The Wingham Advance, 1907-07-18, Page 7A HAMILTON TRAGEDY;
MAN ANI WOMAN SHOT.
Former Dead, Latter Itecovered---The Alleged
Murderer Arrested.
Drinh and Perhaps Jealousy Said to be the Cauee
of the Crime.
(From the Hamilton Thutn.)
it Was shortly before 3 oelock wit
)eskin:tit Steward at No. 3 Police St
tiOn Was iniOnned by telephone fro
the International Harvester Company
‘vorks that a serious shooting affrt
„wheel taken plate) in a little frame cotta
k on Sherman avenue, a short distant
below the Radial tracks, An emergency
pall for • the patrol anti ambulance
brought Sergt, Walsh and P. 0. John
Clark on the rush to the Beene of tit
tragedy. Headquarters were notifie
too, and. Detective Coulter was detailed
from there, Neighbors gathered in a
group, excitedly discussing the crime,
guided the police to the spot, Inside
. Lying on a bed. in the backparlor
the house a terrible sight met their
gaze ,
his clothes soaked. with blood and with
blood spurting from a gaping wound in
his neck, the officers found a man about
fifty years of age, gasping for breath.
llthe death rattle in his throat was
audible, ant it.was evident the end was
only a matter of a short time.
The Prisoner Arrested.
Sitting. at a table in the kitelten, his
head resting peacefully on his arms, and
exhibiting no agitation over the terrible
ttilieeedy, for which be is aeeltHed of be.
in responsible, the police discovered
SunfleId. They say he pretended to be
asleep, but was really listening to what
was taking place. Not ten feet away
he could see the blood stained caimet
and hear the dying gasps of hie vietim.
With a show of stolid indifference Ito
submitted to the handcuffs being placed
• on him wrists, and walked quietly away
with the officers. Although SanteId
• really inade no attempt to resist arrest,
Sergeant Walsh believes that after the
first bracelet closed on his wrist, the
prisoner was in a mood to fight, and
made an attempt to draw his revolver.
George 13randow, a special officer from
the Iuternational Harvester works, and
Eddie Goodall, 42 Fullerton avenue, a
janitor employed at the game place,
stood guard over the prisoner until the
police arrived. They pointed to him as
the man when the officers entered, and
neighbors, emboldened by the presence
of the police, rushed in crying, "Arrest
that man, he did the shooting." Sun -
field sat unmoved in the patrol as the
hence galloped to the hospital with
Radzyk lying at his feet in a dying con-
dition.
At the police station the prisoner gave
the name of Jacob SniffleId, and stated
that he was a citizen of the 'United
States, born in Chicago, 30 years of age,
and. remarried. Ile claimed to be a Ro-
man Catholic by birth.
Woman Gave Alarm.
totteekable initiffertunteas in.
ea sat calmly lacing the blood spattered
m
roowhite one of his victims, the man,
ttn"
ilay en a1m; with his life slowly ebbing
"When wl entered the house" Hard
•
Walsh, "we found the prisoner with lis
bead resting on his arms on the table,
go leigning sleep. (merge *endow, a epe-
e Oat constable from the Int " • t'
llarvester Werke, anti Eddie Gooa
dall,
janitor, employed at the Sallie place,
who were the first to respond to ti
woman s alarm, were in charge, guard-
ing Me prisoner. Sleuthed, when touched
a On the arm, quietly arose and walked to
the centre ue zoom. am your
man. I am under arrest," he exclaimed,
without any show of excitement. Rae-
zyk was uut•onscions, and the death rat-
tle itt his throat wee clearly
it was useless to try to get him to iden-
tify the prisoner, and I questioned the
woman, Ste could not speak Euglish,
but through an interpreter, Mary Ran-
ked, an intelligent young foreign woman,
who came to the house shortly after
the shooting, the Radzyk woman /dente-
fied &Wield as the man who fired the
shots."
"Who did the ehooting?" she was ask -
in her native tongue.
"Jake," was the reply.
as it Sunfieldk" asked the officer.
"Yes," she said,
Reached for IteVolver Again.
While &infield submitted: quietly to
:meet, the officers believe that after
one of the bracelets Was snapped on his
wrist, he began. to realize the position
he wee in, and was desperate enough to
fight for liberty, if given au opportue-
ity. Walsh had already felt his pockets,
bet evidently overlooked the revolver in
his Leek left, pocket. While Mark held
the handeuff on his right hand, Sunfield
slowly backed towards the \Vali, draw-
ing his left heed slowly around to his
hip pocket, The sergeant quickly grab-
bed his hand and snapped the other
handcuff. AL the station the police
found the 22 -calibre Ivor -Johnson revol-
ver,iti
with wc•h the shooting was done,
in this pocket.
"teunfield," said Sergt. Walsh, "after
doing the shootinge tralked over to the
table and eatmly sat down to eat a pie.
We found him with the partly eaten pie
before lam."
Lodged in Murderer's Cell.
