Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 April 1887 — Page 2

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NEWS CONDENSED.

Concise Record of the Week. EASTERN. Because of the low stage of water and the scarcity of boats, work in the mines between McKeesport and Brownsville, Pa, is suspended. Six millions bushels of coal are ready for shipmen I ’. High railway rates have crippled the trade. The continued heavy importations of iron and steel prompt a trade journal of Philadelphia to allege that there are undervaluations in the Custom House at New York. Mrs. Sarah E. Howe, of Boston, who was once imprisoned for swindling women by a woman’s-bank scheme, and who re-estab-lished her bank on being released from prison, has fled with $50,000 intrusted to hor. A warrant has been issued for her arrest. Thousands of dollars’ worth of spurious Virginia bonds have been unloaded in Boston and New York. The Mayors of Pittsburg and Allegheny refused to license an exhibition by the John L Sullivan combination. A big fire in the New York docks was caused by a large leakage of oil from the Standard Company’s main pipe, the oil floating on the water being set on fire by sparks from a passing tug.. The aggregate loss was about $150,001). The pews in Grace and Trinity Episcopal churches, on Broadway, N. Y., are to bo made free as rapidly as private ownership ceases or purchases can be effected. 'I ho late Miss Wolfe left $350,000 to Grace Church to aid in the abolition of rentals.

WESTERN.

The premature explosion of a blast at Buena Vista, Col, resulted in the killing of six men and the wounding of seven others. Sixty meat-dealers at Akron, Ohio, recently refused to handle carcasses sliippod thither from Chicago by Armour & Co. The firm opened three retail markets and speedily brought the boycott to a close. The explosion of a barrel of varnish resulted in a tire which destroyed the building at Milwaukee occupied by the Charles Baumbach Company, wholesale druggists. The total loss is about 3170,000, with insurance of 395,00). The business portion of Ainsworth, lowa, was swept away by fire, causing a loss of between $50,00) and 375,000. Twentyseven buildings were destroyed, and many families rendered hotneless. A genuine Western cyclone visited the immediate vioinity of Wheeling, W. Va., last week. The storm commenced at 9k Clairsville, Ohio, extended ten miles west, and as far east as Wheeling. Everything in its path was swept away, but strange to say the loss of life is reported as being smalL The damage is estimated at 31,000,000. The jury in the case of John Arensdorf, charged w,th the murder of the Rev. Mr. Haddock, of Sioux City, lowa, failed to agree, and were discharged, after having been out twenty hours. On the first ballot the jury stood ten for acquittal and two for conviction, but after the third ballot one of the jurors joined the majority, leaving only one—Dennis O’Connell—in favor of conviction. Jhidge Lewis was at first disposed to send the jury back, but changed his mind when Juror O’Connell addressed the court and announced that bis mind in the matter could not be changed if the jury were locked up for weeks. “For the murder of Miss Ella Bowe in July last, E. F. Clum was last week executed at Cassvllle, Mo., in the presence of 10,000 people. Burglars at Coshocton, Ohio, administered a fatal dose of chloroform to Mrs. Amanda Murphy and her young dauglror. The conductor of an emigrant train reported eight births to German mothers between Bollaire and Mount Vernon on his train. The Governor of Colorado has issued a quarantine proclamation aganißt the introduction of cattle from many of the Eastern States, including Illinois. In one of the schools at Wabash, Ind., thirteen children are down with cerebrospinal meningitis.

SOUTHERN.

