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FOUR RIFLES OF CO. B.
WERE USED IN AFFAIR
FI*
iUfill
3Iicroscopic Examination
of Shells Aliened to
Establish This
Fact,
'.•■nee at the Springfield arsenal, and I
have directed the foremen of the gun
cleaning squad at the arsenal tc# be
prc.'>‘nt at the disposition of the com
mittee.”
I HULL
Experts Ready to
Explain on Stand
WASHINGTON. March 18.—Four
rifles from Company B. Twenty-fifth
Infantry, were used In the Brownsville
affair. If the ordnance department of
the army can substantiate reports sent
to the Senate committee on military
affairs today concerning the micro
scopic examination of the thirty-three
shells' picked up In the streets of the
town on the morning following the
• hooting.
All of the rifles In the possession of
the battalion at Ft. Brown on the
night of August 13 were sent to the
Springfield arsenal and two shots were
fired from each. The shells used were
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VICE-PRESIDENT WAS CENTRAL
FIGURE IN CHICAGO’S ST.
PATRICK CELEORATION.
SALVADOR ALLIED
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DISASTER TO IEIM
CJkSSEI IT HESS
CHICAGO March 18.—Vice-Presi
dent Fairbanks who was today the
central figure !n the St. Patrick’s Day
celebration under the auspices cf the
Irish Fellowship club, made in various
j parts of the city, four addresses and
1 attended a luncheon and a banquet.
| This morning a large delegation of the
I club called to meet the Vice-President
at the auditorium annex. An improptu
! reception was held, lasting for 30 min-
j utes and. then entering an automobile,
J the Vice-President was taken to St.
| Ignatius college on West 120th street
i where he delivered a brief address to
WASHINGTON. March IS—Chair- I tJ ? e students, the members of the fac-
1 uity and a large number of invited
CHIEF OF POLICE SO CHARAC-
TERiZESE THE ALLEGED CON
FESSION OF GRAY.
man Warren, of the senate commit
tee on military affairs which is in
vestigating the Brownsville a fir ay-, to
day received from Secretary Taft
copy of a dispatch from San Antonio,
Texas, as follows:
“The Adjutant General. U. S. Army,
Washington:
"Chief of police, Glaveston, has jus
wired me confession of Gray, suppose
discharged soldier, appearing in paper
today, is a fake.
(Signed) "BLOCKSON. Maj.-Gen
The dispatch relates to an alleged
-hen compared with those picked up at j confession printed in a Galveston
Brownsville and tho officers making | newspaper and sent broadcast throug
the tests reported that It has been J the country. Senator Foraker. who
monstrated beyond dispute that four
guns of Company B were used in dis
charging all of the thirty-three shells.
The reports were made a part of the
committee records and Lieut. Hawkins
of the ordnance department and C. A.
Spooner, expert inspector of guages
used in the manufacture of muskets
nt tho Springfield arsenal, are ready to
go on the stand to explain their re-
; ports and be cross-examined concern-
, lng them.
Two of Company B rifles, said to
have been used in tho affray, were
kept In the store house under lock,
tho key of which was in the posses
sion of former quartermaster sergeant.
Walker McCurdy, and the other two
rides were said to have been issued to
Private John L. Wilson and "Thomas
Taylor. Senator Foraker immediately-
had subpoenas issued for Taylor and
’.Vllson and for tho recall of McCurdy.
He asked also that the War Depart
ment be Instructed to send for Lieut.
Laurisen who commanded Company B
nt the time of the affray. Secretary
Tuft in a letter to the company point
ed out that the men who did the shoot
ing may have used any guns they
could sc ure and that Tny-lor and Wil
son cannot he held to be guilty bo-
enuse of the showing made by the
tests nt the arsenal
No members of the Twenty-fifth In
fantry were examined today and no
testimony was given which had any
<1 t h.-.iring n:: lk-> shooting except
that of Henry Watson, a private of
Company M, Twenty-sixth Infantry.
He testified that he was left behind as f
guard .-it the posts when the Twenty- |
sixth Infantry moved out and that ho j
saw loose shells of both the Krag and ,
FKingih'ld type lying about tho liar- ;
racks. He said that he also saw thir- i
ty-elght caliber revolver ammunition |
lying around, and that the barracks I
were open so that citizens could se
cure access to this ammunition. On
cross-examination he admitted that it
is always easy for soldiers to secure
extra ammunition if they desired it.
The committee today took up tho
question of going to Brownsville, in
connection with tho investigation. It
was decided that It probably would be
necessary to visit Brownsville, but no
action was taken townrds fixing a time
for tho trip.
