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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18
new WITNESSES
in TUCKER CASE
THE DEFENSE WILL MAKE STAR
+. ATTEMPT TO PROVE AN
ALlBl.
(By Publishers Press. j

BOSTON, Mass, Jan, lS.--Thc dc.
fensc In the trial Of Charles u. Tuck.
or, on trlal for kIlling Mabel Page
has summoned nj least six and pos:
sibly ten new witnesses, whose names
have never before been mentioned.
in connection with the case. They
are relied on 10 complete the tcslI.
mony#on which tho Defendants coun.
sci will base fuckers allbi, The
names of ull these witnesses have
aeen jealonsly guarded. Louis White
and Frank Klmball are two Of them,
White It Is said, saw Tucker talking
10 Charles Bourne, on Commonwealth
avenue, shortly before they met Miss
Mabel Walker, the mystcrIously miss.
Ing witness.
White is expected also TO tell MS
nearly MS he can the time he Is said
to have passed Edward Page, father
OF the murdered woman, on his way
home on that fateful afternoon.
Rimball Is young man employed
NJ the Thorpe and Martin store,
wiiere Tucker worked for n time, He
has known Tucker for several years,
and the two young men were friends.
Kimball Is expected to 1ldentliythe
st!ckpin found In fuckers pocket tho
evening Of his arrest, which Amy
Roberts, the maid at the Page home,
declared was the property Of Miss.
Page, as one that Tucker had when.
tic was atrworlt for thorpe aud Mar
tll!.s II has been learned that John
Frost, the boathouse man who saw
Tucker crossing the western bridge
on his way toward Cutters corner.
will be the only witness called who.
saw the defendant twice during that
fatefnl hour between IL and | o'clock
on the afternoon Of the murder.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18
PLANS ARE BEING PERFECTED
FOR PURCHASE, OF OLD Ma,
TIoNAL PLANT Il q

There has been gent emanf in! the
city for, several days looking over
available sites for the locating Of a
large window glass factory. The Epur.
chase Of the National Glass plant has
been discussed and the Board Of
Trad interviewed relative 70 the ipur3
chase of other ground Nothing def.
mite has as yet been decld ed, but as
quickly as plans nowEb being formulated
are decided upon annoa ncement will.
he made to the public Of the ins
iportant event. This addition to our
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18
FALL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
SETTLED. TODAY A1 CONFER
ENCE with. GOvERNORIDOUGLAS
.sTRlkE Is DEC AIRED OFF AND
The MEN ARE To RETURN
.} TO sWo an ONCE
ALL. OPERATIVES ARE no BE
PUT TO tWoR X AS FAST
4 AS osslB!E

(By Publishers Press.J

gosToN, Mass. jan 1l'hee 4
strike; ots the Tall River Textile WORK.
ers; which has been on for half d
yeat, was settled today at d gconfcrs
encc8 Of the manufacturers and rep,
raschtatiycs Of tho operatives and
0oyFrnor Douglas. The following
ptpposlllon made ny Governor Doug,
las TO the manufacturers and opera.
tIyes, which has been acceptsdS BIZ
bplli Sides 70 the controversy was
given out for publication.
THE strike 10 be declared On and
the operatives 10 return to work d :
once; all operatives to beSptltsto work
In Tho mills In which they were en-
plpycd when the strike began Sasfast
rs practicable, and no discrimination
10 be,shown on account ofsthe presen,
strike.
'Gcn the resumption 10 work 9ill
take up and investigate Tie matter
q margins and submit to3yo6 nycon.
illusions as 2 what ayerage margin
shall prevail; SoaS which the 1aantifac
t'lrcrs shall pay n dividend 81 me
pSr cent, on wages from tie present
t''ae5to April l9o5.
~ y agreed W. both parties tint
tlo5 margin shall In no way prejudice
future wage schedules,
The proposition was aeeeptod and
signed by NIB. Borden Chairman Of
The manufacturers committee, and
byl james Tansey president 81 The;
Fall River! Textile Council: y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18
ACTION ON EVERHAR7 CASE POST
P0NED Till NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT
Natural Gas Transportation.

