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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-09-01
SINKING FOR TWO CENTURIES.
hoary St. Paul's Cathedral 10 Said
To BE In Danger.

LONDON. Aug. II The Com..it,-
OF architects which was appointed to
iuuui.. into ihe condition ii -. ..
Ca..piral h. issued r"p".. .s.' :.
declares that viii" ;he eta 4. ii !. .:
no Immediate danger. elaborate r.
cautions are necessary TO preserve 1t
from, disaster.
The cathedral has been sinking
70: .vo centurns. and the expert
col.!.ittee recommends that he con-
ditch OF the subsoil and the street
wa,.r level he periodically recorded.
a. t,..re lie the chief possibilities OF
future danger. II is added t'at
attention should be given To AL build
ing operations in the n":chiorhood.
O: michief OF q serl"u, nature md!
ar.... The committee recomIne nds
tina: tae large amount Of structural
wurk REQUIRED 10 repairing the lad
TIC b, proc, eded with at once.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-09-01
BODY IDENTIFIED.
Not Believed Consul for the Nstss-
eriands Suicided.

St. Louis. Aug. II. The dead body
OF man 80 years nf age taken from
the river Wcdnc' Jay was identified
at the l"rgne by Albert r. Haaga-
ma. as tha; Of his father. Brocr u.
HRagama. consul In st. Louis for the
Netherlands.
TIE son declared ne did not believe
his father had Com'.i;' I suicide. bu:
expire, led the belief that death vas
accidental.
Consul Baagsma disappearc! aiys-
teriVus!y last month. He came to
st. Louis in 1853 aud became lead
er in Holland American circles In this
city. Finally he was appointed con-
sui represe ing his country. and mis-
commission bears the signature OF
Pres .dent Lincoln In ratification 81
his appointment.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-09-01
ARREST NAV FOLLOW.
stisat'on OF Death Of Beautiful
Kentucky Girl.

Louisville. KY. Aug. 81. Mss
Laura SChninate. member OF a
prominent and highly respected FAM
lily OF Oklahoma Station. died oDdev
mysterious circumstance. a. IKE City
Hospital and members Of the family
are conducting an investigation. wit h
the aid OF the police. An cxaInina-
t!un. II Is So! |. revealed that Miss
Schu!hdtc hal been the vlctiN, q; AN
operation prior to being brought TO
the hOp!tal.
II t. said that the brothers Of M.-s
Schurca'c viii ash for the arrest OF n
prominent young man now l'rated in
Biruinrham. Ala. The young wO-
man first came TO lOuisvsne five
We Is ago. IL Is said. with a man who
represented himself as her uncle.
On August T.; she was removed to
the hospital. but made no statement
to the auth"~'i. 5 regarding her true
condition.
Miss SC,Iumatr was a brunette OF
unusua! beauty. and. while It Is said
sAe was lite more than a child in
years. TIE G,ath report gave her aSe
AS ta,nt! cone.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-09-01
Parents Selling Their Children.

London. Aug II "A Rome dis.
pate. h,. a ,Iry .: VA attempt to
sci Cl.'drrr in the ma-net AT Avel-
I'm, \ ,a!ant aal his wife brought
Two .! their children. twins, four
rlrv ~ Ga. and in oacn market th"r-
g! :, 49,, lem for $40 each. The
ba,'"> wrr, plump add healthy ano
were bought ~ ma. who on '."c
the pre-" -. .i.'t nc was tai la:
tie c,i.d-rn asa, wntn tie police
s'.op.d III arc arrested boia buyers
a1I D, Hers
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-09-01

York ard CnCinl Al. /. niis,!IG. 49,!
h. !.l,,GS ma relatives tear tLa' MS
uioi il ,,..oi.n affected. Mr. Hv!.
u ..ac.i IL apD cred s"V!'E after noon
or Mun'.A!, after taking luncheon
VII, III, bro. Yer. Albert Hr!de'bach.
fornc.,y ri 80, a.g white goods whole
sal, LIN. Of VI ell & Etidcl51ch. They
No.. in IA, Gaze :aya.il ia the EQutt-
able Life building, on Broadway.
when Seward MAS lost. 1t 10 not
bt !i.,rt he committed suicide.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-09-01
Elshty.Four Workmen Meet Death
Beneath the Waves.
neN WERE CAUGHT IN TRAP
a>etion OF New Bridge In Course OF
Construction Across the St. Law.
ssncs River. Near Quebec. Goes
Down..

