was followed by
Bellefonte, Pa., January 10, 1908.
‘Gourt Will be Held Every Night
Until Jury is Completed.
NINE HAVE BEEN CHOSEN
New York, Jan. 7.—At the close of
Shree court sessions, which marked
the first day of the second trial of
Marry K. Thaw for the alleged murder
of Stanford White, nine tentative
furors had been selected out of fifty-
seven talesmen examined by District
Attorney Jerome, for the prosecution,
and Martin S. Littleton, for the de-
fenge. All of the men in the jury box
MARTIN W. LITTLETON.
Brilliant young lawyer who has
<harge of Harry Thaw's case as chief
counsel, /
are subject to peremptory challenges,
of which each side has thirty. In view
of the difficulty experienced last year
in discharging five jurors after they
had taken the oath of service, it was
agreed this time not to administer any
oaths until both sides finally are sat-
fsfied with the full panel.
Legal insanity at the time of the
tragedy is to be the sole defense. This
was made clear at the very outset of
the proceedings, when Mr. Littleton
formaily served notice that the former
plea of not guilty was amended by the
specification that the defendant was
insane when the homicide was com-
mitted.
The occupants of the jury box are:
1—Chas. E. Gremmels, ship broker.
2—John R. Hatchet, cigar dealer.
3—George B. Morewood, importer.
4—Floyd 8S. Sanford, bank manager.
$—James E. Conway, hotelkeeper,
6—William E. Brower, decorator.
7—Arthur R. Naething, baker.
8-—Maurice Bouvier, exporter.
9—George W. Cary, drygoods dealer.
Of the above men it was generally
predicted that several will be chal:
lenged.
Three court sessions, including an
evening sitting from eight to ten
o'clock, are to be held daily until the
Jury is completed. How long this will
take neither District Attorney Jerome
mor Thaw's counsel would hazard a
guess. Mr. Jerome said also that it
was impossible for him to estimate
the duration of the trial, as much
would depend upon the course of
avents.
The trial opened with little or no
ceremony, and there was distinct evi-
dence of a slackening of public in-
terest. Admittance to the courtroom
was rigorously restricted, and all day
long there were vacant benches in
the curtailed quarters given over to
spectators. The only women allowed
to be present are the members of the
defendant's family and newspaper
writers.
Mrs. Evelyn Thaw was again the
«enter of interest. even to the exclu-
sion of the defendant himself. She
throngs of curious
persons as she entered and left the
courthouse,
TOUNTESS ASKS FOR DIVORCE
Harry Thaw's Titled Sister Begins
Suit Against Earl.
London, Jan. 4.—The failure of an-
other alliance of the English nobility
with an American woman of wealth
became public when the Countess of
Yarmouth, who was Alice Thaw, of
Pittsburg, a daughter of Mrs. William
Thaw and a sister of Harry K. Thaw,
whose second trial for the murder of
Stanford White will begin Mon-
day in New York city, applied to the
divorce court for an annullment of her
marriage to the Earl of Yarmouth.
The Hartford family, the head of
which is the Earl of Yarmouth's fa-
ther and to the head of which the
#arl is heir, he beihg the eldest son
of the sixth Marquis of Hartford, is
one of the oldest and proudest of the
British nobility. The notoriety brought
apon the family through its indirect
connection with the Thaw murder case
was galling and this climax to the
eldest son's marriage to Alice Thaw is
a bitter pill. The Marchioness of Hart-
ford, who has stood by her daughter-
in-law throughout her troubles and
has exerted herself to reconcile the
eouple, is prostrated with grief.
Major Jenkins’ Prize Sword Destroyed
Columbia, 8. C., Jan. 6.—The sword
presented to Major Micah Jenkins by
the people of South Carolina, through
President Roosevelt at the Charleston
«exposition in 1902, for gallantry as a
member of the Rough Riders in the
‘Spanish-American war, was destroyed
dn a fire which burned Major Jenkins’
home, together with other valuables.
