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REPUBLICANS IN
SENATE MANAGE
TO 'HARMONIZE'
MAJORITY SUSTAINS" DINGLEY
SCHEDULE ON LEAD
SOLONS DECLINE TO REDUCE
TARIFF AS URGED
Eleven G. O. P. Members Bolt to the
Democratic Side, Denouncing Ma.
chine Sentiment —Session Is
a Strenuous One
[By Associated Pren.]
•t"|7 ASHINGTON, May 10.— abil-
VV ity o£ the Republican majority
' " of the senate to uphold the
recommendation of the committee on
finance on the lead schedule which con
tains the Dingley rates in the tariff
bill in place of the'lower duties fixed
by the house, was fully represented to
day when, by a vote of 35 to 44, the
.senate declined to reduce by one-quar
ter of a cent a pound the duty on pig
lead, as recommended by the committee
on finance.
In this vote eleven Republicans voted
with the Democrats and two Demo
crats with the Republicans. By a viva
voce vote the senate adopted the rate
of 2 1-8 cents a pound on pig lead, as
recommended by the committee.
Chairman Aldrich said ho regarded
the vote as an indorsement of llif!
action of the committeee and expressed
confidence that all the schedules of the
committee would be upheld.
A tilt between Senmors Aldrich and
Beverldge was the opening feature to
day. The senate haa no sooner been
called to order than the senator from
Indiana took the floor. He spoke of the
address of Senator Carter last Satur
day, in which -the Montana senator re
ferred to the abundance* of information
to the pending tariff bill available to
senators. .
• "I think the senate understands this
speech," said Mr. Beveridge, "but 111
order that the country may understand
It I will ask the clerk to read an ex
tract from the Congressional Record.
The extract read was from a speech
by Senator McCumber, in which com
plaint was made that no Information
was available for senators showing tn«
comparative cost of articles In the tariff
schedules in our country and abroad,
and It was suggested that a bureau to
provide such Information should M
created.
Mr. Beveridge then sent to tho desk
another extract from a statement by
Mr Aldrich to be read by the clerk,
the chairman of the committee on
finance being quoted as saying:
Doesn't Know Transactions
"I have no. knowledge whatever of
anything that transpired on the ways
and means committee," etc. Mr. Al
drich said his statement had related
only to the hearings on orange mineral,
under consideration when he • spoke,
and did not refer to thejhearings as a
whole, because he had read much, of
the report of those hearings.
"I have given thirty years to the
consideration of these matters," said
Mr. Aldrich, "and while I may not
have the ability of the senator from
Indiana, yet • such as I have I have
brought to this question, and If the
senator will give a fraction of the time
to the consideration of these matters
that I have given he will serve his con
stituency and the country better than
by proclaiming to everybody the lack
of information."
Mr. Heyburn had the floor and de
clined to permit any further interrup
tion. He spoke at length discussing
the lead schedule, explaining mining
methods and the systems of treating
lead ore In order to demonstrate the
necessity for a differential duty on pig
ore and other products of lead ore.
All the Industries of Idaho, said Mr.
Heyburn, encircle the lead mines, and
disaster to the mines would result in
general business depression. He claimed
that without protection to pig lead the
lead industry could not be continued.
Senator Cummins offered an amend
ment fixing the duty on pig lead at
three-eighths of | a cent a pound, In
addition to the duty of lYe cents, a
pound on the lead in lead ore.
In the opinion of Mr. Borah no form
of legislation would hurt the lead and
smelter trusts. It was idle, he con
tended, for any one to say there were
no such trusts. So thoroughly in
trenched were they, he said, that they
easily could avoid the provisions of
the bill by transferring their bases of
operations.
Session of Lower House
Strenuous opposition by the Democ
racy in the house prevaated the refer
ence of the president's message regard
ing certain legislation for Porto Rico
to the commltteeo on ways and means.
A motion by Mr. Garrett of Tennessee
directing the speaker forthwith to ap
point a committee on insular affairs,
which under ordinary procedure would
have charge of the subject, disclosed
that a quorum was not present. Con
sequently the message will lie on the
speaker's table until Thursday. The
Philippine tariff bill was reported and
Mr. Payne gave notice that he would
call It up Thursday.
