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Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-14

the owners-and, ordinarily, the act would be
larcenous.
But Perkins was actuated by good motive
hence Perkins is not guilty
Suppose Perkins had given the money of
the Republican policy-holders to the Demo-
cratic Campaign Committee-would his mo-
tive have cleared his skirts?
Certainly. Why not? By the reasoning of
the court, if he meant we'll he is innocent.
Suppose he had given the money to the So
cialists-would the larceny have been merito-
rious?
OF course. Why not? If he meant we'll,
his larceny was commendable.
So, by the reasoning of this eminent New
York Court, you can steal as much as you
like, provided you mean well.
Particularly is it all right if you steal trust
funds and give them to the Republican Par
ty?
Think how many poor devils who had no
pull" and no millionaire partners, have
been railroaded to jails, chain-gangs and pen
itentiaries for stealing trifles, since the sum-
mer of 1904, when Perkins stole $4,000 from
the widow and orphan fund of the New York
Life Insurance Company!
Men, starvelings that they were, have been
chained up for stealing bread to eat. Poor
old hags, pilfering handful of COAL have been
harshly- punished because their honesty could
not withstand the temptation to take the coal
and thus save themselves from the freezing
night.
Little children, for the most pitiful pickings
and stealings, have been fed ruthlessly to the
cruel mills of the criminal law
Against the poor, the weak, the submissive,
the friendless the majesty of the law can
sert itself. To these, it can come in thunder
claps as though Sinai were as fearful as of
old
But against the Swifts and Armours, who
poison food the Standard Oil band, who vio-
late all kinds of law; the Railroad murderers,
like J. P. Morgan, and sleght-of-hand rasca1s,
like E. H. Hartman; tracton-rnerger plum
derers like Ryan and Belmont; Insurance
company thieves, like Geo. w. Perkins
What can the law do?
NOTHING.
The criminal acts of millionaires are not
crimes. Cornmoners, in Great Britain, could
not sit in judgment upon Dukes, Marquises
and Earls.
The lordly law-breaker might have defed
hand in the blood of his fellow man. Common
juries, common judges, common tribunals
could not reach him.
He was above the common herd, above the
common thief or murderer, above the COM
mon law.
Only the Duke and the Marquis and the
Earl could adjudge and condemn the Duke
and the Marquis and the Earl.
God how the old foes of human liberty are
crowding back upon the stage!
Our millionaire Dukes and Marquises and
Earls-FOUL SPAWN OF OUR VICIOUS
AND VILLAINOUS CLASS LEGISLA-
TION-have taken the place and claim the
privileges of Aristocracy.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-14
THE WEEKLY JEFFERsoNIAN.

convicted on plain case Of larceny. When.
nothing else will save the criminal the Prose-
cutting Attorney throws all his help to the de-
fense doctors the record to suit the accused,
and actually succeeds in having high court
of appeals decide that good motive, actuat-
ing the thief, makes it an innocent act for him
to steal your money.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-14
Editorial Notes.

