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The Detroit times., 1908-01-24
POLICE HAVE GOOD
CASE AGAINST NEW
MURDERSUSPECT
PERCY RoYNE ADMITS BEING IN
MRS. WEIGHS HOME FEW
HOURS BEFORE PROBABLE
TIME OF MURDER.

Chief of Detectives Mcdonnell ad
mitted. Friday morning. that Percy
Boyne. alias Bowin, brought to Detroit
by Detective John Downey from Wood
Vile, Ont, a few days ago. is held on
suspicion OF being the murderer OF
Mrs. Cornelia WEIGH, who was found,
with feet and hands tied, in her home
at No. rs Congress-st. east, Jan. Z.
Chief Mcdonnell says that suspicion
Is very strong against Boyne. and his
arrest has caused the police to return
to their first theory that Mrs. WEIGH
was murdered on the Friday night pre-
ceding the finding OF her body. James
Elliott. saloonkeeper In the neigh
borhood, declared positively that he
had seen Mrs. Welch and had talked
with her as late as Monday afternoon.
Capt. Mcdonnell declares this was I'M
possible, and wholly discredits the
story.
"Boyne has admitted" said the cap
tain. that he was in Mrs. Welch's
place Friday night and that he left
about midnight. We can produce a
witness who will swear that she heard
Mrs. Welch moaning at o'clock Sat
urday morning and can show by the
milkman, the ice man and dozen 9TH
ers that they tried to get In Saturday
and Monday and could not get any
answer TO their knocks.
up to this time, we have learned,
Boyne had been living on free lunches
and borrowing small sums of money
here and there from anybody who
would let him have II, for he had lost
his lob at Williams Bros pickle fac
tory some time before. Saturday
morning. however, the day after his
visit to Mrs. Welch's, he had plenty OF
money; enough. at least. to buy rail-
road ticket home and have plenty of
change left. When he was arrested in
Woodvllle he was wearing good
clothes and seemed quite prosperous.
HE gave us the name OF a man
who. he said, had given him the
money. We went to considerable
trouble and expense to locate that man
and he denies giving Boyne any
money. So, you see, we caught him
In a lie. We have found out a good
deal more about this man. but that Ia
all l am at liberty to disclose Just
now. My men are still at work on the
case and new developments are like
ly at any time"
BoyuE IL still held In the central sta.
ton, but has not been registered as
yet.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-24
RECENT LETTER BY
9IXEY FOU n D IN
correspondence
NOW KNOWN WHY ROOSEVELT
HUNG BACK ON PUBLISHING
HRowNsoN's PRorEsT-NAvY
SECRETARY MAY EXPLAIN.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-When the
correspondence in the Brownson-Rixey
controversy was laid before the house
In compliance with the Gill resolution,
II became evident why President
Roosevelt has been holding on for
dear life to Brownsons letter OF pro-
test against putting doctor in com.
mand OF hospital ship.
There were many broad smiles over
the following passages from the let.
ter:
hospital ship is a sea going
vessel having large hospital on
board
There IS nothing In the training
OF "A medical officer to At him TO
command a sea-going vessel
Telegraph operators. or cable
engineers are not put In command
OF cable ships, nor are postmasters
put In command OF mail steamers.
battleship can with propriety
be called floating fort but artil-
lery officers are not ntted Tor the
command OF them.
Amusement succeeded the smiles
when, included In the correspondence
was found letter by Surgeon General
Rixey, dated Jan. %. This was In re-
ply to Admiral Brownson's letter OF
protest to the president, sent more
than four weeks ago. Members OF the
house who noted this fact were Inter
ested In figuring out how letter writ
ten at this late date came to be In
cluded In official correspondence which
IL supposed TO have been closed al
most a month ago. and 1t is probable
that the secretary OF the navy will be
called upon to explain.
The Gill resolutions principal OBJ
ject was to force the president to
make public letter which Admiral
Brownson directed to him, protesting
againet his determination to place DR.
Rixey in Command OF the relief ships
Included In this correspondence is
Rear Admiral Brownson's side OF his
controversy with Surgeon General
Rixey.
Rear Admiralo Brownson's reply Is
largely leveled at the decision of At
torney General Bonaparte. who was
secretary OF the navy In 1906. that a
surgeon may command hospital ship.
After Bonaparte sustained Rixey, the
controversy ragged for several weeks,
as is shown by the reports OF boards
In the volumes sent to congress. Bon.
aparte decided as follows:
THAT a hospital ship. when In com.
mission. should be treated as a float.
Ing hospital and as such placed In
command OF medical officer, her nav.
igation being controlled by a compel
ent sailing master"
Brownson, referring specifically to
Bonaparte's decisions. says:
Whether II is hospital ship OF
not, 1t is a sea-going vessel and in
order to accompany the feet to fulflll
the purpose for which II is designed
IL must be navigated and handled in
the same seaman-like manner which
Is required OF all vessels to secure
safety on the high seas"
The Detroit times., 1908-01-24
O.U. R. EMPL0YE IS.
CRUSHED UNDER
CAR TRUCKS
WILLIAM BONNER MEETS DEATH
IN PECULIAR ACCIDENT NEAR
HARPER-AvE. BARNs--vicTiM's
WIFE CLOSE AT HAND.

