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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-19
THE FAVROT CASE.

If Judge George K. Favrot, congress
man-elect, who shot and killed DIR. Har
ry Aldrich in Baton Rouge, is satisfied
iii his own mind that he was justified i'll
killing his boyhood companion, his
friend i'll manhood, why should he hest
tate in trial through the technicalities
of law, which are many when developed
by ingenious COUNSEL
Judge Favrot's plea of justification is
that the honor OF his family was at
stake. that his wife had been fouly ira
duccd, and therefore Inc only alterna-
live left him was through the unwritten
law. which permits a man TO be his own
Judge, jury and executioner
Judge Fayrot being alive can plead his
own defense but DR. Aldrcll being dead
and buried is silent Being dead. killed
as he was. there is left on his character
an imputation and discredit which his
wife and his children have the right to
insist shall be cleared or fixed. What
ever was DR.. Aldrict's offending should
not be permitted 10 be held in doubt or
yelled III secrecr. 1t is unquestionably
due the living and the dead that the
whole truth. unvarnishcd, shall be given
publicity disagreeaac and sensational
If il be, and therefore the attitude of
Judge Favrot in seeking a delay, if it be
not an attempt at an evasion of a trial,
justifies the public mind in the conclu-
sion that his plea of justification through
the unwritten law, may not be sustained
when all the truth is told
The case, on technicalities which
should have been waived by Judge Fav-
rot, has been referred to the Supreme
Court, aud il the technicalities should
result in a decision adverse 10 the find
illgs Of the grand jury, it will not be SUR
prising If bill against Favrot should be
ignored by another grand jury
1t is conceded that the friends of
Judge Favrot and Of DR. AIdrich are
many, and while an appeal from justice
may be urged on one side, the grand
jury may be persuaded 10 ignore the
case with the view Of restraining the
publicity Of scandal in which families
of prominence are concerned.
Should this be d final conclusion of
the case will Judge Favrot be satisfied
with such vindication? And such a
conclusion must add to the contempt
already entertained for grand iurits and
courts of justice who view with com
plaisance the crimes of men Of influence
and wealth, while the poor devils with
out friends and means are required to
nay the full penalty for their infraction
of law
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-19
SIIERIFFS SALE.

No Io,e34-In First Judicial District
Court Of Caddo Parish. Louisiana
The Victoria Lumber Company Lin
tied vs.. John Arthur.
BY virtue Of a writ Of seizure and sale,
to me issued in The above entitled and
numbered suit, by tie Honorable First
Judicial District Court OF Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, have seized and will offer
for sale, al public auction, for cash. with
out the benefit Of appraisement, at the
principal front door o fthe court house
II Caddo Parish. IN the City Of Shreve-
port, La during The legal hours fof
sales, on
SATURDAY, MARCH =, 1907,
Lots No. twenty-one t2r9 and twenty
two (z2) Of block A of teil-acre lot No.
thirty-fise t35) Of the City Of Shreve-
port, La, with all buildings and i'm
provements thereon.
Said properly seized as belonging to
the said defendant and to be sold to sat
ifsy the debt specified in the said writ
IN the sum of eight thousand FIVE hun
dred dollars with 8 per cent per annum
interest on three thousand tSs,ooo.oo)
dollars from June 4, 1904, and like inter-
est on fifty-five hundred ($ss5oo.oo) doll
lars from August 70, 1904, and all cost
Of suit, including FIVE per cent on asid
sum and interets as attorneys fees.
S. 4. ALEXANDER,
Coroner and Acting Sheriff Of Caddo
Parish. Louisiana.
Caucasian, Jan. 8, 1907.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-19
TWENTY-FIVE DEAD.
Terrible Results OF Tain Leay.
ing a curve.
CARS ARE WRECKED
One of the Most Disastrous Acct
dents on the New York Cen.
trial Railway Occurs &C
the Metropolis.

