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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-06
Refuses S to Talk.

District Attorney Jerome has con-
sistently declined to discuss the Thaw
case for publication. His course as
regards the all important testimony of
young Mrs. Thaw will be watched.
however, with the keenest interest. If
her story is deemed admissible by
Judge Downing it is declared that the
cross examination to which she will be
subjected will be far more searchins
even than the first one. Assistant
District Attorney Garyan spent several
months abroad last summer and cover
ed much of the ground included in the
travels of Harry Thaw and Evelyn
Neshut during the two trips abroad
which preceded their marriage. The
district attorney seemed last year to
have every detail of the young wo
mans life at command. but it is said
tnat this year he will be able to con
front her with incidents of the Euro
pean trips not limited at during the
first hearing
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-06
Truth Not Tested.

Young Mrs. Thaw was allowed to tes-
tify at the first trial upon the theory
that 1t was her story. told to Thaw in
Paris. in 1903, two years before their
marriage. that planted the seeds OF
temporary insanity in his brain. The
prosecution was not allowed to test the
truth or falsity Of the story. the court
rule being that. regardless of its truth,
the issue had to do solely with the eff
feet upon the defendants mind. Mr.
Jerome offered witnesses who, he de
clared, would contradict certain of the
wife's statements. but they were not
allowed to be heard, The prosecution
had its only recourse in a severe cross
examination, but even this was al
lowed on the ground OF testing the
credibility of the witness in a general
way
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-06
Believes Him Insane.

There is every reason to believe the
district attorney still is convinced that
Thaw is medically insane-a paranoic,
whose malady is incurable. In view of
this he was willing at the first trial
that Thaw should be adjudged dement,
ed and sent to Mattevan asylum for
the criminal insane. although he felt
and urged before the jury that upon a
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-06
JEROME is UNDECIDED.
HAS NOT INDICATED HIS COURSE
IN THE MATTER OF ADMITTING
THIS TESTIMONY CASE At
TRACTlNG OLD TIME INTEREST.
BULLETIN.

y,
defense would be insanity. at the time
of the shooting. Justice Bowling
fined forty members of the special pan
eli. who failed to answer, $3.50 each. 1t
was agreed that peremptory challenges
could be exercised after the jury was
Allied.
New York, Jan 6.--The first venire OF
one hundred jurymen for the Thaw
case was dismissed at the opening of
court this morning because the names.
through error. were published Friday.
\ second list was summoned. It de
layed the trial until noon today.
District Attorney Jerome may at
tempt this time to bar the testimony
of Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit-Thaw. wife of
the accused man. At the first trial
this testimony was allowed 10 go be
fore the jury with the consent of the
district attorney. who said the prece-
dent set in the case of the State
against Wood seemed to cover the mat
ter. Several criminal lawyers OF
prominence in their profession, have
argued the point with Mr.. Jerome
since the close of the first hearing and
have urged him to oppose this line OF
testimony at the trial about to begin
These attorneys declare a vital princi
pie of law is involved and that il
should go to the highest courts for de
termination.
Mr.. jerome has given no definite an
swer to his fellow members of the bal
and may feel impelled to consent tC
another recital of Mrs. Thaw's story
TO prevent an appearance of inconsist
ency with his course year ago. Blu
the representations made to him as tt
the Importance to the community. a
large of testing the legality of such tes
timOny have been unusually strong
nnw many of his closest friends woult
not be surprised if he should cOntes
against the admissibility of her testi
mODy
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-30
FLEET LEAVES
SANTA BARBARA
SANTA CRUZ AND MONTEREY
WILL DIVIDE HONORS IN EN-
PERTAINING MEN.

