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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-14
TWENTY YEARS FOR RUMSEY
Chicago Youth Pleads Guilty on Two
Charges and Gets Minimum I
Sentence,

Marshall, No, Dec. 13.-Jesse Clyde
Rumsey, the Chicago boy who robbed
the Alton Burlington train on Nov. p
and the Rock Island limited on Nov. 8,
both near Glasgow, Mo-, pleaded guilty
here today to two charges filed against
him. He was given the minimum SEN
tence. ten years imprisonment on each
charge. and was Immediately sentenced
to twenty years. He was taken to the
penitentiary late today.
Rumsey was charged on four differ
ent informatiCns, three for robbing
passengers on the Alton Huntington
train, and one for robbing a passenger
on the Rock Island train. When given
his preliminary hearing he pleaded not
guilty. Today he offered to plead guilty
to two charges connected with the AL
Burlington hold-up, if promised
the minimum sentence. He refused to
plead guilty to the Rock Island rob-
berry, although he had previously con-
fessed TO having committed this rob-
berry also The maximum penalty for
train robbery in Missouri is death.
The two robberies were the most dar-
ing committed in the southwest in
many years. Single-handed Rumsey
went through the coaches of both
trains, forcing the trainmen to go
ahead of him and order the passengers
to give I'D their valuables He was
oyerpowered by Train Conductor Hey
wood in the Alton Burlington robbery
after a fierce struggle and the money
and jewelry returned to the passen-
geIs. He was landed i'm Jail four hours
after the robbery wGs committed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-14
PROPOSED CONGO INQUIRY.
Ambassador Durand and Secretary
Root in Conference.

Washington. Dec. 13.-Sir Henry Morti-
.mer Durand. the British ambassador, to-
day called at the state department and
discussed with Secretary Root reported
atrocities i'm the Congo country and par
tirularly the Lodge resolution Dledging
the support of the senate in any steps
the president may take toward ameliorat-
ing conditions in the Free state Ambas
sador Durand said that the agitation in
England was similar to that in this coun-
try and it was not improbable that Eng
land had about reached the point where
some action would be taken While no
officiai would admit that the visit re-
smiled i'm any arrangement for concerted
seton. il was stated that the Lodge reso-
luton paved the way for steps to that
end
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-14
CHURCHES WELL FILLED.
Front Gates Closed, but Catholics
Entered at Side Portals.

Paris. Dec. IS.-Thcre was an impress
sive response this morning to tine clergy's
anpeal to their parishiOners to attend the
first masses celebrated outside of The
pale of the law A correspondent of
the Associated Press visited d dozen
Victories. ST. German d Auxerrois where
the signal for the st. Bartholomew mas
sacre was gwen, ,,, %; 6'oGR; the Made
was the same story. The front gates
of the churches were closed, but rho
Catholics by the grey light of dawn
were streaming through the side portals
The interiors of the buildings were we'll
filled: in several places there was mu-
sic but nowhere was there the Slight
est attempt to interfere with the service
or create a disturbance. Three policemen
were stationed outside the poTticos of the
churches to prevent possible disorder
while police officers in plain clothes were
on duty inside to note the infractions
of the law, taking the names of the Of
Continued on Page 2.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-14
MEETS HORRIBLE DEATH.
Millionaire Tourist Ground to Pieces
Under Wheels in Texas.

Ell PasO. Tex. Dec Bone man was
instantly killed and his body cut in two
and horribly mangled. another seriously
hurt and several others painfully bruised,
near Grayton, 100 miles east of this city.
today. by the breaking of a knuckle On
one of the tourist cars of the Southern
Pacific Sunset Limited train
The dead man is William II. Fairclaugn
of Ridgeway, n. J.. a retired capitalist.
who. with his wife and four children,
was on his way to California.
When the train parted Fairclaugh. who
was passing from one car TO another.
was thrown between the cars and was
ground to pieces. Another passenger. a
Mexican was brought to hospital here.
The other injured were able to continue
their journey.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-14
CONGRESS WILL TAKE
UP LAND QUESTION

