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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-21
* K ,,.
s. GUARD G {
NEGRO prisoners. / |" E.R|||.5
One Hundred Men Gathered On
Amherst Courtgreen to Pro-
tect Steptoe and Hudson.
GRAND Jury INDIcTs sTEPT0E.
Not Likely That Hudson Will
GRAM b JURY INDICTs5 5sTEPT0E
Not Likely That Hudson Will
Be Indicted Heavy Guard
About Jail.
rsneclal 10 The Times pIys,patch.l

Especial to The Times Dispatchl
4 2ANiHERST, VA. February 20.-Sol-
diers about 100 strong are here guard
ing Peter Hudson and Herbert Steptoe.
charged with the assault upon . Miss!
Gladys Shelton some time last month.
This .afternoGH special grand jury
brought in an indictment against Herbert
5Steptoe 1t Is said that the evidence has
strengt thened very much against Steptoe.
and there are now many who think that
he is beyond doubt the right man. o.
day boy was found as q witness VIC
saw Steptoe running from the nome o5 W
Miss Shelton and when shown Steptoc
1,ositiyely identified him.. Steptoe hss
given many conflicting statements as %
his where ibouts at the ti.ne THAI g
crime was committed. 1t is not now
thought that Hudson will be indicted q.
MI William Beasey, OF Lynchburs,
represents Stcptoe
This afternoon, after the grand jury
had brought In the indictment, ne moved
Judge Aiken. who is presiding ~ t'le ctisc,
for Il change Of venue on the Erounu
that a recent statute made II MANDATORY
on the judge to grant lhls chAhse "
venue in cases where the Governor, ~
thegrcquest Of the sheriit, llad ordereu ~ w
the militia to protect the prisoner. TINS
motion was taken under consideration by
Judge Aiken and will be decided to-
morrow morning
\ Two comp,,nies of the militia are the
Lynchburg Home Guards, Company r,
under the command of Captain *. c..
Moon, with First Lieutenant J.. B. Lc-'
Grand and Second Lieutenant r. G. Nc
Ghee. and the Monticello Guards. COM
pany y, under the command Of Captain
Thomas p Peyton, with First Lieuten-
ant Maddox and Second Lieutenant Con-
Ian. The Charlottesville company waited
at the depot until the Home Guards ur-
rived from Lynchburg with the prisoners.
Colonel Craighill, Of Lynchburg, is in
command of the entire force,
Tie placed himself at the disposal
OF Sheriff Beard, and with Mr.. Beard
at the head Of the column, and with
tho prisoners in the middle, they
marched from the depot to the jail.
A detachment of sixteen men have
been guarding the jail all day. A
strong guard will be placed around 1t
tonight. The rest or the men arc
camped on the court green and In the
courthouse. AS write. their camp
fires are burning and they are cook
ling supper. The accused men were
taken into tho room before the grand
Jurors this afternoon, where 1t Is
titled s;teptot. On aqformer occasion,
after some hesitation she identified
Hudson as tho guilty party, 1T is but
fair to say that she had not then seen
sSteptoe.
45 Will Martin. colored. was This after
noon sent to the Epenltcntiary. charged
with cutting Seaton, the agent OF the
Southern Railway at Monroe. q short
while ago. lie was given one year.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-21
- V7 Z. 81 EilIs sldiT-'I n IlI.Fl3l
.l3 IMPRISONED IN
M'ADOOs TUNNEL
Men Rescued After Suffering In.
tense Misery for Twelve
Hours.

