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VOL. XXXI. NO. 363.
Richmond, Ind., Monday Evening, March 18, 1907.
Single Copy, One Cent.
A PLUCKY IRISHMAN
DEFENDS ST.PATRICK
Terry Flynn Objected to Three
Local Colored Men Wear
ing the Green.
EICHMOffl)
HE HAS GONE FROM
WEALTH TO POVERTY
EXPECT NO ACTION AT
TONIGHTS MEETING
Council Will Be Slow to Reop
en Freight Traffic.
NO FEAST WILL BE
HELD THIS SEASON
Lutheran Women Decide Not
To Conduct Event.
Still Active at Seventieth Birthday.
Sam Roby, in Police Court To
day, Was Once Prosper
ous and Well Known.
MEAT INSPECTION REPORT.
BOTH CHURCHES BUILDING.
THAW'S CRUELTY IS
TOLD' AFFIDAVIT
Famous Document Is Admit
ted As Evidence After a
Hard Battle in Court
BEAT HIS WIFE HORRIBLY.
SHE WAS COMPELLED TO TAKE
TO HER BED ON ACCOUNT OF
HIS INHUMAN ACTS TOOK $400
OF HER MONEY.
New York, March IS The same
large crowd was on hand this morn
ing when the Thaw case came up.
Three new experts appeared on Thaw's
aide. They were Dr. Charles Pilgrim,
piesident of New York State Lunacy
commission; Dr. Minar Gregory of the
Bellevue hospital; and Wm. A. White,
superintendent of the government in
Kacft hosnital at "Washington. With
out putting the witnesses on the stand
Jerome put in his time trying to get
Hummel's affidavit admitted. Del
mas objected, but was overruled and a
photographic plate of the last page of
Evelyn's affidavit with her signature
thereon, was admitted.
For an hour the battle waged be
tween Jeroma and Delruas as to
whether Hummel's affidavit should be
admitted. Delmas said that if Mrs.
Thaw were allowed to tell under what
conditions this affidavit was prepared
he would gladly admit it. lie wanted
it admitted he said under those con
ditions and he wanted it so badly that
if Jerome didn't read it. Thaw's at
torney would. This ended in an ad
mission of the affidavit.
Delmas is expecting to have Mrs.
Thaw testify concerning it later.
Jerome then started to read the af
fidavit. This document after telling
Mrs. Thaw's age and reciting her ad
ventures leading up to the trip to
Kurope with her mother and Thaw
says Thaw and Evelyn left Mrs. Thaw
in London and started to the conti
nent, going to Germany where Thaw
rented a castle. Quoting the affidavit
Mrs. Thaw says: "At this castle Mr.
Thaw awakened me one morning, en
tered my room and began to tear the
clothes from rue, and administered a
Taw-hide whipping and when I began
to scream he placed his fingers in my
iuouthand. choked me. He stopped
for a minute's rest and. began again.
Next day he came into my bedroom
and repeated his castigation. I swoon
ed. We continued the tip after Thaw
had taken four hundred dollars of my
money and several diamonds. We
next stopped in Switzerland, where he
again beat me at the hotel. I saw
him take cocaine pills. I also found
a. hypodermic syringe which Thaw said
he used to administer cocaine. We
went to Paris and there I was confined
to my bed for three weeks after Thaw
beat me up."
Will Recall Mrs. Evelyn Thaw.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw will again be a
witness called in surrebuttal of the tes
timony of James Clinch Smith and
Abraham Hummel. Alienisas Smith.
Ely, Jelliffe and Graeme Hammond
who have spent almost two months in
the court room, will be placed on the
Ft and for the first time and several
other insanity experts may be called
to cover what the defense considers im
portant points.
Several other witnesses will be call
ed, but no inkling of who these wit
nesses are, has been given out.
The opposing attorneys. Delmas and
Jerome, spent today with but little
time for rest and recreation. Mr.
Delmas took a couple of hours from his
task of preparing his closing argu
ment to ride through Central Park.
In the preparation of his argument
Mr. Delmas admits that he has been
greatly aided by suggestions from
widely different points on other conti
nents and many cities in America.
