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NELSON BEATEN
BY JIMMIE BRITT
left and right swings to the face. Britt
jabbed twice with left to the fape, but
Nelson brought his left and right to
the Jaw. A furious rally ensued. Nel
son sending Britt . back with right
swing to the Jaw, and Britt retaliated
with several straight Jabs to the face.
Ban Franciscoan Awarded | 11 to the
the Decision
FIGHTING WAS FIERCE
face and followed it with three simi
lar blows with great rapidity .but the
Dane kept boring in and gave Britt
no chance to rest. Nelson th$n put
a stiff left under Britt’s heart. Nel
son forced Britt about the ring. 1 land-
. « i tbe body and and
Both Athletes Were in Per- >=« swings to the jaw. Britt broke
ground, looking worried. Britt kept
I cool, however, and hooked his left to
j the body and two lefts to the face.
Nelson was very aggress\ve and
I Britt looked a bit worried as pe went
to his reat. Nelson’s round.
Bound 10—Nelson kept right' after
i Britt, forcing hi mto break ground but
did not land. Nelson then worked his
World—Joe left and right to the head but was met
Gan, Issued Challenge to Winner of '’V a vicious left to the Jaw. Nelson
uans J forced Britt to a comer, landing a
Layt Night’s Battle Beforo it Oc
:HE CASE NEAR
ITS CONCLUSION
Nail Patterson Trial to End
This Afternoon
feet Condition
A §85.000 AUDIENCE
Mill Practically Decided Lightweight
Championship of the
UP TO T W ELVE PEERS | K Z°Z g y mX; fSVZi E | INTERESTING EVIDENCE
the future.
i ‘‘Young told you that you were i , . , r /. n
Searching Cross-ExariUna- on iy going to preten« to g0 nwayr diaries M. Owen Goes on
tion of Actress I "And you had no Intention of going | Witll6SS Staild
away?”
“No.”
A STRIKING PANTOMIME ° n VLZlT?L%. a ,'!. ,0 ' REGARDING POLYGAMY
so as to deceive Youngs friends* 1
“Yes.”
curred—How Betting Went.
choppy right to the Jaw and they
clinched. Nelson then sent Britt to
the ropes with straight right swing
and kept hammering away fiercely at
the Californian’s head and body,
right and left swings. Britt again
worried as he went to his
corner.
Fierce Fighting.
Bound 11—They fought fiercely in
MECHANICS PAVILION. San
Francisco, Dec. 20.—A thirty-five
thousand dollar audience was Jammed |
Into Mechanics’ Pavilion tonight
when Jimmy Britt of this city and |
“Battling” Nelson of Chicago fought I the center of the ring. Britt landtng
in what was virtually conceded to right and left on Nelson’s Jaw and
be a conteet for the world’s light- heed. Nelson kept boring In which
, .. - . i._ L-ii.e the Californian did not seem to rel-
welght championship. The belief lsh The referee agaln ge parated the
that Joe Gans, the colored pugilist, flghte rs and Britt hooked his left to
who recently retained the title by se- the body. Britt had a slight lead in
curing a decision over Britt on a I this round,
foul, is probably unable to reduce to Bound 12—Britt drove a •wicked
. .. . v* u m i* eneeniunid. ii. A I right uppercut to the Jaw, but the
the lightweight limit accentuates the Mow wag returned wllh interest. Nel-
fact that the winner of tonight s bat- ^ ij andlng three rIght3 t o Brltt’ii
tie will be looked upon as the legltl- | face. Britt recovered quickly, batter-
xnate champion of the lightweight di
Vision.
ing Nelson at will with right and left
swings to the Jaw. It was a whirl
I wind fight, and Nelson went to his
Never were two athletes more per- | corn( . r w|th b , 00(J , tream | n , from hi.
nose. It was greatly In Britt’s favor
tremendous
fectly conditioned than Britt and Nel
son when they ceased their long and I and the house was in
arduous course of training, apd each uproar.
was the personification" of confidence
when Beferee Billy Boche beckoned
them to their comers and the bell
summoned them to action. The prin
cipals weighed in at 6 o’clock. Both
Bound 13—Britt kept after Nelson
mercilessly, pegging away with left
jabs and straight lefts to the face. Nel
son tried to get to close quarters but
Britt jabbed three lefts to the face and
they went against the ropes in a clinch
failed to tip the scales at 132 pounds, 1 Britt kept stabbing Nclcon’s face with
the stipulated weight. It was the l«*t continuously until the bell rang.