SANTA BARBARA. April 3O.-The
Atlantic feet has left this city fol
Monterey. The fleet weighed anchor al
o'clock this morning and left in a
single line four miles in length H..
Admiral Thomas decided upon an
early departure in order that the -peo-
pie Of San Luis Obispo might have an
opportunity of seeing the vessels as
they passed.
The original time scheduled for the
fleets departure was 1890 and a
change was not generally known. AS a
result but few people saw the fighting
ships leave.
These are rival towns, and, as the
ships Of the fleet will be divided be-
tween them. each will seek to outdc
the other in the lavishness of it's GEL
ebration.
1t was originally planned to have the
entire fleet rendezvous at Santa Crua
but the people of Monterey sent up such
a. cry and clamor that the navy de-
nertment succumbed and ordered a
division of the fleet This did not
please tee citizens Of Santa Cruz, who
desired TO have the whole show to
themselves, but Monterey is jubiliant
ard its business men are intent upon
showing the rival city just how a bat
tleship fleet should be entertained.
To q misinterp-etation Of some
ncnt to Rear Admiral Evans SENS 70
be due the controversy between Santa
Cruz and Monterey On account of this
misunderstanding it was originally de-
cided that Santa Cruz should have the
whole fleet, leaving Monterey in the
cold Thereupon Monterey citizens got
busy. They set forth that their town
was entitled to as much consideration
as Santa Cruz; that it was the first
capital of the state and had many his
torical attractions for the men of the
fleet; that with its own population AMI
that Immediately adjacent more resi-
dents would find it convenient to go
TO Monterey than to Santa Cruz, and
that in any event Santa Cruz had not
the necessary facilities to entertain all
the fleet, either in its harbor or in its
hotels.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-30
WILL UMAT|LLA
GO WET OR DRY?
MONSTER PETITION, ASKING FOR
VOTE ON PROHIBITION
FILED AT PENDLETON.

PENDLETON, April 30.-With over
500 signatures thereto petition ask
vote upon the question of prohibition
at the June election was filed with the
county clerk, yesterday afternoon.
The petition contains the names of
that some of them were found to have
failed to register they were cut out,
thereby reducing the number to S02.
AS result of the petition the people
ton of saloons at the state election to
hn held June l.
Under the law should majority of
the voters of the county vote for pro-
hibition the entire county and every
precinct in the same will become dry
until voted otherwise by the people.
Should the county as a whole not
go dry the status of the Individual pre-
cincts Will depend upon the voting in
the same. A precinct casting a majori-
ty of votes for prohibition becomes dry
while a precinct showing majority
sentiment against prohibition becomes
wet. When the county votes upon the
proposition as a whole there is no ne
cessity for precinct petitions being
filed.
At the clerks Office a petition was
received from Ukiah, but owing to the
fact that the precinct boundaries were
not properly described it has been sent
back by Clerk Sailing. But as the Ukiah
people will have a chance to vote upon
the proposition. anyway, it will not
matter if their petition is not returned
before the first.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-30
Two Hundred Naval Cadets 90
10 Bottom with ship
M men ARE RESCUED
/ BURSTING PROJECTILE IN MAG
] AZiNE CAUSES TERRIBLE MA
VAL DISASTER.

TOkIA, April 3O.-In nearly every
household of military or naval fame of
Japan there is sorrow today. Over ono
hundred of Japan's best and youngest
blood has gone from here forever, wrap
ped in the waters of the sea off the Pts
cadOres island where the Japanese train
ing cruiser. Matsushima went down
early this morning.
"A faulty cartridge in a magazine
exploded and caused the explosion OF
the entire magazine. The big cruiser
upon which the Japanese had been
training her Togos of the future. shud-
dered and broke in two
In less than three minutes there was
face of the sea and few startled cries
for help cutting into the night air to-
mark the spot where the vessel had
been so short a time before
Among those lost is son of Field
Marshal Oyama and the son of Vice
Foreign Minister Chinda.
TOXIC. April a0.-Supplementary re-
ports received from Admiral Nosnia-
matsu Of the sunken Japanese training
on board of that vessel which went
down early this morning off Pescadores
Island were rescued
If this is SO: the numbers of the dead
will exceed 200. Among the missing
are sons of Field Marshal Oyama ard
Foreign Minister Chinda.
The young men were cadets, OF
which the ship carried 300. Among the
survivors were Al cadets.
The disaster was caused by the acci-
dental explosion of a projectile in the
magazine. The entire magazine blew
up before the boats could be manned.
The ship went down like a plummet.
Men in the vicinity of the magazine
were torn to pieces. Those below had
no chance to escape and went to the
bottom with the ship. The cruisers. Ha-
sadate and Itsukkushima, stood by and
picked up the survivors. The captain
ard other officers are among the dead.
None of the survivors are able to ex-
plain the cause of the accident. The
battle of Yalu and carried so officers
as well as the cadets.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-30
JUDGE BRENTS TO
DECIDE DAWSON CASE

