Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-26
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs.


Former Judge Alton b. Parker, talked
TO the Illinois State Car Association this
morning on the lawyer in public life.
The State lawyers are in the Chicago
Beach Hotel. His address was well re-
ceived.
An explosion of mysterious origin to,
tally wrecked and burned the store and
dwelling of Councilman II. w. Kytler,
of Stroudsburg, Pa, this morning. Sew
eral other buildings were also burned.
Loss 10000.
The death of Justice Deane of Penn
sylvania Supreme Court will make
necessary the reconvening Iof the State
conventions for the nomination of candi-
dates for the Office, address was well re-
ceived
Gessler Rosseau, the dynamiter, con-
yicted in March last on the charge
of having sent an internal machine
TO the Cunard line steamer UNI
bria, in May, 1908, was sentenced by
Recorder Golf in New York today to
serve not less than three years nor more
than four years in Sing Sing prison.
George Rice, alias Dolan, who was
arrested recently for trying to obtain
money under false pretenses from Col.
Washington A. Roebling, of Trenton,
n. j., was sentenced to the penitentiary
for six months, this morning, by Magis-
trate Moss, in New York, the charge
against Rice having been changed at the
instance of Col. Roebling, TO disorderly
conduct.
Max Hart, builder and real estate
operator in New York and Philadel-
phia, was sentenced to serve seven years
and six months in Sing Sing prison, to-
day, having been convicted on the charge
of grand larceny. Hart obtained $500
from Israel Dasat for conveying some
real estate in Philadelphia, with the idea
of selling a few days later at large
profit. He converted the check to his
own use.
The defense in the trial of the four
Nonpareil Cork Works men was begun
in the United States District Court at
Trenton, n. j., this morning and will
likely not be finished before tomorrow.
This afternoon the defense will endeavor
to convince the jury by practical test that
the insertion of the iron bars 10 the cork
blocks did not interfere with their COM
pliance with the government requirement
for the life preservers as to weigh and
buOyancy.
The Birmingham Post says that King
Edward has written personal letter to
Joseph Choate the retiring American
Ambassador expressing his high appre-
citation of the services which Mr.. Choate
has rendered in the promotion of the
truly fraternal relations which now exist
between the two countries. Lord Lans
downe, in his official capacity of Secre-
tarS of State for Foreign Affairs, has
likewise written a similar letter to Mr..
Choate on behalf of the government.
f'Eat 'em Jack" McManus, a Bowery
character and brother of Jid McMan-
us, the bank robber, died In Bellevue
Hospital, New York, today from
fractured skull, the result of an assault
by members of one of the East Side
gangs. According to the police, these
gangs have begun war OF extermina-
ton, each charging the other with hav-
ing turned informers McManus is the |
fourth man identified with one or the
other of the gangs to be attacked within
"a hours.
The grand jury in New York today |
indicted Lawyers Armitage Matthews,
John w. Wooten and Samuel B. Fer
gusOn for grand larceny and conspiracy |
as the outcome of the confession Of David |
of Federal Bank fame.
There is one indictment against each OF
the three men for conspiracy and three
indictments against each man for grand |
larceny in the first deree. The indict-
ments grew out of the management Of
the Vessel estate of which Rothschild |
was the administrator and the three |
lawyers were executors