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T < tL • I 1 After Three Hours Deliberation Jury Returns Verdict. THE PRISONER IS INDIFFERENT The Indictment Cltar|&e* First De Kree Harder—Attorneys Will tsk Trial ttn Appeal. F< id Take St. Louis, March 7.—The jury in the case of F. Seymour Barrington, for the murder of J. P. McCann, brought, in a verdict of guilty in the first degree at 11:15 o'clock Saturday night. They had been out a little less than three hours. The penalty of thfc verdict is death. Barrington received the verdict in silence, although he became pale and trembled visibly. The crowd which had attended the trial during the day remained in the hope of hearing the verdict. Several times the report that the jury had come to an understanding brought the spectators scurrying back Into the courtroom. Finally the announcement l J "7 + 4 i t f l / r F. SEYMOUR BARRINGTON. The Convicted Murderer. was made that the jury had reached, a verdict. The jury was brought back into the courtroom in charge of Deputy Sheriffs Ossenfort and Harry Schnecko, Barrington came into the courtroom guarded by Jailer Jake Roth and Dep uty Sheriff J. W. Bellairs. The silence preceding the reading of the verdict was intense. Barrington sat at his accustomed place as though It was evident to all carved of stone. that he was attempting to maintain the same composure he had exhibited throughout the trial. Before making tile verdict public Judge McElhinney warned the spectators that a demon stration would not be tolerated. He then asked the foreman of the jury if the verdict reached was his verdict, The foreman, in a distinct voice, de ciared that it was. Judge McElhinney in turn asked each of the jurors the same question and received the same answer. The attorneys who defended Barring ton immediately gave notice that a m '/A y Y, 7 JAMES P. McCANN. The Murdered Man. new trial would be asked for. In the event that this is refused, an appeal will be taken. Judge McElhinney de ferred sentence until the motions for a new trial and appeal are passed upon, Barrington was led back to his cell. After the verdict Mrs. McCann, who remains in Clayton, declared that she had no statement to make. d* Attended. The oloslne dav of the trial was , ' y . masked by the usual packed crowd in the courtroom The women, who have been constantly In evidence had the beet, seats in front. Before the argu liftrgp Ci ment began Judge McElhinney warned the spectators not to make any show of approval or disapproval. When Attorney R. E. L. Gardner was ready to begin his argument for the state, the crowd of witnesses, who have been excluded all along, pressed into the courtroom, and after being on hand for ten days, had their first op portunity to hear the trial. Mrs. McCann was shown in by her attorney and given a seat at the sher iff's desk, opposite the jury. When Attorney Gardner reached the point where he was describing with great force the murder of McCann at the eried aloud. She was quieted, but later, wlien Mr. Gardner referred to her visit to Bonfils to see the body, she again gnve way to her emotions. This time j At orney Grover went up to Judge Me- j Ellylnney and whispered a remon- ! Btrance against having such a scene in court as liable to have an effect on the jury. The court summoned Attorney Davis and Instructed him to remove Mrs. McCann. Attorney Score* Defendant. The arraignment which Attorney Gardner gave Barrington did not. seem to have the slightest effect on the pris oner, even when the prosecutor turneif around, and, facing the prisoner, shook liis fist almost in his face, declaring: "There is the man who foully murdered his best friend, Jim McCann. Look at him. He has the reptilian sagacity of the devil and the heart of a monster. If I were to picture the devil incarnate to you I would not describe him with a cloven hoof and a forked tail, but as a being clothed in broadcloth and im maculate linen, with the cold, steely blue eyes of this man Barrington, the guilty.'' Barrington simply looked at his ac cuser and smiled in a derisive way. He sat facing the jury most of the time, and from Ume to time hts smile re laxed and his face resumed its seriou* look. Barrington's silent composure at such times Indicates a most remark able self-control. Following Mr. Gardner came Attor ney Wilfred Jones for the defense. He made a short talk. Then Attorney Shelley Grover followed with the main argument for Barrington, which occu pied over three hours. Prosecuting At torney R. L. Johnson closed for the state. The instruction of the court, which preceded the argumnets, were lengthy. After reciting the four counts in the indictment charging murder by shoot ing, drowning, choking and cutting Mc Cann's throat, the court said that there, was no evidence to support the count charging killing by cutting the throat with a razor, and instructed that this should not be considered. Sketch of Ills Career. The crime for which Barrington must hang was the murder of his friend and benefactor, James P. McCann, a well-known horseman, who befriended