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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-13

Hooper, and daughter. Miss Bessie. ot
tlansburg have been absent from
the county this week attending the final
exercises a. Hampden-Sidury College.
Judge Waller r. Stapes has returned
10 IFS home In Christiansburg from R.er-
mOnd Tie WI spend the summer thers
IN his handsome new home, recently pure
chased and furnished by him. It's niece.
Miss Mary Kellogg, and Mr. aud Mr..
y. ID. staples, OF Roanoke city. age his
guests al present
Judge Burks has many warm friends
and ardent admirers in the county who
learn with deep regret OF his serious
illness.
The many visitors 20 the town vers
greatly entertained yesterday afterno ~
a handsome dress parade OF tho corps.
in which the cadets showed up TO 20. {
advantage i'm their white CAPS and ir1.-
sers ana b.ue blOuses. The visit Of tho
lnspector-Gencral OF the Army has been
necessarily delayed. lie was expected
here more than a week ago. but W not
be here until next week.
The students are az last nble 10 draw
a deep breath OF relief. since me long
and wearying examinations are over.
Miss Emma Peters. Of Blackburn lrI
Rev. James \. HuffarG, OF Pulaski C.tr.
were married here on the 9,h hr Rev.
Mr. +. II. Sickey OF North Carolina.
The young couple left the Inc evening
for Wythevlle. whore they w.u vst
friends Of The groom. and then make their
home 10 Pulaski city. whore llr Hunul
has charge OF the Lutheran CHURCH.
There Will be a large attendance OF tho
alumni Of the Virginia polyiechui. liz
stitute this session. and handsome ban-
quet, 10 which guests VIII be- admit,c by
card.
Mr. W. c. Elicit. tho newiy-appo.lfr
postmaster has received his comm ION
from the department. aud VIII take charge
OF the office on july lst
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-13
ORPH'EUS AND MARS.
rur RICHMOND PHILHARMONIC AS
ISOLATION DURING TIE WAR.
CARRIED THEIR SONGS INTO CAN'T.
N,,s,c,, uenevolent society founde"
Af,er Gettysburg, and the vi"
,,.,t,.s Observation-Disclosures OF Their
Most Notable Achievements
nrrltlen for tno pIspatchl

ors, article. / left the Phil
,,ar,,onic IN tua blast, an IN jolly moo1'
90. we had our late experience ." III
,oards Of the theatre to talk ABOUT
- o,nreciation Of our aid Miss RIeA
-. s.nt IA al complimentary uc"'''
Grand benefit rendered TO her by
-. p'onrond admirers. The only resu-
lar opera troupe Of any note 'i"' 0''''
yeroenber was the Harrison q Ilhe'
- mir repertoire / remciGber 'Ihe
,,.,.o,,ian Girl" and THE Daughter OF
,no regiment" But there were Others
o,A IN one was introduced a beautiful
song l believe by the tenor which was
,ha feature Of the whole performance
Ii was Of,
~ Thought Of Thee; l Thought OF Ihee'
and rang in my ears for many u day
wa serenaded Miss Richinss az her no.
Tel then the POwhatan, now Ford . anu
sent the loveliest basket Oh mowers 'ii1'
could be procured IN Ne" hO'N' ''S'
Mary Deylin, not Devine' was ou' '0''O-
ing lacy. ....,. ,,os tro,,,-
al ~
,orv conpany. olcctipg our president MI
toso,b Griswold. our captain. Although
\ c,n remember so Few. We numoeIel
,,o,,t forty voices, FOR during the pre-
,,lo,,s winter a negro minstrel band was
Giving a concert III Mechanic HAM, be-
low our rooms. and qGntetie was
sf,p,re. that then faVol'te OF "l snaii
o,ortetfe clubs. "Come W here MY Love
> 60 prca,aing" We were an IN our
room and suddenly, with open doors,
our forty voices burst out with the same
strains. We soon drew al the noat,rs
out into the passage and up the steps.
II broke up that piece, and We We're
waited on by the pfoprietors WITH re-
Quest 90 please close our doors. y
GOOD many of our boys already belonged
20 other military companies.
AS SONS OF MARS.
James X. Lee was elected a captain IN
the FIRST virginia, and fell galantly
leading his company 10 victory on the
Eth OF July. 1851 during the fight
az Blackburn's Ford. Y. w Branch
had long belonged TO tho Richm0ud
GTays and went ont as their orderly
sergeant. was promoted to captain. for
meri.ofious services after the seVcn-day5
fight, and fell. IN command OF his COM
pany. in cavalry dash into Culpeper
Courthouse ia August 1853 W. II.
Biockadar was a John Brown Howitzer,
and served through the war In the first
company. and was wounded al Malvern
Hi while leading as a volunteer. en-
infantry charge on the encmy's batteries.
biz company having exhausted their am
nupition and been relieved n. Emmett
Tyier and Henry keplcr were members
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-13

