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The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-29
COULD ADMITS HE KNOWS MISS DE VOE Millionaire Is Questioned at Length in Alleged Conspir-
 acy to Manufacture Di-
 vorce Evidence.
NIGHT SESSION OF COURT
Judge Rnics Out Question as to His Being In Miss De Voes Apart mcnts--necislon Next
 Friday.

fNew York, July 2S-Frank Jay Gould was put through a sharp exam nation tonight by the defense in the alleged conspiracy plot to manufac- ture divorce evidence against him, He was questioned at length as to his ac- quaintance with Miss Bessie DeVoe, whose name has figured in the case, but the most damaging admission the lawyers could draw from him was the fact that he had met Miss DeVoe and knew who she was.
 As to-day was the day set aside by the court for Mir, Gould 10 visit his children. Magistrate Corrigan, before whom the case is being heard, excus- cd Mir Gould at the day session and held court tonight,
 So great was the crowd of spee.a- tors and witnesses that il was neces- sary to move the hearing from the Tombs police court Co the court ot special sessions.
 Mrs, Ben Teal, wife of the 'tage manager who Is the principal figure in the case, and Harry $. Mousl V, the private detective, who was ar rested with Mrs, Teal both were pres ent.
 Mrs. Teal was accompanied by her maid and her husband, and appeared to be on the verge of a nervous break- down
 Among the witnesses in court were Miss Eleanor Falls, dressmaker and Miss Blanche Hale, hair dresser cd the district attorney that they were asked to make aiiidavits against Mir Gould.
 District Attorney Jerome submitted a copy of Mrs, Gould's complaint In th, divorce action to the court in order tt show that the divorce suit was actually pending at the time of Mrs Teals ar rest.
 It simply alleged misconduct on tho part of Mir Gould in North Sidney, C. R., Canada, July 25, 1905. It did no name any person or persons or SC into details
 After the way had been paved for Frank Jay Gould to take tho stand as soon ae he appeared, Mabel MaeCaus. Ian, the milliners apprentice, who's, story led to the arrest of Mrs Teal Miss Fleming and Detective Mousley was called to the stand to be cross examined
 Miss MaeCauslau repeated her story of the alleged conspiracy and stoutll maintained that it was Mrs. Teal wht first suggested that she make affidavit that she had seen Mir Gould with Bcs sic DeNoe In the apartments Nils! DeNoe rented from Mrs Teal.
 Lawyer Blumenthal asked why Mls' MacCauslan had waited twenty-foui hours before she informed the authorI ties of the alleged plot and the witness replied that she had delayed simply tt gain time to consult with her lawyel as 10 how she should act to trap tht alleged consprators She added tha the lawyer had advised her to pretend to be very anxious to be paid none! for signing the affidavit.
 Lawyer Smyth on behalf of the de fendant Mousley, drew from her tn, Continued on Third Page.)
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-29
CLAIM DIVIDENDS WERE NOT EARNED British Stockholders Make Charge Against Management of National Steel and
 Wire Company.
TO PROTECT B0NDH0L LDERS
Inferred That Profits Were Taken from Capital Stock--Liycly Meeting Held at
 Boston.

Boston, July 2S.-A meeting of the stockholders of the National Steel and Wire company of New Haven, which proved to be a lively one, was held here late yesterday at tho invitation of George Palmer of London. repre- senting q London stockholders com mittee, with a view of forming an American committee to cooperate with the London interests in an en- deavor 10 protect the stock and bond holders.
 Mir, Palmer reported that s5,000,- 900 in cash had been put into the company, of which s3,000,000 came from England He further said; We are in position to state that all though the company paid dividends for some years these dividends were never earned and were paid out of the capital The plan of the English committe Is that American stock- holders should form committee which shall have the power to assess preferred stockholders s250 share,
 A committee was formed to report on the expedIency of joining forces with the English holders. The com mittee consists of Arthur R. Silsbee, William Nhxon, jr, Robert c, Metcalf of Boston and John Craig of Toledo, who will investigate the situation to find out if anything Is left out of the wreck for stockholders before agree ing to subscribe s2.5o per share to meet the expenses of committee.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-29
QUICK JERSEY JUSTICE
Heron, Who Pleaded Insanity, Is Sent
 to Electric Chair.

