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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-05-18

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attorney, ABRAMS (I - + 4 & : i
The move to dfS{ n !
son came rather unexiS
lic 1t was an hour or me- -
when District Attorney Jer' >
before Recorder Goff in Speci!t3'<
and announced that he desired fo%Ec
the discharge OF the former chormSCNrl
without bail and on her own recogIlz-
ance.
This announcement followed thre.
trials for murder The second and third
OF these trials-the latter concludrd but a
few days ago-resulted in disagreements; :
the first in the discharge of the jury be-
cause OF the illness of 4 Juror before the
case had been concluded.
Not the least interesting Of the dav's
events and perhaps the great dramatic
Climax TO the troubles of the former
"Florodora" girl was the reunion in free
dom with her sister, Mrs. J. Morgan
Smith, and her brother-in-law, J. Morgan
Smith, both of whom were discharged
by Justice Cowing, in the Court Of Cen
eral Sessions, after being held on chatges
of conspiracy in connection with the Pat
terSOn case
his decision to free Maj 4 s :
speech in the course OF ii
ed that during two of theel460
girl all the evidence in the possession Of
the District Attorneys Office had been
presented TO the Court, and that in both
cases there had been a disagreement He
said he did not believe that at this time
in this county, another trial would re-
suit i'll anything else than 4 disagree
ment"
He concluded with the motion that
Nan Patterson be discharged on her own
recognizance. II was then that Miss Pat
terson was sent for and as a court Of
hcer met her in her cell he said
Come on, Nan. 1t is ali right; you
are going free"
Recorder Golf, the venerable Judge who
has tried so many famous criminal cases,
met the eyes of the girl as she walked
slowly into the courtroom and took the
same seat which she occupied during the
trying days of her last trial.
Nan Patterson" he said slowly the
District Attorney has seen fit to recon-
mend your discharge l feel bound to
say l fully coincide i'll the decision
There is nothing l can say in this case
that has not already been said; but let
me entreat you i'll your future life to re-
member the terrible ordeal thrc ugh which
you have passed and to permit every ac-
ton of your life to be guided by that
remembrance. Good-by," and the Re
cOrder bowed his head as he uttered the
final word and closed the case.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-06
END OF NIAGARA GRAB"
Cassidy Bill Killed In Rules Com
mittee of assembly.
rpr rrLpaRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l

Albany. May 5.-The Niagara Power o'H u'eN
in the Rules Committee Of the Assembly Io-0@S'
and the Senators whose votes for TINS lheasuio
were secured by promise of contingent re-
wards, either in stock or cash, were thus pre-
vented from realizing on their votes Inc
massage Of this bill by the Senate was one Oh
the most sensational incidents Of the enllre
session dwarfed only by the gas lncloeHIs "a
Yesterday The final bill bore the name OF OM-t
Cassidy of Schuyler, but it was IN the man
the text of a bill introduced by AsseInOlyIra'
Iesgett earlier in the session, and suddenly
substituted for Senator Cassidy's personal Ol"
bv Senator L'IIommedeu, who fathered a SIM
liar proposition last session and met Will ue
feat at Governor OdelTs hands.
The fight to got out the bill was presseu ~
the latest moment this morning, but the petiuson
of scores tof members and the agreeHehI ~
majority to vote against II decldeo uie 9USS
ton II 1t had not already been dec44 qSot 1g
Sneaker Nfxon's own DETERMINATION Ie9 ,
the presence of numberless dispatches anu lie'S
the bill was not reported. s,os 90
This method of destruction also ulsPoseu "
the original Leggett BILL drawn IN the mt ISIS
of the Niagara Lockport and OntaFlo foMef
Company advanced in the Assembly by Wnoe-
sale offers Of bribes and finally Destroyer ~, 20
avoid the scandal 1t had stirred up Inc
Niagara grabs" introduced by LeggeL% Gas
sldy and Waddell, and directed by LEoinInl-
diei1 furnished the most sensational PAD lesls-
Iation of the session.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-06
CAN CONTROL GAS PRICE.
Commission to Haze Posger, Says
HugheS-GrOut Pleased.

