The valley record. ([Sayre, Pa.]) 1905-1907, February 12, 1907, Image 1

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THAW CASE IN OTTAWA PARLIAMENT
Sms——
Dr. Charles C. Wagner of State Mos-
NEW YORK, Feb 12-It has been
learned here that President Roosevelt
bas officially asked Postmaster Gen-
eral Cortelyou whether it is feasible to
bar from the malls the papers that
publish the full disgusting particulars
of the Thaw case and requesting that
If it can be done thet the malls be
closed to them as soon as possible.
Mr. Cortelyou Is now waiting for a
legal opinion from Assistant Attorney
General Goodwin of the postoflice de-
partment
President Roosevelt has received a
number of protests from persons who
think that the newspapers printing the
full details of the Thaw case should be
prohibited transmission through the
malls. One of these was a long tele-
gram from a newspaper, the uae of
which was not given out at the White
House.
The recent discussion of the question
in Capada, notably In the Canadian
parilament, and the siatement of the
postmaster general at Otfawa, who
was reporfed to have siid that any
newspaper publishing such evidence
as that given in the Thaw case last
Thursday would be gullty of & mis-
demeanor under the Canadian law, al-
so was brought to the attention of the
president.
Answering an hypothetical question
covering every detall of the testimony
up to this time in the Thaw trial, In-
cluding Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw's
narration of her life history to the de-
fendant, Dr. Charles G. Wagner, su-
perintendent of the State Hospital For
the Insane at Binghamton, N. Y., de
clared on the witness stand that In his
opinion Harry K. Thaw did not know
that the act was wrong when he shot
and killed Stanford White on the roof
Dr. Wagner stepped aside for later
cross examination by District Attorney
Jerome, and as court adjourned it was
announced that the defense would next
proceed with the testimony of other
alienists
The taking of Dr. Wagner's opinion
of a hypothetical question, the man
under consideration being the author
of the letters which have been Intro
duced as emanating from Harry Thaw
during the period of his estrangement
with Evelyn Nesbit after their return
from Europe in 1903, followed a day of
almost continuous legal sparring be
tween Delphin M. Delmas for the de
fense and Mr. Jerome for the prosecu-
tion.
Mr. Jerome effectually blocked the
completion for the time being of the
firect testimony of Mrs. Evelyn Thaw
by lusisting that before she should go
further competent testimony as to
Thaw's unsoundness of ind should be
placed before the jury. Mr. Delmas
tried to carry forward the youug wife's
story, but the district attorney was on
his feet with objection to every
question asked. Mrs. Thaw bad been
recalled as the third witness of the
day. One of her predecessors was J, D.
Lyen, vice president of the Unlon Na:
tional bank of Pittsburg, who stated
that be had received Harry Thaws
will from the latter's own hands some
time prior to April 1, 1906, and had
beld it In 8 safe deposit box until late
In Nevember last, when he directed
his secretary to forward It to John B.
Gleason of Thaw's counsel
When young Mrs. Thaw was called
lo the stand she was dressed precisely
28 when she occupied the witness chair
Just week. As sbe was taking her
seat Mr. Delmas turned to the district
attorney and renewed his demand of
Wednesday last that the note which
was passed by Mrs. Thaw to her hus.
band at the Cafe Martin the night of
ihe tragedy should be produced. Mr.
Jerome upon the occasion of the first
jemand had remained silent, but now
he was on his feet at once, saying he
would send for the slip of paper. It
wis brought and identified by Mrs.
Thaw and then read by Mr. Delmas,
i= follows:
“The b— was here a minute ago, but
went out again.”
The contents of the note caused a
surprise only as to the exact wording
It had generally been supposed that
the note read, “The b— is here” Mrs.
Thaw testified that “the b-" meant
“the blackguard,” as Thaw always so
referred to Stanford White,
The only other essential point Mrs.
Thaw was allowed to bring out in
her testimony was the statement that
the defendant never carried a pistol
¢ cept when In New York city. She
was asked many other questions em-
bodying various stories she had dis
cussed with Thaw, including the al-
Ljeged fate of a girl who was sald to
have died In an almshonse and known
to them as “the ple girl” at the hands
of Stanfard White, hat Mr. Jemme
blocked every question with on sustain.
ed objection,
After compelling the defense fo go
into the taking of expert testimony as
to Thaw's Insanity Ly his objections
to Mrs. Thaw's testimony, Mr. Jerowe
pext proceeded to block the testimony
of Dr. Wagner as to the results of his
six visits to the defendant fn the
Tombs and his tests ax to the latter's
mental condition. Dr, Wagner was
A RE a
ten had with
uding Mrs. Thaw's
In his hypothetical question Mr. Del
mas accused Stanford White of having
“drugged” the Nesbit girl and of bav-
attempted to renew “communica-
points. It was on the amended ques-
tion that Dr. Wagner gave It as his
opinion that Harry Thaw did not
know, because of defective reason,
that his act in killing Stanford White
was wrong Here the expert's direct
examination was ended, and he stepped
aside for cross examination later.
