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you LXXI....N* 23,820. ro^,^i.? NEW-YORK, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1912.-FOURTEEN PAGES.
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I It II Ci w.>Fj II.' I elinehkkrk tuo ?emu
TAFT SURE WINNER,
PARI Y LEADERS SAY
Reports from All Over the Coun?
try Indicate That the Presi?
dent's Strength Is
Growing Rapidly.
SHERMAN SEES VICTORY
Good News Comes to White
House from New York, Mis?
souri, Indiana, Ohio and
Connecticut?Wavering
Congressmen in Line.
[From Th? Tril.nnf HiitMu. 1
Washington. F*eb -? There was no
diminution ol enthusiasm ;it th?? Whit.;
House to-day, and everything conflnna
the wnfldence expressed jr<Mterday by
?Secretary Hilles in Mr Taft's rcnomina
non and election. Reports ITom nil parts
of the country Indicate that th?* strength
of the PreaWent la growing rapidly, an?i
th- sutnmant ma?de b> Vice-President
>h>-rman at the White House this morn?
ing added i" th.- general enthusiasm,
tlclana genernlly regard the an?
nouncement of Mr. Bherman's confidence
m the Preaidant'a sue ?ss as ?if more
than ordinary Importance", because, as ,s
well known. Mr Sherman is extremely
. lose to William Barnes. Jr.. anil there?
fore caniK't lie regarded as prejudiced Li
favor of Mr. Taft.
Of cours', this morning's news frote'
Mew York had its effet t. and some mem
i.ers of Congress Who have l?een disposed
to waver hasten??l to the White House
today to Hssure the Prealdent that th- -\
were for him. Inside reports from Mis?
souri indicate that the delegation from ?
that state will be for the President. wKll
the possible exception of three districts
in the northwest corner of the state,
where. Colonel Nelson, with the papers
he represents, is making S franti?' en?
deavor to secure delegates for colonel
noosevelt.
The reversal of the St. Louis city ? om
mitte* caused no surprise, for. as \x.ia
lold in The Tribune at the time, it was
realized that the former action of the
?nmmittee was in no way lndicatlvi I
the sentiment of the people of thai city
or of the state. Ex-Senator Hemenway,
who .ailed at the White House to-day,
took occasion t" pronounce wholly with?
out foundation the report that the 1st
lMstti't of Indiana would Instruct its
dietegatlon fnr Mr Hoosevei . Bx-Sen?
ator Heveridge is leprcsenteri to be seek?
ing some d*legat*-s t?ir himself, bul .'im
efforts in that dire* ii"ti are regarded as
f.?refca!.
Tsft's Soeeches Arouse Whole Country.
Th? whole country has been aroused
by the President's for? eful speeches de
livered at Columbus. Cleveland and
Akron, Ohio, That the Tati foroes ars!
at work if; clearly Indicated by th-!
action of Republtcan state, county
and city committee? in every section
of th* country, St Louis sent in an
ortimisti?- report last evening. To-day
rhf A'l'-e-presirlent. Senator M'?"umber.
ex-Senator Hemenwav and a long list ?if
others brought food news to the Pre?i ?
d?nt. who expresse?] himself ;i.s deeply
er^tifiori ?-.?th the lndot*sements of prom
?n?n? Republicsns and Republican < <>m
mittees an over the ?country.
The situation for the nomination of
th?- President has Improver) wonder
fnllj in the last four weeks," sail
Vi ( President Sherman. "During three
weeks of that time it was under
the surface; In the last week the Im?
provement. Which has been espaSCially
gratifying, has been above the surface
I have never had s doubt as to tin |???
nomination of President Taft, and if I
had possessed such s doubt it would
have disappeared In the last week under
the great Improvement that has been
shown."
"How about X?i\ ernliei " ' some one
asked.
The Republican party wins its vic?
tories in November and not in Feb?
ruary," replied Mr. Sherman, with s vig?
orous wave of his hand. "History will
repeat its?-lf this year."
"Th?- people must admit that President
Taft has ac??implishcd things?" cald Sen?
ator IfcCumber, of .North Dakota, "ami
that he has don?- so with courage and
alasolote falrneso. When the people be?
gin to uiMlerstand this, as they an- now
tbiiiig, there will remain little doubt M to
what they will do as t?, giving him a re
nomination anil re-election. What
President in all the history of this coun?
try has ever don? as mu? h in less than
I hi'? years as Mr. Taft? 1 think the
record is remarkable."
