^
SHOT HIS WIFE
_ N
JU TV. Horn Oot His Owi Worthless
Brain Willi a Pistol
DID NOT LIVE WITH HIM .
The Husband Became a Convict
and Through Sheer Necessity, the
Wile Claims, She Drifted to the
Stage as a Means of Making a Living
for Herself.
There was a terrible tragedy enacted
In Washington on lniat finmiov
when W. H. Short, of New York,
shot and perhaps fatally wounded
his girl wife in the union railroad
6tation because she refused to leave
the stage and live with him, and
then sent a bullet crashing through
his temple. He was taken to the
hospital where he soon died.
The tragedy followed a series of
quarrels between the couple. Mrs.
Short had just alighted from a cab,
which was also occupied by her husband
and Miss Caldwell, a girl
friend, and was hurrying to catch
a train for Pittsburg when Short,
without warning, whipped a revolver
from his pocket and fired three
bullets into his wife's back.
The woman, who now lies near
death in the Casualty hospital. Is
known to the stage as Evelyn Howard,
and played in Washington last
week with the "Motor Girl" company.
She wsB formerly Evelyn
Lewis, of Jacksonville, Fin., and
married Short, who is a native of
Livingston, Ala., about seven years
ago
They lived in New York, where
ho whs employed as a bookkeeper
in a bank, but soon after their marriage
the man got into the clutches
of the law through alleged misappropriation
of funds. Mrs. Short
told the police when she regained
consciousness at the hospital that
Short served a term In Sing Sing.
Through sheer necessity Mrs. Short
said she drifted to the stage as u
means of livelihood.
Short recently was paroled from
nrl onn Mro Q\x ^*.1 1J 1 *
r. .vuui una. uuvi i eiiiu, Hnu maao
a new start In life. When she declined
to return to him, hu followed
her. She persisted in her refusal.
Accompanied by Miss Maude Caldwell,
another member of the company,
she left her hotel for the
station. She vainly tried to elude
her husband, who followed hor and
pleaded with her again to turn from
the stage. When they reached the
statiou Short made his final entreaty
and when he was again rebuffed the
tragedy ensued.
To eye witnesses it appeared that
Mrs. Short, much terrified, had Jumped
from the cab drawn up at the
west portion, and had attempted to
run when Short pulled hiB revolver
and, rushing at the woman, fired
a bullet into her shoulder. She fell
at the first shot, and the man stood
over her and sent two more bullets
through her body. Without a moment's
hesitation, evidently believing
he had killed his wife, bhort
turne^ the revolver upon himself
and sent a bullet into his right temple.
He fell at the feet of his unconscious
wife.
Miss Caldwell was detained by the
police as an eye witness, but upon
..Short's death soon afterwards she
.was released and was permitted to
i proceed with her company to Pltts:b'urg.
In the room which Short oc'cupied
at the hotel the police discovered
a card, bearing the following'
words:
'William H. Short, representative
Autollte ^Manufacturing Company,
Seiflighting Cigarette. 339-341 Sixth
Avenue, Newark, N. J."
Short was apparently without
funds. He had made two Ineffectual
attempts to get checks cashed,
it is said.
SNATCHED FROM THE DESERT.
Family of Five id Found in Exhausted
Condition.
That the family of five loat on the
Imperial county desert hna been saved
Is the assuring news brought
to Han Bernardino, Cal., by Leonard
Phelpa, who says the faintly was
rescued last Tuesday evening, having
reached the Robert Gale's homestead
on the edge of the Imperial
desert, in an exhausted condition.
Within 200 yards of the Gale home
the lost man and his family took
shelter in a cave. Seeing Gale, the
man waved his band and then sank
upon the ground too exhausted to
tramp to the cabin. Onle rushed to
his aid, learned of the woman and
children in the cave and took theui
to his home.
>
Would Have U? Teach.
