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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-26
BOEBME SAYS HE'S DEAD.
HIS VIE. VINO Got the TIP by Letter. Is Not
"a Positive.

Mrs. Gertrude Boehme. who lives at 500
East Iisth street, carried to Police Head
quarters last night q letter which had come
to her by special delivery only few hours
before and which purported to be from her
husband Julius. The letter warned her
that before il reached her hands her husband
would be . suicide.
The woman told the detectives that she did
not believe her husband intended to take his
life and that there must he some trick The
police took a description Of julius Boehme
and sent out q general alarm for him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-26
~ KILLED; 81 INJURED.
Paris Express From Bordeaux u Into
Freight Train With Terrible Crash.
Special Cable Despatch TO TEE SUN.

Special Cable Dtspatch 70 ice SUI.
PARIS, Aug. 25.-Soon after leaving
Bordeaux on Saturday night the Paris ex-
press when nearing Contras ran with a
terrible impact into a goods train Twelve
persons were killed and thirty-one injured.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-26
DIES IN HER MOURNING DRESS
Crie,tng About tire Death Of Ter Son. Mrs
Wiener Commits suicide.

Mrs. Rose Wiener, wife OF a real estate
dealer. put on yesterday the black own
which she had made to wear to the funeral
Of her son Jacob, Just three months g
and then committed suicide by inhaiins
Illuminating gas in her home at 1856 Thatford
Q Fast New York
Since the death Of the son Mrs Wiener
had grieved unconsolably. and hat had
impaired her health. The son was a law
student and 2? years old. Mrs Wiener was
ar
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-26
YALE CHAPTER HOUSE BURNS.
The Sachem. . New Building, Never Occu.
pied. Daddy Damaged.

New HAVEN, Aug. 25-The Saohem, q
Ysle-shefield senior society chapter house,
Just completed and to have been oc-
cupied for the first time this fall. took
fire shout 4 o'clock this morning The
building cost $4,000 and the damage viii
amount TO S2b 900 John T. Wiimorc,
the ~isnitor, and his family were the only
occupants Of the building. IL IL thought
that electric wires started the blaze.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-26

After all. UsHER's the scotch
mat made the highbail famouS-Aas
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-26

Unsurpassed lay Line outings from pesb. ~.
$40, o:io or las. see stnbt. and eAc. coils. Music.
-Adr.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-26

Reduced FARFS
TO cALIroRNIA AND PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
aSa.OO via New York Central. SS0.O0 via Nest
Shore. August 81 to October 20. Particulars Of
agenh.-Adv.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-19
STEAMER ON
ROCK, 20 DIE
DANISH VESSEL GOES ASHORE
IN GALE
Ship Is Broken to Pieces Near ST. Abbe
Head, Of Coast of Scotland.
Bodies Are Washed
Ashore
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 1S.-The Danish steamer
Alfred Erlandsen has been wrecked on
the rocks of Castle Point, near st. Abbe
Head. Scotland. She went ashore during
a gale last night and twenty of her crew
were drowned A lifeboat which spent
the night looking for the survivors had a
narrow escape, being frequently swept
by heavy seas
+ The Erlandsen was driven on the rocks
early yesterday evening. Her position
prevented establishment of communca-
tion with her and before a relief boat
from Dunbar could go to her aid the
steamer broke up. Several bodies were
washed ashore today.
VANCOUVER. b. c., Oct. 1S-In a
dense fog the Canadian Pacific railroad
steamer Tartar, from Honolulu for Hong
Kong, collided with the steamer Charm
er, from Victoria for Vancouver The
collision occurred at 6 o'clock off the
San Heads light at the mouth of the
Frazer river, but on account of the fog,
the steamers could not get into Van
couver with the news until noon today.
The Charmer struck the Tartar square
ly in port bow, cutting through the Tar
tar's plates and crumbling the Charmer' s
bows. Both vessels began to fill, but the
compartment bulkheads kept them from
sinking Both ships started back to Van
couver after the Charmer's passengers
hda been transferred to the Tartar. Both
vessels are seriously damaged
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-19
ARE
MOT GUILTY
JURY AcoUITs MAN AND WIFE
CHARGED WITH MURDER
Accused of Staying His Former
Spouse, Couple from illinois Ar
rested In San Diego Go
Free
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
DECATUR, ILL.,. Oct 1S-Fred Magill
and his wife, Fay Graham Magill, were
, found not guilty tonight in the trial for
murder of Magill's first wife.
On May 81 last Mrs. Pet Magill was
found dead in her home at Clinton, Ill,
and post mortem examination held six
weeks after her death showed that she
had been suffocated by chloroform.
On July s. in Denver, Colo, Fred X.
Magill, her husband, and Miss Fay Gra-
ham, a young woman who had been a
close friend of the family, were married,
-Four days later, in San Diego, CAL, Magill
and his second wife were arrested on a
charge of numbering the first Mrs. Magill.
They were brought back to Clinton and
secured change of venue to this city.
The state claimed that MagilI and Miss
Graham, by their conduct. had driven
| Mrs. Magill to suicide anu were therefore
| guilty of murder.
The defense introduced letters written
by Mrs. Magill shortly before her death,
in which she complained of "unbearable
headaches'' and constant nagging of lsr
husbands relatives. Witnesses also tes-
titled that Mrs. Magill had often talked of
committing suicide.
In a letter to her husband, written the
day before her death. Mrs. Magill asked
him to marry Fay Graham in case any
thing should happen to her.
Magill was employed in bank at Clin
ton, the chief owner of which is Vespasian
Warner, United States commissioner Of
pensions and a former congressman.
When today's session of the trial Of
Fred Maeill and Fay Graham Magjll,
charged with having caused the death of
MagilPs first wife, was opened counsel for
the defense asked that the court instruct
the jury to return verdict of not guilty.
The counsel contended that the letters
found after Mrs. Magill's death had been
proved to be in her handwriting and that
no testimony had been adduced to show
that they were not. Counsel argued that
there was no proof to show that murder
had been committed as charged against
the defendants.
Judge Cochrane refused to instruct the
jury for acquittal, and arguments on the
testimony were begun.
In his instructions the judge said the
state had failed to prove, the corpus
delicti. The verdict was greeted with
cheers in spite of the efforts of the court
to maintain order.
The crowd in the court room hurried
forward and offered congratulations TO
the Magills. The jury afterward filed by
and each shook hands with the defend
n NJ
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-19
AT Last!

