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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-28
DlRTH[RN PACIFIC PLANS.
Clearwater Branch - - ExsesAeA
- C~ssecssoa with the Lsae e.
Missosta-Aaosher Draseh 90 Do
Cssssrsesea seush u Snake River

Gpecsai Dispatch 30 1hs Pas2-Intelligeacer
TACOMA. July Es-Fresid@nt Mesisn.
of the Northern Pacific railway and parfy
Including Vice Prezlients Ksndrsek and
Hannasord ard Chief Engineer AeHenry.
arrived thiz evening from Portland and
vii spend several days fss Tacoma and
Seattle President Melssn states the NORTH
eee Faeific's plans canesseiy and clearly,
leaving no doubt thai hts road intends 10
pursue sery vigorous policy Ia this Clear
vafer country and IN building the two
eaps which will complete the proposed
cutoff between Missossia and Pasco. He
says that work on the Clearwater and
Camas Prairie extensions In Idaho 10 be-
mx prosecuted n vigorously a. the num-
her Of men which IL IL possible 10 hire viii
permit sorismen are scarce. and the
company eau88t secure a. many In Idaho
a. is would like TO have working
The c.amas prasrsa line will be con-
piesed by November 20 within eighteen
mites 81 the pfssrse, ard possibly for the
entire distance.
When shs Are up the Clearwater ss fin
tshsd gap OF 10 miles will remain be-
tween It's serausnus and the present ter
mlnsx OF the line running south from Mis-
eaula into tue bitter Root country II il
the Intention 20 hss3ia a line covering tn
rap az soon az a desirable and practicable
route IL secured through The Bitter Root
mountains Engineer Van Arsaal Is now
out with surveyors In the Bitter Root
mountains When route Ii seierted IL
= intended to s.ommepce construction work
from bath ends.
The other gap consists OF ninety miles
between Lewiston and a connection with
the Eureka Flat line ~ the Washington
q Columbia River branch. Regarding
tbls gap President MeIIen says that
gsght-ofswSy has been secured covering
every foot al II. f<sds have also been re-
eesykd for It's construction and for build
ing the necessary bridges acrcss the Snake
~ Lewiston. This lire will be built un-
less an arrangement shalt first be mafte
With the Oregon Railroad & Navigation
Company, which arrangement would pre-
eumabis be TO- the joint use OF the iatteF's
water grade tine between Lewiston and
Waliuia~ This line the Oregon Railroad
q Navigation Company In now building.
Asked IL he intended TO arrange for any
improvements In Seattle on this trip. Mr..
Neiien ssid he was not prepared TO dis
cunn that subject. The railroad, he says,
has made propositions 10 the Tacoma Land
Company looking 10 the requirement OF
lard desired fer further warehouse and
track facilities IN Tacoma Just what
these contemplated improvements COM
Prise he did not wiah to say. pending the
requirement OF tho property,
Mr.. Meiien's party went ovsr the Grays
harhor branch today. coming up nom
Portland.
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SOUTH BEND SCHOOLS.


SOUTH BEND. July zs-Frauk ~.
smith. OF Olympia, was today elected su~
psrfntendent Of the South Bend school for
the school year commencing September III.
He waE af the head OF the Shelton schools
last year. The number OF teachers in the
lower grades was increased bs one, ewing
10 tho Increased number Of children OF
school age in the district The teachers
employed are w. Il. Murdoch, Mrs
Blanche Teach and Misses Bertha Allison,
Edith Calhoun and Starr
IL Is proposed 10 take advantage Of a
provision Ia the school law whereby two
or more districts can combine in a union
high school course. The propos. ton In TO
convert the South Bend high school into
such an institution and give free tuition
TO all pupils who reside In the districts
which come into the union. Such q school
would draw 500 of the state school funds
for each grade taught above the grammar
grade
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OF Skagway and OF Bennett In few hours
after arrival. where before II required days
or weeks-eyen months A dozen passen-
gers. who left Seattle on July l. arrived AZ
Skayway in three days and eight hours.
With only two hours stop they took the
train for Bennett and caught the steamer
Bailey With another close connection. A
steamer was awaiting the passengers at
White Horse ana they got away from that
point on July .. II Is believed that the
crowd got 10 Dawson from Seattle in the
wonderfully short time OF six days.
f w. POLLOCK.
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NEW ALASKAN RAILROAD.
Corporation Prepared Co Bald Ga
Fort Selkirk Fron Pyramia
HaPbOr.

