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VOL. XXXII FIEND CAUGHT BARNWELL, S. C., THURSDAY. DECEMBER 10. 1008 NO. 16 WAR IN HAYTI iMANY ARE LOST Man Who Assassinated Ussey at Barnwell is Arrasted. WAS PAID TO DO IT He la * Negro by th© Name of — . ' ~ « Quitman Johnson, and Lives at Aiken,. Where He was Appn- • V L hende0—Taken to the Peniten- ~ ,v * tiary for Safe* Keeping. Columbia. * Dec. 2. — Quitman, Uonhaon. the negro who was arrest ed at Aiken for assassinating W. Perry Ussey at Barnwell on las( Saturday night, was brought to Co lumbia yesterday mprninaf and plac ed in the penitentiary jwr safe keeF ing- Governor Ansel was notified of the capture of the negro, at Aiken Tues day night by The^State and his ex cellency at once 'communicated wltn the authorities there, instructing them to lose no time in bringing the prisoner to Columbia. There was considerable feettng in Barnwell over the homicide an 1 while no direct evidence had been secured against Johnson it Ts said that the circumstances' surrounding the case show that he at least knows something about it. What Is Bald in Aiken. A dispatch ffom Aiken says the_ suspicion toward Johnson for th'* kilting is very strong, and the par ties interested believe that they have Lhp right man without a doubt Certain statements made by Johnson before the tragedy are very incrimi nating. v He went to Barnwell last week, birt before going he is said to have told a gentleman of Aiken that what he would do in Barnwell would b heard about and also that he sup posed he would get lnt<f trouble yet about the white people. It is said that he was seen a few ^ minutes before the shooting with t. gun and that he was seen a few min utes after with a gun. The parties Interested are confident of having the right man. » -»~ The case has excited a great de^l‘ ' oMfiteresT ih Aiken and Is the t/fnic cl, - v . _ “ TliU , of conversation among many groups , on the streets and any developments will be watched Closely. Jbhnson is an Aiken negro, hav ing been a resident tnere for several years. He Is saki to have been raised in Barnwell county. Bight Man <’aright. A dispatch from Barnwell says the local authorities are sure that they have the man whb assassinated Mr. Ussey la>t Saturday night. The officers and citizens have been un relenting i ntheir effortH ^to “get^th’ guilty man, and all are confident _ that sufficient evidence has been se cured to lay the guilt on Quitman ' Johnson. It seems that Johnson left Aiken the latter part of last week to go to Barnwell and before leaving stat ed to some of his pals * he had a special mission to perform and tha' they wQuli. hear from him In -a short time. He stated that he wou'i carry out his plans, but might have to hang. for r it. His movements after leaving Aik en have b©?n traced directly to Barnwell and from there hack to Aiken, where he was arrested. There is a preat deal of evidenc> going to show* his guilt that it woulJ not be wise to give to the public at this time, sufficieth it to say tint Johnson Is the man wanted, be yond a shadow “bf a doubt. There Is a.strong desire on th*^ part of many of tbe citizens tp hav Johnson tried at this term of crim inal court, which is now in-^rogress As to whether this will be done can not now be stated. Solicitor Davis Is of the opinion that a trial at this thne will injure the case as it is likely to develop in such a way as ir Implicate outside parties. He wlr>*< Governor Ansel to this .effect laU this afternoon. It is not known non whether Johnson will be allowed *- remain In Columbia or whether hi will be brougnt back to the county >U. „ Johnson Is a flitvflwe^J^^gpunty*ne gro and has a very'unsavory refill tatlon wherever he is known. NEW INSURANCE COMPANY THE PRESIDENT FLEES TO A FKENt^l SHIP. ✓ • Div Lojra'l Citizens and Soldiers perse Angry Molls Who Pillaged Stores and Residences. Hr' Washington, Dec. 4.