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ISAAC LOWMAN
MEETS INSTANT
DEATH BY AUTO
FINGER AND $500 DIAMOND
RING MISSING
PROMINENT "MERCHANT KILLED
AT WEBTLAKE PARK
Neck Broken by Impact with Lamp of
Machine—Chauffeur Secures Doc
tor, but Is Placed Under
Arrest
• T*SAAC LOWMAN, a dealer in hats,
•I ~ clothing and furnishing goods at
'.•*•■ 129 to 133 South Spring street, liv
ing at 3087 ; Wilshlre boulevard, was
■ struck and Instantly killed by an auto
mobile driven by M. C, Abrams, a
chauffeur employed *y Nash & Fennl
more of 2430 West Seventh street, at
.Seventh and Alvarado streets at 9
o'clock last night.' The little finger or
the left hand was severed and a dia
mond ring valued at $500 is missing.
The body of Mr. Lowman was taken
to i the '. Bresee morgue. Abranis was
arrested by Detective Joseph Hitch and
Patrolman Hlckey and placed in cen
tral police station on suspicion. •
Mr. Lowman, accompanied by Dr. Z.
Levin df the Hotel Alvarado, had been
passing.the early part of the evening
- walking through Wwotlake park, unu
a few minutes before the accident had
left the park to walk to the hotel,
■', where' they expected to enjoy a quiet
■ smoke before they parted for the night.
As they were crossing Atvarado street
diagonally from the park, to walk down
the east side ai Alvarado street to the
hotel, an automobile driven by Dr.
Edward Janns came along at ordinary
speed, and I they stopped to allow him
to pass. • They then continued toward
the sidewalk.
Lamp Strikes Lowman
i Immediately following Dr. Janns
came a big Lozler car owned by Nash
and Fennlmore and driven by Abrams.
In the front seat with Abrams was
Harry Miller, an . automobile supply
man. .Abrams was driving his car at
from fifteen to eighteen miles an hour,
according ;to his statement, and as he
approached Alvarado street, running
along the line of the car track, another
machine driven at a high rate of speed
by an unidentified man passed between
him and the north curb. As the rapid
; ly driven machine forged ahead of him
■It was swerved to the south directly
In front of his machine, and to avoid
a rear end collision he turned his ma
chine toward the curb.
At the corner the fast machine
swerved again, this time to the north,
and for * the first time and before
Abrams could clear them, he saw Low
man and Dr. Levin standing near tho
curb. i He turned his machine as ■ far
as possible, but the Inside lamp struck
* Mr. . Lowman and hurled him to thy
pavement. . . ' ■
Realizing that' the man was hurt,
how seriously he knew not, and know-
Ing that Dr. Janns was Just ahead of
him. ", Abrams, according to his state
ment, speeded up his machine and ran
ahead. • calling: for Dr. Janns to stop.
He * Boon overtook the physician and
told him of the accident and turning,
' both .machines ran back to the scene
where It had already been found that
•.Lowman was dead.
Merchant's Neck Broken
Dr. Janns made an examlitatlon of
the'body and stated that death had
resulted from a broken neck and must
have been almost Instantaneous.
• Dr. Levin, who was with Mr. Low
man, when he found that his friend was
dead, was much shocked and excited
and.made an outcry against A brains,
threatening, it is said, to kill him, and
a number of persons also Joined him,
but other witnesses, among whom were
Andrew M. Brown, cashier of the Ameri
can National bank; R. C. Duke, 2107%
West Seventh street; Pierce Thomason,
2789 West Eighth street; John Duncan,
1201 Lake street; Elwood Hamilton, 3025
South Vermont avenue; Walter Hol
land 720 Coronado street, and Gray
Patlllo, 1201 Lake street, with Patrol
man James Neighbors, who had arrived
' on the scene, counseled moderation and
advised the excited men to be quiet.
The majority of those witnesses, It Is
■aid, ? stated . that the car driven by
Aiiranis was -not" going to exceed
eighteen to twenty, miles an hour, ana
that the' accident, under the circum
stances, was probably unavoidable.
