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CRIPPEN VERDICT 10
BE RENDERED TO DAY
Accused Doctor Wskcs Some
Damaging Admissions on
the Stand.
PRISONER \E£R CC-.L.--PSE
Summing Up of Defence — '
Searching Cross-Examina- i
tion — Leading Wit
ness Cool Under Fire.
London. Oct. 21.— The defence a the I
case of Dr. Hawloy H. Ciipp^n, tvho is
charred with the murder of Ma wife. ;
rested to-day with the summing up ay
Alfred A. Tobin. Richard M«dr will close
for the prosecution to-morrow morning.
eftcr which the case v.ill ro to the jury.
a verUict '> expected to-morrow nfter
roon.
For four hours ta-dav ?rr. Crippen was
subjected to a Marching *«-« xamina
tlen by Mr. Muir. He Mood the nniral well.
His answers «ere piven in a c.*lm. well
modulated voice, and a.t na lime «lid he
lose hi» composure. This wr? not, how
ever, without en effort on his r-art. and
when he returned to the prisoner's dock
he -was deathly pale and asawafiei to be
aJrnost on the point of collapsing.
Crippen ol::ng to his original story. His
■^Ife'p fondness for another man lei to an
estrangement. She threatened frequently
to leave him. and finally Tn3ri<* pood her
threats. He had as idea arias! became or
her. He told the stories of hf r dra:h only
to cover np a scandal, anl ficd v, •■• he
realised that he hud permitted suspicion
Mi be directed toward him. He had pur
chased hyoscin. hart only as use hi tv i^
preparation of medicines. T-i«» admitted,
however, that he had bought the drug on
only one occasion, and he could not name
nr*' one for whom he had prescribed it.
The defence call«"d two m<*<lical asserts,
who pave th« opinions that th« mark
lound on the body unearthe<l in the
cellar of Tripper. !• home was no; a scar.
Experts for the prosecution had sworn
that a pear existed, snd the .crown has
attempted to prove that It corresponds
with a wound mad<» by a surgeon's knife
on the body at V>f\\f KJmore twelve years
ego. He said that Ethel Clara baaeva
filer.- at Mb IMMM on the night of th*> day
follow-in? the date of I.- wife's dis
appearance.
Flea of Counsel for Defence.
Ad&ressin«r the Jury, Mr. Tohln rcvicwM
th«» evidence at lenpth. contending that in
view of the conflicting testimony of
medical expert*, it wsp impossible for the
Jury to find a verdict ■( guilty.
He said that It was inconceivable that
U Crlppen murdered his ■»•• and muti
lated 'it ho<3y '■ " should ;-•.:•• Mips
Le&eni to sle<?p in lbs house on tho fol
lotiinc ,i y. r"rirT*>Ti had had Wily the
nirtot rf February 1 In which to dissect
th« bnrly. hury the flesh and pet rid of
•tbp Jiead and limbs. He must have known
Ow rIFK* of ?uch a visit as Miss Lrneve
zna.de.
luserflln*: the failure of the quarter?
m»ft*T ■! the ?t*axner Mont rose to appear
in court, cocnsfl said that the man -would
h» ren«l?r«>d liable to a chars* of imped
inc the police if he corroborated the testi
mony of Cripprn to the effect that the
quart ermaster and he- had arranged for the
pretended suicide of the doctor. When Mr.
Mulr olo5*»d the court was adjourned.
*Vh«-n Crtjipen was escorted to the wit
rr « box to-day he assumed the same char
acteristic attitude as he did when he faced
his own counsel. He rested his elbows on
the railing, clasped his hands and looked
irquiringly about the courtroom.
Prosecutor's Searching Questions.
Mr. Hair at once asked Crlppen -whether
he had j=f-en or heard anything of his ■n-ife
Fince early on the morning of February 1.
The witness replied In the negative, and in
answer to further rapid questions said that
he could not prove any fact showing that
the had left the house. He supposed that
fhe had gone to Bruce Miller, her profes
sional acquaintance, who lives In Chicago.
