The Enid Democrat. (Enid, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 3, No. 27, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 15, 1896 Page: 3 of 8
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WOMEN OF LONDON.
as educators of youth they
ARE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL.
A (Juartotte of Won
Hoard—The Decllu
•lve Tarty" Ha
tho Past Few \«a
Bee
i the St liool
Che "i'roRre#
urketl Durmz
London Letter.
HE value of wom-
en's work on such
a body as the
school board is no
longer a debatable
question. But if one
were to judge from
the largest and
most important of
^r \ these educational
f parliaments — the
school board for
London—it would seem that in
this useful sphere tha "woman
movement" Is making no headway. On
^the board which was elected in 1879
• there were no fewer than nine ladies,
on that which is now in office there are
only four. The circumstance may be
partly explained by the fact that for
the last ten years the party which is
called "Moderate" have been in the
ascendant, whilst, with one oxception,
all the lady candidates havo been ad-
herents of that which is U'town as
"Progressive." Nevertheless, with so
much public activity observable on the
part of women, it is still a matter for
wonder that they have not maintained
a stronger representation of their sex
on a body which is closely concerned
with so many subjects of great femi-
nine interest.
This being so, It must be accounted a
matter of good fortune that in Missj
Davenport-Hill, Mrs. Maltland, Miss
Eve. and Mrs. Iloman, women should
have representatives whose ability,
knowledge, and earnestness give them
an Influence for good out of all propor-
tion to the relation which four bears
to fifty-seven—the total number of the
board. Miss Davenport-Hill--the only
survivor of the nine lady members fif-
teen years ago—is now one of the oldest
members of the board, where she has
built up a reputation by hard work and
long experience second to that of none
of her male colleagues. When first
elected for the city in 1879, those who
iknew her well fully expected that she
would prove one of the best members
the London board has ever had. For
Rosamond Davenport-Hill comes of a
'familf distinguished by their devotion
to the public welfare. Her father was
,the recorder of Birmingham, and her
sister has been a pioneer in the reform
of poor-law administration, more par-
ticularly as it affects the children. For
.twenty years Miss Rosamond Daven-
port-Hill was a manager of a large
ragged school in her native town of
Bristol, and when she came to London
the school board was naturally at once
suggested to her as the field in which
this exceptional experience could be
turned to the best account.
Miss Margaret Eve was likewise
equipped with a good deal of practical
knowledge of the work of education
u
missed Mrs. Maitiand during the fal-
lowing three years, and Chelsea in 1894
gladly repaired the error of Marylebone
by electing her at the head of the poll.
Mrs. Homan's candidature for tho
Tower Hamlets in 1891 was practically
her first introduction to public work.
She was, moreover, seeking to succeed
so remarkable a woman and so excel-
lent an educationalist us Mrs. Besant.
But as the daughter of Sir Sydney Wat-
erlow, Mrs. Human had been trained
in a good school, ancf from the first
her school board career has been a bril-
liant success. To begin with, she not
only got herself returned at the head
of the poll in a year when no other pro-
gressive candidate occupied that posi-
tion, but also succeeded in polling more
votes than any other woman candidate
had previously done. It was character-
istic of the earnestness with which she
entered upon her work that in 1891,
and again in 1894, Mrs. Homan left her
home at Kensington at the beginning
of the contest and took lodgings in the
midst of the great east end constitu-
ency to which she was appealing.
For tue work of the board Mrs. Ho-
man had taken exceptional pains to
qualify herself. Having had her inter-
ast in its work keenly excited whilst
jiiCBiding over a girl teacher's club in
TOLD BY \ 1>I(J THIKF ofon"to 8<>t mit an,i 1
A,lv thought they had him nailed sure and
S i didn't want to lose all the stuff. But
bill vosburc confesses to he got away all right. i was in on the
h IS STEALINGS.
