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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-17
One of the Most Prominent
of English Actors Killed
at the Stage Door of
His Theater.
WlLLIHM
TERRlSS
Stabbed

LONDON, Dec. 16.-William Terriss,
the well-known actor, was assassinat-
ed, being stabbed with a knife as he
was entering the stage door of the
Adelphia theater tonight. He has been
playing in London in the English YER
sion of William Gillette's American
drama, Secret Service" Terriss' as
sailant is supposed to be former su-
per. The murderer rushed at the &C
tor as he was stepping across the pave
ment from his cab and stabbed him
just below the heart. AS the actor fell
his murderer was seized by people who
were outside the theater. The wound
ed man was carried into the theater
and doctors were called from the Char
ing Cross hospital.
Terriss fell, shouting: MY God, he's
stabbed me. Don't let him escape"
The assassin withdrew the dagger
and made a second plunge at his VIC
tim, but he was seized by the specta-
tors, of whom there is always a crowd
about the stage entrance to witness the
arrival of the actors. Mr.. Terriss was
placed on the landing of the stairway
just inside the theater, where he lay
groaning loudly. Once or twice he at
tempted to speak, but 1t was impossi-
BILE. He quickly succumbed, while sur
rounded by the theater staff.
The murderer was taken to the Bow
street police station, followed by an
angry crowd. His name was given as
Archer. 1t is said that he had been
super at the Adelphia theater sew
eral years ago, and for some days past
he has haunted the theater. The mo-
tive of the crime is not yet known.
large audience had already assembled
for the evening performance; and the
manager came to the footlights and
announced that as Mr.. Terriss had met
with an accident no performance would
be given tonight. 1t appears that the
assassin last evening asked the keeper
of the stage entrance as to the where
abouts of Mr.. Terriss; and his behavior
was then so obnoxious that Harry
Nichols, one of the principal col
leagues Of Mr.. Terriss, was obliged to
demonstrate and to order him to leave
the premises.
The scene along the Strand at the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-17
SPANISH COURT
In TERROR.

LONDON, Dec. 16.-According to the
st. James Gazette, private letters re-
ceived here from Madrid, say that Gen.
Weylers reception there was most sig
nificant and that the government is so
alarmed by the menacing attitude Of
the populace that artillery has been
stationed at concealed points COM
manding the main thoroughfares. The
gunners, however, cannot be relied
upon. The widest rumors are current,
say the letters in question, with report
that preparations are being made for
the flight of the members of the royal
family to France at the first sign Of
revolution.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-17

WASHINGTON, Dec The Ma
tional board of trade today adjourned
after a three days session. The most
important action of today's session was
the Endorsement of a pooling measure
which would place this question under
the supervision of the interstate COM
merce commission. There was a strong
sectional division on the question. with
the East for and the West against the
measure.
Mr.. Thurber, of New York, presented
the report upon railroad transportation
and kindred subjects which contained
the following resolution:
That the national board of trade earnestly
advocates legislation by congress to amend
the interstate commerce law so as to permit
pooling by railroads under the supervision
and control of the interstate commerce COM
mission, to the end that unjust dscrmina-
tions may be prevented and reasonable, uni
form and stable rates be established.
A minority report on this resolution
was presented by Mr.. Valandingham,
of st. Louis, on behalf of four members
OF the committee, strongly opposing the
pooling proposition. The resolution
precipitated a discussion which lasted
an hour or more, under the ten-minute
rule, Mr. Valandingham and others
from the West taking strong grounds
against it. The advocates of the pool
ing proposition were practically unani-
nous in favor of it only when placed
under absolute control of the inter-
state commerce commission. 1t was
also developed that the members Of
the board, almost without exception,
were agreed that the present arrange
ment Is altogether unsatisfactory and
the interstate commerce act shall be
amended in important particulars.
The resolution favoring pooling, as
submitted by Mr.. Thurber, of New
York, was finally adopted by two
thirds vote. The remaining resolu-
ton by Mr.. Thurber were also adopt
ed as follows:
That as step towards justice in transpor-
tation rates, greater uniformity in the class-
fcation Of freight is necessary and should
the railroad companies fail to formulate and
put into effect a uniform classification OF
freight within a reasonable time, that the
Interstate commerce commission should be
empowered to formulate and make effective
such classification.
That the national board of trade deprecate
all movements looking to the government
ownership OF railway lines; but advocates a
wise, firm and continuous supervision over
the operation and management of these great
agencies in all matters affecting their rela-
tons with the public in the conduct Of inter-
state commerce.
That the national board OF trade reafhrms
its approval OF the bill known as the anti
scalper bill, now pending in congress, de-
signed TO protect both travellers and carriers
against fraudulent and irregular practices in
passenger traffic.
That as the decisions or the United States
supreme court have weakened the power
of the interstate commerce commission to
perform the duties originally outlined for it.
That petition congress to so amend the
interstate commerce laws as to clothe the
commission with power to carry out the orig
inal intentions of the act.
At 2:3O the board, by invitation, made a
call on the president.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-17

