Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-29

Hall, in westport.
Tanning arrived at the police sta
lion in his automobile. He was In
such condition from drinking that
il was with difficulty he could make
himself understood. He produced the
letter from his pocket and aftef max
ing several futile attempts to read II
himself, handed 1t to Lieutenant Com.
stock. 1t was addressed, TO Whom
| 1t May Concern" and said:
My wife's body lies ON the west
side of Lyons brook. about fifty feet
to the south of the bushes. Please
give your immediate attention and re-
move same as soon as possible AT
my request please bury us together"
Tender reference was made several
times to my baby" and one said: Il
would like to have my baby join me,
but cruel as l am l have not heart
for SUCH
As the lieutenant read the letter he
asked: What do you want me to
do about 1t? %
Just this" was the reply and Fan
ming with quick motion produced a
revolver, placed the muzzle In his
mouth and fired. falling dead instant.
ly
Mrs Tanning had told her husband
last night that she would no longer
live with him The couple went for a
walk to talk over the matter and Mrs
Tanning did not return.
TOXIC, July 26.-While the crew of
the Japanese battleship Asahi was en-.
gagged in gun practice at Iso bay yes.
terday, one of the twelve Founders of
the vessel blew up, killing four and
wounding five gunners. Among the
wounded were two officers of the bal.
tleship.
LAS ANIAIAS. Colo, July ga
shooting scrape occurred at Mexi.
can dance at midnight, in which Flor.
encia Salles shot and fatally wounded
Dominica Bales, who died at O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. Sallas is a pa.
rolled prisoner from the penitentiary
where he was serving sentence for the
killing Of another Mexican several
years ago.
Bales was floor manager at a dance
and hearing an alteration went out
side and found two men fighting. He
separated them. One Of them ran
away. but Bales took hold of the
other. brother of Sallas The parol
ed convict drew revolver and shot
Bales, who grappled with his assail-
ant, and took the revolver away from
him. but became so weak he had to
summon aid. Sallas was arrested and
placed in jail The coroner will hold
an'inquest this afternoon.
SILVERTON. Colo, July 27.--This
morning number of men were en-
gagged in excavating for the walls of
the Peerless mill which the San Juan
Mining company is building in Minnie
sulch. The recent rains had made the
ground very soft and the bank near
the spot where the excayating was
going on had Stacked away from a
large tree and suddenly caved in, bear
ing number of small trees with 1t.
The men mentioned above were work
ing on a scaffolding at one of the
walls. under the direction of Tom Ed
wards, the well known Durango con.
tractor. There was almost no warn.
ing. The men jumped to save them
selves when the cave-in came, but Mr..
Edwards and an Italian named Joe
Bertelli were caught under the mass
of rock, mud and the large tree, and
were killed. A man named Joe Dough
erty. was slightly injured.
Mr.. Edwards was well known in Du.
iango. his family residing here. He
was a man of between As and so years
OF age. Besides his wife he leaves
three children and four step-children
And In this come ction Mrs. Edwards
first husband, Thomas 1Iackett. well
known II ining man. being superintend.
snt OF the North Star mine for many
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juries received in the mine. w. C.
Rodgers was the one telephoned this
morning to break the sad news to Mrs.
Edwards. She will go to Silverton
this evening accompanied by the chill
dren. Funeral arrangements will not
be made until she arrives there. burial
probably being by the side of her first
husband.
Mr.. Edwards was engaged In con
tracing. having built Red Men han
or opera house IN this city. He had
the contract for the mill being put In
at the Peerless mine
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, July 81
There is small prospect Of Harry X.
Th4w reaching the stand at todays
session when the supreme court re.
sumed its hearing on his application
for release from the Mattewan crimi
nal insane asylum, Or. britton d,
Evans. who declared yesterday that
Thsw had not and never had been a
paranoise, continued his testimony to.
day and his cross-examination by Dis
trlct Attorney Jerome was long and
searching nr Ieham II Harris of the