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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-14
FAST FREIGHT TRIBUTE.
Americans Pay Each Year $18O,00O,-
900 to Foreign Shipopners.

Washington, Oct. 13.-The thirty-first annual con-
vention Of the American Bankers Association ended
to-day with the record of having been the largest
in the history Of the association The registration
Of arriving members continued until to-day, when
the total Of 3400 was reached. The business Of the
session to-day was executed with dispatch. It in
Guided brief discussion of the advantages Of hav-
Ing some system OF insurance extended to depos-
itors IN banks, preferably supervised by the gov
eminent. address in advocacy Of ship subsidy
BY the government and the election Of officers. at
which John l. Hamilton. OF Hoopestons Ill, was
made president.
Henry D. Goulder. president OF the Merchant
Marine League. IN speech ship subsidies. said.
In part
Our foreign marine has been strangled nearly out
of existence: Each year we pay over to foreigners
should be circulated in this country.
Humilatng as it is TO our national pride, this
consistently q system of protection trade It has
neglected the shipping industry.
and perhaps including all, are free materials for
shipbuiding, free ships discriminating duties and
direct aid
WHAT WE NEED IS A GENERAL SHIP Sub
sIDY.
The price Of a single battleship for the navy
experiment in the rehabItatfon Of our foreign mer-
chant marine, and compared with the expense
Philippines, for our navy and army establishments
and Ia the building of the Panama Canal. the cost
IN the bacEet test might 0' described drop
BY resolution, the convention resented frequent
alleged reports that the association placed noted
criminals on salary to prevent their continued
fraudulent operations. No such arrangements were
ever made with wrongdoeTs, it declared
At the conclusion Of the convention the newly
elected executive council held meeting for
ganization. Colonel J. D. Powers president Of the
Union Trust Company, Louisville was elected
chairman james R Branch Of New-York, was
reelected secretary for the eleventh term. and
Ralph Van Vechten, of Chicago, and William G..
F1tzwilson. of NewYOrk. were reelected assistant
secretary and treasurer respectively. Two vacan-
cies in the council were filed by the election OF
Albert II. Curtis, Of New-York. and r. A. Potter,
of Chicago, the latter being elected to represent
the savings bank and trust sections.
Many bankers left here for their homes this
afternoon Those who remained occupied them
selves in completing their inspection Of Washing
ton. In the evening a reception rendered the
visiting bankers by the local association at the
New Willard Hotel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-14
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

Almost Tho entire attention iu the mafSe -
outside securities was given over GO the sps
tion i'm International Mercantile Marine lSa,r.r.
the Greene stocks and British tolu'loi' .s-sly
all Of which were dealt in extensively az ,u<
blgher figures The rest OF the list. WINE = no
a generally steady tone. displayed "'uO .Ssrpy
animation Marine stocks were olu - ,tb TIE
ron p'p in ANTICIPATION Of brighter outlook e
shin subsidies The common gained cart
per cent. while the preferred rose : pe',,tstsi
and the bonds ss per cent Greene oo' .,t,ou 80
Copper rose g. per cent, with slight sand
proht taking. and Greene Gold y per eeii. cert
ard Milling preferred was up aoou' ,,., easisa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-14
LEHIGH BOND ISSUE.
VIII Float $40, 100000 of Nesc Sc
cuyIties IN Near Future.