dies used in cutting heels. They sent
for the deputy warden, and Mr.. Lemon
walked to the man at what witness
considered serious personal risk and
took the fellow out
DR.. Merrill was recalled and asked
about q convict named Ryan. He had
made a memorandum of the prison
records in that case. These records
show that Ryan was left in the solitary
till his temperature reached 102 As and
his pulse 116. Witness had thoroughly
examined Ryan several times, as he
complained that the prison work was
injuring him. Witness could not find
any signs of any physical ailment, and
believed he was trying to shirk. Ryan
had swollen knee joint, DR.. Merrill
said he did not make a change in diet,
he thought, until Monday although the
man was taken out of the solitary cell
dition. He did not prescribe the milk
until he learned from Ryan that he
had once had rheumatism.
The autopsy on Dunn, who died sud-
denly one Labor day, showed that he
had died from chronic ValVular dis
ease Of the heart. Prior to that time
the prison had not made the thorough
physical examination now had. This,
he thought, was one of the incidents
aid, who, it had been claimed, had
been kicked by Deputy Lemon, DR..
Merrill had examined. He said that
Mcdonald had an Inflammation which
made him insane, and the operation
was performed to relieve his mental
condition, although Mcdonald had,
when still sane, refused to submit to
the operation. He protested even when
the operation was made, although Nc
Donald's father consented thereto The
illogical mental state" but he after
wards developed pulmonary tuberculo
sis.
On cross-examination it developed
that ether was administered to Nc
Donald by force. DR.. Merrill strenu-
ously denied that the Inflammation in
dicated any violence such as kicking.
DR.. Merrill knew Heen and had treated him
with some difficulty on account of his in
ability TO talk English. Dr. Merrill read the
transcript of the hospital records in Heens
case. Heen had not been reported sick for
two weeks before June 20. when his tempera-
ture 103 and his pulse 120. He died Sept.
e. at 2.30 a. M Previous to that time Heen
had been treated for urinary trouble and was
reported when he entered the hospital for
diarrhoea. Case was diagnosed afterward as
typhoid fever
Dr. Mrriell was then asked about John
Reed tie convict with the broken finger.
He did not remember having asked Reed how
the finger was broken. Only the little finger
was broken. He could not give an idea how.
Finger was in a splint 1t was confused and
bruised. Bone was broken off clean indicat-
ing either a severe violent blow or that 1t
had been possibly Jammed in something and
broken off. Reed had never told him that
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-17
TALES OF THE FINAL DAY.
DR.. Merrill and Lemon HimseIf-De-
feuse,s Star Witnesses


When the morning session opened
Mr.. Penny asked leave to call a new
found witness, an ex-convict who
served a sentence from Jackson coun-
ty. This man testified to seeing Coli
gan hit man with a cane, knocking
him down. One Sunday fellow in a
cell near him was making a noise with
the dishes when Lemon came up and
witness could hear the sound of heavy
blows. Seemed to be a cane falling on
a man. Lemon and the prisoner, ac-
companied by a big dog, afterward
PASSED his cell. He was put in the
dungeon once because another convict
hit him.
A scar on his head he explained, was
received in an assault in the dining
room when a crazy man struck him.
Or" Frank Hall, formerly hospital
steward, testified to conversation
with Convict Lawton the night before
the old man killed himself. He said
Lawton was Respondent because his
application for a pardon had not been
granted. Lawton had never COM
planned to him of guards abusing him.
Witness knew Heen. Never saw any
signs of violence upon Heen's body.
Witness testified that Heen died of
typhoid fever. Witness helped DR..
Merrill in reducing dislocation Of
Warden Lemons shoulder.
Hall, on cross-eXamination, said
Heen was frequently at the hospital
for treatment. Heen had high tenn
perature and rapid pulse when he
came the last time, and died in six
days of typhoid fever. On redirect,
witness said he had never seen any vio-
lence used toward prisoners, but on
e-cross-examination he admitted hav-
ing seen convicts with their heads cut.
Rev. S. G. Smith, who was on the
state board Of corrections and chari-
ties, said he had visited the institu-
ton frequently and had talked with
convicts freely and privately. Had
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-17

