The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, March 26, 1903, Page 2

MURDERED WOMAN | FOR HER MONEY. | . | PALMA’S SON ELOPED WITH G68) AN AMERICAN GIRL. Lal Price and Jerry Graves Confess to| Fact of Their Runaway in February Just Made Public. New York, March 19.—It was learn- ed to-day that an international love match, in which the principals were Joe Palma, a student at Columbia university and a son of Thomas Estrada Palma, president of the Cuban republic, and Miss Mabel Jacobs, a pretty normal school girl, daughter of a wealthy tobacco im- porter, culminated, on February 11, in the elopment and marriage of the two young people. The disclosure came when the young husband went to Washington to appeal to Gonzales de Quesada, Cuban minister, and a warm friend of President Palma, to break the news che Killing of Miss Reichelderfer. “Marion, Ill, March 19.—Cal Price -and Jerry Graves, who were arrested ineonnection with the murder of Miss Nellie Reichelderfer, who was found dead in a hogpen on her place near Herrin, have made a confession, de- claring they killed the woman for her money. Deputy Sheriff Throgmorton to- <Jay procured a confession from each «of them. They said they knew she recently contracted for a piece of real estate and they thought she might have the money concealed about the place. They knew she was in the habit each day of feeding some hogs which she kept in a pen back of the yard. Accordingly, they concealed] tothe head of the Cuban republic themselves in a fence corner about] and reconcile him to the unexpected seventy-five feet from the pen to lie| acquisition of a daughter-in-law. cu wait for her with a Winchester SISTER'S PLAN FAILED, rifle, which they had stolen. An added tinge of romance was When she approached one of them given to the elopement by the fact Sred at her, inflicting a fatal wound | that Mrs, Palma’s youngest sister, For a few minutes she struggled to} iiss Ethel Jacobs, a student at the ‘ree herself from them, but the bullet, | fariem high school, had also plan- which passed through her body, 8000 | ned an elopment the same week, but proved effective, and she died. They] \p Jacobs discovered her plan and searched her clothing for money, but] trystrated it. vere disappointed. On the afternoon of February 11, Unable to find any money they] about 3:30 o'clock, young Palma, mroceeded to strip the body of what | who ig only 20 years old, accompa- little jewelry she wore, They then] nied by Miss Mabel Jacobs, her sis- fled to their home in Herrin, ter, Ethel, and Robert Miller, one of After going over the story of the) paima’s chums, called at theparson- killing in detail they told where the age of the New York Presbyterian azun could be found, The officers} church, at Seventh avenue and One ‘ound it where the prisoners directed. | Hundred and Twenty-first street In their statement they implicated | They had been out diving. Thesex- Emery Weaver, and he has been ar-|ton of the church, Theodore Burk- rested. He denies knowing anything hardt, admitted them, and when they about the killing. : _ | told him they wished to get married, Price and Graves agree in their) ushered them into the study of the .avory in every particular, except that pastor, Rev. Duncan McMillan. *chey each accuse the other of firing sae GUEeTON “Sains been arrested andplac-| Mr. McMillan asked the young peo: din jail, The sheriff removed them | Pe @ number of questions. He wae “rom the jail and guarded them in| Particular to inquire if they had the the woods last night for fear of mob | Consent of their parents. The young per He lady is alleged to have said: “Yes, we have; but I’m of age, any how.” Young Palma evidently thought the god of love would forgive eva sion, and he is said to haveconveye: the impression that his age exceede 21 years. There being no apparent obstacle to their union, they wer» quickly made husband and wife. ONE MAN DID IT ALONE. ‘Poured 107 Barrels of Bacilli Into the Chicago Canal. St. Louis, March 20.—Edward Ravold, ex-cowboy and mining en- gineer of Arizona, a brother of the ‘bacteriologist, Dr. Amand Ravold, ‘was the man who, unaided, dumped 2107 barrels of imported bacilli pro- digiosus into the Chicago drainage ~canal the night-of November 6,1901, and thereby enabled his scientific brother to establish the fact that the germs floated down to St. Louis. After Dr. Ravold had imported and propagated the bacilli he was ata _loss to secure someene to dump them énto the drainage canal and carry suthia plan, Almost on the pointof giving up the project, he thought of his cowboy brother and sent for him. or the compensation of $125 the ‘other consented to perform the work. The barrels were loaded on “swo flat cars and transported to La- mont, Ill. Meanwhile, theex-cowboy already had gone to Lamont and be- come acquainted with the situation. When the barrels arrived, he algne, and unaided, rolled the entire’107 barrels to the drainage canal, opened the bungholes “and poured the squirming contents into the channel. Ue worked quietly all night and the watchman found the empty barrels along the canal bank the next morn- ving. Ravold then returned to St. Louis and has since been living here. The factein the matter were kept a secret until after Dr. Ravold’s testi- mony betore the drainage canalcom- mission recently. Dr. Ravold finally consented to relate the details. \. Will Build New Home For Blind in St Louis. Jefferson City, Mo., March 21.