STABBED WIFE IN BED
Frank Smith, of Easton, Then AS
tempted Suicide.
Easton, Pa., Jan. 6.—Frank Smith,
son of City Controller Chester Smith,
murdered his wife and then attemped
to commit suicide. Smith and his wife
had been separated for some time. The
husband forced admission to the house
occupied by his wife and her sister.
After securing a carving knife Smith
stole to the room occupied by the two
sleeping women and plunged the weap-
on into his wife's heart, killing her
instantly. Smith left the house and
going to his father’s residence, several
blocks away, told him of the crime he
had committed. The startling infor-
mation unnerved the father and before
he could regain his composure the son
attempted to kill himself by gashing
his throat and abdomen.
The physicians say that Smith will
recover,
He charged his wife with infidelity
and this is the only known cause for
the tragedy.
Mrs. Smith was about twenty-five
years of age and her husband is about
the same age.
THUG SENTENCED
Negro Assailant of Women Gets 33
Years In Penitentiary.
Scranton, Pa., Jan. 7.—Robert Perry,
the negro, who confessed to assaulting
three different women with a bludgeon
during the past two months, pleaded
guilty before Judge Edwards to three
counts of assault with intent to rob and
one charge of larceny, and was sent-
enced to thirty-three years in the
penitentiary.
This is the maximum penalty pre-
scribed by the statute,
One of Perry's victims, Miss Belle
Osborne, is permanently disfigured
facially, and still suffers from internal
hemorrhages of the ear. Miss Carden
whom he struck in the forehead is suf-
fering from concussion of the brain.
The other victim, Miss Lulu Thiel, was
struck in the back of the neck and es-
caped serious injury.
Perry said his motive was robbery.
This is not believed by the police, as
their investigations showed that he was
receiving fourteen dollars a week as a
teamster and had $1000 in bank.
LIABILITY ACT VOID
Railroads Not Responsible For Negll
gence of Employes.
Washington, Jan. 7.—In an opinion
by Justice White the supreme court of
the United States held to be unconsti
tuti nal “the employer's liability law,’
which makes railroads and other com
mon carriers responsible to employes
in accidents due to the negligence of
fellow servants or to ineffective appli
ances.
The decision of the lower courts was
aflirmed.
There were two cases before the
court, one of them that of the admin
istratrix of a locomotive fireman killed
on the Illinois Central road near Mem:
phis, Tenn., and the other that of the
administratrix of a fireman killed on
the Southern Pacific road in Nevada.
The railroads fought both cases in
the trial courts, and in each case ob
tained a verdict on the ground of the
unconstitutionality of the law,
FINDS $12,000; GIVEN $500
Draughtsman Returns Package to the
Owner and Is Rewarded.
Pottsville, Pa., Jan. 6. — Lawrence
Prickett, a draughtsman, returning
from a holiday visit to New Jersey,
picked up in a Pullman car a pack
age containing $7500 in gold bonds and
$4500 in negotiable paper.
He ascertained the owner and re
turned the money by express.
Saturday his honesty was rewarded
by the gift of a $500 United States
gold bond from the owner,
Jar Cut Throat of Paderewski.
Cincinnati, Jan. 7. — Ignace Pade
rewski, the famous pianist, had a nar
row escape from death here. But
those who fumed and fretted at Music
Hall because the pianist was an hour
late did not know about the accident
until the concert was over. Paderewski
was being shaved by his valet in his
private car in the railroad yards here,
when a switch engine bumped into the
car. The jolt sent the razor into the
musician's throat. Fortunately the
valet turned the blade sufficiently to
avoid any vital spot, although a con:
siderable gash was inflicted. Pade
rewski lost considerable blood, but no
serious results are anticipated.
Recovering From Long Trance.
Mont Clair, N. J., Jan. 4—Edward
Shea, who lay in a trance for nearly
a month, is recovering from his curi-
ous affliction. He has regained con-
sciousness and expects to be fully re
covered within a short time. During
his trance he says he had vivid visions
and talked with persons who had been
dead for a long time. His case puzzled
physicians, and his recovery came as
suddenly as his affliction.
