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STENOGRAPHER JAILED
FOR SELLING LETTER
E. H. Harriman Says He
Will Not Continue
Controversy.
v*
No Money Bargain
Made as to Depew
NEW YORK. April 4—Frank W. Hill,
• stenographer, was arrested tonight
charged with having sold to a news
paper a personal letter of E. H. Harri-
man. The warrant was sworn to by
Alexander Millar. secretary of the
Vi.ion Pacific Railway Company of
which Mr. Harriman Is the president,
end was served by a detective from the
District Attorney’s office. Hill was
locked up at police headquarters.
The letter In question was adressed
by Mr. Harriman to Sidney Webster
and was first published here by the
World last Tuesday morning. State-
tin nts therein contained called forth
n reply from Prcs'dent Roosevelt Tues
day afternoon. Hill Is 37 years of age
and lives In Brooklyn.
K. IT. Harriman today made the fol
lowing statement relative to the recent
exchange of correspondence between
himself and President Roosevelt:
”1 do net intend to continue this
controversy. You gentlemen (meaning
the reporters) must try to help me
and not ask me to answer questions
the answers to which are self-evident.
"Everybody knows that the contest
for the Senntorship In 1904 was be
tween Messrs. Black and Depew and
there could not possibly have been any
other candidate. There was no bargain
whereby money was to be raised in
consideration of having Depew appoint
ed as ambassador to France or made
United States Senator and rny letter
to Mr. Webster does not so state. That
part of the agreement was for the pur
pose of harmonizing the Black and
Depew forces. If It became necessary.”
chid In his hands and followed by mem
bers of the royal family, enters the
saion. where the presentation ceremony
is h'-id. Raising the veil over the in
fant's face the King says:
"I present to you my beloved son. or
daughter, the succe.sor to the throne
of Spain, the Prince, or Princess, of the
Asturias, to whom my dear spouse has
Just given birth.”
Then the minister of Justice as the
principal notary of the realm, ap
proaches and views the face of the
child and all those invited .file past. As
soon as the presentation is ended a
solemn Te Deum is sung in the royal
chapel.
WHY IM PENROSE
ms iii!
SHOT AS RESULT
OF STRIKE TROJ
ujii[ES
WITNESC COULD NOT DISTING
UISH BETWEEN NEGROES
AND WHITES IN THE
DARK.
LORAIXE, O.. Arril 4.—The most
serious clash -that has occurred during
the strike at the local yards of the
American Ship Building Company
took place late this afternoon, during
which a striking riviter. “Punk” Con
ners. was shot by one of the company
detectives. A large number of shots
were fired and the incident has led :o
Increased feeling between the strik
ers and strike-breakers in the employ
of the company.
Tho shooting occurred while a par
ty of men in an open boat was cross
ing the river to deliver groceries to
the men Inside the shipyards. The
boat was assailed by a large party of
men and boys on the river banks who
hurled stones and bricks at those in
the boat in an attempt to turn them
back.
At this point a fusilade of shots was
fired by the detectives who were In
side the company fence. Connors,
who was with the party on the river
bank, was shot in the shoulder, but no
one else wss hurt. The strike sym
pathizers. who were parties to the
trouble, claim they were not armed
and did not return the fire.
COMMISSIONERS' VERDICT
A VICTORY FOR THAW
METHODIST BISHOP,
J.N. FITZGERALD, DEAD
HE DIED OF PLEURISY IN HONG
KONG WHILE VISITING MIS
SION STATIONS
NEW YORK April 4.—News of the
death in Hong Kong of Bishop James
N. Fitzgerald. of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, was received today
by the Methodist book concern in this
city. Pleurisy was the cause of
death. The bishop's home was in St.
Louis. The remains, accompanied by
bis wife, daughter and son. will be
brought on the Pacific Mail steamer
Chinn. leaving Hong Kong April 9.
Bishop Fitzgerald, who was one of
the general superintendents of the
Methodist Church, was engaged In
making one of the quadrennial visits
which the bishops are required to
make to the mission stations at the
time of his death. He left Montreal
on October 27 last, accompanied by
Mrs. Fitzgerald, his two daughters
and son. Ray to visit the Methodist
missions in Southern Asia. He took
part in the Jubilee celebration of the
founding of the Methodist mission in
India at Bareilly. December 2S, and
was to have represented the board of
foreign missions a! the China centen
nial of the Protestant missions at
Shanghai, this month. His daughter
Cornelia died at Penang in the straits
settlements while enroute to India.
Bishop Fitzgerald was 69 years old
and was horn in Newark. N. J.. and
Joined the Newark conference In 1S62.
