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Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-22
THE CANADA LAKE TRAGEDY.
Evidence of Miss Browns Engage
ment to Evans Disclosed.

Evidence of Miss Browns Engage
ment to Evans Disclosed.
JOHNSTOWN, N. Y, Aug. 22.-It is
learned now that the ring found on the
body Of Florence Brown, who was
drowned in Canada lake about two
weeks ago, was an engagement ring
from George H. Evans, who was
drowned with her. The day after the
disappearance Of the couple Mrs. Bier
ing of New York, sister of the girl, told
Evans guardian that the young man
had asked the girl to accept the ring
and marry him rs soon as possible,
promising to break his engagement
with Miss Weart Of Pittsburg.
Mrs. Biering did not know whether
the ring had been accepted by the girl
or not, but after Evans body had been
found and 1t was seen that the ring was
not in his pockets 1t vas supposed that
the girl must have 1t, and when her
body wa found the ring vas found
tied about her neck. This increases
the theories suggested for the explana-
ton of the double tragedy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-22
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LIBRARY WHIST.
{ ntertalned by Mrs. Harry Demarest of
West Avenue, Woodbridge.

Mrs. Harry Demarest entertained
the Sewaren Library Whist at her
home on West avenue, on Wednesday
afternoon. The first prize, 1.-THE Book
of Joyous Children" by James Whit
comb Riley, was won by Mrs. Parks.
The second, "a Book of Western
Verse, "by Eugene Field, Mrs. B. F.
Hart won. Mrs. Foster won the guests
prize, "Rymes of Childhood" by
Eugene Field. The guests present
were: Mrs. J. Edgar Brown, Miss
Edna Brown, Miss Laura Cutter, Mrs.
Charles DeRussy. Mrs. Foster, Miss
Edna Lockwood, and Mrs. Ira T..
Spencer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-22
NEWS ITEMS.

j. F. Bedell, of Main street, was q
New York visitor yesterday.
Mrs. Hoeny, and daughter Ida, OF
Newark, are visiting Mrs. Weisett, OF
Main street.
Miss Gertrude Simonson has return.
ed to her home in Tottenville, after q
weeks vacation spent with Miss Mae
Crich, of 212 High street, Perth Am
boy.
Stephen Hubbard returns to his
duties in the First National Bank al
st. George Monday, after a weeks
vacation.
Miss Nellie Hooper, of the Bronx,
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Henry Still.
we'll, of Giffords.
The picnic of the Keystone baseball
team, which was to have been held
tonight in Wilken's Hall, Giffords,
has been postponed to an indefinite
date.
Alfred Palmer, of Amboy avenue,
is confined to his home with a sprain.
ed ankle.
1t is expected that the Catholic Club
members of Perth Ambov, will hold
an old fashioned clam bake at DR..
Juhl grove, one Sunday afternoon
of next month. After the bake, all
sorts of sports will be enjoyed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-22
A CONDITIONS.

n. G.. DUN & Co. Report Business
Good.
NEW YORK, Aug. PR. G. Dun &
Co.'s weekly review of trade says:
Business Is well maintained aside
from the quieting influence of the va.
cation season, which somewhat re-
stricts trade and retards collections.
Making due allowance for the period,
there is no cause for complaint. The
adverse factors that have been operat-
ing against prosperity in recent preced-
ing weeks are no longer as potent, nor
NAL influences gradually prevailing.
Labor controversies still exist, curtail-
ing the output of a few products and
the consumption of all the necessaries
of life. Crops are not going to market
as freely as usual, although the agri-
cultural outlook is distinctly favorable.
In spite Of several obvious reasons for
expecting a check to freight traffic
earnings of railways thus far reported
in August show an average gain of 9.6
per cent over last year and 1872 per
cent over 1901.
Merchandise is in good demand at
Boston, business in some quarters is
above the average for August, and the
footwear industry continues fully occu-
pied. Building operations are large,
and a healthy tone is evident in whole
sale trade at Baltimore, while the fall
outlook is unusually bright.
Liabilities of commercial failures
thus far reported for August aggregat-
ed $6,965, 1876, Of which So, 151, 151 were
in manufacturing, 81, 1888, TAT in trading
and $SO,2S7 in other commercial lines.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-22
somnambuIist,s Feat.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Aug. 22.-Mrs.
Mortimer Snow, who, with her hus-
band, occupies a third story room in
the Evans House, narrowly escaped
death, due to somnambulism. She
managed In some way to get half WAY
out Of the large window and was Hang
ing head downward, with the widow
closed upon her body. A policd mar
awakened her husband, and after d
difficulty the woman was rescued.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-22
OFF FOR C0NEY.