the bogus English lord after his release from the workhouse and took him into his family. The murder occurred near Bonfils, St. Louis county, June 18, 1903, where Barrington lured McCann late at night. Barrington afterward re turned to McCann's home in the city, removed his bloody clothing, and is said to have paid assiduous court to McCann's widow until the body of the murdered man was found ten days later. Barrington, who Is said to have a record as an English crook, came to St. Louis in December, 1902, and soon sprung into notoriety. Representing himself as an English lord, he became acquainted with many prominent peo ple. and finally married Miss Grace Wilhelmina Cochrane, of Kansas City, who he evidently thought an heiress. She thought him a nobleman, and both were deceived. Barrington was kicked out of the house by Miss Cochrane's brother, and afterwards sent to the workhouse for disturbing Cochrane's I>eace. He was later pardoned by May or Wells. AN OHIO CITY IN DANGER. Heavy Ruin. Have Canned loe Horae, to Gradually Move To ward the City. ~ToIedoT 0., Marrh 7.—This city Is in imminent danger Sunday. There has been rain during the entire day, and the ice gorges up the river have been gradually moving down towards the city. At ten o'clock the ice has formed a temporary gorge five miles above the city. At the brige of the Toledo Rail way & Terminal Co., one mile below the gorge, the water is 19 feet above the normal stage. The gorges took out three pieces of the Urban and Infer Urban Railway Co.'s bridge across the river at Maumee city, and also did considerable damage to the wagon bridge at that point, bu,t did not take the bridge. In the city the water was about seven feet above the normal stage, and was rising at the rate of about six inches an hour. Guards are stationed at points along the river, and are keeping the officials in this city informed as to the situation. Situation 1, t'nclinnaed. Fremont., Neb., March 7.—The flood situation is practically unchanged, and the water is still at the high water mark reached Saturday. The ice in the Platte river has moved slowly during the day, but the gorge which caused the water to spread over the lowlands remains intact. The Union Pacific railroad is still unable to move trains east of the city. Officials of the road are preparing to dynamite the gorge and to run a steam launch up the river, with which to repair the damaged bridge at Valley. CREW ACCUSED OF MUTINY. Sixteen Member* of Crew of the Nina A rreated For Mutiny Have Keen DiNcliariced. San Juan, March 7.—The United States lighthouse tender Nina, the sailors of which recently were charged with mutiny, has sailed for Pensacola, for repairs, manned by a crew from the gunboat Gloucester. The members of the Nina who were arrested for mu tiny have been discharged, and sev eral of them will remain here to swear a complainant against Capt. William G. Cutler for false imprisonment. The crew of the Nlna ' numberlns 16> were arrested and placed in jail on the cha mutlny refusing to take vesse] tQ Pensacola for repair8 . The ^ t were Rh hale / ln New York ]ast September( and that when they recently signed what they believed was the payroll, they learned that they had unwillingly con tracted for service on the Nina for a Rising Sun, ind., March 7. The trial of James Gillespie for the murder of his twin sister Elizabeth, last Novem her, and of his sister, Mrs. Belle Sew ard and of Mrs. Myron Barber as ac cessories, will begin here Monday, It was thought that there would b* a continuance because of the serious illness of Capt. Coles, leading counsel for the defendants, but James Gilies 1*1*. w ho Is In jail, while the others are out on ball, has insisted on the trial proceeding, and it was stated Sunday night that the counsel and oth tr defendants will do as James re year. MURDER TRIAL TO BEGIN. 4 Defendant* f'oiinnel fl* 111, But Gfll leniile Inailat* on tlie Trial I'rnceedlnif. quests. Congressman Griffith and other attorneys for the defense were here Sunday night. TO BE BURIED WEDNESDAY. Funeral of the l.ate Count Van Wal der.ee to Be Held ou That Bate. Berlin, March 7.—The funeral of the late field marshal, Count von Walder see, will be held at noon on Wednes day. Emperor William and Empress Au gusta Victoria, all the members of the house of Hohenzollern and the sover eigns of the German states, and also many eminent person^ abroad, have telegraphed condolence* to Countess von Walderse*. FOR GREATER MISSISSIPPI Items of Industrial Interest GleancI From All Over the State. Notes and Comments. BY H. E. BLAKESLEE. There are more reasons than one why factories should be located in Mississippi that are worthy of explot tatlon at the hands of the press of the State. The laws are liberal, Indeed. and offer inducements superior to those of almost every other State In tho Union. Conditions are unusually favorable and with the proper interest manifested would no doubt attract the attention of capitalists in the North and West and wake up some dormant capital in our own State. The pres ence of factories