Young Abrams,\lt Is said, is an ex
perienced and careful driver and is not
of-that class known as speed maniacs,
and. his statement, which agrees with
the story told, is thought to be cor
rect. "" * "*"'" * _,
Diamond Ring Gone
Isaac Lowman, the dead man, was
one of the best known and'most re
spected merchants in Los Angeles. He
was '46 > years of age and Is survived
by ' a widow and daughter, who Is
at [present, a stua* »t at Leland , Stan
ford university.
'A Mr.' Lowman was a man of, high cul
ture and'literary attainments and > was
a" student and philosopher of consider
able note In the Jewish world of let
ters. ; His. widow ■is ill at , the ? family
home [on .Wilshlre • boulevard, and for
fear: of fatal consequences to her, the
death of her husband,was not told her
last night. ~'. 1 f
An 'examination of the body of Mr.
Lowman iat the morgue showed that
the • neck i was broken and the skull
fractured, (j The little finger of the left
hand was: completely severed from' the
hand < and, ■ with a' large diamond ring
valued <at $500, which : he wore, could
not be found ; last n ight.'- ; . ■ ■■;.'',.
>," The : coroner will ; hold an inquiry in
the case today, and >in the , meantime
Abrams .will. be \ held ; by, the police. V|
FIRE IN CANADA DOES
OVER $350,000 DAMAGE
COBALT, Ont., July 2.—Fire swept
(liroup.ii Cobalt today, causing a loss
of $350,000 to $400,000, at least one death
Btld the injury of six persons.
It Is estimated that 2000 persons are
homeless.
Starting In the kitchen of a Chinese
11 rant, the flames swept both sides
of the street clean for half a mile.
Dynamite was used to check the
flames. An unknown foreigner who
rushm! into a building just as a charge
went oil was killed.
With Mm assistance of apparatus
from Haileybury and New U.skeanl,
the lire was finally controlled.
Not more than a tenth of the lobs is
Insured.
LOS ANGELES HERALD
RAILROAD BRAKEMEN
SENT TO PRISON FOR
SMUGGLING CHINESE
CHICAGO, July i. — Robert W. Bte
phenaon, W.; H. Clark i nntl John llull
wll, the three railroad ■ brakemen who
pleaded guilty )to the government*
cliurifcs of ■■nnxiilrncy to violate) the
Immigration and Chinese rinhwhin lawn,
were, nentenred to serve six inoiilhi
each In the lirldewell loilnj.
Tin- three tenlllled for the govern
ment In the prosecution of Hol> l.euiiic,
(he Ml Titan , Chlnene merchant, and
Jose I'urrii and Carlos Hevedru, ac
cused of smuggling Chinese Into till*
country from Mexico.
| Leung was found guilty and Parra anil
Sevedrn were acquitted.'
The ln.t two left for .Xl l'a«o today to
stand trial there on a direct charge of
violating the Chinese fii'limlon ' law.
TELLS OF MANIA TO
MURDER HER INFANT
Mother Unable to Control Impulse Is
Sent to Asylum at Stockton
on Her Own Re
quest
OAKLAND, July 2.—Giving a re
markable analysis of her own demen
lta, and pleading to be sent to an asy
lum for fear that she might not be
able to restrain sudden 'impulses to
murder her baby, less than a year
old, "Mrs. Stella Nelson furnished one
of the strangest lunacy cases today
ever heard In the local courts.
Mrs. Nelson, who Is a beautiful young
woman of 19 years, explained to Judge
Harris and two physicians that at
times all her natural Instincts are sud
denly overcome by a thirst for blood
and that during this peculiar aberra
tion she haß overpowering Impulses
to kill her child.
Last Wednesday she asked the at
tendants at the emergency hospital to
look her up, but, appearing to be ration
al, she was advised to return home.
The following day her fpars were al
most realized when she suddenly
seized a butcher knife and attempted
to cut her child's throa'
Judge Harris commiti the woman
to the asylum at Stockton, declaring |
that It was a most peculiar and pa-1
thetic case.
