Daily Democrat, Volume 4, Number 103, Decatur, Adams County, 13 April 1906 — Page 1

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FWESTON CASE Lion for New Trial I Being Heard Today LeVMEXrS TAKE ENTIRE DAY I <<*■£■ I |«.;t X •. Conclude Before Evening - I Jeered Jnd * e Branyan Will ReI fuse a New Trial. I Special to Daily Democrat. ■ Hanting’" ll . Ind., April 13.--Before ft.u-, Br.inyan in the circuit court Lrt<x:a'. argtimeiiU are being beard ly.. , ae* trial in the Boaton llutnn Judge Watkins made the openL. umh>< a for the defendant, going L.. n ’.!u- various* reason*. fifty-six in L.i a,, stated a few days ago. making L ,r.- iul plea on the fact that Mrs. h,Kth' i«- and her children appearing I. r r t. ,-«•-<# the jury'- nttentio . L, W drawn from the case. He spoke L, B' >l. bcgnttßg at ten o'clock, min L*. fi >v.ed by J Fred France, for ittif mate. Feightru*. Bow era and 8m.,.- ai«o made speeches on the Lbuihui, the arguments requiring the Lo»at<>n of the court nil day. The . <-r.d opinion here is that Judge Braaya ■ will not grant .1 new trial. Ti* at. inients will not conclude Im-- ! ire v this evening. AN ADVERTISING CONTRACT The Yager Furniture Store Will Talk Through Our Columns. Decatur merchants are alive to the hrt that advertising makes business, ' *t it -lelp— the town, thaJ it bring* r trade that would otherwise go to r>ther | ices. They are also aware of ' ' fact that advertisements in the lh;A fl>inocrat are read by nearly I ."Hi ;*-ople each day. Recently we bate closed contract* with a number st tie hading tirms in the city, the latent iicitig with that old reliable I ri'ltirr store, Yager Bros., for 2. >•) • 1 -’■> to be used within a year. Not t it Easter Greeting in this isk”e It is unique and new. \\ tttch I'nr space each week during the next par for they wilt substantiate every pi" of their advertisement. i*’ISHMEYER IS LITTLE WORSE - ffers From Nervousness- How the Accident Occurred Henry Wishmeyer. who was injured n a runaway north of town Wednesday evening, is still in a serious conation, being slightly worse at noon. He i„ very nervous and sutlers great I'aius. He is conscious, except at itiIrnik and it is believed he will refm er. It has been learned that the ireiileiit happened when Mr. \Vt*liUieyer tiirtl to get off the wagon. A Is h had slipped from the double-tree »i owing th,, tongue to pull loose from the Iteekyoke, and the frightened Burses w,. IH running at a breakneck [“"<■ Mr. Wishmevi 1 feared the "uirtie would strike the ground and ■ lli~.it '■nipt to jump from the wagon caused fiin to fan upon his head- and the reh’itx axe known.

The Daily Democrat.