Horrors were piled on horrors yes
terday in the testimony of the closing
day of the prison investigation, and
that. too. from the mouths Of prison
officers themselves.
| The clubbing and bruising OF con-
yicts for slight misdemeanors does not
| appeal strongly to the popular mind as
a tribute to the valor of the guards'
but it certainly has something TO De
said in it's favor as against the opera
tions of surgeons who, in spite or pa
tents protests, administer anaesthet-
les to them by brute force, and then
perform manning operations, not to re-
move disease or injured members, but
to experiment on apparent INSANITY
where the patient has been brooolhs
over a chronic trouble.
1--WE did it primarily to relieve the
patients pathological mental state
was DR.. Merrill explanation which
followed an especially graphic account
of a serious surgical operation.
Small consolation to the bereaved
relatives.
The unsuspecting public has sup
posed that the insane experimentation
in the state was to be done by the ex-
pert corps Of physicians at the regular
lv established insane hospitals, with
whose equipments the solitary hospital
at the saltwater prison compares
about as pint of alcohol and a bottle
of tooth powder would to metropol-
itan pharmacy.
It has been supposed that the med
ical colleges of the university could
give the young doctors good clinics in
surgery without performing vivisec-
ton on helpless convicts against their
will.
1t was shown in the prison records
yesterday that patients were lett IN
the solitary cells on a bread and water
Giet, with pulse above 130 and tmeper-
! ature far above the century mark.
What wonder that DR.. Hedbeck wor-
ried about Ryan when he saw the
mercury bound from the bulb far into
fever stages that Sunday night!
And little wonder that Ryan was
nursed back to strength on bread and
milk when the terrible condition of
the convict was revealed to the outside
world.
Where is cruelty more to be con-
demned than when men who have
taken up the vocation Of Aesculapius,
and joined in the work for the uplift-
| ing of men and the protection Of the
race from insidious disease, prove
faithless and assist the work of disso-
luton, almost to the brink of deaths
! irredeemable gulf?
DR.. MerrilPs testimony brought out in
bold relief these two sensations of the
day, with others lesser. He, with
Deputy Warden Lemon himself, were
the star witnesses of the day. AT
! least they were so billed.
But Deputy Warden Lemons testf-
mony, covering three hours or nearly
so, when simmered down in the warm
sunlight of open day, amounts to moth
ing more nor less than a consecutive,
concise, but not remarkably ingenious
nor difficult denial of each and every
allegation which reflected in any sense
upon his treatment of convicts.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-17

time when the theater closed tonight
was remarkable. By that time the spe-
cial additions of the evening papers
were out and the newsboys were shout
ing around the theater exists that Mr..
1erriss had been murdered. At first
the people refused to place any Gre
dence in the report, but when they
found it was true, horror and indigna-
ton were generally expressed.
When rcher arrived at the police sta
tion he still held the weapon apparent
ly a big butcher knife, concealed be-
meath his cape. On being charged with
murder he is reported to have replied:
Hes done me out Of the benevolent
fund this morning and / am out of it
for life" The murderer was placed in
a cell and is under a special watch for
the night
According to later accounts Mr. Ter
riss had alighted from a cab at the
stage door in Maiden lane, used only
by himself and the principal members
of the company. Gilbert Tate the the
atrical agent, met him at the door.
The two were standing and in conver-
sation, and Mr.. Terriss was just taking
the door key from his pocket when his
assaiIant darted from the shade of the
neighboring shop and plunged the knife
into his breast almost bearing him to
the ground with the force of the blow.
Mr.. Terriss dropped his glove and
tried to seize his assailant, who then
dealt two more stabs before the by
ISLANDERS had time to interfere.
The murderer gives the name of
Richard Arthur Prince, but he Is
known at the theater as Archer. Since
he left the Adelphi, Archer has several
times begged aid from the different
theatrical funds, of whose committees
Mr.. Terriss was member. Archer, it
appears, who is well educated and
good singer, has been living in mean
lodgings in the neighborhood of Buck
ingham palace. He had often been
assisted financially by Terriss and 9TH
er members of the Adelphi company,
but of late he had become so impor-
tunate that Mr.. Terriss had referred
him to the Actors Benevolent fund.
All the morning papers contain edi-
torials expressing the deepest sympa-
thy. adherence of the outrage and eu-
logizing the talents of the deceased
actor They print columns of memoirs,
"reminiscences and critical reviews OF
his work The utmost gloom filled all
the theatrical clubs and resorts on the
arrival Of the sad news late tonight.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-17