A well-to-do old farmer, whoso
son was an applicant for a position
under the government, but had been
repeatedly turned down, said: "Wall,
it's bard luck, but John bas missed
that civil servlco examination again. f
It looks like they jest won't have ,
oinj: w Dai was me irouDie:
"Well, ho wui abort on spellln' an' !
geography, and missed purty fur In
mathematics." "What is ho gotns
to do about It?" "I dunno. Times
la mighty hard, an' I reckon he'll
have ter go back tor teaching school i *
for a llvlft'!" J
S'ogro Kills Negro. 1
Morrison Harris, a negro of A Ikon,
was placed In' tho county JaM. charged
with tho naurdor of Jinks Coleman
on the place of Mr. R. F. Clark, c
dear Earle. Harris killed Coleman r
Sunday night. It Is said that Harris 1
came home and found that Coleman
had gone away with his wife. He f
followed and in the qoarrel that en- t
sued he killed CoUmea- ?
CHARGED WITH MURDER |(
DETECTIVES TRACE SUSPECT
AND ARREST HIM AT HOME.
Apprehension of the Man the Skeleton
of Whose Bride Wm Recently j
Discovered Near New York City.
. The arrest of Frederick Oebhardt.
or Otto Mueller as be was also
known, in New York, was the culmination
of an exceptionally competent
piece of detective work. The
skeleton of the body of Anna Latter,
who had been married more
than a year ago to Otto Mueller,
revealed a murder; the bones showing
two bullet wounds. A gold
watch found near the body bore 1
the Initials "A. L." and there were !
also memoranda indicating that pur- c
chases had been made in a small <
town near Hamburg, Germany. 1
The German police were acquaint- t
ed with these facts and they quickly i
disaovered that the Durchaaett in. r
dlcated In the bllla bad been made f
by Anna Latter, who a abort time t
before bad been married to an Otto I
Mueller in tbls country and who {
was tben on ber honeymoon with t
her husband to her old home in i
Germany. The Hamburg police informed
the detectives here that when i
Mueller and hlB bride returned to 1
tbla country Mueller brought with i
him two dogs of the variety used t
Tor police work. ?
The local detectives working on i
the case, investigated the records of ?
the German steamship lines and I
found a memorandum of a pnssen- s
ger who had reached here about that i
time wtih two such dogs. Through 1
an express man the dogs wore trac- I
ed to a bouse in the Astoria part *
of New York City. I
It was there that the Otto Mueller,
now under arrest, was captured as i
he was entering the house where i
he waa known as Frederick Gel)- i
hardt, and where he was living with t
the wife he had married four years i
ago, through a matrimonial bureau, I
and with their two children. I
According to the police, Gebhardl,
which be says is his right name, ad- ]
inltted that he had temporarily left 1
hi? real wife to marry Anna Lat- 1
ter, that he had gone to Germany <
with her, as described, but that she l
bad left him without explaning a
few days after their arrival in this
country.
SCANDAL'S HAVOC.
A Shooting and Suicide Due to the
Tongue of Gossip.
Furious because his wife's name
had been mentioned in a scandal,
.(osepb Najmanjl, the Bon of a Hun
f,ai iau Huuivuiltu, DUUL JOOU C1CK8&
.tt Fairfield, Conuand then blew
nls own brains out. Najmanji died
almost inBtantly, but hia victim was
rushed to a hoflpltal where it in snld
he haR a fighting chance for hiH life.
The bullet entered hia right temple
and came out of the underjaw.
Najmanji had gone tc a neighbor's
house, where Esksa wan staying, and
said: "I want you to deny that
scandal about my wife." After a
few words Najmanji drew a revolver,
shot Ecktm and turned the weapon
upon himself.
The tragedy was the outcome of a
slander suit filed in the court of
common pleas, at Bridgeport, Conn.
Catherine Najmanji brought suit
against Charlee Key, of Fairfield,
for $1,000 damages. She claimed
that Key had circulated a story that '
she and Ecksa had gone in bathing
together at Fairfield Beach and had
subsequently been refused bathing '
suits by the bathhouse keeper.
Najmanji had been told of the 1
story and had become so angry that
he turned his wifo out of the house
three woeks ago. He "allowed her
to come back later, but the next
day ho had another quarrel with 1
her and. It is alleged. beat b?r.
Mrs Najmanji had entered suit for
divorce alleging cruelty.