, , P V ‘L . * . Britt frustrated Nelson’s attempts to
opinion of those present when the drRw Mm |0 clo(MJ qiiarteri ln thIs
men Jumped on the scales that Nel- round> It WBS all Br t t t.
eon was the lighter of the two by at Tore Britt’s Flesh,
least a pound. Round 14.—Britt used his usual tar
Tho Betting. tics of stabbing left to the face. Britt
Betting has been brisk all day. In by clever foot work avoided Nelson';
the morning bets were registered at counters. As the bell rang Britt drove
the Odds of 10 to 7, with Britt tho | a . stinging right to the face, but re-
lavorlte. Later on, however, owing “ 1 *
reived a blow on the face that tore the
flesh from his forehead and started the
blood.
Hound 16,—Nelson forced Britt about
the ring, but the Californian was too
nsures. me pr.. e „ ....... , f ht «V’ a " d » v< * ld « d
with the local lad. holding the top and Brl i « nt , ,cft .
at 10 to *. At 7 o’clock the odds f?ce but received n return a right on
favored Britt at 10 to 9 nnd these |‘be Jaw and^a jeft^to.t^bod^ Net
((notations prevailed for an hour. 8tlll
to the volume of Nelson money and
the reluctance of Britt’s supporters
to speculate at what they termed un
reasonable and disproportionate*
figures, the price ndvanced a point
the flow of short end wagers poured
ln and at 8 o'clock the betting was at
even money, which was the ruling
price up to ring time.
Two preliminaries were worked off
prior to the main event. Tom Moran
and Frank De Ltle of the United
States army, met In a four round con
test at 130 pounds, while George Her-
son fought hard and^ltiC.tvas giv and
take. The gong rang with the men In
a furious exchange of right and left
swings to the face and paw. The pace
was almost superhuman and Britt
looked the more tired of the two
they sought their corners.
Round 16—Nelson kept forcing Britt
around the ring nnd Britt’s efforts
land on the Dnnewere fruitless. Sud
denly Britt got his range and show
theatrical company was re-told.
•Did Mr. Young give you money |
when you came back^East?”
•'Yes."
'How much did he give you?”
•I think 52.800.”
"Just for two weeks?”
•Yes."
Bx a long series of questions Mr.
Band led up t«* tho time when she
came to New York last May,
Their Plans for Future.
ADJOURNED TO
JAM AKV 10TII
Senate Investigation of the
Smoot Case
You knew all this time that Young | Apostle Merrill Said to Have 45 Chll
was n married man?’
Dramatic Climax Came When Accused
Show Girl and Distriot Attorney’s
Messenger Enaoted Scene Showing
Occurrences in Cab In Which Caesar I you altogether?”
a, ........ I "I don’t know."
Could you tell if it was about |
$15,000?”
NEW YORK. Dec. 20.—After a day I “ l c °“ e ld " **** I / WASHINGTON. Dec. 20.—The Ben-
of torment facing the merciless cross give^you a a much ns forty n,or Rwd Bmoot investigation today
examination of Prosecutor Band, Nan thousand or fifty thousand dollars." jtijf ’*■“ “* *
Young Met His Death.
dren and 127 Grandchildren—Mor
mon Officials in Mony Cases Have
Refused to Prosecuto Upon Evi
dences of Illegal Marriages.
with being polygamists, he would pro
secute to conviction. The witness said
filed sworn informations ln twenty
esses, including the names of Budge,
Parkinson and other prominent Idaho
Mormons. He said he informed Mr.
Borah that be could furnish the names
100 more polygamists living ln
Idaho.
“Did Mr. Borah prosecute these per
sons?" asked Mr. Taylor.
Did Not Prosecute.
”No sir.”
Mr. Owen admitted on cross exami
nation that In the coses he had been
Informed by attorneys that the low was
Ineffective and the persons could not
reached
At the conclusion of the cross exami
nation of Mr. Owen, Mr. Taylor, rep
resenting,., the protestants, said he had
concluded his case except to put in
documentary evidence. He asked the
right, however, to call other witnesses
who thus far have not been found, al
though search has been made for them.
At the request of Attorney Worthing
ton for Mr. Smoot, the committee was
adjourned to January 10, 1905, when
the respondent's side of the case wtll
begin.
Patterson, the former show girl, went
to her cell in the Tombs tonight, tired,
but happy. For several hours she sat
under the galling fire of the assistant
district attorney, who probed the
events of her life from the day she I you that they had trapped him?”
met Caesar Young, for tho killing of I "Yes.”
whom she Is being tried, until tho mo-
reached that period where counsel for
I cannot say hew much.” I the protestants have concluded the
'He was a most gfljtjrous man wain 11 examination of all persons that could
he? ’ * » bo reached by the subpoenas Issued
y ea „ j by the senate committee. Attorney
Now. at the race pack. Young told | Taylor announced that he was ready
to rest his case, except for the Intro
ductlon of documentary evidence, nnd
possibly to examine later pome persons
•What did he mean by trapped?"
