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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-15
WRECKED BANKS CASHIER
SAYS" "GU|[TY," ENDING TRIAL
Other Officials of Defunct Institu-
ton Will Answer to Govern
ment To-Day.
BRODRICK TO APPEAR
Thousands in Shortages Must Be
Explained by Former President
and ]. Walter Brown.

The first case growing out of the Elk
hart Bank failure came to quick end
yesterday. Cashier Wilson L. Collins.
against whom there were eighteen charges,
pleaded guilty to all except one, accusing
him of having embezzled $4,000.
This was nolled the motion Of United
States District Attorney Joseph B. Kealing.
The trial had been set for o'clock, bue
was continued until 2 o'clock.
At that hour Judge Anderson called the
case and Collins pleaded guilty.
The penalty for the charges against him
is not less than five years and not more
than ten years Imprisonment. Judgment
was deferred by Judge Anderson until the
other two cases are tried.
The trial of Justus L. Brodrick, late pres
ident of the bank. is set for this morning
at 8 o'clock. Brodrick is indicted on sixty
four counts, the first five of which charge
him with embezzling amounts from sl,5O4
to $4,000. 1t is also charged that on Sept.
%. 1903. he made false reports to the comp
troller of the currency.
The alleged report asserted that the bank
had ss2 7eO in gold on hand, and it is
charged that the report stated that on that
day there was s24.627.7s in cash items
much less 1t is also charged that many
false entries the individual ledger were
made and also in the teller's daily cash ac-
counts. Misapplication of funds, money
and credits of the bank are charged to the
amount of $50 0273.52
A heavy stockholder, j. Walter Brown.
has sixty-seven counts against him. He is
charged with abbeting Broorick in the mis-
application of funds and credits of The
the National Manufacturing Company and
the Consolidated Paper and Bag Company,
both of which il is charged were insolvent.
He is also charged with Affecting Brodrick
in misappropriating the funds on notes on
which it was pretended. TO pay money to a
number of individuals and firms. The count
also charges Brown with abbeting Brodrick
in buying $4,000 of mortgage bonds of the
Consolidated company that were worthless.
The trial of Brown is set for next Mon
day, but ii is thought from present indi-
cations that the trial of Rrodrick will have
way over the rest of the court calendar.
A large number of attorneys have been
retained by the defendants. District Attor-
ney Healing and Jesse j. NJ. LaFollette rep
resent the government. The trials will be
by jury.
The bank, which is defunct is the Indiana
National Bank of Elkhart. and was organ
lied ten years ago, with a capital stock of
100000, surplus $4,000. At the time of the
failure many poor people were distressed
and Ii caused crash among number of
small industries.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-15
GAEL AND TEUTON FLEE
FROM HOME TO Be WE'D
Wacker Sees in Trip to Anderson
the Solution of Trouble with
Love Affairs.
PARENTS DIDN'T KNOW IT
He was German, she was Irish.

He was German, she was Irish.
So they eloped-not in the sensational
fashion, but in the quiet way. 1t was all
very simple. They met downtown and
boarded an interurban car and took a pleas
ant ride to Anderson.
There they were married by Squire Will
lams. They caught the Text car back to
Indianapolis and went about their daily
calling much as usual.
In this wise eliminated the long love
affair of John Karl Wacker. of 1902 Chest
nut street, and Georgia Mary Sullivan, of
Madison avenue, yesterday afternoon.
For months the two young people have
been pledged TO each other. but their hap
piness has been darkened by serious OBJ
jcctions by Mr. and Mrs. August Wacker,
parents of young Wacker. These objec-
tions arose from the fact that their son is
German and Miss Sullivan is Irish.
Tired of waiting for parental consent, the
young couple yesterday took the matter
in their own hands and went to Anderson
secretly and were married at o'clock yes
terday afternoon, returning to the city in
time for supper last night.
Mr. and Mrs. Wacker were not aware of
their sons marriage until informed of 1t
late last night by the Journal They were
more surprised than angry. They said that
their son John had been home TO supper
and had acted much as usual, and that,
too, was a surprising thing to them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-15
MAJORITY OPINION as
READ BY JUSTICE HARLAN

