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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-14
DESCRIPTION OF THE SCENES AND INCIDENTS REPRODUCED
FhOM THE FILES OF THE NTEILIGENCER OF
THAT FATEFUL APRIL DAY
IT WAS AN AWESOME OCCASION WITH THE CITY SHROIDEI
BLACK AND THE PEOPLE TALKING
IN WHISPERS

ATLAS has the Hespedes; now shall support the
skies?" r ~
This Of the editorial fifty
years ago today In contemplating the awful
nation Just emerging from four fghu serenity
Oh peace The editorial lament better than anything
nave been sad in the vivid
took hold Of the loyal people Of Wheeling country
hy received the cruel Of the assassination
n no wonder that the bitterness and the ange spirit
which has been softed somewhat by the fall
surrender Of Lee few days before should
mercer flame by this crushing most unexpected and
In going back to that faeful day, century
gone Is not for the of opening old
painful anoies Of the wartime but show through
the files of The Integencer what
and how the damnable deed affected the
mat conveys lesson that well be taken
commemorative occasion that while reviving
wise hears the echo of the ubn shout
sixteen later while occupying the position
by the asassn bullet that hurled eetng
mob In New York city od and
ton still lives Unfortunately the people Wheeling
and the act of Wilkes Booth only readily
with the leaders of the Conederay
conipensatng consultations However
has taken years to the first Impressions of that
u hour when uncertainty lent credene their conceptions
federafe responsibility for the crime Of the
The character of their grief must be remembered
removed scroll when rolled up" To
atmosphere Of hate and
bic anguish of heart But story days as
recorded in The Intellgencer
Aso In died
Abraham Lincoln Saturday
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cerely respected by friend and foe
and so fervently loved in his own
day by the vast body OF the peo-
pie as Abraham Lincoln. OF him
we may say. as OF Washington.
that he was first in the hearts of
his countrymen. He Is only sec
ond In point of time to the Father
of His Country. Had there been
no Homer until Milton. then NIL
ton would have been Homer"
Had there been no Washington
until Abraham Lincoln. then
would the latter have illustrated
In himself alone the beauty. great
ness and simplicity of character
that become an American Chief
Magistrate.
Well may the people mourn for
the great commoner. He has
fallen midway in his career. He
was not struck down like Caesar
in the Capitol for his lust Of
power. The same hand that has
been so long raised to deal a fatal
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LADIES ASPHYXIATED
FROM UNKNOWN CAUSE

special Dispatch 60 tho Intelligence
MARTINSBCRG. ". Va. April f2.
Miss Ella Noll. sister of former
prosecuting attorney Allen R. Noll. OF
TINS city. and her companion. Mrs
LINDA Baker, are In n local hospital in
an unconscious condition This evening
~ me result % being asphyxiated IN
their sleeping apartments a. their
nome here during last night The Ia
hies we're found insensible BY caller
~ o'clock this morning and rushed
Immediately 20 the hospital. where all
efforts of three physicians TO resus.
citate them have thus FAR failed u
v stated that Illuminating gas found
ts way Into their home from a bro
ken main IN the street
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MISS TANZER
is INDICTED
BY FEDERAL GRAND JURY To-
GETHER WITH HER
ATTORNEYS.
Former For Using Mails to De.
fraud and Latter For
Conspiracy.

NEW YORK. April 13.-Rae Tanner.
Maxwell and David slade. OF the law
hrm OF Slade 4 Slade. her attorneys
IN the breach Of promise suit she
brought against James w. Osborne.
iofm district attorney OF New York,
and Albert J. Mccullough. a detective
employed by the SHADES. were indicted
late to-day by the Federal grand Jury
which has been investigating circuul-
stances surrounding the filing Of the
suit Miss Tanzer Is charged with
using the mails In an attempt 10 de-
fraud. while the SHADES and McCul-
Tough are charged with conspiracy.
There were nine counts I'm the in
dictment against Miss Tanzer. each
one being based upon a letter she
vas alleged TO have written 10 Mr..
Osborne addressing him as Dear OIL.
yer Miss Tanner. II was charged in
the Indictment. used the mails In an
attempt 70 defraud by making false
representations that james w. Os-
borne had promised 10 marry her. and
oy demanding money and property
from him
Two sets OF indictments were re-
turned against each of the SHADES and
Mccullough. The first set charged
conspiracy to obstruct justice. while
the second charged conspiracy 10
wrOngfully influence the testimony OF
witnesses.
Seven indictments Result.
Seven Indictments have now result.
ed from the grand jury's Investigation
OF the suit brought BY Miss Tanzer.
Frank y. Stafford. who said he saw
James W Osborne and Miss TanFer
AZ hotel In New Jersey. was Indicted
last week for perjury. Miss Tanzer's
sisters. Rose and Dora. we're indicted
yesterday on the same charge They
testified a. a hearing accorded Rae
that James ". Osborne. whom they
identified. was the man who called
frequently AZ the Tanner home IN the
BronH. n r. these three witnesses
that the indictments returned TODAY
charge that SHADES and Mccullough
tried 10 influence
The grand jury investigation vas
started after man who gave his
name as oliver Osborne" the name
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FIRST UNDER NEW Law
'peciai Diapatoh % the lnteIiirencor

