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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-21
HARRY THAW
 DANGEROUS Six of the Alieaisis Say That It is Not Safe to Allow Him
 al Large
HE CANNOT RECOVER
From the Form of Paranola From Which He is Suiiering...Interest inthe Case Hinges on Justice
 Fitzgerald's Decision.

New York, March 2l.--Seyen of the alienists employed by Jerome to-day signed affidavits for presentation to Justice Fitzgerald in the argument this afternoon. for the appointment of commission ill lunacy to examine Thaw. Six of them declared that Thaw was suffering from form of paranoia and that he will not recover. He was also dangerous to public peace and safety. @
 Justice Fitzgerald took the bench at two o'clock this afternoon to listen to the afiidavits furnished by counsel. Thaw was not in court Attorney Delmas said that he had not received Jerome's atfidavits until after twelve o'clock and Justice Fitzgerald allow ed the attorneys until Saturday after noon to supply all the afiidavits they desired. The jury will come in to- morrow and be excused until Mon day morning.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-21
STOLE THE COPPER.
Thieves Got Away With Lots of Con.
 necdons Near PIainfieId.

Plainield. March 2I.-During the last two nights the theft of 250 cop per connections on the railroad track running between Taftville and Cen tral Village has been reported to the railroad company IL is planned to run trolley cars on the railroad tracks and these connections were &C., oordingly necessary and were recent ly put in along the line. Railroad detectives are working on the case and believe that the theft was prompted by malice and was com mitted by persons living along the route who are not in favor of having the street cars run over the property of the steam road.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-21
OFFICER FORGED DOOR.
To Arrest Man Charged With Breach of Peace.

After breaking through a window and forcing door, Officer Tehan this afternoon found the man for whom he was looking and arrested Andrew Dielki on the charge of assault. Last evening the prisoner assaulted frl- low countryman by the name of Stali Parkautsted and gave him d bad trouncing.
 To-day the fellow who received the beating heard that the prisoner was going to skip. so he informed Officer 'Tehan and they jourEeycd to the home of Dielki on Riverside street, al- though they knew the man sought was in the house, no one answered their summons at the door and they decided to force their way in.
 It was not very difficult task to raise q window in the rear of the house. After getting into the room. Tehan put his stalwart shoulder to a door and upon smashing 1t down found the accused sitting on the side of the bed. He was soon hustled to the patrol wagon.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-21

We can furnish large or small oes ders promptly. Not only did we an~ ticipate the increased cost of beds. but we bought carload lots of Beds room and Dining Room and Parlof Furniture. thereby making . savine that practically amounts to almost twenty per cent.
 You can share in that saving if you trade with us. You can have as pretty a home as there Is in Water. bury if you buy Hampson-SelIew's furniture.
 You can have the comfortable kind-comfortable beds. comfortable chairs. comfort everywhere in your house SO that your friends will praise your skill in buying with such good taste.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-21
CHAPTERS CONFESS.
San Francisco Men Anxious to Get
 In First,

San Francisco, March 21.-The in- dictments returned yesterday against
 the alleged municipal bribers fol
 lowed skillful work by Attorney Hen- ey and Detective Burns during the
 past week or ten days. The entering
 wedge was driven when Supervisors
 Lonergan and Boxton were alleged to have been trapped several days ago by Heney and Burns in the act of taking small bribe. The con- fession of all grafting with which they had been connected was followed last Sunday by the confession of San derson to Heney at Palo Alto San derson. a former schoolmate of Heney, when confronted by the latter with evidence already in hand, reluctantly admitted his part in the taking of bribes. With the confessions of these three, supplemented by a mass of information obtained from other sources. the remainder of the super visors except J. J. Furey were sum- moned before the grand jury Mon- day.
 When confronted by the confession of their colleagues it is said that they literally fell over each other to tell all they knew and thereby secure DOS sible immunity from prosecution. The supervisors were interrogated and sweated by Henri and Burns from II o'clock in the morning until after midnight and made most sensational disclosures of bribery and corruption. It was largely on this information that yesterdays indictments were re- turned.
 While neither Henri nor Langdo,l will admit that the supervisors were promised immunity from prosecution if they confessed. it is practically cor tain that they will not be proceeded against. In order to convict the who Henri and Burns declare, are the actual criminals. it is apparent that no attempt will be made to prosecute the sraH fry if the latter will give such information as it may have.
 T. V. Halsey, the outside" man or the Pacific States Telephone company, who it is charged handled | he bribe money for the supervisors, las been arrested in Manila and is bout to begin his journey back to | an Francisco to face trial on the | en indictments filed against him yes- erday by the grand jury.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-21
Passengcrs' Close Call.

