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The colored American., 1901-08-03

OF and "beat the atufflng out Of him. -
There Is said 10 be evidence that VIII
prove that the men " no beat the young
insn were the father, brC ther aud cous-
IN OF the girl and that the girl was not
assaulted.
At the close Of the hearing the two
Negroes were turned loose. The pre
liminary was largely attended by Ne
groes who were very dem onstiative
when the testimony tended to show the
innocence of tie Negroes, The Ne
groes were defended by w. II Payne
and two white lawyers; the former made
a strong fight. The Kansas Cry, Mo ,
Star had ne following editOrlsl, aC the
close the trisi and beft re the Negroes
had been turned loose:
A LESSON AGAINST MOB VIOLENCE
Tee reasonable doubt that has Dsa1
raj 'ed as to Whether NeKrJe+ particiDat
ed a sll in the assault uD n HoiIn,
Newton and Miss Davis OugPs 10 cause
satist2c len 8mOpg the people Of this
city tnst 10 viO Otenc3 was dOue TO the
coIoTed men arre d IN connection Vit h
that affair. lhere ere peOI l. IN Kan
sas CltV who have narrowing m 9norie
or The hanging Cf an Innocent man by
mob here some years ago. Such on
oreaks are horrible enough when ~
mistakes are made in the vI,tiins. bu-
they are frlghtful biOts upon the SOC
name OF community when innocent
lives are saoIificed
TIE Negroes now in custody uDon q
charge OF having a saulted Mr. Newton
and Miss Davis may be guilty, but re8-
sOnable Dtsgivings have arisen as to
whether the offenders were black men
Until these doubts are removed there
can be no CCnCiuelve evidence agaIns,
the suspects in Gust ody. 1t ls we'll FIR
the public to remember that the first
accounts OF any tragedy or mie hap NAV
0e misleading. innocent people may
easily be involved by circums antiaI evi
dence, mistaken identity or Wilful mis-
re 6pr6sentatiOn
The danger about mobs is thst theg
act upon impulse and upon s. much
lower plane Of reasoning than WOULD
govern the average individual of the
same mob il acting independent II
is better to let dozen guilty persons
go free than to make on innocent indI-
vidual suffer. The laws delay is some
times IrksOme. but it is less deplCrablu
than q mOb's mistakes.
The colored American., 1901-08-03

out In large IACh I6GleIS d u J ~ II lust
telling Of q great crime thst had been
committed on the night of July 10 D.
they charged that young man ard
voung woman having spent the even
ing at TrOost Park were returning hon e
At about II O'Clock. at 10 and Wood
land, it is claimed. in thic}ly popu
lated neighbOrhOOd, on a street car
line. two Negroes repeatedly bt at the
white man. Vernon Newton, with c lbs
until he fell unconscious, while third
Negro draG ged the yOurg woman.
Grace Davis, several hundred ysrd> TO
vacant lot where ne outraged her.
This all, it was said, took Elace IN sig1t
Of several persons III tDat neighbOrhC cd
The arrest Of two black boys were m8n-
toned In the same issues Of the papers.
This was, il true, piece of Criminality
before uuheard Of. The charge created
ed the greatest sensation. The Negroes
hung their heads and wondered. Some
sad from first that il could not be true;
that on the face of 1t was shO Wn an i'm
possibility. But the greater number
thinking the story too great for tabriCa-
ton could only hope something may
occur to clear the race OF the charge"
The whites, on the Othe 7 hand looked
mean and threateningly. There were
murmurs and signs Of tr uble that
reached into Kansas. The peace Off
GERS saw signs Of gathering trouble and
begun TO make preparations TO meet it.
By 10 o'clock the crowd near the iall
was large, though it made no attempt
to storm the jail, Many Negroes were
OEt also; the greater number Of whom
we're armed, some openly.
The wOuld-be mob soon found excuse
to attack the Negroes, who made a
brave defense put were out numbered
and forced TO retire, Several on both
sides were Injured, The mOb(O then
began an organized pursuit for Negroes
going even into hotels for them; they
demolished The Douglass Club aud
and drove Negroes from night wagons
destroying and scattering the food
The officers did IL they could to keep
the peace and che OK the disturbance,
but could do little with so large q
crowd
When daylight came the morning of
the 18th Kansas City brAatbed easier.
The officers were glad that their pris-
0ners were not taken and the city that
crime was not laid st her door. An
esily hearing was given the accused
men; at this time the man and woman
mad changed their testimony so much
rs TO cause doubt to exist. They said
the assault did not occur at IS b and
woodland but in the pasture where the
young man and woman were sitting
upon the ground with hats off. They
SAID their reason for telling a false as to
the location, was that they hoped to
save scandal. They We're contIadicted
Dy other white witnesses. The young
"omAp said two Of the Negroes was not
nearer to her than twelve feet and che
GOULD tell that they Negroes; the ofi-
ceTS who visited the pasture, a short
'lAe alter the assault was said to have
oeeh committed, that it was Impossible
" identify person as 10 color. 50 dark
was It, Another white man testified
The colored American., 1901-08-03
THE SUN FLOWER STATE.

