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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-22
QUICK WIT Of
ITALIAN MATE
SAVED 4 MAN

Quick wit and quick work on the
part of the first mate aboard the ItaI-
ian ship Gavaronne FrateIH may be
accounted as the main causes Of John
Stewart, a bayman, being alive to-
cay. AS it was, Stewart had an eX-
perience that would have caused the
GCatb of an ordinary man, but he
suffered nothing more than being
crushed considerably, but not to Any
dangerous extent, and also hat Inc
experience of having been held IN
der the water for more than i've
minutes. When Drawn to the snip he
was unconscious and limp. It was
thought he was a dead man, but the
mate, bringing all his faculties to-
getneI, began to work on the negro.
Inside Of a quarter Of an hour, Stew
act was fully conscious, He con-
planned Of much pain and was sent
home, a launch bringing him to 01e
of me city docks where a conveyance
was called and carried him home.
This is the fourth dead man l have
brought around" was the mates only
comment when asked what methods
he had so successfully employed.
Stewart with a number of men,
was slowing lumber aboard the Ital-
ian ship yesterday The lumber was
on cars and when Stewart walked on
the lumber a weak stanChiOn broke.
The ship was at Perdido wharf at
the time, and Stewart, with possibly
a hundred pieces of the lumber, fell
and was damned between the ship
and the dock. His head was then
above water. The others, only anx-
iOus to save their COmTade and start
ing TO get the car out of the way, only
caused more lumber to fall on the
negTo's head. forcing him under the
water. In such predicament, held
between the lumber strips and the
dock, he was breathing his last. The
mate, seeing his condition, without
hesitation jumped into the water, res
cued him, brought him to the surface
and delivered him into ready hands.
1t was thought he was a dead man,
but the ships officer saw that life was
not yet extinct. Then he began the
work OF resuscitation, using his own
methods. Inside of a short time.
Stewart gave signs Of feeling pain
Then consciousness returned, and, as
if snatched from the jaws Of death,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-22

and had been in the roadway, for the
Prints of wagon wheels Were found
on It,
The jury was made up of Q. +.
MADISON, foreman; F. NJ Williams.
Chas. Davis, D. ]. Hart, r. Fell and J.
c. Suggs The verdict % justif1aole
hoiaicide was reached af'e= q DELHI
Grafton in secret session OF but nine
ntautes.
The remains of Raspersen were
conveyed to the Northup & Wood IN
deI taking parlors. and will be inter
red Today. Not an article OF Valne
was found on niDl but new mouth
harp, which he had evidently bought
while on shore that morning. On his
chest was tattooed a great round
figure having the appearance Of a
coat of arms. The word Jennie" IN
capital letters, was at the top Al
the bottom, the word Albert" also
in capital letters, appeared. He
could talk English fuently.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-22

Continued from First Page)
mobile racing meet on the new In
dianapolis speedway was started by
a fifteen mile fTee-fOr- all handicap
that enlisted the services OF many OF
the best drivers at the track. What
is believed to be the largest crowd or
the three days began to pour into the
stands long before the races were to
start. When the men in the first
event wers called TO the starting
mark by Starter Wagner nearly every
available seat in the big grand stand
and the open stand at the south end
of the track was taken and the crowds
still poured in in steady streams.
The program scheduled for today
promised to be the most exciting OF
the meet and ended with the three
hundred mile race for the Indianapolis
motor speedway cup, which is said to
be the most valuable trophy ever Of
fered in an automobile race. it is
made of silver, the. coin value OF
which is said to be $4,000. It is IL
feet high and weighs 500 pounds.
This race brought together one of the
best fields of racing drivers that ever
competed in an automobile event.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-22
HOLDING PUP
FOR FURTHER
DEVELOP MENT

