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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-27
FATAL ACCIDENT
TO DUCK HUNTER
C. A. Nelson, Prominent Salt
Lake Man, Killed During
Outing in Idaho.
WAS ALONE AT THE TIME
BODY DISCOVERED BY SEARCH.
ING PARTY OF FRIENDS.

Charles A. Nelson, a well-knOWn salt
Lake mining engineer was accidental
ly shot and presumably killed by the
discharge Of his own gun while hunt
ing ducks near Rea, Ida. yesterday
morning. The cause Of the accidental
discharge will probably never be
known. as Mr.. Nelson was alone at the
| time the accident occurred.
For the past month Mr.. Nelson has
been duck hunting from the North
Fork club on the ranch of Stanpp
| Brothers near Rea. Yesterday morn
ing he arose before sunrise and went
alone to hunt ducks. lie did not re-
turn. and later i'm the morning several
of the guests at the club started tn
search for him. The body was found
by NJ. Trude, a brother of Attorney A.
) TTuGe of Chicago The dead man
was lying face downward at a duck
pass not far from the lodge. He had
been shot through the abdomen from
the front, apparently with his own
gun, which was discharged. Death
was probably instantaneous.
Upon the discovery of the body the
other members OF the searching party
We're called and the body was removed
TO the club house. 1t was then taken
by -he Stamp brothers to St. Anthony
tWenty-eight miles distant. They
reached st. Anthony last evening and
notified friends in Salt Lake by tele-
phone Of the tragedy.
a cOroneT's inquest will be held this
morning at the undertaking establish
ment of Weager Brothers in St An
thony, and the body will reach Salt
Lake tomorrow morning. Robert 3.
Hardness and Josiah Barnett of the
& Tn c1rh L.
night To bring the body to Salt Lake.
Charles A. Nelson was born in Mon
tTedl Canada, fOrty-fiVe years ago. He
was a graduate of McGiH university,
where he finished with high hOnors
He was winner Of the Logan gold
medal for geology Following the
completion Of his college course ne
went to Colorado. where he was con-
nect9d with the Pueblo Smelling &
Refining company for several years
After that he did independent mining
engineering in Colorado for some years.
From Colorado he went to Montana
with the Granite Mountain Mining
company, and later was the manager
Of The ElkhOru mine in Montana. He
came TO Salt Lake ten years ago with
the London Exploration company. and
was in that company's employ until
recently In addition he did independ-
ent work as an engineer, with offices
in the DOOly block
Mr.. Nelson's father the late Alexan-
der Nelson, died some few years ago
He IS survived by Percy Nelson.
brother. living at Bingham: another
brother, now i'm England, and a sister
Mrs. Charles r. Stagge of Montreal
Mr.. Nelson was a member of the Alta
and Country clubs Of Salt Lake. the
Silver Bow club of Butte and the
Montana club Of Helena
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-27
ACCUSED OF FORGERY.

New York, Nov. 26.--John Wolinsky.
alias Jack West. who. while posing as
a wealthy Goldfield miner last July, at
tracted much attention by lavish ex-
penditures in the tenderlOin district,
was arrested today on an Indictment
from Chicago. charging forgery He
was held i'm $500 bail Since his July
adventures, Wolinsky has. been I'm
Paris. and only recently returned. He
was an agent for the Butterick Pub
fishing company of Chicago. and is ac-
cused of forging checks amounting to
s7,747 against the firm.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-27
DRAMATIC MANNER In WHICH DR.. EVANS
DECLARED BELIEF IN INSANITY THEORY

