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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-07
MURDER MYSTERY
At MARSE|LLES
Body Of Woman Is Found Cut
Up and Packed in
Trunk.
MAN AND WIFE ARE DETAINED
Story OF killing Is Contradictcd
by Autopsy, and Couple
Accused.

MARSEILLES, FRANCE. August o.
A trunk belonging to man and q wo-
man who arrived here to-day from
Monte Carlo attracted the attention OF
the baggagemaster, who caused 1t to
be opened. 1t was found to contain
tho body, of woman cut to pieces. The
man and woman owning the trunk
were arrested. They had asked that it
be forwarded to London. The couple
who are middle aged, and gave the
names Of Mr.. and Mrs. Gold, residents
of Monte Carlo, denied that they COM
mitted the crime and Informed the ex-
amining magistrate that they knew the
victim only slightly.
While the latter was at their home,
the Villa Menesimy. last. Sunday, Mr.,
and Mrs. Gold added, \ the woman's
Hover arrived there and blew out her
brains. The Colds, fearing they would
be compromised, tried to get rid of the
corpse.
told by the Colds. / was shown that
| the murdered woman was seized from
behind, and held while she was stabbed
\ to death.
It has been learned that the victim
was a Swede. thrty-sevenS years old,
named Therese Williams. A man
named Barker is under arrest at Monte
Carlo, charged with having killed her.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-07
Wild Gondola Rips Open
Passing Train, Killing
-Four Persons.
FATAL COLLISION
NEAR RALEIGH
Passenger Train Disobeys Meet
ing Order and Crashes Into
Freight Train, Killing One
Engineer and Both Fire
mcr-Still Another
in Texas.

PITTSBURG, PA. August 6-Four
persons were killed and twenty-five
tnjured irr a railroad wreck on the
Buffalo and Allegheny division of the
Pennsylvnnia Railroad at Kelly, about
thirty-five miles from this city. The
wrecked train was the Tltusville 1i&-
press No. T6, which left Titusville,
pa, for this city AT 7l0 this morning.
At 1890. while passing through Kelly,
the train was sideswipcd by gon-
dola coal car and the engine, tender,
baggage and express cars. with the
three day coaches, were dcrailed. The
dead are:
Mrs Alonzo HUFF and male infant,
OF Johnstown.
NJ. c. Irwin. of Oakmont, Pa. ensi-
neer OF the passenger train.
George Cochran. Of Rimesbutg, Pa,
died at the hospital tonight.
The gondola car was loaded with
coal. and had broken away from the
train and rolled down over switch
extending over on to the main track,
The passenger train, running at
about sixty miles an hour, came
around n curve, and, before the speed
could be reduced, had struck the gon-
dola. The engine was thrown nifty
feet from the track and landed on It's
side. Engineer irwin was caught be-
heath his engine. The tender was
turned over and the cars broken and
battered and strcwn all along the
tracks on their sides Most of the
injured were cut by glass and re-
ceived bruises In the tumbling over
or the cars.
Mother Killed with Babe In Arms.
The dead and injured among the
passengers were In the second day
coach. 1t was in this car that Mrs.
Huff, with her daughters and infant
was riding. The side of the car was
crushed in and only two women, who
were seated on the side toward the
tgonaola car. escaped injuryt,stt They
were Mrs. Maud Whitworth and Mrs
Chalfont. wife of Rev. Or. Chalfont
both of Kittanning.
Mrs. Whitworth, when the crasi
came, threw one Of her two children
ont Of the car window on the sand
The other child was thrown on the
floor, but escaped harm. The chile
thrown from the window was unin-
iured.
Mrs. Hun. who was returning to he
home in Johnstown. Pa. from a visit
was almost instantly killed with tn
infant in her arms. With hertiiwer'
three daughters. who were among tn
most seriously injured. A number o
the injured were able to proceed t
their destinations after having thei
injuries dressed at the scene Of tn
wreck Telegraph lines We're CARRIE
down BY the cars falling against tn
telegraph poles and accurate news o
the wreck was difficult to obtain un
til late hour
Reports of large numbers of dea
were spread broadcast, but as soon a
communication was restored the rail
road company issued an official list o
dead and injured.
All the victims were residents o
Western Pennsylvania.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-07
.STRA|GHTEH RIVER
AND SHORTEN ROUTE
Plan Again Being Discussed in
Convention, With Movement 10
Secure More Money.
COMMITTEE TO BE NAMED
Will Work Out Systematic Plan
for Work OF General
Committee.
Committee.