Charles E. Hughes, counsel to the Joint legislative
State Commission viii! have power TO reduce the
price Of gas If it finds that present rates TO con-
suners excessive He added:
The commission can lower the price. but it cannot
authorize a in Of dollar a thousand.
the 70 cent gas bill. but probably the State Com
mission has the needed power. If the city is in
sured a pure gas Of prescribed Illuminating power
under regulations that Will give proper pressure.
the time. Given honest and efficient COM
mission. I do not how the city whole can
fail 10 be benefited by the passage of the bills II
strikes me that the lighting companies viii be held
a stricter accountability than formerly. There
has not been at any time, TO those who knew the
real conditions any doubt OF the absolute sincerity
organization leaders who wanted to the bills
made into laws. The Republican organization tried
70 give the desired relief That il was foed In its
plans not the fault Of Senator Stevens and his
colleagues. The people know whom to blame and in
good time the desired result will be attained
Said Controller Grout:
The bills. taken as a whole will prove OF
great Dene1t TO the people. l particularly
pleased that there is 10 be reduction in the price
OF electric lighting There are difficulties in the
path OF enforcing any law regulate electric light
ing nut q good start has been made and II the law
needed amendments. There is a grave doubt in the
minds OF many honest and fair minded people about
the propriey Of reducing the price OF gas Is per cent
all at once. People who bought the shares Of the
the price Of the gas furnished by the Companies
would be about at present entitled to some
consideration The State Commission to be
clothed with important powers, and under pressure
from the newspapers there is little doubt that in
time the price Of gas Will be whitfield down so that
private consumers VIII have smaller bills.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-06
AGAINST LONGER TERM.
Mayor Said to Fear Effect of
FOur-Ycar Lac.

Mayor Mcclellan may refuse to accept the
bill extending the term of the Mayor to four
years He does not like it, for two reasons.
namely; If he should be reelected it would
keep him at the City Hall two years longer
than he wants to stay there. II the bill be-
comes a law. # will if he accepts it in behalf
of the city It viii greatly intensity the interest
in the mayoralty fight this fall and make it
harder for Tammany to win.
It is admitted by the Mayors friends that
the failure Of the Senate to pass the Eighty
Cent Gas bill will be charged directly to Tam
many Hail. a little help from certain Tam
many men would have passed the bill. That
being the case, the issue next fall will be gas,
with Tammany the defensive
If the mayoralty term is left at present the
friends of the Mayor think that he will win.
on account of his good fortune in keeping his
party fairly we'll united. With the term length
ened to four years the situation will be differ
emit Thousands of independents who would
be glad to give the Mayor a complimentary
vote will hesitate to do when 1t involves
four years of Tammany rule in all the city
departments.
Another embarrassing thing about the bill Is
that If Mayor Mcclellan should be nominated
for Governor before the close of his term. and
should by any possibility be elected, his sue
cessor for a year would be the President Of the
Board of Aldermen. AS the Tammany slate at
present contains the name of Charles V. Fornes
for President of the Board of Aldermen, there
is a chance that Mr.. Fornes would be Mayor
for year, and possibly for three years Tam
many men are afraid of Mr.. Fornes Mayor.
Mr.. Fornes is not as influential in the Board OF
Aldermen as Little Tim" Sullivan, and with
Mayor Mcclellan as Governor and Mr.. Fornes
as Mayor, Little Tim" would come pretty near
running the entire administration. This is not
q inspiring thought to the Tammany leaders.
The chances are that the Mayor will be urged
by horde of office holders to sign the bill. on
the theory that Tammany is going to win next
fall, and that four years to an office holder is
better than two. The Tammany Senators gen.
orally supported the bill, arguing that Tammany
would have a walkover next fall. and that it
would save a lot of worry and expense If the
heads of departments went in for four years
instead Of two.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-06
PRAISES THE CHILD LABOR LAW.
Justice Gaynor Declares the Statute Marks
Progress of Humanity.