person and then another. She had a
peculiar, drawn face; talked to herself,
mutterfng and wringing her hands. I
looked at her again and she changed
expression, All of a sudden she began
laughing. Tt was an idiotic laugh l
looked at her and she stopped laugh
ing and appeared TO cry, and she went
away
The witness said he went down to
the lobby and prepared to go out when
he saw Mrs. Bradley enter the lobby.
She made two or three trips in and
out before deciding to leave the hotel
On crOss-examinatiOn, witness said
Mrs. Bradley appeared to him later to
be "looney," and that she had an
idiotic laugh.
DR.. Hills Opinion.
DIR. Charles G. Hill of Baltimore.
called il behalf of the defendant, was
placed on the stand. He said he had
been for twenty-five years a specialist
in nervous diseases and is row pro-
fessor of nervous and mental disea ses
of the Baltimore medical college. He
stated that assuming that the state
menIs made in the hypothetical ques-
ton are correct; he had concluded that
the person named in it was insane on
Dec. s.
Il do not" he said, think that the
party was capable of distinguishing
between right and wrong at that time
don't believe she was capable of
controlling herself to avoid the
wrong. CrOss-eXamined, he said he
was influenced in that opinion by the
fact that the Hypothetical question de-
scribed a very decided tendency to-
wards insanity
Tended to Produce Insanity.
These conditions" he added, al
ways predispOse mental weakness. One
is not necessarily insane because an
aunt was insane, but they are more
liable to be insane than another per-
son who has not such a hereditary
faint Added to that, the conditions
several years previous to this
tended to unbalance her mind. She had
many anxieties and many disappoint-
menJs- In treating the insane nothing
is more liable to create mental disor-
der than intense emotion, especially
when associated with many disap-
pointments, as in this instance. Add
to that another condition, that is the
effect OF her treatment on the Occa-
siOns of frequent criminal operations
During these operations the condition
OF sepsis, which means that poison in
the blood existed. and that induced
mental alteration. My conclusion, Is
formed because of all of these condi-
tons"
Continued on Page 2.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-27

Washington. Nov. 26-The battle of
the alienists in the trial of Annie NJ.
Bradley. charged with numbering for
mer United States Senator Arthur
Brown in this city was well launched
today, when the defense placed on the
stand DR.. Britton d. Evans of the
New Jersey hospital for the insane to
corroboTate the statements made yes
terday by DIR. Barton of this city that
Mrs. Bradley at the time she shot SEN
ator Brown was insane. The district
attorney was aided in his questions by
DIR. Smith Ely Jelliffe of New York and
DR. Edward ;. Brush of Baltimore. DR..
Barton's testimony of yesterday was
considered very strong for the defense,
but the standing of DR.. Evans In cases
of his character, and the fact that he
testified in favor of Harry K. Thaw
was sufficient reason for attracting
more than the usual crowd, who began
TO assemble long before the doors
To the court room were opened.
Drs. Jelliffe and Brush had prepared
cOpious notes OF the testimony and
were prepared today, through District
Attorney Baker to subject the alien
lists for the defense to a severe test.
Almost Collapsed.
The terrible ordeal through which
Mrs. Bradley had passed yesterday
was not fully understood by the at
tendants of the court until the close
of the day Then they learned that the
defendant had barely escaped fainting
several times.
When the court assembled this morn
ing the thoughtfulness of the attend
ants had provided for her a comfort
able armchair in place OF the straight
back one she occupied yesterday, and
she was prOfuse in her thanks She
appeared to be in better spirits than
Yesterday. 1t was decided not to call
DR. Evans as the first witness, and
when Dr.. Isaac Rich of New York City
was placed on the stand to testify in
Mrs. Bradley's behalf she gave strict
attention to his statements. The tes-
tirnony of Rich was at first regarded as
of the highest importance, but as soon
as it Ii was shown that he was not an
expert less interest was attached to
il.
Story of Or. Rich.
DR.. Rich testified that he was in
Washington the day of the tragedy
and stopped at the hotel where the
shooting occurred. He saw Mrs. Brad
ley that day and first observed her i'm
the ladies' sitting room. That was
about noon.
Somebody rushed by me- he said.
II looked up and saws this lady Qook-
ing at Mrs. Bradley. She looked TO
be an intelligent woman, but said moth
ing 10 me. She bumped into first one
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-27
MINER BURIED UNDER
MANY TONS OF EARTH
Especial to The Herald.)

GoIdfield, New. Nov. 26.zWillard
Goodrich was buried under twenty-five
feet of dirt in the bottom of an eighty
foot shaft on the Scully lease on the
Sandstone. this afternoon. The shaft
caved from the surface, carrying the
collar shaft and the windlass to the
bottom. Goodrich's partner, who was
working on top, summoned assistance
from Columbia, a mile distant, and eff
forts are now being made to recover
the body of the man, who is certainly
dead. Goodrich was So years old and
came to Goldfield from Bisbee, Ariz.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-27

st. Louis. Nov. 2e.-After protracted
balloting and consideration of the
merits of several cities. the national
committee of the Peoples party late
tonight selected St. Louis as the place
for the national nominating cOnven-
ton, and set April as the date for the
gathering Kansas City. Chicago, Gin
cinnati. indianapolis and Oklahoma City
were discussed.
Besides disposing of the convention
matter the committeeman prepared an
address to the voters of the country,
which was issued tonight, and i'm which
the leading figures of the older par
ties arc complimented for taking up
Populistic teachings" and are well
coined as converts. The business of
the meeting was practically completed
tonight. The address SAYS:
Have Never Swerved.
sixteen years ago the Peoples party
in it's first national convention pointed
out the defects i'm our financial system
and their remedies. Through good and
evil report we have never swerved
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-27

