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Ranks with Larger cities.

New York, by virtue Of Its vast cos
mopolitan population, and crowded
area, lives up TO the natural suppose
ton that il would have more crIma
among its women than Washington
Chicago. without half trying, mar
tains high average for felony amonz
its feminine contingent, buJ Washing
ton has startled both of these hot beds
Of crime by the sensational and start
ling tragedies enacted here.
On rhe 18th OF May, 1901, there came
from the Sixth police precinct "a brief
report Of the suicide" of James Sey-
mOur Ayres. a Census ONCE clerk al.
the Kenmore. formerly the home OF
George Washington.
Coroner !. Ramsay hewitt viewed
the body, and declared it impossible
for man to shoot himself where the
dead man was wounded, and DetcC-
tives Horne and Father. of the Cen
trail office. made a rigid investigation.
Lying on the floor near d window.
his night clothes saturated with his
blood. and bullet wounds in the center
OF his heart, right thigh. and right
arm. Ayres was found about o'clock
the morning of Nay l6. He was seen
alive about five hours before. when he
assembled the stairs TO his room ON
the fourth floor OF the holstery-
A servant whose duy ii was 60
awaken the clerk in tine for him TO
20 10 work. rushed Wide-eyed and
breatkIess into the dining room, while
the guests OF the hotel were at the
breakfast and reported her CHASTITY
person who had most reason TO be-
was wildly excited, ard rushed from
the table 10 ;he clerks room.
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- sanity. reinforcing their legal
defense with the claim of the
right 10 externInato a man who
robbed them of tl.eir all. Two Of them
were liberated by juries after Iong
drawn our forensic battles, willie me
other WAS convicted and is nov serving
q ten-year sentence AT Moundsville
ponitentary.
another case. although it did not
result in the death of the man. was
that of Willie Mothershead and
Charles Davis last spring. Because Of
her great love Tor Davis. In whose
hoIae she was once employed, this
yCung woman opened fire ON him at
North Capitol and r streets north
west and but for her bad aim and
nervous condition probably would have
slain him.
Aside from these cases of use of
deadly weapons, of which women are
popularity believed TO be IN mortal
dread and lcar. IN Washington there
have been tried some Of the shrswdest
feminine ''get-rich-quick artists il
the business.
In the hrmallent Of women get
bys'' Mrs. Sa--h McCracken is pro
claimed by washington detectives as
the Cyrus of all. Her laurels and bay
leaves were placed in jeopardy noJ
Icng since, however, Oy Miss Frances
A. Caspari. Many women badger
game" operators, biackmailers, shop
filters, pickpockets, ard sneak thieves
have to-nd Washington most proft-
able field FOR their nefariOus la6ors.
In the consideration OF such cases,
the. Duchess Of California ''The Girl
With the Red Hat" Kate Friday
and THE Girl liz Brown are not to
be passed hulliedly.
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Mrs. BOnine Confessed.

While the Coroner and jurors were
interrosating servants ana other Wit
nesses. whose testimony was most
trivial, the inquest WIS suddenly ter
minated by the announcement that
Mrs. Lola Ida BONNIE, wife of ia to-
baceo drummer and mother of two
sons, had confessed 10 Detectives
Horne and Father and Mayor SyIves-
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Escaned br Fire Fscane.

Her story was that in the scufae
to wrest the revolver from his srasn
the weapon was discharged THREE
times in rapid succession and Ayres
fell grooming to the floor. Thinking
the reports Of the revolver and fall
ing % the body might have awakened
guests in the hotel Mrs. BONNIE SAYS
she descended the hre-escape, passed
through the ballroom wherein she and
Ayres had danced together many
hours. and then crept up the steps 10
her room.
After hearing this story. the jury
deliberated several hours and acquit-
ted the woman, who throughout the
tr.-ing ordeal maintained a stoicd az
titude and was always confident Of
liberation.
Although the May-Conen case lacked
the element CT mystery found in the
Bonine-A yres case. for startling fea-
lures it ranked with it. sTha shooting
of I.ueian NJ. Conen by Mrs. Jennie
/. Nay on Eighth street southeast
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Ioined Marine Band.

