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Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-03
WOMAN GUILTY Of
SLAY|NG PARRY
MISS WILLIAMSON CONVICTED
ON MURDER CHARGE
Jury Returns Verdict Of Second Degree
and Recommends Prisoner to
Mercy Of court--Dramatlc
Scene Enacted

I'VE, the Jury in the case OF the State
of California against Miss Margaret II.
Williamson, find the defendant guilty
of murder in the second degree and
recommend the mercy of the court"
After less than three hours Of con-
sderation yesterday afternoon a jury
in Judge Smiths department Of the
superior court returned a verdict Of
guilty against Miss Margaret II. VIII
hanson, charged with the murder of
Richard Saunders Parry.
When the verdict was read the little
woman peered through her eyeglasses
at the twelve men and then with a
curl of her lip turned her head away
There was no sign of fear or remorse
and her only remark was, II wonder
where they managed to get that ver-
dict"
The court room was thronged yester-
day morning when the last session OF
the case was called. Men and women
thronged the corridors and many were
attempting to get a look at the ac-
cused. But, as throughout the trial
Miss williamson Crouched down in
her chair and fingered nervously the
long black ribbon on the end of her
boa.
Deputy District Attorney McComas
closed the argument for the prosecu-
ton. The address to the jury was ar
able one, and the prosecuting attorney
did not finch in his accusations
against the woman.
AS he reached the point in his re-
view of the evidence where the death
OF the young man was described, Nc
Comas became very direct in his state
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-03
WOMAN IS HURLED
FROM AUTO BY CAR
MRS. P. WHITING NARROWLY
ESCAPES DEATH
Machine Which Struck Old Man at
Second Street Crossing a Month
Ago Figures In Another
Accident

Mrs. Perry whiting of o01s Orange
street, whose automobile ran over an
old man at Second and Spring streets
about month ago, was herself the
victim of an accident last night when
her electric runabout was struck by
a Grand avenue car on South Broad
way.
Mrs. Whiting was thrown to the
pavement and rendered unconscious.
She alighted on her head, and for a
few moments spectators believed she
was dead. She was carried into a
store, where restoratives were applied.
Later Mrs. Whiting was removed to
her home. Her husband is a we'll
known lumberman of Los Angeles.
1t appears that the accident was
due to a disinclination on the part of
Mrs. Whiting to again run down a man
on the street. Witnesses say Mrs.
Whiting was driving north in front of
the street car and when she reached
Fourth street she stopped her machine
suddenly to avoid running over pc
destrian. The car struck the auto
mobile, hurled 1t to one side and threw
Mrs. Whiting violently to the pave
ment.
The automobile was greatly dam
aged, although the motor was not
demolished.
About a month ago Mrs. Whiting was
driving her auto along Spring street
and at the intersection of Second the
machine struck W. Graham, an elderly
man. Graham saved himself from
going under the wheels only by hold
ing to the dashboard of the auto with
all his strength. Mrs. Whiting said
at the time that she rang the bell,
but Graham would not get out of the
way of her machine.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-03

ments. For a moment the woman
watched him, her lite gray eyes snap
ping fire. Twice she started to rise
but her friends held her back and at
last the splendid nerve which has sus-
tained her throughout the trial gave
way and, with sob, she buried her
face in the protecting shoulder Of one
of her friends.
1t was the first scene of collapse on
the part Of the defendant and the voice
of McComas was drowned as the wo-
man screamed and cried. All efforts on
the part of her friends to comfort her
failed, and Judge Smith ordered re-
cess of twenty minutes.
For three minutes the woman con-
tinued her screams, while the curious
gaped and made remarks, and then she
was quieted and the attorney resumed
the argument
Gentlemen Of the jury" said Nc
Comas, "you can only find that the
evidence in this case will prove that
this woman has committed a cold,
heartless murder"
Like a fash Miss williamson was on
her feet She shook off the OBTAINING
hands Of her friends and her body
was quiverlng with rage as she shout
ed, "Oh you liar; you brutal liar!
Several times later Miss Williamson
showed signs Of excitement but finally
subsided and during the reading of the
courts directions to the jury she
seemed to take no interest in the pro-
ceedings.
She remained in the court room until
the jury was taken to dinner and did
not return until the verdict was rem
dered.
At 2 o'clock Judge Smith sent Bailiff
Ira Harrington to the jury room to
find out If verdict had been returned.
The answer was in the negative, but
an hour later the foreman sent word
that an agreement had been reached
and Miss Williamson was sent for.
Captain White took her to the court
room and the accused marched to her
chair with her head erect and every
attitude showing defiance.
Slowly the jurymen filed into the
room and Miss Williamson showed nc
signs of emotion as she watched them
Gentlemen, have you decided on
verdict" asked Judge Smith.
I'VE have" answered the foreman
There was a gasp of excitement
among the spectators as the verdict
was read and then the court was
cleared. Attorney Judd Rush turned
toward the defendant and asked If
she was ready to leave.
"Yiss, I'll go now" she suffered, and
she rose to her feet and shook her
fist at the jurymen who were filing
out. She said, But I'll fight this tc
the ind; I'll show thim."
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-03
LET CONTRACTOR
WHITE MONUMENT
DOUGLAS TlLDENs DESIGN IS
ACCEPTED
Memorial Committee Decides In Favor
OF Work of Deaf and Dumb
Sculptor-Prlce Is Fixed
at $4,000