The Rev. Dr. Alfred Lee, Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Delaware, died at Wilmington, aged 81. ■William A. Day, of Champaign, 111., ■will proba ly succeed Mr. Maynard as Second Controller of the Treasury. At Union City, Term., John Thomas, a young mair.cd negro, brutally assaul ed a little colored girl. He was arrosted and arraigned in a Justice Court to answer the charge. Tlie negro failed to secure a lawyer, but introduced i-everal witnesses in the vain’attempt to prove an alibi. The little victim gave her testimony, which brought toars to the eye- of the many spectators with whom the courtroom was densely crowded. At the close of the testimony, and before the court could render a verdict, a yell was hoard and in an instant the officers were overpowered. The negro was seized, a rope was placed around his neck and'over a beam in tlie courtroom, and a hundred hands drew him lo a merited Not more than two minutes were consumed in the act The body hung for one hour and was then cut down, and a Coroner's jury returning a verdict to the effect that Mecca-ed came to his death by hanging at the hands of parties unkno wa ” It was impsmmMe. to find witnesses to testify as to who t&ey were. , Tbe City Council of Laredo, Texas, law grated to a Mexican mining company ten asms of land and five years’ exemption from tsoatfoa, conditioned upon the erection of a mmim to cost 11,000,000.

John T. Fernandez and Henry Bernard, members of a New Orleans fencing club, had a friendly set-to with foils. The button of Bernard’s weapon war broken off during the encounter, and a sudden thrust drove the point of the blade into Fernandez’ brain, entering below the left eye. Fernandez died, and Bernard surrendered himself to the police.

WASHINGTON.

A contract for furnishing steel-gun forgings and armor plates to the amount of $4,512,938, was awarded by Secretary Whitney to the Bethlehem Iron Company, of Pennsylvania. The quarterly report of the Chief of the Bureau «f Statistics shows that the consumption of distilled spirits, domestic and imported, in this country has increased from 43,000,003 gallons in 1840 to 72,03',003 in 1886; of wines from 4,803,003 gallons to 22,000,000; malt liquors from 23,000,000 gallons to 642,030,0 X). An elaborate statement prepared by Mr. F. N. Barrett by request of the chief of the bureau shows that the present average expenditure in this country per annum for malt and spirituous liquors and beer at retail is $700,000,000. The drinking population is estimated to be (in 18R) 14,925,417, making the average expenditure per capita $45.90. The wholesale cost of this liquor for which the retailer receives $700,000,000 is not more than $300,000,000. During the period from 1882 to 1886, inclusive, the consumption of coffee rose from 8.2 pounds per capita to 911 pounds, while the consumption of spirits and wine was decreased, and that of beer increased. Senator Allison predicts the accumulation of $93,000,003 additional surplus by Dec. l t unless there be a special session of Congress. Chief Justice David K. Cartter, of the Supreme Court of the District of Colum bia, died in Washington last week, at the age of 74 years. He had been Chief Justice since 1863. v A Western firm of lawyers, of whom the Interstate Commerce Commissioners have never before heard, have asked permission to make use of the Commissioners’ names as “references.” A Pennsylvania man asks to be informed if that State can tax him for representing a New England manufacturing company “by sample only.” Ho complains that the State is “trying to work a so-called mercantile tax on any one who has ne office for headquarters to receive letters and samples and write letters.” A Californian complains that he can’t send refrigerators to Los Angeles under the present condition of things and asks relief. These are samples of hundreds of letters upon irrelevant matters received by the commission every day. A. R. Lawton, of Georgia, has been appointed Minister to Austria, and N. W. McConnell, of Tennessee, Chief Justice of Montana. General O. B. Wilcox has been placed on the retired list. The Commissioner of Agriculture has issued a new set of rules governing the operations of the departmont in the suppression and extirpation of pleuro-pneumoma and other infectious diseases.

POLITICAL.

The niinoia House of Representatives has passed a bill prohibiting pool-selling in the State. An Anti-Prohibition State Convention will be held at Dallas, Texas, May 4. The Governor of New York has vetoed the Crosby high-license bill. The entire Election Board of a precinct in Jersey City was arrested for tampering with the ballot-boxo3. The Michigan House defeated, by a vote of 52 to 33, the bill conferring suffrage at municipal elections upon women. A joint resolution proposing a woman suffrage constitutional amendment passed the Pennsylvania Senate. A Lansing (Mich.) special says that “a Republican legislative can cm, attended by fifty Legislators, appointed a committee to draw up a bill establishing those liquor license fees: For cities with 10,033 inhabitants and over, $703; tinder 10,003, $500; incorporated village?, $400; townships, $303. No discrimination is proposed between wine aud beer licenses, and no brewer or liquor dealer will be allowed to sign a bond. After some discussion, it was decided that drug stores wishing to sell liquor should pay the same tax as saloons. A proposition to have the new laws enforced by a State constabulary met with favor by a majority of tho members present.” The Delaware Senate has passed a bill prohibiting absolutely tho manufacture and sale of bogus butter. The Wisconsin Legislature, which has just adjourned, made appropriations aggregating about $918,000. The Florida Senate has passed a bill prohibiting the granting of free passes to delegates attending a nominating convention.

