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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27
DISASTROUS FIRE
IN COTTON MILLS
Five Mill Hands Burned TO Death
and Loss Half
Million.
MADE ESCAPE DOWN ROPES
Daring Rescues by I.ircmen OF
Four Imprisoned Men Were
Notable.

DOVER. y. H., January 2e.-Dover,s
most disastrous IRE. which occurred 20.
day cost the lives Of four, and probably,
I'VE young mill Operatives and a prop-
erty loss OF half a million dollars. The
FIRE destroyed mill No. ! OF tho C,ooheco
Manufacturing Company. Tho bodies OF
four boys, charred beyond hope OF iden-
thcauon. were found IN tho smoking
ruins, and as five boys ara known 10 Do
missing. II - believed that another body
VIII be discovered
The missing boys are.
Charles COsgrove, aged sixteen Years
Constantine ElOpulous. aged sixteen
years. John Nicholopulous. aged fifteen
years. Redden, aged fifteen
years. Hester, aged fifteen
years.
Several or the injured were hurt while
descending by ropes
The fire broke out IN the mill not
long after tho 500 or more operatives
lad assembled FOR their days work
Friction from a belt generated sparks
which lodsed in a mass Of cotton and
Tile flames quickly spread throughout the
building. Tire exits soon became blocked
by "a struggling mass OF mill hands. and
windows. Others secured ropes and de-
scended 20 the ground.
There were several daring rescucs by
hremen- -Four imprisoned mon on the
fourth noor were taken out Of n window
though not until they had climbed one
by one down a stout pole. which the FIRE
men had made fast 20 the top Of a ladder
too short 70 reach the window sill. The
total less SIS $1,000. covered by Insurance.
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60 IN conviction. seventeen rnlsdemeanors
and one felony
Even n Mailer escapes the pcnttentiar,,
on tho technicolity In the TIustings Court
he viii then be remanded back 20 tho
Police Court and will receive a sentence
OF from four to twelve months ON tho
misdemeanor charge OF stealing tho all
hgator bag. IL all he cannot hope 20 be
20 liberty Tor AT least three years nni
there Is a possibility that other charges
vii be made and tho time continued for
YEAR more
The woman Will remain iu fail for six
months. She refused 90 say where She
lived In New jersey. or what was tho
name or her people. Mahier declares that
his w1fe's people are rich. and that they
would come here At onco AZ they knew
the plight that she was in
/ never stole anything in nv liro bo-
Tore l came to Richmond" said Nfahler.
IN his - after court was over. He and
his we were crying together. He
shows signs OF worry. and was very
nervous throushOut tho trial. ana after
ne had been sentenced appeared 70 be
very excited Il was thought thar tho
lack OF the dope" he had been acc,is-
toned to taking was the cause OF his
nervous condition
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27
MILITARY MATTERS.

r. NJ. Larldn, OK Company J.. SEVENTEEN
Regiment, 10 the captaincy OF that COM
Wand and OF Lieutenant Bi!lingslca To
the first lieutenancy. and Sergeant Lea
Ncu tc the second heutenancy. completes
the roster OF the command The pro-
moted officers are we'll known here. where
they served during the street car strike.
Captain Z. NJ. Hardy. Of Company A.
Seventeenth Regiment, stated last night
that picked team of ten marksrnen
from mat command would go TO Peters
burg on the first Wednesday in February
60 compete with a rifle team from the
mAnd in that city for honors ut the
targets The crack shots of Company
A arc practicing diligently. SO as to b,
able TO carry or the honors Compan.
A is enlisting new men almost ever,.
dflu night several having been examined
last night by SURGEON Truman A. Par
kerr
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27
SIMS, OF TENN,
ON BROWNSVILLE
Wants House to Go Squarely on
Record Regarding Presi-
dents Action.
IF WRONG, lMPEACH HIM
The President, He Says, Disci-
plined the Troops, But Did
Not Punish Them.