Special Dispatch Co the fnteIifgenccr
MARTINsBURG. ". Va. Apru n
The flrst prosecution in West vir.
ginia under the new state law relating
to forest fires occurred here tod,v
Nhen Floyd Butts. ~ Berkeley coun.
~ wa held Tor the action of the
Grand jury. by Justice Lloyd on the
charge OF burning brush 81 the f9o,
or the maintain west 81 here without
taxing precautlon 20 prevent its
spread 20 adjoining property. The
new forest law d. stringent. and thi.
case u expected 10 test its validity
The prosecution was instituted bv
Deputy Game Warden Ohio Williams.
~ this city
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blow to his country. and that has
struck down so many of our no
olest and best. has AT last laid low
the chosen chief Slavery. treason
and assassination eliminated In
the act. More than ever all these
VIII henceforth he accursed OF
mankind.
Whom the Gods would destroy
they hrst dement," Il would
seem As IL II was Gods will that
mo whole spirit and substance OF
thc rebellion should be utterly
destroyed from on the face OF the
earth. Who can say that such
may not be the Providence I'm.
Nolved In the crime? Who can
say but that we were. drifting too
swiftly TO an unreal conclusion OF
the war? Who can say but that
some such terrible and awful
event was needed TO awaken the
nation to a full conception of the
remaining work before II. We
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PENNA LOCAL OPTION BILL
IS REPORTED FAYORABLY

HARRISBURG. Pa. April 13.-The
Williams local option bin. calling for
n county unit. and backed by the
Governor was afrrmativeiy recon-
mended by tho House law and order
committee today The vote was unan-
imous. and Mr. NiCkcrman. Allegheny.
will report out the bill tomorrow.
The general plan a. 20 have the
bill made a special order on second
reading In the House next Tuesday
morning
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MAN WITH THIRST
STEALS BOOZE" THAT
HAD BEEN cONFIScATED

Special Dispatch TO Intelligencer.
CHARLESTON, W.. Va,
April 13.-WiIllam oliver, who,
a few days ago, announced In
police court that he would
rather be In hades than have
TO listen TO the talk Of his wife,
and who was held to the grand
jury under $500 bond, charged
with violating the prohibition
law. was arrslgned In the same
court this morning, charged
with breaking into the room
In the city building where a
large quantity OF eonfIsested
whlskey 10 stored and remoV-
ing most OF II. He was then
sent TO Jail for 80 days.
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GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF
DEEDS ACCOMPLISHMENT
HOW BOOTH CAREFULLY LAID HIS PLANS AND HOW Sue.
CESSFUI.LY THEY WERE CARRIED OIrT-MI RDERER HAD
NOT OVERLOOKED THE SLIGHTEST DETAIL.
DEBONAR MANNER OF ASSASSIN DISARNED ANY ISPICION
WAITED UNTIL But ONE PERSON WAS ON STAGE THEN
SLIPPED INTO BOX AND FIRED FATAL SHOT

