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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-08-14
SADIE MONROE, PHOEBUS
WOMAN, IS FINED $50
Acting Mayor Crawford Began His
Work in Police Court by Soak
ing" an Old Timer.

Acting Mayor Samuel Crawford,
who is to preside over the Phoebus
police court during the absence III
Milwaukee Of Mayor l.. =. Furness,
began his duties yesterday morning
with determination For that reason
Sadie Monroe, who has been u
source of trouble to the police looked
grievcd. Sadie was up on the old
charge of being drunk and of bad
character.
Without much ado Mayor Crawford
thought that fine of $50 and costs
would about fit Sadic's crime, ana
now Sadie will have three long
months i'll Hotel dc Curtis, where the
menu card does not include the best
of wines AS Sadie remarked she
is good for three months on the
water tank"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-08-14
PHILADELPHIA NEGRO FINED
UNDER THE Street CAR LAW
Quaker City Fellow Objected 10 Move
and Another Coored Chap
Started a Row.

In the Hampton police court yes.
terday morning james Savage. ne
gro from Philadelphia, was before
Mayor Thornton Jones to answer the
charge OF refusing to change his seat
In trolley car, when told to do SO.
He was assessed $40, which he
paid. $3.50
George Powell, colored, became I'm.
ruly on car in an attempt to take
the part of his friend" and Mayo.
Jones thought that SIS and costs
would teach Powell to attend to his
own business in the future.
BENJAMIN Page, an old timer, and
James Brown. were each assessed
the sum of $3.50 and costs for usin;
bad language
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-08-14
zHzzeDaMz z1Sz

1t is understood that the q of
the plant agreed to comply the
terms asked for by the unincn
and agreed to take back all cid
men WHO des!leG 10 return to *.
The union men asked for nipurs
as II day work. with the $, pay
they mad been receiving ten
hours. II is said that all tlther
mills have introduced the Ihour
work day.
The union men are glad the
trouble Is over, although til con.
tended from tie first that tlnion
was in the right in this casd
The men haa the backinf the
Hampton Carpenters and ners'
Union. probably one of the INCEST
and hes. regulated labor orgJ tions
Gu the Virginia peninsula.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-08-14
HAMPTON HOEBUS AND OLD POINT-Continued.
BIG TOURNAMENT ARRANGED
FOR BuCKROE BEACH PATRONS
Tournament Wizard" Has Charge
: of the Affair.

The fourth annual tournament will
be given at Buckroc Beach on Tues
day afternoon, August rs, when rid.
crs from Smthfeld, York county,
Elizabeth City, Warwick counties and
Newport News, will be among the
knights in the fitting.
Mayor Thornton +. Jones, known
as the tournament wizard" will
be in charge of the affair. 1t Is his
intention to make the tournament
this year the most successful one
yet held.
While the arrangements for tho
event were started only yesterday
Mayor Jones is confident that the
program will be the most attractive
ever offered AT Il local tournament.
Manager Charles w. Rex has ar
ranged another dancing contest for
the Buckroc Beach pavilion, which
began last night. Two gold medals
have been purchased and will be Of.
Tered to the lady and gentleman who
are declared to be the best dancers
visiting the beach this week. The
contest will conclude on Saturday
evening, when the medals will be
awarded to the successful contest
ants. Ii is the intention of Manager
Rex to close the contest with u bic
masquerade ball Saturday evening.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-08-14
TO KILL THE pANDRuFF GERM.
Is the Only Possible Way of Having
An Effective Cure.

If you see n woman or n man with lux
uriant glossy hair. you may DO sure mol
Their has dandruff to amount to anything
In nearly every case where women and
men have thin brittle hair, they owe II
to dandruff. There are hundreds of prep
arations that 'claim" to cure dandrufr
but not one but Newbro's 1Ierpicide tells
you that dandruff Is the result OF n germ
burrowinE into tho scalp, and that per
mancnt cure OF dandruff and It's conso-
quent falling and badness. can only be
had by killing the germ; and there is no
other preparation that Will destroy that
germ but Newbro's Herpicide. destroy
the cause. and you remove tho effect"
Sold by leading druggists. Send 1Oc in
stamps for sample to The HerpIc:de Co..
Detroit. Mich .t
ALIENS DRUG STORE HANGER &
GULICK. SPECIAL AGENTS..
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-08-14
NEARING CENTURY MARK.
Mr.. Samuel Cumming viii Be Ninety
Years Old on Friday.

