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KTABwsnro april is. ;i SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, THURSDAY MOBNING- NOVEMBER 30. 1911. weather today Fair, i-t P a Trnn? j I
11 CHEERS
CBlCEO
'nver Jury Finds Mrs. Ger
li cRide Gibson Patterson Not
Mjuilty of Murdering Hus
fcjpand Whom She Shot.
markable scene
S OUTSIDE building
ijKnTrv to Shake Hand of the
JgMWatcd Prisoner and the
IjBfyornen Struggle for
S Chance to Kiss Her.
tiJSv EKVEK, Colo.. Nov, '2?.-Gertrude
Gibson -Patterson, accused of the
"WW? 1'Ur,l(ir of her h."sba,ld- Charles
tK? A. Pa Hereon, whom she shot to"
death while the couple were
jSjSBklng "together in a' suburb on Sep
")fBbcr Co laet, today was declared not
DatfSlly by a jury in the district :ourt.
ttpVtverdlct was announced at 2:3 1 p. m.,.
'SlHfe than two hours after tho Jury had
Srtd. the long wait, carrying with II
.iKiigony of suspense for the lltllo worn
jjBl'OP trlul, resulting from the absence
jrfBjudEC George W. -Minn, who was at
&dKln? the funeral of his colleague,
JVSKkt Carlton jr. Blir.s.
r&JMs tho clerk finished reading the ver
MfB: Mrs. Patterson sprang to her feet
caught the outstretched hand of her
vjtKnu-y- From outside the courtroom
rfBe.a gre.it roar of cheers; inside, the
EJjB ivas quiet and orderly. But as
ltijBrt adjourned and Mrs. Patterson
' nHpr j forward to thank the jury, tlic
(Kd surged in on her. overwhelming
; gBVlth congratulations, uiid her effprts
SjNRfach the Jury were in vain. Later
jB-of the jurors called on her as 5hc
tttMi making roady to leave the Jail- To
jjBwc bIic expressed her thank3 and.
JJjBroUsfj them, her gratitude to the rest
rfRUic jurj-
?JSr'e&t Demonstration.
rtSSw'acn Mra. Patterson, stepped from the
JptTe coirrt building for the last time to
wjfc,fe Journey to the jail a journey
priSit fw the list ten days she bad made
ijnr times a day through a lane of curl
IjBe humanity Hie space between the
taftrti-ooin and the Jail was packed with
Bcbcerlng crowd. On the arm of hor
& 'Rorucy she struggled through tho
WRnd, mm trying to shake her hand
v,om'n striving to kiss her. Behind
fBlVth hands waving In the air, came
l,fc.father, shouting hly joy aloud. Close
jfend him came the mother ami sinter,
itgjBti hi tears.
Kt the jail preparations for leaving
JHrc quickly made. It was just t! o'etock
lf3tn MrJ Patterson Btcppcd through
4 frKbarml door.-' and into a.n automobile
l'a,,,"'c,i '1Cl 10 the hotel at which
ttt'A family is staying. As sho passed
1?Bpusl) Hie jail rotunda, gay with
JHinltaqlvinir decorations, the 150 or
i''J-Jke prisoners gave her a. round of
Umkv Ballots Taken.
tjfl no time in the deliberations of the
- Wcru tuere n,cre than two votes for
JpUsllou F'our ballots were taken, the
iJjyjIHj: resulting In leu for acquittal and
,c jfcfof conviction of murder in the first
)t'Pfc6 This ballot was taken last night.
-M tho Jury, which retired at H:i5 p.
-K,"Ul Jnodo Its Preliminary survey of
NBvldencc and the instructions. Aflor
"allot tho jury went to bed. The
3m' 'sl,tU Viia nkcn toon after tho
I'wiffBf. rct,,ncd from breakfast, resulting
fcMthe first An hour's dlHcm-slon fol-
r1-imtd aU(1 thc lhlnJ ballot "va3 tfikcn-
fHiiWtood Q 1 for aoqiifttal.
