davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening journal., 1907-03-07

figures. but would say that the income
was "a moderate one"
when" asked Mr.. Jerome, in a low
voice, did the defendant first inform you
of his relations with the young woman
who became his wifeT'
Mr.. Delmas objected lie said the ques-
ton assumed what was not in the evil
dence Jerome changed the form and
asked:
@. Did the defendant ever disclose TO
YOU the fact that he had sustained rela-
tions with the young woman before she
became his wife? A. He did not
Q. When your son returned TO Pittsburg
would prevent her from accepting him? A.
lie said that she had told him it would
be a very unsuitable match. / said IL she
came to me her past would be a closed
book. The mans name was never mem
toned in my presence.
@. / did not understand. madam. what
you said about this defendants remarks
to you about Miss Nesbits mother being
no help to him. A. He said she would
not help him to raise the girl out Of her
condition.
ANXIOUS 10 eii OF FlcIcdiNy
After one or two unlmportant questions.
Mr.. Jerome closed his cross-examination.
Mr.. Delmas had no other questions.
rs that all ! am to sayy' asked Mrs.
Thaw.
Mr.. Delmas said there was nothing more
for her TO say.
Il wanted. II permissible, to say some
thing about heredity." said Mrs. Thaw
.n the fall Of 1903. he expressed desire to
you to marry Miss Nesbit? A. He did.
Q. Did he ever express a fear that Others
rising from her seat and speaking earnest
~.
In a low voice Mr.. Delmas explained
that there was nothing more she could
say, and led her from the witness stand.
Mr.. Delmas announced that the defense
would call only two more Witnesses ex-
perts-who would be requested to answer
a hypothetical question covering the whole
case from beginning to end and embrac-
ing every fact which has the remotest
hearing on the case. The alienists 10 be
called are Doctor Hammond and Doctor
Jelliffe.
Justice Fitzgerald announced that, owing
70 a death IN his family. he would not
hold court tomorrow. Adjournment was
taken until 1890 o'clock Friday morning.
Evening journal., 1907-03-07

Mrs. Thaw broke down again in re-
lating the church incident The jury
could not hear her and the judge or
dered the stenographer 20 read all oi
her testimony up to that point AS the
stenographer read in a droning voice
Mrs. Thaw's dps moved; she looked
with half closed eyes and it was easy
Evening journal., 1907-03-07
Retouehinn Old oI PaIntinns.

The old oil painting Of George
Washington. in the City Council cham
Der is being retouched by tho we'll
known local artist. c. S. Hammitt AS
soon as this work IS completed he will
be engaged to restore the portrait of
Abraham Lincoln, which has also suf-
fered neEect
Evening journal., 1907-03-07
Libel Case Was Settled.

with the consent OF all parties in
terested, Judge Bradford In the United
States Court yesterday afternoon dis
missed the libel of George A. Carlisle
master OF the schooner Prescott Pal
mer VS.. the steamship Pennsylvania
and the tug Somers n. Smith Somo
time ago the vessels figured in a coll
lsion in the Delaware river, and the
Prescott Palmer was considerably
damaged.
Evening journal., 1907-03-07
psdIoa.e Msnls cIass Roor.

In silverbroolz NJ f. Church last night
a new ciuss room was dedicated. Rev. w.
L. Greenfield. pastor or the chureh made
an address. other speakers we're Rev R.
e. johnson. or Philadelphia. Joseph ".
ccley ana others
Evening journal., 1907-03-07
Last Week at sioo.

Until March 9Th. gold-hlled, rimless
glasses. s1oo. Cubberly, s24 Market.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-16
HUMMEL SHOWN
UP BY 0ELMAs
Continued from Page one,