Senator Tillman's friends can not point
with pride" to his record during the short ses-
sion of the 5oth Congress.
Tillman's senatorial energies seemed to be
devoted exclusively to the petty task of an
noying Roosevelt.
The Ship Subsidy thieves were led with
such artful boldness in the House that they
knocked down John Sharp Williams and his
virtuous majority.
Oh, what leader is John Sharpl He can
not win even when he has the majority on
his side.
1t is reported that Senator Spooner of Wis.
consin has resigned. Thank the Lord!
With the exception of Senator Aldrich of
Rhode Island, Our corporation Feudalism had
no senatorial vassal so able, so efficient and
so blindly servile as Senator Spooner. Good
riddance!
The Ship Subsidy contest demonstrated the
unftness of John Sharp Williams for the
Democratic leadership. He had clear, de-
cisive majority of the votes, yet he allowed
the minority to whip him.
The name for such leadership is irnbecility.
If leader can not win when the majority
are on his side, when can he win?
Hereafter, you can lawfully write on the
left half of the face of Postal Card.
Put the address on the right half of the
card, then write what you want to say on ehe
back, and then say whatever else pops into
your mind on the left-hand half of the face of
the card
In that way you'll get your moneys worth,
and increase the happiness of your correspond
ents.
Always use pencil, if you want the joy to
become contagious,
Another railroad king, E. H. Hartman,
''reorganized" the Chicago & Alton Railroad
and pocketed $24,ooo,ooo of the loot-he and
his personal gang.
He also mortgaged and bonded a railroad
that was never built.
When modern finance permits a swindler
to mortgage something that does not exist,
and when the law of the land is powerless to
punish such a rascal, simply because he is
such a big rascal, it would seem that our sys-
tenn has become like the nest of certain spe-
cies of fsh-hawk-useless because of its layer
after layer of accumulated lightweight
The fish hawks nest is all right at first
answers the purpose for which it was built
But, year after year, the fsh-hawk lays other
branches and twigs and sticks upon the nest,
until finally it falls of it's own weight-gOes
crashing to the ground.
Then the silly hawk begins it all over again
We human creatures are equally foolish. We
have so over-laid Our system with accumu-
lated statutes, rules, decisions, exemptions
exceptions, judge-made law and miscellaneous
rubbish that the whole thing is too cumber-
tO he cerUiceah1e
Evening journal., 1907-12-06
FIRE COMPANIES
CHOOSE OFFICERS

Members OF the Friendship Fire
Company, No. /, the oldest company
in the city held their annual election
OF officers last night and considerable
interest was manifested. especially
about the election Of the president OF
the company there being two candi-
dates, c.. w. Ferguson, the present in
cumbent and Former Ctief OF the Fire
Department. c. II Welde.
The older mcmbors Of The company
rallied about the former chief with the
result that he was elected president by
majority of sixty odd votes There
was no opposition 20 the election Of
William J McGonlgal as ,ngine driver
ond he revcived the total vote For
twenty five wears "Billy' has benn pi-
loting the big engine of the Friend
ship company 20 fires and In an that
time has never met with an accident
other officers were elected as follows:
Vice president. Andrew Lohner: re-
co~ding secretary, Daniel W. Maloney:
assistant recording secretary. George
w McGonisal; financial secretary,
Edward r.. Abbott; treasurer. William
u Mcconnell; trustees Harvey Lodge.
William Green. President Welde being
also a trustee By virtue % his office:
investigating committee, Edward A.
Ginder. Harvey 1aNvell. James Spring.
foreman, Louis Hunchman; assistant
foremen. Harvey razwell. James Spring
Harry Sharp, William Green; assist
ant engineer, James Mcconnell The
company is preparing TO celebrate its
one hundred and thirty-second ami
versary on December %.
independence Officers.
The election Of officers OF the hide
pendcnce Company which was also held
last night resulted as follows; Presi-
I dent, William G. Smith vice-president.
Wilmer y. Hahn. secretary, John M.
I Patterson; treasurer, George !. G. Nc
Kelve, financial secretary Nilliem il.
sutton; treasurer. is months. William
Futon; chief engineer, Charles Zebley;
/ assistant engineer, John Emering;
board of directors, John Herbert. VIII
liam II. Fuhr Jr.. George Griffith. John
7 white. auditing committee. William
Nye. Harry Underwood and Enoch
Button.
Evening journal., 1907-12-06
DEATH
BY A MIRACLE

