Bluefield evening leader. [volume], December 15, 1910, Image 6

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WANTED:-—Males U«i> • anted to
ira*fl advertise and sell (iood sal
ary and all expenses paid Write
or phone this week Mrs M. A
'•amtha kltamont Hotel
WANTED With refined private faro
lly. two well heated rooms for threw
adults, use of both, prtvileffw of
light house keeping latest ton near
powtoElee and railroad station Ad
drwaa r. O. Mol JS6. Mluefield.
WANTKIF Maiesui* n, with eiperl
ears preferred, to sell the flnesi
Mae of calendars and advertising
■Poetalitt* on the market. Writ
immwdiateiy The Winters Co
stpriagt.. d, o.
WANTED t'oal miners. machine
manors machine loaders and truck
Iwyera for a new mi to m Mouth west
Virginia Mtevdv work guarantee*)
tiood roof and no ga- l»rlft mines
Apply The Virginia !.«•*• t'oiu|Mny.
St. Charles. Vo
FOR RENT;—Two nicely furnish -d
rooms newly prenared heat. Call
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FOR RENT:—Two fur ished steam
heated rooma. corner dert * r ami
Ramsey. Phone 47.’. J
FOR RENT —} .
hr§t lloor. no object ion to or e *>r
two chd«lr*>ii. t.t; 4th st near high
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Under will please r> turn same io
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ANOTHER STEP IN
THE PEACE MOVE
Washington. Dec. K. Another st. p '
forward in the mow ucnt to: «..»■ .
peace will he taken by tie Ainer u
Society for Judicial Settlement «.r 1
lernattonnl Disputes duitng |t„ rtt« >?
national conference opened in Wa t
ington today.
A distinguished list of sp-ikew h-.u
•d bj Prr ildi
Secretary of State Knox. l»r < ;n • -
W. Kliot, Senator Klihu K«n>t f - i ..r
Ambassador Choate, Ooi ele Hal
win of Connecitlcut. H* p liurth-'di
of Missouri, Thoma- Nelson I\ » ,i d
a number of distlngu .4 -d for. »
diplomats, will deliver add . d
lng the three days of the -• - -don
The convention will consider in
draft convention adopt d by t
ond conference at Tb<
benefit to the world which > . • .
the establishment of « .
the best way to brink »l on
adherence to the court -«> «• to ». * *
a real court of all nations and i .«•
means by which public aii-nUon in
be centered on the suhje-t : .
cipal object of the ronferen* • i
promote the estahlishim of - i
an International court of j
The leading men of the i .it .*n ..r,
members of the society, and ;»ll pro
feslons and walks oi life are r. . *
fd on its membership li-ty (urdir.il
fiihhons is a m-mber of 1 e conn i)
"The progress already n ade, r»- I
ported the Secretary. JustM* • th< !
hope that the Court of Arf.itril i
tice proposed at tie *< • id 1*1 i
conference will h** * ( d u t
near future It is n nunliu-* r.o*e\>
to assume that th« .• .1 ,n r
the court will end tlabot of
society and the m< n behind it The
really serious tusk will i ,mu .
when the court has been four -ie*' a 1
will he to compel i• htic»t r-i < a
their International cunt ofersu t
the court for settlement
TO VISIT MOROCCO
Madrid. Dee. If,. K ni Mfoi
completed preparation *- i
long anticipat'd < »lt to m<. , h
other Spanish jto >jou i- r
Africa, Sonor Cunaloja nd t < m
inters for war and th*
company the young mo: m
Alfonso has also < pted t
tion to visit AH ante » \ #
when he will Ina.ig irat< m i
sanitarium. take p:.rt •
regatta and forma |i> o, «
railroad to Villajoyo-i
SCHOOL OF INSTRUCT r,-.
Dr. J. C i*r ,n* r of d< i.
grand lecturer of the vircn
lodge of Masons pa *<>d h -u
city last night reti*r;wi,g lr f„ ,n
Va., where he ha* been < ,.(j
rchool of In.-ttruction In Ma or * m .
for The past l wo week*.
1
A Pawned!
Watch
It Was at the Bottom of
a Plot
* By ESTHER VANDEVEER ;;
i ] ' . H* ' '
♦ v
* *
IliXKlbjr, Harold."
"doodbjr, Alter."
