The Abilene Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, May 29, 1908 Page: 1 of 12
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Texas Digital Newspaper Program and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the Abilene Public Library.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
THE ABILENE REPORTER
hc MtofcKii rataiNe com.
PANY JO PWNTCHS fOHJiAR
WITH THC PABTKUtAR rWtC.
Me Orders Settch ana AJftyerk
MwHMrtlMtWMI PfcMC. Try W
OXiTJS OKjrVCTOB
pfc
ll ' -
AMLENC WEEKLY MPOKTtfl AN
Deltas Weekly News $1.75 aYaae
St. Lema RemAKc . $Mo a Yam-
ram M4 Reach . . $1.75 aYear
fart Werth Recent . $1 .?5 Year
3
Sv .
j-
ABILENE TEXAl FRIDAY MAT 29 IMS.
NUMBER 21
IV
VOLUME XXIX.
-S.U4.
h
v
-n
l
ft
r-i.
t
s.
IT.
if
:c
Si- '
.
K
v
J?
K
r
v
DEATH FOR KNIGII?
xnfcf'i
SLAYER OF ED LARMO
und
GUILTY.
ONE MM FOR LIFE SENTENCE
BnlghtTucncd Pale but Showed no
itaiotloH Tlioy Handed Mo a
Package" Ills only Comment
Death Ib the penalty Ike S. Knight
tnuBt pay for shooting Edwin C. Lar-
mon with a Bhotgun on the afternoon
of April 11. After remaining out just
eighteen and ono-half hours the Jury
yesterday morning brought In a ver-
dict of guilty and assessed his pun-
ishment at the severest penalty In the
statutes. It was 12 o'clock yesterday
noon when the jury reached an agree-
ment. "yhen the verdict was read Knight
made no demonstration. He said not a
word. The deathly pallor of his face
only sign of -feeling he be-
trayed. Silently he walked between
two deputy sheriffs back to his cell
In the jail.
One of his fellow prisoners asked
Tilm as ho walked down the narrow
corridor to his cell: "Well Ike what
did they do to you?''
"They handed me the package" was
Knight's brief cool reply.
Deputy Clerk Carr was the only
clerk in the courthouse when the jury
signified that It had arrived at Oj ver-
dict. Mr. Carr telephoned Judge Dunk
lln County Attorney Roy and Mr.
Doyle one of the defendant's attor-
Bews. Knight was brought over to the
courtroom between Deputy Sheriffs
Ralph Purvis and Sid HIgglns. He
"bounded up the steps of the court-
house in the best of spirits. Entering
the courtroom hem ade hl8.wayt.9'
his usual chair and seated himself a.
deputy on each side of him.
A 'half dozen loiters were stand-
ing about the courtroom as tbe jury
filed In. Judge-Dunklln seated himself
on the bench. The two lawyers anx-
iously scanned the faces of the jury-
me but the faces were as Impassive
as they had been all through the trial.
The foreman Joseph Beyett silently
handed the verdict to Deputy Clerk
Carr who unfolded it and read:
"We the Jury find the defendant
guilty of murder in the first degree
targed in the Indictment and as-
sess his punishment at death" The
clerk read the verdict in a clear voice
but faltered at the laBt word. The
message echoed and reverberated
around the deserted courtroom.
The verdict was handed to County
Attorney Roy who glanced at it and
passed It to Judge Dunklin. The judge
read it Blowly and then turned to the
Jury:
"Gentlemen of the Jury is this your
verdict?"
"It Is yes sir" each answered.
Thanking the Jurors for their attend-
ance and regretting that they had
been kept so long from their families
the court dismissed them. The men
who had been together for ten days
left the room In little groups.
Knight watched their faces when
they entered the Jury box but main-
tained his usual stolid aid. As the
verdict was read the blood left his
face but otherwise ho made- no sign
that he had been condemned to death.
A pair of handcuffs were placed on
his wrists a deputy tapped him on
the shoulder and said: "Come on Ike;
let's go back." He grasped the hand
of Mr. Doylo but did not reply to the
sympathy extended him by his attor-
ney. Ho left the courthouse without ut-
tering a word.
A few hours later when a visitor
called on Knight in his cell the con-
victed man was peacefully sleeping.
Aroused he sprang Into a sitting posi-
tion rubbed bis eyes and said cheerily
'Hello"
"Well Ike; they treated you pretty
rough didn't they?" his visitor be-
gan "Yes thoy were pretty rough pretty
rough" replied tbe man condemned to
be hanged
He talked volubly for half an hour.
