifle.
Among some of the relics which
Alexander Hynds has collected ir
his researches of Tennessee his.
tory is the first rifle Col. David
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-02-11
THE JEFFERSONIAN
PAGE ELEVEN

Gratis of Thomson, headed by the Methodist
preacher, came to my home to offer their COR
gratulations.
That night the editor of the Democratic
local paper, Jordan E. White, came to sere-
made me- and to ask for a speech. [ made
brief response, BETTING the occasion.
To my amazement, it soon appeared that
Senator Jones of Arkansas, and Senator Allen
of Nebraska had deceived the Populists; and
that Bryan meant to stand for the deception.
Senator Marion Butler of North Carolina
had got himself elected Chairman of the
Populist Executive Committee, and he Joined
Senator James X. Jones and Bryan in their
reputation of me.
There was national sensation over the
matter, and it was generally believed that I
meant to publish something very dynamic.
The New York Herald telegraphed 10
Frank Weldon, its Atlanta representative to
offer Watson, up to any amount, for the
letter.
[ had the letter, but neither it nor the
writer was for sale, and when it was finally
given out, it was freely given to all the
papers.
The Herald's telegram is now in my possess
sion, and Weldon has often said that If
had asked for $4,000 he would have paid it.
Naturally, [ felt very sore at the deception
P1dcCIoeu upon lhe IOpullSCS, ana Illuminated
bv the attitude in which Bryan placed me.
Therefore, while [ went forward and did
my full duty In the campaign, I refused to
let Bryan use me in his book
[ stumped his own State for him, and he
made it convenient to go on fools errand
IN New England, to keep from having to be-
caught In such bad company as mine.
Bryan lost the Presidency by his breach Of
faith.
The Republicans had given up all hopes,
until after Jones and Bryan insulted the
Populists hnO2c this to be true.
After Jones declared that the Populsts
might $50 to the niggers where they be-
longed," the Republicans Immediately took
heart and went to work.
Bryan's book sells for Is cents because
some man thinks the pictures in it are worth
that much.
There is nothing else of value in it, though
it IS thoroughly Bryanesque book.
Perhaps its greatest interest now is the ex-
>posure it makes of Bryan,s complete sell-out
to The Money Power which he assailed in
"The First Battle" T. E. w.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-02-11

Another queer thing is, that Jim said he
wrote four notes In Franks Office, at Franks
dlctation, and left them with Frank; that
they left the corpse on the floor in front of
the elevator, but that he flung the ribbon, hat
and slippers into the trash-heap near the fur
mace, where Frank wanted body and all burnt
that afternoon.
Now, when the body was found, it had
been dragged from the elevator back to near
the basement door, the ribbon, slippers and
hat were at the same place, and only two
notes-a white one and yellow one we're
lying near the girls head. Did Frank, who
is a small man, drag that body away from
the elevator! Did he gather up all her things
and lay them by her? Did he select two of
the notes, and destroy the other two? Did
the notes go with her mesh bag and pay
envelope?
It is certainly peculiar detail that Newt
Lee, when an accident took him to the toilet
near the corpse saao the leg first In being
dragged by the feet and on the side face, at
least one of the legs would be apt to be ex-
posed.
Nobody but Frank and Conley are en-
trapped by that providential clock work of
the fatal half-hour.
Conley admits himself caught, and is being
But it catches Frank, also; and where two
criminals are involved in a crime against
white girl, the white man is the more apt to
be the leader, the principal, especially in
case like this where ten white women swore
to Franks lewd character, and three white
witnesses swore that he had been after this
very girl.
What is demonstration of any mans guilt,
on circumstantial evidence? It is that de-
gree of moral certainty which arises from
stances, no one else could haze committed the
crime.
Given murder, and state of facts which
excludes everybody except the accused, and
the accused is the guilty man, necessarily.
When it is admitted that somebody COM
mitted crime, and the testimony shows that
nobody but the Defendant could have done it,
human Reason is satisfied, and so is the Law.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-02-11