Examined Shells by Microscope.
Reports of experts of the Ordnance
Department of the army who exam
ined the thlriy-three discharged shells
picked up in the streets of Browns
ville on the morning following the af-
frav. were laid before the Senate Com
mittee on Military Adairs today by the
officers win examined lie shells at the
Springfield arsenal under glass and
microscope. The conclusion of the War
Department, expressed in a letter to
Chairman Warren from Secretary Taft,
which was presented by Lieut. Hawkins
>f t lie I >: dn-.ttn . !' ■; .irtment. is til it
(he shells were dls barged from Spring-
field rifles which \\ re in the hands of
members of Company B. one of the dis
charged companies of the Twenty-fifth
infantry. Secretary Taft’s letter says
the shells were examined by Lieut.
Hawkins and C. A. Spooner, expert in
spector of guages. used in the manu
facture of musket
trsenal. All the rifles in the possession
of the three companies of the Twenty-
fifth infantry on August 13, were In
the hands of these experts and two
regular Pull cartridges were discharged
from each rifle, and the discharged
shells subjt ctcd to full examination.
Who Used the Guns.
Secretary Tuft stated, further that
from tui official list cf companies B, C j
and D. and number of guns assigned
to them on August 13, it appears th it
' .wo of the guns, one from which eight
of these shells v.\ re discharged and one I
front* which eleven of the shells were !
discharged, were guns in the storehouse |
of Company B. which had not been is- |
sued to enlists
was taking the leading role in the de
fense of the negro soldiers, said today
that he would order a subpoena for the
editor of the Galveston newspaper in
order to secure a statement from him
concerning the story. *
NEW YORK, March 18.—James
Henning, of Chicago, a first cabin
passenger on the steamer Cedric,
which arrived here today from Eu
rope, became violently insane yester
day and was brought in under close
guard. He was taken to Bellevue
Hospital when the steamer arrived.
Henning told acquaintances on the
steamer that his wife and several chil
dren lost their lives In the Iroquois
theater fire.
He was stricken during the usual
Sunday service on ship board yester
day. In the midst of the service Hen
ning sprang to his feet, began waving
his arms wildly and raving about his
family. He rushed to the upper deck
where he was, overpowered and taken
to his state room, where he was held
under restraint.
BELIEVE THEY HAVE
FI
DOVER. Del.. March IS.—The au
thorities of Erie, Pa., sent for Dr. Hor
ace Marvin tonight and notified him
by telephone that they believed they
had little Horace, the missing child.
Two exhaustive Interviews over the
long distance telephone resulted be
tween Erie authorities and Dr. Harvey
Marvin, who was in Dover, awaiting
messages and telephone calls for hi
father. Neither the Marvins or the
detectives would divulge any of the
conversations. The boy. it has been
learned, had been shadowed from Can
ada down through Port Huron, and
finally to Erie.
Deputy Attorney General Hastings
the state prosecutor during the illness
of Attorney General Richards, con
ferred with Governor Lea today and
later announced his intention of visit
ing the scene and co-operating with
the detective force at work under the
governor.
The state legislature passed a reso
lution today asking "That President
Roosex-elt be requested to issue an or
der instructing postmasters in various
parts of the country who may receive
notices intended to add in the discov
ery of Horace Marvin, to hang suqh
notices in their respective postoffices
and to see that such notices are not
the Springfield j torn or destroyed."
... , President Roosevelt will be seen to-
morow by former United States Sena
tor J. Frank Alice whom he has an
appointment with, and Mr. Allee will
request the President to co-operate
with the Delaware authorities in
searching the country over for young
Marvin.
POLICE DENY STORY
THAT BOY HAS BEEN FOUND
ERIE. Pa.. March IS.—The police of
the city declared tonight that they
knew nothing whatever of the report
that Horace Marvin. Jr., was located
'a >s- j ; n tHis city. County Detective Frank
i men but were in charge H. Watson also denied that he hail re-
:he quartermaster sergeant and that ! ceivod information or had communica-
third gun from which eleven of the | ted with Dr. Marvin, father of the
ils were discharged was assigned to ] missing boy.
Themes Taylor, a 1'roate of Company | j ; W as learned late tonight that a
1 telephone message had been sent from
! this city this afternoon to Kitts Ham-
I mock. Del., hut the officials deny that
j any messages to Dover, or to any part
; of th. State had been filed. The Asso-
j elated Press was informed at mid
night that a detective from a private
agency at Buffalo was en route ro
i this city. Rumors are rife tonight
that the kidnaped boy is in the cus-
physlclan on State street
th
e she
qned
lamp.