In a decision handed down yesterday. Justice
Gaynor, in the Supreme Court, Brooklyn de-
clared that the child labor law is "a statute
which marks the progress OF humanity" and
that the courts should not get In its way or
whttle it down. courts have done in the
past"
The case was that Of Robert E. Lee. thirteen
years old, who, through his guardian. sued to
recover damages for injuries received while
working in the plant OF the Sterling SILK Manu-
featuring Company. AT the trial Justice Gaynor
directed 4 verdict for the platnun leaving to
the Jury only the amount of damages. Deren-
dant's counsel took exception TO the ruling, and
made a motion for a new trial, the jury having
assessed II with $1,000 damages. Justice
Gaynor denied the motion and upheld his own
ruling
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-06
SAVINGS BANK SURPLUS BILL LOST
Killed in the Assembly-The Governor
Greatly Disappointed.
by TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIDryE !

Albany May 6-The measure repeating the tax
oN mo surplus OF savings banks passed the Senate
to-day after fierce battle bur was lriIIo5 - 80
Assembly by the refusal of the Committee on RuIaz
70 report the bill to the House, The fight against
the measure in the Senate was led nv Senators
i'alnes and Malby. who, in this position took direct
$50 Win Governor Higgins who had sent a spe-
cial message yesterday asking for the nsssooa 20
the bill. The defbeat is due to tho rase,tr,t
or the Republican, leaders for the attitude Of the
Udnk representatives at the outset OF tho 49,
caInpaign when, It Is charged by Senator Raines'
.nat the big stick vas used force a marty a.
utude on this connection. Promptly on the naSsoSa
os the Dill was sent to the Assembly but t6e
foFt 70 pass it there was promptly frustrated and
ot. am greatly disappointed" said Governor HIp-
HIHS when he was informed Of the fate OF the M
= had hoped to IT pass In fact / was oil az
sured that If II got through the Senate If I1o,,i5
pass the Assembly without dlficuIty The Sa1 1919
eees the place feared did best for the sue
Two emergency messages for that purpose ana
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-06
WOULD GO TO THE GREAT LAKES
W. E. D. Stokes Proposes That the City Get
Water Supply There.

w. T. d. Stokes has written letter to Gov
ernor Higgins embodying several suggestions
concerning the water supply of this city for the
future. Among other things. he says:
We Will have to go some day to the Great
Lakes. and why not go now? These lakes are
$50 feet above high tide level. and water will
seek out its level and give out power in its fall
This is an era of great undertakings when they
are founded on true engineering and business
principles. Why not appoint a State commits
sion of business and engineering men, who will
look at the problem in the light of the interest
of every city in the State and in the light of
their annuol rental returns TO the State, which
should amount to millions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-06
NO POLICE REFORMS.
Committeeof Nine's Measure Finally
Defeated in Senate.
10y TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

Albany. May 5-As was forecast in The
Tribune this morning, the Committee of Mines
police bill. which had the support Of Commits
sioner McAdoo and was aimed at breaking up
the abuses now existing In the detective bu-
reau of the New-York Police Department, as
we'll as making other remedial changes was
finally defeated to-day. This was by vote
which indicated that the combination Of Re
publican Senators which had made possible
the passage Of the Niagara power grab" with
the assistance Of the solid minority, with the
exception Of Senator Marks, and which de-
feated the bill fixing the price Of gas in New
York City, had been in touch with new light
on this question also. Senator Cooper, Of
BROOKLYN made the final motion for the bill.
and after a long roll call, changing Of votes,
lobbying and disorder the motion failed by
vote of q 10 % and the bill was dead.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-06
BEDELL's PET BILL KILLED.
Senator SAKE Gets Revenge for Defeat of
11th-ave. Measure.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. J

