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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-08

To APPEAR IN
TALLAHASSEE
Insane Man is to Be Taken
There to Appear Before
Supreme Court.
SHERIFF VAN PELT WILL LEAVE
HERE WITH HIM TUESDAY
MORNING, AND 1T is EXPECTED
THAT A NUMBER OF ATToR-
NEYS WILL ALSO GO AND AP-
PEAR BEFORE SUPREME COURT.

Geo. G. Scudamore. declared to be
insane and committed to the insane
asylum, is to appear before the SUI
preme court of Florida at Tallahassee
next Wednesday, when the hearing up
on the writ of habeas corpus will oc-
CUR
The writ commands the sheriff to
produce Scudamore before the court,
and such will be done. The sheriff
with Scudamore in charge will leave
here Tuesday morning, so as to reach
Tallahassee before night, and will not
return before Thursday.
Upon the hearing before the SUI
preme court is to be determined
whether or not the deposed bank cash
Ter is to be an inmate of the Florida
hospital for the insane. The proceed
ing instituted is to test the constitu-
tionality of the act granting the pow
ers to a county judge To commit a
person to the insane asylum without
trial by jury or allowing him de-
Tense. and the attorneys for the IN
sane man are firm in their belief that
the act will be declared unconstitu-
tional.
Scudamore will also be accompanied
to Tallahassee by his brother, g. e..
Scudamore, who has been here for the
past month, and it is expected that a
number of attorneys will make the
trip, representing the state and Scud-'
amOre.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-08
Candidacy for President Is
Endorsed by New York
State Committee.
NEW YORK STATE COMMITTEE
URGES HIS NOMINATION IN A
RESOLUTION SUBMITTED BY
COMMITTEEMAN FROM HIS
HOME DISTRIcT-NEW YORK
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION ON
APRIL II.
By A.socLated Press.

New York, March 7-Governor
Charles E. Hughes today received the
endorsement of the New York repub-
hcan state committee as the candi-
date for the presidential nomination
The resolutions, adopted by unani-
NOUS vote, commended President
Roosevelt, for his rugged determine
ton to oppose wrong-doing and in de,
handing justice for all, and classed
I with "the greatest and most he,
roic figures in American history
Washington, Lincoln, Grant and Nc
Kinley."
The early instructions had been
that the meeting would not take up the
Hughes candidacy, it being the view
of some of the leaders that a COM
mittee declaration was unwarranted,
and might be inOpportune. But these
plans were upset shortly before the
committee assembled by the announce
ment of William H. Douglas, member
of the committee from the fifteenth
New York district, that he would move
the adoption Of resolutions commend
ing the candidacy of Governor Hughes
for the presidency The committee
voted to issue a cali for the republi-
can state convention to be held in Car
negie hall, this city, on Saturday,
April IL.
Justice NJ. Linn Bruce. of this city,
was designated to the temporary chair
manShip or the state convention.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-08

BLACK HAND
ATTEMPTS DAY.
LIGHT ROBBERY
New York Italian Banker
Kills Would-be Robber
of His Bank.
FOR IA LARS BANKER SAYS HE
HAS BEEN OBJECT OF BLACK
HAND THREATS-A MONTH AGO
FRONT OF HIS BANK WAS
BLOWN OUT BY BoMB AND $40.
600 SCATTERED IN THE STREET

New York, March 7.-Repulsing a
daylight attempt of the black hand
to rob his bank at the point of a
gun, Pasquale Patti. who conducts a
large banking and exchange business
in the Italian quarters, shot Frances
CO Pellatros. alias Giuseppe Sapio,
who is dying tonight in the hospital
with five bullets in his body
For IA years, Patti told the police,
he constantly received black hand
letters. and only month ago. the
front of his bank was blown out by
a bomb, and $4,000 scattered in the
street. The money was saved by
prompt work on the bankers part
Near closing time today, while the
street swere crowded, Pellatro en-
tered the bank. drew a revolver, and
declared his intention of killing Patti.
Patti seized a revolver from the shelf
and opened fire on the robber. while
his sOn-in-law, who conducts a branch
post Office station on the other side
of the bank, Joined in the fight.
Pellatro told the coroner tonight
that he went to the bank ~ kill Patti,
but fred no shots. The police We're
uanble to Pellatro's revolver. and
Patti is being held pending further
investigation.
Michael o. Dogostipe. believed to be
an accomplishe of Pellator, is also
under arrest.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-08
GOV. JOHNSON WON'T
TALK OF CANDIDACY
Minnesota Governor Could
Not Be Found Yesterday
but Private Secretary Says
Johnson Will Have Moth
ing to Say Until After
State Convention.
Nv Associated press