CONTINUED from Page One.)
he might not object to it's being offered
in evidence.
Coming as it does" he added, ''in
such questionable shape, we may deem
it best to have the paper go in evi-
dence.
District Attorney Jerome completed
his medical testimony in the morning,
Attorney Delmas for the defense de-
clining to cross examine any of the ex-
perts.
DIR. Flint, who testified yesterday,
was excused, and then five other alien
lists were called, one after another.
Each said he was familiar with the
hypothetical question framed by the
defense and by the prosecution. Basing
their opinions on these questions they
all declared that Thaw on the night
he shot and killed Stanford White
knew the nature and quality of his act
and knew that the act was wrong.
One question was put by Mr.. Hart
ridge of the defense to DR.. William
Mabon, the last of the experts.
do doctors often disagree as to The
form of a mans insanity?" he asked
Mr.. Jerome's objection was overrulet
and Dr. Mabon replied
"1hey do"
Mr.. Jerome announced that when tn,
matter of the admissibility of the Hum
mel affidavit is disposed of the prose
cution will rest.
1.-The defense, however will not" saif
Mr.. Delmas, and he further intimatet
that more experts will be called by hin
in sur-rebuttal.
| Adjournment was taken until Mon
dow
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-16
DEPUTIES PATROL
GOLDFIELO, NEV.
ONE, HUNDRED ARMED MEN ON
GUARD
Temporary Truce Between Labor Or
aanizations Effected-More Trou-
BILE May Arise Later-Stores
Ordered Closed
BY Associated Press.


GOLDFIELD, New, March 15.-To-
night there is an armed truce In Gold
field, neither the citizens nor the otfi-
GERS of the Industrial Workers of the
World making any active move.
The town is very peaceable, and is
being patrolled by deputy sheriffs and
constables numbering 100. This after
noon the citizens committee announced
that all of the merchants of the city
had agreed to exclude the members OF
the Industrial Workers of the World
from their employ.
This means that all of the stores will
remain closed at the will of the COM
mittee, which may permit the reopen
ing of the butcher shops for a time
tomorrow.
Grant Hamilton organizer of the
American Federation of Labor, who is
in Goldfeld at the behest of the citi-
zens, said this evening that in short
time the clerks would be organized
under an American Federation charter.
The stores will then reopen.
The citizens committee adopted a
resolution this afternoon that it is
"unalterably opposed to any and all
acts of violence, to any deportation of
anybody land it will use it's utmost
efforts to punish any one committing
the same"
1.-THE labor difficulties in Goldfield,"
said Mr.. Hamilton, ''are not between
employer and employe, but between
the recently organized Industrial
Workers of the World and the Amer
lean Federation of Labor.
mo wage question is involved. Rep
resentatives of the former, have de-
manded that the latter join the In
dustrfal Workers of the World or, be
declared unfair If they did SO 3he
members of the American Federation
would become 'scabs' against their or
ganization, and would be unable tc
secure employment elsewhere thar
where the Industrial Workers of the
World is recognized.
"The Western Federation of Miners
has become affiliated with the Indus
trial Workers of the World. The In
dustrial Workers of the World are
much stronger numerically than the
Western Federation of Miners, accord
ing to the election recently held, when
only one or two miners were elected
to positions of trust in the order.
"The business interests of the camI
are aligned with those of the miners
Also in the same category are the
other labor organizations which are
not allied with the Industrial Worker:
of the World.
"I predict that there will be such {
settlement of the situation in Goldfielt
as will convince the people of tn,
United States that American manhood
exists here and that it does not fea
to assert itself"
On the other hand the officers of tn
Industrial Workers of the World ave
that the action of the citizens com
mittee us merely a mask to hide
secret movement against organize
| labor.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-16
RETURNS COAT AFTER YEARS
Mans Conscience Troubles Him, but
He Does Not Pay Freight on
the Garment
Special to The Herald


BRAINERD, March 15.-An ap"
parent case of conscience has come to
light after long years, About twelve
years ago A. L. Hoffman, c. H. Paine
and a gentleman from Duluth, whose
name has been forgotten, started from
Brainerd to Gull lake fishing.
Mr.. Hoffman took along a fine mink
overcoat that was worth in the neigh
borhood of 5000 or $780, 1t was warm
when they started and the coat lay
across the rear seat of the carriage.
When they got about forty yards the
other side of the bridge Mr.. Hoffman
called for his coat and II was missing.
having, it is supposed, slipped over the
seat into the road. They Immediately
turned around and drove back, but
were unable to find any trace of the
coat. Mr. Hoffman advertised for the
coat, Offering a reward of $25 and after
ward $50, but could get no trace Of II.
A short time ago a letter signed G..
Shaw and dated at Seattle came, say
ing that his coat had been returned
by express; that II was as good as the
day he lost It. and that it had never
been worn.
| When Mr. Hoffman returned home he
got the package and upon opening II
| found the lost garment. AS nearly as he
| can remember the condition OF the coat
| il has never been worn In all the years
during which II had been one of his
possessions. He says that the case OF
conscience which compelled the person
having II to return 1t was not suffi-
cient to induce him to pay the express
/ on It.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-16
FIRE ADDS TO FLOOD
LOSS IN BRIDGEPORT,
OHIO; TWO LIVES LOST
Nv Assoolated Press.