After acting as recording secretary of
the missionary society of the Meth
odist Church from luO to ISsS he was
elected bishop in the latter year.
PSIkToF SSIUBIiS
HIS TITLE IF A eor
WASHINGTON, April 4.—After
MaJ Chas. W. Penrose, who was com
mander of the negro troops at
Brownsville, completed his testimony
today, the Senate committee on mili
tary affairs examined two of the offi
cers who made tests at»Ft. McIntosh
to determine whether «t* was possible
to distinguish between white, negro
and Mexican soldiers wearing uni
forms on moonilght or starlight
nights.
The conclusion of these officers was
that such a thing was impossible and
they asserted that in making their
tests they made the conditions as near
as possible like the conditions were
said to be at Brownsville on the
night of the shooting.
MaJ. Penrose was cross-examined
by Senator Warner. The witness hav
ing testified yesterday that on the
morning following the shooting he be
lieved his men were guilty, but that
he was now convinced that the men
were innocent, he was asked:
"When did you change your opin
ion on the question of whether your
men had been Implicated in the shoot
ing?”
“At about the conclusion of my
court-martial two weeks ago.” replied
MaJ. Penrose. Responding to a re
quest that he state what facts caused
him to reach the belief that his men
were innocent, the major said that
few witnesses had been able to state
•to his satisfaction that they had seen
soldiers in town during the shooting.
He said that witnesses attempted to
tell distances at which they recogniz
ed soldiers and distinguished uni
formed men which he declared to be
absolutely Impossible on that night,
as it was very dark. The major added
to this explanation that his mind had
been undergoing a change for some
time before.
In reply to a question by Senator
| Scott, the major said that he could
I conceive of no motive for negro sol- j
j dlers to "shoot up” the town, and then
replying to a question by Senator
Warner he raid neither could he con-
ceive of a motive for citizens of
; Brownsville to "shoot up” their own
, town.
i From his experience as commander
■ of negro troops Major Penrose gave
• It as his opinion that the race was
j secretive and if there had been cul
prits in his command it would have
: bepn impossible to have * discovered
them, while the negroes were under
pressure. He gave this as his reason
for having referred to the War De
partment the removal of restrictions
and the enlistment of r.egro detectives
to ferret dut the guilty men. if there
were guilty ones in the command.
Negro Longshoremen Join Strikers.
NORFOLK. Va„ April 4.—Three
hundred negro longshoremen in the
employ here of the Merchants and
Miners Transportation Company,
operating steamships out of Norfolk
to Baltimore, Boston and Providence,
today joined the striking longshore
men of the Old Dominion Steamship
Company and walked out demanding
an increase from 15 and 20 cents to 20
and 25 cents an hour on the ground
that with the greatly increased cost of
living their present wages are not suf
ficient to meet the daily necessities of
life. Later the longshoremen of the
Washington and Norfolk Company
walked out. The strike is tying up
the ships of both lines affected and
breaking into schedules. The compa
nies are firm In their refusal to grant
the demands. The Old Dominion
strikers said today that nearly all the
men in each of the companies two
shifts of 250 each are out.
WAR AT LYNCHBURG
IiYNCHBURG. Va., April 4.—As the re
sult of the miniature race war here last
nlprht, John Haskins, colored, died in the
City Hospital late this afternoon and
RIarcellus Foster, colored, was located b^ 1
the police with a wound in his stomach
and left arm. and his condition is hope
less at the City Hospital. H. Weir, said
to have done trie shooting for the whites
has been removed from the hospital to
the jail. T. S. Crawford, who ^as shot
in his left hip, is still at the liosoita.1.
Gug Swanson is also detained in jail and
two other negroes. Matt Brack and Arm-
tetrad Clark, have also been arrested.
This accounts for all who were engaged
in the row. The excitement incident to
the affray has subsided.
SOUTHERNERS RECEIVE
DIPLMATIC APPOINTMENTS
CEREMONY WHICH WILL ATTEND
RECEPTION OF STORK AT
SPANISH PALACE.
WESTER! TRAIIEN
SETTLE BIG STRIKE
MEN ABANDONED DEMAND FOR
9-HOUR DAY AND GET 10 PER
CENT RAISE.
WASHINGTON. April 4.—As the
result of the examination held on
March 14 a number of consular ap
pointments have been made, includ
ing tho following: Edward J. Norton,
of Tennessee, consul at Asuncion.
Paraguay: Lucien Memminger. of
South Carolina, consul clerk and vice
and deputy consul general at Boma,
Congo Free State.
The following promotions In the
service also were announced by Sec
retary Root: Thornwell Haynes, of
South Carolina, from consul at Nan
king has been promoted to consul
general at Singapore.