&infield had nothing to -say on the
Journey to No. 3 Police Station, and
showed the same indifference when be-
ing searched and queetioned. Before
leaving the seentu of the crime he replied,
when asked about the tragedy, "You
will find, it ail out. It will all be cleared
up in the court." Some of the • officers
say that the prisoner denied at the ela-
tion that he had done the shooting, He
made no continent, as the revolver with
three empty chambers mei% taken from
his poeket. He showed eonsiderable in-
terest, however, when the police emptied
his pockets of money.
"Dow mach have you got there, eel.,
geant?" he tusked, as the money Was
being counted. Sunfield had $29,45, and
eon tided that lie had more money at
home.
&infield was marched out to tire dote
goon the rear of the station and
lodged in the cell that Pearson, who
murdered a girl on the Waterdown road
seine years ago, occupied during his
stay at the station. When word was
received by the pollee that Badzyk was
(lead, instructions were issued to have
the prisoner renewed to the jail for safe
keeping.
The first intimation that neighbors
had of the tragedy was shortly before
3 o'clock when -they heard three shots,
followed by Mrs. Radzyk rushing from
the house and screaming in terror. She
was taken charge of and through other
foreigners told an incoherent story of
what- had happened. The pollee were im-
mediately notified from the Ieternetion-
al Harvester office and Mrs. Radetch hat-
er returned to the house. The police last
night admitted that they were at sea
The prisoner Sunfield, who boarded
Could do was surmise from information
gathered hero and there front the other
foreigners as to what happened. Here is
the story they teld last eight.
Story of the Crime.
The prisoner &infield who boarded
at RadzYk's place, spent the day there
with the dead man and his wife drink-
tog—a fact that is supported by the
amount of beer found In the house. It
is suspected that there had been it guar -
el earlier in the day, perhaps over a
board. bill, or, as gossip has it, over the
woman. It was reported that elunfielit,
who had made preparation to return to
Ode
go, from where hm
e eae two years
t
a4
ro work at Hamilton, had boasted
athe works before leaving Mud, he was
going "to make a teem tip."
Yesterday &infield removed his dollies
and valise from the house, leaving them
at his sister's home on the same street.
The police say she begged of hint ent to
go to the. Badeyk home again and to
leave for Chicago. He laughed mit her
and told her he was going been eie have
some more fun." The police enspert that
Itadzyk discovered Sunfield was too
fond of his wife and had a row over it,
Whether the prisoner shot the dead man
while he slept or fired at him as he at-
tempted to rise front the bed is a mat-
ter of conjecture. Two ;hots were fired.
One of them struck Radzyk in the neck.
The police were unable to discover where
the other one went. Itunizyk apparently
rolled off the bed, for Goodall and J3ran-
dOW, from the Tuternational Harvester
Works., found hint lying in a pool of blood
on the floor when they entered the bOIY,P,
It was impossible to get an intelligent
story from Mrs. /holey* as to how she
Was shot. The police think that when
Sunfield shot her husband elm ecreannel
onteolq -terror and rusted for the door.
Ilelievag that she woe going for mete-
tanee, they think he, fired as she fled.
Thie is borne out by '',..A, natant and pos-
ition of the wound.
Dined and Slept After Shooting.
While the prisoner was not sober when
arrested, the officers say he was not
crazy with liquor, and they marvel at
his coolness after the shooting. lame-
ditteely after firing the shote, they say,
he walked outside and informed his bro.
ther-indoev, a man named lleinker, who
was passing and WAS attracted by the
shots, of what he had done. Ire return
ed to the house, took a pie front the
cupboard, and sat down at a tat& to
await the arrival of the police. Why li,..
did not make an attempt to escape im-
mediately after the shooting is a mys-
tery to them, lie might easily have
had half an hour's start and made a
dash for liberty before the alarm was
given.
From the amount of clotted blood
around Badzyk's• head and the matted
condition of his hair, which was steeped
in gore, it was first believed that 8mm.
field had. beaten Mtn over the head with
a club, white he lay on the bed, and then
a him. The pollee say, however, tint
an examination disproved this theory.
Sergt. 9'alsit"6 Story.
Sergt. Hiram Walsh, who with P. C.
John Clark arrested the alleged mur-
derer, tells an interesting story of Bun.
Removed to the JaiL
A small crowd of men and children
grthered as the patrol drew op to get
glimpe of the prisoner. With hie hands
elosely motet elect &infield marched out
in charge of P. C. Lowery. Ito walked
steadily to the wagon and seemed. to bo
quite sober. TT e glaneed eut•iously over
his shoulder at the newspapermen who
stood on the walk. P. C. *Lowery and 1'.
0, Duncan rode with him to the jail,
Suprield did not know last night when
the iron door at the Barton Mewi jail
elangee behind. hint that he would bave
to face a charge of murder. •Tbe pollee
refuted to inform him them that Radzyk
was dead. The offieers took no chancels
with their prisoner and drove him right
through the yard to the jail steps.