SAN FRANCISCO, July E.-Pierre Hum
bert. IT.. Boston banker. who is a, the
head OF a project TO construct railroad
from Pyramid harbor 10 Fort Selksrk, Is in
the city.
I'VE have made our filings" sa.c he,
and have practically secured charter for
that portion of the read traversing Amer
lean territory. We are now awaiting on
Ottawa for a Canadian charter and right
AS soon as this is accomplished We will be-
gin construction"
Referring TO the boundary dispute. he
said.
Il do not think the government should or
will accept the Klukwan line as final. 4
continuation OF that Inc would throw over
half Of the Porcucine district into British
territory. which would. OF course, be dis
as.rous TO American interests"
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GENESIS OF A FAKE.
Enterprisfng visitor Gulls the East
ern yellow Journals.

SPECIAL Dispatch to the Post -Infeilgencer
PORT TOWNSEND. July z7.-The tele-
graph lines running into this city have
been kept hot The past i've days with
queries 10 the local newspaper correspond
enss from publications all over the United
States, requesting facts on story sent
from here alleging the loss OF 30 lives in
connection with the recent volcanic erup-
ton In the vicinity Of Htio. H. l.
The story emAnatsG from young man
named Rassman. employed on the Victoria
Times as a reporter. and who IL here visit
ing relatives. When pinned down 90 facts
IN his sensational story. he ascrihed its
origin TO an offender of the transport
steamship Port Albert. bat the name OF
the ofieer or his station aboard the yes
sc. Mr.. Rassman cannot furnish.
Everybody here knows there ts no foun-
datson in fact for the sensational story.
but nevertheless sesera- Coast aud East
ern yellow journals ordered II In It's en-
tirsty. The story Is n fake entirely so far
as Ii applies 10 deaths and the rest was
ole news. having been printed broadcast
over TIVE weeks ago.
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JACK wEATHERsEE NOT DEAD.


SPECIAL Dispatch 10 the Post-InfelI, geneer.
WASHINGTON. July zs.~-The war de-
partsnent has received from Seattle an In
quiry relative to Jack WeataeThee. who.
his brother und.rstaEss, was enlisted In
the FIRST Idaho ana was badly wounded
by a sharp.ssootcr at Maiate. February :.
There IL ma Jack weatherbs.e an the roS-
Ter OF the First idaho hut the records
here contain the name OF J. Il. Weather
Esee civilian cook. tsompany c. First
wounded IN the spine and back N action
before Manila, FEBRUARY 5. since which
time nothing has been heard of him by the
department. IL be had died the depart-
msnt says u would have been 50 informed
lyy TEN Otis
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CURSED EDMoxTox TRAIL
One Man Got ThrouGh With . SMALL
Dand Of Cattle.

VICTORIA. July 2s.-H- Y. Jones, who
recently crossed the Edmonton trail. has
reached this city. He started from Swift
Current April 3. 1885. taking with him Is
beef cattle. and four assistants one OF
whom, Joe Butler. drowned In Lard river.
The cattle lived through all hardships and
we're sold al profit in July last year.
Jones says a party OF twenty were lost
on Great Slave lake. Several bodies have
been found near 3yivester's landing.
At about the same time Harris Bros. OF
Seattle, lost all but four Of their band OF
forty cattle. Jones denies the statement
.fat gold Is 10 be found In paying guam
titles on Mud river. He also says the In
dams are dying out. the tribe on Mud river
having dwindled down to FIVE.
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LEWIS COUNTY FINANCES.


Special Dispatch to the Poss-Intelligencer.
CHEHALfS. July 27.-Treasurer 81.
John SOLD Loo worth Of school bonds for
Dryad district Saturday for par plus s. 70
premium. The bonds will run ten years
and draw per cent interest.
George +. Giazier. banker of Chelsea.
Mich, has purchased IS. 3S worth Of de-
linqueney tax certificates on Lewis county
property. All are issued against farm
lands
Treasurer ST. John has issued s.t4s tax
receipts To date this year as agains; ard
even 5000 az this time a year ago. an in
fiication that more people have been pay
Ing up their taxes than usual.
The Portland Savings bank. through
Receiver Nixon, paid up $f,l3oal taxes on
ssoout sts1 acres OF the Samuel Coulter
lands on the Hannaford this week The
in'riod covered was from 1891 to 1898 inelu-
ssNp
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GRAND srKY N SESSION.


