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IHE MORNING NEWS. I
F*abli9h*d 1850. .- - Incorporated 1888 >
J. H. ESTILL. President. ■
WOMAN, GO AND
SIN NO MORE
LEVY BEGGED THE JURY
30 ADDRESS THE WORDS OF
CHRIST TO NAN PATTERSON.
■•He That Is Without Sin Among;
lon. Let Him Cast the First
Stone,” Nan's lawyer Read from
Holy Writ—Moved His Hearers to
Tears—Rand Made a Passionate
Denunciation of the Woman, As-
Mertins Her Guilt—To Jury To-day.
New York. Dec. 21. —Judge Vernon
M. Davis did not deliver his charge to
the jury in the trial of Nan Patterson,
the former actress, to-night, but sent
the jurymen home to rest after a day
spent listening to the arguments of
counsel. It had been expected that
the case would go to the jury before 6
o'clock, but Judge Davis put his
charge over until to-morrow.
Abraham Levy, chief counsel for the
defendant, occupied the time of the
morning session with his argument,
while Assistant District Attorney Rand
took up the afternoon with his speech.
Both addresses were impassioned and
c Ipquent.
Mr. Levy swayed his listeners to
tears at times by his references to his
client and the home coming in Wash
ington, which he anticipated. Placing
a Bible on the railing in front of the
jurors, Mr. Levy,read the eighth chap
ter of the gospel of St. John. He laid
particular emphasis on the sentence:
‘He that is without sin among you,
let him cast the first stone,” and then
he said to the jury: "Will you say
to her who sits before you here, in
the words of Him who spoke at that
time, 'Woman, go and sin no more?’
For Father nml Mother.
“With the happiness of your own home
before you, and with the joy of the
Christmas festival in anticipation, are
you going to condemn this young wom
an?
“Do not send her to her doom now
when the entire world is rejoicing. See,
she sits there abandoned by all ex
cept that old man, her aged father. I
leave her in your hands, confident that
you will acquit her and restore her to
her devoted old father at a time when
everything proclaims, ‘Peace on earth,
good will to men.' I ask that you al
low her to take him home to the
aged wife and mother, ' who awaits
them and give her a chance to live a
new life with them in her home.”
HU Arraignment Severe.
Mr. Rand's argument was a severe
airaignment of Nan Patterson, and
when the prosecutor pitilessly con
demned the woman as the murderess
of the bookmaker, Caesar Young, she
quailed under his invective. "Actress,
stony-hearted, cruel-mouthed avenger
that she is, the story she told, the
manner of her telling it, ought not to
be convincing to a child.
“Every action proclaims her guilt,
i have never seen a real murderer
who has not been distinguished by
coolness, calmness and unruffled de
meanor and conceit. Never yet was
there a murderer who was not anx
ious to testify, believing that his
story would be convincing to the
jury,” thundered the prosecutor.
In detail, he held up her character
to the jury and asked if a woman like
her was able to have any love other
than that of the “beast.” "The beast
in the woman called to the man and
tie beast in -the man answered,” he
said.
Did Counsel Prepnre Folse Testi
mony t
Nan Patterson’s counsel were not
spared by Mr. Rand, who, after say
ing that the defendant's testimony had
been typewritten and learned by heart,
added: “There are those among her
<li fenders who are capable of preparing
testimony which they know to be false.
I name no names, and I stand ready to
Prove what I say if there is any ques
tion raised on that statement.”
J. Morgan Smith and his wife were
denounced by the lawyer.
Most impressive was Mr. Rand’s at
tempt to show the jury that Young
could not have shot himself. The skele
ton, which had already appeared dur
ing the trial, was brought forward and
the attorney went over the details
"f the entrance of the bullet and the
direction it took after entering Young's
body. During this recital the defendant
covered her face with her gloved
hands.
Mr. Rand used the revolver with
which Young was killed to prove that
in no position could it have been held
by Young to Inflict the wound that
• aused his death. Facing the jury with
the pistol in his outstretched hand, the
prosecutor exclaimed:
Might Try It on Themselves.
