Nebraska Newspapers

    A WOMAN MAY HANG.
CEORC1A MURDERESS’ CASE
COES TO THE BOARD.
Women Irgn Temnlo Immunity from
Capital Punishment — Sentiment so
Strang Commutation of Sentence May
Keentt
NLESS the newly
created board of
pardons of Georgia
shall grant the pe
titions of the wo
men of Georgia for
a commutation of
the sentence of
Mrs. Elizabeth No
bles that woman
will be executed
by due process of
law. Mrs. Nobles was tried, convicted
and sentenced to be hanged for the
murder of her husband. She killed
hint with an ax In 1895. The supreme
court of the United States has refused
Iter application for u new trial on the
ground that at her trial the question
of her sanity was never raised. The
court holds it Is now too late to raise
the question for the purpose Indicated.
More is Involved In this matter than
the mere disposition of the case of
Mrs. Nobles. The point most interest
ing to the people of the state is the
exemption of women from the death
penalty. The petitions are all based
on the theory that no eourt of that
state should condemn a female to
Wang. Mrs. Nobles was sentenced Tn
the superior court of Atlanta to this
death and now the only hope of pre
venting Its execution Is to bring stt"h
pressure on the new board of pardons
as will result In commutation. All ap
plications for executive clemency must
now he laid before this board. Peti
tions are being circulated and. It is
mini, extensively signed by the women
of the state, asking that the sentent-e
lie made life imprisonment or such
other term ns may seem best. Mrs.
Nobles’ attorney. W. C. Olcnn, Ins re
turned from Italy to do what he can
to prevent the carrying out of the sen
tence. Up says his return was due al
most. entirely to his belief that the old
woman was wrongfully convicted nnd
should not suffer death. The petition*
so far completed have been filed with
Governor Atkinson for the considera
tion of the pardon board. The rase
must be disposed of In a very short
time and. whatever the ultimate re
sult, Is bound to cause some very
upley pneeedlngs.
There Is a deeply rooted sentiment
In that state against the hanging of
■women, eitpeclally those of the white
race. But two of the latter have ever
been executed in the history of the
state. About a century ago Polly Ba
ker was hanged in Wilkes county for
poisoning a rival. Thu other c ase was
that of Vis* Susan Eberhardt, who
was hanged in 1872 for the murder of
Mrs, Spann At this time public feel
ing was so strong against the hanging
of a woman that Governor Smith lost
all polltleal Influence when he per
mitted Miss Eberhardt to ascend the
scaffold. His career ended with the
fall of the drop.
The eloquence of Henry W. Grady
probably saved Mrs. Souther from .1
«imi!ar fate. Mrs. Souther killed her
rival In a ball-room In northern Geor
gia and was tried for the crime. The
case would have gone ag.ilqgt her but
for the eloquent plea of Mr. Grady for
the immunity of women from execu
tion. Mrs. Souther was sent to the
state's prison instead of the gallows,
and later received a pardon. She
showed her gratitude by naming one
•of her boys for the lamented editor.
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they knew of their own land outside
of the small community where they
dwelt. They knew nothing of the
outside world and cared less. They
were content to plod along in the Ig
norance and poverty of that region re
mote from civilizing influences. Mrs.
Nobles says her husband was cruel by
nature and mistreated her shamefully.
This is her motive for the crime. On
the trial the alleged cruelty of the
husband was urged in defense. But
the witnesses for the state, the neigh
bors, all stoutly maintained that the
reverse was true. The old man was
not cruel to his wife; she was to him.
But whichever is true, they did not
get on well with each other and there
were many quarrels before the fatal
fight when the old man’s head was
split with an ax. Three negroes were
employed by Nobles to help in the
work. One of these was convicted as
an accomplice, and has been under the
death sentence for a couple of years.
Oils Rambles, a former Atlanta hack
man; his wife, Mary Rambles, and Dal
ton Joiner were the negroes who ob
tained employment on the farm. They
were typical negroes, hut Rambles had
learned a good many things In the etty
not learned In the cane brakes or cot
ton fields. The murder was the result
of a conspiracy which involved every
body on the farm but the victim and
his son. Mrs. Nobles was accustomed
to work In the fields with the farm
hands, and it was while she was trudg
ing along that the plot was hatched.
