rsjrwrntnt. ''" umj-mz'xim.-,-irr-memmaBaE&mmKmmirmHmummmimMMr--- -t- - fua,. jaesu nam .- i iii hwimii iiiiijjwwMPMimw f NIGHT I EXTRA NIGHT EXTRA Ifoi,!--0-165 PIiniAJJiELPJIIA, SvVTURDAY, MAH01I J 8, 1915. PKIOI! OOTS CENT Ooniiiaiir, WIS, nr iiir 1'cemo Lewks Compist. "V HQpi5ia' 'PNSTORFF ASSURES AMITY Of liEKMAiN It s lovernment Will Maintain Amenities Proper to Friendly Nation and Will Scrupulously Re gard Diplomatic Niceties Ifinnek Informal Deiense oi !K r,n'a fljintain. Who Wns I Guided by Superseded Con- j traband Jjecruu u. a. xn- '.quiry-iinus- WASHINGTON. March 13. iMssador von Uornstorff, on leaving Ssnylt Department, whero he conferred tJsecrctnry Bryan nml Counsellor ttpslnff, eM that the Gorman Govcrn ... p'hnu not the slightest Intention of hlsresardlne tlic IeKal ,,lcotlcs "1V0lvci1 ' flM "Inking of the American Blilp Wllllnm fp rrye by the auxiliary cruiser Prlnz "'. . .. i-1. 1, ..ii it will observe nil of Eltei ic""" " : the amenities tluo between friendly nsi- ftloni." I Count VOii BernstorlT said thnt IiIh Gov- l . i.n.t aK.trrnli received Ills rc- Sof the caso yet, and conseauently ho I 'K.l hn,1 no orders relative to It. I fc 'The captain of the Prlnz Eltol Frled frlch tells me." said tho Ambassador. I"tliat he wns on tho water from tho first f,. f the war. Ho did not receive the Junto order Issued by our Government on fttugust 3. which declares that It Is not ' hufflclent proof of contraband that it I ffirro of Brain bo consigned to a fortified t ,B mi in UAn ,.,lf1, I place oi mo enemy, "c i" . " En,. I'jinrtnn convention as his best lcgnl frtilde, Under this convention u cargo of tnin consigned to a fortlllcd place of ith enemy Is contraband. This carg'o of f.k..t -u-nn rnnstirncd to Queenstown, Fnl- JMrmoath or Plymouth, each of which wns Hortlfled." 'Captain Klohne spent an hour with .'rtaimellor Lansing, and nccordlng to As- tt BlsUnt Secretnry of tho Treasury Tetcrs prtaeiucu huiiumm , ' - -' - ihoif tnat mo cargu ui uiu i'iju u ". contraband character. Secretary Peters said that affidavits atd been lllcd with Counsellor Lansing tiring an account of tho capture and ilaklns of the Fryo by tho Prlnz Eltel PriMrich. Thcso nfildavlts were signed ,by Cnptaln Klehno and by members of file crew. Mr. Peters nlso stated that he M received word from tho captain of "file Eltel Frlcdrlch that he would bo inabrn to state how long it would take to make the necessary repairs to his ves Itl until after a close Inspection of her hull had been made. ;. With tho deposition today of Captain tKldine. of tho American ship William i: kTtje, tho Innulry Into the sinking of the t'lrtlp by the German raider Prlnz Eltel L'ifrjtdrlch. directed by President Wilson, arcumstanttal Mnor"fl4hJUarnmijin.MRN-NF.AR DFATH. rtaav uaa iiuliiicu uie omvo wciim.t.itn. 'Informally that she will disavow the sink ing of the Frey were widely circulated .hero today. On 'the subject of whether Germany taking tho Initiative would be welcomed officials wero also milte. The Navy Denartment hns received the turvey of tho Prlnz Eltel Frlcdrlch, and also Commander Thlerlchsens' sugges tion of the tlmo that he would like to have to remain In Newnort News malt- ling repairs. Information ns to how long time Is suggested Is withheld, It being eiplalned that an announcement would jter.edt the British and French ships now i steaming about off the Virginia Capes. THE WEATHER .....o yun iiuuueu nuw niucu more oihi- gitl Is the appearance of things In gen- ij .,.,.. juu UM8II uui ui uio iruui jMor theso mornings on your way to I'orkt The meanest thing about winter JO know of is this getting up In the EOMiUa r .1,- -!,... i, ... . c v. ii. a niKiu, us ii were, xnere g no more enjoyable phaso of tho sprlnjr "on than to find the world thoroughly awake with the sun up Just long enough Jo hrlghten up whatever corner you may Jappen to be in. In summer by the same j It Is very apt to be advanced enougn lt course to make it hot. But.these jn It finds the golden mean to the m breadth, Mwner proof sprinar Is here. FORECAST W.or Philadelnhtn , ..:-:-!... ligir weather and moderate tempera- mM ""jns ana Sunday; gentle asj, viomy northwest, f or details, see page S. Observations at Philadelphia 8 A. M "wieip ?? pw ... ......if 32 ....Nnrf hiv o n.. &." taot'si hii::::,.::::::'.v.!'