Mi. Samuel Cumming one of
Hampton's most prominent citizens
Will on next Friday celebrate his nine.
tieth birthday anniversary in his
home in Armistead avenue. Mr.. Cum.
ming has lived here most of his life
and, although nearly century old,
ne Is yet a comparatively active man.
Nj. Cumming is member of the
Hampton Presbyterian church and he
IS regular attendant upon it's serv-
Ices. He is a great reader and can
get pfound exceedingly well.
Mr.. Cumming is the father of
Messrs. William j. A. Cumming
Samuel Gordon Cumming. Mrs. !. r.
Haw. of Hampton; DR.. Hugh Cum.
ming, of Yokohama. Japan. and Rev
Calvin Cumming. a missionary in the
Presbyterian field in Japan.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-08-14
UNION Carpenters WIN
FIGHT FOR SHORTER HOURS
All the Old Men. Who Desired to Do
So, Returned to Work on Nine
Hours Basis.

The strike, which has been on at
the Hampton Door and Sash Com
pany's nils. ended yesterday by the
ceturn Of the union men to work.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-08-14
PERSONALS AND BR6.
The Coming and Going of tPeople
You Know

The Coming and Going of tPeople
You Know.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mllliam.
son, of East Hampton, are britain
Ing Misses Laura and Hei Miath-
ews. and Grace Wilson, of Ashing-
ton.
Misses Mary and Louise Ter, o.!
Richmond, are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. a. Tyler Hull. Hope
street.
Mrs. S. ii. NuskOls, of tington,
Is visiting Mrs. II. +. Slater. III
Creek street.
Mrs. Clara McComb. oNaynes.
boro, is the guest of MI Fannie
Smith, at the National Ioldiers'
Home.
MISS Rena cosby. In Vlfia ave-
ruc. has as her guest, NJ Estclle
Gentry, of Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Kher. Mr.
Lewis Kirsncr. Miss Reid Fisher
and Master Samuel Fish of Bal
timore. are visiting Mr.. nd Mrs
j. Kirsner, in Washington Feet.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. VHrs, who
have been visiting tbe rd er,s mar
cnts ~ po,ro1o e..
,..,. ""e' 'e'u' 'ie1'ihe o"'
Mr.. Edward a. Lattimdof Allan
tic City, is the guest oEapt an,
Mrs. ] w Watson in Ar. TOAD ,re
49,
u. r.
MIS- nez Wakefield i left TO
month with her sister NJ u
Chalklev
M,s ,,,.,,, r
.. NV. e"', VI i'hoau'
the guest OF MISS Amy idrews. /
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-08-14
FriahtfulIy Burned.

Chas. w. Moore. a machinist of
Ford City, Pa, had his hand fright.
fully burned in an electrical furnace.
He applied Bucklen's Arnica Salve
with the usual result: "a quick and
perfect cure" Greatest healer on
earth for Burns. Wounds. Sores, Ec
zema and Piles. 25c at w. Blair
Blair Langhorne's, Druggist.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-08-14
MEET THIS AFTERNOON.
Old Dominion Drcgoons Chapter {
Have important Session.

An important session of the Old
Dominion Dragons Chapter, Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy, will be held
in the Frog Clubs room this after
noon at o'clock. Owing to import
ant business, it is expected that
every member will be present.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-08-14

Misses Mary and Louise Ter, {
Richmond, are the guests of NJ
and Mrs. A. Tyler Hull. Hol
street.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-16

testified the jurors were ready to vote
for the indictments.
District Attorney Langdon and As
sistant Heney had foreseen the night
before that the Grand Jury virtually
had its mind made up and was simply
desiring to be douply sure. Thev
worked until yesterday morning at 2
o'clock preparing the true bills and
were ready with the documents as soon
as the jury announced that it had
voted to .indict.
surprising feature was the fact
that H. H. Young. member of the in
quisitorial body, was a witness against
Ruef and Schmitz. and this explains
his being excused from the delibera-
tions OF the day before. He was one OF
the firm Of Young & Swain, who con-
Quoted restaurant and bakery. before
the fire.
In coming in contact with the French
restaurant men several of them had
told him of the hold-up by the two
men now indicted for the crime. He
gave this testimony to the Jury and
Heney was materially aided by this in
formation in drawing out the true
stories from a number of his witnesses.
Young will resume his place in the
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-16
Obstruction Tactics
to Mark the Defense


