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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
Appears for Arraignment
on Charge Of Killing
F. R. ROmer.
TRIAL ON JANUARY Il
Negro Wears Idi0tiC Grin When
Facing Judge, but as Gravity
OF Situation Is Realized He
Becomes Grave :. q. A.
Douglas His Counsel.

With an idiotic sort of grin Oh his
face and showing a lot of goid-i1lled
teeth. George Wilson. alias Williams,
the self-eonfessed negro murderer OF
Frederick Il. Romer, the Orange under
taker, put in a formal plea of mot
guilty" before Judge Ten Eyclx in the
Court of Oyer and Terminer today,
and his trial was set for January Is
next. Curiously enough, the murder in
the Park Hotel occurred on the 18th,
the 18th of December.
The man was brought before the
court heavily guarded by two of the
most alert and best-puilt constables
of the county, William Arcularius and
George Gorham. lie had been taken
from the jail early in the day. He put
in his formal plea shortly after the
court had opened for the days bust
ness.
The indictment in the usual form,
charging the killing ''wilfully, felon-
iously and with malice aforethought,"
was read by Prosecutor Henry Young,
and then the negro was asked:
How do you plead?"
Il don't know what to say the
negro hesitated
He was then directed to plead not
guilty under the law as an indictment
for murder in the first degree requires
trial.
Have you counsel?" he was asked
To this he said, mo" and was told
that the court would assign a lawyer
to the task.
IF your honor pleases," Mr.. Young
remarked. sit is important that this
case be set down for an early trial.
would like the thirteenth of the COM
ing January If that Is possible. The
case ought to be tried at an early date,
as it is a most important one"
To this the court agreed, and directed
the date TO be entered, adding that
counsel would be assigned as soon as
possible
Wilson, or Williams, at this point, ap-
peared to comprehend the seriousness
of his situation for the grin had gone
and as he was led away again and re-
turned to the Jail his face bore a Sc
rious air.
The court afterward assigned George
A. Douglas to defend the murderer.
There's another curious combination Of
thirteens about the case besides those al
ready named. It is well known that there
were thirteen people at the last dinner
party that Romer attended. In addition
the first house In Orange where the detec-
tives got busy was No. Is, while there
were two houses in New York city, each
of whose numbers began with 13, from
which valuable Information was received.
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MRS. YOUNG
IS ALIVE
AND WELL
Identification of Harrison
Murder Victim Was
a Fraud.
MRS. HULL CHANGES STORY
Said Dead Woman Was Her
Sister, but Police Send Her
Back to New York. ThOmp.
son Brought Wife From
England..New Story.
MRS. HULL CHANGES STORY

It Developed today that the identif-
cation or the Harrison murder victim
as Mrs. Agnes Young, New York
bookkeeper and stenographer. was q
fraud.
Mrs. Agnes Young. who knows
Mrs. Hattie Hull, of New York, no
made the identification yesterday, is
alive and well. She is employed as a
bookkeeper by the real estate firm of
Wood, Harmon & Company, at its up
town branch, 915 Madison avenue. New
York. She was working there today.
When confronted with this today
Mrs. Hull. who had been detained as a
witness, staying over night at the Con-
tInental Hotel. this city, asserted she
knew two Agnes Youngs. She insisted
the victim was the woman about whom
she told the story.
When questioned further, however,
Mrs. Hull again changed her story.
She said she was really Mrs. Hattie
Castor. She said the dead woman
was her sister, and that her namc was
Miss Minnie jeanette Castor, living at
1892 Amsterdam avenue, New York,
which was one of the addresses Mrs.
Hull or CASTOR gave as being the
boarding place once of Mrs. Young.
There being so many changes in her
story, the police decided she was lying
for the purpose of gaining notoriety.
They decided to place no credence in
her alleged identification and sent her
back to New York with a warning to
behave herself. She had been simply
romancing.
This leaves the murder as great
mystery as ever.
But the police searchlight was today
once more turned back upon Thomp-
men who have been under arrest in
Harrison on suspicion since the
woman's nude body was found in the
pond on the Harrison dumps near the
Passaic River the morning after
Christmas.
This was caused by cablegram
which was received today from Rachel
Richardson, of England, the woman
whose letters to Thompson were found
yesterday in the Idle Hour.
The woman wired that Thompson
that he made up with his wife. The
couple returned to- America together,
the Richardson woman said in the
message.
She described Thon1pson's wife as
about 3s or 80 years old, of large build,
with medium hair.
Continued on second Page)
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BISHOP ANDREWS, WHO PREACHED
M'KINLEY FUNERAL SERMON, DIES
LEGACY AWAITS HEIRS
OF HENRY AHRENDTS.
He Died Here in '77-children in st.
Peters Asylum for Year
or Two,

