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VOL.
XXIX.
GALVESTON,
TEXAS,
MONDAY,
APRIL 19,
1909.
NO. 123.
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MACKEREL ARE RUNNING.
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THE MINISTERS’ MEETING.
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PRIESTS ARE WHIPPED.
APPROVES BILL.
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Alta Vista
Brands
Expected to Enter Con-
stantinople Today.
Another Extra Session
May Be Called.
Three Texans and One
Oklahoman Die.
Citizens Oppose Cureton
Guaranty Bill.
Sultan Will Be Driven From
Throne—Little Resistance
Is Feared,
The Alta Vista Wines
Sell on their Superior
California Merit
Phone Your Orders
Phone 723
YOUNG TURKS TO
FORCE ABDICATION
Goes to San Antonio Wednesday,
But so Does Governor
Campbell.
LEGISLATURE ON
ANOTHER JUNKET
Deficiency Appropriation Meas-
ures Are Passed by both
Legislative Branches.
Men Accused of Complicity in
Murder of Bobbitt at
Ada, Okla.
LYNCHERS’ WORK
IS QUICKLY DONE
DELEGATES FROM
ALL OVER TEXAS
Tonight and Tuesday, unsettled weam-
er; possibly an occasional shower.
75c
40c
75c
40c
75c
40c
cli-
are
erty of all foreigners and Christians in
Constantinople shall be adequately pro-
tected.
by
who
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the
that
were
w^r'-.
The
HOUSE AT WORK
ON MANY BILLS
%
$1.25
• 75c
Sparkling Burgundy.
Quarts $1.50
Pints 90c
Chateau Lafite,
quarts
pints
Reisling,
quarts ....
pints
Medoc,
quarts .
pints ..
Sauteme,
quarts
pints
BASEBALL
TODAY
ATHLETIC PARK
27th and Ave. N.
GALVESTON vs.
SAN ANTONIO
GAME CALLED AT 4.30 P. M.
TONIGHT.
DORA THORNE
H. D. RUCKER’S FAMOUS KORAK
WONDER COMPANY.
Sparkling Moselle,
Quarts $1.50
Pints 90c
THE LYRIC
“THE DESERTER.”
A War Time Tale.
“JACK BLUFF."
A Would-Be Suicide.
“ON THE BRINK OF A PRECIPICE”
—and—
“INVITING THE BOSS TO DINNER.”
Tuesday Night,
THE GOLD
DIGGERS
A ladles’ wood sawing contest
for a beautiful prize between one
of the acts as a special vaudeville
feature.
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Morning Session Devoted to Ad-
dresses of Welcome to City
and Responses.
THE VAMJDETTE
“A MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE”
—and—
“TAX ON BACHELORS.”
Both Good Pictures.
Crowds Returning From the Bettison
Pier Report Fine Catches Today.
Crowds returning from the Bettison
fishing pier today bring enthusiastic
reports of large catches being made. A
large number of fine specimens of the
game fish were brought in as evidence
of the good angling.
Manager Chapman states that this
is the earliest in years for mackerel
to be running, and with continued fair
weather the fishing will Improve from
day to day.
Large flocks of fishermen visited the
nier on every launch yesterday and
enjoyed very good luck. Several big
strings were brought in at the end of
the day’s sport.
which it was passed finally in the house
was not given. He also signed the
nursery inspection bill.
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You always see pictures here that
have never been shown in the city
before. Best of music at all per-
formances.
Admission 5c
Kentuckian Claimed to Possess Longest
Name in World.
By Associated Press.
Paducah, Ky„ April 19.—Death
drowning came to the man
claimed to have- the longest name in
the world. He disappeared Friday and
confirmation of the drowning was—ob-
tained yesterday by finding the body
in Parkins creek near here. His full
name was Arthur Hugh Thomas T. De-
witt Talmage Hardin Eddy Lane Ar-
land Linnie Marion Branch Sam Jones
Pig Reuben Walker Chiles.
Women of Elgin, Ill., Congregation
Comply With Request.
By Associated Press.
Elgin, Ill., April 19.—There was an
almost hatless congregation of women
at the First Baptist church yesterday.