One day, while working v/ith Ram
"DEBBY" NOBLES.
hies, alie complained bitterly of her
husband’s ill treatment. Families ask
ed her why she didn’t “put the old man
I out of the way." Mrs. Nobles asked
; him how it could be done, and the (list
j step toward the commission of the
! crime was taken. During the three
weeks which followed the plans for
kflllng old Nobles were developed, and
it Is surmised that In the making of
those plans Debby Nobles, Mary Fam
bles, the wife of Gus, and Dalton Join
er materially assisted the two chief
conspirators. Early one Sunday morn
ing Mrs. Nobles awakened her husband
and sent him out to drive away rob
bers who. she said, were stealing their
corn. She had hidden his gun, and
he went unarmed. As he stole out in
the darkness Families brained him
with an ax. Then Mrs. Nobles struck
the dying man twice with the same
! weapon. While yet life was in the
' body the two burled it. Mrs. Nobles,
it is said, paid Families $10 for his
services. The excitement following
the discovery of the crime was great.
The unusual heinousness of the crime
and the character of the criminal
made It a remarkable case. Mrs. No
bles was arrested, together with Fam
ilies and his wife, Joiner and Debby
Nobles. At the trial of the case a
few weeks after the murder a verdict
of guilty was brought in and Mrs. No
I hies and (ins Families were sentenced
j to lie hanged Aug. Id. 1s95. Joiner
| proved an alibi, was acquitted and im
I mediately left the slate. Debby No
bles was acquitted. Mary Fumbles
was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Illnw Killed Rally.
j The police of the Vernon avenue
i station. Brooklyn, recently sent to the
i morgue the body of u newly born In
fant which, without doubt, wa* mur
I dered. A boy In the employ of the
White-Pottar-Baldic picture frame
1 work*, at Sanford afreet and Wlllouuh
1 by avenue, tame aero** the body while
closing the lower shutter* of the fa>
lory. The <htld was wrapped lu fair
ly rihhI good* and had evidently not
been long In the place where It was
found At the station the cloihlna
was removed anil the fa.e indicated
! that the child when born must h»v>
be. a rsceedlngly pretty. Oil Ita left
side wa* a black mark. This, the po
lice believe was where the rhibl was
probably stunk a vl. lous blow whi*:»
caused its death. The t»>ln« made an
wtwtlyaiM, hot failed to Bud any
clew wtil.ft would lead lo an arrest
4 **0*1*. ■! I »sll.
A -traug. r . ... e walked Into a ‘-rim
i iaal court and spent souse lima watch*
; inn the prcawvdtaa* Mr and by s titan
w v. brought up tor contempt uI court
and Bned whereupon the tltugrt roaw
sa t asked Mow ns h waa thn Pee •'
Vue dollars '* replied the clerk
Well," satd the stranger, lay rag dug a
the money If that * all. I d like i.>
pa la I ve had a brat hours' tape
rrenew in this >«i«m wind no wnw can
fe d * greater conks mp* N M than I
do and I awt witling lo pay hr tt. *
A H*ss*«V*sl IsOttUcs.
Vtagn Hiudlti l *te ||< tan th*
ytassak It * go Usik I r an t me |«g »
that a Hen her couple neat to ua*“ an*
Vm ml he la In »| to blea her
It* Mtl AW sew *» well «g >hat ■ "
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NOTES OF THE WHEEL
MATTERSOFINTERESTTO DEV
OTEES OF THE BICYCLE.
ritnrrh Antliorltle* Ilefflftnlncr to Ileallze
That War on the Wheel In Futile—•
Wore European Cycler* Are Coming—■
Day* of file l*rottta Clone Forever*
flecomlns: Liberal.