George Cochran. Of So. 2407 West
Sixteenth street, a young man em-
ployed by the Brison Plumbing and
Heating Company in this city. had a
miraculous escape FROM being electro
cuted ina Market street today
He was driving a team belonging to
his employers IN Market street between
Front and Second. at the time a Della
ware avenue car of the Wilmington
City Railway Company, in turning
Front and Market streets. tore down
the overhead trolley wire work. The
pole of the car flew Off the wire and
in an instant the network Of wires was
IN the street.
The heavily charged trolley wire in
falling struck Cochran on the shoulder
and bounded Off, falling between the
body Of the wagon and the wheels AS
soon as the wire struck the steel rings
around the hubs of the wheels. the en-
tire team was enveloped in a ball of
fire. AT first it was thought that Coch-
ran was shocked by coming into con-
tact with the wire but his clothes
acted as a non conductor. lie eNer-
eised splendid presence Of mind and
stopped his horse before further damage
could be done. Both he ard the horses
were injured. Street ear traffic i'm Mar
ket street was tied up for sometime
because of the accident
Evening journal., 1907-12-06
GRAY AND BRYAN
AS THE TICKET
Advocated by the President
Of a Trust Company
in Baltimore

The Baltimore Sun to-day says:
For President-Judge George Gray,
of Delaware.
For Nice-President-W william Jen-
nings Bryan, Of Nebraska.
This is a ticket that / btlieve would
win over Roosevelt or any other cam
didate with radical Republican IDEAS"
said General John Gill, president Of the
Mercantile Trust and Deposit Conn
pany, in an intervitw yesterday in
which he discussed the forthcoming
presidential convention.
Il advocate the nomination OF Judge
Gray as the head of the ticket because
know him. 1 have had tht opportun-
ity to judge Of his merits and of his
capacity to acceptably MI the high
Office for which 1 now suggest him.
Reared as a cultured lawyer with
strong conservatism underlying his
whole makeup, he has improved and
been broadened by study observation
and experience He has filled high
positions with great credit TO himself.
His bright mind has enabled him to
analyze far-reaching problems affect
ing the whole nation. and his absorp-
ton of the views OF great men in pub
lie life with whom his public duties
have brought him in close contact
make him stand out pre-eminently as
a statesman i'm all that term implies.
"He has the confidence Of all the
people. whether, they bt among busi-
ness. banking. commercial or the la
borin gclasses. All elements recognize
him as safe and sane! All trust him
fully and all viii support him htartily
His availability among the great
army OF laborers throughout the coun-
try is undeniable They know he is
honest and fair and they viii line up
behind his candidacy with an over
whelming force.
Mr.. Bryan Is a votegetter. He Is
closer to the hearts Of a vast body oi
the people than any man in the ma
ton to-day. This cannot be denied.
"Therefore, for the party success
would have him on the Democratic
ticket. with Judge Gray's conserva-
tism and safety at the helm. and win
Mr.. Bryan's fiery nature held In cheek
by this balance wheel. the team' l be-
Heve. viii win support and be accepted
by all interests and be carried to We
tory"
Evening journal., 1907-12-06
SENT TO PRISON
FOR A YEAR

A fine Of 500 and costs and one
years imprisonment. was the sentence
passed upon Alonzo Davis. colored. by
Judge Cochran In the city Court today
lie was tried on the charge of assault
and battery on Elizabeth Earle. also
colored OF No. $50 Orange street. The
latter appeared in court barely able 10
walk.
According 10 the story told by tho
prosecuting witness. the assault occur
red on last Wednesday a week. in
the Grange street house. She said
Davis accused her OF something she
was not guilty OF. and when she de-
MED his charges he struck her severnl
times, the last time with such force
as TO knock her down the stirs. She
said she got out OF bed only this morn
ing and since the assault she has
been under the care Of a physician.
Thomas Mccarthy and Augustus
Foster were each sentenced to ten DAYS
imprisonment for vagrancy; Leander
Saunders disordorly conduct. 8: .Ioscph
Anderson, colored disorderly conduct.
So; Evan T. Holland. colored. disorder
~ conduct, $40; Frederick Spinkin, nom
support, charge held up; Joseph Clas-
iclS assault and battery, continued until
next Tuesday; Frank Moore and John
Morgan, carrying conoalaed weapons.
Sioo bail each for the upper court:
Harry Skinner and James Hughes. coll
ored. larceny OF mems clothing. dis
missed
Evening journal., 1907-12-06
BUYING XMAS
PRESENTS EARLY
People Approve Suggestion
to Buy Now TO Avoid
the Rush
MANY NEW TOYS
FOR LITTLE FOLKS

