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ALBUQUERQUE MORNING- JOURNAL
THIRTY-FIRST YEAR, Vol. CXXIV., No. 44.
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1909,
Single Copies, B eenta.Tfty Mall, BOrM. Month
Hy Carrier, 0 cctrta a Month.
fOUIIG ROBBER
FOR SECOND
TIME LOOTS
EUDORA
BANK
Earl Bullock, 1 7-Year-Old
Kansas Desperado, Shoots
Down Cashier, Snatches
$800 and Makes Off,
PURSUED BY ANGRY MOB,
SHOOTS SELF FATALLY
Suicide Ends Career of Proinis
ing Youth Who Last Month
Murdered Policeman and
Successfully Robbed Bank,
By Morning Journal Special Leased Tftrsi
Kittlora. Kan., Xov. 13. Driven to
bay by an armcj mob, Earl Bullock,
the 17-year-olil bandit of Lawrence,
Kan., who twice within the last month
lias robbed the Eudora State bank and
murdered a policeman and shot anoth
er man, fatally wounded hlrervelf in nn
effort to commit suicide near lu re yes
terduy.
The voting desperado was picked up
unconscious and rushed to the hospi
tal lit Lawrence, -.vhere. despite every
effort to ave his liie. he expired at
2:2!; this mfirnine.
.1 Itiillock's suicide followed his
second robbery of the bunk here
and his shooting of Fred Starr,
cashier of the Kaw Valley State bank,
of Eudora. who was in the Eudora
state bank with his day'n clearings.
Ac;omprnicd by William MtK:iy, 15
rears old, of Jacksonville, Fla.. Bul
lock held un the bank. Although
Starr offered no resistance, Bullock
shot him through the law. Snatching
more than $800, Bullock fled, followed
hv his companion. Each youth had
wo revolvers.
Harry Wilson, cashier of the robbed
tmnU iinrend the alarm and n crowd
of citizens, armed with shotguns, rifles
and revolvers, pursued the boys across
tho fields. In attempting to swim in,-
Kaw river the boys lost ground and a
few minutes later the mob was at
their heels. McKay surrendered, but
Bullock, wrenching the revolver from
his faltering partner's hands, sped on
into a patch of wood.
John MI1IM-. n farmer' In no way
connected with the pursuit, stepped
into Ttnllock's nath. ami the boy
thlnklns- him nn enemy fired. His
shots missed Miller and the posse, see.
Ing the youth was ready to shoot,
fired a score of shots at him. Bullock
returned the fire. Then, realizing he
was about to be captured, he shot
himself through the head.
Meantime, the crowd threatened to
Ivnch McKav. Officers hurried him
to the Lawrence jail In an automobile
and placed him In Jail.
Bullock's previous holdup of the
Eudorn bank and the minder of Po
liceman Wilson Pringle, took place on
October 11.
While in charge of P. R. Woods, a
deputy sheriff of Lawrence, who ar
rested the bor on a charge of rob
bing a second-hand store. Bullock
drew two revolvers and forced Woods
and Cashier Wilson Into the bank
vault. Snatching between J800 and
$1.000 he fled. That night Pringle
was shot while attempting to arrest
Bullock at his home In Lawrence,
Pringle going to the door calling for
Bullock. His answer was a rain of
bullets which swept him down. He
died In a few days.
Efforts to locate Bullock were vain.
He was reported to be hiding In a
wood near his home. l-ater it was re.
ported he had been captured in Okla
homa. Rewards aggregating $1.510
were offered for his arrest. I'ntil
McKay made a written statement oí
his connection with Bullock yesterday,
his whereabouts were unknown.
According to McKay, Bullock has
been living at n fashionable hotel In
Jacksonville, under the name. "J. A.
Donaldson." He had money on de
posit In the Florida National bank
there, under that name, McKay said.
McKay is a talf, slender and appar
ently weak youth, who has led Into
the crime by Bullock's lurid descrip
tion of the thrilling adventures of a
boy desperado.
"Bullock, whom I knew as Ponald
son, picked me up in Jacksonville, and
entertained me royally," said McKay.
"He used to take me out to dinner
nd give me checks to cash for him.
When he told me he was a desperado
and had robbed a bank. I thought it
ould be fine to be a real robber like
him. !