"When asked what he thought of the
verdict he expressed himself as sur-
prised "What did you expect!" he was
asked.
' "Before the Ju4e delivered the
charge I thought It would be a hung
jury. Just siting Hp the situation" he
answered 'Jut after the charge I
confidently expected as acq-ttHtal"
Then he became hitter
"1 was jobbea" h declared. "Job-
bed; the Jury was bought aaa the chief
'witnesses against mo wore bought
yes sir; bought"
Story of the Crime.
Tho trial of Iko S. Knight for tho
murder of his stepson-ln-law Edwin
Larmon April 11 began Thursday
May 14. Selecting tho Jury took threo
days tho taking of testimony four
lays and tho arguments two days. In
eluding tho two Surdays which tho
Jury passed the trial lasted eleven
days:
"- About 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon
April 11 Ike Knight who was driving
a moving wagon for W. J. McCasland
in North Fort Worth received a noto
from his wife stating that she had left
him that the furnlturo had been di-
vided among himself his wife his step
daughter and Edwin Larmon
Knight hurried at once to his home
on Lake street. He was told by hlB
son-in-law hot to come In the house
ho says. Going to his employer he
secured $1 of his wages. Then Knight
went to tho county attorney's ofllco
and told his troubles. Tho ndvlco he
received was to wait until Monday be-
fore doing anything. Knight went at
once to a pawn shop and redeemed a
shotgun he had there. Returning
homo ho found the doors locked.
Cutting the screen of the front door
he unhooked the door and entered .the
house. A door slammed in his face
Kicking tho door In he entered the
next room to have that door slammed
against him He kicked the door in
to see his stepdaughter Nellie Lar-
mon run from the room. Young Lar-
mon stood by the door. Knight shot
him twice reloaded his shotgun and
shot him a third time. The young
man had no weapon of any kind.
A crowd of angry people soon gath-
ered. Knight started up the street
clearing the way with his Bhotgun.
Shots were fired at him. He turned
and fired two shots at the pursuing
mob. One shot struck O. R. Mont-
gomery city marshal of North Fort
Worth and one shot carried away the
leg of Dick Howell assistant city mar-
shal. Knight was chased to the building
of the Lake City Creamery company
where he turned at bay. Sending a
message to the mob below him that he
would surrender to any one man a
stranger in the crowd braved the dead-
ly shotgun entered the building alone
and led Knight to the officers.
NO SALOONS THERE
DENYER committee viciously
SLUGS WHISKEY.
EVERYTHING IS ABOUT READY
For Reception of National Delegates
Convention Promises to bo
Best One In History.
By Associated Presa
DENVER COLO. May 27. Tho com
mittee on Arrangements to the Denver
National Democratic Convention unan
imously voted today to refuse any
concession for a bar or other means of
selling liquor on the auditorium prem-
ises to the delegates during the ses-
sions of the convention. Large sums
havo been offered for concessions but
these will be turned down. The near-
est licensed saloon to tho convention
auditorium will bo a block away.
Denver Is fast completing arrange-
ments for the entertainment of tho
delegates. Quarters havo been found
In various hotels for most of those ex-
pected to attend and from every point
of view the convention promises to be
one of the moat successful ever held
by democrats.
BIG MINING CON-
s
CHICAGO ILL. May 27. It became
known yesterday that the Amador Min-
ing Development Company of Mon-
tana a ten million dollar corporation
with headquarters nt Chicago had
come to an end. Lettors will bo mailed
today to each of the fourteen hundred
stockholders Informing them that the
copper gold mine In which they sunk
f5Q000 Is worthless Mining Engl-
neer Wallace of Idaho reported that
the mine was absolutely worthless.
Mrs. J A Lawer is In receipt of a
letter from Mrs. M. A. Parker former-
ly of Abilene bat now of Fert Worth
announcing the death of her daughter?
la-law Mrs. Oecar Parker at the home
of her mother In Part on the 22a4
last
GERH
UNDER
$11010 DAMAGE AT DALLAS
OVERFLOW WATERS IN TRINITY
RIVER HAVE LEFT MORE THAN
POUR THOUSAND PEOPLE
HOMELESS1N VICINITY
OP DALLAS
EIGHT KNOWN TD HAVE BEEN DROWNED
City Is without tights Pumps and
Power Houses Having Been Inun-
datedStreet Cars Operated
only in Parts of the City
- -All Train I Service Is
Practically Tied Up-
Recovering Bodies
at Ft. Worth.
By Associated Press.
