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dict. The sentiment had. and still has,
a place in the breasts OF the American
pospIe that even were he as mad as a
March hare or as wise as solomon, he
was ut food for the hangman.
Killing of John Mccarthy.
There are scores upon scores of people
in this community who remember the
fatal summer night fight on Twelfth
Street and Pennsylvania Avenue be
tween John Mccarthy and Dennis Oar
den. Mccarthy was shot dead in that
encounter and Darden. who was tried
for his murder, was acquitted on the
ground OF insanity and incarcerated at
St. EIizabeth's Asylum It was claimed
by his friends and believed by the jury
that he was actually driven insane by
his adversaTy's process of bUtting him
in the head. Mccarthy had a powerful
frame and a skull as thick as an At
rican's. Butting was one OF his favorite
methods of fighting. and he employed IT
on this occasion, as it was claimed, until
he actually drove his opponent crazy.
This event certainly mas claim to a
place in the niche of sensational TRACE
dies and caused much more than a seven
days wonder. That it was che result
of a gamblers feud was and is now uni
versalIy admitted. and that it was bound
to come, some time or other. was gener-
ally conceded. If there was any public
sympathy in the matter the preponder-
ance of It was assuredIy on the side Of
Darden. He was a member of an old
Washington family, and though he was
known to be a practical associate of the
sporting fraternity. none who knew him
stepped of the sidewalk and left the
path free to him on that account. On
the other hand, Mccarthy was. to
certain extent, stranger within the
gates, and though he had his coterie Of
friends. the fiber Of their makeup was
different from that OF Darden's, who
was quiet man, sedate in his manner
and plain in his apparel
It was not so much of an offense
against society 10 be a gambler in those
day. and those times are not so very far
behind the present On what was then
known as Rum Row, the block on z
Street between Thirteenth and Four
teepth Streets, the clink of faro chips
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The Famous Midsummer Night Battle Between Dennis Dardn and
john McCarthyTon Wr9hts Murder of the Hebrew
Pedd1er--Seque1 to the Suratt TraFA Chap
of Unso1ved Mysteries.

things accordingly. Mr.. Bradley sent
Immediately for Wallace Kirby. we'll
known constable and detective officer Of
that period. and who still lives, a well
preserved, hale, healthy, and highly
reputable citizen of the district.
wallace" he said. y want you 10
take charge OF Surratt. Keep him under
cover, and just as soon as possible take
him cut 10 my farm. Do you think you
can manage it,
I'm sure can" said Kin who
thereupon took Surratf, efficiently dis
guised. to his fKirby's) house. There he
left him in custody Of Mrs Kirby, in
stTuctng her 10 securely lock up the
premises and under no circumstances TO
show herself or 10 answer the door bell
if it rang and with other precautions for
the care of his charge Kirby went to
Humphreys livery everybody
knows Of humphreys livery stabIe-and
secured a buggy. drove back to his home,
got SUrratt into the vehicle without diff
fculty. and headed straight for Judge
Bradley's farm, which was located some
where in the neighborbood of where
Bethesda Park is today. Oh! what a ride
that was, SuTratt was pale, scared, and
trembling with his fright. Kirby was
cool and collected. but anxious at every
hoofbeat ne heard behind them, or at
any unusual noise But nothing hap
pened- They reached the goal in safety,
and the long hunted man who had just
escaped by an inch the tightening Of the
hangman's moose could breathe again.
After stay Of some time on the Brad
ley farm and after excitement had been
exhausted, Surratt went to Baltimore,
where he still lives.
Another trial that caused more than
ordinary excitement in this community
and that is not yet forgotten was that Of
Mary Harris. who SHOT and killed clerk
In the Treasury Department, charging
that he had betrayed her under d prom
Use of marriage This event occurred
about q quarter of century ago, There
was no feature Of the trial that differed
materially from similar cases in other
courts. The sensational character was
merged in the commission of the act
itself It occurred during business
hours. and when clerks, both men and
women, were at their work, but the rapid
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r DITOR GONZALES death at the
l. hands OF Lieutenant Governor
TfIIman in Columbia. S c; the recent
fatal shooting of J. Ludlow skinner by
Lawyer Ernest Haworth in Raleigh,
N c., and the more recent mysterious
murder in Buffalo. n Y, of Edward /.
