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SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY; AXTGrllST 5, 1903.
VOLUME XCIV— NO. 66.
PIUS X WILL DIRECT THE AFFAIRS OF THE C A THOLIC CHURCH
ON THE BROAD LINES LAID DOWN IN POPE LEO'S PONTIFICA TE
"Getting my horse I rode^on into the
timber a mile farther and began to pick
huckleberries. I picked a five-gallon oan
of berries and then - rode home to my
father's place near Anatone, passing on
the way. within seventy-five feet of where
the dead body of my victim was lying.
When I got home about. 7 o'clock 1 told
my mother that a little girl was lost and
a large party of men were out looking for
her. I did not say that I had seen the
girl.
"I slept pretty well lastrnlght, but woko
at 3 o'clock Monday morning and could
see tha whole scene of my killing of the
girl in my mind. I did not sleep well
the rest of the night. After breakfast
Monday I did not think much of the oc
currence until I va» arrested yesterday*
afternoon: I was too busy haying during
the day to think of the matter.
"When the officer first arrested me he
did not say what It was for. I<ater he
told me. At first I denied in court that
I had seen the girl at all, but when they
got me into a net I told the Coroner's
Jury the same story I have told you. '
"I am sorry I killed the girl because
SLAYER PICKS BERRIES.
- Following Is Hamilton's confession:
"Yes. I killed the girL I met her In
the woods half a mile from Fairish Mill.
I asked where she was going and she
said to Sunday school at Kelly's school
house. I got off my horse, put my arrac
about the girl and hugged and kissed her.
She asked me to let her alone, as she
wanted to go to Sunday school. I folded
both arms about her and carried her
about seventy-five feet from the road Into
a dump of bushes. She was badly fright.
ened and could not tell her name or age.
first I thought I would let her got
After talking with her several 'minutes
I became afraid she would tell and start
ed to choke her. She got black , in the
face and her tongue stuck out of her
mouth. I let go of her throat, went
about ten feet and got a club, with whicb
I struck her on the right side of the head.
She gave a. little outcry and then lay
still. I struck her on the left side of the
temple and then rolled her over with my
foot and struck her on the back of the
head. After watching her for a few
minutes I knew she was dead.
A vast mob soon assembled outside tl: j
little Jail and awaited a contingent from
Anatone. the scene of the crime. "When
It arrived an assault was made on th>
jail. Excitement. was at a whits heat an l
Hamilton cowered in his cell In deadly
fear.
Special deputies were on guard at th?
Jail, but their number was of little weight
against the heavy crowd outside.
At midnight 1000 people were- in thi
town and the Jail was surrounded. Hun
dreds of people from Lowlston and the
populace - from all Asotin County had
gathered. Finally an assault was made,
the murderer was taken out and quickly
lynched.'
HAMILTON'S CONFESSION.
HOB STORMS JAIL.
ASOTIN, Wash.. Aug. 5.— William Ham
ilton, who outraged and murdered MaLel
Richards, daughter of Sheriff Richards,
was hangred by a mob this morning at
12:15 o'clock, j The mob stormed the Jail,
carried the prisoner three blocks anil
hanged him to a telegraph pole.
Early In the evening the murderer mai'.o
a confession in which he gave all the
grewsome details of his horrible crime.
Information of this statement of guilt
was spread broadcast and the rage of the
people, who had already felt nearly sure
of the prisoner's responsibility for the
little girl's cruel death, was Intensified
a thousand fold.
Confession Made by a Fiend
Stirs Populace to Defy
the Law.
Residents of Asotin
Avenge Atrocious
Crime.
Slayer, of a Child
Hanged to Tele
graph Pole.
WASHINGTON
MOB LYNCHES
A MURDERER
Admiral Cotton. United States Minister
Bryan and the American officers proved
thcmseKes lavish hosts. One of the fea
tures was a Cakewalk, which was per
formed by two nepro sailors at the re-
Quest of the admiral. The dance brought
forth gTeat applause.
.IJSBON. Aug. 4. -Admiral Cotton gave
an entertainment this afternoon aboard
the Brooklyn in honor of the women of
Lisbon. All officialdom was present, mili
tary ar.d civil officers and members of
the diplomatic corps.
ENTERTAINS IN HONOR
OF THE WOMEN OF LISBON
His election and the assumption of his
holy ofilce were marked by a striking
demonstration and Impressive ceremonies
at the Vatican which ended only this*
evening. To-morrow the new Pope, clad j
in his full Pontifical robes and with all
the ritualistic ceremony, will receive the
members of the diplomatic corps, the
Cardinals and the Bishops, who will then
offer their official* homage, this notwith
standing the fact that twice to-day the
Cardinals and many high officials of the
Vatican went through a similar cere
mony. The date on which the coronation
of Plus X will take place has not yet.
been decided, but the impression prevails
that it will be August 9.
