The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, June 18, 1903, Page 3

ARREST OF ALLEGED at WIFE-MURDERER. Sno. E. Mundy has Been a Fugi- tive from Toledo, 0.,for — Eight Years. Globe Democrat. John E. Mundy, alias Dell Lewis, an alleged wile-murderer, who has . been a fugitive from justice from Toledo, Ohio, for eight years, was arrested at the world’s fair site Tues day by Sergt. Henry Meyer of the 9th police district, and is a prisoner at the central district holdover. Mundy admitted to chiet of detec- ‘tive Desmond last evening that he is wanted to answer the charge of marder in Toledo, and gave a detail- ed account of the killing which, he says, was accidental The death of his wife, he said, occurred in 1893. His wife, according to his story, caused his arrest for assaulting her, and when he got out of prison they again quarreled. During the quarrel he said, he grabbed his wife by the throat and was choking her slightly, when she grabbed a butcher knife and attempted to strike him with it. He shoved her back, he said, and she fell to the floor, striking the back of her neck against the blade. It sev- ered veins, which resulted in her instant death. Thetrouble occurred he eaid, before their two little chil- dren, . After the death of his wife, Mundy gays he remained in the house four days with the body. He finally con- cluded to dispose of it and leave the city. He was a carpeater and con- cluded to tear up the floor and bury the body beneath it. He then sent the two children to the home of his wife’s mother at Te- cumeeh, Mich., and told the neigh- bors that his wife had gone there to visit. After doing this, Mundy told the officer that he fled from Toledo a and came to St. Louis. The actions of a little dog, left on the } r mises, led to the discovery of Mrs. Mundy’s body. It kept whining and scratching about the floor until neighbors concluded to notify the officers. The latter made an investi- gation. Mundy was at that time traced to St. Louis. He was located by Detec tives Tracy and Walsh at the home of John Rosser, 3061 A Cass avenue, arrested and returned to Toledo. While awaiting trial, he aud several other prisoners overpowered the y guards at the Toledo jail and escap ed. Alter making his escape Mundy says he worked at his trade in sev- eral towns in Illinois and was mar- ried to a widow at Batchtown. He then came to St. Louis and has lived 1 for several years at 4036-A Grove | avenue uader the name of Dell Lewis. Ofticers at Toledo have been noti- fied of the arrest and Mundy will be taken back. Sergt. Meyer will receive a reward of $250 for making the arrest. Stops the Cold and Works off the Cold. } Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablete cure acold in one day. No cure, no pay. Price 25 cents. He Has Mysterious Double. Muscatine, Ia., June 12.—Harry -, Gay was to-day acquitted on pre- liminary hearing on the charge of murdering Arthur Meade of West Liberty. Gay hasadouble and an unquestionable alibi is all that saved him. Meade was murdered in a restaur antin West Liberty two weeks ago inahold-up. Suspicion was direct- ed toward Gay, and he was arrested Before his. preliminary hearing he ~ was arrayed in & discarded mask and coat of the murderer and made to go through the ceremony of the , held-up. His face, size, bearings and F — voice corresponded perfectly with * the bandit’s. The officers were sure they had the murderer, but to day he proved an alibi and the case was dismissed on motion of State’s At- torney E. P. Ingham. Mrs Gay says ebe has seen her husband’s double, but doesnot know him, Detectives have a clew and the | > earch continues. Governor Cum- mins has offered a reward of $300 : and that of citizens swells it to $800. Ss aateienacanatintt New York, June 13.—Robert Neill of Los Angeles, Val., who arrived on the steamer Germanic this morning, _ geporta that a draft of $10,250 was n from his stateroom on Wed- . No trace of the thief has ‘been found. MAY SING IN THE BIG HALL Miss Elizabeth Parkinson Pleased With the Home Coming Plans K.C. Star. Miss Elizabeth Parkinson, the Kansas City singer, who has achiev- ed fame in Europe, may sing for the pleasure of the people of this city in convention hall. The idea was first broached by Fred S. Doggett, presi- dent of the board of directors of Convention hal! at the first meeting of the present board last month. The proposition met with immediate favor and in the discussion that fol lowed A. E. Stilwell, adirector stated that he expected to be in Paris dur ing the summer and ifit was the wisl of the board he would call upon Mie+ Parkinson in person and urge her t: make the trip to Kansas City as sug gested. Secretary Shouse wasinstructed t: write to Miss Parkinson, outlining the plan briefly, and to inform her that Mr. Stilwell would endeavor t: meet her in person and set forth th: details more fully An answer tothe letter written by the secretary war received yesterday morning, and it shows that Miss Parkinson still has a warm affection for Kansas City, and she will make every effort to carry out her part of the plan pro posed. Miss Parkinson writes: Paris France, May 28, 1903.