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The Washington herald., 1909-11-10
TIVERTON MURDER CLEARED.
Herb Specialist Admits He DIsmem
bered Body of Amelia st. Jean.

Herb Specialist Admits He Dlsmem-
bered Body of Amelia st. Jean.
Fall River. Nov. 9.-The mystery of the
disappearance Of Amelia s.. Jean. the
Noonsocket girl, parts OF whose dismem-
bered body were found in the Tiverton
woods. near here, about a month ago,
was cleared UP this afternoon in the Su-
perior Court at Taunton. when Frank L.
HIN. the herb doctor and skin special
lst, made clean breast Of the affair
Through his lawyer, Hill said the St
Jean girl came to him and wanted an
operation performed owing 10 her con-
ditlon he refused. Later she appeared
in his herb store and attempted the
operation herself.
She tainted away and Hill thought she
was dead. He went into a frenzy Of fear
and the first and only thing he thought
OF was 10 get rid OF her body rather
than have IL discovered I'm his shop. He
seized q knife and saw that were near
az hand and severed the right leg Then
he cut up the rest Of the body
This vas on Friday. October s. The
work Of dismembering took about two
hours. That same night he hired a car
riage and took the torso and limbs into
the neighboring town Of TNerton and
got rid OF them. The next Saturday night
he took the head in a basket to a Gene
terry In this city and threw 1t into a hole
there
1t was not until this afternoon that the
police got a line on the whereabout Of the
hCad
The Washington herald., 1909-11-10
TWO FATALLY HURT
IN AUTO SMASH-UP
Party OF Nine Joy Riders
Figure in Wreck.
WANAMAKER'S CAR CRUSHED
Five Men Rnd Four Women speed
ing on Hoffman boulevard I'm High
Power Machine Hit ROck-Un-
known Girl Dag and Frank
Corey, Driver, at Point Of Death.

New York. Nov. 9.-Five men and four
wcmen were involved in an automobile
crash on the Hoffman boulevard at Cald-
well avenue. Elmhurst. Long Island ]. g
tonight The owner OF the machine and
one Of the women were so badly hurt
that they will probably die. The others
were only bruised. and they got away
without any arrest being made.
The machine carried the register num-
Der 7763 y. Y. II was seen running along
the Thompson avenue boulevard at high
speed. The occupants were singing and
shouting.
Car Hit Rock.
At the point where Thompson avenue
Joins the Hoffman boulevard, and where
Caldwell avenue crosses. there is a curve
in the road and straight ahead there is
an open field. At the bend is a rock
weighing half a ton.
The automobile. instead OF making the
swing around the bend Of the road. kept
straight ahead and hit the rock. The
automobile was crushed. The crash could
be heard for blocks.
Who the worst injured woman was
could not be learned. When she was
picked up the top Of her head seemed
70 be almost entirely torn away. Her
front teeth were broken.
The man who appeared to have been
driving the car was caught under il.
His ribs appeared 10 be broken and his
chest seemed 10 be crushed.
He was Frank Gorrey. he said, and he
claimed he owned tho machine. II he
does he was using the license tag which
should be on machine owned by Rod
man Wanamaker. son Of John Wana-
maker. -
He was taken 10 the Flushing Hospital
The woman was taken in an automobile
ambulance 10 St Mary Hospital, in
Jamaica. Her scalp was torn loose. so
that it hung down over her left ear.
Injuries Probably Fatal.
Her injury, that will probably prove
70 be fatal, was where some sharp object
entered her neck and was driven into the
liOuLl anu Hdth lulO TIE lltdQ close 10
the base of the brain.
rhe others were only bruised. The
names and addresses they gave were;
Anna Culken. Of 426 West Forty-eighth
street: Mary Quinn. 500 West Twenty
sixth street: Frank Fox, 3l6 East Forty
seventh street; Harry Howard. 9l9 East
Fortieth stret; William II. Van Cott. IL
Norman avenue, Green Point, and Harry
Stefllns, 1863 Broadway. Brooklyn
They all claimed not to know the name
Of the woman who was badly hurt.
| They also claimed TO have been unac-
quainted with the woman who ran away
after the accident and was not found.
The doctors say the badly Injured
woman is twenty-eight years old. She
was well dressed in a black princess
gown, and all her clothing was excellent
in make and quality She weighed about
1SO pounds. Her hair is black and her
| eyes dark.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-10
SUFFRAGETTES MAR BANQUET.
Smash Window hs Lord Mayor Was
TOasting King Edward