Indiana Sure. Says Hemenway.
Kx-Senator Hemenway, of Indiana,
brande?! the series that his state would
Bend an utiinstrueted delegation to th?;
national convention as false "The 1st
t'ingress District is my own district,'' h<!
?aid. "1 was pr?s, nt at the convention.
it sdopted strong?!- Taft resolutions than
tii'i any other district in th?- state. Here
are the resolutlona arhlch show thai
?vmobody is going off halt-?"? k?-d. The
resolutions, too, wer.? adopited usaai?
?. ll is not good business to at?
tempt t<> deceive the country (his way.
'lh" truth wants to be known, and When
H it? known it will show that Indiana
will send t<? Chicago ?i solid Taft delega?
tion, instructed to ?ink for Slid support
him. <?nly on?: ?ounty in sixty-five
BaaOWad any Roosevelt sentiment."
if yog have any w?,rri?-s atout Con
i'.'ii'ut, dismiss tin-in," was the mes
?age sent to Pr?sident Taft to-day by
Mr. Clark, ?-dilor pf "The Hertford Cour?
ant.'
"Tail Is sur?- t?) have the dologntlon
ff'tii Ohio,*1 ?lerlaied Ceneral .1. Warren
Keiler, "au that was ra**se*sd was the
??IrriiiK tin- Republicans hav?; had by the
Bgasscbes "f the President. Look out for
? Taft wave hi that st a to and all
thionrjh the country, ll is due now, gad
J ?an see It coming."
Heavy guns in th?; lU-publi'an cam?
paign will be tired on the night of l'YIuu
rt ]_'-i.it??join's Birthday, President
I ? v.iii ?spaas in New York, Attorney
t oaiiouvd ou ???? onal pas?-- |
I IEUTENANT Gen
1?? eral Sir Baderv
Powell, K. C. B.. K. C. V
O., tells his own story of
the Boy Scout movement.
of which he is the recog?
nized leader throughout
the world, in to>morrow's
SUNDAY TRIBUNE
SENATOR GRADY DYING
Condition So Serious That End
Is Expected Soon.
Senator Thomas V. Qrady'a condition
was 60 precarious last night that It was
sah! hr? might not live through the night.
Vor the l.'ist two months the Benator
has been ill. a work ago in- was taken
t?. .1 private sanatorium, but yesterday
afternoon lie was taken bark to his
home, No. 151 Baal o<'ih street.
With the Senator at his bedside wr-rI
his spiritual adviser, Father Donahue.
pastor .f St. Stephen's Church, '-"?th
(street, between Third and Lexington
[avenUaa; his sister, Miss Margaret
Grady, and Dr. Kdw'at.i .1 Donlln, who
(has heei. attending him.
.1. .1 Joyce, secretary to Senator Grady,
jsaid early this morning that the Kena
? tor's condition was unchanged and that
i he wa? ii"'? expectad to survive the
niorning. Father Donahue and l>r. Don
! li', Kit th- Grady home shortly niter
1 midnight
WILSON DIDN'T SEE HARVEY
They Sat Close Together at Din?
ner, but Didn't Speak.
I B] Telegraph to The TrH.une ]
Philadelphia. Feh S.?Colonel ?"?eorge
Harvey and Governor Woodrow Wilson
Sat within twenty feet of each Other to?
night nt ihe annual dinner Of the Period?
ical Publishers, st the Bellevue-Strat
ford, wliieli was attended by 11,6 mem?
bers. Colonel Harvey and Governor
Wilson did not ex. halite greellnga
Colonel Harvey was n?ke?i if he would
make an effort to speak to the Governor,
or if lie would balk if some third person
mad?' an effort to bring them together
during th? evening. He ssld:
'I have not talked with Governor Wil?
son to-night, and d'< not expe. t to. I
haven't made any effort at rapproche?
ment, and kn??w of no such effort."
As to whether lie would balk if ?omc
?ne endeavored to bring them together.
Colonel Harvey said:
"One never knows what may happen
In a lifetime. I di?l not of my own voli?
tion give out th? correspondent that
was printed. The letters were reqiMSted
bj 'The New York Evening Post' and I
gave them to that iwper wlth-**rt any
understanding with Covernor Wilson."
