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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-23

CLEARY'S ACT
PREMEDITATED
Attorney for Newman's
Father. Calls Witnesses
Gagan Overlooked.
STRIKES AT OFFICIAL
SLAYER

NyAcK. March eat the clnse OF
the first days testimony before Special
Commissioner william ~. Hotchkiss.
appointed TO report to the Governor
or the charges Of neglect OF duty
hrough, against District Attorney
Thomas C;agan for his conduct Of the
trial of william v. Cleary for the muir
der Of HE ninetecn-year-old son-in-law,
enough new evidence had been brought
out to prove in the opinion OF many
that the Shaving was premeditated.
II was shown by nearly a dozen wit.
nesses. who were not called by District
Attorney Gagan At the trial that there
was no reason 10 believe Cleary was
irrational or drunk Just before or after
the shooting. In this regard Michael
Hughes. a harkeeper. under questioning
by Lloyd Paul Stryker, representing
Frederick NJ. Newman. the slain bows
father. told or a conference between
Cleary and BERNARD r. Fox, a friend
OF Cleary. who was present when young
Newman WAS killed.
This conference took place At noon.
in Fox's saloon in front ~ I'ox's safe.
A. its close FoX handle Cl~ary some
Trims that Was pu. away In an inside
pocket. To the witness this something
looked like q piece OF paper" But
Mr.. Stryker went on to prove BY Will
lam Scibold that Within three minutes
e. - H.. 1877
A ~evolver with tho Injunction tina Il
be taken 10 Fox = saloon.
Must Have Know of Marriage.
The LAWYER also introduced evidencN
to show that Cieary must have known
OF his daughters marriage TO Eugene
Newman. Newman waa shot on Thurs
dAy. Iulv -. At the trial pr. David
S'rultz. tho Cleary fauilv physician.
testified that on Wednesday night he
was told by Eugene that Anna and ne
we're married. DR.. Schultz was un.
able TO tell Cleary of this because
Cleary. having learned that his dtugl-
ter was to become a mother. had left
his home TO spend the night In bar
rooms.
To-day. however. Dr. schultz was
fatty Contrsdictcd by Mrs. Mabel De
Friest. "A friend OF Eugene's mother.
both of whom live at 473 West l5sth
street. New York. IA To the date OF
Eugene Newman's call. Mrs. Ne Friest
said II was Tuesday night that she
went with ne boy TO Or. Schul,z's Of
fce.
Eugene asked m. schultz the
woman testified. ~ he knew what wa.
the matter with Anna. and tho doctor
said he didn't. Then Eugene told him
what he feared the trouble was and
that they had been married a few days
before"
Eugene sent word 20 Anna by 'he doc
tor that she was to Use her own judg-
ment AZ to whether or not her parents
should be Informed OF the marriage.
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LONDON BUYS STEEL COMMON
American Issuc. Arc Quiet and Ir-
regular.

LoSpoN, March 22.-The stock mar
kets were steady to-day with a light
turnover. In the gilt edged section
prices held. The war loan was In de-
mand, Home rails did well on the dissl-
patton OF fears regarding labor difhcul-
ties.
Russians, Chinese and Japanese
bonds were steady. Rubbers were slack
and mines and oils though steady were
dull.
Americans were quiet and irreg,ar,
Steel common was bought. Canadian
Pacifics were firm.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-23
AGED O M LOST IN CITY.
Mrs. Caroline ReimRn, Forgetting
Home. Appeals "a Police.

Al old wona who spoke with a
German accent approached Patrolrnau
Dawson OF the West Forty-seventh street
station AZ Broadway II Fifty-eighth
street late yesterday afternoon II said
that her name was Mrs. Caroline Rcl-
man. that she was 80 years old and had
forgotten where she lived. She was
dressed in black.
Ambulance Surgeon Stockhammer took
her To Polytechnic Hospital. where il was
said she was suffering from melancholia
and exposure.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-23

on top Of this evidence came az -
climax TIVE story ~ tha boys grand
mother. Mrs Ahhie Kennedy. Who was
called uron 20 tell very little when she
testified At tho trial. IN. important
part Of her evidence was the converse
ton she heard Eugene have with Mrs.
Clcary over the telephone. Thls was =,
Mrs. k~ennedy's house on tho day OF tho
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-23

