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Atlanta Georgian (and news)
NIGHT
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VOL.V. NO. 207.
ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, MARCR 2, 1907.
PRICE:
RaceF
NEW 0RLEAN8.
New orlsun*. March 2.—Here arc ths
results of the races today:
FIK8T ltA<'K—Reflncil, 9 t.» f. ww;
Bertmont, 3 to 5. second. ExclU ment,
3 to 5, third. Time, 1:18.
BKCONI) RA< *K—Bnleshed. 14 to
won; lltKirlUtmUmm. 2 to - *!, second;
Verlbest, 5 to 1. third. Time. 1:17 4-.V
Results
Fourth Race—t»ne mile, purse: Mar-
eusln 102. fora Price 110. Pink BOir
106. Kir Toddlngton 106. Guides* 166,
Rappahunnot 1; 106.
Fifth Race—Klx furlongs, purse:
PoUy Prim loo. Gold Bearer 102. Belle
Ktrunie 103, Wooden w 105. Gentian
105. John Llnglls !05, Rebounder 10*.
Hlxtli Race—Mile and an eighth,
selling: Quaggu 92. Evergreen 101,
Anna Day 103. Ht. Noel 105. Foreigner
Grace I«itrsei». 2 to r», second; Kaiser
Hoff, even, third. Time, 1:54.
FOt'RTH RACK—PttSHdena. 13 to 1.
won: The Englishman. 7 to 2, second;
Lady Navarre, 1 to 4. third.
Entries For Monday.
First Race—Five furlongs, selling
Krtutil f.udy 105. Long Bright 106, Jun
gle Imp 106. J or Levy 106. Belle In
dian llo, Grenada 11«. James Reddick
111.
Seventh Race -Six furlong*, selling:
Duchess of Montebello 96. Masker 96.
Higginbotham 98 Ronart 10L Planet
101. Kchroeder's Midway 2oj, Uady
faro! 105, Mlhgnta 109. Merry George
112. King Pepper 112) Sand Bath 112.
Mollle Donohue 114, Little Danger 114,
leoch Goll 115. Verdant 116. Tlchlgfngo
116. Gold Zone 116. Sylvan Belle 1 IS,
Fanc y Dress 118. Ever Near 118. Mon-
Kleinuoi)d 115..
HOT SPRINGS. _
Hot Spring*. Ark.. March 1 "2^11ere
Perlny Brutus 119. Limerick 122, Fa
ther Tallent* 123.
Herond Race—Hteeplechase. the short
are the results today:
FIRST RACE—Colonel Bob. 7 to 5,
won; Ida Mnv, 11 to 20, second, Hoi-
127, Ester Joy 127. !fu|ipy <*hap 137.
In<*antatlofi 147, Barefoot 141, Wild
Range 148. Fabian 148, WHJle New
comb 148. Oliver Me, 148
Thin! Race—Three and n half fur
long*. purse: Queen Re** 100, Herlot-
SECOND HA< 'E—Tivollnl, 25 to 1.
won; Autumn Flower. 3 to 5, second;
Moon vine, even, third.
THIRD RACE—Mart Gentry. 10 to
tit 100. Relapse Bio. Mis* orunu l«o.
Edna Mutter loo. Florence Kell 100.
Emma G. loo. Drop Htlteh 100, Drlston
103. Zleppen 112. Headline 103. Belle of
Kent lot). Hrauney Ln<! 112, E. W. Frye
119
1. won; Frank Luhheck, 8 to 5, second;
Dr. Hart. I to 2. third.
FOCRT11 RACE—Hannibal Bey. 2 to
1. won. Mike Sutton. 7 to 10. second;
Braden, even, third.
SEABOARD LATEST
IN THE WRECK LIST
3nly Man . Killed in
Collision Was En
gineer Hudgins.
-LUCKY ROAD”
IS STILL LUCKY
Powder Springs Scene of
What Might Have Been
THE DEAD AND INJURED
THE DEAD.
ENGINEER t'-HARLES A. HI'DO! NS,-t»f 461 Rant GeorgH avenue.
THE INJURED.
BaggngemaMer A. A. fllsby, of Birmingham; cut on the forehead.
Just over the left eye, und bruised In the back. Condition not serious.
