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The Washington herald., 1908-08-15
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SPECIAL 70 The Washington Herald
Baltimore. Nd. Aug 14-By means Of
clever falsidcation OF entries IN the books
OF Building Inspector Preston and a
forged voucher. for which a check for
500 was issued. the city is out exactly
$50 and Robert Lee Cochran. a clerk and
stenographer in Mr.. Preston's Office, IS
being sought by headquarters detectives
Incidentally there was a forged iadorse-
ment on the check.
This afternoon Mr.. Preston Will go be
fore Justice Grammar n the central police
station and swear out a warrant for
young Cochran, the charge probably be
ing forgery.
Cochran, who had been employed in the
Office Of the building inspector for about
four years. was married only last Mon
day. and It is believed that he used the
money for the expenses incident 10 his
wedding
The cleverness Of the trick was such
that it is within the bounds Of possibility
that il has been tried before The names
OF three men were forged 10 one docu-
ment or another before young Cochran
got the money
Drawn to Plumbers order
The check was drawn 10 the order Of
William H Wills. a plumber. who denies
that the Endorsement on its back Is his
Not only was his name forged. but Nj
Preston's name was forged TO the vouch-
OF THAI had 20 be passed upon IN the
comptrouer's Office before the check was
issued. John J. Roach's name, Roach
declares. was forged 10 the bill that pur-
ported 10 have been sent 10 the building
I Inspectors ONCE bg M Wills
Il was on August that the check was
dravned and cashed by the National Ne
chsnics- Bank. but not until late yester-
! day afternoon was any discrepancy found
/ IN the accounts
Deputy Comptroller Freeman and Chief
/ Clerk Cooper. OF the building inspector
/ department. were checking Up the build
/ ing inspectors accounts There was q
slight discrepancy in the totals Of the
I amounts shown by the books OF Mr.
J Preston and those OF the comprroiler- and
I il was decided 10 60 over them item bs
I item As the amounts were read on il
was found that there were two amounts
I i1 the building Inspectors books eact
/ Of which was $40 higher than the amount
+ for the same item in the comptroller
/ books
Cochran is only twenty-ejght years Old
and iu the years he has been employed
IN the CITY Han has been well liked
As a clerk his work was vel liked and
he vas a rapid and accurate sten0g
/ rapher-
The Washington herald., 1908-08-15
MAD DOG ON 4 TRAIN.

Chicago. Aug IA mad bulldog. froth-
ing at the mouth and racing from one
end 10 the other OF a car. in u speeding
Illinois Central suburban train. created
a panic among the passengers to-day
For three miles. between the Windsor
Park station and the South Shore COun-
try Club. the Imprisoned and terror
stricken passengers clung to straps. pull
ing their 1eer up out Of reach Of the
Ieaping dog. OF climbed upon the backs
Of seats and balanced there, as the sway
ing train swept along
George Marsh. conductor OF the train,
finally ended the dogs career by brav-
ing bite and seiZing the animal around
the neck Then he hurled the dog
through the window
The Washington herald., 1908-08-15
COTTON MARKET.

Qaotaticns furnished by Z. T. Hutton & Co..
Uambsrs q the New YORK S;5cs Exchange and the
NcV Ho-k Cotton ExchazEe. t7. Bowie ChiPzuzo,
uaIag1r. I3ol / street northwest
Ssw York. Aug ls-Cablas were better than the
trade looked for The chief news Of the day was
the advance Z 50 points IN the August option.
which is C1DCruj- This is the critical month 10
the crop and lct of damage coa,d be done The
long interests IN the market have baen crafty re-
cu-cd. but the short interest Is stil large.
Receipts az the pCrrs were 5.d5) bales. against
553l last week and lsT last yCar. For the week
$50 bales against lsS5 last week and 577I last
year Rsczip-s a. New orleans we're so bales
against 10 last year. and a. Houston, $50 bales
against 10 last year.
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MAN DOOMED BY DOCTOR;
HIS OWN EXECUTIONER
"Whafs the Use Suffering2" Said Jerpeer MoeScHIer
Victim of Cancer and Shot Himself

