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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09


New York, Jan. 9.-Hat Harry X.
Thaw is willing to risk the chance Of
going to the death chair rather than
have his past life laid bare, and. that
his mother is willing he shall take the
chance in preference to having sone
of the inner family history revealed, IS
said to be the secret of their opposi-
tion to having the young man declared
insane on the eve Of his trial for the
murder Of Stanford White.
The motives animating mother and
son, differing in inception yet strange.
ly alike, reach the same purpose IN
the end. Harry is aware of the ma.
ture OF the facts that have been gath.
cred here and abroad regarding his ca.
reer. He feels. It is said by those who
ought to know, that all the story will
become public property II n commits.
sion Is appointed to inquire into his
sanity.
There is every reason to believe
that a lunacy. commission would de-
clare Thaw insane. Thaw is sane
enough to realize that and also what
It would mean to him. He is reported
to have said that he has such a dread
of going to Matteawan that he would
do anything to reep out ot the State
Hospital for the insane. But that Is
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09

Burdette's big wall paper sale will
Thursday, Jan. 10th. tt
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09

Buy your books OF Larney Lloyd,
Globe Book Store. Watson Hotel build
y SUI
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09
THAW ANXIOUS
TO HIDE SECRET
INSANITY PLEA WOULD BRING
OUT FAMILY HISTORY.

Prisoner Prefers to. Take Chances
Under unwritten Law Rather Than
Lay Bare to Lunaey Commission
Thaw's Counsel. Attacks the News
papers Of New York-A Motion for
a Special Panei-sensationaI Dis.
closures Are Promised.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09

wATSoN-E1mer Lawson, J. H.
Clarke, G. NJ. Hall, W. G. Cunning.
ham. Wheeling: Henry Anawalt, c.
W. sinsei. C%iarksburg; ]. L. Hiser,
Morgantown.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09
WEST VIRGiNIANS
AT THE LOCAL HOTELS.
+ i. i. i. j. + 4 i.

TAVERN. y. Bowlen, Augusty
Meyer. T. C. Moran, II. S. Chandler.
B. F. Hanna, Harry o. OFT, Wheeling:
D. H. Barnes, C, A. Nilsson, r. D. May,
P%hilippi: Joseph Fuccy, Arene Fuccy,
Weston; John L. Lewis, Fred c. Lew.
is, L. K. Bennington. Gray's Flat; H.
w. Smith, John Gunter, Farmington:
D. L. Arnold, Huntington; ]. B. Can
ming, Grafton; N. B. Guthrie. J.. NJ.
Pae, Spring Creek; Francis Hamilton,
W. NJ. Cain, Daybrook. Arlie Wilson,
Larry Tenant, Sandy: F. Jeffries, J.
F. Kennedy, J. Wilcox, Belington.
MARIETTA-Virgil I. Allen. Center
Paint; L. G. Weir, Huntington: N. E.
Martin, S%hinnston: John F. Keener,
s. D. Gault, II. R. Gruber. Manning.
ton; B. F. Wilson, Barrackvilie; Car
roll Curry, Monongah.
MANLEY-D. ]. State. M%oundsville;
A. Harshbarger, w, B. Heiskell, Har.
ry L. Bond, Wheeling; J. w. Stark,
L. B. Alexander, H. F. Alexander,
Clarksburg.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09

Attorney General Clark w. May,
who returned Saturday from a trip
over the State, was quite sick yes,
to-day with the grip, and although,
al his Office today he is still suffering
greatly.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09
Belief Of AIjenists.

That. at any rate. is the statement
made by persons who have had much
TO do with the case from the time that
Thaw was arrested, and who will play
an important part in the legal pro-
ceedings that must be followed be.
fore the ISL is finally disposed of.
But these same i%nfornIants say Mis-.
Thaw, ST., does not know of the real
reason why her son is so bitterly op.
posed 10 going before a commission in
lunacy. She has her own reasons for
siding with him. There are some fea.
lures of the family history which go
far toward showing that for Harry to
be at least eccentric is not strange.
There are stories of legs of tables
having been bitten into when some.
one in the family fell to the floor In
paroxysms Of a G that we're not
pleasant to behold.
These and other things OF the same
general character known only to a few
persons outside the family, are said
to be a part of what Mrs, William
Thaw does not wish to become public.
Other members of the family are will
irg that 1t should oil cone out rath-
er than have Harry go TO the death
chair.
Counsel for Thaw in the Criminal
Branch of the Supreme Court today
made a vigorous attack upon the news
papers of New York. AMI threatened
several of them with libel =uits. It
was said, however, By John D. Glea.
son. who appeared for the young pris-
oner. that at this time he and the
members of his family were preclud-
ed from taking any action
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09
Attack on the Press.


