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ALEXANDER COUNTY
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CAIRO, ILL., TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 15, 1908
ESTABLISHED IN 1868.
CAIRO
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OKI IHIS WEEK
SELECTION OF JURY WILL BE
DIFFICULT TASK MRS. AN
NIS TO TESTIFY.
PETER'S JINO DAZED
Mrs, Annls' Mother Says Her Son-in-Law
Wai Guiltless of Any Wrong
With Wife of His
Slayer.
New York, Dec. 11. Even before
mil u mi eveilince. 01 eciiiK insane ;u
the murder trial of Thronlon J. Hains j,ho Ume ()f (he kmns of ,Ily son.!n.
is called there Is trouble over thai law.
jl.ry. The prospo.ct of 1 oing locked
up vor Christmas an I ftw Year's
ha: stampeded the "tiled and true"
citizens of Queens county who have
been impaneled for the trial.
There was a report today that Ad
miral Kobley D. Evans, who lately re
tired after commanding the American
fleet in the first hair of its trip around
the world, would be one of the prin
cipal witnesses for the prosecution. J
Yhe fact that the admiral is now in I
California and beyond reach of Prose
ruling Attorney l.)arr:n discounted the
report.
When Thornton Halns was tried for
his life for the murder of Ned Haimo
gan in n sailboat off the admiral's
iuarters at Fortress Monroe, ICvans
was the principal witness for the de
fense and Halns waR acquitted. Capt.
Peter C. Halns, then a naval cadet, at
Annapolis refused to salute the admir
al in passing him on the street and
was court-nip "Haled. He escaped on
the defense that the admiral was not
In uniform
Peter in Dazed Condition.
Gen. and Mrs. John C. Halns have
arrived from Washington and are at
I ho Hotel Astor, where Mrs. Halns,
niolhtr of 'he prisoner, Is in a state
ot partial collapse. The Halns chil
dren are still In Washington with re
latives. They will be brought to New
York before the end of the week Htid
remain at a hotel near the trial room
with their grandparents. Mollie Ilains,
the 4-year-old daughter of Thorton
Halmi, will probably bo kept from the
court room, but arrangements will be
made for her to see her father at least
once each day during the trial.
There was an all-day conference
today at the Queens county jail hi
Ijong Island City between Thornton ,f
Halns, bis lawyers, John F. Meliityro
and Joseph Shay, and (Jen. Halns
Capt. Peter C. Hains, Jr., I he principal
In the tragedy, was not as well ment
ally as he has been and was kept
away from the conference.
"We are somewhat worried over
Capt. Hains' condition," said Attorney
Shay ton Ight. He seems to have
fallen back Into the daze that has
long puzzled us. He realizes In a
sense that his brother is to go on trial
tomorrow. He does not underlsand
why this should be, and we have been
unable lo explain it o him.
Mrs. Hains Won't Testify.
"We hope he will regain a mental
state which will warrant us in pit
ting him o nine stand in bis brother's
defense early next week."
"If we .so 'lire a j.iry Inside of four
or rive days I shall feel that we havi'
been fortunate," said John K. Mcln
tyre, chief counsel for the accused
brother, to day. Itoth the prosecu
tion and the defense have thirty per
emptory challenges. The fact that
Annis was shot at the llaysido Yacht
Club, one of Hie most prominent so
cial organizations in Queens county,
will tend to make the election of the
Jury difficult.
The fact that Mrs. Claudia Hains.
the woman In the ease, has definitely
dcldo, not to come to New York for
the trial will shorten the case t,i
some extent.
The only woman witness so far an
nounced Is Mrs. Win. K. Annls, wile
of the publisher who was shot.
SAYS ANNIS WAS INNOCENT.
Mother-in Law of Hams' Victim Be
liever He Was FomIIv Murdered.
New York. !-e. 11 That William
K. Annls. Main by Capt. Peter C
Ilains. made a dying effort to assure
bis wife that he was guililes of any
wrongdoing and was the innocent vie
tiiii of the Mnin brothers' murder,
b- the blief .f Mrs. lyouisia vein Mu
nerbein, mother of Mrs. An:ii.