The Dental Works employees, who
hired the steamer Lottie B. Captain
Bedell, are having a great time on
their trip to Coney Island this after
noon They left the dock at Princess
Bay at about 1. 80 and expect to land
at Coney about 3 O'Clock. The trip
home will start at 10 O'Clock and stops
will be made at Princess Bay,
Pleasant Plains and Tottenville.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-22
NEWS ITE ms.

Mrs. Patrick Smith INT daughter
Susie, Of Augusta street, have been
spending a week at Freehold and
report a glorious time.
A real live Indian in yellow buck
skin and feathers run for a trolley cal
Thursday evening with a lot of boys
as a rear guard. The little girls were
frightened and ran for their homes.
No one knew where he came from, nor
where he was going, but the small boy
was delighted.
An engagement of one Of South
Amboy's young men to a New York
lady we'll known in this borough, has
leaked out and is being circulated
through town. The name has been
given to us, but we will wait for the
wedding invitations to tell that and
so.spare the feelings of the young man,
who may be bashful.
Miss Anna f. Hall and Edith
Bennett, spent Thursday with their
cousins at South River.
Miss Elizabeth Van Oleef, OF Spot
wood, N. j., was the guest Of Mrs.
HI. O. Perrine ST., of Swan Hill We'd
nesday.
Mrs. George Durham has returned
to her daughters, Mrs. Walter Nun
dy, of Broadway, after a visit with
friends at Elizabeth.
George Rehfus, of New York, spent
Sunday with friends at Perth Amboy.
Master Charles Bennett Jr., is
spending a few days with relatives
in New Brunswick.
Laura Lutts, of Lorraine has return
ed to her home after a three weeks
pleasant visit with her aunt, Mrs.
Harry Brown, of Bordentown avenue.
Mrs. Charles Bennett, of Swan Hill
has been entertaining a number OF
friends for the past week. Russell
Bennett and Mr.. and Mrs. John Saus-
bury and daughters, Tillie and Carrie,
of New Brunswick, Adelia Culver, Of
Matawan, and Bertha BENNETT, of
Brooklyn, have returned to their
homes after a pleasant visit. Mrs.
John Culver, Of Matawan, spent
Tuedsay with Mrs. Bennett.
che Misses Kathryn and Mamie
Kelly, of Augusta street, spent Satur-
day and Sunday at Asbury Park and
report a delightful time.
Miss Nora Leonard, of Stevens
avenue, has been spending a weeks
vacation at the mountains in Pennsyl-
vania.
Justice Robert Mason, of First
street, has returned home from his
visit with his son, Rev. A. II. Ma son
at Pavilion, N. J. Before coming
home Mr.. Mason visited Niagara
Falls.
Mrs. and Mrs. Sig. Emilnessen, of
Henry street, are the happy parents Of
a daughter, born Thursday morning.
Celia Kaufman, of Broadway, Is
spending her vacation out of town.
Abraham Hubbs and family have
moved from %Sayreville township to
Augusta street, lear st. Mary's
school.
The Misses Eta and Minnie Straub
were out of town visitors Thursday.
Master Grover Simon, of Broadway,
is visiting friends at Somerville.
Miss Bessie De Mott, milliner on
Broad way, has returned home after
a few weeks at her former home in
Red Bank.
Ill., C%aoH,o~
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-22

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22.-At the
Preside a change in command is an
nounced. Major Charles W. Hobbs, artil-
lery corps, commanding there, has been
ordered to the Atlantic coast. The new
permanent commander will be Colonel
Charles Morris, now in command at
Fort Moultrie, 8. C.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-22
PICNIC

The members of Lodge $50, Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen, of the s.
I. R. T. are having their annual out
ing at Silver Lake Park today. A
large crowd is in attendance and those
employees who could not get off when
the excursion this organization gave
up the Hudson a few weeks ago, are
now having their turn.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-22
WARLikE IN EAST.
Japanese Papers Tell of Continued
Preparations.

