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WELLCOME DISBARMENT HEARING
RAPIDLY NEARING ITS CLOSE
Twelve Character Witnesses on the Stand-They Swore
to the Good Reputation of Will A. Clark and Fred
Whiteside-John R. Toole of Anaconda Was
a Witness for the State-Arguments
Will Consume Little Time.
Staff Correspondece of the Standard.
Helena, Nov. 17.-The rebuttal in the
Wellcome hearing is not yet concluded,
but it is probable that it will be all in
before noon to-day. So far as known
there are only two more witnesses for
the plaintiff, Fred Whiteside, who will
go on the stand to refute certain mat
tars Which came up in the defense, and
Representative Hedges. There may be
some sur-rebuttal, but it is not expected
that there will be much. It is not
known whether or not there will be any
argument. It will be with the judges
to decide whether they want to hear
argument or not. In any event, the
argument Is not likely to consume more
than an hour on a side, and in all prob
ability the case will be closed to-mor
row night.
Twelve character witnesses were on
the stand to-day, six of whom swore to
the good character of Will A. Clark of
Madison county, and the other six
swore to the good character of Fred
Whiteside. Outside of the character
witnesses the only witness of the day
was John R. Toole of Anaconda, who
was styled by witnesses for the ac
cused as Mr. Daly's political man
ager.
Willis J. Abbott of the New York
World and W. E. Vigus, representing
the asociated press, are attending the
hearing. It is possible that some of the
defendant's witnesses who have been
here for two weeks or more will 'be put
on the stand in sur-rebuttal. Marcyes,
Bywater, Warner, Garr and Geiger
have been kept here all through, and
it seems improbable that the defendant
will finally close its side without using
ther witnesses.
Will A. Clark.
Will A. Clark took the stand at the
morning session. He said he never met
Marcus Daly until about 10 days before
the adjournment of the legislature. He
never met John R. Toole until the leg
islature met.
"Were you at the Missoula conven
tion?"
"No."
"Did you take active or other inter
est in the opposition to Clark in 1893?"
"'1 did not."
"Were you1 at the Anaconda conven
tion In 1898?"
"I was not."
The witness said he had made sev
eral attempts to collect bills from Al
len. Dr. Southmayd had not been
friendly with him since he returned
from college. His connection as at
torney for the bank of Hall & Bennett
ceased about a year ago, owing to a
business difference. He had litigation
with Winthrop Raymond. Mr. Ray
mond had said at the time he was go
ing to camp on Clark's trail and get
even. Wilcomb is a relative of Ray
mond. He has litigation at the pres
ent time with Hiram Childs. He had
been attorney against Amsden, the
sixth witness against him.
Henry .G. McIntyre was recalled by
Colonel Nolan and admitted that he
had been retained by Wellcome after
the Whiteside exposure last spring. He
declined to say what amount he had
received.
Henry Elling of Virginia City was
the next witness; 56 years old; a bank
er. He knows William A. Clark of Vir
ginia City; has known him 30 years,
and his reputation for truth, honesty
and integrity is good. On cross-ex
amination he said that Mr. Clark is
his attorney and is interested with him
in some of his enterprises. He had
never heard anybody say that he was
dishonest or untruthful. He might
have heard some one say that he was
unscrupulous. He denied that he had
ever said that Will Clark is dishonest.
He did not remember of having said
in Helena after the legislative expos
ure that if Will Clark ever gave up
$10,000 he was well paid for doing so.
Governor R." B. Smith was the next
witness. He said he had lived in Hel
ena 11 years and is a lawyer. He for
merly lived in Dillon, practicing in
Beaverhead and Madison counties. He
knows Will Clark and has know him
12 or 13 years. His reputation for truth,
honesty and veracity is good. The gov
ernor on cross-examination said he h'es
nothing to do professionally or other
wise with any of the litigation arising
out of the exposure.
Judge M. H. Parker, district judge of
the Fifth judicial district, which in
cludes Madison county, also testified to
Clark's good character. He had known
him about 10 years.
Colonel W. F. Sanders was next ex
amined. He said he had lived in Mon
tana 36 or 37 years. He knows Wiil
Clark of Virginia City and had known
him since he became a man. He con
eldered his reputation good.
Judge Henry N. Blake also testified
to the good character of Clark.
