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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
SETS POLICE ASIDE
AND RAIDS SALOONS
Magistrate Forcibly Seizes Sta
ton and Holds Court
LANDS EXCISE Vl0LATORS
"The Captain Is Fixed" Men Tell
President of Board of City Ma9is-
trates After Series of
Sensational Raids.
LANDS EXCISE W0LATORS

New York. March pa sensational Sc
ries of raids on alleged violators of the
excise law was made today under the
personal direction of Charles :. Whit
man. president of the board of city magis-
trates. To accomplish his purpose the
magistrate forcibly seized the West
Forty-seventh f street station in the upper
tenderloin, temporarily deposed the SER
geant in command, directed the arrest of
several alleged violators of the excise
law and then held an impromptu session
of court in the police station.
Two men who were found In charge OF
saloons where it is alleged liquors was
being served after hours were held in
$250O for further hearing, and the magis-
trate declared that he would appear per-
sonally to press the charges against them
when they are arraigned
In the course of the police station court
session Magistrate Whitman declared
that the two men who were arrested told
him that they We're permitted to keep
their places open after hours because
"the captain is fixed
Captain DAILY, who commands the West
Forty-seventh street station was at his
home when Magistrate Whitman made his
descent ON the station house. The cap
tain was notified of the action and called
the magistrate on the telephone
you tell Captain DAILY that I won't
talk with him. said Magistrate Whit
man. Tell him I don't want to have
anything to do with him. After he had
completed his nights work Magistrate
Whitman detailed the facts on which he
had acted and said:
I'm sick and tired Of this business of
seeing prisoners arraigned in my court
charged with violating the excise law by
officers who say they saw nothing sold
and saw no one In the place. I'm sick and
tired of the whole business and I'm going
to smash it or go out of business. I've
got the goods. / tasted the liquor they
sold me. One man told me he owned the
precinct and another that the captain was
fixed. I'm going to smash this thing or
go out of business"
Magistrate Whitman appeared as COM
plainant when the prisoners were ar
ragned in court and they were held in
$500 bail each for trial.
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SHOULD TAKE ROADS
OUT OF WALL STREET
Owned By the People, Says
Thos. Ryan
FROWN DOWN SPECULATION
Bad Feature OF the Situation Is Every
Money Center Is Using Capital
to Promote Home In
dustries.
FROWN DOWN SPECULATION

Washington March 3.-Thonas f.
Ryan Of New York passed through wash
ington today, en- route to his country
home at Oakridge, Va. Mr.. Ryan did
not call on President Roosevelt or any
other government officials, although he
spent a few hours at his residence here,
where Mrs Ryan is staying. When
asked If he came here to talk with
President Roosevelt, Mr.. Ryan said;
mo. / do not expect to see the Pres
ident. am on my way to my place
at Oakridge, Va, for rest. Besides, there
is nothing more that ! can do affecting
the problems now confronting the Pres
ident'
You mean the railroad problems?'
yes, | mean the railroad situation.
The railroads are really owned by the
people and not by Wall street brokers.
They should be taken out of Wall street
and the stock quotation tekers should
be taken out of the railroad offices. The
railroad officers and practical railroad
men who are charged with the respon-
sibility of the operation of the railroads.
should be in absolute control. they
should welcome every opportunity to con-
fer with the President, aiding him In
his efforts to reach n solution that will
be fair and just to the country, and
to the corporations, and insure strict
obedience to the law
What is your view of the present finan-
ciaI sltuaton?'
'tOne of the bad features of the situa-
ton is that every money center in the
world is finding use for its capital in
the promotion of home industries, and
is using every effort to prevent It's money
from going into speculation, and while
l think we have money enough to take
care of the legitimate business of the
country | do not believe unless we can
draw very largely from European money
centers, that there is enough to carry
on an active stock speculation in Wall
street. ] think it is the duty Of the
money lenders to frown on any undue
specula tive movement in any direction.
They should husband their resources and
be prepared to furnish legitimate bus
mess with the necessary capital and the
money necessary to move the tremendous
crops that we are likely to have this
year
Mr.. Ryan was asked to say something
about the political situation.
Politics, No, ] have not much to
sav Oh the subject You know / feel
confident that the south has the power
to dominate the democratic party poll
cies Mr.. Roosevelt will name the next
republican candidate and dictate the plat
from of 1903. That responsibility he can
not escape whether he desires it or not"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
TWO DEAD IN TEXAS
SHOOTING AFFRAY
PROMINENT SAN ANTONIO REAL
ESTATE MAN AND STENOGRA-
PHER SHOT BY WILSON,, AN
OTHER REAL ESTATE MAN.