A Trumpt up Charge-CoIOred Citi-
zenS tt the Mercy OF a MOb-A Les
son for LyncherS-N paper Com
ment.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-14
UXBRIDGE

Under the will of the late Silas NJ
Wheelock the First Congregational Uni
tartan Society receives $1,000. Arthur and
Eugene Wheelock are executors under the
will. They have given a bond of 100000,
the estate consisting of $4,000 real and
$S5, 900 personal property. Two private be-
quests are mentioned in the will, sums of
money to be given to his coachman and
his housekeeper.
Mrs. Angelina Day Adams of North
Main Street died at her home Tuesday
night of heart failure, after a long ILL
ness, aged n years. months and % days.
Mrs. Adams was born in Uxbridge March
ID, 1924, and had since made her home in
this town. Her father Joseph Day, was
at one time an extensive manufacturer.
She married George Adams in her young
womanhood, and gave birth to a son and
daughter, Mrs Helen c. Hanson OF
Woburn wife of James D. Hanson. a
former principal of the UXbridge High
School, and Charles Day Adams, an at
torney at law of Boston. Both survive
her. The funeral will be from the late
home of deceased Saturday afternoon al
11.30. Rev F. L. Bristol of the Congrega-
tional Church will officiate. Interment
will be at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
The monthly meeting of the Waucon-
tuck Golf Club will be Thursday evening
at the office of DR.. M. r. Sharpe, presi-
dent of the club. The subject of chang
ing the course at LAWYERS Hill will be
I
applications for membership will be acted
upon. The monthly social of the club
will be held at Harris Hall Friday eve
ming. Nov. %. Puffer of Woonsocket will
furnish music and Abells Brothers of Tx
bridge will cater.
Michael T. Flaherty, an attorney OF
Whitinsville, was before the District
Court Tuesday morning, charged with a
violation of the promises made to the
court some time ago, when he was held
for disturbing the peace. The case al
first was brought about under the com
plant of Rev. Peter S. O'Reilly of Whit
insville, and the defendant was convicted
and had his case continued by the pay
ment of the costs He made promises to
the court at the time that he would have
no further communications with the
priest. Flaherty has since written letters
to the clergyman containing statements
which the court said may be termed as
criminal libel. The defendant appeared in
court charged with breach of promise
He stated that his intentions We're not to
disobey the order of the court The priest
was not present, but State officer P F.
Murray of Worcester was present with
the letters in question. The defendant
promised to have no more communica-
lions with the priest or his sister, and the
case was placed on file on the payment of
costs.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-14
SOUTHBRIDGE

About $50 of the friends of DR.. and
Mrs ]. S. E. Ferland assembled in Ed
wards Opera House Tuesday evening to
give them a farewell reception prior to
their leaving for Canada, where DR. Fer
land is to take charge of the extensive
practice Of his brother-in-law, recently
deceased. DR.. Ferland has for the past 10
years been one of the leading French
speaking physicians of the town, and has
many friends here. He has directed the
choir at Notre Dame Church for several
years and the members of the choir pre-
scented him with a gold watch Tuesday
evening. The doctor and his wife were
also presented a parlor suite and chande-
her by their friends. the presentation
speech being made by ~. ]. A Gener-
eOuX.
"A movement will probably soon be
started to organize a basketball team in
town, as the sport has many lovers in the
town. Two years ago this town had one
of the strongest teams in the county
The fourth anniversary ball of De
Trianna Council, Knights of Columbus,
will be the first big social event of the
season. and extensive preparations are
being made to make it the most success
full ever held by this organization. The
ball will be held in Town Hall Wednes-
day evening.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-14
DANCING
LEICESTER

