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CRAZED FIREMAN'S I
DESPERATE DEED
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Calls Comrades on False
Alarm, Shoots One Dead,
Wounds Two Others.
ESCAPES TO HIS HOME,
KILLS WIFE AND CHILD;
Brains Battered Out With Steel Bar |
as They Slept.
HE THEN TAKES HIS OWN LIFE :
Had Recently Been Discharged for
Insubordination and Was
Actuated by
Revenge.
SAN DIFXIO ('a!., August 1?Burt S.
Durham, t discharged employe of the
local fir^ department, today ended a man
hunt that began early today by shooting
himself through the head after he had
killed throi persons, including his wife:
and child, and seriously wounded two
others.
In a spirit of revenge early today Durham
turned in a false alarm of fire, and
when hi- former fellow-workmen responded
he lired a volley of shots at them,
killing : and probably fatally injuring
two otters. Durham then ran to his
home, a ,d with a piece of steel wrapped
i:i a handkerchief beat his wife and baby
al?out tin i lo ads as they lay asleep, killing
both. He then made his escape.
rearms the crazed man might make
an assault on his parents, t.'hief of t'oiioe
Wilson placed a gu trd about their
l-ouse. A guard also was placed about
Durham's home on D street to prevent
the muiderer from returning and firing
in those attending the bodies of his
wife and child. i
Dismissed for Insubordination.
Several months ago Durham was discharged
from the tire department for
insubordination. He was said to be <
quarrelsome. Durham was a wagon ;
driver. His dismissal is said to have <
preyed on his mind until he concocted (
a plan for obtaining revenge. <
After midnight last night *1? turned tn 1
a false alarm in a distant quarter of the ,
city and awaited the response of the
lire company. I'pon its arrival lie opened
lire with a revolver.
At the lirst shot Driver Don Grant
fell to the grour.d dead with a bullet <
through 'tis head. I
At the second shot Hosetnan Guy El- ,
llott fell with a bullet In his stomach.
Deter Sampsell fvas shot through the '
lungs. - f
Two tpore shots-Were tired at the mem- a
,'cfr drove up. Menacing the assistant
chief and the members of the fire de- ?
partment with his revolver. Durham i
made his retreat. As he disappeared in .
the darkness he called back to the men:
"Tell my wife I am going to commit sui- 1
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Police Chase in Automobiles. \
Within a few minutes the police were i
notified and a score of officers in automo- l
biles were on the scene searching for
Durham. When they went to his home
the second tragedy was discovered. Durham
had locked the doors of his home
after him.
At St. Joseph's Hospital it was said
Wampsell would die, but.there was some!
hope for Elliott. j
Mrs. Durham, according to neighbors,
bad been afraid of her husband for some
time and recently sent a warning to
Chief Wilson. Siie is also said- to have
taken revolvers away from Durham on
two different occasions.
Insane. Kills Husband and Self.
DENVER, Col.. August 1.?Insane, it is
ladieved, as the result of brooding over
accounts of murder and suicide which
took place in Denver eight days ago,
Airs. Mabel Eveland today shot and killed
1 er husband, Joseph A. Eveland, as he ?
lay in bed and then killed herself. j |
FLAMES SWEEP CAMBRIDGE: <
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| Fire-Fighting Apparatus Breaks
I Down?Forty Buildings Burned.
1 i'AMBRICmje. Md.. August 1.?Fire '
A that started early yesterday morning ir>
K a stable gained great headway. uwifTp' to 1
the breaking down of tire-lighting appa
ratus. and. sweeping through th< busi
ness center of the town, did damage estiI
n.ated at from iKSt,'*'" to Sl.*>o,ujo before
H the citizens. who turned out en masse,
succeeded in bringing it under control
In the meantime two score or more
. hurchev, business buildings, residences
;<nd otlier structures had been destroyed
entirely or more or less damaged. In <
| response to appeals from here Salisbury. .
H Aid., and Seaford, Del., sent aid, hut
shen it arrived the flames were under '
ontrol.
I RIOTING ON GRAND TRUNK.
Canadian and American Troops!
I Rushed to Protect Property.
I NIAGARA FALLS. N. Y.. August 1.?