NEW YORK. February 20. After being
Imprisoned for more thanaeight hours in
tiny circular chamber in the McAdoo
tunnel, under North River, shirteen tun-
mel -workns were taken out to-day in a
serious condition. Their experience had
been a narrowing one, as, when the door
of their subterranean cell jalnmed. they
were powcrless to aid Themselves, and
were compelled to listen for hours to
the tapping OF chisels and the clink OF
hammers welded by thoac who sought to
save them. al this5.ti the men. were
Under the intense air pressure which
AS maintained in the lower. levels OF the
tunnels, and 1t is feared that many. or
al! OF them. may suffer from bends"
or caisson disease as a result of their
long exposure. Ordinarily the men re-
main under the high air pressure only
three and one-half houls. AS the thr-
teen men had just completed their regu-
lar tour and were preparing to leave
the tunnel when caught, they were under
pressure continuously for nearly twelve
bO,1rS " 80
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-21
BOOK KEEPER is
ARRESTEDON
MURDER CHARGE
Was on Train with Dead Mans
Wife When Sheriff
Took Him.

KNOXVILLE. TENN. February 2O.-
AS 8. sequel to the supposed accidental
killing OF Chalmers Vestal, tho wealthy
lumbcrman, at his residence. at Paxtcr,
Putnam county Tenn, on the Tonnes
see Central laailrond, Sunday afternoon
ut 2 O'Clock. w. S. Bryant, the book
keeper for Vcstal, who witnessed the
tragedy, was arrested in this city to.
night abonrd train in company with
the murder. the prosecutor being Rob-
crt vcstal Il wealthy young lumber
man of this city. The arrest was inade
,, by Sheriff Rccdcr and deputies. who
were accompanied by james d. Nc
Callum. Joseph Fl. Monday, and other
friends OF the vestals, and City. Attor-
lney J. Wright Cullon, attorney for Yes
tai. Bryant was in the seat with Mrs.
Vestal and they were en- route home
to Baxter. following the funeral. held
in this city this afternoon. He. did not
betray any excitement and neither
asked any further information.
| Mrs Vestal wanted to remain here
with him. but Bryant asked Sam. Price,
of Nashville. to nccc mpnny her home.
Bryant was taken before q magis-
| trate and committed to jail. without
bond TIL Saturday.
At the jail he made statement,
denying the charge OF murder, and re-
terating his story told at the time,
that Chalmers Ycstal committed sui
eide, voluntary or involuntary. He
said that the killing was done with his
Eu3ryant's) pistol; that Vestal had the
pistol in his own hands; had t1Sken
1T, removed the cartridges. and snapped
LIT couple of times. then turned It
| towards his own head and fired. Mrs.
Vestal was in the room. and fed to
the house of neighbor.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-21
{ .STROTIH.ER | TRIAL |
Sc I F.0|:|..R TODAY. D A
Brothers, Who Killed Bywaters.: .
Husband Of Their Sister, Say
They Are Ready.
YOUNG DUNG WIDOW w, STILL I'll. 4; II !.
Her Physician Says She May Be
Able to Appear Later
In Trial.
YOUNG WIDOW STILL Ill
Especial to Tho Tlmcs. plsr.;eh.l

CuLPEPl1T, VA, February 20
The lawyers, Judge, defendants, and
a score of witnesses are here for the
trial OF the Strother- Bywaters mur-,
der case. which will be called to-mor-
row at 1 Q o'clock.
The accused Strother brothers say
they are fully ready for trial, and the
prosecution now say likewise, but to-
morrow may change NIL this into a
tctnl unreadiness on the part OF either
one or both sides. All the witnesses
will he in attendance at the convening
of the court tomorrow with the GER
tain exception OF the brlbe Of an hour
OF the slain Bywaters, who is the sis
ter or the accused .Strother boys. He.
physician says that she viii probably
be able to appear In court some futura
day III the trial. The Interest In the
case is intense. but all Is now the
0brooding quiet before tho storm.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-21
.CAROLINEAN DIES
AT RIPE AGE OF ia
Was Hale and Hearty-smoked
Chewed and Drank Corn
Whiskey.