Judging from the crowds that have
for the past week filled The shopping
districts Of the city. the people have
taken the suggestion offered by Tho
stores and are doing their Christmas
shopping earlier n, the season and ear
lier in the day. This enables them
to get better attention from the sales
ladies, assures an earlier delivery OF
their packages and enables them to
have more time in which to selecr their
gifts
The Toy Departments.
The toy departments are, OF course,
the most attractive. and IL Is here that
the crowds gather thickest, for the
little ones must not be forgotten on
Christmas morning. Mistress Dolly
reigns supreme now. and following
closely are the woody menagerie OF
monkeys, bears and dogs that seem to
have worn their way into the childish
heart during the past few years, and
have come 10 stay. The dolls seem
CONTINUED on Second Page)
Evening journal., 1907-12-06
GENERAL SMYTH
MEMORIAL URGED

The General Thomas A. Smyth As
sociation, representing all tht Grand
Army posts of the State, In their pur-
pose of having erected a monument to
the valiant Delaware soldier Of that
name will meet in Irish-American
Hall this evening to make further ar
rangements for the raising of the
$4,000 needed for the purpose. Robert
Lidden, of Smyth Post, win preside.
1t is the purpose Of the association to
arrange for public meeting, at which
speakers of national Importance will
appeal for subscriptions to the monu-
ment. and the committee, which was
appointed to take charge of the ar
rangements, will make a report to-
night The committee will decide on a
place and time for the meeting as well
as on the speakers.
The association later viii make ap-
peals for subscriptions to the city,
State and national government as
well as to individuals who are inter-
ested in state affairs. The erection
of the monument will be urged on the
ground that General Smyth was not
able soldier whose name and fame de-
serve to be perpetuated, and that
Delaware has been slow in recognizing
the claims Of it's sons for her regard.
Three members from each Grand
Army Post in the State constitute the
association.
Evening journal., 1907-12-06
THREE COUPLES
GET DIVORCES

Superior Court this morning dis
solved the marriage ties formerly
existing between Mary e. Winchester
and Frank II. Winchester. Mary A.
Hudson and Levin p. Hudson. and
Elizabeth Jones and William II. Jones.
Mrs. Winchester obtained her decree
because of habitnal drunkenness on
the part of her husband, and Mrs,
Hudson and Mrs. Jones on the grounds
Of desertion.
The winchester case was the rst 10
be called. The fair plaintiff swore
that at the time she married Win
chester she did not know he was a
drinking man. Since her marriage
she had been. deserted frequently by
Winchester when he was intoxicated.
DIR. S. G. Elbezt tested that he had
frequently attended Winchester for i'll
ness caused by over-indulgence in
drink. Thurston M. Lowe and George
M smith corroberated Mrs Winches-
ter's statement concerning her hus-
hands habits The decree followed.
Daniel o. Hastings appeared for Mrs.
Winchester
Mrs. Mary A. Hudson not only got
n decree Of divorce from her husband,
Levin p. Hudson. but mad her maiden
name. Hardness. restored as well. Mrs.
Hudson said sh ewas married 10 Hud-
son in April. 1897. and was deserted
bv him in 1904 His only explanation
was that he was not satised with her
parents home. where the couple lived.
II. r. Bringhurst. Ir., appeared for
Mrs. Hudson.
Mrs. Elizabeth Jones told the court
of having been deserted by her hus-
band. William II. Jones. after 80 years
Of married life. They were married at
SMYRNA in 1858, and separated in this
citv i'm 1891. Mrs. Jones said her hus-
band told her to get out of the house.
she went and later Mr.. Jones sold all
fheir furniture. William W. Knowles
represented Mrs. Jones.
Evening journal., 1907-12-06
CLARA BLOODGOOD
COMMITS SUICIDE
Noted Actress Who Recently
Appeared Here, Takes
Her Life in Baltimore
specioi to THE EvENINo JOURNAL