Colonel Harvey was warmly congratu?
lated by many of those present at the
banquet for the attitude he took in the
? ontroversy.
?.overnor Wilson was ask?*d if he ha I
talked with Colonel Harvey.
"Why, I haven't even seen him. ?
didn't know he was here." was th<? r?
Ply.
Colonel Harvey was scarcely twenty
f<?et dis'ant from the ?lovernor as It?
spoke.
THE MAINE RAISED AT LAST
After Section, Half the Vessel's
Length, Set Afloat.
Havana, Feb. '2. The long task of
raising the battleship Maine was crowned
with success this afternoon, when the
after section, which whs not Injured by
tli?- explosion attd which comprises ap?
proximately half the total length of the
vessel, was floated.
Barely sufficient water was admitted
within th?; coff.-rdam to free the hulk
from the mud in which it was deeply Im?
bedded, but to-night it floats almost on
an eVen keel, though somewhat down at
i he Mcrn and much above its normal lino
o' flotation in ??msequen? e of the re-#
movai of the heavy weights oa deck, es
pecially the after turret and Its guns.
The hull, into which bulkhead haul
been Pitted, proved watertight.
Major Hariey B. Ferguson, chief engi
neer In charge of the w??rk, intends to
? .is?- admitting water within the ?-offer?
?lam until the portions of the shattered
forward section of the battleship are re?
moved, which will be u matter <.f a few
days. After this it will be a simp].?
matter to admit sufficient water to raise
the hulk to the harbor level. Then a
? . ?ion of the cofferdam wit) be remove?!
and the hulk floated out into the bay.
Three bodies were found this evening
during an exploration of the extreme bow
,n ?f the Maine.
TENANTS REED FROM YOKE
Court Decides They May Move if
Heat Is Not Furnished.
A decision that many householders
have been waiting for. particularly those
who suffer from insufficient steam seat?
ing, was banded down y?'Sterday by the
Appellate Division of the Supreme
Court Anil It was Just stii-h a decision
that th?- fre.-zinu ti-nant has been pray?
ing f??r. The court said that n tenant
may 1??gaily refuse to pay his rent <>n a
lease when a landlord is miserly with his
Steam beat, Whkh in itself ought to send
UP the tem|i?'latiile several dSgTtSS in
many apartments.
Dwlght McDonald rented an apart-1
meut at N0> r,i,fi Kiversld?' Drive, and
failing to Ri"t ??y reeult from repeats?.
requeitS ami ?lemands f?u- steam, lie
moved out <?f the apartment and refus<??l
to pay t?"?'0 ,e,,t on ,ne remainder of his
loose at the rate <>f tioo a month. The
landlord, Milton Berilngor, sued McDon?
ald and r?'<"V?T?'d a judgment in the
Supreme Court, but the plaintiff ap?
pealed. The Appellate Division m/OM
unanimous in rev?rsing the verdict of
the lower ??nit. ..u-itice M<Laughlln
wrote Ithe opinion, in which he said:
"The landlord made h Impoeaible for
beat 1" be furnish??! except by means j
under his control, and if be failed t?>
rumien it the tenant might vacate and
thereafter resist the oollectlon of the
i. :it stipulated to be paid."
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ANGOSTURA BITTERS leml- nebulous |
itavor i?. ?njrapefrult a:i?j Jalliea.?Advt.
'W? m El FU
IKRIf STATUE ICH
I _
Frederick Law. Steeplejack. De
; scends in Parachute, in Teeth
of Ga?e, asan Experiment.
i
ARMY OFFICER ON WATCH
| Falls 100 Feet Before Canvas
Opens?Lands on His Back,
but Is Not Injured After
Flight Through Air.
Three men climbed up the gr?ai bronse
arm of the statue of Liberty yesterday.
! nnd on rea? hin?; the t??r?-h held in the
'hand ?if Liberty Enlightening the Word
?me of them Jumped over the .-? le Into
space, falling nearly three, hundred fe?9t
The juniper w/aa FYederlck Law, a
steeplejack, ?'ho has assumed th?- more
? dignified tit!.- .-f "aerial ? ontractor." Law
paints flagpoles and rips tai ki?s at dissy
heights in short, dues any <>!d Job In
I lofty and dangerous places where the
nerve "f the average man would fail.
