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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-16
CARMICHAEL WAS
AN INSANE MAN
POST MoRTEM sHoWo PREACH
ER TO HAVE BEEN SUFFERER
FROM ACUTE MANIA.

Romulus, Mich, Jan. is. Rev.
John H. Carmichael, the murderer
of Gideon Browning, was buried
here today from the Methodist
church, Rev. T. W. Baldwin of De-
troit, residing elder, and Rev.
John Sweet, made brief addresses
at the funeral. A large floral trib-
ute from the Detroit Methodist
Episcopal district, with the
words, Our Brother" lay on the
coffin as 1t was borne from the
church to the grave. There was a
curious crowd at the station when
the body arrived. The pail bearers
were six clergymen.
Detroit, Mich, Jan. 15.-A post NOR
tenn on the body of the Rev. J. H. Car
michael, slayer of Gideon Browning
was held last night at the request OF
the dead minister's relatives. DR.. II
.. Smith otficiated, assisted by Drs
Y. B. Bay and Arthur w. Kipp and 1
medical student. The examinatio.
leaves no doubt that Carmichael was
insane at the time of the murder. The
post mortem report says
I'VE find that Rev. John Havilan,
Carmichael had been a sufferer from
acute mania. The blood vessels of the
brain are all greatly congested. Their.
is an adhesion of the covering of ths
brain to the Uranium and anaemia O
the right side of the brain Is evident
The examination also shows granula
tions of the superior posterior surface
or the cerebrum."
Physicians state that the report tha
Carmichael was a dope fiend' is dis
proved, marks which had been mis-
taken for those of hyrodermi.
syringe being all Of a superficial ma
ture and due to other causes. The,
say that the condition of the minis
ter's brain indicates .lis mania was no
constant, but intermittent, and had re
turned In particularly violent form
at the time of the commission of tn,
murder. The insanity of Carmichael il
in no way related to that of his sister
Miss Mary Carmichael, now in a Wes
Virginia asylum. Hers was due {,
scarlet fever.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-16
TRADING STAMP COMPANY WINS.
Judge Reed Says Business is Legal
and Entitled to the Protection
of the Law.

Dubuque, Jan. 15.-(S Especially -Sperry
and Hutchison of the Green Trading
Stamp Company won signal vic
torv in federal court. Judge Reed held
that the business was legal and en-
titled to the protection of the law in
their contracts and that he state only
can raise the question pertaining to
their right to do business in the state.
He continued the injunction AGAINST
the local merchants from interfering
with trading stamp contract. The
company's application for a license in
Iowa was set for hearing in Des
Moines Saturday morning.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-16
Emerson Brown, Aged ,72, Dead.

Keosauqua, Jan. 15.-(SpeciaD- D-EDle
erson Brown, an old and respected cit.
izen and veteran of the civil war
died at his nome in this place Thurs
day. Mr. Brown was about 72 years
of age and was member of the 25.n
Indiana infantry. He leaves an in
valid wife and two children, A. S.
Brown of this place and Mrs. Bent
Day of near Cantril. The funeral was
held this afternoon at 2 o'clock. In
terment in the Oakland cemetery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-16
Friction Lgnited Cloves
on Hands of Mike Smith;
Members Badly Burned