Quebec, Aug. 3l.-A section VI the
new BRUCE across the 81. l-aWrchc"
ytver, I'VE miles below the CITY. CO. :
lAps.d nul d. carrying scores "t
workers and nict nAhi. IL % he water
II Is estimate t!at the loss OF ne
10 At least s.Nt!. and il.L! estimates
exceed that NUN ~ b! lA,ui!.
The BRIDE Na, y,u; a ..!.y and
q half in ..uSin. L:.d la.f O.! II. from
the south sore To lnidstIrd,u, was
.crumpled up an i.,,UNu iN,U th, sd.
tiers below.
Ninety m,a We" at wu!l. on th!~
section OF TIE S,iHt:U.,. end the
whistle had !u,; blown al 3,3" tnr
the men {, pui WORK tor u" Gay
when they nrt:I grinding sound
from the bridge n,.sr'am
1.-The Bridge Is Fa!iins!'
The men iura,I 10 -" what had
happened. and an il. ,an, ,a;er the cry
went up. "T.e BRIDE j. falling The
men made q rusn shurcward but the
distance Was too great for them t'
escape.
The fallen Soc \ o: the bridge
dragged other. IL Z. the swapping
orders and c;.jl' v ling IKE IN"
crash of cannon. q j = ,hlenlns tls
workmtn as they sped onward Only
q few OF them reacncd safety i,tore
the last piece Of iron on the south
Shore was dragged into the river.
Steamer Lowers Boats.
The steamer Glennmont had just
cleared the bridge when the first Sec
ton fell. TAc water thrown up by
the debris came clear over the bridge
of. the steamer. The captain at once
lowered boats. Tine small boats piled
back and forth over the sunken wreck.
age for hall an hour. but there was
no sign Of life. The twisted iron
and steel had it, victims ia "A terrible
death GRASP. \ few floating and brOk-
en- strands of tap bridge towards the
north slo.C were the only signs that
anything uuu.na. had happened.
All the men drowned Were en-
ploy ees Of the Phucn!xville Bridge
company and su)-contraCtors or
Quebec and Montreal.
The Quebec bridge was begun sew
en- years ago. and II was 10 be fln1-
ishcd in 1893. Subsidies had been
granted by the fedora. and provincial.
governments and the city OF Quebec
and TIC estimated cost OF the work
was SO, 900 900.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-09-01
FIGHT ON BOND ISSUE.
il :ksor citixrns May BE Plunged in
Litigation with City Council.

Jaohsan, Ca. Aug. 81 1.-The citi-
4 =. ut JacAson are about to De
p! 80 intp li..g.'on VITA 'iio pre- -
cu, city administration. A letter
M. be u s.!i TO tn' mayor AMI cd,ln
Gil in wlicl they ar. asked er'ain Ill
rect Questions regarding water bonds .
electric iig'!i bords and city DE- 1t. This
co,IInu.ca ion Is being distributed on
the streets .ur use OF voters.
ON al hands II Is heard that unless
the present city officials give an &C
count OF their ac;it rs and doings and
showing OF the money passing
through their hands q bill for discov.
cry VIII he flied On the part OF the
citizens in he superior court OF Butts
County. The officials are J. b. Wall 4.
mayor: j. n. Carmichael. s. o..
Horn, c. X. Gresham and J. Il. Car
michael. councilmcn
The election for an additional bond
issue 10 raise $40. 900 will occur Sept
I next. Things are at fever neat
ard criminal actions are talked Of
freely
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-09-01
Searching for Victims.