7-, hoard Of directors Of the Lehigh Valley Rail-
ro.a Co-,nanv at special meeting, held yesterday
at the office Of the company, in Philadelphia, au-
tborized and confirmed the purchase of the entire
canital stocks of Coke Bros. & Co. the Delaware.
Spsonebanna and SchuykiH Railroad Company and
tha allied water companies. the Drifton Water
C,or,nsnv Beaver Meadow Water Company. Tom
hicken Water Company and Oneida Water Com
pany.
The payment for the new properties will be pro-
vided for by an issue Of $s,000,OO0 Of collateral
trust bonds to he secured by pledge OF the stocks
of Coke Bros. & Co. and the Delaware susque-
hanna and Schuylkiu Railroad Company. A portion
of these bonds Will be retired annually, beginning
with 1907 The bonds 1t is understood will bear inter
est at the rate Of per cent. Coke Bros & Co.. it
is stated will take a2O00,OoO of this issue. What
disposition will be made Of the remainder is not
known. II is reported that the Lehgh Valley is
negotiating for the purchase Of certain other val
liable independent anthracite properties.
The Lehigh Valley interests will enter into pos
session OF the properties on November L 1905 Coke
Bros & Co. are the largest individual operators
in the anthracite field, the annual capacity exceed
ing million tons, which Will hereafter add that
sure the haul on this increased tonnage. AS a re-
suit OF the consolidation of the management of the
newly acquired properties with that of the Lehtgh
valley many economies are expected 10 De erected
The purchase carries with it the ownership of all
the Collieries and mine properties of Coke Bros.
q Co, including moro than eleven hundred miners
houses all the real estate of that company In Chi
cago and Milwaukee, and the floating equipment in
New York HarbOr, well the road Of the Della
ware, SusQuenanna and Schuylkl Railroad Com
pany, with total mileage of 1851 miles, together
with the shops and equipment of twentythree loco
cars. passenger coaches and work The COM
panies were purchased as q going concern. tnclud-
road and mine supplies All of these properties
free and clear OF mortgage or encumbrance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-14
COTTON MEN SURRENDER.
Hearing of Haas and Peckham
adjourned for a Week.

Moses Haas and Frederick a. PeckhaIn. the two
men who have been mentioned in connection with
the cotton leak scandals in Washington, which
cost Assistant Chief Stalstician Holmes his posi-
uon. were surrendered yesterday by their counsel
joel NJ Marx, TO United States Marshal HenkeI.
In the hands Of the marshal new warrant
based on a complaint sworn to by Assistant United
States Attorney Houghton. which the latter caused
be Issued by reason Of a indictment against
the men and Edwin O. Holmes and I. c. Van
Ripper returned by the federal grand jury Of Wash
ireton, charging them collectively with conspirng
10 commit an offence against the United States.
When the two were arraigned. counsel moved
for the discharge OF the prisoners on the ground
o4Tenca against the government. MessrS. Burnett
enc HougntOn said they were not prepared to go
INTO extended argument. and requested q reason
able adjournment The hearing was then adjourned
70 q week from to-day, and bail fixed $1,000
esrh The requisite bond was furnished. Isaac Il
Inyv and Charles J. Opper OF Upper Collins
C iydicTnent alleges two separate counts It
charges the two men with procuring advance IN
Formation from Holmes concerning the govern
-nenf5s crop report and with conSprlns 70 defraud
she government IN connection with Il = Van Ripper
by plsying The cotton market On the advance in
formation furnished 80, l.. -. .-..- -
,orf IL is alleged be kept secret until after
the approval of the Secretary OF tAe Depa5 Ient
Of Agriculture, and then are 10 De mace a pDnc
one of the checks, dated December T. 4Sg[ orawn
~, the Second National Bank Of Hoooken, ana
sfsned nv Lewis c. Van Rlper, calls Tor the pay
rnsnt of 81 $50 N Haas Of which u rs aIegea
nor checks, for ragning from SOY 70 49, are
set forth, In addition 10 another check signed Pg
for SIS 2s2 dated December 81 1904. OF this sum It
Is said Holmes got slo7s7. Two hundred JnoNsano
Collars. in round numbers. is fixed by the govern
ment as the profits or the unlawful conspiracy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-14
TURNS AGAINST JUDSON.
Bookkeeper Says He "Wos Prac
ticalIg Drunk april so, 1909"