Captain Frank Wilde of the night
police squad appeared at Palatox
street restaurant door at IL o'clock
last night and looked carefully at
group Of vaudeville actors who sat
ENJOYING supper. Finally he called
the proprietor of the place aside and
had a few words with him, then mo
toned for one Of the actors to come
to him The actor did SO and the
police captain showed him letter. A
whispered conversation followed.
Then the actor called his partner, an
actress, who plays a stunt with
him, and another whispered CONVEX
sation followed. Then something was
said about about a dollar and half"
and then the captain walked over and
picked up from one OF the chairs near
the one occupied by the actress
small white French poodle. Putting
the little pup under his arm, the cap
tain walked out. The lady cried just
q little but the group cheered her UP
and she soon enjoyed the convivality
which followed and ate fried chicken
for supper. Many stood about and
watched the little denouement and
wondered what was up.
The Cause of 1t All.
A few days ago Captain Frank
Sanders, as chief Of police, received
letter from the chief Of police at
Tampa, giving the circumstances OF
the stealing of a small French poodle.
The letter described the couple alleged
to have stolen the dog and said:
I'VE have strong proof that they
stole the dog" going on to explain
that the couple, before leaving, Tam
pa. mad taken in" Tampa's restricted
district and left with the dog. The
proposition was made that If the dog
was shipped by express, charges fully
prepaid, TO an address given, the mat
ter would be settled. Otherwise the
pair was TO be held pending advices
from Tampa. The easiest way was
readily found to be to surrender the
dog, and pup was at the station last
night. Grated, the expressage to
Tampa was S1.30. Loose in the car,
the charge was $500. The dog Will
be shipped today.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-22
CREEK LETTER
MEN BANQUETEO
At THE BEACH

The second annual dinner of the
Pensacola Pan Hellenic Association
took place last night at Palmetto
Beach and was a complete success.
The association was organized last
year at its first annual dinner and the
former experience Of the members
caused them to take great interest III
this years event.
Kirke Monroe, A. NJ. Avery, Jr., AMI
J. E. D. Yonge composed the commit
tee of arrangements and everything
was carried out in a manner calcu-
lated to make every Greek feel that
he was back at Alma Mater for few
hours.
The association had exclusive use
of the resort, thus adding the feature
of excIusiveness to the happy occas-
ion.
At s o'clock the members Of the
association left in a special car for
the beach, and upon arrival were en-
teFtained by a very Interesting Vaud~
eville performance which the man
agement of the park had specially ar
ranged for the Greek letter men.
After the vaudeville came the din
ner. with the following tempting
menu:
Manhattan Cocktail
Olives Chow-ChoW
CayIare on Toast
Haute SAIterne
Cream of Tomato Soup
Saltines
TenderIoin OF Trout. Tartar Sauce
Potatoes, st. Julienne
Salad
Pontet Canet
BroiIed Chicken on Toast
Petite Pois
Roouefort Toasted Crackers
Cafe Noir Flor de Ceres
Chartreuse.
Hon. VIM A. Blount, president o.
the association, acted as toastmaster
in his usual graceful and dignified
style and called upon many OF those
present for impromptu remarks.
During the whole evening the
straightened lines OF dignity were
thrown aside and regardless Of age
or vocation the members were all
BOYS once again. Stories Of the oldon
DAYS when the college widow" was
queen and songs that oft had made
the weIkin ring were told and sung
again.
Many Greek-letter men from out
of-town came to the city to enjoy the
memorable occasion.
A few minutes before midnight the
party returned to the city and once
more passed from the memory of the
past to the stern realities OF the
present.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-22
Racing Auto Crashes
Into Crowd at Track,
Causing Three Deaths

Continued from First Page.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-22
LOT STOLEN
JEWELRY IS
RECOVERED

Six empty pocketbooks, two hand
satchels, and about a pint Of stolen
articles OF JeWelry, are held at the
police station awaiting Identification
and proper claim by. the righrfuI
owners. A diamond ring, the prop
erty of Mrs. Wilson, has been Iecov-
cred. This IS a valuable article, and
II alone will frame q charge OF grand
larceny against VIII Hamilton, a ne
gro gambler, who was arrested. A lot
Of jeWelTy, comprising a watch
chains, pins, brooch, scarfs, buttons,
etc, which are identified as having
been stolen from the residence of A
r. McAIlister S04 East Jackson street,
half q year ago, are also at the sta
ton, to be used as evidence against
the negro. Several other articles are
in the possession Of the department,
every piece Of which was found when
the home of Hamilton was searched
by the police Immediately following
his arrest. In the city court he is
simply charged with being q danger
Gus and suspicious character, the
police witnesses against him being
Special Officers Ray and Anderson.
Owners Of the stolen property will be
subpoenaed to appear when the trial
is held. About everything In the
possession Of the department had
been identified last night at IL o'clock
so that people who have missed
jeTeIry will get no satisfaction by in
curing for the missing articles from
the lot recovered.
The negro was arrested Friday, but
the fact was not published because it
was thought some others were impIf-
Gated and the publicity would allow
them a chance to get out OF the way.
The house was searched yesterday
and the jewelTy recovered by the Of
flcers named.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-22