LONDON, Dec. 16.-The Madrid cor
respondent of the Daily Mail says: The
city is decorated and illumined in joy
ever the peace concluded in the Phil
ippines. The Carlist conferences here
between Marquis Cerralbo, Count Cas-
sola and the Carlist deputies have de-
cided that no present action is possi-
BILE, owing to the failure to get money
for revolutionary purposes, either in
Europe or America. Therefore, though
the agitation will be kept alive and in
readiness, should 1t by any turn in
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-17
BULLETIN OF
THE ST. PRUI GLOBE
FRIDAY, DEC II, 1907.
Weather for Today
Fair and Warmer.

PAGE 1.
Prison Investigation.
Privileges of Pooling Discussed.
May Wheat $1.5O Predicted.
Spanish Court Panic-Strtcken.
English Actor Assassinated.
Beware of the Handshake.
PAGE 2.
South ST. Paul Man Frozen.
Cause of Elevator Accident.
Retail Liquor Dealers Meet.
PAGE 3.
Minneapolis Matters.
Libel Case Against the Times.
Schurz CriticIses Republicans.
Cages Currency Plan.
PAGE 4.
Editorial.
Committee Discussing Bridges.
Days Social Events.
PAGE 8.
Dvyer Defeats SchOtt.
McKenna for Judge.
PAGE 6.
High Rates for Money.
Bar Silver, 90 3-4c.
Cash Wheat in Chicago, $1.OO 1-2.
worlds Markets Reviewed.
PAGE z.
Good Railway Reports.
House and Senate Proceedings
Two Sides to- Wheat Corner.
Wants of the People.
PAGE g.
Visitors From Japan.
Prison Investigation Continued.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-17
Meat of the Gage Currency Measure.

commit thoroughly
and far possible that
strengthen
abroad.
Second to strengthen the treasury relation demand liabilities
included
cation maintain parity. through nterchangeably
dollars
uon In he he
Fourth to take initial bank with
conditional
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-17
COLOR LINE IN LABOR.

Spirited Discussion by the Delegates
Mt Nashville.
NASHVILLE. Dec. 16.-The negro
question occupied the major portion Of
the session of the Federation of Labor
this afternoon, and heated discussion
was brought on by a resolution intro
duced by Henry Lloyd reaffirming the
declarations of the federation that all
labor. without regard to color, Is well
come to its ranks-denouncing as un-
true, In fact. the reported statements
of Booker T. Washington that the
trades unions were placing obstacles in
the way of the material advancement
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-17

MADRID, Dec. 16.-An extraordinary
number of the Gazette issued today
publishes dispatches received from Ma
nilla, capital of the Philippine islands,
saying that the insurgent chief, Agui-
naldo, has ordered all his followers to
submit and that he and his entire in
surgent government will be allowed to
go to Hong Kong.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-17
MOVEMENT OF STEAMSHIPS.

