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The Washington times., 1909-06-28
SUPERSTITIOUS SHUN
"MURDER FARM ROAD
Giant Oak, Standing by Grave of Suicide Eastman, Is
Blasted by Stroke of Lghtnng-Is Sign
of Guilt to Ignorant.

jealous woman hit Mrs. WoodiIl over
the head with a champagne bottle. but
the authorities are determined to take
no risks and are searching the county
for some one who may be able 10 throw
light on the matter.
No credence is given to the story that
Eastman tried to induce Mrs. woodir
to elope to Europe with him and he kill
ed her because she refused. This re-
port was built up on the alleged finding
yesterday of a scrap of paper warning
him that he had been recognized when
he visited Baltimre. and that fight was
necessary.
one thing stands out strongly in the
mass of testimony. Eastman, after the
murder, whether committed by himself
or others, stripped the body Of its jew
elry, took them to Baltimore and pawn
ed them. Money was of some considera-
tion to him, otherwise he could have
dropped the jewelry overheard without
any danger of IL ever being discovered
Some believe that Mrs Woodill knew
him before she came East. thar she
kept him supplied with money, and that
in case they eloped this source OF in
come would have been cut of They
elopement theory.
Did Not Drink.
In spite the rumors about gay
launch parties at the bungalow no
on ehas yet been found who ever saw
Eastman take a drink OF whisky on
wine. George B. Taylor. with whom
he boarded. declares that he never
touched a drop and that he never
smelt the faintest traces Of wine OF
whisky on his breath.
Tafbort county has been dry foI
years. This explains the report sem
out that Eastman did not buy his
wines and whiskfes from the country
| storekeepers.
The launch party story is still be-
ling investigated. Many launches
visit the waters round about here or
| Sunday, and the party might be one
of hundreds that spent June 20 on ths
| water.
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Editor Says Cleveland Arti-
Gle Submitted to Him
Was Ribbon Copy.
MYSTERY ABOUT
THE SIGNATURE
Second Newspaper Man Denies
He Said Autograph Was
Cut OFF.

NEW YORK, June 2s.-Broughton
BrandenburE, the writer, accused of
grand larceny, in connection with the
publication by the New York Times of
an article alleged to have been signed
bv Grover Cleveland, rested his case
shortly after the trial was resumed be
fore Justice Fitzgerald this morning.
George L. Kemings an attorney, tes-
titled for the defense that on June 4,
Brandenburg had shown him an article
signed by Grover Cleveland, and that
mis- was substantially the article later
published He believed the signature
was that of Cleveland.
Randolph E. Lewis, Sunday editor of
the New York Herald. testified that
Brandenburg had taken the article to
him some tine prior TO August 16 Lewis
said he kept it a week. and returned it.
1t was the same article later published
by the Times.
DO you know that Col. Henry Wat
terson was handling the political cam
paign for the Herald asked Jocobii
Brandenburg's attorney.
I do not know that" he said.
On cross-examination the witness de-
blared that what had ben brought 10
him was a ribbon copy and not carbon
copy. He was sure Of this.
Brandenburg has sworn that Cleve'
lands signed carbon copy of the ar
ticle.
Charles r. Miller, editor in chief OF
the New York Times, was called in re
buttal by Assistant DisEict Attorney
Mott. He declared he had examined
the signature to the article before ans
after it was sent TO II. F. Hastings
CleVeland's executor.
.sIs this the same signature you saw
attached TO the article on both occa
sions?' asked Mott, the witness wal
sure that il was.
Brandenburg has refused to identit,
the signature as the same Charles NJ
Lincoln, of the Times staff, to whom
Brandenburg had submitted the article
declared that 1t was ribbon and no
8 carbon copy.
Did You tell Branderburg when yoJ
returned the article to him that som'
autograph hunter had cut OF the sigma
fure?" he was asked.
II did not"
did you cut It off?"
II did"
The witness swore that Brandenburl
had not janmed the paper in his pocke
and walked out. as the writer swor'
that he had.
Brandenburg examined the article h
said.
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ST. AfICHAELS, Md, June 2s.-During
u great electrical storm which visited
the Eastern Shore last night and con-
tinued for several hours this morning,
lightning struck a giant oak tree. stand
ing within a few feet of the head 0f
Eestman's grave and split 1t from top
to bottom. No one saw the bolt and the
destruction of the tree was not known
until a farmer drove by shortly after
daylight today and murder farm" is
now summed by the whole country side.
The leaves we're withered, the branch
es torn, the trunk charred and the
blasted tree stands today a fitting SEN
tineI over the desolste grave OF mur-
derer and suicide The superstitious
here are much wrought up about the
incident and ignorant coIored people
take II as a sign from heaven that East
man and Eastman alone was the muir
derer.
They can hardly be persuaded to pass
along the road on which the farm lies.
The storm did cons siderable damage
Telephone and telegraphic wires be-
tween Baltimore and the Eastern Shore
were down and considerable trouble was
experienced in re-establishing communi-
cation.
Inquest To-Day.
The coroner's jury VIII journey to the
Eastman farm today to hold an inquest
into the death OF Mrs woodill
Within a stones throw Of the grave
of the man upon whom al the evidence
points at as the murderer. and who
committed suicide, the jury is trying o
| find a solution of the crime. the why,
| the when, and the where of it. No time
/ has vet been set for the resumption OF
the inquest of the bungalow which is
seven miles from st. Michaels and five
miles from the nearest telegraph sta
/ tiOn. 1t had been planned to leave st
Michaels a. an early hour, but the
/ storm delayed matters
/ RumoTs rs to new clues fly thick anC
/ fast Theories about the crimes, its
cause, and all the other details, hy
about about even thicker than the ru-
mos. Every man, woman. and child
has his or her particularly theory. Fam
ily are divided on the question. anC
| quarrel about the details Of the crime
1t IS not believed that the jury vii
render a definite verdiCt unless som
othr IS produced, both the Eastman
alone" and the Jealous woman" sOlu
tiOns viii have their advocates among
! the jurors and a compromise verdict t
meet these divergent views is expected
1t is certain that neither the Stat
nor county authorities viii let up II
! their Investigations.
Letters UnimpoTtant.
Very little Importance is attached Z
the letter left by Eastman in whicl
he duplicates others. and stated that
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FlSHBURN'S MEMORY
HONORED BY CLERGY

