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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-25
GUILTY OF PERJURY.
First Conviction Growing Out of the
Insurance Investigation.

New York. Oct. 25.-The first con-
vlction in the cases based on the dis
closures in the legislative investiga-
ton insurance affairs in 1866 was
obtained by the district attorneys Of
nee here when a jury in the criminal
branch of the supreme court found
Dr. Walter r. Gillette, former vice
president of the Mutual Life Insur-
ance company, guilty of perjury in the
companied with a recommendation for
mercy. The maximum penalty for
this degree Of perjury is ten years i'm
prisonment.
Upon the report of the jury counsel
for DR.. Gillette moved for a certificate
OF reasonable doubt and an arrest of
Judgment Justice Dowling an
nounced that he would hear the mo-
ton next Monday and in the meantime
remanded DR.. Gillette to the Tombs.
DR.. Gillette is 81 years of age and is
well known in medicine from the
practice of which he retired some
years ago. He was born in Philadel-
phia.
The specific charge upon which DR..
IilIette was found guilty was that he
had testified falsely before the grand
jury on May "a, at which time he was
vice president of the Mutual. The in
d1ctment alleged at that time under
examination by District Attorney
Jerome he stated certain moneys in
the Dobbs Ferry bank were his per-
sonal funds and that subsequently un-
der cross examination he admitted the
funds were really the property of the
Mutual Life.
Several witnesses swore to the
reputation of the defendant for in
tegrity, after which former Justice
Hatch summed up for the defendant.
HIS client, he said, had been made a
scapegoat while the really guilty Of
hcers of the insurance companies had
escaped prosecution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-25
A Thief Snatched a Pile of Bills
and Ran Away.
He and His Confederate We're
Quickly Captured.
Money RECOVERED.
Funds Taken Belonged to the
u. s. Government.
Attempted Robbery Took Place
i'm the Subtreasury.

Philadelphia Oct. 25.-One of the
boldest attempts at robbery in this city
in a long time occurred today when
two men tried to get away with $4,000
which they had seized from a bank
runner in the United States subtreas-
ury. Both were arrested and all the
money was recovered. The two men
had been hanging around the subtreas-
ury for several days and were being
watched by bank detectives and sub
treasury watchmen.
About IL o'clock this morning P. J.
Cronin, runner for the Franklin Ma
tional bank, was handed several large
bundles of money by a paying teller in
the subtreasury. He placed $4,000 in a
Satchel and walked to a bench nearby
with the remainder, amounting to $5,-
600 in 800 bills. He laid the money on
the bench intending to open the Satchel
and place it with the other money. At
the same moment one of the men being
watched, and who was standing in
front Of one of the subtreasury watch
men, raised newspaper as if he were
looking for something and obStructed
the view of the watchman. Then the
other grabbed the $4,000 lying on the
bench and started out of the front door
The bank runner instantly gave chase,
raising an alarm as he did so. The run
ner was close to the thief when the man
who held the newspaper stuck out his
foot and tripped him and tried to
escape.
He had only gone a few feet, however,
when the watchman captured him.
Others in the Subtreasury started after
the man with the money. Getting safe
ly out of the building the robber start
ed west on Chestnut street. wrapping
the $1,000 in a newspaper as he ran. His
pursuers gained on him and seeing that
he could not get away he threw the
money in a hole in the sidewalk in front
of a building under construction. He
was captured a few blocks from the
Both men were taken to the central
police station at City hall. They gave
their names as G. D. Bates and Charles
Watkins, and said they lived in New
York. Bates, who seized the money,
carried loaded revolver.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-25
is POSSIBLY INSANE.
Wichita Man Disappears With Thou
sands of His Own and Others.

