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The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-24
Coronsr's Jury Finds That Spreading Rails Were Re. sponSible for the Green.
 Vich Disaster.
NO ROTTEN TIES FOUND
Lack of Tie Plating Is Sharply Criticised -Hopson and Gagel on the Wit
 ness Stand.

Greenwich, July 23.-Following . careful summing up of the case by Coroner Doten, the jury which had heard the evidence submitted at the inquest Into the death of Marguerite Armstrong In the wreck of the White Mountain express here on July IS, re- tired this afternoon and after being out short time reached verdict that the fatal accident was due to tho spreading of the rails. The rail spreading, according to the finding of the jury, was due to the negligence of the New Haven system in not tie plating the entire road
 Tho Verdict fin Full.
 The verdict in full follows
 "The undersigned jurors havine been summoned and duly impanelled, and sworn to inquire into the causA and the manner of the death of Mar guerite Armstrong. aged eighteen years, who met her death on the 16tt of July, 1908, having seen the body and place of her death, and having heard the testimony of witnesses, hereby find that she met her death from a broken spine. caused by tho derailing and overturning of a car of the N. Y., N. II. and H. R. R. Co.,. due to the spreading of the rails at that point; that the N. Y., N. H. and H. R. R. Go. was negligent in not tie- plating the entire track. In our opin- ion there would have been less prob- ability of derailment If the track had been tie-plated.
 "(Signed) Frederick w. Allen. William Anthony, Philip Finnegan. Thomas Wigmore, John H. Banks and s. w. Davis'
 Coroner Dotcn's Charge.
 The charge to the jury was made by Coroner Doten who said in substance as follows:
 Tt may be well, gentlemen, for mo just to review for moment what this case Is. You are required to inquire in- to the, cause and manner of the death of this young lady, who was found dead. at the time of this accident, and in the language of the statute to asl certain if you can whether her death was caused by the criminal careiess- ness of. any other person. In law. by criminal carelessness we mean that kind or degree of carelessness which shows the wanton disregard of lives and safety of other people, whereby some one Is killed. Of course there arc other degrees of negligence which db not amount to criminal carelessness which is proper enough for you to re- view If you think 1t Is proper to do so. This evidence at the start was directed more or less tosthe question of the se- curity of the ties. f Tt was supposed that there might have been some rotten ties, but we have been able to find no witness tq
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-24
.ULLMAN BACK TOMORROW
Local Republican Dictator Will Be
 Prayed to to Desert LiIlcy.

Colonel Isaac M. ullman, the rec ognized dictator of the policies of the republican party in this section of the state, who has been spending the past three weeks at Camp Marion, far from the political strife, will return to this city tomorrow and straighten out tan ged threads. He will be asked, first of all, if the local machine will be all lowed to support Rollin S Woodruff for second term as governor. The local political lieutenants want to sup port Mir. Woodruff, but are waiting for the awful nod of the republican Ieus.
 Meanwhile George L. Lilley is be- coming more and more popular throughout the state. As one of the leading citizens said at the dinner of the Business Mems association yester- day. "We do not want.t to go chasing after Lilleys," But there is no need for anyone to chase after Lilley. Whistle and heiwill come.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-24
FAMILY IN GRIEF
Think Ride to GuiIf0rd Was Decided
 on Suddenly.

on Suddenly.
 Mrs Margaret Kelley was the daugh- ter of Mir and Mrs. Thomas Reyes of 60 Edwards street. She was the sec- ond youngest of four children and Is survived by her father and mother, q younger brother, Thomas c. Reyes, who Is employed at Marlin's Gun fac tory, Miss Rose Reyes and Mrs. James Donlin. She is a widow, her husband having died q year ago last March. AL though scarcely more than a young girl she had a'ready seen a large share of trouble. Her only child died three weeks after the death of her hus- rand and she lad just core out of the hospital after a serious and lengthy illness few weeks agc.
 The news of the tragedy came ns q r.ayy blow 10 the family last right. The first filings we Q received by .ele- phone messages to nc,gnhors wh, broke the news as gently as they cou!l to the sticken farrly The son Tn3mas and the son-ln law James Donlin were oth away q. the time. the forme hay ing taken ride to Savin Rock as a relief from the heat. Messages were at once sent out to locate him and he hastened home to receive the news of the accident and death of his sister
 Mss Rose Reyes stated that her sis- ter left home about o'clock yesterday afternoon driving up to the center of the city with her brother-in law and expecting to make an afternoon call upon an aunt. No worry was felt about her failure to come home at sup per time as 1t was supposed she had stayed with some friend to tea. When the news was received of the accident the family was grief stricken. They had no idea that Mrs. Kelley had gone so far from the city and believe that she had not any such plan In mind but had probably met with friend and gone out by trolley. Her death seemed to come as the culmination of series of unhappy circumstances which had fill cd the last few years of her life. She had been married but a couple of years when her husband became III and shortly afterwards ded leaving her and tho little boy who followed him so soon No arrangements for the funeral had been made last night. The body had not been brought to the Edwards street homo, where she has been living with her parents, at late hour last night.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-24
TRY TO CHEAT LUNCH ROOM
Police Compel Six Men to Pay for Food at Longlcy's Against
 Their Will,