gives employment to a large class of our people, notably women and shildren who cannot make a living on the farm; has the effect of Increasing real estate values in tire immediate proximity of such indus tries; adds much taxable wealth, and, above all, gives a home market for our truckers and farmers generally. Large pay rolls to factory employes flow into the general channels of trade, to merchants, truckers, farm ers, and, in short, to almost every ave nue of commerce. It should be re membered that monies thus distrib uted to employes necessarily comes from abroad, due to the sale of the finished product of the factory, and hence it means an influx of wealth. The South is today the growing cen ter of the Union in this particular l .ne, and why should we not have our pro rata of these industries that are coming South? It is because our peo ple have not taken the matter actively 111 hand. We are depending too much on our agriculture, and that fact is why we are not better off today. Di versified Industry and the presence of factories to consume our raw material will change matters very much for our good. Mississippi has an abund ance of the finest labor In the Union; we are not troubled with lock-outs and s.trikes, nor are we troubled with labor laws as are Northern manufacturers, if these matters are called to the at tention of capitalists who are seeking a place for investment, we would re ceive a due proportion of the many factories that are coming in this direc tion. Capital is an extremely timid thing and men are not inclined to put their all into an Industry In a foreign State without local aid and encourage ment. ... An advantage possessed by Jfissis sippi over the States further north, and one that is well worth exploiting, is the difference in the cost of living. The first cost of making a home here is not only less, hut it costs less to support the home and the family than it does in a country where winter is the rule and summer only the inter lude, The three largest items of ex pense for every family are, buildings, clothing and food. Individual arti cles of clothing cost some less here than in the North, and the total amount of clothing needed is much less, and what is needed is a less ex pensive article. The furs, heavy wool and other expensive articles of winter clothing are not needed here, and clothing of the cheaper cotton fab rics is all that is wanted during the greater part of the year. Undercloth ing of wool is frequently worn, but the heavy wraps and double suits worn in the North are wholly unnecessary. Fuel costs but'little and little is need ed. Carpets are much less essential to comfort than in the North and are much less used. Parties first coming here from the North will find their heavy clothing comfortable for the first winter from the fact that our cli mate is damper than what they have been used to, but after one or two winters they will find no need for such and it will never be replaced. The may be said in regard to the cost of food. Meat, flour, sugar, tea and coffee cost practically the same here in the North, but with our milder climate we need less of these and use a larger proportion of vegetables and fruits, which are grown at home, and so cost no cash outlay, perience of many who have lived in both places, we are confident that the expense here for the thrge items men tioned is not more than two-thirds what it is in States north of the Ohio river. With such small expense for living, with our light taxes and cheap labor, this is one of the best places in the whole country for a man of en ergy, pluok and limited means to make for himself • comfortable home. ... While the good people of Charles ton, Tallahatchie county, may not be "pushing" the whole State of Missis sippi so much, they are pushing their town, and that is commendable At a largely attended mass meeting held a few days since, they decided to have railroad connection at any cost and put enthusiastic men to work to get the movement under way. The propo altlon is, to tap the Illinois Central at Oakland with a branch road for Charleston, takes tangible proportions the Illinois Central will no doubt, come in and help the matter along. The town needs this road to make It one of the beet in the State, surrounding condi tion* being favorable to a large com mercial and manufacturing business. ... The forests of Mississippi still con tain large quantities of valuable tim ber that should be worked into the finished articles right here at home. Not a particie of it should he shipped out of the State in an unfinished state. ... ens same as From the ex When their movement For the first time Mississippi ts Nation to ad ul resources making a little approp vertlse her wonderf abroad. Total appropriations of $60, 000 have been made for the exploiting of a few ef our products at the St. Louie fair. This Is just four cents per head on our population, but we hope for the very best recults. Our legis lators havs h*en too stingy with this subject and attached too little impor tance to it. There ia nothing coming to us