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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL , . , NORFOLK NEIiHASKA. F NOVKMDKlt 12 1U01) ) HOT , 1 DEAD ROBBER FIRES ON NEW ALBANY , IND. , BANK OFFICERS. CASHIER FAWCETT IS KILLED PRESIDENT J. K. WOODWARD S . RIOUSLY WOUNDED BY BAND' ASSAILANT IS CAPTURED , AGE 21 A Strange Youth About 21 Years Olc Entered a Back Door of the Mer chants National * Bank , Revolver li EachvHand , and Ordered Hands Up Louisville , Ky. . Nov. 11. .1. Onrr ; Fawcott , cashier of the Merchants Na tlonal hank In Now Albany. Ind. . win shot and killed and pi evident .1. K Woodward , of U'o same Institution Boriously wounded by a man about 21 years old who entered the hank jus before noon todnv and attempted t < I old up the officials and their assist ants. The Bandit Captured. The assailant tan to the Ohio rlvoi nil started for the Kentucky side li a skiff. The New Albany police wen HOtltled and after a hot pursuit In t motor boat , captured the lobber am landed him In the New Albany jail. Appropriates An Automobile. The man came to New Albany In ai automobile , the property of Mrs. Waiter tor Scott , n resident of one of tin est fashionable districts of Louts tlllo , and the chauffeur. James R Tucker , a negro , who was arrested ado the announcement that the mai who did the shooting took possessiot of the automobile this morning It front of Mrs. Escot's residence am forced him , at the point of a revolver to drive him to New Albany. Orders Hands Up. The man , who Is n stranger to thi Now Albany and Louisville police , en tered the bank by a rear door , a re tolver In each hand. Ho gave tin command : "Hands up , everybody ! " "Get Into the Vaultl" "Get Into the vault. " There was a rush for safety by thi clerks and several persons who wen transacting business in the bank. President Speaks ; Is Shot. President Woodward advanced to ward the robber and attempted to tall to him. The robber's response to Mi Woodward's question as to what wa wanted was two shots which strucl the official In the arm and stomach In Ilctlng dangerous wounds. Kills Cashier. " Cashier Favvcett then rushed for ward , but before ho could reach thi fallen president was shot in the necl and breast dying a short time after wards. Walks Out Quietly. The robber walked quietly out tin front door , dropping one of his rcvol fers just outside the building. Turn tag the corner near which the autc obllo stood ho jumped Into the rea Beat with the command to the negrc "Get out this as fast as you can. " Shoots the Negro Chauffeur. But the automobile stood still , thi egro , thoroughly frightened at tin course of events , refusing to move The robber Jumped to the ground drev a revolver and sent a bullet Into thi icgro's back. An Instant later the robber ran ti i Ihe Ohio river where ho jumped Inti a skiff. He had pulled out some dls tance Into the stream before the as toned citizens of the town know wha bad happened. Arrested On Island Peacefully. Owners of river craft then engagei rn a race for the desperado. The pc lice , however , In a motor boat dls tnnced all followers and In a shor time had their man at bay on ai island. The arrest was made without a flghi The prisoner was taken on board th kvunch and soon was In Now Albanj Crowd Would Lynch Him. Two hundred men wanted to tak the prisoner. Cries of "Hang Him , Lynch him ; he killed Fawcett , " starl ted the police , who were thus mad aware of the fact of the prisoner' crime. Captain Davis , of the New A buny police , In charge of the captui Ing squad , ordered the man to 11 down. The apparently prostrate forr f the prisoner was carried from th boat to the patrol wagon. The crowc mowever , wanted to see the prlsone Md surged around the wagon. Wit kte foot on the captive's neck , Captal Btrlo teed up in the wagon and at i Hi UHltH Temperature for Twenty-four Hours , Forecast for Nebraska Condition of the wpiithoi UH lerord ed fin tlit1 twenty-font IIMHI-H iMiilliip at 8 n in. unlay Maximum . 71 Minimum . -If A v 01 ago . i . fn llatometi'r . 2l.7 ! ( Rainfall . 