"One day Bullock told me he want
ed me to go to Kansas Citv with him.
s he knew where there was a little
hank near there with only one man In
t that we could rob without any trou
ble He promised to pay all the ex
pense of the trip.
"We left Jacksonville Sunday and
arrived in Kansas City Tuesday. We
went to several little towns arounl
Kansas City and finally arrived at Lé
ñate. Kan., two miles from Eudora.
yesterday. Then he gave me some
ammunition and two revolvers and
me Wl. would rob the bank.
"I was supposed to guard the door
and see that nobody escaped. He rob
bed the bank and shot the man. Than
oe tol, me to follow him.
"I waa so badtv frightened when the
mob started to follow us. that I wanted
stop and surrender, after jr left
the bank
" "No. i n not surrender.' he said, 'a
real robber fights orrtil the last. I will
die before I give up.1 "
All of the money taken from th
bonk yesterday was found in P.ulbick s
pockets when he waa picked op In
the woods. It was returned to the
bank last night.
Many threats were made against
Bullock when it was learned he had
robbed the bank a second time. When
the report came that he hod shot
nimseir the threats ceased. He was
brought here where his wounds was
attended. Bullock was unconscious
and passe away at 2 : 2 i this morning
Fred Starr, who was Injured in the
State hank today, has been taken to a
hospital In Lawrence. His wounds is
said not to be serious.
Rumors that Bullock had been
brought here and placed In Jail caused
a noisy crowd to gather at the prison
tonight, but when it was explained
that only McKay was incarcerated
there, the crowd left.
p.oy nwniT m-.MES timk
NOVKl-S IXHl DOWNFALL
New Albany. Ind., Nov. 12. Thom
as Jenvrhon Hull, the 17-year-old
Ijouisville boy who yesterday killed
J. W. Faweett, cashier, and severely
wounded John K. Woodward, presi
dent of the Merchants' National bank
of this city, in an attempt to rob that
Institution, declared today that Harry
Alexander, porter of the hank, and
James W. Tucker, chauffeur,, held for
complicity, are guiltless.
Young Hall, who is held in the In-
dianan reformatory at Jcffcrsunvillc.
talked freely. He wild he was sorrv
that he killed Faweett. He admitted
that he had conceived the idea of
robbing the bank from the reading on
novels in the last five or sis years.
it was about three months ago th
he first began to plan the robbery, I
sbiiI. 1 lie account of a recent rob
liery in Highland Park, HI., In which
the bank robber tried to get away
suggested the method to his mind
H.U.IS I.I FTC I.OXO AMBITION
WAS TO lti;X)MK BAD MAX
Knoxville, Teiin., Nov. 12. Thomas
Jefferson Hull, the boy bandit, who
figured in the sensational murder
and attempt at bank robbery in New
Albany, Ind., yesterday, Is remem
beted here as a member of a band of
youngsters who fitted up a club room
with pictures ot noted desperadoes
read dime novels and gave the police
much trouble. His companions h"r
sav that he otten toid them he ex
peded to make a "bad man."
, 4-
TO DELIVER
WILL LECTURE AT ARMORY
ON NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT
Local Democracy Arranging
for Love Feast Wednesday
and Plan to Invite Commoner
to Participate in Proceedings
The Honorable William Jennings
Bryan, three times candidate for the
presidency of the United States and
as many times the tleicaled leaner or
the democracy, but still Its leader, la
coming to Albuquerque lo deliver his
famous lecture, "The Prince of Pence
on Tuesday night, next. It was learned
esterdiiy by Hon. llurvey II. I crgu
son. Summers Burkhnrt nnd other
prominent local democrats, that Mr.
Brvan would consent to speak here on
Tuesday If arrangements could b
made. Arrangements were completed
immediately and the great Nebraskan
will speak in the Armory, as now
plnnned, Tuesday night, beginning
at
o clock
The United Brotherhoods of Albu
querque, nn organization made up or
the men's organizations of the several
churches have been trying to secure
Mr. Bryan for a ledum for Borne time
past. It was not until yesterday.
owever, that it was definitely known
that he could come and commuiiica
tion was had direct with prominent
omoeratio leaders here
These gentlemen lost no time In
completing arrangements for the let:
ture and I" response to the telegrams
of Mr. Bryan's managers, arrange
ments have been completed for his ap
pearance. Should it be deemed ad
isable to change tne place or tne ec
ture ample notlee will he given.
