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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-26
STEEPLE JACK INJURIES
SPINE BY A FALL

New York, Dec, 25.-'fsteeple Jack"
Roberts, of 1872 Erie Street. Jersey
City who has braved death a hundred
times on the tops of some of the tall
est chimneys and steeples in the
United States. has met with an acct
dent that will probably incapacitate
him from following his dangerous call
ing for the rest of his life, and he's
didn't fall from a steeple either.
He was repairing a wagon cover
when he fell u feet and injured his
spine. Said he:
I've stood on top of 3OO-foot chin
ney and I've looked down from the
weather vane of a steeple near as high
without knowing what fear meant,
and here I get on top of a wagon
cover, u feet from the ground, and
fall and almost break my neck.
It's tough. after all my years of
dizzy climbing. to come to grief on a
wagon cover. I suppose, however,
ought to be thankful I'm alive
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GA - II q r. Ia.
Bear, the The Kind You Have Always Buugk
signature If &MA@zM
Evening star., 1901-11-25
THE BONNIE TRIAL
Interesting Witnesses on the Stand
Today.
MISS MINAS TELLS her STORY
A Witness Tells of Finding Empty
Shells in Ayes' Room.
CLOSE CROSS-EXAMINATION

e Nearly seventy hours respite from the
rigors of judicial inquiry seemed to have
exerted little effect one way or another
upon Mrs. Lola Ida Bonine, so far as her
appearance indicated when she entered the
court room this morning for the inaugural
day of the second week of her trial for the
killing of James Seymour Ayres: Justice
Anderson. District Attorney Gould and As
sistant District Attorney Taggart, the
Messrs Douglass Mr.. Fulton, Mr.. Leckie
and particularly the members Of the jury,
looked as if they had been substantially re-
freshed by the long recess, but the central
figure of all, Mrs. Bonine, gave no out
ward indications of having received any
benefit. If anything, she looked slightly
more wan and tired as she came in and
took a seat by her husband. To the lat
ters right was one of his boys. Behind sat
Mrs. Meachum, Mr.. Ulysses s. Grant Hem
ry and the other son of the Bonines
The early arriving audience was not as
large as on previous days, but the prepon-
derance of women was much larger. There
Evening star., 1901-11-25

was no evident increase in the age aver
age OF the latter contingent over that of
last week. Gray hairs and spectacles took
the places in many instances, of peroxide
locks and the lognettes, supported by
mother of pearl hand holders. The curios-
ity, however, was as great as it would have
been If every woman and man in the pub
lie part of the court room had been q
small girl or boy at his or her first circus.
Elderly necks were craned till one would
almost imagine they creaked in endeavors
to get their owners glimpses of Mrs.
Bonine.
Interest Excited.
Particular interest was shown In that
part of Mr.. Drew's testimony where, on
crcsS-eXamination,- he stated he had seen
Mrs. Bonine come out Of Ayres' room ones
by day and once by night. 1t was height
ened when Mr. Gould objected to a further
question by Mr.. Douglass as to whether
Mr.. Drew had seen Mrs. Bonine coming out
of other peoples rooms in the Kenmore.
When the question was admitted and Mr.
Drew said Mrs. Bonne's manner when
coming out Of other persons rooms, was
not different from what he observed in her
when she came out of Ayres' apartment
the interest tagged visibly.
1t surged up again. however, when Mr..
Gould asked Mr. Drew, did you ever see
Mrs. Bonine come out of an unmarried
mans room at o'clock in the morning? ?'
and dropped to zero when the witness re-
Evening star., 1901-11-25
Terrible Result of a Fire in Pitts
burg Suburb.
NARROW ESCAPES OF OTHERS
Result Of Careless Use of Kerosene
in Stove.
VICTIMS MOTHER MAY DIE

