davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-17

the pistol at me. then at Roberts then
at Mrs. Annis.'
You are sure?"
Il am sure"
Birchheld admitted that he had heard
Thornton Hams say to Peter Hams
shortly before the shooting "Jepsserss93n
denied, however, that this statement
was made at the moment when Annis 5
name was first mentioned.
Mr.. Mcintyre questioned the witness
In relation to the missing witness John
With Mr. Whit ia" and Wiener or not not
Tonning had been AT that meeting. The
lawyer evidently desired TO create the
White in the case and the disappear
fnce OF Tonning We're nearly stimuli
taneOus, The witness could not recall
much about Tonnng or the time OF his
examination. which had lasted more
than two hours.
Walter Tells His Story.
The next witness was Frank Ellison, a
''On Aug. L." he told Mr.. parrin Il
was waiter AT the Bayside Yacht
Club. Two gentlemen came into the
spoke to me They were well dressed
gentlemen, but could not describe
them. They had a conversation with
ne, and then ! called their attention 10
downstairs, They west up to Mr. Birch
field, and l left all three of them stand
ing there, talking together"
Although the witness hadn't been al
lowed thus far 10 tell his conversation
with the two strangers, the prosecutor
had previously stated that they We're
tie Hams brothers and that they asked
Ellison the whereabouts Of Anns He
referred them 10 Anniss friend, Birch
field but II Is already Of record that on
approaching Hirchfeld they asked him
only about real estate and did not men
ton Ann.s's neme.
Mr. Derrin now asked Ellison TO de-
tail his conversation with the brothers
over MclniyTe's strenuous objections
B.rChfeld had returned 10 tile room and
completed the chain Of sequence by
stating that Thornton Hams and cap
tain Hams were the two men who had
been sent over to him by Ellison
one OF the gentlemen spoke 10 me.
said Ellison, finally, and asked me n
ne BaSside Realty Company had any
Shore Realty company developed Ii,
property down there. ! said, 'You't
bette see Mr. Hessels Then h,
stopped talking about real estate an o
a Sudden, and says, DO you knoH Mr.
Annist ! says. Yes, SIR
Mcintyre Makes a Slip.
He says, When will he be In IN,
clubhouse I says to him No, sir. bu
there's Mr. Birohheld coming down m,
rtalis. Hon know about Mr. Aunis
So They walks over 10 MIR Birchfeld
and ttats an | know
Nl ere are you working uoW'' de
mauard Sir Mcintyre, 40 de- began ~
GRO #s.eNa Inlnaton. Right here
.N hat ARE sou WORKING at2'
Working az "a witness said Ellison
aWd general laugh.
'rs" laughter Increased 80 ~ each ap
sally from tie waiter dat Iustic. Gran
threatened TO clear the room.
lpu you mink this matinee %
snapped tie Judge You DO urt seer
~ Understand that this is serious Pr
cooling where a man IL on trial tor hi
me
' Sow Mr. Mcintyre sprung sma
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-17
Testimony Striakcn out.
Driven Back From AIMS by Gun
and Threats OF Thornton Hams.

