Benton Harbor Evening News (Newspaper) - January 28, 1897, Benton Harbor, Michigan loti of - 411. JANUARY 88, 1897. A of Miss Produces a Sensation in EXONERATES HER Ha Gava Har the Day the Big steal Was Mattio tho star fur the defense in the case now on trial in tlm circuit and the young lady whom Defendant expected to marry hint was called to the - witness stand a few before the noon Her testimony all through tinged with the sensational and wan discussed with great avidity in the dining of tho Whitcomb where the attorneys and witnesses in the case are testimony lodged with the of a adheres to her story when under of tho counsel for people her evidence alone will spread disaster in the wall of testimony built up by the Tho young lady h attractive in is remarkably intelligent and recited her story with wonderful began her testimony with a recital of her engagement with Mittan and then proceeded to relate the circumstances directly connected with the She said on Sunday November 1 the-week of the express Mittan called at her home near Niles and their conversation dwelt upon their proposed marriage they declared that evening should occur Thanksgiving witness told Mittan that evening that she had only which would scarcely to purchase her wedding whereupon Mittan assured her that that fact need not delay their marriage as he had plenty money and would bring her some the following Tuesday the the Tuesday evening Mittan again and delivered to the witness a roll of bills he said was all they could for their and They made all arrangements on that evening to go to South the Friday and make the necessary Mittan was nut certain of being able to get a leave of absence in which case was to South Bend by some member of lirr Mittan had departed November 17. Miss according to her the Mittan had given her and found there were She placed it in a trunk to which her had excess and ret next morning she was late to breakfast and her father remarked that if Delbert knew her habits he would not marry The conversation between father and daughter anti the former disparagingly of the coming Mittan had no money as he Wes Udd father his objections were not said the Delbert had money had given me last Wednesday tho of the alleged Mittan again called on the witness her that he had been granted permission to leave and would her to South On Thursday of tlu same week tho witness made collections in Niles for baking which she had sold there and among the money collected by was a It is that the defense will show that this was one of the notes which Charles A. Johnson was by First National bank 1*4, anti contrary to claim of the was not a part of tho original of bills Miss by a fact if established would tend to show that the money given Miss by Mittan was not of his witness related the incidents of their trip to South their principal purchases were two pairs of shoes anil rubbers and a Touching upon her interview with Cenerai Agent of the express morning Miss Hartshorn as saying that the lav between three Agent Driver Mittan and Messenger Mr. Hartshorn is also charged with having asked the witness if she that Mittan had a rich uncle from whom he expected a fortuno of Miss to the facts by his ami Miss a sister of stated that on Wednesday November 18, while ing for ai article in Mattie's trunk she came across tho K. Mittan took the witness at this afternoon and corroborated t he story tald by Miss Mattie His father was then who to have seen a large amount of money in his son's trunk several weeks previous to the robbery and his mother corroborated this SOME VILE is a slow may lie heard anywhere In Berrien county except in St. Joseph Benton fact is that it is not a Joseph is a faster town than and only a fraction of a second behind Benton When it is sunrise at St. Joseph it is scarcely daybreak at Chicago and the sun goes down on St. Joseph first every and this doesn't so well for Benton Harbors St. Joe Is way ahead of this city as an express In the larger cities the American express company owns the horse and wagon used In delivering These wagons aro all built after the same painted the and are drawn by sleek New San Chicago and St. Joseph all use the same In Benton Harbor neither of tho express companies own a horse or wagon but tho express delivery is made by means of private of the unpublished testimony in the assault and battery case of young Bradford against Charlie Farmer and Kd Weaver is interesting though was on the stand and under a lire of by Attorney O'Hara tho witness at last some evidence that was not inclined to tell at Mr. Farmer did tell Bradford that there were picayune lawyers in St. Joseph who did not know it you farther pressed meant promptly replied the Prevails that the Circuit Court