E Attorney by Telephone, i UNIQUE EYENT IX MURDER TRIALS ply For Lunacy Cemmisalen, bet Lat Case Go te Jury Probably . Friday of Nest Week. NEW YORK, March &—There was noother quick turn of the canls In the now famous murder trial of Harry K. Thaw wheu the defense announced that It bad concluded to rest Hs Case. Deiphin M. Delisas, chief of the Thaw counsel, called District Attorney Jetowg on the telephone and wade the annoulicernent, The district attorney was perhaps the most surprised wan ln New York, for it bad been understood that when Justice Fitzgerald reopened court fo day the Thaw alturneys would call one of two alleulstn Mr. Delmas made the simple an pouncement, “The defense rests.” It Is now up to the district attorney to take up the rebuttal, but it i= ru mored that adjournment will be asked that Mr, Jerome may mature his plans The sudden decision of the defense came after a conference of Thaw's lawyers in Mr. Delmas’ office. [tis on derstood that Lawyers Danlel O'Rellly and Gleason were with Mr. Delmas during the discussion as to the best course to pursue. When an agreement was reached Mr. Delius immediately Mr. Jerome's move in awaited with interest. There are numerous witness es that can be called ia rebuttal, In: cluding allenists for the state, who have been In court every day since th» trial openad studying Thaw, Howard Noabit, a brother of Mrs. Harry Thaw; May McKenzie and others have been at call daily and may be summoned. It was understood that the defense will attempt to conclude Its cross ex- amination speedily, dealing very brief: iy with the allénlists, How long Mr Jerome will take on rebuttal Is anoth er question of Importance. On good authority It was sald that Delmas would sum op for Thaw, The close of the defense was with the testimony of Mrs. William Thaw, mother of the defendant, and It Is sald that at the conference it was de- cided that no better climax could have been reached by the defense. The burden of proving that the de fendant is now sound In mind rests with the defense under a rule laid down by Justice Fitzgerald. This rul- Ing wis to the effect that a person once declared Insane remains Insane until the contrary is proved, Mr Del mas would not say how the defense expects to dispose of the task. The prospect of a commission in lunacy, however, Is still harrowing the de- fendant and his attorneys, and they apparently have more fear of a sus- pension of the trial In favor of a com- mission than of a verdict by the pres- ent jury, Mrs. Harry Thaw visited her hus- band In the Tombs and remained a long while. She seemed very bright and cheerful. Mrs. William Thaw and ber daughters, the Countess of Yar. mouth and Mrs. Carnegie, also visited Thaw, “1 will not be able tu tell what ac thon I will rake.” Mr. Jerome sald. “1 am told now that thelr plan Is (0 close their case ax it stands, but thelr plans have been changed so many times since the trial began that I will not be sure of anything until I tear the state ment In open court.” “In case the defeuse does rest now bow=long will the case last? he was asked. “It seemn to we that the evidence should all be In by Wednesday, le re- plied, “Then by giving the defense one day for the closing address and allowlug me the same amount of time the case should go to the jury some time on Friday of next week.” “Wil you go to the jury with the case or will you ask for a comission In Jupacy 7 “On the evidence as It now stands | will certaluly go to the jury.” replied the district attorney. “If there Is noth lng between society and any one who wishes to attack it but a ‘brain storm’ we had better go back to the days of the frontier and every wan take out a pistol permit.” “1 would have done anything to save my mother from that ordeal” sild Thaw iu the Tombs. “I suffered Just as much as she did, and so did my brothers, Edward and Josiah.” The sight of a wothor sacrificing her. self and ber family name to save the life of her son was a powerful weapon In the bunds of the defense, and they made the most of it. Her Aramatic declaration that she wanted to explain the heredity tatut In her family, which was not allowed by the defense, did more In ts suggestion to give forth 4 belief that Thaw was more susceptible to a bran shock than the ordinary wan than anything else that has come