AT a meeting of .tle Committee on
Improvement of James River last
night MIR. Q. Fl. Funsten offered a
fer the Of
.tematlc plan for the work of the de-
partment, behind which there are
great possibilities. The IDEA is that
the general committee shall be so con-
stituted that it may proceed In line
with the plans of the Federal Cow
ernment. with the view of securing
larger appropriations for improving
the river below Richmond With this
fact In mind, 1t is believed that the
bends can be cut out and the dis
tance to Norfolk shortened, engineers
being of the opinion that when the
kinks are removed the actual dis
tance to be covered by steamers will
be reduced at least four miles.
VIII Appoint Committee.
Chairman Morton will appoint the
subcommittee later on. to be COM
of Aldermen, one member from the
Common Council. and one from the
Chamber of Commerce.. representing
the citizens OF Richmond.
The plans under consideration have
not been generally discussed, but the
Importance of the matter has appealed
to all familiar with river conditions
and especially TO members of the joint
committee. The longest bend is at
Turkey Island. and If the proper fund $
are secured from the government 1t Is
the desire of those behind the move
ment to have that eliminated first
Though the river at present affords
exceptional opportunities for navisa-
tion, the facts show that the water
route Will be far more valuable to the
| city il something more can be done be.
sides deepening the channel.
An 10 City Tug.
The committee decided last night
to place the fire Insurance on the
city tug with Ivey l.. Arlington. the
amount of tho policy being fixed at
! $4,000 for one year. A resolution
was also adopted calling for an In
spection Of. the tugs boilers with n
View to cffecting insurance to the
amount of $4,000 for a period OF three
| years.
Report was made by the subcom.
mttee to the effect that the tug
Thomas Cunningham, Sr. had beer
taken to Newport News for genera
overhauling. tho contract having beer
awarded to tho Newport News ship.
building and Drydocll Company,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-07
NEARLY LYNCH MAN
Who KISSED GIRL
New York's Latin Quarter
Frenzied by Stories Of Muir
der and Assault.
Man Chased, and Beaten and
About to Be
Hanged.

NEW YORK. August 6.-More of
what have become seriously known
at police headquarters as NEAR"
crimes against girls We're. followed
by nearer lynchings to-day. Out of
the score OF complaints that reached
the police, half dozen demanded
serious attention. Whether the nuns
Der is extraordinary Is disputed, but
certain 1t Is that never before has
mob vengeance so frequently att
tended attacks upon children.
Led by woman. who, alternately,
in Italian and broken English, cried,
.tAvcrge my daughter" a reckless
crowd of perhaps 1000 persons to-
night stormed the Fourte. Street
barns of the metropolitan Street Rail-
way Company, where policeman had
sought refuge with a seriously pun
meled prisoner. Paul Sorgerato, a
Greek peddler, thirty years of age,
had made mistake. so It is charged,
OF kissing Grace Josco, an italian
girl Of eleven years, A shrlll cry from
the girl and an impassloned appeal
from the mother put tho foreigners
in the nelghborhood In n rage, and
the Greek took to his heels, a crowd
pursuing.
Before d block had been covered
Sorgerato slipped and fell and the mon
ssible, the Creek, n powerful man
nevertheless, gained his feet, only to
be knocked down again.
Crowd Try to Hang Man.
BY this time some one had snatchet
clothes line from the window Of Z
grocery store and the rioters attempted
to put moose over the Offenders head
Only tho over-eagerness OF each riote
to have hand In the lassoing savct
the peddler's neck.
During the confusion a policeman
arrived and clubped his way to tht
endangered man, For a moment thu
crowd fell back, and within that time
the officer had dragged his man to th'
nearby car barns, Conceallng his prls
oner in n car, the officer awaited as
sistance while the rioters threw them
selves against the doors in an effort t
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-07
CROWD MOBBED
AUTO PAR RTY
Seeing -thc-Town" Car Kills
Boy and Crowd Takes
Vengeance.

NEW YORK, August GA party Of
visitors touring the city In q sightsee-
Ing automobile. was mobbed by 2.
crowd OF several hundred persons to-
day when the machine carrying the
slShtseers, accidentally ran over and
killed a little Italian boy, Tony Pas
querntti who was taking snrreptl-
tlous ride on the step Of the automo-
hale. ie fell beneath the wheels and
was crushed to death. A crowd gath
cred and ranod a shower OF stones
and bottles at the slghtseers who
fed from the machine. The crowd then
tried to burn the machine, but We're
prevented by the arrival of police re-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-07
DEAD
AMONG NATIVES
Fire Of French Marines Scatters
Moorish Forces, Killing
Many.

