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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-05
BRIDE AND GROOM PERISH
BURNED TO DEATH IN HOTEL
FIRE IN WEST VIRGINIA.
Sad Tale of DR.. and Mrs. Lloyd Garee,
Who Had Been Married But
One Day.

Sutton, w. Va, April 5. DR.. and
Mrs. Lloyd Garee, of this place, were
burned to death, and John Martin,
of Fairmont w. Va, narrowly escaped
a similar fate Wednesday night, when
the Riverview hotel was destroyed by
fire, causing a monetary loss of $1S,-
600.
Dr. and Mrs. Garee were married
Tuesday in Moundsville, w. Va, and
were en- route to the home of the
groom's mother, Mrs. Mary Garee,
where wedding supper and host of
friends were awaiting their coming.
Mrs. Garee was Miss Elizabeth Win.
grove, of Moundsville. Dr. Garee was
% years of age, had just finished his
medical education and had intended
practicing here
Upon their arrival here DR.. and Mrs.
Garee went to the hotel to recover
from the fatigue occasioned by the
journey from Moundsville, and were
then to drive to their new home, where
many guests had assembled.
John Martin had an interior room,
and when he heard the cry of fire he
ran into the hall All the passages
were blocked and Martin made his
way into the room occupied by DR.. and
Mrs. Garee and leaped from the win
dow. He says the two bodies were ly-
ing on the floor.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-05
YERkEs' WARD GETS MILLION.
EmiIie Griosby Settles Claims Against
Late Chicagoan's Estate.

New York, April Sit was an
nounced before Judge Leventritt in
the supreme court that the suit
brought by Emile Grigsby, whom the
late Charles T. Yerkes took from the
stage and made his ward, has been
settled by compromise.
1t is believed that the executors have
given Miss Grigsby nearly all she
asked for, and if report is to be be
ieved, she will sail for Europe with
in a few days worth more than a mil
lion, besides the Bent mansion on
Park avenue, which Yerkes built for
her
Thus, though she is not mentioned
in his will the ward probably profits
more as the result of settlement than
if she had been a stated beneficiary
At the time of the death of Mr.
Yerkes it was rumored that the young
woman would sue for share of the
estate larger than that received by
the widow, and the suit now settled is
said to have been the outcome of a
plan then considered.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-05
Nav Stop Racinu,

Los Angeles, Cal, April Sin ac
cordance with the understanding per
has requested the city council to enact
an antipool selling law, which, it is
understood, will end racing at Ascot
Park. The measure, which was intro
drced when Ascot Park was annexed by
the city, was not pressed to passage
because of an agreement between the
city authorities and the Ascot officials
whereby there was to be no interfer
ence with racing until the season just
closed had ended.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-05
GRAPHIC STOEY OF QUAKE,
sitlis, Turkey, Has Suffered Twenty
Eight Shocks.

Constantinople, April 5.-Following
is dispatch received here from Rev.
Royal M. Cole, head of the American
mission at Bitlis:
AT ten o'clock in the forenoon of
March 20 there burst upon us the
worst earthquake witnessed in 40
years in these or the Erzerum vol
canic regions. Such was it's force
that our city seemed to be in the
Jaws OF some monster who would
shake us into shreds, as a mastiff does
his game. Down came the plaster
ing, furniture was overturned, cracks
We're opened in strong walls, roofs
were shattered and rain poured in.
During the first day there were
IA shocks, and they still continue.
There have been altogether % shocks.
OF the 1000 houses here over 300
have fallen and half the remainder
have been seriously damaged, about
$50 to $500 being needed to repair
each house.
''The officials report that eight per
sons were killed by falling walls, but
they are all unknown in Bitlis. Many
persons were wounded, and many
churches, mosques and government
buildings were damaged The sur
rounding villages sustained heavy
shocks, but it was in the daytime, and
there was no great loss of life
THE foreigners at Bitlis are the
Russian consul, Charlotte E. Ely,
Mary A. c. Ely, Royal NJ. Cole, Mrs.
Lizzie Cole and Miss Nellie A. Cole.
Famine prices prevail and there is
great poverty and extreme suffering. y
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-05
ANOTHER-CHAPTER
. BY RAILROAD KING
HARTMAN ISSUES STATEMENT
RELATIVE TO CONTROVERSY
WITH PRESIDENT.
SHOWS HE WAS NOT
AFTER DEPEW'S SEAT
Says Senator and Black Were Only
misunderstanding of Money Not
Involved in Acknowledgements
in Case of Financier Heard.