When he is taken in hand by Mr. Je-
rome ‘he will have to glve detalled
reasons for his opinion, Dr. Evans of
the New Jersey State Hospital For the
Insane will be the next witness for
the defense.
A new rule by Justice Fitzgerald
barring from the courtroom all women
not engaged In active newspaper work
went into effect and worked well, as
many of those who, bedecked In gay
costumes, had occupled fronts seats
heretofore were on hand bright and
early, but to no avall. The court of-
ficers had direet orders this time and
obeyed them implicitly.
The Wendel Court Martial.
NEW YORK, Feb. 12 -At the ses
sion of the court martial beld here try-
ing Captain Wendel one of the wit
nesses was Edward Martinl, employ-
ad about the battery's armory. He
sald he was hired by Captain Wendel
at $4 a day and swore he paid the eap-
tain $2 of this. He thought in all he
bad given Captain Wendel! $088, He
testified he had seen liquor sold In the
armory at balls and reviews and that
two persons oytside the battery had
stabled their horses at the battery.
Charles B. Streibel testified he was em-
ployed in the armory as an engineer at
$4 a day, §1 of which, he swore, was
to go to Captain Wendel. The pay-
ments began lu May, 133, and coutin-
ued, he sald, until January, 1900,
Wanted to Defeat W. RH. Hearst.
NEW YORK, Feb. 12 —-At the Mec
Carren investigation hearing Senator
Thomas F. Grady, as a witness, recit-
ed that in 1807 Senator McCarren bad
voted in committee for the expulsion
of Henry D. Purroy of New York. He
said In 1879 a similar expulsion was
made by the committee. Affidavits
were submitted by a John F. Delaney
of Brooklyn alleging that the McCar-
ren forces in Brooklyn had sought the
defeat of William R. Hearst, Demo-
cratic candidate for governor In the
last election.
Denial From the Vatican,
ROME, Feb. 12-The Vatican au-
thorities deny the statement made by
the semiofficial Temps of Paris to the
effect that the declaration of the
French episcopate regarding contracts
for the churches was not compiled at
the Paris meeting, but in Rome, be-
tween the bishops who were delegates
from that meeting and the pope. The
Vatican affirins that the declaration
was compiled in Paris, brought to
Rome tnd approved by the holy see
after modification of secondary lm-
portance.
The Hague Conference,
LONDON, Feb, 12 — Professor de
Martens, who Is here to canvas the
sentiment of the powers relative to the
programme of the coming session of
The Hague conference on June 15 next,
held a lengthy conference with Sir
Edward Grey, the British foreign sec-
retary. He will also see Sir Heary
Campbell-Banuerman and Whitelaw
Reid, the American ambassador, with
whom Professor Martens will discuss
the intention of the United States lu
relation to The Hague tribunal,
Held “fled Lege'"” Band at Bay,
LEAVENWORTH, Kan, Feb. 12.—
Mrs. Clara Parquette, a Kansas plo
neer, who dled of apoplexy here, aged
eighty-five years, In the border war
days held Colonel Jeunison and his
band of “Red Legs” at bay at Shaw-
nee, Kan. for five hours, giving her
husband, a strong antislavery advo
cafe, time to escape
Bomb Fer Ex-Premier Witte.
BT. PETERSBURG, Feb, 12. —An in-
fernal machine was discovered accel
dentally last night In a chimney of the
house occupied by Count Witte, the
former premier. The machine was
timed to explode after the amity had
retired for the night,
Trial of Steve Adams Opens,
WALLACE, Ida, Feb. 12. The trial
of Steve Adama, lmplicated by the con
fession of Harry Orchard with the as
sassination of former flovernor Steun-
enberg, on a charge of nmndering Fred
Tyler, a settler, hax opened here.
Ne Trace of Missing Banker.
NEW BRITAIN, Conn, Feb. 12 -No
trace had been found yet of missing
Bank Treasurer Walker, according to
A message received last night at the
Walker home from Mr. Walker's sou,
who Is In New York
John Doe Sault For lee Trust,
ALBANY, N, Y.. Feb, 12-The John
Doe process ngs fo investigate the los
the lee case will
Negro Bergeant In Senate on
Brownsville “Shooting Up.”