Resolutions OF regret and profound
grief at the death of the Rev Dr. Nj
Ross Fishburn, late pastor Of the Mt
Pleasant Congregational Church. were
adopted al a meeting of the Pastors
Federation Of Washington. held this
morning al the First Congregational
Church.
The Rev. Dr. Frederick d. Power pre-
sided at the meeting. which was at
tended By almost every Protestant min
lister in tie CITY The Rev J. J. Muir.
pastor Of the Temple Baptist Church.
and the Rev DF. J. g. Butler, pastor
or Luther Memorial Church. made brief
addresses on the life and character Of
the dead minister, and the Rev. Samuel
II Woodrow, pastor OF the First Con
greeatlonai church, presented set OF
resolutions expressing the sentiments OF
the members 81 the federation.
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Died.

yILsOS-On Sunday. June 27 1903, At his
residence, zoos q street at $3.50 D. m,
WILLIAM JAMES WILSON, in the sew
enty-siXth year OF his age
Funeral from his late residence. Tuesday.
Il.
wRIGHT-On Sunday June q. 1903. at 4:3O
D. m GEORGE r. beloved son OF Katie
B. and the late Francis Wright. aged
thiTty-hve
Funeral from his late residence. 635
Maryland avenue northeast, Tues day, June
2s 1903. at ? 2. m Interment private.
It,
COCHRAN-On Sunday, June q. 1909. at
s a. M. at Providence Hospi al, ADE-
LAIDE V, beloved wife Of George T.
Cochran and daughter OF Mrs. c. V. A.
Ciagett, aged thirty-siX years.
CROSS-Suddenly on Sunday, June q. 1909
LLOYD. eldest son of Mary NJ. and the
late Pinkney Cross.
HODGES-On Sunday, June p, 1908. At
a. m, WILLIAM b. son OF the late Ben
1amin and Eliza Hodges
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G. P. O. WINDOW ORDER
AROUSES EMPLOYEES
Explanation That Action Was Taken 'to Keep Breeze
Out" Does Not Prove Satisfactory to
Workers at Big Printey.