ment of his tragic death. No detail I f or T Jim to" go*a*aV 'nnd^e 1 couldn't I on whom 11 hB " bcen impossible to get
was too trivial to escape the attention ge t out of It.’
of’ the state’s attorney, but, with "Did he speak of his wife’s happl- I will be opened January 10. to which
scarcely an exception, the accused ac- ness as a reason why he had to go da ^ e the* hearings have been adjourned.
tress proved a marvel of self-control. ab Y?* d ?” . . _ _ . .. . . Just before adjournment of the com-
Only once did Mr. Rand confuse her be ' f ^®.!’ 0 a RCCn VCry * P mlttee opposing counsel engaged In
greatly. In going over the conversation "And Young seemed glad to go?" a controversy over the admissibility of
between her and Young at tho “He spoke of his wife being happy certain reference works as evidence of
Gravesend track Miss Patterson test!- to go.” the doctrines of the Mormon faith. .No
fled that Young gave as a reason for " D,d Youn * ev £f aay bla wlfe might agreemen t could be renrhed and after
sailing to Europe the fact that he was be ..Y„™ Urdere “ ‘ heated urguments Mr. Taylor rs-caU-
nfrald Mrs. Young might harm him or “What did he say?” cd A P°" tIe Panrose to Identify certain
the prisoner. Miss Patterson finally “He said he wall afraid Mrs. Young reference books. In a number of In
admitted that she recalled only an In- would kill him or kill me." stances Mr. Penrose dented that the
cident which had happened in San “This was the day be/qre he died.” works had been accepted by the church
Francisco. I Said Wife Wa9 Armed.
Miss Patterson Frank. ••Did'’he* e say lrt Bhe°wl> a u"d B ftlay ^^ him, |
At times she parried the sharp ques- pu t him out of the Way?"
tlcns of her inquisitor, but when he . “No.”
pinned her down to a definite qudS- “Why did you tell the Jury then .that I teranc.es of lenders of the church may
tlon, her answer was frankness Itself, the day before he died he said he was bft 0 |f ered a# tending to prove doc
Ml.. Patterson talked In .low; clear afraid his wife would he . murderess?" churrh „ r( , an |xatlon.
voice, punctuating her evidence hero “Well, the reason was that he re- '
snd there with exceptions of much called something that huppened In San
spirit. In the course of one of her I Francisco.” I The principal witness on the stand
"And that is the reason you told the I was Chas. M. Owen, who has been
Jury that Young said he was afraid his employed In gathering data to be used
wife would kill him or you?" against tho Mormon church ln the
I didn’t mean to say (hat.” 1 Smoot Inquiry. He testified In regard
As a matter of fact he had no fear I to bringing actions against prominent
Says He Hss Been Buncoed Long
Enough and Is Weary.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20. -Senator
Thomas C. Platt today said he had
sent out 100 Invitations for a confer
ence of Republicans at the Fifth Ave
nue hotel tomorow morning at which,
continued, "we will find out the
real thing In the way of public sent!
ment on the senatorial question. I
Governor Odell wants to know the real
public sentiment, he will get It from
this conference.”
i, “Will tho governor Join In the con
ference?"
“No; I don’t expect him.”
“Did you Invite him?”
"Not on your life. I am for Depew,
nnd he 1s for Black first, Met nnd nil
the tfine. He can't bunco tne llko
some people. I have been buncoed long
enough, nnd I am not going to be bun-
cood any longer.”
answers she exclaimed In a voice ring
ing with sincerity:
“I have always tried to be truthful |
and honorable.”
Miss Patterson was led over the I
Favored Arbitration.
FALL RlVKlt. Mass., Dec. 20.
meetings held today five textile unions
voted In favor of the proposition to
submit the labor troubles Involved In
the long pending strike, to arbitration
The vote was prectlcally unanimous In
each case. It Is understood the i
ufneturera are reluctant to accept the
arbitration proposal, most of them
having gone on record unofficially as
opposing It.
President Golden of the United Tex
tile Workers says If the mill owners
will not arbitrate the “strike will be
fought to a finish/' There Is no change
ln the running conditions of the mills.
same ground today ns yesterday, but | bls^wlfe would
in a manner manifestly different, for * *“**
today she was undar the rapid-fire
questioning of the man who has han
dled the case against her. and legal
pitfalls were to be expected.
ci.urch officials nnd as the attitude of
"I don't know whether did or not.” I courts snd prosecuting attorneys In
’And he never-told you so » I such ckses. He declared that, such
No." I such prosecutions are unsvnlllhg.