st. Paul. Mimi, March 7.-Goyernor
Johnson last night declined to make a
statement of his attitude in regard to
the action yesterday of the Minnesota
democratic state central committee,
which endorsed him for the nomina-
ton for president.
An effort was made again today to
get an expression of opinion from him,
but he could not be located either at
his residence Or at the capitol. His
private secretary, F. A. Day, who is
state chairman of the committee, said
to the Associated Press:
The governor is not ready to make
a statement yet. l doubt very much
whether he will make any statement
as to his position until after the state
convention. l presume there is con-
siderable interest in the east, as to
what position he will take, in view OF
the action of the, committee yesterday,
and while that action practrc =
placed him in the presidential field,
l know he will not say anything now.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-08
Special ia The Journal.

Berlin, March General Count
Wilhelm Won Hohenau, former com
mander of the guard corps and at
one time adjutant to Emperor william
has been sentenced by a military
court of honor to be deprived of his
rank in the army and to surrender
all the orders and decorations that
had been conferred upon him. The
finding of the court house been con-
firmed by Emperor William.
Gen. Won Hohenau was accused e
being one of the so-called Court
Camarilla," recently exposed by Max
million Harden, and his name was
brought constant yinto the testimony
during the Harden-Von Moltke trial
1t was in connection with this scan
dial that the general was brought be-
fore the court OF honor
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-08
ROBBERS AND
FARMERS FIGHT
Postohdce Thieves Loot Two
TOXINS but are Captured
Kfter Battle.
~ AssocIated Press.

CamdtaS,' NJ j., March IA pitched
battle between robbers and farmers in
which two of the latter were wounded
followed the daring robbery early to-
day of the postofflce ait Pedricktown
and Bridgeport, about 80 miles south
of this city. The three men were
captured.
The robbers first appeared at Ped
ricktOwn and stole a team from a liv-
cry stable. They then went to the
Bostoffice, blew open the safe and
stole $3.50 in money and stamps. The
force of the explosion wrecked the
building and the place took fire. The
robbers then fed with the team.
In a few minutes nearly the entire
population of Pedricktown was at the
postoffice fighting the fire and before
the flames were eXtinguished the
building was damaged to the extent of
$4,000 While some of the people
were battling with the flames others
organized a posse to capture the rob-
their escape and nothing further was
heard from them for two hours, when
they appeared at Bridgeport, eight
miles from Pedricktown.
1t was nearly 3 O'Clock when they
attacked the postOffice at Bridgeport.
A family named Brown occupied the
upper portion of the building. The
robbers forced an entrance and started
a charge of nitro-glycerine in the safe
which almost wrecked the building.
William Brown, the head of the FAM
lily, rushed downstairs with a revOl-
YER When he reached the postoffice
he was confronted by the three rob
bers, who leveled their revolvers at
him and ordered him to retreat up
stairs. The robbers then picked up
stamps to the amount of $500, took
$50 in cash, and left in the direction
of Woodbury.. Mrs Brown, in the
meantime, had telephoned to the
Woodbury. police, and as the trio drove
into that town they were hailed by a
policeman. The robbers drove the
team on a sidewalk and all three
opened fire. The policeman shielded
himself behind tree and returned the
fire.
During the fusilade the men retreat
ed, and finally got away, going toward
Wenonah, abandoning the team and
leaving a trail of blood. A posse was
and the desperadoes, were
traced to Wenonah, where trace of
them was lost.
Shortly after s o'clock this morn
ing two men, carrying a third, were
seen at Wenonah, and within short
time a score of farmers, well armed,
gave chase, and soon had them penned
in the woods near by. Both sides
opened fire One of the robbers fell,
and the second threw up his hands
and surrendered. The third man held
his ground for some time, but fed
further into the woods, being captured
later.
One of the men, William Mccoy,
who says he has no home, had his face
literally riddled with buckshot. The
other injured man is at Sewell under
care of physician, and it is thought
he will die.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-08
ia MISSING
1854 BODIES
RECOVERED
20 Corpses of Child Victims
of Collinwod Fire Are =
Unidentified.
CODY SUPPOSED TO BE THAT OF
A FEMALE TEACHER IS NOW
THOUGHT TO BE THAT OF A
MALE RESCUER - TEACHERS
BODY MAY BE FOREVER LOST
BUDAPEST COUNCIL PASSES
RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY
ANENT THE FIRE.
BY Associated Press.