JMt 11:1.", o'clock in the morning tho jurv
1l!Eiiu foimh vo1-- u WAZ ao,id f0"
SB?C ourtli"use ' wa3 praetloally do
..3m& wlen flrst the news of tho agrei-
j.TiKrV l'icd out. Because of Judge
ttiiB' f,in',ra1' aM C0li'tK had adjourned
C,tjK county ofllccs wCro dosed. Only
sAK!W0 bai,llTK in oUarge of tilc jury.
Cw deputy sheriffs and a handful of
iiBd. U3 ycnl lo Ju(1c Allen "nTtlio
JBjlsi'. but it was more Uum two
-Jps lv-oro h was ah0 to rench ,Ml
UMJP0-horns uf agonizing suspense for
. CfjK! I'attfirson and of fruitless cpacula-
fne in Court Room.
'- !uJ&. 1lttl0 af,,r noon tho jury filed out
ra''3'n"c''- 'WJi'Mi the twelve men ro
i01 f0'1, nn ,,our InU'r' al1 of t,"' appar
.4 My '" hcrful mood, the- llrst whisper
WSJIpt around that II was an acquittal,
altfjflmy n':WK of tnc agreement spriad
i WtyM y lhro"Sh the city, and from very
a J?rCtL cr0H,tJ made its way
ryaSK courtroom. Admlttan,:o waa rle
w'imB' t0 all until a fw mluulos beforo
dVB' W;U3 m"0USlt thnvii. and when
al,'(ffKui:0rs nnnUy opened only a
K 'lrt of 1,10 ,h,'E vas io'o to
Thm'BFrt ,nl 11,0 l)ulMi?
"ljUS Wcrson was brought into court
ditoforr! 11,0 ,Ur-v "nlorcd. Pcatcd
iBw- c,;,u,c, Ellc chatted with him
M''Hte' ln hU',k,n5 conlnist. to her dc-
imh or 11,0 l:itst fc',v f,"yfl-
ftv?lKl.I?f'1,ct hl,nBr' 11 lfl declared, upon
W Icr ! Wn'" trlR to Krope wlLh an
'Jn af,0r "' married lal-
JjB. (Coatnuca ou Pago Soveu.)
SOMETHING LACKING. I
. ' . By John T. McCutcheon.
Ooprritrht: nil - -- - rrCufcheon.! .
THREATENS TDSEND
HOOPS TO TEHEMN
Russia Demands That Persja
Instantly Dismiss Aitfencah; .
Treasurer-General.'
TISriERAN, Nov. Russia's ulti-'
matum lias 'been delivered to Perils. Rus
sia. dcmandE the instaait dismissal of W.
Morgan Shustcr. t,he American treasurer'
general of Persia, whoun administration
of tho department has resulted In the
present complications, and Indemnity for
tho expense Incurred in sending Russian
troop3 to Persia.
Should the dismissal of Mr. Shustcr not
be carried out within forty-eight hours, ;
Russian troops will march on Teheran
and the addlllonul expenses will be added
to tho indemnity. It is stated confident
ly that the national council will not com
ply with thu demands. Mr. Sinister, In
an Interview today, said the cancella
tion of his contract rested entirely with
tho Persian national council. .
"Whatever may bo the feeling of tho
Persian people In the present affair and
It If, said to favor Shustcr Percia Is
helpless before the Russian Cossacks. In
some quarters It Is expected tho Russian
autlon. which is looked upon as an af
front offered to American prestige, will
bo resented by the United States, as
Mr. Shustcr was recommended for the
poFltion lie holds by tho statu depart
ment at Washington.
The presentation of the Russian ulti
matum has put an end to tho cablnot
crisis. A.fter a stormy sitting todu'y the
natlonul council approved another . min
istry, formed by Premier Sanisam 'Es
Sultaneh, with Votoogh-Ed-Dowlch as
mlnlstor of foreign affairs-
LONDON, Nov. SO. Tho Tchoran
correspondent of the Times says that al
though the ultlmaturn to Persia is pre
sented by Russia only, ho understands
that Great Britain has boen fully con
sulted. Certain portions of the ultimatum,
he adds, aro In the names of both powers.