Special Dispatch 20 ths pcst-Intefilgsncer.
TACOMA. July x.-=Tsse grand 5ssry spent
the day hearing the sesttmony % Henry
Hohenschlid. Mrs Hohenschssd the boy
moFn.nE after the rohnery. ard the girl
vito had charge o: The ribbon and glove
counter
A seare Or mere OF witnesses are still
under subpoena or expected To fersify be-
fore the jury.
judge ksan this morning made q spe-
csal order warning ali PERSONS who we're
called az Witnesses ard all others wha
wHrs In the Jury raoEn TOR any purpose.
nor to talk outside Of what matters may
have come up In the Jury ruom-
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WEBSTER GRANTED A STAY.
VIII Not De Hanged Ttil the So
Urene CsaPt Passes IN
HIS Case.

eE.ersl Dispatch to the acknowledgements.
SPOKANE. July z-.--Judxs prasher az
granted a stay cf execution in the case
Of tseDrEa Webster. sentenced TO be hanged
tomorrow morning. The stay operates
peEdinE an appeal To the United states
supreme colrk from an order Of Judge
Hartford, Of the Federal court denying
the prisoner a writ OF habeaS corpus.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-28
New Schooner Launched.

SPECIAL Dispatch to the Pcs,-Intelligencer.
HOQUIAM, July gT.~Thefe was launch
sd yesterday from the Hoqptam shipyards
She feur-mastrd schooner ggsG vessel
christsned F. j. Wood. after the son OF r.
X Wood, Of the r. n Wood Lumber Com
paEy. for whom the vessel was built. She
Is 1875 feet long. 2sfs beam. IL feet holL and
Will carry 500 90 feet Of lumber
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spec al DISPATCH 70 the Pos.-Inteligencer.
PORT TOWNSEND. July .7.-SchooTcr
noHeff Hind Cart. Heiiiagsen, lumber
.adsu from Port Biakeisy for Honolulu.
sailed this morning The Hirc is on her
rra gdeu voyage. beng ore Of the handsome
yachf-iike sshoaners recently launched
from The yards OF Hall Bros, the ship
hatiers at Port Blakeley.
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fILxH. wish was eQxaltxe1 70 ~ ~ IN
TIE f4s foosfrzE are nex YET nsafs. show
iFlz IN separate iserns the real and person
~, railroad, farm aHe city property. f4et
Year The iots and improvements var valued
AZ s.&4.Is4. outside fands ard frarroys-
rasfss. Gss5s.S5s. and szsiroas tracks. 81. .sf.-
-. Or AZ the rate q ESN per msse.
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Special Dl@rascn 20 tie Fsss1~lntssiirenc~-
EHTHaLfS Juty 3 Daniel A AEleft
%f.i sever RS connection elsn Fn% fFFst
Nafteusl bank % Cfessits cashier An
xszse - He VIII ssa succeeded by II. r.
ssarrsa Mr.. M&ifsss wtia ester the state
University a. Seattle this sasA
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VANCOUVER, 3 C.. July FIR NJ s.
AoranFl sailed this afternoon for Honolulu
SuVe, FIJI. Brisbane Queensland and sgd
neY. n. 8 W. The Aorang had the iarg
est cargo that has been taken out by any
boat belonging TO the Canadian and Aus
ffaiian me for some months. For tire
thirsty population of Honolulu there are
sg tens Of beer. one of many large ship
ments that have been made there recently
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spee.al Dispatch 10 The Past-Infelligencer
WASHINGTON july 15,~~FiFst Assist
art Secretary Heath to-day issued an order
for the appointment Of three ADDITIONAL
mail carriers At Spokane. They will De
appointed September + Ar allow anee Of
SIR viii also be made after September |
for Additional horse hire IN SnoAaae.
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TAX ON BICYCLES LEVIED.
Centralia WIN Commence the Hula.
tnG af Coed Paths.

CENTRALiA. July @7.~The cauncii has
passed an ordinance ievysng Tax ~ 81 on
every bicycle Ia she city limits. seventy
five per cent ~ TIRE money af3i 30 used 70
build paths ana ma6e god roads for BIZ
cyclists ard a committee wssI he appointed
TO expend the money properly. # il claim
ed there are oyer SO Mhse.s IN taIs city.
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VANCOUVER. n. g. July IT. Canadian
made bicycles are becoming popular in
Australia and a nffy~soa shipment 81
Rrantsord wheels s. sotne en- the Anfs-gi
to Increase the large number sent earlier
Ia shs season. There are alsn some very
large consignment OF paper. cotton goods
and refrissrassng machinery going Oh; On
gnss same fezt
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SPECIAL Dispatch Ia the Post. tBtaill 81 glscr.
Ff&I.f.NSnURts July z5~-Isosiis fstasw
the man waited FOR murder as Fremont.
q Was taken East tonight. fsaasSisaon
papers having been secured
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Charged With Cutting Trap Net.