JABAnGbe tapeEb Tell OF COmt1mueO
Preparations.
VICTORIA, Aug. 22.-Japanese pa
pers received blythe steamship Indravel-
Ii from Yokohama on Aug. 4 tell of con-
tinued military preparations. The ia
pan Advertiser says the government is
preparing for war, whether war comes
or not. The men of the different regi-
ments are taking leave of their fami-
lies, and Formosa is being filled with
troops.
The Advertiser quotes a lengthy in
terview with w. III. Krumm, an Amer
lean mining expert from Manchuria,
who said his observation in Manchuria
showed clearly that Russia intended
to keep Manchuria and was prepared
to fight. He told of preparations to
swarm eastern Asia with troops.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-22
Body Found In sands Pond.

WORCESTER, Mass, Aug. 27.[fne
badly decomposed body of an unknown
mar was found in Sands pond, near
Clinton, a part of the metropolitan wa
ter system. Assistant Medical Exami-
ner Goodwin viewed the body and or
dered an autopsy. There is no clew as
to the identity of the body.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-22
GEORGE SHAFFER WON.

At the picnic and outing of the
Richmond County Electric Light and
Gas Company Employees Association,
held last Saturday, George Shaffer, of
Stapleton, who is we'll known and very
popular in Tottenville, won the pole
climbing and line throwing contests.
John Brenoh was second and George
Frances was third.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-22
BATTLE M A MoRAss.
American Troops Capture Moro
STRONGHOLD

MANILA, Aug. GA Moro fort, the
stronghold of the datto at Binang-
Binang, has been captured by the
American troops.
The battle began at daybreak and
lasted half a day. 1t was the culmina-
ton of four months of effort to arrest
by peaceable means the assailants of
Sergeant Painter and to regain the
guns stolen by the Moros.
Major Billiard of the Twenty-eighth
infantry had a narrow escape at the
outset of the battle. A Moro fanatic,
brandishing a kriss, rushed at him and
slashed the hat on his head. Before
the Moro could strike another blow
Corporal Doyle shot him dead.
The battle field was a morass, and
the American troops stood waist deep
in water in places.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-22
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Bertha Herman, a Philadelphia girl,
has died from the effects of a blow on
the head from a golf ball in play. I
Wayne MacVeigh in correction or a
statement by Premier Balfour said it
had been decided that the English I'm
.guage is TO be used in the venezuehn
elaimB cases at The Hague.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-22
IS OUT ON CRUTCHES.

Edward Kanavgh, who a few weeks
ago, had his foot badly injured at the
TottenviIle Copper Works, has re-
turned to Tottenville, from Smith In
Urinary, where he was taken on the
of daythe accident. Heke slowly i'm
proving and Is now ablN(yo get about
on crutches.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-22

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Aug. 22.-Ivan
Cheney, nine years old, of Potsdam
shot and instantly killed his nine-year-
old playmate, Stephen Narrow, because
the latter had thSeatened to kill Che
ney's pet cat. The boy was arrested
and is held on a charge of murder.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-22
Bullets Fly In Saratoga.

SARATOGA, N. Y, Aug. 22.-Robert
Williams Of Chicago was shot in the
right hand by Robert E. Jones of Biz
mingham, Ala, who emptied his re-
volver. A stray shot struck Tony Leo,
a ~bystander, and 1t is feared he is nor
ally wounded.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-22
OTTENVILLE

The Evening News is on sale at Ost-
burgs' A Main street, and at John
Boss Hotel, formerly John Kall's
stand. Extra copies of the News and
all NewYork papers can always be Sc
cured.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-22
Killed by a Blow of Fist.