Detchments from the Royal Canadian
Tribunes of Toronto and the Royal Cana*
i diitn Rifles of London, with the 44th
R Regiment of local militia, left here early
A today for bridgeburg. following requests
B from the Grand Trunk railway for better j
^R protection along its main lines between ',
and Hamilton.
Throughout yesterday passenger trains
were stoned and rocks were hurled
H ihroogh windows of the train which i
H brought the regulars liere shortly before j
^B midnight. The disorder is charged
^^R sympathisers with the Grarid Trunk con- ;
doctors and trainmen, wlio struck two i
^B weeks
I CHILDREN'S LIVES SAVED.
Orphans' Home at Los Angeles Destroyed
by Fire.
I/OS ANGE1.ES, Cal., August 1.?
Through prompt action on the part of
Rabbi Sigmund Frey, the manager, and
Otto Torm, the Janitor, the lives of fifty
children were saved from death in a fire j
which destroyed the Jewish orphanage
home early today. The children followed .
the directions of the two men and with!
but little disorder lefV the buUding. a
frame structure* which in less than half
an hour was destroyed.
Rabbi Frey loat in the tire a library val
CANALEJAS DEFIES j
P(1PF ANfl f.ARI ISTS
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Spanish Premier Firm, Facing
a Situation That Grows in
Peril to Throne.
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KING ALFONSO AND HIS
QUEEN OFF TO ENGLAND
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Cabinet Left With Free Hand in
Fight With Vatican.
NEAR REVOLT IN BISCAYA
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Violent Sermons Preached Denouncing
Policy of Government in
Church Controversy.
MADRID. August 1.?With Catholics at
ttome expressing hopes that Don Jaime,
:he Carlist pretender, may raise the standing
disorder, the Imparcial, which has
Hiscayan provinces rise in insurrection,
itui with the socialists in Spain threatening
disorder, the Imperial, which has
hitherto been unfriendly to Premier Canalejas.
ranges itself upon the side of
'iie government in tlie pending conflict
svith the Vatican.
Tlie libera] press in general continues
-tanchly to support the cabinet, which
has been left a free hand to carry
through its policy by the departure of
King Alfonso and his queen for England.
Places Blame on Vatican.
The Imparcial says:
"We are faithful members of the
Roman Catholic Church, but we always
lave regarded the issue not as a reigious
one, but as a national problem,
involving the independence of the civil
?ower. Not Spain but the Vatican has
created the present situation."
The liberal pres> expresses especial indignation
at the telegram of Cardinal
Merry del Val, the papal secretary of
state, indorsing the attitude of the Bis:ayan
Catholics, who threatened to pre
npitate civil war and in telegrams to the
Vatican placed their lives and property
it its disposal for the conflict.
Goes to Consult Pretender.
Former Deputy Llorens. one of the
L'arlist leaders in Spain, left today for
Frohsdorf, the Austrian residence of Don
(aime, to confer with the pretender. His
ate departure would indicate that Carlist
dans for a rising are In no especially
tdvanced state. ,
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BILBAO, Spain, August 1.?The Roman
^atholic priests throughout Biseaya,
i northern province of Spain, preached
.iolent sermons yesterday against the
policy of the government in its conflict
with Rome. Preparations for a great
kathode demonstration against the government
are being continued, In spite of
the declaration of the government to
ts organizers that no demonstration
threatening disorder would be allowed.
Vatican Delays Action.
ROlIE, August 1.?Although the Afarjuis
de OJeda, the Spanish ambassador
o the Vatican, has left Rome for Spain,
he Vatican has not as yet taken any
lecision in regard to the recall of the
:?apal nuncio. Mgr. Vico. from Madrid.
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain, August 1.?
Kim: Ahcnso an.l Uuhc.i Victoria: loft
;oday to pay a visit to tne royal family
n England. They will stop at Rainoouillet,
France, to visit ITesident Fallieres
of the French republic, on the way.
Situation a Serious One;
Spanish Cabinet is Firm
MADRID, August 1.?Premier Canalejas
lescribes the recall of Marquis de Ojeda,
:he Spanish ambassador to the Vatican,
is "an indefinite suspension of negotiations.
' The critical situation brought
ibout by the rupture of diplomatic rotations
with the holy see is fully realized
by the government and the people. '
The premier yesterday made a state- j
meiit i>euring on the controversy between 1
tiie ehur li and state since the beginning i
of the negotiations.
