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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-09-10
SQUELLEhTo
IS HELD FOR
JURY TRIAL

Pasquale Squellento In the district court
this morning pleaded not guilty to as
saulting Francesca Carbaldi with a sti-
letto and was held for trial on Friday In
800 surety. The alleged affair occurred
several days ago In the Fifth district and
followed dispute between Squellento and
another man, and when Carball stepped
in as peacemaker he is said TO have been
cut slightly on the leg.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-09-10

Norfolk. Va, Sept. 10.-Mrs. Mary Law
less Rorschach. wife OF Lieut.. Frank
Rorschach. United States navy. and sis
ter of Joseph T. Lawless, former secretary
OF the commonwealth OF Virginia. was
murdered In her home s32 Park avenue.
Park View, Portsmouth, by an unknown
man early today.
She was shot through the heart with her
own pistol, taken from her hand by the
burglar after she had fired twice upon
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-09-10
COMMISSIONERS
REPORT CONFIRMEU

day confirmed the report OF the commis>
sioner TO make sale In tho case OF John
T. Fletcher va. Mary AsQuith ct ais By
the provisions OF the decree entered In the
case s37Sss5 In to be paid into tho registry
OF the court and 10 be held until the courI
make q further oedexs - =
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-09-10
7HE 5G1sS; 3IM;fiS1!S Slfl, DECIDED

Together With City and Assembly
Conventions. They Will Be Held
Within Week of One Another in
Period Beginning Oct. 3 and Ending
Oct Ia. One Change Probable in
Last Years Ticket, That of the
City Treasurer. Anti-OrganiZa-
tions Are for ANYBODY to Beat
Mccarthy"
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-09-10

day. The western area OF high pressure
has moved southwark and covers tho
country from the Mississippi river 10 the
Rocky Mountains where II is causing fair
weather TO prevail. II Is causing continu-
ed cool weather over the northern slope.
and decided change to cooler over the
southern slope.
NJ. Z. BLYsToNE.
Local Forccaster.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-09-10
To Insane Hospital

Bridget Gibbons. 60 years old. was to-
day adjudged 20 he insane at n hearing I'm
the district court and w0s committed TO
the state hospital
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-09-10
WEATHER NOTES

A shallow barometric depression is CEN
.ral this morning over OHIO. 1t Is caus-
Ing generally cloudy weather east of the
Mississippi River ana general rain over
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-09

President and the San Francisco Of
fcials will result in inducing the Board
Of Education to rescind its action in
barring Japanese out of the public
schools except the Oriental school,
judging from instructions received yes
terday by United States Attorney Dew
lin from Attorney General Bonaparte.
These instructions were to proceed with
the test cases now pending in the Cali
fornia Supreme Court and the United
States Circuit Court for the Northern
District of California, unless he should
receive instructions to the contrary.
Attorney General Bonaparte's telegram
was in reply to an inquiry made a few
days ago by Mr.. Devlin as to whether
he should ask a postponement of the
Supreme Court case until the end Of
the conference at Washington. But
the Attorney General. probably know
ing the pulse beat of California, ad-
vised that the programme be carried
through unless something altogether
unexpected should turn up.
Devlin said yesterday that he had q
good case and expected a favorable de-
cision from the Supreme Court His
line Of argument will be that the San
Francisco school authorities have re-
fused to the Japanese as a race resi-
Dental privileges accorded to other
aliens
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-09

Continued from Page 2, Column o.
Justice Fitzgerald said that because
Of the probable length Of the trial he
was disposed to continue court on
Tuesday. Lincoln's day, although it is
a legal holiday.
Mr. Delmas said the defense would
agree.
Mrs. ThaW on resuming the stand
in the afternoon said that when she
told Stanford White of Jack" Barry
more having invited her to q party he
became very angry and said he would
send her away TO a school in New
Jersey.
Mrs. Thaw detailed her relations with
Barrymore and her being sent TO
school. She said:
II all came about through a quarrel between
Mr White my mother and myself over Mr..
Barrymore. one afternoon Madison Square
Garden Mr.. Barrymore said TO me, Evelyn. Will
you marry uet'' I answered him and said Il
don't know" White asked me IL / would marry
BARRYMORE. and said: IF kids like you get
married. what would you have 10 live on -
Every day after that when I would meet nv
mother she would ask me IL I intended '.tn
marry that little pup Barrymore" saying Mr.
Write was afraid j would.
Mr. White then came 70 me and said !
would be very foolish 10 marry Mr.. Barrymore
we would have nothing 10 live on would proba bly,
quarrel and get divorce. He also said Nf.
Barrymore was little bit crazy that his father
was in an asylum, and he thought the whole
family was touched He Was certain Mr. Barry
more would be crazy IN a few years. and for
that reason said ought not TO marry him.
Is SENT TO SCHOOL
Mr. barrymore ssked second time II
would marry him. and again / said. II don't
know. and he laughed The upshot of the
whole matter that Mr.. White came and
said that I ought TO be sent 10 school and /
At this stage Of the trial one of the
most dramatic features occurred. Dis
trict Attorney Jerome made an earnest
protest against any further defama-
tiOn Of the dead"
Delmas had asked the witness:
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-09
WANT s25,000,000
MORE ON CANAL