THE STATE COMMITTEE MEETS I To Disco** a Judicial Fight in Greene and Sullivan Counties. 8' rlpps-Mc tin- Hpeclal. Imlmnap.lG, April Lt. Th. Demoi i.it 1 State Con mitte.- ru t today to take some action in regard to the dis-I pule ni the judicial circuit In lh»counties composed of (in cue and Sullivan. An attempt ha* been made by I Sullivan county to call off the Ore*ne county primary tomorrow, , THE MILEAGE QUESTION IS UP Passenger Association to Decide on Price of Mileage Books - Scripps MnlUe Special Indianapoli*. April 13. Hoosier* are watching with intense interest today the meeting of the Western Pass • tiger A-Mieiation nt Chicago, which will determine whether or not to abandon the present form of railroad mileage ls*<k and make it |*>.*aiblc tor the purchase of 1,000 mile book* I for twenty dollar*, instead of thirty I dollar*, with a rebat". GAYOR AND GREEN Sentenced to Prison for four Years — ... . DEFRAUDED THE GOVERNMENT A Case That Ha* Created Interest m the United State*. Canada and Great Britain. 8< rlpps-Mcliaa SaeelaL | Savannah. Gu., April 13.--Greene I I nn<l Guvnor were this morning sent I cured to four year* in the State |»-m llentiary nt Atlanta and tmed <*»' I I Dav tor «n<l Gr»*« h mw I I tractor* wijrain**! it* work tor I th<- guvrrhiiiC’ht »at Savannah* Bruni* i wi<k. and other southern jioints. | S, Iwi.H, they were indicted at S.ivan 1 nah on 0 charge, which al*" involved j ( apt. Oberlin M Carter, of hnvina defrauded the government of f2,000,000. The contraetprn sere arrested in Hew V"ik Ttay wowtaatod e«tt| ditioli to (ieorgin. and when the ' lilt ed Stale* eommi"ioner decided against them, tlisl to Canada, forfeit mg hail of 140.0 M ern-h. Carter wa* court mnitiuled and sentenced to live year*’ imprisonment at hurt leavenworth. The I med state* government brought extradition proceeding* against Gaynor ami Greene nt Montreal. They secured tbeir liberty within the limit* of the province of Que lice, ami the I nited State* government ap|>ealed to the privy council of (ireiit Britain. Tin* supreme tribunal reversed l*'th jtidgment* of Judge Cai"ii. ordered the rvim-ai'«l util"' of the lugitive* anil left the cii*e in statu quo upon it' merit*. Thi» was iu February. HW>. Since tlu-n the effort* of the I’nitcd State* govern Inient to get custody of the prixowr* Iliad run once more the range of the Canadian court* until (lie highest tri Initial in the dotnitlion decided that thev must lie deliveroil to the I nited State* authentic'.. I’hey were brought to Georgia and a* a result ot their ‘•get I ich-qiiick" inclinations they will spend font lone years in prison, their families and friends feeling the disgrace. DANGER OVER FROM VESUVIUS First Encouraging News in Several Day*. H. rlpps M. line Special Naples, Italy. April th All the news today is encouraging for the first time since Tuesday. The sun is *hiniug all ovei Naples and surrounding country contiguous to \ esuviu*. Prof. Mattern i. at the risk of his life, climbed up to the crater today and ascertained the fact that miles* conditions e'l.'Uiuv. there will lie no further discluii't. of lava at present.

DKUATUK, t.MHASA, FRIDAY EVENINU, APRIL 13. I»0«.

FAITHFUL SERVICE Postmaster Brittson’s Term Will Soon End BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION City and Rural Mail Service Inaugu rated and an Increased Volume of BuaineM Done — A* *e neat tn* eml of the admini stratum of Postmaster Albi i t Britt- I son, we believe it but fair Io acknowledge that said administration ha* been one of marked progress and pn»li.iency. Tlicm- two combined elelinent* have pU'hrd the Iteeatur powtloffice from a small office, with but a small busiues* and a *«mII salary, to It h* | m **t UiA* t<• r hp<l two mu t, to I tnoir ailniudtp wait* and farilitit** Ito profn|>tly handle the hu*ihr*.*, that i* now .lour by I n< Ir .Saw lin thi* city. Il nHi«t be ft matter of I pride to a poatmaater t« wittraw* the I inaiik'utation of a free dehrtry city I ’-h ili, b\ which evrry bu»’inr*>» man I rrcrivr* hi* mail at hi* ’•torr or of!W I tour timrH rarh <ia%. ami rvrrv w rewrhed twice rarh day. h flnuat I afford even uh»k* pride to a joattiiMßt’ |«»r to daily are hi- twelve rural route Iratrx’rt* earr\ th<* rural mail tn** I twelve traw iMiig an average of tweft|ty«tlvr mil***, or a total of threw* hun »lre<l tni • *. ami a <ituent’V ot one hundred rural t ami he- eaeh. or a total of twelve hundred, who | duilv receive their mail, ineludiuit the Itatiy |H-n;<mrwt. It must be a «>uree lof some pride to h«»k at ths l «mnll and inadaipiate quarter* mcnpiwl in the hslPti.SM»I lium »»trv»v Abe Lirgv. Well I arranged and bu -y phier where tbe [Lw tr.ih<irted . AH thia ebanv- ha» | come tliirihg tin* titur «»f P«»*lwaiter |BnttM»ii, and hia bu-mewH manage !hcp! aloor* for the ad ,U» IM aioiit impofOHiN tor ; HUHenienl noted. For it Ml he de I MTU** e«’’igratuial ion anti comtuentla I ttoil* ami we are glad to Im* one to rx ! tend th*’ glft‘l hart*l. Hi* r«»tn?ti>—i«»n I will expire May 21. am! nt that tun* he will have servrtl four faithful year*, and *houhl lie retire, he will ■Io m>, well knowing that he ha* given full value in arrvire tor the salary emolument lie ha* received AN EDITOR THAT SEES THINGS The Usually Conaervative Editor Hofer Has a Vision. Just think of it! <hir im*tro|*ditan neighbor on the west the liecatur Democrat- la-w Ellingham’* snappy little evening daily, ha* discarded u two thousand dollar type setting ma dune tor a thirty-tive-hundrod-dollar linotype. And. in- did it. h«>. with |c*s effort than it requin-d of u» to install a two-horse p»wer ga*ohne engine. Home fellow* are ja*t nnturallv that way: handsome, rich in tin* world's goods, and lucky a* a RiMMcvelt Panama Canal adlwrent. The Ifrmeeral under I-Hingham * regime ha* been a Iwnaiira. and it has the appearance of continuing indefinitely along the same line. W i!l*hire Herald FIERCE FIGHT WITH BURGLARS New York Man Killed One and Chased Another 8. rlppa-McKae Special. New York. April 13.- Herman Miller. until recently a soldier in the Philippines, had a thrilling experience early this morning, when he awoke to find hi- wife grappling with a burglar. Miller shot and killed the man. who proved to lie Ed Ncanlon. a notorious crook. Au accomplice. Put Donovan, ran from the house when he heard the shoot’ng. Miller tired at him. missed and the burglar right into the nnn» of a policeman, who arrested him. Miller I , ■ unite : sum ot money in the- house.

