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THE AS! IBURN ADVANCE VOL. VIII. JULIA MORRISON’S STORY She Tells Jury of Insults Heaped Upon Her By Leiden heimer. STATE HAS A STRONG CASE Witnesses Declare That the Mur¬ der Was Premeditated—Sen¬ sations Galore. The second day’s trial at Chatta¬ nooga of Miss Julia Morrison for the Murder of Frank Leideubeimer was repele with dramatic situations. The Btato introduced witness after witness who painted a black picture of the woman who trembled at their words. The trend of the testimony showed that she laid in wait for Actor Frank Leideubeimer aud when the opportu¬ nity came she pulled the pistol she carried concealed in the folds of her dress aud fired into his faco. After ho had failed she stooped over him and deliberately fired a ball into his writhing body. witnesses for The examination of the state occupied the morning session and the eourt adjourned until the af¬ ternoon. statement oe dependant. Immediately on reassembling at 2 o’clock, the court ordered the exami- nation of witnesses to proceed and Miss Morrison was called to the stand. The accused woman was quite flustrated at first and* seemed to be very much excited, but she soon \>e- came calmer and proceeded to give her testimony iu an emphatic and clear, though rather dramatic manner, She stated that she had been subjected to all kinds of insults by Leiden; that when Leiden found that she was mar- ried he had subjected her to syste- tematic insult and abuse and had con- tinned it until it became unbearable, The first witness called was W. J. Patterson, the stage manager of the Chattanooga opera house, who testi- fied follows: ' as “Liendenheimer said nothing to Miss Morrison or made any effort to assault her when she fired the shot, She shot liim before he could speak, The shot was fired the second she saw » His story was very damaging to Miss Morrison Oil questioning him on Liedenheimer’s actions, he swore that he acted the gentleman and tried to avoid any trouble with Miss Morrison, who seemed to he ill-tempered aud in- sultin°- Leon H. Joseph, electrician at the opera house, was next called and his evidence was the most damaging of all for tho defense. The attorneys en- deavored to make him say he had dis- cussed the ease with tho prosecutor and fixed up the testimony, but he de- nied it bitterly. both sides Here the attorneys on got into an argument, and it looked as if it would be a personal difficulty, uu- til the sheriff made all sit down aud tho judge ordered the first attorney tinder arrest who again made a dis- turbauce. Attorney Latimore asked Witness Joseph if Leideubeimer, the murdered mau, was not a Jew. He replied lie did not know. At this instant, Mrs. Antz, sister of Leidenbeimer, who was prosent, jumped up and said: “You lie if you say ho was a Jew. You are trying to prejudice tho jury.” Judge Estell announced that all demonstrations must stop. Rogers Ryley of New York, who was assistant manager of the “Mr. Plaster of Paris” company, was the next witness. His testimony caused a great sensation. When he com- meuoed to testify Miss Morrison he- gan to cry and hide her face. He swore he heard her say to Leidenhei- mer the morning before the murder: “I’ll put a ball through you yet very soon.” He swore that ho saw her the night of the murder and that she had ber street dress on and was not made up for the stage, and did not have her stage dress on or her stage make-up. The attorneys for Miss Morrison at- tempted to prevent Mr. Riley from telling what the duties of Leiden- heimer, as the stage manager, were. Here a dispute arose between tho attorneys. Judge Estell became en- raged and left the stand. He got be- tween the lawyers, took a paper from their hands, and said: “This farce must stop. I’ll decide this controversy. Mr. Riley, you tell all you kuow. We are going to get at the bottom of this case, and are not going to have anything covered up." Mr. Rilev was then turned over to the defense to be cross examined. While all this was going on Miss Morrison was spending her time in the conrtroom crying- and making demonstrations. When Miss Morrison was called she arose and walked with a confident air toward the witness stand. Everv eve was eagerly upon the occupant of the witness box. The seal upon her lips was about to be broken and a tale of Official Organ of