Died on Operating Table.
The dying maim and his wife were hur-
ried to the City Hospital. 11 Was Seen
there that the woman's injuries- were not
likely to prove fatal, but it was evident
from the first, that the man had no
Yhallee of recovery, *From the gaping
wound in hie leek blood was spurting.
[to was too week then from loss of blood
to stand the shook of en operation and
the doctors permitted him to rest for
an hour or two to try and revive . him
enffieiently to permit them to probe for
the tmllet. Last evening he was played
on the operating table. Dr. remmings_
aseistea by Doe Parry, Meitoghliti end
Pain, probing for the bullet. Juet after
the piece of lead Was located, lodged
near the jugular vein, the patient expired
Threatens to Suicide.
The woman was not made aware of
or her husband's death last night, She
talk ed fin n Men ly at times in her un-
broken Eve:Hell threatening to onnmit
ettiehle wben released from the hospi-
tel. "I will throw myself in the hate
Mein T get out of here for I ent the
valise of it all," she wailed, so the police
anti hospital officials say.
Had Dead Man's Purse,
The dead man wits a Gement Pole. His
wire is of the saute nationctilly. While
I ey have lived in this country some time
they mulerstood the language but hu -
'effetely. The prisoner has been in -this
city fin' twos yonus 111d up till in day or
so ago Was employed at the Deering's,
wnekingiii i he (Ivey iron lot:miry, Mary
Rent:Ian told Gat• police that laud week
the prisoner. while in an angry mood had
threntemel to "do up" the Radzyke be-
fore left fee Chicago. lie was to bare
left •foe Ching() to -day.
Aevording to the polite, Mrs, ltelither,
his ettter, isvery bitter againethim nett
promisee to lei a valuable witnese,
When searehed at the station he had
tutu purses on him, mu' of Whiell it is
•tlivited leilonged to the dead man. It
ie oleo said that liadzyk had the pewee
in his pocket just before he wee shot.
In the purses there Was nearly 00, but
"S,
JACOB SUNFIELD,
The alleged murderer,
one had almost twice as nitwit as tint
other. It le not known which one was
the dead man's, As the stun was Si) small,
however, it is not thought robbery mete
any part of a motive for the crime,
DIVORCE CASE.
BRUCE FARMER'S DAKOTA DIVORCE
IS WORTHLESS.
Court Allows the Real Wife $4 a Week
Alimony—Farmer Was "Figuring
That Way."
Toronto, duly Li. --Mr. Justice Riddell
on Saturday confirmed the order of ali-
mony made by Hie Honor Judge Bar-
rett, of Walkerton, in favor of Mrs. Ida
Switzer, wife of William Edwin Switzer,
of Rheims, Bruce county.
The parties were married in ISM in
AlallitObas and us -ed on their farm at
Striate:lair until 1004, the husband
making periodical trips in different di-
rections, between tseamons, for the pur-
chase of horses and cattle. Chargee of
infidelity made by the husband against
the wife about two years after marriage
had, disturbed the relations between
them, whieh were further aggravated
by the production of a photograph of
a dressmaker of Ripley, Maria Hanes
by mune, which the husband claimed was
the woman he should have married.
Matters going front bad to worse,
Mrs. Switzer was induced to sign an
agreement and was given $200 to go
away. She went to Dakota to be near
friends, and in the meantime her hue=
band sold his farm and stock for $14,-
000, and moved to Bruce county, On-
tario, where he bought a valuable
farm. Hearing her husband had left
&mat:het:tie, Mrs. Switzer returned to
that place to be near her brother and
has since intn-ea to Wall«irton.
In le06 Switzer obtained a divorce
from his wife In the Dakota court and
went through the form of marriage
with Marie Harrie, Referring to the
divorce proem:dime:, Mr. justice Rid-
dell said that he 'ndeelined to comsider
a divorce obtained in this way,
there appeared to have been no personal
service, and that the wife and husband
were both absent, the lmeband aetually
living in Ontutrio at the time the divorce
was granted. During this period le was
milieu:tile, visiting Mite Harris ani in
his examination for diseovery, in the
action of his wife for alimony, in reply
to the question whether he did not in-
tend at the time to marry the wmuan,
replied, "I was figuring that way."
Besides the alimony Mrs. Switzer is
allowed $05 for disbursements.
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CHARGES OF PERJURY
•
CONFLICT OF TESTIMONY IN LIQUOR
PROSECUTIONS.
The Testimony of the Crown's Detectives
Impeached by Residents of Niagara
Falls—Deplorable State of Affairs
Said to Exist.
Niagara Falls, Out., July 15.—A most
deplorable elate of affairs exists in con-
nection with the Wats of Seven liquor
license holden., for alleged violation of
the law in selling on Sundays. From
the opening of the finst case the evidence
of Messrs. Cameron and Thompson, de-
tectives repreeenting the Provincial Sec-
retary's oifiee'who claim to have bought
liquor in the hotels on Sundaye, wn
most bitterly assailed by -Mr. P. W.
