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| Central College of Physicians and Surgeons, Indianapolis, Indiana. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Tuesday, September 30, 1902.
ROBBED CEMETERIES.
Organized Gang of Grave Robbers in Indianapolis.
SEVEN NEGROES WORKING FORCE.
Warrants Out For Demonstrator, Interne and Janitor of a College—One of the Negroes Confessed to Robbing 100 Graves Within Three Months—Two Bodies in College.
Indianapolis, Sept. 30.—Wholesale robbery of graves in the cemeteries about Indianapolis which has been going on for some time was brought to a close early yesterday morning by the arrest of a gang of seven negroes.
Warrants were issued also for a prominent physician, the demonstrator of anatomy in the Central college of Physicians and Surgeons, in which two stolen bodies were found about 10 days ago; an interne in the college and the janitor of the college.
Rufus Cantrell, one of the negroes, made a complete confession and implicated the others. He said the demonstrator accompanied the negroes on several of the grave robbing expeditions.
Nearly 100 graves, it is said, have been robbed by the ghouls during the last three months. The detectives say the negroes were armed with shotguns and equipped with horses and wagons. The bodies were sold to different colleges, which opened their winter terms last week.
Cantrell said that he and the other negroes visited Mount Jackson cemetery almost every time any one was buried in the place. "We pretty near cleaned that place out," he remarked. "I don't believe that we have missed anybody that has been buried there since July."
Cantrell said there were some graves that were not disturbed because the flowers and other articles on top were arranged in such a manner that the gang did not feel confident of restoring the graves to their former appearance.
When the negroes were brought into court all weakened and confessed that they were members of an organized band of ghouls.
Mt. Jackson, a cemetery just across the river west of the city, has been left practically empty by the grave robbers.
"Rufus" was the pass word at the medical college and when it was uttered by the returning ghouls the doors of the college would always be opened without questioning. Crown Hill, one of the best guarded cemeteries in the United States, has probably been invaded by the grave robbers and this has caused great indignation.
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| Emile Zola. |
M. ZOLA FOUND DEAD.
Asphyxiation Ended the Life of the Great Novelist.
HIS WIFE'S LIFE BARELY SAVED.
Pipes of a Heating Stove In Their Bedroom Out of Order—M. Zola Awakened by His Wife and Before He Could Open a Window He Fell to the Floor and Died.
Paris, Sept. 30.—Emile Zola, the novelist of the realistic school, who gained prominence in recent years because of his defense of the Jews and of former Captain Dreyfus, was found dead in his Paris house yesterday morning from asphyxiation.
M. Zola and his wife retired at 10 o'clock at night. Madame Zola was seriously ill when the room was broken into in the morning. At about noon she was removed to a private hospital, where she recovered consciousness for a short time and was able briefly to explain to a magistrate what had happened.
M. and Mme. Zola returned to their Paris home from the country house at Medan Sunday. Owing to a sudden spell of cold weather the heating stove in their bedroom was ordered to be lighted. The stove burned badly and M. Zola was asphyxiated by fumes from the fire. The pipes of the stove are said to have been out of order.
To the magistrate Mme. Zola explained that she woke early in the morning with a splitting headache. She wakened her husband and asked him to open a window. She saw him rise and attempt to move towards a window but he staggered and fell to the floor unconscious. Mme. Zola fainted at the same moment and therefore was unable to give the alarm.
Mme. Zola does not yet know of her husband's death, and it is feared she may suffer a relapse when informed of it.
The death of M. Zola, which only became generally known at a late hour yesterday afternoon, has caused a great sensation in Paris, and last night there was a constant stream of callers at the Zola residence. At night M. Zola's remains lay upon a divan in the center of the drawing room of' his house under a canopy of rare and ancient hangings.
It is believed that Mme. Zola will survive.
The servants of the Zola household, not hearing any movement in their master's apartments, entered the bedroom at 9:30 and found Mme. Zola lying on the bed inanimate. M. Zola was lying half out of bed, with his head and shoulders on the floor and his legs on the bed. Doctors were summoned but they failed to restore M. Zola to life. After prolonged efforts they resuscitated Mme. Zola.