| HE Sunday cycling
question Is being
discussed exhaust
ively In the leading
church periodicals
through out the
, country. It Is in
teresting to note
• that many of the
papers have veered
around, changed
their policy and
now rather approve of Sunday cycling
to a certain extent. The Church, a
Journal of American churchman ship,
published In Boston, has this to say ou
the subject:
“The bicycle has been declared the
source of Injury to many good trades
and causes. It has been claimed that
It has decreased the sales of oil paint
ings and shoes, hot-house flowers and
dress-goods, groceries and theater
tickets. It has Jiroken up meeting! in
the interest of philanthropic endeavor,
decreased the attendance at lectures,
and finally diminished the congrega
tions in the churches. There is truth
In some of these statements, and much
imagination In many of them. If there
are any who find that bicycle riding is
interfering with their participation in
the worship of the church on the
Lord’s day they should look to It.
They are, perhaps, imperiling an eter
: nal heritage for temporary gains or
: pleasures. There Is time enough In
i life for proportionate living, and place
for both wheeling and worship. I he
church likewise should look to It that
It makes provision for the needs of all,
and stands open where bicyclists can
enter, and preaches to men awheel.
But what must be remembered, in fair
ness and emphasized, is what the
church gains from the bicycle. As an
nnnihilator of all distances it is lessen
ing the distance to church from homes
whose remoteness has been a burden.
As an Improver of roads It Is bettering
the roads that lead to the house of
God. As a promoter of simplicity of
living and out-of-door naturalness It
Is relieving the approaches to worship
of some of the conventionalities of
dress and outward ceremonial. At a
time when the church is making effort
in many directions to cast aside tradi
tional observances, and find men. by
every means where they are. a move
ment from the other side that tends to
bring men, as they are, to church,
should be welcomed and encouraged.
A bicycle suit in a pew is a whole.- one
and welcome sign. It means that sim
plicity and that reasonableness in dress
everywhere have a kinship to
true religion, anil ft means further
that men, out of their work and out
of their play, are finding Immediate
access to worship; that another step Is
taken toward the more perfect union
of the church with the actual every
day lives of men.”
Mor* ('yclpr* Coining.
That the coming outdoor racing on
the cycle racing path will he the most
interesting that this or any other coun
try has seen is now assured. The
stories of Michael's success and the
sometimes exaggerated statements as
to the amount of money made by the
little Welshman, Eddie Balil, Gardiner
Cooper, Kiser, and other suc
cessful circuit chasers, that have
reached the other side of the
ocean have created a general de
sire on the part of British anil conti
nental riders to come to America and
gash* r a troy of Y»«Iim dollars. Wit II*
| there U at yrmunt a large touting.ut
of fort ifu trot » * l<* i* lot twllag many
of the to'*s rldera to all Huro|»«. with*
i In llti** Mouths* lltu* tl will I- niu< h
: Urg t I'hamiiloua .ml m. < rd hold*
tr* alto har* bm •.truing big sal*
1 art** bv rt l ug to and •iwut l -toUon
and l‘or* ar* rooting utrr an-l * th
; thrn* .» nit|t| ttf ► r« o. h gars ai a her*
Tom I .In0tit lb* b tor rhatt (tlon all)
foraah k’t iota fnr a ywar of rating In
»to. ■ i. i I t ty kid**, l *. t| t- u and
1 Htife* alll *itu Mika Ik* trio and
lathy, ik* XlMMvrMan of «!• noa-ty '*
i l* tut hare fbn* Man nho arc |k*
faataaai agrtnlai* on tit* ton*In*at. and
aka bn* 4“fan*'d the but.-? *u *i tra
I aha msi i« •{•»< In «H-• }».. |«>*
I »•**» shtttaM aul> »*n*f» 'atttivaiiaa
! foy on* alto*l di*(*av*> rM*Ay t«a
to-awt
I proto to*ut tbrabet *m ha* tot * a
many tears In lb* at > . t* Maatnraa. *t
*..*•* a* ht» ofuaMn of ib* tMiiag wsi
«*h ssba I tannwt tun>«i«* of ant
d*p#ft**» ban**** tadlal ,<** **
I •*•*!•# t« 4}tl.ng lb* h*l i«» daj*
which It has known. The question
with the riders next year will not con
cern the gear or the make. It will be
simply ‘How much?’ There are hun
dreds, yes thousands, of persons who
in the past have pledged themselves to
keep on kicking until bicycles are sell
ing for 125, and those are the people
to whom we must cater." In view of
this economic tendency It is Interest
ing to note that one of the largest retail
firms has refused absolutely to sign
the usual contract with manufacturers
agreeing to maintain the list price.
