{RE, PA, ‘WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 6, 1907
HE SCORES JEROME
Judge, Angry, Rebukea Dis-
trict Attorney In Court,
JURY MUST DECIDE THAW'S SANITY
Filizgerald Assists Delmas In Protect.
Inn Defense's Witness From Lafaly
Treatment—Helused te Argue
With Prosecutor.
NEW YORK, March. 6 -80 strenu
ous was District Attorney Jerome ai
the trial of Hurry Thaw that he arous
ed the indignation of Justice Fitzger
ald aud recelved from Lim several
stinging rebukes.
The prosecutor was bent ou trapping
Dr. Charles E. Wagner. allenist for
Thaw, Into an admission that the pris
cner Is Insane now or was losane al
the time be shot Stanford White. He
accused the witness, who did not an
swer questions to sult him, of “duck
ing for the defense’ This called out
the first show of wrath on the part of
the judge, who ordered the- remark
stricken from the recurd
Dr. Wagner was proceeding at some
fcogth to state the position of the de
fense when Mr. Jerome interrupted
with the remark that the argument did
pot call “for a stump speech.” Mr.
Delmas protested sgainst this “of.
feasive language by the learned dis
trict attorney.” Justice Fitzgerald in
terposed in the Qiscussion™ and Mr.
Delmas was soon lost to view because
of the turn affairs took.
Durlug the course of his argument
District Attoruey Jerome placed Lim:
self on record by saylug that the legal
assumption before the comet ig that
ILLNESS HALTS TRIAL
Pallip Fs Charged With Mae
der aE ivaed Has Grip,
CULPEPER, Va, March 6<The I}
ness of Philip Strother, charged jointly
with his brother James with the mar
~ | der of Willlam F. Bywaters, brought
the trial to an abrupt stop. Just as
the proceedings were to begin John LL
Jeffries, senlor counsel for the defense,
| aunoonced that Philip, the younger of
the Strother brothers, was too ill to ap
pear fu court for several hours. He
asked Judge Harrison to hear a state
ment from Dr. H. T. Chelf reiative to
Philip's iliness. The physician said
that the defendant was suffering from
~
KILLED ON BROOKLYN BRIDGE.
Mrs. John WwW, Tumbridge Throws
From Ante In Front of Trolley.
NEW YORK, March 6- Mrs. John
W. Tumbridge, wife of Major Tum
bridge of the Second brigade staff,
New York National guar) was killed
In § ghastly manner on the north road-
WAY of the Brooklyn bridze Ly being
hurled from her husband's antomobile
under the wheels of 5 trolley ear,
which cut her In two and frightfully
mangled her slender body
Major Tumbridge aud his father,
Captain William Tumbridge, proprietor
of the St George hotel, Brooklyn, in
the motor car witnessed the killlag,
but were powerless to mise n hand to
ald the helpless woman Wallace
(*Wally") Owen, the well known anto
mobllist and expert driver of rac ing
cars, was driving the car from which
Mrs, Fumbrasg™ thrown and was
trying to pass a Wagon on the narrow
roadway of the bridge, on cue side of
which are the trolley tracks. Mic hael
Meagher, motorman of the trolley, was
arrested,
The car was nearing (he Brooklyn
tower of the bridge and was going -t
a rapid mate. A delivery wagon was
Just abead of the machine, and the
chauffeur swung the car to one side
In an effort to get past the wngon.
A dozen feet behind the automobile
came & Graham avenue car, In trying
to pasa the wagon the wheel of the au-
to grazed the vehicle, which bad the
effect of giviug the machine a sharp
Jolt. It was sufficient to throw Mrs.
Tumbridge out of her seat in the ton-
neau, and she fell across the trolley
tracks and fo front of the rapidly mov-
ing car,
T0 SAVE HIS SOUL
ARMY CHIEF COES ABOUT DOING GOOD
Great Salvationist at New York Says
He Will Accept Any Kind of Money
For Their Work to Save
Those Who Are Down.
NEW YORK, March 6 —En route to
Japan to try to convert the Japanese
emperor aud with the avowed inten
tion of telling the mikado that his re
liglons bLellefs are all wrong, Genera!