| The motion after some discussion,
was amended to read that the pres.
cnt meeting be adjourned 10 that
meeting, and was carried In that
form. The mayor also requested that
Mr.. Parks present sworn witnesses at
that meeting.
In relation TO the deferred action
on Councilman DeBolt's proposition
10 repeal the police ordinance, Mr..
Raymond stated that the ordinance
committee was not ready TO report,
on account OF the absence Of the city
solicitor. Mayor Klnsey called attea.
ton to the fact that Mr.. DeBolt's
proposition was still TO be voted on
for Its third reading. He then sug.
sested that action might be deferred
by the council by voting not to pass
The measure to its third reading.
When the motion was put to pass to
the third reading the council voted no.
The ordinance granting permission
TO the Fairmont and Morgantown
Street Railway Company to operate
Its system on the streets Of Fairmont
was passed to Its second reading by
title, on motion Of Mr.. Raymond.
Mr.. Robinson moved that The ordi.
nance be passed TO It's third reading
by title, and this was carried after
Mr.. Raymond had read an insertion
setting a time limit Of six months
after passage OF ordinance 10 begin
work, and specifying that streets not
occupied by the lines OF the system
at the end Of two years from the pas.
sage of the ordinance be withheld
from permission for use by the com.
pany.
The position Of Waterman for the
reservoir at salary Of $50 per month
was created, and Mr.. Harry Kiger
elected to the position.
Mr.. Robinson moved that City En-.
gineer Prlckett be instructed to re.
port on suitable location for an office
for his own use, and for the safe
l .. = ! . q
keeping Of records. Carried.
Mr.. Lilly moved that the city treas.
urer be instructed to make a monthly
report Of the city's financial condi.
tion. Carried.
Mr.. Lilly moved that the water
commissioner be instructed 10 see that
the ordinance relating to water waste
be enforced. Carried.
Mr.. Howard moved that all bills
properly q. ,,dsbe ordered paid Car.
ITled. \; I,
Reminding orders were granted to
VIM 1amlson, E, D: corbln, Falrmont
Building and Supply co. and Fore.
man Kelly,
Adjourned az $3.50 T. Nj
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18
DIRECT
TELEGRAPHlc MMuNlcATloN
s Is TO BE ESTABLISHED BE.
# TWEEN COAL COMPANIES.

Mr., ]. H. Wheelwright, vice presl.
dent of the Consolidated Coal Com.
panies, was interviewed by a West
:Virginian representative at the offices
OF the Fairmont Coal Company this
afternoon. Mr.. Wheelwright is &C.
companied on this trip by Mr.. w. L.
Andrews, transportation manager,
and Mr.. C. H. Kafkmann, manager
CT the Baltimore sales Office.
The object Of Mr.. Wheolwrights
visit proved to be the establishment
Of a system Of direct telegraph com.
iaaHication between the Offices Of the
various companies represented In
lie combination. The importance of
this move can readily be seen when
The necessity for cooperation Of the
several companies is taken into con.
slderatlon. In cases Of congestion in
any transportation line, or any other
cause leading to probable irregularity
in the supply, the general Offices can
be Immediately communicated with
ana measures taken TO remedy the
difficulty. AS Mr.. Wheelwright oh.
served, the saving Of time means the
saving Of loss, and the loss due 10
delay in communication Is no incon.
siderable item.
Direct lines will be established be.
tween the Fairmont Coal Company,
tho Clarksburg and Fuel Company,
.ht Consolidated Coal Company, OF
Cumberland, Md, the Consolidation
Coal Company, of Frostburg, Md, the
Plttsburg and Fairmont Fuel Com.
pany, and the Somerset Coal Com.
pany, of Somerset, Pa, and the gen.
eral Office In Baltimore, the
sales Office in Philadelphia, and the
general sales Offices In New York.
Mr.. l.. l.. Malone, OF Fairmont, has
recently been appointed general op-
Grating manager of all the companies
In the system.
The direct line will so into opera.
ton as soon as the company gets into
its new Offices In Baltimore, in the
Continental Trust Building, corner of
Baltimore and Calvin streets. Mr..
Wheelwrlght expects that this will be
abou. the middle of February.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18
THERE IS TO BE NO MONKEY
BUSINESS IN THE AFFAIR
THIS TIME.
THE CASE WILL GO THROUGH
ON ITS MERITS FROM A
LEGAL STANDPOINT.