2i Chicago , Nov. II. The bulletin IH mied by the Chicago station of tin Uiilluil Statist wenthei Inn can gives the lotociihl foi Nebraska as tolloww ; I'aKly cloudy and colder tonlghi and Friday. dieted the pot sons who \\oio nolsll : iloiiiandlng venguancc' . Prisoner Pretends to Be Dead. "Tho man Is do.nl ; wo saw him tale some rolfon Jn t as wo nabhud him , ' siild the police olllcer. , j The I'attoi ' wiuon drew away fron * , threatening crowd. ° Ciowd Sunounds Jnll. j. liihttnd of going to a moigno , i \v o the New Albany jail , when the fe Mci was loikcd In a cell , h the Tp' ' Imu the ciowd disiovciot It hnn * , , > n duped and the jail win boon sifnoundcd by a mob of lapldl ; glowing population. Onre mine tin police adopted a move that piotmbl ; Mived the pi l oner's llfo. Taken to Penitentiary. An autoa.obllo was sumiiioiiod b ; telephone and thioimh a back dee the captive was lushed Into the inn chine and wlililed llnongh the btieet of New Albany to tlie state leformr toiy at .leflcinonvllle , live n.iles nwnj and In twelve minutes the pilsono was bate hchlnd the limi.ense oute walls and piUon bais of that Instl tntlon. President's Intestines Perforated. Api'iohciiblan U felt for the reco\ cry of All \Vuortwaid lie was takei to a hospital while le undciwent ni operation. His Intestines had bee : poifoiated Negro Probably Will Die. 'li.e ncgio ( hanileui has a dangei ous wound In the bplne. Mrs. Escott knew nothing of tin tiagedy until called upon to toim acioss the liver and identify her inn thine. The lobber had no confedt rates. Texas Bank Robbed. Waco , Tex. , Nov 11. The safe o the Den Arnold state banic at Hei Arnold , Milama county , was blovvi early today by three men who tool $ b,000. Citizens who heard the ex plosion exchanged a dozen shots wltl the burglars who made their escapi in an automobile. OMAHA HimUtHK HELD Ul Young Man Enters Cafe and Level 1 Revolver at Clerk Gets $30. I Omaha Nov. 11. Everett Wood night clerk at the Climax restauranl 309 North Sixteenth street , was hel up at 4:30 : this morning and $30 wa taken from the cash register. The clerk was alone In the restai lant when n young man entered wh nt once drew a revolver on Wood ain then rifled the register. CAIRO MOB Ultr- DOWN Negro Is Said to Have Confessed Tha He Killed Shopgirl. Cairo , 111. , Nov. 11. Except for a unconfirmed report that Sheriff Davi has placed Will James , the negro sus pected of killing Miss Annie Pelle here on Monday night. In the jail a Murphysboro , 111. , there was no new here to Indicate that the sheriff 1m emerged from the woods near Dor gola , 111. , Into which ho plunged wit his prisoner last night. The new that a mob was waiting nt Anna , 111 for the train on which James had bee : taken from Cairo , caused this mov by the sheriff The mob here qulete down last night after searching th city and county jnlls. Men who saw James spirited awa fiom Cairo reported that ho confessei i the murder of Miss Pelley while * o : the train. They snid he declared whei ho struck the girl , she dropped he pockctbook and that ho did not ge It. i St. Louis , Nov. 11. A dispatch fror a staff correspondent of the Post-Dls patch dated Anna , 111. , says that d ( spite an all night hunt , no trace ha been found of Sheriff Davis of Calr and his prisoner , Will James , by pai ties of men who have been scourln the hills of Union county , Illinois Scouting parties of determined me took up the hunt again at daybreaV | Dongola , where the sheriff left th train , Is eight miles from An.m , , long distance telephone message t the Associated Press from Murphy * bore , 111. , stated that Sheriff Davis c Cairo had not arrived there as yol but might do so later in the day. OEM RICE CR AMtRYATROS' Owns Biggest Creameries In Tei States Controls Prices. ' Topeka. Kan. , isov. 11. According t a letter received by the state board c railroad commissioners from the fee oral bureau of animal Industry , an made public here , the Deatrlce Crean cry company owns a controlling Intel est in the larger creameries of te states In the middle west and so cor trols prices for butter fat that th smaller creameries "dare not raise th price above that paid by the large concern for fear of being put out c business. " FIND CATILEMAN GUILT ? OF MUUOER FIRST DEGREE MURDER IN WYOM ING CASE. FOR MURDERING 3 SHEEPMEN The Jury In the Case of Herbert Leroy Brink Finds Him Guilty of Murder. Six Others to Be Tried for the Same Offense. Ilnsln , Wyo. , Nov. 11. "Guilty of nun dor In the first degioo , " Is the ver dict of the jury In the case of Herbert 1 croy Hi Ink , tried hero for the mur der of tin eo sheepmen April 2. The juiy got tin ! cafco at G p. in. last night and returned Its verdict at 8. 