Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-27
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

iHH uliHStli lHFohHN Tue behn WIN a
revolver. The deed was committed
while the train was passing small
station between Douglas and Castle
Rock. en- route to Denver. He died al
most instantly.
Thaler was in poor health. accord
ing to members OF the train crew, and
d id not sleep well. He was in the
Alamosa sleeper. en- route to this city.
Thaler was up several times during
the night and seemed troubled on ac-
count OF his health. At 1880 O'Clock he
few moments later the porter heard
revolver shot. The trainmen rushed to
he door but were unable to get in.
Thaler's body had fallen to the floor in
front OF the door In such way as to
prevent it's being opened. Conductor
David Muse. who was in charge OF the
train, signalied the engineer to stop
and when this was done, broke open
the window of the toilet room and a
man crawled In. The body Of Thaler
was found to have fallen in front Of
the door In heap and blood was flow
ing from his head in a steady stream.
The door was quickly opened and the
body removed in the hope that the
blood could be stanched In time to
save his life, but he WAS soon seen to
be beyond help. He was almost dead
by the time the train crew reached
him aud he expired few moments
later
Thaler was very popular, and was
man of forty years of age, single. He
is said TO be well known in Durangol
When The Herald bulletined the
tragic death of Frank Thaler there
was universal regret among many peo.
pie of Durango. About everyone knew
many years and enjoyed splendid
reputation among his associates. The
writer knew Frank twenty-five years
ago at Animas Forks and always
found him a man Of his word. AS stat.
ed In the dispatches, Mr.. Thaler has
been in poor health for many years.
suffering from cancer, which had TAX
an on more malignant nature of late.
A couple of weeks ago he went to
Mercy hospital for treatment under the
care of the local Blks. He left the
,xf
terday morning tok the train for Den
yer ard George N. Raymond was the
last Durangoite TO shake his hand and
say good bye, little dreaming what
was to follow. He has two sisters,
married TO brothers, one residing in
Omaha and the other in Iowa. The
remains win probably be shipped to
the old home in Iowa for burial.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2S.-Dr. Charles
l.. Bailey of Albany, who arrived last
night from the Island of Jamaica, was
the first witness called today in the
Thaw trial. DR.. Bailey had attended
Thaw ON New York Central railway
train between Hudson and Albany, in
April. 1906.
When | was first called In to see
him, Tbaw was chattering something
like, Shasta, Shasta, Shasta, the Penn
sylvania runs into the New York Cen
trial. He kept on repeating this for
some time. His eyes were bulging and
he appeared unsound. | gave him
hypodermic of morphine. When Thaw
saw the syringe he said, Take away
that dye stun | was very close to
him and could not detect the odor of
alcohol"
In cross-examination DR.. Bailey said
that Thaw did not respond to interro-
cations. but rambled incoherently.
The end of the Thaw case is In sight
and may not last another week.
NEW YORK, Jan. 23.--What is prob
ably the most interesting appeal to de-
positors ever written was today given
out at the headquarters of the Satter-
lee committee for he reorganization of
he knickerbocker Trust company over
the Knickerbocker Trust company over
signs his checks Samuel l.. Clemens.
The fact that he has some $4,000 tied
up in the trust company seemingly
gives the humorist right to jest on
the subject of permanent receiver
ships. The letter follows:
ITO the Other Depositors: The
time is very short. Grover Cleveland,
depositor, has approved the Satterlee
plan for resumption. and It seems TO
me that that ought to satisfy every de.
positor that that plan is safe and wise.
If we accept 1t we shall lose no part of
our money; II we do not accept 1t the
.Knickerbocker will be delivered over
to permanent receivership. | have
already tried a permanent receivership
once and did not like the result.
ut costs more To keep permanent
receiver than IT does to keep harem.
Anybody who has had experience in
these matters will endorse this state
ment. In the long rnn--in the very
long run-we got some OF our money
All the depositors were disappointed
and there was much regret II we ac
cept the Satterlee plan and do 1t i'm