Mall clerk J D. McCord. of 96 Pulliam atreet; aide brulaed and haa
scalp wound. Condition not nerloua.
Fireman Will Bolton, colored, of Birmingham; haa compound frac
ture of the left leg and haa scalp wound. Condition aerloua.
Robert T. Sexton, of New York, traveling aaleaman; nose brulaed
and left leg sprained. Condition not serious.
Awful Wreck.
ial to The Georg Inn. ^
I'muler Springs. Ha. March 2.—
Spoiling through the aheetecl rain and
l.tindlng lightning at 50 mllex an hour.
•T.o- Kxpoaltlon I.lmltfd. No. 38." at
;.m n’rloeK Friday nlglil crushed Into
tuenty runaway, freight car* a mile
front here.
Houili for Engineer Charles Hudgin*.
. • i .us Injury for severe 1 of the train
. •••«. nifrarulou* escape from a terrible
f.itt for score* of passengers and total
,1,..,ruction 1 for the entire passenger
-rrnin followed- |
h—|s certain tntw—It‘at —no lininan .
,. K , la v could have prevented the arcl-j
.lent after the car* broke loose. Many j
hours afterward* the llfele** body of j
l.ruve Knglneer Hudgins was dug from j
the upturned engine cab. He crouched ;
at the lever, with one hantl grasping It j
still showing that he had given his life
guiltily In an effort to save others.
An I It was not a bootless sacrifice, f ir
... Ills last efforts belongs the credit for
saving score* of passenger*.
Drawheid Broke.
A long freight hod drawn op at Pow-
ih r Springs to take the siding for the j
passenger. Flagmen were sent In both j
.lire, thins. An angle cock to an air- j
brake broke suddenly; then a drAW - j j n ,[ lr lare ,,T almost certain death, I
head polled out. and twenty cars raced
GARRETT TOUCHED WOOD
IN TALKING ABOUT LUCK
The remarkable fact that only one man was killed and four were In
jured In the wreck of the Rea board passenger train at Powder Spring*
Friday night recalls the conversation between \V. A. Garrett, prealdent of
the road, and a Georgian reporter upon hie vial! to Atlanta lent Saturday.
"’Hen that official was Informed ‘hut only one pereon had been killed
by hln road since August J9.
"I don’t like to talk about such things." void Prealdent Garrett,
holding up his liandti rh If warding oft the subject "Lightning may strike
tomorrow—who can tell? I always touch wood when I speak of It." and
he good humoreily reached for a cedar pencil hi his vest |*>cket.
Mix day* later n fast passenger crashed Into a string of freight cars,
killing Engineer Hudgins and Injuring four other j>eople. But the road
was still lucky, as only one passenger was hurt.
CONDUCTOR KELLY, HERO;
AWFUL RIDE IN THE DARK
. ON RUNAWAY FREIGHT
THAW III FEAR
His Lawyers Ins
That She Give
Evidence.
Stuck to His Train
Set Brakes by
Hand.
angle cock on one of the airbrakes went
wrong, and realising that are would
back Into the siding at Powder Springs
down grade. I set the brake* on the last
four curs and the caboose.
"The flagman was aent back half a
mile to flag No. 38. nnd a flag waa also
sent ahead to flag another paaaenger.
No. 3R was nbout due when we went
Into the tiding.
Drswhesd Pulled Out.
"Just about the time we were stop
ping a dmwhend pulled out and twenty
loaded care started down grade.
Head pulled out. ana iwemy carer-™ 5%T r Kelly. conductor of the freight ^ AP ,*1*7,1 mbed un and
l . h *. «™ d ': ‘rain. P»rf«nn.d on. of tne braves, of,?"*!
happened Conductor J. C. Kelly had set
the brakes on the caboose and flve care.
Hul flie wftft care gained motion
sw ift tv. though OoBdvetor Kelly waa
”7.:.".To • heiirirg UfaKei wr-mtiw mnr
Hoi it did not appear to check the
-i-ed. The nagman waa paused, ami
♦hr nmawaya came to a atop half a
mile away at the bottom of the hill.
Before anyone could atop the pns-
senger the headlight aahed around a
* urve and the train leaped on the run
away freight care.