Griffiths'the lawyer retained by the as-
eociated hotel men to defend them,
One of the deteatives referred to a re-
eident of Ude city named Smith as bay -
hug been with them in the Lalattutte
Hotel on Sunday, June 23rd. filnith stat
not in the city when that evidence was
iliven, but has since returned, and says
e is ready to swear that he wale not
in the hotel on the day mentioned. at
all, Ile will be placed in the box when the
trial of the Tufayeete ease is reeumed
on August 51.h.
Jut the ease of Nelson Pitton of the
Itosli House, the detectives swore Ilea
they found a bartender named Potsb hi
the bar out, Sunday, June 23rd. The
se E. Birdsall Was placed in the hax
IT the defence and swore that Iltedl wilt
v011filled to his bed at his boardite4
home by illness on that day. anti AleS,
• Hansel], who keeps the hoarding house,
-wore that Hush Willi in her house all
that day. The contradiebory nature of
he testimony •produced &tided frietion
letween Mr. Griffiths and Mr. le W.
ibe Crown proseentor. Mr. Casey
'intimated that the detente was "menu -
"maudlin" evidence end. Mr. Griffitlee
venire; expretsee similar opinion of the
estimony for the prosetellion.
On a motion by the preemie ion to ad.
Mourn the CORN for a week there was
1. sharp argument, in whit -it ehargee of
eerjery mut subornation were freely
nunie by both lawyers.
Pollee Magistrate rruikehank intimat-
id that when the evidence, wee so .fla
eontratlietory as to the fact he etiuld
lot but believe that one party or tho
,ither Was guilty of perjury. The wonted
lite eases carried on and ptol)ed to the
fullest extent. However, he comented
to an adjournment for a week.
CANADIANS IN
I HUE MATCHES.
THEY MADE FAIR AVERAGES AT
BISLEY ON SATURDAY.
Pte. Mitchell, Pte. Smith, Sergt, Kerr,
Sergt. Morris, Capt. McHark, Pte.
Moore and Sergts. Bayles and Snow-
ball Among the Winners,
Bisley, July 15.— Two feamtdians,
Staff-Stemgt. Bayles and Capt. R. ON
Snowball made 34 points out of a pos-
sible 35 in The Daily Telegraph. mateh
on Saturday. This competition, which is
for a cup given annually by' the proprie-
toot of The Daily Telegraph, coneists
of seven sleeve at 600 yards. It is open
to all comers.. Veneering is the store
made by Canadians in tile competition:
Sergteelajer J. •Caven 33
Sergt, U. S. Carr ... ..... 31
Lieut, B. E. Converee ... • • . 30
Sergt. W. Grecgan 25
Corp. IF. B. Fisher 27
Staff-Sergt. A. Lira= 20
Staff-Sergt. D. MacKay 20
Staff-Sergt. It. Kerr ... ......30
Capt. W. Hart hicliarg '32
Lieut. J OeleVittle ... • .• 31
Pte. Geo. Milligan— ....... 31
Pte. A. 13, Mitchell . 25
Capt. C. N. Mitchell... . • . 25
Pte. j. P. Moore ... „ . ...... 26
001.Serigt, J. Moscrop ...... 28
Sergt. It. Morris ... 31
Pte. J. S. Stevenson . „ . • . ... 31
Pte. W. A. Smith ... „ • ..... 39
Corp. R. 0. Snowball . ... • , . , 34
Staff-Sergt. that•les ........ 31
Major 0. W. Wetmore ... ....... 31
In the Wimbledon Cup competition, teu
shots at 000 yards, open to all comers,
Canadians scorett as follows:
Capt. W. IL Meliarg, !Vancouver .. 39
Staff-Sergt, Bayles 45
Lieut, J. MeVittie, Toronto 40
• In the "Gregory," Seven shots at 200
yards, Sergt, Carr macle 34.
In the "leynoch," SCVell abets et 3,000
yards, Pte. Moore made 33 out of a pos.
tibia hum 31:15:e Armorers' 'Company match.
seven -shots at 900 yards, Pte. Moore
made 33.
The Canadian team shot in The Daily
Graphic and The Graphic matches. white,
belong to the Service Rifle Championship
Aggregate and the All -comers' and Grand
Aggregates. The former is seven idiots at
a distance of 200 yards, the latter seven
shots at 500 yards. Their scores follow:
Daily Graphic Match:
Sergt.-Maj, Cayce 32
Sergt. G. 8. Carr ..... .... 20
Meet, D. E. Converse ... ..... :30
Serge. W, Greegen ..... ... 20
Corp. F. F. Fisher... 31
StaffeSergt. Graham ....... 33
Staff -Serge. H. Kerr. • • • .. :34
Sergt. D. MacKay ... ........ 31
Capt. W. Irate Melfarg, ......
