The times dispatch. [volume], December 05, 1906, Image 1

About The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914

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WHOLE NUMBER 17,399.
RICHMOND, VA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1906.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
HALF MILE OF
SPLENDIQ BOCKS
City to Purchase Proper?
ty Betwesn Ash and
Nicholson Streets.
BEAUTIFUL PARK
ON RIVfcR FRONT
James River Improvement Com?
mittee Recommends Plan to
Raibc Lester Street Fa
teen Feet Out of
the Reach of
Freshets.
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v. .rm
the City
En-*' -tant.
Meeting on Tug.
On t .nias A. Ctmntn*;
.:oon at 3:3o o'. :
Mr \V W. Mel
H. Fur.
I Peters, as WAU
Mr.
. r, nnd Clerk
Mr ! report, which
?if the property
r between Ash
ant ra. The report was
Mr moved to leas? !
property '
known - in'* Basin," upon ?
T,*hlch to .lump the deposits dredged from j
? understanding that !
t panil so .1-posited remained th* i
..rfered a report, show- !
In?*; the sums appropri?t?! and expende-1
on the -, which was ac
Irptod iiiifl fil*.! Iii? nNo stated that
J;irln< UM montu of O? tober, L'.4i?0 cubic
.. dredired, anti
li.nnir November, 2.UTI cubic yards, at a
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GILLETTE GETS
ELECTRIC CHAIR
Jury Brings in Verdict of
Murder In First
Degree.
MURDEKKD GrtACE
bKOVVN, bA?S JUR?
One Held Out That She Waa a
Suicide Until After Five Ballots
Had Been Taken-Prisoner
Waa Very Nervous
and Feared
Violence.
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One for Acquittal.
It w._" le?: I sorn?j
In reaching an ?*?
?ix bai twelve
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ii__ ?t anric-ana ead one
ill--I.
a? he entere?! tila cell j
he trepar. ~
?aid to St?, riff }_
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have
. kly had it not
? thocgnt
H.r<.?n .?-e ?i BU---?a. TI-1 other
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and ba
Jury
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.an hour and fifteen minut?e
s charge.
The dav's ?fs?1
?harne, had
Att-.rii?-y War.- ? l the friend?
s' ip of Gillette ar.i 'ira a Brown, and
-.mpanionslilp up to the f
s death. For the first tim?? .?irlnK
til?? trial tiie J -nn??r broV:
ii y scored by the prose- !
For some time he glared defiantly at )
the di?: ?t erben |
ter read abstracts fror? ra sent i
Olllette hy his I?M-theart.
buret Into tears and at times through?
out the rem-? "ion. sobbed
convulsively. Wneti thr Jut**? went to
It.? room and Gillette wa? led bark
cell, he asked the deputy: 'Are the ?
doora al! locked, sheriff?"
Feared Violence.
Apparently he feared violence. but
there was no evldenc?? of anv Intention of
violence on the part of the biff crowd that i
swarmed the court-room After supper
the court-room filled quickly, and many
? t long- hoping t>> witne-s the re?
turn of the Jury
In his chHnte Judire D??vr?.dorf said:
"To all concerned, this is a case of
arrest Importance. You have no r .
be Influenced or controlled by anything i
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NEGRO MOB TRIES TO
mCH WHITE MUN
White Man Shot Negro Because
Latter Owed Him One Dollar.
Jail Stormed.
MILFORD, OHIO. December 4.-Fred
and fatally
wo?nded by Willi in, white, on
ii farm near Tvrr.ic?- I'.irk. Monday. Red?
man admits the shooting and says the
Is the fact that Bennett Otead
him a dollar. The negroes of the vicinity
: atly enraged, apd a posse. h?-a.1
ed by the father of the man who waa
shot, searched the town for Redman, and
afterwards caused considerable excite?
ment by attempting to force their way
intr, Milford jail, where R.Mlman had
liten taken for safe-seeking
KNOWS NOTHING OF
SALE TO VANDERBILTS
(iNriN-NATl. OHIO, December 1-M.
ills said to-night that he knew
nothing about the alleged se'e of tilt.?