Assistant District Attorney Garvan
has made a motion before Justice Fitz.
gerald for a special panel OF talesmen
to try Thaw. He said that the case
had attracted so much attention. ana
had received SO much publicity in the
newspapers, that an attempt to select
a jury from the petit panel would be
a very great task. Then Mr.. Gleason,
who was buttressed on one side by
Clifford w. Hartridge and on the 9TH
er by A. Russell Peabody, got up to
oppose the notion.
$50 many false and injurious state
ments have been attributed to the de.
PENDANT and members of his family.
since January l." said he" that It IS
exceedingly doubtful II a fair and im-
tial jury could be obtained as Is guar
anteed by law. These false state
ments in part Of the public press we're
seemingly written as If 1t were deter
mined to prevent the defendant from
securing a fair trial, such as a poor
mar would be entitled to.
No statements or interviews have
been given by the defendant. his wife
or his lawyers since January ], ex.
cept by his counsel in writing and over
onr W signatures. These writers Of
romance have such optical powers
that they have penetrated the thick
walls of the Tombs and described the
varying appearance of this defendant
and what occurred between him and
counsel in private conferences. My
associate, Mr.. Hartridge, who a.rived
from Savannah has with his a news.
paper
DO understand. Mr.. Gleason, that
o are opposing this motion. asked
Justice Fitzgerald.
YES" answered the lawyer, "anG I
have made this statement to secure
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09

Mr.. w, P. Vickers, formerly editor
of the Huntington Herald. is in the
city and spent yesterday in the Office
of the Secretary of State. He will re.
main here during the session OF the
Legislature.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09

Hon. ]. NJ. Jacobs and r. e. Harr
members OF the House from Marion
county, were callers yesterday at the
Office of the State Superintendent o
Schools.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09

Senator KNOCKS Opinion.
A justice of the United States Su.
preme Court and a former attorney
general of the United States have
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09

Attorney E. C. Allen. formerly sher
if Of Morgan county, was a caller yes
terday at the department of schools.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-09

Mr.. II. B. Parrish, of Northfork. has
been commissioned a notary public.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21

Take your prescriptions to the Baker Drug Co. lO10tf.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21
BEAUTIFUL BURNT WORK

The most beautiful and artistic py- rography ever exhibited in Wrangell is that done by Albert Couture, young man of Wrangell. For several seasons past caricatures from Albert's pen have been the source oi much amusement to his friends, besides proving him to be an artist of no mean ability. His latest and greatest success, however, is post cards, photo frames, souvenirs, etc, of yellow cedar, burnt and colored with water colors, which for originality of design and tasteful colored decoration surpass anything of the kind ever seen in these parts. Such talent should be encouraged, and the best way to en- courage it is to buy the work, any of which would make elegant gifts for the folks back home"
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21
A SUGGETTIoN

While the council is allowing bounty on rats, and citizens are killing them for the benefit of the public health and safety, why would it not be capital flea b also get rid of the diseased dogs, with which the the town is superabun- dantly supplied? Take walk down to the shingle mill, and along the way you will zee, without effort, not less than fifty mangy, scabby, cringing creatures, to which death would be boon. They are far from ornamental and are surely not useful, 30, why should they be per mitted to run at large?
 We heard one man say "the 1njuns are the only ones who will be affected by contact with these brutes." A natives health and life is as precious to him as is white mans to himself Besides, the whites muat, psrforce, mingle, more or less, with the natives. Suppose a native, after fondllng one of those dogs, enters a store and handles an apple which is later eaten, peeling and all, by a white; who is most affected?
 And then, "dogs is dogs;" the dog of the white man goes to "visit" among the dogs of the native, and then goes home to the carresses of the white man g children. Who, then. is affected?
 And again One of those brutes gets a rlt which carries gerns of the plague. He then goes in the house and rubs bis nose against tLe people to whom he be- l9ngs. Those people then go about and mingle with othera Who is affected?
 SENTINEL would suggest an ordinance providing for the examination and de- struction of every canine suspected of being diseased, and the confinement of all other dogs to the premises of their respective owners, When the public health is at stake, we can i'll afford to show partiality; and few dogs less would be blessing Think it over!
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21
AFTER THE RATS

