Daily Democrat, Volume 4, Number 163, Decatur, Adams County, 22 June 1906 — Page 1

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IVENS HANGED • Chicago Murderer Pays Life Penalty HIS CRIME WAS ATROCIOUS f Ajh»u)(*4 and Murdered Mn Hollu wr January 12th Cons •met Hi* Guilt ttertpp* MrM»« «p» sat t hiraffn. June 22 Ro-hard |r*n» (M l.atsgmi at 11 04 today for the •■rdrt of Mr* Franklin (' Holb* tar The hanging *a« prered*d by a (•oil mostly of women tn front of the iajl. «bo yelled ••Hang tbe police," "H»«< jailor;” "Hang gverybndy abo has anything Io <lo with thia 6»'i>'i<- ” "Tuns Iran* !*.** 11-* eent.” lien. ‘ltd n»t Utt---word while on toe aruft.dd- Hr »o ptvo. <*ea<! at 1 . ami «*• r*t 4>-«n at II JI H-I 4rd 0. !/•»<»* aio4»<'»l t’ < litre rjt« Gntiary 12 b- ttr»t a««julli „■ Mi« tu»«ie H«*Hi*t*r. th* choir *m* er k *pmg her for hour* doing hi* (hit and then tortured her for h«»ur» W tie »he wa* gagge-i H* Analh •eitlrd a wire around her week kill tag her It waa one of th* moet brutal a» I »’r>>ch>u» mnrdar* ever recorded tn lhi« rily’a hlelory I ven* pretend rd t«> i d til* woman * •lead bod* la* »*»•. in-irtung Hl* vrr**t and f*o...<n followed Isen* **• a --:4*v **hool pupil and wa* .me* *e«r.lrd a Bild* for at ebutrh SttnUay h»r a wear Frank hu®bftti«i of th** nvir4*'r*4 w«» B-a?' ** v*ry wralthy Th** fatally **!' Irvtt® Uftt® but hitl* • im|.uktliA |..i i!»»I a br*»lb*t» \S illiatti tn*4 t«» »?&..*.• htta at th* g*»hr* •taiv? Th* inur»l*r*r to b**’ intil *tgbl oVhtrk thi* ttWHUnft* b® ar***, lok*4 «*ut of th* wist Ahd •ft»4' I * t>* •<>ul4 Imp ofi* lav • .1 tarn, but I ifu**** I *<u <•** ■ < t*» b* 4MMH»itil*4 I f<M?i tin® aim 4an«h itae! but I ’t» huftgn ’* MOTES FROM THE COURT HOUSE

B**:d as R«vi»w 8011. C**« Go** to Jury Today . Th» bti»nww» fin'll <rf Geneva ami ' .im tl ,, w telhi.g t «tr tn <• to ’!<• hoard ut renew tn effort tn •** wv * lower a»«c*»ne-nt of their ,! *» Ilf glMxi* Th. f-Vdletur m th* rear SgUti** p, Hold*. «M| hi* bond a» treas •tor of Adam* Bounty. wbieb !»<»• bn *> <nal in the circuit court •me M’>nd»y, was completed nb>>ut ’•) •Thursday afternoon. Adjourn- •• >1 waa then taken until S.tO IM4*' tin .ruing to allow tin- attorney* to prepare for argument. Two hour* bate been allowed ntl a aide for till*, •ad it i* bopod to get the ca»e to the Jarj early Frida i afternoon Porthud < o.umereial-Review MEW STORE 18 TO OPEN SOON ®- * front Premium Store i* a Little Palace of Beauty The Blue Front Premium Store, a tow buaitieaa house in Itoratlll. will •pen for buaineae Saturday of next •*k, June JOth. Thia dore i» lototed <m south Second street. jttet WtlMof the laundry and the pro Protore are Mrs. Ha. f’ordua and “ r - Elmer Moser. The.' will carry a *• ' Itltul line of ehinawtiie. inclil.iiir: • •• ■* painted good* of ’tie uiw*t beau'•fui and costly pattern, also gla**•*re, notions, a full line of randy 11 ' 11 • thousand other articles. Their •tore, without g U y question, "ill >’ th* Ksat attractive of any in the f, *y and their display window, which •ili be .>|ieu Monday, will give you * glimpse of what you may expect the inside. It will be a premium •tore as you will learn later on and the proprietors expect to do a thriving 1.

The Daily Democrat.