Is Il strange that the public. when q
sees delays and uncertaluues 0f thc .ow,
permits its passions al times 90 overcome
It, and takes vengeance into us CNl
hands?
In q magazine article published q few
years ago. Judge Parker. OF the United
States District Court for the Wofcra
District OF Arkansas laid much III DO
blame for the Increase ~ crime ana
lawlessress az the door OF the 3pi i.aie
courts. which are more concerned il DE
tec,ing judicial errors than 90 ascerta.-
ing the guilt or innocence OF the accIseI.
Appellate courts" he said TOO free
Quenty seem 20 think that superior
knowledge of the law - shown not hy
affirming the action OF the trial court.
but by standing I'm antasonism 70 O..
aud by crltlcising It's action" The Two
murder cases reviewed here strengthen
this opinion
In 1896 there were 1859 murders COM
mitted in the United States. but the
were only l22 legal executions Only
one murderer IN elghty-seven paid ths
penalty for his crime With such sreat
disparity between crime snd its punish-
ment. Is IL any wonder that tI0 pubic
took vengeance into its own hands aui
lyrchcd In the same year I3i persons,
There Is no excuse FOR mob law. 10 -
better to endure many mlscarriaecs %
Justice than 10 permit mob. under no
sway OF brutal passions. TO mcts out
even Just punishment But for help
ing 20 create the sentiment which calls
mob into being, the courts wiki their
delays. cannot be held blame, 49,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-13

charms Of the piece, we gave the Bone
milan Grl' az tie Theatre, with a 1ull
chorus and orchestra, led by our musical
director, Professor Ambold. and the fol-
lowing cast: Mrs. Blair Burwel as Ar
line Marion j. Dimmock as Thaddeus'
". II. Grant as Count Arnheim, +. h.
ChamberlayIie as Devils HoOf. Miss Ju-
lie Lee Fox as tho Gypsy queen. and \.
Sale Watkins as Florestan. The fea-
lures Of the Piece were: II Dreamt
Dwell in Marble Halls" by airline;
Then You'll Remember Me-" by Thad-
deus; THE Heart Bowed Down." by
Count Arnheim; the trio between airline,
the queen, and DEVILS Hoof the parlor
scene by the latter. and the inimitable
acting Of Florestan. The Queens part
has been pronounced unequalcd even by
professionals
The choruses showed up WELL ana the
costumes were brilliant. 1t ran for a
week. and was repeated the next season.
Walter Simmons filled with great success
the part of the Count. Among those who
joined this troupe was Polk Miller
THE SOCIETY UNDER LEO WHEAT.
The proceeds were for the benefit Of the
Oakwood-Memorial Association. And
now came our halcyon days when Leo.
full power Of interpreting the classic
works Of the old composers and impart-
ing it 10 others was unequalled. l be-
lleve the Tune the Old Cow Died or
would have been a great thing under his
magic fingers; indeed the cow would not
have died. lie brought out all the posi-
bic features Of every piece. Assembly
Hall would 10 longer hold our audience,
ana we engaged the Theatre II was
under his baton that we produced that
difficult composition Of Wagner. "The
Chorus of Pilgrims" from Tanuhauser
y few years ago a German musician, who
then resided here, paid US a high oompli-
ment as 10 our Interpretation OF this
piece. lie said that he had heard seye-
raj OF the celebrated clubs OF the North
attempt II and fail. Travelling. he saw
notice that we would sing il at our
approaching concert. He hurried home 10
be present, expecting US, too to fail
He told me that no sooner had We struck
the first note that he saw we had con-
quered. and neither before nor since had
he heard IL equalled. The same piece
was one OF the prominent features OF
grand sangerfest given by the Gesangve-
rein Virginia, al which We We're honored
guests. but this belongs more properly
10 my sketch OF that time-honored Old
association. which antedating ours. has
ever since been doing its grand work. II
will be my next. Shall confess how we
again depressed and degenerated into the
MADAM farley Wax-Works" with all
its laughable features. or OF the Old
Folks Concert? NJ.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-13
A New Horace.
Boston Post.