SAYS FUSILLADE CAME FROM TOWN
Veteran of Cuban War and Leng
Serviee Nencommissioned Officer's
Story Makes Stir at Caplial
as First Direct Evidence.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.—The “shoot.
ing up” of the town of Brownsville,
Tex, was in the form of an attack up
Ing to the testimony given by Mingo
Sanders, former first sergeant of Com
pany B of the Twenty-fifth infantry,
before the senate committee on miil-
tary affairs,
Sanders’ story created something of
a stir in the committee, as he said that
while running from his quarters to
Company B barracks after being awak-
ened by the firing on the nizht of Aug.
13 the shooting was going on, and It
came from the town and was toward
the hospital on the military reserva-
tion. He sald bullets were whizzing
over his head. This is the first direct
testimony gives by any of the dis-
charged negro soldiers that the firing
came from the town.
Sanders has served for twenty-five
years, six months and twenty-three
days, including the campaign in Cuba
and three years In the Philippines. He
said he bad never been court martial.
ed, never reprimanded or found fault
with to his knowledge. At Browns
ville be had = house to the left of com-
pany quarters and directly in front of
the hospital
His story of the Incidents of tbe
night of Aug. 18 was like others until
he told of his experiences In trying to
get to the barracks after being awak-
ened by the shooting. He sald be
started on a run to B quarters, and
Just after leaving his house the firing
was renewed. It came from the town,
he sald, and bullets were flying thick
and fast over his head. As he reached
C quarters he sald he saw that men
assembled were excited and shouting
to each other.
“I beard some one yell ‘Fall in!'"” he
sald. “Then some one shouted to get
the guns, and another person answer
ed that they could not get the guns, as
the racks were locked and the man
with the keys could not Le found.
Then Lieutenant Greer (I koew his
voice) sald, ‘Break those rucks open.’ ”
There has been a great deal of test
mony given concerning the broken
racks of Company C, but no person had
testified positively before as to the
manner fn which they were broken.
The testimony of Sanders Indicated
that the racks were In good condition
before the shooting and were broken
open by the command of one of the
company officers.
Continuing his testimony, Sanders
told of finding his own company In
confusion and of his efforts to straight.
en it out. He sald he found some of
the men down on their knees and that
others were yelling to put out the lan.
tern, so that it would not furnish a tar.
get for persons to shoot at. “[ told the
men to stand up and be soldiers and
that It was better to be shot In the
ranks than out,” sald Sanders. “When
the men did not stand up I told them
some other things I don't want to re-
peat bere.”
On cross examination Sanders sald
that he could not tell as to who started
the firing
Sanders sald that he bad nothing to
do with the shooting, did not know any
one who had, did not suspect any one
and bad made diligent inquiries among
the men to find out from them what, if
anything, they knew and had been un
able to get any Information. He de
clared that he had not withheld any
information and that there was no con-
spiracy of silence. Sanders detalled an
interview he had with General Garling-
ton. He asked tbat he be reinstated.
“The only reason [ did not give Gen:
eral Garlington Information.” he said,
“was because | had none to give”
Sanders, cross examined by Senator
Warner, repeated that many of the
shots came from the town and sald
that he had reported this fact to Major
Penrose, although it did not appear In
his evidence taken by Captain Lyons
Indeed, he sald, he had not stated this
to any one else until this time. He had
uot been asked about It and did not
volunteer Information
Fire In Waverley House, Charlestown
BOSTON, Feb 12.-A serious fire
broke out In the Waverley House, a
family hotel In City square, Charles
town. Several persons were taken out
on ladders by the firemen, and two or
three Injured women bave been sent
to the hospital. One man either fell or
jumped from a window on the fourth
story and struck on his head In the
street. He was taken to the hospital In
a dying condition
To Bar “Salome” at Cinelnnatf,
CINCINNATI, Feb. 12. After listen-
lug to a flerce denunciation of the
grand opera “Salome” the Evangelical
alliance of this city passed a resolu-
tion to take steps to prevent its pro-
posed presentation In Cincinnatl by
the Conrled Grand Opera company of
New York
A Musician's Challenge,
NEW YORK, Feb. 12 Mme. Alma
Normann, a noted planiste, Is playing
this week in New York and Is offering
$1,000 to sny our who can give her
music of apy sort that she cannot play
and sing at sight
& A Bhoek at Kingston,
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Feb. 12. — A
rithquake did a. bere
SCORED THREE KNOCKDOWNS,
Heney Mellody of Boston Downed
Lewis of New York.