After announcing the origin and the pur-
pose sought to be accomplished by the suit.
Justice Harlan reviewed the facts as dis
closed by the record in the case. showing
that il had grown out of a combination OF
the Great Northern Railway Company and
the Northern Pacific Company into the
Northern Securities Company, which latter
company was organized Nov. l3. 1901. He
then summarized very briefly the allega-
tions of the government and the defense OF
the Securities Company.
OF the governments case he said: The
government charges that IL the combination
was held not 10 be in violation Of the act OF
Congress. then all efforts of the national
government TO preserve TO the people the
benefit of free competition among carriers
engaged in interstate commerce will be
wholly unavailing. and all transcontinental
lines-indeed, the entire railway system OF
the country-may be absorbed. merged and
consolidated thus placing the public at the
absolute mercy of the holding corporation
and of the railroad case: Several defend
ants denied all the allegations OF the bill
imputing them a purpose 10 evade the
provisions of the act Of Congress or TO form
a combination or conspiracy having for it's
object either to restrain or TO monopoiize
commerce or trade among the States or
with foreign nations. They denied that any
combination or conspiracy was formed in
violation OF the act
Having outlined these prelimnaries. JUS
tice Harlan came Immediately 10 the judi
cial consideration of the case and practi-
calIy indicated the decision OF the court In
the first sentence of the opinion proper In
that sentence, he said: In our Judgment
the evidence fully sustains the material al
legations of the BILL and shows a violation
OF the act Of Congress. In so far as IL de-
clares Illegal every combination or conspi-
racy in restraint OF commerce among the
several States and with foreign nations and
forbids attempts TO monopoiize such COM
merce.
THE ARGUMENT
He again recurrcd TO the facts In the
case and said that. laying aside any minor
things. 1t was indisputahle that upon the
CONTINUED ON PAGE s COL. a
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-15
ACCUSED OF LOBBYING
FOR RURAL CARRIERS
Charges Made in House by Mr..
Crumpacker Against President
Cunningham.
LETTER AND CIRCULAR

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March IA sensational
incident occurred in the House to-day when
Representative Crumpacker, OF Indiana,
charged that attempts were being made to
coerce members of Congress into supporting
legislation in which rural carriers are in
terested. He stated, in substance, that
President Cunningham, OF the Carriers AS
socation, had appeared here as a lobbyist
in violation of the civil-service regula-
tions. and said that he took this method of
directing the attention of the administra-
tion to the action of Cunningham.
"A few years ago." said Judge Crum-
packer Chairman Loud, of the postoffice
committee. stated that the rural carriers
would soon organize into political body
with the view of attempting to coerce ia
vorable action in the way of increased sal
aries and the granting of favors of one
kind and another the part of Congress.
1 have before me something which vindi-
Gates the prophecy of Mr.. Loud
Judge Crumpacker then exhibited letter
from carrier in the Tenth district of In
diana, together with circular received by
the carriers from President Cunningham.
In this Cunningham instructs the carriers
to send kilograms to their representatives
and a skeleton form of telegram is outlined.
Here are the concluding sentences of the
Cunningham circular:
II believe got things going our way
and will succeed If you do your part. /
understand the situation, and the depart
ment will take no notice of any work you
do in regard to pushing our bill"
Cunningham states that prominent men
with millions of dollars behind them are
interested in the cause of the carrier
1t was developed during the debate that
representatives quite generally have re-
ceived kilograms. inspired by President Cum
ningham. urging them to work for the car
riers.
The friends of the carriers fear that their
interests are being prejudiced by Cunning
ham, A feeling of resentment is exhibited
by members on account of the pressure
brought TO bear on them to increase SAL
aries and permit the privileges which the
carriers now enjoy
In discussing the matter with the Journal
correspondent tonight Judge Crumpacker
said II have no doubt that to-dayS de-
bate will result in the dismissal of Cunning
ham from the public service. We are now
being criticised for making recommends
tions to the departments in the interests of
our constituents. That Is nothing In COM
parison to the insidious system of under
taking to control legislation upon matters
OF the kind now pending.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-15
GREGG DAMAGE SUIT IS
PASSED TO THE JURORS
Closing Argument Marked by a
Tilt of Counsel and Applause
by the Auditors.
INTEREST IS UNABATED

