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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-30
WAVE oFCRIME1 AND DISASTER
SIX Meet Death ON Railroad aud Three
Murdered In Two Days.

SIX Meet Death ON Railroad aud Three
Murdered In Two Days.
BLUEFIELD, w. VA. June ga
wave of crime and disaster spread over
this section during the past two days.
as result Of which nine are dead.
and one seriously wounded. Six met
death in wrecks OF by track walking.
while two men and one woman were
murdered.
On Saturday Engineer Pat yVyrick
and Fireman Meadow were killed when
an engine went over an embankment
at st. Paul, Va. On Sunday morning,
at Gary, w. Va. Wheeler Walker, a
negro, shot and killed sLowder Graves,
.another negro. after the latter had
cut him with knife four times. On
Sunday afternoon at Welch. w. Va,
Frank Carpenter shot and killed VIII
liam johnson in dispute over wo-
man. The same evening a freight
train ran over two men at Vivian. kill
ling BOTH. and an hour later car
jumped a switch at Eckman and killed
two more men.
This morning at Elkhorn Joe Shields,
a negro. killed his wife with an ak.
When arrested he begged to be allowed
to kill his four children, the Oldest of
which is ten years. Shields and his
wife came here from Tennessee. She
refused to live with him. it is said, be-
cause OF his threats to kill her.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-30
OHIO WANTS SVoRYs
Dclcgntion Urges Secretary Taft to
MIKE Him National Chairman.
tsa WA AStfING,rON n n lime oO-Sec.

Delegation Urges Secretary Taft to
Make Him National Chnirinnii.
WASHINGTON. .. g.. June 2o-sec-
rotary Taft to-day successfully COM
bined official duties with politics
BY far tho most important confer
ence of the day was that which he held
this afternoon with delegation rep ;
resenting the political organizations OF
the Republican party In his home State
of Ohio. Walter Brown. chairman Of
the Republican state Central Commit
tee; Henry williams. chairman OF the
Republican State Executive Committee,
and N. Guilbert, State Auditor.
came to Washingt ton to urge Secretary
Taft to consider favorably. the name
chairman of the national committee.
They discussed the matter with the
secretary at considerable length. In. !.
dicating to him that the appointment
publican organization III Ohio. Fur
thermore, ti.ey expressed an apprehen-
sion that the selection Of anybody else
than Mr. voyrs might tend to disrupt
" had been built up by Mr.. Voyrs. At
the conclusion of the conference, Sec
retary Taft authorized the members
to talk to Mr.. Voyrs, requesting him to
come to, Washington and meet him on
Charles p. Tart. sof Cincinnati the
|secretarys brother. who arrived yes
terday, has been In conference with
the candidate much of the time to-
day. He left tonight for his home.
Frank Fl. Hitchcock Secretary Taft's
Washington manager, arrived here to-
night from Chicago, and Will be en-
gagged for several days in the work Of
closing up the Taft headquarters in
this city Mrs Hitchcock declined to
discuss for publication the national
workmanship question in any way. He
stated that he expected to have con-
ference with Secretary Taft In day
or two. Every effort was made TO day
to learn something definite respecting
the choice of national chairman, but
Secretary Taft himself tonight said:
.No announcement CONCERNING the
national Craftsmanship will be made
until I have conferred further with the
subcommittee OF the national commit
tee The conference with be held at
Hot Springs. Mrs. Taft has informed
me that she Will be ready to leave
washington for Hot Springs next Fri
day. shall therefore. mott ify the mem
bers OF the subcommittee to meet me
there on the eighth Of July. The
workmanship matter will be determtn-
| ed there and not before then.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-30
I sID[EIFRAUDED PUBLIC
OrEanlzcrs of Securities Company Ar.
rested ON Serious Charge.

|Orrnnlzcra of sccuritlea Company Ar.
rested ON Serious Charge.
CHICAGO, !, ILL, June 29.---Birch +.
Rhodus, Edward f. Rhodus and Thomas
|Rhodus, organizers of the Central Life
|Securities Company and half dozen
subsidiary concerns, were arrested fto-
might, charged. with using the mails IN
lq scheme to sdefraud. it s
The complaint upon which the var
rants were issued was made by WI.
liam NJ Ketcham, United States post
|office inspector. He charges the
Rhodus brothers with q violation OF
section $3.50 of the United States stat.
|utes and asserts that the letter used
lin the alleged scheme to- oadefraud was
received by o. NJ Holiday. Melrose
park, Ill. The defendants were at once
|arraigned on the charges, the \, nearing Z
OF which was postponed until July 9th;
|A Joint bond Of $4,000 was then filed
land they were released. None OF the
Rhodus brothers would discuss tne
United States District Attorney Sims
STATED that developments before the
grand jury to-day We're responsible Tor
1.-THE arrests. Mr.. Sims refused to say
what the Developments are, but de-
clared that Investigation of the Cen-
trial Life Securities Company and its
lauxiliares probably will be prolons sed
for several days. Twenty-Five or more
witnesses have already been heard. but
others are 4 to be summoned, ana u
will 55be some time before the 1nQulsl-
torial body is ready to report.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-30
DEN led by &c oRAkER|''
reports OF Negotiations for
Taft Support.


