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The Washington times., 1907-12-21
COTTON ESTATE
SEEKS $45O,OOO

Another step in the litigation attend
ing the collection and settlement Of the
estate Of the late Allen NJ. Cotton, who
died IN this city February, 1905, was
taken when Charles A. Douglas and
Brainard w. Parker. OF Washington.
collectors for the estate, secured an in
junction yesterday in the supreme court
Of New York preventing the Atlantic
Safe Deposit Company from disposing
of certain securities, worth about
$4,000
The securities are said to have been
put in the vaults OF the New York
company by Walter J. Barnett and
David J. Walker. The plaintiffs say
in their petition that they are
about 70 begin action against Bart
nett and Walker for the recovery of the
securities, whom they alleged removed
the securities from a box in he Ameri-
can Security and Trust Company, of
this city. II Is further alleged that the
securities were at first placed with a
trust company in San Francisco. and
later transferred to New York.
Justice Davis, of the supreme court
OF New York, issued a restraining or
der pending the hearing Of the Issue
between the parties.
The Washington times., 1907-12-21
RULING ON GAS IN MY.
COURT DANGER SIGNAL
Continued from First Page)

enforcement OF the SO-cent gas law and
also states that the gas case IS TO be
tried as an equity action instead OF q
common law case.
The two points that stand out in the
decision are that Judge Hough thinks
the 515 per cent profit, which the com
paDie2 could make, confiscatory. and
that.
The legislative power was. by the
statute creating the gas commission
Improperly and unlawfully delegated 10
that body"
Chairman Wilcox, OF the Public Utiu-
ties Commission, when seen last night
We assume that there win be an ap-
peal II there is, that, or course, makes
II impossible for the Utilities Commits
should not be an appeal TO the United
States Supreme Court, the matter will
then be presented to the commission
sor action.
Judge HOUgh has simply decided that
certain acts of the gas commission are
unconstitutional. He has not decided
that the commission itself was uncon-
StitutiOnal II he had made such a de-
cision the Legislature might as well go
out of business. That point has been
left in abeyance-"
Master Arthur Masten had fixed the
tangible assets Of the companies at SS3,-
$4,000. of which 100000 coo was allowed
for franchises and good will. Judge
Hough decides there is no good will
involved, ana tnttI Soy, ,OOO,OOO covers the
tangible and intangible assets, on which
the profit would be not less than $S.-
oS0 900 annually, or less than per cent.
Nothing is said about the likelihood Of
the profits exceeding S3,O30 000 which
would result in a greater profit than
6 per cent.
There was great glee In the camp of
the Lighting trust over the decision,
and the press agent sent words of praise
following in the wake of JUICE Hough's
findings. In part the trust s statement,
voiced through its lawyers, is as fol-
lows:
Judge Hough's very able opinion re-
qufres no comment from US, except TO
say that ii sustains the contention which
this company has made, IN the teeth of
hostile legislation and in some instances
misrepresentation, that the statutory
price of gas fixed by the Legislature
of New York was so confscatory as TO
violate the company's constitutional
rights. We are especially gratihed that
the validity OF our franchises IS also
recognized and that their reasonable
money value is also taken into account
IN determining what IS a reasonable
Ha
The Washington times., 1907-12-21
MAN HURLS BOMB,
ENDANGERS MANY
IN ENEMY'S HOME