WASHINGTON, Feb s-Secretary
Taft appeared before the House COM
mittee on appropriations today to ex-
plain the appropriation of $4,000, 900,
which the Isthmian Canal Commission
has asked to have included in the civil
sundry appropriation bill.
The proposed appropriation is de-
sired chiefly for the completion of the
equipment on the isthmus AS the
Government purposes furnishing the
equipment TO any contractor, it was
explained by the canal officials that
the allowance for this purpose should
be liberal.
At the hearing it was said that un-
der the percentage system the con-
tractor would not get a percentage
on the cost of supplies or equipment,
but only on the estimated cost of labor,
which has been estimated at s65, ,000.-
600. on which basis w. j. Oliver would
be paid $4,3S7,500 by the Government
In case the contract were to be award
ed to him on his bid of 6.75 per cent.
which he and his associates have sub
rnitted.
Chairman Shonts of the Isthmian
Canal Commission today unqualifiedly
expressed himself in favor of building
the canal by contract.
He said that he was much surprised
TO read the statement that Chief En-
gineer Stevens had indicated his In
tention to resign should the work be
done by contract. He said that Stevens
always had favored the contract plan.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-09

submit that this is a matter which
comes we'll within the discretion of the
court If there is evidence of the in
sanity of the defendant it should be
introduced now before this loose tattle
of the tenderloin goes on; tattle that
under the law we are not allowed to
cOntrovert'
Justice Fitzgerald said:
IF the court has any discretion in
this matter it is anxious to exercise it.
The suggestion of the District Attor-
ney seems a good one. l would sug-
gest that this is the proper time for
the introduction of the evidence coun-
sci refers to-"
Justice Fitzgerald then explained to
the jury the law which, in cases where
insanity is pleaded as a defense, pre-
vents the prosecution from controvert-
ing any statements which have been
made to this effect, whether true or
not. Delmas then introduced a num-
Der of papers.
Among several handed to the wit
ness to identify was Harry K. Thaw' s
will. in which he is. said to have left
all his property to his wife.
Mrs. Thaw identified the handwrit-
ing of the defendant on the papers.
Mr.. Jerome went over them with the
witness in whispers A full half hour
the papers, which finally were marked
as exhibits.
Mrs Thaw then was excused tenn
porarily to allow Miss Frances E.
Pierce to be called TO the stand to
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-09

After you told Mr.. Thaw what hap
pened between Stanford White and you
in 1901. did you ever have any con-
versation with him in which he told
You what happened to the other young
girls who had met a similar fate at
the hands OF that man?"
What MANI" interrupted Jerome
why, Stanford White" replied Dell
mas in loud voice; who else?"
Il appeal TO your Honor" said the
District Attorney, that this has gone
far enough. Are there no limits to
the defamation to which the dead
may go? The prosecution has no
chance to controvert one word of this
testimony and Stanford White is dead"
Your Honor" replied Delmas. I'VE
contend that In proving the state Of
this mans mind we have the un-
doubted right to introduce evidence
w l1ich tends TO show that fresh fuel
was added to the fire in things the de-
fendant heard from other sources. We
will produce documentary evidence
executed by Thaw himself showing his
condition. T1have no desire to defame
the dead nor the living. and I believe
my conduct OF this examination has
shown this. 1 have no desire to say
one word against the memory of STAN
ford White that my duty does not COM
pei me to say. My duty is TO the
living"
To this Jerome replied:
so we have not the slightest evil
dence 10 show that the defendant was
ever OF unsound mind in his life. 1
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-09
DEFENDS STATE RIGHTS
Senator Frazier IndOrses the Attitude
of Caiffornia