& CHARLOTTE. N. c, February 90
Frederick Messor, the south's Oldest clti-
zen famous as hunter and trapper,
who in early civilization blazed a trail
across the Blue Ridge Mountains. is
dead at his home, In Haywood county. at
the age Of ono hundred and fourteen
years,
Mr.. Messcr was born August 12. 1922.
in Lincoln county, and In early life, when
Western Carolina was peopled by tho
SChcrokees, he located IN the mountains
Ntwcnty-one miles from what Is now
Wnynesville, lie was hale and Vigorous
up to within few months Of his death,
frequently walking to Waynesyllle to at
tend the County Court, and once every
year, on Ills birthday swimming the
Pigeon River, which runs by his noun
/ tain home, His age Is established by
authentic records He used tobacco and
the corn whiskey of the mountains IN
moderation all his lie.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-21
.Withstood the Fire Of
Jerome and Beat Him
at the Game.
HER MEMORY is
CONVENIENT
Remembers Everything That
Can Help Her Husband, But
'Forgets' the Many Things
That Will Prove
Hurtful to
His Case. s3
by SAMUEL HOPKINS ADAs1s.y.

(By SAMUEL HOPKINS ADANIs.y
NEW YORK, February 20.-Serene,Bs Ii
unperturbed, mistress Of herself at al ~
stages. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw wlthstood
five hours of District Attorney Je-
rome's raking cross fire to-day. COM
Ing out with her defenses intact Mt
every definite point. N IL
In one respect only did she suffer-
Her reputation for veracity succumbeds
early, and continued to succumb of-
ten. Even with the Will to- believe.
1t would be impossible for any rational
being, hearing tho testimony. to-day
to credit such superhumanly con-
8ventent forgetfullness as the girl-wife
exhibited on subjects which must have
been scared into any normal mind.
Memory An Art.
Memory. as Evelyn Thaw controls it,
Is not q faculty. 1T is an art. More.
it is bulwark of defense, q .buckler6
which. adroitly welded, interposes an
unfailing front to tho weapons ofStfles
enemy. And II 1t is at times trans-
parent in It's mendacfty, 1t nevertheless
unfailingly serves its purpose in saw
ing q graceful retreat from becoming
a disastrous rCut kt 55$8
{ A singular ,sidellght was thrown
upon her mind by her statement ssof
absolute disbelief during the early
years OF her career In the virtue Of
women. Stanford Whites assevera-
,ion she swore, she kad taken for Cos
pol. On his bare assertion (he hal
adopted the creed that all 'Yo men We're
unchaste, and that the only difference
lay IN the srperior cleverness OF some
whereby they escal l,esl; d sec over
Tripped But Once.
Not until she was more than eighteen
years old, she asserted. did she So'nutgroIMsy
this belief She had 1T when she refused
Harry Thaws offer Of marriage and IN
saying this she entrapped herself to sotf.a
degree for Mr.. Jerome demanded why
she had refused Thaw on tho ground n o.
her own unworthiness. SINCE believing
all women unchaste, she could hardly
have considered herself worse than the
rest. To this she found no sufficient t gan- II
swer. s
sAs If taking pattern from his Wits
stocsm Harry Tlaw seemed less dis
tresscd and nervous to-day than Is usual!
with him. He listened for the most part
calmly, occasionally nodding his head as
some point was made. or; thoughtfullys
stroking his forehead with a single finger
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-21
.DELMAS TREATS 4.
MRS. THAW AS CHILD
Takes His Seat Near Her and
Watches Over Her While In
Jerome's Hands. Il.