Pennsylvania holdings In the Cneaapeake
and Ohio to the Vanderbllt Interests
Nonn of the other Big Four officials
would be Interviewed on the subject, nor
would Mr. Ingella express himself upon
the ruisor further than to say that ha
had no knowledge of the aale.
CHESTER E. GILLETTE, GRACE BROWN AND BIG
MOOSE LAKE WHERE GIRL WAS MURDERED
SURRY COURT
HOUSE BURNS
Excellent Building, With Clerk's
Office and Equipment.
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SL'RRY. VA-, riecorriber -t-The court?
house building at this ,
Are was dil
4 o'cl? ? and
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light.
The t modern cor.struc
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T'-H?. vault or county cl-rk's office was on i
this floor, and se.-m* to have ?to .
test of the ti- in of ,i!i is |
.re Int.ict. It will K?
know for some time, as .
will n??t be possible to open it to-day.
The aforney for the Commonwealth
had his office next the vault on th.
-ext to til
the county treason r's office; acr.
ha I arma
.??w-Tlff's office ar.d room f<
ora to meert In. The
upstairs W?S the courtroom nnd Jury
rooms and judge's consultatlon-roo-m
the bu'lding one of gTeat con
vcriien<-e. N'othing was saved, a? It was
not considered posflhle hy any one to
Ket In as your correspondent was on?
amnrii the earliest arrivais on the scene
of the lower wir
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ter, but the volunteer flreme*-!
the saving of th. : .. The !
jail caught fire, but
out. as did l
aire was done
Th* courthouse building and
and th'-r
insurance.
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built li
The
regular
some *t<
an ear.y ?!
It Is r t the lower walls will j
be in a Kain, as onl
Ick.
The f inty were t
in UM building to-day a; one. Of
regular meeUnga pertaining to
their organization
ASSASSINATE MAN
IN HIS OWN HOME
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Brooks, a ?irominent clUsen ?,f < .
Ga., was assassinated to-night wlgle ?it- ;
ting In a chair at lils home. The shot j
wa? fired through a window There Is ro j
clue. Bio?***!hound* have been secured,
and will be put on the trail.
.ROVER FORD
UNOER ARREST
Yerung Rockbri.??e Man Who
Killed Sweetheart and Rival
in Custody.
rSpecl?- to Th<! T1me?-Dl-patch J
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the family of William Hawk, a
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the Infirman- to
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his first name w
not kri-v hie last ....
It was Funriison and then he s
was not or-rtain
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ters and ca ;. . far the effor-s to
on have failerj
letters *?? i from In.:
.?Wa, M i-fin, Tnd Mont?
pelier and 'nrjulr
ine for - - . ? -??-?an?-,.
Killed His Sweetheart.
The n to-day frr.in
--mark, Va..
?1 fherv.
ah and Mrs.
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A BRUTAL MURDER IN
SUSSEX COUNTY SUNDAY
(Stprol-l la. T .? rime?-i__ip_t0h.]
1 -An
other murd.-' In riusaex count-.?
?u:am Berge
and ?3oodw\ brothers-in-law.
??rf on th.-Ir vv near Stony
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with a double
barrel shotgun, killing him aim??at ?j?,
stantly. Th -MI? broug' .
to-day and lodg??! in Jail to await the
action of th.? grand Jury.
Whiskey Is sui.l lo have been the causo
of trae trouble.
TWICE DEJO, SO
SHY PHYSICIANS
Remarkable Case of Clinging to ;
Dear Life Comes to Light
in Chicago.
CHICAGO. HA... December 4 -Victor
driel died to-day. surviving twelv.
? had been pronounced dead by the
ian.
t* the assertion of a ph.
and two that he wa*
V.rici drank a glass of
and then wa.? t_ken " to Mercy Hospital,
It wa* first believed he had a
"fighting chance" for llf?-.. He shot tifm
tlie right temple, the bullet Ira
- Itself in the wall of the room,
erring his ?kuli. He was found j
on tne floor of his bedroom, a revolver j
lying .*lo*e beside him.
ndent because of a love affair, I
. irned from his work at a brewery,
and after barring the door, attemi
erd hi?? life The shot waa heard by Mrs. '
In whose home he
roomed, and a r;o.-tor wa." called.
