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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-16
DOUBLE HANGING
BADLY. J. ] ] !. BuAG[El| ! |. u||'
Rope Breaks Twice Under the
Wcightof Massic Hill, One Of
Negroes Executed.
DISPLAY WONDERFUL j j, + F j NERVE Nj i; I:
Both Men Face Grim Death
Without Flinching Confess
Many Crimes.
DISPLAY WONDERFUL NERVE
Especial to Tho Times-DIspatch !

y
FARMVILLE, VA, February 49,
William Ruh1n and Massie Hill. mur-
derers of John Grubb. the aged post
master and storekeeper at Tuggles
(Acteon post of1ice), on the night OF
June s, 1906. We're hanged this morn
Ing In the county jail Of Prince
Edward More than hundred persons
witnessed the double execution, and not
one of the. crowd will ever efface from,
his memory the horrible spectacle OF
soeing the stalwart Massie Hill arise
from tho floor to which no had vio-
lently. fallen because the rope had
broken under his weight.
The two men were hanged separate
~, the first being RuHin. After the
services had been concluded In the cell,
Ruffln was led to the corridor, where
confronted by the death-dealing trap,
he was asked If he had anything to say.
He replied that he would like to
have two messages communicated to
friends, ard gave the names and ad-
dresses Of them and told what he
wanted them to know. He then bowed
his head ana offered prayer in an
audible, tone. The trap was quickly
sprung. and in ten minutes DR. w. T..
Anderson pronounced him dead, his
neck having been broken.
While Ruffin was being executed,
Alassie Hill was within easy hearing
distance and could distinctly UNDER
stand all that was going on Being
dead the body was lowered and turned
over to an undertaken to be prepared
for shipment.
Horrible Spectacle.
Massie Hill was next brought forth
from his cell and stood before the
throng OF spectators while prayer was
offered for him by Rev, u. S. f.
colored. and Rev. S. c. Hatcher, OF tho
Methodist Church. Asked II he hac
anything to say. Hill replied that he
would like to be permitted to offdr d
prayer for himself. He prayed for d
few minutes and invited all before hin
| to meet him In heaven, where he wa;
sure he was going. The trap. wa.
sprung and every one In sight was hor.
ror- stricken to sc the giant-lilse form
plunge past the hinged platform to til,
floor beneath, distance OF rifteer
feet. Tho rope had brokan. 1t wa.
quickly discovered that Massle Hill ha,
not lost consciousness, and when Ii,
was asked II he wanted to be lifted
up and back to the scaffold, he replied
that lie would be able to return un
assisted If the leg-straps were ro.
moved. This was promptly done, an.
the wretched man walked with wonder
ful nerve up tho steps and upon tn,
| scafrold.
Taking his position over the trar
| Chief OF Police FOCUS adjusted nnothe
rope about the mans neck. the sam
rope with which Robert Booker wa.
hanged hero last spring. Tho fall wa
shortened, and Sherifr Dickinson, with
out further ceremony, pulled the triggc
and down went Hil breaking this tim
/ tho rope In several places. He siruc
! the floor even harder than tho first tins
u
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- ~ ~.
yets lor 'i'o uaa.nse ~ -. ~,
are o. ,'it np,nion ..'.,s nc :. 'a'
DC cohll'lueu MoIuay NO NO n',.e. ~
catiohs catiohs were ~ .n'ie @ 'uioi , ''u '.,,
ton, whose VIE aisd SesteroaS WI WI
pc on iiand. ready TO continue. Ilief
is no truth IN inc report that Mr.
Jerome viii ask Monday for TIC ap-
poInt,nent Of commission to inquire
into the mental condition OF Thaw.
MIR Jerome made this point very clear
to-day on the part OF the prosecution.
,yhile \ I,nYver Dan 1,3nii., sinsi.ten
Z 81, bcholf or tbe defnnsrs. tb,t nv : :,
a az .o,,nd MIND a,,a TIA, ,,ara,a,a
IN ,.n,lI M t,,,i,,, ~, =
80 - .nHS y
- !, oi
80, ~ ' Wa'l 20 nave the case
( Il .'ieu w, ana ana hopst Ihat there VIII be
up UP iurlhcr Nrslhcr oeiays.
AS the ease stands now, Thaw Is as
6utncd to be of sound mind. Nobody has
4 come to the front us yettwho has stated
on authority that Thaw is unable to
understand what his trial Is about, ana
therefore entitled to an examination by
q commission in lunacy.
None Of the experts to be called by
1i,t: ueIfnSc VIII testify that Thaw Is OF
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-16