The head of the concern says lie pro
poses hereafter to deal in bicycles as
he would In sugar or dry goods; to buy
for what he ran and sell for what he
chooses. Should this policy spread bi
cycle buyers In the future are likely
to find such an assortment of goods
and prices that they will of necessity
develop shopping abilities equal to
those of a country housewife.
A New Whiter Nport.
The art of cutting hair and shaving
beards is not the only accomplishment
that Barber Fred Brust of Philadelphia
lias. He is also something of an in
ventive genius, and a few days ago ho
gave the impetus to a new species of
amusement in which many of his
neighbors indulged during the recent
cold snap. The streets were covered
with a line coating of ice and snow
which made excellent sledding for the
youngsters. Itrust's two little girls
were out witli a sled, and they had
made frequent demands upon their
father to come out and drag them up
and down. But the clever barber hud
a better scheme than that; it flashed
upon him like a poet's inspiration. Ho
got his bicycle and a long, stout rope
and securely fastened the sled to the
back part of his wheel’s frame. Mount
ing his bike lie got a gooil start before
the rope became taut. There was a
momentary jar and slacking of speed.
ED.
but the ner.t moment the sled with the
two youngsters upon it shot forward
and the merry ride was on. Brust
scorched up and down the street and
around into the neighboring streets
with the little girls screaming delight
edly behind him. A number of other
men in the neighborhood caught on ;o
the scheme and while the ice lasted
there were many cycle-sleds flying
along the street.
A ClialnlcHs Detest.
One of the latest charges brought
against the chainless bicycle is that it
numbs the feet. Only bevel gear wheels
are said to produce the curious result
noted, which is ascribed to the mesh
ing of the gears. This gives rise to a
steady vibration that is communicated
through the crank hangers to the ped
als. and thence to the feet. This in
cessant pulsation due to the striking
of the teeth of the gears, is said to
have the effect of a massage. In time
it results in numbness, just as a series
of blows will numb the part of the
body where they fall. Of course, the
vibrations are so light that their effect
is only appreciated alter a long ride.
To demonstrate the strength of the vi
bration. place the ear to any part of
tiie frame and spin the rear wheel. The
"chuckle" of the gears is plainly evi
dent. Somewhat similar Is the sensa
tion imparted to the hands by the vi
bration of steel handlebars, to over
come which wooden handlebars were
Intent* d.
A Ni*w I >«•«!«-».
One of the most serious accidents
that can happen n cyclist on the road
1 the breaking of the chain. It la not
exactly a common occurrence for a
I haln to break, hut It does happen with
soltU'ltut frequency to be a lonatant
] menace. Caution* riders carry an
' eatra chain link or two. hut cteti with
them tmda ate needed and a black*
1 smith la not alwaya near by. Home
j rider* fertile In expedient* have been
\ known to pat>h up with wire well
| enough to get home. The average ey*
Ietlat 1*. however, absolutely crippled by
a broken chain, and aomethlng should
i have been devised long ago lo bridge
tire difficulty. At tost an Inventor has
t«M to the rescue With a light steel
! yoke, shaped like a letter It The
curved part couple* the two link*, the
; ludenia*hot giving a rtsufoim*tloa to
the mended part that correspond* with
the rot of the rhaln \ bolt passing
between the end* uf the curved part
{ hold* It in place
t ti»|S«* Ml Ik* Meet Hit.