Testimony as 10 the manner IN which Cyrus Field
Judson's accounts were kept, and TO what
CURED In his Office April % and April 90 1902
vvrsn international Power Company stock in which
.Iudson had been specializing heavily, dropped 100
per cent. was given yesterday by Henry A Her
bert Judson's bookkeeper.
ION April g. said Herbert, - sold 1850 shares
Of International Power stock in Judson's name and
800 shares in my Judson was very
short Of money that day, and tried to borrow from
Roadley. Joseph Il. Hoadey and George W. Hoad-
ley his brother. TO the Office and Judson said
In need of $4,000. George ". HoadIey
satd our records showed that We ought to have
about 100000 hand. and I said that no matter
what our statements showed we wanted $4,000 to
take of our deliveries that day"
What time did Judson get there on April s0T''
ssked George s Graham. counsel for RoadIey
About 1870 o'clock"
In what condition was he?"
he practically drunk
Continuing. Herbert said that he did not see
Joseph H Hoadley IN Judsons Office on April 30,
and that George W. Hoadley took control OF the
office May ].
The hearing was adjourned to Monday
Joseph Letter also the defendant IN a suit
on trial before Justice Greenbaum q jury, In
lfle supreme Court IN which William T. Zeer, of
the Allen, GTier * Zeler Company. OF Chicago. is
seeking 10 recover S22 81 with interest since De-
oeInber 10 1888, on d promssoTy note given TO the
nTIn by Letter on that day.
Letter. in his answer, denies that the note was
made and delivered for value received, further,
information and belief, denies that the plaintiff
IS the owner Of the note.
Letters attorney contended that the plaintiff
cou4o not recover as, under the Illinois statutes
dealing in puts and calls came under the
clined to dismiss the complaint, and the case was
adjourned to Monday morning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-14
DETECTIVES GET MORE FAGINs.
Small Boys Caught Picking Hand Satchels
Under Mems Instructions

John Maroney and Max GoIdsteln. the latter
giving the address No. 778 St. Ann's-ave. were
held yesterday in $4,000 ball each for trial, and
Harry Rosensweiz aged fourteen years, of No
201 Eldrdge-st. and Morris SeidensIeeker, twelve
Of No. lst-ave were held witnesses against
them. Detectives Lander and Galligan arrested
the quartet and Detective Lander told the mag
istrate that he them, with two others coming
out Of Public School No 20. in Rivington-st
Thursday afternoon He watched them rningle
with the crowd in Hester-st- and In Forsyth-st
Maroney the detective said, kept close TO the out
skirts Of the crowd while the others opened hand
bags carried by women.
Lander placed Maroney under arrest. but the
others got away. Yesterday morning he saw those
who escaped opening more handbags and, aided
by Galigan. arrested them. This time, according
to the detective. GQlstein acted as leader of the
boys one Of the boys Lander told the magis-
trate. told me he was acting under the instruc-
ton Of Maroney and Golstein, and had been doing
for month" The boy Rosensweiz was called
to the stand and corroborated what the detective
had said
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-14
RUN ON NEW-oRLEANS BANK.
Newspaper Story Causes Panic, but All De-
posters Are Promptly Paid.

New-Orleans, Oct. 18-Owing probably to the pub
ncation Of a story IN a newspaper here.
began this afternoon the Germania Savings
Bank, and many small depositors gathered at the
institution and withdrew their deposits. force Of
policemen kept the crowd in order, and each de-
positor was promptly paid he presented his
book. the officers of the bank having made pro-
vision for possible They said that it was in
an impregnable condition. and that all who desired
would DO promptly paid Several business men
have shown their confidence by Offering large sums
OF money TO the institution.
The story printed the effect that the bank
held $4,000 OF the mortgage bonds OF the Rushmere
Planting Company, in which NiCe-President Blaffer
OF the bank IS Interested, and that the company
had defauited Mr.. Blaffer said that he and his
associates had taken the bonds off hands Of the
bank and Shouldered the loss themselves.
While the run was on. Germania Bank stock was
quoted on the stock Exchange at $500 a share, a
rise OF ten points during the day The bank is
regarded as one OF the stanchest IN this CITY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-14