That was the only guess he could make.
He ma.de no inquiries. The -witness said
that he la« saw his wife between 1 and 3
o'clock in the moraine of February 1,
when they retired as usual.
That morning he prepared his own break
fast. Returning home in the evening, he
found that Mrs- Crippen had disappeared.
as she had threatened to do. He made no
inquiries regarding the passengers listed
en vessels tailing for America, nor had
he alnoe suggested that inquiries regarding
the location of his wife be made.
Mr. Muir r^ssested that If the witness's
•wife «cr« alive she would call on her els
ters in the United States. Crippen reply
to this warn that If his wife had gone with
another mas the would not have, "the
taoe" to go to her sisters. This opinion
from the witness box drew forth a chorus
cZ "Oh* from the spectators.
Til* doctor could not say whether his
mils took any of her fur* with her. or
-whether tb* bad any quantity of furs and
£re*M«.
Right to Sell the Jewelry.
R««ert:n|r the disposition of Belle El-
Tnore'B }ew«lry, the witness said that he
coaslflerefl that he was entitled to tell In
*p«raor r>«w that he. had not pawned his
\ri£e*« raluai>l«s. a* these bad been pur-
Cbaasd Wfttfc Ma money, and he considered
lh«n Ma. He had us-ed the proceeds of the
seJee to pay for advertising. He did not
know what cash hie wife had at the time
atw left aim. "I asked her. " said the wit
ness. **lf aba wanted any money. She re-
BUad "No. I want nothing **
Oaanaal took up the subject of the let
ters and statement* to Belle Elmore'a
tilaaaa which the husband had made re-
Cardixic her death. C^ippen admitted that
all were lies, and smilingly assented to the
aagjaaatioo that he had to play the part of
a bereaved husband.
When Mr. Muir a*ked Crippen If he
thought that he had played the part of a
bereaved husband well, the witness 6miled
md replied: "That is for others to Judge."
The Lord Chief Justice and Mr Muir
plied the witness with questions regarding
the use c.l hyoscJn. a poison which the
prosecution allepe* was administered to
Jsel!e lilmere and caused her death. Crip
jfen admitted that he liad not purchased
any hyc^cin before or after the occasion
j-roved by the crown, anfi on araadl he ad-
Catering Department
'Possesses every facility for taking
entire charge, of
Wedding an i Debutante Receptions
fiance and Theatre Parties, .Suppers, also Card
'■<■■>■ end other functions — either in tour, 01
out o/ toivn. Refreshments furnished, complete,
icilh the necessary service, thoroughly trained
trailers, doormen, coalmen, ladies' maids, car
riage men and musician*; also canopy, floral
decorations, ccrd tables, chain, etc
E*i»Hj»h«J Seventy-os: Year*.
628 Fifth Avenue New York
avtaTOBS READY FOR THE BIG MEET AT HKI.MOXT PARK.
mitted buying the drug. He could not
name any patients for whom he had pre
scribed hyoscin.
Suggestion Regarding Body.
The witness suppeste«l that it was possi
ble that the human part? found in th*
cellar of his home had been placed there
during periodical absences of himself and
wife.
It developed during the cross-examination
that no time was lost in establishing Ethel
Oara l<fneve. the doctor's typewriter, who
la charged as an accessor?' after the fact
in the murder of Mrs. Crippen, in the Hill
drop Crescent home. Crippen admitted that
Miss I>>neve had slept in the house on the
night of February 2. within twenty-four
hours after his wife had disappeared.
Witness said that he resolved to go away
on July K. after realizing that suspicion
had been directed ajrainst him. He feared
that h«» might be arrested and kept in jail
until his wife was found. He wished also
two spare Miss T/eneve. whom he persuaded
ro disguise herself and quit London by ex
plaining thst the statement which he had
made to Inspector Dew involved her as
well as himself. He'told the girl that there
wouli be a scandal and that if his wife
were not found there would be trouble. The
only way of rscape was for both to start a
new home together abroad.
