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Evening journal., 1907-02-11
DR.. MURRAY ON
CHRIST THE DEITY
No Doubt That Christ is the
Life and Head Of All
Things
HIS PARDONING POWER

IN washington Heights NJ r. Church
last evening the Rev. W. l.. s. Murray
preached the third Of his series OF spe-
ciai sermons on the subject OF Christ"
His subject was Christ the Deity" Il
was an admirable discourse
Or, Murray said;
In the beginning was the Word. and
the Word was with God and the Word
was God. The same was I'm the be-
Ginning with God. All things were
made by Him and without Him was
not anything made that was made
John !. l-3
There are two books of the Bible that
open with the same words viz: "1n the
beginning" These are found in the
FIRST verse OF Genesis and also IN the
FIRST verse Of Johns Gospel In Gene
sis these words show us that an cre-
alton began at the beginning OF time
In Johns gospel they arc used to teach
us that Christ who is the Word, ante
dates time. lie was before an things
for an things were made by Him
! Therefore lie must be God He that
built an things is God This is not q
fatherless world. He WAS not only cre-
ator but IN Him was lie. tho life OF
the body, the life or the soul. the lif,
of the spirit. This life was the iigh
OF men. not Of the sum- but OF men
moral light spiritual light Tho Wor,
became flesh and dwelt among us
Christ came down from heaven. Be
fore Abraham was II am" the self
conscious, pre- existent ego. Christ an
tedates both humanity and creation
Christ said 4 and my Father are one.
When men saw the Christ they sa,
the Father also. To His Disciples IL
Continued on Sixth raEeD
Evening journal., 1907-02-11
Contents Of FateIuI Note Read
in Court and Document Ad-
mitted as Evidence
JEROME WINS LEGAL
BATTLE OVER DELMAS
New AIieniSf Tells This After
noon Of Visit TO ThaW in
the TOmbs
DELMAS ANGRY
AT JEROMFS TACTICS

How real confession Of Evelyn
Thaw outrivals fiction Of "Tess."
This is the confession OF Tess OF
the D'Urberviiles.
How could be expected to
know? l was child when I left
home. Ladies' know what to fight
against. for they read novels that
tell them OF these tricks. but /
never had the chance Of learning
in that way"
Tess lost her husband.
This is the confession Of Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw.
"Afr. Thaw said he loved me and
wanted TO marry me. He said re-
peatedly. why don't you marry me2'
said I won't He said. Is il be-
cause OF Stanford Whiteg I said
Yes, It is because Of Stanford
White"
Evelyn Nesbit won a husband.
Court convnes at 1870.
J. D. Lyons. OF Pittsburg, custodian
OF Harry nhaws will. put on stand by
defense in effort to introduce will in
evidence in support Of defenses claim
hat document will prove ThaY's in
sanity. Evidence excluded on prose-
cutions objection
Attorney Gleason Of defense, In
whose hands will was placed as part
Of evidence. put on stand, but evidence
again excluded on prosecuton's objee-
ton objection.
Enort to introduce viii temporarily
abandoned.
Evelyn Nesbit Thow put on stand and
tehtiaes TO contents of famous note
concerning White passed by her TO
Thaw at Martins restaurant dinner
shortly before shooting. Most Of other
testimony excluded on technical OBJ
/ jections by prosecution.
Court adjourned at 12.8o TO give de-
fense time TO realign forces.
Evening journal., 1907-02-11

BY Our Own Wire. Publishers Press.
NEW YORK. Feb. 11.-During the noon
intermission there was a conference Of the
attorneys for the defense and the ques-
tIon was debated Of a complete change of
taotics. it being decided that this course
was preferable 70 the constant battling
against the objections Of the district at
torney. The result was that when ths
court was called to order DR.. Charles c.
WAGNER. Of Binshampton. n. Y, was
called to the stand and the defense started
IN to build the legal base which the court
has ruled must be kindled down before
: the defense can start its work on its IN
sanity plea. The witness testified that he
had served as house surgeon in the New
York Presbyterian Hospital, and was as.
sistant physician in the New York Insane
Asylum at Binghampton, n. Y. He stated
he had visited personally many other in
sane hospitals both in this country and
abroad. and the study of insane was his
. occupation for years, he asserted.
Examined Thaw in Tombs.
He professed being familiar with the
literature on the subject Of insanity
ana that he had testified as an insanity
expert in several trials. After qualify
ing as an expert DR.. Wagner testified
TO knowing Harry Thaw. He saw him
ast October 1906, when he examined
Thaw.
Mr.. Delmas questioned DR.. Wagner
as to what he observed about Thaw' S
condition when he examined him.
ron the first visit I made talked
with Thaw in a general way and did
not make thorough examination.
II observed he was suspicious and
reluctant about answering my ques-
tions and very, apprehensive."
Tell in your own way what you OBJ
served"
II observed he was fearful that he
would be declared insane"
Then there was a second appearance
Evening journal., 1907-02-11
INVESTIGATE
THE REPORT
Firemen and Others InCenSed
Over Statements Made By
Insurance Men
MAY BE SCHEME OF EXPERTS

