Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-28

ing. Houses were rocked-many @
the cheaper ones damaged Hur
r dreds of chimneys fell. pictures wer
shaken from the walls and the occu
pants of the dwellings thrown to tn
ground. People fled from thei
houses, shrieking in panic, with Wis
, ions OF the San Francisco disaster be
fore them. Earthquake shocks wer,
also felt at Bristol, II Fracombe ant
elsewhere. Tey were accompanied
by loud rumblings.
DENVER, June 27.-Judge Ben b
Lindsey. president of the National
Juvenile Improvement Association
has not turned down the offer OF
John D. Rockefeller of $1,000. 900 to
be used rs a nucleus of fund to car.
ry on te work OF organization. On
the contrary the association will ac-
cept the money. Confirmation of this
was received this morning in tele-
grams from Jane Adams. the well
known worker of the juvenile court,
| Hull House, Chicago.
| NEW YORK. June 27.-The inquest
over the body of Sanford White to-
morrow is apt to be formal AFFAIR.
Three Witnesses only will be called
according 10 the present program.
The doctors will describe the wounds
| and two witnesses will say Harry
Thaw fired the shots. The case will
then go to the grand jury immediate
ly. the proceedings there being secret
| The only sensation expected from the
grand jury would be its failure TO in
dict Thaw which his friends, conyer
SAINT with many phases of the dead
mans relations with Mrs. Thaw, as
sert is not improbable. Not a friend
OF White defends his character from
attacks made in connection with WON
en- of the stage. Thaw's friends are
making puDiic many details which.
pieced together, indicate Thaw's
hatred of the eminent architect had
good grounds. Police Inspector
Schmittberger said today:
There nave been many develop
ments in the case and all are very
favorable to the defendant"
Friends of Thaw's wife say the
sight of White lately was always
enough TO upset her completely. One
story is that White secured some
hold over the woman while she was
Evelyn Nesbit. the chorus girl, and
that he made use OF this after she
married Thaw. causing her extreme
unhappiness.
Thaw arose at 6:3O this morning.
and partook of coffee, rolls and ci-
gar, and read the morning papers.
Whites funeral will be held tomor
row morning in Long Island.
Thaw was taken before a number
of physicians at the district attor-
ney's office this morning wnere he
was examined as to his sanity. Re
turning to the Tombs he was visibly
pleased to hear Mrs Thaw, accom-
panied by Josiah Thaw. was awaiting
him. Both visitors, according to
prison rules, were Obliged to submit
to search before entering the cells.
The meeting was affecting. All wept
and the couple kissed each other
through the bars. The interview was
limited to 80 minutes. under prison
regulations. An immense crowd
agthered to see Mrs. Thaw.
OMAHA, June 27-"The crucifix-
ion of Christ took place on Friday
and | do not think it appropriate to
set the execution for two murderers
for that day said Judge Sutton yes
terday when he sentenced Jay Onern
and Harrison Clark TO be hanged on
Monday. The statement of the court
came as surprise for 1t upsets the
long established custom of making
Friday "hangman's day" my rea-
son for fixing Monday" continued the
court, SIS that think it is better to
have these men meet death on the
day following Sunday. which Is de-
voted to religious thought and serv-
ices. as they naturally will be In a
better frame of mind to go to their
final reckoning on that day than any
other
SAN FRANCISCO. June 27.-The
diamond rings and other personal ef-
fects OF Milton Andrews. slayer OF
Bessie Bouton at Mount Cutler, near
Colorado Springs. Colo. and who
with Nullda Olivia lured William Ell
lis from Australia to Berkeley. Cali,
where they attempted to take mis- life,
were sold In Oakland at public auc-
tion by the public administrator. The
valuables were those left by Andrews
and the Olivia woman last winter
when he killed his companion and
himself to escape the police.
Bidding for the gems from these
relics of a life OF crime was brisk,
and the net proceeds, amounting 10
$1,000 viii be turned over to the wild
ow of Andrews. who lives in the Eas .
Bessie Bouton's body was found on
Cutler mountain Dec. 10. 1904, by a
hunter. The young woman mad eyi
IDENTITY been murdered week before
the finding of the body.
1t kept the police and detectives
busy for months to identify the body
as that of Miss Bessie Bouton, daugh-
of ix.f,,n ut