Crippaa was under cross-examination for
practically four hours. Throughout that
time he was tho personification of coolness.
He responded to the rapid, searching ques
tions promptly, '-ometlmes smilingly, and
always in a calm tone of voice, such as
•vould be natural to a man ready to explain
a series of matters concerning- which he
had nothing to hide.
Scar on Parts Found Denied.
"When the defendant was excused from
the box Dr. Tumbull. director of the Patho-
Jojriral Institute of the Gordon Hospital.
was railed as the next witness for the de
fence. He oluntly said that the so-oaJled
pear on the body of the victim could not
possibly be a scar.
Dr. Turnbull said that a microscopic ex
amination had convinced him that the
mark on the body had beon caused by a
folding of the skin under pressure. "When
th< witm-ss testified that it was not char
acteristic of a scar to be wider at the
• than at the top the Lord Chief Jus
tfc c laterpoaed with the remark that the
v.imess differed from Professor Pepper.
•id performed boadreda of opera
tions, and aahei Dr. TarnboD whether he
had ever operated. The witness r«pli««3 that
he had not.
Dr. Reginald C. B. Wall, assistant physi
cian at London Hospital and at Brompton
Hospital for Diseases of the Chest, was
called next by the defence. He testified
that a? a result of three examinations he
had concluded that the disputed mark was
not a scar. He had found hair follicles and
it. sebaceous gland within the area of the
so-called sear. The importance of this evi
dence rests on the admission by the med
ical experts for the prosecution that the co
existence of a scar and a sebaceous gland
was impossible. This closed the evidence
lor the defence.
The Lord Chief Justice announced that at
its own request the jury would be allowed
later in the day to examine microscopically
the skin from the part found In the Hill
drop Crescent cellar which bears, it is ad
legred by the prosecution, a scar such as
B<W , Elmore received from a surgeon's
thai thefi T 1/ earS **°- J he defence lioldf
mat theie is no scar, but that what an
thfakin. bC BUCh Waß cause^y a told Fa
DUCK HUNTERS!
To-morrow's Tribune will contain an
iHustrated story of the sport of shooting
wild duck from the decks of fast sailing
yachts and catboats on Long Island
Sound, Gard.ner'e Bay and Pecon.c Bay.
the or,:y three places ir, the state where
trie game .a.-.s, allow this form of sport.
Order to-morrow's Tribune to-day.
OPPOSITION TO FREE COAL
Mine Owners in Nova Scotia Plead for
Protection.
Halifax, Oct. 21. -That free coal under
the reciprocity plans which are now bein*
formulated by officials of the Candian and
United States governments would be dis
astrous to the coal interests of this prov
ince was the claim n- a de by Nova Scotia
coal operators at a meeting: with repre
sentatives of the provincial government
here to-day. The operators, representing
all the large companies of the province,
urged the irovernment to protect them
against the free admission of foreign coaJ.
MR. DAWSON SEES ESTRADA.
Managua, Nicaragua, Oct. 21.— Thomas r.
Daanaaa, the American Minister to Panama,
who Is here as the special agent of the
I'nited State* government to study the po
litical and financial situation in Nicaragua,
ths evening pall a vlFit to Provisional
President Estrada. The. member* of the
Cabinet, the ■apaaaM Court judgee and
other hi«h om>!a]« were present to meet
Mr. Dawson.
NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUTE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER "--■ 1!)1 °-
(iROT'P OF BIRD-MEN, LEFT TO
FRISBIE TAKES 1 iJIE
Continued from first p:»K«"
the aviator achieved a world's record for
altitude. fi.T.'S feet, on August 11 at
Lanark Scotland.
Drexel's costume for his. air trip con
sisted of the business suit of a Wall
street banker and a cap worn backside
foremost. No popples, no war paint, not
a feather nor a single tomahawk.