The information The Spy gave the
Street Railway Company Tuesday
morning regarding the condition of the
cars on the Worcester & Suburban Di-
vision of the Worcester Consolidated
Street Railway, was promptly acted
upon and Wednesday afternoon the
company began putting the heaters in
shape. All along the line complaints
were coming in and the company at
once decided that their plan OF saving
money would not work. The connec-
tons by which the heat is controlled
on all the cars are being changed and
now the conductors can heat the cars
so they are comfortable.
The play that will be presented by
the St Thomas Dramatic Club for the
Leicester Golf Club win not be given
in Town Hall but in Smith Hall Acad-
envy.
Saturday the girls basketball team
Of Leicester Academy will play its
first exhibition game of the season in
the Academy Gym. The game VIII be
between the Sophomores and the reg
ular school team. The regular school
team has received a challenge from the
girls team OF Fitehburg. The chal-
lenge will probably be accepted
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-14
Steamer Darien, Owned by the
Colombian Government, Runs
on a Sand Bank, and is Capt
ured by the Rebels
CAPITAL RAN TOO
CLOSE TO THE SHORE
Small Military Contingent at To-
bago Also Captured by a Clever
Ruse-The Darien Now Hunt
ing Sailing Vessels Having Gov
eminent Troops Aboard

Correspondence of the Associated
Press.l
Colon, Colombia, Thursday, Nov. l.
The following are details of the cap
ture by the insurgents of the steamer
Darien, belonging to the government.
The Darien was dispatched by the
Colombian government toward the end
of October to convey a rapid-fire gun
and a supply of rifles and ammunition
to the forces now stationed at Aqua
Dulce. The steamer had orders to keep
we'll in sight of Chorrera, the head
quarters of the insurgent forces, on her
way to Aqua Dulce. In compliance
with this order, it appears that the
captain of the Darien steamed too close
to land and when in the vicinity of
Chorrera the steamer grounded on a
sand bank, in sight of the rebel forces,
who soon surrounded her with canons,
open boats, ETC., and took possession Of
her without any fighting whatever
Rumor says the Darien was also con-
veylng $4,000 to Aqua Dulce.
The rebels, on the rise of the tide
Immediately ordered the captain to
steam to the Island of Tobago. On ar
irving there they signaled to the officer
commanding the small military con-
tingent at Tobago to come on board
AS soon as he did so he was made a
prisoner and compelled to write an or
der for the force under his command
to embark with all haste, with all their
arms. In this manner about 30, all the
arms and ammunition at Tobago, were
captured. The steamer subsequently
sailed for Chorrera.
1t is said the government believes
that the captain of the Darien was in
the pay of the rebels.
The Darien has since been trying to
capture sailing vessels having govern
ment troops on board, and actually had
one in tow when she was chased by a
small steamer chartered from the Canal
Company.
The gunboat Boyaca is said to be
lying up at Buena Ventura, disabled
The government is now without any
steamers or gunboats of its own at
Panama.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-14
Worcester & Southbridge Street
Railway Officials Given a Hear
ing by SeIeCtmen at RoChdaIe
Engine House
MANY R0CHDALE
CITIZENS ATTENDED
Not All Was Smooth Sailing for
the Petitioners, As Many Of the
Speakers Favored Granting a
Franchise to the Worcester
& Hartford Company

