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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-12-31
in MURDER CASE
MAY NOT SURVIVE TRIAL.
ADJOURNMENT TAKEN
Illness OF Accused Necessitates Post
ponement Of Proceedings Until This
Observation-Disclosures Malady Re-
garded as lneurable by Doctors.

Boise, Dec. 3o.-The illness OF
George A. Pettibone caused delay in
his trial today and an adjournment
was taken until tomorrow morning.
When court convened certificate
was presented signed by the defend
ants physician stating that he was un-
able to appear in court. Last night
he became violently i'll and was taken
to the hospital. For a time his con-
dition was extremely critical, but to-
day much improvement in his condi-
tion was reported.
Pettibone has been a sick man all
through the trial and has frequently
been taken to the hospital at night be.
cause of his suffering, but heretofore
has been able to appear in court each
day. It is thought that his malady is
incurable and 1t is regarded as ques.
tion if the trial wifi ever be conclud.
ed. Judge O. N. Hilton OF Denver was
entered as an attorney for the defense
today. He has been acting as attorney
for the Western Federation OF Miners
in the Go1dfleld controversy.
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PATTERSON TELLS
OF 80 Fills Fight
DENVER NEWSPAPER AIRING
TROUBLE I'm COURT.

Denver, Dec. 30.--In the trial OF
Fred G. Bonfils, one of the proprletors
of the Denver Post, on the charge OF
assault and battery upon T. NJ. Pat.
terson, principal owner Of the Rocky
Mountain News and the Denver Times,
Justice of the Peace Thomas Carlton
decided, after argument today, to
hear evidence as to the truth or falsity
of the published charges which Mr.,
aBonfils contends justified the assault.
His objections being overruled. Mr.
Patterson named two men, who, he
said, furnished the charges upon which
were based the articles In the News
and Times, In which Il was alleged
that Mr.. Bonfils had attempted to
blackmail the promoters Of the Colo
RADIO Industrial Exposition company
Mr. Patterson was the only witness
today and the hearing was adjourned
until Thursday next.
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admit that the man known as Thomas
Druce was buried in Highgate ceme-
terry, but this does not dispose of my
case. will not admit that the ex-
humed body is the body of my grand
father; and I still firmly believe that
I am the duke Of Portland" ..
Druce also expressed dissatisfac-
ton that further examination Of the
grave was not made. for the purpose
Of ascertaining whether the coffin con
tanning lead was also inferred there.
Experts who were in attendance at
the disinterment in his interests re-
ported to him, he says, that the face
In the coffin which was opened, bore
a similarity to that shown in the pho
tographs of Thomas Charles Druce.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-12-31
BURGLARS MURDER
A STATION AGENT
..-.-
RECOGNIZED BY HIM THEY KILL
HIM AND BURN STATION.

Clarington, Ohio, Dec. 30.-Edward
Hutchinson, the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad agent here, was robbed and
murdered at an early hour today and
the station burned over his head.
While the railroad officials will not
talk about the case, 1t Is said that the
murderers got away with a. large sum
OF money.
They bound and gagged Hutchin-
son and after taking his watch and
money they ransacked the station. The
theory advanced to explain the cold
blooded murder Is that the burglars
were recognized by him and they de-
cided to burn Hutchinson as he lay
bound in order to conceal their iden.
tity.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-12-31
On The Canal.

Secretary Taft, in his address at
the club late this afternoon, described
the work of digging the Panama ca
nal. He said in part:
ttI venture to say that we shall be
disappointed at first in the amount Of
business done in that. canal. It
doubles the efficiency of your navy,
hut in the matter of trade you can
not turn it all at once and / will say
it will take 10 years to adjust the
world to that new method of getting
round it. I do not believe we will get
our money out of the canal in a great
many years in the form of tolls, but
it is not necessary that we should. It
is a great work of mankind that we
are doing and we can well afford to
wait for any profit.
"And now, about the navy. am
the secretary of war and that has a
very formidable and pugnacious
sound. AS a matter of fact, IL we had
war. I should feel like resigning. /
do believe from the soles of my feet
to the top of my head that navy
maintained as it ought to be. be.
cause we have the money to maintain
1t, is an insurance against unneces-
sary war. Not that we should boast
but nation of SO,oO0,0O0 people who
believe themselves as far advanced in
civilization as any nation, should be
in a condition where, when it Is
necessary to assert themselves, they
may do so not only with dignity, but
with something behipf that dignity
to enforce their Judgment"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-12-31
CLAIMS OF ,DRUcE HEIRS TO THE
oukEDoM OF PORTLAND
ARE SHATTERED.
PERJuRYllS PROVEN
Grave Of Former London shopkeeper
Opened and His Body Found Where
1t Was Buried 43 Years Ago-set-
ties Suit for Portion of Estates Of
Former Duke of Portland.

