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Mrs. ThaW WillNOt Con-
tinue Her Testimony
To-Day.
.DELMAS AYERS
HALF NOT TOLD
Says Prisoners Wife, in Terror
Of Crowd in Court, Did Not
Disclose All Of Her Hor-
rible secret-Barry-
more Escapes
Pursuit.

NEW YORK, February 10.-Evelyn Mes.
bit Thaw probably will not. as had been
expected. return to the stand tomorrow
morning, when the trial OF her husband
for the murder of Stanford White Is Te-f
sumed.
,rhe strain Of the last few days. In
which she has been made to live again
the hours when, according to the confess
sion she has sworn that she made to
Harry X Thaw, she was the victim cf5s
the architects caprice, has told severci is
on tho young woman, and tonight ~ "
was stated that the prisoner had come 4
to her rescue and demanded a respttag5
for his Wife.
Upon her visit to the To1nbs Satur-&
day, Mrs. Thaw told her husband that
she had suffered, greatly during the orr
deal when her association with White
was laid bare. 655. s65$
Mr.. Thaw communicated with his att 4
torneys. and told them that his wifo3
is in bad shape and required that she,
be given an opportunity to recover
herself 4
Attorney Delnas then set about to
SO rearrange the plans OF the defense
that Mrs. Thaw's presence In court as (.
witness would not be required until
Tuesday.
illness Of Juror.
II lights plans do not mi % q wy, y,S
Mrs. Thaw will not be recalled until
tuesday. and her cross examination bySES
District Attorney Jerome will begin
w ednesday, day later than had been
anticipated. 55s'ss9i
An Another development to- day thats
startled those directly concerned In
Juror. - - y r'saY' - s \ - -
Visions OF a mistrial were soon disnelleds s383
however, n; for 1t was ascertained that tf,e
illness Of the juror was not such as
threatened to- sincapactate him. II Wilburi
=. steele six years old. a manufa facturer5
OF gas appliances, has con tractd q, severa
coid. but It IS expected that l1a win, be
able to go into the jury hox. when tIisI
trlai Is resumed. The other jurors. ali 81
whom were reported in good condition,
took drive III in Central Park. #
To-day may be said Ito have been
AThaws best Sunday in the Tombs. & He Il
rose after what he declared had been
q a. restful night. and In good spirits, with sss
a hearty appetite. He did not attend
service In the chapel, but spent the morn
ing with the newspapers and in reading
the many messages which were brought
to him. or these one read: BE brave.,'
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COMSTOCK SCORES
STANFORD WHITE
Says He Knows Of Other Case..
Besides That Of Mrs.
Thaw.

NEW YORK, February lO.-AmonE the
witnesses who will be called by file
defense to show how Evelyn Nesbit's#
story worked on Thaw's mind, will ii
be an official of the Society for the @Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Children, ana An
thony Comstock. Thaw wrote several slet-S8
ters to the Children's Society. in which
he complained that White was luring
young girls to his studio. and for weeks IL
agents Of the society shadowed the arch
itect They We're unable to obtain any
evidence against White and finally they
dropped their efforts. @ sf.5s;
When. the Children's Society decided
that Thaw's complaints We're unfounded,s
the Pittsbnrger visited Comstock and Of
fered to defray the expense OF having
detectives watch the architect Comstocls
Is Ill in his homo in Summit, N. r., but
IT Is expected he will be able to come
to this city when wanted as a Witness.
In his home yesterday Comstock said:s 8
know that Stanford White was q
human monster. know that much Of
what Mrs. Harry Thaw las snid as d
witness is true. I know that Stanford
Whites den in the tower of Madison
Square Garden was as she has described
It. know that White made a business n
of running young girls, ! know of att
least one specific instance. And what 4 Il
know I learned after had received the
Thaw Visited Him.
my first knowledge OF this case datel
from the summer of 19O5--about a year
before the killing, l should say. One
afternoon a young man came to my ofcs.
lie seemed to be aborng under excit.-9
ment. He wanted to know II my society
gave special attention to the arrest and
of men who preyed upon tia
Of young girls. told him wa
did He jumped up abruptly. said she
would see me again, and departed with
out telling me his name.
"A few days afterward- he came back.
This time he seemed more at east, but
he was still laborlng under strong emo
tons He now introduced himself As#
nearly as ! recall. he said:
= j am Harry Thaw. Of Pittsburg. You
may have heard of me. want to tell 8
yolt of q man who has ruined more young
girls than any man In New York, Ife Ii Il
given to pursuing the Young
girls OF the stage. II is debt which,
society owes to itself to halt him now.
before he brings shame. and sorrow to-
ANY more victims. Hn has come IN my
own life In such II way ttt,tt ! deslsa
above everything else To see his plaG-
tices stopped }in order that others may y
!,e spared the suffering he has brought
upon me and nine HIS name Is STANFORD ~
White; lie Is an architect. ana la has ~
an infamous den m tho tower of Aladt-
son Square Garden,
'rrhat, In effect, was Ills statement. all-
though, OF course. ! asked him Il great sse
deal more. He got my promise 10 inyas-3
tigate. He agreed to pay thss cost of @
looking Into the case He at onca nsaiasd
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.HEAD.ON WRECK
ON IN. & w. RAILWAY
Unknown Tramp Killed and
Trainmen Injrred-Property
Loss Heavy.

