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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-07
CRUELTY AND ESPIONAGE
De Lancey NicoI| Says Charge
of immortality Not Proper in
Separation Suit.

NEW YORK, June THE Gould separa-
ton suit had its first day in court yester-
day, when Justice Mccall, in the supreme
court, heard argument and reserved de-
clslon on the application of De Lancey
Nlcoll, representing Howard Gould, to have
stricken out as scandalous and irrelevant
certain parts of the complaint on which
Mrs Katharine Clemmons Gould bases her
demand for legal separation with perma-
nent alimony. Mr.. Nicoll also asked for an
extension Of time within which his client
| must answer the charges in the complaint.
The main allegations that Mr.. Gould
would like to have expurgated from the
record read follows:
THAT for more than two years prior to
the commencement Of this action the de-
PENDANT (Howard Could caused the plain
tiff Mrs. Could to be constantly surround
ed in the plaintiffs home and wherever the
plaintiff sojourned by spies and detectives
whose surveillance of the plaintiff was a
harassing annoyance, a wanton and open
insult and humiliation of the plaintiff and
was so maliciously calcula ted and intended
by the defendant.
Opened Wife's Lettersp
"That In August, 1905, the defendant
| caused his agent, one Malloy, to change the
lock upon the mall bag used by the plaintiff
for the transmission Of plaintiffs mail re-
ceived at the post Office at Port Washing
ton and procured and caused said Malloy
i to open. read and intercept sealed letters
addressed to plaintiff and to report to the
defendant the contents of same.
THAT during the years 1904, 1905 and
1906 and down to the commencement of
this action defendant maintained Illicit and
immoral rela lions with divers women Of
bad character and conducted himself in this
respect so openly and VIGOROUSLY as to In
suit and humiliate and bring shame and
contumely upon this plaintiff"
There are many other charges in the
complaint relating to the employment Of
Big Bill Hawley. the ex-convict, and men,
facture a case of bigamy against Mrs.
Gould and to Mr.. Goulds failure to sup
port her since September, 1905, but Mr..
Nicolrs applica ton did not touch on these.
In his address to the court Mr.. Nicoll
said that all the Objectionable allegations
were in that part Of the complaint which
demands a separation on the ground of
cruel and inhuman treatment. The queS-
ton therefore arose, he said as to what,
under the laws of this state, constitutes
in the opinion Of the courts legal cruelty.
If they were not such allegations as would
usually be recognized by the courts as
constituting charges of cruelty, then they
ought to be stricken out Of the complaint,
said Mr.. Nicoll.
Defines Legal Cruelty.
He declared that an examination of the
authorities would show that legal cruelty
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fire, which was undoubtedly Of incendiary
origin. These crimes, directed as they were
against a man who enjoyed the respect of
the citizens of tn ecounty generally, aroused
widespread indignation. The matter was
brought to the attention of Gov. Warfield,
who expressed interest in the case and
promised to cooperate with the county
officials in bringing the guilty one to JUS
tice; the county Commissioners offered a
reward of 900 for the apprehension OF
the perpetrator, and two grand juries gave
the case consideration. Nothing, however,
upon which an indictment could be based
was developed, and it was thought that
the occurrence had about passed into his
tory, but several months ago Jonathan Ma
gruder. a Washington street-car conductor,
related an incident occurring on his car
which had the effect of reopening the case,
and 1t was principally upon Magruder' s
testimony that the Indictment against
Roger was returned.
Recalled the Occurrence.
While visiting a relative near Rockville
the Henley case was referred to and Ma
gruder recalled the occurrence on his car.
He stated that shortly before the publica-
ton of the poisoning affair he had as a
passenger on his car man who was some
what under the influence of liquor. AS this
man started to leave the car in Georgetown
to catch a Rockville car Magruder called
his attention to a package he had left on
the car seat. Inc man is alleged TO nave
replied: Il must not leave that behind;
it's poison" When asked what he pro-
posed to do with poison, the man. accord
ing to Magruder's story, replied, Kill cat
tie belonging to man named Henley"
This was later told by Magruder to States
Attorney Peter, who at once began an in
vestigation along the lines of Magruder's
story. with the result that Magruder and a
number of other witnesses were asked to
testify before the March grand jury.
Attempt to Postpone the Case.
Counsel for the defense attempted to
have the Roger case postponed on the
ground that a material witness in the per-
son of Mr.. Mclean, q Washington newspa-
per man, found it Impossible to attend at
the time, but the court ordered the case to
proceed, explaining that If Mr.. McLean's
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PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
Bulletin.
ATLANTIC CITY SPECIAL"