Antonita. Col. March 2l.-East hound Denver and Rio Grande pas senger train No l1s running between Durango and this place. left the track at a curve thirty miles west of here. last night. and thirty-five passengers had a marrow escape from death. The engine and tender rolled down an embankment 200 feet to the bot tom of a chasm- All the coachex left the track. several turning completely over. and the rest sIighfing on their sides All of the passengers were more or less hurt, but none seriously.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-21
MAIL BAG
 ROBBERS Man Arrested in Paris Mas Made a Confession ImpIi-
 eating Others BAG WAS ON LASOVOIE Introduction of Income Tax Bill Re. veals Some Interesting Statistics
 Drawn Up By Opponents of r. Measure.
BAG WAS ON LASOVOlE

Paris, March 21.-The man named
 Butloss, arrested here recently witt
 42,O0O in American securities in his
 possession under the suspicion that
 he was an accomplice of the thieves
 who stole d mail bag containing
 about $4O0,Uvv on the French line
 steamer La Provence, which left
 New York February 2S and arrived at Havre March 6, has made a con.
 fession, duplicating a gang of inter-
 national robbers, as the result of
 which other arrests are expected i'm
 mediately. It developed to-day that
 the majority of the stolen securities are not negotiable.
 It developed later that the stolen mail bag was not on the La Provence but on the La Sovoie.
 Paris, March 21.+The introduc- ton of the income tax bill has re- suited in the publication of many in- teresting statistics, drawn up either by opponents of the measure with the view of pointing out the difficult ties to be grappled with by the treas ury collectors in case it become law or by supporters of the scheme who desire to extend its scope. Detrac- tors call attention to the enormous number of small holders of the rente, about whom minute inquiries will have to be instituted in order to dis cover whether they can be made lia- ble for the new tax under any of the shcedules. They show that there are o,o39,525 investors in government rentes who receive less than 1,5OO francs interest annually, 601,254 draw less than 30 francs and no 1ewer than 1,59S.22O less than 20 francs. while of the last figure 6344,- POS persons receive under 10 francs annuany.
 On the other hand, many legisla- tors favor further additions so as to gather into the fiscal net at least some or those who now escape very lightiy. NJ. Uoutant, for instance, is to propose the insertion of clause increasing the suggested income tax by per cent in the case of bachelors and spinsters and widows and widow CTS without cniidren. Parents who ave large families to provide for, NJ. | Coutant would relieve in the follow ing proportion when their total in- | come in the case of workmen is un- der 3,Ov. francs: Those having two | children would have their taxes re- duced by 10 per cent; those with | three. by 20 per cent; those with | our. by 30 per cent; those with five, by 40 per cent. and those with six, ,y 50 per cent, while a man and wife more than six would be free from taxation.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-21
Postal Department Short

Washington. March 21.-Grcat en- barrassment is heinz experienced ly the postofiiee department because of it's inability to get twine in guanti- fies promptly to i'll orders from postmasters. The twine is used in trying letters into packages after they are assorted and arranged for dispatch There are rcquisitions on file from postmasters aggregatiuy 1enUo pounds of twine and numrr- ous tslegrams and letters of con- plaint are receivel daily Iecause the<c are not filled immediately.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-21
Tower Man sentenced.

New York. March 21.-Cornelius A. Jackson. the tower man. whose absence from his position at critical time was held responsible for the ac- cident at Fifty-third street and Ninth avenue, late in 1905. when the south bound elevated train jumped the track, killing twelve persons and in turing many others. was sentenced to-day to five years in prison.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-21
Siegel's Home Robbed.