Wichita. Kan, Oct. 25.-Sylvester
Harrison, a noted character of south
ern Kansas, is missing from the city
and charges have been filed against
him in the SedgwicAx county court by
Mrs. Katie Gathers in which she al
leses that he has with him ten thou
sand dollars of her money, secured
from her in what she claims was a
clever real estate swindle.
Harrison is a rich retired farmer.
inheriting over fifty thousand dollars
from his wife. He drew out of local
banks something like twenty-one
thousand dollars Thursday afternoon
drawn from the National Bank OF
Commerce on a check signed by Mrs.
Gathers, he left the city.
Charles Carey, cashier of the Ma
tional Bank of Commerce, saw Har-
rison place the ten thousand dollars in
currency in a grip, At the Fourth Ma
tional bank he drew $2,500, placing
this sum in the grip also. Three other
banks report similar drafts from them,
the money being placed in the grip.
telegraph and telephone wires are
being kept busy out of Wichita in an
effort to locate Harrison. He stated
to a local newspaper man that he had
a scheme to clean up ten thousand
dollars last Tuesday.
Besides the charge of embezzling
ten thousand dollars from Mrs. Cath
ers Harrison is also charged with
passing spurious checks aggregating
over thousand dollars
The accused was shot through the
head at Bonesteel, S. D., during the
land opening at that place and since
that time has been tried for insanity
but found sane. In these proceedings
his only son was taken from his care
by order of the probate court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-25
Inhabitants Of Calabria Are
Still in Terror.
Slight Earthquake Shocks Con-
tfnued Through Yesterday.
TWO HUNDRED BODIES
Have Been Recovered From the
Ruins, So Far.
Distress Of the People Is In.
creased by Rain.

Rome, Oct. 25.-Little additional news
was received here this morning from
the districts of Calabria which were
devastated by earthshocks during the
evening of October %. The bad wealth
er continues in the south and 1t is
feared that many persons are likely to
lose their lives as the result of ex-
posure, fear of a repetition of the
earthquake, preventing them from re-
turning to the villages. Many of the
homeless people have erected tents or
are living under other temporary COW
erlngs. A few fresh shocks We're ex-
Perienced yesterday but no further
damage has been reported.
The pope has sent supplies of money
TO the clergy of Calabria for the relief
or their suffering parishioners and has
ordered that the churches be kept open
day and night, for the use of the home
less. In addition to the funds sent by
the pontin the government has for
warded $4,000 to the Calabrian authori-
ties for the use in the relief work and
has taken every other step possible to
help the sufferers.
Two Hundred Bodies Removed.
Rome, Oct. 25.-About 200 bodies have
been taken from the earthquake ruins.
1t is now estimated that the deaths will
surpass 300, but it is impossible to get
accurate information on this subject,
as many villages are still cut Off by the
hOOuS anu the destruction OF roads and
telegraph lines and no word from them
can be had.
The people are still in a condition of
apprehension, which is increased by
each tremor. In spite of the torrential
rain that is falling, they absolutely re-
fuse to remain under any cover. They
have made their beds in the open.
Mattresses have been spread about the
squares and the fields surrounding the
stricken villages and the people are
covering themselves and their children
as best they may. Many thousands
passed the night in this manner. The
only buildings that the frightened peo-
pie will consent to enter are the
churches and even there they will not
posed in the cathedral of Catanzaro,
and this served in measure to calm
the population.
This earthquake bids fair to rival
that of 1906.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-25

For $500 Each Filed Against the
Southern Pacific.

San Francisco Oct. 25.-Thirty-three
suits against the Southern Pacific COM
pany have been filed in the United
States circuit court by United States
District Attorney Devlin at the request
of Attorney General Bonaparte. The
suits were brought to recover $500 in
each case, or a total of SIG, 500, for vio-
lating an act of congress to prevent
cruelty to animals in transit on the
cars. United States Marshal Elliott
reported today that the process in the
suits had been served upon Manager
Calvin and the clerk of the circuit
court then took off the seal of secrecy,
which had been maintained since July
81, when the first action was taken in
the matter, because of a peculiar rule
imposed by Judge W. w. Morrow.
The complaints charge that on SO
different occasions the Southern Pacific
company confined cattle In the cars Sc
hours without rest, food or water.
The law limits such confinement to m
hours at the most.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-25
ENJoINs EVERYBODY.
Judge Dayton Extends Protecting
Hand to a Coal Company.

Wheeling, w. Va, Oct. 25.-One OF
the most sweeping in1unctions ever is
sued against organized labor has been
granted at Phillippi, w. Va, by Fed
eral Judge Dayton. The injunction
temporarily restrains John Mitchell,
president; T. L. Lewis, vice PRESIDENT
and the district officers OF the United
Mine Workers of America from organ
izing or interfering In any way with
1000 nonunion miners employed by
the Iitchman Coal company, Glendale
Coal company and the Richland Coal
company, located in the Wheeling dis
trict.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-25
FOR PARCELS POST.
Postmaster General Also Advocates
Postal Savings Banks.