"The moment 1 assumed power," he !
said, "I opened negotiations for a re- ;
duction of the religious orders. The ,
Vatican replied, offering less than was
off. li"? Prprniwr Wuura W<. f
grievously disappointed, but pursued the j
issue in a spirit of great inoderatlou.
Replied Only With Protests.
"Desiring to advance the question without
rupturing the negotiations, we exercised
our right of sovereignty by issuing
Jecrees.- compelling the orders to register
under the law and authorized dissident
sects to display the emblems of public
worship. As the Vatican replied only
with protests, we introduced a bill interdicting
further orders until the revision
of the concordat had been accomplished.
"When the Vatican finally demanded
the suspension of the decrees, as a condition
for a continuation of the negotiations.
the government, in spite of its
desire to avoid a rupture, decided to consider
the negotiations abortive and to
proceed to carry out its program by decrees
and legislation. The king approved
our course. The situation will not retard
the visit of his majesty to Kngland next
week."
Tried Peaceful Means.
An official communication issued by the
ftvm-, iimciii iiiiow^ tut tntut responsibility
of the present trouble on the holy
set, "vtiio.se attitude,'* it suys, "lias rendered
.sterile the conciliatory propositions
of the government."
The communication continues:
"The government, having exhausted
every means to reach an agreement regarding
a reduction of the orders, has
now Instructed Marquis de OJeda to Inform
t'ardinai Merry del V'al, tne papal
secretary, that he has been recalled to
Spain and has received orders leaving the
counselor in charge of the embassy.'
The liberal newspapers enthusiastically
applaud "the virile, independent act of
the government."
Republicans Promise Support.
The republican newspapers promise
their support, and urge the government
to persevere In its policy. The Universo,
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CAlLITPATGHWORK
Method of Repairing Aqueduct
Bridge Criticised.
IS DECLARED INEFFECTIVE
Capt. Hannum Says Masonry of All
Old Piers Will Give Way.
THREE REMEDIES SUGGESTED
Engineer Officer, in Report, States
That New Structure Could Be
Built for $950,000.
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I The present method of repairing the
[Aqueduct bridge across the Potomac river
Lit Georgetown is at best but patchwork,
Lind. while tending to prolong the life of
he masonry of the piers to a certain ex *nt.
is not effective in arresting permanently
the process of dissolution. Capt.
i'arrcn T. Hannum, the engineer officer
ft charge of the improvement of the Pol-mac
river, makes that statement in his
Mutual report to the chief of engineers,
lie piers, he says, have been placed in
il uood condition as is possible with the
finds available for the purpose. That
tic deterioration is progressive is shown,
>1 says, by the fact that new defects
air discovered at each examination which
dm not exist at the last previous exami
ration.
Is the occurrence of cavities in the
pi?rs cannot be anticipated and provided
against by the present method of
patching. Capt. Hannum expresses the
belief that in time the masonry in all
of tyie old piers will deteriorate to such
an extent that repair by any method
will be impracticable unless the present
method be abandoned in favor of a
more certain and permanent one or the
piers be entirely rebuilt.
Proposes Three Remedies.
There are. he says, three possible ,
ways of remedying present conditions: |
Plan A?By replacing the present
bridge with an entirely new one. preferably
with fewer piers and longer
spans. This plan was considered by
Congress in liMKi, but was not adopted.
Capt. Hannum says that while the
amount required for a new bridge
would depend on the type of bridge selected,
it is believed that a suitable
structure can be built at a cost not to
exceed $95tMkk>, including removal of
present structure.
Plan B? By replacing the five old piers
by new ones, as has been done already
with piers one, four and live. This plan,
Capt. Hannum says, would provide permanent
and reliable supports of uniform ,
appearance for the present structure, but
would not provide tor any improvement ]
in it. As far as known the south abutment
is in a safe condition. It is be- I
lieved that the north abutment can be
made reasonably secure by thoroughly
riprapping in front of it. That treatman*
ha ....a i. al 1" ?"
iic >JU jft lis viiiuiicu iu uic vaot
of the piers m account o:' the reduction
in the cross- .section of the river which
would tesult from the use of a sufficient
amount of riprap to protect them effectively,
In his opinion, the removal of
the five old pieis, which are larger at
the base than the new ones would* be, I
and which are partially protected by rip- '
rap, which also would be removed, would
increase the cross section of the river
sufficiently to make the placing of additional
riprap at the abutments permissible.