HE INDUSTRIAL OUTLOO.

The contractors of Cincinnati conceded the demands of tho striking carpenters and set 650 of them at work. The Knights of Labor have’formed a National District Assembly of Iron and Steel Workers at Pittsburgh. It is proposed to locate subdistricts at Chicago, New York, Cincinnati, and other po'nta

MISCELLANEOUS. Largely attended meetings, called by Irish-Amencau c.t ze.as to . xpress synipatuy for Ireland and protest agaiust tho coercion bill now before the British Parliament, wore held in various cities of the United Stat s on the 14th insk In Washington City Congressman Springer presided over a gather ng that filled Masonic Temple. Speeches were made by Congressmen Springer, Crain of Texas, and Suively of Indiana, Gea Ro ecrans, Gen. Broderick of Virginia, Gea George A. Sheridan, exSenator Van Wyck, and others. Letters expressing sympathy with the object of the meeting were read from Senators John Sherman and Sabin and Congressman S. S. Cox. Strong resolutions were adopted.

Gov. McGill presided at a mm meeting in 8t Paul Speeches were made by Congressmen Wilson and McDonald, State's Attorney Gen. Platt and others. Sympathetic letters were read from Senator C. K. Davis and Congressman Knute Nelson, and resolutions were passed which strongly condemn coercion. There were similar meetings in New York, Baltimore and other cities, at which the nsnal resolutions were passed and ordered sent to Mr. Gladstone Many prominent manufacturers of Canada oppose reciprocity with the United States as inimical .to thsir interests, and will ro-ist any such%cheme with all the means in their power. Daniel Jewell, a wife-murderer, was executed in the jail-yard at 8k Louis. Ben Brown, a negro, was hanged at Nashville The failures throughout the United States for the week were only 146. Ik G. Dun & Co., in their weekly rev ew of trade, say: Considering the embarrassment from uncertainty as to freights accounts of trade are surprisingly satisfactory; it is the almost universal testimony that retail trade is unusually large. No embarrassment appears in collections except where real estate or mining speculation locks up all available means, or in some localities where bad roads stifl block business, but in most cases improvement is reported. The remarkable activity is clearly connected with the exceedingly plentiful supply of money, which is more abundant where some need was previously reported, while at many points, as at Memphis, money “was never so abundant before. Kates rise to ten per cent., or eight to ten, only at some far Western points, or where speculation rages, but are usually moderate for the locality. The third and last week of Miss Kate Claxon’s Chicago engagement will be devoted to the production at McYicker’s Theater of an adaptation of one of D’Eunery’s plays called “The Brain-Stealer.” The play is said to deal with alcoholism in a very realistic manner. The cast is a strong one, including Miss Claxton, Mits Catherine Lewis, and Mr. Charles A. Stevenson. Mr. Powderly has written and published a long article on the ohjects and intentions of the Knights of Labor, in the course of which ho says: Knights of Labor need not go away from home to “issues" to advocate. They have a declaration of pr.nciples, any one of which, carried out, would materially advance the welfare of the human family. Take this fourth section of our platform, for “That the public lands, the heritage of the people, bo reserved for actual settlers—not another acre for railroads or speculators—an l that all lands now held for speculat ve purposes to be taxed to their full value.” The latter clause especially would materially lessen the tax-rate in nearly every municipality in the country. A graduated income tax, which is the thirteenth article of our faith, would more equitably divide the burdens of taxation. The doing away with banks of issue is a third important plank, a question w hich will soon have to bo met, for the rapid payment of Government bonds will induce the issuers of the illogical and expensive national bank currency t j ask Congressional sanction for some other means of keeping hold of this source of income; and last, but not least, is the matter of vital importance to free government—State ownership of railroads, telegraph, and the like means of transporting intelligence, passengers, and freight. On this point the Knights speak with no uncertain sound. A wealthy citizen of San Francisco named W.lho has recovered a (laughter stolen from h m twolve years ago. Hav.ng searched nearly over (he world for her, he found her in Rochester, N. 1".