A. ROKKIBIiECKlMh. 10 '" ",uaty
With lllrk < lriu:iii I
SI33.000 In One Week
Now York—Sixty-Nine
l,;i*t Trick Turned.
e Cleaned I |>
In Wal^Ntrei't,
lmr« Old—
H E first trick I
turned and how I
happened to do it,"
said William Yos-
burg. the, famous
bank sneak and
confidence man. to
the writer the other
biggest sneak trick that was ever
turned in New York. That was when
'Peppermint .loo' sneaked $235,000 (
from King & Sons. I think old King
could have nailed us that time if he |
hadn't been afraid to squeal and scare
his customers. 1 have worked every j
bank on Wall street and up along!
Broadway as far as the Chemical Na- j
tional in one day, and "fetched" on an I
average of a hundred in every one of!
them. Lord, what a racket it used to .
make! Ten times as much as if wo j
had got $100,000 out of any one of them, j
I used to be desperate when I worked
that turn. I am an old man now—in j
CHARRED REMAINS OF A MAN
FOUND IN THE CELLAR.
A lull.-.I St.lie
rfelteri
(it till
Officer
.onelr He
Kedui ■<
l.aim.
rrolmhle
>us of the
day, was the fnnni- | my 69th year. I have stolen into tho
est thing that ever millions, anil nil I have had for it is
happened to me.
There was a neigh-
bor of onrs In Albany by the name of
Thompson. One day when I was 13
years old he saw me on the way down
town and asked mo if I wouldn't stop in
at the tobacconist's named MePherson,
and hand him a package he gave me.
On my way down town I found out that
it was $375 in money. As young as I
was then 1 was crazy on gambling. 1
. , w TI ♦ i „ *i,. t i went down to McPherson's place and
LK *iast end, Mrs. Homan took the first 1
.r x , , , . . . . . „ 1 started to give him some money, but 1
step toward membership by becoming
some little excitement and seven terms
in prison. I have been locked up for
fifteen years altogether. For my part,
1 will never talk with another reporter
| about my career. My word has always
been as good as my bond, and you all
have my word that old Bill Vosburg
has turned his last trick."
BURNED THE BRIDAL VEIL.
A St. I.on In Bride I * Wondering If I lie
VIDKNCES of what
is believed to he a
most horrible crime
were discovered
time ago in 1 watching ('arson,
/he
a school manager in Chelsea. Her ex-
perience in this position told her what
she ought to learn in order to make
herself a useful member of the board.
She went through the South Kensing-
ton school of cookery, including even
the scullery department, as she believes
suddenly thought what a snap it would
be if 1 could use it first to win a little
money gambling. You see 1 began just
as thousands of boys who have gone
wrong. Well, I went into a gambling
house in the old Broadway hotel,
where everything went in those days,
and those darned scoundrels let mo
play, as young as I was. It didn't take
j Mrs. Mar;
I was married
Coleman Barnldge, who
a few days ago in St.
som
the ruins of a cabin
which was burned
near Rushville, Ind.
The hut was the
rendezvous of tho
Carson gang, whom
the officers accuse ;
of being counterfeiters, and whose al- }
j leged handiwork has given the local I
1 authorities and the government secret i
| agents considerable trouble for some I
time past. One night recently tho j
dense thicket whose gaunt trees shel- j
tered the cabin was illumined byaweird j
light that flared up fitfully and soon
died out, while shrieks of agony rang j
out on the silent night and re-echoed I
from the frowning hills. Next morn-
ing Harry Jordan, a young farmer who i
en under survell
I lance by the authorities for some titn'
j for an alleged attempt to rob a post-
office, and from their strange actions
tho officials concluded they were con-
nected with this gang, but were unabli
to secure any evidence that would justi-
fy their making any arrest until twa
weeks ago. wi u William Carson roile
up in front of Sharp's drug store, in
Kushville. and. without dismounting,
made a small purchase, and handed thu
druggist a $20 bill. Sharp did not de-
tect the worthless character of the biii
until Sheriff Wilson, who had beer.