If the heirs of Henry Ahrendts, who
died in Newark in 1877, now live in
this section, they can hear something
to their advantage from Oscar Naun-
dorff. a lawyer of $50 Broad street. A
relative recently died in Germany leay-
ing them legacy, and the matter is in
the attorneys hands, who has not yet
been able to locate the beneficiaries.
Ahrendts died at the age of S6, July
Il. 1877. He left widow. whose maiden
name was Lena Ible. and two children,
Maria and Catherine. The children
We're placed in st. Peters Asylum after
his death, and they remained there
until 1880. Since that time little has
been known of them, and it is believed
that they have left this section.
The widow resided at 100 Howard
street for some time after her hus-
bands death.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
NEW LAW ON DIVORCE
MAKES LAWYERS HUSTLE.
Act Doubles Length of Time Required
to Get DEGREES Through-Num-
ber Signed Yesterday.

Essex lawyers who have divorce
cases pending before the Chancery
Court were hustling yesterday to have
the final DEGREES signed to comply
with the new law respecting divorces,
effective yesterday, and which works
a radical change.
1t will take just six months longer to
secure u divorce in New Jersey from
now on. All cases which We're finished
up and the DEGREES signed by yester-
day will come under the proceedings Of
the new act
In the old way 1t was possible to
secure divorce in six months. The
final decree mad to be on file only
thirty days. AT present the interlocu-
tory decree is put on tile and remains
there for six months before the final
decree is granted.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
DYE TRAP TURNS SKIN
OF BATHERS SKY BLUE.
Atlantic City Hot Water Company
Adopts Novel Method to Catch
Pine Tanners


ATLANTIC CITY. Dec. 3l.-The local
Hot Water Heating Company has re-
Gently suffered the loss of hundreds of
gallons of hot water through the tap
ping of their pipes by householders.
Efforts were made to locate the un-
authorized users of the water, but
without avail
Finally the company placed in the
water a harmless dye and several OF
the pipe tappers arc reported to have
been colored sky blue in their morn
ing baths.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
HAHN PROBERS
AT PRISON
FRIDAY
[speeIaI . the Eyanlng star.l

TRENTON. Dec. S1.-The Hahn in
vestigating committee will meet at the
State prison next Friday morning and
continue the probe into the affairs of
that institution.
1t is understood that Fridays meet
ing viii be the last meeting TO be held
in which testimony will be taken.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
PHYSICIAN PERISHES IN
FIRE: HOME DESTROYED.
After Futile Effort to Save Aged DR..
Williams in Virginia Home,
Children Barely Escape.

RICHMOND. Va, Dec. s1.-Dr. Thomas
E. Williams, an aged and prominent ply
siclan of Hanover County. was burned to
death in his home near Peaks, In that
county, early today. The building and con-
tents were completely destroyed.
A son aud daughter barely escaped with
their lives. after making an unsuccessful
effort to rescue their father. The cause OF
the fire 10 unknown.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
PACIFIC FLEET TORPEDO
FL0TILLA FIVE DAYS LATE.
Boats Reach Brazil Port Behind sched-
ule Time on Account Of Ac-
cidents.

PARA, Brazil. Dec Sl-The torpedo-boat
fiotllla. which is preceding the battleship
fleet to the Pacific, arrived here today.
The boats left Port of Spain December
.. and are now five days behind their or
iginal schedule, due to accidents to the ma
chinery of two of the destroyers.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
BIG EAGLE SHOT IN EVAN.

EVAN, Dec. 3.--The largest engle ever
seen ia this section was shot yesterday by
Charles Elliott, who, hearing a great com
and rushed to their rescue. Tho bird
measu ed seven feet from tip to tip OF its
wings. hut i-s trousers were shorter than
st. Galdens' s.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
FINDS THIMBLE LOST TEN YEARS.

CLAYTON, Dec, 3l--More than ten years
ago Mrs. Sophia Wilson lost silver thim-
BILE. While gathering Christmas green's in
the woods this week Mrs. Wilson's daugh-
ter found the thimble. How 1t ever got
TO the woods Is a mystery.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
NEW YEARS PAPERS.