DO you want TO know the truth %
asked the bgsinesslike man OF medicine.
Certainly" replied Moeschler. 7 can
stand II.
You can live only a few months" said
the doctor. An operation might pro-
long your lie. but you are doomed any
how You must put yourself on a rigor-
Gus diet. cut out heavy foods and ar
range your affairs as soon as possible
AfoescAler. who was f0rty-six years old
paid his fee and went home. He told his
wife what he had heard
If I am doomed 90 die a lingering
death he declared. 7 might as well end
It now I want 20 escape all the suffer
ing. What's the use Of living # you
cant eat2"
The Washington herald., 1908-08-15
WRECK LEAVES FEW HURT.
Fast Train Jumps Tracks, but
Holds Equilibrium.

Middletown. y Y Aug l4-Erie train
No p. the Mountain Express. which
left this city at SIS a. n. and is due al
New York at 10-26 a. m. was wrecked AT
Arden. the first passenger station west
OF Tuxedo. at go o'clock this morning
The train was well filed with passengers.
a larse number OF them being commuters.
The locomotive left the track and drag
ged the baggage car and three coaches
after IL Two coaches remained on the
rails. and It is probably due 10 this fact
that there Was not an appalling loss OF
life
The passengers were terribly shaken I'd
and many Of them received severe
bruises but no one was seriously in
jured-
The Washington herald., 1908-08-15
BALTIhORE GRAIN MARKET.

Baltimore. Auz- l4-Following are the oecial
priocs here today
OATS-Stock II elevators S. SO bushels; shipueut.
from elevators. s.72s bushels White No. heavy
50zsi; do. No. 5. heavy. 57a5s DO. No. g. nahum
57a5s. do. mixed. No. 2 -. nominal: No 3 5s57
new cats On SPOT white. No. . 55a55: white No
; sa5a. mixed. No. 2 g. nominal
RYE-Stock IN elevators. T. 2s bushels. There ven
DO shipments from elevators
FLOUR-Winter extra 2s1a265: do. clear. 5s5a
100; do. straight. A95a415; do. patent 50as 70
suriug clear s8oaL70. do. strniEht 5g155 do
patent 575a609. City Mills best patent 6I5: do.
hizi-Frsde patent. 5O5; do. high-gra6e straight
As. d. choice family AS; do. extra. 36la37s
Rye four. ueGium % ohoice. s-za4.5o. Cora neal
pcE lce lbs. Lsoal.sQ
The Washington herald., 1908-08-15
NEW YORK MONEY.

Ssv Ya-s Aux L--The MARKET for s-Gr-i1E TO
day vas s---lzz-. WIKI rates E-cll--9l- Rates Cor
actual business c-1-a5- >1-v DAYS. sssi '55, de-
na-d -5s8 $50 cables. I-555lai-55-0. Co1l-nsT1-
bills u5-e szzs-i7z-
Money Oh cali l- TIE stock eN1-anse today oIe-5c
al ! rer cent highest r4, lowest !, closing IA
Most q the days llsz-S were az "a pe- cent
Tine money vas yuc1a---6d- Brlse-s 1eE-5E r.
---Ea-a-s-v tuE clr-i-1Cd ease u cali money de-
-a--sG from the demand for sl0r- ds-es There was
god 5a-r1n5 fo- I'VE and SIX months -1C-ey-
Ea-as- us- cent for sir-y days. -zz-s for ninety
5-vs. .ass f7r four months 51sa5s. for I've months
7-a4 f1- siZ m1l-LS
The Washington herald., 1908-08-15
ACTOR REUBEN FAX DEAD.
Relative of David BeIasco, and Was
WeII-knOWn Player

