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The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-11-18

cntlrc tlme ne was with mt
sometimes oftcncr
q. When he left you he was
taken to the State asylum? 4.
Yes, sir.
q. Did you see him while hc
was in the state asylum A. |
never did; no, sir.
Q. Now, doctor, just state what
you found him afflicted with, and
the nature of his alliction. A. My
diagnosis of his case was acute
dclusions of insanity, with well.
marked imperative ideas.
q. Now, just explain what
that is; give it to us in United
States, in other words, A. Well,
sir, acute dclusions of insanity is
where u man il insane and
troubled or afflicted with decisions,
and strong, wcll-markcd or impcr.
alive ideas.
@. Was he really insane, or
was he just systematically soY A.
lie was really insane; there's no
doubt about that.
AFFIDAVIT OF DIR. ALEXANDER.
State of Gcorgia--Tattnal County.
Personally came before me, j.
i. DcLooch, Clerk Of the Superior
Court, DR., o. l.. Alexander, who,
being duly sworn, says that he Is
practicing physician of twenty
seven years experience, and that
during said time has had expert
cnce in the treatment of nervous
and insane diseases; that he has
made personal examination OF
James o. Williams during and
since his recent trial at Miami,
Fla. and that the said James o.
Williams is insane and not capable
OF realizing the gravity of the
crime with which he is convicted,
and that said insanity is Of n per-
manent and continuing type, being
a chronic disease Of the mind.
This affidavit Is made to be
used in the trial OF the said James
o. Williams for lunacy, in Dadc
County, Fla, now pending,
o. L. ALEXANDER, M. d.
Sworn and subscribed before me
this I'd day of June, 1902.
(Seal.) J. L. DELoocH,
Clerk s. G. T. c., Ga.
DR.. Alexander was the Will
iams' family physician. He APP
e Board of Pardons, as did also DR..
Floral City. DR.. Alexander stated
Mr.. Williams after he had fever in
It after Jumping out OF window
fever on him, he was taken home to
It he treated him there. He further
,as a man Of excellent habits, one OF
- to his father and mother, and that
is home to the asylum. DIR. II. 0.
City said that he was undoubtedly
Jones, assistant physician, Georgia
n. represented TO the Board OF Par
Williams was treated in the Georgia
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-11-18

HE subject of pardons has been discussed
II somewhat of late by several newspapers
in this State The sentiment expressed
in the greater number of articles written upon the
subject in these several newspapers was of the
chang them ALL" or "keep them to the last day of
sentence order, if that sentence be less than the
death sentence, the general inclination of the papers
being to crticise adversely the State Board of Par
dons.
Those who have no connection with matters of
great Importance, therefore, having responsibility
upon them quite frequently discuss lightly very i'm
portant matters, and express opinions that they
would not express if they were burdened with re-
sponsibity and had knowledge of the subject of
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-11-18

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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-21
GARBAGE DUMP
UNDER BRIDGE

Peter Capri, who claims to be a
fruit peddler, was fined S. and cost
by Judge Hinkle this afternoon for
dumping garbage under the Mon
roe street bridge. He claimed he
knew nothing of the ordinance
against this work and would like
to be turned loose. He also claimed
he had never dumped anything un.
der the bridge before.
you were dumping under the
bridge on Sunday last. You have
been dumping there for the last
three months. You have dumped
there when no one was looking and
when was there you have been
going to the crema,ory. You knew
1t was against the law" stated
John r. Rodgers, the special police.
man, who arrested Capri.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-21

those who have been we'll aware
of the methods of this institution.
And their details will win for this
company anything but a reputation
for pure motives.
The thing, however. that Is most
astounding to the searcher after
truth in this investigation of gas
company methods is where these
deposits that the company claims
do not appear on their books, but
for which receipts are outstanding,
have gone to.
One of the following things Is
true:
If the company received this
money into its Golfers and did not
give credit on its books, it is will
fully crooked.
If the employer put the money
into his own pocket, he is crooked
and the company Is particeps cri-
minis If 1t does not discharge him
upon discovering the error.
No one has been discharged. The
company uniformly upholds its
agents and employees.
Another case right in point comes
to us from Corbin Park. A promin-
ent citizen in that suburb, who
stands as high in the estimation
of the citizens of this community
as Isaac Anderson, Aldrlch or the
red moustached man at the win
dow, owed the gas company $40
and paid it. He got a receipt. At
the first of the mex, month he got
another bill for this same $40 He
went to the gas company's office
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-21
(Scripps News Association.)