Worth County. Orders for Job Printing Civen Prompt Attention. romance, cruelty, persecution, insult aud tragedy, all of which reads like a work of fiction, was about to be un¬ raveled. Colonel Joe Clift, for tho defense, took tlio stand through tho story of her wrongs and her wan¬ derings. She began her story as fol¬ lows: • > My narno is Julia Morrison James. My stage name is Julia Morrison. I am in the theatrical profession. I was born in Kansas, as well as I know-. I had some foster parents. I can’t state exactly how long after I was horn he- fore my mo her died. T do not know whether my father lived after my real mother’s death, f w as married before I was fourteen voars of a"©. I didn’t know until after my marriage that they were not my real parents. Their treatment was most severe. They would put me up in a corner and take my ears and hold them against the wall and beat my head. “My husband and myself went from LaFi%-otte, I,a , to Paterson, N. J. I 1 then clerked a short time in New York. For a w-hile we boarded on 'Vest For- tietli street, then Fast Fortieth street, I then went with the ‘Mr. Plaster of Paris’ company. “After I was employed by Harris, I stayed iii New York awhile and re- hearsed—went to rehearsals every day and worked hard. Leiden was with the company at that time. Upon the first few occasions he was very gen- tlernanly. Jle found no fault what- ever. He told me I was great and ex- celleut. I exhibited to Mr, Tjoideu. my costomes which I had to wear. “In PeelcBkill, New York,” the wit- ness continued, "Leiden came up to my room. Tho door was open aud I was lying on the bed with my head toward the door. I supposed it was my bus- hand who came iii. The next I knew there was a pair of arms around mo, and he made an indecent proposal. It became necessary for tho witness to toil what-Leiden had called her, and she raid, “Can’t I write these horrible things?” When told she must use the language, she proceeded. “I heard Leiden say to his assistant not to send out a lithograph of myself, as he expected to get rid of the-” Here the witness used words unfit for print. bitch.” “He frequently called me a Hero the witness used language unfit to print. before Referring to the incidents tho tragedy at the Chattanooga opera house, just previous to the tragedy, she said: “I arrived at tho opera house a minute or two before 12. I heard Mr. Leiden say to somebody, ‘What must T do with her?’ He looked so angry that I started toward tho steps. He came aud shook his fist in my face. He said: ‘I didn’t call the rehearsal because the piece needs rehearsing, but to see if you would come.’ He said, ‘l would address you as a lady if I thought you were a lady, you bitch.’ He said that I wasn’t fit to be in a dog show. He kicked me in the abdomen aud slapped me with his He started to slap me again, but Mr. Breeding interfered. He wouldn’t let, him hit me again. Ho asked me why in the hell I didn't send that damned pimp of mine up, and he’d break his neck. “I made no threat (h it I remember of to put a hall through Leiden. I al- ways carried a pistol in my bosom, My husband gave it to mo in LaFay- ette, La. I made no statement that I would see Leiden before the curtain went up that night. There is no truth in that. “That uight I went to the opera house with a maid. Mr. Breeding showed mo my dressing room. I had on a street costume. The time I was to appear on the stage in the play was iifteen or twenty minutes off from the time tho curtain went up. My part did not require me to absolutely dress at aii. The very dress I have on Mr. Leiden told me I looked beautiful in und I had worn it iu the play. “After reaching my dressing room I took off my hat, opened my grip and took out my keys to open my trunk That evening, she stated, Leiden had gone to the toilet room where she was, while she was sick, and had of- fered an indigntty, which she told t» the court, and which is unfit for the prints. and pushed “I pushed him away He slapped him out of the toilet, me violently. A colored girl came after me. The colored girl followed me up the steps. There was no one m front. I found the steps very narrow. I was just in the act of stepping up the steps when Mr. Leiden leaned over and said in a low voice, ‘What in the hell do you mean, you-; I’ll kill you I’ T lost consciousness here. I believed be was going to carry out his threats I have no recollection of firing one, two or three shots, f remember nothing else until the officer came up and said, ‘Come lady!’” adjourned At this juncture the court until Saturday. BURN, <JA.. SATURDAY. JANUARY 13. 