Washington, Oct 25.-An important
feature Of the joint convention of
postmasters of the second, third and
fourth classes was the address deliv-
cred by Postmaster General Myer. He
urged the extension of the parcels
post. the creation of a parcels post on
rural delivery routes and the estab-
lishment of postal savings banks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-25

have in no way affected the general
commercial and industrial situation.
After returning equanimity has per-
situation, it has been declared by bus
mess men that not only has the mer-
camille world scarcely been impinged
by the panic, but that the prospects
are better than they have ever been
for a continuation of the extraordi-
narily prosperous conditions Of the last
several years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-25

Weather Indications.
Chicago, Oct. 25.-Forecast for KanA
sas: Probably showers tonight ann
Saturday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-30
most profitable way for the

editor will do that, and in the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-30
FIGHT OVER TEMPERANCE
General Assembly of United Presby-
terrain Church Endorses Anti
Saloon League.

Denver, May 2e-The temperance
question was the all-absorbing topic
today before the general assembly of
the United Presbyterian church. The
question of endorsing the Anti-Saloon
league grew out of the recommended
ton of the committee on temperance,
and heated discussion followed. The
friends of the Anti-SaloOn league were
successful in having action on inter-
church temperance council held over
for another year, so that the support
of the United Presbyterian church
might not be divided, and the resolu-
lions endorsing the Anti-Saloon League
of America were Iassed Overwhelm-
ingly.
DR.. R. A Hutchinson of Penn
sylvania made a telling speech for the
Anti-Saloon league and it's work. He
stated that had it not been for the
folly of the church temperance COM
mittee in refusing to join the militant
forces of the Anti-SalOon league, Penn
sylvania would not today be without a
local option law.
Judge b. b. Lindsey of Denver made
an effective speech in which he set
forth clearly that the greatest pro-
Queer of crime was the organized
liquor traffic of this country. His work
in the way of reform through the jul
venile court was heartily endorsed.
The remainder of the day was taken
up with the reports of various COM
InitteeS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-30
GRADUALLY RESUMING.
Over 200 Street Cars Running in San
Francisco Yesterday.

San Francisco, May 29.-PartiaI opera
ton of the first cable line-the Jackson
and Powell street-tO be opened since tho
commencement of the street car strike
May 5, was resumed at o'clock this
evening. There was no violence. One
round trip was made. All but two of the
twenty-six lines composing the United
Railroads system are now running The
exceptions are the Fillmore street line,
extending six blocks from Broadway to
the water front, and the Mason street
line. IL is announced that these will be
in operation not later than Friday. The
California, Geary and Union street lines,
owned outside of the United Railroads,
are still tied up. except tina. on Union
street one car is being run back and
forth to hold the franchise. Two hundred
quota under normal conditions is as The
company states that IL has now 1000 op-
eratives and that more are en- route from
the east
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-30
THESE CROOKS HAVE FUNDS
Lukos and Quinn Put Up 81 500 Bail
But Do Not Gain Their
Freedom.

r. X. Lukos and Thomas Quinn, the two
men arrested here some time ago for hav-
ing robbed a number of stores on Wash
ingtOn avenue and who were held in the
county Jail under $3.50 bail each, had their
hopes for regaining what would at least
have been temporary freedom, blasted by
the authorities yesterday. Bail bonds for
the required amounts were produced by
the prisoners attorneys, but as soon as
this was learned of by the officers of th,,
law a new complaint charging both with
attempted burglary was served on the
prisoners in their cells and they are now
being held on this charge.
The fact that the prisoners were able
to secure 81 500 bail money was a surprise
to the prosecution. 1t demonstrates that
the two men have some connections
sum of money. 1t is probable that should
the prisoners secure sufficient money to
cover the bond that will be named in the
attempted burglary charge. still Grother
similar charge will be preferred against
them.
Just who is furnishing the money for the
bail bonds has not heen made known. The
81 500 has been deposited in one of the 10
cal banks and officers of that Institution
signed their names as suretfes. Both
Lukos and Quinn have been sized up as
bad men by the local authorities. and it is
said that they figured in the plans for
the wholesale Jail break that was frus-
tTated a few days ago.
The crimes with which the two men are
charged are among the boldest in the po-
lice annals of the city. Following almost
directly upon the heels of a patrolling
officer at early hour in the morning
the two men entered several stores on
Washington avenue with the aid of false
keys. They were arrested just as they
We're leaving one of the places they had
robbed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-30
PARENT CLAMORS FOR WITNESS FEES
BUT Is UNABLE TO APPEAR In PERSON