Mrs. von Hunerlx in. ith houi
Mrs. Annis now resided at th Col-
eclew aaprtmeiits at West 2.i:th
Mroct, denounced the killing of 1W
iin in la' ss oo,l Hi.ilo.i and p'
nieditaw ,1 murder. carrb-d ut by
Capt. Teter C. Hains. but inspire, b
Thornton J.-r.kin Main. Mr.. An
ni.. 9'Wtinl in d-ep mourning. a
j.ppfsnt at the conclusion e-f the inter
view, but .Inclined to make a p rsonal
ftatenient on advice r.f b-r counsel
Arthur GewiiheLl. Mrs. von Hnner
bin. heever. f a"I 1,'T -laugh:-r
position rceir.!o.5 tb murder in r,
uncertain mceer.
Ja ifh'e: s V;t aay frem
lit:' dying htisddi.il for fivo hours lifter
(he Khoollng,"1Baid Mrs. von Huner
lU'ln. "That whs wrong, ami Is now
to be greatly regretted. Will called
Hr his wife. It Is certain that It
wad liia desire to toll her that he was
Innocent r.f any wrongdoing. From
his statements directly after tho
Bhootlnj; we know that he positively
declared tnat Ilains had shot down
the wrong man.
"Neither my daughter nor I wish
revenge against the two brothers who
slew this gooil and I rue man la cold
hlocd and like cowards. V have not
prayed that they be found guilty. Vu
have not prayed they they each meet
death In the electric chair. But we
do pray that Justice be meted out to
them that justice will see to it that
premeditated murder can not escape
a just penalty. I
"They say now that Capt. Peter
i. ilains is crazed, mat. may or nay
liwil lw cn Our. Ill "tr fu ri.Wiilti It,.
I. ' " ,. ' ,' . .' . '
last August,
"On that afternoon
when Will was slain, Capt. Hains and
his brother Thornton had seen my
daughter and her two children" on
the veranda of the Hayside Yacht
Club. Anil yet they deliberately walk
ed down the path, following in her
footsteps, for with a woman's intui
tion site knew that they meant trouble
f ir her husband, and had run down to
the water's edge to warn him, and
killed him.
"I cannot see any insanity in tin:
manner in which Cap;. Hains shot
down Mr. Ann:.. He carried a maga
zine revolver. He did not lire once,
but emptied the contents of the woo
pen into Will's deronsoless body.
Right shots were fired and hi.: body
was Hlcrallv torn to pieces.
"Capt. Hains may be c.nzed now, I
have heard that til" horror and the
remorse of a ma :'s evil deeds ::.ay
f fltise him to Ins.; Ids mind, liui Cupt.
Il'-ins was aldays the weakling oi e
Ivo brothers.
"I believe that Capl. ileitis was
merely the suprine instrument of re
venge in the hands of Thornton Halns.
This man who slow another in yea! a
gone by, was absolutely cold blooded
enough to seize my daughter as she
ai tiMiipted to save her husband, turn
Iter around, place his revolver at her
back and tell her that ho would kill
her ;f she attempted to make a move
toward saving her husband.
"Thornton Halns had a grudge
against my son in-law. 1 know that
this is true. He had bad difficulty
with him regarding the sale of some
of his magazine stories.
Mrs. Annis Will Testify.
"Thornton Hain-i also bitted Mr.
Annls because he was so close ,t
friend of his brother, Peter. The real
character of Thorton Hains will b
'. ought out i: bis trial. It is ;'ie
character of a cold -blooded, ctileula
tlng villain. Intent upon revenge, and
using his brother to accomplish his
purpose.
"1 want the world to know that
Mrs. Annis now and always has be
Moved implicitly In her husbands
right conduct, and especially regard
ing bis relations lo Mrs. Claudia
HiJi s. Once Mrs. Hains and my
naughter were good friends, but for
a year or more prior lo the shoot
ing they had seen little of each other.
"My daughter will lake Hie wit
in ss stand and fell the story of bow
these brothers shot down her bus
band in cold blood. .She will swear
that she and Mr. Annis were as
hoppy through ten years of married
life as two young married folk could
well lie. She Will express her osi
live belief that Mr. Annis was never
cuilty of any Impropriety with Mrs.
Hains. She will tell I hat when Mr.
Annis was not at work be was spend
ing his time ;it his home with hi- wife
and children."
Illinois River Yielded 4.650 Tons For
Season Just Closed New
York Took Bulk.
Peoria. M.. iv.. H. jth the fid
vent of cold weather the height rd
th' fishing season of i:ise!t ha
pa . I on the mined river, and
ovei ft.iNMt.i. i K)iinds, or to be r-xaet
I. ."' tons r.f frt-sh water Ih hae
bei ti contributed to the markets r,f
the Cnded Stat- in the ffte. n
i ks cine. the reason ofM-tir-d en
. t t 1.