Jerome Disappointed and
May Take Case to Ap
pellate Court,
Will Proceed
With The Trial
NEW YORK. April 4.—Harry K.
Thaw today was declared sane by the
unanimous report of the commission In
lunacy appointed to inquire Into his
present mental condition. The moment
the decision was handed down from
Justice Fitzgerald’s desk. District At
torney Jerome was on his feet vigor
ously protesting against its confirma
tion by the court. He euarged that /e
had been excluded from the last ses
sion of the commission and demanded
to be allowed to have access to the min
utes and stenographic notes -of what
transpired at the final mental and phy
sical examination of the defendant.
When Justice Fitzgerald declined to
turn the minutes over the District At
torney, Mr. Jerome declared he would
carry the case to the appellate divisi«i
of the Supreme Court, asking that a
writ of prohibition or mandamus be
granted to prevent a continuance of the
Thaw trial until the higher court had
ruled upon the legality of the commis
sion’s course.
Jerome’s Latest Blunder.
Justice Fitzgerald reminded Mr. Je
rome that he had waived the statutory
right of attending the last session of
the commission by sugesting himself
that all the attorney’s be excluded from
the sitting in question. He then grant
ed the District Atorney an adjourn
ment until next Monday in order that
he might have time te prepare his ap
plication to the appellate division. Mr.
Jerome protested that the time was not
sufficient but Justice Fitzgerald cut
him short with the announcement that
the trial must be concluded forthwith.
Unless Mr. Jerome should secure a
writ of prohibition in the meantime,
Justice Fitzgerald is expected to an
nounce on Monday that he has confirm
ed the report of the commission and
order that the trial proceed without
further delay. The District Attorney
and the counsel for the defense will
be heard in argument as to the confir
mation of the report at Monday’s ses
sion of the court if they so desire.
Jerome Undecided What to Do.
After the adjournment today Mr. Je
rome issued a statement in. which he
could not tell until after a thorough
examination of authorities whether or
not he ought to take further action in
the way of an application to the appel
late division. Should he reach the
conclusion, after examining the law
sane within the boundaries prescrib
ed by the courts for his examination.
An adjournment had been taken until
Monday to allow Mr. Jerome to de-
ARGUMENT IN MATTER
OF HARRIMAN R. R. DEALS
NEGRO ON TRIAL FOR
ATTEMPTED ASSAULT
ROANOKE. Va., April 4.—At Staun-
cide whether he would challenge the ton today a special grand jury inuict-
validity of today's proceedings. Mr. | ed John Walker, a negro, charged with
Jerome will, it is expected, make his j attempt to criminally assault Mrs. II.
formal motion before a member of the M. Painter, wife of the Baltimore and
appellate bench tomorrow or Saturday. | Ohio ticket agent at that place. The
Should he fail, the trial probably will ; indictment was found on evidence of
be continued Monday. If, on the other J Mrs. Painter. She stated that Walker
hand, the higher court entertians his j entered her room March 27:h, pulled
appeal, a stay of the trial until the
court reaches a decision, will be se
cured. This will mean an indefinite
delay in the trial of the original issue.
Should the higher court find the trial
judge In error, the district attorney
would require considerable time to ex
amine the minutes of the lunacy com
mission before he would be prepared
to resume the trial.
the cover from her bed and seized her
by the ankle with intent to commit
criminal assault. The case has creat
ed a great deal of excitement at Staun
ton.
WILL USE THE ROOSEVELT
FOR ANOTHER ARCTIC TRIP
ST. JOHNS. X. F., April 4.—Captain
Robert Bartlett, of this city, who was
NEW YORK, April 4.—The finding master of Robt. E. Peary’s arctic
Chicag’O & Alton Recapitali
zation and Consolida
tion of Pacific Dis-.
cussed.
Attorneys Have
Not Concluded
WASHINGTON, April 4.—Argument
Harrlmin's
ho
of the Thaw lunacy commission was
couched in the language of the order
by Justice Fitzgerald ordering the in
quiry. The commissioners declared it
to be their unanimous belief that "the
defendant, Harry K. Thaw, Is capable
of rightfully understanding his own
position, of appreciating the nature of
the charges against him, and of ration
ally conferring with his counsel at the
time of this’examination.”
The report of the commission in full
is as follows:
Report in Full.