Brandenburg to Face Trial
NEW YORK, July 2.—Hroughton
Brandsburg, the magazine writer, re
cently acquitted of grand larceny, for
selling the Cleveland letter to the Now
York Times, will bo taken to St. Louis
Sunday morning, When In- will lie
placed on trial on tht> charge of en
ticing his stepson, Jjiius S. Cabanne
111, away from hta fHthen
THE NEWS SUMMARY
FORECAST
. For Los Angeles and vicinity:
Cloudy Saturday, showers In moun.
tains; moderate south winds. Maxi
mum temperature yesterday, 87 de.
grees; minimum, 66 degrees.
I LOCAL
Prisoner Is brutally beaten at city Jail, and
Chief Dlshman b«glna investigation.
Aged veteran la barred from Soldiers' home
at Sawtclle when he asks for change of under
wear.
I San Pedro trustees seek Injunction to prevent
transportation companies from building wharf.
Klopement of heiress discloses romance by
which young woman receives fortune from
old suitor of aunt.
Assistant Prosecutor Seymour will not resign
his office. V
Black cat after Its death brings bad luck to
negro who is arrested because of dead feline.
Mexican Is freed from charge of attempting
to slay son of ranchman. '
Hank robbers ask court to give them proba
tionary sentences. . " -•" - /..- * r.
Woman bequeaths $46,000 for establishment of
hemo for aged persons. .
Man who abandons wife and mistreats girl
Is hold to superior court..
- Patriotism will be theme of sermons to be
pleached Sunday, July 4. - - ■ -
Wholesale liquor dealers will try again to
have zone extended.
Republican machine members claim order
retiring Captain Fries will stand.
Woman pays flue on charge of violating
auto speed limit.
Wealthy ranchman of Saugus drops dead at
restaurant In Los Angeles. , .
High school pupil saves life of boy from
diownlng In Eastlake plunge.
League of Justice completes full organiza- 1
tion by electing secretary and treasurer. -
City councllmen In session Indulge in unkind
remarks about one another over hay supply.
Caledonian club will hold Its annual picnic
a. Exhibition park.
Plans are on foot to hold state fair next
year In Los Angeles .
Secretary of Auiubon society declares terns"
do not destroy fish.
- .smith Spring street merchant Is struck and
killed Instantly by auto.
Butcher works COAST lea box while fire
tcher works calmly In ice box while fire
rages without. .
Jiody of sailor found in water at Seattle.
Vice President Calvin of Southern Pacific will
undergo operation. I
American Suffrage association decides to
move headquarters to New York—Convention
adjourns. : . -
English baronet , and entomologist dies sud
denly In Yuma. - . . ■>
bailor hurt aboard Hull dies In Vallejo.
• Manager of oil company in San Jose laughs
at - bluckmallers, though his friends . are
alarmed. '
| J. W. Rea, politician, and W. M. Biggs, law*
yer, come to blows In San Jose court room. , '
Clt.n. politician, and W. M. Higgs. law.
me to blows In San Jose court room.
KASTERN '
'■': Corporation tax clause Incorporated In tariff
measure by senate. - •■»'"■'■".
Orvllls Wright excels former efforts at Fort
Myer. • . ■ • - .
• Congregational church to liquidate big debt
In this country. •,
, Excavation for Hudson monument to be be
gun In New York Monday. •!.•■'•■ . ■. t ■»■,.
/Finances of customs house In Now York Im
proved since Collector Loeb took charge. : K >''
President Taft pleased at wife's recovery.
Chicago man plans to_ hunt in Africa with
camera. ■ ■ * " l
Second tin workers' union to join strike in
Pittsburg. ■ ■■ ■.-'. :■-■'--
Michigan state treasury well nigh depleted.
. Fire originating In Chinese quarters in On
tario causes (100,003 loss.'
Report of federal committee exonerates ac
cused meat inspectors in East St. Louis.
Man sentenced to three months' imprisonment
for refusing to assist forest tire fighters. ■ .