The principal changes made by the
house committee on ways and means in
the Philippine tariff bill are explained
In the report submitted to tho-house
today by Representative Payne of New
York.
It stated that the new tariff becomes
necessary because the free trade pro
visions of the Payne bill will deprive
the insular government of about
$1,000,000 revenue.
The export duties on Manila hemp,
copra, tobacco, sugar and shells, which
yielded a revenue of $743,988 in 1908,
are re-enacted in the new bill.
A new section provides that ther3
shall be contained on all articles im
ported from countries other than the
United States the internal revenue tax
assessed on similar articles manufac
tured or produced In the Philippines or
Imported from the United States.
' Duties Are Reduced
The duties assessed by the bill have
been reduced in a number of Instances.
Hides and petroleum and Its products
have been'transferred from the dutiable
list to the free list. Certain machinery
and light weight steel rails for tram
ways have beon given tower duties.
Numerous other ■changes have been
,i;,,| In the phraseology to make the
bill conform with the l>:iyne tariff bill.
Representative McCall >f Massachu
setts today presented a protest signed
\)\ four Filipinos residing in Boston
(Continued on rase I»»l J
LOS ANGELES HERALD
FAMOUS SCIENTIST
TO UNDERGO KNIFE
BALTIMORE,, May 10.—Prof. Simon
Newcomb. the noted scientist. Is
at Johns Hopkins hospital to un
dergo an operation for cancer of the
stomach. This will be the third time
Prof. Newcomb has been operated on
at this hospital. Last January he un
derwent a serious operation for internal
trouble, and it was pronounced suc
cessful, but recently an application of
the X ray showed a cancerous growth
in his stomach. The famous astrono
mer was born in 1835.
CLAIMS ANOTHER EFFORT
IS MADE TO STEAL CHILD
Notorious Oakland Kidnaping Mystery
Causes Threat Against Chief
of Detective*
OAKLAND, May 10.—More interest is
added to the now notorious case of Mrs.
Edith McCrea, who has accused a num
ber of people with being In a plot to
kidnap her daughter, by the complaint
she made to the police this morning
that another attempt had been made to
steal her daughter. ,
In connection with this case Charles
Mack, known as the "buff kid," Is a
fugitive from justice and his pal, Ed
ward Jones, a prisoner.
She accuses Mack of trying to rob
her, of trying to poison her and of at
tempting to abduct her daughter.
Jones is charged with trying to in
timidate the woman to drop the case.
Chief of Detectives Petersen is in re
ceipt of a threatening letter because of
his activity in trying to locate Mark
THE NEWS SUMMARY
FORECAST
For Los Angeles and vicinity:
I Cloudy Tuesday; light north wind,
changing to south. Maximum temper,
ature yesterday, 67 degrees; minimum,
54 degrees.
LOCAL
Woman wants divorce from husband
whom .she fears Is dead.
Mother claims her 35-year-old son is mis
treated and W*ntA gt.irdlan appointed.
Ethel Mitchell bares soul In trying ordeal
on witness stand at trial of brother accused
of ilayt&g her alleged betrayer.
Motherless girl not over three years old
Is wanted for adoption by Los Angeles
family,
Negro alleged to have used stolen Jewels,
for ball.
New police Justice assumes duties.
Horse run.- away; frightens drivers but
no one Is hurt.
' Wall collapses on South Spring street and
two men are injured.
Veterans' daughters celebrate founding of
lodge.
Churches honor blind singers.
Southern Pacific to be held to its promise
to build a depot here.
COAST
Body of watchman long missing at Bakers
field found In cabin, i -
. California Fruit company sues twenty firms
at Portland. ,1 • "■- >
Lawyers In trial of Calhoun at San Francisco
endeavor to trace his steps in connection with
alleged $200,000 bribe. '• V
Earthquake losers at Sun Francisco will get
paid in full on insurance policies, according to
court decision.
Coal passer killed during sailors' row at
Vallejo. . .
Man almost scalped by machinery at San
Francisco. ;
Woman in Oakland claims another effort has
b-on made to steal her child.
EASTERN
James Boyle sentenced to prison for life,
and his wife gets twenty-five years, lor kid
naping Willie Whitla; foimer makes statement
implicating third party; both collapse com
pletely in court.
Republicans in senate manage to harmonize
In support of finance committee's attitude on
lead schedule, adopting Dlugley rate, but
eleven Republicans bolt.