William Bonner. aged 40, OF No. 1875
Harper-ave.. employed in the Detroit
United railways Harper-ave. shops.
'Harper-ave. and the Belt Line.
was almost instantly killed in pecu.
liar accident shortly before s o'clock
Friday morning.
With a fellow employee. Ernest Cook,
OF No. 1916 Helen-aye.. Bonner was at
work on a switch point near the barns
when u westbound Harper car APP
preached. Bonner stood In the middle
of the track. directly in the path of
the moving car. and Cook, who stood
at one side, advised him TO step out
OF the way.
"Oh. I've got plenty of time" Bon
ner Is said TO have replied. They'll
have TO stop for air, anyway"
But the car did not stop. and be.
fore Bonner could step out OF the way
II had struck him. He fell on the fend-
er, and the car. instead of keeping TO
the maintrack, turned itno the open
switch on which a construction car
was standing. Before the motorman
could bring 1t to full stop. the fend-
ers OF the two cars came together and
the Jolt dislodged pair of emergency
trucks that hung on the front or the
construction car The trucks fell on
Bonner, crushing him frightfully.
Bonner was carried into the shop
and died within Ave minutes. An en-
ploye was just setting off 10 notify
his wife when he caught sight of her
on an eastbound car that had just
drawn up at the barns. She was on
her way downtown.
Coroner Parker investigated the
case and will probably hold an inquest
to determine the responsibility for the
accident.
Besides his widow. Bonner leaves
one daughter, student in the Eastern
High school
The Detroit times., 1908-01-24
Biggest Lobster in
New York Tips the
Scale at IL LIZ Lbs.

NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-The biggest
lobster" In New York has arrived. He
Is at the Battery park aquarium and
measures in length from tip OF Its
antennae. or feelers. to the tip OF it's
tail "a inches. Its big crushing claw
is IA inches in circumference and
about a foot In length, or as big as
an ordinary sized lobster.
The Holsters weight is IA 1-2 pounds.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-24
3 DEAD As RESULT
Of BLIZZARD IN
NEW YORK
ONE DIES FROM FREEZING, AN
OTHER FROM EXHAUSTION AND
THE THIRD WALKS OFF FERRY
SLIP IN STORM.