London, Nov. 9.-The Lord Mayors an.
nual banquet at the Guild Hall to the
members OF the cabinet and others had
a suffragette interlude. Notwithstanding
thought made intrusion impossible. as the
Lord Mayor was toasting the King. a
crash was heard overhead and as the
glass fell on the statue Of Wellington
there followed a far away voice like 4
wandering echo Votes for women"
The police found two suffragettes had
gained access to the staircase leading to
the gallery. had smashed a window on the
gallery. and shrleked through the hole.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-10
HYPNOTIST HELD
FOR MANS DEATH
Autopsy Shows Subject Died
of Arterial Rupture.
BODY IN WEAKENED CONDITION
Physicians state Rupture Might
Have Been Caused ny strain, but
toms Instructor Attempts 10 Revive
Simpson by Hypnotic Means.

New York, Nov. An autopsy was per
formed this evening on the body OF the
hypnotic subject, Simpson, who died uu-
der hypnotic influence the evening before
in the Somerset County Hospital at som
erviHe. y. J.. BY County Physician Will
lam H Long. assisted by DR.. A J.. Still
we'll
Il showed that death had been caused
by rupture Of the aorta, the main artery
OF the heart. The physicians declared
that the rupture could have been brought
about by a serious strain, but they gave
no definite opinion on the nature Of the
strain.
The findings showed a three-fourths of
an inch rupture in the aorta- 4 Eener-
ally weakened condition of. the organs
throughout the dead mans body was
found. and the physicians were disposed
10 attribute this 10 habitual drinking
Previous 20 the autopsy, attempts were
made by hypnotists 10 revive him. on
some rough plauks raised 20 a tables
height lay the body OF the man. whose
means of livelihood has been as a subject
for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Arthur Ever
ton.
Charged with Homicide.
Everton, In Jail and charged with homl-
eide. persisted in his declaration that
Simpson was not dead. but was yet in a
cataleptic condition. IN which the hypno-
tist had placed him for exhibition pur-
poses.
In the early evening W. +. Davenport.
one time instructor of Everton. arrived
in Somervlue. He went to the hospital
where he met w. H. Long. county phy-
sician, and three members Of the hospital
staff. Drs. Hecht. StulweU. and Halstead.
SIr. Davenport. after laying aside his
hat and overcoat. pulled the covering
from Simpsons body and applied his ear.
as If listening for heart beats. Then he
slightly opened the eyes Of the man. and.
bringing his own eyes close to them.
looked into them intently.
Called by Name.
Davenport again applied first his ear,
then the tips Of his fingers over the mo-
tionless heart. Next he bent his head
down low over the head, placed his lips
close to an ear of the body he sought to
revive, and said, sharply and eagerly,
Bob"
Then followed the words
Bob. your heart; your heart IS beat
ing
But there was no motion
The operator eagerly felt again over the
heart and again listened and then again
spoke into the unhearinE ear.
Bob. listen; hear what I say Your
heart: your heart is beating
There was no response. no movement of
the eyelids, no nUttering OF the heart
After that Davenport pressed upon the
breast as II artihciaIly TO start a move
ment Of the heart. and thea spoke into
the other ear:
Bob. Bob, you hear me; your heart is
moving"
Davenport stepped a little aside, looked
at the unseeinE. half-open eyes. took up
his coat and hat. and, with bow 70 the
doctors. started 90 leave the little room.
As ne passed DR.. Long. the latter said:
What is your Judgment
Il did not come here to pronounce judg-
mcnt." Davenport responded quietly, and
walked out of the room.
on the veranda OF the hospital he was
The Washington herald., 1909-11-10
JUDGE ROSS INDORSED.
Richmond Bar Association Names
Former VirEinInn for Bench.