The women bowed to a vote of the con-
gregation last Wednesday evening re-
questing them to remove their head-
gear during services and when the
pastor began his sermon, practically all
the four hundred women present sat
barehaeded.
the
the
the
on
Its dignity, and will take its time In
the consideration of measures. The
members thereof do not propose to be
rushed, even by the attack of the gov-
ernor that all the business done during
the regular session could have been ac-
complished within the brief period of
ten days. The governor seems to have
had his position considerably strength-
ened by the recent speech of former
Gov. Glenn, who administered a nice
little roast to the lawmakers, but did
it in such a neat way that the law-
makers did not take umbrage thereat.
Grand Opera House
April 20, Matinee aud Night,
faWlir Will Bring You
if KWAGREAT SHOW WITH
EVERYTHING NEW
Dockstader
AND HIS SEVENTY REAL
Minstrels
Matinee Prices, 25c to $1.00.
25c to $1.50. Seats on Sale Saturday^
Matinee at 2s30.
We positively guarantee these
wines to be all they are repre-
sented.
Governor Signs Measure Creating Fire
Insurance Rating Borird.
Special to The Tribune.
Austin. Tex., April 19.—Gov. Camp-
bell today signed the bill passed at the
last special session providing f^>r the
creation of a fire insurance rating
board, which, although it carries an
emergency clause, does not become ef-
on the “Home Mission Work of
Southern Presbyterian Church.”
Wednesday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock
at the First Pi-esbyterian church again,
SllhlPcf “TIto TF'ni’-nra rrl j
are
Refined Vaudeville.
Wanda Sisters
Greatest Sketch Team. Ever Seen
Here.
Ing members present:
ner. Freeman, Sears,
Reifschneider, Kay, Palmer and John-
son.
Several special business matters
disposed of. the nature of which
not given out for publication,
regular order of business will be fol-
lowed out next Monday. fective tor 90 days, as the vote by
Kentucky Comes Forward With Case
as a Record.
By Associated Press.
Louisville, Ky., April 19.—To match
the. Pembroke. Georgia, man who is a
grandfather at 34. Kentucky has found
Mrs. Lucile Cornelius Armstrong, aged
20, who was a widow at 13.
One Saturday she eloped with S. V.
Armstrong of Shelby county to Ken-
tucky’s Gretna Green at Jeffersonville,
Ind. In giving information for the
marriage certificate, Mrs. Armstrong
said that she was married in Wood-
ford county when 12 years old and that
her husband died when she was 13.
Success of Salonika Troops Alone Can
Prevent Trouble.
By Associated Press.
Berlin, April 19.—-In a dispatch from
Constantinople the correspondent of
the Lokal Anzeiger says:
The situation is extremely serious.
A general massacre will be prevented
only by the speediest success of the
Salonika troops. The liberal unionists
at last understand to what purpose the
Yildiz kiosk used them, and as a result
they are partly downcast and partly
incensed against the palace. Mukhtar
Bay, in command of the advance guard
of Salonikans, when a deputation of
pacification from Constantinople greet-
ed him, asked gruffly:
“Have you brought the head of the
old man? We cannot negotiate so long
as you come without that head.”
This deputation, consisting of thirty
men, wanted to proceed to Salonika,
but it was compelled to return here.
Makhtar Bay threatened to give orders
t ohave them shot immediately if they
attempted to get into touch with the j
soldiers.
Special Business Matters Considered
By Association Today—Those Present..
The regular weekly meeting of the
Galveston Ministers' association was
held in the covenant room of the Y.
M. C. A. this morning with the follow-
Revs. Hall, Sar-
Brelos, Doege,
Gulf View Hotel Company of Caplen
is Incorporated.
Special to The Tribune.
Austin, Tex., April 19.—The Gulf
View Hotel company, Caplen, Galves-
ton county, was chartered today; cap-
ital. $4800. The incorporator* are: T.
S. Reed, W. D. Gordon and Mars Mc-
Lean.
Macedonian Troops Will Compel Sultan
to Abdicate.
By Associated Press.
London, April 19.—The Macedonian
troops intend to enter Constantinople
today and enforce their demands for
the abdication of the sultan. The new
ministry is tottering. It is believed
adequate steps have been taken to
guarantee public order. The foregoing
statement was received in London to-
day in a code message from Constanti-
nople. It was sent by the local agent
of a well-known banking firm.
GALVESTON TRIBUNE.
The Alta Vista wines are dis-
tinctively Californian and are
not masqueraded under a foreign
label for selling purposes. They
are known by numbers and
named after the district in Cali-
fornia in which the grapes are
cutivated.
