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TRIAL OF BRADY WAS INVALID
BUT COMMISSIONERS CAN DIS
MISS HIM WITHOUT CAUSE.
Railroad Crossing Policeman's Case
Referred to Sylvester for Rec
ommendation as to Verdict.

Railway crossing policemen can be dis
missed by the Commissioners without
trial or without cause. The police trial
board has no jurisdiction to try them.
This opinion is submitted by the corpora
ton counsel to the Commissioners today.
The question was raised by Commits
sioner West yesterday, when Crossing
Policeman A. r. Brady appeared before
the Commissioners for an appeal from
verdict of dismissal by the police trial
board Commissioner West then an
nounced his view, that the appeal had no
standing before the Commissioners. be-
cause the law allows the dismissal of
special policemen without trial and with
out cause. He has been sustained by the
District legal adviser.
At the conclusion Of the hearing Com
missioner West submitted the legal, ques-
ton to the corporation counsel. Mr..
Thomas opinion, received today, is as
follows:
From personal knowledge of the his
tory of that portion of the act of Con-
gress. approved June 8, 1906, which pro-
vides that special policemen and ad-
dtional privates may be removed from
Office by said Commissioners, or ma
jority of them, without cause and with
out trial. i am of the opinion that spe-
ings are included in that proviso; that
the Commissioners may remove such po-
lcemen from Office without cause and
without trial; that the Commissioners
may remand the particular case to the
major and superintendent of police, with
instructions that special policemen are
not to be cited before the trial board, and
that they will consider each individual
case of such policemen upon the recon-
nrendation of the major and superintend-
ent of police.
If the police trial board has not re-
ceived authority from the Commissioners
to act In an advisory capacity In giving
the officer named trial, then it has pro-
ceeded wholly without jurisdiction
Following the receipt of this decision
Commissioner West moved before the
District s.oard as follows:
I'm accordance with the decision of the
corporation counsel herewith transmitted.
move that this case be remanded to
the major and superintendent of police
with instructions that the police trial
board has no jurisdiction to try special
policemen stationed at railway crossings,
and for him to recommend to the Com
missioners such action in the premises a
he deems for the best interests of the
public service"
Evening star., 1909-07-16
TWO YEARS FOR ZACHARDA.
Baltimore Wife-Slayer Pleads Guilty
and Gets Jail Sentence.

BALTIMORE, July 16-Charles Ia
charda, who shot and killed his wife,
Mrs Augusta Zacharda, March Q last,
pleaded guilty Of manslaughter In the
criminal court yesterday and was SEN
fenced by Judge Gorter to two years in
Jail. No evidence was heard in the case,
the sentence being imposed after Judge
Gorter had read the testimony taken at
the coroner's inquest. and Deputy State s
Attorney O'Dunne had announced that
the state would accept a plea of guilty or
manslaugnter. Zacharda told MI
O'Dunne that he had no recollection or
the shooting and he seemed surprised
tht he was not released at once. Be
fore pleading guilty he withdrew the
plea Of not guilty which he had entered
April | to the indictment against him for
murder Mr. Harry B. Wolf, counsel for
Bacharda, was with him in court.
Zacharda is thrtythree years old. He
shot and killed his wife at their rooms,
1910 Aliceanna street. while she was in
bed with two of their four children.
Three bullets struck her one going
through her heart. The shooting was
the result of the domestic troubles Of the
couple They separated in June last year
and a suit for divorce brought by Ia
charda in that month is pending in cir
court No. 2.
Evening star., 1909-07-16

ened to kill her. First she says one thing
and then another"
rs il true that you made an attempt
to kill White on the day before you did?
II i had You would have heard or IL
before this. Thaw replied.
When Mrs. Thaws attention was called
to Thaws reputation of her testimony
she had nothing to say. she seemed 10
think that the fact that she was under
oath while on the stand was sufficient
evidence of her truthfuness.
There will be no physical examination
of Thaw by the states alienists, and the
experts to the mental examination of
ThaW witness.
Young Mrs. Thaw Explains.
Before leaving for New York Mrs. Eve
lyn Thaw said:
IF the Thaw family had done the right
thing by me | would never have taken
the stand to testify against my husband
But they wouldn't guarantee me the al
lowance | asked for when the annuiment
proceedings were begun.
IF they had done that Wouid nave
been far away from here To-Day, ana
Harry would have a better chance OF get
ting his liberty.
Il have no idea what my future course
will be. ! must get a living somehow.
| can't go back to the stage. Ihe puollc
would say / testified against my husband
to make myself notorious. ! may Try 10
get work model.
often l feel sorry ever Sd" the stage
at all AS a model ] can be sood Sirl
and earn enough money TO keep me
can hope for nothing from my husband $
family.
When my husband cut my allowance
to $500 a month he left me with many
debts on my hands. used my allow
ance to clear off my debts. My stuoio
costs S9o a month and l have to buy
food and clothes, and the money ] get
is not more than enough to get along on
II don't know whether or not my nus
band will harm me if he is released lie
has made one threat though, ana mat
terrified me-"
Evening star., 1909-07-16
"LlFE ONE LONG HONEYMOON
SMITH D. FRY TELLS OF HIS
MARITAL EXPERIENCE.
Declares He Was Dumfounded by
His Wife Filing Peti-
ton in Court.