James T. Walker of Virginia City said
he had known Will Clark nine or ten
years and swore to Clark's good char
acter.
John I. Toole,
John R. Toole was the next witness.
He said he is 49 years old and a resi
dent of Anaconda, where he had lived
15 years.
"What relation did you sustain to
the Anaconda company?"
"When I first went to Anaconda I
worked for the company two years as
a timekeeper, but have not worked
for the company since then. Since 1896
I have had no relations in business or
finance with either kr. Daly or the
company. Previous t5 that I had had
an arrangement with Mr. Daly, by
which I received $250 per month and a
tenth interest in any mining properties
I might find."
"Is there such an office as political
manager kept up by Mr. Daly or the
Anaconda company?"
"There is not."
"Have you ever held that position?"
"I have not."
"Do you know Whiteside?"
"Yes; I became acquainted with him
in the Anaconda convention last year.
I had met him twice before, but did
not get acquainted with him."
"Do you know Will Clark of Virginia
City?"
"Yes; I became acquainted with him
in the legislatdre last year."
"Do you remember if Whiteside was
present at a meeting of the democratic
state committee held for apportionment
of the convention's delegates?"
"Yes. It was held in Helena. Mr.
Whitepide opposed the plan of appor
tionment advocated by myself and
friends."
"Are you friendly with Mr. Daly?"
"We are very friendly."
"Do you know what his views were as
to fusion last year?"
"He was in favor of a fusion of all the
silver forces."
"What were your own views?"
"I was for fusion In the interests of
silver."
"Were any committees appointed at
.that convention on fusion?"
"Such a committee was appo!nted and
I was a member. J. K. Toole and Mr.
Whiteside were the other members.
Governor Toole and Whiteside were op
posed to fusion and I was in favor
of it."
"Were you opposing Mr. Clark's elec
tion in 1893?"
"I was here opposing Mr. Clark's elec
tion to the senate."
"What were your reasons for oppos
ing Mr. Clark?"
"Because I felt that his influence on
the state was corrupting and that it
was bad for the young men of Mon
tana to have such an example set be
fore them. .I felt that such influence
was certainly bad."
"Was money corruptly used at that
lime?"
A Common Rumor.
"Yes; it was common rumor and I
suppose every one accepts it as a
fact."
"Did Mr. Clark get any republican
votes?"
"Yes. I remember one in particular
Graves of Silver Bow. Coder was an
other."
"Were you present at the Missoula
convention of 1896?"
"I was a member of that conven
tion."
"Was Clark a member?"
"He was at Missoula, but I think he
was not in the convention."
"HoW did you stand at that time?"
'"I -was in favor of a union of all the
silver forces in the interest of silver.
and what I did at 'the convention was
.In the interests of silver to effect this
union."
"In the legislature of '93. what efforts
were made to hold the republicans in
line?"
"I know that leading republicans of
the state worked hard to prevent re
publicans deserting their party. Five,
however, voted for Clark."
"You were a member of the last leg
islative assembly?"
"I was."
"Were you employed by Mr. Daly or
the Anaconda company at the time?"
"I was not."
"Were you a member of a. confedera
tion with Whiteside, Will Clark and
others to defeat Mr. Clark by entrap
ping him?"
"It is utterly false."
"Did you furnish the $30,000 to White
side for the exposure?"
An Emphatic Denial.
"Most assuredly not. I can't find
words properly to refute such a charge.
I don't think any one believes such a
thing."
"When did Mr. Daly go to New
York?"
"In November or the 1st of Decem
ber."
"When did he return?"
"Not until February."
"Was that before or after the ex
posure?"
"It was after."
"When did you first hear of the use of
money for Clark corruptly?"
"I first heard rumors of it in Novem
ber."
"Was that before or after Daly left
for New York?"
"Before."
"Did you discuss the matter with Mr.
Daly?"
"Yes. I discredited the rumors and
said that I did not think anything
could be accomplished by that means."
This line of testimony was objected
to and the court declared it not com
petent.
"Do you know William Muth?"
"Yes."
"How long have you known him?"
"Twelve or thirteen years."
"When did you first learn of the con
templated exposure?"
"I think the first time I heard any
thing relating to the matter was from
Mr. Whiteside in the city of Ana
conda."
"When was that?"
