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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-12
IRGUMENT AND CHARGE.
Conclusion of MIR. osborne's Address
Judge Lambert's Instructions.

NEW. YORK, Nov u.-When court
opened !to-day Assistant District Attorney
Osborne resumed his summing up. He said
ex-Govsrnor Black had made a misstate-
ment @hen he declared the experts had
testified that the writing on the poison
package wrapper was not in a disguised
hand. Afr. Osborne read extracts from the
testimCay 10 show that two out of three OF
the EXPERTS had found the address dis
guised-s Mr.. Osborne argued that the Bar
net letters, the earliest in the case. gave
the first evidence of an attempt TO dis
guise, End that the disguise improved with
every letter exhibited. He declared that
the ear;ier Barnet letters conformed almost
exactly TO the handwriting of Molneux
The prosecution took up the matter of
the letter boxes and declared the hiring
OF the Koch box In Cornishs name
an actI OF hostility TO Cornish. Talking
of Koca. who sold To a newspaper an iden-
tificatidn of Molneux a man who had
talked 70 him on Dec. H. 1895. about hiring
a Iettel box. Mr.. Osborne said he would
not himself insult the jury by asking
for a dDnviction upon such evidence
The assistant district attorney dwelt at
some l9ngth on the talk Molineux had with
Heiles ;before Heiies wrote TO Sterns q
Co. ABOUT Harpster, and demanded: Does
not thlt show hostility toward Harpster?
Molinetx had nothing against Harpster
except shis friendship of Cornish and vet
ne triesI TO do him the greatest harm he
could-seprive him of his job IL he would
go so Ear against Harpster. what would
he not 60 TO Cornish?"
Mr. Osborne began TO talk about the
RarnetfletteFs. THE man who wrote those
Cornish letters had the Barnet case in
mind,". he said, when Ex-Governor Black
INTERRUPTED with an objection. which Jus
tice Lambert sustained. Mr.. Osborne how
ever declared he was well within the evil
dence 4nd the court permitted him TO pro-
ceed t'This defendant and Barnet" Mr.
Osborne continued. were friends, living
near ekch other on the same floor of the
KnickeEbocker Athletic Club. They were
having a attention TO the same lady. She
rejected Molineux. Barnet died and eight
days Liter Molineux bought for the wom-
On an Engagement ring. The wedding was
very Sudden.
Mr. Osborne took up the Burns-Cornish
and Barnet letters, the first two asking for
certainlremedies. and the third for a mar
riagc tuide." and declared that the en-
velope matched the paper OF the Cornish
letter and that the wording OF the con-
ceded burns letter was Identical with the
wording OF the Cornish letter.
This case" counsel said. in concluding
his tax on the handwriting. does not
depend; upon any witnesses who may lie,
but ont the common sense and intelligence
CT the: jury. Governor Blackwell said IN
defninS circumstantial evidence that every
circum3tance must point 10 the one man
as the magnetic needle points 10 the pole.
Every tcircumstance In this case points to
H0linekx"
Mr. 0sborns. In his peroration. pointed
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ROLAND B. MOLINEUX FREE
Promptly Acquitted of the Charge of Poisoning Mrs.
Katharine j. Adams on Dec. 2S, 1885,
THE CASE IN BRIEF.