The poem which Pope Leo XIII. has
given 10 the world will have a wider read
ing than his wiseSt encyclical; and this
not altogether through curiosity as 10
the metrical utteTances OF the head OF the
Catholic Church. but by reason OF the
captivating sense Of the verses them
selves Indeed. 1t may be said that the
practical wisdom contained in these lines
is as great as that OF many formal eccles-
lastical documents. The present Pope has
before this shown himself H. close touch
with modern thought and progress on
educational, social, and material lines.
and now he demonstrates his clear com
prShehslon OF an important point OF mo-
rality as concerned with Individual con-
duct. Ills ode In praise Of fruga.ily has.
moreover, literary merit which places IL
alongside OF the classics III has the sim
piicity OF art which distinguishes Horace,
and plain directness OF expression which
gives his verses pertinent charm.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-13
POINTS.
THE COMMENCEMENT ROUND OF
PLEASURE STARTED.
The Program Senior Glass
Meeting Of the Executive Commit
,oo Of the Institute Eourd-Per-
sonnI und General Notes.

BLACKSBURG, VA, June R.-lspeciaLl
The round OF pleasure Of commencement
week has already begun, though com
mencement proper does not besin until
the 18th. on the evening OF the llth
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Coullon
Club. a new organization, gave most
delightful german.
ON to-day win occur the field sports,
while tonight play entitled, "The story
Of the Reformation" will be presented
in the college hail. for the benefit Of the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute Band.
The foIowlng is the full programme Of
the commencement exercises:
Sunday. June 18th, at II A. NJ, the
baccalaureate sermon, by Rev. G. b..
strickler Of Hampdea-sidney; at $50 =.
NJ. the same day. the sermon before the
institute Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation. by Rev. w. a. Barr, OF Suffolk
Va.
Monday. June 18th, at II a. NJ. the
address before the literary societies, by
Professor J. 3. Hennemsn. Phi. D., Of
the University Of Tennessee; 3 p. NJ,
competitive company drill; $50 r. NJ,
battalion parade: $50 p. NJ, celebration
OF the Maury Literary Society; 10 =. NJ.
presidents reception TO the graduating
class.
Tuesday. June 18th, german, by virginia
Polytechnic Institute German Ciub. az ,
A NINA. NJ. address before the Society
of Alumni. by Rev. r. h. l.. AyiOr OF
Front Royal, Va; at Z. NJ. the review
of the battalion by the Board OF Visitors,
this 10 be followed by the sham battle,
the most exciting OF all the exercises: at
$50 r. NJ. entertainment by College Gee
club: al 10 =. NJ, german by the Viz
ginia Polytechnic Institute German Club.
on Wednesday, June 18th, at 1890 \. NJ,
reading OF essays by members OF the
graduating class; u ~. comforting OF
degrees; 300 Z. NJ, address before the
graduating class by Hon. George Colston
CabeU. OF Dauville. Va. on Wednes-
day evening. at o'clock. occurs the final
bail
SENIOR CLASS.
The following are the members of the
senior class: ]. +. Chapman. Red Sui
phur Springs, Va; Travis Harris Epes.
Nottoway Courthouse, Va: Harvey c.
E!Iett. Christiansburg. Va; Wilbur c.
Eakin. Blacksburg, Va; Samuel Fraser
Georgetown, S. c.; John q. Guerrant
Pilot. Va: Henry II. Hurt. Chatham
Va. Carl f.. Hardy Rome Ca; Julian
l.. Johns. Mllersburg. Pa; Edward V
Jones, Jr.. Cismont. Va; William r.
Kirkpatrick, Alone. Va, class president;
William r. Karr. Blacks6urg. Va; John
Mel. McBryde. Jr.. Lexington, Va !;
David II Morton Eureka Mills Va
class secretary and treasurer; John l..
Phillips. Massey. Va; Lawrence Priddy,
Keysville. Va; Fleming Saunders.
Evington. Va; Robert Turnbull. Law
rencevllie. Va; James Il. Urquhart,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-13