THE ERIE LETS OUT MORE MEN ' The Labor Force Reduced to Thirty ■ Heart— Office Men Relieved The visit of a party of higher Erie ; ofllcinU to the city Wednesday *a» | | Im‘ tlh* put* IWhICV **i DIC r.fit* liifllhii»♦*- I ... I"IV-s v; the u .vhaii-. I 'Ujwirt: ■ I ft V- Vfc t.‘l lA’Vt r»”si ol | Dmiu* and Don Peden, .lay and night office. m>d Harry Sullivan ha* been transferred from General Foreman ’ Carrier'* office to the master mcehan I ie’t office. Two e'erk* have bean re- I lhe|*-d from the Hammond office*. In ; th.- train dispatcher'. I'th.r. M< <- ley hi* two, let ..ill and Mr Cann-* ha* Iw-eti transferred to the yard ot t.. n u-vr Mr. Mrtinff H FOR FORGERY Dick McKinney Arrested This Afternoon CAUGHT NAPPING BY MARSHAL I Uttered Check Againrt G E Steele and Tried to Cash it Check u Found la Hi* Pocket I I Marti al Gre. i> arn*ted Dick M I id nut w*-eioh a |O|t| AdiWtTe* ItHUitV HhiiL <■ H >n« «>f be ifatrti April afi*i j-f'Ls’l.roX', 'X’g 7 Xei.'".'. I Mme. He tried to ea*h it at Porter ’s I and later at l.atr Ellie' -ajoon. but i fadc.l. Marshal Green heard of it, and th * afternoon eatlght MeKintmy «t thr SteHr w urr** «««• waasleep. Hr searched him and found I tto ' b> «k ta In* !•" *•' M 4 airly took him to jail. Green telephoned to Steel, «| H . .aid hr had not . given MeKmnry a check. It i* said M Krnnev visited hero a year ago. and at that time forged a eheek on Hteele. but the affair was hushed before an arrest -a. mad. MeKuii.ri GENEVA HERALD HAS MACHINE Has Installed the Simplex Formerly in This Office Tlu* week the Herald force ha* been very bu»y fHittin. ttt a Simlate*l ixitteni of the Vnitv|>r t ompuny. This machine wa* tmed in the Ihs-atttr la-moeiat ..rti.<- fm a mi' and gave perfect satisfaction, and we fi*! that there i* nothing t.»> g.s«l for the Herald and haie taken thi* step though it requir. * u bi. 1 ra*h .-nt lav. If our patron* will stand by u* ill the future a« they han- ill the past. i we won’t regirt the late ehangi- to machine coiii(s>*it ton. The inai-hiin-was delivered to tin* office by dray man Teeple. of Iteeatur. .Monday at s a. m., and the quick manner in • which he put the machine on the *.-<■ mid ffiH>r of the Herald ofllee abowed that there was no job too big for him to tackle. Ned Bol*’. the efficient foreman of tlie Decatur Demiwrat. set the machine up and had it ready to ojierate before the close ot the day. We have used the machine m getting out tin-' is.ue of till’ Herald. The editor of the Democrat. Mr. !.. G. Ellinghani. hns metalled a linotype maebine of the lai< *t pattern to do the c"ni|M>'ition or the Daily J lomocrat. —Geneva Herald.