In the meantime local democrats
are preparing for a love reast. i ne
word has gone out that there wHl be
meeting of the New Mexico Demo
cratic Centrnl committee on W ednes
day following the lecture and that
Mr. Brvan will attend the meeting.
'hairman Fitch, of the Democratic
committee, has issued a call to tne
faithful to be present and a rcp-e-
sentat ve attendance or democrat is
expected. In the event of this meet
ing it is anticipate, that the general
ituatlon as regards the ip iihx racy in
New Mexico will be fully discussed;
the prospect for statehood and thp
democratic outlook in the territory In
the event of statehood. Bryan, so
long the leader of New Mexico demo
crsts. is expected to give tne worn or
encouragement to the territorial dem
ocratic organization, which will sent
on its wuv rcloicing. The appear
ance of the Nebraskan is therefore of
general Interest, not only becaue of
is fame as a lecturer, but because or
the word of hope he is expected to ex
tend to the New Mexico democracy.
BRANDENBURG ON TRIAL
FOR ABDUCTION OF BOY
St. Louis. Xov. 1 The taking of
testimony in the trial ot Hrougnton
Brandenburg, a magazine writer, who
is charged with abducting James S
Csbanne HI. fiegan here today. A
Jurv was obtained late yesterday aft
ernoon. Mrs Cabanne-Brandenbtirg. mother
of the boy who was found with Bran
denburg when he was arrested in San
Francisco, is to testify for h-r hus
band. . .
Aged Attorney Is Iseiwl.
On.-lnnatl. Nov. 12 Major E W
Hawkins, aged ST. years, the oldest
tt'my In the state of Kentucky, died
at his home In Newport. Ky . today.
For seventy-five years he practiced
law in various courts in Kentucky. (
1
COURT FROWNSILABOR UNIONS
ON DYNAMITE
AS EXHIBIT
DENVER JUDGE NOT
TAKING ANY CHANCES
Read Blackmail Case Proceeds
With Defendant Weak and
III Attended by Physician;
Mrs, Phipps Testifies.
By Morning Jnamsl Hnrelal I .cased Wire
Denver, Nov. 12 M.S. Allen F.
Read, who is being tried for attempt
ed extortion of $1(10,00(1 from Mrs.
Genevieve Chandler Phipps, and
whose physical condition yesterday
compelled nn abrupt postponement of
the trial, was somewhat better this
morning and the cross-examination of
Mrs. Phipps was resumed.
Mrs. Read was assisted to a chair
In the court room nnd, although evi
dently weak, remained throughout the
examination. She was closely attend
ed by her physicians.
The possibility that Mrs. Bead had
an accomplice in her alleged attempt
at extortion was brought out today
when John 11. McDonald, special of
ficer htatloned at the building of the
International Trust company, testified
that he saw a strange man walking
slowly back and forth In front of the
building watching the automobile in
which Mrs. Head nnd Mrs. Phipps
came up to the building.
The dynamite which Mrs. Bead had
In her hand when she was seized will
not presented for examination bv the
Jury.
An attempt was made to offer It as
evidence but Judge Sheaford refused
to allow It In the court. I
"1 am told." he ssld, "that there Is
only one chance in a thousand of It
exploding. The court doesn't care to
take that chunco in this crowded
court room."
Mrs. Phipps two children went on
the stand dining the afternoon.
The prosecution rested Its case at S
o clock this afternoon nnd Attorney
C. W. Waterman for the defense In
terposed a motion to compel the state
to elect whether Mrs. Bead should
be tried on the charge of assault or
n that of attempting to rob. The
hiotlon was overruled.
Waterman then moved for the dis
missal of the case on the grounds
that according to the evidence the ele
ments essential to an assault were
lacking and that It were impossible
for Mrs. Phipps to have been robbed
as she hail no money or valuables up
on her person or In the hank. Water-
mart contended that the attempt, to
compel a person to borrow money to
ml to another does not constitute
an attempt to rob. The motion lor
Usinissal was denied.