(6CrlppS NEWS ASSoCldtioH.J
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. I'll
The senate committee on inter-
state commerce met here today in
compliance with a call issued by
Senator Elkins. the chairman of
the committee, to consider the
question OF railroad rates legisla-
tion. which will come up in the
coming session Of congress. Ever
since the hearing on the subject
closed, the committee has had two
experts and a number of clerks EN-.
ployed, compiling information for
the use of the committee and the
senate. They have collected a
large mass of data and will have
It In shape available for the COM
mittee's benefit. The committee
will take up the entire subject as
IL no bill had been considered here.
tofore, but 1t Is expected the chair
man will be prepared to present a
measure of his own as basis for
discussion. Senator Foraker also
has bill which will receive con-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-21
SENATORS CONSIDERING
RAILROAD RATE QUESTION

sideration. It is expected that the
committee will continue It's work
until the opening of congress. on
December 4, and 1t is by no means
probable that 1t will have finished
its work by that time.
The committee is divided in two
factions. Senators Cullom, Dolly
err and Clapp are strongly advocat
ing the passage or measure in
cooperating the views of President
Roosevelt on the subject of rail.
road rates legislation, while the op.
position includes Senators Aldrich,
Foraker, Kean, Willard and Chair
man Elkins. There Is practically
no hope that the two factions will
be able to agree on any measure
and 1t Is almost certain that at
least two reports will be submitted,
a majority and minority report,
with possibly individual reports by
one or two members, who hold par
ticular views on the subject and
can not agree with their other col.
leagues.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-21
NfTHElCUTT'S
SUIT Is NOW
DISMISSED

Nethercutt's suit against Com.
missioner Collins was dismissed to-
day in Judge Huneki's court with
out prejudice to plaintiff and costs
assessed against him. '
This Is in line with The Press
article of yesterday that this case
would in all probability be settled.
No explanation is offered to today's
extraordinary proceedings. 1t ia
known that Geo. H. Leonard, Meth!
ercutt's attorney, lies very Ill at
the Sacred Heart hospital, and this
may be offered as the ostensible
reason. The case was to have been
tried tomorrow. \
Nethercutt sued for pay for serv.
ices in giving Collin advice on how
to keep out of the clutches of the
recent grand jury.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-21
She Has Receipt Signed by an En-.
ployee of That Concern and Her Hard
Earned Dollars Still Enrich Golfers
of This Octopus-..f FelO More Hard
Facts.

had to use gas. This great big
monopoly compelled this poor wo-
man to put up deposit Of IS In
order to get its air-gas product in.
to her store. If she had been a
big strong man with knowledge
of his rights, not cent would have
been put up.
She was woman and this octo-
pus held her up for not only IS
but So In order to put In this gas.
The money was paid to an agent
of the company and a receipt given
therefor.
Some time later she wanted to
discontinue the use Of gas and call
ed upon the gas company to re
deem It's receipt given by its EN-.
ploye and agent.
What did this great big buIldoz
ing corporation do to this poor wo,
man who needs every nickel she
can rake and scrape to keep body
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-21
FIRST OFFENSES WERE
GIVEN LIGHT SENTENCES

SOMEBODY attempted to submit to
the court today letters of favor
able comment upon the goodly
service of Cassius P. Wright as
member of the United States army.
Judge Poindexter asked the assist
ance of the prosecuting attorney in
discovering how it happened that
papers were laid before him relat-
ing to Cassius P. Wright instead Of
the criminal at the bar, Charles
Wright, accused of stealing horse
and buggy.
Young Wright, when arraigned
for sentence, acknowledged that
Cassius P. Wright, not himself, had
been soldier with a good record.
Young Wright pleaded non compos
mentis through intoxicants and
first offense as federation for his
crime. He had had a violent
toothache when he commenced to
absorb liquor.
II have not the information
about you which l would like to
have before impose sentence"
observed the court. Il am disposed
to give you a chance, and inasmuch
as the prosecuting attorney states
that it is now your first offense, l
impose a sentence or one year in
the county Jail. I hope that you
will understand why l do not send
you to the disgrace of a peniten-
tiary sentence. l do not believe
you to be a professional criminal,
as the facts before me now stand.
This sentence is distinctly on these
lines"
To Carl Sellway, pleaded guilty
to passing worthless paper, the
court said: ION your plea Of guilty
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-21