The use of foreign names, such
as Sauterne, Margaux, Chateau,
Yquem, etc., apply to that species a
of vine originally grown in the E
mother districts of the Old |
World, transplanted in those dis- g
trlcts of California where
tnatic and other conditions
similar.
- advancing and receding waves, appar<
ently created for our pleasure and en-
joyment.
On this beautiful day, and under such
propitious conditions, with all nature
smiling, I trust your deliberations will
be harmonious and that you will carry
back with you to your homes and
friends pleasant recollections of Gal- ~
veston e/nd her people.
Following Mr. Landes Mr. Newman
again addressed the gathering, speak-
ing this time in German, and intro- ■
duced to the assembly Hon. John
Neethe, who on behalf of the Galveston
lodges extended to the visiting broth-
ers the right hand of fellowship, his
remarks being frequently punctuated
by applause.
WELCOME BY MR. KAUFFMAN.
Mr. Newman then again arose, and
told the assembly if they had at any
time during their travels around tha
city met up with a big, good-natured
man with a perpetual smile, who look-
ed as if he had a heart as big as his
body, that man was Secretary J. E.
• Kauffman of the Galveston Business
League, the gentleman who would then
address them on behalf of the business
interests of Galveston.
Mr. Kauffman then responded and
spoke exactly five and one-half min-
utes in a manner that was strictly
Kauffman, but which made the sama
kind of a big hit with this audience ag
the secretary makes every time ha
opens his mouth before a gathering.
Mr. Kauffman’s remarks were extem-
poraneous, but he extended to the vis-
itors the welcome to the city referring
to the part that the German-Americana
have had in building up this great
state and mentioning in connection
with the days of the struggle of tha
republic the names of John and Peter
Durst, Andrew Baldinger, Dr. Kuhn,
Dr. Yaeger, Dr. Aschoff, Fritz Schmidt.
Charles Beissner, John Dinkelaker,
Michael Kimley, Sam Maas, Joe Oster-
man, Julius Kauffmann and his part-
ner, Mr. Klainer, stating that thesff
men were the ones who had taught the
doctrine of “share it like brotheri
among yourselves.”
Referring to the days when in the
50s the city of Galveston was scourged
with the plague of yellow fever, the
speaker paid a high^ tribute to the
members of the Howard Association,
naming among others J. W. Jockusch,
Rev. Henry Wendt. Julius Fredericks,
Revs. H. Gloor, J. F. Roeck and Jacob
Ziegler.
In closing Mr. Kauffman asked the
delegates to extend their visit, saying
“That if necessary to restrict the mile-
age and per diem and compel the pres-
ident to call an extra session,' stating
that there would be no investigation;
that it was the policy of the city ta
“kiss and don't tell.”
In closing, Mr Kauffman stated, “My
(Continued on Page Seven?
Committee of Union and Progress
Face of Grave Problem.
By Associated Press.
London, April 1.—Telegraphing from
Constantinople, the correspondent of
the Times says:
For the moment the committee of
union and progress, routed by the Mac-
edonian regiments near Tchatalje', hold
the key to the situation. If the lead-
ers only recognize the necessity of ab-
staining from acts of political venge-
ance against the leaders of rival par-
ties and agree to co-operate with1 Ed-
hem Pasha, minister of war, and Naz-
im Pasha, commander of the troops in
Constantinople, in restoring discipline
to the army, they yet may regain much
of the prestige they have lost. In the
Turkish chamber today thirty-five tel-
egrams of sharp protest against the
mutiny were received from the prov-
inces and read. These included mes-
sages from the commander of the
Adrianople army corps and the Arme-
nian and Kurdish committees. It is
estimated that since the mutiny from
fifteen to twenty officers have fallen
victims to private or political hos-
tility.
German Cruiser Squadron Gets Orders
and Sails at Once.
By Associated Press.
Berlin, April 19.—The German squad-
ron, composed of the cruisers Gneise-
nau, Luebeck, Stettein and Berlin has
been ordered to Constantinople. The
vessels sailed this afternoon. They
will be joined in the Mediterranean by
the cruiser Hamburg.
Will Reach the City Tomorrow Morn-
ing—•Will Make Two Addresses.