^ I
A MODEL HUSBAND.
(
What His Good Wife Hays About I
i
IUh Good Qualities.
Samuel W. Van Nostran, who was M
adllldeed the "model himhanH" at I
tho second annual "hubby show,' 1
held at the homo of Mrs. JaracB 1
Sidney McCullough. of Chicago, haw 1
received from his wife credit for
being the possessor of all tho virtues
necessary to make au ideal 1
mate.
"Other than possessing the almost '
super-husband quality of being good- \
nntured before breakfast," said Mrs.
Van Nostran, "my husband allows '
me to carry the family pocketbcok '
nud declares. Just as if he meant (
It, that my cooking is so far above 1
other's* efforts in the culinary line *
that there could be no compromise. '
If that is not glory enough for one y
woman, I would like to know what 1
18." *
The complete list of desirable
lualitlee attributed to her busbaod 1
tiy Mrs. Van Nostran are: Prompt
it meals, good oDtertaloer. and adept *
with the chafing ditb. good judge
af feminine beauty, generous and
iiod-boartod, enjoys homo more
ban the club, happiest when among *
!rlends.
Mr. Van Nostran, who also received
the prise for bts almost womanly
ibillty to sow on a button Is thirty- 1
Ive years old and bas been mar- c
led nine years. * *
Valuable Cargo.
Carrying 21.806 balos of cotton,
qulvalent to 22.725 flvo-bundred
>ound bales, and valued at $1,534.!03,
the Leland Line steamer Iollan
sailed from Savannah Sunday
or Bremen. "PJbls Is probably the
nost valuable cargo of cotton that
ivar cleared from an American port.,
4
jOOD HAN GONE]
f
Am C ImmU. mm nU w Mm
MB o. MJNNI, U VN RCWIf^a UB
ui AUc Lawyer,
SUDDENLY PASSES AWAY'
Vm Librarian of the SoprnsM Court #
of tin State at the Time of Mis c
S
Death and a Man of the Prose Who a
Had Won Distinction ? Many
Mourn at His Death. C
\
The State says the citizens of Co- t
nmKlo u-or/* ? ? * * *
nuvn-nru DUQ BRQaeilM I (
Monday by the news of the death .c
>f Mr. Jdo. 3. Reynolds, librarian
>f the State supreme court. Mr. 8
Reynolds' acute illness was of less n
ban 2 4 hours duration and for that r
-eason the announcement of hlB p
leath could hardly be believed. The
uneral services will be held at Trial- t
y church at 4 o'clock this afternoon. s
Vlr. Duncan C. Ray, former attorney t
(eneral of the State, last night paid t
he following tribute to Mr. Rey- j
lolds:
"On the death of John S. Reynolds, j
South Carolina has lost a devoted t
nan and Columbia a faithful clti- e
'.en. I enjoyed an intimate acqualn- t
anoe with Mr. Reynolds for over a* H
luarter of a century, commencing (?t
the King's Mountain Military fi
*cbool at Yorfeville. where Mr. r
Reynolds was a teacher and I was ^
i pupil. Mr. Reynolds was then a r
-ecent graduate of the South Caro- t
Una univtrsity, to which inattio:ion
he remained a devoted admir- ^
*r and aealous friend, ever support- ^
ing her cause with teal. v
"For si* years Mr. Reynolds re- j
malned at Yorkville, becoming the ,
right-band of that gallant soldier
and eminent Instructor, Col. Asbury ?
Coward. During Mr. Reynold's stay t
?t Yorkville he w-as a frequent coo- ,
tributor to tho newspapers of the j
3tate, writing with ease and grace. ,
"During the winter of 1876-'76 (
Mr. Reynolds severed his connection
with Col. Coward and entered upon
the practice of law in copartnership
with lion. Henry A. OaiUard and at
the HSine time he. with the lamented 1
R. Moans Davis, conducted the Fairheld
Herald and later the Wlnnaboro
News and Herald at WlnnBboro.
j
"During the great struggle for
mtilt. ? " 1 - - - -
TT uivc ou(iiruau), *ur. ucynoidH WR8
ever at hia post, supporting the Democrats
with his trenchant pen and
riding with tho 'Red Shirts' under
Torn Woodward of happy memory.