The Press told its readers wes-
terday that the absorbing grasp OF
the gas company on the deposits
that it illegally demands of its con-
sumers is as deadly as the blood
sucking embrace of the octopus.
Once within its Golfers, these dol
lars can only be withdrawn with
such struggle as is necessary to
loosen the tentacles of that sea
monster whose name Is a synonym
Of hideousness.
The publication of yesterdays
story brought to the editors desk
this morning story that in its
elements of double dealing surpass.
es all the other cases of crooked
ness upon the part of this COM
pany on file in this office.
For the sake of the lady involved
we refrain from using her name.
She conducts little store on one
of our clty's busiest streets, She
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-21
.DESERTION
AND DIVORCE

Two divorce cases were filed this
morning, each naming desertion as
the basis for the suit. Mary Nc
Candlish, married in 1900 at Rath-
drum, to Robert P. McCandlish, ay-
leges desertion at the commence
ment of 1904, and the presence of
her husband now in either Arizona
or Mexico. Mary A. Webster, mar
ried in Michigan in 1870, to Charles
A. Webster, complains that for sew
en- years her husband has lived
apart from her and has contributed
nothing to the support of herself
and daughter.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-21
|A|R-CAS COMPANY WOULD NOT
RETURN POOR W0MANS MONEY

and told that company's man-at-the-
window that he had paid the $40
and had received a receipt, but had
lost it. The Observation-Disclosures
told him he had never paid it. That
the books showed no such credit
and he must pay again.
The citizen refused. He insti-
tuted a thorough search and found
that lost receipt. Returning to the
gas company's Office he demanded
credit. and after much discussion,
compelled the company to honor its
receipt.
Now, what that citizen has been
trying to find out since is how
those books got crooked, and where
his money went.
If there are any doubling Thorn
ass in this community who do not
think such methods exist in cor
poration of the pretenslons of the
local monopoly, we will furnish you
the name of prominent citizen
who paid bill to this company by
check, part of which never got
on the company's books, but the
check was paid in full by the bank.
After a bitter struggle he COM
PEELED an accounting from this com.
pany.
IF MR.. ISAAC ANDERSON
DOES NOT THINK THESE
THINGS EXIST WITHIN THE
COMPANY OVER WHICH HE
PRESIDES, WE WILL FURNISH
HIM WITH THE NAMES AND HE
CAN INVESTIGATE FOR HIM.
SELF.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-21

and on the statement that all this
court knows about you is that this
is your first offense, I consider that
your case is about that of Wright.
l do not know whether this Is your
first offense or not, but there is
nothing before this court to contra
dict your own statement. The sem
tence is that you spend 10 months
in the county jail"
The continuation of the argu.
ment for new trial of James Dali
ton for the murder of Policeman
Stotko was put down for next Sat
urday. Z
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-21

and soul together?
Why, II refused to honor the re-
ceipt, stating they knew nothing
about the deposit, that the en-
pIoye had no authority to receipt
for any money.
And this company continues to
refuse to pay back this So which
this poor woman needs and states
II will not pay II back.
The woman still holds the re-
celpt, and her friends are going to
see II the courts don't hold some
kind of reward for this company
and Its irresponsible agents, and
some kind of justice for this poor
woman.
You say, Mr. Citizen. that these
are very rare cases. Well, perhaps
they are. but from the way they
are coming into this office, we must
differ with you.
Some of these cases stun even
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-21
ATTORNEYS SCORED FOR TRYING
TO m|STREAT WOMAN l|T|GANT

