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The Washington times., 1906-10-07
CHANGE Of VENUE
IN IROQUOIS CASE
Inhamed Public Opinion Plea Of Attor-
ney for Doomed Theater's
Manager.

CHICAGO. oct 6.-Judge BENJAMIN
Smith this afternoon granted a change
Of venue 10 William Davis. former
manager Of the Iroquois Theater, and
other defendants, charged with man
slaughter as a result of the holocaust
at the Iroquois Theater, December 80.
1903. IN which about coo lives were lost.
The case was sent 10 the VermilIion
county circuit court at DanvilIe.
An Inbamed and prejudiced public
opinion in Chicago. as a result OF the
tragic fire, was the plea of the de-
PENDANTS attorney.
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NEAT HOME DESIGNED
FOR DELMAR TRUMBLE

Architect c. T. Webb has furnished
plans for a two-story and basement
dwelling, TO be constructed on South
Carolina avenue, near Fourth street,
southeast, for the owner. Delmar Trum-
bic. Estimates have been requested,
and work is expected 10 proceed at once.
The plan provides a house with several
novel features. that are intended TO give
greater comfort. as we'll as an inn
proved effect
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AND OHIO BY.

(ScheduIe in effect July / lg06l
400 p Mold DOMINION EXPRESS
DAily-Stops at principal points In Vir,
Etnia and West Virginia. VestibuIs train.
standard coaches parlors cars 70 VirgIpis
Hot Springs and Roncsverte. PulIular
Eleepers Hinton TO Louisville Cincinnati
indianapolis, St Louis, and Chicago: din-
Ing cars a Ia carte service
S.20 y. A--NEW c. q .. LIMITED DaIiy
fast new VestbuIe uaius stops only ~
GcrdonsyiIe, Charlottesville. Staunto1
Cliftsn Forge. and COyingJou. Va; WhiTs
Sulphur. ROnCeveTte. and Hinton " Va
Pullman sleepers 10 Lexington Louisville
Cincinnati Indianapolis. st. Louis, ana
Chicago. Dining cara. = Ia carte servIca-
One night out
mao p. M.-F. r. v. LIMITED. Daily
Solid yesubuls train. Pullman sleepera
90 Cincinnati. Lexington, and Ls0uisvflIs
Compartment sleeping car TO Vim mia
Hot Springs week days. Dining cars =
Ia carte service. 8leepers Cincinnati %
Chicago and st Louis and L0uisvfUs Ia
Memphis Nashville. and Southwest
Reservations and tickets at Chesapeake and
Ohio oficec So pennsylvania ave COZ IAN
at near +. and Sixth Street Station Teis-
phone Main S723. for Pennsylvania p Il
Gao Service. =nd Aain loss far - 4 O
Ticket ONCE. seII-tf
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NEW APARTMENT HOUSE
ON A STREET NORTHWEST

Julius Eglon has awarded the contract
for the construction of a three-story and
Easement apartment house at Ninth and
A streets northeast, TO August Getz &,
Son The plans. which were made by ".
5 Player. architect. show a building of
attractive appearance eXteriorly, while
the inside furnishings of the house are
intended to be Of the most modern de-
sign
The Washington times., 1906-10-07
FERRYBOAT HELD UP.

Failure OF the reverse lever Of the
engine on the Washington and Alexan-
dria ferryboat Woodbury. TO work prop
erly late yesterday afternoon caused
the boat to crash into her dock at the
Seventh street wharf Horses and We
hicles could not use the ferry for sew
eTal hours.
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SEABOARD AIR LIE RAIL WAY

Ticket once, 1871 Penna. Ave.
For Petersburg. Raleigh, Wilmington, Co
iumbia. Savannah. Jacksonville Tampa At
lanta, Birmingham. Mobile. Pensacola aud
New Orleans.
Pullman Sleeper to Jacksonville, Fla also
through Sleeper Washington TO Birmingham
Ala. cafe Dining Car Washington 70 Ham
let n. c.
e:25 p. NJ DAILY-Seaboard ENpress-SOlid
train with Pullman Sleepers, To Jacksonville
and Tampa. Through Sleeper 20 Atlanta
Birmingham. and Memphis. cafe Dining Car.
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BOSTON MAN CALLED
TO FILL u. OF V. CHAIR