“We, the undersigned, appointed by
this court by orders dated March 26,
1907, and March 27th, 1907, a commis
sion forthwith to examine into the men
tal condition of Harry K. Thaw and to
report to the court with all convenien
speed the facts, and their opinion as
to whether, at the time of the examina
tion of Harry K. Thaw, he was In a
state of idiocy, imbecility, lunacy or
Insanity so as to be incapable of rightly
understanding his own condition, the
nature of the charges against him and
of conducting his defense in a rational
manner, do respectfully report:
“That before commencing our exam
ination we took the oath prescribed by
the statutes—
“That the commission was organized
by the selection of David McClure a3
chairman, Wm. H. Penny, as clerk, and
Bartholomew Moynyan as stenogra
pher—
"That we were attended by the Hon
orable District Attorney Jerome, Dis
trict Attorney of the county of New
York, and counsel of the defendant
took part In the proceedings. The de
fendant attended in person all hear
ings and was orally and physically ex
amined—
in the matter of E.
railroad transactions
fore the Interstate C
. _ , ... , .. . , mission this morning.
steamer Roosevelt in the fartherest
North expedition, sailed today for New menced at 10 o c.ock
York, where he will refit the vessel for ! commission adjourned
the explorers arctic cruise next sum- ) 4 ; so Mr. Harriman’s
mpl
his behalf.
iv.'s begun
mmerce Com-
The case com-
and when tho
for the day at
mer. Captain Bartlett again will be in j not ' completed thelr presentation ’''in
command of the Roosevelt and his crew I .... * _ .
will consist entirely of young New- j “ lls uohalf. 1 • lp f* rs t 0( ,le series of
foundland fishermen, who are members j addresses was made by Attorney Paul
of the Colonial naval reserve. These j D. Cravath, who represented not only
men have been on board British war • Mr. Harriman. but also Kuhn, Loeh
ships during the past three years and I & Co., and he was followed in the m-
Captain Bartlett thinks they will be a j der named by Judge R. S. Lovett and
great aid to Peary in the attempt to Jno. G. Milburn.
reach the North pole. The men are
perfect physique and are accustome
to the hardships of a cold climate.
Witnesses Examined.
‘That we examined a large number
of witnesses furnished by the District
Attorney, the counsel for the defen
dant and called by the commission.
Among them were prison physicians,
chaplains, probate court officers, sher
iffs, guards in charge of the defendant,
two of the defendant’s counsel and fif-
on the subject, that Justice Fitzgerald j teen physicians, twelve of whom were
' ’ 1 c "~ 'alienists. We have received in evi
dence many documents and papers, in
cluding written communications from
the defendant to his counsel. After
careful examination of the defendant
personally and of all the evidence, we
find the following facts:
“Tn the frequent and In some cases
daily, during the several months last
past, intercourre—belli-the ^defendant
with the Tombs prison physfmhh's;
chaplains, keepers, other attendants
and the .probation officer, these per
sons failed to discover anything irra
tional in his conduct or speech.
THIRTY FIREMEN HURT
BY FALLING DEBRIS
MADRID. April 4.—The Governm
has decreed that tn the ervent of Queen
Voctoria giving birth to a son he shall
bear the title of Prince of the Asturias,
the title given to the heir to tho Span-
i.-h throne and first assumed in 13SS.
A royal decree just issued with the
details of the ceremony of the presen
tation of the heir to the Spanish throne,
the moment of its birth, prescribe That
ai: the court officials shall be present,
also tin'* min’s tors, the presidents of the
two chambers of the Knight of the
Golden Fleece, the captain general, the
commission of the Asturias and rep
resentatives of the civil and militia coi-
partitions. Members of the diplomatic
corps will also be invited to attend the
ceremony
If the i
will be hoisted on the palace and a sa
ute of twenty-one guns will be fired. If
it is a girl a white flag wi’.i be run up
and a salute of fifteen guns will be fir
ed. If the event occurs at night, an
electric light in the national colors will
CHICAGO. April 4.—The differences be
tween tile Western railroads and the
members of the Order of Conductors and
of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
were finally adjusted today. The men
abandoned their demand for a 9-hour
work day and the railroads made an ad
vance over their previous propositions in
the pay of baggagemen, flagmen ami
ent i bnkemen of $1.50 per month. The origi-
’ nal demands of the men were for an in
crease of 1? per cent and for a working
day of nine hours. Tty> managers offered
.an increase in pay or 10 per cent, and
declined to gran: the nine-hour day.
The agreement was reached mainly
throv.gh the efforts of Chairman Knapp,
of the Interstate Commerce Commission,
and Commissioner Nelli, of the United
States Bureau of Labor. They formu
lated the final p-nonsition and the ad-
jus’ment was chiefly due to their labors.
The new agreement goes into effect
op April 1. and is retroactive for the first
throe days of the month.