Dec. 2s. 1sss-Mrs. Katharine j. Adams
poisoned in her apartments at New
York. The poison, concealed in a bot
tie of bromo-seltzer, had been sent TO
Harry S. Cornish. who boarded with
Mrs. Adams. Roland B. Molineux and
Cornish had quarreled and were enc
mics. Mrs. Adams took dose OF the
mixture and died within a few min
utes
Feb. q. 1s99.-Molneux, charged with send
ing the poison to Cornish with muir
derous intent, was arrested and COM
mitted to the Tombs.
Nov. IA. 1s9e.-Molineux placed on trial
Feb. 10. 19o0.-verdict OF murder in first
degree returned after a trial lasting
ffty-seven days.
Feb. 1s. 1sO1.-Molineux sentenced to death
by Recorder Goff and taken TO Sing
Sing on the same day. He was a pris-
oner in the Tombs 354 days.
June IT, 19Oo.-Molineux's counsel took an
appeal TO the Court of Appeals on
June II, and a new trial was granted.
Molineux spent one year, seven months
and twenty mine days in a death cell
at Sing Sing. after which the new trial
was granted.
Oct. 16 1902.-Molineux's second trial begun.
Nov. II, 19O2-Molineux acquitted and dis
charged from custody.
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ployes; that the standard of living is
equal to that OF the average American
workman; that the towns and cities are
better than any mining towns In the bi-
luminous coal fields of the United States
This company denies that the alleged in
creased cost of living has made Ii Inn
possible to maintain a fair standard OF
life upon the basis of the present wages
or from securing any benefit from In
creased prosperity, and that the condition
of Of the workmen is poorer on account OF IL IL;
children of the anthracite mine workers
are prematurely forced into the breakers
and mills, instead of being supported and
educated upon the earnings of their par
ents, because of low wages of such par
ents, or that such wages are below the
fair and just earnings of mine workers In
this industry. 1t AYERS that the State OF
Pennsylvania makes large annual appro-
priations for schools and that the school
districts levy local taxes for school pur-
poses: that textbooks are supplied from
for compulsory attendance at public
schools. In the county of Schuylkill this
company paid for school taxes in the year
1901, $4,000. The local school boards are
ships. boroughs and cities. The means of
education provided by the State through its
system of free schools and compulsory at
of the failure of the local school boards
to enforce compulsory attendance, but the
wages paid are ample to insure good COM
mon school education for all children in
the coal regions desiring to attend school,
No boys are employed in and about the
mines and breakers in violation of the
statutes fixing the ages of employment
In addition to provisions for education,
ample hospitals for the care Of the sick
and injured are maintained in the anthra-
cite coal regions. This company AYERS that
there is not anywhere else in the world
a mining region where the workmen have
so many comforts facilities for educa-
ton, general advantages and such profit
able employment.
SHORTER WORK DAY OPPOSED.
"Seventh-This company denies that the
second demand, for reduction Of 20 per
cent in hours of labor without any reduc-
ton of earnings for all employees by the
hour. day or week. Is either just or equit-
CONTINUED ON PAGE 5. COL. L.
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CHICAGO, Nov. u.-william f. McHen-
ry, one of the oldest members Of the Board
of Trade, was expelled by the directors to-
day on charges of dishonorable and uncom-
mercial conduct. preferred by John Hill.
jr. Mr.. McHenry declared the irregularities
occurred during his enforced absence from
his office because of Ill health. In former
years Mr. McHenry was considerable of a
market factor. In 1872 ne was the prin-
cipal broker In the celebrated John b.
connected with IL who did not fail
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EN- ROUTE WEST.
senator Beveridge and Others Pass
Through Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Nov. 11.-United
States Senator Beveridge. of Indiana; Dill
lingham. of Vermont. and Burnham. of
New Hampshire. members OF the subcom-
nittee on territories. passed through here
to-day on their way 10 make a tour OF the
Territories of the Southwest Senators
Nelson, of Minnesota, and Heitfeld, of
Idaho. will join the party later. None of
the party cared to discuss their errand at
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-12
TRIBUTES TO COM MMERCE
Addresses by President Theodore Roosevelt and
Former President Grover Cleveland
NOTABLE EXPRESSIONS.