"About two weeks before the legisla
ture met."
"What did he say?"
Objected to. Court adjourned until
2 o'clock.
-At the afternoon session Mr. Toole
was still on the stand. He said that
the conversation he had with White
side in Anaconda two weeks before the
session opened was merely in regard to
rumors of bribery, but not in regard to
exposure.
"At the time of your conversation
with Mr. Daly did he give you or ar
range to give you the $30,000 "to give to
Whiteside?"
"Absolutely no; no, sir."
"What conw tion did you have
with Mr. Daly,.i.eerence to criminal
proceedings i&sg:any who were im
plicated in brih.ry?"
"That matter iwas discussed by Mr.
Daly and inys t"'
"In any conversation you had with
Mr. Daly was -atthlng ever said about
putting up risoey to be used for an
exposure?"
"No, sir, never;'
"When did you first hear anything
of the money Whiteside obtained?"
"Some time during the first week of
the legislative session."
"Whom did you learn it from?"
"From WhtWeelde."
iNo Consp)racy.
"Did you at, any time enter into a
confederation with Whiteside to pro
duce money to create a sensation in
the legislature?"
"Never."
"Did you use money or did Mr. Daly,
through you, usp any money for the
corrupting of members of the legisla
ture last winter?"
"Absolutely none."
"How did you happen to pay the bill
to Miss Barton for stenographic work
for Whiteside?"
"Whiteside wrote me from Kalispell
saying he had neglected to pay the
bill and asking me to do so."
"Do you know William Muth?"
"Yes."
"Did you meet him in Zayas' saloon
on the afternoon of the exposure?"
"I might possibly; I don't remem
ber." I
"Did' you have any such conversa
Ilon with Mr. Mutth as he says?"
"I am positive:that I never said any
thing of that sort."
Cross-examination by Wallace:
"When you first came to Montana
where did you,:go to?"
"Ti Anaconda."
"And have lived there ever since?"
"Yes."
"You never had any employment or
contract under Mr. Clark?"
"No."
"You were never an ardent support
er of Mr. Clark?"
"No."
"And between the two you' were on
the side of Mr. Daly?"
"Yes."
"And you know there was an intense
enmity between 'them?"
"I believe there was enmity between
them, but not so intense, perhaps, as
people seem to-think."
"They are the two wealthiest men in
the state?"
"I believe so bo. late, yes."
"Well, how late?"
"The people of Helena used to be the
wealthiest people in the state."
"Well, after your humorous remark,
name the men."
"I believe Hauser and Broadwater
were considerer4 wealthier than Mr.
Daly, at least."'-r
"When did you first become active
in politics?"
"I believe it was while I was work
ing for the Anaconda company."
"You were a member of the first state
legislature?"
"Yes."
"Howabont the second?"?
"I have been -'. ms, 'ibr of two legis
latures."
"Were you evef in 1893 opposing Mr.
Clark?"
"Yes."
"But not a member?"
"No."
"Was Mr. Matts?"
"Yes."
"Was Mr. Daly?"
"No."
"Do you remember when Clark ran
for congress against Carter?"
"Yes,"
"Did you take much part in that cam
paign?"
"Very little. I had not been long in
Anaconda at that time."
"Mr. Daly opposed Mr. Clark?"
"Yes."
"But you did little in it?"
"I don't recall having taken any ac
tive part in the campaign."
"Do you remember at the state com
mittee that besidee the question of ap
portionment the question of location
was settled?"
"Yes."
"Do you remember calling Whiteside
out and talking with him?"
"I do not."
"You do not recollect having any
talk with Whiteside?"
"I do not."
"Did Whiteside vote for Anaconda at
that meeting?"
"I do not know how he voted."
"Mr. Daly in politics talks through
his friends?"
"He talks to his friends."
One of Them.
"Will you, if your modesty permits,
name some of those friends? Are you
one of them?"
"Yes, sir."
"Are you not generally credited
with being the first and foremost of
these political advisors?"
"I have read so, but the papers do
not always have things right, partic
ularly the Helena papers."
"At the Missoula convention were
there Clark and Daly factions?"
"They were fusionists and anti-fu
sionists. I don't remember of hearing
them designated as Daly and Clark
factions."
"You were opposing Clark in 1893?"
"Yes; I was in favor of any clean,
honest democrat."