—The revo lution is on in Hayti, and the in- s-urgf nts are about masters of the situation- Port au Prince is in the hands of the revolutionists now, but before the city fell there was great trouble and strife. TNe troop.1 ay ninrning fired Into a mcb, that began to loot stores and dweli- 1 Ing^; just as soon as it was known that President Alexis had fled from the city. Twelve men were killed. The trouble began shortly affir the president had been escorted to the' French cruiser by the French minister. The people from the Belair and the Salines sections of the city In vaded the business quarter and be gan pillage. They"' divided Into bands and worked tbefcr way down bn'e street and up another. By 10 o’clock eleven stores were looted, nine belonging to Syrians while Haitiens owned the other two stores. Their proprietors stood by helpless. The loot^was hauled \into th street, where its division resulted in flghts.among the mob, in wT^yh four were killed. It is feared thatT the dlso would spread over the entTV^ city buC<Je«eral PoJdevln saved the sit uation. He firmed a Iwdy. of citi zens and a small detaehifient of loyal troops and with them .fired on the looters, 4-^. The general then go.t together a number of courageous citizens and rounded up a small detachment of lowal soldiers, and marched on the looters., . The Pillag rs were unaware of hi- approach and their first intimation that they were to meet any opposi tion canie to them in the shapb of a- volley from Gen ral Poldevin’s band. Right of the looters fell at the first fire. The crowd quickly dispersed.. While this was going on in the business district, another {nob was looting the rich residence section of Steamer Soo City Founders Off i •. New Foundland Coast IN A SEVERE Ten Fishing-Vessels An* Sunk an 4 Most of Their Crews An* liost. •frl*- - '■* — The Crew of the Steamer, Which Numbered Eighteen, Were Also Drowned. * • ^ ----- St. Johns, N. V , A> c 4.-—Wreck age which has’ come ashor©*** Cape Ray loavus- little roomj for doubt ■ that the. ( sturdy little .stea-mer Soo City, which for 20 an excursion vessil on tie- great lakes, went down with her crew in jhe midst of the gale that lashed the 'NewfouniWtfnd coast fo/ two days ,this, vyet’k—The steamer was in command of Capt. John G. Dl}fon, of Brooklyn It is known that uu' less than 18 men were on board. The Soo City was recently sold by the Indiana TransporjAtMn Com pany to Felix Jackson, of Velasco. Texas and was being taketT tc,J8’rav Orleans, where It had tieen pliwiied to put her in service between that city and Texan ports. §he carried V'sentrera. ■ She was to he first overhau’ed in New York. The Soo City sailed from Michi gan City on November I and reached Ogdersburg, N| Y,, -Nove-n.l^er 1 1 Up to that time the steAmer was in charge of Capt. F. V. Doritv, of Miiwaukee. 1 ■ ut at Ogdensburg th»‘ command was turn-l over to (’apt. Dillon. She was last reported 'af Qu» beq^ffeivembor 14. On Wednes day Inst the \essi.l was li^'ii'd by the maritime exchange among tbe miss ing. The steamer's first mate was John Casey, of Chicago. Today a d ek cabin and fittings and 16 lifa preservers c: me ashore Thvse all bore the name ‘‘Soo City." Difring the day life buoys, deck boards and other grear unqmstion- aMv belonging to Fie stoat'er.jtjo washed in. Tic- slimi *hat wrecked t’e Soo- A WRECKED LIFE ■4 A BEAUTIFUL A^D WEALTHY GIRL JUST DIVORCED Who Was to Have Been Married Again lautt Beet. Took Her Own New York, Dec. 3.