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MONDAY, APRIL 20.
The Case of
Jennie Brice
By
MARY ROBERTS RINEHART
Copyright, 1913, by the Bobbs-
Merrill Company
PROLOGUE.
* W'ta Jennie Brice murdered?
• If she were murdered, who wa>
guilty of the foul deed?
If she were not done away
with by an assassin, what became
of her?
Whence did she disappear?
These and a few ether inter
esting questions are raised at
once in this very clever tale of
mystery written by a woman
who is no: only an adept ai
writing Jiciich of this charac
ter, but the possessor of a styh
that chains the interest by its
clearness and directness and
wins by its r ich humor.
Continued From Yesterday
The Mumi gin n.-i <1 lived long
enough to make a statement to the po
lice, although Mr. Holcombe only
learned this liter. On the statement
being shown to Hadley In the jail and
his learning o f the girl's dentil, he col
lapsed. He confessed before be was
hanged, and his confession, briefly,
was like this:
He had met the Murray girl in con
'nectlon with the typing of his play,
and had 'alien in love with her. He
had never cared for his wife, and
would hove been glad to get rid of her
In any way possible. He had not in
tended to kill her, however. He had
planned to elope with the Murray girl,
and, awaiting an opportunity, had per
suaded her to leave home and to take
a room near my house.
Here he had visited her daily, while
his wife was at the theater.
They had planned to go to New York
together on Monday. March 5. On
Sunday, the 4th, however, Mr. Bronson
and Mr. Howell had made their curi
ous proposition. When ho accepted,
Philip Ladiey maintained that he
meant only to carry out the plan as
suggested. But the temptation was
too strong for him. That night, while
his wife slept, he bad strangled her.
I believe he was frantic with fear,
after he had done It. Then It occurred
*o him that If he made the body un
; cognizable he would be safe enough.
L that quiet Sunday night, when Mr.
Reynolds reported all peaceful in the
uadley room he had cut off the poor
tfTetch's head and had tied it up in t<
pillowslip weighted with my onyx
Clock!
It Is a curious fact about the case
that the scar which his wife incurred
to enable her to marry him was the
means of bis undoing. He insisted,
and I believe be was telling the truth,
that he did not know of the scar
that Is, his wife had never told him of
It and had been able to conceal It He
thought she had probably used paratlin
In some way.
In his final statement, written with
great care and no little literary finish,
he told the story in detnli: of arrang
ing the clews ns Mr. Howell aud Mr.
Bronson had suggested; of going out in
the boat with the body, covered with
a fur coat, in the bottom of tbe skiff;
of throwing it Into the current above
the Ninth street bridge, and of seeing
tbe fur coat fall from the boat and car
rled beyond his reach; of disposing of
tbe head near tbe Seventh street
bridge; of going to u drug store, ns |ier
the Howell instructions and of coming
home at 4 o'clock to find me at the
head of the stairs.
Several points of confusion remnlu
ed. One had been caused by Temple
Hope’s refusal to admit that the dress
and hat that figured in the case were
to be used by her the next week at the
theater. Mr. Ladiey Insisted that this
was the case and that on that Sun
day afternoon his wife had requested
him to take them to Miss Hope; that
they had quarreled as to whether they
should be packed in a box or In the
brown valise, and that he bud visited
Alice Murray Instead. It was on the
way there that the Idea of finally get
ting rid of Jennie Brice came to him
And a way—using the black and white
striped dress of the dispute.
Another |K>int of confusion bad been
the dismantling of his room thut Mon
day night, some time between the visit
of Hope and the return of Mr
Hole mbe. This was to obtain the
scrap of paper containing the list of
clews as suggested by Mr. Howell, a
clew that might have brought about a
premature discovery of tbe so called
hoax.