Az a result of n meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee of the stephen M
White memorial fund at the office OF
Secretary Joseph Scott in the Bradbury
building yesterday plans for the con-
struction of the Senator White monu-
ment are advanced to the point ol
letting the contract at the stated cost of
$4,000.
Douglas Tilden, sculptor, and his as
sociate. Architect Ernest Coxhead
were awarded the contract for that
sum, the cost to include the eXpen7e
of a one-third size model and the exc
cuton of a figure in standard statuarl
bronze of the lamenced senator. The
work of letting the contract for the
construction of the base and pedestal
which is to be of California granite
IL the same can be found of sufficiently
high quality, was left to a construction
committee, consisting of the chairman
M. p. Snyder: secretary Joseph Scott
and the advisory committee, composeC
of Sumner p. Hunt, Arthur B. Benton
and Civil Engineer d. w. Cunningham
The plans for the pedestal and the
details of the contract were left en-
tirely with this committee, to be known
hereafter rs the construction committee
This committee will meet with Messrs
Tilden and CoXhead today, when the
plans and specification will be decided
upon.
Douglas Tilden, the sculptor, has done
notable work in San Francisco, notably
the Native Sons monument, Donahue's
monument and the Volunteers monu-
ment AS the committee adjourned
the distinguished deaf mute sculptor
wrote the following:
"This is the best committe I ever
had dealings with in my life. I do not
wonder now why Los Angeles is such
a go-ahead city"
Those present at the meeting We're:
Newmark, F. w. Braun, 1. B. Dock
weller, Gen. Harrison Gray Otis, Arthur
B. Benton. Sumner p. Hunt, D. w
Cunningham and Joseph Scott.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-03
Halloween FRANKS
BRING BOYS INTO COURT
RoSY-CHEEKED LADS COME TO
GRIEF
Deputy Constable Appears on Scene at
Inopportune Time for the Little
FeIIows-Big Lawyer Proves a
Friend

Five small boys sitting in line and
kicking restless heels against the we'll
polished foot rests of the chairs in
Justice Youngs court appeared for
trial yesterday to answer a charge of
malicious mischief preferred against
them by Manager Finkenstein of the
Los Angeles-Pacilc Railroad company.
The boys We're as fresh and rosy as
the morning sun. Their eager faces
fairly shone with the soap that had not
been washed off and their hair was
damp and sticky at the end so that all
might know it had been brushed but
recently.
The boys We're arrested late Wednes-
day afternoon by Deputy Constable
Holman. They were all good boys, ac-
cordng to the statements of their pa
rents. but they may have to suffer.
Tuesday evening, Halloween night,
Jack Adams, deputy constable for De
IA Monte, went forth in an effort to
prevent a number of young men from
carrying off small real estate Office
on a tract near the Hollywood line.
Adams secreted himself in the house
when the boys approached and when
they lifted the little shack preparatory
to carrying it away, Adams leaped
first on one side of the building and
then on the other, and at every jump
the side upon which the weight had
Deell IOppleu ONcI Oll lIe
lads who were carrying it. Finally,
Adams crashed through the floor and
the boys, recovering from their scare,
sent the shack with the imprisoned
deputy sailing down the hill.
Later that same night the same
crowd of boys, it was alleged, soaped
the tracks of the Los Angeles Pacific
Railroad company near ColegroVe, and
while the prank was considered as
simply an ordinary one for Halloween,
Finkenstein, forgetting that he ever
had been a boy, filed complaint against
the lads. The five smallest of the
gang were arrested by Deputy Holl-
man and their mothers appeared with
them yesterday when they were
brought to trial
Jacob Baumeister. Melvin Rogers,
Jerry Cline and Burton Kimble We're
the alleged leaders among the smaller
lads.
Evidence was lacking yesterday when
the boys were called to answer the
charge against them and the case was
continued. AS the lads filed out of the
room, preparatory to returning to their
homes, a big attorney was standing
near the door who said: at is a
shame that little fellows like these are
arrested because of a Halloween prank.
There was nothing to 1t, and any boy,
who is a boy, might have done the
same"
"Gee fellows!" said one of the ac-
cused as he bobbed his towsled head
toward his friends and rubbed the
freokled end of a remarkably plugged
nose, Dat guy has been a kid his
self"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-03
WILL BE BURIED AT CALVARY
Funeral of Late John Osborn Takes
Place at ST. Vincent's Church
Saturday