VALLEY FALLS RK. I, Feb 12-
William (Honey) Mellxly of Boston
welterwelght champion of the world
last night for the second time within »
year proved his soperiority over Willie
Lewis of New York. lewis seconds
threw up the sponge in the fourth
round.
The bout was held at the Valley
Falls Athletic club and was scheduled
to go for fifteen rounds for the welter
weight championship. When the men
weighed Lewis was four pounds above
was withdrawn, so that if Lewis had
been able to win he wonld not have ac
quired the title of welterweight cham
plon,
A great crowd assembled to witness
the contest, special trains being run
from Boston and Providence
pitiable condition
lody scored three knockdowns,
taking the count each time
When the fourth round began Mel
lod. who up to this time had fought
Lewis
fashion. Lewis could pot even raise
his hands and was the target for all of
Mellody's pinches. It was at this point
that Lewis’ seconds, realizing that
thelr man bad no chance whatever,
threw the sponge Into the ring, thus
forfeiting the battle to the champion
TENNIS AT TUXEDO.
George H. Rrook Defeata Payne
Whitney For Gold Rdecket.
TUXEDO PARK, N. Y, Feb 12
George H. Brook of the Philadelphia
Racket club by defeating Payne Whit
ney of the New York Tennis and Rack
et club reached the final round on the
courts of the Tuzedo Tennis and Rack-
et club for the gold racket and will
pow meet Gedrge LL. Wrenn, the ex.
champion lawn tennis player of the
New York Tennis and Racket club.
George L.. Wrenn won from his broth-
er by default in the semifinal round.
Brook in his match with Whitney
showed some of bis old time rackets,
winning 25 of his 45 aces on service
If he wins In the final match he will
challenge Mackey, holder of the title of
1004, on Feb, 17.
Peter Sterllag at New Orleans,
NEW ORLEANS, Fel. 12 Interest
in the winter races here was accentu
ated by a large number of carnival
visitors. Peter Sterllug, after lagging
behind Goldmate, the favorite, and
Bean Brummel to the stretoh, tired
them out and won the feature event of
the day, with Goldmate second and
Beau Brummel a poor third. Thirty
five bookmakers did a big business in
the betting ring.
Livius Outran His Field.
LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb 12 —At
Ascot, Luvius In the fourth race ran a
fine race and moved up gradually un
til the turn for home and under Koer
ner’s masterly riding came on aud out
gamed his fleld. Judge Nelson, the
favorite, could do no better than third
Goldaswaln Knocked Out Daly.
LONDON, Feb. 12 — In a twenty
round boxing contest for the light
weight championship of England and
a purse of $1,500 at the National Sport
lng club last night Jack Goldswain of
London knocked vot Pat Daley, an
American, in the fifth round.
A Surprise at Frisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12 There
was a surprise In the fourth race at
Oakland when Martinmas captured the
race from the favorite, Ruby,
“Queen Lil's" Clalm Again.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. Vice Pres
ident Falrbauks lald before the senate
for Lilluokalanl, former queen of the
Hawallan Islands, a second addition to
the petition filed by her in 1000 praying
for the settlement of her clalm for sov-
erelgn lands taken from her at the
time of the ncquisition of the Islands
by the United States
Dr. Van Deusen Dead.
CATSKILL, N. Y, Feb, 12 — Dr
Claudius Van Deusen, a retired phy
sician, who for sixty years resided at
Leeds, near this town, Is dead here,
aged elghty-three. Dr. Van Deusen,
who was unmarried, was for some time
a writer for the press. He was a oa
tive of Hudson, N. Y
Gage E. Tarbell Resligos
NEW YORK, Feb. 12 -Gage E. Tar.
bell, second vice president of the Equl
table Life Assurance soclety, has ten-
dered his resignation to take effect
March 1 next, the date of the anna!
meeting. Mr. Tarbell's resignation has
been accepted by Preshlent Paul Mor
ton.
After Ten Big Roads,
ST. PAUL, Minn, Feb, 12 —Attorney
Genernl Young has begun mandamus
proceedings to compel the ten main
rallroads doing business in Minnesota
to accept the freight rates reduction re
cently ordered by the state ratlroad
sod warehouse commission,
Dr. Tiedemann Indicted,
NYACK, N. YY, Feb 12-The Rock.
land county grand jury has presented
an indictment against Dr. Frederick
Tiedeman of New York for maintain.
Ing an unlicensed. institution for the
insane In this town. Dr. Tiedeman
wis freed ou ball
Captala Edmund Hack Drowned,
PERTH AMBOY, N J, Feb 12
Captain Edmund Buck fell overboard
Inte at alght from the New Eogland
Transportation company's barge No.