BRISTOL, TENN February 10
A head-on collision OF freight trains
due to a misunderstanding Of orders
occurred near Clark, On tho main
line OF the Norfolk and Western Rail
way this morning, An unknown tramp
was killed and brakeman had both
legs crushed, Tho engineers and fire.
man are said to have saved thom-
selves by jumping, Engineer Mitchell
of Bristol, in charge of the eastbound
engine. and two other tralnslnen We're
injured The engines ana a nur9ber or
cars were piled up In the wreck. It
required eight hours to cicar the
track. The property loss Is heavy.
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UNKNOWN ASSA!LANT
BREAKS WOMAN'S NECK

MEMPHIS, TENN February lO.-SIrs.
Mercedes Donovan wife of an officer of
the Memphis Fire Department, was
felled by m unknown assailant last night
by blow which broke her neck whla
returning from q shopping tour, accom-
panied by several children, The attack
occurred near Mrs. Donoyan's home, in
"a thickly populated section of the city,
She died within a short time after be-
ing removed to her home. Whether the
.highwayman was q negro or white has
not been established. Several suspects
were arrested to-day. Robbery Is thought
to have been tho object
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M0NEY-LENDERS STOPPED
AT NORFOLK NAVY YARD

Especial to The Tlme es. % Dispat tch. i @ ,5
n NORFOLK, VA, February l0,-Several
fortunes have been made through tho
operations of nsurlous money-lcnders in
the Norfolk Navy-Yard, The shylocls
usually have been enlisted men, They
have been known to charge as much as
ten per cent. Interest at every semi-
monthly payday on the principal loaned.
SO notorious did the brokerage bl,sl-
ness" become that Captain Yadha,ns.
executive officer of the naval station, has,
taken steps to have It stopped.
Punishment will be meted to those who
continue to make such loans.
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PRESIDENT BONILLA
BROKE TREATY AGREEMENT

MANAGUA, NICARAGUA, February
~, ,-Advices received hero are to the effect
that It WAS President 3onlln, of Hon
duras. who broke the treaty of Corinto
(Which provides for the arbitration Of
questions In dispute between the Central
American republics), and that as II re-
suit or this tie tribunal, which was sit
ting at San Salvador in an endeavor TO
settle the differences between Nicaragua
and Honduras, was dissolved,
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TWO YOUNG WHITE BOYS
KILL THEIR COMPANION

CHATTANOOGA. TENN, February
E1O,--Fred Mills and Gordon Orrell two
white boys. fifteen Years old. arc in the
county jail. charged with the murder
or Walter Ellis. at an early hour to-
day, number of boys and men who
are said to have been drinking, had
built a bonfire In st, Elmo, a suburb.
Mills. II Is said, fired without warming
killing ellis. Orrcll is being held as al
accessory.
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SIR WILLIAM H. RUSSELL,
WAR CORRESPONDENT, DEAD

LONDON, February 10.--sr William
Howard Russell, editor Of the Army and
Navy Gazette, is dead. He was eighty
SIX years old He was a famous war
correspondent and in that capacity, sery-
cd the London Times at the battle Of
i Rull Run,
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YOUNG ROYAL|sTs
ARE 4. | ELECTED.
Shouted "sacrilege' During the
Services Church Of Holy
Apostles.
POLICE ARRESTED EIGHTEEN
Story That Pope Prepared Ad-
dress Of Frencl15E 5Episcopate Re
garding Model Contracts.

