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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-19
WILLIAM GRAY HACKS HIS
THROAT WITH DULL KNIFE
IN DETERMINED EFFORT TO
END HIS LIFE AT FRANKLIN
SCHOOL

People passing the Franklin
school on Front av. going to work
this morning saw a man huddled
up in the school yard, and by the
dim light Of dawn found that he
was wallowing in his own blood
from deep gashes in his throat. Pa
trolman Marshall investigated and
found that the man Is William
Gray, age 3S, a laborer. DR.. George
Gray was notified and the injured
man taken in the patrol wagon to
Scored Heart hospital, where the
chances are good for his recovery.
Gray had used a dull jacknife in
his efforts to take his own life. A
jagged cut extended from ear to
ear, but like the would-be suicide
at Ondawa Inn, Gray's desperate eff
forts to sever the jugular vein had
not been successful. Several
slashes must have been made and
the man was evidently overcome
by loss Of blood.
Patrolman Marshall aroused him
by turning him over on his side.
Gray told his name and age and
then became incoherent. He re-
vived again before he was put in
the patrol wagon and shouted:
81 did 1t to get away from the de-
tectives. Don't let them get mel"
Either the mans mind was wan
dering from his suffering or he was
temporarily insane. He said he
came to town from the lumber
camps two weeks ago.
The attempt of Gray on his life
was made just after dark last even
ing and he had lain out in the cold
and sleet all night. His suffering
must have been intense, as he had
rolled about on the ground and be-
come literally covered with blood.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-19
NEEDED
IN CITY HALL

ooh, for an elevator" pants the
weary voter as he climbs four
flights Of stairs to get to the city
clerks Office and register. Phew!
Then he wipes the sweat from his
heated brow, enters the Office and
signs his name to the registration
books in a trembling hand, which
bank clerks would not honor If
signed to his check. Then the
weary one goes to the head of the
stairs and descends with shaking
knees to the sidewalk, where he
takes q lean and rest and a
swear.
The frequent complaints ask why
there Is no elevator In the city
hall Enough money has been ex-
pended this year on improvements
to put in two elevators. The police
court was fixed up with raised seats
like a theater, and the council
chambers are now in course OF
similar fixing. Fixing in this in
stance has no particular reference
to councilmen. The council cham.
Der hereafter will resemble a vaude-
vile theater OF the honka-tonk or
der minus scenery. There Is an
elevator shaft In the city hall and
1t looks like an elevator could be
easily installed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-19

Federal union 1922 will have to
decide tonight whether it's men,
bership will support or refuse sup
port to Mayor Daggett in the COM
ing city election. The city hall
machine, 1t is generally rumored
today, has put it up to the men,
bers to decide whether they will
vote right" and receive an advance
OF so cents per day on city work.
If the men refuse to go ON record
for the present administration they
will not receive the advance in
wages. Local union men de-
nounce this as cheap method Of
bribery.
The men concerned have been
advised to agree to support the adj
ministration, get all they can out
of it and then vote any way they
see fit on election day.
The city hall denies that any ad-
vances of this nature have been
made on the wage proposition.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-19

He wanted to print the paper at
Walkerville, a suburb of Butte. but
Clark would not stand for that and
the Associated Press refused him
service.
The present shutdown, so the
printers state, is likely to forecast
the policy of the copper trust in
dealing with labor in Western Mon
tana in the future. This mammoth
corporation employs directly and
indirectly about $4,000 men when
Senator Clark's interests are in
cluded and the entire western por-
ton of the state can he paralized
at any moment By shut down Of
the mines and other industries. II
is not unlikely that the conclusions
of the printers are correct and that
the present closing down OF the
papers of Butte is calculated to
serve as an object lesson to the
other employees OF the Amalgamat-
ed Copper Co.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-19
ASSORTMENT
Of CRIME