New York, April Sc. H. Hartman
Thursday made the following state
ment relative to the recent exchange
of correspondence between himself
and President Roosevelt:
Il do not intend to continue this con-
troversy. You gentlemen (meaning
the reporters) must try to help me and
not ask me to answer questions, the
answers to which are self-evident
Everybody knows that the contest
for the senatorship in 1904 was be-
tween Messrs. Black and Depew and
there could not possibly have been any
other candidate. There was no bar
gain whereby money was to be raised
in consideration of having Depew ap-
pointed as ambassador to France or
made United States senator, and my
letter to Mr.. Webster does not so
state. That part of the agreement
was for the purpose of harmonizing
the Black-Depew forces if it became
necessary"
Not Posted on Commerce Probe.
Mr.. Hartman said he knew nothing
merce commission would take steps to
compel him to answer the questions
he refused to answer in his recent tes-
timony before the commission in this
city. He also disclaimed all knowledge
of a petition being filed with the COM
mission by lumber interests in the
west for the establishment of through
I1I+ hn o,,,,i
man lines. AS to the complaints from
lumber shippers that they could not
get the railroads to handle all the lum-
Der they wanted to send to market,
Mr.. Hartman said there had been a
great deal of freight congestion in all
parts of the country.
Take Up Hartman Case.
Washington, April 5.-Arguments in
the famous Hartman case, which was
heard by the interstate commerce com
mission a few weeks ago in New York,
were begun before the commission
Thursday. The proceedings are not in
the nature of a hearing, but merely an
argument involving the question
whether the Union Pacific and South
ern Pacific railroads are competing
lines In his testimony before the
commission in New York, E. H. Harri-
man insisted that the roads in ques-
ton were not competing lines.
On the results OF the arguments
may depend whether Mr.. Hartman
and his associates are to be prose
cuted as a combination in restraint Of
trade under the provisions of the Sher-
man antitrust law When on the stand
in New York Mr. Hartman declined,
by advice of counsel, to answer GER
tain inquiries put to him by the COM
mission concerning the transfer of
certain Union Pacific stock.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-05
CITY GETS $4,000
REQUESTS LEFT BY GRAND RAP
IDS MAN DISTRIBUTED.
WILL HAVE MEMORIAL
Manual Training School to Be Erected
in Honor of the Donor, J. D.
Witter-Important Insur-
ance Ruling.

Grand Rapids, April 4-Through
the churches, public library and city
schools of Grand Rapids have been en-
riched to the amount of $4,000. Ac-
cording to the terms of his will, these
bequests were made payable in five
years from the date of his death, and
as the time has recently expired, all
of the bequests have just been paid.
The Episcopal church of this city is
contemplating the purchase of a new
pipe organ; the Methodist Episcopal
church is going to use their donation
to install a new heating plant. Many
other of the churches will pay indebt-
edness on their property. The school
board has decided to erect a Witter
memorial in the nature of a manual
training and domestic science school.
The following institutions are the re-
cipients of Mr.. Writer'S bequests:
School board of Grand Rapids, $50 1000;
T. B. Scott, public library, $4,000;
J. D. Witter, travelling library, $4,000;
Methodist Episcopal church, 81 900;
Lutheran church, east side. 81 900; Lu-
theran church, west side, 81 900; Cath
olic church, east side, $1,000; Polish
Catholic church, west side, 81 900;
Episcopal church. $1,000; Congrega-
tional church, $1,000; German Moray
ian church, $1,000, and Swedish
Moravian church. $1,000.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-05
BaiIiff Causes Mistriai.

Ashland, April 4.-The remarks Of
court bailiff to the jury in the Mellen
graft cases, which were tried at Ash
land two weeks ago, has resulted in a
new trial. Three defendants, Mike
Collins, Mert Vought and Alexander
Mcdonald, town officials of Mellen
were on trial for grating, Judge Vinje
presiding. Saturday afternoon, after
the jury had been out 20 hours, Bailif
Canovan told the jury that it had bet
ter hurry up and agree, or it would be
locked up over Sunday, as the judge
was going away. Four jurors made
affidavit that this remark caused them
to agree to vote for conviction. After
exhaustive argument Judge Vinje or
dered a new trial
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-05
ORDERS RESERVE ON POLICY.
Wisconsin Life Insurance Company
Must Add $4,000.

