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Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-09

said that she found the letter just af-
ter The stage from Augusta had passed.
Mail intended for members of the Civ
en- family was left in the letter box by
the stage driver. witness admitted.
Mrs. Sylvia Given. mother of the first
witness. was recalled to the stand and
ty attorney, giving testimony in cor
roboration of her daughters.
The next witness called was Edwin
Muliancy of Windsor. Witness said
that he lived about one-half mile from
the home of Edwin Cooper. He said
that On the afternoon Of Oct. 10 last he
was working in field at his home.
With two assistants he was digging
potatoes. Shortly after o'clock witness
remembered he heard three gunshot re-
ports. The shots came in quick success
sion. 1t was a clear day. witness
thought. and the air was still, compar-
a:ivoly. The cross-examinati ton was by
Mr. Heath. and witness did not alter
his testimony to any extent. Witness
WAS excused at 1915 O'Clock.
Civil Engineer w. +. GetchelI Of Au-
custl. the first witness of the trial.
Wle recalled ana examined i'll redirect
required 10 draw upon the blackboard
plan showing the relative locations of
the Cooper house and the MulIancy po-
tatn fcld. referred to i'll testimony. The
airline I'm was noted.
The LcNt witness was a. p. Mondy,
ont W tho mon ut work in the Mula-
ncy rotIt" field with Mr.. Mullaney on
lii. Afternoon ur Northy's shooting.
shots ami torrrboratcl Mr.. Mull:inpy's
lcsti;l"Iy w 10 their succession. Mr..
Iicnih ciuSS-cxanined and brought out
that thor" was woodlands in til" vicin-
,ty oi tn" Cooper home considered good
hunting grounds. At the time referred
to. partridge hunting was in season
and Il WAS Il good hunting day. Witness
said that he could not distinguish the
difference. as far as he knew. between
Edr shot and pistol shot reports. Wit
ness thought that the reports were gun
shot; at that time and still retained
that opinion Tho county attorney at
the conclusion Of the cross-examina-
tiGn, objected to the method pursued
BY the counsel for the defence in its
examination of this witness.
The next witness was Timothy Har-
ringtOn. q boy of 15 years. The witness
Saiu that he was at work in the potato
field on the day in question and heard
the three shots come in rapid success
sion. Cross examination was short and
witness was excused.
The Eeyt witness called was George
II. Fellows Of Augusta, clerk in the
Office of the Maine Insane hospital, and
keeper of the record of the weather at
that institution. Witness said that from
his records he found that on the after
noon Of Oct. 10 last, at 2 o'clock the
day was fair The wind was due north
and the temperature registered II de-
srees. Mr.. Heath cross-examined.
Al this point the usual mid-session
recess was taken.
Continued on Page Five.)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-09

il il possible that much ncw evidence
will be brought out.
Much time i'm The forenoon session
was consumed by thc counsel iii irgu-
meuts uTon tn" admissihilijy Of Il let
ter brought out by the state. This
exhibit was identified. ana no more.
Mr.. Heath requested to cEamin" the
exhibit. but The county attorney said
shortly. You can't sea that letter to-
day. Mr.. Heath" Just What the ma
ture "t ITS contents is. 10 one will tell,
The court ruled, after listening 70
arguments Of counsel that the Wit
ness might testify as to the contents
Of the letter found III the Given mail
box. She said that it was substantial
ly: Do YOU know that Charlie
Ncrthy stays up ana plays games with
Mrs. Cooper after she has retired"
This letter WAS sigaed "A Friend Mr.
Heath contested the admission Of this
answer 10 the last stand, but his OBJ
jrctions We're finally overrulad.
Court adjourned a few minutes af-
ter 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon in
order that counsel might have an op-
portunity to rest. The week was Il
hard one. and Mr.. Heath. who has
been suffering severely from illness,
has bravely remained ut his desk and
with few exceptions has conducted the
cross examination of witnesses.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Cooper, accompanied
by their two eldest children. Velma
and Lore, passed Sunday at the home
of relatives in Chelsea, where the
youngest child of the couple is stay
ing.
The members Of the jury attended
Divine worship 1T the Universalist
church Oh Winthrop street ana listen
ed to very strong sermon by Rev.
c. A. Hayden, the pastor. In the af-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-09
Town Of Zorro Annunziata Is EvaC-
uated by Its $4,000 People.
Communities Wiped Out Stones
Delay Relief Work. Shocks in Naples.