Declaring that his married life has
been one long honeymoon and that when
his wife left him last Monday morning
to go to her office in the Treasury De-
partment she kissed him and ''patted
his cheek in an unchanged manner of
affection" Smith d. Fry today asked
Justice Barnard to dismiss the rule laid
on him at the request of Mrs. Eleanor
NJ Fry, requiring him to show cause
why he should not contribute to her
support The wife also asked that he
be enjoined from molesting her, claim
ing that he had choked her and felled
her with his fists. and that she was in
fear of bodily harm.
Continuing his plea ITO the court, Mr..
Fry says IL WAS to his utter surprise
that his wife did not return home last
Monday after the affectionate parting In
the morning, and that he was amazed
and dumfounded when he was notified
hy the marshal of the summons to ap-
pear and defend suit for maintenance.
Action Without Notice to Him.
He averred the wife's step was taken
without notice to him and without any
complaint on her part to him of any lack
of attention or failure to support her.
Mr. Fry denies strenuously that he has
any desire TO harm his wife.
Mr. Fry shows by his answer that his
wife is independent in the matter of
support He declares she receives a SAL
AIRY OF $1,000 year, and, as there are
no children, has no one dependi.os on
her
Owing to an afiiction of his eyes. he
says. he is only able to earn small
amount from his work. He was obliged
10 resign 81 400 position, he declares.
because of the trouble with his eyes.
Justice Barnard, after hearing the pc
tition and answer, dismissed the rule as
TO alimony, but continued until further
notice the restraining order preventing
the husband from interfering with the
wife.
Attorney W. G. Gardiner for the wife
said he would accompany Mrs. Fry to
her husbands home for the purpose OF
securing her personal belongings, which
she left behind last Monday.
Attorneys Campbell Darlington and S.
d. Truitt appeared for the husband.
Evening star., 1909-07-16
Critically Injured by Train.

SALISBURY, Nd, July l6.-Carl Will
klns. tWenty-one years old, was struck
by the engine of train No 81. south
bound express. on the New York, Phila-
oelpnia and Norfolk railroad yesterday
and is lying al the Peninsula Genera,
Hospital In very critical condition, suf-
fellnS from internal injuries and bruises
Ia ms mead and legs. Young Wilkins was
crossing the tracks and on account OF the
heavy fog did NOT sec the approschjnc
train sight hopes of his recovery are
entertained.
Evening star., 1909-07-16
WEATHER FORECAST.
Partly Cloudy and Somewhat Cooler
Tonight-Saturday Fair.