YOUNG GIRL'S CONFESSION
SOLVES MURDER MYSTERY
Husband Slain by Jealous Wife,
Daughter Discovers Crime,
Helps Conceal Body and Tells
When Mother Goes Insane,
By Morning Journal gpsrlnl '.eased Wire
Chicago, Nov. 12. Henry Broden-
heyer, a Jeweler of Madison, Wis.,
who was found dead near his home
the summer of 1906. and who was
believed to have been murdered by a
robber, was killed by his wife, Mar
garet, now a patient at the Dunning,
111., insane asylum. This is the con
fession made today by the daughter.
lara Brodenhevi r, to Assistant Chief
of Police Hchuettler of Chicago.
The girl, w ho Is eighteen years old.
related how she had uided In dispos
ing of the body and how the crime
had driven her mother insane. The
onfesslon followed months of Inves
tigation by Chicago detectives.
Miss Brodenheyer, who swooned in
Schneider's office after she had told
the crime, was removed by orders
of the officer to the home of friends.
She has not been arrested and proba
bly will not be prosecuted.
Brodenheyer, who was forty-two
ars old, had aroused the Jealousy of
his wife. She satisfied herself of his
infidelity and decided to kill him.
he lured him to an aoannnnea
slaughter house on a farm near Madi
son, on the pretense of looking over
the property. There she shot him
onc behind the right ear and once
the forehead. He died instantly.
The daughter encountered her mother
hastening from the slaughter house.
i-r mother said that Hrodcnneyer
id committed suicide, but when the
girl accused her or killing mm. Mrs
rodenheyer conresseíi ano asnea ner
daughter lo assist In concealing me
crime.
The found a rope. lastenea it
around Brodenheyer's neck and at
tempted to string the body over a
rafter but tne rope orogc am iney
dragged the newly into tne roaaway
nd concealed it behind a clump of
hubs.
Mother and daughter returned
home and next day Mrs Broden
heyer reported to the police that her
(Omtinnrri) on Psgm 2, Column 3.)
WOMAN DRIVEN
MAD BY GUILTY
CONSCIENCE
DIVIDED Oil
SALOON
ISSUE
Gompers, Anxious to Avoid
Friction, May Keep Question
from Discussion on Floor of
Federation Convention,
DELEGATES TO TAKE PART
IN TEMPERANCE RALLY
John Mitchell and Treasurer
Lennon Among the Men Who
Will Discuss Liquor Question
at Sunday Meeting.
(By Morning Journal gpselal leased Wire)
Toronto, tint., Nov. 12. During the
five days' convention of the American
Fed. ratln of Labor, In session, there
has been much suppressed speculation
a.s to the attitude It might lake on the
question of labor and the saloon.
When it was announced early in the
week that a temperance mass meeting
would he held Sunday under the aus
pices of the labor department of the
Presbyterian church, the delegates
representing the International union
if the United Brewery Workmen, the
Hotel and llestaurant Employes' alll
unce and the Bartenders' Union of
America began to canvass the city to
ascertain whether the liquor quest ton
would reach the floor of the conven
tion. In the event of an attack In
Ihe convention the representatives of
the Itquor unions count on the sup
port of the Clgarmakers' International
Union of America In whose delegation
is Samuel Gompers, president of the
federation.
It Is understood, howexer. President
Oompers Is anxious to avoid a debate
on the liquor question and lie was In
strumental today In bringing about a
meeting bet w ecu 11 , re L. Sullivan, rep
resenting the Bartenders' union and
Kev. Mr. Stelzle. Uev. Mr. Stelnle
gave Mr. Sullivan to understand that
his plans contemplate nn attempt to
stop the holding of labor union meet
tugs' In back rooms of shIooiis.
President Oompers, It Is said, has
agreed lo lend his support to a reso
lution urging the erection of labor
temples and other places for holding
meetings.
Sunday's meeting will he addressed
by the Uev. Mr. Stelsle, John Mitchell
and John B. Lennon, treasurer of the
federation. Mr. Lennon Is understood
to take the attitude that the use of
liquor bv workingmen affects the inte
of wages because it lowers the efll
clcney of the men; nnd M'i . Mitchell
will discuss the contention that In
creased wages and shorter hours
mean added profits to the saloon.
President (lumpers was culled upon
this morning to discuss the status of
Ihe contempt proceedings as a result
of which Mr, (lumpers, John Mitchell
ind Frank .Morrison may go to Jail.