AILROAD INTELLIGENCE.

It is stated that the exposure of freight-irain robbing on the Pan-Handle Railroad will be followed by those on the Pennsylvania, the Baltimore and Ohio, and other lines. The sale of the “Nickel-Plate” Railway, under the foreclosure proceedings, will taka place on May 19 at Cleveland, Ohio. The minimum bid which will ba received is $16,000,030. The directors of the Baltimore and Ohio Road have declared semi-annual dividends of 6 per ceut. on the main Btem and 5 per cent on the Washington branch. The Illinois Central Railroad Company has purchase ,i outright its leased lines in lowa.

FOREIGN.

Tlie number of emigrants gathered at Queenstown is greater than can be accommodated, and many are compelled to camp in the street 1. Archbishop Croke and all the priests of h;s diocese have signet a memorial'protesting against the passage of the now Irish coercion bill. * - The Berlin Post charges that the French cavalry evolutions at Luneville appear to proceed entirely from a wish to aggravate and alarm Germany England has assented to the Russian demand for that branch of the Oxus now held by the Afghans, in exchange for which concessions will be made of territory on the west frontier. The packet steamer Victoria, -with ninety passengers on board, ran on the rocks at Dieppe, France, during a fog. Several of her passengers attached life-belts to their bodies, and then jumped overboard and were carried out to sea. Twenty of them were drowned; all the others were safely landed. A commission of Bulgarian officers has been permitted by Austria to take through her territory a large quantity of war material from Krupp’s ordnance works. In accordance with the report of Cardinal Gibbon , the congregation of the Sacred College at Romo has decided to recognize the Knights of Labor. The miners of Northumberland, England, h ive decided by a vote of 4,100 to 3,000 to continue their stiiko. Chamberlain has indorsed what Maj. Saunderson said in reference to Irish Nationalists. He spok at Inverness, and what he said was received with applause and hisses. The British Government has ordered a rigid inspection of al vessels arriving from America, the purpose being to guard against the landing of dynamiters. i The International Congress of Astronomers, in so .sion at Paris, has adopted Admiral Mouchez’s plan for photographing the heavens. Tho pictures will be taken simultaneously at different observatories throughout the world by the gelatine bromure photographic process, these pictures by the aid of the microscope revealing tho chemical structure of the stars. The now system will revolutionize astronomical science.

LATER NEWS ITEMS.