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va. oct g.
DR.. Theo Hough, of Simmons College
Boston. was chosen Dy the hoard IF Wis
itors this afternoon 10 ill the caair OF
physiology at the University of Virginia
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For SaIe-fiiscelIaneOus.
ENp CRF ri

FOR SALE
To make room for our fan stock. win sell
all used upright pianos at bargain prices. IL
viii pay you 10 investigate. Stien Upright
lused) was s500s now s400 knabe Upright
$50. Chickering Upright. $3.50. Fischer Up
right 500 Marshall * Wendell Upright.
800, Nose Upright. SI75. Sohmer Upright
SloO. Davies q Sons Upright. 500. and
number Of other bargains. Square Pianos
low as So Time payments III desired
CHAS. NJ STIEFF,
52i Eleventh ST. y. ".
J. c. CONLIFF. Manager. se27-tf
FOR SALE-One double barrel breech-load-
ing shotgun. only S.. ". II. DICKHART,
l22 Hickman e. Oc5-3t
FOR SALE-Cheap, 3-h0rsepOwer steam
boiler. almost new; complete with all neces-
sary nXtuTes for steaming oysters, 626 l3th
81. ne Oc5-3t
PRINTED ENVELOPES. business size. best
work 1900. H. 80 HAHWORTH PUBLISH
ING HOUSE, 5l2 sth st. NV. oc5-3Gt
FOR SALE-LaTge stock Of secondhand lum-
bcr doors. sash. blinds. brick etc. viii pur-
chase and wreck buildings Jf any kind or
size and remove promptly. Phone y. 20. 4.
EDW. CLARK, Builders Supplies. 150J New
Jersey ave NV. OC5-IUt
.frNCH ROOM sos TIN 81. sw. oc7-5t
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Fall Resorts.
GALEN HALL
Railroads.
BALTIMORE AND OHIO R.R.

BHL tHiOllA niNG NiliQ fls ls
LEAVE STATION. New Jersey ave. ana c A.
ROYAL BLUE LINE.
Every other Hour On the Odd Hour,
NEW TERMINAL I'D ST. NEW YORK
100 A-m.-Dine-. Pullman Parlor.
IS 90 a-m--Bunst. Parlor. HF. Train
as 60 a-n.--Diner and Pullman Parior Car
fll 90 a-m.-EtnUr and Pullman Parior ca
y 90 p.m.-Dtner and Pullman PaFlcr c.
si.oo p.m--,.Royal Limited an Pullman
fS.O0 p.m.-COaches TO PntlEdslphtE
e 90 p.m.-Diner ana Pullman Parir
IS 90 pm Coaches 20 Philadelphia
cell 30 p.m--Sleepers.
sa:b7 a.m.-Sleepsrs.
ATLANTIC CITY, -s;57. '5;o0. 's:os tu
EVERY HOUR on TIE HoIJR..
WEEK DAYS. A n TO s p n
10 BALTIMORE WITH PULLMAN
SERVICE.
Week days: 2;57. 500. $50. ZOO. I'm "a,
$50 SEQ, $50 1000. u.0o a. m. I2.O0 n@c' cOs'
l2:o5. I.03 2o0. 500. s;o0, 4i45s $500 5.03 IN
6,OO ESQ. zoo. sos. 1000. l0:35. u:S0 n e:
" su.days: s:s'. 700. z:2o, $50. 800 ION
moo a M. Lee. lis. 500. 3:2o. 500 $50 SO
1.oV lg:0O rs. II. 80. II ss5 ,. N. wv
WESTWARD.
CHICAGO AND NORTEIW EST. I'll
'c;:TaPcIaNATL ';:T Z ST. LOUIS. AND Ior,s
WILLIE, sl0s0 g. M. "4:o5 .. n. sl2:k5 ofghI
PITT5BURo. 'n'Oo g. III. '9:lO ,. m. .tss sis:to
n'chIE CLEVELAND. 'sa0 p n. COLUMBUS
, sWS1gFEI,fNG, ~ Z s1O.O5 a m. s5.so
WINCHESTER. s:s5 a. M. 1906. ts.oo n
ANNAPOLIS. week days. s.00 a. M ~; %;
noon; 4:45, 500 p. M Sundays. 30 q. M. 80
IIjRAY and ELKTON, s4.o5 D. N.
FREDERICK. ts:5s. s's;ls. al0:cS 4lf.os
" H&-.RsToWS .iR 81 s. fio:os 1ss p m. M and ,sOo
BOYD and way points, fS:35 ssS:Is m n
ssi:is. rs: 100, t5:S5. '@lO:l0. fil:so pm.
GAITHERSBURG ana way points fs.z,
80 20 a m. tl2:5o. ssi:l5, fS:sa ss.oS
IS s.. rs 80, 81 ss5. s'10:l5. ti1:30 D. m
WASHINGTON JUNCTION and wav
points fg:S5, ss9:i5 ~ m, ss1:l5. f6:0 rs "a
.. u.
sDaily. Except sunday. 'ssunday onIv
Reservation OF Sleeping OF PaFior 1.as
space. rates OF fare. etc. VIII be quickly fur
nished BY TELEPHONE at all OF the FOL
loving Ticket Oflcess 1ll7 g st, Telephons
Main 1881: SD Pennsylvania Ave TeIs1hons
Rain ss7 station. New jersey ave. ana q
st. Ticket once; Telephone East esT: n.
formation Bureau, East 72A ee2-tf
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Miscellaneous.