WASHlNGTON, January 26-Reprcsen-
tstivo Sims. OF Tennessee. wants the
House TO get sQuarely on record in favor
OF tho President for his action in dis
missing three companies OF the Twenty
NTH Infantry from tho military service
of the United States. lie said to-day in
tie lower branch OF Congress that Ov "a
unanimous vote Of tie Tennessee Torfs-
lature tho Presidents course was cr-
dorsed. and he had therefore Introduced
a Joint resolution. commencing the Presi-
don't in his position. lie said the resolu-
upn had been referred 90 tho Military
Affairs Committee. which Doc believed
would at upon the resolution. II IL
should not he would ask that the COM
mittce b. discharged. ana re would bring
tho whole matter before the House Tor
dis-ussion.
I'm another body OF Congress. Afr
Sims asserted. IAN ambiguous resolution
, as passed which challenged tile proprlet.-.
s. not the authority Of tho President to-
take the action he ala. In tie debates bis
constitutional authority had been ehal-
lcnred'
u the president lad exceeded rfe cone
srtutional authority. said M. sims. DEE
was subject 10 Impeachment. and such
proceedings must he commenced iu TIE
House OF Representatves.
lu view ~ the resolution passed bg tie
Senate. neither admitting nor denying the
Presidents a-thor.tv. Dlt simply v~ovid-
INK FOR an investigation o. the facts. NJ.
2 ms thought 10 proper that tie House
should express itself.
u Nas NOT his purpose. Afr. Sims as-
Ffrtod. 20 discuss tie punishment ~ fhc
discharged soldiers. that question should
not Dee cons dered iu connection with the
matter. ''The action Of the President was
wac NOT taken" asserted az. Sims "as
matter 90 punishment, hlt as matter
% gfsrfrffr@ "
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27
ANCHORAGE MARKS
FOR HAMPTON ROADS
Getting Ready for the Foreign
Fleet Which viii Visit
Exposition.
Exposition.

WASiilN GTCN. January e6-Roar-
Admiral j. D. Harrington. United states
Navy. has submitted 10 the Navy De
partinent au estimate or $4,000 FOR
placing additional anchorage marks in
Hampton Roads. as part OF the
general plan 10 have Hampton
Roads and the adjacent waters
ready by the middle Of April TO
receive the foreign fleets coming 10
The Jamestow. Exposition. The work
includes tho placing OF pile beacons and
marking the buoNs. tho publication OF
an anchorage chart and rules OF an
choraee and other important prepare
lions OF the same kind.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27
A WEEKS BUSINESS.
What the City Fathers Have Be
fore Them.

The business before, tile city Fathers
Tor the week ahead is enough 90 Keep
them ou tile go at least half the time.
Monday the committee on Streets Will
bold am important meeting az O'Clock
in the afternoon. At 80 O'Clock "a SUBJ
Committee from the Electricity Commit
Tee viii hold a meeting. and mt s o'clock
The Cemeteries Committee viii hold a.
me ing. At o'clock the Common Coau-
ell "il meet ia special session
tuesday afternoon az $50 o'clock tle
FlnAnc" Committee will meet and at S.
o clock special conference TO consider
matters pertaining 90 the coming meeting
iu this CITY OF tho Confcderat. Veterans
VIII be held. The Subcommittee on james
River Improvement will meet at $3.50. and
at 5 o'clock tho Water Commute. will
mold It's regular meeting.
The next meetings. 10 be held vlu be
on Friday night. and then tae COMMITTEE.
ON Light and tile Street cleaning Conn
mittee Will hold forth at o.clocl..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27

Major g.. Gray Bos-ieuN. commanding
the First battalion Of the seventeenth
Regiment has received the following let
ter from Major r. w. Bowles, command
ing the Richmond Light Infantry Blues
battalion.
headquarters Richmond J.. T. Blues
Battalion,
Richmond. Va. Jan. q. l'''
Major G.. q. B0ssicuN.
Commanding First Battalion.
seventeen Virginia Infantry:
My Dear MajOr.-In behalf Of tho
Richmond Light Infantry Blues Bat
talon. and OF myself. wish TO express
10 you the deep appreciation we feel
for the kind and generous offers of
sympathy. and the use OF your mill
tary home in our time of distress.
We have secured rooms which viii
answer our needs for meeting pur-
poses. and when our new equipment
is issued. will drill ON the streets. hut
we Will ever be grateful for tho kind
ly spirit you have shown al this time
The people OF our city, as we'll AS
The military bodies. have come gem
erousiy % our support. and ! feel
that with such loyalty shown orr
ul sides. we shall soon be able 10
take our old position as part of
the city.
Again thanking you for YOUR kind
ness. believe mc. SIR.
every gratefully yours
(Si@ncdl "E W. BOWLES
Major Commanding
The Richmond Howitzcrs VIII have their
annual business meeting next Tuesday
night at tao armorv. at which time the
civn organization within the command
viii Ice elected
Tho Howitzcrs have lad track team
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27
RICHMOND TENT WILL
CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY

~ moud Tent No. g. knights 81 th.
Maf 7"es viii Install officers for the
tnS term tomorrow nieht State
coma 'dcr j.. W. CAL of Wasalngtos..
d. q iil pay the tcnt an official 1i-'t
and d .ts ofncers. after which tna
seVenN p anniversary Nll na ss..-
hratedl De- a banquet
All nh beers are requestesi 40 se a.. s-
cnt as va interesting proRrarn has been
prepared los the COMMITTEES II er. huil
he speeches hy promineut monbers 81 tna
order. and ana enjoyable tur Is ir.t.. .s..f
aIl
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27

identified with the dvy-goods intcros,
OF the city has now connected him
self with the Penn Mutual Life II
surance Company. OF which Captaf
Cunningham Han is general agent. 81
Price is the subject Of timely con
Sratulations from his many friend.
who bespeak for him abundant sue
cess iu the new field
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27
Yanes Secretary at Jamestown.

WASHINGTON. j.. c.. January 26-
Senior Barrett. Of the Bureau OF Amcri-
can Republics. has appointed Frederick
Y Hancs. the secretary OF tile bureau.
as fits representative on the government
board Of tile jamestown Exposition ia
place Of William c. FOX. recently ap-
pointed minister 10 Ecuador The pur-
pose % this appointment is TO insure
The l-atin-American countries Of this
hemisphere proper representation TN this
enterprise. iu which they arc so pecu-
liarly interested. by a thoroughly rep
rcseutatiye man.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27
What Witnesses Said

Mr.. Schmidt. the first witness. said fbat
his susI ici0ns We're aroused because no
had seen tho man leave tho store once
before. and mad noticed that his Goa.
bulged IN the back lie was very watch
ful. therefore. when the man and woman
entered on Tuesday. and he fnail, caught
them In tho act OF stealing.
Mr. Brown. Of the firm q TAYLOR 4
Brown. satf that the couple came into his
store about O'Clock In tho afternoon.
and the man wanted 20 purchase "a rair
OF dress shoes. The woman remained /,
the front Of the store and examined a
pair OF pumps. After trying on several
pair shoes tho man finally selected one
and asked that Il he laid aside. IL was
then $40 O'Clock. and Mr.. Brown Informed
the man that he closed al g.
Maiiier gave his name as VVoo6an. and
said that no would return I'm ten minutes
He did not return. and the next morning.
II was discovered that the pair OF ri,rnns
tho woman had been looking az We're
missing. Tho shoes were found in the
possession Of the woman.
Tho following are the names Of tho
firms who had warrants against Mahlnr
and the woman: Bell Book and Stationery
company. Craig Art Gallery. Schv-arz-
schild, Herman Schmidt. Tragic DRUG
Company, Moses Nav Cf~eeutreo Pros
Miller & Hhoads, Dabuey & Johnson.
CHr Well. Miller & Rioads. II. G.. Bosch
on. W S. Mccoy. John Saadi. TAYLOR &
Brown, Presby terrain Committee OF Pub
lication. Rountree Trunk Company. Roun-
tree Trunk Company felony. Constable
Brothers
All tho stolen goods were returned TO
the merchants after the tral Of tho pr.s-
oners. They said that they wanted 20
give back all the goods found in their
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27
Lady Maccabees

Richmond Hive. No. 8. Lady AIaccabeeS.
will hold its regular review on Tues
day at +. NJ In Fraternity Halt
Officers will be installed Tor the en-
suing year and tickets will be dis
tributcd for tho benefit at Bostock's
10 be given on Thursday. All members
are invited to cooperate and make
this benefit q success.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27
Letter Intercepted.

Detective Wiltshire and PatroInlan
Atkinson. who arrested Naller and re-
covered all the stolen goods. have i'm
their possession letter written 10 the
woman by Joseph Blume. the supposed
partner in crime OF Mahier.
The contents Of tho letter. the police
say, suffice to place the writer fla
prison under the Federal law which
prohibits the sending OF obscene mat
ter through the malls Tho letter is
revolving. It characterizes Nahlor as
a dog" and asks the woman n de
sert him at once. Yet this man Is tho
person whom the woman said was the
palrnist partner Of her husband.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27
lIE(Dl1EdIIl

The COD Liver on Emulsion par Excellence
The food that does good, has been used
and prescribed by physicians IN al parts
OF the world.
As a result. Ozomulslon has to-day a
larger sale than any other emulsion Of
Cod Liver Oil. and T. carried IN stock
by every druggist ia the United States
There arc two sizes -s-oz and 1904 Bot
ties. The Formula Is printed ln languages
on each.
OzOmulsion Laboratories,
90 Pine ST.. New York.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27
Music at First Baptist Church.