Albany. May 5.-A neat piece of political reprisaI
was visited to-day on Assemblynan Louis Bedeu
Of Orange County, chairman of the Railroads Com
mittee for his share in the failure of the legts-
lature 10 pass the bill compelling the New-York
Central TO remove it's tracks from 11th-ave This
bill has been urged in season and out by Senator
SAKE. IT was not reported by the Railroads Com
mittee and died in the Committee on Rules hlIr
Senator SAKE decided that he would not be beaten
without revenge. lie investigated BsdeIls record
found that he had been steadily losing votes in his
district. that his record last session the Bedell-
Wilcox railroad bills had hurt him in his con
stituency and that his defeat unlikely
With this in mind. he hunted up the Senate REQ
ord and selected from the list OF BedelTs bills the
one appropriatng IS 900 for dam the Delaware
River. This measure was of great local Importance
and said by BedelIs friends 10 be necessary to
his reelection SAKE quietly had his Senate friends
hold up the bill To-day Bedeu came TO SAKE and
begged him TO let the bill go through. Other SEN
ators declined TO interfere and Sake, who was
elected elected on the nth-aye. issue over George ",
Plunkitt. simply stood pat" and there will be no
dam this year at the States expense. What the
effect the Delaware Valley voters will be is con
Jectured 1t is known that certain civic bodies In
New-York City have announced their intention OF
going 10 Orange County to fight the reelection OF
Bedel next fall.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-06
JEROME GETS HIS BILL PASSED.
Personal Work Saves SAKE Credit Measure
from Defeat.
GBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TR1BUNB.l

Albany, May 5-District Attorney Jerome won
his single handed battle for the SAKE Credit
measure to-day after a fight Of several weeks
The bin was sandbagged once by Senator
Bracket, as a slight expression of his esteem
for Mr.. Jerome. When It was again rescued the
Senate refused to advance 1t by a vote of q to
early in the week and this vote brought Mr.
Jerome the field. Last night he passed the
bill through the Senate by about large a vote
as he was beaten by before, and to-day the
Assembly passed the bill by vote Of 112 to II
The bill is advocated by the Merchants Asso-
citation, and is intended to prevent the practice
of making false statements, INDUCED in by GER
tain agents buying goods on credit.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-06
-FOUR YEARS FOR MAYOR?
Bill for Longer Term Noe ASoaits
SIGNATURE.
IA rELEaRApH % rHE rRIPuNn.l

Albany. May 5.-Subject to the signing of the
bill, the next Mayor Of New-York City will serve
for four years. The Agnew bill. carrying this pro-
vision, passed the Senate this morning after
complicated and remarkable rollcaI in which
those In favor of the bill voted in the negative
and those opposed in the affirmative. This tan
gle resulted from the peculiar situation Of the
bill. 1t was passed by the Senate some weeks
ago and then held by a motion TO reconsider
the vote which lay the table; thus, though
the bill had actually passed, it was still in the
possession Of the Senate. The mix-up that fol-
lowed amusing. and the bill apparently
passed more as a result Of the confusion than
on the decision Of a majority of the Senator's
some who voted not realizing the effect OF the
vote
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-06
ALL sTEINWAY BILLS LOST.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.


Albany. May 5-Although dangerous until
the last moment, the Stenway tunnel measures
were among the list of bills that persisted to-
day. This chain of measures. intended to give
the Belmont interests perpetual franchise for
connecting link between the Queens County
trolley lines and the Interborough subway sys-
tenn, consisted of five bills, the four important
ones bearing the names OF Senators Elsoerg'
GoodseI and Raines The Raines bill passed
the Senate last night, but was held by request
Of Senator Malby, whose opposition checked the
hill to the end. A companion Raines bill said
10 affect this same situation, was killed sim
ilarly IN the Assembly to-day on a motion py
Assemblyman Rigby.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-06
WHIPPLE SUCCEEDS MIDDLETON

Albany. May 5.-Senate Clerk James S Whipple
OF Salamanca, Cattaraugus County, will succeed
DE Witt c. Middleton, OF Watertown, whose term
has expired, as Forest. Fish ard Game Commits
soner. Governor Higgins this morning sent 10 the
Senate the nomination which was Immediately
confirmed The Commissioners term Of Office IS
four years and the annual salary 5000 He ap-
points a deputy at $500 and each Is required TO
give bond Of $1,000 The present deputy Is I
duncan lawrence, OF Bloomvtlle. Deaware County
the nomination was confirmed with applause and
minority Leader Grady made "a brief cornpli-
nentaIy speech Majority Leader Raine3 and
IAeotenant Governor Bruce followed with hearty
congratulations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-06
ASK HEARING ON NEW GAS BILL.
Civic Bodies Wish to Protest Against the
One Creating a State Commission.