The funeral of John Osborn. aged 81.
who died at the home Of his daughter,
Mrs. VIM. Peck, in San Pedro last
Monday will be conducted Saturday
morning at 8 O'Clock from st. Vincent's
church, Washington and Grand ave-
nue., to Calvary cemetery. Mr.. Osborn
lived on his ranch In San Gabriel until
recently when his health became i'm
paired and he was removed to the
Peck home in San Pedro. The widow.
two daughters, Mrs. Peck and Mrs.
Margaret Stoermer of Los Angeles and
one son survive. He was member of
the Pioneers association and deputa-
tion from that society Will serve as
pallbearers.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-03

Best way to fight the old age limit
keep young.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-03
FATHER FEARS DAUGHTER
HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED

/ M. b. Harstead of 1147 Catalina
street reported to the police last
night that his nine-year-old daugh-
ter has been missing from her home
/ since 6:30 o'clock Wednesday even-i
/ ing. At that time she went out to.
the corner to meet her father, who:
was accustomed to return from.
work at that time. Since then the.
s girl has not returned, and the par:
1 ents fear that she has been kid-s
\ naped. /
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-03

Aneelenos Heavy Stockholders
The completion Of the Gould Westerr
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-03

Pacific railway from Salt Lake City to
San Francisco will, it is asserted in
railway circles, be accomplished by
1908. The company has bond issue of
$50, 900, and a capitalization of $75,-
coo, OOO $2OOO,OOO of stock Is held by Los
Angeles financiers and S25,OO0,O00 in San
Francisco.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15
Demonstration at Buda.Peslh.

Buda- Pesth, Sept. ia demonstrate
ion was made today by working men be-
fore the Chamber of the Lower House of
the Diet to enforce the demands which
are being made by them for universal
suffrage. Dense masses of workmen be-
gan cougregating in front of the chamber
at an early hour, and their number was
constantly increased until there was an
enormous crowd present The workmen
freely expressed their demand that uni
versal suffrage should be granted them.
The crowd became so great that early in
the day it became necessary to place
strong Gordon of police about the hall to
guard the place. President Justs, of the
chamber, received populations of the
workingmen and begged the men taking
part in the demonstration to be quiet
and calmly await the action of parlia-
ment on the question which is so dear
to them. 1t is estimated that fully
so, 900 persons took part in the demon
stratiOn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15
Mr.. Fairfax Resign.

Mr.. Henry Fairfax, of LOudoun, .
member of the Virginia State Corpora
ton Commission, has resigned his posi-
ton, to take effect on the qualification of
his successor. Governor Montague has
offered the position to Lieut.. Gov. Joseph
E. Willard, recently a candidate for the
governorship. Colonel Willard is in
New York and has not yetintimated what
he will do, but it is presumed that he
will accept.
The appointment is for Mr.. Fairfax
unexpired term, subject to confirmation
by the legislature. The full term is six
wears and the salary "a, 500 annually.
Mr.. Fairfax's term expires February
|. He has been for some time consider
ing the question of resigniDg, since his
duties took him away from his family and
from his farm. He has made an enviable
record on the commission.
The appointment is subject to contr-
nation by the legislature in joint SEES
sion, and the term will expire on Feb
ruary |, 1906. The appointment for the
full term of six years from February J.,
1906, must be made by the Governor
during the month of January Of that
year. The salary of Corporation Com
missioner in Virginia is "a, 500 per year,
and the terms are for six years each.
The present commissioners were named
by Governor Montague, land took Office
February l, 1908.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs.