A whole raft of outlawry was re-
ported to the police last night. j.
l.. Lloyd, Of 01226 Madison St. re-
ported that someone entered his
house and stole a gold watch and
a ring set with ruby.
o. b. Thatcher, of 1872 Newark
St, is out nine hens through some
nnkind individual breaking into his
chicken coop.
John Miller. living at 226 Wash
ington ST., said that the other nighc
he roomed with one Tony Machette
Next morning he rolled over to see
where he was lat" and found
Tony missing, and also SAT in cash
and a check for S11.
But worst of all was the trouble
of Rev. McGee. a colored preacher
living at II Ferry St. who said his
house had been ransacked and
divers small articles taken.
Proprietor Lefever, of the Cliff
house on Second av., brought a
bogus S. bill TO the station and said
1t had been passed on him yester-
day. 1t was one of those Mer-
chants G. Planters bank bill which
was passed at the Homestead hak.
cry on the same street.
j. Matsch, of 1882 Clark St, re-
ported that his barn was entered
last night and two sets Of harness
and lot of sacks stolen
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-19
White Determined TO
DRAG Wife FROM THAW

penitentiary. He said he knew Of
girls of good families who had suf-
fered at Whites hands and had
fallen lower and lower after being
cast off. Thaw had prepared a
paper to be used by Anthony Com
stock in prosecuting White and
this paper was read to the jury by
Delmas. 1t describes three dens
maintained by White and alleged
to have been frequented by six or
seven rich criminals. Testimony
was drawn from the witness to
identify the places described by
Thaw.
When Delmas finished the exam
ination Jerome asked postpone
ment of cross examination until he
could decide whether it was neces-
sary on the points involved. This
action Is taken to foreshadow Je-
rome's intention to call insanity ex-
perts in an effort to have Thaw
committed to an asylum as soon
Mrs. J. J. Game testified as to
Thaw's Offering to settle money on
Mrs. Nesbit If the latter would
help him win her daughters hand.
Witness hid in a bath room and
heard the offer at the suggestion
of Mrs. Nesbit when Thaw called at
the Nesbit apartments in New
York. Witness was also at the
theater one night with Thaw and
Evelyn when White came in and
took a box opposite. Thaw looked
hard at White, face turned pale
and his eyes looked wild. This
lasted until Evelyn told him IL he
didn't take his eyes off Whites box
she would leave the theater.
After Jerome had cross exam
ined Mrs. Game Thaw's attorneys
attempted to force him to an issue
by demanding that he cross exam
inc Evelyn or forego the right to
do so. Jerome refused, stating that
the only question at issue in the
trial was whether Thaw was insane
when he killed White. II will not
take up the time of the court by
submitting the girl to an unneces-
sarily cruel ordeal" he de-
clared.
Forced to proceed or submit to
adjournment, Jerome began the
cross examination of Evelyn at
3:45. This is a victory for Del
mas in that Jerome is forced to
cross examination before he Is pre-
pared to fire the shot he has been
reserving for the most telling one
of the prosecution.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-19
TAKES FIT IN COURT.

Chester Edwards, court bailiff,
had hard struggle yesterday af-
ternoon with C.. w. Glover, who
took fits while before Justice Hin
kle for the theft of a watch from
Harry Burn, an employee of the
Rein Bros. jewelry store ON Main
av. Glover fought and bit after his
removal from the court room was
ordered. Bur testified that while
he was showing a watch Glover
suddenly grabbed it, ran from the
store and when pursued drew a
knife. Burn had just finished his
testimony when Glover became con-
vulsed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-19
KILLS HERSELF WITH ACID

Mrs. Bertha Miller, waitress,
age 20, drank carbolic acid in the
hall of the Alternately block on
South Wall st. at 1885 last night
and died from its effects at 4:55
this morning.
w. r. Winger, who was going to
his room when Mrs. Miller came in,
was burned about the forehead and
hands in dashing the fiery draught
from her lips. When Mrs. Miller
met him she asked him to come to
her room for a while. He said he
had some work to do in his room
and she replied that it would be
too late then. She acted queer and
after thinking over it Winger wen.
to her room just as she came to
the hall holding glass in her
hands. She took two swallows and
was unable to take the third. In
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-19
(Scripps News AssociatioR.)