BOSTON, MASS, February 15,-Presi-
dent Eliot, of Harvard University. is in
favor of segregation FOR negroes when
their numbers Justify ii. particularly in
educational institutions.
"lf.'' says he I'VE had q large negro
element here in Boston, we should main
tain separate schools for thenl feeling
that II would be better for them. II
moro than half The students In Harvard
College We're negroes we should think Of
separating tile nlnjorty from the mi-
.norlty. There,nro now twenty. perhaps
thirty. negro students at Harvard, but
they are absolutely lost in tha mass of
5000 whites. and they have no influence
of any sort for evil on the mass OF
whites, THERE'S great deii 10 be
said for separation in the South OF the
negroes from the whites In The schools
and colleges On tho two races living
together It Is vastly worse for the
whites" l
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.TWOYEARS. .AGOTHAW
TOLD WIFE'SS STORY
Jerome Says if Experts Will Say
Prisoner Is Insane He Will Call
Commission of Lunacy.

NEW YORK, February l5.--The fol
loving statement as to District At
toH,ey Jerome's position with regard
to the SANITY or insanity OF Harr;
Thaw was made to-day:
"Alr. Jerome does not know
whether or not Thaw is insane.
Nonc Of his assistants know. None
Of the experts retained for the
prosecution know. These experts
hate not had an opportunity to
examine Thnw either as to his
physical condition or his mental
calihre They are present In court
at the trial with an open mind.
They would like to continue.
IF any experts retained for the
defense, some Of whom have AL
ready testified will say authors
tatively That in their opinion Thnw
is now Insane the District Attor-
ney willajoin with them in their
request to the court for an ap-
pointment OF commission In lunacy
to decide on the question OF the
defendunt's sanity"
Harry Mcplke, Of counsel for Thaw
said to-day:
when tho trial is resumed neAt
week Dr. Evans Will conclude his
testimony and DR. Wagner will be
recalled to tell OF Ills convelsa-
tioms with tThaw-conversati tions
M which were ruled ont last week.
Then Mr., Thaw's wife will finish
& ler story, and his mother Will De
called as a witness for the first
time. Finally after MI. Thaw's
Will has been introduced as ev!-l
dence, 1t is probable that the FAM.
lily physicians OF the Thaw fam
lily will complete their testimony.
The alienists will be asked lew
final questions In order to round
out the case. and then. unless
something new develops, the de-
fense probably Will rest"
.s Made Blood Boil.
DR.. Josiah strong, president OF til
American Institute for Social aervlc,
said to-day that Harry *. Thaw con
suited him more than two years ag
about breaking up a den OF Vice
in this city, which was protected Is
n wealthy and influential man. Thu,
did not say where IL was locate,
but Dir. Strong said the young ma
told him such Il story that ii ",nud
his blood boil."Dr. Strong added tha
jc referred ThaW to Anthony Com
stock.
His Keeper Dead.
death has again inyuded lIarl'
Thaws environment. Close on TT
passing OF tho Wife OF Joseph Bo
ton, one of the Jurors. who have to dc
eide the question of his guilt or inn,
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INEG.ROES TELL
STRANGE l I { TALES I I
Would Have Senate Believe
That Brownsville Riot Was
.'Wlite Conspiracy.
WASHINGTON, u. c., February 81,