1900. BRYAN AT BANQUET. Nebraskan Takes Prominent Part In Observance of “Jackson Day” In Chicago. Six hundred Democrat* gathered in the banquet hall of the Tremont houae at Chicago .Saturday evening to ob¬ serve ‘‘Jackson Day” in an nppropri- nte manner. William Jennings Bryan was the honored guest and chief orator of the occasion. It was nearly midnight when the orators were in full swing, and Mr. Bryan’s address was last on the list. Mayor Harrisou, of Chicago, acted as . . . oas mftR tr ' Mr - Ul Y a n. in opening his address, recounted the political situation as it hn ‘ l oxl9 »ed “t '' a <d> successive “Jack- sou tended Day” banquet which he had at- in Chicago, and then coming ' ,0 " n to lat ® r 1881169 l>o discussed the currency bill, of winch . ho Paid: "The currency bill fastens us to the financial systems of the old world and subjects us to the disturbances which affect them, while it places the control *‘ ie volume of paper money in the hands of a bank trust, which will be as merciless to the people of this country as Weyler was to the recoil- centrados. The tight for bimetallism, *stio ot 1(> to 1, has not been lost. 1 110 increased production of 8 l,ld llfta shown the advantage of more money, and has answered the argu- ments so often made that the parity could not ho maintained because of the overproduction of silver.” ^ r - Bryan declared that the Repub- licau . party is unable to enact and on- force anti-trust laws, and that the Democratic party when iu power will meet the issue with a plain and posi- ti\o leruedy. On tho subject of 4 im- perialism,” ho said: “ lho question of imperialism will 0CC11 PJ 11 prominent place iu tho next campaign. It matters not whether tho war in tho Philippines ends in the near futureor continues until election. The P eo P' e must determine the policy to be pursued in regard to tho Philip- pines. That policy must contemplate the ultimate independence of the Fil- 'P 11108 or their permanent retention under American sovereignty. If the islands are to be retained permanently t,ie inhabitants must be given tho hope of full citizenship or they must be,condemned Who desires to to admit the lot them of subjects, to share a 81laro ““ke with us the destiny of this . republic?” I he entire policy of the adruinistra- turn . in relation to the. Philippines, ho declared to be utterly wrong. His speech was received with great en- thusiasm. Other speakers of the evening were General Joseph B. Doe, of Wisconsin; lhomas I‘-Bark worth, of Michigan; James H. Milligan, of Kentucky, aud Howard 8. luylor, of Illinois. ““ ' ~ ~ “ OfcN, ^ ^ LKELLY ASSAUMU), ^ ( - Th,own I’™ 1 " H1 » »«■“« B J' i>runk«n afen ami .Seriously injur*.!. A Washington dispatch snys; Gen- eral A. W. Greely, the chief signal officer of the army, aud the well-known Artie explorer, lies in a serious eondi- tion at his liolue, No. 1914 G street, northwest, ns the result of an assault committed on him about half-past 8 o’clock Sunday night by Joseph C. Furnace, n messenger in the employ the Adams Express company. Furnace was drunk at tho time, and having lost his way on the street, dis- turbed Hie Greely household by trying to gain admission. General Greely appeared at tho door and began to re- monstrate when Furnace seized him aud threw him out bodily. - WHEELER’S NIECE SUES. - Cliicugo Man i» Asked To Fay Hop 8ioo,> ooo nunmice*. Miss Etta Thomas, a niece of Gen- eral “Joe” Wheeler, began suit in the superior court at Chicago Saturday against William II. Fahrney, a promi- nent west side society mau, asking $100,000 damages for alleged breach of promise to marry. - Mrs. Jackson fnvitcil. The North Carolina delegation in fo gent a telegram to Mrs. Stone- wa „ Jackgon> j DvitinK her to psrtici- te in the banqu6t to be giyen in Washington January 12, to aid the erection of a monument to General Kobert E. Lee. DOCTORS NOT WANTED. Cb|lcJr<1B of ChrUtUn k c | pu „„, whi.oui Attention. Tbe p lttsb , lr g i (p a i Dispatch Sconce says: Diphtheria and Christian have had a bitter battle in a New Brighton f [Shas am ji y f or wo/ the past Lr. two weeks Dinh- so Two