An account of the appearance and ravages ot bubonic plague in seattle and other coast ports. the towns of Alaska are waking up to the fact that the dan ger of spreading the disease to northern ports is az great as anywhere else, and already aome towns have adopted meas ures for the extermination of the whole rat family. Last week, Town Clerk J. E. Worden received letter from the mayor of Juneau, asking the co operation of Wrangell's council in the matter. A similar letter had been sent to each of the Southeastern Alaska towns.
 The Wrsngell council promptly met and issued instructions to the residents in regard to the disposition of rubbish, such as vegetable and fruit peelings, etc and also offered reward of five cents apiece for each rat killed in town.
 This is 6 matter which should com mand the willing and hearty attention of every citizen of Alaska. All of our vegetables, fruits, and, in fact, almost every other article of subsistence is brought from the sound, where bubonic plague has already killed @ number of people. Every ship fs infested with rat, which are apt to be infected, and as they make crates of vegetables their fayorite playground aboard ship, it will be readily seen that the peril is great.
 Throw all vegetable and fruit peelings, sn in fact, all kinds of rubbish where the tide will cover it; or, better still, burn all sceumulatons of trash. Get your rat traps and rat poison where the rats are most numerous, and go after the pests rough-shod
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21
OUR ANNUAL BOW

With this issue the SENTINEL begins its sixth year of laboring for the good and welfare of Alaska, in general, and Wrangell, in particular.
 We are grateful to the reading public for shsh subscriptions, and to the home and outside business for their generous and iob-work patronage, all of which have combined to make the past year a moderately successful one. financially.
 We have endeayored in the past, as we shall in the futuEe, to stand for the right, and in doing so, if we have given offense, 1t is-ao more than We expected {; for a newspaper can not be run to please everybody. It is, however, our policy to accomplish the greatest possible good and, at the same time, arouse the least possible enmity or bitterness. This we have done and shall continue to do.
 Again thsnking the people for their patronage, end soliciting an increased continuance of the same, we enter upon what, ws trust, will be ths most auc- cessful year in Wrangell history. Very respectfully,
 GEO. c. l.. SNYDER,
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21
TERRITORIAL CONVENTION

The Alaska Republican Territorial Convention for 1907 is thing of the past, and the delegates have returned to their homes The Jefferson carried the northern delegations to Seattle, where they will take passage north.
 The convention was rather one-sided affair, the northern delegations having had everything pre-arranged, and the other fellows, being in the helpless mi. nority, got what the little boy shot at. /" Some of the southeastern delegates, dissatisfied with the way things were going, walked out early in the session, making still clearer sailing for the sec- ond and third districts. Resolutions were adopted denouncing the course pursued by Governor Hog gait and fayoring territorial government for Alaska.
 Lack of space forbids the publication of the platform, but the following is a summary of the proceedings. taken from k!le J JuLtau Dle patCu
 Taft for president. Alaska for home rule. National Committeeman-Dr. L. s. Keller.
 Chairman Territorial Committee-J. D. Shelton.
 secretary-Chas. Wulf.
 Mem bers-Hunt of Ketchikan; Simp- son of Douglas; Shea of skagway; Cas- sell of Council; Pepper of Candle Me Joy of Nome; McGinn of Fairbanks and Younga of Seward
 Delegates to National Conventional. G. Held of Juneau; W. T. Perkins, E ". Johnson and R. S. Ryan of Nome; James Wickersham of Fairbanks and F. L. Balleine of Seward.
 Alternates-L. s. Keller of skagway, Harry Steele of Nome; Sol Ripinsky of Haines; J. Gilroy of Nome; D. 4. Me Kenzie of Cordoya and J. K. Brown of Orca.
 The convention also authorized the holding of e convention at Ketchikan in May, to nominate candidate for dele. gate to congress.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21
COLLINS PILE DRIVER LOST

During the gale of last Sunday night the big pile driver belonging to Jack Collins broke it's moorings at the head oi the bay, and drifted out into the big drink" As soon as the loss was dis covered, Ed Lyons launch was sent out to look for it, but up to this time the big craft has not teen found. Machinist Klnney's launch and Wm. Lloyd's boat, which were made fast to the pile driver, also went adrift, but the latter hung up on shakes' Island and kinney's launch was found at the north of Yanks Island, where she had been anchored by Win. Tamaree's loggers.
 Conjecture is rife as to the fate of the pile driver, which. if sunk, will be quite loss 70 Mir. Collins.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21

