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VOL. XII. NO, 21
THAWS DO NOT LIKE
THE DASHING MAY
Said to be Difference in the Fam?
ily Because of Evelyn's Fond?
ness for Chorus Girl.
HALF Of A DENIAL BY ONE LAWYER
Jurors Thus Far Comfortably Loca?
ted In a Hotel But They are Prac?
tically Prisoners?Thaw Protests
Against the Presence of Alienists?
Truxton Beale, Important Witness,
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK;. Jan. 2G.?Rumors of
dlffrenoe between Mrs-. Harry K.
Thaw on one side and Mrs. William
A. Thaw and the Countess of Yar?
mouth, mother and sister, respec?
tively, of Harry K. Thaw, on the
other, which were started yesterday
continued to be circulated today
despite a denial by Thaw's counsel
that any such differences existed.
The reported differences are saht
to have arisen over the continued |
presence in the court room of Mlss(
May McKenzie, the former chorus
girl who invariably accompanies Mrs.
Evelyn Thaw and sits by her during
the session of the court. Miss- Mc?
Kenzie is said to have been the
younger Mrs. Thaw's constant com?
panion since Hary Thaw shot Stan?
ford White. It was reported today
Ihat Mr. Delmna the San Fran?
cisco lawyer who came East to
defend Thaw, wont to tho Hotel
-lx>rraine, where the relatives of
Harry Thaw are staying, in the hope
of reconciling any difference which
might have arisen between the wom?
en. It was said that Evelyn Thaw,
made the first step to placate her
mother-in-law and sister-in-law and
that Mr. Delmas only consented to
try to smooth over their misunder?
standings on the agreement that
Miss McKenzie should discontinue
her appearance in court.
What Mr. Peabody Says.
?Harry Thaw is said to have dis?
cussed this matter with A. Russell
Peabody, of his counsel, when Mr.
Peabody visited him In the Tombs
prison today. Afterward Mr. Pea?
body said, "1 don't believe that
Mr. Delmas knows that Miss Mc?
Kenzie Is in the court room. He
is there to work and I don't believe I
lie gives the woman a thought.
"Early k?Kt summer when Eve-1
lyri Thaw was practically alone, j
Miss McKenzie was with her mostj
of the time. It Is only natural tti
suppose that Mrs. Thaw wants to
have Miss McKenzie with her now,
even If the other members of tter
husband's family with her."
He was then asked to state wheth?
er there is any truth in the stories
that Thaw has received many threat?
ening letters since he has been in
the Tombs,
"ft want to talk to the counsel
about ' this matter .before' I say
anything about It. It is possible
that I may have something to say
later," said Mr. Peabody.
Jurors Practically Prisoners^
The Jurors v/ere kept undor Close
surveillance at their hotel today.
The wives of two them called last
night but their guards only per?
mitted conversations in the presence
of another Juror and* themselves.
Mr. Peabody said that Miss Mc?
Kenzie had proved herself ono of
the best friends Mrs. Evelyn Thaw
"ever had and that she took care o.*
Mrs-. Thaw last summer when the
young woman was "suffering agony
greater than that borno by any
?woman in New York," and has been
devoted over since.
Reported Reason for Shooting
One of tho reports in circulation
today dealing with Thaw's motive
for shooting Stanford White was to
tho effect that the night before the
sno.iL ng, Thr.w called on White and
exacted Irom hJm a promls-o that
be would never 1ry to communicate
with Evelyn Thaw again. It was
also reported that, while at dinner
) In the Cafe Martin four hours before
i the tragedy. Thaw intercepted a note
i from White asking Mrs. Thaw to
I meet bint.
Jioouis aro reported to have been
1
NEWT
engaged in this city for eight Pitts
burg witnesses for Thaw to ho
brought t6 this city under the care
of Roger O'Mara, the Plttsburg de?
tective.
Jurors Comfortable.
Tii j seven Jurors are comfortably
housed at the Broadway Central
hotel, seventeen rooms with baths
and a separato dining room have
been engaged for them.
The jurors so Tar selected are
accepting the situation in a philoso?
phical manner.
'the plans for the defense while
thoy have not definitely developed, i
are believed to be as at'first supposed
tmoti. ual insanity, and an appeal
to the socalled "higher law." Only
tCo lnlnt?pt indication in this direc?
tion, has appeared at the trial thus
lav, and that was yesterday when
Clifford M. Harlldge, chief counsel
fTi Thaw asked n prospective jur?
or this question:
' W'culo yon take Into considcra
Oo'i: ill the evidence tending to
show the condition of this man's
CI haw's) mind at the time of the
kti ing of Stanford White?"