LACE CURTAIN LAUNDRY. formerly lf23
sth ST. NV; now 724 Sth st. NV; no lime
80 cents pair; mail attended 10. Oc7-3t
EVENING CLASSES for note chain 20 learn
10 read music. Twenty lessons, SO. See ad
Ia Educational ESPUTA DAILY
Ee30-W Z Su-i5t
THE only sewing machine for an kinds Of
woFk-Davis Vertical Feed. DAVIS AGENCY
ylS SJh 81 NV Main d656 oC6-3t
CARPETS. mattIngs laid after p. m; nf-
teen years experience. WI. WALSH Zg7
X 81. nc. oc6-3J
A-OLD CARPET WOVEN INTO me art
rugs only weaving concern here WASH
INGTO& RUG CO.. 93I 5th 81. Phone 4325
ap6-tf
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Found.

FOUND-Smal bay horse owner can have
same by proving property and paying costs.
three horses for sale FOWLER. 1913 Z3th
ST. oc6-st
FOUND-That hats renovated equal 70 new.
straw and Panama a speciality. VIENNA
HAT Co. 500 18th 81. NV. se2I-89f
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Lost.

LOST-South Washington. on 9TH ST. car line:
gold pin diamond center. Reward II re-
turned. dZ sd 81 s.w 1T
LOsT-Gray and white Augora cat. bushy
tail; one ear deformed; missing for about
three weeks. A liberal reward for his re-
turn 20 524 llth ST. sw oc7-st
LOST-Black pocketbo0k containing cash and
Two checks payable 20 Mrs. Rust SMITH aft
erno0n October @. between COS 18th 81. NV.
and The Westm0reland. Return to MRS. r.
RUST SMITH and receive reward oc7-3t
PARTY who was seen 10 pick up Iady's
brooch al Chase's Theater Friday night viii
return 90 Howard House and save trouble.
they are known. Reward and no ques-
ti0us- oc6-gt
LOST White fox terrier dog. black mark
ings uT head answers name Doc, tag 1854.
missing since September "a s. reward for
return 10 1882 81 NV. oc6-3t
LOST-On October g. on sth st. or Bright
wood car. ''Mackey's Ency clopedia II free
Masonry Reward. Il. II. HOUGH. Forest
Glen Nd oc6-2t
LOsT-Boston bun terrier. male. brindle.
with white collar chest. and feet clipped
ears; docked tail Reward, 637 A 81. 81.
oc6-5t
LOST-Smau medal awarded 10 Mollle
Heiss. public schools. Washington, ID. c., 1870
on Lincoln PARK CIR. Thursday, September p.
Reward II retunei 20 s. G e. nv oe5-3t
LOsT-An the rs IN our house. By BAR
CLAY, The Ferret Man. sz7 Louisiana ave.
Bes-u
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Storage.