Washington, D. c., Nov. 26.-"Noth-
ing but divine interposition could have
prevented the loss of Mrs. Bradley S
mental equilibrium" said Alienist
Britton D. Evans on the stand today
when answering one of the queries of
the hypothetical question based on the
facts in the case, and prOpounded to
him by Judge Powers. DIR. Evans was
more toan a witness for Mrs. Bradley
He was an ardent advocate, and in the
course of his response to Judge
Powers long question. he became so
eloquent so denunciatorv of Brown,
that the government attorneys inter
posed objections, and Judge Stafford
was obliged to admonish the witness
that Senator Brown was not on trial,
and that he was not here to answer
such severe comments on his actions.
Emphatic in His Belief.
Dr. Evans stated emphatically his
belief that Mrs Bradley was not ca
pable. from mental disease, of chOOs-
ing right som wrong when she killed
Brown. He traced the hereditary faint
OF insanity her susceptibility to insan-
ity from injury TO her head, thus made
a culture bed for mental trouble. Then
he spoke of her unhappy marriage and
separation, her meeting with man OF
strong personality. whose dominating
influence swayed her every act and
motive Then followed the dangerous
practices in which this man attacked
the fundamental principles Of mother
hood and paternity.
Protest Sustained.
At this point District Attorney Baker
protested, and Judge Stafford directed
Evans TO modify his language. When
allowed TO proceed, DR.. Evans said
that the practice of interference with
motherhood was more calculated 10
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-27
ACCIDENT NEAR CALIENTE.
Two Men Severely Injured in Powder
Explosion.
Especial to The Herald.)

Caliente, New, Nov. 26.-An accident
occurred at $3.50 p. m. yesterday at
Etna. four miles west. below this place,
In which two men, Thomas Dugan and
Dan Toben, We're severely injured in
an explosion of powder which was ig-
nited from a spark from a steam
shovel
The men were opening powder when
the accident occurred and one of
them (Dugan) fell about seventy-five
feet after the explosion, but happened
to land in loose sand, which prevented
instant death.
The men were severely burned and
cut about the chest. face and arms.
and suffered greatly, but will proba bly,
recover. Their wounds were dressed
by DIR. J. West Smith. and they were
sent on the evening train to the hos
pital in Salt Lake.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-27
MINES TO CLOSE DOWN.
GoIdfieId Miners Insist Upon BEING
Paid in Cash.
Especial to The HeraldD

= IoptCIdI 10 Tie HeIdIU.l .
= Goldfield, New, Nov 26-The ::
- miners union tonight voted to ac- ::
:: cept nothing but currency in pay ::
- ment for the labor of its members. ::
= this action to take effect tomor- ::
:. row morning. As it is impossible ::
- to get money with which to pay I:
= the men, the mines will be forced !:
= to close for an indefinite period. !:
= The mining companies and leasers ::
- have agreed to pay in checks, !:
:. which are payable in exchange at ::
:: any place desired, or in cashiers ::
:: checks on the bank of John S. ::
= Cook & Co. These checks are ac- :.
:. cepted by local merchants i'm trade ::
= at their face value. :.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-27
Tilted COLORADO
GIRL SEEKS DEATH

Colorado Springs, Colo, Nov. 26.-
Jennie Griffith, the beautiful 1S-year-
old daughter of Richard Griffith, mas
ter mechanic of the Colorado Midland
railroad, was found dead in bed at an
early hour this morning. shot through
the heart, and with revolver grasped
in her hand. The coroner's inquest de-
veloped the fact that the girl was en-
ceinte, and as she had lately been jilt-
ed by her fiance, a railroad fireman, it
is assumed that her condition so
Preyed upon her mind as to cause her
self obstruction.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-27
MASTERS ELECT OFFICERS.
Utah Council Makes Choice of Lead.
ers for Year.