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-Federal en-
croachments on State rights with the
japanese school question as the prin-
cipal illustration was the subject OF an
address 70 the Senate today by Senator
Frazier OF Tennessee.
He said that il was not a question
that concerned California alone, but the
right of every State TO control it's do
nestle affairs. II the federal govern
ment by treaty could rob a State of
control Of it's own school system, the
last stronghold OF local self-govern-
ment was destroyed. II a treaty could
force Mongolian children into the white
schools of California. a treaty could
force the negroes of Cuba, Santo Do
mingo. Hayti and the Congo into the
schools of Tennessee in defiance of the
laws for the separation of the races.
The Senator expressed the highest
admiration for the Japanese, but said
that the action OF California furnished
no pretext for a quarrel with that
country. The school board OF San
Francisco had simply executed a State
law providing for the education OF
white and japanese children in separate
schools 1t had been decided over and
over again that States had a perfect
right. he asserted, to make such sep
aration and that California was but
exercising a legal and constitutional
power.
He denied with emphasis that this
government had ever executed q treaty
to interfere with the constitutional
rights Of California in this respect.
I challenge any one to find in the
treaty" he declared, "a word guaran-
teefng Japanese residents the right
TO enter public schools of the States at
all much less TO enter them in defiance
Of State laws and regulations"
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-09

testify to her signature as a witness
TO the papers.
IL developed from Miss Pierce's tes-
t1mony that one of these papers was
the VIII of Evelyn Thaw. Both wills
Were executed the day of Harry Thaw's S
marriage in Pittsburg.
IDENTIFICATION HAZY
Miss Pierce said on cross-examina-
tion that she, did not know whether all
the matter in the wills was in them
when she appended her name She
SIMPLY witnessed the signatures of
Thaw and his wife.
And this reference to Stanford
White; you don't know whether it was
IN the paper at the time you signed
1t or not?" said Mr.. Jerome.
NO, SIR"
Mr.. Jerome declared the Wills had
many interlineations, additions, etc, in
various handwritings. He thought all
these changes should be proved before
the papers were received in evidence.
Justice Fitzgerald upheld the objec-
tlon and ruled the wills out.
Mr.. Delmas argued that the docu-
ment was admissible because the
pages were fastened together with the
signatures on the last page. Mr.. Je-
rome said this was not sufficient iden-
tiication. Justice Fitzgerald stated
that the Identification was not COM
plete and Mr.. Delmas then offered only
the last page in evidence. Mr.. Jerome
again objected. Miss Pierce could not
positively identify even that page.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-09
DECORATIONS OFFERED
Japan Wishes TO Honor Americans In
Diplomatic Service

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-With an ex-
preston of it's high appreciation of
services rendered to Japan during its
war with Russia, the Toxic Govern
ment has asked for permission to con-
fer upon tne American ambassadors to
Russia and Japan during the Russo
Japanese war various decorations, and
the Secretary OF State today. forwarded
the request to Congress. With Secre-
tary Root's~letter there was a COM
munication from Viscount Aoki, the
Japanese ambassador to Washington.
expressing the desire of his empire to
award to Robert S. Mccormick and
George Won l. Meyer, former American
ambassadors TO Russia, and LLOYD c.
Griscom. former Minister to Japan, the
first class of the Order of the Rising
Sun. Other proposed decorations are
as follows:
Spencer E. Eddy, former secretary of EN-.
bassy at st Petersburg. and Hur.ington Wilson,
formerly first secretary OF legation at Toxic.
third class OF the Order of the Rising Sun
Robert Wood Bliss. former secretary of en-
nassy at St Petersburg; Irwin X. Laughlin,
and Thomas Smith, Vice Consul at Moscow
fourth class of the Order of the Rising Sun
Paxton Hfbbon. formerly third secretary at st.
Petersburg. fourth class of the Order of the
Sacred Treasure
Ransford Stevens Millard interpreter of the
embassy at Toxic; Samuel Smith. Consul at
Moscow: R. S. Green, commercial agent al
vladivostok. and George 81 Schimmore, Deputy
Consul General at Yokohama, fifth class of the
order OF the Rising Sun
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-09