At tho service TO be held at the Fdrs.
Baptist Church Tonight the music will
he under the direction OF Professor Leslie
Watson. the musical director OK The
church. Mrs. Frank Duke will play the
violin solo. instead OF Professor Kessnich
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27

with him went several weI-filled
valises. Meagre information by the po-
lice is 10 The effect that several trunks
and bags have been shipped away by
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27
Virginia
Trust Company
No. 922. Northwest Corner Tenth an,
Main Streets

This Company Will act as Ex-
ecutor or Trustee under your will,
qualities as Administrator. Guar
dian, etc. Acts as Registrar and
Transfer Agent of Bonds and
Stocks.
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Plea of Defense.

Opium. tile poisoning and brain-wreck-
INK fumes % which ne constantly in
hailed. was the excuse offered by MAILER
for mis- Enulufarious stealing. He pleaded
bTity. through his counsel Mr.. Harry
Glenn. 10 all the charges. and the argu-
mem Cf the attorney was that the man
was mentally wreck. and was not
responsible for his actions when he stole
tle goods. The woman vas his subject
his slave. and while she might have beer
cosnizant OF the theits. she was power
less 10 prevent them.
Sir. Glenn spoke eloqucntiy for H..
woman. he said that she was innocent.
thar she was the dupe perhaps OF the
man. and that her punishment had al
ready been sufii,lcn
Replying To the argument Of the al.
torney for the defense, Mr.. Minctree
Foxes. Commonwealth Attorney, paren-
thercally referred 10 the Burton case
where the women had been dismissed and
the man had been punished.
The punishment OF this woman" he
declared. should be commensurate with
ler crime. The merchants Of Richmond
have been imposed upon By this clever
pair Of swindiers and shoplifters. and
however much we OF the South rever..
womanhood and regret TO see any woman
IN trouble. We must not deviate from the
Jaw. which is made for both man AMI
woman alike This woman is a frsiI
creature. and 7 do not want to see her
punished too severely. but I do say that
il is the duty OF this court TO convict her
OF TWO offenses. Il has been clearly
proven that she stole from two places
and she should suffer FOR her crimes"
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Have You Tried 1t?

buiIding-up food for invalids and
Tor those with weak ITO functions
which. by rs action on the blood. Will
help your body 90 throw OF disease and
take on flesh.
For nearly a Quartor OF a century
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27
Appearance of Mahler.

Directly behind Mr.. Folkes while lie
was speaking sat the man and woman
The latter was weeping. and all eyes
were turned In her direction. MAILER
sitting close by her side. kept his head
in his hands and wore a troubled look
He never once looked away from the
face of the judge. but he WINGED when
SIR. F0lkes spoke OF him as being an ac-
complshed and dangerous crook. who
should not be- allowed mis- freedom
OF the nineteen charges against the
man and woman only one was lost by
the Common wealth. This was the charge
of stealing pair If shoes from the Dab
ney-Johnson Company. II was not clearly
proven that the shoes had been stolen,
and for this reason tho doubt was given
20 the prisoners Nineteen charges were
made. and Of this number eighteen result
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27
.SHOPLIFIERS GET
LONG JAIL TERMS

0conunued From First Page.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BiTTERS

ls ycU deserving of g. fair uIaI in caSas
az Poor appetite, Heartburn. sour Rfs-
fnrs. Dyspepsia. Indigestion. Headache.
aids "r Nainriai Sever.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27

OzOMULSION GUARANTEED
Under the Food and Drugs Act
june Both, 10O0.-SeriaI No. 332
The Washington times., 1907-07-12