press rooms being closed on a day like
this?' asked a Times reporter this
morning.
1T is necessary to keep them closed.
was the explanation. "On a morning
like this when there is a stiff breeze
from the south papers would blow all
over the room, and breeze blowing
through the press room would make
il impossible to work.
The reporter went outside but was
unable to discover the "stif breeze
from the south
The First Hypothesis.
"It was at first thought that some
high official was suffering from chiils, 3"
said one of the oldest employees of the
print shop, "and that he wished to use
the press room as a means of thawtng
out. But this thought yielded to the
idea that some one in authority, or who
wished It known that he possessed au-
thOrity. had issued this ukase so that
the main press room of the Government
Printing Office could go on record as
the hottest place in the District of Co
lumbia.
some of us think that the room is
running pretty close second to a
famous heat place in the underworld. -
Here is another expression of senti-
ment from an old printer:
Fancy 200 or 800 people, working
hard in the confines of a big room,
where all the fresh air was denied en-
trance. with Old Sol lavishing his rays
the hottest he has ever done this sum-
mer, where electric motors were driving
fast moving puIlcys; where the electric
lights added more to the intense heat
already sizzling to a pitch of suftoca-
ton; the heated fumes of ink rising as
the fast revolving rollers turned in the
rapid job presses, or the faster wei
presses; and then you have a tempera-
ture which no kiosk viii ever register
| in this city, and a condition thrust upon
a working people which is as myster-
| iOus 10 an outsider as il was to one
who went thrOusn sNch an inferno"
The Washington times., 1909-06-28
FIVE OVERCOME
IN WASHINGTON
Weather Man Holds Out
Very Little Hope of
Relief.
Continued from First Page.)

coobh that makes life worth living with
them. The humidity at noon today was
eighty-five and the weather man him
self admits that such a figure is not
only unusual here, but is very high for
any section of the globe. The other
two or three persons in the District
who know what the figures mean agree
with the weather man. so that tine
common. average citizer who gets h-s
weather by Fahrenheit and variable
winds, without the scientific variations
OF language, can feel secure that the
District IS getting something that is
only on the market at rar9 intervals and
is TO be had from the delicatessen class
of weather venders rather than the
common corner grocery.
But just because it comes in pretty
package. tied up with pink ribbons. is
not calculated 10 make General Humid
ity's product popular In this section of
the world. The weather predictor knows
this and is tink ering with his shower
apparatus with the idea Of becoming
very busy with moisture within the
next thirty-six hours. The siscwers will
come, he says. between now and the
Fourth of July.
Washington viii be cooler. it is prom
ised, because all the other sections of
the country that had heat waves a
the same time Washington had them
| are cooler. This promise is given by
the NJ street men on their honor as
weather predictors, which the general
public has permission 10 translate as
/ freely as it win.
Raymond Steinmstz. the first victim of
the heat on today's report, was stricken
| while riding on an II street car. He ts
| twenty-five years of age, and lives al
| 62S Pennsylvania avenue. He was hur-
| treatment being carried to Fifteenth
/ street and New York avenue on the
! car. Alvin X. Goodwin, the other man
/ stricken, is fifty-eight years of age, and
/ is a stranger in the city, having come
| here only a day or two ago from New
! >rk. He felt himself becoming III and
went to the hospital himself, where ht
/ was placed under treatment. He gave
/ his address as 353 West Twenty-first
| street, New York city
Three More PIostTations.
Late this afternoon three more pros
| trations were reported 10 the police
Christopher Stene, of 2H II stree
northwest, was overcome at his hone
and sent to the Casualty Hospital.
Sarah McClain, coiored, of 460 Nain'
| avenue. was overcome at her homo. an(
| Sylvester Duckett, also cOlored, wal
! overcome while riding a bicycle at Nintl
! street and Barry place northwest, ant
| v"as taken TO Freedman's Hospital
Euckett lives at as Richardson stree
northwest
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While the mercury has been threaten
ing TO climb over the tops of the little
glass tubes of every thermometer in the
District during the last week, employees
of the Government Printing Office who
work in the main press room on the first
floor have been registering complaints
against an order which requires that all
lower windows be closed during work
ing hours.
That no protestations have occurred
among the men and women is regarded
as remarkable by the employees as the
fact that such an order should be en-
forced. during one of the hottest weeks
in the history of the Nations Capitai.
While the kiosk in front of the Nun
sey Building has been registering
around the 100 mark, men and women
working on the presses at the big print
cry feel that they have been subjected
to case of thtrty-third degree sweat
ing" that few criminals have exper-
fenced at the hands of the law.
Says There's Reason.
Public Printer Donnelly says there
is a reason-a good reason. In fact
why the windows are closed. They
are closed to keep out the breeze, he
says. This explanation, however, did
not come as much of a surprise. There
is not a man or woman at the Govern
ment Printing office who could con-
ceive that they were kept closed for
any other purpose.
Mr.. DOnnelly's secretary says that
there is no doubt but that working
conditions at the Government Printing
Office are as ideal as it Is possible for
human ingenuity TO make them.
What about the windows in the
The Washington times., 1909-06-28
Deaths.