To the girl he had told nothing of
bla plan. But he bad told her abe was
to leave town on an early train the
next morning, going a* bis wife; that
he wished her to wear the black and
white dress and hat for reasons that he
w'onld explain later and to be veiled
henvy; that to the young man who
would put her on the train and who
had seen Jennie Brice only once abe
was to be Jennie Brice; to say as little
aa possible and not to raise her veil
Her further Instructions were simple
to go to the plnco at Horner where
Jennie, Brice bad planned to go, but tc
use the name of Bellows there. And
after abe had been there for a day ot
two to go as quietly as possible to New
lork. U; gave her the address of a
bonrun., ue could write
her and where lit* would Join her later
He reasoned in this way: That ar
Alice Murray was to Impersonate Jen
nie Brice and Jennie Brice hiding from
her husband she would naturally dis
card her name. The name Bellows bad
been hers by a previous marriage, and
she might easily resume it. Thus to
establish bis innocence he had not only
the evidence of Iloweil and Bronson
that the whole thiug was a gigantle
hoax; he bad the evidence of Howell
that he had started Jennie Brice to
Horner that Monday mornlug. thut she
had reached Horner, had there assum
ed an incognito, as Mr. Hitman would
say, and bad later disappeared from
there, maliciously concealing herself
to work liis undoing.
In all probability he would have gone
free, the richer by SIOO for each
week of his imprisonment, but for
two things. The flood, which had
brought opportunity to bis door, had
brought Mr. Holcombe to feed Peter,
the dog. And the same flood, which
; *. r '
He Was Frantic With Fear.
should have carried the headless body
as far as Cairo or even farther on down
the Mississippi, had rejected it In an
eddy below a clay bluff at Sewiekley.
Well, it Is all over now. Mr. Lad
ley Is dead, and Alice Murray, and even
Peter lies iu the yard. Mr. Reynolds
made a small wooden cross over Pe
ter's grave ami carved “Till we meet
again” ou it. I daresay the next flood
will find it In Molly Maguire's kitchen.
Mr. Howell and Lida are married.
Mr. Howell inherited some money. 1
believe, and what with that and IJda
declaring she would either marry him
in a church or run off to Steubenville.
0., Alma had to consent. 1 went to
the wedding and stood near the door,
while Alma swept in, in lavender chif
fon and rose |>oint lace. She has not
Improved with age. lias Alma. But
Lida—Lida—l wanted to run out and
claim her, my more than child.
I sat down and covered my face, and
from tbe pew behind me some one
leaned over and putted my shoulder.
“Miss Bess.” old Isaac said gently,
"don't take on. Miss Bess!”
He came tbe next day and brought
me some lilies from the bride's bou
quet that she had sent me uud a bottle
of champagne from the wedding sup
per. 1 had not tasted champagne for
twenty years!
That is ali of the story. On summer
sfteruoons sometimes when the house
Is hot Igo to the park and sit. 1 used
to take Peter, but now be is dead. 1
like to see Lida's little boy. The nurse
knows me by sight and lets me talk to
the child. He can say “Peter” quite
plainly. But he does not call Alma
“grandmother.” The nurse says she
does not like it. He calls her “Nana.”
Lida does not forget me. The other
day she brought me. wilh apologies,
the chiffon gown her mother had worn
at her wedding. Alriin had never worn
It but once, and now she was too stout
for it. 1 took St. lam not proud, and
I should like Molly Maguire to see It.
Mr. Hoh'omlte asked me last night to
mnrry him. He says he needs me, and
that 1 need him.
I am a lonely woman and getting
old. and I’m tired of watching the gas
meter, and besides, with Peter dead.
I need a man in the house all the time.
The flood district is none too orderly.
Besides, when I have a wedding dress
laid away and it bottle of good wine
it seems a pity not to use them
I think I shall do il.
•nir »-• o
AT 3 O’CLOCK PRESIDENT
ASKS CONGRESS FOR USE
OF U. S. ARMY AND NAVY
‘ (Continued from page one.)
tor Bristow commented adversely upon
the administration's attitude.
Not His Vote.
“When President Wilson comes to
congress today asking for the use of
the armed forces of the United States
to compel Huerta to apologize he will
not receive my vote," announced Sen
ator Bristow, "f he asks for authority
to put down Insurrections or estab
lish a stable government In Mexico
a more serious question for consider
ation will arise. This thing of making
war upon the Mexican people merely
because a man the president rails a
band't refuses to apologize Is Idiotic."