.S,sr St'lreum teini..r.i..i- W "" jwumum tempfatur9 .;:;:::;::;;:;;:': is On flip Pnrln. P...I K" "''"o-Weatber, cloudyi temperature. P I"eo-TVathr, cloudy, tmperatuf.. 81, Almanac of the Day . fl.Olnm Ban .... Itt rlJ. ' i"'Yv;f&;Z Lamna to n r.thto,i 8'M od "'r nblelf OitO p.m. The Tides PORT ItJnuxrrwsrs. S water . - . Wff?.v-:::::::::::::1?a8fs 1 '"""W tjiiia OlHiSTNUT STRErar wirmn 1 ater tnmnpvA'u, ..... tr tomorrow ...".'.'.'." .".".' T:3t a, in. .. 8:49 a.ro. .. 0:41a. re. ith ... ISUND. ."'r1, ('wnw '!!.'!!!!" -r tomorrow BBSAUWATm." ,f-8 P.n. FhkKjr loawrrow. MARTIN BRUMBAUGH McANALY GOVERNOR'S FIRST NAMESAKE t3 IP ISBHKIwt' M 1 -r v m x &! Son of Policeman Neil McAnaly, Local Option En thusiast, Will Be Christened at St. Ann's Catholic Church Tomorrow. Martin BrumbnugK McAnaly, ono week old, officially will become a namesake of tho Governor when ho Is christened at St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church, Cednr street and I.chlgh avenue, tomorrow morning. Ho Is tho son of Policeman Nell Mc Analy, of tho Trenton nvenue nnd Dau phin stryet station, nnd is ono of tho first babies to be named for tho Gover nor. Like tho State's chief executive, his father is a stanch believer In local option, nild the young future citizen will bo trained in tho footsteps of his father. Although he Is yet too young to nc company his father to tho polls, young McAnaly nlrcady has voiced his belief thnt county locnl option Is the only solu tion of the liquor problem. His talks, nre extemporaneous, but they nro expressed IN GAS WORKS FIRE Explosion Caused by Flames in Building at Passyunk' Ave nue and Schuylkill. Thirty men had narrow escapes from death today when tire, followed by an explosion, started in a building on the property of the United Gas Improvement Company nt Pnesyunlt nvenuo nnd tho Schuylkill River. A qunntlty of coal tnr wns stored In tho 'three-story brick building. The fire after the explosion spread with great rapidity, and the cntlro contents of the building wa In flames in a few min utes. . Tho blaze shot up 100 feet In tho air, nnd blnnketed tho district nlong tho river front under n dense cloud of smoke. The local V. G. I. fire company re sponded immediately to tho ahum, and nldcd by tho men of tho city fire depart ment, which arrived a few minutes inter, prevented the fire from spreading to t.io gas tanks nenrby. Tho flames were con fined to tho building In which they started. Tho workmen had all left the building when the tar exploded. They wero cm ployed In extracting oil from tho tar for byproduct purposes. Tho origin of the flro Is not known. CANADIAN LINER ASHORE ON WEST COAST OF AFRICA Vessel by Means of Wireless Is Call ing for Assistance. BORDK IX, March 13. The Canadian Pacific Liner Montrose is ashoro on the Portugal Bank near Mbura, Senegal, on the west coast of Afrlcn, according to cable messages received hero today. Her wireless is calling for assistance. The Montrose Is a 7207-ton, four-masted steamship, built in 1837. -She is -ill fet long and has a breadth of 62 feet, with accommodations for several hundred pas sengers. Captain G. S. Webster Is In command. At the outbreak of the war tho Mont rose was commandeered by the British Government for use as a troop ship. Sie was used to transport the first Canadian contingent to Europe, and It Is believed still to be In use as a transport. It Is as sumed that she either was returning with British troops from South Africa or was transporting Portuguese troops Into tha Portuguese possessions in Africa for of fensive movements against the German colonies. Tho Montrose figured In the first In ternational wireless drama. It was, aboard her that Doctor Crippan. notori ous wife slayer, was intercepted In his flight from London to America, Captain Kendall, later master of the ill-fated Bin press of Ireland, was'ln command of the Montrose when a wireless message an nounced that Crlppen wa on board antl requested that he be placed under ar rest. Murders' Wife and Shoots Himself CLEVELAND. O., Man.lt li-JJeoause hU wife refused to agree to a reconcilia tion, John C. Fellows