Flames Followed Impact.
The impact was frightful. Like a
giant done to death ^the engine stag-
uered. reeled and plunged upside down
tn the mud, earning Knglneer Hudglnt
with It. With the engine off the track,
: first baggage car tore ahead, the
m .»it < nr following, piling up on the
- rumpled freight cars. And almost In-
'••mtly flames buret from the plled-up
wreckage, attacking the whole passen-
gei- train. Passengers tumbled Into the
stormy night.
Five cars of the limited and several
ft right cars were totally destroyed.
About Hod sacks of mall were burned,
* wilier with a large amount of bag-
Rage belonging to the passengers.
Many passengers walked through the
dialog storm to Powder Springs to
*•'ke on incoming Southern train, while
■•her* waited for the wrecking train.
Ti e injured were brought to Atlanta
•"id muled to Grady Hospital.
Robert T Sexton, of New York, was
*io only passenger Injured, and he re-
* •■Bed only some bruises.
Wreck Cleared Away.
After working all night and Safur-
mornlng. the wrecking crew sent
irom Atlanta lias managed to clear
»!• "Ht of the wreckage, and Seaboard
' l *ls at Powder Springs expect that
' ' ns win be passing over their own
I "fi Sat unlay afternoon,
fbe engine which dealt death to En-
" i ' buries Hudgins Is lying on Us
- at the foot of the bank and the
* ne |« true of some of the wrecked
* "* nger cars.
* I the mornlhg the scene of the
’ "U was visited by curious crowds
l '-ople from Powder Springs ami the
of attraction was the ponderous
■■•motive tinder which the engineer
deeds by sticking to his post
blinding rain storm and In pitch black
darkness, setting the brakes in an at-
tffhpt tffktop the rtmawy freight care
In their wild flight down grade.
more heroic deed In the face of such
grave danger has been rdFOrdW) Under
similar conditions.
He had Just succeeded In stopping
the cars and waa running down the
track to flag the oncoming passenger
train when a flash of the electrl<* head
light told him he was too late. Weak
ened and out of breath from running
over the cars and setting the brages.
the conductor met the passenger train
about five car lengths from the run
away freight.
He waved his lantern frantically, but
the passenger train was running 50
miles an hour and the awful crash fol
lowed a second later, which resulted In
the death of Engineer Hudgins and the
Injury of several trainmen. The con
ductor brought the special passenger
train from the wreck Into Atlanta Sat
urday morning.
In speaking of the wreck Saturday
morning Conductor Kelly said:
Conductor's Story.
"We left Birmingham four hours late
and were running four hours late nil
the way. We were loaded with side
meat and pig Iron, the heaviest freight
handled.
"Before we got to Powder Springs nn
begun netting brakes. The rain
coming down In torrenta and the night
was pit-h black. It seemed the more
omkcw-l met the faster the-
—H wiw mtt wf breath when I had eet
sixteen brakes. Jumping down to
low car and setting the brakes and
climbing upon a high one. Idol
wind. It seemed as If the care would
never slacken up. but kept on running.
"The’' ran on by* the flagman and I
knew No. 38 waa due. but I aet more
brakes nnd the cars stopped at the foot
of the hill. I got down and started run
ning back to flag the passenger, but It
was then too late, as I was only about
four or flve car lengths away.
"It was an awful wreck. Engineer
Hudgins stuck to his post and he was
dug out sitting In his position In the
cab. The flagman had both legs broken.
In a minute It seemed the wreck caught
Are and four or five coaches were
burned. An attempt was made to push
the sleeper out of the reach of the
flames, but It couldn't be done.
“I have made my report and my con
science Is clear, because I did every
thing In my power and took all pre
cautions. It w*as an unfortunate Affair
and no one was to blame. X tried to
sleep, but there was no Bleep for me. I
wouldn't take that ride again for the
entire Seaboard system. They may fire
me. bui l believe I did my duty. Please
don't put my name In the paper, be
cause—"
And thd brave fellow folded up his
official report preparatory to eendlng It
In for the verdict of his superiors.