jury. Colonel Wilmer arose Immediately
after the defense closed and addressed
the jury
Gentlemen Of the jury. the defense
in this case Is unwritten law There
is no such thing in Maryland The
only law We recognize Is the law that
appears in black and white on our stat
ute books The crime charged here is
Willful. deliberate. premediIated. and
cold FLOODED murder. and I Insist that
the State has proved a case OF that char
acter."
The States attorney then read the law
on hOmicides, reviewing the several
Grades and the several penalties that
might be inflicted in case of conviction.
Colonel Wilmer described the scene or
the killing and the manner in which
Posey came 10 his death He placed
great stress on the fact that the moth
er and son had deliberately planned the
brutal murder and lay IN wait for their
unsuspecting victim
And what was cured by this afro
clous murder asked Colonel Wilmer
I'm a thunderous voice. What was help
ed? Wasn't the shame Of this unfor-
tunate girl published 10 the world2 The
community simply lost a citizen. II ne
was as bad as he has been painted
here before your eyes II would have
been the best thing in the world for
all these virtuous people in the com
munity to give him a sound thrashing.
tar and feather him and burn in the
brand Of contumely on his brow
"Fn tell you. gentlemen this Is a pure
unadulterated case OF revenge. Revenge,
Revenge, this shooting was not justified
by the divine law or any other law.
This unwritten law which they plead
IS not written on the hearts OF you
Jurors or any other OF our good citizens
The law through ages and ages has pro-
tected more than anything else man ;
inaliena-bie right, his highest right the
riOnt to live
II know this poor mothers position
was a trying one, and that she was
rfghtfullv indignant. 1 yield to no man
in my reverence for our women. want
them to live forever on their pinnacle or
purity. that ! may worship TO the last
day OF nv life. / am a father. and I
know a mothers feelings for he-
daughter.
IN view OF the propagation. the
righteous indignation and the mental
anguish Of this poor woman. l cannot
find II In my heart TO ask you gentle
mon for a verdict Of murder In the first
degree. I know I will be criticised for
this. but have been a public man too
long. and / have been too much abused
10 nay any attention 70 criticism.
would be false 10 my own heart and 70
The Washington times., 1907-07-12

my manhood TO ask for a verdict or
murder as called for under this indiCL-
nent
Stories told Mrs. Bowie aroused her
to the deepest Indignation against
Posey, as they should have done This
Is not murder. but manslaughter- You
can find a verdict for that. or some
minor degree Of homicide. ] don't ask
YOU 10 send these defendants 20 the gal
lows. You can fine them. or imDrison
them. or both Gentlemen OF the jury.
you can put them r. jail for one day
and fine them cen, II you want to-"
Senator Posey then began his adj
dress.
Gentlemen. this Is murder or nothing.
There can be no murder without malice.
Homicides are either tustihable. eXcus-
able. or cOld-blOoded. There was no
malice here, and therefore no murder
This IS tustihable homicide, II there ever
was such a thing. From the time the
first pang OF grief pierced the heart OF
this woman playing the dual role OF
father and mother. until she shot down
the debaucher Of her daughter. not a
word Of malice toward Hubert Posey
fell from her lips. She was patient. she
controlled herself hoping for the best
Did she fly OF IN the heat or passion
when she first heard her daughter 8
heartrending story No. she was quiet
calm, and reasonable. She wanted the
wrong rlghted. She thirsted not for the
blood of the fiend inca rnate who had
forever darkened her door.
The stories told Mrs Bowie inspired
no malice IN her heart. This is not a
Loving case where a person II hot haste
Of passion seized a weapon and goes
out TO Kill without verifying a story.
Mrs Bowie didn't Kill on first sight
She did not take this man by surprise
and shoot him down without talking
with him. Opportunity for fire from
ambush was presented on many coca
sions, but she did not want 10 resort 70
anything Ike that.
'She waited, hoped. and Ionged FOR
an atOnement of the wrong. The omi-
nous clouds of sorrow and despair were
about TO break over the Bowie home
stead before she acted. The shame OF
her daughter was 70 become common
property 20 the world Her contumeiy
must be shielded. Did she shoot without
giving Posey every opportunity in the
world? No. Gentlemen. she did no;
raise her hand 10 harm him until the
last appeal had failed of force. Save,
oh, save the honor of nv child. whom
you have dishonored! she screamed e
him. She pleaded. beseeched. promised
and threatened. but to all her pleadings
he turned a deaf ear, struck this poor
woman, and ran away. Then and not
till then was he shot.
There is no law TO reach this case,
and no law has been transgressed. You
can go outside the written law. No writ
| ten law applies here The moral Law
! only fits When you come to deliberate
on this case think Of your own home
| (pointing to Foreman Reeder, who has
| a daughter). where I know there Is q
| fair daughter.
| Remember your own fireside. Let the
| feverish cries of that fatherless and
nameless baby ring in your ears and
remember that there IS a prayer on the
\ lips Of every woman IN the community
/ who is asking God to give you strength
| to protect their honor and virtue THAI
| you can do by letting these defendants
go back TO their home"