—The beautiful young woman who was found shot to death in her room at the Ciar endon hotel in Brooklyn yesterday was positively identified today a* Mrs. Lillian Falconer Doty,, who re cently returned from Sioux Falls, S. I)., where she, secured a divorc? from^her husband. The, woman comes of a rich and fashionable New York family, where Alexander Falconer, the father, madp a great ^SPEGIAU4AXAII0N City was one of tlv‘ v s< \'•-est in Till, .inwww.n [n'satisfy th''[*cent years. It ooiuin- ted for 48’h< urs, asscninc at times the porpottions of a blizzard. Th°e ieg,in Tims 'av night crowd in the suliurlis. for they theti witn a rrortlu rl» gale—OiiU fortunft^ J *4 1, ^ New developments occurred today, years plmiT H^-.jjhich showk-d conclusiVely thSt Ahe woman had committed suicide and concurrent with these came other revelations, The woman secured a divorce from Mansfield Doty, a Wall street broker, on ' November 13, at Sioux Falls’, and was to have been married this week, btit the name of her fianc-' ‘is being guarded with Jealous sec recy by tthe fafnily. „ Owing to the fact that-Che woman could not be Identified when found the body was taken to the morgue, where It was examined. The gar ments were found to be of costly texture and fashionable In design; the Jewels found uj>on her perron were such as to indicate wealth, refinement and culture. The exam coroner's'physician found a inumber of bruises on the body, which have not yet been accounted * — ■ for. - —s. Mrs. Doty registered at the Ciar .endon on Tuesday as Mrs. Falcomer, "Sioux Falls, S. D. When the maid found herself unable to arouse the inmate of tfie room yesterilay, she notified John Hill, the managpr of the hotel. ' A bell"boy was sent up the fire escape to the window to fake a survey of it foe |room> and when he peerfcd into the apartment he nearly fell from the aerial perch from astonishment, and horror. The body of the woman was found on the floor, a gaping bullet wound in her right temple .and her gaj- ments soaked In blood. The room w;^ litered with cigarette butts and MORE TAXES To Bt Levied To Meet The Treas ury Shortage. BANK WAS LOOTED BY FIVE DARING WOHBEltH WHO — . ^.*.1 .. .» -/«««~ - ^ , ESCAPED In an Automobile, Carrying Fourteen Thousand Dollars in Cash Away With Them. any dispersed' wltfibut. committing further depredations. At 11 o'clock a seminary priests was surrounded by the menacing crowd demanding that General Col- con be turned over to them. The * priest's reply was that the general was not there. Word reached Gen eral Poidfevlh of the threatening sit uation at seminary artd he hurried forward at the head of his detach- nunt of citizens and soldiers and on his arrival the crowd dispersed At midnight the city was company lively quiet. RECTOR GETS CHECK. He Receives Substantial Token From -W His Congregation. New York, D^o. L—When the Rev. Dr William Hungington, rector of Grace church, ot^ this city, sat down to his breakfast he foubd tin der his,plate a check for more ihjjn $40,000. This sum was voluntarily contrib uted by members of his congrega tlon as a token of their esteem for his long and faiTh+ul service. Dr. Huntington recently ‘celebrat ed his seventieth btrt^ay, and on Sunday, the twenty-fifth annivers:. ry of his coming to Grace church, was observed. He thought at the time that h would resign, but instfad of accept ing the resignation he was urged, to -emain and the handsome testim > ilal of good will and regard follow 'd. ACCIDENT, OR SUICIDE? Orangeburg in Columbia With Home ' Capitol Entirely. Columbia, Dec. 1.—The Gulf and Atlantic Insurance Company, was or ganized here today at meeting of stockholders. Comptroller General Jones being made * president and Mayor Remain treasurer. It was chartered with a capita. of IIQO.ffOrto "(Jo^ a general fir-, r-eastilty and bond Trig business, and today out up $10400 security wlja for. pe it cense to do fiiialtess In this State. The directors consists of A u W. Jones, W. 8. Rekmer, C. K. Hender son, J. T. Simons, P. H. Gadsden „ George S. Mower^ James A> D. O. Herbert ahd. S. M. Jones. Seven ynndrrd Drowned. Chefoo. China, Dec. 1.—Two Jai aneae steamships collided off this port, Tuesday.- Details are lacking but It Is reported ,that a total ol 700 persona J&av* been drowned. Chief of Police Lost Overboard From Patrol Boat. San Francisco, Dec. l.»