Marriott Will Recover.
(By Associated PresB.i
ORMOND, FLA. Jan. 26.?Fred
Marriott, who was seriously injured
yesterday when his racing automo?
bile was wrecked while rsclng nlong
Ormond-Dnytona Beach at a speed
of nearly 125 miles an hour, passed
a fairly comfortable night and prob?
ably will recover.
Col. Minetree's Funeral.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan 2ti.?
It wns decided today that tin? fuu
eral of Col. Joseph H. Mine tree,
purchasing agent of the Southern
railway who died here yesterday,
will take' place from hlsr late resi?
dence next Monday and tluit the
Interment will be In Rock Cret I
cemetery, this city.
Off for New York.
Mr. Charles Babbidge. secretary [
of the Newport News Shipbuilding
and Dry Dock Company and the |
Newport News Light and Water j
Company, and Mr. Vaughn M. Coyne,'
secretary of the Newport News Light ]
and Water Company, left last night
for New York after spending sev?
eral days in the city on business.
Smallpox Epidemic in Atlee.
ATLKB, VA,. Jan. 26.?The small?
pox epidemic Is spreading rapidly In
Hanover county. Dr. Anderson, sec?
retary board of health, nnd Dr. Gray;
located about forty cases. All schools. I
churches nnd other public places are'!
closed and all large gatherings are'
forbidden.
NINE BLOWN TO PIEGESi
- . !
Premature Dynamite Explosion Has1
Fearful Results.
BODIES BLOWN ACROSS THE RIVER*
All of the Men Killed Were Foreigners
and They Met Death in an Instant
?Thoy Wore Eating Dinner at the'
Time. I
(Special to the Dally Press).
RICHMOND, VA.. Jan. 26.?A pre?
mature dynamite explosion occurred
today on the Tidewater railroad, near
Penrlsburg, one the works of P. .1.
Milleti. in which nine men. all for?
eigners, were killed almost in an In?
stant. The mangled bodies of one (
of them was thrown nearly across
New river, the remains lodging on.
an island In the stream.
It seems that the in on were eating
their dinner on the grade, and were
thawing out a portion of the explosive
before an open fire. The explosion
was terrific.
ELOPES AT AGE OF 84.
Edward H. Hall Secretly Weds Miss
Ella Brower, a School Teacher.
MOUNT VERNON. N. Y., Jan. 26 ?
Mount Vcrnon people were surprised
today by the announcement of the
marriage of Edward H. Hall, of this
city, and Miss Klla Brower, of Pleas
antviUp. Mr. Hall is eighty-four years
old und Is wealthy. His bride, who
was a teacher in the public schools of
Mount. Vcrnon. is about thirty-five.
Mr. Hall's family is said to have
opposed tho marriage. He slipped
quietly away on Christmas Day and
went to Plcnsantvllle. where Rev.
Dr. A. K. Sanford. of the Methodist
church, performed the ceremony. The
bride nrosc from a sick bed to wed.
?ORT NEWS, VA., SI
NO FAIR SPONSOR
FOR WEARERS OF GRAY
General Stephen D. Lee Says Thai
Thy Will Have to Pay Their
Own Expenses.
REUNION IN RICHMOND IN JUNE
Then Confederate Veterans Will
1 m
Consider Proposition of a Maid or
. ' ' ' ."V-"
Matron of Honor?Can't Have This
Year Because There is No Money
Available for Purpose.
(By Associated Press).
NEW ORLEANS. LA., Jan. 2C?
Maids and matrons of honor and
other fair Blionsors hereafter ap?
pointed for the United Confederate
Veterans must be provided for by
some means outside or the treasury
of that urbanization, according to
orders Issued zy Oen. Stephen D. Loe
tonight. Oen. Lee said, "It cannot
he denied that what was Intended
as an honor to the descendents of
glorious women of the Confedera?
cy, has grown to such a degree
that Confederate soldiers have boon
In a manner forced Into second
place."
He announces that this matter
would be brought to the attention
of the Richmond reunion this year,
and th'? pending action liy the vet?
erans he will abstain from appoint?
ing a chief sponsor and maid 01
honor for the reunion.
"It is absolutely neccssnry," ho'
continued, "that tho expeuses of
,the- reunion cltkvi be-reduced," am'/'
he wishes it "distinctly understood
that the outlay for entertainment,
of all sponsors and maids of honor
must be borne by those who make
the appointments."