PITTSBURG, Pa, November 25.-Four
persons were burned to death and two seri-
ousiy injured in fire at 4:3o o'clock this
morning which destroyed the residence of
]. G. Miller on Charles street, Knoxville,
a suburb of this city. The names
Rose Miller, aged twenty three years;
terribly burned and died on the way to the
hospital.
focated by the smoke.
Amanda Miller, aged sixteen years; suf-
focated.
The injured:
j. G. Miller, the father; jumped from Sec
ond-story window; leg broken and bruised
will recover
Mrs Miller badly burned and on verge of
nervous prostration.
Two other daughters, aged eleven and
thirteen years, escaped without injury.
Old Story Of Using Kerosene.
The fire was caused by the eldest daugh-
ter. Rose, pouring kerosene in the stove to
start the fire for breakfast. The oil in the
can ignited and the explosion which fol-
lowed scattered the burning oil over the
room The flames spread SO quickly that
Mr.. Miller was forced to jump from the
second d-Story window after reScuing his
wife and two of his younger daughters.
RoSe was burned almost to a crisp and
died before reaching the hospital. The
three others were overcome by the smoke
Their bodies were found in the ruins after
the fire had been eXtinguished. Mrs. Mil
Ter was just recovering from a severe ILL
ness and is almost distracted over the ter
rible affair. Fears are entertained that she
will not survive the shock.
Evening star., 1901-11-25
CANNOT WAIVE RIGHTS.
Interesting Decision Regarding Naval
statute of Limitations.

The Secretary of the Navy has rendered
an interesting decision In connection with
the statute of limitations as applied to
naval offenses That statute provides that
no person shall be ordered to trial by
court-martial or otherwise punished for de-
sertion or other offenses in time of peace
where the alleged offense was committed
more than two years before the issue Of the
order for the trial. The question arose in
the case of Thomas Gibbons, chief yecman
of the Vesuvius who left the service with
out permission August 81, 1898 and only
recently surrendered to the naval authori-
ties He expressed a willingness to SUBJ
NIT to trial by court-martial in order to
clear his record, which he was confident
he could do when all the circumstances of
his departure were developed. In other
words, he desired to waive his rights under
the statute of limitations, and the bureau
to which the application was made recon-
mended that court-martial be appointed
for his trial.
When the case was presented to Secretary
Long for his action, he ruled that the al
legged offense having been committed ''in
was barred by the statute of limita ations and
that Gibbons could not legally waive his
rights under that statute. The Spanish
war terminated August II, 1898, and Glib
bons' alleged transgression occurred only
five days after peace had been declared
The statute of limitations referred to does
not apply TO offenses committed in time Of
war so that Gibbons missed possible pun-
ishment by only five days.
Evening star., 1901-11-25
THE RICE WILL CONTEST.
Two Witnesses Examined and the
| Case Postponed to December 3.

Two Witnesses Examined and the
Case Postponed to December ..
NEW YORK, November 25--The first tes-
timony in the contest as to the wills Of
William Marsh Rice, Texas capitalist
who died here last year under circum-
stances that aroused suspicion of foul play,
was heard today before Surrogate Fitzger-
aid.
Albert T. Patrick counsel who drew the
second will in 1900, is now in the tombs
charged with the murder of Mr.. Rice. He
was represented in court today by Cantwell
& Moore. VIM. l.. Hornblower spoke for
the executor of the first will dated in 1885,
which has been in the custody of Capt
James A. Baker of Houston, attorney in
Bowers represented the Rice Institute of
Texas to which the bulk of Mr.. Rice's prop
erty was left by the will Of 1896. Other
heirs-at-law and minor beneficiaries under
both Wills were also represented by coun-
sci.
Only two witnesses were examined and
then the hearing was adjourned until De-
cember 8. w. F. Harmon and Walter o.
Wetherbee, the witnesses to the first WILL
detailed the circumstances under which
they We're asked by Rice to witness his sig
nature on the will
AT the close Of their testimony Mr.. Moore
said he understood the case was to go no
further pending result in the criminal
charges against Patrick. An adjournment
to the date named was then agreed to, with
the understanding that no additional tes-
tlmony was to be taken even then.
Evening star., 1901-11-25