Washington, Dec. 13.-The house today
adonted a resolution calling upon the Sec
rotary of the interior for complete
description of all public lands which have
been withdrawn or reserved from entry
since July l. 1906 together with the rca-
sons for such action. The resolution
also calls for tabulated statement of
the areas withdrawn for various pur-
poses in each public land state and ter
rftorv and the total areas withdrawn i'm
ali of the public land states and terri
tories The report is desired that con-
gress may pass upon the presidents rec
concentrations for the withdrawal of the
coal lands.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-14
ANOTHER WIFE LOST
TO "SWIFTWATER BILL"

Seattle Dec. 13.-Kittie G.. Gates. the
latcsf acouisition of saltwater BfIP'
Gates. the eccentric Alaskan miner. Sc
cured decree of divorce in Superior
Judge Frater's court this morning. SUIT
was begun by Gates and his wife filed
a cross complaint. Bankruptcy proceed
ings were then brought in Gates name
and it was when the court got too in
quisitive about what Gates had done with
q fortune he brought from the north
that the miner fled from Seattle. In
Gates absence the court granted Mrs
Gates cross complaint asking for di-
vorce Both the complaints alleged statu-
tory grounds.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-14
MoNTAGNINT VISITS POPE.
rIark Side of the Picture Presented to
Plus.

Rome. Dec. 15.-Immediately after his
arrival mere today MonsignOr Montagnini
the expelled secretary of the papal nun
ciature at Paris, went TO the vatican and
conferred with Papaf Secretary of State
Merry Del Val and MonsignOr Della Chi
esa and MonsignOr Gasparri, the assistant
secretaries. and made them a long report
On the situation in France especially the
documents seized at the Paris nunciature
several hundreds of which deal entirely
with the FrancO-Vatican conflict and will
be especially interesting to the French
government as showing, it is assert ed
here. the differences Of opinion among
the members of the French episcopacy.
The report Of MOnSignor Montagnini will
be used for a protest To the foreign DOW
ers against the action of the French gov
CTnmppf
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-14
YOUNG VANDERBILT
PITCHED INTO LAKE

New York, Dec. 13.-W. K. Wander
bilt. IL. with his chauffeur, was speed
ing his sixty horsepower racing auto
mobile on the shore of Lake Success,
Long island. today, when the front axle
snapped and the car skidded zigzag. A
wheel became detached, the body of the
car struck the ground and Mr. Van
derbilt was hurled into the lake well
away from the shore. He sank through
the thin ice, but rose Immediately and
swan to shore uninjured.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-14
Laymen Filled Declarations.

In many parishes. both in Paris and tie
interior, laymon today filed declarations
Tor the holding of services in the desig-
mated CHURCHES during the coming yea.
II this practice is generally followed it
VIII De distinct victory for the govern
ment, relieving it of the possible neces-
slty of closing the churches and throw
ing on the clergy the responsibility for
the dlscontinuance of public worship
In the meantime the cabinet is preDar-
ing measures to be introduced before par
lament tomorrow.
The net result of the uncompromising
attitude assumed by the vatican seems to
DC that the clergy will lose it's pensions
5SJD of which have been granted and
gaZetted since the beginning of this wear:
that all asplrantS to the priesthood VIII
be compelled 20 perform military service
mansions, rectories, seminaries ETC. by
the state department and the communes
VIII occur Immediately instead of Decem-
Der, 1907
According to well Informed persons. the
government intends TO respond to the at
tituGe taken by the vatican by submit
ting to parliament a proposition to settle
definitely the situation of the church in
France. Under this proposal. the church
Will forfeit all benefits under the law of
l"U1 but 1t is to be provided with an on
pOrtunity TO carry on public worship in
conformity TO the common law Church
property is 10 be handed over immedi-
ately to the civil authorities on condition
that it be reserved for worship, and the
positions of cardinals and bishops as for
elgn officials, will be dealt with later If
the government finds it necessary TO do
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-14
DENVER MACHINISTS
TO RECEIVE MORE PAY

Denver Dec. 13.-Two thousand ma
chinists employed in Denver shops viii
receive an advance in wages, Jan. l.
ranging from to 10 per cent
ION account of the increased cost of
living and the general prosperity, the
Machinery Manufacturers association of
Denver has decided upon this action
ganization, today. This move is partly
voluntary and partly in response to
request of the machinists' union
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-14
DESIRE TO SHARE
IN PROSPERITY
Littauer, of Glove Contract
Fame, and Other Congress
men Want More Pay.