A second order announces the date
of the seventeenth annual reunion
for June 1. '- and 3.
PRESIDENT WANTS 10
STOP LAND GRABBING
He Has Directed That No Patent Shall
be Granted Till Official Exam?
ination is Made.
(By Assnclated Press.)
WASHINGTON. D. C. Jan. 20.?
President Roosevelt has determine.!
to put an end. if possible, lo frauds
in the acquisition of public land by
individuals and corporations. He has
directed that hereafter no patent shnll
he issued to public land until an ex?
amination of the ground shall have
Ixien made by an authorized officer of
the government: Tho President's or?
der Is in the form of a letter to Sec?
retary Hitchcock and under its por
visions orders are being sent out to?
day by the officials of the gcuoral
land office.
Quake in West Virginia.
HLUHFIELD, W. VA.. Jan. 2?.?An
earthquake Shock, lasting almost a
minute, was fjjl.t bore at 1 o'clock this
morning. Houses were badly shaken
and people jumped from their bed:;
In fright. No serious damage result
cd, however.
OSBORNE CRITICISES ROOT.
Says Secretary Would Substitute Ex
pediency for Right.
NEW. YORK, Jan. 26.? At the an?
nual dinner of Hie Confederate Camp
of New York, which was held at the
Waldorf-Astoria. James W. Osborne
spoke In defense of States' rights and
In criticism of Secretary Root's re?
cent address. He aald:
"A number of people have assorted
lately that you should not be tound
by the law or the Constitution, hut
should do the expedient tiling, wheth
cr It be law or not. Such things
have usually been said behind closed
doors, but lately this doctrine of ex
pediency has found so many follow?
ers that even officer* of the govern?
ment have got up and announced it
before public audiences.
"In other words, they would read
In clauses that are not there. It
means disintegration and nnnihtlr.Mon
of government by law and the pres
euce of either chaos or depotism. In
stead of a government of the United
Stales. When I think of Jefferson,
Calhoun. and Washington I pray that
they might live attain for one hour
to denounce such a doctrine. The
Union can never he destroyed by any
? ower from without, and as long as
thero remains one single State intact
the United States will remain n free
government, and I look to the South
lo reserve it In order that II may
ever remain a blessing to humanity."
JNDAY. JANUARY 27
MEMBERS OF GRIDIRON
HAVE FUN GALORE
loast and Roast a Number o!
Prominent Peeple to Their
Hearts' Fullest Extent.
"TEDDY BEARS" THE GREAT FEATURE
Clifford K, Berryman, the Creator
of the Famous Animal, Made a
Member of the Famous Organiza?
tion?Gov. Swanson Has Not Time
; to Walt for Mixed Drinks.
(By Associated Press).
WASHINGTON. D. C. .Ian. 26.~
Centralization was the major motive
in tlie entertainment furnished to
nliilu by the?"that famous ussoclu
tlon of \Vashlnfton newspaper corres?
pondents, the Gridiron club, at their
annual winter dinner given ut the
New Wlllnrd. The new president
of the club, Samuel O. Blythu of
the New York World, directed the
entertainment.
The Inltltutton of Clifford K. Ber
rytn'an, the curtoonlst and creator of
the "Teddy Bear," afforded an op?
portunity to introduce enormous
cinnamon bears, placed, of course,
by two members between the Pres
dent and Mr. Berryman. The olub
had n lot of sport over the bear in?
cident. A showman, who had the
bears in charge; explained that ho
had taught them the lnngunge of
man, that they could "think as quick?
ly and spell as badly as the Presl
f'jont of the United Stales."
' Mr.' Berryman with the. aid of his
uenrs made a number of cartoons;
One bear requested that he draw
a picture of the map whom iho Sen?
ate loves most and a striking like?
ness of the President appeared. A
picture of Senator Poraker showed
up when tin: cartoonist was asked
to draw u picture of the Senator
whom tttp President loved njost.
The picture of the next Vice Pres?
ident of the United States was a
composite starting with David B.
Hill cud being changed Into Fair?
banks, The. cartoon of the next
Republican candidate began with
Taft, was changed Into FalrbnnT.'H
and ended with a speaking likeness
of Joseph G. Cannon.
Some of the- Speakers.