r. z 8 ~ ~ 4 q /
PARIS, February 1o.-The Church
of the Holy Apostles, where the
French Apostolic Catholic Church was
inaugurated last Sunday, was again
packed to the doors to-day, but there
was no repetition of last Sundays dis
graceful scenes. Police In plain clothes
were stationed at the doors, and only
once was this service interrupted. This
was when young man shouted Sac
rilege." He and eighteen companions
belonging to the Society Of young
Royalists" We're elected and arrested
on charge OF impeding liberty and
worship.
Archbishop Vllattc. head of tho In
dependent Catholic movement In Amer
lea, announced that priest hereafter
would be ready to ofiiciate at baptism,
marriages and deaths, and that mass
would be celebrated daily.
Prepared by Pope.
The Temps to-day prints what it de-
clares to be the true history OF the
address of the French Episcopale pro-
posing model contracts for churches.
According to this account. which
bears internal evidence of being au-
thentic, the Ultramontuines. who are
III 1liiS III Liz IplSCOpulS
vored the maintenance OF the status
quo, but agreed to submit TO the Vat
lean the question of contracts which
the Moderates proposed. In the belief
that 1t would not he acceptable there.
MonsiEnor Dadolle, Archbishop of Dion,
and Bishop Touchett took the minutes
TO Rome, and Cardinal Merry del Val,
Papal Secretary of State, told them the
Pope was willing to accept the principle
of the contracts If absolute solidarity
was shown. but that this decision must
come ostenslbly from the Episcopal, as
he could not publicly Intervene. There
upon, the Temps says, the address was
drawn up and submitted TO the Pope,
who, with his own hand. supplemented
the clause specifying that the contract
must be accepted everywhere with "or
we do not'wish ii anywhere The docu-
mcnt tho paper says. was then brought
to Paris and issued in the name of tho
entire Episcopate. although many of the
bishops never saw it until it was pub
llshed.
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MAYOR OF KINGSTON
DEAD FROM INJURIES

IINGsToN, JAMAICA February To-
Charles TAFT, Mayor Of this city, died
this afternoon ut the public hospital es
g result of Injuries sustained at the
conducting a meeting Of the council
ana the building collapsed Mayor
9Ialt ,. was sixty-eight years old, and Of
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lNSULTED HIS WIFE;
HUSBAND SHOT RASCAL

i aGoVINGTOM GA. February TO-
News has reached here from Machen
that G, II, Dorsey. of East Point, was
night by Emmett Newton, II young iar-
mer of Jasper county The tragedy
is said to be the result of Dorsey's
having made Improper proposals to
Newton's wiie while Newton vas alb
sent.
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CALL REV. Mr.. cox
TO KNOXVILLE CHURCH

KNOXVILLE. TENN, February 1o.,--
The First Baptist Church has extended
a a.call to the Rev a, J. Fl Cox, OF Mo-
bile. Ala.
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!contluued son Third Page,)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-10-17

Of his arms and both OF his legs were
gone. lie was only common soldier
but ia the service Of his country he
had done his best. Then the revprcd
queen. with tears streaming down her
cheeks, went to the litter and pinned Il
badge upon the poor fellows breast
md kissed his brow and said, We'll
done. good and faithful servant" SO
on that great day Of the triumph Of
Christ's kingdom upon earth some Of
the humblest soldiers are to get
Christ's rewards.
Would you not he that humble Chris
tan soldier. o man, o womanf Can
you not see the white horse Of victory
with the King riding down the heav-
ems? Can you not hear the tramp of
his conGucring host7 Q man. are
you ready to welcome your King MS a
true. brave. self sacrificing. faithful
soldier OF his army? who IL she that
looketh forth as the morning. fair az
the moon. clear ns the SUN and terrible
as an army with banners?" n II the
church. II IL Christ's conquering army
Have you place in the ranks?
tCopyrtght. 1907. by Louis Klopsch
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-10-17
THE MARRIED LOVE.

