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don't suppose so. But there isn't
any reason why we shouldn't have a
theater in the White House, II you
are willing"
Mr. Lincoln was not at first disposed
to take the suggestion favorably, but
Tad. who was his favorite child, and
at that time IL years of age. was per-
sistent, and at length the indulgent
parent yielded. This was just before
the Christmas of 1S63-too late to
have the theater ready for the holi-
days. many preparations being re-
quired: but 1t Is a matter of history,
though known to few. that not long
after the following New Years day
the boys ambition was realized,
room on the second floor of the execu-
tive mansion being set aside for the
purpose, and a stage erected, with gas
footlights and some simple scenery.
1t SO chanced that Mr.. Grover. the
manager OF Growers theater. which
stood on the site of the present New
National theater in Washington. only
a couple of blocks from the White
House. was a great friend of Tad.
Mr.. Lincoln often went there, some
times accompanied by Mr.. Seward, his
secretary of state, and 1t was a com
mon thing for the advertisements of
the playhouse to announce that a GER
tain performance would be given "at
the request of tine president"
Grover helped Tad to rig up" the
theater at the White House, a sort
of fence being constructed to shut off
the space to be occupied by the audi
ence, for whose accommodation plenty
of chairs and sofas were easily OBJ
talnable. For quite awhile plays were
given twice a week. the patrons of the
extemporized playhouse being mostly
boys and girls of the official Washing
ton circle. Frequently, however.
grown people were present at the
performances. and now and then Mr.
Lincoln and his wife. The actors
we're furnished to large extent by
Pennsylvania regiment of "Bucktails,"
then stationed at the capital.
Christmas with the Grants.
In the way of Christmas parties at
the White House, none in all the his
tory OF that interesting mansion has
hSsp SO remarkable as one that was
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The coming OF Christmas is never
forgotten at the White House. While
every presidents family has cele-
brated the festival according TO their
own wishes. and without attempting
to follow precedent. none have ever
permitted the occasion to pass unno-
ticed
President Jackson. whose wife was
dead and who had no family, and
whose friends were his political asso-
ciates. made of Christmas a gala day
for the few servants OF the White
House. numbered among whom were
two or three personal attendants from
his Tennessee plantation.
But few presidents have had young
children to make Merry Christmas in
the White House. During the civil
war Tad Lincoln was the White House
baby, and around him centered the
interest at Christmas time. The fol-
lowing true story is told of Tad at
that time:
Father" said little Tad, there is
something Tsd like for Christmas, If
you'll give ii to me-
AS the son asked the question his
father looked at the boy over the rims
of his spectacles in grave way he
had. and replied:
What is that, my SOM"
81 want theater," said Tad.
rs that all?" responded Mr. Lin
coin. laying down the papers "a
lengthy report from one of the gen
erals in the field) which he had been
perusing. We'll. my boy. don't
know that have any objection,
There are plenty of them, l suppose.
In the toy Shops
20, but don't want toy theater,"
protested the youngster; 81 want a
real one"
The president gazed at him in some
surprise. "Is Growers theater for
sale?" he asked. "Or Ford's, per-
haps?"
"of course not, father. At any rate,
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-12-20
PHILADELPHIA WOMAN UNDER ARREST
Mrs. Bridget Carey Said Have Been Prompted by Guilty Love
in Commtal of Atocious Ac.-Wholesale Arsenic
Tragedy Has Stirred Auburn, New York.

West Philadelphia took the youngest
child to her home. where after hard
struggle he survived the effect of his
illness. The two girls. however. were
treated at home and died the next day
While the physician at first announced
his opinion that candy of a poor sort
had caused the trouble. he notified the
coroner that the case should be looked
into
The first part of the investigation
that followed was devoted to testing
the character of the various kinds of
candy in the neighboring stores and
especially at the store where the chill
dren had made their purchases.
Poison in Children's Bodies.
1t was with little surprise that the
detectives received the report of the
chemists that the candy appeared to
be practically pure, for by the time the
chemical tests were concluded the de-
tectives had become interested in the
stories they had learned regarding
the other sudden deaths in the house
within a short time.
The bodies of the two children were
then quietly exhumed and examined
and it was found that large amount
of arsenic was in the stomach of each.
Other investigators had meanwhile
brought to light the fact that all the
persons who had died suddenly were
insured in the same insurance com
pany.