w H. Parent, the bogus policeman of
McWhirter fame, is sore because the city
won't pay him his witness fees for testi-
mony given in the Sheets trial last March
And the court officials ask why Parent
doesn't appear before the clerk of the
criminal division of the city court and
get those fees, inasmuch as the records
show that he is now at liberty on his own
recognizance.
About two weeks ago Deputy Sheriff
Sleater appeared before George Clutch,
clerk of the city court with an order for
Parents witness fees. Clutch told the
arm of county law that he could not rec
ognize the order, that Parent must come
himself and be sworn before he (Gutch)
could issue a warrant on the city treas
urer for the amount.
A few days later Deputy Sheriff Steele
appeared before Clutch with a similar or
der for Parents witness fees Clutch
likewise turned him down and the matter
rested until Wednesday morning.
Wednesday morning Deputy Sheriff
Andy Smith, armed with an order for
Parents fees, appeared before Clutch,
and at about the same time the telephone
rang. Willard Hansen, who occupies the
county attorneys office, was at the other
end of the line.
"Blankety blank. 1 want you to issue
that warrant for Parents fees.
"Blankety blank, 1t won't be issued I'M
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-30
PROVO NEWS NOTES.

Provo May 29.-The collegiate depart
ment OF the Brigham Young university,
held commencement exercises this even
ing in college han. There was large at
tendance and an interesting program was
rendered in an excellent manner.
The following are the graduates: Frank
Harvey Fletcher, A. B.; Hans G. Peter
son, A. B.; Robert H Sanisburg, B. S
George r. Hill, jr., B. S.
Senator Sutherland will deliver the ora
ton at the meeting of the B. Y. U. alumni
association, Friday.
A marriage license has been issued to
Henry Bateman and Lenora Clubhouse,
both of Murray.
Samuel Silverman, mot Ssnderson), who
was injured in the railroad wreck near
Cotton, Monday, is getting along as well
as can be expected, and his recovery is
hoped for. His home is near New York,
where his father, Samuel Siiverma1,
lives on First Forsythe street.
c. H. Fry, who was arrested in Salt
Lake by Sheriff Harmon for the burglary
of a D. & r. G. freight car az Tucker.
has confessed TO several buTglaries along
the line of the D. & r. G., among them,
that of S. A. Hendricksen's store at SEQ
field He will plead guilty to the case
of burglary in the district court.
James b. Woods, of this city, has gone
to Barclay, Nevada, to attend the funeral
of his mother. Mrs. Merbah Woods, who
was a resident of Provo in its early days
The committee on entertainment of the
u. c. T. A, which will come here on the
21st and 22nd, is arranging for accomoda-
tions for all the visitors. by making a
canvas of the town for sleeping and board
Accommodations.
Inspector Benedict Of the Forest reser-
walton service, is here from Salt Lake
consulting with Inspector Pack of the
Ufntah reserve. One of the matters under
consideration is the building of a tele-
phone line on the reserve.
Jos. Cuff, a fOuTteen-year lod son of II
H Cuff, broke his right leg yesterday
while mounting a horse from a fence,
through his foot becoming fastened in the
fence He was taken to the Provo Gen
eral hospital.
company has placed the first Utah straw
berries of the season on the market.
A marriage license has been issued 10
Earl Bray and Frona Davis, both oi
Provo.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-30

til Parent comes here himself and
SWears."
So ended the conversation" by wire
Clutch, who knew he was right, called
up Ogden Hiles, the city attorney. to get
a point of law concerning the case, and
the city attorney said that he was GER
tainly right. Andy Smith was turned
down and went back to the county Jail
to report.
Parent was released on his own recog-
nizance so that he could, it is said go
and secure other witnesses foY. the fur
Their prosecution of the Sheets case But
it was not out long before he was ar
rested and placed in the county Jail. pend
ing the developments in the Sheets and
other cases in which the McWhirter
brothers are concerned
AS the records of the city court show
that Parent is out on his own recogniz-
ance those connected with that court are
wondering why a guest" at the county
Jail cannot come for his warrant as well
as any other person who has served the
city as witness in a criminal case
Sheriff Emery said last night that Par
rents release on his own recognizance af-
fected only the robbery charge. for which
he was arraigned before Judge Whitaker,
and that he was being held without bail
on the conspiracy charge, which came up
before Judge Bishop and upon which bail
wasn't fixed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-30
SMALLER SUM WAS NAMED
Mrs. Howard Gould Did Not Demand
100000 in Settlement
of Claims.