d'y before from City Point. Va. With
his wife. who had been with him In
the closing weeks at Petersburg
But the General and Mrs Grant
were anxious To keep on and see their
daughter. who was in school at Bur
lington. y. j.. and on General Grant
explaining this to the President. Lin
coin had indulsently excused them
from the engagement that had been
made for them. At . that afternoon
Grant had said farewell forever TO
his great chief. and before nightfall
he boarded train for Philadelphia
Meanwhile the managers of Ford's
Thcater had advertised that the Pres
ident would witness that evenings
performance At their house OF "Our
American Cousin to be given for the
benefit of Laura Keene.
Rather than disappoint tho theater
people and public. Lincoln had de-
cided 10 attend the theater without
General Grant To make up a party
Mrs. Lincoln then invited a young
couple OF the official social circle.
Miss Clara II. Harris. daughter OF Sen
ator Ira Harris. OF New York. and her
fiance. Major Henry x. Rathbone.
The theatre MANAGEMENT on receiy-
ing an order for the Presidents box
(No. Z. on the balcony level. on the
right OF the house). had prepared II
for the evening. by rearranging the
furniture. placing n portrait OF Wash
ington In its front. and Graping the
box with flags.
These preparations were in progress
when John Wilkes Booth called at the
theatre. as he had done on many days
in the preceding months. to get his
mail. He received long letter. ana
sat on the theatre steps 10 read II.
smiling as he read. Then he sauntered
away toward Pennsylvania avenue.
apparently as care free. and certainly
as jaunty as usual.
In that visit to the theatre fJoOtn
learned that the victim for whom he
had waited long was that night to ne
given into his hands: and he lost no
time is putting into train his mafured
plans t)r his foul deed.
Preparations For Crime.
Booths preparation for his crime
fitted so well into his daily habits and
haunts. and were carried out with
such cunning assembling. that his
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HIATT RECEIVER FOR
DEFUNCT GRAFTON BANK
specisi Dispatch 20 the fnteiiieenc.r

IT'''T'I I'THUHTcH - mo TnfoTTIF0nrer
GRAFTON. w. Va. April IA
blanchard r. Hiatt. OF MoundsviIle.
W. Va. has been appointed receiver
~ the Grafton Bank. Grafton. w Va
which voluntarily suspended payment
two months ago. Bond has not vot
been given and the receiver has not
taken active charge.
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TO BURY gprToe Fe,oAv

KANSAS CITY. Mo. April t3-Fu-
neral services for W r. Nelson. editor
or the Kansas City star. who died
Early today. win be held next Friday
afternoon a. 2:3O O'Clock. Il was an.
nounced tonight
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SAW URICH
STRIKE BLOW
MINER TESTIFIES HE SAW
URICH HIT CONSTABLE
RIGGS OVER HEAD
This Started General Fight-State
Making Strong Case
at Fairmont
Special Dispatch to the Inteiiieene.r

special Dispatch to the Inteiligencer.
FAlRMONT. W. Va, April IA
-Four witnesses were examined TODAY
In the trial OF Louis Urich charged
with murder for the killing Of Con.
stable w. X. Riggs in the Farming
Ton strlke riots OF last February. The
witnesses were John Sansone Steve
hodesky' Joe Spear and Steve She
pax. All -FOUR men were eye witnesses
70 the attack made February 90 BY
the 800 striking miners at the Jami-
son mines on Sheriff G. ID. Conway
ana MS deputies which resulted in
the murder OF Constable Riggs, and
al sNore that they saw Urich strike
me hrst blow which brought on the
nght. They all swore Urich struck
Constable Riggs over the head with
heavy club on the end Of which
was large iron nut. Then the fight
became general
The motive for the killing OF Con.
stable Riggs was shown today when
steve shepak told how Matteo Brad
agine. the italian bugler. shouted out
70 The miners that Riggs was the
man who made West Virginia dry.
and that he must be- killed. and that
AN'A w" Aufu All turned their nffou-
ton 70 beating up the constable. but
that Urich was foremost In the AZ.
tack
Was Marked Man.
a few months before the riots
Constable Riggs conhscated an entire
carload OF whiskoy. beer and wines
shipped % the men at Pennington BY
Mingo Junction. Ohio concern ana
later he made many arrests among
the miners FOR violations of the pro
hibition law and this caused him 70
b. n marked man among them.
Tho witnesses told how before the
nRht started Urich. who WAS past
president of the Crotian lodge. ana
I'll Dunrovich. the present president.
made speeches 10 the men urging
them 20 whip the officers and how
Urich waived his club and with oatns
declared himself with his club could
XII any two of the officers
Tho state did not complete ita case
TODAY and viii continue examining
its Witnesses tomorrow
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Assassination of Lirz5In Fifty Years Aoo
HOW WHEELING RECEIVED THE NEWS
OF THE CRUEL MURDER OF PRESIDENT

