The Cedarville Herald, Volume 26, Numbers 27-52

* Fsu* Kwollrnw Our Job i W o rk w ill w i t h I that of any other firm .* . * % e This item, when marked with. « a | lodes; der-utes tl:at yc:;r gubserip- f I is past du e and a pwaipj settle- f | meat is earnestly desired, | TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR NO. 51. CE d X r VILLE, OHIO. FJUDAY; 4ULY 24. 1905. GUILTY ASCHARGED, Mayor Thomas Hands out the Druggist, C. M. Ridgway, a RATHERLARGEDOSE Thinks He Has Broken the law to the Extent of $500 andCosts. Defence Submitted the Case After Ex­ amining but two Wit­ nesses. . The second case’ against Charles Ridgway, a local druggist for violating the Beal law, was heard in, Jamestown Monday, before Mayor Thomas, ,The case caused considerable excitement particularly among the defendant’s witnesses, who seemed to he of a troubleous nature thnt day. A representative ot the Herald was present to take testimony in the,case, but was spon informed that the case would not be anything out o f the or­ dinary, The readers of the. Herald are aware of the fight th a t has been waged against Mr. Bidgway for the manner and method in which ho con­ ducts his business, consequently we are'under no obligations to him what ever and stand in a position to give the exact facts in the case. The case was .opened with the filing of the usual motions by the attorney from both sides, J . G. McCorkell be­ ing the first witness put-on the stand. The witness read from the clerk’s . record ,the action ; of council on the local option election. He was then excused, Mr. JE. W. Hagar, witness Tor the state, delivered the bottle-of sp iritsto the court. He stated 1 that he re­ ceived same from J . H . Tattler and W. . A . Henderson, January. 3, be­ tween, the hours of eight and ten in the forenoon. The bottle, was sealed in his presence and has been in hia e&re,, J . H , L ittler was called and stated tha t he, accompanied by W - A Hen­ derson, went .to Bidgway’s store at 7:45 on January 3. H e asked “for a half p in t of whiskey, Mr. Bidgway stepping to the rear of the prescrip­ tion case and getting same handed it to him in. Henderson’s presence.. He stated that he did not have n pre­ scription and thnt Mr. Bidgway did not ask for one./ W. A 4 Henderson was called and tohl practically the same story as Lit- tler. The attorneys for the defence made a noble effort to tangle the wit­ ness hut failed. After the examination of the above witness for the state, Mayor Thomas adjourned court till one o'clock. Court wna resumed-after—tlia noon hour and there was a difficult time in getting the mill to grind after the as­ sault on the witnesses for the state by some colored men who we^e stthpoened by the defence. I t seemed th a t the excitement got away with everybody, even the attorneys for Mr. Ridgway failed to show the interest in the case they had during the first ha lf of the trial. The defence took Up their side of the case and managed to pu t on two witnesses beside Mr Bidgway him­ self. *The first witness called was Curtis Cline,-who stated he know Henderson, having worked with him. H e stated that he had heard Hender­ son say that he did not know what he had been subpoenaed on Ridgway’s case lo r as he never went about his store, This was fold in the presence of William Gordon, stated, bu t he was certain that it was a t the hoard­ ing house at Wasiiiftgton, C, II,, hut could not give the day, William Gordon was Called as to what lie knew ib regard to the state­ ment tha t Henderson had made, but lie did not know whether it was made at supper ot in a saloon. Or it might have been made some place else. Thought that it happened on Tuesday or Thursday. Witness stated th a t he asked Henderson how Iteeame to got a subpoena on the case, Upon cross examination the witness stated that ho had frequently 1 been in trouble, served time in the wftrkhouse for pick* pocketing, assault ahd battery, lar* ceny and lie didn’t know how many other charges. The testimony as taken a t the for­ mer Mad from W, I*. Towasley, 0 * 0 , Weimer arid Thomas Mitchell was introduced and read, the defence no t calling