The Abilene Semi-Weekly Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, April 30, 1915 Page: 2 of 8
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wmM 1m taws feck if there was no prise to stim-
tdiW. the hattM k ktereetinf hat the aim should
he to win it. It Mean's sacrifice it matters not in
what field one enters. The pinch of close economy
k feaerally the price paii for- f iaancial success. The
qawtton k do you want to win de you want to
" it ahead "
The appeal is especially to young men but may apply
federally. Consider It.
This hank affords the stimulus. See lis.
The First State Bank
and Trust Co.
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LONDON. April Zti. forty niur-
cam women who were delegated to
tap Hague peace conference were i un-
nuie 10 uuuini fMMhv '""-J w. ....
steamer to proceed through tho Leg-
lUh channol to Rolteruam
It Is rumored that the North Sea
naval situation whoro the public -is
expecting a buttld soon caused tho
delay in tho sailing of the peace ves-
HOl.
It Is not stated when the vessel car
leave us It Is expected that tho gov-
prnraent will not bo able to give the
delegates a vessel for tho voyage.
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THE CASES IN
COURT TUESDAY
SECOM BAY OF CRIMINAL IMM'K.
ET WEEK SAW THREE CASES
llEiOKE THE COURT.
Thcro wcro thrco cases on tho
criminal docket In tho Taylor county
court Jicro 'lueauux' uuioiu uuutju
Ororshlncr. Ono or two cases were
hoard Monday.
Tuesday morning Joo Leo Lock
liart n negro was released from a
chnrgo of aggravated assault. An-
other ct ii against lilm charging
threat to" take a human Ufo was
Echedtflcd for Tuesday afternoon.
Thrv enso of Jim Helm negro
clwrgd wlth aggravatcd assault was
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1J0ST0X CLUH KAXQUETS.
l)y tho United Press.
BOSTON April 28. Tho annual
banquet of tho Iloston City Club of the
Boston Young .Men's Christian Union
will be held tonight. Gov. Walsh.
Mayor Curley and other notables will
attend.
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To The CHIzcns ef Taylor aa
CUhIihm Counties! E?cry enc Is
retnlrcil oter the Hartliw of Isom
I'Kiry aiiTe hv BMcnu . ji. t:
BIms of Allmar. aad the exow
eratlon of jTace Gamble. It Is Ib
eed MafertMHalo that slrongr clr
rKMHtaitcr hafe caanca an Ihho
ccat aHm to be charRed whm v
rrtmto Aa ftltrrtl H( rjlllliot 9
rrtlfr kin nairaacd feclInK!. hut
Vrn rH rcfaad to him Iho cxpcHsO
he has been pat to la order to dc-
fcad his laaoceHce which Tibs'
amoHMtcd to a shim between $.im
and l.ft(M). Or each hc of ns
8HbtcrIblHr a small amount nuu v
najtaf Bc 'o l'"5 AbHrn- He-
itorlcr 'vtc 'can castlr raise the
amount hru i win Man tno mmi t
with r suliscrlptlon of $10.00.
THOMAS L. HLAXTin.
IDENTIFICATION HY
Jt'DOK TII0S. HLANT0N.
nilript .Imlirn TlluHISs L. UliUl-
! Inn. uliii tins iicrsonallr knowH
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I. G. Curry for the past soeral
var. iwiUItp1i- Idnlltillcil llim ft
this morning and stilted that lie
was glad Hint Curry whs nlhc
ttHd had been found which cx
onerales Mace Gamble.
This -only Ieaics tho tragedy
of the dead man all the- more
4 lurstifTlnir and unaccountable. As
far as Is publicly kaon the man
f found dead Is unknown mm tuc t
4' raHsn of his death n nusten. 4
The 'dentitv of Curry was fur-
llior firmly established by persons
who had a long Hcfiuaiutioicc
lth litm. There Is no doubt but
thai he Is ery much nllre and
flint Jlnson Gnmblc Is ffiiliv ex-
unernlcd.
Isom G. Curry for whose alleged
murder Mason Gamble was Indicted by
a Taylor county grand jury recently
walked Into tho Abilene Dally Reporter
dfflco In company with Attorney Wal-
ter Morris leading counsel fo'r Gamble
at eleven o'clock Slonduy morning and
shook hands with tho managing edi-
tor and business manager.
Thus mc of tho.' most sensational
murder cases in Uie history of Central
West Texas took n dramatic turn thai
startled even the staid newspaper-
men. jf
"Mr. Anderson" said Judge Morrte
addressing tho managing editor "1
want you to Bhako hands with Mr.
Isom G. Curry. 1 told you that Ik
was alive and here la the living
breathing proof of It. Mr. Hanks"
to tho business manager "shako
hnnds with Mr. Curry."
