Evening star., 1907-09-01
MRS. BRADLEY'S THE FIRST
Then That of CASTOR Philip for the
Killing Of Macaboy.
TERRA GOTTA WRECK HEARING
Alleged Land Fraud, Bucketshop and
Handbook Trials and Suit Against
:, American Federation.

On account of the several important In
dietments which have been returned by the
grand jury In the last few weeks, it is
thought by the authorities at the court
house that next winter will be one of the
busiest that the local courts have had in
many years: and on account of the i'm
portance and farreaching effect Of many
of the decisions which will be made neces-
sarily during the course of the trials and
| the contentious which will be waged many
of the cases will continue 1t is expected
for weeks.
Only one case which has attracted ma
tional attention has been definitely set, that
OF Mrs. Anna M. Bradley, indicted for the
murder Of former Senator Brown of Utah.
In the spring Justice Stafford set that trial
for October Z. There will probably be some
trouble In securing jury, but the actual
trial IL expected to last for several weeks.
1t will involve the unwrltten law, and many
witnesses will journey from the native state
Of Mrs Bradley and her victim. involving
a large expense for the government.
CASTOR Philips Trial.
Another murder case which has at
tracted much local interest and which will
be long contested is that of CASTOR P.
Philip, charged with the murder Of Frank
Macaboy. the local hack driver. On ac-
count of the wealth Of the defendant, 1t is
thought that no expense win be spared to
save his life and many witnesses are ex-
pected to be introduced by the defense
Philip Is out on $25,COO bond. This trial is
expected TO come shortly after that Of Mrs
Bradley. and will be of absorbing interest
to local residents, at least. as Philip Is a
well-known man about town.
The indictment of two local ice COM
panies and their officials for alleged con-
spiracy to violate the Sherman antitrust
law was returned some time ago and has
been awaiting trial. BY the Indictment the
American Al Ice Company, Samuel A. Klmber-
ly. the president; George Hoover Cha pin
Sacks Manufacturing Company, Arthur A.
Chapin and Samuel c. Redman are named
as defendants. The first-named company
expected to fight the indictments hard.
This means prolonged legal battle in the
courts
Terra Gotta Wreck Cases.
The legal responsibility for the Terra
Gotta wreck. which darkened the close of
last year in pail of grief and in which up
ward Of forty lives were blotted out, Is an
other matter which Is to be fought out In
the courts during the coming winter. After
full investigation by a coroner's jury and
by the grand jury Harry H. Hlldebrand.
Frank Hofmeer. Ira c. Mcclellan and
Ralph Rutter were held responsible for the
wreck by the grand jury. The rulings in
this case and the final outcome will be
watched by people all over the country as
great principles involving the criminal re-
sponsibiiity of railroads and their employees
for accidents which wipe out thousands of
lives every year in this country will be
involved. The criminal responsibility of
railroad employees is new question for the
courts brought up by recent agitation; and
the decisions made in the local courts are
expected to be guiding lights in deciding
this new question brought up by advancing
Another old case which will probably be
fought out in the courts next winter Is that
OF Edwin S. Holman, jr., former statistician
In the Department Of Agriculture, charged
with conspiracy to defraud the United
States in connection with cotton figure
leaks from the department. The district
attorneys office Is anxious to get this case
out Of the way. and 1t is thought that 1t
will be brought up again as soon as pos
sible.
Hyde-Benson-Dimon Trials
In January will be taken up the Hyde
Benson-Dimon alleged land fraud cases.
The trial Of these defendants on the land
fraud indictments has been continued sew
eral times and last spring. when 1t was set
| for trial. it was continued again because
1t would probably have lasted far into the
summer. District Attorney Baker. in con-
nection with the Judges. has announced
| that the case will surely come up next
January, and will probably take as long, If
not longer, than the Binger Hermann trial.
which lasted several weeks.
The indictments returned last week
against local brokers, charging them with
operating bucket shops and setting up gam
ing tables, piled on more work for the
| criminal courts for the coming winter; and
with the large amount Of other work for
those courts 1t is questioned whether these
cases will be reached before next spring,
If then. The indictments already returned
are against w. Browning Spence. Thornton
CheSey, Frank Kane, Percy Wade and
Jesse Hedges. and 1t is expected that more
indictments will be returned this week.
Alleged Bucket-Shop Cases.
The decision of the legal status Of the
| alleged bucket shops in the District is be-
ing awaited with great interest. Several
of the local brokerage offices, which the
| district attorneys office had under sus-
| picion, have announced that they will close
pending a decision from the courts as to
their legality and a definition of what kind
of business, in connection with the stock
market, a brokerage office can do; and 1t
| is believed that the brokers will urge an
early trial and decision Of the legal ques-
tions involved. Some years ago a test case
was brought in the local courts against
the proprietor Of an alleged bucket shop
but he quit business and the case never
came to trial. That left the question still
undecided by the local courts.
The brokers maintain that they have been
conducting legal and legitimate business,
and they will try to convince the courts
| to that effect. United States Attorney Baker
and his assistants maintain that the meth
ods of doing business employed by the local
brokers are against the law and are moth
ing more than gambling; and the grand
Jury, on the evidence presented to it, be-
iieved the same and indicted several Of the
proprietors
Handbook Trials.
Along the same line are the handbook
cases which are expected to be thrashed
out in the coming winter. The grand Jury
has returned an Indictment against George
Goodacre, charging him with setting up
gaming table where handbooks were made;
and 1t Is understood that indictments
against two other residents Of the District
for a similar offense will be presented In
the District Supreme Court as soon as they
can be drawn up by the members of
United States Attorney Bakers staf. AS
the police are still working on the hand
book cases, hoping to cleanse the District