Richmond Bar Association Names
Former VirEinIhn for Bench.
Richmond Va. Nov. 9.-The Richmond
Bar Association met this afternoon and
indorsed Judge Erskine Mayo Ross, OF
Los Angeles. Cal, a former Virginian. for
appointment TO the bench Of the Su-
preme Court OF the United States, 10 iii
the vacancy created 10y the recent death
OF Justice Peckham.
Judge Ross was born in Virginia. He
went 10 California IN 1863 Ten years
later he was appointed justice OF the
Supreme Court Of the State. which posi-
ton he held until 1898. when he was made
judge Of the United States District Court
for the Southern district Of California.
This position he held until 1903, when he
was elevated 10 the bench of the United
States Circuit Court of Appeals for the
Ninth district.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-10
CHAUFFEUR'S BODY FOUND.
Firemen Dragging for Victims OF
Auto Occupants who Drowned.

Chicago, Nov. 9.-The body Of Ernest
W. Camp, chauffeur, who drove his taxi
cab in which Beatrice Shapiro and Max
Cohen, her tiance. are believed to have
been passengers. into the river at Jack
son boulevard, was recovered to-day by
the crew Of the fire tug Illinois.
Shortly after the body Of Camp was
recovered. John Cunningham drew a
womans veil and a mourning handker-
chief from the water. Miss Shapiro was
not in mourning and this raised a doubt
as to whether she and Cohen were the oc-
cupants Of Camps auto Chief Of Police
Steward has ordered that the river bot
tom be dragged
The Washington herald., 1909-11-10
Important Auction To-day

The CIarke sIIe OF rare Old mahOgany
and other furniture. rugs books. ieweIry,
paintings. curios. bronZes. Indian relics,
&c that has attracted 50 much attention
during the past week opens al SlOan's
Galleries 1907 O. St. to-day at II and 2,
selling the first 2lg numbers Of the cata-
lo@uc. Rooms comfortable and seats pro-
vided. This sale presents an unusual
opportunity 10 collectors and oWners og
really artistic homes.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-10
Continued on Page 4. Column .,
Jury Holds wife Responsible.

Reno, New. Nov. 9-The coroner's jury
to-day held the wife Of Albert Talbot
responsible for his death by shooting.
TaIbott's dying statement was read at
the inquest. His brotatr is q member Of
the Canadian Parliament in Quebec. and
paymaster general OF tie British troops.
Mrs. Talbot is known IS an opera singer.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-10
WEATHER FORECAST.

For the District of Columbia
Partly cloudy to-day and to-mor-
row; warmer tomorrow; light
east to south winds.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-10
REBELS WIN AGAIN.
NicaraEuan ENiles Claim Victory I'm
Battle on Pacific Coast.

Nicaragua ENtieS Claim Victory I'm
Battle on Pacific Coast.
New Orleans, Nov. 9-Letters from
Nicaragua tell of a new victory claimed
by the revolutionists at Chenantego, on
the Pacific II Is said 10 have been
gained by Nicaraguan exiles who in
vaded Nicaragua by way of Salvador.
\ great many exiles have entered the
Republic, not only from Salvador. but
from Honduras. Costa Rica is preserving
neutrality and has stationed a force at
Colorado Bar to prevent guns or ammu-
milton going from that republic 20 Mica
raCua.
The Costa Ricau government has ar
rested DIT. Guerrero, Col. Alegaude Can
on, and others, now in San Jose for
enlisting troops for the revolutionary
army.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-10
BUSINESS SUITS
Or FROCK COATS
Cabinet COnfePS About Dress
for Taft'S Return.
PURPLETIECLEW FALSE
Truth Revealed Regarding Two
hour Session.