New Brunswick, NaJ. July 2s,-- Another example of quick Jersey jus- tice was given to-day when Archie Heron, the former blacksmith, who shot and killed the Rev, s. V. E. Prickctt, u Methodist minister, on July 10. was convicted of murder Tn the first degree and was sentenced to be electrocuted at Trenton on Scptem- Der z, Herrons trial began Monday, and the case was given to the Jury to-day. It took but forty-five minutes after this to bring in q verdict Of guilty,
 Herrc ns counsel at the trial admit ted the crime and the only defense offered was the testimony of experts In insanity who declared that Heron was an alcoholic paranoiac and ire sponslbe mentally. Heron refused to take the stand, saying that he would not have anything to do with the trial.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-29
fingered by Arrest of Young Man, Policeman Acquitted of Burglary Is Mark for
 Their Insults.
CLOSE TO A SERIOUS RIOT
Mob Fought on With the Assistance of Patrolman Hcnrahan--Lat- ter Is Slightly In-
 jurcd.

An attempt of what is known to the police as the Franklin street gang to interfere with the arrest of one of It's members for intoxication early last evening resulted about il o'clock in one or the hottest fights and near-riots that the Grand avenue police have been Involved in for some time. Tho trouble started over the arrest of James Duffy for intoxlcation by Officer Mason Stowell who is now on the Grand avenue beat at the corner of Franklin street. Stowell decided that Duffy was too much under the influ- ence of liquor to take care of himself and as he was making disturbance he placed him under arrest. While he was waiting for the wagon a crowd of friends made an attempt to get him away and although Stowell held his man he was jostled pretty hard. As soon as Duffy had been landed Stow ell returned to his beat and started to locate the man who had taken the leading part in the attempt to inter- fere
 It was the discovery of this man in the person of Patrick Hogan, pop- ular young six-foot-one lad of Frank lin street, that precipitated what came near being a real riot. Stowell took charge of the young man to arrest him and immediately gang around the corner began to interfere and attempt to get the man away. Recognizing Stowell as the man who had been con- nected with the Frederick burglary, for which he was tried and acquitted, the trouble began to take on personal nature. The inhabitants of the sec- ton which is densely populated turned out like an army suddenly called into existence like the royalist armies of the vendee in France and soon over l. 900 men women and some children had gathered about the corner or were hooting, cat-calllng and yelling from windows and roofs. Cries of "There's s the turkey man" and Turkey" and other personal references insinuating that sstowell was guilty of the theft of which he was acquitted last year were started and swelled in volume as the mob got wind of who was the officer. Meanwhile the crowd about the pa- trolman increased and with increase of numbers came increase of recklessness and the mob closed In and began to fight the officer. He held on to his prisoner and fought back the angry mob which each moment became more violent, encouraged by the shouts from
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-29
AIR RACE TO-DAY
Boston and "IIcart of the Berk
 shires" to Try for Distance.

Pittsfield, Mass, July 2S.--Arrange- ments were completed tonight for a balloon race tomorrow between the balloon Boston, owned by the Boston Aero club, and the new balloon Heart of the Berkshires, owned by the Pitts field Aero club. The Boston will as cend from North Adams, while the Heart of the Berkshires which will make its maiden trip, will start from this city, both getting away at 10:30 in the morning. The one making the longer flight will win the race.
 In the Boston will be MT Glidden and Prof. H. H. Clayton of the Blue Hill observatory, while in the Heart of the Berkshires will be Leo Stevens and Allan Rhawley, of New York, and William Van Sleet of this city. Both balloons have the same capacity-SS,- 900 cubic feet
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-29
AERoNAUT FINED FOR SPEEDING

New York, June 2S,-Notwithstand ; Ing that he said he did not think he charged, Dr. Julian P. Thomas, the aeronaut was to-day fined $50 by the court of special sessions at Jamaica for violation of the speed law. The heavy fine was imposed because 1t was the aeronauts second offense The first time, on June 1. he was fined $1o
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-29
.FLUFFYS WIDOWS ARRIVE
Twcnty-one Hats from Paris for Hat
 tic Williams in New Role.