on a silver or gold spoon. We qaust go out after it, and that in a business way, too. Set-fasts and car buncles havs no place in our make-up now and they must be eradicated. • • • The moneyed men of our 8ta^ are •bowing their faith in Its future great new In a moet liberal way. They are Investing liberally ln enterprises that confume the crude material and give employment to labor. Such action on their part le great encouragement for outside capital. No outsider will be inclined to invest his money when the home people are holding back and not showing a substantial interest. * » * Mississippi Is the leader ln the way of public schools. More money is ap propriated for their support per capita afld a longer term given than ln any ether State ln the South There is in the State one factory that is a red hot proposition. The "Red" Snapper Co.," of Centerville, is referred to. It manufactures a brand of pepper sauce which has been named the "Red Snapper," and com mands a good sale wherever intro duced. The company has been doing business for some time and enjoys an extensive trade, * • • Why not organize a league all over the State with the motto: "Push Mis sissippi?" There's something to it. ... That the State la awakening to the enormity of her wonderful resources, only the most ignorant can fail to see. Within the last decade remarkable ad vances have been made in an indus trial way. Our people are no longer sitting Idle, waiting for Northern cap ital to come in and pick up the golden plums lying scattered from one end of the State to the other. Instead, they have partially awakened to the possi bilities and opportunities before them, and now the busy hum of machinery is heard on all sides. Cotton, our great staple, is gathered from the fields one day and sent the next in textile form to the markets of the world. Our peo ple are alive at last to the possibili ties before them and are achieving for themselves the long delayed tribute which the world now voluntarily ac knowledges as their birthright. With such a country, -such a people must keep in the forefront in the grand march of commercial progress and ex pansion. the pace for the next by such wise steps that will bring into full devel opment the rich capacities of soil and the grand powers of brain and brawn which the unerring wisdom of the great ruler of human destinies has brought together in this favoreu land. This can be accomplished largely by the judicious use of our own means and the talents accorded us. The groat work is in progress and the man who won't see it that way Is blind from choice. This generation must set ... The canal system of reclaiming swamp lands has been put in success ful operation in some of the counties •vhere there were bottom lands with favorable conditions. The plan is to issue bonds and have the canal cut; then to assess each acre thus benefited so much per year until the bonds And interest are paid. Land that was worth less than $1.00 per acre before was made to bring from $15 to $40 when sold. It might he well for peo ple with this kind of land to investi gate the feasibility of having it drained. Information on the subject can be secured by writing G. W. Long, chancery clerk of Lee county, at Tu pelo, enclosing stamp for reply. There are other counties which have adopted this plan, but the above address is given because the writer ts acquainted with the success of the venture in Lee county. ... Samples of cucumber pickles which will be in our exhibit at the fair com pare favorably with those produced by any section, the State are especially adapted to the culture of such vegetables, and if com munities would only form small com panies to put up these articles they would be assured a ready market for the product. The company that could supply twenty per cent of the trade of Mississippi alone would have a big business.and furnish a market for all cucumbers and other pickling vegeta bles that could be raised for miles around. Could our people only he made to see the advantages following such a course, the State would be more prosperous than ever. • * • The city of Tupelo has a municipal park in the way of a body of 44 acres of pure artesian water. It is stocked with game fish and affords fine sport for those who enjoy angling for the game bream and elusive trout. A fee is charged for fl 'ling in the park ana a keeper is always on hand to collect the fee and look after the comfort of his customers. Quite a handsome sum is paid in each year for fishing privi leges and it has proven a great suc cess. Some lands within The people of Mississippi are very backward in one thing especially, and it is to tie hoped that they will be come educated along this line and ln the near future wake up to the impor tance of properly advertising to the world our wonderful resources. If It were generally known that our State possessed the advantages she does, we believe that in a very short period of time there would he an Influx of im migration and capital that would sur prise even the most optimistic. • * • Our new citizens from the