No change OF cars! This announcement that appeals
all travellers
The Atlantic City Special" provides the only through
service between the National Capital and the National Sea-
shore resort 1t leaves Washington every o5 pm
and arrives Atlantic City As p making the through
via The Delaware River Bridge four hours forty
The train composed Of buffet parlor wide
bue welvenaed coaches and affords high grade and at
ractive service.
Returning the atlantic City Special leaves Atlantic City
at pm week days. and arrives Washington 90 pm.
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his horses dead the following morning and
the other In a dying condition. and stated
that there was as much paris green in the
food trough as man could hold in one
hand.
DIR. Lynch, chemist of Washington tes-
titled that he made an analysis of the con-
tents of the stomach Of one of the dead
animals. and discovered arsenic in large
quantities.
The Star Witness.
The star witness for the state was Jona-
than Magruder, a Washington street car
conductor. 1t was principally upon his tes-
timony that the Indictment was found He
testified that just before Henley's horses
were poisoned last fall he called the atten-
ton of a passenger on his car to a package
he had left on the car seat, and, according
to the witness. the mar replied to the eff
feet that the package contained poison and
that he intended to use 1t to kill cattle be-
longing to a man named Henley. The pas
senger, he said, gave his name as Conrad
Roger. He later saw R oyer on the road
near Laytonsville and pointed him out to
Wade Magruder, brother-in-law of the wit
ness as the man with the package.
Roger took the stand In his own behalf.
He swore that he had not been on the
Henley farm for six years. and had not
ridden on a Washington street car for fif
teen months. and declared that the entire
night Of the poisoning OF Henleys horses
he spent in bed at his own home He also
denied that he had made any threats
against Henley, but admitted that his feel
ings toward him were not of the kindest
Rogers daughters, Misses Sadie and Emma
Roger, and Mr.. Burriss. who was en-
ployed on the Roger farm at the time, gave
testimony tending to prove that-Royer did
not leave his home the night the horses
were poisoned
Messrs Reuben Riggs, Somerset o. Jones,
Samuel Riggs, Harry Griffith and other rep
utable citizens testified as to Rogers char
acter. They all said that when sober he
was quiet and good citizen. but they
agreed that when urder the influence of
liquor he was usually bosterous without
displaying any vicious inclinatons.
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THE ROYER CASE Is OPENED
STAR WITNESS TESTIFIED AT
TRIAL YESTERDAY.
Reputable Citizens on the Stand Spoke
Well of Defendants Character.
Mrs. Henley's Evidence.


Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, June THE trial of
Conrad Roger, the Laytonsville district
farmer who was indicted by the grand
jury for the March term of the circuit
court for this county for the alleged poison
ing of stock belonging to Oliver G. Henley,
a neighbor who is also a farmer began in
the circuit court here yesterday before
Judges Henderson and Motter. The wide
spread interest the case has attracted was
manifested by the large crowd that filed
the court room. States Attorney Robert
B. Peter appeared for the state. and
Messrs. Talbot & Talbot represented the
accused
The alleged offense was committed about
seven months ago. In addition to losing
several horses and cattle by the poison
ing route Henley's home was destroyed by
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testimony was found necessary the case
could be adjourned until his presence was
possible.
Mrs. Oliver G. Henley testified that on the
LIST of last November she and her husband
visited Mt. Airy retul ming to their home
house, about three four hundred yards
away, she discovered that she had left q
bundle in the buggy and that she returned
to the stable for it; that she neared the
vehicle she noticed the stable door about
half open and, her suspicious being aroused,
she got into the buggy and waited. In a
few minutes she said man came out and
passed within few feet of where she sat,
making in the direction of the nearest
woods This man she swore was Conrad
Roger She also told of threats she had
heard Roger make against her husband
and in this she was corroborated by Mr..
Henley.
The latter also told Of his finding one Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-07
Defines Legal Cruelty.

He declared that an examination OF the
authorities would show that legal cruelty
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VIII Be Published Later.
GRAND CHAMPION CLASSES.
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parties winning cups required to obigae them
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bundles six inches more
In properly labeled All to be the growth
OF this be based the following
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points, 100 No exhibit scoring less than 10
points will be entitled o a premium
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-01
OPERA HOUSE
MANAGERS
Plan to Cut Out "Barn
Stormers."
IHEATER GOING PUBLIC
LNlttg ltla nIaInnin1n
of Ohio Will be Protected as
a Result.
Prominent Cleveland Manager
Talks on Code Adopted while
Stopping in the City.

