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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-04-09

Matthew Hesidenz pleaded guilty to
a charge of assault and battery on VIM
u. Houser at Conrad hall last night.
"The whole bunch kept coming at me
and / couldn't stand and take it," he
explained to the court. zone of them
gives me crack on the jaw and l goes
down. I wanted to shake the place
but they wouldn't leave me, and when
they comes back at me, l biffed one of
'em. / wasn't gong to be run over in
no such way"
Having heard the story of Police.
man Harry Welsh the court ordered
the arrest of some others connected
with the affair, and fined Matthew
SO and costs.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-04-09

'Why, I doesn't get drunk, your
Honor" said Michael Pendcrgast,
charged with inroXication. Il get fits.
oh, had little whisky in me, but
you see / was very tired"
How many times have you been
here?"
"Wcll, now, I think this makes
three times; but | didn't think the
cop would run me in. If you will
let me go"
How would you like to so to the
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-04-09

Geo. Keller, Chas Steiner, Geo. Nye,
Oliver Gee and John Sterns We're mix
ed up in II fight on South Main ST., last
night Policeman Harry Welsh round
cd them up and the court passed SEN
tence as follows: Keller, Steiner, Gee
and Sterns 50 and costs each and Nye
$40 and costs. The latter owned up
to having soaked lobster"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-04-09

David Getz of Wooster ave, plead
ed guilty of failing to send his boy
to school. Truant Officer Chas. Wat
son said he was tired of trying to rea-
son with him.
Gctz said the boy was sick part of
the time and had no shoes.
The court, upon hearing that the
man is the father of seven children,
admonished him on the necessity of
giving them an education, especially
since he could give them nothing else,
ana imposed a fine of So and costs,
The fine part was remitted on condi-
ton that there be no further com
plalnt from the Truant Officer.
The Washington times., 1901-07-27
GRAY PROVES AN ALIBI.
At the Time of the FOsburgh Murder
He Was In Michigan.

The police late yesterday afternoon re-
leased James Gray, aged thirty-eight
years. held on suspicion of completely in
the murder of May Fosburgh at Pitts
field, Mass. Gray had been arrested dur
ing the forenoon by Detectives Weldon
and Parham. The detectives were some
what impressed with the great interest
Gray appeared to show in the Fosburgh
mystery. especially because of reports
from Captain Titus, of New York, to the
effect that a man named Gray had been
implicated by woman in the murder.
Fifteen days ago Gray was arrested and
sent to jail for stealing hat from the
Howard House. While he was in jail
Captain Boardman received reports which
Yesterday his sentence expired in the
theft case and following his release from
jaiI Gray found himself again at Head
quarters with the detectives. He was
closely questioned. He said among other
things that he had once worked for a
man named Grondy at Union Pier. Mich.
Afterward n went to Chicago and thence
to Cumberland, Md. Gray worked on the
railroad at Cumberland and then came
to this city He says he knows nothing
of the Fosburgh murder.
Gray states his home is in Indianapolis.
According to his statement he was at
Union Pier. Mich, when the Fosburgh
murder was committed This statement
has been verified by despatch from the
chief of rc.Ice there This despatch is to
the effect that Grondy employed Gray
steadily for a number of months, includ-
ing the date OF the Pittsfield crime
The Washington times., 1901-07-27
CAUGHT UNDER AN ELEVATOR.
The Descending Counterweight In
jures Workman

As result of being caught beneath an
elevator counterweight in the west shaft
of the Bond Building. corner Fourteenth
Street and New York Avenue northwest,
yesterday morning, Frank Gingell. twen-
ty-eight years old ard a resident of Ten
leytown. is at the Emergency Hospital
in most serious condition His condi-
ton has considerably improved since he
was admitted to the institution, but there
is still the possibility of his spine having
been injured.
Gingeil. who is cornice maker, is EN-
ployed by E ]. Hollis, whose shop is
located on Thirteenth Street northwest.
Yesterday morning he had occasion
to make use of some tools left in
the Bond Building, and going to the
basement looked up the shaft and
saw that the elevator was approach
ing the top of the building tnmind-
he reached forward to secure his tools
when his head was caught between the
box of tools and the heavy weights.
The elevator conductor felt the slack
ing of his cables and knowing something
was wrong. reversed his car and raised
the weight from the unfortunate man
AS he did so Gingeil fell His means at
out of the elevator shaft and sent to the
Emergency Hospital.
The man had sustained double dis
location of the jaw and double com
pound fracture of the lower jaw bone. He
also had a badly bruised vertebrae col
NAV have been badly injured. He expe-
rionced much relief after an operation
which was performed upon him during
the afternoon.
The Washington times., 1901-07-27
INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS.
A Preliminary Report to the Secre-
tary of the Treasury.