today shot and kill4 her and then fired two bullets into Itla own breast. lie U dying la the hospital. Tho couple separated last; fsUU with tin mphaslH that comes only from sincerity nnd the deepest kind of convic tion. Xo one can understand them ex cept his mother nnd father. They nnd their friends are certain that Martin Biumbaugh McAnaly will become the champion of temperance In the com ing geneiatlon, Just as Governor Martin Brumbaugh is leading the forces ut tho present time. M. B. McAnaly has been adopted unani mously by tho officers and policemen at the Trenton avenue and Dauphin street station as their official mnscot. Ho bids fuir to win even greater favor in tho hearts of tho bluecoats than his father. Policeman McAnly Is one of the most ardent cspousers of temperance at tho station. A christening reception will be held at tho McAnaly homo, 2330 East Letterly street, tomorrow nftcrnoon. FOLLOW CHRISWS DEMAND OF SUNDAY Evangelist, Addressing Sunday School Teachers, Pleads for Sincerity in Faith. "If Jesus Christ came to your homo would you show Him tho ico chest? Would you lot Him look into tho shelves that hold tho cards? Would you Invite Him to tho thentro or to tho danco?" This was ono of tho many challenges hurled by "Billy" Sunday at the Sunday schoolteachers and church members In tho tnbernacle this nftcrnoon, when hn preached a Bcrnion on "Walk as Jesus Walked" to nn audience composed largely of men und women Identified with church or religious work. "Do as Jesus 'wants you to do," the evangelist demanded, "if you profess to bo a follower of Him. If you will not be a truo Christian, then, In Ood's name, stop professing you nre one. It's Jesus Christ or nothing at all." Sunday was preaching for "cvorgrcen religion, not tho groundhog variety," he said, and he declared that the "evergreen kind nlono moves tho world." There was a great audience present to llbten to the sermon, und a largo number of persons wero unable to get Inside the big wooden temple. Workmen, some of tlim with their dinner palls In their hands, rushed to the tabernacle from the shops, but could get no seats. They wore anxious to spend their half-holiday with "Billy." "He that salth ho nbldeth In Him ought also to so walk even as Ho walked," Theso words from the 6th vers of the 2d chapter of tho Gospel according to St. John wero his text, and ho held that no man can be a good Christian who does not obey them. "Many of you uro supposedly of Ills people," the evangelist said, "but you are not accompanying Him wherever He goes. Did you tnko Christ with you when you went to that card party? Was He with you at that dance, at the the atre and some of tho other places you have visited recently? If some person asked you what you were doing at thoso placos, would you answer, I was follow ing the Lord." "If a man claims to be u Christian he Concluded oil I'ase Three WOULD PART WITH CHILD Mother Wants to Give Away Babe. Unable to Support It. A four-wecks-old boy In a, crib on the second floor of 418 North 6th street was visited by many childless couples today. They came to speak to the mother of the Infant, who inserted an advertisement offering to give him away for adoption. Mrs. Cecelia Cohen. 21 year3 old, a native of Russia, and a widow of six months, sat near the crib. She wept as the visitors stood about smiling and call ing the Infant by its name, John William. Four years ago Mrs. Cohen became the bride of a stationary engineer. They left Russia for America. Arriving here they left for San Francisco, While In Califor nia the husband met with an accident. Ills right band was injured. Blood pois oning set in. He died six months ago. Then Mrs. Cohen came .to Philadelphia The baby wits born four weeks ago. "I love ray child, but feel that I am not in a position to bring him up properly," said Mrs. Coben. Several of the visitors promised to give their answer by next Monday, DEATH OF MURDERERS OF JOHN B. M'MANUS IS EXPECTED BY U. S. State Department Looking for Word That They Al ready Have Faced Firing Squad Zapata Leader Promises Reparation. Feared That Summary Execu tion of American's Slayers May Cause Violence on Part of Bandit Soldiers Villa Asked to Free