Burdick, that well-known member OF
the ''smart set" in the city on the lake,
together with other tragedies that have
fallen ike a pail on various communi-
ties since the New Year, are all re-
minders of the fact that in the annals
Of such mouFnfuI events the National
Capital has kept q.;te an even pace
with other cities in killings ito use
no other word-that have stirred up
feelings OF horror and excitement from
one end 10 the other OF this broad con
fluent of ours. Many of these cannot
be classified as murders. iuasmuch as
the rulings of courts and the verdicts
Of jUries in acqutting defendants in re
spectiYc cases justified their acts and
sent the alleged offenders back to the
world again untarnished by guilt. free
10 breathe their sweet atmosphere of
liberty and spotIess Of any shadow of
crime or criminal intent.
Tragedies they were, nevertheless. and
must ever so be regarded. Their &C
currences caused a shock that lasted
long in the breasts of their friends, and
despite the fact that public sentiment
IN several of the cases fingered with
favor around those on, trial the pain
full emotions their acts presented. like
BanQuo's ghost, would not be and never
has been downed.
The Key Tragedy.
The list Of these sensational trials.
barring the trial Of the censpirators who
murdered the great and good Abraham
Lincoln. has pre- minentIy at its head
that OF Daniel sickles for the fatal
shooting of Philip Barton Key. The de-
tails Of that calamity are fresh in the
minds Of almost everyone today The
array OF counsel for the defendant form
ed a constellation Of legal acumen and
forensic ability that has never been
eciIpsed before any forum. The victim
in the case. who at the time Of his TAX
ing of, was prosecuting attorney Of the
court in which his slayer was afterwa-d
tried, was one Of the best known
and most popular men in the community.
His successor, Robert Ould, and pFoba-
bly, better lawyer never appeared be
fore the District bar, was absolutely az
a loss for an argument against the pris-
oner, and was fam 10 rest his case maic-
~ on that part OF the Scriptural ordi-
nance as laid down by Moses, the origt-
nal lawyer. which provides that whose
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Department Of Commerce and
Labor Created 4'To Foster
and Develop the Busi-
ness Interests Of the United
States. " =. =. =. :. =,

w HEN ss, s' ss es 4sos.'s .sa took
sociates at the Pennsylvania
station Wednesday. before leaving for
his two months tour in the West. he
said to Secretary Corte1you:
"Good-by, Chief Trust Buster"
This joking remark was recognition
of one of the popular ideas of the rev
Department Of Commerce. But the Pres
ident. quite as clearly as anyone else in
the country. knows that to consider this
department the trust buster of the
Government is like calling a physician
butcher because one small part of his
work Of healing involves the amputation
of legs.
The new department Of the Govern
ment machinery was intended by Con
gress TO be a great engine 10 build up
the commerce and industry of the coun-
Try, and II is along this line that ali is
work viii be done.
The Department of Commerce law
says:
1T shall be the province and duty
of said department TO foster, promote,
and develop the foreign and domestic
commerce, the mining. manufacturing,
shipping and fishery Industries, the la
Dor interests, and the transportation ia
eiHties OF the United States"
Importance of Work
This is tremendous program. It
makes the new department at once vast
" important, and its Secretary fore
most member Of the Cabinet. The fos-
terfng of all these varied interests and
industries through the function Of gov
eminent must necessarily be q develop
ment from small beginning, an evOlu-
ton from painstaking study and inves-
tigation. The assistance rendered must
be unobtrusive, based on the right prin-
ciples, and brought to bear in a manner
which viii not disturb the delicate eQui-
Iibrium of that most sensitive organ
ism known as public confidence.
