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FORGERY AND MURDER. TESTIMONY INTHE RICE WILL-FORGERY AND MURDER CASE JONES TURNS' STATE'S EVIDENCE Deelares Will a Forgery-Tells How Patrick had It Written and Witness-ed-AssIgnments AIsoForRerles-The Checks Drawn After Rice's Death. Different Poisons Administered to Kloe-Laudanum Secured In Texas. Death at Last Produced by Chloro form Administered by Jones. New York. April 2. Without the slightest quaver In his well modulated voice and displaying no outward sign of regret or remorse. Charles F. Jones, secretary and valet to the late William Marsh Rice today, confessed, under oath that he had ended the life of his employer and benfactor with chloro form. .The confession was the climax of a remarkable recitation in which was laid bare the details of an alleged subtle conspiracy which had for its object the seizure of $3,000,000 in cash and nego tiable securities and the conversion of $3,000,000 in reality to the use of the alleged chief conspirator. There was a dramatic force in the directness and minute attention to de tail with which Jone3 approached the tragwiy the moment when he covered the face of the sleeping man with the saturated napkin and then waited for him to die. The self-confessed murderer told the story of the alleged plot from its in ception. The capital crime he committ ed and all the minor offenses that pre ceded it were, he declared, at the in stigation and direction of Albert T. Patrick. It was Patrick, he said who conceived the idea of forging a will and forging transfers and conveyances. It was Patrick who induced two persons to witness the forged signature. It was Patrick who determined that Ilice should die and it was Patrick who sought to have him killed slowly and then, becoming impatient, determined upon quick action; and, according to Jones, remarkable as it may seem, Rice never knew Patrick during his life time and never saw him but once. According to this remarkable confes sion. Patrick told Jones that the old man was lasting too long, that he must be put out of-the way at once, that Jones should do the work and that there would really be no harm in it be cause Rice had poisoned his own wife years ago and deserved punishment. Jones described his return to Mr. Riee'u apartments and the discovery of the millionaire sleeping peacefully in bed; he told of his stealthy search for a napkin and the fashioning of it into a cone shape, as directed, he said, by Patrick. He detailed the story of the pinning of a small sponge at the point of the cone. Then he told of s.i. urating the napkin and sponge v;. chloroform and holding it over his own nostrils to test its effect. Jones looked straight into the eyes of Assistant District Attorney Osborne and continued his story without a break, without a tremor in his voice. Charles F. Jones, Rice's valet, when put on the stand said ne had worked as storekeeper at the Capitol hotel, Houston. Texas, owned by Rice. He met Rico in 1S9S and had been Rice'3 secretary, valet and sreneral utility man. Rice, he said, moved to New York in September, 1S97. Witness first met Patrick in Novem ber. 1S9D. Patrick represented himself as a commercial man from Texas and wanted to see Rice. Rice was In bed at the time and Patrick introduced himself as Mr. Smith. Mr. Patrick at that time, Jones said, had a long talk with witness. He asked whether Rice had a legal representative in this citj' and showed himself inquisitive about the affairs of the old millionaire. Ia December. 1S99. witness swore, Patrick first approached him about the drawing: of a will. Jones was to draw the document on his typewriter and get 'Rice to sign it when his mind was not ouite clear. Jones told Patrick the signing of the will might be arranged. but that it would be more difficult to obtain witnesses. Patrick proposed they should try zo get the witnesses of the will of 1S96. . Jones afterwards approached Weath erbee the clerk in Swenson & Sons of fice to get him to act a a witness Weatherbee refused and threatened to take Jones' head off if he dared to suj gest any fraudulent schemes against Rice. Jones said: "Patrick wanted me to be a witness to the will, but I refused I was very anxious to become benefici ary under the will, though. Patrick said this would never do as there would be a suspicion of undue influence at tached to the will which, therefore, would not be admitted to probate. Patrick then said he would arrange for witnesses and mentioned Meyer and Short." At the afternoon session Jones said Rice had some papers to execute and Jones took them to Patrick's office, where he met Short who, at Patrick's request, had become a commissioner of deeds for the state or Texas. tnon went to Rice's house and executed the papers. "Was the -will you saw in Patrick's office dated before it was shown to Mever?" asked Mr. Osborne. "No it was made in March, but was not dated until June 30th. Mr. Patrick told me he destroyed it on the Monday nio-ht following the death or Mr. luce When the signatures of Meyer and