shortly after May came 10 Washing
ton. Conen joined the Marine Band
brought his mother from Louisville.
Ky. and lived with her on Fifth
street southeast
In August. 1905. May vas told by
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inquest with a view Of ascertainins
the circumstances under which the
young Michigan man met his death.
BY this time Mrs. BOnine's indiner-
ence and somewhat evasive answers
as To what she heard on the night OF
the shooting. had aroused the sus-
picion of the detectives.
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--.--s-ieu a. llt ..f--. .-l.,- --.io .J-a
complain about his conduct. Upon
hearing this. she said. the young man
took a revolver from under the pill
low of his bed ana threatened her
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-. t-oIaa weighing les than l9o
.5,-Ids. AIRS. Annie 81 Bradley ass
.ouud not guilty by q jury waicr
h,ald some Ot the most hearueld ns-
MARROW freezing, and revcItirg Test
EIony dealing with human ingratitud,
deception cruelty. abuse. and Mcgee
that was ever aiduced on a witness
stand. The defense was emotional
insanity Perhaps the juy did nyt
believe hsr insane. but the twelve Ileu
declared. after rendering their vera.c..
lHat SHE had more than enough -.
,rive a dozen persons insane.
Further illustration Of TIE fact lhar
a woman scorned is a thing Ju 81
feared Yves the AiotherShead-.Javr
case
After following Cherries Davis ~
1879 North Capitol street. many blocks
AIiss Willie MOthershead. tWeniy-slE
years old. of sl5z Twelfth street NORTH
east. bore down on him with IoadeI
revolver. the evening OF March 3. or
The present year. ana dred three shots
point blank at him. Two 90 the shots
took erect in the Young man right
cheek and behind his right ear. He
tecovered after few weeks treat
I1ent.
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-iered Couen would be one of The
ms 'sicians.
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Although than years have elapsed since the celebrated
reSBonne homicide at the Kenmore Hotel North Capitol and
streets taed the police and ultimately eliminated in of the Ma
onal Capitals sensational unWrten law the Staying
the young clerk still fresh in the minds of Wash
ingtonanS
More recent than this however the ConenMay which
passed many its kind startling revelations bearing nconovab
evidence ndety bghng of dreams OF home life misplaced conf
denc and the ultimate humiliation of married by disclosures
in open court, and imprisonment.
When WaSingtonans to consider higher ie-1i
cases. the Staying Arthur Brown by who followed him
across the continent avenge the wrongs haped upon her, undou
sdly takes precedence over all others.
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MEN, while contributing less ne-uenuy to pole
history in Washington than their sterner brethren
have made up in the violence of their acts wha
they lacked in numbers.
In the foreground of feminine criminaity c
Washington there stand out in has relief three case
which are ineffaceable from not only the minds {
WashingtonianS but students of criminoog
throughout the country
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-21
Committees Come to an In
derStanding
UNION TO ACT TODAY
On Report Of It's Committee Jumpers,
Boxers and Derrickmen Meet Until
Late at Night and Adjourn to
To-day--Not Yet Agreed.

After nearly alI-day session yester-
day, the committees from the unions and
the manufacturers reached an agreement
just before o'clock yesterday afternoon
and the same win be placed before the
Polishers' union at meeting to be held
this afternoon at 3 o'clock, with rec
ommendation from the committee that
it De accepted
AS the matter has not yet been acted
ON by the union, the terms Of the agree
ment are not given out, but they are
understood to be "a cents for the first
year, SO the second and S7la cents the
thru, minimum in each case, with no
reduction in the wages Of any man earn
ing more.
1t lis expected that with the recon-
mendation Of the committee the agree
ment will be ratified BY the union this
afternoon, leaving, then, only the lump
ers boxers and derrickmen with whom
an agreement has not been reached. The
committees from this union and from
the manufacturers met last evening and
were in session until after o'clock this
morning, but they came to no under
standing. Another meeting of the COM
mittees is being held this afternoon.
As soon as these committees agree, a
meeting OF the Manufacturers associa-
tion will be called and all agreements
accepted, signed up and the tie-up de-
clared at an end.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-21

The Number Of Motor Car Enthusiasts
Ii Continually Growing.