Persmis who would add to their fama
by baring their initiais ins?-rlb. ?1 upon
the golden halls of the flagpoles of sucn
structures as the Blnger, Metropolitan,
Platiron and Whitehall buildings ahoul i
employ -Mr. Lew. H?- will do the trick
and never t urn s hair. Therefore, it was
not surprising yesterdaj when he r?enl
up to the torch In the rich; hand ut Misa
Liberty and Jumped boldly Into th ? te.-tii
?.f a fairly stiff blow from the south
southwest.
.last as i.aw- was about tu make his
jump ?Sergeant <? P. Engstrom, l*. s. A .
was ordered to :t" to Redlow'a Island and
escort t" the torch two men who bad
permission from the War Department t i
"make a little experiment " The soldier
led the waj up the winding, winding,
winding stairs. Behind hioi followed
Law and liis assistant, dragging aloft a
rant as para hut.- abuul I I ? eet i i
?lia meter
(ince at the t??p I.aw wanted a plat?
form on which he might lay carefully
his canvas goaf before making hin Pap
The platform had Peen overlooke?), but
being a man of resource the ' a-fiai ? ?m
tractor" nboerved s wooden door .?i the
entran? e !<? the torch and suggested thai
it be lifted f'-i.n? Its hinge* Present?) l
was in place on the outer'rall thai sur
rounds !h>- huge metallic hand ??f Illas
Liberty, and un it was spread the flimsy
cant as envelope.
Sergeant Engstrom, who has ??????l la ?
ot three bullets in battle, lo?ik.'?l ovi
side and I hen glanced at Law. f?l
course. It was riu businOBS of !ns if i
man wanted U. jump ihr." hundr?
Me had his orders to lei In ?b? It, .-?. In
mad?, no suggestion t" th-? jumpei i
required in?,i* ??.uta?:? '??? rttnp thai I
fti?-e bullet.-, n the soldier thought, 1 "?
he was game enough to help Lea
his leap of death
Quickly th.- a? rigJ ? onl
rope? ?round Ins torso and anno
that he g as r- a !
"Realty?" askeii th? assistant
"Tes, i gueaa so, replk d I
DO, U"t yet Qive m? a few ptlfl
that cigarette ?if -... ?
The helper ture off the moist end f>f
the smokelet snd handed It to 1.1 ? H
took tin." long puf/a and befori
smoke had melted Into the sit w.?
plunglng downward To ihe i.e. men
remaining in the torch II seemed tot
moment as if the parachute never would
open. Bui Ih< il??/., finally caught It.
nnd blowing it "'it qulckl* rarrled La?
o*r to the northeast
Law struck the Ice-crusted soil of the
parapet He landed on bia ha? k and
rolled over, with hi; left i?-g doubled up
under his body. On top "f him wai the
para? hut I'.ir several s??.mis th'i
jumper remained still, and it was feared
he had P. .'ii killed, but he got ui> ?n,I
folding his aerial tant Stole away to th*
city.
Law dropped about -"- feet. Had p.e
fallen Into the water his drop would
have been 312 feet from the torch, lie-'
parapet being l<> feet above the surface
Of the hay.
The ferryboat Oaprey steamed about
the statu.- ready to pick up Law it he
fell into the wat.r. Those on hoard de
elared that be ?ir?>i?i.?j?i at leasl one hun?
dred fc?-t before his parachute i petted.
Few persons saw- the dsOCOItSion, .'S
Law's espertasen! with his safety appli?
ance for steeplejack w??rk had not been
advertised.
it is said thai lie app id t., th?- own
era "f the Metropolitan Ufe Building for
permission t<> drop from the tower of
that structure, but. the owners being a
life insurance company and not in. lined
t?i eniourage sulcMe, the requesl iras de?
nied.
MRS. ROBERT J. COLLIER ILL
Attacked with Indigestion ? Party
Abandons Voyage to Colon.
[*8j TalatrapB to Tho Triimm-. i
New Orleans, Pah I Mrs. Hohcrt J.
Collier was stricken With a Severe attack
of Indtgastkaa an?i heart trouble to-nlgbl at
the S'. Charlas Hotel, ami the ocean roy?
hkc planned by the Collier party has been
abandoned.
It was salil at the botsl tint her ?ondl
II? n la not serious, and ihat It Is thoushl
th?- patfent win be able to travel to-moi
row. when sin- will be taken In*the ?'?diler
pHvStS ear t" Miami. I-'la.