with electricity and now and then the
flashes of lightning are blipding, while
the detonations from the hot stone re-
semble in sound a terrible explosion.
The observatory has been destroyed
and Signor Matteucci, the director,
and the employees had narrow escapes.
They passed last night in the dark
ne SIS, save for the frequent flashes of
liz ehtning as the gas works and electric
lighting plant also were destroyed.
The restaurant of the Funicular Rail-
read. too has been obliterated.
Prisoners in jdils on the mountain
side went mad with terror and mu-
tinted and were only partially quieted
by being taken here. But their fears
lave been communicated to the pris-
oners here who may rebel at any mo-
Elcnt. The situation is critical
Breathing is momcntarily becoming
more difficult because of the poisonous
fumes and smoke. while the hot ashes
which are still falling tend to make
life burden.
Contrary to expectations, the fire has
not shown signs of being affected by
the phenomenon. but fears are enter
tanned that tidal waves may yet come
and many craft have put to sea. Wis
itors to Naples are avoiding the hotels
on the sea front and the people living
there are beginning to leave for higher
ATTITUDES.
Though there is much misery up to
the present time there have been no
fatalities except at Portici, whre an
Ola woman died, supposedly from
fright.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-09
Another Full Week on
!. Railroad Rate Bill.
Opponents Standing Out for
Court Review Provision.
House will Continue Discussion Of the
Post Office Bill.

The United States Senate will con-
tinue this week to discuss the rail-
road rate bill, and the indications fail
to support Senator Tillman's prcdic-
ton that the week will witness the
termination of the general debate.
The conservative senators who are
opposing the House bill. are still
standing out for a sweeping PROPOSE
ton for court review and some of
them at least are quite as determined
as they ever were in their opposition
to the bill in spite of the Long amend
ment. The presentation of the Long
provision has had no effect upon the
more pronounced of that element un-
less in the direction of intensifying
their opposition. They still profess to
be satisfied that the outcome will be
satisfactory to them, but it is evident
that they mean to prevent the fixing
of d day for taking the final vote un-
til. if possible they can secure abs,
lutte assurance of a sufficient number
of votes to render them certain of re-
suit.
Mr.. Tillman will continue to defer
the naming of a day but for the pres
ent will meet with the same denial
that has attended his previous efforts
in that direction.
The discussion will be resumed to-
day by Senator McLaurin of Missis-
sippi and he will be followed by SEN
ator Morgan of Ala bama, who will also
speak today.
IL Is expected that the conservatives
will present their court review pro-
iSin 9,
Of Senator Bailey'S speech on Tues
day. The preparation Of the provision
has been entrusted to Senator Knox
and it is understood to be along the
general lines of the fifth section of
the Knox rate bill.
Senator Clapp will make an effort
during the week to secure action on
The conference report on the bill pro-
N!ding for the settlement of the affairs
of the five civilized tribes of Indians.
He will also try to get the Indian an
preparation bill passed
Another week is to he devoted to
the post Office appropriation bill now
III the House of Representatives.. The
demands for recognition will make il
Impossible to reach the details of the
bill before Wednesday,. To complctc
1t will consume the remainder of the
week
General legislation viii bc suspend
ed Monday that tn" House may sit
as III" city council for the District Of
Columbh
There is I" j." i general reply to
Dcmocrati" tariff speeches by Hcp-
burn of iowa, probably on Tuesday
re viii rhy particular attention to the
Sh"N ing mad" last week by MI
R"inry Of HIS. "n the question of i'm
r"rthiinn Of American watch move
E'nt$ which had been sold abroad
IN" pure food bill has been made a
special order 10 fiji in time not taken
W with tho appropriation of revenue
measures. n" such opportunity is in
sight this week, although il was hoped
I" get the bill started on it's way
through til" House
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-09
The FUNE ERAL-
" the Late Edwin c. Swift Held Sun
day at Beverly Farms.

H"Nerly. Mass. April S.-The funeral
Of the late Edwin G. Swift Of the firm
OF swift Il Co, the Chicago meat pack
ers. who died early Thursday at the
Quincy house in Boston. from pneu-
mohia. was held at Beverly Farms to-
day. Tile services were conducted in
st. Johns church by Rev. F.. J.
HuiSann. rector Of the church. assist
ed by Rev. Dewitt s. Clark of Salem
who married Mr.. and Mrs. Swift at
sycamore. Tie service was the simple
Episcopal service for the burial of the
dead.
The church was trimmed with smiax
English ivey and laurel, and there was
a protusion Of flowers from the friends
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Swift and from the
employees of Swift & Co.. throughout
New England The honorary pail
Learers We're 30 in number. represent
ing the various industries with which
Mr. Swift was connected while the
acting pail bearers were from ST.
Johns church The body was taken
to Forest Hills Cemetery and placed in
the receiving vault to await the arrival
of Mrs. Swift from Europe. The
funeral party made the trip from Bos-
ton to Beverly on a special train
which was followed by another bear
ing the friends and business associates
of Mr. Swift.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-09
The Bodies Not Yet Recovere,J.

