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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-03
Committed Murder
While Hypnotized
Special Correspondence to The Star.

Special Correspondence 10 The Star.
PARIS, May 10. 1906
A the Rouen assizes a remarkable
~ trial has just ended, which has re-
suited in the sentence of a man to
five years solitary confinement for the
murder OF his mistress husband, while the
woman herself though she took no part
in the actual commission of the murder
was sentenced to ten years solitary con-
finement, The reason for this apparently
absurdly illogical apportionment of punish
ment must have been that the judge was
convinced that the man was the victim of
the hypnotic influence exercised over him
by the woman. And in view of the proof
afforded by scientific investigation in re-
cent years of the reality of this mystic
power the evidence seems to justify his
opinion.
Mime. Tulie, the woman in the case, was
the wife of a saloon-keeper at Bosc-Beran-
ger, little village OF something over 100
souls near Rouen. She is irredeemably
ugly, with small, pig-lke eyes and shrill
voice. Pierre Fequeres was the village
blacksmith, a big. numbering. slow-witted
fellow. Both are good types of ia bette
humane whom lola delighted in por-
trayng. Nine Tulle presided over the bar
while her husband spent most OF his time
drinking or sleeping Off the effects of his
potations. When Pierre iInbibed he used
to stand before the bar talking to the
woman. and others present, in their rough
fashion. chaffed him on his attentions to
her. oh indeed" said she on one of these
occasions, he is attentive enough when
there are people about. but when We are
tete-a-tete he is stricken dumb"
&c." explained Pierre. mot wanting to
seem more OF a fool than / am, the next
time we were alone together made love
to her In earnest" Having caught him in
her tolls, she held him fast When he did
not come often enough to the bar she would
drive around In her cart to fetch him.
Tulla, meanwhile. alternately boozing and
siumbering, paid no heed to them, But his
wife wanted him out OF the way. for all
that. because" as she told Pierre. then
we could get married."
~
Zone evening" tho man told the jury.
.tTulie was doxing over the table In the
kitchen while we took coffee. Nine. Tulle
stood up behind him, caught hold OF his
neclcloth and made as II she would twist
Il and strange him. looking me straight
In the eyes the whi1e. I did not move;
sOmehow couldn't; seemed petrined.
Then. still holding the uAckcioth. She whis-
pered 70 me: won't you ever have the
pluck To- shruggfng her shoulder.
RteFre Declared. ana his manner certainly
impressed the jury with his sincerity. that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-03

''She came back in a minute" said Pierre.
''knelt on the bed and looked at Tulle. He
is dead right enough she said. he is quite
blue in the face. Now you had better CO.
After pause, she added, I shall have TO
cry tomorrow. don't know whether !
shall be able to- ."
Acting was not her forte. She denied
Pierre's story in court, but her assumption
of indignation was i'll done. At last, under
cross examination, she blurted out: II don't
say that l didn't consent TO the murder but
II didn't order him to do it."
That settled her guilt In the minds of
the jury, which brought in verdict against
both prisoners, leaving it to the judge, of
course, to determine what sentences should
be passed As some of them afterward adj
mltted his course In imposing the heavier
penalty on the woman met with their en-
TIRE approval AS the murder was entirely
unproyoked and without any extenuating
circumstances one can only wonder why the
deatn sentence was not passed. But French
law is peculiar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-03

he shrank from the idea of committing
murder. On another evening there
CURED a scene somewhat similar to the
above Again they were in the kitchen.
'She put both her hands round Tulles neck
as If to throttle him." said Pierre. "Tulle
laughed, thinking ii was a joke. But she
was looking straight at me. and whispered
low, that is how you must do t..
1t was on Sunday that he did II. Pierre.
Tulle and his wife had been drinking and
Tulle had laid down on his bed TO sleep II
off' usual. When he was slumbering
soundly Madame Tulle fixed her piercing
little eyes on Pierre and made gesture
with her hands as though tugging at the
ends of an imaginary neckcloth. Then,
Pierre said, he was seized with an impulse
which he could not resist. Hardly know
ing what he was doing, he told the jury,
he went TO the bed. took the sleeping mans
neekcloth in his hands and frightened It,
He used little pressure at first. he said,
but the womans eyes were riveted upon
him and they seemed to drive him on. He
tugged harder and finally exerted all his
strength. How long he did 1t he did not
know, but suddenly the spell seemed to
leave him and he stopped. The woman had
left the room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-03

