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The San Francisco call., 1908-12-15
SIX JURORS READY
TO TRY I. ]. HAMS
Unbiased Talesmen Hard to
Find and Night Sessions
Are Ordered

FLUSHING. N Y, Dec. 14.-When
eours adjourned tonight after two long
sessions consumed in examinations OF
talesmen six jurors sat in the jury box
to try Thornton J. Hams, author, on
charges of being an accessory in the
killing of William z. Annis, shot down
at the Bayside yacht club last summer
by Captain Peter c. Hains Jr. The diff
ficulty of securing a jury because Of
opinions formed early became apparent
and Justice Crane decided that night
session should be held
The questioning of talesmen by Hains
counsel indicated that the defense viii.
be based principally on the proposition
that Thornton. fearing his brothers life
was in jeopardy from the crowd at the
clubhouse, drew his revolver and held
the crowd back. His act was one Of de-
fense and not of offense, according to
his counsel.
Joan F. Mcintyre of counsel for Hams
announced that Hains would take the
stand in his own defense He probably
will tell of those events at t1Fort HamiI-
ton which led TO the separation OF Cap
tain Hams and his wife and to the
tragedy.
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WINDJAMM MER WRECKED.
But CREW REACH SHORE
British Bark KirkdaIe Pounds
TO Pieces on Rocks OF
Coast of Salvador

The Pacific Mail liner Newpor..
which arrived yesterday. brought news
OF the total loss on October II at Ell
Triunfo. Salvador, OF the British
bark kirkdale. Captain Robert Row
lands On board the Newport steera l.e
passengers. were two members of tho
lost ships crew. The shipwrecked
mariners were Richard Hanson, who
was cook and steward of the Kirk
Gale. and George Ryerson, an able sea
man The other members of the crew
We're sent home TO Liverpool by way
of Panama.
The kirkdale, which was owned by
Lever Brothers, Liverpool soap manu-
facturers, carried cargo Of coal from
Newcastle, Australia. to Chile After
dlsehsrging its black diamonds the
kirkd3le proceeded TO Fl Trfunso
and there loaded a cargo of dye wood
The vessel was on its way TO sea when
il suddenly broachec to on the bar
and within Is minutes had been aban-
doned by all hands and was pounding
10 pieces in the breakers
All hands got ashore safely in the
ships boats and from the beach they
watched their floating home being
pounded into uselessness.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-15
Mrs. Mccormick Is Held in
Detention Cell for Murder
Daughter of Millionaire Held for Stabbing
Husband Was Once Noted Beauty