New York. Aug H-Reubea Fax. one
OF the best known character actors IN
the business died suddenly this morning
Of heart failure il the Times Hotel.
where he was staying
AIr Fax had come back from his va
cation only FIVE days ago. and was just
setting ready for rehearsal in q new
play written By David Belasco. Of whom
ne is a distant relative
Some Of the parts for which Mr. Fax
was best known are The father, in The
Music Master Poscy. IN the SJ0ddard
production Of Beside the Bonnie Brier
Bush" and Col. StsrbotcIe. in '-SaIouy
Jane"
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Qaotatioas furnished b. E. T. Hutton & Co.
members Of the Ncv E1-k S5o-E Exchange ard TIE
Chicago Board C Trade. C.. Bowie Chapman. man
sgsr. ls5I + street northwest
CLicaEo. Aus A-The wheat uarset vas inclined
20 heariuess rl- cables tins u1-uiuE- Good buy
inE developed and T-lCgs showed Improvement oi
over lc a busLeL Later this advance was about
lost ca t2ro-a1le cup -Cr1rts. and there vas q
sharp recovery. gri-h reports o liberal buying b.
large Interests Local shorts we're also good buyers
Winter wheat -ecsirts have fallen OF considerably
tlIs Eeck
The corn market was fairly active AID showed
Eetgiue-s ul 50 q the session
cats WrIe fairly active and lover
Provisions uere duh and steady
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New York.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET

Baltiuo-e Auz Il-Fo.louinE are The o4Hc:aI
r-ioes established b The Fruit and Produce AssO-
cation
BUTTER-C1caneTv. fsncy. per h.. Z5lsa2s: imi-
tztion. l-al5. Asrz-and q imitation lsa2J: 1Izry-
land and Pe1nsghauia ros. lsizs store-packed Ohio.
l5is; West Virginia. I5izs Maryland Virginia and
Psnnsylrania dairy Prints. ls5a-
EGGS-MarJland Penns5lvauia. ana nearby frsts.
ls Eastern shore. Maryland and Virginia. e; West
en- frsts. l9i West Virginia. Is.
LIVE POULTRY-Sp-iug chickens. per b. Ia
i5i old hens per b. hsaTy weight Izalzis; dueks
per ID. II
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WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET.

RsEuizE call. p O'Clock noon
Washingtou Rallray ard Elsesric caumnn. 50 az
5s 50 al s5la So a. l. % az 551. 50 az IS. 50 az
547s - o. So. 50 81 So
Washington Gas 8 az g.
Lansr1n. i11 az rIt.
After csIl-Wasainsrcn Railway and Electric rVs-
fer-ed. 8 AZ So
Fol1ui-g -re the Hd and asked prices on ysstsr-
dlgs Washington STOCK Ezchangs-
-AS BONDS
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WASHINGTON CATTLE MARKET.

CATTLE-Extra. per eFt. 5Eaz75; butcher. Z50a
E51- c1mu1l. 1d1S1l
HOGs-Per cT-. goss sz5a675, ordinary, per
cut- 555a511
SHEEP-I'rirs. S.5lz3-5l; c-1srl0n. 2a0a25l
LAMBS-srriuE. 5izz6, medium g
CALFES-Pruue. peE ID, u; nedim. 2; gas.
"a
COWS-Prlme. fresh Cac1- s50oas500, couzou.
a1o0@sa00s cd azd dry IaO1al50a
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Quotations furnished b e. F. autt0a & Co..
Ilzlrbers q the New YORK Stosk E1chaugs. c. Bowie
Cl.ir--an uarazc-. I3lI r street northwest
sales To noon 625.zO0 shares
Total sales I.O4--2o9 shares
Cali money; H., ! as low. l. close. rs
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trade. No. northern Duluth. 70 arrive. IN; ueE
No red. Z. O. b.. L0l&; No. hard. neW crop.
{ O. D.. L,5-. No. : macaronL O. b. los TX
pori5rs took nothing
CORN-ScaIce: strong No. elevato-. ssis; No.
2. T. O. b. 80. nominal. Nos white. nominal; No.
= yellow T. O. B.. nominal
RYE-DuL No. . s. (. o. b
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WEEKLY BANK CLEARINGs.