Quebec. Aug. 3l.--With the first
break of dawn half dozen govern
mcnt and Quebec Bridge company
w-eEce river for he victims Of Thurs.
day nights catastrophe.
Tn. total death, caused by tne COL
LpSe of the great Cant.l"yer bridge
numbers Al least 80. and may reach
S..
Up 10 an ar!, hour Fr.hay morn
IN less than twenty oOdi : had been
4etoIeT,d. The terrific drop Of IN"
scat sl,cl structure from l." Feet
Aoora N" surface Of the river crush.
ell -" bodies o! many ~ornmen in a
Zig .''u. manner ard Il = feared that
man! Il them Will never be found
Man! OF the dead and missing are
Americans brought here ny the Phoc-
nix Bridge company OF ihncnix'iMe.
Pa. which had the contact for the
Aron woth or the bridge
Both the local and the dominion
authorities have taken steps 10 ir-
vestca the cause Of the disaster.
and, II possible fix tie responsible
tty.
Some of the workmen expressed the
belief that tine Anchor pier gave way
under the tremendous strain OF the
@verhanging steel work.
II. p. Davis. of Ottawa. the cen
Tractor Who built the piers. made .
1asey sxamiaatien. Asvsvss. aad -
0ortod them 70 b b eo04 0Do0jtto0.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-09-01
Final Curtain Rung Dowa For
Richard Mansfield.
FOREMOST AMERICAN ACTOR
Death Was Due to . Complication Of
Trouhles-Dur,ns Last Moments 10
Was In Condition OF Coma, and Did
Not Recognize His Family.


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MT .a',j.,, rucNicc',i. although til =
fact ha' ~; - y made ~ lie.
..r. Man 4 ''N'a conGirinn had bee n
reported e.. b ."s exc. liens. 1t was
stated TIA. ,r s,u.l tie journey Wei!
from Saranac iI,r and that ne Was
UP and aiulnd Ia. hU,ise here until
tlr,e DAYS ago. Then a ;utr Tor TIE
wors" >,t- in and NJ. Mansfield "as
confined - Ala i.,:n. On Thursday
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",neI. ~. .i..n said rriaa! ,l:.l
re H.i flea cd Tie wr.s, for scyera
days.
Daring The er a; actors last moments
he Va i$.aa IN u condition OF coma
AMI ID not rtct saizc loved ones at
his bedside. There were present at
the time OF his death his wife, his
brother. Felix. mis- ycung scn, Gibbs.
and. the physicians and nurses.
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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-09-01
AUTO soaaeRoAuLTGo.
Party u Five InjWss6 In - Assl6eal
Noae Dayton, ohlO.

Party % Five IajUss1 n o. Aseiasse
Nsas osyssas ok,o. !.
lafayette. Ind. Aug. 31.--eavo
pers0ns were injured In a auto0oo1oos
accident At. Daytoa. siEet nilae sase CO
mere. late THURSDAY. <
A large touring car containing ~.
aud Mrs. Don 9savkias az Mr.. as
Mrs. Osterdorf and The cAasfIsas. a
Of indianapolis. sktd6e1 aeruos ..
bridge and turned . eo0elsts soose.
sault. landing bottom side upoa soes
gravel 1t the loot ol a enbaaknaa1.s
Hawhins and Mrs. Oseerdof WeVe,
pinned under the car, They rs0aia-
ed there g minutes suffering e1ogo.
ciating pain. Hawkins' legs Veeo
crushed below the knees aaA - waD
severely scalded By escapiag steam. Z.
Mrs. OsterdOrf had several sealD
wounds. The others IN ~ party wsgo
severely bruised.
Tine party Vas On its way from CT.
cago to indianapolis when thu aoei.
den, occurred. Hawkins and Oste9.
dorf are partners Ia the banking bus.
iness 1t Indianapolis.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-09-01
Asronaut's Marrow Eseaps /.

Toronto, Ont. Aug. 3l.-The
Knah Enshue airship. piloted by Gail
Ros Jason. took Night from the exhibit.
ton grounds Thursday during q gale.
II sailed for "a nile In the direc-
ton OF th, 49,. 80! tower. when
something gave way and the airship
landed on tae cupa!o OF school
house. leaving its pilot In q perilOus
position. Robinson and the airship
we're rescued with the help Of ropes.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-09-01
KING EDWARD SHOCKED.
Leaves Thestcr - Protest Against
Scandaious Performances.