In our newest field Of en-.
deavor-our fourth store
corner of Fifth Avenue and
41st Street, with a AID Stree,
entrance, we've grounds for
expecting a good Spring bus.
ness.
Already commuters hay.
found it, just as we hoped
an added convenience"
when dashing to or from II.
Grand Central Station.
! Every day brings new
friends who drop in when
passing.
Happily our other store,
our Broadway stores a,
Warren Street, 18th Street
and Saith Street have no
cause for complaint.
Business is good all round
Just as stocks arc complete
all round.
Just the same prices
which reminds us that some
of our friends seem to have
an idea that because we've
moved up on the Avenue
that prices at that store
might have moved up. too.
Not at all. To be sure. It's
an expensive location bu,
good clothes at reasonable
prices and good service are
sure to yield the necessary
increase in the volume Of
sales to offset that. The
overhead cost OF trading
is no more.
Have you seen the new
Scotch Mists''?
ROGERS PEET COMPANY
Broadway Broadvay
at 18th 81. THE al 5+th ST..
Four
Broadway Corners" Fifth Ave.
At Warren at4lS ST.
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sweden TO Have wireless 10 T.. =

C~HRisrrANfA, March Photographic
connections between Sweden and the
United States have been unsatisfactory
and a movement has begun TO strengthen
the wireless station at Gotheuburg TO
enable II TO communicate with New York.
The Norwegian transatlantic station at
Jaederen. after three years of uork. is
nearly finished.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-23

In effect the investigation IL a rehcsrs
ing of the evidence against Clcary, Mr..
STRIKERS theory being that II he can
produce uncalled and nused witnesses
to submit Il clearer case against Cleary
than Gagan did II will tend to show
neglect Oh tho part of Gagan. Mr..
Newman's attorney showed to-day that
Mr.. Gagan had much evidence that he
did not use, while Frank Moss. for
Gagan. showed that much Of his evil
dencc was not admissible.
If District Attorney Gagan " removed
and it II tho general belief here that
this will be the resul OF the investiga-
tion-there Is a possibility that an in
dictment or two nay be drawn affecting
persons who may a been accessories
To the murder, either before or after the
fact.
Evidence was introduced through
william Sclbold which Gagan's accusers
claim shows a conspiracy TO aid Cleary
in escaping punishment. Seibold stoutly
maintains that the pistol handed him BY
FoN right after Tn" shooting could NOT
have heen tire w with which Newman
mas Killed. as 1t was an automatic aud
would have been hot II Just fired,
STRIKER nSjsts the automatic pistol j.
not the u handed to Seibold. but that
1t is - third gun now produced 20 cover
lp the effective work dom In getting
chief Of Police Ford's revolver picked
~ the fatal weapon.
Stryker called three witnesses No.
used on the trial TO show that Chief
Ford said two days after the shooting
that his gun could not have killed New
man, as he had the gun with hin tnat
day on q sunday school picnic. II. as
Stryker claims. the third gun, which
has never been produced. did the killing
and Vas then disposed Of through Sci
bold. he contends that premeditation on
Clesry's part is Indicated as we'll ~
conspiracy on the part OF % and
others. and neglect o n the part OF the
District Attorney for falling 10 discover
what was "a matter Of ommon report
early In The Cleary case.
Commissioner Hotchklss announced
10 counsel Tor Gagan that he has found
on reading tho trial record that the
examination of the five or six rebuttal
witnesses by Gagan was very weak -
He s.id that unless evidence was in
trDduced 20 convince him tn the contrary
ne would ave 20 report so to the GOV
error
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-23

shooting. The boy had called up his
wife's mother to inquire after Anna.
The one sided conversation Mrs. Ken
needy heard she repeated for the first
time in public to-day. What Mrs. Ken
needy heard follows
This is Eugene. I'm in Haverstraw
How IL Anna? 7 am SO glad. No, !
called up. hui ! got no answer. Yes. !
will go right away, All right, 7 Will"
From the testimony of the boys
mother. Mrs. Appleton. 1t appeared that
young Newman was In 11averstraw by
prearrangenent to see Cleary. Mrs.
Cleary had called Mrs. Appleton early
that morning.
we were hit pretty hard" Mrs.
Cleary said. but Ike n good many others
we haV decided to make the best of II.
Have Eugene go right up to Haver-
straw. Mr.. Cleary wants to SEQ him
about his prospects
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-23

Whrvs' They Are SuUcrnU0us.
M. stem SAID the two fuuctIou- of an
operating Official of a railroad were ~
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-02-20
ugh! CAlOMEL MAKES YOU SICK.
DON'T STAY BILIOUS, C0NST|PATED

Your druggist or dealer sells You .
so cent bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone
under my personal guarantee that it
will clean your sluggish liver better than
nasty calomel; it won't make you sick
and you can eat anything you want
without being saliyated. Your druggist
guarantees that each spoonful will start
your liver, clean your bowels and
.stiaighten you up by morning or you
get your money back. Children gladly
take Dodson's Liver Tone because it is
pleasant tasting and doesn't grippe or
eranp or make them sick.
am selling millions of bottles OF
Dodson's liver Tone to people who have
fornd that this pleasant, vegetable. liver
r,cl;eine takes tile place OF dangerous
ca 'olnel Buy ono bottle on ny sound,
reliable guarantee Ask your druggist
about me.
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submitted on this ballot place a cross
(X) mark in the square after the word
eyes" To vote against the PROPOSE
ton place a similar mark in the square
after the word mo"
Taxable valuation, s.......................
Signature of voter .............. ...............
Section g.
Be it further ordained, That the clerk
of the police jury is instructed to have
prepared for use at said election all
necessary ballot boxes, tally sheets,
registrars lists of property taxpayers
eligible to vote in said election and the
valuation of their property, blank lists
for entering the names of those who
actually voted at said election, and COM
piled statement blanks for compiling
the votes in number and amount.
Section A.
Be it further ordained, That the COM
pensation of the election commissioners
at said election shall. be three dollars
per day for one day, for the clerk three
dollars per day for one day, for the re-
turning officer three dollars per day for
three days, and the said election shall
,e held at the following polling place
nd by the officers here named, eacb
being registered voter:
At n jntgomery Precinct-J. II. W ard
ow, R. A. Sellers and R. "A Woods,
commissioners; H. H. Horn, clerk;
T. W. Rodgers, returning officer.
At Verda Precinct Milton O'Quini ;,
D. 0. Morris and G. D. Smith, COMM. :
ione-s; L. B. Woods, clerk; L. :.
Hutch ~ returning officer
Section B.
be i. lurtaer ordained, That notice
II this election containing the PROPOSE
ION herein submitted to the voters
aall be prepared and signed by the
resident and secretary of the police
Try and shall be published in the off,
al journal Tour weekly Insertions, the
ate of the first insertion to be not less
IAN thirty days before the date of the
lection. The said notice shall further
.cite that on Tuesday, the 6tn day
April, 1915. at IL o'clock noon
e police jury will meet at the cour
0use in Colfax, in said parish, and
,ere in public session open the balloi
oxes, examine and conpt the ballot
9th as to number and amount. and ex-
nine and count the returns and de-
lare the result nf said election anc
,romulgate the same.
Adopted February 16, 1915.
R. w. RICHARDSON, :.
C. H. MCCAIN. President.
Secretary pro tenn.
->.T-,--- -o--5'-~-c-o-0-r-0-c-o-
Continued merit ceek.
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Effect vi Great llIlney
lemedy is Soon Realized

/ feel it my duty to let you know
hat Swamp Root did for me. was
.othered with my back for over twenty
sars and at times ] scould hardly &c
ut of bed. read your advertisement
I'D decided to try Swamp-Root. Use,
I've bottles, and it has been FIVE year
,ince used it, and l have never beer
,othered a day since / took the last
ottle of it. am thoroughly convinc-
d that DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root cur
ID me and would recommendit to Others
suffering as did.
My husband was troubled with kid
ney and bladder troubles and he took
your Swamp Root and it cured him.
This was about FIVE years ago.
You may publish this leller if you
choose. Very truly yours,
MRS. MATTE CAMFIELD,
r. F. d. No. 8, GoblevIlle, Mich.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th of July, 1909.
AkvIN w. MYERS,
Notary Public, Van Duren Co., Mich.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-02-20
Recognized Advantages.

You will find that Chamberlain s
Cough Remedy has recognized advan-
tages over most medicines in use for
coughs and colds. 1t does not suppress
a cough but loosens and relieves it. 1t
aids expectoration and opens the Sc
cretions, which enables the system to
throw off cold. 1t counteracts any
tendency of cold to result in pneu-
monia. 1t contains no opium or other
narcotic, and may be given to a child
as confidently as to an adult. For
sale by ali de- lers. ADV.
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Police Jury Proceedings.
Continued from first page.