"Gentlemen, I will give you this re
volver to take into the Jury room, and
if any man among you can hold it as
the defense's theory of suicide would
i'quire you to hold it in order to in
flict this wound and then pull the trig
ger, 1 will consent to your setting this
defendant free on the spot.”
The remainder of the speech was
given over to controverting the testi
mony of the defense.
The appearance of the court room
when Justice Davis took his seat on
'he bench to-day was In marked con
trast to that of yesterday and the day
before. Not more than half the seats
were occupied to-day.
Mr. Unger of counsel for the defense
renewed his motion for Justice Davis
to order the acquittal of the accused
without further proceeding, but the
• ourt denied the motion and directed
the counsel to proceed with the argu
ments. Mr. Levy then begtin the clos
ing address to the Jury for the de
fense.
Nut on Trlsl for Inmunlllr.
Mr. Lovy Impressed upon the Jury
the fart that Nan Patterson was not
being tried for Immorality. No wom
an he. nmes laid because of Innate de
pravity, said he. Bhi becomes bad be
' “use of the Incentives of man and
th> weakness of her nature. If a man
• lies his life bees use of love of her,
'by punish her? If hsr soul were as
i.la. k a* the gats# of hell, she wots,
i.evcrthelews, entitled under the law
'0 as fair treatment as If she were the
'S'etast |ti4 purest.
You rpitiot bring back the dead,"
a*id Mr fasvy, "but If Cssasr Young
****** here to-day, I think he would
1 t vutlhusd (mi If lll to I'M*)
Jsabatmal) Jftoftiing
XTTMRFrR 17.850.
LITTLE MISS M’ARTHUR
KILLED IN A WRECK.
C.hfld of a Former SavannnhlHii
Dear! anti Others Injured.
Charlottesville. Ya„ Dec. 21.—The
north-bound Washington and Chatta
nooga limited train on the Virginia
Midland division of the Southern Rail
way was derailed at Somerset. Va„
twenty-one miles north of here, at 7:40
o’clock this morning, and one person
wrets killed and six others slightly in
jured.
The dead:
Three-year-old daughter of Mrs. Mc-
Arthur, formerly of Savannah, Ga.
The injured:
Frank Stuart of Knoxville. Tenn.,
baggagemaster.
Miss Susan E. Colgin of East Rad
ford, Va.
George K. McFarland of Westches
ter, Pa.
Mrs. A. G. Figgett of Fincastle, Va.
C. E. Taylor, the conductor, and
I.ucien H. Cocke of Roanoke, Va.
All of the injured were taken on a
special train to Charlottesville, where
physicians attended to their injuries,
after which they left for Washington.
Only a sleeping, car and a coach left
the track, and the former was burned. _
The cause of the accident is not yet
known. The line is double-tracked in
this part of the system and traffic was
not interrupted.
Knoxville, Tenn., Dec. 21.—The child
of Mr. and Mrs. David E. McArthur,
killed in the Southern wreck at Som
erset, Va., to-day, w'as the grand
daughter of Mrs. F. S. McArthur, for
merly in the music business in At
lanta, later in Savannah, and now in
Knoxville. Mrs. David McArthur,
with her children, has been visiting
her parents at Cumberland Gap, Tenn.
She left Knoxville Tuesday afternoon
for Baltimore, where her husband re
cently located in business, intending
to make that city her future home.
The remains will be brought to Knox
ville for interment.
SCHOONEFTTOWEtfIN.
The Edith 1,. Allen Him* Reached New
York.
New York, Dec. 21.—The water
logged schooner Edith L. Allen,
which was reported last Monday as
lying in a helpless condition near Dia
mond Shoals lightship, off the North
Carolina coast, was brought here to
day in tow of the steamer Sabine.
When the Allen was sighted by the
British steamer Taunton last Monday,
she was lying low in the water and
washed by the sea. The Sabine was
standing- by at the time.
The schooner Edith L„ Allen was
from Fernandina with a cargo of
pine lumber. Capt. Leßlanc on his
arrival here-reported that last Satur
day night, while twelve miles off Hat
teras in a heavy wind and sea, the
vessel struck a submerged wreck. She
rebounded and struck the wreck a sec
ond and a third time.