WASHINGTON. April 4.—The follow
ing correspondence regarding the strike
on the Western railroad entering Chicago
was m i do nublic tonight:
„ ,,, , . . _ . . - ! ’’CHICAGO. April 4. ISO" — President
h id is a boa the Spanish flag • Ron?ovelt Washington: Complete settle-
I ment effected, result highly satisfactory.
I A distinct triumph f6r Government me
diation.
, "MARTIN A. KNAPP.
: "Chairman Interstate Commerce Com-
1 mission.
"CHAS. P. NEILL.
displayed on tho ]
nd of white light for
u- ternary decrees on
■ mnesty, th
'■place for a hoy ]
a g’ri. All cus- i
Wing a genera’. |
if prisoners con- 1
rionor of I-abor.”
Th> President's reply:
’’U%n. M ir:ln TV. Knapp. Chairman In-
™rstate Commerce Commission; Hon.
. 'his. P. Neill. Commissioner of T-nV»nr
clem nod for m!:’or ofiFenses and decora- ^sioncm: Am "Teatiy pleased and heartily
tl ns upon various persons have been congratulate vr»u
prepared. I “THEODORE ROOSEVELT.”
The decree directs attention to the j —
r'!i\rk:iMe publicity .si von in accor- : DUMONT’S OLD MACHINE
dance with the etiquette with the Span- j IN DISASTER ONCE MORE
lsh court to the intimate affairs of tho ,
royal family. As soon a- evident, signs ! PARIS. April 4.—M. Santos Dumont
of approaching confinement are noticed was not willing to risk his new aero-
til •so invited to attend the ceremony plane in the heavy wind today, so h
NEW YORK, April 4.—Thirty firemen,
among them Chief Croker and Deputy
Chief Guerin were injured bv falling de
bris. and damage estimated at $30,000
was caused by a fire in the five-story
building at 159 Maiden Lanne early today.
Only two of the injured men were seri
ously hurt.
Nearly a hundred firemen were at work
on the burning building when an explo
sion ripped off tho roof, tore out the
front wall of the building from the fourth
story up and shook portions of two other
wall down into the street.
At the sound of the explosion the fire
men fled, but 39 of them were caught in
the cru=h of falling debris. The burned
building was occupied by Wm. H. SclriJe
& Company, dealers in guns and var
nishes.
had not committed legal error in refus
ing him access to the commission’s
minutes, he would, of course, take no
further action. Mr. . Jerome declared
that if he made an application to the
higher court it would be because of the
precedent set by Justice Fitzgerald and
not particularly becaus^.£f the effect
in this case.
Thaw was not in court to hear the
decision. The jury which has heard
the testimony against him was also
excluded and both prisoner and jurors
were out of range of the District Attor
ney’s discussion with Justice Fitzgerald.
All the members of the Thaw family,
including the mother and wife of the
defendant were present, however, and
their keen delight over the announce
ment of the favorable report from the
lunacy commission was turned into
alarm at the unexpected attitude of
the District Attorney, whose threat to
take the matter before the appellate
division of the court seemed to involve
another serious delay in the long drawn
out trial.
Thaw Was Not Surprised.
The news of the commission’s unan
imous verdict as to his sanity was car
ried to Thaw in the prisoners pen. He
expressed satisfaction but not surprise.
There has never be^n a time since the
commission was appointed that the de
fendant has not been wholly confident
of a favorable decision. He declared
today that he felt especially lucky be
cause it was the second anniversary
of his marriage.
The decision came during the after
noon session of the court and after re
ports. based upon significant circum
stantial evidence, had gained wide cir
culation that the commission was split
and could not reach an agreement. Be
fore the storm of the District Attor-
nev’s protest broke. Just’ce Fitzgerald
had handed to him and to Mr. Hartridge
counsel for the defense, carbon
MOM ON FOOT
TO DEFEAT POLICIES
OF MM
ALLEGED THAT HEARST. HARRIMAN
AND ROCKEFELLER FORM
COMBINATION.
WASHINGTON. April 4—It was said
on authority at the White House today
that there is ample evidence at hand for
tho claim the President holds that there
is a movement on foot to defeat his pedi
cles In the next Congress and the in the
National convention. It is declared that
"Hearst-Harriman-Rockefeller” combina
tion has already a fund of $5,000,000 with
which to carry on its campaign In oppo
sition to the President. It was furthre
authoritatively said:
“They are gathering up the loose ends,
hut the movement will flatten out. It is
apparent in Ohio and Pennsylvania; in
fact it extends across the entire conti
nent. The scheme was thoroughly di
vulged at a recent dinner and reached
the White House thorugh a friend of the
President.
