Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 13, 1917, Page 1

———— A | eens ee. eet ey = VOLUME ONE ENDING OWN LIFE Insane Jealousy Is Only Rea- son Which Can Be Assigned for Last Night’s Sad Double Tragedy SCENE IN PRIEST’S HOME Fires Three Bullets Into Wife’s Body While Mediator Steps from Room; Were Married But a Brief Time Before Tragedy Insane jealousy is the only reason hich can be attributed as the prob- )le cause which led Charles Miller, aged 26, to murder his child-wife and hen turn the smoking weapon to his » head and fire one shot, killing mself almost instantly. The bodies ere found a few moments afterward Father Keeley, the priest of the Catholic Church at Lander, the dou- e tragedy having occurred in im- rovided. quarters of the priest in rear of the church. According to accounts of the trag- received here, Miller’s wife went one of the Lander hotels last night 1 ordered a room, instructing the k to not permit her husband to me to the room, stating that he had threatened to kill her and that she s afraid of him. What occurred from the time Mrs. ler reserved the room until the ots were heard at about midnight nuld not be definitely learned, but it said that Miller and his wife had probably gone to the priest’s home vith a view of patching up ih- do- mestic troubles. The priest had left the room only a moment before, Miller probably hay- ng taken advantage of his absence! to accomplish his mad desire, He fred three bullets into the budy of his wife and then fired one bullet into his own brain. The couple had been married but three or four months and it is said that his jealousy marred their happi- s to a great extent. He is a son of J, Miller, who was recently killed while in the employ of a Hudson chal) company. He was not employed at! the time of the tragedy, but had been’ _ living with his wife on a ranch near Lander, which his father had owned. Fe TR Stock Show ors to Denver Should Make Rail Reservations Now It is earnestly requested that those who intend visiting the 11th annual National Western Stock Show at Den- ver, Colo., from January 20th to 2th, > communicate with T. J. Cum- Agent C. B. & Q. R.R. Co., or . Lowe, either by mail or phoning giving dates of departure from e This is to enable the Burlington to furnish adequate Pullman service, as it is expected that there will be a heavy attendance, due to the fact that this show will surpass anything in that line heretofore shown and they want to take care of their patrons from here. Extra sleeper service,has been lined up on the Burlington for the accomodation. AE FUNERAL OF FATHER AND DAUGHTER TO BEHELD SUNDAY The funeral services for Jacob L. Esarey, who died at the State hos- pital Friday morning, Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at the Methodist church, the Rev. J. J. Gib- line officiating. The occasicn’ will be doubly sad, beeause it will also be the funeral of his daughter, Mrs. John Sisler; who died the day before her father passed away, at her home in Palisade, Colo. She had evidently been ill only a few days as her rela- tives here had no intimation of her approaching end until they received LANDER MAN SLAYS HIS WIFE BEFORE | DEMOGRATSOBIECT TOASSIGNMENTS } |Floor Leader Sproul Leads Pro- test in House Against Com- | mittee Assignments; | Debated on Floor | | _ Circulation of the Casper Daily Tribune lastnight 602 NUMBER 82 WOULD HAVE ROADS DEM WOMAN GHANGE SCHEDULES: KILLS HUSBAND ithe South, either by way of Denver! Claims Husband Beat and Mis- j}or Omaha, have to lose a day under} treated Her; Is Adopted |the present arrangements. The trains! Daughter of Wealthy from the south get into both cities} Texas Oil Man | just after the trains for Wyoming} oe CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 18—The ARMY [| FE GRO S GRADES R ANIZE [isave, Sysnk Mie to Ey over! By the United Press acca kage bi oe | jand lose a day when coming this way.