The voice of the weakling or the era
ven counts for nothing when he clamors
for peace but the voice of the just man
armed is potent.
We need 10 keep in a condition Of pre-
paredness. especially as regards our
navy, not because want war, but be-
cause we desire 10 stand with those
whose I,les for peace is listened to with
respectful attention.
Arrogance. suspicion. brutal envy of
the we.l-to-do. brutal indifference to-
ward those who are not well-to-do, the
hard refusal to consider the rights of
others. the foolish refusal to consider
the limits OF beneficent action, the base
appeals to the spirit of selfish greed.
whether is take the form of plunder of
the fortunate or OF oppression of the
unfortunate-from these and from all
kindred vices this Nation must be kept
free IL ii is to remain in its present
position in the forefront of the peoples
Of mankind.
Good will come even out OF the pres
ent evils IL we face them armed with
the old homely virtues: IL we show that
We are fearless of soul. cool Of head
and kirdly of heart: if. without betray-
iuk tHt WtdhHtSS tadt NilnttS bcAOAS
wrongdoing, yet show. by deeds and
words. our knowledge that in such
government as ours each Of us must be
in very truth his brothers keeper.
Ex-President Cleveland,
They chambers OF commerceI have
directly and by example leavened the
mass o. our citizenship with a love Of
la elv rfrfh ted
to the preservation Of true devotion TO
fair play.
Commerce is born of enterprise; and
enterprise in this busy. hustling age,
is born of struggle and competition.
But tie struggle and competition need
not be to the death. Alertness and
keenness in securing business oppor-
tunities does not, by any means, import
unmindfulness of all else save ruthful-
ness and ravenous snatching.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-09
A.C.L. HEADQUARTERS
MAYOR MYERS THINKS NOTHING
HAS BEEN DECIDED ON.
SAVANNAH ON THE LOOKOUT.
WILL PUT IN ITS CLAIM WHEN THE
TINE COMES.

Little Talk in Richmond About the
Matter, the Mayor Says-Heads of
Departments and Employees Here
Anxious About Their Positions and
Waiting for Some Move of the Con-
sOIidation.
Mayor Herman Myers returned yes
terday from Richmond, where he spent
Friday and Saturday on business. He
will resume the administration of the
affairs of the city to-day.
Mayor Myers was asked if there is
much discussion in Richmond relative
to the location of the general offices
of the Atlantic Coast Line, after it
has been consolidated with the Plant
System. He replied that he had not
heard the matter discussed there, and
he thought it was still unsettled. The
Coast Line officials, in his opinion,
have not yet decided at what point on
the consolidated system it will estab-
lish general Offices.
Savannah is greatly interested in
this question. Those who beray the
greatest interest are the OInclalS ana
employees of the Plant System, who
do not know what effect the con-
ISOLATION will have upon their posi-
tons. They are disposed to murmur
too, for they would like to be on the
watch for other employment, in the
event it is on the boards for them to
give up their positions. No intimation,
however, reaches them, and they are
completely in the dark. The officials
say, that they do not know what is
going to happen, and there is little
disposition to question that fact The
clerks and other employees know moth
ing. Those of the passenger depart
ment have gained an impression from
some source that they will be cared
for, but it remains to be seen whether
they will fare any better than those of
other departments that have not gath
cred this idea
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-09
BOARDS ANNUAL MEETING.
Officers and Teachers of Public
Schools to Be Reelected Tonight.

Officers and Teachers of Public
schools to Be Reelected Tonight.
The annual meeting of the Board of
Education will be held at Chatham
Academy this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The most important business before it
is the election of officers and teachers
for the public schools of the county.
There is no probability there will be
any changes. There are no vacancies
among officers or teachers to be filled
and it is altogether probable that ev-
cry one now holding a position will be
reelected. Some designations may be
received before the schools open in the
fall and in this event the vacancies thus
created will be filled at a future meet
ing of the board.
The annual report of superintendent
Ashmore will be made at this after
moons meeting, as will also the re-
ports of the principals of all the
schools. These reports will discuss rou-
tine matters of school administration
and projected improvement, but are not
likely to contain anything of special
interest to the general public.
An examination for teachers posi-
tons in the public schools will be held
at the Academy next Saturday. Those
who are successful in passing the
somewhat rigid examination the rules
of the board prescribe are placed on
the list of eligibles. from which va
cancies in the position of teacher are
filled as they occur. AS has been
stated, however there are no present
vacancies to be filled.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-09
PLENTY OF AFFRAYS.
Hot Weather Had It's Effect Upon
COIored Scrappers.