ARE DEFENDING AN OLD LADY I Marios Lawyer* Come to the Aid of Poor Woman Pr. s >ahh the biiCtf array of that ha* <-v*r an a rurnt in the hwt.iry »f the Mar ii'ii | bar ha* agreed to take part in the .le i fenwe of Fluahetb Haye*. an aged I woman, who will be tried on the I > hant* of harboring an untaied dog, I and the raee will nune up m Jmtier Hruughman* cvurt tin* week for trial I It t* one <>f jieetiiiar interewt and one I in whirh the local bar ha* taken a l»art bwauae of the feet that the de fendant t* an old woman wb» make* her living by taking tn wa*hmg She we* dM-'rtlght up ou the rbarge and entered a plea of <udly which, on the adnre of attorney* *he chang'd Her wtory I* that when the a**e**#>r earn* to a***** ’b» Jog he pr>*mi**d !•* c >me again in two week.* and lhl» he - failed to do Wbrti »he waa taken into lenurt *h* agreed to llnd the m*U<*v I *>>*ne way to |«a' the tai. but pr*w* Imt ion eiirreedcd in getting her to ! |iea*i guilty Tiw tin* and noata would latiKHint to about *'JR ai I an attorney ||i>du''ed her to rhang* her |dan He I then took her to Pmeeruling Attorney Fnediiue'* <>fh**c and explained the |*snee to him Th* woman *• old, *anI not riwd Mfr write and th* d*< ”*>* i I that bekwiged to her »i*ad daughter : She again offered to |«y the tat. hut! I mates* »f haunt th* ebarir** dieatw* < I et| | fc ri«*e*uti»r i>*edll*>* isi«trurte-l hl* .leputm* t.i ppMerute th* ea« ! i of the bar wa* tb*ri ** I I liettrd for th* <44 la.ll, and th>-W who I*o far tune pledged t b<*m*dk e* to I Kelp daferrd her «(• Alfred IVnrt. A i I •ilwele, Wiliam Anu-lrii, George tlthwom I* H Ell.-tt. li-'P Peter L>r.. Job’. K H» i!-' ’i'll Walteru i «g 1 Verting Dari*. L I> Hal.lwiu, into ' Hlvi iw'l’ iff-ffthw**"• of lit** iMf I will be a*k*4 tu b*l|» 4*frti4 b»r I they will ou b*r b*»i»4 |bA*e been •<•*!»•< rmfirr* •»* ui»itwtßcl il*!#* nui tn tmmnwfu* i»rtwMHruftoo tb* »"»-•?• filed l«> lo’.iil#* a ttutti, lb* • fe* o** HEAVY FINES Imposed on Packers and Others 3Y THE FEDERAL COURT lln Saaaton at Kania* City Fine* Aaountad W Eighty Fira Thouaand Dollar* — —•* a-ripp* X - Ila* ape lai Kan>.t< tity, Mo,, Jut.* 2J Fine* amounting to were ini|«*e<i tn the federal gourt her* today by Judge “with McPtiear*-!!. upon mr leiratiori* and |ter*on* found guilty ol I violating the nnti-tru*t rebate elattn* of the Elktra" law*. In addition, two men were •enlcnced to jail for three and four month* rewpectiraly. The tine, were a* follow*: Chicago. Burlington 4 Qmney. 11.>,«•*»; Cudahy Packing Co . Armour 4 Co , yl.'.mw, swift 4 Co.. 113.000; Nebon Morwe Co.. Fl.'untO. Georg*’ Thoma*, a freight broker. MOOO and four month* m jail; L B. Taggart, clerk tor Thoma*. M.'HM and three month* in jail The raault of the. trial* of th.*-- wealthy offoudar* caii«*d intemu* excitement w hen ' reported on the atreeta.

KING HAAKON II IS CROWNED Mcripp*-M ■ llA# SpwcfßlFioulhjem. Norway. Jam- 22.— King Hakou Ilea* formally emened king of Norway in the cathedral today. Th* event is of historic moment. Haakon be:;? the first ruler Norway l.a- had to *tm- t for over •««> years. No effort «a>» made to imitate the picturesque coronati’Uis oj the \ iking ith ei-nturv. •* 9

Decatur, Indiana. I ridaj Evening, June 22, 1906.