just as partisan as the paid attor-
neys of such defendant corpora
tions. 1t is hard enough to compel
such young woman to submit her
person to examination at the hands
of those not her own choosing
without making the burden harder
by compelling her to submit her
body to those whom she knows to
be in active hostility to her cause"
1t was apparent by this time to
the court that the proposed order
contained provisions for the pres
ence at the examination of persons
he had not contemplated to be pres
ent when he agreed to appoint a
commission Of examiners.
"The introduction into this order
on the part Of the attorney for the
defendant for provision for the
presence Of lawyers and physicians
not named by this court is purely
gratuitous," observed the court.
"On the contrary to the PROPOSE
ton that I contemplated allowing
any one else to be present at this
examination, the commission was
named by the court and seemed
agreeable to both parties to the
action. l expressly named the men,
bers of the commission, and it
should have been considered to be
to the exclusion of all others.
am surprised at the course of the
defendants attorneys to submit an
order so at variance with the rul-
ing of the court. The effect of this
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-21

proposed order is to make the eX.
animation a public one, and such is
contrary to all decency. Let a new
order be drawn in accordance with
the ruling of the court"
The accident to the plaintiff in
the case occurred last summer on
the Minnehaha park line of the
Washington Water Power company
Familiarity known to the patrons
and employees of the company as
"the kindergarten line" because 1t
Is to that line that the new motor.
men are for the most part sent to
learn the business" The plaintiff
alleges unskillful handling of the
car as the negligence of the de.
PENDANT corporation, by reason of
which she received injuries to the
lower part of the spine. She asks
for $4,000 as an Offset to her in
juries which are said to be per-
manent in the form of a shattered
nervous system.
1t has long been the custom of
the corporations to demand this
personal examination of the bodies
of the plaintiffs, where females
have been the victims. Whether
it has been done for the purpose
of intimidating the plaintiff is not
known, but it Is certain that 1t has
often resulted as deterrent in
cases of young women.
The action of the court this
morning would seem to sound the
death knell of this practice.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-21

messenger, and turned 1t over to
the treasurer of the committee. I
didn't solicit contributions. So far
as l could recall the New York Life
never contributed to the state COM
mittee. The companies never sougt
my influence in legislative mat
tiers. When the companies con-
tribute they expect to call upon
those to whom contributed for aid.
They never called upon me. I
couldn't control legislation, but
might influence it. In contributions
the question involved was whether
companies contributing do not ex-
pect legislators to be under moral
obligations not to attack them" He
was excused. He thanked the COM
mittee, and was assisted from the
room. Il
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-21
SENATOR PLATT SAYS HE
GOT CAMPAIGN FUNDS

took the stand. He said he was
employed by the Equitable in the
real estate department. He admit.
ted he didn't "do much" and in
reality was employed as a go-be.
tween between the Equitable and
city department. His salary for
several years was $4,000, afterward
reduced to $500. When Plat took
the stand his steps faltered and
he was supported by his counsel.
He needed assistance after reach
ing the witness chair. Plat said:
Il have received contributions to
campaign expenses from insurance
companies, particularly the Equit.
able for about 10 years. I kept no
record. In amount about $4,000,
for state campaigns, never for city.
1t brought in the cash by special
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-21
MISS HITCHCOCK
WEEDS COMMANDER
WILLIAM SIMS
(Scripps News Associat!on.)

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 21.-
Annie Hitchcock, daughter of the
secretary of the interior, was mar
ried at noon to Commander Will
liam Sims of the U. S. navy. DR..
Ronald Connot Smith officiated. A
brilliant assemblage of official So
icety was present. Margaret Hitch
cock, sister Of the bride, was the
bridesmaid, and Lieutenant Com
mander Mark l.. Bristol, best man
Army and navy officers were ush-
ers. The president and Mrs. Roose-
welt were present.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-21
Judge Poindexter Has a
Great Deal to Say Ab0ut
Examining the Persons
of Females Wh0 Haze
Sued UOter P0Wer Co.

contemplated the submission Of the
person of the plaintiff to surgeons
in the interest of justice and for
the information of the court and
jury. He said that he could not see
what end the presence of attorneys
for the plaintiff and defense at such
examination would serve. He also
did not see why a sensitive young
unmarried woman should be sub
jected in the attempt to obtain her
rights to the ordeal of examination
at the hands of physicians whom
she knew would be hostile to her
cause.
at is a fact we'll known" said
Mr.. Macdonald, that all these cor
porations have in their regular en-
ploy certain physicians and sur
geons who are just as hostile and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-21
(Scripps News Association.)

