Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-07-14

preme court for rehearing the case of
S. Seymour harrington, known as
Lord" harrington, who was under
sentence to be hanged July 26 for the
murder of his benefactor, James P.
McKann. harrington claimed that the
mind of the public had been poisoned
against him at ST. Louis and that he
had been denied change of venue
Lodges Secretary Sentenced.
Judge De Courcs N the supreme
court at Boston, imp sed a sentence Of
ten months In the house of correction
upon Robert G. Proctor, formerly Sena-
tor Lodges secretary, who was con-
victed of Incorporating a 1925 con-
tribution to the Republican campaign
fund of 1904. A stay of execution was
granted, however, and the prisoner
was released on bail. In response to a
subpoena Senator Lodge, on the same
day, appeared before the grand jury
to tell what he knew about contribu
tons to the Republican fund.
Weld For Eight Hour Violation.
agent of the Carpenters union at Bos
ton William II. Ellis, contractor, was
held on a charge, of violating the fed
eral eight hour law. The charge is
that Ellis willfully caused several of
his carpenters to work nine hours on
June IS. The charge is admitted by
Ellis, who says the men were willing
to work the extra time.
Philadelphia Ice Men Held.
Thirteen heads of ice companies in
Philadelphia were held in $500 bail
each to answer to the charge, Of con
spiracy through combination to raise
prices Similar proceedings have been
started at Pittsburg, Boston, Indian
apolis and several other cities.
A Federal Ice Trust Hunt.
in-~ department of Justice is prepar
ing 10 TAKE dC.'~-> eainst an alleged
| combination of ice manurac.o--~e and
| dealers of Washington, and District
| Commissioner West has instructed cor
! poration counsel to investigate whether
| criminal prosecution would be justi-
| fed. In the meantime the city is suf-
! fering from a serious ice famine due to
the slowness Of shipments from Maine.
| Millionaire Hartje Arrested.
The sensational development in the
Hartje divorce trial at Pittsburg was
the arrest of Hartje himself, who
: sought The divorce; John II. Wells
. homes. his closest friend, and Clifford
! Hooe the negro coachman, who is al
ready in jail. The charge made by
! District Attorney Robb Is that of con-
! spiracy to defame the fair name Of
j Mrs, Hartje, the defendant. 1t was
! said that a young woman had also
! been arrested and would add impor-
! tant testimony. "A woman has con-
fessed to having forged the love let
tiers that Hartje swore were written
by his wife to the coachman, Tom Ma
| dine Other rich men and pretty
young woman are to be implicated in
the conspiracy charge.
Toledo Ice Men Out of Jail.
The circuit court at Toledo suspended
| the workhouse sentence OF MeSsrs.
| Miller. Waters and Breining, the ice
| trust men who have been in Jail two
weeks while their lawyers have been
fighting to get their cases in circuit
court. Bond in the sum OF $4,000 was
furnished by each of the men. All five
of the convicted ice men are now out
on bond.
| Lawyers Thomas III. Tracy and Clar-
| ence Brown. who were defending the
prisoners, were sentenced by Judge
! Kinkade of the common pleas court or
| Lucas county to ten days in Jail for
contempt of court 4 fierce arraign-
Ing of the men preceded the sentence.
and the whole proceeding came as an
entire surprise These lawyers, who
| are among the most prosperous of that
locality, had intimated to Judge Kin
| kade that they understood he would be
| lenient if their clients would plead
| guilty. The Judge resented the intima-
| ton and said it was "as false as hell. y
| The sentence was suspended until
| July 5. when a motion was begun to
| get the case into the circuit court.
! Alexander Smith, another lawyer Of
PROMISE Ill lOleuO, was AASo P-oo Ava
the same offense
| Tnaw Case Stirs Up Scandal.
The first of an expected series OF
| afterclaps of the Thaw murder case
| occurred early in the week when the
! den of Afford Short, a New York club
man and one of the Four Hundred.
| was raided and Short arrested during
an attempt to get away over the house
tops. A book was found there with the
names and addresses of number OF
young girls, catalogued as to slzc'
looks, etc. A Norwegian woman by
the name of Barbara Livingston was
also arrested as an accomplice in the
downfall of two young girls who have
told the police of their relations with
Short. The girls
~ are of respecta-
- SsE BILE families and
- S were enticed
Ia. I'M into Shorts