Daily Bulletin. (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 70, Ed. 1 Friday, January 7, 1910 Page: 1 of 7
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BULLETIN.
DAILY
See us for Bargains in Brovvn-
nood Property.
E. B. HENLEY & CO.
: See us for Bargains la UrowK-
wood Property.
E. B. HENLEY & CO
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VOLUME 10.
NOL TO
Member Texas News Sertiee.
BROWNWOOD TEXAS FRIDAY JANUARY 7 1910..
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JURY RETURNS VERDICT
OF NOT GUILTY TODAY
L. M. Rutland Is Freed From Charge
of Embezzlement of Fuel Oil
From Santa Fe.
The jury in the L. M. Rutland case
returned a verdict this morning at
10:1"-. ia which they found the de-
fendant not guilty of the charge of
embesurting fuel oil from the Gulf.
Colorado and Santa Fe railway. The
case was called for trial Monday af-
ternoon and went to the jury yester-
day afternoon. When time came for
the" court to adjourn last night the
jury had not reached a verdiot. and
when court was convened this morn
ing no verdict had been reached but j
at 10:15 the sheriff was summoned to
the jury room and told to inform
Judge Goodwin that-they had arrived
at a verdict Foreman Geo. T. Con-
nell passed the verdict to Judge Good--win
and he read:
- "We the jury find the defendant
not guilty as charged."
The L. M. Rutland case has been
on the dockets of the district court
for two years and was one in which
people took considerable interest.
Just prior to his indictment Mr. Rut-
land was employed as fuel foreman at
the Santa Fe and it was charged that
.he embezzled oil which was sold to
B. S. Boysen. Rutland claimed that
he had only loaned the oil to Boysen
and that it was in due time return-
ed. WiSi the charge hanging over
him Mr. Rutland who worked in
South Texas for a couple of months
returned to Brownwood and determin-
ed to live down the suspicion his. fast
living had aroused. After a time he
secured employment tfroiu the city
and has conducted himself in a way
that caused many well-known busi-
ness men to become his friends. A
belief existed that he was not guilty
and tie proofs in the case failed to
sus'tain the charge therefore Mr.
Rutland' gains many friends through
the verdict while if it had gone
against him his old friends would
have Temained loyal. He is justly
thankful to all for the many kind ex-
pressions of sympathy during his
trouble and for the .congratulations
hecause of the verdict.
HEPORTED THAT DR. COOK
IS HIDING IN GERMANY
Is Planning an Expedition to Find His
. Records and ProTe His
Claim.
Special to Daily Bulletin:
New .York X. Y.. Jan. 7. .ccord-
ing to advices received here today
from Berlin Dr. Frederick Cook who
says that he found the North Pole is
hiding Jn Germany accompanied by
his wife nnd that he is planning an
expedition to find his records and
prove fcfs claim.
ENTERTAIN IN A VERY
CHARMING MANNER.
At the residence of Mrs. Chas Bean
on Fiek avenue Misses Barnes awl
Stanley; entertained a number of their
friends -in a charming manner last
evening with progressive 42. After
several frames had been played the
guests were served with delicious re-
freshments consisting of n salad
course jellatiae with whipped cream
and wafer? and marguerites. All
present report a most enjoyable cveu-
iag. -
GASOLINE STOVE EXPLODES:
TAILOR SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Special to Dally Bulletin:
Pecos Texas Jan. 7. Frank Rayey.
a a Batjoyee t the Tasty Tailer Shop
was seriously burned rhls morning
when the gasoline utoye over which
he. was working exploded. The fire
departmeat was called out and pre-
vented the II Kin os from spreading.
Miss Iela Barber of Abilene Is bore
oh a visit tt her sister Mrs. Dave
Lanford.
Mastttr Reginald Ijuuford ha re-
turned from Abilene where he spent
several days with his grnr'Jparents.
Mis Anna Lasgater of Abilene
here on a visit to' friends.
in
WEATHER 'REPORT.
Tonight and aturday fair
warmer.
SEEKS A MEXICAN TREATY.
Slaydeu Wants Provision for Building
Dams for Water Distribution.