Chief William NJ. Ward, Of the Will
mington Fire Department and in fact
almost every fireman in the city. is
highly incensed at the roasting" the
department received in the report sub.
mitted by the National Board Of
Underwriters, as result Of the in
vestigatlon made here in October ana
November last. Not only are the fire.
men mad, but many citizens are dis
plased with the advertising Whining
ton is likely 70 get by reason Of the
statements made IN the report In
consequence it is probable that City
Council will order an investigation
and the severe criticism. which is a
serious matter to some Of the city de.
partments. looked into.
On this point Mayor Horace Wilson
has the following 10 say:
Il think IL is a very serious criticism
of the hre department OF Wilmington
OF some features OF the Water De-
partment and " the electrical depart
ment OF the Police Commission. That
il should not be passed by unnoticed is
manifest. When the departments OF
the city having in charge such import
ant matters are criticised by a corps
.of gentlemen whose purpose would
seem TO be the discovery OF the short
cominss Of a municipality's capacity
for preventing and fighting fires. these
departments should at once investigate
the conditions that are so criticised
and If they arc as the underwriters en-
gineers state. there should be vigorous
efforts made to mend these conditions
] have requested the underwriters as.
ISOLATION 10 forward copies Of their re.
ports to the various departments az.
tected by their criticism, with a view
Continued on Second Page.)
Evening journal., 1907-02-11

BY our Own Wire. Publishers Press.
GREENWOOD. Miss.-James \.
Money. Jr.. who. ended long feud
with his neighbor L. J. Henderson.
near cruger. by killing him several
months ago. was acquitted of murder
to-day, the jury holding the shooting
to have been justified.
Money is newphew Of United states
Senator Money and cousin OF Gov
ernor Vardaman of Miss.
NEWARK. y. Thomas Alva Edl-
son. the inventor. says when a man
gets 10 be sixty it IS time to knock of
work. and play awhile. MI. Edison
Is sixty years old to-day. and his
playtine begins.
ST PETERSBURG-M. Pobedonost-
Eeff. the former procurat0r- general OF
the Holy Synod. IS confined 10 his bed
~ an attack OF influenza, which
fouees some apprehension owing 10 his
arane axe.
Evening journal., 1907-02-11
pat, q Former storm.

There has been considerable guessing
among our citizens about the hg blizzards
Of previous years There have been sew
eral heavier snowstorms IN this section
than the one Of Monday and Tuesday last.
Most Of us can readily recall that there
was a blizzard in 1892 but the real bliz-
zard in Wilmington and and vicinity oc-
CURED on March T.. 1855 when the rail-
roads were blocked for three days and the
city was cut on from the outside world.
Many OF our citizens slept IN railway cars
and others made no effort 20 get home
until the railways were opened. II was
the most severe storm even our then old
est inhabitant could remember.
Evening journal., 1907-02-11
THOUGHT TT WAS
A BURGLARS KIT
SatCheI Containing RevOlvers
Belonging to Lieut.. Casey
Found in POStOlFice

There was considerable excitement
FOR a time az the postofiice to-day
when small satchel containing two
large revolvers was found beneath ono
OF the desks Ia the corridor. Tho pis-
tolls had been let BY some one and for
gotten and when first examined tho
bag had the appearance Of a burglars
kit. The revolvers, however. were
beautiful weapons and the kind that
are used In target shooting.
Just at the time when the And wes
causing the.most interest the revolvsFs
were claimed by IAeutenant Casey. who
is in the employ Of the DUPONT Powder
Company. A messenger boy had LETT
the satchel In the postohice and after
mailing some letters walked on without
T..
Evening journal., 1907-02-11
ELECTROCUTION
INSTEAD OF MOOSE
Provided For in Bill Given
Notice Of By Senator
COnnOr
INSTITUTION FOR THE BLIND
Special to The Evening journal,