A druggist who was the first to arrive at the house to attend M. Zola and his wife, said: "When I entered the bedroom, M. Zola was lying partly on the floor. No especial odor likely to cause asphyxiation was distinguishable. M. and Mme. Zola did not present any marked symptoms of asphyxiation. Their faces were contorted and their lips were bloodless, but not violet colored. I think the accident was probably caused by their inhaling heavy carbonic gas, which lay mainly below the level of the high bed. This would account for Mme. Zola's escape. They were not suffocated on the bed. M. Zola was awakened by the effects of the gas and tried to rise but he was seized with vomiting, fainted and fell to the floor where he was suffocated. Mme. Zola also was overcome by the gas, but to a less degree than her husband."
M. Zola had been resting from literary work since he finished his book called "The Truth" which is being published in serial form in the Aurore.
The obituary notices pay tribute to Zola's high literary talent. The Temps says French letters have suffered a loss which will be keenly felt.
The newspapers judge Zola's role in the Dreyfus affair according to political bias.
The newspapers this morning devote the greater portion of their space to the death of M. Zola. The only new fact recorded is the result of an analysis of the blood of M. and Mme. Zola, which shows the presence of carbonic acid.
NOT SAYING A WORD
But Reason to Believe that the Strike is About to End.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., Sept. 30.—President John Mitchell returned from Philadelphia last evening and is today in secret conference with the presidents of the three districts, Fahey, Duffy and Nichols.
When Mr. Mitchell was seen by the reporters this morning and asked regarding the conference at the hotel Walton in Philadelphia he again said there was nothing to give out at the present time, nor would he state why he is conferring with the districts' presidents today. When the Publishers' Press representative asked him if the Philadelphia conference had anything to do with the expected settlement of the strike, Mr. Mitchell again declined to make any statement.
It is the general opinion hereabouts notwithstanding the secrecy maintained by the officers of the mine workers, that today's important developments have largely to do with the ending of the trouble, for there appears to be some powerful conciliation influence at work with that object in view.
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| Judge Walter Lloyd Smith. |
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.
Judge Smith Renominated.
Judge Walter Lloyd Smith of Elmira was yesterday at Binghamton, N. Y., renominated by both the Republicans and the Democrats for another term of fourteen years as supreme court justice in the Sixth Judicial district of this state. Since there is no opposition Judge Smith's election is unquestioned. Though Judge Smith is a Republican in politics and was originally elected by the Republicans, that party found itself yesterday in the anomalous position of endorsing the Democratic candidate, for the Democratic judicial convention was held in the afternoon and the Republican convention did not come till evening, and the Democrats knew in advance who the Republicans would nominate.
But both parties know full well that there are no politics in Judge Smith's administration of justice, and he counts his friends among the legal fraternity at large, regardless of politics. In fact Hon. Frederick Collin of Elmira, in presenting Judge Smith's name at the Democratic convention, is quoted as saying simply: "Gentlemen, we all know Judge Smith, I move his nomination."
Fifteen years ago Judge Smith was appointed to the supreme court bench to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his father, Judge H. Boardman Smith. He was then the youngest man upon the supreme court bench in the state. The following year he was elected to succeed himself and throughout his term of service has earned and held the respect and esteem of all with whom he has come in contact, both by his abundant knowledge of the law and his marked ability to interpret it, and also for his eminent fairness and courtesy to all who have come before him. In presenting his name at the Republican convention E. G. Herendeen of Elmira said in part:
"For fifteen years Judge Walter Lloyd Smith has filled this high judicial position and how well he has performed the duties of his office you have no need to ask nor I to tell. Busily engaged most of this time in actual trial work at circuit and special term [he] has become a familiar figure in every courtroom in this district. Finally called to the higher responsibility of the appellate division his usefulness to this district has increased and in the Third judicial department of this state he sits by virtue of length of service next in rank to the presiding justice.
"With these long years of experience behind him and with still longer years of judicial usefulness before him the ten great counties of this district continue to need him upon the bench and this convention is fortunate today to be able to present such a candidate to the electors of this part of the state.