Tho lips of tho man whoso body wa
believed by many to bo that found
floating in Jim Ned creek on April 7th
trembled as he extended his hand
Toars started from his eyes and over-
flowed on to his check as he grasped
tho editor's hand.
For fully two minutes not a wortJ
was spoken. It was a -vr-ucnt Of the
greatest dramatic Illicit.. wer ex-
perienced by any of the j. tes In-
volved. The astonished now eper-
men saw before them a man ullegcd
to bo dead and burled for weeks.
Found Xear Purls.
Isom G. Curry tho man for whost
alleged murder n prominent citizen ot
Callahan county had been indicted
was found at his brother's home m
Powderly north of Paris Texnb
through tho efforts of counsol fo:
Mason Gamble the man who stood
under indictment.
Curry first bcurd of IUb supposed
murder from his brother and when
Sheriff Iliggs of Shackelford conntj
came to the home of his brother
where ho hud been since April 18 Cur-
ry states he had already made up lib-
wind' to return to his wife and cnn
dren who are now living In Coleman
county between Burkttt and Coleman
Curry left Powderly Sunday and ar-
rived In Abilene on a. delayed Texas
and Pacific train at 11 o'clock this
(Monday) morning. He was accom-
panied uy Judge Morris and Sheriff
Uiggs
A Story of Surprises..
Tho story of Curry's disappearance
rcudb llko n page from the Ihes of
am lent men when knighthood was in
flower. Summed up the story he
told the reporters was as follows:
"I loft my home at dusk one eveulng
1 1 do not know tho date. I went to
j Clyde and took a train to Cisco mid
went to Itotan next day. I worked
jino afternoon of that day und the- fol-
lowing week at Itotan nnd starteo bach
walking on the railroad tracks. 1
1 turned north and went somewhere be
tween iloby and Hamlin where
1
grubbed twelve dais. I left there and
went to Haskell county. Nobody knew
tny initials knowing me bimply. if at
all as Curry. In fact I did not meet
a person wild know me while I was
away except by brothers' family near
Paris.
"From Haskell county I went to Ok
labonia and then to Paris Texas and
llator went to my brother's home at
Powderly . north ot Paris. I got to
my brother's on the l&th dav of this
month. The first I heard of the trou-
ble down here was from my brother
who had learned about it from m
wife who wrote him.
hits a Urea w.
"It all seemed llko a ijream to ma. I
. w4 reatlKS and dissatisfied every-
Kl'rw I want. No pb kuew vw. Ms
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shirts. Mfv hought 28 tlozoii 'oi tho roBiihtr l sollors ut n his :. . W nfL . r I
. .. . tiu display ill ourjjlfojirkiiiilow-. jT
diseount. Tlioy oomu in a lU'iuitinil assort tiuut ot i-olors nuu m i jf JT f ( nir I
in all sizes. Wo claim those shirts to ho tho.oquut of any lkrjw IjLjf dtSu eJ!i.. i.. t. m..' I
shirt on tin? market both in point of workmanship ami lumpy qw HltMSy pJ&firTnvLttumMtnl vioi. Kangaroo in '' B
oi iniiriu. u mivu lur.myuu nun mi ui miiu in uji u l'lrw v rtrtJfflCtMiUuTfllyri cllyotjW o oaiTy llirso ill llll inj popiunr.
cording to sizes and oEror tliuin Whuo tlioy tf mm tvidiHWSWu a oufl'inl ijfJrTpawson m prices will convint'i- you
lust xour uuoice oi 011111. una suu wusu. 7W Wl Mm Mmm iXjT I syne lufrniimey 011 hiiocs si irs luunvuur imwu
tie both for only 1 fW&J& 00(8501 00 and $5 00
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nover wroto my wife. 1 could not co1-
.Oct my tnlnd until Monday or iaci t by nsiiennen on tno morning ot April
week when 1 managed to write home J 7th 1015. Deputy Sheriff Obar and
My slster-ln-law wroto my wife also 'Justice of the Peace M. G. Jenkins of
' 'I got In this morning With Judgo Oviilo nnd other officials wont to the
Morris and Sheriff Biggs. 1 am going spot and fished the body out ot the
homo to my family. 1 havo a wlfo nnd wator. It was then thought that It
3lx children and Uicy now live In Colo-. had been la tho Water only a short
man county. Oneof-my sons Is mar-' time probablynbont a week.
rlcd." ' j An Inquest was held at Qvulo and
Why Hd Left Home. - the body'vns Identified by parties re-
Qucstloncd as to his reason for iul"B at IJnglo Cove Callahan county
'eavlng home. Curry said he became tliut of Isom G. Curry who had dls-A-orrled
over his business affairs nnd ' lpcared froiiililB home on January
as afraid ho would get In trouble i U K. and nnd npt been heard of
;ver a check he had glveu Mason lnn. ; untl recently; located.