The defense that Ruef. and Schmitz
will make to the charges against them
is largely a matter of speculation. al
though they have asserted that there
is no ground for complaint against
them in the French restaurant cases.
The Mayor will undoubtedly link his
fortunes with those of the boss, and
the latter, by the methods he has pur-
sued has indicated that there will be
no Willingness to go to trial. On the
other hand every resource will be
'availed of in an attempt to destroy the
indictments by the technical attacks
that the law will allow.
Since the movement was first set on
foot to prosecute the grafters Ruef has
loudly declared that Heney would at
tempt to mislead the grand jurors by
manufactured evidence Perusal of the
list of witnesses called before the in
quistorial body shows that no strangers
have been introduced in the case and
that only those who have heretofore
told their stories of the holdup were
called.
That a number of the restaurant
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-16
One OF the Indictments on
Which Pair Are Accused

People Of
the superior
of day
And Ruef accused
his
Eugene E. sehmitz Abraham
feoniousy exor obtain Joseph Mafnn
and
ts1i75 dollars lawful the
aIaifan Charles kelb and William frenz then and there
Ruef oRtained the safhn
Charles eib William nrez by the wrongful use of fears that
said MaIfani,
Charles ke William afrenz to do unlawful injury the
poperty " said Joseph a"ifan Charles keib and William Lafenz
a Laenz by the said Eugene b. schn'z and Abraham Ruc "
folIows
said Joseph Malfan Izelb ma william Lafren
business
o.
an" she '"a license was necessary 70 ad Joseph af"n
and t. ~ n,eyv. s.t The said rnans r. s.s+
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of
,srs.et .r,s. . - s,ooo ~ w. a Sass 49,, @ one .
and
of Francisco and Eugene sehmitx and
receiving
prevent Joseph wIam
liquors
William Lnfrenx
that schmi Abraham
threats
heller then
the
W. H. LANGDoN, District Attorney
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-16

Grand Jury when 1t ,reconvenes today
to take up either the police graft IN
Chinatown or the Belvedere case, or
both.
JOY OF PUSH rs BRIEF
The Grand Jury was to have recon
vened at 10 o'clock yesterday morning,
but several OF the members were Kept
away by pressing business. Foreman
oliver and a number of his colleagues
were in conference for about twenty
minutes and then took an adjournment
till o'clock in the afternoon. No ex-
plantations were made at the time for
these delays and quickly the word was
circulated by Ruefss agents that the
inquisitorial body had refused to in
diet him. The proceedings of the night
before and the adjournment from the
morning yesterday to the afternoon
appeared to lend color to the proclaim
ings of the boss henchmen. Their
loud contentious were that the jury
had adjourned to 2 o'clock to take up
another case and that 1t was striving
industriously to prevent the news from
leaking out that Heney had failed in
his first case. 1r
Ruefs spies were busily about. Steve
Millislch, well-known saloonkeeper.
was around the Grand Jury room MAX
ing sketches of d different persons
merely for practice" he explained, but
Detective Burns came to the conclu-
sion that he was doing watch duty for
Ruef, of whom he Is a warm friend
The boss was kept fully apprised at
his Bush street offices and one of zhis
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-16

men kept close to the jury while it was
on its way to court, disappearing on
the run as soon as the foreman had
announced the indictments.
The gangsters had been reluctant to
believe that Heney after all had
made good" Not until the indictments
were filed in crushing number would
they accept any opinion that either
Ruef or Schmitz had been accused of
State prison crimes
WANTED TO INDICT FIRST DAY
The fact was that Heney was sorely
disappointed on Wednesday night when
indictments could not be reached. He
was so merciless that he did not want
to allow the administration even mo-
ment's occasion for shouting. He had
announced during the Jury impanel-
ment proceedings that he would indict
Ruef forthwith once the body began its
Investigations, and he had hoped to
bring matters to- a. a.sconclusion the first
day. But in the end he had full reason
to be content, for he had the satis-
faction Of knowing that the men who
constitute the inquisitorial body with
which his great work of cleansing the
ministration or Ruef influence.
The vote on the FIVE indictments was
not unanimous. 1t is said that eighteen
men were present and voted spirited
aye when the formal motion was put
by Foreman Oliver to proceed with the
indictments to court after they had
been voted on secret ballot Heney
had been satisfied that at least twelve
men, sufficient number to return an
Indictment, would be with LINN when
ever he had the evidence to make out
q case. But the fact that most of the
members stand strong for bringing the
era OF corruption to an end was more
than gratifying.
The scene In the courtroom when the
indictments were presented to Judge
Murasky, who is acting as presiding
Judge during the temporary absence
of Judge Graham, was exciting in the
extreme. Interest began with an at
tempt of one of Sheriff ONefl's
hood lum deputies to exclude the news
paper men from the courtroom Had
he succeeded there would have been
good ]! words for him from all the
gangsters. The argunieilt was waxing
fast when Foreman oliver jumped to
his feet and commanded the deputy
sheriff to cease, his mouthings
DEPUTY CAUSES TROUBLE
|, The dignity of the foreman was ap-
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-16

