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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-04
MILLER WILL GO
CLOSELY GUARDED
Every Precaution Taken to Pre-.
vent Another Attempt to
Fcc,oa

After having broken from New
York police station and ESCAPED to
England, and been: brought back by
Detective Sergennts Wren and Bailey,
Of Richmond. Charles Miller. alias
Newman, alias Lewis, declared to be
the notorious chief of n gang of ex-
pert thieves. will appear for trial at
charge Of robbing the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad Of hundreds OF dollars
worth of baggage. The Orange county
sheriff. Sergeant Wren and Jailer
Nance will take charge OF the prisoner
on his journey from this city. and
on the same train VIII travel Special
Agent =. L. Scherer. OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad and other detec-
tives. Every possible precaution will
be taken to guard against second att
tempt%to escape.
The prosecution has been carefully
prepared, and thirty-hve or forty wit
nesses will be summoned to testify
against the alleged baggage thief
Many, 1t is said, are prepared to
swear that they saw Miller trans.
ferrinE baggage checks on the night
OF the robbery at Gordonsville depot.
Mr.. Alexander Browning. Commons
wealth's attorney of Orange, will con-
duct tbs prosecution. and will be as
sisted by Attorney John G. Williams.
Miller has engaged Senator Shackel-
af i and another lawyer. to defend
him. and it is said that he has already
paid a $1,000 refining fee.
On the completion of the Orange
county trial. Miller must face indict-
ments at Charlottesville and at Fair
fax. Should he be acquitted In one
case, the railroad people hope to con.
tvlct him in the others.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-04
AT MONTE MARIA

To-
ment Given by Children.
:. :, t VI the threatening
weather S,saa - large and apprecIative aM'
Monte M Iarhefsa n The music hall i
-. Francis de Sales. founder Of tl,e
visitation Order. TO witness a deiie III
tui NIUE comedy and to hear some fine
The entertainment opened WITH m
address a. L from little Miss s large .eh
houston. and the tedium of waitine
between the acts was greatly relieved
~ AZ, som some w we Selections from
Kisses Lena Massei and Hazel Gala
sher, former pupils. The broom drill
me junior calestnenic class proved
= :, ly YER, pleasing feature Of the 'enter-.
Which the little PEOPLE Of os the nr u
mary grade quite distinguished them
selVes, won repeated applause. 81 Every
one on 9, pronounced the entertainment a
ct teaching and drilling the n,,niis
me program was as follows:
..rropenlng address. Margaret Houston.
r1K o,smngg Down .,11 the Rapids Iosephihe
veal s9aFt CAS-: rol,snno }2ss
Mary Myers; polls' Hospital," primary
ee.i Gas. starry Night (smith)s fJustina
2ea Winnie i Antb9 or Wogd nis for
du Printemps,'' Floren Sar l,eii5r !.
broom drill. Junior calesthenic class:
8W sin n e fiat tDurandl, Marie Mott;
N Mrs Seymour's house: Hungarian
,n1ance' (Brnhms), Lena Massei; a.Aunt
MaSwelIs Return. Act. IL. scene, a
! p'rn,or, shabby room In a LODGING house;
,ftondo Capriccio" (BeethoEen)
Haael Gallagher; Aunt MaSwell's Re.
4rnnrn," Act, III, scene In Madame lie
Rreton's elegant home; "Has sorrow
MY MY Young DAYS Shaded" (Pane)
q Little Civil (Nerna). Iilnior vocal
CLASS Tn Sognon tLl,zzi) !. Lena Massei.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-04
KNOWLES THINKS
GRADUAL C.UTB||[ST
Believes, However, That Gas
Rate Should BE Reduced to
AllsC Consumers.
IT'S EFFECT ON The REVENUE
Sixty Thousand Persons Supplied
by 1o,o4S MetersPoring
Over Figures.
IT'S EFFECT ON The REVIEW UE

