Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-03

One is Gladys Dorothea Kemp of New
York, who win grace the operate
boards. Charles Frohman has en-
gagged the other, Miss Helen Freeman,
TO make her debut In Jack Straw,
ut the Empire theater. New York. next
September Miss Freeman was born
| in ST. Louis, but her father we'll
known banker, makes his home In
Durango, Colo. Miss Freeman's arts
tic tastes are directed to music and
she came to Paris to study under the
famous Or. Dosser. One day Charles
Frohman heard her sing and was
greatly struck by her appearance and
manner. He offered her nm engage
ment on the spot All Parisians VINO
know her feel assured Of Miss Free
mans success. and certainly their good
wishes VIII accompany her in her
theatrical career.
PENSACOLA. Fla. July 30.--At the
cost OF three men killed and many
wounded, one Of whom died this morn
ing, mob at ii o'clock last night
succeeded in take Lee Shaw. a negro
from the Pensacola Jail and lynching
him In the public square In this city.
4 The clothing was stripped from the
NEGRO and his absolutely nude body
suspended from telephone pole.
which was riddled by more than
thousand shots.
The lynching followed a battle at
the jail, the building being desperately
defended by the jailer and his assist
ants. Shot after shot was fred into
the mob from the jail. three men being
killed and over n score wounded, but
the mob was bent on getting the negro
and finally made a breach In the door
oyerpowered the officers and secured
the prisoner. There were over 1000
people about the jail and nearly every
shot fired from the building told.
Shaw had horribly maitreated and
raped a prominent white woman.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. July 30.-Semmes
, Wright, the youngest son OF Genera
Luke L Wright, is in the hospital
! | Will u Dlohtu itSp bdctaAhCa III - 10
with an unidentified man in a narrow
, alleyway last night. The fight begar
when the men bumped into each othel
In the passageway. Wright fell to thu
pavement with his leg doubled up ant
his opponent threw himself on top
WrighVs assailant escaped.
\ NEW YORK. July 30.-Alfred Lau
terbach. son of Edward Lauterbach. ,
a prominent lawyer and politician, wa'
almost instantly killed in an automo
/, bile accident early this morning. Ii
a company with two friends. Mr.. Lauter
, bach was riding In an automobile oil
Williams Bridge road. the Bronx. ant
!, was about to cross the tracks OF thu
New York. New Haven and Hartford
railroad when the machine collidet
with guard rail on the approach t,
the bridge. MIR. Lauterbach, who wa
driving the car, was rendered uncon
scious aud when doctor arrived from
the nearest hospital he pronounce,
the man dead. Mr.. Lauterbach wa
. SO years old.
{ SAN FRANCISCO. July 30.-Guard
al the San Quentin prison last nigh
y discovered James Siemsen. convicte,
gas pipe thug. who is to die on tn
scaffold tomorrow morning. had beei
digging at the walls of his cell with
wire nail in the hope of securing hi
u freedom. From signs of his work II
! the cell Siemsen had been busy 70
} several night The guards suspecte,
something of the sort and laid a tral
} for the condemned man. catching hin
AT work. They say there would hav
G been no chance to have made hi
d escape. as he would have been shot t
e death. even had he succeeded In get
ting out OF tn cell.
S ,Siemsen and Dabner. his companion
}, in crime. and who is to die with hin
! tomorrow. have been placed In con
y demned cells.
g NEW YORK. July 81. Bomb throw
ers attempted to wreck the banking
! house OF Salvador De Aria In Newark
I They did not succeed but managed I,
blow up big stone stoop leading t,
! the bank. The explosion also blew ou
{ the plate glass windows of the salooI
4 of Dominiek Dillione in the basemen
beneath There was panic amonl
e the five clerks in the bank. two o
: whom are women. The explosion wa.
t heard at the Second precinct station
r three blocks away. and the reserves
ran out.
5 Aria, the banker, and his brother-in
Q law. Surchie, who lives in an adjoin
5 ing house have been recently reeeiv
E ing threatening black hand letters anS
! have called the attention OF the polio,
) 10 It, II is believed the attempt Il
5 wreck. the bank is the outcome of theil
2 refusal TO meet the demands OF tn,
) black hand blackmailers-
Observation-Disclosures can mo-
: deliver the goods--he can not turr
over TO Mr.. Bryan by q word the labor
vote OF the country. defy him te
attempt TO show he can get the labor
Ing men TO vote against the best friend
al