Lieut. J. MeVittie 33
Private Gearge Tsliihiga,i '12
Priv-ate A. B. Mitchell 31
rapt. N, Mitchell 31
Pte. .7. F. Monte ...... 31
coi.sernt a. enwrap ..... 27
Sergt. F. If. Morris —. • •. 33
ee S. Stevenson . . ....... 3:1
fettle R. 0. Snowball ... ...... 33
Pte. W. A. smith ...... .34
Maj. 0. W. Wetmore .. ... 29
Capt. Tom .• • 33
The Graphic Me Leh:
Sergt.-Major. .7. raven 31
Serge 0, S. Carr . „ .., 30
Lieut. D. b. Converse ... . • • ... 32
Sergi. W. flreegan ... • 29
Corp, lie D. Visher •. 27
Staff-Sergt. A. Graham'31
Staff -Serge IT, Kerr
Stat f-Sergt. 1). MatiKiry•—• • .• ... . . 27
Capt. W. Trart Mellarg $1
Lieut, Mcrittie .
Pte, Gem ... . • ...... :32
Pte. A. II, Mitebell ...............31
rapt. (1, N. Mitchell • • ...... 25
Pte. 4. F. Moore '32
Col.-Sergt. Mos:crop 27
Serge F. Ti. Morrie „. 32
Pte. J. i. Stevenson ,.. . 31"
Corp. 11, 0, Snowball,— ... . thl
Pte. W A..feinith • ..,. 29
thee 0. W, Wetmore . ., 80
In the Daily Graphic contest .....,
hilt-
«Itehi shuttle fiend mei Smith 550. Kerr
is 83rd. mud Morrie. 1170t, and each wits
forty shillings. Bayles is 128th and wins.
shillings.
In The Graphie, Capt. MeTtarg wee
6end. winning '113, ma Pte. Moore was
07th, winning :C3.
In The Daily Telegraph competition
Corporal IL 0. Snowball won 25th place
end it prize of ,113. Serge, Bayles '20tht
plaee nett a prize of et3.
in the leteek Exchange match iiiaw-
hill ttlith 'thee and it prize of
.C3, Bayles rust, place and a prize of X2.
NO IVIORE FIRE INSURANCE.
tonlreal Managers May Abandon That
Line of 13usiness.
nruireal, ,Tuly 14.---Insuranee mana-
gers in 'Montreal are contemplating a
move whielt will Pella inly arouse public...
Opinion, insurinice business in the whole.
ale .ilistriet of the city is to be largely
t• l in
itretecie. art, to be reduced, amt
Otero may he the ititinettem of no more
new laisincs,t done itt the heart of Mont-
t...al. In u 'word, there is a poegibility of
a virtual abatitionment of fire insurance
business in the business centres of the
city. An insurance manager made Oda , A rig it agig Art% irtir, Ivo
44trilientltattitIngliVIVA Igat tlit 4/8°111 MILLIONS '11) USED
managers have been going taoroughly
the ronditione which now present TO SAVE THE FAMILY. PRODIGAL
themselves; a brigade with a. leader,
a water supply which is short and which
Ieil, which will do nothing, apparently, to
may give out at any moment, and delay
in putting up new pumps. Then we 1141,0
improve either this or any other matter ,
. Clinton Millionaire Arrested On the Charge of
to consider the apathy. of the City Coun
1
Slaying His Wifeq
in connection with the
TWO fXPLOSIONS.
EMMEN BADLY SHAKEN UP MIR-
ING FIRE AT OAS WORES,
Leaking Pipes Froni the Main, Tank
Allow the Gas to Escape, and When
a Fireman Carries a Lantern Into the
Desement the Explosion Takes Place.
Windsor, .fuly 14, -Assistant Fire
Chief Defiehis and Fireman Cakebread
itnul Dournotu.helle were badly shaken up
by an explosion at the Windeor ufeas
Coutpanyes plant on McDougall street at
2 o'clock this mooting,
There were twoexplosions, but the
seem' was the more serious. Leaking
pipes from the main tank had allowed a
large quantity of gas to accumulate in
the basement of the building, and a light-
ed lamp upstairs caused the. fire depart-
ment to he called for the first explosion,
and when one of the men went below
carelessly earring a lantern the second
and more serious shock Occurred.
There wasa bright flash of light and
it deafening report, which was heard for
many mike. Windows were broken,
and Dennis Reddins and Wm. Crick, two
speetators who were standing outside tile
building, were blown bodily into the
street. Both were temporarily overcome
by the gam fumes, and Crick received
several haul cuts front flying glass. An
official investigation will be ordered in-
to the causes leadiug up to the explosions;
as the plant is practically new, having
been rebuilt it few years ago. The in-
juries sustained by the firemen comigted
principally of burned faces and hands.
FALL FAIR DATES.