NEW YORK. February 2O.-In cons.
stinuinE his cross examination of Mrs.
Evelyn Nesbit Thnw to-day at the
trial OF her husband, District Attor-s8
ney Jerome brought out the fact that
in 1909, Stanford White deposited the
sum of $1,350 with a New York trust
company with instructions that IT
should be paid to the Ncsbit girl at
the rate OF s25 u week. Mrs. ThaW
frankly admitted receiving a number
OF checks from the trust company, but "a
she would not admit that there was
n provision that she should receive the {
money only when out of employment.
The prosecutor spent nearly the entire
afternoon In trying to make Mrs. ThawS
admit that this was true but as often, en-
and in as many ways as he@put the
question to her. she gave tho one an ~
swer Il don't remember FIN
Mrs. Thaw's inability to remember
a number of other things about which
ar, Jerome questioned her was by FAR
the most material element in the cross
examinations. The District Attorney
delved into the witnesses past life
with a familiarity rs to details and a.
store of general knowledge whlchl at
times seemed to amaze all who heard
not excepting the defendants counsel
themselves.
Mr.. Jerome Indicated early In his ques-
tloning that he had no disposition to spare
Mrs. rhaw's feelings in any way what
soever He interrogated her most points,
cdly as to her men acquaintances OF thteg
past. He laid especial stress upon her
acuuaintnnceship with James a. Car
land. who figured for the first time IN
the case. Mrs. Thaw said she knew Car
land before she met White.
Under Hot Fire.
Weren't you named us correspondent
In the Garland divorce case?N asked Mr.&
Jerome.
Mrs Thaw was shaking her head when
Mr Delmas sprang to his feet With an
objection. He demanded that the recorA
OF the divorce case be brought into court,
that 1t might speak for itself Justice
Fitzgerald ove,rnled the objection, but
Mr. Jerome Withdrew the question.
Mr.. Jerome questioned the witness about
her manner OF posing for artists. and
brought from her u denial thar she ever
posed In the nude. Mr.. Jerome was In.
slstcnt for details on the subject. He
did not minca words. Many Photographed
Of Mrs, 'ri,uw We're introduced In 6eNi-ss
dence. Alr Jerome, during the morning
session. plod the young woman With
questions as to What disposition she Mtd
made az the letters written To her Tx
Stanford White, SONG slic said. Mud
been destroyed and soma slie had given
/ to her husband. In the midst of the DE-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-21
REED S|MOOT At
LAST WINS FIGHT.
is Retained in U. S. SEN
ate by a Vote Of
AZ to 28.
THREE DEMOCRATS
VOTED FOR NORMAN
Immense Crowds Thronged Gal.
lery and Listened to the Final
Speeches Senator Smoot .
Received Hearty congrat-
Sulations Of His Friends
Upon His Victory.
\ B.

r. .tIt u l (
The resolution TO unseat senator
snoot was defeated by a vote Of IS
zyens, 4: nays. Two-thirds of the Sem
nte would have been required to adopt
the revolution. 9>
WASHINGTON. February 2o-The
four-years' contest against Reed
Smoot being permitted to retain his
seat as a Scnatorof the United States
from Utah, was ended to-day by 42 Of
his colleagues voting to sustain him.
as against % for the resolution to un-s
seat him. Added to this there were
eighteen Senator'S paired making the
actual standing on the resolution 81;
votes against it. and 81 for IT, Sem
ator Smoot himself did not VOTE and
Senator Wetmore was absent and not
paired.
Tho Smoot resolution was called up
soon after the Senate convened. Every
seat In the galleries was filled, and dur
ing the actual voting the standing room
on tho floor OF the Senate was crowded
by members OF the House and employees
Of the Senate. :tts3el e
Great Crowd Present.
Seldom has there been proceeding
affecting the standing Of q Senator that
has attracted such marked attention. In
.ne nuu'eIce we're Te2resen eatlves 9 so OF 9
n pi women
LOTS LOTS "hlch nave Den Deen actlve IN cir
cu's1.'ns ces ahu nas1is presented peEitlons
ur ", relholistrahce '1' 5asalnst s MT. snoot.i
These women secured many thousands Of
signatures to their petitions, which were
sent 10 the senate In elaborately-bound
volumes.
Ihere nave been numerous speeches
MADE tor and against Senator Smoot#
Z Z since lhe resolution to unseat' MIN was
+ #reporleo from the sCommittee on.Pravi-l
ltses anu Etectlohs, JUST prior 70 the
q cohs iasS &
!, ~.
hn;.,,. = ., ny s1e
~. rnsaa, ..i.,1 ns
peuarIa 90 - I,,oiii,,a, a,,.1 ISa.a,oas -, 2
snnlsn 's + = - 2 =
Tho conan,,ttaa 70 eso,u+,on u,a Z : foi-
1nv,s: 3.' " = - -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-21
SENATE PASSED RIVERS AND
HARBORs APPROP OPRlATI