43 and was wud, Captaln Buck
Hysonls and was six-
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THE JAP QUESTION.
Conference at White House
Leaves Issue Unsettled.
MAYOR SCHMITZ MAKES STATEMENT
Nothing Definite Yet Decided In Re-
gard to Japanese Sehool Question
In California — Sabjeect to
President's Call,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12—-When the
White House conference was conclud
ed Mayor Schmitz of Ran Francisco
made the statement that, although the
president, Secretary of State Hoot and
the Califorplans had still further dis
cussed the Japanese school question
nothing definite had been accomplished
and that there would be another meet.
ing, subject to the call of the president.
It bas been agreed that the whole
considered at a8 cabinet
Mayor Schmitz de
clined to say whether the question of
excluding the Japanese coolies by con
gressional legislation formed a part of
their proposition which was submitted
Mayor Schmitz and other members
of the San Francisco delegation have
received hundreds of telegrams urging
them to advocate a treaty excioding
the Japanese laborer and legisiation
by congress to carry the provisions of
this treaty Into effect
The mayor has admitted to members
of the California delegation in congress
that while he is very anxious to reach
a satisfactory agreement with Pres!
dent Roosevelt and stands willing to
make any concessions that will be for
the good of the whole country, yet he
hesitates In making any agreement that
people of California. The private gis
patches Trom the coast have in all in-
stances indicated the great interest that
the people of California have fn the Is
sue.
It can be authoritatively stated that
the president has appealed to Mavor
Schmitz and his associates to bring the
anti-Japanese agitation to an end by
rescinding the school board's order for
the establishment of oriental schools.
Under the California law the gues-
tion of separate schools was left to the
discretion of the schoal authorities,
and before the earthquake disaster the
Japanese were admitted to the white
schools
When asked the direct question
whether the proposition submitted by
the San Francisco delegation called for
the exclusion of Japanese coolle labor
from this country Mayor Schmitz re
plied:
“We are not mhking a treaty and
Lave not discussed with the president
the question of excluding the Japanese
from this country by treaty. We heard
the president's views aud presented
our side of the questions at issue.
“It now remains for us to modify
our views in order to reach nn agree
ment with the president or for Mr
Roosevelt to modify bis views to reach
an agreement with us. The conference
was adjourned subject to the call of
the president.”
Appeals to Hughes For Life.
ALBANY. N. Y., Feb. 12 John P.
Cowau, attorney for Frank Furloug,
the young man sentenced to die in the
week beginning March 4 for the mur.
der of his aunt, Margaret Keeler, in
New York city, has appealed to Gov
ernor Hughes for the commutation of
the sentence to life imprisonment. Fur
long Is asserted to have been subject
to epliepsy. The husband of the mur
dered woman sent a letter to the gov
ernor favoring the appeal.
Violent Shock at Charlotteaville.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Feb. 12
~An earthquake of considerable vio
lence was felt throughout this section
at 8:23 o'clock in the morning In
Charlottesville dishes were rattled at
the breakfast tables. The shock was
recorded at the University of Virginia
Earthquake Shocks In Virginia.
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 12 -A dls.
tinct earthqimke shock was felt in the
region of the James river division of
the Chesapeake and Ohlo rallroad be-
tween Rock Castle and Columbla,
about sixty-five miles west of Rich:
mond. No damage is reported.
Nicaraguan Minister Corea to Wed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12—-The mar
riage of Luis Corea, the Nicaraguan
minister, to Miss India Bell Vedder
Fleming of this city will occur at the
home of the bride's parents, Colonel
and Mrs. Robert I. Fleming, Wednes-
day, Feb. 27
To Merge With Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb, 12. — The
annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Phiiadelphia and Erie Rallroad
company was held here, and by an
unanimous vote the merger of the road
with the Pennsylvania railroad was
mtified,
Will Try to Go “Fartheat South.”
LONDON, Feb. 12.-A new British
expedition In search of the south pole
will leave England next October un-
der the command of E. H. Rhackleton,
who was third lieutenant on the “Dis-
covery expexdition” to the antarctic,
Coliseum Annex Destroyed,
CHICAGO, Feb 12 ~The Collseum
annex was destroyed by fire Inst night
The less to the bullding and exhibitors
of the Chicago hardware show, which
begins on Thursday, is $75,000. Five
firemen were injured
Family Rurned to Death.
ALLENTOWN, Pa. Feb 12 Edwin
W. Relduaver, a baker, and his four
children were burned to death last
night in the fire which destroyed their
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