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Ruml Tim©s. VoL. XXIX. New Series No. 24. OTEGO O t s e g o C o ., N. Y., WEDNESDAY, DEC. 22. 1909 W h o l e N o . 1486 Riiral Yicqes. 7 . 8. PULLEE, Editor and Proprietor- PUBLISHED EVEBT WEDNESDAY MOENINS IN THE TIMES BLOCK, RIVER STREET, OTEGO, OTSEGO CO., N. Y. DEVOTED T« LOCAL AND FAMILY READING AND TO THE NTS REST OP AGRICULTURE A^D PA>^«« The Only Agricaltnral Paper In the Second ai sembly District of Otsego County. * One Year,........ BiM Months,... Three Months, In A^ai^e. Not in Ad .‘SS*. *: SNEAD CASE TO SRANDJUDYTODAY Mrs. Martin Near Wiien Daugli- ter Died, Says Prosecutor. HE LOOKS FOR iNOiCTMENTS .40 Atthe right ofthe name stamped on the paper is the date to which the sabscnp, on is paid. No paper stopped until all back claims are paid up, unless at the option of the publisher. Correspondence on all matters of Local or General Interest solicited. The names of correspondents ist,in all cases, accompany communications The failure ofthe notification ofit^ will b^ considered a renewal) tincance criptior. FIGHT OYER $2.&0 CAUSED MURDER. Dead Man Would Not Accept Payment to Bride, Fletcher W. Snead, Husband of Dead Young Woman, Reiterates Belief That She Killed Herself and Tells Why He Left the United States—Lawyer As serts Mrs. M artin, Mother of Victimi Is Irrational. Newark, N. J., Dec. 21.—The case of Mrs. Ocey W. M. Snead, found dead in the bathtub of a house in East Orange, will be brought before the Es sex county grand jury today. That Mrs. Caroline B. Martin was in the North Fourteenth street house in East Orange on the day of the alleged murder of her daughter, Mrs. Snead, longer Fletcher Snead. To all of them I was dead. They have not lied in saying that I was dead, even though it has been shown that my aunt visit ed me here in June. It was only Fletcher Snead who was dead, and for them also to never admit otherwise was their idea of honor.” He declares his intention of return ing to the United States to the de fense of bis relatives whenever he is summoned. I The latest statement of Mrs. Martin that has bearing on the case is to the effect that the dead Mrs. Snead died owning $7,000 worth of furniture and real estate in three states. The per sonal property is in storage in New York, said Mrs. Martin, and was to be brought to the East Orange house if the young woman liked the place. She had, according to her aunt, a piano, some valuable oriental rugs and a considerable amount of mahog-' any furniture. This, with the real es-1 tate, was all owued in Mrs. Ocey 1 Snead’s name. That is the reason giv en by the aged aunt for the diflSculty she and her sister are experiencing in raising money for the defense. GERBRACHT IN COURT. ' i TRAINMEN WILL ASK MORE PAY RBilroads Formally Notitlad of Their Demand. BROKAW CASE CONTINUES. 125,000 MEN AFFECTED. Request For Advances Varying From 5 to 40 Per Cent Will Be Made Jan. 3, and Answer Will Be Awaited Until Jan. 20—Strike Not Contemplated, According to W. G. Lee, President of the Brotherhood. Discussion of Intoxication Enlivens Court Proceedings. Miueola, N. Y., Dec. 20.—An admira- . ble discussion of the question, “WheA is a drunk?” livened up the proceed ings in the trial of the separation suit which Mrs, Mary Blair Brokaw has brought against her husband, W. Gould Brokaw. While the discussion was edifying, the literary finish scholarly* the logic impressive, the distinctions finely drawn and the definition plausi ble, still it must be confessed that, ih- the opinion of a number of persons* more or less expert, the world is little the wiser and little new light has been shed on this mooted question. Witnesses were on hand to prove that Mr. Brokaw was always kindly and considerate of his wife's feelings, while she was peevish and eccentric. H. Bramhall Gilbert, brother-in-laW of the defendant, who was on the wit ness stand in his behalf a short time Pittsburg, Dec. 20.—Trainmen to the ' on Friday, was recalled. He testified number of 75,000, employed on about to certain unimportant incidents at hiS seventy-five railroads east of the Mis- | town house. 14 East Fifty-fifth street* sissippi river, through officers of the j and his Great Neck country home, in Not Prominent Sugar Man .'leads Guilty to Fraud Charge. New York, Dec. 20.