Abingdon. .,Oct. it;, 17
Aylmer . • .. Sept. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Baden .... . Sept, 18, 19
Barrie.... Sept. 23, 24, 25
Theeton ...Sept. 26, 27
ilinbrook , • , Oct. 7, 8
Bracebridge ... Sept. 26, 27
Brockville ., Sept. 10, 11, 12, 13
Cayuga ...... „. ... Sept. 24, 25
raleiton • „ Oct. 3, 4
Caledonia Oet, 10, 11
Cookstown ... Oct, 1, 2
Cellingwood Sept. 24, 25, 26, 27
Dunnville ... Sept. 17, 18
Drumlin)... Sept. 24, 25
Fergus ..... Oct. I, 2
Port Erie. ..„ .,. Oct. 3, 4
Galt • ... • • ,. Oct. 1, 2
Georgetown ...... ., Oct. 1, 2
Guelph • . Sept. 17, 18, 19
Ingersoll ...... .,. Set. 24, 25
Jarvis ....................Oct. 3, 4
Kinmount, ...... Sept. 10, 11
Lindsay . ...Sept. 10, 20, 21
Meaford . ...... Sept. 26, 27
Milverton...... ...Sept. 20, 27
Milton . . Oet. 10, II
efilchnay . . Sept. 23, 24
..... Sept. 2(3, 27
Mt, Hope Oet. 2
Niutgarfeon-the•Lake Sept. 23, 24
Norwich Sept. 17, 18
Niagara Falls ... Sept. 26, 27
Norwood ... . .. Oet. 8, 9
Oakville...... Set. 26, 27
Ononclage ................Oct. I
Paris . • • ... Sept. 20, 27
Peteitoro . ... Sept, 26, 27, 28
Roekton.. Oet. ft, 9
SimeoeSet. 24, 25, 26
Shelbourne .............Sept. 24, 25.
Smitheille .• Sept. 27, 28
Stoney Crook Sept. 20, 27
Strethroy.. Sept. 16, 17, 13
Thoeohl ..• • . Oct. 8. 9
Tilloonbing„ .. • . Oct, 1, 2
Waterford. ... ... • .. Oct. 3
Waterdown ... • .. —.Oct, le
Western Fair, London . Sept. 6-14
Wellandport Oct. 10, 11
Welland .„ „ . Oct. 1, 2
Woodstock .. ... Sept. 18, 19, 20
AUTO ACCIDENT.
MAN'S LEG GROUND OFF AND
DAUGHTER DISEMBOWELLED.
Pittsbarg, July 15.—Peter Walzer, 50
years old, his daughter Stella, 26 years
old, Clara, Lausinann, 22 years old, F.
D. Alden, 2e years old, are all in the
Allegheny general hospital as the result
of an automobile accident just outside
the city of Allegheny. The melee('
:struck it rut in the road, and tamed
turtle, burying the occupants beneath it.
Walzer's left leg WaS almost ground off
while his daughter was partially disem-
bowelled. Both arc expected to (lie. Miss
T.ansmann and Alden received bruises
and scratches, but will recover.
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PRISON LABOR.
COMMISSION OF M. 10S, WILL VISIT
UNITED STATES PRISONS.
Toronto, July 15.--4'rison labor is to
be investigated by it Government com-
mission.
It Will he C0111p0ANI of Joseph P. Dow.
ney, hi. P. P. for eolith Wellinglem; Fin-
lay G. elaediartnid, M. P. P. for West
Elgin, and 0, Pattinson. el. 1'. 1'. for
south Waterloo. Mr. lhovney will be
..hairman.
' All these members of the Legislature
letve taken a particular interest in the
subjeet, and they will visit several large
eilemis in the (hilted States and gather
informatem. This will be used by How
Mr. I fanna before he finally formulates
hie prison farm echeme.
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TOWN BURNtO.
duly 15,---Smolyany,
small town ill thiA neighborhood, has
.suffered severely et the handsof itiven•
eiartee. One hundred and fourteen Jew-
ish neat fifteen Christian houses, tot well
as seventy shopswere burned down. A
number of the people perished in the
flames.
GOT MIN VEMIS,
NapAnN•, 7ut1y 15,—john Armstrong,
diamond signalman of tho ir. T. It., here,
stat today eotteneed to seven years in
lila penitentiary for criminally knowing
it girl tinder 14 years of age. Armstrong
IA about 45 years old and ha the seemel
man to be sentenetel en the sante charge
and in the same ease,
Clinton, LI, July 15.—The lifagill
millions were to -day pledged to •the de-
fence of , the families' prodigal, Fred-
erick IL Magill, who Was, arrested
yesterday with his wife and daught4.1r
at t74an Diego, Cale eliarged with the
menhir of lde first wife in this plate
on Decoration Day, May 30th. LeMon*
Lemon, regarded as Met ehrewdest
eriminal lawyers' In Dewitt County,
'were early this evening detained to
save the ex -banker from the gallows,
•The money for the -defence war itur-
Welled by Mn'. Samuel Magill, aunt •of
the twensed, who lives in a patellai hone
in the choleest, residence dietriet in Clin-
ton azel who is worth $800,000 in her
own right
Slue however, is only the head and
front of Megilles eupport, end behind
her are the money of the four Magill
bretiews, famotie denting their lives for
their great wealth anti business astute-
ness and equally famous now that they
are dead for the milliens they left to
Weil: widows.