(Idly t iiugman third ha**m*n uf
I the laosW* tile team who te at hunts
' a* tVucl Milt, II write* about lh* hunt
hit a* futUwe What if** I think of Jo
i tag ewak with the bunt hit' I hope *1
, • tit atd he ahotUhed, It l* a good leal
S use of the game, and If it b abolished
I third low wilt he * great deal Uk*>rs
euay to plat than a* It atanda. Ik»
the hnww at** want the game to go
1 backward* I should think they might
j a* wed pr -h to. gelding ur base mn
nleg '*
INSIDE YOUR BRAIN |
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BRILLIANT FRENCHMAN DE- 1
SIGNS UNIQUE CONTRIVANCE.
To Locate Foreign Siibetanr** Thai
Alar Haro Found l.o«l£mrnt in Your
lloail Nmroa»ruI F.i|»«rinieiilft With
Mow Appirilm Dcmouitrmln lln Vnlu*.
_ I
Has neon gone one
better. Science has
developed a more
perfect system of
il e termlnlng upon
the exact location
of a foreign sub
stance In the hu
man body, and
even a bullet em
bedded in the tirain may now he re- 1
moved without jeopardizing the life of
the patient.
The surgeons were not long In dls
covering the fact that it was impru
dent to exact too much from these
rays. They did not always Indicate
the precise location of these foreign
substances, and the operator some
times risked tlie patient's life by tie
pending too completely on the insuffi
cient Indication given by the X-rays.
Hut now a young man, M. Contremoul
Ins, of the Laboratory of Mlcro-I’ho
tography, under the direction of M.
Kenny, member of ihe Facility of
Medicine, in Paris, has come to the
fore and quieted the fears of scientists
and surgeons by Inventing an apparat
us called "le ehercheilr de projectiles,"
or "searcher for projectiles," which he
claims is capable of revealing with a li
st) lute precision the exact location of
a ball in tho brain. Experiments have
resulted successfully.
The principle of the method is as
follows: With the aid of two radio
graphic proofs, obtained at different
times, of a head, insitle of which is
n n I• 11 ♦!»«» wi»< • f fhlu In 11 ftt
determined by a geometrical construc
tion, and by Its relation to three fitted
points or guiding marks traced on the
face of the wounded man.
Then by means of small movable
arms jutting outward, the ends of
which come together, the relative po
sition of the three fixed points and the
bail are determined. The four ex
tremities of these movable arms are
then attached to a compass. This
compass, thus set, is placed upon the i
head of the patient and adjusted to
the three guide marks on the patient's
face; the extremities of the fourth arm,
if the head has been perforated, will
coincide exactly with the center of the
hall. It is then only necessary for the
purpose of extraction to follow the di
rection indicated by the fourth arm
and to penetrate to the depth indicated
by the length of this arm.
To obtain two radiographic proofs
which will permit of the exact locating
of tlie center of the ball calls for the
ai/solute rest of the Crookes tubes In
connection with the sensitive plates.
With this end in view, two small, thin
pieces of wood arc sealed in plaster
and placed on the upper part of the
patient’s head, and to these Is screwed
a metal plate.
This plate supports on one side of
the head a shutter, in which Is suc
cessively disposed two photographic
plates, autl on the other side two im
proved Crookes tubes, joined in such
a manner as to allow them to be moved
in any desired position.
Besides, this metal plate has on its
outer surface three pointed arms,
whose extremities are placed on the j
three guide marks on the patient's j
face; these marks are. generally, one j
on tlie forehead and two on the cheeks, j
A photographic plate is slid into the ]
shutter and is worked by sending a
current from the very powerful lihutu
koroff coil, giving a H-ineh spark,
through one of tlie Crookes tubes.
At the end of a quarter of an hour j
a radiograph is obtained. After this
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at which these threads cross is the
point at which the luminous rays had
hut a moment before met This then
is the center of the ball, and the point
at which the threads intersect each
other gives the exact position of tho
hall in the brain, at the moment tho
radiograph was taken.
THE LADY IS ALWAYS A LADY.
The True Keynote of the (irmide ll»»i»©
lieutleiieMi an«l Mimptlrlty.