Jo:
ourth gun from which
liseharged was a gun
h L. Wilson, a private
Concerning this evi
dence, the Secretary’ says:
"Of c ause, the v. rv reasonable hypo
thesis that the men who did the\^2ioot-
ing used such guns as they could get
on the night of August 13. and would
not necessarily ave used the guns effi-
eially assigned to them, makes this evi- | toi j v
donee weigthy in showing rather that her ' e
pome members of the battalion did it. j
than that the individuals above named
were guilty."
Hawkins’ Final Report.
ort of Lieut. Hawkins
cartridge shells dis-
gatr.s of the Twenty-
which preceded the negro
i-nsville, had no marks
■<1 them with the shells
on. The lieutenant also
testion as to th
ind lands which would
1 e made by the bullets discharged from
each gun of the three companies of
guns of tile Twenty-fifth infantry
and he has samples
charged into sawdu
T\vvn:y-fifth infantry. The bullets dl =-
charged by Lieut. Hawkins from all of
th,. rides of the Twenty-fifth infantry,
according to the report, had the im
pression of the lands of the riding,
quite as plainly marked as the bullets
aken from the Brownsville houses.
Regarding this, Secretary Taffs let
ter s.ivs "Lieut. Hawkins has idviset
me tha- in his judgment a reasonable
from thr.
guests.
From St. Ignatlu3 college the Vice-
President was escorted to the univer
sity. where he also spoke. Mr. Fair
banks declared that he had several
times been invitqjl to address the
students of the university by the late
President Harper and had provisionally
accepted the invitation.
Various circumstances, however - he
declared had prevented -him from vis
Iting the university and he now came
to fulfill, in an Informal way. the
promises he had previously given to
President Harper. The remainder of
the Vice-President’s speech was de
voted to an eulogy of President Har
per whom he declared to be exception
ally worthy of imitation by all young
men.
From Chicago university after a ride
through the parks and over the South-
side boulevards the Vice-President was
escorted to the rooms of the Chicago
Press club on Madison street. Here
a luncheon was given In his honor
and he made a third address of the
day.
rWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED SALVA- EXPERT MAUDIN ADVANCES NEW
DOREAN SOLDIERS HAVE
LANDED AT AMAPALA.
THEORY CONCERNING EX
PLOSION OF MAGAZINE.
PANAMA, March iS.-According to ,Y RIS - * arch t Ma “ d ‘ n ’
reliable information received here from ^ceT a ‘ne^fhVry"regardthe'
Salvador that the country has allied ; cause of the disaster to the battleship,
itself openly with Honduras in the war ; Iena, whose afterpart was destroyed
with Nicaragua. On March 10, 2,500 i by the explosion of a magazine on
Salvadorean soldiers landed at Ama- I March 12. resulting in considerable loss
pala and proceeded the next morning in I of life. He says that at the time of the
the direction of Choluetca. This body ! explosion it was noted, that powerful
of men came from San Miguel in Hon- I wireless currents were passing and he
duras and are under the command of believes that the vessel’s isalation in
THAW WHIPPED EVELYN
UNTIL SHE SWOONED
nose, large ears, wore nose glasses,
chewed tobacco, the number of his
laundry mark was S90 and the num
ber of the case of his Elgin watch was
4,520 306.
Whether the man is Walker or not
the police are satisfied that there is
some deep mystery surrounding the
suicide yet to be developed.
General Jose Dolores Presa.
WHOLESALE ESCAPE
OF SUMTER CONVICTS
the dry dock here resulted in the ac
cumulation of secondary Hertzian
waves in the “B" powder magazine
from the ship’s wireless apparatus and
that an outside current communicated
a high tension spark.
PRINCE HENRY ASKED
AFTER RESCUED ONES
BERLIN, March IS.—Prince Henry
of the Netherlands, who is here as the
guest of the emperor and empress,
called today at the apartments of Frau
Schroeter, the opera singer, whom he
helped to rescue from the wreck of
the British steamer Berlin, which went
ashore off the Hook of Holland Feb.
21. resulting in the loss of 12S lives.
Frau Schroeter was not at home when
the prince reached her residence, but
he waited until she had been summon
ed by telephone and then inquired
about all the rescued persons who were
living in Berlin.
BRYAN PRAISES
THE TRADE UNIONS
PAID TRIBUTE TO ORGANIZATION TO
WOMEN IN THIS CONNECTION.
CHICAGO. March 18.—William J. Bry
an. at the closing conference yesterday
in connection with the industrial exhibi
tion, expressed the opinion that trade un
ions have done more good for this country
than any force in this country-
"The unions have made some mistakes,
but they have accomplished more good.”
was the keynote of his speech. He paid
a tribute, especially to the organizations
of women in this connection.