One Venerable Gentleman, Four Ell
derIy Gentlemen, and +. II. Hitch
cock Discuss GraveIy SnrtOrial As
poets of Presidential Homecoming.
Suspicious Newspaper Men Elicit
the Truth After Twenty four HourHs
The Washington herald., 1909-11-10

Simon Burns. general master workman
Of the General Assembly. Order OF knights
OF Labor. rebuked in scathing terms yes
terday in his report to tho annual gen
eral assembly Of his organization. the at
titude Of President Samuel Gompers,
John Mitchell. and Frank Morrison. OF
the American Federation of Labor. in re-
gard to the contempt order and the sub
sequent litigation growing out OF the
Bucks stove and Range Company boy
colt case
He declared the wlllful premeditated
violation Of the lawsn this case and the
action OF the so-called leaders viii be
harmful for years 10 come whenever an
attempt is made to secure legislation for
the benefit OF the laborer
To add emphasis to his declaration OF
belief ia the integrity Of the courts OF
the District OF Columbia in general and
In Judge Wright IN particular Master
Workman Burns said that If he were
charged with a crime lnnocently or had
an honest case in court ne would want
a hearing by such Judge as Justice
Wright.
Labor Trust AssaiIed.
Finally De declared. There Is no trust
or combination Of capital IN the world
that violates any more laws cftener than
tho trust labor organizations, who resort
to more dishonest. unfair. and dishonor-
able methods toward theis competitors
than any trust or combination in the
country"
The general assembly OF the knights Of
Labor convened at the National yester-
day. Mr., Burns annual report as head
OF the organization. was the event Of the
day, and received the hearty approval Of
the thlrty-eight delegates in whose hear
ing It was read
In opening his Arrangement Of Presi-
dent Gompers and his colleagues of the
American Federation, Mr.. Burns said:
Labor to-day is crying that the courts
are prosecuting organized labor and deny
ing them the right of free speech. II Is
said by some the courts are used against
labor to injUre IL for the purpose Of aid
ing capital and breaking strikes Con-
tinuinE he said:
In the present case before the public
IN which Messgs. Gompers. Mitchell. and
Morrison are enjoined from boycotting a
firm, and in defiance Of the order OF
Justice Gould. one or both OF these labor
representatives set themselves up above
the law. Did the organization these gen
tlemen represent instruct them to violate
the courts order or have they as usual
set themselves up as the orgauizat ton
itsclf2
But whether they We're instructed TO
do so or not. the orfense is none the less
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The Washington herald., 1909-11-10
Body Of Dry Goods Clerk Found
HutIIated in an Alley.

Hutilated in an Alley.
in a dry goods store. was murdered here
last night The crime Uas revealed when
children found her stripped and mutilated
body in an alley to-day Her clothing
showed signs of a hard struggle for life
Her parasol was so bent she evidently
had been using it as a weapon.
Miss Pelley was about twenty-four years
old. Her parents are dead. and she made
her home with her sister. a Mrs. COffman-
Her relatives state she had no known
enemies. was always friendly 10 every
one, and had done nothing TO provoke
such q deed.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-10
WILMINGTON FETE
CAP PTIVATES TAFT
North Carolina City Keeps
President Busy All Day.
OLD SOLDIERS LAUDED
Deep-water Enthusiasts Again
Disappointed.

Executive, After Trip Down River,
Fails to Refer to Topic I'm speech.
Happy over Prospects OF Getting
Back TO Washington TO-dRy-Sees
Prosperity for the SOuth-Visits
Fort Fisher-Caught in jam.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-10
UNIQUE SENTENCE IMPOSED.
Judge Orders Chauffeur to support
Children He Made FatherIess.

N.'.'''1E- y IT. -'.F8'-' - - = r ~
Sacramento, Cal, Nov. e-Judge Hughes
yesterday imposed a sentence of ten years
I'm the penitentiary upon Claude Wood. A
chauffeur, convicted OF manslaughter. for
running over and killing James F. Smith
last August but ordered that the COM
mitment be Withheld and that the de-
fendaEt be placed on probation.
In the terms OF probation Is a provision
that Wood contribute So a month toward
the support OF the five children he made
f2therless by his reckless driving.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-10
GOMPERS REBUKED
BY LABOR LEADER
Master Workman Burns Con-
demnS Defiance of Courts.
HARM LABORERS' CAUSE
American Federation Arraigned
as Dishonest Trust.