(scripps News Association.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 21.-John A.
Nichols, the lawyer who wrote Sen
ator Depew about his "cantanker-
GUS friend being around as usual"
was a witness in the insurance in
vestigation this morning. Nichols
said he had been an attorney for
the Mutual and Equitable, doing
general work. He told how he
took care" of persons inimical to
the company. The "cantankerous
friend was w. S. Manning, former
employe who was paid $3.50 annual.
ly. Depew didn't know him. He
paid a man named Kerr, a news.
paper correspondent, who was
knocking company"
Thomas Cowan, formerly magis.
trate and member of Tammany,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-21

"A blow at time honored custom
of the Washington Water Power
company which has been observed
for years in its defense of personal
injury actions was struck by Judge
Poindexter in superior court this
morning when he refused to COM
pei a young woman plaintiff to
submit her body for the personal
inspection of physicians and sur
ant corporation.
The court had previously heard
argument on motion for a COM
mission Of surgeons to examine the
plaintiff and had granted the mo-
ton. But this morning, when At
torney e. T. White submitted the
order, Attorney E. G. Macdonald
objected to some of the provisions
of the order. He held that the law
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-21
RESTRAIN THE
TICKET BROKERS

Suit was begun in the United
States court yesterday asking for
restraining order against A. OF
finger, l.. II. Biehler and M. II. Mil
Ter, compelling the three defend
ants to discontinue selling rail
road tickets on the grounds that
they interferred with interstate
commerce. The suit was brought
by the Great Northern.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-21
INDIAN GIRL
IS A DRUNKARD

Annie Leo, an Indian girl, who
has been arrested several times in
the past few weeks and who is
known to be a habitual drunkard,
was today put under $25 bond
for 80 days by Judge Hinkle.
When asked how many times she
had been in the court before, she
said 81 have been here four times
within the past month, but can't
remember how many times before"
She was arrested at the Colored
Club, where she had been securing
liquor.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-21

mour & company. and attempting
blaickmail, were arraigned before
Justice Prindeville this afternoon
and waived examination Each was
held to the grand jury in $4,000
bonds. The government will take
no hand in the case, but if the let
ters figuring in the case prove to
be really important the govern
ment's attorneys will probably de-
mand the books from which the
copies produced at the forthcoming
trial Of the packers of the con-
spiracy.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-21
TWO MORE PRISONERS
ESCAPE FROM ROCK PILE

This morning Officer Peterson
lost two more men from the rock
work out on North Howard street.
John o. Neil and j. G.. Huntington,
two of the men who were working
for the city and who were chained
together, escaped and nothing has
been heard Of them since.
Officer Peterson left this morn
ing with eight men for the city
work. He had the men working
hard and was paying no attention
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-21
ROBBED
BANK IN
DAYTIME
(Scripps News Association

(Scrfpps News Assoc1ation.)
DENVER, Col, Nov. 21.-Two
masked men drove up to an alley
door of the South Denver bank In
the business section of South Den.
yer, at / o'clock this afternoon. and
hastily adjusted masks, opened the
back door, covered Cashier Jones
with a gun and forced him to give
up $4,000. The jumped into the
buggy and escaped. The clerks
were at lunch.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-21

to Neil and Huntington. The two
slipped off their shoes and started
to run. They got away.
When arrested. Huntington claim.
ed he was not a vagrant and stated
he got 500 from home every month
and would not work for the city.
Neil is one Of the six boys who
were arrested for burglary on the
10th. Two Of the boys were sent
to the juvenile court, two sent to
the superior court and two fined.
Neil got $50 and costs.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-11-21
MURpnYS
TESTIFIED
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scripps News Association.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 21.-John ].
Murphy, brother of the Tammany
leader, was a witness before the
grand jury in the election case this
morning. Alderman Gaffney, a
partner of the Murphy contrac citing
firm, was also a witness.