—Ernest W. Ger- . . bracht, tlie former general superin- will be proved, said Prosecutor Mott of Havemyer & Elder re- of Essex county. The prosecutor said finery in Williamsburg, was formally that he had ample witnesses to show arraigned before Judge Holt in the beyond a doubt that the woman ar- criminal branch of the United States Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, with offices at Cleveland, O., formally notified the various divisions and rail roads affected that a demand for an increase in wages amounting to from S per cent to 40 per cent will be made on Jan. 3. The agreement between the railroads and trainmen necessi tates a notice before any demand such as will be made can be presented, '.rhe trainmen, it is said, will wait until rested in New York charged with the circuit court. Mr. Gerbracht was rep- i jan. 2o\for an'answer from the rail- murder had been in the house in ques -1 resented by his counsel, George M. roads. Winsted, Conn., Dec. 20.—A paltry S a w Z c h e w S f to S r G ^ r “e enilty and asked for two Kropa in Torriugtou a week ago by i • A® Mary Snead, Mrs. Mar-^ weeks' stay within which to withdraw stabbing. Macliewicz borrowed the ■ money of Kropa on the occasion of the j latter’s marriage about ten months j ago and presented it to Kropa’s bride as a wedding gift. Last week the parties named attend- •ed a christening a t , Michael Markle’s, and Kropa is said to have asked Ma- chewlcz for the mo‘ney he loaned him tin’s sister, also held in New York on i plea and demur or take any other a murder charge, the prosecutor ex-' pects to prove that she rented the house of the tragedy and that she vis ited there on Nov. 17 and 20. Lawyer Says Mrs. Martin Is Insane. Lawyer Franklin W. Fort’s announc ed intention of |)leading insanity for Mrs. Caroline Ms^rtiu has angered the on his..y7edding An altercation j latter, and she is*‘i^w represen|ied ensued later in a pantry, in the Marble j Bobert J. Haire of New York, who had home, during which Kropa was stab- 1 1^®®^ engaged to assist Mr. Fort m the bed to death. The police arrested i defense. Mr. Fort thinks not seven men, all of whom except Ma- i Martin is now insane, chewicz have been released on orders ' been irrational for of the coroner. 1 twenty-five years. Machewicz was given a preliminary hearing in the Torrington borough court and held for the grand jury without bail. I That the four members of the Ward- law family, the three accused women and Fletcher W. Snead, will stick to one another for their mutual defense has become apparent. Mrs. MaYtin’s insistence on the fact that her case is independent of her sister’s and that P a ir of Boots Costs Two Lives. Clarksdale, Miss., Dee. 20.—Disagree ing over the price o i :i pair of boots, ' ^^d never been in New Jer- __________ T»r,T.-i. , ______ 1. n _ __ • RPV IS ODP ITld IPJl tlOll rtf f h i s w h l l P t h p Manager McEacheru**jf a big planta tion fought a duel with a negro named Charles Brazzell. Both were killed. According to W. G. Lee, president of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, who was in this city attending the ini- , tiation of a number of men into the action decided upon. Gerbracht’s orig- local here, the chief demand to be iiial bail of $5,000 was continued. I made is that the wages of conductors Gerbracht was Indicted by -the fed- i their crews be standardized,'^wbich eral grai^d jury on Dec. 10 on the , mean increases for the various charge o£ conspiracy with others to de- branches of the trainmen of from 5 fraud th€& government by effecting the 4 ^ pgr cent. A strike is not yet con- entry of jsu^ar at the Williamsburg templated, Mr. Lee sail^ but he reiter- and best infbrmed men in the sugar industry.^ SATQLLI’S CONDITION. His Physicians Believe Cardinal May Linger Several Days. Rome, Dec. 20.—The slight improve ment in the condition of Cardinal Sa- tolli continues. 1908, involving quarreling. the Brokaws’ petty NEW HAVEN ROAD TO SUE U. S. FIGHT FOR KING’S WEALTH. sey is one iudicatiou of this, while the stand taken by Fletcher Snead in an interview is another. Wife a Suicide, Says Snead. While admitting that his aunt Caro line is peculiar, the husband of the F ifty-six Millions the Amount at Stake Mrs. Mary Snead In Brussels Contest. i insisted that she could never have Paris, Dec. 20.