FOREIGN
Collapse nf lock wall kills twenty men' and
buries valuable. machinery In England. '
* Bog-land ■ aroused over murder of political
leader by young > Indian student.
S Queer ship "Half ; Moon" , leaves ' Amsterdam
for America, v, , .-;. %\?'^mmmm?kmmx
- SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 3, 11)09.
NEGRO PRISONER
AT CITY JAIL IS
CRUELLY BEATEN
DETECTIVESALLEGED TO HAVE
MISTREATED MAN
CHIEF DISHMAN WILL INVESTI
GATE BEFORE ACTING
Head of Police Force Declares No
Third Degree or Manhandling of
Those Incarcerated Will Be
Tolerated
<<1T ANHANDLINU of prisoners,
•ill ANHANDLINfi through the so
ll putting them through the so
-*•'-*- called third degree by the use
of force, abusing them or the use of
brutal methods in handling prisoners
will not be tolerated," said chief of Po
lice Dishman yesterday when asked
concerning the report that a number of
detectives had beaten a prisoner In the
city Jail at . the morning "show up"
.st.rday.
"The case has not been called to my
attention, but /I will Investigate it
thoroughly and take such action as is
Just," ho concluded.
The beating of this prisoner Is said
to have occurred In the corridor of the
«have occurred In morning, and so
y jail yesterday morning, and so
brutal was the alleged treatment ac
corded that Jailer John W. AlcCauley
Interfered in behalf of the man and in
formed the detectives' engaged in the
attack on the prisoner that as long as
he was Jailer they could use no such
methods on a prisoner in his charge.
The prisoner, a negro, said to bo
mean of disposition, surly and Impu
dent in his manner, had been arrested
the night before, and as usual was
brought from the tanks at 9 o'clock to
be shown all the officers on the force.
This Is known In police parlance as the
"show up." Note of a prisoner's phys
ical makeup, his appearance and de
scription are mentally taken by each
officer as he passes along before them.
This is. for future reference in case he
comes under their observation again.
Officers In line at the show up are not
supposed to talk to the prisoners to
make any comment on them, but mere
ly to observe as their names are called
and the time, place and occasion of
their arrest are called out.
Detective Seizes Prisoner
As'the negro was about .to step
through the gate leading to the
« the negro was about to step
(iugh the gate leading back to the
tank where he had been routined one
of the detectives remarked, "What did
you do with your gun?"
Tin: negro made an insulting reply
and passed on, when he was seized by
another ' detective and whirled around
and shoved back into the corridor with
the remark, "Say it to his face."
It is said he was then viciously at
tacked by four detectives, one of whom,
James Hosick, is alleged to have struck
him severely and repeatedly while oth
ers were holding him.
('apt. Paul E. Flammer, head of the
detective force, Jumped and seized the
negro, calling to Hosick and the others
to hold him but not to strike or hurt
him. Hosick Is said to have disregard
ed the captain's order, and continued to
punch the helpless negro, who was
struggling to get loose from his cap
tors.
At this Juncture Jailer McCauley ,ran
to the group of struggling men, and
tossing Captain Flammer and Detect
ive Hosick to one side and . loosening
the hold! of the others on him, shoved
the negro into the tank, and then, turn-
Ing to the detectives. Informed them
that rough house tactics and brutality
toward prisoners would not be tolerat
ed by him as long as he is jailer. The
Interference of McCauley probably
saved the negro from more brutal treat
ment. • " -'.",;■'
"■ Chief of Police Dishman said he en
tirely approved of the action of Jailer
McCauley when informed of it, but he
made no further, statement as to what
action he \vt>uld'tako until he had made
a thorough investigation.
One of Chief Dishman'B first acts In
taking charge of the police department
was to order the abolition of the third
degree and the brutal handling of pris
oners.
One of the officers who slapped a
drunken man while searching him at
the : desk, before placing him In Jail,
was dropped from the force for his
action. and some similar action may
be taken in this case If the statements
made are borne out by the facts.