WHY PAY MORE2 We store for 75c A load
UNITED STATES STORAGE CO.. Gs-f21-A27
10th ST. nv. Phone Main s229 SCISSOR
FIDELITY STORAGE CO..
142O You Street.
ISDESTRUCTIBLE
1900 rooms. silver vaults; Tuothproof rooms,
money advanced a. per cent per annura on
goo5s stored IN this building. let our sstt-
unator call
PACKING, DRAXING AND SKIPPING
3y2T-d
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FOR SALE-Gas engine; horsepower; in
perfect order. l297 Il 81. nv. oc5-gt
The Washington times., 1906-10-07
Roller Skates.

HEADQUARTERS FOR an kinds Of Rink
Roller skate Repairs. Full line of Rink skates
on hand. We viii stamp your name on
skates free.
mn AND L CYCLE COMPANY. oc4-tf
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$500 ELECTRIC PiANOVA. slightly used. to
Times office. fv12ff
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ONE YEARS LESSONS FREE
one hundred dollars reduction
every Piano sold this month.
SAVE THIS COUPON.

It is worth sl52 20 you. Present IL during
this month and save SIIz on your piano pur-
chase. GEORGE LAWRENCE, ga S;h NV.
The Washington times., 1906-10-07

FOR SALE-Good quality Opaque shades. At
ted to your windows, only 25c; hung free: viii
call with samples. kLEEBLATTS. llth ana
II sts- ne. Phone East 25-R fa20-tf
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80 ADVERTISING CUTS. IOc each. EG
BERT CLARK. New Glatz. Nd. oc5-3t
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FOR sALE-YoU can buy the plano you've
long wanted Tor very little money now bv
taxing advantage OF our EXPANSION SALE
BARGAINS. Every piano IN the house re-
duced- For instance. $3.50 Kimball. $3.50: s40l
Stien, $3.50 $500 Nose & sons $2Z5: $500 son
mer. SZJ0i $50 Shonlnger. S275; $500 HaTd
man, $3.50; 500 Weber. $780, and over forfv
others. Best square pianos. S25 and $50 Easy
payments II desired. .. J. DeMOLL & co.
1891 g St sa9S+S
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FOR sALE-S8Crince. departure. contents Of
naval surgeons residence rugs, carpets, din
inS room suite, paTlOr suite. @l5- bedroom
suites. s. % SO, upright KImball piano, SID
cost 5000, folding beds s. 20 $50; swords
parlor cabinet, revolving bookcase mirror
front wardrobe brass and iron beds. new
hair mattresses. SI2, cost 81. ladies' desks
tables, rockers. beautiful collection odd pieces
CAPT 4. ID. y. as lith ST. NV oc7-3t
DAIRY BUSINESS complete route. etc. an
elegant chance; present owner leaving city
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FOR SALE-One double barrel breech-load-
ing shotgun. only s.. ". II. DICKHART,
l22 Hickman Ct. Sc. oc5-3t
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-15
NoAh,s Second Ark.

n Noah should come back again between
daylight and dark,
The very minute he struck town he'd build
another ark.
He'd recognize the damp, wet feel OF
everything round here
By past experience he'd know another food
was near
We've worn our gum shoes for some time.
They've said 1t, don't you know,
That Sunset lake will be turned on, and
through our village flow,
And, In addition to all this, our water board
declare
The 'independent.system" won't be builded
on hot air
Then, the "Independent.system" and 'sun.
set lake" combined,
will soak things up. about to
Noah's mind
Subscription lists were closed last week
admitting TO the ark,
And ticket holders are advised to meet at
Crowel's park.
There's moisture in the atmosphere and ev.
erything feels wet,
For which we hold the water board respon.
sible, ''you bet
II you can't swim, you'd better learn, you u
stand a better chance,
As all the berths aboard the ark are spoken
In advance
Bill.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-15

Mr.. Mcrriicld is known ia Windsor
county as an ardent prohibitionist, and
the men who supported Clement In
1909 would regard his nomination rs
n declaration of war; they would feel
that he would be In favor of repeal
Of the present prohibitory law and a
return 10 some form OF state prohibit
ton. They respect him us man, but
they fear him AS a legislator, and,
rather than take any chances of re.
peal Of the local option law, they would
vote for Clement ms they did four years
years ago.-Burlington Clipper.
What slip Of the opposition tongue'
We have been warned that Mr.. Merri'
field is combination of honesty, anna.
bility and milk.and.water, a species of
invertebrates, and therefore unfit for
the stern duties connected with the
Office of acknowledgement. Now we
are told that he is cleared, and IL is
intimated that he is powerful enough
To effect repeal Of the local option
law. Respected as man and feared
ms a legislator-and admittedly honest
and courteous, What a tribute TO Mr..
Merrifield's fitness for the office which
is seeking himl
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-15
p,nnsylyanIa Congressman a suicide,