. RDINARY, everyday truth compels
me to state that as far as the fore
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-23
DAN CUPID WINS
FROM mrs. CLARK
God of Love Guides Daughter
OF Wythe County Through
Marital Mountains.
.EQuINEs EQUAL TO SITUATION
Miss Elizabeth Clark and f. NJ.
Tate Marry While Jehu Ap-
plies the Whip.
lspeelal to zinc rimes-plspa,ch.l

iopecial 10 Inc Ilmes-lJlSpatcl.)
BRISTOL, TENN, February GA ro.
mantle marriage was consummated here
at midnight Tonight, when Miss Eliza
beth Clark, beautiful young woman
from Max Meadows, Wythe county, be-
came the bride of f. NJ. Tate. an en-
ploye of the commissary department. OF
the South and Western Railway at
Clinchport Miss Clark arrived here an
hour before the wedding. Finding that
she WAS shadowed by her mother, who
was bitterly opposed to the match, she
wired her lover to have a carriage in
readiness. But Mrs. Clark adopted SINH
lar tactics and also wired for a car
Rage. When the train arrived MISS
CLARK left the Pullman car on the oppo-
site side from the depot, and this gave
her and her lover an advantage. but
soon both carriages We're OH the street,
and wild run was made by the lovers,
in whose carriage was also minister.
Rev. w. III. I. Squires, of the Central
Presbyterian Church. The plan was to be
married. in the postoffice lobby, but tho
pursuing carriage kept so close after tho
couple that the minister was obliged to
perform the ceremony in the carriage
while the horses were in gallop, and
after the carriage had wound about on
many streets.
The couple managed later to escape
from the irate mother whose carriage
CHANGED to make the wrong turn after n
race that lasted an hour.
With an air of triumph the bride played
the wedding march on the hotel piano
after the couple had concluded thor
oughly exciting race. leaving Mrs. Clark
In the darkness OF suburban streets.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-23
AN EARLY FROST N|Ps
TOM LAWS0N'S BUDS
State Senator Armstrong, of New
York, Tells the Newspaper
Men That Lawson Loses.
cBy Associat ted Press,)

q AlJRANY, N. ", February 22,--The ne
port of the Armstrong special insurance
committee which was pass
ed in both houses OF tho legislature to-
day was accompanied by oiEht bllls de-
signed to carry into effect in detail tho
recommendations of the committee
In n statement mado to neWspapcr
men before the presentation of the report,
Senator Armstrong said he hoped to have
passed before April lbth tho bill which
viii defer the annual elections in the
mutual companies from April 10 to No.
yen,ber IL. This. Il Is believed probably
would nullify all proxies obtained up to
this time by Thomas W. Lawson and the
pollcyholders committee OF State COVER
nors and others, as we'll as those which
tho management of the companies them
selves have been gathering through their
agents, SS So
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-23
Continued on Second Page.o
.QCTOGENAR|AN FOUND
DESTITUTE AND DYING
George Hoff, SO Years Old, vir.
ginian and West Point Gradu-
ate in Dire Straigfts.
Especial to Tho Times-pispstch,1

4S SkOPeClttl " ! IS II llllleS- -DlSphtcN,)
PITTsBIRG, PA, February 2o.-Georgc
Hoff. aged eighty-slX years was found
lying on the pavement on Everett Street
early this morning by a policeman. Tie
old man had fallen on the street from ex !.
3haustion, hunger and exposure, after h,ly-
ing walked the greater part OF the dis
8taace from Fairfax, Va. 10 this city.
He was on his way to Dauphin county,
Pa, his old home, where he hoped 10 find
a refuge in The Soldiers Home at Iiar,
,risburg.
IIoff declared ut thu polics station that
he was graduate of Vest FONT, where
he became We'll acMainsed with u, s.
Grant, Jefferson Davis, l,obart f. Lee,
Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor IIo
also served Through Ihe ,rivll War ;,s Il
lieutenant in tho Third United States In
fantry. Although once wealthy. he says
he lost everything through the crooked
ness of n relative Iii Fairfas, and nov,
on the brink OF the grave. is compelled
TO seek sslielterin tho Soldiers Aume. lln
Is being cared for hero. and viii fe sent
to ktArrsburu.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-23
JUDGE LEWIS MAY Co
HIGHER IN JUDICIARY.
Should Senator sinmons's Bill
Become Law Another Circuit
Judge is Provided.
if,,rom our Regular Correspondent.