Long Mccormick is the divorced wife
OF Joseph Vincent. general manager of
the Colorado syrup company of this
city. e.
Two years ago she was acknowledged
to be belle of the social set here. She
suddenly disappeared. After her di-
vorce from her first husband in this
city II years ago she assumed her
maiden name. Ada Long She Travelled
extensively, but continued TO make this
city her home until the latter part of
June, 1906. when she met with serious
accident by falling from a horse Ii is
said that she never recovered from the
Shock and that it unba lanced her mind
For several days she lowered be-
tween life and death. Friends sought
20 interest her former husband. He
decllned to see her, but communicated
with her parents in San Francisco
Vincent said:
Yes, she was a beautiful woman. but
] always felt that she would end bad
~ She was one of the bellies of st.
Louis when l married her there in
lSso. was a wealthy man then. I
gave her $4,000 home in one of the
most fashionable districts Of the city.
laVlshed money upon her; | took her
abroad and her beauty was the sensa-
uon IN Partisan circles. We were the
Sues's OF nltelaw Reid, then min
lster to France. We travelled ALI over
Europe, but her follies and extrava-
gances finally ruined me financially.
Her father is rich man and a good
man. Hearing that | was without
money he came to Denver and offered
me draft for $4,000 to start in bust
ness again [ had then divorced his
daughter and refused his kind offer. I
started In anew and have been success
My former wife was too beautiful.
one was the cynosure of all eyes
Wherever she went. She loved admira-
ton. She was too fast for me.
1T cost me 100000 to learn that she
and | We're not mated,
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Continued from rage
possible what happened at Brownsville
on August 13 and Il, 1905. lie is forp.a.
and documents contain some l.dui l,ts ne
ton OF great value and some s.e std ,n',t
that are obviously worthless, pTl ~, 1;
submit them in their entirety. inns
report enables us to fix with loielapiio
deiiniteness at least some OF the ail,
mas na Who took the LEAD sidate ia 'rg Citizens at
brownsville 1t establishes clealiy tho ~,
fact that the colored soldiers 9iu fi+br bnr
shooting; but upon this point lui tnet f,t
record was unnecessary, as tue los'
that the colorcd soldiers dld tnS sIooe
ing had already been estapllsneu oe
yond ali possibility of DOUBT.
1t appears that almost all the mem
bers of Company b must have been
actively concerned in the sHooIilS'
either to the extent OF oeins pa Pa, ~ ~
pants or to the extent OF VlrtudiIs 81.
couraging those who were partlclpahsss
AS TO Companies C and d, there can pc
no question that practically every man man
in them must have had knoWleusee III" ,ae
the shooting was done py soine so " ,ie ene
soldiers of B troop and possibly py one
or two others in one of the other
troops. :.
This concealment was OF ltseii
grave offense which was greatiy dS
gravated by their testifying before the
senate committee that they were lsno-
rant of what they must nave knoMa t;ai a.
Nevertheless, it is to be sara IN pa iiat li :. :
cowed by threats made by the lnoIe 3It
desperate of the men who had actually
been engaged in the shooting,
/ feel, therefore, that the gullt OF sns
men who, after the event. thus snlelded
the perpetrators of the wrong py
fusing to tell the truth ABOUT thein,
though serious. was in part due 70 the
unwise and improper attltuue 0l o.Iiels els .
and that some measure of allowances
should be made for the misconduct.
In other words, | believe that we can
AFFORD to reinstate any OF tHese lhen
who now truthfully tell what mas nap
pened, give all the aid they can TO ilx
the responsibility upon those VINO are
really guilty and show that they them
selves had no guilty knowledge be-
forehand and were in no way lmpli-
Gated in the affair, save by having
knowledge of it afterward and falling
and refusing to divulge It,
| recommend that d law be passed
allowing the secretary OF war, Wlthln
a fixed period of time, say year, 10
reinstate any of these soldiers whom
he after careful examination. finds to
have been innocent and whom he fnds
to have done all in his power to help
bring to justice the guilty.
Meanwhile the investigation VIII be
continued The results have made it
obvious that only by carrying on the
investigation as the war department
has actually carried ii on is there the
slightest chance OF bringing the Offend
ers to justice or of separating not the
innocent for there were doubtless
hardly any innocent. but the less guilty
from those whose guilt was heinous.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The White House. Dec. IA, 1908
The report of Herbert j. Browne,
annexed to the presidents communica-
ton, makes a general report of the
case and is followed by a detailed
statement of those who took part in
the raid.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-15
NABCRACkSMAN
AND GIRL WITH
THEIR LOOT
Complete Burglars Kit Found in
Room of Man Arrested for
Safe Blowing
lives With Spanish Beauty ALI
most above Store Robbed
Saturday
Letters Found In Pockets Show
lie Was Habitue of San
Francisco Saloons
Special Dispatch to The CALI