Mr. rolller, with his mother, Mrs. P. K.
Collier, snd party, bad piacaed to sail to
OMMTOW for Colon, Where Mr. ''olli.r was
to uiake aeroplane SSMliSBenta
?
DANCE HALL PROPOSALS
Cincinnati's Mayor Wants Working'
Qirls to Have Chance to Marry.
?'in? Innatl. Feb. 2.?The proposed iniinbl
pal ?bu,ce halls will al> ? b. matrimonial ;
bur? aus if conduct?-?! mi IDs Haas set forth !
t??-?lay by Mayor Hunt. 1 want the au-I
?,,. i ?ision so strict that any gtrl ni.iy feel j
m, m,. 'n attending then?. ' suM the Mayor.
??'iiie averaga -hi srhe works n.?.s too littleI
chance to meet available rr?-n She should
be able to pick a husband from the men
?be will meet at the munie.pal ?l.aii? ? halla."
a
PINEHURST TOUR. $35.
aPsansylvsnls Railroad, Pebruarj I. Pull
inan- ac? ?iniinodailoiis and meals (joins
Titre? r*aya' board ai HoteM^arollna. Ttt-lt?
, i?. mod retundas !i"'il Kcbruarj -'. ;-? ? I
Ticket Agenta oi telephone Msdrssn ,"9v?j. - I
Advl |
JUMPED FROM LIBERTY'S TORCH
Striking photograph showing Frederick Law, who jumped from the top of Liberty Statue yesterday,
hanging from his parachute as it descended. I#aw is in an almost horizontal position. The arrow
indicates -lit!'?.' he start i ! on hi> sensational jump.
.'?'KCI'KIO'K UVV
Who ma.I.- tin- dartpj Jump
i Photo b] ? ni' i lean Pre?? A tortatlon i
DIX NEAR BREAKDOWN
Physician Sends Him to Lake
George for Few Days' Rest.
Albany, Feb. '-'. Governor l?ix has
been advised by bla physician t>. give up
?ill further social and public affair:-! for
the present Unabls to bear th? burden
of duties thrust on bin?, the Govern:?
has been on the irerfe of s breakdown
for two <>r thr<". weeka Much asalnst
his will he has < ancelled further so? lal
engagements foi a time, and will spend
a few days at Lake George, away fr??n
the cares ?.f his office h?- had plann., i
t . g., to the Adtrondacka
Th.. foUowing statement by It. Bpen?
.. r i, Dawee, the Governor's physician.
was given out tO-nlsThl at the executive
chamber:
i bava advised Governor i?ix that n is
absolute!) ImperaUva that he should r??ie
K'.. for th?' present, all further social and
public functions. The Btreas and Btraln on
111,, executive are BO ?teat that the addi?
tional burden which he has thus far car?
ried I? n?>.re lh.it? e\.-n his splendid
physique should I a asked i<> stand
In spite of his COndlUon tin? ? ;?.\ >?tnur
it mi Mrs. i?ix guv?- a dinner at the Bxee*
ulive Mansion to-nlghl for the Judges ?if
tlie Court of Appeals and Supreme Court
and a f.-w friends.
BIG MEXICAN OIL DEAL
Lord Cowdray Concern Sells Out
for $20.000,000.
|B] r?;. pasa '" Tas Tinsses |
Talllpi'". Mix, l'eli. "_'. l'e.u s. ,n A
Co., I't'i-, the lar?,?- <.ii prodtalag and re
fining concern ?>f whi? h Lord Cowdraj ?
la th? head, has just disposed of its oil
tatereal In lltflco, Including five hun- ;
(li.il thoiis.iiiil acres of land, owned nul
leaned, a raflnery at MinatlUan and sev- ?
eral large producing weiis, t?? the Mexi?
can Kagle OH Company for |20,?1*X,000.
The purohaaing Company was organ
hard a few vears BgO as a snbsidiar.v of
the I'-ar.son ?ompanv.
CHINAMAN RUNS FOR OFFICE
Gets Silk Hat and Sallies Forth for
Votes in Colorado Town.