The estimated cost under this plan
is ?150,000.
Would Make Piers Solid.
Plan C?By providing some means of
making each of the old piers as solid
a mass of masonry as possible to prevent
further deterioration in the exterior
surface. In this plan ft is proposed t<9
surround each of the old piers with a
jacket, or shell of reinforced concrete up
to or above the water line, after thoroughly
cleaning out and grouting such open
joints of the Interior as are accessible,
t'he work -is to lie done within a cofferdam.
which could be used w'Ch comparatively
slight alterations at each pier successively.
While the exact condition of
the interior of the piers cannot be ascertained
by a diver's examination, Capt.
H;nnum says he believes the principal defects
are in the face masonry, and that
if that be properly repaired and confined
against movement there will be no further
deterioration. While the concrete
jackets would increase slightly the obstruction
due to the piers themselves.
Capt. Hannarn says that the removal of
me riprap, wmcii would no longer ne
needed, from around them would' more
than compensate for that. The estimated
cost under this plan is ?150,000, which
would provide also for- ;i ny" repairs found
necessary at the abutments. Tentative
plans for a cofferdam such as would be
required under lliis plan have been made
and soundings and pvoblngs around all
tlie piers in order to determine as accurately
as posslbit existing conditions.
TO WELCOME KNIGHTS.
Chicago Begins Erection of Most
Elaborate Decorations in History.
CHICAGO, III.. August l.?The work
of decorating for the reception of the;
half million ri&itoia who will be in Chicago
fdr tlie KnigMs Templar conclave
next week was begun yesterday.
Most of the material for tire arches
was placed on the ground yesterday, and
the work of erection started with a rush
today.
Tne "Templar way" on State street, i
extending from Randolph -to Van Buren,
will be the largest and most elaborate
decoration that has ever been erected in
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wiinagu.
Upon each side of the street massive
Corinthian columns will be erected, thirty
feet apart, and surmounted with a globe
studded with stars. The columns will
be twenty-one feet in height, and one
hundred electric lights will be used to
illuminate each cap and globe. The numeral
laurel will be festooned from eolt
umn to column, and in the center of each
festoon will be a circle three f^et in diameter,
surrounding the bright red cross
of the Knights Templur.
MAYOR MAGEE IGNORED.
Pittsburg Street Railway Company
Still Running Cars.
PITTSBURG, Pa., August 1.?"No cars
shall run," but all cars do. Such is the
traction situation on many of the principal
car lines of Pittsburg, following
Mayor William A. Magee's act in revoking
on Saturday the franchise by which
the Pittsburg Street Railway Company is
declared to be operating its cars on certain
routes.
The company, claiming that the charter
revoked is one granted forty years
ago and not now used, Ignores the
mayor's order. The mayor, who claims
that the company has failed to live up
to its charter conditions, left today for
a vacation in the country, abandoning
for a time his light for better street
railway service. It is known, however,
that both the city and company are preparing
for war at court over the traction
conditions. J
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MONTT TO BE HONORED
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GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES
WILL MEET HIM.
| Salute Will Be Given the Chilean
President When He Lands in
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New York Thursday.
The army and and navy are to unite
with the State Department in making:
the reception to President Montt of
Chile, on his arrival in New York
Thursday, a highly notable event. The
Chilean president will stop in this coun.
! trj' three or four days on his way to
I Europe.
The third assistant secretary of state.
Chandler Hale, has been selected by
the State Department; Maj. Gen. William
H. Carter, assistant chief of staff,
by the War Department, and Capt. H. ;
McL. P. Huse, captain of the navy yard '
at Philadelphia, by the Navy Depart- |
ment, to recerve the distinguished vis- j
itor. They will go down the bay to I
take the presidential party off the
Tagos, on which it sailed from Panama, j
The party will land at about 59th
street. At the Narrows a salute will be
given in honor of the visiting president
and a body of troops wi^J be at
the landing to serve as a guard.
The entertainment of the Chileans !
during their stay in New York will de- j
pend largely upon the health and inclination
of President Montt. It is
probable that lie will go to Beverly to
meet President Taft.