SAN JOSE. Dec. I4.-Virden Maxwell,
twice 2 convict at san Quentin prison.
and his paramour, a Spanish beauty
known as Ramona Rives, were arrested
last night in a lodging house in West
Santa Clara street, almost directly over
Chiappe's store. which he is alleged TO
have entered Saturday night with a
male partner and blown the safe with
nitro glyoerin. securing $1,000.
As proof that he is one Of the cracks
men who committed the crime. the po-
lice are holding about $500 worth Of
jewelry which was taken from Chiappes
ssfe and which they discovered in Max
wells apartment
A kit ot tools, said 70 be the finest
ever seen in the west. was also discov-
cred in the building and includes an
electric drill equipped with many feet
of wire. The drill has a small motor
which when attached to convenient
electric light socket would quickly
puncture steel door so that nitro
glycerin could be inserted.
The equipment also includes blast
ing machine by means of which blast
Of nitroglycerin can be exploded by
means OF a cap and copper wire and
timed to the second. This blasting ma
chine was purchased from the Giant
powder company, located in the Kohl
building, in san Francisco.
Effects found in MaXwells pockets
indicate that he frequented the Foun-
tain saloon in san Francisco, corner of
Gesrv and Market streets.
EaKwells male accomplice evidently
got wind of his pals arrest and
skipped out Saturday night or early
Sunday morning. The police depart
ment Of San Francisco has been en-
listed in the search and should the
fellow show up at his old haunts in
that city it is expected that he viii be
captured
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Cormick. but you know that some
times relatives are not friends
1t was learned yesterday that Nc
COTmiclS is probably as well connected
in Los Angeles as Mrs. Mccormick is in
this city. He is related to J. Elwcod
Lee. a manufacturing chemist of PA
Bryson building. Los Angeles, and his
sister is Mrs. Ida Wheaton. wife of a
well connected man of the City of
Angels. But now he is sorely down
in the world and shows the effects of
great dissipation.
Brother Aids Woman
Frank Long. a brother of the woman.
interested himself in his sisters plight
yesterday. Whether this combination
Of influence had an effect in securing
Mrs. McCormick's release from Jail was
not determined. but the woman was
liberated on 500 bond. notwith-
standing the fact that bench warrant
had been issued Saturday by Judge
Shortall, fixing her bond at $4,000 or
$4,000 cash. As she had not been ar
rested on that warrant. and as Captain
Kelly had definite information that
Mccormick would not prosecute and
was not in danger of death the jail
doors swung open. She left the Jail
alone.
In the afternoon friends OF the
womans family heard that she was
free and being satisfied that her men
tai condition was such that she should
not be allowed at large, reported to
Captain Kelly that she should be taken
before the lunacy commission. Cap
tain Kelly located the woman and she
was taken to the detention hospital and
entered as Mrs. Ada Kittridge.
Through a curious coincidence an
other Mrs. Mccormick was confined in
the same ward with the daughter OF
the millionaire. This Mrs. McCormick's
name was mentioned aloud in the cor
ridor and the reputed Mrs. Kittridge'
asked an attendant not to mention that
r-ar
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-15
BURGLARS TUNNEL TO
SAFE AND GET 5000
Thieves Start From Vacant Lot
and Dig Into Store of
MoehIenbrock Bros.

Tunneling under the building from a
vacant lot adjoining the store of Moehl-
enbrock Brothers. wholesale and retail
grocers at 1901 Howard street near
Fifteenth, burglars made their way 70
2 SPOT near the safe last Sunday night
and sawed a hole through the floor
After blowing open the safe and secur-
ing $3.50 ia cash. the thieves rummaged
through the store. helped themselves TO
provisions and made their escape.
Harry Moehlenbrock. junior member
OF the firm. opened the store at an
early hour yesterday morning and dis
covered the loss. The tunnel appeared
10 have been made for some time, and
the burglars mad their coup well
planned.
Moehlenhrock communicated with the
police and Detectives Graham Fitzger-
ald. Nolfke and Gallagher were de-
sriled on the case.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-15
MAUI CAMERA MAN
AT COLISEUM BALL
First Ward Dance Is Held and
Yields S25.OOO, Despite
Church Antagonism


CHICAGO. Dec. 14-With an attack
on newspaper photographer and the
smashing of his camera as prelude.
the hrst ward ball, the annual affair
presided over by Alderman John Cough
I'm and Alderman Michael Kenna. was
heid IN the Coliseum tonight, all efforts
OF the church people and law and order
organizations to prevent it having
proved unsuccessful
A large guard of police surrounded
the building. extra precautions being
taken because of the explosion of a
dynamite bomb in the vicinity last
night. Photographers were forbidden
to attend the ball and the effort of one
to violate this rule resulted in the at
tack on him.
1t was estimated that the receipts
from the sale OF tickets amounted to
almost $4,000. This. according To the
regular custom. will be used toward
~electing the alderman of the ward
whose term expires next spring.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-15
WILL EQUIP RESERVES

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-President
Roosevelt is understood to have prom
ised Commander in Chief Newton of
the Spanish war veterans, who called
on him today, that he would favor a
law TO equip the $50 camps Of the
spanish war veterans with Mauser
rifles. now going out of use in the regu
lar army. which would give the goa
ernment a large reserve army in case
of war.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-15
MRS. EDDY,s coNnITIoN

BOSTON. Dec. 14-Reports that Mrs.
Mary Baker c.. Eddy. head of the
Christian Science church. was i'll were
denied by Mrs. Eddy's attendants today.
who said that their leader was in her
usual health.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-15

The largest submarine yet built. a
20S foot 625 ton craft, will be launched
al Cherbourg, France, in the near fu-
ture.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-15
FREE MONEY PREMIUMS
A Remarkable Sale of Pianos if
Progress

Yesterdays Response to Koher Chases Advertising
Coupon Premium Offer in Connection With This
Great Annual Clearance Sale Brought Customers
From Call Readers From All Parts-and No Wonder
the Savings Are Real and On Practically the Best
Pianos and Player Pianos. Be Sure and Cut Out the
Coupon It's Worth Real Money to You.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-15
To Cure a Cold i'm one Day

Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Drug
gists refund money If it fails TO cure. T. w
Groves signature is on each box. 25c
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Continued from Page 1
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FORAKER RAPS AT
PRESIDENT IN BILL
Message on Brownsville lnves-
tigation Stirs Senator
to Action

Continued from Page 1
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-11-11
WOOTEN NOT INDICTED.
No Bill Found Against Men Accused
of Assulting His Imbecile Step
Daughter.