New York, March 21.-The home of Henry Siegel. the merchant and proprietor of several department stores in .,ew York and other cities. was footed by thieves at Mamaroneck. N. Y.. last night. The house was oc- cupied only by caretakers. Mir Siegel being in Boston and Mrs Siegel in New York. Mrs Siegel was notified early to-day and went at once to Mamaroneck in an automobile. Mrs Siegel said she did not know how much plumber the thieves secured. but 1t was reported by the gardener that the house was footed.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-21

Dr Allan McLane Hamilton, ont of the country's most famous alien ists, has also expressed the opinion that Thaw is now insane and that ht is incapable of conducting his owr defense. Dr Carlos Macdonald and Dr Austin Flint. also noted alienists have expressed the same opinion and aff1davits are expected from all three as well as from the doctors who are familiar with. the history of the Thaw case and with the insanity which is said to have been present in both sides of his ancestry. The appearance of Dr Allan Me- Lane Hamilton in the case yesterday and District Attorney Jerome's ap- peal to "the conscience of the court came like bomb shells. It was ex- pected that the testimony would be finished yesterday and that the case would go to the jury not later than Saturday.
 But when MT Delmas called Dr Hamilton to the stand the end was in sight. The shadow of the famous alienist has loomed large in the back ground ever since the case be- gan. It was known that he be- lieyed Thaw to be still insane and neither side was anxious to call him. The defense apparently did not want him because of his belief in Thaw's present insanity; the prosecution could not call him because his rela- tion to Thaw was that of a physician to patient and he could not be con- pelled to testify without a specific waver of the privilege created by these relations.
 The law of New York state speci- fies that the only insanity that can excuse crime is a mental derange- ment which makes the person charged with crime incapable of knowing the nature or quality of his act when it is committed and incapa- ble of knowing that it is wrong.
 This law, which is founded on an old English decision, is far behind the times, according to alienists. Many a man, they say, has an over- impulse to commit crime, an impulse which he is unable to con-
 
 quer and which forces him to com init crime. but if his mental state is such that he,realizes that he is doing wrong, the law does not take into ac- count the insane impulse which he i Is unable to overcome.
 A case in point is that of Aran Taschjian, an Armenian, who has lust been transferred to the Danne- nora hospital for the criminally insane after ten days in Sing Sing prison. where he was sent on a con fiction of murder in the second de- gree for killing his brother and cut ing the body to pieces. Dr Carlos and Dr Austin Flint, both if whom have been witnesses for the prosecution in the Thaw case. testi- led as experts for the prosecution in he Taschjian case. Both were con- inced that the Armenian was in- ane, but were not able to swear that lis insanity was such that he was in- apable of knowing his act was Trong. as required by the statute.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-21
vEGETARIANS STRONGEST.
Yale Experiments Show They Can
 0utdo Meat Eaters.

New Haven, March 21.-Professor Irving Fisher of Yale has completed endurance tests by which he finds that a diet without flesh food is more conducive to endurance than a diet of flesh. The tests were holding out the arms as long as possible. deep knee bending and leg raising with sub iect lying on his back.
 Forty-nine persons were examined. including students, physicians, nurses and college instructors.
 Professor Fishers says: "The re- suit indicates that the non-fesh eat CTS have far greater endurance than those accustomed to the ordinary diet"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-21
GOVERNOR Is sNUBBED.
House Rejected Two of His Pet
 Measures To-day.

Hartford. March 2l.-Two of the measures advocated by Governor Woodruff in his message and upon which bills were introduced at his re- quest. were reported unfavorably to the house to-day by the judiciary committee and the bills were reject ed. They were the bills to give the governor the power to appoint in- ferior court judges and for the ap- pointing of state purchasing agent to buy supplies for the state depart ment
 The senate agreed to-day to ad- journ until Tuesday. as it is a day ahead of the house on business. The house will meet as usual tomorrow.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-21
Will Raise the Dam.

