Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-18
TELEGilREAPHIC CIR NEWS

P1TTSBURG, Jan. 1.-THE flip of
coin won $4,000 in real money for
Gilbert T. Rafferty,, the millionaire
capitalist and coal man. Mr.. Raffer-
ty's good fortune came the day be,
fore he sailed for Europe, and only
became known in Pittsburg today. Mr..
Rafferty, gave his Pittsburg house in
to the hands of broker to sell. The
broker at once found a purchaser, a
consulting engineer, who offered $685.
900. Mr.. Rafferty, wanted $4,000 more
and. at his suggestion. a coin was
flipped to see. what price should be
paid. The engineer lost and he paid
Mr.. Rafferty, $150,000. then the broker
put In his bill for $4,000. Mr.. Rafferty,
thought 1t heavy and he suggested to
the broker that a coin be flipped to
see whether the commission should be
$4,000 or nothing. The broker ar
gued that Rafferty, could not win twice
straight running. SO he agreed. He
lost too, and Mr.. RAFFERTY,, the posses
sor Of millions. added $4,000 to his
bank account.
LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan. 14.-The
old colonist rates of former years are
to be put into effect again the coming
spring to accelerate the colonist ira
vel to California. These rates are
less than the charges made in the
colonist season Of last year.
FLUSHING, N. Y. Jan. l4.-witbin
twenty-four hours Thornton Jenkins
Hams will know. whether he has
been adiudged innocent or guilty of
the charge of aiding his brother, Capt
Peter c. Hams. Jh.. in the killing of
William e. Annis, Justice Crane told
Prosecutor Darrin this morning that
he wanted the case to go to the jury
some time today. The states attorney
said that he hoped to conclude his
closing adress early in the afternoon
Justice Cranes charge will take over
and hour and the jury will then re-
tire.
Juror Walsh, who was injured In the
street car accident. spent the night
in Flushing. where his wounds were
dressed by a physician His physi-
sian said tina Mr.. Walsh's condition
would notp revent him from going on
with the trial.
Thornton Hams expressed himself
as confident of acquittal though his
face plainly showed that he was strug.
Cling with torturing fear.
MALTA, Jan. 1.-THE American,
battleship Illinois, on the way from
suez to Malta. together with the bat
ueships Kearsage and Wisconsin, re-
ceived orders today by wireless tele-
graph. dated Naples, from Rear-Ad.
miral Sperry, the commander of the
American fleet, TO proceed to south
Messina probably to assist in the work
OF relief. The Wisconsin and the
Kearsage arrived today. Admiral Cur
zon Howe. commander In chief OF the
British Mediterranean fleet will give
a ball at the Admiralty house for the
American visitors.
LEXINGTON. Jan. l4.-News reach.
ed here today that William Anderson,
contractor on the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad branch line from Cat.
tlesburg to Pikeville, had been robbed |
and murdered. His body was taken
out upon a high railway trestle and
bound to the rails, where It was struck
by a freight train shortly afterwards
and badly mangled. There is no clew
@ the murderer's identity.
CHICAGO. Jan. 14.-Charles N.
Knight. president Of the Chicago Rub
,er Tire company pleaded guilty to a
sharge Of receiving stolen property
,efore Judge McSurely today. and was
ined $40 and costs and sentenced to
ns yssr N Ryidswsu.