T»ft, In special message to congress, asks
for remedial laws and says Porto Rico's situa
tion is serious.
Pretty foreigner In New York says she fears
wicked city.
Plans completed at Washington for five de
stroyers.
Gov. Haskell of Oklahoma again before the
grand jury In connection with so-called land
fraud cases. ' ~-
Jury In trial of Capt. Halns expected to get
case today. '
Balloon which ascended at Fort Omaha drops
to destruction in Nebraska.
Two soldiers die as remit of exposure at
Fort Ixigan, Qolo.
President Taft sends (attar to National Play
grounds association, urging more recreation
places. j
President appoints Democrat to federal
bench.
\ FORKION
Catholics in Guam fear Germanizing in
fluence. -
New BUltan of Turkey girded with anrtent
sword of Osman.
French labor situation depends nn action 'of
parliament today.
Premier Stolypln and colleagues manage to
get sanction of cjsar, and cabinet will not be
changed. ■,: •■% ,■* " . «^
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TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 11, 1909.
ETHEL MITCHELL
BARES SOUL AT
BROTHER'S TRIAL
CHILD WITNESS TELLS OF HER
BETRAYAL
PARENTSOF YOUNG WOMAN SObT
AS STORY IS RELATED
Court Room Packed When Victim of
Man's Duplicity Tells of Her
Ruin —Slayer Weeps
Profusely
ETHEL MITCHELL, the 18-year-oM
sister (if William C. Mitchell, on j
the witness stand yesterday after- j
noon in Judge Willis 1 court room, told j
the story of her alleged betrayal by
Cecil (.'. Thayer, which story counsel
for the defense hopes to prove was the
reason that actuated Mitchell to sluy
Thayer.
Miss Mitchell told her story in such
a low voice that it required constant j
prompting by the lawyers for the de- ,
lense to get the facts to the. Jury.
When court adjourned at 5 o'clock
she walked from the witness stand tc
the prisoners' dock and, throwing her
arms around her brothers neck, kissed
him. She kissed her mother and then
fell fainting to a chair.
Her display of endurance had been
remarkable and it was thought she
must break down, but she held herself
in reserve until court adjourned. The
scene was pathetic and in the nature
of a family reunion. The court room
was quickly cleared of the throng of
morbidly curious, that the mother,
father, sister antl brother of the af
flicted family might be left alone In
their grief.
Tells Her Story in Full
The story told by Ethel Mitchell was
but a reiteration of the testimony
given last week by her mother. She
made no attempt to cover up the story
of her relations with Thayer. Often
she hesitated before replying to a
question of a delicate nature. She
then glanced appealingly about the
court room and slowly, with accents
which betokened mental, pain, gave
her answer in tones hardly audible.
The witness wore a white tlress.
with a gray colored sweater blouse and
white sailor hat.
Miss Mitchell is a pretty girl, with
a large, full, baby face, and appears
to be older than 16 years.
i As she took the usual oath before
testifying her face blanched, her lips
quivered, and it was feared she would
collapse. .
She recovered her composure in
stantly and began the story of her
meeting with Thayer two years ago,
detailing her meetings with him, down
to the day of the fatal shooting.
As she began the prisoner buried his
face in his hands and wept. It was
the second time during the trial that
he has lost his calm indifference. Mr.
and Mrs Mitchell bowed their heads
and wept silently. Seated but a few
feet away were the father and mother
of Mitchell's victim. Mrs. Thayer
looked pale and wan, hut took a lively
Interest In the proceedings.
Court Adjourns Soon
Miss Mitchell had but finished her
story when court adjourned, allowing
no time for the cross-examination
which will begin at 10 o'clock this
morning.
The crowd that flocked to the court
room at the opening of the afternoon
session was so large that Judge Willis
ordered the room cleared, and only
those Interested directly In the trial ad
mitted.
Judge Willis said: "This is not a
place for the curious to gather. I
notice among the spectators young
girls who should be either In school
or at home with their mothers. This
is no place for them."
It was 4 o'clock when the long await
ed witness, Miss Mitchell, was called.
She told of meeting Thayer two years
ago and of his visits to her every night
for a long time. She was working In a
department store and Thayer -would
wait for her at the close of work each
night.