forward In the trial. At least that is the opinion of Thaw's lav vers wha were virtually claiming a viclury won when court adjourned, Delphin M. Delmas, the shrewd Cal {forian lawyer whose axtuteness when gugaged In duels with the district at. forney hax brought him admiration d the prosecution ae. stand. the district attorney had oot been given any foothold for cross ex- amination whereby he conid inquire into the faniily’s antecedents. Fle had boped to be able to delve Into the his tory of Mra Thaw's family and rela- tives, but Mr. Delmas, by confinlug his direct examination to eveats which took place during the period after Thaw had heard the story told by Eve iyn, had kept the district attorney from questioning ber on any other time in ber life. LADY ARTIST A SUICIDE. Mrs. Nathalie Dele Latham Shoots Herself In Paris Studie, PARIS, March 8 —Mrs. Nathalle Dole Latham who was a Miss Lockwood, committed suicide bere by shooting berself with a revolver. Mrs Latham was 80 American and was known here and In New York as a portrait painter Mrs Latbam lived In New York In | 100G, where she had a studio on West Forty-second street. Mrs. Tatham killed herself in her apartment in the Rue Viete She fired one shot from a five chambered revoly- er into the region of the heart, which caused instant death, A person whose name the authorities will not communleate and who, It is belleved, had been sitting for a por trait by Mrs. Latham bad just left the studio when the shot was fired. This person heard the shot from the stairs and returned at once to the apartment, accompanied by the janitor of the bullding and a policeman. Mrs. Latham was found fully dressed lying across a bed. She was quits dead. A small stream of blood was [ssuing from ber breast. Upon a desk near at hand was a short note which sald: “I do not ac cuse any one of my trouble. I take life voluntarily. [ desire to be cre mated. Inform my father and friends.” Mrs. Latham had lived for nearly two years In Paris. She pccupled a handsome apartment, owned an an tomobile and was well known In so clety, where her musical and artistic talents were greatly appreciated. She had made a specialty of portrait paint. ng. . NOT GUILTY, SAYS SCHMITZ Mayor of Sam Francisco at Bar of JastieeRurf Ball Forfelted. SAN FRANCISCO, March 8 —There were several sensational developments in the Abraham Ruef case when that individual failed to appear in Judge Dunbe's court and as a consequence bad his bond of $30,000 forfeited and was declared a fugitive from justice. On affidavits presented by the prose ¢ution Judge Dunne declared Sheriff O'NeliFund bis deputies disqualified as Incompetent In having permitted Ruef to escape, and Coroner Walsh was ap pointed to begin a search for him, AS 8 result of the charge of Intoxics- tion made by Assistant District Attor- uey Heney against Judge Hebbary, who on Monday granted a writ of er ror to Abraham Ruef, a meeting of the bar association has been called to consider the charge. Judge Hebbard, after spending a night at the Clara Barton hospital, opened his court at the usual hour. “The next time I see that fellow Heney,” sald Judge Hebbard, “1 will kick him from one end of the city to the other.” Ruefl's office boy declares that he has not seen Ruef since Monday after noon. Mayor Schmitz appeared before Judge Dunne and pleaded not guilty to the charge of extortion preferred against him by the grand jury. Nicaraguan Forces Rouled. MANAGUA, Nicaragua, March 8 —It is reported bere that General Manuel Boullla, the president of Hondurus, personally led his forces In the altack on the Nicaraguan positions at Nawma- slquo, In Honduras. The Nicaraguan forces were routed, and many Nicars guans were either killed or made pris: oners. Nicarsguau forces have cap tured the Honduran position at Tu- guare after a bard fight. In this en: gogement many Honluran prisoners were taken. Tuguudre Ix not far from Choluteca, the strougest position held by the Honduran troops, A —————————. Engineer Held Responsible, NEW HAVEN, Coun, March 8-— Will Edward Fister of this city, engl neer of the special train en route from Waterbury to this city with Company F, Second regiment, C. N. G.; Governor Woodruff and members of his starr aboard, which was In a head-on collf- sion with 0 regnlar passenger train at