The Interstate Commerce Commission has received two petitions—one from the Order of Bailway Conductors, and the other from the Traders and Travelers’ Union—which are representative of a large number of similar petitions, asking the Board for its construction of the provisions of the “act to regulate commerce” as applied to the various points at which the provisions touch the customs of the past Referring to these petitions the Commission says it is obvious that the impression is generally prevalent that this commission has power to construe, and apply the law by preliminary judgment. A careful reading of the act will show that no jurisdiction has been given the board to answer questions like those under consideration. An expression of their opinion at this time would be no more useful to the public or the carriers than the opinion of other men upon the same points. "VN llliam J. Allen has been appointed District Judge for Southern Illinois. The Ohio Farmer of Cleveland prints reports <# the winter wheat crop from over fifty counties in Ohio, and a large number from eight ohter States and Canada, as follows: “About one-fourth of the counties in Ohio report the prospects for a yield of 25 to 53 per cent, of last year’s crop; half the counties will have 50 to 75 per cent., and the other quarter from 75 to 93 per cent of a crop. Only two counties in Ohio report a fair crop. Reports from Indiana, West Virginia, aud Pennsylvania are very similar to the Ohio reports. Illinois and Michigan report from 50 to 93 per cent of a full crop, while Canada, New York, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri report a fair to full stand.” Lawrence Donovan, who some months ago jumped from the Brooklyn bridge, was arrested last week while about to attempt tin feat again, and later was held in $1,030 bail to keep the peace for three months. Four children in one family died at Minneapolis from scarlet fever. A company of infantry has been ordered irom Fort Sully to the Winnebago and Crow Creek reservat ons to drive out settlers. The stove-molders of Pittsburg, Cincinuat, Cleveland aud Louisville, numbering one thousand or more, have struck against the boycotted patterns from St. Louis. A well bored at Herscher, 111., to secure water for stood, ihiows out a barrel of dark browu oil each day. Experts from Pennsylvania pronounce it fine lubricating oil, worth $9 per barrel, and they have leased land to sink several well. Chicago elevators contain 13,154,515 bushels of wheat, 12,247,723 bushels of corn, 1,093,609 busbels of oats, 145,441 bushels of rye, and 93,826 bushels -of barley; total 26,732,114 bushels of all kinds of grain, against 46,452,461 bushels a year ago. The following cablegram from Rome has been received at New York: “The Pope has decided the question of the Knights of Labor in favor of that organization. Ihisdec sion will stand so long as the present method in furthering their aims prevails. The document of Cardinal Gibbons has beea indorsed. The Pope further decides that in Canada, where a mandament had been issued against the knights, the members of the order shall recevio absolution oa promise of obedience to future decisions of the Holy See. If the knights identify themselves with the theories now being disseminate Iby certain agitators, this decision in their favor will be revolted.” The Khan of Bokhara discovered that his ministers had been plotting against him for encouraging the Russian advance, contrary to his father’s wishes. Ho accordingly beheaded several of them. The others fled. The trial of twenty-four socialists who were charged with be.ng members of illegal secret societies has just been concluded at Posen, Germany. Nine of them were convicted and sentenced to various short terms of imprisonment

THE MARKETS.

NEW YORK. Cattle $ 4.50 @ 5.50 Hogs 5.50 @ 6.00 Wheat—No 1 White 96 @ .97 No. 2 Red 93 @ .94% Corn—No. 2 49 @ .sou Oats—White 38 @ .42 Pork—New Mess 16.00 @16.50 CHICAGO. Cattle—Choice to Prime Steers 5.00 @ 5.50 Good Shipping 4.25 @4.75 Common 3.50 @ 4.50 Hogs—Shipping Grades.; 5.50 @ 6.00 Flour—Winter Wfieat 4.25 @ 4.50 Wheat—No. 2 Spring 83 @1 .83 4 Cohn—No. 2 37)4 <S .38)4 Oats—No. 2... 28 @ 28)4 Butter—Choice Creamery.. 22 @ .23 Fine Dairy .20 @ .21 Cheese—Full Cream, Cheddar. ,13?4@ .1414 Full Cream, new .’1304@ .14)4 Eggs—Fresh @ .13 Potatoes—Choice, per bu j)0 @ - 65 Pork—Mess 20.75 @21.25 MILWAUKEE. Wheat—Cash .78 @ ,78)4 Corn—No. 3 @ .39' Oats—No 2 White 32 @ .33 Rye—No. 1 @ 62 Pork -Mess 15.25 @15.75 „ r TOLEDO. Wheat -Cash 82)4@ .83)4 Corn—Cash 40 @ .40)4 Clover Seed 4.00 @4.50 DETROIT. Beef Cattle 430 @ 5.25 ** OGS 4.00 @5.25 Sheep.... 4.25 Wheat—-No. 2 Red .84 @ 85 Corn—No. 2 .41 @ '.42 Oats—White @ 37 ST. LOUIS. Wheat—No. 2 t 80 @ .81 Corn—Mixed .'34 @ .'36 Oats—Mixed 28 @ .28)4 Pork—New Mess 17 75 @lB 25 CINCINNATI. Wheat—No. 2 Red v .82 & .83 Corn—No. 2 j 41 @ 42 Oats—No. 2 .31 @ .31)4 PußK—Mess 16.50 @17.00 Live H0g5...., 5.00 @575 BUFFALO. Wheat—No. 1 Hard 90 @ .91 Co in—No. 2. Yellow 45 @ .'46 Catile 4.50 @ 6.25 INDIANAPOLIS. Bejif Cattle 3.50 @ 5,25 Hogs 5.25 @ 5.75 Sheep 3.75 @ 4.59 Corn—No. 2 37 @ .370 ° ATS @ .28)4 EAST LIBERTY. Cattle—Best 500 @5.25 Fair 4.59 @ 5.00 Common 4.00 @4.25 1 H° oß 5.75 @ 6.25 Sheep 4.75 @ 6.50