The working tools which have been
put into the hands Of the new Secretary
consist. first, OF several bureaus already
brought up to do certain work for va
rious branches of the executive depart
menIs. There was no purpose in the
work done by these bureaus heretofore
other than a proper transaction of the
current Government business. Stats
ties were compiled. multiplied and du-
pIieated, but in the completion Of those
statistics the bureaus producing them
felt the duty done. What good they
might be to trade or commerce was not
a consideration.
immigration was supervised, ships
were inspected, lighthouses kept iIlumi-
mated, foreign trade reports printed, and
rocks and shoals menaces TO shipping
were charted. But each light was hid
under a busheI, each energy pulled in
a different direction.
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VIII Be a Trust Buster, -
But the Regulation Of l.
legal Corporations VIII Be
Only One of Its Minor
Functions. =. =. =. =.

tons should have power and authority
to make. under the direction and con-
troll Of the Secretary of Commerce and
Labor, diligent investigation into the
organization, conduct, and management
of the business of any corporation. joint
stock company, or corporate combina-
tion engaged in commerce among the
several States and with foreign nations. -
Bureau of Corporations.
In this declaration the purpose of the
inquiry is declared to be TO gather such
information and data as will enable the
President of the United States to make
recommendation to Congress for 1egisla-
ton for the regulation of such COM
meTce-" The head of this bureau is
/ further directed "to report such data to
the President from time to time as he
shall require; and the information so OBJ
tanned, or as much thereof as the Presi-
dent may direct. shall be made public. ="
Another important function is given TO
this bureau, q function which was origi-
nalIy regarded as important enough to be
made the subject of a distinct bureau
the supervision over insurance The Blu
reau OF insurance, which was contained
in the bill creating the new department
IS it was reported 10 the House from the
committee, met with decided opposition
by members of Congress. who took all
sorts Of grounds against the proposition.
Chief among the arguments was the one
that insurance was not interstate com
merce. The section was forced out of the
bill, but when the conference report on
the measure had been adopted and the
bill printed in accordance Herewith this
paragraph was found to be securely
tackled to the Bureau OF Corporations
provision:
1T shall also be the province and duty
OF said bureau, under the direction Of
the Secretary of Commerce and Labor,
/ to gather. compile, publish and supply
useful information concerning corpora
tions doing business within the limits OF
/ the United States as shall engage in in
terstate commerce or in commerce be-
tween the United States and any for
/ eign country. including corporations en-
gagged in insurance, and to attend to
I sum bttiEL AHi1Es Do may bS lti tsAA ASR
! provided by law"
Control of Insurance.
/ It is held by legislators that the in
/ lection into this paragraph of the words
I including corporations engaged in tnsur-
/ ance'' makes the supervision over in
suTance corporations as complete as if
/ the whole machinery contained in the
/ original section were enacted into law
! with the authority given TO the Com
/ missioner Of Corporations. which has
I been cited above. there can be no doubt
/ that the Government has taken its first
/ long stride in the direction of ultimate
/ Federal control Of the corporate indus
/ tries Of the country. That the business
/ interests Of the country stand, as it
were. with bated breath. to see the ap-
] plication of this authority is not strange.
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d MONUMENTAL WORK OF THE NEW CABINET MEMBER D
Secretary Cortelyou and the
Men Who VIII Help Him.
Sitting Out Applications.
Where the Bureaus VIII
Be Located. =. =. =. =.

be made from tFem and conclusions set
forth The bearing OF one industry upoa
another and the general trend and effect
Of all are to be sought cut and en-
phasized.
One of the important economies in the
Government work which the new de-
partment is intended 10 effect IL is the
matter OF statistics. It was the pur-
pose Of Congress to have all Of the
statistics necessary in every branch OF
the service handled by this department.
and it is understood to be the inter-
ton of Secretary CorteIy0u TO institute
some important reforms in this work
and eliminate duplication.
When the department is fully organ
lied and the old bureaus taken over IL
will consist of fifteen bureaus, with from
twelve 10 fifteen hundred employees. and
require an annual expenditure OF from
81. goo 900 10 $40. 000. 600.