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, March IA
The $4,000 damage suit of Mrs. June Jami-
son Gregg against Mrs. Sarah Gregg.
mother of the formers divorced husband,
George Gregg, for the alienation of the
latter's affections, went to the jury tonight.
after a trial lasting more than three weeks.
During all that time the most intense inter-
est mas been taken in the proceedings. The
courtroom has been crowded at every ses-
sion of the court, at times to such an ex-
tent that when the crowd was once settled
IL was impossible for another person TO
force his way in. The plaintiff has attended
every session, accompanied by her little
boy, who was born on Dec. %, 1900, after
the divorce had been granted in May. The
defendant. for several years in poor health,
for the past few days has been conllned 10
her bed by sickness.
Judge West completed his instructions to
the jury at $50 o'clock. If a verdict is
reached IL will not he reported till to-mor-
row. the judge. afteS giving instructions
for sealed veroict. Went home.
During the closing argument of Charles
McCabe, for the plaintiff, the defendant $
attorneys interrupted four times with OBJ
lection as to his line of argument Once
they told McCabe that he had ventured a
new point, seeking to convey an erroneous
impression concerning the electric wires
at the window in which George Gregg
swore he sat at the dance on the roof
Win tne certain yOunS WOHidi, anu MI
Cabe responded that he had been up there
to see just how the wires were placed
before he said anything about them. This
reply moved the audience to applause. The
judge sent the jury out and ordered the
sheriff to clear the room. Everybody was
made to retire and the jury then returned.
The Judge told the jury that they must
not let public sentiment affect their verdict
as, if they did, then courts had better be
abolished.
Mr. McCabe closed by showing wherein
June Gregg's testimony had been corrobor-
ated by that of Mrs. Austin, sister of the
defendant, in the vital points, while the
defendant depended upon her son George
IN cOrrOborate her.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-15
JAPANESE TRIED TO SAVE
RUSSIANS UNDER FIRE

TOXIC, March IA supplementary re-
port from Vice Admiral Togo. concerning
the effort made by the crews OF the Jap
anese torpedo boat destroyers in action on
Port Arthur on the 10th inst. 10 rescue the
crews OF the disabled Russian torpedo boat
destroyers. reached here to-day. Captain
Shojiro Asai. commanding the hotilla or
torpedo boat destroye-s. states that the
Japanese would have been able TO rescue
many more OF the enemy but for the deadly
fre OF the shore batteries and the close
approach OF the Russian cruiser Novik. The
report also explains that four men rescued
not part OF the crew OF the Stere-
guschtchi. originally reported. When the
Japanese rescters reached the Stere-
guschtchi only the dead remained on board.
. and II Is believed that the living members
, CONTINUED ON PAGE 2. COL. 81
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-15
NOT GOOD FOR NEGRO
TO LEARN TOO MUCH
Opinion of Mississippi's Governor,
Who Vetoes Bill for Colored
School Appropriation.

JACKSON. Miss, March 14.-Governor
Vardaman this afternoon sent to the House
his veto of the bill appropriating 1920 for
the support of the Holly Springs normal
school, a colored institution. The Governor
in his veto message takes ground against
negro education. stating that it is not the
best thing for the negroes. He advanced
this view during his campaign for Govern
or. The Governor gave what he termed a
constitutional reason for vetoing the bill
The veto message comes up in the House
and a stiff fight will be made to pass the
bill over the Governors veto. Some of the
leaders say tonight that it will be sue
cesSful
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-15
BELIEVES MARX KILLED
4 NAN IN COLORADO
Chief of Police Says Confession
Clears Colorado Springs Muir
der Mystery.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. March IA
Chief of Police Reynolds said to-day he had
no doubt that Michael O'Brien. whose dead
body was found last fall near Clyde on the
Cripple Creek Short Line Railroad, was
murdered by Gustav Marx. the Chicago
car-barn murderer, who has confessed that
he killed a man in the suburbs of Cripple
Creek. The local officers never found a clew
to the murderer of O Brien. and the case
remained a mystery until Marx made his
confession.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-15
LAYS IN WAIT 1T
ALLEY FOR RIVAL
Eit Smashes Man with His Girl
and Both Are Ar
rested.