Drags Dying Man. ,
The doctor, Mr?. UerrUnger asserted,
seized the apparently dying man. and
after dragging him across the room,
probed the wound with hi? finger? and
esserted that the man wa? beyor.d ro
11. f.
The physician departed and the police.
rurnejj to U
door of t
ier work She ? |
.?o hoirs later whon ah*
?ir.--ir It
i.? .?ti ind saw l'Ire: moling h s
'Mr g for i*.
r M-- R'-rhll oger
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B iri.- to day
"?Ink unJ short; i
WARRANT FOR JOHN HISEY:
MONEY SAID TO BE GONE
ORA NT? K
The "I -nortgage by
. 'ornpany. or
.^.laiu-..
of a w tonn _. HI
and general manager of the compan?-.
charging him with obtair'ng roney un
d'-r fais.? pr?et?nse*. caused a great stir
"-?-??.ron to-day. Fflaey wa*? r
to have disappeared, but 3eor. *
? f the milling company, who
ft'ed the mortgigre. ??sert* ?hat h
PattI . Creek at a sanl'arliim !
are examining fho books of ;:
. . ..>? Hume savs the trust mi
Is to gain time In which to real!.
from tin* company** ampi* assets to
cover the i lalrn* f*f creditors. Th? asset?
ag-grearat^. I
MESSAGE READ]
HOUSE APPLAUDS
Expressions and Recom-1
mendat?ons Greeted
With Hand-Clapping
WOULD .X^LUDE
NcuROE_> PKO.n ARMY
Representative Slayden, of Texas,
Offers Bill Providing for Dis?
charge of Negroes and to
Prohibit Their Enlist?
ment-Raynor'a
Resolution.
WASHINGTON. ! -...? ?niber _-PT
te annual
.na re
last session Mr. Radnor's re .
"Res.?lvv.1. That In n of
s no
with
inn I
any
. r?in
vl."l.?n Iii ?.*.<>'? ?he
Timent of
nt??r
-ilster
Its s?
conlan.-. . with Its and.
"Re.- "hat It 1?
?id'-nt of th?- I
Bl Of
Japan and . -e!?ri jrov
i-rnment wit ii which i - may
that th?- i- ?1 ln
saltution?. of ti.? State are not within
the j . ..f the t'nit.-d States.
and that tile I'nited Ota es has no
power to ; -rvl*e th-lr
i -Ion.''
Tile reaolution went over until to?
morrow. The same a< tion was taker,
with reter.'T-e to th,. Pm-aker aa
rose resolutions of y<.8ter.1ay, rel.j.Ung to
?>r Burrow, uf Michigan, gave
noUce that next. Tuesday he t**->u
up for the consid?ration of the Henal
the ijueastion of the right of _
Re?d _-OOOI . in ?hat body.
House Applauds
The reading of the President's message
minut?e In the House to-day and wa?
fo!low(*>d closely by a very large num
owde.1
galleries g_v_ close consideration.
Hi re and there the reading of the
document was punctuated with applause
and hearty handclapplng from Demo?
crats aa well as Republicans, following
Ita conclus'on.
The President's views on the lnherlt
..rats. Representative Champ Clark, of
.ig the sentiment that
the 'President had stolen, taken away
ead <-<?nverted to hl? own uso. another
i lar.k of i rata.**
?r ?""annon appointed Robert G.
Cousins, of Iowa, chairman of the Com?
mittee on Foreign Affairs to
it Hltt. of Illinois H
preflentative Frank ?,
den to a pine?? on the same committee
of Mr Hltt.
A?fter the customary resolution? re
latin?? to the pr'ntlng of the I
House adjourned.
WOULD DISMISS
ALL THE NEGROES
WASHINGTON. December 4-Repr??
sentative >=lH*,.l<?n. of Texas, to-day Intro?
duced a bill which provides hut "on or
before the 30th day of June. 1907. a'.l en
llstr-d men of the army who are negroes
or of negro descent, shall be discharged
(Continued on Third Page*.