In order that the department may
come close to the business interests Of
the country Secretary Cortelyou viii
doubtless spend some time each year
in travelling and coming personally in
touch with the business men of the
country. Il is his desire TO make the
Department OF Commerce and Labor
an aid in every way and hindrance to
no one; to have it live. up-to-date,
active and energetic governmental func-
ton through which the business inter
ests of the country may be built up
md sustained
Labor and Capital.
A closer relation. it is believed. may
also be cultivated between labor and
capital through having the direct ear
OF each, with the machinery for aseer-
tanning the true condition OF any giver
dispute which may arise in this connec-
ton.
From row until July 1. when the new
department will be thoroughly organized,
Secretary Cortelyou and Commissioner
Garfield will occupy quarters in the rent
ed Builders Exchange. to which several
of the. bureaus heretofore attached to
the Treasury Department have been al
ready removed. That building will
eventually provide temporary accom-
Haodations for half dozen bureaus, the
big Bureau of Statistics remaining where
it has been for some years past, in the
Adams Building, in 2 Street, near Four
teenth Street. the Bureau of Labor con-
tinuing in the large building at New
York Avenue and Fifteenth Street. and
the Coast and Geodetie Survey remain
ing in its own building. opposite the
House Of Representatives, on Capitol
Hill. On July l Secretary Cortelyou,
with his executive headquarters. accom-
panied by the Bureau Of Corporations.
will occupy the entire new Willard
Building, which is now being completed
on part Of the historic site OF Newspaper
Row, in Fourteenth Street near Penn
sylvania Avenue Congress at its next
session is expected 10 authorize the
erection Of handsome home for the de-
par naax
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That Secretary Cortelyou, burdened as
he is with the work of selecting a com
petent force OF workers. has put this
wefghter question aside for future calm
elaboration before he makes the first
move is also reasonable.
Congress has sought TO extend another
strong arm from the broad shoulders
of the Federal Government on which
the manufacturing interests OF the
country may hang hopes for material
aid and comfort Bureau OF Manu-
features is provided for It's province
and duty will be to promote, foster.
and develop the various manufacturing
industries OF the United States and
markets for the same at home and
abroad, domestic and foreign. by gather
ing. compiling, publishing and supply
ing all valuable and useful information
concerning such industries and such
markets as shall best promote the in
terests Of the American manufacturer
There is no sting in the tail OF this
provision. no legislation 10 regulate"
is threatened by the operation Of the
Bureau OF Manufactures. as might be
construed to be the case with that OF
corporations
The Bureau of Labor.
The participation OF labor in the new
department is believed neither to add
TO nor take away from the present
governmental supervision in this branch
of the country's resources. The present
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The Murder of Garfield.

But the sensational trial par excel
Ience that held the attention of the
criminal courts of this District was that
of Guiteau. the murderer of the late
President Garfield Guiteau was the
mad actor in the tragic play before the
tribunal. and created a new scene each
day of his trial, from his arTaignment
to plead TO the charges against him up
to the hour of his condemnation 10
death; aye, even up to his stepping forth
from his cell TO meet the fate enjoined
upon him by the law, he played the
role OF a maniac, or was one. His coun-
sci. Charles Reed, of Chicago, put in
the plea of insanity for his defense, and
even went. so far as 10 declare that 70
sane citizen of this republic would as
sassinate its President Guiteau had an
audience every day. only limited by the
capacity of the court room to accommo-
date il. and that audience was entertain
ed-thats the word-entertained with
fights Of fury and madness either real
or simulated that tTagedian on the
boards Of a theater might envy That
the assassin was really insane, many
people honestly believed. Indeed. dis
tiuguIshed member Of the Washington
bar only a few days ago. arguing the
case Of a client on trial for murder,
and in whose defense he had set up the
plea Of insanity referred to the rulings
of the court in the Guiteau case and
with a sincere expression OF respect and
Difference for the honorable judge and
able jurist. as he referred TO him who
was the author of them, declared they
were a disgrace to the courts of he
District However, Guiteau's mad FRANKS
avaiIed him nothing and he was found
guilty of murder. And there are few II
any to question the wisdom of the YER
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and the jOuTneyings of he roulette mar
bic were as familiar to thousands as the
rumblings OF the horse cars as they
we're dragged along on the avenue in
front of this very Rum Row" But.