tFrom Our Regular Correspondent,)
sW4ASEII INGTON. ID. c., February e.
Senator Simmons, of North Carolina. in
troduced II bill To-day providing that an
other circuit judge be appointed for the
fourth judicial circuit. composed of the
States of Maryland, Virginia, West Nir-
glnia and North and South Carolina.
This circuit is the only one in the United
States that has but two Judges, " Is
presided over by the Chief Justice, and
the circuit judges are Judges Goff, Of
West Virginia. and Pritchard, OF North
Carolina
1t is said that there Is scarcely u
doubt that tho appointment OF tho add
tlona judge, will no agreed to by Con-
gross North Carolina and West Nir-
gini;l Ilnve the two indgeships at present.
South Carolina had had one for twenty
Ave years WHOM Judge Pritchard was ap-
pointed 1t would seem that Maryland
and Virginia Is pretty certain to get the
bne to be created by Senator Slnmonss
bill, III case tho appointment would 60
TO Virginia. 1t is believed that the Presi-
dent would select Judge IAlnsford L.
Lewis, Who was for several years Judge
OF the Supreme Court Of Appeals OF yir-
;Einia, iils, tSsy
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-23
CHANGE OF REUNION
DATES UNAUTHORIZED.
Confederate Plans Have Not Been
Altered, Announces Adjutsnt
General Mickle.
(By Assoelaled press.l

NEW ORLEANS, LA. February 22.-
The dates for the Confederate reunion,
to be held here April cath, 2sth and a7th,
have not been changed as stated IN a
dispatch last night from Macon, Ga. AT
ter ~ meeting of the local committee to-
day the following was given out:
THE attention ofS the committee being
called To conflict of dates between
those OF tho reunion and the date OF me-
mortal day in certah, States, the matter
WAS referred to General Stephen d. Lee,
with the statement that 1t Is the sense
of the committee that It Is practicable
at this late day to change. the date of
the rcunlon,''
,Adintant-General Aicke said he had
authorized no announcement OF q change
nf tha eai~-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-23
MAMMOTH PARADE
IN ALEXANDRIA
United States Troops and vir.
ginia State Guard March in
the Line Togetlier-The
Richmoad saWitzers
Hold Prominent
Place.
Especial to The Tfmes-Dispatcb.

Especial to The Tines Dispatch.)
ALEXANDRIA, VA, February a2.-
The birthday anniversary of Virginia. $
greatest Sson. George Washington, was
celebrated here to-day with mammoth
parade, largely military, and comprising
the United States troops from Fort
Meyer, United States Marines artillery
and infantry from the National Guard
at Washington, and a large array of
Virginia State troops prominent, among
which We're the Richmond Howertzers.
Captain Meyers in command, Company a
OF the Seventieth Virginia regiment,
Captain William NJ. King commanding,
and Company B, under command of Cap
tain Miller.
The Parade.
The parade was grand military and
civil pageant that wended it's way through
the principal streets and sunshine, music
and cheers of the populace followed at
every side with band concerts and ban
quets.
The public demonstration this year sur
passes in the thoroughness with which
all the details nre worked out, and In
the number of participants any of
the numerous celebrations that AleXan-
dria has had in the past hundred years.
The people of Alexandria know how to
handle4a function of the kind now going
on within their gates, and it is safe to
say that all the many thousand of stran-
gers now in AlextsSIra will return home
feeling that they have been we'll enter
tanned.
S. Parks, senior counsel for Lester Ruff
Great Throng.
The tlirongs began to arrive yesterday
evening every train from the surrounding
counties of Virginia and Maryland bring
ing, Its quota of visitors until nll the
1G,nntin1,od er, Second Ion o., y .-------
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-23
FEDERAL AND STATE
TROOPS CELEBRATE
(By AssoclateA Press !

CHARLESTON. S. c., February aa.-
Washington's birthday was duly cele-
brated in Charleston. this being the ma :
tlonal holiday best observed in this sec
tion. a parade was made by the local
militia this afternoon. in which the three
companies of coast artillery from Fort
Moultrie and post band took part. The
Third Regiment and attached troops were
in line The troops We're reviewed by
Adjutant and lnspector-General Frost
and Colonel II. B. Fuller. United States
army. To-nigrt the Washington Light In
fantry and the naval militia are enjoying
entertainments. The Daughters of the
Revolution are giving grand ball to-
night, and there are various other social
features.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-23
MAKES SOLEMN
PROMISE 10 MAIDEN
(By Associated Pre-.