\ Estimating the receipts OF the Gas
Works last year at $4,000 In round
numbers, reduction OF 10 per cent.
| III the price to consumers would mean
q decrease OF S36.500; a flat rate OF 80
cents, to all consumers and for oil
purposes, would bring the agure to
$4,000 The recommendation OF the
Committee on Light provides. however.
for three propositions: 90 cents for
cooking and Illuminating purposes; SO
cents for manufacturers, and IS cents
for all gas where the monthly bills
amount to more than $50. Just how
this will affect the revenue can be de-
termined only after a careful examina-
ton OF the books. to show the amount
used by manufacturers and the month
Iy bills OF more than $50. Superinten-
dent Knowles is having this report
prepared, so that the Council may se-
cure exact Information on the subject
ncIievcn in Gradual Cut.
In the city OF Richmond there are
1oa4s meters. which supply about
CO, 900 persons. The old city proper has
O. regular network OF mains and pipes.
Extensions are being made through
many sections OF the annexed terri
tory.
superintendent Knowles. who Is ia
miliar with every detail OF the work,
has long beenaof the opinion that the
city could afford to sell the product B
al a less figure than 81 per 1000 eubi' Z
feet He believes. however. that II tiM
best to begin the reduction gradually e.
scaling rates every year. The mes
profits last year were $4,000 thi M
record being considered remarkabi "a
good when the quality OF the ga ks
maintained an average OF 1850 candlckd
power for the entire twelve months.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-04
.NOPR0DUCE FAILURE
INPAST Tu ELYEYEARS
Retiring President Bowman
Gives Excellent Report Of
Commission Trade.

The annual meeting OF the Rich
mond Fruit and Produce Assocta ton
was held last night in the hall OF the
Travellers Protective Association. and
was attended by practically al Of the
The election OF officers for the en-
suing year resulted as follows:
President, George NJ. Mc.Minn.
Yice-prcsidcut, Edward l.. Frost.
Treasurer, Walter G.. CrenshnW.
st Secretary, b. a. jacob.
Retiring President Barney Bowman
made q brief address. reviewing the
conditions OF the. commission trade,
during the past year.
sg Inc report says: while In near
lly every department Of business In the
United States we hear bitter lament1i-5
are able to. congratulate ourselves upon
"a most SUCCESSFUL and. splendid year. It
would seem that Dame Fortune has
selected usito enjoy iier favors, for not
one ofsus has been shaken in the least
by the late panic. More than this. It
is ur proud preroga tive to assert that
there has not been d single failure III
the commission business in the city
OF RichmoEd for the past twelve years.
The tradesis on u solid foundation, and
tive 4 = = -.
The volume Of business. its sources.
Mcr, described by President Bow man.
the enormous growth Of the North
Carolina business centring In Rich
lnot.u De!ng commented OIL as was the
States. mn, B lis v
Tue report CONTINUES: ut has been
our one cause OF complaint that our
produce district is cong sted. We have
suHsred from narrow streets and lack
of facilities. A new market place is
crying need am informed that
We shall soon have the opportunity to
leave our present narrow quarters and
move into q spacious place. where all
the facilities possessed by the most
lup-to-date markets OF the count try.
shall be at our disposal Every thing
the modern commi ssion merchant re-
.quires-wide streets, tracks at the
door. cold storage, on the premises
al 9 promised, i. and all these at a cost
Very reasonable considering the ad
3varta ges to he derived. 35s
n For excellent reasons the commits
sion merchant has in recent years
grown to be a force to be reckoned
with In tho development OF the COM
munity." 81 y III n a ss33
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-04
SENATOR SPEAKS

Guest Of Honor at smoker Given Last Night
by McGiH Union.
State Senator r. y. Parks, OF Page county.
was the guest OF honor at larsely-attend-
ell smoker given by the McGiIl Catholic
Union last night.
Senator Parks was introduced by Hon. S.
L. Kelley. and made an interesting and In
formal talk on the Shenandoah Valley In
Virginia. Tho history of the early settle
r,ents OF this fertile area. It's growth and
an enthusiast on his subject. The part
played by tho Valley In the Civil War AMI
It's present prosperous condition We're n!so
described by tho speaker.
Senator Parks referred In feeling terms
10 his former visits to the McGill Union
Al the confusion OF his address a vote OF.
thanks was extended to him by the union.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-04
WANT more
LIBERAL L|B-L LAW
Press Association to Urge the
Adoption OF Measure BY the
General Assembly