Washington. Dec 13.-The house is
of the members as we'll as those of the
vice president, speaker, senator's and
cabinet officers. Before resuming con-
sideratiOn of the legislative. judicial
and executive appropriation pill today
Mr.. Littauer of New York endeavored
for taking up the question in commit
tee of the whole, but Mr.. Underwood
of Alabama objected TO its considera-
ton in committee. He said however
he would make no objection to It's dis
cuSSiOn in the house after the bill was
reported by the committee of the whole
He added that he was opposed to the
Increase. but said he would not block
the way of serious consideration. His
suggestion formed the basis Of an
agreement that when the bill shall ne
reported the question of a general adj
vance in salaries viii be taken IN and
voted upon as an amendment before
the legislative bill is finally acted upon.
Afraid of 1t.
There is. however. a possibility of a
failure o.. this agreement due TO a re-
bort that Democratic members will
generally refuse TO participate IN the
proposed action. The Republican lead
ers intimate that if anything is to be
done general cooperation viii be ne
cessary. Mr.. Littauer said his provision
would raise the salaries of the vice
president and the speaker to $4,000,
of cabinet officers to 81, 600. and of SEN
ators and representa- ves to $500.
Should the minority avoid d Greet
vote on the question it is the intention
OF NIr. I.ittauer to withdraw the amend
ment rather than have the increase ac-
ccmpIished by Republican votes. The
agreement to debate the question in
the house and not in committee of the
whole blocks point of order which or
dinarily would lie against the amend
ment. The amendment will be offered
as last paragraph of the legislative
appropriation bill.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-14
TRANSFER EXPECTED.
Especial to The HeraId.)

Washington. Dec 13-The transfer IS
expected of S. A. Hays of Utah. from
the internal revenue bureau to the pO-
sition of assistant attorney general in
the department of justice.
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Mrs. Adams in Washington.

A report WAS current today that the
departure was delayed so as to allow Mrs
Annie Adams to reach here from New
York to view the remains, and possibly
to accompany them to Salt Lake CITY
Mrs. Adams arrived tonight. Tomorrow
she will tell United States District At
torney Baker what she knows of the ro-
nance that led to the shooting. She
will also visit Mrs. Bradley at the dis
trict Jail before she leaves for Salt Lake
City TO attend the funeral of Senator
Brown. Mrs. Adams is staying at the
National hotel. although she did not reg
lister. She has avoided talking for pub
LEGATION. Incidentally the opinion is ex-
pressed that she wishes to obtain pos
session of her letters to Brown found in
Mrs. Bradleys trunk.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-14
ROUGH SHEDDING
FOR SHIP SUBSIDY
Republican Members of Com
mittee Refuse to Be Bound
by Action of Caucus.

Washington, Dec. 13.-The house
committee on merchant marine failed
today to reach an agreement on ship
subsidy bill Four of the Republican
members of the committee expressed
themselves as opposed to reporting any
measure, and caucus if the Republic
can members of the committee will be
held tomorrow to consider the ques-
ton.
Chairman GrOSvenor presented the
Gallinger bill to tho committee with
amendments combining government aid
to Oriental and South American ship
ping, and opposition in the Republican
ranks developed al once.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-14
COMPELLED TO
BACK Up AGAIN
Roosevelt is Thru" With New
System of Spelling, Owing
to Action by Congress.

Washington, Dee. Is. - Simplifed
spelling received a final quietus in the
house today. The subject has been
Under more ior less continuous discus
sIcn on the floor and in committee
since congress convened, but it was
brought to sudden termination by
resolution favoring the return to the
old standard of photography, adopted
just before the house adjourned at sos
.. IN. today. 1t was understood that
this action had been taken as a result
of an interview with the president in
which he had said that if the house
should go on record against the new
system he would abandon it. The res
olution was adopted unanimously.
Kick Was General.
Reform spelling was put into effect
by the president during the recess of
congress, and all the public documents
supplied to the executive departments
have been printed in the simplified
way. These documents have been pour
ing in on congress ever since the OPEN
ing day. much to the dissatisfaction of
members of the house. As q result the
government printing office was using
two forms of spelling, the old method
tCr congress and the reform method in
executive documents. The committee
OF printing in its favorable report on
the Lands resolution stated that the
committee mad been governed by the
following considerations:
The executive order. under which
many public documents have already
been printed, has been in force more
than three months. Without taking is
sue as to the relative merits of any
form of spelling, it is evident that pub
lie sentiment has not been favorable to
the innovation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-14
Dark Picture Presented.