An attempt to cheat Lone.ey's lunch shortly after 1 o'clock this morning, by bunch of six men who had all the ear marks of at least partial intox- ication was frustrated by the action cf Patrolmen Carton and stevens who were on the corner. The six men rob- ed up the street and decided when they sighted Longley's that they wonld go in and have something solid. They all took Q hand at ordering ani the young man who conducts the business at night attended to them all. Most of them ordered goods which came 10 thuty-flve cents apiece while others bad orders of thirty cents.
 The trouble came whel tho gang started to go out. One man took the checks for the crowd and started to the young man who acted as cashi,l. He presented all the checks aud call ed for some cigarettes. Then he planked down a sum of money that was no way near enough to pay fer the bills and when the clerk asked where the rest of the money was tho crowd began to abuse him and tel. him to go to very much hotter place than even New Haven just now, to- gether with some even less choice re- marks. He did not go, however, but started for a patrolman and seeing Carton told him of the trouble. Car ton, assisted by Stevens, coralled tho crowd of six and told them that It was case of settle qt once or the lock-up for theirs. They domurred at first and argued angrily, whereat tho officers started them in the direction of Court street. That was enough and they meekly promised to settle which they did in the presence of tho officers. They departed crest fallen angry crowd,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-24
CONFESSES TO CRIME
Eberhard Admits the Killing of His Aunt and Shooting
 of Cousin.
STOLEN MONEY RECOVERED
Takes Officers to Spot Where He Buried It-Drawn to Scene
 of Crime.

New York, July 23.-Drawn back to the scene of his crime by a force he could not resist August Eberhard, self-confessed murderer of his aunt Mrs. Ottilie Eberhard, a Viennese widow, whom he had lured to Q lone ly spot in New Jersey few days ago and shot to death, was captured near Paterson, N. J., to-day and Is now a prisoner in the Hackensack jail. What interested the authorities most in the confession Eberhard made to them late to-day was the reason he gave for committing the crime, Eberhard said he was in love with New York girl and that he needed money to marry her, so, knowing that his aunt had s2,500 he plotted to kill her and steal the money, Eberhard says he also intended to kill his pretty cousin Otillie Eberhard to whom he was en- gagged so that nothing would stand in the way of his marriage to the New York girl. The police have the name of the girl mentioned by Eberhard anu SIlt WILL pt biodSilN " lidNhNil- sack either tonight or tomorrow to tell what she knows of the murderer.
 Hollow eyed, cheeks drawn and with the looks of a hunted animal on his face Eberhard was found ly- ing on the lawn of residence just outside of Paterson. There was a wound in his right leg, which the murderer first said had been infiict- ed by Italians who attacked him, but which he afterward confessed was in- Nicted by himself so as to make the polire believe he had been wounded on the night his aunt was Killed
 Morbid breeding over h's inhuman crime has apparently unbalanced the mind of Eberhard, but he showed --- '-------
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The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-24
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CITY RECEIVES $42,000
Biggest Tax Collections of the Year
 Busy Next Week.