London, Dec. 30.-The body of
Charles Thomas Druce was exhumed
in Highgate cemetery this morning,
just 43 years to day after it's burial.
The coffin was found to contain the
remains Of human body, thus ex.
ploding the romantic tale told by r.
G. Caldwell and others, who swore
during the recent hearing of the Druce
case that 1t contained roll of lead.
The scene at Highgate cemetery
when the vault was opened this morn
ing was remarkable. Constables SEEM
ed to spring from everywhere; every
bush and every tree apparently hid
an officer of the law. All the entrances
to the cemetery were surrounded by
police. Only those persons who had
passes from the home Office were ad-
mitted to the grounds. George Hollan-
by Druce, who claims he is the right
full heir to the Portland dukedom and
to its vast estate, tried twice to get
into the cemetery, but was met with a
stern refusal.
1t was nearly 1870 o'clock before
the coffin, the contents of which have
aroused the curiosity of the whole
world, was brought up ready for open.
ing and inspection. The top was
quickly unscrewed and the inner cas-
ing cut open. There was no need for
the dictum Of the surgeon who Was
appointed by the home Office to cary
on the exhumation to assure all pres
ent that human remains lay in the
coffin.
Proceedings Cost Fortune.
The Bruce vault has thus given up
Its secret after 10 years of legal pro-
ceedings which have cost, all tola, q
considerable ftrtune. A large part Of
this money was obtained from servant
girls and other workers, who We're in
duced to buy shares in company
formed to prosecute the claims of
George Hollanby Druce against The
estate of the duke of Portland. The
charge of perjury against Herbert
Druce is effectively disposed of.
These persons who have sworn to
the placing of lead instead of q hui
man body In the coffin will probably
have to take the consequences Of their
acts. So far as the pubiic. is con-
cerned, the entire long drawn out
Druce- Duke of Portland land contro-
versy Is at an end, the case of the
claimant, George Hollanby Druce, fall
ing to the ground.
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WILL GUARANTEE
BANK DEPOSITS
pEPoslToRs or DEFuNcT lNsTi-
TUITION PRoTEcTED.


Portland, Dec. so,In a statement
to the Associated Press tonight. As. y
Ladd, head or the banKlng arm o.
Ladd 8 Hilton, made known his irr5
tention to assume the obligat tons ~
tha defunct Title Guarantee q Trust
company, and to guarantee tho Day
ment In full OF all depositors
Mr.. Ladd was at one Time head ~
tha Tssle Guarantee q Trust com
pany, and at the time of tho faIl 90
the bank IL was using stationery
bearing his name. A large number of
depositors have since the failure de-
clared they have patronized tie baTak
under the assumption that Ladd wss
still at its head.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-12-31
If THE CALF WAS BORN AFTER
THE MORTGAGE.
4 VERY NOVEL. DECISION
Supreme Court Of Montana Holds
That Mortgage for a Cow Doesn't
Include Calves Born After Signing
Of Mortgage Unless SO Agreed.

Helena, Dec. 28.-A novel point,
raised for the first time in Montana,
was passed upon by the supreme
court ahen it held that q chattel
mortgage on certain cows does not
cover their calves. in CESSATION at the
time the mortgage was executed, but
born prior to foreclosure; there be,
ing no reference in the mortgage to
the increase of the cows.
The point was raised in the case OF
Alexander l.. Demere against Davis
Graham, as sheriff of Missoula coun.
ty, Alexander Morrigean, James Sloan
and M. H. Prideaux Graham holds in
his possession 5000, the proceeds OF
81 calves sold by him under a stipl,
lation that he should hold the pro.
ceeds until the final determination OF
the action.
The Dispute.
The plaintiff claimed the money be.
cause he held a chattel mortgage on
the mothers of the calves at the time
they were born. The appellant, Pri
deaux, claimed the money because OF
the sale OF the calves to him by Sloan
the mortgagor, after the sheriff had
seized them. but before he sold the
calves and the plaintiffs mortgage.
The district court of Missou1a sus
tanned the demurrer Of the plaintiff tc
the defendants (Prideaux) answer
and in default of further pleadings by
Prideaux, entered judgment for the
plaintiff. Prideaux appealed.
A new trial Is ordered In the case
of the state against ]. A. Mitten, con
yicted at Bozeman for forgery.
The court says:
"a person cannot be charged witt
forgery in fraudulently making an in
strun,ent and proved guilty by show
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-12-31
STORY OF CALDWELL.
Which Led 60 the Claim Against the
Estate Of Duke of Portland.