Charles w. Chamber rlain, es years, 1907
Thirty-fOurth street nOrtnWes..
Mamie Beard. 81 years, l31s + street
noIt tnWt ST.
Charles a. Watts. 80 years. i25 Carroll
ssSeet southeast.
WIlhelmina Weitzel, 81 years, as T
street southwest.
Josiah Stacey. 81 years. Garfield Hos
pital.
Catherine Regan. 50 years, 2217 Fiji
teenth street northwest.
Lewis NJ. Mulholland. l3 years. 1925 Cor
coran street northwest.
Adelaide V. Cochran, 50 years, 2027 II
street northwest
Morris a. Joy, Al years, 101s North Cap
ttOl street
W. c. Huntington. 65 years. sO6 K street
southeast.
Helen Kesterman, 4 months, s23 Poto-
mac avenue southeast.
Edward Pumphery, months, 1851 G
street southeast.
Dorothy Byrne. 2 months. Chf1dren's
Hospital.
The Washington times., 1909-06-28
What Congress Did
IN THE SFNATE

Consideration Of tariff schedules was re-
sumed and work rushed for the pur-
pose Of completing them and getting
TO the income tax and the corporation
tax.
Series of amendments by Cummins TO
reduce steel and iron duties voted
down
Important amendments TO the corpora
ton tax measure presented by Sena-
tors Clapp and Culberson.
Senator Gore presents amendment for
free text books and materials therefor,
but II is defeated.
The Washington times., 1909-06-28
TAXICAB COMPANY
SELECTS OFFICERS

In addition to the selection Of II. Cor
nell Wilson and c. Thomas Dunlop as
president and vice president, respec-
lively, of the Terminal Taxicab Com
pany, the selection of James A. Cahill
as chairman Of the executive commit
tee has been announced.
John Herbert Corning. John J. Boobar.
and ]. Tickling are members of the new
administration as treasurer. secretary,
and general manager, respectively.
Isaac Cans Is chairman of the finance
committee.
The Washington times., 1909-06-28
The Vital Records.
Births.

Joseph H. and Lorena g. Davidson,
girl.
Wade H. and Katherine Coombs, girl.
Louis T. and Ellen 1. EiriJv. boy.
Wharton 2. and l. GOldie Rowe, boy.
Samc@l @ aE0 Clara Hancock, boy.
Robert and Mary X. Payne, girl.
Dennis r and Margaret Nj. Mccarthy
girl.
Simon anil Justina / SchiedeI, girl.
CHARLES II. and Nellie c. MAyhew, boy
John and Kate y. Gross, boy.
The Washington times., 1909-06-28
is GIVEN
LEAVE OF ABSENCE

The State Department has granted
leave Of absence for sixty days 10 Am
bassador o 'BrIen at Tokyo. He will
leave japan IN a day or so for the
United States by way of Europe.
The Washington times., 1909-06-28

Bacon Advocates Duty of
Four Cents on the
Pound.

Tanning itself necessarily with huge
palm leaf fans, the Senate went 10
work again this morning on the tariff
schedules Electric fans have been
banished because they make so much
noise as 80 drown the oratory and suf-
fOcate thought and the Senate would
have none OF them.
Senator Aldrich was anxious TO hurry
the consideration OF the schedules in
order tc get them out Of the way this
afternoon, and the way might be opened
TO consider the corporation tax and
the income tax Rapid progress was
made until long staple cotton was
reached. Then the Senate struck q
snag. and Senator aeon spoke at con-
siderable length in support Of an
amendment he presented, the effect Of
which would be duty OF cents per
pound on this commodity. Senator Aid
rich vigorously opposed IT. Senator
Fletcher spoke for it. 1t was defeated.
Senator Cummlns presented eight I'M
portant amendments 70 the iron ana
steel schedule, which he said were Ior
the purpose Of haFmoniZ-ng the scned-
uie. He proposed seven reductions and
one increase. One Of the reductions Was
on pig iron, which he sought TO change
from $3.50 per ton to s1.50, reductions on
steel rails, scrap iron, and barbed wire
were proposed. The amendments were
voted on in one roll call and were de-
feated 20 to 81 The Republicans VINO
voted for the amendments were Borah'
Bristow, Brown. Crawford. Cummins,
Curtis, DOIliver. Gamble. La Toilette,
and Nelson. Senator Clapp would nave
voted for them had he been present,
according 10 his colleague, Senator Mel
son. Senator Burkett, who usually
votes with the Republican insurgents.
voted on the side of eSnator Aldrich
today and against the amendments.
Agree TO Amendment.
The committee amendment was
/ agreed to reducing the duty on struc-
turaI steI valued at SIS or less from
/ four-tenths of cent to thre-tenths.
4 paragraph putting binding twine
on the fre list was agred to.
/ Cotton bagging was put on the free
! list and the House duty OF cent and
/ a half per pound was put on zinc. A
number OF amendments of less import
| ance were also disposed Of
| Senator Gore Of Oklahoma introduced
/ an amendment for the free admission o.
| text books used in the schools and col
| leges of the country He Included II
the amendment the paper used In tn
/ manufacture of textbooks He said this
was one case In which the consume
was not myth, that there Wer'
100000 school children. The sum o
S343, 10000 was raised annually Tor IN
support of the school system
The adoption Of his amendmen
would, he said, take a burden on tn
back Of every family and would in
iure no one but the Textbook truts
He asked for call OF the ayes an
b lnavs but Senator Aldrich ObJecte
that not enough Senator demanded II
Whereupon Senator Gore called for
, quorum and then a roll call was had
= The amendment was defeated by
party vote.
The Washington times., 1909-06-28
THRUSTS HEAD IN GLASS.