Ml MORE CASES OF
INFANTILE PARALYSIS i
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Efforts to Be Made to A'scertain
if the Disease is
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Contagious.
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Two cases of infantile paralysis were
! reported to Dr. Woodward today. One o?
j these may prove important in determin- j
I Ins facts as to the communicabilfty of I
the disease
Dr. Woodward said that one of the children
had been away in Virginia and had
slept in a bed with another child who
uau iecovereu irorn me uisease. it may '
bo that the disease was communicated to (
the "Washington child in that manner.
Dr. Woodward was asked about a quar- '
antine to prevent the spread of infantile
paralysis.
"A quarantine could be established, but
under existing conditions it would be hard
to maintain," he said. "It would be a
quarantine of the kind used in typhoid
fever, and to see that it is strictly maintained
inspectors would have to be in the :
houses with the cases almost constantly. !
The patients would have to be watched
carefully, as well as those in attendance
upon them, and there would have to be
constant burning and destroying of things
from the sick room.
"At present thefe is no isolating ward
in any hospital that can be used for infantile
paralysis, because th?y are all
being used for other diseases."
FAYETTE CITY. Pu., hgust 1.?Infantile
naralvsis. the disc:-* uMiir>t> l
federal government has decided to investigate
tn Iowa, is epidemic here. Three
children have died ot it in the last tew
days and fifteen others are seriously
paralyzed. It is believed the disease is
contagious ahd a strict quarantine is contemplated.
Takes Her Filial Vows.
Sister Stephanie, daughter of N. H.
Shea of this city, took ler final vows as
a member of the Visitation sisterhood
yesterday morning in t&e chapel at that
community's convent In Georgetown.
Mass was solemnized jby Rev. James
Becker, S. J., and the se#mon was preached
by Rev. Henry T. SCasten of Woodstock
College. The father, brothers and
sisters of Sister Steph4nie witnessed the
ceremony. She is a graduate of Georgetown
Convent and is now a teacher there. >
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mm plan parade
FOUR HUNDRED OFFICERS ON
DUTY AT GREENSBURG.
Authorities in Coal Mining District
Believe Disorder Has Been
Stamped Ont.
GREENSBURG. Pa.. August l.-With
four hundred deputy sheriffs and ninety
members of the state constabulary on
guard throughout the twenty square miles {
In the Greensburg-Irwin coal miners' i
strike v>ue, it is believed by the authori- j
ties ttttt disorder in the district has been [
stamped out, at least for a time.
Late today three thousand striking coal
miners will mobilize here and parade
through the town, speakers delivering addresses
at given points. The men hope to
sway public opinion in their favor. Since
March they have been on strike for a
recognition of their union.
Sheriff John Shields has issued a mani- !
festo, in which he announces that lie :
will allow the men to parade, but will J
strictly censor any inflammatory speech- :
making.
Only one arrest in the district has oc- !
curred for the past twenty-four hours, j
that of a Brandenville miner who was |
taken into custody on charges of inciting '
to riot.
FIRE RECORD IN CHICAGO.
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July Had More Alarms Than Any1
Previous Month.
CHICAGO, 111., August 1.?Chicago set
a new record for tires during July with a
total of 1,512 alarms struck in during the
thirty-one days. This breaks all records !
in the tire department since its organiza- <
tion. Hot winds an.d the long spell of;
warm weather are believed by firemen to ,
be partly responsible for the large number j
of tires.
While the number of fires was great, the J
total loss was comparatively small. The .
largest previous record in the history of I
the department was 1,218 alarms turned j
in during a month of the railroad strike i
In 18! tt.
WANT TAFT TO ATTEND.
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president invnea to xroviaence
Waterways Convention.
PROVIDENCE, R. I. August 1.?A
delegation, including Col. George H.
Webb, business director 01 the national
deeper waterways convention, and members
of the board of trade, went to
Beverly today to induce President' Taft
to attend the convention, which will be
held here in the call.
Col. Roosevelt also has been invited to
attend, and if the President cannot, be
persuaded -to come strong efforts will be
made to h:\ve the former President as tiie
principal guest.
Fifteen Drowned in Lake.