The schooner Immediately began to
take water and In twenty minutes had
practically filled and was kept afloat
by the lumber in her hold. She was
brought to anchor, where she remain
ed until Sunday morning. The steamer
Sabine, seeing her signals of distress,
bore down and took her in tow for this
port. The tug President met the
steamer and schooner outside the bar
and assisted in towing the water
logged vessel to the upper bay.
TECH STUDENT SUB
COX FOR SIO,OOO.
Thomaavllle Boy Thinks That He
Was Damaged.
Atlanta, Dec. 21—Leo H. Wise, the
Tech student from Thomasville, who
was arrested as the result of talking
to Cox College girls, of College Park,
has filed suit for SIO,OOO damages against
Prof. William Cox, president of the
college, for false arrest.
Wise, as will be remembered, went
to Prof. Cox's office with a view to
demanding an explanation. His arrest
at the Instigation of Prof. Cox fol
lowed. He was for a short time de
tained in jail until bond could be made.
He alleged that he was arrested with
out cause, this without a warrant,
and only because of hatred and malice
of Prof. Cox. _
DEKALB mTILSIoLD.
George M. Wright Bought Cnmden
Property for
Charleston. S. C., Dec. 21.-The De-
Kalb cotton mills were sold to-day at
Camden by a special master of the
United States court, the price being
$176,000, and the successful bidder
George M. Wright, of Union.
This was the third time the mil s
had been on the block, the first sale
having been annulled or set aside by
the court, a claim being rrfade that the
sale had been chilled by a previous
agreement between prospective Por -
chasers. The second attempt was made
to sell the property and the upset price
was $175,000. No bids were received.
The court ordered another offer and
the upset price was reduced to sloo.ooo.
The property Is regarded as excel
lent, and the purchaser, who Is a large
mill owner, Is thought to have secured
a bargain.
HOPEH KIDDED VAI'GHAN.
A Fatal Nhnntlns Recurred a( Pow
der Springs.
Powder Springs. Oa., Dec. 21.—Irby
B. Vaughan, son of Randall Vaughan,
a prominent citizen of Paulding coun
ty. was shot and Jnstantly killed by
Walter Roper, son of Tyre L. Roper,
a wealthy merchant and farmer of
Hiram, last night at 11 o’cbick at Dn
Lester's home, shout one' mile from
Hfi'am. where a dance wss being given.
It seems that a dispute arose be
tween John Roper a brother of Walter,
and Irby Vaughan. They went Into
Ike hall to eettle It and came to blows,
It Is alleged that dorhig the fight be
tween John Roper and V*u#Wn. Wal
ter Roper came behind Vaughan and
•Ini him four times in the bach of the
head, billing him mats ally.
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MORRIS REPLIES
TO W. W. OSBORNE
CONDITIONS IN SAVANNAH
AS THE FORMER SPEAKER SAYS
HE SEES THEM.
Responsibility for Infringements of
law In Snvnnnnh Are Charged to
the Solicitor General, Who Is De
clared to Be the Dendlng Expo
nent of Ring Politics snd Politi
cal Corruption—Morris Snys Os
borne Turns State’s Evidence.
Atlanta, Ga.. Dec. 21.—Former
Speaker Newt A. Morris of the House
of Representatives gave out this aft
ernoon an open letter in reply to the
recent statement of Solicitor General
W. W. Osborne, published in last
Sunday's Morning News.
Mr. Morris replies especially to that
portion of Mr. Osborne’s letter dealing
with the last speakership fight. It is
a warm document addressed directly
to Mr. Osborne, and the writer does
not hesitate to call names.
Mr. Morris declares Mr. Osborne's
letter is an insult to every member of
the last House who voted for him.
Mr. Morris declares the House never
reversed him in but one decision, and
in that instance Mr. Osborne himself
stated the House was wrong.
Anti-Corporation Measures.