- The message retaining ehe Lemon
!mothers was dated elan Diego and read
as follows:
"Consider yourself retained in our
ease. Will return volumarily owitliont
extradition.”
"Fred. IL Magill."
The message was preceded. by asOr•
Ira of others which passed between
Magill and Ids rich aunt and which
assured idm of the family's financiel
support. Earlier in the daY Magilits
fathothelaw, Walter Graham', eine
pleyed John Fuller, for eight years
prosecuting attorney, a man of Lin-
eolnesque mould and a, renmrkable law-
yer, to defend his, daughter. Fining
this array of legal talent entrenched
behind hulwarke of money stands
Arthur Miller, the young State's
attorney, backed by a firm public ous-
t:hien that Magill's wife vitae to her
death by foul means, That the battle
will be the bitterest ever fought in
DeWitt County, that families and
business aesociates will be 'estranged
and that the whole eemeastnity• will- he
broken into factionis now admitted
on all breathe The deadly vapidity
with which both sides have moved in
the Met two days indicates that the bat-
tle to avenge poor, dead. Pet Magill gill
In' to the death,
HORRIBLY TORTURED.
HIS TONGUE SLIGHT AND FEET
SLASHED vrug KNIFE,
Buffalo, July 15.—Because he would
not deliver to two burglars the keys
of his employer's house, Frank Smith,
45 years of age, it coachman in the em-
ploy of john Gene, a wholesale neat
dealer, was horribly tortured on Sun-
day morning and left for dead by hie
assailants. Smith :emit in a mem above
the bum at the rear of Gehnes. He was
awakened shortly after midnight by two
masked men, who demanded the keys of
the house. emith refused to give them
up, and the burglars then began a series
of revolting tortures. Smith's tongue
was slit with it knife and the soles of
his feet were shut -sited in a score of places
until he became unconscious. gifte men
then threw Smith down the stairs, whehe
he was found the next morning, Time
matter MLA kept a secret by the pollee
until to -duty, when one arrest was made,
The prisoner gives his name as Taylor.
POOH STOESSEL!
MANY CHARGES AGAINST THE
HERO OF PORT ARTHUR,
St. Petereburg, dimly 15.—Lidietment
issued against Lieut. Gen. Stoessel, the
defender of Port Arthur, which has just
been made public, charges him, among
other things, with disregarding the or-
der of the cm/mutter-in-chief to hand
over his command • at Port Arthur to
Lieut. -Gen. Smiruoff and quit the army.
It further charges hint with stating, in
an official report that he led the troops
in the action at Kie Chow, whereas he
remained at Port Arthur and did not
participate in the battle; of having de-
corated Lieut. -Gen. Foch for bratere, in
the Battle of Kin Chow which Pock lost,
and of offering to abandon Port Arthur
and other fortresses when he had ample
meanct of resistance.
The indictment charges Lieut. -Gen.
Foch with being equally guilty with
&mese' on all toads.
FOREST FIRES.
LUMBER CAMPS, FARM HOUSES AND
HAY FIELDS BURNED.
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., July 15.-1l.e-
ports to -day front every direction tell
of forest fires. A report from Reber
says that the camps of the Mud Lake
Lumber •Company have been destroyed,
es well as several farm houses. Flames
sit ept across bay fields, driving all be-
fore them. Melt live stock is reported
lost, Between the Soo and Newberrth
heavy damage has been done by tires,
which are still burning in the woods.
The whole country is as dry as tinder
and crops are suffering.
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REV. F. M. SMITH DEAD.
For Fifty Years a Minister of the Meth-
odist Church,
Kincardine, Ont., July 14.—The Rev.
F', M. Smith, 77 years of age, died
yesterday after an illness of upwards
ot one year. Ire celebrated this year
the fiftieth anniversary of his entrance
into the Metholist utiuistry. Among his
eharges were Smithvilhe Croyland, Wel-
land, St. Das'he's, Lynolen. Flamborough,
Eramosa, Garafaxa, Mt. Forest, Thorn-
bury, Shelburne, Elmwood, Henfryn and
Kineardine.
Ile had been on the retired list for
some years. A widow, two sons and
three daughters survive him.
MAYNOOTH SUFFERED.
Worst Fire in the History of the
Village.
Belleville, .714 14.—The village of
Maynooth hae been visited by the most
disastrous fire in its history, Eight build-
ing* were destroyed. representing it lose
of about $20,000. The fire etarttel in
the building oamed. by Patriek Flynn,
part of which was oecupied Jaallert
etoneburg as it barber ,shop and pool-
room. Father eletuereey. WhO WaS the
first to motice the fire, hitched up p.
team tied drove to W. G. Gibsonee rail-
way ramp, about in mile and a quarter
nevreet and gave that alarm. About 200
Bulgarians Were scion on the some. and
it wee due to their -efforto that the vii -
lege wits not wipeil out of existence.
