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COLLOM ON THE STAND. The Defendant in the Famous Forgery Case Takes the Stand in His Own Defense. He Boldly Asserts That John T. Blaisdell Wrote the Signature On Exhibit He Reviews the Business Relations Between Himself and the Complainant. The Dramatic Scenes in the Court Room--The State Gains a Point---Local Experts.
Judge Young was on the bench with Judge Hooker when court opened in the morning the Collom case, and listened to arguments on the very knotty question which was left over from the day before--the admission of evidence offered by the defense, which would show that previous to the alleged confession Mr. Blaisdell had acknowledged that he was on $100,000 worth of paper, and willing to meet it. Judge Shaw was the first and only one to argue the point during the morning session. He began when court opened and only finished when the clock struck 12, and it was time to adjourn for dinner. Judge Shaw maintained the evidence was pertinent, inasmuch as it tended to show the unreliability of Mr.
Blaisdell's testimony, and also tended to disprove the truth of the alleged confession as well as the forgery itself. The crowd in the court room was even larger than ever before, as the rumor that Collom was to be put on the stand had brought down a great many who had never been there before. In the afternoon there was scarcely standing room, and men, and even women, stood crowded together in every corner. The clerk was lost in the shuffle, and 1 he could scarcely find room enough to get up when he swore in the witnesses. There were perhaps 50 ladies present all through the afternoon session.
They sat and whispered together and looked curiously at the lawyers as they arose to speak or shuffled the papers about on the table. But Frank Collom and his devoted little wife were the center of attraction. 'The WOmen fastened their orbs on Collom and followed every motion of his body and expression on his face. When he took of sat the too stand excitement far to back testify among to see there them. him, was a Many arose flutter who and stood upon the rounds of their chairs in order to get a glimpse of him.
All the while he was testifying his wife kept her eyes glued on his face, wholly absorbed in every word he spoke. When he took his seat during a brief intermission, she leaned over and put her arms about him in a loving and pathetic manner, and whispered something which was meant for no other ears but his. So far he has made a splendid witness and told his story in 8 clear and concise manner. How he will act under the sharp cross-fire by the lawyers for the prosecution is another thing. He is a lawyer himself and knows all of the law and facts, but it is an old saying "that lawyers make the poorest witnesses." Today he will probably get down to the story of the famous confession.
'That will be interesting and well worth 1 listening to. THE STATE WINS. An Important Question of Evidence Decided Against the Defense. In the atternoon Frank Brooks took the floor to present the argument for the side of the state. After he had finished Judge Koon arose and addressed the court.
He said it was not the purpose of taking up time, but for the purpose of discussing the question in every po-sible light for the benefit of the court. It was the desire of the defense so establish a principle for the admission of some of their evidence which they consider essential to their case. "Mr. Collom will be a witness in this case," said Judge Koon, "and he will testify that Mr. Blaisdell signed every one of these disputed notes." When he had finished Judge Hooker looked down over his glasses and stated that although he had been much pleased at listening to the arguments by the two sides, still he was of the opinion that the question was not pertinent to the case and he would have to sustain the objection made by the state.
'The decision seemed to fall like a knell on the lawyers for the defense, but after they had recovered themselves Judge Shaw arose and asked permission put the same question in A different way, but the state objected again and Judge Hooker sustained it. Then Mr. Wilson another offer of the same kind, reading it to the court from a sheet of County Attorney Jamison objected to this manner of making offers. Said he: "Your honor, it seems to me that this mode of offering things is not proper. It they are reduced to writing they should be submitted to the court and not read for the benefit of the don't think," broke in Judge Shaw, either the court or the counsel the state have any right to say whether we shall write down our requests or not." E.
H. Moulton, city treasurer, was then called as a witness. For the state last week he testified that, according to his belief, the signature on exhibit WAS a forgery. But since that time Mr. Moulton had changed his mind, and it was for the purpose of disclosing the that the defense called him as a witness yesterday.
Mr. Wilson handed him three of the standard signatures and the disputed one, and asked him if he did not think they were written by the same hand. Mr. Moulton replied: "Yes, think now that, it Mr. Blais.
dell wrote these three signatures, he wrote the one on exhibit 'These are entirely different from the ones I saw when I testified before," To Mr. Jamison he said that after he had testified the first time he was shown the other standard signatures and he was forced to change his mind. There was such a difference in them. If he had seen none other than those shown him by the state he would certainly have said the disputed one was not a genuine signature, but having seen others the case was altered. The next witness was a Mr.
Tice, of the Exchange bank of Lansing, Mich. He said he was acquainted with W. B. Anderson and had traveled with him from Gladstone on the afternoon and evening of Aug. 7.
you have a conversation with him about the Collom case?" asked Mr. Wilson. "Yes sir, I did." Mr. Anderson, in telling you about the case, say he had been working very hard ou the affair and when it was St Paul Historical others. IN HIS OWN BEHALF.
Frank Collom at Last Takes the Stand as a Witness. ovU. Min Ga his father-in-law, Mr. Ad give him The state vojected, but the court denied the objection, and Mr. Tice answered: "Yes, sir, he said those very words." It will be remembered that Mr.
Anderson denied having made any such "Did statement you when say that if was Mr. on the oindent to prison it would make a difference of several thousand dollars to your bank?" "No, sir, not in those words." what did you say?" "I said that there were several claims in the bank against Mr. Collom and I did not know whether they were secured or not. I learned afterwards they were." Ernest A. Kempe, assistant cashier of the Swedish American bank, was called and asked what he thought of Exhibit as a forgery comparing it with the genuine ones.