bpecipl % THE hNENAN1 JONAslNAh
BALTIMORE, Dec. 6-"It was a
clear case Of suicide: there is no neces-
sity OF an inquest" In this manner
the coroner's office to-day washed it's
hands Of the case OF Mrs Clara Blood
good-Laimbcer. the actress. who shot
herself In her hotel last night and rob
bed the American stage of one of It's
most talented members. and az noon
to-day her body was taken back to
her home IN New York for burial
MY wife was undoubtedly insane
from overstudv and worry as to she
success of the play in which she was
starring" declared l,aimbeer to-day,
following his arrival from New York.
AZ that time he had interviewed WIZ
liam Courtenay. leading man OF the
company. had talked with the hotel at
taches and had pursued the sealed let
ter left addressed TO him by the dead
woman. This letter was taken possess
sion of by the coroner last night and
turned over 10 I.aimbecr with the seals
unbroken to-day The latter read Il
and then put il in his pocket with the
remark.
"This refers entirely 20 a private
matter and says nothing whatver
about any intention Of ending her life.'
Members of the company and friends
of Mrs Observation-Disclosures cannot
ascribe any reason for her act other
than that she was temporarily insane.
She has worked hard to make "rhe
Truth" a success, and frequently CONF
planned that the exertion necessitated
by her part robbed her OF much of her
nervous forte It is believed here
that she was seized with suicidal
mania several weeks and that she
impulse on as long as she could. on
Tuesday she went TO n gun store and
bought a hammerless revolver and a
manual ON how 20 shoot straight, and
yesterday she called the clerk who
sold her the weapon, by phone from
the hotel. and inquired minutoly into
the matter of using it. IL Is pointed
out to-day that Mrs Bloodgood-Laim-
beer was in highly nervous state foi
some weeks. An of her personal funds
were tied up IN the closed knlcker'
/ booker Trust Company of New York
and she had complained to members
OF The company of this fact manyitmes
dcsponduntly asserting that she seem
ed doomed disappointment foreve
20 Gar as nanccs were concerned.
Mr. Laimbeor stated no arrange
ments FOR the funeral would be madl
until ho reached New York.
Mrs. Bloodgood was three times mar
ried. Her rst husband was William
NJ. IIavemeyer. a grandson Of William
i r. Havemeyer. with whom she eloped
She was divorced In a year and latel
married Jack Bloodg0od. who died Il
1885, Then she went upon the stag
and became a noted star. Severa
years ago she married William Lain
beer, a New York stock broker
MRS. BLOODGOOD IN Wilmington
Mrs Bloodgood male her last ap,
pearance in this city at the Operl
House on November 15 when she pre-
sented '"rhe Truth"
Evening journal., 1907-12-06
GUN AND "BOOZE"
FILLED THE GRIP

While Il Is not unusual for con-
ductors and brakemen on the Deiaware
Railroad 20 find lost packages and
grips, which have been left on the
trains by forgetful passengers. there
was an unusual find this week by ono
OF the conductors.
Passing through the train as II stop
ped at French street station. the Off
cial noticed a grip on the floor beneath
an unoccupied seat. asd being unable
to locate an owner he took IL 10 the
office OF the official who has charge
OF lost and found articles. When tho
gri pwas opened it was found to con
tain a loaded revolver and thirty-two
half-pint bottles filed with whiskey.
Evening journal., 1907-12-06
MAY HAVE ANOTHER
CLUB FOR WILMINGTON