Contractor H. D. Campbell and son, Ernest, came up on the Jefferson, after finishing the work on the school house ct klaWack
 The Teddy, carrying vest coast mail and passengers, arrived in Tuesday af- ternoon and left on the return at about 8 o'clock the same evening.
 Those HaWaiin meidens cut quite a swath in Alaskan society. Wonder ii a bunch of "yaller gals" from the sunuy South would do the same.
 A 24x7 foot skiff, bran new, has been left with me to sell. s30 will buy it. Just the thing for seining.
 GEO. SNYDER.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21
TREASURER'S NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the tax roll of the Town of Wrangell, Alaska, for the year of 1907, has been placed in my hands for collection.
 Any and all of such taxes not pain or or before the hour of o'clock P. M., or Monday, December 30, 1907, shall be. come delinquent, and a penalty of five per centum of such tax will be added thereto. as provided by law and ordi. nance in such cases. L. c. PATENAUDE, Treasurer
 Dated at Wrangsll, Alaska, Novem bel l3, 1907.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21

Runor has it that J. A. Mason is en- route from the east, fully prepsred to establish big cold storage plant in the Narrows.
 The steamer Jeanie went aground iu ths Narrows last week, and wat com pelled to wal. two days for the tide to float her. No damage.
 Geo. II. Barnes returned home from bis Fsrrasut Bay camp, Friday last, re. poIting everything o. K. Logan Hav' iri is wstchman for the winter.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21

Fred Congdon returned to Petersburg On the Jefferson. Fred is kept busy oyer there, repairing gas engines, and says Petersburg is the busiest place in Southeastern Alaska. His family will move to Petersburg as soon as Fred can get house built.
 'The Musher" is the name applied to . neat little paper published by the sol- dier boys st Fort Wm. H. Seward.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21
TEDDY WILL RUN

A dispatch dated at Chattanooga on Nov. IS, bears the surprising news that Roosevelt has changed his decision in the matter of acceptance of the nomina- tion for president. h reply to a ques- tion as to whether he would accept, the president said 'yes."
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21
SAL M A C J N DI The wranseu Drug Go.

Chamber of Commerce tonight.
 Next Thursday is Thanksgiving.
 supt. H. F. Swift cane over from kla- vaek in the Teddy.
 Rev. Wagner of Klawack was Wren. gell visitor last week.
 The Baker Drug Go. is forging to the front in 8 manner that is surprising to everybody. Watch their store.
 After few days visit in town, Mrs. | II. Hoistsd returned to scoS Bay on the Jefferson.
 The work of re-piling the wharf has been con 1ple.ed, ard the pile driver laid by for future reference.
 Geo. Whitman and Ben Holderman came oyer from Klawack in George's gasoline ste4i1 boat last week.
 Aitsr 6 years stsenee, the genial coantenauce Of Chief Engineer Demen, sgain appears in the Seattle.
 Ia the matter of the sale of the Wran' Eell sawmills, hearing to show cause 1hy the mills be not sold, has been continued to Thursday, Dec. 2e. 1907.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wigg last Monday received bran-new Kimball piano for the use of their little daughter, who is one of Mrs. Milligsn's pupils on that instrument.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-11-21
TRADERS AND TRAPPERS

Louis Levy, representing Joseph Cll- man, New York, pays highest priees for furs. ll2lti
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-24
BOOKIES FEAR J. W. GATES.
Report that They WIII Not Accent
His Wagers.

New York. July 29.-John W Gates
showed up at Brighton yesterday as
usual But before the sport was well
under way It was rumored that number
Of the club house commissioners. together
with certain bUokmakers in the ring. were
not Inclined 10 handle part Of his
Wagers. Cad Doggett. club house com
missioner, with whom Gates has been
doing business lately. decided TO quit yes
terday, saying that he was $1,000 loser
since the present meeting ar the Beach
began. Gates must have had good
sized bet on Boots DurneIs Jacobite in
the first race. as the price frightened from
2 TO 10 ! 10 3. The sharps also said that
the millionaire had q fat wager on Good
ana Plenty in the steeplechase. as the old
jumper was hammered down from 4 IN
TO 10 10 20. a heavy commission making
ITS appearance IN the ring al the last mo-
ment- If Gates bet on Joe Nealon IN the
Undergraduate Stakes, his wager was
well concealed. for the colt went soaring
IN the prices as if nobody in connection
With the DuTnell stable cared for his
chances Gene Russell on the other
hand. was backed off the boards al the
last moment. all Of the plungers going TO
-----' '+f+i G8N0L commence BuL Gene
russell would probably have been de-
feated if Lowe had been able TO keep Bell
weather straight IS be turned into the
stretch, in which event the books would
nave been badly sCoTched. as BeIlwetber
was reduced from 20 TO :.
while Running Water looked Ike
einch in the NTH race, and proved 10 be
one. il may have been the case that Gates
took Zienap for the place III even money
At any rate, this was the real play of the
race, and the books lost heavily tn +.
The ring broke better than even on the
last event as a flood OF wise money
backed Emil Herz's WOODLAND from
down to II to ., while there was good
play or both He Knows and Masks and
Faces. The Sullvans cleaned UP o wealth
Of show wagers on Single Stone.
While at the post for this event Single
stone threw Beckman, whose foot became
caught in the bride In the same way thai
caused the BOYS fan with Clements in the
last race on Saturday. But again Beck
mgn escaped injury.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-24
old Inns Revived.