SENATOR POINDEXTER
ARRAIGNS PRESIDENT
M1NOT, '. T.i.. Nov. 'Jf. A. severe ar
raignment of President Taft'K adminis
tration was made by Senator 'Polndcxter
of Washington, who tonight fired tho
opening gun lu the L,a. Follettc campaign
In North Dakota. In an address here,
Senator Polndextcr aci:uscd President
Taft of repudiating his plcdgo to work
for a tariff revision downward through
his advocacy of tho Payne-Aldrloh tariff
bill, of aiding and alxittlng tho Alaskan
syndicate In tho exploitation of the rc
nourcos Of Alaska, of attempting to read
prosrroHsivo Republicano out of tho party,
or punishing progressive senators and
rcprcsenlatives by withholding patron
age, and of being unduly solicitous of tho
welfare of trusts and combinations of
capital. Mr. Polndcvter said he had been
punished personally by the president for
advocating progr3-'lvo leKlnlatlon.
Tho recall of Minister Crnno from
China, the treaties with tho Central
American republics and tho Balllngor
incident wcro condemned ar. "unprogres
alve." Ho mndo a strong plea" for the
nomination of Senator La- Follettc, whom
ho characterised as one of tho f world's
greatest progressive statesmen.
t
COUNSEL ATTACKS
STOIESCTEfi
Millionaire's Relations With
'thT"Gfh'ani Girl Exposed
in . Cross-Examination..
KEW YORK. Nov. 20. Letters that
had not previously appeared were brought
to tho front sensationally today in tho
trlnl of Lillian Graham and Ethel Con
rad on the charge of shooting W. JG. D.
Stokes, the mlUlonalro sportsman. The
most Important letter Injected into the
evldenco .unexpectedly by tho show girls'
counsel contained the alleged statement
by tho Graham girl that Stokes need not
fear that sho would ever make him any
trouble.
On cross-examination Stokes claimed
that tho letter was signed before MIfs
Graham left New York to visit his farm
at Lexington, Ky. It was undated.
Stokes denied that bo got Miss Gra
ham to sign it at ! the conclusion of her
'visit to Lexington.
r"'.'Stokess examination closed for the day
.with the prosecution reading Into tho
evldenco more "than sixty letters' alleged
to,' havo been written by Miss Graham
to Stokes asking hhu to come to ,sec her
or to givo her money. Miss Graham col
lapsed when tho reading wa3 llnishod.
The cross-examination of the wealthy
hotel man' thus far has bocn mainly an
attack on hlo character and-an effort to
show that In the caeo of Miss Grahani bo
waa the pursuer and uot, as Stokes Inti
mated,' tho pursued,
t The cross-ixaminatlou of Stokco
probed relentlessly Into tho relatione! be
tween1 the witness and MIsg Graham until
sonic 'of '"the women left tho court-room
and the Graham glrl'a tilstor, MJs,u Alice
Andrew's, sobbed aloud.
Stokes -was- questioned further' a.bout
tho time he-sp'-nt at his stock farm near
Lexington, . Ky., where MIsb- Graham'
visited.'
"You hod respectable 'women among
your visitors sometlriiesV" ho was acke'd.
"Yes."
Stokes suld he had distinctly told Mi?s
Graham on ono occasion that he would
havo nothing more to do with young
girls. Ho declared that sho made tho
advance!1:. ' ,
INSANE MURDERER
CREMATED IN SHED
SAN 'JOSB. Cal., Nov. 20. John TCare-o,
an Insane Italian, drove his wife und two
children ffom their homo laic today, and
then, barricading himself In a shed,
opened tiro on passers-by. llir. first bul
let killed Mrs. Lena. Blase, a neighbor. 1
Well equipped with arms and ammuni
tion, Karco stood oft a prtsao of police
men and sheriff's deputies for more than
two hours. Dynamite was used lneff Act
ually in on attempt to dlslodgo him, ami
finally the shed was tired by a deputy
shcrlfi' who crept up to It unnoticed hi
tho gathering darkness.
