Daily Tribune, Volume 17, Number 22, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 22 December 1902 — Page 8

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ALEXANDER WEAKENED

PROMISED CONFESSION TO OFFI5 CERS ON THE TRAIN.

GIVES BLOW TO' NEW TRIAL

Asked Officers to Straighten Up His Affairs—Evidence That He Does I Not Expect Re-Hearing.

Patrolman Fred Armstrong and Deputy Sheriff White, who took Matthew Alexander to the Michigan City prison, where he is to be hanged on April 16, returned to tliis city Inst night. The trip was made without any unusual ocourunce. and the officers saw the murderer safe within the prison and brought back a record of entry. For a time during the journey, the prisoner maintained his suileness, but when nearing the prison city he weakened and talked. He urged that the two officers come to the prison to see him hangetl and promised them that he would make a confession. His talk after that indicated that he has lost all hope of another trial, but was sharp enough to withhold his confession, in the event of the unexpected happening.

He told enough, however, to leave no doubt as to his guilt and remove the last vestige of doubt which might be in the mind of any juryman who voted for the verdict. He said that he wanted all his business settled up before lie was led to his death. He said that he had bought a bicycle from a man named Brown, a shoe maker on east Main street, but had not paid for it. Prior to the murder he had sold the wheel to Charles Jac»bs. and he wanted the officers to have Jacob's take the wheel ba.ok and give it to Mr. Brown. He said that when it came time for him to make a confession, he would tell about the razor with which the crime was committed. He said that there were only two persons who knew what had become of the razor. When asked who those two persons were, he said, "Me and God."

He told the officers that Mrs. Burke ^had always been kind to him and that ihere was no cause for the assault. He also denied that he was under the influence of eocaine. or even drinking to any •extent. All lie had drank during the .•Say w&r, one-glass of Veer a JI a part of half pint of whisky.

He repeated the story of his long hiding in the Burns barn, substantially as lie told it on tne train while on the way to Indianapolis after escaping from the mob. The fact thai, the negro has already begun to weaken indicates that he will make a full confession when he is led to the gallows, and if there is anv doubt regarding any detail of the terrible butchery it will be explained from the lips of the murderer.

Alexander has five brothers and a father living in Oklahoma, who arc in poor circumstances. His mo.Mier is dead, while a married sister lives- in Gallatin, Tenn., where Alexander was born. He went to Indianapolis after leaving the South, although ,lie spent i''Short time in this city before going to Indianapolis. From Indianapolis lie came to this city.

1 STERCHPS REUNITED.

Woman Will Go to Chicafl0 Until Scandal Subsides and Will Then RerV turn to Husband.

The soft cooing dove of peace has flown back to the perch in the Sterclii home, and the exciting incidents of the past few days are forgotten. The short legged horn blowing, "horn'' swallowing individual who caused all the trouble has gone back to his mamma in Paris, III., and promises-to stay there, and Mr. and Mrs. Sterclii have agreed to rub it an out and "begin over.'"'

Early Sunday morning, Sterchi called at the police station and borrowed Sergeant Kostch. to go with him up to No. 434 Lafayotte street, where his wife was in hiding' and assist him in getting an interview with her, claiming that Mrs. Robinson, was preventing his wife from coming back home after her clothes so he could get a *alk with her. Husband and wife met under the protection of the big sergeant- and while the other retired, they talked it all over and igre'fid to bury the cruel implements of varfai'e, if the woman would turn a deaf •ar to sweet music and let Mr. Sliipman done. It was agreed that Mrs. Sterchi

CO up to Chicago, and inhale the fresh lit which blows in from the lake, unjl the storm had blown over, when she to return home and again take charge the portfolio of Mr. Sterchi's waffle nd slat-pie laboratory. They have both romised to be kind to each other and eep their names out of the big headnes in the newspapers.

River is Rising.

The Wabash river lias been rising ipidly since the recent rains and at midight Sunday stood at 14 feet above low ater mark and was still rising. The lage at the water works pumping staon indicated a rise of nearly two feet •ijterday.

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Fight at Staff's.-^,'

jirark: Owens, in a drunken fish' at "vwrence Staff's saloon on South Third feet Saturday evening, was pretty hard ti in the eye and shows'It. His antagonwas a young man from Clay City and a bystanders claim that he hatf the best the argument through the whole enun ter.