Macardlo, bis mechanic, himself a fine
aviator of English birth, and five sturdy
helpers held the machine when Drexcl
Jumped into his scat behind the pound
ing propeller blades of French walnut.
At 4.4." he was off. after a fierce kick
ing about of the slender tail, and for
fifteen minutes Drexel drove the beauti
ful monoplane in perfect balance 'round
and 'round and 'round.
"They say it's a tricky place to fly —
this." said Drexel. a few moments be
fore taking all the tricks that were In
the aerial vicinity of Bdmont Park.
While Drexel new. James Radley, of
the English team, announced that he
had completed repairs to his ."»<>-horse
power BKriot and would a-skylng go.
But Grahanv- Whit ■ skied i :r -si in a
Farman blplan- . He did this while Kad
ley was putting on his goggles, pre
ferring them to the reversible skull cap.
Hoxscy Chases Grahame- White.
Then Hoxsey took after Grahame-
Wnlte, who had already begun to Imi
tate the earlier demonstrations of the
American's sharp turns. Hoxsey and
Grahame- White turned close together in
opposite directions lor awhile, i>ut the
Englishman was not able in the Far
man to abbreviate his to anything like
the American's record, and went off by
himself to the southeast.
By this time Radley was ready to
start. He flew with wonderful swift
ness and straishtm ss close to ground.
"Qcing to make a flight, "Jimmy 1 ?"
Radley was asked, cs he sat in the ma
chine.
"Right you are,'" replied the English
man. t
There were now three machines in the
air of distinct t> pes. Grahame-\V!iit.
came down first, and Hoxsey and Rad
ley were almost in collision a few min
utes later while fi> ing at cross pur
poses toward their t
'"I only meant to try her." said Rad
ley. 'I don't go It blind. Shea all right.
I can sleep now. "
Ralph Johnstone then clutched the
Wright in which Hoxsey had been ca
vorting. It was 5:80 o'clock, the sun
had set. but Johnstone flew with the
fluting frills that made all present miss
one of the few trains to town.
Grahame -White is the only aviator
who has had the time or inclination to
hang a huge sign in front of his shed
stating that the occupant thereof is none
other than Grahame-White.
Wilbur Wright visited the field yes
terday morning. Glenn Curtiss was
present in the afternoon. One of the
RIGHT-SIMON. AUDEMARB. MOISANT, rjRAHAME-WHITE AND AUBRUN.
•cpyright. l!>10. by American rrey.<> Association.)
"What A-cJfators Are To Do
This afternoon— l:3o to 2:30 and 2:45 to 3:45. hourly distance, hourly
altitude, daily duration and fastest flights: 4 o'clock, grand altitude and
'cross -country flights.
Sunday afternoon, October 23—1:30 to 2:30 and 2:45 to 3:45, hourly dis
tance, hourly altitude, daily duration and fastest flights: 4 o'clock, grand
altitude flight and preliminary heats for grand speed prize.
Monday afternoon, October 24—1:30 to 2:30 and 2:45 to 3:45, hourly dis
tance, hourly altitude, daily duration and fastest flights; 4 o'clock, grand
altitude flight and, if necessary, semi-finals for grand speed prize.
Tuesday afternoon, October 25-1:30 to 2:30 and 2:45 to 3:45, hourly
distance, hourly altitude, daily duration and fastest flights; 4 o'clock, grand
altitude and 'cross-country flights.
Wednesday afternoon. October 25—1:30 o'clock, beginning of Gordon
Bennett Cup elimination flights and of competition for the Michelin trophy
(longest time in the air without landing and for the "Scientific American"
Cup- 1:30 to 2:30 and 2:45 to 3:45, hourly distance, hourly altitude, daily
duration and fastest flights: 4 o'clock, grand altitude and cross country
flights. .. , ,
Thursday afternoon, October 27—1:30 to 2:30, hourly d.stance, hourly
altitude, daily duration and fastest flights; 2:45 to 3:45, beginning of flight
to Statue of Liberty and back for Thomas F. Ryan prize of $10,000 (flight
must be completed before 5:30 o'clock); 4 o'clock, grand altitude flight.