Songs lo Associate Justice Harlan
of Ihe Supremo Court, to Vice Pres?
ident Fairbanks and Speaker Cnn
noli served as Introductions to thorn,
while other brilliant after dinner
addresses were made by General
Porter, Secretary Root, Henry Van'
Dyke of Princeton University, Rep?
resentative Adam Bode of Minneso?
ta and Francis Cushman.
New Empire Elected.
In the presence of the President of
the United States and the Vice-presi?
dent and Representatives from the
co-ordinate branches of the govern?
ment, a host of literary and newspaper
men, statesmen and many of the
captains of Industry, those who have
done and are still doing things, an
empire was. erected with all the
splendor attendant thereto.
The scene was laid In Washington
and the time nineteen hundred and
seventeen (ten years hence).
The kingly power was surrounded
with all the officers of state, with
courtiers and pages, a hornld who
looked more like "Happy Jack Fal
staff" than anything else, and a num?
erous court to complete the gorgeous
picture, and the fun these men of the
Gridiron club got out of the "skit," to
sny nothing of the enjoyment of the
guests, showed how keenly the as
scml.lage appreciated the satire. Ami
there was a Jester too, who spoke an
eplloguo which served as the identifi?
cation of President Roosevelt who de?
livered a forcible address. The grand
procession was welcomed by "God
save the King," rendered by a section
of the marine band. But the King was
finally deposed and the court, sent in
exile while the band played "The
Star Spangled Banner."
During the course of the centraliza?
tion, the king asked one of his mln
islcrit "Uns Japan Conquered the Phil?
ippines?" The chancellor of the c.\
, 1007.
echcquer replied "No your majesty,
they now offer to give them back to
us for a coaling station nt Cluatn." |
Ah a souvenir of the dinner n hook |
of nearly sixty pages was presented
to each guest, Its title being "Who Iki
Who In Qrldlron Prose and Rhyme."
Dealing with history characters and'
portrayod with ? profusion of cuts. I
Governor Wurflcld, of Maryland and
Hwnuson of Virginia, were represented
as Hpcnklng to one another as fol.
lows: Suva the Governor of Mary?
land to his friend of Virginia:"
"1 will mix you some thtiiKs that
nro good to put in yen."
Hays the Governor of Virginia! "I
prefer not. to wall, when time may be
saved by taking them straight."
FOUR KILLED IN A
NEW HAMPSHIRE FIRE
Big Mill at Dover Burned and It is
Believed That the Loss Will
Be $500,000.
(Ry Associated Proas.)
DO VSR, N. H., Jan. 20.?Dover's
most disastrous fire which occureil
today cost tho llvs of four and
probably live young mill operatives
and a property loss of a half a mill?
ion dollars. Tho tire destroyed mill
No one of the Cocheco Manufactur?
ing Company. Tho bodies of four
hoys, charred beyond hope of Iden?
tification, were found In the smok?
ing iiiliis and ns live boys are
known to be missing, It Is believed
that auot'her body will he discov?
ered.
Several of the Injured were hurt
while descending by ropes. The
fire broke out In the mill not long
after the live hundred or more op?
eratives hnd assembled for (holi?
day's work. Friction from a belt
generated sparks which lodged In a
mass or cotton and the linmes quick?
ly unread throughout the building.
Tho ex'ts soon hecnnie blocked
by a struggling mass of mill hands
and . utnuy wero obliged to. Jump
from "the windows. "Others secur?
ed rop'.'h and (JoscdhdJld to tho
ground. There were several daring
rescues by firemen.
Mrs. Jackson Declines Pension.
<R.v Associated Press).
RALEIGH, N. C., Jan. 20.?The '
Senate of North Carolina received
? !.'> .i letter from Mrs "Stonewall''
Jackson, declining to accept a pen?
sion of flttti a monlh, provided under
a resolution introduced a few days |
ngo.
Fire Damp Causes Horrible Disas?
ter in West Virginia Mine.
TWELVE DEAD BODIES TAKEN OUT
Mine Caved In After the Explosion
and It is Not Known Whether the
Men in the Mine Are Dead or
Alive.
(Rv Associated Prtss.l
WESTON, W. VA., Jan. 26.?Five
Americans tt?d seven Italians are
known to bo dead as the result of
an explosion of fire damp In the Penn- i
sylvanla company mine nt l.orontz,
near Buchanan, W. Vs., about f?:.?0
o'clock this overling. After the ex?
plosion the. mine caved In. causing the
entombing of the miners, estimated
at one hundred. The bodies of twelve
dead men have been recovered and
it 1? known nl the time whether any
others met death. The Americans
who were killed arc:
CHARLES ROHER MAN.