ailed and asked to
money that Carson bad given
the druggist. When presented to thu
sheriff for his Inspection, lie informed
Sharp that the bill was a clever coun-
j terfelt. The sheriff at once informed
I the government authorities of his dis-
covery. who arrived that day. and aftei*
! a brief consultation it was thought best
to defer an arrest for the present, think-
ing they might be able to get the enttro
gang. Tho Cartons, through some con-
federate, got wind of the intentions of
the officers and at once tied and their
whereabouts remained unknown. \
search of the cabin by the officers was
made, but nothing was revealed which
would in any way assist the officers in
their endeavor.
Louis, is wondering if there is anything I chanced to pass that way. missed the
LOVES HER COUNTRY.
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MISS DAVENPORT-HILL.
when in 1881 she was adopted as a can-
didate for the school board by an Isling-
ton Liberal Association. The daughter
of a gentleman of Maiden, in Essex,
Miss Eve through choice or necessity
made a vocation of teaching, and for
seven years she was a member of the
staff of the Girl's High School at Croy-
don. She was encouraged to enter upon
this career by the success of her
brother, Mr. H. W. Eve, M. A., who after
serving for a period at Wellington Col-
lege was appointed "head" of the Uni-
versity College School, a position he
still occupies. Coming to live in the
west end of London, she and her sis-
ter got interested In tho board schools,
and were appointed members of a Mary-
lebone committee of managers. This
was about a dozen years ago, and it is
ltardlv too much to say that during this
period Miss Eve's principal Interest in
life has been the welfare of the children
who attend the board schools of Lon-
don.
Mrs. Maitiand and Mrs 1 Ionian can-
not show so long a record of education-
al work before their election to the
board. But Mrs. Mall land, who was
born in South Wales and settled In Lon-
don shortly after her marriage, evinced
her interest In tho new era of eleinen
tary education by canvassing for the
progressive candidates at tho llrsl elec-
tion in 1871. Silo waa also a manager
in the early years ef tho board, and for
a good time took a practical Intercut In
the administration of a college for
working women. These things itooil
her in good stead when Mrs. Maltland
firs; sought election to th* board at the
election of 1882. She lost her seat In
1891. But such was the impression idle
had made by her work and personality
that every old member •' the Imri
MRS. MAITLANB.
that too much care cannot be taken in
the proper cleaning of pots and pans.
On leaving South Kensington, Mrs. Ho-
man went to St. Bartholomew's hospi-
tal, acted as a probationer for four
months, and attended the medical lec-
tures. In the meantime, the share she
took in the administration of the coun-
try holiday fund gave her a personal
acquaintance with some of the poorest
and most unfortunate children attend-
ing the board schools.
Mrs. Homan, Miss Eve and Miss
Davenport-Hill have given special at-
tention, as members of the board, to
girls' subjects, such as needlework,
cookery, laundry instruction, and to
matters which may be regarded as
chiefly of feminine interest. Mrs. Malt-
land, on the other hand, has spread her
work over a larger sphere, so that in
all departments of the board's work she
could speak from tho woman's point of
view vhen the occasion demanded.
To Miss Davenport-Hill is largely d(te
the establishment of as many as 140
centers for cookery instruction, and fif-
ty centers £or the teaching of laundry
work. The lady members have carried
this work an Important step further by
inducing the board to try whether pro-
vision could not be made for practical
and theoretical instruction in the whole
subject of housewifery. The first ex-
periment was made at one of the Ham-
mersmith schools, and was a brilliant
success. Three rooms were furnished
and fitted up, one as a bedroom, one as
a living room, and the other as a kit-
chen, the idea being to realize the or-
dinary conditions of a workingman's
home. In these rooms girls who have
been taught washing and cooking at the
centers, as well as the principles of do-
mestic economy generally, are instruct-
ed in such practical, everyday matters
as cleaning stoves and making beds,
lighting the fire and setting the table.