WHEELING, w. Va, March 16.-
Fire this morning added to the flood
loss in the Wheeling district. At
Bridgeport, Ohio, opposite Wheeling,
lime in the water set fire to the ex-
tensive plant OF the Scott Lumber
company, which was completely de-
stroyed.
The fire spread to a number of near
by houses which were destroyed. The
total loss is $3.50, 600.
An explosion of gas at the Warwick
pottery in South Wheeling destroyed
the greater part of the plant and
threatened many houses in the vicinity.
The police rescued a hundred or
more persons from their homes in
slxiffs, but two Syrian children were
drowned.
The loss win be over $100. 900.
The crest of the food passed this city
at Q p. m.
The water reached a stage of almost
fifty feet and then began to reeede al
the rate of one inch an hour.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-16
OKLAHOMA TO Be
A MODEL STATE
NEW CONSTITUTION HAS BEEN
DRAFTED
Convention Is Overwhelmingly Demo-
cratic-Among Provisions Is One
to Prevent the Sale Of
Liquors
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
GUTHRIE, Okla, March 15.-The
only state constitution to be produced
under modern conditions-that intend
ed for the proposed new state of Okla
homa-has finally been drafted here.
The constitutional convention fin
ished it's work today and adjourned
after having been in session one hum
dred and fifteen days. The constitution
will be submitted to the people of the
two territories at a special election on
August 6.
One of the last acts of the conven-
ton was to appoint a committee to
solicit funds to pay the expenses of
the election, the convention having ex-
hausted practically all the money ap-
propriated by congress.
The convention was overwhelmingly
Democratic, being composed of 100
Democrats and IL Republicans.
Probably the most important meas
ure killed by the convention was the
provision relative to separate coaches
for whites and negroes. which the
Democrats had been pledged to insert.
Several delegates alleged on the con-
vention floor that President Roosevelt
would reject the constitution if the
Jim Grow" proposition was adopted,
and warning letters were sent dele
gates by Senators Tillman, Pettus and
others.
Woman suffrage was defeated by a
few votes.
The initiative and referendum, pat
termed after the Oregon law, was
adopted, as was a provision providing
for the nomination of all state officers
and United States senators by pri-
maries.
No Succession in Office
Succession in state offices is prohib-
tied and it is provided that the SEN
ate committees shall not be named by
| the lieutenant governor, but be select
ed by the body itself.
| Oklahoma will be a prohibition state
the most stringent liquor law in exist
ence, prohibiting not only the sale but
the introduction of liquor into the state
being provided for.
The. enabling act provided that In
dian territory must accept prohibition
for twenty-one years. The convention
provided that the whole state shall
vote on the question and there is nc
doubt that the terms of the enabling
act will be made uniform over the
whole state.
Provision is made for state railway
commission, to be elective, and 2-cent
passenger fare order.
Railway companies are prohibited
from owning any productive agency o.
natural commodity, a provision par
ticularly intended to cover coal lands
A fellow servant law is embodied IL
| the constitution.
Corporations are prohibited from
owning more land than is absolutel!
necessary in the operation of thei
| business.
The issuance of watered stock is pro
hibited and the books of all corpora
i, tions are made subject to examination
at all times.
The organization of corporations t
deal in real estate outside of incopror
ated cities is prohibited,
A commission is appointed to nego
tiate the purchase of segregated min
eral lands in the Indian territory, val
ued at many millions of dollars, an
state ownership and operation of tn
coal mines thereon is contemplated.
1
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-16
BRYAN IS HAILED
As PARTY LEADER
ELECTION PREDICTED BY GEO.
r. WILLIAMS
Nebraskan Makes Convincing Talk in
Response at a Dinner Given
In His Honor In
Boston

