Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-11-13

tanned by the friends of Mrs. Bradley,
examined her for evidence OF it,
sanity. The conclusions he reached
have not yet been made known.
Among tho witnesses through whose tes-
timony attorneys for the defense hope
TO establish herditary tendency to in
sanity, is Lyman Shrewsbury, Mrs.
Bradley's uncle by marriage. He as
serts that Mrs. BradIey's aunt became
violently insane, and developed homici'
dial mania. Mrs. Bradley entered the
room quietly, after the court was in SEES
sion, and seated herself Immediately
back Of her attorneys, within few feet
of Max Brown. The court room was
crowded with talesmen and witnesses,
who OF once became interested in the
case. OF the curious crowd which
filed corridors of the court building, none
was permitted to enter. The trial COM
menced at 10. q. NJ, and the examine
ton of talesmen for the jury was begun
at once. During the course Of the ses-
sion the defense exercised the right OF
peremptory challenge four times, and
the prosecution FIVE times. As twenty
challenges are allowed each side, 1t is
rot likely that the work OF selecting the
Jury will be completed for two days at
least. Keen examination by the govern
ment attorneys is eliminating all tales
men who have the slightest disposition
to admit the value OF the so-called Gun
written law"
The following jurors were tentatively
accepted as a result Of the preliminary
examination.
James s. FeeDey, publisher; Fritz
Herz1y, saloon-keeper; Henry Bredi-
ksmp, barber; Frank NJ. Hodges, mer-
chant; William J. TbomsS, student
(colored); Haywood Hicks, grocer, (col-
ored); Charles B. Althoff, grocer; Will
liam E. Reisa, brickmsker; Daniel
Crumbaugh, real estate; F. S. Iseman,
timer; John NJ. Abbott, grocer; James
Nash, ice-dealer. With one exception
these prospective Jurors are married.
"Iu God We Trust will not be upon
any United States coin designed in the
future, if the President can prevent the
use of that motto. He has written q
letter on the subject, copies of which are
now being mailed to all correspondents
who have sent him protests on the
absence of the words on the new gold
pieces. In order to make his position
on the subject perfectly plain to all the
people, Secretary Loeb today gave out
copies of the letter, in which, among
other things the President says: "My
own feeling in the matter is due to my
very firm conviction that to put such a
motto on coins, or to use it in any
kindred manner, not only does no good,
but does positive harm, and is in effect
ireyerance which comes dangerously
close to sacrilege. A beautiful and
solemn sentence such as the one in ques-
ton, should be treated and uttered only
with that fine reverence which neces-
sarily implies a certain exaltstion OF
spirit. Any use which tends TO cheaper
1t, and, above all, any use which tends
to secure lis being treated in e spirit of
levity, is from every standpoint pro-
foundly to be regretted"
Information /, beng gathered by gov
eminent officials to be used in support of
the proposed recommendation of Fost-
master General Meyer to Congress for
the establishment of postal savings
banks. 1t is believed that the President
in his message to Congress will give his
approval to the postal savings banks and
at the same time give the private savings
banks and trust companies a dig. A
consular representative has reported that
zone of the greatest aids to the financial
power of France, with its annual in
vesting surplus of $3.50, 900, 900 to $780,
900, 600 is the facility with which the
people can invest their small savings
with absolute security" In New
Y ssland the postal savings bank system
has been adopted with the most crafty
ing success, according to Col. w. A.
Pickett of Auckland. He figures out that
should the banks be patronized in the
same ratio in America that the total de-
posts would amount to 81, 900, 900, 900.
The FIRTH Sterling Steel Company,
the new independent armor and proiec-
tile mauufactury located in the District
Of Columbia, was the lowest bidder for
most of $4,000, 900 worth of projectiles
advertised for by the Navy Department,
proposals being opened by Rear AID.
miral Mason, chief of ordnance, this
afternoon.
Ten o'clock on the morning Of the
10Th of December is the hour set apart
for the departure of the feet of sixteen
from Hampton ROada on
their voyage TO the Pacific.
Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou
will leave for New York this afternoon
10 look over the financial situation, and
10 deliver an address tomorrow afternoon
before the Merchants Association.
The President gave luncheon this
afternoon in honor of the delegates to
he Central American Peace Conference.
Judge Advocate General Diehl, of the |
navy, in his annual report urged that
Congress provide additional naval prison |
IccOmOdations.