The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
has made a preliminary report to the
Secretary of the Treasury regarding the
collection OF internal revenue and the
general condition of the service during
the fiscal year ended June 80 last. The
receipts from all sources of internal reve-
nue. for the year aggregated 1906, S1l ,669. AZ.
which amount incf1tdedws6s0 4S7.64, tax on
money orders turned over by the Post
master General TO .the collector for the
district Of Maryland, and for which no
expense for collection was incurred. max
ing an increase of sii,555. 561 s. over the re-
ceipts for the hsch1 year which ended
June 30. 1860
The expenses of the bureau for the fis-
cal year ended June,30. 1900, will approx
mate ST. I37, 1872. a. aud the percentage of
cost of collection predicted on these fig
ures. less tax on mbney orders. as above
stated, will be 1.55 IA reduction of .03 in
the percentage of cost lof collection as
compared with the. preceding fiscal year,
when it was 1.5S. The receipts during the
last year were from the following sources:
Spirits, SIG. .027 979s tobacco. So, 4s1. 997:
fermented liquors. .S75, ,66g. .0o7: oleomarga-
rine, S2,51S.101: filed cheese, $li.652. mixed
-four S. 606; special, taxes. A.165. 1885, lega-
cies. etc, $5.2ll, ,S9s; Schedules and b
proprietary and document stamps). SS9.-
2iI O36; banks bankers, etc. s1.91S: mscel-
Ianeous, $l,53l, ,926. The largest receipts
were from Illinois, s55. .i07. .02i, and the sec
ond largest from New York. $40. 7S9.69S.
The Washington times., 1901-07-27
PAINTED AT A HANGING.
Scores of Women Overcome Mt
Little Rock Execution.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, July 26-Ten
thousand people. men, women. and chill
dren, white and eolored. witnessed the
execution of Charles Anderson this morn
ing at II o'clock. The gallows was erected
in the middle of Cockrell Street, between
the county jail and the statehouse yard
When the black cap was placed over
Anderson's head scores of women be-
came frenzie6 with excitement and rolled
about in the grass in the statehouse
yard, rending the air with their screams
The patrol wagon was called and several
We're taken to their homes unconscious
Anderson refused to make any state
ment on the scafYold. His neck was
broken by the fall and he died without a
struggle. The Anderson hanging is the
first public execution that has occurred
here in twenty-five years, and the third
to occur in the State under the new law
enacted by the recent Legislature, re-
Quiring that executions for assault be
public.
The crime for which Anderson paid the
death penalty this morning was commit
ted on March 49, 1900. He assaulted Mrs.
Belle Edwards at a railroad tie camp
near Marche, twelve miles west of Little
Rock. Mrs. Edwards was cook at the
camp, her husband being foreman of the
The Washington times., 1901-07-27
LITTLE RAIN IN NEBRASKA.
The Special Day of Prayer Scarcely
Observed.

LINCOLN, Neb., July 26.-The day of
prayer for rain in Nebraska, officially set
by proclamation of the Governor, met
with very slight favor in the larger cities.
where the church doors were kept open
all day. and special services held. At a
union meeting of the four largest congre-
cations in the city, only sixty persons,
mostly women, were present
Governor Savage was invited to be
present, but did not respond. For this he
was roundIy criticised by the ministers,
who said that h should take as much in
terest in the result of the edict and have
as much faith in its ultimate fulfllment
as the humDlest citizen. Several of the
prayers were for the establishment of
faith in his own proclamation.
The morning has been warm and the
sky cloudless. Within an hour after the
services closed the heavens were dotted
with storm Clouds and the first rainfall III
Lincoln since July descended. 1t was
only shower, barely hundredth of an
inch, and without any effect on the crops.
Corn is practically complete failure,
scarcely tenth of crop now being pre-
dicted. This was the first day since July
8 that the maximum did not reach 100,
although but one degree distant.
The Washington times., 1901-07-27
RAINS BRING RELIEF.
Showers and Lower Temperature I'm
Kansas and Missouri.

