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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23
WOUNDED JURORS VERDICT
Tragedy in a Chicago Court After
Conviction.
Nurse Faints and Men Present Are
Moved to Tears During the POLL
ing of the Jurymen.

Chicago. - without interrupting
four surgeons in their work of stitch
ing a fatal cash IN the throat of
Joseph Hoffman, juror in the case
Of John Lonagan, charged with rob-
berry, Judge Ball held court and con-
ffrmed verdict of guilty in the oper-
ating room of st. Luke's Hospital
here. The jury returned sealed YER
dict and Hoffman was attacked by a
negro when on his way to the court
room for the formal approval of the
finding. Judge Ball had just ordered
Hoffman's arrest for contempt o.
court when the news of the assault
was received. Immediately the Judge
adjourned his court to the operating
room, and there Hoffman, with his
fellow Jurors in a ring around the
table, signified his agreement to the
verdict by raising his right hand
Hoffman was found unconscious on
the sidewalk. In an ambulance on
the way to the hospital he regained
his senses and made brief state
ment.
L was attacked as the result of
murder plot" he said. 81 think my
throat was cut by a man who aimed
at annulling the verdict. He caught
me from behind, and before 1 could
make move to defend myself drew
razor across my throat"
THE physicians have informed the
Court" said Judge Ball, that Juror
Hoffman is unable to report on the
verdict by word of mouth. He will
indicate to the Court that he knows
the nature of these proceedings by
raising his right hand. +"
Slowly Hoffman raised his arm at
the elbow until it was almost perpen-
dicular on the operating table. A
nurse who had been looking in at the
door fell in faint from emotion, and
two doctors carried her away. The
verdict then was opened and read by
the clerk. The eleven jurors were
polled, and answered in the affirma-
tive. The Court instructed Hoffman
to raise one hand for affirmative and
two for negative, and slower than be-
fore the man brought his hand up
from his side The sight was so af-
fecting that most of the men in the
room were in tears.
Judge Ball left the operating room
sobbing, and Lonagan himself was
almost overcome. Twelve stitches
in all were taken in Hoffmans throat.
The windpipe was almost severed.
The doctors held out little or no hope
of recovery.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23
NATIONAL PEACE CONGRESS
Opening Session of the Confer
ence Held in New York City.
Roosevelt Urges International Arbi-
on-Differentiates Between
Peace and righteousness.

New York City.-The Peace Con-
gress got down to real business in the
great whfte-draped interior of Car
negie Hall under the joint auspices
of city, state and nation, with the
hand of Andrew Carnegie at the helm
to steer the movement for universal
peace along a safe and harmonious
course
About two-thirds of the $500 who
crowded into the meeting were
women, and with these were about
1900 men delegates to the Congress,
each wearing the white badge of the
movement.
Carnegie Hall was filled from or
chestra to topmost gallery, the ma
iority of the audience being women
and elderly men. The platform was
occupied by the delegates and their
friends, as we're the rows of boxes.
Andrew Carnegie called the meeting
to order, and Immediately introduced
Mayor Mcclellan, who made brief
address of welcome.
Andrew Carnegie, the little father
of the Peace Congress, came on the
stage promptly at 3 p. M, the hour
set for the opening of the congress,
at the head of a tiny procession
made up of Mayor Mcclellan, repre-
senting the city; Gov. Hughes, the
State, and Secretary of State Elihu
Root, the national Government. These
three made speeches, and the national
Government was further represented
by long letter from President Roose-
welt.
A striking feature of the congress
was the tremendous reception given
Gov. Hughes when he rose to speak.
Though there had been much hearty
applause for the others, it was brief;
but when the Governor stood up there
was not only hand-clapping but
cheers which lasted for one minute
and thirty seconds.
President Roosevelt's sentiments
toward international peace were not
altogether in accord with those of
Andrew Carnegie. The President
letter came out for peace, not at any
price, but with righteousness, and
later Mr.. Carnegie, in his speech, said
the two things were inseparable, and
asked the audience to imagine the
state of mind of man who held
otherwise.
In his letter the President decried
disarmament as impractical, warned
against famboyant utterances, re-
viewed the many achievements of this
country in the interests of peace, de-
clared that the second Hague Con-
ference could not accomplish all that
the peace advocates hoped for, though
it would be step in the right di-
rection, and suggested the limiting
of the size of warships as a most,
practical means of diminishing the
cost of naval ornaments.
At the evening session Mr.. Car
negie was still belligerent. He took
issue with Professor Hugo Munster
berg, who asserted that Germany's
army was not burden on her people,
to the very apparent embarrassment
of the professor.
William j. Bryan spoke for few
minutes in the evening.
Extra police were again necessary
to control the crowds that flocked to
the evening session. More than half
of the throng was made up of women,
many of them showing the white hair
of years.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23
GRIEF OF POLICE A SUICIDE.
Dead Body of John III. Adams Found
in Branch Brook Park, Newark, N. j.