Arthur ]. Hopper, of Jersey City,
shot himself at noon today, at Dryers
Hotel, in Paterson. He was intoxicated
and the bullet took effect in his left leg.
A dispatch from Baksr, French West
Africa, received today, reports that
Comte de Bfazzs, the well-known French
explorer, is dead. He has been gravely
i'll for some days past.
Charles Meyers, OF Mattewan, n. j.,
20 years old, sick andpenniless, committed
suicide by swallowing carbolic acid this
morning. He left note stating that he
had committed the act because OF inabil-
ity to work, and having no home nor
money.
The Carnegie Steel Company will on
Saturday pay out the enormous sum OF
$4,000, 900 to its workmen in the Pitts
burg district. This will probably be the
record-breaking pay tor three weeks.
Banks with which the big corporation
deals are hustliDg for the cash.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15
General Strike.

Moscow, Sept. I5.-Workingmen and
revolutionists have organized a new gen.
eral strike as protest against an action
of government in continuing to prohibit
public meetings The organizers of the
strike hope to call out 100, 900 men.
London, Sept. l5.-The correspondent
of the Exchange Telegraph Company at
St. Petersburg telegraphs that alarming
reports have been received from the va
rious Jewish districts to the effect that
Jews throughout the Empire are arming
themselves. The Jews are also said to
be spreading broadcast literature pre-
pared by students at the Universities of
St. Petersburg and Moscow, summOning
the people to begin revolution.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15
COURT OF APPEALS.

In the Court of Appeals in Staunton
yesterday the following decisions were
handed down:
By James Keith, president-Gfaves
VS.. Scott, Circuit Court Giles county, re-
versed Scott vs.. Thomas ct al, Circuit
Court of Floyd county, reversed in part
and affirmed in part
By Judge R. H. Cardwell-Wise Ter
minal Company VS.. Mccormick, Circuit
Court Wise, reversed; Niece IS. Neece
ct al Circuit Court Dickinson county,
affirmed.
By Judge John A. Buchanan-SOuth
and Western Railway Company VS.. Com
monweath ex REL, &C., Corporation
Court City of Bristol, reversed; Robert
son VS.. Wampler, guardian, &C., Circuit
Court Wise county, affirmed; Prudential
Life Insurance Company VS.. Alley, Cir
cult Court Wise county, affirmed.
By Judge George NJ. Harrison-Dixon
VS.. Paddock, Circuit Court Wise county,
affirmed; The Great Falls Power Com
pany VS.. Great Falls and Old Dominion
Railway Company, State Corporation
Commission, reversed; Spencer, &C., VS..
Flanary, administrator, &C., Circuit
Court of Lee county, affirmed.
By Judge Stafford G.. Whittle-Cupp
vs.. Lester, Circuit Court Montgomery
County, affirmed; Commonwealth, g.,
VS.. Wampler, Circuit Court of Wise
county, affirmed; South and Western
Railway Company va. Virginia and South.
ern Railway Company, Circuit Court
Scott county, affirmed.
Town Manassas rs. School Board of
Manassas, District No. 8. Circuit Court
of Prince William county. Appeal and
supersedeas; bond, 5000.
The following were the proceedings of
the Court of Appeals for yesterday:
Messrs. G. P. Jones, jr., and Charles
A. Hammond qualified to practice in
this court.
DOnable's administrator ys. Town of
Harrisonburg; argued and submitted.
Petition of Minnie E. Sherman ct al,
of Rockingham county, for supersedeas
refused.
Mcdonald, administrator, vs.. Norfolk
and Western Railroad Company; writ OF
error and supersedeas awarded.
Pence VS.. Life; argued and submitted.
Next cases-Risques, administrator
VS.. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
pany; Town of Glasgow VS.. Mathews.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15
FRIDAY EVENING. SEP. Is. 1905.