William Booth, commander In chief of
the Salvation Army, was Interviewed
here
Oue of the first things that the vet
eran soul saver said was that he was
on his farewell trip and that he neve:
agnin expected to leave England wher
be returned to Loudoun in July
He explaiued that he was approach
ing bis seventy-eighth birthday and
that be thought that the strenuosity of
= Salvation Army life required him
to slow down.
“But I am not golng to retire” added
the geuersl, with a wave of his Band
“There Is a great deal of work left io
mie, I can assure youl’
“It might be imagifed.” he coutizacl
“that I had a fine rest coming across
the Atlantic in the Minneapolis, but as
8 matter of fact I worked ten hours
each day over my correspondence and
detalls for my trip to Japan. | Lave
great bopes of the land of the wikado
+ | Where there has of late been an awak
ening of Christianity
“All my time while In New York
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| CZAR NICHOLAS WAS NOT PRESENT
"Golovin of Mescew Zemstve Kieeted
President—Crowds Parading Streets
© Siaging the “Marselllnise™
Dispersed by Cossacks.
8ST. PETERSBURG, March G—The
epeniug of the douma, or lower house
of the Russian parliament, was made
the occasion of a great revolutionary
demonstration by the St Peterslurg
proletariat and the students o e
city, which resulted In several en-
counters between the pplice and the
populace sad more or less serious In-
Jury to a number of the latter.
The situation becawe such that the
authorities finally were forced to fll
the streets with military patrols, as in
the ominous days of the Trepolf regime.
None of the members of the imperial
family were present, with the excep:
tion of the Grand Duke Nicholas Mi
chaeloviteh, son of the Grand Duke
Michael, who is sald to be regarded
with distrust at court owing to his
sympathy for political doctrines of an
advanced character,
The first ceremony was a religious
service, In which the metropolitan of
St. Petersburg, Antonius, the higher
clergy of the diocese and a full choir
participated.
M. Goluboff, vice president of the
council of the empire, called the house
to order and in a colorless speech In.
vited the members to sign the oath of
the maker. .
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YANKEE GIRL AT NEW ORLEANS,
oy
PHILIP STROTHER.
allegiance to Emperor Nicholas. The
Conservatives cheered the mention of
the name of the emperur, but the op
position members present remalued sik
lent. The Soclil Democrats did not
enter the ball until M. Golub had
fAuished speaking, wheti they caine in
ia a body demonstratively,
After siguing the oath balloting for
president commenced.”
Feodor Golovin, president of the
Moscow zemstvo and Constitutional
Democratic member of parliament from
Moscow province, was elected.
After the adjournment of the session
of the house a tumultuous crowd, by
this time estimated to number close to
40,000 persons, with red banuers fly-
ing and accompanied by the music of
revolutionary chants, started, like the
followers of Father Gapon ou Janu. 22
1908, toward the central quarter of the
city, where the Winter palace of the
emperor is located. Few elements of
the prelude of “Red Sonday” were
lacking, and the command “Fire!
would have precipitated a similar mas-
sacre. But the present prefect of St
Petersburg, General Dracheffskl, fol-
lowed another course and dispersed the
procession by charges of mounted-gen-
darmes armed with whips, and by an
imposing display of force he prevented
the demonstrators from reforming.
During the long hours of the session
the police guanling the Tauride pal
ace acted with great forbearance, giv-
Ing the spectators a free rein Io sing-
ing and cheering and only interfering
to preveat the people from forcing
their way Into the palace.
When the deputies emerged after the
adjournment of the session the temper
of the crowd was fired by speeches
from Bocial Revolutionary members, a
dozen of wbom mounted upon the
shoulders of their followers and ha-
rangued those present upon the neces.
sity of organizing to support parliament
against the government. The Social
Revolutionary motto, “Through Fight
Our Right,” was adopted as a general
slogan, and simultaneously red hand.
kerchiefs begao to flutter above the
beads of the crowd, and then the crim-
Son banners appeared like magic.
The crowd, singing the “Marselllaise”
and battle sougs of the Russian revo-
lution, then moved slowly down the
broad Fourchtadtskala avenue, stop
plug at intervals to listen to speeches
and to sing songs. It demonstrated ou
the way In frout of the house of the
chief of the secret police, where a
small force of geudarmes mide sn nt
tempt fo disperse the people, but soon
fell back io Tace of the resolute bear
Ing of the manifestants, wha followed
them with cries of “Hangwen! Blood
hounds!