Although Barre Is not so we'll situated
in regard TO level stretches and high
ways as some Of the other cities Of the
state the Granite city is gaining rapidly
in the number Of automobiles owned and
operated my its citizens. The fever has
not got in its strongest work as yet
this season, but the new cars are begin
ning to appear on the streets and more
are expected TO came soon.
Among those who have invested in
the gasoline conveyances this season are
Gale Bennett, WI &. Reynolds and Q. NJ.
kenyon, all Of whom have purchased
four.cylinder CadilIace touring cars.
John w. Gordon, I. Nv Hooker and D..
M Miles pin their faith to the Haynes
and have purchased four-cylinder cars
Of that make. Bert II, Wells has invest
cd In four-cylinder Ford and f. w.
Bisbee and George w. Mann believe,
from experience, in the merits Of the
Stanley steamers and have purchased
new machines Of that make.
The only new venturers in the auto
mobile field 50 far this season are B. wv.
Hooloer and II. A. Holt, the latter Of
whom purchased Of i. w. Bisbee the
Stanley which he ran last season. There
are thought To be several others upon
whom the fever has strong hold and
who may succumb before the close Of
the season.
The machines already purchased this
season make total of 30 owned in the
city, there having been "a last year,
some of which the owners exchanged for
rev ones. In Barre Town there are
five or six owned.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-21
FIRST STEP TO FREE
HARRY K. 7HAW
It Was Application for Order on Super
intendent Of Matteawan Prison to
Permit Prisoner to Sign Habeas
Corpus Paper.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, April 2l.The
IRE step IN proceedings looking to the
release Of Harry X. Thaw from the state
asylum for the criminal insane at Mat
teawan was taken yesterday James G.
Graham of Newburg, formerly secretary
for Governor odell, appeared as Thaw's
counsel before Justice Morschaaser Of
the New York state supreme court at
White Plains and made application for
an order directing the superintendent OF
the asylum TO permit Thaw to sign an
application for writ oi habeas corpus.
The order was promptly granted and
probably viii be served upon the acting
superintendent Of the asylum at once
According to the usual procedure IN
such cases, Thaw will sign the appliea-
ton for writ of habeas corpus. which
will then be submitted TO a justice Of
the supreme court, probably Justice
Morsehauser. Such writs are always
granted and the date when the writ Is
returnable il fixed To suit the convent
ence Of all parties concerned. The next
step will be for Thaw To determine
whether lie should he released from the
asylum IS sane. Probably this hearing
will be held before Justice Morsehauser
at Poughkeepsie.
This method Of securing the release of
4 prisoner at The state asylum Il the one
usually taken when the state lunaey
commission isn't willing to declaer that
the prisoner il sane. Whether an ex
preston from the commission has been
had could not be learned here,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-21
DEAD In PRISON,
WALLACE H. HAM
Former Treasurer Of St. Paul's Church
in Boston Was Serving Long
Sentence for Larceny.

Boston, April 2l--1he death Of Wal
lace II. Ham, former treasurer d ST.
Paurs church Of this city, custodian Of
funds Of the st. Luke's Home for Con-
valescents and unbounded manager Of
the American Surety company, who was
serving sentence in Che state prison
Of fifteen to twenty years for the lar.
ceny Of $4,000, was announced last
night. Ham died at the state prison
hospital Sunday, death being due to gem
eral decline both of mind and OF body.
ne was sentenced in 1904 Ham was
born III Maryland 81 years ago.
Prominent III Episcopal church circles
and in business affairs, Ham was greatly
trusted, and his downfall in 1904, due
to unfortunate speeuations, it Is said,
caused n sensation.
When he was but 25 years old, he was
made treasurer OF ST. pauls church, be-
ing intrusted with all the funds and
property Of that society. Later he was
picked by Bishop Lawrence OF the Mas
sachusetts diocese as an ideal man to
take charge OF about $4,000 in funds Of
ST. Lakes Home for Conyalescents, Of
which Bishop Lawrence was president.
In 1898, further responsibilities were
placed on Hams shoulders when he was
placed as manager at the head Of the
New England Office Of the American
Surety company, these three positions
placing him in unquestioned control Of
about S400,000 Even as manager Of
the surety company, whose business it
was to bond handlers Of money, he was
not required to furnish bonds. He re-
ceiyed good income, his salary from
the surety company being $4,000.
"A few ventures iii the stock market
led him deeper into speculation, until
to cover his margins he was obliged TO
draw upon the funds in his possession.
These losses, IL is believed, continued for
two years before they were suspected
Finally, discrepancies in Hams ac-
counts we're noted by a New York audi
tor for the surety company, and upon
being asked to produce the company's
bonds, he broke down aud confessed all.
He was arrested at his Office on State
street, Feb. 25, 1904, and was indicted
BY the grand jury for the larceny of
S2i4,000 from the surety company and
S24 900 from the treasury of ST. Liike's
home. No prosecution followed because
of BIS larceny 81 the funds Of St. Paul's
church.
Changing his previous plea Of not gull
ty to guilty, Ham threw himself upon
the mercy OF the court, and after a severe
arraignment by Judge Harris, was SEN
tenced to not less chan fifteen nor more
than twenty years at hard labor in state
prison. Ham was married fourteen
years ago and leaves widow. The body
was turned over To Mrs Ham, who had
always remained loyal to him.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-21
FOUND MORE BONES
I'm CHELSEA RUINS
They Are Thought to Be Remains of
John Gilbrook Or william Morris
Great Crowds View Ruins.