The coming of ex-Gov. Glenn is be-
ing looked for with no little anticipa-
tion of pleasure. ■ He will reach the
citv tomorrow morning at 9.25 and not
He will speak at Rosenberg hall
the afternoon of Tuesday at 4
o’clock on the subject of “Civic Right-
At 8 in the evening he will
speak at the First Presbyterian church '
the
TENT THEATRE
25th and Winnie, Next to Post-
office.
Young Turks Refuse to Parley When
They Apear.
By Associated Press.
Vienna, April 19.—A dispatch receiv-
ed here from Constantinople says that
the priests sent out to parley with the
Young Turks at Tchatalja were
whipped and driven away. The lead-
ers of the Young Turk forces have 1s-
. sued orders that the lives and prop-
Special to The Tribune.
Austin, Tex., April 19.—What Is ac-
complished this week in the legislature
will determine whether or not there is
any necessity for another extra session
of the legislature/ from either the
viewpoint of the governor or the legis-
lature. Should the plan to take up the
general appropriation bill first and
pass it prevail, then it is not likely
that there will be another session, but
should the legislature devote itself to
the consideration of the various propo-
sitions which have already been sub-
mitted, and sidetrack the general ap-
propriation bill, the chances are that
during the last week of the session it
would be impossible to finish the ap-
propriation act. This session may prove
an exception and the debate on the
various appropriations may be checked,
the previous question moved and quick
action taken, but there are too many
members in the house for such a thing,
consequently it seems almost certain
that much time will be devoted to the
measure.
Notwithstanding the Injunction of
the governor that the legislature
wasted much of its time taking “train-
load jaunts,” the legislature is
scheduled for another little outing this
week, and this will cut at least one day
from the week, as on Wednesday the
lawmakers are to take in the festivi-
ties at San Antonio, but then the gov-
ernor is in on this junket, therefore the
members may feel justified in going
over. It seems that the governor has
committed to the care of Representa-
tive Jenkins the task of perfecting the
code of civil appeals and the code of
criminal appeals, as that member has
been the author of half a dozen bills
pertaining to this subject, some of
them rather important propositions,
too, and which will occasion much de-
bate.
subject, “The Forward movement
Home Missions. These addresses
all free and the public invited.
LIBRARY BOARD MET.
PEOPLE’S-MAJESTIC
Postoffice St., Ret. 21st und 22d.
The Home of Vaudeville.
A Guaranteed Bill of Refined Novelties.
TONIGHT AND ALL WEEK AT 8:15.
GODFREY & HENDERSON
MALLIA & BART
POLK & POLK
DOROTHY VAUGHAN
WEST & GERARD
THE HOLDSWORTHS
Matinee every day at 3 p. m. except
Monday. Priees, 15c and 25c. Children's
Candy Matinee Saturday. Night Prices,
10c, 15c, 25c, 35c and 50c.
SENATE TAKING TIME.
While there is a” tendency in
house to dispatch the business,
very opposite seems to prevail in
senate, the upper branch standing
Report of Librarian Patten for
Made at Session Today.
The regular monthly meeting of the
board of directors of the Rosenberg
Library was held in the office of Sec-
retary I. Lovenberg this morning. The
principal matter brought before the
body was the report of Librarian Pat-
ten for March, which was as follows:
New borrowers registered during the
month, 105; total registration, 7,655.
Books loaned for home use—To
adults. 67 per cent, 4,336; to children,
33 per cent, 2.083; total, 6,419; average
per day (twenty-six days), 246.
Statistics for colored branch library
—New borrowers registered in March,
9; total registration, 572.
Books loaned for home use—To
adults, 90; to children, 181;Motal, 271.
The convention city of Galveston is
today in the possession of the Sons of
a fraternal and benevolent
organization composed of a large per-
centage of the German residents of the
state of Texas. As previously an-
nounced in the Tribune, the grand
lodge officers came in last week and
with the first trains of yesterday morn-
ing the delegates, the visiting brothers
from the different lodges and their
wives and families began to make their
appearance. The first trains of the
morning brought their loads of repre-
sentatives, which kept up until the ar-
rival of the special Missouri, Kansas
and Texas from San Antonio shortly
after 5 o’clock last night, which train
brought in over ,250 of the visitors.
Meeting every train 'was a committee
made up of the local lodges, which took
the arriving delegates and visitors in
charge and conducted them to the Hotel
Texas, where they registered their
names and were assigned to the dif-
ferent hotels, lodging houses and pri-
vate residences, where they will be
cared for.
