The Grapevine Sun. (Grapevine, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 34, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 22, 1903 Page: 3 of 8
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GUILTY OF MURDER
JEFFRIES WHIPS CORBETT.
Ten .Rounds Demonstrates Jeffries
Superiority.
IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE IS
JETT’S PORTION.
FEELING Of RELIEF ALL ROUND
Witnesses Expected Death Penalty to
Be Followed by Renewed
Trouble.
Cynthiana, Ky., Aug. 15.—The jury
in the case of Jett and White, charged
with the murder of James B. Marcum
at Jackson, Ky., returned a verdict of
guilty, fixing the punishment of each
at life imprisonment.
The verdict was returned when there
were but few persons in the court
room. The only attorney present
San Francisco, Aug. 15.—Jeffries
demonstrated that he is master of Cor-
bet with his fists, after ten rounds of
desperate fighting, in which Corbett
proved himself one of the cleverest
boxers in the ring. A blow in the
stomach completely put him out. At
first it was thought he was seriously
injured, but it was found that he was
not badly hurt. Corbett’s cleverness
allowed him to last the ten rounds.
He put up a good fight and vainly en-
deavored to win back his lost laurels.
The big crowd frequently hissed Jeff-
ries for taking advantage of Corbett in
the mix-ups. All through the fight
Corbett held on to Jeff, evidently hop-
ing to tire him. At no stage of the
battle was Jeff perceptibly tired. Cor-
bett landed oftener than Jeffries, but
at no time did his blows seem to hurt
the champion.
As the men shook hands after the
CONGRESS
WILL M EEL
EXTRAORDINARY SESSION
BE CONVENED.
WILL
MATTER HAS BEEN CONSIDERED
Want to Do An Elastic Current
and Consider Cuban
Reciprocity.
Oyster Bay., L. I., Aug. 1
dent Roosevelt’s conference
VESUVIUS ON A TEAR.
EVENTS OF EVERYWHERE.
cy Stunt
.—Presi-
with the
members of the subcommittee of the
was County Attorney Webster.
Jett i battle, when it was declared in favor
received the verdict with comparative
indifference and calmness. White,
who has been apparently under a se-
vere strain during the trial, flushed up
and his eyes filled with' tears.
Attorney Golden, for the defense,
stated immediately that a motion for
a new trial would be made. The gen-
eral opinion seems to be that the mo-
tion will be overruled by the court,
and that it will then go to the court
of appeals.
The verdict occasioned very little
surprise here, after the deliberation
of the jury had been so prolonged. The
only question which caused the delay,
it is said, was that of punishment,
death or life imprisonment. The ver-
diet on the whole is regarded as a
victory for the defense, as the prosecu-
tion asked that no middle ground be
taken, and that the men either go
clear or be hanged.
of Jeffries, the crowd yelled itself
hoarse. The blow that put him out
was a left hook to the solar plexus.
Just before the final blow was land-
ed, Jeff delivered a swing in Corbett’s
stomach. He sank to his knees and
was down nine seconds. As he rose
Jeff delivered another blow, complete-
ly knocking him out. It was exactly
the same blow used by Fitzsimmons
when he knocked Corbett out at Car-
son City.
After the fight Corbett said: “I’m
through with fighting forever. Jeffries
has satisfied me that he is the best
man. He is too big for me and I
realize that I have no chance against
him.” Jeffries was elated over his
victory. He said he expected to put
Corbett out sooner than he did, but
the latter was too clever a boxer. He
claimed that all through the fight he
was trying to land the blow in the
senate finance committee was
eluded until the small hours (
day morning. The whole s
financial legislation at the ap;
session of congress was discus
oughly.
not con-
>f Thurs-
ibject of
broaching
sed thor-
The committee did not present even
a tentative draft of a currency bill to
the president, although some
proposi-
tions which subsequently may be em-
bodied in the measure were reduced to
concrete form. No definite
sions as to the shape of the
conclu-
proposed
legislation were reached. The confer-
ence related rather to methods of pro- |
cedure in the work at hand than to
the form of legislation. '
One fact of distinct importance was
developed at the conference. While an
extraordinary session of congress next
fall was assured, it has not been de-
termined definitely whether it would
be called to meet in October or in No-
vember. It has been supposed that the
extraordinary session would convene
Monday, Nov. 9, but the indications
The case has been on trial almost solar plexus, but the opportunity did
three weeks, having begun July 17. At
the first trial at Jackson the jury dis- |
agreed, and it is believed the verdict
just rendered has a compromise with
a juror opposed to capital punish-
ment. The friends of Capt. B. J.