DALLAS May 26. After doing dam-
age of oyer a million dollars drown-
ing not less than eight people and ren
derlng fully four thousand persons
homeless the Trinity river Is slowly
falling today. It Is believed wheu the
flood Is over It will be found that the
number of deaths have been increas
ed.
AH tho men who were carried down
with the Texas & Pacinu railroad
bridge yesterday have not been accoun
ted for. It Is thought that at least six
and possible nfore" lost their lives.
One drowning was reported last
night late that of Frank Edwards who
lost his life during the early hours of
the night by falling into the backwat-
er or McKlnney avenue near tho heart
of the residence district.
Business men of Dallas have started
the circulation ot a petition calling tlon are standing In water. Some per-
on the citizens for contributions to sons have started nn electric launch
relieve the sufferings of the four thous
and wretched and drowned out persons
Ihlng near the river panics.
The city Is still without lights.
These were turned off when the mon-
ster rise camo down flooding tho pump
bouse and causing a shutting off of
power. Tlio water anu public plants
are Inundated and street cars are be- j most total darkness
lng qperated In the lower part of tho At two thirty this afternoon tho
city by private companies. All rail- Trinity at Dallas wna slowly receding
roads are practically tied up and few but Jt will bo several days before it
trains are being run in and out of Dal-1 becomes normal again It indeed au-
las. No trains nre running north or other master rise like that ot lost night
west from Fort Worth. does not come down. Fully four thous
FORT WORTH May 20. Two moro .homes to seek higher ground ( tho mn-
bodles were recovered here today niak- jjqrlty of these fleeing In the night nf-
Ing tho total deaths from floods In this tor the second rlso without so much
city nlno. The second rise camo down as carrying off with them a change of
West Fork today and tho Trinity has
gone higher with tho prospects of more
suffering by night being undergone.
Special by Telephone.
FORT MORTH May 20. Flood con
ditions existing In Dallas are moro ter-
rlblo than they havo over been In tho
hlstoiy ot tho city Tho damage has
r cached a million dollars In tho city
18 YEAR OLD ROY IS
DROWNED IN MITCHELL COUNTY
Lato last Saturday evening Edgar
the thirteen year old son of O. W.
Burns met a tragic death by drowning
while with his father who attempted
to cross Champion creek with a team
ot young mules whllo t was high and
rapidly rising after tho heavy rain
The mules were also drowned and Mr
Burns barely managed to rescue him
self They left Colorado late In thQ
evening and upon reaching tlio ford
which Is about flvo miles south of
town and In attempting to cross tho
team was unable to swim with tbe
wagon across the swift running water
and were drowned also with unfortu-
nate boy. The mules belonged to Har
ry Landers
The father after getting ashore him
self gave the alarm but the body of
the young man was not found until
about 10.3Q o'clock Sunday morning
about one and a half mile below where
he was swept from the wagon.
The body was removed to the home
and prepared for burial which took
place this arternoou at 3 o'clock In the
alone and in Dallas county oUtslde Of
the city of Dallas the loss to property
mops etc. will reach a million mora.
So far eight lives are known to have
been lost in -"Dallas mosfiof theso
being among the workmen standing on
the T. & P. bridge which suddenly
qollapsed yesterday carrying fifteen
porsons down Ivith It six of wliotn ara
known to havo drowned.
The river la out of it? banks now by
by fifty four (eet ano hasvbecomo a
soaring torrent. The embankments of
various railroads tunning near the
banks which were long thought to bo
effective dams against possible high
water havo been swept and the water
Is away over those which remained In-
tact. The north portion of Oak Cliff
across the river from Dallas Is flood
ed and houses as far as Fifth street pta
'to running and In lieu of street rall-
way service the launch Is being used
to conduct business men from Oak
Cliff to tho city. The water went Into
Main street crossing Commorco nt a
depth in somo places of eighteen inch-
es The water and light powers havo
been turned off nnd the city Is In al-
and people havo been driven from their
clothing.
Altogother It is tho most deplorable
condition of affairs Dallas ever know.
The situation at Fort Worth while be-
ing gravo In tho extreme is some Im-
proved ovor that nt Dallas Nino per-
sons are known to havo lost their lives
but tho damage to proporty will not
nearly reach tho sum as that at Dal-
las.
Odd FoIIowh cemetery In this city.
The News extends profound sympa-
thy to tho family In their great sorrow
over tho untlmoly taking away of this
young boy Colorado Nows.
Irey.Fergersoii.