Of this mormons output New York
City nlono ba tnkrri 2.4"" ""O po.nn.iS
or 1 Te tens.; Phi!ad-!pr.i. . m
xun-'. or "mi toni: IViston. ?, .eon
IKtinds. or f.",' torm: Imivi;t.
N?hvil!e. Chsttanrr.Ea atl MmphH.
l.r.r.e.o.i (iniin-'s. er .T. tuis. ant
.i.mi joun.lfi or 2.1"i ton ef
have tKn di-trit.i ted to th ntarkf
of the north r-i tral ftat.
SPERRY ENTERTAINED.
Ctdemibo. Ih-r. 14 Rear A ia:ir;il
Slurry, enmmariding t b" Ani-rirn
Fltet, railed en fi'-nf-ral Usruirv
commander o Pre Brrish Trrp!i Jn
Crykn. ibi afi-rnoon and larr at
tnd-d a rp-ixV:T arrnrs1 rwrt at
l:rh a hundr-l A?rir-tB effserr
tI;o were trtsect
MAN! I
WAN PEOPLE
CHEER CASTRO
ARRIVED IN BERLIN LAST EVEN
ING MET BY COMMITTEE OF
PROMINENT MEN.
REFUSED AN INTERVIEW
Members of Suite Say Castro Sent
Message to Kaiser Stating He
Had Come to Germany For
Medical Treatment.
Iierlin, Dec. 1 1. President. Castro
j of Venezuela and parly arrived bore
i this evening. The train was awaited
j by a dense crowd of people w ho had
; Katnereii out of curiosity. No prerau-
i lions had been taken to prevent tho
j public from crowding the platforms
land as the train steamed into the do-
! pot the president was greeted with
j shouts of "Long Live Castro." There
was a general lilting of hats and
i much cheering.
I The Veuevuelan charge d'affaires al
jlloilin, Senor Veloz -Goltieoa, and
i Senor Naclied, consul at. Heriin, and
! other eminent Venezuelans, had great
j difficulty in making their way to the
entrance ot the car where Castro was
standing waiting to descend. As soon
as the train came to a standstill Cas-
tro stepiiid run uieUiv :ind cordiallv
eniliraci.l Vi lo. and Na he,. Th"
consul read a short address of wel
come and the pr.-s;dcnt appar'TH !
was aliont to reply when another
(lain dashed in on tin' opposite .l
lorm with such a deafening noise that
his effort to speak was in vain.
Caetro's Wife Cneered.
Further cheering tiroe out as th"
ptesideiit's wife and o'her iiii-inli is
of his party d' seen d the saloen
Steps. They Mien left the sTatiot
and found, drawn up outside, sever il
motor nr which were oluborateiy
der-otat.-d with Venezuelan fla'js. ;
these Ihey drove to the hot. 1 Kspia'i-
i'le. friliowed b a iiuiiiImt of private
motor rars and rabs containing lo ws
paper men ami others. 1 lie corrl-ior
f the hotel was crowded when tie y
urtivid utid a hand srnieV ui the
Venezuelan bMini a! Cas'ro, with bis
wife. -ntTe.. Ti, pp si l t;t .e-lin-.! i
to I-- int t vb ed. I
M-tiibers of Castro's suite t,ta;ilj(
I
thill the l.iesi letlt loot Sent l -pitch I
to l.riipi ror WC'iatn rniu iP-rt.estnal I
en n.e i, riiuin itoii'ter s'annc Tiiaii
fi- 1 ;t 1 reine to C-M.ianv for mr-dicnll
t a'j'. t, ;.n ! -r-ssi:,g prot'iun-t
hotii 1 : 'e.aj.-s'y. A'-i cr.iing t ),,
the :i-,-?. li'j. wf- ! l.- ! -irr . , .
the '! - f 'I.-- a; ";re r-f j(n f ne. .
fii,..,,, . !-
Iti.'rh crni-i
t f a' tv a"1-.
.;, : if.?.- .a-
: r-j '.-ill ! !
(,e:.. Ian 1 I " a
r d. n'-r 'y ? r:a-'
m s .( h
viec.
Wl.i'e at
1-arty i.-P-d
in if
I' CT,"
the
plac-s of inter' s'
tomobi'.. trip a!
Rhine. ( ,!it;dii
tcret in tf... jr
Wr-'i ra'ia.
' 1
S :
BISHOPS REACH ROVE.
Romp w- 1 4 An f :,S'.; ir.
tn-i Rteht R-t. Rje:ar-: fn:.--l
''''
nih. N h- UTiV'-d tl re t..
