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VOL. 1.— No. 223. THE WEATHER—Unsettled; Much Cooler.
RICIIMON D, V A., Till’ RSI) A V, OCTOBER i>o, lino.
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DR. CRIPPEN SAYS
HIS WIFE IS LIVING
IN THIS COUNTRY
Accused Physician Takes the
Stand and Tells Story of
Belle Elmore’s Dis
appearance
EXPRESSES BELIEF THAT
SHE WENT TO CHICAGO
TO JOIN BRUCE MILLER
Prisoner Declares > fond
ness for Young Man Caused
Troubles Which Resulted in
Her Leaving Him Made
l"p Storv of lit r
Death.
I.OMION, Oct. 20.—Kor tin* flr~t
time slnif hi* arrest on^ board the
Mont pom* at 1‘nllier I’otnt, 'gix-t**\ l»r.
H. H. Crippen this afternoon Rate hi*
rertdoii of lltc dewppenranee of lit'
wifi*. I Idle Klmore, tlx* music hall
xlnttcr, whom he I* duirptl >v)lh mur
(kcrlng.
After a *oii*nH<>tial opewln* *t«te
■miit b> Id* eounXM. who related a
plot to Miiujrcle Crtppen from the
.UimlrcM, Cripprn look tlx* Maud.
He made li clear lmme«lt»u*i> that
tlx* defense will seek to print* that
Mrs. Crlppni Is not dead. bat that
kIu* lied to \mertea. oMc'ii*!hiy to join
Hruce Miller
Dapper and spruce a* a dude, at
tired in the lielglu of faahlon aixl
Hlumliu! mi sign* of iimmumr«K f'np
|M-n had walked hrhklt to tlx* wltnesa
aland.
t'rtpiM'ii lir-.t Rave tlx* Juror* a brief
aniline ol hi* earl) life and hi* medi
cal career, both In tlx* I nUrd state*
and I.(island.
**l knew tluit m> wife had lieen
fi-tondl* will. Milli’r.” lx* continued.
"hixI I often upbraided Iter for cor
rceponfilnc: with him. In I***»• < ora
admitted to me I hat site n n« very
fiH«t of Brmv Miller. <htr relation*
front tlrii on were atrultied l<» tl»'
breaking M«‘ rr|WM«llj threat -
noil to hate ine. telling me tltat aite
nuulil go to America to join Miller. I
la at »un Iter on •funiutry SI of tilt
year. utal I Itrlieve that -he Itol to
America.
t owocted Story
"T<> a' .ii! s. undal 1 oe in ti ll a
story that xh« hart g-ou t.. Anii-ri a
t'> alter..' to . i-rtaln pri'an hualttr-a
for me tj. I'alif .rnla ami that wnffe
on h*-r hh a to- the American 10..
fluent she had tltert and bad neon tt. -
clnernted thro. I simply eouhl not
face tin I'm rid* with an admission
that mj wife hart deserted me.
"On the M tntuy night lifer. I
wrote a lifer in her name, to tin
Mull' Hail li.ii. !. resigning her po
sition ay treasurer Mr and Mr
I'aul .Martir.e’tl came to our house
for dinner After they left tn\ wife
abused me for net paving him more
attention and said
" This 1- the brush of it 1 won't
stand'it any : -ng'er Fshali i«a\ e you
to morr ■ ' and you will never hear of
mi again |t<*f‘ re this she told that
the man see would go to was better
able to support her than I was I
went to business next morning, and
when I went home, between b and 6
I’ M 1 f iund she had gone
"I tried io think how t,. cover up
her absent* without scandal. I wrote
to the gul.d that she hud gone away,
and I told that to ail our friends. I
afterwards realized that this would
not he a suffi. ie it explanation for her
not coming hacK, and la’er told peo
ple that she was ill ol pneumonia.
Afterwards I told them that she was
dead 1 do not remember teliing them
when she died, except that it was in
California When they asked me
where my a >n lived I gave them his
address.
"I then put nn advertisement in
the 'Kra that she was dead, as 1
thought that would prevent people
asking me a lot of question. What
ever l said to other people in regard
to her death was absolutely wrong
hut done to prevent scandal
I'awnotl No JowHs.