Marion, which l consider one OF
the best show towns of It's size in the
state, will not be bothered during the
coming season with barn storming'
Ioutfits," said Mr. Charles Button, of
Cleveland, we'll known theatrical
man at Hotel Majestic this morning.
l"I am on my way home from a meet
ing of the Ohio Opera House Manag-
er's Association at Columbus, where
we surely took decisive action against
the One Night Stand" aggregations,"
continued Mr.. Bluffton.
Transforming theatrical companies
having, as one of the managers said
yesterday. "a few Mollies, three or
four trunks and no scenery will give
one night stands in Ohio wide berth
hereafter. At any rate code adopted
yesterday by the association is de-
signed to affect protection against
them.
I'VE have all kinds OF troubles with
these organizations. A transforming
company will send a smooth advance
agent ahead on the road. He will
make all sorts of glaring promises as
to the merits of the company and Sc
cure house. with an arrangement for
81 80 admission. Then the show
comes along and is so bad II wrecks
the reputation Of the house.
Then again there will be show,
say at Columbus theater, and It
Will be a success. People all over the
state WIFI hear It. Along comes a
phony company of the same name,
and the public is taken in.
We adopted a code yesterday by
which we can communicate to each
other the facts regarding any unde-
sirable companies and cut short the
careers OF these transformers.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-01
PITCHER HALL
BREAKS HIS ARM
y .
During the Coppers-Lawyers
Ball Game.
---. ,Avwv0Ss
Followers Of Blackstone are Defeat.
ed by a Score Of 26 toII
at Webb Park.
TEM e.

One OF the most peculiar accidents
that ever occurred on local ball yard
happened yesterday afternoon In the
game between the coppers and the
lawyers. Hall, the finger for the law
yers, attempted to deliver a spit ball
and broke his right arm at the ell
bow. He used peculiar under hand
motion in throwing the leather and
the spectators in the grand stand
heard the bone snap.
The feature of the contest, which
was won by the blue coats by a
score of 26 TO II, was the way the
followers of Blackstone booted the
bali around the lot. At the close of
the game, which required about three
hours to complete it, the coppers were
oil about dead from running the bases
The clubs lined up as follows:
Coppers-B. Stafford catcher; Ber-
ry. pitcher; E. Stafford, first; McDon-
ough, second; Schrock, third; Duncan
third; Slagle, left; Shaffer, middle
and Babcock, right.
Lavyers-Clark, catcher; Hall and
Geran, pitch and short; Quigley, first;
Johnson, second; Hill, third; McNeal,
left; Himmiger, middle and Warner,
right.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-01
CHAMPIONSHIP
VOlLEY BALL TEAMS
Pull Off Series of Hard
Fought Games. b
Brady's Aggregation Wins From
Champions on the Y. M.
c. A. Court.

A number Of special games Of
volley ball were played in the Y.M.
CA. gymnasium last night. A
team captained by James Flies had
made the assertion that it could de-
feat any team in the association.
The team put it in the form of a
challenge and DR.. e. l.. Brady ao-
cepted it. Brady picked an all-star
aggregation, and when the teams
clashed there was simply nothing
to it. Brady took three straight
games by the following scores: |:
Brady-2l, 81, 81; Fies--1O, IL -
The second series was played by
star teams captained by G.. NJ,
Douthitt and DR.. A. p. Lawson.
Douthitt's team were fast and put
into effect some excellent team
work, thus defeating their oppo-
nents two out of three in hard
fought games. Scores; Douthitt-
l5, Is, l. Lawson-S, IA, z. 7
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-01
PENNSYLVANIA LOSES JUST
MILLION AND HALF DOLLARS

Beach Haven. N. ]. August L.
Charles ID Montague, OF Brooklyn, an
expert on metal furniture, shows by
his report submitted to the Pennsyl-
vania capitol investigation commission
today that the state was mulcted more
than a million and a half dollars on
the $2,OO0,0O0 contract for metallic
Mr.. Montague estimates that had
the contractors charged $412,50O for
the metal cases they would have re-
allied a net profit Of 25 per cent,
according to the market value OF the
supplies
The Pennsylvania Construction Co.,
which is owned by Congressman II.
Burd Cassel, had the contract In
question, which was worth a little
more than s2,OOO,O0O.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-01

OVERWORKED
July Found J. Pluve Most
Active.
9"ns l!0TT177 - 5.s q!
NINE THUNDER STORMS
Visited Marion County Dur
ing the Month.
The Storm of Wednesday Night
Allowed July to Die with its
Boots on.

