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Evening journal., 1905-05-18
SLAYER NARRATES
STRANGE STORY
Murderer Declares He Is
Under Influence of Imagi-
nary Persons
TELLS OF "LlTTLE BLACK MAN.

somerville, N. j., May 1s.-A re
markable psychological problem was
presented for the study Of the many
alienists in the court when the trial
OF George Wood for the murder Of
George Williams, the grocer Of Wat
chung. was resumed. Wood, who, ac-
cording to his counsel, is the victim OF
o dual personality, on one phase OF
which he is under the influence Of
purely imaginary persons, variously
described by Wood as Wolf" Mack
and "a little black man." took the
stand in his own deS-nse
Throughout the long examination OF
his counsel and the rigorous cross-ex-
animation of the prosecutor, Wood
preserved a perfectly calm demeanor
and replied to all questions promptly
and straightforwardly and in fashion
logically consistent with his declared
belief that he is possessed Of "famil-
lars" whose mandates he is irresisubiy
compelled to obey, and that Of his &C
tions when under their influence he
retains no recollection on regaining his
normal identity
Wood said that he knew moth
ing of what occurred after "a
little black man began to drill a
lesson into my mind" when he was on
his way to Searsdale, Pa, until several
days later, when he found himself in
the Tombs prison, New York, charged
with murder Wood said he started
for Searsdale with Henry Wolf and a
man named Mack for the purpose Of
getting $1,000 from Mack's father. They
left the train at a railway Junction,
where they had dinner and drank a
glass of beer. According to Wood 5
attorney. Wolf has no existence except
in Woods imagination.
while sitting in the cars" said
Wood. 81 felt a queer sensation. A
little dark man came in and about the
same time Wolf and Mack disap-
peared. The little black man and Wolf
afterward took a train. All this time
I felt queer, and the black man seemed
to bo drilling a lesson into my mind.
| That queer sensation continued until
the Sunday on which I found myself
in the Tombs In New York
Wood denied that he had ever
known Williams or that he had ever
seen him to his knowledge. When the
direct question did you kill George
Williams?" was put to him by his
counsel, he replied: "No, positively,
did not.
Wood said that Wolf was his evil
genius and had made much trouble
for him. when Wolf ordered me tc
do a certain thing / had TO do It," he
said. Il could not disobey him."
DR.. Charles d. Lufburrow, city ply
sician of Plainheld, who examined
Wood after his arrest testified thai
he considered him insane. DR.. William
Steinach, of Bellevue hospital said
that Wood gave no indication of sham
ming insanity, and that he believed
him to be suffering from primary de
mentia. Dr. George IT. Parker. of New
York, and Or, Wilgus, of Brooklyn
pronounced Wood to be an epilepti'
and had no doubt that he was subiec
to hallucinations.
Evening journal., 1905-05-18
schooner Seized, Crew In Prison.

Halifax, n. S, May 1S.-The Nova
Scotia sealing schooner Agnes G. Don
ahoe. with her outfit and cargo of 400
scalsl1ins. has been confiscated by the
Uruguayan government, and her com
niander Captain Matthew Ryan, and
crew of 10 men have been placed in
prison to serve terms OF from six
months to three years for alleged vic
lations of the laws of that country.
The Agnes G. ponahoe sailed from
Halifax on a sealing voyage on Sep.
tember Is. 1903. ana was seized fve
miles on the coast OF Mondlado by two
Uruguavan gunboats. The captain was
charged with raiding the seal rocker
les and hunting in Uruguayan waters
without permission. Il was said that
the British government would prob
ably send warships to Montevideo and
demand a thorough investigation.
Evening journal., 1905-05-18
Iler 1osd elrthdav.

Philadelphia. May 1S.-Sitting in a
rocking chair in her room at the
Methodist Episcopal Home for the
Aged. Mrs. Elizabeth Wonderly cheer
fully received the congratulations Of
friends on her 1881 birthday Hardly
a wrinkle has engraved its signature
on the aged womans face and a faint
tinge Of color still remains in her
checks. She talks fuently and is inter
ested in topics OF the day, never al
lowing her conversation to lapse into
moody communion with the past. No
special celebration was held at the
home, but many presents were re
ceived.
Evening journal., 1905-05-18
BOWEN RraTs Tvs CASE
llaa sunnlled salse.ary I'D VIE