Madison, April 4. 4.-Attorney General
that the Wisconsin Life Insurance
company of Madison must carry a re-
serve on its old assessment policies
which it issued before it was reorgan-
lied as a stock company. If it com
plies with the opinion OF the attorney
general the company will have to in
crease its reserve about $50, 900, max
ing it $240,000 instead of SIT 900 as it
is at prees1t. It is expected that the
company will carry the matter into
the courts The ruling is not expected
to affect the SOlvency of the company.
The question was officially brought
before the attorney general by State
Insurance Commissioner Beedle, who
wanted to know if he should require
the company 10 carry a reserve on as
it changed from mutual to a stock
company. In a long opinion on the
matter the attorney general says:
'Tt seems to me that it is obligatory
on the part of the company to assess
the policyholders whose premium
rates are insufficient to such an
amount as would put them on a self
sustaining basis, or reduce the amount
of insurance to such an amount as the
present rates will purchase"
The exact amount of reserve re-
quired under the attorney generals
opinion will be figured out by the in
surance commissioner.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-05

THE NEWS CONDENSED.

Perry Belmont has been refused
membership in the ultra-fashionable
Chevy Chase Country club, and as a
result there is a social war on in
Washington.
The entire apportionment of legisla-
tive districts made by the last New
York legislature is overthrown as un-
constitutional and void by the court of
appeals in a decision.
To Sir Percy Sanderson, retiring
British consul general at New York.
the British Schools and Universities
club gave farewell dinner at Delmon-
ico's and presented an address illum-
mated and bound in red morocco.
Alfred A. Winslow, the American
consul general to Guatemala gave a
reception at Guatemala City in honor
of Joseph w. J. Lee, the American
minister to Guatemala and Honduras.
Mr.. Lee has received a warm welcome
from all classes there.
Gabrielle D'Annunzio, of Italy, ac-
cording to the Rome MessagariO, has
refused an offer of $4,000 to deliver
eight lectures in South America In
refusing he is said to have written
that he did not wish to brave the
ocean for box of CIGARS
A warrant has been issued against
Earl Varetare, palmist and clairvOy,
ant at Greensboro, n. c., charging him
with larceny. Varetare is accused OF
taking jewelry and money to the
amount Of $4,000 from prominent
women and others whose fortunes he
told
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-05
LoRAIN STRIKERS STONE TRAIN.
Nonunion ShipbuiIders on 1t Are
Hurt; IS Flee in a Panic.

Cleveland, O., April 5.-A special
train of an engine and one coach.
which had been engaged to carry 40
nonunion men going from Lima, O.,
to Lorain, where the yards Of the
American Shipbuilding company are
tied up by the shipbuilders' strike,
limped into Cleveland late Wednesday
night on the Nickel Plate road.
Every window in the car had been
broken and it's sides were splintered
and battered. Of the 40 men who
were aboard it when 1t left Lima only
Is were left Hardly one was not
bruised and bleeding. One man was
to a hospital.
The car was stoned by a mob just
as it was pulling into the company S
yards at Lorain Wednesday night.
From behind fences and freight cars
men poured out and bombarded the
car. Before the engineer could open
the throttle and steam out of range
half of the men in the car had been
struck All on board were panic
stricken, and 25 men jumped from the
train and fed. The special was then
started for this city.
Lorain O., April 5-There were prob
ably so women in the mob that at
tackled the Nickel Plate coach carrying
nonunion men to the plant of the
American Shipbuilding company here.
The cries of the women urging that
the nonunion men be mobbed could be
heard above the noise made by the
smashing of glass and by the stones
of the cars
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-05
Lower Fares for Michigan.

Lansing, Mich, April 5.-The sen
ate Wednesday, 27 to 3, passed a
bill requiring a twocent per mile pas
senger fare on all lower peninsula
railroads whose yearly passenger
earnings exceed $1,000 per mile;
upper peninsula fares, which are
now four cents, being cut to
three cents per mile A three-cent
rate is provided for lower peninsula
roads earning less than $1,000 per
mile
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-05
Nav Succeed Dean Henry.

Madison, April 4.-William A.
Hayes, assistant secretary of agricul-
ture at Washington, D. c., may be
elected to succeed Dean w. A. Henry
of the college of agriculture of the
Wisconsin state university, if he can
be induced to accept. There are a
number of candidates for the position
and the board of regents will consider
the matter at its meeting this month.
Dean Henry's resignation takes effect
at the end of the school year in June.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-05
Respite for Alleged Murderer.