Fatal Accident On Battleship.
San Diego, Cal., Jan. 7.—In an acci-
dent on the battleship Nebraska, now
at this port, several men were in-
jured. Only meager information is as
yet obtainable. The accident appears
to have been caused by loss of control
over a crane, which swept through a
group of sailors. One report is that |.
two were killed and their bodies swept
overboard.
Body Turned to Stone.
Hagerstown, Md.,, Jan. 6. — When
workmen disinterred the body of Mrs.
Barah Geist, in the Mennonite grave-
‘yard, at Ringgold, this county, for re-
moval to Waynesboro, they found fit
turned to stone. Even the folds of the
dress were hardened so that they re-
mained as when the body was buried,
eleven years ago.
PETTISBONE ACQUITTED
Western Miners’ Leader Not Guilty of
Steunenberg Murder.
Boise, Idaho, Jan. 6.—An end of the
prosecution of the men charged with
the murder of former Governor Frank
Steunenberg, except the cases of
Harry Orchard and Jack Simpkins,
came with the acquittal of George A.
Pettibone and the discharge of
Charles H. Moyer, president of the
Western Federation of Miners, both
charged with conspiring with William
D. Haywood to murder Steunenberg.
Moyer will return with Pettibone in a
few days to Denver. Haywood was ac-
quitted last summer, and Moyer will
not be tried. Only two men on the Pet-
tibene jury veted for conviction,
The case of Orchard, confessed as-
sassin of Steunenberg, and chief wit-
ness against Moyer, Haywood and Pet.
tibone, is in the hands of Prosecuting
Attorney Vanduyn, of Canyon county,
Idaho. No statement as to the future
procedure in the case has bee: made,
but it will be called during the next
term of court at Caldwell, when it will |
probably be finally disposed of. Simp- |
kins is still a fugitive.
TWICE CALLED DEAD
Ohio Woman Has Strange Attacks of
Catalepsy. i
Bellefontaine, O., Jan. 7.—After be- |
ing twice pronounced dead, Mrs. Lu-.
cinda Carrothers, of this city, still
lives and is moving about the house
in her usual good health. A week ago |
Mrs. Carrothers was taken violently ill |
She sank steadily and two days later |
the attending physician pronounced |
her dead. While the body was being |
prepared for burial the jar of a mov- |
ing chair aroused her and she arose!
apparently none the worse for her |
startling experience.
A similar attack followed the next |
day. Again the family was certain that '
death had really occurred. Prepara- |
tions were made for interment and |
relatives were summoned. While this |
was in progress Mrs. Carrothers again |
came back to life, and has been in|
good health ever since.
MORE CAPITOL CHARGES
Warrants to Be Issued For Huston,
Sanderson and Cassel.
Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 7.—Three men |
already under indictment on charges |
of conspiracy in connection with the!
furnishing of the new state capitol, ars |
to be confronted with additional |
charges of false pretense. i
Counsel for Congressman H. Burd
Cassel, of Marietta; Joseph M. Huston, |
and John H. Sanderson, of Philadel
phia, were notified by District Attorney !
Weiss that additional suits would be
brought against their clients before
Alderman Caveny.
Warrants will be issued immediately
after the information has been brought
for the arrest of the defendants and
they will be required to come to Har-
risburg, furnish bail and waive a hear-
ing for court.
POISONED BY CHEESE
Three Families Violently Sick After
Eating Bad Food.
Upper Sandusky, O., Jan. 4.—Three
families of Wharton, O., twelve miles
west of this city, ate cheese for their
breakfast and soon afterwards were
taken very ill. In the family of Clar-
ence Bell, all five members are very
sick and the two younger children are
dying.
Four members of the Wheeler Cry-
der family are suffering great agony.
Several members of the J. F. DeLong
family are among the sufferers and are
not yet out of danger.
New Marriage Rules For Catholics.
Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 6.—A pastoral
letter to be issued early in the ap-
proaching Lenten season by Bishop
Canevin, of the Pittsburg diocese of
the Catholic church as well as other
bishops, will impose new regulations
governing marriages upon all who pro-
fess the Catholic religion. The letter
will give full force and effect to the
rescript of Pope Pius X, promulgated
among Catholic clergy of the world
several months ago, providing that no
priest of one parish shall unite in mar-
riage persons who are residents of an-
other parish. The puropse is to throw
around the marriage ceremony greater
safeguards than ever before.
Woman Died On a Train.
Reading, Pa., Jan. 4. — Mrs. Lewis
Bibleheimer, aged sixty years, of Ma-
hanoy City, died suddenly on a Read-
ing railway passenger train near Ma-
hanoy City. Shortly after boarding the
express the woman became ill and
expired before the train reached East
Mahanoy Junction. The remains were
taken from the train at that place and
given in charge of Dr. Seligman. It is
supposed that Mrs. Bibleheimer's
death was brought on through hurry-
ing to get to the station.
Sleeping Child Puzzles Doctors.
Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 7.—Physicians
are puzzled over the illness of Mary
Dolan, the two-year-old daughter of
Matthew Dolan, of McKeesport, this
county. The child sank into a sound
sleep at noon last Friday and all efforts
to arouse her since have been without
result. She had been sick for several
days and was being treated for grip.
Grief Causes Suicide.
Camden, N. J, Jan. 4—Joseph E.
Tatem, a wealthy resident of Collins-
wood, N. J, committed suicide by
shooting himself in the head. Grief
over the death of his wife a year ago
is believed to have been the cause.
Aged 112, He Mourns Fiance of 120.
San Francisco, Jan. 6. — Captain
Dittmond, aged 112 years, is mourning
the death of Mrs. Woods, aged 130,
+ years old, of Philadelphia, was crushed
' widely known surgeons in the United
| tre, Pa., were destroyed by a fire which
whom he had hoped to marry.
A WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSED
Wednesday, January 1.
Albert Zein, thirty years old, of Phil-
adelphia, committed suicide in the
basement of the Pennsylvania railroad
station at Pittsburg by drinking car-
bolic acid.
Director Frank Ridgway, prominent-
ly known in connection with the
United States weather bureau, died in
& hospital at Pittsburg of typhoid
pneumonia.
Two foreign miners were probably
fatally injured and two dwelling houses
partly wrecked at Willock, near Pitts-
burg, when a keg of blasting powder
became ignited from an open lamp
which one of the men was fastening
to his cap.
Thursday, January 2.
The report of Coroner Stein, of
Lackawanna county, Pa. for 1907
shows 101 deaths in and about the
mines.
The 131st annual session of the New
York state legislature began at noon
Wednesday. James W. Wadsworth, Jjr.,
was re-elected speaker of the assem:
bly.
While alighting from the rear end
of a trolley car on which he was steal
ing a ride, Francis Gallagher, fifteen
to death by ancther trolley car.
Friday, January 3.
Two men were run down and killed
by a Pittsburg & Lake Erie passenger
train in Pittsburg.
Dr. Nicholas Senn, one of the most
States, died in Chicago.
Robbers Dlew open the vault of the
McCurtain, Okla., State bank, secured
$3000 in gold and silver and escaped,
leaving no clue.
The Cumberland Presbyterian church
and three store buildings at Coal Cen-
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Belicfonte hoe Emporium. dy
threatened the destruction of the en-
tire mining town, fifty miles south of |
Pittsburg. !
Saturday, January 4.
The Erie shops at Susquehanna
near Binghamton, N. Y., have again!
been put on full time. |
Sarah Burton and her son Arch |
negroes, were shot and killed at!
Blackville, Ark. by Deputy Sherif! |
Barnes and City Marshal Britt Jones
while resisting arrest.
Rev. Father Denis J. Stafford, D. D.
pastor of St Patrick's Catholic
church, in Washington, and one of the
most noted divines in the country
died at the Providence (R. 1.) hospital
following an operation.