TOPEKA, Kan, July 26.-The prolonged
hot wave which has swept over Kansas
for twenty-eight days was broken today.
A temperature which has averaged over
100 degrees for that length of time today
dropped to 50 degrees, and light showers
fell in a dozen localities in the State.
The corn crop is ruined and heavy rains
can only benefit late pastures. 1t is es-
timated that the total loss to the people
of Kansas by the present drought will
exceed 500 600
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, July 26.-The sky
has been overcast all afternoon and fer
the first time in thirty-six consecutive
days the mercury has not climbed above
go Nearly half an inch of rain fell south
west of here last night.
A shower is forecasted as possible"
south of here tonight. There have been
three deaths from heat and twenty pros
trations in the last twenty-four hours, but
none since 9 o'clock this morning.
ST. LOUIS. July 26-The temperature
registers 81. a drop of two degrees. From
many parts of the State come reports of
rain, the precipitation ranging from one
half inch to-three inches.
Southeast Missouri alone shows rising
temperature, the torridity there being un-
broken The rain that has fallen will
greatly benefit pastures and relieve the
water famine somewhat, but 1t is deemed
insufficient materially to help late corn.
In Phelps County farmers are feeding
winter wheat to stock.
Rains are also reported from many
points in Kansas and especially the south
eastern portion of the State. From Texas.
the Indian Territory, and portions of OK
Iahoma, come reports that the drought
has been broken by heavy rains last night
and today.
There is no appreciable change in con-
ditions in southern Illinois, high tenn
perature< ruling
The Washington times., 1901-07-27
81 .sea iss. .Oes 81, ,4s7 ,755, ,557

The exports to each Of the grand di-
visions except Asia and Oceanfa show
marked increase over last year. To
Oceania the apparent decrease of Ss.o14 eas
is entirely due to the absence of the
Hawaiian figures from the export state
ment of 1901. which, II they could be IN
Oceania above those OF last year. or
above those of any preceding year. To
Asia the reduction of S155l9,9 993 Is due
in part to the temporary suspension OF
exports to China during the recent period
of hostiIities and in part to the reduction
in exports Of cotton to Japan, due to the
unusually large purchases of American
cotton in that market last year and pro-
portionate,y small purchases IN the fiscal
year just ended, our cotton exports TO
Japan having amounted in the fiscal year
1900 10 S12. ,619 and in 1901 to s,es2. .s39.
The principal changes in tn the .;a exports pc da BY
Japan and s5.000.0e0 to China, which are
due to the causes above mentioned. The
exports to Russia in the fiscal year 1901
were $95l5,904, against SO. SAB in 1900.
the United Kingdom. sS5 .G0o0oe. British
North America, $i0.oW.0Oo: British Africa,
500. 600: Germany, S,72i.36s; Mexico,
Porto Rico. s2sOi. .o25. and the Philippine
Islands, 81, ,3S6. .6i5.
By far the largest Increase was to the
United Kingdom to which the exports
were $63l .366 263 in 1901, against $533 ,Sl9 545
in 1900. the total increase being nearly
s10o 900. 600. of which over $50, 0o0, 600 was in
cotton, about sI5Ooo.0o0 in breadstuffs, and
about Sl0.000.000 in provisions. The total
exports to British territory were valued
at Ssio.55l 1872, or SIS per cent OF the total
exports of the year
The total imports of the year we're
21.26S.16S less than those of 1900 and s22.
243, $50 less than those of 1891. The total
exports were s93, .i75 in excess of those
of 1900 and $500, IA, TAI in excess of those
of 1891. The excess of exports over i'm
IN -
1905, and $685. .927 greater than that of
1891
The Washington times., 1901-07-27
CAPITOL EMPLoYE ARRESTED.
Held on Three Charges Including
Grand Larceny.

Alfred Lewis colored, for nine years
employed as a substitute laborer at the
Capitol, was arrested yesterday after
noon, charged with grand larceny, SELL
ing liquor on the Capitol Grounds, and
with profanity He slept in cell at the
Sixth precinct station, and will today be
in line in the Police Court.
In the first place. Lewis~was drunk yes
terday, and was also profene, to the sur
prise of everybody who knows him. Early
in the forenoon he visited saloon on the
Avenue. it is said, and there 1t is thought
he offered for sale n book containing
records of the Fourth Congress, which is
valued at about 800 This very book had
been missing fram the committee room
on the House side of the Capito! occu-
pied by the. Committee on Weights and
Measures. Thursday night Lewis admits
he took the book home with him, as he
wanted to read 1t at leisure Yesterday
he returned 1t to the Capitol, and was
looking over various pages when Police
man Belts arrested him. Prior to his ar
rest, the police say. Lewis appeared on the
west front of the Capitol, and made sew
eral profane speeches. In his pocket he
CARRIED pint flask of whisky. This fact
ledto third charge against him.
1t is the theory of the Capitol police
that Lewis has supplied more than one
eIHpioye Oh the massive DullulnB WIN
liquor from time TO time. J. X. Megrew.
captain of the Capitol police, has before
wondered not little how liquor was
seemingly dispensed among certain en-
ployes about the building. No inyestiga-
tion has been made because any one of
the many employees could easily have
brought liquor into the Capitol; but events
of yesterday lead TO the belief on the part
of the police that Lewis may have dis
pensed liquor on previous occasions. This
is denied by Lewis, who admits. however,
that he had flask yesterday. The arrest
os the negro took place about o'clock.
and shortly afterward Policeman New
kirk. of the Sixth precinct station, took
charge of the prisoner.
Lewis stated while in a cell that he hac
meter before been arrested. He said he
did not remember using profane Ian
guage Four Capitol policemen will ap-
pear against him this morning, however
The prisoner said, moreover, that he
never dispensed liquor to anyone, either
in or about the Capitol building. He
stated that his home Is at Pulaski, Va,
and that he lodged at Is G Street south
east.
The Washington times., 1901-07-27
DEATH OF DR.. L. RUSSELL.
A Civil War Veteran and Pension
Office Examiner