cash did not do the work. correctly. They
probably took too much for granted
Former Auditor Sato, one of the off,
cials whose duty 1t was. under the law,
to count the treasury cash monthly,
scorns the bankers insinuations. Says
Sato:
Owing to political reasons my hands were
tied to certain extent while l in office.
Now that am no longer under obligations TO
any one | desire to announce that If this sit
nation results in a fight it will be fight to n
finish. The talk about failure TO count the
cash is tommyrot The cash counted every
month, and when we went over 1t the cash was
there. every dollar of Ii. If l had been carry
ing this man before his death wrongly. why.
common sense would show that / would have
protected him so that death would not have
revealed his disgrace.
cannot explain how Wiley got money enough
every month to cover the shortage when the
cash counted
Wiley was not an accountant. He
left most of his clerical work to E. E.
Webster, his deputy. Webster is re-
garded as thoroughly honest man.
and he appears to be at skies and sew
ems by reason, of the disclosures. Wiley
was not illiterate, but he was far from
being a gifted man with pen and pen
ell.
Trouble is ahead for the surety COM
panies. The United States Fidelity car
ried, Wiley up TO January l last. when
the Metropolitan was substituted, with
a 100000 bond. The question now
arises, under which bond did the short
age occur2
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-09
FAvoRs THE JAPANESE
Isidore Jacobs VIII Dispute schmitz's
Representations

CHICAGO. Feb. S.-Isidore Jacobs of
San Francisco. president OF the Califor-
mia Canneries Company and chairman
of the executive committee of the Com
mercial Manufacturers Association of
San Francisco, was in Chicago tonight
on his way to Washington. There he
Will oppose Mayor Eugene Schmitz and
the Board OF Education of San Fran
cisco in their efforts to have the Japa-
nese segregated from American school
children of that city.
Jacobs said that he represented the
manufacturing and commercial inter-
ests of San Francisco and that all are
a unit In opposing the stand taken by
the Board Of Education in the matter
of the japanese.
Jacobs is a cousin OF Oscar S. Straus,
Secretary OF Commerce and Labor, and
says that he will do all he can to pre-
serve friendly relations between the
United States and Japan.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-09
INDIAN BILL PASSED
Senate Also Discusses Railroad Trans
portatiOn for War Department

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-The Senate
passed the Indian appropriation bill
today and the army appropriation bill,
carrying a total of S1,500,0 900, was
taken up.
The army measure was partly read
for approval of committee amendments
and adjournment was taken shortly be-
fore o'clock, when it became apparent
that considerable debate was to- be
occasioned by an amendment to per-
nit the Government to receive reduced
rates from the railroads for the trans
portation of troops and supplies for the
army and to allow army officers and
their families to accept free transpor-
tation. The adoption of this amend
ment would be modification of the
railroad rate bill passed at the last
session Of Congress.
Senator Warren, in charge of the
bill. gave notice that he would press
its consideration tomorrow
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-09
RECORD MADE IN
PENSION BILLS

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-A new high
record in the way of passage of private
pension measures was made by the
House today, when 725 bills were
passed in an hour and half.
The naval appropriation bill, carrying
s95,426. 900, was taken up and under the
order of general debate speeches We're
made by Lamar of Florida on the rail-
road rate bill, Higgins of Connecticut
favoring the creation of the White
Mountain and Appalachian forest re-
serves. and Mondell of Wyoming on
the Limitations of Federal Authority
and the withdrawal of coal lands from
entry.
The House at sos p. m. adjourned.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-09
Principal Points of Mrs. Thaw's Testimony


NgretT Thawm mmd
and bounded after
family hote hi attempt
ks her
him he she
h do
ermariage Harry
an Harry Thaw.y
n nand
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United
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The San Francisco call., 1907-02-09

proceedings of the Thaw trial in New
York, and as a result number OF per
sons are coming forward anxious tos
testify TO Thaw's alleged escapadeS IN
Paris. which, they declare. can only be
explained on the ground that he was
insane
A woman from whom Thaw rented an
apartment in this city has visited Con-
sui General Mason and recounted nu-
merous episodes of Thaw's stay.
Another woman. who says that she
is an American. has informed the news
papers that she figured in the "bathtub
incident, to which reference was made
in Evelyn Nesbit Thaw's testimony yes
terday. This woman makes further
allegations of maltreatnlent at the
hands Of Thaw, and declares that he
gave her $4,000 TO compensate her for
the injuries that she sustained.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-09
AIDS IMPERIAL VALLEY MEN