Lancaster, Pa, April S.-The search
for the bodies of the three men
drowned yesterday in the Susquehanna
river at McCall's Ferry, where they
were at work on the big dam being
erected by the McCalls Ferry Power
Co, has been discontinued owing to
the high stage of the water. Gangs of
men dragged the river all night. but
the search was fruitless and it is now
believed that the bodies have been
washed several miles down the river.
TIL names of the dead men as report
ed to Coroner Wilmer today are: Mar
tin Lee Fred Begette and John Con-
molly all of Portland, Me.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-09

Deputy Marshal Bryson of Portland
received telegram from the McCalrs
Ferry Power Co. Pennsylvania, re-
questing that the relatives of John
Conley Of Portland be notified that he
was drowned in the Susuuehanna
river Saturday at noon. Deputy Bry-
son learned that a young man named
John COnley. l. years of age. whose
parents live at AZ Hancock street, left
this city two weeks ago with a party
of 40 to work for the Mccall Ferry
Company. The party was recruited in
Portland. A telegram has been sent
to the company asking for a descrip-
ton of the man. 1t is not known
whether there was more than one
John Conley in the party.
The John Conley who lives at AZ
Hancock street formerly worked for
Randall & McAllister. coal dealers.
ard his father is in the employ of the
firm at the present time
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-09

stand Friday i'll redirect examination.
conducted by County Attorney Leigh.
the Witness said that the letter ad-
dressed to Miss May Carey" which
was found in the Given letter box in
November 1904, bore an uncancclIcd
postage stamp ana that it was not
postmarkcd. Under cross-cXamination,
witness said that she had never heard
anyone call Marion Carey by the name
Of MAY" Mr.. Heath asked witness if
she vas attending school with Marion
Carey at tie time of this incident. and
she replied that she was not. Witness
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-09
The Much Talked About Letter. ..-viSitS TO Meetings
and Parties and the Appearance Of Mrs. Cooper.
Had No Feeling Against Mrs. Cooper=--Counsel
Wrangle Over Letter, But Court Admits an Ex-
ception Being Taken---Miss Carey Still On.

Pitifuliy pale Of face ANA gowneI
in deepest, mourning. little Marion
Carey, said to have been the sweet
heart of Charles d. Northy, Jr,. was
called as il witness against Mrs. Alice
+. Cooper, who is on trial FOR NorthEs'
murder, i'll tn supreme court Saturday
forenoon. The attendance Of srccta
tors was very great. as Miss Curoy's
appearance on the stand had been an
ticipatcd. ana it was believed that her
testimony would be of . sensational
character. No startling developments
occurred. however. although Miss
Carey will be OH the stand today and
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-09
THE BOAT UPSET.
Four Portland, Me-. Men Drowned at
McCaIIs Ferry, Pa.

lancaster. Pa. April 3.--Four bridge
builders "f Portland, Me-. employed on
dam which is being erected across
the Susquo hanna river ut McCalls
FtIry. - miles south Of here, were
drowned Saturday by the cnpsiHing of
a boat. Tho names Of the men are
Bissat O'ConnelI, Neal and Smith.
There were seven men in the craft
when il struck Il cable and overturned.
all being thrown into the water The
current runs swift at the point where
the accident occurred and notWith-
standing. that every effort was made
to reach the men they were swept to
their death.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-09
RAIN AND WARMER.

Washington, April S.-Forecast: for
New England: Rain and warmer
Monday, Tuesday cooler with fair in
western and clearing in eastern por-
becoming northwest by Tuesday
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-09
Field Marshal Oyama Retires.