special to The Spy.
Leicester, Nov 13.-The Selectmen of
the town Of Leicester gave hearing
this afternoon in the Rochdale engine
house to the directors of the Worcester
& Southbridge Street Railway Com
pany, through their counsel, Charles M.
Thayer of Worcester. In Rochdale
and vicinity the Worcester & South
bridge Company seems to have many
supporters. The citizens of Leicester
were strongly opposed to the granting
of the much coveted franchise to the
Worcester & Southbridge Company and
seemed to favor the Worcester & Hart
ford Company.
The meeting was called to order by
Edward ]. McDermott, chairman of
Selectmen of Leicester, and immediate
ly the petition of the Worcester &
Southbridge Road was read. Quite a
number of the citizens of Rochdale
were present at the hearing and they
were heard early in the hearing either
for or against the company. The main
factor in the eyes of the Rochdale peo-
pie seemed to be the question as to
which road would be in operation first.
AS far as the toWnspeople had learned
the Worcester & Southbridge Company
would be the first to get line in OPP
Grafton.
Mr. Cummins of this town entered in
to lengthy debate on the subject and
explained why he thought the Worces-
ter & Southbridge Road would be the
most beneficial to the village. Mr..
Rogers of this village also spoke in ia
vor of the petitioning company. Ev-
erett Carlton was in favor Of having
the Selectmen grant the franchise,
So far all had been smooth sailing
for the petitioners but it did not last
long, for Francis Howarth, owner of
the mill in this village was strongly
opposed to the granting of the franchise
to the Worcester & Southbridge Com
pany Mr.. Howarth's ideas were ably
seconded by Henry Simons who appear
ed at this point with a petition signed
by score of the residents of the vii
! lage of Rochdale and vicinity who were
in favor of the Worcester & Hartford
Company. William Bell of Leicester
spoke in favor of theWorcester & Hart
| ford, and these were the men who made
| the important remarks of the after
| noon
! The Selectmen did not grant any fran
| chise to the petitioning company. In
| fact todays hearing was like many
) other hearings that have been given
and Leicester is still besieged by
| Street Railway promoters for the much
| coveted franchise to locate tracks IN
| the town Of Leicester.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-14

of Nassau and Pine Streets. The new
building will stand on lot 10Oxl12 feet
and it will be one of the very latest
and most modern ideas in office build
ing construction. James B. Baker is
the architect of the building and the
general contractor is Charles 7. Wills,
who is engaged in the erection of the
new New York stock exchange. Mr..
Baker is now engaged on several other
big buildings, soon to be erected in
New York
The foundations of the building eX-
tend down to bed rock and the build
ing will in its every detail be solid and
substantial. The total height of the
building will be 1872 feet above the curb,
much higher than any Of the surround
| Ing buildings 1t will be decidedly
plain in design but Of striking appear
| ance. The style of architecture is to
follow the generally accepted rule of
tall buildings base, shaft and cap
| ital, base and2capital being ornamented
and shaft perfectly plain. The detail
of the capital is exaggerated somewhat
because Of the distance it will be seen
from the eye, while the base, which is
| closer to the street, has been studied
and is finer in its general effect.
The basement section is to be occu-
pied by a safe deposit company, or
ganized among financial men interested
in the Hanover National Bank and will
have one Of the largest and strongest
vaults ever built in New York City.
A new form of circular doors will be
used in the vault and in every particu
lar it will be secure. The first floor
will be occupied by the Hanover Nation
al Bank and the two top floors will
also be reserved for them. One of
these top floors will be the exclusive
territory of the bookkeepers and the
| other will contain room for kitchens,
diningrooms, recreation rooms and
other rooms, to be used by the clerks.
These two floors will have direct COM
munication with the bank itself,
through medium of a private elevator,
giving ready and convenient access
from one department to the other. The
balance Of the floor space will be rented.
There will be ten elevators in the build
ing, besides the private one for exclus-
I've use by the bank. Five of them
are to be local elevators running to the
eleventh floor and five will be express,
running to the top. The finish of the
building will be of a kind which is the
best money can buy.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-14
BOLD ATTEMPT TO
ROB AN OHIO BANK

Wapakoneta, Ohio. Nov. IA bold
attempt was made last night to rob
the Citizens Bank at Minister by a
gang Of II or Is men who held up the
citizens of the town in regular western
style. The robbers, well armed with
reviewers and shot guns, suddenly ap-
peared on the main street and fired
half a dozen shots. They broke open
the doors of the bank building and at
tempted to blow open the safe with nj
inner vault which contained about
$4,000 'i'e
In the meantime the marshall and
New York Waterman opened fire on the
ROBBERS from a second story window
across the street from the bank The
robbers returned the fire and also fired
at all citizens who appeared on the
streets. Over 100 shots were exchanged
The thieves finally jumped into their
rigs, previously stolen, and drove ran
idly away. No trace of them has. Tins
far, been found.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-14
EVENING SCHOOL QUESTION
AGAIN BEING AGITATED