i WASHINGTON. February ao,rhe
senate to-nlght passed tho river and
harhor appropriation bill, carrying
IL total appropriation OF S92sT2e,iT2& 4
All tho committee amendments were
agreed to.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-21
.FRENC H CRUISER ASHORE;
SHIP A TOTAL LOSS

PARIS, February 2o.-The Ministry
of Marine has official ndyiccs confirms
Ing the dispatch from Las Palmas,
Canary Islands, announcing that the
French cruiser lean Bart" had gone
February 18th. and will be u total loss.
The dispatch was from the commander
OF the "Jean Bart"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-21
WOULD STOP MARRIAGES OF
WHITES WITH NEGROES

WASHINGTON. ID. e., February 20,-s
A favorable report was made to-day by
Columbia on the bill introduced by Rep
resentatve Byrd forbidding the marriage
Of a Caucasian with u negro or With a
Alongolian in the District Of Columbia,
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Gohtlnued on Eighth Page.)
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
PEOPLE INFLAMED BY
SUCCESSFUL MURDERS

By Associated Press.
PING YANG, July 2o.-All the shops
here are closed. There is great excite
ment among the natives, who are un-
aware that abdication has been accom-
plished.
The safety of Japanese residents is
problematical, as the departure of a
regiment for Seoul leaves only 800 Jap
anese troops in the province.
The shops of Seoul have been closed
all over tho city for six hours
Today the crowds are greater and the
native spirit is higher, necesstating
greater show of military force, as the
people are encouraged and inflamed by
the successful killings of yesterday.
General Hasegawa has two machine
guns placed in the palace square.
Not only is the Korean army regarded
as incompetent to cope with the situa-
tion but the numbers of the Japanese
troops are wholly inadequate.
Arrangements have been made for re-
inforcing them from Shimonoseki.
Hostilities are directed wholly against
the Japanese.
Other foreigners are safe.
Much apprehension is felt for the safe
ty of Japanese in the interior places
when the Korean masses learn, as they
will in a few days. of the momentous
events that have occurred.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
TOXIC SUSPICIOUS OF
EMPERoR'S ABDIcATIoN
Py Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
TOXIC, July 21.-When the news of the
probable abdication of the emperor of
Korea was first received here it was con-
strued as a cunning move to escape the
consequences of The Hague incident. 1t
is suggested in a certain quarter which
has strong influence with the government
that the abdication should not be recog-
nized until the problem caused by the
Korean governments action at The
Hague is definitely and finally settled.
Nobody, however, will be aware OF
Marquis Ito's plan until after his formal
audience with the new emperor is held.
The result of this audience will first be
Korea and then published here. The feel
to put finishing touch to Japanese
suzerainty over Korea.
1t is premature to surmise, however
what form this shall take, but the riot
ing and mutinous behavior of the Korean
soldiers in Seoul, attributed solely to
Koreas international affairs and necessi-
tating the imperial appeal to Marquis
Ito for repression, is regarded as a frank
confession of the administrative impo-
tency of the Korean government
For the sake of peace and the develop
ment of the peninsula it is expected that
the new arrangement will greatly extend
the scope of the November convention
and enable the Japanese to exert full
power over the internal administration
of Korea.
1t is rumored that this has already been
effected in such form as not to further
require Marquis Ito's personal weight,
and he will soon return to Toxic.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
SHERIFF ARRIVES
TO TAKE MAGILLS
BELIEVES DAUGHTER WILL BE
IMPORTANT WITNESS
Illinois Officer VIII Take Alleged
Slayer of First Wife Back to
Clinton, Leaving
Today