by being thrown from berth; Mrs. C
w. Coberiy, kankakee, ILL.,, thrown vio'
lently from her berth, internal injuries
James Monroe. Portland, Ore, cut In
head; Mrs. William Smithers, Seattle
Wash, broken hip: Miss Nancy Nolan.
San Francisco, injured about the chest;
Mrs. Polly Mcfarland, Chicago, Cal,
serious bruises; Henry Smith, Tulare,
Miss, thrown out of berth and hurt
on the back and ankles; Nat Piper, Pueb-
10, thrown out of berth, severe bruises.
The train was double header, and
Thomas and Boyington were in the for
ward locomotive.
Both locomotives and all the cars-a
car. diner and three sleep
ers-were ditched, only the rear sleeper
remaining upright. A relief train was
sent from Trinidad.
The accident is attributed to bad ties.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-19
FLIES 500
MILES; WINS CUP
Trials at st. Louis Result in Victory
for Americans-AeriaI Craft
Lands In West vir.
ginia

BY Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 1S.-Swinging through
the atmosphere at speed roughly esti-
mated at twenty-five miles an hour the
United States signal corps balloon No
TO- in which Aeronauts j. c. Mccoy and
Capt. Charles De #. Chandler of the
signal corps assembled here last evening,
passed over Illinois and Indiana last
night and across Ohio today and at night
fall was apparently about to land in the
vicinity of Point Pleasant, W. Va, when
last heard from The distance covered
on a straight line measurement is ap-
proximately 500 miles and the voyage wor
for the aeronauts the Lahm cup.
The Lahm cup was instituted by the
Aero club of America soon after the
international races at Paris in 1906, al
which Lieut. Frank p. Lahm won the
James Gordon Bennett cup for the Aero
club of America.
So joyful were the members of the
club at the victory that cup was named
for the pilot of the balloon United
States" and 1t was put up by the club
10 he wor by the aeronaut who Travelled
more than 402 miles, the distance trav-
eled by United States" in the Paris
races, provided the start was made from
American soil
Lieut. Lahm has never held the cup
and this was the first time 1t was ever
won. fe
According to dispatches received here
the balloon Psyche manned by Aero
nauts Oscar Ersbloeh and Hans Heide-
mann, who compose one of the German
teams entered in the International CUP
races, landed at Red Bud. Ill. thirty
miles southeast of here, at 1922 O'Clock
this afternoon. The balloon started from
here at 1:O5 p. m. for trial flight. The
landing was made without mishap.
INDIANAPOLIS. Oct. 1S.-The Hawley
Balloon which left st. Louis yesterday
afternoon came down at London, Ind,
sixteen miles southeast of this city. All
on board are we'll and there was NO
mishap. The balloon is in good con-
dition. The balloon Stevens, No. p, with
a capacity of $4,000 cubic feet of gas,
assembled from st. Louis at $3.50 yester-
day evening" carrying up Aeronaut Alan
r. IIawley and Augustus Post.
Owing to a misunderstanding the reg
ular supply of light balloon gas was shut
off after the departure of the balloon
in which Aeronauts Mccoy and Chandler
had ascended two hours previously and
Hawley and Post were forced to use an
inferior quality Of gas for filling their
balloon. That dampened their hopes for
covering any considerable distance but
they decided to make the trip anyway.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-19
THREE KILLED, THIRTY
SEVEN HURT IN WRECK
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1S.-Three killed
and thirty-seven injured, one of them
probably fatally. is the result of a COLI
sion at Rudd, N. c., last night between a
Southern Railway passenger train and a
freight train which was standing on a
siding there Southern Railway officials