SPECIAL -sssoatrA 80 the Post-inteliig s-sce-.
BLAINE Ialy x.-csasFIes Smith was
arrested To-Day charged with cutting out
she trap of the Columbia FTsherlss Com
pasy al Paini Roberts few GAYS age. TIE
corygsaay had offered $50 rswzr9 for the
eu.pr.t ard l. ~ stated AZ assistant fur
nsshses information ieadsng 50 snsth's ar
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Spsc.al Disnatch 10 ire pcst-fat"lIl greer.
CHEEEAL3s. July flee Isaysr, = Ger
FuzH RNag southeast 81 CBchals WAS
xtrzsek by R ssysng limb tAss morning while
sess3ng a tree. suffering Injuries wrsea
caused his death tsss evening. Bsyer 5sa
no xe3as vsx in tits sectlon. He was about
Is wears g.A
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Az Ola ara Wssi-Tf.e1 Remedy. NrA
wgassows Soothing Syrup has bees nsed
tor over FTfty YeArn ~ IsIiiunz Of Mosa-
.ssr.ect sucess& Il .oosnes sae ersls. sofs.
sns the Ggnns. s5.Ays Ill pain: cures Win1
cosae. ard - the h-se remedy Tor DsArytseA
Sod % druggists n every pAn Of the
world BE sure and aak tor Mrs. Wins.
isws Socinsns syrue. an1 taks - sthes
Twsssy-avs Gents Q oseGo
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BIG CARGO OF LUMBER.
steamer Elm Branch Carries Nearly
3.OOO.OOO Feet

PORT BLAkELEY, July z7.-Steamsr
Noosung with the largest cargo of lumber
which ever left Puget sound She carried
g, aaS tes. containing s.s@s. s3s fest, and co.
tssa taths.
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Lostte Fowler.

In the design a the fansdias Pacific railway
telegraph oSiee Hastings street q has been
apart hy ths company fer the special 81 shn
rre~s correspondents ~ The city Extss heavy "a.
lies Asa ether modern and iurnlicss furniture viii
ssrrAis5 fog thu comfort ~ the yoaas geHflenes
who sen6 est the romantic stories froa Vancouver
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Pierce gouaty Assessment.

Special Dispatch 70 the Post~fn,sllsgeneer.
TACOMA July s-.-~'Tsse tossl value ~
taxahle tsruTssrfy ia Pierre county. accord
Ing 20 the tsa assessment, Is {sa So sssi
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VANCOUVER. r. -. TsIv =7--May Ev-
ans ne woman wno y5sz1s6 x-lsEy 90 sseaa-
trx sssa sro-n CnG5s" CAsee1ae4a. VA
sscsanEa3 - esG1seo2 ncEtz1 n tAl
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DEATHS.


EVERETT. July z.-Wiilis Bridgham
one OF Everetts first citizens. died yeSfer-
day at his ssome on Grand avenue. Mr..
Brigham was a native OF Maine having
been born in Machlas over 70 years ago.
He came TO .4verett In isa2. where he has
since resided w.th hts SON VI. H. Bridg-
ham. OF Springers Bazaar. The funeral
services will ne held Friday afternoon
from the residence under the auspices OF
the Masonic fo@ge OF which the deceased
was lifelong member. He leaves a wsd-
ow and two chtkiren-Mr VI. H. Brigham
and Miss Grace. of the Everett News.
Lottte Fowler.
NEW YORK. July 1.-THE death IL an.
rounced al the Manhattan state hospital
for the insane OF Latfie Fowler. who TWEEN
ty-five years ago was a famous spiritual
sstic medium, A. well known in Europe as
IN America.
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Makes Man EQUAL to Any Emergency.
isease Makes Him Unequal TO the Ordinary Duties Life
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-25

Tallahassee, Fla, May 2.-The COM
mencement exercises of the State Normal
and Industrial College was inaugurated
at the opera house Monday night by a
most excellent presentation of the military
dance.
Tuesday the closing exercises of the in
dustrial department did great credit to the
institution
The graduating exercises of the normal
and musical departments are in progress
tonight.
The new military company at Lake
City will be known as the Columbia
Light Infantry when mustered into the
state troops. This company has elected
the following officers: H. p. Baya, cap
tain; N II. Cox, first lieutenant; j. Kin
ard, second lieutenant.
An order has been issued disbanding the
Gadsden Guards at Quincy.
R. X Gibbes. Frank D. Palmer and
George c. Gibbs of the st. Augustine
Rifles have applied for discharges from
the state service, by reason of expiration
of enlistments.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-25