BY Associated Press.
BOSTON, March 15.-The Democratic
state committee today gave a dinner
in honor Of w. ]. Bryan.
Among the guests was George Fred
Williams of Boston, who in speech
referred to Mr.. Bryan as the acknowl-
edged leader OF the national Demo-
cratic party.
Speaking directly to Mr.. Bryan he
said:
II have no right, sir. to place you
in the position of a candidate for OF
fee until you have authorized ~ put
I take no undue advantage OF my po-
sition and believe 1 represent the sem
timent of the mass of the Democracy
when 1 say that the success OF our
party rests upon yottr shoulders,
whether you will have 1t or not.
IF President Roosevelt abides by
his refusal to become candidate no
Republican, unless he be more radical
than the president, can prevent the
election of William j. Bryan to the
presidency"
The dinner followed a reception at
which about 200 Democrats were In
troduced to Mr. Bryan. Among them
was former United States Senator r.
+. Pettigrew Of South Dakota.
Discusses Defeat
An address by Mr.. Bryan followed
Taking up the story that he wrote the
Democratic platform of 1896 Mr.. Bryan
declared he wrote but little of 1t and
deserved little Of the credit, but he
had more to do with the platform OF
1900. =.
II think" said Mr.. Bryan, that II
we had had a vote unpurchased and
q
elected by an overwhelming majority
"I shall not discuss the amount of
fraud perpetrated in 1896, but we had
against us the largest corruption fund
that was ever used in campaign
No one, he said, rejoiced more than
he in the vindication that has come
to Democratic ideas. Far dearer to
him than any office was the triumph
Of the things for which they had been
fighting.
Thanks the President
And I rejoice" added Mr.. Bryan
that I never 1ose an opportunity to
thank the president for what he has
done.
THE Republican party has been in
power for ten years with undisputed
rule. We find the Republican party
not so popular today. Why is 1T that
the president alone has escaped the
paralysis that has fallen upon all the
rest? There is only one explanation
and that is his popularity, due to the
Democratic doctrines"
Mr. Bryan charged that the slump
in stocks of which the men in high
financial circles complained was
caused by the very men who are now
complaining.
''If 1 may venture a prediction" he
added, 'T would say that in the fight
that is coming the Democratic party
will be looked upon as the protector
of the small investor against the ma
nipulations of the sharks that have
power in Wall street."
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-16
SAYS WAR IS FORMALLY
DECLARED IN NICARAGUA
IN Aseoclated Press.

WASHINGTON, March 15.-State de-
partment officials have despaired of
peace negotiations In Central America
In the near future because Of the wide
spread war operations I'm Honduras and
Nicaragua, and the apparent indiher-
ence Of the combatants TO offers of
assistance in a settlement through ar
bitration.
The gunboat Paducah is now on her
way from Guantanamo, Cuba, to Blue
fields, Nicaragua, where It will co-ope-
rate with the Marietta in protecting
American interests.
The first definite announcement of the
declaration OF war by Nicaragua
reached the state department today
through a dispatch from Mr.. Ryder.
the American consul at San Juan del
Norte, Nicaragua, which says that war
was formally declared yesterday.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-16
ATTORNEY OBJECTS TO
RUFF BEING TREATED
LIKE ORDINARY SLAVE
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, March 15.-The
state supreme court today heard ar
guments on the appeal of Abraham
Ruef for an order removing him from
the custody Of Elisor Biggy and plac-
ing him in charge of the sheriff.
Biggy came to court with his pris-
oner ready to contest the attack that
had been made upon his authority
In a long return the order of appoint
ment, the instructions of the court
and the writ of attachment were pre-
sented to the court.
They were read at length by Assist
ant District Attorney Heney and sup
plemented by A. Traverse, in which
many of the allegations in the petition
were denied. All the justices were
present and they followed the pro-
ceedings closely.
Attorneys Ach and Shortridge were
present, but they took no part, leaY-
ing the burden to Attorney Frank H
Murphy who has been conducting the
proceedings in the federal courts.
Murphy's first attack was on the
order issued by Judge Dunno on
March 13 continuing the authority OF
the elisor. He contended that the or
der was made without evidence. When
evidence was taken and number of
affidavits were submitted. This evil
dence and these aff1davits were util-
lied again when the second order was
made.
Murphy Thinks Otherwise
Heney declared that it would be an
idle formality to have repeated the
evidence. Murphy did not think so, and
continuing his argument declared that
even if evidence had been taken such
an order as was given could not be
sustained.
Heney in his reply said he found
authority in the California reports for
the course taken by Judge Dunno. JUS
tice Mcfarland interrupted:
"Have you found any authority for
continuing an elisor in Officer"
Heney admitted that there was nc
authority on that particular point
Justice Mcfarland thought the prac-
tice was dangerous. Heney replied that
the elisor was under the order of the
court and that the order can be modi-
fled at any time.
"You mean to say that the elisor,'
continued Justice Mcfarland, "can
take the prisoner to any part of the
county or out of the county, for that
matter-in fact, he can lead the prison
er around like slave?"
Heney answered that the court could
fix the place of confinement and the
elisor, having to report daily in court
the dangers feared by the judge could
not occur.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-16
THOUSANDS ARE
NOW HOMELESS
Continued from Pare One,