"In the convention of 1898, was there
a Daly faction?"
"There were two policies in the con
vention. One was a fusion policy, which
I advocated, and the other was oppos
ed to that."
"In 1893 your purpose was to keep re
publicans voting for republicans, was
it not?"
"No; our purpose was not accom
plished."
"What was your purpose?"'
"Our purpose was to elect a demo
crat. any democrat, but Mr. Clark."
"But you endeavored to keep the re
publicans in line?"
"I don't recall any specific efforts in
that line."
"Didn't want them to vote for any
democrat but Mr. Clark?"
"I don't recollect of having enter
tained the notion at all."
"You say 'that it was reported that
Coder's vote was obtained for Clark
by the use of money?"
"It was current rumor."
"Who managed the second capital
campaign for Anaconda?"
"Mr. Hoge, Mr. Durston, Mr. Daly,
myself and others."
Objection was made to the line of
questioning, which brought in the cap
ital fight and the objection was sus
tained.
"Did the Daly members have any
caucuses last winter?"
"Not that I know of."
"Prior to the election of Mr. Clark,
did you receive a telegram from Daly
saying that you could use a large sum
of money to defeat Mr. Clark?"
"I never received any such telegram."
(Continued on Page Six.)
PLANS HAVE
BEEN CHANGEO
The Movement of British Troops
Kept a Profound Secret.
Relief of Kimberley,
DOERS NEAR ESTCOURI
Another British Retreat May Be Neces
sary Before Reinforcements Can Be
Put in the Field-Aliwal North in the
Hands of the Boers-Annexation Has
Been Proclaimed.
London, Nov. 18. 5 a. m.-The ab
sence of news of any serious move
ment against Ladysmith seems to show
that the Boers are repeating the strat
egy adopted by them at Dundee, when
they appeared in front and endeavored
to effect a surrounding movement.
This seems to have been their oblect
regarding Estcourt, and since it is im
possible that relief should reach there
for some days to come, it is not unlike
ly that a further retiring movement on
Moei river will be made. Major Wolf
Murray has returned to Pietermaritz
burg to take charge of the line of com
munication, and Colonel Young of the
Royal artillery has taken command at
Estcourt. The forces now at Pieter
maritzburg are too weak to attempt to
reopen communication. Artillery and
cavalry especially are badly needed,
and it necessarily will take a long time
to obtain either, owing to the difficulty
of entraining and the necessity of al
lowing the horses to rest after the long
sea voyage. From the indiscriminate
distribution of the various divisions at
unexpected points it seems clear that
the original plans of General Buller
have been wholly changed. Not the
slightest word regarding the new plans
has been allowed to escape.
It has been reported that the Belmont
fight arose owing to the advance of a
British column to releve Kimberley,
but this seems incorrect, all of the
most reliable accounts representing the
engagement as growing out of a re
connoissanee, The aslnouncement of the
arrival of General Methuen at Orange
river, however, doubtless means that
arrangements are in. a forward state
for an advance from that point, if the
advance has not already begun. Kim
berly was safe on Friday, November 10.
Last Tuesday a Boer force of 600 en
tered Aliwal North, Cape Colony, hoist
ed the flag of the Free State, and de
clared the town and district to be a
part of the republic. The activity of
the Boers in this locality would almost
point to the necessity of insuring the
safety of the column marching to the
relief of Kimberley from an attack
from this direction or from Bloemfon
tein.
In view of the reticence of Colonel
Buller, it is almost useless to speculate
regarding the report of a movement to
relieve Kimberley. It can only be in
tended to withdraw the Boers, if pos
sible. from Natal. The object of the oc
cupation of Allwal North, It is under
stood, is to prevent the large quantity
of ammunition at Herschel being for
warded to Jamestown and thence to
Queenstown. The Boers have noiftied
the inhabitants that no looting will be
allowed. There are reliable reports of
mysterious movements of Free State
commands along the Orange river, and
developments are expected. Every
thing tends to show that the relief of
Kimberley could only be safely under
taken by a strong column.
Advices from Maseru, Basutoland,
dated Wednesday. November 8, sayv
that Chief Joel, terrorized by false as
sertlons that the British have been
beaten in every engagement and are
being driven out of South Africa, is
preparing to join the Boers, believing
this is the winning side. The Boers are
said to have supplied him with guns,
which they have accepted with specious
promises.