Platt’s Mills last Saturday morning and In which three persons were killed and many others Injured, Is charged with causing the wreck and held crim! ually responsible for the resulting deaths by the coroners jury, Cleveland and Party After Ducks, GEORGETOWN, 8 (, March 8 - Former President Grover Cleveland, Commodore E. C. Benedict and Admi al Lamberton have arrived here from the morth. The government launch Water Lily was In readiness at the ralirond wharf, and the party left for the duck shooting preserves of Gen eral BE. P, Alexander, Ford's point, Santee river, whose guests the distin. guished party will be while here. Mr. Cleveland looked fo be Iu good health and spirits, Get Jal! For Profanity. EAST ORANGE. N. J. March 8, —Re corder Franklin W. Fort sent a man to Ja days beea 0 ALBANY AFFAIRS. Hughes’ Fight to Give New W.-J. RANDOLPH MAY BE REMOVED Bingham Police BIN Passes<Hore- Iand's Tile to Seat Confirmed. Clark of Walerioe Accused of Incompetence, ALBANY, N. Y, ‘March 8 -Amoung the important developments In the leg isiature were the passage of the Blog ham police bill the chauge of refer ence of the public service commission bill from the fuauce to the judiciary committee lu the senate, the report of the assembly cominitiee un privileges and elections cvenfirmiing Republican Leader Morelaud’s title to the disput ol seal for Chemung couuly and the anuviinceinent that the senate judicl ary committee had voted agalust re porting the proposed constitutional amendment which would establish wo- en suffrage. William J. Randolph, county treas- urer of Rockland county, must show before Governor Hughes within eight days why he shoul! not be removed from office as the result of charges preferred against Handolph by cit zens of Rockiand county, who charged incompetency and malfeasance in the hnndling of the treisurers accounts. Governor Hughes Issued an order dl- recting Randolph to answer within eizht days. The governor sald al=o that a hear ing bad been set for March 14 at 2 p. m. In the matter of charges and demand for removal from office lodged against County Superintendent of the Poor Poole of Nlngara county. Baperintendent of Public Works F OC. Stevens gave a hearing Into the charges of Incompefency and ine clency preferred against Section Su. perintendent George Clark of Water- loo by former Deputy Secretary of State J. B. H. Mougin of Waterloo. The passage of the Blugham bill was the event of chief interest and lmpor- tance. The bill would permit the prac tical reorganization of the New York police force, especially Increasing the disciplinary powers of the police com missionier, The hill was passed prac tically by a party vote-92 to 17 Voss "and Elkhorn of Kings and Manece of Ordnge, Republicans, voted against the bil and Croak of Rich mond, Flanigan and Garbe of Queens and Schwegler of New York voted for It. The debate lasted several hours, and during the course of the debate many of the New York members spoke. Ma. Jority Leader Moreland was the only up state member to debate the meas- ure, The claim that the bill would de- prive the police inspectors of “vested rights,” which was one of the princi pal contentions against It at the hear ings before committee, was the maln objection to the bill, Democratic mem- bers edlogized the present government of New York city and attacked condl- tions In up xtate Republican cities. Republican members criticised the po- lice situation in New York, and fre quent references were made to alleged corruption jn the department Assemblymen E, H. Smith and Wag: ner made extreme statements about moral conditiou= in Albauy, the latter alleging that he “tould go ont on the cupitol steps and roll a marble down the hill into some of the worst dens of lufamy In the state One of the most Important bills In troduced Ix designed to remedy alleg el loose methods of ‘business manage ment lu some of the state depart ments. It _was presented by Chale mun Armstrong of the senate finance committee ax an amendment to the astute finance law with reference to re celpts and expenditures. The LI pro vides that every stale officer, employee, board, department or commission ex cept the health officer of the port of New York receiving money for or on belialf of the state shall on the 5th of cach mouth pay to the atate treasurer