difficulties about CAN'T going up stairs and
even invented a story to keep him out: and
an hour or so after Frank left the plant, he
was nervous and apprehensive about some
thing, at the plant.
Right here you will probably suspect that
1t Newt Lee had not had occasion to 90 to
the closet IN the basement that qeigth, Mary
Phagan's body never would have been found,
for the going to the closet took him close to
the corpse, and he saw it!
Fra''h did not intend for the corpse to be
tound;' and he meant to creep bach into the
basement neat dag, and barry that girl en- the
DIRT flo0ri
That door worked on slide. It did not
open, as door shutters usually do It
was locked and it was barred, usually.
On Saturday night, Newt looked that
way, and it was closed. He did not
notice the bar, or the staple On Sun
day morning, the door was subjected to close
examination The witnesses say the staple
had been drawn, and the bar taken down.
BIT the door aoas completely closed!
Would frightened, fleeing negro rapist
and murderer, have pried out the staple,
lifted off the bar, and then carefully, from
TIE outslde pushed the door to- on the slide
Why should jim Conley break the basement
door, when he could walk out, in front, on
the first floor where he was sitting when Mrs
White saw him?
And why should any frightened and fleeing
negro, too scared to eoo2h ont Of the unlocked
doors, break th0t door, and then carefuzZy
close ii?
TO me- it looks like a careful plan for some
body, to get IN, without being seen. To me,
1t look as If somebody, who had the run Of
the plant came down there. pried out the
staple, and lifted the bar, without opening
the door at all. The opening was to be from
the outside, next day
jim Conley could have unlocked that door
easier than he could draw the staple. He
could have lifted the bar and gone out, with
out violence easier than he could go out by
a burglarious breaking.
1t wasn't question of going out: 1t aCQs O.
question Of coming IN!
Do you say that Frank could have left the
door unlocked, with the bar merely lifted off {?
The answer to that is, had he done so, he
would have had to involve persons qUh0 had
tie hey8!
To unlock from the inside, there must be
an unlocker, on the inside.
Now, if Frank had unlocked the door, as
we'll as removed the bar, the crime would
have come home, right them, to one of the men
who toted the keys. And a narrowing circle
would have brought that search right up to
him and Conley-for all the others could
easily account for themselves at the exact half
hoar Of the crime.
Franks defenders claim that Conlet broke
open the basement door to get out.
What will you think of their sincerity and
honesty, when tell you page 81 of the agreed
record shows that the negro was sitting near
the front door, up stairs on the 18t floor,
at about l oczoch, when Mrs. j. A. White
passed him and went out at the front door?
What hindered the negro from walking out
of the front door? The crime had been COM
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-02-11
AS TO Bryan'S Book and Wat
sons Photograph.
Alma, Ca, Jan. 10th, 1915.

NAY DEAR MR.. WATSON: In Hon. W. j.
IVA Bryan's book 'The First Battle" I find the
following statement: 'ln Difference to the wishes
of Mr.. Watson, l omit biographical sketch of
him" On page 623 Of the same book, he says
II had intended to present the picture of Mr.
Watson, the Populst nominee, together with
biographical sketch and extracts from his
campaign utterances but have refrained from
doing so at his request I may add here that
while l did not fully agree with him to the
methods to be employed during the campaign,
never questioned his good faith his right to
pursue such he thought to be best
for the success of the reforms in which he
interested"
viii you kindly explain to your readers why
you requested Mr. Bryan to omit any mention of
your connection with the campaign of 1896.
Why is it that valuable political history
''The First Battle sells for fifteen cents?
Sincerely yours
GROVER c. EDMONDSON.
(ANswER.)
When Judge James X. Hines and Col. w.
L. Peek telegraphed to me the action of the
st. Louis convention Of 1896, / honestly
thought that definite agreement had been
reached by which the national ticket of the
Populist and Democrats was to be Bryan and
Watson.
To show that this impression was general at
that time, / will state that the leading Demo
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-02-11
A Book All Young People Should Read

You hear so much about Caesar
wouldn't you like a brief, up-to-date
sketch of his marvellous career, his
creation of the Roman Empire, his
murder and his great funeral?
Wouldn't you like to know about the
noble pair Of brothers, the Graceful?
And about Marius and Sylla? And
about the Great instruction of White
Slaves led by Spartacus?
Also the immortal love-story of
Antony and Cleopatra?
All this, and much more you will
find in
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-28
Canvassers Get lis New
Members and Ill Renewals
in First Three Days Of
Contest.
NEW SLOGAN TAKEN
Workers Make Rounds Of
Shops and Arrange Sup
pers at Association Build
ing Each Evening.