Newark, N. John H. Adams,
Chief of Police of Newark, committed
suicide by shooting himself in the
head in Branch Brook Park. The
bullet passed clean through his head,
having entered at the side. He had
been worried much of late over his
indictment for malfeasanee in office.
Adams had been in the Police De-
partment for thirty-two years, He
was about fifty-eight years of age.
He leaves a widow and married.
daughter. He was born in Brooklyn,
N. Y, but come to this city when a
boy. He was veteran of the Civil
War
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23
10000 BURNED OUT IN 1Lo1Lo.
Town ON the Island of Panay is the
Capital of the Visayas.

Manila, P. 1.-The town of Iloilo,
Island of Panay, was totally destroyed
by fire, with the result that 10000
persons are homeless.
Iloilo is the capital of the province
of that name in the Island of Panay,
of the Visayas group. 1t was an
open port and commercially i'm
portant under the Spaniards, export
ing sugar, rice, tobacco. coffee and
hides, and manufacturing fabrics,
hats and carriages. 1t has a cathedral,
a seminary court house and other
public buildings. The population in
1903 was about 10000.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23
Gimkel Cuts His Throat.

Benedict Gimbel, the wealthy Phil.
adelphian arrested in New York City
on the complaint to the District At
torney of Mrs. William Hudson Clark,
mother of Ivor Clark, a crippled lad
with wnom he associated, attempted
to kill himself in a hotel in Hoboken
by cutting his throat. He was under
$4,000 bail.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23
FIVE DEAD IN WRECK.
Great Northern Fast Train Goes Over
Embankment and Burns.

Bartlett. N. D.-Speeding at forty
miles an hour. on straight track,
the Great Northern west-bound ORR
entail Limited was derailed and
burned four miles from this village.
w. B. Jones, the mail clerk, and four
unidentified Greeks were killed Of
ficials of the road believe that the
wreck was incendiary.
The wreck occurred on the line di-
viding Nelson and Ramsey counties,
the mail car completely jumping over
the. engine and landing in Ramsey
County, while the remainder of the
wrecked train burned in Nelson
County.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23
TRAIN WRECKERs KILL THREE.
Cars Catch Fire After Being Derailed
in Louisiana.

Alexandria, La-Three men killed
and one probably fatally injured is
the result of what is believed to be
the work of train wreekers at Che
NEVILLE, thirty miles southeast of
here, on the Texas & Pacific Rail-
road, when a westbound passenger
train plunged into an open switch at
a high rate of speed.
The wreckage caught fire and the
mail ear, baggage and express car,
and two passenger coaches We're
burned. The dead are Engineer John
J. Covington, of New Orleans; Fire
man Michael Kass, of New Orleans,
and an unidentified man. Express
Messenger William Rough, of New
Orleans, badly burned, was the man
injured.
An investigation showed that the
switch lock had been broken and the
switch turned and the signal lantern
thrown away.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23
Tbo National Game,

There are ten members of the De
troit team who do not use tobacco ir
any form.
s.Hobe" Ferris, of the Boston
Americans; has glove of his own
designing.
The New York Americans nevei
have played a game with National
League club.
Lajoie has the best conditioned
team in the American League at the
present time.
Briggs, the Harvard first baseman
made four hits in his first game
against Vermont.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23
GUILTY OF LAND FRAUDS.
Three Men Convicted in United States
Court at Omaha.