Mr, Bryan said that as far as tja
knew the Mexican government had not
given Mr. O'Shaugiineasy bis pass
ports nor had the atatc department
Instructed the charge to leave Mexico.
Ar* Leaving.
According to official advices Amer
icans In Mexico already are beginning
to leave. Officials understood that
hundreds of Americans left Mexico
City yesterday for Vera Cruz.
The stsvj department, through Mr.
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O'Shaughnessy and by direct message
from Mr. Bryan to American consuls
throughout Mexico hau warned all
Americans to leave.
Secretary Garrison conferred with
Gen. Wood, Gen. Witherspoon, who
will become chief of staff next Wed
nesday; Brigadier General Crowder,
judge advocate general, and other of
ficials of the edpartmont. It was un
derstood they were preparing recom
mendations to congress looking to the
immediate passage of legislation pro
viding for a large volunteer army.
The basis of the recommendations
will be the Hay bill, already passed
by the house, which will permit the
mustering into the United States army
of militia organizations with their of
ficers, providing 75 per cent of the
men are willing to do so.
Washington.—Chairman Flood, of
the house foreign affairs committee,
conferred with Democratic Leader
Underwood and arranged that as soon
as the president had read his mes
sage the committee would report im
mediately a resolution to the house.
Chairman Flood said after his con
ference with Mr. Underwood and a
telephone talk with the White
House: “Congress will do whatever
the president asks, which probably
ill be a blockade of the Mexican
ports to protect American lives and
property.”
The only suspicion of a break In
the silence between Washington and
Mexico City came during the Tore
noon when Charge Algara carried a
communication to Secretary Bryan.
The charge said he considered it
was somewhat different from the
proposition which was refused last
night, but Secretary Bryan declared
it was as that forwarded by Charge
O’Shaughnessy and could not be ac
cepted. Mr, Alagara telegraphed to
the Mexican foreign minister that
Mr. Bryan has received his commu
nication “with no encouragement."
Significant Bearing.
Huerta’s telegram to President Taft
on February 18, 1913, was given out
again at the White House today and
officials declared its words had a sig
nificant bearing on the present sit
uation.
“I have the honor to inform you
that I have overthrown this govern
ment, the forces are with me, and
from now on peace and prosperity
will reign.
“Your obedient servant,
“VICTOR!ANO HUERTA,
“Gommander-in-Chief.”
New Proposals.
Charge Alagara contended that his
message to Mr. Bryan contained new
proposals; but the secretary of slate
said it was only a matter of construc
tion.
OTifcials who knew Mr. Algara’s
message said it might he construed
as a proposal to eliminate the writ
ten guarantee for a return salute by
the United States which Huerta de
manded early yesterday; but state
department officials evidently did
not accept it as of such Import.
Not Affected.
Such protection as the United
States has undertaken to extend to
foreigners will be affected, according
to the present purpose. The diplo
matic body in Washington has learn
ed that the United States wil con
tinue to look after foreigners In
northern Mexico In the constitutional
ist zone where foreign governments
have no consular representatives. In
the federal territory those govern
ments will continue to look after their
own subjects.
Senator Shively caled a meeting of
the foreign relations committee after
the cabinet had met. Some senators
were prepared to urge that any reso
lution adopted by congress should
specifically provide for protection of
lives and property of Americans a iU
other foreigners In Mexico.
$50,000,000
Chairman Martin of the senate ap
propriations committee expressed be
lief that an emergency appropriation
was not now necessary but that an ap
propriation of fifty million dollars, the
sum approjfnated at the beginning of
the Spanish-American war, would be
made if asked by the President.
Secretary Daniels said before the
cabinet meeting that no orders had
beer, sent to Rear Admiral Badger's
fleet nor had any been issued to the
battleships New York and Texas
which are almost ready for sea duty.
Mr. Daniels received a message
from near Admiral Fletcher at Vera
Cruz dated Sunday, saying, “no fur
ther developments at Vera Cruz or
Tompico.”