|| DENVER, Jan. 13—Mrs. John Democratic minority of the house of | Efforts are being made by the offi-/ Lawrence Smith shot and instantly {the Fourteenth Wyoming legislature called itself ty the attention of the Republican majority this morning by objecting to the committee as ign- ments made by Speaker W. K. Jones claiming, through Representative Sproul, the Democratic floor leader, that the speaker not only had not ac. ceeded to the Democraticsrequest in regard to the assignment of certain men to certain committees but had refrained from giving to the min- ority also a representation on the commit- tees commensurate to the ratio of the Democratic membership to the mem- bership of the whole house. The Democratic protest followed a motion by Representative Wilson of Uinta county, Republican, that the house express its approval of the committee assignments just announ- ced by the chair, and express to the speaker its thanks for the assignments which he had made. This brought forth a statement by the Democratic floor leader that the minority was not pleased with ssign- ments but, being a minority, could the crvamittee not enforce its objection but must de- pend upon the majority for considera- tion of its claims that it had not bren as fairly treated as it considered it should be treated. In the ensuing debate Representatives Sullivan of Albany county and Kendall of Sheri- dan county, Democrats, also White of Lincoln county, Republican, spoke in behalf of the protest, while Represen- tatives Wilson, Oviatt, Lucas, Mer- WEARY FOR DOCTOR Michigan Physician Now With the Belgian Army, Finds Consolation in Corncob Pipe; Farnily in U. S. By HENRY WOOD United Press Staff Correspondent WITH ‘KING ALBERT’S ARMY IN BELGIUM, Jan, 1—(By Mail)— Probably the most Americanized Bel- gian in the Belgian army today is Dr. John Brasser, 60, of Norway, Michi- gan. During the 25 years he lived in northern Michigan Dr. Brasser never dreamed of returning to Europe. Im- mediately following his medical course the University of Liege, he had e to America, taken a post-gradu- of Pennsylvania and then located in the Belgian colony, which now num- bers about 30,000 in the iron mining regions of Michigan A number of Dr. Brasser’s univer- sity associates at L: have also lo- cated in the United States, at New York, Chicago, Washington and else- where. These Dr. Brasser went to visit once every year. But with the coming of the war, the martyrdom of Belgium and the urgent call of King Albert for all Belgian physicians and surgeons to return, Dr. Brasser at once returned to Belgium to serve the army, his compatriots promise to look after his wife and so and conserve his medical practice. e medical course at the University: | |cers of The Equality Oil and Develop-| killed her husband at her home he re ;ment Company to remedy this and the today. She claimed that her husband i | | matter has already been taken up with’ had beaten and abused her, and the The Colorado and Southern and Bur-| police found her with her clothes al- |Enaton Roads regarding the Denver| most torn off and several bloody connections. They will also try to! seratches on her. | Park and Central School/get action by the Northwestern re- Mrs, Smith was formerly the wife | Youngsters Form “Junior [garding the Omaha connections. The} of Attorney William A. Moore, a Athletic Club” and Hold | following letter from C. H. Lamb WaS/ prominent Denver attorney, and a son Meetings at Gym. jreceived by Marion W. Edwards,| of Bishop Moore. 5 |President of the Equality Company,| Since the arrival of Avery Ste-|this morning: “egeoere's “ite essured Late fat ba gall, the mew manual training | CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Wht ss xls " teacher, the young lads who are in the Clinton, Oklahoma, January 7, 1917 pear tation RL Lene CN grades between six and eight in the|“Mr, Marion W. Edwards, arts F Central and Park schools have been|«« asper Wyoming. Mrs. Smith was the adopted daugh- having a fine time attending their) «Friend Edwards: ter of Allert Britton, a wealthy oil new organization, which meets man of Texas and Oklahoma. i . “I saw the General Passenger Agent| ERENT Bs FATES ery Friday night. ae {the the Colorado Southern and Bur- OFFICERS RAID BEAR The Junior Athletic Club” is the/tington Railroads while in Denver and| DANCING DIVES title the sabe en yineod the! took up' with them the proposition of | ; meetings in the High School gymna-! changing oir ain schedule aa SS sium are largely attended, changing their train schedule The sudden appearance upon the |through connections could be made ‘and 1 3. Distric aw C All sorts of athletic diversions are/with Santa Fe trains from Oklahoma | ccne of U- 8. District Attorney C. L. ev- so, pursued” by the boys who belong to/and pastern points Rigdon of Cheyenne, the” c at of the new club and the enthusiasm is} “They are both ling i his ten unsuspecting: ORGS; 2 B6y at E cays beautiful to see. There are four bas-| ne Colorado Sccthan, 1° te this fof confinement in the county jail; |ket ball teams at the Central School, | Cut the ¢ Oe the reetacerh is actually! spectacular hearings before HE. and four at the Park, and for the|i" Sharge Me the matter and stated to| Christmas, and a decision of the