New York, May 29.-Clarence j. .Shearn,
counsel for Mrs. Howard Gould, stated
tonight that his client mas never asked
for a settlement of 100000 from her hus-
band
However" said Mr.. Shearn. "at the
time the Goulds separated 1 had q confer
ence with Delaney Nicoll counsel for Mr..
Gould, and we discussed alimony. but nc
such sum as 4.0l9.0O0 was asked"
Mr.. Nicoll said today that Mrs. Gould S
demands had been submitted to him.
when I went to Mr.. Gould and told
him what the demands were" said Mr.
Nicoll, he said that he would never con-
sent TO such a large amount"
The Gould case has been dropped by DO
lice headquarters according to a state
ment made there this morning
The fact that Mrs. Gould has complained
that her mail has been tempered with is
causing some comment. Mr.. Shearn called
on United States Attorney Simpson to-
day and spent an hour with him. Post
master Wilcox said that as yet the post
office department has had nothing tangi-
bic to work on.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-30
IDAHO LAND CONSPIRACY
Clerk OF the State Board in the Wit
ness Stand for the Prose
cution.

Portland, May 29.-An Oregonidn
special from Moscow, Ida, says:
Through the testimony of Norman
Jackson of Weiser, Ida, chief clerk of
the state land board from 1903 TO 1905,
the prosecution in the north Idaho land
conspiracy case this afternoon at
tempted to prove that George II. KeS-
ter, cashier of the Lewiston National
bank. sought to influence the witness
to leave out of certain state selections
specified tracts of timber lands in the
Clearwater section, that the bank Of
ficials might file scrip soon upon them.
The testimony was introduced to show
the scope Of the conspiracy alleged in
the indictment showing that the de-
PENDANTS were not content with unlaw-
fully acquiring government lands. but
sought to deprive the school funds of
Idaho of money by getting control OF
lands which had been selected from
government grants for appropriation
to school purposes.
For the purpose of proving there is
and has been an intermingling of title
to the lands in the Clearwater section
by the three defendants, the prosecu-
ton placed John @. Fraley of Spokane.
chief clerk to Manager Flewellyn of
the Monarch Timber company, upon
the stand. He testified that both
Dwyer and Kester tried to sell to his
company certain lands. both men
speaking of them as our lands.'
B. II. Ferris of Lewiston and G. r.
Robinson OF Umatilla, Ore, testified
that RObnet. one of the defendants,
induced them to commit perjury to
take up claims and that the lands even
tually found their way into the hands
Of w. r. Kettenbach, president of the
Lewiston National bank
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-30
coALvIILE HAPPENINGS.

CoalvilIe, May 2e.-County Clerk Cald-
erwood, Treasurer Paxton and Justice of
the Peace n. ]. Peterson drew thirty
Jurors Yesterday to serve at the June
term of court. which will begin Monday,
the II of June. M. N. Matheson. Edwin
Nichols, J. d. Bowman, d. w. Wilde,
Miles Stanley, c. c. Barker. Fay Evans,
John Eorsman. W f. Leanard. w. H.
Miller, Charles Mcdonald. Park City;
James o. Clark, T. l.. Allen, NJ. w. Tay-
lor, Thomas Copley, Joseph Wilde, John
Lord, William e. Chappell, William
Curruth, CoalviIle. Edward Powell, jr..
Upton William Crook, Wanship. George
Prescott, Francis. Nephi A Bond, Geo.
Roberts, II. E. Randall, Henefer. Tho
mas II. White, George Whipple, W. j.
pace. Kamas. w. w. Horton, Oakley.
Mr.. Box, who was connected with the
state auditors office, is here checking up
with the county afficials.
Ernest Pringle and Phoebe Stonebraker
were married yesterday by Clerk Cald-
erWOod.