all goney xo received darling the pre ewdling month and file a verified state ment with the comptroller, Bonaparte's Rolling ( nuses Trouble. HONOLULY, March 8—The opinion of Attorney General Bonnparte to the effect that assisted fmumigration Is {1 legal has caused the greatest con sternation here. It i= feared that It will canse the lose of hnndreds of thou: sands of dollars Involved In the char tors of the steamers Eleliopolls and Ku- meric, besldes defeating the effort to intrvines European Immigration Into Hawall, A special meeting of the ter- ritorial board of immigmtion will be enlled to consider the subiject and will cable its views to President Roosevelt. Higgins Memorial Service. ALBANY, N. Y., March 8 —~Assem- blyman Phillips of the joint committee appointed to arrange for memorial services lu honor of the late Governor Frank W. Higging announced that the services will be held in the assembly chamber on Momlay, April 8 at 8 p. wm. President Schurman of Cornell university will deliver the memorial address, ——————— Four Greeks Killed Near Rouneke. ROANOKE, Ya, March | -. Four Greeks employed on thlewnter road construction work were struck by a Norfolk and Western freight train pear Roanoke and killed. The men stepped from ope track to another di rectly In front of an oncoming train. “Bathu Oar Only Vope.” BANK ESRIRG, Mand 8- Four CONKLIN WINS WITH CUE Dr. L. IL. Mial Defeated in Billiard Tearnament by Score of 100 16 131. NEW YORK, March 8 C.F. Conk- Hu, the champion tn 1998, defeated Dr. I. L. Mial of New York at the Lieder Kranz club In the tournawent for the 14.2 amateur LilHard championship The Chicago expert ran the necessary 800 points jo the twenty-sixth luniug. which gave him an average of a frac tion under 12. lls New York rival was appareatly unsble to make any headway and only succeeded in run. nlog 121 The Chicagoan assfimed the lead at the outset and at the cowpletion of the seventh inning bad totaled 100 to his opponent's 45. With a run of #4 in the eighteenth luning Conklin reach ed 234 to Dr. Mial's 108, and chiefly by the ald of 35 in the twenty third} inning Conklin ran out, a winner. The! score: Cooklin--Total, 3%; higlf runs! HH. 39 sud 35; average, 11. Mial-To tal, 121; high run, 39; average 4 In the vext match BW. Gardoer of Passalc, N. J. defeated J. M.S Holle of Philadelphia iu the twenty eighth funing by a score of 300 to 243 Won Ensily. LOS ANGELES, Cal, March 8 —In the second race at Ascot Glipin won easily from Netting and Luckett. The steeplechase handicap was a poor ex hibition. Brennus fell at the second Jump, Thaddeus stumbling over him. Neither horses nor jockeys were hurt. Indian II. was nearly a_quarter of a mile In the lend at the finish Glipin Schall: (apinred Golf Medal PINEHURST, N. C, March 8 -Q. P. Schalz of the Wheaton Golf club. Ohl cAgn, was the winner of the gold med nl offered for the heal score in the thirty xix hole qnalification round of the annual club champlonship golf tournament with a margin of six strokes, Close Finlah at Frisco. SAN FRANCISCO, March 8S Favor ites were In evidence at Oakland, and form players had profitable sport. One of the closest finishes occurred ln the fourth race, when Silver Sue, Fred Bent aud Hulfond finished necks apart Accident on New Urleans Track. NEW ORLEANS, March 8 -Jockey Major was badly injural (on the stee plechase at City park when his mount Fablan, fell The jockey wns kicked by several horses Fabian Lroke his leg and wus shot Hannibal Bey at Onkinvm, HOT SPRINGS Ark. March R— Jockey Mountain made his-appearance at Oaklawn, riding two winners. The feature race was won by Iunnibal Bey. FIRE AT SINC SING. Cabinet Shop Ruildiug nt the Prison Destroyed Last Night, OSSINING, N.Y, March S—A fire which practically destroyed the cabinet shop building of Slug Sing prisou last night almost caused a panic among the prisoners. Many of them when they saw the flames rising (rom the burning bullding bezau to shout, al though they were assured that the mwaln prison bulldings were not in dan ger. Finally the entire prison force was obliged to patrol the corridors and quiet the Inmates of the cells by threats of punishuient The cabinet shop, which was a large three story building, was filled with dry wood, which made It au easy prey to the flames The prison authorities