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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-19

whole trial. There was not a dark
page in Thaw's life that was not turn.
ed to the light of criticism and blame
So fierce, so vindictive was Jerome that
there were many who believed he was
purposely seeking to goad Thaw into
some outburst. Gle is guilty and
should be punished" was the burden
Of his speech.
And following this terrific arraign-
nent which had turned the hopes Of
Thaw and his relatives into forebod.
ings, came the judges charge to the
jury. AS the jurist, avoiding all eff
forts at oratorical effect, went over the
facts and admonished the men who are
to decide on Thaw's fate to put aside
passion and prejudice and render 8
verdict strictly on the legal points al
issue, an expression of abject terror
o~verspread the prisoners face. The
judges definition of insanity sufficient
to cause an acquittal dampened the
hopes ven of the prisoners lawyers
and as the jury filed out of the room
1t was plain that all concerned were
anxious.
After celebrating for more thar
eighteen hours without being able to
reach an agreement, the jurors report
e before Justice Fitzgerald Thursday
morning and asked permission to ex.
anime a large number of the exhibits
introduced during the trial and also
asked to have read to them the test.
mony of several of the eyewitnessei
to the tragedy.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-19
Career of Evelyn Nesbit Tha,v.

Career of Evelyn Nesbit Thavv.
Byron's expression, The fatal gift of
beauty" is strangely cxempliied in the
life story of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw. Eve
Ign Nesbit's early home, like Thaw's,
was in Pittsburg. She is the daughter
of Winfield Scott Nesbit, a lawyer who
had a small practice and died leaving the
widow with only a pittance. At the age
of Il Evelyn began to work for her liv-
ing in a Photographic studio in Philadel-
phia. Her employer took a picture of
her to hang in an exhibition, and Evelyn
woke up the next morning to find herself
a famous beauty. Artists began to beg
her to pose for them, and within a few
months she was earning a good Income
in New York as a model.
In these model days she met White,
who induced her to go upon the stage,
and persuaded n theatrical manager to
give her a trial. Later White sent Miss
Nesbit to a fashionable eastern school
and after that she returned to the stage.
Among the host of men who were
smitten by her charms was Harry Thaw.
His attentions were at first received
with disfavor, although he had n habit
Of sending to her home grand planes,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-19
THE AUTOMOBILE TRADE.
Factories working Overtime and
Wall street slump Has No Effect.

Factories Working Overtime and
Wall street Slump Has No Effect.
In spite OF the slump in Wall street
the automobile industry, which one might
expect to show the effect, was never more
fiourishinG than at present. The greatest
trouble OF the makers is not obtaining or
ders but getting raw material. 1t is es-
timated that this year there will be made
something like $4,000 cars of the four
cylinder type. with a demand for the full
product. Even more than this of the
smaller cars will be made-cars costing
about $500. One plant in Detroit is
shipping an average of AZ machines per
day.
Michigan is the banner automobile pro-
ducing State. In 1900 not a single fac
tory was reported in that State, whereas
last year the figures showed that it led
in the number Of cars produced, the
amount of money paid for them, the num-
Der of people employed and the amount
of money involved in the automobile
trade and it's adjuncts.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-19

society. Mr.. White designed Madison
Square garden, in which he met his
death, and his great studio was in the
tower, where he held all his famous ar
tistic entertainments.
Shooting of White.
Stanford White was shst dead by
Harry X. Thaw on the Madison Square
roof garden on the night Of Monday,
June 25, 1906, during a performance of
"Mamzelle Champagne" in full view Of
the gay throng seated at the tables watch
ing the premiere of the musical comedy.
Three shots were fred by Thaw, each TAX
ing effect in the head of the architect,
who dropped to the floor a lifeless form.
White had no opportunity to defend
himself. He had been sitting at one of
the tables deeply engrsssed in the light
opera which was being enacted, when he
was suddenly confronted BY the Pitts
burger. Without a word Of warning the
latter leaned over the table, held the re-
volver within a foot Of the architects
head and fired. AS White fell backward
dead Thaw turned on his heel and calmly
surveyed the excited crowd. He had al
most reached the side Of his wife when
a fireman, stationed on the rosf garden,
made him a prisoner.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-19
BE TeIcphone EARNINGS.