DOVER, Feb. 11.--1n the Senate to-
day Mr.. Conner gave notice Of an act
providing for the execution Of all sem
tences OF. death by electrocution instead
OF hanging by the neck.
Other notices were:
BY Mr. Reed, act increasing the au-
thorities Of the tax collectors of Ellen
dale
BY Mr.. Monaghan. an act TO estab-
lish and maintain a State institution
for instruction of the blind.
BY Mr. Morrison, an act establishing
a system Of game wardens and TO re-
stock the state with game birds and
animals.
BY Mr. Sparks. an act constituting
the associate judges of the State a
board to provide for the instruction and
training Of the adult blind persons OF
the State.
Both houses by concurrent resolution
named Wednesday afternoon as the
time for hearing the physicians Of Del
aware discuss the new medicine and
surgery bill.
Evening journal., 1907-02-11
SEIER, MAN OF MANY NAMES
RAN BLUFF in WILMINGTON

Charged with grand larceny, Frederick
scier is locked up in Newark, n J., and
indications are that before he regains his
liberty he will have to spend several years
bohind prison bars.
The specific charge on which the police
are holding Seller Is that OF stealing a
$50 check from Mrs. Laura Allison. OF
Newark. and the police OF that city are
convinced that IN his capture they have
landed slick swindler who has robbed
good-ioolSing women from Frankford
Germany. TO San Francisco. and TO Kala-
mazoo. Mich. The wires from other cities
stated that Seier had applied 70 mis-.
tresses OF fashionable boarding-ho
and after ingratiating himself with the
landladies. would disappear with checks
or bankbooks.
II is said that Sellers method of pro
cedure in obtaining money from bis un'
suspecting victims was under promise OF
marriage. In substantiation Of this the
ory. It is claimed that Seier under th'
name Of Frank II. aBuman. welded Mrs
Agatha Hahn who conducts saloon In
baltimore. and from whom he obtained
considerable. An examination Of his ef.
fects when arrested in Newark disclosfe
numerous love letters from women al
over the country. and the tone Of them Is
such as 20 lead enc TO believe that h'
was irresistible.
Has Been Here.
Seller. Of Bauman appeared in Whining
ton. however. IN different role. that Of
John Kuber. a wealthy Pittsburger. who
had all kinds Of money. which he wished
10 invest In a hotel On January l6 last
he arrived in this city and called upo'
/ Hawkins a Co. real estate dealers OF No
7ig MSfket street Meeting ". F. Haw
kins. he explained rhat he was from
F5ttsbure and that he had $4,000 whicl
wished to invest in the purchase Of 1
Evening journal., 1907-02-11
DEADLY GAS STOVE
SNUFFSOUTLIVESOF
SLEEPING FAMILY
Michael Ryan. Wife and Baby
Victims Of Horrible Sum
day Tragedy
PARENTS PARTLY DRESSED
WHEN DEATH CANE

As II wrapped In peaceful slumber,
and with faces on which the smiles OF
contentment seemed 10 ilnser the dead
bodies Of Mochael Ryan his wife ana
four months-old baby daughter we're
found IN their cogy little home at 223
Connell street this morning. gas
stove from which deadly fumes were
pouring telling thos tory OF how the
end had come.
Ryan. who Is a man Of large ply
sique, and employed at The works ~
Pusey and Jones as a laborer, was
last seen at late hour Saturday night.
and as the Sunday papers had not been
taken in yesterday it is supposed that
the triple fatality occurred during the
few hours following his last appear-
ance.
At an early hour this morning tho
attention OF Mrs. Mark shaw. who oc-
cupics the house next 10 the Ryan
home. was attracted by the strons
odor OF gas. and not having heard the
Ryaus about she az once surmised
that something was wrong. She lost
no time In notifying police headquart-
ers Of her fears and Officer william
Becl. was detailed TO make an invests
CATION
Arriving at the house the officer
could got no response 20 repeated rings
ana knocks. so going to the rear OF the
house he burst IN the Kitchen door.
A. he did so rush OF gas almost hook
him on his feet
After waiting for q few moments 10
allow the noxious fumes to partially
escape. the officer groped his way
through the gas-hlied house until he
reached the second story middle bed
room. where he saw 2 sight that made
lhlm recoil in horror.
Continued on Second Pase)
Evening journal., 1907-02-11