Representatives OF several civic organizations in
the City Of New-York have telegraphed Governor
higgins asking him to grant hearing on the bill
creating the State Commission Of Gas and Electric
Lighting as they wish to present their objections
10 the bill The organizations represented in the
request are the New-york Board of Trade and
Transportation, Citizens Union. Peoples Institute
Esst side Civic Club and the Riverside and Morn
ingside Heights Association
The committee legislation Of the Citizens
Union. through its chairman, Julius Henry Cohen
nae asked Tor a hearing on the bill transferring
the franchise powers Of the Board Of Aldermen to
me Board or Estimate and Apportionment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-06
EXCISE BILLS PASSED.
Raines and Ambler-Prentice Meas
ares aimed at Hotels.

Albany. May 5.-The Assembly day passed
both the original Raines bill aimed at dis
reputable hotels. and the Amber Prentice bill.
prepared to meet the objections of the City Club
and other civic and benevolent organizations Of
New-York City to the former measure. Both
bills go to the Governor. Together they
provide that hotels may not secure licenses until
their proper status has been certified by the
building authorities as to compliance with both
the building and excise laws. Such inspection
shall be made when annual application for
license is made, or at any other time upon the
request of any taxpayer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-06
GALLERY BILL PASSED.
Measure, Tzoice Tempered fifth,
Goes to Governor.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rR1BuNr.I

Albany, May BIN the closing hours Of the
session the Gardner Pipe Gallery bill, a
measure which has caused no little scandal and
has twice been emascuIated in such fashion as
to eliminate the pipe gallery provision was
passed by both the Senate and the Assembly
This bill embodies the recommendations of the
Rapid Transit Commission that in the con-
struction Of future subways galleries should be
built together with the main work. The measure
has been opposed by numerous corporate in
terests and was one Of the main features of
in the session,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-06
THREE-PLATo0N BILL LOST.
Defeated in Senate Despite Tammany's Rally
in It's Favor.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. ]


Albany, May 6.-The Three Platoon Police bill,
introduced by Assemblyman Friedel and passed
by an overwhelming majority by the Assembly,
persisted this morning in the Senate despite the
final effort made in its behalf by the Tammany
members, Commissioner IcAdoo's narne was used
as favOring the bill by Senator Grady, and the
Tammany members rallied to its support but
were beaten. This bill does not differ from the
usual bills for this purpose which have been
brought here annually for many years.
The Senate alsO disDosad 71nfavora bl,, ~ -,
other important Friedel bill which would have
made it impossible to connect the two Brooklyn
bridges with loop railroad. This bill prohibited
the building Of any elevated structure in De-
lsEcey, Canal or Grand st. The bill was adj
Vocated by the East Side Civic Club.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-06
LOCAL ELECTION LAW TO HIGGINS

Albany, May 5.-The Democrats IN the Assemble
made futile objection to-day 10 the passage OF ~
A-iSoerg bill changing the election law in regard
70 New-york City, which passed that boov 80
now goes 10 the Governor The measure ro5,,,
me number OF voters necessary FOR an eIectioeSs
district from eco 10 go and makes the last ceoh
tratlon day three weeks before eleotInn 49, -SsIs-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-06
CAN'T HOLD JOSEPH WILLIAMS
Appellate Division Declares Section Apply
ing to Edison Secretary Unconstitutional.

The Appellate Division IN Brooklyn yesterday re-
versed the order Of Justice Marian. who granted
the warrant holding Joseph williams IN con-
tempt declaring unconstitutional the section Of the
CIVIL Code under which Justice Marean issued tba
warrant against the assistant secretary Of the
NeN-iofK EDISON Company, because he would
not answer the questions put 10 him IN tho ,orsa
OF the investigation by Controller Grout into tbs
dis against the city rendered by the lighting com
panles. ii