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WITNESSES TOO READY
TWICE THE RAILROAD PAID AND
THEN LEARNED ITS LESSON.
Missouri Farmer's Scheme for Avoiding
Lawsuits a Good One to
Begin With.
Macon, Mo., August 24.?"There
was a very well-to-do old farmer who
used to live alongside the old North
Missouri right of way, Jonathan Caesar
I'll call him. who could beat any
man in these parts swapping horses
or anything else," said J. G. Yutz, a
real estate agent of this city. "Seems
like nobody could get ahead of him,
he was that smart. In the course
of time he noticed that the railroad
would rather settle small damage
suits than to go to law. So one day
when the sDarks from an engine
burned up a little patch of meadow
that you could cover with a pair of
horse blankets he went around to
two or three neighbors and asked
them if they'd like to take a trip
down to headquarters at his expense.
This was easy money for 'em and 1
they all said, "You bet."
"This darned road burned up my
meadow over yonder," said Jonathan, 1
"and I want to see 'em about it. You ,
boys know that forty over there?" 1
"Of course they did, and though ;
they hadn't seen what the railroad <
had done to it they were willing to
take Jonathan's word for it, being as ,
he was paying their way. <
"When they reached town Jona- than
took 'em to a nice quiet place
on a side street, where they had a ,
good dinner, and afterwards h: call- ]
ed for drinks all around. They j
went down to the office building, j
Jonathan put one of his men to walking
up and down the platform, like :
he was waiting for a train, and post- i
ed the others up street a ways looking
into the show windows and gaz
ing about like country fellows do i
when they come to town. ,
"With his company drilled so they ,
would know exactly what to do Jona- v
than goes up stairs and asks for the ;
claim agent.
"I live up on your road, a ways,"
says Jonathan, "and ship a lot of ]
stock over your road; never had any
trouble till this, when your injines ,
burned up my meadow forty over
there on your right of way; the fire .
spread and burned up seventeen pan- \
els of fence and some trees I wouldn't :
have took a lot for. I'm a poor man ,
and don't like lawsuits, so I just ,
thought I'd call around and talk it ,
over with you."
"The claim agent liked this sort <
of talk and immediately began to be
social. He took down Jonathan's
figures, suggested a reduction here :
and there, which reduced the amount (
slightly, and Jonathan very pleasant.ly
assented. ?
"Now," said the claim agent, ]
. ; ^ "we'll have to have a little proof on
' (this, you know; sorter matter of ]
form. Do you reckon there's any- <
body from your neignDornooa in
town to-day?" t
"Jonathan said he didn't know, j
He walked over to the window and ?
began looking up and down the platform.
Suddenly he spied his picket j
and exclaimed: ]
p j "There's Bill Hargis; lives right 2
| , adjacent, I'll call him." (
"Bill was summoned and entered
the office, cap in hand. The claim j
agent interrogated him and he .
promptly corroborated Jonathan's (
loss; not only that; he said there >t
were several more men from the i
neighborhood in town that day and ]
volunteered to fetch 'em. When he <
brought 'em in Jonathan said: j
"Boys, remember the big fire over t
on my meadow t'other day when the <
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wind was blowin' so. The gentleman j
here wants to know about what you (
think that "stand" was worth; what- j
ever you say goes; I only want to do {
what's right." i
"They gave the figures as Jonathan <
had previously given inem, making \
such natural variations as would pre- <
vent suspicion of a frameup. The
proof seemed so overwhelming that j
the claim was settled. Jonathan gave '
his boys another drink all around .
and their supper. 1
"Next year about time things were
in good condition to burn Jonathan ]
was down with another claim for j
fire damages. This time it was about <
twice what it was before and includ- <
ed part of a productive orcnara ana
a barn. Just by accident Jonathan i
managed to find in tov^n enough ,
witnesses to make the claim good and
that bill was paid. It never oc- ,
curred to the claim agent that they ]
were the same witnesses. i
Jonathan got in with his next visit ;
about the middle of the hay harvest. <
This time the fire spread all along ;
the farm, wiping out four great
stacks of hay, destroying long strings
of fencing and playing the mischief
generally. The bill was $2,575.16.
Jonathan explained he had figured it
very closely as he'd sooner die than i
take a cent to which he wasn't entitled.
"Call your witnesses, said the
GORE CHARGE PROBERS.
Committee Adjourns to Meet at
Washington in November.
Pawhuska, Okla, August 26.?The
congressional committee which has
been investigating the Gore bribery
charges and the McMurray land contracts,
completed its work in Oklahoma
to-day and adjourned to meet
in Washington in November. The
committee has taken testimony that
will fill two printed volumes. This
report will cover the following:
The charge made by Senator T. P.
Gore in th? senate on June 24 that
he had been offered a bribe of $25,-|
000 to $50,000 to withdraw opposi-!
tion to the McMurray contracts and
that other government officials were
interested in the contracts; the contracts
themselves by which J. F. McMurray
seeks to obtain a 10 per cent
attorney fee for the sale of 450,000
acres of coal and asphalt lands
owned by the Indians in this State.
All other contracts by which it was
alleged the Indians were asked to
pay exorbitant fees. !