The scheme of the people behind the
movement Is to buy newspapers, public
men and other who may assist the oppo
nents of the President in their work.”
It was also staled nuthnritativclv at
the White House today that part of the
plan to encompass the d'X-at of the
President's policy is the election of State
delegations to the National convention
from those States known to favor the
President, these delegates to b" instructed
for President R.oosevelt. notwithstanding
knowledge in advance that the Presid- nf
would not be a candidate for re-nomlna- I EXPLOSIVES
"TiriTi— -ok.., .,i. m r,ny to the statement
made, these delegates, irtww tLe.£i-esLUmt I
declining to he a candidate for re-riominn-'f
Mr. Cravath dealt especially with
the Chicago and Alton recapitalization,
while Mr. Lovett devoted most of his
attention to the attack upon tho con
solidation of the Union Pacific and the
Southern Pacific roads, which was
brought about largely through Mr.
Harriman’s instrumentality. Mr. Hii-
burn had not concluded when the
commission adjourned, but so far as
he went he dealt entirely with tho
union of the two Pacific roads.
Mr. Cravath contended that the
Chicago and Alton transaction had
been misunderstood by both the com
mission and the-, public, and he de
clared that the proceeding they fol
lowed was not unusual in financial
transactions.
Mr. Lovett also gave some atten
tion to the Chicago and Alton affair,
contending that the public had’ suffer
ed no loss on account of the method
of the recapitalization. With refer
ence to the Southern Pacific and tho
Union Pacific roads he declared that
they were not competiting lines, but
argued that even if they were the
transaction had not been illegal be
cause the Southern Pacific had been
purchased outright by the Union Pa
cific, which was not in contravention
of the constitution.
Mr. Milburn said that tile general
application of the anti-trust law to
the railroads of the country, as it was
proposed to apply it In the Southern
Pacific and Union Pacific deal, would
put every system upon the defensive
and that most of them would have
more difficulty than would the Union
Pacific system in meeting attack.
ALLAN LARD WON GOLF
CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY
PINE HURST, N. C., April 4.—Al
lan Lard, of the Columbia Golf Club,
Washington, was an easy winner of
the championship trophy in thirty-six-
hole final round of the seventh annual
united north and south amateur
championship tournament today.
ARKANSAS YOUTH
NOT BEASLY BOY
NORFOLK. Va.. April 4.—Former
State Senator S. M. Beasly. of Curri
tuck. N. C., has returned from Ar
kansas after an unsuccessful effort to
find his son. Kenneth, for the al!e,_
ed kidnaping and murdering of whom
Joshua Harrison was recently convict
ed at Elizabeth City, N. C., and sen
tenced to twenty years in prison.
Senator Beaslv saw the youth In
Arkansas believed to be his son and
said the boy was so much like Ken
neth that it was hard to see hew two
boys not related could bear such a re
semblance to one another, but the
Arkansas youth was not the lost
child.
ARTILLERY COMPANIES
FOR THE SOUTH
must hasten t ■> tho
tired in uniform
court dress They
ante chamber unt
palace, the men al
and the women in
must wait in the
the Infant is pre-
»nted. With the
ho hv
he
least
dt->ss
sihle
>d and
non
his experiments with his old ma
chine. He flew a distance of about 30
yards when the machine was up set by
a strong gust of wind and came vio
lently to the ground. M. Santos Du
mont was not ’njured. but the machine
was sericus’y damaged. The trial was
The King takes the basket holding the made at Saint Cyr.
PORTLAND, Maine. April 4.—-The
United States transport Kilpatrick
sailed today with the Seventh-fourth
and Seventh-fifth companies of coast
artillery from Forts Williams and Pre
ble. which are to be transferred to
Southern forts. The transport will
call at Boston for two companies and
at a number of other districts along the
coast, returning to Portland on May
6:h with the Fifth and Eighth compan
ies, respectively, from Fort Veriven,
Ga., and Fort Moultrie, S. C«
Thaw's Suggestions Sensible.
“The defendant has taken an active
part in the conduct of the trial: has
made numerous suggestions orally in
court and by letter aa to the selection
of jurors and the examination of wit
nesses. Many of these suggestions
were deemed valuable and were adopt
ed by his counsel and examination of
the letters referred to shows that gen
erally the suggestions contained in
them were material, sensible and ap
parently the product j of a sane mind.
While the testimony of numerous ex
perts called by the district attorney
and the defendant's counsel is Irrecon
cilable, that given by certain experts
who personally examined the defenr
dant during the trial and since the
appointment of the commission, and
who of all the alienists examined had
the greatest opportunity of observa
tion. disclosed the fact that' no indi
cation of insanity at the present time
could be found in the speech, conduct
or physical conditions of the defen
dant
No Insanity at Present.