recollect was seeing AnnIs come from
behind the mast
Il cannot say. l could not measure
the time. | can say positively that the
shooting did not cease until after the
gun was pointed at me
=, As re:reated TO the. far end of the
float ! saw Annis round the mast. He
tried TO reach the float. Nut fell in the
water and two men hauled him out"
Pointed Gun at Mrs. Annls.
Did you see Mrs. Annis at any time?"
Yes, just after the pistol was point
ed at me saw Mrs. Annis running
down the, runway, screaming. AS she
his gun at her and said something
she whirled about and started back up
the runway. still crying out l saw
the ioat. But | can't seem to remem.
her exactly what happened. Tonning.
| recall, caught Can't. Hams by the
wrist. The defendant then ran up to
Was this during the shooting, or
afterwards"
1T was Immediately atterward. l
think, but | won't he sure. The defend
toward me and | couldn't hear what he
said or see what he did Immediately,
however Tonning released Capt. Hams"
Tell what next YOU remember
After they got Annis on the float
| star ed up the runway for doctor.
| met Dr. Houghlan. who was already
coming. and come back with him while
the doctor worked over Annis."
Did this defendant al any time after
the shooting mention the name of An
MIS-"
Il do not remember"
Thercupon MIR, Darrin rested The
examination was postponed until
after recess.
Mr. Mcintyre began the cross-exami-
nation by asking BrChfied If his eye
sight was bad. The witness said he
did not wear his glasses at the time OF
the tragedy. hut insisted that, without
glasses, his vision was good.
Continuing, the witness said he was
present at meeting of members OF the
club which was held in the court house
where the trial is now in progress, after
the Coroners inquest, when the ad-
visibility of bringing in a special prose-
cutor came up for discussion.
Were you one who favored contrib
uting money TO hire lawyer" de-
manded Mcintyre.
NO. ! favored giving the moneN to
the Ann!s children" said Mr.. Birchfeld
He said among the lawyers suggested
as special prosecutor We're District
Attorney Jerome, of New York: his as
sistant, Frank Caravan: James A. Day
ton. Of Brooklyn. and others.
Did you see pistol, pointed by this
testified here" No
dig yo TO-, hear M2ins say ANYTHING to
only what have told you"
Mr.. Hains didn't move very far from
YOU at any time, did he?' NO. /
moved away from him"
"Ann!s was good friend Of yours,
wasn't he?" Yes; for more than a
year"
Your wife is here with Mrs Annis to-
day. ISM she?" II believe so"
Have you talked over with Mrs Annis
the testimony YOU have given here"
Yes, two or three times"
Haven't YOU discussed the tragedy
with her every time you met herr"
NO, I've tried to keep il from her.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-17
kEROPiANE SILVER DART
PROVES A GOOD FLYER.

HAMMONDSPORT. y. Y. Dec. IL
The silver Dart. the fourth asropiane
built by the Aerial Experiment AsSocla-
ton here, made two successful f,ightr
.o-day. During the longest flight f.
which the machine covered a mile and
three quarters, p complete turn was
made. The aeroplane was operated by
j. A u McCurdy. who will continue
experiments with the machine, maxim
trial flights every day when the weather
conditions will permit.
Prof. bell is expected here next sun
day from Washington to witness tests
OF the new machine.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-17
ITS MYSTERI0TS
WITNESS A SUICIDE,
THE DEFENSE Us.

Joseph A Shay, one Of Hams s
counsel, became active to-day as
soon as he reached the ancient court
chamber where Justice Crane sits.
He began by stating that his side
had lust received a heavy blow
through the suicide OF a witness, mys-
FERROUS Mr.. Curtis" who would have
testified TO hearing Annis in clubs and
on yachts boast that he had won the
affections of Capt Ha!nss wife. Claude
Libbey Hams
When pressed, Mr.. shay declared thar
Curtis" was Orlan c. Cullen, OF No. q
Bank street, Princeton. y, j., who f.
said 10 have killed himself at Cations
vile. Md, Sunday. and, according to
Shay, was buried Monday in Washing
ton, u. e. Under the Judges ruling
such testimony as Curtis" could give
would not he admitted.
Watched in Princeton.
Curtis" according TO the Princeton po-
Ice, was an object OF their surve!lanc,
during the time he boarded at No. 8
Bank street in the college town, The
attention was called 70 him on Aug, Il
by a man In Philadelphia whose adver
tisement for a partner with capltsS Cur
It's" answered. curtis" stated to ia,
advertiser that he wac trustee, az AT
toruey, OF several large estates and tha
re could put $3.50 or so,vo into i profit
able business. The advertiser became
suspicious and ask 4 t4c princeton pI
ice 10 luok Curtis up They folinC
nothing suspicious aoIu' the man, an
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-17
RAyNER ACTS FOR
The MARINE CORPS
Senator Puts In Bill TO Bind
Roosevelt to Continue Men
as Intended by Law.