Taft Support.
u WASHINGTON, d. c., June 29.--.
Senator Foraker will leave this after
noon for Cincinnati, where he will re-
main probably about ten days, and
then return to this city. Before leav-
Ing the Senator gave out statement
concerning reports that have been cir
culated in relation to his support OF
the Republican ticket in return for
support on the part of the Taft fol-
lowers in Ohio to re-elect him to tho
Senate.
II have nothing to add about poli-
tics" said Mr.. Foraker. ito what al
ready have said. except that there Is
no foundation whatever for the stories
that have been appearing in the news
papers about negotiations upon the
part of our mutual friends to secure
Secretary Taft's support OF me for
return to the Senate in return for my
support Of him. as the Republican cam
didate. 1T Will be time, enough to con-
slider. the senatorial question after we
have secured the Republican Legisla-
ture OF Ohio. I am not bothering
about that question now.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-30
Death Of DR.. Wilson
~ Caused by Cyanide Of
Potassium.
DRANK BUT H A I + GLASS
AND FELL I'm AGONY
Said That Young Man, Member
Of Whose Family Died Under
the Doctors Care, Will Be
Charged With Sending
the Poisoned
Drink.
H1LADELPH1A. pa. June

- HILADELPHIA, Pa. June 29.--
The laying bare OF a most sem
sational murder Is promised by
the authorities in the case Of
DR.. William II. Wilson, of this
city. who died at his home on Friday
night after drinking portion Of q
bottle Of ale which had been sent to
him for trial. An autopsy performed
by the coroner's physician and an cx-
animation made OF the viscera taken
from the body to-day, according to
the coroner, proves conclusively that
Or. Wilson died OF cyanide OF potassium
poisoning.
The ale came to the physician on
Tuesday week ago by express, and
In the mail on the same day he re-
,ceeived letter in typewriter form
lpurporting to have been sent by the
Peter schemm Brewery. Of this city,
Informing him thataa sample bottle OF
ale had been sent to him for trial.
showed. according to the
police authoritieg, that Schemm brews
no ale, and that the company never
sent any such letter as that received
by the physician.
Drank Ale and Died.
After receiving the ale. DR.. Wilson
put 1t in The refrigerator in his North
Seventh Street home and went to his
country home at Cornwalls just out
side the city. He returned Friday
and on reaching home sat down with his
wife. and decided to try the pint bot
tie of ale which he had received He
had scarcely swallowed half a glass
With 1convuisio1s and fell to the floor
It Is declared that he Immediately
realized that he was the victim OF
poisoning, either by mistake or de-
sign. for in his agony he requested his
1T did not taste right. That was the
last thing he was able to say, and he
died before the hospital was reached.
Work Of Young Man.
Unusual as are the poisoning fea-
lures of the case, more extraordinary
is the motive which the police officials s
murder Though DR.. Wilson had been
living for more than twelve years n
the house where ne drank the rata
potion, he never put. out . physlcianss
sense as a practitioner. Withal he had
many clients, made up largely. the po-
lice officials assert, OF prominent Wo-
men, The police officials have learned;
during fatal illness a member Of the
family of young man who will be
charged with being the poisoner.
The death. 1t is alleged, caused the
young man to brood until he could no
longer contain himself, when he. sought
to put an end to the physicians prac-
tices by sending his poison. her
tn an go into court and have his. family
history exposed to the world.
This is the remarkable story which
the police have sunearthed In their three
days Investigation Of the strange death
of Dr.. Wilson. How soon the authori-
ties will be ready to act in the case
they will not say, nor will they MA Ike
public any names in connection with
the matter.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-30
TRAIN 4PLUNGEs INTO DITCH. CT

Engineer Fireman and One Passenlser ger
Killed aud Many Injured.
wINsLOW, ARIz, June 29.-The
westbound California Limited on the
Santa Fe was wrecked last night near
Hardy, twelve miles eastfof here, kill
ing two trainmen and a passenger and
injurlng about twenty persons only
nine OF whom are said to have REQUIRED
hospital treatment. II s5t3
i While going at good rate OF speed
the train struck a a@burned8 bridge, ex-
tending over a deep ditch, sixty feet
wide The engine, mail car, accommo-
The fireman and en- gineer We're buried
und ers the gwrecka ge., a 5 5iis Il ~ ll
The dead are g. y. Patridge,2of Red
lands; ;S Engineer Currin, 8of Winslow;
Fireman Thomas s, 4 o Wtnslow. s5 ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-30
HILL CABL LES DENIAL
Former Governor OF New York Says
Nd Interview Was FictittOus.