childrVn are j e<( j w hi| 0 a third child arid the father are dangerously ' y ill with the sarne di Hease Not until forced to do so by the lo- cfl , ant horities would the parents % per- mit a pbyflician in the , J0US aI1(1 e en then Medicine the pre^ibeT father refused tocriveth* the^ and he.ith offi( . ialli were compelled to take the f am ily J in charge ° RAILWAY FIGHT IN U. S. COURT Stockholders File Bill Against Georgia and Alabama. ENJOINED FROM COMBINING. Judge Speer Grants Order Direct, ing Defendants to Appear and Answer. lhe fi K ht tb at Thomas It. Ityau and his associates are waging against the Seaboard Air-Lino syndicate and John SUeIton Williams, who is at the head of tliu tullcaU .. bIij of - B y ’< "“ 110 nbatiug. Instead it is more bitterly contested each day. A long drawn aud closely contested legal light is ,mmineut . . . T Iu fact . , ,l .. , b “ , , be K uu ‘ ‘ The latest move in what will prob- ably prove to be one of the most hit- terly fought railway buttles of recent years was made at Macon, Da., Mou- day when Judge Emory Speer, of the United States circuit court of the southern district of Georgia, granted n temporary injunction restraining the officers of the Georgia and Alabama railway from consolidating it with the Florida Central aud Peninsular rail- loader any other corporations 011 11 bill filed by Michael J. Dady, a mi- nority stockholder, It is alleged iu the bill that J. Skel- ton Williams ia at the bead of what is called a “voting trust” that controls practically all the stock of the Georgia and Alabama railway and is proposing to consolidate thut road with the Flor- idn Central and Peninsular, of which he is also president, and that the pro- posed consolidation with the latter road is in his interest as well as iu tho interest of other persons associated with him in tho “voting trust” and contrary to tho interest of tho road and its stockholders, J. Skelton Williams, John W. Mid- dendorf ami C. Sidney Shepard are also parties defendant and the iujune- tion operates against them. Tho bill was presented to Judge Speer by Marion Erwin and Joseph M. Terrell, an counsel for the complainant, Dady. Dady's bill, in addition to the allega- tions that tho proposed consolidation is projudical to the rights of the stock- holders and the road and for the per- sona! interests of the “voting trust” headed by Skelton Williams, claims that the Georgia and Alabama railway and the the Florida Central are paral- lei and competing railroads, and un- der the constitution of the stale of Georgia their consolidation is pro- hibited. Colonel Joseph M. lerrell, of coun* sel for the complainant, as attorney general of the state of Georgia, is now officially engaged in prosecuting two suits in tho name, of the state of Geor- gia and by the direction of Governor Candler to prevent other railroad oon- solidations claimed to be contrary to the same clause of the constitution of the state which is claimed in this suit before Judge Speer is about to be violated by the proposed consolidation of the Georgia and Alabama aud the Florida Central and Fouinsular rail- roa 1 ‘] ho 8 - bill prays that .. Messrs. ,, Williams, Middendorf und their^ associates un- der the “voting trust” agreement, be enjoined from voting the stock they bold under the agreement in favor of Bio proposed consolidation, and that these railroads he enjoined from re- ceiviug any vote under that agree- *n ft ni. J-he allegation ih made in the ^at the Williams syndicate is proposing to get several million of ^ 0 ‘* ar8 lc j r personal services in carry >ng out the consolidation scheme, After considering the hill Judge Speer granted the following order: “Read and considered, Let the defendants named be temporarily en- j<»«ed as prayed until Saturday, the lu »taut, at which time they art theTniunction mIcod Ga ’alTo “dock aT “why “ "Cd praved for should should not not n be « rante “' “Ordered further, that a copy of tbu order be st , rved on each of tho defendants named or on their coun- ^ «> NEW DEPARTMENT CREATED. Col.Kand.il I.. Command of N. w »•- *’ f ™ Tb e president has craated a military < J i < jl ,artment consist "g of territory of AJaska and assignel Colonel George M ' tb ?, Colonel Randall duty with , lus . is on ™*8 llll0ntln Cuba, but will report in Washington enroute to Alaska. Hatacro Killed “ Ills Guide. " A , private , of , the Irish T . . Rifles , who . fought at Stormberg, in a letter to his folks in London, says that when Gen- eral « ataB r» saw the position the 8 m de , R a '^ fed the troops into he shot the guide dead with hie own revolver. “BALLOT RESTRICTION” I he Subject of a Strong Speech In the Senate liy Horgan, of Alabama. 