Which Led TO the Claim Against fne
Estate Of Dake OF Portland.
New York, Dec. 30.-R. i. Caldwell,
whose testimony as witless in fhe
so-called Druce case led to the re-
onening OF the grave Of L. G. Druce
today, Is now at the horls of his
daughter at New Brighton. Staten
ISLAND. He is under $4,000 bonds to
answer the charge Of perjury pre-
ferred by the British authorities In
connection with the story told in the
London court Caldwell was arrested
when he arrived here from England.
Caldwell's story of the alleged dual
personality of the duke of Portland
was the real sensation of one of the
most remarkable cases that ever en-
gagged the attention of the British
courts. The reopening OF the Druce
grave today was the final effort OF the
government to prove their charge that
Caldwe1ls testimony was "willful and
corrupt prejudice"
In substance, Caldwell's story, on
which the claim Of the Druce heirs
for the great fortune and title OF the
duke of Portland was based, was to
the effect that the duke Of Portland
and r. C. Druce, London storekeeper,
were one and the same. He had known
the duke Of Portland under both
names. he said, and at the request
of the duke had arranged a pretended
death and mock funeral for Druce, 90
that this dual personality coulc be
buried. He swore that the coffin ex.
humed today did not coatain Drncs'a
body. but only 200 pounds OF leai.
Druce Disappointed.
Despite the finding OF the body.
George H. Druce says that he Is de
ternined to continue to push his
claim for the estate and title Of the
Portland dukedom. In an interview
tonight he said:
''It is foolish TO deny that am bit.
terly disappointed, but ! have moi
abandoned hope. I am prepared tc
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-12-31
BRAKES ON FaElGf LAIN FAtl
70 WORK AND TRAIN CREW
Loses CONTROL. !,
|ON steep GRAD:
Train Plunses Down Mountain Four
teen Miles and Leaves the Track.
Crew Stays At Their Posts and Only
TWO Are Injured, one Probably
Fatally-scene Of Another Accident.

Especial to The Gazette. J

4
Helena, Dec. 80 Plunglng down an
exceptionally steep mountain grade at
the rate Of 80 miles an hour, and be-
yond the control sof the brakes,
Northern Pacific freight train Of 81
cars loaded with lumber left the. rails
at Birdseye, seven miles west Of this
city, at $50 tonight.
The injured:
John Brady, Helena, brakeman,
broken arm and injuries a',out' the
head.
O. IT. Sherman, Helena, brak kenal,,
internally injured and body bruised;
may die.
Crew Loses Control.
The train crew lost control of the
brakes on Austin hill, and the long
string Of cars began a wild dight Of Ia
miles which was ended when it was
hurled over d steep embankment as
the result Of q broken dange. Mem
bers Of the crew stuck to their posts
and all escaped serious injury except
one brakeman.
News Of the runaway train was
flashed along the road, ana the main
line was cleared at once that IL might
pass. The wreck occurred at the
scene Of a similar accident two years
ago in which six persons were killed
It will be many hours before the de-
bris Is cleared away and trafac re-
sumed.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-12-31
EXCLUDE WOMEN
FROM TElAN TRIAL.
COURT ISSUES lNsTRucTlo ms 70
EXCLUDE THE WOMEN.

New York, Dec. 80. All women ex-
cept members Of ThaW's family and
the women reporters, Will be excluded
from the court room during the sec
ond trial Of Harry K. Thaw, which will
begin next Monday.
The seating capacity Of the court
room has been reduced greatly since
the first trial and Justice Bowling isi
said to have issued orders to exclude
all women spectators.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-12-31
BUNDl.E OF Mail.
STOLEN AND ROBBED.
ABOUT $4,000 is SECURED Nv THE
RoBRERs.

Waco, TEX, dec. 80. ofacers have.
just disclosed the fact that q bundle
OF letters, registered packages. etc.
were stolen from mail trucks at Tenn
pie, Tex, probably Saturday, taken
to thicket near there and opened.
About $4,000 was il the sacks.
Money orders and drafts were found
In pile where the letters had been
torn open, but all registered pack
ages and money In letters had besn
taken out. 1t Is impossible to ted how
much money was secured.
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ng that he altered the instrument Z
He was charged with having forged
a promissory note.
NEEDLES CAUSE HER DEATH.
Swallowed 'f44 Of Them and Only is
Removed BY Physfcians.