Former Governor of New York Says
Interview Was Fictitious.
ALBANY N. ". June 49, ALBERT 2,
Hoyt. editor OF the Argus. to- day res
former Governor David B. Hill, the
reference being to an interview pu b.
ilished as coming from M r.. Hill the
day he sailed for Europe. In the in-
sterview Mr., I'll II was quo ted as res
lferring to Governor ohnso on Il as he
poor house candida te. cri icizingS Mr..
Bryan and saying that there " Is no
Democratic party * sssss ss5 SC
S3s The cablegram follows ::S IA ttentton
M II sp @ pers published
ter nay d epartuTe \. III ey are fictttiou
n uthoriaa oua Il TO deny me Sthro h
the ASSOCIATE ted Press and otherWise.''s'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-30
I'm. Yacntion cut Short.

CITY OF MEXICO, June 9.---Ambas.
sador Enrique c. Creel. who has been
directed to proceed to Washington sim-
|mediately. had received a long leave Of
absence from his government. and In
tended to spend number OF months In
The Mexican State Department will
make strong representations to the
State Department at Washington. ask
ing the United States authorities to aid
in apprehending the men who attacked
Las Vacas, on the grounds that the
whole raid was planned and outfitted
on American soil.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mariscal
said that every Mexican involved In
the recent raids was subject to extra
Idition as a common criminal, inasmuch
As the acts OF violence committed by
them were not directed by any reyolu-
can soil
Ambassador Creel is expected to ar
rive in Washington within few days.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-30
FOUR KILLED It'll Rec HURT

= q
Man Hurled Out OF One BuildinE and
8ssj Over Another by Explosion.
SAN s}lSRANCIsCO. /. CAL. June 29.-
-Four persons are dead and three others
are seriously injured as result OF
nm eXploslon. followed by a fire. to-day
In the grocery store OF John Sweeny,
on Diamond Street. The dead are:
l5B John BSWeeny, fifty years.
sA John Sweeney, Jr, aged twenty
seven. iA b i#si
II. Il. Sweeney. aged twenty -one. &.s
Anton Dissmeyer, Jr. aged two.
OF the expiosioni is "a mystery. swee-
sney, proprietors Of s. he grocery store,
lived With his family sin3a tlat above
the store, and adjoining the latter was
the saloon OF s. r, Johnson, with the
8p.tssnle,ye family occupyying the floor
above Il So greatawas the force of the
leSplosion that Fred sween ;g,sd
twenty five. one OF the injured, i who
was ~ 81 sleepins near a sNW wi d dow, was
thrown through the window. and over
tho roof of q one story building Sad-
sjolninS. 3s{i y.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-30
! BISHOP POTTER VERY lLL
Frustrated by Hot Weather nnd III
Critical Condition..

4 i
Prostrntcd by Hot weather and III
Critical Condition..
COOPERsT0tVN. ". r.. June 29.---s
Bishop Henry Q. Potter, OF New York.
Is declared by his physicians to be II,
een aanf1Feas sae saa,e 9f as eai M somhe a ss
and liver. trouble. DR.. u. t. Janyein,
one OF his physicians, issued tho fol-
lowing bulletin tonight:
Bishop Potter has been prostrated
asysa; tioS.a and e r 2 very critical eona'-
I Late tonight Is was said that the
condition OF Bishop Potter was such
that II g, oxygen 9 was being. administered.
May IN New York City.aand his illness
assumed n serious aspect for a time.
Els condition did not become generally
KneWn tya ,ln;il early 1hy y June when i
vent his attending the Pan-Angllcan
Congress In London which met on
The bishop recovered his strength
his wife. Mrs. Elizabeth Clark Potter,
OF air would effect a. complete recov.
cry. He arrived here on June 10th, and
cor time sowsd progress .9Ward
suffered a relapse. It was not until
Sunday. |, y. though: \, that Il became known
that his condition was serious. "A mes
sage was sent to New York summoning
DR.. Janvein, OF New York and DR.. NJ.
I. Bassett. OF Coopertown, are in con-
slant attendance upon the bishop.
The Right Rev. Henry Goldman Pot.
ter is the seventh Protestant Episcopa:
Bishop OF the diocese OF New York. and
| Is one Of the best known clergymen
| In this country. He is seventy-two
years old. "A few years ago he mar
ried Mrs. Elizabeth Scriven Clark.
Bishop Potter has always taken a keen
interest in civic as we'll az church
matters. and has been wide traveller
With Alonzo Potter in Coopertown are
Clark family. Edward S. Clark, Stephen
| G. Clark and Ambrose Clark. The re-
latives OF Bishop Potter have been
summoned here.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-30
COLER WANTS 1T
Favor Anti-Injunction I Plank Prepared