WASHINGTON. Feb. s.-The House
public land committee today reported
the bill to extend the time for proving
public land entries in Imperial Valley
two years from next spring. The COM
mittee accepted the Senate amendments
to the measure providing that the
extension shall apply TO homestead en-
tries as well as entries under the desert
land act, which the bill covered orig
inally. 1t only remained for the House
to accept the amended measure in
order to afford relief for settlers who
have been unable 10 perfect their titles
to land owing to the Colorado River
flooding the valley.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-09

Continued From Page L. Column
want TO see something definite in that
line before we recede
SO fer as legal rights are concerns ed
we are firmly Of belief that the seq
regation OF Oriental school children is
constitutional right which we can
exercise If We choose. We concede
that the treaty witsi Japan gives the
Japanese IN California all the rights
pertaining 10 residence and travel
which are enjoyed by other aliens. We
concede that the right of residence in
cludes the right to send children TO
school Now. il we had attempted to
exclude the Japanese from school. as
the President declared in his message
We had done, we would have been vio-
lating the treaty. but we have not ex-
cluded the Japanese children and do
not intend TO.
SCHOOL FOR ORIENTALs
We have segregated them according
TO the law OF the State. We have pro-
vided them with educational facilities
which are superior TO the schools at
tended by our own children. because in
the Oriental school the scholars are
given individual instruction in English.
one Of the japanese students wrote to
the President that he would not go
back 70 the public school because he
was learning faster in the Oriental
school" t@
Representatives Kahn and Hayes had
a long talk with Mayor SchmitZ to-
night, detailing TO him what the Presi-
dent has told them regarding the ne
cessity OF pIacating Japan on the school
question before an exclusion treaty can
be negotiated. The Eastern press is al
most unit in poking fun at Mayor
Schmitz and predicting that one whirl
OF the big stick will send him scurry-
ing back TO California.
Oddly enough. the press ignores the
fact that the President sent for Schmitz
and appears TO think that Schmitz has
come here Of his own motion with the
expectation Of arranging a treaty OF
peace between the United States and
California
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-09
Proof of Thaw's Insanity Is Demanded

Justice Fitzgerald ruled that as the
VIII was to be used to show the un-
sound mind of the defendant it must
De positively shown that 1t was in the
same condition as when signed.
He repeatedly sustained Mr.. Jerome's
objections
Mr.. Delmas, stating he was not pre-
pared to offer further evidence upon
the wills then. had Mrs. Thaw recalled
and asked her again if Mr.. Thaw had
constantly discussed with her, up tc
June 20, 1906, the fate of other young
girls similar to your fate with Stan
ford White?" and asked If in those dis
cussions the defendants manner was
rational or irrational.
Mr.. Jerome objected to the question
as leading and was sustained.
Did Mr.. Thaw discuss with you the
fate of any one?"
Yes"
Did he mention the names of one or
more young girls?"
Here Jerome said he must again OBJ
Ject upon the ground that this testi-
mony was permissible only as tending
to prove insanity, and as yet there
was no evidence that the defendant is
or was insane Jerome said there
seemed to be mo end of these tender
loin tales, brought here to smudge the
IF VIZ haven't been showing the in
sanity of this defendant ever since
yesterday morning, what have we been
doing?" asked Delmas.
Il contend that 1 could have object
ed yesterday" said District Attorney
Jerome, but did not do so then be-
cause l thought we would have to have
some Of this sort of testimony, but I
did not suppose we were going into the
-xs~ =
years. L know you can force it, Mr..
Delmas. if you want. but the court
has the right to direct in which order
it is put in"
DELMAS SARCASTIC
II admit that right in the court"
replied Delmas, but it was owing to
the fact that no objection was made
that there has. been no better founda-
ton made up to this time. AS to the
remarks of the learned District Attor-
ney regarding gossip of the tenderloin,
| am unable to understand his mean
ing, but l suppose 1t refers to some
disreputahle section of the city. l can
only say sir, if you had accepted the
the night of his wedding and The codi-
ell, in his own hand. you would under
stand what an impression these stories
made on his mind.
The. court has repeatedly told the
jury that this is not gossip from the
tenderloin' we have been putting in
evidence. but the story this girl related
ito her husband at the time he first
asked her to become his wife, and the
subsequent events In the life of these
two young people.
IF the court feels it necessary to
lay a broader foundation we will pro-
ceed, to do SO as soon as possible. In
the meantime 1 will ask that adjourn