State depeartments estimates placed
the numberof Americans In Mexico
City at 1.200; Vera Cruz about 800;
Tampico 500; Torreon 150; Chihuahua
150; Guadalajara 200 with others In
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MESSAGE READ BY PRES’T WILSON TODAY
AT JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS ON MEXICO
President Wilson laid the Mexican |
situation before congress today in
these words:
“Gentlemen of the Congress;
"It is my duty to call your atten
tion to a situation which has arisen
in our dealings with General Victoria
no Huerta at Mexico City, which calls
for action, and to ask your advice and
co-operation in acting upon it. On
the ninth of April a paymaster o.’ the
U. S. S. Dolphin landed at the Itur
bide Bridge Landing at Tampico with
a wheelbarrow and boat's crew to
take off certain supplies needed by
his ship, and while engaged in loading
the boat was arrested by an officer
and squad of the army of General
Huerta. Neither the paymaster or
any one of the boat's crew was arm
ed. Two of the men were In the boat
when the arrest took place and were
obliged to leave it and submit to he
taken into custody, notwithstanding
the fact that the boat carried, both at
her bow and her stern, tile flag of the
United States.
Arrest Made
“The oificer who made the arrest
was proceeding up one of the streets
of the town with his prisoners when
met by an officer of higher authority,
who ordered him to return to the
landing and await orders; aud within
an hour and a half from the time of
the. arrest orders were received from
the commander of the Huertista
forces at Tampico for the release of
the paymaster and hts men. The re
lease was followed by apologies from
the commander and later by an ex
pression of regret by General Huerta
himself. General Huerta urged that
martial law obtained at the time at
Tampico; that orders had been issued
that no one should be allowed to land
at the Iturbide Bridge; and that our
sailors had no right to land there.
Our naval commanders at the port
had not been notified of any such pro
hibition; and, even if they had been,
the only justifiable course open to the
local authorities would have been to
request the paymaster and his crew
to withdraw and to lodge a protest
with the commanding officer of the
fleet.
Serious Affront.
Admiral Mayo regarded tile arrest
as so serious an affront thnt he was
not satisfied with the apologies of
fered but demanded that the flag of
the United States be saluted with spe
cial ceremony by the military com
mander of the port.
"The incident cannot be regarded as
a. trivial one, especially as two of the
men arrested were taken from the boat
itself—that is to say, from the terri
tory of the United States; but had
it stood by itself it might have been
attributed to ignorance or arrogance
of a single officer. Unfortunately, It
was not an isolated case.
Series of Incidents.
A series of incidents have recently
occurred which cannot but create the
impression that the representatives of
General Huerta were willing to go out
of their way to show disregard for
the dignity and rights of this govern
ment and felt perfectly safe in doing
what they pleased, making free to
show in many ways their irritation
and contempt. A few days after the
incident at Tampico an orderly from
the U. S. S. Minnesota was arrested at
Vera Cruz while ashore in uniform to
obtain the ship’s mail and was for a
time thrown into jail. An official dis
patch from this government to Its em
bassy at Mexico City was withheld
by the authorities of the telegraphic
service until peremptorily demanded
by our charge d’affaires in person.
Wrong*.
So far as can learn, such wrongs
and annoyances have been suffered to
occur only against representatives of
the United States. I have heard of no
complaints from other governments of
similar treatment. Subsequent expla
naltio.is and formal apologies did n(*t
and could not alter the popular im
pression, which it la possible It had
been the. object of the Huertista au
thorities to create, that the govern
ment of the United States was being
singled out and might he singled out
with impunity, for slights and affronts
AT EXACTLY 6 O’CLOCK PROPOSAL
OF TERMS OF SALUTE PRESENTED;
REFUSED BY THE UNITED STATES
City of Mexico.—The draft of the
protocol by Mexico, refused signature
by the United States, follows:
'Draft of Protocol.