Priests. WASHINGTON. March 13. Word thnt the murderers of John II. McMnuus In Mexico City already have faced :i llrlng squad wns expected by tho Stntf Depart ment todny. Advices from the Brazilian Minister state that General Halnr.nr, Xapo tlsta commander of tho Kerternl district, hns promised to comply In every wny with the demands for reparation by tho United Stntos. With Xnpatlstit ttoops on gtmrd nt every point tho Mexican capital todny una iu- I poited very tiulct. Zapata himself lias 1 not entered the city, contrary to earlier I reports. It Is supposed that ho Is inov , Ing to attack Gcnaral Obrcgon, who Is retreating townrd Vera Cruz. Meanwhile ! the United States, thiough Its roprcscnt I atlves at Vera Cruz and Mexico City, Is cndenvoilng to rc-cstnbllsh communica tion Mint will f.icllltnto tho free passage of trains carrying food supplies destined for tho civilian population of tho capital. j SITUATION CAUSUS FKAIt. Tho possibilities In tho situation nro causing the utmost concern to officials here. Zapata and his men hnvo many hitter cnmlcs among the members of the foreign colony In Mexico City. When tho former bandit was In control recently several clashes were narrowly averted. It is admitted that cither side might bilng on n riot thnt would have grave conse quences. In consequence a strong Intima tion hns been snt to Vllln that his cause will be greatly benefited by tho curly ar rival In Mexico City of convention troops other thun thoso dominated by Zapata. Tho murder of McManus, liecauso of tho circumstances surrounding It, hns mndo tho ofllclnls here apprehensive of whnt will follow summary execution of his slayers Zapata's entire force Is made up of the moat desperate characters. They have been accustomed to rob and lavish at will without Interference from their officers. If General Snlaz.ir keeps his promlso and executes McManus' mur derers, their companions may nttempt reprlsnls thnt will stnrt n general not with resultant casualties to foreigners. Because of this fact, the Brazilian Minis ter has been asked to keep In constant touch with the State Department. WANT E00 PBIKSTS KltEED. Urgent representations hnvo nlso been made to Villa to obtain the immediate release of the 100 priests who ure hold prisoners In Mexico Cltv. Cardinal Olb- boirshavmppOirtsaMrhotafTiep"ft!:JiS mont nnd to riesldeht Vv'llson dhoct to demand their freedom. It wns hoped to day thnt they would bo turned looso by General Salazar despite tho known hatred that he, Zapata and Villa have for tho Mexlcajt clergy. Villa has been told by his supporters here that it would bo "good policy" to do this and lie may so decide. Advices from San Pedro iccclvcd here today say that Villa, at the head of an army of 25,000 men, now Is moving against Tnmplco. He is declared to bo wei: sup plied witli arms and ammunition nnd to have a large quantity of heavy cannon nnd machine guns. Villa Decides to Take Tampico EL PASO, Texas, Mnrch U-Genernl Vllln hns decided to open his cnmpnlgn ngnlnst Tnmplco nt once. After taking Tnmplco ho will advance ngnlnst Vera Cruz and says ho will drive General Car ranzn out of Mexico. JUAItEZ, Mexico, March 13. Cnrran zlsta troopa under General Herrerra hnvo suddenly nppcared In western Chihuahua and nro trying to cut General Villa's lines of communication. This may delay Villa's campaign ngnlnst Tauipko. COUNT WITTE, NOTED DIPLOMAT, IS DEAD Was Czar's Peace Commis sioner in Negotiating Terms With Japan. PETIIOGRAD, March 13. Count Sergei Wltte, Russia's great statesmen, Is dead at tho ago of CG. Tha Count had been In falling health for several months, and for tho past few jears had not been active in public life. Count Wltto belonged to tho liberal wing of political thought In Russia. He was ono of Russia's foremost diplomats and authorities on finance. Together, with Baron Roman Rosen, former Russian Ambassador to tho United States, he concluded peace with Japan nt tho Portsmouth, N II., conference In 1905. It was duo to- his brilliant diplomatic abilities that tho terms on which Japan agreed to make peace with Russia were considerably mora advantageous to his country than tho tetms originally dc-' manded by the Mikado's Government. A GREAT DIPLOMAT. At that period Count Wltte was pioba bly the most powerful statesman nnd most trusted adviser of the Czar. It was upon Ills word that tho fate of war and peace during the Portsmouth conference depended. A man of keen insight and shrewd knowledge of political and diplo matic affairs. Count Wltte, it was said, was very much opposed to conclude peace at tho time President Rooevelt offered the good offices of the United States to tho belligerent countries. When the Japanese Peace Commission demanded an Indcimntty of WCO.000.000 as part of the Csncluded on race Two ROCKEFELLER SPEEDING NORTH NEW YORK, March 13.