Mari E.lhai. APP. 3l.-King Ed
ward Eas administered q rebuke to
the sin ins of indeIicate songs In
PLACES az public amusement and his
action. which was taken publicly. has
c,erleL 1n:ens excitement In Marlin.
bad. His majesty entered . cafe
ch"utan: Tnursday night and after
ts,ci ing to one o. two items ON the
program be walked out a. . protest
az; iLss the scandalOus nature Of the
re-fo,i Hnce. His majesty was' fol.
lowed by the Duke OF Trek and other
members Of his suite and all the
Americans and Englishmen present.
This Is horrible: appalling" said
the king to q member OF his entour.
age. AID the accuracy Cf his discipline
Of the performance 10 admitted on
every side.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-09-01
cenv,ets ssvs 10 lIbssty f.

Joliet. Ill.,. Aug. 3l.-EdWard
Quinn and Harry HaAnon. two con-
victs at the state ,enitentiary. made
. sensational escape from prison and
are still at large. Quinn. said to
be one of the most expert safe blow
ers In the country. ~as serving .
twcnty-year sentence for burglary.
He had eight years 70 serve. Han.
non was In for Burglary under IN In
dcterminate sentence. The mea were
nurses Ia the hospital and sawed
through the bars OF . hospital window.
dropped into the prison yard. and
with an iron hook and rope made from
sheets. scaled the walls.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-09-01
VIII, on Back % . Check .

Washington. Pa. Aug. 31.-The
Washington county has just been pro-
baicd. II Was that Of HssA Hallam.
who died . few days ago. The in
strumea 1t contained just twenty-five
words. and was written on the back
of q Tank check. II was dated 1899.
and had been neatly folded and placed
IN Mr.. Haliam's vest pocket. II vas
not found until last week. II con-
tanned a single sentence. which con.
veyed all :: 3 property to hts wife.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-09-01
Head cve on BY G,svases.

= hCattanooga. Tenn. Aug. 3l.-Oo
"Wednesday Isam Black. = Is year ol1
boy. while attempting to step isto .
moving elevator in the News bu1l4.
ing missed his footing. eausht % ~
Platform and vas carried to the ns1e
door above. where bis head vas CT
OF just al tho ears. Tue boys body
fell through tine elevator shah I've
floors 10 the bottom.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-09-01
Ltvss n psss, sssss e,ee.

Cambridge. Mass. Aug. 31.-S1To
In Cantabrisa apartments here saSly
Friday morning sadangere1 Tie nvoo
Of the members OF Twenty-Five tn
lilies, including almost one Aunoro1
people. and caused . property loss 60
timated At &7s. 600. Several pooo1e
we're taken ov Of the hpiidias -
conscious ironth Effects q s9ees. )
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-09-01
Western Union once Burns.

Arkansas City. Ark. Aug. H-TA0
locai ONCE of the Wetern Union tel.
esraph company. together with al
H. ,,.umc..;>. ono" :, rds and furni.
;urc. ~. .,strn. cd BY IRE WedAoo-
day Tao 5l.ldin9 vas Quilted. TAo
fire is believed 10 have beon q -
con .ia,y o..,.n
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-09-01
Montgomery Daily state sold

Montgomery. Ala, Aug. 3l.-Thc
Dali, STAG. an afternoon paper which
suspended a few DAYS ago. has been
sold at receivers sale for $40. the
purchaser Assuming the debts watch
run to about SIS. 900. 4. c. Forbes :,
receiver. buugI: Il In as trustee
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-09-01
Engine Went into River.

\ locomotive and several freight
cars loaded with steel girders were
nr,!Nc out upon TIE bridge just he
f"." The s;ructu!. collapsed E.n.i-
n'er jos. Nho was on tie ,tcomu-
i've, wont INTO :hc river wI'h his en-
fjI". 'u' vas picked mp 81" Zee; &C.
los t. bridge. F.i, man Da,is per-
TO- q
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-09-01
Relatives Seeking Lost Man

New York. Aux. 81 IS. aari
Heidelbach. wealth. Cincinnati mai
ufacturer Of ladies y eat. and cousin
Of Alfred He!Ge!cach. Of Held, bach.
lckelheiLc! 4 ca ,d;.Avrs =! sew
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-09-01
Stoo, 600 FIN at cins,~~stl.