counsel for the restaurant men and
was displaced by Ruef. and Former
Police Commissioners Thomas Reagan,
Joseph Poheinl and II. W. Hutton.
The friends of Ruef assert that they
have positive knowledge that the vote
on the indictments was fifteen TO three.
The investigation into the police
graft in Chinatown, which was to
have been taken up yesterday, was
postponed because of the indictments.
Former Police Commissioner Reagan
and Police Stenographer Byrne were
on hand. the former to tell Of the evil
dence he had gathered while mem
Der of the hoard and the latter to pro-
duce paraphernalia that had been
gathered in raids. The Belvedere case
is to come up today also. and which
will be given preference remains to. be
Goou
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-16

men would remain loyal to the boss
and refuse to incriminate him was ey-
pected. The number. OF them whom
Heney prevailed upon to tell the f11s
is surprising and the number of fn-
dictments that he secured opened tfe
eyes of all those familiar with the case
Jean Loupy. for example. has been a
stanch friend of the boss and has al
ways refused TO make any statement
about the restaurant deal Pc has
even been on close terms with Ruef up
i to the time of his going before the
jury.
But the persuasive methods Of the
noted prosecutor who has made good
were evidently effective. and reluctantly
Loupy told under oath the facts OF the
transaction. The various restaurants
had agreed to pay Ruef $4,000. but he
received only s4700 Ruef was to go
before the Police Commissioners and
prevent the revocation Of the restau-
rant licenses.
Ruefs plea Is that the money was
paid to him as fee for legal services.
He asserts that the restaurant men
came to him and urged him to act as
their counsel He will deny that he in
any way forced the resort 1rQprietors
to come to him
But before he will meet the issue the
boss will give desperate battle to pre-
vent a trial Mayor Schmitz is, Of
course. expected to do likewise. Since
the very first day that the Impeachment
of the Grand Jury was begun Ruef has
been present on eveIy occasion with
his array of legal talent to obstruct
progress and to create flaws in the
legal status of the body.
In his motions and appeals in the
courts he will endeavor to delay and
involve the proceedings Another ex-
hibition as George d. Collins has
made of the legal machinery is to be
expected But with eminent counsel
combating and an aroused community
protesting it is not probable that In
the end Ruefs campaign OF obstruc-
ton will avail.
1t appears to have been impossible
to indict Ruef and Schmitz separately
In the main the evidence shows that
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-16

parently much rufffed. His interven-
tion produced immediate silence, and
he then consulted District Attorney
Langdon. That official announced that
all citizens were to be allowed to enter,
for the proceedings were to be con-
Quoted in open court.
The small courtroom was jammed
with the crowd that had quickly coll
1ected. The situation was tense in the
extreme, and all those who partici-
pated betrayed their feelings, with the
exception of Judge Murasky. In quiet,
undisturbed manner he inquired if the
Grand Jury had any report to make to
the court.
I'VE have. your Honor" replied Fore
man Oliver as he arose to his feet. "we
have five indictments to present to the
court
All the documents were handed to
the court and he feisurely glanced over
them.
District Attorney Langdon moved
that bail be fixed and bench warrants
be issued
Bail is fixed at $4,000 in each case
and the clerk istordered to issue bench
warrants forthwith came the brief
pronouncement from the Judge, and the
business of the Grand Jury in the
court was over.
The crowd was compelled to wait
for several minutes before it learned
just what the jury had done 1t was
much perp1exed at the number of
accusations. The word had been passed
about during the walk of the Grand
Jury from it's quarters to the court
room that "Schmitz and Ruef had been
indicted.s 1t was thought that there
would therefore be but two accusa-
tions.
JURYMAN A WITNESS.
Impatiently the crowd waited for
the deputy clerk and Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Harrison to record and
indorse the indictments. Then the news
paper men were allowed to inspect the
documents. and Immediately the word
was abroad that the Mayor and Ruef
had been indicted on five different
charges.
The witnesses before the jury whose
names were appended to the indict-
ments were as follows:
Antonio Blanco. Jean Loupy. Joseph
Malfanti. N. M. Adler, E. ]. Marchand,
all restaurant prpprietors who had
been. held. up; H. H. Young. Martin
Stevens, who was the unsuccessful
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-16
1--WE Are Innocent, >
Is Cry Of Ruef