“The direct oral and physical exam
ination of the defendant by the com
missioners themselves disclosed no
insanitj- In the defendant at the pres
ent time. Upon all of the facts it is !
copies of the commission’s'full report! ! our that at the time of our j
It was from the defendant’s counsel ta- examination the said Harry K. Thaw
ble that the nature of the decision first ! ' svas and 18 sane, and was not, and is .
became known. Mr. Hartridge rushed | not> ’ n a state of idiocy, imbecility, |
over and whispered to Mrs. Wm. Thaw ; or. Insanity so as to be^lncapa-
and to Mrs. Evelj'n N^sbit Thaw, and ' ”
RES TRICED
tion. r»s he said he would decline, are’ to
consider themselves free and arc to be I
switched over to some opponents of the i
President and r.f the policies for which lie I
is standing. The secret of the aliege'd i
combination, it w assisted at the White I
•House, first leaked out at a dinner in Ibis
city, attended by a number of anti-Roose-
volt Republicans a few weeks ago. A
friend of President Roosevelt, who was
present at the dinner, carried the nous
to the White House.
COMMISSION ALSO
FINDS A STOVE POLISH
n ea”rly "■ aS**SWE AS
GUNPOWDER
SAVANNAH,
been a day of
NEW YORK. April 4.—Bug poisons
and stove polish—these two dainties
formed the subject of a weighty con
ference at fire headquarters yeslet-
day, presided over by Deputy Com
missioner Hugh Bonner and members
of the Municipal Explosives Commis
sion, and participated in by fifieeii
manufacturers of the above named
products.
It seems that many recent fires have
been traced to bug poisons, others t’o
stove polish. The reason, Commis
sioner Bonner wanted to trace definite
ly, hence the appearance of the man-
sent a messenger hurrying to the de
fendant with the tidings.
Sweeping Victory for Thaw.
When the report finally fell into the
possession of the newspaper men. it
was seen to be a most sweeping vic
tory for Thaw. It confirmed the report
of the excellent showing he had made
before the commission in both his men
tal and physical tests and also indi
cated that the only expert testimony
which the commission had taken into
consideration was that of the physi
cians who had an opportunity to exam- !
ine Thaw and talk with him almost
doilv during the trial. The testimony
of the other experts, who answered hy
pothetical bases was declared by the
commission to be Irreconcilable.
As to Dr. Putzel's action in leaving
the conference today it was stated that
he did not feel it was necessary for
him to remain while Messrs. McClure
and Olney, both of whom are lawyers,
were go’ng over the legal phases of
the mass of testimony adduced before
the commission. Justice Fitzgerald
himself announced that the delay had
been occasioned by his examination
of the testimony.
ble of rightly understanding his own
condition, the nature of the charges
against him and of conducting his de
fense In a rational manner.
“The minutes of the proceedings
had before us and the documents re
ceived in evidence are herewith sub
mitted.
“Dated at New York, N. Y., this
fourth day of April, 1907.
“(Signed)
“DAVID McCLURE,
“PETER B. OLNEY.
- ' “LEOPOLD PUTZEL.”
sporting circles, following the raids j ufacturers, and an inquiry as to the
made by the police last night, when | ; nner secrets of their compounds,
all of the gambling joints m the citv i , . ... , . , ..
were broken up. the proprietors and . Tt f ’e velo P ed that much of the stove
the players captured and placed In the ■ polish sold and which the confiding
barracks, where they were held until I public applied at times to hot stoves,
they were able to make bond today. " ' ’ "
These bonds ranged from ?30 for the
players captured by the police, . to
$1,500 for the proprietors.
There has been general, endorsement
of the raid and a feeling of relief that
Savannah at last Is to be freed from !
the practice that has obtained here i
for the last twenty years, without in- ]
terference, to such an extent as to |
break it up.
JEROME RAISES ISSUE
THAT COURT MUST DECIDE
NEW YORK. April 4.—The latest
issue raised in connection with the
trial of Harry K. Thaw will be car
ried before the appelate division of
the Supreme Court.