Sir. (lumpers said the question of all
appeal would lie discussed at n confer
ence between the defendants and their
lunscl soon after the convention nd-
l.uii ne
Mr. (jompcrs declared that Justice
Wiight was guilty ol "out rngeoiis
conduct in so cruelly excoriating the
honest conduct of three citizens who
undertook to test the law, nnd In Im
posing tinusunl sentences."
GENERAL ELECTRIC
PLANT TIED UPBY STRIKE
iJilaircr likcliarircil for Practical
I, ikes Ills Comrades Decline
to Work,
Hellene, taily, N. Y., Nov. 12 Be
cause of a practical Joker, 1, 0(1(1 em
ployes of the Oenernl lOlectrie rom
pa nv were Idle today. A Polish la
borer employed In the foundry bad
become obnoxious to the corem.'ikcrs
and moulders because he poured sand
down their bac ks and smeared their
tools with grease. A few davs ago
he was thrashed by one of bis vic
tims The Joker was discharged to
day and the laborers refused to work
unless he was reinstated and in eon
sequence the niolders and enremnker
could not proceed without helpers.
Territory of New Mexico,
Office of th Secretary,
Miscellaneous Certificate.
I, Nathan Jaffa, secretary of
the Territory of New Mexico,
do hereby certify that:
Whereas, on the 2th day of
March, A. I'. 1Í09, th Albu
querque Citizen waa designated
as the Official Newspaper of
New Mexico, and
Whereas, said Albuquerque
Citizen has ceased publication;
Now, therefore, public notice
Is hereby given that; In com
pliance with section 9, chapter
7Í of the laws of 1Í09. requir
ing the Secretary of the Terri
tory to designate an Official
Newspaper of New Mexico: the
Alhnqnerqne Morning Journal
Is hereby designated at such
Official Newspaper of New
Mexico.
Olven under my hand ami
the Oreat Seal of th Terr'tory
of New Mexico, at th City of
Santa Fe, th Capital, on this
fourth day of October, A. D.
109.
(3eal NATHAV JAFFA.
Secretary of New Mexico.
SUGAR TRUST
AGAIN FACES
SUPERINTENDENT OF MAIN
PLANT INDICTED FOR FRAUD
Charged With Swindling Gov
ernment by Means of False
Weighing of Cargoes Con
signed to His Company,
By Morning Jonrnsl Snerlnl temes Wire
New York, Nov. 12. Alter months
of quiet work by the government In
vestigators w ho have heen serutinl'ing
the ins and outs of the complicated s,i
gar Import frauds, there came sudden
Iv today the indictments and arrest
an Important former officer of th
American Sugar Kenning company
charged with conspiracy to .Icfrau
the government by false weighing of
sugar.
The man arrested Is James F. Ben
dernagle .for more than thirty year
superintendent of the Havemeyer and
Klder refinery In V llllamsburg. the
largest plant of the American Sugar
Hel'lning company. It Is regarded
significant that Bendcrnagle's reslg
nation from this resismslble position
was announced bv the company only
yesterday. He was arrested this oft
ernoon.
When arraigned before United Stales
Commissioner Benedict and asked to
give ÍS.flOrt bail, for his appearance
next Monday, Benilernagle produced
toll of bills from a waist, out pocket
and counted out the required amount
in cash.
The indictment returned against
Bendernagle is of the blanket variety
Including in its terms also lle so
called "Big Six" Oliver Spllzer
Thomas Kehoe, Kdward A Boyle
Jean A. Voelker. John II. Coylc and
atrlcli J. Hennessey nil of whom
have been previously Indicted on slnil
lar ehaiges. The six were Bender-
nngle's associates In the capacity of
tgents and boss weighers at the II-
Hamburg plant.
The speclilc charges against Ben
dernagle are that he defrauded the
government out of duty to the amount
of Il.tlHt. In connection with the falsi
entry of 11.0,10.0(10 pounds sugar, chibo
of the steamer ftva, which arrived
from Cuba on August 24, 1 H07. A lit
tle more than I uO.Ouo pounds were
lipped off the real weight of the cur-
go when the customs charges were
mputc.l, according to the iillegrill.ins
of the Indictments. At on point tin
Indictment relates Hie old charges
made against four members of the so-
culled "Hlg Six." alleging the use of
fraudulent devices on the scales used
at the docks lo short wcluht sugar. II
was In connection with these charges
Unit the government las! spring i
covered H, I lu.ooo In dues and pen
alties.