15 this inoining. Hi Ink was one of the seven Ton- sleep raiders accused of the crime , and IB the lirst to bo tried for the death ot the shcopmcn. WUULO MAKE LINCOLN "DIN" City Attorney Aims Blow at Clubs Dispensing Liquor. Lincoln , i\ov. 11. City Attorney Flansbuig asked that the tempoiary Injunction gianted Lincoln clubs per mitting them to dispense liquor bo ( tih.sohi'd Those injunctions vveie so- uiit'd pending the bettlemeiu of a test HIM' Involving the light of clubs to ( lltpensc Iliiuoi without licenses , which the Mipieme couit dismissed Tuesday. The city iitioiney uiges that then ; Is no basis foi l c injunctions. If bis pica is gi anted Lincoln will be teally "diy , " no liquoi now being sold or ditpc'iiseUe.\cept ( in the clubs WHOFA UEK SIGN CHECK Bandit Armed With Gun and Knife , Binds and Gags a Family. Kewanee. III. , Nov. 11. A masked bnndlt armed with revolvers and a bowle knife held up and terrorized in their home John Powers , n farmer liv ing neat here , his wife , son , daughter and two hiied men. After intimidating them under threat of death from 6 n m to 2 p in. the robber tied the men with ropes , forced the woman and girl Into the kitchen where he securely locked them and then com pelled Fred Powers , the son , to drive him to Tlskilwa , 111. , to cash a check for $350 which he had made the farm er sign The farmer , after a struggle , suc ceeded in freeing himself from the bonds In wi.ich he had been strapped bv the bandit and communicated by telephone with neighbors who hasten ed to slop payment of the check. The bandit arrived at Tiskllvva at about the same time as the message from Power's friends reached the bank. When he was refused the money the robber forced the farmer's son to drive him nvvav and when pursued by farmers , some of them in automobiles , drove Into n marshv country and then fled on foot through the woods where all trace of him was lost. Peary Shows Photographs. New York , Nov. 11. Commander Robert E. Peary showed for the first time last night the seventv-flve photo graphs be took during his dash to the pole and which he will use In his public lectures this winter. The pi"- tures were shown to fifty men prom inent In social and scientific circles during a dinner In Peary's honor at the metropolitan club. A lecture de livered by Peary simultaneously with the exposure of the pictures was In the nature of a formal report by the explorer at the Arctic club. Members of the Peary Arctic club , which Com mander Peary and the two members of his expedition , Captain Robert A. Bartlett and George A. Corup , occu pied the positions of honor at the din ner. The explorer's lecture began with the departure of the Roosevelt from New York city and ended with the expedition step by step on its north ward journey. The last picture shown and which was received with prolong ed applause , was of the polar waste at the point at which Commander Pea ry's Instruments showed was the northern end of the earth's axis. STORM HIT : JAMAICI H RO Cable Communication Cut Off for Five Days Disaster Feared. Halifax , N. S. , Nov. 11. Jamaica has been cut off from the outside world for nearly five days as the result of a hurricane which began there Satur day night. Owing to the unusual In terruption. It Is feared here that great damage has been done. Jamaica Is in no condition to stand another disaster. Upon the crops , which wore ripening , depended In a considerable measure the future financial standing of the Island , which was swept by a hurri cane four years ago and' suffered a serious earthquake and tire In 1907. All efforts to restore the cable con nections of the direct West India com pany have failed. Tests made from the Halifax office indicated that the cable was In good condition , but that the land lines from Dull