Mr. Morris then continues: “This
same House that elected me speaker
by 33 majority, in spite of the fact
that you led the opposition against
me, passed the franchise tax bill, the
bill to make the Southern Railroad
incorporate under the laws of Geor
gia, the bill prohibiting the Supreme
and Superior Court judges from riding
on free passes, a bill creating a board
of assessors to assess corporation
property for taxes. Now, if the cor
porations, through their mercenaries,
could whip members of the House into
line against the will of the people to,
vote for me for speaker, why it was
time to whip them into line to de
feat these measures that they were so
bitterly opposed to. I supported every
one of these measures with all the
vim and energy I could command.”
Attorney for Railways.
Further on Mr. Mopris says: "And
still the men who played such a
prominent part in the passage of the
bills that are of vast importance to the
great masses of people of the state are
arraigned and denounced as corpora
tions, corporation’s mercenaries, lobby
ists and ring ‘politicians. The answer
is plain: You are now, and have been
for a number of years, attorney for
the street railway of Savannah and
the Southern Railway Company. You
asked about as many favors of the
Legislature for the past seven years
as any man that. I can recall. You
have fought all along the line from
local bills to earnest mercenary work
against the franchise tax bill, and you
haven’t confined your mercenary work
to the General Assembly of Georgia
alone. Only a short time ago you ex
tended it to Washington, D. C., and
lobbied a bill through Congress for the
Seaboard Air Line Railway Company
to authorize them to erect a railroad
bridge across the Savannah river at
Savannah, which would have cut off
the boats of the Central' Railway and
the steamship company from Its
wharves.
A Fee of *5,000.
"My information Is that you got a
$5,000 fee for this mercenary work, and
the bill was so unjust that the Secre
tary of War would not approve of the
construction of the bridge, and now,
‘Little Billy,’ you have turned state’s
evidence on your brother mercenaries.
There never was anybody who had re
spect for a man that woufd turn
state’s evidence except a solicitor gen
eral.
“You were a member of the House
for four years. Take the record and
show us what you did against rail
roads and lobbying. What did you do
for the children you now write about
or for prohibition? And you talk about
ring politics? Yob are at the head of
the dirtiest political ring to-day In
Georgia, and it is through this ma
chine that two big railroad attorneys
from your company will be In our next
House.
To Corrupt Politico.
"You have done as much, If not
more, to corrupt democratic politics
In this state than anv man In It of
your age. But since you have turned
state’s evidence, It Is to be hoped that
you will dlschi rge your duty as solic
itor general and make more effort to
punish the managers of the last state
election In Savannah under your ma
chine that voted nearly 4.000 people
that were not at the polls, and did It
so boldly that they voted them alpha
betically as their names appeared on
the registration list. It Is true that
there was no opposition to the nomi
nees of the Democratic party, but
grave constitutional queaMons were
voted for at tills election.
“Ami you might do a little against
the gambling hells of Savannah, that
your ministers preach so faithfully
against.”
Deal la Sappari at Wnl,
Concerning the race for president of
ths next Senate, Mr. Morris says:
"Your letter In the Constitution Is
headed aa follows 'Solicitor, who Is
managing Senator West a campaign
makes llv# observations ’ You are a
Ml railroad mercenary You want Mr.
i West alerted, as does Men J. J.
' *paiding and Mmu. Jb. Z* lit'j mu gad
SAVANNAH. GA.. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 22. 1904.
Hon. F. Q. dußignon. They are all
big railroad attorneys.
"Dear ‘Billy,’ I want to ask you this
question: It is material, tt is to the
point, and it is certainly a competent
question where a man has turned
state's evidence as aforesaid. Don't
you now claim that you and Hon. John
Bennett made a political deal with
Hon. Hamiltrm McWhorter and Hon.
John D. Little, whereby they agreed to
support Hon. W. S. West for president
of the next Senate?
The Humble Democrats,
"Don't forget to answtr. Since we
'humble Democrats’ hat e found this
out, I guess we had bet ter take your
advice and 'get active' against your
candidate, but to D’s.' looks
like he is already deffsnted.”
Mr. Morris concludes by saying he
is ready to have a “heartito-heart talk"
at anv time with Mr. Osborne.
WRIGHT ASKS OSBORNE
TO GIVE HIM NAMES.