New York. Aug 1A-BraGstreet's bank
cIearinEs for week ended August 13 with
comparisons with previous week and the
same week last year. are as follows.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-15

New York. Aug 1.-THE selling move
meut in stocks which became pronounced
n the last hour yesterday continued to-
day. increasing in intensity as prices
yielded under its weight. with the result
that decline greater than any before
seen since the beginning OF the upward
movement went along almost unchecked
until the end Of the day, when net de-
clines OF as much as two or three points
were 10 be seeen IL many active issues.
American stocks were weak IN London
during the forenoon. but were bid up late
IN The day in order probably 10 help the
opening here, at which the active issues
were either unchanged or fractionaIly
higher By comparison with last nights
closing prices But almost Immediately
following the opening OF business the
whole list with the exception Of the
Rock Island issues. began 10 move down
ward, until the unexpected strength il
the securities which had led yesterday s
decline inspired the bulls with some con-
ddencs and the general tendency was re
versed, 50 that fUr a few minutes Il
looked as II substantial recovery was
under way.
slump in Rock Island.
Jus then, however. the Rock Island
group turue,i -cek both the stocks OF
the Rock Island Company and the col
lateral trust bonds Of the Chicago. Rock
Isalnd and Pacific Company declining
rapidly on rather heavy transactions and
causing q revival Of the unfavora ble
ruuOrs recently current regarding The
properties IN that extensive system The
effect was 10 give a downward tendency
20 the general market. and although
around noon the trading became active.
the close was rather dun. with final quo
LatiOns above the lowest OF the day The
rumors that Rock Island would default
in the interest on the collateral trust IS
next month was declared 10 be UnfounCed.
the statement being made officially that
sufficient money TO pay the interest Is al
ready on hand and viii be used for that
purpose.
All through the general market there
were frequent sales OF large blocks o-
stocks. and II was estimated that The
combined sales OF ten or twelve houses
were far in excess OF 15Jc1J shares
over Million shares Traded
Transactions in all stocks aggregated
in excess Of 100000 shares. Reading
Union Pacific and United states Sree
being the most active each OF these con-
JribUt.ng more than l51eJ shares % The
days trading American Smelling and
Refining suffered The severest decline ol
any stock III the active list. but Nario1a
Lead and AEalgamated Copper were rel
ativeIy as weak. while Reading and Ais
souri, Pacific were the weakest members
Of The railroad list
At the start. United States steel held
Up firmly in the face Of heavy selling
27-005 shares changing hands without low
erilg the price. but the stock was not SO
strong later II the day.
The weak movements Of currency indi-
Gated q gain Of cash by the banks q
about S5b53oo0. nearly all of il coming
from the sUbtreasEry. Great Northern
earnings for July showed. by comparison
with the same month last year. q de
crease OF SL3z1.slA or something NOR,
than ~ Per cent
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CURB MARKET.

Quotations f--uis-ed by E r Hutton & Co.
neu-hers New Yo-k S-ook EZchauEr- G. Bowie
CEi1mz1. manager. I50l street nor-hwest-
The Washington herald., 1908-08-15
STOLE FOR WEDDING
Police Seek StenOgrapher on
His Honeymoon.
RAISED VOUCHERS FOR $500

Chain of SIziIIfuI Crimes Laid at
Door Of Young Accountant, Who
Years of Trust, and Disappeared
Last Monday, on Day of Marriage
The Washington herald., 1908-08-15
TAKE LOWER TURN
Stock Prices Yield to Heavy
Bear Pressure.
LED BY ROCK ISLAND GROUP

General Market Affected by Heavy
Decline Founded on UnfavOrabIe
RumorS Just as Bun Strength Was
Beginning 70 Make Itself Felt on
'Change-NIIIiOn shares Traded
The Washington herald., 1908-08-15
BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.