^transfcy Imported Granite Ware, ire Haute Stove and Furnace Co., 658 ibash avenue, -»$ign Bijg Tea Pot.

^ERICA'S GREAT DOUBLE TRACtf SCENIC HIGHWAY.!^ii W 'he Lehigh Volley fi«flro«d, T-uxur-ff- trains running oil limited time, .'ttp of the Black Diamond Express, top-over allowed at Niagara Falls 11 through tickets to New York amJ 'elphia.

Butter Milk at Hance's Dairy venth and Elms,-, 5,

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Wtiman's Nightmare

pare. The critical ordeal through which the expectant mother must pass, however, is so fraught with dread, pain, suffering and danger, that the very thraght of it fills her with apprehension and horror. There is bo necessity for the reproduction of life to be either painful or dangerous. The use of Mother's Friend so prepares the system for the coming event that it is safely passed without any danger. great and wonderful remedy is always applied exte rnally, art has carried thousands of women through the trying crisis without suffering. 3*nd for free book eenttioja* i*formation of priceless r»'.oe to all expectant naoUiefs. r? »?rt f,«.. Atlanta. •*.

CHASED THE BORGUR

LIVELY OCCASION ON WEST SIDE LAST NIGHT.

FOUND IN TEN CENT STORE

Escaped by Sliding Down a Pole and the Crowd Hesitated to Molest Him and He Escaped.

With a lialf-dozcn frightened men watching him, a burglar crawled out of a window of P. E. Chops-oil's 5 and 10cent store, leaped to the adjoining building occupied by P. J. Ryan's undertaking establishment, No. 317 Main street, slid down a telephone pole to the floor and m»Ae his escape. After the man had reached the ground and started to run, the watchers gave chase, but all were careful not to get close enough to the man to be in danger.

It was a little after 7 o'clock when Mr. Chopson entered his store to turn on some light and make the final investigation before closing for the night. While making his rounds he heard an unusual noise on the second floor and hurried up the stairway,-just in time to see a man elimb out the window onto the roof the building at the west. He gave an alarm and his voice attracted attention of the small crowd, of men who watched the man slide gracefully down the pole to the ground. Nat Thornton, a colored man, vras closest to the pole, and the others called to liim to. catch the thief, but Thornton says the fellow looked dangerous, and said that he -would shoot and hie thought best to keep hands off and get out of the way, as the fellow instructed. Reaching the ground, the burglar ran west through the alley to the court house yard, where he took a southwesterly direction across the street toward Pence's drug store, where he turned south and was soon lost in the darkness. The fellow fell as he jumped over the stone fence about h«r cohrt house yard, ahd almost fell into, the arms ef Jesse Gerdink, who happened to be walking along the sidewalk. Hearing the shouts, "Catch the thief," Mr- Gerdink seized the man by the collar, and a short souffle followed. The thief again threatened to shoot, and Mr. Gerdink released him and he was gone in a swvond. A badly worn pair shoes which thte man had presumably taken from the store and a hat was found where the brief scuffle tok place.

It is believed that the man had entered the store to steal an assortment of Christmas presents, so that lie could do a good job. of playing Santa Clau-5 Wednesday night. No atteijipt was made to open the sftfe, and no article of value was disturbed. It is believed tfeat entrance was effected by prying ©pen one of the rear windows of the second story.

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WE HAVE TWO

(Not more than 100.)

They Are For Sale

(Both of Them.)-

They were taken in exchange. They Have been through the repair shop.

They are in good order. You can buy one of them for $-25.00 —the other for $40.00—on easy payments. If you want to pay cash—we will" give a liberal discount for spot cash.

These squares will give good service. They are good practice pianos.

W« have two orih)« used organs. They were taken in exchange In our piano trade.

They have been put in first-class condition. A good Burdett $25.00 A nice Taylor & Farley .....$22.00

Both are well known, first-class organs

THERE IS NOT EVE/N O/ME

"Furbished up"—fixed up"—"worked over"—Cheap John upright piuflo*in our store.

Thereis not^ri. second hand upright piano in our place of business—none ihat wefe delayed in shipment—none that the W. W. Kimball Co., nju»t sell before January 1st. But, we have some splendid new pianos.

The quality is fipat-class. "ft -The price Jionest and rightiJ*-*^ '-The terms are liberal.

We'are jrlad to show our stock of splendid pianos and organs," We sire "stJlhtgVa iot of instruments, -««^Ve^\vquld be glad to sell every one we have. |f*j ...