Immediately after his conference with
Cardinal Merry Del Val. Monsignor Mon
tagnini went to the pope. who asked for
"A minute detail of the secretary's expuI-
sion and of the documents seized. Mon
siETor MOntagnini expressed the distress
which he felt as Il result of his expulsion
ana presented to the pontiff a rather
dark picture of the situation, saying he
believed the present French government
viii not be induced to change the atti-
tdde which it has assumed towards the
vatican.
MOnsignor MOntagnini remains at the
vatican. and it is expected that he will
not leave there until the acute stage of
the FraHCO-Vatican crisis has passed. His
detention at the vatican has the double
object Of preventing indiScTetiOr OH his
part and of having him always at hand
for consultation IN case of necessity.
The vatican. in addition to a semi-offi-
cis' statement made last evening in the
OSscrvatore Romano says:
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Four Republican kickers.

Four of the Republican members
FOrdney of Michigan, Wilson of ILL
nois, Rirdsall of Iowa aud Hinshaw of
Nebraska-annOunced that they would
not be bound by the action of the eau
Gus to be held tomorrow
Mr.. Wilson stated he had no thought
Of accepting the caucus action as bind
ing.
Mr.. GTosVenoT replied. well. it does
not make any difference whether you
attend or not"
But I'm going to attend. That's
what my constituents send me here
for" Mr.. Wilson replied. II am op-
posed to ship subsidy and my constit-
uents are opposed to it,
At present nine members of the COM
mittee are said to be for an Oriental
and South American ship subsidy,
while nine are opposed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-14
MASS, AS USUAL,
IN THE CHURCHES
Large Congregations Assemble
in Catholic Houses of
Worship in Paris.
PRIESTS AND Wears CITED
PREDICTED DISORDER is 60 FAR
LACKING.

Paris, Dec. 13.-TOday has been marked
by the total absence of any of the SEN
sauonal or dramatic incidents anticipated
in alarmist quarters in connection with
the execution of the law of separation
Inc parish priests everywhere celebrated
mass il the presence of unusually large
congregations, but the actions of the au-
IeorltleS were confined to noting in
fracuous of the law and citing the priests
and Wears to appear before justices of the
peace.
Everywhere legal notices have been
served for the evacuation of the eccIesi-
aStic residences. the Summaries. etc. Ssv-
eral of these buildings were abandoned
without further ado, but a ma jority of
the prelates announced that they WouIJ
depart only under duress.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-14
IntoIerabIe Conditions.

ITO make the applications as intended
10y the French minister OF worship, NJ
BRAND. would mean submitting to q moral
and material situation which is unbear-
able to the clergy of France. especially
a. the churches, places cOpsecrated to
Goo. would be regulated in a worse man.
ueT than the dance halls and the Officiat-
ing priests would be reduced to the hu-
initiating condition of being simply toler-
ated. These unjust and dishonorabIe reg
ulatiOns are aggravated by those regard
ing the episcopal residences. presbvteries
the terms of NJ. Brands circular would
have meant beirayinS the vital interests
OF religion.
THE holy see ordered the clergy to re-
fuse to make the application prescribed
bv the law of 1881. not on account of The
application itself. but because of the other
regulations in NJ. Brands circular
A dispatch was received from Cardinal
Richard thanking the pope for placing
the palace of the nunciature at his dis
pcsal and assuring the pontff of his un-
atated courage.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-14

Happy Hooligan seems just in
in the high road to prosperity
when something happens. It
happens plenty this time. See
next Sunday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-14
Leckie Makes Charges.