Friction caused from rubbing
them this afternoon resulted severely burning
epoy OF the ottumwa Steam the OF
tumWa hospital The peculiar
hands, the burns
and cleaning them with gasoline
bing with other
the until away
at the time of the accident
applied ignition
the Ottumwa hospital physicians
The flesh peaing
= felt the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-16
HOUSE ORDERS
THE MARINES
BACK ON SHIPS
COMMITTEE ON NAVAL AFFAIRS
AGREES TO RECOMMENDATION
CONTRARY TO RECENT ACTION
OF THE PRESIDENT.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 15.-By
unanimous vote the house COM
mittee on naval affairs today
agreed to recommend placing the
marines back on the ships in the
navy contrary to the action of the
president.
President Roosevelt's order
withdrawing marines from ships
and assigning them to shore duty
aroused defiance in political
quarters, 1t Is declared on high
authority.
Three battle ship captains tes-
titled that the movement would
ruin the discipline and the morals
Of their ships.
Washington, D. c., Jan. 15.-An i'm
portant conference on the administra
tion of naval matters by the navy
department which may result In the
reorganization of the system at pres
ent in vogue in that department is
being held today. Criticism of the ma
val administration under the present
bureau system has resulted in bring
ing together ten men of wide ex
perience in navy department matters
The meeting was decided upon after
number of conferences between the
president and Secretary Newberry
both agreeing as to the wisdom of Sc
curing ideas of certain civilians ant
retired officers whose experience II
naval matters make their opinions o
especial value.
Graves Wants Lilley Removed.
Washington, d. c., Jan. is. Repre-
sentative Gaines of Tennessee toda,
offered a resolution declaring tina
Eep. ssentatiye Lilley having beel
elected and qualified as member o
the House and as governor of Con
necticut, his name should be stricken
from the roll of the house and his sea
declared vacant. The resolution wa,
referred to the committee on judiciary
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-16
One Death in Hotel Fire,

Topeka, Kas., Jan. 15.--Isaac E.
Lambert of Emporia, familiar through
out Kansas at attorney and politician
was burned to death in the Copeland
hotel fire last night. When last seen
Mr.. Lambert was standing at an up
per window urging the 1lremen to save
him. He then disappeared into the in
terror.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-16
Wife And four
CHILDREN LOST
FLAMES DESTROY HOME; ALL
PERISH EXCEPT THE
HUSBAND.

Ashland, Wis, Jan. Is. Mrs. Ma
than Sherrard and four children, aged
from / to years, were burned to
death when their shanty was destroy
ed by fire at the lumber camp twenty
miles south of Ashland this morning.
Sherrard was frightfuily burned in
an attempt TO rescue his wife and chill.
dren.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-16
HeaIy's Chances Slim.

Ft. Dodge, jan 15.-(speciaD This
afternoon Thos. D. Healy is still fight.
ing off death. It Is possible to win, but
the odds appear to be against him.
One lung is clearing, but the other one
is involved. He has had several sink
ing spells and was kept alive, by arti-
fetal respiration.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-16
Coal Output Deere ases.

Washington, D. c. Jan 15-Bl.
luminous coal production in the Unit.
ed States in 1908 reached between
$40 100000 and 330,0o0,OOO tons, ac.
cording to the geological survey
against more than 400,000,000 tons in
1907. This decrease is attributed to
the financial depression in the latter
year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-16
Banker Dazed by Verdict.
Jury Tamperlna CHARGED.

George w Worley, a brother-in-law
of Rhinehart and James L. Smith. who
was arrested last night charged with
attempting to corrupt the jury, were
released on $2,500 bail each for hear
ing tomorrow. 1t is said the secret
service operatives are searching for
an unknown third person to be ar
rested for tampering with the jury.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-16
BANKER GIVEN
LONG SENTENCE
j. 3. r. RINEHART FORMER PITTS.
BURG CASHIER, GETS FIF-
TEEN YEARS IN PEN.

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 15. - ]. B. II.
Rinehart, former cashier and vice
president of the Farmers and Drovers'
National bank of Waynesburg, Pa,
today was convicted in the federal
court of wrecking the institution, and
was sentenced to fifteen years in pris.
on. The bank failed two years ago for
$2,000,000.
Banker Dazed by Verdict.
The jury found Rinehart guilty on
eleven counts charging him with max
ing false reports to the controller of
the currency and upon nineteen
counts charging him with making
false entries and abstraction in tran.
sactions connected with the Green
county political campaign of 1905
Tears trickled down the cheeks of the
dazed banker as the Judge pronounced
sentence.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-16
Battling Quietly .or Years.
Mathewson,s Brother Dead.