sbort wpr to te taken as witnesses. Patrick told me it would be well to fcnv thm use the same ink as was used by Mr. Rice and i took a bottle of Mr. Rice's ink to Patricks office. I baw not twn that ink bottle since." Continuing, Jones said Meyer and Short were at Rice's flat on June uiu to witness certain papers for Rice. r5ri rr. Patrick ever do any lega -r--i- vt- tr T?ir?" asked Mr. Os- IT V XV borne. "TT did not." "Did Mr. Rice sign any will on June 30th during the time Meyer and Short werp in the apartment : "He did not- I was thre all the time and T did not see him sign any win Had he signed one I would have known of It." .Tones then testified that, somewhat later, at the request of Patrick, he wrnto on his typewriter- tne assign ments transferring Rice's property to Patrick. .rooT-ioir nstffl -me." witness con- ttnnPfi "whether T did not think ol Rice was living a little too Ions for our Every cotton planter should rite forourvaluable illustrated W pamphlet, "Cotton Culture." It is sent free Send came and addrr m GERMAN KALI WORKS. 93 :aiau Sc.. N. Y. purpose. I said I thought so. Patrick suggested we put him out of the way. I suggested Dr. Curry, but Patrick said Dr. Curry would not do anything of the kind." Patrick, the witness went on, suggest ed that Jones get laudanum from a drug store at Coney Island for the pur pose of poisoning: Rice. The witness then went on to say that he procured the poison from his broth er in Texas. "What did you pet?" "Chloroform and laudanum." "How was the poison sent?" "It was sent by express. A small package containing the poison came. I thing by the American Express." "Did you sign a receipt?' "I did." Jones testified that he delivered the poison to Patrick about three weeks before the death of Mr. Rice. Jones then went on 10 testify that Patrick had never been introduced to Rice up to the time of the latter's death. "As far as I know," Jones said, "Itice never saw Patrick but once. This was an evening when Patrick called on me. Itice. against his custom. Was up late. He looked in the parlor and saw Patrick who was seated there. Next morning he asked who the bald headed man with the red beara was. I told Mr. Rice it was a friend of mine." Mr. Osborne then referred to the as signments transferring the property of Mr. Itice to Patrick which were exe cuted on September 7th. Jones was handed a deed for identification. He said it was witnessed by Meyer on Sep tember 7th. "Did Mr. Rice sign any general as signment on that day?" "He did not." The witness said Mr. Rice prepared all his meals himself. The witness was then shown the gen eral assignments, transferring all the property of Mr. Rice to Patrick. Jones testified that Rice did not sign the as signments. "Jones, will you state all the con versation that took place between you and Patrick In regard to getting Itice out of the way?" said Mr. Osborne. "About the end of August." witness replied, Patrick asked me whether I had gotten the laudanum from the drug store at Coney Island. I said I had not, but that I had made other arrange ments to get the poison. "Patrick then told me to give Rice sapolio as that would break him down. I told Patrick I could not do that, but I told him I had some mercurial pills which Dr. Curry gave me. Patrick said I ought to give them to Rice. I told Patrick I could not do so without tak ing them myself in his presence. 'Then do so,' Patrick said, it won't do you any harm. "I took some of the pills in Rice's presence and then left the bottle of pills on the dresser. Rice took some. This brought on a severe diarrhoea, which weakened him. but after he got over this attack the mercury seemed to do him good." The witness also said that by the same method he got Rice to take sorr.i? mercurial tablets which Patrick had given him. "Would Rice take anything you took?" "Yes. and he would never take med icine unless I first took some in his presence. All the medicine that was sent hinf I had to taste where he saw it." Jones then related what took place on the day of the death of Mr. Rice. "I saw Patrick at his home" said he. "He told to let him know if Rice grew better. He would then get ifom his office a bottle of oxalic acid, he said to quicken Rice's nerves. Rice got better and about noon he wanted to get up. He talked cheerful ly about going down town and seemed much improved. Jones said he could not get Rice to take oxalic aci- then telephoned to Patrick to meet him at luncheon, at a restaurant on Sixth avenue, near Fiftieth street. "I met him there." Jones continued. "Patrick gave me the bottle of chlo roform. He -told me to saturate a towl in chloroform and leave it over his face for about thirty minutes. He sud Rice would probably laugh, but that I should not be scared as that would only show that the poison was beginning to work and that it would soon be over. "I did as Patrick told me. I return ed home, took a napkin and saturated it with chloroform. I put it on my own face first and then out it over the face of Mr. Rice and left the room. walked up and down