q - laN1oy lassUCItiItU 1'TeSE.J
MONTGOMERY, Ala. February 22.-
Miss Mamie Offut, stenographer in the
office of Governor Jelks. and notary
public, to-day administered the oath OF
Office to Samuel D. Weakley as chief
justice of the Supreme Court of 4ilabam.
In the oath taken by Mr.. Weakley he
AYERS he has never engaged in duel or
carried a challenge. nor will he do so
as long rs he retains the office.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-23
Death Of Missionary.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. February 22.---
Miss lizzie e. Wimbish. a native OF
Montgomery, and one OF the best known
Southern woman missionaries of the
Presbyterian Church in the Orient, died
this morning in Kobe, Japan. Miss VIM
bish was fifty-one years OF age and had
been engaged in foreign mission work
since 1887.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-23
SECRETARY HAS
POWER OF GEAR
Naval Head Can Dismiss Aneri-
can Midshipmen When He
Pleases.
SENATE REPEALs HAzING LAW
Passes Bill Giving Authority for
Courts-Martial Under Certain
Conditions.
lBv Asaocinted Press1

WASHINGTON. February ..ss,.-,Knox's
NiIci discussed anu long expected rail-
road rate bill was ordered in the SEN
ate to-day, and because of the excep-
tional interest in the subject, was ac-
corded the unusual privilege of a read
ing at length, for the information of sena-
tors on the day of introduction. Close
attention was given to the reading OF
the bill. In a brier statement Mr.. Knox
said that he did not hope to have the
Committee on Interstate Commerce, do
more than consider the bill as afford
,tg :.sht on the question OF ieurt re-
View os the findings of the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
The remainder of the day was devoted
to listening TO the reading of Washing
toms farewell address by Mr. McCreary
and the consideration of the haZing bill.
Recent developments at the Naval Acade-
my were discussed at considerable length
and the hazing bill was passed Just be-
fore adjournment.
Has Paramount Power.
The bill gives authority TO the secre-
tary of the navy to dismiss at any time
midshipman whose presence he cons-
ders for any cause. contrary to the best
interests of the service, but the accused
has the right to demand a court-martial.
Ii repeals the existing law requiring the
dismissal of mindshipmen found guilty
Of hazing: gives authority for court-mar-
tials for hazing, under certain conditions.
and authorizes graduation sentences un-
der the acts OF July o, 1874 and of March
8. 1908; requires all instructors and OFF,
Gers ut the Naval Academy to report of
fenses to the superintendent and defines
hazing as the unauthorized assumption
of authority by one midshipman over
another"
Mr.. Tillman presented a petition for re-
lief from alleged discrimination forward
ed to him by the Independent Oil Re-
fners Association; of Titsusville and Oil
CITY, Pa. In the petition group OF III
dependent oil refiners cases which have
been pending for over seventeen years
were cited, as Showing what a travesty
or protection is represented in the pres
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-23
THE WEATHER

Forecast: Virginia -FaIr. warmer FRI
day and Saturday; winds becomlng south
and fresh.
North Caroina-Far, warmer Friday;
Saturday. fair; warmer In east portion;
winds becoming south and fresh.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-23
Conditions Yesterday.

Highest temperature yesterday.,,,.. 81
Lowest Temperature yesterday. 40
Mean temperature yesterday ........,.. Is
Normal temperature for February..... Sf
Departure from normal temperature, -. II
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-23
SESSIONS BEGIN
ON NEXT MONDAY
Delegate R. E. Byrd is Chairman.
List Of Witnesses to Be Ex-
amined-Thosc Chiefly
Concerned Will Be
Allowed Coun-