From the Travel Magazine
When the railway superseded the dill
gence. the coach, the chaise, and Sterne's
"disobligeant" as means of European
travel. it was natural that the small road
side inn should suffer loss Of patronage.
Your tourist, unless a sentimental Jour
meyer, like Sterne or Stevenson, began to
leap by ran from spot to spot ike a
grasshopper upon a map. He breakfasted
in London. took a train. lunched In
Brighton, New Haven. or Dover. had tea
at Calais, or Dieppe, and supped In Paris.
Now, with dining cars he's even worse.
unless he be a motorists sentimental
motoriSt. And despite speed and rumors
Of speed, there are such thinEs as sentf-
mental motorists, Indeed, it is owing very
largely 10 this class that such CT the old
inns of France and England as managed
to survive the introduction Of the rail
roads have blCssomed into renewed pros
perity and use fitness.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-24
FORT ERIE RESULTS.

FIRST RACE-Seven furlougs Theodocis. I0l
tCookl. 90 Z wen; Lamp Trimmer Jos FLYNN.
10 5, second. Helen H., I0i lWaIlacel, 70 l.
third. Time l29 49, Harry Richcson. Mamie
LLOYD. Mary Derby Average Blackjack. Kildare
Ecclcsiastic and Duchess Cf Dantzig also rn
SECOND RACE-Fye furloncs OsInunda. il2
uiileyl, 20 l. woni Padrcne. lo5 lRurt0nl. 10 l.
second; Soiree D2 Mccarthy. to ]. third
Time. SOB 35. Craydon Cantless Shirley R., Don
Q. Cur Boy. SIR CIVIL and Inbcrnia also ran
THIRD RACE-Seven and one-haf furlongs T.
T. shaw, lJ5 Swain, 10 70 J. WCn: Snowman.
jos Mmdcr. 20 ], second: Charlie Thomson.
Jos Lee. 10 s. third. Time. ! 90 25 Crest
fallen. Excitement. Light Note Monterey Thistle
do Sylvan Bel, Hamilton. and Reticent also ran
FOURTH EACE-One mile. Miss Alert. 81
Swain, even. won; Miss Ida. 50 lSteelel 10 .
second, Tacoma. 100 Olorelandl, out third Time
1a0 40 Nat b.. also raa
FIFTH RACE-Five furlorgs. AquiIene. lC6
towaiul. % >. won; Dandy Dancer l03 lShilling}
70 !. second; Balla, los .Austiui. out, third
Time, Q3- Giles. Catherine f.. Donald, and Flcs-
c8ta also IAN.
SIXTH EACE-OIe and one-quarter miles. J1pi-
ter, l4 Lee, 70 J. won; Pcrfcci0r 100 tShiuingl.
10 !, second; King e the Valley lGi DIcCarthvl.
20 2. third. Time, 207 % Doubt. Cursns,
MatadCr, Chanida and Impcrtinencc also ran.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-24
PYTHIAN FIELD MEET TO-DAY
Brightwood Park to Be Scene of
Athletic Games.
Events Include Auto, Motorcycle
Horse, and Bicycle Races and
Baseball Game.

The Pythian field meet, which was
scheduled for last Wednesday and had TO
be postponed on account of the rain. will
be he'd at Brightwood Driving Park this
afternoon, beginning at 2:30 o'clock.
There is everything on the programme
from a bicycle race TO a mule race, and
the events include a ten-nile motor cycle
race. a one-mile bicycle race for police
men. a five-mile automobile race for run
abOuts, and two trotting and pacing races.
A game of baseball has been arranged
between the picked nine representing the
District League and a team composed OF
members of the metropolitan police force.
The teams Will line up as follows:
Pollce-Ehlers. left field; Sabins. first
base; Miller, center field; Davis, second
base; Kleindienst. shortstop; Boyle, third
base; Dirk, right field; Birch. catcher:
Merrill. pitcher.
r-Dlstrict-Amerlea, pitcher; II.
Beckett, catcher; s. H. Harding, first base:
John Sherman. second base; Z. r. Hodg-
son, third base; A. S. Lay. shortstop; a.
Akers right field; F. Fague, center field:
w. (. Kern. left field