In the meanwhile the authorities had
bastily concentrated a strong force of
gandarmes, which charged the Bead of
the procession wheu it resched the
Litolny prospect. one of the main
business aveuties of the city. The gen
darmes plied their whips vigorously
and io one case used the flats of thelr
sabers,
The gendarmex by this time had been
re-enforced by detachments of the
crack Chevaller guards, who galloped
hither aud thitber, clearing the roml
way amid curses of derision from tse
Filoally a large force of Cossacks
armed with lances, arrived lu sight
The spiteful, red peunoned WeRpOT
Which never before have been hrmughi
out lu street demonsirutions. took all
the heart out of the crowd.
It Is learned that Premier Stolyphy
in onder to diminish his chajicex of
possible aseamsination will sper | 1
plight In the Tauride palace, ant it
understood that he has taken x snif of
| rooms Inn wing of the pales, whic
‘be will ocenpy as ong as parliament bs
In seasion,
Dakota » Hopeleas Wreek,
TOKYO, March 6—-The weather wis
calm when the steamabip Da
gtip, aggravated Ly the trying ordeal
of the triz!, and incident to the malady
Was suffering severe nausea.
While Dr. Chelf would not venture
to say that his patient could be safely
moved, it was finally agreed that he
should If possible veuture out a few
hours In the afternoon.
Judge Harrison then announced a re-
Ceas,
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FAST MAIL WRECKED.
Freight Acted as Buffer, Keeping
Central Trails From Hudson River,
TIVOLI, N. Y., March 6.—~The New
York Central fast mail from Chicago
for New York was partially derailed
while passing through Tivoll, and ten
persons werd injured, all but one sus-
taining only slight bruises. The cook
of the dining car suffered a broken
leg, and three passengers and six other
employees of the Pallman cars suffer
ed scalp wounds and minor brulses.
The traln consisted of a baggage
car, four sleeping cars and a dining
car. At a polot S00 feet south of the
Tivoll station, while passing over an
Interlocking switch on 1 straight track,
the three rear cars, two sleepers and
the dining car, were dernlled. The
rest of the train remained on the
tracks.
The deralled cars crashed Into a
string of freight cars standing on a
siding between the southbound track
4nd the bank” of the Hudson river,
along which the track runs at that
point. The freight cars were over
turned, but the passenger cars remaln-
od upright. Only the presence of the
freight cars prevented the passenger
cars from golng over the embankment
into the Hudson river and possible loss
of life,
One of the Pullman cars turned part-
ly crosswise of the tracks and crashed
{nto a signal tower, tearing off the side
of the tower and fmashing lo the end
of the car. There were two signalmen
in the tower, but both of them escaped
Injury.
The front end of the fifth car, the
Pullman sleeper Boston, struck against
a lumber car, and the end of the Pull-
man was badly smushed. Mr. and
Mrs. John Sherwin of Cleveland, O.,
were In a berth Iu that end of the car,
but when polled out of the wreckage
were uninjured. Mr. and Mrs. Sherwin
Were on thelr bridal trip.
The wreck was caused by a broken
rall.
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Cellialpn Id Boston Tunnel.
BOSTON, March 6—In a rear end
collision between two elevated cars In
the East Boston tunnel last night two
persons were so badly Injured that
they were taken to the Relief bospltal,
While a dozen others, Including former
Governor John L. Bates, were shaken
up or cut by flying glaks. Governor
Bates escaped with only a few bruises,
Those taken to the Relief hospital
were Matthew CO. Corsick, motorman,
who had bis right leg broken, and
James H. Watts, passenger, who was
cut by glass and badly bruised.
Explosion (unased Big Fire,
WAKEFIELD, Mass, Mareh 6—A
loss of $50.000 was cansed by a fire
which partly destroyed the Walton
block here and which threatened at
one thine to spread through the oi tire
business section of the town. Several
firemen were injured. The fire depart.
ment, with assistance from nearby
places, succeeded In confining the
flares to the Walton block. The fire is
supposed to have started from the ex-
plosion of a gasoline stove in the ba
ment.
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Archie Roosevell Ont of Danger.