why, having won her. do I WOO?
Because hcr spirits vcstal grace
provokcs me always to pursue,
But, spirit-lke, eludes embrace:
Because her womanhood is such
THAT as on court days subjects kiss
The queens hand, yet 50 near a touch
Aff.rms no mean familiarness.
Nay. rather marks NOR rair the right
Witch can with safety so neglect
TO dread. as lower ladies might.
That grace could meet with disrcspect.
Thus she with happy favor feeds
Allegiance from a love SO high
That thence no false concelt proceeds
OF difference hridred, or State put by:
Because although in act and word
AS owly as a wife can be,
Her manners. when tho call me lord
Remind me It's by courtesy:
Not with her least consent of will
Which would my proud affection hurt
But by the noble style that still
Imputes an unattain'd descent:
Because her gay and lofty brows,
When all is won which hopes can ask
Reject a light Of hopeless snowa
That bright in virgin ether bask;
because. though free of one outer court
am. this Temple keeps its shrine
Sacred to Heaven; because. in short
Shes not and never can he mine.
Feasts satiatc; stars distress with high
Friendship means we'll hut misses
reach.
And wcarics in it's best delight
~Nexed with the vanties of speech:
Too long regarded, rOses even
Arfllct the mind with fond unrest:
And to converse direct with Heaven
Is oft labor in tho breast:
Whate'er the senses banquet be,
Fatigues at last with vain desires
Or sickness by safety;
Tut truly my delight was moro
In her to whom I'm bound for aye
Yesterday than the day before,
And more to-day than NATURALIZATION
Coventry Patmore's The Angel in til,
6Iouse.',
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IN RES .&ISLES.

The woods and dales,
And the hills and wales.
These are the church for me
The chorus sweet
That the hirds repeat
And the paeans Of the bee:
The ruStlins prayer
on the stll, sweet air
OF tie leaves on the kindly trees;
The light divine
or the 500; sunshine,
And the woodland harmonirs;
The sturdy strength
OF the mountain length
As IL stretches athWart the sky:
The fresh clean thr.ll
or the mountain rill
A. II runs a-whi spcr.ns by
Tho per'umed seen,
or the meadows hent
With the pine OF the ha|snm houshsr
And the sweet Wild rose,
And the elder blows,
And the grain in the brmmng mows'
All sleuk to me
OF the majesty
And glory of Goa ahovS
who made The hills,
And the dales and rills
ANd taught them to sing his love'
John Kendrjck Bangs in HarTers
Weekly
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REFLECTIONS OF 4 BACHELOR.

The reason a girl falls in love with a
man is she thinks she can learn to care
for him that way.
It's very eXtravagant for a man TO go
home to his family with anything bigger
than loose change in his pocket.
Clubs can make a lot OF money by the
members having nagging wives so they
don't go home except to sleep
A sensible thing about a girl being en-
gagged Is she Is too busy with 1t to pre-
tend she takes any interest in sensible
thinas- York pInaa
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the same instant whipping from behind
the counter n carbinc. which he cooked
The assayer brought into view n shot
gun, while the cashier and clerks
armed themselves. 1t was evident that
the deposits of the Alaska bank were
abundantly safeguarded.
Il don't aim to have any trouble with
you-all." continued the southerner.
but that money stays here till it's
drawn out right"
The crowd paused ut this show of
resistance, but Glenister rallied at
them:
Come on Come on. What's the
matter with your And from the light
in his eye 1t was evident that he would
not he baked
Helen felt that a crisis was come
and braced herself These men were
In deadly earnest-the white haired
banker, his pale helpers and those
grim, quiet ones outside There stood
brawny, sun Drowned men with set
Jaws and frowning faces and yellow
haired Scandina vans in whose blue
eyes danced the flame of battle. These
had been baflled at every turn, goadcd
by repeated failure. and now stood
shoulder to shoulder in their resist
ance to a cruel law. Suddenly Helen
heard a command from the street and
the quick tramp of men, while over
the heads before her she saw the CLINT
nf rife barrels. A file Of soldiers with
fixed hayonets thrust themselves rough
" through the crowd at the entrance.
"Clcar the ROOM commanded the
officer.
What does this mean?' shouted
Wheaton.
at means that Judge Stilman has
called upon the military to guard this
gold, that's all Come, now, move
uuick.' The men hestatcd. then sui
lenlv obeyed. for resistance to the blue
Of Uncle Sam comes only at the cost
Of much consih ;st::sS.
They're robl!ng us with our own
soldiers.' said Wheaton when they
were outside.
aye" said Glenister darby. We
have tried the law, but they're forcing
us back to first principles. There's So
Ing to be murder here
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WINE IN THE WHITE HOUSE
Rutherford u. Hayes the Oni, National
Executive who Haired In,o,icnnts