The EVENING STAR will not
be issued tomorrow, ON account
OF the New Yenr holiday.
The MORNING STAR will be
issued AZ usual tomorrow aud
Thursday, md will contain full
accounts of the holiday festivi-
ties, an well as all the local and
other news.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
COL. MURDOCH, EDITOR, FATALLY ILL

WICHITA, Nas.. Dec. 3l.-Colonel Mar
shall NJ Murdock, veteran editor of the
Daily Eagle, who is in at his home here,
was resting comfortably this morning. but
there Is no hope OF his recovery. Con-
gressman Victor Murdoch will reach home
tonight from Washington
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
HEALTH INSPECTOR HURT.

william II. Lyle. 81 years old, sanitary
inspector Of the Board OF Health, slipped
On the sidewalk At Fairmount and south
Orange avenues shortly after II o'clock
last night and received a scalp wound. He
was assisted to his home, 2z7 South Sixth
street by Policemen Schmidt aud Axt. Of
the Fourth Precinct.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
BOX or TOOLS STOLEN.

George T, Lefingwell, Of 10 Hinsdsie
place, reported TO the Second Precinct
police today that box Of his tools were
stolen from tool house In front of a new
building at $50 Summer avenue last night
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
F0RGER. FLEEING POLICE.
ENDS LIFE WITH POISON.

Gha6cu AT UFet oIHOky UIty--NIdH UaI0o
Into Hallway and Drinks
Acid.
PITTSBURG, Pa, Dec. 31.--William q.
Reichard, 50 years DID, accused of forgery,
committed suicide iate last night ia the
North Side just as the police were about
to arrest him, following a chase all over
the city.
When brought to bay Reichard rushed
into a hallway and drank earbolic acid
dying several hours later in a hospital.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31

HOHeviIIc GIee Club Reception
md dance tonight Kruger Auditorium. ADV.
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TO
PROBE WRECK
IN CAMDEN
Ispselal 70 the Evenlng star. ]

TRENTON. Dec. S1-State Clerk
James Maybury has sent report to
Secretary Alfred N. Barber, of the New
Jersey State Railroad Commission, to
the effect that he is satisfied in the
Camden wreck the crew Of one or both
trains was negligent and the signal
system was inefiicient.
The commission win probe the wreck
January IS.
.Attorney-Geneial Mecarter Will conduct
the hearing.
HAVE YOUR NEW YEARS DINNER
AT
TIE IMPERIAL RESTAURANT,
126 MARKET ST.
SOUVENIRS
FOR LADIES ANu GENTLEMEN.
MUSIC. ADV.
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BUTCHERS, AND GROCERs' Supplies.
Maeknet s porefnus Co., I96-79s Broad at-Ad.
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Happy New Year, from Mlhi9n. Adv
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-05

down to speak TO a friend. and shot that man.
5en 1tl n o b5 sc any d not regard the act as
wrong. but he regarded himself IS the agent OF
Providence TO carry out This act
When Mr.. Gleason had finished his address
Mr. Delmas requested OF the court that ad-
journment until morning be allowed He eX-
planned that the opening address had taken less
time than expected and he thought it desirable
10 delay the examination of witnesses. Mt
Jerome said he had no objection IL counsel would
name the first two or three witnesses TO be
called so that the People could cross-exanine
without unnecessary delay The defence con
ferred on the request. and Mr.. Delmas IepIIeu
I'm his most dulcet tones: The defence II your
honor peases. does not consider that II II uiIde'
any obligation or that II is proper for II 70 an
nounce the names OF It's witnesses iauch less
the evidence they are intended 10 give
Mr. Jerome was plainly nettled at his failure
to get the information. and replied somewhat
ta~tIv that the defence had opened up a wide
r1,va ~ reasoning: that the People had some
rights as well as the defence. II should like 10
have the privilege from the court or allowing
certain witnesses that may be called 10 STAND
aside before their cross-exarinatIon taxes place
in order that may prepare
Justice Fitzgerald poured OIL on the trouoIea
waters by suggesting that counsel should eX-
change such cOurteSies as they could among
ono another which might tend 10 shorten the
The defence will open this morning its di-
r4cr case II IS understood that Mrs. Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw Will be the principal witness OF the
dav She will probably not be called until after
noon. Her examination and cross examination,
II is understood will last at least one day. II
not two She Will tell her entire LIES story.
as far as Thaw is concerned and. II the defence
can Introduce the testimony, will include her re-
lations with White.
The other witnesses for to-day are expected to
be Thomas MCCaleb. who accompanied the
Thaws to the Cafe Martin on the night OF the
shooting and the waiter at Martins who served
them The presence OF David y. Carvalho. the
handwriting expert. with the defence yesterday
leads to the belief that the question of hand
writings viii figure in the trial TO large extent
letters Of both Thaw and White are
expected 20 be discussed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-05
MRS. FITCH ON WAY HERE.
Her Attorney Says She Has No Business
Testifying at Thaw Trial.
In reIegraph b 10 TrLbune ]