H1s Supplied sosre,ary Vaft with All
Papers concarnins NLnomis.
Washington. Ma as. Developments
p tho Loomls- Bowen inquiry wero few
It interesting. As stateo Nomcially 10
ic press. they we're abouias follows:
first Minister Bowen called upon
setn7y Taft and tcld him that upon
,lSng over the paptrs submitted to
m bv the secretary at em0caying
G state Departmental corraspondence
IA the subject of the rmnOUs current
"a Caracas relative 20 Mr. looInis. he
ld found that az leas dwo papers
hc1c lncflug OF which he Was cog
tizant Tnc first OF these, wlsta letter
l-om President Castro tos Mt. Loomis
then minister 20 Venezuela, mtroduc-
lag a negotiator in behnlfi Of that
country. concerning an arrangement
with an American svrdicwe The sec
ond WAS an assignment of claim
against Venezuela by Mr.. Jawett TO
Mr.. Lcomis.
Secretary Taft and Mr. Iioomls.
upon learning through Minister uowen
that he had copies Of the missing pa
phrs. agreed TO waive alltechnlnlities
md receive NJ Bowons copies as SUI.
Gtiont for thclpurposes oi the invest.
cation. So Mr.ABowen submitted these
copies to Secretary Taft who q turn
supplied copicriof taem 20 Mr -oomis
for consideratpl and comment
Having supplied Secretary Tail
with the papersN found in tho legation
ut Caracas concerning Mr. Loomis
Nl1ieter Dcvtn'si position is chat hs
hcs fisc S duty SIS he sees il
Evening journal., 1905-05-18
Germans Ambushed In Southwest A
Ambushed In Southwest Africa.

Berlin, May 1S.-Captain Won Rap.
pard's company, while marching to at,
tack Chief Frederick in German
Southwest Africa, was ambushed on
May at the junction of the Kutip and
Kuums rivers by Chief Frederick with
300 men. Six Germans were killed and
six wounded, among them being Cap
tain Won Rappard, who was severely
wounded. Captain Baum Gaertel. ac-
cording to an official telegram, relieved
Captain Won Rappard by a forced
march of 46 hours and drove OF the
natives.
Evening journal., 1905-05-18
coIorbia's New Financial AIM

Washington, May 1S.-Minister Rus
sell reports from Bogota under date OF
April 13 that a bill has been intro
duced in the Colombian congress to
appropriate e3.OOO.O0O sterling for
several purposes, the money being
guaranteed by the customs receipts.
emerald mines and the Savannah rail-
road. One million pounds is to pay
the interest on the foreign debt and
the other e2,O00O0O for changing the
paper money to gold and silver at the
rate of 10000 to 100 and for paying in
terest on the capitalization of the rail-
roads from Buena Ventura to Bogota
and from the lower Magdalena to the
plains of Bogota.
Evening journal., 1905-05-18
Mitehelrs Engagement Cancelled.

Wilkosharre. Pa. May 1S.-Owing g,
tho death Of John Mitchelrs daughter
that occurred at his home in Sprin,
Valley. Ill.,, the president of the Unite,
Mine Workers, has cancelled his en-
gagement TO be here on Monday mex
Mr.. Mitchell win be detained at hi
home for at least 10 or more days.
Evening journal., 1905-05-18
A anrrrlar M stnrc.

Sweet Innocence Papa says that
you can't afford 70 marry Guileful
Youth Oh how absurd Why, it only
costs a few dollarsl Sweet Innocence
Is that so3 How foolish papa Isl I'll
tell him.
Evening journal., 1905-05-18
MILITARY HoNoRs FOR cRoNK
Body of Veteran of 1912 Lies In State
In New York Citv Hall.


New York, May 1S.-The body OF
Hiram Cronk, who lived to be the
last survivor of the war of 1912, was
brought here from Bonneville, N. Y.
and will be laid away in Cypress Hills
cemetery with full military honors-
Accompanying the body were Mr..
Cronk's three surviving sons and one
daughter. They were: Philander
Cronk. 81 years old; William, 72 years
old; John, &C years old and the daugh-
ter, Mrs. Sarah Rawley, II years old.
The body will lie in state at the city
hall. after which the cortege will pro-
ceed to Cypress Hills cemetery. The
body will be burics in the Mount OF
Victory, where so otiR'r veterans of
the War of 1912 have been laid at rest.
Evening journal., 1905-05-18
MIrcHELLIs pAueArER DeAp
csld Of Six Years Died Of Pneumonia

at Valley cprlns Home.
Indianapolis, lndo May 1S.-Marie
the 6.year-old daughter Of John Mitch
ell. president OF the United Min,
Workers Of America, died at sprini
Valley. H., Of pneumonia. Mr. Mitchell
was leaving here for Pennsylvani.
when he received the telegram. Ia
left at once for Spring Valley
Evening journal., 1905-05-18
ItttIe BralnS.

