Morris tribune., 1905-12-16

other states were of no avail Mrs.
Rogers killed her husband Aug. Il,
1902, in order to obtain 5000 life in
surance and to marry another man,
using thloroform to accomplish her
purpose.
Court Appealing Now Dangerous.
The United States supreme court has
handed down decision which practi-
cally overturns the criminal practice of
the federal courts for generations
namely, that when an appeal is taken
by the convicted party the appellate
courts cannot modify the sentence OF
the former, but must either affirm it or
reverse it. The courts decision holds
that the appellant by prosecuting an
appeal valves all rights against being
placed twice in jeopardy for the same
offense and that the entire case is sub
ject to review. This will affect indi-
rectly the criminal practice in the state
courts as well, and the result is likely
to be fewer appeals for purposes of de-
lay. The case involved is that of three
Filipinos who had been convicted of
murder in the second Degree by the
lower court and of. homicide by the
Philippine supreme court.
Theater a Private Business.
The New York court of appeals de-
cided in test case to the effect that
theater ticket spectators have no cause
of action for damages through being
prevented from selling tickets in front
of theaters. The court regards the
theater as private business.
Horrors of the Oyster Fleet.
The worst stories of crime and cruel
slavery on board the Chesapeake bay
oyster boats have been confirmed py
the cruise of the revenue cutter WIN
dom by order Of the president. More
than 100 boats were boarded, and ID
nearly every case it was found thai
the crews had been shanghied or de
ceived into going on board. Inc ar
ticles of agreement which they hac
signed stipulated the payment OF blooe
money to the crimpers, or agents, Wn'
rounded up the victims from among TIT
unemployed of Philadelphia, Baltimore
and other eastern cities. The buggy
| Sadie K. Gibson, on which McCabe ant
| Clarke were shanghied, later to b.
| found dead ON Devils island, was over
hauled and her captain, Wheatiey
placed under surveillance. Captain
Muir of the bugeye John b. Robin
was arrested ON the charge OF beating
George Smith, Philadelphia boy. An
| other cruise of the revenue cutter i
under way.
The Town Topics Boomerang.
The libel charge brought by Edito
| Mann of Town Topics against the edi
tors and prpprietors OF Golfers Week
| " at New York has proved a boom
| erang thus Tar in the hearing. The ex
| animation by counsel Tor Golfers ha
thrown q food OF light on the insid
workings Of the society paper In con
nection with the book PUBLISHING
schemes knswn as Pads and Fancies
and ~Ameraeas Smart Set" Incident
ally the esnnection Of Justice Deue
with these shady enterprises has bee
brought into prominence. Letters sign
| ed by Mans and Deuel. were put in cyl
dence disclosing the methods of appeal
Ing to the vanity weakness Of rich me-
| who ike 10 see their names and Pie
| lures in print One letter from Justie
Deuel. to Mn. Wooster, the solicitor 70
''Fads and Eancies," en- his way 9
Palm Beach, Fla, expressed the hop
| that the people at Palm Beach woul'
be ike David 'Crocketts .coon-aH yo'
need to do In ITO point your gun AM
every high toned desirable citizen
Palm Beach may tumble instantly int
| your basket"
Or. Mcleod Acquitted.
DR.. Percy D. Mcleod was found no
guilty of the charge Of being an acces
sorry after the fact to the crime b.
which Susanna Geary, the Boston
chorus girl, met her death, as the ties
timony of Hunt and Crawford, wh'
pleaded guilty to being accessories
was discarded by the jury as un
worthy. The latter two were sentenced
to not less than six and not more thar
seven years in states prison.