IBy Telegraph 20 The Tribune
Pittsburg Feb. flames \. DoTan, chief OF po-
lice OF Williamsburg, has two weeks leave OF ab-
sence 10 go 10 New York as witness at the Thaw
trial il was he who arrested "a. J. Robinson
for trying to entice Ida Fitch, fifteen years Old, OF
Wilknsburg IN 1895. Robinson IS said to have
been the name used by Thaw at the time.
Mrs. Margaret Fitch with Ida has also gone to
New York witness for the prosecution 70 tell
Of Thaw's escapades with her daughter. Before
going she admitted that she had compromised the
case for So AT the time She said that the letters
written by Thaw TO Ida had been turned over to
Doran. Mrs. FitCh's attorney. w. J. Jordan.
uouuCed that she would go New York tO-Iuor
row. II Is understood that he will try 10 keep Mrs
Fitch and her daughter from appearing mt the trial
u have told Mrs Fitch all along that she had
no business in New York at the present time' said
Mr.. Jordan to-day. ''Thdw Is not trial for try
Ing 10 entiCe ida Fitch. and it's nonsense TO try
10 influence jury with irrelevent testimony"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-05
BUILDINGS MEN BUSTED
Continued from first page.

dcnce OF his relations 70 thu Albany Industrial
Company was fully explained to the former
Superintendent of Public Buildings. r. ]. Hill.
approved all that he did. the trustees did not
deem 10 just dismiss Blair. But To provide
for the proper mana cement Of the department
in the future, they adopted the resolutions al
ready stated.
1t is the belief of the trustees that the steps
which have been taken Will fulfil the in
structions given to Superintendent Cahiu at the
beginning of the investigation. which were to
place the department on the same basis OF efi-
cheney that is required in a private enterprise
of similar magnitude.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-05

300 robes start for the bath.
Wool blanket robes the real
warm sort.
Our maker had that many left in
his Winter stock, many duplicates
of those we've bought and sold this
year.
90 worth Ss50
100 $500
20 5000
% SuoO
$3.50 to-day.
At the same time YOU might pick
up a markdown suit or Overcoat;
they're all more or less reduced
mostly more.
ROGERS. PEET & COMPANY,
Three Broadway Stores.
ass s42 1850
Warren st. 18th 81 sand r.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-05
MAY AFFECT BRUNSWICK SHIPPING.