the empty shells in the slop jar correspond
ed with the cartridges on the table. There
was an electric bell push button in the
room. Attorney Douglass asked If a re-
sponse could be had after IL o'clock at
night to an electric bell call at the Ken
more.
United States Attorney Gould objected TO
the question on the ground that IT was not
proper cross-examination. After some dis
cussion 1t was withdrawn by Attorney
Douglass.
"Acted as She Always Did.
Mr.. Drew. what was Mrs. Bonine's man.
ner when you saw her coming out of Ayres'
roomf' asked Attorney Douglass.
She acted as she always did-spoke to
me pleasantly when passed her." replied
the witness
WAS she proceeding stealthilyr"
No, SIR
do you know whether or not Ayres was
In his room the night In question when you
saw Mrs. Bontne come out Of there?"
have no idea whether or not he was In
there"
The witness, SO he said. had also noticed
Mrs. Bonine entering and leaving other
CONTINUED on Second Page)
Evening star., 1901-11-25
BRUTE SETS FIRE TO WOMAN.
She Dies From Injuries and He is in
Jail.


CHICAGO, November 25-Annie Van
Broth of "a South Sangamon street died at
the county hospital last night from burns
said to have been inflicted by Andrew Bo-
land, who lived in the same house with her
According to the ante-mortem statement
made to the police by Miss Van Broth the
couple had been quarreling. She declared
Boland became so angry that he removed
the globe and the chimney from the lamp In
the house and then attempted to burn her
face with the flame. She cried out for help
and struggled to save herself. Her dress
caught fire and in an instant she was
mass of flames. Alarmed at the result of
his action, the woman said, Boland attempt
ed to extinguish the fire and was severely
burned himself
Two other roomers in the house heard
Miss Van Broth's cries and notified the po-
lice An ambulance removed Miss Van
Broth and Boland to the county hospital
After arriving at the hospital the woman
regained consciousness and made the state
ment accusing Boland. He was then re-
moved to the jail hospital, where he in
formed the police that the affair had been
meant as joke. Later he said 1t was an
accident The police do not believe either of
his statements and will hold him pending
the result of the coroner's inquest.
Evening star., 1901-11-25
FIVE MEN REPORTED DROWNED.
Result of Yesterdays Storms AIOn
the Atlantic COast.

Result of Yesterdays Storms Along
the Atlantic COast.
PHILADELPHIA November 25.-Advices
received in this city. this morning by the
maritime exchange state that five men
were drowned yesterday at Long Branch
during the height Of the northeast storm
which swept the Atlantic coast Saturday
night and Sunday. The men are supposed
to have been members of the crews of the
barges Wilmore and Grant, which were lost
by the tug Eureka, which arrived in New
York yesterday and reported that she had
lost her tow and had no tidings of either
crew.
The two barges came ashore at Chad
wick. N j., about one and a half miles
south of Long Branch. There were seven
men on the barges when they went ashore.
The entire crew of one of the barges was
washed overheard and lost while the life
savers. with the aid of the breeches buoy,
saved two of the men on the other barge.
The third man was washed overheard be-
fore he could be rescued.
Further advices to the maritime ex-
change state that Scully & Companys tug
Navigator reports that the barges H. A.
Hawgood for Providence and Mercedita for
New London foundered at sea. The crews
were saved The barge Davis for Fall
River, which the tug also had in tow,
stranded at 'Squan Beach, near Long
Branch. All Of the barges were bound from
Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1901-11-25

piled negatively. Up it scared again when
Mr. Baker, who was awakened by the pis-
tol shots while in his residence, south of
the Kenmore. and who saw a woman's
figure 20 down the Kenmore fire escape, be-
gan to tell his story.
Mr.. Baker was an admirable witness, so
far as Intelligent and concise relation was
concerned and every word he spoke was
listened to breathlessiy. especially when he
described the figures descent Of the fire
escape from the window of Ayres' room to
the porch where 1t terminated at the par
lo- floor. Mrs. Bonine never took her eyes
from the witness while he was thus reoit-
ing the details Of that descent. Once she
leaned forward and spoke to Mr. Charles
Douglass, and then during pause In the
examination whispered antmatedly with her
sister.
The Pistol Displayed.
When Mr.. Douglass. IN cross-examining
Mr.. Baker. endeavored to ascertain the
time that elapsed between the two shots.
the witness had said he heard. he gave the
latter the weapon In evidence. Mr.. Baker
held It, muzzle ceiling-wards, and snapped
it four times. The sight OF the pistol had
no more effect On MYG. Boptne than did the
Evening star., 1901-11-25
FRIENDLY AGREEMENT REACHED,
Threatened Trouble Between Chile
and Argentine Republic Averted.