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Ottawa Woman's Suicide.
Ottawa, duly After kissing her
little daughter gooa-bye, Mrs. Wm, It'aer.
Wile of the proprietor of the Oxford
Ito( el, Met mail' street, Indeed herself in
her room last evening and swallowed a
bottle of earbolie aeid, dying a few min -
et es a ft erwa rd.:. Domest if. troubles were
the cause, as WAS eVidenved by a pathetic
little note left for her ehild.
StVEN KILLED.
T.roon, Jute 13.-- -A despat eh from thl-
teeta ettets that eevett pereons have been
killed and many injured in an explosion
in a secret bomb factory in tint place.
TWO MORE ARRESTS.
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE LINDSAY
COUNTERFEITING CASE.
George Miller, of the Watchman -Warder,
Captured at Lindsay, and John Goslin
at Port Hope—Police Are Very
Active.
Lindsay, July 14.—The usual quiet-
ness of • a Sabbath prevails in police
circles here to -day. The fact at so
many alleged. counterfeiters have been
roped in in the short space of five days
speaks volumes for the energy of the
officers in charge of the ease, and to
the Dominion detectives, Chief Vincent
and the local police is due a large meas.
ure of praise.
Two additional arrests were made
yesterday. The first was Geo. Miller,
foreman of the pressroom and share-
holder in the Watchumn-Warder Com-
pany. His arrest Was made about 7.30
at Pleasant Point sununer resort, oppo-
site Sturgeon Point, where be had been
camping with 1M wife and child for some
weeks. License inspector i'lmornbuPy,
a. county constable, drove down with the
warrant and returned with his prisoner
at about 10,30. Miller was then brought
Lefore County Magistrate Moore and
reumnded until Thursday next. It is
rtunored that a strong effort will be
made for bail in his case, but that is nto
likely to succeed.
John Goslin was brought in last
night from Port Mope by Chief of Police
and lodged in the county jail. There
are now four of the suspects in eepar-
ate apartments of the jail here, and
there will be three more under the
same roof within a day or two.
The demeanor of the prisoners is
quiet; especially is this the ease with
Alter and Logic, both feeling their posi-
tions keenly.
There are rumors of more arrests to
follow, and names are mentioned in a
vague manner, but the police are re-
tieent and adroit and do not verify or
deny ruiners.
The men already arrested will not
likely, be up for preliminary trial before
the end of this week.
MESSAGE OF PEACE.
BUT YAMAMOTO CAN SEE U. S. WAR
SHIPS BUILDING,
New York, July i15.—Admiral Yenta -
moth bade farewell to his friends in this
city and started for japan via Boston
and Montreal, after letvhm taken part in
in series of official and social engage -
meets which might have exhausted a
less strenuous visitor than the hardy
teenier and statesman. The message
el peace which he brought to this city
Ito will convey also to Boston, but he
will find time while in that city to ale
serve the manner of building the best
type of war vessels at the shipbuilding '
yards in Quincy.
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QUIT TEXAS.
NINETEEN LIFE INSURANCE COM-
PANIES • WITHDRAW.
San Antonio, Tex., July 15.—As the
result of the Robertsou insurance bill,
which became effective yesterday, nine-
teen life ineurance companies have with-
drawn front the State including these:
eedumbia, National, Home Life, -.Manhat-
tan Life, Mutual Life; New York Life,.
Trustees insurance. and Washington Life,
all of New York. National Life, Main -
relive, Vermont; Security Mutual, Bing-
hampton„ N. Y.
COULDN'T SWIM
AND PARACHUTE MAN DROWNED IN
GULL LAKE,
Ws -
Kalamazoo, Miele, July 15.—Charles
&um, aged 20, of Battle Creek, was
drowned in Mill Lake on Sunday on
mouthing n paraehnte drop front hie first
attempt at a hal10011 ascension. Small
boate melted the parachute quickly, but
Sann's body had gone to the bottom. De -
scouting, he WaS heard to say; "Get a
boat; i can't swim."
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lAP tNDfAVORERS.
Seattle. Wash„ July 15, ---At tt is veil -
tall by• General Seer:eery Shaw, me of
the most notable meetinge tam held in
V011tlaCtiOn With it kilr; Entlei“or
convention wag that of japaueee Endeate
mete here yesterdhe. Hunartels of :lap -
armee came to- bear addresses in tacir
twin tongue. Friendly root ions how rim
dapan and the tr, S. were emphasized
La every addreFo., .i.'ceeetary 'Shaw told
the Jopattesie that the Inietian BMW-
vor Society plane to hold its tonvention
in Japan in a few years,
,Joseph Ilarbone. a St. rm.
ployee of the hi, V. If shops, WM found
dead yesterday morni»g sitting in it
ehair. lie .was cabled to epileptic fits.