Washington Jan. ti. Congressman
Slayden today reintroduced his reso-
lution directing the Secretary of State
to negotiate a treaty with Mexico to
provide for the construction of dams
on the Rio -Grande and the equitable
distribution of the waters of the. river
for -irrigation purposes.
Mr. Slayden hopes -and lias some
reason for thinking that if such a
treaty is made and ratified it will lead
to ail important development on the
Texas-Mexican frontier. He also be-
lieves that the committee will make
a favorable report on the resolution.
The Secretary of State might nego-
tiate' such a treaty without action by
Congress but it is thought mat an
expresr-on by that body will ba. of
value.
TWO SUSPECTS HELD ON
CHARGE OF BURNING OFFICE.
Special to Daily Bulletin
Weatherford Texas Jan. 7. Sheriff
Pope went to Garner this morning to
arrest two suspects who have been de-
tained on the charge of burning and
dynamiting the postofflce in that
town. It is claimed that there is
strong evidence against Hie two men
arrested.
IMPORTANT PROCLAMATION
MAY BE MADE IN FEW DAYS
Vie-l'rpidenf Radford Says Those
Who Oppose Separation Plan
are Rebels.
Special' to Daily Bulletin:
Fnrt Worth. -Texas. Jan. 7. Presi
dent W. T. Uoudermilk of the Texas
Far-mers' Union leaves for Washing-
I ton tonight and Vice President Rad
ford wijr assume charge of the union.
during his absence. It is expected
that Radford will issue a proclama-
tion in a day or two that will have an
Important bearing on the secession
movement in the Texas Union. Rad-
ford today declared that the members
at Waco who opposed the separation
plan are rebels but' refuses to discuss
the proclamation.
FAMILY TRAGEDY AT
WACO AT NOON TODAY.
Special to Daily Bulletin:
Waco Texas Jan. 7. Mose Rawls
shot and killed his brother-in-law W.
G. Ripley aged 27 at noon today fol-
1 n ur I n f whlnh Rawls surrendered to
the officers. A family quarrel lea to
the shooting. Ripley was shot In the
chest and back dying Instantly. Kip-
ley was a carpenter at the auditorium
while Rawls Is an electrician.
Edwin McGhee returned this after-
noon from El Paso where he went
with his father who was moving
there. Mr. McGhee says the snow-
storm failed to reach El Paso and
that his stay in that city was very
pleasant. He took time for a little
jaunt over to Juarez to see the races
and bull fight.
WANT SUJDIER NORMAL
AT CHEROKEE.
The teachers of the county. In their
institute last week by a very decided
majority voted to ask the Suite Super-
intendent to locate one of the summer
normals at Cherokee. Cherokee has
a magnificent college building and is
conveniently situated far the teach-
ers of San Saba Mills "Lampasas and-
Llano counties and the normal there
last summer was one among the
strong normals of the state. San
Saba News.
TEXAS IRON PLANT
AT RUSK TO BE LEASED
A
Dallas Concern Headed by John
Worthaiu Wants to Take Charge
of the Plant.
L.
Spaclal to Daily Bulletin:
Houston Texas Jan. 7. It was .an-
nounced here today that as u result
of the conference held here yestorday
in the office of Chairman Gill of the
State Penitentiary Board at- which
Penitentiary Financial Agent Barton
and Superintendent Herring met John
L. Wortham of Dallas all the details
relative to the leasing of the state's
Iron plant at Rusk to a company rep-
resented by Wortham were agreed
upon. "When the prison board meets
here next Wednesday a formal propo-
sltlon will be submitted and definite
action taken with reference to. the
matter. '
CECIL KEEBLE
S
LE
CO
Attorneys for the Slayer of Conductor Whid'
deci Sav Thev Have no Doubt of the -Final
Outcome.
Gecil Keeble. who surrendered Wed
nesday night to local officers for the
shooting of Conductor Chas.- Whidden
still maintains silence concerning the
cause for his rash acts. He will not
make u statement probably until he
appears on the stand in trial. Inas
much as the grand jury is in session
there is nothing to be gained by an
examining trial or habeas corpus pro
ceedings therefore the young man
will await the action of the grand jury
in jail. . His attorneys Jno. J. Cox and
W. O. Cox arrived last night and have
been busy today digging down Into
the case. They were joined here this
morninjr by Representative Walter
Keeble. an uncle of the accused or
Bastrop who was a close friend to
Judge C. H. Jenkins during the legis-
lature. It is announced by the uncle
that Judge Jenkins will be called into
the ease unoii his return from a busi
ness trip to Eastland.