San Antonio, Tex, March 23.-B'ranklin
T.. Smith, a prominent real estate dealer,
and Edward j. Beversdorf, his stenog-
rapher, are dead, and T.. J. Wilson, an
other real estate man. is in Jail charged
with murder and assault as the result Of
a shooting affray in one of the large Of
flee buildings of the city this afternoon.
A business difficulty is assigned as the
immediate cause of the shooting. Bev-
ersdorff was sitting at his desk next to
that Of Smith when Wilson fired. The
stenographer was shot through the heart.
Three other shots were fired all striking
Smith, one passing through the throat,
proving fatal.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
WHITES AND NEGROES
FIGHT IN GIRARD
Five Wounded and Two Negroes Shot
Down In Street, Result of Trouble
In a Butcher Shop.

Columbus. Ca, March 29.-(Special)--
Five persons have been wounded, two
perhaps fatally, as the result of troubles
between whites and negroes in Girard to-
night. The trouble started when a negro
butcher, West Freeman, cut two young
white men, sons of minister. A negro
was cut at the same time. Later on
the trouble was resumed, and two ne
groes were shot down in the street.
The injured are:
Bud Fletcher, white, cut in the hand and
right side: Walter Fletcher, white, cut in
the side Lewis Reed, colored, four-inch
cut In mead; Joe Jaques, negro black
smith, shot in back, may die; Henry Dem
son. colored SHOT and badly wounded.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
TRAIN MANGLES TWO
UNKNOWN BOYS
Near Melvin, Tenn, an NJ, C. & st.
L. Freight Drags Them Nearly
Mie-One Head Not Found.

McEwm. Tenn, March 23.-Two un-
known white boys were killed near here
last night on the Nashville, Chattanooga
and St. Louis railroad and frightfully
mangled The head of one had not been
located at late hour today, and the
other body was nude when found. having
been dragged nearly half mile. It is
supposed the boys were riding freight
train when one slipped and grabbed the
other, both falling between the cars. A
letter found on one gave no clue to their
identity, but indicated that Baxter, Tenn.
was the home of the unfortunates.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
MASS MEETING HELD
GAMBLERS MUST GO
"oNE-ARMED BILL" THOMPSON,
WHO KILLED COUNTY ATTOR-
NEY M'UEAN AND WOUNDED
DEPUTY SCOTT, DIES IN JAIL.

g. Worth, Tex, March 23.-William
Thomlinson. alias zone Armed Biz
Thompson, who yesterday assassinated
County Attorney Mclean and fatally
wo1nded Deputy Sheriff Scott and was
himself wounded in a battle with police
officers, died tonight in the county jail
Scott is still alive, but practically no
hone is entertained for his recovery. Last
night a mass meeting was called to
serve notice on gamblers to leave the
city. This morning the Bar association
met to pass res olutions on McLean's
death. The association went further and
denrecated the holding of mass meet
ing alleging that 1t might lead to vio-
iance The mayor is member of the
I2a,. nssociation and led the fight against
the mass meeting. Their efforts, how
ever. were not successful and the meet
inc was held tonight
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Re 7ort Confirmed.

Washington, March 23.-AIr. Corea,
Nicaraguan minister. received a dispatch
today from the Nicaraguan minister fer
foreign affairs, confirming the press dis.
patches of a great victory of the Sicara-
guam army near Maraita In addition to
this victory lie says the Nicaraguan army
probably will take Tagucialpa, the Hon
duran capital He also says that the
following additional towns on the north
coast OF Honduras have fallen into the
hands Of the Niearaguans:
San Pedro. Sula. Esperanza, Pas ani
Comyagua. the ancient capital of Hondu-
raS
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High Temperature Record.

Chicago, March 23.-All records for
high temperature for the month OF
March in the last thirty-two years in
Chicago we're broken today when the
government thermometer recorded SOL
degrees. Two hours afterwards a
heavy thunder and rain storm brought
about a drop in the mercury.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
aaiIey Sells Kentucky Farm.

