The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, October 20, 1898, Page 2

LOWE TELLS HOW THE JOB WAS DONE. Full Text of the Confession of the Alleged Train Robber. He and Jesse James, He Says, Went Carefally Over the Ground K.C. Times, 1th “I planned this robbery myself, having gained information that on acertain d the Missouri Pacific would carry alarge sum of money out cf Kansas I went over the ground mysclf several times and marked carefully the exac spot where ti » of the east bound Misac trains stopped for the Belt e crossing at Leeds. I marked the exact tie, it being twenty nine ties from a certain tel pole. Oa two occasions I took James out with me and we back in th afternoons on traing Jesse arranged for one of the bug- gies at Sc yarn, a friend hiring it for him and leaving it at a point jort south of Jesse's use, where | there iga small clump of timber | Poll livery stable near obtained the other buggy at a 1712 | bis house, | Uarrigon street At 4 o'clock on the day of the rob- bery we got information that the} big swag of money would ba sent} evs that night. Jesse and I went) out onacar together and got off near Goodloe & McMurry’s livery! barn at Thirty third street and Trooat avenue Jeese led me to the buggy. a one seated affair with one horse attached to it, and then went away. I drove around the block several times ani finally mat Jesse again. He bad a sack with him this t'me which contained dynamite and the masks and cld clothing. We waited for Ryan, Polk and Evans the big fellow and old man Stone. The latter went along to hold the horses. Polk handled the dynamite. He did not say, and I do not know, where be obtained it. I do know he procured it somewhere. James, Ryan and myself occupied the one- seated buggy, south on Troost ayenue to Thirty-fifth street. Wo led and the others followed. “When we reached the little ata tion James smasbed the operator's telegraph instruments while Ryan eovered him with a We teok him along. When the train ceme to a stand- still James waa the first man in the express car. Ryan covered the mes senger and Polk attended to the dynamite. The first attempt to ex piode the dynemite failed and it was some time before Polk again was able to complete his preparations and explode the dynamite. Evansand driving revolver E climbed into the engine and cov ered the engiveer and fireman. After the explosioa Evans ran out to look for money. He found a big package, which I suppose was money, and placed it in the sack James had brought I do not} know how much y Evans pick ed up, but we had information that there was $150,009 in the safe. What Evans got he kept, seen him since. found $29, which we for we have not| etween us we} have not yet} divided. | We were all pretty much excited after the explosion, but managed to| gather our clothing, weapons and| masks together and burn them in| the firebox of the engine. | We came back to towa the same | Way we went to the scene of the rob | bery At Thirty third street and| Troost avenue we turmed Self’a! horse loose and started it toward ihe stable not know Twenty: Ryan and I walked to rhth and Ho'mes streets, where we took a car for town. We left the car at Fourteenth and Grand aver walked to Main street. where we had a drink and| December 1799, was with Colonel | Were eack about then separated W. W. Lows” 10se Who Have Tried. I suffered from catarrh of the worst kind and never hoped for cure but Ely’s Cream Balm seems to do Trust Tl even that.—Oscar Ostrom, 45 War | Orleans and captured the Scoteh | coat. ren Ave , Chicago, Ili. I suffered from catarrb; it got se | afterward presented to New Orleans. about twenty fi ta bs I i y five lashes the Deput bad I could not work: I used Ely’s Marshall was also with Gen. Scott Bailiff cried out: ag Cream Balm and am entirely well — A.C. Clarke, 341 Shawmut Ave, Boston, Mass A 10o. trial size or the 50e, size ot | E\y’s Cream Balm will be mailed. Kept by druggists. Ely Brothers, 56 Warren 8t., N. ¥. members from tuat state in the next jate is composed entirely of demo ~ |CONCEDE DISTRICTS IN OLD BAY STATE. | | Ss |Three of Them Will Go to Dem- | oerats Says Republican Man- agers. | |Tuings Coming Van Wyck’s Way in New York, and Virginia Jeff-r- sonians United and Hopefat. | Washington, Oct. 13.