OeorgStOWB, Col.. Feb. I ? !.???? tiow, a
Chinaman, lias aiinouti? -d his candid.?)
fur CoWtt H man tMes? nle? ihe i.roper papers
io sscurs ?. place on the batest, and ?tarted
his a in i ?am n with ai. Aiii, rii-au campaign
manager TbVnsjsl ?tep >.f Oow and hi?
ii?ali4.K''i Ha?- l<> purchase : Ik hat>< I?? coin
ii? i. their stxllsh attife, ufe- arhleh ?hey
i-i;.ri.-.! a I.?e-to-houae ?iv-i.'s f?>r votes.
???o? is bald to I.?- th>- first fureiKii-born
CI.in.unan lo run for oil:?- ?_ la Auicrlca
I ri,.,'.,graph <'np) right h> !'?>a?*ra Eugrarlng ?empSBy.l
MIBOKH?
' S6,500,000 INVOLVE
j _
Cro?ss Town Realty Co. Buys
from Goodridge Estate, and
Will Remodel Hotel.
ASSESSED AT $1,755,00(
One of the Last of Old Broadwa
Houses Again Rented to Pr?s
ent Lessors, Who Will
Continue Business.
The Hotel llarlb?orough, at the norti,
I weal turner ?if Broatdway and ,'Wt
street, one Of tin- last "f the famous ol?
hotels on the "t.'roat White Way,'' \va
sold yesterday i"r the estate of Chartott
If. Gondtidge t.. a realty firm, which i
turti rented it fur the present lessors
The transaction Involved about ttMfOO,
0(10
The hotel OCCUpieS most of the blocl
i front on Broadway between ?'???th an?
I .'?7th str?-ets and I.V.I feet in 98th street
jit -.vas annii'iiiied that the struct ur?
WOUld be altered, th<> entire groutvl flooi
?t , I,.- remodelled for business purposes
The Hotel Marl borough was built it
1888, and . ! that time and for surt?'
years following was considered one <?!
the feuding hotels in the city. In IM!
It was rebuilt and mads more modern
The property had been in the continu?
ous possession <>f the Qoodrldge familj
since is."v*>. when it was purchased i>y
the grandfather of the late owners.
Th.- brokers in ths pr?sent transaction
wer?? Leopold Well, In conjunction with
Adolph Meyer, ?>f the .New Fork Life in
sur.iii? ?? S?d Trust Company, as trustee
for the estate The Inner was the I'ross
Tn\? m Realty Company, controlled by
Samuel Bnelienburg, s. If. Bfoch and
Harry If. Xathanson, of Philadelphia.
"h?? wer-- represented In the transaction
by the law linn of ?Goldsmith, Cohen,
Cola <v Weiss. The hotel and grounds
were said 10 be valued at about $2.500,
i11'". The property wsa assessed by the
. ,tv .- t .t;.7:.:,.oi?n.
Th?> leas,- was sold for the Swecney
Tlerney Hotel Coenpanjr, which has a
term of MiiHy-eeven years still to run
The aggiagate amount of the rentals for
this perlt d would be. it teas estimated,
|i,0M,000. Th.- Bweeney-Tlerney Hotel
Company win contlone the management
??I the hotel fur the present. Mr. Wei!
and Mr. Mo?,er have been appoint?-?! sole
BgentS Of the property.
nth.-r well known hotels in the nelgh
borhond Of tlie Marlborotigh that have
been torn down in recent sears were the
Sturttvant. the Metropole, the Rossmore
and the st. Cloud. Nea ?>n?-8 of the first
?lass modern type have arisen near by
Among these are the Hotel McAlpin, not
yet completed, oceupylng the entire
block froM In Broadway between 32d
and 32d streets, estimated to coat $12.
i.iiii.niiO, an.i the Hotel Vanderbilt. on the
Wi -I'll." Bide Of Park avenue, occupying
the ntire block front between 33d ami
I4th st resta
It is rumored that Colonel John Jacob
( imtiiiiird oa ??-rourl page.
FOUR MURDERED AND
THEIR BODIES HACKED
Two Men and Two Women Killed
in Apartment at Lawrence,
Mass., as They Slept.
I STABBED AND THROATS CUT
_
Crime. Undisclosed from Early
Morning Until Night, Revealed
When Family Downstairs
Tell the Police.
Lawrence. Mas.??.. Feb. 2?A mysterious
uuadruple murder in which two men and
-two women were killed by stabbing or
by having their thnii.ts cut with a razor
was revealed to-night by the discovery
of the bodies ..f th?? victim? >>n the sec?