In the case of the city against Mrs.
Anna NJ Dawson, in which the city is
trying to get the old vinegar factory
in the rear of the Mottet building on
Mil creek, torn down. having declared
it a public nuisance, stipulations We're
made by the attorneys today. The at
torneys agree that not including the
basement, the building was damaged
by fire more than so per cent; but that
including the basement. it was not
damaged to this amount. Whether or
not, under the city ordinance any build
ing damaged more than 80 per cent by
fire can be repaired. is the point at
law and the one which Judge Brents
win pass upon.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-30
Bourne Loses Grip.

PORTLAND, April 30.-When the
state central committee of the republi
can party adopted resolution endors-
ing the Taft candidacy for the nomina
ton for president. Wednesday after
noon. struck a fatal blow at the hopes
of Senator Bourne to bring the Oregon
delegation to the Chicago convention
uninstructed.
That Bourne lost his grip on the
state organization because Of his per-
sistent efforts to boom second cleo
tive term for Roosevelt" is the beliei
of republican leaders today.
Senator Fulton was warmly endorse
bv the state central committee and the
recent attacks upon his career were
denounced as untrue, unmanly ami
vicious" W. NJ Cake was elected as
chairman.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-30
TWO BRIDGE FOR
GARRISON CREEK
COUNTY REPLACES STRUCTURES
ON PLEASANT STREET AND
FERN AVENUE.

Bridge crews in the employ of the
county are replacing two bridges which
span Garrison creek, one on Pleasant
street and one on Fern avenue. The
new structures will be modern in every
respect and will do away with any
danger from high water which on sew
eral occasions overtlOWed the banks at
the Pleasant street bridge and flooded
Elliots addition and other residence
districts in the southern part of the
city The Pleasant street bridge will be
built to accommodate street car traffic,
as the Walla Walla Valley Traction
company expects to begin the cOnstruc
ton of the Pleasant street line within
a snort time. Several Of the property
owners in that section are preparing to
b -.lkhead their property where it
touches Garrison creek.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-30
SHUT OFF WATER
DURING A FIRE
CITY AUTHORITIES ANNOUNCE
THAT ORDINANCE HEREAFTER
TO BE STRICTLY ENFORCED.

Beginning tomorrow the city author
tiles will strictly enforce the ordinance
which requires~that the use of city
water for domestic, sprinkling and ,r-
rigation purposes shall cease during
the progress of a fire The ordinance
provides that upon a fire alarm being
sounded all irrigation and sprinkling
shall stop and shall not be resumed
until the recall has been sounded at
fire headquarters which is four taps by
the fire bell.
This ordinance will be strictly en-
forced from now on" said Fire ChleI
Metz today. I'VE will endeavor here
after to handle all fires without the
engines. depending upon the water
pressure. The engines will be held n
reserve but in event it is necessary 70
use them. we want all the water tnere
is in the mains People violating the
ordinance must suffer the consequen-
ces."
1t was stated at the water once t"-
day that the sprinkling laws beginning
tomorrow will be strictly enforced dur
ing the summer months.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-30
ANCIENT PAPER
IS TO SUSPEND
pEkIN GAZETTE, 1000 YEARS OLD
SUCCEEDED BY GOVERN
MENT PUBLICATION. .

PEKIN, China, April 30.-The Pekin
Gazette. the oldest newspaper in the
world, issued today what will probably
be it's last number.
1t will be succeeded by the Govern
ment Gazette, which will be larger and
more modern in appearance and viii
De the official organ of the Chinese
government The Pekin Gazette was
established in GIL A. D. and had a
Anglo Saxons were little more than
rarbarians and America was inhabited
only by saVages.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-30
SEEM TO
FLOCK TO SPOKANE
Falls City Has Been Duped by Three
Young Men Claiming to Be Off,
sprino of Prominent Persons.