Orders for printing sent 10 the Dispatch
Company will be given prompt attention.
and the style OF work and pgices viii %
sure 70 please you.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-09
yocsI RrsIyEsS COMPLICATIONS.

The Sheriff received an attachment yesterday TOT
SEQ 1913 against Roger w. Woodbury., OF Denver
from Stern Rushmore. representing Michae
Spangler, OF Denver. The claim is based on
judgment obtained In Denver on January ~ ior
s0S0. on two notes made by Mr.. Woodbury.. sSZ'
having been paid the judgment. Mr. WOOD
bury came TO this city visit about week ago
The attachment was served on the Chase NationaI
Bank. 10 attach any property that may belong 10
Mr. Woodbury..
Daniel Browne confessed judgment yesterday 10
Harry Deaves for $500 for services az stage man.
ager at the Gramercy Lyceum anc for damages
.or breach OF CONTRACT Of the music hEll at
fractions at the Greater New-York Exposition: also
10 f. @. Soltmann for sl35 on account OF lease OF
space at the exposition. An hour later Judgments
were entered against him general manager IN
.avor Of Mrs Alice j. Shaw. the whistler. for !3ss
Helene and Jessa mine Breyoorf ban1oists, for $.4S
and Colxan and Watkins for s642
Deputy-Sherin Loub received an attachment yes
,erday against yiteri Hermanos. merchants. OF
Guatemala for SIS 0C0. in favor OF j. g. w. Seligman
& Co., bankers OF this city, for the amount due
Viteri in May last. the attachment was served
on a Shipping and com mission firm with whom the
Messrs. Viteri did business.
Denton MOrford. Of Baltimore. Med confession
Of judgment here yesterday fq s2s5ss. In favor OF
William f. Porter for the amount due on a note
Nr. Morford gave the note 10 Alice y. Morford ior
CI.ll3 which she had lent him on May 5, 1893 she
transferred the note to Mr.. Porter. VINO began an
action on the note against Mr.. Morford at baiu-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-09
SHOWING or AN INSURANCE COMPANY.

The eighty-eghth semi-annual statement Of the
Home Insurance Company of NewYork has just
been issued and those interested in the company
the figures for the half-year just issued will be
eminently gratifying The assets, which include
securities among the safest and most rernunerative
in the market. reach total OF N0.7fo72 T. The net
surplus. after all liabilities are accounted for is no
less than 81 96s 56 81, while the companys reserve
amounts TO si164,3l3 Upon this showing the d.
rectors enabled TO declare semi-annual divi-
dend Of per cent. AS tending 10 show the discre-
ton of the management in investments. IL may be
pointed out that of the bonds held by the in
stitution yield less than 3s per cent. and many OF
them return a revenue Of per cent. IL should also
be mentioned that the market quotations OF these
Investments as whole are far in advance of the
par values as will be seen by reference TO the
advertising columns of The Tribune. The bead
Office OF the company Is at No II? Broadway, Daniel
A Heald Is president. and the Roard OF directors
Includes the following: Levi p Morton, Henry A
Hurlbut Oliver s Carter, Henry M amer, DaVid
II McAlpin. Andrew c. Armstrong, Cornelius n
Bliss Edmund F. Hobrook, John H. Washourn
Walter II Lewis, Francis H Legsett' B S!snna
Perkins Elbridge G. Snow George r. HARTFORD
Henry F. Moves, Lucien G Warner' W nh ian
Norden Alfred r. Cross. Dumont clarke ana
James Il. Van Woert
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-09
COURT CALENDARS FOR TO-DAY.