Atlanta, Dec. 21.—Hon. Seaborn
Wright, member-elect of the Legisla
ture from Floyd county, has sent the
following letter to Hon. W. W. Os
borne of Savannah:
“Rome, Ga„ Dec. 19, 1904.—H0n. W.
W. Osborne, Savannah, Ga.—Dear Sir:
My Brother Moses, who knows tny
view’s as to corporate control of pol
itics in Georgia, handed me your let
ter in Sunday's Constitution, saying
‘You will like it.’ So I do, as to the
main issue.
“Pardon me for suggesting you can
do nothing by indirection on this line.
You must hit straight. Who are the
men the 'mercenaries’ afo running for
president and Speaker? You say you
know. Tell the people plainly.
“Are they for West. Steed or Can
dler for president of the Senate? Are
they for Slaton, Felder or Ellis for
Speaker of the House?
“Having gone as far as you have,
you are in duty bound to give the
whole facts plainly. It Is not enough
to frighten the 'mercenaries' Into the
election of Mr. West. The matter goes
deeper. The purging of the party is
a bigger thing than the success of any
one man. You may chunk up the hole
In your ship with the body of Mr.
West, but if you leave the 'mercena
ries' aboard ship they will sink her
In the end.
“I promise my help, whatever it
may amount to, but I want all the
facts straight from the shoulder. Very
truly yours,
"Seaborn Wright.”
PARKER HONORED GUEST.
Dined by tile Bench nml liar of Vow
York City.
New York, Dec. 21.—Alton Brooks
Parker, former chief justice of the
Court of Appeals and Ddtnocratlc can
didate for the presidency in the last
campaign, was the guest of honor to
night at a dinher at the Waldorf-As
toria. The dinner was given by the
bench and Mar of the city of New
York, and Republicans and Democrats
alike were present to honor the former
justice's return to the practice of law.
Justice J. Morgan O’Brien, of the Ap
pellate division of the Supreme Court,
was the presiding officer. The speakers
included former Gov. Frank 8. Black,
former Secretary of War Elihu Root,
William B. Hornblower and Judge
Parker.
Judge Parker was the center of a
group of well-wishers during the great
er part of the evening.
Justice O'Brien proposed a toast to
the President of the United States.
In his opening address Justice O'Brien
expressed the hope that Judge Parker
Rad put aside the ermine for but a
short time and that he would wear it
again.
“This is the occasion,” he said in con
clusion, “of honoring an honest judge,
who has filled his office to the greatest
of his ability.”
Justice O’Brien then asked for a toast
to Judge Parker’s "Professional long
life and happiness." It was drunk
with a cheer. When the Judge rose to
speak the diners arose, waved hand
kerchiefs and cheered.
Judge Parker expressed his gratitude
for the cordial welcome extended him.
In speaking of the movement to elevate
the judiciary, Judge Parker said:
"Tremendous strides have been made
in recent years in the direction of re
electing with the concurrence of both
parties, judges worthy of our best
traditions. The healthy public senti
ment on that subject which now pre
vails has been mainly developed under
the guidance of the members of the bar,
toward which the profession of this
city has contributed more than its
quota.”
GOES uFfOR LIFE FOR
MURDER OF HUSBAND.
Five Out of Six Con viol e*l of Mur
der In Sumter County.
Amerieus, Ga., Dec. 21.—Anna
Wright, the negress who one week ago
murdered her aged husband, Melton
Wright, hji octogenarian, afterwards
burning his body on a blazing log
heap, was to-day adjudged guilty and
sentenced to life imprisonment. The
murder was one of the most atro
cious ever committed here and was
seemingly without Incentive.
Of six murder trials here within the
week conviction has resulted in five,
all thd defendants, with one exception,
being negroes.
HAD THEIR PASSES. BUT
SAW NO HANGING.
Slay of Kxecutlon Granted for
Hullierlanil anil Itaker.
Rome, Ga., Dec. 21.—80 b Sutherland
and Courtney Baker did not hang yes
terday, the appointed time. The Su
preme Court granted a stay of execu
tion, and the wise will be heard before
that tribunal In Janunry.
