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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-09
DECAPITA4BD BY A CAR
A Young Girl Instantly Killed by
a Trolley Railroad.
No Lights burning Where the Acct
dent Occurred-TrRVeIin st High
Away in Terror To Escape the
Vengeance OF an Angry Crowd.

NEW YORK, March 9-whne driving a
trolley car Of the Hudson Heights line at
high rate Of speed near Niles Avenue,
West New. York, y. j.. at o'clock last
night Benjamin Hin, a motorlnan. ran
down and killed Bertha Engold twenty
two years old. within 200 feet Of her moth
er's home, at Lincoln Place and Twenty
third Street. The victims head was sew
cred from her body Terrified at the sight
OF the accident, Hin jumped from his ear.
and, although pursued by a threatening
crowd, succeeded in escaping arrest
Bertha Engold was identified by nauk
book OF the New York Bank OF Sagmgs
that was found in the pocket OF her a-e,,s.
Her clothing was dark but Of good Eia-
terial She wore on her left hand gold
band wedding ring and a solitaire dia-
mOnd ring She was well proportional and
possessed a mass Of rich brown hair
Along a level plateau for two miles the
trolley cars run on the new Hudson
Heights road The line goes through pri-
vate property belonging TO the railroad
company at the point where the woman
was run down. There are rocks OF each
side, and there are no street crossings or
lights for a quarter of a mile. Pedes-
TRANS frequently walk between the ear
tracks there to save long detOur.
While hurrying through this road last
night in order TO make the short cut TO
her home Miss Engod was knocked down
and instantly killed. The electric car was
going at the highest possible rate o. speed
IL shot out OF the darkness and feiled the
woman without warning. No one saw the
tragedy. No one even heard her cry. Pas
sengers in the car did not know what had
happened until they saw the body Of the
victim on the tracks.
Benjamin Hill. the motorman. brought
his ear 10 an abrupt stop. Then with
cry Of terror he jumped from the platform
and darted away over the rocks.
Don't let him escapel The woman is
dead" cried the only cool man , mong the
dozen passengers. Several men pursued
the mOtoman. He was last seen on the
brow OF hill. running south. He is be-
lieved 70 have taken the Forty second
Street ferry to this city.
Charles LyendeckeT. the conductor. was
arrested and held. He. like The passen-
gers. did not know the accident occurred.
lie said Hill was twenty-eight years old
married. and lived in HObOken. He has
been in the railroads employ about six
months.
The body Of the victim was taken TO
the West New York police station. and
later 10 her home.
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500 boys suits for SI.29.

secretary, and OF the Marine and field
Club met yesterday afternoon in the home
OF one OF Wakelee's friends 10 decide how
10 obtain q retraction from Mr. Slater.
They adjourned without reaching any con-
clusion.
DT. Cochran. who attended Wakelee
some weeks before be committed suicide
said yesterday. I cannot understand why
any such remarks were made Another
81 those az the funeral, Dr. John Voor-
hees. said Mr.. Slater had certainly been
misiniormed, thinking Of him as kindly as
possible FOR the total OF the debts Of
poor Wakelee was not $3.50, and he could
have obtained that amount from anyone.
The fact that he committed suicide shows
that he was mentally unsouud al the time
he met death. for be knew that be was
among friends"
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POISONED BY MERCURY.
serious Allegations Made by con
sin Of Mayor Van NycL.

serious Allegations Made by Con-
sin OF Mayor Van NycL.
FISKHILL LANDING. y. Y. March g.
stephen Van Wyck, a retired lawyer Of
this place. yesterday afternoon published
a card in the "FiskhiH Herald" Offering a
reward of SIS for the arrest and ~onvic-
tion Of the persons who placed mercurisI
poison IN his milk and food. For some
time Mr. Van Wyck has been the victim
Of some malicious person who evidently
has had designs on his life NJ. Van
WICK il cousin Of Mayor Van
Wyck Of New York and comes from old
Knickerbocker stock. He SAYS thar for
some weeks Re has been harassed by at
tempts TO poison himself and wife and he
Is determined that 10 shall be stopped on
several occasions he and his wife were
made sick by drinking milk which had
been left al the door by a milkmaB. They
finally discovered mercury in the milk
They decided TO move out Of town and
took a house across the river. just outside
Newburgh In a few weeks their enemy
had followed them. They found mercury
in the milk there and were forced TO pur-
chase condensed milk. At last they de
cided to move back TO FiskhilI Landing
and they have again been bothered here
by the alleged poisoner.
Mr.. Van Wyck said today that the mo-
tive for such work was clear TO him. His
wife was daughter OF John Graves. in
his time an influential and wealthy citi-
zen Of New Haven He introduced Cas in
that city and amassed a fortune With
Mrs. Van Wyck and her husband dead.
says Mr.. Van Wyck. the person who is
suspected Of poisoning their food would
be the sole heir to the property. which IS
worth over 100000. The police are at
work on the case.
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TO KILL OFF MOSQUITOES.
A NirEinin scheme 10 Improve n
summer Resort.