Scranton, Pa, Jan. 15.-Nicholas
Mathewson, brother Of Christy Math-
ewson, pitcher Of the New York Ma
tional league baseball club, died today
from bullet wound In the head self
inflicted yesterday at his home near
here.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-16
Gets 4 per cent of Preferred Stock.

Montreal, Jan 15.--It Is authorita-
lively announced that the acquisition
of the Wisconsin Central by the 500
Canadian Pacific railway interests is
on the basis of a four per cent guar
antee for the preferred stock.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-16
Steady Revival of Activity Apparent

New York, Jan. 15.-Dispatches to
Duns review indicate generally salts
factory trade conditions, although
some irregularity is noted, particularly
at the south. Confidence in the steady
revival of activity is apparent at all
uOintS
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-16

Flushing, N. Y, Jan. 15.-The jury
in the trial of Thornton J. Hams after
deliberating all night sent word 10
Justice Crane at o'clock this morn
ing that they would like to have MIN
read to them certain testimony
The Justice sent for counsel on bofn
sides and Thornton Hams, who haa
shortly before been taken to nearby
hotel and had gone to bed. Justice
Crane said the testimony would nave
to be read in court and that 1T was
possible most of the day would be
consumed in going over the testimony
He said he would not dismiss the jury
for failure to agree until "a hours mao
elapsed from the time the jury went
out.
Hains Startled by Question.
After some of the testimony hac
been read Juror Benham arose ana
said:
"Your honor, I am sick. II We
can't agree within an hour / ask yor
please to discharge u.s."
Justice Crane directed DR.. Hicks tc
examine both Jurors Walsh and Ben
ham.
L WOulQ llh5 W ncal ehes" P'A "
your honor's charge" said Juror Nc
Lean, ''that had to do with man
slaughter in the first degree
Thornton Hains appeared startled a
the request. Justice Crane read tha'
part of his charge referring to man
slaughter.
Judge Repeats Charge.
Juror Boenig wished to have nj;
recollection refreshed on that portior
of the judges charge that had refer
ence to Hams walking away from nj:
brother on the dock just before The
shooting.
81 think can make hat clear" sat
Justice Crane. "If Thornton Hahn
merely walked away while the shoot
Ing was going on he is not guilty, bu
If he went down on that float, though
with no design to kill, but to stop 9th
ers from preventing the killing, he j
guilty of manslaughter in the first de
gree"
The jury then again retired. Th'
general belief is that the jury will
disagree.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-16
BRIDGES WASHED
AWAY BY FLOODS
HEAVY RAIN IN CALIFORNIA
CAUSES AMERICAN RIVER TO
RISE.

Ieno, New, Jan. 15.-A telephone
message from Sacramento says that
the Southern Pacific bridges along
the American river have been washed
out by floods cutting off all overland
routes. 1t will be two or three days
before the trains can get through. The
storm continues
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-16
SCHELL URGES
WATCH On MORALS
PRESIDENT OF IOWA WESLEYAN
TELLS COLLEGE HEADS TO
TAKE THIS UP.

Chicago, Jan. 15.-Stricter watch on
the morals of students was advocated
yesterday by President e. A. Schell
of Iowa Wesleyan university at the
meeting of the Association of College
Schools at Evanston.
"The Chicago Society of Hygiene
has called my attention to matter
which | would like to present to the
association said Mr. Schell when ne
arose to read a paper. He then asked
that resolution be adopted demand
ing that college presidents be required
to give special attention to this matter
and that they give their freshman
classes instruction in the subject at
the beginning Of each year.
Opposed by Seminary Head.
President E. A. Noble of the Balt.-
more Woman's college opposed the
adoption Of such a resolution on the
ground that the meeting was so con
stituted that it was impossible to con-
slider such a question. He moved that
President Schell be instructed to write
the society, thanking it for It's interest
and assuring 1t that all would be done
that was possible.
81 would rather have my motion con
sidered and voted down" declared
President Schell. than to have 1t lost
in a maze of substitution"
President A. w. Harris of North
western university expressed the opin-
ion that the association should not
prescribe specific method of battling
such a great evil. The subject finally
was referred to the resolutions COM
mittee.
Battling Quietly .or Years.
eve are glad to see that some Of
our young college presidents are on
the alert" said President George Fl.
Bridgman, presiding officer of Ham
line university, Minneapolis. This is
question that some Of us older men
have been battling quietly for years.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-16
Washouts on West Side Feared.