Rutherford ~. Hayes the Oni, National
Executive who Haired Into, icnnt.
All presidcn OF the trIrd states
nave SGT wine before their gucst-
President Hayes and his family wote
total nbetainors, and as rule thcve
was nothing alcoholic on the white
House table while they wcrc thor,
But he made one exception 80 his rule
That was while the RusyDtn Grand
Duke Alexis was the guest %: the gov
ernmen'.
President Hayes was not tho only
t"taI hbstaiucr who has lived in the
White House. President Lincoln moi.
ther smoked. drank nor chrwcd. BIT
nj all his formal dinners tho custom.
airy amount ana variYies Of vino were
So. heforc tho guests. Prcsid,It Harri-
s"n and Mckinley were oN 'ecdinglv
"hstomious mon. Garfield w not long
enough in the white Hous 20 cstab-
liS'l any sort Of reputation go an en-
t"rtaincr
Except when Hayes ana Mckirlcy
cam" into office there never was any
question as TO whether NIlr should
ho used vt the formal dnu'r-. McKiu-
| lev, decided that tho custom Of .erv-
ing vince aud liquors to the guests
was not to he dlsreyardcd Although
! n" u"vor made Il public arnounc emont
/ of hi7 position. le took tic ground
! that Methodist discipline ril,s affected
! him mcrolr go ~ individual. not ~
! president Of the United states. who
~ such, wo,'1 t1vc 10 entertain per
/ cons who would regard T. as slight
/ II not an ar"nut. to depari from the
/ rule NJ good society thai drink sh1l
/ j." offered ~, quests. MciIiui"v he;J
( that the of'oYcc against hospitality
/ would 10" In u0t permitting The eucst
/ to decide wl"thrr he should or should
not drinlt
/ As Tic oue siion OF indulpc'.oc or an
/ s'iurroe vNs not discues.d i'm the
! South W'n long after tho aivi wer.
the cnrstion Of liquor in ;ue white
| T'ouse had no place amonp topics for
| discussion until after tho cd Of the
Souths control Of the Federal govern
mont. IN the good old days" every
president lad supply o. liquor a;
his olhow wherewith to rlodge the
health Of guest. and In many cases
! Of ovcn ,ho casual caller
/ JnNv Old Jimmy" Buchanan. Il
though always arrayed like a preach
or, had a wink which was an invita-
.io,, fla b,,o dri,,l, fro,,, bts hi.l-
hottie old-+i,r.rs ca. H.. roj , barr,t
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THE FAMILY INDEX.

We know thercll be no money
For quite little while;
The outlook isn't funny
When father reads Carlyle
We never socks those pages
When good luck comes along;
carlyle his woe assuagcs
When everything goes wrong,
Then father looks the queerest
And glarcs with knitted frown,
And when the storm is nearest
He reads him upside down.
'Tis then We cut down closer
And dine on cheese and bread
And dare not meet the grocer
The poorhouc looms ahead,
But when those days arc over,
Like sunshine after rain,
The family is in clover
When father reads Mark TwaiN.
New York Sur
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linden FXPTRGATORIUS.

Q'rcm tho indianapolis Nowso
After careful and impartial consid'
GRAFTON OF all the evidence bearing on
the subject, tho investiEn ting committee
reports that. notwithstanding their Ions
life and apparent respcctahi'itY, the f"l'
lowing are undoubtedly nature-fakes:
The bun in tho china shop.
The wolf NJ the door,
The hv in the ointment.
The dog In the mangoH
The hsh out or water.
The hoe in the bonnet
Tho nea IN the car
The rat that was smelcd.
The chorus girls lobster.
Pigs In clover.
Horse and horse
Time flies.
Tho Welsh rabbit.
The man on lark
They are accordingly selected from
the White House phrase book ana
will rcce!ve no further official recoG
LYON,
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS,

It's waste of time to get angry if YOU
Nave anything else to do,
It's unreasonable to expect a dark man
to he light on his feet
AS a lawbreaker the lawyer has the res,
of us beaten at the start.
Some men seem to think that long hair
will make M for a brain shortaae.-Chi-
cago News.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-10-17
A SABLE VETERAN.

An old Georgia negro having told H.,
Judge that he had been in three wars,
was asked to name them when he r.
piled: Il WIZ q cook in dc confedrlt wa
and at = freedom broke out I was mar
ried two tmcs"-At.anta Constitution.