Lexington, Nov. 5.-The grand jury
today failed to find a true bill in the
case of z. w. Wooten. the white man
who was charged with assault, his al
legged victim being his little STEP
daughter, an imbecile. This case has
attracted no little attention. Wooten's
vie was the main witness against
him, both at the preliminary and be-
fore the grand jury. The story of
Wooten's arrest and the circumstances
connected with the case are familiar
to the readers Of The Item. wooten
was represented by DePass & DePass
OF Columbia and Sumter, w. III. Sharpe
OF Lexington. He was released from
custody this afternoon. 1t is said that
Mrs. Hutto Of Pelion failed to corro-
bate the testimony of Mrs. wooten.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-11-11

Lexington. Nov. Il. w. wooten
was given a preliminary hearing be-
Tore Magistrate Bachman OF New
6rookland today. who came here for
that purpose. After hearing all the
testimony in the case Magistrate
oachman promptly bound the defend
ant over to the higher court. unon
the charge OF criminal assault.
MRS. Della Wooten was the princi-
pal witness against her husband ana
she told a horrible story. She told
now she had caught her husband I'm
the act. and how he had threatened
10 XIII her If she ever divulged the
story. She stated that she had gone
out or the house to get a bucket 10
water; she heard the child screaming
and rushed in upon her husband
She stated that Wooten caught her
In the collar with one hand while no
heid razor in the other and declared
that he would kill her and the cb,,a
Doth on the spot unless she wou,d
promise him never to tell II. She
said that her husband most ALWAYS
slept with his razor beneath his nil
low. and she knew that IL she did tell
1t he would kill her. She claims
though that she did tell a Mrs Hutto
at Pelion about it and showed her the
child after the injury. During her
testimony she held the child in her
arms and would often kiss 1t with an
unusual amount of motherly afec-
ton. At one time Wooten displayed
his temper. He asked his wife IL she
did not know that she had to die. Mrs.
Wooten answered in the affirmative.
whereupon her husband told her that
he was sorry for her.
After Mrs. Wooten's testimony, the
defendants attorney asked that two
reputable physicians be called to ex-
anime the child, and accordingly the
magistrate summoned Drs. E. p.
Derrick and ]. j. Wingard. After an
examination they were sworn and
each testified to the fact that the
child had been injured
The case will be submitted to the
grand jury Wednesday morning. Jt
a true bill is found against the de-
fendant it is likely that the case will
be disposed of at this court.
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A TREE FOR EACH COUNTY.
Dir. Becker Wishes to Have Them on
State House Grounds,

Mr.. August F. Becker, who is in
charge Of the improvements being
made on the state house grounds, pro-
poses to put into execution novel
plan to make the state house grounds
beautiful and in addition to provide
associations that in later years will
mean much to South Carolina and her
people. Many Of the trees on the west
ern side Of the state house must he
taken up and replaced by others. Mr.
Becker's idea is to have a tree from
each county in the state and IL pos
sible to have each tree a different va
riety. With little assistance from
South Carolina citizens in each OF
the counties this plan should materi-
alize in the near future.
Mr.. Becker is very anxious to sue
ceed in this plan and urges that every
effort should be made by South Caro-
lima citizens to assist him in realizing
this hope. He solicits correspondence
with reference to this matter.-The
State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-11-11
CORPORATIONS BEAT BRYAN.
Such Is Congressman ID. E. Finley's
Opinion OF Election.


Columbia, Nov. 4.-Congressman d.
+. Finley, vice chairman Of the DEM
ocratic congressional committee and
dean of the South Carolina congress
sional delegation, was in the city today
en- route to Newberry to attend the
Associate Reformed Presbyterian
Synod. Mr.. Finley had hoped to see
Democratic majority in the house
Of representatives.
"The defeat of Mr.. Bryan is a great
disappointment to the party generally,
and particularly to those directly con-
nected with the campaign
"The principal argument used
against Mr.. Bryan amongst business
men was the guarantee bank Ceposit
proposition. am satisfied the country
did not care to or did not have the
time to consider this D. OPPOSITION fav-
orably. After all the fight was one
based on prejudice twelve years old
While the Democrats put up 4 splen-
Cid fight, and in a majority OF the
states were more united than at any
time since 1892, the trusts and great
corporations were solidly opposed to
Mr.. Bryan's election, and during the
last few weeks Of the campaign fur
nished all the money that could be
used in bringing about his defeat
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Conc to Sumter.