In looking up the story of the illness
Ill "A.
the police that the story that poisoned
candy should be blamed for their
death was made public by the woman
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herself before the attendant physician
had expressed an opinion. Then
came the report of other detectives
tending to show that the woman had
puSchased rat poison short time be-
fore the death of her children and her
arrest was determined upon.
Deep Mystery in Auburn Case.
The poisoning at Auburn, N. Y, was
still more wholesale and more deeply
shrouded in mystery.
William F. Wait of the carpet manu-
featuring firm of Nye & Wait, presi-
dent of the Cayuga County Savings
bank and one of the most prominent
and respected citizens of Auburn, is
patient in the Auburn City hospital,
SO desperately i'll that his recovery is
uncertain.
His son, w. Byron Wait, reputed to
be one OF the wealthiest young men
in the town, is in the same institution
undergoing treatment based upon
symptoms similar to those OF his
father
Rev. Harvey Clements. son-in-law
of the elder Wait. graduate OF the
Auburn Theological seminary, one of
the most noted young Presbyterian
clergymen in the country. is in Utica
or Schenectady in a condition similar
to that of his father-in.law and
brother-in-law.
Frederick Hancock, coachman for
the Wait family; Margaret Hartnett,
the cook; Anna Flynn, the waitress;
Mrs. Josephine Watkins, colored
washerwoman; Miss McFadden of Au-
burn and Miss Harris of Skaneateles,
both trained nurses, are recovering
slowly from an illness precisely SINH
lar In symptoms to that which has
stricken their employers.
Catherine Walsh, an elderly woman,
who helps out when the domestic SER
vice in the Wait mansion is overtaxed,
is the only one stricken who has re-
gained her normal condition.
All these persons, together with a
woman guest at the summer cottage
Of the Waits at Lake Owasco and a
boy Of all work employed there. are
the victims Of arsenic poisoning. In
every instance pulverized or granu-
lats6 sugar was the medium used
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are received by the average American
family of children. still there is no
extraordinary display Of lavishness
and expensiveness in their gifts. The
president does not go to the extreme
in the buying and giving OF Christmas,
presents that one would perhaps
imagine. ..
In the afternoon OF Christmas day.
after the children have had their gifts
and their romp. they go to two or
three parties. One of these Is at the,
house of Senator Henry Cabc. LODGE
of Massachusetts,, the presidents life.
long chum. while another is at the.
residence of Mr.. Roosevelts elder sis
ster. Mrs. Cowles. Here, of course,
JOLLY and much good fun character
ICES the parties. and every child pres
ent invariably enjoys the afternoon
immensely.
Gifts from the American People.
OF course, every Christmas thou-
sands of gifts from total strangers
reach the White House. and no doubt
such will be the case this year. Al
though these presents are not want
ed, and the people would do much bet
ter not to send them. still It is a way
many of the American people have
of showing their affection for the na-
tion's chief executive.
Whenever these presents are OF con-
siderable value (as is sometimes the
easel, they are returned to the don
ors; otherwise they are accepted po-
litely with a note of acknowledgment
from the presidents secretary. Not
one in hundred of them is seen by
the president. and in former admin
istrations they were commonly CON
signed to the attic. where at the time
of the recent reconstruction Of the
mansion an immense quantity OF old
junk thus accumulated was found.
Cigars Mr.. Roosevelt does not
smoke. and liquors are as a rule re-
jected Articles OF domestic useful
ness are handed over to the steward
Whether such presents are accepts,I
or refused, they cause embarrassment,
and the tenant OF the White House
would be sincerely gratified II appre-
ciative citizens chose some less sub
stantial method Of remembering him
at Christmas time
Christmas is now, and has been a.
rule, a distinctly family affair in
which public or official life has no
part. 1t is on New Years day that
the president keeps open house for all.
AS in most instances the countries.
OF the new world have adopted their
Christmas customs from the mother
country from which their first emf.
prante aaftIad Gpaniub tradftt,r. 49,.
vail extensively In Latin-America. At.
the legations of Chill and Argentina
the German tree, with its Kris Krin-'
gle accomplishments. will be charm
ingly combined with the religious OBJ.
servance OF the season as brought
from southern Europe by the Span
iards. who originally settled those
countries.