O' ! B""h art ia f.o-J i
fron.
ANNUAL MEETING
CIVIC
MRS. TAFT, WIFE CF PRESIDENT
ELECT, REPORTS ON WEL
FARE WORK.
COMPERS IS SARCASTIC
In Comment on Anti Trust Law Say
Other Spcakerr,. Lt.'jic to Prose
cution on Admissions
Made,
Now York, Dec. It. With the ses
sion of the Woman's department at
which Mrs. Taft, wife of the president
elect, presented the report of the com
mittee on the welfare work tor gov
ernment employes, or which she is
chairman, I he National Civic. Fedora
tion opened its annual meeting heie
Unlay. Morning and afternoon ses
sions were held, both devo'ifd to the
discussion of the general topic of this
annual feathering the promotion of
fiiendly relations btwoon employers
and employes and the consideration
of measures designed fo rthe welfare
of working people.
The afternoon nic-ctiug, the opening
session of the federation proper, was
devoted to the discussion of trade
agreements, addresses en (he subject
STRETCHING OUT THEIR
HOLIDAY
being delivered
by .lohn Mitchell,
Herman Kidder, Samuel (Jumpers,
.lames M. I. noii ami others. Seth
I.OW. National rhainuat), in opening
the session, devoted part of a lencthv
address to the wo.; done by the fed
eratlon and its plans for the tutui.
then discussing deniands tor amend
nieiits of the Sherman aiiiitin-t lav:
John Mitchell, firmer president e'
'he I'njiiil Mine Withers if Amerifi
spoke us i h.'ii! man n the !i:i.e acree-
lllellt ,ep:u 'ne tit.
(Mto M. IMIPz, tormer cliaiini.m of
the board of uom r:-.ors of the pnild
ing Tia-bs Kinplow-rs As-ocm; tun
pr sent..) some friendly criticism
I lie 1 1 a - i' a;: re. in. n t .
IP riiKin Kidder. president i,t
AiiieiiiHti Newspaper Pubbsln-is
six i:it ion. discussed the "Hade a'
ii
A-
i iie-n's rd tu-w i-pa per "
James M I.vioh. president of
International Tv j-orai Siical I :
.lame Imncan. fitst vice -i-. - -1 . ;
Ann ti' an Fe l tatioti of
lbti
if ;h.
i ' ,i
and. and Mi h i 1 ! i;. Incai'-.
It'Z Four Ki.iiroad system, ai-
1 er.-, M.e.-, ;, ...
I
j A. li. ;n r t.-ot,. presidi n'
iei...r ,f lti!wav i otone w.i f
1 . '
I won a s'roce te.r-t sr-m- t.t
.1 le Rg re. ni ; t.
Gofpers Speaks.
Sani'e 1 ;-itni ts sat-! i bad
ini to hsr t'.- cm .-
-;i -e Bi. r-' !,! -f, tr-.i,' m,
a-- r t 1 i e;i j . .,
rn.ii af- r i ''-tii:i t.i ''.
. I ' ft'-!!! ?t e J.'iitfomi ' i
I
M.
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ru -iti m 'i fr''-T la
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P.1 : )
TAFT CHEERED
AI OPERA HOUSE
WAG ONE OF BOX -PARTY AT THE
ASTOR THEATRE IN NEW
YORK CITY.
TALKED WITH KELLOGG
At Residence
Standard
Cases
of His Brother, On
Oil and Harriman
President elect
Had Other Callers.
Ntvv York. Deo.
Tall today received
callers at the home
Henry W. Taft, am
1 1. l'nsi.loit
a number of
of his brother,
this alteinoo:,
attend--d a performaneit
at one of
tin; uptown theatres. ' i
Tuft's most protracted conference
of the dav was with Frank II. Kel-:
logg prosecuting attorney for tlm
government in the Standard Oil com
pany and so-called Harrimnn caws. .
KeliogB frequently has been men-j
ticned for attorney general in Tart's;
cabinet. j
The pr sident-eleit sail today that1
he i.nd Kellogg had discussed a n u in-1
Per of st'lijeots. among them that of
antitrust laws and legislation.
Taft sahl today the name of lormcr
Coventor Franklin Mur4-hy. of Now
Jersey, has been presented to him
MONEY.
fur a cabinet '
Jersey si natof
prominence in
( 'i ngri ssnian
position by the New
i and other men of
the party.