—Reports Massachusetts, received in licate the probability from Washington, i 7 the democrats securing three} use of representat paigo in Massa to take such she ight for | | district, which normally demo- eratic There isa satisfaction among the working classes in that part of the state They claim that the times are not as good asin some cther sections] of the country. The republican | believe that this dissatisfaction will | be vented upon their candidates | Lhe Fifth district, represented by Mr. Knox, republican, is known to be shaky. There are many woolen mills in this district, and the opera tives have not experienced a propor tienate share of the prosperity whieh has blessed the west and the south They blame the tariff bill, which placed a tax upon wool, the raw ma terial in which the mills work. The Ninth district, now represent ed by Mr. Fitzgerald, is safely dem ocratie. Mr. Fitzgerald’s majority in the last election being over 6,000. The republican managers now concede these three districts to the democrats. The democratic managers are well satisfied with the political situation in New York. Advices from reliable sources indicate that the Roosevelt boom is declining. The old time betting men have uo sentiment, but are out for what they taking up the bets that ore offered on Roosevelt and this is resulting in a shrinking of the odds at first offer ed. Van Wyck’s letter of: accept- ance, adhering to state associating Roosevelt with the en forcement of the Raines law, which ig unpopular in many quarters, is having a distinctly advantageous in fluence for the demccrats Representative Jones of Virginia disputes ihe proposition that there is any chance cf the making auy congressional gains in Virginia this fall. He says that the democrats are in excellent shape in| the state and probably will elect a selid delegation to Congress For the tirat time, Gecrgians Bay. in 30 years, the Georgia State Sen can win, are issues and republicans ublieans have hereto-| fore always had one member of the} State Senate and of populists crats Ther late years the} have bad ceveral seats to their credit, as high at one time as 10 or 12 As a result of the election | recently held ia Georgia there is not| | populist in a republican or | Senate oan wko had bitherto borne good /ia coneequenes of the quarantine} The same statement practically | reputations and the stealing of the |agsinrt yeilow fes-r, ere unable to| applies to Arkansas |bread was considered by them e|obtain work The letter saye | mere pravk, as they are members of| “Nearly all of the white people John Marshal! Dead South Bend Ind., Oct 13 —Jobn Marshall, who died here, was born } thought the men should bs taught a What became of the August 4, 1776, being at the time of |lesson, and, en motion of their horse and bugyy hired by Poik I do| bis death past 122 years named after his firat cousin, John Marshall, ones chief justice of the | United Statee. | tended The Washington's deceased at funeral in | Bucr when be was arrested for treas on. He lived near Andrew Jackson | and enlisted under his banner in the jIodian war. Jackson until the recapture of New Highlanders’ British flag which was jin the Black Hawk war at Detroit. Sedslia is delirious with joy. | H. Reeve of New York,bas promised to build it a $400,000 electric street railway. | Opposes the Present Cuban Policy—Says recognize the iodependence of the the Peace Comm‘ssion, “that the Spain, eoutroveray as to what ehculd be done with the islands commissioners are handicapped in Means they’re satisfied. The peopl HONEST ADVERTISING Brings honest customers. The kind we are catering for and continuanee of this honest advertising builds up a good trade—that is, a trade composed of people who centinue to trade at eur store mainly because they know that it pays them and partly because they have gotten used to 3 the store. 3 Good will has never been g built other than with hon- 3 esty and enterprise and by conducting the business along lines acceptable to the customer. Would rather give money back for an empty bottle $ than havea dissatisfied cus- £ That is our method ; — 3 i $ tomer. of business. 4 i. TUCKER, Prescription Druggist, de Square, BUTLER ANGRY FORAKER. | Congress Will Net Allow Proposed Garrisoning- ton, D. C, Oct. 13.