I I ese. and the-e alone, were the
parting words lauwceii Harold Roth
well and Alice Sh tin. for lUelr hearts
Mere too fi.il to v ,j more. TIipj were
to hate been married wllidn a few
months, tan liofhwcll had developed
pulmonary trouble, and it was div ided
that tie sliould go west and live an
< Uliloor life rile proM|HH'l before!
(hem Mis gloouiy liven if Harold
recovered his health llie giving up of
prmiHx t* tie nas leaving might keep
nlm in poverty and t.e. . ssPafe their
continued septtni Ion II. itirned un-ay'
Olid Set ..III f'»( lilt* I i i1 u \ vlHtioil
AJiee m ai lesl bun i. I I <• reached a
ud .n mbei ■ rued and
• r. a I.. I she ,, nlH| I
be I*; i mm it out ■ f -Ik’ 11 m they
M-ere. they Moll d It .re i«eeii far mere
•• I- 1 t would bap
pen before they -hootd no .1 again.
That same <In\ Mm years lienee j
f»»r..id ttoiliM. ll n id! • !nl ni; linger tor
Henry Palmer, a .mnlier. i!ioiig!i but
Ju«t n(.pointed to tl>. |«e.ii|on Roth ;
Wei. hud long l>« .'ii i. -Iieej. In rder for
Palmer, and ... of r life had
rooip.. Il ly «ur. <1 him ..f |.u ailing.
A- soon us it nas < ou-id. r. d «mfe for
hlui to lead a more eoiiltu.xl life I'altn
er. Mho Imd inkrit a great fancy to'
bint and Mho needed a eh-rk. pu.hlm
t:i charge «.f u . itn ,,e lul | m of ids
ranching Tin n IbHhweH wrote to
Alter Hm nln that . i'tiin atu.ilier yrar
be Imped to return lor her and bring
her hn«k m Ith Idui.
rite ranch nn- not a large one. and
the on tier an I Ills . lerk were Jhe only
IMo person* engag'd upon It except a
fenr herders a bo Mete always away
In can* of the il«s ks. The men |»o
vnme very warm friends and Mere til
tno*t constantly together. One day
Palmer said to hi* clerk
*<>u know Humid. Unit I am n
bachelor and I ve n<> one in the world
to leave »lmi clones to no*. I'm
going to iiijiLe a will lMC|ueaihlng thl*
ranch and tin* m|h« k on it to you.’*
Itotbwrell Hindis! *’i'on*ldcrtug that
von are hut ten year* older than I and
far atmuger. I think I would better
leave my pos*«--.|ons. If I had any. to
you.”
■*l'’urtb»‘rmore ” Palmer continued
witfinu* iin'.k'luc tin* •• lament. "there
•ire tire ftt.iMO i I...I-, wUli li WiM nl*o
tie you -a I *ie*e lx. ml*. touetlMT with
aon.e old family trinket*. I luivo p!ac-1
•s! In hidiiig an ! I nin going to ahow
you Where they in.* Idddeu Th*y.
too Will (II to you at my death”
lie lisl tie way In the attic ni.il
from a re • »» f- rtmsl l>r a corner la
♦be roof iietwern m . )ot«t. took a tin
bo*, epentsl it and >itouc*| Unthwell
the latinl* ami the trinket* referred to.
The latter f<>n»t*ird of a g*dd wah h
bearing the Initial. J| P and wow
article* of jewelry
"You are very kind” «nld Hotbwetl
“to n ike in* y r hi r hut a* I hare
aakl. I don’t think there t« th*- *llchf
e»t ctimce of mv «*1 • r r* elvlng my In -
berllance.”
”Tfiere I* a letter < han< e th in you i
tldnk ** d the other
Hof h well l«M<kc«t at khn lit*|tiiiingly.
fait ree*»h > d nr* further confidence.