.iiiii floor ..i' b two family tenement house
in the rear of No. 13" Valley street, near
Un? heart of the city. The dead are
Mrs. Annie Dannie, thirty-five years old;
Mr. and Ml*. Joseph Savia, thirty-five
an?) thirty years old respectively, and an
unknown man.
A disturbance was heard in the
Bavia apartment about 3 o'clock this
morning by the family which lives down?
stairs, but the trouble was not consid?
ered serious enough at the time to war?
rant an investigation. When no mem?
ber of the household appeared during the
day, however, the police were notified
and enterad the apartment to-night.
The body of the unknown man was
found lying In front of a table ta the
kitchen. His throat was cut and there
were knife wounds on his body. In a
corner were the bodies of Joseph Savia
an?! his wife. Their faces, hands and
clothing h?ul been slashed with a knife
or a rasor
Passing into the bedroom, beyond the
kitchen, the police found the body of
Mrs Dennis stretched across the bed. The
weman'e throat had been cut and her
body bore stab wounds. All the victims j
wen- fully dressed, with the exception of J
Mis Dennis, who fnse without her waist
A mob of more than one thousand per
Fona assemhl???] about the seen?; <?f th?;
crime as soon as the news Spread, but a
< < ?many t.f militia her?? on strike duty
so-.n disperse?! the gathering.
N?.ne Of the victims was employed In
the textile mills and they had no cor?
ne? Uon with th?' strike
Th<- theory held by the police late to
lilghl was that the murderer ha?l neen
a gu??st of the family and committed the
crime in revenge for some grievance
after all had retln-d for the night
Bloodstains indicate? that the victims
w.r? all stabbed In bed and crawled in
their struggles to the places where *he
bodies wave found.
.Miss Ida Muslin, a young woman who
lived In the hous<\ saw a man without
a ...at and with his shirtsleeves rolled
up t.? th?- elbows walk away from the
house about 3 a. m. She said he had
something In his hand resembling a long
knife. She had b??en aroused by screams
and heard a door shut in the Savia
apartment.
The autopsy showed that on each of
the fiiur bodies was a lagged slash
which entended from th? ear down to
the throat, the mark of a dagger struck
downward with a powerful blow.
GOVERNOR REFUSES
10 PARDON BRANDT
Application of Fermer Valet of
Mortimer L. Schiff for Com?
mutation of Sentence
Denied.
ORDERS ALL PAPERS SEALED
:. In Spite of This, the Governor
Announces That There Is No
Mystery in Case?Schiff
Statement Not
Considered.
i'R.i 1>l?*rraph Is Tti? Trlr-ir? |
Albany. Feb. 2.? Lan runes de Foulkl
: Rran?1t will have to serve out th?s re?
maining twenty-five years of the thlrty
;?e.ir sentence. Impose,! on bin bjr Judge
| Rosalsky, after he pleaded gulltv t?, too
. hing and assaulting Mortimer L, Schiff,
by whom he bad been employert a ? i
; valet. Governor Dix to-night ?1? Died
Brandt's application for a commutation
lof sentence. In a statement whl?-h h?
t gave out telling of his decision the Gov?
ernor announced that there was BO mvs
. tery in the case, but at the same tim?
il- was lenrn??d through his Legal ad?
viser. Seym?, ir Van Pantvoord. that he
bad ordared yealed all the parer? ftleJ
?with him.
The ilovernor himself dirt not come our
: t?, meet the newspaper men. wh<? were
malting for the decision in the execu?
tive chamber, but sent Mr. Van ^ant
I voord to answer any gtiarles, The iegsl
I adviser sal.l that the statement submit
tad by .Mr. .Schiff through his attorney,
' Howard s. <'ans. had not been tronelderoJ
or e\en accepted.
The nnlv pai'?;r-a which the Governor
took into consideration and from which
! h?. gathered all the facts upon which ha
! ?i.iseil his decision." said Mr. Van Sant
voord, "were the petition of the convict,
I supplement try letter:- from him. which
?were sent to the sxscutlve rhamber right
up to a few days ago: th-> rep?.rt. of Dis
I tritt Attorney Whitman a Btatsmeot
; from Judge Rosalsky and the records
from Dennemors prison, ?(bowing Mil
' health nnd conduct of tlie prisoner "
Bramlt had the fullest opportunftv to
piasen! any f.T-ts be saw fit Mr. vsn
Bsntvoori said.