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given during the Grant regime. which
many of the residents of Washington
to-day still vividly recall. A gigantic
fir tree. reaching nearly to the ceiling
was set up in the East room. beauti-
fully decorated, and on the tables be-
meath 1t were laid numerous gifts.
most of them costly. which were dis
tributed among the guests. The whole
of the diplomatic corps was invited
and refreshments, including cham
payne and terrapin. were provided.
No children were born to Mr.. Cleve-
land during his first term. but at the
date of his return to the White House
his daughter Ruth (since dead) was
child. came into the world not long
afterward. Every Christmas Mrs.
Cleveland had a fine tree set up in the
play room, trimming 1t with her own
hands, and experimenting the adjust
ment on It's branches of hundreds OF
tiny incandescent lights of different
colors, which took the place OF can
dies. Invitations were issued in the
names of Ruth and Baby Esther to
the little people of the cabinet circle.
who came on the afternoon of Christ
mas day to take part in the merry
making and to share the gifts Incl
dentally distributed.
Mrs. Mckinley used always to make
many Christmas presents with her
own hands, devoting much of her time
to the production of crochetted and
knitted things. embroidered pieces.
baby sacks and socks, and knitted
purses of silk and steel beads. She
was an invalid. and in this way leisure
was employed which otherwise might
have been wearisome. AS result. on
the morning of the 25th of December
each member of the clerical force of
the White House received from her n
mufIler and pair of warm gloves
Though she had no children. she was
fond of young people, and at Christ
mastide she always had three or four
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adelphia.-Charged with one of
the most horrible crimes on record.
the murder of her husband and two
little children, for paltry sums of in
surance. with perhaps the added mo-
tive of getting rid of them to facilitate
a marriage with another man, Mrs
Bridget Carey, of Nineteenth and Ham
ilton streets. is now awaiting trial
while the evidence is hourly becoming
more and more strong that may send
her to the gallows. The police say
they will have the woman's lover in
the dock with her when she faces the
jury.
Not only is she charged with these
monstrous murders of a devoted hus-
band and the children which she bore,
but also with that of a man and
woman who boarded with her and
upon whose lives also she had insur-
ance.
And while this revolving tragedy was
being enacted at Philadelphia another
startling case of poisoning, equally
wholesale, was coming to light in the
peaceful town of Auburn, N Y, where
William F. Wait, a well-known and
respected business man, and one by
one his entire household had been
poisoned successfully In a way so
mysterious that beyond the fact that
arsenic was the deadly chemical used
no clew has yet been found which
may lead to the discovery of the per-
petrator.
Attention was called to the alleged
wholesale murder here by the death
short time ago of Mrs. Carey's two
children, Anna and May, the first of
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The four younger children hang up
their stockings as a matter Of course
On the morning of Christmas day,
after breakfast. Mr.. Roosevelt leads
the way to the library. which he calls
the study" where the gifts are laid
out on the tables. He and Mrs. Roose-
welt distribute them. and after the
distribution a general romp usually
follows.
or course, while the Roosevelt chill
dren are the recipients OF more cost
ly gifts. and in greater number. than
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whom was six years old and the latter
eight years of age. At the time OF
their death the fatality was ascribed
to eating poisonous candy
It was quickly discovered that the
woman's husband, two of the children
and two boarders in the house had
died suddenly and that another child
little Edward, three years old, had
been critically i'll with stomach pains
Next, according to Captain of De
tectives Donaghy, came the discovery
that the woman had been buying rat
poison containing a large amount of
arsenic, just before the sudden illness
of her children and the suspicion be-
came so strong that her arrest was
decided upon.
The first to die suddenly in the
household was Mrs. Carey's husband.
The next death in the Inflated house
was that of Celia Cook, who died on
August IA.
Then in order came:
Patrick Coyle, 81 years old, on Sep
tember II.
May Carey. eight years old, died on
november IL
Anna Carey, six years old. died on
November II.
Edward Carey, three years old. be-
came seriously i'll on November 10.
but was taken away from the house by
an aunt.
Mr.. Carey was insured for $3.50.
Celia Cook was insured for 5000.
Patrick Coyle was insured for $21b.
Each of the two children were in
sured for 5000.
In all the five lives were rated at
S1,O65.
Two Little Girls Die.
The death of the two little girls
of Mrs. Carey furnished days sensa-
ton to the neighborhood. The girls
had received a few pennies from neigh
bors and had purchased candy at a
store near their home. They gave
some Of the candy to their little
brother and when they became sud-
denly i'll the physician called to at
tend the case. after asking what the
children had eaten. ascribed the effects
Of their illness to the candy.
kn aunt of the children living In
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young nieces or cousins staying with
her as guests.