leaving all this aside. the fact remains
that Darden's escape from q penalty
can be ascribed 10 the terrible butting
process Mccarthy subjected him to and
caused him to drop the line of the
original fight and employ his revolver.
Murder of Jimmy" James.
It was on this same Rum Row" above
referred to that Horatio Bolster. a pu-
gilist of sparse renOwn. shot and killed,
early one autumn evening, a we'll known
sporting man known as jimmy James.
This was somewhere about the time OF
the tragic Extraordinarily episode.
James had on the afternoon OF the
night on which be was murdered knock
ed the pugiIist out score or more of
times. He had, in fact, set Bolster
crazy, and he had not recovered his
senses when he shot his antagonist. The
fact that this was the case counted in
the trial of Bolster and he was SEN
fenced TO four years for manslaughter
Murders, downright murders. of
course, all possess a grUesome flavor OF
atroeity, the only difference being in
the distinguishing mark Of their hei-
nousness. Witness several recent butch
cries perpetrated almost within the
shadow lines OF the Capitol dome-the
dreadful visitation of the negro Ford
upon Elsie Crtegier, the dairy farmer 5
little daughter; the equally shocking
murder of a little German girl by Smell.
the Pension once clerk. and other
crimes that are yet as fresh in memory
as to seem to have only happened with
in the fight OF a few hours But there
is one massacre holding a place in the
criminal annals of the District which,
though inspired by covetousness. takes
high rank il point OF ruthless inhuman-
ity, viciousness. and iniqufty-
Butchery of the Peddler.
Twenty years ago, or the period may
have been nearer a quarter of a cen
fury, a Hebrew peddIer came 20 Wash
ington. The time was nearing the date
of the birth of the blessed Nazarene- A
mantle of light snow covered the earth.
typical in its Wilderness Of the purity
that at that time should hold place in
the temple OF every mans heart and
conscience. This peddler. who had q
friend and partner, started on bust
ness journey in South Washington in
the neighborhood of the wharves. He
was never seen alive again and for n
day or two the police and detective
forces, who had been advised by his
partner of his strange disappearance,
were baffied at the mystery of his van
ishing. In the locality where he had
last been noticed lived negro named
Tom Wright. and in his house the itin-
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ter of Unso1ved Mysteries

shots Of the revolver used by the ag-
in causing a stampede from their desks
Of those who were calculating interest or
adding up columns OF figures as if cy-
clone had opened its fury upon their
locality. The woman was indicted for
murder, and arraigned in court. but &C
quilted by the jury. Her counsel was the
same Judge Bradley who defended Sur
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-01-20

Dicen de Copenllague que reina ALI
Ell mas vivo interes por las pruebas que
Sc estfn llevando q cabo con un buque
de nueva construction, inventado por
el captain dinamarques Ishoej, uno de
los navegantes mas expertos de aquella
nacion.
En- el barco en- question estan colo
cadas las helices no en- la popa, como
sucetle ahora en- todos los conocidos,
sino en- los costados, lograndose con es-
to- seg1n han demostrado las .pruebas
hechas, mas rapidez y mayor seguridad
en- la embarcacion.
Los gastos de construction del nuevo
vapor los pago TN sindicato de pita-
listas dinamarqueses, que han acordado
Sc construya ensegt1ida otro de igual tt
20, lspero de mayor tonelaje, para dar
mas amplitud a las pruebas demos
trar que ell invento del captain Ishoej
es una cosa notable, que adoptaran bre-
We las casaS CONSTRUCTORS navales del
mundo entero.