-With John D Rockefeller speeding from Florida, on a special train, preparations were made to day for the funeral of Mrs. Rockefeller. Definite plans probably will not be an nounced until Rockefeller's arrival to jilght. Present plans are for a strictly private funeral Sunday evening at the Pocantlca estate before the body la taken to Cleve land for interment In the Rockefeller plot at Lakevlcw Cemetery. HARRY K. THAW Slnyer of Stanford White, whose name ami troubles have been dis cussed over tho English-speaking world, was acquitted of conspiracy by a New York jury this morning. BRITISH LOSE ANOTHER CRUISER TO SUBMARINE Only 26 of Crew of 220 Saved When Bayamo Is Tor pedoed. LONDON, March 13. Tho sinking of the auxiliary cruiser Bayano by a German submnrlno In St. OTT6Tt'f?tt!lmnnel-was-ndrnJtteJ.-Uyttir Admfrnlty last night. Henrt-rending tnlcs of the lust moments nbonrd the cruiser betore she went to the bottom were told today by Lieutenant Commander Guy and the little group of survivors landed at Ayr, Scotland. "Flvo minutes after tho German tor pedo struck us, the Bayano went to tho bottom," said Guy. Of the 220 men aboard her, I am certain only the "ii picked up by the Balmarlno and Tara wero saved. The others were killed by the explosion or went swirling down 'n the vortex of tho sinking ship. "Tho last I saw of Captain Carr ho was standing on the bridge, cool and smiling. Ho waved goodby to the men at tho boats nnd shouted 'Good luck to you, boys.' I dived from tho deck and In al most u minute It seemed tho Bayano was out of sight." The Bayano Is the fourth British aux iliary cruiser to be lost slnco tho war began. She Is the first big victim of n German submarine In many weeks. JAIL SENTENCE AGAINST MILLIONAIRE SET ASIDE U. S. Court of Appeals Saves Patter son From Prison Cell. CINCINNATI. O., March 13,-Tho United States Court of Appeals today set asldo tho jail sentence Imposed on John II. Patterson, tho millionaire cash regis ter manufacturer of Dayton, for viola tion of tho Sherman anti-trust net. FOUR KILLED, 200 INJURED WHEN GASOLINE EXPLODES Boys Playing Near Tanks Were Buried Under Falling Walls. NEW YORK. March 11-Four boys are known to have been killed and more than 100 were Injured shortly before noon to day when two tunks containing gasoline blew up at the plant of tho Crow-Levlck Oil and Gasoline. Company at Montnuk and Atlantic avenues, Brooklyn. George V. Avery, manager of the plant, Is missing and is believed to have been klllod, as parts of a man's body have been found In the ruins. At tho time of the explosion a number of boys were playing near tho plank. They were burled under the falling walls of the building and the bodies of four have been recovered. It Is not known whether any more were killed. Fire engines nnd ambulances were hur ried .to. the scene, but were forced'to let the fire burn itself out before search could he made for the bodies. The force of the explosion was so great that windows In houses more than a mile away were broken. Many persons In the neighborhood were thrown to the streets and painfully In juied. More than JOB persons were cut be llying glass. Many of the Injured were removed to hospitals. Mrs. Jessie Hanklns, financial secre tary of the oil company, was blown through the office door Into the street. M'ADOO HAS GOOD NIGHT "As Well as Could Be Expected" After Operation, WASHINGTON. March U.