The custom of giving turkeys to
each married man OF the official staff
was inaugurated by President McKin-
ley. and the custom has been followed
by Mr.. Roosevelt. This year close to
100 fine, fat birds will be required to
go around. Each one will bear a card
on which will be inscribed the words:
"a Merry Christmas from the Presl-
dent"
For several years the White House
did not know the ring of childrens
voices. but President Roosevelt
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A Conscientious Decision.

Are you going to hang up your
stocking on Christmas ever" asked
the modern child's uncle.
Certainly not" answered the yoafn.
as he polished his spectacles- Il feel
that 1t is time to call attention to the
fact that enlightenment has progressed
20 far and these practical problems are
SO pressing that we are no longer
morally at liberty to encourage our
parents in those frivolous and old
fashioned fancies. s."-Washington Star
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HaG Cause for Jox.

"Humph!" said Mr.. Henry Peck.
this paper has lot of alleged Jokes
about women giving their husbands
cigars for Christmas presenh- 1
think that any woman who is fool
enough to give her husband a boz o.
vile things. ought to. Why, whsrz
has Henry gone?"
But Henry was out In the hall shak-
ing hands with himself.-BalriuDre
American.
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folks to the mansion. and for the past
five years Christmas at the White
House has been a Christmas for the
children, and 1t is celebrated in very
much the same way as is in vogue in
other well-to-do American homes.
Although. as a rule, the Roosevelts
do not have Christmas tree. they
inherit from their Dutch ancestors a
veneration for the spirit and senti-
mont OF Christmas. and the day is
given uD by them entirely to festivi-
tie1
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I After dinner, at l p. m, Josephine
Watkins ate spoonful of the sauce
she had made. At 3 o'clock she was
taken with violent cramps and nausea
She nearly died. The cook ate a piece
of the cake she had baked and SO did
Anna Flynn. the waitress. Hancock,
the coachman, took two mouthfuls of
the frosting Ninety minutes later
all three were rolling about in agony
Rev Mr., Clements and his wife were
in the same condition upstairs. Mr.
Wait was Ill in his bedroom and Mrs.
Wait complained of illness.
The doctors did not agree as to the
cause. The majority thought 1t
ptomaine poisoning Dr. Tripp later
said positively that the case of the
coachman was due to arsenic
DIR. A. II. Brown, the city health
officer. had DR.. Coe make an analysis
of the cake. He did not discover
arsenic. By direction of Detective
Graney the cook baked cakes In which
she used sugar taken from the house
hold boxes, which then contained only
few ounces of material. These cakes
Some of the dogs showed symptoms OF
arsenic poisoning, while others were
not affected. The guinea pigs showed
bodily degeneration.
Expert Toxicoiogist Summoned.
The situation became so alarming
that Horace r. Wait, brother OF VIII
liam F. Wait. employed A II. Hamil-
ton, toxicologist expert. who came into
prominence in New York by his de-
monstration OF how contact gunshot
wounds could be determined He con.
Quoted series OF experiments in
Bellevue, shooting bullets into corpses
at long and short range In Illustration,
Hamilton plunged into the investiga.
tion on October 8. He took what
little sugar was left and analysed it
His report was that he had discovered
arsenic. He examined the house from
sleeping rooms to cellar and found
the plumbing in good condition. He
disposed entirely of the ptomaine
poisoning theory by finding the
arsenic.
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vision, in and for Salt Lake County,
State of Utah.
In the matter of the Estate of John
l.. Crane, eaceased.-Notice.
The petition of Walter w. Crane, ad-
ministrator of the estate of John L..
Crane, deceased, for confirmation of
the sale of the following described
real estate of said decedent, to-wit:
commencing at the southeast corner
of Lot 8, Block %, Plat e." Salt Lake
City survey, and running thence north
seven rods; thence west ten rods;
thence south seven rods; thence east
ten rods, to place of beginning, stu
ate in Salt Lake City and County, State
of Utah, for the sum of 100000. And
upon the following terms, to-wit:
cash, subject to confirmation by this
court, as appears from the return OF
sale filed in this Court, has been set
for hearing on Saturday the 31st day
of March A. d. 1906. at 10 o'clock a.
m. at the County Court House, in the
Court Room of said Court, in Salt
Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah.