The large dining room of the hotel
was used as a general reception room,
and here was found a long table
spead with all the good things to eat
that a son of the fatherland delights in.
The first meeting for two years,
naturally there was much greeting and
renewing of old friendships and ac-
quaintances and all day the hotel was
the scene of a reception. As fast as a
delegation would arrive and register
another committee of Galveston Her-
mann Soehnes would take them in
charge, direct them to their stopping
places and then leave them to put in
the balance of the day as they choose.
OFFICERS HELD RECEPTION.
At the headquarters of President Von
Rosenberg in the Hotel Koehler the
grand president and the others of the
grand lodge officials held an informal
reception during the day, where the
officers of the subordinate lodges called
upon them and paid their respects.
With the grand lodge officials were
a number of the local citizens and city
officials, who gathered with them to
extend a welcome to the visitors.
THE OPENING SESSION.
For fully an hour before the hour of
the opening of the grand lodge session
this morning the crowds began to
gather at the Surf pavilion, where the
meeting was held.
When the call to order was ma^e
shortly after 9 o’clock by Grand Presi-
dent Von Rosenberg there was pres-
ent to greet him with cheers nearly
600 of the brethren, gathered from al-
most every county of the state, and
representing the brain and brawn of
Texas.
The first order of business was the
roll call, which took some time, the
committees on credentials, on by-laws
and mileage and on other matters were
named, which will report to tomorrow’s
session. The reading of the reports of
the officers followed, which took up the
balance of the time of the session, with
the exception of the hour devoted to
the reception by the local committee
and the response by the grand lodge.
RECEPTION OF VISITORS.
Shortly after 11 o’clock, folowing the
reading of the report of Secretary John
Windlinger of San Antonio by motion
of one of the members the proceedings
were interrupted and a committee con-
sisting of five of the grand lodge offi-
cers was appointed to conduct to the
platform Mayor H. A. Landes. Mr. J. E.
Kauffman, secretary of the Galveston
Business League, and Mr. John Neethe.
Mr. L. II. Newman, secretary of the
local committee, then took the plat-
form and in a few well-chosen words
extended the visiting brothers the wel-
come of the united committee of
rangements. He then introduced Mayor
H. A. Landes, who he stated would
welcome the Sons of Hermann on be-
half of the city of Galveston.
Landes replied in part as follows:
MAYOR LANDES’ ADDRESS.
Ladies and Members of the Grand
Lodge of the Sons of Hermann: In the
name and on behalf of the city of Gal-
veston, I bid you welcome, and extend
to you the unstinted hospitality of* our
city.
Galveston at all times extends a wel-
come to her guests, but it is especially
her pleasure to do so on this occasion,
coming from and representing as you
do a very important part of the citi-
zenship of our state. 9
You are invited to enjoy the many
pleasures that will be prepaned for you,
but especially do we wish you to enjoy
our beautiful seashore, with its ever-
Sole Dealer in
Special to The Tribune.
Austin, Tex., April 19.—Petitions are
now pending in the penate from busi-
ness men, farmers and offers protest-
ing against the passage of the Cureton
bank guaranty bill which is now up to
the senate and favoring the passage of
the Hume-Senter substitute. Quite a
stir was created in the senate by one
, of the petitions, which was numerous-
ly signed, from farmers and business
men of Henderson county, the home
county of Representative Mobley, who
is one of the joint authors of the Cure-
ton bill. This petition was to the ef-
fect that 75 per cent of the voters of
Henderson county are opposed to the
Cureton bill. Senator Holsey, who fav-
ors the Cureton bill, had the names
read nd after read he said that they
were farmers and bonaflde residents of
Henderson county. The petition was
addressed to Lieutenant Governor Dav- i
idson and further stated that the peo-
ple of the county commend and en-
dorse the stand taken by the 17 sen-
ators who stood for the Hume-Senter
substitute and sound Democratic prin-
ciples.
Another petition from Ellis county,
protesting against the passage of a bill
that will guaranty deposits, says that
such a proposition is Socialistic and
Populistic and unjust. One petition, to
Senator Senter, from Tarrant county,
is along the same lines and one also
to Senator Real from San Antonio.
BILLS PASSED.
Under suspension of the rules, the
senate general deficiency bill, carrying
$90,000 in appropriations, was passed,
also the bill transferring the pure food
fund, Galvestn quarantine fund and
Tyler bond subsidy fund to the general
revenue fund. It also passed Alexan-
der’s bill permitting the incorporation
of interurbans to be operated by gas,
naptha and other motive power.