For the District of Columbia and Mary
land. partly cloudy and somewhat cooler
tonight. Saturday fair; light to mod
crate westerly winds.
The northwestern storm area moved
to eastern Ontario from Lake Superior
in the last twenty-four hours, and it
has caused local rains in the lake re-
gion. the Ohio valley and at scattered
points in New England and the middle
Atlantic states. There were also scat
tered showers in the south Atlantic and
east gulf states. the southern plains
states and New Mexico.
The temperature is somewhat lower
in the lake region, the Ohio and upper
Mississippi valleys and the southwest
ern states. and 1t has changed little
elsewhere.
The Indications are that there will be
scattered showers this afternoon in the
middle Atlantic states followed by
partly cloudy and slightly cooler to-
night and fair weather Saturday.
Fair weather will prevail in the upper
Ohio valley and the lower lake region
tonight and Saturday. In the south At
will be partly cloudy, with scattered
showers tonight or Saturday.
Following the eastward movement of
the storm area that is now central over
eastern oHldTlO, lnere Will be several
days Of fair weather in the northeastern
states.
The winds along the middle Atlantic
coast will be light to moderate south
west to west; on the south Atlantic
coast light to moderate variable, most
ly south and southwest; on the east gulf
coast light variable.
Steamers departing today for Euro
pean ports will have moderate south
west and west winds. with unsettled
weather to the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Gin
lnches) has been reported during the
past twenty-four hours: Scranton, 1.01
Manteo. n. c.. 3.6S; Waynesboro, Ga.
Les; Prescott, Ark. l6O; Texarkana
Tide Tables.
Today--Low tide :05 am and 1:5O
pm: high tide, 1905 am. and IA pm
Tomorrow-Low tide. 1:57 am. and
2:31 pm; high tide. 1855 am. and $50
pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose. 4:46 am: sun sets,
7:o4 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 4:47 am.
Moon rises 3:45 am. tomorrow.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset:
extinEuishing begun one hour before
sunrise. All arc and incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and
extinguished forty-five minutes before
sunrise.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY. w. Va. July ls.-
Both rivers are clear this morning
Evening star., 1909-07-16
Death Follows His Accauittal.

PARkERSBURG, w. Va, July 16.-
Edward Treadway. who a few months
ago was tried in Pittsburg OF the charge
Of numbering Capt. John c. Barrows OF
the steamer Snoot ard was acquitted,
died at his home in this city last evening
after an illness Of typhoid fever. Tread
way, whose trial attracted wide interest
among river men, was Ill about two
weeks. Capt. Barrows, whose murder
has never been solved, resided at Hook
ingport, Ohio.
Evening star., 1909-07-16
building Permits Issued.

The following building permits were Is
sued today.
To William Beuchert. 10 repair brick
dwelling at 452 X street northwest; archi-
tect. B. n. Browner; contractors. Browner
g. Sloan: estimated cost. 5000.
To William Neuland, TO repair brick
store and fiat at 112 IL street northeast:
architect julius Wenig: contractor. Henry
Wahl: estimated cost. 5000
Evening star., 1909-07-16
Will of Dominick Rickenbacher.

BY the terms OF the will OF Dominick
Rickenbacher. dated February S. 1906,
and filed today for probate, life interest
in his entire estate is devised 10 Mrs.
Elizabeth Rickenbacher during her life
or widOwhood. AT her death or in the
event OF her remarriage the estate is to
be shared by the two sons, Barnardin r..
and Albert -. Rickenbacher. The widow
Is named as executrix
Evening star., 1909-07-16

Three additional candidates who passed
all the required examinations were admit
ted into the Naval Academy as midship-
men yesterday. They are: Earl +. En-
right of McCook, Neb.: Henry w. Cullen
Of Bennett. H., and John G. Meyer OF
New York city.
Evening star., 1909-07-16

Moses Hutzler, of the firm of A. Hut
zler's Sons, Richmond. Va. died at his
home there. He was siXty-four years old
and unmarried He is survived by three
brothers. Charles. Isaac and Emanuel
Hutzler and two sisters. Mrs. Rosona
Levy and Miss Robinette Hutzler.
Evening star., 1909-07-16

Mrs Catharine Frances Mann sixty
years old. widow of John Mann, who
at one time was a prominent lawyer OF
Petersburg. Va. died at the home of her
daughter Mrs. John Kevan PEBBLES. in
Norfolk. The body will be taken to Pc
tersburg for interment.
Evening star., 1909-07-16
rrostburg School Contract Awarded

CUMBERLAND. Md, July 16.--The Al
legany school commissioners awarded the
contract for the new school building AT
Frostburg to Olin Gerlact of Frosrbure.
whose bid was $25,97o. Construction Will
begin at once.
Evening star., 1909-07-16

DISTRICT COURT-Justice Barnard.
In re condemnation for Potomac
School; order appointing commissioners
In re condemnation of part of Chillum
Castle Manor; instructions to commits
soners.
Evening star., 1909-07-16
To Appraise Wharf Property.

4 board of officers TO consist OF Lieut..
Col Charles II. Hunter. Coast Artillery
Corps: Capt George r. Spalding, Corps
OF Engineers, and First Lieut. James ).
Dusenbury, Coast Artillery Corps, has
been appointed to meet at Key West bar
racks, Florida, 10 aopraise the value Of
the wharf on property recently acquired
by the government near Fort L ayioI' Id
and to Submit a plan fer a proper system
OF drainage for this property.
Evening star., 1909-07-16
Thaw Contradicts Wife.

