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[SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1905 GIRL WAS SHOT DEAtl, SENSATIONAL TRAGEDY IN A JACKSONVILLE COURT ROOM. Mr*. J. H. Freeman Fired at Owen E. Loadholtz, and Her Daughter, May Brown, AI*o Fired, Striking Police man Cahoon—Loadholtz Returned the Fire With Fatal Effect. Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 14.—Seeking to wreak swifter justice upon the man alleged to have wronged her daughter than delay of legal process promised, Mrs. J. H. Freeman lies mortally wounded; in the undertaking rooms Ih the corpse of May Brown, her daughter, and at his home. No. 53K Riverside avenue, W. II. C'thoon, a policeman, is In a condition that is considered grave, ail the remit of a sensational shooting in Justice Farris' court before noon today. Owen. E. 'Ixaidfeoltz, a young man of this city, wa» being given a pr» liroinary bearing on a charge of ha\ ing illicit relations with May Brown and being the father of her unborn chJid. The young woman had testified to the love and wooing of the young man ami of his importunities and of her yielding to them upon the promise of marriage, and then of his refusal to keep his promise. A physician testl flod to the condition of the young woman, and the case was continued until Wednesday. When Judge Farris announced that the case would be continued the worn eu were noticed to move uneasily The elder woman wore a long, loose coat. When the attorney and ‘l/md holtz approached the Judge’s stand, Mr*. Freeman arose at the same mm nient, and advancing two puces drew from the left side of her long coat a Colt's revolver, anil, levelling it at Loadholtz. announced in a high, hys terical voice that thrilled all who heard It, and one Hint will ring al ways in the ears of the assemblage upon which the terrible accents fell: "Owen Loadholtz. ibis case will b< settled now!” and fired. TWO BURNED TO HEATH. FATHER AND SON PERISH FIRE AT SAVANNAH. VcMillan’o Copper Works Burned to Ground—J. W. Gardner a-d Hi* Son, Harry, Were Caught ir. the 3o.trJ.ng, A Which The/ Slept, and ned to Death. aim He daughter started from her seat and struck her arms downward. The ball, which was intended for l^>adholtz, plowed into the floor. After the first shot there was a fu- silade. Lqndholtz retreated to the rear of Judge Farris’ desk. At the Detective Cahoon, who <S*r rnff, between Loadholtz and the As he did, Miss Brown drew her revolver and fired, striking Ca boon in the hack. From his position back of the Judge's desk Loptlboltz opened fire after the first shot. Ho fired five times, four of the shots striking Mrs. Freeman and one of them taking ef fect on thie younger woman, the hall entering the mouth, lodging in the base of her brain. Death was almost Instantaneous. Dotective Cahoon made the follow Ing statement: "When Judge Farris announced that the case would be continued Mn Freeman got up, and. reaching unde her cloak, drew a revolver and fired at Ixmdholtz. Ixmdholtz got up from his sent and drawing his pistol, fired at Mrs. Freeman, and she fell. ’’When I reached Ixiadhbltz h> in the net of shooting Mrs. Freeman again, but 1 succeeded in grasping the hand in which the revolver was held. But Just as I did I was shot 1n the hack and fell, and I do not remember any more about It." Mrs. Freeman, mother of Miss Brown and wife of IHdicetnun J. H. Froemtui. was found to have been shot four times, two bulls entering the back Just below the waist line, one be neath the left eye, and one in the left elbow, which ranged across the chest and lodged in the right shoulder. Mrs. Freeman was taken to her home and an examination of her wounds conducted by lira. 11. It. Drew and S. A. Morris. SS'iv physicians left the house they told Mr. Freeman upon request for a frank statement of his wife’s condition that then' was small chance for her reoo cry. and that she would probadly di Bawinnah, Ga., Feb. 15—In a fire whic i completely destroyed the cop per works of .McMillan Bros., at the northeast corner of Price and Liberty streets, .1. W. Gardner and his hod. Harry, were burned to a crisp at mid night last night. Mr. Gardner lived at Pooler, and ten children besides this son, who was burned to death with him. From liie position of the two bodies, as they were discovered, it is evident tburt both men had left the bed in which vere accustomed to sleep and trying to leave the burning building when overcome by smoke ml beat. The bodies were about flf- (•<-N feet apart, the son evidently hav ing ’ tried »o open a window which opens on Perry lane. Mr. Gardner and his son were ac customed to sleeping In a bed in the corner of the building, which was a frame affair, directly on Perry lane and Price street. Mr. II. N. Carter, an employe at the place, stated that he left the works about 10 o’clock last night, and left both Mr. Gardner and Ills son in the building, the elder man then being