Last evening, Marion and vicinity
was visited with another of those
heavy rains that have fallen with
such frequency during the month just
closed.
OF all the months on the calendar
with which 1907 has had experience,
July has behaved less willfully, and al
together has been in better taste than
its predecessors
To the minds of many, all the rain
rainable had fallen during the spring
but Jupiter Pluvius demonstrated the
great capacity of his wells by filling
up the portion for July and then
adding 2.42 inches in order to make
July's visit as informal as possible.
While Jupiter was working overtime
Old Sol laid off occasionally and as a
result, the intensity Of the heat was
below normal. The month ended with
a deficiency Of 35 degrees in the mer-
curry department, due to the cooling
effect of Jupiter's activities.
Even at that, many we're heard to
say how near to heat prostration
they came and few actually received
the sedative. The highest tempera-
ture of the month was experienced on
July %, but this is not a marker TO
what has been accomplished In other
years. In the not far distant past,
the quick silver touched the 1903 mark
and many OF the old 'uns can be in
terviewed in this respect. In one re-
gard, July stole the thunder of her
to a marked degree. This
was In the noise producers. During
the past 81 days, Marion was visited
by nine thunder storms, during which
there was little room for doubt as
to what class the storms belonged.
The showers of last night allowed
July to die with its boots on, as It
were, and remembrance of its visit
will be closely connected with muddy
streets and dropping hat plumes. The
prediction for today is for few show
ers with streak of fair weather in
their train.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-01
FARMERS Are
ENCOURAGED
~ - 1872
Wheat of an Excellent
Quality.
CORN COMING NICELY
Large Crop Expected In
Marion County.
The Green Bug Has Greatly Injured
the Oats Yield Will be Below
the Average.

The threshing season is on in earn
est in Marion county and the farmers
are now exceedingly anxious to get
their wheat In the bins before the
customary late season wet weather
sets in. Several thousand bushels OF
wheat has already been threshed and
a large amount of II marketed at the
local warehouses. New wheat Is SELL
ing at eighty-five cents per bushel and
is testing 60 and 81. This is the best
price that Marion county farmers
have received for new wheat in many
years and the high test discloses that
the grain is not lacking any in quail
ity.
The farmers are complaining great
deal of not being able to contract for
machines to do their tbreshing. The
crops in this section have been so
poor during the past several years
that large part of the threshermen
have quit the business. Consequent
ly, the few who remain in the busi-
ness have more work than they
can handle and this is resulting in
many of the farmers stacking their
grain.
The tbreshing contractors report
that the wheat is in excellent condi-
tion to thresh. The straw is brittle
and the heads are we'll seasoned. Ac-
cording to reports TO date, wheat is
averaging about eighteen bushels to
the acre which is not considered a
large yield, but when taking into
consideration the excellent quality.
the farmer has no room for complaint.
The oats which is now at the early
ripening stage, will not by any
means come up to the farmers ey-
pectations. An insect known as the
green bug has been playing havoc
with the stock and II is estimated
that Marion county will have the
lightest oats crop that has been grown
lin many years.
The corn crop looks good, in fact
so much better than 1t did several
weeks ago that the farmers are great
ly encouraged. The fodder is not
heavy but the stock seems to have
plenty of life and agriculturalists are
OF the opinion that It will ear ex-
ceedingiy we'll and thus produce a
great yield.
IL must be a very bad year indeed
when Marion county farmers 90 not
prosper The early season outlook
when the frosts we're killing the fruits
was very poor and tended to make
the majority OF the farmers very down
hearted However. Old Sol has been
Kind and Jupiter Pluvius liberal and
consequently Marion farmers will en-
JOY their usual degree OF prosperity
dance tonight In Schwingers Pa.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-01
THINGS WERE QUIET
Only Three Fires Occurred During
the Past Month.

The Marion fire department re-
Isponded TO only three calls during the
month of July, which was one less
than was made during the same
month last year. On July 8, the COM
pany was called to the Marion Steam
Shovel shops where they put out a
small blaze in the smelterlng shop
July 10 the fire at the Castner Millin-
Iery shop demanded the compaDy's
service and July IL 1t saved the home
Iof w. b. Denman, of South State
street from total de,truction. Tie
estimated loss of the three fires was
$4,000. There was $50 feet OF nose
laid in putting out the three fires.