FRANKFORT, Ind, Aug. PA
blow with the fist broke the neck of
Harvey Thomas here. Thomas quar-
relied with Harry Loveland, and the
latter is alleged to have struck the
fatal blow in the fight which followed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-22
Eme EllsIer,s Father Dead.

NEW YORK, Aug, 22.-John Hlsier,
a veteran actor and theatrical manaA,
ger, is dead at his home in West One
Hundred and Fifty-second street. Mr..
Ellsler was the father Of Mrs. Efie
Ellsler Weston, who wal the original
Hazel Kirke in the play of that name.
John Ellsler was born in 1921.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-22
window Caught somnambulist.

i, SPRINGFIELD. Mass, Aug. PA
curious cas- Of somnambulism occurred
here. Mortimer Snow and wife, actors,
occupy a third story room in a hotel.
While Snow was asleep on the couch,
leaving his wife asleep on the bed, she
managed to get halfway out Of a large
window and when found by a patrol
man was hanging head downward, with
the window closed upon her body.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-22
BAPTIST CHURCH

There will be preaching in the Bap-
fist church tomorrow. Rev. M. H.
Pogson, D. D.. of New York, will &C.
cupy the pulpit both morning and
evening.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-22
SHOP MEN OFF.

The annual excursion Of the P. R.
r. shop men to Ooney Isldnd took
place today. They. went ON n of
the P. R. r. company's Gigs this
morning. Y
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-22
No Reason Whatever.

Algy-She hRs refused to marry me.
but I can't keep away from her.
Ferdy-Why lshould you if she has
refused to marV you?-Judge. /.
Amador ledger., 1903-05-08
Obituary.

George Fullen, after long illness,
incident to extreme age, died at his
home, near Martell's station, yesterday
morning, May Z. Deceased was born
in Ireland, in 1922, and at the time of
his death was 81 years and % days old.
He came to California in 1860, and
shortly thereafter settled on the home
stead which has been his dwelling place
all the subsequent years. His wife
preceded him to the grave many years
ago. He was of kindly disposition,
and a man of strict integrity of char
acter. He leaves a family of four
grown-up children, namely, Thomas
H., Geo. L., and John Henry Fullen,
all residents of Amador county, and a
daughter, Mrs. Robert Robinson, of
Grass Valley, Cal. The remains will
be taken to San Francisco tomorrow
and the funeral will take place on Mon
day, at Cypress Lawn cemetery, where
his brother John Fullen was buried
several years ago.
Amador ledger., 1903-05-08
A Fatal Dose.

The two year old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. v. Pasquetti came to her
death last Thursday under peculiar cir
cumstances. The parents live on Sut-
ter hill, near the Vicini hotel. On the
day in question the father had taken
some pills for some ailment. 1t is sup
posed that the child noticing the father
taking the medicine, and with pro-
pensity for imitation strong in the in
FAINT mind, got the notion to take some
herself. Accordingly she swallowed
some of the pills-whether one or more
we have not heard. The precise nature
of the pellets we do not know. The
child was taken violently sick after
partaking thereof. Everything was
done to relieve the sufferings of the
little one, but to no purpose, as she
died in short time thereafter. The
parents were distracted with grief over
the sad affair. and the sympathy of the
neighborhood was strongly expressed
for them in their distress. The child
was buried Sunday. No inquest was
held.
Amador ledger., 1903-05-08
Leg Broken.

A man named A. Araya met with
peculiar but serious accident last
Monday. Henry We'll is having an
excavation made under his store house
in the rear of his lot. The earth is
loose, having been placed there in max
ing the excavation for his Main street
building. On Monday morning Araya
was sitting on the bank with child in
his arms watching the men at work.
The bank was ten or twelve feet high.
Suddenly the bank where he was seated
gave way, and man and child fell into
the excavation, with tons of the loose
soil. The force of the cave struck
Araya on one leg, fracturing it in two
places. The child was covered by the
debris, but was rescued Immediately,
and escaped comparatively unhurt.
DR.. Phillips was called to attend Araya,
and set the broken limb. 1t will take
him couple OF months to get over his
injuries.
Amador ledger., 1903-05-08
Died on the Way Home.