Although the election was over at 11
o'clock this morning and was ? announced
to the world forty-five minutes later j by'
the appearance of the new Pope 'at' the'"
and Sarto now reigns at the
Vatican and over the Catholic world as
Pius X. To-nigh I all Rome Is illuminated
in lils honor. ' ' • • i xr >"i;'< ¦*!'*•
um " fc^QME, Aug. 4 —The conclave,
B lj after being in session four
ff^K^^ days, to-day elected Giuseppe
B VL Sarto, patriarch of Venice, as
•E- Pope to succeed Leo XIII,
For Further Details of Chase of Con
victs See Page 3.
While Smith was lying on the | grdurO
a bullet knocked his hat off his head and
TT.lssiles flew all around him and his com
panion.
The miners dropped to the ground end
ehouted loudly for the men firing at them
to ctop. When the firing ceased. Guards
Seavey and Roy advanced to a position
to where Smith and George had stood up
••vith hands in the air. The guards cov
ered them with their guns,, and when they
arrived close to George and Smith real
ized the mistake and apologized. The
m'ners were infuriated and demanded an
explanation. Sea\-ey eald:
''I am very sorry fox. 11.. J did as much
pumping as the rest and I tell you, boys,
I was shooting to kill, but of course I
am sorry for the mistake!**
MINERS' NARROW ESCAPE.
The pos?e will go with the bloodhounds
et 3 o'clock to-morrow morning to the
place where they camped and the dogs
will be put on the trail.
A report was received In Plymouth to
r.ieht from OJeta that Edgar Malone, a
rancher, who lives at Cfdar Grove, had
fe£ five convicts last night. AH were
hravlly armed. Thry appeared extreme
ly, worn. After eating the outlaws took
a. course toward Volcano and are now
thought to be in Arnador County.
James A. George and E. J. Smith of the
Gamecock mine, a few* miles' from Lotus,
had a narrow escape from death at the
hands of a posse headed by Guard Sea
vey. The two men were returning from
fixing a water ditch and were on their
way back to the mill along the main road
when, they were fired upon without warn
ing. This occurred near Jacobson's ranch.
Seavey had ten men with him and a vol
ley of ballets were fired at George and
Smith.
EARLY MORNING HUNT.
The posse sent from here to-day with
the bloodhounds cf C. P. Ferrell of Reno,
New, has reached Lotus. J. A. Spencer,
formerly a {ruard of Folsom prison, tel
ephoned to-night to Sheriff Bosquit that
the posse had vi«!ted Ingram's mine and
verified the morning report that three
large cans of food had been stolen from
the Ingram stove In front of the cabin
during: the night. The trails showed that
two- men had gone 4(W yards from the
cabin and camped.
Sheriff Bosquit is highly pleased at the
prospect of the convicts being caught
by Ncwnan's posses. The country where
the. convicts are now Is not to heavily
covered by brush and there is not so much
danger cf the convicts ambushing the
posses.
The trail cf the murderers was un»
mistakable and to-night it is estimated
that the convicts are on the way between
I>ogtown and "Westfalls. following the
middle fork of Cosumnes River and head
ing due cast toward Silver Lake. "
Sheriff Norman of Amadcr County ar
rived late to-night at Oleta, about ten
miles south of where the convicts are
thought to be. He will travel all night
with a large posse and Indians as trailers,
and will arrive at Loekwoods early in
the morning. Then he will travel along
the Amador County line, south of the
Fouth fork of the Cosumnes River and
will make fast time and get Into the
eastern portion of El Dorado County and
head the convicts off.
courier rode rapidly to Pleasant Valley,
where he delivered a sealed niessace to
tfce telephone operator, who opened the
letter and Informed Sheriff Bosquit of Its
contents. '
PLACERVILLE, Aug. 4 —At 9 o'clock
To-night Sheriff Bosquit received news
from three professional trailers who left
here last Eight saying: they hed caught
the- trail, fresh and strong, of the five
convicts who ambushed the soldiers.
The trailers sent a mounted messenger
frcm a pcist above Whim mine, and the
S;>eclil Dispatch to The Call
Cedar Grove Rancher Re
ports Visit of Five
Fugitives.
Hounds Are to Hunt
j in the Woods at
Daybreak.
Trailers Discover
Fresh Sign of
Convicts.
PURSUERS
ARE CLOSE
TO OUTLAWS
Continued on Page 2, Column 2.
more courteous. Inasmuch as he enjoys
personal acquaintance with the King and
members of the royal family. The Queen
holds him almost as a friend. One of his
first steps, certainly, will be to amelior
ate the relations between the- Vatican am)
France; anil to try to prevent a similar
struggle against the congregations In
Spain. ..He is not credited with being fa
vorable to Austria, as he still remembers
how much his fatherland suffered under
the domination of that country.