Cincinnati. o.. Aug. 3l.-ffo
which originated from some unknovo
cause. early Friday. destroyed To
planning mill lumber sAe1s ussd 1es
the housins a completes natssiAs
and hundreds Of thooss1as q 49,
OF Lumber. NJ Deo0estys q ~ ~
rim and KsrA- lnnb6e se0Danys -
WiAton Place. IN the nosthweseeso
part Of the city. TIE loss b esti1ae.
ed to be 500 600.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-09-01
FIRE At LOUISVILLE
Ceurier,JOurRaI Plant Sustains
Damage Of $zee,oes.
OTHER PAPERS TO RESCUE

WY SVOs Wv " ssvOs V'essso o'~
Courier journal Company VIII Not
ss interrupted 4" Getting Out Their
Paper.
Louisville. KY. Aug. 3l-The loss
on shc Courier-J Journal plant. wh!ch
was Quilted by FIRE shortly after mia
night Thursday night. Ia estimated to-
D. about 500. 900. The machinery.
while damaged to some extent by -
ter, can be put Ia shape and It vas
stated BY MIR. Bruce Haldeman. the
pre- silent Of the Courier journal. com
pany. Friday morning. that there
would be NO interruption to the bust.
ness. tie other papers Of the city hav.
ing offered the COurier.Journal The
use Of their plants until arransemestss
can be made for the paper to resume
ope rations In ..s own place II bsal'
ness.
The principal damage Vas dose ~
water. the roof and the top story -.
ing the chief sufferers by IRE.
The Courier-Jourual and The Times
~ere issued from the Herald plast -
Eridav
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-09-01

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-28
CHARGE CUSTOM FRAUD
DIFFERENTIATION CASE OF HALF
A MILLION.

NEW YORK, February 2S.-On account
of alleged undervaluations of imported
wooden dress fabrics. the United States
government has sued Georges, Mesnin &
Co. OF Paris, with a house at No. Greene
street, this city, In the United States cir
cult court to recover $4,000. The action Is
record-breaker in the amount Of money
involved, exceeding even the sum claimed
in the japanese silk frauds of a decade ago.
At United States District Attorney Stim-
sons office 1t was said criminal charges
would follow II it should be disclosed that
the alleged undervaluations were made
with intent to defraud. The suit covers i'm
portations by the firm since 1901.
Had Been Suspected.
For long time. 1t is said. the Treasury
Department has been suspecting extensive
undervaluations in the Importation of WOOL
en- fabrics, the average duty on which is
nearly Is per cent. A tip as to the I'M
portations Of Mesmin & Co. was received
by the Treasury Department last fall. In
October special treasury agent abroad
sent detailed report, purporttng to show
exactly what the firm had paid for every
consignment Of WOODEN dress fabrics bought
by them at the Continental Mills in the last
six years.
This report was compared at the New
York custom house with the invoices Of i'm
portations by Mesmin & Co. during that
period, and Assistant District Attorney
Denison said last night the government Of
ficials alleged that undervaluations ranging
from to ~ per cent were revealed. The
average differentiation, 1t was said, was
between 2 and 8 per cent
Under the federal law a whole consign-
ment Is liable to confscation, even IL there
Is only one differentiation therein, and so
the government is suing for the entire value
of every consignment In which any under
valuation Is alleged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-28
ONE FIGHT AT A TIME.
Ex-Gov. Brown Denies Reports q
Senatorial Aspirations.