The annual meeting of Utah council
No. l. Royal and Select Masters. was
held last evening in Masonic temple
These were elected: T. L. NJ, ]. @. By
water; /. D. NJ. g. 3. Jack; p. G W.
F. p. Sherwood; treasurer. A. S. Chap
man; recorder. NJ c. Phillips: c. G.,
S D. Evans; c. c.. James H. Brown;
steward, John Reeves. sentinel. L. An
derson. n. w Hewitt, the p. l. M.
installed the officers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-27
LEADING HOUSE REPUBLICANS TAKE
ISSUE WITH ROOSEVELT'S PET IDEAS

Lacy. and under the usual procedure
should succeed to the chairmanship. On
account of his hostility TO administra-
ton - policies, il has been a mooted
question whether he would get the
place, especially as he is chairman of
the irrigation committee.
1t is noticeable that the chairman of
the banking committee, Fowler. is a
drastic critic of the financial policy of
the administration; the chairman OF
the appropriations committee, Tawney,
is outspoken against the enlargement
of executive authority of the admins
tration, and Chairman MOndell is dead
set against the land policies of the ad-
miniStration.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-27
PUBLICITY THE
REFORM NEEDED
Corruption Fund Such as Was
Raised in SO Would Then
Be impossible to Raise.

Washington, Nov. PA meeting of
the Association for the Publicity of
Campaign Contributions, called by
Perry Belmont, was held here today,
the chief feature of which was a short
address by William ]. Bryan. Mr..
Bryan said that if the movement for
publicity of campaign contributions did
not take form through the Democratic
members of congress during the next
session. It would take form in the next
Democratic national convention, pro-
vided he had anything to do with it.
Sale of Legislation.
"As the Democratic party is not in a
position to draw its share of campaign
funds at present" he said. lit has been
in the position to do so before, and will
undoubtedly be in that position again
when it makes the necessary promises.
I hope that no party will yield to the
temptation to sell legislation or immu-
nifty for contributions There is no
doubt that such has been done in the
past"
Mr.. Bryan contended that the pub
licity should be made before a cam
paign instead of after.
IF a man is willing to have it be-
come known that he has made a con-
tribution for a public benefit" he said,
why should he object to having it
known that he has subscribed to a po-
litical REFORM"
Mr.. Bryan venturbd that not one
public man could be found who would
dare denounce, in a speech delivered
before election, the publicity move
Cent
A resolution was adopted declaring
that senators and representatives shall
be urged to aid in the enactment Of
the proposed publicity law.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-27
EXTREME MEASURES.
Mormon Missionaries, American
Born, Not Allowed in Germany.

Boston, Mass, Nov. 26.-Roses wilt
not be streWn along the path of the
Mormon missionaries who recently
sailed from Boston to preach their
faith in Germany. The Hamburg DO
lice have been notified that thirty
seven Of these missionaries are on their
way t. that city, and the authorities
have decided that Only German sub
jects among the missionaries will
be allow ed to enter the country. There
were siXty-One missionaries in the
Cymric'S second cabin when she sailed
three V eeks ago, headed by Elder
James Radcliffe. Elder Burgess. Just
returned from Germany, says that the
authorities there are only taking ex-
IRENE measures against the Mormon
missionaries to prevent gatherings that
might cover uD sOCialistic meetings.
All meetings, even in private dwell
ings, where more than ten persons
would be present, must have a license
from the police.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-27
Especial to The Herald.)

Washington, Nov. 26.-Although no
formal announcement has peen made of
the fact, ii is understood that Speaker
Cannon has decided to appoint Repre-
sentative Mondell of Wyoming chair
man Of the house public lands COM
fnittee, notwithstanding the fact that
AOndell is strongly opposed to the pol
fcies Of the interior department and
forest service in reference to land and
forestry administration. MondeH is
the ranking member OF the public
lands committee through the retire
u1ent from congress of Representative
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-27
-NOTED EXPERTS AGREE
ON THEORY Of INSANITY
DR.. Britton D. Evans So Vigorous in Asserting
His Opinion as to Be Cautioned
by the Court.
Mrs. BadeyS Attorneys Close Their Case and Prosecution
Introduces Rebuttal Testimony.