WASHINGTON, u. c., February ;i.--
Startling testimony concerning alleged
plans 10 massacre 5colored soldiers at
BroWnsyille, Tex, by men from tho
town firing over the barracks to stam-l
pedc the soldiers, and challenges to
them to omegout of the barracks, was
given by negro eX-soldiers to-day at
the Investigation before the Senate
Committee on Military Affairs. The
most sensational story told was that
of William Mapp, who was a member
Of Company c., Twenty fifth Infantry,
Napp was asked If he had ever heard
any discussion of the shooting which
caused him to suspect any person OF
completely. I[e replied that on the
morning following the shooting he
heard Wilburt Voschelle. the reserva-
tion corral boss, and a white man who
had been In charge Of the corral prior
to the arrival OF battalion of the
Twenty fifth Infantry, discussing tho
Vosc1elle said; 44N
well, it's Il good thing It happened
as It did. was out in town last night
ana the crowd came In front OF me--the
plan was to catch u lot OF you fellows
in Alllson's saloon and massacre You"
Says White Conspiracy. NJ
Mapp said that tho remark was not
addressed to him, and that he did not
question Voschclle, He said that All
son Is the former soldier, who had start
ed the saloon for the purpose OF getting
the negro soldier trade. the other sa-
looms having barred tho members Of
the negro battalion. Vns ,tclla $ now
in Washington, having been subpoenaed
rs a witness. Before giving this testi-
mony Aapp suid that on the night Of
tho shooting he had been awakened by
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-16
BOYS WRECK TRAIN
TO ROB EXPRESS CAR

TALLAPOOSA, GA. February IL
-Four boys, led by Carl Davis, the old
est thirteen Years old. IL lis said. have
confessed To attempting to wreck a
Southern Railway train just east OF
here TUESDAY night. An accommoda-
ton train from Atlanta ran into an
open switch, the engine MAS demnlish-
ed, and tho engineer and fireman bad
IN bruised, hut the passengers escaped
The lock had been broken, and The
switch left open. Tho boys said their
.fobjcct was to rob the express car.
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SCORED LOBBYIST.
Denounces Man Who Offered I
Ruv Votes,

y (,ITARLEsTON, ". Van February 10.
After scoring lobbyists generally
from tho chair, Speaker Seaman, III
tho lower house of the l4egi stature TO-
day said, apparently addressing some
Individual not named:
"And to you, sir, who oIered 70 tur-
Hnish means to secure votes for your
BIN. i will say T know you. and now
see you on the floor. and Will say
you. must not again insult the lntelll-
Sgenee and manhood OF the members
or tho House, 8
Speaker seamun's remarks created q
sensation,
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Mrs William 1haw will be the sue
ceeding witEess. She will tell about
her boys life as child, and will. no
doubt, say that he acted queerly at
times.
The Jewish outlook., 1907-01-11

to secure for it republication in book
form, and DR.. Abel's two volumes of
international Relations are still au-
thoritative on the six-year period Of
Germany in the Making from 1864
to 1870. On leaving the Times in 1878,
DR.. Abel, Jew, was appointed to the
Standard, through the influence of Lord
Beaconsfeld, whose acquaintance he had
made at the congress; but the rush and
telegraphic hurry of the new journalism
were neither to his taste nor training,
and he retired with the title of ''profes-
sor," to Wiesbaden to surrender himself
to his pathological studies.
The Jewish outlook., 1907-01-11
Italy.

At the university the first of a series
Of lectures on religious liberty was given
by Signor Luigi Luzzatti deputy and ex-
minister of the treasury. To-day's lee
ture was on ''The Superiority Of An
cient and Modern Asia in the Doctrine
and Application of Liberty Of Con-
science" Signor Luzzatti deprecated the
pretensions of the white races to be the
great champions Of religious tolerance.
An Indian monarch, King Acoka, had in
very early days made a great proclama-
ton of freedom Of religion in India, and
in India was proclaimed the principle
that the respect Of other faiths is the
measure Of ones sincerity regarding
ones own. .,...
The Jewish outlook., 1907-01-11
Russia.

