The National tribune., 1908-05-14

THE NATIONAL TRIBUN1
Of a commission or Jury. An attempt
was made by the Jerome lawyers to
have the case tried in New York, claim
ing that Duchess County could not stand
the expense of the trial, which would
necessitate the hiring of experts, send
ing commissions all over the earth, etc.,
but the Judge compromised by decid-
ing that the peoples case should be
brought up in New York, while young
ThawG side should be heard in Pough-
keepsie. Poughkeepsie and Matteawan
are in Duchess County. Mr.. Graham
protested against splitting the case be-
tween two jurisdictions, but Judge
| Morschauser was firm in his decision.
| Harry Thaw is much pleased with his
change of quarters The Judge decided
that he should not be sent back to the
asylum while the case was going on,
and he has therefore been ensconced in
the apartment of the Sheriff, who is
now in Paris. Thaw will have the run
of suite of two rooms and bath
looking out on Main street, fitted up
with "all the comforts of home" evi-
dences of the sporting proclivities of
Sheriff Chanler being seen in the pres
ence of a punching bag and several pic
lures of well-known members of the
pugiliStic world. Harry Thaw has gained
in weight since his confinement in Mat
teawan, and he has lost the sickly pal
lor he had during his last trial. His
family deny that they are opposed to his
release, and his mothe- says that the
dearest wish Of her heart is to have
her boy free that she may take him
with her to Europe, far away from the
scene of SO much misery to them all.
The New York world is utterly un-
able to account for the change which
has come over the dreams of Mrs Hetty
| Green. Attired in a modish gown of
handsome black silk, this woman of
immense wealth, who has hardly CLOTH
ed herself comfortably on account of
her extremely economical ideas consern-
ing dress, appeared the other day at
the fashionable Plaza Hotel, and nearly
took the breath of the management
away by selecting one of their most
expensive suites. This suite consists of
parlor, two bedrooms and two bath
rooms and are, as Mrs. Green said, for
herself and daughter, Miss Sylvia Green.
As the suite rents for $50 day, and
Mrs Green is reported to have been
paying but $19 a month for her apart
ment in Hoboken, some very powerful
motive must have driven her to this
extravaganza. 1t is said that this mo-
tive is to be found in Mrs. Green's am
bition to marry her daughter into a
good old Knicl<erbocker family, and that
she realized a change in her surround
ings was necessary to this end. But al
most before the gasp of surprise caused
by Mrs. Green's amazing action died in
the throat of New York it was an
nounced that she was to leave the
Plaza. 1t is said that she has been so
pestered during her short stay there by
all sorts of annoying persons VINO nave
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ters from people who haze assumed
that she has at last made dp her mind
to change her mode of life, and who
have therefore taken it upon themselves
to tell her how to spend her money,
that she has informed the manager OF
the hotel that she would be Obliged TO
leave unless she could be protected from
these annoyances. Miss Sylvia is de-
lighted with the beautiful apartment in
the Plaza, with its rose silken hangings
and luxurious appointments and is urg-
ing her mother to remain. She is a
sensible girl-of course, her mother has
seen to that-but, like all young women,
she likes pretty things, and so far has
not had her share of them. She has
had numerous chances to marry, but
none of her suitors have exactly pleased
her. She shares her mothers ambition
that she should avoid the nouveau richie,
and ally herself with one of the old,
well-known and socially well-established
families of Manhattan.
The foolish superstition as to the un~
luckiness of the number 13 has strong
hold on many otherwise entirely sensi-
BILE persons, who are made extremely
uncomfortable, to say the least, when
brought into that numerical conbina-
ton. The superstition is popularity sup
posed to have its origin in the Last
| hrigt nd n I 1iCci- =
pies seated themselves for that repast
which was followed by such tremen-
dous consequences to the world. But it
seems the notion that misfortune and
the number somehow go together has
existed SO far back in the dark and
misty past that its origin cannot be
traced The Morse mythology. supposed
to be older than Christianity, contains
legend of the dire consequences which
followed the appearance of Loki, the
spirit of mischief, at feast of the gods,
whose presence made fatal 13 of the
number. Most Nations seem to share
in this superstition. The Turks dislike
and fear it so much that it is never
even mentioned. and many Indian tribes
believe it to have magic power. The
absurd fear which the more ignorant
blacks of the South have for the num-
ber in any connection is well known.
and il is rather interesting to attempt
to trace its origin with them, whether
obtained from their imperfect knowl-
edge of Christianity or from their Afri-
can ancestors. In Italy it is carefully
avoided in making up lotteries, and in
Paris no house bears the fatal number.
Illustrative of the popularity of the su-
perstition, it is said that victim of
hard luck once went into a fourth-class
restaurant for something to eat. The
untidy-looking waiter, in serving him,
handed him napkin, which bore I'M
mstakable signs of having been pre-
viously used, with the remark, Are you
superstitious, sir?" "Why?" replied the
man. Because" said the waiter, you
are the 18th man this ere napkins teen
giv'n to-
Keen the BaIaDce Up.