Ewen and other witnesses
commonwealth, who have
greatly and were living in
for the
suffered :
fear of
not present itself until the tenth
round. The tight as a whole was sat-
isfactory to the vast crowd. Many
thought that Corbett was not as fast
as he was when he fought some of his
other fights. Eddie Graney, the ref-
eree, declared it the best fight he had
seen in many years.
are that it will now be called perhaps
several weeks. earlier.
The primary purpose of the extra-
ordinary session will be to enact legis-
lation to make active the Cuban re-
ciprocity treaty, but financial legisla-
tion also will be pressed on the atten-
tion of congress soon after it convenes.
It can be said that the senate finance
committee will draft no measure for-
The Old Belcher Again Threatens to
Go Wild.
Rome: Vesuvius is again causing
intense alarm in the surrounding re-
gions, the eruptions of the volcano be-
ing very heavy. This alarming ac-
tivity which followed the shock of
earthquake is augmenting. The de-
tonations are very loud and almost
continuous, while from a fresh open-
ing at the base of the principal crater
two streams of lava are issuing, which,
within a few hours, covered a wide
track of ground already arid from
previous eruptions, but the other is
going swiftly toward the village of Ot-
tajano, the direction taken by the
famous eruption of 1872. The whole
district around the volcano is shaken
by frequent earth shocks and per-
fect panic prevails, the population
crowding the churches to pray or gath-
ering in open spaces for safety.
Rock Island Wreck.
Topeka, Kan.: The engine, mail
car and baggage car on the Texas Ex-
press on the Rock Island, went
through a bridge across Hendricks
Creek, near Alma, at 1:30 Thursday
morning, killling Fireman John Leg-
gett of McFarland, Kas., and seriously
injuring Engineer John McSteen or
Kansas City. The baggage men and
express men jumped when the shock
came and were swept by the waters
into the tree tops, from whence they
were rescued.
Fierce Storm at Shawnee.
Shawnee, Ok.: During a fierce storm
Thursday lightning struck and partial-
ly demolished three brick buildings.
The son of A. T. Ross received a
shock, but revived. Three workmen
at the Rock Island shops were injured
by lightning shock, but will recover.
The lower floors were flooded and
much damage resulted from flooded
basements.
Clarksville-Mt. Pleasant Electric.
Clarksville: Quite a number of peo-
| ple from here attended the railway
i picnic at Bogota. Committees from
| Clarksville, Mount Pleasant, Rosalie
and other points along the proposed
their lives, are greatly relieved. They
expected the death penalty, which
they are confident would have been
followed by confessions from the con-
demned men, exposing parties high in
authority in Breathitt county, who are
considered to be back of the conspir-
acy.
There have been twenty-seven lives
lost within the past two years in the
Hargis-Cockrill feud in Breathitt
county, and this is the first convic- |
tion. No arrests or indictments have
been made until last May, when the
Celebration a Success.
Mineral Wells: The cafnival that
has been in session here for the past
two days closed Thursday. The pro-
gram was a good one and every visitor
went away pleased with the carnival.
The rough riders’ broncho busting and
roping contest at the ball park Thurs-
day evening was greeted by a large
audience. The Paine’s Manhattan
Beach fireworks at the park that night
was witnessed by several hundred neo-
ple and the display was grand.
County Clerk Tyson’s office shows
troops were ordered to Jackson tothat during the last three months
protect the grand jury, and afterward there were 62 deaths and 187 births
for trial jury and witnesses.
recorded by the physicians in Milam
Jett is still under indictment for country.
first degree murder for killing Town
Marshal Cockrill.
Dr. R. N. Barrett Dead.
Waco: Dr. R. N. Barrett, professor
of Greek and theology at Baylor uni-
versity, died Thursday after a short
illness. His death was a great sur-
prise and shock to the community, he
having taken ill last Monday night,
while delivering his lecture, “The
Making of a Man,” at Rosebud, Falls
county. He was a man of great in-
tellect, had a state reputation and
was known all over the south. In his
death Baylor and the state sustains a
great loss.
Oscar Madrick, a negro, was drown-
ed at Beaumont Friday. He was on
a log boom and slipped into the river.
Being alone and unable to swim, he
was drowned before assistance could
reach him.