With the closing days of July al- ready at hand the office of the tax col lector is becoming an unwontedly busy place Just now. The first Of August is the last day on which It Is permitted to pay the tax bills due to the city without the addition of ten per cent. for dilltariness, and the last minute throns is beginning to make It's presence felt already. Yesterday was the biggest day this year in the matter of receipts, there being total of S4200 taken in during the day. This, of course, Is but a small amount compared with that which will come in the last few days of next week, but 1t makes fair day s work for the office as 1t is, Next week the clerks will be called upon to do the work of about ten times their number for the time being, and 1t will be the usual case of taking in money all day long.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-24
POLICEMAN HELD FOR THE MURDER Pretty Barbara Reig's Death Charged to Officer Who Ad- mits Having Been in
 Her Company. WERE IN SHELTER HOUSE Declares She Must Have Taken Ills Revolver and Shot IIcrsclf---
 Talking in Dark at
 Time.
WERE IN SHELTER HOUSE

New York. July Policeman Day i'd Shellard of the Hamburg avenue station, Brooklyn Is under arrest charged with the murder of Barbara Eeig, the pretty young woman whose body was found yesterday morning in a shelter house in Irving square park Williamsburg While shellard confesses that he was in the shelter house with the girl when she was ehot, he denies that he killed her, saying that she elth. CT shot herself with his revolver which had been lying on bench. or that the revolver exploded accidentally.
 The dead girl remained unidentified until this morning, and soon after hci mol CT had viewed the body and madc known who the girl was. investigators were informed that Shellard had ofter written to Barbara Reig. This lnfor. nation was placed in the hands of De. putty Police Commissioner Wood, ant he summoned Shellard to his office There Shellard broke down and admit. tee that he had been in the shelte, rouse with the young woman when sht met her death He dictated circum. stantial version of the affair to a sten. ographer
 q was patrolllng my post on the edge of Irving Park about ;.10,in the morning when Barbara came up," he says She said she had'Jecn looking fAr hrn hours and wanted to talk ;o me. took her to the shelter house.
 "I took off my hat anl coat and club and revolver and put them on c tool box. We talked and l smoked my pipe" Suddenly, the ciScer says T switched on the light ard found Barbara lying across the box with q hole in her head"
 Shellard then states that ho became frightened. threw on his coat and hat picked up his revolver 1n1 club ano scurried out into the nIght llh hit behind a clump of bushes, he said, and saw Policeman Kohler hurrying to tn, scene Then he heard Kohler Tapping for assistance and he ran to the shel. ter house.
 Shellard says he pretended to helr Kohler search for the murderer ant later went to the station house {, report off duty Instead ot being per mittcd to go home he was ,cld to sc out and search for the murderer, Shellard was locked up or a charge of murder.
 It was established that Shelard me Barbara Reg about six months ago and although he is r1arced mar a1G has child, he admits tha; he Wa: attentive to her.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-24
R0SSIN0 HANGED
Murderer of Ell Cavannugh in Hart
 ford Goes to His Death.

Wethersneld. July 24. Lorenzo Rosslno, who killed Ell Cavanaugh in Hartford on January 29, was hanged at the state prison here early to-day. Rossino made no demonstration when led from his cell to the death cham Der. He was accompanied by four guards and the prison chaplain and on entering the room was led to the trap and the hood and straps and moose adjusted. At 12:05 the trap was sprung and twelve minutes later he was declared dead by Dr. B, F. Donohue, the prison physician, The attendance at the hanging eleven, was tho smallest on record.
 Tho crime for which Lorenzo Ros- sino paid tho death penalty was tho stabbing of Ell Cavannugh, thirty three years old. of Sl Wilson street, in tho abdomen during a quarrel In a Syrian cafe at 16l State street. Hart ford, on January 20. Cavanaugh was taken to tho Hartford hospital where ho died on February 2,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-24
TAFT AT OYSTER BAY
Speech Of Acceptance Discussed Witt
 Roosevelt and Root.

Oyster Bay N. Y, July 23.--Wil- liam H, Taft, the republican presiden- tial nominee, was the guest of Presi- dent Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill for several hours to-day, arriving at 8 o'clock this afternoon. During Mir ,agLs visit the speech of acceptance, which he will deliver at Cincinnati reSt Tuesday was discussed with the president and Secretary of State Elihu Roo, who was also guest at the presidents summer home. Judge Taft took luncheon and dinner with the president and Secretary Root and at 9 o'clock tonight left oyster Bay in an automobile for New York city where ne will go 10 the Manhattan hotel fop the night No statement on the conference was given out here,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-24
STATE HEALTH BOARD
Old Bonrd of officers Rc- Elected
 Dangerous Water Supply.

