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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-19
COLLEGE GAMES.

At Philadelphia: RH.E. Cornell I o 0 o % i ? 3-7 ' 2 Pennsylvania 1 1 % o 0 1-5 8 4
 Batteries,-- Umstead, Sheppard Welch and Mare; Groves, Caldwell and Carish.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-19
At New London.

New London, May 19.-New London won from Springfield in the most excit- ing finish of the season. Springfield took the lead in the ninth, scoring four runs on two hits and three errors and then put Bowler in to cinch the victory. A single and two twoJbaggers were made by the first three men up, netting two runs with nobody out. Until the 1ast inning the game was brilliantly played. Score:
 N. London o 0 o 1 O II o 2-6 ii 5 Springfield o 0 0 o 900 1 4-5 1
 Batteries -Staub and Armbruster; Thomas, Bowler and .Q'Connor; um- pire, Carolan. .
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-19
SOUTHERN LEAGUE GAMES.

SOU ! IIEIt-N 11LAG U ID EAMES. At Atlanta-Atlanta 3; Memphis o. At Montgomery-Montgomery 5; New Orleans 3.
 At Nashville-Little Rock 10; Nash vile G.
 At Birmingham-Shreveport 2; Bir- mingham 1.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-19
NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE.

W
 At Concord-Concord 10; Lowell O.. At Brockton-Fall River 8; Brockton At Nashua-Nashua II; Manchester At Lawrence-Haverhill 8; Law renee O. L..
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NEW YORK sTATE LIE,

NEW YORK STATE LEAGUE. At Utica-Ilion 5: Utica 8!
 At Schenectady-Sc Il; A., J. and c. 9.
 At Troy-Albany 10; Troy 8.
 At Syracuse-Bingham 4; Syra- cuse l.
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Jockey Hurt at LouasvsaTe.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, May 1o.- Shortly after turning into the stretch in the last race Wavelow stumbled, and lock- ey McInerny was dragged thirty yards before his foot was released from the stirpnp. The boy was picked ID un- conscious. At the City hospital he im still unconscious, and chances are against his recovery. O. E. Ellison's Senator Morrison, an American Derby candidate. has. died of lung fever.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-19

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. At Minneapolis-St Paul 9; Mime apolis 8.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-19
WESTERN LEAGUE.