in the hall several times. The bell rang several times. I did not open .the door. Finally after half an hour I went Into Mr. luce s room. I raised the window, took the napkin and towel awav from his face placed them both In the range wnere 1 burnt them. "I sent a hall boy for Dr. Curry, tell In e him that Mr. Rice was very bad off. I went to the telephone to tell Patrick that Rice was pretty near gone. Then Dr. Curry came. Patrick was with him. I told them that Rice was dead. Dead' Oh. my God. doctor, that is the worst thing that could have happened to me.' said Patrick." Jones said Patrick on the day fol lowing, took charge of the apartments On that day, Jones testified, at the re quest of Patrick, he made out the chec- for S25.00O and $133,000, respectively, on Swenson & Sons and the Fifth Avenue Trust Company. Jones said Patrick also took charge of about $430 in bills. and eieht or nine dollars in silver from a drawer in the millionaire's writing desk. Jones said Patrick also took away two gold watches and all the private papers of Mr. Rice. Here Jones was excused and an ad journment was taken until tomorrow. Before adjournment, the medicine chest was produced in the court, it proved to be a common wooden box, which contained sixty-six bottles, some of them, empty. Justice Jerome ordered it taken to the district attorneys office." WILMINGTON MESSENGER, FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1801. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. HARRISON AND OTHER DEMOCRATS WIN IN CHICAGO. DEMOCRATS CARRY ST. LOUIS. Their Candidate for Mayor Elected by Lance Majority The Vote In Chicago Badly Mixed np-Sweeplng Xiepubll can Victory la Denver Most of the Small Towns of Nebraska Vote fori License A Texas Mayor Elected for the Seventh Term Elections In Other States. Chicago, April 2. Carter H. Harrison has been re-elected mayor of Chicago for the second time, and will next week commence his third term as the chief executive of the city. His total plural ity over Judge Elbridge Hanecy, the republican nominee, will be in the neighborhood of 28.500 votes. The to tal vote of the city, with eight pre cincts to hear from is Harrison 155.275; Hanecy 127,202; Harrison's plurality 28,073. In the last mayoralty election the vote was: Harrison, democrat 148,496; Carter, republican 107,357. In the presidential campaign last fall the city vote for president was: Mc- Kinley 184,786, Bryan 177,165. Out of the thirty-five wards of the city, Harrison today carried twenty six, and Hanecy nine. The vote was badly split, some of the strongest re publican parts of the city giving only a small plurality for the party nominee, and some of them going for Harrison, who, however, suffered in some of the democratic strongholds. The city wards were re-districted after the pres idential election and the regular ma jorities in some of the wards were turn ed squarely around from what they have always been. It is impossible at this time to pre dict the exact formation of the new council, but the indications are at pres ent mat tne repuoucan will have a working majority. The present body consists of 33 republicans, 27 democrats and 4 independents. Of the hold-overs 16 were republicans 15 democrats and 3 independents. The chief issue in the campaign has been the granting of franchises to the street car companies of the city. These all expire soon by limitation, and the terms of extension are to be settled during the next two years. Harrison has in former years made a record against the granting df long franchises, and he and all of his followers claim ed throughout the campaign that the republican nominee was inclined to grant long time privileges. This the republicans denied with great energy, making their campaign on the flaws they picked in the record of Mayor Harrison and saying that Hanecy was no more disposed to favor the street car companies than is Harrison. One of the features of the campaign was the aldermamc contest in the Twenty-first ward, Mayor Harrison's home ward, where Honore Palmer, son of Mrs. Potter Palmer, was a cadidate for election on the democratic ticket. it being his first essay in politics.- His opponent was S. H. Helm, republican, who has been alderman from the ward for two years. Palmer was elected by a majority of 1,200. The democrats carried all the city offices on the ticket as well as that of mayor. William Loeflier was elected city clerk, J. A. Ryan city attorney and C. F. Cunther, city treasurer. From the figures available at midnight it ap pears that their pluralities will be with in a few thousand of mayor Harrison's, THE ARKANSAS ELECTIONS. Little Rock, April 2. Municipal elec tions were held throughout the state today and in nearly every case where party lines were drawn the democratic nominees were elected. In little Rock Mayor W. It. Duley, democrat, was re elected by a large majority. ST. LOUIS ELECTION. St. Louis, April 2 Up to 9 o'clock to night not a single polling place had turned in figures on today's election. Owing to the fact that the