San Francisco, Jan. 15.-Floods re-
sulting from heavy and continuous
rains of last week have done consid-
cradle damage in the river valley of
the state and have seriously crippled
railroad communication All bridges
across the American river are out of
commission and cannot be repaired for
several weeks. No trains are running
on the east side of Sacramento valley
overland and traffic is practically at a
standstill. Over the west side it his
not been interrupted but washouts
which would cause it's suspension are
feared,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-16
y THE WEATHER.. =
q 4 Il - q = o o .

Iowa aud Wisconsin Snow fur
ries tonight and Saturday; warmer
Saturday.
Illinois Snow fiurries or rain to-
night Or Saturday; rising temperature
Saturday.
Local Weather.
Nine o'clock last evening. .... 80
Seven o'clock this morning -. 26
Two o'clock this. afternoon 80
Sunrise, 7:17; sunset 4:45; moon
rise 1888 a. m.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-16
JURY RETURNS VERDICT OF MOI
GUILTY AFTER FIRST ROUTING
OUT JUDGE TO HAVE INsTRuC-
TIoNs EXPLAINED.
DISAGREEMENT WAS
FREELY PREDICTED
,Ms,sTENcz OF MEMBERS OF THE
JURY ON HEARING ExPlANA-
TON OF MANsLAUGHTER IN
sTRucTIoNs ALARMED HAMS.

4 !. 4 4 = . q =
Flushing, N. Y, Jan. 10.
Thornton Jenkins Hains, who,
together with his brother'
Captain Peter c. Hains, was
charged with the murder OF
William E. Annis, was today ac-
quilted by the jury.
hlains stood guard over his
brother Peter, while the latter
shot Annis at the Rayslde Yacht
& club August IS, last, but did not
actually participate in the
shooting. His brother has not
yet been put on trial.
y = q a y .
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-06-24
State News of Interest
MAsoNs ELECT OFFICERS.

Royal Arch and Knights Templar
Hold Session at Watertown.
The grand chapter, Royal Arch Ma
sons, in their thirty-fourth annual ses-
sion at WATERFOWL, elected the follow
ing officers:
Grand High Priest-David A. Doug
las, Spearfish.
Deputy-Frank A. Brown, Aber-
deem.
King-Jacob Nissen, Yankton.
Scribe-C. A. Christopherson, Sioux
Falls.
Treasurer-Louis Jacobs, Lennox.
Secretary-George A. Pettigrew, ire
elected for the twentieth time), Sioux
Falls.
The grand chapter closed it's ses-
sion with an exemplification of the
work in the Mark Masters degree.
The Knights Templar held their TWEEN
ty-fourth grand commandry, opening
the proceedings with a parade, in
which all local knights participated.
The Order of High Priesthood, at
tached to the grand chapter, chose
the following officers:
Grand President-L. G.. Levoy, Web
ster.
Vice President - Benjamin F. Ives,
Huron.
Treasurer - w. E. Milligan, Aber-
deem.
Recorder - George A. Pettigrew,
Sioux Falls.
Chaplain Charles l.. Brockway,
Chamberlain.
Master of Ceremonies-H. J.. Rice,
Huron.
Herald-M. G. Carlisle, Bookings.
Conductor-F. A. Brown, Aberdeen.
Sentinel-L. V. Schneider, Salem.
Steward-Clarence b. Wilt, Mitch
ell.
No radical legislation marked the
deliberations of any of the orders, all
of which showed a most gratifying in
crease in both interest and member
ship.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-06-24
VOTE ON NEW LAWS.
Voters Of State viii BE Asked to Vote
on Six Constitutional Amendments.