hotel business Mr.. Hawkins at once got
busy and escorted "Mr. Kuber' to tho
Clayton House. and introduced him IA
Harry Bothman The stranger was AZ
fable "a good talker and soon had NJ
Bothman interested. He informed tho
prospective purchaser that he miaht nos
sibly reach an agreement with his brother
Albert Bothman. who conducts the ste-
vens' House, IN Lancaster Pa. ana who
was not unwilling to sell out.
Accordingly after remaining over night
Mr.. Seier- Bauman- Kuber hastsrad 70
Lancaster, bearing letter OF Introduction
20 Mr.. Bothman. Arriving At the Stevens
House the stranger proceeded to make
good with all with whom he came IN con-
tact Soon he met several prominent men.
but his stay in the city was Of short du-
ration. when he left he owed NJ Both
man $50. which the latter had accomnao-
dated him with. besides owing sums or
money to Frank Reiker. prominent
brewer Of that city. and Charles Groves,
q weahhy liquor dealer.
Identified Picture.
When Seller was arrested in Newark it
was learned that he had been in this city
and the chief Of police OF Newark sent q
Photograph OF the prisoner 60 Chief or
Police Black here. When an Evening
Journal reporter presented the nioture to
Mr.. Bothman at the Clayton House to-dey
for Identification he az once Identified
Scier as Kuber by his conversation "
said AIr Bothman. "Kuber had plenty ofl
money and was willing TO buy anythlngf
in sight IN fact he spoke OF obtalnine /
options on several sites in Wilmington Teri
the purpose Of building hotel.
Albert Eaihnsn was notified IN l.ancss-
ter to-day of l<uber's arrest. and viii -
( u Newark and prefer charges against the
man Of many nsnss In an EFFORT 70 rsEsin
the money which he obtained from hizA
Evening journal., 1907-02-11
n.orns w. Hewitt Dead.

George w Hewitt for more than
forty years a familiar figure at Fourth
and French streets and the New Jer-
sey wharf, died at his home in Penns-
grove yesterday in the 60th year Of his
age.
Carriages will meet the p. r. r. train
arriving at Pennsgrove on Wednesday
morning at $780, to proceed to Sharpe
town. where interment will be made
Evening journal., 1907-02-11
LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY
Schools and Banking Institutions Will
suspend for the Day.

Tomorrow the entire country will unite
in doing reverence TO the memory a,
Abraham Lincoln. the martyr President
and liberator Of the negro race.
Declared a legal holiday, the day will
be observed by schools and banking In.
sttutions' which VIII remain closed. while
IN many sections meetings will be held at
which the deeds Of Honest Abe" Will be
extolled.
There win be no afternoon delivery OF
mail. In the morning the four-u1p car
riers WIN make only two deliveries and
the two-trlp men but one. The usual az
ternoon and evening collections VII b.
made.
The stamp windows. registered sietter
and money order departments viii close
promptly ct noos.
Evening journal., 1907-02-11
snIIntsr Penetrates Hand.

Martin Flaherty employed at the
Todd's Cut shops. met with a painful
accident this morning that may result
seriously. A splinter of wood several
inches long penetrated his hand and
was removed with difficulty.
Blood poisoning may result.
Evening journal., 1907-02-11
EDITOR HOFFECKER DEAD
Founder Of Smyrna Times sueeumbs
After 4s Years in the Harness.
Special 10 The Evening oJurna

Special 10 The Evening oJurnal.
SMYRNA, Feb. il.-Robort ID. Hof-
fecker. editor Of the Times died at mid.
night. aged 7e years from general
breakdown Of the system. He was born
az Little Creek and all his life was spent
IN this county lie founded the Times
in 1855. and was the oldest editor on the
Peninsula. Ho leaves three children. Rob-
ort d.. Jr.. who has for years conducted
the Times: Samuel NJ, Of Atlantic City
and Miss Bertha Tho funeral will take
place Wednesday afternoon.
Evening journal., 1907-02-11
LIneoIn EuIonIrsd a HInh.