The committee of the Society for the
Revival of Jewish Science, says our War
saw correspondent, has organized at the
St. Petersburg University group OF
students who will devote themselves to
the study Of the following scientific sub
jects: Jewish philosophy, under the di-
rection of Baron D. Gunzburg; encyclo-
pedia of useful knowledge and the his
tory Of Jewish morals, under the direc-
tion of Dr. Katzenelensohn; Jewish
civil rights, under the direction Of the
The Jewish outlook., 1907-01-11
FOREIGN
France.

M. Joseph Reinach has been appointed
vice president Of the group formed at
the Chamber Of Deputies to combat al
coholism.
M. Hendle, general secretary Of the
prefecture of the Loire, has been
awarded the gold medal Of the Mutualite
Society.
The Jewish outlook., 1907-01-11

student Berman. In addition, from the
beginning Of January Jewish history
will be taught by Dubnow, and the He
brew language by the student Finkel-
stein. The members Of the society will
zive lectures on Jewish subjects.
The Jewish outlook., 1907-01-11
Australia.

The board Of management Of the Sgd
ney Great Synagogue has unanimously
passed the following resolution: That
with view Of obtaining a more general
observance Of our dietary laws at we'd
dings and other festivities, the ministers
are empowered by this board to decline
to attend officially unless they are as
s,lred that strict Kosher arrangements
are observed
The Jewish outlook., 1907-01-11
Morocco.

The Matin publishes an interview it
has had with Raisuli. Raisuli's brother,
who was also interviewed, stated that it
would be easy for the Powers to come to
an understanding with the famous brig
and Guebbas if they would consent to
his becoming Pasha of Tangier. Then,
he said, order would reign. 1t was, he
alleged, only the Jews who prevented
the conclusion of the agreement.
The Jewish outlook., 1907-01-11
Germany.

Delegates who have attended the Zion
ist congress will learn with regret Of
the death of that genial personality,
Herr Gustav G.. Cohen Of Hamburg. He
passed away on the 10th inst, in his
seventy-seventh year. Herr Cohen was
fluent English speaker Professor
Warburg of Berlin is his son-in-law.
Herr Cohen was connected with many
communal institutions, among them the
Elfriede Solomon Institute, the Techni-
cal School for Girls and the Asylum for
the Blind He especially devoted much
the service Of the last-named institution.
His iberality to the poor was proverbial.
But he also knew how to make others
contribute to charitable objects, and in
this respect also the care Of the blind
was one Of his foremost aims. At his
funeral on the 18th inst. there was an
extraordinarily large gathering. The
grafton was delivered by Professor War
burg The body was cremated.
Elections for the Wurtemburg Diet
were held recently. Only at Ulm were
there Jewish candidates, two in number,
and Of these Herr Haymann, a journal
list, who was the candidate of the Social
Democrats, was elected.
The Daily Chronicle says: DR.. Carl
Abel, who has just died at Wiesbaden
at the age of seventy-nine, was one Of
the most remarkable linguists Of his time.
He spent several years Of his youth in
London and mastered Euglish so COM
pletely that he was appointed Times cor
respondent at Berlin-a post which he
held from the middle sixties to 1873
the year of the Berlin Congress. He was
one of the few resident correspondents
whose work was Of such high quality as
The Jewish outlook., 1907-01-11
Sweden.

The Jewish community Of Stockholm
mourns the loss Of one Of it's brightest
ornaments, the painter Ernst Josephson,
who died on the Goth Of last month, in
his fifty-ffth year. He belonged to one
of the most respected Jewish families in
the Swedish capital among the members
reditary. He began his career at the
academy in Stockholm, and for a picture,
which was subsequently bought by the
Queen and still adorns her boudoir, he
received the Royal Medal and travel
ing scholarship. Ever since 1888 he has
suffered from an affection of the eyes
which compelled him to give up painting,
but he was able to write several books
and musical compositions, which are in
great demand. The funeral was largely
The daily tribune., 1907-07-06
YOUR LIVER