MUNISH, Bavaria, August 1.?Nine
young men and six girls were drowned
in the lake Traun bv the cansizinfr nf
a barge In a storm yesterday. Four of!
their companions were saved by fishermen.
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Bne ok trial again
IN COURT SECOND TIME ON
BRIBERY CHARGE.
Lawyers for Defense Begin Arguments
in Favor of Qnashing
the Indictment.
CHICAGO, August 1.?Lee O'Neil
Browne, democratic minority 1 ader o!
the Illinois legislature, faced trial toda>
for the second time on the charge* of having
bribed fellow-members ofthe legislature
to vote for William Lorimer for senator
of the United States.
Today's appearance before Judge Kers
ten was the signal for another attempt
on the part of Browne's attorneys tc
quash the indictment. At the former tria
before Judge McSurely, which resulted in
a disagreement after the jury had been
out 115 hours, a similar effort was mad<
in vain.
Wants Trial in Springfield.
The opening argument for the defense
was made by Attorney W. S. Forrest
who laid great stress on the contentior
that the Cook county court had no jurisdiction.
and asserted that the propei
place for the trial is in Springfield, 111.
before the Sangammon county court.
Various points of law which were presented
to Judge MeSurely in the lirsl
trial again were advanced by Mr. Forrest.
who insisted that a promise 01
agreement to bribe and not the payment
of money was the essence of the crlmt
of bribery. The opening argument hac
not been completed when the noon re
cess was taken.
FOUR HURT IN COLLISION.
A aLiIa TJ lino T-m + a n Villj
n ii luiiiuuiit muuo xuiu a iuuis
Wagon at Seattle.
SEATTLE, Wash., August 1.?Foui
persons were injured last night when ai
automobile, driven by T. S. Emerson, a
commission merchant, ran into a milh
wagon.
A. Carlson, a commercial traveler ol
New York city, was hurled to the street
He sustained a fractured skull and maj
die.
Miss Susan McCormick suffered deet
cuts about the head. Miss Kna Fennel!
and Miss F. Ferris were also thrown
from the automobile, but were not seriously
hurt.
Emerson, who had rented the car. wai
thrown into the milk wagon. He landed
in the seat beside the driver and was uninjured.
MR. HARR NOW IN CHARGE.
Acting Head of Department of Jus
tice Until September.
William H. Harr, who was appointed
several years ago as an assistant attorney
general, is now acting Attorney
General and will probably continue in
charge of the Department pf Justice until
September. He was appointed from
the District of Columbia.
Assistant Attorney General Fowler
who has been the acting head of the department
since the departure from tin
city of Air. WickershaAi, left for his
home in Tennessee last week.
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BAD FORPRjSONERS
Report Declares Cells in Station
Houses Insanitary.
CAPTAINS FAVOR CHANGE
Conditions at No. 6 Said to Be
Especially Unbearable.
I POOR VENTILATION MENTIONED
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| Allegations Made Are Being Used
by Lawyers Who Favor Sunday
Sessions of Court.
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Agitation started by lawyers who believe
that Sunday sessions of the Police
Court would do much to alleviate the
sufferings of prisoners who have to remain
in police station cells from Saturday
until Monday morning, is being
helped along by the reports of special
inspectors of the health office. The an;
nual inspection of public buildings has
! for several years brought out stereotyped
recommendations for a change to sanitary
conditions. The report of Maj.
Sylvester embodies the criticisms of "the
captains of various precincts, all of
whom have recommended a change.
Principal among the defects noted by
the inspectors is the old-fashioned brick j
cell. Damp, dark and. inclined to be j
foul, these cells, it is declared, punish
prisoners in advance of their sentence.
In fact, sometimes when an offender ha:
not been especially vicious in his offense
the judge will tell him that be has
been punished enough by being locked
up in a police station cell, and dismisses
the case.
No. 6 Severely Criticised.
Station house No. 0 is especially commented
011 by its own captain, by Maj. i
Sylvester and by the health department. |
Capt. Byrnes, who is in command at that
house, is reported as saying that hardened
criminals who have spent many
hours in all sorts of penal and detention
' institutions would rather spend weeks in
many up-to-date station houses tnan a
night in No. 0.
The health department's recent report
on this house contains the following:
"The old style brick cell is in use.