“With a view to petting an end to
tho lamentable Incident which occur
red on the 9tli instant, at Port Tam
pico, caused by the detention of nine
men and one American officer; con
sidering that said marines were im
mediately put at liberty by General
Zaragoza, commander of Port Tam
pico and’ that said officer presented
an apology to Rear Admiral Mayo,
commander of the American squadron
in those waters; that afterwards when
the president of the republic of Mex
ico became advised of the facts he
expressed regret through the office ot
foreign relations for the Incident and
ordered that full investigation he
made to the end that the guilty might
be punished If any be found guilty,
and finally that the action 111 question
was due to the zealousness of a s..b
altern which might be regarded as
excusable if it is taken into consider
ation that the marines were detained
had gone ashore In uniform without
permission ot the military authorities,
the port being at the moment not
only In a state of war but under at
tack by rebels, tho charge de’affaires
of the United States and the minister
of foreign relations of Mexico, acting
In their official capacities agreed ’as
follows:
By 21 Gun*.
“First: That the Mexican govern
ment, Inspired by a desire of showing
the good will It feels toward the peo
pie of the United States and acting in
the same manner wherein the Unite!
States has done in similar cases, binds
Itself that the American flag ho sa
luted at Tampico by 21 guns from the
Mexican shore batteries or a Mexi
can warship In those waters.
At Same Moment.
“Second: That the cannon referred
to in the preceding article shall be
fired at the moment when tho Ameri
can flag shall he posted to a mast
head on the Me 'lean shore.
"Third: That, the government oT
the United States hinds itself to sa
lute the Mexican flag Immediately
following the salute by the Mexican*
in retaliation for its refusal to recog
nize tin' pretensions of General lluertu
to I'd* regarded as the constitutional
provisional president of the republic
of Mexico.
Manifest Danger.
"The manifest danger of such a sit
uation was that such offences might
grow from had to worse until some
thing happened of so gross and in
tolerable a sort as to lead directly and
inevitably to armed conflict. II was
necessary that the apologies of Gen.
Huerta and his representatives should
go much further, that they should he
such as to attract the attention of the
whole population to their significance,
and such as to impress upon General
Huerta himself the necessity of seeing
to it that no further occasion for ex
planations and professed regrets
should arise. 1. therefore, felt it my
duty to sustain Admiral Mayo in the
whole of his demand and to insist that
Hie flag of the United States should
be saluted in such a way as to indi
cate a new spirit and attitude on the
part of the Huertistas.
“Such a salute General Huerta has
refused, and 1 have come to ask your
approval and support in the course I
now purpose to pursue.
By Civil Strife.
“This government can, I earnestly
hope, In no circumstances lie forced
into war with the people of Mexico.
Mexico is torn by civil strife. If we
are to accept the tests of its own con
stitution it has no government. Gen
eral Huerta lias set his power up In
tile City of Mexico, such as it Is, with
out right and by methods for which
there can be no justification. Only
part of tile country is under Ids con
trol If armed conflict should un
hapily come as a result of his attitude
of personal resentment towards this
government, we should he fighting
only General Huerta and those who
adhere to him and give him their sup
port, and our object would lie only to
restore to the people of tho distracted
republic tiio opportunity to set up
again their own laws and their own
government.
“But I earnestly liopo that war is
not now in question.
For American People.
“I believe thut 1 speak for the
American people when I say thut we
do not desire to control in any de
gree the affairs of our sister repub
lic. Our feeling Tor the people of
Mexico is one of deep and genuine
friendship and everything that lie
have so far done or refrained from
doing has proceeded from our desiro
to help them, not hinder or embarrass
them. We would not wish even to
exercise the good offices ot friendship
without their welcome and consent.
The people of Mexico are entitled to
settle their own domestic affairs in
their own way and we sincerely de
sire to respect their right. The pres
ent situation need have nono of the
grave implications of interference fi\
we deal with it promptly, firmly and
wisely.
What Is Necessary.
“No doubt I could do what is neces
sary in the circumstances to enforce
respect for our government without
recourse to the congress, and
not exceed my oonsiitutional powers
as president ; but. I do not wish to act
iu a matter possibly of so grave con
sequences except iu close conference
and co-operation with botti tho senate
and house. 1, therefore, come to ask
your approval that 1 should use the
armed forces of (ho United States in
such ways aud to such an extent as
may be necessary to obtain from Gen
eral Huerta and his adherents the
fullest recognition of the rights ami
dignity of the United States, even
amidst the distressing conditions now
unhappily obtaining in Mexico.