When .flames had consumed the shed
fin charred body of Karso wa found,
xvlth tho top of the head missing.. It is
believed that he ahot himself.
Protests Heard,
VANCOUVER, B. C, Nov. 20.As a
result of protests by Hindus resident lu
British Columbia that they were being
unfairly treated bore, tho federal gov
ernment has agreed to ullow them to
bring their wives nnd children to this
country. This privilege was hitherto re
fused under tho Immigration regulations.
Tho Hindus arc British subjects. I
MAYOR-ELECT PARK
FAVORSTHE RECALL
Talks of the Recent Election
arid the-Contest' to Los.
Angeles Reporter.
Special to The Tribune.
LOS ANGELES. Cal.. Nov. 20. With
little personal concern over the outcome
of tho ponding lawsuit to test the con
stitutionality of the net ijf the legislature;
under which he was elected mayor of
Salt Lake City, Samuel C. Park Is hero
studying the mayoralty job and the sub
ject of good government.
"Salt Lake will be progressive,"
ho said. "Tho Initiative, refer
endum and recall havo bocn pro
vided for ln the state constitu
tion, but no enabling measure has been
enacted by the legislature. Our present
form Is an average between that of the
Dcs Moines and . Galveston and the peo
ple have manifested their approval. It
has, however, occasioned some criticism,
which will bo untenable when we get
the recall lo provide the necessary check
on those entrusted with the affairs of
the city government This means of re
storing to the people their right to con
trol thoso servants, whom they employ,
as well as their privilege of Initialing
and enacting laws, are bound to coino.
It is for the lcglslauire of Utah to pass
an act that will carry out the provisions
of tho constitution. .
"No. th6 other commissioners-elect and
I arc not worried about the action of the
Euprcme court of Utah on tho constitu
tionality of our election. Tho pending
suit originated with us. M, IS. Mulvey.
a. member of the present city council,
first raised the question. Tho matter was
taken to the district court on a writ of
prohibition to prevent tho city recorder
issuing certificates to us. It was thrown
.out fin demurrer. Subuequently the su
preme court rejected an application for
refiling tho case. Then our side applied
to the supreme court to assume original
jurisdiction and Issue a writ of mandate
to compel the recorder to Issue the cer
tificates. I signed the application. This
was done to moko a moot case that the
question of constlttulonality might bs de
cided before we took office. Otherwise
some one might attempt to nullify actions
of tho commission ln the future, The case
jwlll.be argued December 1."
DECLARES ALDRICH
PLAN A MONSTROSITY
WASHINGTON, Nov, 20 Representa
tive Lindbergh of Minnesota, author of
a resolution introduced In tho hotuo last
summsr directing an Investigation Into
tho "money trust," mado public today
his brief, which he will submit to the
house committee on rules early In the
corning session.
"Why docs the money trust pross so
hard for the Aldrlch plan now before the
people know what the money trust! ha
been doing?" said Mr. Lindbergh.
"Has It not got tho Aldrlch-Vreeland
emergency law. an act of Its own creation
thut docs not expire until lltl-l? u said,
when It fooled congress to pag that act,
that It wai a sure remedy for panics. It
know wo were scared of panics then. We
had just boon pinched by one.
"The Aldrlch plan Is tho greatest mon
strosity that .was ever placed before the
pcopl. It proposes to create a corpora
tion to Include all the national and stale
banks und trust companies."
(1
llIILLS CHOSEN
FOR PRESIDENT
Unofficial Ballots Used by
Child's Supporters Thrown
Out, Costing Him the
Victory.
LOSES 21 VOTES;
' WINNER'S MAJORITY 15
Educational Association of
Utah Closes Us Annual
Meeting With Election
of Officers.