. Those cells are poorly lighted and ventilated,
there being but one opening, tbe
door, for the admission of light and air.
The toilets are corroded and it is therefore
impossible to clean them properly.
The dungeon cell, located in the cellar,
' is not only dark and poorly ventilated,
but the floor is damp."
At the time the inspection was made
there was water standing on the lloor of
this cell, it is said.
No. 7 and No. H have old style brick
cells, and frequent requests lor steel
. cages have been made. The house of detention
had a bad refuse box wtieu the
E inspection was made, and flies were bred
' there.
Is Often Overcrowded.
No. 1 station is frequently overcrowded,
and thn uifiiQ tinn oYiatinp' th^rA is Ha.
- scribed by the health department's re:
port, as follows:
? "There are not enough beds for one to
1! be assigned to each man. In some cases
i i three or four men use the same bed withi
out even a change, of bed linen. There
s is a large room on the same floor as
the dormitory, which is not at present
used. This room was at one time used
as a gymnasium. The cells in this build>
ing are of the old style. They are poor,
ly ventilated and lighted. The toilets are
i insanitary, it is impossible to keep them
- clean.-'
r a\o. 9 station house is overcrowded, ac!
cording to the inspector's report:
' | "The dormitory is not large enough to
i allow a separate bed for -each man. Beds i
I | could be placed in the locker room, but
. ; even with this addition there would not
. be enough."
I ! Nos. li. 15. 4, 7 and S also are noted as
. j hairing insanitary brick cells.
: MAY TRY CHARLTON
ON INSANITY CHARGES
; j Period for Holding Him for
i Extradition Proceedings to
End Tomorrow Midnight.
i
NEW YORK, August 1.?"While Porter
Charlton may escape the coils of Italian
law for. killing his wife at Lake Como
through the disinclination of the Italian
government to demand his extradition,
the self-confessed wife slayer may have
to stand trial in New Jersey on charges
of insanity.
The forty-day period under which
Charlton can be held pending negotla
tions looking to extradition from the
United States to Italy expires at midI
night tomorrow, b^it when Prosecutor
Pierre P. Garven of Hudson county, N.
. J., consented to the last postponement
( of the hearing he bound Charlton's attorneys
to an agreement that they would
, not by habeas comus proceedings or any
move whatsoever take steps to secure the
. release or removal of the prisoner until
' September 20.
5 Statement of Mr. Garven.
"If, when the seven weeks have ex
pired. the Washington authorities have
still taken no steps to extradite Charlton,
we will probably endeavor to bring him
to trial on charges of insanity," said
Mr. Garven today. "As it now stands
the young man is held on a charge of
murder, and it is on that charge that
the forthcoming hearing September 20
will be held. But it is obvious that tt'e
cannot bring about the punishment of
the prisoner on that charge, although he
has confessed to everything charged
against him.
"The crime was admittedly committed
in Itfifv. ?nd thiit annuls nnr
I* 1 ? - ?JUI lOUK lIVI til
We could try him on Insanity, however,
and if convicted he would then be incarcerated."
Neck Broken in Wrestling Boat.
PITTSBURG, Pa., Augrust 1.?Harry
Coleman broke his cousin's neck in a
wrestling: bout and is in jail awaiting 1
hearing on a formal charge of murder.
The cousin, Joseph Smith, died yesterday.
after lying unconscious for ten
days. The men are said to have been I
fast friends, but always disputed eacn j
other's prowess. It is expected that Cole- <
man will be released after a hearing; 1
\ \? - i fftfansai ^ i^aiinr?
CRIPPEN AND GIRL
HELD AS SUSPECTS
IN Quae PRISON
Remanded in Court for
Further Hearing
August 15.
WILL NOT FIGHT HIS
RETURN TO ENGLAND
Girl on the Verge of Collapse, Is
Taken to Hospital.
. 11
DRAMATIC STORY OF ARREST
Ship Boarded at Father Point by
English Detective, Certain of
of His Quarry?-Both
Readily Admit
Identity.
QUEBEC, Canada, August 1.?Dr. HawIcy
H. Crippen announced In the provincial
court today that he would not resist
his return to England to stand tilat
for the murder of a woman, believed by
the police to be his missing wife, belle
Elmore, the American actress.