He said that he should not hesitate in saying that it was written by the same person that wrote the As soon as Mr. Kempe took his seat the lawyers for defense put their heads together and indulged in a long consultation. Something was brewing, that was evident. Mr. Wilson went over to where Collom was sitting and whispered to him.
Collom looked at his wife who sat near him and she nodded her head in the affirmative. Then Mr. Wilson cleared his, throat and called "John Frank Collom." Collom arose from his seat and crowded through to the clerk's desk, where he held up his right hand and swore to "tell the truth and nothing but the The truth" with spectators the craned Almighty's their necks assistance. forward and bulged out their eyes to see the witness, who was the defendant in this famous trial. Collom appeared cool and collected.
His silvery hair was combed smoothly away from the forehead and his face was cleanly shaved. His replies to questions were given in a clear a and distinct voice that could be easily heard all over the room. The first question put by Mr. Wilson was: "Mr. Collom, you are the defendant in this action?" "I am." "I call your attention to the signature on exhibit Whose is T.
Blaisdell's," came the answer in firm tones. "How do you know?" "I saw him write it." "Where!" "In Mr. Rockwood's office, on June 29.33 relate the circ*mstances." had a note on which Mr. Blaisdell was an endorser due at the Security bank June 27. I had been to St.
Paul, and when came back it was time for the bank to close. I telephoned over and asked them if I could do any business with them. They telephoned back that it was too late, as everything was closed. The following Mr. Blaisdeli came to my office and executed several notes.
At that time Mr. Jackson, of St. Paul, and D. A. Coole were in my inside office.
In the outer office was Mr. Francis." Mr. Collom then went to work and drew a diagram of his office rooms, showing how the different characters sat on that day. "1 excused myself," went on Mr. Collom, "when I saw Blaisdell and took up several blank notes.
The notes were signed but not filled out as I had not had time to do SO during the day. Mr. Blaisdell endorsed them and then went out. One of those notes was exhibit the second one due on the 27th and the third a Minste due on the 29th. 1 took them to the bank on the 29th about 2 o'clock." this is the note Mr.
Blaisdell signed that day?" "I can't remember exactly, but Mr. Chamberlain says it is the one I brought into the bank on the 29th, and if so it is the one in exhibit I know it was for $5,000." "Well, you know Mr. Blaisdell's signature, do vou not?" "Yes, sir, very well. This is his sig-pointing to the endorsem*nt on exhibit 'A' in his hand. "Did Mr.
Blaisdell only sign three notes on the 3rd of July, as he testified?" Mr. Blaisdell signed 12 notes that day, most of which were used. He signed them in office; at my desk." "Who was in your office at the time?" "Mr. Shulte. He was in the room and Mr.
Blaisdell sign at least half of them. On the 1st of July, in the afternoon, he indorsed a note of $5,000 for mne to cover some notes due at the Flour City bank, amounting 10 about $4,000. After he had signed it I gave him a check of $970 and something to cover the interest I owed him on my homestead. Mr. Nunn, of Hooker Nunn, was in the room at the time." Mr.
Blaisdell endorse a $3,500 note for you on July 26? He says he did not." "Yes sir, he did." did you do with it?" "I placed it in the Security bank as a renewal of a note due on the 27th." here was it signed?" "In my office. Mr. Blaisdell came up to see me to ask me to spend Sunday at the lake. I don't remember whether any one was there or not. "Why did you get Mr.
Blaisdell to sign so many notes on July "I was going away to take iny wife on a trip for her health, and I had him indorse the notes to cover those which would come due while I was away. Mr. Blaisdell understood very well what they were to be used for. Mr. Shulte came in during the time Mr.
Blaisdell was signing them." Mr. Shulte take any of the paper while he was there?" "Not just then. He came back again afterwards." It was now 4 o'clock and it was growing very dark in the court room, so the judge instructed one of the deputy sheriffs to light the gas. Mr. Blaisdell's chair was vacant.
He had quietly left the court room without anybody noticing him. This old man, who had been sitting all through these weary days of the trial, could not sit and hear the man whom he accused of forging his name testify as a witness. Again Mr. Wilson asked: Collom, Mr. Blaisdell has endorsed other paper than what has been shown you here?" sir: he has endorsed paper for me for the past five years." "Can you relate exactly your relations with him?" "No exactly, Four years ago be endorsed a note of $20,000" "Hold on, hold on, not so fast," broke in the state.
is no use in going into such details, is there?" asked the court. "Well, your honor." said Judge Shaw arising, "We willWhen the state saw that Judge Shaw WAS hable to go on for an hour they withdrew their objection. Mr. Collom then said that prior to the completion of the St. Charles hotel Mr.
Blaisdell had endorsed a note for 000 for him, which would cover his needs at that time, and some few notes already endorsed by Mr. Blaisdell As PRICE TWO CENTS. security he gave him an absolute deed to the St. Charles hotel. But a time Mr.
Blaisdell brought the deed back and said he did not want it. It had never been recorded. Then Mr. Collom went over the five years as best he could and told of the relations that existed between himself and Mr. Blaisdell.
Any deal to complete which he needed Mr. Blaisdell's endorsem*nt to get money, he told him all the details. In Gladstone, of late years, he had invested $60,000, all of which Mr. Blaisdell was conversant with. Mr.