Cairo, Egypt. March 21.-The council of ministers today adopted the proposition to increase the height of the Assuan dam sufficiently to raise the water stored in that res- ervoir by nearly 20 feet above the present maximum. It is calculated that this will give sufficient new wa ter to irrigate another million acres of northern Egypt, which, it is esti- mated. would yield an increased cot ton crop to the value of s17.500,O0O to s25.O0O.00O annually. It is stat ed that the work will take six years to complete and that it will cost s7,50O,0O0.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-21
SENT TO PRISON Women Who Created Disturb. ance Within Precincts of
 Parliament BOOTED AND JEERED

London, March 21.-Seventy-six "suffragettes, ," who were arrested yesterday for brawling within the precincts of parliament. were sem fenced to-day to from $5 or fort night in prison to s10 or months Imprisonment. They all elected to go to jail and were taken away in the prison vans amidst the mingled cheers and jeers of the crowds out. side the police court.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-21
Named by Roosevelt.

Washington. March 2i.-Preshient Roosevelt has designated Najor-Gea- ernl F. C. Aainsworth. the adiufant general of the army. as acting secre- tary of war in the absence of the saer- retsry and the assistant secretary. The sarlc opier deSignates Major- General ]. Franklin ReIl. chief of stan. as the head of the depsrtment in the absence of the secretary. the assistant secretary and the adjutsnt general
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-21
Ten Days Battle.

Paris. March 1.-The following dispatch vas received to-day by the Nicaraguzn legation from senor Gomez the minister of foreign af- fairs of Nicaragua: Five thousand Salvadoresns and Hondurans have been decisiveiy defeated at Portilios de Nsmssique. after bloody ten days battle
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-21
BriE-tscn Wint Dead.

Philadelphia. March s1.-Brisa- dier-Ceneral Theodore !. wint. U. S A. commanding the department of Missouri with headquarters at Ous- ha- died suddenly at hotel here to- day He came to Philadelphia to undergo medical treatment. He vas ss years of age
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-21
Iweed-s Son Dead.

New Haven. March 2I.-The death was announced here to-day of Charles C. Tweed. son of William N- Tweed of New York. known as Boss Tweed. at his home on St Roman street He was A years of age and leaves a widow and tvo children.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-21
Former senator Dead.

South Manchester. March 21.-A message was received here to-day of the death of former Senator M. F. chapman of this plses. of heart fail ure. He died af private sanitarium in Yonkerx. \. Y. He was 6s years oI age and st one time vas prominent in banking circles.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-21
MAHON, Tailor, Lewis Bldg, e5 Bank St.
ATTHE HAMPSoN.sELLEw STORE I'VE FURNISH THE

,r, AsEA AAIIo1 nOn4E6s"
 The newest styles in Iron and Brass Bedsteads are to be found at our store now. By giving the makers the biggest order we ever placed for shipment before the season opened. we secured our beds at much lower price than those. who came afters wards, and can sell to our customer at lower price accordingly.
 WE HAVE THE BEDS IN STOCK.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-21
rropriesor Wheeler p-.d.

Vinsted. March 21-Iames W. Wheeler. proprietor of the Center hotel. died suddenly to-day of eas- tTitis- He vas ss years of age and leaves widow.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-21
WEATHER FORECAST.

ForpcaSt for Connecticut. Fair snsl warmer tonight Friday general ly cioudy- probably showers in ups.- eru portion in afternoon or nIxtls. warmer. light soufheriy winds.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-21
CHINESE LABOR
Parliament of the Transvaal Tackles the Subject at Its
 First Sitting
IN KRUGER'S OLD HALL