BE RUFF gave out the
"a following statement to
- the press last night:
"These are remark
able indictments. They hold
man guilty Of practicing his
profession honorably and openly
as an attorney AT law.
"My employment by the French
observation-disclosures WINS tho reg
ular employment of an attorney.
1t wns by written contract.
Everything was in the open.
There was no couceaIment. no
improper influence, no improper
action of any kind. II has been
matter of public knowledge
for two years that I appeared
openly before the Board OF Po-
lice Commissioners as the legal
representative of these restau-
rants i'm my regular capacity as
their attorney.
81 accepted the employment
after having first declined IT.
accepted IL because of the fiaunf-
ing challenge of hostile and
disrePutable newspaper.
"1Iy arguments were openly
presented at public meetings of
nothing dishonorabIe. and moth
ing dishonorable was done.
"These indictments without a
hearing, after impassioned ap-
penls by a privately subsidized
District Attorney, who Is at the
same time a bitter personal and
political enemy, will not eyentu-
ally reflect much credit upon
the administration of justice In
this city, nor Is 1t consonant
with the American spirit of fair
play.
81 have often said that L have
never committed a dishonest or
am unlawful act. 1 repeat that
now.
mayor Schmitz, the chief ex-
ccutive of the city, Indicted DUR
ing his absence and while he fs
on his way home Fastening to
face his traducers, Is innocent of
any evil connection in this mat
ter. So am I.
sTbe outcome will absolutely
prove these statements. shall
ask for an immediate trial. The
public will Judge of the open
evidence to be given. L have NO
fear whatever of the result,
either for the Mayor or myself.
aWere the mere fact of In
dIctment not matter for serf-
GUS consideration, I should re-
gard the whole proceedings as
largely of the nature of an opera
-bcufYe farce.v
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-16
Witnesses Describe Hold-Up
Method Used by Ruef
Schmidt S Part in the Deal Exposed

The Oliver Graud Jury, on which
-ssblie interest amounting to suspense
-ad .censered for two days aIed from its
--Ty-roOn,. late yesterday afternoon A
crv minutes later, in Judge Murasky's
9artrOom, the suspense was broken.
nc expected had happened. Indict-
-'ichtS on Eve counts had been found
'sainSt Abe Ruef and mayor Schmftz.
The fury found that on five different
occasions scalmitz. and Ruef had in
rired the restaarant owners with the
ear that their business would be
-aiaed IL they did not accede TO the
-saands for money, and had made
ti.cm stand and deliver large sums. The
iUrers were rOt fooled by the speciOus
plea IA former Grand Juries had been. /
Experts had gathered the evidence on
ttIs occasion snd twist and turn ~
reluctant Witnesses wOnId they could
net destroy fhc case against Ruef and
scsniitz-
Tho indictments are as follows:
ENtortion from Antonio Blanco. pro-
a-ietor o. the Poodle Dog. Of Sll75,s on
fsntsGr-y IS. 1908.
From -Biauoo Of $1,000. February s.
1905.
from Joseph Nalfanti, Charles Keib
and William Lafrenz. proprietors of
DelmOnico's, sl175. January is, 1908.
From The same, $1,000, February s,
1904
From p Priet, Michel Debret and
r. J. Mauchand- proprietors Of Mar
chands. S1I75, January Is. 1904.
Ruefs plea that he accepted the
money as attorneys fees to prevent
the revocation Of the liquor Licenses of
the restaurants will not avail him. His
belated discovery OF the contract he
had entered into with the restaurant
men to DO their legal business for a
period Of two years did not serve to
save him from the consequence of the
ugly conspiracy. When the cases come
10 trial in the Superior Court every en-
deavor will be made TO use such argH-s
ment. But the grand jurors investi-
gated thoroughly, came to the conclu-
sion that strong cases of extortion
could be proved and returned the. true
bills with firm opinions that the
crimes would be proved conclusively to
any twelve unbiased men,
JURY MAKES DOUBLY SURE
Tho earnestness of the Jury was
manifested in their postponement or
the indictments till yesterday morntng
from the night before. Some of them
bad raised the question as to connect
ing RUef with inspiring the restaurant
men with fear To aIlay even the re-.
hottest doubt il was decided to await
Hil morning and hear the witnesses
who could clinch the matter This was
done. and after former Police Commis-
sioner Reag and s Constantine had