Toxic. April S.-F'ield Marshal
Oyama, chief Of the general staff, is
retiring at his own request, and Gen.
i&ron kodama. governor general of
IN" island of Formosa. will be APP
Pointed chief of the general ,staf.
Lieut.. Gen. Sakuma will succeed Gen.
hodoma as governor general of For
moSa
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-09
READY FOR TRIAL.
New Cruiser Washington Arrives at
Portland for Test on Owls Head Course

Rockland, Me. April S.-Thc new
'ruiscr Washington which has just
h'cu completed for the United States
government arrived here at : o'clock
tonight and anchored outside the
mcakWater in readiness for her trials
Which will take place off this port dur
Ing the week. Tho naval trial board
is expected to arrive tomorrow and
the standardization trials will be tried
ON the owls Head measured mile
course Tuesday. The Washingtons
contract calls for a minimum speed of
- knots per hour.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-09
New England Methodist Conference.

Maiden, Mass, April S.-Th" session
Of tho NV England Methodist con
f-rcnce today was of the usual routine
character. beginning with the confer
enc" love feast. Al 1890 Hishop David
Fl. Moore delivered Il sermon Tho d"a-
cons and elders were ordained this AZ
tcrhoon. II is expected the sessions Of
the conference will be finished, tonIor-
Tow.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-09

Mr.. Murphy. British consul at Bor-
deaux. states that the supply Of
French briar-root is practically ex-
hausted. The product. which formerly
came from the department of the
Iandes and from near the frontier in
the Pyrenees, is now obtained in Scot
land exclusively. The pipes are manu-
featured at st. Claude.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-09
Boston Forecast.

Boston. April S.-Forecast for Bos-
ton and vicinity: Showers Monday;
Tuesday fair and warmer. Light vari-
able winds.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-09

An English journal notes the Curl
orslv even sex distribution of measles
in twenty years at Aberdeen. There
wore %. 2s7 males and 20.0S1 females.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-09
Intercollegiate Y. NJ. c. A. Convention

WilliImStoWn. Mass, April S-Thc
annual conference of the intercollegiate
Young Mems Christian Association.
which has been in session for four days
at Williams College, ended today.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-09

The hope that Mount Vesuvius was
becoming calm was dissipated today
when the volcano became more active
than ever.
The panic has spread to Naples.
Two strong earthquake shocks which
shattered window rancs and cracked
the walls of buildings were experience
cd today. The entire population rush
ed to the streets il terror. !,'".y ,'"T-
sons crying the Madonna has for
~akrn US; the rnd ot tn WpIli has
come.
~ trace remains of Eoscotrecasc, Il
cummuu" On the southern side of the
nuuutain, where III to IS hours ago
lG000 persons lived: and Torro An
uuHStd on the shores of the gulf of
Naples, ono mile to the southwark, is
almost surrounded by the invading
lava and has been evacuated BY its
30OO0 inhabitants. The people We're
brought tp Naples hy trains, street
cans military carts and steamships.
Similar means Of transportation arc
being used to take the people out Of
Tore Dcl Greco.
\ telegram Grnm The mayor Of San
S,basti1no. Il viliaG" near the obscr-
y;'tory on tho northwest side of Ncsu-
Nius. Says tn" lava is approaching
raiiIIy ana thai the people are terror
s''iri:rn. They have been for nights
withunl sleep, III says, are destitute
and beg for .t"si,i;tnc".
Th" work 81 %uccnr is hnmp"rcd
owing to delays tn til" railway service
which is interrupted by red hot stones
l"lllNl; on the rarkS.
rs yet it is Impossible To count III"
cl&tcrs that hay" opened and from
which streams Of lavH have Hooded the
beautiful. prosperous and happy lard
lying on the southeast shores Of the
Sulf of Naples.
Tie atmosphere is heavily charged
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-09

sANFoRD's GINGER CURES COLDS
"a always healthful. Get the genuine
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-09

Naples. April S.-The city of Naples
bears an aspect of desolation, every
thing being covered with ashes from
the volcano.
The lava destroyed a few houses in
Il suburb of Tore AnnunZiata and al
50 the cemetery there. Then, fortu-
natcly, the flow ceased as it did also
at Tore Del Greco. At POmpeii the
rivers of lava are less rapid.
Incandescent material has set fire to
the village of San Giuseppe.
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|1k BOOKS w.
Awakenin of
Helena Richie
BY Margaret DeIand


People will not turn aside from
the whirl and absorption of real
life to linger fondly over a book
unless that book outrivals life
itself and weaves a spell of almost
magic interest. ..'
Tbe AOOakening Of Helena Richie
is such a book.
Far and wide it is being read,
and praised, and read again. Such
a concord and volume of praise
has perhaps never before been
evoked by any novel of modern
times.
From the outset it is a tale that
holds the interest gripped. The
people of the story are as real as
people in real life. The action is
all that the hearts and passions Of
human men and human women
can experience.
GA perfect book" says the
". 7. Times.
GAS an achievement in letters,
this story of passion and folly,
repentance and remuneration, de-
serves to be ranked among the
chiefest examples of American
Imaginative writing. -PhiladeE
phia North american.
OTHER BOOKS BY MRS. DELAND
Old Chester Tales
DR.. Lavendar's People
In both these VOLUMES the quaint and
l1vable character OF old DR.. Lavendar is the
connecting link of these delightful stories.
The scene and characters throughout are
tho e that reappear in Tire Ay4kfTiHg s
HfHRA RirhiS.
HARPER & BROTHERS.
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News OF PLAYS and PLAYERS.