WASHINGTON, March 4. — Archie
Roosevelt, the preskient's third On,
who has been suffering from diphthe-
rin since last Friday, has been de
clared to be entirely out of danger by
Burgeon General Rixey, the attending
| physician,
Harry K. Thaw is Insane. He declar
el the alienista for the defense have
shown Thaw fo Lave Leen insane as
late as Sept. 22 inst, and lu the ab
sence of proof to the coutrary the 8% | rices at City purk
which will be perhaps two days will
be devoted to a visit to my daughter
“I want to complete experiments of
placing tbe people in possession ef
small holdings and to prove that the
sumption is that be remains insane.
Justice Fitzgerald declared that the
present jury ouly has to do with the
question of Thaw's sanity or insanity
p
over the short course Aules. one of the a
well played horses, unseated his rider
at the second jump, and Arabo, the
eople can be taken Back to the land
od made to support thems=lves
“My plan is this: Give a mau five 01
16 in. excellent value, worth $L50,
30¢. :
Many of the above numbers In colors.
Newest in
on the night that he shot and killed
Stanford White.
The witness was asked regarding
Thaw's will and codicil and said be
would not characterize the insanity
they Indicated as paranoia. Ie admit
ted, however, that the delusions might
be somewhat parasolc in type
A little later the district attorney fell
foto a pit that he had dug himself and
before he was out of It had aroused a
storm In Justice Fitzgerald that burst
forth In a fashion that is seldom sevn
In a courtroom.
“I want to show,” declared Jerome,
“that the evasions and yuibblings of
this witness copititute an extraondl
nary procecding.”
Delmas wade furlous objections. In
the midst of the heated argument Je-
rome made this remarkable statement:
“The legal presumption Is that be
was Insane after the date of the first
three visits, and the legal presuwuption
i= that be Is now lusane”—
“Do you wean that there Is a legal
presumption that be is now i(ndane?’
asked: Justice Fitzgerald in astoalsh-
ment,
“I sald”—~ began Jerome
halted again.
“Do you admit that this defendant
was Insane at the time of the shoot-
lug: sald Delmas, Jumping up in ggg)
light,
“I neither admit por deny anything.”
sald Jerome. “[ aw trying to get the
truth from your expert. That's all.”
“Do you meau lo say that this Jury
bax been sworn to do anything but de
clde ou this defendant's sanity on any
date except the date of the killing of
Stauford White” asked the Judge
Jerome started apparently to argue
the polnt further. A red Bush mounted
lato the Justice's cheeks. Ie luvited
Jerome to submit suy authority teud
Ing to coufirui him lo the attitude be
Lad taken
“I shall wot submit any authorities
ou a point wo elemental that every
court Is assumed to know them." he
sald. “1 shall not submit authorities
on a point which it must be assumed
are recognized judicially every where,
Then, realizing bow far be had gone,
the district attorney hastily added
“lI bave too much respect for this
cuurt not to assuwe that your honor Is
fawiilar with the Duthorities
Tu a volce shaking and unsteady with
suppressed feeling Justice Fitzgerald
sald
“The court must be fiuformed of the
law before it can rule vn u disputed
point. If the district attorney does nol
prdduce any authorities T will assume
it is because he knows of no such au
thority and cannot produce thes, Are
you through with your remarks 7”
The Thaw trial adjourned with Dr
Wagner's cross examination unfinished.
Yankee Girl winnlug
long route,
the starter,
third
waries
third.
Theu he
burg, 200.
In front and wou.
chance here
stretch heads apart
worth won In the
wile handicap
CHICAGO,
Winthrop to Come 10 Washington.
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, March 0.—
Beekman Winthrop, governor of Porto
Rico, announced his appointment as
assistant secretary of the treasury at
Washington. This news came ns a
surprise to the people of Porto Rico.
The govervor has recolved a number
of telegrams expressing regret at his
departure.
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Former Auditor lienernl Dead.
HARRISBURG, ‘Pa. March 6 —
Thomas McCamant, auditor general of
Penusylvania from 1888 to 1892 died
ut bis residence here, He was sixty.