—Williaii T. Biggy. chief of police, was lo>' 'overboard from ,^the police boat, Patrol, between Belvldere and San Francisco, shorty before midnight. The only other occupant of the oollce launch was William-'Murphy^ he engineer. Murphy missed tin* chief when the boat was about half way aoroes the hay, back to the City. A search of the small launch showed no trace of the chief and Murphy put on full speed and pad for the dock. He reported the loss of the chief aflQtfflfCe on his arrival and was taken Into custody. KILLED BY TRAIN. Yotyng Man Ran. Down on Way to Dance. * senger train as it whirled past th' station at 8 o'clock Wednesday niglU Victor E. Hendereon, a young mao was badly mangled po as to mak hair and a book with his name wm ton In R. and a letter he had ad dressed to a brother in Louisiana and failed to mail. Henderson was twenty-four years old and farms near here. He. was on his way t ame gate caught ain 1 drov • to plec- s no less t! an 10 N<*wf mndland fi-hirg vessels, Vm l whil- Seven of lie cTe\vs u T<sraped threi veto lost, with a total of 17 persons drowned.* was niHiTied—after—re rapid first courtship in “The Little Church Around the Corner," In Her married life was stormy and n hep-divorce petition she alleg'd cruelty. * CLAIMS ANOTHER VICTORY. Second Death r 111 Atlanta From the Pellegra' Disease. Atlanta, Dec. 1 Mrs. Sarah C. Smith. wiH* of R Smith, died at th- Irady hospital'Saturday morning at 10 o'clock of Pellagra, a disease re sulting from the eating of corn im properly cured. Mrs. Smith was 3.*) years of ag . and was originally from Chatlfteld. Texas. She has been under treat men^^it the hospital since October 19 \ht the curious disease, which though known to the medical pro fession since 17.'1 ■>, . is v fy un common and said to lie in most oas es fatal. It will lie rerpemtiered that Mis' Emma Payne,'Hg-d 37 years, of 6 McDonough street, died of the sarm disease in Atlanta on Nov mber making, with Mrs. Smith, the sec ond death resulting from the diseasi within the past two weeks. RFRNKI) SCUfKlL HOFSE. Prominent Farmer Trailed by D»»gv and is Vtaested. ^ ( Ifawkemrville, (la., Dec. 1A sen tation was created ity the biirnin. tf Dorminey_ HUJ-'school h«us ■, ten miles below here. Ibis trTbrnTrrjr;‘aii'l the arrest of Johnjp'. Knight, a prom inent farmer, charged with being th incendiary. * • Sheriff Rogera and a. jmissc wtuft immediat ly to the scene of th flre^wivb track hounds^ which fm lowed the trail to the residence of Knight. Suspicion is said to hav fallen on KTtfght from the firs', because lie wns leuo.wn, to be hostile to tht'- ^h.ool. - .Jow in Jail h' re, but denies th*fe' crime. Tin value of the school house and fur hiture was about $3,fi(M'. Kisses t'onie High. Huntingdon, W. Va., Dec. 3.— Miss Eulie Johnston, a stenpgFapfier liroirght suit against G. C.’‘Rickets a wealthy merchant, for $15,000 be cause the latter, as she' alleges flipped his arm about her waist an stole a-hiss.' At,the trial th" yotetg woman testifi d she had had nervous dyspepsia MT-erght months as a re ^gOhy-the Crum Once More. Washington, Dec. 2.—At the ex dentifteation possible only -PW^tjon of his term of office earl this month CoITecYffr -tCram, Charleston, will be reappointed There was a long and bitter fight on the original appointment of Di Crum, who la a negro. For several years his name-w^as hung up in the cigarette box nearly empty was oiind in her Russian leath r satchel Mrs. Dot v KILf.KD HERSELF Itotlier Than Endure tlie Tortures of a Living Death. St. IxmiIs, Dec. 3. Mrs Adelaide Bentz, who claimed to Imve dl.