Officers and committee members OF
the Virginia State Press Association
at a midwinter meeting held yesterday
al Murphy's Hotel, considered o num-
her of matters OF interest to the craft.
hut made no selection a to the place
for the next annual convention. Tho
nrngram viii be prepared by a stand
ING committee, which will take UP tho
work heretofore performed by the
president.
Although the attendance was small.
the brief session was altogether salts
factory. The visiting and local editors
were guests of The Dispatch at
luncheon at Murphys. Among those
present were Messrs. w. S. Copeland,
Of The Times Dispatch, PRESIDENT; ]. I.
Hart, OF the Farmville Herald. score
stary; a. F. Rove, OF the Frederlcks-
burg Free Lance; r. p, Barham. OF the
Petersburg lndex-Appeal; u. II. l1lnd- (
say, OF the charlottesville Progress;
CID. Denit of the Salem limes- Regis. !.
ter and Sentinel; George O. Gree en- @
the clifton Forge Review; r.. T. Byro,
Bryan, OF The Times-Dispatch;M ~. 9.
Lewis. Of the Harrisonburg Times; <
W. a. Land, OF the Blackstone Courier;
a. B. Williams. Of the News u /; Leader Lea
S, Nv. Meek, OF The Times-Dispatch;
Charles b. Cooke and A. K. y 9 derby.
Jr, Of the Richmond y Q urHal,s an =. l.
Pelouze, IS Ir., of the " American fl type
Founders Company. Ss S }
Prize for best Weekly.
Acting n accordance with 9 r ',s!ir
luton adopted atSthe last annual meet
ing. committee, consisting OF Messrs.
Alb. Williams, r.. r. Barllam and ]. H.
Lindsay, was appointed to, award the
nrizc$o f $10Osoffered by H. L. PeloUze
& co. for. the best weekly or SEMI
weekly newspaper published In the
mont h Z Of May. The contest Is open to
all members OF the association. This
committee will base its opinion upon
general ppearance,s matter and print.
The award will be announced at the
annual meeting.
s Chairman r. p, Byrd. of the legisla-
tive COMMITTEES, showed In his report
that the. propositions Endorsed by tho
associate n-a tax cpmmissio ION, uniform
system {of accounting, and a & State
Board OF pharities--had already met
with the approval of the General As
scmbly Mr.. Byrd 3suid that he was also
working for the passage OF more
liberal libel law, framed af.ere.the
idea OF the North Caro- lima statute. tn
there Is no legislation at this session.
the 4 association will give the sQuestion5
more careful nsideratton in the sum
uler. IN. n " n III al f
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-04
5tosOWn Home In

out TO cote the show really, to her
wedding. she had not to take a stitch
9, extra clothing with her. Mr.. Gaines
nad 1t al nicely packed. In a new
pot. After the ceremony til two, ac-
GS9o2mpanied BY the groom's father. Mr..
s y; =. ! Gaines, FASTENED 81 to the Main
intreet station to take a train for Wasll-
q. honeymoon. Some time B d uring
.Ii-daS Mrs. Mary r. Bowler, mo her OF
tin,, pride pr will receive a communities
5 ~ b, from her son- in.law, npprising her
,s l.s wedding and Informing her8thnt
~ Mn nag = 70 :, be-. that her daugh ter Is now
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-04
BRADY APPOINTED
One Clerk with Deputy y Each City wher,I