Day , where the cable lands , to Kingston , ten miles away , wore down. This Interruption so far has battled all attempts to get into permanent communication with Kingston. Canadian capitalists are largely interested in Jamaican enter prises. i * ' * * C S > v. * * * * * fc ktJ V I tt ! % tMMtt ? < v.3.K * < lf * ' , * * , X * * " * s * ? -v , i T U < X * ' < ' * ' * J % jHv % ? % v * ' 3i > x * S-atesfcjSai - ' ' s ra'A ? ! * * * " SCENES AT SAN FRANCISCO'S GKEA11 PORTOLA FESTIVAL. These snapshots give some Idea of the vast crmviU that attended tinI'ortola U-Mival in San Francisco , which coh'biaied iln- discovery of tin ? ( Jolden Gate and the rchiihlllliitlnii of the city following the earthquake and lire. Tlie upper picture shows a company of Spanish war vcU'rans'VaiT.vIng ' a huge ling In the parade. It wua the largest | | n ever made In this country and when spread out completely tilled the street. The lower picture la a flimpshot of tlie military and civic pageant passing along Van Ness avenue , which marked the boundary line of the dlsasirmi-j lire REAL MYSTERY BEING HIDDEN PARIS FEELS SURE OF MME. STEINHEIL'S ACQUITTAL. TESTIMONY IS A MASS OF LIES When the Progress of Yesterday's Pro ceedings In the Trial Became Known , Paris Became Sure Real Mystery is Being Withheld by Judge. Paris , Nov. 11. The state at 2 o'clock this afternoon rested Its case against Mme. Steinhetl , accused of the murder of her husband , Adolphe Stelnhell , and her step-mother , Mine. Japy , and the defense at once began the examination of its witnesses. The popular opinion Is that the pros ecution has not made out a case against the prisoner and that she will bo acquitted by the jury. Paris , Nov. U. When the trial of Mme. Stelnhell was resumed today , twenty witnesses remained to bo heard. When the progress of yesterday dur ing which little real evidence against the accused was develoyed , became known to the public , the popular Im pression that the real mystery was beIng - , Ing burled under an extracable mass of pervarication was strengthened. Today the concensus of opinion In Paris Is that the court has failed to develop any material evidence against Mme. Stelnhell and that the jury must acquit her of the charge of having murdered her husband and step- mother. She Appears Exhausted. The accused woman appeared quite exhausted physically as she took her place In the court room today. She listened listlessly to the testimony of an uncle and of an expert accountant who had been called to testify as to the probable amount of money in the Stelnholl homo the night of the mur ders. This has been a disputed point , the state allowing that the painter's family were In strained circumstances and not likely to have in their house sufficient cash to attract criminals whoso real motive was robbery. Mmo. Stelnhell on last Friday swore that $1,500 had bcon taken by the murderers. Today her uncle and the accountant testified that an examina tion of the books kept by the family showed that there might been some thing over $900 In the house on the night of the tragedy. "I am becoming angry. Don't ex asperate mo any longer. I am de fending myself cautiously because , un fortunately , I am obliged to ; but if you drive mo to it , I will cease to be discreet. Understand ? " These words were hissed out In an undertone at Justice do Vallos by the defendant , giving a glimpse of her trump card. There are grave possibilities of a scandal and disgrace among some high French oftieinls , ho ld mndame choose to reveal her "back door his tory , " and her attempt to rule Franco through her lovers Evidently Justice de Vaiies under stood her remarks as he at once chang ed his line of questioning. The spec tators believe that this Is the key to the remarkable manner in which the tiial has been conducted. The prose cution seems bent on making as much show as possible without bring- Inc out ninnv fnots in the case TO GO 38 MILES WEST OF DALLAS NEW TERMINUS , SECTION 23 , TOWNSHIP 99 , RANGE 79. SECRETARY OF STATE NOTIFIED The Northwestern's Extension From Dallas Will Go Straight Across Tripp County and End-About Where Trlpp , Todd and Mellette Meet. Pierre. S. D. , Nov. 11. The Chicago