PITTsBURG. June 2s.-In her anxiety
10 kiss her husband farewell at the
Charleroi station, Mrs. Marie Antonio. of
California. thrust her head through the
car window, and was so severely gashed
on the neck she is not expected TO sur
VfVe.
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IN THE HOUSE.

The House met at noon.
The census conference report was agreed
to.
Adjournment was taken 20 Thursday
next.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
ANNOuNCEMENT.

THE CORCORAN GALLERY or ART
will be closed to the public from July
I, 1908. until October !, 1903 z. B.
MCGUIRE. Director. JeS5-4t
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DETECTIVE SERVICE
Consultation and advice free. ONCE "a
Colorado Building. 9 a. m. TO D. m.
after 6 D. m. at residence, 1902 Eleventh
street NV. Phone Columbia 1924
je25-7t% MORGAN BRADFORD, Jr.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-07-23
DENIED PART OF ROAD,
TEOUNCES AUTOMOEIIIST

White Lake. s.. u. July 13.-M. f.
Griffin, q prominent business man Of
this place, while returning to White
Lake from q spin IN his automobile
along the country roads had an inter-
esting adventure and incidentally
proved himself something of a pugilist.
At a point on the highway he met N
other automobile, which is supposed to
have hailed from Mitchell. The driver of
the strange auto failed TO give half the
roadway TO Griffin, who was compelled
20 drive almost into the ditch in order
to escape being run down. Griffin was
somewhat angered at the driver of the
other auto a Of this and gave
ntterance to the opinion that some
farmer will pull you out of your ma
chine one of these days and give you
a trimming" If he persisted in taking
up ali the road. The driver of the
strange auto promptly stopped his ma
chine and invited Griffin TO show
him" Griffin as promptly accepted the
challenge and it vas only q few min
utes later that the stranger was shout
Ing hat he had had enough n for
some one to come and help him let go.
Griffin, now acting the part of a philan-
thropist, turned the stranger right side
up and after placing him in his ma
chine advised him to be more care
full in future how he treated those
Aurora county farmers.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-07-23
COILS TIGHTENING
ABOUT ACCUSED MAN
Tried to Sell Al CALDER Gun
at Conde-Appeals to Pa
rents for Help.

Aberdeen, s. D., July 13.-Emil Vic
tor. accused Of the murder OF the Chris
tie family, has sent an appeal to his
aged parents at East Aurora, n. Y, for
assistance in defending himself against
the charges OF murder. He has asked
States Attorney Van Slyke to appeal
to his parents and to his brother and
sister in the east for aid.
j. G.. Rounds, a hardware dealer at
Condo, S. D., states that Victor, a short
time before the murder, tried to sell
him a second hand 41-caliber revolver,
but he refused because of its odd size.
The Christies were shot with ~41-caliber
bullets.
Prisoner Tells OF Parents.
To a Catholic priest who visited him
in his cell in the county Jail, Emil Vic
tor confided that his parents reside at
East Aurora, N. Y, and that he is OF
Irish and German ~parentage, but Is not
a Catholic. Victor previously had
claimed nat his father was a large
dry goods merchant in Buffalo.
Through the efforts of Sheriff John
Anderson and States Attorney L.. Il.
Van Slyke, witnesses have been dis
covered who VIII testify that Victor
was seen in Rudolph the night before
the murder. 1t also develops that the
prisoner was fond of practicing with
a pistol, ard was an expert shot with
that weapon