Blggs-To think that a man should
put an enemy in his mouth to steal
nway his bralnsl Grlggs-Yes. and
think what n hunt 1t must be for the
snemv Sometimes
Evening journal., 1905-05-18

and VIII rest his case, taking th
ground that it Is now for the govern
ment at Washington to determine
whether an inquiry is warranted.
Evening journal., 1905-05-18

No man can cure consumption. You
can prevent 1t though. DR. Woods Nor
way Pine Syrup cures coughs. colds,
bronchitis, asthma ;, ever fails.
Evening journal., 1905-05-18
JAS. 7. MULLIN & SONS.

breasted coats are longer
fun fronts, broad shoulders
and give young men a. big
stylish appearance. We have
them in suits at $500 to $4,000.
in cheviots and worsteds:
$1,000 to $500 in blue serge;
in coats and trousers, $500
to $1,000; single breasted
serge suits, $3.50 to $1,000.
Have you seen our $500,
$1,000 and $1,000 mixed
worsteds and new cashmere
suits for men? New cuts.
new makes and new styles.
Splendid values in boys and,
little boys suits, serges and
cheviots; $500 to s4.OO.
Boys suits, 10 to 10 years:
$500 to $500.
Open Tuesday and Satur-
day nights
Jas. 7. MuIIln & Sons,
9th and Market.
Evening journal., 1905-05-18
MAlOR BI.ACK III.

Major William Black, who is quar-.
tered at The Louise, was taken sud.
denly ili just before supper last even.
ing and is confined to his room in tn,
hotel Dr. John ]. Black was sum.
moned and pronounced the Majors IN.
Evening journal., 1905-05-18
BUILDING 16-FooT DoRY.
LAuNcHING MI La behaved

Although It was intended that the
26-foot launch Santa Marie, built by
Daniel Webster of the Baldt Steel
Casting Company should be launched
This week the event win be delayed for
several days. Yesterday Mr. Webster
received word that 1t was necessary
for him TO go to Dayton Ohio, on
business for the firm and he left for
ihat point last night
Evening journal., 1905-05-18
THOUSANDS OF
MEMS SUITS and TROUSERS
n AT POPULAR PRICES

We have been very successful this season in
giving customers just what they want.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-03-28
A Wonderful Saving.

The largest Methodist church in
Georgia, calculated to use over one
hundred gallons of the usual kind OF
mixed :aint in painting their church.
hey used only 81 gallons Of the
Longman & Mart: lez Paint mixed
with "a gallons of linseed oil. Actual
cost of paint made was less then $1.2o
per gallon.
Saved over eighty (s8o.oo) dollars
in paint, and got a big donation be-
sides.
EVERY CHURCH will be given
a liberal quantity whenever they paint
Many houses are we'll painted with
four gallons of L. & NJ. and three
gal1~ns Of linseed oil mixed herewith.
Wears and covers like gold.
These celebrated paints are sold by
the Newberry Hardware Company.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-03-28

tanburg arc held on the same da:e.
the fourth week in October. Just
what will be done this year, it is stat
ed. is not known. but the judge who
oresides will probably have to let
one of the courts lapse. during 1905. at
least.
lanes H. Skinner shot and instant
" killed Miller Anderson, near Dun
barton, in Barnwell county, on
Thursday morning. Mr.. Anderson
was a planter, Mr.. Skinner a mer-
chant. and both men with families.
About a month ago, it is reported,
the two men had a difficulty. On
Thursday morning, while Skinner
was bird hunting, he met Anderson.
Words were passed, the quarrel was
renewed, and the killing followed.
The railroad commission has IS
sued an imperative order relative to
The making out of bills of lading. Ihe
circular reads as follows: That ca
and after the 18th of April. 1905. each
railroad company receiving freight
for shipment in this state shall gre
the shipper a bill Of lading. stating
both names Of the consignee and the
consionor. The classification and the
rate Der hundred shall be stated III
said bill of lading, the destination and
place the same was received shall DC
marked thereon.
The Columbus correspondent OF
the News and Courier says that a
little education has been a dangerous
thing to David Lorick, colored, OF
Richland county. He went to school,
and learned how TO write and on Sat-
urdav he was arrested for passing
three checks, on all of which he had
forged the signatures. At each OF the
places he told a story about his being
paid for wood or something OF the
sort, and that the purchaser had no
money, but paid by check. He used
the checks in payment of goods, but
generally managed to get a part IN
money Lorick is a lad Of about SIX
teen or seventeen years, and is now
in Jail pending trial.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-03-28

the two banquet halls. The cities are
1000 miles apart. Bryan will be ore
OF the principal speakers at the Chic
ago club. while Parker will be one OF
the speakers at the banquet in New
York.
Miss Luella Heustis. OF Mount
Vernon, who with her mother, Mrs.
James H. Heustis, had been II a
trance for fifteen days prior to her
death, died in a hospita! in New York
on Friday. A specialist in hypnot'inl
who investigated the case says that
the two women had unconscIot'sly
hypnotized each other. Lack OF nour-
ishment was the principal cause OF
ilcr death, as it had been impossible
to give her food except in li'Hd form
and through a tube.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-03-28
@OUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Items Of More or Less Interest Con-
densed Throughout the State.