BITTER ARRAIGNMENT
OF MADAME STEINHEIL
Prosecutor Paints Her in
Blackest Colors; Born Liar
and Arch Murderess; De
fense to Have Hearing Today
I By Morning Jnnrniil gifrli,l f ussed Wire)
Paris, Nov. 12 The entire session
of the Stelnhell murder trial today
was taken up Willi an Impassioned
ilea by Advocate Oenernl Troiuird
Itlolle for th conviction of the wom
an who is charged with having killed
her husband Hnd stepmother. As
Mme. SteinbellK counsel, M Auliin.
yet to be heard, doubt has arisen
whether the ease will go to the Jury
tomorrow.
fhe prosecutor showed neither pity
nor mercy In his address to tlie Jury.
ffo painted the accused woman In the
blackest colors as h born liar and
one whose whole life, before and
after the crime. Justified the pr"
timption of guilt. lie developed the
theory that alter the rich and geper
ous lover, Chouanard, abandoned her
In 1907. Mme. Steirih i realized she
was almost at the end of her tether.
and that when she got Maurice B"f
derel In her clutch, s. she was deter
mined to hold him even at the price
of murder.
The prosecutor st.ite.t that Mme.
Steinhfll's storv that burglars com
mitted the crime was a myth, and he
undertook to reconstruct the scenes
thnt actually happened, claiming that
while the S'cused w.,man and her sc-
eomplires were lieing Mme Japy. M.
Steinheil was aroused by the noise
and Jumped out of l,ed Thereupon
they attacked and killed him. and re
turing to Mme. J ipy's r-oro found her
in a had fright
M. Troiiard Biolie undertook to ac
count f'.r the stopping of the clock
in the Steinheil home, after the mur
der, advancing the theory that Mme.
steinheil in h r anguish could not en
dure the ticking. An expert testified
during the trial that the clock had
heen "topped by hand as it was being
wound up.
The argument of M Tronarrt ICKdie
left the impression that the testimony
upon which It was hased was too con
flicting and hie fine-sp,in presump
DEMANDS
WOMAN
tions were too precise, leaving him
vulnerable to his antagonist, M An
bin. Throughout the day Mme. Stein
heil seemed terribly depressed. Not
once did she Interrupt the proceedings
though frequently she clenched her
fists and showed signs of anger when
the prosecutor made particularly odi
ous insinuations against her. It Is
understood thnt at the conclusion of
M. Alibin'R uddrew. Mnie. Steinheil In
tends to address the Jury In her own
behalf. This would make a dramatic
climax and It Is expected would have
a powerful influence on the Jury,
which Is reported to be evenly di
vided. Tw o things must be remembered In
connection wilh a French verdict.
First, the majority vote prevails, the
foreman of the Jury having two voles
If there be a tic; second, the Jurors
are not cnnlincd but are permuted
to return to their homes at night,
where they are subjected to the pos
sible influence of their wives It Is
notorious that whereas a majority of
(he men here favor the acquittal ol
Mme. steinheil, the women almost
unanimously believe she Is guilty
Mme. Steinheil Is being deluged
with letters of every character, many
of them containing oft'.is of marriage
If she is acquitted. Fntcrprising the
atrical managers are Irving to ar
range for her Immediate appearance
on the stage niter her release, one
having offered $2,000 for thirty ap
pearances, Mme. Steinheil is repre
sented as having thrown these letters
away lit a rage.
RIO GRANDE RAILROAD
RAISES SHOPMEN'S WAGES
Denver, Nov. 12. After conferences
lasting n week between the officii, Is of
the road and the union leaders, the
hollcrmiikers, machinists, blacksmiths
and apprentices employed in the rall
rond shops of the Denver A Bio
Uranile have been granted an In
crease In pay of three cents nn hour.
The men asked for a five-cent In
crease hut compromised on the three
cent advance. The agreement reached
dav Is retroactive and dates from
November 1. U will continue In ef
fect one year.