Omaha, Neb.-Thomas NJ Hunt
ington, A. B. Todd and Fred Hoyt
were convicted in the United States
Court on charges of conspiracy to
defraud the Government of about
half million acres of public lands
in Nebraska.
These men were indicted jointly
with Richards and Comstock, of the
Nebraska Land and Cattle Company,
who were convicted last fall. Hunt
ington is banker at Gordon, Neb.,
and Hoyt is his partner. Todd is
from Denver and procured old SOL
diers of Iowa and Nebraska and IL
tinois to place the filings on the home
steads.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23
Indian plapne neaths as. GOO.

There were 1000 deaths from the
plague in India during the week end
ing April 10. Seventy thousand OF
these occurred in Bengal, the United
Provinces and the Punjab. The cpl.
demic began in the Punjab in Octo-
Der, 1897, since when nearly a mix,
lion and a half deaths have occurred
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23
FIVE SHOCKS TO KILL HIM.
Little Murderer Sexton Hardest Sub
ject in Ten Years.

Auburn, N. Edward Sexton,
who was convicted at Canandaigua on
Friday, April 20, 1904, of murder in
the first degree for killing Thomas
Mahaney, was put to death by cleo
tricity at Auburn Prison.
Sexton was of small stature and
slight, but it required five distinct
contacts before he was declared dead.
The contacts ranged from 1910 volts
at three amperes to 1740 volts at
eight amperes, State Electrician
Davis, who officiated at the electrocu-
ton, said that Sexton was one of the
hardest subjects that had been in the
chair in the last ten years.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23
British Colonial Conference,

At the Colonial Conference sessions
at London Sir Henry Campbell-Ban-
herman made the opening address,
outlining the subjects to be discussed
and the powers of the body; DR..
Jameson urged the consolidation of
the South African colonies under one
Premier.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23
Wife Kills Husband.

Word has been received of the
shooting and killing of William I.
Hooley, son of John Hooley, of Taun-
ton, Mass, by his wife at Bingham
Canon, Utah. His wife had been
i'll for some time and the deaths of
two of their four children probably
undermined her reason.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23
Publicity organization,s Proposals.

At meeting of the National Pub
licity Bill Organization in New York
City ex-senator w. E. Chandler de-
Tended President Roosevelt from the
sarcastic attack of Col Alexander
Troup, of Connecticut. w. J. Bryan
proposed drastic legislation to pro-
hibit the contribution of political
campaign funds by trusts.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23
OKLAHOMA HAS A CONSTITUTION
Engrossed Copy of New Document
Signed by Delegates at Guthrie.

Guthrie, kla.-President William
H. Murray signed the engrossed copy
of the Oklahoma constitution, using
the alfalfa pen furnished by Gus
todian Campbell of the Oklahoma
Historical Society, and also the pen
furnished by w. j. Bryan.
All of the seventy-five delegates
present also signed it. Delegate
Cloud, of Wellston, the only Repub-
lican present, voted for the constitu-
ton on final passage, so that it re-
ceived every vote cast.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23

The arrival of trained nurse and
the paraphernalia necessary for a
surgical operation so terrified John
L. Cummings, of Norway, Me-, that
he shot himself through the heart,
preferring death rather than the sur.
geon's knife.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23
Excess of Eggs stored.

Storage houses are rapidly filling
up with eggs, and the quantities now
stored are greatly in excess of the
same time last year.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23

ventor has added to cooking vessels
improves their usefulness consider
ably. 1t is shown in the accompany
ing illustration attached to the lid
Of kettle. Instead of the lid lifting
off freely, it is hinged to the top of
the kettle. When it is necessary to
refill the kettle, the lid is tilted back
on the hinge. BY thus permanently
attaching the lid to the kettle, there
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23
british Landlords Must Sell.

The House of Commons by a large
majority passed the bill giving the
Irish Land Commissioners power tc
force landlords to sell estates.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23
Tennessee House For Bryan.