Will Not Locate the Missing IS presence of would have been detected had he to remove the of the pony It was raining while Mittan and tho witness were awaiting the of the Michigan Central train and they together with several employes and other occupied tho room in the until the train baggageman at the Michigan Central station was He corroborated testimony so far as it referred lo the event of their Finest smoka on earth for 6/sents at Hall 4 HARBOR of public works will meet at the city hall this infant child of Mrs. K. C. 2W Main is seriously UN to Mr. and Mrs. John a nine and one-half pound Imy Hell will lie chairman of the meeting at tin* city hall K. K. House is relieving one of the in the Morton school who is unable to for mi account of Hanky was lined this morning by Justice for assault and battery committed upon Gustaf the meeting at the city hall tonight to preliminary steps for the a hospital in Henton West Michigan nurseries are Hemling out printed matter to the western They have a combination which is bringing in many mail Benton Harbor bimetallic held a very interesting meeting last evening at which a general discussion of co-operation was Next Wednesday night thr meeting will addressed by H. I. his topic Iwing vs Free Mio M. has just erected very monument standing and inches in Arlington Hill cemetery at Bangor for Washington One nice cap erei in South Bangor cemetery for the late Mrs. Oscar One nice Harrs granite cap monument in Herrien Springs cemetery for the late Hall and monuments were just put up and all parties were well with work and A special sale has out their of cotton batting They have duplicated that bargain with cent night ns for W. Moore mittens at a knowing to indebted to Henton Harbor Works are call ami Hut tf you rat of il it on Illings li lio s no Very little get the Call ami got my prices on Dave Highest MOST PERFECT pure Grape Cream of Tartar Free loin Akim or any other of the pany Believed to Be dually With the trial of Delbert K. Mittan for the embezzlement of from the American express company at Niles progresses in the circuit court the mystery in which the case has ever been shrouded and but few people have any in the ability of the lawyers or the court to the vagueness and tho hidden facts concerning the missing is it must bo on evidence entirely and unmistakably The strongest evidence against it is is the discovery of sums of money in his if the de fense succeeds in convincing tho jury that it was for the accused to have from the hire of his an amount to that in his seems The as by tho defense that there are other sources by which the package money could have disappeared cannot lie and conviction in hinges on illegibility of tho prosecution to show that the circumstances pointing to his guilt are stronger than In the case of tho other employes of the express who handled the missing money of Mittan bidding a receipt that to the money having passed from his hands is greatly in his favor and will probably have considerable weight with the with which Mittan to the tlie ex press company the of money and his willingness to open his trim and to the view of t he the same has a to impress many people that his story of having saved tho money from his The probabilities are that tin mysterious the will never be the conclusion of the of testimony by tho prosecution day Lawyer the caused a slight furor by urging court that Mittan offering as a reason for such that tin* prosecution had not of guilt to warrant court in submitting the case to the The the had shown that American express company had lost but tin* not indicate that Mittan was any deeper implicated or more reasonably connected with tho disappearance of the money thun a half dozen None the found In had Iwen identified as a part of the and the against the as a was so weak that a jury ought not to asked to it. Judge viewed the matter He denied the motion of attorney and instructed the with the of if it had In the room while waling for the north bound Michigan Central train on November 18, and added that on that occasion Mittan told him of his for a The witness Mittan if he was going to got married and received an evasive to C. manager of the Western Union telegraph office at was to testify to the general reputation for honesty lnu tie by the defendant at His manner in expressing his positiveness on the point of of honesty provoked many He stilted Mittan was into the most exclusive circle of Niles society and was regarded with great Incidentally he remarked that 00 per cent of tin* of Niles believed accused When he was forced to admit that he had never conversed with any one regarding honesty ami as to the general opinion on that point lie was His information was obtained from a personal