| SPOKANE, April 30.-Spokane has
had series of imposters claiming TO
be the sons of noted men. The first.
few months ago. was young forger
who represented himself as the son of
Secretary of Wa William H. Taft. He
was dined and lavishly entertained by
the chamber of commerce before his
real identity was learned.
The second imposter was a young
man named Loeb. who represented
himself as the nephew of Secretary
Loeb. and on his representations was
able to borrow considerable money.
He is now serving a term at Walla
Walla for passing a bogus clearing
house certificate.
The latest person representing him
se,f as related to big man is Leon
ard Boutwell, who asserts that he is
the son of George Sewall Boutwell,, a.
New England statesman of marked
prominence. at one time a United
States senator and later governor of
Massachusetts.
The Spokane police believe that the
alleged Boutwell, is an imposter. for
telegraphic advices from the east say
that Senator Boutwell, had no chill
dren.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-30
Ereewater Woman Dead.

nrs 7 F. Hanson of Freewater dieo
last nigh, at the Walla Walla hosp''a'
Of a complication of diseases alter q
hr,oe ;,lnness. Mrs. Hansen was porn
in Denmark and moved to TINS coun-
try when but girl. A1'er ii'i"s
various places in the United states SAe
moved with her husband to a 1ari''
+nra. miles north of Freewater' whefe
they have since lived
Mrs. Hanger is survived by her nus
-, f,.. children and a sister, Mrs'
Ed Mo-tonson of Baker City
The body of Mrs. Hansen was
c4,ipped this afternoon from 'he No
Martin undertaking parlors 10
wafer where funeral services VIII "
bsi4 tomorrow afternoon.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-30
Fight on Between Senator
Bourne and Fulton
WHO WTLLLEAO DELEGATION?
BOURNE, THOUGH CHAMPION
ING ROOSEVELT, LOSES GRIP
ON ORGANiZZATION.

PORTLAND, Ore, April Cooper
warfare between the factions in the re-
publican party headed by Senator c. w
Fulton and Jonathan Bourne is pre-
Gicted ir the Portland Journal tonight
as a result of the meeting of the re
publican state central committee We'd
nesday.
The Fulton men. declares the Jour
nal will not allow Bourne to head the
state delegation to the Chicago con-
EentiOn.
This is an honor due to Fulton assert
FultOr5 friends, as he is a Taft man
Likewise the Fulton men predict that
Bourne will be defeated at the polls
in 1912 and that Fulton will succeed
him in the senate.
Chamberlain. it is limited, will re-
ceive the quiet support of Fulton men
in the coming campaign for the sena
torship.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-30
TWO MEETINGS
FOR WALLA WALLA
U1AONSTRATlON TRAIN WILL
MAKE TWO STOPS m THIS
CITY, MAY 5 AND 6.

Stopping At II of the most important
''Em4ng centers of what is termed the
"d--a Walla valley, the demonstrators
3ain which is to be run by the O. r. &
y vii arrive in Walla Walla at 6:10
P' m. May ), and remain here until 7:S0
"T- Text morning when the journey VIII
'r resumed 10 Wallula. On the return
'Hp the train will arrive at Walla
"1l.a AZ 10:40 a. m. a series of lectures
VII. De given at the @. r. & n. depot
.''A 1910 10 12:40 r. m.
This is the second of a series of
special farming demonstration trains
which the Oregon Railroad and Navi-
@-~'" company is operating over its
"'e> IN Washington in conjunction
''-A the Washington state college OF
-:a~H. The purpose is to assist IN
IMPROVING agricultural conditions in
.~.> territory through lectures which
''' Or given by the college faculty on
'0uleets Of special interest to the farm
'> among which may be mentioned:
'0-aEae. fallow. conservation OF
'Slure. animal husbandry. horticui-
'~'r and dairying.
'"- special train will move according
l" he itinerary shown below and will
Fy cars containing grains. grasses
US' soils, etc, for exhibition pur-
uses; also coaches in which the lee
'o'es will be given.
'eouIe of Train, Monday, May =.
arrive Pomeroy .......... 500 p. m.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-30
VETERANS MEET
HERE JUNE e
WALLA WALLA TO ENTERTAIN
MANY HEROES OF SPANISH
AMERICAN WAR.