After an examination of authorities
and a study of the facts involved, that
continued from the hour court ad
journed today. District Attorney Je
rome late tonight determined to ask
the hizher court to review the action
of Judge Fitzgerald, who refused to
e the prosecutor access to the min
utes of the lunacy commission that
earlier in the day had declared Than:
OKI EARTHQUAKE
IN FORTY YEARS
PEOPLE KILLED AND THREE HUN
DRED HOUSES FALLEN IN
BITLIS.
is nearly as safe and gun powder. One
of the largest manufacturers said
that when the commodity' left his fac
tory it contained about 20 per cent of
naptha, the other 70 per cent being
largely varnish and plumbago. Un-
scrgpulous small dealers, he said, fre
quently adulterated his polish by di
luting the mixture with naptha, so
that by the time it reached the con
sumer it of:en contained 90 per cent
Following the arrests of gamblers j of that highly inflammable and explo-
came another sensation today. This j sive stuff.
was the arrest of property owners or i ‘Tt is largely made out West.” he
■ said. ‘The Westerners are pushing It
vigorously, and to keep our trade wo
have to manufacture a considerable
quantity, but it is a dangerous pro
duct to handle. We have had several
serious accidents in our factory at
Newark, and I would be glad to seo
It go.”
Two bug poison manufacturers gave
j up their secrets. One admitted hia
NORFOLK, Va.. April 4.—The Old ' compound was composed largely of
Dominion steamship Jamestown, | kerosene, some salt and pleasing per-
which arrived here from New York ; fume. As bug poisons were not ap-
yesterdav. and has since been tied up . pUed to stoves this man content ea
at her wharf with 11.000 tons of the >' should not be judged in the same
freight still unloaded by reason of: class with stove polish.
agents charged with renting to the
gamblers the places that were used
for joints. Those arrested, all of whom
gave bond, were N. P. Corish, George
C. Schwarz, Mrs. Mary Colcolough, C.
R. McBride and John H. Hay*es.
FIRE RAGED AMONG BOXED
HATS IN HOLD OF SHIP
CONSTANTINOPLE. April 4.—The fol
lowing dispatch was received here today
from the Rev. Royal M. Cole, head of the
American mission at Bitlis, Turkish Ar
menia:
“At 10 o’clock in the forenoon of March
29. there burst upon us unannounced the
worst earthquake witnessed in 40 ye^rs
in these or the Erzerum volcanic regions.
During the first day there were 14 shocks
and they still continue.
“Over 300 houses have fallen and half
the remainder hate been seriously dam
aged. The officials report that eight
persons were killed by falling wails, but
they are all unknown in Bitlis.
’’Many persons were wounded and many
churches. Mosoues and Government
buildings were damaged. The surround
ing villages sustained heavy shocks.
“The foreigners at Bitlis are the Rus
sian consul. Charlotte E. Bley, Mary A.
C. Eley. Royal M. Cole. Mrs. Lizzie Cole
and Miss Nellie A. Cole.”
the longshoremen’s strike now on at
the Old Dominion dock, was seriously
threatened by fire which raged In her
forward hold between decks, for an
hour and a half today. The fire got
into the ship's general cargo, where
there were boxes of hats and many
bundles of paste board for boxes and
the firemen found great trouble in
fighting it. The damage will not ex
ceed $1,500.
MARION ERWIN CONCLUDED
TWO DAYS’ ARGUMENT
nif they
were inflammable.
The corporation counsel's office it
was later announced, would revise the
regulations of the explosives commis
sion. It is expected they will in
clude something stringent anent stove
polish and bug poisons.
CAPTAIN AND CREW
RESCUED AND SAFE IN PORT
NEW ORLEANS, La., April 4.—Unit
ed States District Attorney Marion Er
win concluded his argument for the
Government in the Greene and Gaynor
case, on appeal from the United States
Circuit Court at Savannah, hefore the I
Federal Circuit court of Appeals today, j
He had spent more than two davs I
speaking in rebuttal of the case of the j sehooner to the wa
defense, which was based on 193 as- j
signments of error. Mr. Erwin went i .. . .... . , ■ _. .
into nearly every detail, /legal and I mouth ana pu. into Cha
historical of the case. Tomorrow P ‘
CHARLESTON. S. C.. April 4.—With
the captain and eight of the crew of the
schooner Myrtle Tunnel aboard, tho
steamer Mae. Capt. Party, came into port
today. The Tunnel was on her way from
Brunswick to New York, and Monday
ran into the. Northeast gale, and was
struck by a huge sea which swept over
the cessel, filling her and slashing up her
-rear. The sails were soon carried away,
and when the steamer Moe was sighted
she was hailed and the grew abandoned
s. The Mae was
route from Punta Gorda to Wey-
for coal.
The Mytle Tunnel was abandoned at sea
. . i off Charleston last soring, was brought
W. Meldrim. of Savannah, will begin i„ a waterlogged derelict and sold for sai-
the closing argument for the defense. | V age May 7. under order of the United
When he finishes tho court will take i States Court, and later repaired and
the case under advisement, again put in service.
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