Every night in August, 1907, h/3 es
corted her home. She then told of h°r
first visit to the theater with him.
They did not remain until the finish of
the performance, for she said Thayer
Wanted her to go to his home and meet
his mother. She said she thought every
thing was all right. "Where she went
she does not remember.
Finds She Was Misled
They entered a house somewhere on
San Pedro street and she said Thayer
told her his mother was busy dpwn
stalri. She testified they went to a
room and for the first time she real
ized it was not her sweetheart's home
and that she has been misled. She told
of her ruin and the young man's prom
ise to marry her. At that time she
was but 14 years old.
She testified she told her mother on
her return to her home she had re
mained with a girl friend. She corrob
orated her mother's testimony of the
conversation with her mother when
the latter accused her of improper con
duct.
She then detailed other visits with
Thayer and told how she misrepresent
ed where she had been when questioned
by her mother.
She flushed us she told of Thayer's
leaving her and soing to San Diego,
because, she said, he was afraid he
would get into trouble.
The story of the letter written from
San Diego to her by Thayer was Iden
tical with the previous testimony of
her mother.
As she related the scene at her home,
when her mother and brother Willie
refused to allow her to ko to the
Thayxr house late at night, Ethel wept.
"I told my mother I would go anyway,
and when she refused to allow me T
slapped her face. Willie Interfered, and
1 threw the piano stool at him. hut I
don't think it hit him," she testified.
Brother Weeps at Story
At this point William started to weep
again, but the witness quickly recov
ered herself find proceeded with her
story.
That Thayer told her she would have
her own way if she swore at her mother
was part of her testimony. sh<> said
that when --die, Tlviyi" and Others went
i'!i a trip to Runio canyon Willie re
monstrated with her, hut sin' told him
• ■ 1 1> mind his own business."
The night of June 18. 190S, the night
before she was to be sent to the Door
of Bope, by order of Judge Wll-
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ANCIENT SWORD
OF OSMAN GIVEN
TO MEHEMMED
SULTAN OF TURKEY IS GIRDED
AT MOSQUE AYOUB
FEW FOREIGN EYES ALLOWED TO
WITNESS CEREMONY
New Ruler, Succeeding Abdul Hamid,
Enthroned with Mystic Pomp
and Veiled Rites at Con.
stantinople
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 10.>Ie
hemmed V ended tils coronation day hy
plowing a furrow In tl»e liMvn at O*ol
mnli.iK-txli palace, symboUlcnlly at
least, by holding the plow handles for, a
fraction of a minute while two horses
dragged It a few yards.
In carrying out the ancient test,
Mehemmcd V showed himself to be
sound of body and tit to bear the phys
ical burdens of the empire.
It had been v day both of fulfilling
and breakinK ancient customs. Chris
tians for the first time were admitted
to th« small mosque nnd allowed to see
the ceremony of girding the sword of
Otman on the sultan.
[By Associated Press.l
/CONSTANTINOPLE, May 10.—Tho
I j ceremony of girding the sword o£
Ofman upon Mehemmed V, the
new sultan of Turkey in succession to
Abdul Hamitf, occurred today in the
Mosque Ayoub, the only laered edifice
in Constantinople which Christians are
not allowed to enter.
The function was carried out accord
ing to prearranged program, and at its
conclusion his majesty started to drive
through Stamboul at the head of an
Imposing procession.
This ceremony corresponds to that of
coronation in western countries.
It lasted only a few minutes, and the
ancient rite of the spiritual power con
signing the temporal power to the sul
tan was witnessed by few foreign eyes.
The sultan proceeded in a launch
from the Dolma Bagtshe palace to the
Mosque, which stands at the water's
edec, where the rite was performed.
Then, attended by the grand vizier,
the sheik-ul-Islam, the members of the
cabinet, the chiefs of the army, the
higher grades of ulemas and many
other officials, he drove to the Top
Kapou palace, about six miles distant,
to kiss the robes of the prophet
Draws Sword from Sheath
At the Ayoub mosque Mehemmed V
drew the scimitar of his ancestor, Os
man I, the founder of the Ottomon em
pire, from Its sheath, and standing in
the square In front of the group of
buildings called the Sublime Porte,
he raised the weapon on high, and by
this immemorial act took possession of
the Turkish empire.