North and West are contented and happy. They enjoy the mild winters and the comparative ease with which a crop can be produced here. There's always room for men with money, brain and muscle ln Missis sippi. s * s And whoever would have believed that Mississippi was the mother of Yale Collage? But It is so. And Yal# College eeems to be content with Itawamba county, where It is lo cated, and, by the way, we understand that it Is prospering, as all such ex cellent institutions in the State should. * • • There Is employment for all who de sire work in Mississippi at remunera tive figures. The demand for labor 1* always good, and especially for the skilled artisans of different trades. • • * Mlssisslpplane gladly welcome men of energy and enterprise, makee no difference from what section of the country they hall. What we want la workers with capital to put their pro jects Into execution. Send a thousand and room will be made to accommo date them. ... How many people know that th* In ventor of the round bale compra** was a naltve born MiBsis»lppl«u? He was, and still has ties that bind him to his native State. W. C. Bewonett* was a resident of Verona, Lee county, and occasionally comes back now ts visit old friends and relative*. s GOODS RECEIVED SAME DAT AS} ORDERED FROM Leon Hesdorffer LIQUOR DEALER »>j*j*j* Canton, Mississippi Fine Imported and Domestic Wines, Liquors Gins, Brandies. Etc., of all Prices j Qualities Hesdorffer'a Private Stock per quart $1.00 Hesdorffer's Pure Rye Kentucky 'Belle 'Bourbon Old Glory Rye GtU Edge Straight Whiskey per gallon $2.00 The Famous 'Red Top Rye per quart $1.25 Pete Cooper Rye reduced price per quart $1.50 Murry Hlu Club recuced price Old Monopole Rye Old Silas SMoore 75c 44 44 75c 44 $1.25 $t.00 $1.00 44 75c 44 44 I 44 44 Satisfaction Guaranteed or Money Refunded on Any of These Bra n ds. LONS DISTANCE TELEPHONE, NUMBER 74. r n PROVIDENT ASSURANCE LIFE * >4 SAVINGS SOCIETY New York President b 146 and 348 Broadway, EDWADD W. SCOTT, ■» •» Organized *■ - 1875 SIX YEcAtRS' ADDITIONS .'. IROM OFFICIAL STATEMENTS m THE COMPANY HAS DOUBLE ITS INCOME [7| 8 TREBLED ITS ASSETS QUADRUPLED ITS RE- 9 9 SERVE TEN-FOLD INCREASED ITS EXCESS OF IN- 0 6 COME OVER DISBURSEMENTS > j* j* 2 Policies issued to meet the wants of ail amounts $100 to 950,000 *** AGENTS V/ANTED *** JAS. H. FUQUA, JR., General Agent, HOLMES COUNTY BANK BUILDING, LEXINGTON, MISS. For Information as to Rates Apply to. J r DRS. STANSRtJ RY & ALEXANDER, Surgical and Mechanical W: H: SUTTON DENTI8TS. Rooms 2nd floor Masonic Building. Every operation pertaining to DenUtry. carefully and skillfully treated. Teeth tracted without pain. Gums heal rapidly. Day Phone 80. Night Phone 84. t. INSURANCE AGENT „ G. C. PHILLIPS PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Lexington, Miss. Office In the building south of the J. M. Sargent store. Office 'phone 51. Residence 'phooe 74 Fire and Cyclone Insurance MISS. LEXINGTON, R. H. BAKER, Jm. PHYSICIAN & SURGEON Lexington, Miss. Office over the Bank of Holmes County, P. D. HOLCOMBS Dentist An ideal Shopping Place Rooms Up stairs In MoCaln Building-Tseth Extracted with little pain. i* found her*. Ladies' will appreci ate that on their first visit to the store. The stock of goods curried is particularly well assorted and being selected with care the design, work manship and finish of various arti cles of HOOKER & McBEE, At torneys at Law Offioe Bsukof Holmes County up-st»lrs. Lexington, Miss. * Jewelry S. M. 8 If I T ■ W F. TACKETT TACKETT ft SMITH Attorneys at Law Omci: Front suit of rooms in th* now McCain building, Lexington, Miss. I L offered Is highly pleasing. There'* 11 a very pleasing line of little novelties £*: in Gold, Silver and other metals « They are not expensive, but add much to the charm of a costume. W. L. DYER Attorney at Law Office eoath of the J. M. Sargent building. Lexington, Mil*. JEWELER and JILVERSM1TH NEW MAJONIC ANNEX... P. A. LINDHOLM, *. V. MOIL A. ■. PXPriB *. *. BUIOK*. 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In 1901 taking Hayes Beechwood Emulso-Hypo Iron when said her lunge were eo badly involved that she would not likely be alive but a few weeks. It improved her so rapidlr that she was soon in good health for one oi her yean. I wish you the success you deserve with your Beechwood Emulso, Yours trulv, Aaron O. Davis . New Orleans, La. Open Entire Year. Hu the Fln«t Basinea. College Ilnlldlng la the United Stati c. Ii.. inperlor (sciliilcx amt equipment!, ; ha. unequalled High-Grade, Practical Uonrao. In Bu.lneaa mud ln shorlhuml snd ha. an uneiclled faculty. Complete College Bank and Bn.tnees offlcea Alw.y. In advance of the "np-to-d.tee." ll.wnre of .muttering courier The cheap est I. not the bo.t—The beat is the cheapa t. Only 8choo! with Actual Store and Actual Money, In which Student. Keep toe Hook, and Balance the Cash. r.non.l Instruction to livery Student. No Charlatanlia. No Mtarepreiwnlalioa. I Graduate. Bold Leading Poiition. and or* ,1 b U.n.ral Demand. 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