From 1903 to 1908 the annual pas
senger business of the P. & a. divis-
ion has increased from s145.667.23 to
S252,216.00 All these increases were
under a Accent rate, and yet the L. d
n. people claimed that there could be
no material increase in business on
that division.
An Engine Junk Shop.
The examination of the commission
experts develops the fact that the l.
e n, railroad company are operating
engines upon the P. & A. division
which have been in the service act
lively from twenty to thirty-three
years, long since having outlived their
usefulness. One particular engine to
which attention was called has his
tory which should entitle it to a place
in some of the great museums Of the
country. This engine, of the old
wood burner type, now bearing No.
2122. was the Rogers Locomotive
Works exhibit at the Centennial ex
position at Philadelphia in 1876. and
was moved to the L. & y. line at the
close of the exposition. This engine
was still upon the tracks Of the COM
pany at the Pensacola shops in the
early part OF April last. at the time
the examination was being made of
the DOCKS ana accounts OF JnoSS
shops. This engine having done serv-
ice for over So years would seem to be
entitled to at least eight years for
overtime. 25 years being the average
life. There is also a similar engine
which has a record of only one year
less In the service.
Railroad Plays for Time.
Although the case has been pend
ing for over six years and the L. &
N officials knew exactly what evil
dence was going to be produced at
the Pensacola hearing, they made lit
tie apparent preparation to handle
the case here, but their attorney ask
ed for a continuance to Louisville on
the ground that the auditing depart
ment would have to be consulted in
order to secure material for a cross
examination of the commissions ex-
perts. The hearing was postponed &c
September 1 at Tallassaasee, instead
of Louisville, and the commission and
the people are put to the additional
expense necessary in keeping the ex-
pert witnesses in Florida until that
time.
Leave for Tallahassee.
Chairman R. Hudson Burr AMI
Special Counsel L. c. Massey, OF the
railroad commission, leave this morn
ing for Tallahassee. They will be
Joined there at the hearing by E. w
Farnham and Fred Pettijohn, the ex-
pert accountants.
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IS IN
NEW ORLEANS

Making the run from Pensacola 70
New Orleans in fourteen and one
half hours, W. A Durham reached
New Orleans IN his fast motor boat
Ora Friday afternoon at $50 o'clock
He left Pensacola at o'clock Friday
morning.
Mr.. Durham is the first one to
make such a run on the gulf coast.
1t is expected he will enter the Ora
in the motor boat races there next
week
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-22
STORM WILL CAUSE
SOME HIGH WINDS

The following advisory storm warn
ing message was received from
Washington yesterday afternoon:
Advisory. 2 p. m.-Depression over
eastern Gulf OF Mexico. VIII cause
strong shifting winds OF Florida
coast and increasing northeast winds
on northeast Gulf and south Atlantic
coasts"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-22

he opened his eyes and asked for
medical attention.
Those who witnessed the act Of the
mate, whose name could not be
learned definitely last night, had
much TO say concerning his bravery.
He was warmly congratulated by
men on the ship.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-22