The average of letters received has
been over HY a day. Men. such as
senators, congressmen, mayors of cit
ies, doctors and merchants, have felt
the Impulse to write ideas that have
come to them while reading accounts
of the trial.
Spiritualists, hypnotists and telepa
thies have been represented in great
numbers in the daily mail, but those
from mothers, containing words of
sympathy, have been in the ascend
ency. Notes From Foreign Lands.
Cape Town, South Africa, and Aus
tralia, are the most remote points to be
heard from. London and Paris have
furnished hundreds of corespondents,
end many of the missives have been
written in languages which defied In
terpretation from linguists who speak
a dozen tongues. What Mr. Delmas
considers the most remarkable of the
many crank letters comes from Paris.
The writer says he is possessed of mar
velous powers of telepathy, and offers
without pay to treat the jury so that
a verdict of acquittal will be assured.
He merely requests that the names of
the twelve jurors be sent to him by
mall and that he be notified by cable
the exact moment when the case goes
Into their hands.
Most valuable suggestions has been
found, it is said in two works on insan
ity, sent by the authors to Mr. Del
mas. Charles Mercer, a lecturer on
insanity at the Westminster Medical
School in London, wrote one of these
(Continued to Pace Eizht.)
EX-PRESIDENT
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
HEAR ABLE ADDRESS
Members of Three Local
Lodges Attended Fifth
Street M. E. Church.
PRINCIPLES EMPHASIZED.
VALUE OF CHARACTER AND HOW
TO DEVELOP IT WERE POINTED
OUT IN A CLEAR AND FORCIBLE
MANNER.
One of the best addresses ever de
livered in Richmond before fraternal
bodies was that given Sunday before
Coeur de Lion,. Iola and Triumph
lodges, Knights of Pythias, by the
Rev. J. O. Campbell, at Fifth Street
M. E. church. The sermon was very
appropriate and abounded with good
thoughts.
. The Rev. Campbell took for his text
Matt. V-19, "Butwhosoever doeth and
teacheth them, the same shall be call
ed great in the kingdom of heaven."
From the very beginning of his ser
mon, he brought out a vivid contrast
between the right and the wrong, and
warned the Knights against doing
things which might be the least bit
questionable. He showed how the
teachings of the order of Knights of
Pythias are founded on principles that
are right, in that they develop man
hood to the greatest extent, and aid
greatly in the moulding of character.
It is mainly through personal work
that the order accomplishes its great
work and this is indispensable to life.
He 'said the world admires scholars
but reveres reformers and wished the
Knights to always take the stand for
righteousness and all that is good.
Obedience is the secret of a great life
because obedience to the law of God
is goodness and goodness is great
ness. The order teaches obedience
to the right and teaches the develop
ment of character which is good, con
sequently great. In the course of his
remarks on character Rev. Campbell
quoted from Greely;
"Fame is a vapor; popularity an ac
cident; riches take wings, and those
who cheer us today will curse lis to
morrow; only character remains."
Character is Beautiful.
Nothing Is so beautiful as character
and there is nothing so great in life.
There are many things which we have
to guard against, however, in the de
velopment of our character and those
are selfishness, falsehood, vice of ig
norance, self indulgence, evil habits
and evil desires, thoughts and pur
poses. The cardinal principle of the
order is friendship, that which en
larges life.
This develops a spirit of self sacri
fice, which is necessary in life and
to law and order. Love, confidence
and faith are all based on friendship.
The second cardinal principle of
Pythianism is benevolence which log
ically follows friendship.
Charity the third, is one of those
principles inculcated in the teachings
of the lodge, which make life great
because it makes life good. The de
velopment of conscience followed im
mediately in the wake of charity, and
Rev. Campbell referred to this as be
ing God's crowning gift to man.
Self Restraint Necessary.
Self restraint is another point in
the development of man's life which
Is necessary for the development of
a strong life. The self restraint of
the Puritan fathers was the chief fac
tor In the development of character.
Many men have had control of others
and generals have fought great bat
ties, but never had control or
restraint enough to control themsel
ves. Our lives, said tb Rev. CajuuhelLJ
GROVER CLEVELAND.
DEBT IS PAID
Presbyterians Pleased By An
nouncement on Sunday.