report that one of the injured may die
and that the front brakeman on the
freight train whom the railroad officials
believe caused the accident by leaving
the switch open, has disappeared. Both
engines anu two coaches were badly dam
aged. Several freight cars were demol-
ished and the postal car was derailed.
The killed.;
]. A. broadly, fireman of freight train.
MRS. j. p. THOMAS, wife of freight
conductor.
d. ALLEN BRYANT, Richmond, Va.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-19
CAL. LIMITED
rs WRECKED
TOMMY BURNS, PRIZE FIGHTER
AMONG INJURED
Engineer Killed and His Fireman Is
Fatally Hurt-severaI Passen-
gers Severely Bruised
and Cut
NV Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
TRINIDAD, Colo, Oct. B-Eastbound
passenger train No. 4, the Santa Fe Cal
ifornia. limited on the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe railroad, was wrecked at ;
clock this morning at Earl. a small
station twenty miles north of Trinidad
and the passengers were severely shaken
though none was killed.
Engineer John Thomas of Ration M
NJ. was crushed to death under his en-
gtne. and Fireman Albert Boyington OF
Trinidad was fatally hurt.
The injured: Tommy Burns, prize
fighter, Oakland. Cal, nip spralneu,
Rnrns, manager. Billy Neall, ankle
snrained. A. Couland, retired merchant
of San francisco. injured about the NIP
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-19
SUPERVISOR FACES
MORE INDICTMENTS
Grand Jury Finds Additional Evidences
of Graft in Actions Of J. F.
Frck of Santa Bar
bara
Ry Associated Press.

BY Associated PTcsA
SANTA EARBARA. Oct. 1S.-After a
ten days session the grand jury ad-
journed today. Two more indictments
were returned against Supervisor j. F.
FriclS for embezzlement from the county.
He is alleged to have sold an abandoned
schoolhouse in his distri> for $40 and to
have made no returns. There are total
of six indictments. The bail is $4,000,
which he has not been able to furnish,
and is in jail. The report instructs the
district attor. " to investigate the seiz-
ure of part of the county road at Tail
gar by the Southern Pacific company
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-19
COMMISSIONERS GROSS NEGLECT OF DUTY IS REVEALED
sTE OFFICIALS ADMIT THEIR
POOR FAIRBANKS! HE
GETS ANOTHER SLAP
Presbyterian Synod of Missouri Takes
Rap at the Vice President for
Serving That Awful
Cocktail
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, Oct 1s.-The Presby-
terian synod of Missouri, now in session
here, adopted a report last night com
mending the Indiana Methodist conference
for refusing to send Vice President Fair
banks as delegate to the general con-
ference at Baltimore, for the reason that
public dinner to President Roosevelt.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-19
DOGS ON POLICE FORCE;
THEY MAKE GOOD COPS
Six Belgian CANNES Are Added to
Department in New York-To
Be Used for the
Suburbs
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Oct 1s.-six Belgian dogs
will be added to the New York police
force next week. The dogs, in charge of
Lieut. George Wakefield, will arrive on
one of Saturdays steamers and will at
once be broken in for work in New York's
suburbs.
Wakefield was sent to Europe some time
ago to study the manners and customs of
the police dogs of Paris and Client. The
lieutenant reported that he was favorably
Impressed with the dogs OF Ghent, and lie
was ordered to bring over six to begin
with
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-19
PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT T
KILLS BEAR
MRS. BRUIN is SLAIN BY
HUNTERS
HER SKIN TO ADoRN INTERIOR
OF WHITE HOUSE
After Many Days Passed in the Cane
brakes of Louisiana Party Suc-
ceeds in Bagging Big
Game