Canon Felipo de Jesus Velasquez,
rector of the Catholic church in New
Laredo for the last eight years, was
taken sick while at the altar Friday
and in two hours was dead.
mally and conclusively until consul-line of electric railway from this city
tations have been held with other to Mount Pleasant via Bogota had a
members of the senate, Democrats as consultation with a party representing
well as Republicans, -itremers-of railway interests and arrangements
the house and with the best authorities
on finance in the country. It is the
desire of the committee to be con-
stantly in touch with the president,
with other senators, with members of
the house, with bankers of the west as
were made looking to a survey of the
line. The outlook for the success of
the enterprise appears good.
well as those of the east,
country bankers as well as c
ers, so that some plan of
may be formed by the open
extraordinary session of or
and with
:ity bank-
legislation
At Danville, Ill., the grand jury in-
vestigating the recent lynching has re-
turned true bills against eighteen men
and women. There are three counts
each: Defacing public property, at-
ng of the tempting to enter a building with in-
igress.
It is the hope of the committee to
devise a genuinely elastic
system, a system that will
currency
expand
when the necessity shall arise and
contract when the necessity shall have
ceased to exist.
Found Dead on Ranch.
San Angelo: Booth Lawhon, about
27 years old, was found dead Wednes-
day on Harris Bros.’ ranch in Crock-
ett county. It is supposed that he
roped a steer and was jerked from
his horse and his neck broken. He
was a son of Willis Lawhon, hide and
teat to murder the sheriff and three
prisoners, riot and unlawful assem-
blage.
The jury in the Dick Wilburn case
at Groveton returned a verdict of mur-
der in the second degree and assessed
his punishment at five years in the
penitentiary.
During the thunderstorm and rain
Tuesday evening lightning killed a
team of horses belonging to Sam
Ward, at his farm about nine miles
north of Weatherford.
Permission was granted by Terri-
torial Bank Commissioner Cooper for
animal inspector here, and was
popular.
quite the Farmers Bank of Autwine, in Kay
County, to commence business with
$10,000 capital stock.
Aftermath in Bell.
Temple: Some interesting data is
gleaned from the recent election re-
turns in Bell County on the question
of prohibition. The total vote on Aug.
8 was 4767 for the county, while the
vote in the election of 1901 brought
out 7100 voters. There was, therefore,
a decrease of 2333 votes. The anti
The Woodmen of the World,
Knights of Pythias and citizens are
preparing to celebrate the third an-
niversary of the birth of Mabank with
a basket picnic on the 19th inst.
The insurance companies, through
their local agencies, have notified the
saloon men of Temple of the cancella-
tion of the fire insurance policies held
by them in their property on the
strength of the recent local option
election.
P. D. Williamson, Jr., a Santa Fe
brakeman, met with an accident at
The Silver Spray,
a fishing boat
A large barn at Sumner belonging
owned at Erie, Pa., entered that port ■ to William Upchurch was set on fire
in a badly shattered condition, due to by lightning and consumed. It con-
an encounter in mid lake with the tained 150 bales of hay and a quantity
Canadaian revenue cutter Petrel.
of oats.
Tony Lucaino was killed at New Or-
leans.
An earthquake shock was felt at
Lisbon Sunday.
The Casino at Trouvillo, France,
burned Sunday.
Charles Grogreski was murdered
• near Bushnell, Ill.
Russian flour millers have contract-
ed for $300,000 worth of American ma-
chinery.
Eugene G. Wretner, aged fifty-eight
years, suicided at St. Louis by the use
of poison.
Luke Bentley was drowned in the
Indian Territory while fording Grand
River.
Mrs. Henry Glover, nee Marie Gor-
don, of Montgomery, Ala., shot herself
st Chicago.
The postoffice department will put
cn train men to deliver papers at rail-
way stations.
The big steel works at Monterey,
Mex., commenced Tuesday the making
of steel railway rails.
J. T. Brittenden and wife and an un-
known negro were killed by lightning
at Charleston, S. C.
Italians attempted to lynch an Ital-
ian in New York city but were re-
pulsed by police.
Rush Kimball of Erick, Okla., lost
his sight by being thrown by a steer
which he had attempted to ride.
The family of J. C. Williams at
Francis, I. T., was poisoned by rough
on rats placed in food which was serv-
ed on their table.
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Railroad is building a new depot at
Holland, making it much larger than
the old one.
Martin Lippman, formerly a New
Yorker, who had been for some years
.1 resident of Central America, was as-
sassinated on July 28 while on his way
home to his plantation, a few miles
from Port Teala, Spanish Honduras.
John K. Brown, cashier of the Union
bank of New Holland, Ohio, has gone
on a trip for his health to parts un-
known and it is thought that he has
about $75,000 expense money belong-
ing to depositors.------------
The minister of marine has direct-
ed that a squadron be kept in- read-
iness to sail for the east should the
complications in Macedonia make it
necesssary to protect the Italian sub-
jects there.
Arthur Williams, aged forty-five
years, charged with assaulting Flossie
Barr, aged fourteeen, and Verna Wil-
son, aged thirteen, was captured by a
crowd at Geneva, Ind., and narrowly
escaped lynching.