Senator Holsey today introduced a
bank guaranty measure modeled after
that of the state of Nebraska which is
the law in that state. The Nebraska
law was drawn up by the governor of
Nebraska and a committee of six mem-
bers of each branch of the Nebraska
legislature and was approved by Bryan.
The senate then adjourned to
o’clock tomorrow morning.
WORK IN HOUSE.
The general appropriations bill
having been returned from the printer,
the house this morning continued with
the bills on the calendar. No resolu-
tion of any kind was introduced today
to arouse antagonism or evoke discus-
sion. The deficiency appropriation bill
was passed finally after a short argu-
ment over minor amendments, and Har-
man’s bill relating to teachers’ certifi-
cates was taken up on second reading.
This bill provides that persons holding
the degree of bachelor of arts, science
or any higher degree from any college
of a standard recognized as first-class
by the state board of examiners may
secure a first-grade teachers’ certifi-
cate without ■ standing an examination.
Davis offered and after a determined
fight secured the adoption of an
amend making city superintendents
subject to the examination the same as
required of teachers.
Crockett of Mitchell offered an
amendment providing that no further
examination should be required of any
person who had a first-grade certificate
so long as that person continued in
good standing and was continuously
occupied in the vocation of teaching.
Crockett insisted that lawyers, physi-
cians and other professional people are
not subjected to successive examina-
tions and that it is unfair to discrim-
inate against the teaching profession.
Schofield opposed the amendment in-
sisting that it is necessary to require
constant examinations to maintain a
high standard. The amendment was
tabled 64 to 26.
The Crystal |
Wilkommen Hermann's Soehns.
Special Today for Your Entertain-
ment.
SHOEMAKER OF COE-
PENICK.'
—Other Good Subjects—
“THE CRUSADERS,”
“MOTHERLESS CHILD”
—and—
“BARGAIN SALE.”
Continuous show. No stops. No
waits. Full half hour's entertain-
ment.
ADMISSION, 5 CENTS.
By Associated Press.-
Constantinople, April 19.—It was ex-
pected in Constantinpole this morning
that the main body of troops loyal to
the Young Turks that are concentra-
ted outside Constantinpole, will begin
soon to march across the country on
the Yildiz kiosk -with the object of for-
cing the abdication of the sultan.
These troops continued to advance on
Constantinpole last night, and it is
believed here that they will soon occu-
py Makrikeny, a town ten miles from
Constantinople.
Advance guards precede the
body of soldiers, one composed of 300
men, half of whom are officers, while
the other numbers 1,000 men. These
two columns are expected to occupy
Pera and alata, the foreign and offi-
cial quarters of Constantinople, as soon
as possible in order to protect the for-
eigners in the event of rioting. Many
of the troops in Constantinople favor
the Young Turks, and resistance
hardly expected.
By Associated Press.
Ada, Okla., April 19.—Four promi-
nent cattle men were taken from the
jail here early today and lynched by
a mob of one hundred citizens. The
mob it is claimed w’as organized in the
commercial club rooms and marened to
the jail. Only one man stood on guard
and he was quickly overpowered and
the four prisoners seized, taken to a
nearby barn and hung to the rafters.
The bodies were cut down ^oday. There
was little excitement during the lynch-
ing.
Those lynched were:
J. B. Miller, Fort Worth Texas.
B. B. Burrell, Duncan, Okla.
Jess West, Canadian, Texas.
Joe Allen, Canadian, Texas.
West and Allen were well-to-do Tex-
ans and large cattle owners. The men
were held on a charge of complicity in
the murder of United States Marshal
Bobbitt near Ada last February. Boo-
bitt was shot from ambush while on
his way home.
The examining trial of the four pris-
oners was held last . Thursday, but no
indictments were returned. Miller
leaves a wife in Font Worth. He had
killed six men in his time and was
with the famous Pat Garrett at Las
Cruces when Garrett was killed.
The mob, it is said, was composed of
prominent citizens of the town and
only a few wore masks. Owing to tne
early hour the authorities were placed
at a disadvantage and were powerless
to prevent the lynching.
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Galveston Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 123, Ed. 1 Monday, April 19, 1909, newspaper, April 19, 1909; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1350895/m1/1/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rosenberg Library.