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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1917
Page
8
The jury in the murder trial of Rev. Linn George J. Kelly, linked to Villisiez slavery, was discharged by Judge Boles at 1:25 PM after failing to reach a verdict following deliberations since late Wednesday.
The National League results include Brooklyn 2 over Pittsburgh 1 and New York’s game involving a poet on wet grounds. In the American League Detroit defeated Philadelphia 6 to 1 while St. Louis edged Boston 2 to 1 and Cleveland met Washington 1.
A speaker denounces a farmer in the shop who supports Germany as a traitor to the United States and democracy. He ties the socialist and I W W movements to German autocracy and urges universal military service. Roosevelt criticizes the draft as unfair because one man bears the sacrifice while others stay home.
A state message urges city saloons to close during the departure of drafted men to curb intoxication. The author acknowledges no legal authority to compel closures but appeals to saloon owners' patriotism to support national security.
The report notes a clear to cloudy sky with normal temperatures around 53 degrees for the day. Winds come from the west at moderate speed with a high of 75 and a low around 44. Total precipitation since January 1 shows 12.47 inches with last 24 hours rainfall minimal.
A shooting in a Chinese restaurant led to the arrest of J. A. Bolchett and another man in the city jail. Wan Hop, a Chinaman, fled as police searched for him after a quarrel over a meal price escalated to a gunshot that damaged a door but injured no one.
Pat Rooney was arrested last night by Policeman Tucker and a provost guard on a bootlegging charge. A woman testified she saw Rooney give liquor to soldiers who could not identify the source. Rooney was jailed for federal investigation after officers found liquor on the ground.
Two knockouts highlighted a Fort Russell smoker last night. Mugsy Schoels stopped his foe in the third round of a scheduled six in the first bout. Ray Darden knocked out his opponent in the second round of a similar match. Both winners hailed from Cheyenne and were Fort Russell boxing men. Durden’s rival was described as the post’s fastest boxer.
Sten Robinson and David Tool are in the city jail facing robbery charges after a break in at a small building near the car barns at Pioneer Park. A complete outfit of clothing from a lineman employed by the street car company was stolen. Police Chief and Night Sergeant McFarland arrested the suspects after the robbery was discovered.
In San Francisco on September 2, FG. Oxman was acquitted of attempted subordination of perjury related to the Mooney bomb murder trial. A new warrant for perjury was issued at the request of Belle Mammmerberg, sister of Mooney's wife. Oxman was taken to the city prison after a conference with his attorney.
The state capitol will close at noon today out of respect for Judge Eh. H. Scott. A funeral service will be held at two o clock in the Masonic temple with Governor Houx and state officials attending. Burial follows at Lakeview Cemetery on the Masonic grounds.
Adjutant General W. K. Weaver of Wyoming National Guard received word from Ottawa that his son Lieut. John R. Weaver of the Fourteenth Canadians was overcome by German asphyxiating gas during an Allied push to take Lens. He is hospitalized behind the French front and menaced by possible permanent disability if affected severely by the poison gas.
Rumors circulated in Cheyenne that a German cook at Fort Russell poisoned many men across a battery and that a hospital intake and deaths followed. Fort Russell officials and Colonel Fuller, the post surgeon, denied any poisoning or arrests and called the tale utterly false.
A nationwide roundup will begin for all men drafted who failed to respond to the call to service. Provost Marshal General Crowder announced to state governors that the federal government will pay $50 for the apprehension of each deserter, in addition to existing state and county rewards.
Local briefs cover an ongoing Union Pacific depot platform paving project with excavation work in progress. Other items note Sheriff Patrick O Grady visiting the sheriff's office, a move of office locations, a new Hudson car purchase, and a funeral service for Littletiny Homner at the Methodist church with Lakeview interment.
Short ad fragment lists Lon C. Davis at 1714 Carey Ave with phone 1465W for ranch transactions. It also mentions a group trip titled Lerve on Vacation with Mr and Mrs J & Frey and Paul Sorensen visiting Boulder Denver and Colorado Springs for two weeks. The term Sherman Co appears or vanishes in the garbled text.
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