Crippen's companion in Might, Miss
Ethel Clare Eeneve, was to have been
arraigned today, but her custodians reported
to the court that she was too til
to appear.
The authorities are confident that the
woman will giva no more trouble than
Crippen promises to, and that as soon as
the fifteen days of grace provided by the
extradition laws of Canada have expired
both prisoners can be returned to London
without any hitch.
Instructions From England.
When Crippen and Miss Leneve >v?re
arrested on board the Incoming steamer
Montrose yesterday they were charged
with an identical crime, the murder and
mutilation of an unknown woman. It had
been expected that both wouid be arraigned
at ltKuO o clock this morning and
deported on the steamer Koyai George
that will sail for England Thursday.
However, Inspector Dew received instructions
which changed the program.
The English officials do not wish anything
done that wouid give the appearance
of "railroaaing" the prisoners. They
wish tne lormaiiues 01 exuuumon iolio
wed to the letter.
When this became known here the arraignment
of the accused was delayed
until a new plan of procedure could b >
mapped out. it was linaliy determined t?
bring the prisoners before the court as
fugitives of justice and to set u later
date at winch they might make any proper
protest against their extradition.
In the meantime it is suppoaeu.nicy will
be permitted to have counsel.
Girl Taken to Hospital.
Miss Leneve was transferred this afteinoon
from the provincial jail to a hospital.
The girl scarcely nas been able
to stand since her coi.apse of jesicrda,}
when she was taKen into custody. Hi,,
condition has excited much synipatn..,
but jail keepers touay -suggested to .....
court unit sue (>e sent to a uospnai wild
she could receive medical ui.cnuou, ui
wmch sue is plainly m need.
Tue court giamed the ie<iuest at .a
went farmer in making known us intention
to seiiu uu oiile'ial to the Hospital
to take care ot ner.
Crowds Greet Prisoners.
?
QUEBEC, August 1.?It seemed tod.tj
as though halt trie city a population nuu
deserteu their usual pursuits ami <uin lied
the heights to tne Calais dc Justice ui
anticipation of the arraignment of Di.
jtiawiey H. Orippen anu Uriel Olai
Leneve, who atter a flight across the a;
lantic were arrested unuer such drumate
circumstances as the seamer Montrose
approached tne city yesteruay.
it mad been announced that the prison
ers wouid be brougni before Magistrate
Angers a ld:SO o'clock and tne matte,
of their deportation to fchiglanu quicki*
disposed of. However, the thousand*
who fouglit for a place of vantage in Urn
hope tnat they iingm get so much as a
glimpse of the man and woman who haw
been lifted from comparative obscurltj
into world-wide notoriety through an aieged
connection with the murder in Loudon
of a woman supposed to be iieiie
Llmore, the doctor's wife, were dieap- '
pointed.
i he case was not called at the time
set, and Judge Angers even intimated
that the prisoners might not be brought
before him today, lie said in explanation
of the delay that the matter rested with
Deputy Attorney General 1-anetot. It is
believed that the delay was* due to ad
vices received by Inspector Dew from
Scotland Yard. The inspector is awaiting
the arrival from Lonuon of an officer
bearing the necessary papers, which will
require ten days at least, and in the
mpfintimp will simnlv >isk thut tilC
prisoners be remanded as suspects.
Sympathy for the Girl.
As the hour originally set for the arraignment
approched the crowd that covered
a wide area around the Palais de
Justice grew greater. Everywhere bitterness
toward Crippen was exhibited, but
the attitude toward the woman in the
case was strangely different. Everywhere
one heard words of sympathy for the girlish
creature who had pinned her faith
to the man now charged with a crime so
shocking as to seem almost unbelievable. ,
Reports from the provincial Jail, where
Crlppen and Miss Leneve have been con- /
fined since their arrival here, added to /
the pupular feeling. Miss Leneve is I
described as having sobbed and moaned /
as she tossed on her cot during the early /
hours today. /
When she arose this morning she waa /
handed a cablegram, which read: /
"Tell all you know." / i
Those who saw this message say that / J
it was signed "Papa." / M
It is known that Miss Leneve's father / m
In London has stoutly maintained that / fl
Ills daughter waa Innocent of any knowl- /
edge of the crime, and that ahe believed /
aeraelf to be the lawful wife of Crlppc%/