BY Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO, Cal, July 2o.-sheriff
Harvey Campbell of Dewitt county,
Illinois, accompanied by his wife, ar
rived in this city by the afternoon
train.
They will leave tomorrow morning
with Fred H. Magill and wife for Clin-
ton, Ill.
Shortly after their arrival the sheriff
and Mrs. Campbell visited the Magills
in the county Jail.
The latter were pleased to see the
Illinois sheriff and his wife, with whom
the Magills are we'll acquainted, but
the conversation did not include the
death of Mrs. Pet Magill and the
charge against her husband and his
second wife.
Magill, however, expressed his wish
to return to Clinton.
Maglll was seen by reporters during
the sheriff's visit, but he firmly declined
to say a word about his case.
The future movements of Miss Mar
garet Magill are somewhat doubtful.
Sheriff Campbell this evening said
Action Suspicious
"I believe that when the time comes
for us to start east to Clinton the
daughter will appear. 1t is my firm
conviction that she will be the most
important witness in the case, although
on which side cannot say at this time.
| This will undoubtedly depend upon
what statements she makes"
To a reporter Sheriff Campbell SAID;
| "Cyrus Jones, the Dewitt county
lcoroner. who conducted the Inquest at
the time of the death of Mrs Pet Ma
gill, stated to me before I left that
Frederick Magill handed to him the
names of the six men whom he wished
selected for service on the jury at 8
o'clock in the morning. This action on
the part of Maglll led to suspicion.
The sheriff's wife made this state
ment:
"The coroner told me that Magill,
after selecting the names of the men
whom he wished on the jury, he had
telephoned to three out of the six"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
COUNSEL WANTS TO
FIGHT PROSECUTOR
DUEL NAY OCCUR FROM HAU
TRIAL
Defense Appears to Be Trying to
Throw Suspicion on Servant For-
merIy Employed in Molitor
Household

BY Associated Press.
KARLSRUHE, July e0-Mysterious in
cidents are multiplying in connection
with the trial of Karl Hau, the college
professor of Washington, D. c., on the
charge of numbering his mother-in-law,
Frau Molitor, at Baden Baden, Novem-
ber g. 1906.
Soon after the court opened today an
other tilt between opposing counsel oc-
CURED, during which Herr Deitz, coun-
sci for Hau, announced that he had sent
his representatives this morning to DR..
Bleicher, the state attorney, in connec-
ton with remarks made by the attorney
at the sitting yesterday, and that DR..
Bleicher had refused to receive those re-
ports.
Herr Deitz later Informed the news
paper correspondents that he intended
this as a preliminary step to duel.
DIR. Bleicher said last evening that the
criticism made by Herr Deitz Of the ex-
pert testimony was insulting.
Another sensation today was the sud
den summoning upon motion made
by Herr Deitz OF the two witnesses from
Karlsruhe.
Artist Is Witness
One of these witnesses is a young art
ist named Leniek, who recently was con-
fined in the same prison with Hau upon
a charge of which he has since been ac-
quilted, and the other is Lenieks coun'
| sell DIR. Vogel.
The latter swore his client had an in
| terview with him in which he declared
he had important information which he
had obtained from Hau while they were
both in prison and which was calculated
to give an entirely different aspect to the
case.
At this point court was adjourned un-
til this afternoon to take Herr Deitz' mo-
ton under consideration.
1t has now become clear that the line
Of action of the defense is to throw sus-
picion on a man named " eiland, who
was in the employ of the Molitors as a
servant.
The appearance of Weiand, however,
does not correspond with the man that
was seer following the Molitors.
A mysterious circumstance is that VIE
land disappeared soon after the murder
and the prosecuting authorities have not
been able to ascertain his whereabouts.
In view of the introduction of such
poirts as the foregoing, the hearing Of
the case will be prolonged into Lext week