DANGER Or FURTHER
RIOTING IS OVER
Negro Alexander, Object
ol
Mob's Hatred, Removed
Unknown Destination
Northern Illinois,
to
In
(By Morning Journal Sprilnl I.vnara Wire)
Cairo, III., Nov. 12. With the ne
gro, Arthur Alexander, lnt of the
persons sought by the mob In
oniieellon with the murder h'-rc
on Monday of Miss Annie Pel-
ley, safe out of town, un, I some
members of I lie Fourth regiment
the Illinois National giinid on duly
In the streets nnd aboiil the jail to
night, the mob spirit that bus held
airo for four days seems quelled. Nn
row, Is are allowed to gather In any
part of the idly and every known
longer point p occupied by troops.
Alexander, who was reported to
have been Implicated In the murder
of Mls I'elley by the dying statement
of the negro, "Froggy" James, one of
Ihe victims of last night's mob, was
ut to an unannounced point north
of here late this nflernoon. Hi, was
sorted from the Jail to a special
train by seven cuntíanles of inllltln,
two of which, Company M of Cham
paign and Company O of Kf MiiKh'im,
ere assigned to the duly of guiir.llng
the train.
There were Jeers and defiance of
Ihe nilliiiu from the small crowd thnt
Itnessed the nlliilr. Somehow word
bad pone around town Hint the negro
as to be spirited away at 4 o'clock.
It was half an hour later than thrill
lie was led from bis cell and placed
between the files of Company I of
nndaMu.
That's him," "He'll come back,"
Burn the nigger," mid "We'll get hltn
yet, came Irorn th" spe, tutors who
had been pressed back a half block
from the entrance to the Jail yard by
Company " of Carltondale and Com-
pnny I, of (Hney
Two sets of fours were in the nd-
mice of the prisoner, who was hnnd
ufled and flanked by deputy sheriffs.
Inn sets of (ours followed. As the
andalbt men swunsr north toward
the railroad on Twentieth street three
ompanics cleared the street in ad-
e of the escort, and a like num
ber In the rear, keeping bnck the
row, Is (but were augmented at every
cross street of the half mile march
to the train.
The display of force was grester
than the (-itUcriH had anticipated, and
while there were murmurs all along
the line there w no effort to break
'he lire
Brigadier (iencral Frank II Wells
of Decatur, commanding the Second
hrliride of the guard, w :,s In ihnrge
of the demonstration, and after it was
over, he said lie was covin, ed fh it
the display of milifiiry force had had
a most salutary efTecf upon the town.
Oenernl Wells nnd Colonel It
Shand, of the iidpirsnt generals of
fice, refused to tell whit thev knew
of the plan for the in fekecptng of the
Prisoner.
(fe will n.-t be ftkn to Spring
field, and ivheii he i tiken off the
train he will he at some point far
enouch north to prevent any attempt
at recapture I. y a mob from this sec
tion." said Colonel Shnd
The lo, a, authorities left fhe dls
pontion of the prisoner to the state
officials and turned their attention to
the murder of Miss pelley and the
riots of last night. Coroner'a verdicts
were rendered on both th men
Ivnched, in each case the Jury find
ing that "he came to hU death by In-
(Continnetl on lgv 3, I'oinma 1.)
I
JURY CONVICTS
PFEIFFER Of
ASSAULT ON
WOMAN
Verdict Recommends Prisoner
to Mercy of Court; Sentence
to Bo Imposed at End of Pres
ent Term,
PENALTY PROVIDED FOR
OFFENSE IS 5 TO 20 YEARS
Three More Indictments Pend
ing Against the Prisoner, Who
Hears Verdict and Goes to
Cell Appaiently Unconcerned,
After being out for one hour nnd
a half yesterday afternoon, the Jury
In the case of the Territory versus
Florencio Pfelffer, charged with as
sault upon Sirs. Ooldie Majoribanks
on June M last, returned a verdict
finding the defendant guilty as
charged In (lie Indictment and recom
mending him to the mercy of the
court. The verdict was returned nt
4:KV The large court room was filled
with spectators, anxious to hear the
result of the deliberations of the Jury.
The prisoner was nrralgned before the
court when the Jury reported that It
had decided upon a verdict, nnd heard
the result with apparent composure.