-"Scretary McAdoo Is as well as could be expected. He spent a very comfortable night'' This statement was ms.de at Providence Hospital today In regard to the condi tion of the Secretary of the Treasury, who yesterday underwent an operation for appendicitis. TWO DEAD, FIVE SAVED,s $5000 DAMAGE, IN FIRE Children Perish While Crawl ing Along Floor From Flames Parents Prostrated. Two children, who had no chance for llfo when the stairs leading to their Lroom caught fire, were burned to death at203 'North Frontntreet-last nlcht. A 'third child may dlo from his Injuries. Tho parents are Mr. nnd Mrs. Abraham Har ilsou, who, with two other children, weic snved. Tiie dead nre Isadore Harrison, 5 years old, nnd Samuel Harrison, T years old. Their brother Morris, two years old, Is ut St. Mary's Hospital. His head, face nnd body nre terribly burned. Physicians say he has little chnnco to live. John A. Conn, 3)15 North Front street, braved the flames and tried to extinguish them when he heard Mrs. Harrison's cries for help. Unable to check the fire or to go up the blazing Htalrwny leading to tho children's room, he crawled up on un awning, but It broke beneath his weight. Ho was exhausted from contact with fire nnd smoke when firemen ar rived. They ran a ladder up to the children's room, but the floor burned away as firemen tried to enter. When the fire Btnrted, Conn heard Mrs. Harrison's cries and. obtaining a flro extinguisher, ran ucross the street to tho house. He broko n glass door, and used the extinguisher until driven back. Mrs. Ilnnlnon cried that her children wero upstairs, and Conn tried unsuccess fully to rescue them. "Children second floor backroom,'; he gasped when Engine Company, No. 3 arrived. Mr. and Mrs. Harrison were In the front room, half conscious. Chnrles Fredericks, a ladderman of Engine Company. No. 3, and Frank Clark, a policeman of the 4th nnd York streets stntlon, cnrrled them over tho nwnlng and lowered them to tho street. They found Morris In n blazing crib In n middle room of the second floor nnd cnrrled him to the street, stifling the flnmert In blankets. Again they returned nnd this time cnrrled out Hyman, 10 yca-s old, nnd Dorn, nine years old. By this time the flames had gnlued great head way. Clark, who was In the lead, struck his foot against something soft nnd yielding nt tho bottom of the stnlruny lending tn the third floor. He reached down and found two bodies, nnd with the assistance of Fredericks carried them out over the awning. Firemen found tho entire building In flames and burning rapidly. Before they extinguished tho fire It had damaged tho pawnshop of Gus Newman. 202 North Front street, and the 'homes of Andrew Freeman. 2019 North Hope street, and John Sparks, 2017 North Hope Btreet. Damage estimated at JS000 wns done by the fire. The first floor of tho Har rison home was used as n fruit and produce store. Firemen believe the flames were started, COL. W. H, CROOK DIES White House Disbursing Qflicer for Half Century Passes Away. WASHINGTON. March IX-Colonel W. W. Crook, White House Disbursing Officer under overy President since Lincoln, for whom he ncted as bodyguard, died today of pneumonia. President Wilson had a high regard for him, and flowers from the White House were sent to his home during his Ulnees, The Colonel was well known throughout the eountry, and wrote an Interesting volume of remlnscenees of the Presidents wltto wiiom he was -as-sedated. Mrs, Angle to Testify on Monday BRIDGEPORT. Conn.. March tt-Coun-sel for Mrs. Helen M Angle today made final preparations for the dramatic de nouement of her trial Monda. when she expects to take the witness stand and tell what she knows of Waldo Ballou's tragic death The State has closed No session St court was held today. HARRY THAW IS ACQUITTED; MAYMFREE Argument on Plea to Send Him Back to New Hampshire to Be Heard Monday. Decision to Return Him to Ju risdiction of Court in New England Would Automati cally Release Slayer of Stan ford White. Blows Exchanged in Courtroom and Police Drive Out Crowd Prisoner and His Family in Teara When Verdict Is Read Co-defendants Also Acquitted. N13W YORK, March 13. Harry K. Thnw won n most Important victory to day In his fight for freedom. A Jury ac quitted him and his four co-defendants of tho charge of conspiring to effect his oKcapo from Mnttcnwan Asylum, in Au gust, 191.1. Next Monday afternoon Jus tice Pago will hear