The heat of yesterday produced its
effects upon the passions of some of
the colored population of Savannah and
as result half a dozen cases of as
sault with intent TO murder are regis
tered on the blotter at the police bar
racks, besides as many other charges
of assault of less magnitude and seri-
business.
Early in the morning James Wash
ington nearly carved Rebecca Virgins
to death. The woman is badly cut in
several places, the more serious wounds
being long and deep stab and cut in
the thigh and a cash across the left
wrist that narrowly escaped severing
an artery. .
Washington was not after the wo-
man he wounded but another with
whom he had been living. He had had
a previous quarrel with this second wo-
man and ran her into a house on State
street, between Drayton and Abercorn.
Into the house he followed and when
the Virgins woman tried to protect her
relative and friend she received the
blows that were intended for another
Washington was arrested early yester-
DAY morning.
Early in the night a second murder
Gus assault had been committed. This
time George Small jumped Polly Sill
son with a pair of knucks and doubt
less would have done very serious
harm had he not been stopped in time.
Small was picked up by Patrolman
Limehouse during the early morning.
third attempted murder was COM
mitted yesterday afternoon in Yalna-
craw, where George Givens became in
volved in a fight with Emanuel Den
mis- and left a knife sticking in his
skull. The knife blade had to be pulled
out. Givens was arrested and sent in
to the station house, and with the 9TH
ers accused of similar crimes will be
given a hearing before the Recorder
this morning.
Lesser rows were in progress all dur
ing the day. Among these was one
notable affair in York lane, near Aber-
corn, in the course of which Henry
Sapp hit Annie Mcdonald over the
head with an earthenware pitcher and
Annie retaliated with half a brick.
Both of them had bloody heads as a
consequence. Officer Ungar picked up
the two principals and Willie Pickens,
another man, and sent them all into
the station house.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-09
HE WANTED A PANAMA.
Nothing short of a SIS Hat Would
Suit COIOred Carpenter.

Nothing short of a $15 Hat Would
Suit COIOred Carpenter.
1t is a matter of common observation
that costly Panama hats are worn by
many people who are least able to af-
ford them. Clerks in the stores in
which Panamas are sold now show no
surprise when a young man, earning,
probably, about $50 a month, buys a
Panama, but every now and then they
get a shock Saturday night a clerk
in well known store was given one.
colored man appeared and asked to
see some hats. The clerk, with a quick
and comprehensive look, sized up his
man and decided that the dollar hats
about tailed with his financial abilities.
This conclusion was drawn from the
fact that the man wore a shirt I'M
concealed by a coat that was collar
less and cufflesS, and trousers that
showed that it was long since they had
been handed down from the shelf.
Il guess l want something a little
better than these" said the customer,
not liking the looks of the 81 hats
What about those over there?' Those
over there" were worth 81 and So, and
the clerk thought that information
would please him, but not so. He inspect
ed the 81 and SIS hats, but didn't find
anything that suited his critical eve.
Finally he glanced off from those hats
and his eye rested on a bench of Pana-
mas. Their bright, clean straw de-
lighted his gaze.
How much is one of those hats
worth" he asked.
Fifteen dollars" the clerk replied.
TIL man tried on enc, announced that
he liked it, and handed over SIS.
After a bit the clerk received suf-
ticiently to ask a fellow salesman who
the man was. RE was told that the
customer was a carpenter. Though he
looked rough on working days, he
liked to wear good clothes on Sunday
Quite number of colored men wear
Panamas. The wearing of the costly
headgear seems to be confined. how
ever, to young men of the race 1t is
safe to say that an investment in a
Panama represents large proportion
of ones earnings for a month
1T is a notable fact" said a hat
dealer. that more than half the Pana-
mas you see are worn by young men
VINO probably put weeks salary in a
hat-or promised to do so. Many bust
ness men, with means that would en-
able them to pay 500 for a hat if they
wanted to. do not invest even SIS. for
they think that is too much money 10
spend Tor hat The fad is what
catches the young men, however, and
they VIII have the Panamas.
Il do not believe there will be so
many Panamas sold next year. The
manufacturers will stop making them.
When one style of hat gets such a
run the manufacturers interests suf-
fer. | do not believe the manufacture
ers thought that there would be so
many Panamas worn. They thought
that the Panamas would be but an
adjunct to their other straws, but it
now looks that they will throw other
hats out Of business. I predict that
the prices of Panamas will run sky
high, so as to prevent their pur-
chase, OF thar the manufacturers will
stop making them in such quantities"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-09
PROFITS OF THE FAIR.
Report Read In Cathedral After
Each Mass Yesterday.