TIQEW?TEH MYS'ERY
IS AT LAST SOLVZD
Son of Standard Oil Magnate
Virtually Confirms Ownership
of That Company.
- lal tn T?ie Tlm??-Dt?t>-tch.)
NORFOLK. VA.. Dec mber _-H. H.
Rogers, Jr., son of tue Bl
. arrived in Norfolk this morn
. np*?nt the day looking over the
a, end of the Tidewater R I
n<>?? In proc?s? of constriction. 11
clears up finally th?. mystery that ha?
always surrounded the ownership of tha
.
gould not say that his father
the gr??at rall;
ind magnlficlcntly equtpp?-.,
nut the Issuance ?yf _ bond
row-Ins of "
af'atr. he ?poke as one having aul
and aJwaya uaed th?
wh,-n ?>ncaslon would make
to the ownership of th
riaIt of the young man Is r I
.? the showing of the band of II.
II. Rogers. Sr . who has
fore acknowledged the
"I am m?j?-h pleased ?
work here." sa:-!
shall have the road lu
eighteen months at the out
Many Subjects Treat?: u
In Manner Charac e.
istic of Koosevjlt
DIVORCE CJ v\ES IN
FOK HAr.D bLOvVS
Thinks Constitution Should Be
Amended So as to Give Con?
gress Power to Pass Ger*.
eral Law on Subject.
Navy Guarantor
of Peace,
- *n*?w?
ul in be ii ho isas of
low.
waa given by mem
t-nea.
>n ot
of Repre.
?nue to er.joy
ind
specula
.esa
f the business world
in our time ha? don?
'Tiportance than the
ral
last sea
.a rnestly
.te before your ad
t ai hiting iii
Ung to th.?
Such a
f?f con
. n? tiley
? ivo
from making
r.s for an; political purpose.
Another bill Wbl? b has Jost past one
a la ur?
gently ne . into
la** n the govern?
ment the r n*l cabe*
.igrit exists in
Dls
b? congie??. It
. that In any
. verdict for t -t on th?
Recen ti j, ,n
? in
in
itea, the court
'? demurrerr a
In another jurisdiction an Indi.:
.1er It and
imprisonrr.
referred to may not be i
other, but It Is uni
that there should even be an
conflict. At present there I* BO
which the government can cause suth a
ippoal to a higher court; and th.?
justice are blocked without
-.-on of the question. I can not
strongly urge the pas?*ge of the bill
in question. A failure to pass It will re?
sult in seriously hampering the govern
; in its effort to obtain justice, ea
ilthy Individuals or
corp. :nay
government from obtain?
ing Juatl e f . ar*
not themselves able effectively to con?
tes; the Judgment of an
inferior court hss been against them I
have specifically In view a recent decis?
ion by a district Jil raliway
em;'. it rerredv fir violation of
? .tute It seems
:m ?bau Mit] to permit ? .-ingie district
may be the judgment
Of the Immense majority of his colleagues
i law solemnly
?.inconatU
ro the govern?
ment th* right to .'-.uve the ?uprom? court
definitely decide the ques*
Th this matter. I would
unsatla
r criminal law-, ra?
ng in large part from the habtt of
. g asid.? th.- judgment* of Inferior
rta on technicalities absolutely uncen
Ith the merits of the case, and
I where there Is no attempt to ahow that
j there has h. en any failure of subxtanti ii
. justice. It would be well to enact a law
Ing something to th?; effect thatr
. Igmerit shall be set aside or new
trial granted In any cause, civil or crim?
inal, on the ground of misdirection of i.io
Jury or the improper admission or rejec?
tion of evidence, or for error as to any
matter of pleading or unie**,
. n of the court to wt
in examina?
tion of ? firm?,
tively appear thal complained
of has if Jua?
As to Injunction.
In ni
on with th*
r junc
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.?uhject
- rutlnjr of all men. and
uild be meted out a?
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as to th
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