The shcilff had made all prepara
tions for the hanging, and many
pauses had been Issued for admission
to Ihs acena. t
STEAMER APOLO
HAD FIRE ABOARD.
Koval stores Aboard from Sa.suuab
Were liamaord.
Hamburg, Dec. 21.—Fire on the Span
ish steamer A polo, from heveoi.sh,
which has Arrived here, damaged About
|W barrels of roaln, <m| ilemg pail
of the veaeei cargo The fire was
i AiUditii by the esptoetou uf g letup.
Russian Leaders Who Are Winning Fame by Their Defense of
Port Arthur
GEN. HASHTKDINBKY.
JAPS PREPARING
TO ATTACK AGAIN
NOGI WANTS MORE MEN
TO LEAD IN ANOTHER EFFORT
II’ON PORT ARTHUR.
Jpnnc*e Are Reported to Be Euv
ployiiiK TlMMiNunds of Coolies In
the Erection of Forts Around
Port Arthur—Attack to Be Made
Will Be Upon u Hitherto Un
rc|ti tilled Settle —Determined to
TaJte the Stronghold.
London, Dec. 22. —The Daily Tele
graph's Che Foo correspondent says
that the steamer Lady Mitchell, which
sailed from Tslngtao with supplies,
ammunition and dynamite, reached
Port Arthur during a snowstorm four
nights ago. He says also it is reported
that the Japanese were compelled to
evacuate their position on Etse moun
tain owing to a flanking fire from
other forts and the explosion of Rus
sian mines, from which they lost heav
ily.
The Japanese, the correspondent
adds, are employing thousands of coo
lies In making strong forts at Dalny
and around Port Arthur. They ex
press a determination to capture Port
Arthur before the Chinese new year.
An attack Is now preparing that Will
be on a hitherto unequalled scale and
it will mean either success or terrible
disaster to the besiegers.
The correspondent concludes by say
ing that it is stated that Gen. Nogi
has asked for 60,000 reinforcements
from Japan.
WINTER TORPOR SEEMS
TO BE UPON THE ARMIES.
Erdagou, Manchuria, Dec. 20 (De
layed in transmission). —The oppres
sive silence continues. Not a shot has
been fired during the last two days.
' Both armies seem dormant. Only at
night Is there a little firing.
Russian scouts crept out yesterday
evening cast of Erdagou and found the
Japanese pickets withdrawn. The Rus
sians aprpoached the Japanese
trenches, where a few shots were ex
changed. The same thing occurred In
front of Poutlloff Hill.
The cessation of hostilities has en
couraged the natives to return to their
villages, but some of the latter have
been destroyed and are uninhabitable.
A commission is engaged In paying
Indemnities to the destitute Chinese.
RUSSIANS ADMIT
THE LOSS OF SHIPS.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 21.—While de
clining to give detailß, the admiralty
admits that Russian advices from Port
Arthur sent by Gen. fjtoessel substan
tially confirmed the Japanese advices
of the partial wrecking of the Russian
ships In the harbor, and the censor
has been instructed to permit the pub
lication of the dispatches.
It is claimed that several of the
larger ships and a respectable number
of torpedo boat destroyers are still sea
worthy, but they arc not being con
sidered as a factor In the coming fight
between Admiral Togo's ships and the
Russian second Pacific squadron. If
the fortress Is relieved It is believed
that most of the. ships will be raised
and saved.
TROPHIES CAPTURED
BY THE JAPANESE.
Toklo, Dec. 21.—The Japanese army
besieging Port Arthur, reported to-day
as follows regarding the trophies cap
tured by the Japanese In the north
fort of Kekwan mountain:
"Further Investigation shows that we
captured five 8.7 quick firing field
guns, two 27-mlltmeter quick firing
guns, one of them being serviceable;
two mlllmeter guns, one being
serviceable, four machine guns. Mil
serviceable, and a quantity of small
arms and ammunition.”
OPENS THE WAY TO
KEKWAN MOUNTAIN.