NEW YORK, Dec I--Recklessly en-
danEering the lives OF innocent children
In an apparent attempt to wreak ven
genace on Angelo Frablcanu, at 633
First avenue, an unidentified miscreant
today exploded a bomb in the hallway
of fve-story tenement at that address.
wounding nearly a score OF persons and
totally wrecKing the first floor OF the
building.
That no loss of life occurred was re-
markable, but the shock OF the ex-
plosion was followed by such a panic
IN the thlckly settled neighborhood as
the reserves of the East Thirty-fifth
street station have not had to allay In
many G day. Thousands of excited per
sons. clad only in their night clothing.
filed the streets and only after the
strongest persuasion could they be in
duced to return to their homes they
feared were about to tumble around
their ears.
John Dooley, night watchman in a
brewery at First avenue and Thirty
seventh street, saw the bomb thrower
L-Oking out of the windows he observed
a man I'm a long light raglan coat
lOunging at the Recreation Park in the
vicinity. and saw him enter the hallway
Of the tenement. come out. and enter
again. Then as DOOley turned away to
punch his time clocks he heard the
roar of the bomb and the shrieks Of
the terrified people.
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into miners headquarters today. Many
OF them simply said; Give my love TO
our John. How IS her To all he IS
known as John" None call him Mr
Mitchell. AL want-not TO be remem-
bered TO "him"-their love given to
John"
A special delivery letter was deliv-
cred 20 Mrs. Mitchell at the modest
home IN Spring Valley, Ill, this morn
ing. The letter, while telling OF Mitch
els Illness, also told Mrs. Mitchell
that the wish Of her life had been graft
fed by the action OF her husband, who.
in what he believed TO be his dying
moments. embraced the Catholic faith.
The letter was written by Father Kill
lian, who administered thA last sac
raments to the miners leader yes
terday. After President Mitchell has
further recovered he will be received
into full communion In the church.
While Mitchells family are Roman
Catholics. he had never been taken
into the church He has always be-
lleved in the faith, however. and he
frequently said 10 his friends that " hen
the end came he desired to die as his
wife and children have Ived-devout
Catholics
The Washington times., 1907-12-21
NEW YORK STOCKS
MAKE SOME GAINS
Expectation Of Improved
Bank StatementOvercomeS
Unfavorable NewS-Gains
Average One-Half Point

NEW YORK, Dec. 2I.-Close-The mar
Ket today was moderately active, and
there were sor4e fairly good gains es-
tablished and held TO the end, despite
4 plethora of unfavorable opinions cor
cerning the future Of tine market and
not little bad news.
Some of the most conservative opera
tors on the Street can not see anythinS
In the market either for the present or
the immediate future. They consider the
elimination of the short interest bad for
the market, as 1t removes the chief sup
port when bad news turns the tide TO
a severe recession. Moreover money at
16 per cent is not conducive to legitimate
operations. More than this, 9O,00OOOO
must come out OF the banks within the
next two weeks in dividends. OF course.
a large part of this will eventually bs
reinvested in securities. but whether the
investment is made Immediately or In
some months TO come is not so sure.
The frequency with which Industrial
failures dot the daily press is another
unfavorable element.
It is difficult in the face Of these con-
ditions to see why stocks should show
as good strength as they do.
The bank statement, due in a few min
utes. is not expected TO show much
change from the trend of last week
Unfavorable News
The mornings news brought tidings
Of failure of the Sheffield Coal and Iron
Company. a fairly large institution, and
also of the ]. c. Lyons Building Com
pauy. of New York. Building opera
tions in the city have practically ceased
nor will they assume their old proper
lions for some time. 1t is also in the
possibilities that downtown New York
Will not prove as attractive to builders
for the reason that the supply exceeds
the demand for offices, and there Is a
sduabble for tenants
The DisUllers' Company cut their
dividend in two, and Is now per
cent stock.
These are a few OF the influences
Jakey Field was the leader OF the bulls,
and while they met with some success
they were by no means entirely sue
Cessful. They based their buying on the
maintained strength Of two days, and
the expectation of a materially better
showing from the clearing house assO-
citation.
After the opening the market did well
until about II o'clock, when II became
slow and sagged little, coming stron6
again in the final hour, and closing not
far from top prices.
a glance at the table Will show tat
the average gains were not more tnan
one-half point. but even this advance.
following on the gains Of the last two
days. N-es the list materially higher
than il was a week ago. The best
strength was in Amelgamated Copper
and Smelter. where the gains were ex-
tended u ZdH. Delaware and Hudson,
not one of the active leaders. however.
showed 4 points Improvement. Great
Northern, Northern Pacific. and the
high-grade rails generally showed an
advance Of H. Reading was an excep-
ton in this regard. for the reason that
a short interest was pushed into cover
in this stock. 1t opened at 81 and sold
to 95jh. The -Steels were steady, and a
shade better.
The Washington times., 1907-12-21
WASHINGTON PRODUCE
MARKET