Two for a period of five years,
beginning with the year 1915 and
ending with the year 1919, for the
purpose of maintaining the public
roads in said Road District No. 2,
and whereas said election was
held and the returns thereof
were canvassed by this police
jury according to law and the
notice given on the 4th day OF
January, 1915, and the result OF
said election was declared to be
that the majority in number and
amount of the tax payers of the
said road district lumber two
voted in favor of said roposi-
ton, now therefore
Be it ordained by the police
jury of Grant parish, Louisiana,
in lawful session convened that
the proposition TO levy a five
mills tax on all the property in
said road district number two,
Grant parish, Louisiana, for a
period Of five years beginning
with the year 1915 and endin.
with the year 1919 for the pur
pose Of maintaining the public
roads in said road district number
two carriSd, sevied. assessed anc
collected on all the property
said distric' number two, Grant
parish, Louisiana.
And De 1t furllicr ordained thai
the result of said election sha
be promulgated by the presiden
ard secretary of the police jur
By publication in one issue Z
the Official journal, the notice e.
PRONUNCIATION to be signed by the
pr sident and the secretary.
On motion the police jury ad
journed until Feb. 16, 1915.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-02-20
'Dodsoa's Liver Tone" win Clean Your
Sluggish Liver Better Iaan CaIuza
aad Can Not Sali7ata.

Calo,nel makes you sick. you lose a
;y's work. .Caiolaei is quicksilver and
salivates: caloalel Injuries year liver.
= vou re bilies,e: feel lazy. stuggisa
all Knocked o'st 4 eour bcwsls are
,ati"at.s, s'l yaa head aciss or
4.f Ike src0nft.i of
....esS Doason's liver Tone instead
snip q, lSen;ng. salivating ealoinel.
n fieer Tone II real liver ,neui-
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~ >Teet ard - IL regular OF
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M Of energy, gi.ror aud ambition.
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Constable Sale.


First Justice Court, Ward Two, Graz I
Parish, Louisi ma.
w. and A. L. Honeycutt VS.. Richait
Leggett.
BY virtue of writ of execution is
sued out of the Honorable First justice
Court of Ward Two, Grant Parish, L.,
and to me in the above numbered a,
entitled suit. directing and command
ing me to seize and sell the proper \
# defendant, ! have seized and WI.
offer for sale at the office of the Fir {
Justice of the Peace in Pollock, l., :,
between the hours prescribed by Law
for judicial sales, on
SATURDAY, March 13, 1915,
the following described property, seis-
ed as the property Of the. defendant,
6o-wit:
East half of northwest quarter ei
section 8, township 6 north, range ]
east.
Terms of sale-Cash, with the bere-
ut Of a9Draisement.
Pollock. La, Feb. 5. 1915
j. e. Ike,
First Constable, Ward Two, Grant Par
ish, Louisiana.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-02-20

There IL more catarrh IN this section OF
the country than all other diseases put
together. and until the last few years
was supposed to be incurable. r9t :
iocai disease and nrescribesi local reme-'
dies. and BY constantly falling to cure
with local treatment. pronounced u incur
able. Science has proven Catarrh 70 DC :
uuircs constitutional treatment. Hairs
Catarrh Cure. manufactured by r. =.
Cheney & Co., Toledo. Ohio. is the 0ny
Constitutional cure on the market
blood and mucous surfaces OF the system
They offer one hundred dollars for any
case 1t fails to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipaoon-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-02-20

Many people rely upon Chamberla

Many people rely upon Chamberlain 8
Cough Remedy implicitly in cases of
coles and Group, and, it never disap-
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gansport, Ind, writes: 81 have found
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to be
the best medicine for colds and Group
| have ever used, and never, tire of
recommending it to my neighbors and
riends, / have always given it to my
children when suffering from Group.
md 1t has never failed to give then
-nmrt relief" For sale by all deal
ers.-Adv.
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Letter TO
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Die. l tried nearly ev-
cry medicine / could
hear of. among them I
used fifteen bottles Of
one popular prepare
ton, but never found
anything that did me
any permanent good
until / took Chamber
lain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets, which
have effected a perma-
nent cure. It has now
been five years since I
took these tablets, and
/ have had no more
stomach trouble dur
ing that time. / have
recommended Cham.
berlain's Tablets to q
great many sufferers
with stomach trouble,
and travelling aaloa-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-02-20