NEW YORK-Arrived: Kaiser Wilhelm H.
from Naples; Ethiopia, Glasgow; Cufc Liver
pool; Alesia. Marseilles; Saale, Bremen.
IAMBURG-Arrived: Patria, New York.
ROTTERDAM-Sailed: Obdam, New York
VERPOOL-Arrived: Waesland, Phila-
delphia.
QUEENsTOWN-Sailed Majestic, New
York.
LISBON-Arrived: Penlnsular New York
NAPLES-Arrived: Fulda, New York.
HAVRE-Sailed: Sicily, New York.
GDNOA-Satled: Werra, New York.
CHERBOURG-Sailed: Wilhelm der Grose.
Nauy York
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-17

never heard any complaints Of mai
treatment.
Mr.. Connolly, the Union Shoe and
Leather company's general foreman,
said that Deputy Lemon was always
gentlemanly in his treatment of the
convicts Assistant Deputy Colligan
he believed qualified for his position.
He related an incident of a convict
in the shop who was holding two
guards at bay with an armful Of the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-17

Of the negro. and appealing to the
records of the federation conventions
as complete answers to such false as
sertions. This resolution caused much
spirited discussion, but was finally
adopted
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-17

The motor carriage doesn't, like the
horse, shy at things at the roadside,
but it runs away just the same. A
horseless carriage ran away with a
bridal couple in New York city and
almost scared them to death.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-17

It is stated that man named Peter
son is to be appointed collector of GUS
toms at st. Paul, and that a man
named Steenerson Is to be named as
4, United States district attorney for
Minnesota. A senator from this state
named Nelson appears to be looking
after his friends fairly well.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-17

Tom Platt, Russell Sage and Richard
Croker are going to join hands this
winter in an effort to suppress news
paper cartoons by means of legislation.
OF course they won't succeed, and the
whole country will laugh at them.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-17

A long distance telephone line Is to
be put in between Seattle and Dawson
City. Next summer every time a Klon-
Giker takes out a nugget worth over
Sc he can run to the transmitter and
telephone Horace Dunno, in Seattle,
o. hn11t II
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-17

A Missouri man has just come to
the front with a story that he and
some friends charmed 10000 wild geese
with a brass band and captured half
of them. AS soon as the Iowa man
gets his breath he will tell story that
will beat this.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-17

It is announced from Bangor that
Maine is tired of prohibition. Maine
always was tired of prohibition" but
while Neal Dow was alive it didn't feel
IT was courtesy to him to take drink
except behind tree.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-17

In spite of his soreness" over the
failure of his man Diment to get gov
ernment snap, it is presumed Mr.. Taw
ney will remain Republican as long
as the First district will continue to
send him to congress.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-17

Mayor Doran has selected the Christ
mas presents for Mr.. Corning and Mr..
Miller, the two young men who make
up the beauty show in his front office.
n ley will each get a pair of eight
ounce gloves.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-17

Charles G. Dawes, of Illinois, has
been nominated and confirmed as
comptroller of the currency. He is
likely to chuck around a good deal in
the shoes Of Mr.. Eckels.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-17

Testimony in Inquiry Closed Last Evening"
Number of Prison officials Were Examined at the
Three Sessions Behalf of the Defense-Dr. Mer-
riII, Prison Physician, Warden Woifer and Deputy
Warden the Most rominent Commission
Adjourned to Jan. 10.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-17
Recommended by the GOmm6rC6 Commission
and th6 National Board Of Trade
Fl LIMITING
CONDITION..
fbsoIute Control of Such
agreements Necessary.
CONTEST.
East and West Divided
Sharply on the Question.

National Board of Trade lie Int
merce Commission Take Up Question of Pool
Ing, the AntiScaIper Law Of Addi-
tionnl Legislation That VIII the Commission
Power Over Interstate Commerce o Counteract
Recent Judicial Decisions.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-17
Diversion of Saltwater Medics to Experiment on
Warden Wolfer's Wards
STORY OF THE DEAD MCDONALD,
Who Is Given Ether BY Force and Carved Against
His Will.
FEVERISH PATIENTS HALF-STARVED.

Secrets of the Solitary Now Revealed, Show Horrors
Exceeding the Worst Yet Charged. Deputy
Warden Lemons Defense Nothing More Nor Less
Than a Specific Denial of Every Damaging
Allegation.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-17

Nansen was always a great lover of
skating. Had there been a solid sheet
of ice he would have skated from
Norway to the North pole long before
this
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-17

1t is amazing how many dollars you
can spend on things that cost less than
q dollar.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-17

Joseph Letter now has more wheat
than the Dalrymples, of North Dakota,
raised and the boys are still pouring it
in on hlm by the 10000 bushels.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-17

A Cincinnati society of collegians had
q banquet in the cellar of a brewery.
Guess what they had to drink.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-17

Senator German denies that he Is to
move to New York and become mem
Der of Tammany. Tammany is also
ready to deny it.