"I (tn m>t know what my wife took
with her when shp went away She
had oftt-n told tne that when we part
ed, she wanted nothing from me. I
never pawned any of her Jewels. I
did draw money on several cheeks
alined by her. We had a joint hank
ing account, in her name, and I always
carried several Idank checks to which
she had signed her name bo that 1
could get money when 1 needed It.
“It is true that 1 was at the Benevo
lent Fund dinner at the Criterion with
Mis* Iceneve, and that she wore a
brooch my w ife left behind. Bhe also
wore my wife’s furs. Miss I-eneve had
been In my employ and I had known
her when she was employed by other
firms, for the past eight years
"After my wife disappeared. Mlsa
Leneve lived with me as my wife in
the Hllldrop Crescent home. 1 have
been Intimate with her during the
past three years I had frequently
visited hotel* with her but l was never
away from home at night.
"After 1 had told people that my
wife was dead. Miss 1-eneve and I
went to Dieppe for five days and stay
ed at a hotel there.
“My rtrm belief is that my wife
went to Chicago to Join Bruce Miller.
He often sent her presents and wrote
bar loving letters. In some of which
he signed himself, ‘with love and
kisses to brown eyes, Bruce.’ ”
Denies Poisoning Her.
Crlppen was questioned regarding
purchases of hyoselne, the deadly
potaon which he Is charged with hav
ing used to murder his wife. He de
clared that he had never- given his
wife any poison The hyoselne, he
swore, he had given In very small
dosea to several of his patients who
hat) been suffering from nervous dis
orders.
Crlppen admitted that hit wife had
a scar somewhat similar to that de
scribed on the body supposed to he
that of his wife. He said she had
carried the scar for years. Crlppen
£QgBtiaiM« pa Sixth Page. j.
Virginian’s Base Ball Extra
The Virginian will issue an extra immediately upon
the close of the ball game this afternoon, giving a full
account of the third game between the Athletics and
Cubs. Every play will be given and there will be a
detailed score.
The service will be full, prompt and accurate.
Watch for The Virginian extra.
ATHLETICS LOOK
LIKE WINNERS
Connie
MaekC Shipper? Probably Will Take Third Game of \\ orltl’a
('hampionfhip Serin? if Popster? Have it b ip
uretl Ilipht.
WKSTSTHK BALL PARK. CHU'A-J
OO. Oct 2b—About thi> worst lino
of goods pf)MrtSti(1 by the ( hieago
weather man was dealt out to-da>
when the Athletics and Chlcago Cubs
got together here f"r the third round
ot their world s ■ haraplotishlp argu
nient
After a week of ideal Indian sum
mer. the thermometer took a drop
lust night, and with the descent rame
a dismal, half-hearted rail:, which
left a hang-oxer in the shape of a
Scotch mist so ttiick in the ball park
that a high fiy had to be followed
wit It binoculars
Bugs All There.
Despite the comltllor s. Chicago
'baseball hugs, impervious to either
water or disheartening conditions, be
gan short!} after midnight to line
up before the entrance gates During
the morning it was announced that
nothing short of a et*.«d> downpour
would head off the Kami As this
word spread, the pilgrimages to the
park started, and. though the game
was not called until 2 o'clock, fifteen
thousand fans had jammed into the
bleachers and unreservi d portion be
fore 11 o’clock.
It was a good-natured crowd, not
overly optimistic, but apparently re
signed t" any fate the gods of the
diamond might see fit to deal out. The
swarms about the gates steadily grew
in slso and by 1 o'clock the boxes and
reserved seal portion of the stands
were comfortably filled men and wo
men sitting uncomplaining!} In the
uncovered held boxes, while they were
Soaked by the light drizzling mist
Warm Ho'option.
A few minutes before 1 o'clock th.
Cubs appeared "n the held and began
to limber up. a minute later tin Ath
letbs trotted on the field and were
given a rerepti >n quite as enthusias
ts . Bender especially being singled
out and greeted w ith horns *f war
leu ps
_Big Kc11. a I h was the 'enter of at
traction among the Cub pitchers as
they started to warm up as it was
generally expected that he would he
the one selected by Manager Cham e
to break the hoodoo which has been
doing such consistent work for the
Cuba
To-day's line-up;
f’llieago—Sheckard, left tieid;
Schulte, right field, Hof man. center
field. Chance, first base; Zimmerman.