PHYSICIAN'S WIFE
RECEIVER NAMED
After separation for some time. Mrs
Minnie 8. Robinson was on Saturday
morning granted a temporary Injunc
tion against her husband. !>r. Walter
Robinson, of 362 Whitehall street,
restraining him from disposing of his
property, and Eugene Dodd was named
receiver.
i. Robinson recites In her petition
v , , . c. . , . that she was married to the defendant
'■i during Saturday morning Sea- . . . , . ..... „ . „. Kl ,_
• i trains were sent over the trails !M*» nnd that he was a devoted bus-
•e Southern, and It was said that hand until n year ago. when his de-
'board freight trains would be held nieano, changed* toward her and her
Atlanta until the wreckage was suf- children nnd when ho declared that he
' ' nily .hatred to use thf Seaboard | ^ ||m| , lf , hem . 81nr , , hllt
— i ■ I they have hern living apart
For Add. banal Wrack Now* So* P*g*3| Mf< Robinson nils,** that bar bus.
■ ■ | bn„ii, who Is n "HI-known physician,
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O WU |m , ||m ; ,, Oll0 * year, she asked that
3 WEATHER MAN RELENTS. O permanent alimony be granted her and
° TURNED OFF THE SPIGOT. O I,, r |v, r named She asked for an
straining him from disposing of
Dr. and Mrs. Robinson
■ si* c hildren
Threaten Jail
2 Relenting, the weather man O'
° ‘urned off the spigot and handed O j hi* prop
2 ,l * "ne carved right out of the O hav
2 heart of May. O !
° Nice man. nice weather, nice O
c •'erythlng! Chap that can t feel 0
2 I a day like Saturday Isn't O
2 •milled to anything—except «>*- O
2 '* * ix.it ion. Forecast 0
2 Fair Saturday night and Sun- 0
2 'V* . somewhat colder Saturday C
2 nlaht. warmer Sunday." O
2 Saturday temperatures O —-
0 7 o'clock a. in 47* degrees O j
/ ">!'“ k a. m 44 dw»« O ’ , n . R| . Mnr h 2. An an-
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2 1 ' o'clock a. m '••» degrees O j nonymous warning Is b ng served *n
0 '• oMock a. in 52 degrees O 1 fnrnille- residing nesr th*- Jill here
2 ’oYiork noor. 54 degree's O w here Thomas Baldwin slaver «»f f<iur
2 1 ••• lock p. m . 56 degrees O Iir|IM , nv |, confined, to the effect that
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MORGAN EXPECTS
NEGROESTORETURN
TO AFRICAN WILDS
Washington. March 2 —Senator Mor
gan. of Alabama, evidently has It In
mind that some day the negro popula
tion of this country will return to the
«*nngo country to live and that this
government should do all within Its
IMtwer to see that the riches *of that
country are kept Intact for the colored
people so they may be Induced to re
turn to Africa and take that which Is
theirs by right.
Mr. Morgan yesterday reported fa
vorably from the committee oa foreign
relations his resolution calling upon
the president for Information regarding
any concessions any Americans may
have received from King Leopold for
the gathering of India rubber In th«
t'ongo Free State. Accompanying the
resolution was a statement saying:
"It Is the duty of the L’nlted States
government to see to It that no barrier
or Impediment Is created by the act of
Leopold or by any other authority to
debar the exiled Africans who have
been held In slavery In the United
States from the right to return to their
* native land und to hold, in company
'with their klnspeople. the free nnd
I unobstructed opportunity to enjoy the
tgreat advantages which tire now ut-
* fered in them "
I
New Tork March 2.—It Is re-
_ ,>orted that District Attorney Je
tt rome has received a letter from
O Craig Wadsworth, second secreta-
O ty while there In 1903. offertni
-O to make a deposition. Wadswortl
O has letters from Thaw which, h<
O aaya ( show Thaw was surely In
O sane. He also contends that O
O Thaw was completely under Eve- O
O lyn's domination. It Is believed O
O the letters can throw light on the O
O mystery of the "trouble" between O
O the unnamed aerretary of the O
O American embassy In I^ondon. and O
O*Mn*. Nesblt, which Evelyn tent I- O
O fled caused cablegrams to be sent O
O to Stanford White asking hint to O
O make the secretary atop annoying O
O Mrs. Nesblt. O
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New York, March t.—Harry K. Thaw
was Informed tndi\y of the result of an
Important consultation of his flve law
yers, held at the home of Delphln M.