Friday afternoon, October 28—1:30 to 2:30 and 2:45 to 3:45, hourly
distance, hourly altitude, daily duration and fastest flights; 4 o'clock, grand
altitude and 'cross-country passenger flights.
Saturday, October 29 — 8:30 a.m. and for seven hours succeeding starts
may be made in Gordon Bennett Cup race over course of 62.1 miles (one
start only being allowed to each aviator): competition for Michelin trophy
and "Scientific American" Cup open for this day; 4 p. m.. grand altitude
flight. . . .
;: Sunday. October 30—11 a. m. to 12 m., hourly distance, hourly altitude
and fastest flights; 1:30 p. m. to 2:30 p. m., passenger carrying flight; 3
p. m.. 'cross-country flight; 4 p. m., grand speed and grand altitude finals;
Michelin and "Scientific American" trophies may be competed for on this day.
pictures of the day was seen when Cur
tiss and Hamilton shook hands.
The Demoiselle, the smallesc flyer In
the world, seemed lost in the shed of
Roland Garros. Both the machine and
the aviator are almost ready. Audemare
will also fly a Demoiselle.
Fifteen Bleriots were on the field yes
terday, three Wrights (three more are
expected), six of the Curtiss type. In
cluding two new monoplanes, and Ham
ilton and driver's biplanes arrived late
last nißht. as did also the racing 100
horsepower Antoinette, for Latham, tin
greatest operator of that type in the
world.
At 1:30 p. m. to-day the first interna
tional aviation tournament to be held
ta America will login to music and the
flapping of the Hags of all nations.
All t!>- contests except that for t*ie
Internationa] fp«> ( d trophy will ':'k''
plnor on ihe two .'<rnl a half kilometre
course (one and a h:\lf miles). The big
race will b< held i<n the five kilometre
course 'three- and one-tenth milos*. The
tlyinj? courses are mnrked by fourteen
pylones- red and white wooden towers,
Uiirty-flve feet in heicht. surmounted by
25-foot !!af?P<'les.
The committee reserves the sum of
$1,000 f^r the mechanics <>f the aviators
competing in the meet a.s a rr-^ognition
. f the good. will of these mechanics, in
this connection the conteataata will uub
rr.it a. list of tli f tr mechanics to the cr.m
.nittee on the first day of the meet. The
conditions governing the pm-.- will be
decided on by the committee.
In addition to the prizes provided, the
aviators may share in the profits of U«e
s^^Vuld&OTH^fi^frWf^^dr! 'T I'lhw ri» - rfr *'• ?i AjrrfilSlßSßß
3L'l
tournaments, as determined by the
financial committee, to the extent of 70
per cent of the first flOtfcOOO of such
profits and 4O per cent of any sums be
yend the first $100.fH»0. to be determined
under p. system of points won.
MORE CHOLERA IN ITALY
Twenty-five New Cases and Nineteen
Deaths Reported.
Rome. Of. 21. _ According; to official re
ports, there wen twenty-five new cases or
cholera and nineteen deaths during last
ni^lit and to-day. The new cases were In
th<- following provinces: Bari. 3; Caserta, 10;
Girßf-nti. 1; I>><-' e. 6: .Messina. 1; Naples, t,
and Trapani, 1.
The deaths have occurred as follows: In
the province of Bari. 2: <"ampohasso, 1;
Caaerta, 12; I.ecre, 1; Naples, l, and In
Rome. 2.
PLAN TO COMBAT THE DISEASE.
T'ari.-. Oct. Q.— The Internntiona". Bureau
of Public Hygiene recommended to-day the
calling of an international sanitary confer
ence to combat the cholera epMemic.
CANADIAN CRUISER AT HALIFAX.