Headquarter* of the Japanese Third
Army before Port Arthur, Dec. 21, via
Fuaan.—The rapture of the north fort
of Kaat Kekwan mountain Dec It by
the Japenose la of much Importance,
berauae It upena a way up the gorge
to th* higheet bill* and will render
eaaier the capture of the mountain. It
give* sis>k additional foothold for a
Continued on <...•..
Jf -Or *mn V.
MA.I. GEN. KONim ACHKNKO.
RALLIED COHORTS TO
SUPPORT OF DEPEW.
Ilos* (f) I’lutt Think*, or Sny*, He
tin* Woi'Hlcil Otlell.
New York, Dec. 21.—The conference
of Republicans called by United States
Senator Thomas C. Platt In the in
terest of the re-election of United
States Senator Chauneey M. Depew
by the corning state Legislature was
held, according to programme, at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel this morning. It
was Ip session about throe hours, and
adjourned without day. after appoint
ing a committee of seven, headed by
former Lieut. Gov. Woodruff, to wait
upon Governor Odell, who was not
Invited, and inform him of the senti
ment as expressed at the conference.
Mr. Woodruff did meet Gov. Odell,
as he expected. He drove to the Pouch
mansion where tho New England So
ciety dinner was held to-night, accom
panied by Senator Depew. There they
Joined the Governor. Later the three
left the mansion with the expressed
Intention of proceeding to the Union
League or Republican Clubs for an ex
tended conference. Asked regarding
Senator Platt's conference to-day, Gov.
Odell said he was not cognizant of It.
“1 do not know what took place at
the conference at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel to-day, but I do know that who
ever Is chosen by the Republican or
ganization, will be elected.”
The morning conference was attend
ed by seventy-five well known Republi
cans, most of them classed as being
In favor of Senator Depew, but t'lerc
were also not a few who are believed
to be opposed to his candidacy.
The speeches made In the conference
wore almost without exception strong
In favor of Senator Depew’s re-election.
No vote was taken, and estimates of
the numerical classification of those
present vary with the sympathies of
those estimating.
After the conference, Senator I'latt
declared himself as greatly pleased
with Its character and personnel.
“I am proud of It," said he, “It was
truly representative and clearly show
ed what I have all along claimed, that
the sentiment of the people of th*
state Is strongly for the re-election of
Senator Depew. I Imagine Its result
may be to tone down Mr. Odell.”
WANTS TOSET ASIDE
Nearly gtOOOJKHI Worth of Claim*
ticnlnat Sully & Cos,
New York, Dec. 21.—Application was
made to-day by small creditors, rein
forced by Edward Hawley and Frank
H. Ray, to have nearly $3,000,000 worth
of claims against Daniel J. Sully &
Cos. set aside. This would permit Mr.
Sully to pay nearly a hundred cents
on the dollar.
In this latest phase of the Sully liti
gation, Magranh Cox, referee in bank
ruptcy, Js asked to direct the trustee
of the property, David H. Miller, to
have the Cotton Exchange claims ex
punged and dissolved. There are slx
ty-three of these attached to the peti
tions, which represent sums due to va
rious persons as a result of transac
tions In cotton. The total amount is
$2,953,365.52. The petition says these
claims are not based on actual sales.
carnegieoffered”
BOSTON S4OO,COD.
Heady la lll■|•ll<•■le the Benjamin
Franklin Fund,
Boston, Dec. 21.—At a meeting of the
Benjamin Franklin fund managers of
this city to-day. a letter was read from
President Pritchett of the Massachu
setts Institute of Technology contain
ing a proposition from Andrew Car
negie to duplicate the present amount
of the fund, $400,000, provided the to
tal be devoted to th* establishment of
a school for the Industrial training of
men and women along the line of the
Mechanics and Tradesmen's Behoof of
N*w To rk and Ihe Cooper Union,
Mr. Carnegie further stipulated that
the <liy of Boston should furnish a
sit* for the proposed Institution.
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Charlotte, N C„ D*< ll.—The hOttth
•rn Manufa’lu*e* Club of Charlott*
this afternoon adopted resolutions pro
viding for an inmauon to th* Pr*ot
dent U> vlOil tfktr dig then he come*
Anyth, as th* guoai of the rlub A
lommiit** of prominent business *n*n
was named to hear th* In v Halloa V*
Woohingtoo.