—Sen-|} opposes the admnivistration’s plan of +ending garri-:0 te Cuba. He affirms that this plan will never be tolerated by maintenance rmy in Cuba after the peace treaty tins been signed muy be re- garde.t by the Caban people end by fereizn nstions as an act tantamount to a declaration of war. After peace has been declared, he adds, the United States has no more right to retain ita troops in Cuba for purpeses than it woul to garrison England Mr. Foraker was ove of the Strouyest advocates ef a provision in the war r-solution which would Washing ator Foraker openly Cong:ess, and that the of an varrisoniog Ouban Republic. “I recognize,’ hs said, concerning appointment of a commission to deal with the subject of the Philippises 1s to some extent a concassion to being a virtual confessien that there is room for debate end Ie that our the furtheravee of the proposition to take the whola group and oust the Spaniards entirely.” Two Millions a Year. When people buy, try, and buy again, ef of the |when they United States are now buying Cascarets Candi- Cathartic at the rate of two million boxes of yearand it willbe three million before New ear’s. It means merit proved, that Cascarea, are the most delightful bowel regulater for everybody the year round. All druggist locts| church to py his living expenses. 25c. 50e a box cure guaranteed. THREE YOUNG MEN FLOGGED. Their Fathers Whipped Them in Court by Order ef the Judge. sville (Ky ) Times. Several days ago Ed and Charles| McDermott and Ed Brice took sev- | eral loaves of bread from a Weat| Eud bakery and they were locked | up yesterday on the charge of petit | cei larceny w-ddings not rec:ive enough money from the When the men were pre-{a collector of MRS. SHERMAN STRICKEN. Wite of the Ex-Secretary of State Falls From Sudden Paralysis. Washington, Oct. 13.—Mrs. Jobn} Sherman, wife ef the former Sccre | tary of State, lies critically ill at her| residence in this eity. Although | resting easy this evening,the chances | of recovery are slight, owing to ber! advanced age—71. Mrs. Sherman early hour this moroing, and about arose at her usual 7 o'clock, w finishing ber toilet, was heard to fall heavily on tt or Mr. Sherman, wt ing room, hastened to her ar ber aS in en adjoin helpless with a paralysis Several doe moned, but entire right side is great alarm was felt a fatal er bis eveviog somewDat it trip to California and Alaska Mrs Sh+rmau has enjoyed best of life. and seldom required the care of + partic her Health ali been for imnimer cian he has active in caring luring the past of the littie children of who was ill with fever. Mrs Sherman is ksown women in Washington, where | she has resided during all her distin- guished husband’s public career She is noted for her even temper. and ths great simplicity and yet} dignity of her manners. The ex Secretary is greatly downcist by her serious illness. the ¢i one of the best Gomez Reported to Be Cuba's President. Havana, Oct. 13 —It is reported that General Maximo Gomez, the insurgent Commender-in Chief, will arrive here this week for the pur- pose of cooferring with the Military He will then hav- General Perico Commissioners an interview Diaz, the Caban military commander ia the Provioes of Pinar del Rio It is that Gomez been President of the Cuban Government, but his nomination, it is added, will public until after his del Sur on October 20. Gomez had previously declined ths vomisation, but it is expected he will now accept it. with understood General already has elected net be made arcival at Santa Cruz The pastor of the Louisiana Cam-} beriand Presbyterian church, in re-| signing few days ago, made the Statement that during his 44 years service as pastor, hé preached over 150 funerals for members of hie flock and officiated at over 400] In all that time he did | deceased A Sure Thing for You andy Catha: nterns] revenue a sented in the Police Court this | Jackson, Mies, for aid in bebalf of | good femilies and are far from bring | in want. However, Judge Thompson | He was | attorney, the Judge ordsred them | ene in sllowed to come in or go | logged. | Tynan aad their fathers twenty The men i age | Finally the father of the two men was handed a large strap. He | dered ove of bis sons After he bad given the young man | “That's enough,” | and the whipping ceased for a time. | The next victim was a brother of the first and the father handled a strap jin this ease aleo. The third young aan, Ed Brice, was also kandied by his father, who was present, and Mr. Brice, Sr., did his part well. i Years of jlittle work the:e is to be do the | Morning it was found that they were| several thousand + egrocs there, who! ve left the city. Webhave at least sored people in the ci 0 bave to be fed by char The city is qanrantined end ro out The men repsired to the|except those leavin th= state. In Bailiff's cffice unnoticed. 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