nrst news Of the tragedy the same
morning ut O'Clock. shortly after
wards The lntelligencer issued an ex-
ira giving but mesger details outside
or the confirmation OF the sad fac, Of
MS death. Telegraph service In those
Gays was very poor. and In startling
contrast to the full press reports of
today. IL was not until Monday.
april IL. that the people OF this CITY
Sot any OF the particulars OF the as
sassination. II will be interesting TO
the present generation to read what
thelr grandfathers and grandmothers
read OF what transpired In Wheeling
on The day the news was received and
now II was received. We take the
accounts from the files OF The Intelli-
gencer. beginning with the editorial
written by the late A. W. Campbell:
The Murder Of the Presl dent.
We have no words to express
the thrill OF horror which ran
through the community last satur-
day morning. on receipt of the
news announcing the murder Of
the President ON the preyiou,
night in Washington theater.
Men seemed stunned and utterly
dispossessed OF any ability 10 do
or say anything commensurate
with their silent feelings at the
news. The sensation was the
profoundest we have ever Wit
messed. A great spell OF depres-
sion pervaded all the streets In
the course OF an hour. Business
was almost totally suspended
Nearly every house in the city
bore the insignia OF mourning
The principal places were heavily
draped in black. And all this was
done. too. without concert. and
as II were by one spontaneous i'm
pulse. Sad countenances thronred
the streets by hundreds. and I'm
low tones people paid each other
the usual salutations. Melan-
choly literally and truly brooded
over the whole city.
And why was all this? n was
not mere piece OF formality. n
was not a mere token OF respect
70 the slain chief magistrate OF
the nation. There was a person
ality In IL that deeply affected the
popular heart here as everywhere
else throughout the land. Abra-
nam Lincoln is mourned more
widely. more warmly. more IN
consoiably than-any of his prede-
cessors In the Presidential chair.
The man himself not less than
the unprecedented circumstances
OF his administration. and the ap-
palling manner OF his death. ap-
pealed TO the popular heart for an
outpouring OF sympathizing testI-
monial. But one President OF the
United States has been so sin
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TIVE wEATH1n

wAsHIHoror. April ia.-For-o...,
West-rn Fennsyivania, ohio and west
Virrfnfa-Fafr Wednesday and Tnurs
day; rising tsmpsraturs
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Pleaded Not Guilty.

NEW YORK. April 13-Maxwell
Slade voluntarily appeared before
Judge Cushman after the hnding Of
the Indictment. entered tentative
plea ~ not guilty and furnished bail
~ 5000 He was granted IN oppor.
tunity until Monday 10 change his
plea OF take other action n he 20 de-
sired. David Slade. according 10 his
brother, r. IN Massachusetts on bust.
ness. but was expected 20 return 10.
morrow. A bench warrant was g..
sued for Mccullough and federal Of
ncers were sent 20 arrest him.
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Miss Tanner said she knew James w.
Osborne by. appeared and announced
that he knew Miss Tanner well and
that she was writing letters 20 him
At the same time the government
claims she was addressing others 70
James ". Osborne and calling him
Deer Oliver" While the investiga-
tion was In progress Miss Tanzer con
fessed that she had made n mistake
and that James W. Osborne was not
the man she knew.
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FOUR INDIANA GRAFTERS
WITHDRAW THEIR APPEALS
CASES GO OYER
Long Docket Called at Meeting OF
Public Service comnnission-Biue-
field Water Co. Case Opens.

Special Dispatch 20 the Inteliigencer.
CHARLESTON. w. Va. April 13.-
A long docket OF cases. most OF which
were continued to the May OF June
term. was called at the April meet
ing OF the Public Service Commission
this afternoon. The principal case
set for hearing today. the City OF
Blueneld against The Blueheld Water
& Improvement Company. by agree
ment OF counsel. was continued 10
10 o'clock Wednesday morning.
Strong counsel on each side and a
large number Of witnesses are pres
ent for this hearing which involves
alleged inadequate service.
To-day's session was the first reg
ular meeting OF the commission since
the resignation OF Wade e. Kllmer
in February. II IL probable that most
of the cases on the docket will 70
over until the commission Is reor-
ganized under the new law.
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Fifty Years Ago In Wheeling.
Abraham Lincoln was shot by j
Wilkes Booth about $3.50 o'clock p
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m. Friday. April "a. 1865. He died
shortly after o'clock Saturday morn
ing. April Is. Wheeling received the
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Preparations For Crime.