New York, Feb. 19.-Twentytwo
dead and 145 others more or less seri.
ously injured is the result of the wreck
of an electric express train on the New
York Central railroad in the Bronx
OF the large number of injured, fifty
are, according to the hospital and po-
lice reports, seriously hurt.
At the Webster avenue police station
lay eleven mangled bodies, three OF
them unidentified. One was so badly
crushed that identification seemed i'm
possible except through the clothing
All daF Sunday stream of people
passed through this temporary morgue
many leaving in tears after having
found some friend or relative in the
gruesome row.
Motorman Rogers admitted that the
speed of his train was seventy miles
an hour. Rogers, said the coroner, de
clares that he did net know anything
was wrong until an eighth of a mile
L..
The smoker showed but little dam
age, but the other cars gave evidence
OF the drag along the roadbed. The
combination car. called by the coroner
the power car. was scorched in the
center and on one end, probably having
caught fire from the lighting gas after
tn wreck The other two cars were
badly smashed on their right sides
Windows are gone, seats torn up and
curtains ripped in pieces Great dirty
streaks marked where they had skid,
ded along the third rail and then upon
the ground. and the steps on the ra@tt
side were torn away
When the wreck occurred the three
rear coaches, completely filled with
passengers, were thrown on their right
side, Just above sharp curve at Wood
lawn road bridge. People were hurled
violently from their seats and the most
OF those who were killed were pitched
through the windows as the cars slid
on their sides. The third rail held for
a time, while a flash and a roar was
seen and heard for a great distance
Between the wreck of the current
rail and the main track the bodies were
wedged. They were held here as the
cars passed along, and in this way
were terribly mangled.
The relic hunter was much in eyi.
dence, and this probably gave rise to
the stories of ghoulish work. The DO.
lice guarded the wrecked cars all day
but with daylight large number of
persons managed to work their oway
to the coaches and cut out pieces O
cushion. curtains and carpeting. even
taking bits of glass from the broken
windows
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-19
SHERIFFS SALE.
No. lo.o77-In First Judicial District
Court, Caddo Parish, Louisiana: L.

No. lo,o77-In First Judicial District
Court, Caddo Parish, Louisiana: L.
K. Bernstein VS.. H. S Little
By virtue of writ of seizure and sale
o me issued in the above entitled and
numbered suit by the Honorable First
Judicial District Court of Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, | have seized and will offer
for sale at public auction, on terms here
matter stated, without the benefit of ap-
praisement, at the principal front door
of the court house of Caddo Parish, La +,
during the legal hours for sale, on
SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1907,
A certain tract or parcel of land in sec
ton five 81, township sixteen (I6),
range thirteen G3) west; also a certain
tract or parcel of land i'll section six
co., township sixteen (Io), range thir-
teen (I3); also lot beginning at the
common corner of section FIVE 50, six,
seven and eight, township Io, range IS,
all of the above being the property &C
CURED by Michel Bernstein, julius Bern
stein and Ernest r. Bernstein from the
neirs of Henry c. Pierce, as recorded in
conveyance book rs, page S24 of the
conveyance records of Caddo Parish,
Louisiana. "
Said property seized as belonging to
the defendant and to be sold OH the fol-
lowing terms, for cash to pay and salts
fly the sum of $I,oo8.oo with 8 per cent
interest from November IA, 1903, and all
cost, including 10 per cent attorneys
fees, and on the terms of credit to meet
the three notes of $4,000 each, due re-
spectively November ID, 1907, and No
vember ID, 1908, and November IA, 1909,
with per cent interest from Novem-
Der H. 1903.
S. Y. ALEXANDER,
Coroner and Acting Sheriff
Ian. 20, 1907.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-19
RED FLAG IN EVIDENCE.
Parade Had and a Number of Fiery
Speeches Made.


Speeches Made.
Chicago, Feb. 19.-Several hundred
anarchists and other persons paraded
the streets Sunday with red flags and
banners to mark the anniversary of the
arrest and deportation from Colorado
of Charles H. Meyer, w. d. Haywood
and George A. Pettibone, officials oil
the Western Federation of Miners. &C.
cused of completely in the murder OF
former Governor Stuenenburg of Ida.
no. The parade was followed by a
mass meeting where fiery speeches In
English and German were made in de.
nunciation Of capitalists. The decision
OF the supreme court which upheld tn,
acts of the Idaho officials in holding
the accused men fro trial, was declar-
ed by speakers to be another Dred
Scott decision, and it was predicted j,
would bring about similar results.
Lucy Parsons widow of one of the an
archists hanged for participation in
the Haymarket riot. was present and
attempted to harangue the audience
but her voice was drowned in the noise.
John M. ONeill, editor of the Miners
journal, was one of the speakers.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-19
ROCKEFELLER RUSHED.
He Drove Sixty Miles In Less Time
Than Three Hours.