No Aggression.
“There can in what we do lie no
thought of aggression or of selfish ag
grandizement. We seek to maintain
the dignity and authority of the Unit
ed Slates only because we wish al
ways to keep our great influence un
impaired for the uses of ltbeity both
In the United States and wherever
else it may be employed for tho hcna->
fit of mankind.
to the American flag with 21 guns of
the man-of-war Dolphin or any other
battleship at anchor in those wafers.
Mexican Flag.
"Fourth: The guns to which the
preceding articles refer shall he fired
at the moment when the Mexican
flag shall be hoisted to tiie top of a
mast of the aforesaid man of-war or
o fany other warship in those waters
and to this end both contracting par
ties attached their signature.”
Listened to Band.
This formal reply was handed to
Charge G’Shaughnessy at exactly 0
o'clock last evening. Huerta display
ed comparative Indifference to the
crisis and passed several hours last
evening listening to the hand In Cha
pultepec Park. Several hundred
American residents spent the even
ing at the American Club at a dinner.
Order 20 Torpedo
Boat Destroyers
to Join the Fleet
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to put to sea this afternoon, mooting
Roar Admiral Badger's fleet In the
gulf and arrompiinylng it to Tampico.
Officers said the destroyers, with two
tend< rs, were ready to depart.
Mr. end Mrs. Jus. Rheaney are
visiting Major and Mrs. Hamilton
Wilkins for the next few months.
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ALLEGED MONTE SANA
ROBBERS ARE CAUGHT
Men Alleged to Have Burglar
ized Wolfe’s House Landed
After Two Weeks Hunt.
Wlmt is believed to bo ono of tiie
finest pioces of detective work which
lms ever been done here recently
culminated yesterday (Sunday) morn
ing between 6 and 8 o’clock with tiie
capture of two young white men,
Harry Kennedy and Toni Holliman,
charged with burglary. Readers of
police news will remember that two
weeks ago Mrs. A. Wolfe’s house in
Monte Suno was broken into during
her absence and looted of practically
every movable article in it. Mrs.
Wolfe has a store st 1200 Broad
Street, und Saturday night two weeks
ago she remained at the store all
night. It was on her return to her
house Sunday morning that she found
the place practically gutted from gar
ret to cellar. When the police came
upon the scene there was appurontl)
no clue by which they could trace
tho burglars. To a eivlllan It would
look like the most hopeless Job In the
world.
Detective Whittle, with Detectives
Glover and Redd have been working
GRAND JURY HEARD CHARGES
THEN BEGAN WORK FOR TERM
Elected Mr. William Schweigert Foreman. Judge Hammond
Praises Recent Steps Georgia Has Made in Handling
the Criminal.
The Richmond County grand jury
for the Aprli term of court convened
at 10 o'clock this morning and after
hearing a charge from Judge Ham
mond and choosing Mr. William
Schwelgort as foreman, got down to
the regular business which will come
before them.
Judge Hammond charged the grand
jury in regard to the criminal busi
ness wiiicli will be presented for their
consideration, which Is required by
fctaute, and also In regard to their in
vestigation of affairs of the county.
It is customary for the grand Jury
for each April term of court to Inves
ligate in detail the various county of
fices and later during the week the
foreman will appoint a number of
committees for this purpose.
In regard to criminal matters Judge
Hammond spoke of the profound
study that is being made In all civil
ized countries of crime and criminals.
He said that the American nation
was the most blood-thirsty in the
world, that Georgia was as bad as any
state in that respect and also that
Richmond County furnished tier ahare.
The fact that there were seven mur
der cases tried recently In one term
of *he Burke superior court wus de
plored by Judge Hammond.