Delmas, chief counsel, as the result of
Thaw's dread that his mother's story
on the stand would aid the district at
torney In hts plan to send him to u
mad house.
This harrowing fear caused Thaw to
Insist on a consultation with his law
yers. When several of the lawyers
went to the Tombs to see him he urged
them not to call hts mother as a wit
ness. saying that he feared thetresult of
Cgfllinved^On Pfgji ^ina«
CarmacfcWants
Kidnaping Probed
Washington, March 2r—Mr. Tar-
mack, of Tennessee, presented to the
senate today a huge stock of petitions
from labor organisations throughout
the country for a congressional Investi
gation of the alleged kidnaping of
Moyer. Haywood and Pettibone, of the
Western Federation of 5llners. from
Colorado to Idaho, on the charge that
they were Implicated In the assassina
tion of Governor Steunenberg, of Idaho.
MRS. EDDY’S SON SAYS
MOTHER FEARS DEATH
AT HANDS OF ASSASSIN
Concord, N. H.. March 2.—In
signed statement, given out today,
George W. Glover, son of Mrs. Mary
Baker Eddy, quotes the leading Chris
tian Scientist ns saying:
"One day a warning from God told
me 1 hud better look after it (referring
to her will). 1 went to get It and It
cum gone. 1 could have sworn it was
there. Before night of the day on
which the will was taken I made an
other. 1 have It where no one can get
It."
"They Want to Kill Me*-
Replying to this question.by.
How do you. think- the irl
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$> TILLMAN WANTS $
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Philadelphia. March 2 •—Though no
official statement has been Issued, it
l*» authoritative!) said that about 9.000
•»ut of the 9.C»*0 yardmen employed
by the Pennsylvania railroad on lines
east of Pittsburg and Erie have voted
' » "trike in an effort l«i enforce their
Jeutjn<)v
me to go out to your - —,
wanted to get me away and murdar j
tar the will."
Glover quotes hts mother ns saying-
that a pair of fine driving horses were
given to her for the purpose of doing
her Injury. When Qlover and his
daughter left Mrs. Eddy she embraced
them, saying:
"Oh. you don’t know how I love you.
and 1 love all your family. You are
rny son and only child."
What Her Lawyer 8ays.
Glover thought his mother Iboked
very much older and feebler than she
did four years ugo. He thought her
eyes Indicated signs of stimulant*.
Mary, however, detected no Indication
of stimulant* when kissing Mrs. Eddy.
"I have not conferred with Mrs. Eddy
since I learned of these proceedings,"
said Frank S. Streeter, her personal
counsel. "But within two weeks she
has consulted me several times on busi
ness matters of Importance. Her ca
pacity to manage her business affairs
and other affairs Intrusted to her care
can not he questioned."
Mr. Streeter said the bill In equity
will In no way Interfere with the actlvl
tie* of the Christian Science church.
8CIENCE CHURCH TRU8TEE8
TO HOLD CONFERENCE.
Boston. Mass.. March 2.—Trustees of
the Christian Science church are hur
rying to Concord to confer regarding
i * i "bit brought agnlnst them to secure
HIUl information 111 hts |>oh- ail accounting of the financial affairs of
Q HCKsion relative to the re- |fi| | M r» Eddy. All deny'that the mother of
f stilly proposed construe. « Far-
$ tioil of the Panama ennui {gj low. of the publication committee, said
& mid rejection of hid*. $ { ’ >"■* i* m ■•i.eiient health,
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O TILLMAN TO MAKE O O ell Camion, rtnplmoil as a clerk O
COIN BY LECTURING. 0:0 In the Pensacola |>ostottti*e, has 0
OjO mails a statement to tTnltcd Htates 0
hlnaton. March 2.—Senator 0 0 Matrlci Attorney Hheppnnl that 0
0 Tillman will begin at llalttmore O ! O he was a witness to the slaying of O
0 on Monday a lecture tour that will O iO Hlanilfonl White, ami that two 0
O continue until December 3. He O O nlglil* previous In the killing he 0
O hn* booked engagements to speak OlO heard Hie architect threaten the 0
O every evening, with the esreptlon O 1 0 life of Harry Thaw He declares 0
0 of three, and several Sunday* OiO that he was seated In a restau- O
O from now until congress meets. OIO rant at a table next to the one O
O For these speeches he has u con- OIO occupied by White and a nurty of 0
O tract at 1200 a night. O 0 friends. o
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WaahinRton, March 2.— 6)
Senator Tillman, of Smith Q
X) Carolina, today presented *)
S n resolution callinjr upon {j}
the president for nil letters $
ENGINEER DIED LOR OTHERS,
DECLARES AN ATLANTA MAN
II Frelslcben. whose home i* in West
Point, Gu . twit who traveU for the At
lanta Paper Company, w as a paeeeng* r
on the wrecked train, hut nan not In
jured Aside from u severe jolting up
and exposure to the element*, he was
none the uorne for hi* experience Sat
urday morning when ween at the Mar
lon by n Georgian reprenentatlve
f don i want any more experience*
like that of !a*t night Although I came
through It without Injury, a* did all hut
one pareenger. that sort of thing 1*
calculated to take the n»*r\e out of a
man.