-if* covered a sure destroyer for thi* Mexican cotton boll weevil, ts dead, the victim of a self-lnflicfod bullet, wound In the h f>art - She was known all over the Southwest. She was a sufferer from cancer, which develop ed as the'result of a blow received while ronduhting experiments on the farm of Charles P. Taft, at Taft, Texas, two yearf ago. Knowing that her malady was'In- '’ttrable, Mrs. B-ntz had spent tbe last few, months of her life labori- ttisly reducing the results of her ex periments to driting. The formula f the comiiound, which she claimed was a sure destroyer of the scourge if the cotton field, and all knowl- •dge she had acquired through years >t study and experiment, were cart ftillv tauten .out in the-r..£prm. of«J letter to^er son. The secret of the. ompojifjiul she guarded to the last. Whilj^'Jief^sister was out of th- house, where they lived alone, for a hort time,'Mrs. Bentz secured a re volver From., a small casket in which she kept her treasured wr^t *ngs and other valuables, she took her wedding'Tfing and placed it on her finger, then fired a bullet through her heart. SLAIN IN HIS CAR. Southern Railway Employee Assas ' — , Xv sinated at Durham. ts- Raleigh, N. C.. I)dc. 3.—The po lice authorities oT Durham are baf fled and the city is exalted over • recent fories of crimes which reach ed Its climax early today in the as sassination of Engineer Jas. Holt of the Southern Railway, who was shot to death while in the cab of his engine in the suburbs of that city todav. No cause has been assigned for the deed, and no clue has been found to the murderer. Holt was shot in the back and died half an hour afterwards. •' . Will lx* Resorted to to Meet the Ex travagances of the Republican Ad ministration, Which Him Squan- , ^ . ' dered the, Money of the^ People With a lavish Hand. Washington, Dec. 4.—Now that the election is over Republican poll? ticians are speaking frankly concern ing the nation's finances. A renewrl of special taxation is considered es sential bje-Republl^an leaders in congress to meet deficits and con stantly growing jexi>eiuNt tires, and an internal revenue duty may again, be imposed on many, if not all ar tides so taxed during the Spanish- American war.- A deficit that today aggregHTpr $50,000,000, and by June 30 nexl .will total $100,000,000, has broug'! Representative Jawney, chairman of the house appropriations committee, and others charged with formulating the/'fcreat money measures here in' advance of the assembling pf con gross te consider the situation Nussrs." Cannon,"'Tawney and Payne have conferred on the subject. Mr Tawney has talked the matter over with President Roosevelt - ai{d Sec retary Cortelyou. He has requested Mr. Cortelyou ’o prepare some data indicating th^* revenues derived from articles sub- f cted tb t7R i war revenue Tax and to imt+rurte. others that may eventually be placed in The list. It has become vldent to the leaders that a revis ion of th’ tariff will not materially ncrease the revenues. While lower 1 titles' may bring larger Imports In some instances. In others there wi.l b? a falling off of importations, anti hus the books will about balance. Secretary Cortelyou has given no intimation a:-' to what his snggstlon? will be, but they are certain to in clude a tax on coffee. Thr&o cents pound is .the figure mentioned. This was the rate Imposed up to 4-8 8 2. when—U, wag placod ' un—the. Bfe list. It is also the almost un animous sentiment that the tax 0.1 b'eer should be doubled, making it 2 a barrel. It ls> already virtually settled that there shall be no dimi nution of the rate on sugar, as it s the best revenue producer the government has. A renewal of the war revenue art would almost ex actly offset the deficit. It brought into UF' treasnrjy a' rifle more than $ 1 OO.ono.iiou a j'ear n four years $46,000,000 were col lected on legacies, or an average of 111 .OO'O.OOO , per annum. Beer was he big money-bringer of the war revenue lawL ^ The added dollar a barrel rcalizm? $30,000,000 a year The tax of ten cents a pound on tea was the next item In -Importance, bringing In $10,000,000 a year. It is desired to avoid, if possible, all