The great campaign of 1X76 resulted
in victory to the cause he loved
ao well. Mr. Reynolds laid aside hiF
red shirt to devote his time and energy
to law and Journalism, winning
marked success in each profession.
"In 1886 Mr. Reynolds removed
to Columbia, of which city he remained,
with a short intermission of
a few months in 1889, an active,
useful end honorable citizen until
hia death. During hia residence in
Columbia he was connected at different
times with The Record. The
Register and The State newspapers,
his editorials being always eagerly
read, more especially those in the
Sunday edition of The State.
"In 1896 the citizens of Richland
appreciating Mr. Reynolds' character
and ability sent him to the legislature
as a member of the lower
house, and there he rendered splendid
service. Mr. Reynolds especially
felicitated himself upon having the
Reynolds printing bill passed. Prior
to the passage of this bill the legislative
printing was not let out to
competitive bidders and all ths work
was done by a political favorite who
thus enjoyed a monopoly. The
Reynolds bill did away with such
favoratism and saved the State large
9um6 of money.
In 1892 Mr. Reynolds was apnolnt
v.? wuii iiMiuritsn, w 11 iv (l
place he filled to the day of bin 1
death with fidelity. He enjoyed the j
friendship and confidence of the su- .
preme court Justices for whom he
sntertalned the highest regard. During
his incumbency of the position 6
of librarian Mr. Reynolds was frequently
retained by lawyers from
ill parts of the StAte to assist them
before the supreme court and well t
did ho perform his part and con- J
tribute to the success of the cases
In which he was engaged.
"Reference should be made to Mr.
Reynolds' career during the Confederacy.
Too young to enter the Confederate
nrmy he nevertheless saw
jervlce in the field when the corps of
\rsonal cadets under Col. John P.
Thomas retired from Columbia before
Sherman with the rest of ilamplon'a
army. Owing to his service
>u this occasion, he became a loyal
iiember of Camp Hampton of Con'ederato
veterans. Early in life Mr.
Reynolds was happily married, his
vlfe having fc<>en Miss Sue Edwards,
vho survives him with Beveral chilIren.
"John S. Reynolds was no ordinary
nan. An active, useful career as
teacher, Journali&t and) lawyer Is
snded. Peace to his a6bes."
BIG LOSS FROM COTTON SEED.
Henmson Botanic* Reports on the
AulhruoMt Disease.
Tbo report of Botanist Barre, ot
!llemeon. to Commissioner Watson f
?n tho anthranose dtcoano in cotton *
eod shows that the State is losing p
(5.000,000 annoally. and Georgia t
(14.5ftd.000 and thaw the disease is S
preadlng. The ramodj is to pick t
nit tbo good seed and puot. only j 1
rbere there was no co'.ton crop tb? J *
ear before. Commissioner Wat- ?
on and those working with blm will
resent a bill to the legislature proidlng
for an inspection of aeej .
ilong with inspections of oth?; gralua
o protsa t*ro?v -
MED IN FRE
*
TVK LITTLE CHILDREN BURNED
TO DEATH TUESDAY
i Bhotton CotUfTS the Uodm of
Girls at the Virginia Presbyterian
Orphan Home.
At Lynchburg, Va., fire children.
II Inmates of the nursery, were inIn*rated
in a fire which destroyed
ibelton Cottage, the borne of girls
t the Virginia Synod Presbyterian
Orphans' home early Tuesday ntornag.
The dead are. Ruby Mooreield,
Lucile Mooreflold. Lynchburg,
'a.; Marie Hickman. Campbell coun
y. Va.; Mary Poole, McDowell couny.
W. Va.; Mamie Reynolds, Datb
ounty, Va.
The children were all in the second
tory of the wing of the building
nd they were caught by fire In a
nanner that made their rescue imosslble.
Ruby Moorefleld, however. was
aken out of the building, but when
he ascertained that the younger aiser
was still inside, she ran back into
he burning building and lost her
Ife.