perusal of the young acknowledging that lie was a character It was by the court that the testimony so far as it general reputation for lie stricken out for ivason that knowledge as to that fact could lie obtained only by with people who knew the Holders of the Bonton Harbor Will Meet Hamilton of the project is at present in Chicago will in this city Saturday morning and Saturday afternoon an important meeting the of the will Several matters will be among which will be the preparations of opening tin* stock of the that just as soon as the books are opened there are men standing ready to put money in the M. C. A. Abandon the Attempt to Enter tho a light of many hours with the huge win rows of ice piled up In front of the harbor here tho City of Duluth and Jay abandoned the attempt and returned to Chicago arriving there safely yesterday harbor was probably never moro firmly bound In Ice than at the present No boat that sails Lake Michigan could make a course through the mass of frozen snow and slush Is now wedged in between the The fruitless of the tug Andy which has been warring with the icy element for three days is proof of the firmness of the grasp the half frozen slush has the the big of slush was firmly frozen a might have some effect but It is a mass which offers no resistance until a boat has ploughed its length it when it closes upon the vessel and retards Its progress either forward or stltT wind from the east would clean the in five or six by moving the immense liody out into the AFTER of the Royal Arcanum n night the Hoyal Arcanum lodge of this city installed the following A. A. vice W. S. W. H. B. Dr. After the the members present went to the chicken pie anti not only aided Christian but enjoyed themselves the next meeting of the lodge which will be held two weeks from last a club will be organized and other and it is that after each the winter a general good time will be indulged CAN HELP THE You Maybe You Can afternoon and all of Tuesday A. H. hall will lie turned into a workshop where clothing will lie made over for poor have clothing can Spare are to Excelsior Gas Company Will Use Novel Excelsior Gas company received a consignment of tho McDonald Pre paid meters this morning and at once began putting them where they were wanted in the various business places in the the general use of these which object tho gas company will try and people will pay their gas and never feol or in other words they will never owe new meters aro arranged on tho same principal a machine only Instead of a nickel the consumer drops a quarter in and his meter will register 170 feet of gas which Is paid When this Is burned he again drops a and he has 170 feet Morton of the gas company says th re Is a great demand for these for various good A man wont owe a gin he gets his gus at tho lowest rate and it is much easier to pay a than It Is to pay three or four meters aro finding favor with small barbers and in New are prepared to assist you in your Will Bo Hold at tho Rooms Tornor row will be held at the V. M. C. A. rooms tomorrow As late contest resulted in a tie the will serve the and latter will serve the Dr Votey will toastmaster and program Man in ' S. W Man in ru ii Mint uml Y. M. K. year at Attorney Harvey Mr. McClave ami that tho injury has nut 1k*<>u forgotten will probably be shown In Mr. may invito their 1 Mates Id K. L. Hamilton then briefly stated the jury that the defense expected prove that Mittan had a and industrious and from his by his frugal manner of had in saving moin to marry a very being arranged to occur on Thanksgiving an which Mittan vs ith much realizing that h was with means rentier under such conditions and will show that the theft Mittan was preparing for tin event of his having arranged with his employer fora and having numerous of the that he was going to take a lay for a short II had a young man take his as driver of the express wagon All this the date the to Miss by Mittan of tin* was not an unusual or significant the attorney were preparing to go to South Bend to make pure liases for their pro home and it was to make Miss of the Mr. Hamilton anticipated the would lie able to show that Mittan had no to rob the pony safe of the had he been so who operates a baggage transfer line in was tho witness sworn by the He averred that on IS when it is alleged Mittan extracted tho from the pony entrusted to him to convey to tho Michigan Central Mittan was not out of the sight from the time lie arrived at tho Big Four depot until ho had deposited tho contents of the safe with tho route of the Michigau During tho entire time that Mittan wmm at the C. A. H. hull or if they will notify J. he will for the clothing to your There is a great demand for warm clothing