jpresent time these four teams in|™* that they intended to make this}court commissioner to bind the un- ; change in the spring as each school are pitted against each|{, "%° 1m the spring as loth Later they will play the rival| ‘tins. They further other. Later they will play the riva! Vigan threeuoriwors |school team. ; *. ‘ | Oklahom: vired At the meeting Friday night the} os ae da a permanent/suspecting ones over to appear before stated that in/a grand jury of the federal court in passengers from’ the early part of next May—this is ahead the train the order of swift events occurring Big Five basketball team won from| “Ould be held. during the past few days which has the Wild Cats by the close score of} “The Burlington told me they were | resulted, it is hoped by the people of 1F tb. Gj avtieuthe Blazing Arrows|®°in® to institute an advertising cam-|the community, in the uprooting of | rs 4 to 3. The fea-|Paign sich as the Wnion Pacific is}the bear dancing evil of Diamond- |beat the Bea . Be ah lture of last! night’s games was ‘the putting on and that all plans were ul-| ville. | brilliant playing of William Nicolay- ready perfected to do this. . sen and Ed Rovan. The _ referees, Therefore I predict that you will) ga Charles Rose and Andrew Kidd, per-"@¢eive great immigration into your) Marshal D. F, Hudson swooped down formed their parts splendidly, and so|C0Untry and this will force wonderful) upon the saloon of Joe Coletti, known did John McGrath, the score keeper | building and development in all lines,! as one of the bear dancing saloons, This unexpected turn of events be- n last Friday afternoon when U. 8. cer and Dunn, Republicans, spoke in support of the motion. On vote the minority did not ask for a division and the motion prevailed. U. $. CRUSER FLOUNDERING Dr. Brasser is still at his post of duty, ready to serve till the war is ended. He is in charge of one of the seven hospital trains with which Bel- gium is equipped and by means of which the wounded from the Belgian front dressing stations are hurried down into France. Dr. Brasser’s train makes at least one trip a week into and William Green, timekeeper, sori easiness NATIONAL DRY MEASURE | “T will have a nice write up of your proposition published in this week's issue of our local paper and will also and arrested Coletti and his wife and seven girls who are known as “bear dancers.” At the same time, Mrs. ADOPTED IN COLORADO ‘end you up a few ads which you may Lorenzo Borino of the Borino saloon, | By the United Pre | | DENVER, Colo, Jan. 13.—The| "Hoose passed Representative use if they suit you. “It seems to me you gentlemen have a very fine project and that you Smith’s|*re handling it right a:.1 thoroughly held lresolution today urging Congress to| competent to carry it tg a successful! also a bear dancing dive, was arrest- ed. All ten of the prisoners were lodged in the Lincoln county jail and until a preliminary hearing could be arranged for.—Kemmerer i A \ will be held) HELPLESS ON THE ROCKS SAMOA, Calif,, Jan. 13.—Flound- ering helplessly in a heavy sea, the United States cruiser Milwaukee, which stranded on the rocks west of here at daybreak, is lying broadside to the breakers at noon, and is rolling badly. Observers feared that the incoming tide would turn the battleship over and sink her. The coast guard succeeded in get- ting a line aboard the battleship, and hastily prepared to rescue the imper- iled men. It is stated that 450 men and 17 officers are aboard. The cruiser is 400 yards from the shore, and listing seaward |LG.MURPHY BUYS PARTNER'S INTEREST IN SMOKEHOUSE L. G. Murphy this week purchased the half interest in the Smoke House owned by Hugh L. Patton, and thru this transfer becomes entire owner | of this popular cigar store, which has |grown from an obscure place five years ago to one of the leading whole- sale and retail tobacco establish- | ments in the State. Five years ago Mr. Murphy was traveling out of Omaha for a Chicago |tobacco and supply house. It was on |the occasion of cne of his visits to | Casper that he realized what was in | |associated with its growth, jstores of its kind in the West. store for Casper and took steps to be has enjoyed almost sub-| : 18—T teautaimanense et te Business and| Sunday Cocktail is being mixed here) has now one of the most attractive|today and will be served at a thou- } the telegram announcing her death. politan lines and would vie with any) Wher: is arrived, her father was al ready so low that he never: his daughter was waiting for him on the other side. - \ . The body will be brought in over the