The state convention.of the South
Carolina Sunday School association
meets in Florence this evening.
Mavor Calvert has given out the
announcement that he will not be a
candidate for reelection as mayor OF
Spartanburg.
w. H. Kerr was on Friday nonl
mated for mayor of Greenwood, de-
feating his opponent, Kenneth BAKER,
bv a majority of five votes.
Prof. John R. Mack, co-presldent
of the Orangeburg Collegiate Instr
tute, died on Thursday Prot. Mack
was one of The best known educators
in the state.
The city of Anderson has accepted
the offer of Andrew Carnegie to give
$4,000 for a library for Anderson
and has agreed to appropriate the
sum of 81 COZ annually for its sup
port.
The state supreme court has rem
dered q decision which authorizes
municipalities to collect license tax
from telephone, telegraph and sucf
like companies which have Offices IN
those towns. The case came up from
Winnsboro.
The Sea Island Cotton Seed asso-
citation was formed at a meeting OF
the sea island cotton planters, held
in Charleston. The organization was
formed for the purpose OF limiting
tn, sale OF seed and thus contlning
the growing of the long staple cot
ton.
Norris Chavis, a young white mat
VIVA was arrested and locked up IN
SPRINGFIELD, Orangeburg county, tor
ALLEGED attempted assault upon the i
year-old daughter of Mr.. Comm" Att
man, for whom he was working. es-
capped from the Springfield guard
house on Friday night.
The Hampton equestrian statue is
getting along finely in Paris. Mr..
Ruckstuhl has advised Col. Marshall,
of Columbia, who is chairman OF the
commission, that he will be able to
send him a photograph of the model
within ten days time. Mr.. Ruck-
st,1hl writes that he is very much
pleased with the work and that he
thinks that the commission will also
be pleased.
The code commissioner has discov-
cred that in the judicial circuit act by
the recent legislature the fall term
of the courts for Cherokee and Spar
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-03-28

ii in doub: about a medicine a wise
maj tries it on his wlfe's dog.
1t is easier to give good advice than
it is 70 earn a decent living.
Nothing beats a good wife-except
a bad husband.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-03-28

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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-03-28
GENERAL NEWS T
Items of More of Less Interest Con-
densed Outside the State.