The fire was discovered by Mrs.
'riest, the cook, who was aroused by
he roar of the flames. When she
aw that It was impossible to get
he children out by the stairway,
he rushed to the third story and
wrought fifteen children down to the
econd floor leadln* them to the veanda
tcp. where they were takeu
Iowa a ladder, several of them drop>ing
into the outstretched arms of
he older boys of the Institution.
Mrs. Prieat, after saving the chllIren,
had to jump for her life, sustaining
a dislocated shoulder, a scalp
vound and an Injury to uer back.
Ihe will recover. All of the escapes
vere miraculous.
Superintendent Fleming was away
it the time of the tire and there were
?o men about the house. The wonen
could not save those who perahed,
for they barely auccoedod in
?a\4Ing twenty-four of the other
tirls.
A NEW VARIKTY OF COTTON.
Ahkh la Declared to be as Good hm
So* Inland.
Mr. 8. A. Burns, "a prosperous
Vndorson county farmer, haa discovered
a new and valuable variety of
eotton. \b <ut. two years ago be noiced
in one of his Qelda an unusually
urge and well fruited stalk of colon.
He watched it all year, and in
.be fall, when the bolls began to
?pon he saw that they were very
arge and that the staple seemed to
>e of better quality than the rest of
he ootton in the field. He carefully
licked and seeded all the lint and
tent a sample of it to Clemson Colego.
The college authorities reported
:hat the Btaple was a new variety
o them; that it was equally as good
is the Sea Island staple, sod urged
Sir. Burns to plant of the aeed of
:he now variety separate from all
>ther cotton, and send them a samjle
at the end of another yoar. Mr.
Burns did so, and secured enough
teed to furnish the Clemson people
tome to experiment with it, and to
ilant some himself.
At Clemson this year there is a
enth of an acre planted in the new
variety, and Mr. Burns has a somewhat
larger tract." The cotton at
x>th places is showing up beautlfuly.
The yield Is large, the bolls bebg
unusually full, and there haa ap>arcntly
been no falling off in the
itaple. The Clemson people say the
?tton is worth at least 26 cents
>er pouud. They think Mr. Burns
las discovered a new variety of upand
long staple cotton, and they are
jxpectlng great things of itMr.
Burns 6ays he does not know
vbere the seed same from originally,
ie had bought seed from several
ilfferent sources that year, and he
jotleed only one stalk of this pariculnr
kind. He will know deflnltoy
by next fall If the discovery is
' Rimi u vmu? as ioe experts
it Clemson College think it is. 6
New Society Fad.
The latest fad in society is the
ub cure. In this the patient arises
ust as the crisp air of the mornng
is mellowed by the first sunn-am.
An ordinary washtub is then
illed with hot water and soap suds,
nto which various articles of linen
ire thrown. After they aro thor>ughly
saturated the patient takes
hem up one at a time and rubs
hem briskly up and down on a
vashboard placed in the tub. This
s kept up until the hands, arms and
ace are a glowing pink. The patient
.hen goes into the open air and
Kings all the linen articles on a
ine stretched for that purpose. The
>ne completing the task first anlounees
the time to others over the
elephone. and Is entitled to a prize,
t is exciting sport and also invigo
iiiog eierciBe. *
AX TUBERCULOSIS BE CURED?
Irfordlng to SUttnxmt Imwd by
tbo Mkhigon Department of
Health, It Can Be Cured aud IVrented.
T. the undersigned. hereby certly
that I have suffered sllgbtly for
everal years, sn<l endured pains and
pitting of blood from tuberculosis
or the past year. Having tahon the
iaestamoinen Remedy for three
nontba, I fee! myself perfectly well,
"wo doctors, after careful exarolnaloos.
have pronounced me fully roovorod.
(Signed!
For testimonials and terms, writ*
The Saastaroolnen Remedy Co.,..
South Range, Mich.
L. M. Pownr. M. D. In charge.
CLASSIFIED COLUMN
Rod Polled Cottle?Berkshire Hogs
and Augora Goats. Br? dera. W.