tSCrlppS news ASSOClatlOh.)
NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-Evelyn
Thaw resumed the witness stand
this morning to offer further proof
of Whites depravity and the effect
these revelations had on the mind
of the defendant. Delmas had the
witness identify bundle of letters
sent by White to her, many OF
which, it is reported, were written
after her marriage to Thaw.
AS the examination proceeded
Evelyn told of a conversation May
Mckenzie, her friend, had with
White in which the latter was told
the Thaws were happy together.
White replied: well, it won't last.
I'll get her back" This was repeat
ed to Thaw and the latter got .ex-
cited and CRASHED his nails as he
always did when White was men
toned. After they were married
Thaw would wake in the night talk
ing about White, the latter being
alays on his mind. The witness told
of Thaw's efforts to get legal action
against White but found it impos-
sible because White had SO many
influential friends.
At this point the defense brought
in the incident of the notorious
"girl in the pie" by which the de-
tense expects to show Whites de-
based condition and heartlessness
toward his victims.
The story was first related to
Evelyn by White himself. He SEEM
ed proud of the feat and declared it
the best stunt he ever did at a sup
per. This is how he told 1t to the
witness:
you see, the girl was very
young, just Is. l had a big pie
made and got live birds and put
them in with the girl At the right
moment the pie was brought in and
when the cover was broken the
birds flew out and the girl stood
up. All she had on was little
gauzy dress. l came near getting
in trouble. The newspapers heard
about it. stopped all but one from
publishing it and got friend to
finally hush the thing up. 1t was a
close shave"
Thaw had made it point to find
out what became of the girl in the
pie at the orgy referred to and told
the witness that her husband had
cast her aside after learning of the
episode and she was buried in the
potter's field. Thaw referred to the
matter frequently and declared the
only place for White was the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-19

stead the acid spilled over her
mouth and chin. Winger struck the
glass from her hands and called for
assistance.
Mrs. Miller fell to the floor and
cried: "Oh, my poor baby!" Her
six year old child lay asleep on the
bed.
Winger fastened for the police
and got Patrolman Haywood, who
called for DR.. George Gray, city
physician. The physician could do
nothing but elevate the woman's
sufferings until she died.
Mrs. Miller Is said to be de
vorcee. The coroner has pro-
nounced her death suicide but has
not given out any further particu-
lars or stated if he has learned any.
thing of her antecedents.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-19
ON
THE FLOOR

d WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 49,
In the only speech he has made in
the senate in self defense Senator
Smoot today declared that he had
never taken an obligation conflict
ing with his duty as a senator or
a citizen, and owed no allegiance
that interferred with his allegiance
in civil affairs to his country. He
also declared he never was and
never would be a polygamist, and
that men who married polygamous
wives since the manifesto should
be prosecuted.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-19
JAILERS MUST
SPOT SMALLPOX

Jailers at the city bastile must
study upo II smallpox so as to be
able to diagnose a case. Prisoners
must be subjected to rigid exam
ination for pimples hereafter.
Owing to the cases of William
Forman, who was taken with the
disease in Jail, and A. Bowry, who
had it when arrested but whose
case was not discovered until he
got sober and told the police about
it, these orders have been made
strict. A failure to detect smallpox
will result in the jailers being call
ed before the police board.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-19
favor OF the wild train.

in favor Of the wild train.
And with each mile the terrific
speed increased.
Swaying from side to side and
then lurching forward, the last
stretch of the mad flight was en-
tered upon.
There was roar--I heard 1t
miles away-a blur and strong
current of air almost drew me un-
der" says the agent at Bealville.
THE next moment it had hit the
curve, a crash came, and | went TO
look for bodies!"
But there were no bodies. The
train crew jumped as soon as the
runaway started backward. ~
Wrecking crews labored for days
before the destruction caused by
the Gerailment was cleared away.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-19
MUST keep ARC
LIGHTS BURNING

Orders were issued to the police
today that hereafter patrolmeh
must report all dark arc light. The
central station will then notify the
Water Power Co. to
send man at once and fix the
light. This precaution is taken on
account Of the frequent holdups in
darkened places.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-19
SULLIVAN WON'T
STAND FOR IT