DR. I. M. HUGHES PREACHED
There was much rejoicing at the
First Presbyterian church Sunday
morning when the announcement was
made that the $l,10O debt, which had
been hanging over the congregation
for some time, was liquidated, enough
pledges having been made to make the
congregation entirely free from any
financial obligations. The debt was
one which accrued from current ex
penses, the building debt having long
since been liquidated.
The Rev.. I. M. Hughes occupied the
pulpit at both the morning and even
ing services and both his sermons
were of great power.
shouldbe so clear and, forcible . as
to compel recognition. The highest
point of usefulness and greatness
which man can attain is union with
the Divine, and as the final great
hope of every life is to be united with
Christ. v
About one hundred Knights were
in attendance at the services. Ap
propriate music was rendered by the
choir.
LUTHER M. FEEGER IS
GOING J SEATTLE
Has Been Assigned to Import
ant Religious Field.
CLOSING HIS SCHOOL WORK
Luther M. Feeger, of this city, who
is a student at Capital university,
Columbus, O., was the guest of his
parents, the Rev. and Mrs. Albert J.
Feeger, today, while enroute from
Fort Wayne, where he delivered a ser
mon on Sunday. By special arrange
ment Mr. Feeger will take his final
examinations at the university so that
he can complete the course in time
to leave Richmond about the middle
of April for Seattle, Wash., having
been assigned to important" mission
ary work in that city.
Seattle is a promising field and it
is desired to advance Lutheran inter
ests among the rapidly increasing pop
ulation. Mr. Feeger's work at first
will be in German but later will be
in English. It is probable that he
will remain permanently at Seattle.
Mr. Feeger is a graduate of Earl
ham college, where he won high hon
ors, and his prospects for a success
ful career are exceedingly bright.
CASES IN THE CITY COURT.
Josie Bond Was Fined $10 and Costs
John Hansche Wcs Assessed a
Fine for Intoxication.
Josie Bond, unreformable police
character, was fined $10 and costs this
morning in the city court for intoxica
tion. Josie entered a plea of not guil
ty stating that she had not had enough
time to get drunk when she fell into
the clutches of Officer 'Vogelsong. I
Jim Clark, colored, who was arrested
with Josie, entered a plea of not guil
ty to a charge of associating. Clark
stated that he was engaged in selling
Josie $1 worth of coal when Sergeant
McManus took him in. John Hansche
better known as "Poodle," was fined
$1 and costs for intoxication.. The ik
lice have requested Sheriff Meredith
to una Him u ha.th
CHURCH
PROPERTY SLIPPED AWAY.
ROBY AND WILLIAM JURGINS
WERE FINED IN THE CITY
COURT THIS MORNING FOR
VAGRANCY.
William Jurgins and Sam Roby, two
confirmed loafers, who have been
keeping house in a barn located on
an alley between South Sixth and
Seventh streets, were arrested Satur
day night and this morning were ar
raigned in the city court. Jurgins was
fined $10 and costs. The affidavits
charged the two cronies with vag
rancy, stating that they were able
bodied men, capable of labor but
tney would not seek employment.
When the men were arrested Satur
day night in their barn lodging, a
quarrel was in progress as to which
was boss of the barn. Roby based
his claims on leadership on the
grounds that he had secured the only
household furnishings they possessed,
a matress and besides he had paid
the rent for the barn.
Roby Once Well Known.
Roby was at one time a well known
farmer living near Abington. When
about 25 years of age his grandmother
died leaving him her farm near Ab
ington and also considerable money
and a farm in Iowa. It was estimated
that at that time Roby was worth be
tween $10,000 and $15,000. After in
heriting these farms and money he at
once began to lead a wild, reckless
life. His money was soon gone and
then the farms were disposed of. The
money received from the sale of these
farms was soon drunk up and today
Sam Roby, at the age of about 43
years, has not a red cent to his name.
About all he does possess is the
clothes on his back.
G. W. BROWN, PIONEER,
DIED SUNDAY MORNING
Had Lived in Wayne County
. Neary 80 Years. ,
WILL BE BURIED TUESDAY.
Milton, Ind., March 18. George W.
