Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 16, 1904, Page 4

MURDERED WIFE IN VERMONT Wm. Blanchard, Well Known in Bemidji, Commits a Terrible Crime. SERVED AS CHIEF OF POLICE UNDER MAYOR DUDLEY. Has Narrow Escape From Lynch- ing at Hands of Angry Mob in Swanton, Vermont. According to a story received in this ' city yesterday Wm. Blanchard, who served as chief of police in Bemidji under Mayor Dudley, is guilty of the murder of his wife at Swanton, Vermont, about two weeks ago, and after the terrible crime was committed narrowly escaped lynching at the hands of an angry mob of citi- zens. Felix Fournet, of Crookston, brings the information to this city, and Mr. Fournet’s account is the first inkling of the affair which has reached Bemidji. Details are meagre, but it ap- pears that domestic trouble had preyed upon the unfortunate man’s mind and prompted the rash act which will probably cost . him his life. Blanchard came to this city in the early days and was for some time employed in the woods in this vicinity. He’was appointed chief of police under Mayor Dud- ley and served during all of his first term and part of the second. He was very reticent: ng his past, and about two years ago surprised his friends by stating that he wasa married man and had a.wife and family of three children living in the east. The couple had then been separated for seven years, and Blanchard, when he left Bemidji, announced his intention of returning to his wife and family. Since leaving he has quite fre quently written to friends here, but all his letters were to the effect that he was satisfied at his old homeand thathis domestic relations were all that could be desired. Swanton is a small manufac- turing town in Vermont and had been the early home of the family. But little is known of his wife or children here, and the news that Blanchard committed the mur- der of his wife will occasion the most profound regret and sur- prise to many Bemidji friends. Many are disposed to doubt the story,but Mr. Fournet claims positive information. The crime is said to have been the outcome of jealousy and was committed under the influence of intoxica: tion. Further details will be awaited with interes Eagles to Have a Session. The local aerie Fraternal Order of Fagles have a regular meeting tonight. The aerie will consider several mew applications for membership and other matters of importance will be up. The order has enjoyed a very rapid growth this winter and has a number of plans for the future which will add to its popularity and malke it one of the strongest of the local socicties. Died of 0ld Age. Yesterday atthe home of her son about three miles south of Wilton occurred the doath of Mrs. Z. Day, mother of Mrs. S. N. Reeves of this city. Mrs. Dav was seventy-nine years of age and death was due to a com- plication of maladies peculiar to old age. She has not been in good health for some time but tnrning frow her death was quite sudden. | The funeral will be held tomor- row. Mrs, Day wade her home in Bemidji with her daughter, Mrs. Reeves for some time and is quite well known here. Her death will be regretted by many friends. Sibley A Mover. Dave MecAllister, the propretor of the Hotel Blakeley at Farley, is in the city today re- some of the reservation logging camps. Mr. McAllister spent yesterday and last night at John Sibley’s camp on the reservation. Mr. McAllister says it is one of the best regulated logging camps he has everyvisited. M. Sibley has has had seventy men from the first of Decewmber and will bank about seven million be fore the close of the season. Per- fect discipline prey at the camp, not a man has quit his job since the opening of *the season and it is an ideal camp in every respect, Establish Agency Here. Hans Nessne, of the Crookston Marble Works, is in the city to- day. Mr. Nessne has been mak- ing Bemidji regular visits for some time. The Crookston mar- ble works now has an agency here and may in the near future if the patronage warrants it open up a branch manufacturing es- tablishment. MASS MEETING Sash and Door Factory Proposi- tion Will Be Laid - Before Citizens Monday Night, Senator Swedback, who is tak- ing an active intercst in the loc tion of the sash and door factory in Bemidji has arranged for a mass meeting to be held at the City hall tomorrow night which will disSpose of the matter in some manner. The senator has assurances of local support that are highly encouraging and the mass meeting will give the-busi- ness public an opportunity to ap- preciate just what the sash and door factory means to the city. Men Laid Off. As a result of the recent trip of Supt. Howard to Crookston and theinvestigations which followed, three men on the Dakota division were fired and one given a vaca- tion of sixty days. They were all implicated in the recent Lengby W Jonductor Willis was given sixty days’ and ys’ vacation his engineer, John Brooks, was fired, Conductor Mewhirter. on the other train which was smashed up at Lengby, has also lost his job, as has his engineer, John Murray. As a result of the wreck in the Carman yards -| recently in which Brakeman Guy Carleton lost a limb, Conductor Will Andrist and Engineer Watts hay o received their walking papers, but it is understood that And stands a good chance of reinstatement. Answers to Assault. Jens Hanson, proprietor of the Pioneer thirst parlor is in Judge Reynolds court this afternoon to ach .wrge of assault preferred by Donnis * Zroughton. Broughton is the hot tamale man and the altercation occurred early this morning. WE SUPPLY STENOGRAPHERS to any business man in the city for $25 per month for 3 months. We also supply stenographers with a No. 6 Remington Typewriter, The samec offer holds good to business men outside of Bemidji at $35 per month. CONWAY'’S COMMERCIAL COLLEGE And in the end it don’t cost as much to have your work done at the Reed Studio visit to Rena and . |BAILEY CHAIRMAN OF CONVENTION Beltrami County Man Pre- sides Over Congressional - Convention Today. STEVENS AND MARKEL DELEGATES. ARE THE llc;“'ard Dykeman, Wilkin County, Makes Hard Fight But Loses. The congressional convention at Crookston this afternoon for tne selection of delegates to the Repablican national at Chicago selected Hon. A.D. Stephens of Crookston and Amos Markel to represent the Ninth congressional district. The convention was largely at- tended and a very enthusiastic meeting., It endorsed President Roosevelt and the gnme honored principles of Republicanism and was attended throughout by the greatest enthusiasm. L. H. Bailey, of this city, pre- sided as chaivman. A.D: Steph- ens was the first delegate selected. Mr. Stephens received 114 out of a possible 133 votes and the delegation from Beltrami and Clearwater counties were the only ones to vote against him. Amos Markel was chosen as the second delegate over doward Dykeman, of Wilkin county, a member of the state central com- mittee. Mr. Dykeman made a hard fight for the place, but was easily detcmbed Says Its a Great l’aper. Hon. Alvah Eastman, one of the ablest newspaper men in the state and the present publisher of the St.- Cloud Journal-Press pays the Pioneer a compliment which it appreciates. Mr, East- man said: ¢“The Bemidji Pioneer isa wonder for its field a credit to the town and one of the very best papers we have in Minne- sota.” Mr. Eastman has been in the busir v long time, has al- ways been contected with suc- cessful newspaper enterpr and his opinions on matters ut this kind are regarded as author- ity. Takes Clark’s Place. H. L. West, who for some time past has been connected with the Bazaar store has taken a position at McCuaig’s and will succeed Robert Clark, who goes to the postoffice April 1, at the store. Mr. West is an experienced sale- man, a very tasty window dressey and will no doubt be popular with the patrons of the Big store. Smith a Delegate. The First district congres- sional convention yesterday se- lected W. W. Heffelfinger and C. A. Smith delegates to the Re- publican National convention. Mr. Smith is the big Minneapo- lis lumberman, who has large in- terests and many friends in this section. His selection will be gratifying to all. Workmen to Organize, Deputy Organizer, Olson, of the A. O. U. W, is in the city and will organize a lodge of workmen here. There are quite a few mem- bers of the order here at present, who arve affiliated with other lodges and Mr. Olson hopes to start the local lodge out with a good muni)u‘ ship. Epworth Lcaduo Entertainment. The Epworth League will give an entertainment at the M. E. church at 8 o’clock Friday even- ing. [ter a short program the evening will bu spent socially with games sr which a light lunch will be served.- Admission 25 cents. Proceeds to apply on church, The Masquerade. The Retail Liquor Dealers will give their second masquerade ball tomorrow evening: Music will be furnished by the Bemidji orchestra and four prizes will be given—for —the best and most amusing costumes. - Supper will be served by the Ladies of the Enterprise circle at the old First -National bank building. : We Are Daily making sittings for people who have been elsewhere for photegraphs and have been disappointed both in quality and price Step in and see what we can do for you. Our studio is on the ground floor, two blocks north of the v Boat house, on the lake front. Yours for business, M. J. MORSE, Lakeside Photographer. convention Delegations Leave. The delegations elected yester- day at the county convention to attend the congressional ard state conventions left last night and this mo rning for Minneapolis and Crookston. The Crooksten delegation left last night and the Minneapolis bunch went over the M. & I. this morning. Subscribe for The Pioneer. TEE CROSSPATCH |} FAMILY [Original.} For hundreds of years our family have been proud of our name, Leices- ter, claiming descent from the Leices- ter family whose best known repre- sentative was the favorite of Queen |‘&7 Elizabeth. Cecil. 1 was introduced to a girl whose name I did not catch, If 1 bad caught it I doubt that I should so readily have fall- en in love with her. When I learned that it was the singular and to ber entirely inappropriate name of Crosspatch I left her for a week, at the end of which time I called on her again, for I found it impossible to drive her out of my mind. “How did it bhappen,” 1 asked her, “that you, the perfection of amiability, were born under such a name?” “It is a corruption,” she said, “of Grossebach. The change came many generations ago, and my grandfather, who studied the family history, pro- fessed to bave discovered that it was made on account of the bravery of one of our ancestors, a common soldier of Cromwell’s army, who in face of a gall- ing fire crossed a field or pateh of ground, carrying ammunition to a force beleaguered by the Cavalicrs, His com- rades dubbed bim Crosspatch, and he, being proud of his deed, retained it.” “H’'m!” I muttered to myself. “Doubt- less my ancestors were among the Cav- aliers who opposed the low bred Puri- tans.” Despite her name, I loved Miss Cross- pateh so dearly that I could not give her up, and, as my love was returned, we became engaged. Besides my love there was another reason for my mar- riage—I longed to regain some of the soclal prominence for myself and my descendants of the ancient Leicesters, and Miss Crosspatch was possessed of an enormous fortune left her by this same grandfather who had discovered the origin of the name. After all, what difference would it make? The wife as- sumes the