New York, July @.-Never before in the history of transatlantic arrivals was there such a display of millinery and costumes as there was on the Hol boken pier today. Twenty -one hats, brought over by Charles Kurzman and intended for Miss Hattie Williams in her coming production of Fluffy Ruff fes were exposed to view on the pier, and the duty of sixty per cent. ad valorem paid on the $2,000 consign- ment One hat alone is said to have cost $400 in France. Besides there were costumes worth S1o000 exposed to public view, intended for the Henry w. Savage productions this fall.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-29
MURPHY RESTS UMHOLZ
New Yorker Lands Five Blows to
 South Africans One.

Boston, July 2S. Tommy Murphy of New York had the better of Ru- dolph Unhol3 of South Africa throughout the twelve rounds of the main bout lightweight class, at the Armory Athletic club tonight. The New Yorker did all the leading and landed five blows to one by the Boer although the latter had the harder punch and with faster work might have had a decision.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-29
MJDsHIPMAN EXPELLED.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, July 28.-The pres- ident to-day approved an order for the dismissal of Midshipman James M. Har- alson of Alabama. a member of the sec ond class of the United States Naval academy, who was found guilty of us- ing obsence language to an enlisted man of the navy. His dismissal was recommended by the superintendent of the Naval academy.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-29
STEEL BUSINESS BETTER
United States Corporations Report
 Shows Increased Earnings.

New York. July 2S,-lncreased bus mess during the month of July is re . ported by the United States Steel cor poration. The directors to-day de- clared the regular dividends and gave out statement showing that the cor poration's net earnings for the second quarter of the year exceeded those of the first quarter by s167730. The following statement as to increased bookings during July were given out:
 The average bookings for the first twenty four days of July are In ex- cess of 26,000 tons per day, equivalent to 72 per cent of full capacity This tonnage Is we'll distributed, being composed of all grades of finished steel with the single exception of rails of which up to the 2ith inst, there has been no material increase in sale."
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-29
MITCHELL'S BURGL.A1IZED
Salt Water Taify Booth at Savin Rocl.
 Grove Broken IntO

The large booth in the Grove at Say in Rock where Noel Mitchell sells Salt Water Taffy, was broken into early yesterday morning and all that the burglars took away was a good supply of taffy It is said that they felt more than rewarded for the risk they ran, Fortunately there was no money in the booth, and the material damage can be easily repaired.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-29

The National Steel and Wire com pan is the holding company of the National Wire corporation in Fair Ha- ven. which went into the hands of re- celvers over a year ago. Several months elapsed before the receivers. II. Stuart Hotchkiss and ex- Mayor Frederick R. Farnsworth of this city reached partial settlement of the difficulties of the corporation.
 Ever since the National Steel and Wire company located in Fair Haven there has been more or less litigation in the affairs of the company, and fin- ally the wire mills closed down. throwing hundreds of hands out of work. Business was finally resumed on small scale and 1t was announce ed that the mills would be operated hy the full quota of men, but there has'been little activity at the big plant for the past year
 In closing down the wire mills, one of the largest plants in New Haven ceased operations and the settlement of the affairs of the company have been watched with interest by New Haven people, many of whom hold stock in the corporation.
 George Palmer, representing the London stockholders, and who ap- peared at the meeting in Boston, spent last evening with MT. Hotch- kiss at his home in Hlllhouse avenue. MT. Hotchkiss and Attorney John K. Beach also attended the Boston meet | fnp
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-29
"SERIOUS" TALKS
Declares Ii Refreshing to Find This
 Paper on Firing Line.

Editor Journal-Courier.
 It is refreshing to find you are on the firing line for the future honor of the state. Can copies of the Congress sional report on the Lilley matter be had in considerable quantity for gen- eral distribution? No better cam paign document could go to the vot- CTS of the state than this report. Doubtless MT. Lilley himself would assist in it's circulation as it bears the almost unanimous approval of that body of which he is a member If 1t can be had the writer would be one to help place 1t in every voters home in Connecticut.
 SERIOUS.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-29
oDELL coMFERs WITH TIM
Former State Boss Sees Chairman of
 New York, Promising Support.