WESTERN LEAGUE. -'.'. '~s--,, At Omaha-Omaha 5; Peoria i.
 At Des Moines-Des Moines 6; Mill waukee 3.
 At Denver-Denver 3; Kansas City 2 At Colorado Springs - Colorado Springs 1; St Joseph O.
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from the entries of the various cocuiispiiu-
tors it was concluded that Carriers division
of the spells had been one-third.
WEsTCoTT DECLINED TO
TESTIFY AT COURT-MARTIAL.
Mr.. Westcott had declined to testify
either for or against his son-in-!aw before
the court-martiai. but when brought as a
witness against Carter's associa ties in CRIME
he admitted that the men had ondeavored
to get him to claim possession of securities
that were not his own.
Mr.. Westcott then sailed for Europe. and
In July. 1901. he was accidentally killed by
being thrown from his horse.
From the time of the c~ourt-m2rtiai TO
that of the arrest Captain Carter had heen
living at the New York Athletic Club.
The seizure occurred on September 80,
1899. 1t was 7:30 in the morning. and Cap
tain Carter was seated in the club reading
room when he heard a familiar voice IN
curing for the manager.
Looking up, he recognized an old ac-
quaintance in Major Simpson. who hesitat-
ingly approached and placed the Captain
under arrest
He was taken to Castle William. Gov
ernor's Island. and on April % was sent to
Fort L~eavenworth. where he arrived two
days later. His efforts to regain freedom
have never been relaxed
BY mortgaging his home he hoped to win
In a habeas corpus suit--one of seyeral-but
this was set aside by the Federal Judges.
Early In 1901 the Federal Government be-
gan an attempt to recover from Carter as
much as possible of the plumber.
HIS property in Georgia was attached.
and In the latter part of the same year
S'ooo'ON from Carter's estate was recovered,
this amount having been placed in various
saiety-deposit vaults by Ditson P. Carter.
Carter awaits !mpatiently the coming of
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In an endeavor to find congenial and
healthful employment for Carter 1t was de-
cided to transfer him to the prison hospital.
and there he has remained ever since.
Only once has he been Ill. and that was
about a year ago. when he suffered from an
attack OF malarial fever.
He eats heartily. sleeps we'll and still
carries himself with that erectness which
at cnce distinguishes the man Of military
training.
Though he hunks with a negro. this gen.
tleman of social and intellectual attain
ments makes no show Of superiority over
his outcast associates.
Each and every one Of his fellow-convicts
looks up to him as a man occupying. by the
right of birth and education. a higher sta
ton than they, even though he wears the
prison garb.
This dandy and leader Of the fashionable
set still Yields the scepter. though his sub
jects are, many Of them, from the lowest
Malks In Life
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gracious presence made my debut in the
spring Of 1878, under the direction of my
old tutor.
John w. Norton was a man. take him all
In ali. whose like we shall not look upon
again. Edwin Booth SAID of him: John
Norton is one of the greatest actors gone
managerially mad. He sacrificed his own
personal art to the development of art in
others.
Norton gathered a few professionals and
a few OF his favorite pupils into a company
in st. Louis for the support of Mary An
derson through a series of transforming
one-night and one-week stands. Among the
favorite pupils were Pauline Hall. Mittens
Willett and myself. We rehearsed here and
opened at Memphis. Tenn.
The play for the opening night was The
Lady of Lyons" with Miss Anderson, of
course. as Pauline; Norton as Melnotte,
Pauline Hall as the Widow Melnotte Dust
think Of Miss Hall as the widow at the
age Orwell. not yet 16). and Ada Blythe.
George Morton, Frank ShiDman and H.
Norman playing other parts. while I es-
saved the role Of Gaspard.
Mr.. Merton had instructed the youth of
the company. myself. to make all out of
Gaspard that was possible.
The result was that when Gaspard
reached the famous climax. Blows to n
French citizen, blows he had circlnd the
stage several tines, to the dismay of Nor
ton and the delight of the company and the
loss Of Miss Halls stage lines and bust
ness.
Miss Hall excused herself to Norton on
the plea that Gaspard had absolutely
amazed her into the belief that he actually
had gone mad. and that she was consid-
ering how to keep out of his way rather
than thinking of her lines.
No sooner had Gaspard kicked the door
open. and, turning down STAGE hurled
the blows. etc." at Claude Melnotte. than
the audience applauded in spite Of all the
laws Of stage courtesy. The people insisted
upon Gaspard returning. / looked at Nor
ton. He frowned. but motioned me to re-
turn.
Thu dressing -rooms at the Memphis the
alter were ranged along the wall on either
side Of the stage, and, therefore, the actors
had only to open O. door to look out and see
everything that was %transpiring.
At the moment of my recall the peerless
Mary Anderson was leaning from the bal
cony in front Of her door and looking down
on the scene between the Widow and Cas-
pard. And when Gaspard. with fear and
trembling, responded to the insistent call.
hers were the only hands he heard. the only
face he recognized. To his surprise. she
was applauding him and smiling encourage
msnt
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R~~i.~ Of Pri>e- Re,riteI
<.y 1he~ieS G~rtsr, ree~