Miss Patterson said that when she I when convictions were obtained small
«... *° ,d Young she would follow him to fines were Imposed and In most esses
there were few'striking admissions I EiumP* she had no Idea of . doing so. I thfie were paid by popular subscrip
made by the witness, despite the very «he was afraid of the ocean trip. She tlon
searching questions asked Notices- I wou ' d hava * on * wlth Young had ho l Apostle John Henry Smith said he
ble among these, however, was the apk * d hftr - £ U ' M T 0, i ,d " of n,on "’ | had no knowledge of any apostle who
Did Not 8trlke Her. I has not taken the endowments, nor
It seemed best, however, to havo I had he any positive Information to the
y,.r, of acquaintance. At on. I'
the sum of $2,800; at another $2,500,
story of the money given the book
maker to Miss Patterson during their I
and at others $1,500 or $1,800.
bert and Jim Haywards (colored) en- ftred a perfect avalanche of right nnd
tertalned the crowd in a scheduled , eft BW , ng8 on Nelson’s Jaw. The Dnne
eight round go. De Lile was given the WQS | ay j ng | 0Wt however, and as soon
decision over Moran at the end of four a> Brltt htd worked himself Into a
rounds of tame fighting. weak state Nelson weqt at him ham-
In the second preliminary George mer and tongs, landing his right and
Herbert was given the decision over j eft volleys on Britt’s head and Jaw.
ftYm. Haywards at the end of the I Br m went to his comer looking very
eighth round.
A message was read from Al Her- |
ferd, manager of Joe Gans, offering to |
match the colored \ with the win
ner of tonight's contest.
The Fight.
9:60 p. m.—Time called.
Bound 1—They shook hands and |
weak.
Britt Grew Fresher.
Round 17—Britt was apparently
tired and Nelson went after him In an
effort to wear him down. Britt stoo
ped these tactics with a resumption
of hls left Jab nnd finally swung
vicious left to the face. Nelson con
both men adopted their famous I tlnucd after Britt In an endeavor to
crouches. Britt whipped a terrific get Britt to mix it but Britt kept
right over the heart and followed with dancing away and varied It with
a tremendous left hook to the wind, straight left Jabs to Nelson’s face.
They went to a clinch. Britt hooked The gong rang with Britt much
hls famous left again to the body. The fresher than in the previous round,
gong rang with both men in a clinch Round 18—Britt was again buffet-
Jt waa Britt’s round. I ted about the ring but stopped Nel-
Round 2—Britt drove a straight son with left hook to the body. The
right over the heart and received In I referee then separated them from a
return a right hook to the Jaw. Nel- clinch and Britt ripped hls left with
son blocked straight left and right for I terrific force to the body. Nelson
the Jaw and the referee separated chased Britt around but hls blows
them from a clinch. It appeared that were Ill-timed and Britt kept pegging
Britt was holding on unnecessarily away with hls left to the Jaw and
and there was some hissing as the then right swing to the head,
men went to their seats. Britt went to hls. corner with blood
Round 8—Nelson forced Britt to the flowing from the re-opened abrasion
ropes, but the Californian got In a 1 h!s forehfead. At the end of the
good right to the stomach. Nelson round the crowd yelled itself hoars*,
then began the same tactics whichT town* yelling "Britt” and others “Nel-
characterlsed hls battle with Corbett I ■on*”
and Britt broke ground. Britt stag- ^ *|nU s Footwork,
gered N’«l«on with right to th« atom- Round 1»—Netaon forced Britt
•ch and left to th. Jaw. but in a rally abou ‘ »»• rln «r but Britro footwork
Nelxm .wung Ml and right to tho much for the Dane They
face. Britt rocked Nelaon's head with I a ***n —Ifb the crowd hlee-
. terrific awing aa the bell rang. It '"»• tJ N f'» on <**•*» Br, “ »•““' »*»">
Britt's round I but Britt met him on all occasions
Separated by Referee. »“ h !!2 l £ 1 , .J eft \. t ?/ h ? „ f f ce ‘ 1 whle . h
Round Four-Britt aent Nel«,n‘. J™ M”2^2* 2Lir
head back with right awing and a mo- th » *“* *°*!}* *^»‘
ment later planted hla left to the face. ,»/ g ? 1 ! ar m! tt ,i?hra
Britt then cleverly ducked left «4 ,*? 255S
right upper cut for the Jaw and a clinch ? nd . a ,he ^ f B U “
followed The crowd yelled " break b«d. Britt came back w th right and
them away.” Nelmn mimed left and I l,ft bar.l to the Jaw. and the
right swings for tho Jaw and thon a
right swing caught Britt In tho mouth
and s left swing reached his esr twice
In quick succession. Bell rang with
made In good faith and beyond telling I Bi B . Hrywood. United Slates mar
• i uvu or >1 auu h,Tn that ahe d,d not * oncy nn 0c ^ an ehnl for Utah, who received subpoenas
She did not know the total‘amount ill'^“'Thl^iHiiTthe ^XliVil over ' he
and could not atate whether It would ' r " ry ‘ JJl?? ' ^ m /.ftHem rca- at r.. f0r }S
total $50000 but acknowledsed that Ba n . i i llt K i * n r . mlttee "worn and testified that he
Youns was n verv cenerous man and taurnnt early ,n the morning of June 3. k ad subpoenas for fourteen or more
gav. hermra« wh.n.v.r ah^ 2.k«d YounB arnnlt * r * at «“"«“•* of wh, r- P*raona that he had not been able to
gave her money ""'•never »be aaked. kcy> He gave her »10(l-flve twenty fln „, M ar«hol Ileywood toetlfled that
« Bear<,d H ,'! W'f*. dollar bill*. Her purse waa full of practically no effort haa beet, made
Mlaa Patterson aald that Young waa bills ao ahe put the money In her Block. r , lt „ ntop po | yRamoua m arrlagea.