June 20 is TO be she date of the state
encampment of the Spanish American
war veterans he'd at Walla Walla. The
announC ement of this date is made by
J Grant Hinkle department command
er of this district
I'VE are all going to try to get the
national encampment at Tacoma next
year and steps will be taken at the
Walla Walla meeting to insure a strong
representation at Boston this year,
where the national encampment meets,
to use every effort to draw the next ma
tional meeting to Washington" stated
Mr.. Hinkle to a Spokane Chronicle re-
porter yesterday.
This will be probably the most i'm
portant question taken up at the Wal
In WalIa meeting. Washington assited
Boston in getting the encampment this
year on the promise that they in turn
would help US in 1909 and We propose
to be present and see II
up to their agreement. The big fair at
Seattle will. Of course help in bringing
about the desired result"
1t is expected about II delegates
will be sent from Spokane to attend
the state encampment
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-30
POLICE ON TUG
OVERHAUL FIEND

SAN FRANCISCO, April 3O-Press-
ing a swift tug into service the ponce
TODAY overhauled the fishing steamer
Kvichak Just outside the Golden 'Iate
and arrested Joseph Doyle, member
of the crew, charged with attacking
Mrs. Lawrence Gerrad last night anu
fatally wounding her with a pio" OH
the head. Doyle htd assaulted Mfs'
Carrad last night. leaving her 10 "ei'er
in a pool of blood. He was traced 10
tho Kyichak and the warrant sWort OUT
after the vessel had sailed
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-30
,l.ho Fruit Little Hurt.

RoISE. Idaho. April So'-hepo- .
- .,o country surrounding Boise are
tho affec, that little danger was ooii0
Nv Sundays frost Early reports s"''
nroc+icallv all the peach ana CHIEFLY
,,,.on,. had been frozen and it was
tbopght the damage would assresa''
thousands of dollars in this sec'ioh'
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-30
Music at Cornell.

ITHACA. n. Y, April 30.-Many mu-
sic lovers have been attracted to Itha-
ca today by the fifth anual musical
festival under the direction of the Cor
mel university department of music
opening this evening and lasting
through tomorrow and Saturday. The
Introductory lecture on Musical Ap-
probation" with special reference tc
the music of this festival, will be give.
by Thomas Topper of the Institute OF
Musical Art, New York.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-30
MANY Noted Speakers.

Even more efficient staH than OH
.,,o first train will make the addresses
and deliver the lecturers on this tour
Among the well known educators VINO
viii sneak are: E. E. Elliott profes-
sor of agriculture; George severance
.aronomist; r. W. Thatcher, director
=. +,,o axnariment station; c. W. Law
rance wheat specialist; W. ). morn
her professor of horticulture all De-
;x of washington State college. In aa-
sition to these is Byron Hunter as
s;stan, asriculturalist of the Cni'e'
S.,os hpreau of plant industry from
Washington, D. {.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-30
RIG TR|-STATE TRACK MEET
DRAWS CROWDS TO WHITMAN
Young Athletes from Northwest Schools
Fight Desperately for Honor
and Prizes

I council and the Commercial club:
committee on the track meet. Mex
came the big tallyho full of the
speakers in the defamation contest
and after these, marching four abreas;
We're the athletes who are to compete
for hoI.ors this afternoon and tomor-
row
The track is in the best condition
of any tack in the northwest
Scraped, leveled and rolled and then
scraped again. there is no bump or de-
preston in the whole course, either on
oval or straightaway. Eight full sets
of modern convertible hurdles are ex-
wooden rings and toe boards are do
ing away with chalk marks and
scratches on the dirt in the weights.
Biz Crowds In Attendance.
The crowd this afternoon is bigge!
last year The full length of til
bieachers is occupied, although not as
fully as will be the case tomorrow
Walla Walla high school has, o.
course. the biggest bunch of roOter.
and they are doing themselves brown
in the yelling line. Enthusiasm is
running high and the meet will be q
good one clear through.
Even if the showers the weather bu-
reau is predicting should descend, they
will do little damage. The track is dry
and Will stand a good deal of water
and mere showers will not hurt it al
all. So no one need feel backward
about going tomorrow. for the meet
will be good as long as there is nc
heavy oownpour of rain.
Walla Walla will be a closed town
tomorrow afternoon. Every store, with
one exception. has agreed to shu'
its doors. The county offices will al
be closed during the afternoon and nc
business of any kind will be conducted
F,yeryone will go to the track meet
AS was expected, the 10O-yard dash
The opening event, was close all nEe
heats being narrowly contested. Inc
role vault is dragging along at
O'Clock that event being one oi '"e
slowest in the meet