, The daily routine of convict No. 1884 has
little variation.
At a quarter to 5 he rises, breakfasts at
| half-past 8, and from that time until din
| ner. which is given the prisoners at IL. he
| attends to his hospital duties.
After the midday meal up to 4 o'clock
the work of experimenting the other pris-
| oners who are detailed as assistants TO the
paid nurses is resumed
The rest of the day is practically his own.
and usually he spends this time in his gar
den, of which he has grown extremely fond.
| or in such recreation as the prison life af-
| fords.
Captain Carter was always interested In
| outdoor exercise, and while IN Savannah 1t
was his custom to make several changes
! of clothes each day in order to be properly
dressed for each occasion.
In the morning he wore q trim business
| suit. which at noon was replaced by a
| natty bicycle costume. and the gay Captain
| took a spin for two or three hours through
the streets of Savannah
DAILY ROUTINE OF
CONVICT NO. 1884"
=, Next his friends might behold him in a
! driving suit. and II his love for outdoor
sports had not yet been gratihed he might
again appear in riding toys
After 6 o'clock he was never seen In any
thing but evening clothes.
Now he quietly takes his exercise clad
in a neat suit Of gray cadet cloth. which is
cut to his measure by a citizen tailor and
made by c%onvicts.
, In the front Of each trousers leg Is
stamped in indelible red NO. 1884," a re-
! hinder of the present which no dreams of
| the past can efface.
Much Of his leisure time Is devoted to
reading and studying.
After he had completed his first employ
ment. that of making an inventory of all
the hospital property. which he managed to
do in an incredibly short time-a task. too.
which was not relished by the officials
Carter was detailed to assist the hospital
steward.
In this WORK his duties were practically
those of a druggist. and from the moment
he began to mix drugs he became interested
in the study Of pharmacy.
In less than three years Of careful study
Carter has reached the point where he 10
considered an expert in the compromising
Of a prescription.
While at work as head nurse In the hos
pital wards many were the stories circulated
about his skill In the dressing Of a wound,
In the caring for sick prisoners and of his
extreme kindness and tenderness to all.
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Savannah. of the New York At..etic and
University clubs. and OF several in Wash
instor.
IN appearance he was a typical dandy.
Els manner was warm and cordial. ard his
in.n.itab,s way of telling a story added
greatly 20 his general popularity.
de was a much sought dinner cues;. he
sides being himself a royal entertai~er.
At this period in his career Carter be-
gan spending considerable money.
afterwards ii was learned that his eX-
pe%rdituIes ran from S3.cN 10 scS.cno. though
his salary from the Government amounted
only 20 the frs; figure. He had a fine pri-
v3te yacht. The Angler. which is said TO
have cost $4,000.
II his extravaganza was questioned at AL.
people naturally though; that Captain Car
to- received a private in1ome from his
ather-in-law Mir. r.. +. Westcott.
There is a rule in the United States
Army that the assignment of engineer CT
hcers shall be changed from one station
10 another after they have served %continu-
oCs.y at one place for a few years.
CONSIDERED ADVISABLE
TO ENFORCE THE RULE.
AT the u:re ii Wis considered aGyi-aole
10 enforce this -ule in Carter's case. Con-
gress had just appropriated more than 81
VS.Vp Tor the work IN the Savannah sec
ton, and Cater Urged tne Government t.
permit HIM to continue at the work. whi,h
he desired to see completed.
After nine years a, Savannah 1t was de-
ctdrd, however. to make the change. Some
time before this Mrs. Carter had died, ana
the Captain seemed not unwi.iirg 10 tax.
advantage of an appointment as military
attache to the court of st. J2me.. and to
be named as one of the Commissioners Of
the N~icaraguan Canal Commission.
Ten days after his successor had taken
charge at Savannah irregularities were
suspected. The work seemed to b. eoin,
on utterly regardless of all specifications
and upon the investigation of certain pa
pers left by Captain Carter by a Board OF
Inquiry appointed by the President. the
new attache was suddenly recalled from
abroad and a court-martial followed.
The case was at once appea.ed to the
President as Commander-in-Chief of the
army, and he referred it to former senator
George F. Edmunds Of Vermont.
From careful investigation he reported
that there were causes for the dismissal
of Captain Carter from the army, yet the
evidence was not sufficient to warrant the
conclusion that the spells had been dt-
vided.
Then it was that the record of the case
was referred TO Attorney General John w.
Griggs Of New Jersey.
He succeeded in gathering evidence Of
the amount spent each year by the ac-
cused, which sums. though Carter MAIN
tanned that they were supplied him by his
father-in-law, Mr.. Griggs learned, were
derived from bonds in the control of Carter
himself.
The finding of the court-martial was up
held and Carter was sentenced to prison.
During the period following the Presi-
dents affirmation of the report the investi-
CATION still continued under the direction Of
the United States Attorney for the District
Of Georgia.
In the interest of the Government books
and accounts were xamined by experts, and
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hospital attenaants and convlcts. one a ne
gro.
Besides the trio of iron cots. exactly like
those used in army barracks. there Is
scarcely any other furniture in the room.
Nothing but his thoughts serves to recall!
the pleasure-loving life during those years
he spent in the South.
All prisoners who are able must have
some occupation. and to the former army
,fiicer fell the duty of keeping the books
l the manufacturing department.
1t was soon found. however, that this
sork was unsuited to him. He grew thin.
Iorbid and melancholy. so. like any other
:onvict under the same circumstances. he
vas removed to another department.
There is a certain amount of work that
must be performed in prison, and the War
den OF Fort Lcavenworth says 1t is his plan
to place the prisoners where they will be
able to do the most work. and the best.
and at the same time continue in good
health.
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the ,,me when. by risKing his all, ne may
hope to vindicate his honor. for by an agree
ment with the Federal Government Carter
has turned over all his property to Its keep
ing. and the Government in turn has en-
tered into an agreement to consolidate all
the suits to recover the same.
Carter will argue that the money spent
by him and the remainder now in the hands
Of the Government was given him by hi
father-in-law. while the Government w
cndeavor to prove that it was all a part {
national funds.
VISITED ONLY BY BROTHERS
AND HIS ATTORNEY.
The only visitors allowed to see the pris-
oner are Mr.. Stone. a Chicago lawyer, aIG
two Of Carter's brothers.
BY a special order from the Department
of Justice no others are permitted to hold
converse with him.
His little room on the second floor of the
prison hospital Is shared with two other
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wr.r~.-v FOR THE SUNDAY RsprRLIc.