Cowe, «nd"~examine" them iihtPl-ead the price tags on every one.•T. C. BARTLETT, Manager,

V. W, Kimball Cos More. 071 Main stxeefci^iss

No woman'* .fcappl? iiesis cati be coifif&Ma* without children ii is her nature to lovi and want theft? as much so »s it is to love the beautiful and

Mother's Friend

WALSH IS GOING AHEAD

SUMMARY OF WHAT HIS INTENTIONS WILL RESULT IN.

THROUGH CHICAGO ROUTE

Belt Line Here Will Give Him An Entrenched Position Which Will Eventually Mean Much.

Ten days ago articles of incorporation were filed for a road fl'om Tcrre Haute to Ea-st Chicago. The route, has been surveyed. Some Michigan Central men were named as incorporators, but it is understood that it is«part of the Walsh plans. It will be only a few miles longer, if so long, as ths Chicago and Eastern Illinois. To reavh Evansville, Mr. Walsh will have to uild seventytwo miles frori\Elnora on his Southern Indiana road ftVy miles from erre Haute. Mr. W^Nh. has been in Evansville in the past vw days inquiring as to his probable en'tVnce into that dty to reach the LouisvilX and ashNville depot. The route froi\ Elnora to the Evansville city limits h^s been surveyed and the engineer corps A now there at work on the entrance intVNd he city.

When Mr. Walsh bough\the old Evansville & Richmond road it was in a poor condition began nowhere and ended nowhere. Mr. Walsh was interested in the stone quarries in the Bedford field) which was tapped by the Evansville & Richmond. At first it was said he regarded the road as rich men look upon a stock farm. He began spending money freely. Abandoned freight cars used for depots were replaced by handsome structures* some built of stone from the Bedford quarries. Agents, who had been^usinf? pine boards for their office work, receive roller-top desks and the, roadbed was put in trunk line condition. The next step was to build the forty miles from Elnora to Terre Haute." Arriving here right of way and-.terminal property was bought until thfe Terre Haute outlay of mon?y amounted to a' quarter of a million dollars, A few weeks ugo ai plat was fi'ed for a belt ro«4 around the city for quicker transportation from the Sou'h to Chicago and this will eo«fc £400.000. The guess is that ultimately there will be a road through Illinois to- connect with Mr. Walsh's Illinois Southern.

Half the ilia that man is heir to come from Indigestion. Burdock Blood Bitters strengthens and tone? the stomach nvakes Indigestion impossible.

Accidents come with distressing frequency on the farm. Cuts, bruises, stints, sprains. Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil relieves the pain instantly^ Never safe without It

It's the little colds that grow Into bis colds the big colds that end in consumption ,and death. Watch tpe little colds. Dr. Wood's Norway 3PJne Syrup. ,,

"I had a running itching sore ^on my leg. Suffered tortures. Doan's Ointment took away the burning arid itching instantly and quickly effected permanent cure." C. W. Lenliart, Bowling Green. O.

HOW TO PREVENT CROUP. It will be good news to the mothers of small children to learn that croup can be prevented. The firRt. sign of croup is hoarseness. A day or two before the attack the child becomes hoarse. This is soon followed by a peculiar Cough cough. Give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy freely as soon as the child becomes hoarse, or even after the rough cougli appears, and it will dispel all symptoms of croup. In this way all danger and anxiety may be avoided. This remedy rs used by many thousands of mothers and lia^ never been known to,fail.. It is, in fact the only remedy that can always be depended upon that is pleasant and safe to take. For sale by all druggists.

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Toy Stoves, Terre Haute Stove andFurnace C., 658 Wabash avenue. Sign Big Tea Pot. £, -ikd-t

Ask your grocer for "Hance's Clover Leaf" Creamery-Butter. None Better.

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No, 1 Dairy Butter at Hance's Dairy DefTOt. Seventh and Elm

Bom Rsntjes Ttr.e HiSte Stove and Furnace Co., 058 Wabash avenue. Sign Big ten Pot.^

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THE DAILY TRIBUNE: TERRE HAUTE, INO., 9/1CNBAY, DECEMBER 22. 1902

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The Union Transfer and Storage Co.

tiara fia#tiew storage room. X)o bqt l^il to floe it bt»ioxf ^boring your goods. Thtfjr are also-prepared to move of handle all kinds of goods.

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