The threatened trouble over the boun-
dairy line between Chile and the Argentine
Republic has been averted for the present
at least. Mr.. Infante, the charge of the
Chilean legation here, has been able to
convey to this government an assurance
that the two principals to the boundary
questions have just succeeded in reaching
an amicable and satisfactory understand
ing. This statement has given great satis-
faction, for it is believed here that hostili-
ties between Chile and Argentine would
without doubt involve three fourths cf
South America before it terminated
Evening star., 1901-11-25
PUGILIsT BuRGE ARRESTED.
Charged With Completely in Bank q
Liverpool Frauds.

Liverpool Frauds.
LONDON, November 25.-The pugilist
Dick Burge was arrested in London today
on a charge Of completely In the recent
Bank Of Liverpool frauds 1t Is said that
the police have recovered large amount
Of missing money, which had been lodged
in different banks Of London and the
provinces. The sums discovered aggregate
100000. A number of other arrests are
anticipated. An embargo has been placed
on the banking account OF a well-known
bookmaker.
Later in the day Burgeswas brought up
in the Bow Street police court. charged
with uttering checks aggregating $4,000
when knowing thems to beforged. He was
remanded.
Evening star., 1901-11-25
LASSOED AND ROBBED;
Novel Experience of a New York Fur
rier in Cleveland.

NOVeI EXPERIENCE Oh u new OfK FUF-
rier in Cleveland.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, November 25.-Gus-
tav Heinrich, wealthy furrier Of New
York city, was assaulted and robbed of
diamonds valued at $3.50 early today while
on his way to his hotel after calling on
friends. Heinrich states that two high
waymen threw a lasso about his head
choked him into insensibility. robbed him
of his diamonds and threw him into a
nearby yard. Passersby heard the mans
feeble cries and he was taken to the hos
pitai. The hospital authorities this morn
ing report that he Is not seriously injured
few days. gold watch and $225 In
money in Heinrich's pockets were not TAX
Evening star., 1901-11-25
HISTORIC CHURCH REOPENED.
Trinity p. f. Church, Near PhiladeI-
Phia, Closed Over 100 Years.

PHILADELPHIA, November 25-The
main door in historic Trinity Protestant
Episcopal Church in old Oxford township. a
suburb of this city, was opened yesterday
for the first time since the days of the
revolutionary war; Exercises appropriate
to the occasion were conducted by Rev. l..
P. Bissell, the rector. During the revolu-
ton the American forces, under Mad An
thony" Wayne. encamped near the church,
and General Wayne established temporary
headquarters at the "Old Soldier Inn,"
which still stands close to the church.
1t Is matter of tradition that General
Washington passed several days at the inn
In the records of Trinity Church it appears
that he issued orders to the soldiers that
the church property was not to be invaded
under any pretext. Since that time the
door has remained closed
Evening star., 1901-11-25
THE IRIS FLOATED.
Rear Admiral Rodgers ReporSs u>-
Apparently Unfutured

The Secretary Of the Navy today re-
ceived the following cablegram from Rear
Aomirai Rodgers on the Asiatic station.
dated November "a:
Secretary Navy. Washington:
New York foated Iris yesterday; appar-
entity uninjured. RoDGERsD
fhe Iris ran aground on the Island Of
Siquijor last Saturday. and the New York
went there to pull her on. and succeeded IN
that attempt. Both ships have now ar
rived at Cebu. Siquijor, where the Iris
went ashore, is a small island southwest
OF the Islands of Bohol
Evening star., 1901-11-25
SECRETARY ROOTS REPORT,
Owing to It's Unusual Length 1t Will
he Published In Installments

Secretary Root having finally completed
the preparation of his annual report to the
President. resumed his regular official du-
ties at the War Department this morning
There is a large accumulation Of important
business awaiting his consideration. and
he VIII endeavor to dispose of it without
further delay. His report which Is Of un-
usual length, will be made public in two
sections. the first Wednesday and the Sec
ond FRIDAY.
Evening star., 1901-11-25
surgeon TAe-psos 10 Go to CAarIeste