Congressman Robert Adams Of fennsSf
,ania rhoi himself ~ his Washington home
June aud died later 10 the hospital ITO
had always been a republican and vas one
u the most popular eongretsmen' ne vas
unmarried A letter received BY speaker
Cannon Just before the house convened june
explained the cause ~ the act II saia'
''The fact that my personal obligations sA,
coed my resources is my only excuse ior
abandoning the responsible position oeeu'
ny In the house. II Is known among
AdAms's associates IN the house that he was
a dealer IN the stock market, He had acted
and had appeared to he under
mental strain the day before, Mr. Adams
was 81 years u age, He had been hena'
tor In the Pennsylvania legislatures was APP
pointed minister to Brazil by President Har'
Tison April l. 1859, and resigned June T.
1890. lie was elected 10 congress In lsps
and has remained q member Of that BODY
ever since. taking a prominent part In the
direction Of foreign affairs. As acting chair
man ~ the foreign affairs committee In the
hfy.ffh congress Mr. Adams reported con
Quoted through the house and had charge OF,
In conference with the senate, the Cuban
lie drafted, introduced, re-
ported and secured It's passage through the
house In one hour the declaration Of war
against Spain,
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-15
ALL
DEALERS
A Youthful Counterfeiter.

Frazier Mears, II, living in the mountain
section between Sandgate and Manchester,
was lodged in Jail at Bennington June .,
charged with making and passing counterfeit
money. II is claimed that Mears made and
passed spurious money on people in Sand
gate and neighboring towns. He had a crude
outfit and was turning out bogus quarters,
dimes and nickels made from lead tinfoil.
The money was not a good counterfeit and
was not given TO careful persons. Some of
the counterfeit money, and part of the APP
paratus was seized at the Mears home The
boy is badly frightened and claims to be in.
nocent. He is believed to have accomplices.
A cousin, Joseph Mears, few years ago, was
sent TO state prison at Windsor for IS years
for attempting to poison Philander Mofit.
The boy will be turned over to the federal
authorities. United States secret service
man has been in Bennington county dur
ing the past week looking up the case. Carl
Babbitt of Londonderry is said to have been
arrested as supposed accompliee Of Mears
He is only 5 years old.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-15
THE WEEK IN THE WORLD.
Great Events and Movements Which Are
Making History.

Inc mouse agricultural committee on Mon
day considered the hrst three sectlons Oh
the Beverage amendment 10, the agricultural
appropriation blll-whlch is 10 empody inc
proposed law Tor federal inspection OF Deer
but did not reach the main question as 10
VINO shaii pear the costs OF inspection the
government or the packers. A compromise
based on the Suggestions OF Judge Cowan OF
Texas, representing the cattle-raisers, is talk
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-15

With the prospect of four state tick
cts in the field, candidates for nomina-
ton are thick this year. Some of the
recent additions to the lists are Don z.
Pollard of Proctorsville, who would be
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS on the straight
democratic ticket; E. j. Hall of Ben
nington, the originator of the independ-
ent movement, for state auditor on the
independent ticket and p. j. Cowles of
Burlington, republican candidate for
the office of state treasurer. The other
candidates for the last-named position
are Colonel Charles w. Ruiter of st.
Johnsbury and Edward J. Deavitt of
Montpelier. Mr.. Pollard is a strong,
substantial business man; Mr.. Hall has
had good business and legal training
and has been county clerk for several
years; Mr.. Cowles has geographical
advantage, it being the west side 8
"turn'' at the treasurership; Colonel
Ruiter is a practical accountant, with
10 years experience as cashier of the
Merchants National bank of st. Johns
bury, and Mr.. Deavitt is a successful
attorney and fnancier in whose behalf
is urged Treasurer Bacon's desire that
the young men of Vermont be given
recognition. These are only few of
the candidates who have been men
toned for the various state offices to be
filed Not a word is heard against the
fitness of any for the positions to
which they aspire. It's mere matter
of choice-and party policy.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-15