; "- oiid base; Stelnfeldt third base.
Tinker, shortstop, Kllng catcher.
Ueulhach, pitcher.
Athletic*—Strunk. center field:
Borti. left field; Collins, second base,
Baker, third base; Davis, first base;
Murphy, right field; Barry, shortstop;
Thomas, catcher: Coombs, pitcher.
Ground rules were adopted, giving
, two bases for any hit into the crowd.
Klr»| Inning.
! Athletics—Strunk came to hat and
1 Reuthach sped the first hall over on
the dot at 2 o'clock Ueulhach took
I plenty of time and with three and
two on Strunk the latter also waited
and drew a pass Laird sacrificed.
SPENCE FOUND DEAD;
BODY BADLY CUT-UP
Evident That There Had Hern a
Desperate Struggle Before
He Have Up.
I (Special to The Richmond Virginian >
ROAXOKK, VA. Oct. 20.— M. M.
Spence, yard conductor of the Virgin
tan railway, wax found dead on the
xtde of the Roanoke river at noon to
day, with numerous knife wounds on
his body, head and throat. The jugu
j lar vein and carotid artery were aev
j ered and he lay in a pool of blood, with
blOod'covering his fact and cheat. His
I clothing was torn from him- and he
j presented an awful appearance. It
i was evident that Spence was killed
after a desperate/- hand-to-hand strugg.
Who his assailant was no one knows.
I Spence was married two months ago.
| GIVE UP PARADE
BECAUSE OF RAJN
Veterans Only March to Boat and
Take Sail Down the
River.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian )
NORFOLK. VA., Oct. 20..Becauae
of Inclement weather. the Grand
Camp of Confederate Veterans aban
doned their parade to-day. with the
exception of an Informal march from
Commercial place to the Montlcello
hotel, whence, accompanied by the
sponsors. they went for a ateamer trip
around the hajrhor.
To-night the reunion closes with a
hall to Veterans, Sons and sponsors
at the .Ghent Club.
Rculbach to ( ham-e. * omns new
She< kard. Baker Mingled through
renter, scoring Strunk Baker was
* aught stealing. Kling to Tinker. <>na
run .
("libs Shedkard walked H< hulte
doubled into the right held bleachers,
whereupon the Chicago contingent
ripped great holes in the overhang
ing g]«*om and fog. Hofman up. drove
a I«,ng fly into left field crowd, but
it fell outside the foul line and failed
to . mint. Hofman filed to Strunk and
Sherkard s ored on throw In. Schulte
moved to third. Chance up, fanned.
Zimmerman drove a long fly to
Strunk’s mill in deep center. One
run.
SIDE SHE HEMD
GEBNURDT CONFESS
Sensational Testimony Develope*
iu Murder T. rial on
T.ong Island.
RIVEKHEAD U 1 . Oct !0.—Fol
lowing the sensational testimony of
Mr? Henry Werpup. of Newark. N. J..
that she had heard Frederick UeB
hardl, on trial fos the alleged murder
..f Anna I.other, tell Foroner Savage
that he shot and killed the woman.
Savage " as himself called to the stand
to-day to substantiate this testimony.
Gebhardt's counsel, Kdward J Helily.
tried t» prevent the coroner from tes
tifying. hut as Mrs. Werpup s testi
mony had payed the way, judge As
plnail decided that Savage should tell
hia story
Gebhardt's confession, according to
Alii W,.r|.■ ■ was rondo in the liTUok
lyn police headQiiarters. She said she
overheard Gehhardt and Savage talk
for half an hour, wnen the prisoner
declared.
Well. 1 admit it 1 shot and killed
her "
i >ther damaging testimony was
given against Gehhardt by his first
wife, who was an unwilling witness for
the prosecution. She declared that
Gehhardt gave her several trunks of
clothing, many of the articles of which
were marked with the Initials "A. L."
The prosecution is trying to show
that these trunks were turned over to
Mrs. Gehhardt after the alleged mur
der Gehhardt was agitated during
much of the time that his wife was
on the stand, and twirled his mous
tache continually.
SUSPEND EIGHT DRIVERS
FOR USING CHECK REINS
Caught using check reins on their
mules, eight drivers employed by the
city street cleaning department were
suspended for ten days each by Sup
erintendent Henry- Cohn Thursday
morning.
The rule prohibiting the use of
check reins was issued several months
ugo.
DENIES THAT CHARGE
HAS ANY BASIS
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
NORFOLK. VA„ October 20.—
Mayor Riddick received a letter tot
day from the Eureka Fire ollse Manu
facturing Company, of Atlanta, assert
ing that the charges made against
<"hlef McLaughlin, of the Norfolk Fire
Department by Thomas Reynolds, of
a Baltimore hose company, are false.
Reynolds asserted that Chief Mc
Laughlin received a big order for his
department for the Eureka Company,
because that company had paid hts
expenses to the firemen's convention
at Syracuse and given him a gold
medal. Reynolds, who was for a time
tire chief at the Jamestown Exposi
tion. wires the mayor that he will be
hero to-morrow to prove his charges.
NEW TRIAL REFUSED;
MUST GO TO JAIL
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
NEWPORT NEWS. VA.. October
20.—Judge T. J. Barham, of the cor
I poratton court, has declined to grand
; a new trial to John Hughes, the white
man who was recently given one year
in the city Jail. Hughes was Indicted
for criminal assault upon his little
I step-daughter but was found guilty
MU VX M—llU M4 tokUMZs
I r..- . .... v.:.y,
(MEN KILLED IN
BOILER EXPLOSION
Two More Will Die and Score
Seriously Hurt iu |
Panic,
NEW YORK, Oct. 20 —Six men were;
blown to bit*, two were family Injured
and a score or more seriously hurt j
when a big ten-ton boiler exploded to
day In the plant of the American
Manufacturing Company, a Jute con
cern. at Greenpolnt. L. 1.
When the huge ootier let so, tear
ing through the walla of the building
and hurling mutilated bodies over a
block, twenty-five hundred employees
In the building stampeded for the exits j
Two thousand of the employees were 1
women and girls snd they Jammed the 1
doorways and stairways, trampling
upon each other In their panic-stricken
effort to leave the building
There were s doxen men at work
on the big boiler when It exploded.
Word had Just begun for the day
and the big Jute factory was filled with
employee*. Without the least warn
ing the big cylinder split like a bomb,
hurling the workmen through the i
wrecked walls and driving four big
cylinder-heads up through three of the 1
floors of the building.
All of ths dead were machinists]
at work on the boiler Three of them
were Mown through a aide wall of
the building, and their bodies were
found, horribly mangled, in the street.
The others were found under the de
bris.
ELEVEN INJURED
IH cm SHIM-OP
Tli rep May Die—Freight Cars
Collide With Intenirban l’a
srnger 1 rain.
HARMONY. PA. Oct. 20.—Eleven
person#- were—seriously—aijur^J, tUV--o
probably fatally, to-day -when Inter
urban pa.'-sender and fretght cars col
lided head-on In a fog near here, ac
cording to a telephone message re
ceived shortly before nocm
Relief ears bearing physician* and
nurses were dispatched to the scene.
SHOTS DISSIPATE
> inn iiiiimrni n
Boston Boy, Fired on in Freight
Yards Will Go Back
l lome.
The wanderlust which caused seven
' enteen-year-old Chester Keyes to
; leave his home in Boston on a hobo
ing trip through the country, left
1 him In Richmond last night, when,
1 while passing through the freight
1 yards of one of the local freight yards
he was made the taTget for a fusillade
of pistol shots, fined by railroad de
tective#. who misfiook him for a car
thief.
Young Keyes, terrified and wanting
to go nowhere but home, deserted the
I life of the road On the spot, and be
i took himself to police headquarters.
: There he told the tale of his wander
; Ings and his repentance to Bertlllon
I Clerk Toler.
The latter proved a sympathetic lis
; tener. and a hem the boy had done
i talking sent a oelegratn to hts father.
! who Is a prominent horse dealer In
i the Hub City Ae reply was recelv
: ed Thursday afternoon saying that the
| father would some after his son and
i take him back home. UntH^the pa
1 rent arrives <Jerk Toler will look out
j for the boy.
j The chastened runaway said he had
| been on hts way to Jacksonville. Kla.,
i where he hast hoped to And employ
j inent on some ship that would bear
him away to foreign shorea
STEALS GLASS EYE
TO BUY “EYE OPENER”
Loser of Optic, Unable to See
Spirit of Joke, Causes
Arrest.
BOSTON. MASS., Oct. JO.—Because
he wanted a drink and In order to
raise the wherewithal to' pay for It,
ha atole George McCluaky's glaea eye.
Eddie F»>)«y was sent to the Houae of
Correction to-day for thrse months.
Foley 'law McCluaky plaea hts false
optic In a glass of water before re
tiring last night, and whan no one
was looking he picked It up.
A poAlceman found him iB A BBBB
atm <*«> him
SENATOR D. B. HILL DIES !
AT “WOOLFERT’S ROOST”
nun) BKWEvr hili.,
I.eadlaK Vnrk Dranwnt, nhn t« dead after a brief illneam.
C0HE1S BITTEN
o» ommieR
Three Children Also Victims of
Canine That Went Mad in
I linwiddie.
TAK K TREATM E N'T 11 EKE
Another I log Runs Amuck in
Mreklenburp and Still An
other in Bedford.
Five convicts and three children,
bitten b> h rabid, terrier within w>
eral days near l>inwiddie Courthouse,
fourteen miles from Petersburg, will
reach Richmond Friday Mui will take
the Pasteur treatment under dire, tlon
of the State Health Department
Superintendent Tatem., of the con
vict road force, now working in Dtn^
widdie. brought the news to Rich
mond Thursday, when he called on
Governor Mann and requested that
free treatment he accorded those bit
ten Mr. Tatem is father of the three
children who win take the treatment.
It ts said that the dog bit several
other persons, and It is likely that
they will avail themselves of preven
tive measures, too
The terrier, according to Mr. Tatem
slept in the convict camp, and was a
very fierce little canine. His head
which has already been examinee,
showed that he was mad, beyond a
doubt.
Superintendent Tatem was accom
panied to Richmond by Assistant su
perintendent Johnson, of the same
road force. The two called at me
penitentiary after seeing the Gover
nor They also called on Health Com
missioner Williams.
Victims Grow in Number.
Two persons front Mecklenburg
county and one front Bedford county
are the latest patients to be received
for Pasteur treatment at the nurses'
setlentent. Second and Cary streets.
The twelve-vear-old son of Mr. J
E. Uusrles. of Bedford, one of these
, patients. was bitten more than a week
ago by a terrier belonging to a neigh
j bor. The head of the animal, on ex
j amlnation, showed that the animal
was undoubtedly mad Several othoi
person* bitten by the same dog have
so far failed tc« take treatment.
The Mecklenburg patients, two
1 young men, seemed very much fright
j oned when they came to the settle
. ment for treatment Wednesday even
Ing for the first time. They were ac.
1 eompanled to Richmond by Ur, A
' T. Hart, of Ogburn, Ya., near which
plate they reside. The dog which bi
! them Is said to be still at large and
1 has already bitten several horses and
' cows. A vigorous search for the can
ine Is being conducted.
Though they are giving treatment
i at the expense of the people of Vir
ginia and of Uncle Sam. who donates
j the serum free of charge, officials oi
I the State health department deem II
! Improper to divulge the namer of tht
| Pasteur patients under their care. Or
I this account the names of the Meek
1 lehburg patients were not ascertained
' when Inquiry was made at the offlet
of State Health Commissioner Wil
j Hams.
Including the victims of the mat
terrier that hit a number of person!
! in the vicinity of Third and Broac
I 9irtrtsu», utn nuiiivvi
i tho State Pasteur treatment now to
1 tala an even dozen. The names of tin
j local victims have already been pub
llshed in the Virginian.
Discount Rate Raised.
LONDON. October 20.—The dls
count rate was raised by the Rank ol
I England to-day to h per rent., fron
4 per cent. The latter rate had ob
tained since Septemuer 29.
Joks D. Wsst Like It.
NEW YORK. Oct. 20.—The critloi
screed to-day that while the acting we
splendid, the vehicle wa* hardly up t<
the standard, and that "Keeping up Ap
pearancea,” the ftrst play from the pel
of Butler Davenport, -the archlteot, I'
destined for a J>rolo«aed run.
i s ■ j'
FUMES DESTROY
PEINJT FACTORY
Fire of I'nilftormiiK'd Orisrin.
Leaves f >nJy Walls of Levy
I’lan Siaudins.
1 SCORES OUT OF WORK
Many Men, Women and Children
Thrown Out of Fiuploymeut.
Other It< ms.
(Spe. ial f> The Richmond Vlrglni-st.)
PETERSBl'RG, VA Oct 20. Fire
of an unknown origin .wiped out the
four-story plant of the Levy Peanut
Company, on HolUiigl rook street, op
posite the Stratford Hotel, an.i for a
time threatened the entire business
section of the city, shoot 10. SO o’clock
Thursday morning
i—Tile buildings of the I,ffv Company
were almost totally destroyed, only the
walls being left standing. The loss
will be heavy, although some Insur
ance was carried by the firm.
Thousands of bushels of peanuts
went up in smoke, as tilts firm is one
of the largest In Petersburg, the pea
nut center of the world
Sidney Fisher, a member of the Arm,
said no one hsd been found who could
, explain the origin of the lire. He was
i unable to toll the amount of Insurance
! carried on the plant. The damage will
probably amount to about 125,000, as
all the nia hlnery was consumed oi
ruined and a large stock of peanuts
was on hand.
| A large number of colored men. wo
i men and children were deprived ol
i work by the tire, ns the l-evy Com
I party employed scores of them during
: tne cleaning seal u
Prompt nr<1 effective «ork on lh*
part of the firemen is nil that savef
the mure business section of the city
from bring wiped out by the (buries
j The firemen battled heroically w ith th«
i tire ami by jeopardizing themselves by
1 venturing close to the seat of the flam*
to thor water or, broke the backbom
| i>f what looked like a conflagration.
MISTAKES Cl
i ^ _
] Humor SliooTs ami Kill' 17-1 ear
Old Last—Saw Brown
Mail.
I BITFAI.O, X Y. O-t. 20.—Mis
; taking her brown hair as he saw i
through a clump of bushes for a re<
i squirrel, Seeley Conley shot and klllei
Martha I.. Pope, a seventeen-,vear-oh
j girl. Justice Davidson, of Altlen
i where the girl was shot, held an In
quest to-day. Conley gave himself u]
to the police after the shooting.
Mfi.TflFI RETURNS
I TO m HOUSE
Presulen* Resumes Executiv
Labors After Long Vacation
at Summer.Home.
WASHINGTON, Oct. SO.—Presklen
Taft arrived tn Washington at 7:1
o'clock this morning? and went di
redly to the White House, where h
will take up the work of Uuk. winte
fct-dtyr. "
Famous Former Solon From
New York Succumbs to
Brief Illness I
WAS SICK TWO WEEKS;
DEATH NOT EXPECTED
Ago ami Tax on Vitality Brought
SuiMcn Change in Con
liition -Sketch of Ilis
Career.
A I.HA XV, N. T.. Oct. 20.—
Cntted States Senator David B. Hill
died at lit» residence. WoolferVs Roost, C
at 3:45 thin rooming.
For two weeks he had been ill .tvltH
a cold and com plications. Last week',
the senator's condition was serious, but
he had seemed to improve this week,
and yesterday was in good spirits.
Mr. Hill's age and the tax upon hlS
vitality, however, brought about a sud
den change during tile night. The only
person in attendance at the time of talafg
death uas the senator's nurse.
Last of Old Line.
David Bennett Hill was the last 0#f|
the old-line politician* who made -
Democratic history in New York Stall
when that party secured control gfCllj
the State government following the
nnius stalwart and half-breed RepuMleN
can tight, which involved Preatda
Chester a. Arthur and Senator RoacOtCl
Conklin. He was for years in ubsolut*.
control of the Democratic party organ- fl
Izathm In the State., and his bitter con- |p
filets with the Urover Cleveland or- I
ganizatton finally culminated in Cleve
land abandoning New York State as
his home. As a fighter >1111 had no
superior, and. as In the case of all
men of his stripe, his enemies war*
implacable haters, while his friend® M
were idol worshippers. Hill in tlw ;|j
very height of his sway in this 8tatl
was characterized by the close follow- ~$t
ers of President Cleveland as a “pog* m
nut politician," and the country at el
large accepted this expression as rep- :,M
resenting the man for many years. .jj
Since he retired from active partietps*.."^
thin iii political affairs, however, Hitt S
hus been better understood and ther* - p
has been a disposition to five bint
the place his talents earned for hint. •
As a lawyer Hill had few equals. n«4pjf
he received large fees in many of ths 1?
cafes he was called into, notably tlM ;
MoMneaux and the franchise tajt ap» |
peals.
Horn In Havana, X. Y.. on August c;
2a. 1843. young Hill received alt >5
academic education and then moved
tn Elmira, where he studied law. Ad
mitted to the bar in 1864. he at onenp
took an interest In politics, and thac ;
very same > ear he was made city at- -p
toruey of Elmira. He was a delegate J
in the Democratic national convention
of 1 s77. and from that time until 1MI i
he was a conspicuous figure at the VH0.-M
gatherings of his party.
Mayor of Gbnlrs.
Hill was elected mayor of Elmira t| |
1S82, and In the faJl of 1893 na
given second place on the State tick- p
et. headed by Grover Cleveland. Ag
governor aniL lieutenant (OTenKg
Cleveland andrHill frequently clashed.
At the election of 1884 Cleveland Whit,
chosen President of the United StatSg.
and when he resigned as governed^:
Hill under the constitution became
governor.
Previous to that time Hill had basal
the permanent chairman of tha Dam
erratic national con mentions of HTf
and 1881. and It was no secret among
his intimates that he was even ttMMp
laying plans to he elected President :
of the United States. All through
career this was the one ambition dag
Hill.
It was this ambition that brouffllf:
about the rupture between Clever
land and Hill. After succeeding
the governorship Hill at once
the party machine in the State.
Cleveland was defeated in 1888,
Marriage Llsenee
1 A marriage license a
; Henrico county Clark**
day to Elete Mag Hub*
yt* hMNfc./
of Cleveland content, and tha fig|
between Hill and Cleveland force*
the delegates from New fork to
national convention of 1892 wt
in the molt bitter faahion for
following three yearn. By means
what has since been classed
"Albany snap convention of
Hill got the delegate* to the Chic
convention. He then made a com!
nation with Arthur Poe Oornun,
Maryland, whereby they were to
i forces and defeat Cleveland,
the convention assembled, however,
was found that Daniel Lamont
the Western friends or Cleveland
made a combination whereby Cletf
land had the votes needed to no*
nate and Corman deserted H1IL
, act of ‘•treachery.” as he character
It. embittered Hill, and ne and Cre
delegated Bourke Cockran to make
. speech nominating Hill and denoti
ing Cleveland.
Vain Eloquence*.
The oratory was lost, however,
Cleveland was nominated and eb
ed.
Hill served as governor of
t York from 1885 to 1891, wnen
l was elected I'nlted States senator, i
[ served in the latter position until II
I Although he fought Bryan In the
vention ;f 1890, and retired to
. Albany home during that
> saving: “I am a Democrat still
still," he seconded the nominal!
Bryan In 1900.
| After the defeat of Bird 8.
for governor in '*02. Hill said
through with politics. Since that 1
he has attended to his practica l
and lived a quiet life at hla
home here.
COMMITTEE TO HOLD
REGULAR MU
Members of the Council
on ordinance, charter and »
meet Thursday night at t
will be a regular monthly
will be devoted mainly to
eratlon of routine business
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