When the attorneys were asked it
they had any statement to make con-
cerning the case Jno. J. Cox said he
had known Chas. Whidden since he
was a small boy. and while he. couldn't
say anything to reflect on him or the
family he would say that the facts ad-
duced at the trial would absolutely
exonerate the defendant and know-
ing the people of l3rown county as lf
has for the last twenty-four years
seventeen of which have been spent In
practice before the courts of Brown
and Mills counties he had no' doubt
of the final result.
W. O. Cox said: "From the infor-
mation given us we have not the
slightest doubt that the accused will
be able to amply justify his cause in
the minds' of all fair-thinking men."
Jno. J. Cox formerly resided at
Goldthwaite. but for the last six years
has resided at Temple where he has
In addition to doing a general prac-
tice been legal representative of the
Santa Fe in the counties or Bell Lam-
pasas and Mills but on January 1st
Qf this year he voluntarily severed his
connection with that road and Is now
doing a general practice at Temple.
He is associated with his son. Shelby
S. Cox. -who has recenth returned
from the state university the firm
YOAKUM
Conference Held in Panther City Yesterday
Was of Greater Significance That was
First Believed.'
ppctal to Daily Bulletin:
. Port Worth Texas Jan. 7. The
conference held here yesterday Imj-
tween Ii F. Yoakum head of the Fritf- j
Co lines and W. T. Loudermilk presi-
dent of 'the Texus Fanners' Union.'
was' of much greater significance than
was first believed .according to nn-j
nouncemehts given out in .tills cJty j
this morning. Yoakum practically do- j
livered an ultimatum regarding com-j
mon rates and the union officials will
"rhecept the offer. Yoakum told Presi
dent Loudermilk and D. J. Nelll or the
Texas Farmers' Union that if they
insisted ' upon fighting for reduced
rates on cotton shipments to Kulf
points that his and other lines would
immediately increase the rates on cot-
ton seed shipments to points out of
the state. Some time ago Yoakum re
duced the rate on the latter upon the
request of the union it is said and
now threatens to restore the former
high rate. Inasmuch as Texas sold
ton tiillUnn 1n11.ir' wm-Hl nf nntton
Ten e an( oher HtatC8
last year it Is certain that the union
-will abandon the fight for lower rates
to the gulf. - ;
MAINTAINS
RIG CAUSE
name being Jno. J. and Shelby S. Cox.
W. 0. Cox who is associated with the
firm in the defense of young Keeble
is not related to these gentlemen. He
was for six years city attorney of
Temple.
Speaking of the tragedy the Temple
Telegram has the following to. say:
"Accompanied by Judge Hugh Smith
and John W. Wright Mr. Keeble left
this morning for Brown wood. Be-
fore leaving he expressed himself as
having been astounded by the report
from Brownwood of the trouble and
that his son Cecil was one of the
participants. Mr. Keeble stated that
'he waB not even aware that his son
had left on the westbound ussenger
train yesterday afternoon.
"Cecil Keeble was reared her and
always bore a most favorable repute.
His manner was quiet and nothing
in his nature indicated a tendency for
quarrels or belligerency. Since leav-
ing school he has been connected with
the office force in the Santa Fe's di-
vision storekeeper's office here and
was recognized as being both capable
and loval to duty. His father is sta
tion master for this railroad here
prior to which he served many years
on the police force resigning when
hewns deputy city marshal. He and
his son have many friends who. In
deploring the unfortunate circum-
stances extend sympathy to both."
Buried at Temple.
The remains of Conductor Whidden
were burled at Temple beside an In
fant child and sister burled there
some years ago. If was announced In
Brownwood yesterday . that hurial
would take place here but later In
the dav It waa decided to bury him
there.
BOWSER STORE SOLD.
HE MOVED
A WAV.
C. W. Walters assignee has sold
the Jack Johnson stock of' goods at
Bowser to W. P. Gunter at 70 cents on
the dollar. Mr. Gunter has bought
out Eugene Prather at Harkeyvllle
and will move this Bowser stock of
iroods to his HarkevvlUe store. San
Saba News.