Case Considered AM Day.
The Governor and his legal ad vise
were in consu'tation over this ?-as?! all
day. When the latter came out of th?
1 ? hief executive's Inner r??<iin to annotin?'-?
1 the de?isi?iii no amount of rpieryint- eOUld
Induce him to indicate in any way wlv
Sdvtos or facts District Attorney Whb
man or Judge Rosalsky gav?? in th?lr re?
ports.
'?Psatatcl Attorne.?. Whitman. H II
understood, has ?nid that lbs BOntsnce ??'
pratvlt ?tras too ?f\'-'r>>. aii'1 that had th?
i .-ase gone to a trial a mn<-h lighter son*
tence would have been tmpore?). Wasn't
that taken Into consideration*' Mr Vag
Fant'-oord was ask"?!.
' I don't affirm i r den?, it rf the Dis?
trict Attorney chooses to say anything
about that he can," was the r?plv.
"We understand that a poli--? s?-g<?sn*
who -eporte?! Rr-indt's past record had
i told of th* large number of places he
1 had been dismissed from. This report |j*
| ?aid to have leen proved false, ?and an
investigation is being made Into the con?
duct of th? police sergeant. Was thst
feet brought to the attention of the Gov?
ernor?"
"That ha?l nothing to do with this
case." was the reply.
"Well, if it had been considered, would
It have influenced him?" was asked.
Can't Read Governor's Mind.
"You will have to ask the Governor
that question. I have no way of read?
ing his mind," said Mr. Van Santvoord.
It was pointed out to the legal adviser
that It might be natural for the public to
suppose that some influence had been
brought to bear to keep Brandt In prison
In view of the fact that Alton 13. Parker
and Paul D. Cravath had been engaged
to argue against the granting of th?
commutation.
"I want to say right here," shouted Mr.
Van Santvoord, rising from the chair, at
the same time pounding the table and
gesticulating angrily, "that no Influence
bus been brought to bear In thla case
and no one has seen me except Mr. Gans.
He ?ame here on Monday and I refused
to accept any statements from him.
Governor Dix has decided this case on
the papera that have been submitted to
him and nothing else, as he says over
his signature."
It was pointed out that the decision of
the Governor la absolute and unrevlew
able. Governor Dlx'a statement follows:
The application for a commutation of
the sentence of Lawrence De Foulke
Brandt is denied. There seems to have
been an attempt to Inject mystery Into
this case, but ther?; Is no mystery. The
prisoner made an application for clem
?ncy, ind he was afforded every oppor?
tunity to present his plea In full. I
thereupon asked for a report from the
District Attorney and the presiding
judge, which have be??n filed. I have re
< < Ived no other papers. There have be. n
no arguments, ??rally or by brief. So
written or oral statement whatsoever
(rom the oomi lainatit In the original
? 8S8 or any attorney on his behalf lias
been re ?? t*/Cd I have decided absolutely
and entire!*? on the record
Lawrence De Foulke Brandt was ?en
tened to thirty years In jail by Ju-Iije ottt
RatssJaky, In General s m.-?.h^. on Vpril i
IM7, after ?ie ha?l pleaded guilty to Inc.
in the first degree. The crime Which hi
confessed was th .t of entering ihe hone Gat
Mortimer L, Pehlff a month after his dis
charge as Mr. Schlff's valet, hitting Mr
Schiff over the head with a ;lub r.n?J
taking jewelry valued at S200.
Some four weeks age Brandt -viote tc
Governor Dix from Dannemora, ?vnero h?
had been Incarcerated, begging that he b<
pardoned, since he had pleaded guilty, at
Innocent trian, to shield the reputation of a
woman In the Schiff household, and ?Itr
the assurance that he would regain his lib?
erty within a year. Governor Dix sake?
District Attorney Whitman to inveatlgat?
the <;.n- and i-.i-.it to him. and he ask?-?
Judge Rosalsky also to submit a report c.
the court proceeding?.
Dlatrlct Attorney Whitman, after confer
enees with Brandt, Carl Flacher-Hansen
the SZ'Convict, who had been Brandt'a law
yer, and with Howard 8. clans, who ha?
represented Mr. Schiff, recommend?**!, the*