Cleveland, Ohio, March THE
last of the little victims of the Collin
wood school fire to perish was Glen
Barber, 8 years old. He died today
of injuries sustained from his leap
from the second story window of the
school building. In casting up the
total of pupils who were at school
the day of the fire, it develops that
six still are missing-possibly part
of the ashes that lie in the cellar of
the burned school.
Superintendent Frank Whitney of
the village schools of Collinwood
completed a house to house canvass
of the LakeView school district and
finsd that TIA are dead or missing,
including the two teachers. Only 167
bodies have bee ntaken out of the
ruins. Twenty-one of these are still
unidentified
1t has been discovered that the
body identified vest erday as that of
Miss Katherine Weller, the teacher,
is that of a man. John Krajnyak,
aged %, who was one of the first of
the reScuers on the scene, has been
missing since the fire. 1t is thought
that the body may be his. u row
believed that the body of Miss Weller
is completely lost.
At o'clock the first of today's
funerals was held At St. Mary's
Catholic church services over 16
bodies were held. At St. Joseph
Catholic church mass was said over
II other bodies Throughout today
there was over 40 individual s-------
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-08
BY Associated Press

Boston, Mass, March Harry
Charles, one of the wealthiest and
most influential Cinnamon of Boston,
and eight OF his cOuntrymen, said to
be notorious Ratchet men,, were
found guilty by jury in the superior
criminal court today of murder in the
first degree. They were charged with
killing four Cinnamon here last Au
gust. The tenth defendant on the
same charge died in his cell last
Tuesday In each case Charles was ac-
FUSED Of being the accessory before
the fact
The murders for which the China
men We're found guilty grew out of a
feud of long standing between the Hip
Sing Long and the On Long Tong,
rival Chinese societies.
Early in August, 1907, when the
murder occurred, a strange Chinaman
appeared in Oxford place in the Chi
nese quarters. A signal was given
and the rival tongs began firing. When
hte police appeared they found three
Cinnamon dead, and a dozen seriously
wounded. One of these died
Shey Tong. enc of the principal
government witnesses, testified that
Harry Charles was president of the
Hin Sing Tong and instituted the kill
ing
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-08
WIFE TRIED
VENGEANCE
WITH BURNING PROP
ERTY OF A COUSIN OF MUIR
DERED HUSBAND LON
DON SENSATION GROWS OUT OF
DEATH OF ROBERT BOYD, WHO
WAS KILLED IN THE COURT
HOUSE.
BY Associated Press.

London, KY, March 7.-Intense ex-
citement prevailed here over the ar
rest today of Mrs. Rachel Sparks,
wife of Attorney James Sparks, who
was killed in the courthouse by Rob
ert Boyd, on charges of seeking to
burn the large barn Of Tip Sparks, her
bands cousin.
The arrest followed the delivery to
the county attorney of a gold watch
and a gallon OF oil by Felix Beatty, a
negro, who claimed they had been Civ
en- to him by Mrs. Sparks and that
in return for the watch she wanted
him TO burn the barn of Tip Sparks
last night.
1t was asserted that Mrs. Sparks
accused Tip Sparks, of siding with
Robert Boyd in the recent trial and
t.hat for that reason she cought the
destruction of his property. All con-
cerned are prominent and known
throughout the state.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-08
sv Associated Press.

AsheVille, n. c., March Federal
Judge Pritchard today named Judge
Joseph A. Mccullough, C. K. Hender-
son, and B. F. Arthur, permanent re.
ceiVers for the South Carolina dis
penSary fund.
The receivers were directed to take
charge of all personal property now
in charge of the winding up commits
sion, including the money In banks,
and to give bond for S25 900
d. w Rountree, Of Atlanta, counsel
for the commission, gave formal notice
that its members will refuse to deliver
the property TO the court and an
nounce it as their desire to appeal
the question of the courts Jurisdiction
to the supreme court of the United
States Counsel for creditors objected
to skipping any legal steps.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-08
4 NEW ORLEANS
BOLD ROBBERY
Thieves Beat Woman Into
Insensibility but One
Captured by Police.
BY Associated Press.