10 out Of order. You 20 to bed in i.
bad taste In your mouth. You wan,
somsthinx to stimulate your liver.
Just try Hsrbine, the liver regulator.
a positive cure for Consti patton.
DyspopiA and all liver complsint.
Mn. F.. Fl. Worth. Texas, writes /:
Have used Herbine In my family
.or years Words can't express what
/! think sbout It. Everybody In INV
household are happy and we'll and va
owe It 70 Hsrbine. Sold BY YeIton
Drug company. =.
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villags1 present . pitiabls light and .
grsAt dsal q olesaing sp ot charrsd !,
suins will have 10 - dons bsioEs much
building caa b. carried o..
Wednesday svsaing The ruins y ~ |
An. nalmea rssidsacs were stiA smoul-
dsrng with dad Ore. Itis reported
MT ths loa d the rsadsnos rsvsrts
baek 70 Ar sslmoa y he Asid the In
surance policy since the purchaser had
only made partial payment on tho res.
idenc q prior to the 6fs.
Telegrams have besn rscsived in Flor
ence from all over the state inquiring In
to tho needs Of the sufferers. All the
towns Of the county have donated liber
ally and carload Of groceries have ar
rived from Denver. The homeless poo
pie who were forced to sleep on the hill
sides are now making their homes in
tents.
The Coal Creek relief committee ap-
pointed by the Florence citizens, has
distributed $500 in cash among the
property owners. The money was d.
vided according to the assessed valua-
tion Of the property and averaged nine
per cent. Dan Ludwick and John Green
of Coal Creek issued orders upon George
Wilson, Florence, treasurer Of the relief
committee, and the miners came to
Florence to receive the cash. Another
disbursement Of about twenty per cent
will be made within the next week and
more than $1,000 is on hand from Other
sources. Canon City sent $1,000 cash
one Denver firm sent a $500 check Tues
day; the towns of Rockvale and Will
iamsburg have already turned over u,
100 to the miners direct and Florenc'
has e4O0 still to collect.
The miners will use this money towart
building homes and several houses viii
have been commenced by July Is. Th
Denver Chamber Of Commerce wire,
asking what is most needed and an ans
wer was returned saying that money !
the most urgently needed. 1t is expec
ted that by the end Of the month thos'
The daily tribune., 1907-07-06
CANON CITY YOUNG
LADY LEADS

LADY LEADS
In contest for Queen Of the Arkansas
Valley. Second days voting is as fol-
lows:
Orissa Birdsall, 1872.
Madge Wills, ITO.
Canon City:
Gretchen Harding, l72.
Mabel Moore, ITO.
The diamond ring is on exhibition at
Howell's Jewelry store,
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ALL THE WORLD

knows that Billiards. Snow Liniment
has no superior for Rheumatism, Stiff
Joints, Cuts, Sprains, Lumbago and
all pains. Buy it, try it and you
will always use it. Anybody who
has used Ballarl's Snow Liniment is
a living proof of what it does. All
we ask of you is to get trial bottle.
Price 25c, SOC and $l.00. Sold by
Yelton Drug company. It's
The daily tribune., 1907-07-06
now a rowH GROWS.

Many have an idea that towns grow
because . necessity for thom exists.
Tbey think that It makes no difference
what efforts the people make; no odds
what stops are taken to boom town;
the place will grow X its natural advan-
tages are sufficiently attractive and men
can make something by living there.
Tho fact Is most towns arc built under
the energetic efforts Of the people who
desire to SEQ town pushed on. Take
fifty towns, and two or three, in time,
become large and important places,
whils the others move along in the Same
old nut Tho town that goes ahead is
driven onward by its citizens. The bust
neas mon Of . town. who think more Of
tho welfare Of town than they do Of
spiting some one. SEQ that line Of road
will benefit them, and the road is built,
They mark that bridge is needed to
draw trado, and bridge is constructed.
They observe that -four mill or can
merry has proved drawing card in some
other town. and they subscribe money Ia
have one OF their own. A church OIL
school house is needed, or will draw
moro people. and the building is soon
erected. In this manner the town Ia be-
ing forced onward. Every propert,
owner in and around the town should
be equally interested in having the towr
70 grow. And man who is scheming Il
got up something to tear down any bust
ness Of the town should be sat down on
The daily tribune., 1907-07-06

