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Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-03-30

The new Panama canal commits
sioner, J. c. S. Blackburn, of Ken
lucky, sab, hangs around in the linn
light little too much. Let him bor-
row shovel, if he hasn't one of his
own, and go to work.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-03-30

What with Grover Cleveland say
ing wise things, Mark Twain occas-
sionally drifting into serio~ rain
and Depew disseminating his PAINFUL
attempts at being funny, what is there
that is not possible TO him WIZ does
not try?
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-03-30

Among the pension measures grant
cd by the late Congress was one for
the relief of Alfred Boose. 1t ought
to have been referred to the COM
mittee having in charge the PROPOSE
ton to restore the army canteen.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-03-30

Those papers that arc poking fun
at Secretary Taft because of his un-
usual avoirdupois ought to remcm-
Der that rotundity is only one of his
forms of bigncss.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-03-30

Up to the time OF going to press,
President Roosevelt had not this
week been called upon to announce
once more that he will not be can
didatc next year.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-03-30

The strained efforts of the para
graphers to say something new and
funny regarding Easter bonnets are
in some cases as painful as the act
of buying one of the bonnets.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-03-30

Questions as to when and how the
Thaw trial will terminate are strictly
out of order, until there is some sort
of assurance that it is going to ter
inmate at all.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-03-30

Spring has come. 1t reached us
on the 2Ist of this month and is
here yet. 1t will stay till it leaves.
IT is welcome. Spring balmy spring
(Epitome of numerous editorials).
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-03-30

Perhaps Senator Foraker has cap
tured the idea that the direct road to
the White House is via Brownsville,
Texas.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-03-30

Those who think we have received
all the snow that is coming to us this
year evidently haven't been here very
long
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-03-30

Frank and Fred are once more
humping the anti-Moi mon highways
of the East. The American family
is now safe.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-26
THAW IS IMPATIENT FOR
HURRY OF NEW
TRIAL
Bldmes Jerome For Not Be-
Ing Ready Opposed
to Delay.
MAY SEEK STsI.
So s FURTHER DELAY

New York Nov. 26.--4Harry X.
Thaw is becoming impatient with the
delay in bringing him to trial again
Tor killing Stanford white. He de-
MED today that he had urged his
counsel for a change OF venue.
Il am ready to be tried right here
In New York and i am not to blame
because Jerome Is not ready. want
the trial to begin on December 2,
the date set"
District Attorney Jerome has got
$4,000 more from the board of es-
innate to pay for the prosecution
Mayor Mcclellan asked Comptroller
Metz how much the case had cost
the taxpayers up to date when Jer-
ONES requisition was being discuss
ed
II can't say offhand," replied Mr..
Metz, but 1t has cost a great sum.
Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw told her
husband yesterday when she visited
him that she was anxious as he for
the trial to begin.
Thaw's counsel, Martin w. Little
ton, has authorized this statement:
Il have been reliably informed
that the order which the district at
torney obtained from Justice Dow
ling for the drawing of special
panel has not been entered, and that
II Is not the intention to enter the
order. This means that on Decem-
Der 2, the day set for trial. he in
tends to seek still further delay"
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-26
DREAM UNC0vERS MOST
DIADOLICAL Of
CRIMES
In Her Sleep Woman Saw
Friend Lying on Ground
with Hands
Crossed.
BODY IS FOUND
AS DESCRIBED
Husband Is Arrested Says That
Wife Committed Suicide andl
Afterwards That She
Died In Child
birth.

San Francisco, Cal, Nov. 2s.-Tbe
police of Oakland yesterday unearth-
ed a most diabolical crime and have
taken into custody e. A. wilkins. a
stationary engineer. who is charged
with the murder OF his wife. whose
pody was found buried in quick lime
underneath a shed in the yard of the
wilkins home In Elmhurst
"A friend of the woman, Mrs. T.
Anderson, who had ben staying in
wilkins home the past few DAYS.
made the complaint
Her suspicious first became arous-
ed over the absence of Mrs Wilkins.
who, her husband said, had gone TO
the home of her parents in the east.
In a dream she declares she saw the
body of her former friend lying on
lhe ground with her arms crossed
over her breast. She reported the
matter to the chief of police and
search resulted in the finding OF the
derson
Wilkins said at first that his wife
committed suicide and afterward that
she had died in childbirth
wilkins Placed In Confinement.
The authorities immediately took
charge of the wilkins home. Though
the body of the dead woman is sonie-
what decomposed. 1t Is believed that
an autopsy will reveal the cause 81
her death. wilkins has been placed
III solitary confinement
People living In the neikhborhood
or the wilkins home say that. they
had noticed the sudden disappear
ance of Mrs. wilkins but believed the
mans story that she had gone on a
visit to relatives In the east.
The authorities are somewhat in a
quandry as to whether to believe the
l. l..
the woman's intuition as to the loca-
ton OF the body was prompted by
something stronger than a dream.
Ii is one of the strangest cases to
come to the notice of the San Fran
cisco police, and unless Wilkins should
It will develop into one of the great
est mysteries in this city
"A score of detectives have been de-
tailed on the case.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-26
WESTON ATTEMPTS TO
BREAK WALKING RECORD
Hale and Hearty at the Age of 50,
He is Hiking From Maine
To Illinois.