As members of the cookery and laundry
instruction subcommittee, Miss Daven-
BILL VOSBURC.
them long to skin me out of Thompson's
stuff. That night I and a crook named
Fleming visited a grocery store and
nailed $900. We divided it and I gave
MePherson the $375 out of my share,
and Thompson never found out that I
lost the money. The first time I was
ever arrested was for doing a fellow
what I thought was a great kindness.
One of my pals among tlie young fel-
lows about town was a fellow named
Hank McCutter. Well, he got mar-
ried and I made him a wedding present
of a gold watch and $200 in coin to start
housekeeping with. They got onto the
watch and he thought he could save
himself by squealing on me. I was
pinched, but I had two of the best law-
yers in Albany, Henry G. Whateley and
W. G. Iladley, and they got me off.
Only a few days after that two very
slick thieves, named Billy McCllncliy
and Ed Hickey, came up from New
York and I fell in with them. We
worked two nights together, and I was
pretty bold about it. The result was
that I got for my bit of the two night's
work $1,000, and then I left Albany.
By this time I was about 16, strong and
active, and with no end of nerve. I
went to New Orleans and worked tho
boats for about nine years, and was
only pinched once in all that time; but
that was not for boat work. It was in
Louisville. I fell in there with some
'strong-arm' men, or bank robbers. I
only wanted the experience. Well, tho
mob were all caught, and I got my first
conviction. Thieves call that getting
'settled.' >. got three years, and they
were the three longest years of my life.
I used to run a good deal with Dennis
Troy, who was one of the greatest sec-
ond-story workers that ever lived. He
turned some of the finest tricks ever
known in that line of work. We made
money very fast in those days. We
got $67,000 in 5-20 United States bonds
that were worth $1,200 to every $1,000
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MISS EVE.
port-Hiu, m|SS Eve and Mrs. Iloinan
are constantly visiting the centers in
various parts of Loudon, seeing that
everything is working smoothly and in
good order.
All the Katue Thing-.
Professor The ancients used palms
um mi ot.ihlem of capture and victory.
Smart Student. I suppose that's why
the modern-* -e th-oi ,-o extensively at
Wertaioti
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DICK COLEMAN.
of the face value, out of the house of a
man named Moore, on Madison avenue,
New York city. The best working pal
I ever had. I think, was Dick Coleman.
We worked together about eighteen
months. We cleaned up in one week
$133,000 In Wall street. We didn't do
it by speculation, but by just plain,
pvery-day sneak stealing. About the
only time I got a little rattled was one
day when I was working with 'Dutch
Helnrloh,' who was a brother-in-law
of John DpvK the green goods man,
who was killed by a sucker a few years
igo. He nailed $35,000 In ine bundle
and got away with it. I saw what It
jutl In' didn't have the tenth part
in the old saying if a bride's clothing
catches fire at the altar, without result-
ing in bodily injury to the wearer, she
will "live happily ever after." She
was the well-pleased victim of just such
an accident, and ever since she changed
her name her friends have been show-
ering congratulations upon her. She is
the daughter of Dr. Edward E. Coleman
of 4168 Manchester avenue, and was
married to Frank J. Barnidgo at St.
Cronin's church. Just at the conclu-
sion of the mass that followed the mar-
riage ceremony the bride's veil, of
white tulle, which enveloped her whole
figure, took firo from a lighted candle
on the altar and burned up in a flash.