Blaisdell also knew about what money he had invested in and about this city. He also knew about the details of the residence which he (Collom) had begun the erection of, as he had sold him the lots and seen the plans. "Did these endorsem*nts of Mr. Blaisdell increase from the time, four years ago, when he was on $20,000 worth of paper?" "Yes, nearly 100 per cent. a year.
Two years ago was on about $80,000 worth and a year ago about $165,000 worth. As the notes became due most of them were renewed, but some I paid. All the notes with these endorsem*nts on were made a payable to the Security bank, with the exception perhaps of a few made payable to some other concern or person on special request. Most of the notes were paid at the Security bank." "Where were the majority these notes endorsed?" asked Mr. Wilson.
"At my office, in the Security bank and sometimes called at his house as I came past. He did not want his son-inlaw, Mr. Anderson, to know that he was endorsing my paper. he ever refuse to indorse any paper for you?" "No, sir. Mr.
Blaisdell never, refused to sign a single note for "Had not Mr. Blaisdell requested you not to let the bank know how much paper he was on, about the time Mr. Chamberlain asked for a statement?" Collom started to answer it, but the state objected, and Mr. Wilson then asked him: "What was the conversation held between vou and Mr. Blaisdell just prior to the time you made your statement to Mr.
Chamberlain?" "Not just before, but considerably prior." Another objection and wrangle ensued. Then Mr. wilight asked him why he had made his statement. Mr. Collom said that Blaisdell had objected to his discounting any more notes at the Security bank.
Blaisdell had already made a statement and he made one below so as not to crowd the Blaisdell paper. "I was," said Mr. Collom, "trying to negotiate the paper in the east at a lower rate of interest, as 1 was getting crowded and knew I would to do something or else Mr. Blaisdell would have to pay of the paper. When Mr.
Chamberlain asked for a statement, Mr. Blaisdell was not willing "owing to the agreement reached between himself and Chamberlain to allow the amount to increase over $15,000. But I told him that I could not make such a statement, as the notes had accumulated since that agreement was reached. But in order to save my credit made a statement of $38,000. Mr.
Blaisdell knew that that was not the right amount, but it was made in order to satisfy Chamberlain that Blaisdell was not on such a large amount of paper as he really was." At this juncture Mr. Wilson asked that he be allowed to put on another witness for a moment, who could not be at the court the next day. Judge Hooker allowed the request and Mr. Cowles, cashier of the German-American bank, was put on the stand. He testified that he thought the disputed signature was genuine.
Mr. Jamison asked him if his bank held any of the CollomBlaisdell paper, and he replied that it held a note for $2,500, but besides Mr. Blaisdell's endorsem*nt, it also had that of Josiah Thompson, jr. Then Mr. Collom was called again and Mr.
Wilson asked: When was it first proposed to you to give security for these endorsem*nts?" Wednesday morning-no it was Tuesday, in July. I cannot remember the exact 'Then he went on: "On Saturday the 27th, after 1 had made my statement Mr. Chamberlain came to me and said that the statement was grossly wrong, and said he wanted to know all about it. I asked him to gO with me to see Mr. Blaisdell, but he said he would go himself The next day 1 spent with Mr.
Blaisdell at the lake and told him to go and see Mr. Chamberlain and satisty him about the matter, or there would be trouble. On Monday we came in town and I left Mr. Blaisdell at the corner, near the bank, thinking he would go there at once. Mr.
Chamberlain came to me later at my office and asked me for another statement. I saw then that he had not seen Mr. Blaisdell. I went out to look for Mr. Blaisdell, but could not find him.
met him the next day in front of the Boston block. He seemed very much agitated and said he had been busy talking with Chamberlain. We went to W. B. Anderson's office, where we met Mr.
Chamberlain. He said I ought to secure Mr. Blaisdell for the notes. I said certainly. He said I ought to turn over all of my property, and 1 said I would.
He then said ought to make a statement and 1 agreed. The next day Chamberlain called at my office, and I Leave him a statement of my property. finally settled that should turn my property over to Mr. Anderson in trust. to secure Mr.
Blaisdell for the indorsem*nts, and that the Security bank should furnish the funds to take up the notes as they became due." After a few more questions the court adjourned, as it was then after 5 o'clock. Collom will resume the stand this morn- ing. Election Aftermath. PETERSBURG, Nov. 8-E.
Good- wyn, a democratic judge of election for the Second ward precinct, has been arrested on a warrant sworn out by J. M. Birdsong. a republican judge of election for the same precinct, charging him with stuffing the ballot box. Goodwyn was taken before the mayor, but at the request of his counsel, F.
H. Lassiter, the case was continued. Dr. Kilbourne Chosen. ROCHESTER, Nov.
board of trustees of the insane hospital elected Dr. Kilbourne superintendent, to succeed Dr. Bowers. Dr. Faulkner resigned as assistant physician.
Mr. Kerr resigned as steward, to take effect Feb. 1, 1890. Dr. Sarah Linton, of Minneapolis, is here, and will probably be elected physician in charge of the ladies' department.
The J. G. Blaine Was First. MORGANTOWN. was a gala day for on count of steamboat navigation being opened between here and Pittsburg.
Locks and dams, eight and nine, built by the government have just been completed and allowed the steamer Jas. G. Blaine to come through from Pittsburg. Jas. Jr.
Confessed Judgment. LONG BRANCH, N. Nov. 8-Jas. G.