R. Clifton, Waco, Texas.
Wonted to Buy?Hldoa, Fvira. Wool,
beeswax, tallow, scrap Iron, oow
peas. Write for price?. Crawford
Co., 508-610 Remold St.,
Augusta. Oa.
Tjpeuiitets?Special low price* on
rebuilt and second-band machines,
ai: kinds, for fall trade. Write
for price list. General Supply
Company, Dept. O, Augusta, Oa.
One Person Recommends to Another.
Necessity needed in every family.
Easy sales. Big money. J. H.
Hancock A Co., Chamber of Commerce
Bldg., sixth floor, Nashville.
Tenn.
There is money In It. The Gloria
Instantaneous Hollow Wirn not.
oil' > Lighting System. ' Write W.
A. Riddle, Sales Manager. 127476
Washington Boulevard, Chicago,
111.
Agents to sell practical electricity in
12 lessons; branch method; complete
course home study with consultation
certificate; 50 cents a
lesson. Branch Publishing Co..
Chicago.
"Log Cabin," 811k Remnants?All
beautiful colors. solids, plaids,
stripes, dots, extra long, wide
pieces, large paokage, 10 cents,
postpaid. Barrett's Art Exchange,
Phoenlxville, Pa.
Por Sale? Pure bred Guernsey bulls,
all ages, from ancestors of distinguished
milk and butter record.
Have been first premium winners
wherever exhibited. John G. Mobloy,
Wlnnsboro. S C.
Wanted?Your name and address;
postal will do. if you are interested
in Raw Furs, our illustrated
I "Trappers Guide" mailed free;
write quick. Sumter Junk, Hide
& Fur Co.. Sumter, 8. C.
Self-Sharpening Shears, eight inches,
the wonderful household necessity,
mailed to any address 35c.
Agents wanted; fast seller, big
profits; circulars. Christ &. Co.,
Pino Grove. Pa.
Agents Wanted In every town in
South Carolina to sell the latent
thing in shopping bags. 3 bags in
one. Bells at sight. Ocod commission.
Send for circulars and
terms to Box 133. Oroenvllle,
S. C.
Senator Tillman's Oats?Have several
hundred bushels of my fine
Appier Oats, absolutely pure,
which I am offering at 75c Dcr
bushel, f. o. b. Trenton, S. C. All
orders will be filled as received.
D. R. Tillman, Trenton, 8. C.
Young Ladies and girls over It years
Of age can secure steady and profitable
employment and be taught to
make cigars. Will be paid whlls
learning, good, cheap board caa
be secured near the factory. Anj
girl can make from $6 to $12 per
week (some much more) after
learning. We need &p0 young ladles
immediately. Apply to Heidenburg
& Co., Opposite Union Depot,
Charleston, S. C.
1SOO Men Wanted?We want 200
laborers for track work on Carolina.
Cllnehfleld A Ohio Ry.. between
Bostic, N. C.. and Spartanburg.
S. C. We pay 91.26 per
day for 10 hours, furnish comfortable
camp cars and have a commissary
with the force. Apply to
Meadows Company, A. W. Jones,
Division Engineer. Spartanburg.
8. C.; J. R. Honeycutt. Roadmaster,
Marion, N. C.; L. H.
Photteplace, Superintendent. Erwin,
Teun.
A Bargain?One 6-room house ou
3-acre lot. barn and outbuildings:
good water and orchard; also one
store house and lot. store 22x40,
beet stand in town. The above
dwelling and store for fl,350.
Also store fixtures and a small
stock of shoes and dry goods with
a good established trade will sell
also. Everything new and in a
good town for a cash business.
No better opening In South Carolina
for a good business man than
in Troy as it is in the heart of a
good farming country. Only has 8
stores, bank and oil mill. Good
reason for selling. Call or write
F. B. Grady. Troy. 8. C.
CJ<*t Rich Quick.
Through the generosity of a brother,
a Hch mine owner, Dr. K. B.
Morgan, ear and eye specialist of
Paterson, N. J., with a modest income,
has become the possessor of
11,000.000. Recently the brother.