the witness on this ease. Charles Bidgway, the defendant. Was placed on the stand and denied emphatically that "these men were ever in his Store. That he would not sell anything to L ittler because he knew ,bo bad it in for him, . Stated th it he wo.uld not take the chances of selling without a prescription. H e knew he had never sold anything to these men because he had been warned by such men ns U Cline, W. P , Townsley, Bev Andrew and Charles Weimer. Didn’t even know Tattler drank. Admitted that Hen­ derson had been in the store One time to get money changed, :When the attorney for the state questioned in regard to the ,rjo t and the assault there, was all kinds of objections pu t up by Mr, Ridgway’s attorneys.’ Henderson was recalled and stated that he never made such a remark,to Cline or Gordon or to anyone else. L iitler was recalled and when asked as to whether he had been a frequenter of Ridgway’s place stated th a tb e had been. Could not tell just how many, times previous to the pur-/ chase Of liquor in, January hut thought two or three times a, week. -A t this point a proposition was made by Mr.- Bidgway’s attorneys that they rest the case and that' it be submitted to the .court without a r­ gument. The attorney for the sta,te agreexl. ‘ Afayor Thomas called the clefend- ent, Charles Bidgway, forward and pronounced a sentence of guilty as charged in the affidavit and assessed him a fine of $500 and the costs and to stand committed to the Xenia work house until said find and costa were paid or properly secured. Notice of appeal was given. That interest is being taken in the case is shown by the class of men that werO present to see and hear and let their moral influence bear on the case. Among those present were Messrs. H . H . McMillan, J , D . Williamson, W. B- McChesney, B , P. Kerr, E. S. Keyes, Walter Iliff, J . H . Wolf­ ord and H . M. Barber. ANNUAL FALL FESTIVAL , Cincinnati, Ohio. Ju ly 23.’—The date of the Cincinnati Pall Festival* will be otie week earlier this season than in past years. From, September 7 to 19, inclusive, Cincinnati will pro­ vide entertainmeutfor her visitors on a scale much larger and grander' than heretofore attempted. There will b | the Usual industrial exposition, but on a much more elaborate plan, the chief feature o f which will be a Hall o f nil Nations that will be something unique and entirety out o f the ordin­ ary. The products o f various coun­ tries will be tastefully exhibited in ar­ tistically decorated booths, each nation having its Own display, and each Ex­ hibit being in charge of attendants wearing the costumes o f the the na­ tion their booth represents. Nearly all o f the space inr the Hall o f all Na­ tions has been allotted, as is likewise the case in the Power Hall and the various other departments in the ex­ position'proper, -I t has been the aim of the present Fall Festival Directors to make this year’s affair a success also, in the mus­ ical lide, and to carry out this idea they have made contracts for a series o f concerts hy the Iiines band and Sousa’s, band. The Plaza and Midway features of the ordinary run have been elimated and iu their Btead has been provided the “ Park,” where exactly one one- half dozen o f the best and highest priced attractions that could bo ol> tained irt this conntry and Europe Will be found. The time-worn Ger­ man Village will he replaced by the tidy “ White Horse Inn ,” where the weary will be served with refresh meats by pretty English barmaids. In order that the efforts o f previous years might be surpassed, one great innovation has been .adopted. This will be a Venetian spectacle, entitled “ Marco Po lo /' to be produced on the canal and canal banks, and which will necessitate the erection of a stage five hundred feet long and fifty feet wide, Fo r months, scenic artist, E , T» Har­ vey, whose reputation is second to tioiie in the country, has been a t work designing and paintiug scenery for this production in which nine hund­ red people,wearing historically correct costumes* will take .part. Great en ­ terprise has been shown iu the secur­ ing o f unusually low rates on rail­ roads from all parts o f the coin) try. O f the various days set aside by the management, Homecomers* Day will undoubtedly a ttrac t more ex-Cincin­ natians to their former home than any other day o f the festival. Miss May Winter, o f Duncanville, III., i«visiting relatives here. Calls out the Department Last Tuesday Evening. ORIGINNOT KNOWN But There is a Strong Sup ositionThat a Sulphurous Match did the Workas a Result of the frroiecution of LiquorCasese, Lightning j Probable Fire was discovered In the Hagar Strawboard & ' Paper Co’s yards, about'ejght o’clock" Tuesday night, by Fred Boss an employe in the machine room.’ The fire was located in 'the first riok of baled Btraw as the yards are entered, - When first seen, the blaze'was of small dimensions and was burning very slowly, partly' due ■ to the fact that there was a heavy down­ pour of rain, - There seems to be a question as to the origin of the' fire, some holding out that the fire was due to lightning, while others claim it is of incendiary origin. The grounds for the hitter belief is h-ised on the fact that excitement has been run­ ning high the past few days, amoDg the liqhor element, because of the arrest and conviction of Charles Bidg­ way, n local druggist, and that sev­ eral threats have been made against persons having taken up the loeal option fight, Mr. Hagar, president Of the paper company, being one of the number. A t present the origin of the fire is a myste’ry, hut it is agreed that the five wns not caused from lightning, as one bolt struck- the rod on the chimney, and was carried to the ground by the rod, The firemen worked until after one o’clock, before they left the scene. The rjck is sup­ posed to contain about Ifii) tons- of haled straw. The. loss will not be great and is fully covered by insur­ ance.- « -* ,* ' "SUCCESSTALKS TO YOUNGMEN.” ,Df. .Orison Swett Marden, founder gnd editor of the Success Magazine, discusses the problems young men must face to attain success, every Wednesday in the “ Answers by E x ­ perts” department of The Record Herald, Dr. Marden is the author of “ Pushing to the Front,” “Rising in the .World, or Architects of Fate,” and other popular works* He is lh e best-known success pilot in the Uni­ ted States. , Every young man should read these articles. Every Friday there appears in the same department a story in the series, “ Amusing or Adventurous Experi­ ences of Well-Known People,’’ related by themselves. In the Sunday issues, instruction is given in “A Simple Natural Method of Teaching Children to draw,” by Frederick Richardson, instructor in composition in charge of the illustration class, in the A rt In­ stitute, Chicago. Other features of the “ Answers by Experts” department include articles concerning home problems of special interest to women, published Mondays; Methods of Developing Health and vigor o f body from childhood fo old age, on Tuesdays, and “ Good Healthy ahd Good Looks for Women” on Thursdays, Every article is Written by an authority^of national reputation, DEATH OF MRS. FORBES. The Bad news of the death of Mrs.; Anna Forbes, of Yellow Springs, mother of Airs. M. W, ■Collins, reached here last Sabbath. Mrs. Forbes had been sick with typhoid fever for about five weeks and a t var­ ious times her condition was reported critical. &lic could not overcome the dread disease, partially owing to her advanced age, she being in her 63 year, and the Spirit took its course Sabbath morning. Besides a hus­ band, Mr. Arthur Forties,- she leaves two daughters, Mrs. M, W l Collins, and Florence, a t home, suffering with the same disease, aud it son William, of Clifton. The funeral was hold Tues­ day, burial taking place a t Clifton, Mr, John Forbes and sou, Theodore, oFOarieton, K y„ were hi attendance a t the burial. FAMILYtAUNDRY. You will do well by taking your family laundry to Mrs. Johns, next dour to the John Hilvey residence, East Cedarville. Bhirls, Collars ami Cuffs a speciality* ANATTORNEY'S DUTY. There is little doubt that much crime is occasioned by the belief, on *the part of the criminal that the chnnces of acquittal, when detected and prosecuted, ays* greater, on