Father O'Leary, who was conducting
the ceremony, was at her side In an in- j
stant, and before anyone could make a
move he had torn the veil from her'
head and extinguished the flames with j
his hands. The church was filled with j
relatives and friends and interested j
spectators. The blaze was of momen-
tary duration, but as all eyes wcro
turned upon the bridal pair it was wit- j
nessed by nearly everybody in the j
church, and it created a very exciting
scene. The bride's father was standi
ing about ten feet away, and although
appalled by the sight of his daughter in
flames he sprang forward to smother
the blaze. Father O'Leary, however,
had effectually checked its progress by
the time he reached her side. A lady
who was standing near screamed,
others prepared to rush forward, and
except for the prompt action of the
priest a panic would have ensued in
the church. The audience was dis-
missed in proper form and the bridal
familiar landmark, and wondered to
see in its place a few smouldering log
ends. Curiosity impelled him to a
closer inspection, for the cabin has of
late years had a bad reputation from
reports of lawlessness alleged to have
been committed there, and he picked
his way across the smouldering heaps
An
MARY C. BARNIDGE.
party wended its way out of the church,
the guests and spectators with difficulty
restraining themselves from cheering
the cool-headed clergyman. Father
O'Leary followed them to the door, how-
ever, and when he showed himself
there, the cheer was given with a will,
being renewed more than once.
KviinKcllNt llroke Up a Dance.
The society people of Latham, Ga„
had gathered at the home of Col. An-
derso;'. for a holiday frolic and dance
The sets had just been formed for tho
opening dance, when the door was sud-
denly opened and in walked a "boy
evangelist," named Albert Budd. He
asked all present to get down on their
knees while he prayed for their salva- j
tion. Some demurred, but finally all j
did as he asked. The boy preacher
prayed earnestly and eloquently for the -
dancers, and then bade adieu to the '
party. After he had gone there was an |
effort to resume festivities, but the |
spirit was gone and ine party broke
up.
WILLIAM CARSON.
to ferret out its secrets. As he ap-
proached, the smell of burning flesh
made his blood tingle, as he well knew
of the dangerous character of the Car-
sons. As lie gazed Into a corner of the
mysterious cellar he beheld a most ter-
rible sight.
Crouched up in the corner the
charred body of a man, burned almost
beyond recognition of a human form,
met his frightened stare. As soon as
he could collect his thoughts he hur-
ried to Rushville and informed the offi-
cers of his find. Sheriff Wilson, ac-
companied by Detective Thorn, was
| soon upon the scene, and, with the as- j
sistance of boards, lifted the body from
the cellar, but, as the face was burned
almost to a crisp, nothing could be as-
certained as to the man's identity, ex-
cept a pair of handcuffs, which had se-
cured the victim's hands, and which
presented the theory that the man had
been a detective, who had been on the
trail of the Carson gang, and was taken
by them and cart into the cellar just be-
fore the house was fired to suffer a
most frightful death. In the ashes
considerable metal was found, such a3
is used in counterfeiting. As the cel-
lar was located under the front part of
of the cabin, iti rather nn unusual placo,
and having a secret entrance, it was not
found by tho detectives In their formor
searcn. Earl Keller, who lives about
two miles from the cabin, said that
about 9 o'clock the night before, he saw
four men pass ills house on horses on a
dead run. He could not say who they
were, and in a short time ho heard an
exchange of pistol shots coming from
the direction of the cabin. Sheriff
Wilson said that he will spare no means
to apprehend the Carsons, as he thinks
they committed the murder.
Elizabeth Carson, the mother of the
three brothers, at the time of her death
was one of the oldest pioneers of the
county, having spent more than 60
years beneath the slabbed roof of the
cabin. Mrs. Carson was a devout Chrls-
i lllrl Who Will Not I.eaM
llur Native l.uiHl.
Some time next June Miss Sophie
Carpenter of Gerinantown, a suburb of
Philadelphia, will be wedded In either
Rome or Paris to Eduardo Gordlgiani
of Florence, Italy. Miss Carpenter,
who belongs to one of the oldest fam-
ilies of Philadelphia, met Mr. (lordigi
anl In Europe two years ago. Being
both much interested In art. they were
soon fast friends. The young Italian
soon found that hiB regard foi the
American girl overmastered all other
sentiment, and, after an acquaintance
of about a year, he proposed. Then it
was that Miss Carpenter's American-
ism asserted Hself. She did not at-
tempt to conceal her affection for Mr.