The action of the sultan was followed
by an outburst of shouting from th*
people massed beyond the lines of the
surrounding troops, together with a
fan-fare of trumpets and a rattle of
musketry as the soldiers fired a salute,
but above all this noise rose sharp and
clear voices of a chorus of schoolboys
chanting "Midhat Pasha's Hymn of
Liberty." __,
The scene was a strange admixture of
historical observance and modern west
ern civilization.
Mehemmed V, the first sultan in four
centuries who has had blue eyes and
fair hair, was dressed In a western
uniform of olive green khaki.
■ Setting of Ceremonies
Within sight of the square wero the
Byzantine walls surrounding the city,
and the Genoese tower of St. Sopntn,
two striking suggestions of fifteenth
century history.
In further contrast was the fact that
his majesty, chosen by the Constitu
tionalists to rule the empire, stood up
ri.eht in an open carriage fresh from
the most fashionable manufacture of
Paris, and raised on high with a dig
nified gesture the ancient sword worn
by thirty-four of Ms ancestors, and
carried by twenty-eight of his fore
fathers since the conquest of Byzan
tium.
It was remarked also that Mohem
med V was the first beardless ruler of
his line. He wore only a pointed mus
tache.
All the members of the American
embassy, including Ambassador Leish
man, were present at the diplomatic
tent.
Prays Alone at Mosque
After having passed the ambassa
dorial stand, the sultan stopped at the
mosque of Mohammed the Conqueror,
mar the entrance to the Adrianople
gate.
He prayed alone by tho tomb of Mo
hammed for a quarter of an hour, and
then resumed his six-mile journey
through Stamboul to the Sublime Porte,
whence he drove to the Kavou palace
and gave a reception to a number of
distinguished persons.
Along his route of march boys and
girls from all the schools In the city
sang hymns. V
The girls wore liberty sashes of white
and red, while the boys carried
branches of laurel.
The sultan concluded the ceremonies,
which had lasted in all about five hours,
by leaving from the Vinegar Sellers'
wharf for bis palace on the other side
of the Golden Horn in a state barge
propelled by eighteen oarsmen dressed
in white silk tunics and red breeches.
Among Those Present
Among the thirty persons today at
the girding wore Bucknani Pasha, an
American, and Amon Pasha, an Eng
lishman, both in the Turkish service.
They were Impressed with the beauty
and solemnity of the ceremony, which,
with tho chants of the priests, lasted
only twenty minutes.
<if tho mosque ti> enter his carriage a
whlte-turbaned HiJjh, or teaching
pii. st, (iused a moment's excitement
by running forward with a petition
which he tried to hand to tho sultan, at
the same time talking somewhat wildry
about the koranic law. Two soldiers
caught him and hurried him out of the
' Thi flay, notwithstanding rumors of
reactionary ploU, passed peacefully.
Light! were biasing In the minarets
and inosi|iie Of Constantinople tonight;
the shiii* In the harbor were outlined
In electric bulbs and the city generally
was celebrating enthusiastically thn
girding of the now sultan.
Famous Singer and Banker
She Will Marry in a Year
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WIIIN Km«. Lillian Nordics <
Hailed for Kurope teh an- <■
nounred lhat next year would <
• he her last on the stage and <
Mint Hhe would be the bride of George <
\V. Young, president of the Wiml«or <
Trust company. New York city. <
It liv* been niino frequently the <
lii.il two or three yearn that Mr. Young ■
and the prima donna were engaged, <
hut neither has ever before confirmed <
the reporti <
Mr. Young possesses a large fortune <
and Is a member of many rluhs In <
New York. <
He wax ill the pier when the vessel <
•ailed, but smilingly referred inter- <
viewers to Mine. Nordlca when asked .
concerning the engagement. <
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FATHER CATCHES
RECREANT SON
YOUNG LOS ANGELES MAN IN
SENSATIONAL EPISODE
LIVES UNDER ASSUMED NAME
WITH MARRIED WOMAN
Irate Parent, Prominent Oil Man,
Finds Couple and Brings
i outh Home in
Captivity
SAN JOSE, May 10. -The three
weeks' escapade of a Los Angeles
I youth, the son of a wealthy man
there, and a beautiful young woman
supposed to be the wife of another Los
Angeles man, is engrossing the atten
tion of gossip here, and not the least
tantalizing thing about the affair is the
secrecy that enshrouds the Identity of
this couple. The couple came here
about three weeks ago and lived to
gether as man and wife in an apart
ment In Santa Clara. The woman was
strikingly handsome and the youth evi
dently several years her junior. Their
funds ran low and the young man got
a Job driving a cement wagon.