•it Mrtick me that the pa»*enger*
Attoard were unueually 8 aim and «ol-
lected for eu« h a terrible experience.
At ftr*t there uh> a great deal of ex
citement and *M»me hyaterta. hut tt soon
■ ubalded. and everyone turned hand and
heart to the poor fellow*, dead, dying
wr Injured In th* wrecked care.
"It I* nlmoM Incredlti
the tlumen spread to tl
Tho baggage ami mall
groped, and the nmokci
Hally. The other car*.
•• how quickly
•• entire train,
nr* were tele-
upended par-
however, were
not derailed, and It eeem* a pity they
could not have been detached and *aved
to protect the passenger* from the fury
of the rain and Morin.
"1 want to nay that thr Fultmnn por
ter un> the real thing He did heroic
work In aetoirlng passenger* that there
wa* no danger, helping the injured an 1
protecting the ladle* with blankets and
bedding take)) from the Pullman car*.
"1 dhl not stay to *eo the train burned
up, hut struck out with *everal othei*
f..r Powder Spring* It him dreadful
walk through the heaviest rain I ev-r
saw. and mud and darkness. It *e«*rn*
a ntltarle no more |»eop|f* were injured
or killed
"The engineer eturk to hi* train until
the la*i and the brave fellow gaw hi*
Ilf for many others."
MR8. MARY BAKER Q. EDDY.
attending to her buslne** affaire an
usual. The profit* from her book* are
her only Incomn aside from the Interest
she may receive on InveMmenta."
Member* of the church hint that a
New York newspaper which last Octo
ber printed a Mauling article nbout
Mrs. Eddy's alleged feeble condition. Is
behind the present ault.
FIRED TO KILL
WHILE1HSANE
Testimony of Philip
Said to Have Hurt
the Case.
CUPID INVADES
THE COURT ROOM'
Cousin of Defendants Weds;
Old Sweetheart and
Leaves Culpeper; . Yl
<'ul|*p»r. Va.. March 2.—It la evident
that the proeecutlon In the trio] of
James nnd Philip Strother, charged
with the murder of William Byw&ters.
who was ahot to death after hi. at-
leeed attempt to desert his bride of an
hour—sister of the defendants—will
combat vigorously any attempt on th.
part of the defense to Inject evldenc.
tending to ehow Insanity.
When the trial began It seemed cer
tain the Rtfothers would plead th# “un
written law" In defense of their action.
Judge Hurrlson announced from th.,
bench yesterday, however, that the so-
called "higher law" would not be reow
ognlseri In hla court.
Dr. Charles Clark, the alienist, an* •
awering a hypothetical question, stated
today on the stand that he could char- \
aclerlse the mental condition of ths ,
Strother brothers aa "Irresistible. Itn- ■
pulelve Insanity." caused principally t
by strain an the brain. He sold •
man acting under strain Is not fully,
responsible.
