Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-08-26
THE ~Rgo DEVILS" ROUTE.

Aire Ot New YORK, GORE An nOnoSuUie
name and had advantages In life that
few young men have. From the ear.
Hest days OF auto racing this grace
less scion OF one OF the richest and
oldest families In Poughkeepsie be-
came 4 speed fend. and many were
the IL, 4idcnts he met with and many
were tAe fines he paid. His reckless
driving won the admiration Of Mrs.
Carrie Con, erse. the wife Of wealthy
merchant and q leader In society. and
four years ago she eloped with young
Mccormick In his Red Devil" and
they toured the country at breskneck
speed, having many hair.breadth es.
capes and being many times arrested
for reckless speeding.
The husband. after the manner Of
husbands in the East. sued McCor.
mick for 100000 damages and his
wife for divorce. Mccormick finally
paid 5000 for the release of Mrs.
Converse from her marriage VOWS and
married her himself. Although social
ly ostracised. they maintained . town
house and . summer home and spent
much Of their time in the Red Devil"
A few days ago they started from
New Haven to New York In . six-cyl-
Under racer and when an eighty.horse
power auto appeared on the scene .
race ensued. Mccormick ran into q
buggy. tore 1t to pieces. crippled the
two women In 1t and ran bis machine
against Q large tree which stood it,
ground. The woman was horribly
mansled and killed instantly and Nc.
Coemick was thrown Afteen test into
o neld and killed. The other car did
not stop to see II they we're dead or
not. and they were found By . farmer.
Thus ended the career Of this mad
pair who deliberately threw away
honor and respectability and who in
D double sense Travelled at the speed
that leads to destruction. The wealth
which should have made them useful
enabled them to gratify tAsir illesiti.
mate desires, and their desires we're
Of . kind that destroy manhood and
The "McCosnick scan.
dal" IL thus ended and their death
was fitting close Of thsls career.
Their wealth did not save them from |
becoming social pariahs. nd on the
road they were q menace b innocent
travellers. This ending Is ; tragedy |
hat does not shock OF Surprise, and
while they went to their graves in
costly baskets. few were ue mourn.
FRS at the funeral. The leAon is oh.
rious.-Miami Metropolis.
The Starke Telegraph sins up the
question OF equal rights to both the
people and the corporatione as fol.
ows: The sworn statemea OF the
East Coast Railway officials
He'd with the Railroad Commission
,hows that the road cleared I'VE per
,snt on the capital invested during
he year 1906. An .enterpridhg con.
temporary who has never hilt and
equipped very many railr4ds. but
Who feels competent to han4e such
figures that the Eaa Coast
has put the costof con.
and equipment at . exor.
oitant figure and that the roa1 really
.aTned about nine per cent. aking
Dithef the sworn statement BIZ the
officials or the estil kte Of
'ar contemporary. the earness Of
he road do not appear to ~ con.
,titute the highway robbery TIT We
ne told the railroads are dailt com.
There ID not . fazter. q
merchant. . banker. . miller. ( pub
Usher. or . man engaged In anybther
pursuit In this State who wo1a be
with a pro0t OF eithd 1--WE
" nine per cent. on his invest&e
While We are seeking to force fair
leal from the public service co&ora.
Ions We should be reasonable an not
20 to extremes. remembering Il II
re are to have IN extension Of Nese ,
they must have an d Dor.
unity to make . fair rate OF INT (est
- their investments, and be s@fed I
~ thu Axiste0ce Of a fair publc nth.