husband’s name, and she and our children would be Leicesters. I had a fancy that the oldest son should have for his surname his moth- er's family name, but in this case I resolved that no son of mine should be christened Crosspatch Leicester. He should be named for me, Algernon Cecil. I would see that he inherited the bulk of his mother's fortune, and in this way I would re-establish the Leicester family. There was a brilllant wedding at which I drank a trifle too much wine and boasted that as one of our family had once been the favorite of a queen now it would become the favorite of the upper ten thousand of the United States. We departed on our wedding trip amid the usual shower of tice, and on our return I settled myself down to enjoy my newly acquired fortune. I had been at home but a few days be- fore the solicitor for the Crosspateh millions wrote me saying that he would like to see me in the city. I went to him and was shown into his private office. “I have sent for you,” he said, “that a very important matter may be set- tled—the ownership of the Crosspatch property.” “My dear sir,” I replied, “the proper- ty belongs to my wite.” “There is a condition attached to her grandfather's will.” “A condition! What is it?” “That her husband assume the name of Crosspatch and the children if any resulting from the marriage only in- herit under that name:. Simon Cross- patel, having no children except your wife's father, and he dying during her infancy with no other issue, left the property to her with the aboye named condition. . He was very proud of the manner in which the name originated and desired to perpetuate the family under it.” “And 1,” said I, “am desirous of per- petuating the family under the name of Leicester.” “The family can only-inherit by as- suming the name of Crosspatch. In case you decline to do so, the will states that the property is to go to the endowment of an institution to Dbe known as the Crosspatch univetsity.” “My wife never told me this,” I ex- claimed wrathfully. “For the very good reason that her grandfather stipulated in his will that she was not to be informed of it except through her husband. He desired not to stand In the way of her marriage. e preferred to leave it to her husband to accept the terms or resign the for- tune. But in case you decline there is an annuity settled on her of $1,500 a year to keep her from want.” 1 asked for the time allowed me by the will in which to make my decision and was informed that it was a month. I was too much disgruntled to return to my wife for a week, but by that time had decided to accept the name and the fortune. and-is amiabllity itself, bore with my irritation and disappointment. T de- clared that I would break the will and spent months trying to find a by which I could do so. Indeed I n 50 much fuss that the matter got out, and it was commonly reported that that ill natured Leicester was ill treat- ing his good natured wife, who de- served a better busband. Finally my grumblings died away, and I peaceably took possession of my wife's forfune. And now I am known as old Cross: patch, my wife as Mrs. Crosspatch, and I have tenchildren-all-Orosspatehes: What we would do with such a name were it not for our wealth and the pop- ularity of my wife and our sops and daunghters T don’t know. As it is. all except me are known, respected and beloved under the name of the Cross- pateh family. JOHIN JORDAN VINCE I was baptized Algernon T, My wife, who was Store open — 'FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! We Have Had a Fire, but It’s an 11l Wind that Blows No One Good $12,000 Stock of up-to-date DRY GOODS, principally new, amvals within the last fow weeks, must be sold regardless of cost. Monday. THE BAZAAR o 5 COME EARLY AND AVOID THE AFTERNOON RUSH. COURT SETTLES DOWN TO GRIND Grand Jury Returns Three True Bills Since Opening of Term. PETIT JURY- ARRIVED THIS MORNING AND IS SWORN IN. JohnMcGuain Pleads Tomorrow Morning to a Charge of Horse Stealing. The district court settled down to grind this morning. The petit jury which was summened for appearance today was sworn in and the calendar taken up. The prospective length of the session will be hard to deter- mine. Judge McClenahan has the reputation of being a worker | and every effort will be made to! expedite the session. No cases came up before the court yesterday, most of the day being given up to the jury, a number of the jurymen notarriv ing until the afternoon train. To- day three cases have been dis- po:ed of so far, and three md}ghv -ments have been made and turned in by the grand jury. The first case to come before the court was that of the Land, Log and Lumber Co. vs. A, L. Godbout, in which the company claims . trespass. The case has been before the court a number of times before, a disagreement of the jury resulting in each in- stance. On a motion by the plaintiffit was placed at the foot of the calendar. The next cases, D.Dumas vs. T. C. Wright and C. L. Kideer, was stricken from the calendar. The case of Michael Sullivan vs. George Cook, in which the plaintiff claimed damages for the alienation of his wife’s affections, was dismissed i1 open court. Damages for receiving 1 pro- perty under false pretenses are claimed by Samuel W. Fisk against J. J. Doran and the case will be heard by Judge Spooner at the present term of court. The most important case be- fore the court so far is that of John Enright vs. John W. Speel- man, both of Buena Vista, in which the plaintiff claims Jdam- ages for false arrest and impris- onment. Enright had trouble some time ago with the town authorities of Port Hope town- ship, which resulted in his arrest and imprisonment. and claims damages for his injury. 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