The Tennessee House at Nashville,
before sine die adjournment adopted
a resolution declaring William j.
Bryan the logical candidate of the
Democratic party for President in
nAoo
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23
wall Street Fnilnre.

w. L. Stow & Co., members of the
New York Stock Exchange, sus-
pended.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23
T,ongworth Favors Taft

Congressman Longworth said at
Cincinnati that he was in favor of the
nomination of Secretary Taft for
President.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23

Walter Rolfe, farmer living at
Enfield Centre, N. Y, was instantly
killed by falling tree on his farm.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23
Missouri Crop Best Since 1901.

The condition of the Missouri
wheat crop is ninety-four per cent.
the highest that has been reported
sine, 1901,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23

w.ANTED INDUSTRIOUS PKN.
:, sons IN each state 90 travel for house eRtak-
Itsned eleven years and with large capitAl, d Z
ana profitable hnes Permanent enRaRement
Weekly cash ealary q s2l and al travelling er
week. Hxperience not essential Mention rofs
s9enc9 and enclose eelg-addrSeged envelenA
%t4&MAIIoNALSs2 DeaEhoxn So, ChieaEas
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23
inequality Of Railroad Assessments.

Governor Blanchard, in commu-
nication to- the Louisiana Board 1f
Appraisers, pointed out the inequality
Of low railroad assessments as COM
pared to other values.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23

The New Curate-"You husband
is confirmed invalid, is he not?"
Mrs. Gubbins GO Confirmed, sir?
No, sir; he amt Church of England.
The New Curate-'I mean, is he
permanent invalid?"
Mrs. Gubbins-"Pe Lor',
no! Doctor says he can't last
through the summer"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23
Improved Kettle.

Very often little improvement
here and there will add fifty per cent.
to the value of an article. A little
attachment which a Pennsylvania in
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23
KRONENBERG'S
To our subscribers.
81 W AsHIN GToN ST.

When you wish to change the address
Of your paper be sure and send the
present address as wen as the new one.
If this is not done it is impossible to
make the change promptly.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23

ond is marvellous achievement.
The figures explain themselves, but
attention may be directed to the
grapevine and Maltese cross, the lat
ter particularly intricate. The pose
of the skater, the upright balancing
on two spiral wheels and the general
characteristics of the outlined figures
are all interesting.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23

is no danger of the lid being mislaid,
as is often the case. The convenience
of this little attachment will be APP
parent to every housewife at a glance.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23
Oven Regulator.

At the time of building fire the
direct draft damper is obviously
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-31
A Coupon in Each Paper

additonto the votes allowed payments on subscriptions
there Will printed each issue of the West vgnian cou
which, when properly edou and brought sent to this
lice will be good for IS during the week of the contest
and good for five each thereafter during the life Of
contest but each coupon WILDE good only one week after
issued and be voted before the date of eSpa
on.prnted on the coupon.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-31
A Few Words
About the Fairn1ont
West Virgirllah


The Falrmont West vlrginian is the
only evening paper published in Fair
mont and has the special wire service
Of the Publishers Press Association
now the United States Press Assocla.
ton, the largest and best news gather.
ing association for evening papers In
the world, thus insuring its readers
reliable and fresh news from all parts
Of the world. 3
BY occupying the evening field ills
enabled to furnish all the local and
county news to It's readers on the day
1t transpires, havingas 1t has Almost
competent news gathering force of re.
porters and live correspondents
throughout the county and its special.
ly maintained Warrington news bu'
reau.
1t is the only paper in this section
of the state that Is furnished to its
subscribers daily by carrier at $500
per year, or $500 per year by mail,
and TRice-a-week for s1.oo per year
1t was the first Daily paper in Fair
mont TO furnish to It's advertising pa
irons swo-l statements of It's clrcula;
ton ID u drst to furnish to its read.
ers i colo.ed comic supplement each
week. It is the only daily newspaper
in West Virginia that has doubled It's
circulation in less than one year.
Remember, there is no advance
made in the subscription price Of the
paped whatever, and al the prizes
offered are absolutely fire, as you get
better service for les money than any
other paper offers In this section Of
the State.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-13
LECTURE ON LABRADOR.
DR.. W. T. Grenfell Appears Before
Geographic Society.