There was another development OF
strength. in the local produce market
this morning. and although there was
unusual activity In all departments,
prices remained practically the same as
yesterdays.
Turkeys advanced half a cent on
dressed stuff. Receipts Of all grades Of
poultry and Of green fruits, vegetables,
and game was very good. r~ith the pos
sible exception OF quail, rivals OF
which were hardly sufficien, meet an
active demand for all classes Of birds.
The best Virginia butter, which was
up one point yesterday, dropped again
10 81 and 80 cents pes pound, while
southwest Virginia stock went up l
ESgs-Fresh. Virginia, s2aSsc; strictly
fresh S. ". Va, 3la32c; storage, 1892
Cheese-N. Y. factory. large l61Ro .
fiass, Ice; small 1sgi7lhc; fair to good'
Butter--western. first. SQ22c; sec
20 good. 21Q22c; dairy. choice. 109%lc;
store packed. fresh. lsQ2oc-
POULTRY.
rurbeys-Live, per pound, toms. l4g
15c; Iels, 14c. Chickens-Live, per pound
fancy, large, I2Q13jEc; medium, lie; small
13c; hens, I0c; roosters, 7c- Ducks
Live, per pound, spring. lgBllc- Geese
ed. per pound, hens, undraYn. l4Gl9c'
average undraWn. 14c; old toms, l4c-
Chickens - Dressed, large. l2gl31zc;
small, I31kc; hens, choice, l2c; ROSTERS,
sc; ducks. I2gl4c; geese. 129l3c.
GREEN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Apples (per bbl.)-Yori Irnperici,
packed, S2.50gAO0; Wine Sap. S2-50gi50,
Fancy Table, $3.5eq5.oO. SPY. - Soa,.~S
loose packed, Si.75lJ325. Cranberries,
(per box. $2-O0g$2-5. Grape fruit. Flor
ida. $3.0Od4 ~. Oranges. FloriGa, Sz-5gp
$50. Walnuts. ID, 4a5c. Potatoes, bbl.,
yams. bbl., $2-50G3. Cabbage, 100, $L5O
"A. Cucumbers. bu.. 4O0q4-59. onions,
bu., 75dS5c. Celery, crate. SS.5eg4. Squash,
Fla, per basket. 3l.60qL50. Beans. per
basket. S2.50g3.O0. Egg plants, per crate
sl.75G$z.oO Peppers, cIate, SL259$2.OO.
GRAIN.
wheat-Choice $1.O0G1 90; fair 10 good.
s5ceLSl.O0; ordinary. sog94c-
Rye-S0Q9Oc
Corn-saeIed. white. slQezc: sheIied.
New cocn,-Ear. ss.Was2IO
Oats-Western, white. No 2. 5ISoeci
Hay-TImothy, Western. No. l. Jl7.Oo9
1900. Western. No. 2, S16.50GI7.0o; West
ern, mixed. $l5.5OGls.50
GAME.
Rs bbits. per doz., $1.2Jd2.50; dts. per
dozen, l0c43l-25- quail, per dozen, Sz-Oya
$50; s5call per dozen, $50. Pheasants,
each, 90Cq$l.25. Wild turkeys, IdlOc.
Squirrels, each, sc. Opossums. each,
l5a4oc. WOodcock. each. 30lI4Oc-
LIVE STOCK.
Cattle-Extra, per cwt., H.0Od4 80;
butcher, per cwt., $2.25d3.50. common,
per cwt.. H.5OQ2 co. Hogs-Per cwt..
gross, S50o95.Z5: ordinary, per cwt-. $3.50
Gt5.OO Sheep-clipper. S40O. common.
Il
dium, 51kQ6c. Calves-Prime, per h., s. q,
medium. per h., 79T5zc; grass, psr
H., 4GFzc. COws-PriTie. fresh, each.
s40B$50; common, each. S20dSo; old and
dry. fSGt10.
DRESSED MEAT.
Calves-FUll dressed, StY1ic. Hog
dressed calves, 9i4HlOc. HaTas-COuntry
sugar cured. l3Gl5c- Hogs--Smau and
neat. per owt 7g75zc; medium, sg7c;
Neavy. 606Ec-
The Washington times., 1907-12-21
FOURTEEN NEW CLERKS
FOR WEIGHING MAIL