Orders OF the Navy Department detach
Assistant Surgeon D. Thompson from the
Boston Hospital. and assign him to duty
in charge OF the exhibit Of the medical de-
partment of the navy at the Charleston
exposition and In medical attendance on
the marine detachment: also to duty at re-
cruitine rendezvous at Charleston. These
Evening star., 1901-11-25
A carefullyconducted canvass

A carefullyconducted canvass;
recently made, demonstratess
the fact that The Evening Starr !,
goes every day into hfteen
thousand houses in this city +
where no other Washington
daily newspaper is read; and itf
is taken regularly by more than }
fifteen thousand other personsf
in the city besides. This is
more than double the bona fde }
circulation of any other paper
within the city.
Evening star., 1901-11-25
MEXICAN JUDGE SHOT.
Crime Charged to an Outlaw Named
Pedro Morales.

SAN DIEGO, Cal, November 25-The
murder of Learnon Fierror, Judge of the
Alamo district in lower California, Is re-
ported from below the line and again the
crime is laid at the door of Pedro Morales
the border outlaw, who is wanted on both
sides of the line for almost every crime
from murder down. The outlaw was away
from his haunts near the line at the time
the crime was committed, and the fact that
he had threatened some sort Of punishment
for Fierror gives color to the claim that
he handled the revolver that ended the
Judges life.
Evening star., 1901-11-25
BAIL FOR DIR. KRAUsE.


StSaU anu ak1aTO1u nyACet
nfah the Bond.
LONDON. November 25.-Wm. T. Stead
and Harold Rylett who this afternoon fur
nished f4,0eo bail demanded for the release
of DR.. Kranse. ex-governor Of Johannes
burg. charged with hiah treason and incit-
ing to murder. were warned by the magis-
trate that ifs DR.. Krause zaiied to appear
for trial they could anticipate being prose-
cuted on the charge of conspiracy to defeat
the ends OF Justice, ss
Evening star., 1901-11-25
Gale Along Coast Yesterday Has
Spent Its Force.
SHORE STREVH VlfH WREcKAGE
German Ship Which Went Ashore
May Be Saved.
LIFE SAVERS GOOD WORK

NEW YORK. November 25-Tbe yreat
storm which came speeding up from the
south on Saturday night has spent it's force
in this zone Of the Atlantic coast and the
waters driven up on lowland and beach are
subsiding. A more careful survey of the
storm-swept coast indicates that aggregate
damage will exceed the general estimates of
yesterday. Hundreds of small craft were
wrecked or badly damaged, wharves and
piers at every exposed point were battered
down, many seaside resorts were unroofed,
lowlands were flooded, city cellars were
filled and hundreds of town houses were
damaged
Estimates of the aggregate damage run
slightly below and considerably above
81 100000 Down at Monmouth Beach,
where the big German ship Flottbek drove
ashore, and where there was a thrilling
rescue of her crew by Hfe-savers, an angry
sea was still beating up on the beach to-
day.
Wreckers Can Do Little.
Wreckers have been engaged but until
the sea calms nothing can be done toward
saving the ship and her cargo The big
craft, firmly embedded in the sand, was
still intact, and Capt. Zingler, her master,
who watched her from the life-saving sta
tion, was sure that both vessel and cargo
would be saved. Storm-bound shipping
was released early today, but seacoast rail-
way and trolley service will limp until
washouts are filed in. Linemen were
busy restoring Frustrated telegraph and
telephone wires today, but it will be
couple of days before these services are
completely restored.
The extent of the damage to the rapid
transit tunnel was not fully determined
today.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-09
PERSONALS.

Jerry Wines left today for Sonora.
A. b. Call. prominent merchant
from Colonia Dublan, Mexico. Is IN
town on business.
MIR. and Mrs n. H. Partridge.
prominent people of Colorado Springs,
are among the guests at the Sheldon.
Attorneys Fall and Franklin left last
evening for Las Cruces to attend
court.
J. Rey Langa and family. promin-
emit people from Chihuahua, are stop
ping at the Orndorff hotel. - >-ff
G.. ID. Thomas, the local manager OF
the New York Life insurance OFFICES
recently located here, returned yester-
day from a trip to Chihuahua. While
in that city ne established branch Of
fee of the company there. -