Father Is Oil Magnate
Finally this was not enough to sup
port them, and the boy wrote for money
'to his father in Los Angeles, who is
supposed to be a wealthy oil magnate.
This was the first news the father had
had of his son for several weeks and
he immediately came north in person.
I Ho sought out the woman and pleaded
with her to not hinder his son's success
in life. His entreaties were successful
and In tears the woman left the flat
where the two had been living together.
In Santa Clara the pair went by the
name of Hartman.
In the afternoon the father and two
detectives who had taken the son Into
custody went to the train with him and
departed for Los Angeles, a section in
car 3002 having- been reserved for their
use. One of the detectives stayed be
hind to settle many debts the sun had
contracted in Santa Clara.
TRIES TO KILL MAN WHO
ARRESTED HIM YEARS AGO
Italian in New York Stabs Former
Policeman Twenty-six
Times
NEW YORK, May 10.—Because An
tonio Crlzento, then ;i policeman, ar
rested Angelo Calvelennl In Italy ton
years ago he was stabbed twenty-six
times early today in Kast One Hun
died and Fourth street. At the time
of the arrest Calvelennl vowed venge
ance, and they met for the first time
today.
When a policeman arrived Chizento
WAI lying on his back on the sidewalk
with his old enemy sitting on his chest
and Jabbing the blade of a penknife
into his face and body.
Although terribly lacerated, the hos
pital doctors say Crizento may not die,
because the blade of the knife was
short.
MAN OF MYSTERY DIES IN
NEW YORK IN SECLUSION
NEW YORK, May 10.—Gilbert F.
Ackerman, aged 62, who for more than
forty yean had lived In strict seclu
sion in his home on Riverside drive,
on the fortune he had made in the
flour business, died yesterday, refusing
to have n doctor. All his life he ridi
culed medicine and doctors and would
not permit either in his home.
His eldest son became a physician
and therefore had not been in the house
for many years until after his father's
death yesterday.
Mr. Ackerman built high fences about
his property so that neighbors coultl
not look In upon him, he said, but In
recent years tall apartment houses
were erected on either s.ide and back
of his hmoe, and since then ho had
rarely loft the house.
SINGLE COPIES: DAIMT, *es SUNDAY, Bo
JSlJMvjil-irj VyiJJrlJliS. on trains, « cents
PLASTERER SHOT,
FATALLY INJURED
VICTIM INFATUATED WITH MO
TORMAN'S WIFE
HUSBAND ORDERS HIM TO KEEP
AWAY FROM HOUSE
Goes to House Where Couple Is Visit.
ing, and in Altercation Is
Wounded by Revolver
Shot
Theodore Witts, a plasterer, was shot
and perhaps fatally wounded and Mrs.
H. K. Smith slightly wounded In an
altercation which occurred shortly be
fore 9 o'clock last night u^ the Smith
home, 1634 East Fifty-fourth street.
Wilts had been boarding at the house
of W. T. Hampton, a motorman em
ployed by the Los Angeles railway,
living at 1514 East Fifty-first street.
He became infatuated with Mrs.
Hampton, who is said to be a very
pretty woman, and so marked did his
attention become to her that It occa
sioned gossip in the neigh oorhood, and
Sunday Hampton and Witts had a
quarrel and the former ordered his
boarder to leave the place.
Witts removed to a Los Angeles
street lodging and last night returned
to the Hampton home, and finding that
Hampton and his wife had gone to the
Smith home, followed them there.
He entered the house and renewed
his quarrel with Hampton in the pres
ence of Smith and the two women.
Smith finally ordered Witts from the
house, and as the latter left he was fol
lowed to the door by Hampton and
Mrs. Smith.
As ha stepped from the porch to the
walk leading to the front gate Witts
is alleged to have drawn a revolver,
and, saying to Hampton, "Well, I'll
meet your wife whenever I please,"
raised his weapon and fired two shots
directly at Hampton. Both bullets
flew wide of the mark. The first struck
Mrs. Smith, inflicting a slight flesh
wound In her right forearm and the
second passed through the door into
a front room and buried itself in a
dresser.