New York, Feb 19-That he might
save two hours on his hasty trip from
Augusta, Ga, John d. Rockefeller had
his auto meet him at Trenton, N j..
and drove sixty miles across the state
to Lakewood, n j., in less than three
hours His anxiety to reach Mrs.
Rockefeller, who is i'll with grip. was
so great he could not brook delays in
making connections by rail. Mr.. Rock
efeller attended the Baptist church
Sunday and at the close of the service
several members of the congregation
surrounded him and made Inquiries re-
garding Mrs. Rockefeller. she had
severe cold but she Is quite well now"
was his answer.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-19

official list of attorneys given out, was
in his accustomed place at the prison
er's right. Mr. McPike is the partner
of Mr. Delmas.
Dr. Britton d. Evans, superintendent
of the New Jersey state hospital for
the insane at Morris Plains, on the
stand last Thursday when the trial was
adjourned, was recalled as the first
witness. Mr.. Delmas took up the di.
rect examination of the witness, thus
resuming his position as leading coun-
sell
Or. Evans was asked to relate the
conversations he had with Thaw on
his first three visits to the defendant
I'm the tombs Witness, as heretofore,
testified that as the result of these
first three visits he reached the con-
clusion that Thaw was of unsound
mind.
District Attorney Jerome submitted
to the court the contention that wit.
ness should produce any notes he may
have taken at the time of his inter
views.
THAT is matter for the general
cross-examination,' ruled Justice Fitz.
gerald.
Although / am not compelled to do
So" said Mr.. Delmas. 81 will examine
witness on the point so as to satisfy
the learned district attorney"
A serious difference among the law
yers who are engaged in the defense
of Harry Thaw was patched up, and
1t is probable that for the remainder
of the trial there will be at least an
armed truce among them. For time
1t looked as IL the trouble had reached
stage where d. M. Delmas, who has
conducted the defense, would with.
draw from the case. The intercession
of the defendants aged mother is said
to be responsible for the patching up
of the quarrel.
An open rupture among the lawyers
would be a very serious matter for
Thaw, and a realization of this fact
doubtless had much to do with the set
Element of the difficulty.
There was little fear among the at.
torneys on either side of the now ia
nous case that Juror Bolton would
cause mistrial. Both sides were
confident that he would be willing to
go on with the case, In spite of the
grief occasioned by the death of his
wife. A mistrial would be serious
matter. particularly for the defense,
for. beside the enormous amount of
money already expended by both the
defense and the prosecution, the case
of the defense has been well exposed,
and II the whole matter has to be gone
over again the prosecution would have
the advantage of knowing exactly to
what the principals would testify
Again 1t would probably take many
weeks to secure another jury, because
of the enormous interest manifested
in the case by the public and the great
detail in which it has been reported by
the newspapers.
The problem of the defense will by
no means be finished with the proof
that Thaw was insane when he fired
the shot that killed White. Then will
come the task of proving that he is
sane now: that the trouble was only
what the alienists described as brain
storm and that now, that his ven
geance on the object of his hatred has
been wreaked. his brain has recovered
its ordinary calm. In other words, the
defense must prove Thaw insane and
the sane again, for he is as anxious to
escape the asylum for the crinlinally
insane at Matteawan as he is to es.
cape the death chamber at Sing Sing.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-19
HAD PAsTEBoARD BOX.
Thaw Nervous and Asitated and Had
Peculiar Stare.