WASllINGTON, Dec. L. - senator
Rayner to-day introduced resolution
calling upon the Committee on Military
Affairs to investigate the series of or
deis promulgated by the President in
relation to the marine corps, which re-
Gently was detached from the battle
ships
In his resolution Mir Rayner asked
that the committee report whether Con
gross has not the right TO prescribe n
set of rules for the government OF the
marine corps (which win bind the
President as committeeman OF the
army and navy to continue the corps
In the purpose intended by law
At the request Of Senator Hall the
resolution was referred to the Commit
tee on Naval Affairs, the marine corps
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-17
LOST ON WAY TO SCHOOL.
Alarm sent Out for Son of Foreman
of Hudson Terminal Building.

Daniel Madden. the foreman OF the
Hudson Terminal Ruilding who lives at
No. Ii Clinton avenue. the Bronx, has
asked the police to send out a general
alarm for his son Joseph. nine years old,
vino has been missing since Monday.
Tie boy left his home Monday to go
to st AnSelm's School block distant.
but never reached there. He is four
feet four inches tall. weighs seventy
pounds has light complexion and hair,
and wore a dark gray suit and cap and
= mixed gray overcoat.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-17
She was in no condition for long time
70 talk over the death OF her husband"
Lost Fifteen Pounds in Weight.

MAN."
NO i'll will at all. i m neutral. Lad
Ill feeling at the time, but 1t has worn
off
Didn't you lose fifteen pounds as a
result Of what you went through"
howled Mcintyre al the top of trum-
pet-like voice.
That is true"
DO you mean that You have a pro-
found sympathy for this defendant"
Il have sympathy for any man who
is in deep trouble"
Did the District-Attorney ask YOU not
TO talk about the case with outsiders ?"
Yes
DO you remember that l and MIR,
Didn't We ask you TO tell what you
had given my word to MIR Darr!n."
Did you know Mr.. Jesperson?"
NO; he didn't belong to the club and
] never heard the name until the de-
PENDANT used It. Since then l have
heard he is in business at Baysde.'
Did you tell the defendant that
Storms. another real-estate man. was
down az the Dock"
NO; sad Storms was somewhere
ba rl,,b
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-17

Being mus '"'"i o't'u' M, -,
brous III III N"''''S ~ '''' -, ,,S
ver'is''s III" ,st,,,a,,,.,,
"eS' '' -. II,
street and member OF 'he ciup' WIN
saw the killing
"I lor. New York AT 10 10 In the after
noon of Aug. To-" said MIR. Birchheld
II got to the Bayside station about :
o,o,oct and drove over to the club. |
c'och' anu "'''' ~ 90.
saw waiter named t.lllSoh taking 10
two gentlemen. one of these two gen
t,.,,on u.as tba defendant ,nointinr at
.,einen was .'e "e,e','''1 ,p.,'''',.r a,
thornton Haihs'. lHeN were III group
in the main hail. or reception room.
"EI,son motloned toward me and |
- - - 49,. =.
stopped The TWO gentlemen came UP 10
me and the defendant asked me II !
,rou n Mr. losrerson. who. he said was
Aii'N { VIZ ',.,i ,,.,..,,
know him. He then asked me If Rich
~, t,,,,,.,. r,.,,,I
ara fln'ay' oil ,he t''rN"Ia-r may t'. az.
ty Company, had an office near the
a,,,,, sais No t,o,,,-n+ all ,bsi~
club l sac no. l 'noue'! an '"e.'
property was Gown ny the s'"t'"i' ne
said that Finlay had offered him
,;oc. Of nronar+v near the cluh and
Va
described IT.
II told him that Mr.. Storms. club
rnernher was interested in real estate
,.,.,..,, w.. -.
In the heishoorhoou ana 'ha' l "ou'u
introduce him to storms. At that mo-
ment the other man oCaptain Hams,
came up and whispered to him ana he
Going down the path toward The DOCK"
,... J.,
interested IN Ahnis.
down ON the dock. they they were ,e Standing
nv the runway leading down 10 the
landing of the club
who else was there"
Mrs. Annis, Mrs, Rockwav. Mrs.
Nesbit and several ladies' Mr. TInLe
and other pentle,nen were there / re-
newed the conversation with Jenkins
Hams regarding the real estate probo-
sition. Mr. storms had come up by
then and / suggested Storms. but the
he he besan ssEmg ' a6out the hoats t ihiei'
ne p,ni in ns,,',9 rI - no '
Has Snnis Got one Of tb,so boats on
yonder?' I said. Yes h said Which
Coming down the bay nowNNo. -
.-rbere We're two one.design hoa+a
coming. along together ana Annis's was
the one in front So l pointed out An
hn,t cone IN lat hafora the race st.tt.5'
ala Yes. 7 a,wavs sail Win him in races
on5 he'u have n come in fn,. mo
then asked him II he knew Snnis Ne
ea,t ,,ifa "a sia tn Mn, ..rI,ot
out Al,Iis We I NJ SaiI - ntiu MAJ
Is Anniss wife He said she S NICE
Ioohlns woman. ,- - -,.,-.
I'M hand because the witness appeared
70 oe SI Iseu ~ lI, ,,I l'"lp q"es
II waited awhile ana then Annis's
noat came up =. me n""t n'tl 90.
tne runway IRON the uocA 10 meet
f ana sS,hs Guy 10 we era OF l'ie
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-17
COLUMBIA FRESHMEN WIN