Hampton returned the fire of Witts,
shooting twice at the man as he stood
less thun ten feet away and facing
him. One of the bullets struck Witts
in the center of the breast between the
collar bones and ranged downward into
his chest. The second missed him.
Witts turned and ran from the place
and it was not known then that he
had been shot. When he left the house
he went to his room and secured a
box of cartridges and returned to the
Smith home, where he was captured
by Patrolman Russell, who was guard
ing the house. The wounded man was
taken to the receiving hospital, where
he stated that Hampton fired at him
first. Hampton was arrested and de
tained at central station on suspicion
until the affair can be investigated.
GUAM CHRISTIANS FEAR
GERMANIZING INFLUENCE
GUAM, May 10.—A split Is threatened
in the Catholic church of Guam. The
native Christiana, fearing the German
izing influence, have cabled the Vatican
that the monks of the German Capu
chin order are not competent spiritual
advisers because of the fact that they
are ignorant of the English, Spanish
and Chamorro languages.
A schism such as occurred in the
Philippines Is feared. The people ap
pear to be absolutely Irreconcilable to
the German priests and have addressed
a strong remonstrance to the German
superior for having forced the resigna
tion of Father Palomo, the only native
priest In Guam.
Repeated requests for American
priests have been ignored and grave
fears are entertained that a hostile
demonstration will be made by tVy
natives, who are demanding the ex
portation nf tho friars.
Resume Diplomatic Relations
WASHINGTON, May 10.—Diplomatic
relation.* between the governments of
Colombia and Venezuela have been re
sumed, according to a dispatch from
American Minister Kussell at Caracas.
C^ cents;
BOYLE AND WIFE
SENT TO PRISON;
CONFESS CRIMES
SENSATIONAL STATEMENT IM
PLICATES THIRD
HARRY FORKER ACCUSED BY
TWO KIDNAPERS
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Husband Is Sent to Penitentiary for
Life and Woman Gets Twenty-five
Yearsßoth Collapse—AU ■'
tempt Suicide
[By Associated Press. J
MERCER, Pa., May 10.—Before ha
was taken from here to the pen
itentiary at Pittsburg today to
begin a life sentence, James Boyle, the
convicted kidnaper, made , the state
ment which both he and his wife hava
been promising, and which they said
would "shake the country."
The statement follows:
The complete history of the kidnaping at
'Willie Whltla, the origin of same, and what
led up to It.
On the morning of : , between the
hours of , Dan Reeble, Jr., wu
found dead on the sidewalk In youngstown,
and over the prostrate form was Harry
Forker of Sharon, Pa., holding In his right
hand a package of letters gathered from
the sidewalk near the body.
As he was about to depart he was Inter
cepted by the writer and a man who bas
since passed to bis reward, Dan Shay, a
saloon keeper.
In Mr. Forker's hurry to ieava the soena
he failed to find two envelopes that con
tained four letters. The same were picked.;
up by Shay and later taken to his place of
business.
He Read the Letters
The writer and Mr. Shay examined and V;
read the contents of same, which proved be- „
yond a doubt the presence of Mr. Porker
there at that time.
The letters were written by a lady, two
from a party in New York, and the others
from Cleveland, Ohio. At a later date Mr. ■
Forker was apprised of the fact that the .
writer held these letters in his possession
and asked if he could use the same.
A letter was immediately sent the writer -
by Mr. Forker, stating that he (Forker)
would like o have a personal talk with the
writer, and a meeting took place a day or
bo after. Mr. Forker acknowledged he
would pay for the letters.
The amount not being considered suffi
cient, was refused, and from that day on
and up until March, 190S, the writer on
\he pretext of exposing the letters and tha
coincidence of Mr. Forker being discovered
■ bending over the prostrate ferm of * Mr. y-.f
Reeble, had received at different times ■•■■ ,.?
amounts of money from Mr. Forker to re- S*
main silent.
About six months ago, when I returned to rtj
Sharon, with my wife, I met Mr. Forker
and informed him that unless I received
»6000 between then and the time I Intended
lo leave Sharon L would hold the secret no ■;'■
longer. s ■ ■ .