Lexington, KY. March 23.-United
statey Senator Joseph w. Bailey of
Texas today sold at public auction his
Meadow Hill farm, 120 acres. near
here. to Rear Admiral Todd, U. S. N,
retired. and A. B. Blitz,. for 5000 an
acre. The farm was the former home
of James Lane Allen, the Kentucky
novelist.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
Two Hundred Killed.
Christmas OF Memphis.

Memphis, March 23.-Gen. Lee Christ
mas, reported TO have been captured by
the Honduran-N guam forces today
near Maraita, formerly lived in this city
and held several railroad positions. He is
"A years old and was born in Livingston
parish. Louisiana. He married Miss Ma
mic Reid at Vicksburg, Miss, and his
family has resided - Memphis since 1885.
General Christmas went to Honduras ten
years ago and entered the railroad bust
ness OF that country.
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GEN. LEE CHRISTMAS Of
MEMPHIS IS CAPTURED
Honduran Revolutionists and Mica
raguan Army Defeat Bonlla and
Salvador Allies at Chal-
uteca and Maraita.

Managua, Nicaragua, March 25.-The
Hondurean forces and their allies from
Salvador have been defeated by the Mic
araguans near Choluteca. The Nicaragu-
ans captured the positions of the enemy
with the aid of artillery.
Further details of this engagement are
lacking.
Six Nicarag guam steamers are operating
successfully on the Atlantic and Pa
cihc coasts.
Advices received here from the front
today say that the army of President
Bonilla of Honduras has been attacked
and defeated near Maraita by the Hon
duran revolutionists and the Nicaraguan
army. After ten hours hard fighting Bo-
nillas troops it is said, left behind them
their camp equipment, artillery, rifles
and ammunition Among the prisoners
captured by the Honduran- -Nicaraguan
forces are Gen. Sotero Braayona, the
Honduran minister of war, who is severe
ly wounded; General Christmas, the
American soldier formerly of Memphis,
and other leading officers of the Hon
duran forces. Many were killed or wound
ed on both sides, but no details of the
engagement are available, owing to the
lack of direct telegraph communication.
Ptest zeaya is successfully directing
the operations of his army from Man
aqua.
Two Hundred Killed.
The Honduran revolutionists captured
800 prisoners, three pieces of artillery.
with plentiful supply of ammunition.
and 800 rifles.
One estimate of the casualties places
the killed at pa and the wounded at 100.
Two hundred of the government SOL
diers passed over to the revolutionists
during the fight
The disaster for President Bonila Is
complete and ii is now believed that
Tegucialpa undoubtedly will be captured.
The towns of Comayagua. La Esper-
ANA. San Pedro and Sula have announced
themselves in favor of the revolution.
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Jaw Gould, Tennis Champion.

Boston, March 23.-Jay Gould of
New York today retained his title as
court tennis champion of America by
defeating Joshua Crane, Jr., of Boston
in the final round of the national court
tennis championship at the Boston
Tennis and Racquet club. The score
was 6-1, AS, SO, 6-2.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
Files Letters TO Show Defendant
Understands Proceedings
AFFIDAVIT OF HIS MOTHER
She Resents malicious Mlsrepresent-
ations" and Says No Insanity Talnt
Exists In Four Generations.
Decision Wednesday.