Brown, one of the oldest and best
known residents of Wayne county
died at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Alice Allen, west of Milton at
eleven o'clock Sunday morning. The
deceased was born in Grayson county
Va., November 11, 1S25. He came to
Centerville three years later. He had
resided in the county ever since com
ing to Centerville. Most of his time
was spent in and about that place
but recently he came to live with his
daughter, who moved to a farm near
this city.
Eight children survive, five daugh
ters and three sons. The daughters
are Mrs. C. J. Sipper of Hamilton
county, Mrs. G. W. Wamsley of Good
vine, Mrs. J. W. Fink of Connersville.
Mrs. Alice Allen of Milton and Miss
Irene Brown of Centerville. The sons
are George G. of Milton. William E.
of Williamsburg and John A. of Tip
ton. The wife. Mary J. Smith died
three years ago. Her maiden name
was Mary J. Smith ,and she and her
husband lived together almost fifty
years.
The funeral will be held Tuesday
afternoon at 1 o'clock at Centerville,
Cyrus Baldwin of Greensfork officiat
ing. The deceased had been a mem
ber of the Friends church since 18G5.
He was a member of the Masonic
lodge at Centerville and that body
will take part in the funeral services.
TIMOTHY BAKER BETTER.
He is Recovering From Severe Stroke
of Paralysis.
Timothy F. Baker, who suffered a
stroke of paralysis about three
months ago, is now slowly recovering
at his home, 219 North Nineteenth
street, after being in a critical condi
tion for several weeks. He is still
very weak and has only slight use of
his body, but is able to get around the
house. His friends and relatives hope
that only a short time will intervene
before he will be able to be out.
THE WEATHER PROPHET.
INDIANA Fair tonight; Tuesday
Cloudy and Warmer.
Y. M. C. A. $2,500 FUND.
No. 1 .. .. .. M. C. Henley.
No. 2 Name Not Given.
No. 3 .. George H. Knollenberg.
No. 4 ?
No. S ?
No. 6 ?
No. 7 ?
No.-a ?
No. 9 ..?
No. 10 ?
It Is probable there will be no action
taken at council meeting this even
ing in regard to temporarily suspend
ing the ordinance operating against
the running of interurban freight cars
on Main street, as City Attorney T. J.
Study has not yet completed drawing
up the franchise that may be granted
the Indiana, Columbus & Eastern
Traction company. Council is re
luctant to permit cars to operate on
Main street until the franchise is act
ually before it for consideration.
Meat Inspection Report.
It is probable the committee on pub
lic health and morals and Health Offi
cer Bond will present some report on
the result of their investigations of
the local slaughtering houses and a
recommendation may be made to coun
cil for the proper inspection of all
meat.
THE JEBBAJOES DOWN
Strikes Rocks in Sight of
Wrecked Suevic.
ALL PASSENGERS ESCAPE.
London,' March IS Almost within
sight of the wrecked White Star liner,
Suevic, which struck near Lizard
light last night, the Elder Dempster
steamer, Jebba from Calabar,- fran on
rocks today. Her crew and passen
gers were safely taken ashore. The
Jebba will prove a total loss.
TO CLASSIFY WAR PAPERS.
Important Work Will Be Directed by
Adjutant General Oran Perry,
Formerly of Richmond.
The Legislature appropriated $3000
for the purpose of enabling Adjt. Gen.
Perry, formerly of Richmond, to index
and classify the war records and his
torical documents which have been ac
cumulated in connection with his of
fice for half a century or more and
have hilherto been inaccessible. The
work will be done by Miss Jennie EI
rod, whose services were sought by
General Perry some time ago. In her
position as assistant state librarian,
which she lately resigned, she became
acquainted with the need of a system
atic arrangement of the historical pa
pers of the State and is considered es
pecially qualified by her experience
for the important undertaking.
COMBS WILL RECEIVE
PROPERJREATMENT
Afflicted Man Consents to Go
To Oxford Sanitarium.
IS STILL KEPT IN JAIL.
Joseph Combs, who was arrested
last week for a vicious assault on his
wife, will be sent to a private sani
tarium at Oxford, O., where it is hoped
that he will receive treatment which
will relieve him of his mental afflic
tion. Combs is a member of Rich
mond lodge I. O. O. F. and at a meet
ing of 'the lodge this evening money
will be appropriated for Combs' expen
ses at the sanitarium.