Columbus, O., April 5.-Governor
Harris Thursday granted respite to
DR.. Haugh, of Dayton, who was to
have been eiectrocuted next Saturday
for the murder of his father, mother
and brother. The respite is given to
April 10 to allow his lawyers to pre-
sent his case to the pardon board, on
the ground that he is insane. The
supreme court has already declared
that Haugh, is sane.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-05
THE MARKETS.
Grain, Provisions, Etc.

Chicago, April 4, 1907.
FLOUR-Weak. Spring wheat specia,
brands s455; Minnesota, hard patents
jute, s3.706400; straight export bags, So. ESQ
335; clear export bags, 2.S06300.
WHEAT-Dull. May, 7534@763sc; July.
7734 07S14c.
CORN-Firm. May, 45140455sc.
OATS-Active. May, 411a@42c.
BUTTER-Steady, Creamery, per h..
220291ac; dairies, 20027c.
LIVE POULTRY-Steady Turkeys, pei
h., 1Oc; chickens, fowls, 111ac; ducks.
1215c.
EGGS-Steady. Fresh eggs at mark,
new cases included, 15@16c per dozen.
prime firsts, lie; extras, 18c.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-05
Would See Minutes,

terday afterr oon.
Would See Minutes.
J Before / can argue the point Of
law l have in mind" said the district
attorney, 81 desire that l be allowed
access to all the minutes of the COM
mission, especially the secret session.
The law specifically says the commits
! sion must be attended by the district
attorney | was not allowed to attend
! the session wherein Thaw was finally
examined. That session continued for
more than two hours. Regardless of
! the hardship it may have worked upon
the court, | must demand to see the
commissions minutes and have time
! to read them before proceeding with
my argument. | am as anxious as any
one to get through with this case, but
this delay is necessary.
Il promised the commission" con-
tinued Mr.. Jerome, that | would not
attempt to use any evidence adduced
| before it at the trial of this defen-
dant if it should be resumed, and, of
course, / shall adhere to that course.
| have a right to be heard as to the
confirmation of this report. | clasn
that there is precedent for the court
to refuse to confirm a report from a
commission. The statutes make 1t
mandatory that the district attorney
shall attend commissions in lunacy ap-
pointed in criminal cases"
but did you not suggest that the
commission conduct it's final examina-
ton of the defendant in private?" in
terrupted Justice Fitzgerald.
Suggested Secret Probe.
81 did suggest" replied Mr.. Jerome,
that the commission examine the de-
fendant with DO one present, but the
members of the commission and the
official stenographer. But ] fully un-
derstood | was to be allowed to ex-
anime the minutes. 1t was generally
understood that evidence was to be
taken at that session and that | was
to have knowledge of all that trans
pired"
Mr.. Hartridge, Thaw's counsel, said
he did not think it necessary that the
district attorney should have access to
the commissions minutes at this stage
of the trial.
"The defendant throws himself upon
the mercy of the court" said the at
torney.
Justice Fitzgerald said that in the
present stage of the case he did not
deem it his duty to allow either side
access to the minutes of the commits
sion in lunacy.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-05
ONSTANT|NE CAUGHT;
ADMITS HIS IDENTITY
ALLEGED SLAYER OF MRS. GEN.
TRY AT CHICAGO ARRESTED
IN NEW YORK.
DENIES MURDER; SAYS
SHE KILLED HERSELF
Willing to Return to Scene Of Crime
and Answer Charee-Was About
to Leave for Italy When Captured
How He Eluded Police.