The annual report of the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company shows
total earnings of $24, 526,09T, an increase
of nearly 3d. 10000 over those of the pre-
ceding year. The net earnings were S12,-
9TO,937. which means an earning of SIT
per cent on the S15S,661 500 of capital
stock. The net output of telephones in
the year vas 1,409.J7S, making a total
of 7.10T, 1876 in the hands Of operating
companies. The total number Of calls
shows about six for each man, woman
and child in the United States. The main
tenance and reconstruction of all the Bell
lines cost nearly S33.000,0o0. President
Fish says that the recent improvement in
cables makes it possible to place in UNI
derground conduits cables containing 400
or even 600 circuits, while a pole line can
carry GOO pairs of wires in the form Of
cables, as compared with the old-fashioned
pole, which rarely exceeded twenty pairs
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-19
CLOSE OF THAW CASE.
LoNG-DRAWN-oUT TRIAL COMES
TO AN END.
Famous Legal Battle Lasts for Three
Months-ProcecdinGs Have Been
Eagerly wed by Reading
Public in Two CnufinrutS.

After having been out thirty-ont
hours and still unable to agree upon a
verdict, the jury which had Harry
Thaw's fate in its hands was locked
up for the second night, Thursday,
shortly before midnight.
Events moved swiftly aud thrilling
Iy in the last day of the great Thaw
trial in New York. For ThaW and fer
those who were hoping for his acquit-
tai it was the NEST soul trying ordeal
of the twelve weeks which the trial
had lasted. Upon The heels of District
Attorney Jerome's closing address,
nearly every word of which was like
the blow of Il lash on Thaw and his
girl wife. Justice Fitzgerald charged
the jury in ii manne that seemed to
dry up every vestige of hope for Stan
ford Whites slayer. And then the
case was given to the jury.
The closing day of the trial proceed
ings was the most dramatic since the
prisoners wife recited her pitiful story
on the witness stand. District Attor-
ncy Jerome dissected the argument of
Mr.. DelmlS for the defense and tore it
to shreds. Selling upon incidents in
Thaw's life. he pictured the prisoner as
a man whose character was as black as
that of Stanford White, and Evelyn
Nesbit he portrayed as Il girl anything
but the innocent child Mr.. Dclmas had
shown her.
Harry X. Thaw sat with clenched
fists and blanchpH face while District
Attorney Jerome tore his life to shreds,
and demanded that the jury assess
against him the death penalty. Sar-
casm tipped every word which the dis.
trict attorney spoke. He declared the
pathetic "unwritten law arguments Of
Mr.. Delmas. if needed by the jury,
would turn New York into the sem,
blance of Il western mining camp. and
ridiculed the 'dementia Americana on
which the final plea for acquittal had
been made.
The district attorney declared that
romance and sentiment did not eater
into the issue; it was not Il question
of Stanford Whites character or Eve
Ign Thaw's suff0rings; it was a plain,
matter-of-fact homicide. "A common,
cowardly tcnderloin MURDER" is tho
way he termed it.
1t was Jeromc's summing-up speech
the last word in the famous trial be-
fore the judge intrusted the prisoners
fate to the jury. Jerome dashed Thaw
as with a knout of a thousand fails.
It was the most savage attack of the
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-19

the sentence of Mrs. Myers to life i'm
prisonment than by hanging her. In
the Hoffman case, be said, similar
facts to those in the Myers case exist,
and for thai reason he also con,muted
Hottman's sentence to life imprison-
ment.
The woman had been divorced be-
fore she married Myers. After her
marriage to Myers she fell in lsve
with Hoffman, and they conspired to
murder Myers * they could get mar
ried. She admitted him to the house
after midnight and directed him to
the bedroom where Myers lay asleep.
Myers arose in bed when Hoffman
struck him with a club. The men
clinched. and the woman came to
Hottman's aid. Mrs. Myers beat her
husband with a bed Stat and stabbed
him with a pair of scissors. AS lie
| cried to her. Help me, Aggie, help
me-" she slashed him nine times
across the face, throat and chest with
a razor,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-19

possibilities of a new suggestion, great
or small, the amount of work of which
he was capable was the despair Of every
man with whom he came into business
relations. He could accomplish his
greatest duties on apparently three or
four hours sleep, and in addition to all
of his vast enterprises, White was known
over Europe and America as one of the
most companionable and lovable men of
his time.
Cultivated, gifted in practically ali the
arts, he took with him wherever he went
that extraordinary love Of fun and bois-
ferrous jollity that distinguished him to
the end and that made his presence
sought and priced in every branch Of
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-19