The three hundred freshmen At COlum-
Jia University can smoke pipes on the
campus or anywhere else after Wash
iuEtous Birthday Their born enemies
the sOphVmur,S are hound IN honor not
- modest Them smoking The freshies
gained this high pr yilege ssteriay.
when they won four out ~ seven bouts
from the spphs best wrestlerp n SO
uniyerHHy's gymnasium.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-17
GrE.D,

tsnd me funeral Of no. THOMAS ,DoriS
Brookyn, FRIDAY, be. IS. 1? u N, shsrr,
W. j. O'hALION. Pres.
DOUGLASS GORDON, soc
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-17

witness had not yet connected the pris-
Oncr at The bar with either OF the two
men WHO rode In his rig on mat August
afternoon. The Justice said he would
have To- recognize the objection as r.
good one unless psrriu could promise
to establish definite ana pls'tiv"
Identification. First the prosecutor said
hc could do this. hut moment later he
Wasn't quite SO sure. and Justice Crane,
losing what ragged shreds NJ patience
that stn remained waved the cab
driver OF the stand ami called on the
District Attorney 90 furnish tho miss
Ing link In his case.
Testimony Striekcn out.
Mir Mcintyre wanted S,ura put under
guard Willie he was uff the stand. The
Justice agreed to- this The lawyer
then wanted the Court To- instruct Skura
not to talk with any one about the case
at any time
"ln' do mo such tllns." said the Jas
tic-. there is nothing improper in a
between a lawyer and a
Witness This Is 4 duty OF the District
Attorney before he comes into court
and wish he would carry II out. Now,
in order to clear up the record as much
as possible, IN strike out all this boys
testimony so far and start over again"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-17

TotHi '''.'..''.t '.....''... To
The World printed f1iay So
Help Ads, 5oi mon, .han all other
New YORK papers combinet.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-01-23
BRIEF NEWS NOTES
FOR THE BUSY MAN
MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS OF
THE PAST WEEK TOLD IN
CONDENSED FORM.
ROUND ABOUT THE WORLD
Complete Review Of Happenings Of
Greatest Interest from All Parts OF
the Globe-Latest Home and For
eIgn Items.
THE THAW TRIAL.