SAYS CHURCH DIVIDENDS
ARE GIVEN IN PARADISE
Attorney Makes Novel Plea in Behalf
of Bishop Against Catholic
Priest
DENVER. July 2.—"The dividends of
ordinary commercial corporations aro
paid here on earth, but the dividends of
church corporations arc paid only In
heaven," declared Attorney T. J.
O'Donnell today In arguing before
Judge Riddle In favor of the Injunction
asked by Bishop Matz of the Catholic
diocese of Colorado, who seeks to oust
Father J. P. Oarrigan from the pas
torate of St. Patrick's church.
He declared that thu statutes under
which corporations are formed do not
direct how the property of religious or
ganizations shall bo controlled.
Ho contended that, while St. Patrick's
church has a legal entity, no one has
the authority to enter It for the purpose
of holding services until the bishop of
the dlocewe has spoken; that Bishop
Matz, therefore, has the only authority
in the matter.
CRIPPLED STATION AGENT
SAVES HIS TWO CHILDREN
Depot, Freight Building and Postoffice
Burned, Imperiling Railroad Em.
ploye's Sleeping Famile
RENO, New, July 2.— H. C. Clayton,
station agent for the Nevada -Califor
nia-Oregon railroad at Amadee, Cal.,
was seriously burned at, that place
last night when he rescued his two
small children from flames that even
tually consumed i]\n large combined
itatlon, freight building and postofllce.
Clayton, who was crippled with
rbeumutlim, snatched liis babies from
n biasing bedroom that had caught
flic from a lighted candle. The bullet
ins was binned to the ground, entail
ing a lotis of $10,000.
SEYMOUR WILL
STAY IN OFFICE
ASSISTANT PROSECUTOR NOT
TO RESIGN
Alleged That Affidavits Have Been
Prepared to Impeach Moral
Character of Guy W.
Eddie
An air of Intense suspense and deep
mystery pervaded the offices of the
court attorneys at the Los Angeles
police headquarters yesterday. Devel
opments followed each other In rapid
sequence relative to the allegation of
George P. Arnerlch, proprietor of the
Good Fellows Grotto, 341 South Main
street, that he had paid Assistant
Prosecuting Attorney Joseph F. Sey
mour, Jr., $50 to quash the liquor case
against Arnerlch. ,
As a climax to all came the dis
quieting and persistent rumor that af
fidavits had been prepared impeaching
the character of Prosecuting Attorney
Guy W. Eddie, although this matter
is entirely foreign from the Seymour
matter. The alleged affidavits against
Eddie are relative to his moral con
duct and it Is believed by those in a
position to know that the affidavits
are the result of a conspiracy against
Eddie by tools of corporations, against
which Eddie has been Instrumental In
securing evidence of violation of the
law.
Mr. Eddie stated that he had heard
of. such rumors, but regarded them
lightly and stated that he was pre
pared to meet. them, and that he real
ized that certain persons or corpora
tions would stoop to any means, even
that of perjury, to blacken his char
acter.
Officer's Character Attacked
The most startling development in
the Seymour case is the statement of
E J. Fleming of the law firm of Hun
nicker, Brltt & Fleming, counsel for
Arnerlch, that he has positive knowl
edge of the fact that Patrolman F. E.
Brown, who swore to the complaint
of bribcvy against Arnerich and who
first told of the alleged bribery of As
sistant Prosecuting Attorney Seymour,
is not a fit person to remain on the
Los Angeles police force. , -.
"I have, investigated the record of
Patrolman Brown," said Attorney
Fleming, "and have Information which
will show that prior to his appoint
ment to the Los Angeles police depart
ment in 1906 Brown had served a two
year term in the Kansas penitentiary
on a charge of burglary, and that he
gave a false affidavit when he went
before the civil service commission to
pass the examination required for pa
trolman. He is not a fit, person to re
main on the police force."
The attorneys for Araerich will en
deavor to show that a conspiracy ex
isted and that Arnerlch was the vic
tim •of a malicious trap, for Arnerlch
and his three waiters have all along
maintained that on the night that Pa
trolman Brown and the man . named
McDonald entered his place they.were
served with food as well as beer and
that no violation of the law was made.