Brunswick. Ca. Feb. 1.-The strike declared
here Saturday night by the longshoremen's
union has caused all but about one hundred non
union Negroes TO quit work along the Brunswick
River to-day. Between 500 and 500 are out The
laborers are demanding an increase Of % per
cent II is feared that shipping will he greatly
impeded for the next few days. although the
shippers announce that they will at once secure
outside labOrerS
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| Sd" NAV 'Dredk the revolver AFTER nrtng the
| three shots. and walk slowly away
PEOPLE REST; DEFENCE OPENS.
District Attorney Jerome announced that the
! People rested the direct case at this point II
! had taken Mr.. Caravan two hours 10 the min
ute to examine nine witnesses and Law the facts
of the prosecutions case before the Jury Re-
cess was taken until O'Clock when, it was
announced, the defence would open IT'S case
Up TO the moment that John 3. Gleason
chosen TO make the opening address began to
speak. the defence had at no time outlined its
intended course. Mr.. Gleason was expected 10
speak for the entire afternoon. probably at least
three hours. Objections by the prosecution 10
his introducing material outside OF the direct
line of defence caused him 10 cut his argument
down TO about one-half. Mr.. Gleason In OPEN
ing, said
The circumstance of this case have occupied
public attention to an extraordinary degree. Never
before in the history Of any capital case has the
amount and extent OF ingenuity been expended ON
The defence gentlemen. rests entirely unon tba
Constitution and The laws of this imperial State OF
New York. To those. gentlemen. we confIdent1v
appeal Upon those laws we alone rrlv and NO
damss cmre from yor conemn aPG ask Ky you to
defendant or his lawyers claim the protection OF
There never was case where so many men have
gan yo2 honestly and truly Ia oP asda t
you have got can you listen to the rules that viii
same rs If You never read newspaper at aii9
Gentlemen, ! have no doubt but that YOU can do
IT, We seriously contemplated taking the first
twelve men mat came into this box That OF
subjected to great f ths TSm4 h 5SS
not been in accordance with theories ~
NOT ONE. But MANY DEFENCEs
Now. gentlemen. what then is the defence that
will be introduced IN this case? The defence will
rely upon all defences which we may be able TO
prove under the plea of not guilty; upon all cir
cumstanCes tending to show that the defendant
acted without MALICE and without reconciliation
and in the belief Of self-defence induced by the
threats Of White to XIII the defendant.
You will consider the evidence which will be pre-
sented in that regard But the greater part Of our
evidence will be 10 prove to you that thu de-
PENDANT killed Stanford White under the deilsion
that it act OF Providence; that he was the
agent of Providence 10 kill Stanford White
The defendant for three years has been suffering
from disease Of the brain which illuminated in
the killing OF Stanford WHITE and which LEFT its
effect clearly observable after the homicide When
examined after the homicide he was not aware az
his mental condition. and insisted that he was sane
and that the act was an act OF Providence
Now, gentlemen. we have here. then the principal
defence which we will present TO you The de-
PENDANT killed Stanford White because he did NOT
know that that act was wrong. Why did he not
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down 10 speak 70 a friend. and shot that man.
He did not have any idea OF evadns any conse-
quences OF his act-he did not regard the act as
wrong. but he regarded himself Is the agent or
Providence 10 carry out this act
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-05


she refused. Now, g~utIeweu the circunstanccs
Of that refusal reasons that she save for that
not consider that ii Is within the province Of an
opening address for me To endcavOr state the
details of the facts which will lie put before tna
jury, but do understand that It is highly proper
refusals 10 marry this man SHE viii ten Won. sur
flee it 10 say that those reasons We're connerted
erence to Stanford White "''' 40
Therefore. gentlemen. our position u.s. that from
Nesbit Thaw 70 Harry Thaw. the character ana
C0tditlnn OF larry Ihaw were changed and his
mind commenced to take on an idea with reference
10 stanford White that around which in the course
ideas Of @ delusionary erect ana dnaIy r,I',,ff
mated I'm the final idea of impcrous force that il
We shall prove gentlemen. the diseased state Of
TINS mans mind by various Witnesses by his
documents and communications to the authoriri 's
FOR The prevention of crime. written different
pom the subject OF insanity viii call your at
is that the defendant Harry X Tha% f"r u nm
Der OF years had been under the idea or deIusioo
that his NE was in danger in the CITY of Ncvi
York. and that Under the influence Of thar iGeS
while in the city Of New York he carried a re-.
yolver, and had carried revolver since January
1904 lie did not carry or wear an oveTcoat ~
cover that revolver or to hide it in public places,
previous suggestion that he should wear il i'm cgss
he went out TO protect himself from the weather
SAYS WHITE GLARED AT THAW
And with reference to the killing of Stanford
White the tables on the Madison Sluare Roof
Garden upon this opening night were DIacsd rrtt,,
near together; that is to say. there Were a number
or tables ana there was no open way or sDaCe
sideways between them. and we will show You
got pexohd Ihe, tables, ana, looking around he
saw White glaring at him. and under this innu
he acted under the delusion that il was an act ~
Providence under the circumstances to which he
Providence for him TO XII Stanford White 1 act OF
And acting under the belief that 1t was an act
that that was right and not wrong he tnrn ,d
ana went cooily down. as gentleman might walk
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-05
SIX IN Fguo FIGHT; THREE MAY DIE

BY Telegraph To The TTibuncl
Lexington. Ky, Feb. A fight occurred In
Magofhn County to-day between Leck Whit.
Oliver Whit and Joe EIaIpin, on one side. and
John Burton, VIII Burton and his son Joe. on
the other. The three first named We're fatally
wounded. The members OF both families are
arming. and another fight is expected
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-05
I BROADWAY

The question then occurs What made this man
insane? Now. having indicated 10 You what me
disease under which he suffering IS. You. "a
reasoning men ask, is there anything in ms
history that could have made him in this CON