Officers Hennett, Haines and Majors,
In a pitched battle with outlaws in the
Osage nation killed one and mortally
wounded another. The third is still at
large. Officers Haines is dangerously
wounded.
It is reported that in several villages
in the vilayet of Okrida the Bulgarians
have risen against their Turkish neigh-
bors and have massacred them. A Bul-
garian band, 1400 strong, is threaten-
ing to burn the bridge to La Gova, on
the Monastir railway.
Kentucky district distillers are mak-
ing preparations for the exportation
of 20,000 barrels of whisky to Ham-
burg and Bremen for storage purposes.
It is principally of the crop of 1903.
They get cheaper storage abroad.
In consequence of the assassination
of King Alexander and Queen Draga,
and the subsequent attitude of the
Servian military officers, both Russia
and Austria have decided to send home
all the Servian officers studying in
their military schools.
At a meeting of Newark, N. J., ne-
groes, it has been decided to establish
a department store for negroes. A fund
was opened at $10 for each subscriber
who agreed to bring in five others. In
this manner $5000 will be raised.
Warden Algood of the Georgia Pen-
itentiary whipped a young woman with
a leather strap and compelled her to
work in field with negroes until her
back was blistered. Though the physi-
cian thought ten lashes excessive the
warden administered twenty-five.
Vice Admiral Cervera, who surren-
dered to the American fleet off San-
tiago de Cuba, has resigned the posi-
tion of chief of staff in the navy, to
which he was appointed in December,
1902.
Mrs. Blackburn of Shepherd gave
birth to a girl baby weighing ten
pounds, which has two beautiful front
teeth and evidences of others nearly
through the gums. History gives two
instances similar, in the cases of King
Pyrrhus of Greece and Richard III, of
England.
Statements from Bulgarian sources
assert that the revolutionists possess
35,000 rifles, 15,000,000 cartridges and
four tons of dynamite; that the in-
surgents number 25,000, of whom 10,-
000 are in the vilayet of Monastir.
J. C. Gray, who escaped from jail
i at Brownwood has surrendered with
the statement that he desires to serve
out his sentence of two years.
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Railroad is building a new depot at
Holland, making it much larger than
the old one.
The family of J. C. Williams at
Francis, I. T., was poisoned by rough
on rats placed in food which was serv-
i ad on their table.
Horseback Collision Probably Fatal.
Ardmore, I. T.: At the I. S. ranch,
six miles from here, D. O’Connor and
his son, Bennett, while riding at a rap-
id gait, collided with each other and
both fell unconscious from their
horses. They regained consciousness
in four hours. Mr. O’Connor awoke
for a minute or two at an early hour
next morning, partook of water and
at once relapsed into unconsciousness.
His recovery is not expected.
He suf-
and a
Milano of a painful nature,
majority two years ago was 912, while fered a number
this year the pros got there by a ma-sprained arm that will keep him oft
duty several weeks.
J. B. Warren’s implement and ve-
hicle house burned at Coleman. Loss
$8500, insured in each of the follow-
jority of 437. The antis polled 4005
voces in 1901, while they only muster-
cd 2143 this time, a decrease of 1863
votes, or about 45 per cent. The pro
vote two years ago was 3094, and this
year the cause received 2624, a de-
crease ef 470, or about 15 per cent.
The pros carried every Justice Pre-
cinct in the county at the late election
by varying majorities, all small.
Alex Walker, colored, was found
dead on the Katy track near Denison.
The House of Lords has approved
the Irish land bill.
of bruises
ing companies for $1000: Liverpool
and London and Globe Insurance com-
pany, North America, Phoenix and
Queen.
G. A. Linstaedt, a German farmer,
who lived seven miles northwest of
| Morgan, accidentally shot himself
| Friday morning with a target gun,
i while out hunting. Death was in-
j stantaneous.
Runaway Train Kills Two Men.
Asheville, N. C.: A train of thirteen
loaded freight cars got beyond the
control of the engineer on the South-
ern Pacific railway, and, dashing wild-
ly down a steep grade on Saluda
mountain, was wrecked at a turn in
the road near Melrose: The dead are:
J. H. Averill, Jr., engineer, Asheville;
Wm. Hair, fireman, Asheville, Brake-
man Sherill of Swannoanac was fa-
tally injured. Brakeman Sherill had
both legs cut off and he is expected to
die.
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Keeling, J. E. The Grapevine Sun. (Grapevine, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 34, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 22, 1903, newspaper, August 22, 1903; Grapevine, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1660347/m1/3/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Tarrant County Archives.