NirStnin scheme TO Improve n
summer Resort.
WINCHESTER March 9.-The city
council passed a law this week which is
designed TO break up the mosquito pest
here. The law, which is based on expert
ments made by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture. requires that each
property owner shall pour kerosene oil
over every pool sink. or drain on his
premises from time 10 time. and the po-
lice force is empowered TO see that the
ordinance is enforced. The theory is that
the kerosene breaks up the breeding
places OF the mosquitoes. killing the young
which stay on pools and sinks.
The law is regarded here as very unique
and its operation will be watched with in
terest, because upon the destruction Of
mOsqu toes depends the success Of the
town as summer resort. Only a few
years ago there we're no mosquitoes here.
and in summer the town was crowded
with visitors. Now the summer board
ers 20 elsewhere, as the mosquito pest is
unbparable
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ENDED HIS LIFE WITH GAS.
A Dependent New York TniIOr's De-
IiberHte Suicide

NEW YORK. March 9.-Edwin b. Trott.
Of 81 East Forty-frst Street, a merchant
tailor. with places OF business at 127
ing deliberate announcement by letter to
his lawyer OF his intent to kill himself,
after providing amply for his pet birds
and FISH. and after an unusual explanation
Of the cause OF his act. by means Of a
newspaper clipping. turned on the gas in
his apartment and ended his life
A lawyer appeared last night at the
West Thirtieth Street station and exhib-
tied a letter from his client. To detective
Lockwood the lawyer said the letter had
enclosed a key to Trotts fat Trott
wrote that business had been very bad;
that the writer feared he would become a
bankrupt, and that he intended making
away with himself
The detective. accompanied by the at
torrey, hurried TO the Trott apartment.
They found the main door locked. En-
trance was gained by climbing the fire.
escape and crawling through a window.
In the front room the body Of Trott was
found on the floor. A long tube extended
from the gas chandelier telling how the
suicide had been accomplished
The detective and the lawyer were as
tOnished to hear the songs'of a dozen ca
naries. Four cages we're covered care
fully with towels. Each cage was well
supplied with water. seeds, and bird food.
SO that had not the body been discovered
in two months the caAaries would have
had enough TO keep them alive. Red and
golden fish swan about an aquarium. and
on top of the water fioated abundant food
for them.
Among his effects we're several letters
from his wife, now visiting her sister In
Frankfort, Germany. She wondered why
the husband wrote so infrequently and
why, when he did write. ne always com
planned of his business affairs.
A newspaper clipping was found wlieh
told the story Of the suicide Of De Witt
Knox several days ago. The article vas
headed His Wife Gone He Kills HIM
self. He had changed this by writing in
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STORY OF A RESCUE.
Commander Everett Reports On saw
ing English Passengers.