LEAGUE OFFER Inter-state Franchise Offered Decatur PROPOSITION IB TURNED DOWN Preside::’ Di «- ■ ■ Wi ••> t.’.l Offer From Grand Rapid* Saginaw Withdraw* Manager Iw* Ixwtwn thi* morning reeetred a me***g* from F W Iheh erwwi. t»re*f,put of the Inter State league, asking if ihi* eitjf WioiM a**ept a frwnehi** in thi* league, taking |lm» idace of Saginaw, Mleh. «bn nifvlinf n( lb* 1 btMsr4 of Tb* try nun •• folb*w* ai»4 » •»» WCfIbMeIWMI of lb* sttWWtHHI Grand Hapti*. Mots. Jun* JI. W Manager Ueratur Bam Hall Hub. Itaeetur. IndUn. |h. >mj w tfU i? u*a **■ 1 1 CWlM’bt**. •rfw* tW | fc»w f \ ***i£ I ItiftW Wis Ik Ini* ttMf K W Dh Ft***#* • ■»»! •• <i***f> f Tb# i< n*»w '>*• ? h>4 fht* ’ wit It tit# -■ •’•I* 1 t*r ' '•■ ■ tjMIH Wt|rr b#iM» bail AfWtr tIAiW *»’b itb* «f tbw Manager Iwwton l«l*grw|d>»d Mt lh*h*r*<m that at th** time Ibwatur NEW OFFICERS WERE ELECTED Cloaing es the Bute Sunday Scheel Aaam igtloe — Man*.*. l->4 . June 31 Before Anal I adjournment wa* takes tomght the In I-liana Sunday Nehmd aamemtwi I i!■ .pled * rewilutniii e»pr***lMf »P |pr,oal of the effort, of Imowr Ha |lv »tl»l Dw* *tl4 »»fll**i*i* tbf**U4|b

1 .mt the ronnfry «nd ewpveialty Mt Indiana. «tw> »rv aiding in th* ew I (..rrement «f the law and the purtßra ..f bwiMM and pmatr Me The • rswidntMMM Jrelarvd that the nw»*» Inwnt for law enforcement. reform and boneat dealing* in private and boat nm affair* that “» *wevfnitg over the country m a token of better days The eonlelltmll t.rday ele* tr I ..the er* a* follow* President. V\ I Hall. lndu*na|M>h»; vice pie*i4«ut, E " Fell. Green field; rreordiHg •eerwtary. J titty Pierre, Spencer I trea*urhr, t\ Il Eh io. Ir.Jimp'in. Ui.-ndwt -.t hoard of director* for three year*, C. S Hearbom mid Andrew Frame, hi diana|adia; E E Hungerford. Hu*h villa. SOME PAPERS OF GREAT VALUE Adam Brown Ha* Ordara Hu Great Grandfather Received Adem Brown recently returned from a visit with relative* tn Ohio and brought home with him *ome paper* which he prize* very highly, they being ■cveral written order* i**ucd to hi* great-grandfather, who *erved a* lieutenant m the ({evolutionary far. One order i* from General Washington himself and from other great leader* of that world-rvnownad war. The o- ler tuoei eligible read* a* fol lows; ••JOth day, April 1777. Capt. John Minors orders to Lieut. Adam Brown, that you keep a scouting (tarty out a* fur as the head of Wbeelon, that you keep sergeant and seven men at M<--Inrret Mill* a* a guard, that you divide remaining part of the soldier* under your eouuuand in two equa! parts to guard the working parties.’ |