Chicago, Ill. Nov. 26.-Edward
Payson Weston, so years old, is
scheduled to walk into Chicago at 4
O'Clock this afternoon or thereabouts
at a rate OF five miles an hour and
complete at the steps of the new Illi-
nois Athletic club a record breaking
walk Of 1880 miles from Portland,
Maine, begun October 29.
BY this feat, Weston will have
beaten his former record.
Weston started on the last stage
of his record breaking journey at IL
a. m, when he set out from Ches-
terton, Ind, where he passed the
morning resting.
According to the present plan he
will arrive at the Chicago Beach no.
tel, seven miles from Center City, at
midnight. There he will rest again,
completing walk to the Chicago post
office, where the trip ends, before
noon tomorrow
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-26
PRESIDENT IS IN
STATEHOOD
FIGHT
Sends Message to People OF
New Mexico Through
Governor Curry.
EXECUTIVE GIVEN
ROUSlNG RECEPTION

santa Fe, N. NJ, Nov 26.-(Spe-
ciaD-" am in favor of statehood
Tor New Mexico and will assist you in
am way 1 can; you can tell the peo-
pie of New Mexico what / say"
This was the message sent TO New
Mexicans by the president through
Governor Curry, who rached the
capital today, and who with the mem
bers of his party, was rendered a
rousing reception by the people of
stated that this territory never had a
better chance for admission to the
union and that he had come home
prepared to aid in one of the hottest
statehood campaigns ever conducted
In any territory.
Met by Committee.
Governor Curry, Solicitor General
Henry NJ. Hoyt, of Washington, and
Attorney ID. j. Leahy arrived here at
1880 this morning. A delegation of
twenty prominent citizens headed by
Territorial Secretary Nathan Jaffa
met the party at Lamy Junction and
escorted its members to the city.
large cOncourse of people assem-
bled at the local railway depot. head
ed by the Capital City band, and
very cordial and sincere reception
was extended to each member Of the
party.
Governor Curry is sanguine of the
success of the statehood bill at the
nrst session of the coming congress,
which bill is to be introduced by Del
egate Andrews on the second day.
Following the reception Governor
curry said that statehood was daily
gaining favor in Washington and
that he expected TO retarn TO the ma
uons capital just as soon as possi-
bic TO strike while the iron was hot
He said that he desired just as
many people as possible 10 attend
me statehood meeting at Santa FeI
THE president he said, will not
take up the matter of statehood in
MS message to congress because of
many grave questions 10 be dealt
with. But he has promised that he
VIII 90 all he can 10 aid the cause
and l am confident that he will keep
his word to the letter"
Governor Curry further said that
ne met many members of congress
and that they favored statehood for
New Mexico i'm nearly all cases.
Speaker Cannon Of the house would
not commit himself one way or the
other. He is busily engaged i'm con-
committee appointments.
The governor said that W. II. An
dreWs' delegate from New Mexico
was ready 10 introduce a statehood
bill! for this territory on the second
day of congress.
Il want one thing stated emphatic
ally said the governor, "and that
is, We never had "a better chance to |
secure statehood. 1t IS up To Us to |
work for II from now on without re- |
gard to party lines or factlonal quar-
reL. am sure We VIII succeed"
Hoyt VIII investigate.
henry NJ. Hoyt' solicitor general,
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-26
F|REWATER CAUSES m
DIAN TO KILL
BROTHER
Apache Bill" Waterman Is
Held Without Bond For Kill
ling Henry Smith.