.r,.uo,. MISUNDERSTANDING Court-Recess
SUPREME Court-Special Tern-Part -beiore s,S;
Culture act sitter: Q Bunzl sg, Joseph . People e,e:
apt Ioder: T. Pocantico Water Worhs |onpas as
Low: s. Green aSt. Guest; D. Greer asc "" 70. w. $
Hedges agt Methodist Protestant Onure" o,,e, ia
natter Of F.xerior-s II. Rogers agt Rogers. ~ n,,
lard ast Ballard; 3D. matter Of New.. ~ GshIiel
Company a. LEWIS ags, "a WynKoop Hal
IsnhecL Crawford Company Albany Evening
1mnanv. II C;raer agt IS. rarrlot ast AZ,
10 Wolff Nathan; 20 kiam a seops e sst pet
erson: 81 Kelso agt. Marshall; "a Feopie'
tinted states Mutual Acciden, Associaton - rn
hsum srt Wolpert 80 Wachovia Loan ana 81 ~, ~,
So act Niagara Fire Insurance Company; - Noll as
tTui. ms. matter hundred-and-eie
90 sands agt Sands. 80 matter N bonner 81. IN.
~ Nunroe: 80 Mason Henry: 80 pepar . IN 90
agt Yeande: &C. agt Goodsten o. 1;,I,n In. o. o.
as Cuefng agt Querling 30 wallace asa
Wallace. 20 Cooke agt Iese: Al matter o. MeIriHe, -
Hen All Helm: T.. matter Of Grand 5oueVaiu anu
a Tonner agt Vokommer; 10. People &C. as,
C,a.ny. AZ people etc agt. Arne 81, sommers ag
as Bocssner ag Churchill; ~ LyIan dst
Gramercy Club: 80. Brown ast bro"n 81 Ireiand act
yna =. matter Of Schoie: 81. matter OF Nouett; %
paonlo etc agt Commercial Alliance Lie insurance
Company; 81 Kennedy sst Hutchins1n; o. "a, csts
81 coyeli ag tinker: GO Barned agt stone; % faa
agt Moses g. matter OF Wissmsn % co,'e S,ia a..
Granger &C. Barber sgt Torti 0 MOTIF. rnany. g.
sky; as matter OF Carbonate Hill Mining CSmpay'
NcEessop act Hardy; 20. Stritzky sgt SuitsKN' a.
People ex rel Muigan agt, Coils - ,. r.-
supreme Court-Special Term--Part u-beiore i'u"A'
surroeetes Court-Chambers- Before Arnold; s-couf'
opens at 1890 a. No day calenoaI VIE ~ S,
bae-John Hastings Jake Rosenberg Harriet nnsen,
Ttoras r. schie Thomas caughn. at 1870 a. m
civ Court-Spacai Term-Before Fitzsirnohs '-'o"''
opens al 10 a. Motions at o'So a. M
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-09
LONDON WOOL SALES

London. July s.-There continued animation
az the wool auction sales to-day. wlth prices hardening
A large portion OF the offerings Zealand
produce The home buyers operated better croSbreds
AID the Continent for mernos with prices rather
both poor lot OF Cape Of Good Hope and Natal woods
offered. but sod well. There quick sale for
Victorian stock. The American representatives paid ~
cent for their woods purchased to-day taxi
ine about 1000 bacs Several thousand bales sold
privately to-day American
men The offerings aggregated H. i9 bales 800
dc.a
New South Wales SOL bales secured Is Sd greasy 81.
Q9isd
Queensland al bales secured siada1s I'd greasy. "a
SID.
l0d.
South Australia. 400 bales: secured. l0isGGis ID;
greasy 5s,d7sd.
West Australia. 6G5 bales secured. ma greasy. 5sG
CID
5hatOizd
Cane Of Good Hope and Natal 90 bales: secured isG
Is I'D greasy. 567d.
Jamnlca. 22 hales srehsN. if.nad.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-09
RECOGNIZED As STOLEN SILvERwARE.