AFTER THE LOCAL PACKERS County H.alth Offic»r* Will Mak* Inspection b-iia.aj*./. J-,« 2J W **i *h*| health of tW i f B#*»b Ftf'tm’li litrflSa' s •’l* «t ff'C’ib. * F't.r'Sa ! JAe" 110.1*1* In* «♦*'<*»• <»t lb* slut* »adirvf I of hmith, tb*y «dl stjirt at •«u.vr - tMI •»» i*S*|*rr|of lb* | botfc*rm and m*«l «bo|w tn tbrtr t® hwlhH* hwal it >* / M i rhi* t 4i.ertk****i It *• th** t«i>u | of !h# •<«!* b»»«rd «»f h**tlb t<» b*<'*A ; « gm* cpAAhitd* naent d*-*l I wLo * th* |**sf* f **4 li* I nd*t lb* of tb* s9nt# j [hoard of u*<hh • eh*o**f *ofd*.»**wt I •t lb* stat* sabr»h>o bw* *t>®mwd ; i f«frt9 -ttlTS* ®*d|l <»h'‘a l n*-| ; Its th** *ila ami ftnds llmil thnfta tbrw* I«r*d»thel*4 by !•» In a mm4* by lb* rWniH b* I f 9 **D »n t• r» th«f*ls **f lb* I f fir;, a* a ;s.♦#•» | Efi I Wk* ’'<tfd s *( I®* ShSYIG I ftit.■*al #M*h Mt****r9i fttt* •*• *• b»>< a a lu»*« fall the hoard of beahh wan I **d da®iwrw oni tb* ma? »* t •! Ib* | (»?*•*<* • t|%<* I mtit* I t«> f* j*t*”4*V'si.al* »*• *»f til# nr*®rd I *»f th®l th*y h-®’* h**«x | lh*a* f*****#'’* ftlttf*'B, ’»u* THEIR FIFTIETH Mr and Mrs. G. C. Nun* sicker Celebrate Event WERF MARRIED FIFTT YEARS They ar* the Pgreat« es D H B-ia •icker of This C»» Praaeata Wits Maar ! riage ««f Mr and M > G < Hj j H»Gi at their J»«un* t,3 M j r-ev r , 1., | i®... i|i ’ s |O :t‘ m Ab. ut Bf!> rwsvr. »•»>♦ i 0.1 Irmnakat-* <*t thr** «>h44:w* t> H |H<M»«ek** of llwealar H- rv H»» t Mger of F*rt Was-' te»ot r« - . .. .I Mr. G«*‘rg* Martin. M •» ■ iWilbam Morgen, M* «*»*s<*. Mr .1 Mr* U II H i-.iekec A’4 4. -gh ter, M« and M<» iHlla* Ho . <k<o jlical.o . Mr* i i,*rle* M-'er -s-d! | laughter. F>.«t Wartie, Ms and Mr* j i Henry Hun»s»ae«, Mt* < alharttie J.»h< ,t... Wufft- i M» »ud Mr* M I P Summer* and »«m, Mr and Ms* Elii. Ifetaer, Mr* M«ry M.-Muli*s< | i H«i®n . Mr ftttd Mt* Marrsm Hr in*" ; and immu T?Win. Ohm; Mint Then tl«*4|b*r. thwtan . Ja r<rb Bfootttf'itth o . John I’rl

I • a tin and *on. Fred Stahr. 'M* HI rue I die , John H l"leteher, Liss |t> . S i»« amrrr, Fuel Wayna, Fred Hri-ei >L<-S,i..r M- .!.!!! • . Ma He<!t HhmmvilW, O; l.uemda Edward*, Hal tie Mandarf. M»nrt»r'ill-- Ai«» the ladies of the W R. C of Monroeville, sod the Roberta ladle* were present, and all that were prvwent enjoyed the day. A very plea*aiit time •»» enjoyed by them any relative* and fnand* who were prewent, and the preaent* received by the aged and happx eou pie were many and beautful The day «a- given up to entertainment and pleasure and will ever be remembered plenxantly. SESSION OF THE WHIST CLUB The Whist (Tub enjoyed a session la«t evening a- gtie»t» of Mr. and Mr L <». EUingliam and Mr». M !’• Miller. Four tallies of sixteen boardware played, the high m-ore. 221. being won by Mi** Rose Cliriateu and F. M. Schirtneyer. RefruahtnenU were .enol, ending a ven pleasant evening at tue most popular game of the day. I

THIRTEENTH AGAIN Proved “Hoodo" Inning For the Locals SCORE WAS THREE TO TWO B'.g Tom Leia Viaiier* Down WiUt Four Nit* S«t We Um the (laaa* at Last * th* Ihsrt**®th ft mf** 1 *■ I«|wr*" lb* *>®*-g*wwa Ibftf ftil of th* | frwwßKi ®(*yw®r® *<■ ®f* f*«f**4 It* odftßt* ftuM ll t» I Was jfasftr* : ft W*®‘ : ‘ ft •bAiT'd | L> wtu<k* , # ♦<*#*<.• 4•• B ’ rt®4 hit aSSa* | •**"<&• Ihftt W* ftlW a i.® I «■■ SB* : 4 TWft* I b*m< •*/< ftt Ibu d 'MS A«< • Tb* Mlt hfttM Hrwh Wt Il®A f - s-A • ■ a ■'■ * ’ '■ t t'J' S’ 4 f S’® 11II sndiin ■'sii.*,. hi* if*?' |w*» t < • >■» » -A rT • • J*n* S’ 1 y t * ♦ A’■ - J ■* i Lx? ft-yja . • <-» |*d|*-**kt I Ii 1 s<i?v ? ( ®A e A • < a- * ■ !Hw«b mmnf Th*iW'HHafk. "f ♦ * i • *■ |f i> Ftw «- '*-■ lb ♦ * I it F*f •**•'* i f Haiti K® y * St- 4 • t ? t « | I'.l.faiF rs T»t4H «< : h •» i< Mi •% AH H ll F*» A £ | I PiMMAWt**.. If a l * •- 14 ‘ sniefWß lb • ® • •< j * . lIMRh *• hums i» M- < ‘4»r»»<*«F* <f * n«h*r Sb ***?!! Juatlr* Sb I 9 « I 3 MasHin r» . 1 _? ’’ * „* J' Total «• » « ** U 1 CXetuV ‘"'“l*o*7• •••»•!* •-: Marlon 000ie»»*0*i» I—l I lUlt.rl** Stalling and HiHin<*r. Hum* •nd J*®«up fit’MM A MS* K<*ilen bAftb»—Cftm®reft, j*a«ui> Twf»‘bh*® P*t®r* *.»n Italllna #llltwg*r. Plummer. 1 s’amcror. tumble play* Hu»h to Cameron Kwher to JuatheS" J < am«r<.* Baa . on lualt* **l? Hailing *. oH Hurts* I ttu l>> pll'-hr.l ball- Wuhan. Jutth - Joaaup atru< a out- B> Halt* u.a. IX; l»s Horn* i Pnasseg ball*— Hlliingot Wll.l pitch - Killing Hit*—-j twatur IS. Marlon i Tim* of gam* — • I'mpie*—W it ftorwtn ■ Ha' i.lt.li*. to.las- agalnat th* Fort Warn* league team, and h»rg‘« hoping j Th* team hit Burn* hard yoaterday. I Continued oa Page 2.