Halifax. N P., Oct. BL— The first ship on
the Atlantic coast of the n»\v < 'anadian
navy, th^ cruiser Xlohp, arrived here to-
I day from ESagland, flyinp the flap of Ad
i mlral Kinpsmlll. a Canadian naval officer.
!On her arrival Lieutenant Governor Mar
gregor present«»d to the ship on behalf of
I the people of Nova Scotia a piece of silver
' plat-.
Th« Niohe was purchased from the Prlt
! Ish navy. She i? commanded hy a Cana
dian, Commander Mac Donald, son of Sen
ator MucT>onald. of British Columbia.
PANAMA LIBEL SUIT UP
Briefs on Beth Sides Filed m
United States Supreme Court.
CHARGES BY GOVERNMENT
Press Publishing Company
Makes Reply — Argument
Set for Monday.
Washington. Oct. -Briefs on behalf of
the government and the Press Publishini:
Company, of New York, were riled in the
Supreme Court of the United States to-day
In the jo-called Panama libel case. The
case Is that in which ex-President Koose
velt ordered the Department of Justice^ to
proceed against the publishers of "The New
York World" because of the publication of
stories to the effect that there had been
favoritism in the purchase of the Panama
Canal property by which capitalists, includ-
Ins Charles P. Taft. brother of the Presi
dent; Douglas Robinson, brother-in-law of
ex-President Roosevelt, and other*, were
charged with having obtained great finan
cial benefit Because 'The World" circu
lated on the government reservation at
West Point the libel proceedings were
brought in the federal courts, and on the
legality of this action depends the chief
'••••mentions of counsel.
| The government's brief is signed by At
torney General Wickershnm. James C. Me-
Reynolds and Stuart afelfaaiara. It on
tains a statement of fact, and an argument
intended to show thit the indictment
against the Pre«s Publishing Company
ehould not have been quashed.
The Government's Contentions.
I "In effect." says the brier, -the published
! articles charge that Charles P. Taft. Doug
lias Robinson and William Nelson Cromwell,
with .1. Plerpont Morgan and othrrs. sctlrjr
tbroogll an American syndicate, obtained
control of th» aatmMlsa of the French com
pany *rhich owned the Panama Canal route
I and its properties faff the approximate sum
of S3.<HM>eO. Aided by the intimacy which
they enjoyed with Theodore Roosevelt, then
President" of the t'nited States and brother
in-law of DouglHH Robinson, and William
II Taft then Secretary of War and brother
of Charles P. Taft. and by the co-operation
of the«=e officials with them, they were en
abled to effect th- nale of th» Panama
Canal to the United States for |sMs>JSI and
reap a profit of some r*.l«>.iW>. which was
divided as charged, nmong government
favorites in the world of politics and
• firance."
I Th- substantial question whir?! IBs gov
ernment asserts Is before the court is de
! scribed In the brief as whether or not the
I United States courts have jurisdiction to
! punish a corporation which printed in the
! city of New York a newspaper containing
1 » libel criminal under the laws of the State
1 of New York and circulated copies of the
sam« within the federal territory of West
, Point. The government's argument la based
| on an act of Congress of ISA which, the
brief says, "operates to transfer the state
law to federal territory for the purpose of
': punishing acts committed there, which, If
I performed outside and In the jurisdiction
of the state, would be amenable to its
laws."
It is further argued that it is not only
the right but the duty of Congress so to
legislate concerning territory under Its ex
clusive jurisdiction as to preserve peace
and good order therein. "Because one may
be punished for Issuing a libel in New York
is no reason,* the brief say*, "for allowing
i him to go free of all punishment for circu
| lating it at West Point. The people In the
j latter place are entitled to protection."
I The inconvenience to accused persons of
! being subjected to prosecutions In places
j where alleged libels are circulated is met
! with the argument that "the inconvenience
j which may be suffered by criminals has not
i generally been regarded as adequate reason
! for permitting them to operate without re-
I straint."