were unable to estlinate the loss Week" Iu Boston. BOSTON, March 8 -Further plans for the “old home week’ celebration which It is proposed to bold in Boston during the week of July 28 Aug 38 were made at a meeting of many prow inent werchants at the Boston Cham ber of Commerce, A lefter received from Governor Gulld stated be would do his Lest to arrange for joint ma neuvers during the week off the Mas: sachusetts coast aud on laud, in which the militia, lucluding the naval bri gnde, and part of the regular army of the United States would take part Mayor Fitzgerald sald that be had been in consultation with the secreinry of the navy on the question of baviog warships In Boston harbor during the celebration treat “Old Home Standard Oll on Trial at Chicage. CHICAGO, March 8. —Detalls regand. fag rate (aril sheets occupled the thine of the Standard Oil trial bere Ie government has commenced to intro duce testimony regarding the alleged violations of the law upon which the indictments aré based, such as evi dence covering the manner of filing tari sheets, the way in which they are malled and the locations in the of fices where they are kept for inspec tion. Jap Question In California Sennte, SACRAMENTO, Cal, March 8S ~The Japanese question again came up in the California senate when Senntor Caminett!'s bill providing that the dis vontinoation of separmte schools for Japanese shall be decided by a vote of the people In the city In which th schools are located was consldersd The measure was defeated by on vote of 12 to 20, bat Caminettl gave notice of reconsidermtion. A a i Me. The Open Switch Again, TOPEKA, Kan, March 8 Chicago, Pacific passenger train No. I8, from Denver to Chicago, ran through an open switch Just west of the Topeka yands, Five cars and the locomotives were derailed. About ared. VIRGINIA'S VERDICT, s— { People Approve Acquittal of Bywaters’ Slayers. WERE SAVED BY UNWRITTEN LAW Brothers Had Owned ta Shooting fe Death Man Whe invaded Sanciity of Thelr Home te Dishonor Their Sister. CULPEPER, Va, March 8 Janes and Philip Strother, who have been on | trial here for the past two weeks charg ed with the murder of thelr brother-in law, William F. Bywaters, were pro-| uounced not guilty by the jury The | twelve wien who tried the case spent an hour and thirty two mioutes In reaching their verdict “Gentlemen of the jury” uty Clerk Gllkerson, upon your verdict?” “We have,” replied Foreman Price, banding the verdict to the court officer. “We find the defendants, James and Philip Strother, not guilty,” was the message read aloud by the clerk, The announcement was the signal for an outburst of approval, which Judge Harrison quickly silenced James Strother reached for the hand of Mr. Moore, one of his counsel, and Philip was quickly surrounded by the asked Dep “have you agreed friends who bave stom] by the broth ers since the openlug of the trial Mrs avercome by suotion sobbing and exclaiming her thanks When the effects of the critical mo ment passed, Judge Harrison address ed the jury as follows “Gentlemen of the jury, 1 thank you for a verdict which I think will be ap- proved by the public. It Is an estab- lished precedent in the state of Vie Zinla that no man tried for defending the sanctity of his home should be found guilty.” After further words of approval from the beuch the jurymen left the courtroom with the Intention of going directly to their homes Iu Shenandoah couuty The Strother brothers shot and killed William F. Bywaters fust after they had forced him to marry thelr sister, Viola, whom he had betraved. Viola was {ll In bed as a result of a erlininal opermtion which Bywalers had com pelled her to undergo. HBywnters thought he had done bis duty when he married her and attempted to escape from the house. He was shot while trying to climb out of the window of his wife's bedroom. DRUM BEAT “TO ARMS." Kalser and His Guests Astonished by Crmsy Masiecian, BERLIN, March 8 —Eugen Kupke, a chorus singer of the royal opera, be came suddenly demented at a concert given In the palace and at which all the ambassadors and the most distin: guished persons In official life wers present. During a pause, while re freshments were being served, a drum wis beaten, giving the military sigual “To arms!” The guests hurried to thelr seats, and the