Jamble. He said that his mind seem- J"' rllos- I Hlnnlon of the dla-
d to bo muddled ! rIct court re-convened the grand jury
Curry has an intelligent face and?" Monday. April 12. and It n-'inalued
pcnks with clearness and distinction. ' " sosBion for five days. An Indlct-
Io Is of averago height and wolRht nient was learned by tho grand Jury
nd was plainly Uut neatly attired. Ha
has n short brown mustache elenr
eyes and steady straightforward ox-
ircsslon. Dees Not Know T. 31. Tabor.
Continuing Mr. Curry said: 'I do
nt !.. t xt Tnimr nnrt nvnr m.
nMkr a.nlnt. ii.n forli Jiiilil. a
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oiisln of mv wife's I rcmeber well
tnj i anni.i 1-i.mv imvm.fi finniit
I do not recall S. H. Williams olihouBU "? hor coun Us There were many
I havo heard of Hugh William In tholw'Id rumors nf oat nnd many conject-
.elghborhood I lived in." I ir wwj moile. but there was al-
Tabor and Williams are two of ihow ft doubt in tho minds of many
witnesses who Identified the dead body ns to whether Curry was alhc or dead
found as that of Curry. Judd.j Hoilj Was Exhumed.
he third mun who Identified tho dead Tho body found In Jim Nl was or-
man stated to a reporter of this pa-1 derod to bo exhumed by Judgo Hlanton
or heforo Gamble was Indicted that 'during the week of April 12 while the
lie Identified deceased as Isom 0. Cur-
ry by a mashed thumb nail. Isom G.
Curry when asked about his thumb
iiolng mashed showed both bis hands.
Neither thumb had any signs what-
ver of over belug smasJiod or bruised
or having a new nail grown out. Cur-
ry said that ho had never had 'a thumb
iiufchea In his lire although his binall
finger on tho right hand was partly
bent Mr. Curry stating that U had
been that way through lifo. Tills fact
was referred to' by Mrs. Curry when
in Abilene.
rilPiitlHml Ifc. 'iirr ""uu'" "'" t"!"""' i.u.t
lueiiiiuiu Ah t nrrj. Judgment and let them bring the proof
Roy Kindrlck deputy bhoriti at on- j8 proof wag brought Monday mojning
ton In Callahan county south of Clyde wJU tllo arrjvai of Curry and evt-rj-
was present at tho tin Curry sbod-is gla4 that young Gamble ha.
talking to the reporters for this pupor . bLQ com.ittKiy exonerated.
Mr. Kindrlck positively identified lh
man talking as Isom u. Curry anu saiu
lhat ho had known him for the past
year and could uot be m.hUksn in lit
identiticatiqn.
Credit to hherlff.
Attorney Walter Morris for dtfviul-
aut Gamble gavo tho entire credit for
locating Currj' to dheriff hM. lHnrttaBpn Gambta. tw 1ig- wdtctwi for
of Shackelford cquntv. Mr. Iliggs has
been sheriff of Shacktdfi rd county foi
.ho nast elevon years he 1b now serv
ing his twelfth term and hai neer
had an oppousnt. Judge Morris stated
that after the grand jury hd !hui
rumble he weut homu and told Hig
that he wanted htu tHnfgs to tint'
Curry for hiui. Iliggb in.ined!atel Wt
out without a cbw of any kind. Last
Friday afternoon Mr. Iliggs told Judgs
Morris that he had u .! and Judgc
Morrb. told him to follow it up. This 4
clew led Sheriff Uiggs to Iiuar
county in the extreme nortb.et por-
tion oi this state where tb mbcrtft lo-
cated' Curry working la Curry's
LortUur'a blacksmith shop. At ttit
Curry refused to recognize Wggs
whom bo had kuown i-cngitil fur
several years but later admitted bis
identity and returned to Abtitfim wits
thtr bherftf
HUlory Vi the Cast
The dead body oi a man badly de-
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composed was found lit Jim Ned Creek
l ' nanjing Aiason uamuio a lannur nun
neighbor of Curry's with the murder
of Curry. In response to an appeal
(from District Attorney Hoscnuuest
I nnd Judgo Wanton Governor Fergu-
son employed Attorneys 8. P. Hard-
' wlcko and V. P. Muhaffey to assist
' In till. lirOHCGIltiOl
n me proseoiiuou o mo vaso
The fiupposed murder of Curr
urry ere-
Caflahan I ted a sensation In Taylor.
grand jury was In seaslon. Mrs. Cur-
ry wont with officers to Ovftlo. but
the condition of the body mado It Im-
possible for her to look at It closely
enough to- identify tho corpse. She
told a representative of this paper. that
she did not know whether It was her
husband or not.