I The suggestion that the offence charged
i could be punished in New York State
I courts, and therefore was not intended to
j be included in the act of 1898, Is answered
i by the statement that "th* State of New
York cannot punish an offence committed
at West Point against th© United States."
The Defendant's Reply.
The brief for the Press Publishing Com
pany was filed by DeLancey Nicoll and as
sociate counsel. This contended that even
although the language of the act of I*9*
were literally broad enough to cover the
case, it should not be so construed for sev
eral reasons. The first of these was that
the "general acquiescence of legal minds
W I r-tore Open* at S:3O
And Closes at 6 P. M.
The Curtain of Fog and Rains Has Been Run£ 1
And the Boards are Clear for a Little Play Entitled
The Overcoat and the Man
In Our Act. This Act Consists Merely in the Comi
The Man to the Wanamaker Store, where After Knjo ing
A Tour of the Burlington Arcade
(A Reproduction of London's Famous Shops for MerO
He Steps Into the Clothing Store and Performs His Part
Cleverly by Acquiring an Exceptionally Good Coat
At a Price Unexpectedly Low.
He may buy an English top-coat. If so he will enjoy the ad
vantage of correct London style.
If he prefers an American ooat he may chocse from a wide ranf*
of styles and select any one of the many fabrics secure in the knowl
edge that the coat will be absolutely correct when he gets o
the company of other well-dressed men.
This coat will cost less than he would have paid at othc
stores, which lack the advantage of large operations and wrnc
a percentage to selling prn:e to cover an invisible and (to
valueless item known as 'name." We have a name, based up<
years of clothing selling, that we value very highly, but it J3 mm
for sale. We do not believe in adding a fraction of it to cv«
garment we sell and making the patron pay toll at the gate c
tation.
lh. I lea\y Overcoats Arc Ready for Those Who
Want Them.
The prices are $16 to $60. But the season is still tuned to
the lighter weight coats, and the showing here is very attractive.
mack and Oxford nrfrr«wt. ier«f-nn««<l. |>aSS| I iv.»r»s, $li».'i> i» $»- . , w _^, rw««a>
A better grade, wk* or ..UK- !ln*i. *»>• # _ UnstHh too c^ts. Harris ' 'Jjo*T
Silk-lined or iM^Uned to .dee.. |3>3 > «iuS p>. hrn.^pun.. Scotch tw*ed!. «b<J
Better ««.!<-•.. .Ilk lln-1 to edge.. $30 an-1 ».T» Scotch mixture-. Shetland w£ !». f» «ra »-"
Fancy overcoats In cheviot., worded*. ca»s»- CrmTen*ttM raincoat?. IM.M te. W*
All Wardrobe Needs Are Met in the Men's Store.
The Burlington Arcade will suggest many things, and a *J*£ff
inquiry will guide the visitor to the section (all on the one fte r 7;
where his wants will be met from complete stocks. . ■■jsiU
Main floor, New IsuilQin*%,,'3*»
JOHN WANAMAKER 3
Formerly A.T. Stewart & Co.. Broadway, Fourth avenue. Eighth to T«sg||
for nearly a century in the negative ef t^
proposition forbids the eor.structlca as*
for the flr«t time averted by the goTfrn
r-^nt. During this period we have pa**!*
through the most momentous events O f o^
history." ■»«<? »'' ie attorneys. Four wmn
have been fought, we have lost three pyfi, p
dents by a»»asa»nation. we h*v« paajaji
through twenty Presidential el«r-tioin, «^,
have sunived a number of financial panic*
but notwithstanding these and other ertaaj
In our national existence, and all lam c . Cj
di.*cu3»ions of th- press which accompa
them, no one has ever claimed till now th»*
th« courts of the United States ha»« Jnrjj.
diction to puniah a libel first printed, p^v.
ii«ne<l and circulated in one of the st«t«j
and which, in the course of a sreneral -},».
culation. has happened to penetrate asa>
the3e federal reservations."