Head of knights Of Labor, in An
nuaI Report 10 General Assembly
in This City, Scores the Acts and
Motives of GOmpers, Mitchell, and
Morrison in the Bucks stove Case.
Justice wright Defended.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-10
UNHAPPY GIRL A SUICIDE.
Miss Poe Ends Life by DrownIn
Near Famous battle-ground

Greensboro. n. G, Nov. 9.-Mlss Maggie
Poe. twenty-five, daughter Of w. L. Poe.
of Silver City. committed suicide to-day at
Guilford battle-ground by drowning her
self in Lake Nifong.
Letters found at the clearinghouse of
Miss Poe. addressed TO her mother and
to a young man to whom she was en-
gagged. told a sad story of desertlon
The Washington herald., 1909-11-10

blackstone. "The FlOruI Arbiter.,
Choice flowers for ali occasions. IEth g. II
The Washington herald., 1909-11-10
YOUNG WOMAN SLAIN.

Continued on Page +, Column i.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-22
STOCK PRICES DROP.
General Outburst Of Liquidation in
Wall Street, Today.

NEW YORK, November 22.-After
fairly quiet opening of the stock market
today there was a general outburst of
liquidation, due to further consideration
of the decision in the federal courts
against the Standard Oil Company. Prices
in many of the more active issues fell
from 1 to points under the food of SELL
ing orders.
Notwithstanding the support of banking
interests manifest at the market opening,
prices fell steadily. Amalgamated Cop
per sold off } points from Saturday S
close, while a heavy volume of selling or
ders in United States Steel common sent
that stock off 2H Union Pacific went off
2H points, while Utah Copper sold down
to 61A, a decline of 3 points from Satur-
days close. Shelters fell off point from
the close on Saturday. while Chesapeake
and Ohio sold OF points, to So
There were fractional rallies at IL
o'clock.
After decline of 40 points in Standard
Oil the stock was quoted at GAO bid and
$50 asked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-22
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, November 2c-The cotton
market opened barely steady, four points
higher to eight points lower. in response
to weak cables. The census figures show
ing S,1O9.T31 bales ginned to November IA
had little influence with local profess
SIGNALS but their circulation seemed to
he bringing the market outside support
after the opening. Prices during the mid
die OF the morning worked up to a net
advance of about seven to twelve points.
Futures opened barely steady. Novem-
Der. offered, 14.40; December, 1440; jan
uary. 14.5O; March. 14.sO; May, 1880;
June. offered, 14.S6; July, 14.91; August,
offered, 14.aO: September, 12.97a13O5; Oc-
tober, 1c.42a12.45.
Wall street selling, attributed to the I'M
settled stock market and realizing by re-
cent buyers, sent prices back from the
high point of the morning during the late
forenoon, but the tone at midday was
steady and quotations still showed net
advance of two to six points on the ac-
tive months. Spot, quiet; middling up
land, 1i.1u: midding gulf 14.9J.
Estimated receipts at the ports today,
$1,000 bales, against 4J,322 last week and
63.S51 last year.
For the week. a25,oOo bales. against
2lI.6i0 last week and 440,441 last year.
Today's receipts at New Orleans, G,412
bales, against IL ,0lJ last year
Liverpool Grain Prices.
LIVERPOOL. November 22-Closing
Wheat-Spot. firm; No. western winter.
IS I'D: futures, steady: December, IS Nd;
March, as sd; May. rs I1sd. Corn-Spot
easy; new American mixed (via Calves
toni, is Sd; futures. steady; December, 5s
JIid.
Professionalism. steady, Is 1O1sd
Flour-Winter patents. steady, 33s.
Hops-In London Pacific COAST. steady.
E6aG ca.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-22
Liverpool Cotton Prices.
NEW YORK PRODUCE.
NEW YORK, November 22.-Beef
steady.