PARIS, August CA special dis
patch, received here from Tangier,
says the street fghtng in and the
bombardment of Casa Blanca, ac-
cording to n refugee, who arrived
from there on the steamer Anatole,
continued throughout Sunday, and
was still in progress when the Ana
The French ships fired a total Of
about 1000 shells. The number Of
Moorish dead Will run into the hun
dreds.
At 5 O'Clock Sunday morning a de-
tachment of fifty French marines. In
command OF an ensign, landed I'm the
city. This force had hardly passed
through the water gate before 1T re-
ceived a volley fire at point blank
range from detachment OF regular
Moorish troops. Five marines and
sign was shot through both hands,
In spite OF his injuries, he ordered
his mon to fix bayonets and charge.
This the I'renchmen did, and in the
lighting so Moors lost their lives. The
marines continued their way clearing
until they reached the French con-
su!ate, where the French citizens. in
Casa Blanca had taken refuge The
safety at their respective consulates
In the meantime the French cruiser
Galillee had commenced shelllng the
native villages outside of Casa blanca
to prevent armed Arabs from entering
the city According to tho Anatolt
passonger the sheils could be seen
plcushjng UP the earth and killing
i men and horses,
At II o'clock In the morning the
! French cruiser Du Chayla arrived
Bsoadslde onto tho beach. she opened
|up an enladng fire With Millcnite
shells on the horsemen and natives pr
foot,
Tho dll Chnyla also sent party
i ashore under Commnndant Mangln. Al
i they were landing these men were sub
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-07
SOUTHERN TRAINS
COLLIDE HEAD-ON
Fatal and Costly Wreck i'll Which
Three Trainmcn Are
Killed.

RALEIGH. n. c., August 6.--Passen-
ger train No. 1856 from Greensboro
to Goldsboro, and through freight No.
l73, from Selma to Spencer, were in
head-on collision about s o'clock to-
night eight miles east of Raleigh be-
tween Auburn and Clayton. The killed.
so far as can be ascertained at this
hour, are Engineer Charles wv. Parker
and Fireman Young, of the freight.
and the fireman of the passenger train,
name not obtalnable at this time.
Only one passenger was seriously In
jured, according to the best informa-
tion here, he being an elderly man.
name not yet obtainable.
The wreck was followed by fire in
the wreckage, and at II o'clock it looks
like both trains will be burned up.
A special train left here at 8 o'clock
to carry physicians to the scene, This
Is not expected back for several hours
yet. ~ !
Ignores Meeting Orders.
Engineer Rippy. of the passenger
train. jumped from his engine and
escaped injury.
The wreck is attributed to the mis-
reading of orders by the engineer or
the passenger train, the order having
been for the trains to pass at Auburn,
pHN Nv Idii Wy liSSlp'Nohitio ttiS " ibSiN
The passenger train had aboard 4
big crowd of passengers, Adjutant'
General and Mrs. Y. r, Robertson, OF
the National Guard, being among thf
number,
The bodies OF Engineer Parker ant
the two iiremen killed could not b,
gotten out and We're burned In flame.
that broke out In tho wreckage. None
of the passengers are seriously hurt
Adiutnnt- General II. r. Robertson
and Mrs, Robertson We're injured
General Robertson having a cash ii
his forehead ana Mrs. Robertson be
ing bruised about the face. Charlie
Mcmillan, architect. OF Wilmington
WAS badly shaken UP, hut no
seriously injured.
The greater part OF the frelgh
train was burned, but the passengc
coaches We're saved from fire. Th
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-07
TAIsAIER's THRESIIER DESTROYED
by HOSTILE NIGHT RIDERS

thresher on the farm oftJohn Wilson, OF
MONTGOMERY county. was destroyed by dynn-
Mite last night, presumably by night riders.
The thresher Was owned by Luther Ramsey,
who was threshng Wilson'S wheat Both
men belong to the tobacco association. Fif-
teen or twenty men composed the raldipg
lparty. and a number OF shuts were hred.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-07
MRS. MCUI1N RIiLEXSED,
EVIDENCE NOT SUFFICIENT
rAItrAy STATION VA Anr,s, !