arguments on a mo tion that mny virtually set tho slayer of Stanford White free. The verdict was returned at 12.30 o'clock this afternoon, after the Jury had been out about 19 hours. The verdict was brought In 15 minutes after a request from tho Jury room for n rereading1 of certain parts of the Court's Instructions. These parts dealt with Thaw's contention that ho fully believed and was advised that ho violated no law when ho made his sensational flight by automobile from Mntlcawnu. Thaw went back to the Tombs supreme ly confident. He was certain, he said, that his attorneys would win the next fight, which will begin before Justice Page on Monday, to have him returned to the Jurisdiction of the New Hampshire courts a move that will automatically give him his liberty. BLOWS STRUCK IN COURT. The ending of the conspiracy trial came amidst n tumult in the courtroom. Slvcr Iff Max S. Grlfenhngen, of New Tork County, nnd John Lanyon, head of a de tective agency employed by the District Attorney's office, exchanged blows under Justice Pago's bench. A courtroom full of spectators crowded to the front, Thr nollce rushed tho crowd and drove it from the courtroom, using clubs freely Lanyon whs taken into custody and rushed to the Tombs by order of Justice Tngc. Sheriff Grlfenhagen, reported to Jiave struck the first blow, was summoned to tho Justice s chambers. The crown was still Jostling its way out of the room when tho Thaw Jury filed in with tno verdict. As the words "not guilty" came from Foreman Bailey's lips Thaw's body straightened tensely. Ills large, mobile features broke into u radiant smile. Tears suffused his eyes. He choked, unable to speak his happiness as his lawyers and fi.ends rushed to shake his hand. THAW FAMILY IN TEARS Then his head slowly turned and his oyes sought those of his gray-haired mother, across the courtroom. Tears were streaming down her face and that of Thaw's sister, Mrs. George L. Carne gie. Thaw's brother, Joslah, wept. Thaw's exit from tho courtroom was Concluded on Tag 1Sr SWALLOWS POISON IN STATION Man Tried to Take Life at Broad Street Terminal. Before scores of passengers waltlpg for trains, Abraham L, Koemor, until yes torday a guest at the Adelphla Hotel, at tempted suicide by swallowing a large quantity of poison In the main waiting room of Broad Street Station today, A man who occupied a seat adjoining him notified Special Policeman Miles Acord, who rushed Koerner to tha Hahnemann Hospital, unconscious. He may recover, LetterB found in the pocket of the man, who is 22 years old, Identified him. One of the letters was addressed to his father at 3d Btreet square and Montauk avenue. Bayside, Long iBland. Koerner said that he had exhausted his funds in this city In search for work and was despondent. TWO TO DIE IN CHAIR Lancnster Court Sentences Accom plices in Murder of Collatta. LANCASTER. Pa., March 13. Augustine and Tony Vltale this morning were sen tenced by Judge Landts to be electrocuted for complicity In the murder near Lan caster the evening of October 31, 1913, of Tony CoHatta, for which crime Rocco Tassone, tho actual murderer, was elec trocuted last Monday. Collatto was Augustine Vitale's rival In tho fruit trade. The latter planned tho crime. The men received the sen tence unmoved. The Kensingtonian Says; . It it ald that .tl Lute, of yVtst JVl'a, deipMa, Jeatureil at a party the ollitr eventng where he att Jour lowlt of toup. LOST AND FOUND L05T OR WiaCAIl-CUlIati"No71s33ul lb Fulrtaount cnu Building and Loan AtaeaUllon, in nam Mlekatl 3. Kennty, fur lie chare. U iwrtw. Application baa htin maoe for new ctrtMiaic Ittiurn to M K. mtuo. C. 8. 0.,' and Uav Buld ibalo. un 11. biwn Mb end Broad and sbk roonoirara uarcn ad SaDsam ilb.1 : Markat. lUward. C H. Glenn. Bryn At bra. Pa LOST 8unda Un. blue annuel larsi tovna pin, baiuien liace and 3sd aud Saaaom aud jti. eultfcbl reward H U WO Race LOST Gold UUI-t&aped uanu. JJondaj nm hue. Cat t.'Alelon or vk Lolly or 1Mb and CBMtBut w Ktitard il W Waloot lar. LOST Package eatsta naiwra Annie Etta, cout'ret estate wver w vklntl, at 1Mb & Muk.t atai Mb. rawaid. t E. WjWICIi BL, Ul Mer fteatM advrliumKUt o JM "
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