The Postofhce Department TODAY an
nounced the appointment OF fourteen ad-
oitlohai clerks for service in connection
win the special weighing OF the mails.
Ihey VIII be employed in the Bureau
OF the Second Assistant Postmaster Cen
cral and receive $50 per annusu
The clerks appointed TO-DAY are: Leroy
/ Grayatte. Mrs. AIWilda AS. b. Peake.
Miss Otie r, Nelson, Miss Mary P. shal-
iehDeT ger, Mrs Mary L. Martin, Miss
Marian r. Livingston, OF tie Dis+-i'-t
and William I. Ferguson ana Miss
Agnes c. FitsSimmons, New YORK V-ii-
nam Z LoveJoy, Miss Nori- Y. Glove
ana Alton Money. Virginia; Gath p.
Freeman, Indiana. Miss Deisv Too-,-
IS, Connecticut. and Miss Fannie Pitts.
Maryland IT'S
The Washington times., 1907-12-21
RESERVE IN BANKS
SHOWS BIG INCREASE

NEW YORK. Dec. 21.-The weekly
statement of the banks shows the fol-
lowing changes:
Reserve on all deposit, increase $780,
10; reserve on deposit other than
United States, increase IS, ,S23, 900; loans,
decrease 1851. 100: special increases
s., 80, 500; legal tenders, increase 2.169.-
400; deposits. decrease $,371, 800: circu-
Iation. increase S1,661, 200. Total loans
81 1855. .446. 500. The statement shows that
the deficit OF the banks had been re-
duced to S31. 10. $50. At this time last
year there was a surplus OF $3.50. 800 and
two years ago there was a surplus Of
s., ,159, 400
The Washington times., 1907-12-21
Talks With President.
Taft Leads II Michigan;
Governor Out for Secretary

DETROIT, Mich, Dec. 21.-Governor
Warner has issued a formal statement
declaring himself in favor Of Secretary
Of War william II Taft for the Re
publican nomination for President.
4 st-aw vote Of twenty-four counties.
the most densely populated of the State.
shows Sanretary Taft has an over
whelming lead over Hughes. his closest
competitor. and that Cannon, Fair
banks, La Toilette, Root, Cortelyou,
and Knox ara Snc wed under
The Washington times., 1907-12-21
C0RTELYOU IMPROVED,
EUT MUST KEEP TO BED

Secretary Cortelyou, who has been
confined at his residence, 21l1 Bancroft
street. for several days with the grin.
was reported much better this morning
Although still too III to leave his bed
the Secretary is now entirely cut of
danger and will probably be I'D IN a
few days
The Washington times., 1907-12-21
MANY PERSONS DROWN
WHEN BRIDGE C0LLAPSES

ALLAHABAD, India, Dec. PA new
pontoon bridge opened today st the
Junction here OF the Ganges and Jumna
Avers collapsed under the crowds; 100
e1re plunged into the water and twenty
? kTs drowned.
The Washington times., 1907-12-21

Milton Herman, who has been the
guest Of his mother, Mrs. A Herman. OF
Calvert street, has returned TO his home
In Detroit, Mich.
The Washington times., 1907-12-21

Miss Julia Kaufman was the guest OF
Mrs. Cha rles Kaufman for a short time
when en- route from her home in Nor
folk. Va, to New York city. where she
will be the guest Of friends.
The Washington times., 1907-12-21

Mrs. David Seinizer. Of baltimore. is
the guest OF Miss Blanche Hollander, OF
Eighteenth street
The Washington times., 1907-12-21

Mrs. Norman Luchs has returned from
a fortnight's stay in Philadelphia and
Atlantic City.
The Washington times., 1907-12-21
STOCKS, BONDS, MONEY, AND GRAIN
New York Stocks

Quotations furnished by Post g. FlagE.
members OF New York Stock Exchange. 1891
r st. nW.l
The Washington times., 1907-12-21
Washington Prices

Washington Railway and Electric IS,
81. 00O972%a. Sl0O0lt7224, $1,0J041-S4, $4,000
72lZ.
Capital Traction, 2GI24. SOFA
Washington Railway and Electric, pre-
ferred, IOq63 1908, ZOq62$t, 1903 o0Q63-
Mergenthaler, l0HlGM.
After call: Washington Railway and
Electric as, $jO0a73, $50OQ73, t1.O0o4I27s
81, ,000G72A.
r1ON-r,g
The Washington times., 1907-12-21

Miss Nathan Sondheimer entertained
the Thursday Afternoon Sewing Circle
at her home, Thursday.
The Washington times., 1907-12-21