emperor, who was most astonished, asked the conductor, Rich ard Strauss, why the signal was given Strauss explained that 1t was the act of an insane person, who was forcibly removed. Emperor William was fo an adjacent rooms when the Incident occurred. [le did not eveu see the wan, and there fore the reports published In the Unit ed States that he tried to attack the eluperor are absolutely false Sue Walker For $300,000, HARTFORD, Coun, March 8 — A damage sult for $4000 bas been brought by the officials of the Savings Bank of New Britain against the bank's former treasurer, William F. Walker The complaint that Walker who as treasurer of the bank had charge of ts securities, took securities of the bank and converted them to his own use Walkers holdings In New Britain, valued, HR Is sal at about $25,000, have been attached In connes tion with the sult. Walker, who Is sti) missing, was last heard Of In San Francisco, ulleges A Costly Poker Game, PITTSBURG, March § Creditors of 0. B. Hitchcock, a real estate agent of this city, filed an involuntary petition In bankruptcy. Hitchcock Is missing, and It is alleged that he owes $00,00), which he borrowed within the last few months, Hitchcock was last seen at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York, where he met a committee of hiz creditors. He sald then that he had been ruined by gamblers, who swindled bliin out of $10,000 In one night io a poker game in a Pittsburg hotel Penrose Defense Opens. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., March 8 ~The defense opened its case In the Pen rose court martial here. Battalion Sergeant Major Spottswood Taliaferro of the First battalion, Twenty fifth in fantry, testified that the firing of guns which sounded like large caliber weap- ons awakened Lim. Witness sald that on the afternoon before the shooting a citizen had sald to bim, “We'll shoot all of you tonight because of the as. sault on Mrs. Evana®” The evidence of Taliaferro in many points is decid: edly different from all that preceded. Empress Donwager In Landon. LONDON, March S-The downger empress of Russia arrived here and was greeted at the railroad station by her aister, Queen Alexandra; the prince and princess of Wales and the staff of the Russian embassy. The police have taken stringent precautions for os empress’ protection. They are Bo chance. x ovecy possible § _— Child's Hose Supporters rth 15¢c and 18a Salam ind Monday, all sizes, 10¢ the palr Child’s Underwaists Jersey knit, well strapped and m to sell for 1%c. Saturday and Monday 15c or 2 for 2c. Hose Another Lisie Ho i2 3c "- chance e for 19¢. to get 25¢ w ? ww thi kind we sell, 156 Saturday and Monday, the pair or 3 for & India Linens Get your share of 18¢ India for 12%e This isa a MIA value and cheaper than we can place it today Corset Opportuni Saturday and Monday we will give with every $1.00 Corsel (and they | all standard makes), 1 pair of 0c Yale Seamless Hose or any 260 Hose shelves, ladies’, misses’, chile dren's or These Corsets are. all new models, about 60 (un all, and represent the best $1.00 Corsets made, Dress Goods A regular city assortment of Dress S80: “Deginoing At 1b¢ double fold goods and rising by stages to $1.12. Many of these wi added this week and bristle with style and freshness. New Black Voiles Some very pretty ones have added this week, and we malatain reputation for values. See them. Plain and Fancy Net cream and black, fi tumes, waists, etc, are well Ww look. Many of them are quite differ ent and all are new, fresh and Denys ful Medallions From 15¢ to $1.50 each, In cream and white, used very fetchingly In the construction of the lace waist Chemisettes and Yokes pre here for your inspection, be sean to be appreciated. Globe Wareho Talmadge Block, Eimer Aves Valley Phone. HUNTING for a plumber who will do your work just right You can stop right here. Send for us and we will respond promptly and do your work qulck- ly. For a Plumber to slight or loiter over his work we consider decided- \y poor policy. So all our work Is of the hurrg-up order, but with- out slighting. In fact the only § part we are care- less about Is the bill. We have} got Into the habit of not charging § i enough, so other FUE plumbers say. for 20x Oh oul mens in white
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