New York, March 23.-The attorneys for
Harry X. Thaw today filed answer to
the suggestion made by District Attorney
Jerome to Justice Fitzgerald that Thaw
is mentally incapable of understanding
the nature of the proceedings against him,
and is a subject for a commission in
lunacy, rather than for jury which
holds only the power of liberty or death.
Supplementing their own unanimous opin
ion that Thaw does understand the nature
of the proceedings against him, and daily
advises intelligently with his counsel, the
lawyers have filed afidavits from the
medical experts employed by the defense
and further affidavit by Mrs. William
Thaw, the mother of the defendant
Mrs Thaw, however, does not address
herself to the question Immediately at
issue. She takes advantage of the oppor-
tunity she declares, to state that in the
direct line of descent for four generations
there has been no tant of insanity, or
epilepsy in the prisoners family. She re-
sents the malicious Misrepresentation
and gross exaggerations' on the subject.
The principal affidavit made in Thaw's
Dehalt is signed by Dolphin NJ. Delmas,
his leading counsel Mr. Delmas at
taches to his personal statement a score
or more of letters and notes he has re-
ceived from Thaw during the progress of
the trial. These writings of the defend
ant, Mr.. Delmas declares clearly indicate
his grasp of the proceedings, and have
contained from time to time valuable sug-
70 tIa Nf+ 1afa
The affdayits which Thaw's counsel
hope will block Mr.. Jeromes movement
for a lunacy commission were filed with
the clerk of the supreme court this after
noon, and were turned over by him to
Justice Fitzgerald who will announce his
decision probably on Wednesday, morning
next, when the Thaw tragedy will be re-
opened again. Whether or not commits
sion will be appointed rests solely with
Justice Fitzgerald, whose conscience was
appealed to by the district attorney.
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Delmas' Affidavit.

Mr.. Delmas. in his affidavit, says in
part:
The professional relations which
have held with the defendant since the
beginning of the trial until the present
time, the many interviews l have had
with him during that period, the many
communications ] have sent to him and
received from him, coupled with my ex
perience at the bar enable me to form
an opinion of the capacity of Harry X.
Thaw as regards his understanding of
the proceedings against him, and power
to make his defense
And. | do, upon my oath. solemnly
state that during all the time of his trial.
Harry X. Thaw has been, and is, capable
of understanding the nature and object
of the proceedings against him; of com
pretending his own condition in reference
to such proceedings and of conducting his
defense in a rational manner and that
during the whole of the trial he has un-
derstood the nature and object of such
proceedings. has eomprehended his own
condition in reference thereto, and has
conducted his defense in a rational man
ner'
The chief exhibit cited by Mr.. Delmas
is the note from Thaw appointing him
chief counsel. the second day of the de-
Tense. 1t Will be remembered the first
day of Thaws defense was decidedly dis
astrous to his case. Mr.. Demas declared
that Thaw wrote to him as follows:
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ThaW's Letters.

IL, 1r f1r. Dt mas:
ION the 9Th of this month, at the re-
quest OF my then senior counsel, with
all other counsel concurring, and on my
own motion, ] appointed you my chief
counsel to conduct and manage the pres
ent trial before Justice FITZGERALD In ac-
cordance with your own views and plans
giving you full authority in the matter.
| wish To-day to reiterate and confirm
everything that was then done in these
premises and to tell you that no one but
you has any right or any authority to
make any argument or stipulation In any
manner relating to the conduct of the
trial, or TO take any unauthorized steps
therein. Very sincerely yours,
III. K. TIIAW."
Another letter from Thaw to Mr.. Del
mas read:
please arrange for Mr.. Carroll Beck
with's testimony. Mr.. Peabody has a
brief thereon. We do not wish Jerome
to further attack Mrs. Thaw in his re-
buttal The further facts proved by Mr..
Beckwith and the superior impression he
will produce may discourage Jerome from
annoying Mrs. Thaw"
Mr.. Beckwith is one of the artists for
whom Mrs. Thaw once posed.
Thaw wrote to Mr.. Delmas:
'I insist my counsel produce Mr.. Beck
with to testify regarding what he told me
cerning Mrs. II. K. Thaw's character
and goodness in the year 1901, and the
change that occurred in the fall of 1901,
after the meeting with White"
Nothing But Truth.
Under date of February Thaw write
Mr.. Delmas as follows:
mot as prisoner, but as husband, I
must hear your notes for my wifes testi-
mony. as 1 shall permit nothing but the
truth, and wish to prevent any uninten-
tional Misrepresentation. Today a wit
ness, not the stage doorkeeper who 1 was
pleased to hear stand straight and safe
on facts, perjured himself in a very nat
ural or studied manner. This grieves me
and forces me to insist upon my right as
husband, if not upon that Difference
due to my wishes as principal
Another note of the same date says:
Mr.. Comstock comes after my wife, I
presume. Will she testify Friday or Mon
day? My mother testifies tomorrow. sup
pose, and some others, possibly Mr.. Cat
lin or other witnesses of Whites, to re-
wolves (the last the unusued one), and
his treats and his ring. He always told
her, You know nothing at all yet
THAT removes danger of contradiction
of ring or other matters. hope you can
GnNTINuEn ON PAGE 10a
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(CnNTNUEn ON PAGE 10l
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-07-12
Order for Hearing Final Account.