THE MESSENGER MURDER.

Progress of the Trial of the Two Rock Island Brake men at Mor* ris, 111. The Work of the Deteetives in the Case —Some Interesting Testimony. (morris, (ill.) cobrespondewcz.] The Schwartz-Watt trial is now in its fourth week, and is believed to be nearing the end. The prosecution rested its case several days ago, aud the defense has been introducing testimony for nearly a week. A number of witnesses have i eeu called for the purpose of impeaching some of the prosecution’s witnesses and establishing the good character of the two defendants. Among the witnesses examined during the week by the prosecution was Frank Wind, a Pinkerton detective, who has been braking on the Bock Island Boad since August, last, and who was placed on the road to shadow Schwartz and Watt. He told an interesting story of his experience. He roomed with Schwartz in Davenport, slept with Bob Watt in Chicago, and sometimes with Newt. He said he came to Chicago from Philadelphia to continue in the employ of Pinkerton. The first development he made was a conversation heheard between the prisoners at Davenport. Schwartz called Watt aside and told him he could not make it. Watt said: “When can you make it?” and Schwartz replied: “I will try it next trip.” Schwartz, at a subsequent time, said that unless the company raised his wages he would start in business for himself, and added that bis father had offered him $3,000 for that purpose. About this time Watt told the witness that his father-in-law was going to receive SI,BOO on back pension, and that it would be divided equally between his (Watt’s) wife and her sister. When they afterwards became better acquainted Watt told him that some day. when he felt better, he would tell him all about thetalk that was being circulated; he also told him. he would be better fixed in the spring. Later in the month, in Chicago, Schwartz said that he intended to go to Kansas in the spring and buy a stock ranch. About Oct. 11, in a Chicago saloon, just before Schwartz started for Philadelphia, he and Watt withdrew to the rear of the saloon and told witness to “keepaway" when he came near them. While they were talking witness stepped behind a board partition which set off a portion of the room and heard a part of their conversation. Watt said to Schwartz, “I want you to be very careful of yourself when you go East; don’t give up anything.” Schwartz exclaimed: “My God, Newt, I thought you knew me better than to think that; I would not even tell my wife. ” Schwartz, said he understood all the detectives were still after them ; that the company had hired new men, and that Pinkerton’s forces had been, withdrawn ; he said he could take care of himself and that they could not trump up any charges against him. Schwartz afterward told witness that when he went to Philadelphia he would have plenty of “stuff,” and when he cams back they would all have a night in Chicago and Davenport, he didn’t care what it cost. William J. Gallagher, now serving a sentence in the Joliet Penitentiary, testified to conversations he had with Schwartz while the twowere prisoners in the jail at Chicago. Schwartz told witness about the SSJ notes that he won playing laro at a gambling house at No. 125 Clark street, and that ho got the bills changed by buying meals at restaurants and ammunition at Spalding’s. One day, while they were playing casino Schwartz stopped playing and asked him what SI,OOO of American money would bo worth in England. At another time Schwartz told him that when he got out of jail he was going to Kansas, buy land, and settle down. In January last Gallagher had a conversation in the jail with Schwurtz, who asked him if he could get SI,OOO In large bills chauged: Into $5, $lO and S2O bills. Gallagher said to him, “Where did this money come from? is it connected with the Bock Island robbery ?” Schwartz said it was not, and then said that a brakeman on the fore part of the train coing out toDavenport saw a Jew get on a "Pullman car with a aachel, which he placed under the seat; this sachel, Schwartz said, contained a large amount of money. When the train arrived at Davenport the brakeman took the sachel and left the train, and the Jew continued on to Kansas City