Pretoria, Transvaal, March 21.-
 The first parliament of the Transvaal
 colony, under the newly granted con-
 stitution met here to-day in the hall
 in which the late President Kruger
 presided for so many years over the sittings of the Upper Volksraad, of the erstwhile South African republic.
 In a speech at the opening of the
 legislature the earl of Selborne, high commissioner for South Africa, dealt with the all important question of Chinese labor. as follows:
 My ministers have resolved that the employment of Chinese in the mines shall cease at the earliest pos sible moment. As to the Chinese al- ready employed there my ministers will not take any steps to prevent their repatriation at the end of their indentures, unless they are convinced that such repatriation will have to take place before an effective substi- tute, either in the form of other un- skilled labor or improved mechanical appliances, has been found. in which case my ministers will be prepared to recommend to parliament such legis- lation as will render renewal of their indentures possible Excepting small batch of 407, whose inden- lures expire at the end of June, no fndentures expire before August Therefore. as parliament will reas- semble early in June, my ministers consider it unnecessary to make Further announcement of policy at present."
 Lord Selborne added that the gov ernment was taking steps to increase the supply of natives and would give the mining industry every assistance.
 The disposition of the new govern ment of the Transvaal to exclude all Asiatics from work in the mines is shown by the fact that the "Asiatic ordinance" recently disallowed by | the earl of Elgin, secretary of state | for the colonies, after it had passed | the late legislature. is again publish | ed Tn the Official Gazette here, indi- | eating that among the first acts of | the new parliament will be re- | enactment of this measure in spite of the opposition of the imperial gov ernment.
 London, March 21.LThe "Asiatic ordinance,' which the Transyaal par lament proposes to re-enact, although at the present time aimed especially H at British Indians, who are ousting the small white traders in the Trans vaal Is equally intended to exclude the Japanese or other Aslatics who are immigrating to South Africa in i, increasing numbers.
 Sir Gilbert Parker, .conservativa. who represents the colonists in the house of commons on this question, is |, quoted to-day as saying.
 If. as am sure it will, the |, Transvaal parliament re-enacts the 'Asiatic ordinance the imperial gor- !. ernment will hardly venture to disaI- . low it again, as over 99 per cent of the whites in South Africa thorough ly approve of it."
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-21

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 A lifetime of comfort and a guar antee from us that if on opening up the mattress you do not find a better grade of cotton felt than in any other mattress sold at the same price, that we will eheerfully refund the mouey.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-21
ANOTHER CARLOAD or

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 CHAMBER sum. The best looking line of quarterol oak Chamber Suits that ve ever eue hold of
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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1907-01-05
PROBATE NOTICE.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
NNEPIN-PROBATE COURT.
In the Matter of the Estate of George w.
Anderson, Deceased.
On reading and filing the petition OK
Mary f. Anderson. ExecutriX of the last
praying that license be to her granted
to sell certain Of the real estate of which
said deceased died seized, and 1t appear
ing by said petition, that there Is not
sufficient personal estate In the hands OF
said Executrix to pay the debts out.
penses OF administration. and that 1t IL
necessary In order to pay such debts and
expenses, and would be for, the benefit
Of said estate to sell the said real estate
in said petition described.
1t is Therefore Ordered, That all per-
term thereof to be held on Monday. the
14th day Of January, A. D. 1907, at 10
o'clock In the forenoon, at the Court.
house. in the City Of Minneapolis, In said
County, then and there to show cause
Qf any there be) why license should not
be granted to said executrix to sell said
real estate, according to the prayer OF
said petition. .
And it is Further Ord cred. That no.
tice Of such hearing be given to all per-
sons interested In said estate. by publish-
ing this order once each week for three
successive weeks. prior to said day OF
hearing, in the Irish Standard. a news
paper printed and published in said Coun-
Dated at Minneapolis. this 18th day OF
December, 1906.
by the. Court:
F. c. HARVEY,
Judge of Probate.
Smith g. Thompson, Attorneys for Pc.
titiOner
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1907-01-05
PROBATE NOTICE.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY or
HENNEP1N-IN PROBATE COURT.
In the Matter Of the Estate Of Arthur H.
'Schinbauer. 'Decedent.
On receiving and filing the final ac-
count Of the Administrative OF the es-
tate of said decedent, and her petition
praying for the allowance Of said .ac-
count and for a decree assigning the
residue Of said estate to the persons by
law entitled to the same.
1t is Ordered. That all persons inter-
ested in said estate appear before the
said Probate Court on Monday, the 14th
day of January. 1907, at 10 o'clock In
the forenoon, at the Probate Court In the
Courthouse at Minneapolis In said County,
then and there to show cause; II any
allowed and said estate should not be
distributed as prayed for In said Pc
And 1t is Further ordered. That notice
of such hearing be given by publishing
this order once each week for three sue
cessive weeks. prior to said day Of hear
ing, in the Irish Standard. a newspaper
printed and published In said County. and
by mailing a true and correct copy OF
this order to each Of the persons Inter-
ested in said estate. at least IA days be-
Dated at Aiinneapoiis. this 18th day Of
December. 1906.
0S 'A' ~ +. G. HARVEY.
Judge OF Probate.