Boston, April 2l.Another body was
taken from the ruins of the Chelsea fire
late yesterday BY workmen digging in
the cellar OF ia Central avenue. Iden-
titication WAS impossible, as the bones
were badly chRrrrd and there were no
articles in the vicinity BY which the
name of the victim could be learned.
Presumably the body Is either that Of
John Gilbrook, a cigarmaker, or William
Morris, shoe maker, both OF whom lived
there and have been missing since the
confagration
q holiday crowd estimated at about
100000 people Aocked 90 the scene of
the fire yesterday. but for the most
part they were orderly and gave the
militia and police little trouble. The
greater part 81 the throng pressed around
the groups of workmen digging for bod
les. The Salvation Army took the adj
vantage Of so many people and stationed
their representatives at crowded places
with coin boxes soliciting aid for the
sufferers.
City Physician Chase made an inspec-
tion Of the sanitary conditions OF the
City NesLeIuHy NMN Iuutlu uipVNieLitlB
state oF affairs ia that part Of the jew
ish quarter, which escaped the flames.
In one kitchen there were twelve cot
beds, and expressed the fear that unless
conditions were rcmedied there would be-
an epidemic The rag dealers, in whose
quarters II is believed By some that
the fire gained its headway, were given
a forty.eight hours notice last night
to remove from the city limits. This
step was taken at the instance q DIR.
Chase after a consultation with the mill
tary authorities II is feared that the
rags might cause d pestilence which in
the citys present state Of unprepared-
ness would result seriously.
Boston, April 81 Evidence regarding
incendiaryism at the Chelsea conhagra
tion IL being heard today BY Deputy
Chief Joe O. Neal of the state police be-
hind closed doors in the Chelsea police
court. Eoch witness b heard privately.
Mayor Becke win be one Of the witness.
es.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-21
BARN AND STOCK BURNED.
Fire at The Cyrus r. Dustin Place IN
ccntoocook, N. H.

Concord, N. Fl, April 21 Fire broke
cut last night about s o'clock in the
large @et of farm buildings owned by
Cyrus + Dustin, occupying promin.
tnt place in Contoocook village. The
heavy rain that was falling saved the
adjoining property
The cause has been discovered for the
blaze which started in the long L con
meeting the house and barn. The flames
quickly spread To the big barn, but
heroic work by the neighb0rs and family
saved the main part of the house from
destruction The barn contained large.
AMOUNT of live stock all of which was
burned, except one horse owned by C.
u, Mcelnskey.
Over twenty tons Of nay and large
amount Of farming implements anI
trols were destroyed. The loss Is part
II covered by insurance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-21
HEARING DAMAGE CASE.
That Of Waterbury Centre Man Against
the Rutland Railroad.

In Washington county court to-day
was heard the case Of WI @. Simpson Of
Waterbury Centre against the Rutland
railroad, a jury having been secured yes
terday afternoon on the re-opening Of
court. Judge Waterman is presiding
Suit is brought in this case to recover
$4,000 to damages alleged to have been
sustained by the plaintiff in the wreck
lat Vergennes, December /, 1905. A com
|panion case Of Mabel Z. simpson, wife
of the plaintiff in the case now on trial,
against the Rutland railroad, will prob
ably not be tried this term. The legal
array engaged il formidable. Harvey al
Harvey and +. W. MoIoney Of Rutland
appear for the plaintiff; Senter 4 Senter,
II. H. Powers and p. NJ Meldon for the
defendant company
Mr.. Simpson was on the stand this
forenoon. He barred his leg to show
marks of the injury.
Gold for Popular Juror.
After court took a recess yesterday,
the court, court officers, members of the
bar and jurors adjourned to the grand
Jury room, where Judge Hall happily
felicitated Juror q T. shepard Of Marsh
field on his approaching golden wedding
anniversary. which occurs April p, and
in behalf Of those present handed MIR.
Shepard $40 in gold 4Sheps was down
and ont for a minute Oh Two, but when
lie found his voice he heartily thanked
all present for the gift. He then sang
Gold, Gold, Gold, I in manner that won
LOUD applause.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-21
THROUGH HOLE
i'm THE WALL
Six Horses We're Removed
From Fire Ruins
THREE HOURS AFTERWARDS
H. c. Smiths Livery Stable in Burling-
ton Burned This Morning and
Seven Animals Perished---
Insurance $4,000.