polls did not close until 7 o'clock; that six tickets are in the field and that there has been an immense amount of scratching. definite figures as to which candidate has been victorious, will be late. St. Louis, April 2. The Post Dispatch says that George W. Parker, the repub lican mayoralty candidate, practically admits defeat, in an interview in which he states that the conspiracy against his candidacy is working out against him. St. Louis. April 2. United States Dis trict Attorney Rosier while at Precinct No. 4. of the Twenty-fifth ward, this afternoon, was wounded in the left arm by a stray shot fired by one of a gan of negroes. Mr. Rosier had challenged the vote of one of a crowd of twenty or more negroes. An officer started with the prisoner to a patrol wagon The prisoner's friends closed around the officer, fired forty or fifty shots for the purpose of intimidation, and re leased the prisoner. After the negroes had escaped, it was found that Mr. Rosier had been wound ed. not seriously, however. At the second precinct of the Fourth ward. Fred W. Priesmeyer, a republi can candidate for the nouse of dele gates, shot and seriously wounded Wil Ham Dwyer. one of a crowd of men who, it is alleged, attempted to assault him because he challenged their votes Priesmeyer was arrested. St. Louis. April 2. Sixty-five pre cincts give Wells, democrat, 11,807, a plurality of 7.119 over Parker, republi can, and 8.667 over Meriwether, public ownership. LATER Rolla Wells, democrat, has been elected mayor by about 10,000 plu rality. Denver. Colo., April 2. At 1 o'clock partial returns from all the wards of the city indicate a sweeping Victory for the republican ticket. Leading demo- carts concede the election of the body TETTERINE Will cure that Irritating 5ore and stop the progress of that Ringworm and heal it completely. A convenient, cleanly local applica tion, harmless to sound tissue, death to microbes. The only sure remedy for all forms of Itching skin diseases. 50c t drazxlrts. or write to J. T. Sbuptrine, Savannah, Ga. Sole Proprietor. - of the republican ticket by 4.000 to 5.000 plurality, while claiming the mayoralty In doubt. Omaha, Neb., April 2, The issue In nearly every small town In the state was license of no license and reports received tonight from fifty villages in dicate that the majority of them have gone for license. In a few of the larger towns politics entered into the cam paign. The vote generally was light. Houston, Texas, April 2. Municipal elections were held throughout Texas today. There were no contests of more than local interest and the vote was generally light. J. A- Wilkins was elected mayor of Brenham for the sev enth consecutive term of two years without opposition R- E. White, demo crat, was elected mayor of Austin, where the hottest fight in the state was made. Lincoln. Neb.. April 2. Mayor Hud son J. Winett. republican, was re-elected today by a majority slightly exceed ing the normal. Every other republican city candidate is elected. Republicans make a gain of one excise man and have probably gained one councilman. FIRST LEGALIZED PRIMARY Raleigh's Present City Officer Re nominated Legislators Arriving (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh. April 2. The first legalized primary election here was very quiet. Mayor Powell and the other city offi cers were re-elected and fifteen of the sixteen aldermen who were on what was known as the "administration ticket" were elected. Very little inter est was shown in the primary. A lot of people refused to take the oath. The legalized primary was not popular. It was expected that two orniore senators and representatives would be here tomorrow at the session of the leg islature, which, of course, is merely for form's sake, but more have come than were looked for. Senators Travis, Brown. Woodard. London, Broughton and Arrington. Representatives Watts, Beddingfield, Slmms. Wilson, Winston Holt. Richardson, Chief Clerks Maxwell and Nixon, and Assistant Clerk Alex ander are here. Speaker Moore will certainly not be here, and Lieutenant Governor Turner is not expected. RICE PLANTING STATISTICS The Federal Agricultural Depart ment'H Efforts to Secure Them Washington. April 2. The division of agriculture of the census bureau, is making a special effort to secure im portant data relating to rice and its Irrigation on the delta lands and in land marshes of South Carolina and Georgia, the alluvial lands of Louisiana Mississippi and other states and the prairies in southeastern Texas and southeastern Louisiana. It is pointed out by the bureau that rice is the prin cipal cereal product of the south At lantic and gulf states and that Louis iana and Texas furnish nearly three fourths of all the product in the coun try. Schedules are being mailed to rice planters, the questions asked embrac ing method, cost. etc.. and it is ex pected that the results will show com prehensively the extent and value of the irrigation plants, acreage cultivat ed under them and other important facts. Plantation owners and secreta