Could Not Raist Money
He then Informed me that It was tmpos- ■_:/,
sible for him to get that amount, but some- ft
time in April, 10OS, he was to get a certain J3
amount of money and would then settle
with my leaving Sharon on March 12, 1909, I
On my leaving Sharon on March 1:. l«o», I
went to Cleveland, and wrote to Forker as
follows:
"Dear Sir: I have derldM not to wait any
longer in regard to the money proposition,
and if I do not hear from you soon there
will be some exposing." . ■
March 18, 1909, I received an answer to
the same, which read as follows:
"Ynu know the circumstances and the
promise I made you when you left here, but
' if yciu really desperately are In need of
money as you profess to be I will outline
a little plan which with your co-operation
can be very successfully carried out, vl«:
the abduction of J. P. Whltla's son. I can
arrange to have the boy brought to War- ■■.
ren, Ohio, due there at 11:18, with escort." .
(There was no signature to the letter.)
I left Cleveland at 8:15 a. m. and arrived
at Warren at 10:(H a. m.. then proceeded to
Nlles. Ohiu, by street car. I arrived at
Warren at 11:18 a. m., but failing to see the.
boy and his escort, I got oft at Warren and
remnined In the vicinity of the depot.
Tells Escort Where to Go
About ten minutes later the boy and es
cort arrived and I was then Informed that
they drove from Sharon to Warren. I
warned the party to take the boy up along
the Plttsburg Sc Western track, leave him
there and that I would attend to the rest',
of It. which he proceeded to do.
I brought the boy to Nlles, Ohio, from
there to Ashtabula and then to Cleveland.
On March 22 I received a letter from Mr.
Forker stating that someona had Informed
Mr Whltla that they had recognized his
boy on March IS In Nlles, and that James
Boyle of Sharon was with him, also that
Mr Whltla was afraid to divulge the Infor
mation for fear the boy might come to harm
and telling me to be careful and be on the
alert and that when I received the money
to immediately surrender these Youngstown
letters, to send same to him at Sharon,
and on Tuesday, April 23, to return half of V
the ransom money to him, and he would
turn over the same to the party who took
Willla Whitla to Warren.
On learning that my name was mentioned
in connection with the case, I met Mr.
Whltla personally in Cleveland at Fifty
third street and St. Clalr avenue; showed
him the letter that passed between Mr.
Forker and myself, also the Youngstown
letters, and Mr. Whltla promised that If I
would substantiate the truth of the Youngs
town letters he would see there would be
no prosecution.
Then Gave Up Letters ,
I then surrendered through Mr. Whltla all
the letters in my possession, and the world
knows the result. I was arrested and con
victed and deprived by my own counsel of
telling my story on the stand. I Informed
my wife the boy was brought in order to v
escape being quarantined In the pesthouse,;
and we were to be handsomely rewarded for
taking care of him.
This unfortunate woman was duped from .
start to finish in regard to the boy. and I;
was duped from the moment I let the letters j
go into Mr. Whitla's possession. As my
counsel afterward Informed me, I had noth
ing to show or to prove and that it was a
matter of veracity-thelr word against mine.
I had given every scintilla I had, and now
I am settled for.
This story is as true as there Is a God
above us.
(Signed) JAMES BOYLE, Mercer. Pa.
May 10, 1909. .-,. • --» ***• ."■
James Boyle was sentenced this
morning to life imprisonment In ■' tha <,
Western penitentiary at Pittsburg for •
the kidnaping of Billy "Whltla.
Mrs. Boyle, indicted as Mary ! Doe,
received a sentence of • twenty-flvo :
years, with a fine of $5000 and the costs
of the prosecution. !
Boyle did not utter a word prior to
his sentence.- His counsel,' however,
made a plea for both Boyle and , his _
wife, asking leniency, in both case?.
He stated that until ' a recent i period ':,
the extreme- penalty for kidnaping :In v
this state was ten years, and In view
of the fact that the boy' has been treat
ed with every consideration ] and I that I
all care had been taken not Ito inflict,
unnecessary mental anguish, upon * ( tho \
parents he felt leniency might Jbo |
asked for with propriety. „
i Collapse Completely ,
Both Boyle ", and • his wife ; collapsed j
(Continued on l'age Two)