wT'T~"S FOR II SUNDAY EEPURLIc.
Rehiri ,he Pe%nitentiary bars at Fort
Ic~ar.nwcr.h.- Kas., convict No. 1921 is
known only as a model prisoner.
Ey the great world ,ha- lies beyond the
stone walls NJ :he prison ;,ome the sturdy
military figure. CARRIED III gray. branded with
tie scarlet number ut disgrace. would be
recognized as oberiin NJ. Carter, former
Captain o. the Tinted States Engineer
Corps. one time dandy of his class.
Dishonored among his friends and COM
rades, his name stricken from the list Of
West Point graduates. with no wife or child
TO cheer him in his monotcrous prison life.
and the one person whose testimony might
have saved him gore beyond the reach OF
human call. this former army Captain does
not forget to he brave and strong through
all his irouh'e=.
The training he received at the nations
military school helps him in his fight for
freedom and honor.
Good behavior has its immediate reward in
prison. and the head that is said to have
aided in defrauding the United States Gov
eminent of upward of s2.oOo.eOl has known
how to take advantage of the means of de-
frauding the prison of nearly a whole years
time.
Captain Oberlin NJ. Carter was sentenced
September 9. 1899. to serve five years in the
military prison at Fort Leavenworth, kas.,
and II his perfect conduct continues he will
have, according to the old law. ten months
two for each year of his seutence-to his
credit on the prison rule book.
This means that he will probably be dis
charged on November 8. 1908.
When this exquisite OF the army leaves
Sho bopna .,hy,h mill hox,a ehaltoraI him for
four years and two months he will be little
changed in appearance little older. of
course, a little grayer and a little stouter.
for the regularity and discipline of prison
life Fave agreed wonderfully we'll with this
man, who was accustomed to every luxury
in life.
The face that was once marked with lines
of worry and strife has altered; it has grown
smoother from an unselhsh and interesting
daily occupation.
DAYS SPENT IN
CARING FOR OTHERS.
The prisoner has less time to think of him.
self than formerly, for his days are spent in
the caring for other and in the identifying
of the prison grounds.
Sometimes, when he waters the little patch
? of green and digs about his flowers. which
in their freshness are like a tonic to the
sick convicts. he thinks OF the day he will
be free TO try again to clear his name of the
stigma attached to It.
Oberlin NJ. Carter is now about so years
old. He was graduated from West Point in
1880. at the head Of his class, and was made
a Second Lieutenant in the army.
Twenty years ago he was in charge of the
prison in which he is now serving out his
sentence.
When. in 1894. this dashing young officer
was assigned to work on the Savannah Har-
Dor. exclusive Southern society took him
up.
In . short time he was advanced from
Second to First ~lieutenancy. n at the
death. Of the General In charge OF the Sa-
vannah district, Lieutenant Carter succeed
ed to the post.
He was q member Of the best clubs IN
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After a quarter of a century. which has
brought a few gray hairs and a touch of
badness to his temples, he revives the SEN
timent. The thought to him now seems to
contain q note OF realism-a real tribute to
Mary Anderson.
The veteran actor, principal of the st.
Louis School of Eiocution and Dramatic
Art, recalled the verse while standing upon
the bare stage of the Century Theater Sat
urday night rehearsing a performance
which last week marked his twenty-ffth
anniversary as an actor.
Tier upon tier of empty benches in the
dimly lighted playhouse appeared before
him Xix burrows on a hillside when the
dusk descends and peoples the shadows
with figures of fancy.
For a moment Mr.. Mcdowell stopped the
rehearsal as II to atch an echo of that APP
plause which came to the star in whose
galaxy it was his privilege to a%ppear-the
en- in the history of the stage who have
been strong enough to leave the glamour Of
the footlights. the incense OF flowers, the
applause of the public, to live a private
life as the wife of a plain English gentle
man. Since her residence abroad she has
come to be known as Our Mary Ander-
son.
Professor Mcdowell. after the rehearsal,
made a few notes concerning his debut
twenty-five years ago, when Mary Ander-
son was already great, though only is years
old. and when Pauline Hall was a member
Of the notable con,pany organized by John
W. Norton.
BY EDWIN L. MCDOWELL.
One Of the most precious possessions is
IL friendship Of Mary Anderson. in whose
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IN WAY TOGETHER"
Cadets Of Culver Summer Naval School at Gutter Drill