After the adjournment reporters asked
Thaw If he had anything TO say about his
uife's testimony. He replied that he had
not been surprised at her attitude, but
denied emphatically that he had ever
threatened her life as she testified he had
Its plain TO ever, one said Thaw,
that her story is untrue. | never threat
Evening star., 1909-07-16
Up-River Waters

Special Dispatch to The Star
HARPERS FERRY. w Va. july 49,
Both rivers are clear this morning
Evening star., 1909-07-16

MME CATHERINE. PAI.MIST AND CARD
reader. has returned to sos 18th NV. where
she will b. glad TO welcome her friends and
he ,,rhI iyiti
Evening star., 1909-07-16

For the District Of Columbia and Mary
land partly cloudy and somewhat cooler
tonight. Saturday fair; light to mod
crate westerly winds.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-12-14

RUMoR has 1t that former Governor
Stokes will file a petition and go before
the people at the primary election in an
effort to secure recognition as a candidate
for United States Senator. The law under
which Mr.. Stokes would act provides that
candidates for United States Senator may
file petition and ask for an expression at
the primary elections. He cannot confine
his efforts to any particular locality, but
must submit his name all over the state.
And If he should receive sufficient votes
to show him the choice of majority of
the voters 1t would not necessarily mean
that he must be supported by the Legisla-
ture, but 1t would have some effect on
that body as an expression of the people.
Mr.. Stokes. II he does go into the contest
on this basis. will be acting consistently
and well. He will show that he is willing
to leave the question to the people of the
state. 1t will probably have another
effect and that will be to cause the other
men who are expected to be candidates, to
come out and take the same course An
open, free-for-all contest would be the
thing and would remove many unpleasant
complications and incidents that are no
ticeable when the election is left entirely
to the Legislature Let the people have
the chance to say who they want to repre-
sent them In Washington. and let the can
didates go into the primary contests and
pledge themselves to abide by the decision
at the polls.
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nIyIDEND NOTICE
NOTICE

Mount Holly, N. j., December 8, 1909.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the.Mount Holly Safe Deposit and Trust Com.
pany for the election of Directors, and such
other business as may come before it, will be
held at its banking house, on Tuesday, Janu-
AIRY II, 1910, at HOO A. M.
CHARLES COLES,
Secretary.
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NOTICE
Mount Holly, N. j., December g. 1909
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Mount Holly National Bank will be held
at it's banking house on Tuesday, January ii,
1910, at 1870 A. NJ for the election of Directors
to serve for the ensuing year. and the trans
action of such other business as may come
before 1t.
FREDERICK H. LEE,
Cashier
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ANoTHER Judge has put his official
stamp upon jury that did not return a
verdict according to the light in which
the court saw it. As soon as the verdict
was rendered the court set it aside The
claim made was that the return was
against the evidence. Whether the Judge
charged the jury that it must return a YER
dict In a certain manner is not stated.
Those who have listened to some charges
by presiding Judges have wondered,
after the jury retired, what impression
had been made or had been sought to be
made. A Judge generally tells a jury
that If 1t believes one side 1t must render
a verdict accordingly, but If it believes
the other side the verdict must be that
way. One of the phrases frequently en-
ployed by Judge is you have the evil
dence, gentlemen. and it is for you to
determine the case" Then the jury
retires and, having taken oath to render
a verdict according to the evidence, comes
back with decision. Sometimes the
verdict does look little strange to the
public and with It's knowledge of the rules
of evidence and the law the finding may
strike the court very forcibly. But 1t
does not seem hardly fair to set verdict
aside and dismiss the twelve men, holding
them up as unworthy to do jury duty
when the whole matter might have been
settled by the Judge charging. in the first
place, that the evidence all pointed to one
conclusion and directing the jury to
render decision accordingly. But that
would be another story. The case might
be carried to q higher court and the court
below might be reversed. That would be
grave matter. A little thing like show
ing up twelve men is of minor importance.
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Discovered by a Dream.