New York, July 2s.--Former Cover nor Odell came down from Newburg and held an hours conference late to- day with Chairman Woodruff of the re- publican state committee on the politi- cal situation in this state. Later Chairman Woodruff said Odell stood ready to do all he could for the state and national ticket.
 MT. Woodruff will leave tomorrow for an all day visit to Oyster Bay and will inform President Roosevelt the situa. ton as 1t has developed recently in New York state politics.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-29

FOR SALE--Four-c cylinder runabout Must sell at once. w F of cares and troubles K you would feign find out, R Try friend Browns example,
 Buy runabout. Brown had always travelled
 On suburban lines. Cars had left him swearing,
 Scores and scores of times. Finally one left him
 When the blasts blew chill. Buy a car?' he muttered,
 "Bet your life l will" Bought car next morning..
 Killed a man-turned pale, Bribed the cop, then advertised
 "Runabout for sale"
 Moral: If it is q nuisance, fl wan ad in the Journal Courier will rid vol of 1t.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-29
NEWS SUMMARY.
GIaNIlI,AI..

 Frank ] Gould on the stand, d,...,,.. lllsgon to Lead Independents, Steel Business Better, Race in the Air To-da day.t.,,,,,,.., 0dcll Gonfers With T Woodruff ,.,,, Damaging Hurricane e,.,,,,,t.,,,,,, No Show of Force by Holland .",,, ] Immigrant Money Tide Turns Back, ] sultan Speaks to Ills People, e,.,.t.,t Portugal Polls Republican Plot... University Gets Si10, 0,000,.,,...,,,., Financial News and Quotations ]
 STATE. Big Bunco Game In Bridgeport
 CITY. Crowds Jeer Policeman Stowell,.,.. Fall Kills Mrs. Fenton, clalm Dividends Were Not Earned. Up to Colonel tillman, Senator McNeil Meets MT, Troup,,.. Garbage Men Are Fined ,..,.,.,.,.. Serious" Talks on Politics. ....... For St, Marys Picnic. ,,.st,.t,..,.., ] No Appointments of Deputies. How Rock Firo Started ,,.,.,,,,.... Rev. Mr. Haynes VIII Filed. .,..... Engineer Comes High. h..,,...,,,....
 spORTS--Pnges q md 2. Grand Circuit Races at Detroit Giants and Pirates in Long Game. sixteen Innings in St. Louis. Locals Lose a Double Header. Ponies orators and Cubans Win. White Sox Again Tumble. Cubs Land q Game In Brooklyn. Local Cops Beat Hartford, phillies and Cardinals Split, Cincinnati Beats Boston. Sports of All Sorts.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-29
WEATHER RECORD.

Washington, July 2s.--Forecast for Wednesday and Thursday:--
 For New England: Fair Wednesday and Thursday light to fresh east winds.
 For Eastern New York: Fair Wednesday,; rain Thursday; fresh east winds.
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FOR SALE---Four- cylinder runabout
 Must sell at once.
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The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-29
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.

Weather. er............... PtCldy PtCldI Minimum temperature. 6S Maximum temperature S6 Minimum last year. 6S Maximum last year. 92
 l.. M. TARR. Local Forecaster,
 U. s. Weather Bureau.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
w. M. TOMKINS IS DEAD.
Dean of Northern Wisconsin Bar Dies
at His Home in Ash
land