Mr. and Mrs. Ma.lorlhnnks were also
In ihe court room when the Jury re
ported, hut while apparently relieved
that the trying ordeal was over, hud
no comment to make on the verdict.
Pfelffer was escorted hack to th
county Jail, where h will br confined
,waltln trial on ihe other three In
dictments r, tin ned against him In
connection with Ihe case, the remain
ing three i lunges hrlng robbery, at-
tempi lo
roh imiiI Impersonating mi of-
I leer. II mm
tie posslliln now, how
Hfer will plead guilty
ever, that pf
lo the remaining Indl
tehee will In- imposed
ttnents. Sen-
upon Pfelffer
by the court el the end of the present
term. The penalty for rape. the
crime or which l'feirfer was convict
ed .wsterduy is from five to twenty
years In the penitentiary. The other
violations of Hie invv t hinged against
him curry pcnnltlcs from three in five
yeers eileh.
The case went to the inrv at 2:40
jeslerdny afternoon, following the
closing nrgiinieiiis of District Attorney
Klock for the terrllorv nnd Attome'v
Jolm A. White for Ihe 'defendant, hotii
of which occupied an hour and a half.
I'he assault lor which Pfelffer was
convicted yeslerdny was one of the.
most brutal III the history of crime In
HeriuiMllo county. According to the
testimony, I'lellfer, together with
Procoplo Nniines, Intercepte,) Mr. and
Mrs. Miijorlhiinks its thev were walk.
Ing lulu the city from the Inner Santa
yards on the night of June !4. Im
personating an officer, Pfelffer com
manded Miijorllianks lo climb Into a
box ear, explaining that ne would
keep Mini there until he took his wife
to jail Majorlhiinks was locked in
the car, and .Mrs. Majorlhiinks was
drugged away to the sandhills by
Pfellfer and Numics. over ditches and
through lielils, until (hev reached an
abandoned powder house In the sand
hills, where the fiendish assail II took
place, pfelffer was captured the riav
after the nssiiult, but denied at that
lime and denied under out It during
the present trial that he had any con
nection whatever with the crime.
Nnaiies was raptured three days after
I'feiiiei s arrest. He was put through
Ihe 'third degree." with the result
Unit be "peached" on his pal and
signed and swore to a confession nd
inliiliiK his own guilt and Implicating
i'lellfer. Nnaiies was arraigned In
court Wednesday and pleaded nulltv
' ', the four Indictments returned
against him by the grand Jury, charg
ing complicity In tho crime. Nuanes)
also was one of the chief witnesses
for the prosecution Ffforts to prove
no lillhl for Pfellfer In the face of
the strong testimony given by Nuanes
were unsuccessful
Insanity Plea for Torres.
That Ivcopoido Torres was Insane nn
April S. I ns. w hen he killed Tom
lieiieflcld. a colored man, with a stove
do..r o, city Jail, nnd that he Is
still insane and should he sent to the
asylum, will he the plea entered In
the ruse nf the Territory versus Leo
poldo T.ures, when that case is called
for trial early next week. Torres and
lieiieflcld occupied the same cell 111
'he city Jail nt the time of the killing.
Torres attacked the negro with ait
Iron door which he hnd picked up
from the stove in th Jail, and frac
tured Benefield s skull. The affair oc
curred during the night and there
were no witnesses Benefleld wn
den. I when the jailer went to the Jail
with breakfast for the prisoners the
next morning .Manuel C. Vigil has
Ic en appointed a attorney for Torres
and will conduct his defense. Attor
ney Vigil yesterday afternoon filed a
poverty plea for Torres In the district
court, stating that the defendant Is
limine to tear the expenses incident
to ttie examination for his sanity. It
Is likdv that Tot-res will he ex i mined
n, xl Mondav. when bis case Is t. ken
op I. y the court
aiilt tnsr nn Trial.
The ..me nf the Territory versus
F'pirldion Lucero, charging assault
and battery, was taken up in the dis
trict court at 4:30 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, following; the completion
of the pfelffer case. It la alleged that
Lucero mude an attack vnon an Ala
meda man last spring, ba y trlng
his fare and other par of hla body.
District Attorney y l prosecuting
the case for the t r t4 Attor
ney W. C. Hence ; ti v ' Ani Lucero.