"In honoring Judge Smith with renomination we are, gentlemen, I believe, honoring both ourselves and our constituents and it is therefore with feelings of the highest pleasure that I move, Mr. Chairman, the nomination by this convention of the Honorable Walter Lloyd Smith of Chemung, for justice of the supreme court of the Sixth judicial district of New York to succeed himself."
The nomination was seconded by M. H. Kiley of Madison county and R. L. Davis of Cortland and the nomination was made by the secretary casting a single ballot for the candidate.
When he was escorted before the convention, Justice Smith accepted the nomination, saying in part:
'"Gentlemen, I came here to have a little visit with you tonight rather than to make a speech. But I would be ungrateful indeed if I did not express my sincere appreciation of this honor.
"To a man who has tried for fourteen years to do the official duty assigned to him, and who during that time receives the hearty and courteous support of the attorneys, and then to feel that they appreciate his efforts enough to again give him the nomination without opposition is something that a man cannot well pass over lightly.
"Fourteen years ago I said that I should try to give the bar the same treatment and extend to attorneys the same courtesy that I should expect from them. The position of advantage of a judge on the bench should make him more careful that no attorney should receive anything but courteous treatment at his hands. And I believe it is a judge's duty to put a young attorney at his ease.
"From the older members of the bar, many of whom have passed beyond, I received such courtesy when I first came upon the bench, and it was especially gratifying to me.
"I have formed many friendships, especially in my service on the circuit. It has been a pleasure to receive the warm and courteous treatment of attorneys and I disliked to leave the circuit for the appellate division because I hated to give up the close relations with the kind attorneys that I met on the circuit."
Justice Smith then referred to some of the features of his work on the appellate division which are more pleasant than the more arduous rounds of trial work. He referred to the cases that have come before him on the appellate division from all parts of the state, and said that his observation of this work has convinced him that in its trial justices no district in the state is as fortunate as the Sixth.
ROUNDING UP THE DOGS.
Syracuse Dog Catcher Takes Twenty-one, Assisted by Chief Barnes.
Dog Catcher Knapp of Syracuse began this morning his work of clearing up Cortland streets of the large number of tagless dogs. He started in at 8 o'clock with Chief Barnes assisting and at 10 o'clock had rounded up twenty-one, which were driven at once to the pound on Homer-ave.
The Syracuse officer has a grocery delivery wagon rigged up in good shape for holding the dogs after he has caught them. He has with him a decoy, which is very useful, as it is, of course, not afraid of him and will come to him at any time, the others following. The officer has a large vocabulary of dog talk and persuasion, and when he has won the confidence of an innocent poodle it is an easy matter to pick the unsuspecting doggie up and chuck him in the wagon. He uses no nets.
The dog catcher will stay in Cortland for some time and continue his work, and the common council has assurances from him that he will come to Cortland at intervals and go over the ground.
MISS GRACE E. HATFIELD
Died Last Night After Two Years' Illness from Consumption.
Miss Grace E. Hatfield, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H, Hatfield, 141 Tompkins-st., died last evening at 8 o'clock after an illness of two years from consumption. The funeral will be held from the house Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be made in Cortland Rural cemetery.
Miss Hatfield came to Cortland from Summerhill with her parents when she was quite a small girl. For several years and until her illness, she was a book-keeper at Gillette's skirt factory. She has always made many friends through her sweet and lovely character and disposition. She was a devoted Christian, and was a diligent and earnest worker in the Congregational church, of which she was a member.
Aside from her parents she is survived by one sister, Mrs. Harry T. Lovell, 120 Tompkins-st.
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| J. R. Birdlebough. |
THE SCHOOL ENUMERATION
Will Probably be Taken by J. R. Birdlebough, the Truant Officer.
At the meeting of the school board last evening Miss Nellie L. Conable was appointed as a supply teacher in the place of Miss Grace Mead, who has been given a leave of absence for one year. Miss Conable begins next Monday.
Attendance Officer J. R. Birdlebough was recommended by the board to make the school enumeration. The board does not appoint the person to make this enumeration, but recommends an appointee to the state superintendent.
It was thought by the board that Mr. Birdlebough should do this work as it is along his line of official duties, and would aid him in his work as truant officer. If he is appointed his son Fred R. Birdlebough will assist him.