Blaine, today confessed judgment to Dr. Foster C. Fuller for $359.65 in the supreme court for services rendered to his wife and child. IT LOOKS LIKE MURDER. STRANGE FIND OF A DECOMPOSED BODY AT LAKE JOHANNA.
The Words, "A Traitor," Carved en a Board That Marks the Grave-4 Portion of the Head of the Victim Gone -The Body Has Not Been Removed. Yesterday morning the truth of the statement made by Theodore Delaney of this city, that he discovered a human hand protruding from the sand near the shore of Lake Johannna, was established when he went to St. Paul and in company with Coroner Quinn went to the place where his dog had on the prevlous day attracted his attention to the ghastly find. When Coroner Quinn arrived on the scene he found it just as Delaney had described. He set to work and soon exhumed a man's body in an advanced state of decomposition.
The body was that of a man abou 5 feet 9 or 10 inches high and between 30 and 35 years of age. Part of the top of the skull was gone and there were signs of a number of scalp wounds. 'The left arm was fractured of the upper ribs on the right side were broken and crushed 11. The body was buried almost two feet below the ground and was covered with a piece of carpet. Beneath the body another startling find was made, and one which may lead to the discovery of the ghouls who perpetrated the deed.
It was a common tar barrel burned inside and at the head of the barrel was nailed a board upon which was rudely but significantly carved the words: "A traitor." 'The body had been cut into two parts and the trunk and lower part were doubled together. It had evidently been the intention to place the body in the barrei but the ghouls had evidently either become frightened or had been disturbed in their work and finished it in haste. This is also evident from the fact that close by the mean grave was found a hatchet covered with what is supposed to be blood rust, also a spade. Coroner Quinn gave it as his opinion that the body had been there perhaps two months and everything seems to point to a foul and deliberate murder. The spot where the body was found is located about 200 feet from the west shore of the lake and about 500 feet north from Perry's house.
The remains were not taken to St. Paul last evening, reported, but were left at the place where they were found. The authorities are singularly nonchalant offer no explanation. Opinion as to what the facts in the matter really are is divided between the murder theory and the work of medical students. The cutting of the body and the removal of part of the skull have been done unskillfully and is not the work of an expert surgeon.
'The remains will be taken to St. Paul today and held as long as possible for identification. was a very singular and mysterious story afloat in St. Paul last night to this effect: Last June there appeared in St. Paul a son of ex-Gov.
Kemper, of Virginia, with plenty of money and a fascinating personality. He was a great social lion. lived high and disappeared entertained and no lavishly. trace of Suddenly -him was he left. Foul play was suspected and the daily papers were full of the case.
It is now the story that the Lake Johanna may be nothing in the story. body is that of young Kemper. buthere creating considerable of a sensation. DENNY BACKS OUT. Indianapolis' Third Baseman Quits the Brotherhood.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. Denny, third baseman of the Indianapolis club, tonight gave notice he would withdraw from the Brotherhood and remain with the Hoosier club. He reasons that Ward and his immediate associates, will select fat salaries and good places, leaving the other players to hustie, and he proposes to provide for himself. TODAY'S EVENTS. Race Entries for Nashville and Elizabeth Races.
NASHVILLE, Nov. -The weather here is clear, but the track is slow. Below are the entries for tomorrow's races. Selling, four furlongs-Fremont, Lucille, Revival, Kenilworth, Nannie, Kennedy, Vashti, Morse, Romaine, Workmate, Langtress. Selling, seven furlongs--Lena Governor, Holland, Metal.
Consignee, Buckler, Katie Solid Silver, Kitty Regardless, Justice, Somerset, Vermont. Handicap, one mile-Zulu, Carns, Marion Queen Trumps, Monita Hardy, Receiver, Warpeak, Hornpipe, Brown Duke, Little Minnie, Cashier, McMurty, Rival, Argenta, Lizzie Bertha. Handicap, five furlongs -Red Light, Ollie Benjamin, Zufola, Polemus, Miss Maud, Sis Olee, Mary Mac, Semaphore. Cecil Cadaverous, Basil Duke, Armiel, J. Freed, Bessie Briggs.
Selling, five furlongs--Boy Blue, Gov. Ross, Weeks, Jim Jordan, Vivian, Van Rensaelere, John Morris, Sheridan, Sena Enterprise, Banboy, Vattell, Probus, Superior. Selling, five furlongs--Tom Tom Chestnut Belle, Nettie Kent, Robin, Passion, Haramboure. Rosa Pearl, Germanic, Tommy Puente. Longbrook, Lakeview, Mamie Fonso, Col.
Gore. Nashville Races. NASHVILLE, Nov. the tenth day of the West Side park races the weather was clear, but the track slow. First, thirteen Fosteral first; time, 1:28.
Second, same, Bonnie King first; time, Third, five furlongs, Kittie R. first; time, Fourth, one mile, Milton first; time, 1:49. Fifth, four furlongs, Venango first; time, A WILD TRAIN Rushes Down a Steep Grade and Crushes A Man. PITTSBURG, Nov. was created here today by the report that an accident had occurred on the Pennsylvania road in which ten lives were lost, but the calamity was not so serious, but one man being killed and several others hurt.