State of Michigan, county Of Van Buren,-ss.
Probate Court for said county.
Al session Of the Probate Court for said county
held at the probate office, in the village of Paw paw,
on Tuesday, the 18th day of June, in the
year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and
seven.
Present. Hon. David Anderson, Judge O
Probate.
Inthe matter of the estate of Samuel Consalus,
deceased.
+. b. Welch executor Of said estate, comes
into court and represents that he is now
prepared TO render his final account such
executor and files the same
Thereupon il is ordered that Monday, the 18th day
of July next, at ~ O'Clock in the forenoon, b.
assigned for examining and allowing such account.
and that the egatees and heirs law Of said deceased
and all other persons Interested in said estate
required appear at session of said Court then to
bt holden at the Probate Office IN the village Of Paw
Paw in said county, and show cause, If any Their
be, why the said account should not be allowed.
And il is further ordered, that said eN
ecutor give notice to the persons inter
ested in said estate, of the tendency Of said &C
count, and the heariue thereof, by causing q
copy of tins order to be published in The True
Sorthener, newspaper printoo and circulating In
aid county, three successive weeks at least prev
iOus 10 said day of hearing,
DAVID ANDERSON,
1874 Judge of Probate.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-07-12
Order for Hearing.

state Of Michigan, county Of Van Buren, So.
Al a session Of the probate court for said county
held at the probate office in the village OF Paw Paw
on the 18th day of June. in the year one thou
sand nine hundred and seven,
Present, Hon. David Anderson Judge of Probate
In the matter of the estate of Abram Taylor,
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition duly verified, of
Frank II. Taylor, and sole heir at law of
said deceased, praying that the court adj
Indicate aud determine who are or were at the
time of his death the legal heirs Of said deceased,
and entitled b, the laws of this state to inherit the
real estate in said petition described.
Thereupon IL il ordered that Monday, the 18th day
of July, A. %. 1907, at ten O'Clock in the fore
noon be assigned for the hearing of said petition,
and that the heirs at law of said deceased and all
other persons interested in said estate required
10 appear at session Of said court, TO be holden
at the PROBATE Office i'm the village of Paw Paw and
show cause, If any there be, why the prayer of the
petitioner should not be granted
And il Is further ordered that said petitioner give
notice TO the persons interested in said estate of the
tendency of said peti ION and the hearing thereof,
by causing copy o. this order to be published in
The True Northerner, newspaper printed and cir
cuatng in said county Of Van Buren,, for three
successive weeks at last previous to said day of
hearing.
DAVID ANDERSON,
1874 Judge of Probate.
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order for Hearing.

state OF Michigan. County of Van Buren.-ss.
Al session of the probate court for said county,
held at the probate office In the village of Paw Paw
on the 22nd day of june In the year one
thousand niI hundred aud seven.
Present, Hon. David Anderson, Judge of Pro-
bate.
In the matter of the estate of cara Thayer,
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition, duly verifie ed. OF
Lucia Thayer, widow and lcgatee of said deceased,
praying that certain instrument in writing, now
on ME in this court and purportng to be the last
Will and testament Of said deceased, may he
proved. allowed and admitted TO probate as such,
aud that execution there of and administration of
said estate be granted TO said petitioner the
trix named in said will, TO other suitable per
SON
Thereupon il If ordered that Monday the 22d day
OF July, A. ID. 1907, at ten O'Clock in the fore
noon be assigned Tor the hearing Of said petition,
and that the heirs at-aw of said deceased and all
other persons ntert sted in said estate required
to appear al session of said court, TO be holden at
the probate office in the village OF Paw Paw and
show cause, # any there be- why the prayer of the
petitioner should not be granted.
And il is further ordered that said petitioner give
notice 10 the persons interested said estate OF the
pendency of said petition aud the hearing thereof,
by causing a copy of this order to be published in
The True Northerner newspaper printed and cir
culatug in said county of Van Buren,, for three
successive weeks at leaet previous 10 said fay d
hearing.
DAVID ANDERSON,
2Oti Judge of Probate.