fearfu Mrs. Young would kill him and | n g. Sho Bald Young waa very angry M oOwen aald that Apoatle
possibly the actress also, and for that when she Insisted upon going home, Baylor Is reputed to have taken two
reason wished her to flee to Europe but that hls anger was short-lived and wives within three years Taylor now
with him. Later she modified this un- that within three seconds everything ha- flvo W | V< j g> aa iq thf witness
dor the battery of the prosecutor. was nil right. She denied that Young “Where are Apostles Cowley snd
The dramatic climax of today's struck her when she was getting Into I T a y| 0r ?** Aa ked Mr. Burrows,
court scene came with the pantomime I the cab, saying that he only stroked . .. "
enacted by Miss Patterson and a dls- I her face with hls hand. p n ma ng.
trlct attorney’s messenger showing I "And you supposed that was to have I "I understand they are In hiding
the death scene In the cab. I been a final parting with Caesar I Canada,” said the witness. He said
Seated side by side on s platform, I Young?” I Apostle Merrill has nine wlvss, two
facing the court and the Jury, the I "I did.” I taken since the manifesto. Consulting
meaaenger, under the tutelage of tho “you had then no Intention of follow- lh * t, ] ur, ' h , encyelopleda the wltne.a
former show girl, grasped her wrists I jng him across the ocean?” I ,ab * Apostle Merrill has 45 children
and they swayed back and forth as the f
prisoner said she nnd Caesar Young |
had done Just before the shooting.
With the calm reserve of one accus
tomed to play to thousands. Miss Pat
terson without a tremor went over the |
scene and by her Interpretation tried
to make it clear that Young had |
taken hls own life.
Throughout the two hours and 40 |
mjnutes that Miss Patterson faced
cross examination today few shadows
of emotion crossed her pale face. She I
had evidently nerved herself for nn |
ordeal, but when It was over a reac
tion came and she trembled violently. |
On Father's Shoulder.
Arising from the chair she bowed
to Judge Davis nnd the Earl of Suffolk,
who sat beside him, and to the Jurors. I
’I had not.’
“But he supposed you were going to
follow?”
“He did."
and nnd 127 grandchildren.
Attorney Taylor then brought out
great many names of persons rept)$*d
to be living In polygamy, together with
bell rang with honors even. The
crowd renewed its cries of “Britt”
and "Nelson” at the end of the round.
Bound 20 and last—Nelson waded In
You war. fealln* In good aplrlta that d »‘*« of marring., and the number
Hlght?*’ children born of those plural marriages
Was Feeling Good. I "kice the manifesto. Witness then
“Yes. I was." testified to swearing out an Informs
“You said yesterday that you would | Weber J. Grant because
lay down your life for .young?”
I did.”
"You loved him?’
“I did.”
“Passionately, devoutly? He was the
one man In the world for you?”
’Yes.”
“And he was going away on the mor
row with hls wife?”
’Yes.'
of his holding out hls polygamous re
lAtlons In an address before Utah
seminary. Mr. Owen said Grant left
the country and has not since returned.
Action was also begun by Mr. pwen
against Angus M. Cannon and blg'plu
ral wives. Mr. Cannon was convicted
under this prosecution In September,
1899.
Instrumentality of Mr. Owen
“And atlll you were happy that night, many other complaint, wera flled
Then, gathering up her aklrta, ahe ran I knowing that he wae going away?"
down to her aged father, who aat by
her counsel’, table, and burled her
face on hla shoulder. He kissed her
afTertlonately and aald softly:
“You did splendidly, little girl.”
This scene closed the evidence for
the defense.
Mr. Rand a little later called Mra.
Young, the widow of Caesar Young, In
“1 knew he wae going away.”
him according to hls testimony. The
fines In all cases were me>ely nominal.
