Semi-weekly herald., 1909-11-11

ert Simpson. who was hypnotized at
a performance given in theater here
by Professor Everton OF Newark, to
day lies In the SomervilIe hospital
although the hypnotist is making fran
tic efforts to restore him to life.
The hospital physicians. however
declare Simpson. who is only l6 years
old, dead and not In cataleptic state
and therefore cannot be brought back
to life
Unless the boy shows some sign OF
lie today Professor Evertap will be
placed in the county jail here on u
warrant obtained by County Procura.
tor John Regal. charging him with
manslaughter.
CINCINNATI. o.. Nov. s.--with
rumors that the shortage In the finan.
eial department OF the Big -Four rail.
road as developed through the alleged
defalcation of Charles l.. Warriner the
deposed local treasurer OF the road
may reacn iwn million. the interroga.
ion OF Warmer by his superiors and
others vas resumed today.
The official statement given out last
night confirmed the rumors that the
shortage would probably reach over
half a million. That the total dcfal.
cation may go far above the latter
figure is generally conceded
Officials of the road admit they are
astounded at the revelations made by
Warriner. The sums alleged TO have
been paid by him on account of black.
mail and in Improbable speculation
still leaves large sum unaccounted
for.
Warriner insists the transfer to the
railroad company of his home and
stocks of various corporations In which
he was interested left him penniless.
BEAUMONT. Tex. Nov. 9.-During
rain and electrical storm yesterday
the lightning played havoc with the
oil properties in this vicinity. Light.
ming struck and set fire to the Gulf
Refining company's fifty-five thousand
barrel tank of naptha at Port Arthur
Late in the afternoon another thun.
der storm came up and in few
minutes nine of the oil tanks OF the
Texas company. near this city, con.
tanning crude oil. were set on fire nj
one stroke OF lightning
The total loss will reach about hall
million. Six hundred employees work
ed throughout the night throwing up
enbankments TO prevent the flaming
oil from spreading over the fields.
KNOXVILLE. Tenn. Nov. 9-Three
trainmen are reported killed and thir.
ty-live persons injured in wreck al
Kleinart's station. twenty-five miles
north of here today.
The north bound through Louisville
& Nashville passenger train which
leaves Knoxville at midnight colllded
with sound bound freight.
The wreck destroyed wire communi
cation and blocked lne Louisville &
Nashville tracks. but relief train
sent out over the Southern. has ar
rived here bearing the dead and in
jured. Engineer Pierce of the pas
senger and Firemen Lemmons and
Bowman were killed.
CHICAGO. Nov. 9.-Not content with
dragging the bottom OF the river, the
police today began to seine it In an
effort to find the bodies of persons
drowned Sunday night when the taxi
cab plunged over the open draw
bridge into the Chicago river. Despite
the twenty-four hours spent in drag
ging the river and the recovery OF
the automobile. not a trace Of the
bufies have been found.
Meanwhile the families OF Max Co
hen and Miss Beatrice Shapiro, who
have been missing since Sunday night
have enlisted the aid OF the police In
searching for them.
II is certain that Walter Kamp, the
chauffeur OF the wrecked taxicab, IL
one of the victims and the police de
clare today that tsall circumstances in
dicated that Cohen and the Shapiro
girl were In the machine, 1t being q
case of elopement.