Favor Anti-InjunctiontI Plank Prepared
hy Gompers.
NEW YORK. June 29.-Bird s.. Coler'
president OF tho Borough OF Brooklyn.
who, as head Of the Brooklyn delega-
Ttion elected by the State convention.
will start Tomorrow for the National
Democratic Convention at Denver. said
to-day: II am for an anti-injunction
plank in the platform. and by this ]
mean the Gompers plank, which SIM
ply requests that an Injunction be not
granted upon trivial grounds.-and that
when a man is arrested for&contempt
he be given q trial by jury It does not
seen, to me there@is anything unfair
or anything hostile to the court in
this sJ 5' 81
3 Mr.. Coler said he would support Bry-
am and would stop off at Lincoln on
his way to Denver at tho request Of
the Nebraskan. 81 Mr.. Coler and the
other Brooklyn delerates elected by
stheb State convention will be8contest-
ed at Denver by r. S. McCarren and
his supporters a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-30
These tile Striking Features
Of Last Day Of Cdrolinas
Week Convention.
BRYAN INSTRU CTIONS
RECEIVE HEAVY VOTE
Sharp Fight Matte, but on Roll
Call the Opposition Shows Lit
tie Strength-Figl1 on SIM
mons Sizzles Out-The
State Ticket Com
pleted.
8 HARLOTTE. N. c., June o9.yrhe
= Democratic s,ate Convention.
which has been in session here


IN Democratic State Convention.
which has been in session here
~ a week, adjourned sine die at
midnight. crowning its labors
by instructing for William Jennings
Bryan by vote OF 5e3 to 1874. The
fight over the Bryan instructions oc-
'cupied the closing hour OF the conven-
.tion. and was threshed out amid con-
siderable confusion, the Bryanites win
ming in a walk when tho roll was CALI
ed.
Dhe convention completed the State
ticket, elected delegates to the Denver
convention and adopted platform
during the session, which began at 10
o'clock this morning. The fight on
United States Senator Simmons, which
promised to develop into something
sensational when the convention took
q recess Sunday morning, sizzled out
to-day.
Only one delegate had the temerity
to face the convention with his opposi-
and he was Kissed and hooted to the
extent that he could not finish his
speech. TO satisfy everybody the
chairman ordered roll call. and but
ten votes We're cast against Mr.. Sim-
mons.
The convention then got to work on
the State ticket, and the contests
which developed in every instance
day. but everything was finally set
tied before adjournment.
Delegates Arc Chosen.
The delegates at large to the ma
5tional convention Anre Senator Lee s.
Overman, Senator +. NJ. Simmons. Gov
ernor Robert B. Glenn and Major E. B
Hale.
The alternates are General Julian S
Carr. of Durham; w. L. Parsons. OF
Richmond: f. 3. Watson. OF Wayne
and ]. w. Bailey. OF Wake.
state Ohlcers..
For State officers the following nom-
nations were made: - - -,
~ Secretary OF State ]. Bryan Grimes
+ Auditor, DR.. Benjamin Dixon.
Treasurer, B. r. Lacy.
Superintendent of Public 1nstruc..
5tion T.. ~ Joyner. and Commissioner OF
Insurance J. 3. Young had no op posi-
developed over the other State offices
( and there were two brief deadlocks.
Attorney-General, T. W. Beckett. OF
Commissioner Of Agriculture. w. a
Graham. Of lincoln,
Corporation Commiseloner. B. r. Ay-
cock. of Wayne. 8 ss
Commissioner OF Labor and Printing.
I M, Z Slllpman of Henderson,.
]. w. Bailey, of Wake and Waiter
Murphy. OF Rowan. were chosen cleo
tors at large.
The platform, prepared by COM
mittee OF which former Lieutenant
Governor Doughton was the chairman.
was adopted without a dissenting vote
It approves the adminlstration. Of : Gov Gov
land currency bill and condemns the
extravaganza Of the last Congress
without touching upon any new
The only feature to eniiven the
proceedings Of the closing day was
the warmth over the Bryan instruc-
tions, and this dwindled into tnsignift.
cance when the roll was called. the
Bryanites showing under the opposi-
ton by an Overwhelming vote
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-30
IL FFORT TO ESCAPE,
JEROME DECLARES.
District Attorney Violently OBJ
jects to Removal from Mattea-
wan, Declaring Any Man
With $1,000 Can Get
Outof Other State
Hospitals.
Dangerously Insane.