CELEBRATION CLOSES
AT DEL RIO WITH BANQUET
The
.Mexican Governor (Jons to San
Antonio to be Guest of Inter-
- national (Tub.
SpeGial t0 Dany Bulletin: '
tfi twv.ic inl; 7 r:v'inmr
I IMValle. of Chohuila Mexico left to-
dnv with his staff for San Antonio
where he will be the guest of the In-
ternational" Ciub this evening this
ending the three' days' celebration
here in honor of himself and Governor
Campbell of Texas. Governor Camp
bell has promised to meet DelVal'e
In San Antonio. At the banquet kwt
nicht Gcortre Waverly Brlugs to
whom credit should be given for start
ing the penitentiary Investigation vyas-
named to represent Campbell who
was absent. This appointment creat-
ed a somewhat mild sensation.
PRACTICALLY
VEHED ULTIMATUM
CRUSHED BY CAR.
.r.. W. White Loses An Arm From an
Accident in lleHvillc Yurds.
An amputation of the arm of J. T.
White was performed at the Santa Fe
hospital yesterday Mr. White suf-
fered the -misfortune of having his
arm caught between a couple of cars
through the engine backing up while
he was coupling cars in the Bellville
yards 'the first part of this week. He
was promptly brought to the Santa
Fe hospital here but despite the best
irgical treatment it was finally
found necessary to resort to amputa
tion- Mr. White was reported last
night to be resting as comfortably as
could be expected under th6 circum-
stances.. He is well known among the
railroad fraternity of Temple. Tem-
ple Tribune.
FOUND DEAD WITH PISTOL
LYING BY HIS SIDE.
Laredo Texas Jan. 7. Jose Gomez
a. Mexican merchant was found dead
In his store near here this morning
with a bullet hole In his head. A re
volver was lying near his side and it
is not known whether it is a case of
murder or suicide. The cash drawer
contained no money.
THREE ARE ARRESTED
CHARGED WITH MURDER
.Sheriff Cherry Makes Two More Ar-
rests lu Connection With
Murder of Nugent.
Special tn Dally Bulletin:
Liberty. Texas Jan. 7. John Hill
and Hubert Taylor were arrested to-
day by Sheriff Cherry charged with
complicity in the killing of Overton
Nugent at his home five miles from
here Tuesday night and for which
crime Gilbert Taylor Is already un-
der arrest. Nugent was shot and kill-
ed Instantly with a shotgun.
LIKES BROWNWOOD
BEST OF THEM ALL.
Tony Arczie is at home from a stay
of several days at San Angelo where
he went to spend a few days in -quiet
rest. He says that "It Is a pleasure
to get back to a busy hustling town
like Brownwood. and that this town
Is in nearly" every particular far ahead
of anything he has seen out west of
here having better paved streets bet-
ter street lighting more good side-
walks more shade trees and more of
the general comforts and blessings
of life.
KANEASTEK (JETS BUFF
LEGHORN PREMIUMS.
In the Southwestern Poultry Show
being held at Dallas. H. It. Kaneaster
of Brownwood won first premium on
Buff Leghorn cock and hen. first cock-
erel and first second third and
fourth pullet The Leroy Poultry
Farm of Houston in the same class
won second cockerel and fifth pullet
Mr. Kaneaster is to be congratulated
on his success with Buff Leghorn
poultry.
BROWN COUNTY MAN-
MOVED TO SAN SABA.
T. K. Newsom and his brother .l.r-
Newsom were In town from the post
oak country Wednesday of last week.
T. EL purchased a sandy land farm a
t't-w years ago and has prospered
wonderfully. His brother has pur-
chafed the Dave McNeill farm near
the 12-plle post from .1. W. Roberts
and maved from Brown county re-
cently. They both speak encourag-
ingly of the prospects for a big yield
next year and think the freezes have
probably eliminated the. boil weevil.
San Saba News.
THE BU0WNW00D JAIL IS
PARADISE SAV UIISONERS.
When a Bulletin mat: 1 felted the
jail yesterday and asked the prison-
ers if they were comfortably situated
one limn from Brady spoke up a'nd
said: "The Brownwood jail Is para-
dise as compared" with the. old shack
we have been confined In at Brady."