Miss Dora Schimman. who attends the
Greensboro Female College at Greens
borO, n c, Is spending the holidays
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Of Harvard street.
The Washington times., 1907-12-21

the Union Station and was SURF Inded
by a group cf his friends. WI had
gathered to welcome him home.
He was absent fifteen weeks and in
that time Travelled around the world.
covering a distance of about so 90 miles,
averaging 800 miles a day. Neverthe-
less, lie showed no signs of fatigue, had
a fine color, and looked the picture of
heath.
Among those who met him 1t the sta
ton were Mrs. Victor Metcalf, Gen.
Robert Shaw oliver, Assistant Secre-
tary Of War; Assistant Secretary OF
State Huntington Wilson, Assistant Sec
retary of the Treasury Buchanan Win
throp, Brig Gen. James B. Aleshire,
Quartermaster General Of the army:
Paul Carlton, Law officer of the Bureau
If Insular Affairs; capt William NJ.
Wright, secretary OF the chief of the
army general star: John $ Schofeld.
chief clerk of the War Department;
Lieut.. Com. Cleland Davis, acting chief
of the Naval Bureau o. Equipment, and
Wendell Aischler, confidential clerk to
the Secretary of War.
Talks With President.
T G Secretary arrived at his home
in X street about G:45 o'clock. At 10
o clock he had a long confidential talk
with the President at the White House.
Before going there, however, he talked
to a number of newspaper men, telling
the Philippines could not expect inde-
pendence for at least another genera
ton He refrained from discussing his
audiences with the Mikado and the Gar.
saying no particular political signifi-
canoe attached ID them.
The Washington times., 1907-12-21

Harry HolIander and Irwin HoIlandcr
have returned from a trip to New York
and Norfolk. va.
The Washington times., 1907-12-21

Mrs. A T. Hofheimer. of Norfolk, Va.
Is the guest Of her sister. Mrs Carl
Auerbach.
The Washington times., 1907-12-21

Mr.. Frank b Whitaker. Of Seattle.
wash IS spending his holidays with his
family at I421 L street.
The Washington times., 1907-12-21

Vtscount and Viscountess Henri de
Slbour have taken an APARTMENT in 174I
Corcoran street for the winter.
The Washington times., 1907-12-21
MITCHELL BETTER;
WILL BE INVALID
REST OF HIS LIFE

Continued from First Page.l
The Washington times., 1907-12-21
SECRETARY TAFT
AND JUNGLE JOE"
AT WHITE HOUSE

Continued from First Page.)
The Washington times., 1907-12-21

Mrs. Mark Hanna entertained AT din
ler last evening in her homo on Six
teenth street
The Washington times., 1907-12-21
SOCIETY ENJOYS
THE GLEI: CLUB
Continued from Fourth Page)

~ obo.J
DR.. c. W. Needham and Mrs N-s...
ham.
Justice and Mrs. Seth Shepard.
Mrs John Stevens
Mrs. Nicholas Anderson.
Mrs Fsirchild.
Alr- and Mrs. Charles J. Bell.
MI. and Mrs and Miss Boardman-
colonel and Mrs. Bromwell
Mr.. and ITS Thomas Car
General and Mrs. Gillespie.
Dr. and Mrs. GoldsbOrouga
Mr.. Wendell Phillips. s. q u q
Mrs. Stafford
Briggs III =
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Noyes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Moves.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Thomas Mann
The Washington times., 1907-12-21

Calves-FUll dressed, Sd11c. Hog
dressed calves, 9iE4l0c. HaIls-COuntry
sugar cured. l3Gl5c- Hogs--SmRu and
neat per owt, TgT5zc; medium, eg7o;
Neavy. Gl6Hc.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-01
ERIN SENDS OUT 5,oco,. 900.
Irish Emigration TO rhis Cot n.ry Has
Been Enormous.