At the homo of the bride's parents
six miles south of Stamford last Sun-
day R. E. ivey son of our townpmau
R. F Ivey and Miss Estello Ferger-
son were happily united In tho bonds
of holy wedlook and returned to Abi-
lene on the 9:4G (rain that night.
The groom Is quite a young man and
Is connected with his father In tho
second-hand furniture business on
North Second street and starts out to
try the true realities of life under very
favorable circumstances. We Join in
wishing them hojl voyage
Sheriff J. V Cunningham left on the
IQi'iS forHoo train today in answer
to h telegram notifying him of the
eriewi lUtteee of Mrs. Cunningham
at Mineral Wei la where he ha been i
for tbe put week
PKESS MEETING STANDS FOtt
FEWER AND KEXTEtt LAWS.
MINERAL WELLS May 23 Tho
following resolution was passed at tho
State Press Association by n rising and
unanimous vote and amid enthusiasm:'
"Resolved That tho Toxaa Press As-
sociation commend tho movement In-
augurated by tho united agricultural
and commercial Interests of this Stnto
as expressed In their demand for
'fowor and bottof lnws' and that all
of Its mombors bo urged to support
this movomont tb tho end that ovory
enterprise having for Its him tho de-
velopment of Texas resources and 'tho
advancement of Texas clvlllzatlpn
may rccolvo tho constant and Intelli-
gent totfontlon and concorn of tho
Texas press which Is exceedod In tho
quality of its patriotism and In tho
soundness ot Its consclenco by tho
press of no State of tho American He
public."
Signatures to tho resolution: C. F.
Lehman Louis J. Worthnm It. H. Mq-
Carty L. D. Shook It. E. Yantls O. P.
Thomas Homer D Wndo.
In support of tho resolution it; was ont n successful meeting for the asao-
sald that tho passnge ot tho anti-pass Cntl0n. Mineral Wells did tho enter-
law was a direct reflection on tho fining features In propor stylo har-
press of tho stato. Knowing that tho lnff thclr commercial club secretary
least restraint that can be lt on moot the trains nt Weathorford and aa-
tho press of tho state is good for Uio algn tho visitors to hotels and boarding
commercial and Industrial resources houses bo that when thoy arrived at
ot mo siao uio same resqiuuon was
introduced and passed by tho WoBt
Texas Association of Commercial Clubs
KANSAS MAN THANKS OFFI-
GIA1S FOR QUARANTINING HIM.
Tho following card of thanks re-
cently appeared In a Kansas town:
"I wish to thank tho city authorities
for quarantining mo and my family for
two weeks recently because ono of tho
children had tho Bmallpox During
that time by wife caught up with hop
sewing undisturbed by callers Just at
meal time. Wo had three square moals
a day as no ono canio In and sho was-
not permitted to go out Wo enjoyed
two weeks of good long night's sleep
and best ot all a cousin with four
children who arrived to visit us saw
the smallpox sign on tho door and loft
town so Beared sho will never como
bnck again. I wish to thhnktho au
thorities and hope they wlUnheMflqual
jy ub uiuutjiiuui ui our uuimu
time again.
Johnson."
Respectfully Lysam
sander
HOUSE IS WRECKED
BY A TREMENDOUS EXPLOSION OF
DYNAMITE.
WHS TOUT OF JUS. GHLLXGER
Chief Witness Against Rcuf -Sclimldtz
In San Francisco Graft Cases
Nobody Is Hurt.
By Associated Prosa.
OAKLAND CAL. May 27. Threo
dwellings built by James Gallagher
former president of Sun Francisco's
board of supervisors a promlnont poli-
tical leador and reformer and tho man
whoso testimony moro than that of any
other porson served to convict Eugono
Sclimldtz nnd Abraham Reuf In tho
noted Frisco graft cases wero wreck-
ed last night by n dynamlto explosion
which Bhook tho entlro neighborhood
smashed windows In nearby dwellings
and plnycd havoc with tlio Interior fur-
nishings of the homes.
The roverborntion caused by tho
lighting off of tho dynamite was tre-
mendous bolng heard for many blocks.
Luckily neither Gallagher nor any of
his family wore present at tho time.
The entire city Is stirred up Vy what Is
considered nn act for vengeance on tlio
part ot Gallagher's enemies.
IS. CARRIE NA-
TION "GETS HERS"
By Associated Press
PITTSBURG PA. May 27.Mrs.