NEW YORK, November 22.-Beef
steady.
Pork-Steady.
Lard-Firm; middle west, 13.6Oa 1870.
Sugar-Raw steady; fair, refining. 3.92;
centrifugal COG test), 4.42; molasses sugar,
1857. Refined steady: crushed, 5.95; pow
dered, 5.35; granulated, 5.25.
PetrOleum-Steady; refined, all ports,
sos.
Coffee-Steady; No. Rio, S3saS1s NOM
inal No. Santos, SSiaSs.
Molasses-Firm; New Orleans, 2Sa42
Butter-Receipts, 4,:i21 packages. Cream
cry, specials. 32a33312; do, extras, ala
BIZ; creamery, thirds to firsts 26a3012;
dairy, common to finest, 25a:;l; process,
25aa2S: western factory, 23a2J; western
imitation creamery, 26a21.
Cheese-Firm; receipts. 542 boxes: state
new full cream specials, 16a4a17a, do.
September, fancy. 1872; do October, best,
16; do. late made, best, 15k; do. common
to fair, 121aa15A; skins full to special,
6a14A.
cases; state, Pennsylvania and nearby
hennery. white 4Sa3; do. gathered,
white. 35a4O; do. hennery, brown and
mixed fancy, 3Sa4O; do. gathered, brown,
fair to prime, 3Oa3S; western extra firsts,
33a35; do firsts, 29a32; refrigerator
25a35.
Poultry-Alive, firm; western chickens
16a17; fowls, 16a17: turkeys, 2Oa22.
Dressed, firm; western chickens, broilers,
16a21; fowls. 131sa151a; turkeys, 2Oa231s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-22
The World of Finance and Trade.
Washington; New York; London.
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

Gas stock advanced an eighth of
point at today's meeting of the Stock
Exchange. The best selling price Satur-
day was 60, but today ten shares sold
for 6Sh, and the bid for a quotation
lot, or for twenty-five shares, was 6s ".
The asking price was 6s%.
The gradual appreciation in the mar
ket price for the stock appears to be
attracting some attention, but thus far
1t has not resulted in a great deal of
trading.
Greene Cananea Copper seems to have
lost something of the stimulus that
brought it to higher levels when it was
rumored that this company was to fig
ure in the proposed merger of copper
companies. 1t Is still thought the mer.
ger will be made and that the COM
pany will be included, but there is
nothing definite, and in the meanwhile
with smaller amount of trading, 1t
is apparent that the holders of the
stock are In waiting frame of mind.
Today the bid for Greene. Cananea
was IL ana the asking price a half a
for Is.
The stock and bonds of the Bristol Gas
and Electric Company, which operates a
gas, electric lighting and street railway
plant in the town of Bristol, on the Dor
der of Tennessee and Virginia, have been
purchased by a syndicate represented by
{. NJ. Warner, president of the sugar
trust.
The authorized stock of the company is
100000 and the bond issue $4,000. 1t
is understood that $40 per share was
paid for the stock. The securities of the
company were formerly listed on the local
exchange. Benjamin II. Dulaney of this
city was president of the company. 1t
is stated that the new owners will en-
large the plant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-22
B. & o. FINANCES.
Statement of Earnings and Expenses
for October.

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Conn
panys statement of earnings, and eX-
penses exclusive of outside operations)
for the month of October, 1909, as COM
pared with October, 1908; shows gross
earnings, 1900, s7,660.S21; 1908. $500, $50:
increase. $6ts.961. Expenses, 1909, $3,014,-
4SS: 1908. $4,3O1 $50: increase, $712,5 Net
earnings, 1909, s2646. 1913; $l9Os, s2,GS9,910;
decrease, $43,5T7.
For the four months Of the fiscal year,
as compared with the corresponding pc
riod of 1905 the statement shows gross
earnings. so, $50, 15s; 1908, ST. ,932; in
crease. $3.247, 206. Expenses. 1909. $19,324.-
615: 1903, sl6,545,244: increase. $2.779.311.
Net earnings. 1909, $10.557,o43 1908, $10,-
US3, 7OS; increase s461, $50.