the numerous stamp taxes, not be cause of their expensiveness, tint be cause of their inconvenience A two-cent on telegrams and tei- ephfne messages. I>ifc insuiraftT ■ policies were taxed six cents for every $100 of value. Chewing gum was. assessed four cents for every dollars worth. One cent was col lected for each palace or parlor car sea\ sold or berth occupied. Rail road amr-'stramship tickets* were taxed from $1 to $3. Bonds, cer tificates of stocks, proprietary med icines, notes, bills of exchange, buck et shops and broker* 1 -, transactions bills of sale, agreontefits, drafts, ex press receipts, bills of lading, leases protests, almort every form of leg; 1 document were compelled to bear tai^ stamp. National banks with a capital stock of $2r».ft(J0 paid $50, and $2 for each additional thousand db lars of capital. Brokers and pawn brokers were taxed $50 jnd $2,0 re spectively. Theatres, concert lialls xod musnnma . paid $100 A "e|rc-ti paid $100. All other shows ettn- tributed $10. Each billiard table or bowling alley was-taxed $5 Pepper*’!). Mass., Dec. 3—Although the police of every city and town within a radius of fifty miles wefe keeping a sharp outlook for traces of the five burglars who early yes terday blew open the safe of the First'National Bank -Were and es- cajied with $14,0'00 In'casji, no clue to the Identity or wherealtouts of the safe blowers has lueen discovered. So confidently, were the burglars that their preliminary preparations were effective thSt They fired two charges of nitro glycexino in Hie safe after they^ knew that they had been discovered. Then,’ gathering the bills together hastily, lint overlook Tng aliout $3,000 in gold and silver coin, they made their escape in an automobile with about $14,000. Th» bank vault was blown open about two o'clock, at which time the last,of thm* explosions was heard by Ertiest "Tarbeilr who-was sleeping next door^' He reached the bank just as the robbers were leaving. Af ter shouting an alarm, Tarbell fired several shots at the burglars, but there Is no Indication that any of them took effect. He foupd a quantity of bills and, silver scattered aliout lh<‘ vault, giv ing evidence of the hurry with which the burglars secured their booty. DREADS TO MEET TILLMAN .1. Recause of tin* Massacre of Negroes at ills Home. PERISH IN THE FLAMES. One Carried Down 'and Two Jump Out of Window. a country dance, a mile from Mon-1 Senate and the people of Charleston „ • htubbornly fought his confirmation /v ’started from an overheated kitchen stove at midnight, burned the Stfhpi ro block in Princeburg near here and the following perished in the flames; Abraham Shapiro, filer chant; hj,® 8on ' Arthur, and daugh^ ter, Anna, and 1 ’hfs mother-!.n-la^‘ Mrs. Sarah Blatski. Mrs. Shapiro was carried safety down the ladde and her two sons were saved by jumping from windows.. The loss it $15,000. - . ; * * * Washington,- Dec. -4.—-A dispate’ from Springfield, 111.,* says Shelby M. Cullom, dean of-Mhe United States Senate and for years one o the prominet mem Iters of that body, recently left Springfield for Wash ington with trembling flesh and with fear in his h art. The venerable statesman is ter ror-stricken over the prospect of his coming meeting with Senator THI man. - v - • For years Cullom and Tillman, a.' widely separated as the poles , in their political ideas and methods have been warm personal* friends Outside the halls of Congress the I riage Other discoveries. It is uld, wo, by mutual consent, nave avoid-1 wore'placed nt the disposal Qf lh* e<f all polijical discussion, save oiii- grand iuD t —wWclr — retuyned the In- subject the negro. The Illinois I dlctmdnt. It Is said Mr. Mitchell Senator, from the home,.of Lincoln, unhesitatingly admitted that it wa* the emancipator, has taken keen de- his horse and his rented buggy That light in lambasting h4p Southern friend on Ih*‘ floor of the Senate, In committee, and in private, hecaits;* of his hatred of the blacks. Just before Cullom left Spring- The tax on tobacco -$hd spuff was doubled, being raised from, six coins to twelve cents a pound. The to bacco dealers were taxed from $6 to $24, according to volume of bus Iness. The tax on cigars and cigar etts was proportionally Increased. HOLDS RE(X)RI) -FOR DIVORCES Peoria County, III., Takes Palm, f01 Breaking Of Marriage. Chicago. Dec. 3:—According to the statistics of Peoria County, Illi noie,. beats the record for divorces From November 1, 19075 to Novem her 1. 