"When we consider that through trade
unions wages have been increased, hours
hortened and comfort afforded the work
ingmen in greater measure.” he said. "I
think we have a right to say the benefits
resulting from the unions cannot be over
estimated. Perhaps no other force in the
country over has been so effective for im
provement in the citizenship and general
moral qualities of our people.
"The Australian ballot system for one
thing is largely due to the agitation of
trade unions. I almqst feel safe in say
ing that had it not been for the interest
taken in this reform by the organizations,
we might still bo employing the old sys
tem of voting.
If the labor union had never done
anything else than raise the age limit of
employment for children In the mines and
factories in the Nation. I believe the
accomplishment alone would Justify its
existence. No influences in this country
has ever been so evil in its effects as the
tendency to crowd our workshops with
children of tender years. It is a most
destructive tendency and one that the
public conscience should protest against.”
Referring to women in industry, Mr.
Bryan said the women might accomplish
as much as men througli unions.
HOW GROVER SPENT
HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY
GEORGETOWN, S. C., March IS.—
Former President Cleveland, Commo
dore E. C. Benedict and Admiral Lam-
berton, who have spent some days at
the home of General Alexander, at
South Island, left here Sunday for the
club house of the Santa Gun Club,
where the party will remain for a few
ays. Today is the seventieth birthday
of the former president. He is in fine
pirits and has enjoyed the past week
thoroughly, though in a more quiet way
than usual, as on account of the ad-
anced season ducks are scarce. The
arty probably will leave for home on
Thursday.
AMERICUS, Ga., March IS.—Anoth
er wholesale escape of county convicts
from Sumter's chaingang was made
here today when five men broke a bar
in the prison pen and escaped. Going
to the railroad shops they secured tools
wherewith to sever the shackles.
There have been numerous jail and
chaingang escapes here recently, with
the result that seventeen misdemeanor
convicts are now at large besides the
murderer, George Bundrick and other
jailbirds.
NEGRO SHOT HIS AGED
MOTHER-IN-LAW FIVE TIMES.
AMERICUS, Ga.. March 18.—Jack
Hill, cclored shot his mother-in-law,
tin aged negress five times yesterday
with u revolver and the woman will
probably die. Hill sprinted away with
a sheriff's posse in pfarsiut, but has
escaped arrest. Hill doubtless shot
the woman in a spirit of pleasantry as
is frequently done among negroes here.
WHITE BOY KILLED
BY YOUNG NEGRO
Will Stay in Jail or Pay Alimony,
ATLANTA. March IS.—Albert S.
Whitfield, a young white man. is in
jail with the prospect of staying there
for sometime unless he pays alimony
and attorney’s fees as ordered by the
court under his wife’s suit for divorce.
The court directed him to pay $20 a
month alimony and $25 attorney’s fees
and upon his failure to do so, he was
sent to jail under a writ of ne exeat.
Whitfield is now fighting the- ne exeat
with habeas corpus, and the case is to
be heard before Judge Pendleton who
will decide whether he will be allowed
his liberty or remain in jail until
the money ordered paid is forthcoming.
Abe Hummel Swears That
She So Stated in
Affidavit.
End of Case
Is In Sight
VIENNA. Ga., March IS—Several
children, among them a little son of
Mr. J. T. Murray, Jr., were out hunting
near Richrwood Saturday afternoon.
A little negro boy by the name of Plias
Kennedy came up with them. He ask
ed one of them to let him see his gun.
He did so and the negro hoy told them
he would show them how to play war.
He pointed the gun at Mr. Murray’s
boy and fired. The load entered the
boy’s side and he was dead in a few
minutes. The sheriff has put the boy
in jail. He is about twelve years oid.
A negro got tanked up on booze yes
terday and raised cain at the section
houses of G. S. & F. railroad here.
He cut one negro very badly.
Mr. J. A. Bryan, of Atlanta, ad
dressed the children at the school
house this afternoon about the James-
totvn exposition.
STATE R. R. COMMISSION
WILL MEET TOMORROW
Fifty Negroe Refused to Work.
ATLANTA. March IS.—Fifty negroes
who were employed on the exvaea-
tions for the new Government build
ing, under a subcontractor positively
refused this morning to work for $1.25
a day. whereupon the foreman called
on the police and had them chased off
the works. This left less than half a
force at work, only a small portion
of the men consenting to remain at
work at that price. They demanded ,
$1.35 for a ten hour day and some of ! much
them wanted $1.50 which the railroads i which, with th
are paying right along and are eager } r< ; a(J
to get men at that price.