The regular meeting Of the city
council occurred last evening. Mayor
Kinsey was in the chair and Council.
iaen Harr, Robinson, Lilly, Howard,
Davis, Raymond, Hutchinson, Downs
and Eyerhart were present.
Interest conferred on the petition
of Messrs. Hess and Fortney to the
effect that Councilman John w. Ev.
erliart, Of the Fifth ward, was not a
freebooter within the corporate lin
It's, and that he therefore had not
qualified as a member of the coun.
Gil. The petitioners accordingly be-
sought the council that steps be taken
for Councilman Everhart's removal.
When the matter was brought up
fer discussion, Mr.. Everhart read re.
ceipts for taxes he paid, to the
amount Of s74,22.
Attorney Thomas N. Parks, coun.
sci for the petitioners, objected to
this us evidence, stating that it had
nothing to do with the case.
Councilman Lilly moved to post.
pone action on the petition indefinite.
" because IL was not supported BY
affidavit. Mr.. Raymond moved to
amend Mr.. Lilly's motion to read to
postpone until supported by affidavit.
Mr.. Parks warned the council that &C,
tion must. be taken on the matter
without necessary delay. He further
stated that he did not consider the
affidavit Of his clients necessary, but
that they made no claims which they
were not prepared to affirm under
oath, and that II the council would
give him ten minutes he fould have
the petition sworn to.
Mr.. Lilly declared himself strong
ly as being OF the opinion that the
petitioners were actuated by no mo,
live whatever other than spite, and
that the council should require that
they support their charges by making
affidavit. The motion Of Mr.. Lilly as
amended by Mr.. Raymond was then
carried, and after short interval,
Mfr. Parks presented the petition duly
sworn to, The petition was read by
the clerk. aii;
Mr. Raymond moved that the pet,
tionS be ordered filed; and that D spe.
eial citing he called for Its consids
Grafton, next Tuesday nigh at 1850,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18
ZD!!!EA!..IHlICAl[E
U i !! n We AFTER
CARS CAV eHTsJ WALTER OR.
RAHooD We sTER DAYs

As mentioned exclusively IN these
columns iyesterday.J Nv orrahobd, a
brakeman employed I'm the local yard.
was Killed at New Central mines
about 2:3oi O'clock Tuesday after:
noon. sAtt that lime very few detnils
Of the accident were available He
was working for Conductor kefns on
the PawpawS branch and was riding
tie front end o. thest train, which the
engine was pushing, and when New
Central mines were reached he
thought that they were 10 enter The
lower end and ,alighted 10 throw the
switch: Instead Rofi getting down on
the step(to alight he Jumped from the
coupler. It was not the Intention ID
80 in at that switch so the train did
not slacken speed5andS theunfortanate
man was struck BY the car from
which he allghtedj and knocked to the :
track and before q signal could be
communicated 10 the engineer seyer.
al cars had passed oyershis body.
d One limb was severed above the
ankle and the otherw mashed near.
" OF, Just above the knee, while q
large incision was found I'M the intes-
tines He lived about t8ents,fye
minutes:butSneyersreg ained conscious
ness. orrahood entered tie employ
Of the company on the third Oh this
month He Is married and survived
by wife and three children who re,
side on State street In the First
ward. He was q native 81 Harrison
county but had resided ln this city
for the past Ave or SIX years and eu.
gagged in various occupations. For a
time he conducted ID laundry lin The
Mccray building on Madison street
and was later employed lat the wag.
ner,Palmros shops. II
The remains will be inferred at
Ballah Chapel, near Gray Flats. The
funeral cortege will leave The resi-;
ldence on State street at Al O'clock
tomorrow morning.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18
CONGRESS 5WIlL8 GIVE PEOPLE
REST RE AFTER MARCH. FOURTH,
Thinks JUNGLE joe CANNON
THE Ho USE SPEAKER TALKS EN-.
TERTAINlNGLY OF PROPOSED
LEGISLATION.
HE ADV Uses ECONOMY IN ma.
Tlto 70 EXPENDITURES FOR
Il e MlN G SIX YEARS.
lBy Publishers press.)

u ~ y
x WASHINGTON, Jan: 1S.-"Uncie
Joe. Cannon, speaker Of the House,
nj q banquet given by the National
Board of Trade last night expressed
ahislbelief5that there would be no OK.
ira session Of Congress. He also
stold the delegates What he expected
Congress- would. do, and what It would
leave alone in the rest Of the present
session.
This AS the short session. Mr..
Cannon said.
We are to agree on legislation that
will devote s65O,OOO,0OO to the pub.
slic service. Should the throttle be
slightly lifted, there might easily be
100000 more, and even then, there
would he many sections crying more,
more. There are certain things that
must be provided. We must maintain
the army and the navy that We have,
and there are the regular appropria.
lions to be taken care of. "other
things are desirable, but they will
have to wait. Rather than increase
taxation, I believe in expanding ex.
spenditares little less rapidly than
isfoi the past six years..
Discussing tariff revision and rail.
road rate legislation, he continued.
tstThe cuncensus Of opinion is that we
had better wait for revenue revision
at least q year longer without under.
taking to revise the revenue laws.
believe sthattwe have got pretty good
revenue law; both for revenue and for
customs: Y
eSneed the money. Ten years
ago d good; law was framed and the
making OF 1T halted business. AS a
result the Congress of the United
States will ponder seriously before It
runs the risk Of doing the same thing.
z am neither a prophet, nor the
son Of a prophet, but j believe that
Congress will make wise appropria-
tions and that when 1t adiourns
March 4 twill be to give the people
Siof the country a rest until next De.
,cember.
There is talk Of an Interstate
Commerce : law. There is already
much Legislation on the statute books
intend led to remove any inlqulties
that may exist, but in the next five
weeks proper legislation may be en-,
acted shat will tend to remedy any
tiniquities that may exist between the
.producer, distributor and consumer.
BY March 4, wise legislation, will
be enactedPfor rivers and harbors, so
far as may be practicable to make
q N ~ - u t{f ~ a
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18