Ruth Ashmore, writing on "The Sim
plicity of the Grand Dame,” in the La
dies' Home Journal, asserts that 'a
lady may stand behind the counter, lie
mistress in her own home, or busy all
day at a desk, but no matter what her
position In life Is, she never swerves,
and unconsciously she always tm
presscs those who are around her with
I he fact of her gentleness and her sim
plicity. The lady gains her strength
not from riches, not from her high
position, not. from great learning, bui
front good common sense. Any •
of us may learn this if we will take a
good model and copy it. No lady ifa
free and easy In her manners. She
docs hoi, however, go to the other ex
treme and become stilted, but she tends
rather to quietness and to a slight r< -
serve, since, when she takes a friend, .
a lie proposes to keep her. She doc
not become Intimate with you after 21
hours' acquaintance, put you in tin
place of a confidante in 4X hours, an I
in a week’s time tire of you. The lady
knows you firat merely as an acquaint
ance, and then, if she finds you Inter
esting, or if she thinks she can In any
way I, ■ of use to you, she permits you
to come gradually into liar life, and be
tween you may grow up a friendship
thai may last thiough lif ■, even unto,
death."
LOST TO SOCIETY.
In a hospital in Philadelphia, learn
ing to he a nurse, is a great-great
granddaughter of John Adams, second
President of the United States and on'
of the founders of the government.
Her name U Miss Emma O'Neill, and,
despite the fact that she is scarcely
more than 20 years old, she possesses
In not a email degree some of the
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MISS EMMA O’NEILE.
characteristics of the distinguished ,
family of which she is a proud
descendent. She is beautiful and y
much courted by Philadelphia society
men, but on her mother’s death a year
ago she decided to devote herself to
ministering to the sick, a calling that
will necessarily separate h^r from a
position in society.
BORN WITH WHISKERS. f
Uttered » rropht'py, Cloned lt«* Kyra, 1
Nliil Kl#»pt Itl l>vHtll.
A most remarkable story is brought
to Macon from Meriweather, says the
Telegraph, by a well-known Macon
lawyer, who learned about it while at
tending Pike Superior court at Zebui
un. According to the story, as it was
told to the Macon lawyer by a promi
nent lawyer of Pike county, the people
in Meriweather, Just across the line
from Pike, are in a state of excite
ment bordering on frenzy over a baby
in that neighborhood which was born
with a set of long, silken whiskers.
The baby lived only a few hours, and
lust before it died, spoke the follow
ing words in the presence of a number
at people in as plain language as any
one could speak: "There will be no
more rain In this country for seven
veiirs." Without another word the JMl
baby died. The news of the buhy'r
orange prophecy soon spread through- ]
nut the neighborhood and the wildest
auiwueut *•»»»»«■ Illin Pllli ]li I Vil.n
the long drought that prevail;
throughout the country ha* helped
to Increase the belief of th«f snpcrstt
lions that the Imby's prophecy W true,
cud many of them are praying fur
rain. The story of the strange
baby, of eourac. seem* incredible,
hut the gentleman who told It *
lu the Macon lawyer said that he
htiiii. If knew that the neighborhood
w as greatly esclled. and that the man
who told him of It was known ta tm
thoroughly reliable and not me kind
of a man la spread a Islet report. The
man who I ltd the t*ia» county lawver
of the alfalr gave the names of lb*
ihtbl's parents, hut in telling it to m*
Units lawyer the 1‘tkr eonnty k. ml*
man luwtd no* r> no m'ter the nano *.
be having taken llt'le Holies of theft
•i the lift* The Moton lawyer sag
gee ted to the Ihhe ennsly lawyer that
he |« to the home of the child's par
cats and ash them if the report saw tj
true and It le big bit pi-o-at.le «h«:
this will be dune, fbe Telegraph «M
given the name of the Ihhe cvngty ^
lawyer with I be privilege ,.f writing
to him If there • v* any dwnht •> to
the at' ura»» »# lb* #tat»nwg|.
Irslrtone ta m« Pares*.
1 •uniisaann V *
Jam*. Nt#4h*w of t)sa<->« it.umt \
I' aha wilt to lew west May H* be*
keen eehttnwMMty Ml the po’pit .«4
It II pregebew,
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