The Empress TIE Hsi lives in China,
which may. be considered as being now in
some parts in the condition in which Eu-
rope was in the fifteenth century, al
though in some ways il may rather re-
semble Europe in the thirteenth century.
She thus uses medieval methods Set
ting this aside the Chinese Empress re-
sembles the present Duchess of Devon
shire in that so people say, there is moth
ing she has ever wished that she has not
attained. She is undoubtedly a woman of
great ability as well as of answering pur-
pose. But the French saying "Qui Veut
la fin. veut les moyens," was never more
true Of any one than of her. II is true
that she is also an artist of no mean cali
bre. according TO the Chinese standard. and
often presents a favored courtier with a
picture done by her own hand. She writes
poetry also and has presented the Hanlin
College with COO stanZas of her own writ
ing. Besodes all this, although only the
concubine of the Emperor Hen Flung, yet
since his death she has practically guild
ed the desunies of the Chinese Empire
at first in conjunction with his widow TIE
An, after her death with her stepsister' s
son as nominal Emperor till in Septem-
Der. 1893, she deposed the young man she
had herself placed upon the throne, and,
for a time at any rate, issued edicts in her
own name, self-appointed Empress over
more than 100000 of human beings.
That a woman should succeed in thus
attaining the highest place In China, of
all countries IN the world, is the more re-
markable For among the Chinese the
saying is that were il not for the bearing
of children Il would be better TO exterml-
nate woman Too much importance
must not be attached to the immoralties
attributed TO the Empress TIE ESsi. She
IS not a woman of low origin as some
English newspapers have reported. II Is
only noble Manchus who are selected as
concubines for an Emperor. At the same
time il Is contrary 90 Chinese usage that
a woman who has occupied such a posi-
ton should ever be Dowager Empress.
much Jess Empress regnant. and the
coarse imaginngs Of exalted Chinese man
darins would be sure TO attribute vices to
a woman in such position even were
there no foundation.
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GOOD CHARACTER SAVED HIM.
OLD-TIME DARKEY GIVEN LIBERTY
BY JUDGE BENNETT.

Was on Trial for an Alleged Assault,
But Solicitor Bennett Announced
That the Evidence Did Not Bear
Out the Charge-NeGrO Said He Had
Learned Much From His Master ina
Slavery Days-He Thanked the
Judge.
Brunswick, Ca, May A.-In the trial Ct
Middleton Frazier, an old-time darkey to-
day for alleged rape. the justice that is
shown in Georgia courts towards deserV-
ing negroes and the value Of good name
as brought about by the teaching of slav
cry days, was strikingly illustrated.
1t developed during the trial that the
a number of years, and in conducting his
defense. Attorney Krauss drew out many
facts which bore evidence of the up
rightness of the old mans life
When the accused went on the stand to
make his statement ne delivered his ut
terances in a wonderfully clear. intelli-
gent and convincing manner, and at its
conclusion, Solicitor Bennett arose and
made this statement in substances:
In the limited time at my command
since the indictment was handed me yes
terday morning, 1 have made as thorough
an investigation of this case as was pos
sible and have summoned every witness
that 1 thought could give evidence that
would sustain the indictment. l am sat
isiied now that there is cause for reason
able doubt in the minds of the jurors as
to the guilt of this defendant, as there is
doubt in my mind as to his guilt. In JUS
tice TO myself and this defendant, I can
not prosecute this case and therefore ask
the jury to acquit him"
Judge Bennett then said
Il think the solicitor has acted properly
in this matter and has pursued the course
he should The court must, however, COM
mend the solicitor for his prosecution of
such cases and his thorough investigation
of ali, matters presented to him.
Calling upon the defendant TO stand up,
Judge Bennett said:
"Old man, you now see the value of a
good name. Your character and conduct in
| this community have been such as to
greatly ldNOI you anu " ht'I 4AiAiNNNNN
| you have much to be thankful for. Live
an honest, upright and truthful life and
you will never have anything to fear from
the laws hand"
The old man rose to hiss feet and thank
ed the judge, declaring that the teachings
of his old master in slavery days had been
such as to direct his conduct in after
years, and that 10 that old masters teach
ings he owed much of his good name. The
court room was well filled with spectators
! at this lime, and there was a unanimous
waive of approval sweeping over the en-
| tire assembly during these statements
| from Judge Bennett, Solicitor Bennett and
| the accused.
When court adjourned the old man was
| surrounded by weeping, joyous and happy
| female relatives who Rugged him devoted
| " at his acquittal.