s'Ssss f W. NpluttVho ~ ,the 9 otoNS,l uuu
which was approved by tho governor
through q misunderstanding Of lis
scope. In his message the governor
urged its immediate repeal. ii
Natural Gas Transportation.
In the Senate the most important
bill offered was BY Senator Cole civ.
Ing police regulations to the produe
ton, use and transportation Of natural
gas within the State, Senator Coles
bill seeks TO prohibit the expectation
Of this precious fuel and to prevent
It's waste. By It's provisions the use
Of pressure pumps for piping gas
great distances Is forbidden. Other
than natural pressure Of wells, 900
pounds TO the square inch, Is the lin.
II OF pressure for Il -four inch pipe.
Use Of llambeauy. are prohibited and
gus can not be burned during the
y Z j. !. d u. y
day. The bill is patterned after tho
Indiana law and Senator Colo and
Delegate Maxwell, Of Harrison, who is
looking after the bill In the House,
both lawyers, say It is legally sound.
They claim the law. would not conflict
with interstate commerce provisions
and John W. Davis, Of Clarksburg,
agrees to this. The introduction OF
this measure by Senator Cole is a
result Of the natural gas meeting held
In Clarksburg last year. This meet.
Ing appointed committee to prepare
legislation, which committee failed
to act and Senator Cole and Delegate
Maxwell, In lieu thereof, determined
to bring the matter before the Legls.
laturc. or course Il Is narrow and
provincial to say that the use OF natura
gas found in West Virginia should DO
confined TO the boundaries Of the
State, but narrow and provincial as II
may be, such policy would prove 10
be one Of hard common sense. 1t Is
no exaggeratlon to say that natural
gas will build up a community quick
erthan any one cause. Note the won.
80 p 4 L r. # o. a. o.
derfal industrial growth Of The lnal.
ana gas belt when gas was discover,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18
another. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Industries would mean that in impetus
would be given all other forms Of
trade, and benefit accrue 10 every
citizen in Eairmpnt Therefore every
man and woman In the city feels 4
personal interest In all such matters
and definite announc cement relative
to- the cceptance Of such otiers are
greeted with profound pleasure. The
Board of Trade IS concerned wholly
I'M the upbullding q onr city and Is
;thorou ghly In earnest In It's eiforts TO
make terms satisfactory to both the
people they represent and TO the
gentlemen backing the industries Tor
which they are seeking a suitable 10.
cation.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18
PRETTY h: GIRL
EcoMEs VICTIM OF UNKNOWN
ITALIAN THIS MORNING
* BOTH ARE DEAD.
'(By Publishers Press.)

81 BUFFALO, Jan. lS.-Mary Kielf, of
LockporE a pretty blonde, 10 years
Sold, was shot in the heart and killed
This morning in the Pearl Hotel, on
Commercial street, The man who
Sshot her committed suicide. He is
an unknown Italian.
His death occurred before that of
\ his victim. The girl lived several
minutes after being shot,
As soon as sheIfell, the Italian sent
sa bullet, into his own brain, dying al.
most instantly.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18
Another RaIIroader injured.

Ambrose Carpenter, N. r. division
brakeman. is another to be injured.
These accidents 10 tralnmcnt are very
common, and the slippery condition
Of The ground and cars Is responsible
for IL. Carpenter stumbled over a
switch stand and car stirrap struck
him, badly lnjurlng his right knee.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18
No General MANAGER Yet.

The local traction company is still
without a general manager. Mr..
Linn, Of Utica, n. Y. who was offered
the berth and who came on and look,
cd the ground over has not. accepted
as yet, but still has the matter under
adyisement.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18
FRozE TO DEATH.
Result Of Investigation Into the
Death of Prominent Oil Man.