New York, Dec. 80. Mrs. Mollie
Desmond, who attempted to commit
suicide six months ago BY swallowing
a package of 144 needles, died today
after physicians had made 25 surgi-
cal operations upon her and removed
all but a dozen needles. Domestic
troubles induced Mrs. Desmond to try
this method of suicide.
An autopsy will be made to de.
termine whether one Of the needles
penetrated Mrs. Desmond's heart or
whether death was caused by peri
tonitis.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-12-31
BEER INTO THE SEWER.

Oklahoma City, Dec. so.-Twenty-
three hundred barrels OF beer, valued
at s17,5O0 belonging to the New State
brewery were today poured into the
sewers OF this city by United States
Internal Revenue Collector Howard.
The brew was completed after Ok.
lahoma became a state. The state
authorities would not permit Its sale
and shipment from the state.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-12-31
PRIEST BECOMES BAPTIST.

Ell Paso. Dec. so.-Eather =. .. Cal
laghan, for many years priest Of st.
Mary's parish, San Antonio, Texas,
renounced the Roman Catholic church
and was baptized In the membership
in the First Baptist church in this city
last night.
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IA ! NEXT
P'SlDE:N'l
SECRETARY o. WAR is so
GREETED Al BANQUET
IN BOSTON. N
READS His SPEECH 81
Makes No Comment on His candi-
dacy--Guest of Honor at Notable
Banquet and Is cheered by Guests.
Day Was Busy One for the Portly
Secretary. @

Boston, Dec. 30.-Greeted with
cheers as "The next president of the
United States" reference to which he
carefully avoided in his own remarks
however, Secretary of War Taft TO-
night delivered his first public speech
since his world-circle tour, at the
annual banquet of the Boston Mer.
chants association at the Hotel Som.
erset. %.a a..
The banquet closed long and
strenuous day for the secretary OF
war; during which he delivered a
brief address before 400 ministers in
the morning and attended a recep-
ton and spoke before gathering OF
Jews of the city at the Elysium club
in the afternoon. During his visit to
Boston, which ends tomorrow morn
ing, Secretary Taft is the guest OF
Samuel Carr, a Boston banker and a
relative of Mrs. Taft.
A more notable gathering of prom
inent and representative business
men has seldom been seen in Boston
than that which greeted the secre
tary tonight.
In the banquet hall beautiful deco
rations adorned the tables, which pro
vided for the seating Of over SOC
guests, while behind the speakers
table were great many American
flags.
President Jochime Davis Of the
Boston Merchants association, pre-.
sided. Seated on either side of him
were the speakers and guests OF hon
or, who included ysecretary$Fof War
William H. Taft; Congressman shir,
ley Of Kentucky; Lieutenant Governor
Eben s. Draper Of Massachusetts
Mayor j. F. Fitzgerald and Right Rev
William Lawrence, bishop Of Massa
chusetts. .@ "."a
Cheers FIJI Fall.
AS the secretary rose to speak, all
the guests stood up with him and
filled the air with long continued
cheers.
Calls for .'three cheers for secre
tary Taft, the next president Of the
United states," were heartily echoed
Secretary Taft then delivered his
speech, which he read from MANI
script, making no additions or com
ment relative to hfs own candidacy
for the presidency or other topics.
Congressman Shirley Of Kentucky
and Senator Johnston Of Alabama
also spoke. The only reference made
to the presidency, direct or indirect
by Secretary Taft during the day
was at the Elysium club where, after
the guests had been invited to shake
hands with the next president OF the
United States, Secretary Taft re
sponded:
"It is great delight for me t.
shake hands under that condition
but I want you to understand tha
there is no guarantee In this con
tract"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-12-31
TRAIN ROLLS IN RIVER.
Unknown Tramp Killed and Baggage
man lnlured-Wreeker at Scene.