— Without an opposing vote, the Sen ate passed O’Donnell’s House bill to provide for the sale of the Missouri Blind School at Nineteenth and Mor- gan streets, in St. Louis and appro- priating $150,000 for the purchase of ground and the erection of a new building at some other point in the city. An amendment was attached pro viding that the three Commissioners to be appointed by the Governor, who are to conduct the sale, may sell the property either publicly or pri- vately. This will probably be con- curred in by the House. The sum of $30,000 is set aside for the purchase of three acres of ground and $120,- 000 for the new building. The bill has an emergency clause. Price of Texas Fuel'Oil Advanced to a Barrel. Austin, Tex., March 20.—Fuel oil consumers in this city and through- out the state have received notice from oil-producing companies of the Beaumont fields that on and after Aprilcontract will be entered into for furnishing oil for fuel or other pur- poses for a less price than $1 per bar- cerns, to the number of several hun- dred, which installed oil burners in their plante at heavy expense a year and more ago, are preparing to go back to the use of coal. —~ Most of the oil that is now being used by manufacturing .concerns in the state for fuel was contracted for months ago at prices ranging in liquid During Convalescence - Recovery is hastened, health restored and vitality renewed by of Nidiine perfect malt tonic. A food form. It quickly builds flesh and tissue. y All druggists sell it. Prepared by the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass’n St. Louis, U. 8. A. West Side Square, PHOER ~ DRUG SOR SAM WALLS. Opposite Court House. BUTLER, MO. 5 SBIR SRE CSE ROIS in 3 OG CE OE SR OSE IE CSE CSR OE CR OTE OR CR OTA STEWART ATCHESON. City property for catalogue for this year. Corn Belt North Side Square. SLL LL CPP PPP PLP LPP ll PPL LLP Ll CLI? Farms bought and sold, Properties handled for non-resi- dents and taxes paid. We want you to call and get acquainted. If you have anything you want to sell get it in ATCHESON & BEVINGTON. 0 Ao 0 Wis Wp Ae i en a We Sb Mb Sib OS a8 sab Mab ab Web aS ad PLRLALARAELAELLELALLELLELH S. G BEVINGTON. sale or exchange. Land Co., SBBBEBEESEBEEBSBSESESBSSSESSESSESS BRISTOW IS GOING TO ST. LOUIS. A Recept for $5,000 in the Arnold Safe Involves an Official. St Louis, March 18.—The Fourth Assistant Postmaster General, Mr. Bristow, is expected to reach St. Louis to inspect q certain $5,000 receipt now said to be in the posses- sion of an rttorney of this city and which, it is said, involves a high offi- ial at Washington in complicity with @ “get-rich-quick” scheme. When the safe of E. J. Arnold & Co. was opened recently it is said this receipt was discovered. It is alleged it was signed by a former attache of the attorney general’s office. It is said that other receipts similar in character are in existence. Big Packers Lose Heavily on Butter. and roll butter and apples during the past season are beginning to find circulation on South Water street. The loss, placed at $500,000, is said to have been the result of the heavy purchases of packing butter made by the two concerns in the early sum- mer months of last year. May Boycott the Churches. A WOMAN DEPUTY THERIFF. In Texas Miss Robinson Takes Muar- derers from Court Room to Jail. Fort Worth, Texas, March 18,— Miss Bessie Robinson, daughter of Col. J.J. Robinson, of Tyler, has been made deputy sheriff of Smith county. She entered on her duties yester- day with as much self-possession as one of the sterner sex. Miss Robin- son is the only woman in Texas to hold the office of deputy sheriff. Dur- ing the trial of a murder case yester- day she was placed in charge of the defendant and at adjournment time she took him to,jail. Million-Dollar Packing Plant For Kan- ‘ sas City. Kansas City, Mo., March 19.—Nel- son Morris & Co., the packers, will soon begin the construction of a $1,- 000,000 plant near the Kansas City Stock Yards. It will have a capacity of 1,000 beefcattle daily, with otherlivestock in proportion, will employ 1,000 per- sons and probably will be ready for occupancy by next fall. The plant will be built at River- side, a suburb of Kansas City, onthe bank of the Kaw River, on a tract of forty-five acres. Construction will begin immediately. . Alto Pass, Il, March 19.—Joseph Brown, aged 78, and Mrs. Sarah Putney, aged 67, were married here A LITTLE HERO IN A HOSPITAL. Womao Whirled to Death. Boy Whose Leg Was Crushed Promised ~~ here Down of — death of Not to Cry, and Kept His Word. haa tyehed et” oo prs: New York Times, Pride of Virginia and literally torn Courage worthy ofa soldier was| to pieces while the steamer was com- shown by 8-year-old Seymour Wesley | ing down the Sunflower river. Smith, jr.,son of Dr. Smith of 66} She had been married only a short Madison avenue, when his right leg} time. She was formerly Miss Clara was-crushed-by a heavy lumber truck | Newman of Hickman,~ Ky. ‘There Saturday morning while playing with | mains were buried at Spanish Fort, a little schoolmate on 27th street. | Sbove here. Tag was the game, and she was “it.” To avoid her the child darted across the street and fell before the wagon. Frank