Showing her nose into third place,
Richmond, like great, little horse,
was running easily and unwinded at
the half-mile post In the state T. M.
G. A.. membership race and the third
days finals Of the six.day's contest saw
her with lis new members and Ill re-
newals to her credit. making a total of
226.
She's out to win the trophy Of 400
new members and her hackers are
wagering that she will finish not only
In the lead Of other state contestants
but will carry with her the desired
number of new members.
With half the race won, Richmond
has set her head determinedly to VIC
tory and taking second wind. has
laid her ears back and her nose out
and II, running In bigger leaps and
bounds to the goal she sees before her
Indianapolis Is still In first place with
Muncie running second.
According to A. B. Atkin, director
Of the campaign, 1t Is now up to the
rooters in the grandstand to encourage
Richmond give her a little help and
the matter Of winning then becomes a
sure bet. --,+e
A new slogan has been adopted in
cer;rr-d IN Fsee Twclve]
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-28
LONELY LOvICE LOVELAcE
WANTS VEAL THY WIDOW,
: FARMING FERTIL FARM


out the state and now wish to find
some one who is willing to come forth
and offer this young man fair chance
to- make someone happy. She must
not be over thirty years of age and
love the lure of out of door life.
have no relatives living and as things
are very dull in my profession I would
prefer to secure place with some one
who would appreciate Christian boy
as life companion.
l have no photo to send and as
am not located permanently will get
mail addressed to Sergeant McNally,
Richmond, Ind, police headquarters.
Dear ladies, If you are lonely and
wish for faithful and helping hand
on the farm. why here is your chance
as l am willing if you are andSI am
not wealthy man and I will show
myself to be trustworthy. So. If. you
mean business why get ready as leap
year is nearly here. Please send me
your photo in your first note. With
best wishes for success and happiness
and may God bless you, Mr.. Mayor,
am yours sincerely,
LOVICE 'LOvELACE,
f >-. Rushvflle, Ind,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-28
BOND FINDS BRIEF
IN |. 4. g. P. HANDS

City Attorney William A. Bond got
back on the job today after six
weeks vacation spent in California.
and he was not very we'll pleased when
informed that a copy he had prepared
in the condemnation action for the
purchase of the electric plant of the
Light Heat & Power company had
been furnished to the attorneys of that
company by the state public service
commission. The Light. Heat &
Power counsel have not yet submitted
their brief.
Mr.. Bond said that he thought the
action taken by the commission In
this matter was uncalled for and quite
unusual. He said he would probably
make public the contents OF his brief
tomorrow.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-28

Lovice Lovelace of Rushville. wants
a wife and a farm, especially a farm.
In the following communication to
Mayor Robbins he sets forth his
reasons for desiring to enter into the
holy state of wedlock:
Mr.. Mayor, Dear Sir:
With pleasure l shall write and ask
you for a favor which hope you will
gladly grant me and wish to thank
you in advance for the same. Dear
Mr. Mayor, am anxious to correspond
with some nice young widow who is
located on farm and needs the help
of a young >man.
am of Irish-American parentage
and do not drink; a member Of a
church and am all alone in this
world. l have a college education and
wish to meet some one who has a
farm and has no one to help her She
must be of American birth and edu-
Gated.
am % years of age and was reared
in Tennessee. Have red hair, brown
eyes and fair complexion. Five feet,
seven inches tall. Weight 140 pounds.
I am interested in poultry farming
and have worked in the cities through
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-28
jllLED
i. .l::kD CHARGES
FAST TRACTION CAR

When herd of two hundred and
.,fty yearly steers stampeded and
charged into a Westbcund r. H., l. E.
traction car, travelling at a rate Of
about fifty miles an hour, one-half
mile east OF Lcwisville. Ind, about Z
O'clock last night, .tWenty-six of the
animals We're killed and the car was
derailed. blocking traffic on tho line
for several hours. The-caE-l RlAhs
n:ond at G:15 o'clock in charge OF
lawson. There were three women
passengers on the car at the time but
ncne Of the occupants were injured
That the car did not plunge off the
grade, which is about five feet above
the surface of the road, killing or
seriously injuring the passengers and
crew, is due to the fact that when 1t
leaped high from the rails, hurdling
the piled up carcasses of several
steers, 1t grazed telephone pole, de.
flecting the car back upon the grade
When the car came to a stop all four
wheels were off the rails. Not even
a window was broken. The women
passengers were greatly frightened but
die not become hysterical.
The cattle we're being driven to the
farm of Rufus Syfer. The farm Is one
of the largestsin Henry county and for
a number of years was owned by the
late J. M. Gaar of this city. The ami
mails we're stampeded by an automobile
and dashed into the traction car like a
charge of cavalry. The bodies of the
animals were strewn all over the
road. @
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-28
SCHN NEGMAN HEADS
Y. N. |. FRATERNITY