While a heavy freight train was standing on the track between McGarvey and Gallitzin, the front portion of the train started down a heavy grade. the track being slippery and the engineer was unable to check the speed of the locomotive which, with 20 cars, rushed down the mountain side. The engineer of a working train, some distance ahead, hearing the descending train, pulled the throttle of the engine and tried to keep ahead of the wild train. He was unable to do so, and seeing a crash was inevitable he and the reman jumped and escaped injury. All the laborers also jumped from the train and all escaped except one man, who was crushed to death when the trains came together.
Recount Wanted. BOSTON, Nov. Globe says that petitions are in circulation today to be presented to the city clerk tomorrow for an entire recount of the vote of the city of Boston for governor and state officers. SOLD OUT FORAKER. Severe Charges Made Against Ohio Congressmen.
WASHINGTON, D. Nov. Star tonight special from Columbus, Ohio, in which Allan G. Thurman charges that Congressmen Butterworth, Kennedy, Grosvenor and Thompson, republicans, secretly knifed Foraker, and that the democrats knew in advance it would be done. Continuing, Thurman said: "Whether Foraker's defeat and the election of a democratic legislature will satisfy the opponents of the governor I cannot say, but I take it they gathered in more than they were after.
They virtually gave the democracy the legislature and a United States senator. They did not intend to be liberal, but we accept their generous gift all the same." Congressman Thompson, who 'is here, indignantly denies the charge. He says he worked hard for Foraker, that the returns from his there. loss was where he is best district stole that Foraker did not lose known. Bankers Will Banquet Windom.
WASHINGTON, Nov. are being made for a banquet here next month to be given by the bankers of New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Washington in honor of Secretary Windom and his successful conduct of the nation's business. Sayres WASHINGTON, D. Nov. S.
Sayres, of Indiana, who was recently appointed on the Cherokee commission, has notified Secretary Noble of his acceptance and that he will join the other members of the commission shortly. Congressman Gifford's Eye. WASHINGTON, Nov. recently performed here to remove a cataract from the eye of Congressman Gifford, of South Dakota was successful and the patient will be able to leave his darkened room in a week. His Initials Go With It.
WASHINGTON, D. Nov. Armstrong Custer Christiancy, a son of ex-Senator Christiancy and a namesake of the famous cavalry has been state commerce a commission. appointed to $1,600 placticer the inter- Refused Him a Pardon. WASHINGTON, Nov.
president today declined to pardon L. G. Patterson, of Utah, convicted of bigamy and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary from May 18, 1888. AVAILABLE WHEAT. The Stocks Are Greater Than at the Time Last Year.
NEW YORK, Nov. "state of trade" published tomorrow will say: Special telegrams report a continuance of unfavorable weather in the Central and Southwestern Mississippi valley states, and slightly decreased movement of general trade in staples at most points, although it is noted that the volume still exceeds that of the corresponding time in 1888. An exception is noted at Omaha, where colder weather has stimulated business. Stocks of available wheat in the United States east of the Rocky mountains Nov. 2, as reported, aggregated 46,947,000 bushels, against 26,734,000 bushels Sept.
28, 1889. and as compared with 44,518,000 bushels Nov. 1, 1888. The totals, including both coasts, are 56,317.000 bushels, against 36,248,000 a month ago, and 50,454,000 bushels a year ago. Wheat stocks thus exceed those of like date last year for the first time in 1889.
Iron and steel remain quiet aud strong, with an upward tendency as to prices. Makers refuse orders for forward delivery at current rates. Steel rails are very strong with orders for 60,000 tons in sight. Domestic sizes of anthracite quiet, furnace sizes more active. Business failures reported.
number 248 in the United States this week against 251 last week, and 177 this week last year. The total failures in the United States from January 1 to date are 9,631 agaiust 8,471 in 1888. LYNCHED A NEGRO For an Attempted Assault on a School Girl. LEESBURG, Nov. 8-A hundred armed men today took Owen Andrews (colored), 18 years of age, from jail and hanged him for attempting an assault on Miss Leith.
a white school girl aged 15, on Wednesday. After hanging him the lynchers emptied the contents of their revolvers into his body. Andrews confessed his guilt. 'The mob secured an entrance to the jail by appearing with one of their number under arrest. Killed the Family.
LEXINGTON, Nov. C. J. Walker, one of the best known surgeons in Virginia, and Henry Miller, a leading farmer of Brownsburg neighborhood, got as into a difficity at Brownsbury today. Walker charging Miller with insuiting his wife.
It is reported Walker killed Miller with a knife and fatally wounded two of Miller's sons and shot Mrs. Milier. There is great excitement and the sheriff and others have gone command peace. Died in Ofice. HARRISBURG, Nov.
William B. Hart, state treasurer of Pennsylvania, died of paralysis of the brain at 12:15 a. m. today. Governor Beaver will appoint his successor, who will serve until the first Monday of May next, when Speaker Boyer, who was elected treasurer Tuesday, will succeed to the office.
Brice and the Senatorship. SPRINGFIELD, Nov. S. Brice and John R. McLean have an opponent in this city for the United States senatorship in the person of Hon.
John H. Thomas, the millionaire manufaeturer, who is in the field. His friends claim that Governor-elect Campbell is one of his supporters. Central Park Saved. NEW YORK.
Nov. a meeting of the general committee of the world's fair this afternoon the report of the site committee excluding Central park from the limits of the site for the world's fair, was unanimously adopted. A Prominent Lawyer Dead. LANCASTER, Nov. Newton Lightner, a prominent member of the Lancaster bar, died today.