in bed. When found, the bodies of both men were at least ten steps from the corner, and clutched in the hand of the elder man was a lantern, showing that ho had attempt ed to light his way through the smoke as he fought to make ids way from the burning building. Discovery of Flames. Just how the fire started, no one knows. Mr. Carter, who was among the last to leave the place, said the >nly origin he could assign would be i spark from the forge, which was burning at the time, and by which e men were warming themselves. The flames were first discovered by Moffett. a conductor of the Savan- ih Electric Co., who was going home way of Liberty street. He said e entire corner of the building at •rry lane and Price street was burn ing fiercely, and with his bare hands he tore open the fire nlurtu box and sent In! an alarm. Hie vgi\>w YMiu-nhe VlK;\howev. had been noticed by firemen w^io were at work on the burning buildings at Jefferson street and Oglethorpe ave nue. The (lames there were practi cally under control, and everything except one engine was rushed to the fire at Liberty and Price. . Joe Pitts, colored, who works around Fire Station No. I, fell from the truck and was painfully injured as the run to the new-found fire was commenced. A general alarm was turned in when it was seen that the fire was well advanced, and was in dangerous locality whore there are number of wooden buildings. Clothing Froze on Firerhen. Eleven streams of water were soon playing on tho building, but the dry timbers burned like tinder, and the water-soaked firemen, who felt their outer clothing stiffening by freezing, fought valiantly to prevent the spread ing of the flames. CbJ caj Indicted der, and rived in eral houri lice, with A la.'ge the t&moui general c-f his alleged wivc-a her. Mrs. Emile Flj dared that she station under any cl she was not there. M ifoch asserted that she to help the police, but thd “1 will help prosecute declared, "but I am not so see him.” Hoch had evidently ( #«xi>ected a number of his wives to nee' the station, and he appointed .hat they "Where you talked so muc! Officer Loftus "I don't see any of them. I replied the officer, as he looked thnlugh the window out of which Hoch h^d been peering. "There, Is nobody ' waving their handkerchief at us. I guess you have been joking me about that part of the business,” said Hoch. "Any- ere could not be fourteen of or I never had that There seems to be a lot of women who think that I am the only in the world that could marry them and get away with some of their money. Anyhow, not even those women are here.” he n<yld this Hoch chuckled glee- though he thought it a good tlje officer, who had brought from New York. When Loftus alighted fro ix policemen who had been station to met them were ntrol the crowd with diffl he was recognized, a <$f people Jeerc 8EA ISLAND MEN TO ORGANIZE. Will the Island Planters Get Together to Monopolize Seed? Organization among planters of ItUanil cotton on the Carolina islands 1* being discussed, and reports are an attempt will be made to get them to gether. The object seems to be to control the distribution of seed in a measure. U is from the island seed that the world depends, and with these controlled by an organization such as is now being discussed, chang ed conditions may be expected. The planters seem to bo watching with jealous eyes the planting of sea isl and cotton in other countrios.—Cotton Trade Journal, of Savannah. At this tlmo every one should pay his little debts. It is tho payment of little debts that bring happiness and good will. Prosperity would continue without end if the people would pay their debts, live within their income aud pay cash. Florid* Treasurer’s Repoi Tallahassee, Fla., Feb. 15.—' port of W. V. Knott, state treasurer, for the month of January, 1905, shows balances due to tho several state and educational funds at the close of bus iness January 31, 1905, as follows: General rovenue fund $235,998.69 One mill school fund 13.4C9.14 Pension tax fund 220.67 State board of health fund 66,882.95 Principal of school fund... Interest of school fund Principal of seminary fund Interest of seminary fund. Hire of state convict fund Indian war claims fund... Agricultural college fund.. Experiment station funl. . White college Morrill fund Col'd. college fire loss fund University of Florida moss hall fund Florida Hospital for Insane fire loss fund Station Incidental fund.... South Florida Military Col lege, improvements South Florida Military Col lege, current expenses.. University of Florida, fire loss fund Florida School for Blind, Deaf and Dumb University of Florida, gmy- naslum fund University of Florida, act of 1903 Florida Agricultural Insti tute, at Kissimmee, Fla. fully, joke « him bad Hoch am train the sent to tf able to < cultv. V numbe Alim. • police hurried station and oi not her _ ty hustle* patrol wagon and started engo avenue police statlor tant, where Hoch was for several hours. Hoch admitted at the oJf6£flTe had married Mrs. Marie Go«rc-Hoch, and that the marriage,was Illegal. He would admit nothing else. < During the evening five women wjho said they were wives of Hoch we^e placed in a separate room under a guard of policemen. One of them, Mrs. Em ilio Fischor-Hoch, saw Hoeh for a minute, and saluted him with the ex clamation: "You old hog; you got my $750, didn’t you Hoch made no reply to 'this, but smiled as though h-» regarded the af- falr of $750 rather as a joke than oth vise. CURES CATARRHAL DEAFNESS. 