Joseph Schwegman was selected
president OF the Y. NJ. L. at the an.
nual election OF officers held last
night Following age the other Of
ficers elected whose installation win
take place in, two weeks: First vice
president. Joseph Waltermann: Sec
ond vice-president.N John Bussen: rec.
ord1ng secretary, Frank Schmeding.
hoff: treasurer. A. B. Sherer: inside
sentinel, Richard Sharkitt; marshal.
William Schwegman: chaplain. Clem-
ent Zepf; executive committee. Frank
Waidel, Joseph Kutter. Vincent Juer.
ling. Frank Kahle and Edward Geier
At luncheon which was served to
the members. Father Zepf responded
to toast on Unity" The newly
elected president also spoke on Cor.
poration."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-28
MISS WHITE BRINGS
Marine BAND HERE

The United States Marine Band will
appear in this city Friday evening
Nov. IL at the Coliseum, under the
direction of Esther Griffin White
The Cincinnati symphony orchestra
which was to have played here on
will not appear here until later in the
season, owing to a duplication OF
dates. The Marine band is the most
famous organization of its class in the
United States and will make but few
stops on it's way from the Panama
Exposition .enroute to Washington.
The price of seats will be the same as
announced for the Cincinnati Sym
phOny orchestra.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-28
STORES HEAD
0vERDREW HIS
SHARE A,764
Defense Will Use Evidence
to Interpret Note Written
by Miss Bentlage on Day of
Death.

The first evidence that has been
presented at the MISUNDERSTANDING
trial which is to be used by the de
Tense to prove the meaning Of state.
ment made in the letter written to
H. c. Hasemeier by Louisa Bentlage
the bookkeeper the day she committed
suicide, in which she intimated that
she had held back bills in order to
cover up overdrawn accounts of Mr.,
Hasemeier, was brought out today In
Schlautterbach.
He testified that during the year
1907, the account Of H. c. Hasemeier
had been overdrawn to the extent OF
$3,220.32; this was increased In 1908
to $4,764.O0 and reduced in 1909 to
$3,9O9.64. His testimony on these
overdrawn accounts was continued this
afternoon as he read from the records
Of the personal accounts of the presi-
dent of the company.
The attorneys for the plaintiff, how.
ever. allege that there Is nothing ir.
regular about this. as the personal ex-
penditures Of H. G. Hasemeier were
recorded in both the cash books, the
ledger and the journals. and could
not possibly affect the shortage
which was testified to by the account
ant in his original examination.
Dividends Declared.
The accountant testified this morn.
ing that during the year 1907, divi.
dends amounting to $6,50O.0O were de-
clared by the H. C. Hasemeier COM
pany.
On February 1, 1908, H. c. Hase-
meier had overdrawn his dividend ac-
count to the extent of $3220,32, accord.
ing to schlautterbach's testimony
In addition to the overdraft on the
dividend, Mr.. Hasemeier, during the
year 1907, drew on his salary, amount
ing to $255.23. This made total over.
draft at the beginning of 1908 of
$3,475.55. 4
What were the dividends paid to
H. C. Hasemeier during the year
1902" asked Mr.. Shiveley.
-Four thousand two hundred and
eighty dollars" replied the witness.
In further comparison of the dis
bursements accredited against the ac-
count of H. c. Hasemeier, 1t was
shown that his account had been over
drawn on January 81, 1909. the end
of the fiscal year 1908, to the extent of
$4,764. This amount includes the 3d.
220.32 oyerdraft Of the preceding year
Aeeounts Not Checked.
=, The witness them -stated thut an OF
these accounts, which he had been
reading, had not been checked by him
in the. ledger
After reading the personal account
Of H. C. Hasemeiey, as shown in the
cash book. the witness was requested
to read the checks against his account
a. recorded in the journal. The total
personal account includes these checks
according to the statement of the wit
ness. =
In the year 1909 the overdrawn &C.
count of H. G. Hasemeier was reduced
to $3,909,64. The total dividends paid
to the president of the company during
this year amounts to $5,232.15. Ac-
cording to the statement of the wit
ness, Mr.. Hasemeier withdrew 1855
less than his dividends during this
year, and it was credited to his over
drawn account.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-28
CONDEMN 100 HOGS
SHIPPED FROM HERE

Word was received by DR.. Wagner,
federal inspector here. that 10 hogs
shipped from this section of the coun-
try, presumably from Wayne county.
had been condemned in an ante-mor.
tenn examination by the Pittsburg Pro-
vision company.
DR.. Wagner called attention to the
danger of infection when q farmer
called in his neighborhood to help him
ship and haul his hogs. He said even
though the sick animals were sepa-
rated from the herd, that the bacilli
still existed and that they were spread
on the foot and clothing of the men,
on the wagons and horses, and that
the disease was thus carried to other
farms.