DIR. Leonidas Russell, for several years
past medical examiner in the Pension
Office, and former officer of the United
States Volunteer Army died shortly after
2 O'Clock yesterday morning at his resi-
dence, 1i19 Tenth Street northwest, after
an Illness of two weeks. Dr. Russells
health had been bad for nearly year
preceding his last Illness, and his death
was not unexpected by large circle of
friends and acquaintances in this city.
He leaves a widow and five children. His
death was caused by cerebro-hemorrhage
Funeral services will be held from his
late residence at 3 O'Clock this afternoon.
The Rev. Mr.. Stevens, past chaplain OF
the Department of the Potomac, G.. A.
R., will officiate. The interment will be
| made at Arlington, where the services will
be conducted by the Grand Army The
pallbearers will be DR.. Thomas Feather
stonhaugh, Dr. J. r. Hayes, DIR. Law
renee Wilson, DR.. Samuel Houston, Major
John D. Russell. and Capt. T. w. Watson.
DR.. Russell was born in Indiana sixty
six years ago Hts father was distin-
guished physician of that State. He was
appointed to West Point Military Acade-
| my, but was unable 10 pass the physical
| examination at the end of the second
year, and left the Academy to study medi-
cine. He graduated from jefferson Medi-
cal College, Philadelphia. when only
twenty years of age, and practiced his
profession at Owensboro, Ky. until tho
outbreak of the war between the States
when he enlisted in the Union Army. He
was made assistant surgeon in the Second
Kentucky Volunteer Infantry. and served
with distinction. and bravery. At the Bat
/, tie of Shiloh he was severely wounded,
but was retained in the hospital service
Dr. Russell was an ardent Union SYM
pathizer, and his Zeal for the anti-slavery
party was the cause of his getting into
difficulty with his secession neighbors in
Kentucky. At the close of the war he
moved TO Murfreesboro, Tenn, where he
married. Although formerly Republi-
can, he became disguised with the carpet
bag regime and became Democrat,
which he remained up to the time of his
death. He was elected to the Tennessee
Legislature.
During President CIeveland's first Ad-
ministration he came to Washington, and
was appointed one of the board of medi-
cal examiners OF the Pension Office.
When Corporal Tanner was made Com
r--fssioncr NJ Pensions under President
Harrison, DIR. Russell was dismissed. DIR.
Russell and President Harrison were
warm personal friends, and when the lat
.el ,eHfnsd OIL the acuon Of the Commits
sioncr of Pensions, he Immediately re-
appointed DR.. Russell TO his former posi-
ton. over the head of the Commissioner
sition TO the time of his death, although
| for year past his physical condition did
not allow him to perform actual work
on the board OF medical examiners
| Dr, Russell was prominent In the Ma
sonic order. and had a large acquaintance
| here In Grand Army circles. although not
member OF the local branch OF the
Grand Army of the Republic
The Washington times., 1901-07-27
NOT LIABLE FOR THE CLAIM.
Defendants Plea of Being Wage
Farmer Upheld by the Court.