—My Dear Mr. Shouse: Your letter came yesterday and gave me so much pleasure. The idea of singing again in Kansas City makes me very happy indeed, and I hope with all my heart that it may be possible. I cannot tell you anything very definite, as I have no idea of what time I should be expected to come. I can enly say that the plan appeals to me most favorably. Ihope to hear from Mr. Stilwell soon, or if he stays in London for some time I may see him personally, for I am going over for a short visit in the latter part of June. I am deeply touched by your kind letter and thank you so much for your interest. 1 wish that all my home people knew how I appreciate their help and sympathy. Thanking you againfor your kind ness and encouragement, I remain yours moet sincerely-Elizabeth Park inson. 15 Rue Auguste Vacqverie. Regulars to Quell Strike. Washington, June 10.—On the re- quest of the acting governor of Ariz- ona, federal troops have been ordered from Fort Grant and Fort Hauchuca to Mordenci, in Graham county, to quell impending riots there, conse- quent upon a strike of 8,000 miners, mostly foreigners. The appeal stated that the strikers are armed and led by professional agitators and that the militia forces are small and inadequate. Bailey Takes Ware to Task. Topeka, June 11.—Governor Bailey is very indignant over the action of Eugene F. Ware, United States pen- sion commissioner, in refusing to allow the circulation of a petition for the relief of Kansas flood sufferers in the pension bureau. The governor says he has traveled over the Kaw valley from Kansas City to Topeka and believes the suffering has not exaggerated. He says that Kansas caunot properly care for the desti- tute and that Mr. Ware was wrong in refusing to allow the employees of his department to contribute. The governor will issue a signed state ment to-morrow in regard to the matter. Spurs For Roosevelt Boy. Deadwood, 8. D., June 12.—Captain Seth Bullock of Deadwood has ob tained as a present for Archie Roose velt, third son of the president, a pair of cowboy spurs, They were pro- cured for Captain Bullock by Edward McDonald, mayor of Deadwood. They are hand made and represent the highest skill in forging and finish- ing. The spurs are silver-mounted and chadeed with an artistic design. The boy for whom they are intended rode much with Captain Bullock whén the latter was in Wasl.iigton. From the Same Gallows. Michigan City, Ind., June 13.—Wi!- liam Jachson, colored, and Ora Co- penhaver were hanged from the same gallows this mosuing in the state prison. Copenhaver murdered his wife at Indianapolis. Jackson killed Allen Blenkenship, @ negro watch- man in Evansville, aud robbed him of $30. MENTIONS FOLK FOR PRESIDENT. Watterson Says He May Be the Democratic Nominee. Louisville, Ky., June 10.—In a lengthy editorial in the Courier-Jour- nal to-day Henry Watterson discuss- ed presidential possibilities, giving considerable attention to Circuit At- torney Folk, of St. Louis. Theopen ing paragraphs of the editorial are devoted toa reply to a recent sum- wary of the outlook in Harper’s Weekly. After some more discussion of Grover Cleveland, Mr. Watterson says: “The latest ‘dark horse’ to ‘dge his way, as it were, into the paddock has still a year Lefure him co make a@ record. “Neither Mr. Tilden oor Mr. Cleve- and has much more. If Joseph W. folk, of St. Louis, be nominated and lected by the Democrats to the gov arnorship of Missouri, he will occupy very much the position occupied by Mr. Tilden in 1876 “But in the prevailing chaos it is conceivable that he max come to be in the running even without a nomi- nation and election as governor of Missouri. Mr. Bryan had no such lead or backing in 1896.” After quoting from a St. Lovis paper three paragraphs, saying that politicians are figuring on Folk’s future, Mr. Watterson continues: “Between the lines there is some suggestive reading here. No onecan ever predict just what a body of dis- credited politicians will do when sear- which will look like doing their duty “The career of Mr. Folk bas thu: far been exceptional and bears the earmarks of having a future befor: it. Thereseems to have been a mean- ing, ifnot a kind of destiny, in his election to the circuit attorneyship. “We are assured he did not want the office. He wished for nothing better than to continue a successful law practice. “But in spite of thi- the gang which rules St. Louis, feel ing that he would be an easy-going official, forced the nomination upon him. “He accepted it only after the dec laration that if elected he would dis charge his duties fearlessly without dictation from any quarter. “This the gang thought was only campaign chatter, but three week+ after Mr. Folk took the oath he dis covered that the grossest corruption prevailed in almost all the depart ments of the city government. “The magnitude of the corruption staggered belief, but the circuit ut torney went right through it, even convicting the arch ring leader and engineer of bribery, the Bill Tweed of St. Louis corruption, a person by the name of Butler. “No opposition, no threats, po bribe, could dissuade him from his course, 80 that now his influence is felt in state as well as local affairs. Charges of corruption in the Missouri legislature aroused investigation and asa result it was found that Jeffer son City, the state capital, was quite as rotten as St. Louis, its commer cial metropolis. “Presidentsseem to be bornalmost as surely as ‘The Lord’s Anointed.’ What in the range of heroic fiction could be more extraordinary than present head of the nation from a desk in the navy department to the executive mansion inside of less than four years? “In American politics nobody can tell what a year may bring forth.” Trouble at World's Fair. who are employed in the construc. tion of the world’s fair buildings carry out their threatened strike, the exposition will be considerably delayed. The men who are employed in stringing electric wires demand an extra dollaraday. They are now receiving $4. day, and that seems, cient for the work. The dissatisfaction has caused a general demand for an increase, but it is the present determination of the management to fight the issue with the building trades council. Venezuela's Revolution Over. Willemstad, Island of Curacao, June 10.—General Matos and the generals who supported him in the revolutionary movements in Venezu ela have returued here. The revolu- tion against President Casiro is ed into the need of doing something [ the tour de force which carried the St. Louis, June 10.—If the artisans the chances are that the opening of in the eyes of the management, suffi- f Warley ¢ dark beer THE WALTON TRUST CO. OF BUTLER MISSOURI. Capital, - Surplus and Profits . Always has ready money on hand to be loaned on farms in Bates, Vernon, Barton, Cedar and Dade counties, Mo, Very Lowest Rates of Interest. on five years time, allowing borrower to pay back part each year if desired. Every land owner wanting a loan should call and get our rates before borrowing of others, a large amount of idle money we are We have a full and complete abstract of title to every acre of land or town lot in from the U. 8. ‘ene down to date, that'we keep up wit jaily, We furnish reliable Abstracts at Having on han making low rates, the records d reasonable prices, Interest Paid on Time Deposits, —— DIRE RS—— J, Everingham, Wn, W. ©, H. Dutcher, Sam Levy, T. J. Wright, 4 FRANK ALLEN, Skcy, Wm. E. Walton, John Deerwester, Frank M. Voris, old Feathers. and soft coal. West Ohio Street. JETT CONFESSED HIS GUILT, Sister of Marcum Testifies that Jett Told Her He Fired The Shot. Jackson, Ky., June 10.—The third lay of the trial of Curtis Jett and | Thomas White for the murder of Attorney J. B. Marcum was distin- guished by theevidence of B. L. Ewen the first and leading witness of the commonwealth, The prosecution is attempting to prove that White en- tered the court house while Marcum and Ewen were standing together and that as he passed through he gave a signal for Jett to fire, Ewen testified to seeing White just before and after Marcum was shot, aud to seeing Jett just after Marcum was carried out of the court house. Ewen denied each allegation. Ewen suid he had never told Sheriff Ed Callaban and county judge Hargis what he had seen when Marcum was killed, because he feared to do so. In his address this morning the commonwealth’s attorney, Byrd, said it would be proved that Jett admitted to Mrs. Johnson that he had killed Marcum. In the evidence this morning it was stated that Jett and White were seen talking to Mrs Johnson on the bridge. Mrs. Johnson to-nightconfirms what Byrd said would be her testimony, adding that she feared to tell this earlier, believing that she would be assassinated. “As I was returning home shortly alter the killing,” she said, “I was overtaken by Jett. He spoke to me and I said, ‘Jett, did you kill my brother?’ He replied, ‘Idid, but Har- gis’ money made me do it.’ He said he was going to leave the country. Then Tom White came up and I asked him if he had anything to do with the murder, and he said he was there, but he did not fire the shot.” A Georgia Negro Lynched. Macon, Ga., June 8.—Cope Wains- law, son of a Well known-lawyer, was murdered by a negro at Fort Valley positively helpful, non-intoxicating. Sold by druggists. 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To-day three of the Roorevelt children, Ethel, Archibald sad (Quentin, left for Oyster Bay in charge of two of the white house servants, Next week they will be joined by Theodore and Lermit, who are at school at Gro ton, Mass. The Oyster Bay house has been placed in readiuess for the | president and his family. Pittsburg’s Monster Lockout. Pittsburg, Pa, June 10.—The number of men locked out by the tie- up in the building trades was increas- ed to day to 8,500. This number probably will be trebled by the end of the week, and unless the dispute between the bricklayers and stone masons is settled speedily, the build- ers’ league says 70,000 men will be thrown out, 50 million dollars in contracts will be affected and nearly $200,000 a day lost in salaries. Snow Falling in Colorado. Denver, June 10.