ceding, streams at Point Pleasant,
Portsmouth, Marietta, Parkersburg and
other points are now above the flood
stage and will continue to rise tonight
and tomorrow.
In Cincinnati the local rise has about
disappeared. Late today Marietta
Parkersburg Point Pleasant and Ports
mouth were feeling the effects of the
flood. Parkersburg and Marietta ap-
peared to be the worst sufferers. AT
the former place the electric light plant
was put out of commission and the
city was in darkness.
At Marietta conditions were worse
than in the flood of 1884. The rivers
rose rapidly and did much damage.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-16
SHAH OF PERSIA FOND
OF PRECIOUS STONES
BY Associated press.

By Associated Press.
VIENNA, March 15.-That the late
shah of Persia was fond of precious
stones Is indicated by a dispatch from
Teheran which says that an inventory
has revealed that he left Jewels to the
value of $50, ,000, ,000
Chief among them are diamonds. One
portion of his state paraphernalia, a
jewel studded belt, Is valued at several
million dollars. It weighs eighteen
pounds.
The famous diamond stud belt and
scabbard Is said to be worth S1,250, 900,
and an emerald bedeclked silver vase
with one of the stones of the shah's
numerous titles engraved on It is re-
garded as almost priceless.
Among other treasures was found q
block of pure amber. containing 400
cubic inches, which is said to have
been dropped from the skies on the
tomb of Mahomet.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-16
GIRL STRUCK BLIND AT
PHONE SWITCHBOARD
snecial to The Herald.

UTICA, N. Y, March 15.-An accident
which will prob4bly deprive Miss Mary
Lewis, a Utica telephone operator, Of
her sight occurred yesterday while the
young woman was seated at the switch
board in the telephone exchange. She
received a severe electric shock, which
rendered her unconscious for time
and left her totally blind.
Miss Lewis says she had the receiver
at her ear and was holding a connect
ing plug in the right hand, when there
suddenly passed before her eyes a
flash, and she knew no more until she
regained consciousness some time later.
Surgeons say the accident will probably
result in permanent blindness.
A sad phase of the case is that the
girl, who is very young, was striving
to assist the mother in supporting two
younger children.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-16
Fire Chief MISSING
By Associated Press

BY AssocIated Pfesb,
WHEELING, W. Va, March 15.-
At 1880 this morning 1t Is reported that
Fire Chief w. G. Clainlor was drowned.
When the police began TO rescue the
foreigners from the burning homes in
the Inundated district, many panic
stricken persons jumped from windows
into overloaded skiffs. which capsized.
Several other persons are thought to
have been drowned.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-16
FIVE MEN WILL
GUARD ABE RUFF
CONSTANTLY KEPT
OVER "CURLY BOSS"
While others Are Asleep, Two Are
Left to Prevent the Prisoner
from Making His
Escape
BY Assoclated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 15.-The
four guards detailed to assist Elisor
Biggy in guarding Abraham Ruef have
been given quarters in the room ad-
joining that which the prisoner occu-
pies. Heretofore the management Of
the hotel has found 1t impossible to
concentrate Biggy's forces. This morn
ing the room was vacated and Biggy's
men at once took It, This will permit
all four to be within calling distance.
Two are on watch all the time, besides
the elisor, who sleeps in the same room
with his charge.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-16
Flood Claims Victims
: Assoeiated press.

BY AsBOcIated Ffesh,
sTEUBENVILLE Ohio, March l5-
At least six and perhaps ten members
OF two foreign families were drowned
today IN foods at Mingo Junction, ac-
cording to a report received tonight.
The bodies hoated away. Every house
on the east side OF MingO Junction ls
submerged and 1000 persons are home-
less.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-16
The Prevailing Fever

Moon-Why do you suppose the sun is
showing SO many OF those big spots for
just noW2
Mereury-Don't know unless II Is to
pose as the original spotlight.