Vote on President
"Total number votes cast.. 1209
John M. Mills (312
G. X. Child 597
Majority tor Mills 15
BY THE narrow margin of fifteen voles
John M. Mills of Ogden, superin
tendent of the Ogden city schools,
was yesterday elected president
of the Utah Educational associa
tion. More than 1200 members of the as
sociation cast ballots ln the election,
which number Is regarded as a remark
able poll, and Indicated the Interest that
centered in the contest. A number of un
official ballots wcro cast, but the elec
tions committee did not consider these In
the count.
When the result of the balloting was
announced at the afternoon session thcro
was prolonged applause on tho part of
the IJnOO persons who attended the meet
ing in the taberiiRcle. Tho election of
Mr. Mills was, made unanimous.
In announcing the result of the ballot
ing Prof. F. W. Reynolds, chairman of
the elections committee, said that when
somo of the" iriefiibftra had offered to vote
unofficial ballots and did vote them, they
were given an opportunity to vote the
official ballot and did vote It. The com
mittee felt, said Mr. Reynolds, that while
the Intent of the members who cast the
unofficial ballots was perhaps clear, the
procedure was irregular and the commit
tee deemed It. advisable to throw out tho
unofficial ballots. ,
Child Would Not Protest.
The unofficial ballots were cast by
zealous friends of Mr. Child. There were
twcnly-ono ballots rejected by the com
mittee, four of which were mutilated, and
the other seventeen wcro eample ballots
hearing tho namo of Mr. Child and dis
tributed by Mr. Child's friends.
"Unknown to me," said Mr. Child last
night, "some of my friends distributed a
number of sample ballots bearing my
name. , It might be regarded as clear
that those who deposited those ballots
Intended to vote for me. but after the
explanation of the committeo my friends
and myself felt that the conunlltco had
taken the proper course, although it
tunvid tho tide of the election in favor of
my opponent.
"After the announcement come of my
friends suggested that we enter a pro
test against the procedure of the com
mittee, but of course I would not listen
for a moment to any proposition of -that
sort- I am very well satisfied thut Mr.
Mills was declared the successful candi
date, and tho now president and other
officers of the association can rely on my
assistance in any manner in which I may
be able to serve thorn."
Mr- Mills made a neat little speech fol
lowing the declaration of his election, in
which hr: thanked the members of the as- !
sociation for the evidences of confidence i
which tlicy had given and promised to
put forth hie best efforts for the welfare
of tho association during his term of
office.
Mills Has Excellent Record.
Mr. Mills Is forty-two years of age and
is a native of St. George. Washington
county, this state. Ills early education
was obtained ln the grade schools of
Utah, and his undergraduate work was
done at the Brlgham Young unhcn-lty
at Rrovo ond at tho University of Utah
I In Salt Lake. From 1001 until 1907 Mr.
Mills was president of tho Latter-day
Saints high school. Ho spent two years
!at the University of Chicago, where he
obtained a inaalor's degree In anthro
pology. Ho taught for a short tlmo In
the Weber aoudemy at Ogden and lc
came superintendent of the Ogden city
schools in 1009. He has made an en
viable TOcord In tho Ogdu schools and
Is regarded us an educator of much
ability.
An announcement made by President
Morrill at the closing meeting brought
forth much applause and not a few
cheers. This announcement waa to the
effect that the secretary. Prof, -P. D.
Keeler. had reported that more than' 2300
had been enrolled us tnemherx of tho as
sociation, which, said Prof.. Morrill, was
-100 'more than any tolul of membership
heretofore recorded.
With the close of yesterday mooting
there came to an end the eighteenth an
nual convention of tho Utah Educational
oseoclallon. Throughout the pcsslons,
which began Monday morning, the great
est enthusiasm prevailed among the
(Continu-Jd on rage Three,)
I Girl Wko Ended I
Her Life Witk
Carbolic Acid
MISS CORA JOHNSON
TIKES FLING IT THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY
Alton B. Parker Says the "In
terests" Were Alwiys Op
" posed to Democrats.