His ancestors settled in this county in 1717. He would have been 76 years old tomorrow. The Coal Barons Lose. PITTSBURG, Nov. coal operators are meeting with heavy losses in the shipment of coal.
Half a dozen tow boats lost a portion of their tow near Marietta last night, entailing a loss of $40,000. The Brewery Syndicate. LONDON, Nov. syndicate which purchased the Indianapolis breweries has issued capital stock to the amount of 8270,000. DR.
CRONIN'S CLOTHES FOUND NEAR WHERE HIS BODY WAS DUMPED. The Most Complete Identification Yet of the Murdered Man's RemainsExcitement Caused by the Diseovery -The Trial Yesterday. CHICAGO, Nov. Cronin's clothes and case of surgical instruments were found in the sewer in Lake View at 3 o'clock this afternoon by Lieut. Koch, of the Lake View station.
They were found within a few hundred feet of the catch basin where Dr. Cronin's body was The clothing has been fully small leather pocket identified by Mrs. T. T. Conklitined with instruments, bore this inscription: M.
Bagnell to Dr. P. Harry Mrs. Conklin had seen the case hundreds of times, but the inscription was overwhelming evidence. Two prescriptions were filled out and signed Conklin recogfound, nized the signature.
The coat, trousers, shirt, collar and underwear were all found intact. but almost beyond recognition owing to filth. The black slouch hat was identified also beyond possible doubt. A mass of stuff was found with the frame of a large satchel round it. It had evidently been deposited in the valise and the valise rotted away, except the iron frame.
It will be remembered that J. B. Simonds, who bought the furniture at Revell's which was sent to the flat at 117 Clark street, bought also a cheap valise, which was sent to the flat, and thence to the Carlson cottage. Excitement around Capt. Schuettler's office where the clothing was taken was intense, and to add to it, an unfortunate brain and sank on the court house steps, insane A man sent a bullet through his dying instantly.
Neither shoes nor stockings were found among the cloth- ing. SCHUETTLER'S EVIDENCE As to How O'Sullivan Tried to Deny Acquaintance With Coughlin. CHICAGO, Nov. after the opening of the court in the Cronin case this morning, the cross-examination of Capt. Schuettler was resumed.
The witness was first questioned in regard to the piece of window shutter with bloody finger marks on it, taken from the Carlson cottage as testified to by him yesterday. The shutter, he said, remained in the same condition as when taken from the cottage, except that the marks were apparently somewhat dimmed by age and handling. The witness said that, by his orders, the boards in the bedroom bearing footprints were cut out; those in the hall were taken out by order of Capt. Wing, of Lake View. The footprints in parlor were not removed.
All of them seemed to have been made by the same person. Capt. Schuttler was then asked on redirect examination, regard to his recollection of what transpired at the interview between O'Sullivan and Capt. Schaack. It was effect that O' Sullivan admitted 'that he had an accident among his men and that his own physician's bill had been about $18 per year.
The apparent intention of these questions of Capt. Wing was to show that it was a peculiar proceeding for O'Sullivan to make a contract with Dr. Cronin at $50 for the season, in view of the impossibility that he would be called upon to render service for 'Then Capt. Schuettler related the conversation as to telephone messages between O'Sullivan and Coughlin as to O'Sullivan's whereabouts on the night of the murder, as to O'Sullivan being a member of the Clan-na-Gael, but nothing new was developed. Capt.
Schuettler then told of an interview he had with O'Sullivan about May 26. The witness said: "The question 1 put him was, 'What societies of any kind do you belong He told me he belonged the mixed Knights of Labor and to the Independent Order of Foresters. I put the direct question to him: 'Do you belong to the (He said, I do he said. only you belong to any a other, socieI said: want to be sure this is right, for this may go I cautioned him in such way as that. He said, 'that 18 all I belong He was asked if he knew any of the people who moved into the Carlson cottage in March.
He said he knew none of them. He was asked it he ever saw any of them there. He said some time in February he saw some people going in and out there." 'The next witness was Officer Edward F. Hedrick. He testified that he took a window shutter from the Carlson cottage about the 25th of June and delivered it to Capt.
Schuettler at the bee street station. The witness identified a section of the shutter. The crossexamination developed nothing new. William Nieman, who at the time of the murder kept a saloon a block and a half south of the Carlson cottage, testified that O'Sullivan entered his saloon between 10 and 11 o'clock on the night of the murder, accompanied by two men. The witness was reluctant to say whether either of the two was one of the defendants, but finally said that Coughlin resembled one of them and according to his best judgment, he thought Coughlin was one of the men.
The other man was smaller and could not speak English plainly: he had a German accent. The three stood as closely together as they could get and talked in undertones, putting their hands up to their faces, for about 20 minutes. According to the witness' judgment Kunze was the third man. O'SULLIVAN'S MESSAGE. He Wanted to See Coughlin His House.
At the afternoon session Andrew Mort, a printer, testified that he printed cards for O'Sullivan and delivered him about 20 of them on the last of April. Paul Holfig, desk sergeant at the Chicago avenue station, testified that during the month April he delivered telephone messages to Dan Coughlin. About the 2d of May the witness stated to Coughlin that O'Sullivan at Lakeview wanted to see him at his house. This was the message that came by telephone while Coughlin was out. Coughlin replied, "That's O'Sullivan, the ice man." Robert desk sergeant, also heard Coughlin telephoning to a man named Sullivan.