NEW YORK, Jan. ga drop OF 80
degrees In temperature to IA above
zero, bringing with II binding north
west, snowstorm, plunged New York
into all the rigors and suffering of a
genuine, old-fashioned winter. today.
One man was frozen to death. an
other. blinded by snow, walked OF a
ferry Slip and was drowned; another
man died from exhaustion. Many
were picked up more dead than alive
In the streets and had to be resus-
citated in the hospitals and thousands
suffered hardship on the lower east
and west sides.
The storm demoralized traffic in
Manhattan and cut off whole districts
In BROOKLYN and the outlying Sec
tons altogether. Brooklyn bridge
traffic was at complete standstill for
20 minutes during the rush hour. The
city took charge and put thousands
OF men to work removing the snow.
Dies from Exhaustion.
Ezekial Arskuah, left his home on
West Eighty-seventh-st to go to his
store at No. 260 Grand-st.. and had
such difficulty in trudging through the
snow that when he reached his shop
he fell exhausted to the floor. When
Joseph White, salesman. tried to
pick him up, he found that he was
dead.
James Smith, once a prosperous on
gineer, was found frozen to death be-
meath a snowdrift several feet deep.
Over his shoulder he had burlap
sack, containing little bit OF fire
wood. Last night he was seen on
the Bowery, and was heard~to re-
mark:
Newspapers keep the feet warm :
He had spread a newspaper on the
sidewalk and was stamping upon It.
He had no overcoat and his short
coat was i'll fitting The cloth was
frayed and the sleeves did not reach
to the wrist His Is one OF the pathet-
ic tragedies gouged out of the mys-
ferfOus east side by death.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-24
SALARY QUESTION
TO COMMITTEE
ARTICLE FOR UNIFORM PUBLIC
ACCOUNT SYSTEM IS FINAL.
~ ADOPTED.

LANSING, Mich. Jan. 24.-(spe-
cial.) The question of salaries of leg
islators this afternoon was referred to
special committee OF FIVE and post.
poned till next Tuesday. There was a
long fight In the con-con over the cues
ton. which resulted In deadlock.
President Carton. irritated over the
waste OF time, said sarcastically:
Every man get an amendmen
ready and shove 'em In
The article for a uniform system of
public accounts. provided by the leg.
islature. was finally adopted.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-24
ENGINEER FIGHTS MOB
WITH ENGINE; KILLS 6

BAkU, Trans aucasia, Russia, Jan.
2f.-After several laborers had been
run down by a locomotive here today,
a mob of the Victims comrades sur
rounded the engine and attempted to
lynch the engineer. To escape the
excited workmen the engineer opened
the throttle OF the locomotive and
dashed through the crowd, killing six
men and wounding many others.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-24
GRANT HEADS
LAKES Dept.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.--Gen. Fred
erick Dent Grant was today trans
ferred from the command of the de-
partment of the east. with headquar-
tiers at Qouverneur's Island. New York
bay, to the command of the depart
ment OF the lakes. with headquarters
at Chicago.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-24
park commlttes Has an OUTING.

Choosing this balmy spring day as
a fine one to get away from the smoke
stained atmosphere OF the great city
and to recreate beside the cool river.
the council committee on parks left
early In the morning to investigate
the urgent needs of Belle Isle Money
has been asked to furnish the new
casino and to push work on the bath
house, and Commissioner Breitmeyer
went along TO show just where the
coin must be spent
The Detroit times., 1908-01-24
sloan Tor knickerbocker head.

NEW YORK. Jan. 2f.--Samuel
Sloan. Il was announced In wall-st.
today, has been chosen for the presi.
Gency OF the Knickerbocker Trust Co.
by the voting trustees. subject TO tho
consent of the depositors' committee.
The institution is TO reopen In few
weeks. and MI S1oan'H REPUTATION Ia
such that there Ia little doubt hn VIII
be readily ao<cptedl
The Detroit times., 1908-01-24
5 FIREMEM KILLED
-. IN COSTLY B[lzE
At BALTIMORE
TWENTY ALSO ARE INJURED ~
FALLING wALLs-Loss 10 ESTE.
MATED AT MORE THAN ssoor
600.