NEW YORK. Nov. '20 Alton Ll. Parker,
who was tho presidential nominee on the
Democratic ticket In 1901, took Issue to
day with the statements made yesterday
by Wharton Barker of Philadelphia, ln
so far as they apply to Mr. Barker's In
timation that the financial interests ever
had Intended to support Parker asaltxst
Theodore Roosevelt.
!Mr. Barker probably did not wclgii
his words carefully enough, said Mr.
Parker, when his attention was called to
that part of Mr. Barker's testimony be
foro the senate committee on Interstate
eommcrco In which he said an eminent
financier, now dead, had told him the
money powers had decided to desert Par
ker and hud mado a bargain with Roose
velt. "There can be no doubt whatever," be
added, "that the Republican party and
tho Interests which constituted' Its lead
ers were ulways in opposition to the
Democratic parly. But It served their
purpose then to get Mr. Rooscvolt bot.
ler in leading strings, and to that end
they withheld their checks for, a time
and . talked -of hostility and undoubtedly
spoke- occasionally In friendly terms of
the opopslng candidate.'
Mr. Rootsevclf left town today to spend
Thanksgiving with hie son. Qutnilii, In
school at Grotou, Mass., and refused lo
add anything to Jds statement of last
nlghu " . ,. I
PHYSICIAN ADMITS
MURDERING HIS WIFE
JACKSON. Miss.. Nov. Jo! Dr, J.
Prank Sudrftnn, the Jackson physician,
hi custody, since. September 7. .charged
with the murder of his wife, today made
a signed confession of guilt. Uo will
plead guilty Saturday morning. Tho
.punishment-13 life Imprisonment.
Sudman was 'arrested a few hours after
his wlfu's death und a lu) of polfjpa was
found In hln possession. He denied his
guilt.
In his confession ho pajs hls act ' fol
lowed a quarrel with his wife. Shortly
aftor thc'quarr&i he suld, she complained
I of being III. and he gave her some pepsin
and coda, in which "lie had mixed potao
slum cyanide. lie said he did not
leave the house until aftor she was dead,
Sudman . expresses the desire . that, hlo
children bo prohibited from a telling, him
In prison until thoy are grown up.
REQUISITION PAPERS
SAID. TO; BE DEFECTIVE
Special to The Tribune.
HELENA, Mont., Nov. Been mo of
a defect In the req'ulsltlon -papers held hy
a Salt Lake- officer for the return thoro
of Charles. It. . O'Doiincll . of .Great Falls,
wanted for bigamy. Acting Governor W.
R. Allen today refused to grant tho au
thority to remove O'Donnell from tho
state. It will require a day or two to
remedy the defect by having tho proper
papers sent here from Utah. Until Ihls
Is done the mailer will be held In abey
Missionaries Safe.
BOSTON. Nov. rj. An unsigned cable
gram from Yunnan Ku.' received today at
the headquarter of the American Bap
tist Foreign Mlsfiouury society, said:
Whig Yuen Vu fafc."
This was Interpreted by the officials
of the society us meaning that the sonl
tv missionaries ul NIiik Yuen Pu. the
llrv and Mr. Robert W oil wood of "New
ton Center. .Mas., and Dr. and Mrs. J.
C. Humphreys of Philadelphia, fiom
whom nothing had b-on hard tdneo Sep
tember 1, had reached Yunnun Fu in
safety.