D0NrEsTIC EXCHANGED r

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE.-New-O Orleans - Com
rnercial zoe discount bank, 81 premium. San Fran
cisco-sight par; telegraph, Sl4c Boston, &C. &c and
Zoe discount Chicago-Par. Charieston-Buying.
par; selling, 1-l0c premium St Louis-1oc discount
hid 80 discount asked Mnneapolis-Par. Cincin-
nati-2Oc discount. Savannah-BuyinG 6Oc discount;
selling 75c premium
RANK CLEARINGS. - New-York - Exchanges
sgoa a77 6S4. balances $685. 6 Philadelphia Ex-
changes. 500 459 $50; balances $29251sO Baltimore
Exchanges $479SS4S balances s63S col. Boston-Ex-
changes. SOS 625. 312; balances. SCOTIA. Chicago
Exchanges $50. 406 096: balances 81 1863. $50
SILVER MARKET-Bar silver. 6%o; Mexican
silver dollars 47c. Bar silver In London closed at
2S1ad.
GOLD PREMIUM.-In Madrid 1855: Lisbon 40
MEXICAN DECENTRALIZATION exchange on
New-York is quoted at 2o2
GOVERNMENT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. receipts
renorted from Washington, S1O1s $3.50; internal reve
nue. receipts 9544; miscellaneous receipts $50 26l
Receipts for the day, $s511p' expenditures. s. 29o-
900 Receipts for the month to date SCI S2l 521. ~
penditures S24 2 600: excess of expenditures 24l9
47s Receipts for the 1scal year to date $6S $50 2is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-14
ALLEGED kIDNAPPERs FREED.

Salvatore Pfconi and Vita Laduca, who were ar
rested in connection with the kidnapping Of Tony
Merendino, Of South Brooklyn. discharged
from custody by Magistrate T1ghs. in the Butler
Ell court yesterday. Assistant District Attorney
T. F. Smith said that his Office had no competent
evidence against Picon and the grand jury had
failed TO indict him
Laduca. who was arrested in Baltimore on an old
warrant "hich charged him with completely in the
kidnapping OF Tony Mannino r,ore tbap a v.er ago
.S,a ieiea 19 after the boy was placed the
1teu yt1tetIosy ana said that he had no reason 10
niI tFS aS inc prisoner had anything 70 do with
taking him away from nome 10y 'S - ~ "'''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-14

RAILROAD AND OTHER BONDS.-Market
strong Total sales amounted in par value to 81
SO 72O against S2322,5O0 Thursday. The heaviest
dealings were in the Japanese issues, American
Tobacco As, Atchison general As. Brooklyn Rapid
Transit As Central Leather 5s. Chicago, Burling-
ton and Quincy As Colorado Industrial AS, Erie
general and convertible 4s, Green Bay and West
ern debenture b. Mexican Central As and first in
comes, Oregon Short Line As. Pennsylvania con-
yertibIe 31as Southern Railway first 5s, Union Pa
cao convertible As United States Steel IS, Wabash
debenture Bs and Wisconsin Central general As.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-14
London New-York New-York
sex dividend.

FOREIGN MONEY MARKET.-Call money in
London, 3E93% per cent. Open market discount
rate for short bills 3H per long bills. 1916
GA per cent. Berlin discount rate, as per cent.
Berlin exchange on London, 20 marks AK pigs.
Paris discount rate Ills per cent. Paris ex-
change on London, % francs Is centimes.
FOREIGN ACCOMPLISHMENTS consos for
money SO 9-16; for the account. $50; French
rentes. 90 francs 60 confines.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-14
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY MARKET.-Money on call opened at
ga. per cent highest per cent lowest. per cent;
last loan per cent; close, $685. per cent; rul-
ing rate per cent. Time money was quoted at
5055 per cent for sixty to ninety days and Az per
cent for four to six months. Commercial paper
was quoted al 5 per cent for sixty to ninety days
< ner cent for four 10 six months and 51aG6 per
cent for others.
FOREIGN Observation-Disclosures closed firm.
Actual closing rates follow:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-14
kow.LooN AND CANTON RAILROAD LOAN