“Did you know he was going away ,ald &,r ' r,w ” n - ‘ rnm
for aome timer* Snow, Smith and Roberts.
“I knew he waa galng away,” I Mr. Owen aald caaea were Instituted
“For some time?” I against the lale Ixjrenxo Hnow, presl
“I didn’t think so.” dent of the Mormon church; Joa.
“And you did not feel had about It?” | Smith, now president of tho church
Showsd No Signa. and Brigham 11. Roberta, who
“Somewhat, but 1 did not show elected u member of congress but
rebuttal. In her testimony nhe said I signs of grief by crying.” • nled hie seat on account of hla having
ahe had purchased tickets for the trip I “Did It not occur to you that Cabaar plural wives. A warrant was denied
abroad for herself and husband and You ns wna going away with hla In the first case and Roberta secured
that ahe had done ao at the Instigation I wife?” | an aquittal by appealing hla case after
of Mr. Young, and not of her own "yea, a nd now I remember, I cried.” conviction. Many instances of Mor
... 9 ■volition, as Intimated by Miss Patter- The witness said ahe did not know mon officials refusing to recognise
the men In a fierce embrace from which but could not locate the eon. how long Young Intended to be ab- formation charging polygamy were
the referee asperated them. ,w,,y ,ocal ud ' wh0 »>m<>«nly hooked When both etdea rested Judge Davie sent in Europe. 8be did not think It ported to the committee by the Wit
Bound 6—Nelson kept boring in and l ,wo '"D* *° th * * n< J fol- aald h» wished the case to go to the would be for long, however. I ness. The Information In the caei
as they clinched the crowd again yelled *°wed “ —*‘ h another, staggering Nel- Jury tomorrow, and after a conference -you didn’t care how long ho waa to against president Smith waa ' sworn
Itself hoarse to “break.” Britt hooked »on a bit. They fought In the center | between opposing counsel It wae h« RO ne did you?” aaked Mr. Band. out during the past summer, and wi
a hard left to the Jaw and mlaaod a I of th « ring and exchanged right nnd j agreed that the closing ,peeches I “Why of course I cared,” the Wit- I based on admissions of polygamous
left for the face. Britt shot hla left 11*** awing, to the face. In a clinch , should be limited to three hours each. I n *aa slashed hick at him. | habitations made before the senate
hand a full sep- Mr. Levy will speak In the morn- ghe recall
hard to the body several times. Britt Referee Roche had hls I
She recalled distinctly having told committee since the opening of
Powerful Squadron to At
tack Baltic Fleet
NOW PROCEEDING SOUTH
Two British Steamers Taken
by Beseigers
CARRYING CONTRABAND
Nigretia and King Arthur Are Now in
Custody of tho Mikado’s Navy—Rus
sian Battleship Sevastopol Listing as
Result of Last Attacks by tho Jap
anese Armed Vessels.
PLATT ALERT.
SUSPENDED BANK8.
Two Ohio Institutions Did Not Ope
Doors Yestorday.
CONNFAUT. Ohio. I)rc. 30.—Th«
Flr*»t National Bonk of Conneaut and
thn Marina Hank of C’onnrniit H
bor, did not open thHr doera for hual
nraa today. The nuaponslon resulted
from run" on'noth rofu^rn" during th«
past few days. OffjHnis, claim the
concern* nr* entirely solvent nnd de
claro that hunlnnnn will he resumed
nxnln ln a abort tlms. The two hunka
arc closely affiliated. O. O. Llllcy, tho
cunhlsr of tho First National, belnic
tho president of tho Murine Bank of
Conncaut Harbor.
Cashier O. C. Lilloy mado tho fol
lowing statement today on behalf of
tho Flrat National Bank:
“Ever since tho oxpoaure of tho
Chadwick mntter our depositor" have
been withdrawing their funds. Wo
do not hold any Chadwick papers, but
thero was a general fooling of unreal
Tho money has boon tnketi out grndu
ally but on Saturday $50,000 was with
drawn. On Monday practically all tho
remaining cash on hand wns taken.
FALLING WALL TAKES
THE LIVES OF EIGHT
Fllmslly
In Mlrv
APS WILL TAKE
THE INITIATIVE
LONDON, Deo. 20.—The Dally
Mali’s correspondent at Hong Kon*
says ho hss learned on trustworthy
authority that a powerful Japanese
squadron of battleships and armored
cruisers Is proceeding south, accom
panied by 16 colters and transports, to
attack the Russian Baltic squadron.
8oized Nigretia.
TOKIO, Doc. 20.—The Japeneao pro
tected cruiser Tsushima seized the
British Hteumer Nigretia bound for
Vladivostok off Ulsan, Korea, yester
day. An examination of the Nigretia a
cargo showed she had a large quantity
of contraband of war on board. Sho
was sent to Sasebo for trial before tho
prise court.