Pal met replaced t)•«> |».\ and tin* two
Bu n teiurticsl t.. tlie h w. r *torv. Then
Palmer Iiemil a aafe kept on the
premia***, took out a v 111. showed
Ihdliwtdl that It km In hi* fa tor. put
It ha* k and rl«e.«*| the aafe that
"Why.” «*k**l Ihdhwell. don’t )'U
keep the hood* at.d |l*e Other thing*
In the aafe’*^’
• mi * •• ■ >n i n-n*» i» n»r
keeping the lnjfuh Marr \« to the
Hjti’h mix) jewel. it mix h
n «tt«*r where ||x| Hrr he|rf ki.mr
•h*y frti tnajr le»rn the reaaon
b’fi* aa I Mr# | ran truat you nnf to
rii.fnrb thr !•/>* in t|M< garret, nixl '
■ f **r my dea*h what It rowfstlrw nmt (
lw* of »>rne benefit «fl.«r than f.nr llirtr
Intflnahr ralw *•
**To wtK*n»r
•That will at the t w-**
Tiila was not teryr fiM«fa<1>ry. hot
Itnthwell via iiiiil|M| to lw .i«ti<ifi.<!
with It
If *m but a f«*w tol« after |tit
that llnthwel). hating got in ««nx
* *nd« f f thr «*t Ir of h-(i r 'h
thr low it amne dorm n«li» « om , to
default th» money |g hank Ttie flay
proa«d nn eventful ottr fin lha wr.<y
two marked turn -|fnxy iiin.fi him
from a rood tar*>xt** tlx- r«.ad and
f"t’M him H»furn nir t<» • ». r^n< h
hr found l’.nliirf Ii ig f> thr IHinf
r*»»m of t! » |. <| e w Ih a Int! - hole
tn ht« brain
Ah <MH.fi mm he Ii of *oft) trolly rr
r*fxf«| from fha «ii«x'k to think It#
determined ♦ rble to the n<-a rr.i
rwie H get i no i«ir»-r t I . nd f.r
the |.f.r» r nuiboritfea to < ■•inr mid
*«kr baal a<tton hxoi n« matter
Wlihln a few hour* an of!;. . r „f the
law nrrl- -f and lord . h.*r,. of both
M r premia. * and thr trail
Winn ftothwel! hi<4 to 4 him t|,r
W ole -t< ry of hi • <«wm« M *■ with
I'almrf. itttM lialiku iiti lb *t irmrnt
fh.it In- war fa,nut. hrlr that be
h. d •‘fifed for the I tk that day to
Hefn ♦ wmi' <t afin t....... , * 1,,-d m
f[ .. . y d -rtnrtird to arid ilia tw n
rf . tnr tm r.J. r .i th< ml looked
A little money gor* a rre;,t *r* i j,t
The (Jrand l^ulrr* fining Out of Jt-«a
besa Hale.
I
at him ;*urioti«!y. Then he colled a
messenger and sent him off posthaste.
When the messenger returned he
brought the >J;erlIT with him. who.
without n word of explanation, clapped
a pair ol handcuffs on ItothweH's
wrists. The prisoner wu» taken to
‘own and lodged in Jn 11. charged with
the murder of Henry Palmer and the
embezzlement of the funds be claimed
be hud Intended to t>ut in the bank.
The case was one of circumstantial
evidence- or. ml her. of motive—alone.
It was assumed Mutt |{ot||well had got
behind In his accounts, hud embezzled
the amount of which lie ehiiuxsl lie
had been robbed and. fearing that If
detected In* would l<.se bu> inheritance,
bad killed the man who c property he
would Inherit.
’1 his made a strong erse against
him. and there was very little to be
said in his favor. No trace of any
one 11:tv lug attack! d Palmer anil no
evidence of 1 tot It wolf's story that he
had been robbed app an il. The court
retained charge of Palmer's property,
but allowed the legatee sullicient
fluids to pay a lawyer to defend him.
Ills attorney did the best in |dx power
for him. but was unable to establish
Ills Innocence. Tin* jury hung for
some time between murder in the
first anil second degree, but dually
brought in a vonlh t of guilty of the
former. He w.is sentenced to suffer
the death penally.
And so it was that Uothwell. having
escaped death from tuberculosis, hav
ing reached a condition where he
•night bring Ids sweetheart to him as
Ids wife, was doomed to suffer on the
gallows for a crime In* had not com
mitted. There are not the delays in
punishment for crime in new countries
there are w hore the safeguards against
Infringing on the rights of accused
persons are more strictly enforced.
Itothweli was sentenced to be hanged
a few weeks after Ids conviction. No
new trial was granted, no stay of pro
ceedings. anil tin* day of doom was
near when something happened.