Because Andrew Washburn was walking
with his girl last night Henry Eit, a cigar
maker, lay in wait for the couple and as
they were passing an alley near East and
Washington streets jumped out and struck
Washburn. knocking him down.
After the assault Eft turned and ran east
on Washington street closely pursued by
Washburn, who caught him at Liberty
street. Washburn proceeded to demon
strate to Eit that he was out of his class
when Patrolmen Musgrove and Hostetter
reached the place. Both men were arrested
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-15
MINE WORKERS OFFICER
BEATEN BY MASKED MEN
Chris Evans Attacked on Train
Near Trinidad, Col.-Guards
Kill a Striker.

TRINIDAD, Col, March 14.-Chris Evans.
financial manager of the United Mine Work
ers of America, was beaten by three masked
men with revolvers. to-day on board Col
orado & Southern passenger train bound
for Peublo, and painfully hurt The men
boarded the train at a point a mile east
of Trinidad. and. after attacking Evans,
jumped off and escaped. Evans was sent
to Colorado by President John Mitchell.
At Pryor to-day guards killed Michael
Calabace. a striker Calabace, il is said,
had fired at a negro, and then barricaded
himself In his house in an attempt TO re-
sist arrest
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-15
MOROS IRE ROUTED BY
RECONNOITERING FORCE

WASHINGTON. March 4-Acting Ad-
jutant General Hall he received the fol-
lowing cable from Major General Wade.
dated Manila March Is:
Major General Leonard Wood reports
an attack of a reconniotering force east
of Cot,abato by strong party of Moros
made hostile by the passage OF the anti
slavery law. The Moros' position was
shelled and the Moros fianked and the ont
works taken. They were strong and well
constructed. Cannon captured-twenty-cne
old Spanish. thirty-three Lantakas Also
large quantities of ammunition and sun
plies. No casualties on our side"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-15
REMARKABLE SACRIFICE
OF A JAPANESE MOTHER
Drove Dagger Into Her Heart in
Order that Son Might Be
Free to Fight.
IMMEDIATELY ENLISTED

NEW YORK, March IA Japanese
woman at Takashaki, on learning that her
only son had been exempted from active
service on the ground that she was de-
pendent upon his earnings, has committed
suicide. says a Worlds dispatch from To-
kio. In a letter she stated that she was
about TO kill herself in order that her son
might be free to fight for his fatherland
Then she plunged dagger inro her heart
Withdrawing the weapon. she handed it to
her son. who Immediately volunteered for
active service.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-15
PANAMA TO ADOPT
THE GOLD STANDARD

PANAMA March H.-According to de-
cree of the convention published to-day,
the monetary unit of the republic after Dec.
81 next will be the gold dollar of the same
dimensions in weight, by law. as the United
States dollar. The silver currency now in
circulation will be exchanged at the rate of
500 in gold for s225 in silver. The decree is
being greatly discussed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-15
BELIEVE MRS. DYE IS
INNOCENT OF MURDER
Residents of Boone, Ia, Confident
She Did Not Send Poisoned
Candy to Miss Nelson.

BOONE, Ia. March H.-Residents with
out an exception confident that Mrs.
Dye is innocent OF the charge of sending
poisoned candy TO Miss Nelson. of Pierre.
S. ID. Investigation of the cause of this
confidence discloses that there is belief
that Dye had another sweetheart here.
who was madly jealous of Miss Nelson. and
may have sent the poisoned package Mrs.
Dye said to-day that she would not leave
the State until the Legislature had time to
act In reference TO an extradition law.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-15
GAS FUMES CLAIM
TWO MORE VICTIMS

WAPAKONETA. o.. March 1i.-Gladys,
aged ten. and Winfield. aged 5. children OF
j. H. Cooke, a prominent attorney OF this
place. died to-day from the effects OF hav-
ing inhaled gas fumes last night. Their
mother died last night from the same
cause. Mrs. Frank. a servant. Is still
riously i'll. Koneta Cooke, who was made
unconscious by gas. Is believed TO be out
of danger
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-15