In connection with the proceedings in
involuntary bankruptcy instituted in jan
uary, 1900, by the Ocorr & Rugg Com
many. of Rochester, N. Y, against Charles
F. Ramsdell. of this city, Justice Rradley
yesterday decided that Ramsdell is not
liable for certain Indebtedness. because
he was a wage Garner, receiving less than
81 800 per annum.
This stateme mt Ramsdell made de-
fence in his answer to the proceedings
against him by the Ocorr Il RUgg Com
pany to collect a sum of money amounting
to about $500 The company claimed that
Ramsdell was not wage Garner when the
controversy arose.
The court held that the point at issue
is whether or not Ramsdeil was a wage
Garner when he t.ed his answer on jan
uary 10 last.
The Washington times., 1901-07-27
BARNES SECOND ESCAPE.
The CoIOred Typhoid Patient Leaves
Freedman's Hospital.

who escaned from the Emergency Hos
pital Thursday morning. while in de-
.lirious condition from the effects OF a
high fever. is continuing to give the hos
pitaI authorities and police considerable
trouble. Thursday afternoon he appeared
at the Freedman's Hospital and applied
for treatment His temperature was 10i
and he was admitted to the institution
and placed in a ward. He was in every
way well behaved and gave the nurses
and attendnts no trouble until about i:30
O'Clock yesterday morning. when he again
sought his freedom. Dressing himself in
a pair of trousers that he found at hand,
he left by the bathroom window. as he
had previously done at the Emergency
Hospital The police were advised of his
unceremonious departure and are keep
ing a lookout for him for fear that he
may iniure himself.
The Washington times., 1901-07-27
STOLE A PAIR OF LEGS.
Artificial Limbs the booty of an I'm
known Thief.

Look out for a pair of cork legs and
a new hatchet," was the text OF a mes
sage sent to all the local police stations
last night, and upon receipt of this start
ling information the numerous .sleuths
connected with the Metropolitan Police
force started out with considerable vigor
to explore thoroughly the pawnshops
throughout the city with a view to reeoy-
ering the property and returning ii to the
rightful owner. Mrs. Harriet Bradon, who
resides at 22lS Thirteenth Street north
west.
Mrs. Bradon reported the theft to the
police yesterday afternoon. The stolen
limbs were formerly the property OF her
husband. who died some time ago. Since
his death the limbs had been stored in
loft in the rear of the Bradon home. Yes
terday afternoon Mrs. Bradon,s 1t seems
had occasion to visit the place, and was
shocked to discover that some vaRdal had
entered the loft and stolen them.
The Washington times., 1901-07-27
BALr1MoREs STORM DAMAGE.
Three Persons Injured by Lightning
in Anne Arundel County.

BALTIMORE. July 26-Baitimore is to-
day counting up the cost of the great
storm which visited the city late yester-
day afternoon, and while exact figures
are hard to obtain. so great was the area
covered it is probable that the total dam
age may be near 100000
1t was one of the fiercest storms of re-
ce.tt years in Baltimore. Much of the
damage was caused by the flooding of
cellars. In the centre of the city the in
flow of water resulted in the destruction
in whole or in part of the goods stored
in cellars and in some cases on the first
floors of business houses.
Flooded cellars in residential districts
were followed by the weakening of walls,
making necessary repairs to the housss.
Three persons were injured by lightning
which struck the house of James Z.
Rhodes, of Brooklyn, Anne Arundel Coun-
ty. They were Mrs. Sarah Rhodes, Mrs
Cecilia Rhodes. her daughter-in-law, and
Miss Hattie Rhodes her daughter The
bolt came down the chimney, struck the
china closet, and destroyed most of its
contents. Miss Rhodes had both ear
drums affected and she may lose her
hearing.
The Washington times., 1901-07-27
cREsCEUs' WONDERFUL MILE.
The Stallion Covers the Distance
in 2:12 "A.


CLEVELAND, July 2s.-AIl trotting rec
ords were smashed today by the phenom-
enal mile of Cresceus. Even his owner.
as confident as he was that the horse
surpassed all living trotters, was dazed
by the stations superb exhibition. The
mile-in 2:02S1-was little less than mar
velous
The track was in fair condition Cres-
ceus' effort was a trial against the stall
lion record-2:04-held by the son of Rob
ert McGregor. Cresceus was accom-
panied by two runners, one to carry him
to the half. where the other picked him
up and prompted him through the stretch.
Down to and around the turn he seemed
scarcely to touch the ground. He passed
the first quarter in 80 seconds. On to the
half in 1.0i. turning the second quarter
in 81 seconds, he glided without lifting
his nose. AT this point the second
prompter came into play. The wonder
full trotter seemed to spurn their efforts,
for with renewed energy he spurted away
and led them another quarter in cox sec
cnds. reaching the six furlong pole in
1:3lS4
With a grand, courageous rush through
the stretch the wonderful stallion came
On as steady as ever a horse could go,
dashing under the wire with no sign of
faltering in 2:022s. thus trotting the last
quarter in 81 seconds