After each mass at the Cathedral of
pastor Rev. Father r. F. Kennedy,
submitted report of the result of
the fair held for the benefit of the
church in the spring. The total re-
ceipts were $13, 167.03, received from
the tables as follows: From Mrs. ].
]. McDonough's, $5,928.96; Sacred
Heart, $2,37487; choir. $2,250.32; coun-
try store, $1,3S5; refreshment, $S72.OS;
flower and candy, $410.S0
After the expenses of the fair had
been deducted a net amount of $12,-
S0S.50 was left. which was applied to
the debt of the Cathedral and which
wiped out all obligations with the ex-
ception of $4,000, which has been Dor
rowed from the Bishop Becker fund for
the education of priest. According to
the terms on which this loan was eff
fected interest must be paid on it for
twenty-five years. after which time the
debt shall be considered cancelled.
1t is for the purpose of raising funds
to pay this interest that the collec-
ton every second Sunday is made
from the congregation. After giving
the figures of his report Father Ken
nedy said: The bishop and Catholic
clergy desire to express not only their
great gratitude for the unlocked for
results of the fair, but also their sin
cere thanks to the ladies in charge
of the tables and to all who in any
way assisted toward the success of the
fair"
A part of the money received from
the fair will be used in the purchase
of a heating apparatus for the church.
but this will hardly be installed before
the winter. 1t will cost between 3d.
900 and SIS 900
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-09
Isle of Hope Grand Opening Wednes-
day Night.

There will be two entertainments a
week, every Wednesday and Friday
nights. Cars viii run to Barbee's ev-
cry half hour from Fortieth street.
There will be no charge for ladies or
childI en- this summer to any of my en-
tertainments. First-class meals will be
served for SOC. 1 defy any restaurant
to compete with my bill of fare. Light
drinks will be served at sc. The best
of cream at 10c per plate. Hot rolls
will be served at every supper. The
best of order will be preserved and
only the. best people will be allowed
on the pavilion Gas usuaD. Prof. Icons
orchestra will furnish music. The floor
of the pavilion is as smooth as glass.
Go out Wednesday night and enjoy
yourself. A. M. Barbee, Proprietor.
-ad
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-09
DINED BY Mr.. LANE.
Advance Entertainment for Some of
the Visiting Bankers.


the Visiting Bankers.
feature of the interstate conven-
tion of bankers to be held in Sa-
vannah June 1913 will be a dinner
at the De Soto. which will be given
the night of June 16 by President Mills
B. Lane of the Citizens Bank All CT
the Savannah banks have been invited
to send representatives to the dinner,
and invitations have also been sent
by Mr.. Lane to a number of promi-
nent bankers of Georgia
Congressman Fowler and Hill will
also be guests at the dinner. Those
gentlemen are expected in Savannah
on June 16 for a preliminary meeting.
at which the subject under discussion
will be the Fowler branch bank bill
Arrangements for the convention are
being looked to by Savannah bankers,
300 bankers in attendance. The session
of the interstate convention will be
held at the theater the morning of
June II. That afternoon there win be
a reception at the Savannah Yacht
Club, and at night there will be an
other at the De Soto The next day
the bankers associations of Georgia,
North Carolina and Virginia will meet
Independently at the De Soto, and that
afternoon there will be a trip to Ty-
bee, which will conclude the stay of
the visiting bankers in Savannah.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-09
MUCH HEAT AND HUMIDITY.
Made savannah SweItcr for Several
Hours Yesterday.

With the thermometer at "a degrees
and an excessive amount of humidity
Savannah sweltered for several hours
yesterday. A thunderstorm accom-
panied by intermittent showers and a
lively rattle of hail in the afternoon re-
1ieved things considerably and so re-
duced the temperature that at O'Clock
last night the Thermometer registered
only "A degrees.
The mean temperature for the day
was 50 degrees. an excess of above
normal This gives to the month an
excess of degrees and to the year, to
date, an accumulated deficiency of 1873
degrees. The rain up to o'clock p. m.
mounted to 10 of an inch. The de-
ficiency for the month lie inches and
that for the year 5.06 inches.
The state forecast for to-day is for
showers and warmer weather in the
northeast portion. Tomorrow, 1t is
predicted, will be fair.