'The feature of Holiday's sessioa m f the seusle was the speech of Henator Morgan, of Alabama, ripon tho general subject of ballot restriction iu the south. The senator from Alabama took as the text for his speech the res¬ olution introduced several days ago by Senator Pritchard, of North Caro¬ lina, or rather tho substitute which 'hat sonntor has since submitted in place of his former resolution. The substitute reads as follows: Resolved, That an enactment by constitution or otherwise by any state which confers the right to vote upon any of its citizens be¬ cause of their descent from certain persons or classes of persons and excludes other citizens because they arc not descended from suoh persons or classes of persons, hav¬ ing all other qualifications pre¬ scribed bj> law, iu the opinion of the senate is iu violation of the fourteenth and fifteenth amend¬ ments to the eonstitution of the United States, and of a fundamen¬ tal principle of our lepublionu form of government. In opening Senator Morgan said that this resolution reveals the fact that we have reached a danger point iu the history of tho republie which we can not avoid or neglect. The next apportionment of representation iu the house must be made by this, or tho fifty-seventh congress,said the senator, and the principles on which the ap¬ portionment will he made will bo a question of the gravest importance iu this year’s election. He believed tho question ought to be considered in advance of these elections. The people should decide the great question involved in those resolutions at the elections of this year upon propositions submitted to them in some form. “I am convinced,” suid tho senator, “that no other tribunal except the people voting iu tho elections has tho right or the power to finally settle this question here presented in tho resolu¬ tion offered by tho senator from North Carolina.” “ST. JACKSON’S HAY.” Celebratod lly tlm Jiicksuntun Club at Oiniihii, NHn'iiftkH. “St Jackson’s Day” was appropri¬ ately celebrated in Omaha, Noli., Monday by tho Jacksonian Club. Three separate functions were down on the programme. The first was an informal reception held at the club headquarters in the afternoon, at which W. J. Bryan, Congressmen Carmack, of Tennessee; Overmeyer, of Kansas; Weuver, of Iowa, and sev¬ eral other Democratic lights, were the guests. of Mr. Bryan was the ohief eeutra attraction, aud during tho two hours the reception lasted several hundred Democrats hail paid their respeats. At (j o’clock a dinner was tendered Mr. Bryan and a few other notables at tbe Omaha Club. At 9 o’clock oaaurreil th« annual banquet of the club in the parlors of the Buxton hotel. Covers were laid for three hundred, and there wuro no vacant places. An elaborate menu was served, and it was near midnight before tho speaking began. The speech of the evening was made by Mr. Bryan in response to the toast, “Our Nation.” SOUTHERN PROGRESS. JAnt of New I ml nnl ii«m KHtiilillihed tlie Vnftl Week. The more important, of the new in¬ dustries reported for tho past week include coal minus iu Alubumu and West Virginia; oopper mines in Texas; cotton mills in Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Month Carolina, Ten¬ nessee; u cremating furnace manufac¬ tory in Georgia; an electric light com¬ pany in Arkansas; an electrical supply company in Texas; (louring mills iu Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas; gold mines ami a handle fac¬ tory iu Alabama; a hardware company in Texas; an iuo factory iu Arkansas; lumber mills iu Kentucky,Mississippi, South Caroliua, Tennessee, Texas; a machine shop in West Virginia; u planing mill iu Georgia; a silk mill in North Caroliua; a steel roofing plant in Tennessee; a telephone exchange and a tent manufactory in Texas.