DIR. A. N. Robert, a practicing ply
sician and surgeon of Volcano, died on
his way home from San Francisco last
Tuesday. The deceased went to the
city some two weeks ago for medical
treatment. That he was a very sick
man was known, and to none better
than himself. On the trip by train as
far as Gait there was nothing to indi-
cate that the end was near. Between
Gait and lone he seemed in a drowsy
condition, and this did not alarm the
other passengers. When the train
reached lone it was at once noticed that
he failed to make any effort to leave
his seat. Upon investigation it was
found that he was in stupor, and un-
conscious. He was taken from the
train and placed on truck, and medi-
cal aid summoned. Before a doctor
could reach him he had passed away.
Coroner Huberty was notified, and
held an inquest the same evening. The
jury returned verdict of death from
heart failure. No autopsy was made;
it was deemed unnecessary. At any
rate, without it the jury seemed to be
able to reach the above indefinite con-
clusion.
The remains were embalmed and
conveyed to Volcano during Tuesday
night, where the funeral will take place
to-day.
Deceased was a bright young man,
and popular with all classes in the
eastern section of the county, where he
was mostly known. He had been a
practitioner at Volcano for about six
years. He leaves wife and two chill
dren in Volcano. He was member of
the Masonic fraternity.
Amador ledger., 1903-05-08
til next meeting.

til next meeting.
Monthly returns of county health
officer and county physician, criminal
returns of W. L. Rose and H. Goldner,
and quarterly report of treasurer and
auditor approved.
Bids were opened as follows: - For
publishing delinquent tax list f. C.
Rust bid 35 cents per square for four
insertions; R. Webb bid cents per
square for each and every insertion.
Contract awarded to r. Webb, he
being the lowest bidder.
For painting court house and hall of
records, Geo. Luce awarded contract
at $3.50.
For roofing court house with tin,
George Weller $430, leader pipes S25;
Garbarini Bros, S575. Contract
awarded to George Weller.
For cementing outside of court house
and hall of records, W. L. Fortner
awarded contract at $3.50.
For carpenter work, repairs to coun-
ty buildings, A. h. Kuhlman was the
successful and only bidder, at 1866.
Furnishing wood, B. Privital was
the only bidder, and received the con-
tract at Sc per cord for black oak,
white live oak at $50 per cord.
For furnishing meats to hospital,
Thomas & Eudey received contract at
following prices: Sc per lb. for meats;
121c for lard.
E. G. Freeman Co. were awarded
contract for stationery, being the only
bidder.
For furnishing provisions and cloth
ing to hospital, E. Ginocchio & Bro.
were awarded contract.
81. G. Garbarini was made superin-
tendent of repair work on county
buildings.
On motion, the court house well was
ordered to be cleaned out under the
supervision of district attorney G. P.
Vicini.
Matter of repair of Silver Lake road
1t was ordered that the sum of $3.50 be
transferred from general road fund to
road district fund No. for repair of
said road.
Adjourned until June l, 1908.
Amador ledger., 1903-05-08
MIDDLE BAR.

May 6.-For several days past ma
terial and improvements were being
removed from the Sargent mine, even
to the extent of taking out some of the
machinery in the hoist, and prepara-
tions were made for removing the en-
gine, when all such work was stopped
on Wednesday by order of the owner,
The bond on the property will expire
shortly, unless a payment be made,
and the supposition is that the present
company intends to abandon the enter
prise and remove surface improve
ments. Whether there will be Itiga-
tion over the matter is not yet known.
Material was removed and taken to
Sutter Creek.
Joe Crannis was taken to the county
hospital to-day.
Amador ledger., 1903-05-08
Reception to the President.