A dream is to enable Mrs. Evelina F.
Smith. of Trenton, to obtain divorce
By 1t she secured part of the evidence
upon which she based her suit against her
husband. Howard W. Smith, whom she
accuses of bigamy. Former Vice Chan
cellor John T. Bird, who as a special
master in chancery heard testimony in
the case, has reported that the wife's
charges against the husband have been
proven. and the Chancellor is expected
soon to issue decree of divorce on the
recommendation of the master.
Mrs. Smith, In her bill of complaint.
named Mount Holly woman as corespon-
dent, and then goes on to say that it was
on account Of this woman that she and
her husband separated In 1901, after they
had been married thirteen years and be-
came the parents of six children. Some
time later, Mrs. Smith swears, she had
dream in which she was told that her
husband and the Mount Holly weman had
been married on August 8, 1901, In Phila
delphia, and that certificate to this effect
was hidden In a bureau drawer In the
woman's room, at her home In Mount
Holly, where Smith was also at that time
living. In the dream she was warned to
go for the paper within week, which,
she says, she did.
She goes on to say that she went to the
house, spent day with her husband, the
correspondent eating with them In silence,
and then slipped off to the bedroom,
where she found the marriage certificate,
just az she had seen 1t In the dream,
hidden behind small box in one of the
bureau drawers. She hid 1t In one of her
shoes, and In this way got 1t from the
house In order to place 1t among the court
records Of the case.
The Smiths were married September 2,
1888, In Mooresiown. Mrs. Smiths maiden
name was Eyelina Farnworth, and she
is said to have been one of the bellies Of
her home town when she was met and
courted by Smith.
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ALIENS LUNG BALSAM
will cure not only a fresh cold, but one o
those stubborn coughs that usually hang on
for months. Give it a trial and prove its worth.
Sc, 5Oc., and S1.00.
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= Office 10 pRrsrNr BILLS.

All persons having bills against the Town
ship of Lumberton are requested to present
them on or before Wednesday, December Y,
1909.
By order Of the Township Committee.
SPENCER II. POWELL,
7-2t Township Cler
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NOTICE
ITO THE CREDITORS OF THE BURLING-
TON COUNTY RAILWAY COMPANY.

Pursuant to an order made by the United
in a cause wherein Celinda s. BOUCHER, ct
ais, executors, &C., and Howard M. BOUCHER,
Burlington County Railway Company is de-
PENDANT, bearing date the twenty-eighth day
of October, nineteen hundred and nine, the
creditors OF the said Burlington County Rail-
way Company are required to present, under
oath or affirmation, their several claims and
demands against the said Burlington County
Railway Company to the Receiver within
two months from the date of said order or
they shall be excluded from the benefits of
such dividends as may hereafter be made
and declared by the Court upon the proceeds
OF the effects OF said Burlington County Rail-
way Company.
Claims should be detailed, itemized under
oath and delivered personally or mailed to
JOHN g HORNER, Receiver,
Mount Holly N. j
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cHERIFF,s SALE.

CHERIFF's SALE.
By virtue of writ of feri facias. to me
directed, issued out of the Court of Chancery
of the state of New Jersey, will sell at public
sale on
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BY virtue of a writ of fieri facias to me d.
rscted, Issued out of the Court of Chancery OF
the state of New Jersey, will sell at public
sale on
THURSDAY, JANUARY Is, 1910
between the hours OF IL and O'Clock in the
afternoon of said day Ito wit at two O'Clock. 3
at the Court House, Mount Holly,N. j.:
All the following described tract or piece OF
land, situate in the Township of New Ham
over, in the County of Burlington and State
of New Jersey, Beginning at a stone in Stacy
Charles Cross. ~ north A degrees and Is
minutes east chains and "a links to q stake
In the line of Rebecca Richardson's land, by
which 1t runs ~ south 8lN degrees east
chains and Sc links to a stone in said line and
is corner to land OF Thomas Harker by
which 1t runs (8) south IA degrees east chains
and 70 links to stake in the middle OF the
road leading from Pointville to Springfield
Meeting House, along the middle Of which 1T
q links to q stake in Stacy Webb's line afore-
said, along which 1t runs (5) north 46 degrees
west chains and 50 links to the place Of be-
ginning; containing acres and 25-lOO of an
acre of land, be the same more or less Being
the same premises which were conveyed to
VIM. ID. Heav1land, in his lifetime, by deed
from Robert Griscom and wife, dated March
81, 1891, and recorded in the Clerks ONCE OF
Burlington County In Book POI of Deeds. page
&c. &c.
Seized as the property of George L. Heayi-
land and others, defendants, taken in execu-
ton at the suit of Samuel W. Bishop, ct all.
executors, &c. of Mary Bishop, deceased, and
WILLIAM W. WoRRELL,
SAMUEL A. ATKINSON, SoPr. Sheriff
Dated December IL, 1903. PRS adv. fee, Sl932I