AS a result of the refusal of the
Central Labor union to seat Rev.
w. H. Hindley as fraternal dele
gate from the Ministerial associa-
ton, Reading Clerk Sullivan, of the
central body, has resigned his posi-
ton with that body and has refused
to act as delegate to the central
body from the Engineers union.
Mr. Sullivan said he would not be
a party to rendering a direct insult
to the church-going people of the
city. He was not overloaded with
religious scruples, Sullivan said,
but believed in treating the clergy
of all denominations respectfully.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-19

isfaction and according to his speci-
fications. He laid the blame for
the condition upon the city council
for ordering sidewalking without
also ordering regrade Of the
street. The sidewalk now put in
there is entirely out Of keeping with
the old street grade and he said the
council should order the street re-
graded and cut down. .........
But the board pointed to the con-
tract with the asphalt company and
showed where it arranged for the
company doing the work to also
look after drainage, which latter
has not been complied with in this
instance except, as one property
holder said, scramper had been
dragged along by the sidewalk and
a poor ditch made.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-19
HONOR MEMORY
OF Mr.. HARRIS

The funeral services of John F.
Harris, who died Saturday evening
at his home E917 Liberty avenue
from a stroke of apoplexy. were
held this afternoon at l: 80 in the
Masonic Temple under the aus
pieces of Rose Croix, consistory of
the Scottish Rite Masons. A short
eulogy was delivered by Rev. 4. c.
Downey. Music was furnished by
the Elks quartet. Fred Phair, pres
ldent Of the school board; j. A.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-19
LAID ON The TABLE

AT the chamber OF commerce at
noon today F. B. Wright made a
motion that a vote of thanks be
rendered to Mayor Daggett for his
prompt quelling Of the strike dis
turbances on the corner of River
side av. and Howard st. David T..
Ham, who has been mentioned as
an opponent Of the mayor, made a
substitution motion that Wright's
motion be tabled. Hams motion
carried
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-19
Board SustaIns Property Owners Claim That
Conditions Of Sidewalk Contract Bridgeport
Av. Have Not Been Compiled With, Although
City Engineer Endorses Company.

The board of public works today
refused to approve the work of the
Barber Asphalt Co. in the sidewalk
ing job on Bridgeport av. between
Division and Perry SITS. Yesterday
the company asked that it might
draw down it's $S,40O bond given to
the city comptroller, but the board
refused the request until the city
council takes action.
The property holders affected say
that the sidewalk was laid SO low
it is covered with water, which
runs off into their cellars. The
company, through A. G. Avery, its
attorney, declared the work done
according to plans and specifica-
tons furnished by City Engineer
McIntrye.
Mr.. Mcintyre said the company
had performed the work to his sat
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-19
THIS CRIME ILLEGAL

The police are on a still hunt
with descriptions of three men who
at an early hour this morning wen,
to house on the corner of Bernard
st. and Front av. and with police
clubs and stars represented them
selves to be officers. The place is
occupied by disreputable women.
The bogus policemen demanded
money and the women managed to
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-19
GREAT NORTHERN
INDICTED

NEW YORK. Feb. 19.-The fed.
eral grand jury heer today indicted
the Great Northern railroad on two
counts charging violation Of the
anti-rebate law. 1t Is alleged that
l.. NJ. Palmer. of the American SUI
gar & Refining Co.. was given two
rebates. one of $4,000 in May,
1904. and another of $4,000 In the
following June.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-19
IN MORE TROUBLE

Through misunderstanding at
police headquarters yesterday
morning Harry Johnson was book
ed as vagrant. He was arrested
by Detectives Briley and Thomp-
son Sunday night on suspicion Of
having robbed rooms at the Dixon
house. Further investigation is 60
iyg on today and it is believed he
will be charged with grand larceny.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-19
FOUR SENT TO PEN

H. c. Reed, colored, having been
found guilty by jury yesterday OF
having held up V. Bruno, manager
of the Surprise saloon, last De-
cember and robbing him Of $160,
was arraigned before Judge Poin.
dexter this morning and sentenced
to serve eight years in the pen
itentiary. When asked If he had
any reasons to offer why the court
should not impose penalty he pro-
tested innocence and asked as light
a sentence as possible.
Reed sat down with bump and
looked blankly at the floor when the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-19
is THIS The BIC STICK