The national forestry service has made
public its estimate of the nnu produc-
tion of lumber in this country at 100000
coo cords, valued at 81, 100000 The
State OF Washington ranks first, with an
output OF 4.oO0,000,000 feet, and next in
order come Wisconsin,, Louisiana, Mime
sofa. Michigan, Arkansas, Pennsylvania,
Mississippi, Oregon. North Carolina, Cal
%ifornia, Texas. Alabama, Maine, Virginia,
Georgia. West Virginia, Florida, New
York. Tennessee. South Carolina, Ken
lucky, Missouri. Indiana, New Hamp-
shire, Ohio. Vermont. Massachusetts,
Idaho, Montana. Maryland, Iowa, Illinois.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-19

The sentence of death imposed upon
MRS. Aggie Myers of Kansas City and
Frank Hoffman of H~igginsville, Mo-,
who were convicted Of having murder
ed the woman's husband, Clarence
Myers, in 1904, We're committed by
Governor Folk to imprisonment for
life.
In Il message to the Secretary of
State relative to the action in commut-
ing the sentences Governor Folk states
That he believes that public morals
will be better conserved by committing
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-19
BIRTHPLACE OF EVELYN NEsBIr THAw AT TARENTUM, PA

Company has been working on q system of
gas machinery for propelling ships. They
have perfected a design for a vessel using
an explosive engine, which will have no
tunnels. and her speed win be higher than
that of any existing bataeship. While
her dimensions are moderate, her batteries
will be ven more powerful than those of
the ~Dreadnought, since all her ten guns
can fire on either beam, and six ahead or
stern. The advantages of such a change
were generally conceded to be great, and
some believed that such a transformation
of warships was q matter of the near flu
tUre.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-19

One of the most interesting papers read
before the recent conference of the insti=
tuition of naval architects in London was
that Which dealt with The Influence of
Machinery on the Gun Power % the
MoGern WarshiP.' The author claimed
thai if a large number of guns are to be
effectively mounted they must be so PLACED
as to free either broadside. To this end
all Geek structures, including tunnels.
must Zee abolished, but if tunnels are to
be eliminated steam can no longer be
used. With this in mind. the Vickers
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-19
Notes of Current Events.

Gen. Jose Miguel Gomez, candidate
for the presidency of Cuba, is ill with
consumption.
The trials of Judge Hargis and OTHERS,
charged with the assassination of James
Cockrill, were assigned at Lexington,
KY, to begin May &.
John D.. Rockefeller opened the picnic
season the other day at Lakewood, N. J.
He took the choir of the Baptist church
over to the seashore in the afternoon and
then entertained the party at supper in
the evening
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-19
= Of pcacc courre...

Russian ambassador at Washington has
transmitted to Secretary of State Root
the message from the Cars government
containing the reservation made by the
various powers invited to participate in
The Hague conference. All of the. gov
rnments have accepted the invitation.
but in so accepting have stipulated as to
what subjects they may propose for dis
cussi0n.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-19

history ever since the world began.
Great actress, indeed! She thought she
could play on you like so many children.
She comes here in her little school girl
dress and tries to impress on you this as
sumed childishness.
This "angel child comes here, and weaves
a web Of lies to fool you-to induce you to
acauit a cold-blooded, cOwardly murderer on
a defense of "dementia Americana"
Does this 'dementia Americana faunt
the woman it loves for two long years
through the capitals of Europe and then
kill? ''Dementia Americana" never hides be-
hind the skirts of a woman "dementia
Americana" never puts a woman on the
stand to lay bare her shame to protect 1t.
II this rich young man instead of being
Harry Thaw, the son of a millionaire of
Plttsburg, had been a poor Italian and his
victim, instead of a man of artistic temper
ament, a maker of plaster casts, and a girl
whom they quarreled about was a chorus
brainstorms and paranoia have prevailed?
The real question here Is whether New
York City Is to become a mining camp. IT
this SORT Of thing saQi go On. If the only
thing between a citizen and his enemy Is a
brain storm, then every man had better,
pack a gun.
Delmas to the Jury.
We admire the chivalry Of the knights OF
the middle ages who went about rescuing
natdens in distress. Why should we with
hold our sympathy from Harry Thaw who
SO valiantly rescued the child Evelyn from
this parasite?
Harry Thaw called spsn the district at
tSrRey, the man whS Is new trying to take
his life, and demanded that he do some
thing to cleanse the city of this human
leper, White.
When she was the wife of Thaw, White
met the girl and repeatedly insulted her.
Such conduct, gentlemen, deserves the sever
est punishment.
Waging a battle for American womanhood
and baf1ed by wealth and social position,
Thaw met and killed Stanford White.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-19