It Is reported that the Nigretia had
on board officers and men of Russian
torpedo boat destroyers who had es
caped from Shanghai nnd were at
tempting to regain the Russian line -
King Arthur Taken.
TOKIO. Dec. 20.—The British
steamer King Arthur was captured
while nttemptlng to leave Port Arthur
yesterday by the Japanese guardshlp
Asnglrl. ft* la understood that the
King Arthur took supplies to Port .Vr-
thur. She hnd on board Russian naval
officers who wera nttemptlng to Jo'n
the Russian second Pacific squadron.
The King Arthur was taken to Sase
bo for trial
Sovsntbpol Listing.
TOKIO. Dec. 20.—Observations
taken at Port Arthur today show* d
the Russian battleship Sevastopol to
be listing ten degrees, probably as a
result of the last Japanese torpedo
attacks.
to Bo
Tim
OOULD WA8 WRATHY.
Mllllonalrc'i Son Did Not Prapo*i
C-ipturrvi.
NEW YORK. I- '0 Whll*
iursued In upper Broadway this sf
iy a crowd of Cfoliimhla University
mores, who wer# l*ent on capturli
King Don- Gould, the sou of •;->r*e -T.
Gould, drew a revolver nnd fired over tho
heads of the crowd.
Young Gould was on hla way from the
college grounds when a group of sopho*? i
mores sppeared and attempted to enpturo
him for the rophomore dinner to be held
tomorrow night, at which It wr.s planned
he should furnlfdi entertainment for hls
captors, much after the fashion of other
prisoners of war. ,
As soon as the sophomores began to
clone In shout him, Gould took to hls
lu els, He had not run more than a block,
when, seeing that hls pursuers were gain
ing on i' - _ —
Gould t
volver.
"Don't any of you come a step nearer
or try to touch me,"*he shouted.
The elder classmen still pressed for
ward.
"lie won't ahoot,” cried one of them.
Gould then raised the revolver and shot
over their hftada.
"You’ll find out whether 1*11 ahoot or
not.” he warned them.
The sophomores at once fall back
took JgfU
and
b/
It Crashes Down Throuoh a
Constructed Hotel Building
neapolls,
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn., Dec. 20.—The
side wall of the O. II. Peck building
Fifth street, south, which waa left stand
Ing by the great fire of last Tuesday
night, toppled over In a high gale en
today onto, the Crocker hotel, a S-story
structure adjoining. The tons of brick
and mortar ernshed completely down
through the fllmally constructed building,
carrying floors and all Into a mass of de.
brls In the buocmant. There was no
warning of the disaster, and the fourteen
persons who were sleeping In the various
departments were caught In the crushed
structure. Eight of them wera killed.
The dead:
HANK ANDERSON.
JAMES HAMILTON.
C. M KENYON.
WILLIAM LILLYBLADB.
MRS. JENNIE MURRAY.
\VM. EMMERMEN. laborer.
WM. BRAY, contractor.
JOSEPH VIOLET, coachman.
Mra. Anna McNevIns had a remarkable
escape. She waa on the second floor In
t>ed when the crash came. The firemen
took her out of her bed In the basement.
The debris had arched over her In such
a way aa to preserve her entirely from
^Responsibility tot the accident will he
the subject of thorough Investigation- *
G. Houghton, city building Inspector. . .
made an inspection of the standing walla
hour Georgs J. Gould came to hls son's
rescue. He drove to the fraternity house
hi a carriage, while the third went with
to the house. Young Gould Joined th-m
there and walked wllh them to the car
riage. No attempt was made to stop
PH | tho
half Just a abode the better of the I "rating the belligerents. The fighting} ing and Mr. Hand In the afternoon. I Young durinr the drive that she had I Smoot Investigation. A gentile county
round. *|wai fearful Britt waded in with At 5 o’clock in the afternoon Judge | abandoned h«r idea of following him attorney declined to prosecute, oeld
Round Britt sent In a aeries of right and left swings to Nelson's Jaw] Davis will deliver hls charge and then! to Europe. “Then he touched over the witness,
tremendous left hooks to the body. lb « clanged, denoting Hint the fate of the former ahow girl will I irM j **j zInc my wriste drew me to- Mr. Owen aald that this past oum
treIng Britt I the battle was over. Referee Rocho rest in the hands of the Jury. I ward him. I did not warn him to aee mer he learned of a challenge made
The Cross*Examination. I that he had hurt m% afid turned my by ' v * K * Borah, at one time retained
Mr. Rand began the cross examl- I face away. Then came the report of I by Henalor Mmoot as counsel, that If
nation with the queatfon: the shot." any sworn Informations were filled
•Are you an actress by o**u pa tlon T’j The first wFnees called In rebuttal J wttb charging Idaho Mormons
* I am,” replied the defendant.