WILLIAM BAILEY.
JAMES SCOTT.
CHARLES JOHNSON.
GLENN MILES.
The bodies of seven Italians have
also been recovered, hut as they are
known only by numbers, their identi?
ty is not possible tonight.
Love Sick Woman Wanted to Die.
(Special to t'ac Daliv Press).
RICHMOND. VA.. Jan. 26.?Ml88
Hertha Johnson, a young woman em?
ployed In a laundry In Roanoke, at?
tempted suicide last night, by taking
laudanum. Physicians succeeded In
'. ringing her around. A quarrel with
licr sweetheart was the cause of the
rash act.
THE WEATHER.
Fair Sunday, colder
In central and East
portions. Monday fair,
not so cold; fresh
northeast winds,
PRICE TWO CENTS
SHOT TWICE AS HE SAT
ON EDGE OF HIS BED
Attempt to Murder Staten Island
Pnysician In Cold Blood Under
Mysterious Circumstances.
SHOOTING DONE EARLY IN MORNING
Man Mortally Wounded Refuses to
Tell the Police Who the Aaonssin
Was?Man With the Gun Entere'd
Doctor's Bed Room and Began
Shooting at Once.
(Special In (ho Dnlly Press).
NIOW YORK. .Inn. 2?.?Dr. Charles
W, Townseud. one of the best known
physicians und surgeons on Stuten Ih
land, was shot and mortally wounded
while in bed In his homo nt New
Brighton, s. I., early today. The case
Is surrounded by mystery, but from
the meagre details which have been
permitted to leak out by Iho official!)
It Is behoved thai the doctor was the
victim of a man who sought venge?
ance for some real or fancied wrong
Dr. Townseud at first declared his
wounds were Inflicted by n burglar,
but later snld he knew the man who
did It.
"I know perfectly we'll who Hhot
me." he told the police, "but I shall
not loll his name. I do not want the
ptan arrested. There Jj< no need of
sacrificing still another life."
A cabnuui numod 8,11 verm a Ii, who
answered the description given by
Dr. Townsond of his nssiillnnt, was
arrested.- When ho was taken to the
bedside of the (lying man, however,
the doctor refused to Identify hint,
"I didn't toll you It. was Sllvcrmuu
that shot me," snld the doctor to the
officer who made the arrest. "I mere
l.V^mild that my assailant looked like
tlirchunnu. Sltvermah Is a friend of
inlne/iind he Is not the man who fir?
ed the shots at mo."
Was in Cold Blood.
IJr. Tnwnsend's home Is a hnuu
srmie residence a Mock from the New
Brighton railroad station. The doctor
and his wife occupied the front room,
on (hi1 second floor, bis aged mother
slept in a room In the rear of the
doctor's and his four children iu an?
other room on the name floor.
About :I:-I5 o'clock this morning the
doctor's wife was awakened by some
noise nnd saw a strange man In the
room. In one hand the Intruder car
ricd a lighted match and In the other
a revolver. The lower pnrt of his
face was covered with a handkerchief.
Mrs. Townseud screamed and lire;
husband awoke.
'The stranger advanced on the doc?
tor ami declared that lu&was going to
kill him. He forced Dr. Townscnd
to get up nnd It is understood that
he snld something, but what It was
Iho coroner will not reveal. Dr.
Townseud was In a half sitting posi?
tion, when the intruder fired.
The bullet struck the doctor a
glancing blow in the stomach and
then hurled itself in the bed clothes.
Again the strnnger fired nnd this lime
the bullet hit the doctor In the nbdo
men. piercing the luiestines.
As soon as he had fired the sec?
ond shot the assailant fled from the
room, and run down stairs nnd es?
caped. \
The Intruder gained admission to
Iho house by forcing n window in the
doctor's cfflce on the ground floor.
Tracks also worn found leading
from the house to the water's odgc
and I! is believed that the assailant
after his crime, made ids escape In u
boat which had been provided in ad?
vance for that purpose.
Salony Hold for Grand Jury.
(By Associated Press.)
ROANOKB, VA? Jan. 26.?John
Salony, the Tidewater railroad con?
tractor, who was n*"rested charged
with peonage, was today sent to the
federal grand Jury by United Stales
Commissioner White, after a hearing
that lasted.two days.
Judging from the price Mr. Ouggnn
holm pnid, there can not b*j any Sun
atorshlpH on the bargain counter
now.