Bal-in-rs Azz H-FcI-1-.lE are the sales and
1g1;a-is1s on -lc E-s- active securities listed CT
tie Bal-iucEe st-lE Ez-lsaze-
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GERMANY STEALS A MARCH.
Consul Sent Secretly to Fee to Get Next TO
Mulsi Hand-England Very Angry.
Special Cable De,pafeh TO THE So

, Special Cable De,pafeh TO THE SUN.
LONDON, Sept. IA desp atch from
Tangier to the Times says that Germany
has taken q regrettable step In oonneo-
ton with the consulate at Fec. At the
beginning OF Mulai Hafd's campaign.
Great Britain. France. Germany and
Spain, who were represented at Fec by
Consuls whose duties were naturally
more diplomatic than consular. with
drew their Consuls by unanimous agree
ment. The German Consul. DR.. Vassel
however. left Tangier on Monday for
Fec, presumably in order to resume
his post at the court OF Mulai Hafid. whc
as yet has not been recognized by the
Powers.
DR.. vassel's preparations were carried
out with the greatest secrecy ard his de-
parture was carefully concealed from
the other European representatives
Germany clearly desires to be regarded
by Mulai Hahd and the natives generally
as the first Power to recognize the new
Sultan and at the same time to be the
sole Power having confidential adviser
at his side.
The correspondent predicts that this
method OF stealing a march on the Other
Powers will awaken very just and very
adverse criticism.
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QUEsTI0NTENDER
Hanson stirs Precinct by HOLDING Inqui.
sition Until Midnight

