The Washington herald., 1909-07-04
LegaL and Criminal.

The trial Of BroughtOn Brandenburg at
New York on the charge Of having OBJ
tained money for an article which he
falsely represented to have been written
by the late Grover Cleveland resulted in
his acquittal The ground Of acquittal
was that the Times had accepted the ar
ticle not or Brandenburg's say-sO but
on its own inquiry OF Mr.. Hastings the
Cleveland executor. ana this left unde-
termined the authenticity OF the sigma
ture. Upon his discharge Brandenburg
was rearrested by request OF the Missouri
authorities on the ch1rge OF having kid
mapped his stepson. James Cabanne. jr..
in ST. Louis. He was held IN default Of
5000 bail to await requisition.
Although the verdict rendered by Judge
Dowling. OF New York, IN the Gould sep
aratlon suit allowed Mrs Howard Gould
only $500 a month alimony, whereas il
was understood she had refused a pre-
vious offer OF $4,000 year from her hus-
band. the lady has expressed her entire
satisfaction on the score Of character
vindicatiOn and her belief that she could
manage 10 get along on the sum named.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
rendered its decision. Tuesday. In the
case Of the I'VE bishops OF the African
Methodist Episcopal Church. who had
charged that Southern railroads in gen
eral Disseminated against negro passen-
gers. their charge having been referred
10 the Commission by President RoOse-
velt The decision Is that in the view OF
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segregation OF negro travellers the car
riers have been guilty OF no Illegal dis
elimination. The Commission finds that
the day coach accommodations furnished
for the negroes are equal 70 those for the
whites in all respects, that the dining
cars always included the former in the
third call 10 dinner and also were ready
10 serve food 70 them IN their seats, and
that the roads have no rule as 70 either
sleeping or eating accommodations that
"discriminates unduly against the black
man" AT the same time figures are Civ
en- showing the relatively small number
OF negro passengers.
Additional mystery was thrown about
the murder Of Mrs. Edith Thomson
WOOdill former ward OF Lyman J. Gage.
in the bungalow occupied by Robert +
Eastman. near st. AIichaels. Nd, by let
terS found IN the possession OF Eastman
after he had committed suicide TO avoid
arrest One OF these written by himself
told OF a party at the bungalow during
which he said another woman had killed
Mrs. WOodul in a IT OF Jealousy. Other
letters signed by the young wife barred
her lntatuatiOn for the man and showed
that she had known him for a year or
more. The authorities put little credence
in Eastman's story and the verdict OF
the coroner's jury was that the woman
had come 10 her death at his hands or
that he was accessory 10 the crime. II
had been found that the men mentioned
IN his letter as having attended the party
were never there.
on Thursday the Federal grand Jury az
New York found a blanket indictment
against the American sugar Refining
Company, containing fourteen counts and
against eight officers and directors, IN
cluding Peresident W. =. Thomas. John
L. Parsons and Gustave T. KisseIL KIs-
sci IS the man who acted as Intermediary
In the Segal loan. Judge Hand gave the
defendants until next Tuesday 10 plead.
The indictment simply reCites the known
Of the crushing OF the
Pennsylvania Refining Company ard.
charges conspiracy IN restraint OF trade.