4 = ~ + 4
NEW YORK. June 2s.-Justice
Bowling to-day denied the applica-
ton OF Harry K. Thaw for per-
SMatteawan State Asylum for the
criminal insane to some other in
stitution. The decision says:
III. after sufficient observation.
1t 10 found proper to remove him to
fDome other institution the state
authorities can so act"
Justice aDowling's decision fur
&ther declares that Thaw is dang
serously insane person. who is not
Ito be punished, but to be kept un-
der the proper restraint that he
may neither injure himself nor any
one else; and states that the affi-5
adavits submitted set forth absolute
ysno reason why the change desir-
ed should be made
The courts order is not operative
for the present, at least, as Thaw is
now In custody under the orders of
Justice Mills. by reason of the writ
of habeas corpus on which he was
taken to White Plains to-day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-30
oIUR- YEAR. 0 D FOR HOMICIDE
Arrest OF Mere Baby Whose Playmate
nleil from Injuries. III sI 4ss!l

Arrest OF Mere Baby Whose Playmate
Died from m3Injuries. BY
Especial to he Times, mes nisspate 1s eh.l
did Edward O'Donnell has been arrest,
ed and arraigned for homicide de and held
for the coroner pending an inquest and
1plac ced in the custody Of his father,
Bernard ]. O'Donnell. ls 4,
The little boy and q playmate Al
bert Decker, We're playing with e. y, 1T
tie. wagon last Thursday. when they
had IA Disagreement as to who should
ride next Albert was thrown from
the wag on. The children cutt1ed Nbit
and the O'Donnell boy hit his play,
mate In the stomach with a toy pistol
The skin was bruised and peritonitis
morning. AS a matter of form the
go'Donnell lad was placed under arrest.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-30
FAIRFAX JEWELS WORN /
Shine in All Their Splendor. Mt We doing
in 2Tnlin ferrOt Family.
Z Especial to The Times lspateh,l

Special to The Times Dlspatch.l
BOSTON. MASS. June 29.-The IA
nous priceless Fairfax. jewels, made
INDUSTRIOUS In Winston Churchhill's n nov-s
els, "The Crisis and ichard Caryel.."
|slone In all their old time splendor at
the wedding of Miss Gertrude 6tone to
Mr.. William n. MacKerman,s in Melrose..
to ight. The bride wore many of the
Jewels, and the others We're worn by
Mrs. w. #. Taliaferro, the sister Of the
groom. who came from New Z York, The.
Jewels are priceless possessi ons of the
Tnliaferro family, descending to them
This Is the first time the Jewels have
been worn since Mrs. 7 a iaferro's mar
riage, fifteen years q go. 1t Is q ira
dition in the family that all of them
are never to appear at the same time
except at the wedding OF one Of the
IA mi 1y ,8{ tflsts 5s fsY
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-30
Absolute Quiet neIsnA

CITY OF MEXICO. June e9.--Up. to
this evening no news OF any sort has
been received at the capital that would
Indicate that there had been repe-
which occurred at the towns Of Viesca
and Las yacas. On the contrary. at
the Departments OF the Interior. War
and State came the report that abso-
lutte quiet reigned In tho region where
the two small bands Of malcontents
have been operating.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-30
ri REFORM school |. BOYS. REVOLT
Omcers of Maryland Institution Arc
Il Surprised.

.Onlcers of Maryland Institution Arc
Surprised.
BALTIMORE, June 29.--With a sud-
5denness that took all the officers by
surprise sixty boys at the Maryland
School for Boys reyolted to-day Z, and :, q
escaped from the institution. This
was the second outbreak In the school
insid 6 OF two months. ,at
Led by one of the larger boys, who
was armed with crowbar. they
stormed the outer gate this morning,
demolished the lock. and. streaming NJ :;
directions. Two Of the guards. In att
Tempting to stop tho fi ght Of the boys.
tried to scare them by. firing, their
pistols in tho air. The only result was
a shower of bricks and stones.
Captain Baker, one Of the offlcials, lis
was struck on the head With !. prick. s
His injuries, however. were not re-
garded m ID as serious. A general alarm
was sent out, and the police al over yer
the city were soon on the lookout 70 T
the gray clad fugitives. Eleven had
been captured this afternoon,