BY Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 1s.-President
Roosevelt has killed bear. After many
days passed in the canebrakes of Louisi-
ana the president and his assistant hunts
men succeeded in running down Mrs.
Bruin and her skin will adorn the interior
of the White House.
I News of the killing near Bear Lake,
La, reached New Orleans this morning
of the men who invited the president to
hunt in this state and who himself was
a member of the hunting party until
business required his returning to New
Orleans.
| The telegram was signed by Leo Shields,
another member of the rarty. and read
as follows:
| President Roosevelt killed bear.
Went into thicket after him."
Two days ago several trails were struck
but only once did the dogs come upon
| the bears, and then 1t became necessary
for negro hunter in the party to Kill
| the bear Immediately in order to save the
dogs. The president started out yester-
day with fresh and better dogs.
| Few details of the presidents bear
Killing are KNOWN, except lndt IL toon
place late yesterday afternoon, after he
and the other hunters with him had fol
lowed the dogs in the chase through the
| jungles for four hours.
| The beast was female of the biacl
variety.
| later arrival from Bear Lake brings
| the information that the president sho
the bear as It came out of the cane
j brakes near the Ca talps sp Th g sbfenF j a.
been chased for half a day by Ben Lii,
\ and a negro assistant who followed clos,
| upon the heels of the hounds.
| 1t fell after the first shot, which wa:
| planted Just back of the shoulder. The
animal weighed 375 pounds, which is con-
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-19
BROWNS ABSENCE is
DELAYING ARRANGEMENT
BY Associated Press.


SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 1S.-The absence
of Luther g. Brown in Los Angeles de-
layed his arraignment today until Mon
day, when he will be asked to answer
both the kidnapping and subornation of
perjury charges. His associate. Porter
Ashe, was present but he preferred to
wait for Brown. His cas- was put over
until the same time.
AS the transcript of testimony taken
before the grand jury in the cases of for
mer Supervisors A. M. Wilson and M. w.
Coffey has not been completed. the date
for them to plead to charges of perjury
was postponed until October 25.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-19
FAILURE OF BANK
CAUSING LITTLE FURRY
~ Associated Press.

HELENA Mont, Oct. ia special
from Butte says that re were no new
developments in the suspension of the
State Sayings bank today other than
State Examiner 7. e. Collins had ar
rived from Helena and taken charge.
!. Mr. Collins stated that he would be
unable to make report on the institu-
tion's condition for at least week. There
is absolutely no excitement today and the
public seems quite content to accept the
statement of the officials that the bank
is quite solvent and will shortly. resume.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-19
EplscopaI Convention Busy

By Associated Press.
RICHMOND. Va. Oct. 1S.-The selec-
tion of the Rev. Edward Trenton knight
of Boston to take charge of the mission
ary district of western Colorado; the
organization of board of miss'ous; re-
fusal of the house Of deputies to recon-
slider it's position against the use OF a
revised version of the Bible. ana a host
of other acts. marked the dav's session
Of the triennial convention Of the Epis-
copal church.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-19
Liner Stuck in Mud
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 1S.-An unusual in
cldent due to n nd banks. assembled prob
ably by the shifting tides, prevented the
passengers of the Hamburg American
liner Deutschland, just in from Europe
from landing last night. The steamer
had approached within few feet of her
dock in Hoboken when she stuck in the
MUD, and efforts lasting three hours failed
to warp the ship to the dock.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-19
TWENTY-SEVENK KILLED IN
TRAIN WRECK AT oRIo, SPAIN

BY Associated Press.
ST. SEBASTIAN, Spain, Oct. 1s-Twen-
ty-seven persons were killed or wounded
in wreck at orio, about six miles from
here.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-19
MethodIsts in Conference
BY Associated Press.

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 1S.---With forty dele
gates present, representing different sec
tions of Arizona and California, the Meth
odist Episcopal church conference is IN
session, with Bishop James Atkins of
North Carolina present, Rev. r l..
Fitch of Knights Landing preached the
conference sermon, in which he took occa-
sion to criticise all anti-Japanese and
Chinese action on the part of residents of
this coast.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-19
BEARS ovERRUN FARMS;
CALL is SENT TO ROOSEVELT
By Associated Press.