ries of companies not receiving the in quiries are requested to notify L. G. Powers, chief statistician in charge of agriculture. THE LAKE CITY LYNCHING The Eleven White Men not to Atcaln be put on Trial Charleston. S. C, April 2. In the United States circuit court today Dis trict ' Attorney Lathrop asked for an order removing the Lake City lynching case to the contingent docket. Thi3 means that the eleven white men charged with the murder of Baker, the negro postmaster at Lake City, will not be forced to undergo a second trial. Two years ago after a trial lasting for two weeks the jury failed to aeree and was dismissed. The case was still on the docket, but the understanding was that it would be dropped after Lillian Clayton Jewett took the crippled Bak ers to New England. The defendants in the case were all proiment citizens from the Lake City section. - On the night of February 21, 1898, a mob went to Baker's home, used also as the postoffice. started a Are with dry shavings and oil, and fired on the negro inmates as they fled. Splendid Showlns: of the Mutual Llle Insurance Company New York. April 2 The Boston Standard's compilation of figures for 1900 of the forty leading level premium life insurance companies of the United States shows that every company has been so well managed that it Is- able to return to policy holders more than the entire amount of premiums received since organization. This excess ranges from $4,262 to more than $37,098,543. the latter being the sum credited to the Mutual Life Insurance Company, of New York. It Is nearly six times as great as that of either the Equitable or the New York Life. There could be no stronger evidence of the business skill and perfect mutuality with which the affairs of the Mutual Life are con ducted. Supreme Court Decisions Raleigh. April 2. Supreme Court opinions were filed today as follows Ray vs Long, from Alamance; new trial; Dosh vs. Lumber Company, from Pender, no error; Carson vs. Railroad, from Edgecombe, affirmed: Hunter vs. Randolph, from Lenoir, new trial; Bar rett vs. McCrummen. from Moore, error Fleming vs. Railroad, from Iredell (de fendant's appeal) affirmed: Wright vs. Railroad, from Rowan, no error. A Child Burned to Death (Special to The Messenger.) Goldsboro.April 2 The 5-year-old child of Solomon Wooten, colored, was burn ed to death at La Grange this after noon. The child was left alone in thi house for a few moments, and its clothes caught fire, -with results as stated. An Accident to the Thornton Washington, April 2. Captain Hemp hill, of the naval trial board, telegraph ed the navy department from Annapo lis today that the attempt to run the torpedo boat Thornton for two hours over her trial course today was a fail ure owing to a slight accident to her machinery. - AGU1NALD0 SUBMITS. TAKES OATH OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES.- HE IS STILL HELD IN PRISON The Oath Taken After Investigation of the Situation Through Information Famished Him by Filipinos To bo Still Held Pendlag inquiry Into His Conduct and Determination as to III Future Good Results Expected from Ills Taking the Oath. Washington, April 2. The war de partment today received Information from General Mac Arthur that Agulnal do has taken the oath of allegiance to the United States under the terms of amnesty offered by General MacArthur by direction of the president. The news came to the department in the follow ing1 cablegram: "Manila. "Adjutant General, Washington. "Since arrival at Manila Aguinaldo has been at Malacanan investigating conditions in the archipelago. He has relied almost entirely upon the instruc tive advise of Chief Justice Arellano. ! As a result today he subscribed and swore to the declaration on Page 11, of my annual report "MACARTHUR." The oath referred to is as follows: "I hereby renounce all allegiance to any and all so-called revolutionary gov ernments in the Philippine islands and recognize and accept the supreme au thority of the United States of Amer ica therein; I do solemnly swear that I will bear true faith and allegiance to that government; that I will at all times conduct myself as a faithful and law-abiding citizen of the said islands. and will not, either' directly or indirect ly, hold correspondence with or give intelligence to an enemy of the United States, nor will I abet, harbor or pro tect such enemy; that I impose upon myself these voluntary obligations without any mental reservations or purpose of evasion, so help me God." General MacArthu's dispatch contain ed much more than was given to the public. The portion withheld related to the future disposition of Aguinaldo and suggestions as to what the late chief of the insurrection might ac complish. No official statement could be obtained as to what finally would be done with the prisoner, but it was emphatically stated that he would be held for the present, but would be granted all possible immunity consist ent with existing conditions. General MacArthur has hopes that a great deal may be accomplished through Aguinal do. During