Alfred Kemner, a watchmaker. testified that he had for five years. On May 4 the witness was on a street car and saw Coughlin in company with a smaller man Lincoln avenue near Ashland. The witness saluted Coughlin, and the salute was returned. Coughlin wore Prince Albert coat.
Joseph Hunkier, a Lakeview policemen traveling la beat in the vicinity the Carlson cottage May 4'at 12:30, saw two men within a hundred feet of the Carlson cottage and ordered them away. He passed the cottage and saw a light inside. Half air hour later he passed the cottage with Officer Robinson, and the light was extinguished. Robinson corroborated Hunkler. Court adjourned till tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
SULLIVAN'S BAIL. He Wants to Be Released from His $25,000 Bond. CHICAGO, 111., Nov. 10 o'clock this morning Alexander Sullivan's attorney made an application before Judge Baker for his client's. release from the $25,000 bail bond furnished last June.
The state resisted the motion on the ground that the grand jury still had the matter under consideration. Judge Baker said he would hear the argument on the question tomorrow morning, but intimated that he did not think a man could be held from one grand jury to another or indefinitely. There is a prospect that Sullivan will released unless the state shows some grave reason for holding him. Waiting for Inducements, Perhaps. WINNIPEG, Nov.
McKinnon, of the Canadian Pacific police force, has not yet decided to go to Chicago to give evidence in the Cronin case. It is said he knows a good deal more than he cares to tell regarding the source of information which caused Burke's arrest here. AH THERE, WANAMAKER! An Epidemic of Monkeying With the Good Man's Mails. ST. LOUIS, Nov.
Thayer today sentenced Dr. Frank D. Clark, of Chicago, to pay a fine of $450 for sending obsence medical literature through the mails. Clark was convicted of the same offense in Cincinnati, and also indicted in Chicago. Postoffice officials anticipated a penitentiary sentence.
It was the. first sentence of the kind under the federal statutes, the judicial construction of the medical tech- being at issue. Postoffice Robbed. VANDALIA, Nov. postoffice was robbed last night.
letters torn open and the safe rifled. The loss is known. No arrests have been made. A Postoflice Embezzler. SHREVEPORT, Nov.
A. Beckwith, mailing clerk in the postoffice, was arrested today for secreting and embezzling letters. He waived examination and was placed under $500 bonds. Robbed the Mails. VICKSBURG, Nov.
James was arrested today for robbing the postoffice at Hamburg, Miss. A BRILLIANT AFFAIR. Miss Wanamaker' Debut in High Society. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. General Wanamaker's wife held a tea tonight from to 8 o'clock which her eldest daughter, Miss Minnie, was at, introduced into society.
It was a brilliant affair. Mrs. Harrison was present as well as a number of prominent people of this city and Washington, including Assistant Postmaster General Clarkson and wife. Mrs. Harrison will visit the pottery exhibition tomorrow.
A SNOW CYCLONE Sweeps Along the Colorado Divide Blocking Traffic. opened tomorrow. Compromised the Suit. HARRISBURG, Nov. state KANSAS CITY, Nov.
snow storm swept south of the Colorado divide today for a distance of 300 miles. Snow covered the ground two to three feet, and all traing south of Colorado Springs are blocked, but by the use of snow plows some lines will probably be today received $400,000 from the Credit Mobelier of America in settlement of a suit instituted over a year ago the recovery of several hundred thousand dollars alleged to be due for taxes. The company resisted, claiming that it had no tangible assets and asserting that at most it would not be legally held liable for more than $1,000. The officers of the state are well satisfied with the compromise. The Catholic Centennial.
BALTIMORE, Nov. The of decorating the interior of the cathedral for the Catholic centennial, begins here Sunday, is now in progress. Great preparations are being made for the parade. There will be 800 boys from schools in Baltimore the procession. New York will send 200 boys, Philadelphia 150 and St.
Louis 50. The New York delegation with 30 priests and 200 boy delegates arrived this evening. Noble Will Not Return. WHEELING, W. Nov.
investigation into the accounts of Teller Noble of the Smithfield, 0., bank, who disappeared Wednesday with, as was then stated, $2,000, shows the shortage to be much larger than at first supposed. A young lady disappeared on Thursday, and Noble's wife and Cashier Vermillionboth received letters today saying that he would not return. The Doctor Will Hang. CHATTANOOGA, Nov. Kerchersida will hang at Ducktown next Tuesday, the governor having refused to interfere.
Kerchersida was a prominent physician. He eloped with the wife of James Ledford, became jealous and murdered her by shooting her through the head. All the parties concerned are prominent people. Caught Seven Years After. NEW YORK, Nov.
Phil- bins, who robbed his employer, William K. Nixon, a commission merchant, residing on Wabash avenue, Chicago, on December 11, 1882, of $5.500 worth of jewelry and silverware, was arrested here today. He will be held until the arrival of detectives from Chicago. His Sentence Postponed. NEW YORK, Nov.
the request of counsel, tne sehtence of David Harfeld, the Richmond, pawnbroker, recently convicted of bigamy, was postponed one week. Counsel claims he will show that the brother of the prisoner, Rev. Eugene Harfeld, who performed the ceremony, was insane at the time. English Steamer Aground. YORK, Nov.
dispatch from Barbadoes to the Maritime Exchange today, states that the English steamer "Arcadia." from Barbadoes to New York, bad gone aground at Harrison Point. The extent of dainage could not be ascertained. Detained in Quarantine. YORK, Nov. steamsbip Rhyneland, which had been detained at quarantine this morning, arrived at her dock this evening.