Seven years of age and was at one time
one of the foremost Republicans of
Pennsylvania. After leaving the publie
service he resumed the practice of law
mence
fries
Squires,
Australia
at Melbourne
champion
Will Not Produce’ "“Splome.” gallop for Shotgun.
nlome,
NEW YORK, March ¢.—-It was an
that Director |
Six acres Dear a market town and I am
J. F. Haek
who was
Sum
Warner
Mono
Tile
first;
Both were In-
former
The
In the
Chaucellor Wal
jump Vou
Iu a special
Tohnson
fear, has heen
heavyweight of
Collector Jessap
satisfied that the average wan can
support himself and family from the
product of that land. | have a tract
of land at Colchester, England. and if
bas been a glorious success Recently
we were given $600,000 to go on with
the work
“I bave In view a plan for coloniza
tion on a glant scale, say In Rhodesia
central South Africa. No more lmml
grants are required in the United
States, and we expect to divert emigra
tion from the old country Into the
beart of Africa.”
“Would you accept any money from
John D. Rockefeller some one asked
the general, “or do you reguid tt asl
tainted money?’
“1 would take anything,” replied he,
and then he told of an Incident which
occurred in England some time ago
“I met the Marquis of Queensberry.
the one that made the prize ring rules,
and be gave me £100. We prayed to
gether, He had just lost his wife. and
I mine. We wept together, and we
were both comforted. Somi® people
saw this and sald to me, ‘Are you go
Ing to take that dirty money of that
Marquis of Queensberry” ‘Certainly
I am. I sald, and they denounced me
right away. !
“I would take anything, and I would
wash it In the tears of the widows and
orphans. 1 would lay It on the altar of
benevolent effort for the good of the
cause,
“I have never seen Mr. Carnegle. 1
have never approached him in any
way. [I should have thought that the
work of the Salvation Army would
bave commended itself to Mr Caruegle
But Mr. Caruegle says: ‘1 cannot spend
uly money oun people who are down. |
will help those who want to get up’ |
hold that the time to help a man fs
when be Is going down. You would be
surprised at the beautiful people who
are down ™
Engineer Fisher Surrenders.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. March 6 - WHI
liam E. Fisher, englueer of the spe
cial, who disappeared after the head
on collision at Platt's Mills carly Sat
onday morning between a regular pas
Senger train and the special with Cow
pany F, Second regiment, ¢. N. G
Governor Woodruff aod members of
his staff on board on the New Haven
milroad, In which three persons were
killed aud wore than a score lujured
last night went to the coroner's office
audeurrendered himself
Demioerats Win at Waterloo.
WATERLOO, N. Y.. Murch 6-—The
Democrats made a clean sweep In the
charter elections | lohn Kropf, a
Democrat, was president of
the board, and Democratic candidates
for the three trusteeships and the office
of assessor were elected by majorities
rngiog from 14 to 100. The new board
of trustees will consist of five Demo
crats and one Republican. This is the
frst time In many years that the Dem-
ocrats bave secured control of the
board. .
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Public Service BILL.
ALBANY, N. Y, March 4. The long
expected bill which will be known as
“the governor's public service commis.
slon bill" to carry luto effect what is
regarded as the most Important recom.
mwendation of Governor Hughes’ mes
sage to the legislature was introduced
In both houses today by Senator Page
and Assemblyman Merritt. The bill
has been the subject of many confer
euces of the Intraducers with Governor
Hughes
ie ew)
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The Herald Pleads Guilty,
NEW YORK. March a — Through
counsel the New York Herald compa
ay pleaded gulity to violating the sec
tion of the United States statutes In
refersnce to the sending of Improper
matter through the malls. Jodge Hough
of the United States court announeed
that he we be ou April 2
Black Voiles
Distinatly different in weaves this
Spring, and prettier than ever.
Samples of colors obtained by re-
quest we
Our Embroideries
Are prettier than last season and
the assortment much larger. It you
are looking for the dainUest creations
100k us over. Another lot last week
that you have not seen True :
Eyelet, Baby Irish, Raised Work, ele,
in sets to match, at prices to please
eye yurse. a ———
Special Inducement
This week we will give with every
corset sold at §1 or over, one pair of
Yale Seamless Hose, or any other 256
hose on our shelves. Nearly 50 mod-
els to select from. We can please
YOu.
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~ Valley Phone :
HUNTING
for a plumber
who will do your
work just right
You can stop
right here. Send
for us aod we
will respond]
promptly and do
your work quick-
ly.
For a Plumber
to slight or loiter
over his work we
consider decided-
ly poor policy, So
all our work Is
of the hurry-up
order, but with-§
out slighting. In
fact the only
part we are care-
leas about is the
bill We have
got Into the habit
of not charging )
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plumbers say
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West Lock: