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VOL. XX, NO. 44.
WATERBURY. CONN., MONDAY. JANUARY 28, 1907.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
WERE THERE
FROM JAMAICA
BIG FIRE AT
SPRINGFIELD
TOWNSEND CASE BOY SHOT
THROUGH LINE
THE MURDER
WAS WILFUL
EARLY TO-DAY
BY SOLDIER
Fruit Company Steamer Landed
Police Arrested a Former Street
Slight Mishap at Cheslre To-Day
Forty-Nine Passengers at
Boston To-day
Car Conductor in a Sensation
" al Manner Last Night
to One of the New Haven
and Waterbury Cars
''J i
dyn Thaw and Her Constant
Publishing Plant Burned Out at
Loss That Will Reach One
Million DoUars
And Now the Latter Mnst Stand
Trial With the Officer Who
Ordered Him
Coroner's Jury Renders Verdict
on the Killing of William
Whiteley of London
Companion May McKenzie
VOYAGE WAS ROUGH
HE DENIES THE CRIME
TRIP IS MADE L 1:34
Half Hour Ahead of Time
Ir
CARRIED LUNCHEON
Selection ol Jurors Will Take lip
Time ot the Next Two Days It
is Thonght Now Opening
Charge Wednesday. L
New York, Jan 28. When the
trial of Harry K. Thaw was resumed
before Justice Fitzgerald In the crim
inal branch supreme court to-day,
there remained five jurors to be chos
en from among the less than one
hundred talesmen, who remain to be
examined. It Is now generally con
ceded that the taking of testimony
will not be possible before Wednes
day. Mrs Evelyn Nesblt Thaw came In
to the courtroom early to-day, arriv
ing nearly half an hour before the
morning session was scheduled to be
gin. She was accompanied by Mis?
May McKenzie who remains her con
stant companion. Miss McKenzie to
day declared there was absolutely no
truth in the report that there had
been differences in the Thaw family,
and said It was especially untrue
" 4hat any dissension had arisen over
her presence In the courtroom.
Young Mrs Thaw wore again the
dark blue dress which has now be
come familiar to those in the court
and again her features were hidden
beneath the closely drawn white tulle
or chiffon veil. Miss McKenzie also
wore the same costume in which she
appeared last week dark purple.-
The prisoner's wife carried a large
black hand satchel in which were
stored sandwiches and other viands
for the mid-day luncheon which she
and Miss McKenzie usually share in
one of the court clerk's rooms.
- Scarcely had. Mrs Evelyn Thaw
and her companion entered when the
other members of the prisoner's fam
ily arrived. . ... . , "
1 His morffer came first and was foV
lowed by the Countess of Yarmouth,
who has recovered from the severe
cold she contracted last week, and
Mrs George L. Carnegie. . Tta elde'
Mrs Thaw always dressea in the
plainest ot black gowns and wears a
heavy fur lined coat of the ' same
color. '
The countess wore a long dark
gray English traveling coat and a
small green turban whlcn was al
most entirely covered by a black veil.
It was decidedly chilly in the court
room to-day and none of the ladles
in the Thaw party removed their
heavy wraps for some time. When
they did so it was seen that the
countess wore a plain cloth suit of
dark green. Mrs Carnegie was again
in dark brown. . .
The party was seated in two rows
of chairs to-day just back of where
Harry Thaw alts.- In the first row
behind the prisoner were Edward
Thaw, George Carnegie and the
Countess of Yarmouth. In the sec
ond row Mrs William Thaw sat in
the aisle and nearest the defendant.
Next to her sat Mrs Carnegie. Then
rame Mrs Harry Thaw and lastly
Miss McKenzie.
Mrs William Thaw and her daugh
ters greeted the prisoner's wife with
the usual bows and nods of heads.
The family presented a united front.
As the defendant entered court and
passed the family group he was
greeted with smiles by every member
of it. lie smiled broadly himself and
then gave a quick glance at the re
porters working at two ong tables.
It seemed as though he wanted them
to see that all was harmony in the
family. It is said the prisoner was
resentful yesterday when he read so
much In the Sunday papers about a
reported break in the relat'ons be
tween hie wife and his mother and
sisters.
A panel of 100 Jurors has been
summoned to appear In court to-morrow.
Charles D. Newton, a retired
business man, C5 years of age, was
rhowen as the eighth juror.
The seven jurors chosen last week
and who are held as virtual prison
ers In the custody of bailiffs, entered
the court as Justice FiUgerald was
taking h's place on the bench. They
are Deming B. Smith, foreman;
George Pfaff, Charles IL Fecke, Ar
thur S. Campbell, Henry C Harney,
Harold R. Falre and Malcolm 8. Fra
ter. The first talesman examined to
day was Charles Ebongood who was
tbe 102nd man of the special panel
of 200.
The task of completing the Jury
began Inausplciously. Shoagood de
clared he bad formed such a strong
opinion in the case that he would not
be aa Impartial Juror. The next
talesman mp. Robert H. Robinson,
was excused for the same reason and
thea came two la tueeeasioa who hid
(onsrlenttoaa scruples against capi
tal pustohmeaL The second of these.
David Price, said he was examined
as a Juror In a cap'tal case tea years
ago. At that time he did not oppose
the Infliction of the death penalty.
. Vii mlul ffht
It was wroag.
The fink talesmaa wan John A.
Aarr, whoa aetata was so strong
a to lafaene his dee'sion. The sixth
talesman an. Charles H. afapea, knew
emben of the Thaw family aai
Alexander Hosnbmrgsr, i
Boston, Jan 28. Tbe United Fruit
company steamer Admiral Dewey ar
rived to-day from Jamaica with forty
nine passengers on ' board, mainly
Kingston.
The steamer had a very rough trip,
and at midnight on Saturday First
Officer A. D. Cheney was thrown
down Into the hold by a heavy sea
and sustained bad bruises. Seaman
F. Horejsek, caught by the same
wave, had a leg broken. . :
Comparatively few of the passen
gers arrived to-day had actual earth
quake experiences at Kingston, many
of them having been at Port Antonio
or other points at the time ot the
disaster. . . :
Captain Asa Davisson of the Ad
miral Dewey said that conditions at
Kingston when the Dewey was there
were bad, and that they were greatly
In need of tents and medical sup
plies. About "350 destitute refugees
who appealed to Captain - Davisson
were carried from- Kingston to Port
Antonio and were given such' other
assistance as the captain was able to
offer. Captain Davisson ' also . Bald
that the harbor of Kingston was still
without beacon lights of any nature.
The whole west end of Port Royal, he
said, was under water to a depth of
from 10 to 15 feet.
DAM IN DANGER.
If Colorado River is Not Returned to
Natural Channel.
Los Angelis, Cal, Jan 28. If the
river Colorado should hot be forced
to return to its own channel and re
main there, , the Laguna dam, con
structed by the United States recla
mation across the river, twelve miles
above Yuma, will be destroyed and
irrigation of hundreds of thousands
of acres in Arizona. California and
Mexico be Impossible..' ....
The Laguna dam is unique in that
the danger threatening its existence
lurks below instead of . above the
structure.
During the past three years the
Colorado, Instead of repairing Its
breaks by salt deposits, has cut them
wider, ana deeper and has formed a
gorge fifty feet deep and 1,500 feet
wide through the cultivated lands ot
the Imperial valley. During the tide
of the higher floor it cut back at the
rate of a third of a mile a day. The
Laguna Is said to have cost about
$2,000,000. ... .
Pope Changed His Mind.
Paris, Jan 28. It is learned from
an ecclesiastic source that as a result
of the advice tendered to the pope at
Rome, on January 25, by five French
prelates, the pontiff changed his at
titude towards the church and state
separation In France and will Issue
new Instructions which It is believed
will be possible to organize public
worship under . the supplementary
church and state separation law in
troduced by M. Briand, minister of
education. .
the seventh talesman, was allowed to
go by consent after he had shown a
note to the Judge.
Interest In tbe proceedings was en
livened by tbe calling to the stand of
Charles K. Harris, the music pub
lisher and author of "After the Ball."
District Attorney Jerome said It would
not be fair to ask Mr Harris to serve
as a Juror for he was Intimately ac
quainted with several of the wit
nesses summoned by the state. Thaw's
attorney's assented to the excuse ot
the talesman.
August C. Auger, the second tales
man of the name, waa allowed to go
by consent after he had displayed
much reluctance in saying what bur
in em he was engaged in. He finally
declared he was manager of an es
tate. The rule of the court to bar from
the trial all persons not having a di
rect Interest In the proceedings was
strictly adhered to to-day. although
tne disposition or more than 100
talesmen left many seat vacant.
There has probably never been a
murder trial In this country which.
for sustained Interest, has equalled
the Thaw trial. While the obtaining.
of a Jury Is a dry, monotonous work,
crowds begged for admission all last
week. Now that testimony which. It
Is generally expected, will be exceed
ingly Interesting, Is soon to be heard.
the morbid and curious will appear
In greater numbers. Justice Fitzger
ald ha decided on stem measures.
However, to curb the tendency of the
mere sightseer. He ha Issued orders
that at ao time during the trial shall
spectators be admitted. Only those
having positive businesa In the court
will be admitted. Justice FiUgerald
has decided that the spectators, par
ticularly women, shall be barred.
Counsel for Thaw held a confer
ence yesterday lasting several boors.
presumably In preparation for the
defease. Mrs Harry Thaw was pres
ent throughout the meeting. Dal-
phla M. Delma after tbe conference,
whea asked to outline the defense.
said:
"It would hardly be professional
to disclose oar case. Yon may say,
however, that It will come strictly
within the statute of New York.
- la ao higher law In this state.
and all this talk about the nawrittea
law I bosh. Nor caa I aee the ef
cacy of a plea of emotional Uaaalty.
There la realty ao sveh thing. A
aaaa aaay ha traportarUy laaaae, hat
that Is aalta another tatter."
IT STARTED IN RAGS
The Company Printed Several Mag
azines and Also Carried on
an Extensive Publishing
Business. .
Springfield, Mass, Jan. 28. The
entire plant of the Phelps Publishing
Co,: comprising four buildings and
covering nearly an acre of ground
facing "West Worthington street, was
destroyed by fire to-day, causing a
loss estimated at almost f 1,000,000.
No one was injured. The fire started
from spontaneous combustion among
some benzine-soaked rags In the base
ment of the main building. In addi
tion to this structure, which was four
stories in height, there was another
four story building, one five stories
in height and a fourth of two and a
half stories, all being connected by
passage ways. All.the buildings were
of brick. The firm publishes the fol
lowing magazines: Good House
keeping, American Agriculturist, Or
ange Judd Farmer, New England
Homestead and Farm and Home. Ar
rangements already have been made
for the publication ot these journals
In New York and other cities until
the plant can be rebuilt.
The fire was first discovered by the
watchman in the basement of the
main building. He extinguished the
blaze in the rags and continued on
his rounds. The rags again became
ignited, however, and the building
caught fire. A passerby saw flames
bursting from the rear of the main
building and quickly sounded the
alarm. The automatic sprinklers
with which the buildings were
equipped failed to quench the flames
and by the time the firemen arrived
it was impossible to save the Dlant.
Only the entire absence of wind pre
vented the fire from communicating
to other buildings, as the plant stood
in the heart of the congested business
district, with many wooden buildings
nearby. The fire broke out before
the establishment had started up for
tne day and only the watchman was
on the premises at the time.
In the buildings' was a . large
amount of valuable machinery, in
eluding expensive color presses. Her
bert Marick president of the com
pany,- stated that the total loss on
buildings, machinery and paper
stock would be very nearly 11,000,
000, but that It was practically cov
ered by insurance. About 450 per
sons are thrown out of employment
by the destruction of the plant, which
was one of the best of its kind in New
England. . ..
Big One at Buffalo, Also.
Buffalo, Jan 28. The Columbia
building, an eight story structure at
Seneca and Wells street, was burned
to-day, involving a loss of $500,000.
The walls collapsed and Firemen El
liott, Norton and Hlnkey are missing
and are believed to be dead.
Charles Helneke and -John Dally
have been located. They report their
belief that Hlnkey Is dead. Elliott
and Norton they say tiave not been
seen.
Ten men have been rescued, none
seriously injured. - Helneke and
Daily will' soon be reached. The lat
ter says he Is badly Injured.
The firemen, who were working on
the roof of an adjoining warehouse,
aaw the walla tottering and started to
run down the stairs, but were caught
by the falling walls which crashed
through the floor.
Tbe building, which was also
known aa the Seneca building, was
kown as the Columbia hotel during
the Pan-American exposition.
FIRE DAMP IX PIT.
Cause of Lorn of Many Lives la Mine
at Lievla.
Lens. France. Jan 28. A terrible
disaster Involving the loss of many
live ha occurred In a coal mine at
Llevin, In the Courriera district. The
catastrophe was due to an explosion
of fire damp In one ot the pit. ,
Bryan at 8aa Francisco.
San Francisco. Jan 28. W. J.
Bryan spent a few hours la this city
yesterday, arriving from San Jose
and departing for Lo Angeles.
While here he held aa Informal re
ception and greeted many members
ot the democratic party.
SprrUl Hertfoa.
Old Lyme. Jan 28. A special elec
tion waa held here to-day to elect a
Judge of probate to succeed the late
Judge Joshua A. Brockway. The re
publican candidate I Nathaniel L.
Sheffield and Herbert M. Canlkins Is
the democratic candidate for the
place.
At Work ! mating Shop.
Osaining. X. Y-. Jaa 21. George
Baraham. Jr. former general counsel
for the Mutual Reserve life Insur
ance Co. waa put to work la the
printing ho? la Sing Sing prison
to-day, after his pedigree had beea
take.
ETirsra usocxat rou rex
a cms a
New York, Jan 28. Suspected of
knowing something about the death
of Dr Charles W. Townsend of Staten
Island, who was mysteriously mur
dered in his home Friday night, the
police last night arrested John Bell,
a former street car conducted, at his
home in Brooklyn. The suspicions
of the . police were directed toward
Bell by discovery that his wife died
about a year ago after an operation
attending child birth. Dr Townsend
was attending the woman and bad
charge of the operation, being assist
ed by other doctors. Bell Is reported
to have blamed Dr Townsend for his
wife's death and to have frequently
complained about it to his friends.
Bell was formerly employed as a
conductor of a trolley line running to
Flushing, L. I., and is said to have
eloped with a young woman who was
a member of a family socially promi
nent in that place. Her parents ob
jected to her marriage and Bell and
his young wife removed to Staten
Island where he found employment
as a street car conductor. '
After his wife's death Bell traveled
about the country and was employed
In San Francisco at the time of the
earthquake. Recently he returned to
the home of his parents in Brooklyn
where he was staying when arrested
last night.
The arrest was made in a sensa
tional manner. Two detectives were
accompanied to the Bell home by a
squad of police who surrounded the
house. When the detectives asked for
Bell they were told that he was not
at home, but they forced their way
Into the house and found him. Pre
senting their revolvers they told him
that resistance would - be useless,
whereupon he surrendered. He was
taken to police headquarters and
quest'oned. He declared that. Dr
Townsend was no friend of bis, but
that he had nothing whatever to do
with the murder of the doctor.
The police In the meantime began
an investigation of Bell's actions on
the night of the shooting.
GAVE IP FEES
Man Who Lost $350 at Poker Is
Now Suing the Men Who
Won It
FINED $3 AND COSTS
East Hartford, Jan 28. In the lo
cal town court to-day, William II.
Falls, Al Rosenthal, John , Birming
ham,' George Britt and James Kelly,
were fined $3 and costs each for
gambling. It having been alleged Hint
on January 15, tbey won $350 froui
Wllltniu F. Fltzpatrick of Bristol In
a stud poker game. Writs were served
on the men to-day in a civil action
brought by Fltzpatrick to recover
$.7110 dumnges. The cae will come up
lu tbe March term of the court of
common - pleas at Hartford. In Ms
complaint, Fltzpatrick says thnt ho
supposed he was In an "honorable
and fair game of stud poker but
that he was defrauded out of
Fltzpatrick gare his witness fee,
amounting to $2.30. to the local
branch of tbe King's Daughters for
charitable work.
BRAHMAN'S DEATH.
Coroners Verdict Said Wu Caused
by Swallowing Hit Own Brains.
Decatur, III. Jan 28. "Death from
swallowing his own brains," waa the
verdict rendered yesterday by a cor
oner's jury at the Inquest over the
body of George Thomas, an Illinois
Central brokeman who was Injured
by falling Into some pumping ma
chinery. The base of Thomas' skull was
broken In such a way that the man's
brains oozed down Into hi throat
and he swallowed them. After re
peating the swallowing at Intervals
or several hours, during which near
ly all bis brain had oozed through
the aperture In the skull, Thomas
died.
I trad lock Over Hoar.
Chicago. Jaa 28. The . general
managers' association representing
the forty-Bine railroad of the west,
and trainmen employed on the same
roads, have reached a deadlock la
the consideration of the eight hour
work day. One more conference be
tween the committee representing
the two organizations will be held
her to-day. bat aa agreement be
tween them at tbe present lime Is
practically Impossible.
Ire Marhta Fxpfoded.
Chicago. Jaa 28. Four mea were
killed aad sixteen were seriously In
jured by the explosion of aa Ice ma
chine filled wltk ammonia fume la
tbe pamplag station of Armour Tt
Co.
WIAfHOt rOKTCAST.
Forecast for Connecticut: Fair,
continued cold to-aigat aad Taenia;
light westerly wind.
CLASH IS EXPECTED
Between the Civil and Military Authorities-Boy
Who Was Shot,
Denied That Be Was on
Government Property.
Pittsburg, Pa, Jan 28. A. murder
trial, the outcome of which will es
tablish an Important precedent in le
gal and military circles was called
here to-day in the criminal branch of
court. Lieutenant Ralph W. Druary
and Private John Dowd, of the Ninth
United States iufantry, were placed
on trial, charged with the murder of
William Crowley, 18 years old, who
on September 10th, 1003, was killed
near the United States arsenal by
Private Dowd, acting under instruc
tions from Lieutenant Druary.
Crowley and a number of other
boys are said to have been cauijut
stealing Inside the arsenal grounds,
were pursued by soldiers and Crow
ley was shot after be hnd gotten a
considerable distance outside the ar
senal limits.
The question at issue is:
Has a United States soldier the au
thority to kill a man outside of gov
ernment property who is suspected of
a crime within government property.
Before he died, Crowley denied he
was inside the arsennl, but claimed,
instead, that he was sittiug on a door
step, became frightened at the sight
of tbe on-rushing soldiers ami ran. Ho
said he heard a command to halt, that
he did bait, but was Instantly shot
For days following the shooting tbe
civil and military authorities had fre
quent clashes. .
The police officials and coroner's
Jury insisted that as the shooting oc
curred outside the government proi
erty the prisoner belonged to them.
Lieutenant Druary took a different
view of the matter, however, and tho
civil authorities dared not force their
demands by entering tho arsenal. Tbe
United State supreme court decided
to turn the men over to the civil au
thorities. Druary and Dowd sur
rendered and were later released in
$3,000.
.The prisoner are being defended
by United States District Attorney
Dunkle. The commonwealth, is rep
resented by District Attorney Harry
Goehrlug.
MANY NATIVES PERISH.
Bain Squall Struck Hone Kong 50
Vessels Lost.
Hong Kong, Jan 2. A terrific rain
squall broke over Hong Koti this
morning and In the space of ten min
utes sauk over fifty Chinese crafts
In the harbor, more than a hundred
natives being drowned. There wens
no casualties among the white popu
lation. Launches from the shore res
cued many occupants of the swamped
boats.
The harbor was littered with the
wreckage from the sunken Junk.
During the siuall the river steamer
Paul Bean broke adrift but she was
brought to an anchor without sustain
ing any damage.
TUked Her Kitten.
' New Hartford. Jan 28. Margaret
Monaghan. the 4-years-old daughter
of Mr and Mr Bernard Monaghan,
is mourning the loss of a pet kitten
which she unknowingly killed in a
peculiar manner last Friday after
noon. Tbe child told her mother
that she was going to give the kit
ten to their grocer. John Scan Ion.
against which the mother protested
and the matter wa dropped for the
time, but a short time after the
mother went out to a neighbor and
the child took up the kitten and
opening the oven door of the kitchen
range, where a hot Ore wa burning,
shut tbe kitten up In the oven to
hide it from the mother nntll she
could give It to the grocer. When
the mother returned she suspected
something from the child's actions
and discovered the cal, but too late.
for it had already been killed.
So Mechanical Devices.
Washington. Jaa 18. Fourth As
sistant Postmaster General Degraw.
who ha Jurisdiction over the rural
delivery free service. In a statement
to-day says tbe department has never
contemplated the adoption of a me
chanical devtc for the delivery of
mail, nor will test be givea any such
device, as the Idea la Impracticable.
The statement was made la conse
quence of report that tbe postofllce
department wa contemplating the
adoption of such a mechanical de
vice.
Noted KprrtelM There,
mesa. X. T- Jaa ?V-IWfnr
Htatt, a noted heart sperlalirt of
XanbetaL Germany, who has hem
lertming la tbh rnvntry aow wiia
Ex-Governor Higgin. harln been
hmocbt her oa a epertal train. Mr
Higgtm ronditioai to m hi to be a boot
tbe-same.
Took Dose of Mrrrhaiae
Gllead. Jaa It. John Shotta. 2
year of age aad afagle. committed
suicide last aight by taklag strych
nia. H wa deapoadeat over suit
la lav la which aa waa engaged.
The. new schedule on the Mt Car
mel and Cheshire trolley line went
into effect this morning and was suc
cessful until about 1:30 o'clock this
afternoon, when a car got contrary
in Cheshire and went off the tracks,
thus crippling the schedule for a
while. The New Haven cars run
right through and carry the sign
"New Haven, Congress Avenue to
Davenport Avenue," and they leave
Exchange place every twenty-four
minutes. , The run to New Haven Is
made in one hour and thirty-four
minutes, or six minutes less than the
old schedule. The new schedule
seems to be appreciated by every
body, there being no more weary
waits on the road or stop overs at
Mt Carmel. The Consolidated Rail
way Co has made a good impression
on the Waterbury public and will un
doubtedly give the people accommo
dations that they would not get from
the old company in a hundred years.
, New Haven, Jan 28. The through
trolley line without change between
this city and Waterbury was opened
to-day on schedule time, twenty-four
minutes. It will now take one hour
and thirty-six minutes between the
terminals, about twenty minutes
more than the steam road. It Is re
garded as possible that this means
a practical abandonment of the old
plan of the railroad for the combin
ing of the trolley and steam lines be
tween the cities.
FOBTUXE LEFT THEM.
Minister and Wife Few Months Ago
.. Took in Friendless Stranger. ..
Danielson, Jan 28. The story of
how Rev J. Harding Baker, a retired
Methodist minister of Moosup, and
his good wife, were benefited by
merely being kind to a wanderer who
stopped at their door one night about
a year ago, reads like the old folk
story of tho god fairy.
It was about a year ago that Mrs
Baker answered a knock at the door
one stormy night, and was asked by
a plainly dressed, elderly stranger if
he might come In and spend the
night. The door was at once thrown
wide open for him to enter and Pas
tor Baker aided the housewife in
making the stranger comfortable
with warm things to eat and dry
clothes to wear. The following
morning the stranger asked permis
sion to remain in the Baker house
was granted.
Mr Nile died about a month ago
and It was found that he had provided
amply for his benefactor and his wife.
The property was left as follows: To
Rev Mr Baker and Mrs Baker. 5.000
outright; to the South Methodist Con
ference, $ll!.KiO to be held in trust
the income to be paid to Rev and
Mrs Baker during their lifetime. At
their death the Income of $.1.iO Is to
go to Mis Llnne Keeue of Hiddeford,
Me, during her life. At her death
the Income of K.0UO of this f3.i
Khali go to the Union Methodist
church of North Truro, Mais. The
Income of the remaining $110(1 shall
go to the Methodist church at Kter
i.. i,i aintA The income of 52.-
Om shall be devoted to the use of the
district parsonage so long as it slifiH
le occupied by the presiding elder.
The Income of $l,0twi ttliall go to the
Methodist church at Oner-o; the In
come of $2.u to the eBthel Metho
dlct church at Griswold.
In addition Mr Xlies gave $1,000 to
Miss Mary Bentley of Norwich. i
iiO to Mr Mneline Johnson of Hope
Valley. It. I.. $2.i to Mis Martha
Palmer of Canterbury; $4. to Gll
lert Palmer of Canterbury: $1."0 to
n i r-i.rb f llnne Valler and STiOO
to Frank Moriarty of Jewett City, a
young man wno recently wsi a leg
In au accident.
CITY NKW8
Rev Joeepb Heffeman, who has
charge f a parish in MemphK Tenn,
l visiting bin parents, Mr and Mrs
Mortimer Ileffernsn of East Main
street.
The names of Miss Cullotn and
Miss Collin were omitted uninten
tionally from the list of those who
sent floral tributes to the lata John
T. Gerity.
This afternoon about 2:4S the Are
department wa called by box 253 to
a tenement house at the corner of
Walnut and Division strets, owned
by Maurice Xoonan. A pile of rags
In a closet oa the top floor occupied
by George Daniel wa blazing, but
were extinguished before any damage
wa done.
Why do some school
children with good
sight need glasses 1
Mm TO REST THE EYES.
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CASE OF BLACKMAD,
Employes Testified lo Hearing Con
versation Before the Shooting,
When Prisoner Told Whiteley
He Was a Dead Man.
London, Jan 28. A verdict of "wit.
ful murder" was rendered by a cor
oner's jury to-day against Horace
George Raynor, who shot and killed,
William Whiteley, the well known,
West Bourne Grove merchant; Janu
ary 24. Tho motive for the crime
remains a mystery, unless, as the po
lice claim, it was a failure of an at
tempt to blackmail the merchant The
sons and the old employes of the mur.
dered man testified at the inquest
that they had never seen or heard of
Itaynor before the day of the trag
edy. A witness testifying to the
events immediately prior to the shoot,
ing said he heard Itaynor say to Mfi
Whiteley: i
"Are you going to give way?" j
Mr Whiteley replied "No."
Raynor then said: 1
"You are a dead man, Mr White
ley," and drawing a revolver he flrei
awl the merchant fell dead.
The detective inspector in charge of
the case declared that all the evidence
pointed to blackmail. He added that
he bad searched Mr Whiteley's pa
pers but had not discovered trace of
anything relating to Raynor, but
among the prisoner's papers were
found documents showing that bo waa
wanted by the police. t
Miners Taken Oat Dead.
Saarbuecken, Rhenish Prussia,
Jan 28. Two hundred and fifty
miners were entombed early this
morning as the result of an explosion
of fire damp In tbe Reden coal mine.
One hundred and sixty-four bodies
have been taken out of the mine so
far and seventeen Injured. It Is be
lieved that there are thirty or forty
more dead in the mine and that the
total of dead will reach 200.
AT TEE HAMPSON-SELLEW STORE
ANNUAL
CLEARING SALE
All Through the Store
are
RED TAGS
Which Mean
25 Discount
There's Splendid pickings
of fine furniture to be had at
a big discount now that our
annual clearing sale Is oa
BUY
FURNITURE NOW.
Prices are going to be
higher next season as lumber
Is getting scarce and labor and
all raw material of every de
scription Is taking a jump.
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