Hong Kong, Oct. i3.-The government win intro
duce bill in the Legislative Council providing for
loan of 81 10000 for the Kow-Loon and Canton
Railway and other railway purposes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-14
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD

London. Oct. Is, 4 p m.-The market for Amer1-
an securities was dull and generally firm Cana
Ian Pacific was strong feature. Last quotations
clio
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-14

u your name is not already on the reqistra-
ton Pooke, register to-day. Don't put off the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-14

Register to-day for the coming municipal
sSootion. This is the third of the four registra-
Ton days. Monday is the last day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-14
THE FEDERAL TREASURY.

Washington. Oct 18.-The statement of the
Treasury balances in the general fund exclusive
of the $50 100000 gold reserve shows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-14

s12,023,720 stto-
sUB-TREASURY.-Th sub-Treasury was deptor
to the Clearing House $513172
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-14

Imports and markctings or drygoods this week.
with comparisons. follows
This week Last week. last year
Total imports ..... $50. SS2 So 0IS6l0 Sl079 l24
Total marketed ..,.,. 2.930.7Ss eee905S 2127.211
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-14
VIM. A. Read & Co.
Is Nassau Street,
NEW YORK.
BOSTON. CHICAGO. BALTIMORE
Dimdend Notices.

OFFICE OF
AMERICAN SMELLING REFINING CO.
II Broadway, New York CIJy. sept Il 1906
QUARTERLY COMMON STOCK DIVIDEND no 5,
TUE DIRECTORS OF THE AMERICAN
l. Smelling and Refining Company this day de-
o,sreo Dividend OF ONE AND TTiREE-QCARTERS
Gkql PER CENT. the Common CAPITAL Stock OF the
rpany payable October 10TH 1905 stockholders Of
record October ID 1905. The Books Of the Company fo
exc trsustsr OF Common viii be closed three
ciei P " October Cd 1905. and VIII be reopensd Oct
az" EDWARD BRUSH, Secretary,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-14
MINING STOCKS.
$3.50 Total sales.
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES

847,Oo0. December option s6ls So. s5h 81
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-14
IMPORTS OF DRYeooDs.

lo5. - -rotal 40 for ths day. 'Unnstei.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-14
CITY INVESTING COMPANY.

CITY INVESTING COMPANY,
III Broadway
New York, October 18th. 1908.
Fry5E BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THIS
4 Company he's this day dividend Of three
upon capital stock payable at Its ONCE on
ssovsnber ist, 1906.
ne transfer books VIII bs closed Monday, October
ipoh at p o'clock Cnoon) reopened Thursday
'O'e--0'' 49, - MORRIS B. MEAD. Treasurer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-14
1sST5pIcAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COM
PANY.
"A DIVIDEND OF ONB AND a HAZE DOL

II ls-s per WIN be pad M0ndayl octooer 10
Of tbs close OF
Saturday. September 50. 1900 $500, - -.
The VIII be closed from OcropST : 70
oo'0DeF - i''O ''' WI R DRIVER. Treasursr>
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-14
BOND MARKET TRADING.