After suffering for ten days with
facial neuralgia, which had settled in
an ulcerated tooth, Mrs. Anna Rei
mann, of Philadelphia, died in her hus
band's arms in a dentist's office.
Monday, January 6.
A reduction of ten per cent in the
wages of all its employes was posted
at the Crane Iron works, Catasauqua
Pa.
Thomas L. Pierson, acting judge of
the second criminal court at Newark
N. J., dropped dead at his home from
apoplexy.
Martin Wezlarz, of Philadelphia
while walking on the railroad, was
struck by a train at Redington, Pa.
and perhaps fatal'y hurt.
The world’s record for quantity and
average price of loose leaf tobacce
has been broken at Lexington, Ky.
where 1,800,000 pounds were sold for
$10.30 per hundred.
Thirty-two deer, comprising the
herd in William G. Rockefeller's pri
vate park, at Greenwich, Conn., have
been rounded up and shipped to s
Pennsylvania purchaser.
Tuesday, January 7.
Peter Hicks was held up at the
point of a revolver at Chester, Pa., by
a colored man and robbed of $9.
Ten of the thirty hot mills of the
Shenango tinplate plant at New Cas
tle, Pa, resumed operations, giving
employment to 1000 men.
A bell cast in Paul Revere’'s work
shop was destroyed in a fire which
burned down the Congregational
church at Wiscassett, Me.
Attempting to cross the street in
front of a trolley car in Philadelphia,
Miss Luella Smith. colored, was run
over and both legs were cut off.
Commander Harry H. Hosley, U. 8.
N., who took the dry dock Dewey from
Newport News to Manila, and whe
since his return has been supervisor
of the harbor of New York, died in
New York.
PRODUCE QUOTATIONS
The Latest Closing Prices In the
Principal Markets.
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winter extras, new, $4.1
sylvania ¥ roller, RL Ww TR
ms he: BE Barta vi
steady. "N ail. red, $1.03
dd BN : No. 2 yellow,
Oe OATS firm: No. 2 white,
b7c.; lower es, 6be.
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barrel,
per 20027 ULTRY: hme,
steady; hens dc.; old roosters, 10c.
Dressed steady; choice fowls, 13c.; old
roosters, 9c. BUTTER firm: extra
gheamery , 34c. EGGS firm; Selected,
' nearby 3lc.; western,
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and Pennsylvania a aajry rints, 17@19¢.
vania ROO aig Jang, onagtl
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Warm Shoes
for cold feet. We have them
in all kinds.
A full and complete line of
Good Warm Slippers.
Felt Sole Slippers make a
present that will be
appreciated.
We have anything in the
Shoe line that you may need.
PRICES RIGHT.
Come and see.
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BELLEFONTE, PA.
yon & Co.
Lyon &. Company.
We now begin our great Clearing Up
Sale. Everything in odds and ends
must be sold regardless of cost. The
stock must be cleaned up of little
lots and Winter Goods must be
sold now. Everything in
FURS, COATS, CAPS. OVERCOATS,
Clothing and odds and ends of Dress Goods must go at this sale. Now
is the time for you to take advantage of this sale, for there are bar-
gains in every department for you.
Ladies’ Long Coats that were $25.00 now go at this sale for $15.00
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Children’s Bear Skin Coats in all colors, all go for
Ladies’ Fine Shoes, the 2.50 kind go at this sale for
Children’s Fine Shoes, the 1.75 kind go at this sale for
$2.50
L.75
1.25
Men's, Boy's and Children’s Clothing all at reduced prices.
Men's Heavy Shoes from 1.48 up. Men's fine dress Shoes from 1.75 up.
Men's all Wool Sweaters, the 1.50 kind, now only g8c.
Boy's all Wool Sweaters, the 1.25 kind, now only 7sc.
Come early and don’t miss this great
Clearing Sale as you can save money.
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17-12 Allegheny 8t., Bellefonte, Pa.
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