command. but with their sails furled. their
masts unstepped and LAID across their
thwarts. they are rumbling steadily along
over long straight lines Of smooth steel
rails. They are on fat cars. and are bound
for a little lake in the Middle Western State
Of Indiana.
At Annapolis. Uncle Sans cadets in their
two-masted cutters learn how to handle
sails and oars and how to steer. Then a
saucy little steam launch appears on the
scene and from time to time displays on her
slender mast a fiuttesing array of flags of
varied hueR.
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Special Correspondence OF The Sunday Republic.
Culver, Ind. May 21.-Two men-of-war
cutters left the Portsmouth Navy Yard
some days ago on a strange journey. No,
not on a filibustering expedition, nor for
the North Pole. nor for over the sea, nor
in fact on the water at all. But for a
long cruise over land. through scenes that
no man-of-war cutter ever saw before in
its waking hours. and into a state where
man-of-war cutters are as rare as birds
of the sea.
No. they are not sailing through the air
with a Santos Dumont or a Langley in
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And the cutters. just as though they wers
great cruisers of a squadron and the launch
a stately flagship. manuever into line or
column. and do this or that as the gay
little flags command.
Up at Culver. on Lake M~a1inkuckee. each
summer, is a similar interesting and pleas
ing scene.
Strangely enough. too. this f~resh-water
school in the Hoosier State is the only ons
hat has been allowed these boats in which
Uncle Sans own middies learn the tactics
of the sea,
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y ACROST1C TO MARY ANDERSON, 4
= My old heart Is filed with musical 4
. voicings;
= Alembic-toned meters thrill nerve. Z
= heart and brain. Z
= Rhymes from Parthenia's lips, full of 4
. rejoicings-
. Youths sacred fires are awakened Z
. againi
= Am I 50 old? Thou, gifted daughter, I
! Nurtured me. tottering. nigh three 1
. score and ten; I
= Dead to earth's pleasures, twas thy 1
. silvry measures
Entoned my dead heart and revived 1t 4
. again. Z
. Royal-tonsued nations may praise I
. yet forget thee,
. Sages and poets key their hearts to 1
. II fame
. One soul. at least, will be loyal for
q ever, Z
= Nursing thy memory-God bless thee. I
Q Amen!
. GRANDFATHER NED"
. edwin L. McDowell) 4
. May. 1875.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-02-27
GEMS OF THOUGHT.

Life's reals depend on religions $ ideals.-Ram's Horn.
 Write it on your heart that every day is the best day of the year.-Emer- son.
 The road 10 ruin iG a down grade, not a leap over reciEice.-United Pres byterian.
 The habit of looking on the best side of every event is worth more than a thousand pounds a year.-Dr. Samuel Johnson.
 Beauty is Gods handwriting; well come it in every fair face, every fair sky, every fair flower and thank for if Him, the fountain of all loveliness.- Charles Kingsley.
 To be everywhere and everything in sympathy and yet content to remain where and what you are-is not this to know both wisdom and virtue and to dwell with happiness PR. L. Steven. son.
 Nothing can lessen the dignity of hu- manity so long as the religion of love of unseltishness and of devotion en- dures, and none can destroy the a!tars of this faith for us 50 long as we feel ourselves capable of love.-Amisl's 's Journal.