Mrs. Louise F. Daligny, salon passenger, had smallpox. The necessary sanitary precautions were taken. ST.
PAUL ROLLER MILLS ENTIRELY DESTROYED BY FIRE LAST NIGHT -LOSS $150,000. The Fire Department Unable to Do Anything With the Burning Mills Take Care of Surrounding Property -The Mills Insured for $110,000. Special Dispatch to The Times. ST. Nov.
8. -The St. mills' were entirely destroyed Paul by roller evening involving a loss of $150,000. The fire department received the alarm shortly aften ten o'clock, but when they arrived at the scene of the conflagration the fire had made terrible headway; in fact, as Chief Jackson remarked, huge building was on fire from basem*nt to roof." The full force of the department was brought into operation, the efforts of the firemen being largely directed to the protection of elevator adjoining mills, and notwithstanding the alarming proportions the fire assumed, they were successful in saving it The roller mills are situated on West Third street. 'The building is of 18 stories, four of which are above the level of Third street, the remaining nine reaching down to the Milwaukee railroad tracks When at the foot of the Mississippi.
at its height the conflagration presented tongues an of scene, immense flames rising high into the heavens, and the whole horrizon was lit up sion with of myriads of sparks. The exploa lamp started the fire. The insurance is placed at $110,000. THE STENSGAARD CASE. St.
Paul's Offset for the Collom Trial a Forgery One Also. St. Paul has a forgery case to offset the Collom trial in Minneapolis, but it is only a little one for a cent, relatively speaking. Louis T. Stensgaard is on trial, charged with having altered a forged deed, purporting to have been signed by August Uihlein.
Nearly all of the bright legal talent of the city is engaged on one or the other side. The to defense the has put in two legal objections indictment and both being overruled, the taking of testimony is process. The only point of interest in the case is the fact that the Title Insurance deed company and issued a $10,000 policy on the if Stensgaard is acquitted the company is liable to him to that amount. The Bruggeman divorce case, on trial of before the raciest Judge Otis, is developing some testimony ever taken in a Ramsey county court, the details are entirely unfit for publication. St.
Paul Notes. The state library contains 17,000 volumes, worth $80,000. St. Paul's total subscriptions for the Dakota sufferers yesterday reached $1.444.29. Mayor Smith has determined to veto the telegraph pole resolution on the ground that it is too indefinite.
H. Gov. Burrell Merriam has appointed Kingsley probate judge of Sherburne county, vice his father, deceased. An act the passed by the late legislature all requires payment into the treasury of moneys realized by the state normal schools from the sale and rental of text books and from tuitions. The amounts received to date are: Winona, Mankato, $225.80: St.
Cloud, Moorhead, total, $1,649.53. In the case of George M. Lyon V8. Albert Seip, which has been on trial before Judge Nelson in the United States court for the past week, the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff yesterday The morning, awarding damages 1 cent. case grew out of the failure of Mr.
Seip, follow when a land agent in Duluth, to the instructions given Lyons for the purchase of a certain by tract of land in that city. The land subsequently went up in the market, and Mr. Seip claims to have lost $128,000 the failure of the agent to follow his by instructions. THEY WERE RIVALS, And Settled Their Differences In the Kentucky Way. LEXINGTON, Nov.
terrible tragedy occurred here this afternoon between Col. William Cassius Goodloe and Col. A. M. Swope.
Both men are prominent republicans, the former holding the position of internal revenue collector for this district, and was a member of the national republican committee 1888. He belongs to one of the oldest and best families in the state. Col. Swope was formerly collector of internal revenue for this district. They were rival political leaders and had been antagonistic for the past ten years.
Both were candidates for collector of internal revenue under this administration and Goodloe re ceived the appointment. The fact of his having been appointed seemed to renew the trouble between them. It is also said Goodloe was offered the Russian mission by President Harrison. The men met ernment today in the lobby of the new govbuilding; hot words passed between them, when Goodloe drew a bowie knife and slashed Swope frightfully 13 times. Swope drew a pistol and shot Goodloe in the abdomen.
Physicians think he will die. Both men drew weapons at the same time. Later advices tonight report both men dead. DELIGHTED WITH PITTSBURG. The Pan-Americans Say It Is a Great and Marvelous City.
PITTSBURG, Nov. Pan-American delegation visited the natural gas region at Larentum today and the Pittsburg plate glass and Ford glass works and other manufacturing sites on the Allegheny. Tonight the special exhibition will again be opened for their benefit. The delegates express themselves as perfectly astounded at what they have seen this city of natural gas. They say Pittsburg is by far the greatest industrial city they have yet visited.
At the Ford plate glass works today the various processes of manutacture were shown. It was the first time the foreigners had seen the process and they were delighted. The business men of Pittsburg who contributed so liberally for the entertainment of the delegates are greatly gratified at impression made upon the visitors. VANN DULY HANGED. The Tennessee Murderer Swung 0g Yesterday.
CHATTANOOGA, Nov. J. D. Vann was hanged at Summerville today for the murder of North White on May 1, 1888. There was a sensational scene at the scaffold.
He shook hands with a hundred friends and implored and received forgiveness from the father and brother of his victim. He had tried to commit suicide twice and the rope sunk into the wound breaking his neck. The body was down at 1:10, 28 minutes after the trap was sprung..