Sacramento. Dec. 2o-A special
from Truckee, Cal, says three cars of
westbound Southern Pacific passen-
ger train No. 8 left the rails at Flor
iston, New, at $3.50 o'clock this even
ing and rolled into the Truckee river.
An unknown tramp was killed and
the baggageman injured. A wrecking
train was sent to the scene of the &C
cident from Truckee.
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pyriahs 90 ~ 10 o. lggs

Itle eRectonatay by
identified
politically There
either
republican
organizations including Billings
W banquet tonight
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Copyright 1907 by G. %. yreys

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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-26
VIRGINIA EAs|LY
DEFEATS sTAUN70N.
Buffalo Champions Who saw
Game Complimented Playing
Of Honaker.
Of Honaker.
Especial to The Tlmes-Dispatch,

Il - HI
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. March 25.
Virginia defeated the nine from the
Stanton Military Academy to-day 10
to 3, in flve-lnning contest. Rector
the star member Of Virginia's relay team,
made his debut in the box, and was
touched up for total Of six hits in
the three innings in which he performed.
IIe was succeeded by susong. Ham
mand Johnson held down tho initial bag,
with Honaker at second. The playing
of Honnker was greatly complimented
by the members OF the Buffalo Club.
who watched tho young Texan work out
for hnlf-hour after the close Of the
contest.
Much improvement was shown in bat
tins, and the work Of the infeld was
fast and snappy.
Dalton secured q home run and dou-.
Bile. while Hoff placed one up against the
left field fence, good for three sacks.
Chandler, who put up Il fast game at
back stop, got in two timely singles,
Virginia Is trying to arrange a game
with tho Episcopal High School for We'd
ncsday. the last before tho opanlng Of
the college season proper.
To-day's score by innings r. II. Z.
S. NJ a. ,..........,..O 0S2 01-3 Z 8
Virginia UNCONDITIONAL 3 liz IL z
Batteries: Staunton-Thompso and
Riddlemoser NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Susong
ana Chandler Cooke.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-26
Auction Sales.--future Days
BY N. w. Bowe & Son,
Real Estate Auctioneers,
MAIN STREET REALTY. S
COMMISSIONERS SALE
OF THAT
EXCELLENT AND CENTRALLY LO-
GATED BRICK DWELLING.
No. 3OS EAST MAIN STREET,
sf 5g BY AUCTION.

In execution Of q decree Of the Rich
mond Chancery Court. entered June
10. 1899, in the suit of "Susan w. Cren--
shaw VS.. John T. Anderson and
others I will sell by public auction.
on the promises. on
WEDNESDAY, MARCH I'll 1907.
at s o'clock p. NJ, the PROPERTY
above referred to. consisting OF an
excellent three-story brick dwelling.
with large detached brick kitchen and
q good brick stable.
This house is substantially con-
structed, is we'll lighted and ventl-
lated, and has good porches, front and
rear. and is admirably adapted for
general uses, and would be especially
desirable for physician.
The lot upon which It stands fronts
81 feet and runs back the unusual
depth of$194 feet 8 inches to an alley
In tho rear, upon which the said lot
#nbuts rs feet.
TERMS: one-third cash, and the
balance in equal instalments at one,
two, and three years, or In one In.
stalment. either at one, two, or three
years, at the election of tho pur-
chaser; the deferred payments TO BIO
evidenced by notes, with interest. and
the title retained.
EUGENE G. h1ASs1E
Special Commissioner
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-26
: EMERGENCY Won
IN A HARD Drive.
.Favorite Was Collared by Co.
!onial Girl i'll the
Stretch.

. r.
NEW ORLEANS, March 25.-Emer-s
gency, the well-backed favorite in tho
feature race at the Fair Grounds, to-
day managed to win only by des-
perate finish. Columbia Girl began
cutting down tho favorites lead in
the stretch, and worked up steadily,
being only head behind at the
finish.
First race-Six furlongs, selling
Paragon &c to y first, Bitter Miss (13
to 81 second. Sylvin Belle GEO to y
third, Time, 1913 AS.
Second race-Six furlong s-Rebel
Queen III to 81 first, Lady Caroline
II. q to y second, Geneva S. (1S to
81 third. Time, 4S1-5.
Third race-Six furlongs-Cutter 60
to 81 first. Coltncss 6 to ~ second.
Dapple Gold q3 to u third, Time,
l:12 ass.
Fourth race-Seven furlongs-Emer-
gency q to 1O) first, Columbia Girl
GO to y second, Fantastic (12 to ~
third. Time, :25 3-5,
Fifth race-Five and one-half fur
longs-Sally Preston a to ~ first.
Toy Boy g to ~ second, Sir Minco-
meat @ to 81 third. Time, 1:OG as
Sixth race-AIils. selling-Solly M
C to 81 first, Flavigny ZIG to Is sec
Eond, Lucy Marie q to y third. Time
Seventh race-One and one-elghth
miles, selling-Ferroniere q to IS
first, Lemon Girl e to - second, SIN
cerity Belle q to y third. Tlme,
i. r