AGGRESSIVE ACTION.
Twenty-Three Thousand English Troops
Have Arrived.
London, Nov. 17. The admiralty an
nounced this evening the arrival at
Cape Town to-day of the troopship
Arcana with a battalion of the Argyll
and Sutherland Highlanders, bringing
the reinforcements up to 23,600, of which
7,290 have already disembarked at Dur
ban with 18 field guns, a number of
machine guns, engineers and hospital
troops, as well as 700 mules.
This force, with that already between
Esteourt and Durban, is considered suf
ficient to enable General Hildyard to
advance and take the aggressive
against the Boers south of Ladysmith.
According 'to the latest advices, Lady
smith is holding out satisfactorily, ev
erything having been well up to Wed
nesday.
In view of the Boers' destruction of
bridges, the war office has issued or
ders for the shipment of a quantity of
bridge work between this and the end
of the year.
The Prisoners.
Durban, Nov. 17.-Sunday evening a
gentleman who was arrested at Johan
nesburg and taken to Pretoria has ar
rived here via Delagoa bay. While at
Pretoria he was confined on the race
course with the military prisoners,
comprising 52 officers and 1.425 non
commissioned officers and men from
Natal, 10 officers and 25 non-commis
sioned officers and men from Mafeking
and four men from Fort Tuli. The
prison guards were exclusively Ger
mans and the artillerymenmanning the
forts were also mostly Germans. The
prisoners were well fed and were
shown every consideration. Most of
the officers were removed to more com
fortable quarters in the town.
Prisoners at Pretorla.
London, Nov. 17.--A dispatch from
Pretoria says that the prisoners at that
place include the 18th Hussars and four
officers and 91 non-commissioned of
flemrs and men of the Dublin fusiliers,
four officers and 12 non-commissioned
officers and men; the Irish fusiliers, 10
officers and 533 non-commissioned .f
fleers and men; the Gloucesters, 14 of
ficers and 305 non-commissioned officars
and men; the artillery, five officers and
60 non-commissioned officers and men;
the riles, two officems and 89 non-com
missioned officers and men; the dra
goons, one man; the national police,
one man; political, 62 men; sick, 5S
men.
The dispatch adds: "The trains are
working excellently from Pretoria to
Ladysmith. The Boers have ample food,
but are short of clothes."
To Intercept the Advance.
London, Nov. 17.-A dispatch from Lo
renco Marquez says: A Pretoria news
paper announced last Wednesday that
4,000 burghers had left General Jou
bert's force around Ladysmith to Join
Cammandant Iltha's forces near Est
court, with a view of assisting to in
tercept the British advance to the re
lief of Ladysmith.
General Meyer, tile Free State com
mander, has asserted in the course of
an interview that he is convinced that
the battle of Elandslausgt will be th,
first and last Roer defeat of the year.
Zllns Getting Violent.
London, Nov. 17.-Advices from Zulu
land testify to the growing uneasinlss
of British residents whose stores arc
looted by the Boers with the result
that the Zulus themselves are growing
insolent and giving rise to fear that
they may attack the unarmed Britidh
population.
On a Mission.
Lorenco Marquez, Thursday, Nov. 16.
-Secret service agents are continually
arriving here from the Transvaal. A
member of the Orange Free State legis
lature arrived last night from Pretoria.
It is believed he is proceeding to Cape
Town on a mission, the object of which
is unknown.
-
Stores Captured.
Cape Town, Nov. 17.-It is reported
from Coleshurg that a quantity of guns
and ammunition belonging to the
Orange Free state and destined for
Richmond have been captured by the
British.
A nother Train.
London, Nov. 17.-A special dispatch
from Durban says that another com
plete armored train has been sent to
Estcourt to replce the one disabled by
the Boers Wednesday.
Guns Purchased.
London, Nov. 17.-It is reported the
British government has purchased tae
Creusot guns ordered by the Transvaal,.
but nbt delivered.
Methuen at Orange River.
Orange River. Cape Colony, Nov. 12.
General Lord Methuen, commander of
the First division, has arrived here with
his staff from Cape Town.