Notcrs OF State VIII be ASKED 10 Noto
o. Six Constitutional Amendments.
With the close Of business in the
office Of the secretary of state, the
closed season for referendum petitions
was on, and the list Of propositions
which the voters will be called upon
to pass judgment on at the next gen;
eral election is now outlined. First,
there are six constitutional amend
ments, the principal one being that
which proposes radical changes in the
methods of assessment and taxation,
especially so far as it concerns cor
porate property. The others are equal
suffrage; authorizing the Legislature
to fix the salary Of the attorney gen.
eral at a minimum of $500 a year;
authorizing the leasing of state school
lands for agricultural purposes; re-
curing the location Of any new state
institutions to be submitted to a vote
of the people, and authorizing indie
pendent school districts to increase
their limit of Indebtedness for the
purpose Of construction of school
buildings.
The laws submitted through the In
itiative and the referendum, are equal
in number to the amendments, that
brought forward through the in
itiative being the county local option
proposition. Those which come in I'M
der the referendum being the militia
law; that dividing the state into two
congressional districts; the electric
headlight law; that abolishing the
state board of embalmers; and the
one authorizing the governor to sus-
pend and remove minor officials of the
state and counties for cause, on lear
ing. AS these close the list, the bal
lot on which the voters will be asked
to register their choice under the new
law will be a ribbon Of paper ten
inches wide and somewhere about
seven feet long. There will be so
many propositions up that unless the
voter Is especially interested in some
proposition down toward the foot OF
the ballot he will likely have that
tired feeling and stop after making a
few marks up near the head Of the
ballot.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-06-24
SEED OF THE VIOLET.
Flower Blooms Twice In . Season
Its Explosive Pod.

Flower Blooms Twice In q Season
Its Explosive Pod.
The common wild violet affords one
Of the most remarkable illustrations Of
the care and apparent forethought OF
nature in preserving a species. AS
everybody knows, the violet grows in
the shade, In pastures. woods and
fields where the grass Is abundant and
long. 1t comes up early In the spring
and flowers at a time when the grass
Is most abundant and succulent. OF
course 1t is liable TO be cut down by
the scythe, but much more likely Is II
to be bitten OF by grazing animals.
The violets that come in the spring
either do not seed at all or very spar.
ingly, SO that II the plant relied on it,
spring flowers for seed II would proba-
bly, perish of the earth tn q very few
years.
But in the late fall the plant bears
another crop of blossoms that are new.
er seen a v by the professional DO
tanist. They are very small, utterly
Insignificant In app lance, and grow
either just at or below the surface Of
the ground. These ale the flowers
which produce the seeds for the next
season. The flowers on long stems
blooming in spring are only for show;
the hidden flowers are for use, and the
number of seeds they bear may bs
Judged from the ease with which q
.yt1I ,;a1nt EnI nnraaAo
When the seeds are ripe the pod ex-
plodes. scattering them to q consider
able distance, often to ten OF twelve
feet from the parent plant, 30 that In
spite OF its boosted modesty the VIC.
let not only takes care Of itself but BE-
comes a troublesome aggressor.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-06-24
DATES ARE FIXED.
Institute Dates Are Given Out by
Stunt. Ustrud.