New Orleans, March Following
one CT the boldest robberies which
has been perpetrated here during
the winter, Walter Vignes, 10 years
cd; Thomas Carlton. 30 years old, and
James J. Murray, % years old, were
arrested today and charged with rob-
berry and assault.
The crime was committed late yes
terday, but the police. in their efforts
10 capture the perpetrators, covered
the matter up until arrests were
made. The men are charged with hav-
lng entered the home of LaurenZ r.
Harris, general agent here of the
Great Western Insurance Co, SID
Alexander street and, after beating
Mrs. Harris into insensibility, they are
alleged TO have ransacked the house
and - have stolen everything of value
Diamonds valued at $4,000. the object
OF their search, were all the while re-
posing safely in a vault in one of the
cry banks. Mr.. Harris was away
from home at the time
After regaining consciousness, Mrs.
harris, covered with blood. crawled
on, 81 the house and gave the alarm.
NAfl the police succeeded in captur-
ing me men they obtained a confes-
son from them and then recovered
Practically all of the stolen goods.
me! also arrested Henry Schaeffer
am Iouis Braquet, Poydras market
oUlCh'rs, and charged them with hav-
.'.H knowingly received stolen prop
1'shes and Carlton say they were
g1,.suaaed 10 aid in the robbery by
Y"', Who came here from New
ing OF jewelry and trinkets. was val
ued at about $500.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-08
CURTAILMENT OF COTTON
MANUFACTURE Is TO
CONTINUE THREE MONTHS
ax Assoclated pres..,

Boston, March Tt was announ-
ced here today that the principal cot
ton manufacturers throughout New
England have decided TO continue the
of the normal production
TWENTY-FIVE per cent. for another
three months. This decision follows
an inquiry into the probable demand
for cotton goods. 1t is stated that
the mill men generally believe that
any other course would mean lengthy
shut downs with consequent loss 10
and distress to employees.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-08
FORTUNE WITHIN HIS
GRASP, INVENTOR DIED.
Rx Associated Pres..

New York, March 7.-Gustaf Mauritz
Westman, chemist and mineralogist
of note, died suddenly in New York
last night. A company that had just
been formed TO manufacture wrought
iron according TO a new plan which
he had invented, was expected to have
made him rich Mr.. WeStman was
born in Sweden rs years ago, and be-
came famous through various fnven-
tions connected with the manufacture
of iron and steel.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-08
FIRE IN BOYS.
SCHOOL IN MEXICO
BY Associated Press.

FL Paso, Texas, March Fire last
night destroyed the boys dormitory
and boarding house at the New Mex
leo school of agriculture at Messila
Park. Many sleeping students had
narrow escapes. Harvey Forsythe, in
charge of the dormitory, had a mar
row escape in waking the boys and
getting them out of the building, as
part of the roof fell ON him.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-08
WAITNEY's NEW
TRAINER rs GOOD
~ Associated Press.

New York, March Harry Payne
Whitney has announced that he has
engaged A. ]. Joyner as trainer for
his racing stable in place of the late
John Rogers.
Jack" Joyner ranks as one of the
best trainers in the country. He han
died a big stable for Sidney Paget up
to last season, when the latter sold
most of his horses. He brought out
and developed such good horses in re-
cent years as Waterboy, Water Cool
er. Hamburg Belle, Gairngorm, Water
Pearl, and Charles Edward.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-08
PAWNRRoKER GOES
TO FEDERAL PRISON
BY Associated Press.


Knoxville, Tenn, March 7.-G.
Kern, a former jeweler and pawn
broker of this city, was today SEN
fenced to serve two years and two
days in the federal prison at Atlanta
Sentence was passed by Judge John
e. Mccall. On Thursday last Kern
was convicted of falsifying a bank
ruptcy schedule and OF Withholding
assets from his schedule filed in the
court. A motion for the
new trial was denied today.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-08
Alabama
Feud Has
Fatal End
BY Associated Press.

Decatur, Ala, March AS a result
of feud between the families of w
F. Holland and J. w. Turner, wealthy
farmers of Lawrence county, alter Hol-
land is dead, stabbed by a son of J.
w Turner, w. F. Holland may die.
and ]. w. Turner was seriously in
jured, at CadGlo, today.
J. W. Turner had been on trial for
trespassing on Hollands land, and af-
ter the trial one of the Hollands &C
cused him Of swearing to a lie. The
=: hit followed. Officers are pursu
ing the two Turner boys.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-08
WILL DISREGARD
PRITCHARD'S ACTION
Special TO The Journal.

Augusta, Ga, March 27.-Attorney
General Lyon, of Couth Carolina, who
is here tonight, says he instituted pro-
ceedings to compel the dispensary
commission to disregard United
States Judge Pritchard. His office
will absolutely disregard Pritchard's
action.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-08
Martial Law
I'm GOIdfeId
Withdrawn
BY Associated Press

Goldfieid, March THE United
States troops which have been here
three months evacuated camp today,
turning the responsibility of maintain
ing the peace in the Goldfield district
over TO local authorities, and the Ne
vada state police
Several squads of state police ar
rived this week. The district is peace
ful and the strike is practically de-
clared on.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-08
China Wants Time.