Chief to Investigate
It does not, however, disprove the
fact that four witnesses were in a po»
sition to see the transaction < when
Arnerlch ' handed the $100 to Brown,
but they will try to show that Arner
ich was intimidated and fell into the
Just what effect It will have on the
Seymour ' case is uncertain, j for ■' the
bribe is alleged to have been given to
Seymour on the afternoon previous , to
the briba declared given to Patrolman
Brown..' .
CWef of ' Police Dlshman is person
ally ■ investigating the" i allegations
against I the character |of | Crown, I and
some startling developments are likely
to ensue.
The investigation In the -Seymour
case which was to have been conduct-
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Precarious Navigation
HOME BARRED TO
FEDERAL VETERAN
CLAIMS ONLY FAULT WAS ASK
ING FOR UNDERWEAR
Former Member of U. S. Army Is De»
nied Privilege of National Shelter
for Those Who Defended
Their Country
Homeless and penniless, barred from
the national home for volunteer sol
diers, the county hospital and the
poor farm, George Balzer, 53 years old,
was a wanderer on the streets last
night.
"I have only a. dime with which to
get something to eat, and guess I'll
have to sleep at Salvation army head
quarters tonight," he said after he had
narrated his experiences in the home at
Sawtelle.
Balzer was ordered to leave the home
yesterday by the new adjutant, Statz
man, who succeeded Lambert. Al
though he has taken two honorable dis
charges from the home since 1901, he
was until yesterday morning a mem
ber of the institution on a temporary
readmission card, and as such was en
titled to the same treatment as If ho
had been finally admitted as an inmate.
Yet, according to his story, when he
asked for a change of clothing, having
worn his underwear for six weeks and
his socks for the same length of time,
he was harshly ordered by the new
adjutant to leave the place and never
return.
Belzer Is a consumptive and has been
a charge on the county hospital, the
county poor farm and the Associated
Charities from time to time. He haj
two children, a son, Fred Balzer of
Omaha, and a daughter, Mrs. Fred
Bluch of Chicago. His wife is dead.
His father fought throughout the war
of the rebellion and lost an arm. His
mother died in this country and his
lather went back to Alsace-Lorralno
and reared his son in that country.
Borne In Fort Wayne
B:.l/.er was born in Fort Wayne, Ind.
He has served sixteen years as regu
lar and volunteer in the United States
army. He first enlisted in Chicago in
1881 and was in the Indian wars of
1890, being a member of company E,
Second regiment of infantry, and later
a member of the Eighth cavalry.
While a cavalryman he fought In the
Wyoming Indian campaign, and being
injured was placed on the disabled
list. In 1898, at the outbreak of the
Spanish-American war, he enlisted in
company E of the Fourth Wisconsin
infantry and was mustered out in Ala
bama. He re-enlisted in July, 1899, in
the Thirtieth United States volunteers
at Chicago and saw two years' service
in the Philippines.
"The reason that I was ordered
away from tha home this morning was
probably because I had the ill will of
the former adjutant, Mr. Lambert,"
said Balzer. "When 1 went to tho
new adjutant, Mr. Statzman, and
asked him for a change of clothes I
saw Lambert lean over and whisper
to him and then Statzman gruffly or
dered me out and told me to stay
away. When I was in the home before
I refused to get a bottle of whisky
for Lambert and he had it in for me.
I am not drawing a pension, ;Uthough
I have filed an application for one.
Say Home Is Hades
"I want to tell the people through
The Herald that that home is a hell
for the men. My experience out there
is only a small part of what I know.
In April, 1908, I was made undertaker.
One morning about 4 o'clock I was
notified by one of the nurses that a
man named Donovan was dead. I
responded at once and found his body
cold and stiff. I asked how long he
had been dead and they told me about
fifteen minutes. Yet his body was
stiff and cold and the fact was that
he had been dead for hours and had
died unattended. I was fired by the
steward, who said that I knew too much
(Continued on Fage Tiroaj
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ORVILLE WRIGHT
EXCELS RECORD
AERONAUT GOES HIGHER AND
FASTER THAN EVER
Slight Mishap Occurs When Motor
Stops, but Prior to Accident In.
ventor Surpasses All Former
Successes
WASHINGTON, July 2.—After mak
ing two successful flights today, the
Wright aeroplane met with a slight
mishap which will delay further tests
until next week.