WASHINGTON, March 14.-While Repre-
sentative Allen Smith was nominating
Speaker Cannon for the presidency in the
House Friday. Mr.. Cannon's county con-
vention was indorsing President Roosevelt
enthusiastically. This Endorsement reached
the speaker to-day and he Immediately
forwarded it TO the White House with his
compliments and this memorandum
IF l was soon to be done for.
What was L ever begun for?"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-15
FRIENDS OF ". R. HEARST
CONTROLLED CONVENTION
Henry MacCracken, of Urbana,
Nominated for Congress by
Ohio Democrats.
KANSAS CITY PLATFORM

URBANA, o., March 4.-At the Eighth
district Democratic congressional conven-
tion to-day Henry MacCracken, of Urbana,
was nominated for Congress. w. l.. Finley.
of Kenton. and w. r. Niven, of Logan
county. were elected delegates to the nation
al convention, but they were not instructed.
Friends of w. r. Hearst controlled the con-
vention. The Kansas City platform was
reaffirmed by vote of 131 TO So.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-15
Editor for Congress.

GREENFIELD. Mo-, March III Fred
Rhodes, editor of the Eldorado News, was
nominated for Congress to-day by the
Republicans of the Sixth Missouri district.
c. l.. Houts. of Warrensburg, and j. r.
Hale. OF Rich Hill. were selected as dele
gates TO the Chicago convention.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-15
M'DONALD AGAIN SAYS
HE IS NOT GUILTY

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON. Ind, March 14-A look
of despair covered the face of James Nc
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The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-25
Hoboes Take Hand In the Suppress
sion of Automobiles
Roboes
'om the Philadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record.
new hohc industry G. hobo and Il.
dustry may be mentioned together
without an explosion which promises to
be profitable and safe is likely to be OF
peneht to suburban people. The tempta-
tion to the owner or chauffeur OF an
automobile to speed on the smooth and
uncrowded roads of the suburbs is one
which no merely human creature can
resist. These roads afford the only op-
portunity for the owner to determine
Just what his locomotive is capable OF
and to show of to his friends Almost
the principal motive in buying an auto
mobile Is to excite the envy C friends
To achieve this an ordinary driver will
not bc restrained by the fear OF Killing
chickens. dogs. hogs and other farm
creatures which stray on the highways
or even by the danger OF running down
n careless farmer and his family In a
slow-movinG farm wagon. All the des-
rerate efforts of the rural constables
aided by an indignant agricultural pop
ulace have failed to repress the chauf-
feur's ambition to smash records at
the cost of smashing other things.
This is why the rural constabes. mag
iStratcs and farmers as we'll as the sub
urban people who work In town and
cannot afford automobiles to carry them
thither, heartily approve OF the holding
mp of automobile parties by bands OF
hungry and thirsty hoboes who pose as
constahlcs and threaten the travellers
with tho calahoose and fine unless
they shall "whack up"
The interest Of the suburban officials
and people in the operation springs from
the belief that few experiences OF this
kind will cure the speeding habit II
Iot then there is some solace In the
robbery Of the speeders. To complain
of the highwaymcn would be idle, since
they are an aid toward the suppression
or punishment OF n class OF men who
are cordially disliked by all who do not
own automobiles. The tramps affirm
that this form Of robbery is safer and
more profitable than is any criminal
pursuit i'm the city. where protection
must he sought from politicians
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-25
GEN. BOOTH AND JOHN WESLEY.

zen. Booths motor-car campaign In
really only a reversion to the method of
John Wesley. who was seventy years old
before he exchanged his saddle horse
for a chaise. Wesleys annual itinerary
pierced the length and breadth of the
Kingdom. and he halted at every vii
lage and town to hold services. When
he was eighty five years old he thus
preached seventy sermons In week.
Wesley's last tour at the age OF eighty
surpasses Gen. Booths. On March "a.
1880 he left London. and worked through
the intervening towns to Bristol. Thence
through Stroud Gloucester, Rirmingham
the Black Country, the Potteries. to Man
chester and Liverpool. Across Lanca-
shire into Yorkshire. and north into
Scotland as far as Brechin. South again
through Cupar and Glasgow to Carlisle.
Newcastle on Tyne. and down the coast
to Hull and Lincolnshire Thence to
Bristol. through Somerset and Dorset to
portsmouth, and along the coast to Rye.
Sevenoaks. Colchester, Ipswich, loves
toft, Lynn, and home into London. on
October "a. after exactly seven months
continuous travelling and incessant
preaching.