1908.-Ahflre-was one d^vorr SERIOUS CHARGE Made Against a Prominent Citi zen of Thomatviila, Ga» / WHO IS BEING TRIED For AInIacting and Attempting n (Yiminal Assault Upon n Popnlnr and Wealthy Young lauly of thn Same Town—The Cane is Hhroud- ed In Mystery, Thomasvllle, Ga., Dec. 1.—Th* trial of, the Hon. W. H. Mitchell, one of the most prominent citizen* of Thomasviller for abduction ■ and criminal assault upon Miss Lucll-J Linton, a very popular and -wealthy young lady,- also of Thomasvllle, commenced on Monday. It js one o? the most sensational cases ever tried In the courts of Georgia on account of the extraordinary crimes charged and the prominence of the partle* connected with It. The following 1* the story of the case; w Late _ln October Miss-Linton re ceived a telegram supposed to hav*" ’■e**n sent by her brother from Moul trie, stating that he was coming across the country to her home. Later in the afternoon an alleged negro woman handed Miss Linton a note saying that her brother had been the victim of an accident and was injured and In a house about four miles from Thomasvllle, and asking that sh<* come with all pos sible haste to him. , Miss Linton left ThomaKville In * buggy, driven by what she supposed was a negro woman, but whom many believe wrts a white man-Jn disguise. Some miles out from the city.j Miss Llnton-hrewme suspicious and is said to-have demanded that her driver return to he* home. An at tempt is said to have been made to smother her with a lap rpb^ or a blanket and‘the screams of the wo man brough)J to her assistance a farmer and a negro man. "T —e The driver sprang from the bug gy. and escaped in the woods when help came, and though posse* and 'dogs scoured the wpods, no one was trailed. It Is said a paper found In the buggy bore the name of William H. Mitchell, who Is con nected with Miss Linton by tiiat- away In Miss Linton 'was carried from Thomasvllle. . It is also-known that Mr. MJtch- ell was energetic in the pursuit af the "wtmian” who fled and was field, ha was talking to United I active In "the matter of locating the States District Judge J.. Otis Hum- alleged assailant. phrey, of the meat packers’ "im-1 Mr. Mitchell has explained that munity-bath" fame. his horse and buggy had been stolen 'Well, Senator," raid the judge,, j from him. He has also admitted ‘p-wuppose you' will be glad to get 1 t-hat he was in the locality where back to Washington, where you can the assault took place, claiming that >usy yourself with the affairs of he was looking for thieves who had state?" boen giving him trouble bn hi* Not by some siglit.” emphatical- country place In that vicinity, lyresponded the Senator. Other startling discoverle*, ad- "VV*hy, I thought you found your missions and circumstances linked greatest pleasure in your official du-1 together gave an added mystery to ti f." said the surprised Judge. the case and when all of the clrcnm- "Offlcial duties be blowed," ex alanc^s are reviewed there Is - pro claimed Cullom with emotion m* 8 ** of the unraveling of sensation "Since this Springfield race riot, I after sensation. • have not spent a happy moment. Following tjie altducfttor^oniy sleeping or awake, because of dread | forty-^ght hours Mr. Mitchell, w^lle „ of what Ben Tillman is going to do | sp ateti to me the remainder of my life.” ’ NO WEDDING HELLS. Pickpocket Got Both .Marriage cense and Railroad Tickets. • ‘Love LI- e* Chicago, Dec. 3. laugh at locksmiths" may on -AteesHdon' but a pickpocket .Is ft tflJTeertit prop osition. And when thfe pickpocket, gets the marriage license arid 'll) * honey moon railroad tickets—well this was the experience of Marion G. Lewis, bf Indianapolis. Lewis is a traveling'man. He also is a successful suitor for the hand of Ml.