Carrie Nation who has a national prom
lnence as n saloon smasher and tem-
perance lecturerf who was arrested
hero yesterday charged with scolding
and embarrassing four men was fined
twenty-flvo dollars and costaj)r thirty
days In the county workhouse. Mrs
Nation Indignantly refused to produce
the necessary plunks and will In con-
sequence be sent to the workhouse this
afternoon. 8he says the arrest la an
outrage.
Mrs. Mattle Bell (a making prepa
rations to leave next week for Magno-
lia Ark. where she will spina the um
ir with relatlvee.
A FINE TIME
ABILENE CITIZEN RETURN FROM"
TWO MEETINGS.
PRESS JISS'N 5 CONVENTION
Courso of W. J. Bryan on AatLFae
Question In Thirtieth Endorse by
Press Association.
O. P. Thomas W. J. Bryan and oth-
ers returned from tho eastern part ot
tho stnto on this mornings train.
In speaking ot tho trip O. P. Thom-
as said: "T ho Stato Press Associa-
tion held at Mineral Wells the 21-22-23
was an enjoyablo affair to the visi-
tor nnd from whnt could bo learned In
talking with tho nowsnanor boys nrea-
(ho WoI1b thoy coud all 0 straiKht
to thelr Btonn.nc njacn. Tho ..
totwWPii thn vinitnrH n fmn trin t
Weathorford nnd rotnr and whllo at
Wontherford tho cltzons of that city
I furnished conYoynncos. to tho Pythian
nomo out two miles from tho depot
which Is nearlng a completion.
"During tlio first days session ot the
Stato Press Association a resolution
was Introduced and unanimously adop-
ted strongly commending Ujq course of
Hon. W J. Bryan of AbllOno for th
strong fight niftdo by him In tho thir-
tieth legislature to amend tho anti-
pass law bo as to restore contracture!
right to tho newspapers Invltug him
to nddresB tho convention as well as
electing him to honorary membership
in tho association. To say that "Our
Wf J. Bryan" Is popular with tho Tex-
Press Association Is putting It mildly;
and from tho many good things heard
w auout him by delegates from dlf-
orqnt sections of tho stato to tho Press
.
Association as well as to tho stato con
vention at Fort Worth one would al-
most conclude that W J was running
for a stnto ofllco Instead of a senato-
rial ono
"Tho stnto convention at Fort Worth
had gotten fairly started to buslneea
when I loft but I expect tho moBt In-
teresting features of the proposition.
Will como up today Howover It seem-
ed to bo almost too much one-sided ta
provpke much controversy though
som oof tho strong Bailey people were
divided tn somo extent In opinion as
to tho best method to employe In set-
tling tho proposition of dclogates to
tho Donvar convention f
"Those two conventios furnished
splendid opportunities for advertising;
tho central West Texas country and
I was ablo on this trip to place descrip
tive matter in tho hands of thousands
of peoplo who aro anxious to know
about Abllono and the Abllcno country.
Whllo tho city of Stamford failed to
land tho prize wo all wont there ta
help her land sho mndo tho best
"first fight" ovor pulled off before the
Press Association and has practically
a cinch on securing tho 1010 meeting.
Stanford watf second all the way
through innho voting with such towns
as Dallas '8horman Brownsville Mar-
tin nnd others
Tills hns been ono of tho most enjoy
able trips outsldo ot tho excessive
ralnq that I have taken In a long time;
nnd I want to say right now that la
tho future in my Judgmont Abilene
should send n representative to every
statp convention that Is held no mat-
ter In what part of tho state for the
peoplo ovory whurer want to hear about
tills country."
It was reported on the streots her
Monday uttornoon that tho eight-year-old
son of W D. McCoy living near
tho Howorton lake two miles oust had
been badly hurt by a passlntf'frelght
train but on his nrrlval there Dr. Grlc
zanl who was phoned far found that
the Ilttlo fellow had only fallen while
playing on tho railroad with other chil-
li von and his head brutsod by a tie.
O M Hill who came out from Caaa
county five months ago ant) pitched his
tent olght miles northeast of town waa
In and callod at The Reporter omev
today He Is welt-pleased with Ma
move to tills country and says he wwr
had better prospects for all klmm ot
crops than he now ha.
Mrs Bruce Reeve came tkfera
Anson Tuesday on buna a4
the night with her former
and friend Mra. P M ! iy. re
turning home thle mom
T A. Johnson eante la hut aiiat'
from Merkel
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Matching Search Results
View five places within this issue that match your search.Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
The Abilene Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, May 29, 1908, newspaper, May 29, 1908; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth314496/m1/1/?q=waco+tornado&rotate=90: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Public Library.