ABBOCIHtBu TIeFBs :
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa, Oct. 1S.-Farm-
ers residing in the vicinity of Buckhorn
mountain, fifteen miles from here, have
sent an invitation to President Roosevelt
to hunt for bear in Lycoming county and
assist them in exterminating the pest that
is destroying corn. Many farmers are
obliged to guard their fields each night.
The farmers have issued public invita-
tions for the hunting Of bear on their
lands.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-19
LOCAL

Gross neglect of duty on part ol s'@'s
railroad commissioners reVeaieu ~
own admissions a,.a,
Testimony in trial of Francisco
r,aturca for murder of 5-year-old girl
contradictory.
Court stops marriage of Indiana wo-
man who came 1000 miles to wed,
war department complies statistlcs
on Isthmian traffic-Canal supplies may
be brought to coast. =.
city civil service employees meet IN
council chamber and protest aeains :
CITY assessors classification.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-19
TODAY'S NEWS SUMMARY
FORECAST

For Los Angeles and vicinity:
Cloudy Saturday. probably shoW-
ers; light west wind. Maximum
temperature yesterday, 81 degrees;
minimum, 60 degrees.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-19
COAST

prosecutor Heney Gusts Juror IN
Ford trial who plays bridge whist, de-
claring that he is gambler.
Attorney Luther Browns absence
from San Francisco causes his arralgn-
ment to be postponed.
Goldheld miners demand semi
monthly pay day and some OF tne
smaller properties are compelled 10
close down.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-19
.EAsTERN

President Roosevelt, after many Gays
passed in hunting, Kills pear III tno
canebrakes of Louisiana.
William g. Rockefeller testifes in
+ba governments suit against the
standard OIL company, admitting that
the trust loaned huge sums OF money
to Wall street brokers.
Santa Fe California limited train
wrecked in Colorado. Tommy Burns,
pugilist, among the injured
Jury in case of Fred and Mrs. Maglii
of Illinois, accused of numbering his
former wife. are acquitted by the jury.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-19
FOREIGN

Big steam strikes a rock Off the coast
of Scotland and crew OF twenty men
condition of Emperor Francis Joseph
Of Austria shows little Improvement
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-01
LAWYERS GIVEN MORE TINE
Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad
In Court On Charge
of Fraud.

Adrian, Mich, Nov 30-Judge Ches-
ter today granted Attorneys B. S. War
rem and Otto Butzel of Detroit addi-
tional time to fill affidavits to make a
further showing in the case of Horace
c. Rorick of Toledo, against the De-
troit. Toledo & &IrOnton railroad and
others. The Detroit attorneys made a
motion to have the case dismissed for
lack of Jurisdiction. The plaintiff al
leges fraud in the reorganization of the
Detroit, Toledo q Ironton railroad and
the purchase Of the Ann Arbor road.
He claims that $12,50OO0o OF common
stock and a large amount Of first and
second preferred stock. the control of
the company, were issued to Eugene
Zimmerman, Harry B. Collins, Bernard
j. Burke, Rapiler Gown, H. d. Collins
& Co, George McCumming, George w.
Young and Benjamin S. Warren, with
out the payment of any adequate con-
sideration therefor. He asks that de-
PENDANTS be required to account for
and return that sum. and also $1.2Sf, 500
additional, which he claims was IL
legally made through the sale of notes
and the purchase of the Ann Arbor
road. He also asks that a receiver be
Amounted
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-01
DEATH Due TO STRYCHNIHE
Coroner's Jury at Oakland Charges
N. A. Wilkins With Murder
of Vernie Walas.

Oakland. Cal. Nov. 30.-The Follow
ing was the verdict rendered by the
Coroner's jury at the inquest held at
Elmhurst this morning over the death
Of VERNE Walas, VINO passed as the
wife of NJ. A wilkins:
I'VE, the jury, find that the name of
the deceased was Vernie Walas, aged
a. nativity unknown, and that she
came to her death about the 21st of
July, 1907. at Elmhurst, and that death
was caused by strychnine poison ad-
ministered to her by Mark A wilkins
with criminal intent. and We charge
said Mark A. wilkins with the crime
of murder"
The verdict was rendered after a few
minutes elaboration after four wit
nesses had been placed on the stand to
tell of the relations which existed be-
tween wilkins and the woman he in
troduced to them as his wife. DR.. o.
D. Hamlin who is now conducting a
chemical analysis of the woman's
stomach, testified that he had proceed
ed far enough to absolutely declare
death to be due to strychnine poison
wilkins refused to attend the inquest
He was represented, however. by his
attorney, H. ]. McIsaac.