Hartford, Conn, July 2S,-At the quarterly meeting of the state board of health held at the capitol today, The old board of officers was re-elected' President. w, II, Brewer, of New Ha- ven; treasurer pr, J. H, Townsend, of New Haven, sanitary inspector, c, C. Han, sanitary director, Professor H w, Conn, Middletown. and chemist, J A, Newlands, Chemist Newlands TO- ported that the water supply of Rock vile was in danger of becoming a menace to the health or that city and that measures should be taken toward securing new supply
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-24
Frank c. Bushnell Tells Busi- ness Men to Unite in Effort to Renominate Pres.
 ent Governor.
THREE OvATIONS FOR HIM
Nothing Doing for Lllley at Annual Outing of Local Association-- Scholey and Butler Have
 Few Words.

If George L. Lilley. who s'nce the in- vestigation of his submarine matter has been trying to shove himsalf down the threats of the good republicans of Connecticut, could have been at the outing of the New Haven Business Mems association at Stony Creek, yes terday, the last belief in his mind that he was acceptable as candidate for governor In this part of the country, would have been removed.
 But Mir. Liley was not invited to the outing. and though some expected to see him ride up to the Indian Head hotel in his big auto with a bag of Lilley buttons, he had good sense enough to keep away.
 The 100 business men present first showed their preference when Sidney Perlin Butler president of the asso- citation read a letter from Governor Woodruff regretting that he would be unable to be present at the dinner as 1t was necessary for him to go to Pennsylvania Mir. Butler spoke very briefly of what Mir. Woodruff had done for the state as a business man, and said that he was proud that MT. Woodruff was member of the New Haven association. There vas great deal of applause.
 A second outbreak of applause In favor of Governor Woodruff occurred after the speech of Frank C. Bush nell MT. Bushnell said that there was no need to go chasing around af- ter candidates; that he believed when man had been good official he should be reelected and for this req son favored the re-nomination of Governor Woodruff. At that there was great applause from the entire gathering and after 1t had quieted MT. Bushnell said that the business men of New Haven should unite in the support of Governor Woodruff for an- other term. Get together and stick he said. If we would unite on one thing we could carry 1t through. The trouble is there is no leadership at present in my party" There was more applause and 1t was plain that the association was at last united on one point.
 Then there came third ovation for Governor Woodruff, this tune after the address of c. II. Scholey, editor of the Shore Line Times Mir. scholey stated that his town, Guilford, did not need further advertising than that 1t was the home of one of the ablest executives who ever sat in 'he guber-
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-24
PRES. ROOSEVELT ORDERS
 AN IMMEDIATE RETRIAL
sHORT-LIvED STRIKE
One Affecting All Lines In Wcstchestei
 (N. Y.) County Quickly Ends.

New York, July 23,--A strike of conductors and motormen which be- gan and ended abruptly affected prac- tically all the surface lines In West chester county to-day. Tho lines, which are those of the Westchester Electric Railway company, were tied up from early in the day until the late afternoon. The men struck because Receiver J. Addison Young refused to reinstate the superintendent of the company yesterday, The superinten- dent had been dismissed for alleged neglect of duty When MT Young notified the strikers that they would be laid off the men hurried back to work.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-24
ENVIRONMENTS TROUBLE
D., l.. & W. Men Place Matter With
 Their Grand Master.

Scranton, Pa, July 23,-Grand Mas ter Hawley of the Switchinon's union, tonight announced that the grievance committee of the Delaware, Lacic- wanna and Western Swltchmen had placed the whole matter in his nanAp to make Q recommendation ns Co what course to pursue, now that General Superintendent Clarke has ictused ro reopen the cases at Issue,
 T have q plan partly mlde out, said MT, Hawley tonight, and will have 1t completed, 1 expect, EOS I can report 1t to tho general adjustment committee tomorrow morntng,"
 He refused to give any intlmation of the nature of his plan,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-24
RAILROAD TO BLAME FOR
 WHITE MOUNTAIN WRECK
ANOTHER CRAZY MAN
Officer Carton Takes Homeless, Help.
 less Man to Station.