Combs has been reluctant about con
senting to be treated for his mental
troubles but today he consented to go
to Oxford if the lodge would meet his
expenses. Since his arrest Combs has
been confined at the city jail and will
not be released until all arrangements
for sending him to the sanitarium
have been completed.
Still Kept in Jail.
Bond could have been raised to re
lease Combs the day following his ar
rest, but the police feared that if he
was given his liberty he might return
to his home and commit another as
sault on his wife, who is still in a ser
ious condition as a result of the at
tack he made on her last week.
Combs last summer suffered a sun
stroke and since that time he has
been mentally unbalanced and subject
to violent fits of temper. His friends
are confident that a month's treat
ment at the sanitarium will result In
his return to his normal mental con
dition. TWENTY -ONE EXAMINED.
Large Class Will Be Confirmed at St.
John's Church.
Twenty-one children were examined
at St. John's Lutheran church Sunday
for the confirmation, which will take
place next Sunday morning at the
church, that being Palm Sunday.
Among the twenty-one children, seven
were from the Wernle orphans' home,
south of town.
At a meeting of the women of St.
John's and Trinity Lutheran church
es, Sunday afternoon at the St. John's
church, it was decided to dispense with
the Wernle Orphans Home feast this
year, as both congregations are now in
the midst of building plans, it was
thought all efforts should be devoted
to such lines. The action was taken
by the women, in that it is largely
through their efforts that the feasts
have been held annually almost for
the past twenty-five years.
Although it was not decided definite
ly whether the feast will be continued
next year, it is hardly probable that
such will be the case, according to the
sentiment as it stands at present.
The Wernle Orphans' home feast
has long been an event in Richmond's
public life and to say that hundreds
of people will miss it, is putting the
statement mild. It would have been
held the last Sunday in May.
ST. JOHN'S CHURCH
PLANS PRETENTIOUS
New Structure Will Be One of
Most Handsome of the.
Kind in the City,
PLANS ARE BEING DRAWN.
BUILDING WILL STAND AT SEV
ENTH AND SOUTH E STREETS
i
MEMBERS OF THE CONGREGA
TION ENTHUSIASTIC.
Just as soon as the plans and speci
fications fo the new $T0.(hm St.
John's Lutheran church are complet
ed, now in the hands of Architect
Hasecoster, the actual work of con
struction, at the corner of South Sev
enth and E streets, will begin. The
residence now standing on the site
will be dismantled, and the construc
tion probably will start about May 1,
while members of the congregation
hope to have the building completed
by the first of the year. The contract
will be let as soon as the plans are
completed.
As the plans stand at present, the
church will be patterned after the old
Gothic style, both on the exterior and
interior. The pleasing Gothic lines,
coupled with the old style Lutheran
furniture, with which the building will
be equipped, will present a mbst pleas
ing scene.
Building Will be Large.
The building will face the west and
be 102x70 feet. The main entrance
will face Seventh street while the
side entrance will be on E street.
Twin towers will be erected. In which
chimes will be placed. The basement
to the building will be so erected as
to provide room for the Sunday
school. It was the idea. of the mem
bers of the congregation for some
time, to keep the Sunday school in
the old church on South Fourth street,
but as the plans grew, it was decided
that by placing the Sunday school in
the new building, it would more prob
ably meet the needs of the congre
gation, than by keeping the school in
the old church.
The main auditorium will have an
elevated floor and will seat about 750
people. The pipe organ in the .old
church will be removed to the new
structure.
Members are Enthusiastic.
Members of the church are very en
thusiastic over the new construction
and no money will be spared in giv
ing Richmond a handsome church edi
fice. The old church which has so
well served the congregation for a
number of years will be retained, al
though the tower will be torn away.
The church will be kept under the
control of St. John's congregation,
largely through the Influence brought
to bear by the young people, who de
siring the old church -for a social cen
ter where all gatherings can be held
and it will be fitted out in such style
as to always provide a place to spend
leisure hours. This move Is greatly
appreciated by .the young people as
they have long been asking for a
room or rooms which might be Bet
aside for their use.