FAIRFAX STATION, VA, Angus, 8.
Especial to rhe 'rimes-Dispatcl,)
Harvey Keys charged with the murder
OF Jack McCuen, was recommitted 10
jail yesterday, to await the action of
the grand jury, McCuens wife, who
had been charged with complicity,
was released from jail, as there was
inufflcient evidence againt her. KEYS
killed McCuen near Centrev!le Sutur-
day might. lie claims he cted In self
defense.
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56 y 81

Advertisements were printed in the TinesDspatch for
the first seven months Of 907, thousands more than
any other Richmond newspaper, which emphasizes the
fact that this reaches about all ths people OF this
city, and that
tits Supreme IN Virginia
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-07
MANY RUMORS, BUT
NO Open CHARGES
Envelops Containing Bids
Safely Guarded I'm
der Seal.
SAME FIGURES
BY TWO DEALERS
Investigation OF City Home Mar
rows Down to Bids on Wood.
Superintendent Davis Wants
Searchlight Thrown on
Matter-HoldMeet-
ing To-Day.

With conflicting statements Of one
kind or another and with charges and
counter charges scattered broadcast
verbally. the matter with which the
newest investigating committee OF the,
Council must deal will concern bids for
supplying the City Home with 500 cords
of pine wood, valued at about $2,500.5
The resolution to investigate. after be-
ing adopted by the Committee on Re-
lief of the Poor, was passed by the
Common Council and will go to the
Board OF Aldermen for concurrence or.
rejection next week. 1t will still be
left for the Mayor to approve or veto
it. With the whirlwind of talk, how.
ever, it is regarded as certain that full
inquiry will be made, and 1t is still to
be determined whether the proceedings
shall be public or in executive session.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-07
,vill Hold Him Responsible.

Councilman Graham B. Hobson, who
formally preferred charges by intro
duction of his resolution, naturally de-Y
clines to specifG directly, contendingS
that it is unfair to make further accu.s
sation until the investigation has been
ordered. and until the committee Is
prepared to take tes stimony.
Superintendent Davis. who has
asked that the legislative searchltghtf
be thrown upon the City Home and
upon every man and thing connected
Herewith, expressed regret yesterday
that the vote on the Hobson resolu-
tion was not made unanimous. 1t Is
only just to Mr.. Davis moreover. to
say that he Is not under Suspicion
in any way. That much has been made
plain. He did say at the committee
meeting Monday night that he would
hold Mr.. Hobson personally respon-i
sible for the charges IL they We're not
sustained but from this statement 1T
was not inferred that he was afraid
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-07
Envelopes Being Held.

4
In view of the many different Ver-
slons of the contract affair, 1t is best
to give in detail the various crcum-
stances which are part and parcel
of the sensational matter under dis
cussion. When the Committee on Re-
lief of the Poor met on the evening of
July IS, one Of its duties was to open
bids for supplying the home with coal
and wood. Tie advertisement stip-
.ulated that bids sl,ouIdiahe submitted
at the City Hall up toTn6on OF that
day, or at the City Home not later
than o'clock Of the same afternoon
Several coal contract matters were
considered and the committee pro-
ceeded to open bids for five hundred
cords of seasoned pine wood, five or
SIX having been submitted.
Mr.. Alfred Fl. MCDOWELL clerk OF
the committee. did not have the bids
in his possession until the meeting
had started Mr. Mcdowell was re-
quested by Mr.. Hobson to open the en-.
velopes personally, and with pair3of
scissors SO that they, might not be mu-5
tilated. This was DONE
: The envelopes We're subsequently,
passed around for inspection by mem
bers, and a motion to delay the award
Of wood contracts. along with those
for saving and delivery prevailed.
Thereafter the envelopes were care
fully put into a package and sealed
with wax. They are' now under lock
and key. and will not be disturbed
until the committee Is authorized and.
prepared to go ahead with the inves-
tigation.
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Award Lnst Year.

In this connection the story of tho
award last year is of interest IN
June. 1906 the wood contract went 70
the Richmond Coal Company. whose
bid was s4,il cord. Subseqaently.
this company declined to accept ~
ana there was another call from deal
ers. When the second examination az
bids was made In September Charles
Gunsf, who had bid Sail cordfain
June, offered ia supply the home AZ
Inc rate Of S., A. Blocker's bid wasI
SIS a cord. The bid OF n. s. watkins.
was s5,27, The contract went to Mt.
Gunst.
II is pretty we'll established that
Mr. Hobson simply had reference TO
the actual wood contract In making
his charges, as the bids for hauling
and saving were hardly considered,
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Identicnlly the Same.