One Clerk With Deputy In Each City wher,
Court Sits.
AT the conclusion OF the Burke trial yes
terday Judge waddiil took up the matter
OF the appointment OF a clerk OF the United
StH,es Distr!c. Court for the Eastern Die
tI.ct OF Virginia to succeed the late Coloae
G e. Bowden. and appointed Joseph P
Brady. OF Richmond. on motion OF Hr
Brady the following deputies were them ap
pointed: d. Arthur Kelsey. Norfolk: W. 3
walker. Norfolk: r. z, Powers Richmond
X. P. ". Garnet. Alexandra.
In appointing Mr.. Brady the Judge statec
that after giving the matter much consid.
posed of having q single clerk with depG.
ties at each place where the court sits wa,
the best course To pursue looking TO tht
efficiency OF the service. aud having IN MIND
thu condition and character OF the work a
Norfolk and especially the probably earl
Legislation OF Congress Affecting the tw.
clerks OFFICES.
SIR. Brady's Office and headquarters VII
continue In Richmond t
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-04
Mrs. Lave Sick.

AIrs. s.. II, Love. nj Lnnenburg, wife
OF the member Of the House from that
4 county Is contined to the Memorial
& Hosoital py sickness.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-04
nuny Month FOR Elrcmrn.

The Fire Department was husv dur.
ing the r,orrli{sof Jn"u~rw ae mnv he
sEssr, by the record, which surpasses any
made during a month in recent years.
Enperirtsndent OF Fire-Alnn Thonpson
shows that inn all. lftY-fonr alarms
were turned in, twfnty-eiEiit regular
calls. twcnty-tourfsti sin alarms. one Sec
pnd alarm and ono call alarn. The
number IS neasl. double that received
turing tho same month last year
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-04
naxor-neurcr Fined.

John Tunstall, colored was rined
Slu0 and lnlt under 500 security for
sly months IN Police Court yesterday
morning on the charge OF CARRYING Il
concealed weapon, to wit. q razor. The
5H,,nar9e against him OF slashlng Gus
( takby was continued, II, owing to the
absence OF important witnesses.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-04
Studying American Lie. !

V !, ~ The Rev, DR.. Joseph Blzzari, u OF
Isl, Italy, Is the guest OF Messrs.SCl
jlsfaEplerl and u, Francione. pr, Blizzard
IS SD z flltternteur. and is engaged III Writ
slons eot tha, United States.,i, h II Is book
IS 70 deal With the sociolog teal politi-
Ga ., soslal and a,tistic4pnses Of Amer.
.. ,ns, llIs aSHe will remain In Richmond
l,Wasnln gtou, WHARF, he will relua IN dur.
AVG the session OF Congress- N A 59l, NJ II
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-04
OUT NI77ED THEM ALL.
Groom Carried Brides Trousseau to Own Home In
Small. Parcels and Then Couple Went
Quito $ Go to the Thea 10
)uts to GoEto the Theatre.

( How true is the saying that la1, on:
laughs at locksIpiths ana U s omehoW
finds way. was last night proves
again by tho marriage of NJ. R Gsor g
who, fearing parental 5interyentlon. anu
q stormy scene yet deylsed Is !0 t,s.I,
do, plan whereby they could ou 11l
Found ostensibly for8the theatre the
two found their way to the par!o2!!s =
the Fey Pr y, HutSen sa On t heuTn
.cen5e legally made out and insert PED.
promptly performed the fcere y on Vs.
After long and mature con slus & r ra -
as TO what was the best&p an me ,L :, ".
young lovers hit upon .na ppy ..u l'a :,
The groom made calls mighty. ana ~. . = :
Is usually the case consumer q Toy -
as--tlumlnatipg gas.
Mysterious looking bundles 5WeTe tuls !.
en- AVA by him every M ght Snut II, ,1 9
one suspected the diminishlu S 81 tl.e
Wardrobe OF the hride-t pc. = O. nIT
notiIned that her trunk wa being. grad
nallN empted of its con teents;,,,, no one y
ad the least idea that Mss .H !, q
t;ratnssean was heinz 81 orea VI 3'e :
But When the bride " Vie w slllpp ea
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-22
JURY EXAMINES
HIGH OFFICIALS
VICE INoUISIT0RS SUMMON
MAYORS AND POLICE
HARPER AND FORMER CITY EX-
EcuTIVEs TESTIFY
Chief, Captain and Four Commission
ers from Department of Safety
rrogated-Session Adj
journed to Monday