1,142.10 33.412.77 *4.17 2,970.75 82,686.75 25,000.00 1.114.62* 2,947.88 7,625.01 16.49 129.04 , 129.70 188.99 143.82 3.09 666.69 95.30 177.90 16.89 3,963.85 Total $484,215.51 Mr. Wm. 8. Crane, of California, Md H suffered for years with rheuma tism and lumbago. He was finally ad vised to try Chamberlain's Pain Balm, which ho did, and it effected a com plete cure. This liniment Is for sale by W. D. Dunaway. One Week's Use of Hyomei Did More Than 8ix Months’ Treatment by Specialists. In the treatment of deafness which Is often a result of catarrh, Hyomoi acts almost Immediately upon tho In flamed membrane, and the hearing begins to return at once. A few days’ treatment will bring relief, aul in three or four weeks, according to the severity of the case, a cure will be accomplished. Miss Meeks, of Mattowan, N. Y., says: "Hyomoi is truly wonderful. I have used it but a shoft time, ind see a great change In my condition. My hearing Is improving rapidly, and I had no Idea I would Improve so rap idly in so short a time. My breath, which was so offensive to myself and others, has lost Its bad odor entirely. I have spent a great deal of money with catarrh specialists and can truly say that six months of their treatment is not equal to oue month of Hyo mei.’’ A. E. Dinimock is selling Hyomei upon the unusual plan if agreeing to return the money If the medicine does not cure. A complete outfit costa only $1.00, nnd consists of an inhaler that can bo carried In the vest pocket, a medt- clno dropper and a txtijle of Hyomei. Tho Inhaler will last a lifetime, and there Is enough Hyomei for several weeks’ treatment Additional bottlea of Hyomei can be procured for 50 centa. Compare this small expense with the fees charged by specialists and theu remember that If Hyomei does not cure Mr. Dimmock will re turn your money. While our settlement workers ar3 teaching Shakespeare and Wagner to tho masses they might profitably in clude a little Instruction In buying. The penalty of buying in small quan tities at greatly reduced prices is a necessary one, but a little instruction in values would be a helpful and much needed reform. All the healing, balsamic virtues of the Norway pine are concentrated in Dr. Wood’s Norway Pine Syrup. Na ture’s own remedy for coughs and colds. I and Overcoats will wait fo^no man at the present prices. We are afraid you will not get your share. Better get m while there is a chance. IVTaybe you ®will find your stze among the highest priced ones. You know this is the time for our annual clearance sale. Take your pick before you get shut out. The sale includes all of the Suits and Overcoats we have left. Hundreds are taking advantage of the low prices we are giving. BOYS’ CLOTHINQ. Buster Browu Suits, <6 60 down to Buster Brown Suits $7.60 down to . <4 60 <6.00 400 Boys' Donblo Breas li c Suits ffito <4.00 400 Boys’ Double Breasted Suits <6.00 to <3.90 <5.00 Suits Roducod to <3.85 <1.00 Suits Rcduood to . <1.26 60 Suits, no two of a kind at Ono-Half Prico. <1.00 to <3.00 Knee Pants at 39c to <1.49 MEN’S CLOTHING Made bv Strauss Bros, and Hart, Sohaffnor & Marx, the best to be had. We havo arranged these suits into four prices, putting in odd lots, ono two suits of a kind, to make np tho line. If your size is in them it is money saved for you. AU < 9.00, <10.00 and <11.00 Suits eo at < 7.75 " 12.00, 18.00 “ 18.60 “ " " 9 60 13 60, 15.00 “ 16.60 1100 17.00, 18.00 •• 20.00 19 00 30.00, 22.00 “ 26.00 15.00 100 Men's Saits to close ont at . 3*69 Fit and Style. There are some things which can’t be improved. Odo of these things is the "Queen Quality” Shoe for women. You can make it more elaborate, you can , decorate it, embellish it, use costly materials and all that. But for $100 a pair You Cannot Make a Better Shoe Than “Queen Quality,” having regard solely to the two great essentials of FIT and STYLE. This means that mechanically it is perfect. As for its appearance, the fact' that one hundred thousand women choose it instantly above all other shoes would seem to indicate that it is attractive. Why don’t you go so far as to try on a pair the next time you go to the store. It costs nothing to see them fit your foot. Boots $3 00. Oxfords $2.50. Special Styles 50-cents extra. Fast color eyelets used exclusively. The Leaders in Staple Dry Goods, Heavy Groceries and! Farmers' Supplies, W. T. Lane. i