Returned Georgia Flags.
ATLANTA. March IS.—It has been
decided by Governor Terrell to have
the two niejies originally intended for
statutes, in the lobby of the capitol and
on the north side of the dome, encased
with glass and to place inside the
Georgia flags which were recently re
turned to the state by the United
States Government.
Complaint of Bowdre Pliin-
izy Against Georgia
R. R. is to Be
Heard.
Batch of Current
Gate City News
ATLANTA, March 18.—The State
Railroad Commission will meet
special session on Wednesday for the
purpose of hearing the complaint of
Bowdre Phinizy against the Georgia
Railroad and Banking Company. It is
presumed the case will be In shape for
hearing by that time. It is the pur
pose of the commission to go at the
gist of the matter In so far as It can
from the testimony to be presented,
and then determine what sort of an
investigation, If any,-Is necessary. It
is generally- expected that some sort
of inspection will be arranged for,
the expert employed to be paid by the
Georgia Railroad under resolution of
Us directors. While this course is a
little out of the ordinary, the State
laws make no provision for -the com
pensation of an expert in theso cases,
and the method suggested seems to
be satisfactory to both parties. The
report of the directors of the Georgia
Railroad and Banking Company, who,
in company with experts, recently
made an inspection of the property,
will be filed with the commission at
that time, but what weight it will
have in determining the commission's
action cannot now bo told.
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LOAD OF COTTON
NEW YORK, March IS.—By order
of Mayor McClellan the national.
tate and city flags were run up on
the city flag staffs today in honor of
former President Grover Cleveland,
who is 70 years old today. This com
pliment is said not to have been paid
to any other private citizen in the last
half century.
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SAVANNAH, Ga.. March IS.—A re
markable fire occurred at Broughton
marks , and Bull streets at noon today. Many
people witnessed it, the location be.ns
one of the most prominent in the city.
A truck loaded with cotton bales ran
. over a match and ignited it. The blaze
two bullets dls- ’ flew to the cotton at once. A call for
or water from j the department was sent in. quick re
sponse was made a*d water was
thrown upon the load a’fter all the bales
had been damaged. The mules had been
unhitched from the burning load. The
cotton was owned by Floyd & Co.
CHEATHAM APPOINTED
ASST. GEN. FREiGHT AGENT.
BIRMINGHAM. A!a„ March IS—R.
j. Cheatham has been apointed assist-
: general freight agent of the Sea-
hoard Air Line, with headquarters at
Nor;' >lk. The apolntnent is effective
April 1, and was made by Vice-Presi
dent and Traff'c Manager L. Sevier,
while in Birmingham today. Mr.
Cheatham is now with the Durham and
Southern railroad.
State Troops Encampment.
ATLANTA, March IS.—The Fourth
Infantry Regiment, headquarters at
Thomasville, and the battalion of
heavy artillery at Savannah, will he
the only State troops to go into camp
this year. They will go to Ft. Screv
en, Tybee Island, near Savannah, for
tour of a week or ten days, some
time in July.
Gov. Terrell today received a letter
from the War Department stating that
provision would be made for a tour of
duty for the heavy artillery and for
four companies of infantry at Ft.
Screven where instruction will be
iven in the work of coast defense and
general militarj- tactics. Owing to
the fact that this Is the year for the
exchange of troops in the Philippines,
and changes will also be made in
Cuba and Porto Rico, no general en
campment ftf troops has been provided
for by the War Department. Hence
this encampment of the heavy artil
lery and- Fourth Infantry will be the
only encampment of Georgia troops
this year.
When the matter was brought to his
attention today Gov. Terrell promptly
decided to send the Fourth Infantry
on account of the fact that it has not
bfeen in camp since 1903. There are
now only six companies remaining in
the regiment, several of them having
been recently disbanded, and these
will be combined into four companies,
the number specified by the War De
partment. The exact date of this tour
of duty has not yet been fixed, but it
will be some time during the month
of July.
houses of Dr. H. M. Sale on March 5
1907, and of E. H. Jackson on Decern
ber 29, 1906, in the northwestern part
of Wilkes County. The people in that
section of Wilkes County have been so
troubled with incendiaries of late that
they have begun to conclude that some
sort of a conspiracy has been formed
against tho neighborhood. In addi
tion to the rewards offered by tho
Governor, rewards for the arrest of
the gujlty parties will also be offered
by tho people interested.