from the of the woman is invited to to the A. H. hall on these days and assist In remodeling the clothing Bring your the will furnish the hall will be in charge F. you can't give clothing you can some will OF Lack of Institute which has been established in this a number ol has on account of lack of in a to hard the was first established it on the corner of Brunson and At that time the it ut ion from Ilo patients taking the treatment all the while for past year it has not averaged regular than a year the which more on the of and was leased C. M. Forton of much energy make a success with the institutes in the United all of which are doing a good business ami the in this city is the to tlm physician in charge j will leave fur east lie i will instruct physicians in the various this morning that i the failure was partly due the early reputation of tin* ami manner in which it was OF THE Kekels holders of broken First National I bank of Hast Saginaw raise February 11*. to pay This is a severe blow to many poor who believed the assets would ite to pay all a well known farmer ami capitalist of the township of Battle has deeded to city sixteen acres of woods on the Kast shore of Cognac lake for a public It will named Willard and Battle Creek is Hair renders the hair gives it an even women to In tho Houso Occupied by Dolano and in a search of the on litre street by I and David arrested yesterday for the burglary of meat a plug ami other articles which it is thought will connect the with burglaries in have been of a by of 11 immI 'k and it me as a anti blood Kau Pills all III of inauguration the Big Four will sell special excursion tickets to good March - and and leaving Washington earlier than March I ami not later than March at one class for the C. or to to Am Jan. 27.Perry of who had charge of the bureau at Republican headquarters In Chicago during the late had a long conference with Chairman Hanna Ever since the legislative reunion and banquet at Columbus there has been a growing feeling In well-informed political the naming of Hanna as the successor nf Sherman by Hushnell Is well nigh a Thla 1h not to friends but Is now even admitted by those who have opposed him as a candidate for the said a politician of national everything to gain If he names Mr. Hanna and nothing to On the other In the face of the general sentiment in favor of the lat should he select some other mao for the it would mean political sul Jan. 27 Major McKinley had many visitors including M. R. of who called to over Illinois and it In believed was here in the Interest of Senator But the most Im portant visitor was Chairman Hanna who arrived last He will main until some time but has nothing to say about why lie is A party from N. also to sec They presented name for a cabinet On Feb. 22 the major and his wife will hold a good-bye reception for friends In Jan. 28.The National Woman suffrage convention yesterday showed nineteen states represented by delegates and a large The report of Anna 1^. of on affiliation with political parties was rejected because she favored denouncing nil political and dropping Kansas work owing to opposition of Ladies and Hat Silk and Wool Fine Traveling etc. Our stock of clothing and overcoats is arge and and our shoes and rubl always Globe Clothiers and West Malu W. Moore Are the Bargain Leaders All the 001 SPECIALS FOB Ml UT JANUARY 29 will offer the of entire stock of and line cashmere single or worth up to fiO cents your on this date at 32 any Saxony wool fascinator or or children's hood to close at 3oo. Regular 48c to 7f*j. MEI 32 family 6c lb. picnic to Ite 121 Iba Corn 12c a i lbs pure 25c. lbs 2oc. bars Santa t 25c. gold 16c. April 1 we close at 6:30 p. by Theo N. of that Selina Z. his has deserted ami conduct is such as to render an to have the custody of her two 10 yearn of and Alliert A about years of and asking that the that he have the custody Hearing January at 10 Catherine deceas pet it ion by K. ad minist for license to sell real deceased at probate sale payment of Hearing February 10 of D. Joseph Tennant and Miles Doris ap on claims and will claims against said estate at Kau March July II at 10 a.m. of each mure goods than we awful anxious to order to do so we expect to that cuts no Must Mi FOR THE NEXT 30 of Dry Glow and Millinery can save money trading with Profits more tl knocked off on Some things less than half Baking its not go so with their heaping but it lasts longer and is Maiu O. of lot of of and und of a welt known mill and placed on tlM 75 on the dollar from lot an Combination Suits at 42 Vests and Pants at 60 Vests and Pants at Combination Suits at 33 Vests and Pants at 60 Vests and Vests and about 12 left of the lot shirts and drawers advertised before