Peculiar Stare.
New York Feb. 19.-Dr. Evans, con-
tinuing his testimony, said of his
visit to Thaw Aug. Il last:
"Thaw came into the examination
room Of the tombs with large paste
board box in his arms. 1t was filled
with papers. He was nervous and agi-
tated and looked at both myself and
had an air of self-importance as if he
was telling US what to do instead Of
undergoing an examination himself
lie said ne felt all right and slept very
well He then proceeded to tell us
the same story of persecution he had
related to me on the occasion of my
first visit.
He referred constantly to this man.
this creature, the beast, the black
guard and said the man had sought
to take the virtue of every pure minded
woman who came within the sphere of
his observation. I tried to save Them
Mr. Thaw said to us, and added: 1
to shoot the creature. | never wanted
to kill him. | knew he was a foul
creature, destroying all the mothers
and daughters in America, but | want
ed thorueh legal means. to bring him
to trial wanted to get him into court
so he would be brought to justice.
Il then asked him why. under such
circumstances, he had shot MI White.
Providence took charge OF it, he
replied. This was an act OF Provi-
dence.'"
In speaking of the previous visit,
DR. Evans spoke of an interview, but
the arrival of the prisoners wife and
mother interrupted the interview He
offered to withdraw, but Thaw told
him to remain. and. after kissing his
wife and mother and Introducing the
physician, he asked them to excuse
him until he had finished with his
caller.
He then told me-" continued DR..
Evans. "of Stanford White at great
length. He spoke of alleged wrongs
the man had done to innocent and
pure-minded girls He never referred
to himself and did not seem to feel
in any danger from his position as
prisoner charged with murder. He de-
clared that White had drugged. pois-
oned and ruined a great number of
young women who had not been in
clined to cTime-women whose minds.
as well as their bodies, had been pure.
He declared it to be a scheme of his
own lawyers and everybody else to
have all these matters shut away from
the public"
Dr. Evans said he did take some
notes on one visit, but they were mea-
ger and were lost after he turned them
over to his stenographer. He took his
assistant, DR.. G. G. Belling. along to
take notes on the third visit, but Thaw
dismissed the physicians and counsel
on that occasion. THAT ended the
note taking" said the witness.
Dr. Evans said that Thaw told him
he did not want to kill White, but
sought to bring him to trial and to
justice. and would rather have thus
Inundated him Blu this was an act
of Providence" the prisoner said. DR..
Evans said Thaw told HIM Stanford
White hired the Monk Eastman gang
to kick him (Thaw) to death.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-19
CONQUERED IN.
Senate Agrees to Amendments to the
Anti-Nepotism Bill.

Anti-NepotISm Bill.
Austin, Feb. 49, - The senate has
concurred In the house amendments to
the anti-nepotism bill. 1t has the emer
gency clause and becomes effective as
soon as the governor signs it. Hun
state and some state officials will be
affected
The senate has passed finally the
antifree pass bill just as it was en-
crossed. The joint resolution by Griggs
providing for arrangements of com
missioners' precincts according to pop.
ulation was passed finally in the sen.
ate.
The house killed the bill to prevent
RETAILING and sale of loose lint cotton
deposition bill
The house considered the bill to ere
ate department of agriculture, which
carries an appropriation of 500,
Mr.. Jenkins introduced a bill in the
house providing that district attorneys
shall receive in addition to $500, the
annual allowance, $40 per day for all
days when in attendance on court. but
in no case shall there be more than
200 days The purpose of the bill is
to fix the maximum salary of district
attornels at $500 annually and aver
age $4,000.
Representative Pool introduced a
bill to protect fish beds from April 80
to Sept !.
Articles of incorporation of the
South Texas and Gulf Railroad com
pany were fled. Capital stock is $40.
600. 1t is proposed to construct a line
OF railway from Artesia to CarrizO
Springs, distance of about thirty-five
miles. Headquarters will be at CARR
20 Springs.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-19
IS SANE, WAS INSANE
Two Points That the Attorneys OF
ThaW Must Prove.
PEACE NOW PREVAILS
through the Efforts of the Prison
er's Mother differences Between
counsel Tor the Defense
Are Adjusted.

New York, Feb. 19-After an inter
fupfion OF four days the trial of Harry
X. Thaw was resumed Monday. Juror
Joseph Bolton, the death of whose
wife Thursday morning last caused a
postponement of the case and release
OF the jury from close confinement,
was early at the criminal courts build
ing, declaring he felt perfectly able to
go ahead with the trial.
During the period of adjournment
there had been many rumors of a con-
flict among the defendants counsel,
but at the opening of court all six at
torneys who have represented ThaW
during the proceedings at the counsel
table were consulting together as
usual Even Mr.. McPike, who had not
been included in Mrs. William Thaw's
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-19
SUCCESSION NOTICE.

No Io,o7o-First District Court, Parish
of Caddo, State of Louisiana: Sue
cession of Lucy Jane Hawkins.
Notice IS hereby given that w. w.
Waring, administrator, has this day filed
tableau of debts in said succession,
and unless opposition be made thereto
within the time specified by law, the
same will be duly homologated as
prayed for.
F. A. LEONARD,
Jan. a. Clerk.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-19
WITHIN THIRTY DAYS.
Paris Extension From Lehgh of Okla
roma Central Soon Begins.

Lehigh, |. T., Feb. 49, - The Okla
homa Central railway has received
three large freight engines from the
Baldwin Locomotive works The road
has nine engines in commission and is
pushing construction work as fast as
double forces can accomplish it..
Work on the Paris extension from LIE
high begins within the next thirty
DAYS
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-19
HELD UNDER COVER.