Gordlgiani, bat declared that under no
circumstances would she consent to
take up her permanent abode In a for-
eign country. Her lover soon disposed
of what she had feared would be a seri-
ous difficulty by declaring he would
make the United States the land of his
adoption. That was entirely satisfac-
tory to all parties concerned, and th-^
engagement was shortly announced.
Two or three weeks ago the prospective
bride and groom arrived in Philadel-
phia, where his fame as au artist was
already known. Mr. Gordlgiani is
known in the art world as "Gordigiani
the younger," and is on the sunny side
of 30. His father has been painter to
the Italian court since 1860, and tho
work of the elder Is well known in this
country. The family lias a splendid
mansion in Florence, and a country
house In Tuscany, up among the Apen-
nines, over 2,000 feet above the level
of the sea. For centuries the family
has been known to the art world, Miss
A Noted Crook Captured.
J. H. Livingston, one of the cleverest
swindlers and burglars in the country,
was arrested in Chicago a day or two
ago. He is wanted in Boston for an
express robbery, in Pittsburg for bur-
glary, in New York for diamond rob-
beries and In Cincinnati for similar of-
fenses. Livingston admits his identity
mid that ho has been engaged In
crooked enterprises, but defies the po-
lice to prove anything on him. The
principal mark of identification had
been the letters "J. H. L." that wero
taitooed on the man's arm. These
have been taken out with chemicals
and only a blur is left.
Swallowed a Diamond King
The 7-years-old daughter of George.
A. Carpenter, of Egg Harbor City, N.
Y., swallowed a diamond ring belong-
ing to Charles Broadhoad. The ring Is
valued at $500, Physicians think It
has lodged in the child's stomach.
THOMAS CARSON.
tlau, and while living succeeded In
keeping her sons, with whose care she
had been intrusted from their youth,
from evil associations up to their man-
hood. But since her death they de-
parted from the ways in which they
hnd been taught, and the local author-
ities have frequently complained of
their misdoings. After tho death of
Mrs. Carson the three brothers—Wil-
liam, Thomas and Charles composed
the inmates of the cabin until two
weeks ago. Considerable counterfeit
money has been In circulation and an
organized giug of counterfeiters waa
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MISS CARPENTER.
Carpenter's 'lance being regarded as
the leader of the young school of Italian
art. He Is a man of literary attain-
ment. It is his intention to take out
citizen papers In the near future.
Meantime he has a studio in Philadel-
phia, the good people of which are look-
ing forward with much pleasure to a
marriage In which love and patriotism
are so delightfully blended.
Fortitude of Injured Tramp.
A rare illustration of fortitude was
was developed at Agusta, Ky., the oth-
er day. About 10 o'clock a tramp crept
off the railroad track. He dragged by
a string something wrapped In a
bloody paper, appeared In awful pain
and was almost exhausted. When as-
sistance came it was found the pack-
age contained the man's foot, that had
been cut off above the ankle. He said
that he was on a coal train nnd tried
to reach another car. As tho train
turned on a curve with a Jerk he fell
off, one foot being caught and ampu-
tated by a wheel. He had some rope,
and with an old coat made a bandage,
bound it about the stump and crawled
and hobbled a mile to the first house.
I'nter Wan 101 lean Old.
The funeral of "Uncle" Peter Peter-
son, a hero of two wars, was held in tho
colored church at North Amityville, N.
Y., the other day. Peterson was born
on Dec. 7, 1795, and served as a drum-
mer boy in the war of 1812, and again
as soldier in 1862. He was well known
throughout Long Island as a stump
speaker and ardent Grand Army man.
He was a slave as a boy, until he ran
away and Joined the army.
111m ll<>art Itroken In Turn.
Literal death of a broken heart was
the fate of Erastus B. Foster of New
York. He dropped dead Saturday
night, antl an autopsy lias disclosed that
his heart was broken in two. Physi-
cians say Foster must have died under
lie Ujft "W«4 Ot cuwtioa.
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