GOVERNMENT BoNDs.-Market firm. Final
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-14
Closing prices yesterday of stocks dealt in.

sUnIisted TEx dividend.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-03-25
Will OF Miss Laura {. BaroH

The will of the late Miss Laura G.
Balroll has been admitted to probate.
The tcStatliX'S household goods. of spec
flied description, are left to her sister,
Miss Ellen BaI'rull, for life. and at her
death to her niece. Laura c. lamar.
$500. the interest for the keeping in
order Of the family lot in the Presby-
tcrirn Cemetery is left in trust to the
justices of the church. The rest and
residue of her estate is devised to Miss
Ellen Bnlroll for life with remainder in
equal shares to her three mrccS. Henri
rtta B. Lamhdin, Laura e. and Victoria
Il. lamar. The share of AlT'%. Lamb
din is to be held in trust for her surviv-
ing children. Miss Ellen RNl1Vil is
named aS eXccutliX. The will is dated
January -. 1904. with William IT, and
Henry \. Warburton uS witnesses
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-03-25
CANNERSCOMBINE
Not To Control Prices But To Sc
cure Purity OF Products Of
Their Plants

The National Association of Gamers
tittShurg last week by members of the
Western Canned Goods Association with
Willard &. Rouse. of Bclnir. as Prc~i-
dent. and w. G. Pressing. of Pitt>burg
Sccr tary and Treasurer. Eighty per
cent. of 1850 packers is assured and it
l. thought that every plant in the conn
try will finally enter the organization.
which expects to work aS Il body by
April |. Tn" chief object of the com
iE;,tiNi is to guarantee lNlrity nwI
cleanliness of goods and methods. 1t is
said that Il" rffoit will be made to con
trol prices which will he left ut the OPP
tion of individual members.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-03-25
BOATYARDS BUSY
The MessYs. Deiberf At Work On
Three New Barges

Charles Rrhdc X Son. of Baltimore.
are fitting out the barge Somerset for
sea towing. which arrived at their yard
Oh Friday in tow of the tug Cecil, from
the yard of Henry Dcibert & Son, at
Elk Landing where she was recently
launched. The Somerset is 100 feet on
keel 80 feet beam and II feet depth
of hold. and will carry 15OO tons dead
weight of cargo. She will be command
ed by Capt. Ebert Spencer with Otto
MoShcr ;lS mate. There are busy times
at Elk Landing, II barge 1S1 feet long
will he launched shortly for Arthur
Johnson and others, of Philadelphia.
Another 172 feet long is building for
the Southern Transportation Company
and "a third for james McNally. of Phil
adclphu. 1S5 feet long. is unndcr CON
struction.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-03-25
PORT DEPOSITS
YEARLY PERIL
Escapes This Year With SIiqhf
Fiood-Bridge ri Safe Harbor
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-03-25
COURT CONTINUES TRAILS OF
RAILROAD DAMAGE CASES


Street crossing in Elkton. on October
lth, 1904. before the following jury
George W. Taylor. foreman: William
Eloomcr. l.. +. II. Ward, George j. Bid
lie. Henry Ilagcr. u. 7. Arhucklc, Geo.
w. Bilc>. J. II. Chapman. W. l.. Nc
Faddcn, J. +. Tarhutton, L. J. Fulton
and J. II. ,<irk. II. \. and w. Il. War-
burton for plaintiff; \. l.. CrothcrS and
l.. NJ. liaineS for defendant.
The suit WAS brought 10y Mrs. Mary f.
Brown. propriptresS of the Deer Park
Hotel Livery. in Newark. Del, frsm
whom the team was hired by Charles +.
Sanders. cU!urrl, of that town. who was
killed in the collision along with Mrs.
Ella Hammond coorrd. Wilmer J.
Fails was called first for the plaintiff
and testified AS to the distance that a
Suuthhuund train could he seen by a
team 40 feet south of the Jail crossing,
having found it to be 500 feet. \ train
moving with the speed of the express
would cover the distance in nine and
one-elevcnth seconds. \ team going at
miles an hour would cover 30 feet in
trtlc over ten seconds. SO that engine
and horse would reach the crossing at
practically the same instant. The bod
les of Sanders and the woman were
hurled down the track 10 feet. At 4.3O
p. IN. Court adjourned until $50 Il. m.
on Tuesday.