Dr. John Morgan, of Boston, realized
$7,000,000 through the sale of
some securities, and, desiring his
brother to share bis good fortune,
gave him a million.
Brooms are doubling in price because
of failure of the corn brush
crbp. Tho political bosses have always
said those clean sweeping new
brooms wore going to bo costly.
> It was in this very cotta
from Birmingham, Ala.,
died of Favor. They had
son's Tonic cured them i
rntm
The two physician, bert bad 8 very ohrt
w?r? Italians and ttv*4 oa a crwk M ji
months at andtng, their temperature rangtr
thing In vain- I peranaded th?m total ax
ed matler and let th. medietas go out to a ]
twi in all thraa casss was Immediate and p
was no rexmrrenca of ths Freer.
i Write to THE JOHNSON'S OH?U
i i ? i I
Send for our
a,,?i_ SWIM
cleaning of all % jQ _ M
kinds of Ladies*
and Genllemens*
| WBDYK TO LTVK, 4
Southern States
BUT FRC
Mjaojhlnery
^lurnb?lria
O O L. I I M R
FEMALE ROBBERS
m
I
11m Detectives Looked for Men While the 1
i
Gang Prospered.
i ?
CAUGHT IN A BIG STORE 1
I t
The Robber Proved to lie a Woman
. and Bhc Accepted Sentence of Ten
Years In Penitentiary Dut Refuses
t
I to Tell the Names of Her Accom
i plicea. |
A gang of women, dressed ns men,
' terrorized Harrison county, la., for
months previous to the arrest and
sentence of Mrs. Fred Llnd, wife
of a well known farmer. Country
stores were burgallzod and large ,
, quantities of goods stolen. Farm
| houses were robbed. Occasionally
a stock raiser, en route home from
, market after dark, was stopped aud
, | the proceeds of bis sales removed.
It became evident to the autio'l iJs
that a gang of rebbcts wan ope ating
but all efforts to make an arrest
failed. Detectives and police we t
looking for male robbo.* They
, never suspected womeu were do;ug
the persistent thieving.
As with success the band grew
bolder, town residences and stores
In the heart of the business sections
of the small cities were visited
and robbed. Instead of taking
merchandise the robbers now confined
their efforts to cash and Jew,
elry. taking only such articles as
could be easily carried and were of
good value. All sorts of traces could
be secured. Abundant clews were
left behind, but these traces and
clews could never be run down.
Footrlnts in the mud beneath a win
i aow mrougn wnicd nn entrance bad
been. made showed men of normal
, size, and nothing was gained from
, this by which the robbers could be
, discovered.
i W. D. Cromie owns the largest
store in Woodbine and sometimes
has a large amount of cash on hand
After the robberies became frequent
Croiuie hired a trusty man to sleep
In his store and was very careful
not to let this fact become known.
Two weeks ago this watchman was
i awakened by a peculiar noise. At
a rear window he heard low mutterings
in rather shrill voices. Then
came the sound of a glass cutter
. and one of the panes of glaaa was
neatly removed. Then through the
hole made by the removal of the
, glass a leg was pushed. The watch
man waited in the store, his revolver
cocked In hand.
But, instead of using the gun. he
stole noiselessly forward and, Just 1
when the boly coming through thi
window was in the most awkward
and helpless position, the watch- 1
man grabbed both tho legs and gave 1
a Jerk forward. Right through the
window came the body, and as it | <
struck the floor the watchman pin-11
loned both arms over its head. A 1
wild shriek rang out. It was a high 1
treble voice. 1
"It's a woman!" gaaped the watch- i
man. The two robbers outside took
to their heels and disappeared in the
darkness.
The watchman dragged the prisoner
to the light, tied her hands and
ralaed an alarm.
The prisoner was recognized as |.
Mra. Fred Lind, despite her disguise. ''
This consisted of top boots, trousers,
a Hhlrt, cost and hat. giving her all
the appearance of a man. These
articles proved to be her husband's 1
clothing, which ahe had altered to ]
fit herself. The boots were her hun- |
band's, and, while much too Inrgc ;
ror nor, ?no had wrapped her feet J
Id clothn to make them *l?a<ly.