ac­ count of the laws delays, than are the chances of conviction. The law seems to he encumbered with numher- lesfe technicalities which serve the pur­ pose of shielding tho guilty, while they may not likewtae protect the in­ nocent. . • Again many attorneys seem to en-; ter tain the mistaken idea that their duty to their client Involves his free-; dom from the meslief of the law re­ gardless of the mennl or-methods em ployed; that if by invoking the most absurd or inconsequent technicality they can save him from the effects of his own crime, and turn him again upon society, they should accomplish the tnsk. The law bower was enacted for the protection ofdhe law abiding as well as for the punishment of the law breaking, and the attorney' who ta k e s . advantage of the innpeent technicalities of the > law in seeking the clients acquittal,’ is as unprofes­ sional and dishonorable as' the attor­ ney who foils to measure up to the in­ tent and purpose ot Ms oatli in prose­ cuting violators.. Influences are to­ day endangering the ivory citadel Of our laws because th a n who ’hove- a “ pull” to . frequentlj| escape punish­ ment, while the poonhumbte citizen without influence ajnd means must suffer the bitter consequences of his crime. l^ot a thousand years ago we heard loud boastings that certain violators o f the lnws would pot he prosecuted on account o f the faet they and their Friends “ stood in” with various au­ thorities and’.that they would exercise the “ pull.” This is a most serious impeachment .of the integrity and honor of our courts and shows that the prompt and impartial enforce­ ment of the low is attended with dif­ ficulties, and thnt the good impulses and purposes o f Rioja in authority are too'often overcome by guilty and designing men. Bu t we cannot quite.Understand how it is possible for political influ­ ences to so effect goodmen as to lead to tlieir inaction in matters pertaining to the commonwealth whose protector they are presumed to be. I t may be better that ten guilty men escape rather than that one in­ nocent man be made to suffer, but the proportiou of guilty men who escape is growing.proportionately larger and the evir effects are becoming more ap­ parent. I t requires moral courage, spina) column;, backbone, grit, grace and gristle, in the performance' o f pro­ fessional or official' duty, but he who does this is not only in possession of an approving conscience but he has the unqualified indorsement of the good and true. For this he can well afford to labor; this is a premium th a t God puts upon faithfulness and is of inestimable value. EYIL SPIBIT Drives a White Man and Several Negroes to a COWARDLY ASSAULT lamofown Disgraced by Characters Driven to Desperationby the Prose­ cution of C. M. Ridgway. ORDINANCE PASSED. The adjourned session of council Monday evening did not result in any thing out of the ordinary, everything passing off in a quiet business-like manner. Ail members answered to t oil call, except Messrs, Andrew and Walker. The railroad ordinance as was amended tbd previous meeting Was pu t On its third reading and final passage. The roll being called all present voted for it and Mayor Mc­ Farland declared the ordinance passed, Chairman Caldwell of the fire com­ mittee reported on the purchase o f a new suction Hose for the fire engine. Mayor McFarland announced the new members of the hoard o f health, Al Cline for five years, Elmer Keyes for four years and Samuel Hagler for three years. Council adjourned, COM ITTEE ORGANIZES. The Republican executive commit tee organized Monday afternoon by the selection of Mr. George Little, as chairman, Mr. Emery T, Beal, as vice chaifman, Mr. Job iiA , Nesbit, as secretary, and Mr, Asa Little as Treasurer. The important feature of the proceedings was the selection of J , E , Lewis, of Ross township, for member o f tho election hoard, to suc­ ceed It, F , Kerr, Mr, T . B. Andrew was also a candidate. The Democrats selected J , O. Spain*, o f Boss town ship, for member of the election board to succeed II. M. Bariwiv who ha# held this position for several terms, The Herald was never more