Buffalo. N. Y.
Feb. 1t. - Pastor
Russell preached
here today ON tie
text. "Af the name
of Jesus every
knee shall bow
aud every tongue
confess. to the glo
ry of God Phi
lippians 2.l0. II.
The speaker re-
ferred to the Six
Great Days Of a
thous;lnd years
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-02-20


The n3ii Q iury ner Dursual t
t. al 5eernment. 81. th4 pambe. s
present.
Toe minutes of the last meet
ing were read and adopted.
The newly elected membe
from wari two having qualifie
and received his commission was
present.
On motion the following ordi
nance was unanimously adopted
AN ORDINANCE.
Whereas more than one-fourth of tn
properly taxpayers of Road District
Nusroer Seven of Grant parish, Louisi-
ana. eligible to vote in tax election in
ssid district of said parish. have petit
toned the police jury to order an cleo
ton in said district to determine wheth-
er or not a special five mills tax for
five years, beginning with the year l9l
and ending with the year 1919. shall b
levied and collected on all the propert.
in said district subject to taxation, for
the purpose of maintaining the public
roads in said District No. z; and
Whereas, it is the opinion of this
body that the contemplated maintain
ance of public roads is for the public
welfare; and
Whereas, aside from said petition, it
is the voluntary will of this body to call
the election herein provided for; and
Whereas Article 293 of the Constitu-
ton of 1918 authorizes the levying and
collection of such a tax on the property
of Road District Number Seven, when
authorized at an election held for this
purpose; and
Whereas Act 256 of 1910, and amend
merits, provides the method of holding
such election; now, therefore,
Section l.
Be it ordained by the police jury of
Grant parish, Louisiana, in regular ses-
sion convened, That an election is
hereby called to be held in Road District
Number Seven of this parish at Mont
gomery precinct and Verda precinct on
Monday, April the 9th, 1915, at
which election majority of the prop
erty taxpayers of said road district, in
number and amount, eligible to vote
and voting shall determine the PROPOSE
ton to levy five mills tax on all the
taxable property ia said Road District
Number Seven in said parish for the Pc
Rod of five years, beginning with the
year 1915 and ending with the year
1919. for the urpose of building and
maintaining the public roads in said
Road District Number Seven.
Section p
Be it further iained, That the
clerk of the police jury is instructed to
prepare for use at said election a sufi-
cieut number Of ballots, on each of
which shall be printed substantially the
provisions mentioned in section one of
this ordinance, to-wit:
PROPOSITION. -
Proposition to levy five ".
mills tax on all the property in les
Road District Number Seven,
Grant parish, Louisiana, for
period Of five years, beginning ii
31,;xh Tho WAR 1Q1 < and ending
with the year 1919, both years :,
inclusive. for the purpose of No II
maintaining the public roads III
ii said Road District Number ii
Seven. Grant parish, Louisi- II
ana.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-02-20

men, and have met many Of the boys on
the road that are afflicted with disorders
Of the stomach as they have to put up
with all kinds of half cooked grub at the
different. hotels, which is one
Cause Of this dreadful disease.''
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-02-20
A Travelling Man Cured

P. B. Counterman, q travelling man of
Joplin, Mo-, writes: Twelve years ago
was a great sufferer from stomach trou-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-02-20
lie TINE is AT HAND
THE NEW DAY DAWAS
he That Sat Upon the Throne
Said, Behold. | Make Al
Things New"

Night of Sin Is Passing-Mornins Has
ceme-Awske From Nocturnal Hal
Observation-Disclosures That the Day
Is Here-God's Blessings Increase
Discomfort = Humanity About 70
Learn a Great Lesson Respecting
Fallen Copdition-Resuit Glorious.
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Proposition to levy a five
mills tax on all the property in
Road District Number Seven,
Grant parish, Louisiana. for a
period of five years, beginning
With the year 1915 and ending
with the year 1919, both years
inclusive. for the purpose of
maintaining the public roads
il said Road District Number
Seven. Grant parish, Louisi-
ana.
NOTICE TO VOTER.
. To vote in favor Of the DR.