Both Evelyn Thaw, the wife, an5
Mrs. William Thaw, the mother OF
the defendant, were on the witness
stand, and just as the former was
about to relate anew the story of her
life, as she told 1t to Thaw in Paris
in 1908, District Attorney Jerome
arose and suggested that in the inter-
est of public morals all persons save
those Immediately interested in the
case should be excluded from the
courtroom during the recital of what
he termed "a horrible tale" The de-
tense agreed and Justice Bowling ad-
journed court for two days, when, he
said, he would decide the matter.
Harry Thaw's mother arrived in
New York to testify in his defense
More evidence as to his irrational ac-
tons was presented.
After the state had presented its
direct case against Thaw and Assist
ant Attorney Garvin had characterized
the killing of Stanford White as pre-
meditated, deliberate and cowardly
MURDER" Martin w. Littleton, for the
defense, made the opening plea for the
prisoner. He promised new evidence
to prove that Thaw had been insane
from his boyhood.
The two principal witnesses in the
Thaw trial were Prof Charles ii.
Koehler of Winona, Mimi, who acted
as instructor to Thaw in the Wooster
CO., university in 1886, and Mrs. ANY
Crosette of San Maeto, CAL, who at
tended Thaw as a trained nurse at
Monte Carlo in 1897 They both told
Of the young mans eccentricities and
declared that his manner always was
irrational.
Some of Thaw's alleged eccentrici-
ties, revealed for the first time, were
related at his trial by christopher
Baggan, steward of the New YORK
Whist club; by Miss Matilda Stein,
telephone operator, and by Per August
Weber, a former butler in the Thaw
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-01-23
WALSH IS GUILTY.
PROMINENT CHICAGO BANKER
FACES LONG PRISON TERM.
MAY SERVE MANY YEARS
Walsh Smiles When Greeted by His
Friends after the Verdict
Was Announced.

Chicago, Jan. 19.--John r. Walsh.
former president of the Chicago Ma
tional bank, which closed 1t doors In
December, 1905, was found guilty
yesterday on fifty-four counts of the
Indictment against him charging mis-
appropriation of the banks funds. The
verdict was returned by a jury in
the federal ristrict court here.
Walsh was permitted to remain at
liberty under the bond furnished by
him after the indictment had been re-
turned against him one year ago to-
day pending the hearing of argu-
ments on Jan. % on a motion by his
counsel for a new trial.
The penalty fixed by the statutes
foe the offense of which the aged H.
nancier was convicted is Imprisonment
for not less than five years OF more
than ten for each count upon which
his guilt was established.
John R. Walsh, the aged defendant,
walked into the court room just be-
fore the jury entered, and sat chatting
with his attorney and friends at the
same table that he had occupied
throughout the progress of the long
trial. He seemed in the best of spirits
and looked more unconcerned than any
of his attorneys. From the first he
and his attorneys were confident or an
acquittal. A moment later the YER
dict was read by the clerk of the
court. Walsh sat motionless and the
crowd of spectators was hushed
After the reading of the verdict and
the motion for a new trial, the de-
PENDANT arose from his seat and was
Immediately surrounded by scores OF
friends who pressed forward to shake
his hand and speak a word of sympa-
thy He received each with smile,
but refrained from making any COM
ment
Have you anything to say in re-
gard to the verdict?" he was asked
mot word" he replied with dig
nifty.
A few minutes later he left the
court room with his attorneys.
The charge against Walsh grew out
of the closing in 1905 of the Chicago
National bank, of which Walsh was
president, and its allied institutions,
the Home Savings bank and the Equit-
able Trust Company. Walsh was ac-
cused of having loaned funds of these
institutions, aggregating some $4,000
900 on fctious and insufficiently Sc
cured notes to nearly a score of strug-
Cling enterprises which he himself had
founded and practically owned Many
of the notes, it developed at the trial,
were signed, without authority, in the
names of various employees of Walsh.
The directors of the bank took the
stand and testified that they were not
consulted by Walsh as to tie making
of the loans and that they knew moth
ing of them. Twenty-six of the notes
We're described as memorandum"
notes, and they formed one of the
chief features of the trial. The repre-
scented more than $1.009,000. Methods
of ccncealment were employed in car
rying the transactions on the books
of the bank, and alleged misrepresen-
tations made in reports to the national
ban, examiners kept the latter in
ignorance of the true condition or
the banks finances, and the nature
of their securities for several years
prior to the closing of the institution.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-01-23
PLOT TO DESTROY FLEET.
Destruction of U. S. Armada Fooled
by Rio Police.