Another argument against the sovera
meat's contention id that "the whole Ma>
tory and life of the country is utterly at
\ariance with any such construction."
The necessary result of such a constrs.
tion. it was tended, would be to eonf»7
upon the national authority a general e^.
tro! over the press of the country.
When the suit was called for arjraiaaaj
co-day the attorneys obtained a poxtpoa*.
ment until Monday.
IMPORTERSWANT TO SETTLE
Loeb Has Several Offers from
Firms Four Art Dealers.
William I>ceb. jr.. rollertor of Cb»
tom.". r«fnmed yesterday from "'nnataa
ton. where he laid before Frar.kHn Mat.
Veagh. Secretary of the Treasury, nffg-,
from several firms in the city to y*tt> ifl)j
the «niTr,rn»n: for und-rvaiuatfori frajda
similar In their nature to there charged
a?aln?t puveen Brothers.
"Four of these offers are from r.nss'fn
the m» Hn<» of bTisiness." said fbt Ccl
l<»ctor. "Some of them carr.e befar* th»
Duveen arr»sts and some afrer. Most 15;
th*m w*>re received because special «?»•:♦»
had be?un investigations into t»i- affatra
of the firms. whil<» others were prmnptwl
by fear that discharged employe mi?h:
seek to obtain a reward by dcaaaacasj
customs frauds.
"I believe th* covernment mad- an ex
cellent investment by paying a rrrar<J to
Richard r.irr for Mi services in ußror?r
ins; the sugar frauds, f^r it has sOaMasaal
other men in the service to uncover suck
thinsrs."
Mr. Last said that so far no allegation
of wronrdoin? had be»n marie in the**
cases acainst any one in the service. H*
added that he would turn over the Infor
mation in his possession to the United
States Attorney for tits collection of dattn
and a flne in th* shape of the value of rh»
undervalued «rr>od».
When flrms came forward and facilitate*
the collection of duties and Cn»s no crim
inal prosecution would ensu». h» said, and
added that the work of Mi staff In flat
Duveen case so far showed that the frauds
were far greater even than had been »x
pected. W'h.il- he could not "i a - .«ur»
for the amount of duties due by the ■Inns
which offered a settlement, he said It waaat
run to several hundred thousand dollars.
GEBHARDT FOUND GUILTY
Jury Quickly Returns Verdict of
First Degree Murder.
Frederick Gebhardt. who has been «a
tr!a! for his life in tbe Supreme Court fcr
Rlverheail for the last week, m I <vra
victed yesterday of the murder of Ann*
lather, whoso body was found in a cluarp
of woods near Islip In October. 13"9. T!»
jurj' was out only an hour before it reached
the verdict of murder In the first degree.
The prisoner appeared about to collapse
wbea the foreman announced the verdict
and had to be helped from the room.
Justice Asplnall started to deliver bis
charge to the jury yesterday morning, after
District Attorney Fnrman had asked for %
verdict of murder in the first degree. .Hid
charge lasted an hour. ; .
After the Jury had rendered its verdict
Justice Aspinall commended It and saM
it had alven a just decision. A verdict la *
lesser degree or of acquittal, he said, waafj
have disgraced the jury and Suffolk County.
A peculiar coincidence developed BSBBI
Gebhardt was brought before Justice As
pinall. The justice asked him whether b*
had ever been convicted before and tie
prisoner said he had been convicted at
bisramy. The lustico then recalled that it
was he who had pronounced sentencs «a
Gebhardt as a bigamist, twelve years ■*&>.
Justice Aspinall will pronounce ■• ceats
sentence on Monday. .
Gebhardt'9 wife, who had been m attsas
ar.ee all week at the trial, was absent J9»
terday when the verdict was reached.
PERU'S CABINET RESIGNS.
Lima, Peru. Oct. 21.-Th* Peruvian Cab
inet resigned to-day.