-A dispatch jrom 1 Of He says that his Brussels to the Petit Parisien says the I aunts and mother are innocent of crime royal family has definitely decided to j ““f wife must have com m ittf sm- take legal proceedings to recover the j cMn, though he sees no reason why she fortune of the late King Leopold, the ® 'r • j a.u r, 4 . value of which is stated to be ?30,000,- , A\ 000 in real estate and shares in Indus- thinks that he has a strong case trial companies and $G;000,000 in ob- f ‘’a \\ hypothesis. He says that t he expects to prove that even if the I young womans did commit suicide she jects of art and jewels, Lawyers for the Princesses Louise •and Stephanie will shortly commence legal proceedings with this object in view. The action will be brought against the Societe Immobiliere Ano- , , ^ ^ nyme, which was founded by the late ; such a mystery, has e.vplained at king: agai^t the royal endowment in ' ”•« reason for h.s disan- respect to the Kongo and against the Baroness Vaughan. did so at the instigation of the elder I women, who, having aided and abetted, I are. he says, guilty of murder, Fletcher Snead, whose actions have ai^^d tbat -^e trfiinm ^ will insis^^tbaj' their terms be grantedA Meri Almost Unanimous. Mr. Lee said the result of the recent referendum vote of the Eastern asso ciation of the brotherhood was can vassed at a meeting of the executive committee in Chicago on Saturday and that the canvass showed that the men were almost unanimously in favor of standing firm. In answer to a question concerning the statement credited to some rail road men that in order to raise the men’s wages freight rates would have to be advanced Mr. Lee is said to have remarked that the railroads had been looking for some excuse to ad vance freight rates, but, irrespective of such au advance, the men must have the pay they earned, even if the companies had to stop paying divi dends. There are 125,000 trainmen employed on the railroads affected. W ants Government to Pay Million and Half More For Carrying Mails. Providence, R. I., Dec. 20.—The New York, New Haven and Hartford Raib road company will bring an action be* fore the court of claims at Washing ton to recover $1,400,000 from th^S United States government to recoup itself for money lost in carrying mail on fifty-six routes undOT contracts with the postoflace department. Some time ago the company became dissatisfied with the weights .*• ofA&all . matter as submitted by tbe.i$i(D|tai clerks. Believing that the epmpUn;^:^^ and asserting ,itsu^^h %e, ;samd?a#^y?ed^^- transportation, railrOaei' sent to the mail cars weigh every sack. The postoflSce department put an hargo on this work, ordering that railroad employee be allowed to entel mail cars or to weigh the sacks. STARS AND STRIPES’ DEBUT. BIG PHILADELPHIA STRIKE. Six Thousand Women W orkers De mand More Pay and Fewer Hours. Philadelphia, Dec. 20.-Some 6,000 members of the Women’s Shirt Waist and Garment Makers’ union went on strike in accordance with a vote takeu nt three big mass meetings. The union has 8,000 members, and it is the hope | -^vrife and family, of the leaders that about 4,000 more 1 -^as simply to avoid testifying in the some length his reason for his disap pearance since the family lived in Flat- lands. The- following is his alleged story: ‘T left New York on April 20 last. 1 think that is the exact date. On that day I resigned the name of Fletcher Snead and took the one I bear now. I had no money, and to secure enough to get away I worked in a cheap New York restaurant. After that I came direct to St. Catharines, Out. [Snead is now at St. Catharines.] “It was not my purpose to desert my I loved them. It ■of the 15,000 women garment makers in the city will walk out in sympa thy. • The strikers demand a fifty hour weel?, a uniform wage scale, recogni tion of the union and a general sched ule of improvements in factory and. labor conditions. Looking One’s Best. It’s a woman’s deUghtjto look h«i best hut pimples, skin eiuptlops, sores and bolls Vob life of jpy. . L^te.nl Buck^’ len’s Arplca Sa’ve cures,ftbem; makes the skin soft and velvety. It glorifies, the face. Cures pimples,- Sore ^Eyesy Cold ‘ Sores, Cracked. Lips, Chapped Try It- Infallible for Piles. 