As WAS stated in yesterdays Gazette,
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue
has rendered a decision that will serious
" affect a number of proprietary medl-
cines composed largely of distilled
liquors. He has reversed a ruling Of
his department made many years ago,
and now decides that the manufacturers
of these medicines must take out licenses
a. rectifers and liquor dealers and that
druggists and others handling them will
have to pay the usual retail liquor deal
ers' licenses. The commissioner says
his ruling applies to every alcoholic com
pound labeled as a remedy for diseases
and containing, in addition to distilled
spirits, only substances or ingredients
which, however large their quantity, are
not of a character to impart any medic
inal quality to the compound. The
ruling goes into effect December |,
1905. but collectors are at once in
structed to send out notices to all drug
gsts and merchants dealing in prOprie-
tary medicines that after December /
they will be required TO pay the special
tax as liquor dealers for selling COM
pounds coming within the rule. 1t Is
believed that the decision reaches
several widely-knOwn medicines. In
some instances these medicines have
been found to contain IS high as
as per cent. of alcohol, and there are
,many on the market, it is said, that con-
tain % per cent. of alcohol. These
medicines are said to have immense sales
in prohibition communities. About
quarter of century ago an analysis was
made OF certain alleged pansceas, all of
which were found to contain large per-
centage of whisky, and that, too, OF a
cheap variety These compounds were
at one time sold in grocery stores by the
drink. 1t is said that a man can be-
come intoxicated upon some patent med
icines which have immense sales, and it
is asserted that in many cases women
consume these compounds to such an
extent that they acquire an appetite for
st.mulants which follows them through
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15
Yellow Fever Refugees.

Cincinnati, o., Sept ia special
New Orleans and Crescent train consist
ing Of three sleepers and combination
car arrived here early this morning with
200 yellow fever refugees. DR.. B. F.
Lyle, of the health department, who
had met the train at Lexington, KY,
found five of the passengers were suffer
ing with what he thinks is yellow fever.
They we're at once removed to the Branch
hospital 10 ambulances.
Their relatives and friends who had
come here with them were also taken TO
the Branch hospital. While the physi-
clans were busy with the suspected fever
cases, the other passengers on the train
started out of the depot. There were
number OF colored persons and the ma
jority of them we're penniless. All we're
badly frightened and the police detail
had considerable trouble in looking after
them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15
Body Identified.

New York, Sept l5.-The body of
the Young woman who committed suicide
at the Manhattan Hotel Wednesday,
where she registered as Miss w. A. Will
ey has been identified as that of Miss
Ella Berry, of West Medford, Mass.
Lorenzo D. Berry, the father and John
Berry, brother of the dead girl, arrived
this morning from West Medford, and
made the Identification at Alvord's un-
dertakiug establishment. The father and
brother were very much overcome by
grief. Mr.. Berry said that lis daughter
was q years of age, and was employed
as bOokkeeper aud stenographer by a
West Medford firm. Last summer she
went on vacation in Maine to place
where her employer also took his vaca-
ton. In some manner the story beanie
current that the pair had eloped. The
story became widely circulated and greatly
depressed the girl. On her return home
she traced the story to its source and
secured a public retraction. In spite Of
this, the affair prayed upon the girls
mind. She grew more depressed aud for
days would not speak to any one. Mr..
Berry saidIthat he believed his daughter
mind was affected and asked her to go
away but she declined. On Tuesday
she left for business as usual, but did not
return. Yesterday he received letter
from her, starting that she could never
recover from The libels that had been
circulated about her. She asked that
some member of the family come and
get her body.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-09-15
Baron Komura's Condition.

New York, Sept. l5.-Baron Komura,
the senior japanese pleniootentiary, who
is i'll at the Waldorf Astoria hotel,
passed quiet night and, according to
NJ. Sato. the spokesman of the japanese
party, the Baron's condition indicates
nothing serious or alarming. NJ. SatO,
this morning, made the following au-
thorized statement to a representative of
tue Publishers Press CDR. Jsneway was
called in consultation this morning by
Dr. Pritchard in The case of Baron KO-
mura. As the result of the joint con-
ference ofdoctors Delaield, Janeway and
Pritcbard, it is announced that no final
ly conclusive diagnosis is yet possible.
The Baron passed quiet night. His
condition indicates nothing serious, or
alarming"