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| Rev. Anna Howard Shaw. |
REV. ANNA SHAW
Speaks Upon Equal Suffrage Before a Large Audience.
Rev. Anna H. Shaw of Philadelphia addressed a large audience last evening at the Universalist church upon the subject of equal suffrage. She was introduced to the assemblage by [Cortland] Mayor Charles F. Brown.
She held that there are four classes of men who are not permitted to vote— idiots, lunatics, criminals who are confined and boys. All of these have a chance to escape from their condition. Idiots some time recover their minds, enough at least to vote. Lunatics become sane. Criminals serve their sentences or are pardoned, generally just before election. Boys grow to be men. All men have a chance to vote.
On the other hand women have no escape. They never know enough. They are never sane enough. They are never good enough. They are never old enough.
The speaker lauded the grand principles of the government, but thought that the practices of the government should be in accord with the theories.
DAVID SHULTS
One of Virgil's Oldest and Most Respected Citizens.
David Shults died at his home in Virgil, Monday morning, Sept. 22, 1902, at 9 o'clock. He was 85 years, 2 months and 8 days of age. In his demise the town of Virgil loses, if not its oldest citizen, its oldest resident. He was born at Stone Arabia, Montgomery Co., N. Y., July 14, 1817, and moved from there to the town of Virgil, Cortland Co., with his parents, George and Elizabeth N. Shults, at the age of 16. Of seven brothers and five sisters he is survived by only his brothers Theophilus of Freeville, N. Y., and Levi of Venice Center, N. Y.
He was married to Mary E. Reese of Syracuse, N. Y., June 30, 1848. After his marriage he settled in Syracuse and in February, 1850, he moved to Virgil, having purchased a part of the farm on which he lived at the time of his death. To this union four children were born, Jacob H. of Virgil, N. Y., Dr. James H. of Los Angeles, Cal., Wilbur F. of Cortland, N. Y., and Mrs. Katherine E. Wieland of Virgil, N. Y., all of whom with his wife still survive him.
He was a leading member of the Baptist church having united with this society at Virgil, N. Y., in 1863, and was a liberal contributor towards its support. In his death the church meets with a great loss, as well as the community at large. He had always enjoyed extremely good health until last May when he contracted a cold in the nature of the grip and he never fully recovered, and he gradually declined, until his death. While everybody realized the end was near, yet it was more suddenly than expected.
The funeral was held from his late residence on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 1902, at 12 m. His remains were interred in the Willow Glen cemetery at Dryden, N. Y.
BREVITIES.
—Barlow's minstrels are booked for the Opera House for Tuesday, Oct. 7.
—The N. P. L. holds its regular business meeting tonight in Good Templars' hall at 8:30.
—The Fortnightly class will meet tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock with Mrs. F. L. MacDowell, 78 Tompkins-st.
—The Lehigh Valley railroad is having a number of new Pullman coaches and day coaches built for the through trains on the main line. Some of these trains will pass through Ithaca.
—A new private dormitory to be used in connection with Cornell university is to be erected on East hill at Ithaca on the site of the burned East Hill House. It will be owned by C. L. Sheldon, Jr., of Auburn and will cost about $85,000.
—Handsome buttons of convenient size bearing the portrait of Hon. Nathan L. Miller and the inscription "For State Comptroller Nathan L. Miller," have blossomed out in great abundance in this city and are now seen on every side.
—New display advertisements today are—Opera House, "A Jolly American Tramp," page 5; Opera House, "Barlow's Minstrel Co.," page 5; A. S. Burgess, Clothing, page 5; A. Mahan, Pianos, etc., page 6; Perkins & Quick, Bath soap, page 7; M. A. Case, Drygoods, page 6.
—Registration days in the city of Cortland are this year Oct. 10, 11, 17 and 18. Outside of the city, but in the county the registration days are Oct. 11 and 18. In the city personal registration is absolutely necessary; not so, however, outside of the city.
—The annual reunion of the One Hundred Twenty-eighth regiment, New York Volunteers, of which Mr. J. W. Keese of this city was a member, will be held at Hudson on Oct. 20, the anniversary of the battle of Cedar Creek, in which the regiment was engaged.
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