A young woman stood looking in
through the window of a pawnshop in
t lie low u when* HotUwell was convict*
cd. At the time an olilcer of the law
dressed in plain clothes was in the
shop interviewing the pawnbroker
about some stolon goods that lie had
loaned money on. The woman entered
the shop and produced a watch on
which she asked for a loan. The bro
ker Inspe ted the watch and at once
caught sight of two letters, "ii. p./*
on tin* case.
"Whoso Initials are those?" asked the
broker.
Tin* woman sakl she did not know.
1 11.; detective took a hand in question
*'1- It — and. her replies being contra*
<ii< tor.v. took her to police beadquar
'*rs. 1 here, after many surmises.
••II. i • •• wt re
the Initials of llenry Palmer, for whose
murder ltmhweil was to be hanged in
t few days. The chief of police put
the woman through the -third degree”
l’r” «**». with the result of a confession
•lt»t **ho had murdered Palmer.
Many were inclined to doubt that
the confession wits genuine. Had it
not been f..r the fact Hint the woman
' :*d attempted to borrow money on a
wut< h with Palmer s initials on it lit
tle attention would have been paid to
her statement. She claimed to have
U-en a discarded wife of Palmer's, and
It was for this casting «.fT that she had
I'l1,.-.! him. The watch was shown to
HothWell, and he told the police wh re
!'♦• had v |f> This identified the
weinnn with Palmer, she was charged
wi h bis murder, and ItofhweM was re
leased He asked to see the person
Mood in his place and was taken
to her cell.
" ids inaii/.euicnf to recog
nize ||. e Xw u ill.
IU f re he had time to betray their
Bare lilt a lot that
imt him ou ills guard. Site then spoke
l • him a-, n stranger, telling him that
he could uet permission to see her
.ion,, -die would throw additional light
1 * *‘*e murder. I'erinis-dou was grant
♦-I and the two were left uloiie.
’ I (O Vttt race e:e ii ritllDf
*' ■' f ftaimt! All-e tnlked about the
murder, t ut. fearful of being over
"d id ||< fling to reveal the true
* * ‘ ‘ 1 *• Meanwhile she scratele.d
"•a a Ml of paper:
• »>1. n ou t.uckily vou
.r ii. « •. i v I ..i„„ iooK the
' ‘ 1 | . a • • *! || e.-lcd (jo
' I I wul convince 11,♦•in of nv/
»<• • ! ■ * ,
If v .< | |,c|\v(M i, ||irot|e||
’■ ' •" • « "»J . t. I* II ,| HlmuUI
I vc M '• *•« k lM-r,ir.. All... revelled
I1 k When flii- |.,• j-i* ,! I, (|
I* ’’’I "Ud w -i,f • in |i’d!:iu
•h*\ f.-r tl4* limn |- u j,4, |, ,,y ,|„
(• ■••ill hln. Hid fold 1,1 ., I, „
well tied w i n li t .,f f ;|(. n | .A
'**' h , | ltd h It li I *11 In m r i n | if ;|jf
lift hot. •Imvrlm.' |,l;, |f„. •. .v
atie bn,| u.,t„. f„ f|„
f lke» lf|« W.lh f| „|„| | r. | tv .,«->) If, kt|,.\V
»!■** file Ii »i, «* , Hit* nt ilie time with
ti,-‘ (. 'Mil Poker I » In* u dofotlve, 'J he
,n..r,.n »<«>ti oldnlte d n dl*mi ml ,,f
■"■* H,«rut* . iHi i |„.r nnd Inter «d,e
» «• -»*-♦ Mt i;i*«rt)
Mi». at nt, e tv ••tit til t!,e rnn*|» holme
• oj m her fetui • hii-l.,,]* mum.
Ha m.*i f.,r him hi* I dn rlfniM .v M;,k
• w 1 e». n iMdMItlnn of
• f,e < obtanta > f ti.i* i in |m«*. *hc found
a hit of fiaprr on which tv««ro writ fen
tlm follow li,2 n nh
ff I * I o„r '*r d If Hilt \,y n y „,,t
»«•*>#■* Jar- !, Wtlf I* V. IP, nr r,f,
• ••ted I took eoee bouda that he claimed
tr |* him |o *»-id me tit n that
h» Would Hate It.# I . A If | (0 kjM
art# to art them
f« time Itothwell came Into his lm
her If a nee a-,d inarrted the rflrl who
had aated him ||e *f.enf rotmMern
hi# money fry In* to find Wilcox and
1‘dfiff Mm l« Jnatl #. hut never air'
reeled The Ihfhwell ranch I* now
' ' ■
• un*r
Mimlnale nil element r»f chnrtce bj
fiiMfini with h, II. Kasley, IriHurancf
Afency.