1904 lS, 940-bZ
In June, 1907, the raiIroai company
charged against the Pensacola divis-
ion operating expenses the sum OF
s73,41S.37 for repairs to these docks
a1d v-barves incident Upon the GUT
storEn These expenses were alEo
disalIowed as against the division. the
experts holding that they should be
distributed over the whole system.
Engine Repairs.
For the year ending June 80, 1902,
the cost Of engine repairs In the Pen
sacoIa shops for the P. & a. division
aggregated $40, Sz5.01. Charges on
the same account each year for pc
Rod Of seven years makes the aggre-
gate OF 500, 07766. Yet the railroad
company pro-rates the cost OF engine
repairs of the entire system and sad
dies the P g. A. division with total
for the seven years Of 1886, 1880, or
an excess Of $136.072.90 over what the
actual cost for this division was. Lit
tie wonder that 1t had to have 4
cent passenger rate when 1t was an
nualIy being charged with engine re-
pairs scattered over every other d.
vision of the road.
In addition TO these discrimina-
tio~s against the P & A. division, ths
e. ,erts claim that IN pro-rating the
expenses of the joint facilities at Pen
sacola, the P. & A. is charged with
SIS, 10000 per annum in excess Of its
proper proportion. This makes a dis
elimination in favor OF the Pensacola
division, the Scent line, as againss
the Pensacola & Atlantic, which is
the Accent line.
The L. & u. railroad company aver
in their bill Of complaint, made over
six years ago, that there could be no
material increase in the passenger
business upon the P. & A. road and
therefore the reduction Of the pass
enger rate from 4 cents to cents
per mile would cause a loss of about
S21 900 per annum.
The railroad commission shows
that the passenger traffic over the r
& A increased from 1903 to 1908 as
follows:
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Columns for bargains.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-26
ROOSEVELT ON DECK
DESPITE HEAVY SEA
Kermit and Major Loring Stay
Below; Former President Is Up

NEW YORK, March 25, on board
steamer Hamburg. at sea, D. M, March
% (via wireless) .-Theodore Roosevelt
is as clipper and fit as ever. The
weather was nasty this morning and
the ship rolled in heavy sea- But
again the former president passed most
of the time on deck. He walked per
sistently. hating only now and then to
bid CHEEKY greeting to the pale faced
passengers who would not or could not
move from their steamer chairs. or TO
go below to visit his son Kermit. who
kept to the seclusion of his cabin.
Major T. Alden Loring, a member of
the Roosevelt party, stayed in his
stateroom also.
The elder Roosevelt exercised in the
ships gymnasium. He followed his
only two meals a day. but only be-
cause he is trying to take off weight
before he reaches, at Mombassa the
more strenuous stage of his journey.
The weather changed this afternoon
There was scarcely any sea, but in
stead balmy, invigorating sunshine.
Kermit and Major Loring reappeared
on deck. Colonel Roosevelt now laugh
ing at Kermit, again with his arm
around his sons shoulder, walked the
deck with him. Roosevelt seemed to
find a good deal of fun in chatting Ma
jor Loring because he had to "go be-
low"
The former president is mixing,
most happily with everybody aboard.
whose acquaintance he seems to well
come The nearer he gets to his OBJ
jectfve point the happier he is.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-26
Woman kidnaper Identified
TSoec;oJ D;,oo,o6 4, Tb. I'm

CLEVELAND. Ohio. March 25-That {
the woman identified by Willie Whitla
es one Of his kidnapers is Anna Nc
Dermott OF Chicago, daughter OF a
wealthy businessman OF that city IS
the statement Of her uncle a wealthy
snip owner living here This man, half
brother Of the womans mother. saw
the mysterious prisoner known as the
wife OF James X. Boyle Of Sharon. He
visited the police station and, unknown
% the woman, watched her and heard
her voice.
She is the daughter of my half sis
ter he tells the police.
She has been disowned by her father
for three years She is said TO have
left her home TO 20 on the stage and TO
have sorely displeased her father by
50 doing Her parent. 2 wealthy man.
cast her OF. The woman's brother is
in Chicago bank and she has two
sisters one recently married, living in
Chicago and another in an Indiana
town.
Anna McDermott was born in Chi
cago p years ago She was given an
excellent education and was talented
even brilliant About three years ago
a change came. her uncle said. He said
her sister has visited in his home here,
but that Anna McDermott, or Mrs
Boyle. as she is known, has not al
though II was the woman's sweatbox
admission that she had Visited the yes
selman's home, which brought him into
the ca Sc.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-26
AUTO is CRUSHED
BETWEEN TWO CARS
One of Machines Three Occn-
pants May Die as Result of
Accident