Delegates to Interstate National Guard
ATLANTA, March 18.—Gov. Terrell
today appointed the commanding offi
cers of the six militia'regiments, the
heavy. artfUery. at Savannah and two
of the officials in tho Adjutant’s Gen
eral’s office as delegates from Geor
gia to the Interstate National Guard
Association which will hold its an
nual convention in Columbia. S. C.,
March 25 and 26. The Georgia dele
gates, therefore, will be Cols. G. A.
Gordon, W. A. Harris, John D. Twiggs.
R. L. Wyliy, Clifford L. Anderson, of
the five infantry regiments. Col. P.
W. Meldrim, of the First Cavalry. Maj.
W. B. Stephens, of the heavy artillery,
Col. A. J. Scott, assistant adjutant-
generai, and Col. W. G. Obear, inspec
tor general of State roops. Practi
cally all the legislation which has
gone through Congress in aid of the
State troops has originated with the
National Guard Association, and it is
expected that many matters of inter
est to the militia over the countrj’
will be brought up at the coming
meeting at Columbia.
Capt. Sam McGowan Comoieted Work.
ATLANTA, Ga., March 18.—Captain
Sam McGowan pay inspector of the
U. S. Navy department, who has been
here making arangements for the in
troduction of the a new system of ac
counting for the property issued to the
various slate -naval reserves, completed
his work with the adjutant general’s
department today and left for New Or
leans on a similar mission. Upon his
return to which due notice will be
given, he expects to visit Savannah and
confer personally with the offeers of
the Georgia naval militia regarding
this matter. The Georgia naval re
serves are making an effort to have
the navy department assign a warship
to their station, as has been done in
the case of several states where such
organizations are maintained. An ef
fort wil be made to induce Captain
McGowan to make a recommendation
on this line.
VENEZUELAN CHIEF MAGIS
TRATE RECEIVED AN OVA
TION FROM HIS PEOPLE
NEW YORK, March IS.—When the
Thaw trial was adjourned this after
noon there remained but four expert
witnesses to be examined before the
taking of evidence closes. Three ex
perts were disposed of today in a lit
tle more than an hour, so it is gener
ally believed that the last word of evi
dence may be uttered in the famous
case tomorrow. In that event the
summing up by Mr. Delmas for the
defense will begin Wednesday morn
ing. District Attorney Jerome will re
ply on Thursday. Justice Fitzgerald
may proceed immediately with his
charge to the jury or lie may defer it
until Friday. Unless tho unexpected
happens there should be a verdict by
Friday night.
The case for the people was finally
closed today by the introduction of the
discussed Hummel affidavit,
consent of the defense,
full to the jury. Tito
affidavit proved a surprise only in the
alleged severity of the assaults Harry
K. Thaw is said to have made upon
Evelyn Nesbit* during their trip
through Europe iu 1903, when, accord
ing to the testimony of Abraham
Hummel. Miss Nesblt would not sign
statements which Thaw had prepared
accusing Stanford White of having
drugged and ruined her.
i haw Lashed Her With Cowhide.
In this affidavit Miss Nesbit charges
Thaw with having attacked her with a
cowhide whip while they were stop
ping at an old castle in the Austrian
Tyrol and lashing her bare skin until
she became faint from tho pain and
swooned. He repeated the attack the
next day, according to the affidavit,
| and afterward in Paris he beat her at
i half hour Intervals throughout one en
tire day, leaving off only when she
would faint away and could no longer
understand what was happening.
Miss Nesblt is alleged to have sworn
in the affidavit that she was in daily
fear for her life and that Thaw acted
as a demented person during some of
the assaults. The affidavit was in
some ways a direct contradiction of
Hummel’s recent testimony upon
CARACAS. Venezuela. March 16. by
way of Willemstad, Island of Curacao. J Hummel's recent testimony
March 18.—President Castro, finding Stand. In order that the d
the air of Macuto growing hot, return- [ might, not prevent him from telling
ed to Caracas today, giving evidence J the story of the making of the affidavit
of wonderful improvement in his I he stated positively that he was not
health. A bed had been placed in a j acting as Miss Nesbits attorney when
special train, but the President refus- j he drew up the document: that he was
ed to occupy it and sat up during the I acting solely in the interest of Stan-
two hours’ trip, gazing at-the marvel
ously beautiful mountain scenery.
When the train arrived here, thous
ands of people lined the streets and a
regiment of troops guarded the rail
road station. President Castro walked
unassisted from the train to his car
riage, strolling on the platform for a
few moments before entering the vehi
cle with his sister. As a president’s
salute was fired by a battery of artil
lery the carriage rolled away over the
rough coblestones to the music of
hands and between lines of soldiers.
Airs. Castro. Drs. Revenga and Baldo
and others followed.