Today's adVices from Pekin con-
tain an offer to punish officials con-
uected with the seizure and also q
statement from Yuan Shiki, that he
desired further time for consideration
of the Chinese demands. This will be
granted by the Japanese government,
and it is confidently believed that an
agreement will finally be reached be-
tween the viceroy of Canton and the
central government
The Chinese minister at Toxic
held a long conferenc" with Baron
Chinda, westminster OF the foreign
office, today. During the session OF
the cabinet, the Chinese minister first
contended that because Portugal held
Macao waters under treaty, therefore
the waters remained actually under
Chinese sovereignty. Later, however.
the minister withdrew this contention
when instances were quoted of other
cases those of Wei Hal Wei. and Kiao
Chow elsewhere cited. The foreign
office does not expect any further de-
velopmeDts for few days, the only
points remaining undecided being the
restoration Of the arms which Japan
continues to demand, also raising the
japanese flag on the Tatsu with appro-
pirate ceremony.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-08
FOR MURDER COMMITTED
IS YEARS AGO, MOBILE
OFFICER is ARRESTED
BY Associated Press.

Mobile, Ala, March i. K. p.
Johnson, one of the old members of
the local police force, was arrested
here today by Sheriff E. S. Parsons, of
Springer, Tex, who brought an indict-
ment charging him with murder COM
mitted Is years ago at that place.
Johnson had Just returned from the
trial of his son, who was acquitted at
Gu1fport, Miss, Thursday, of charge
of numbering a negro.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-08
TONG MEN
ARE CONVICTED
Of MURDERS
influential Chinaman and
Eight Associates Must
Pay Penalty of Law.

MARRY CHARLES, PRESIDENT OF
HIP SING TONG, SAID TO HAVE
INSTITUTED KILLING OF FOUR
CHINESE IN STREET BATTLE
IN CHINATOWN LAST AUGUST
KILLING WAS RESULT OF FEUD
BETWEEN RIVAL TONGS.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-08
FosToFFIcE CRATER
is OUT OF PRISON..
BY Associated Press.

~ Dy ASSOCIated PreS8--
4, "sShlngton, March August w.
4,l>4en, former general Superinten-
III OF the free delivery service of
as postoffice department. who was
~ ted a little over three years
so OF conspiracy in connection with
,;,.-lS IN the postoffice department, ar
raI IN Washington today. He was
AZ. cd from the peiitentiary at
,i.,.n dVille, Va, at midnight last
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-08
TO
u. c. ". REUNION

" At me recent meeting of Camp
n !" a.l No. 10. L. c. W, Commander
d an Reed appointed the following
nj! to the Confederate reunion,
S, .sIcn IS TO be held at DeFuniak on
r,a II; w. H. Murphy; H. C..
c'o"enS, w. E. Anderson, Frank
'1dreZ, ID. B. Reed and A. c. Tippin.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-08
NASHVILLE BARS
ARE SEGREGATED
BY Associates Press.

Nashville, Tenn, March THE gu
preme court today upheld the Nash-
vile segregation law This law con-
fines the saloons of the city to q csr-
tain territory.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-08
HfLLSBoROUGH SHERIFF
REMOVED FROM OFFICE
Special to The Journal.

Tallahassee, Fla, March T.
Governor Broward yesterday
evening suspended Robert A.
Jackson, sheriff of Hillsborough
county, charged with drunk
edness, and appointed Edward
ID. Hobby, of Tampa, TO be
sheriff.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-08
LOUISIANA SHERIFF
SHOT THROUGH WINDOW.
BY Associated Press.

Alexandria, La, March -
Deputy Sheriff C. G. Johnson.
of Gienmora, was murdered
last. night. He was seated in
a room where his wife lay i'll
when an unknown party shot
through the open window.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-08
TOW BOAT SANK;
TWO LIVES LOST
sy Associates Press.

Pittsburg, March THREE
lives were lost tonight when
the tuw boat Stella Moren,
with two fats of coal, went
over the dam on the Mono
gahela river. at Port Berry,
Pa, and sank.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-08
GOV. HUGHES BOOM IS
FORMALLY LAUNCHED
COMMISSIONERS NAMED
IN S. C.. DISPENSARY CASE

Men Who Will Assume
Charge of 100000 Liquor
Fund Are Named in Fed
eral Court-Old Commits
sion Says it Will Not Turn
Over Monies to New Com
rnissioners.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-08

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