who lot property viii hsve secured full
" one. half Of tho value In cash.
Chariss Cowan, : hardware dsaler,has
bought vacant business houss here.
moved II to Coal Creek and viii open
his businss. A number Of minors have
negotiated for the purchase ol the "
can't frame houses here, which win b.
moved TO Coal Cfeelk
The daily tribune., 1907-07-06
nad 1urn Oviekly Healed

II am 70 delighted with what
Chamberlain's EAlve has done for me
that feel bound to write anti tell you
So" says Mrs. Robert Mytton. 4b7
John st., Hamilton, Ontario. my
little daughter had bad burn on her
knee. 1 applied Chamberlain's
salve and 1t healed beautifully.
This salye allays the pain Of burn
almost instantly. 1t is for sale by
Daniels Drug Store. it's
The daily tribune., 1907-07-06

The Fremont Hotel preparatory to op-
Grating on the European plan will dis
continue serving meals until further no.
tice. In the mean time the hotel will be
open to accommodate the public with
rooms and full day and night hotel ser.
vice by the day, week or month.
2t H L. RICE, Proprietor.
The daily tribune., 1907-07-06
Constipation.

For constipation there is nothing
quite SO nice as Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets. They
produce q pleasant movement OF the
bowels, without any disagreeable
effect. Price 90 cents. Samples
free at Daniels Drug Store. it's
The daily tribune., 1907-07-06

have been made 20 q to have It before
tbs services Ia tho different churches.
The band h ono Of the best travelling
and is conducted BY very Hue leader,
% that something above the ordinary
may b. looked fos.
The daily tribune., 1907-07-06

AT ST. ALBANS-Tomorrow there
will be morning prayer at IL o'clock.
Dnring the heated term instead of SER
mon short address upon the teaching
OF the day will be paid. There will be
no Sunday School.
The daily tribune., 1907-07-06
Baseball Players and Foot Racers.

Louis Kruger, ex-champion long
distance foot racer Of Germany and
Holland, writes Oct ~, 1901: dur.
ing my training Of eight weeks foot
races at Salt Lake City, in April
last, used Billiards. Snow Liniment
to my greatest satisfaction. There
fore, highly recommend Snow Lini-
ment to all who are tro ubled with
sprains, bruises or rheumatism.
25c, 800 and el00. Sold by Yelton
Drug company. It's
The daily tribune., 1907-07-06
ToWN OF c)AL cHxsx
Io 10 HI RraurIr

1hs town os Coal Creek y 70 b. n.
e.iit. That sssms TO b. the d<tsrmln..
- q noss os liz oitissns who lost he,.
viH by ths nrs. Tho ruins Of tie burned
The daily tribune., 1907-07-06

People arc often very much dissp.
pointed to hnd that their family ply.
sioian 10 away from home when they
most need his services. diseases like
crssmp colo and cholera morbus re.
quire prompt treatment. aud have in
many instances proven fatal before
medicine could be procured or ply
sician summoned The right way il
70 Keep 1t hand . bottle Of Cham.
berlain's Collie. Cholera and Diarr.
hoea Remedy. No physician can
prescribe better medicine for these
diseased By having 1t in the house
you escape much pain and suffering
and al risk. But 1t now: 1t may
ave life. For sale by Daniels Drug
store. -.
The daily tribune., 1907-07-06

Hotel Lennox, special Sunday din
ner, 5 40 to Z 40 p. NJ. Instrumental
music.
The daily tribune., 1907-07-06

Morning service at l0:45; evening
service 8 p. IN. Sunday school II :45
a. m.; Wednesday evening meeting
500. Reading room open Thursday
afternoon from 8 to 5.
Subject-Life.