Rio De Janeiro, Jan. 20.--The Bra
lillian police have discovered an
anarchistic plot here having as its
object the destruction of the Ameri-
can fleet now lying in the harbor.
The conspiracy, while centering in
Rio de Janeiro and Petropolis, has
qualifications in Sac Paulo and Minas
Gcraes. An individual named Jean
Fedh2r, who resided in Petropolis, was
the chief conspirator here, although
it is understood that foreign anarch-
lists are deeply involved in the plot.
Fe 1her is believed to have fed to Sac
Paula, and the police, who know him.
have been sent to that place for the
purpose of apprehending him.
One of the detectives, who was well
acquainted with Fedher, having serv-
ed on the police force at Petropors
for some time, returned from that
place yesterday after having made in
vestiLations there ard having long
conference with the chief of police
at RIO de Janeiro. The latter gave
1t TO be understood that the Sac Paulo
Police are on the track of the con-
spirator and expect to secure him
In an official note, which the chief
OF police sent to the correspondent
of The Associated Press, he says:
Some time before the arrival OF
the American fleet at Rio de Janeiro.
the Brazilian government received
notice from Washington aid Paris
that anarchists of different nation
aHties determined to harm one of the
ships. The names and addresses of
the conspirators were indicated by In
formation which the police here had
received previously from France and
Germany. The police of this dis
trict are working with the police of
Sac Paulo and Minas Geraes and / am
sure every precaution will be exer-
c1sed and the most rigorous vigilance
observed both on land and at sea to
prevent any injury being done"
The chief of police, after having
made this official statement said that
he did not feel he should go into any
further details with regard to the
conspiracy, but he authorized that the
plot was gotten up by Fedher and he
added that the people of the United
States could rest, as aid OF the con-
splrators would be arrested.
Most OF the people of Brazil are
ignorant OF the details of the plot to
DO injury to the visitors, although
there has been some slight inkling of
the matter The impression which
the exposure of this plot will create
here Will be profound one, because
1t is the first anarcbistic conspiracy
that has ever been known In Brazil
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-01-23

Additions continue 10 be made tc
the national forest reserve. One Ct
the latest is in Arizona, where Presi
dent Roosevelt through a proclama
tion has ordered two tracts to be In
cluded in the Prescott area, making
in all l,O6S,000 acres in that reserva
ton. The additions are notable be
cause OF their richness in white.pine
timber, of which there are said to be
about 70.00000o board feet, THAI
class of timber is becoming notably
ssarce. and the governments effori
at protection will have most salutar,
erccts.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-01-23
sixty Funerals in One pax.

Boyertown. Pa. Jan. 19.-Yesterday
was another day OF funerals result
ant from last Monday nights theater
disaster. In which .+73 persons lost
their lives. Sixty funerals took place,
and so great was the demand for un-
dertakers and hearses that additional
assistance and vehicles had to be press
ed into service from neighboring
places.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-01-23

The countess of Yarmouth wants to
be divorced from her Earl, Thawed
out, as it were. from her matrimonial
frigidity. If the paternal Thaw could
revisit the glimpses of the moon he
might conclude that the piling up of a
gigantic fortune was not the best way
OF benefiting family.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-01-23

Editor Stead thinks America is ven
turing into the jaws of the Japanese
ion. AS the premier ass among in
ternational oracles Stead continues to
bold his own.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-01-23

There are $1,000 men in New York
who are being supported by their
wives, and they can be found in Broad
way bars at any time expatiating on
the greatness of the Broad White
Way