5 CENTS A COPY.
DAILY S8 A YEAR.
WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WKEK $1 A YEAR
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COLLEGE BOYS
FOUGHT FIERCELY
YOUNG GOULD’S GUN PLAY
FOLLOWED BY A CLASH OF SOPH
OMORES AND FRESHMEN.
Flglit Orcnrrcil ill n Snlmny Station
Which \Yu* Wrecked—Surface
Trnflir Wn* Stopped—Gin at Swede
Led the Force* of the FrcNhmen.
Police InveNtlantliiK the Shontlnar
Done lif the Son of George Gonld.
No Itiuht to Have Revolver.
New York, Dec. 21.—Although Klng
don Gould was not present to grace
their dinner, the Columbia sophomores
had a merry gathering to-night at one
of the uptown Broadway hotels. In a
hard fight early In the day, the sopho
mores succeeded in capturing H. B.
McOutcheon, the vice president of the
class, and his brother.
Action will be taken by the Columbia
University authorities In the case of
Kingdon Gould, the freshman student
who yesterday thwarted the purpose
of five sophomores, who sought to kid
nap him, by shooting a revolver over
their heads, the affair having occurred
outside the university grounds. The
hnzers may bo suspended.
The llnxcr* May Be Suspended.
Police Cdptaln Nally was ordered to
day to investigate the shooting. Po
lice Commissioner McAdoo said:
"I must take cognizance of this case.
Young Gould has no more right to
carry a pistol without a permit than
any one else.”
Indignation at the action of Kingdon
Gould and the desire to secure a large
contingent of freshmen for the sopho
more dinner to-night was the cause of
a remarkable display of Inter-class an
imosity at Columbia University to-day.
Over 300 freshmen and sophomore* en
gaged in a fierce street battle around
the subway station at Broadway and
116th street.
Voting Gould himself did not appear
at college to-day, but the sophomores
were determined to take revenge for
his action on his classmates for his ac
tion yesterday. A number of fresh
men, attempting to spirit away Presi
dent Holbart of the first year class In
the sciences, were Intercepted by the
waiting sophomores at the One hun
dred and Sixteenth street, subway sta
tion. and the fight l’ftpldly centered
about there. The surface traffic was
stopped for over an hour, and the sub
way station was wrecked.
Holbart flnully escaped from tho
crowd and boarded a downtown sub
way train, but the fight continued
fiercely. The freshmen were led by P.
VonSultza. a 200 pound Swedish stu
dent, who bowled over dozens of sopho
mores before he was himself overcome
by force of numbers and rendered un
conscious. Many other men on both
sides were hurt In the sume way, but
no serious results were reported.
After several hours of continuous
fighting, the affray was abandoned by
mutual consent.
KILLED THE WOMAN
AND THE CONSTABLE.
.lone*. Love Kick, Then Put n Bullet
Into Hl* Own Hrnin.
Lockport, N. Y., Dec. 21.—Fred Jones
of Charlottesville this afternoon shot
and killed Constable W.‘ C. Gray and
Mrs. Abbe Goodrich, a widow. He then
turned the revolver upon himself and
fired a bullet Into his brain. He Is
still alive, but surgeons say he cannot
recover.
Jones was a rejected suitor for Mrs.
Goodrich's hand. He is 28 years old
and Mrs. Goodrich wss 54. Ho per
sistent had Jones become that Mra.
Goodrich went before u Justice of the
peace and made a complaint, claiming
that Jones had threatened to kill her
and aet her buildings on fire If she
would not marry him. A warrant was
Issued and given to Constable Gray to
aerve.
Jones asked that Mrs. Goodrich be
sent for In order that he might adjust
matters and avoid being arrested.
When Jones heard h woman's voles,
he drew a revolver And shot Gray,
killing him Instantly. He then shot
Mrs Goodrich In the leg, causing her
to fall to ths fl or Advancing rlosa
to her, he put another bullet Into her
Hoad- He then allot himself in the
Mrs. Goodrich died m hour lata*