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FIRST DECEIT II
DRIVES GIRLTD I
ENDjlER LIFE I
Miss Cora Johnson, After Dis-
obeying Mother, Swallows I
Acid in the Independent !! H
telephone Building. j I
IN DREAD OF REBUKE j I
FOR" ATTENDING DANCE Jl I
Remorse Because She' Broke a i M
Strict Rule of Her Family ; j
j Causes Her to Seek j
Death." . fc j
" , i
IN a suddon, Impulsive dctc,rniinaUor '"
to end her remorse over having i
practiced deception upon her wid-
owed mother for the first time, ajid '
evidently Impelled by a fear of cen-
sure that might follow her mother's dlB- ;
covery of the truth. Miss Cora. Johsisou,
an attractive girl 17 years old, commit
ted suicide by drinking-a full ounco of
carbolic acid about 11":20 yesterday after
noon. The' rash act took place ln the
glrln' resting room on the top floor of the
Utah Independent Tclephono exchange,
where tho young girl had been employed
as an operator for the pai two years.
Miss Johnson uas alono at the tlmo.
After she had swallowed the deadly con
tents of the vial, she ran screaming Into
an emergency hospital room on the same I
floor and sank prostrate upon a couch i
In a semi-conscious condition. Aa .soon
as some of hor associates, who had re- j
malned In tho building during the lunch ;
hour, realized the tragedy that had oe- 1
currcd. a general summons for medical . j
aid was sent out by Mrs." Rose Pearson.
chief operator. Several physicians ar- j
rived ln quick succession, hut heroic cf- j
forts to, levlve and 3ave tho yourig worn
nil. proved fulllc. She diod at. about ;
12M5. . ' ' . ' ' I
Attends Odeon Dance. , j
Escorted by a joung man. whose name
tile police have not ascertained. .Miss
Johnson went to a dance In Odeon boll i
Tuesday nlglil. In her dp.lrc to rear her , 1
daughter properly jnd guide her foot- i
steps In upright paths, -Mrp. Johnaou had i
never permitted the young glr! to go to ,'
a dancing party unless accompanied by
a known .escort other than the young ;
man who had Invited her. The deeep- j
tlon used by MIso JohiiEOn in her do- , i
sire to go to the party alone with tho !
young man was that of writing a letter ;
to herself signed by "Do!" Adamv, a for- ! j
iner school chum. In this loiter, nn hi- ' i
vltatlon was extended to MIso John?on
to attend a dinner party to be given by j
Ml6 Adnnis Tuesday evening at S o'clock. j i
The note was found In Miss Johnson's ',
purse yesterday, and read ns follows:
"Dear Cora You arc Invited to' attend
a dinner party to be given nc our home. j j
on Tuesday evening at S o'clock. Try to j 'J
coma early. As over, your old chum, 1 i
"DEL ADAMS." j 1
Mother Gives Consent, l j
Having secured her mother's nennis- i
clou to attend the dinner party, after
setting forth that the host was n for- ! !
nmr .Klinnlliinf u-hnm .iVi.i lin,l nnt -u. ' '
III years. Miss Johnson met the unknown j
young man and both went to the dance.
Yesterday morning Miss Johnson and
hor two elder sisters, Efflc and Maj, ' j
also employed as operators In the tele
phone exchange, appealed at work as
usual. The young girl was apparontly In ! !
hor usual spirits. Those who raw her j
declare there wan nothing In hor d- ' .
portment or speech to attract attention
or forecast the tragedy, 1
At noon the two older 6lsnJ, who hio t ! j
irton employed by the company tho last I
four years, prepared to go home fo- J
lunch. One of the oth'sr oporaxorj at . !
this point Innocently lot the remark Cror
that she had seen the younger sister m
the dance the previous night. ThJo was
said to' the two sisters. Cora Johnson
overheard the remark, a fow minutes :'
Inter saying that sho would not go home
with .Efflc and May during the noon 'i
hour. I
Poison Is Obtained. ,1
Shortly after noon Mlss Johnson ran "
acrotr. tho street lo the Halllday drug . '
store, corner of State and First South - I
:trect-. whero !he purchased an ounce j
via! of SO per ceut carbolic acid from
E. A. Charron, a clerk. Mr. Charron - :
said yesterday that tho usual qcutIonn (
were asked nnd fatlsfactorlly answered
und that Mies Johnson, who often come
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THAXK SGI VI s G BAY j I
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