"Are you a wife?”
"Yes."
"Are you a mother?”
I am not.” *
Then the story of her m^ing with I Mrs. Margaret
faesar Yeung in July. 1*4)0. while on 1 maker's, wldo
yesterday, but had given no orders con
cerning them. He had ordered the demol
ition of the other parts of the walls that
seemed likely to fall.
The total loss la SM.MO. fully Insured.
C. T. Hmlths premonition of trouble
saved hls life, He roomed In the Crocker
building. He waa nervous and could not
sleep. Twice he arose, dressed and went
outside to see what the wind waa doing.
The second time he told a policeman he
thought the wall unsafe. The officer
laughed at the Idea, but hla laughter had
not ceased before the wall fell.
INDIANS ON WARPATH.
Cannibals of Tiburon Island Capture
American Prospectors.
BAN ANTONIO, Tex., Dec. 20.—A
special to the Express from Maxatlan,
Mexico, aaya. t
The Bor! Indians, Inhabiting Tibu
ron Island, off the const of BOnora, are
on the warpath. Within the past f.*w
daya Mexican fishermen form the Isl
and have arrived at Guaym.™ and re
port that Hovcral fishermen were up-
tured and tuk* n Into the Interim of
the Island by the Indians, it 1* also
reported that two American prospect
ors from Arizona named Ferguson and
Drake who left Guayanms for Tiburon
Island were captured by the TndUnn.
The Berla are known to be cannibals
They have announced that they In
tend to hold the Island for themselves.
Rafael Isabel, governor of Sonora, is
now preparing to l*ve Uermoniilo
with a large force of Mexican troops
to subdue the Berla. Tiburon Is the
largest Island In the gulf of California
and la very rich In natural re»our<«s.
Nelson kept boring In and forcing Brltt
about, but in nearly eve-y Instance the promptly awarded the decision to
Californian sent Nelson bark with well Britt The decision was greeted with
pfaced blows. It was Britt’s round. {mingled cheers and hissing.
Round 7—Brltt rocked Nelson's head
with vicious right swings to the Jaw*, j Murdtr and Suicide.
They were in a vicious mix when Britt | VICTORIA, Tex., Dec. 20.—At
drove a straight short artn left to the {farm about eight miles from here, a
face and followed It with terrific right | double tragedy was enacted today,
and left swing to the Jaw. Nelson kept | Neil Stubbs, a young famrer. reject-
toring in. but he seemed unable to find |ed/lt h said, by MDs Julia Mischulk
th*- shifts Britt's vulnerable spots • shot fc^r to death and then put a bui
Reuad 8—Noitoa caught Britt with let Into hi* ©wa hroip, A
by the prosecution wag J. R. Marran.
a newspaper r#porter, who said Ml«"
1 Patterson told him that ahe and
1 Young were sitting face
{ the shot was firM.
lowed to testify that It was upon her
when | husband's suggestion that the tickets
for Euroge were purchased. She was
ie hook- | not allowed, howevar, to tell the Jury
ea of oh- | how much proptrjjr her. husband left
£ ir*UL bcuvi for California with al £ecUous had bct» overruled, .wag al- IM degth*
To Honor Brava Alumni.
RICHMOND, Vb„ Dec. 20.—Patri
otic leaders at Charlottesville and the
University of VirginlA are nt .work to
secure a fund to place In the rotunda
at the university two bronze tablets,
bearing the names of the 481 filumnl
of the alutnni of the university who
lost their lives In the service of the
Confederacy. A tablet #111 be placed
on tub s'de of the main entrance to
the rotunda. Part of the necessary
money has been secured, and the
ladles now appeal to th* alumni of
the university. Confederate veterans,
and the public generally, to contribute
The Woodwards' Trial.
MOBILE. Ala.. Dec. 20.—A special
to the Register from Jackson, Miss.,
says In the preliminary examination
of Prof. Woodward and his broth**r*.
Charles and Everett, th-* former
charged with the murder of Mangutn
and the others with complicity, Prot.
Woodward and his brother Charles
were remanded to Jail without ball and
Everett was admitted to ball in $10 -
000. -Trouble was ex:
friends of Wo*> iward and Mangum hut
failed to materialise.
BA VAN
Gunter was arrested here for the h
ccny of a borx** and buggy at Coin
bia. H, C.. about eight monthi- igo-
deputy sheriff of Columbia bus rea<
ed the city to take Gunter back
Columbia. The horse and buggy v
stolen from W. F. Martin of that c;
and It In * 'iId that Gunter hi* been
August «. M • and Atlanta for c
tain period* of time s«n<»*. It Is
leged that he la wanted also for lar
mnuitf.,
ny
from lever