Miss Sadie FLUID, OF Sumter. s. c..
VINO has been the guest at the pleas
ant home OF Capt. S. NJ. Moore, 326
Walnut street for the past two or
three weeks, left this morning for her
home.
During her short stay here Miss
FLUID. by her most gracious manners.
made many good friends in the city
and there were large number who
were sorry to have her take her de-
parture.
Her cousin. Miss Martha Moore,
and Miss Angie Mullaly accompa-
MED Miss FLUID and will remain AT
sumter for week.--Statesville y. c..
Evening Mascot.
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How is Your Digestionp

'Ars. Mary Bowling of No. 22s sth
avenue. San Francisco. recommends a
remedy for stomach trouble She says:
Gratitude for the wonderful effect
OF Electric Bitters in a case Of acute
indigestion, prompts this testimonial. L
am fully convinced that for stomach
and liver troubles Electric Bitters is
the best remedy on the market today"
This great tonic and alternative medi-
cine invigorates the system, purifies
the blood and is especially helpful i'm
all forms of female weakness. soc.
at Siberts Drug store
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Colds ana CrOup i'm Children

*"My little girl is subject to colds"
says Mrs. VIM. II. Serig, No. Al, Fifth
street, Wheeling. w. Va. Last winter
she had severe spell and n terrible
cough but | cured her with Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy without the aid
or DOCTOR and my little boy has
been prevented many times from
having the Group by the timely use OF
this syrup" This remedy is for sale
by all druggists.
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'To those afflicted with kidney and
bladder trouble, backache. rheuma-
tism, Pinules for the Kidneys bring
relief in the first dose. Hundreds of
people today testify to their remark
able healing and tonic properties. 80
DAYS trial 81. They purity the blood
SOLD py Sibert Drug Co. Sept-3m
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Manning. Nov. 4.-Complete re.
turns are not yet In from the several
precincts in this county A light
vote was polled and little interest
manifested. except in the vote on the
dispensary. The total vote polled was
probably not over 1880, and Of these
the Democratic electors and Congress
man Legare received about 1900. Re-
turns from Is out Of 18 precincts on
the prohibition question give for the
sale 231, against the sale 1873, or more
than to 1 in favor Of prohibition. AS
previously stated in The News and
Courier. there was some irregularity
in publishing the notice Of election
On the dispensary question, and there
are reports of some irregularities at
some of the precincts, but it Is not
known yet whether there will be a
legal contest over the declaration OF
the result Of the election. Regular or
irregular, it is certain that a large
majority of the voters have declared
against the continuance of the. county
dispensary.
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VOTE OUT WHISKEY.
Laurens, Chester and Clarendon Fa-
vor Observation-Disclosures are Very
Large.

Laurens, Nov. 3.-Indications are
that prohioition wins by an over
whelming majority. Eleven pre-
cincts out OF 25 heard from at this
hour give the dispensary 334 votes,
and 1.0S9 against sale. This include,
most or the larger boxes. The re-
naming IA are small, and will poll
barely 500, making a total vote Of g.
600 cast in the election.
The dispensary is defeated, 1t being
an impossibility to overcome the
present majority. Every precinct so
far has given prohibition a majority.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

'Ihe above ls the name of n Ger
man chemical, which Is ono of the
many valuable ingredients OF Folcy's
Kidney Remedy. Hcxamcthylenctctra
mine ia recognized by medical text
books and authorities as uric acid
solvent and antiseptic for the urine.
Take Foleys Kidney Remedy as soon
as you notice any Irregularities, and
avoid u serious malady. w. w. ST.
bert.
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Raw lungs.

"When the lungs are sore and in
famed, the germs OF peumonia and
consumption find lodgment and multi
ply. Foley's Honey and Tar kills
the cough germs, cures the most OBJ
stinate racking cough, heals the
lungs, and prevents serious results.
The genuine is in the yellow package.
w. w. Sibert.
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Sick Headache

'This distressing disease results
from disordered condition of the
stomach, and can be cured by taking
Chamberlains Stomach and Liver
Tablets Get a free sample at any
drug store and try it.