The machine, with Orvllle Wright at
the helm, was on Its way around the
Fort Myer drill grounds for the ninth
time In the second flight when the
motor stopped suddenly, sixty feet
above the earth.
The great bird-like machine came to
a standstill, then glided to the earth
without Injury to its occupants, landing
exactly at the same place where the
fatal accident occurred last Septem
ber.
In gliding to a stand the machine
struck a tree and swerved around with
such force that the skids were broken
and the right wing badly ripped.
After the mishap Orville said he
would not be ready for another flight
before Tuesday at the earliest.
The motor on the aeroplane had
been missing explosions for some time
before It stopped. Kvidently some
change had been made either in the
sparker or the motor, as it was devel
oping more power than on the previous
day.
Other Trials Surpassed
Despite the mishap, the two flights
today wore the most successful that
Orville Wright has made at the fort
since his return to complete his trials.
On the first attempt he flew about
the field twelve times in 11 minutes and
50 seconds, and on the second trial he
had gone around BV4 times when the
flight was terminated.
During both flights Mr. Wright went
higher and faster than in the trials of
the two previous days. It was esti
mated thflt his speed was about thirty
seven miles an hour on an average,
although the machine probably ex
ceeded forty miles when flying with the
breeze.
Orville got away in splendid shape
on the first trial, the machine travel-
Ing with greater steadiness than In
former trials. On the first flight the
aviator landed within 200 feet of the
starting tower, and the aeroplano
came down "as light as a feather."
Would Rather Fly
"I would rather fly over that coun
try In our aeroplane than ride over ft
In your automobile," said Wilbur
Wright yesterday to a scouting party
preparing to traverse the dusty red
Virginia roads between Fort Myer and
Alexandria along the course over
which his brother was soon to fly.
The automobile did puncture a tire
and the stifling heat along the clay
bottoms and through the woods was all
but Intolerable.
The course over which will be made
the official flight for which the Wrights
are preparing begins at. Fort Myer
across the river from Washington on
a high plateau and extends somewhat
east of south five miles to the turning
point on a hill west of Alexandria,
which will be made visible fr.im Fort
■Myer by a small bright yellow bailoon,
marking its location.
The country between is broken and
rather heavily wooded, but at inter
vals there are open fields offering land-
Ing places In case of emergency. This
will be the first flight across broken
country in heavier- than-alr machines.
I>ast evening's flight over the open
level parade ground at Fort Myer ex
hibited curious effects of buildings and
foliage upon the atmospheric currents
and the conditions over an extensive
and diversified area will bo studied by
the Wrights and tho army signal
corps officers.
CENTS
POLITICAL CRIME
AROUSES BRITISH
TO RESENTMENT
MURDER OF TWC MEN STIRS
ALL ENGLAND
INDIAN STUDENT ARRAIGNED ON
CHARGE
Government Leaders Filled with Fore.
bodings for the Future Peace of
India by This Act of
Terrorism
[By Associated Press.]
1" ONDON, July 2.—The murder of
LONDON, July 2.— murder
Lieut. Col. Sir William Hutt Cur
*•* zon Wyllie and Dr. Cawas Lal
caca of Shanghai by Madar Lelof
Dhlnagri, an Indian student, Thursday
night at the Imperial institute has
stirred England In a manner unknown
since the Phoenix park murders.
It had been a subject for self-con
gratulation by Englishmen that Great
Britain was immune from political
crimes of this nature.
Great sympathy is felt for Viscount
Morley, secretary of state for India,
the difficulties of whose position are
greatly increased by the murder.
Strong feeling has been aroused
against certain members of the house
of commons and others who have en
couraged the agitation against the
government.
It is understood that Scotland Yard
already has detailed detectives to fol
low Lord Morley and others connected
with the Indian administration.