Fowler, chairmnii of
house
1
committ
,, ; .. I
on currency
sla'i-ui with
ti
Crei-'ed ?t 1ha:re.
a!t
, i -l ol -
l.e-atie
number
patty.
'!e- out
the i-l
ll:ill"te.
w:-s- C
t ' at ii m
vv Pich
of In',
e object of a bearrv
tonUht tit the A t r
he attend d w.ih a
n is. 'oaning up a box
At the end of the lii.-t mi
re audience rose an I cm ered
--ident elei t for fully half a
while the orchestra, phi; d
"Star
Spangled Pnnnrr."
as a similar .1- in m -t ra i n
ti; 1 ,e t. roup!. , Vi ith
er h. to w ,dcli Tatt r
il b smil.ng ami bowitiL'.
"h
! e v
the
lor ,
.led o
p.. i
DESTROYS HIS WEALTH
Then Dyir M.I! ona re Congratu
If-tts Relat ves On Their Escape
From Ev 's cf R ches.
I.etl-
I'
1 t
t.h from
a if; ,ti :
P. t.-toff
it',.!-an
lk to tev
m.
that
1 is
t:
-1
billl i
o-ied '
the '
I V j
a th j
n r-
-in
i t
rn
on
-. ii of
CANNON ENDORSED.
' i Ti
rn i'iin.
. ndo ,
u- ti
i C;
nt a
Ihi
:;n
:-' t
Rr pre.
l-t'.l'IW
R. peb'i
except
present
-v.-. . -
' A H t'
: v . of r.itio:
I'r.-iie cr
t of tOT a.
N O LANS IN
M S lilt
NEWS THAT COUNTRY IS IN
STATE OF DEFENSE AGAINST
HOLLAND SPREADS FAST.
CROWDS CHEER TJOMEZMESSACE f F PRESIDENT
But Demand Abandonment of Gov
ernment Monopoly In Necessaries
Of Life- Ministers Counsel
Peace.
Cantons, Venezuela, Doe
1 I.
--Th-i
been
fens.-f
oily
news that (ho republic had
placed in a state of national di
against Hollard ran through th
today like wildfire, and in a few mo-
incuts there was an enormous crowd
in front of the yellow house, tho exe
cutive mansion, to greet Acting Pros
idetit Oeimoz.
AJiouioz made his way across th"
plaza to the yellow house he was
received with enthusiasm. The ye!
low house was crowded with a turner
ous assenililagi
Of the most distill-
iguii-hed citi.ens of Caracas. S
In
'wore made itemandip ',' that all poliM-j
jcnl prisoners be set at liberty and that j
the existing government nioiioj.oli.
be t'bolisde'l.
The thi'catened danger from with
oul had a dfuible off' rt on the peopb',
and (hoy ilemandeil Measure's of pro
tection, l-ut at the same time Insist
ed upon tho termination of one of
the most unpopular courses of l!ie
Ciistro administration, the mainten
ance of government monopolies in Ihe
necessaries of life.
' Foreign Minister Paul replied In
behrilf o fthe acting president. Ho ex
hurled the people to trust Come, to
solve the difficult problem confront
ing Vein z.uela today and help hint
curry his burden of tremendous re
sponsibility. The hostile demonstration at the
offices of the HI Constitutional !
evidence of the unpopularily of ('as
I t o.
FLfEl'S MAGE
COST MILLIONS
WORLD GIRDLING CRUISE OF AT
LANTIC SQUADRON WILL
CONSUME $27,500,000 TWO
THIRDS OF ENTIRE NAVY.
Washington. Dec.
if the list, of things
l, nils the modern
estimate of $l..".l.
II At the to
that cost mote
battle -lil;l. TI,
"U Slll'lh It te. t
(undress by the navy depart mem t
i over repairs to be made In a lium
ber of ships dining the Ib-i-al var
tluit "ill begin Jul;. 1. next, is not
ei n a 1 a-rntelle in r -ompi't i w it.i
the cost of Die world's rtt.lliiii:
cruise that will nd on Wa -hmutotrs
l-i-lhday.
During this cruise not less
$:;".. ",0". "i will have vanished
tie- smoke from the funnels
than
w ith
f Ad
the Cl.ie
eo-.t s
tie
n lira I
-perr,'
s le bulblons and
omi'.'in; ing them
show that it
."i to maitit.iin
auxiliaies a i
fnl istituate.
al i ut. $17. lo
I a tth shi; s n
t,i: illtetianee
t li a ' xi'in t i
eon ...... T':.
s i;t - ta'it ia 1 1 v
In ti mi ! i.-t
Will I"' Sllb
The est'iin
c ; tt i:-e doi s
r that ih-.-t an-!
char;:" on a
s is not b -s
ships vv ill be
one at, I a Ion
that the
o-iiint of
tf'an -,.