The President’s enjoyment of the
sun and music and of his return to
public life was shown plainly in his
bright eyes as he answered the cheer
ing. with which his appearance was
greeted, by * repeatedly raising his
Panama hat, but his face was paiid
and his grey tweed suit hung loosely
on his shrunken frame.
The resolution of the President to
come to Caracas was taken suddenly
yesterday. He decided to live at the i
villa Ignacia, which is situated in a
beautiful part of the city. The pro
gress of President Castro from the
railroad station to the. Villa Ignacia
was one continuous ovation.
HE LEFT COURT
TO END HIS LIFE
PLANS FOR PRESIDENT'S SUMMER
VACATION WERE DISCUSSED
Death of Mrs. W. H. Battle.
COLUMP.L'S. Ga.. March 18.—Mrs.
W. H. Battle, who was a prominent j ^
music teacher in Columbus for many [
years, dic-d today at the city hospital I D
tg live minutes, as shown by the exper- Rafter a long illness.
WASHINGTON. March IS.—The tenta
tive plans for the President’s rummer at
Oyster Bay have been discussed at the
White Hcus". As now contemplated, he
will leave Washington for that place
somewhere between the 2''th and the 25th
of June. If he can conveniently get away
he will do SO his trip to India n-
snd Lansing. Mich., and two trips
to the Jam-stewn Exposition, are cn the
program bef j’- *a- • o-oetjent’a vacation
begins.
Fort Gaines Guards to Disband.
ATLANTA March IS.—The Fort
Gaines Guards, Company D, of the
Fourth Regiment Infantry, will be dis
banded by order of the Governor. The
company recently held a meeting at
which lack of interest was evident in
the vote taken. Thirty-nine of its
members voted for disbandment and
one against it. It has been decided
to comply with its wishes and the dis
bandment will he ordered at once in
advance of the date set for its inspec
tion. so that it will not have the effect
of lowering the general average of
the State troops. This will make the
third company of the Fourth Regi
ment disbanded in advance of inspec
tion for the same reason. the two
ethers being those at Dawson and
Cuthbert.
New Militia District.
ATLANTA, March 18.—Governor
Terrell today issued an order crating
and establishing a new militia district
in Richmond County, nubered 1660.
This is the exact number of miltia dis
tricts now existing in the state.
News Items Gave Trouble.
ATLANTA, Alarch 18.—An apparent
ly innocent little item which appeared
in the papers Sunday has given Gov
ernor Terrell and Superintendent J. H.
Hall, of public buildings and grounds,
no little trouble. It was stated the
information coming from the state
treasury department that the new
building for the Academy for the Blind,
had been completed and that $120,000
of insurance would have to be placed
upon it this week. Superintendent
Hall and -Governor Terrell were be-
seiged by insurance agents today and
had difficulty in convincing them that
thev were not ready to place this in
surance yet.
The truth of the matter. Air. Hall
said, is that the buijding will not be
ready until June or July, and the
amount of insurance which will not be
placed until that time, will not he
more than $30,000.
COLUMBUS, Ga.. March 18.—“I’ll
never be here any more,” said Hogan
.Sedberry, engineer of the steamer
Queen City, to the police sergeant, as
he paid a fine imposed upon him in the
recorder's court this morning for dis
orderly conduct. Going home he took
chloroform and laudanum and died this
afternoon from the effects of the drugs.
ARRESTED FOR MURDER
COMMITTED 16 YEARS AGO.
KATHLEEN. Ga., Alarch 18.—The
old adage. "That murder will out" was
verified this afternoon when an officer
from Jackson. Ga.. and the local officer
of this place jumped, and after a short.
ford White and that no legal action
was contemplated in behalf of the
young woman who is now Harry
Thaw’s wife.
Abe Hummel's Duplicity.
There was considerable surprise
consequently when Air. Jerome today
read the opening words of tho affi
davit, which were:
"Supreme Court, County of New
York.
“Evelyn Nesbit, plaintiff, against
Harry Kendall Thaw, defendant.”
The action contemplated when the
affidavit was made, was the recovery
of certain property which it was alleg
ed Thaw had wrongfully taken from
the girl. In dictating the affidavit,
Hummel referred to himself as Aliss
Nesbit’s attorney, she being reported
to havo said: "I have received certain
letters and cabigrams from Thatv
which I have turned over to my attor
ney. Air. Abraham H. Hummed.”
The affidavit is also endorsed:
"Howe and Hummel, attorneys for
plaintiff.”