—Snow fell to-day in all parts of Colorado except in Luis valley. The snow fall was heavy on Laveta, Tennessee, Marshall and other mountain passes and in Lead- ville and the Cripple Creek mining districts. The Arkansas river is very high and has washed out railroad & ucks at several places, Ex-Mayor Cox Arrested. Wicbita, Kan., June 10.—Former Mayor L. M. Cox was to-day arrest- ed here on two warrants sworn out by Jessie Leland, city clerk, charging him with forgery and embezzling 2,658.40 belonging to the city. Tax on Babies. Extreme hot weather is a great tax upon the digestive power of babies: ! when puny and feeble they should be given afew doses of White's Cream Vermifuge, the children’s tonic, It will stimulate and facilitate the di-| gestion of their food, so that they soon become strong, healthy and | GENERAL M’COOK, OF CIVIL WAR FAME, | DIES OF PARALYSIS. onaeiae W-sa Member of Family of Distim- guished Warriors---His Career. Dayton, 0., June 12.—Geneesb Alexander McDowell McCook, U.& A., retired, died early this morning from a stroke of paralysis. Genend McCook came from Washingtez month ago to visit his daughes Mrs. Charles Craighead, and imam diately suffered a slight stroke, td lowed a few days later byanother The general's widow and his taw daughters were at the bedside. CAME OF FIGHTING FAMILY, General Alexander McDowell Me- Cook was the most distinguished the “Tribe of Dan” branch of the Ohio “Fighting MeCooks” of the rebellion. There were 16 ‘ Fighting McCook” ofthe two families, the “tribe of Das” and the “tribe of John.” Of theénas family there were eleven soldiers—al commissioned officers except om, who was killed as a private in tle first battle of the war—Bull Bun and had no chance, In this family was Major Genera A. 8. McCock, who served in tie Chattanooga and Atlanta caar paigns, marched with Shermaa the sea and was governor of Dakota, when he was assassinated whir making a political speech, HIS DISTINGUISHED CARRER, Alexander McD, MeCook was tis only West Pointer of them all, graé uating in 1852. Ile commandeds division under Buell in the army d the Ohio, was made major yeuera forgallunt service at Shiloh, and wae in command of the army of the Cum berland through the campaigns d Perryville, Stone River, Tallalassee Chattanooga and Chickamauga After the war he continued in tt army, commauding a trans Mivsie sippi departwent and being the ma tary representative of this counter at the coronation of the ezar of Rus sia. He wasn meniber of the commir sion appointed by tho president & investigate the war department scam dals during the war with Spaiia. He was 72 years old, and had re tired from the army at the age limit Follows the Flag. Justice Harlan’s dissenting opi:~ ion in the Hawaiian manslaughter case (Hawaii vs. Osaki Maukiebi contains the following strong ar- raignment cf our present anomolour position, grown out of the Phiky pine muddle. “The opinion of thecourt,”” he cow tinued, t'would mean that the Unitai States may acquire territory by ea sion, conquest or treaty and Shee congress may exercise sovereig vy and dominion over it, outside of and in \iolation of the const:csutme and under regulations that cowl not be applied to the organized se ritories of the ( uited States and tkar inhabitants. [t would meem thee under the intluence and gu dev -ed commer¢ialisim and the supposed a cessities of trade this country ®at left the old ways of the fathers, < defined by written constitutions, aad entered a new way, infollowing witids the American people will lose size of and become indiff-rent to thos principles which had been supposee to be essential to real liberty. would mean tliat if this people de not retrace their steps, if the princé ples now anneuneed should become tirmly established, the time may seb be far distant, when, under the es- actions of trade and commerce, asé t) gratify an ambition to becore the greatest political power on earth the United States will acquire terr+ tories inevery direction, which ase inhabited by human beings over territories to be called ‘dependencies we will exercise absolute dominios and where inhabitants will be regard ed as ‘subjects’ to be controlled a congress m3y see fit, not as the coa- stitution requires, nor as the people governed may wish. Thus will oe egrafted upon our republican insti tutions. dominated by the supreme law of a written constitution, a cele nial system eutirely Jureign to the genius of our goverument and ele horrent to the principles that unde lie and pervade the constitution. £ stand by the doctrine that the sa stitution is the supreme law ir-e7er territory, as soon as it com « made the sovereign dominion of ti ol) #ttet States for purposes of civ? sdiinie- tration and whose inhabitamcs ame this afternoon, The negro was lynch-| ,otive. 25¢c at H. L. Tucker's Drag, Under its entire authority and jurie Store. ——: ed to-night.