without missing his sachel. Detective William A. Pinkerton was examined at great, length concerning conversations ho had with Schwartz and Watt. Witness told Schwartz he talked with his wife, and she had said he had found a package containing over $7,000 in the baggage-car coming from. Davenport, and that he had brought the money home without counting it. Witness said he know it was a portion of this money he had been spending. Witness Baid Schwartz apparently disbelieved what he said about his wife’s confession, and doubted her presence in the city. Witness then sent for her, and when sue arrived defendant said: “Ella, I understand you have been talking with Pinkerton about this matter.” She answered in the affirmative, and he said he did not want to talk about it. (Then ensued the scene as related by witness when examined by counsel for the defense, as stated above.) Witness then told the defendant he knew he had sent a box weighing about a pound by the Baltimore and Ohio Express to Philadelphia directed to Harry Mayhew, in care of J. S. Schwartz. Defendant denied that there was money in this package, which he claimed contained meerschaum pipes. Schwartz said if he were to tell anything about the money it would not agree with what Ella had said, as she had made several mistakes. Witness then asked for his version, and defendant replied he did not find it in the express car; that if he had he would have known whose it was. He did not find $7,000, and did not know how much he found. He found it the night he left Davenport with Mulligan; found it under a seat in the smoker. There was a brown wrapper around the package, on which was marked “5,000 ” Schwartz reached Philadelphia ahead of the box he had shipped, and on discovering that he was being shadowed he burned the money up except $150; Witness then asked Schwartz where the balance of the money waß, and defendant said he would get it for him, but that he did not want to get the party in trouble who had it, as he was entirely innocent. After much questioning he finally admitted that he had given it to Watt. Witness said he saw Watt at 'witness’ officein Chicago the following day and asked him where the package was. He did not reply for some time, and then said Schwartz was a liar if he said he had given him any package. Mrs. Schwartz was present at the interview and called Watt’s attention to the fact that she went down town the day he received the package, and he must recollect that. The following day Watt and witness came to Morris and went to the jail. Witness told Schwartz the result of his interview, and Schwartz laughed and said: “Give me a chance to talk with him, and I will get him around all right." Watt was then brought into the presence of Schwartz, and the latter said, “Newt, don’t you recollect the package I gave you wrapped in brown paper?" Watt replied, “No." Watt said, “Harry, don’t try to mix me up in this thing; you know 1 am innocent." Sohwartz replied: “Newt, if you looked in the parcel and found that it contained money, and. becoming alarmed, destroyed it, say so, and I will have to make the amount good.” Newt answered: “I don’t know where it is." Witnesstold Watt it was in his house Dec. 11, 1886. Schwartz replied: “Don’t you see he knows more about it than we thought, or I ever told him?" Witness said: “Why can’t you get it?" to which Watt replied that he could not if he was hung. Witness said that Schwartz said the package contained SSO and SIOO bills. For the defense Jonas D. Mead, of Paxton, 111., father-in-law of the prisoner Watt, was the first witness called to the stand. He testified to receiving back pension of' $1,007 in June, 1886, and deposited it, less commissions, in the Ford Connty Bank at that place. November 11 he sent a draft for S3OO to Watt. He Identified Watt’s indorsement on the back of the draft.. , The hair cut from Nichols’ head after death was identified for tho State by A. L. Lapete, an undertaker’s assistant, Walker 8? Turner, and Mrs. Nichols. The hair and that found in the dead hand of Nichols were then admitted in evidence. Quite an array of witnesses, many of them from Philadelphia. Chicago, and other points, testified to the good character of Schwartz and Watt