Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-30
NEWS.


and eighteen badly hnH in rear end
collision between the Camden accom-,
mediation and Atlantic City express
train on the Pennsylvania railroad at
this Mace this morning Several OF
the injnred are still pinioned in the
4 wreck AID the rescuers are making
fi,qntie Efforts to liberate them The
caff took fire from the wreck and as
the blaze crept near the Imprisoned
passengers they cried piteously to be
liberated. heavy fog which hung
over Jersey is partly responsible for
the wreck The engineer of the FLYER
could not see very far ahead and when
the train in front loomed into view
il was too late 10 stop. The great
Mogul engine leaped into the rear car
and crunched the timbers like match
sticks and ploughed on through to the
next car. The oaly one of the dead
Identified thus far is Theodore l.. Web
ster of Merchantsyille. n. J. He was
the senior member of the firm of
Webster Brothers of Camden Cries
from the mangled passengers are pite-
Gus.
Trinidad, Colo. Dec. 27.-The body
OF William Leary, 16-year-old boy
was found in an excavation for a wa
ter pipe line directly opposite from the
lunchroom of the Harvey eating house
shortly before last midnight. Knotted
around the boys neck was a white
silk muffier which was Christmas
gift of his father. The boy had evil
IDENTIFY been strangled to death and
thrown face downward into the trench
His face was badly lacerated, indi-
eating he had been dragged for some |
distance. He was peU,iless lad, |
born here and without enemies, so
The murder is a deep mystery.
Washing gton. Dec 27.-The refusal |
of Rear Admiral Brownson to transmit |
orders from the president assigning a |
naval surgeon to command naval
vessel and the admiral's resignation |
have split the navy wide open and ar
rayed staff and line against each other.
Not since the passage of the navy per |
sonnel act ten years ago. has the
feeling been so bitter Line officers
who constitute the bulk of Rear Ad- |
miral Brownson's supporters. and who
control great influence. intend to de
mand a court of inquiry to determine
nv what ripbf n thnyitv
General Rixey criticised acts OF his
superior officer. The line would like
court martial at once but this can
i. be ordered only by the president. 1t
is pointed out that he is not likely to
take such action against DR.. Rixey,
who Is his personal friend and family
physician and who is now with the
president on his vacation at Pine
kknot
Boise, Idaho. Dec. 27-Too i'll to
stand while speaking to the jury, Clar-
epce Darrow. chief counsel for the de-
5ense in the Pettibone trial sat in
his chair as he outlined his case. He
hPoke with effort at times and never
Haised his voice above conversational
tone. The members of the jury and
an audience that crowded the court
room listened to every word from the
Chicago attorneys lips as he explained |
the theory of the defense. Darrow's |
statement made 1t evident that to a /
great degree the same line of defense |
t.,
trial Judge Wood denied the motions |
filed by the defense that a verdict OF |
acquittal be advised by the court. |
Judge Wood said Il think the facts |
already in evidence tend to show con- |
spiracy as contelded by the prose |
cution and think that independent |
testimony sufficiently tends to show
that defendant Petubone's connection |
Herewith to require submission there |
OF to the jury"
Portland. Ore, Dec. 27-An orego-
nian special from Let's Bridge, Alber'
ia, says becj )ise they believed that
prominent 1Eizens have been murder
ed in cThese restaurant. l,5oo men
raided te oriental quarter late Christ
mas night and left a wreck behind.
Re5firants and laundries We're smash
afSioors and windows and the entire
fronts of buildings reduced to splin-
,ters. The regular police of the town
IS powerless and a brigade of mounted
police had TO be called ont to quiet
the riot
Lawrence. Mass, Dec. 27.--A cruel
fix in the hands of priest proved
the undoing of two burglars early this
morning. Thieves broke into the par
isb residence and awakened Father
Wotan. He got out of bed and the
first thing his hands touched was a
large crucifx at the head of the bed.
With this in his hands he tiptoed into
the dining room where the burglars
were at work As he entered the room
one of the men drew a revolver aad
demanded his money. With one Dio"
on the head with the silver crucinx