With the mayor and three of his pre-
decessors, four police commissioners
and two high police officials as wit
nesses, the grand jury passed a busy
day yesterday, the session ending al
most an hour later than the usual time
for adjournment.
Chief of Police Edward Kern is the
first person who was called into the
jury room and he remained about an
hour. He was followed by Capt Thos.
Broadhead of the police department,
whose examination lasted a short time
only. Mayor Harper was then called.
He was in the room from II: Is o'clock
until the noon hour, and again APP
peared when the afternoon session be-
gan at 1870 o'clock. He was released
at 3;15 O'clock after an examination
lasting two and half hours.
Three former mayors were then called
at intervals of fifteen or twenty min
utes, owen McAleer being the first. He
was followed by M. P. Snyder and Fred
Eaton. Police Commissioners Nathan
Cole, jr., and Harbert w. Lewis were
next on the list, while H, w. Woodill,
also a member of the commission, after
waiting the whole afternoon, was told
he could not be examined before next
Monday, to which time the jury adj
journed. Isadore B. Dockweiler, the
mayors attorney, was a witness early
in the day.
The fact the grand Jury has ad-
journed until Monday leads to the be-
lief that report on the investigation
into charges of protected vice may be
prepared in the meantime and he ready
to be handed to Judge James the first
of next week
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-22
WILL CELEBRATE
NEW YEARS EVE
l. A. ATHLETIC CLUB PLANS
BIG DOlNGS
BOXING MATCHES AND VARIOUS
EVENTS SCHEDULED
Program OF Physical Stunts Arranged,
the Exact Nature of Which Is
Kept Concealed from
Members

Many events of great interest to be
pulled off in the near future are being
arranged by the Los Angeles Athletic
club. The usual New Years eve links
will be celebrated as never before in
the history of the club. A very elab-
crate program which is being arranged
by the committee in charge is kept a
secret, and many surprises are said to
be In store for the members of the
club.
There probably will be a few fast
rounds of boxing by the men working
under Professor Van Court, followed
by exhibitions on gymnastic parapher-
MALTA, wrestling bouts, fencing matches
and various other athletic contests.
Then several special stunts, not to be
given out before the night of the en-
tertainment, are rehearsed secretly.
The handball tournaments just fin
ished probably were the fastest and
best ever pulled off in this part of the
state. There are many members of
the club who specialize in handball as
q form of athletics and from year to
year have become more and more ex-
pert until now the club boasts as fast
q team as can be found In Southern
California.
The minstrels rehearse every Mon
day and Friday evenings. The amount
of talent found among the club MEM
bers surpassed the expectations of the
committee and an attractive program
undoubtedly will be arranged. The ex-
act date for the appearance of the
troup of minstrels has not been de-
cided upon, but it probably will be
pulled off some time in February.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-22
OUTLAWS REFUSE
TO BE REFORMED
SECOND CONFERENCE SHOWS
NO RESULTS
COAST LEAGUE MAcNATEs MEET
THIS AFTERNOON
Cal Ewing Appoints Committee Of
Cal Ewing Appoints Committee oil
Three to Draft Playing Schedule
for Next Year-Looks Like
No Change In Lineup