DR.. wilfred T. Grenfell delivered a lecture
before the members of the National Geo
graphic Society and their friends at the
First Congregational Church. 10th and g
streets, last evening. his subject being Lab
rador." He spent fifteen years among the
deep-sea fishers who reside along the coast
of Labrador. doing a great philanthropic
and Missionary work. He praised the people
for their sturdiness and devotion to duty
He also described the evils of intemperance
among the fishermen and strongly advocated
temperance.
Their life is one of danger" DR.. Glen-
fell said, ''but the ordinary danger would
be nothing II 1t were not for liquor. Fishers
fishing banks, but have fallen overheard
and been drowned while intoxicated. leav-
ing large families with no means of support
However, We have succeeded In passing an
international prohibition act completely
abOllshing the liquor traffic throughout the
country
DR.. Grenfell spoke for two hours and had
more than 100 beautifully colored stereop-
ticon views thrown upon screen. The
speaker told Of Labrador itself; its people,
their customs and the general conditions OF
life. The present general condition he at
tributed to lack Of opportunities. and an alb
sence of proper facilities for learning how
to do even the ordinary things In the way
of lettering themselves or relieving suffer-
Ing.
DR.. Grenfell served in several capacities
while helping the people. chiefly as a mis-
sionary. surgeon, master mariner, magis-
trate. manager of string or cooperative
stores and lecturer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-13
RACING, BASE BALL
AND OTHER SPORTS

recorded. In 1871 the Louisville club was
to end long trip by game In Pittsburg.
and as several of the boys were married
men they wanted to get back home as soon
as possible after the game. They went up
to the manager and asked him to allow
them to hurry the game in order that they
might get the 6:10 train from the smoky
city. The manager was much averse to
this suggestion, but promised each player
q couple of boxes of cigars If they captured
the game. When the several players were
refused the favor they felt somewhat ag-
grieved. They won the contest, however.
and were given the cigars as promised.
They lost the train they had wished to get
and arrived home a few hours later, getting
the $50 train out of Pittsburg.
THE $40 train. the one which they were
SO anxious to catch, was wrecked and the
Louisville sleeper practically demolished, sew
eral people being killed and many injured. The
players became ecstatic with Joy on their
own lucky escape when they learned the
news on arriving at the scene of the terrible
accident. They awoke the manager. pulled
him out of his bunk. and SO great was
their feeling of Joy that they danced around
him like a lot of happy school boys. They
could not thank him enough for what he
had done, although at the time they were
rather inclined to be sore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-13
SKATER WOOD
TRIPLE CHAMPION

NEWBURGH, N. T., February t3.-In a
strong wind. but otherwise with ideal
weather, the national amateur skating
lake yesterday afternoon under the aus
pices of the Newburgh Wheelmen. The
track conditions were good and the specta-
tors numbered thousands Francis M.
Clarke, secretary Of the National Skating
Association, officiated as referee. The track
measured four laps to the mile and was
thirty-fve feet wide. In the big list Of en-
tries were found the crack speeders of the
east, Canada and the metropolitan district.
Morris Wood Of the Saratoga Skating
Club had things all his own way. The six
teen-year-old Lamy of Saranac lake won
in the one mile because Wood fell on the
last lap. Wood recovered quickly and both
he and Lamy rushed on at terrific pace,
but Wood could not overtake the boy.
Wood won the quarter mile, half mile and
five mile races. Lany the one mile and
Harry Burton of Newburgh the novice.
Teddy Thomas, former champion, and
other local fast ones, with Bernard McPart-
land, an old skater, were expected to do
something, but were not In the running.
Summaries:
One mile novice-won BY Harry Burton. New
burga: v Rose. BrocSEa. cesond; +: Mflholland.
Hall miie-Won BY Morris Wood. Saratoga; Ed.
mund Lamy Saransc Lake, second; r. A. Fried
One mIle-Won BY Edmund Lamy, Ssranac Lake;
E Seauit.:. vssoea Lase second; W. Taylor. Sara:
'O 3u.t .S.rD m,iemWos ~ NJ Wood SARATOGA:
Ard. Canadian A. 8 A.. second; ". sutphen, Sara
toE, e.. th 49, Tine o. r wooa s.,.,o,, lam.
sarsnac Like. .eeosa; Ard. c.nsdisa <. s. e..
third. Time, 1f.a7A.