-Four deaths and numerous injuries
20 other persons resulted on Saturday
fror storms throughout the Indian
Territory.
Lieut.. R. E. Peary's Attic steam
ship has been successfully launched
at Bucksport, Me. She was christen-
ed Roosevelt" by Mrs. Peary.
While returning to Georgiana, Fla,
from ocean Beach on Saturday five
persons were drowned. The party
was in a boat, which was C. sized by
a squall.
A dispatch from Tacoma, Wn.,
saws that Albert F. Bell, one OF the
most noted mail piuch robbers in the
United States, has made a successful
dash for liberty at the United States
prison on McNeil's island.
Lewis Lyons, the son Of a former
clothing merchant, but through d1ss''
patton much reduced in circumstance
es was hanged in New Orleans on
Friday for the murder OF Former
District Attorney J. Ward Curley, III
1908.
T,,1es Verne died in .Amiens,
France, on Friday. He had been sub
iect to chronic diabetes. which as
sumed a critical aspect on March 10.
John Hill. a negro pugilist, died in
2 hospital in Philadelphia on FRIDAY
as the result OF a six-round bout on
Thursday night.
The officers of the American
SQUADRON visiting at Habana, Cuoa'
were entertained at a luncheon by the
veterans of the Cuban revolution on
Thursday. Forty naval officers and
nearly 200 distinguished Cuban vet
Grams were present. Gen. MaSlmo
Gomez was the first speaker.
Congressmon John Sharp Williams
has offered his services as speaker
and to aid in the organization
through Mississippi of the Mlsslsslp-
ri Cotton association. The offer has
been accepted and Mr.. Williams will
beein his work within a few days.
It is stated that the battleshlp Kan
sas will probably be chrlstened by
breaking a bottle of Kansas crude
oil over its Prov in place OF a bottle
Of champagne, as is the usual Gus.
tom, This, it is said, is the idea OF
Gov. Hoch.
President Roosevelt has approved
the sentence OF the courtmartlal IN
flicted upon Midshipman Arrowooo'
If North Carolina, recently tired 1or
desertion from the navy. The SEN
tence carries with it dismissal from
the navy, and the law bearing upon
the case provides that a man SO as
missed shall not hereafter be ellglOle
to n of the rights OF citizenship.
Col. Stephen D. Renfree, a lawyer
about II years old, was convicted al
FAYETTEVILLE, Ca, on Thursday alter
O of the murder of his daughter-ln-
law. The jury recommended him to
mercv and he was sentenced to lie
Imprisonment. Renfree quarrelleo
with his daughter-in-law yer a cab
bage patch, the quarrel ending IN his
shooting her to death with a shot
gun.
Acting under authority Of a special
&C, of congress, Gen. Ainsworth, the
military secretary, has begun tn de-
livery to the governors OF all the
southern states affected Of all Confed-
crate battle flags captured by the
union forces during the War for
Southern independence. Since their
capture these flags. which number
about $40, have been stored in the
war department, and most OF them
are in : fair state of preservation
Two great transatlantic liners
both bound in, heavily loaded with
n1.,i AH 4Lo antrnnce
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-25
new OFFICERS
FOR I. N c. A.
w. J. Alexander of San Jose
Chosen President at An
nual Session of Association
MANY TOPICS TAKEN UP
Reception in the Evening
Is Held at the Vendome
Hotel in the Garden City
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN JOSE, Feb. 24-The business
sessions of the twenty-fourth annual
convention of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association commenced this morn
ing in the First Presbyterian Church.
About 200 delegates were present when
the session was called to. order by Pres
of permanent organization was first
taken up, and the following officers
were elected:
w. j. Alexander, San Jose, president;
c. e. Rumsey. Riverside, first vice
president; Solen Briggs, M. D., Pasa-
dena, second vice president; ]. L. Bar
ker, Berkeley, third vice president; M.
A. Hollabough. Redlands, secretary; G..
S. Martin. Vallejo. and D. L. Jeffers.
Stanford University, assistant secre-
taries.
The following committees were then
appointed:
Business committee - Charles NJ.
Campbell. Sacramento; A w. Hawes,
Riverside; r. L. Smith, Fresno.
Press committee-W. r. Rutherford,
San Jose; Roy Campbell, San Diego;
w. A. Stillwell, Santa Cruz.
Committee on resolutions-R. A.
Long, Sacramento; Clyde Smith. Uni
versity of California; S. r. Wood, Pre-
sidio, San Francisco.
Committee on religious meetings
H. w. Davis, San Francisco; Dr.
George B. Pratt. San Jose; S. b.
Kurtz, Los Angeles.
Auditing committee-A. S. Johnson.
San Francisco; N. c. McCan, Stock
ton; G. w. Pike. San Francisco.
Committee on State committees re-
port-F. A. Jackson, Berkeley; r. L..
Metcalf, Pasadena; c. G.. Redwood,
Watsonville
The topics 1.-The Young Mems Chris
ton Association THE Needs Of
Men and "A Study of Social Condi-
tions and Needs of Young Men in
Typical Cities were discussed. Earl
d. Smith of Fresno and j. George
Hunter of Riverside both read excel
lent papers on the subjects.
A. H. Whitford, the general secretary
of the Buffalo Y. M. C. A, delivered an
address on THE Young Mems Chris
tian Association as the Social Center
for Men,
At the afternoon session God
Among Men, was the theme. L. B.
Smith read paper on The Present
Status in California" An institute
on the subject was conducted by L E..
Brown. the State secretary of Illinois.
A conference on the student problem,
led by III. o. Hill, followed
The evening addresses were made by
S. r. Wood of the Preside on 'The
Young Men of Our Army" J. j. Squier
OF Valfejoson THE Young Men of Our
Navy" F. s. Goodman of New York
on. The Supreme Purpose and Crown
ing Achievement Of the Young Mems
Christian Association
AT the Vendome Hotel this evening
at 8 o'clock an informal reception to
the delegates and a business mems
banquet were held. J. O., Hayes was
toastmaster.- Among the speakers
were w. c. Patterson, a banker of Los
Angeles I. E. Brown of Chicago, State
secretary of Illinois; Major George
Hardie of Atlanta, Ga; President w.
G. Alexander and Joseph d. Radford
of this >city