NEW MARTINsvlLLE, W. Va,
ian. lS.-While definite information
Is lacking 1t is said that the result Of
the investigation of the finding Of
aged Peter Daley, an oil worker. on
the road near Bird, Tyler county will
show that he was frozen to death.
ltumors Of a weird nature have been
circulated since the body was 'dlscoy.
cred on last Saturday, and 1t was said
certain people Of this city were i'm.
plicated in his death. However, from
information given last evening from
an official source, Daley had been
walking the road and was overcome
with cold and frozen to death.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18
FAlRMoNT CHARTER GOT a HAND
ME DOWN BY JOHN y.
Il coRNWELC. III Y
IT is SPEAKER PoWsLL TO-DAY
IN THE ABSENCE OF SPEAK. !
Err GRosscUP.
(By NJ. p. Shawkey.)

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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18
GERMAN VESSELS
Are Are said 81 Y, to Garry Arms For
Russians.
,(By Publishers Press.)

i LONDON, Jan. 1s.-It is stated that
three vessels flying the German flag
have left Hamburg and Bremen dur.
ing the past fortnight each loaded
with arms, ammunition and stores for
the vessels Of the Russian Baltic
feet The war material will be put
on board the Russian warships at an
unknown place in the Indian Ocean.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18
saRSA BED {. WATCH AND RAN.
Bold Trick Of Stranger Near the De
NOT Last EVENING, K ~

crank Slaughter, an aged resident
of this city, had "a silver watch stolen
last evening near the B. and o: depot.
stranger presumably hobo. asked
him the time, and when the old gen:
tleman produced his time piece tho
man grabbed III and ran. He was not
caught
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18

= u. 70. I.
CHARLESTON, Jan. 1S.-one half.
day session marked the labors Of
West Virginia's law-making body
Tuesday. The remainder Of the day
was devoted to committee work. Gov.
ernor White Informally visited the
Senate Chamber during the morning
and chatted with Senator Forman,
Following the incident the Senator
from Grant presented Senate bill No.
Ct, authorizing the repeal Of the
"house;cleanings law. the law which
permitted the attorney general TO
bring suit against thousands Of the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18

Mrs. l. NyerS and Miss; Mamie
ssyyer are visiting Clarksburg friends.
They expect TO remain there a week.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18
Bill STRUCK ASNAGG.

best corporations in The State, and
which was approved by the governor
through misunderstanding OF It's
scope. In his message the governor
urged It's immediate repeal. a
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-01
Killed by His Rival.

As has been stated. Maurice Francis,
Young resident of Roanoke, Va, left
that city Saturday in a buggy to visit
his fiancee, Miss Link, in Floyd county,
and was shot and killed. Francis had
reached a spot one mile from the home
of his betrothed when he was fired upon
from ambush. John Richards, a pubic
school teacher and rival suitor for Miss
Links hand, did the shooting, accord
ing to Miss Link. He was seen in the
vicinity of the tragedy just before the
shooting, and WIS then armed with a
shotgun. He has been missing ever
since. The horse Francis was driving
became frightened and ran away, break
ing loose from the buggy. Parties who
stopped the horse took the animal back
and discovered the RoaDOker's mutilst-
ed body in the buggy. Several bullets
were imbedded in Francis's watch and a
dozen shot took effect in the horses side.
Richards made his escape, and is being
hunted by posses. If he is captured a
lynching may follow, as intense excite
ment prevails. Richards is the son oi
Prof. James r. Richards, one OF the
best known educators in Southwest Vir-
ginia. Miss Link had an engagement
with young Richards for Sunday and
broke il to entertain Francis.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-01
Woman Thrown from Buggy.

Hurled from buggy that was madly
descending steep hill, and thrown
among a mass of rocks and bushes, was
the frightful experience OF Mrs. kIttin-
ger wife of DR.. Leouard Kittenger, OF
Wilmington, Del, who is spending the
summer in Winchester. Mrs. Kitten
ger. with friend, had driven a livery
carriage to Berryville, Clarke county,
last evening, aud was returning alone,
when, at the top of a steep hill on the
east side of Opequan creek, the horse
started down the grade at fast pace
and threw Mrs. Kittenger out. She
sustained severe fracture OF her left
arm and her body was badly cut and
bruised Her clothing was torn, her
shoes came off, and she lost her hat,
umbrella, pocketbook, and several costly
rings. all of which, except the latter,
were found. When the horse reached
the stream it stopped and the buggy was
upset. Several vehicles passed, and Mrs.
Kittenger, suffering great pain, cried Tor
help. but, it is said, the occupants paid
no attention to her appeals. james
Robinson, a young colOred man, OF
Winchester, placed her in a buggy and
drove rapidly to Winchester, where she
WAS placed under doctors care.