When Air. Delmas began the intro
duction of testimony in sur-rebuttnl,
he Introduced first of all the record
in the trial and conviction of Hummel
on the charge of conspiracy. Ha
started to read the entire record, but
had not reached the remarks Air. Je
rome made at the sentencing of Hum
mel, and which Air. Delmas wanted
to present to the jury, when Air. Je
rome said he would- admit the entire
record without objection.
Save It for Summing Up.
Allr. Delmas then said he would
save the District Attorney’s references ^
to Hummel for the defense's summing
up. Next Air. Delmas put upon the
stand three policemen ,vho saw Thaw
the night of the tragedy or early in
the morning after and they all declar
ed that he either looked or acted irra
tionally. To two of them be com
plained of hearing young girls’ voices.
The witnesses admitted on cross-ex
amination that there were seven
women of the street in the station
house the night Thaw was there and
that they were making considerable
noise, but could not be heard from
Thaw’s ceil. After this testimony had
been presented Air. Delmas passed to
the final stages of the trial by intro
ducing the first of seven alienists em-
hard race captured a negro named ! pioved by the defense, three of the ex-
Charley Jinks, wanted for a murder pc r ts being new to the case. Dr.
..I...j j n u enr y County sixteen : -
Governor Offers Reward.
ATLANTA. Alarch 18.—Gov. Terrell
day offered rewards of $100 each for
'-ghe unknown persons who burned th©
Mystery Surrounds Suicide.
ATLANTA, Alarch 18—Deep mys
tery seems to surround the identity of
the man who committed suicide in the
Kimbal! House yesterday afternoon.
The police are now working on the
theory that he may be William F.
Walker the absconding officer of the
New Britain, Conn., bank, for whose
arrest such a large reward has been
offered. The description of the man
seems strikingly like that of Walker.
The man was registered under the
name of A. R. Atorgan. of Norfolk, Va.
Before he killed himself, however, he
destroyed every possible trace of his
identity, so far as paper* or articles
in his possession might serve to iden
tify him. The man was about 45 or 50
years old partly bald, had a full beard
and brawn eyes, was six feet tall,
weighed about 150 pounds, had Roman
Graeme AI. Hammond and Dr. Smith
Ely Jelliffe. who have been in the case
from the first, and Dr. W. A. White,
superintendent of the Government
hospital for the Insane at AVashington.
were today's witnesses and were all
interrogated on tho hypothetical ques
tion framed by the District Attorney.
All three of the experts declared Thaw
was so mental]v unbalanced at the
time he killed Stanford White that he
did not know the nature or quality of
his act, and did not know that the act
was wrong. None of the three would
classify the form of insanity from
which they said the defendant was
suffering.
Tomorrow the experts will be Drs.
Evans and Wagner, who have hereto
fore testified for the defense, and who
will now be asked to give an opinion
on Mr. Jerome's long question, and Dr.
Chas. W. Pilgrim, of Poughkeepsie,
president of the New York State Lu-
i prosperous Jas- ! r.acy Commission, and Dr. Alinas Gre-
and Samuel H. | gory, superintendent of the psycopa-
Hardeman. also a prominent citizen rf i thic pavilion at Bellevue Hospital,
the same county, were arraigned before |
committeed
years ago.
W. J. WEST, PROMINENT
BANKER OF ROME, GA., DEAD
ROAIE, Ga., Alarch IS.—W. J. West, a
prominent banker of this city, died of
heart trouble here today, aged 45 years.
JASPER MEN FACE
PEONAGE CHARGE
MOSELEY AND HARDEMAN EACH
PLACED UNDER $300 BOND.
Alfonso F. Aloseley
per county farmer.
United States Commissioner AYilliam
Alartin yesterday on the charge of
peonage, resulting in each of the de
fendants being held under a $300 bond.
At the trial it developed that Alose-
ley took out a warrant in Justice T. P.
Shv's court against Will Hurt, alias
Will Brown, in an effort to retain the
services of the negro on his farm.
Hardeman, it is alleged, served the-
warrant- which was never returned to
the justice of the peace.
The -defendants testified at the pre
liminary trial yesterday tint it was not
the intention of keeping the negro in
bondage, but to insure his fulfilling h;s
con tracL
SAVANNAH CARPENTERS
j RETURNED TO THEIR WORK
SAVANNAH, March IS.—Most of
the 350 carpenters who went on strike
Friday, because the eof tractors would
not agree to an eight-hour-day. re
turned to work this morning, accept
ing the contractors' offer of a minimum
wage scale, of 28% cents an hour for
an eight hour day.
Some of the carpenters are still out
because of the inability of individuals
and contractors to fix the day’s pay,
the men in some cases demanding
inore than the minimum.