and Northwestern railway yesterday filed with the secietary of state n resolution elution of extension of Its Dallas line thirty-eight miles In n westerly direc tion clear across Trlpp county , making Its new terminus on section 23 , town ship 99 , range 79. This Is practically at the point 'where the line between the now coun ties of Mellette and Todd touch the Trlpp county line. Mellette and Todd counties are what formerly was Meyer county , Mellette being the north half and Todd the south half. NEBRASKA SHOOTERS WIN Take Majority of Prizes In Final Day of Kansas City Shoot. Kansas City , Mo. , Nov. 11. Another high wind marred the second and final day of the Missouri and Kansas league shoot here. For the two days William Crosby of O'Fallon , 111. , was high professional , with a score of 37G out of n possible 400 ; Edward O'Brien of Florence , Kan. , second , 3G5 ; George Maxwell of Hastings , Neb. , third , 3G3 , and Henry Dordcn of St. Louis , fourth , 362. 362.William William Veach of Falls City , Neb. , carried off the high mark among the amateurs with a score of 373 ; Wool- folk Endorson of Lexington , Ky. , second end , 371 ; Harvey Dlxon , Joplln , Mo , , third , 358 ; and Fremont Huston of Perry , Okla. , and Richard Llnderrnan of Lincoln , Neb. , tied for fourth , at 357. 357.Tho The Elliot Inter-state team pigeon cup was won by iho Nebraska team against the Kansas City team , hold ers of the trophy , by a score of 88 to 86 out of a possible 100. HOLT COUNTY BOY IS LOST WHAT HAS BECOME OF SIDNEY SANFORD , AGED 15 ? MISSING SINCE LAST JUNE The Boy Had Been an Inmate at th State Institute for Feeble Mlndei at Beatrice Superintendent Pu Him On Train Not Seen Since. O'Neill. Neb. . Nov. 11. Special t The News : Where is Sidney Sanford a boy 15 years old. who started fron the institute for the feeble minded a Beatrice for his home at Page , thi county. June 21-last , Is the questloi that Is troubling the boy's mothei Mrs. Newberry. The lad was take : to the Institute two years ago las June. Mrs. Newberry wrote the si : perintendent. G. L. Roe , to allow th boy to come home for a visit , sendini the money for the car fare. She say she expected someone to come wit ] him , as she feared he could not mak the trlii alone. The boy started fron Montrice , but has not been heard o since. Only a short time ago was the cas 'irought ' to the attention of the authoi ties of this county. Sheriff Hall nov trying to locate the boy. Superintendent Roe writes to Shei Iff Hall that the boy started for hi home at Page Juno 21 without an al tendnnt. EIo disclaims responslblllt ; for the boy starting out alone ani says he had an order from the count ; court for the boy to come. The cour ty judge says he Issued no such ordei At any rate , the boy Is lost. H did not arrive at home and Mrs. New berry has been worrying and troul ling all summer over his dlsappcai ance. Superintendent Roe claims tha the boy got on the train at Ueatrlcc He would have had to change cars a Fremont , and It Is believed that I where he got lost , probably wandoi Ing away Into the country , and hope .ire entertained that he may bo local ed somewhere In that vicinity. ROOStV LT SA'O ' TO RE WEll American Agents of Expedition De clare no Truth In Rumors. Nnkuru , Naivasha Province , Drills ! East Africa , Nov. 11. The suppl ; agents for the American expedition a Nairobi state that there Is absolute ! no truth In the rumor recently cli culated that Colonel Roosevelt was 111 All of the members of ino party ar now on Guas Inglshu plateau and well the agents say. Wife to Meet Him Next Spring. Naples , Nov. 11. Mrs. Thcodor Roosevelt and her daughter , Ethel , me tared today to the village of Saint AC nello , near Sorrento , where the vMted the home of the late F. Marloi Crawford. Mrs. Roosevelt said tha she would return hero In the sprln to meet Colonel Roosevelt. DEAD ENGINEER . A MADISON BOY A. F. DAVIS KILLED IN ACCIDENT AT SAPULPA , OKLA. ENGINE TURNED OVER WITH HIM Victim Was Son of A. L. Davis , a Pioneer Citizen of Madison Drothcr of Mrs. A. E. Koechig Remain * Will Be Brought to Madison. Madison , Nob. , Nov. II. Special to The News : Engineer A. V. Davis of Sapnlpa , Olcla. , who mot death by Iho ovei turning of his locomotive on the Frisco railroad between Chandler anil Daggett. Okhi. , Tuesday , an account of which was given by the Anm > rliiteJ Press , WUH an old Madison boy , the son of ono of Madison's highly ro- HI octet ! pioneer settlers , A. \ , . Davit * . A. M Koechlg of this city received n telegram from his biothor-ln-lavv , 0. B. Davis , stating that his brother wan killed as above stated. Another telegram - gram was lecolved by Mr. Koechig stating that the remains would bo brought to Madison for Interment by the side of his mother and brother , \Vllllain. The deceased is a brother of Mr . A. 13. Koochlg. Me leaves a wife ami thiee childien , besides a father , broth er and three sisters. It IH llkoly thu funeral exorcises will occur Friday afternoon. PRAIRIE FIRE NEAR NELI6H- Northwestern Freight Engine Starta Blaze Runs Mile and Half. Nellgh. Neb. . Nov. 11. Special to The News : The Northwestern en gine of the second section of train No. 1 ! ) going west , started a lire on the afternoon that right-of-way yesterday desttoycd hay and corn In the llcldn. The lire traveled for over a mlle be fore being put out. Fred Jalicko , who lives two and one- half miles east of this city , probably sustained thu greatest loss. About 1 fourteen tons of timothy hay was destroyed - ' stroyed and about ten acres of corn in the field. The lire also burned over one-quarter mile of meadow for Mr. Jnhcke. Andrew Rice , who Is a neighbor , had ten tons of timothy hay destroyed and about seven acres of corn. Hail It not boon for the timely arrival of number of men from Neligh , the IOSB on buildings' would have been very large. The entire neighborhood turn ed out to light the fire , and it was not subdued until about 5 o'clock in the afternoon. It Is estimated that-the loss on hay will be about $125 , and on corn , $359. Claim for damages will be presented to the Northwestern company today. mm TO bJIILO SEWER > City Council Lets Contract for Survey and Estimate. Madison , Nov. 11. Special to The News : The city council awarded con tract to a Kansas City firm to begin survey and submit plan and estimate for a sewer system. The survey starts Saturday. Business Change at Alnsworth. AInsworth , Neb. , Nov. 11. Special to The News : Fred W. Slsson , dealer In hardware , lumber and coal , has sold his hardware business to Hiram and Ernest House. The firm name will bo H. House & Son. Possession has been given. ' Neff McAndrew caught a fine white owl on his place southwest of town yesterday afternoon. Stransbaugh-RIchardson. Madison , Neb. , Nov. 11. Special to The News : Miss Edith Richardson , daughter of Mark Richardson "of this city , was married today to P. Strans- baugh of Omaha , Rev. Mr. Houlgnte , pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church , officiating. Miss Richardson Is one of Madison county's popular teachers , who has grown Into beauti- : ul and accomplished young woman hood her * Mr. Stranp nugh Is a wel ) . to-do drugglfat , possessing a llourishliff ouslness on Vlnton street , In Omaha. Taft Speaks to Churchmen. Washington , Nov. 11. The conven tion of the laymen's missionary move ment organized and supported by the men of practically all the churches of Washington , opened In this city this morning with President Taft the prin cipal speaker. The movement is a national one , and Glfford Plnchot , chief of the forest survey , who is chairman of the general committee ot the movement , presided , Introduced the president following Mr. Taft , and an address was delivered by Robert E. Speer , secretary of the board of foreign missionaries of the Presbyte rian church of the United States. Tho- session will extend over Sunday. HAMBURG BELLE IS DEAD Famous Trotter , Taken South for the Winter , Succumbs. Thomasvlllo , Ga. , Nov. 11. Though brought south to escape the rigors of a northern winter , Hamburg Dello , the famous trotter , died at the stock farm of nor owner near this place of pneu monia. The mare had just been do- llVered at the farm after the trip , hat ing reached this place yesterday. The animal was bought by Mel Ilan- na of Cleveland , O. , a few months ago- for $50,000 ,