tigation.
IdcnticnlIy the Same.
On reliable authority,it was ascer-.
tanned yesterday by a reporter for The
Times Dispatch that 1t Is not. sus-B
'pected that the bids submitted: en-
pected that the bids proper We're
altered. One was submitted, II WAS
said, in typewritten, form with
and ink. Tho Hobson charge Is to the
effect that the envelopes had been
surreptitiously opened and the bids eN-
posed to somebody, which means that
they We're tampercd with, In effect.
1T is claimed that it was possible, af-8
ter the exposure, for some man, in
some way, to alter his own bid or
slip In a substitute without changing
the bid of a competitor The entire
investigation, however, will lhinge upon
the condition Of the envelopes, tho
further effort being directed on the
line OF tinding out II inside informa-
tion was secretly given away 10 one
bidders advantage.
Two Of the bids submitted for wood
were .identically the same--those OF.
Mr.. III. s. Watkins and Mr.. Charles
Ctunst. Mr.. Gunst received the con-
tract last September and he was seek
ing 1t again. Superintendent Davis
said yesterday that often the bidders
exercise very little care In guarding
the documents, as 1t has happenrh
that the figuros were written on the
baolsS a tina pnVelODeS.
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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1907-03-01
CONSUMPTION
Mainly Caused by Chronic Colds
and Hanging=on Coughs.

A prominent New England scientist
has given good deal of time to the
study of consumption, and finds that
comparatively few cases are heredi-
tary.
Mostly are caused by neglected
conghs and colds, which gradually
weakens the pulmonary system, and
before people realize il there is a dis
eased spot in one lung; splitting blood
soon follows and eventually a collapse
Such an unnecessary end such a
pity, for all could have been SO differ
ent. We know of many instances
where orr valuable cod liver prepare
ton, Ninol, has been most beneficial
in such cases.
Ninol is able to cure hanging
colds, stubborn coughs, strengthens
the lungs, and thus prevents the de-
velopment of consumption, because it
is the most perfect cod liver prepare
ton ever compounded; it contains
no oil or grease to upset the delicate
stomach, yet it does contain every one
of the fifty odd medicinal curative
elements actually taken from fresh
Gods livers, with tonic iron added.
We ask ali Aberdeen people TO try
Ninol for weak lungs, chronic coughs,
hanging-on colds, or rundown and
debilitated conditions, and viii paw
for the medicine ourselves if it fails
to benefit
How can we express our faith in
Vinol more emphaticaIly?
PHOENIX DRUG co.
NoTE-While we are sole agents for
Vinol in Aberdeen, it is now for sale
at the leading drug store in nearly
every town and city in the country.
Look for Vinol agency in your town.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1907-03-01
In MenOrian1.

The angel Of death visited our
neighborhood and from our midst
plucked his choicest flower, Mrs.
W. NJ. Coltraine. Mrs. Coltraine
had made her home for the past
year with her daughter, Mrs. B. \.
Edens, Of Strong Station. She had
been a suffererer from bronchial
trouble for some time past, and ON
Saturday February %, 1907, Mt
1890 p. m, she brcathed her last.
/ 4 true, deyout Christian, She
was a faithful, loving and devoted
mother. OH if l could but por-
tray to you the last sad scene of
parting between that family and
their dying mother, but no pen
can paint it. | stood by the bed Of
that angel mother and listened to
the eart-breaking cries and sm0th-
cred sobs of her grief stricken chill
dren, two in number, To say:
Farewell, farewell, swectmother. "
Oh! how heart-rcndiug it wasl
May these words bring peace to
your aching hearts; God in his in
finite mercy has promised to be a
father to the orphans. Remember
her last works, Let me rest
Listen to the voice of Jesus saying,
Weep not dear children, thou shalt
see thy blessed mother at the throne
of God.
Think not Of her as sleeping be
meath the cold damp clay. for she
has landed ON that silent shore
where pillows never beat nor temp
ests roar; and where the cold win
ter winds never chill her frail body
nor fan her wasted brow. You viii
miss her-yes her chair viii always
be vacant, her tones have ceased to
vibrate forever, her footsteps Will
no more be heard. OH I beg you
to think of her often, and Of that
glorious reunion in Heaven,
Written by one who priced her So
highly-yes loved her far better
than a friend a FRIEND.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1907-03-01
A CARD.
10 ! HE PUBLIC

To The PUBLIC:
In answer to numerous inquiries
from county and city friends would
say that my professional interests
render it inconvenient, without
greater sacrifice than l can afford
te make, for me to enter the legis-
tive campaign this year In reach
ing this decision | have considered
the fact that because Of my previ-
Gus experience, / would be in a po-
sition to be Of more service to my
constituents were | reelected, but |
know there are plenty Of men fully
as capable as | am to fill my posi-
ton. | deeply appreciate the in
terest shown by my friends and wish
to thank the people for the highly
complimentary vote | received in
1908. With many thanks for the
numerous encouraging letters re-
ceiyed | am,
Very sincerely,
Ben H MCFARLAND.