Plus X admires the progress of Cathol
icism In America and believes the Unit
ed States Is a fertile field for Catholicism.
Pope "Pius has confirmed in the^post of
master of the chamber Monslgnor*BlsIeti,
who was so trusted by Pope Leo In that
position, and has reappotnted Dr. Lappool
the papal doctor.
•mv-^ OME, . Aug. 4.— I am Informed
*M-^^B^ nthe best autnor; * ty that Pope
, . B-' ',JW Plus X will request Cardinal
«( Vf Rampolla to resume the offico
• 'fi. '¦ • ->f . secretary of state, as Car
; f^ ilnal Rampolla contributed
more to his election than any other mem
ber 'of - the ¦¦ conclave. It is probable,
though, that Cardinal Rampolla will
abide by his resolution to retire perma
nently from the arduous secretaryship of
state and In this event the new secretary
will likely be Cardinal Ferrata, who was
Pope Leo's in Paris during the
most, striking "developments of the late
Pontiff's: policy, toward France and who
subsequently passed some time in Vienna.
There; Is .also some talk of Cardinal Vln
cehzo'Vannutelll for the post.
L There Is much specufttlon regarding the
political , attitude of the new Pope, Inas
much as. he -has not participated in the
general affairs of the church during his
career. ¦ The general opinion, however, is
that he will make no change in the rela
tions , between the Vatican and the Quir
inal,-"except; perhaps, to render them
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tably in. his. reputation: for, culture land
piety.;' Having "been associated with no
factions," this fact/alone won him •. much
favor from foreign' Cardinals '• who j were
without I a special candidate. ,^ Pius X ?w*as
humorously \ - : described , ; as . a "' "country
mouse who could not possibly flrid his ,way
about Rome."- - '--;*¦, .-\.
•Venetians, ''who -know the mew . Pope
well,'. saV s that he ; will ; soon be as much
beloved as ¦ Pontiff f as . he : . was ' yesterday
as the patriarch of thepoorof the'AdrK
atlc/v-; ;'-7-"-; ..'¦'¦¦, - -¦. 'V ¦ ' -'W>V
t{ In- appearance ; Plus. X is, a ' handsome
man.; He 'has a. fine, ; erect figure despite'
his 68 'years, his face; greatly Resembling
that of the late Phillips Brooks of Boston.'
.The new" Pontiff Is a. man of simple ori
gin and. although ' not, a prominent candi
date, : he* had <;been ; frequently?, mentioned
as one ; or the fmanjA Cardinals : wh6 7 mlght
be taken ,up'as:acompromlse." In several
respects lie resembles his predecessor,' no-
The .election "of the patriarch of Venice
this morning was ' unanimous.' After
Monday's * ballots' 'it ¦ was *a " foregone' con
clusion that 'he was the ; only candidate
sufficiently, acceptable to. all to securo the
necessary 'two-thirds .that- the laws of the
church require.' ' "<¦ v ¦ •; -. • •'• . f:
. .One of ; the Cardinals said to^nlght.ttiat
he believed i Plus X would follow the broad
lines of I Leo's rpolicy,- although ; he I prob
ably would . hit accentuate it. This voices
the general: feeling; here, -which is one of
satisfaction.'^ {.•>'» ;'j : ¦• ¦ • • '. "''"¦. V.
window of> St. Peter's, the conclave was
not formally dissolved until 5:30 o'clock
this afternoon. The Cardinals , then re
turned to their various apartments jn
Rome, with the exception of Cardinals
Rampolla and Oreglla, who temporarily
retain their' official suites in the j Vatican,
and Cardinal Herrero y Espinosa, who Is
too | 111 •, to . be . moved for several days, fit
was ¦ to. the . sick Cardinal { that the new
Pope paid ¦ his first visit after being, for
mally proclaimed Pontiff." The Cardinals
will remain .in Rome for to-morrow's cer
emony, arid should the coronation be fixed
forhext Sunday they are not likely to re
turn to their homes until after that'cere
mony. With the exception of the Spanish
Cardinal, Herrero,' all of the prelates are
In fairly good" Health.' * ', ~ ' 'v *
Great- Hearted Patriarch Bleaks Down and Tearfully Protests His
Unworthiness to Accept High Honor Bestowed by Cardinals. ¦-,:¦
SUPREME PONTIFF OF THE CHURCH OF ROME.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
The San Francisco Call.
Success of Venetian
Pleases all the
Cardinals.
Vatican and Quirinal
Will Be on Friend'
¦\ Her Terms. i