Burlington this evening, and ac- companying it willbe the husband of the deceased, her mother, Mrs. Jacob L. Esarey who was visiting her daugh- ter this winter, and a sister, Mrs. George Smith and her husband. The body will be taken to the home of aan Carrol Fuller, a sister of Mrs. | isler, Ellen Esarey ‘was born in Indiana| thirty-four years ago. She was mar-| ried to John Sisler in 1900 and made! her home with him at Palisades, Colo. | The Esarey family came to Bucknum about seven years ago; so that the de- ceased had never lived here. Besides her husband, she-leaves eight young children to mourn her loss; Her body - tere ne ae A| Sunday trail hitters. France, and oftener when heavy fight- ing renders it necessary. Dr. Brasser admits he gets mighty homesick sometimes to see his wife and son. Only two things, he says, keeps him up. The first is the Americans who visit the Belgian front. The doctor declar- es that every American who comes to the Belgian front puts heart into him to keep him going for another month The second is his corn cob pipe. When he left Norway, Mich., Dr. ser brought with him nerous sup. ply of American corn-cob pipes—ar article unknown in Europe. When ev- erything else fails id all the ties of stronger than ever, Dr. Brasser always is certain that his pipe will pull him out of the dumps, and despite his six- ty odd years and everything else, keep him going till the next American comes along to cheer him up. So strong is Dr. Brasser’s faith in this American institution that if he could he would equip the entire Bel- gian army with “Missouri Meer- schaums” ‘‘to sustain the morals of the army until Belgium is redeemed.” 3ra Billy Sunday Trail Hitters to Invade Gotham By GEORGE MARTIN United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Jan. 13—The Billy The|sand different places in New York to- business is conducted along metro-|™morrow, e This cocktail is made of Paes “icity establishment of its kind. There'll be a have not ment. The Senate was not in session.) “I wish to thank you most sincerely Se ap oe an organization at any time I could i GREYBULL, Wyo., Jan. 13.—A Ce Sincerely yours, jthe Midwest Oi] compuny in the Elk |Roger ranch, killing two men who dollars resulted from an explosion at thousands in the danger zone required Not a trace of the men’s bodies or Physicians reported this afternoon] dent Wilson is laying the ground work, What had been the oadway. . County Physician Robert Armstrong|5#Tily, confidential for the time be- BORDER GUARD TO BE | County Prosecutor Dunn also com-|# Common ground whereon the Allied, | In the meantime the submarine} WASHINGTON, Jan. 13,—The ad- tically off, Germany is preparing to it was stated ¢ oon. of I arent Is Free 33: policy is feared. i 1 —_——_—_——— | By the United Press | Mex., lionaire philanthropist father-in-law, | EFFORT 10 STORM SERRE 322: 13—For the protection of the ‘two million acre American owned Ba- him to get his fortune, it probably | By the United Press ed by defacto government officials. der charge three times in the last) but the Germans repulsed every on- slaught except one, where the British | forays. E. E. Porterfield in criminal court. gained a footing. The Germans hold |, ee jfor your kindness to me and assure TWO ARE KILLED WHEN Ou PONT FACTORY EXPLODES "0: in my special line and hope | wagon loaded with nitroglycerin that By the United Press Rate oe E , néhr here, blew up yesterday were on the rig. |the DuPont Powder plant at Haskell, hospital treatment, a statement is-| By the United P jof the horses or wagon has been that they found parts of human hod-| for further peace negotiations. It is), The names of the men }of Passaic County started an investi- | &- RELEASED BY MARCH menced an investizstion to determine|demands and Teutonic concessions; a ‘ ministration plans to recall Gen. Per- |bogey looms large on the interna-|™ P . : T J hee A re FE shing and strip the border of all mili- Dr. Hyde hrice tional horizon. Reports indicate now } . e | | TriedasPoisoner °° a more relentless warfare on j ’ | RANCH TO HAVE ITS ARMY 4 KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. is—t ENGLISH REPULSED IN THER | | Colonel William H. Swope, typhoid) i |bicora ranch permission to maintain a never will be proved. | BERLIN, Jan. 13.—The English Two hundred men are armed today to seven years. Prosecution of the case In the month the private army has adopt a national prohibition amend- | Conclusion. Camera. you I should be pleased to join such. NITRO WAGON EXPLODES | i Y spec } you will keep in touch with me. (Signed) C. H. LAMB, {was being driven to the oil fields of NEW YORK, Jan. 13.