Senatorial Aspirations.
BALTIMORE, Md, February 2S-Ex-
Gov. Frank Brown was asked today what
there was in the report that If the demo-
Gratis nominate and elect the municipal
ticket he has recommended it Is his inten-
ton to become a candidate for governor or
United States senator.
Now, look here" said the ex-governor,
Il know I've heard some of that talk. All
1 have to say is that the democrat who
starts trying to inject state issues and can
didates into this fight has not the true in
terests of his party at heart. This is a
fight for mayor, for president of the second
branch. for controller and for the city coun-
Gil. We've got to win the fight, and we
are going to win It, Let the future take
care of itself.
81 am not a candidate for governor or for
United States senator or for anything else.
have no idea of being candidate for any
thing. What I may do in the future the
future will have to determine. am no
fortune teller. I'm living in the present.
and I'm in this fight to win. It seems to
me to be fight which calls for every demo-
crat who cares about the success Of his
party to put his shoulder to the wheel"
Governor" 1t was said. they say you
have lot of pictures of yourself and but
fight next fall.
There are some pictures upstairs" said
the ex-governor. which had taken a year
or two ago, when I thought about getting
into the field. But what has that to do with
this fight? What difference does 1t make
about me? I'm not a candidate now for
anything. and 1 tell you honestly that I
have no Idea that ever will be candidate
for anything
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-28
EGG FAMINE ENDS.
Chicago Now Has Inexhaustible Sup.
ply in Sight.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, February 2s.-The great
American hen got busy last week and as q
result the price of eggs has fallen cents a
dozen. The egg famine is declared to be a
thing of the past. and South Water street
commission men say that within ten DAYS
the consumer will be able to purchase fresh
eggs for 25 cents dozen. The present price
at retail is around 3S to 40 cents, but the
wholesale price fell from % cents to 20
cents, and the retailers will make CORE
spending reduction.
There is not an old egg in the country"
said Thomas E. Purcell of the Butter and
Egg Board, land the fresh article should
be retailed by the grocers at % cents per
dozen. They are being wholesaled at 20
cents. Every storage egg in the country
has been rushed through to the consumer
and got out of the way, and there Is not a
single one left in the country. The only
eggs on the market are straight from the
farm and are In the hands of the consumer
before they are five days old. This is the
first time that the situation has been as it
Is. The public is actually getting strictly
fresh eggs. The condition has produced
sensation on the egg market, the phenom-
email feature of 1T being that the. supply is,
seemingly, inexhaustible.
Monday eggs were wholesaling at %
cents, and the drop Of cents Is the great
est ever known to have occurred in the
same length of time"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-28
ACCUSED OF ASSAULT.
Former Policeman in Richmond Sent
to Jail

RICHMOND. Va. February 2S-Ex-Po-
Hceman William T. Gentry was arrested
yesterday by Policemen Bryant and KEEL
lum upon warrant charging him with
criminal assault upon Miss Josie Robertson.
sixteen-year-old girl, who arrived in
Richmond Tuesday from Buckingham
county on a visit to her sister, Mrs Joseph
Stieff. who lives on Federal street
L. NJ. Bland, head of the Bland Detective
Agency. was arrested Tuesday night upon a
charge of being disorderly. but it is also
understood that he is implicated in some
degree in this case
Gentry, it is charged, volunteered to con-
duct the girl to the home of her sister, but
instead of taking her there he took her to a
disreputable house conducted by colored
woman. After leaving the house the couple
were Joined by Bland. It was through the
testimony Of Bland that the arrest of Gen.
try was made. and it was also through him
that the scene of the crime was learned
Bland, Gentry and the girl entered the side
entrance of bar Tuesday night. police
man noticed the manner In which the girl
was forced to accompany the men. and I'm
mediately followed them for the purpose of
making an investigation.
Bland interfered while he was in CONVEX
sation with the girl and was Immediately
arrested.
In the police court the girl told a pitiful
story OF how she had come to Richmond
unattended. and how. in her ignorance she
did not know where to go when her sister
failed to meet her: of how Gentry and aft
erward Bland. had volunteered to show her
the way and. finally. of how they had de-
ceived her.
Bland In his testimony told the court that
the wrong man had been arrested. He then
gave the name of Gentry as the perpetrator
of the crime. claiming that he had done
nothing except to try to save the girl It
was at this point that the case was halted.
Oflcers were detailed to arrest Gentry
along with the woman who ran the house
to which the girl had been taken. After a
short delay the principals and witnesses
were all in the hands Of the law.
Both men were committed to jail without
bail The case will be called In the police
court March Tor a preliminary hearing.