Prescott. Ariz,, Nov. 26.--"Bfll"
Waterman. Apache indian, who shot
and killed Henry smith, another
Apache, Thursday morning, about q
O'Clock, at the Indian camp near
Fort Whipple. was arraigned on the
charge or murder here in the court
of Justice McLane. and held without
bonds to appear before the next
grand jury
George Hunt, who was present
when the shooting occurred. and
who was accused of firing the fatal
shot by Waterman, was discharged
from custody.
From the evidence of Hunt ana
Materman's squaw, IL seems that
Waterman fired the fatal shot while
under the influence of liquor after
threatening to kill the squaw, who,
fortunately, escaped unharmed.
The shooting was the climax of a
drunken quarrel. 1t was not de-
yeloped In the testimony where the
Indians procured the liquor After
the shooting one of the squaws in
the camp produced a quart bottle OF
whisky. and told the officers that this
was the stuff that caused Waterman
to commit the crime.
Neal Bound Over.
Jud Neal was arraigned on the
charge of fatally shooting Frank y.
DeYine on the morning of Novem-
ber 10, at Lone Pine station, and,
waving examination, was held to
appear before the next grand jury
under $1,000 bonds.
Neal was represented by Attorney
Leroy Anderson. Arrangements were
being made last evening to furnish
the required bond and secure the
release Of Neal from the county jail.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-26
COULD MRS. BRADLEY
D|ST|NGU|Sk,SHT
FROM WRoA6$ =
This Is the Question AlieniSS
Are Trying to Solve In
Court In Wash.
ingtOn.
She ACTED QUEtRLY THE
DAY She SHOT BROWN
Her Letters Indicated That She
Was In; a e, Though Expert Said
That Insane People FIRE.
quently Write
Well.

Washington. Nov. 26.-A battle OF
aliensts in the trial of Annie M
Bradley. charged with the murder
of former United States Senator AR.
thus Brown, was well launched to-
day when the defense placed on the
stand DR. Britton d. Evans. of the
New Jersey hospital for the insane
to corroborate the statements made
yesterday by Dr.. Barton that Mrs
Bradley was insane when she shot
Brown.
The standing of Dr. Evans and the
fact that he testified in the Traw
case attracted more than the usual
crowd to the court room.
The first witness of the morning
was DIR. /. Rich, of New York City.
DR.. Rich testified that he saw Mrs
Bradley the day of the shooting and
that she looked ''looney" and had
an idiotic laugh. This was before
the shooting
Acted Peculiarly Day of Killing.
He said she attracted his atten-
ton in the hotel by her peculiar ac-
lions, DIR. Chas. G. Hill. the Balti-
more expert, was then called to the
stand and said on the date of the
shooting, Mrs. Bradley was insane
and incapable of choosing between
the right and the wrong.
On cross examination. however,
j.
Bradley Intentionally shot Brown,
bd. tnaS Eel mind was in such a
state that she believed she was do
ing the right thing as distinguished
from the wrong He said that he
saw in Mrs. Bradley's letters to
Brown many evidences of insanity.
Insane people, he said. frequently
wrote we'll
When Hill had concluded Evans
testified that Mrs. Bradley was in
sane at the time of the shooting of
Brown and was not able to distin-
guish between right and wrong.
Evans Testimony Was Dramatic.
He spoke alphabetically or Mrs
Bradley and referred contemporary
to Brown for his i'll treatment of her
all of which, he said. preyed upon
her mind.
He declared that Brown with his
own hand destroyed children he had
begotten. His reference to Brown so
pointed to justice. that Stafford adj
monished him, saying Brown was
dead and could not answer for him.
self and furthermore that Brown
was not on trial
Evans was not cross examined.
Mrs. Bradley Recalled.
The trial was resumed at 1925
o'clock this afternoon, when Mrs.
Bradley was recalled on the stand
again.
In reply to question by the district
attorney, she stated that while she
and her husband lived together she
gave him no excuse for a divorce.
She was then excused and the de-
fense rested its case at 1:F5 o'clock.
Max Brown, a son of former Sem
ator Brown, was the first witness
called in rebuttal.
Browns Son ON Stand.
visits of his father to the house of
Mrs. Bradley and the child Arthur
These visits continued until the fall
of 1901.
After the disclosures of his faith
er's relations with Mrs. Bradley
Brown said he started a home on
Bingham street several times and
took his meals there. He said he
afterwards saw his father and Mrs.
Bradley sitting on bed in the house
of Ranch. She stayed all night and
left the next day
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-26
PRIDE OF CLEVELAND
KNOWS HOW TO
WATER STOCK
Investigation Being Made In.
to Affairs OF Brooklyn Road
Catches Tom Johnson.
NEW ISSUE is
APPARENTLY VELVET

New York, Nov. 26.-William M.
WINS. while investigating the affairs
of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit COM
pany for the Public Service COM
mission declared that Mayor Tom l..
Johnson, of Cleveland, and his
friends, who forwerly owned the
Nassau Electric Railway company of
Brooklyn, had watered it's stock to
the extent of $6,25O, 600 and then
sold It to the Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit company. This was alleged to
nave taken place in a reorganization
or the Nassau company in January,
1899.
Questioning Timothy S. williams.
vice president of the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit company, about the reorgan-
lzation of the Nassau company, Mr..
WINS said:
"On that reorganization l find that
they increased their bond issue.
Which had heretofore been $500
600, by an addition of $S,946.96O.
They made an entirely new issue of
preferred stock of SO, 900, 600, they
heretofore lhaving no preferred
stock, and that to heretofore exist
Ing $6,0O0,000, making a total of
new issues of $17,946,9s0. and your
acquisition was after this increase of
SiPitdllIdlloH. Gan you tell me
what these new securities were is
sued for?"
Mr.. Williams said an explanation
OF the transaction was given in an
agreement which Mr.. WINS had, but
this was not read Mr. Williams also
contended that the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit company, IL it had bought
$6,25O,0O0 of water, had subsequent
ly squeezed it out.
II cannot agree with you" said
Mr., WINS. ut looks to me like a
plain case of stock-watering, and
the company had no right to charge
that s6.00000 on its books TO the
cost and equipment of the road"
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-26
PEOPLES PARTY LOOK
ING FOR CONvEN-
T|0N CITY
st. Louis. Kansas City. Gin,
Cinnati. Chicago and indian
dPoliS in the Fight.

St Louis, Mo-. Nov 26.-The ma
tional committee of the peoples party
met in conference at the st. James
hotel today for the ostensible pur-
pose of fixing the time and place for
the holding of a nomination conven-
tion for 1908.
About thirty were present at con-
ference, which will probably continue
through tomorrow. st. Louis, Kan
sas City. Cincinnati. Chicago and In
dianapolis are In the fight for the
convention.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-26
TWENTY RIOTERS ARE
THROWN IN JAIL
All Peaceful This Morning Author
tiles Believe That Arrests VIII
Bring About an End to Dis
turbdnCes-- However. More
Trouble Is Feared.

Louisville, Ky, Nov. 26.-Ovei
twenty striking street car men are
IN the county Jail today, having been
arrested last night following a riot
and an attack on a Fourth avenue
car.
A number are alleged to have con-
fessed that the attack was the re-
suit of a carefully planned conspir-
acy on the part of body of strik-
ers and more arrests will be made.
Ihere Is no indication of trouble this
morning and Ii Is believed the ar
rests made will virtually end the
While this is the opinion OF the
most optomistic. there is a general
teetlhg that the strikers are stronger
than the public knows.
As result of last nights disturb
ances, number of persons, most of
them passengers, We're more or less
injured, though none seriously.
Next the attack upon the Fourth
avenue car, the most serious dis
turbance occurred at Tweifth and
OAK streets shortly after night fall.
strike sympathizers soaped the track
and stopped several cars The last
car to be thus obstructed was de-
rallied and a battle between several
police officers and tn crowd follow
ed. A number OF shots Were fred.
Seyerals persons received slight In
juries. I'm
At Story and FranlSfofts aveniiss a
dozen cars were. stoned and some of
the passengers received cuts from
Tying glass. AT Twenty NTH and
portland avenue man fired a shot
gun into car, slightly wounding a
woman passenger
The strikers and sympathlzers fol-
lowed the same tactics In the hold
Ing up of the Fourth avenue car.
rhe track had been soaped and when
the car stopped the employees of the
company In charge were attacked
with stipls and cfauaS
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-26
JOHN |. SAYS THAT
HE'S FOR ROOSEVELT

indianapolis. Ind, Nov. 26.-John
J.. Sullivan, the prize fighter, has
kicked clear out Of the democratic
traces and is for Roosevelt said the
miring sports:
Il am a democrat, but / would
like a chance TO vote for Roosevelt.
/ admire Bryan; Bryan Is all right,
conscientious. and all that, and will
ing to do what's right, but Teddy
suits me, and it's not necessary for
as to take any chances with anybody
else.
II don't think Taft will do. His
friends tried to boom him and he at
traeted a lot of attention for a while
but It's all Teddy, all Oyster Bay
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-26
BROOKL YN BANKERS ARE
INDICTED BY GRAND
JURY
%drgeS Are That Officers
/ Made False Enteries
in Loan
Books.
PRESIDENT OF TRUST
COMPANY GOES TO JAIL
President of Borough Bank At
tempts to Destroy Himself
by Cutting Throat
With RdZor---
May Die.