Victim of Thaw' Bullets.
Stanford White, victim of I'haw's bull
let's. was one of the best known archi-
tects in the country. He designed many
famous structures throughout the land,
including a number of the most prominent
buildings for the Columbian exposition.
Mr.. White was born in New York City
New. 0, 1853.
There is hardly a city of prominence in
the country that does not beast at least
one building designed by his firm.
Possessing himself a sense Of beauty
that enabled him instantly to grasp the
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-19
STRIKING EXCERPTS FROM
JEROME'S CLOSING SPEECH.

There were two ordinary men In this case,
and between them was n tigreSs urging
them on. Why, men, there are the same
old elements here that have made criminal
history ever since the world began.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-19

Great actress. indeed! She thought she
could play on you like so many children.
dress and tries to impress on you this as
sumed childishness.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-19

This "angel child comes here, and weaves
a web Of lies to fool you-to induce you to
acquit a cold-blooded, cowardly murderer on
a defense of "dementia Americana"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-19

they were married with Mrs. Thaw's con,
sent at Pittsburg.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-19

Harry Thaw called uPsn the district at
tsrRey, the man whs Is new trying to take
thing to cleanse the city Of this human
leper, White.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-19

When she was the wife OF Thaw, White
met the girl and repeatedly insuIted her.
Such conduct, gentlemen, deserves the sever
est punishment.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-04-19

Waging a battle for American womanhood
and bafled by wealth and social position,
Thaw met and killed Stanford White.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-12-20
SHORTER A. N. e. CHURCH
SUNDAY SERVICES.

The pastor will preach at II 4 m.
Class meeting At 1880 p. m. Sunday
school At .. m. The Peoples Sun.
day Alliance will celebrate whittier's
birthday with appropriate exercises
at 800 p. m. Allen c. e League At
$3.50 p. m.
Rev. 2. D. Abbott OF Kansas will
preach at 7:30.
Special Christmas Services.
Tuesday evening. Dec. 2lth. the
Sunday school will render q Christ
mas cantata, entitled Christmas
Glory" Admission free. After which
Santa Claus will distribute presents
from his novel Christmas house.
The Christmas sermon will be d.
livered by the pastor at o'clock
Christmas morning. At which time the
choir will render special Christmas
music. A cordial welcome 10 extend.
ed ts all.
REV. A. N. WARD. Pastor.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-12-20
TRUE REFoRMERs Assist
IN REVIVAL At SCOTT.

Rev. c. W. Holmes preached a ser.
mon to the True Reformers Sunday
night. His text was BE Ye Faith
ful Until Death and l Shall Give You
. Crown Of Life" and after discuss.
ing the different phases Of faithful.
ness' In the various vicissitudes Of
this life. he forcibly illustrated the
reward. the crown Of life. Then Rev.
Bruce. the evangelist. shortly but ef.
fectively showed the wonderful "yow.
er" they must possess as true re-
formers" and closed BY appealing to
them to show their strength and
power kneeling at the altar to offer
up prayer for the sinners. This ~
quest was readily compiled with and
every true reformer present came
forth and bowed 4 prayer. The sin.
gular event was In that grand l,ody
not = sinner was present. Chief Cash
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-12-20
Hsa. ". T. Vernon one Of
our greatest Men will
be IN Denver Jan. q,
Let ~ Meet the
Occasion