Commander Everett Reports On saw
ing English Passengers.
The Navy Department has received the
following report Of the rescue Of The pas
sengers from the English mail steamer
Airlie January p, by the supply ship Cul-
goa, plying between Manila and Australia.
u. s. S. Culgoa.
'Cooktown. Australia Jan %. 1900
Sir; ! have the honor to confirm the
following telegram of this date.
Sydney.
Secretary Of the Navy, Washington, D.
c.:
Landed passengers and mail stranded
steamer AirIie EVERETT
At 4;l5 p. m, Sunday, January q. the
United States steamship Culgoa under my
command. en- route from Manila. p. J.. to
sydney. n ). W, sighted a steamer which
proved TO be the English steamer Ai-lje
OF the Eastern Australian Steamship Com
pany, aground on Chapman Island reef
latitude y degrees 50 minutes south. lon
Guide l45 degrees &c minutes east and
flying the signal I want assistance
ran within safe distance of the Airlie
and her captain and FIRST officer came
on board. The captain reported that he
had run on the reef at a speed of eleven
hAAOA9 81 - III VI mat uAlt, WAS ayr 1QhQ
as far aft as his smokestack, had a large
hole in the bottom. and desired me to take
his passengers and mail. to which request
I assented.
The Culgoa anchored and received on
board the following passengers and thir-
ty-two bags Of mail: J. o. Calender. !
II. Duff. 4. II. G. Barker, Mrs Cove and
two children, Mrs. G. II. Powell, d. o.
RosemarEe. a Hottie, W Beaumont.
Farnsworth. Welsh. Mrs. Filston. Master
5. FilstOn, W. MantOn. Mr. Lawiess. Glib
bins Rev ). T. Tack, Mrs. White, Quar-
termaster Sergeant Forbes Mr.. Koyimo-
TO- J. Owens. KerrisOn, and eight South
Sea Island natives.
The transfer completed, the Ctflfoa at
daylight OF the 22d instant. got under wav
Tor Cooktown, that being the nearest mort
on the route to Sydney, where she an
chored at midnight OF the same date.
At daylight the agent OF the compauv
was notified regarding the strandIng OF
the Airlie and the passengers and mail
and all transferred to his charge. Very
respectfully. w II. EVERETT.
Commander. L. S. ". Commanding
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STABBED WITH A DIRK.
HnEerstONvR SaIOOnEeePer Hurt
During BrawI

hAktfsAoWn SaiOOnEePper Hurt
During n BrawI.
HAGERSTOWN. Nd. March 9.-Joshua
NJ. Davis. a saloonkeeper OF HagerstOwn.
lies critically III, the result OF being stab
bed With dirk in the left arm near the
elbow Wednesday light in his saloon bv
William Shafer. young son Of Solomon
Shafer An artery was severed. Both
men were said to have been drinking and
Juggling with knives for fun. They got
into quarrel and Shsffer is alleged TO
have stabbed Davis. Shaffer STAYED all
night with Davis, who twice during ira
ional moments. tore the bandages from
his arm, causing the wound to bleed
afresh
Shaifer this morning walked mo police
headquarters aud told Chief Of Police Al
eXander the stabbing was accidental Da-
Wis refuses to talk with the officers. say
Ing. Dead men tell no tales" Davis
does not want Shaffer ARRESTED, bur
States Attorney Poffenberger said the
matter would have to be enQuired into.
Davis condition was critical last night.
and his arm may have to be amputated 10
save his life.
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Sued for breach OF Premise

TOLEDO. Ohio. March 9.-8Iiss Antonio
Cerny. Of New York. has a wedding trous-
seau and a handsome collection Of furni-
ture and household goods on her hands
which she purchased. but not the HI sband
she expected. She has brought suit for
$40 900 damages against Mr.. Heinrich LII
pold. whom she came here on Feb=uarv IL
TO marry, for breach Of promise. Miss
Cerny says her preparations for the We, =
ding have exhausted her resources. Her
lover was consulted In many details OF -.
house furnishing. she says. and gave her
40 intimatiOn that he would not live up 10
his promise 10 marry her until the day Of
the wedding. Then he fatty refused.
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WEST VIRGINIA CHARTERS.
4 Large Number of Mining and Mann
featuring Companies


featuring Companies.
CHARLESTON, ". Va. March 9-The
Secretary Of State has issued charters 10
the Downey Bros. Spoke and Bending
Company, Of Lancaster. Pa. with q CAPT
tai OF $4,000; Northern California Gold
Mining AID Milling Company. Of 81. Louis.
No. capital 81 900 600; Sbawmut Gold Min
ing Company. OF Boston Mass. capital
$500. goo; Carriboo Gold Mining Company.
Of Fairmont, W Va, capital 500 900. Ma
tional Rotary Engine Company. OF Wheel
ing. W. Va, capital 81, coo; Great Eastern
Gold Mining Company. OF Boston. capital
81, $50 600; Consolidated Mineral Gem and
Mining Company, OF New York capital
$4,000. 900; the Chicago Bolivian Rubber
Company. Of Chicago. H.. capital 81 56S,-
600; Andes Exploration Company. Of Chi
cagO. H., capital $500, 0o0; Buffalo Oil
Company. Of Cairo. W. Va, capital S25 900;
the Havana Plantation Company Of
Wheeling. w. Va. capital $500. coo: Cone
va Red Cross Lithia Water Company, Of
Buffalo, y. Y. capital S195. 600.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-09
CHARLES L. DAVIS WILL.
Most OF His Estate BeaueRthed TO
Former Actress.