IN THE UNITED
STATES COURT
A Witness Fined for Calling the District
Attorney a Liar-The Jury Is
Still Out.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, Nov. 17.-The case of the
United States against James Jaggers,
on the charge of counterfeiting, which
commenced in the United States court
yesterday, went to the jury at- 4:30
o'clock this afternoon. At 11 o'clock
to-night the jury had not agred.
The witnesses examined to-day were
Robert L. Thomas, Michael Penaluna,
Tom Thompson, Arthur McCurry,
James Collins and the defendant,
James Jaggers, all frbm Bannock, Bea
verhead county. The defense went to
show that the defendant was intoxi
cated at the time he is charged with
having passed the lead silver dollars in
Penaluna's saloon in Bannock, March
17 last. He testified that he got the
spurious money in change.
District Attorney Rodgers, In sum
ming up the case for the government,
scored a number of witnesses for the
defense, intimating quite plainly that
.they had wandered away from the
truth. During his attack on the defend
ant's witnesses, one of them, R. L.
Thomas, who was seated in the rear
of the court room among other specta
tors, rose and yelled: "You're a d-d
liar." Judge Knowles immediately
cited Thomas before him for contempt
and fined him $10, which he paid. The
district attorney continued his arraign
ment without forther interruption.
This evening Judge Knnowles consid
ered the application of J. O. Bender
for the appointment of a receiver in
the case of J. O. Bender vs. King &
McFarland, involving the possession of
the Grand opera house property in
Butte.
Congressman Campbell appeared for
the petitioner and J. J. McHatton
and Attorney McDowell for the defend
ant. The court reserved his decision.
ENVELOPED IN FLAMES.
There Is No Iopes Now of Saving the
Steaimsip Paterin.
Hamburg. Nov. 17.-The officials of the
Htamburg-Amerrcan line have received a
dispatch from Cuxhaven announcing that
the company's steamer Athesia. from
Philadelphia. for Hamburg, arrived there
at .I o'clock this afternoon with the crew
of tihe Hamburg-American steamer Pa
terla, which caught lire oft Dover, Eng
land, Wednesday while on her way from
New York. Nov. 4, for this port. The dis
patch says the Pateria hbd been aban
doned in the North sea, enveloped in
names, and that there were no hopes of
saving the vessel. The mail matter
which the Pateria carried is lost.
Postmasters Appointed.
Sneeial Dispatch to the Standard.
Washington, D. C., Nov. 17.-Montana
postmasters appointed to-day were:
Beebe, Custer county, Gustave Miller,
vice Mrs. Elizabeth Beebe, resigned:
Briston, Beaverhead county, Miss Eliza
Stephens, vice Alfred O. Shaw. dead:
Lolo, Missoula county, Frederick Gilbert.
vice John F. Delany, removed: Raymond,
Teton county, J. L. Collins. vice Mrs.
Mary G. Hoy, resigned; Warrick, TCho
teau county, Robert Mayle. vice Edlth
Boyce, resigned.
Harry Cunningham of Butte has re
turned to the capital for the winter.
Kpocked Out Handler.
New York, Nov. 17.-Frank McConnell
of San Francisco knocked out Jimmy
Handler of Newark. N. J.. before the
Broadway Athletic club to-night in the
1Ith round.
MURDERED HIS FAMILY
Rash Act of an Insane Mani in
Chicago.
A BULLET FOR HIMSELF
Tried Laudanum First and Then a R ?-l
volver-Three Are Dead and Two
Dying - Stup'feld Them
With Liquor.
Chicago, Nov. 17.-Carrying out a plot
he had apparently planned with delib
eration, Cornelius Corcoran to-day shos
four of his children, killing two of
them, and then ended his own life. The
tragedy occurred at his home, No. 5403
Dearborn street.
The dead:
CORNELIUS CORCORAN, aged 48
years,
MARGARET CORCORAN, 5 yearly:
died at Mercy hospital. /
JOHN C:ORCORAN, 7 years old, died
at Mercy hospital.
The wounded:
Kate Corcoran. 14 years old. If shL.r
recovers will lose her left eye.
Lizzie Corcoran. 3 years old; may die.