New York, April 5.-The man ar
rested in Brooklyn on suspicion that
he murdered Mrs. Gentry of Chicago
made a statement to the police
Thursday, in which he said that he
is Constantine, the man for whom the
Chicago police have been searching.
He said he did not kill Mrs. Gentry,
but that she committed suicide in his
presence. He said he was willing to
return to Chicago aud explain to the
police there.
Was About to Leave Country.
The man was arrested Tuesday
night as he was about to board
steamer bound for Naples. At that
time he gave his name as Pasquale
Gilermo, and denied that he ever had
been in Chicago. He held to this
story steadfastly until Thursday after
noon, even after a man named Jacob
Stein, who had known Constantine In
this city, made what appeared to be
a very strong identification of the
prisoner earlier in the day. Stein
picked the prisoner out of line of
the Brooklyn police headquarters,
and, walking up to him, placed his
hand on his shoulder and said: This
is the man. Hello, Frank. You know
me, don't your"
When the prisoner shook his head,
Stein continued: They've got you
right in this thing You'd better own
up" The prisoner steadfastly denied
Stein, however, and declared again
and again that he had never seen the
man before.
Prisoner Breaks Down.
1t was only a few hours after Stein
had left the police headquarters that
the prisoner broke down and made his
confession. He told the police that
he had gone to call on Mrs. Gentry
and with her when, for some reason
unknown, she seized knife and
cut her throat. He was afraid that
he would be suspected of the crime,
and fled Now that his identity had
been established, however, he was
willing, he said, to go back to Chicago
and tell his story to the police of that
city.
Constantine told the police that he
was taken to the Gentry house by
Mrs. Gentry, who asked him to rent
a furnished room in the house. Con-
stantine said he lived there for some
time and was on speaking terms with
Mrs. Gentry.
Says She Committed Suicide.
On the day of her death, he said,
he was in the hallway in front of his
room when Mrs. Gentry, dressed for
the street, walked by. He said Good
morning" to her but she did not re-
ply, walked into room and cut her
throat. Constantine followed her into
the room and while there his overcoat
was splashed with blood. He left the
house by the rear door, climbing the
fence around the backyard and gave
his blOod-stained coat to a boy. After
hiding in Chicago for several days he
pawned a pin and watch and then
came to New York by train. He then
went to Italy, but soon returned to
New York, and went to South Amer
ica, whence he returned last Novem.
Der. Constantine declared that he
never had any trouble with either
Mr. or Mrs. Gentry, and that there
was absolutely no reason why he
should kill Mrs. Gentry.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-05
Collision at Columbus.

Columbus, o., April Big Four &C
commodation No. l, when coming into
the city Thursday crashed into a cut
of freight cars and several passen.
gers were slightly injured, but were
able to continue their journey. En-.
CINE of the passenger train was badly
damaged, but none of the crew on
either engine was injured.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-05
Live Stock.
Chicago. Ap

Chicago, April 4, 1907.
CATTLE-Good to prime steers, $500
SIS; common to good steers, s4.75d5.9O; in
ferior to common steers, s3.S5G14. rs; good
to fair cows and heifers, s3.50G525; yearl-
ings, good to choice, s5.1506.00; good cut
ting to fair beef cows, s2.45G325; fair tc
choice feeders, s3SOd5.00; fair to choice
stockers, s3.O0d425 bulls, common tc
good. 81. 25d3. rs; bulls, good to choice, s3.7;
6425: calves, fair to good, S3.OO05. 70
calves, good to choice, s600a7.0O.
HOGS-Heavy packing sows, s6. .7506.S5
choice to prime heavy shipping barrows
S. SO66 go; mixed packers, s6.SOd6.Sl1a
rough throw-outs, s4.75@5.50; pigs, $1,000
go
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-05
Slow PROGRESS in Ruef Trial.

San Francisco, April 5.-The trial of
Abraham Ruef for extortion proceeded
Thursday morning with the examina-
ton of veniremen. The net results of
the last two days proceedings was
four jurymen passed out of eight ex-
amined, subject to peremptory chal-
lenges
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-05
Tax Collector Short

New Orleans, April 5.-As a result
Of the examination of the books and
accounts of Ferdinand H. Dudenhefer.
state tax collector, by State Auditor
Paul Capdevielle, it was announced
Thursday that there was shortage OF
over $4,000. Dudenhefer was order
ed suspended and the matter was re
ferred to the district attorney.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-05
Fatal Bomb Is Rivals Gift.

Schenectady, N. Y, April By the
explosion of an Internal machine, be-
heved by the police to have been sent
him by rival for the affections of a
woman, Daniel Miller, 431 Liberty
street, was terribly injured If he
recovers he will be blind and a erin.
pie for life. John Hallanan is under
arrest, charged with attempted homi-
eide
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-05
Vatican Wall in a Collapse.

London, April 5.-A dispatch from
Rome says that so yards of the ex-
terror wall of the Vatican collapsed
The fall Of the wall destroyed the
courtyard Della Zittella. 1t was plant
ed with orange trees, and was the fa
vorite promenade of Pope Leo XIII.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-05
Judoe j. w. Wilkin Is Dead,

Danville, ILL.,, April 5.-Judge Jacob
W. Wilkin, 18 years member of the
supreme court of Illinois, is dead, aged
70 years. Judge Wilkin, who next
June was to have been made chief
justice, was i'll two weeks with acute
Bright's disease.