PITTSBURG March Mrs Margaret
Schriver Simpson. al one time a member
OF the alvin Joslyn" Company. will get
most OF the estate Of the late Charles L.
Davis owner of the Alvin Theatre here.
Mr.. Davis will was fled yesterday. II
is dated April 3. 1896. and according TO
statement attached 10 the paper, the es-
tate at that time was worth $50 .0O0 %
which One-third was In personal property.
Davis first bequeaths 10 the actress. who
at that time was not married. all OF his
JeWelry, paintings. rugs. bric-a- braC. etc
Next he directs the payment OF sums
ranging from $500 TO 81 600 to employees
and others. These requests aggr, gate IS
600. The residue he directs shall be given
10 Miss Schriver after all his dAhts have
been paid. She is now the wife o, a busi-
ness man living in Detroit No mention
was made by Davis Of a wife Mrs Simp-
son viii inherit about SlO0. 600 Maud L.
Strain, Of Albany. y Y is 90 get $500:
Charles NJ Johnson. OF Pittsburg. 81 600.
and Harry e.. Stanley 81 GOO
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ink so that the lines read. His Wife
Gone. But tie Is Still Alive"
The landlord Of the house, Eugene
Stannsendt. said last night that Trott.
who had lived in the apartment twelve
years and always paid his rent. came TO
him several days ago and said he must
ask some grace in paying the rental IL
was granted. The pockets Of the dead
man contained $50
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Hechts' Greater Stores.
echts' Greater Stores.
soc for ladies', 81 to 81 gloves.

Thousands of pairs of the very best gloves
81 to 81 will be put sale morning
gloves which when tried on by retailers gave way
and by their makers and mende They
cause they been virtually tested you depend that they will
not rip The mend scarcely detected
are wonderful bargains In black white grey champagne
- clasp
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sold n Big Duck Farm.

FRONT ROYAL. Va, March 9.-The big
duck ranch at Riverton, this county. was
sold to Winchester capitalist this week
The ranch has nearly 1000 breeding bird
in the yards and fifty large lneubators are
used to do tho Matching. Large hatcbas
are coming on now, and it Is eyr,eete5
that $4,000 ducklings viii be sent 70 mar
ket this season.
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4 Valuable BLACK walnut Log.

RALEIGH. n. c., March "A walnut
log was this week shipped from Burke
county to Germany which was six feet in
diameter at the butt. 1t was seventy feet
from the ground to the first limb on this
noble tree. The farmer who owned il got
800 for IL. but il vas worth $500 at least
experts saw
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-09
FAIRBANKS FOUND GUILTY
Convicted of Attempting to Bribe
United States juror.

The Man Charged With having Tam
Pered With the IHEhum-Newitt
PaneI-Sent TO Jail by Judge Nc
PhersOn-His Counsel Contends
That the Verdict Was Not Just.
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Child's hand-turned button and
lace Shoes. sizes TO S-lnstead AuC
Of 15c. for .................... )
Child's Box Calf Button aud Late
Shoes-sizes - 10 16-instead cQC
OF $l25, for ......-...-..-..-....... - VI -
Misses Tan Button Shoes-sizes
II - to 2-the regular sl.56 zoe
grades, Tor ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Misses Spring Heel Button and Lace
Shoes-With square toes only
sizes size 2l-2 to 1.-THE 81 grade, orc
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TraNeIn LuNnrr-

world leaves Wssh;nstor ~ ain in the
Jers.v, Avenue md n Stra.t 80 ~. Station, New
r5vcs New york 9 f, rn -, = D. m, ar
cafe car service dining and
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Another furOre in shoes.

Greater crowds should values than came
for those announced for Monday they are greater and
they beat the exclusive stores prices by third
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-09

Prove that you love M by &C.,
Maerzen Senate, or Lager from ~ l,lt,,',,o 81
Bottling Co. by 'phoning go -'e Arlington
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I2tC for mems I5c and l0c hose.
Mems and boys 40c shirts. 30c.

Mems fast color full seamless half hosein fancy stripe
also plain back-sel l5c and for Y l-2
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25c and Soc neckwear, l0c.

All OF 25e and soc puhs. ecks Prince Wales band
handsn elegant Of pattens-gh darl
tomorrow.
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Boys Genuine Wax Calf Lace Shoes
finest made-newest styIes-sizes
> l-2 to 1-2-best $3.50 shoes q 40
possible 20 buy-for ............7i.fJ
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Infants coats.