fully convinced that it should keep up the fight in the interests of the Committee of One Hundred, an organization fav­ oring law and order, than when the proprietor of the saloon-drug store, Charles Ridgway, alias “ Peruna Bill, led three or four negroB down the Btreetsot Jamestown for the pur­ posed!' taking out his grudge against the State o f Ohio wbp was 1 prosecut­ ing him for violating the Beal law. His grudge was satisfied to some ex­ tent when he urged the negros fo attack two of the state’s witnesses on one of the principle streets of James­ town. Mayor Thomas bad adjourned court for the noon hour and those in-' terested in the case were on their way down street when the at tack happened in front of- the Peoples’ Bank, The men or a t least three are said to have taken part in the fight, John Spencer, Ellis McMillan and Link Phillips, while Moss Jones wbh with the crowd but is said to have had no band in the affair, Phillipsjs report­ ed to have left these parts. (t just happened that there was not' a Cedarvillian close; enough to hear what was said yet several were a t n distance. Jamestown’s most promi­ nent men saw and heard the ' whole affair and everything points to the. fact that Bidgway took these' men from hefe for that purpose. When the attack was made a prominent cit­ izen reports th a t Mr. Bidgway urged the men to go a fte rlh em -fj-.H .- L it­ tle r and W. A. Henderso n)nd was heard to say; “ Givo’m h— 1 , boys.” Citizens of Jamestown rushed to the scene and managed to get Littler and Henderson into the Peoples’ Bank, while Mr. Bidgway called his negroes proceeded down the street where they took refuge in Manama’s ralooii. . Mayor Thomas was secured and a t the solicitation of Jamestown citizens papers were made out against Charles Bidgway fo r leading ' and attempting to excite a riot. He was arrested and bound over to court in the sum of $200, Al Zeiner, marshal of James­ town, a brother-in-law, going his bond. 'V Tuesday evening Spencer and Mc­ Millan were -arrested by Marshal Zeiner and taken to Jamestown where they were held until Wednesday morniDg. They appeared before Mayor Thomas and werehound over to court in the sum of $200 each, Bonds were furnished, Mr. Bidgway putting up the money in another man’s cred­ it. Another arrest was made Tuesday evening by the Jamestown marshal, Al Cline being charged with breach o f the peace. The affair happened about ten o’clock the morning ot Bidg­ way trial. A l Cline accuses Littler with arson, and paid several unprint­ able compliments to the members oi the Committee o f One Hundred end anyone who had anything to do with the prosecution in the liquor cases, This all took place in the presence of some eight or ten Ccdarville people aud a dozen Jamestown citizens' who are interested in juBt such work as the committee is engaged irf, Cline appeared before Mayor. Thomas and was hound over to court iu the sum of $200, T, B. Andrew going on his bond. As Mr, Andrew and Mr. Bidgway are co-partners iu politics and Cline was a trusted lieutenant, the name ot Mr. Andrew as security was nothing more than, was expected. He has been affiliated with Mr. Bidg­ way .tor some months and their inter­ ests politically are common. Mr, Ridgway had a number o f Sympathisers until the Monday affi.Sr, The Herald has stated from time to time the kind o f a place that he hat been conducting, that he was not the man to head political meetings or caucuses. His business bag been the means whereby a tew politicians could gather strength to oppose all lawful and .moral measures. His work has brought a stain over the community that will require years of time to erase. His actions of Mon­ day Jnsty only, more; .fully convince people of his guilt as charged and he cannot be to severely criiized. Hia actions have been an insult to the community a t largo, to the church, and our educational institutions, and now is the timp-jyjaafcbe court and the puhlio to issjjp^the rebuke he so richly deserves, Ccdarville cannot be stained by characters who are driven by a feverish whiskey brain . io carry out work that has made the state of Kentucky the laughing stock of the country, REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. James O’Connell to G. F . Brickie, 52 acress in Boss tp„ $3,382.60. ' 3, L ..Harper, 1 lot In Spring Yal ley, $50. Clarence S. and Daisy St, John to Levi J / Ray, 1 lot in Xenia tp., $320. »T. O. Stewart, adtnr., to Emma Vfl E . Stewart. 