1 e.
there is mo more useful
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EN CAEINCT AND A HUSBAND
CCULD NOT SELECT A PRESENT
THAT WOULD GE MORE ACCEP
TABLE TO HIS WIFE THAN ONE
OF THESE LABOR SAVERS—MOOS
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%
For the Kitchen
Get the
Hoosier
Kitchen
Cabinet
It s the cheapest and best, the most modern as far as
convenience is concerned. Every one is made substantially
and the prices are moderate.
See them at our store and have the man
explain its many Devices anre Conveniences
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1
THE HOUSEKEEPER WHO HAS A
HUSBAND WHO IS A BOOK-LOVER
CAN MAKE HIM NO BETTER OR
MORE APPROPRIATE CHRISTMAS
PRESENT THAN IS FOUND IN ONE
OF OUR SECTIONAL MACEY BOOK
CASES—THEY ARE BUILT SO
THAT ONE CAN KEEP ADDING TO
THEM.
FINANCIAL F1LOSOPHY
“NUMBERS ELIMINATE CHANCE
The Business Corporation was a device of the Romans.
The original idea came from Julius Caesar, and was suggested
al yr 3;°!HU,naU Ufe- an insurance
against the dissolution of a project in case of death. The In
*nt was to provide for the continuance and perpetuity of en
crprises which probably no man could carry out during his
( l,‘10- 1(“ {irat application of the corporation was for buM
?,ng "ator Syatermo and laying out Roadways. Hence. His- i
nrVnni'o8 th° ?r8t 00r^ration as being a PUBLIC SERVICE
LURI ORATION',”
Bince the days of th0 great Caesar the Corporation prin
cipal has been successfully applied to most all branches of !
(ommerce and Industry.but the Public Service Corporation |
eo- inucs to ranlc first. The securities of Public Service Cor
poatIons aro considered the most profitable Investment that
ran be made with ABSOLUTE SAFETY. Experienced Finan
ciers those having practical knowledge of Investments, rate
><• securities of Public Service Corporations ns being the most
profitable of all SAFE INVESTMENTS.
NVe would like to tell you about a Public Service Corpora
tion here at homo. One whoje future is unusually bright and
w.iose securities off r an exceptionally attractive Investment.
It » Safe. too! Ansoi.um.v SAFE! Ish us tell you about It.
Hal3 Walker
____ " ' Aveoue. Biu»C|leld?0W. ?Va
Dealers In ,
Whiskeys, Wines, Brandies, Ales. Beers Porters
and all Kinds of Liquors. Ou! cl town orders
shipped Promptly.
First Class Billiard ar.d Pool Room Connected.
- .1 UM miia hl in uiwii.nr
* ^ "ay HaV# Wa'ted Oo L-"« Befor* Banning to Save
hat He Has Nothing But His Weakened Chaacter and Wimlng Pow
er* to Remind Him of Hie Loa Opportunltlea. There Is No Remedy
or ime Lost. Today la Your Earliest Opportunity to Start a Sav
ing* Account.
— Fiat Top National Bank
BLUEFIELD, W. VA.
Resources Nearly One Million Dollars.
YOUR MONEY IS SAFE
With th* Followin') Man Seht »d the bank
OrF.CFRS:--L. E. T'erney. P ee’den*; Edw T. Tyre#, Ce.hler) W
H. T horn** V*«a Pre.K.nt; W. • H»«ka. A eel C«ah«*r.
DIRECTORS)
> O Honaker. *-'•’* R^ry, c S. Haneaak.
E. L. Ralley. W O 1 namPirt. . % Pedigo,
l. F Tiarney, « m. u* ~tt S A Heller
1 Or J « Kirk, Or L H Clark. W, J ienka.
WilHam H. fr.ome*. P J Kelly.
Strongest Kai'k in this Section.
1 hf Progressive National ^Baltic of Eiuefleld.