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21.-From
all present indications the State Base
ball league will not enter into any
combination with the Pacific Coast
league, but will remain outlaws dur
ing the coming season.
Cy Moreing of the Stockton State
league club and H. Jarman of the
San Jose club were in conference with
the Coast league committee today, but
as the meeting adjourned without any
action being taken 1t is believed that
they found it impossible to reach a
mutually satisfactory basis upon which
the State league would be willing to
enter organized baseball.
Today's meeting of the Coast league
was not the regular annual meeting
of the organization, although 1t was
started with that intention. 1t was
found that 1t would be necessary to
postpone the annual meeting until to-
morrow, owing to the fact that certain
reports were not ready for submission,
and an adjournment was taken. The
appointment by the president of a
committee of three to arrange seized =
ules of games for the coming season
was the only actual business Of the
day
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-22
SAYS JEALOUS MAN
TRIED TO SHOOT Her
San Francisco Walter Charged with
Following Sweetheart to This
City and Attempting
Her Life

Edward Lundgren, walter from San
Francisco, who is charged with having
followed his sweetheart, Mira Bohanan,
to this city and trying to shoot her
December in the st. Croix rooming
house, 704 West Third street, was ex-
amined before Justice Frederickson yes
terday afternoon and held over to the
superior court under $4,000 bail.
Jealousy and lost affection composed
the story unraveled in the courtroom
yesterday during the three hours of
tedious cross examination of witnesses.
Miss Bohanan admitted having lived
with Lundgren in San Francisco, where
they were both employed as walters.
Losing her love for Lundgren and tir-
ing of the life she was leading she de-
termined to come to Los Angeles.
But the discarded man refused to be
shaken off, and followed her to Los An
geles. He is charged with going to the
woman's quarters at the Hotel Edison,
corner of Fourth and Los Angeles
streets, where she was rooming with q
friend, Maude Griffin, displaying a re-
volver and threatening to kill her. "Ii
you do not return to me shall kill you
You shall never live with anyone else
and / cannot live without you," are the
words which Lundgren is alleged tc
have uttered.
Later, 1t is claimed, he followed the
object of his affection to the st. Croix
where he entered the room of the two
young women, locked the door ano
fired at his former sweetheart The
bullet shattered several rungs on the
chair on which Miss Bohanan was sit
ting.
Patro1man c. H. Crow was in the
building at the time, and, although of
duty and suffering from broken arm
entered the room where the conflict was
taking place. With his one available
arm he grappled with Lundgren and
took the revolver from him.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-22
JURY DECLARES
DUFFY INSANE
TAKES ONLY FIVE MINUTES IN
REACHING VERDICT
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY AND
JUDGE BOTH CONCUR
Prisoner Sits Trembling, but APP"
parentIy Unable to Comprehend
Proeeedings-Hears Familiar
Name and Weeps Audibly

Little more than an hour was taken
up by the jury in Judge Jamisons de-
partment OF the superior court yester-
DAY in listening to testimony and re-
turning a veruIct of insanity against
Henry ]. Duffy, charged with Killing
his son, Fred A. Duffy, and daugn-
ter, Mrs. Zaidah La Com, at the Dut-
ty home, 247 North Mountain avenue
August 13.
DUTY gave little heed to the pro-
ceedings. He sat apart from his law
yer, A, A. Sturges, trembling and ap-
parently at a loss to understand what
was taking place. Sometimes when
the name of member OF MS Ianllly
was spoken he stared at the speaker
from under his heavy eyebrows or
wept audibly.
Expert testimony was given by sew
eral physicians who had examined
Duffy at the county jail Saturday, all
tending to show his mental incom-
potency. Dispositions from relatives
living In Minnesota also were reao,
telling stories of his insane actions
while visiting his old home; how he
stood on the streets of the little city
of Austin, Mimi, and aped passersby,
and how he lived on oats and moved
all his furniture into the street, telling
his brother he had sold 1t at auction.
No contest was made by c. c. NC
ComaS, deputy olSlFlct dleOlHSy, ~
charge of the prosecution. He agreed
with Mr.. Sturges that the prisoner
should be tried for insanity and not
murder, and the belief that Duffy is
mentally deranged was also expressed
from the bench by Judge Jamison.
The Jury was out only five minutes,
returned a verdict of insanity and
committed Duffy to Patton asylum.
Duffy decapitated his son and killed
his daughter with an ak. He followed
this by trying to cut his own throat
with n razor