Az the High School meeting this morn~
Ing exercises commemorative Of IAncsln's
Birthday we're held.an excellent eulogy on
the martyred President being delivered by
Feldy santmeyer.
Evening star., 1907-11-03

portant significance in the change of his
itinerary for the homeward voyage. The
ia cts about the proposed change in the
date of leaving Manila, he declares, are
simple.
1T was suggested" he said. that 1
leave Manila on the original date IN order
to arrive home on the original date, but
there exists a number of administrative
matters here requiring attention, and l
can better consider them on the ground
than from Washington. / have, there
FORE decided to remain until November ..
[ leave VIadivostok on the 10th. going both
to st. Petersburg and Berlin, but only as
L visitor en- route home"
Mr. Taft with Gov. Smith and Gen.
Edwards. discussed the change in dates
at Malacanan. Gov. Smith is especially
anxious for Mr Taft to p-olong his stay.
in order personally to attend to 4 number
of matters. At the conclusion of the con-
ference he Cancelled the earlier book
:ngs to Vladivostck and cabled his de
c:sion to Washington.
NEW YORK, November 2-There was
] Pumor in customs house circles yeSter-
dag that the plan to shorten Secretary
Taft's stay in the Philippines in order
that he might reach Berlin a week atlead
of the time ori. inally scheduled was to
permit the Secretary to discuss tariff
affairs VITA the German foreign Office ard
reach home about December 10. It was
also report ri that draft OF the propos ID
commercial treaty between this country
and Germany has been prepared. and,
with some notifications, is TO be present
e6 to Congress in December. 1t was said
that President Roosevelt desires MI. Taft
TO Gisclss certain features of the pro
posed convention with German officials.
Evening star., 1907-11-03
SOLD CoLD-sToRAGE EGGS.
Fake Farmer Did Big Trade in the
Product

WATERBURY,, Conn, November q
Determined to raise money at any risk
that he might enter college, Charles
Cooper, twenty-four years of age, whose
wife is a clerk in ten-cent store, has
made a brand new discovery in the art Of
stealing.
He bought eggs from cold storage ware
houses at 25 cents a dozen, ana. dressed
as rube farmer with grandma =
basket" invaded the district of the homes
OF the rich. He easily got ~ cents for his
eggs. which he declared were almost warm
from the nest.
In places where Charles had 10 change
50 or $40 bill ne left his basket con-
tanning never more tnan two dozen eggs
ana went 10 the nelghboring stores FOR
change.
The eggs were deserted.
In less than ten hourS work in Water
hury IhuIsday he got possession OF 81
and only lost tifty-one eggs making a
net profit for the day of s43a3
cooper is now serving post-eraduata
course in city Institution. thrust on
MIN by the Judge and planning another
Duco!tc coup.
Evening star., 1907-11-03
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS

understood that the report of the Story
board is favorable to the principle of
">re-Wound gun construction. If that is
the casa and the report IS approved by
the military authorities, 1t is likely that
the method of making heavy guns for
the coast defenses and the main batteries
OF Warships will he revolutioniZed, and
instead of the built-up pattern the guns
OF the future Will he constructed on the
wire wound principle. Consequently much
interest attaches to the prospective action
of the board OF ordnance and fortifica-
tions on the report of the Story board.
Gen. Miles Long Ride,
The Test in horse manship recently or
dered for officers of the army recalls to
mind a famous horseback ride made by
Gen. Nelson a. Miles, U.SA., just prior
TO his retiremcn Mt in August, 1893 when he
cov1red the ntnetymils~ stretch between
Fort SILL l. r. and Fort Reno, Okla. In
Just nine hours and ten minutes. The
start was made from Fort SilHat 5 clock
in the morning of July IA, 1903. Gen.
Miles va accompanied by Capt Farrand
SayTe. sth Cavalry. ard when they left
the fort the weather wes cool. but q few
hours later 1t became intensely hot De-
spite the heat. dust and otner discom-
forts of the trip. the general finished
fresh as the proverbial daisy. The ride
was mad In ten-nie relays, soldiers sta
t!o.t"' along the line furnishing fresh
horses Luncheon took twenty minutes,
and + .s estimated that fifty minutes
were sp2nt in chs ngtng mounts and other
small delays. Thus the actual time the
general was in the saddle amounted to
eight hours. He showed no signs OF
wearincss, however. although within a
few days Of the re tiTinS aga of sixty four
years, and forty minutes aftarward he
reviewed the troops stationed there.
A Loving Cup for Miss Gould.
The enlisted men OF the Atlantic fleet
are contributing 25 cents apiece toward
d fund OF So. 900 for use in the purchase of
a handsome loving cup for presentation
to Miss Fsien Gould OF New York in par
tiai recognition OF her phiianthrepic work
in behalf of the enlisted personnel of tn /.
navy. II ts expected that tHe presenta-
zion viii bc made at Carnegie Hall, Now
York city mex: month.
Naval Hardtack and Potatoes
The oldfashioned hardtack will be