— Tradesman (Chattanooga, Tenu.) MlIIUTU ISLAND, IS OURS. I/nil«Hl Navy Taken I*ohhchmIoti uii‘1 IChIhgm Stars and Striped. The United MtateH navy has tuken possession of another island in the east. The news of the seizure was contained in the following dispatch: “Cavijk, January 5, 1900. —On De¬ cember 21st, Wentsbaugh, command¬ ing the Albay.a little gunboat, hoisted the flag on Sibutu island and the chief dato provided and raised tho pole. Natives and north Borneo authorities pleased. Watson.” The island lies at the southwestern angle of the boundary lino of the quadrangle inclosing the Philippine group. NO. KENTUCKY ROW GROWS APACE Republicans May Carry Matter to Federal Court. REVOLUTION SEEMS IMMINENT All Depends On the Decision of tho Legislative Committee as to Who Is Untitled to Office. A spoeial from Lexington, Ky., says: On the advice of ex-Governor Brad¬ ley, leading counsel for the Republi¬ cans iu tho contest being made for the state offices, they will hold out against the Democrats, even though the legis¬ lature and the slate election commis¬ sion decide that the Republicans are not untitled to the offices, fie thinks this action would result iu throwing the contests into the federal courts for 11 mi 1 settlement. Probably one thousand stanch Re¬ publicans will bo summoned to Frank¬ fort, ostensibly ns witnesses in the contests, but each man will go heavily armed and he will he ready to fight to the death for the defeat of Goebel. Already companies of such Republi¬ cans have been formed iu several of tho leading cities and they have been drilled in the duties they will have to perform if the Goebel men try to take the offices. Each one of the Goebel leaders is to be covered by two of the republicans, and if they make a hos¬ tile move they are to be sliot down. Of course this action would produce a riot and Governor Taylor would have to call out tho militia to quell it. He would then declare tho state under martial law and he could follow this up by asking the national government to his aid. The work of preparing the militia for an outbreak has gone on steadily since the election and now it is ready for any emergency. placed Miguel cannon have bean at all leading points und whuu they are discharged there will be n hurried gathering of the troops in tho respect¬ ive armories. All rabid Goebel meu have been eliminated from tbe militia, and as it is nl present constituted ev¬ ery innn in the service will fight to prevent Goebel from taking the gov¬ ernor’s chair if ordered to do so. Major P. P. Johnston, the Brown Democrotic candidate for lieutenant governor, in an interview said he believed Goebel was about to steal the governorship, anil that he will meet with no such armed opposition from the Republicans as is threatened. He says tho Republicans are afraid to tight. Urey Woodson, national Democratic committeeman and a member of tho ways and means committee, says: "Mr. Goebel will ho in possession of the governor’s office between Janu¬ ary 25 and uml February 1st. Black¬ burn, and not Goebel, is tho man who insisted on carrying the contest up to the legislature.” GI LI.MORE IS FREE. All Amurlrun* Hub! by Phlliptnoa Hutu I butii IliMlMieil. Official confirmation has come from both (General Otis and Admiral Wat¬ son of the first reports from Manila of the release of tho American prison¬ ers, and there is no longer any doubt that Lieutenant Gillmore, of the Yorktown, is among tho number. Oeueral Otis’s dispatch reads as fol¬ lows: “Mantua, January 0. —The prison¬ ers now en route from Vigun arrived tonight, and a list of them will he tel- egruphod tomorrow. Captain Gillmore is among the number.” Admiral Watson's advice Is as fol¬ lows: “Manii.a, January 5. —Colonels Hare and Howe have recaptured all of tho American prisoners, including Gillmore, now at Vigun.” Family of Three Perish. A tenement house fire in New York Saturday resnlltd in throe deathB and seven persons being injured. The deaths are: Mrs. Mary Hutherly, a widow; Frank Motherly, nine years old; James Hutherly, 22 months old. Strike Settled. 0. C. Yonge, manager of the San¬ ford Lumber company’s mills at Car¬ ry villo, Fla., and Arthur McConnell, leader of the Knights of Labor in this district, have amicably adjusted the differences between the strikers and the mill owners, and the men go back to work. To Watch the Conflict. General Otis has cabled the war de¬ partment that in accordance with in¬ structions. Captain lteicbmaun, 17th infantry, now in the Philippines, has been ordered to South Africa to report upon military operations in the Trans¬ vaal.