Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 2, 1920, Page 8

ge . & en-The assault and robbery of which a <* CARD OF THANKS. el =o os S = om | coe FOR MURDER OF TAXICAB DRIVER “Army Uniforms Worn by Accused Slayers in Cheyenne; Trial of First Is Schediled to Be- gin Thursday «= CEEYENNE, Dec, 1.—Wayne ®&. “Stanley, Thomas V. Carroll and Mel- “ford S. Kargus, all militarily erect and psa tere cerenty siots ~“ppearing very trim in the uniform of|° ~the United States army, stood in’ the “Laramie County district court, accused wef felony, and pleaded not guilty to| ~charges of murderously assaulting and “robbing Lewis Failer, 2 taxicab driver, anear Fort Russell the night of July 17. ~The occasion was the first since the world war re-glorified the national uni- form that it had appeared in the court under any other than creditable cir- cumstances, The trial of Carroll, who is alleged ato have been the leading spirit in the geteiék on Failer, was set for Thurs- «lay. Those of Kargus and Stanley will Pe set” later. Failer was the victim, apparently was elibertately planned, it is alleged by the three accused soldiers. ‘The trio engaged Failer to drive them! in his taxicab to a point several miles be- yond Fort Russell. Between the fort and this point the taxicab was stopped and Failer was beaten into insensi- Dility with an iron bar. The following. day Stanley, Carroll and Kargus were vaught at Wray, Colo., in Failer's taxi- cab, All three, it ik said, made in- criminating statements, if not actual confessions. Failer lingered for weeks Between life and death and eventually recovered. He has, however, been deaf since as a result of the injuries to his head. Should Kargus, Stanley and Carroll be acquitted on the civil charges} ‘against them, which appears highly Improbable, they will be subject still to prosecution under the military Inw. - Se = We desire to express our apprecia- fion and thanks to our friends and or- @anizations for their kindness and as- sistance in the sad bereavement of the death and burial of our dearly beloved son, brother, cousin and nephew. Also for the many beautiful floral offerings. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Young and Family, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. C. Davis and Family, §. W. Conwell and Family, Mr and Mrs. W. lL. Holcomb. 12-2-1t® ——.—___ | Your mail orders are filled the sam day received and given the same c: ful attention as if you shopped in | STARTED AS CLERK BIG GAS COMPAN ixteen years ago. Ralph Elsman entered the em- | ploy of the Westchester County,. N. OW WUYS Y., Gas Company, at the salary of $17.50 a month. He has just bought } the controlling | County, Brooklyn, Gas Company which he is president, for $2,000, PROHIBITION CASES ON LARAMIE DOCKET WIPED OFF; EVIDENCE LACKING; CHEYENNE, Dec. 2.—All cases charging violation of the state prohibi- tion law on the docket of the Laramie county district court were nolled by Prosecuting Attorney C. E. Lane Tues- doy, the papers of dismissal stating tlw information in these cases was ub- tamed by state prohibition officers in February, 1920, but for some reason not turned over to the prosecuting attor- ney until May, 1920, a term of court in- tervening, and that, therefore, the in- formation in the possession of the pros- ecuting attorney was not sufficient to warrant confidence of conviction should the charges be pushed, The cases s- tmisse@ were against Maggie Stowers, Joseph Rohm, tl. A. Smith (2 cases) and Louis LaFountaine. of Boys’ School: and Dress Shoes; 20 per cent reduction. Richards & Cun- ningham Company, Shoe Department. 11-30-3t | EASE ee EE No play is well staged unless it ends beautifully. When the curtain falls the last act.in life’s drama ought to Son at the DOUDS-OLLIVER Stor. 12-2-3t! AME f Casper’s Finest Theater—That Bright Spot LAST TIMES—TODAY “While New Sleeps” WITH SELECTED ALL STAR CAST A Mighty Screen Melodrama of Night Life in the Great Metropolis MINGLE WITH THE MIDNIGHT FROLIC GIRLS MAMMOTH ORGAN—COMIC CAROON ADMISSION 40c SHOWS AT—1:00, 2:15, 3:30,°5:00, 6:30, 8:00, 9:30 linger with the world like the after- glow of a sun long since gone down. , RICA York SEE THE GREAT WHPFTE WAY Tomorrow EUGENE In H, H. Van Loan’s “THE WONDERFUL CHANCE” B. P.O. ELKS ATTENTION There will be a regular session of this Lodge Friday Evening | December 3rd At Odd Fellows’ Hall By Order of E. R., Robert Cohen, Secretary Casper Lodge are: O’BRIEN LAST OF MURDER | Walter Newell to Join Cordillos at last to be"brought to trial of the so- called “murder trio” who, operating un- der alleged authority of the state pro- hibition department on the night of No- vember 7, 1919, were charged with abus- ing ~whatsoever have had by murdering nings near Laramie, will join his two associates, the state penitentiary at Rawlins. The jury in Ne ning at 6 o'c guilty of mans will be sentenced later. Th for the crime of which he victed may range from one to twenty stock jn the Kings)years in the penitentiary. dillo, convicted of the same degre: of guilt, was sentenced to from fifteen to twenty years. of murder in’ the second degree, sentenced to from twenty years. two hours before reaching a decision. The state had sought a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree, verdict dawned upon him. who had wept frequently the trial, however was dry-eyed whea the verdict was announced. —— bazaar at the church, corner of South Durbin and Sixth Sts., Friday, Decem- ber 3. TRIO CONVICTED IN STATE COURT Rawlins Following Verdict of Manslaughter in Trial at Cheyenne | (Special to The Tribune) CHEYENNE, Dec. 2.—Walter Newell, authority. they Frank might Jen- Pete and John Cordillo, in vell’s trial Wednesday eve- ck returned a verdict of aughter. The prisoner penalty was co John CM Pete Cordillo, convicted was to thirty The jury in Newell's case deliberated Newell wept when the import of the His wife, throughout NOTICE. Presbyterian Ladies Aid ‘will hold a 12-1-2t BENEVOLENT DAY The Theater That Never POP ardo dodo de doatreatretedtedeatetedtortret Sleeps Continuous 1 P.M. to 11 P. M. =< TODAY. Ke Line Up Boys, Line Up oe First 2. VIOLADANA |: f —In a— SO FIVE REEL sie =: of the timber lost amounted to $1,113} _ NOTED ACTRESS KETURNS—Eisie 4n the film, who has just arrived in the .| United States fi % Me Moe Mo iM 2. Oe 1% Me So Me oe 1M Seeeeeeetrtratpatpateateatestesteeeete ode ecetpatoatectoatostentecgectectee feeedrretretreepeeds A MESSAGE TO OUR CUSTOMERS Small Fire Loss Is Reported from National Forests of Three States, in part by forest officers to incréeasinz' public co-operation in the education»! campaign for forest fire prevention. “When all people of the ‘west come to understand,” says District Forester Allen 8. Peck, “that fewer fires in our mountains mean finer forests, more water, larger crops, better fishing ana hunting, and more recreational visitors, The efficiency of the United States forest service fire fighting organization is shown ‘by the fact that during the last fire season, $0 per cent of the for- est fires which occurred in the national forests of Colorado, Wyoming and South Dakota, were detected and ex- tinguished by forest officers before they had burned over a quarter acre burned over only 498 acres out of twen- ty million acres of national/forests un- der management in the Rocky Moun- tain district. on the stump. The forest service spent $4,144 in fighting and suppressing fire Ninety-six fires in all occurred in the forests in Wyoming, 90 per cent of which were confined to areas. less than a quarter of an acre. Only 258 acres were burned over and only 371,000 feet of lumber, was destroyed. 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