Wheu first placed In Jail Mrs.
Lind still wore tho dispulse which
made her appearance that of a man, j
but later she ap|>eart'd in court
dressed as a woman. However, 'ho
ige In Brooksido, 15 miles
that three Italians nearly
been sick 3 months. Johnquickly?read
letter below:
Brookalde, Ala.. May I, mi
tnete caret of continued Malarial Fever. AU
rd? from my store. Tbececaeee were of three
if Crrrm 100 to lfM. The doctor* had tried everv
?try Joboaon'a Tonic. I removed all the prints
plain Ixmio aa a regular prescription. "Ibeefennepcct.
They recovered rapidly and there
8. R. SU IF LETT.
a PKVIR TOMIO OO., Savannah, Qa.
-
1
Price List.
" Ladies' Coat
Suits dyed all
colors- Mouming
b'.cks e?twwtaweinsato
THEHLOWUHEHCW |
IND LJVK TO DTK.
Supply Companv
lia
Supplies
IIA Q. Q.
trousers. coat and top boots worn bv
her when captured were where the
Judge could see them. She is omy
19 years of age, rather tall, blond,
has blue eyes and is good looking.
She accepted a ten-year sentence in
the penitentiary, but keeping to as
DPth of the robber band she haR not
told a word and no UDtisual activity
haB been noticed among her woman
friends.
WE BUY
the following. 9nbmit patnplea,
state type you have, amounts
and price.
?8KF.D APPLE OATS and other
Oats.
?SEED COTTON SEED, fancy, pure
type.
?<X)W PEAS?Wo buy largest
amounts Oct. to July. Write ua. ** ^1
N. L WIUET SEED CO.
AlGl'STA, <t.V
Tuberculosis
Conquered
Write for testimonials of prominent
people aud booklet why nature's
creation Haves consumptives.
E. D. Morgan. Suite 510. Hippodrome
Building, Cleveland, Ohio.
A Few Testimonials.
18 E. Second Street,
Dayton, O., August 20, 1^08.
My wife was taken sick about six
weeks ago. Our physicians said her
lungs were affected, and advised us
to take her to Colorado.
She grew worse very rapidly, so
August 7th two noted specialists examined
her carefully. They pronounc
ed her cape quick consumption and
told me positively that she could
uot live longer than teu day*. Dr.
M? said her body was just a mnss
of tubercles; that there was not *
single square Inch that did not have
thousands of thorn. She had temperature
of 104. no appetite, night
sweats, chills and was delirious.
August 8th she started taking Nature's
Creation and responded, as If
by magic. Her appetite is extra
good, sleeps sound, no more chills or
night sweats, temperature and pulse
normal. She Is gaining strength
very rapidly, and will no doubt soon
be her old self.
Very truly,
E. L. Hughes.
PECANTREES
Budded and grafted from choicest
varieties. Lowest prices.
KAGLK PECAN COMPANY,
Plttsview, Ala.
* ORGANS.
* Wo have a few slightly used'*
* $90 organs, will close out at a
* big reduction. If you are want
log an organ now is the time to
* buy one of the best organs made
* at a great bargain. Write at
* once If you wish to secure one *
* of these organs, for such bar
" gains don't last long.
* Write for illustrations of
* these organs and for terms.
* MALONE'tt MUSIC HOUSE
* Columbia, S. C.
WOOD, HON AND STEEL
OA.
WRITE US
if you nro a
Pall Grain Sower
Pall Vetch Sower
Pall IVaeh Orchard Sprayer!
Our "Weekly Curent Price List,"
tnd our variouR PaiupUl. is on above
111 Kreatly help you. 'Twill oust
lothlnR. Do it today.
N. L. W1LLET SEED CO.
AUGUSTA, GA.
OBB THE PLACB TO BUY YOUR
Machinery Tools
Rlfltt KM RtgM Prim
w If you do oof see what you want
2 write us. We handle any and
|1 all Everything in machinery
[1 suppUea Columbia. Supply Co.,
J as ti sprtii si coLdiibu. *. c
fw. "WMMHaeaMapaMaMMMMVMaBWvW