BALTIMORE. Jan. 24.---Five hfe-
men were killed and 20 seriously inr
jured by falling walls. early this
morning, In what was the greatest Are
which this city has experienced since
the great conhagration OF 1904.
Among the worst injured IL George
Horton. chief OF the IRE department..
The loss caused by the flames Ia esti-
mated at more than 100000.
At Holiday and Saratoga-sts.. In >
building occupied by the ]. Register
Sons Co.. plumbers supplies. the IRE
started on the third floor and tanned
by the fierce gale from the northwest,
was soon beyond control.
Long before there was any thought
OF danger the center of the building
had been so weakened that the wall
on the Saratoga-st side fell out. bury
ing in its ruins the ice-coated fremen
who were plying their apparatus be.
low.
The Dead:
LIEUT.. FREDERICK HARTMAN.
VIM. ID. HUGH.
JAMES BARROCKs
AUGUST SCHRIvER.
JOHN sliced.
Those most seriously injured are:
Horton. Geo.. chief OF fire depart.
ment. skull fractured, internally In
jured, little hope OF recovery: Mcneil,
Geo. E.. lieutenant of Co. Is. chest
crushed. will die: John weinight. I'd.
ward Devine, r. M. Shilling. John ID.
McDonough. George w. Haskell, Jas
L. Groth, all hurt more or less.
Chief Warns Men.
When the cracking sound OF the
collapsing wall was heard above the
roar of the flames, Chief Horton at
once shouted an alarm and those Of
his men who could s9rang for shelter.
Almost all OF them. however. were too
late and they went down badly crush
ed by the shower OF bricks.
Other tenants OF the burned build
ing besides the REGISTER firm wero
the Baltimore Bell & Brace CO., which
Is also a heavy loser; Flynn and EN-
rich, machinists: e. b. Reed & Co..
printers. and Bentley & Schriver.
grocers. The losses Of the latter were
comparatively small
Catching from a brand from the
burning structure. the city hall an
mex also took FIRE. II housed the health
department and while the flames rag
ed, Mayor Mahool and force OF men
were busy removing from the annex
many public documents to places OF
safety.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-24
COAL BARONS EOOST
PRICE IN ADVERSELY

NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-The
Retail Coal Dealers association
sent out notices today saying
that, owing TO the storm, the
price OF the domestic size OF an
thracite coal would be advanced
so cents a ton. Additional ex-
penses due to hauling coal in
the present storm Is given as
the reason for today's advance.
This Is a terrific blow TO hun
dreds OF thousands OF the poor.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-24
/ Coat and Cloak sale.

j. p. Huckestein. the east side dry
goods merchant. places on sale let
OF coats and cloaks for youths and
ladies at prices<reduced about so per
cent The sd1e starts tomorrow at
a. m See advertisement on Page
Three ocfoday's issue.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-24
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

=
The temperature has fallen from 10
20 - degrees over the lower lake
region, Ohio, and lower Mississippi val
ley, and east of these areas tn the
coast. Zero temperatures are reported
only ~ the 500 and eastward over low
or Ontario, and down the 50. Lawrence
valley. a storm area OF moderate In
fenslty ts central this morning OF New
York city and has caused from TO no
incDes Of SNOW over the eastern md
New England states. Over the upper
lake r~Hton, ths upper Mississippi val
ley, mad the eastern slope Of the Rocky
snOuntatns, tho temperature has rts IN
from 10 90 30 degrees The high afca
- centrni ovar the ipwer Mississippi
valley. mud extends On r. crest north
eastward across thc lower lake region
into the -. Lawrence valley. Another
low area ~ central over Nevada, and
rain ~. fallen cyrr Arizona and south
pafsIy cloudy westher With rfsins
I, ipsrature IL forecast for this section
& isbt and Saturday. The winds will
brisk en- high southwest dfminfshfsg.
alexander. Iruhr-fsnx N 0onro~
The Detroit times., 1908-01-24
TUG BRINGS IN 40
MISSING FROM LINER

ROTTERDAM. Jan. 24.-The tug
morning with the 20 odd missing pas
sengers Of the steamship Amsterdam.
which was In collision with the Az
minister on Tuesday night last. They
had suffered great hardship.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-24
G|RL|E'S HAIR
IS ALL HER OWN
MISS puMoucHEi.LE ANNOYED
AT ALLEGED ISLANDER OF
MRS. CUMMINGS No. 2.