Speaker Cardwell yesterday announced
the House contingent on the Joint com
mittee to investigate the circumstances
surrounding the dismissal OF A. L. Lanier.
lately clerk in the Corporation Com
mission, and the Joint body held meet
ing mt o'clock and outlined plan OF
action
The full membership Q, the committee
is as follows:
Delegates Richard Il. Byrd. Of Winches-
ter; Charles "A. Johnston, or Montgomery
and N. b. Early. Jr., OF Greene; sena-
tors r.. w. Sims, of Loudoun. and j. Boyd
Sears. of Mathews.
AIR. Byrd was made chairman and it
was unanimously decided to have the scs-
sions open to the public.
The first session will be held Monday
afternoon at 3 o'clock, and the body will
meet each day thereafter at the same
hour until the inquiry Is concluded. hold
ing night sessions beginning at o'clock.
Inc plan and scope Of the inquiry was
full1 outlined. and 1t was determined TO
permit the parties who may be affected to
nave counsel IL they shall SO desire At
this time they decline TO say what VIII
De their course with reference to the
matter but II IS believed that they will
all have strong counsel. The plan out
lined is that the chairman shall first in
terrogate the witnesses and then they
may be asked any questions that are
desired by either the parties TO the pro-
ceedinss or their attorneys
Who Will Be Summoned.
The witnesses now in the minds of the
committee are Judge Beverley II. Crump.
chairman OF the commissions: Commits,
SinpaI (. IL
sioner Henry Fairfax. Clerk John A. JIp-
shur. Former Assistant Clerk A. s. la
nier and Former Clerks A. NJ Tyler and
j. w. Newbs. The inquiry may develop
the need for the attendance OF other
Witnesses, and If SO they VIII be sum
inoned. So far no clerk has been chosen.
but one OF the regular House or Senate
clerks will be designated, and stenog-
rapher will be employed
The sessions Will be held in tho court
room of the Corporation Commission, and
inasmuch rs they viii be public, there
will be plenty OF visitors.
The inquiry promises TO be interesting
from the start.
Judge Crump Ready.
1t has been welcomed by Judge Crumn
In public statements oft-repeated, and
those who know the circumstances at
tending the matter do not believe the
inquiry will cast any reflection upon
him. From what can be gathered the
investigation will not be altogether one
sided, and there are liable to come out
some things before the committee not
heretofore fully made public, and II the
signs OF the times are not incorrectly
read they will not tend to harm those ait
whom the inquiry Is said to he aimed.
The findings OF the committee will be
reported to the two branches of the Gem
erai Assembly. and it will require con-
current action to make them final
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-23
Conditions in Important Cities.
Miniature Almanac.

sA February %. 1905.
sun rises,.,.. 6:5l HIGH TIDE,
Sun sets.,.... b:56 Mornins,...,..., 4;4a
Y HMoon sets,,.., 6,26 HyenlnE.,,,,.,., b:O4
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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-11
WHAT CAMP SAYS ABOUT
The new FOOTBALL RULES

The paper which Walter Camp Of the
football rules committee read the other
night at the Interpretation conference con-
tained numerous suggestions OF import
ance for the enforcement OF the new rules
that their spirit and purpose might be OBJ
served. Extracts from the paper, are as
follows:
DIR Babbitt. the chairman Of the com
mittee on officials, has devoted some six
months Of the hardest kind Of work to
preparing and revising lists Of competent
officials and his work will surely have a
beneficial effect on the game itself.
THE points that have been called par
ticularly to the attention of the officials
and which will be almost equally interest
ing to the spectators are in brief as fol-
lows:
That the referee is absolute in all
points not covered by the umpire. but the
umpires are absolute regarding fouls and
the referee must allow precedence 10 their
decision in case of foul.
The referee has the power 10 shorten
the time OF halves arbitrarily in case the
game is not started early enough so that
I'm his opinion two full halves may be
played before darkness. In any Other
case the time of the game can only be
shortened by mutual consent between the
two captains. That Is, neither the referee
nor one captain could change the playing
time OF the game, without the consent of
the other captain so long as the game
was started early enough 10 play the fun
time
The two umpires should agree as to
which should be the spokesman, and pre-
v!ous to the game this one should call the
two captains together and ask them 70
bring their two head coaches The UNI
pire should then state particularly 10
these four the importance OF instructine
their men as 20 the spirit in which the
game is TO be played and assure them
that the rulings regarding foul play and
brutality will he thoroughly enforced ana
that infringements OF these rules are not
a'one detrment 10 the side. but re-
ftection upon the institution and the game.
After the game begins the novel points
for the Officials 10 watch are failure TO be
properly on the line OF scrimmage, hurd-
ling and tacklinE below the knees. The
referee should also be very particular TO
blow his whistle as soon as the forward
progress OF the runner Is stopped. and
the umpire should note that the two lines
arc separated by the length OF the ball.
the ban being placed fat upon the ground
with its long axis parallel 90 the side
iir6s
Any man who desires 10 make a fair
catch must raise his hand clearly above
his head 10 signify that intention. The
l'nesman should aid the referee by not
ing the spot where the fair catch was
made or I'm case Of interference with the
woulo-be catcher the point where the ball
struck the ground as the referee viii be
following the players and II will be diffi-
Cul. for him 10 see the exact spot
"Oficials should note that tripping Is
specifically forbidden and defined as OBJ
structing a player below his knee with
a similar portion of the tripper's apatomy
II Is permissible for an end 10 dive IN
in breaking up the interference, but he
must not trip the opposing player nor
may he tackle below the knees The