Booths preparation for his crime
fitted so well into his daily habits and
haunts. and were carried out with
such cunning descending. that his
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tcontinusd on Page Eisvsn-)
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-12-21
SAYS We BECOME
CRAMkS ON HOT
WATER DRINKING
HOPES EVERY MAN AND WOMAN
ADOPTS THIS SPLENDID MORN.
ING hAoIT

Why is man and woman. half the
time. feeling nervous. despondcnt. wor.
ried; some days hesdschy. DUH and un.
strung; some days really incapacitated
by Illness!
II we all would practice inside bath.
Ing. what gratifying change would
take place. Instead Of thousands Of
half sick. anaemic looking souls with
pasty. muddy compilations. We should
see crowds Of happy. healthy. rosy.
checked people everywhere. The rea.
son Is that the human system does not
rid itself each day OF all tho waste
which Il accumulates under our pres.
ent mode OF living. For every ounce
Of food and drink taken into the sys.
TEN nearly an ounce OF waste material
must be carried out. else Il ferments
and forms ptomaine-like poisons which
are absorbed into the blood.
Just as necessary AZ II is TO clean
the ashes from the furnace each day,
before the hre will burn bright and hot.
so we must each morning clear the IN.
side organs OF the previous days &C.
cumulation Of indigestible waste and
body toxins. Men and women. whether
sick or well. are advised to drink each
morning before breakfast. a glass Of
real hot water with teaspoonful Of
limestone phosphate In Il. - q harm.
less means Of washing out Of the stom.
ach. liver. kidneys and bowels tho indi.
gestible material. waste. sour bile and
toxins; thus cleansing. sweetening and
purifying the entire alimsntary canal
before putting more food into the
stomach.
Millions Of people who had their turn
at constipation. bilious attacks. acid
stomach. nervous days and sleeplsss
nights have become real cranks about
the morning inside bath. A quarter
pound Of limestone phosphate will not
cost much at the drug store, but 10
sufhcient to demonstrate to anyone. its
cleansing. sweetening and freshing Of.
feet upon the system.--Adv.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-12-21
A WARNING FROM sRlrA,h

THOSE AMERICAN statesmen who
i profess to believe that there is
no canger Of the dumping of chcsp
prooucts In this country after the rl0se
of the European war would do well to
ponder upon . word Of warning which
has been uttered By the London Morn.
ing Post to the people Of Great Britain.
At 4 time when the discussion Of
domestic problems u discouraged BY
the goveFnmsnt the Post feels I'm
PEELED 70 say:
Military victory = still tar away;
but even military victory win not save
this nation u It u Won By others and
not BY ourselves. and U It Il accom-
panied BY commercial defeat We un-
derstand that those German industries
which rely on the export trade are At
present time producing. not 20 much
for export. ~ for dumping after the
war. The state IL at present subsidis-
ing these German industries for the
express purpose Of accumulatins re-
serves which viii Be used for delusing
our markets with cheap goods when the
war is over. How are We going to
meet this menace?
This country must have . national
protective tariff II It IL to survive the
fierce commercial conflict which II
sure to follow this VA. We may b
told that even to mention this. subject
Is what IL called . breach Of the party
truce II 1t has come to this. that the
party truce is to precent this country
from adopting in time q policy neces.
sary to its salvation. then the party
truce would be rather . source Of peril
than Of safety. But We prefer to b.
lieve that this war has raised the ques.
ton Of imperial union and trade pro-
lection out Of the realm Of party pol
itics and placed it among questions Of
urgency. which are to be set.
tied without reference to party"
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-12-21

PORTLAND. bee. al.---use Of wood
blocks as paving material has rc'
ceiyed boost In the 1915 proceedings
Of the American Society Of Civil En-
sincers. copies Of which have boon OBJ
tanned by tho West Coast Lumber Man
ufacturcrs' Association, Endorsement
Of wood block paving In given In tho
proceedings BY l.. X. Ash Of the Kansas
City arm Of Harrington. Howard \
Ash. designing and supervising engin'
eers Of the Columbia River Interstate
bridge. to connect Portland and Van.
couver.
Reporting on tho paving OF viaduct
In Kansas City with wood blocks. En-.
ginecr Ash says. In part:
"The use Of wood blocks for paving
the roadway portion Of tho viaduct has
proved entirely satisfactory, II was
feared that the sradc would cause the
pavement to BE- slippery. but the blocks
were laid with q iath between each
row and the remaining space filled
with broken stone.
THE laying OF wood blocks on tho
visduct without sand cushion has
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-12-21

The boys all want one OF our nyius
sleds for Christmas and you and We
know It. Sl.s0 up for one week.
wILLlSJOHNoTONE CO.
The House Of Sensible Xmas 0ifts. "
17-3t
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-12-21

law. Under this Il will b % easy to
get all the booss one wants from .
mail order house that there win b
NO chance for 4 hari.working blind
pigger to make a decent living