Safs
State Superintendent Ustrud has
fixed the dates for the county insti-
tutes for this year, and assigned the
conductors for the different counties.
The list Of dates and conductors is:
Aurora, Aug. 1926, NJ. NJ. Ramer;
Beadle, June 15-July "a, c. H. French;
Bon Homme, Aug. 23-Sept. 8, E. c.
Perisho; Bookings, June 16-July Z,
A A. Brigham; Brown, June 7-12, G..
w. Nash; BruIe, Aug. GA, l.. A.
Stout; Buffalo, July 1916, L. E. Cam
field; Butte, March 29-April 8, A. H.
Bigelow; Campbell, June I'll, w. S.
Given; Charles Mix, Aug. 23-Sept. 3,
l.. Z. Garfield; Clark, June 21-July 2,
J. c. Lindsey; Clay, May 31-June II,
II. c. Perisho; Codington, June 1926,
l.. B. Parsons; Custer, June 21-26, F.
]. Kelly; Dawson, Jluy 26-Aug. 6, l..
A. Stout; Day, June 21-July 2, w. A.
Thompson; Deuel., June 1926, w. S.
Given; Douglas, Aug. 1928, c. l.. File
brown; Edmunds, May 31-June 4, w.
A. Thompson; Fall River, June I'll,
NJ. M. Ramer; Faulk, May 21-June 4,
J. Jones; Grant, June 21-2S, G. w.
Nash; Gregory, --; L. q. Cam
field; Hamlin, June 21-July 2, NJ. A.
LANCE; Hand, June 7s12, Bruce Nc
Way; Hanson, June 21-July 2, e. D..
Stivers; Hughes, Aug. 30-Sept. 4, M.
M. Ramer; Hutchinson. Aug. 23-Sept.
3, A. w. Trettien; Hyde, May 31-June
5, Bruce McVay; Jerauld, June 21-July
2, M. M. Ramer; Kingsbury, June 28-
July 2, E. C. Perisho; Lake, June 28-
July 2, w. Heston; Lawrence, March
29-April 2, Alexander Strachan; Lin
coin, Aug. 800, G. w. Nash; Lyman,
June 21-July 3, H. X Warren; Nc
Coon, July 1880, A.. A. Mcdonald; Nc
Pherson, July 1890, j. Jones, Jr.; Mar.
shall, July 1928, w. S. Given; Meade,
March 29-April 3, A. H. Bigelow;
Miner, July 1928, E. c. Perisho; Min
nehaha, Aug. 1927, A. A. Mcdonald;
Moody, June 2S-July 8, w. S. Given;
Pennington, Aug. 1927. w. S. Given;
Potter, June 7-13, j. G. Lindsey; Rob
erts, June 26-July 8, G. w. Nash; San
born, June 7-1S, II. M. Best; Sphinx,
May 31-June 4, J. w. McClintock;
Stanley, July 1929, G. W. Nash; Sully,
June 1920, M. A. LANCE; Turner, June
7-1S, E. D. Stivers; Union, June 1925,
E. c.. Perisho; Walworth, May 31-June
5, c. H. Lugg; Yankton, June 22-July
2, George H. Scott; Harding at Belle
Fourche, March 29-April 3, A. H. Big
Glow; Perkins, June 1919, C. l.. File.
brown. The Grant county institute
will be continued in the four weeks
summer school at Milbank, in connec
ton with Roberts county, cemmenc-
ing June %.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-06-24
CALHOUN JURY
FAILS To AGREE.
MEN ARE DISCHARGED WITH
CONSENT OF DEFENSE AND
PROSECUTION.
THEIR VOTE STOOD TEN ITO TWO
Defendant Expresses Great Disap.
polntment at Failing to Receive
Verdict Of Aequittai.

San Francisco, June 21.-Terminat-
ing in a disagreement of the jury,
with ten men determined on acQuittal
and two steadfastly resolved on con-
v~iction, the trial Of President Patrick
Calhoun of the United Railroads, end
ed. Five months and a week had
t%ranspired since the street car mag
made his first appearance in court in
answer to the charge Of offering a
bribe Of $4,000 to a supervisor to OBJ
tain a privilege for his corporation.
Not until each juror had pronounced
as hopeless the prospect Of a verdict,
made by Judge Lawlor, prosecution
and defense giving assem- to the dis.
charge.
The defendant and his attorneys, as
well as the chief officers OF the prose
cution, ~refrained from comment on the
disagreement when II was recorded
and quickly departed from the court.
room.
Five ballots were taken, three of
them shortly after the jury retired.
Upon the first vote the jury stood
eight for acQuittal and four for con.
viction. Two Of the four Joined the
majority on the second ballot and one
Of the remaining two announced his
determination to remain out a month
II necessary.
The attorneys will be asked to fx Q
date for another trial on the same In
dictment this morning.