Washington.-No page in history
reveals such a migration as that of
the Irish to America. The figures
are astonishing. From 1910 to 1860
not fewer than 100000 crossed tho
ocean to settle in the United States
from 1860 to 1880 an additional 900.
200 made fresh start in life In the
great REPUBLIC over the seas, and from
1880 to the present time another
l,OOO,O00 was added to our population.
Since 1860 the average has been 500.
900 decade.
The II agricultural states, repre-.
sented by Ohio, Indiana, Michigan.
Illinois. Wisconsin, Missouri, Iowa,
Minnesota. Kansas, Nebraska, North
and South Dakota, contain one fourth
OF the 100000. OF the portion set
tied in the North Atlantic states but
one-iiith are on farms; but this ten
dency to crowd into towns disap.
pears when the surroundings are agri-
cultural as is shown by the large pes-
centaSe-more than 50--of those who
have taken to farming in the l2 agrl.
cultural states above mentioned
II Is only because the bulk of the
Irish in America are not in the midst
or farming districts that they are
less an agricultural people than tho
other immigrant elements added to
the population They have found an
outlet for their energies in the con-
gested districts and their WOnderfully
adaptive natures have allowed them
easily to enter upon the Industries OF
the people among whom they were
thrown.
1t Is in the eastern states that the
irish promise to ultimately constitute
majority of the population. This
Is already the case in three New Eng.
land states and In many New England
cities. In New York city they are
barely behind the Germans and slight.
ly so In Chicago.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-01
SCARCE FOR A QUEEN.
Romantic Attempt TO Find Body an5
Shrine Which Is Lost.

London.---A romantic search for the
velously rich shrine in which IL was
inclosed Is about to be Instituted IN
the hoary cathedral of Ely, Nearly
500 years ago, when Henry Will sup
pressed the monasteries and issued
an cdlct for the removal of all relics,
imeges and shrines, Ely cathedral pos.
sessed n venerated relic of great
value in the jewe-bedecked shrine of
st. Etheldreda. the virgin queen. The
shrine mysteriously disappeared and
notwithstanding all their exertions,
the kings men were unable to re.
cover II. From that day to this no
one has seen the relic.
Tradition has it that the shrine
had been placed in some c,mningly.dc.
vised hiding place within the ca,he.
dral, and from time to time, search
has been made for It. Walls have
been tapped, the floor has been dug
up, and numerous likely places have
been thoroughly explored, but disap.
pointment has always attended these
efforts.
Now further attempt IS, TO he
made, and the dean. DR. Stub5s, hopes
that 1t will be successful. At the
southwest corner. in the two angles
of the facade are two octagonal tow.
ers, with circular staircase in each.
But while In the west tower the
staircase gees fiom top to bottom,
In the east the staircase extends only
from .he top to the first floor. Below
this Is apparently solid masonry, and
II Is conjectured that the shrine may
be hidden here. The shrine was GOV.
cred with rich gems, and the silver
reliquary blazed with pearls, onSy.
beryi amethyst and other sstones.
The corpse OF the sainted queen was
placed In sarcophagus OF white
marble.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-01
Want More of the Money.

Springfield, H., Feb. 1.-The house
concurred in a senate amendment to Il
joint resolution adopted by the house
Wednesday appealing TO the Illinois
delegation in congress to work for u
distribution Of fhe, rivers and harbors
appropriation by congress which will
be more equitable and more favorable
to the state of Illinois. The resolu
tion as adopted by the house. the sen,
ate concurring,. declares: THAT the
rivers and harbors bill as prepared by
Chairman Burton Is distribution OF
public mon~y unfair to the 10000, ,OOG
OF people of the Mississippi val
ley"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-01
SIMPSON TRIAL.
Wife Of Murdered Man Testifies to III
Feeling Between the Men.

Riverheld, l.. L., Feb. l.-At the
trial OF Dr.. James w. Simpson, charg
ed with the murder of his father.n'
law, BARLEY r. Horner, Mrs. Horner
took the witness stand Thursday and
after telling OF the shooting related
events intended by the prosecution to
show that there had been friction be.
tween the doctor and Mr. Horner.
She told how her husband came
down stairs on the night of the shoot
ing: how Simpson had followed him
to the kitchen, of hearing shot and
then rushing out and saying to the
doctor as she saw her husbands body
on the floor; II hope God will forgive
you for what you have done"
DR.. Simpsons reply was. according
to her testimony: Il hope He will"
Wilfred Hartley, gun expert, was
asked to experiment with a gun &c
show whether or not 1t could explode
while being broken" The defense
claims that Horner was accidentally
shot while Simpson was breaking
his weapon. Hartley declared that II
would be necessary to pull the trigger
or that the hammer be struck a hare
blow for the gun to be discharged.