Shoots to Frighten bat Ballet Kills.
Spartanburg, August 25.?Vol. V. '
Towe, a young white man of this
city, was shot and instantly killed
KTlic mnrnin? ahoilt. 10 o'clock, near
Pair Forest, by J. W. Becknel, constable
for Magistrate S. M. Wetmore.
The constable went to arrest Towe
Dn a wairant charging him with assault
and battery with intent to kill,
and before he could serve the papers
Towe fled. The constable drew his
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?un and fired after him to try to get
him to stop. The third shot took effect
in the back of the head, causing
instant death.
After the shooting Constable Becknel
came to the city and surrendered
to Sheriff White.
The warrant Mr. Becknel had for
Towr- was one charging him with assault
upon Mrs. Wright at Arcada
some three weeks ago. It is alleged
that in the night time Towe assaulted
the woman with a knife. The warrant
charged assault and battery with
intent to kill. Towe bore a bad
reputation. Some time ago he was
lodged in the county jail, charged
with assault upon an officer at Tucapau.
Mr. Becknel made a statement to
i reporter this afternoon, who called
to see him at the jail. He said he
never intended to hit Towe and
meant to fire a few shots in the air
mly to frighten him and to perhaps
lause him to stop.
ilaim agent grimly.
"Hey?"
"Call up your witnesses; I suppose
rou fetched 'em along. You always
io."
"Jonathan didn't exactly understand
that, but he went out and got
his men. When he came back there
Evas a small man with a bundle under !
lis arm standing quietly over to one ,
side.
"Gentlemen," said the claim agent
to Jonathan's witnesses, "I believe .
I've met you before: Please be
seated."
"They looked around sorter scared,
lut they shuffled into the chairs and
leld to the arms like they were
ifraid they might want to get up
luick.
"Mr. Caesar here has filed a claim
igainst the road for something over
s2,000 for damages by fire," said the
;laim agent, who was standing up
md looking fierce. "He's brought
,ou people here as witnesses as to
lis loss. Now before you make any
statement I want to show you some
pictures our photograpner made of
:he place the day after Mr. Caesar
says his fire occurred. There was a
ire on the right of way, and the edge
)f it touched his premises, and that
is all. It was reported to this office
ind next day our photographer
svas on the ground, and he got affiJavits
of the date from all the seclion
men and several reliable farmers.
"I just thought I'd tell you these
things in fairness to these witnesses.
Then if they want to go ahead
against the buzz saw it's their own
funeral.
"With that he began passing the
photographs around. There was no i
mistaking the farm, nor that the haystacks,
trees, fencing and other things
sued for were all there intact. The
pictures were large and clear, and
the evidence they presented was conclusive.
The witnesses shuffled about
and looked at each other and then at
Jonathan for instructions. But he
had given them no lines for meeting
this sort of a proposition. He was
a first rate lawyer on ex parte proceedings,
but this thing was beyond
his own cunning, and made him very
indignant.
"I always thought you was a gentleman,"
he disgustedly addressed
the claim agent, 'but any man that
will send a low down taker of pictures
to skulk around another man's
premises when he ain't there ain't
fit for a white man to associate
with."
G. O. P. STRUGGLING.
State Executive Committee Holds
Meeting in Columbia.
The ousting of the negro from
prominence in the Republican party
in this State, the improvement of the
personnel of the party, a general observance
of the politics of President
Taft toward the negro and the election
of a "lilv white" tc the State
chairmanship are several of the is
sues that are expected to De iougni
out when the Republican State convention
meets in Columbia on September
26.
The State executive committee of
the party in session yesterday decided
to hold a State convention at
which it is thought a State ticket
will be put out. There were 16 members
out of 24 of the State committee
present yesterday. Of the 16 members
there were only three white
white Republicans, the others being
negroes.
John G. Capers, the national Republican
committeeman from this
State, was not present at the meeting
yesterday, as has been his custom
in the past. L. W. C. Blalock, one of
the best known .Republicans in the
State, was in the city, but did not attend
the meeting. The other white
members of the committee stated
that they did not know why Blalock
was not present. Ernest F. Cochrane,
United States district attorney,
was in the city, but did not attend
the pow-wow.
The meeting of the State executive
committee yesterday was a tame affair,
there being nothing out of the
ordinary to take place, although
there was much discussion after the
meeting as to what vill be done at
the State convention. E. H. Deas,
who has been State chairman of the
Republican party for the past several
years, was present yesterday and presided.
It is known that there will be a
Rtrone concerted effort to displace
Deas from the State chairmanship
and those in a position to know say
that L. W. C. Blalock will contest
for the place in the convention.
"I would like to see more white
men in the Republican party in this
State, for I am lonesome myself,"
said R. R. Talbert, a member of the
State executive committee from
Abbeville last night when asked concerning
the meeting of the committee.
"There will be plenty of action at
the State convention," said Talbert,
"and then you will find out the answers
to the questions you have been
asking me. The meeting of the committee
to-day was very quiet, there
being nothing decided upon except to
hold the State convention on September
26." Talbert said that there
would be about 130 delegates to attend
the convention.