Johnson had trouble once before
when he was proprietor of the Bel
vedere saloon. He sold the place
and then the buyer had him arrest
ed on charge Of stealing back sew
eral thousand cigars.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-19
WILD DASH DOWN A MOUNTAINSIDE

BAKERSFIELD, Cal, Feb. TO-
Nine miles in six minutes!
One mile in 40 seconds!
That Is the mad speed made by a
runaway freight train down the
steep Tehechapi mountain.
The tracks covered with slippery
bee from recent rains, 16 freight
cars and two locomotives broke
loose from the remaining 81 cars
and locomotive.
In an instant they were away.
The most improved automatic air
brakes, the superhuman strength Of
the Baldwin Co.'s latest engines,
were like tops In the hands of a
child.
The first curve was made In
safety, the second almost brought
destruction. small treslte was
passed over with a swish--luck was
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-19
POOR ASPHALT JOB
KAISER DECLARES
HIMSELF
(Scripps News Association.)

0oCTIpPs NeWS ASSOCIatlOn.J
BERLIN, Feb. 19.-The new
reichstag opened this morning with
an address from the throne. The
kaiser voiced his determination to
strengthen Germany's armament
and develop colonies. He promised
social reforms and codification OF
the laws of lese majestic and vio-
lently denounced the socialists.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-19

gather $40, which they gave and
the men left. They reported the
matter this morning to the police
and kicked about the exaction be.
cause they have already been
fined" once this month. The wom-
en- gave good descriptions Of the
men and the police hope to land
them behind the bars.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-19

judge said eight years."
Al Kearns and Harry Mitchell,
both convicted of having stolen a
trunk from the Northern Pacific de-
pot last fall, were this morning ar
raigned before Judge Poindexter
and each given six years in the pen
itentiary. Neither had anything to
say. Kerns became extremely pale
and nervous at hearing his SEN
tence, while Mitchell remained
calm.
John Rosi, found guilty of having
November, was sentenced to serve
four years at Walla Walla.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-19
DAMAGED BY BLAST,

r. j. Lennox and Louis j. Han
sen this morning filed a complaint
against A. G. Noodle asking
$1,905.04 for damage done by blast
ing near their saloon, 81 Riverside
av. The plaintiffs allege that the
side of their building was blown in
as a result Of the carelessness of
the defendant.
The Washington times., 1907-10-26
ELOPERS
FAIL TO APPEAL
Bureau of immigration Will
Not Interfere With De-
portation Order.

No action will be taken by the Bureau
Of Immigration at Washington in the
deportation cslse OF Mrs. Elizabeth
Hesse and Hans Nachugall, who clipped
from Bremen, and reached Baltimore
yesterday unless an appeal IS taken
against the order OF the Baltimore ill-
migration authorities for their return
10 Germany on the same steamer which
brought them to the United States.
They were rot permitted 10 land in
Baltimore yesterday, but were coni-
PEELED to remain aboard the steamship
Rhein. Commissioner Sargent, Of the
Bureau OF immigration. said this morn
ing that should an appeal be taken the
case Will be rePorted TO Washington Tor
disposition.
Mrs. Hesse left her husband in Berlin
to run away with young NachugaH.
who is fourteen years her junior. Un
the steamer coming over the passCn-
gers generaly regarded them as mother
and son. When Mrs. Hesse reached
BDlumOTe she received a cable from her
husband begging her to return. and
promising absolute forgiveness Mrs.
Hesse, however. declared, II she is sent
back she will not reach Germany alive.
The friendship between Mis-. EICs6e
and young Hnchtgall, who Is just
twenty-One. began eleven years ago. lie
was constant visitor at the Iiesse
home, and was considered one OF the
husbands best friends. Hesse is forty
one years old, according TO HIS wife,
md their married life was not happy.
%ochtigaI, who resigned from the army
a year ago. had trouble with his father,
and the eiJpnoent was planned.
The couple first went 10 Switzerland,
but later determined t. COme 70 Amer
lea II was their intention To go to St.
Louis, but subsequently they changed
their minds, ard were bound for ClCye-
land, when the immigration officials
at BaltimO3-s prohibited them from
landing The law Under which this ac-
tlon was taken was that which covers
the cases OF persons believed 10 be q
menace 20 public morals.