New York, Nov. 26.-The Kings
county grand jury. which has been
investigating the affairs of the Bor-
ough bank and the Jenkins Trust
company of Brooklyn today return
ed indictments against three men.
The names of the accused have not
been made public.
John Jenkins, Jr., president of the
jenkins Trust company, which closed
its doors a few weeks ago, was first
to be arrested and was taken before
Judge Fawcett ana charged with
forgery in the third degree in MAX
ing false entries on loan books of
the company. He plead not guilty
and is held in default of $4,000
bail.
President Attempts Suicide.
Howard Maxwell, former presi-
dent of the Borough bank of Brook
iyn. attempted to commit suicide by
cutting his throat with a razor at
his home in Brooklyn today and is
expected to die. He was under In
dictment or larceny and forgery.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-26
.PETT|BONE TRIAL WILL
BEGIN TOMORROW
Case Went Over Today Because of
Absence From Court Room
of Counsel.

Boise, Idaho, Nov. 26.--Jas. Haw-
ley and Clarence Rarrow were not
In court this morning, when the
Petubone case was called and an ad-
Journment was taken until this af-
ternoon, when the jury box will be
filled.
Judge Wood announced that the
examination of tallsmen would be-
gin tomorrow, whetner the leading
counsel was present or not
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-26
SPEAKER CANNON is EN-
PERTAINING JOB SEEKER

Washington, Nov. 26.-Speaker
Cannon is giving his afternoons now
to members of the house seeking
committee assignments
While he listens carefully TO all
he has not so far made any prom
ises. He is hopeful, however. Of COM
pletIng assignments before the
Christmas holidays
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-26

will take up the work of investigat-
ing the indictments charging coal
land frauds, returned by the last
santa Fe grand jury. Ormsby Nc
Harg and Peyton Gordon, will ap-
pear as witnesses. Mr.. Hoyt will be
assisted by the L. S. district attorney,
d, ]. Leahy.
L1ewellyn to Roswell
wv. II. II. Llewellyn will leave the
capital soon for Roswell via Las Cru
ces and El Paso. He goes 10 Roswell
70 attend session Of the u. s. court
for the Fifth district, which convenes
December 8. He has not yet turned
over the office to Mr.. Leahy, his sue
cessor, but will do so before the first
Of the year. He will then be ap-
pointed as an assistant attorney gem
eral of the United States.
Morgan o. Llewellyn, surveyor
general stated today that he would
resign about January 1. His success
sor has not been selected and Gov
ernor Curry's judgment i'm the mat
ter will probably be accepted.
IL Is stated that feelings are most
friendly between the national and ter
ritorial administration and that Gov
ernor Curry secured practically every
thing he asked of the president.
The governor expects to leave for
Washington early in December and
to remain here as long as his pres
ence may be demanded In the inter-
ests Of statehood.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-26
CHICAGO is PROMISED RE
DUCrION IN PRICE OF MEAT

Chicago. Nov. 26.-Sweeping re-
ductions in prices Of meat and pro-
visions are promised Chicago con-
sumers by the end of the week as
result of a similar decline in the
prices Of live stock that has been
going on the last forty days.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-26
CLANCY MAY Be
ATTORNEY GENERAL

Santa Fe, n. NJ. Nov 2s.-(Spe-
cial. )-GoYernor Curry announced
i'm Santa Fe today that ne had tend
cred the office of attorney general
soon to be made vacant by the res
lgnation of Judge A. B. Fall, to f.
w. Clancy, of Albuquerque, but at
a late hour this afternoon had re-
ceived no answer from Mr.. Clancy,
who is district attorney of the sec
ond judicial district of New Mexico.
Clancy Makes Statement.
Mr.. Clancy said that he had heard
that he had been offered the posi-
ton of attorney general but had as
yet received no official communica-
tion from the governor regarding the
appointment. He said that he was
not prepared to say as to whether he
would accept the appointment, and
would not say until after he had had
a talk with Governor Curry.
Mr.. Clancy said that he would try
to visit the governor at Santa Fe
during the present week.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-26
BANKS WILL RESUME
CASH PAYMENTS SOON

Chicago, Nov. 26.-Direet reports
from the Chicago celaring house
from hundreds OF western cities en-
courage the local bankers to believe.
that the resumption Of cash pay
ments viii be possible within a fort
night.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-26
JOSEPH CHURCH HELM WILL
SUCCEED JUDGE CASWEIAI

Denver Colo. Nov 26--The gOV-
ernor OF Colorado has appointed
Joseph Church Helm. Of Denver to
the vacancy In state supreme court
vacant by the death Of Justice Cas-
we'll.