Deputy Commissioners Hanson tele-
phoned. the Tenderloin station early last
night to keep all the plain clothes men
there and to instruct Lieut., Gilhooly. who
was scheduled to go out on patrol. not to
leave the station.
Commissioner Hanson got there shortly
that he was there TO look over the new
quarters. A short while later 1t was
learned that the plain CLOTHES men and
Gilhooly were being questioned by Mr..
Hanson. as were May RilI, better known
as " Fog In the East because Of a bad eye,
and May Nelson. two women Of the street.
Acting Commissioner Baker came later.
but he only stayed a little while. Hanson
was at the station house until after mid
night,
According to Tenderloin rumor two
friends Of q plain clothes mai gave money
to the Bill and Nelson women on Sunday
night. The detective Is said to have
attempted to make them give UP the
money, There was q row and Policeman
Beery, who was in uniform. Is said ia
have arrested the two women. the two
men and the detective and taken them
to the station. Lieut.. Gilholy Is said
making an entry on the blotter.
May Rill, under the impression that
she had to appear at h Jefferson Market
police court, wen there yesterday morn
ing. A probation officer expressed sur
.Tise at seeing he-.
IL thought that you were sent to the
Island on August ~ for twenty days
aaid the probation officer.
Il was" said May, but / fixed 1t over
there"
Magistrate Barlow heard the, converea-
ton and tslephoned to Commissioners
Hanson. who began an investigation. !,
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mo who had shot him. I told him 1 had
TELL the doctor why said DR.. Van
Gieson to the hynoptizSd woman.
Because Bob told me to take the
hlame.' was the nsWqT
( Van Giesop said. DR.. Hamilton asked
him what method he had used TO put the
! woman In a trance. He said 0. method
I Of bis own, adding that he q ueed an
opiate. AS DIR. Van Gieson seemed TO
hesitate In naming it DR.. Hamilton asked
him. II he would tell. He said he used q
dram OF P~eraldehyde. ,y.
The doctors held an evening session.
at which John L. Linehau. q lawyer asso-
ciated with Mr.. Talley, wae examined.
He was present whom DR.. Van Gieson
got the statement from Mrs. Hitchcock
and his description OF how It. was 40
,omplished was much more vivid than
Or. Van GiesoD's
Mrs. Hitchcock was taken TO q room
on the lower floor Of the Tombs. DR..
Yam Gieson put her In a chair and tilted
the chair back. Then he put q pillow
on the back Of the chair aud tilted her
DR. Van 0ieson stood back Of the chair.
He had a lighted candle which he held
over her eyes. He gave her a swig Of the
drue-the paraldehyde. She opened her
eyes and followed the light Of the candle.
Her. eyes became tense, hxeu on the nRnt,
the witness said. Then DIR. Van Gieson
told her to close her eyes. She did, and
no said.
Nov tell US what happened on that
night
Frequently her voice was almost In
audible, Mr.. Linehan said. When she
paused in her story DR.. Van Gieson said
What next2'
Mr.. Linehau's version Of what Mrs.
Hitchcock said didn't differ from DR..
Van Gieson's. He told of another at
tempt, prior to the one that was success
ful, which was rudely interrupted. DR.,
Van Geson had Mrs. Hitchcock tilted
back in the chair with the lighted candle
over her head when a party Of four jap
anese In the robes Of their country came
in to look over the Tombs. They let the
door clam and Mrs. Hitchcock wouldn't
60 iutoa trance after that.
Tho commission made an examination
Of Mrs. Hitchcock last night. Only the
lawyers for the deferce and the District
Attorney were present The commits
sioners announced that they would not
make public the result Of the examine
ton. The commission is acting praoti-
cally as Judge and jury, as on It's report
will be decided whether Mrs. Hitchcock
goes to an asylum or to trial.
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earnest and the President listened with
deepest attention until the stories were
finished. Then his eyes flashed. and
drivin . his right fist into his left palm
he said But that's the part he made
everybody promise not 70 repeat a snH
who has had troubles Of his own with
Senates and other bodies that he didn't
think played fair would say under tbs
circumstances. Everybody forgot. al
about the flight Of time, unless II wa.
the President's secretary. and he didnt
care to mention official business SC
although the team arrived about liz
gathered up bis men for the start
AZ the men were saying good-by the
snow remember. boys, you'll be heroes
for ten days and then you must droE
the hero business and get to work. That's
the advice l gave my regiment o II
disbanded.'
sRut. Mr.. President protested one
of the men, afraid that the team would
be misjudged. 8 'e Of the team were
go busy that they could not come.
sTm eorry they couldn't come,
answered Mr.. Roosevelt. .but that's the
thing-to get to work. shouldn't INK
twenty years from now TO meet some
seedy individual who would say that be
Ddu Won ~ LILO oAytipNS
done nothing since
The mon seemed to think the advice
good enough for q cheer and then as they
filed into the hall on their way out Melvin
Sheppard worked his way to the Presi,
dents side and handed him the meda
he won In the 500 meter race.
Il wish you'd take II, Mr.. President,
he urged as the President hesitated. Nv
got two more Of the same design
As the President was trying 70 express
his pleasure in the gift, Flanagan, ths
hammer thrower, forced his way through
the group. Here, take his one, loo, Mr,
President he said, holding out q media
won at the 1904 games.
But / don't want to rob You OF your
medals.' protested the President, and
then accepted the gift amid a roar Of
cheers and lau ghter as Flanagan, blushinl
to the roots Of his hair. begged. -Please
take 'em, Mr.. President; I've got lots
more just like en-
Then there were some. more cheers
and the President wrote his autograph
until his hand got tired. Then there were
still some more cheers and q last round Of
handwriting as Ralph Rose nj OF
two Others who had missed the boa and
come down on q late train hurrted'up.
SOM one started For He's Q Jolly
Good Fellow,' and that va the tune the
cam marched down the hill to-, while
the President stood on the varanda and
waved his hand until the last man was out
Of sight. \ f..
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HINDU INFORMER MURDERED.
Men He Accused Shoot G0ssain In Bcngal
.en-ReyOluti0nary Crime.

Special Gable Despatch 10 THE SUN.
CALCUTTA, Aug. 31.-Narendo Gath
Gossain, who was recently arrested In
connection with the discovery Of bombs
concealed in the garden Of Arabindo
Chose at M~anicktollah, Bengal. and
who turned Kings evidence against
Chose and others, was shot in Jail this
morning by two Of the accused men.
It Ia presumed that the revolvers used
had been struggled In by friends OF some
Of the prisoners who had been flowed tc
hold interviews with them.
Gossain's evidence was sensational.
It revealed the existence Of a widespread
rebellious conspiracy, including a plot to
assassinate Lord Mimic. Viceroy Of India
and other high officers Of the Government.
The prosecuting counsel at the trial re-
ceived many letters threatening them
with death.
The examination before a Magistrate
at which Gossain testified. resulted il
thirty men being held for trial. Chose
among the number.