One more crazy man was adde to the ceitral station list early this morning when Officer Carten picked up a strangely acting man on Church street by the side of the Exchange building, When the officer asked the man how he felt he said "all right" and then standing perfectly erect and gazing Into nothingness he started to remark: T have no home; want to go home" Then to every question which the ofli- cer put to him the made this same an swer no matter how irrelevant and the officer finally decided to take him to headquarters for the night as a tenn porary home, The Arrangement may prove but temporary and may have been due to the excessive heat
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-24
A TRIPLE TRAGEDY
Mother browns Children in q Tub and
 Asphyxlates Herself.

Newark, N. J., July 2s-Mrs. Maud Dousette. 26 years of age of No. 72 Norfolk street, drowned her twin daughters Edna and Lena, II days old in tub of water late tonight and then caused her own death by asphyxiation. She evidently intended to cause the deaths of her two older children by asphyxiation but they escaped harm from the gas which killed their mother.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-24
)irects Attorney General Bona parte to Proceed Forthwith
 in Case Against Stand ard Oil Company. 10 AVOID TECHNICALITlES Absolutely No Question of Guilt of Defendants-Reversal
 Does Not Touch Mer-
 it's of Case.

oyster Bay. July .2S-President Roosevelt tonight announced in unmis- takable terms the determination of |the administration to proceed with tho prosecution of the standard oil case, 'desplte the decision adverse to the Government handed down by the Unit bd States circuit court of appeals yes terday. This decision, the President Nhnks in no way affects the merits Rpf the case, and he makes known his tleeision to cause the action to be Brought again before the courts in such [shape, if possible, as to prevent tech |nicalities interfering with a decision ebased upon the actual issues involved. |1he statement in the matter made Epublic tonight by Secretary Loeb fol- Flows:
 "rhe President has directed the at ftorney general to immediately take |steps for the re-trial of the Standard fOil case. The reversal of the decision 'of the lower court does not in any
 
 Tease, excepting so far as the size of ethe fine is concerned. There is abso- Hlutely no question of the guilt of the defendants or of the exceptionally 3graye character of the offense. The ! President would regard 1t as a gross { lmiscarriagc of justice if through any I technicaltes of any kind, the de- Isa Al. .t..t., ...,t- iwould have uquesU0nably been meted l out to any weaker defendant who had lbeen guilty of such offense. "rhe President will do everything fin his power to avert or prevent such 'mlscarriaee of justice. With this pur- pose in view, the President has direct cd the attorney general to bring into consultation, Mir Frank B. Kellogg in the matter and to do everything possi- ble to bring the offenders to Justice"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-24
OUT OF POLITICS FOR GOOD
Former Governor w. l.. Douglas Will
 Not Accept Chairmunship.

Monument Beach, Mass, July 23,.--I am out of politics forever" declared former Governor W, L, Douglas today when on his return from yachting trip of several days ho was questioned concerning the reports from Lincoln. Neb, that hc might be named nr chairman of tho democratic nosional committee,
 Mir. Douglas said that he had not been nwaro that hs namo was being considered for the position. "I have not been offered the chairmanship of tho democratic national committed" he said, "and whllo shall deeply nppro- cInte the compliment If It Is rendered to mo. shall nos accept as 1 am out of politics forever This Is final"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-24
. WEEDS A COUNT
Mrs. Stctson. Widow of Millionaire
 Hat Manufacturer.

Philadelphia. July 2S.-Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Stetson, widow of the late millionaire hat manufacturer, John B, stetson, was married today to Count Santa Eulalia of Portugal by Mgr Turner, chancellor of the archdiocese of Philadelphia.
 The ceremony was performed at the hrides estate near this city and was quiet affair.
 The bridal pair left for New York, and on Saturday they will sail for Europe
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-24
NO CLUES YET,

Tho detective burenu stated last night that SO fay nothing has been learned in regard to the burglaries which have recently been reported to tho police, Neither tho daylight bur- glary in Oak street nor the second- story work in Whalley avenue have yet been traced to thoir perpetrators.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-24
WORLD AUTO RACE.

Paris, July 29,--Dispatches received here show that the German car in the New-Y ork-to-P Paris race passed Ko- nlgsburg, Hungary, this morning. IL is expected to reach Berlin to-nor- row, and numerous automobilists have gone to meet It
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-24
FRAUDULENT USE OF MAILS.

Chicago, July 23.-Tho federal grand jury today adjourned after having TO- turned indictments against twenty-nlne mall order houses, whose alleged illegal profits arc said to have been between four and flvc millions of dollars. The charge is using tho malls to defraud.