Witness the clerk of said Court, with
the seal thereof affixed this 18th day
of March, A. d. 1906.
(SeaD j. U. ELDREDGE, JR.,
Clerk.
S. P. Armstrong, Attorney for Adm.
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bate division, in and for Salt Lake
County, State of Utah. In the matter
of the estate of John T. Thompson, de-
ceased.
Notice.-The petition of M. F. Bur-
mester, Administrative of the estate of
John T. Thompson, deceased, praying
for the settlement of final account of
said Administrative, and for the sum-
mary distribution of the residue of
said estate to the persons entitled, has
been set for hearing on Saturday, the
oath day of March, A. d. 1906, at 10
o'clock a. m, at the County Court
House, in the court room of said
court, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
WITNESS the clerk of said court,
with the seal thereof affixed, this 9Th
day of March, A. d. 1906.
(Seal.)
]. u. ELDREDGE, Jr., Clerk.
By w. II. Farnsworth, Deputy Clerk.
William M. McCrea, Attorney for
Petitioner.
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A. G. SUTHERLAND, Attorney,
76 West End South st.
SUMMONS.

In the District Court of the Third
Judicial District of the State of Utah,
County of Salt Lake.
Floyd T. Baysinger Plaintiff, VS..
Mint or Mintie Baysinger, Defendant.
Summons.
The State of Utah, to the said De-
PENDANT:
You are hereby summoned to ap-
pear within twenty days after the SER
vice of this summons upon you, II
served within the County in which this
action is brought, otherwise, within
thirty days after service, and defend
the above entitled action; and in case
Of your failure so to do, judgment will
be rendered against you according to
the demand of the complaint, which,
within ten days after service of this
summons upon you, will be filed with
the clerk of said Court.
A. G. SUTHERLAND,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
P. o. Address. 76 w. End South st.,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
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NOTICE.

In the District Court, Probate Divi-
sion, in and for Salt Lake County
State of Utah.
In the matter of the estate of Daniel
Lloyd, eceased.-Notice.
The petition of Niels Lind, admins
traitor of the estate Of Daniel Lloyd,
deceased, praying for the settlement
of final account of said administrator
and for the distribution of the residue
of said estate to the persons entitled,
has been set for hearing on Saturday,
the 18th day of March, A. D. 1906, at
10 O'Clock a. M, at the county court
house in the court room of said court,
in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County,
Utah.
Witness the clerk Of said court with
the seal Thereof affixed this End day Of
March, A. d. 1906.
(Seal)
]. u. ELDREDGE, JR., Clerk.
By w. H. Farnsworth, Deputy Clerk.
Prick, Edwards & Smith, Attorneys
Tor Estate.
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w. r. HALL,
Attorney,
20 Latimer Block.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of John Buckley Baush, de-
ceased.
Creditors will present claims with
vouchers to the undersigned at 20
Latimer Building, Salt Lake City,
Utah, on or before four months from
this date.
Date of first publication, February
"a, A. D. 1906.
WILLIAM r. HALL,
Administrator of Estate of John
Buckley Baush deceased.
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Attorney,
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SUM MONS.

SUMMONS.
In the District Court of the Third
Judicial District of the State of Utah,
County of Salt Lake.
George w. Rauch. plaintiff. VS.. Min
ME e. Rauch, observation-disclosures.
The State of Utah, to the said defend
ant:
You are hereby summoned to appear
within twenty days after the service
of this summons upon you, II served
within the county in which this action
Is brought, otherwise, within thirty
days after service, and defend the
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NOTICE.

In the District Court, Probate d.
vision, in and for Salt Lake County,
State of Utah.
In the matter of the Estate and
Guardianship of Junius Burt, Curtis
e. Burt and Leslie r. Burt, minors.
Notice
The petition of Junius A. Burt pray.
ing for issuance to himself of letters
of guardianship on the person and
estate of the above named minors, has
been set for hearing on Saturday. the
oath day of March, A. d. 1906, at 10
o'clock, A. M, at the County Court
House, in the Court Room of said
Court, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Witness the clerk of said court, with
the seal thereof affixed, this 9Th day of
March, A. d. 1906.
(Seal)
J. U. ELDREDGE, JR., Clerk.
By w. H. Farnsworth, Deputy Clerk.
G. e. Marks, Attorney for Petitioner.