Gamble. Indicted by the grand jury
quickly made bond in the sum of f 10.-
000 and was released. He and his
attorneys had the utmost confidenei
all along that they could prove that
Curry was ullve and askmi the public
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.Statement bv Juiltrc Jlorrls.
Judge Walter Morris of Albam for-
mer district ottoroej and chlpf coun-
sel for Gamble made the follutvins
st&toment Monday at froon:
"Of course I am highly elated to
fenpw absolutely that Curry is allv
land (he stigma placed on my client
murder has been removod and that in
has been exemerat d on Uia ract
"I havo been closely associated wltu
Sheriff W M. Clgg4 in an offltial ca
i-aclty fur more than twelve )(f8 and
I havo had ever occasion tc obsunc
im
Whn the alarm sounds hav you the satisfaction that comes ot knowing that your property
is fully covered with dependable iasuromcet
Have us appraise your property and quote yoi cost of FDLI insurance in the strongest old
line stock cowpaniese. CHOSE Mil
LOUIS C. WISE AND SON
J his manly worth and sterling (jualltliH
us n man and ticaco of fin r and 1
know him to be one of the best. If not
the most efficient Peace Offkcr In this
State.
"While tho grand jury wns investi-
gating this case. I wns In Abllcno nnd
to n representative of your pupor 1
made tho" statement Hint Gamble was
Innocent and that I believed that Cur-
ry was still alive. I based this stato-
ment on tho facts because I know all
tho facts as woll as any ono connected
with tho case; nnd the only surprise to
me In tho whole transaction Is that
the grand1 jury foun'd 11 bill of Jndltt-
m'nt against the boy.
' After stating that I believed thnt
Curry was nlho. severul persons
sneorjflgly stated thnt such statement
on my part was only made by tho de-
fendant's attorney to mould public
sentiment In his favor preparatory to
his trial; these statements only made
me moro determined to exonerate
Gamiilo. and when I arrived home af-
ter (Jamble had bequ placed under
bond. I stnted nH the facts to tVggS
who I knew could locate him if ho was
In existence; und I left the matter en-
tirely In his hands and It was no sur-
prise to roe to receive n telegram from
Hlggs from the extreme northeast nurt
of this state stating that ho had
found Curry alive In a very remote
cntleraent.
"It Is very gratifying to know that
tho namo of Mason Gamble 1ia been
cleared beyond question and ho and
his attorneys appreciate vory much
tho fairness with' which tint Abilene
Itoporter has reported tho news In
connection with this ouse."
Mou-s Household Goods Here.
II A. Irving traveling freight agent
for the Uoscoe Snyder & Pacific rail-
way with headquarters In Ablteno is
moving his household' effects to this
city. Ho has beep hero with his Ttrhi-
Ily for six monthsiut will go to
housekeeping In earnest now
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8 to 12 -Sunday
UNldNPi
FIREI FIRE!!
flaw RAINS PUT
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AHILEE (01 VIIIY EOOHEIl UV
HEAVY KAI.VS EAKEY SIN-
DAY MOUNIXH.
Tho TexaB & Pacific tracks near
Dennett west of Wcathorford; wore
flooded Sunday by tho heavy rains
und enough damage done to delay tho
trains for several hours.
Tho last train over was the one
nrrlving In Abilene at 3; 50 Sundny af-
turnoon. Practically all other trnlnft'
wcro annulled. No. G westbound alio
here nt 1:30 In the morning' dirt nit
arrive until 11 a. m. Monday. It vas
tho first train across tho 'impaired
strip of track. Schedule has been tc- i
sumed. '
Tho rain wns heavy ovor the Abf-
lone country Sunday morning. A fall)
of 1:55 inches wns registered Tito
wator ran ovor the spillway nt Lyu
Lake to n depth of 3 feet nnd 1 Inches
nearly as high as tho record mark
of last August. Tho creeit overflowed
tho road In tho vicinity of the lake
doing some slight damage.
SUNDAY SCHOOL REPORTS
Italu Kept Muiiy Away From Sunday
School Sunday April 23th
Att. Col.
First Methodist 10a G.'M
St. Paul's Mcthodh-t ... 10U 21.7'J
St. Luke's Methodist ....Na Report
First Christian .f...Xo Ilcport
Christian. College ..
First Proabylcrian
central Prosbyturinr
First Baptist
College Heights U
tlst-
Oak Strdot Daptl
Walnut
Etreet
AL3WlftK GUAR-
fTEED
rns m.$4 ami ?-l
Idyework $3 and $1
Per tooth.
VI
Mates $5.00
Teeth extracted 5pu
Cor S. 1st and Chestnut Sts.
PHPNE 40
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