Mr.. Leckie stated today that this let
ter was prepared for Mrs. Bradley's sig
nature by Hoover & Wells and that she
signed it not understanding its cOntetns.
He declined to remain in the case as an
associate with firm whose actions he
characteTizes~ as unprofessional, and will
await the arrival here of Attorney Bag
ley of Salt Lake. who is en- route to
Washington. before taking further steps
in Mrs. Bradley's behalf. Mrs. Bradley
today received another telegram from
Salt Lake relatives urging her to accept
counsel provided by them for her.
Messrs. Wells and Hoover said that
they would make no statement as 70
what line, of defense they would adopt
in the case.
1t was expected Browns son and daUgh-
ter would start for Salt Lake City with
the body this evening, but the depaT-
tUre was delayed on account of the fail
ure of the undertakers to receive a cas-
ket. which was sent from Baltimore. in
time. ard the party will not start until
tomorrow morning. The casket provided
is very expensive and is said to be a
duplicate of the one used for the burial
of President Mckinley.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-14

There are quite a few advertis-
ing managers whose daily work
could be done equally well by
messenger boys and stenograph-
ers.-Printer's Ink.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-14
Wrangie of Attorneys.

The question of counsel for Mrs. Brad
ley is becoming complicated MessTs.
Wells Hoover and Wells today authorized
the publication of letter sent by Mrs.
Bradley to A z. Leckie yesterday. which
read:
After your visit this morning ] have,
as the result of the advice of friends
formally retained George p. Hoover and
Robert w. Wells, of the firm of Wells
Hoover & Wells, to take charge of my
case.
I'm this connection I wish to thank
you for your advice and painstaking eff
forts in my behalf. Your employment,
of course, was without my knowledge
but 7 have said to my attorneys that 1
would be glad to have YOU individually
fbpun -
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win Be Indicted at Once.

The grand jury, which will take the
next step i'm the procedure in Mrs. Brad
Iev's case, is now in session and an in
dictment charging her with murder will
be submitted TO it by District Attorney
Baker as soon as it can be drawn If an
Indictment is found by the grand jury her
case will come up for trial in May or
June 1t will not be possible to reach it
before that time on account of the crowd
ed condition of the docket and if an eff
fort were made Mrs. Bradley'S counsel
would insist uDOn delaV.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-14
Statements Were Brief.

Coroner hewitt. who conducted the in
quest, instructed the witnesses to make
their statements as brief as possible.
Deputy Coroner GlaZebroOk. who per-
formed an autopsy on the body of Sena-
tor Brown at 10 O'Clock this morning;
Clerk f @. Owens of the Raleigh hotel,
who testified that Senator Brown said.
We've had it out and this is the result"
and Mr.. Tally, proprietor of the hotel,
who said Senator Brown pointed to Mrs.
Bradley and said: THAT woman over
there shot me-" were star witnesses.
Mr.. Tally and the clerk testified TO lit
tie other than remarks of Senator Brown
after the shooting. These connected with
the statement of the deputy coroner. who
stated that he believed Senator Brown
came to his death as the result of a bull
let wound, made out the government
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-14
Coroner's Verdict.

The verdict stated briefly that Brown
came to his death a S q result of a gunshot
wound in the abdomen inflicted by Anna
Nj Bradley. in the Raleigh hotel, Dec. s,
and ordered her held for action by the
grand jury.
As soon as the inquest was concluded
Mrs. Bradley was taken to the district
jail where she was searched and taken
to the hospital on the second floor, hav-
ing partially collapsed from the strain of
the days proceedings and shock of
Browns death. She soon recovered her
usual equanimity and later was placed in
CELL
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-14
CHARGED WITH
KILLING BROWN
Mrs. Bradley Held by Coroner
After Inquest for Action by
the Grand Jury.
WOMAN PLACED IN A CELL
BODY OF VICTIM WILL BE
SHIPPED TO SALT LAKE.
Especial to The Herald)

Washington, Dec. 13.-Events moved
Early this morning arrangements were
made to have her appear before a coro-
ner's jury for Identification. She was in
attendance but few minutes and Of
course interest centered in her and a
large crowd was present in and about the
morgue to get a glimpse of her. She was
dressed in mourning, wearing a heavy
black crepe veil. which effectually hid her
face from curious eyes. The inquest was
one of the quickest on record, thirty-five
minutes being consumed in taking testi-
mony and identifying the prisoner. Mrs.
Bradley was Identified by four witnesses
to the scene in Browns room immediate
" after the shooting and was then eX-
cused. Her part in the proceedings was
borne with evident composure, although
she leaned heavily on the arm of the
matTOn of the house of detention, who
accompanied her during the ordeal.