A big automobile was caught between
two Larkin street cars yesterday after
noon and crushed like an egg shell, but
the machines three occupants escaped
through some chance, with their lives,
though one of the men may die.
The auto, driven by Arthur Gilchrest,
manager of the Golden Gate school Of
automobiling at 425 Larkin street. and
containing also Peter ]. Krug, painter
living at 44S Texas street, and William
c. Morken, q saloonman of 398 Golden
Gate avenue, was speeding along Lar
kin street between Fulton and McAIlis-
ter, when it approached two Larkin
street cars moving in opposite direc-
tions The driver attempted to dodge
between the cars before they passed
each other, but the machine skidded
against a rail and was ground to spIin-
ters between the two cars.
Morken was thrown beneath the
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-26
JEALOUS WOMAN IS
NAMED AS SLAYER
Identity Of Alleged Murderer of
Book Keepers Wife Concealed
From All but Police
Husband and His Sister Profess
to Know Secret of Vim
cennes Tragedy

VINCENNES, Ind, March 25.-Mrs.
Jessie Overton Culbertson. who was
found in a dying condition last night,
as the result of the use of carbolic acid,
died today.
She was found in the shed at the
home of her husbands father and
mother, Joshua Brazleton and wife,
into the house she said: "a man and a
woman dragged me out of the closet
into the shed and forced me to swallow
something" Then she became uncon-
scious and continued so until her death.
Z The woman's husband, Russell Gull
bertson, a book keeper at Lawrence
Vile, Ill., says he is confident that his
wife was murdered by persons whose
identity he knows. He would give no
further information except to the po-
lice.
Mrs. Culbertson had received several
letters threatening that If she did not
give up her husband she would be
killed
Edna Culbertson, asked if she
thought there was a possibility of her
sister in law committing suicide, said
MY God. how can you suggest that?
II you had been with her during the
last week, as l have, you would know
as well IS / that she was murdered
If you will find the woman 1 accuse
you Will be convinced that it was MUIR
der This woman followed Mr.. Cul-
bertson everywhere he went. In my
home one night. before Jessie and Rus
sell Were married, the woman I accuse
swore in my presence that unless Rus
sell married her instead of Jessie she
would kill her"
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-26
WITNESS FLATLY
CONTRADICTS SMELL
Lawrence s. Williams Denies
InterIineations in Contract

The preliminary hearing of Charles
p. Smell on a charge of perjury al
legged to have been committed at the
E. B. Perrin and John A Benson
for conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment out of timber lands was con-
tinued before Police Judge Shortall
Yesterday. The particular charge was
in connection with a contract between
Perrin and Benson in which it was
testified by Smell that an interlineation
was made whereby Benson was to
name the nominees.
Lawrence s. Williams. private secre-
tary to Doctor Perrin, was on the
witness stand all day and was put
through a severe cross examination by
Attorney Louis Boardman for the de-
fendant Williams testified that he
was present when the contract was
signed and that there was no inter-
lineation, thereby fatty contradicting
Smell.
Five sheets photographed which
were taken from SHELLS notebook
were introduced in evidence. In them
Smell wrote that he knew that Perrin
was an innocent tool in Benson's hands
and believed all the time that every
wrote that A. P. Black had told him
that he did not regard Perrin as guilty
at all.
Reference was made to William j.
Burns in the following paragraphs:
after the fire William J. Burns
hunted me up and he said he wanted
me to work for the government and
do all I could to get Perrin and Ben
son indicted. / was to get SO per
day and SO for expenses. Later on he
raised me to 81 and So expenses. Burns
told me to tell anything and it made
no difference how much had violated
the law in connection with the mat
ter, I should be protected from prose-
cution.
Burns used to ask me questions and
tell me not to say 1 was sorry for
Perrin and I pestered him and I did
not believe him guilty and to make
the case as strong against him as 1
could, for Perrin was an old crook
and he wanted to get him.
The case will be continued this after
noon.