25o at 0. B. Woodri^, the federal case against William Earth- mann of Nashville, Tenn. It may seem ridiculous that I would go to such lengths, but people of the north can not understand. William Barthmanii was the best friend I had on earth. I loved him like a father. Through him I made what they considered a for tune. Then they subpoenaed me to testify against him for breaking the U n ited^ates banking laws. L e f t the United SU tee. “1 told’W 'Wife, my aunts that .1 would die b e f ^ ^ ^ p i d d CARDINAL SATOLLI. believe that his death will be delayed for several days. Seen For First T-me on W aters of the Victoria Nyanza. Kisuma, British East Africa, Dec. 20.—The Roosevelt party arrived here and sailed on the Clement Hill for En tebbe, Uganda. The steamer flew the United States flag, the first time the stars and stripes had flown over a passenger vessel on j the Victoria Nyanza. DIES FOR DISCHARGING MAN. injuries Inflicted by W orker on Fore* man Prove Mortal. Wilkesbarre, Pa., Dec. 20. — Min^ Foreman William Space, who was as saulted a few days ago by a work* man whom it is said he had discharged, died of his injuries, and the state con* stabulary is now searching for th^ murderer, but with practically no cleT? to Indicate his identity. Cablegrams have been received from i party are well, and the trip practicaliy^ the entire American episco- Nairobi was a pleasant one. At pate expressing the hope that the car dinal may recover. THAW’S PLEA IS DENIED. Supreme Court Justice Refuses to Is sue W rit of Error In His Case. Washington, Dec. 20.—Justice Mc Kenna of the supreme court of the United States denied a petition of Kijabo members of the American mis sion gathered at the station and wel comed their countrymen. THE GEORGIA AT NORFOLK. BEAUTY PRIZE, THEi'i DEATH. Fate of Indiana Girl Drowned With Two Companions. Bedford, lud., Dec. 2i>. — WTiile re turning home from a party Miss Zula Kern, daughter of Samuel Kern; Miss Anna Parker, daughter of Fr.ink Par ker, aud John .Johii.son of Knoxville, 111., were drowned in Indian creek. No one saw the accident, )>ut a capsized boat that had been used in an effort to cross the creek tol i the story of the tragedy. Miss Parker had taken a prize at the party as the most beautiful young woman present. Our Securities Not For Paris. Paris, Dec. 20.—The syndicate which was formed some time ago for the pur pose of securing the listing of United States Steel securities on the boursft has been dissolved, and the project haa been abandoned. Lurton Confirmed by Senate. Washington, Dec. 20.—The nominA* United States could not make me do it, and so I got out of the country. “Then even to my wife I became no Docked to Perm it Examination of Damage Suffered In Collision. Norfolk, Va., Dec. 20.—The battle- umtea states uemea a peuuuu vt ship Georgia, which was damaged be- Harrv K Thaw for a writ of error to low her armor line by the propellor of tlon of Horace H. Lurton to he Hairy K. inaw ror a writ oi error yo withdrew from the ciatei justice of the supreme court of the court of appeals of New York m the collier vestal, witnarew irom tne <tnFp« 5 was confirmed bV the ease in which Thaw made an ef- fleet in Hampton Koads and came to the ■fort to obtain release from the Mat- the Norfolk navy yard, where she will the senate in execuuve session, teawan State Hospital For the Grim- be docked for examination and repairs. 'Alone In Saw MiU a t Midnight. toal Insane, im that case a peUHon . “ J dampness, drafts, storm* for a writ of habeas corpus was de- impossible to dock tne ixeorgia until a rkins worked as Nlcht nied, and the effect of JnsHce McKen- after Wednesday; but, the battleship ^ t^ld j Arkin^ wo e Night na’s decision will be to leave the de- Virginia having been removed from I „ „ ^ “\rh im a severe cold cision of the coart of appeals nndis-, dock No. 3, the Georgia took her place, .. __ , . i . , ----- a - u * turbed. Medaia For Leading Fliers. Paris, Dec. 20.—The Academy, of Sci- Stung For Fifteen Years, by Indigestion’s pangs—trying many doctors'and $2 000 worth of medicihe ---------------- ------------------- Lambert, Latham, Santos DumonT. do it. Then I decided that thh %hhle j^ount Dkavaulx, Gabriel Voisin, Or^ enceshas d e e i d ^ a y w a r f f ^ ; in X B. 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