Sheriff Barney +. Kelley of st. Al.
bans, who wanted the house of correc-
ton made bigger to accommodate his
growing business, refuses TO be a can.
didate this year although his renomi'
nation and reelection were assured if
he would accept. He has been sheriff
of Franklin county since 1890. Mr..
Kelley probably thinks, and we agree
with him, that the prospects for the
sheriff business in Vermont are not al
Turing to a man of enterprise and push.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-15

One hundred persons in Barre were made
very i'll between the night Of June 2 and
June as result OF eating hulled
corn bought of o. b. Fifeld who has ped
died the corn in Montpelier Barre and
Plainfeld for the past two years When Mr..
Fifeld heard of the illnesses he began to
investigate. He prepared the corn for Fri
days and Saturdays trade on Thursday
and followed his usual process except that
when first cooked he took it almost boiling
hot and put it onto ice, covering it tightly.
1t was thought that this process might have
caused poisonous gases; but no cases of
sickness occurred in Montpelier where the
same lot of corn was eaten and Mr.. Fifeld
therefore suspects foul play. He will have
some OF the corn examined at the state
laboratory and will have an investigation
made
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-15

Antiseptics and preservatives cannot
mitigate dangers from decayed meat;
so say the physicians of the section
on pharmacy and therapeutics of the
American Medical association, who at
their meeting at Boston last week
roundly denounced the beef trust. But
wait till the investigators get after the
doctors and their coadjutors, the drug
gists. AS long ago as last January, the
retiring president of the Syracuse acad-
envy of medicine intimated that there
is graft among medical men and called
for radical measures to stop it before
exposure should deprive the profession
of public faith. The particular form
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-15
BRArTLEBoRo, FRIDAY. JUNE IS, 1900
The Tucker Case.

The independence and, incidentally
the fallibility of public opinion in
America are forcibly demonstrated in
connection with the case Of Charles l.,
Tucker, executed Tuesday for the muir.
der of Mabel Page at Weston, Mass,
two years ago. Relying wholly upon
the newspaper reports of the trial and
upon its own sympathetic imaginings,
the public generally doubts the young
mans guilt, Notwithstanding the facts
that he had a long and thorough trial
and the beneht of every opportunity to
establish innocence that the law could
give; that the governor of Massachu-
setts was firmly convinced of his guilt
after personal and detailed examina-
tion of all testimony and circumstances
connected with the crime, and that the
president of the United States en-.
dorsed the governor in his decision not
TO interfere with the carrying out of
the death sentence.
This public doubt is naturally
strengthened by the prisoner g final as
sertion of innocence; his professed
penitence for all errors and submission
to religious ordinances; his spirit of
forgiveness at the last hour and the
fortitude with which he met death.
Nevertheless, the public mind is I'M
doubtedly astray in this instance, from
the path of justice. There is no ac-
counting for human vagaries and no
reliance can be placed upon them. A
man may have committed murder and
still be capable of tender human emo
tions. Tucker has not contradicted
his guilt by any of his late expressions
of natural feeling.
Fortunately for that public conf.
dence which is due our courts and ex-
ecutive officials, the gap between the
popular verdict of uncertain circum-
stantiar evidence and the judicial YER
u1tU OF no TtdSuudDlt VI gum
has now been bridged by the publiea-
tion of fact, in the past generally I'M
known.
The Boston news bureau publishes
the statement that large part of the
evidence given at the trial was so bad
as to be unprintable and that, by
agreement of counsel, the court or
dered that it should not be read in the
court room but should 60 directly to
the jury. 1t was this evidence which
made fuckers guilt clear to the jury
and to the governor; and the ignorance
of this evidence which made his guilt
doubtful to the public.
Public opinion goes too far when it
censures without absolute proof the
Judgment Of those called to perform
important public duties toward which
there can be no personal bias, and for
which they are supposed to be emf 4.
nently qualified. 1t would perhaps be
better as a general policy in criminal
matters to give the benefit of the
doubt to our governors, our judges and
our "twelve good men and true in
stead of to the convicted criminals.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-15

The provision of the immigration bill
recently passed by the senate, that each
immigrant must be able to read the con-
stitution in some tongue is good one;
not alone as guard against illiteracy
but as an encouragement to our adopted
citizens of that knowledge of the fun
damental principles of American citi.
zenship which the native citizen too
often lacks.