Announcement issnAAe TINT tAe
wsst hes1dias 061ssr. 0apssap
Springs and Pueblo. are soon to be
visited by Prof. W. T. Vernon, the
brilliant Kansan who Is now filling
the once Of Register OF the Treas.
ury. He Is also president Of Western
University. the college which is stu.
ated at Quindaro. Kan. under the
He will speak In this city At date
yet to be made known. He arrives ir
Colorado January %. visits the three
leading cities. and leaves on the 2sth.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-12-20
cAsesGLL MAS GLORIOUS

anaAay M tsIln1lGR1y 1sueisg =
Campbell. A. n. Z. church. Owing to
the severe throat trouble Of Rev. A.
n. Ward. Rev. Bruce. the evangelist,
consented to occupy the pulpit in his
stead. Being full Of nre, force and
persuasion, the crowde church easily
became Enthusiastically spiritual. As
the church rocked. old men shouted.
women nodded their heads to and fro,
tapping the floor with their toes at
the same time, while the young smiled
their happiness Of spiritual glee.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-12-20
wEssGils WOMAN Nlsss /.
- ss1sAA&ao0oeGee m GAsT.
Mrs. I. D. Perkins, VINO Went East 70
Complete Z Course Of lscturss
en the Hair, Overwhelmed
With Business.

Two months ago Mrs T. D. Perkins,
who is specialist in the care Of the
scalp and the beautifyfng and growth
Of the hair. went to Philadelphia to
complete the course she began three
years ago under skilled German spe-
cialists. Since going to Philadelphia,
hundreds who knew her on a former
visit and remembered how changed
her long luxuriant tresses are now
from the short hair she had then, ad.
vertised her so much that she was
called upon to give lectures in tie
leading churches there and had to
turn away hundreds who sought her
advice and help. She is now gone on
to New York en- route home. She
will reach here this week and her old
customers are privileged to 90 see
her at once. Two thousand persons
will take treatments from her by mail
as result OF her trip.
All the many features Of past grand
successes with these new ones will
be crowd pleasers. People who have
gone to nothing this month are plan
ming to Be out on the 2Sth. 70 a. usua;
look for your friends on that date and
hnd them at East Turner hall.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-12-20
DEP Art uRE Of z
REu. DOUGLAS,

After serving - ~ PASTOR of Ca
tral Baptist church for neariy three
years. Rev. CAas. D. Dusgias has &c
cel&ed 4 chares n Cnclnaat, and VIII
leave for hi nsw Aoos Haxt vsak.
We veil rsosabsr ~ tiae II HI
coming. CsataI cAureA b q Asal
coasseesttoa a uurhsrA bit sfRpagh
- nsans - anseAe n ~ 1n1len
hon its place TN r1nSF FvWT2t1Aat
II would lose it, beautiful property
At Twenty-fourth and California. The
call Of Rev. Douglas from Galesburs
in less than three years has wiped
out a mortgage Of 5000 and floating
debt Of some hundreds more.
Membership has raised from 27s to
4lo, making It easily the seconu
largest Baptist congregation In the
West. At the same time extensive
improvements have been made ON the
church building and interest In the
spiritual work has been maintained.
The saving Of 4 church is Of public
benefit and in this sense apart from
his public endeavors outside Of his
church, Rev. Douglas has been ben
efactor Of Denver and We are sorry
to lose him. Mere pulpit oratory does
not beget success In 4 minister, nor
does mere good living. but these two
combined with q knowledge OF men
make him powerful and our depart.
Ing friend has been unusually EN-.
Client. proving his excellence In these
particulars beyond doubt. In his wife,
Mrs. Rev. Douglas is most fortunate.
Mrs. Douglas has been 4 splendid
worker. Her Pastor's Aid Society has
made . mark among church societies.
He Il . graduate Of the State UNI
versity Of Louisville and . Doctor Of
Divinity from Extein Norton Uuiver.
sity Of Kane Springs, Ky.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-12-20

~. Dsekhan, Surnsriys Of 80
naa has bsea calisA = h ssccsssor
al We welcome III ~ Aops for
HIN . eaatiaaassoa = ~ sood feeling
sad psrsoaa, interest hat speeds tie
parting ssssG
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-12-20
REGISTER OF
The TREASURY

vaiiantly defended the order IN q shest
and brilliant speech. ~ he set forth
its object. ains and accomplishment.
A great time v1s expsFi6Aced and
many Christians pledged themselves
to assist in the revival.