-IOIH
lb V
f
ub. I S t h-tefor,. f
I initially ?:'7..".o.i'
tes ?n to the ci"-t
not include rlrr n
id t!
uhl nii-n.-.nce
a
nab!-.
lie pot
Make
c ou:,t
o- it
of t
dV.'v
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tie.: '
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f 1,
RAINEY TO INVESTIGATE!
VA -It
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Sprrd
Ho' d.is
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Sc Y o '
cf Pci0"S
ci Cimi f.
rchast.
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... If st
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r th" hoit-Uys
infe t;r;':"t! "
nuk'n:
HR TALKS
ON BNWK1 I E
MATTER OF DISCHARGE OF NE
CRC SOLDIERS BEFORE SEN
ATE NEARLY ALL DAY.
Recommends Reinrf atement of So-ne
D schnrqed Neqro Soldiers if
Th:y Will Tell the
Trutfi.
Washingtin Dve. 1 1 The Ktv w "S
ville affair const' mcd nearly tho en
tire session of the senate today. For
,'iker obtained the door early in tie
il-iv and read letters from f.rr.T.-i r
j S(,;i!(,,.K lf ,N, Twenty filth raiment
t.MiuK of the procedure of tie gov-
; eminent detectives in attempts to
go: confessions from them.
Ft raker Introduced an an'e'.idnieitt
to Ids original bill for the re-enlistment
of thess soliiiers provladlrts
thai a commission of three re'b'ed
arm e.n'icers 1 e created ti detonirio'
i whether the discharged soldi 'is art
j itllU eel. '
i f
cotc.p'b'iiv in the
s.'oo -
wr: up of I '- ', asvlde as p. pr
reueisi'" : r tl.oir niistuient instead
of 1 aving that duty with the presi
t t as provided I v the Warner lil.
Tim presi h tit's mossag-i on th'
ri suits: of the war departuieuCa in
vesiigati.iit ol th lirownsville tiff tlr
wns road ai d Foraker again t ok the
floor to eoiii'iienl upon the messa'ie.
fc't nator Carter announced that tis
mi now ho would speak uoo l the
postal savings bank bill an I wou'd
ask that it be made the unfinlshcl
htisin. ss of the Sena--
P'tsident's Spec al Mrssag-.
To the Senate:
I Inclose b. rovvitii a b tt r f in
the seet'-tar.e e' war trans;! Itliag a
report eif tlio investigation made by
Mr Herbert J. Browne, employed bv
the doiartiiient In conjunct'tn with
Cupt. W. Ii. ltaldwin to iiivost'pa.'n
as far as fossible what haopotud lit
PiViwnsrHrs m the flth and 1ltii.iV"
Aiigi t, I :;. The report and doeu-'
mints contain seine Informant n cf
grout value and some stat'tient..
that are obviously wotthless. but 1
submit th in In their entirety.
Ibis report enables us to f'x wlt'l
tolerable ileiiiiitetiess lit h asl stun '
of tl'e criminals who trek the hnol
in the nun d"rous shooting of prtvat"
' itiors at Crow nsv ille. It e-duls
!i lis clearly the fact th.t tint
ooheed soldiers did I ne shot t'tlg :
Hit upon this pient fnrt'.r-r teci rd
vas unnecessary.' as the fact that tlev
relorcl soldiits did Ine shiititig has
altimlv been established beyond all
pe ssibility o fdoubt. The in v i st I na
tion has ii.it gore far enou.'h to em
ab'e us to dep-i mine a'l the f i Is,
and we will proceed witli it: but it
ha-i gone far eiiotiuli to ibf'tnil'i'
with su I'licii nt accural y icrtaln facts
'f emu gh Import. nice to ti.ake if ad
vi-oible that I pla.-e th er- pi 1 1 tn f' r
M'U. It appe.rs that nlmi -( all the
nienibi-is if Com;, ir-.y H tu't-t lav"
bi en acl.ve'v i,,ncertie, in the
sbi thur. lit'-er in tr.e nt nt if
being p.n tii ipan'-s or to the oo r t of
virtually el-coll! :ll l!usr who
were a.-'icipatits. As to Companies
I' an i D, ? here can ia- ro t;uc-!i n
tilt piaiti.al'v evirv toan in tl "in
must h,n dad know ie c
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