Tomorrow you can see the complete
stock Of infants long and short bed
ford cord COats-immense variety.
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Spring top coats here in prOfusiOn

the proper fashonsust custom
make up Coyers and Raglan ChevOts all
OF than third a asks
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Mems Satin Calf and Tan Russia
fCalf Bals-instead Of s. and 81 10
FZ-7o, for ..-...-.....-.......-. y
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29C for mems 75C and ST shirts.

Mems soft and stiff bosom white
back-made with
detachable cunfast originally at sc
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Sale of new spring hats at SI.5O.

undreds Of Derbys. and Fedoras put sale toT
which have the same ytves and
al $3.50 elsewhere In black shades.
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Mems Enamel, Patent Leather. Rus
STA Calf, and Wei Kid Balls q 90
J regular $3.50 and s. shoes, for. .'i.JO
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Wide-vale Cbeviot Skirts. in all the
new shades; excellent quality; splen-
didly made; Just from our own work.
rooms; equal 10 most Sass 81 40
skirts. At.......-.--........ 'L.FJ
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-09

Mems and boys white unundered
tent cushion neckhandsxta
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Hechts' Greater Stores.
Last cut in clothing.
SEPARATE pants greatly reduced,

All the lightweight pants price to the very
he uniform reduC
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Price 25c at any drug store.
Munyon's Doctors Are Free.

timely consultation with Lis skilled specialists
upon al diseases may avert threatened illness
There is no charge for advice Open from . A. m
70 p m. on week days; 3 TO p. M, Sundays.
No. GIG Thirteenth 81. y. w.
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New shape. made Of q very fine
quality Of black brilliantine. which. II
We bought them. would be q 40
$3.50. Observation-Disclosures. y. J
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Victoria Regina COrsets

the proper corset for stout women
comfortable yet stylish and graceful
s. pair.
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Finest wrappers, CSC tomorrow.

We shall sell tomorrow percae Wrappers
90 eseu
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No store can equal these values
in ladies' suits and skirts.

Handsome suits o. all-wool cheviot
serge, with the new shape skirts and
jackets instead OF $40, are 81 IN
here at................... ~
Smyrna times., 1900-03-21
Her Advice.

John Luther Long. the well known
author of several successful books and
the teller of many charming stories,
spent a summer ut Il resort along the
New Jersey coast. On his way to his
home there he was obliged to stop over
one night ut Seabright. and this story
is told of his little visit: He was recOg-
nized by several people, and when he
entered the dining room one of them
came forward and asked him to occupy
a seat at his table. He was quietly
introduced as Mr.. Long, and his liter
airy reputation did not enter at all into
the presentations. He was placed be
side Il very beautiful and charming
young lady. and after awhile the CON
versation developed somewhat as fol-
lows: Mr.. Long. your name is quite
familiar. | have run across it some
where very recently"
"There are a great many Longs" he
said.
NO; but | mean that | have read
something somewhere. Oh. yes;
remember. 1t was story called The
Fox Woman Do you know who wrote
it?"
Mr.. Long was blissfully ignorant.
"Yes. am sure that was it," she said.
sit may be by Il relative. What did
you think of it?''
She gazed at him earnestly ard re-
piled. Don't read it."-Saturday Even
ing Post
Smyrna times., 1900-03-21
Execution of the Duke d'Enghien.

Execution of the Duke d'Enghien.
Colonel LabOrde, knowing that the
grave was actually dug in which the
duke was to be put. after a short time
awakened him and told him. if he had
a lock of his hair or letter to send to
any of his family. that he Colonel La
bOrde) would take care to forward it
and would only part with it with his
life. The duke replied. Il understand
you" He cut off Il lock of his hair,
wrote n short letter and desired that a
cOnfessor might be sent to him. He
was soon afterward led out.
Five of the soldiers refused to fire
at him. They were immediately shot
before his face and their bodies thrown
into a ditch They desired to put a
bandage before his eyes. He answered
he had looked death in the face before
and could face it again. Seventeen
soldiers fired at him.
Nine. Bonaparte did everything pos
sible to save the duke She implored
Bonaparte ON her knees. holding the
skirt of his coat. which was torn off by
his violent manner of going from her.
She seized the other skirt. which was
likewise torn off. and Bonaparte de
clarCd he would never go to bed till
the duke was dead.
Lucien Huraparte also pXerted him
self to the utmost. and. finding he had
no success. in Il rage took out Il watch
BOnaparte had given him, dashed it on
the ground. breaking it in pieces, anL
said to his brother. You will be treat
ed in the same manner!'-" of La
dy StanleY."