He explained that the McCnlloch
county sheriff did everything he could
for his prisoners but that he could
not make the old house comfortable.
He sabl he welcomed the change al-
most as much as he would welcome
his freedom. This prisoner Is ohargr
ed with burglary and was brought
back to Brady from Oklahoma by
Sheriff Sansom. Ha came with an
Oklahoma officer to. Fort Worth to
meet the Brady sheriff and while in
the Panther City got lost lrm tne
officer and did not find him until an
hour later when they met. at the de-
pot. He is confident-that he will be
given his .liberty when his case is
trfed.
COAL FAMINE MAKES
IOWA COLLEGE CLOSE
On Account of Blizzard Students Are
Unable to Oct Home Spend
Vacation at. School.
Iowa City Iowa Jan. (?. The Uni-
versity of Iowa has been closed for
the remainder of the week because of
a coal famine. The blizzard prevents
the studens from returning to their
homes and they are spending their en-
forced vacation here.
WILL JONES PLEADS
GUILTY GETS TWO YEARS.
In district court yesterday after-
noon Will Jones who was charged
with burglarizing the store of W. L.
Kay pleaded guilty before Judge
Goodwin and" was sentenced to a two
years' term in the penitentiary. Jones
waived the time limit and accepted
sentence yesterday . In order that he
. might begin at once upon the term.
A case charging him with the burg-
lary or a store at Bangs was dismiss-
ed. WILL USE TWO HOUSES
TO THE OLD FIRE WAGON.
Heretofore the city has used thTee
horses to the old fire wagon but since
the new station has been established
and will soon be fitted out with equip-
ment It Is believed that two horses
can do the work at the old station
therefore It was decided last night at
council meeting that one of the old
horses be placed at the new station.
A new horse will be secured to ma"ke
up the team.
I ND ICTME NTS .RETURNED
BY THE GRAND JURY.
Two indictments were returned by
the grand jury yesterday where ar-
rests have already been made. Both
were for violations of the local option
law. One indictment was against
Jerry Green and the other against
Charley Jones colored. The men
were in jail pending the action of the
grand jury. Under the new law such
violations are prosecuted as felonies.
COMANCHE PARTIES
COME FOR THEIR HORSE
Animal Left In Pasture Near Bronn-
wood Is Claimed By Ollie
Loudermilk
Ollie Loudermilk a young man from
Comanche arrived in Brownwood this
morning bearing a note from the
sheriff of Comanche to Sheriff Emi-
son which requested that the horse
and buggy found near this place
earlier In the week be turned over to
Loudermilk. The sheriff compiled
with the request and the young man
will start for home with the rig this
afternoon. A relative of the young
man drove the rig Into the Brown-
wood country and abandoned it.
DR. F. D. SHEPHERD '
MOVED TO EASTLAND.
From a letter ordering paper chang-
ed the Bulletin learns that Dr. F. D.
Shepherd who was once superintend-
ent of the schools here but who has
for some time been practicing medi-
cine at Liberty Hill has moved to
Eastland where he will continue the
practice of medicine. Dr. Shepherd
has won quite a reputation where he
has lived as a successful practitioner.
MYSTERY UNSOLVED.
San Amrelo Girl May Have Been Tak-
en Away By Father.
San' Angelo. Texas. Jan. 6. Mys-
tery surrounding the disappearance of
Lizzie Klliott. 11 years old who ha3
been missing since Saturday is still
unsolved. Every clue to her where-
abouts has been Followed up without
results. It is believed by some that
her father of whom nothing has been
heard for several years secretly took
her away.
Lstter.
San Angelo Texas Jan. 7. Lizzie
Elliott whose reported disappearance
has set the town astir In the fenr that
she had been foully dealt with was
found this morning in a Park Heights
Home where she appeared to be hav-
ing a good time not being in the least
concerned about the anxiety she
might have caused others who did not
know of her whereabouts.
C. J. Irwin division storekeeper for
the Santa Fe at Temple is in the city
today to offer assistance to his head
clerk Cecil Keeble who is held here
for the shooting' of Conductor .Chas.
Whidden.
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