The police are convinced the mat;
was insane. Corcoran had lived witl
his seven children in a flat buildlnig
for a month past. To all outward ap-.
pearances he was kind and consider.,
ate. For some days he had plotted foR'
the death of his children and he nearl.
accomplished his purpose Tuesday!
night. Hearing the children cough,'hd@
arose and in the darkness adminlis.f
ed laudanum to five of them, Clifford,
Timothy, John, Margaret and Liza:
The first two were removed t, the
Mercy hospital, where Timothy died to-
day and Corcoran exhibited such pro-I
found grief over the affair that the Do-p
lice and the coroner thought the giv;;i,
ing of the laudaunm was a mistake.
Balked In his purpose to end the lives:;
of the young ones, Corcoran, it Is:,
thought, made desperate plans for his
act of to-day.
About 10 o'clock the grandmother of
the children. Mrs. Margaret Wrenn,
accompanied by her niece, Mrs. Mamie
C.rbett. called at the Corcoran home.
When they rang the bell Corcoran
called. Who is there?"
"it is Mamie and your mother," re.
plied Mrs. Corbett.
Corcoran thrust his head out of tha
door, disclosing the fact that he wart
attired in his night gown and closets
the door again, saying: "Wait just a
minute, Mamie."
The two women opened the door 4nd
stepped into the hallway. Just. tdhe.
,three shots were heard, followed by, a.
succession of scream:;
In the panic the two women dartea~
out of the doorway and ran down the
street, screaming at the top of their
voices. Hurrying to an adjacent drug'
store, word was sent -to the Fifth street
and Hyde Park police station. An ap
palling sight greeted the eyes of the
police officers when they entered the
Corcoran flat. In the first bedroom.
Just off the parlor, was the body of
Margaret, lying in a mass of blood at,
the head of the bed, while at the foot
lay John, unconscious and breathint
heavily. In the rdom to the rear Cor
coran's dead body was found on the
floor, while that of Lizzie, the baby,
reclined on a pillow. A revolver lay
near Corcoran's right hand. Five of
the chambers were empty.
Every one of the wounds, with the
exception of Kate's., was behind the'
ear. Kate was shot in the left temple.'
The police removed Kate and John' tt
the Mercy hospital. and later the baby.
Lizzie, who was still breathing, was
taken there. John died within half an
hour after his arrival at the hospital.
and no ihopes were held out for the re-,
covery of the others. Evidence of Cor-t
coran's intention to kill his children'
was seen in the room, empty whiskey
and wine bottles showing that he had
given the children liberally of the ll-r
quor and stupefied them. Corcoran wat
injured about three years ago in a col
lision with a cable car while driving a
mail wagon. His leg was broken and
his brain was affected, it is said.
Six months ago Corcoran's wife, tha,
daughter of Mrs. Wrenn, became in
sane and since then has been an inmate
of the asylum at Kankakee.
The only child to escape injury was
Marion, 16 years of age, who is at the
hospital nursing her brother Clifford.
BEASLEY CASE
IS POSTPONED
He Went to North Dakota and Pressing
Engagements Made It Impossible
for Him to Return in Time.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Big Timber, Nov. 17.-The fall termn
of the district court, which promised
such interesting developments when it
began, petered out to-day and has
been adjourned. The long looked for
Beasley case did not come to trial. al
though the attorneys on both sides
were present .and the defendants were
quite ready for the tray. The trouble
was with Beusley. He was obliged, so
he said, to be present, as a witness, in
an important case ill North Dakota
and, although he was satisfied when he
left that he would be back by Wednes
day, for which day the case has been
set. he failed to show up and wired that
he would bIe unable to conic before Fri
day. Even this would have been time
enough, but his coming was postponed
and his counsel finally said he will be
unable to reach here until Wednesday
of next week. Judge Henry declined to
hold the jury that long and the cele
brated Iecasley libel suit went over to
the next term. upon the plaintiff's mo
tion and at his expense.
Is Denied by Jones.
L.ittle Rock, Ark., Nov. 17.-Chairman
Jaomes J. Jones of the democratic na
tional committee denies the statement in
a Washington dispatch that he settled
upon either Jan. S or Feb. 11 for the
met.nin of the committee. He says he
Ils no idea when the meeting will be call.
tal and does not know whether the cus
tom of meeting Feb. 22 will be departed
from. Senator Jones leaves to-morrow
night for Chicago to attend the executive
c.mmittee meeting Monday for the pur
pose of coldnlaring organization and po
litical plast