Dr. Clark explained that there la a
difference between Impulsive Insanity ■
and anger. He said that If the emo- j
tlone are not strong enough to orer* \
power Judgment, the man la not re
sponsible for bis acts.
tlmcmy.ntPhilip BtrothetDj'eeponMM.j
for tho change In the line of the is- j
fense. It li. conceded that be hurt the j
case of tbe defense considerably by j
several damaging admission*, parties-I
larly when he admitted that the broth
ers had Intended all day to Mil By-
waters If he attempted to evade the
marriage or tn desert the bride. This
tended to show that the killing waa'
premeditated.
Cupid at the Trial.
Dan Cupid today sneaked Into the
little Culpeper court house, and led
away one of the stanchest Strother ad
herent*. He waa Bolts Strother, cousin
of Jamas and Philip Strother, and the
reason for hie desertion waa his desire
tn wed Mies Helen Johnson, one of Cul-
r's prettiest and moat popular girls,
young couple have .been sweet
hearts for several years.
Rev. J. A. Ware, who oflolated at th.
marriage of Viola Strother and Wil
liam F. Bywstera. which ended tn th.
tragedy, married the young couple In
the parsonage of tho Episcopal church-
Following the ceremony they were en
tertained at an elaborate luncheon,
served at the bride's home, after which
they took the train for Washington.
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O 8UMMER CARS ARE OUT t 1
0 LOOKS LIKE SPRINGTIME. <
O ■ I
Hummer cers, the first of the I
O season, were sent nut on auxiliary 1
0 schedules Saturday morning, and I
0 from now on. unless extremely 1
O cold weather I* experienced, will I
O relieve thr heavy traffic morning. 1
0 anil afternoons on the regular I
0 schedules. C
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HOWARD NESBIT DEFENDS
SISTER AND PRAISES WHITE
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New York. March 2 —Howard Nes
blt. brother of Kvelyn Nesblt Thaw,
and one of the most Important wit
nesses to ho called In rebuttal by the
proaecutton. has written a defense of
his sister. Fmhodled In this remark
able statement Is a tribute to the tnem-
»ry of Hlanford White a* Howard Nes-
tdt knew him anil an analysis of the
Thaw trial up to the present
By HOWARD NESBIT.
In the ltr*t place. I wish to impress
the fnrt that thin I* a protest agutnst
misrepresentation and misunderstand
ing. It should he observed thnt what Is
here written of Rtonford White con
sider* only the good side of him—the
inly side I knew. If he wn* an black
i* he has been painted neither my
mother nor I knew It. We never could
have known It excepting through a
third party, ns Mr. White's conduct lo
an! us was tnvarlsbly exemplary.
My sister has ths pluck, the courage,
e self-sacrificing spirit of a true
hearted woman. This Is not putting it
strongly when one stops to con
sider what she has done for her hus
band who, no doubt, she loves devoted
ly Even those who may be prejudiced
against her cannot refrain from re
garding her a* a heroine, a* she I*. It
Is nevertheless a fart that my alstsh
disobeyed her moth.r.
mltted It. I am not reproaching
for that now, ftir she haa been
Ished bitterly.
Whether she waa a dutiful doughUM
Is a small and insignificant matter at|
present, compand to th. situation InJ
which she finds herself. But In hen
heart she muat know that her mother’
never advised her wrongfully or ueR-'
••d upon her In any way. an Influence,
that waa other than good. Her duty.
Is to stand by her husband, with whom,
she I* lighting eo bravely and stead
fastly to save him from death, prison
or the mail house. Her atruggt. makes
a wonderful, thrilling atory, which
nils and stirs one's heart with admira
tion for her. Even If there are flaws
In her atory she is to be admired, ac-l
claimed and commended, tor through It
she undoubtedly hoe preserved her
husband's life.
Her story must have aunk eo deeply*
Into the hearts nf the Jurymen that;
the Impression will ramaln than as:
long as they llvp. If my slater waa 1
right, and her husband was right la
doing what he did. It he believed ho
was justified. It Is my earnest hope
that the result of the trial will be Jn
accordance with this.
MRS. ASTOR, LEADER OF 400,
IS REPORTED TO BE DYING
New York. March 2.—It I* r, por'-d that Airs. William Aet or. I sod ST of
American «'**»,y and for jnn'lM leading figure In New York’s "100,“ U
near death Her favorite granddaughter. Miss May Van Alen, haa book
hastily summoned. No Information D given out at the Astor home.