Forbes Robertson and Gertrude Elliott
and the London company which il TO sup
port them in George Bernard Shaw's "Carsar
and Cleopatra" at the New Amsterdam
Theatre, opening October 20, will arrive
on the Teutonic tomorrow morning.
The company Of 1875 people which klaw
4 Erlanger nave formed TO present frank
Pixley and Gustave Luders's new opera,
The Grand Mogul." assembled for re-
hearsal yesterday morning on the stage
OF the Broadway Theatre. This COM
pany includes Frank Moulan, Sager Midge-
lev, viii II. Macart, John Dunsmuir, Maude
Lillian Berri, Ethel Marie Parker. PhThc
Coyne and Edith st. Clair.
Thomas w. Ryley has n ged Irene
Bentley to play the part of The Princess
in The Belle Of Mayfair" now Icing pre-
sented at the Vaudeville Theatre, London.
At a recent meeting Of the Treasurers'
Club of America the following officers
were elected to serve for the ensuing year.
President, james II. j. Scullion, Wallack r
Theatre; vice-president. A. Frank Jones;
recording secretary, A. q. Faber, New
York Theatre; financial secretary, Louis
Morganstein, kn~ickerbocker Theatre; treas
urer. Jed f. Shaw, Broadway Theatre.
For the production Of George Broad
bursts new play, -The Man Of the Hour, "
William A. Brady and Joseph r.. Grismer
announce the gements of Frederick
Perry, George Fawcett, James +. Wilson
and Douglas Fairbanks.
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CABLE CAR RUNS AWAY.
Several Passengers Hurt Marrow Escape
Of CrOwd waiting for Ferry.

Several Passengers .H~urt-NarrOw Escape
Of Crowd waiting for Ferry.
A cable car Of the Montague street line
in Brooklyn lost it's cable shoe at the top
Of the Montague street hill yesterday morn
ing. and the gripman, Martin Rowan, did
not discover it until after the car began to
mako it's descent OF the steep hill. There
were about forty passengers on the car at
the time.
Tie gripmaD became panicstrckcn, as
did also the passsn gers as soon as they saw
that the car was beyond control. By this
time the car was running at a tremendous
speed and the passcngers rushed forward
to get on the platform and jump TO the
street.
There was a crowd at the foot Of the hill
waiting for a Wall street ferryboat to come
in. Several trucks and wagons were also
in line waiting for the boat. Many were
standing on the tracks with their bao ks
toward the hill. They did not see the car
coming. One man gave a shout Of warning
and the crowd managed to get out of the
way Just in time. In fact. one mar had his
leg brushed by the fender, so close was he
to the track.
AL Lne IOOt VI Tic NIL uuu ClOee 10 tnt
ferry house the railroad company had
erected a set Of bumpers similar to those
used in freight and railroad yards. The
faces Of the bumpers are Just high enough
to meet with the bumpers on the front Of
the car.
just as the car reached the bottom Of
the hill il gave a lurch sufficient ia raise the
forward part and landed on top Of the
bumpers in front Of the ferry house. The
impact was 40 great that many Of the pass
engers were thrown through the front door
and against the ferry house. Others were
thrown to the floor and cut by glass, every
window in the car having been smashed.
The forward part Of the car was de-
molished and the truck was twisted out Of
shape. A surgeon from the Long Island
College Hospital soon responded and dressed
the injuries Of the passengers. They were
c. w. r. Barclay Of 81 Park place, who
sustained injuries to his head, body and
legs; Arthur Seney Of $40 Marcy avenue,
who had lacerated wounds Of the head and
( body, and r. W. Slight OF 1885 Halsey street,
who suffered from shock and COMMISSIONS.
1t is said that gTipman Rowan reported
the car earlier in the day as being out Of
order. but it was not thought that IL was
sufficiently disabled to be taken of during
the rush hours. At the company's Office
no statement was given out concerning
the accident.