II understand that the present Mrs.
Cummings Is siapdering me by. saying
my hair is false and by making other
absurd and ridiculous statements
said Miss "Girlie" Dumouchelle, d.
vorced wife OF Thomas Cummings,
over the phone to The Times, Friday
afternoon. Such contemplate state
ments are scarcely worth noticing. i
certainly consider myself thousand
times better than that woman. She
was just a barber shop manicure. anf
everyone who knows me Will tusc
laugh at her statement about my hair. I"
Miss Dumouchelle's hair Is one OF
the strong features OF her beauty.
ysb rrsntsng--pOrc Right TIns~s
The Detroit times., 1908-01-24
CHEER HARMON AS THE
NEXT vICE-PRESIDENT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Jan. Aud
son Harmon, travelling with william
J. Bryan on lecture and speech-maK-
ing tour. was introduced last night as
the next vice president" He was
loudly cheered by the immense crowd.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-24

Three and one half per cent inter
est, no Insurance. no repairs, nc
trouble. Equal to six per cent mort
wage, cafe as government bonds. 70,
can buy 100000 worth or more. Fol
information apply to the City Control
Ter. TOO City ffzff.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-24

At the time of the collision the
Amsterdam was coming from Harwich
with Sc passengers on board. Most
of the passengers and crew were
transferred safely to the Administer.
while others went on the tug which
has been missing until today.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-24
VARSITY PRESIDENTS
WANT NATL COLLEGE

CHICAGO, Jan. 24.--Presidents Vt
state universities OF the United States
closed their convention last night. AT.
ter adopting resolution petltionirg
congress for the creation OF national
university at Washington. ID. c., for
postgraduafes.
The standardizfng OF the state uni
versities was advocated. as was the
creating of experimental engineering
stations, covered by bills now before
congresa
The Detroit times., 1908-01-24
THE WEATHER.

Detroit and vicfnftys Friday night
and saturday, partly cioudyD rising
temperaturey brssk and high southwest
Lower Michigan Pnrtly cloudy with
probably SNOW Gurrtes north portion
tonight or saturday. rising tempern-
tures brisk 20 high southwest winds
dfminishins.
uolfaI.Y TEMPER ArIrans
The Detroit times., 1908-01-24

Suppressed suits for divorce were
fled In the circuit court Friday morn
ing by Carrie vs.. William K. Sumner.
and Lizzie Va. Irving Sager.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-24
OkIahomans for Taft.

GUTHRIE, Okla. Jan. 24.-The Re
publican convention of the Fourth Ok
laboma district at Coalgate yesterday.
Endorsed tho candidacy OF Secretary
Taft, and elected A. e. Perry aud l..
A. Butler delegates 10 the national
convention. These are the FIRST Re
publican delegates elected.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-24
Flames Destroy the
City Halt and Records
At Portland, Maine

PORTLAND. Me-. Jan. 24.--Port.
land city hall is being destroyed by
a raging Are which has got beyond
the control of the city firemen and
is now threatening the business dis
trict OF the city. With a bowling
northeast storm tanning the flames,
the big business blocks In the neigh-
borhood of the city hall are In peril
among them being the Union Mutual
block. valued at half million dollars.
Fire Chief NJ. M. Eldridge has been
badly hurt, having been struck by =
heavy piece OF hose pipe which va
swung across the street. knocking him
down. Thrilling escapes have been
numerous, but no fatalities have been
reported.
Two thousand people attending q
dance given by the Pythians In the
second story OF the city hall had ~
narrow escape. Panic was avoided
by the. GOODNESS OF the ofiicialB II
charge OF the ball. who led the dAno-
ers out in safety.
Newspaper Men Discover Fire.
The flre was discovered at 2:1s =
m. by two newspaper men who were
walking up Exchange-st. toward the
front OF the building.
II IS probable that all the valuable
records and books of the municip1A-
ity, as well as Of Cumberland comfy
will be lost In the IRE. At $50 q a
the top OF the enormous gilt dome ~
the city hall fell with terrific cru
and 80 6remen and score q poll
men and citizens narrowly eecau
death when the shout from the crow
"Shes going," gave them warming
The dome In It's crash brought dow
a tangie OF live wires directly II
center ofecity hall square. and tno
kept the iiremen busy for some tn
The building Is valued at $500
and Is insured for $4,000 EI.
The Chestnut-St Methodist
directly In the rear Of city
now burning but the. IRE Is un6 "
troll.
The loss on the city ~
when built 100000
county. Is estimated
paintings and vaiuan
AT 5000 900. The Metnol
church. which Is fine brick IS
Is valued at $4,000. but tne -
to the church viii probably NOT ex''
coed $1,000.
The loss ON valuable paintings alone
which we're kept 10 different rooms OF
the city building. is estimated q more
than 100000. City Clerk Cummings
says the Insurance. carried on the city
hail hal is not more - ssoc.oec.
"a
The Detroit times., 1908-01-24