ASHLAND, Wis, May Isl Special
w. NJ. Tomkins, the dean of the bar of
northern Wisconsin, died in this city Sat
urday evening from cancer of the stom-
ach. Mr.. Tomkins was considered to be
the most learned attorney III northern
Wisconsin and one of the best equipped
tax experts i'll the state. Few lawyers
IN the state carried greater weight be
fore the State supreme court
Mr.. TOmkins was born in London, Eng
land, in 1915. In 1850 the family came
to America, settling at Shullsburg, Wis,
where his father was a Methodist min
lister. Mr.. Tomkins attended an acad
envy at Point Bluff and for two years
was a student of the state university. He
came to Ashland in 1873. He held many
county offices and was once the choice
of the Ashland county bar for circuit
judge, but was defeated by J. h. Parish.
About two months ago an affection Of
the stomach was diagnosed by local ply
slcians as cancer. Mr.. Tomkins calmly
closed up his business affairs and await
ed the end. lie leaves a wife, a daugh-
ter and four sons, A. Pearce, Scott
Clark and Claire. He was the second
master of the Ashland Blue lodge and a
knight Temp!ar.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
STATE NEWS NOTES.

RACINE-The case against Charles Cen
rad, charged with perjury, was dismissed.
BURLINGTON-Mrs Betsey Sykes of
Rochester, who is 1O4 years old, he's started
in to cut a new set of teeth.
RACINE-Waterford residents are divided
on the ACCESSIBILITY of borrowing money to
erect a high school building
SHEBOYGAN-Theodor Bentley of this
city is being doomed for the office of state
president of the Fraternal Order of Eagles
NEENAH-For stealing goods from the
Neenah Knitting factory, George Cum
sent to the reform school at Waukesha, and
nine other boys were put OF probation
MADISON-Miss Sylvia E. Lounsbury of
Madison, a senior in the University of
Wisconsin. is i'll at the contagious hospital
with smallpox. 1t is said that a number
of people in the university have been ex.
posed.
MADIsON-Dr. Franz Max Berbertch OF
the kiel experiment station, Germany, is
spending two weeks in conference with the
faculty of the agricultural college at the
University of Wisconsin,, studying the
dairy industry here.
APPLETON-The Lawrence University
Glee club elected: President, Harris Drew;
vice president, Roland Marsh; manager,
Victor Cassidy; assistant manager, Earl
Gle; secretary, Carleton Smith; director,
Prof. William Harper.
MADISON-The supreme court has begun
hearing arguments in the case brought by
the 500 railroad company TO test the valid
ity of the law comforting power on the
railroad commission to regulate railroad
companies operating in the state.
NEENAU-Strong concerted effort for the
adjustment of freight rates in the entire
Fox river valley is to be made. The West
ern Freight Adjustment company is at the
head of the movement and Representatives
are employed in all the cities in the valley
organizing the manufacturers and retailers
GRAND RAPIDS-D. Edward Thomp-
son, for several years associate editor OF
the Wood County Reporter and Grand Rap
ids Daily Reporter, has moved to Almond,
where he has purchased a half interest in
the Portage County Press in company with
Mr.. Nash, the former owner.
MADISON-In order to reduce the num-
Der of operators the North Western road is
installing a long distance telephone through
Madison, between Elroy and Chicago.
While it is understood this IS not to affect
any of larger train telegraph offices like
Madison, il will close up some of the small
err offices that are now open.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
CHAMPIONS HELLO GIRL
ATTORNEY TELLS RATE COMMITS
SION THEY ARE UNDERPAID.
Says Better Telephone Service Is De-
pendent on Better Conditions
of Operators.

MADISON. Wis, May Especial. !
Fired {. Lorenz of Milwaukee appeared
in an argument before the railroad rate
commission today regarding the service
of the Bell Telephone company in Mil
waukee. HIS argument in opening was
primarily an argument in favor of raising
the wages of the telephone operators, de
claring that this is the only way TO I'M
prove the service of the company.
Mr.. LOrenz criticised the company for
changing help SO often. OF the 500 girls
employed by the company on September
10, last, over 80 were receiving less
than 10 cents per day, he said. This
means they had not been in the employ
of the company for three months.
Mr.. LorenZ said that the complainants
against the service of the telephone COM
pany in Milwaukee contended that the
force of operators should be increased;
second, the young, inexperienced girls
should be eliminated, and only those eX
perienced III answering 80 calls per
hour and having a standing for accuracy
OF at least 80 per cent, should be en-
ployed. Mr.. Lorenz contended that the
girls should be employed for only eight
hours and they should not be compelled
to work every Sunday.