When asked if there wpuld be a
concerted effort to displace the negroes
and follow out the policies of
President Taft with reference to the
negro, Talbert said that he could not
answer because all that he knew he
'had read in the newspapers."?Columbia
State.
Lacked Length of Legs.
* in.<ra onH nnmnns nerson wear
A laifec uuu ^^4? r
ing a high hat, a long coat, yellow
spats and a congenial sneer for several
days made himself obnoxious
around a Washington hotel a bit ago.
He announced he was from New
Nork, nagged the bellboys, jawed the
clerks, cussed the service, roared at
the food, complained about his room
and the elevator and the telephone
and the bar, and everything else.
One afternoon he walked over to
the porter and said: "Here, you, I'm
going to quit this town and go back
to New York where I can get some
decent service. I want you to buy me
two seats in a parlor car on the 4
o'clock New York train. Get me
two seats now and meet me at the
station with the tickets. I want one
chair to sit in and one to put my
feet in."
the seats were delivered at the
train just before it pulled out. One
of the seats was in car No. 3, and the
other was located in car No. 4.
at Woman Then Killed Himself.
Knoxville, Tenn., August 25.?
Pedestrians on South Broadway late
this evening saw Henry Gardner, aged
26, aproach a woman, fire two shots
at her, then turn the weapon upon
himself and commit suicide.
Gardner is the son of a farmer
living three miles from the city. The
woman he tried to kill was Mrs. El"
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len Ban, wny cuiue ucic *coo iuau ?
week ago from Pelzer, S. C., and previous
to that resided at Spartanburg,
S. C. The woman was shot through
one hand and the lobe of one ear and
though removed to a hospital, is
only slightly hurt. Gardner fired
two shots into his left breast and
died almost instantly. He left a note
stating that he had rather die than
live without the woman, adding that
she had gone back on him. Gardner's
friends suppose he met the woman
in South Carolina, where he had
been working, and that he became
infatuated with her.
A Convict's Daily Routine.
; To attempt to bring the conditions
of life in Silverwater prison clearly
before the reader's eye, it will be advisable
to detail a day's routine. At
. ">:45 the gong rings. This sounds like
a very ordinary and necessary procedure,
but the morning gong is the
insistant fact that disturbs one's
dream fancies, the everlasting re,
mindor of one's status in life. At the
sound of it 700 men get out of bed.
wash, dress and tidy their cells. At
8:15 they march to breakfast in the
dining halls. Breakfast over, they
return to their cells for a moment,
but shortly march out to the shops,
beginning work promptly at 7 o'clock.
. Work continues until noon, at which
time a recess is taken for dinner. At
1 o'clock work begins again, and it
continues until 6, when comes once
morD the silent march, and by 6:15
, every man is locked in his cell. During
eight months of the year the night
school occupies 150 men until 8
o'clock. The remainder may smoke
and read, or write verse, from 6 to 9,
at which time the gong rings and the
light goes out.
This is the invariable week-day
, routine. On Sundays and holidays
comes a welcome change. On Sundays
the gong rings an hour later,
and after breakfast the men return to
their cells for a longer period. Apropos
of the word "cell," the aristocratic
prisoner uses the euphemism
"apartment" or "room," lest after his
release he may be unable to break the
habit of refering to his sleeping
room as a cell. On Sundays, of
course, comes chapel service, which
continues irom an hour to 90 minutes.
, After service, attendance at which is
entirely optional, every man is turned
out for exercise. With the exception
, of the walk of a few yards between
the cell house and the shops, this is
. the only opportunity that the majority
of the prisoners get to breathe
fresh air. If it rains or snows, even
> this is denied them. After drill comes
i dinner, and after dinner the key turns
again. From noon on Sunday to 5:45
; cn Monday every man is locked in his
cell and left to his own devices. On
i holidays, instead of chapel service and
; drill, there are entertainments, followed
by a few hours of quasi-liverby,
i during which talking is allowed,
i With regard to the meals, it is difficult
to remain wholly judicial. Mem.
ories of many hungry days persist?
J mr nlflto wfLS tlUShed
ua^a iu wuivu ui^ ? r
, aside untouched. However, 1 am willing
to admit that the quality of the
food was not so much to blame as the
method of cooking and serving. As
the years passed, I grew accustomed
! to the diet, or to most of it. To par.
ticularize, there were three modererately
appetizing breakfasts: Pork,
! sausage, beans and bacon; and four
most unappetizing: Hash (twice),
liver and Bologna sausage. Similarly,
there were three good dinners: roast
pork and roast beef (twice), with a
' good vegetable; and four bad ones:
Beef stew, mutton stew and boiled
, pork and sauerkraut (twice). The
suppers consisted of bread, weak tea
without sugar or milk and diluted
canned fruit of a poor quality. But
the most unfortunate feature was
that the good meals came together,
. leaving an aching void on the other
days. It is only fair to say, however,
. that men who had been in other pris;
ons spoke very highly of the Stillwater
cuisine, and to add that the
conditions under which I worked
, wore not conductive to the develop;
ment of a healthy appetite.?John
Carter, in September Century.
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