Revolutionists Arrested and Consider
able Literature Confiscated.
st. Petersburg Feb. 19.--Social Rev.
olutionists have been holding meetings
in the university building here under
cover of university autonomy The
police, however. surrounded the uni.
versity, arrested seventy-one Revolu
tionists and seized ] ZOO pounds of in
cendiary proclamations. The project
of police has ordered the arrest of all
persons distributing election litera.
ture in behalf of the Radical party and
closed 1.-TWO printing establishments
where Radical ballots had been print,
~
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-19
supnIicatory Services.

Warsaw. Feb. 19.-Catholic churches
throughout Poland held special sup
plicatory services in behalf of Nation
alist candidates in the final elections.
The clergy celebrated masses and of
fered up prayers for the success of the
Polish Nationalist against the candi.
dates of the Jews and Socialists.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-19
STRANGLED AND BEATEN.
Woman Lay Dead and Her Babys
Arms About Her Neck.

Arms About Her Neck.
New York, Feb. 19-Mrs. Thomas
Flynn. wife of a Waterman, was stran-
gled and beaten to death in their tene-
ment home. A policeman, summoned
by neighbors, who had heard quarrel
ing. found the body stretched across
bed. The woman's head was covered
with blood. By the body lay an infant,
it's arms clased about it's mothers
neck. The husband was found in an
adjoining room and arrested. To the
police he said that he returned from
work he discovered Charles Hayes
formerly boarder in his family, at
his home. They quarreled and came to
blows. He went to sleep and knew
nothing more of what happened until
he was awakened by the officers.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-19
FOR FAMISHED.
Meeting In Behalf of Russia's Desti
tute to Be Held

New York, Feb. ia meeting to
organize an American committee to
aid Russian famine sufferers will be
held next Thursday in the rooms of
the New York School of Philanthropy
in the United Charities building The
call for the meeting is signed by r
Fulton Cutting. Bishop David H. Greer.
Edward T. Devine. James Speyer,
Nicholas Murray Butler, acob H. Schiff
and ]. Pie.pont Morgan
Nicholas A Shishkoff of Samara,
Russia, who has just arrived from
famine stricken provinces, will address
the meeting.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-19
War Veteran Passes AWAY.

St Louis, Feb 19-Captain John N
Bofinger died at his residence AT n
Vandeventer Place. He WIS eighty
three years old. During the civil war
he had charge of the steamboat trans
portation OF the Union soldiers before
the fall of NicksEErg.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-19
FAVORS PRINTING.
Clergyman Thinks All Evidence In the
Thaw Trial Should Be Published

Wichita, Kan. Feb. 19.-In a sermon
on morality entitled "Woman's
Rights" DR.. John Henry Cudlippe. PAS
tor of the First Methodist Episcopal
church, declared that all the evidence
in the Thaw trial should be printed. Il
want to see every line of the Thaw
case printed" said DIR. Curlippe, land
| want to read it. I think the public
should read it."
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-19
Favrot Indictment ouashed.

Baton Rouge, Feb 19.- judge Blu
not sustained the motion to euash the
Indictment against Congressman
Favrot charged with the murder CT Dr
Aidfich The latter was ai.es6i TO
have sanaered Mrs. Faysot.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-19
cAsTRo's CONDITION.
Growing Weaker and Ganerene Is Said
to Have Set In.

to Have Set In.
Willemstad, Feb. 49, - In bulletins
issued by the government of Venezu.
ella 1t is stated that President Castro s
health has gradually weakened since
he underwent the recent operation and
his condition is now more serious than
ever before 1t is even affirmed his
physicians entertain no hope Of his re.
cOvery. His temperature is reported
to be 1903. Gangrene Is said to have
set in and the end is alleged to be ex-
pected shortly.
The Venezuelan gunboat. Restaura
dor, is lying at l.aguira, and it is semi
officially asserted that after his death
she will carry the body of Castro to
Puerto Cabello whence 1t will be trans
ported to Valencia for interment
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-19
En- Route TO MEXICO.

Denison, Feb. ia party of stock
holders of the American Consolidated
Mining company passed through en-
route to their mine at Oaxaca, said to
be the richest one in that region pass
ing int5 American hands,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-19
BARGE and Two Men Sink,

Highland Light. Mass, Feb. 10
The barge Gerald, coal laden, went
ashore and two of her crew were
drowned The vessel is total loss.