partment 10 turned over to the new
treasurer, ex-Gov. John r. Rich.
IN the meantime no money is be-
ING received, or paid out.
Attorney Seward l.. Merriam, OF De-
troit. lawyer for Gov. Warner In the
removal proceedings against GLACIER,
says In his report to the governor con.
corning his investigation OF Glaciers
affairs:
In bearing on the question as to
whether Mr.. Glazier absolutely knew
In the latter part OF the year OF 1907
tnat he was not only insolvent, but
that his bank was In danger by reason
or his own actions and conduct during
the period that he was continuing TO
deposit large sums of money belonging
TO the state In his bank, without any
effort on his part to protect the state
or to secure to the state return OF it's
funds. call your attention to the man.
ner In which he handled certain col
lateral which he afterwards placed In
the bank.
The Chelsea Stove Co. had for some
years a capital OF 100000; later this
capitalization was increased to the
sum Of 100000. all common stock. On
April 2, 1907, Glazier filed, as required
by law, with the secretary OF state, a
certificate signed by him as president,
and as one of the directors of The
Chelsea Stove Co., In reference to
said increase.
This certificate sets forth that the
total amount of common stock, includ-
ing the increase subscribed, is 1897,
600; that the total amount OF prefer
red stock subscribed is $429. 560-tbe
total amount of the preferred stock Is
100000; the balance, $1.000.000 Is
common stock.
he further certifies to the follow
ing: That the total amount of common
stock. including such Increase, actual
ly paid In, Is the sum Of 1891, 900, of
which 1897, 900 OF the increase has
been paid in cash, and no dollars have
been paid In other property; that the
amount Of preferred stock actually
paid In Is the sum OF $429.560. of which
S429,560 of said increase has besn
paid In cash.
Payment Uncertain.
"Giazier Immediately took nearly all
OF the preferred stock issued In mis-
own name. can find nothing to show
that, in fact, IL was actually paid fer
in cash as he represented. He took.
as we'll, large portion OF the Goa.
mon stock. On the basis of this rep
resentation he was enabled 10 use this
stock as collateral for the procurement
of funds for his own benefit In various
banking institutions In this state. to
say nothing OF his own bank.
1.-THE records OF the Stove company.
on page 81 OF the minute book, show
that on March %, 1907. he had mis-
daughter, Vera GLACIER. move to In
crease the capital stock of the stove
company from 100000 to $l.5o0,0Go,
and a resolution was passed calling for
a special meeting on April for that
purpose.
THE meeting was duly held, Stimp-
son, his relatives and friends being
present and voting for the increase.
On the same day they passed a res
olution that the stock shonld only be
(Continued on Eleventh PaGe).
The Detroit times., 1908-01-24

nnsine..-iiKe rrfnfinx. no fnsa ard
no feathers. The plain. neat kind. that
looks rlRht Times rrtnttag Co. IL
John E-tL Thous tttt
The Detroit times., 1908-01-24
Hsrs's ssrsslns.

Becker Basem "a 0ratiot-eve~
opposite Hudson' Offering some
very attractive Shd brains FOR Snf'-
urday. Regular So. ND $500 mems
box cali and enam4 leather winter
shoes win be sold az $4<8 Special "a
OF menIs good quality s<c<m and se't
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