EXCITING TIMES Geneva was We!l Entertained Last Night STILWELL S SPEECH FEATURE Had Two Band, to Keep Them and There Were Several Other Eveuta io Pro<rr»» Geneva, Ind.. April 13 ■■(;..«h all lot rt.-iremei.t d"W here T r -»■!»> the Marshall band, th G»- rv» band, I I <’hlb at lh-r Inh *' i II * Imvi’l a?i<l th** h*n<l Fnii MrWhtf.n**? r fn-U-H: M Htii I I it at k I iiiiT ■ ■ r*‘ tir • ■ ’>’■ I . ■ I of this feature or whether the speaker I It riitrnl I’rtli HHltrr. ?'• .■♦* f ! - i tt» L-t** it***‘"-*r »■’ t.*>, «*t«" . !*’•• k -;1 \ • •< t < J \V < ’la s* AGNES DEININGER VERY SICK Ha.* Symptom.* of Typhoid Freumerna. M.. \g -. iM of Mr. and Mi’s I Dcinin.’er, is very sick with symptom* of typhoid pneiin "itia. She has been ntt< ndiug th* btuunetui ntrivereity at Fort Wayne, and took tick three wc-ks ig" S 3, came home at one. and her condition tunee has gradually be•me worse. Ihiring the Juist few lays the symptoms hate lieen alarmii\-. ami friend* are anxiously awaiting the cri«is. or turning point, which should c<m.e w thin a few day* Mi** Ague* is one of the popular girl* in her crowd am 1 Im* hosts of friends, who are anxiously waiting for improv.sen t.

NUMBER 103

A REAL FUNNY SHOW COMING Arrival of Kitty i» One of the Best on the Road. Lal in th. in- a i ti Btmetit. Mr. I swart" it b-xG »« I hi* rrealron of 9*l f y, ami *ev> er*l kindred pi •.. but it . *au< that • .. -.1.. i a . . u IM eelu-J 4;1 hl. pterion, eff.rt* |in ’’The Amt a, of Kiity ' The C’» |c.'**ful jMssLi.-er. of t is line of -Ira. matpm — - to gi.e their wv . ' ’ w «!•?-'» '* ’* T' •I * ‘ jIJ !;■-», W“i H COURT NOTES Eruin on Bench at Fort Wayne WAS NO SESSION HERE TODAY ' Tax Paytn* on at Treasurer t Offiat — Some Statistic* Bh< wisg Cost of Court IJo K--“ r*’at» - Died hl* S.-tal dered pobh.liroi, retureable May U L.univ jail* in l "t’>. Marion eeenty -* * t **.*V*ll; Vaiderbure. **.!**•. I ui.m FJ7.2U: Marshall. Broan. • 'o**—»» * | Ni I LITTLE JESSIE DUTCHER DEAD Child Died of Whooping Cough at Bloomington. Jessie, the six-months-old daughter of Mr. ami Mrs. J. B. Dutcher, died at Bloomington. Indiana. I»»t night. The child’* serious illm*« was mentioned in this pap i last evening. The -«d news w«* receiied in a tele-gram to J. F Evans, thi- morning. The child had been *ick with whooping cough for several week-. Funeral services will lw held al Blooiuiugton eithei tomorrow or 8,„ ffin Mr Evan*, of thi* citv. I .h i . . ;t f.»r 1 • • • i .