—Two «ve PRESIDENT FEELING AROUND jafternoon in the roadway near the dead and a damage of two million! | FOR A WORKING BASIS. The explosion was heard more than N..J., last night, Only two of the preney, mules. meidinyr iba Goin Okay eid WASHINGTO Jan. 13.—Presi-| found. A vast hole was blown in jies near the scene of the explosion,, Understood that his plans are neces-| been learned. gation at once. The President is looking about for! i BULLETIN the cause of the explosion. | will afford a basis for effectual work. | |that the peace negotiations are prac-|*t¥ guard before the first of March, 'both land and sea than heretofore, PARRANZA PERMITS AMERICAS land a resumption of the ruthless sub- |Dr. B: Clark Hyde did give his mil-| ‘CIUDAD JUAREZ, Chih, |germs in-his drinking water and kill) | private “feudal” army has been grant- Dr. Hyde has been tried on the mur-|jaunched a new attack against Serre, defend the properties against bandit was dropped today by order of Judge been in existance they have engaged all main positions. th d of them from Philadelpbia,| The first case resulted in a conviction, seh ip ege ee —— eas snk aiiaes from elsewhere. Most of| but retrial was ordered on appeal. The Cental Wyoming distributor for a|the Philadelphians will be of 7 year) second was a mistrial because one of number of exclusive brands, The firm| Vintage and bottled in unbroken relig-|the jurors climbed over a transom and distri us bonds. escaped to visit his sick wife. The| drowned in the Sereth river, two followers bearing messages to Vil- for Loney? candies in air part at| Tbe. idea ts to verve this cocktalllthind trial resulted in w dlengresment | Sense nats north’ of the|Ia were bagged by the Bableorn army the State. » in New York tomorrow and several] Dr. Hyde always has maintained his|Slanic Valley were reported, and hos- executed here by firing squad a ; —__—_~>_--—— others of the same kind later, to whet/innocence. The case against him was! tile attack in the Oituz Valley were|few weeks ago, © by TOO SOFT A JOB the public's appetite for the big re-jentirely circumstantial Its unusual! reported unsuccessful. John Hayes, Americdn manager of FOR THIS OFFICER |ligious feast when Billy cuts loose features and the prominence of the j —o_ the ranch estimates the losses in the here April 1. The Billy Sunday cock-/principals at one time command na-/- MUCH ACREAGE OF last 24 months at 25,000 head. of cat- SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., 13—! tai? is made like this: tion wide attention. _ |NATIONAL FORESTS TAKEN Policeman Robert Horel had a soft} Take ‘one made-over, old-time | Dr. Hyde was a prominent physician’ job. All he had to do was to make a)churchman, mix him thoroughly with here and well Known as the son-in-law beat 2000 miles long; handle the cases| two plain trail hitters, (lawyers, bur-' of Colonel Swope. After : Colonel | on 13 Islands; climb mountains 3800/glars and ex-saloon keepers prefer-' Swope’s death from _ typhoid fever) feet high after prisoners and cdllect/red); add one Bible class expert,'seven years ago, it was charged Dr. the tolls from 4500 people. | bring them to a boil and serve red hot Hyde had placed the typhoid germs in Policeman Horel comes from the to sinners. Marquesa group of islands in the mid- Pacific.. He arrived on the | OPM) 2 yscal 3¢ istge &, big es ge G. Dowie, leader of the! supply was contaminated by a nearby The Turks stormed and captured Mipalea’ in Rumania, together with 400 Russian prisoners, and a number of others attempting to escape were By the United Press WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.—More than eight nffllion acres of land was eliminated from the National Forests, and more than 1,100 individual |the drinking water at the Swope home' tracts within the Forests were made| The highest and lowest tem; ‘The “invasion” will take the form -while Dr..and Mrs. Ree tee from Seige ban for homestead sinh i Mad n ‘ ind church meetings. a 1 water cooler o: own. figcal year, as a result o: fs Mo-\of community and ¢! }@ special lagaificatiba: watts according ‘ai the Seine . Se BE ne of t9v01° [marauding bands three times and kill- ed or captured and turned over to Carranza authorities twenty-vight bandits. Colonel Rosario Gracia and tle, 1000 horses and mules, 35,000 bushels of corn and beans burned and ;2n equal amount confiscated or stolen, and 3 Americans and 20 natives slain. THE WEATHER tT 7) *ootcrthbgrese nie for the sie hare ook: al o'clock D. m. night, were: Highest, 40 degrees.