The court said that Georgia, like so
many other states, bud been in the
past, considering only the crime and
not the criminals, lie said, however,
that this state was making some ad
vances In the treatment of criminals
and lie pointed to the recent act of
the legislature allowing the judge of
a superior court to reduce some cases
from a felony to a misdemeanor and
suspend sentence when in his Judg
ment, this Is the wise tiling to do. Id
such cases of suspended sentence the
recipient of the clemency of the court
must report regularly to some offi
cer designated by the court and
Judge Hammond charged the grand
Jury that It was within their province
to recommend that tiie court select
a probation officer.
Ihe abolition of the convict lease
system, which prevents the convicts
from having to work for heartless
task masters in coal mines and other
places where extreme hardships are
undergone, was praised by the Court
who said that the work of building
roads In the open air and sunlight
was much preferable.
The juvenile court has handled fib
cases during the year Just past, ac
cording to Judge Hammond, and he
toid the grand Jury that this Instltti*
Hon was doing much to prevent crime
among the youths of the city and
county'. The juvenile court provides
homes lor the homeless, handles the
on tho case over since. To 101 lln
detail how they went about the affair
would he to give away their methods,
but it is safe to Hay that they traced
some of tlie stolen property and
through tills got clues which led to
tile landing of the two prisoners.
Kennedy and Holliman. They work
ed on these clues all night Friday,
ami all day and all night Saturday
til! fi o'clock in the morning on Sun
day when they nabbed Holliman at
Ills home. Kennedy was caught two
hours later on the Hill near tile Hon
Air.
Holliman lias confessed the theft,
implicating Kennedy, hut the latter
still sticks out for his innocence.
Sergeant Whittle, and Messrs. Redd
and Glover in the midst of the con
gratulations they are receiving on this
fine piece of *ork, are far from be
ing enlivened at their success.
BOIIING IT DOWN.
"What’s the fuss over there Iti that
corner?”
“Lady sending u telegram.”
“I know- that. Hut why the facial
contortions?”
"She's trying to tell her husband
what Hho thinks of him in 10 words.”
—J u d K”. j
SOMETHING FISHY.
Olyde—Ever see this new dance,
the fish walk?
Kipps I dunno. I've teen codfish
balls. Chicago News.
cases of Incorriglhles and in many in
stances saves hoju from becoming
rrimnals by timely checking of their
Indiscretions. The judges charge
was most interesting and an able one.
Spring Laxative and Blood Cleanser
Flush out the accumulated wests
nnd poisons of tho winter months;
cleanse yoti r stomach, liver and kid
neys of all Impurities Take fJr.
King’s New ;,|fo Pills; nothing better
for purifying (*•■> blood Mild, ion
griping laxative. Cures constipation;
makes you feel fine. Take no otner.
25c, at your Druggist.
Rticklen's Arnica Salve for AH
Hurts.
BIG YIELDS.
“Here's a man got .'i.OOO oranges
from one tree. How's that for a lav
ish yield?”
"Pretty good. Hut I have a friend
who marketed .'I,OOO gallons of maple
syrup tills March, nnd I know for a
fact that he only has two maple trees
on his place.”—Louisville Courier
Journal,
SENBIBLE GIRL.
“When I marry It will be for love
only.”
"Is that so?”
"Positively.”
“And if some poor man proposes to
you ?”
"Hut he won’t. I shall take good
cure not to tall In love with any mih
who Inn't able to provide me with
what luxuries I require.”—Detroit
Free Press.
WILL HAVE MANY REMINDERS
He (In their new home)—Do you
know, I can hardly believe that we
arc .really and truly married.
Hho —Glance over these bills, clear,
and you'll have no doubt whatever.—
Hoston Transcript.
TREAT CHILDREN’S
COLDS EXTERNALLY
Don’t dose the delicate little etorn-
Hch with harmful Internal medlclaee.
Vlrk'o “Vap-O-Bub" Group and Pneu
monia Halve Is applied externally over
the throat and chest. The body heat
releasee soothing antiseptic vapors
that are labeled all night long, looe
onlng the tough phlegm and opening
up the air passages. For all Inflam
mations of the air passages from head
colds and catarrh, down to bronchitis
and Incipient pneumonia. Vick's Is
quicker than Intern:.! medicines. Can
bo used freely with perfect safety, on
the smallest child. At druggists—2sc,
50c, and SI.OO.
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