John Bouan, who was arrested Wednesday
night for intoxicaton in the Bowery and in whose
possession was found a quantity Of siverware
was remanded by Magistrate Brann in the Essex
Market Police Court yesterday 10 enable the police
to investigate his further. Before his arraign-
ment in court he taken TO Police Headquarters
Acting Captain Titus asked TO have Bouan re-
nded he had received a telegram from the
Chief of Police OF Kingston, n. Y, which said that
the sverware found In Boulans possession was
evidently stolen from that place. and the
ings house was entered by burglars on Sunday
night and considerable amount of jewery in ad-
ditiOn 10 the sverWare stolen. BOulan was
taken back to Police Headquarters He gave his
age as thirty-one years. and said he came from
Albany.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-09
TO FILL MR.. RArsCHEyBUsCHs PLACE.

A report from Berlin. Ontario yesterday, an
nounced that the Rev Mr.. Fezer. of that city. had
accepted a call to the Second German Baptist
Church. No. 401 West Forty-thrd-st. Mr.. Fetzer
has not definitely accepted the call, but has said
that he looked favorably on the proposal He
has not yet resigned his present position. The
present pastor Of the church. the Rev. Walther
Rauschenbusch. yesterday started on his vaca-
tion He will be the actual pastor Of the church
take the place formerly occupied by the late Pro-
fessor Scheffel in the Rochester Theological Semi
nary During the summer E Miller Rochester
student. will occupy the pulpit At a farewell
meeting held In his honor last Tuesday the young
people Of the church presented bicycle to Mr.
Rauschenbusch.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-09
A SWINDLER AGAIN ~ THE Tolls.
CHARGED THIS TINE WITH CONDUCTING A FAKE
EMPLOYMENT AGENCY

Charles w. Paul. who gave his address the
Hatfield House, No &c Ridge-st. was Il prisoner
In the Essex Market Police Court yesterday on
charge OF swindlng poor men. for whom he
promised TO get work with r. f. Crimmins. con-
tractor. for monetary consideration. Paul. 1t
is alleged only recently discharged from
prison, where he served term Of four years for
swindng East Side politicians Since his release
he had expressed desire reform and took
lodgings at the Hatfield House. While there, how
ever he kept a sort OF intelligence office unknown
TO the proprietor OF the place. He had great
many callers and he told the clerk that the people
his friends. They prove, however. 10 nave
been victims from whom he obtained so each under
pretence of finding them employment.
When a detective OF the Essex Market Court
squad looked for Paul several days ago TO ar
rest him on his victims making complaint. he
found that Paul locked up in the Tombs
awaiting trial in Special Sessions lie was tried
yesterday and acquitted Paul had been a free
man about ten seconds when he was placed under
arrest again by the court detective. His victims
glared angrily at him when he was arraigned in
court yesterday. and he was held FOR trial IN ue-
fault of 500 bail
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-09
IN FAVOR OF BRILL BROTHERS.

Brill Brothers. in action in the Supreme Court
70 restrain the use of their name applied for in
junction by motion. which WIS argued before Judge
Beekman. He yesterday handed down a decision
In which he says:
Il think IL is plain that the use by the defendant
Of the words Brill Brothers in script, whether in
bad faith not. is calculated injure the plain
tins as this manner of advertising their name is
used extensively by the latter and has come be
generally recognized by the public distinctive
OF their business, and when seen in this form upon
the sign of the defendant by the passer-by. might
well be the single feature which would make i'm
preston upon his mind and exclude conscious OBJ
servation of the other words"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-09
THE ORPHAN HELD RESPONSIBLE.

AN UNEXPECTED VERDICT IN TIE CASE or A
SCHOOLGIRL KILLED BY A CABLE-cAR.
The inquest into the death OF Bertha Weiss, the
eight-year-old schoolgirl who was killed on June
29 In Lexington-ave, near e-hundred-and-sixth-
ST.. In the presence OF many other school children
was held yesterday. The jury returned the follow
ing verdict: I'VE find that Bertha Weiss came TO
her death June 20. at Northumberland, SIX hist
and Lexington-ave., from compound depressed
fracture Of the skull caused by being crushed by
cable-car controlled by Hugh Dougherty. the grip
man, whom hold responsible for failing 10 SLOW
the speed OF the car when nearing the school
1t was the opinion OF of the witnesses OF the
accident at the time that the gripman mace ever!
effort to stop the car, but Coroner Dobbs held
Dougherty in $1,000 bail to await the action OF the
Grand Jury.