Number 103

JAY COUNTY TREASURER SUED County Desanda tI.SM Paid Him oa Fraudaleat R«pre*«c:*Uoa Suit haa hcet; Aled by the board of I tv r-.s f lav r oiuty, I agar »l Bird *y I 1 Hntchen*. r*-tr<e**-|i,r*r of Jay costniy. t-*r tbe *um of * 1*1.41*2 6*, M*<*hey alleged to ha** been laoo-aed and ®ms*l to him by r**«sa of jfraudulent rwfanmewtalmw* Il l* aiiege<t that durum baa tws» harm* of »ftw fr.ua Jan aary |, IMS, Ito Jgt mr» I, there ••• M all J time* auffhrserC imwss tn ha* hand* I. pay off ah mamiy aarraata pea I ses-tet to hom for pasmesvt, bail tbal I after «a*4 aarrsante had teaew psaasl. ta I .lead «d r*ac«-;h*.g them, be salaried I them ” twd t«*-d fo* want of f nun da * I H»H* f..» mreewrt r«pr«a»»t*.l lw baee j be* 1-- |m«.i <ae tbe** wammla werw then I ■■; 'psj S-.-.f b* I ®g* O’b&i.’'■ I R I lb* *a»Mßi &4MM w»*h islj'*? rM tmi H ’ if *♦ »Ui •'«<»< ft g*«**f th® ®J*4 | l«*-t lh* d l ’®** It* Ihftf ibHh * If**b'v th®* #®i** ♦®* sb* t w*ml USg ’ • *f" ** .IJIIT W® l **! S *•* HHI*fW ’ »■ 1 w m -f th* *Wf»t WILL CONTINUE Geneva Concert Band Will not Disband MAMIOM HYWIAOOW 13 ILL A B>«* BLUHMS bear 4 th* L<!*s4 m ib« Tftww * |?W r *>* ■W p ftl | FwaMwFV i* -fextbd f :.U ®c> • b* bft* { His be.wtft **f frwft-ts eiHrwfWlt h-*n* •s.fj t ** ba *«| atHfbid *D«i *®*h ftf l *f°D«MW} i It-fi* th* IB •'!!? ?’t.» i ‘4?Miir|e f<*WY>* ®r* h* si****Hi< ®t th* Tbe telephone eawapany receive, tb* I n*w» F. x*tA<*tih* i« lit Sis*t • | vfftv • jfMHft* b*f* *iml tb* hs>y* ir* I m «»rhin< hard to »u trim f*>* If TWO MEN ARE ASSASSINATED W*r» Fired on by Three Men u Ambu*h •cru . (inni*®, Gala June 22. —John Purger and Karl SsrcG weN a*»..**.nated (■•day by* thrs"O men. Purgeor and Seesi* went to a water tank to water their hoi o*. and were tires! on from anibunh. Three .ii.|h-vU have been arreatedIS NOT YET READY TO APPOINT * acrlppt'Mcßae Spc ial I Columbu*. 0., June 22.—Governor I Harris aunouuced today that he was 1 not ready to appoint a confidential [clerk for his office. . . j