Millbury, Nov. 13.-The question Of
evening schools in Millbury is being
agitated. Many think an appropriation
ought to have been made at the town
meeting in March to defray the eX-
penses of an evening school. There are
many people who have come to Mill
bury to reside during the past year,
and by the younger class of new COM
ers an evening school is called for. The
new arrivals are not the only ones
who are calling for such a school as
there are many in town who labor by
day and would be glad of the chance
to keep up their studies at night.
In past years Millbury has had ev
ening schools at both the Union and
Providence Street buildings. and a
large number of pupils, ranging in
age all the way from Is to so years
have attended. Much good has been
done and many believe the same order
of affairs ought to exist this season.
Charles Mcdonald of Worcester
has purchased a house lot at Lake
Singletary. The land has been secured
through the agency of G. A. Whitney
and is on the east shore of the lake.
The first steps toward building the
proposed Worcester & Providence cleo
trio road was taken at Millbury We'd
nesday. Three civil engineers were in
town and were busy on Elmwood
Street and adjacent property where the
line will run. surveying, so as to be
able to make a report to the officials
of the company The line will not be
started this year but by all indications
work will be commenced in the early
spring
The first league basketball game
of the season in Millbury will be
played Saturday night at Town Hall.
The visitors will be the Lyceums of
Worcester A hot game is assured as
the visitors are noted for putting up
a better game at Millbury than in any
other hall in the circuit. The first game
the local team will play this season
will be at Worcester Thursday night
when they will tackle the Father
Mathews
Arthur w Hall will read at the
church fair at Sutton Thursday night.
Mr.. Hall is fast acquiring a reputation
as an elocutionist and has many en-
gagements to fill
Frank Jones of Worcester visited
in town, Wednesday.
The fire alarm was on the rampage
at 11.55 o'clock Wednesday. A number
of blows were struck and the firemen,
as well as the general public, were
kept guessing as to where the first
was. No regular box was rung in, the
trouble being caused by the wires get
ting crossed.
Miss Eva Jacques. employed at the
Cords mill, met with a painful acct
dent while at work Wednesday. She
was cutting cloth when the shears she
was using slipped and entered the
palm Of her left hand. DR.. c. A.
Church dressed the injured member.
The Walpine Social Club of Wor-
cester will hold a dance at Elm Hall,
Friday evening. Special cars will leave
for Worcester after the dance.
John Conway of Webster visited in
town Wednesday.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-14
JEFFERSON

Scarlet fever has again broken out in
town. Henry, the four-year-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John O'Neil of Main Street.
has the disease. Everything is being
done to prevent spread of the disease.
The house has been placarded.
st. Mary's Dramatic Club will give a
play entitled Popping the Question" in
Memorial Hall Thanksgiving eve.
Harry Jones of Worcester was in town
Wednesday.
Mrs. Francis Carbono of Gardner is
the guest of Miss Lizzie GammeU of
Princeton Street.
The z. L. Club viii meet in Coleman's
Hall Saturday evening at 7.45 o'clock
All members are requested to be present.
An entertainment will be given in
Union Chapel, Jefferson, Friday evening.
Mrs. William Dowd of Princeton
tives in Worcester.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-14
NORTHBORO

An oyster supper was served in the
Unitarian Church vestry Wednesday
night, followed by an entertainment of
charades and instrumental music
Those taking part in the entertainment
were Rev. ]. c. Kent, Misses Julia and
Louisa Coffin, Miss Lucy Allen, Rufus
Sargent, Ralph Wadsworth, William
Wadsworth, Richard Johnson and Miss
Emily Saxton.
The Borough Pomona Grange will
meet in Northboro Grange Hall, Thurs
day Shrewsbury. Westboro Marlboro
and Berlin Oranges will be represented.
The d. F. Wood Hook and Ladder
Company held a special meeting We'd
nesday night and made new bylaws,
which will be handed to the engineers
for approval. The Hook and Ladder
Company and the Cyrus Gale Hose
Company will hold a concert and ball
during December.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-14
HOLDEN

The Ladies' Society of the Congrega-
tional Church held its regular monthly
social Wednesday evening. Chicken sup
an entertainment. 1.-The Calendar" The
seasons were represented by Fred Bas-
com, Editha Briefly, Mrs. Nellie Stone
Howe and Nita Locke, who sang appro-
PIRATE solos. Twelve girls of the Sunday
school read selections from the poets
about the different months, and the days
Of the week We're represented by seven
little girls. Mildred OConnor, Rachel
Dawson, Rena Chamberlin. Irene Fay
Florence Laron and Helen Briefly. Home
made candy and aprons were sold during
the evening.
The Whist Club will meet Friday eve
ming in Memorial Hall at o'clock