It is possible that Chester may be
again represented in the professional
baseball league, and should il be de-
cided TO play professional BAH i'm that
city the team which win represent IL
will be under the management of Al.
j. Lawson. who has been elected prosi-
dent of the Eastern Association of
Professional Baseball Clubs. AS there
is another franchise 70 be granted by
the association there is a possibility
OF a team being located in this city.
Evening journal., 1907-12-06
A PITTSBURG BANK
CLOSES ITS DOORS

PrTTsBURG. Dtc. 6.-The Fort Pitt Ma
tional Bank failed 20 open its doors to-day
and is now in charge OF The Bank hN-
aminer Cunningham II he's a capital oi
81 O0OOOJ nd is deposit rproximte ShVooVl.
The bnk's report TO the comptroller OF
currency. giving it's condition December
s. showed loans and discounts of SIl.6d;
capital stock SiOO00oO surplus fund $1,000
900; individual deposits subject to check
81 .9s7. .6l5 ard clearing house certificates
5000. It's resources and liabilities each
totaled 81. .552, ,25s. The bank was established
in 1859
Evening journal., 1907-12-06
PROTESTS FILED AGAINST
TWO CITY SALOONS

The Police Department filed in the Of
fee of Clerk OF the Peace Quigley tlais
morning remonstrances against the license
applications OF Bridget Crossan. No 30s
King street and Winfield J. Ge'ger north
west corner Of Fifth and Tatnan streets.
The APPLICATIONS are to the present term
Of court and as no remonstranees o.
been filed on the Wednesday after ts
first Monday OF the November tenn OF
court, e was understood thai none w "a d
he II came out this morning, however.
that the court ON Monday cf his " el;
had extended the time for filing remon-
strances against liquor iieensa applications
until next Monday. Then the Police De
partment filed The renIonstances in
question.
Evening journal., 1907-12-06
"BUY AT HOME"
AGAIN THE SLOGAN

The Mercantile Association, in regu-
lar meeting last night, received re.
port from the association bureau Of
information that the bureau is giving
the utmost satisfaction. Already
many delinquents, realizing the pur-
pose Of the bureau. have settled ac-
counts. All memebrs Of the organi-
cation are requested to turn in their
list of delinQuents to Frank L. Mettler,
who has charge of the bureau.
Satisfaction was expressed by tho
members of the association at the work
of the police in closing one store and
fining the proprietor Of another for
selling on Sunday.
A letter promising support was re-
ceived from the Wilmington NJ. r..
Preachers Association in the crusade
relative TO the closing Of grocery stores
on Sunday.
Evening journal., 1907-12-06
RECEPTION FOR WOMEN
WHO HEEPE DAT FAIR.

Members of the committee which
had charge of the recent fair given by
the Knights Of Pythias gave a recep-
tion last night to the women who as
sisted at the fair. The reception was
held in the rooms of the organization
at Seventh and King streets. An adj
dress was made by Supreme Repre-
sentative w. w. Knowles, selections
by the Tuxedo Quartette were given,
and piano and violin selections were
rendered by Miss Jordan and Mr..
Blancio. A recitation was given by
Miss Handy. The affair was opened
by Samuel J. Beck. chairman of the
bazaar committee. and the following
had charge of the reception: Edward
/ Stroup, Harry Fritz. John E. Kuel-
borth and Harry Daily. Each woman
received a souvenir box Of candy be-
fore leaving the hail.
Evening journal., 1907-12-06
GRAHAM LOSES SUIT

After being locked up over night,
the jury in the Graham vs.. Golden
Eagle Tea Company damage suit re-
turned to Superior Court ,his morning
with a verdict for the defendant. The
jury retired early yesterday afternoon
and at the hour of court recess sent
word TO the court that it could not
agree on a verdict. II was then lock-
ed up for the night Early this morn
ing the verdict was agreed on.
Graham sued the company for dam
ages for injuries received by being run
ove- hv ana Of tns company's wagons.
lie chareed negligence The company
denied that Graham had suffered his
INJURIES because OF any negligence on
the part OF its agents.