Webber, the driver, epee candy, flowers, man—that ' swung his horses, but the rear wheel nica realy awoman erga ss went over the little boy’s leg just be- solr 46 the Bb’ Secinn tee low the knee. verage: \. A woman screamed, and policeman that | tree ed: health, te Kohler of east 85th street station |" secs Thang fo cpns ay Saar to ran from Lexington avenue. Hedrew] ot a needa ’ = Prag the little fellow from beneath the health ts ma Gdipeieins red wagon and tried to soothe him. oate stdlp be alk ge = —_ “I won't cry, Mr. Policeman,” said lease bal Se, - the wounded boy. “I don’t think ite Matoal al 5 ei ay Ar I'm burt very bad. I don’t care ifI Nikka ot i Sak haf reg- don’t have to stay away from school Syrup. It will Ams ees German for I don’t want to miss my lessons.” sa ote As ine vases y pte = As good as his word, he did not} P rr tab eae pes gps even whimper. Others who had seen Siestedt dekee 4 Sue cee the accident sent for Dr. Smith, and Sissi Gh cates al te isease he arrived before the ambulance,|) yg rill vay poe though it came promptly on @ hurry | 5.144 and all bronchial troubles. ¥ call. Bearing his wounded son, Dr. soneet te, © @. Gout hoo Smith laid down in the ambulance, |°®? 8e* YF. G. G. Green's reliable clasping him tightly as they hurried remedies at any drugstore. them to the operating room. Several HMR Ona eaten 1 times the boy whispered to his father A Most Liberal Offer. on the way. No pause was made at) 4)) our farmer readers should take the office to take the official record advantage of the unprecedented club- CT the case. bing _ py zen make, which pe ’ icine’ | includes wit r the Live pw don't — vonage Stock Indicator, iteSpecial Farmers’ said the boy, as they brought the|tretitute editions and The P ether-saturated cone toward him.| Farmer. So Dr. Smith held the boy fast, while rtp the bestof their class and should steadier hands than his might quick-| be in every farm home. To them we .| dd, for local, county and general nd sever the hopelessly mangled mem: news our peng paper, and make she r. ava of the four one year only $1.25. ever before was so much su) reading matter offered for so small an amount of money. The three Women and Jewels. Gold Bar Valued at $20,000 Lost. Detroit, Mich., March 19.—A bar of gold, said to be valued at $20,000} our own, are well known throughout to $23,000, disappeared from the|the west, and commend themeelves { Wabash train No. 4,| ' the reader’s favorable attention express car oO '*)! upon mere mention. The Live 8tock which arrived at the Union| Indicator is the great agricuitural station from the west at 8 o'clock and live stock paper of the west, The and departed for Buffalo at mid-| Poultry Farmer is the most practical night. ee iriclal Farmerc’ Innes ia ‘ ‘armers’ Ine’ - The property was in charge of the tions are tne most practical publica- Pacific express company and was} tions for the promution of good consigned to Buffalo. As soon as|farmingever published. Take ad- the messenger missed the gold he no-| Vantage of this great offer, as it will hold good for a short time only. tified the local express agent of the Samples of these papers may Poe aq company, who in turn asked the} amined by calling atthisoffice. 7-6m police to assist in the search for the missing treasure. es Every available detective on the Watch St. Louis. staff of chief of detective McDonnell} The Greatest World’s Fair the was assigned to the case and private| world has ever seen will be held at detectives were also retained to as-|St. Louis in 1904. To keep in touch sist. with the work of preparation for this The gold was shipped, from a west-| great World’s Fair and to get all the ern mine, itis said. The bar was] news ofall the earth, every reading seen just before the train pulled out] person should at once subscribe for for the east. the great newspaper of St. Louis, the Local officials say there is @ bare] GLOBE-DEMOCRAT. Itetandspre- possibility that the gold barhas been | eminent and alone among American misplaced and will turn upin Buffalo. | newspapers, and acknowledges no “We are impatiently awaiting news| equal or rival. Its circulation ex- from Buffalo,” said the manager of| tends to every state and territory in the local branch of the Pacific Ex-| the Union, to Canada and Mexico, press Co. and to every part of the would where there are rs of the English lan- guage. It ought to be in your homes Baptized in a Bath Tub. uring the coming year. See adver- Macon, Mo., March 18.—Edward tisement elsewhere in this issue. 9-6t Willis, 60 years old, was baptized in bath tub at his hi last night b: Christian church. Mr. Willi the church to-night. Mr. Willis was] Paine's Oclery Compound Makes and Keeps a member of company H, Ninth Mis- the Children Well and Strong. sourl cavalry, during the civil war. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the : Gignature of W.IH. MORRIS will open @ stock of the Latest Sheet Music next SATURDAY, and give SPECIAL PRICES. Also has a@ nice stock of the best Pianos and Organs and Sewing Machines on which he will give spe- cial prices, Mothers Make It the Home Medicine For the Little Ones. The children, God bless thom, a» oll ti Will take old instruments and machines in exchange for new. Vicksborg, Miss., March 19.—News 4 These three publications papers named, which we club with 4