1 lot in Cedarville, $460. Trustees of Christian Church of Yellow Springs,, to Elizabeth K, De Normandie, 2 lots in Yellow Springe, $L 00 , j PRICE $1.00 A YEAR, OHIO STATE FAIR’ An Industrial Exposition. Every* thing Moving to Comple­ tion for THIS GRAND EVENT ImprovedPark Grounds, and Extensive Exhibition Building,'Fifteen Distinct Departments,—Special Features For EachDay. The Ohio State Fa ir opens a t Co­ lumbus on the morning of Monday, August 31, next, and will continue five days with a full program for each day. All exhibits are required to lie in place and in operation a t the open­ ing time . 4 A great exhibit is alrendy ’ positively assured as every available foot of exhibition space in the immense buildings and all the platted ground for exhibits in the open has been taken.' The people will have present­ ed, for their inspection,"a general i n - ' ’ duatrial exhibition, embracing all the ’ newest inventions and latest ideas,.; complete and perfect in every depnrt- A . H. and F . H . Tutts to Eliza-' ment* in beth K , De Normandie, 2 lots Yellow Springs, $ 1 . Elizabeth K . De Normandie, to the trustees of the Christian church, 2 lots in Yellow Springs, $ 1 . Eliza H . Carruthers and Nancy J . H.Collins, to Jesse Johnson, lot in Xenia, $4,060. Sheriff, to Sarah B ,' Wright, 84 acres in Xenia tp., $10,125.60, Sarah B. Wright, to B, G. ' Hop­ ping, 84 acres in Xenia -tp'., $ 10 - 125.60. . . Boyd G. and Elizabeth Hopping, to John A. Hamer, 217 .acres- iu Beavercreek and Xenia, tps. $16,275. Sherman and Malissa Facfcler, to J r P . Chew, ! lot in Xenia, $600, A GOOD STORY. .The grounds of the Ohio State Fair are perfectly park-like, in every par­ ticular, natural growth; ornaments- tion, general conveniences, inviting retreats, lakes, drives and walks, all well kept and equal,to the finest city parks. Fifteen . grand Exposition Buildings are. located a t desirable points throughout the park and in v such position as. to preserve the har­ mony tif the whole. These buildings * contain a total of 393,350 square feet - of exhibition space, besides which , there are many private buildingg, and. aires of ground platted »nd> arranged .. for exhibits proper to he operated onr. open groan'd. • The exhibition of 1903 will attract the attentiou -and-attendanee o f all . .Ohio citizents interested in 'th e prog­ ress of the sta te .. The management of the fair has provided for many high class features of amusement and Frederika, la ., Ju ly 13.—Mr. A . special attractions to enliven tliegen- S. Grover ot this place tells an inter-j C1’^ exhibition, and all who attend esting Btory showing how sick people! will be .royally entertaioed. may regain their health if they will I gun./-.1.' ■. only be. guided by the •experience of others. He says: “ I'h ad a very bad case of Kidney Trouble, which affected my urinary organs so that t had to'get up every hour of the night. I could not re­ tain, my urine aujd my feet and limbs began to bloat up. My weight was quickly running down. “After I had tried many things in Ladies’ comfortable and vam, I began to use Dodd’s Kidney ** * ■ l . , A Pills, a medicine which had cured durable low shoes for $ I.OO , some other very bad cases. $1.25, $1*5° and $2,00 at “ This remedy has done wonders for c r u r * mvT'T'TT a t t r o 'c s me* I have gained eight pounds in olHfLxxl/lN 1 r i A L L K b , two months, The bloat has all gone Springfield, O. from ray feet and legs, and I don’t have to get up a t night. I took in all about ten boxes before I was all sound.” Those who suffer astdid Mr, Grover can make no mistake in taking Dodd’s Kidney Pills, for they are a sure, safe and permanet cure for all kidney and urinary disorders. W~4* T o Cure a Cold in One Day TiitljKatlVeBlNlMm mwmr i w * W o* I mii . . . I I I* H i t l i B M b n k w I3t4k