Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-15

forts TO convict Thaw Of murder and
to try to send him to an asylum: but
now this idea seems to have been aban-
doned. There was a clash few days
ago over the admission Of testimony
that seemed to discredit the story OF
Mrs. Thaw. The judge refused to ad-
nit the testimony on the ground that
the truth or falsity of Mrs. Thaw's
testimony was not an issue. The only
question was whether or not Mrs.
Thaw told her husband what she
claimed to have told him Mr.. Jerome
is now engaged in putting up experts
to prove that ThaY was sane at the
time Of the killing and he knew exact
ly what he was doing.
Atlanta, Ga, March II: Col. John
Temple Graves, editor Of the Atlanta
Georgian, was assaulted on promi-
nent corner here today, being struck
from behind without warning by J. n.
Crutchfield. Col. Graves was knocked
to the pavement and stunned for a Few
minutes. Crutchfield, who used his
fist in the attack, Is muscular man,
towering above Colonel Graves by
many inches. A friend Of Col. Graves
Immediately attacked Crutchfield, who
fed and escaped. His arrest was or
dered from police headquarters and ne
was taken into custody an hour later.
Crutchfield, who was recently acqult-
ted Of a murderous assault upon MS
wife, who lost leg as result of his
shooting her, as he claimed accident
ally, complained that certain state
ments published in the Georgian were
false and unjust to him and that when
he demanded retraction, he got no sat
isfaction.
-Pittsburg, Pa, March IA: Pittsburg
is in the throes of one Of its greatest
floods. The record Of ten years has al
ready been passed, and the rivers are
still rising. II the present rate con-
'tinues the record of 1884, when the
wate- reached the highest stage since
1886, will have been passed long before
nightfall. The stage in 1884 was SS
feet inches. Today at 10 o'clock the
mark registered 32 feet, with the water
creeping UP at the rate Of inches an
hour, and still rising at all headwater
points. Every tribr cary along the up
per rivers is swollen, and dispatches
from all sections of western Pennsyl-
vania report the smaller streams be-
yond their banks, and the surrounding
districts submerged. Weather bureau
officials predict "a feet or over at
Pittsburg. If this stage is reached the
food will not only be the greatest IN
rs years, but the most disastrous IN
the history of the city.
Horace w. Marvin the four-year-
old son of DR.. Marvin Of Bay Meadows
Del, disappeared about ten days ago,
and the state of Delaware, as we'll as
hundreds Of detectives throughout the
north are engaged in an effort to hno
him; but without success so far. The
father of the kidnapped boy Is receiv-
ing hundreds of letters offering advice,
sympathy, etc. The officers engaged
in the search for the missing boy have
received a letter Offering to restore
the child for $1,000 and from this let
ter and other clues the Pinkerton de-
tectives believe the child is being
held at some point in Canada. Other
detectives do not believe the boy has
been kidnapped, but think that he
wandered away from home and met
with an accident or got lost, thus pre-
venting his return home. The state OF
Delaware as we'll as the father OF the
missing child have offered rewards for
his recovery.
The Pennsylvania railroad has just
put it's first steel mail car III use be-
tween Jersey City and Washington.
Experts In the railway mail service
consider the new car a model of safe
ty and fireproof construction. 1t Is
seventy feet long, ten feet longer than
the maximum length recognized by
the government in paying for mail
transportation. 1t contains $40 pounds
Of wood, 2,S40 pounds Of fireproof
composite and asbestos board, 5000
pounds of cement flooring and a very
small amount of rubber. Everything
else, including paper cases, letter
cases, paper boxes and doors, is metal,
This car has an entirely new interior
arrangement, which includes storage
space at each end, which eliminates
the necessity for turning the car end
for end at terminals. Previous to the
building of this car the strongest and
best equipped car was that known as
the Universal postal car" sixty feet
long and of wood construction.
-Toulon, France, March IL: By the
explosion Of a torpedo from an un-
known cause. the powder magazine OF
the French battleship, lena, blew up
today. killing Captain Adigard; Cap
tain Veretrir, chief Of staff Of the Med
iterranean squadron and from seventy
to eighty marines; while Rear Admiral
Manceron and hundreds of others are
suffering from injuries, some horrible
in character The entire after part or
the ship was blown TO pieces. The
lena had just been finally inspected
and the crew in full strength, compos-
ed of the rear admiral twenty-four
other officers and six hundred and
thirty men were on board, preparatory
to sailing the next day when the ex-
plosion came without warning. Bodies
of the victims were hurled through
space by the succession Of explosions
and workmen about the drydock where
the vessel lay fled for their lives.
The explosions continued for thirty
minutes until the drydock was flooded
and the ship submerged. Many heroic
efforts were made to rescue the en-
dangered or wounded men but the ter
rible gases prevented and many not
killed by flying missiles were suffo-
Gated. Others realizing the danger
Jumped from the decks to the stone
quay sustaining serious and fatal in
juries.
Washington, March II: Since the
announcement that the signal corps