the time he has been pris oner, he has made quite a favorable im pression upon General MacArthur. It has been suggested that under the terms of the notice of amnesty the pris oner should be set at liberty at once, but there is a provision in the amnesty proclamation which says that those who have violated the laws of war are excepted from its terms. Whether or not General MacArthur has satisfied himself that Aguinaldo has not violat ed the laws of war cannot be stated, as the prisoner would be permitted to take the oath pending an investigation of his past conduct. Aguinaldo, having been the head of the insurrection, undoubtedly can be held until further investigation is made, or until the circumstances which sur round the situation in the Philippines make it advisable to release him out right or otherwise dispose of him. These conditions and the general sit uation and Aguinaldo's relation to them were the subject of general MacAr thur's dispatch and are being consid ered by the authorities who will have the final disposition of the matter. The news of Aguinaldo's action was received with evident satisfaction by the war department and the opinion was expressed that good results would follow among those who have been still holding out against the United States. "Aguinaldo's taking the oath of al legiance" said one member of the cabi net today, "emphasizes the importance of his capture. It makes more clear that the insurrection has about reach ed its end, and foreshadows the riv complete general acceptance of Un'tM States sovereignty. Only a compara tively small number of Filipinos are still in arms, and the effect of Aguinal do's action on them Is obvious. From now on we will press forward organiz ing the best government we can suited to the needs of the Philippines. Agui naldo's submission will have a consid erable bearing in hi3 favor, in the de termination of the matter of what to do with him. That will not be decided for sometime, and General MacArthur and the Philippine commission, mean time, will deliberate carefully over the question before reaching any conclu sions." Should the capture and submission of the Filipino chieftain mark the begin ning of the end In the Philippines, as is expected, the effect upon the Ameri can naval representation in Asiatic wa ters will be a very considerable re' tion of our naval force in the east. There are at present about fifty-seven of our naval vessels on the Asiatic sta tion. A good many of them now will be sent home to form nuclei for new squadrons. It is possible that the Eu ropean station, with headquarters In the Mediterranean, will be revived, and also that the re-creation of the old South Pacific station will follow. The Best Remedy for Rheumatism Quick Keller from Pain. All who use Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheumatism are delighted with the quick relief from pain which it affords. WTien speaking of this Mr. D. N. Sinks, of Troy. Ohio, says: "Some time ago I had a severe attack of rheumatism In my arm and shoulder. 1 tried numer ous remedies but got no relief until I was recommended by Messrs. Geo. F. Parsons & Co.. druggists of this place, to try Chamberlain's pain Balm. They recommended it so highly that I bought a bottle. 1 was soon relieved of all pain. I have since recommended this liniment to many of my friends, who agree with me that It is the best reme dy for muscular rheumatism in the market." For sale by R. li. Bellamy. Attempt to Kill Russian Prlry Coun- clllor Berlin. April 2- The VIssiche Zeltung today prints a special dispatch from Lemburg. in which, based upon Infor mation received from Warsaw, It Is said that the Russian minister or the Interior. Privy covjicillor Siplaguin was recently shot at. but the plot to assassi nate hlm tailed. THE BRAKE AND ICOUPLKR FRAUD How the Conspirators Worked this Fraudulent Stock. New York, April 2. Colonel Robert A. Amnion, attorney for what was ' known as the Goslin syndicate, was ' arrested today on charges of conspira cy to defraud, made by Finlay Burrell & Co.. bankers and brokers In Chicago. Later he gave ball in the supreme court in the sum of 111.000. Colonel Ammon Is co-defendant in a suit with Alfred, R. Goslin, Frank B. Morgan. Thomas J. Gibbons, Gerald Ebermann and Richard F. Grey. Goslin and Grey were arrested on February ISth and are now out on baiL Grey with others -makes affidavit implicating Ammon in the transactions of the syndicate. The sworn affidavits state that the defendants formed the Brake and Coupler Company, a New Jersey cor poration, that the stock of the company was sold through Richard F. Grey 4 Co., a firm ostensibly headed by the man Grey, but of which, according to , his own admission he was only the fig urehead, dominated by Goslin and Ammon. He says he signed certificates of stock and deposit without knowing to what use they were to be put and that for submitting without question to all the demands of his companions he received the sum of $12 per week. Goslin and others also operated. It is said, through "Hall & Co.," for whom Harry J. Alexander, one of the affiants in the present suit, was stenogrpr. At the dictation of Goslin, Morgan and Ammon. it is said, circulars were issued advising investors to buy Brake and Coupler stock, saying it was certain to equal New York Air Brake and sell for over $200. The plan of the alleged conspirators, according to Alexander, was to create a fictitious price for tho shares by bid ding for them themselves in the "curb market and then having their agents in the west persuade reputable brokers to purchase for cash. The affidavits say John L. Parker and Thomas J. Gibbons .were two of those who operated. Gibbons, accord ing to the affidavits, acting under the name of J. C. Cummings, is said to have called upon Finlay, Burrell & Co.. and asked them to buy for him 100 shares of Brake and Coupler stock at 65. Tho firm, after the customer had given them $2,000 for margins, made the pur chase through Seymour, Johnson & Co., a New York firm, which has since gone into bankruptcy. The Chicago firm paid the full supposed value of the stock $6,500. Two days later "Cum mings" called again and. saying Brake and Coupler had risen to 6S. asked the firm to buy another 100 shares for his account, without additional margin be ing deposited. The case seemed bona fide and the firm complied with Cum mings' wishes, this time paying Sey mour, Johnson & Co., $6.&00. A few days afterwards they heard that Brake and Coupler was rapidly declining. They sent to the address given by Cum mings to demand more margin. Thin place turned out to be a threatrical agency. IMPO RTAN T CI KCU LA US From tho State Superintendent ot Edu ucatlou New Hoard Metlnri (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, April 2. The governor says he will make one of three remaining: appointments of judges at the end of this week. An important circular bv the elate su perintendent of education directs the new county boards of education to meet Monday, organize and adjourn to first Monday in July, as the old boards will hold over until the expiration of their term. Another circular directs public exam inations of teachers to be held the sec ond Thursday In July and October, and that no public examinations are to be held this month. The annual meeting of the Insane asylum directors will be held here to morrow. Officers are to be elected, save the superintendent. There will bo no changes. The new directors of the penitentiary, were sworn in this afternoon. They say it will require a month to take the desired inventory of the property and familiarize themselves with It. The commissioner of agriculture says the sales of fertilizer to date this sea son are 30 per cent, greater than for the corresponding period last yeart Failures for FIrt Qunrter of the Year New York. April 2. Dun's review of April 6th will say: Reports show commercial failures 3.333 In thi first Quarter of 1901, agalnt ' 2.S34 last year. In amount of liabili ties there appears a decrease; the fig ures this year are J31.703.4S6, compared with $33,022,573 in 1900. Manufacturing disasters were 710 in number and $12. 504.222 in amount, against 57J last year for $13,402,553. In trading concerns de faults numbered 2.463. with an Indebt edness of $14,552,906. compared with 2, 196 last year owing $16,318,647. In the other commercial class, including real estate, brokerage and transporting fail ures, there appears the only Increase in amount. 157 firms defaulting ror 14, 646.358. against 120 for $3,301,373 in 19$0. , The most marked Improvement over last year Is in the banking class, where 21 failures for $3,441.33 are contrasted with 17 for $23.654.482 a year ago. The Chinese Fort Mut Im Destroyed Pekin. April L Regarding the de struction of the forts the generals are . practically agreed that those at Takti. Shan Hal Quan and Tien Tsln must at least be rendered useless while the north fore at the entrance of the river Taku must be destroyed entirely on ac count of the fact that ever since it was built it has caused lower water on, the bar. having diverted the course of'tlw ' stream. Illinois' Exhibit at Charleston Sprlnfleld.IlL, April 3. The house comntee on appropriations reported a committee bill making an appropria tion of $25,000 for an Illinois exhibit at the South Carolina, inter-state and West Indian exposition to be held at Charleston. S. C. next winter. The bill provides that of the amount recom mended $5,000 shall be usea ror an agf cultural exhibit. $2,000 for a hortlcu tural exhibit, not te exceed $5 000 f. the expenses of the commissioners af vice president and $3,000 for buildings vice presidents and $3,000 for buildings, sloners and two vice presidents to have charge of the state exhibit. Perry Davis Paln-KIHer. Its valua ble properties as a speedy cure for pain,' cannot fall to be generally appreciated, and no family should be without It fn case of accident, or sudden attack of dysentery, diarrhoea or cholera morbus. Sold everywhere. Avoid substitutes, there is but one Paln-KJUer, Perry; Davis. Price 25c. and 50c "1 - J