GOLF AT COUNTRY CLUB.
The Court Was Opened for thrf Season
This Morning
Golf at the Country club course op
ened this moraine. Wilbur Hlbberd
and Erville Ixjctvrood being the firat
players of the season. Next week the
work of improving the course will
begin,
TORE OFF CARNATIONS.
A FIGHT RESULTED IN WHICH
FLYNN KNOCKED OUT TWO OF
THE MEN AND PUT THIRD TO
FLIGHT.
Terry Flynn, son of Erin's Isle and
a resident of St, Louis, while in the
city Sunday resented the wearing of
the green by three colored residents
of Richmond, which resulted in a
battle at the east entrance of the post
office about 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
After knocking out two of the colored
men and putting the third to flight,
Terry coolly walked to the Panhandlo
station and left for parts unknown.
As Terry was descending the east
steps of the post office he saw the
three colored men desecrating St. Pat
rick's day, so he believed. One of the
colored men, whose names are un
known to the police, was walking up
the steps and his two companions
were waiting for him on the side
walk. "What do ye mean by a wearin' of
the green?" demanded the irate little
Irishman, his face turning red.
"I live . here and its none of your
business," replied the colored man on
the steps.
Flynn Proved a Fighter.
With a quick jerk, Flynn wrenched
the green carnation from the coat la
pel of the colored man, who promptly
swung at Terry. Like a cannon shot,
the Irishman's fist went out and his
antagonist pitched backwards off tho
steps. One of the colored men on the
sidewalk rushed up the steps to av
enge his friend but another Jab from
the mighty fist of Terry sent him In
a heap to the sidewalk. Noting the
fighting ability of the Irishman, the
third colored fellow took to his heels.
"You had better get out of town be
fore sou are pinched, friend," yelled
a man who stood In front of the Pal
ladium office and who was a witness
to the battle.
"Sure and I will," called black the
victor." My name' Is Flynn Terry
Flynn, of St. Louis and I'll have ye
know that no Ethiopian is goln' to
wear the green as long as I have two
legs to stand on. So long, I'm on my
way."
The spectator to the fight gave the
game little Irishman ample opportun
ity to leave town as he did not notify
the police of the fight until this morn
ing. CLERGY IN CONFERENCE.
Local Methodist Preachers Left for
New Castle Today to Attend a
District Gathering.
Local Methodist ministers left this
morning for New Castle to attend a
conference of the Richmond district
ministers, in that city. Various ques
tions pertaining to the work In this
district will be discussed and it is
said the meeting will do much for
church management. Rev. Raymond
J. Wade was to deliver an address
before the meeting this afternoon on
"The Preacher and Civic Duty."
OFFICERS WERE INSTALLED
Brotherhood of St. Paul in a Flour
ishing Condition.
Officers for the Brotherhood of ?r.
Paul were installed Sunday morning
at the regular services at Grace M.
E. church. President-elect S. G. Ben
nett made a very interesting. and in
spiring address. The meeting of the
Brotherhood held Sunday afternoon
at the church was a very interesting
one. The organization Is growing rap
idly. PROMOTED TO DEACONSHIP
John Rager is Being Advanced To
ward Catholic Priesthood.
John Rager, son of Frank Rager,
of this city was promoted to the dea
conshlp of the Catholic church last
Saturday at St. Mary's seminary at
Cincinnati by Arch-bishop Moller.
He will be ordained to the priesthood
in about two months.
Signed by Sol Meredith.
East Germantown, Ind., March IS
"Billy" Carpenter, of East German
town, has a contract entered into be
tween his grandfather, Wm. Carpen
ter and Joseph F. Vickrey, February
27, 1843, for the rental of a horse and
small tract of land on the Jackson
burg road south of Pennville, at $1.25
per month, "to continue so long as
we both can agree." The document
bears the well known signature of
Sol Meredith as witness.
INVITED TO CHICAGO
TO DELIVER ADDRESS.
Rev. Albert J. Feeger, accompanied
by Mrs. Feeger, will go to Chicago on
Sunday, April 14, to deliver an address
at a reunion of those who have been
confirmed at Zion church, South Chi
cago, where the Rev. Feeger was form
erly pastor. -