-jp Estelle Ellzab th Lawrence, 'In his room,’ was fired upoifT* he says, from the outside. The aam* bullet penetrated both legs, and hi* right hand. This chapter added more interest -In tire mysterious and sensatfonal .chapfer of the case and only more confusing the^situation. Motive* of •niafny kinds have been ascribed by Interested, -people who have watched the Take-5. TheoVie* have been advanced and speculation- has been constant, but probably not until the verdict is returned In^ the case and probably never will .-4hft whole truth be known. N * The fact'that Miss Linton refused to swear out a warrant or to take an active part in the prosecution only baffled the officers all the more. . Then it was that a Pinkerton de- marrlftge licenses. The United States census report gives Illinois the palm for divorces, the State av erage being one divorce for every twelve marriages. * li> ^’toe ai *' S011 aVin '"‘j. * he wed dim; 1 Eiiy £, u-aa calU-.d in upon the caso was ® r t‘ for y TO ter day afternoon a: and It Is said to have been due 10 4 0 clock, at the church of the Re . flj g unceasing efforts that' the my*-, deemer, ! ifty-sixth street and Wash- (ery has bee^l brought before the ington avenue. J courts. ' ' Shortly before the appointed hour] what Miss Lintoa ftojs. Lewis notified Miss Lewis he had The feature of the first day of lost his wallet on the train*; 1 also th« the trial was the testimony of Mia* tick ts and the marriage license. Linton. She told the whole atory of Postpone the wedding? Well j the trip through the woods and of not If Lewis knows what he is do- |.th*r attempted assault. She said ing. If Mr. Forsythe, the best man fhat a supposed negro womai would Just see that the rhurrh ar- I .brought her a message supposedly --eangements were all right, ha would- from her brother-in-law asking her get another lice me, and be right t 0 come to his house. She got Into out.' But at the. county building the carriage with the supposed ne- Marriage Clerk Salmonson insisted gro woriian. Her suspicions became that the bridegroom. was not known I aroused and finally she was certain to him. and it took Lewis 15 min- that the woman was a man disguised, utes to establish his identity. It was When the solicitor general asked j,ust 5 o'clock when the bridegroom her if she recognized the man, she reached the church; He had nego- said. •'Yes, is was 'Will Mitchell.’* Hated, some loans, more tickets w?re She said she did not let him know lie couple departed for that she recognized him. She point- Mad Dog Bite Fatal. Mplena, Ga., Dec. 4.—Zeke Owen a prominent farmer, died Thursday morning of hydrophobia He was bitten on tibe hand by a dog he had found on his porch. * New AJrleans after flte-ceremony. » | ed a pistol at him, but wa* unable to pull thp trigger. She fought with Cat Found in Mail. I him desperately. He tried to throw Augusta. Ga , Der. 3 —Among th-- a blanket pver her face to keep her many strange things found in the cries from being Heard, and the* local mails was a rat. The feline fried bandages. She said she offered was mailed to an address in Mich him money and property to take her igan without sufficient postage and to her sister's house. Finally her has been adopted by the postal err. screams were heard anSrshe^wa* ployes. The animal was packet]! in rescued. She was cross-examined a small box with very little footf and when court adjourned th# and no water. * ^ examination wm not hall or#r.