upset the mental balance of women
than any other cause. Mrs. Bradley
had appointments, loss of blood and
positive dangerous infection, all CAL
culated to seriously affect her mind.
Her stress of mind on going to
Browns room in the condition she was
in the morning of the shooting. and
seeing there letters which outraged
every feeling of human nature, was
the elimination of disasters which
made insanity inevitable. There was
reinforcement of reason and of will
power, and she was insane.
No Cross Examination.
There was much surprise when gov
eminent attorneys permitted DR..
Evans to leave the stand without
REORGANIZATION, as it was expected
there would be a long verbal duel be
tween counsel and this witness.
Stronger than the opinions of alien
lists on the question of Mrs. Bradley's
insanity was the testimony of DIR.
Isaac Rich of New York. who was a
guest at the Raleigh hotel on the day
of the shooting. His description of
Mrs. Bradley's actions and appearance,
and the fact that he told the manager
of the hotel that there was a crazy
woman In the writing room, was the
most positive testimony which had
been produced to support the cOnten-
ton Of insanity brought forward by
the defense.
OF the witnesses called in rebuttal by
the prosecution when the defense
closed this afternoon, the testimony of
none was damaging to the defendant
except that of Browns secretary, Liv-
ingston, who told an interesting story
of the final scene in Browns office
when he provided means to have Mrs,
Bradley go to Los Angeles, and when
Mrs. Bradley secured the satchel con-
tanning the revolver from Browns
house
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-27
PREMATURE EXPLOSION.

Spokane Wash. Nov. 26.-Two men
were killed and one fatally injured in
a premature explosion on the line of
the Portland & Seattle railway this
afternoon two miles west OF Spokane.
Joe Balick and Mike Match, both Aus
trians, were instantly killed, and Mike
Opyr was fatally injured. The men
were blasting on the Portland & Seat
tie grade when the explosion cana.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-27
PROMPT ACTION
OF GRAND JURY
Officers of Jenkins Trust Com
pany indicted and Placed
Under Arrest for Forgery.

New York, Nov. 26.-The Kings
county grand jury which has been in
vestigating the affairs of the Borough
bank and the Jenkins Trust company
of Brooklyn, finished its work today
and returned indictments against three
men.
John Jenkins, Jr., Arraisned.
John Jenkins, jr., president of the
Jenkins Trust company, which closed
its doors a few weeks ago. was the
first to be arrested. Detectives took
him before Judge Fawcett ard he was
charged with forgery in the third de-
gree iE making false entries in the
loan books of the trust company. He
pleaded not guilty and was held in
$10,0 900 bail.
When Mr.. Jenkins was arraigned his
cousel asked that the banker be
placed in the custody of his counsel to
prevent the police from taking his Ber-
tillon measurements. This tempo
rarily prevented such action.
Brothers Also Arrested.
The captain of the Brooklyn detect
ives said that warrants were issued
today for the arrest of Frank Jenkins,
president of the Williamsburg Trust
company, and Frederick Jenkins, a di-
rector Of that company. They are
charged with forgery. These two men
are brothers of John G. Jenkins and
members of a firm which was said to
have borrowed large sums from the
Jenkins Trust company.
Frank Jenkins, president of the Will
liamsburg Trust company, pleaded not
guilty when arTaigned in court and
was released on $4,000 bail As he was
leaving the court house detectives
fOrcibly tore him away from his wife,
who vas clinging to him in the street
in front of the court house, and took
him to police headquarters to be pho
tographed and measured.
Frederick Jenkins, his brother, was
also arrested this afternoon
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-27
CANNON MAKING
UP HIS JEWELS
Speaker Expects to Complete
Assignments on House Com
mitteeS Before Holidays.

Washington, Nov. 26.-Speaker Can
non is dividing his time these days be-
tween his dentist and the members of
the house who are seeking committee
assignments. The afternoons are given
to the members, but while he listens
carefully to all of them, he has not so
far made any promises. The speaker is
hopeful Of completing his assignments
before the Christmas holidays.
The Fffty-ninth congress mad been
in session only seven days when the
speakers announcement was made, the
time being the briefest ever taken by
a speaker in filing the committees, ex-
cept in the FOrty-third congress, when
only four days were required. In the
Fifty-eighth congress twenty-six days
were required, but that congress con-
vened early In November, leaving the
speaker less time for preparation in
have this year.
Reed Took His Time.
Speaker Henderson took only eight
days to form the committees for ths
Fifty-seventh congress. The longest
time taken in recent years to this was
131 days, which Speaker Reed allowed
to elapse before naming the commit
tees for the Fifty-fifth congress, the
delay being due to the tariff fight of
1897. That congress met on March 10,
and the committees were not organized
until the latter part of the summer.
In the Forty-second congress Speak
er Blaine consumed nine months time
after the congress convened in selecting
his committeeman, and there was al
most as much delay in the Fortieth,
when the fight against President John
son was in progress.