On the night before his departure
President Roosevelt will be the guest
of the Union League Club of San Fran.
cisco. The programme for the ban
quet to be given by the club has been
arranged by committee consisting OF
Carroll Cook, w. F. Herrin and Dan
I. Cole. Colonel G. H. Pippy will act
as toastmaster, and ex-Judge John F
Davis of Amador county has been fit
tingly selected to make the address OF
welcome on this occasion. After the
reply by President Roosevelt toasts
will be responded to by Governor Geo.
c. Pardee, General Macarthur, Admiral
Glass, United States Senator Perkins,
and NJ. ii. de Young. s.. F. Chronicle,
April 26.
Amador ledger., 1903-05-08
PINE GROVE.

PINE GROVE, May 6.-Many people
OF Pine Grove and vicinity attended the
successful school entertainment and
dance in Volcano last Friday evening.
School closes Friday. A picnic for
the school children will be held Thurs
day, and closing exercises at the school
Friday. The organ is now an assured
fact.
Mrs. Henry Griffin and daughter
Maud delightfully."- entertained at
luncheon on Tuesday. The guests
were Mrs. L. Lord, Miss Lillian Brad
shaw. and Mrs. Geo. Hosenfeldt.
Miss Hilda Clough of Jackson, visited
Pine Grove few days last week.
Al Berry and Frank Soracco, with
their respective families, have moved
to Defender.
Miss Ethel Adams left Sunday morn
ing for Stockton, her future home.
Drs. Endicott and Gall were in town
Tuesday in attendance of Mrs. Hyner.
Their patient was doing nicely at last
reports.
Cattle are beginning to be driven to
their summer retreats in the mountains.
Amador ledger., 1903-05-08
Vault and Monument.

A. Franatovich has made a written
contract with Frank Hoffman for the
erection of vault and tombstone over
the grave of Mrs. Christina Hoffman.
The work will far surpass anything of
the kind in the cemeteries here at
present. Franatovich, our local sculp-
tor, is fully qualified to undertake this
costly piece of workmanship. The
samples of his handicraft which he has
turned out, sufficiently attest his skill
and genius in this particular line. The
material for the column is to be of
Quincy granite, highly polished, and
walks leading to the vault are to be of
Carrara Italian marble. The contract
price for the work is s17OO, everything
complete; 500 already paid on signing
the agreement, and the balance on
completion of the work. The con-
tractor will enter upon the work at
once. He calculates that it will take
four mouths of steady work to COM
plete this work.
Amador ledger., 1903-05-08
0ro Fino Circle.

The members of Orc Fino Circle No.
161, of Jackson, having in view the
true worth of fraternity, put aside
their business cares last Wednesday
evening and entered into a spirit of
fun and good time for themselves and
a few invited guests. Dainty refresh
ments were served, preceded by the
following interesting program:
Remarks-"Why 1 admire the sis.
ters, !" VIM. Trenery.
Speech-"I have nothing to Offer"
Th0s. Lemin.
Solo-Mrs. Lille Freeman.
Recitation-Miss Mabel Northey.
Piano solo-Miss Frene Matson.
Recitation-Marion Calvin.
Piano solo-Miss Alma Mouuter.
Solo-Mrs. Mary Freeman.
Reading-Mrs. Mary Daugherty.
Recitation-Miss Minnie Northey.
Farce-"His training day." Mrs. c.
M. Garbarini, VIM. Fuller, and Miss
Lily Lemin.
Amador ledger., 1903-05-08
Farewell Party.

A farewell surprise party was given
to Miss Annie Drobatz at her home on
the Hamilton addition on Saturday,
April Is, on the eve of her departure
with her parents to San Jose. Those
who participated in this enjoyable af-
fair. r.were-Girls-Philipphia Folger,
Hettie May, Emily Angove, Hazel
Green, Gwendoline Williams, Emma
Piccardo, Grace Folger, Eva Leak,
Henrietta Griffin, Ethyl Green, Ethyl
Jordan, Mamie Norman, Geraldine
Drobatz, Elsie Norman, May Drobatz,
Annie Lepley, Frances Drobatz, Annie
Drobatz. Boys-Oscar Pettis, Will
Norman, John Burke, Ernest Lemin,
Willis Folger, Chas. Tam, Bert Jones,
Ed Delahide, Albert Parmino, Julius
Piccardo, Julius Brescia, John Ratio,
Dudley Laughton, Nash Barton.