Newspapers of all shades of opinion
urge the government not to swerve a
hair's breadth in the direction of weak
ening the executive authority in India.
Student's Creed Found
Two documents were found on Dhin
] agri. One was a confession of a desire
j to take the life of a high official be
cause he was dissatisfied with the Brit
ish rule In India, and the other a sort.
of political creed, referring to English
men as tyrants and having a sugges
tion of reward In heaven for any one
getting rid of prominent Britishers.
The student's family is said to be
well known at Amritsar, In the Punjab,
where his father is a municipal leader.
One of Dhinagri's acquaintances,
makes the statement in the Chronicle
that the assassin was . drunk with
bhang (an Indian intoxicant). He con
tends that the Indian visited some ex
tremist i club before going to the. Im
perial institute, had his mind poisoned
by a gang of conspirators to the point
of committing murder, and was then
dr igged with bhang and weapons
placed in his pocket.
The Daily Express calls loudly upon
the government for measures to sup
press the India house agitation in Lon
don, of which Krishnavarma . is tha
leading spirit. He is now residing in
Paris.
Assassin Arraigned
. The student was arraigned In the
Westminster police court this morning
and remanded for one week, after being
formally charged with willful murder.
In the dock the prisoner appeared
quite unconcerned. He stood with his
hands In his pockets and shook , his
head negatively when asked if ha
wished to say anything. Subsequent
ly, however, he said that he had not
willfully killed Dr. Lalcaca. ,
"I saw him advance, and then he
caught hold of me: I fired in self de
fense," he declared.
The proceedings lasted only a few
minutes and the Hindoo prisoner was
removed to jail under a strong guard.
This is the first time the methods of
terrorists have been introduced into
public agitation in England and the
country has awakened to the fact In
an ugly temper. The prisoner, whose
age is given as 26, |is said to have
relatives in good standing in Calcutta.
Political Trouble Blamed
At the India office the murder of
Col. Wyllie. who was a political aide
de camp tc Lord Morley, secretary of
state for India, is declared to be en
tirely political. Col. Wyllie, so far as
is known, had no personal dealings
with Dhinagri and' the India office
view is that the outrage was due to
some imaginary grievance against the
system of government. " »
The National Indian association,
under whose auspices the gathering at
the Imperial Institute was held, was
formed for the purpose of establishing
friendly relations between the peoples
of Great Britain and India. \
Sir Alfred and Lady Lyall received
the guests, who numbered some 300
Anglo-Indian retired officers, active
members of the Indian service, India
officers, officials and students.
The scene was a brilliant one. There
were present many native Indians and
women In picturesque native costumes,
and, with the exception of the assas
sin, every one was in evening dress.
Dhinagri was attired in ordinary morn
ins dress and wore a turban.
The tickets to the function were
placed with great care in order that
they might fall only into the hands of
reliable persons.
Prisoner Makes Statement
It Is reported that the prisoner has
made a lengthy statement to the po
lice, setting forth in detail his political '
grievances, but that this Is being with
held until the authorities have time to
make full inquiry.
Nothing appears to be known at the
India office of Dhinagri's antecedents. I
The Indian students generally profess
detestation of the crime, but neverthe
less many of them are known to be ac
tive members of the London branches
of the societies conducting a campaign
of sedition and anarchy in India.
Scotland Yard recently received In
formation which led to Increased ac
tivity in investigating the antecedents
of certain Indian students here, who, It
is alleged, had designs on prominent
English officials.
Lord Morley himself for some time
has been under police protection,'* and
even when he left London ho was at
tended by Scotland Yard I detectives.
Lieutenant Colonel Wyllie • had spent .
his entire life working for the welfare I
of India. ' .••.!.••
Dhlnagrl's History
The Hindoo came to London from tin
Punjab some years ago. He belong, ,
to the advanced section of the Indian =
nationalist party, and he has been tak- I
ng a course in engineering In the Lon
don university.
During the commemoration of tli«
Indian mutiny he attracted attention by I.
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