Burlington, April 2l.--There was an
insurance Of $4,000 on the livery stable
Of Fl G. Smith, which was burned this
morning. The loss was $1,000. "A re.
markable feature Of the fire was that
six horses survived the fire and were led
out through q hole chopped in the wall
three hours after the fire. Seven horses
were burned.
The fire was discovered at one o'clock
BY Nj. J. Daley who was walking along
Main street. lie notified the police, and
c'iiicer cosgrove rang an alarm from
box A. An hour later the property
was in ruins. The work OF lighting the
Gre was difficult as the burning hay
made dcnse smoke While the fire.
mem directed several streams of water
en- the blazing structure, the employees
of the stable wheeled ont many yehi-
cles and saved some Of the harnesses
and office furniture. a dozen double
wagons were saved. During it all, the
peighing and stamping Of the impris-
oncd horses could be heard above the
cracking Of the tfames. In the left
were stored many sleighs, cutters and
~ gons.
a valuable pair Of horses owned BY
i. NJ Barrows Of Winooski, which had
been left in the stable for the night,
because the roads were 80 slippery that
Mr.. Barrows didn't attempt to drive
them home, were among the animals
that were destroyed
The proprietor Of the stable stated
during the fire that he did not think
hc would start In business again. @Tnis
fire will break me" he said 'sTlie
last FIRE | had was lucsy one, but
this one isn't. have a lot of valuable
clothes and other personal articles In
the barn there, all Of which viii be
total loss.
The Craven block Il located nearby,
and ita occupants packed their goods
oh snort notice and were ready To move
ciit when the flames should approach
them. The Hyiand block on the oppo-
site corner was also in danger while
inst south, and enreloped iii smoke, was
the Free Press building. III the rear
were Ex Mayor Burke's property and
the Brigham stables, although these
were not in imminent danger.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-21
DID NOT ARREST
BENEDICT SHANAHAN
Rut Police Questioned Him as to What
He Knew About Annie Mullins,
The Murdered Gin.

Boston, April 2l.-When Benedict
shauahan arrived here yesterday on the
fisherman Mary and Ellen, nc was met
VI several of the Arlington police, who
took MIN to that city for the purpose
of questioning him regarding Annie
Mullins, who WAS murdered Oh the night
lof Agarch 27 lastgs4
Shanahan was friend Of Miss Null
Inns and was in this city on the night
Of the murder. HE also ATTENDED the
wake and visited his brother at May
nafd five days after the murder. He
left on a fishing trip on April 2.
Tine police found that Shanahan knew
Miss Mullins not only at ST. Johns, nj.
r., where both Of them were born, but
while she was a resident OF South B0s-
ton. a week before the murder Shan
ahan was an inmate of the Marine hos
pitai III Chelsea for a dislocated should
er.
No effort was made BY the Arlington
police to arrest him, but simply to oh
tein wnat information he might have
concerning Miss Mullins.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-21
10 MARRY OR NOT.
That Is the Problem Which Is Facing
Syrian Couple.


Whether twere best to marry, or con.
tinue in single blessedness is the per-
picking question that is agitating the.
minds and hearts of Louis NJ Ro-
manos and Mary G, Peters, two of the
younger members Of the Syrian colony
in this city. Romanos and Miss Peters,
lit is claimed, ran away to Orange last
Saturday afternoon, stopping at Isaac
Corey's in that town. Yesterday after
noon they returned to Barre, going dl-
rect to the city clerks Office and secur-
ing d marriage license, the young man
giving his age as % and that Of the girl
as Is. Not long after the license had
been granted, other Syrians appeared at
the clerks office, claiming that the girl
was not vet IA would not be IA until
next October, and wanting the city clerk
to stop the marriage.
This official sent word to the young
people that H they had given wrong In
formation as TO their ages they would
be liable to a heavy fine. He also in
formed his visitors that if the mother
was as opposed to the wedding. AZ they
claimed, and would appear and make
oath the girl was not as old as claimed,
he would prohibit the wedding. The Wis
itors departed and have not yet RE-
turned
Other Syrians claim the mother had
picked Burlington co-patriot to be the
husband Of her daughter TO him it is
claimed the girl was represented to be
22, and because Of the girls preference
for Romanes to the man Of her mothers
selection is due all the objection Of tho
mother and others Meanwhile the
Young man and woman are still debating
whether they shall marry.